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No 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
J. Leroy Laffin
TRACKS
N. W. Pollock
TRANSPORTATION
J. Leroy Laffin
YARD
TUGS
STR. CARL D. BRADLEY
STR. T. W. ROBINSON
Julius Zemple Capt. Walter Peppier Chief Frank Lamp Capt. William McLean Chief John Sparre Capt. M. R. MacLean Chief Guy LaBounty
STR. B. H. TAYLOR
Capt. F. F. Pearse Chief Thos. Suttle
STR. W. F. WHITE
Capt. Theo. Dahlburg Chief J. A. Anderson
STR. JOHN G. MUNSON
Capt. Crossley McQuinn Chief Arthur Urdal
STR. CALOTTE
Capt. Clayton Martin Chief Charles Frederick
BUFFALO PLANT
C. W. Richards
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CALCITE SCREENINGS PubJisaea 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. Contrihutions 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 ;ind should be addressed to the editor.
J. A. VALENTIN, Editor.
E D I T O R I A L S
M arch
Time For Inventory As Year Begins
1935
Wisdom and Discretion In
Safety Work
About this time each year goad business men lake inventory of their stock. They, in this way. not only determine the profit or loss they have
made during' the past year bnt also know when tile inventory is completed, the amount of sal able materkil they have left and the amount of dead stock or unsalable merchandise they must write off.
What is good for the business man would per haps be good for us. Just where do we stand at
the beginning of another year? Are we going ahead or slipping backward? Par example—let's take stock of onr 1°34 ac cident experience and see
In the proverbs of Solomon we read
"Keep
sound wisdom and discretion then shalt thou walk
m thy way safely and thy foot shall not stumble." Conditions have changed much since the (lavs of Solomon. Methods of gaining a livelihood and
living have changed, onr methods of transporta tion and recreation are different, but King Solo mon's words of wisdom still carry the essence ol safety and he is wise who will heed them. In fact methods of teaching safety have chang ed bnt little from year to year. If we could but keep alert to the potential hazards and condi tions which exist and surround ns. onr accident
problems would be solv
where we stand. The ac
ed. However, it does not
companying reproduction
seem as though we have
of onr Xo Accident Bulle
taken
tin
ings very seriously when
Hoard shows that all
plant departments
through
the
months
of
went
Solomon's
we view the facts for 1944
t we Iv e operation
teach accident
without a lost time acci
Accidents caused ap proximately 99.000 deaths
dent. Likewise, the plant
in
at
1934, practically equal to
Buffalo and
Detroit
the United
States in
Dock operated the entire
the all time high of 99,-
season without a lost time accident. The boats
300 in 1930 and represent ing an increase of about 9 per cent over 1933. Dur ing the ten years ending
of the Bradley Transpor tation Company went through the season with out a
lost
time
with 1934 there have been
accident
944,174
with the exception of the.
cidents.
Steamer MIWSOX and she had a clean slate for
lay-up,
The 1934 accident rate
Robert Gray
was burned
by
steam and this was the one accident in onr en
tire organization causing
loss of time during
1931. and one which could and should have been
prevented. Besides the lost
ac
was 7X.3 deaths per 100,000 population. In 1913 when the National Safety movement was start ed, the death rale was 85.5. Each year except 1917
A Clean Slate. Our Accident Experience for 19:34.
the operating season Pnt
during
deaths from
the rate has been lower. As a result, thousands i I lives have keen saved.
Figures lor the past two years are: time accident, we
had "He
hundred and seventeen injuries requiring first aid. of which 2.\5'' were eye injuries, -15.5''' pertained to injuries of the hands and fingers,
20'"' to the arms. legs and feet. 5r; to injuries of the head, and (>% to injuries of the back. Of "(Continued on Page 737)
1934
Total*
99,000
1933 91,087
Motor vehicle
35.500
31,363
Other public
17.5(H)
Home
33,000
17,500 30,000 14,500
Occupational
15.500
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Winter Driving Is The
Things We Must Keep In Mind For Safety
Most Dangerous Winter driving is generally recognized as the most dangerous. Icy streets Caused by sudden changes in the weather, poor visibility, sleet storms, a little flurry of snow and an icy pave ment generally catches the motorists unprepar ed and have been blamed for many accidents.
Last year broke all existing records in high way accidents. Mori' men, women and children were killed in traffic accidents than in any oth
er twelve month period since the world began.
We have been successful and fortunate in not
having had a lost time accident in the past three years and hope to go through 1935 without a ser ious accident. We perhaps must expect a fewminor injuries. These should be reported at once so that proper medical attention can be given and infection prevented. No matter how small the injury, see that it is reported and given pro per care. By reporting these small injuries it al
so gives us an opportunity of correcting condi
Using last year's figures, ever}' fifteen minutes,
tions and preventing similar occurrences.
in the average, somebody got killed in an auto
Tlii' nurse will he at the hirst Aid rooms daily from 11:00 a. m. until 1:00 p. m. and both she
mobile accident.
About three
hundred a dux-
were so badly damaged that the police or hospit als heard about it.
Where does the fault lie? Well, there may be many contributing lactors—slippery streets, fast cars, bad corners, danger ous
crossings—but
after
all
there isn't much but what the
average driver can guard against if he will but use a lit
and the doctors can lie called at any other time. So report your injuries and mishaps to your foreman at once and have them given proper care. This is most important. Should you not feel well, tell your foreman. Working while sick not onl_\- aggravates your condition but endangers the
safety of yourself and your
tle common sense and discre
fellowmen.
tion. The rest of it can be blamed on the fact that it
Safety First covers a multi tude of sins. Almost every ac cident can be charged to some transgression, infringement or wilftd neglect. Strenuous no
takes two or more to make an accident in most cases.
The world's best driver doesn't know when some fan
atic may decide to beat a traf fic light, back out of a drive way at fifty miles an hour, or cut corners at the top of a hill and meet traffic coming the
accident campaigns put on all
Safety FREEZES
other way.
over the
are being country.
propaganda of
every
imaginable description is be ing distributed.. Some takes root but much of it is received
with a thought
that it refers
to the other fellow7. Might we ask that in reading these col bad at any time, on ice and snow they are much worse. umns you do so with a thought DRIVE SLOWLY that we are referring to you, It's too late when we realize your welfare and your life, be our plight and about the only thing left to do is send for the ambulance and cause these are the most precious to all of us. Wrecking car. \\ every driver would keep the above well in A recent analysis of more than 25,000 claims mind, traffic accidents could be much reduced. paid under Metropolitan accident policies devel All of these conditions are
On roadways or highways the sale walker al-
oped a fact that may be surprising to many of our readers: Only 1 per cent of the common ev( ryday accidents analyzed occurred in trains, pars, huses. boats and similar public conveyan ces; only 7 per cent occurred on the streets, and more than four-fifths of that 7 per cent were due to missteps and falls unaided by vehicles. The plain, bald fact is that of 25,092 accidents, 1.335 occurred in the home or on home premises and 7,>?i?) occurred within the "safe" precincts of
ways keeps on the left side of the road so he can
other buildings, such as offices and stores. There
Recently two workmen were reluming from work at Caleite. They were walking with the automobile traffic instead of against it. A
car approached from behind and these two part ed—one taking one side of the pavement ami the other taking the middle. The pavement was
icy and the driver being unable to stop ran his car in the ditch, hitting one of the men but luekilv not severely injuring him.
see approaching vehicles in time to take care of
were 2.998 accidents in the course of such recre-
himsclf and if you are walking to and from Calcite, it will be well for you to be a safe walker.
atioiis as baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, bathing. boating, and fishing: some during dancing.
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Wisdom and Discretion In
Safety Work
:!:Totals eliminate duplication of 2.500 occupa tional motor vehicle deaths each year. .Accidents killed more people in 1934 than did respiratory tuberculosis and influenza combin ed. The 1934 fatal accident increase being coun try wide with but one state having fewer acci dental deaths in 1934 than in 1933.
.Motor vehicle fatalities reached a total of 35,-
the above I5'< were foreign substance in the 1yes. 12% were burns, 48% were cuts and bruises, 7% were strains and sprains, 1% were falls, 3% were hit by falling objects or flyingmaterial, 2':< were punctures. While the above makes a very creditable ac counting, we were fortunate in that some acci dents did not result in personal injury and that
000 in 1934 which is higher than any previous total and 15% higher than in 1933. although mo tor vehicle registration was but 4% higher and gasoline consumption 7% higher than in 1933. And besides the deaths and suffering, the mo ney wasted on 1934 accidents was almost equal
others which did cause injury could easily have
lo President Roosevelt's $4,000,000,000 work re
of each and every one working for the common
lief fund.
good of all.
The year 1934 was marked by a number of dis asters. The Morn. Castle fire, the hotel fire at Lansing, the train wreck at Dundas. Ontario, all added ot
been much more severe. All units had a much better record
the achievement of any of us in particular, so
The end of 1934marks a three year period for the Caleite plant with no lost time accidents.
This completes the inventory. From the standpoint of a safe ty
more persons
live in the whole state of Ne
vada. That is a disaster highly
in unless we all continue this earnest conscientious endeavor
it is the responsibility of each and every one of us to protect life. Accidents don't only hap pen to tin- other fellow, they
to keep them out.
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can happen to you and to me. In preventing accidents, we CUTS AND SCRATCHES are assisting in our creator's MAY TAKE YOUR LIFE IF greatest gift to man—Life. NOT ATTENDED TO PROMPTLY
And although the words of Solomon were spoken years and years ago, when we think
AND PROPERLY loll.
would
seem that we have profited but little. Nave
you received
your little booklet
on
Health, Happiness and Long Life? If not, there is one at the Time Office waiting for you.
This pamphlet contains some
been
the program will not carry on alone—accidents will soon creep
will perhaps be repeated unless
accidental death
have
Lt's not forget, however, that
which
we all make up our minds that
of our annual
we
minimum.
uncomplimentary for any civi but one
program,
gratefully successful and from that of the individual paritcipating. he can feel pleasingly elated because of having reduc ed pain and suffering to this
were killed by accidents in the United States last year than
lized country,
1934
much as it is the result of the combined efforts
the toll of the year's tragedies. Five thousand
in
than any previous year, and the success is not
good common
sense in format ion and suggestions on the every day habits, cares and problems of life, and is one which everyone should read.
Learn to lake care of your body, and it will lake care of you. The happiest people are those whose abounding health carries them through
to a ripe old age. They are the ones whose laugh ter ring's true.
Tin- mill will never grind with the water that is past.
JUST A COLD—Today it's just a sniffle. Tomorrow a cold, rather bothersome, but that's about all. The next day it may be the "flu"; and then maybe next week, double pneumonia.
Guard against colds. Stay away from people who have them. A doctor has figured it out that a sneeze ian spread germs 40 feet. Some sneeze! Wear plenty of warm clothing on the job. Wear sturdy shoes that will keep the feet dry, rubbers in sloppy weather, overshoes in extreme cold.
Get plenty of rest, for when you are in good physical shape it's easier to shake off germs. Get plenty of fresh air all the time. Watch food and elimination. Drink lots of water.
So if ypU start to sniffle today gel busy. Oct to bed early and rest all you can. If it gets worse don't go to the drug Store and ask for "some of those brown pills that Joe uses." Instead, go to
the doctor and let him prescribe for your par ticular case. It's your cold and it is probably about as individual as your finger prints.
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Mr. Arthur H. Young, Vice-President of
United States Steel Corporation, in charge of Industrial Relations, principal speaker.
There Was Cause For Celebration By R. B. Henley When five hundred men, associated in work
for three years over a span of almost one mil lion eight hundred man-hours, can so perform
their duties that no lost time injuries result— \es,—that is cause for celebration. Add to this
achievement a department in the plant—-and the Electrical-Power
Department at that—operat
ing ten consecutive years without a personal in jur}- resulting in loss of time—then a situation results that calls for a real celebration.
After winning the "Sentinels of Safetv" tro
phy in 1929. then losing it for 1930 and 1931, to have it returned to us again in 1932 and 1933. with good prospects for keeping the bronze mo ther with her babe in arms in our possession for
ty insignia—a square cross, arms of equal length and breadth in green on a white background encircled with a border of green about ten feet in diameter, lighted with dozens of electric lights, was the center piece on the stage. From this, green and white streamers formed a can opy over the stage and the entire hall. Under this ceiling literally hundreds of small colored lights were suspended. .The side walls were ow ned with evergreen. Larger lights were install
ed for the banquet. There you have it—a four
1934. the third consecutive year—well—to not
way scheme into which fitted dancing, a stage
celebrate this combination of events would be
show, banqueting and a program of addresses. The decorating was so ordered—it was well
almost sacrilegious. Such was the case at Cal eite at the close of 1934, and fitting was the celebration on January I lth and 12th. Days of planning preceded the event. A danc
ing party for five hundred families and invited guests, and there were many, requires manage ment. The committees were appointed—first
off.
for decorations
in charge of
George C.
Wing and his crew of veterans ami artists at such work. Many are the times, the High School gymnasium has been transformed into a place of beauty for such affairs—each time different and with color schemes representing every sea son and many holidays of the year. Safety colors are green and white. The safe-
done.
At nine o'clock briday evening. January 11th, the fun began, 'the music in the main hall was furnished by Del Delbridge of Detroit. The dance floor was crowded; the bleachers
filled.
The study hall supplied space for the old time dances. Elmer Bruning and his orchestra were as popular and untiring as ever. It was a real party. The Del-Ray entertainers livened the evening with their enjoyable numbers. Shortly after one in the morning the party was over— eighteen hundred people went home—tired? Yes—hut. worth it.
Next dav. Salurdav. the school huilding was
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a bee-hive of industry—carpenters and helpers, putting up tables for over five hundred places. Committees at work—the tables being set and
decorated. The color scheme, augmented with white carnations and ferns in green vases—the programs in place, the hats distributed. At six thirty, the employees and their guests •—limited, unfortunately due to lack of space— were seated.
More than
five hundred in
all—
happy—sure: we were celebrating—and a good program was ahead. The Westminster Guild prepared and served the dinner—a fruit cock tail, turkey and all its trimmings—ending with ice cream and cake. The service—we must com
ment on it—was excellent. Guild President Mrs.
Fred
J. bisch was in
general charge,
every
lar trophies are awarded to the company with the best safety program in each of the other classes. Much credit is due tin- management of your plant and in the cooperation of employees for the fine record of thrice winning this tro phy. The safety program is pointed to one goal, that men may live to enjoy their lives with their families."
Mr. J. A. Valentin, in accepting the trophy on behalf of the employees stated, "Employees of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company represent one of the finest groups of men to be found in any cross-section of the country. Little
need be said of the efforts they have plat into this safety campaign over the past several years. The result and the celebration tonight speaks
course was promptly served by Guild members
for itself."
under the direction of Mrs. John berdclman. Tables cleared, cigars for all. and then the
reduced to a
program. Vaudeville numbers next by the DelKay entertainers. The casinos drew much ap plause—Scotty Steele drew his share and Al 1Iague pleased all. President John (b Munson was toastmaster.
lie personally presented a silver pitcher engrav ed "Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company
— Power Department—1924-1934" to each of the power crew, commemorating their ten year record
without accident. Certificates of award
were presented to twenty-one
employees, in
cluding the Employees Representatives Commit tee and a number from each department, the latter being representative of their departments lor length of service or production records. In presenting these awards Mr. Munson said, "'I In- cooperation of everyone of you employes was needed in attaining this safety record. We thought the 1932 record was real progress. Now vve have the trophy again for 1933 as well. 1 rc-
lie stated that although suffering had been 99.000
minimum here, there had
lives lost during
two-thirds
of the
population of the
J low ever, it is just as serious in nature. Mr. Valentin thanked
in being able to win and hold the "Sentinels of
Safety" trophy in their possession for so long a period. Mr. Arthur H. Young, Vice President in charge of Industrial Relations of the United Mates Steel Corporation, New York, made the
main address of the evening. Mr. Young was most kind and gracious in his compliments to
the organization serving the banquet, and to his (< •<inlinii.il
our
homes.
rector, representing the employees of the com pany.
tional
"Sentinels of Safety Trophy" won by Employees in 1929 1932 1933
In his presentation. Mr. Crawford said, "Na
safety competition
was organized
in
1934. This competition was national in scope and devoted to mineral industries which are di
vided into five classes, bituminous, anthracite,
metal, non-metal and open pit quarry, your com pany being in the open pit quarry class. Simi
Mr. Crawford on be
half of the employees and expressed their pride
suffering by the exercise of care and the pre Duluth. representative U. S. Department of "Sentinels of Safety" Safely ec Welfare Di
city of
Flint. Vet death and suffering widely scattered, does not attract the attention that a catastrophe wiping out this population would in one center.
liH.nber in 1929 when we had 37 lost time acci
Mr. b. S. Crawford of of the Bureau of Mines, ( oinmerce. presented the trophy to J. A. Valentin,
been
alone.
This represents a number more than equal to,
dents ami thought we were doing pretty well because it was 10 less than the year before." Mr. Munson urged the continued efforts of every member of the organization toward carlying on in the interest of relieving unnecessary vention of accidents both at work and in
the last year
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Breakwater Construction The
Indiana llarhor
Breakwater located at
the southern end of Lake Michigan is only one
Above
of a large number of artificial harbors designed
Str. B. H. Taylor unloading core in sections. Contractor's derrick equip Note ment placing crown stone.
and built by tin- U. S. Government as a shelter and protection for lake shipping.
markers.
The history of harbor engineering runs paral lel to that of navigation. Natural creeks, rivers.
r.nd basins originally offered safe anchorage and protection for the small numher of vessels ply ing the great lakes. There exists no record as to the date of the inception of the first artificial harbor, The honor of creating breakwaters sim ilar to our present constructions is usually as signed to tlie early Lgyptian and Phoenician
period. This, however, is more one oi reference than of definite knowledge, and there is reason
to suspect that artificial
harbors are of much
more ancient origin, dating back to the remote
East to a period of which all historical traces have been lost.
As the name implies, the luncliou ol a break water is to break up and disperse heavy seas. We. who have lived on the shore of Lake Huron and have seen the heavy seas running after a
three day north easier, can readily appreciate that a
breakwater must be
characterized by
great strength and stability. The Rubble Mound. as described in the Fall issue of Screenings, is one of the oldest types of breakwater con
Capt. F. F. Pearse Str. B. H. Taylor to the existing 3400 foot Indiana Harbor break
water. The government engineers were desirous of securing for the inner core material which would form a compact mass with the least amount of voids. We were awarded the contract
for this portion of the work in place, the size of the stone being specified as Quarry Crusher Run varying from twenty inches to dust.
Previous to 1923 the core for this type of 1reakwater had been generally constructed by the dumping of material from scow s in small quantities at a time. This method was expensive and tool; considerable time, since the scows had
to he carefully placed in exact positions for the
struction that has stood the test of time, and it
deposition of each small lot of material. This
b the basis of the Indiana llarhor design shown in figure "A".
method also required a large amount of rehaudling, which tended to segregate the sizes of
In October P>33, the bit/ Simmons and Con
ned Dredge and Dock Company were awarded the contract for building a 2320 foot extension
stone.
About this time our late president. Mr. Carl I). Rradlcy. conceived the idea of adapting our
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self uuloader boats to this type of construction. By this method the material could be directly deposited from the steamer into position at a
At Indiana Harbor Breakwater
rate of approximately two thousand
tons per
hour.
The Indiana llarhor breakwater is being plac id in water twenty-eight to thirty feet deep, the core requiring fifty-three tons of stone per lin eal foot. Six large floats to which were attach
ed standard
anchors were so placed
that our
steamer, when tied to these anchors, could de
posit the entire cargo without interruption. The
average cargo was 10,109 tons, furnishing the core for two hundred feet of breakwater.
The first cargo left Caleite May 15th, 1934,
By I L. Clymer Operating Manager
Above
Str. B. H. Taylor placing core stone in
breakwater at
rate of 2000 tons per hour.
and so complete were the plans prepared by the hit/. Simmons and Connell Company that the 10.127 tons were unloaded in place in six hours â&#x20AC;˘.â&#x20AC;˘\u\ ten minutes with practically no delay. Other cargoes followed as quickly as the contractor could protect the core so that by October over 110.000 tons had been deposited, leaving only 240 feet of breakwater to be completed in the spring of 1935. In order to meet the government specifica tions for size and grade, special precautions were taken in blasting the stone in the section ol tlie quarry from which it was taken. The government inspector. Mr. Connors, was locat
ed in Rogers City, and through his cooperation we were able to produce a mixture of stone, all
Supt. John J. Roach Fitz Simmons SC Connell Co.
tests of which made ;it the time it was being loaded passed the rigid government require ments. Arrangements
were made in the
mill
whereby all recrushing and screening equipment
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core material. There was also considerable dis
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Oufl/ne of Quarry ft/a
'/' ft//asp/acec/£>y Un/ost/er 3oa/
dump scows and dredging equip ment were employed. At no time during the building of the 2000 feet was it necessary to rehandle any cussion as to the alignment, it be ing questioned whether the vessel could be kept in position during the entire unloading period. The an chorage system proved so efficient that even in a twenty mile wind the
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end of the boom could be kept with
Cut-away View of Indiana Harbor. 5RtAKWA.TE.R.
in the prescribed limits and the core accurately deposited. Fixed ranges, clearly shown in the cuts, enabled the boat to proceed unin
Showing exactness oj core 5\U as placed b«j Self unloader Ewat Fig. "A"
were bypassed, permitting the quarry crusher run to be loaded directly into the boats with a minimum of handling and breakage.
The government engineers accepted our meth od of weighing the stone as it was being trans
ported on the conveyor belts. This consists of double weightometers which when properly maintained will weigh within an accuracy of one half of one percent, a figure which has been checked by comparing with railroad weights. In 1933 some of our cargoes were unloaded direct into railroad cars. Thirty-four such cargoes to
taling 311,546 tons were re weighed by the rail-
load company, which
weights showed 311,489
tons, or a difference of .02 of one percent. On the Milwaukee breakwater built some years ago
the difference between our weights and
those
computed by government engineers from draft readings was less than eight tenths of one per cent. It is recognized that draft readings, due to the difficulty of accurate readings and possible variances in the quantity of fuel consumed, are not extremely accurate, which, no doubt, ac counts for the variation exceeding our recogniz ed limits of one half of one percent. At the time the contract was placed doubt was
expressed by both the contractor and govern ment engineers that this core section could be ac curately placed by the unloader boat, so prepara tions were made to rehandle part of the material
with dredging equipment. There was no difficul ty experienced in this part of the work. Refer ence to figure "A", drawn from soundings taken May 23rd, 1934, after 310 feet of core stone had been deposited, clearly
indicates the accuracy
terrupted with the unloading. Close contact was maintained by radio be tween the vessel and the contractor as soon as
each cargo cleared Caleite. This enabled the con struction department of Fitz Simmons and Con nell, under the supervision of John J. Roche, su perintendent, to have everything in readiness when the Steamer B. H. Taylor arrived off In diana Harbor so that no time was lost running
out the mooring lines and connecting them to the anchor floats.
A review of the unloading
record for the eleven cargoes shows an average unloading time of five hours and forty-one min utes, or at the rate of twenty-nine and one half tons per minute. The average time lost per car go while unloading was less than one hour. The core stone was built up to within eight feet of low water datum. In twenty-nine feet of water the base was ninety feet wide and on top
twenty five feet. No further work was done for two or three days after the core was placed in order that the action of the waves would round
off the deposited stone to the desired section and, also, permit further settling. The sides were then protected by covering stone varying in size from two to seven tons, about ten feet thick and extending up to low water datum. On top of the core stone for a depth of twelve feet was
placed 500 to 2000 pound stone. This entire mass was then covered by stones each weighing not less than seven tons or more than twenty tons.
Each stone was firmly set and well supported on the underlying stones. They were keyed or
wedged into the structure so they could not be displaced by the seas. All this material was plac ed by the contractors' derrick scows shown in
with which the core conformed to the desired
the cuts.
section.
his crew, who had previous experience in depos
At the end of the breakwater will be placed a cell for the lighthouse foundation. This will be a circular steel sheet pile cell 48 feet Ayi inches
iting material to specified limitations, so hand
diameter filled direct from our unloader boat
led the vessel and unloading equipment that af ter the stone had been in place for two or three
method of building this breakwater has speeded
Capt. Pearse of the steamer B. H. Taylor and
days its contour was much closer confined to the prescribed limit than was ever possible when
by quarry crusher run stone. The unloader boat up the operation so that the work will be com
pleted by June, 1935, at least four months ahead
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Indiana Harbor Breakwater
showing ranges and portion of completed sections. Note markers for alignment.
of the time specified by the government engin eers.
The handling of the numerous mooring lines, shifting of vessel and unloading equipment was
accomplished without a lost time accident to the crew of the Str. lb H. Taylor. Running out of all mooring lines and handling of the dredge and derrick equipment by the contractor was so carefully supervised by Superintendent
Roche
and his assistants. Fred Eberle and Richard E.
Fox, that they had no lost time accidents either to men or equipment which is no small accom plishment for this work. The photograph of Capt. F. b. I'earse comes Irom Scoring, Florida, where he is spending the winter months catching bass, many weighing over seven pounds. The Captain advised he would bring photographic proofs of his catch and we can vouch for him because we have since
received them. The one of Supt. John J. Roche, while not showing the breakwater as a back
There Was Cause For Celebration
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hosts, the employees of the .Michigan Lime stone & Chemical Company. Mr. Young had an Opportunity during the day to meet with the foremen and officers of the company ami to visit the plant and community.
In Mr. Young's address, "Some Experiences in
Industrial Relations" he stated. "In the old
days, few people thought anything of it if you were injured in a mill. It was regarded as some
thing which just had to be. But careless men have been trained through these safety pro grams to he careful. Machinery has been better
protected and industrial management has been 011 the alert to correct hazards."
some new discovered
"From the standpoint of industrial leaders, dollars iuvestil in safety prevention effects a saving of
twice
the
investment in
accident
ground, we are advised by his office pictures him
costs.
as "standing at a vantage point looking out into
in
that
the lake, thoroughly pleased with the efficient manner in which the Taylor is discharging its
his
wife and
stone cargo into the breakwater."
poration are now organized in safety work."
The he
employee stands children
also
less
benefits
chance
without a
of
heavily leaving
breadwinner.
More than 250.000 employees of the steel cor
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Working On The Boats At Cheboygan As a result of our very successful attempt last winter to provide work for our plant men by lay ing up some of the Bradley Transportation fleet at Cheboygan. Michigan, the management decid ed to continue the practice this year. The Str. VV. I-'. WIIITb. was laid up in the
Cheboygan River during August, and it was thought that we might lay up as many as four
Good Sized Cre'ws Busy On Winter Overhaul river alongside the now disbandoned Old's Lum ber Mill dock. It was necessary to install a cable under the river in order to supply her with elec
oftheboats there this winter. The CALCITI'. was
tricity, and it is also necessary to haul drinking
laid up in October ami T. W. R< >UI XS( )X in De cember. We planned on bringing the JOIIX ( i. MCXSO.X to Cheboygan but this steamer was
water as there is no very convenient source ol -upply.
late in finishing the season and then had to go to
laid up have been well provided with dead men and the boats are very securely tied up. We have
dry clock for some necessary under water repairs.
The various berths where our boats are now-
This made it too late in the winter and unsafe
had several severe blows with no ill effects.. Xow
to bring the
that the boats are solidly frozen in. there is cer tainly not much chance of them moving. Any misgivings we may have had last year on this account have proved to have been unfounded,
MCXSOX up and make
her the
fourth of our boat- in the Cheboygan river.
The laying up of four of our large steamers
in the river presented some
problems but the
three which we did manage to berth there pre sent quite a picture and are certainly in safe euartcrs.
The ROBINSON is laying alongside the MeArthur dock on the west bank of the river with
the CALCITI-" laying outside of bow at the coal dock
her with her
where the river takes a
bend.
Light and water are supplied to both these boats similar to last year.
The WHITE is laying on the east side of the
and We now think it
would be hard to find a
safer place in which to lay our boats up. The men of the Bradley Transportation Co. fleet were, last year, in some doubt as to whe ther or not they would be able to do a good job of laying up and fitting out. as they would be without some of the facilities they had been ac
customed to at other ports. However, with the
equipment we have at the plant, the help of var ious Cheboygan, organizations and the coopera tion of different crews, we have managed well.
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liver enables us to get the compressed air line from the west side over to the WHITE in good
shape. This consists of a two inch pipe line sus pended from a seven-eighth inch steel cable. Last year our work was chiefly on the CALCITE and consisted mainly of two jobs on the
side tanks and conveyors. This year we have a fair sized job in the WHITE'S side tanks and
The \\l 1I'll", and CALCITI-; were laid up while the weather was mild and we were able to do an
exceptional!v good job, but boats laying up in December, like the ROBINSON this winter and the CALCITI-: and MUNSON last winter, are at
hoilers, but we are undertaking a considerable number of small jobs and have steel workers, boiler makers, machinists, electricians and car penters now at work- and will probably have to ;idd to this number of men as work develops on the new booms..
This makes for a more difficult job of super vision and accident prevention. We were very successful last year in this phase of the work.
quite a disadvantage owing to the severe wea
To date we have had no lost time accidents this
ther. A steam boat is one of the most dismal ol
shut off. The weather is one of our major con siderations both during the lay up and during
year and are very anxious to come through with a clean record again, hut this can only be ac complished by continual vigilance and observ ance of safety rules. First aid kits are provided
the winter work, but if we had Florida weather
and should be used without hesitation as occas
then- would be no closing of navigation, no lay up and no winter work. There are some jobs that are inadvisable to do
ion demands.
places in zero weather after the steam has been
because of the extreme cold, and we have learn
ed that it is not good policy to apply paint that is later going to check off when the frost gets into it. Some of the welding cannot be done to
the best advantage during cold weather.
In case of accident requiring more than first aid treatment, Doctor Christie has always been available but fortunately his services have not been in great demand in this connection. He has, however, had quite a number of calls on account of sickness and when men are away from home, change their usual routine and health habits, it
On the other hand it has been an advantage lo have the river frozen and he able to readily get men and material over to the WHITE. We will have to be very careful of this, however.
do not hesitate to call the doctor in case of ser-
when the weather turns milder. The ice in the
(Contiuued on Page 751)
behooves them to be on the lookout for those
minor ailments which can so readily develop into something more serious if not taken care of. We
Above
Julius Patzer, driver, and the Bus used in trans
ferring the crew to and from Cheboygan,
Opposite Page The Steamers Caleite, T. W. Robinson and W. F. White in winter quarters at Cheboygan, Michigan.
At the rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Engineer R. C. Stanbrook, M. L. & C. Co., on left; Guy LaBounty, Chief En gineer Str. Robinson, at the right. In
charge of winter work at Cheboygan.
<ÂŁy
R. C Stanbrook
Jib
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Winter Stripping Operations Since construction of the main plant units, such as the screening, crushing and power plants, has been completed, stripping has be come the major winter operation. The limestone deposit in which the Caleite (marry is located is designated by geologists as the Dundee limestone, which is the oil producting formation in the central part of Michigan
and at that point is approximately 3500 ft. be low the surface of the ground.
When the quarry operations were begun in 1912. the quarry face was located in the Dundee
exposure about forty-two feet above bake Hu ron level at the base and for ten years no exten
sive stripping was required. The "hard heads" which were found scattered over the top of the
limestone exposure were picked by hand while the small amount of loam and soil was readily
washed out in the screening and washing opera tions in the screen house.
llowever, as the quarry face receded and also
View of Quarry Taken From Screen House
Quarry Work Proceeds 'Tho Wintry Winds Blorw By Rudolph Dueltgen Jr. as well as the various crews of men, are avail
able for this work. At this period of the year major repairs and overhauling of equipment, which cannot be accomplished during the oper ating season, is being done: thus making the
shop facilities available for maintenance of the :â&#x20AC;˘ tripping equipment. During the winter of 1935 three shovels will be engaged in stripping. As the work progress es the railroad tracks at the shovels and dumps
must be moved and rebuilt. This will require a crew of trackmen with the necessary track-
shift iug
machines, cranes and spreader
plow.
was extended in length to the south and east, an
Electricians and helpers will maintain the light ing and telephone systems, as well as the power
overburden was encountered requiring excava tion by power shovels and transportation to the
used to drill the necessary
disposal dump by locomotives and cars. The depth of the overburden at present runs from zero to 15 feet. This material is largely glacial deposit and is readily excavated without the use
of explosives except where hard pan and shale are encountered. blasting.
Stripping
which requires drilling
is carried on
during the
and
lines serving the shovels. Churn drills will be blast holes in the
hard pan which requires blasting. Four six hour shifts will be worked per day for five days each week. As in all other operations of this plant, the safety effort is
carried on with much
stress
during the stripping period, This work is us ually started after winter has set in. which with
winter
snow and ice and at times severe cold weather,
mouths when production of stone has ceased Mid the excavating and transportation equipment,
adds to the ordinary hazards of this work over summer conditions.
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Iron And Steelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Payrolls And Dividends By H. S. Lewis The iron and steel industry entered the new
for uses by corporations.
year with steel output at about 40% of full ca pacity and with rather more than 20% of its
The Cleveland Trust Company prints a chart in a current bulletin which we reproduce to help gain a clearer understanding about the relations
blast furnaces active. These rates are not far
different from the same period last year, though
between the payment of wages and the payment of dividends to stockholders. The diagram shows for the past six years the monthly changes in
recently operations have been vigorously ex panding, and as a result the general sentiment in industry is optimistic. A few industrial groups are the best custom ers of the iron and steel industry, and take about two-thirds of its output. In recent years
payrolls and in dividends.
The light dashed line represents the Moody index of the cash payments of dividends on the common stocks of some six hundred of the most
important having their securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The data are in terms of monthly rates of dividend payments
automobiles have taken about two-tenths of all
steel produced with railroads, construction, ag riculture
and containers or
what we call
tin
cans, taking about one-tenth each. In other years the petroleum industry took nearly onetenth. The present prospects seem to be that iron and steel will do relatively well in 1935 in those products of which the final consumers are
and the average for 1929 has been taken as 100.
The solid heavy line is a composite of the Fede
ral payroll indexes of corporations engaged in manufacturing industries, rail transportation and public utilities weighted according to the am ounts of their wage payments. This average for
individuals, and not so well where the final us
ers are corporations. It should do well in provid ing steel for automobiles, farm implements and
1929 is also taken as 100.
The two lines are not entirely comparable as
tin cans ; but not so well
they are not based on
in selling to the rail roads, oil industry and
the records of identical
Payrolls and dividends
not be sure they are rep resentative of the wage
industrial construction.
The year that has just closed was
dustry as
for the
in
a whole the
fourth consecutive
one
100
n
of large losses. It was also a year in which it the
to
operation of the new codes has sharply in creased hourly wages
80
became
clear that
/W r\/
-Cash DlVlD ENDS
ual use
and where
the
and dividend records of
all companies. However, they show some inter esting facts. When the depression began in the autumn of 1929, payrolls turned sharply down but
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\
dividends increased into
the spring of 1930 and
\
and labor costs, but de
creased stability of em ployment by intensify ing the swing from high to low production rates and back again. A large part of steel output now goes to industries which make goods for individ
then
case with
turned down.
On
the other hand wage \
ff)
R WfcOL LsA
payments turned up sharply in 1933 but divi
1
I \
dends did not increase at all until some months
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1
I
1
later and not sharply until late in the year. Throughout the per iod the irregular chan ges in the payrolls are
W \
\\
Vv
so
swings are wide as is the
much greater than those
automobiles.
To regain stability and earning power and to furnish steady employ ment, it must get back its former large sales
companies, and we can
\\i \
An
*
in dividends.
f
/
It
seems
that the recovery in pay
rolls has been greater X\ZK
1930
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than in dividends about four to one.
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Limestone In The Manufacture of Lubricating Grease By J. A. If you were to ask our power house, shovel, locomotive or mill engineer whether or not oils
and greases played
an important part
in the
quarrying of limestone, they would from exper ience all answer in the affirmative, as oils and greases are used in every plant operation. Shov els, locomotives, Power plant, mill conveying and all other equipment need oils and greases to keep the stone running smoothly from the time it is blasted until it reaches its final destination.
If we were to ask what part limestone plays in the manufacture of oils and greases, we per
haps would not be quite so fortunate in quick ly finding a ready answer as few of us are con versant with the method of refining lubricating
greases. Yet limestone does play quite an im portant part in the manufacture of some greases.
Lubricating greases, in
general, consist of
mineral oils to which has been added soap or
similar material to give them the desired "body" or consistency. Their characteristics may be varied to suit a wide range of specific conditions
by varying the nature and amount of soap and oil used in their manufacture. The development
Valentin grit) into a second kettle, where more oil is added to bring the grease to the desired consis tency. This method allows somewhat better control of the operation. Cup greases are made to consistency. They do not all come to a given consistency with a given amount of soap, so the amount of mineral oil added is not the same in every batch. If a batch is stirred too long, a fall in consistency takes place. If at the end of the mixing the grease has a rubbery appearance, it indicates a low percentage of water, and more should be added. A grease in this condition is almost sure
to separate oil on standing. Most cup greases contain from 1% to 2% of water. 2—Cold Set Rosin Greases:
Cold set rosin greases, or axle, form the next largest class of greases marketed. They are made by mixing hydrated lime (often as stiff as putty) with mineral oil and then adding to the mixture 10 to 15% rosin or rosin oil and more mineral oil. The rosin and lime combine
chemically to form a rosin soap and in a few minutes the whole mixture begins to stiffend and set, forming a smooth grease.
of grease of definite properties, to meet special
The oil-lime mixture is known as the "set" and
demands, is one of the outstanding advantages
the oil-rosin mixture as the "main oil". In prac tice, a little rosin is added to the "set" so that
of grease lubrication over lubrication by oils; the properties of which are more nearly fixed. Not considering in detail those specialized lubri
cants just mentioned, greases on the market may be divided into four broad classes as fol lows :
1—Cup greases : 2. Cold set rosin greases or axle greases. 3. Railroad engine greases. 4. Sponge or fibre greases. 1—Cup greases ;
Cup greases form the greater part of the grease on the market. They are made by mix ing mineral oil with a calcium soap. This soap is formed by the chemical combustion of lime and an animal or vegetable fatty oil, the pro cess being known as "saponification". The basic principles of manufacture of all cup greases are the same. The correct chemical proportions of lime and fat are mixed with a little water and
it contains some rosin soap. It also contains a certain
amount of water.
The "main oil" is
passed from its storage tank directly to the grease filling machines, to which point the "set" is also brought. Here they are mixed and auto
matically drawn off into cans where the pro duct quickly "sets up". Rosin grease made from
paraffin oil
forms the common "light axle"
grease. When "summer black oil" is used there is obtained a dark, sticky grease, much used for lubricating rough gears, wire ropes, rail cur ves, etc.
These greases may contain either free lime or free rosin, which lower somewhat their lu bricating value. A good grade should not con tain more than 5% water, but poorer grades of ten contain as high as 20%. Graphite is fre quently added to improve the lubricating pro
perties and talc, mica, soapstone, cork and oth
cooked until the reaction is complete, and a soap
er substances are
jelly is formed. The mineral oil, warmed to pre
ciass of grease "loses body" quite easily when worked. They are distinctly cheaper than cup greases, however, and are extensively used and generally with satisfaction.
vent
sudden chilling
and formation of
soap
lumps, is then added slowly with stirring over a period of several hours. Some manufacturers
often used as fillers.
This
add most of the oil as above and then run the
3—Railroad Engine Greases :
unfinished grease through a screen (to remove
Under the heading of railroad greases come
I
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driving journal compound and rod cup greases. The general characteristics and methods ol manufacture are the same. They are made by mixing a fat (usually hard tallow or tallow-oil) and mineral oil in a large kettle, and adding to it slowly, with stirring, a water solution of
Magnesia and impurities in the lime such as silica, however, do not react with the fat, and remain in the grease in their original form. Foithis reason a high calcium lime of great purity
caustic soda. The soda combines with the fat to
heat much belter than oil lubricants, waxes and
form a soda soap, which gives the grease the
petrolatum. Compared with soda soap greases (sponge greases) they form a smoother, more continuous film of lubricant in a bearing and hence give better lubrication within the range of work to which they are adapted. Calcium soap greases will not, however, withstand as high a temperature as soda soap greases. Each type of lubricant has its own field, but calcium soap greases are preferable for the majority of
desired consistency. The best grades of grease are made when the temperature of the ingredi ents is kept as low as possible. Kettles, jacketed for cooling water, are necessary. This grease cannot be worked over anil if it is not exactly right when made, it cannot he corrected.
-1â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sponge or bibre Creases: Sponge greases are soft, fibrous greases hav ing a very high melting point, bike engine grease they are "soda Soap" greases. The pecul iar fibrous or spongy texture is caused by the way the batch is handled in tin- kettle. They are, however, boiled greases, and contain only a faint trace of water. They have a low coefficient of friction and because of their nature, they form a very strong lubricating film. Use of Lime:
Lime is used in the manufacture of cup greas es and axle greases to form calcium soaps, which give the greases the "bod)" or "consis tency". Hydrated lime is the most convenient and satisfactory form but quicklime is used to a considerable extent, being slaked just prior to its use. With this procedure it is always neces sary to screen the milk of lime to eliminate as
far as possible the grit. Action of Lime :
The use of calcium soap greases is sometimes
eritized because lime is used in making them, the inference being that this lime is present in the form of a hard gritty substance. This criti
cism is unfounded when high-grade lime is used as the lime completely loses its identity by re action with fats and appears to dissolve in the
is
needed.
Calcium soap greases withstand pressure and
grease applications, including all cups on ordin ary machinery, shafting and automobile chassis,
burthermore, by compounding with soda soap greases many greases for specialized uses have been developed. Fibre greases
(soda soap greases)
are not
suitable for uuder-waler lubrication as the soda
soaps are soluable and will dissolve. The calcium soap in cup greases, however, are insoluable,
making them more desirable for lubricating in thi' presence of water. Requirements of I.ime :
As explained above, a high grade, high cal cium lime is necessary for the manufacture of greases. Magnesia is undesirable for it is inert in the cold processes of manufacture, and while
it may react in the hot processes, the magnes ium soaps make the process difficult to control. Specifications for lime in the grease industry are not in general use. but their development and application are very desirable, both from the point of view of quality and uniformity of product and ol satisfaction to the grease manu facturer
with his raw material.
With
those
kettle as freely as sugar does in hot water. The
manufacturers who do buy on specification, the requirements are very rigid. Our readers will be glad to know, however,
resulting product is a jelly which is superior in lubricating qualities to any of its constituents.
these requirements.
that
lime
made
from
Caleite
limestone
meets
Equipment in this picture requires great quantities of grease to keep it running smoothly.
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The Necessity ofPhysical Examination In Industry By Dr. N. C Monroe During recent years it has developed that
physical examination of employees of large in dustries has proved to have mutual benefits for employer and employee. In the earlier years of the Michigan Lime stone and Chemical Company no attempt was
made to determine the physical
condition of
portunity to talk to the employee concerning the care of his health and the relation physical condition bears to physical efficiency. In many instances disease is discovered in its beginning and because it allows the beginning of treat ment when it will do the most good it is of real benefit to both employee and employer.
men before they were hired. Later examinations
Absenteeism has been cut down in a number
were made of the train crews to determine the
1.1 organizations where physical examinations have been made a part of the health service. They have also been shown to he a factor in the lessening of accidents because workers who are bad accident risks are placed where the chance of accidents occurring is slight. The employer finds that reduction of unjust claims for injury may be obtained through phy
extent of vision, hearing and color acuity. By this examination it
train
operators
was discovered that some
had vision
as defective
as
20-200 and a standard for vision, hearing and color acuity was set corresponding to the re
quirements of trunk line railroads. From this start ami present annual examination of the most urgent cases and the tri-enniel examina tion of the entire personnel has developed. As to the benefits derived by the examined
party: If he is in perfect health he probably de rives little benefit other than the assurance that
he is in good health which he may or may not know. If. on the other hand, some adverse condi tion is found, such as high arterial tension, myocardism, a valvular heart lesion, sugar or albu
men in the urine, pyorrhea or diseased tonsils, which might require the removal of any source of focal infection, special diet, abstinence from
sical examination, as it gives information show ing the condition of the individual when he was
given employment and records previous injur ies and degree of disability. This prevents bringing up old injuries for the purpose of draw ing compensation. The Conference Board of Physicians in In dustry has adopted the principle that provided there are positions to be filled, employment shall be denied no one (barring those totally un fit for work) unless he bids fair, when employ ed, to become a menace to himself, to his fellow
the knowledge gained, shown by his willingness to cooperate.
workers or to property. Under such a policy there need be few rejections of applicants. To be able to thus place men is one of the main purposes of physical examinations and through the proper placement of employees, resulting
One of the large insurance companies offered free physical examinations and advice to a
feel that efficiency and production may be in
group of six thousand of their policy holders
creased.
who availed themselves of the privilege. There was a reduction of mortality in this group of
an article on "Physical Fitness of Employees"
coffee and alcoholic drinks, reduction in weight
and medical supervision, it is largely up to the individual how much benefit he will derive Irom
iX'v helow expectancy. The company compar ed this mortality with that of a similar group who had not availed themselves ol the oppor
tunity for free examination and mortality was J4% greater or only 4% under expectancy. This seems to be conclusive proof of real benefit to be derived if the examined parties are willing to co-operate.
Physical examinations present a favorable op
from information thus obtained, it is natural to
The following from Industrial Health, part ol by Henry \V. I'.oggess. seems to be pertinent: "Silent sickness is the kind
that cannot be
seen by the naked eye or guessed at across the table: it is the kind that requires blood pressure
machines, urinalyses and
stethoscopes to de
tect."
We are finding that the problems of indus trial fatigue, lieat exhaustion and other forms of so called accidents can be handled and that
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perhaps the worker is not ill because he is tired but is tired because he is ill. We are finding that
Heart Disease Is Not Fatal Malady
square pegs do not fit in round holes and that
Changing Mode of Living May Do Much To
sick men will not efficiently fill working men's jobs; that no man's age should be judged by the
Prevent Heart 'Disease
calendar, and that group examinations properly administered will show many men to be 50 and 60 by the calendar and less than 40 rated physic ally. Conversely, examination will show others to be only 25 by the calendar and more than 60 by the blood vessels. Hence age limits do not seem to be the solution but with efficient exam
inations to determine these facts, proper adjust ments may be made and steps taken which will result in benefitting both employer and em ployee.
Successful Roll Call For The Red Cross The 1934 Roll Call for the Presque Isle County
Chapter of the American Red Cross was com pleted last November, but as this is the first is sue of "Screenings" since the completion of the drive, we wish to report to our readers its suc cess. Under the leadership of Mr. I. L. Clymer, Roll Call Chairman, the county subscribed well ever its quota.
In 1933 on a population and percentage given basis, Presque Isle County ranked fourth place in the counties of Michigan. It is thought that we have at least maintained this position in 1934. All plant departments contributed to the suc cess of this drive. Some departments subscribing 103% ; others being not far behind, and the
boats of the Bradley Transportation Company responded splendidly. The response from Rogers City, other communities and townships in the County was very good and the County Board of Supervisors have been conscientious supporters of the Red Cross program for the past two years.
The activities of the American Red Cross are
well known in the field of disaster, public health and aid to the needy ex-service men, which need has never been greater. At the same time Red
Cross Chapters everywhere have been perform ing valuable service and cooperating with gov ernment agencies in relief work for millions of needy civilian families. Hundreds of thousands
of volunteers, working tinder the Red Cross ban ner, have given themselves whole-heartedly in this service to serving humanity. Need for Red Cross serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;local and nationalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;continues to
increase and the supporters of the Red Cross Roll Call drives should take pride and satisfac tion from the knowledge that they are assisting in this irreat work. The Smithsonian Institute reveals that there
is 45 trillion dollars' worth of gold in the ocean, but we don't suppose it will comfort a seasick guy much to know he's rolling in wealth.
"The erroneous conception that heart disease is an absolutely fatal disease must be dispelled, and persons with weak hearts must be taught to live with the hearts they have," Dr. Louis Faugeres Bishop, Jr., says in his article on "Pre venting Heart Attacks." "A popular medical wri ter has recently ventured to hope that degenera tive diseases of the heart and blood vessels will
eventually be considered as amenable to treat ment as is tuberculosis.
"There are two kinds of heart disease; one
stands for the heart disease resulting from in fection, which can sometimes be traced to infect
ed
tonsils,
scarlet fever,
diphtheria or
bad
teeth. The other kind is labeled under the dread
phrase 'coronary disease', which to many per sons means nothing, but which may be explain ed, as my old teacher describes it, as a 'plugging of one of the blood vessels that supply the heart with blood.'
"It may be
said in general that the
minor
heart attacks, such as palpitation and fainting, are caused by some specific occurrence or action at the time; while severe attacks, such as coro
nary thrombosis accompanied and profound
by severe pain
disturbances of the heart
beat,
with heart failure, are brought about by wrong living or accidental infection. "To avoid ordinary attacks of palpitation one must be a little careful of food and behavior. To
avoid severe and possibly fatal attacks, one must revise the whole mode of life."
Working On The Boats At Cheboygan Continuedfrom Page 745 iotts sickness as in the case of a major accident and while most men have learned the value of
first aid, we are still apt to neglect that warn ing headache or slight fever. Do not hesitate to
have Doctor Christie look you over if you are not feeling well. We can not close this article without a para graph about the bus service from Rogers City to Cheboygan. The bus is making two trips a week carrying about thirty men. Some of the driving is done in the dark and considerable of
it over icy roads. One contemplates the possible results of an accident to this bus with a good deal of horror.
We have a very clean record in this respect and much credit is due to the individual driver
but it is impossible to keep a clean driving rec ord unless the organization in back of you keeps the equipment in good shape. Our garage men are proud of their past record and no doubt are doing all they know to continue their excellent showing.
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Screenings Is Sponsoring Essay Contest In City Schools The teaching of safety to humanity is a mis sion well worth while. In our modern trend of
living, we find that the teaching of safety has gone farther than just a voluntary effort on the part of some conscientious individual or employ er. We now hear of safety directors and engin eers whose duty is teaching safety and all its
phases. First, our industrial organizations real
departments, Boy Scouts, service clubs, schools and individuals are all taking steps in safety edu cation. Many large school systems have a safety director instructing in compulsory safety work.
"Caleite Screenings" is introducing to the school children of Rogers City an essay contest based on some phase of safety. This contest is for the purpose of stimulating thought and interest in the business of preventing accidents. Our schools are the proper places to introduce such programs.
ized and then learned fully the progress that could be made in teaching effectively the meth ods and values of preventing accidents and their resulting horrors. Today as a race we are facing a huge problem in accident prevention, not in industry but in ev eryday life. At home and on the street are the two places of the greatest danger. Our insur ance companies have just announced that traf fic deaths for the past- year have increased to a
dren of Rogers City have been in contact with a program of this nature. Three safety poster con tests have been run in the past where original safety ideas have been expressed in picture. Now
total of 35,500.
was varied.
Each of these fatalities have
been due to an accident and all
accidents are
preventable. What are you doing about it? Running a close race for first honors against
This is not the first time that the school chil
the students more proficient in writing will have an opportunity to expose their ideas. It is for this reason that the nature of this year's contest The rules of this contest are simple and not
confusing. All that is required is the ordinary es say that is usually writ ten in English classes. First, the subject must be an original idea on some phase of safety. Second, the essay must be completed by March
traffic accidents are home accidents. As one
writer puts it, "Home is not a place where the heart
is
but
a
place
22, 1935. Third, the length of the essay will be governed by class di
where you trip over a rug and fracture your collar bone."
admit
You must
that if industry
with all its hazards
vision.
Seventh
to
Eighth grades, one hun
in
natural
dred to two hundred words. Ninth to twelfth
working conditions can
grades, four hundred to
the nature of huge ma
chinery
and
so control their accident
five
record by prevention ef
Fourth, the grading of the essays will be on the basis of idea, composi tion and neatness. Age
forts that the same mar
velous results can be se cured in reference to our home accident record.
It all sums up to this; the price to be paid is giving a little energy and the results are long er lives and far less suf
THE
BALANCE
and
OF fS
SAFETY SUCCESS
grade
of
words.
student
will have no influence on
decisions. Fifth, suitable cash prizes will be
awarded to the winning essays.
We hope that the es say contest will be re ceived with interest by
fering. A bargain for us all to consider.
Steps are being taken by cities to prevent the ever increasing acci dents of city life. Police
hundred
all the students and even
Poster by Isador Pines, winner of 3rd place in 1934 Safety Poster Contest.
exceed the splendid in terest shown in the past.
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A Great Benefactor Passes To His Reward All that was mortal of John White, beloved Sault citizen who died Friday, February 15, 1935, at War Memorial Hospital following a long ill ness with asthma, was placed in the municipal mausoleum Monday morning, February 18th, at
11 o'clock following solemn requiem high mass at St. Mary's Catholic church. That ever}' class of citizen was grief-stricken at the death of Mr. White was evidenced by the fact that St. Mary's church was filled to its ca
pacity with mourners at 9:30 as the tolling bell announced that the casket bearing his body was being taken into the church.
The mass was in charge of the Very Rev. John J. Stenglein, assisted
by the Rev. Fr.
Thomas
superintendent of the local plant.
Few successful men have had the handicap of ill-health that confronted Mr. White. But his de
termination to succeed made an outstanding man who was not only valuable in the service of the Union Carbide Company but also a real asset to his community. Sault Ste. Marie has been made a better town in which to live because of the en
thusiastic devotion of John White to such work as the Boy Scouts, the first council there which he helped to organize. In 1933 he received the
Silver Beaver award for distinguished service to boyhood. We have seen his public spirit mani
fested in his splendid work for the hospital and his relief efforts on the poor commission.
He
Anderson and the Rev. Fr.
was
Brian .Murphy.
the Chamber of Commerce
From the
home to
St.
OTHERS
Mary's church and from the church to the flower-filled,
municipal vault, the body of Mr. White was given escort of a uniformed squad of the American Legion drum and bugle corps. The Chamber of Commerce was represen ted by
all of its
officers,
Lord, help me live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way That even when I kneel to pray
My prayers will be for Others. Help me in all the work I do To ever be sincere and true And know that all I do for You Must needs be done for Others.
actively interested
in
and was a past president of Rotary. He was a loyal
churchman, a fourth degree Knight of Columbus, a man who was a wonderful exam
ple in maintaining the best in family life. The Union Carbide Com
pany
has for
users
of Caleite
years
been
limestone
most of its directors and a
Let Self be crucified and slain
large number of members. Virtually all business was
and through
And buried deep, and all in vain May efforts be to rise again
tions we were privileged to enjoy his great personality, pulsating with an untiring
closed from 9:30 until 11 a.
in. in tribute to the memory of the deceased industrialist.
The pallbearers were Frank A. Moore, Cleve J. Sullivan, John T. Rellis, E. W. McGovern, J. B. Boult, A. J. T. Brown, G. N. Blair and Sam C. Taylor. Hono rary pallbearers were D. E.
Unless to live for Others.
And when my work on earth is done
And my new work in heaven begun May I forget the crown I've won While thinking still of Others. Others, Lord, yes, others
Let this my motto be; Help me to live for Others
That I may live like Thee. —Charles D. Meigs.
Murray, F. P. Gormely, F. F. Jones, G. L. Lardie, ,W. J. Odam, Henry A. Sherman, F. P. Sullivan and J. A. Valentin.
these connec
desire to have a job well done — retiring ? yes — but always eager to render any helpful service. During the pioneer days of our safety program, Mr. White took a fatherly inter est in our behalf and helped
materially in formulating our safety program. Being a true exponent of safety, he never tired in promoting this great human need. John White poured his energies into many
August 2, 1881. He lived there during his youth
phases of life. We are all richer for having known him, and his passing is a distinct loss to
and then moved to Orillia, Ont., where he work
all his associates.
Mr. White was born in Mount Forrest, Ont.,
ed as a clerk in a store. Thirty-four years ago
Mr. White is survived beside his widow, by
he traveled to Sault Ste. Marie from Ontario
four sons, Gerald, Bernard and Paul, all of the
seeking relief from asthma with which he was seriously afflicted. He attended Reed Business College and in 1902 entered the employ of the Union Carbide Company. Steadily he worked and growing more valuable every year, his pro
Sault, and Joseph, employed at the Niagara Falls plant of the Union Carbide company; four daugh ters, Marian, Irene, Kathleen and Margaret, all of the Sault; two brothers, Joseph of Orillia, Ont., and James of Toronto; and one sister, Mrs.
motions placed him in charge of the company plant at Welland, Ontario, where he stayed until 1919. In that year he came to the Sault again as
Albert Hogan of Barrie, Ont. He is also surviv ed by one grandchild, Corinne Ann White, daughter of his son Gerald.
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Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk }
Just "Among Ourselves" I Happiness Comes When We Make Others Happy.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Do you have it? Don't blame it upon the government if you have not. The dear old Con stitution, while it guarantees the pursuit of hap piness, does not offer assurance that one will
percentage of the boys were successful.
ever catch it.
To prove that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, we present for argument the recent bas
What is happiness? That's an old problem that many, many wise men have tried in vain to solve. "Give me youth," says the old man. The young man says, "Give me wisdom." The man in ill-health, regardless of his financial status says, "Give me health." It is the
belief of some
equally distributed.
that all wealth
Fine! The difficulty
be
re
sides in that in two or three months the brainy
chaps would have to share the money (or whatever they name it), and the good-look ing women all over again. Any way one figures it, lasting happiness does not ex ist. All of us are seemingly wanting and striving for
Fred Radtke, one of our teamsters on the hill,
lost a horse this winter. That's tough luck for Fred with horses scarce and high priced.
ket ball game between the local fathers. A. L.
Kowalske in the heat of the game forgot his basket ball and turned blacksmith. The only thing that saved every man on the floor was that Adolph forgot his tools. King tried his wrestling tactics but the mat was too large and he couldn't corner his foe. Bob Hamilton flitted
around in a bathing suit, but we'd say that was a new trick for Bob. Every player claimed that Zempel and O'Toole refereed the fra
cas as if they were playing penny ante. Maybe penny ante is a new trick for these boys, also. Most of the ten or twen
something beyond our grasp. And if, perchance, one does
St. Patrick will live Forever in the hearts of the
grasp
Irish as a great
ket ball.
and noble ben efactor.
What do you think would happen to a man repairing a gasoline pump with solder? In Detroit recently a man tried
it, what?
Happiness?
No, not so, For then new de sires will arise and the pro
cess goes on forever. Is
there,
then,
anything
truthfully called "happiness"? There is. It comes only when we make others happy. It re
quires many years for most of us to learn this truism. After
a lifetime of self-aggrandise ment we, too late, see the
ty players on the floor stuck to their regular line and the game lost its identity as bas
Safety should live in the hearts of all of us as a benefactor to 0$P all mankind.
emptiness of it all. A world of truth resides in the saying of a Hindu philosopher whose name is forgotten,
viz., "Help thy neighbor's boat across and lo! thine own has reached the shore." Fred Bade shattered all endurance records at
the Safety dance. We don't know where Fred trained but he did a good job. He didn't miss one dance all evening. We also believe that Fred came early and stayed late. We continue to see symptoms of the depres
sion being lickedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;more shiny new cars are in our midst.
such a stunt and was
blown
fifteen feet in the air. It might have been a costly lesson. These shovel runners living
4^
on Lake Avenue are fast mov ing gents about the time the Caleite bus is due to leave for
the plant. Not only can they run but you should hear their distress cries when the tail end of the
bus disappears. It's a toss up as to whether Os borne or Hawkins has the most lung power.
When Mr. Dionne said, "I'll bet a dollar it's
a girl." His wife took a gambler's chance and said, "I'll raise you five."
When the careless man fails to get hurt it's just another accident. A structural steel worker in Chicago flirted with death a thousand times on swaying girders hundreds of feet above the street. Recently he
Not much was heard about our deer hunters
did a simple little repair job on a stovepipe in
this year but we happen to know that a good
his home. He stood on a chair to do the work.
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He slipped and in falling, cut his arm on the pipe. Infection followed from which he died in a few davs.
Any game played in the street is distinctly came of chance.
Don't look for flaws as you go through life: But even when you find them. It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind
And look for the good behind them.
Bob Mundt spent a week on some boat work in Cheboygan recently. Quite naturally he was a homesick fellow. The daily letter and a well chosen Valentine didn't bring their comfort but just increased the longing for home and fireside. The day of departure for good old Rogers ar rived. Bob is like the impatient lover, he counts the miles on the homeward journey, the smile gets broader and broader and when the boys ar rived at the city limits,
they have to plead with
borhood pets causes his greatest worry. Dave will be lonely ihotigh since George Wing had to dispose of his dog and won't be whistling around the Larson house any more.
Criff I'ines insists that there are still good fish of legal size in Long Lake; only at present it's hard to yet to them.
OttO Bruning is convinced that there's noth
ing like the farm. There is a big baby boy at the farm home.
Saefty means a clear mind, a steady hand and the ability to act quickly and correctly in emer gencies.
"nc thing about embracing opportunity is that ii never leaves any powder on your coat lapel. It's to lie noticed that all the married men are
giving Frank Ware those heart to heart talks. However, we are inclin-^^ ed to believe that they
Bob to stay in the car
have started their cam
and not run the remain
paign too late.
der of the way home. "Cheboygan is a nice place but it's grand to be home" says Bob.
According to "'Bill" Kowalske boat building is an easy task. Bill has
George
his greatest trouble get ting his finished product out of the garage.
I'ilarski tells
another tale of interest
Twice Bill has found the
lor hunters, biologists and maybe Belicve-it-
or-not Ripley.
necessity of tearing down the garage or breaking up the new-
Anyway
most of you readers boat. know George and his ability as a hunter. He's We're glad to see just the Daniel Boone Now don't you fellows who have heen kicking about Clarence Scbram around type of hunter and this winter's cold think you have heen a little un in good health again. grateful when you think of what this little fellow doesn't go in for unnec has to rait up with. essary sidelines in con "Chum" R a y m o n d nection with the sport. doesn't mind taking a George went out after the annual bear again fellow hunting, but he hates to have to make a last fall, and it didn't take him long to track return trip when his passenger forgets his gun. down a big fellow. A couple of well placed shots leaving it in the woods. brought bruin down and the proud hunter walks Ed. Greene says. "Don't lie alarmed boys be towards the prize. Then things happened. Up and cause I'm limping. It's not an accident. I've just away went the bear and the expert George start ed on his trail. First he saw a liver hanging on a taken up basket hall again." brush, next evidence was a stomach on a \&g, THE POWER PLANT next found was the heart still warm on a stump, When the lights go out—that's bad. on farther Ccorge found what was left of the When the plant shuts down because of power working parts and a few rods away was the trouble—that's bad. bear, lie was dead.
Frank Richards and C. A. Storms were pretty handy with the heavy artillery in "Crazy Poli tics."
It pays to be careful; the more careful you are the better it pays. Dave Larson says keeping fire in the garages
:- (). K. with him but keeping track of the neigh-
Bui the fact that the lights rarely go out and the plant seldom shuts down—that's good. Ten years of safety with no lost time acci dents is also good and the dance, banquet and tin year souvenirs only goes to remind us that • -SAFETY PAYS ALL WAYS.
Nick
Carter says that
the new
streamline
trains should now be able to beat the motorist
to the crossing.
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Willie: "Maw, if the baby was to eat tadpoles, would it give him a big bass voice like a frog?" Mother: "Good gracious no. They'd kill him."
Life is what we make it. make it happy.
Work safely and
Willie: "Well they didn't, Maw."
It's easy enough to spill the beansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but mighty hard to pick 'em up again.
Use cautionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it beats blazes.
Inside Dope From The Boys At Cheboygan
Earl Schieffler, Sam Smolinski, Joe Smolinski and Adolph Dullack were Rogers City fishermen who braved the zero weather to go fishing in the Thunder Bay River. After picking the best fishing ground on the river, the boys were set lor the day. It happened that a couple of elderly strangers came along later and had to take what was left. After the days fishing the old fellows bad eight nice pike and the boys from town hadn't a thing. "Dully" claims that never has he
Otto Sparre wants to know what kind of fishermen are on the Str. Robinson. Otto, who has been doing some work in the tanks, claims there are bullheads two feet long just waiting for a hook and line.
Clint Greenleaf says that the long proposed boom on the T. W. R. will be hard on smoke
stacks while swinging it and says
been skunked before.
Pete Pollock doesn't make the dump every day.
they will be
able to fuel their own coal bunkers while on the run.
He has been stuck in the drifts a few times this
winter. He usually takes joe Penglase
along
when the coinc is bad.
Harry Kucharski: "Say Bruce this is not roast beef I'm eating, it's cowhide." Bruce: "What do you expect for nothing,
A traveler informed a Pullman agent that he wanted a berth. "Upper or lower?" asked the agent. "What's the difference?" he was asked. "A difference of fifty cents," replied the agent. "The lower is higher than the upper. The higher price is for the lower. If you want it lower, you will have to go higher. They sell the upper lower than the lower. In other words, the higher the
calves skin?"
lower. Most people don't like the upper, although
Chief LaBotinty says it would be a good idea for the boys to take ice skates to work as they would be handy in going from boat to boat.
it is lower on account of its being higher. When
you occupy an upper you get up to go to bed, and get clown to get up. You can have the lower if you pay higher. The upper is lower than the lower because it is higher. If you are willing to
go higher, it is lower." Otto Fleming was one of the fortunates to get a deer last fall. Otto had a shotgun instead of a
rifle but being a good hunter a shotgun would ordinarily be as good. Well, he didn't have to give chase to find his deer as he came across a wounded one minus a leg and plus a mean tem
per. Mr. Buck charged Otto and the shotgun didn't have the power to stop the charge. Otto lound a good stump and then finished the deer with the help of the fortification.
John Smolinski: "That's twice you've hit me with that sledge today." George King: "I know it.and suppose I hit you again?" John: "That would make three times."
Greenleaf to Mrs. St. Amour: I hear you have a new servant girl. Is she black or white? Mrs. St. Amour: She is green. She just came from Cleveland last Monday. Wm. Kunner, the watch repair expert, is on
the job. His first act
was to repair the
hotel
clock and it is now running fine.
Henry Gruelke: "Say Lillian this coffee isn't
A. Peltz left his car in the barn with the horses
all winter. Al says that's the only reason he has for his car jumping into a snow bank. The car acted like a horse until it left the road, then it was an ordinary car to get out. Alex Karaim asked Russell Pollock if No. 1
shovel's dipper sticks were a frame for a shovel. Russell replied that they were booms for No. 21 shovel.
Ben Lounds can't figure out
Al Dwyer won the honors at the ice rink one
evening for fancy skating. After he was named the winner he said, "That's funny for all I was trying to do was to keep from falling and not thinking of fancy skating in the least."
settled."
Lillian:
"Neither
is your board bill,
Mr.
Gruelke."
Anyone wanting tents and caps made or clothes mended should see the expert tailors LaBounty and Kunner. Kunner has the demonstra ting samples.
"Jimmie's got a great scheme for getting out of school on nice days."
why it is that
when he waits for the bus at the storehouse, it
goes up the hill by the Machine Shop.
"What's that?" "He washes his face at recess and then the teacher thinks he's sick and sends him home."
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Ye old Spitzer game is in full bloom at Che boygan at present. We have five teams, each team made up of four men, fighting for the honors. The Sharks are on top and the Sea Gulls in the basement. Frank Mayes has top honors in the individual standings.
Last week's puzzle concerned the disappear ance of fisherman Buehler's fish. Dizzy caught thirteen and the Chief could only find five to fry. The only clue being that Clint was fishing with Dizzy.
There are several skunks on the list and if
Geo. Pilarski would drop up here, he could ga ther in plenty hides.
Wm. Shelley thought it a little funny that his name could be on the skunk list, he being the best player.
High honors for two tricks goes to Wm. Gager. Bill got over eighty points in the two tricks.
Harry Kucharski says that since there is so much work keeping the records in connection with the Spitzer activities that a stenographer should be employed. Now the boys are undecid ed as to whether the stenographer should be male or female. Anyway send your application to Harry. Les Pines, who is captain of the
Sea Gulls
Spitzer team, has had a lot of kidding lately since his team is in the cellar position. Even though the Sea Gull is a slow flying bird some of these smart guys are going to fall asleep and the Gull will pass. Things we like to see is Ray "Dizzy" Buehler leading his renowned Cheboygan Orchestra. From all indications the Str. Carl D. Bradley should have a good orchestra, at least a good leader.
We have had so many new firemen at the ho tel lately that their coming and going leads one to think there is a school for basement.
ception—it's too far from Alpena.
firemen in the
The song bird of the crew wonders if there
wasn't a member of the boat repair gang at the Father and Son banquet. While he was singing, one brick came his way.
George Sobek, who is Eli Mulka's wrestling manager, is worried about his charge. Eli has been doing a lot of one man training lately. He got a head lock on himself and couldn't get loose. George acting as referee had to count him out since Eli was securely down and couldn't break away. Cash Sobek had a crew of three men working on top of the Robinson's A frame. Cash called and asked half of the crew to come down and
Jim Lamb yelled back that it couldn't be done.
After some lengthy figuring Cash agreed that maybe Jim was correct. Russell Kowalski and Frank Ware say that working in Cheboygan is just fine with one ex
What bothers some of these small Cheboygan lads is why an all electric boat
should need a
smoke stack.
The latest dope on the big Spitzer tournament is herewith given: Sharks 4935 points. High man, Steve Centella, 1296.
Tigers 4869 points.
High man, Al Gosselin,
1371.
Cubs 4866 points. High man, F. Mayes, 1434. Eagles 4425 points. High man, C. Curvin, 1152. Sea Gulls 4377 points. High man, Geo. Sobek, 1155.
THE CHIEF SAYS TO SAM
Well son, your eyes are coming along all right now, are they? You're mighty lucky. But, let me tell you something. As a fireman you would make a good runner for an eye specialist. We have all told you fellows never to go inside a boiler to clean it without wearing goggles. Yes, 3 know you told the Second that the glass got blurred up from sweat and all that stuff but what if it did? Maybe you would be uncomfort able wearing them, but I'll bet you were never
as uncomfortable with the goggles on as you were on that hospital cot with both eyes ban daged. The nurse told me that they must have taken a half teaspoonful of soot and grit from your eyes, and it was a question as to whether the grit had scarred the eye ball so that infec tion
would set in which
would have
meant
"good-night" to you as far as your sight was concerned.
Keep quiet, now, and let me finish my say so. You were one of those fellows that shrugged .your shoulders whenever we talked safety, you said it was a lot of hooey, time and money was ted, you could take care of yourself and a lot of junk like that. What do you think now? Been pretty good for you to have taken a little safe
ty advice instead of a month in the hospital, what? Well I'm glad you admit that you were stubborn and foolish in not taking this safety business to heart. It cost you a lot of suffering to get your thinker working in the right direc tion, but Sam there's one thing you can do to help the other boys. At the next safety meeting ask the Captain to assemble the whole crew and
you relate your experience, it will help and per haps save some other guy from going through what you have. I'm mighty glad you came down to see me and hope you will be O. K. to go out with us when we sail. So long! •—Lake
Carriers' Bulletin.
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Athletic Events—Base Ball And Indoor Add To The Fun
These Wintry Evenings
By George R. Jones
Back in December L929 when Wm. Seller's
boilermakers challenged Julius /.empel's cement mixers to a basket ball game, a recreational pro
gram was founded
among employees of
the
Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co. that car ried through to the winter of 1934. So after six seasons of interdepartment basket ball, the pro gram became almost a tradition and was rather
a difficult program to give up. However, for the winter of 1935 a change in the sport chosen for the winter recreational pro
gram was thought necessary because of increase in local entertainment and the game of basket
ball as a sport with reference to our employees.
lo be supplying sufficient basket ball this win ter for Mr. and Mrs. Fail's appetite. We see many new faces playing indoor, that never appeared on the basket ball court. Every Thursday evening from 7:3(.) to 1():(K) o'clock twenty to thirty men are out to participate in the games. Some evenings only two teams play and other evenings four teams divide the play ing time. The quarry has a team, the Merchants have two teams—their membership consisting of both merchants and plant men
and there is
an office team.
The organization
has not developed into a
league as vet but is going more on the idea of a
Standing left to right—Otto Schmekel, "Lena" Ktihrnuin, Alfred Kiihlmau. Wyim Lon(lc;m. ('. \V. Richards. Bert Striker. R. Bneltgen, Jr.. Earl Dueltgen and Chas. F. Plat/..
Bottom row left to right—Frank Reinke, Leo Knlilniiin. B. A. Westt'Qpe, Wm. Warwick. Arthur VoighL. Ervill Jlasenhiug and mascot Bruno Zenipel.
The personnel of the basket ball teams favored younger local fellows, resulting in each team losing its identity as an inlerdepartment organ ization. It was felt that the indoor game would
provide activity for more men and cover a greater range in age among our employees pro per.
gym class providing exercise and amusement for those who feel the need of it and know of its
value. More men coming out to take part in the games is what we are after. Indoor is competi tive, good exercise and affords real amusement.
Come out Thursday evenings and enjoy an hour or so of clean sport.
Xow that the program js actually under way, we find that it holds little interest to the fans.
This picture was taken the da\ that Bill War wick pitched the memorable nineteen inning
This i^ undoubtedly due feo some extent to the many local activities and forms of entertain ment that was mentioned before. At present our
game against Cheboygan. You will perhaps rec ognize most of these players as many of them
local school teams and independent teams seem
are still residing in Rogers City.
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Otto Schmekel is now in Port Huron in the
garage and auto service business. Herbert "Lena" Fuhrman is employed in an automobile factory in Detroit.
Alfred Kuhlman is doing carpenter work on movie sets in Hollywood, Calif. Wynil Londeau is located somewhere in the
upper peninsula of Michigan. C. W. Richards is manager of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company's Buffalo plant, Buffalo, N. Y. Bert Striker, unaccounted for.
R. Dueltgen, Jr., is an engineer at Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co., Rogers City. Earl Dueltgen is with the Presque Isle County road force, Rogers City. - Chas. F. Platz is Traffic Manager, Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co., Rogers City. Frank Reinke is assistant Power Supt. at Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co., Rogers City. Leo Kuhlman is in the real estate business, De troit, Mich.
E. A. Westrope is the D. & M. agent in Rog ers City.
Wm. Warwick is a crane operator of the Mich igan Limestone & Chemical Co. It is interesting
to know that Bill is now attending an umpire training school. Bill expects to turn big league official.
Art Voight is a crane operator for the Michi gan Limestone & Chemical Co. Erwin Hasenburg is proprietor of the Hasenburg Market, Rogers City. Bruno Zempel is a crane operator for the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co.
Those Who Have Passed Away
eighty-five years old. Funeral services were held in Royal Oak and burial was in Alpena cemetery. John Noble of the Electrical Dept. is a
son.
"Caleite Screenings" extends sympathy to the friends and relatives of the deceased.
Marriages Collon Paully and Myrtle Paully were united in marriage at Onaway, Mich., on Nov. 28, 1934, by Elder E. N. Burt. Mr. Paully is an employee of the Drilling Dept. Ben Santimo and Erna Heller were married
on Dec. 1, 1934, by
Justice F. L. DeGowin of
Cheboygan, Mich. Mr. Santimo is an employee of the Shovel Dept. Ralph Pines and Ruth Smith were married on
Dec. 20, 1934, by Rev. S. J. Francis. Mr. Pines is an employee of the Bradley Transportation Co. Lyle Goulette and Helena Schultz were unit
ed in marriage by Rev. W. Schoenow on Dec. 22, 1934. Mr. Goulette is an employee of the Bradley Transportation Co.
John Smolinski, Jr., and Mary Witulski were united in marriage on Jan. 5, 1935, by Rev. C. T. Skowronski. Mr. Smolinski is an employee of the Bradley Transportation Co. Gerald Tulgetske and Louise Dobbert were united in marriage on Jan. 15, 1935, by Justice
Chas. Dettloff, Jr. Mr. Tulgetske is employed by the Bradley Transportation Co. Frank Talaska and Martha Kline were mar
ried on Jan. 28, 1935, at Posen, Mich., by Rev. L. S. Kwasigroch. Mr. Talaska is employed in the Machine Shop. Donald Monroe and Nola Denton were united
Township, died on Nov. 14, 1934. She was 96
in marriage on Feb. 14, 1935, by Rev. A. B. Claypoole. The ceremony was performed in Wyan dotte, Mich. Mr. Monroe is employed by the
years of age, born in Germany, moved to this
Bradley Transportation Co.
country at an early age and lived her life here.
"Caleite Screenings" wishes the above newlyweds a long wedded life of health and happiness.
Mrs. Frederick Bade, long a pioneer of Rogers
The funeral was held from St. John's Evangelical Church with Rev. L. A. Linn officiating. Inter ment was in the Rogers City cemetery. Fred Bade, the janitor of the Main Office and overseer of Company dwellings, is her son.
Mr. R. P. Henley, father of our auditor, R. B. Henley, passed away suddenly on Jan. 28, 1935. Mr. Henley was a progressive farmer living near Carthage, Indiana. He was 71 years of age at the time of his death.
Funeral services
were
held in the M. E. Church of Carthage, Indiana, t.nd interment was in Greentown, Indiana, ceme tery.
We always find more genuine satisfaction in
giving our friendship than in getting a friend ship. In getting a friendship there is a source of obligation, for a friendship that is bestowed im plies individual indebtedness. It seems to annex
a return performance. But when we honestly prove our friendship for another, we seem to get a stronger grip on friendship. Giving friend ship is bound to make us believe in its higher excellence. Being a friend is bringing into be
ing a satisfaction that can come only from giv
Archie, the four year old son of Steve Kelley, died on Feb. 26, 1935. Mr. Kelley is employed in the Mill Dept.
Robert G. Noble of
Being a Friend
Royal Oak,
Michigan,
passed away on Feb. 16, 1935. Mr. Noble was
ing.
The golfer who has paid up his club dues, set tled for some lessons and bought an entire out
fit, found it hard to believe that the game start ed in Scotland.
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cNserw oArrivals In cRecent ^Months
births More Daughters Arrive Than Sons But They Are Ail Warmly Welcomed In Our Home*
Nov. 1°. 1934. Mr. Selke i* employed Bradley Transportation Co.
by the
Beverly Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Klmcr Bruiting
Richard Alan Jones MUSICIAN? CHEMIST? EDITOR?GOLFER?
til Xov. 17, 1934. Mr. Bruniug is employed in the Drilling Dept.
PREACHER? nSFVENTOR? WHO KNOWS The accompanying photograph is that ol Rich
on \)vc. 6, 1934. Mr. Mulka is employed in the
ard Alan Jones. Born the son of Mr. and Mrs. George K. Jones. November 4, 1934. this fellow has great p<.ssibilities, with a mother of unus ual musical ability and motherly instincts and a father also a musician, a chemist, a golfer, a fisherman, on the editorial staff of ••Screenings"
and an ardent promotor of safety first; grand
parents who have musical, religious, inventive and journalistic minds. Who knows along just what line of endeavor this young ehap will choose to tread. Just now he is quite content to let the world go on unless he wants something
; ud then he has a way of manifestation which leads one to believe that some day he is going to do things.
Daughters were born to the following em ployees since our last issue of "Caleite Screen ings": Diane to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Gordon on Oct.
2, 1934. Mr. Cordon is employed by the Bradley Transportation Co.
Margaret Alice to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Glazer on Oct. 27. 1934. Mr. Cla/.er is employed in the Storehouse.
Alice Claire to Mr. ami Mrs. Chas.
Wall on
Nov. 1. 1934. Mr. Wall is employed in the Mach ine Shop. Donna Mav to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wallace on
\'..v. 8, 1934. Mr. Wallace is employed by the Bradley Transportation Co.
Lulu'Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Kmil Schaedig «-u
Nov. 14, 1934. Mr. Schaedig is a brakeman in the
Patricia Cecilia to Mr. ami Mrs. Paul .Mulka
Mill Dept.
Marion Joan to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mundt on Dec. 22.-1934.
Mr. Mundt is
employed in tin-
Dock Office.
Georgian Eleanor to Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. Leveck on Jan. 26, £935. Mr. Leveck is employed by the Bradley Transportation Co. Susan Marie to Mr. and Mrs.
Eli Mulka on
Ian. 29, 1935. Mr. Mulka is employed in the Mill Dept. Coriuue to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Horn on Jan. 30, 1935. Mr. Horn is a locomotive engineer in the Transportation Dept. Sons were born to the following:
Richard Leon to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wasylk
on Oct. 9. 193-1. Mr. Wasylk is employed in the Yard Machinery Dept. Rodger Freeman to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weuzel on Xov. 13, 1934. Mr. Wcnzel is employed in the Power House.
Alfred Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dembn\ on Xov. 28. 1934. Mr. Demlmy is employed in the Drilling Dept. Darrell Drew to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bollock
on Dec. 17. 1934. Mr. Bollock is employed in the Track Dept. John to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Yarch on Dec.
21, 1934. Mr. Yarch is employed in the Mill Dept. Gerald Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kline on \)v<:. 24. 1934. Mr. Kline is employed in the Drilling Dept.
James William to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tul getske "ii Dee. 24. 1934. Mr. Tulgetske is em
Xov. 17. PAH. Mr. OToole is employed by the
ployed in the Machine Shop. James I-'Mward to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kinville on January 20, 1935.
Bradley Transportation Co. Shirley Jean to Mr. and Mrs. James Selke on
pa rents.
Transportation I)ept. Sharon Lea to Mr. and Mrs. Rex (J'Toole on
"Caleite Screenings" congratulates the above-
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drab ier (Clubs and
Mexico under der Spanish American war wich was under 300.000 men unt der autos are just getting in full swing. All of vitch brings to minde this verse. Hear lies the body of William Day. He died inantaning his right of vay and William was right as he sped along. But he is just as dead as if he'd been wrong. So 1 think id
vould be veil
for all of us to
think ol sally unt get in der habit of driving safley unt careful!.
Maim
Veil id vout be long unt all der Florida visit ors vill be home again. Some of dem are back
mil del" smell fishing can start again. Yell Mitzie (lis is all I vill have to write for
(lis time but vill try unt write more next time but all der boys have behaved demselves so veil
Al irlnmpstc Dear Mitzie:
Veil der vinter is about gone unt der Spitzer bUnch vill soon lay up der cards for der vinter
mid grab der golfer clubs unt der fish poles unt go at it again unt den der scores dot dey make
all vinter you could nod get any thing on dem but vait until dey get der spring fever. By, by for this time, Schnopsie. And Guess Who This Chap Might Be
imt der big vones dot dey catch, dat no vone ever sees vill be poping up again. Veil all der boys are at vork again unt all are happy even if some of dem do growl dey are
happy just der same dot dey are at vork. Veil now dot it looks like things are coming back der pessimists vill soon be looking for something else to vorry about. It looks like old times dot
things are getting back to old times, by der old fasioned vinter dot ve are hating lots unt every thing dot goes to make up imt by der looks of all der new cars inning around. Yell keep it up boys
of snow for one, dot are it takes
stone to make dem unt dot is vot ve vant.
Mitzie der personal news is very scarce dis time. Could hardly get a thing. Joe turned Scotch mit his. He says dot I try tint steal his thun
der ven I write to you so he vill not tip me off to any thing tint I have been confined to der house most all vinter mit vashing dishes unt taking care of der kidies but a fellow has to cat
so I had to get der tiffing some vay. Der hard est part of good work is to keep der chislers from getting der most of der benefits. Ob yes ve had a big dance unt salty bankcpiet dis vinter. nut ve all enjoyed it very much. Der supper and der dancing tint der speach of Dave Larson. All of us especialy enjoyed Mr. Youngs talk on industrial relatives wich was very good.
This young man was three years of age when
ing on der human race again, veil ve don't have to <h) dot ofer here as der autos do very veil in
this picture was taken. You should know him. He was born in Rogers City about thirty-five years ago. He is an employee of the Transporta tion Dept.. and we're glad to say he is a careful one. He is just as chubby now as he is in the
der Q. S. Yen you look over der record of der last fifteen years dey got yotist 325,000 persons
wears the conventional male attire.
Veil now dot der plow em under unt slaughter
dern off program is about completed in der U.
S; unt Europe is trying to get der program ago
unt dot vas more dan lost der lifes in der Revo
lution par, war of 1812, Civil war, war with
photograph but since styles have changed, he The guess
who in last issue was our
friend Charles B. I .ink.
good
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It Is Springtime In Our Neighboring State
A Typical Indiana Sugar Camp Picture Of The Sugar Camp On The Farm Belonging To The Father Of R. B. Henley Where there is just a hint of
Spring in the
air and the barest suggestion that winter is re
had never known it to do before. Fearing that the chief would be angry about his "spoiled"
laxing its grip:
at
meat, she hid in the woods until after his return.
right and thaws a little in Ihe daytime: when
From behind a tree she watched him sample the meat, stick his finger in the .syrup and then smack his lips in great enjoyment.
when the ground freezes
warm weather, like prosperity, seems to be just around the cornerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that's "sugar
weather" in
Indiana.
It's maple syrup-making time. Smoke begins curling from the wood over the countryside and there begins the old. old industry lh.it the early white explorers learned from the Indians. The legend that tells of the origin of maple syrup has to do with the domestic life ol an In dian chief and his >qttaw. One lime while the "head" man was out hunting, his squaw cooked .Mime iiinuM' meat in sugar water for him. just res she always did. However, on that particular day. she forgot
Curious she
ventured out. and at
his insis
tence, she, too, tasted the syrup It was so deli
cious that they both forgot the meat. They boil ed down more sugar water, called others in the tribe, and maple .syrup-making began in earnest
so the tale goes. Indiana ranked fifth among the slates noted
for maple syrup, according to figures of a few 's cars ago. Fundamentally, the process of obtain ing the sap and making the syrup has not chang
the meat until after it had cooked for some time.
ed throughout the centuries. However, modern equipment is now used in ihe interest of sanita
The sugar water became syrup, something she
tion and general efficiency.
The Wealth of Friendship TA/V ÂťW</ would be a dreary place Without the smiles offriends; For oh, you gather from each face The courage friendship lends. If you hare friends to cheer you on, When life seems all awry, If you have friends to lean upon, Then will your sorrows fly.
There is no room for sadness, for 'Tis then your worry ends;
Your heart is filled with gladness, for The Lord has sent you friends. You may be poor in this world's pelf, But gold offriendship's creed, When given by, and to yourself Will make you rich indeed. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ella E. Van Court
Jjeep jgounu itpi^uomana
hi^cretion— then^htilt thou
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$aj%ana thy, foot Khali not £tumbte KING SOLOMON
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ยงF 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
MILL
Adolph Sorgenfrei
MILL
Max Belmore
POWER HOUSE
Geo. C. Wing
SHOVELS
J. Leroy Laffin
SHOVELS
Robert Hamilton
TRACKS
N. W. Pollock
TRANSPORTATION
J. Leroy Laffin
TRANSPORTATION
Robert Hamilton
YARD
Julius Zemple
TUGS
Capt. Walter Peppier Chief Frank Lamp
STR. CARL D. BRADLEY
STR. T. W. ROBINSON
Capt. William McLean Chief John Sparre Capt. Crossley McQuinn Chief Guy LaBounty
STR. B. H. TAYLOR
Capt. F. F. Pearse Chief Thos. Suttle
STR. W. F. WHITE
Capt. M. R. MacLean Chief J. A. Anderson
STR. JOHN G. MUNSON
Capt. Theo. Dahlburg Chief Arthur Urdal
STR. CALCITE
Capt. Clayton Martin Chief Charles Frederick
BUFFALO PLANT DETROIT DOCK
^"MSftB"
C. W. Richards E. B. Metzen
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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
Ma v. 1935
EDITORIALS
Safe Driving and Walking Plain Courtesy
It's Clean Up Time For Many Home Dangers
Recently local authorities becoming alarmed over traffic conditions in Rogers City instituted
a program for the purpose of pointing out and correcting the perils connected with unsafe prac tices in traffic.
Springtime is clean-up time, so why not get rid of the accident hazards as well as the dust and dirt.
What about all the old inflammable junk that has been piled away in the basement or attic during the winter months? It is much better to burn it up away from the house than have it catch fire in the home. Why not clean out the accumulated material that has been piled on the attic stairs, the boxes, suitcases, jars and other
True there have been no serious mishaps re cently, but there seems to be a growing ten dency both on the part of motorists and pedes trians toward greater laxity and less regard for traffic regulations and the rights of others. Safe driving and walking as well requires things that invite bad stumbles and falls? little more than just plain courtesy. It gives to And while we are at it, let's repair the loose the other fellow just that ges stairway railing, the broken ture of politeness which is step, replace the worn electric pleasing for most of us to re cords and anchor down those ceive. It gives the other driver slippery rugs. just the time he needs to make There is plenty of work for SHORTEN the turn or pass safely. It no all of us to do right at home tifies him of your attention as in the interest of safety for LIFE?
Why
well as intention.
In courtesy you show con sideration for the rights and
privileges of others. Very few of us would much enjoy living
IT'S TOO
SHORT
in this world alone. We love
our
families,
appreciate
our
NOW
friends and need our business associates. Yet some of us. when behind the wheel of an
throttle, become absessed with
the idea that all else should consideration for others.
All the blame for existing conditions cannot be laid to the motorist, however. The pedestrian likewise is often careless, in too much haste,
discourteous and at times confused, thereby pre senting a difficult and trying situation for the motorist.
run a close second to highway deaths and injuries. The Mark
remark attributed to Twain, that beds are
more dangerous than railway
trains
because
more
people
die in them, was not altogeth er a joke. Statistics show it's twice as dangerous to stay at home as it is to engage in in dustrial employment.
automobile which responds to the slightest touch of the yield likewise and gives little
our families and ourselves. Remember, home accidents
Can't
we
all
endeavor
to
make our homes in Rogers City and elsewhere more safe and protect our loved ones from these accidents which have sim
ilar characteristics and continue to happen year after year, leaving in their wake suffering and grief which might easily be prevented by our becoming a little more safety conscious?
Last year in
Children for the most part are irresponsible, inexperienced, forgetful and daring. Locally they present one of our chief causes of concern. Many parents apparently turn their children over to divine providence while they are out of doors.
deaths resulted
(Continued on page 782)
from accidents.
our fair United States from
accidents
in the
33,000 home.
This is an average of 90 every twenty-four hours. Now don't you think we owe it to our families and to ourselves to clean up about the house in an endeavor to keep our homes free
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Charles Baker Suffers Bad
Lost Time Accident Mars
Injury To Eye
Fine Record
On Tuesday afternoon, April 16th, the shovel repair crew were changing the dipper teeth of
On August 6, 1931, an employee working on Power House construction was overcome by heat and fell, the accident resulting in thirty clays lost time. From August 6, 1931, until the
shovel No. 9.
The rivets used on this job are
V/>" in diameter and from 9 to 15" long, and they were being driven from the inside. They are
t*S
Charles Baker accident on April 16, 1935, or for
driven in place cold and the end to be riveted
three years, eight months and ten days the Cal K
is then heated with an acetylene torch. When there is a cold wind, it is necessary to hold the heat on rivet while the heat is being riveted. Charles Baker was doing the heating when a hot spark hit the riveter causing him to momen tarily release the pressure exerted on the rivet ing hammer, which resulted in the set and pis ton being shot out of the hammer striking the dipper and bounding back, striking the frame
cite plant was free from lost time accidents. Dur ing that time we had 2,288,895 man hours of ex
of Baker's goggles with such force that it broke
posure.
We have
received sympathetic
from our friends because of the
expressions break in our
record, and we do feel keenly the slip. Not so much for the break in the record, however, but
because of the injury that caused the break. Because the above record is the result of an ear
their frame and shattered the color lens of the
nest endeavor on the part of men and manage ment to eliminate personal injury from our plant
goggles. Baker's left
and not the mere desire to establish a record, we
eyeball was cut by
the
glass and the area around the eye badly bruised by the force of the blow. Charlie returned
to work Monday, May 6th, with possible permanent im pairment of vision. Some impairment or disable ment is quite apt to be the sad result of most every accident. Medical and surgical science has made much progress in the past and will continue with
feel confident
HONESTLY NOW
that this acci
dent will not dampen our ar dor or deter our eagerness to
prevent serve
accidents, rather as a
but
will
reminder
that accidents will happen if our vigilance against them is lowered in any degree. We be lieve this experience will, therefore, tive and
further the
incen
enthusiasm of
our
men to keep accidents out of plant operations.
new inventions and treatments
for the care of human ills, but
quite
YOUR IDEAS ON SAFETY
probably never will be able to guarantee to put a man's body back in as good a physical con
Our safety is largely a mat ter of vision, forethought, and
they cannot
now
and
WHAT* YOUR
dition as it was before an ac
cident as that is quite beyond
the scope of human accomp
judgment, or, in other words, just plain common sense. If we keep within these bounds, we will be quite well taken care
lishments. That is one reason
of. However, there are safety
why we preach
devices to be installed and safe
safety first.
After the accident has happened, it's ajw^sffcoo
late.
'*&-^-v
"The Fine Art of Appreciation" is the person al acquired ability to recognize, to choose, to evaluate, to interpret, to appreciate, and to en joy the finest and best that all the ages have taught us to be possible for human lives . . This art is also the measure of the individual
life, for one's life is just as big and fine and full as his personal power to interpret and ap preciate the finest and the best. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Win, P. Dearing. Look back down the roadway of life over which you have passed, and you will smile at the pebbles in the road which looked like moun tains until you passed them.
r.cthods to be instituted, which help materially to keep the individual safe. These safe practices and devices now in use are not the work of any one individualâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they are the product of many and gleaned from years of ex
perience. Your ideas are quite possibly as good as some one elses. It is possible too you have a safe ty idea which you have been nursing in the back of your mind for some time, which, if put into practice, would be of benefit in our safety efforts. If you have a safety idea that looks good to you, will you tell us? We will see that you get the credit for the idea if practical, and if it is not practical, we shall be grateful for your ef fort in promoting safety. Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.
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Page 769 United S t a t e s
department o f the interior BUREAU OF MINES
WASHINGTON
toy 21, 1935
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co. ,
Rogers City, Michigan. Dear Sirs:
I am pleased to advise you that the 'Sentinels of Safe ty' trophy in connection with the National Safety Competion of 1934, has been awarded to your Rogers City quarry. This award signifies that the Rogers City quarry estab lished the best safety record in the quarry and open-catmine group of the National Safety Competition conducted by the United States Bureau of Mines for the promotion of safety in the mineral industry. The record of your quarry
showed 727,503 man-hours of labor and an accident-severity rate of 0.000 days of disability per thousand man-hours of work performed during the year*
This outstanding achievement of the officers and em ployees of your quarry in the operation of the property with such an excellent safety record is an accomplishment of un usual merit. Please convey my congratulations to all who aided in operating the property in such a way as to win this national recognition. The contest rules provide that in addition to the award of the trophy, each man employed at your qua.rry during 1934 is
entitled to
receive a
certificate of merit
in
recognition of his contribution to safety in the quarry. You will be consulted shortly regarding your wishes as to
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 mines and quarries that were enrolled will be mailed to you in the near future. Yours faithfully,
John W. Finch, Director.
Note: The above letter has just been received from the United States Department .of In terior.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Editor.
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Detroit Dock, Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company
Hzg/> Quality Calcite Limestone The fall of 1933 marked the resumption of our
Detroit operation in market
supplying the
aggregate
with the various sizes of crushed and
washed limestone.
Previous operations in De
2690 E. Atwatcr Street, between the Joseph Campau and Chene Streets. The dock is of suf ficient area to carry several grades and sizes of
limestone as required by the Detroit market,
troit extended over a long peril id on the West
which covers a range of sizes from three inches
Jefferson Avenue duck, and with the quarrying
down to one-sixteenth of an inch, for industrial.
resources at Rogers City represented the source
commercial and municipal uses. Careful preparation of stone at Calcite, through the new modern Screening and Wash ing Plant, makes available in Detroit, a product surpassed by none. Continuous study and re
of supply that furnished many of the larger building projects with concrete aggregate re quirements. The present Detroit operation is located at
search work, both in the field and at the quarry protect customers, and gives them the advant ages of the latest developments and assures the market of the highest grade economical product. On these pages are photographs of two of the numerous commercial buildings in which Michigan Limestone has been and is now being used.
The Reo Sales Corporation, located at 2272 East Jefferson Avenue, are just completing an alteration job designed by Clair W'. Ditchy. Ar chitect, and constructed by the O. W". Burke Co.,
Contractors. When completed this building will lie one of the most modern
service and sales
buildings in Michigan.
The Parke Davis Company completed an ad dition to their laboratory last year. Michigan Limestone was used throughout for the build ing and also for the driveway. The Albert Kahn Co.. Architects, as well as Martin & Krausmann Co.. Contractors, and the owners are well satis
Modern Service and Sales Building of the Reo Sales Corporation
fied with the Michigan Limestone materials sup plied for this building. A photograph of this ad-
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Parke Davis Company Laboratory Addition in Detroit
for the Aggregate Market dition is shown above.
The view of the Detroit Dock property, top of left hand page, was taken recently. It is from this centrally located property that the lime stone needs of Detroit are supplied. The central location of the dock property represents a con venience to the greatest number of customers, an advantage of no small value. Deliveries can be made more promptly which adds to the econ omy of using Michigan Limestone. Jobs can be
Our Detroit Dock Furnishes
Every Injury Requires First Aid Attention Every injur}- requires and should have Firstaid. At the plant minor injuries are taken care of at First-aid Stations where materials are on
hand for this purpose.
In every home
there
should likewise be certain first aid materials and
medicines, carefully selected, carefully labeled and kept in a cabinet made for the purpose. This cabinet should be placed well out of reach of children. Medicines prescribed by a doctor should be kept there and not left standing around the
Stone, Crushed, Washed and
house. When the special need for which they
Sized, For Many Building
the medicine cabinet of every home:
Projects serviced with a minimum of delay, with aggre gate mate-rial and also with ready mixed con crete.
Mr. E. B. Metzen is manager of the Detroit
were prescribed is passed, such medicines should be thrown away. The following ought to be in First-aid Dressing—Including sterilized gauze
for wound dressings, gauze bandages to hold dressings in place, and a roll of adhesive plas ter. A number of individual first-aid dressings
will be found very useful. These can be purchas ed i" any drug store.
Alcohol (for rubbing)—Six ounces. L'se exter nally to relieve the pains of sprains, strains, bruises and to refresh the skin during an illness.
Dock and also operates the E. B. Metzen Tran sit Mixed Concrete business. Mr. John Lowers is the foreman in charge of the yard and Mr. E.
Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia—Two ounces. One-half teaspoonful in some water for faint-
A. Biedcrmau is active in the Sales Department.
ness.
By R. % Henley
Boric Acid—Four ounces.
Dissolve one tea-
spoouful in a glass of hot water and use as an eve wash. (Continued on page 7S2)
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Steamer "T.W. Robinson" Showing New Boom, Total Length 202 Ft. Note: Boom Hoist Sheave Block Arrangement
Winter Work at Cheboygan We have again completed a successful period of winter work at Cheboygan, and again with out any lost time accidents. However, we did have considerable lost time due to sickness, but
We Complete a Successful
it is thought that this was not more than that
Winter Season Without
experienced at the Plant or in other industries during the prevalence of the flu this past winter. Considering the exposure to which our men were subjected, it is very creditable to those in charge
A Lost Time Accident
that most cases wre caught early enough to pre vent serious illness.
The winter repair work was, broadly speak
the bottom.
On the "Calcite". the tank to]) was rerivetted between the center keelson and first longitud
there were numerous smaller jobs requiring sev-
inal in way of number five and six tanks. This was anything but a pleasant job, as the double bottoms are only three feet deep on this boat
eral men in miscellaneous crews.
and these after tanks are crowded with ballast
ing, divided among three crewsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hull repairs,
Conveyor repairs, and Boiler repairs, although The Hull crew's largest job was on the "White", where all the stiffeners on the slopes in number three cargo hold were replaced by new and heavier stiffeners. The lower part ol the cargo bulkheads were badly corroded, and the bad portions were replaced with new plates for an average distance of about six feet from
piping, making it quite congested for the pass ing and bucking up of rivets. On the "Robinson", the Hull crew had a num-
^y R. C. Stanbrook
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ber of miscellaneous jobs, including some extra stiffening and rerivetting in the side tanks and
hauling coal and coke, and it became increasing ly evident as the season progressed that the boats with the longest booms were the ones in
replacing a quantity of leaking rivets in the af ter peak.
greatest demand.
The Boiler repair crew was a new venture this year, and it was with some misgivings that we
age suitable for coal docks is in
tackled
the
rctubing of the
boilers on
the
The reason for this is that while water front
demand and.
ed with the. showing made that they decided to
therefore, costly, the real estate back from the water is comparatively cheap. The result being that coal dock operators demand long boomed boats to put the coal back on their property and save them a rehaudliug. The program decided upon was to build a new
go ahead and retube two of the boilers 011 the
202 ft.
"Calcite". although it was getting quite close to fitout time. The boiler crew came through in fine shape and completed the job before sched ule, and we are pleased to report that the workpassed inspection and we received the compli ments of the inspectors for doing a first class job. The "White's" boilers have not yet been in spected at the time of writing, but we have no reason to believe that they will not be as thor oughly satisfactory as those of the "Calcite". The Conveyor crew was a small crew, and
existing 155 ft. "Robinson" boom to the "Cal cite" to replace the 122 ft. boom, and install an
"White". We had a crew of nine men and they completely
retubed the three
boilers of
the
"White" and did what appeared to be a very satisfactory job. The management was so pleas
their principal job was to take down, inspect, and reassemble the wheels on the side
conveyors
and center elevator on the "Calcite". Some addi
tional work was scheduled on the "White", but
boom for the "Robinson", transfer tin'
additional 30 ft. section in the "Munson's" boom
to lengthen it from 150 ft. to 180 ft. The "Robinson's" 202 ft.
boom
will build a
coal pile about twice the capacity of a 155 ft. boom per linear fool of doek frontage, and the "Calcite's" 155 ft. boom will more than double
the pile she could previously build with her 122 ft. boom.
The new 202 ft. boom on the "Robinson" re
ceived considerable study from the management
who supplied preliminary designs to the Ameri can Bridge Company, who designed and fabri
cated the boom in their Chicago plant.
it was decided not to proceed with this. In addition to the winter repair work, consid
In the construction of this new boom, consid erable use has been made of "Man-Ten", the
erable new construction work has been accom plished on the booms.
new high tensile steel developed by the V. S. Steel Corporation. This results in a considerable saving in weight to such an extent that the new
For the past two seasons the Bradley Trans portation Company has been chartering some of the fleet to other operators. During 1933 the "B. H. Taylor" and the "Calcite" were chartered out,
boom weighs less per linear foot than the old boom, whereas if similar material had been used in both booms, the weight would, of course, be
and during 1934 the "John G. Munson" and the "Calcite" were chartered for the full season and
boom.
the "T. W. Robinson" for a short period. These steamers were principally engaged in
Apart from this, the new and old booms are quite similar except in the manner of reeving the
considerably more per linear foot in the longer
On the Left
The Cheboygan Triumvirate Guy LaBounty Lucas S. Lee
Hilary O'Toole
At the Right
Some of the Boiler Repair Crew on the Str. Calcite
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Thc conveyors, wbieh were originally driven by two Westinghonse single-acting reciprocat ing engines through rope drives, have now been
hoi-sting cable and supporting the sheave assem bly. This is clearlv shown in our picture of the
"Robinson". In order to adequately support the
completely motorized. A new motor driven boom
boom from the present "A" frame, it was neces sary to reinforce the legs and change the king pin and rooster assembly at the top of the frame. The original hoist and swing engines are re
hoist has been substituted for the old worm, bev
el gear, and clutch outfit, and the steam driven boom swing winch has been replaced by two mo tor driven winches. The above motors are sup
tained with a few minor changes. The work done by our own plant men con sisted of dismantling the old boom and moving the boom over to the "Calcite". reinforcing the "A" frame, erecting the new boom which was received knocked down, and reinstalling the old
plied with current from the ship's present D. C. generators. The arrangement is somewhat sim ilar to that now in use on the "Bradley" and "Robinson".
Each of the four conveyors, that is. boom, cen ter elevator, and two side conveyors is individ ually motor driven with 2300 volt motors driv ing through open gear reductions. These motors
"A" frame and boom fittings together with such additional fittings as were necessary. This construction work on these booms was
done at Cheboygan in conjunction with the win
are supplied by the 750 K. W. Turbo Generator,
ter repair work and as many as eighty-six men at one time were used on this program. The housing, feeding, and transportation of this num-
now installed in the Engine room. The turbine exhausts to the old jet condenser which used to
which used to be in the old Power House but is
The Old "T. W. Robinson" Boom In Process of Being Moved Over For Installation on The "Calcite"
ber of men constituted quite a problem, but our
serve the Westinghonse^ engines. This condenser
the satisfactory results from a safety and health
all of the machinery used to electrify the con
point of view show.
veyor drives and boom handling equipment was taken from M. L, <.\: C. Company obsolete equip
previous experience stood us in good stead, as is now in the lower Engine room. Practically The alterations to the "Calcite" were some what different to those of the "Robinson" in that
the "Calcite" is using the old "Robinson" boom, necessitating the construction of a new "A" frame in order to support the boom. This "A" frame was also fabricated by the American Bridge Company and is similar to ouv
other "A" frames, except the design of the head .'
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end and the method of attaching the bottom ol the legs to the hull. The drive end of the boom is new and is en
tirely different in the arrangement of the drive
and pivot bearings from our other boats. The hoisting
sheave assemblies
were
from the "Robinson" with the boom.
transferred
ment which had been dismantled and stored in
various places since the Screen House was mod ernized m 1929-30. Work on the Steamer "Munson" has not yet been started, but the material has been ordered
and will shortly be installed. This will be a coin-
paratively simple job. consisting of putting three
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It is felt that when this program is complet ed that the "Munson" with a 185 ft. boom and
motor driven handling equipment will be super ior to an}' boat in the competitive trade and that
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the "Robinson" with a 202 ft. boom, complete electrification of unloading equipment, and Tur bo Electric drive for main propulsion is way ahead of anything in the coal trade. The "Cal cite". being a small boat, has a different field of competition, being able to haul to ports
Quack Cure Broadcasts Threaten
where the larger boats cannot navigate.
lic health, we hear over our radios the dramatic
feel
that
now that the "Calcite" has a
boom with motor driven handling
We
155 ft.
equipment
and motor driven conveying equipment, she do minates the small self-unloader boat class.
The predominant thought of the management in starting this boat work at Cheboygan last year was to supply work for Plant men who would otherwise be unemployed or else sharing what stripping was available, with a resulting general scaling downwards in the number of hours worked. We are to be congratulated in that this construction work was so engineered as to give the maximum amount of labor to our men. The
winter work
and construction
work
up to May 1st has provided 28.771 man-hours of labor, or to put it another way. an average of 55 men have been continuously employed dur ing the thirteen week period under considera tion for forty hours per week. We are again happy to say. "Without a lost time accident." in spite of the difficult conditions with which we hail to contend.
It's not what you'd do with a million, if rich
Our Health While thousands of scientific and social work
ers in this country are striving to improve pub voice of some silver tougued advertiser urging our citizens often in the name of some esteem
ed public figure, to resort to the use of some un known concoction for every ailment imaginable. A few smoothly spoken words banishes from the minds of the radio listeners what the physic ian, the nurse and the teacher have tried to in stil in their minds.
While many of the remedies offered are harm less preparations, they are advertised under mag ic trade names at prices much higher than their
normal value, and other preparations might well be termed as harmful.
The tricks of the quack medicine trade are many and varied, and the guarantee always carefully worded so that it means nothing. The Federal authorities have placed some re strictions on the character of radio advertise ments of medicines and treatments and have banned so-called cures for such diseases as can cer and tuberculosis. Yet there is still much to
be done about the products that are advertised for that tired feeling.
es should e'er be your lot. but what you are doin^- at present with the six bits you've got.
Characterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Your Capital Among the rarest riches a man may possess is his character. It gives worth and wealth to all
The darkest hour in any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without
it touches. The wealth of a nation lies not in its
earning it.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Horace Greeley. Better ask twice than <ro the wrong wav once.
mountains of precious gold, but in the charac ter of its people. Character will purchase suc cess and happiness of high degree. Character is loyalty to one's best.
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Loading of the first cargo of limestone to be shipped from Rog ers City.
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It will be noticed that
this cargo was loaded with potato forks.
Development and Methods of Shipping Little is recorded of the early explorations with reference to limestone around Rogers City. In 1891 a small schooner built by Captain Simnis.
keeper of the range lights at Presque Isle, was engaged in lumber traffic making calls at Mich igan ports along the shores of Lake Huron. The schooner was under the command of Captain I'ardy. father of Capt. Robt. I'ardy, a former employee of this company. At that time there was considerable limestone
being transported from Kelley Island to Marine
Calcite Limestone I'aul Hoeft. had been making some extensive
repairs to his dock at Rogers City and were get ting the stone for ballasting their cribs from along the road between Rogers City and Craw ford's quarry (now Calcite). Dr. Arscott obtain ed about 200 lbs. of this limestone to send to Ma
rine City. The limestone was put in strong boxes
City and St. Clair, and sailing vessels at times because of wind conditions found navigation on the rivers rather slow, and from those ports the
scott told the stage coach driver the stone was
vessels could obtain no downbound cargoes.
to be shipped by rail via the Detroit & Mackinac
On one of his trips south. Captain i'ardy had
and hauled by team to
Hageusville and
then
shipped on the stage coach to Alpena. Dr. Ar Railroad to Marine City, Alpena being the near
a cargo for Marine City and seeing other vessels
est railroad station to Rogers City at that time.
docked unloading limestone and
Several months later the Doctor received a let
knowing ol
stone similar in characteristics to lie found
in
abundance around Rogers City, made some in
vestigation as to the quality and necessary re quirements of stone and established contact with the users of stone in Marine City. Later in the
winter of IS92 Dr. W. W. Arscot't. a nephew of Captain I'ardy and then a teacher in the schools at Ilagensville, had a request from the Marine
ter requesting information as to when he would ship the stone and on checking found the stone in the depot at Alpena. The station agent there refused to send it on to its destination thinking
it was nothing
but someone sending
boxes of stone as a practical joke.
several
When the
stone finally reached its destination, it was test ed and we understand was found highly satis
factory for the Marine City use. It was the plan then to establish a quarry near the proximity of the present Calcite plant,
It is a Far Cry from the Hand Loading of the First Calcite quarrying the stone from the bluff and running ByJ. A. Valentin Limestone to Modern Loading Methods. it down to the dock in small cars, the cars to
Cit\ users to send .some samples of limestone to Marine City for lest purposes. That same "winter Herman Hoeft, father of
be attached to a cableway which would pull the empty car up the grade on the other end of the cable. This project, however, did not develop.
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Steamer CARL D. BRADLEY leaving port of Calcite with recent shipment of limestone In 1909 a sample weighing about 500 tons consisting of two small boat loads was quar ried about one-half mile southeast of the pres ent Rogers City village limits. This stone was quarried by hand and hauled with teams in wag ons to Larke's dock, which was located at the
foot of Michigan Avenue. It was then loaded by hand into a small wooden steam vessel. When partially loaded, they found the boat could not be gotten over the reef just outside the dock so the stone which was left was again loaded on wagons and hauled to the Crawford's quarry dock where they finished loading it into
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the hold of the "Sakie Shepherd", a small steam er which delivered the cargo to Solvav Process
Company at Detroit. The next shipment of limestone to lie made
in any large quantity was shipped at the begin ning of the present Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company's operations from the port of Calcite when 2154 tons was loaded in the Steam
er "Manola" and shipped to the Illinois Steel Company at South Chicago, the shipment being made in June 1912. In the same month shortly after the "Manola" the steamer "Calcite". the (Continued on page 786)
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TheBusiness Trend—Neither Loss Nor Gain By H. S. Lewis General business activity has neither made im portant gains nor suffered serious setbacks dur
ing the first quarter of this year. The most im portant influence on the steel industry is the continued vigorous production of automobiles The main deterring influence has been the con tinued doubt about the conditions under which
business is to be operated. It has been long and truly observed that busi ness can adapt itself to almost any set of con ditions and can go forward more or less success fully, once the rules are made definite and con verse changes. We reproduce a
reached in 1929. In France alone, it increased to
chart from "Steel Facts" showing the weekly operating rate of the steel industry for 1933, 1934 and 1935. In 1933 we
find the high point of operating percent reach ed in mid-July, brought about mainly by the comparatively heavy demands by the railroads; the percent dropping off when this temporary demand was over. In 1934 we find a high point extending through May and June sustained mainly by a high rate of automobile output. For 1935 we have no reason to expect any rad ical rise in operating percentage. At the present time the railroads show no inclination to buy heavily, and the continued high rate of produc tion of automobiles is th main contributing fac tor in holding the operating rate at its present level.
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some controlling influence enters to increase operations. Cement production is still at a low stage and since our limestone shipments depend largely upon steel and cement, it follows that our operations will approximate the action of the steel industry as a whole. The Cleveland Trust Company's Business Bul
letin gives some interesting data on the world depression. In the ten larger countries of the world, production was increasing from 1925 to 1929. In all countries except France and Ger many the greatest volumes of production were
stant. It does not, however, readily adapt its methods and procedures in an atmosphere of di
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Employees Gardens Again Important Activity By R. B. Henley I he habit continues and results improve! Such a statement may be truly made of the vege table garden activity that has passed its eighth year and now is about to begin its ninth. Each year for the past eight, Calcite Screen ings has always devoted space in the spring is sues to this subject, followed by at least one article in a later issue, and in most years sev eral accounts of gardening have been featured. It is interesting to review the eight years and
to note the progress made. From early individ ual effort hi a plan of cooperation has resulted in better gardening, and production of greater
up some new ground for the gardens this year, and this will be prepared as in previous vears and slaked off in plots of the usual size and as signed to employees. In the beginning of the article we mentioned
the gardening habit. With the price of food ris ing the garden is of more importance in 1935 than it has been for the past year or two. It will materially reduce the cost of food iu the family budget. All of us know the value, and all of us know the satisfaction, of having fresh vegetables of high quality and flavor such as we can take from our gardens for summer use.
It is also well known that the quantity of vege
value.
A year ago Calcite Screenings carried ;i com
parison of gardening with the periods of "tips and downs" in employment and business. 11 is as true today as it always has been that these
cycles are similar to the experience of gardens.
tables for canning and storing that can be rais
ed on the spaces under cultivation provides equal satisfaction and savings for the grower. It is hardly necessary to call attention to the cultivation required to keep the plots free from
This comparison might be carried further this year. The signs ol an early spring might
weeds. Regular cultivation \* also necessary to retain mois
well be compared to a closer
should the ground be worked
approach to the well
when it is wet. Insect and disease control is
ture.
known
corner that business has been
striving to reach since the low period of 1932.
essential to the production of good crops, and it is expected that frequent visits of the County Agricultural Agent can be. arranged so that his
Carrying on the comparison, it appears that with the early spring a longer growing sea son for the gardens may be expected. Likewise, there are signs, many of them rather vague and difficult I" inter pret, but nevertheless optimis tic, that there is indicated
valuable advice
Plans are not yet completed lor any further activity such as the Canning School, iu co operation with the Michigan State College as we have had in the past, but if there is a de
than we have experienced in any of the past three years. custom
mand for this feature, it can, no doubt, be arranged. The Calcite Screenings ex tend congratulations to the
has been
followed this year in organiz
ing the garden program. Cir cular
letters have
been sent
to all employees to ascertain their recpiirements as to space, plants and seed necessary. The prompt response to these cir culars indicates the
usual, if
will be avail
able.
more stone tonnage for 1935
The usual
Under no circumstances
winners of the awards for the
best gardens in 1934. The prac
tice ol awarding be continued
Oh yes, friend Clan- Maeklem is a gardener and grows most everything,
in
prizes will 1935 and we
hope that there will be enough gardens classed as the "best"
not an increasing, interest in Here he has a potato that aspired to that the judging at the end ol this activity. be an airplane and got as tar as looks the season will be a real The
location of
the
new at least. Clare says that it is tun to
task.
Now for showers, sun-
I'resque Isle County
Airport garden and during these rising rood shine and real growing wea-
has
opening prices that a garden pays.
made necessary
ther in abundance.
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The response to the Safety Essay Contest sponsored by "Calcite Screenings" in the schools of Rogers City far exceeded expectations. The Safety Poster Contests were always well re ceived, but it was thought that the poster con test was limited to those students gifted in art, while an essay contest would be along a line better adapted to most stu
Alter reading these contributions, one must
admit that here are a group of students who really know a good bit about safety and the
necessity and good of "Safety First". We hope they will put their knowledge in good practice. In judging the awards, heavy stickers were pasted over the names of the originator and a number substituted. The name and number corre
dents. But we did not antici
pate that over three hun dred students would partici pate in the contest. There were
about three
hundred
and
twenty-five
entrants
Safety Essay
sponding to those on the essay were kept on a list which was filed.
The essays were then giv en out for appraisal, the
judges recording the num bers of the essays which to
from the Public School and
twenty-five
from the
Ca
Contest
tholic School.
The requirements were simple, the ordinary essay
their minds were outstand
ing. Number 248-A
usually written in English
classes with the following rules sufficed. First, the subject should be an original idea Oil some phase of safety. Second, the essay was to have
been completed before March 22\\(\. Third, the length of the essay was governed by class division; 7th to 8th grades one hundred to two hundred words; 9th to 12th grades, four hundred to five hundred words. Fourth, the grading of the essays was on the basis of idea or creation,
composition and neatness: age and grade of stu dent having no influence on decisions and cash prizes were to be awarded the winning essays. The grades were divided into groups, 7th and 8th gradesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;9th and 10th gradesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;11th and 12th
grades. Two choices were to be made from each group and the two receiving the largest number of votes to participate in grand
deserving first place, although No. 3 ran a close second. Each award carried $10.00 in prize mon ey.
Number 248-A was originated by Jean Hen ley, a student in the 12th grade of the Rogers City Public School. No. 3 was originated by Iverne Pines, a 7th grade student in the Rogers City Public School. These two winners were or
iginal and unique. There are many others de serving consideration. Prizes will be given each group in the Public School as well as the St. Ignatius Catholic School, the winners to be an nounced and essays run in future issues of "Screenings". "Calcite Screenings" is pleased with the fine response given this contest and are most grate ful to the
contributions cover
school officials
and
teachers whose willing co-oper ation added so materially to the
prize money. The
was con
sidered by the majority as
most
every conceivable phase of safe ty. There are essays on safety in
success of the contest.
the homes which describe in de tail the hazards about the home and how to eliminate them.
low :
The two winning A
DAY WITH
essays fol
MISS SAFETY
Miss Safety, a representative
There are essays on automobile and pedestrian traffic setting
of freedom from harm and risk,
forth
reme
day. Perhaps after her visit, you
dies for the prevention of acci
will see the absolute necessity lor making her a permanent member ol your family. Here she comes now to greet you as you jump from bed!
various causes and
is to be your guest for an entire
dents of this source. Some dealt
with safety in industrial plants, others elected safely on the boats and iu the air. still others dealt with the subject and its re
As you patter across the room in bare feel, a pin imbeded iu the carpet jabs your foot, and makes a very tender spot. Had Miss
lation to school and while at play,
and some thought of safety prac tices to be used while hunting,
Safety been around that pin would have been picked up im
camping and other outdoor rec reational
activities. Some had a
very interesting way of treating
the subject in first person, and
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there were still others who had Jean Clifton Henley rather unique ways of presenting'
the subject.
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A Day With Miss Safety
mediately, or better, would not have been so carelessly used. Now you enter the bathroom and prepare for a morning gar gle. The medicine cabinet con-
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tains a dozen unlabeled bottles, so you choose one that LOOKS like an antiseptic. Luckily, gar gles arc not to be swallowed for your "gargle"
for your safe-being. You become overheated but cool off occasionally by sitting at an open win dow to let "the cool breeze blow in on you."
proved to be dad's hair tonic! How Miss Safety
How yoU will sneeze and sniffle tonight, realizes
scolds for the unlabeled medicine bottles.
your good friend ! When school is dismissed, poor Miss Safety is distracted because she fears she will never get out of the building in one piece. Everyone seems to be uncertain as to where they want to go. but all an- iu a mad rush tu go wherever it may
Then for the morning dipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you jump into the tub and nearly wrench your back, because you forgot that a wet tub is slippery.
Dressing completed,
you and Miss Safety
start downstairs. Your friend walks while you bound three steps at a time and turn your ankle. Although it is not serious this lime, perhaps
slowly,
be. Then to make
'A Day With Miss Safety and
on another occasion a frac
ture might occur. Your breakfast is
through
so
quickly
"Safety Fever"
rushed
that
even Miss Safety gasps for
breath just to watch you. Finally, a piece of toast goes down the wrong throat and you are lelt strangling for breath.
Miss Safety heaves a sigh of relief as you and she start off to school, for there, she thinks, you
surely must lie safe. However, before the school is reached, you have been flat on your back twice liecause of icy pavements; and once yon so heedlessly crossed the street that a fast on
coming car nearly deprived you of a right leg! Upon reaching school, you find that you have
matters
worse, there are the practi cal jokers who innocently put out their foot to trip youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a trick which is most dangerous. Miss Safety still insists there should be traf fic laws made and enforced for the school corridors !
At home after dinner you settle iu a chair to read, but the light you choose is so poor that you must strain your eyes dreadfully in order to see
the pages, Before going to bed you go for a little drive around the town with little brother hanging on the running board, and according to the speed, your passengers think it is a sky-ride! Home at last and in to bed, and Miss Safety has made tip her mind to move into your home
before she reads your obituary in the local pa
only two minutes to gel to your assembly, so
per. Make her a permanent
you dash down the hall at full speed and as you round a corner, you collide with a fellow-stu dent, and you both nearly fall to the floor. "Ugh," gasps Miss Safety, "you need traffic
family to protect you from these simple, every SAFETY FEVER
your
a nervous wreck ! Vou
ill. but a disease that will be sure
ing the morning and before the rings
friend is
day hazards. There is only one kind of contagious disease everybody should want to be a victim of. and that is "Safety Fe ver". It should be spread. It is not a disease that makes you feel
laws for your school." You go to Chemistry class dur bell
member of your
for
dismissal
to save your life. Get this disease
carelessly combine acids that cause your test tube to pop into splinters of glass; you spill strong acid on your hands and your skirt (in which it eats a hole) ; you are careless with the
quickly and then try to expose everyone else to it. The way we quarantine this disease is by putting up signs, placards and posters on high ways, in factories, schools or any
Bunson burner and it flares into
other place we can find. This kind of quarantine helps expose people to "Safety Fever". Every
your face and singes your eye
brows. By the ninth chance out of ten, you escape injury in
one should try to get safety fev er so badly that it doesn't matter where you are. you call give this disease to everybody and when I say give it to them, I mean it ! Try to give it to them so thor oughly that they will remember
Chemistry class.
Noon hour proves to be anoth er "hair-raising" hour for Miss Safety, because it is another ser ies of indigestion, careless walk ing on the ice and heedless cross ing of streets. In the afternoon you and your friend go to the gvmnasium for
it the rest of their lives. This disease
class. She settles'calmly on the heme Pities bleachers, but is soon up in arms because of vour utter disregard
Originator of Safety Fever
does not
make
you weak and unable to work'. It makes you work better. The em ployer wants men with this fev-
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er because he wants his factory, plant or store a safe place to work in. If he employs men and women who have caught "Safety Fever" there will be few accidents.
This is not only for grown tips who work in factories and other places, but for children in school, on the street and on the playground. Your teacher, mother and father will all like
your work, if you have "Safety Fever".
Safety Fever is really a fever when it gets stirred up in your blood. You like to tell every body who is in danger. You should talk to ev erybody all you can about "Safety". That's what we want. I am sure if everybody will do his
share of spreading "Safety Fever" germs, there will be no lives lost this summer in Rogers City.
correction, and we will come much closer to the true meaning of Solomon's words of wisdom.
Police authorities working alone are handicap ped by an uncooperating public and until drivers and pedestrians alike combine in an earnest en
deavor to do even more than just their share in making our streets safe, we can expect but little improvement in local conditions, and it will be probable that one of these days our community will be thrown into sorrow by an accident on our streets that should never have happened.
It really seems so little to ask of the people of our community that they accept the responsibili ty rightfully theirs and do everything humanly possible to protct the lives of our children and
ourselves. It's the humane and civilized thing to do and requires only a little courtesy to be ef
fective. Every Injury Requires First Aid Attention Continuedfrom Page 77i Those Who Have Passed Away
Phenol Ointment (carbolated vaseline)
tube. For external use, in
One
treatment of small
burns.
Castor Oil—Eight ounces. Dose—One to two tablespoonfuls. Oil of Cloves—For toothache.
Alonzo Lyman, age 74, foster father of How ard E. Johnson passed away at his home in Mi
kado, Michigan, on January 29, 1935. Mr. Lyman was a former employee of the Michigan Lime
stone & Chemical Co., in the Mill Dept.
Tincture of Ipecac—Dose, one teaspoonful, followed by a drink of warm water, to cause
Alvin Clendenin, father of Mrs. Cyrus Bessie, died on Feb. 22, 1935. Rev. S. J. Francis .officiat
vomiting.
ed at the funeral services. Interment was in the
For Traveling—Small first-aid packets, which can be purchased from many druggists or hos
Rogers City cemetery.
pital supply companies, will be found useful and
occupy but little space in a traveling bag. These packets should be part of an automobile equip ment. On camping trips, the equipment should be more elaborate and contain the necessary reme dies for burns, ivy poisoning and snake bites. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Win. Kelley died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Soper. He was 68 years of age. Fu neral services were conducted by Rev. S. J. Francis and burial was made in Long Rapids cemetery.
Frank Kapala of Metz, Michigan, passed away at the age of 54 years. Rev. Kwasigroch conduct
have gotten out a very instructive and useful
ed the funeral services from St. Casimir's church
booklet entitled "FIRST AID". We have a copy
and burial was in Posen cemetery. Mrs. Alex Kandow, Leo and John Kapala are survivors.
for you. Be sure and call for it either at the Time Office or the Main Office.
Safe Driving and Walking Plain Courtesy Continued from Page 767 At least they accept the responsibility of their safety rather lightly when they allow them to play on the village streets. Perhaps this is be cause public sympathy is always with the vic
tim, but sympathy will not bring back the life of a child crushed beneath the wheels of a ve hicle no matter who was at fault.
The responsibility of a child's welfare rests
primarily with his parents. Early training will have considerable influence on his behavior and
attitude through the balance of life. The old pro
verb, "Spare the rod and spoil the child", has a
world of truth and implies more than physical punishment, as sometimes interpreted. Extend its meaning to include other forms of discipline and
Mary Ellen, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Schefke was laid to rest by Rev. C. T. Skowronski of St. Ignatius Church. Interment
was in Rogers City cemetery. Friends were grieved at the sudden death of Patsy Savina on March 6, 1935, at his home in
Rome, N. Y. Patsy was an employee of Michi gan Limestone &
Chemical Co. until
recent
years. His brother Alfred is an employee in the Machine Shop. Mrs. Peter Giovagnoria is a sis ter.
"Calcite Screenings" expresses its sincere sympathy to the relatives of the above deceased.
The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest
is rust, and that real life is in love, 'laughter and work.—Elbert Hubbard.
The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.—Emerson.
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)>
Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk
Just "Among Ourselves" Ed Kelly
had a
traffic ticket
petition and prizes given those who excel. Per haps we have not seen the highest class trophy for spitzcr accomplishments, but we have seen
handed him
when new license plates were due this spring. Ed appeared at the Court House at the appoint ed time and couldn't find the judge, so he bought his license, trusting that the judge would forget the charge. Evidently the judge was able to for
a thoughtful start on a new order. This speci men made its initial appearance at the Ottawa Hotel. Cheboygan.
get because Ed hasn't heard from him yet. In other words some of Ed's friends were having their little joke.
Ed Radka is usually one of our successful fishermen. This year was not so good for him. Mis accomplishments were six fish, one broken
Hector Hawkins thought he had a real fish
axle, and a tow home, with friend Bert Smith doing the towing.
story for the boys during the smelt run. Lie told of seeing the smelt climb the falls from Xo. Is cut to the next level. Somebody on the bus then
Dave Larson tells us that having your teeth
pulled is painfel, to eat soup is disgusting, to
told "Heck" that those same smelt had wander ed from the stream and were
look
eating grass by Xo. 9 shovel. "Heck" had no comeback this yarn.
for
The spitzer season in Rog ers City was most active dur ing the past winter. As usual, timekeeper Meharg told the boys just what to expect when
DECORATION Fitting indeei
that we ,ho..ld dccor.tc tneii guvti — lh.1 -«
hit dn
you look like grandma did just
"before she went to the great
vigilance.
Watchman
garnered
one mess of
Rruder
smelt
during the 1935 season. "Doc" still retains his status as a master fisherman.
All we have to say is that
ski and others.
Y-S truck. is still
with
us. although his name hasn't
appeared in this
is humili
Perl Smith and Julius Zemplc secure expert advice on how to start and operate the new
considers such competition as Reinke. Hopp, Schultz. Plow-
Pruder
mirror
By patient waiting and daily
On (Mi mem* blr J«v we honor ike heroes ol Amtrlc n W«|
least makes good his many re marks about Harry's ability as a player. His record is much more impressive when one
"Doc"
the
beyond, that's just too much.
DAY
the finals rolled around. He at
in
ating, to talk is impossible, but when the kids tell you that
column for
some time. Another winter ol
hat ol the countless thousands who die in
peace times because o( accidents? Let us re member them, too, and let their memory inspire
us (o do ever.-.!:"••! againsl the
humanly possible to guard
cecssary tr
Readers will probably re member that John Heller lost his fishing tackle last year at the Cheboygan dam. Witness
watching the lower yard and trying to keep the time office warm hasn't ag'ed
ing in a pond near the river where there were
"Doc" one bit.
no fish, but the exact location of the lost tackle.
Chief Engineer Sparrc of the Steamer "Brad ley" chose Florida last winter instead of Che
ment.
boygan. Among others of the "Bradley" fleet to spend their winter in the same region were John Anderson, Capt. Malcolm McLean, Gi! Kemp, Capt. Wm. McLean, and Capt. F. P. Pearse. This is the glorious time of year when the gardener, fisherman, and golfer hold sway. Safe practices are well applied to these recreational headliners.
There are trophies for most any type of corn-
es this Spring saw John fish We take it that John has really missed his equip Harry Meharg is one who forgets his work while at play. Harry is an expert with addition (some say subtraction) all day. but when he counts his golf stroke, one would never guess
that lie was qualified as a timekeeper. Pes Raymond: What! Meharg. you say you only got a five on that one.
Harry Meharg: Yes sir. Les, and that's the smallest five I got todav.
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Vic Koch and Clayton Eldridge figure that they will have to strap themselves to their chairs at the Target House. Walter Meyers' blast crew is getting pretty close to that local ity. Vie says that he is so hard from his garden
Hilary is going to have a hard time getting along after this season. Sou Ralph threatens to
work that he wouldn't bound far anvwav.
Harry Kucharski proved to be a popular en tertainer at Cheboygan the past winter. Harry
retire
he doesn't want to keep the family any
longer.
Ed Glasier spaded his own garden this year for the first time. Ambition increases with age according to Ed's friends.
has made some
Quarry foreman
"Chum" Raymond and Carl Strieker made a would indicate that all one had to do is throw
a hook in the water up that way. However, Hugh Lewis and Robert Crittendon had their expectations cooled off a short
Frank Rose finds the
business
front lawn for Sale."
tives pretty slow since he's roll ing a new Y-(S back and forth from Millersburg.
Norman Dullack he knows about
Some people Our good friend "Doe" lirn-
der exhibits proof of 1hÂŤ* pudding. Doe has been telling many stories about this prize
all the
We doubt if
that its
egg".
und scales removed from their ex
fish after doing
says that all love is
the tenth word in a telegram. Of course. Dulley has a secret long ing for a cottage for two and maybe a few thousand for a nest
teriors. They have made their big-
work ?
"Worms
wer for that.
Mike Johnson and Adolph Dullack say that while most folks go to the barber shop for hair cuts, they have to have fish bones, fins
who soured on the gang when he
advertises
the last. Pete Pollock has the ans
ing cucumbers. He claims to be a specialist.
got no
Everybody
Ed Kelly was questioned about his new coupe being the step next
Erwiu Adrian says that after last year's success, he intends to make a name for himself by rais
By the way, who was the mem ber of the Rogers City Smelt Club
venture.
It was asked if the fishing team ol Cook and Bey had retired from active service. A sign on Rev's
locomo
Black to start the 1935 season.
jol> dad
knows that Cordv grows 'em big'.
mind
catch of pickerel at the Cheboygan
the are
("only Adrian is so besieged with orders for
Rob said that he was really cooled off. Hugh is getting to be an old doesn't
vocal
tomato plants that he sees prospects of a good
time later at the same place, and and
Roy Laffin is on
again after a winter of ill health. We to see Roy around again.
great catch of perch at Cheboygan recently. It
time fisherman defeat.
contacts iu Detroit for
training. We wish him success in his efforts.
catch,
und
we
understand
some of his listeners are giv en to skepticism, so we rally to Doc's support with proof of
the
seven
and
one-half
pound rainbow
wrestled by
him
River.
from
Trout
the tractor of the
drive as if
they
were anxious to have their acci
dent quickly and get it over with. With spring here and the toma to plants in. all the gardeners at the Calcite gardens are certainly making the dirt Ely. Our black
faced
artists.
Link.
Pollock, and Glosser brought the crowd to their feet in the recent
Yard equipment would run if its pal, John Zem-
1. (). (). P. Minstrel. These boys like to put on
pel. wasn't at the wheel. And we doubt if John would care about working if he couldn't burn up the plant thoroughfares with said tractor. He was cdated when Julius gave the order to bring
their colored act.
out the tractor.
Reinke, Criwatsch, ami Pines brought Electrical Dept. plenty of publicity and
the
their
friends lots of smelt during the spring run. We note that a few of the M. P. & C. Co. em
ployees are getting air-minded and have enroll ed in the ground school course offered by the I-'. I-'.. R. A. program. Reports by class members arc interesting.
Some time ago a shingling bee was in progress at Peo Paul's barn. After finishing one side of the barn and moving the scaffolding to the oth er side, four men who ascended proved to be too heavy and the scaffold let go. Prank Hoffman suffered a broken ankle, John Relusar was bad ly shaken up internally, and Peo O'Conncr suf fered no apparent injuries. We regret that these men were injured and are glad that the injuries suffered were no greater. Scaffold accidents an nually reap many casualties, and it is wise to ex
amine and scrutinize all scaffolding carefully before they are subjected to a human load.
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dem vill vant to join der Pilgrims to dot bou-
spring
tifttl valley up '" Alaska ver dey have three month's summer unt der resl of der year is darn late in der vail. Veil, dey only have to hi
Irtngs
bernate for nine months of der year. P.arnum vas rite. A sucker is borne every minute. Rut tier Brain Busters know der business. Dey
§>melt, (gartrna Ittu <Mf
have to do something for der money. Why not send dem up dere for a few years unt gel them
oud of der vay so dot der public vill get a resl from der pettic larseuy scheams? Oh, yes, Prank Ware gol tired of der board ing house cooking dis vinter, so he took unto himself a wife. Now he is iu der same boat mit
all der rest of us old Reindicts. Veil, congratu lations, Frank, nut velcom to der Rail unt Chain Club.
Parson says dot Roehmer carries a clinker book in his car so dot he can rake der
My dear Mit/.ie: Veil, der vinter is ofer nut det spring is here. unt
Larson vill
soon have der new
furniture
for his dining room now unt den he vill go oil from der soup diet dot he has been on since he has had his molars removed. Oh. yes, der smelt ers vere oud in
force.
Frank
Rankie is
der
champ of deni all. He suplied half of der popu lation mit der toothsome fishes uu<\ a lot ol
Alpena also. Capt. Purdy takes second place. Der Cap don't use a net to get dem—he dives for dem ven he goes down to (Iraud River.
Cap. fierce is der prize vinner of dem all ven id comes to black bass. Down in
Florida two
compleat cargos for der good ship Taylor last vinter vas der record of his catch. Cap. Martin is practicing down at der tug harbor mit der pearch mit Cap. Purdy as coach. Clatc only has caught vone compartment full so far. but says practice makes perfect. Pioehmer has to supply
don't get a couple of short piston rods in his things. Caps. Purdy, Peppier, and X'ewhoiise must think dot der tug Central is a truck by all der
spare tires dey have for fenders on her. or are dey for coiishcns? Vone of der porters on der Calcite asked Happy, "Did you do a good job on der boiler.1' Happy, you know dot it is yoiist under der kitchen".
Veil, Mit/.ie, der golfers vill soon be at it again unt den der recording angels vill be busy checking Up der scores for dem. unt der alibies how many dey made id in last year. Boy, oh boy, von't der be some fun ven Gabrial sounds his borne for der golfers unt fishermen! Veil. Mit/.ie. I vill have to close for Mama is calling'
dot der sour krotit unt schnit/.le vursl is ready. Audi vider sane,
der bait so he is bussy all der time, but he says dot
he does
not
like to asosiate mit
dem
fires
over ven der steam goes down on her. Veil, Roehmer says dot is all right as long as he
Schnopsic.
to
much or dey vill have him lieing also. Cap. I'epler says he vill have to lake a bow unt arrow mit him ven he goes to up Cheboygan unt Hillary vants to take him oud mil him. Veil, der tugs vent up nut got der boats oud ui) at Cheboygan unt now der town is so quiet dot vone vould hardly regonise it. 11 has not
A si ense ol humor is ihe real lounlain ol youth.
looked der same since.
Veil, by der looks of all der new cars dot have come oud this spring, id looks like pros perity is getting back on its feet again iu spite of der Brain trusters. Veil, boys, keep on get ting them—dot is vat keeps der stone rolling— more cars, more stone, tint more rocks lor us all.
Ve are all hoping dot Joe vill give us a fewmore isues of der Screenings dis summer den he has der last few years, as ve all enjoy them. Oh, yes, der garduers are all at it again unt
vill try nut get in der fine vork unt supply delvegetables for der summer unt der sour crout for der vinter. Der first thing ve know some of
We don't know the reason why but the pic ture certainly suggests that all is right with the world as far as Max is concerned. Max Rell-
niore, a Mill shift foreman of many years, pos
es for this one and the photographer didn't have to spring a joke to produce the big- smile on Max's face.
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Development and Methods of Shipping
'Births Daughters were born to the following: Elizabeth Catherine to
Mr. and
Mrs. Emil
Dehnke on Feb. 14th. Mr. Dehnke is employed in the Electrical Dept. Joyce Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Idalski
on Peb. 20th. Mr. Idalski is
employed in the
Track Dept. Donna Ral to Mr. and Mrs. Fred lleythalcr
on Feb. 22nd. Mr. Heylhaler is employed iu the Transportation Dept. Constance Fay to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smolinski on March 12th. Mr. Sniolinski is employ ed by the Bradley Transportation Co. Patricia Phylis to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kuznicki on March 17th. Mr. Ku/.nicki is employed in the Vard Dept. Louise Frances to Mr. and Mrs. Pari Tulget
ske on March 25th. Mr. Tulgetske. is employed in the Shovel Dept.
Faith Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kline on April 12th. Mr. Kline is employed in the Mill
Calcite LimeStOne
Continuedfrom Page 777
pioneer of unloader boats, carried her first car
go of limestone from the port of Calcite. From
that time until the beginning of the 1935 ship ping season, there has been shipped from the Calcite plant 111.391.987 tuns of limestone and
from the 250 ton cargo shipped at the beginning, cargoes weighing more than lo.OOO tons have
been carried out of Calcite harbor. The largest cargo was taken in the year 1929 to the Univer
sal Atlas Cement Company at Ruffiiigton, Indi ana, by the Steamer "Carl I). Rradley" and weighed U>.173 gross tons.
GUESS WHO
A heathen Chinese or what? The setting is Chinese but the subject is a I'. S. citizen work
ing in our shovel department
since the year
Dept.
Joan Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morley on .April 17th. Mr. Morley is employed in the Transportation Dept. Janet Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Pester Cordon
on April 15th. Mr. Gordon is employed by the Bradley Transportation Co. Geraldine Theresa to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Durecki on May 2nd. Mr. Durecki is employed in the Shovel Dept. Sons were born to the following: Larry Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sniolinski on March <Sth. Mr. Sniolinski is employed in the Transportation Dept. Edmund Peo to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ruschkow-
ski on April 21st. Mr. Ruschkowski is employed in the Drilling Dept.
Robert Eugene to Mr. ami Mrs. Wm. PaPonde
on April 1st. Mr. PaLonde is employed by the Rradley Transportation Co. "Calcite Screenings" congratulates the above i>a rents.
M
ar nages
Frank Ware was united in marriage to Miss Julia Pal-'lure of Alpena on March 2. 19.55. The
ceremony was performed in the rectory of St. Bernard's Church. Alpena, by Rev. James Malone.
Irvin P. Clyiner was married in Chicago Wednesday afternoon. May 8, \{>35, to Miss Pisa /ell of that city. The couple was married at the Thorndvke Chapel, Chicago University.
"Calcite Screenings"
wishes
these
couples
much happiness and joy iu their married life. Home sweet home is the place where we are treated best and grumble most.
1922. Born in Sanilac County, Michigan, some fifty years ago but not necessarily reputed as a berry picker. He is noted for his Fishing ac complishments, a good gardener and a good fel
low. Enough saidâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you must guess the rest. Our guess who in last issue was Hugo Rrcdow.
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Th e
Lowdown on the Calcite Golfers Plans ofAirport Dedication Under Way By F. V. N. Bradley
By George R. Jones As we emerge from the clutches of old man winter, there are many who contract a malady
generally diagnosed as spring fever. Then we see another group helplessly stricken with a
tvpe of fever more
violent and lasting
than
spring fever. This is a deep seated, lingeringdisease of both physical
and mental propor
tions. Wives have been known to become af
flicted both in reality and sympathetically. I'y now you must have recognized this disease as the familiar golf malady. has arrived when the "Calcite Wrecking Crew" will be resum
ing its rivalry with the "Village
Mark down these two dates, June 29th and
30th, in your book, the last Saturday and Sunday of June, for there will be plenty of excitement in Rogers City. Tin- Busi nessmen's Association, iu cooperation with several other local organizations, are planning an elaborate Dedication Program for the new
Presque Isle County Airport which is rapidly nearing completion. The two runways, each 250'x2000' feet long, have been carefully graded down and seeded. Runway markers and the identifying center circle will be installed very
shortly and the field will then meet the require ments of the Department of Commerce.
Slicers". This means some hard
As our field is situated in the heart of the re
practice in store for the Calcite
sort and hunting district we may expect numer
cohorts.
We
understand
that
the "Screenings Editor" has taken steps to eliminate top
ous amateur and sportsmen pilots using it in the future, consequently over thirty five invitations have been extended to members of the Michi
ping his tee shots. Golfer Kin-
gan Sportsmen
ville gave him the idea after having received the same from
tion to be pres
Pilots
ent a u d have been
Cross Handed? Hoffman!. Time
keeper Meharg has vowed to give up oratory and start play
ident of the or
learned of this he said that his greatest hazard was removed. Hoeft has forgotten his never longer drives. Mariner Platz is still the only cas
ualty on the team since Puke's hand has regain ed former strength. "One Putt" Coodin is de termined to spend time on his long game. Ac countant Raymond is making many radical changes, the main one being a shift from left to right. Fred Rradley should turn in his usual low scores. I'owennan Stanbrook has been put
ting on excess weight this winter and needs the beneficial exercise
before he predicts
an im
provement in the game. "Engineer" Dueltgeh is warming up to the sport and should make a good golfer. Then the Quarry crew of Laffin, Hamilton. Penglase. and Pollock are right "in the pink." This quartette is all set to trounce all
Opposition. Bring on your slicers, you city chaps, the Calcite wrecking crew is rarin' to go. With the Coll" Club's new president's cup to stimulate tournament interest and golfing hon
ors among the golfers, the game should be a popular pastime in the locality. A Smart Cop
Traffic ( )fficc-r :
Do you have a
license
t"
drive?
Driver: Certainly, officer, p< icketbook.
right here iu my
Traffic Officer: That's all right. As long as
vim have it I
don't need to see it.
but if you
didn't have one I'd have to take a look at it.
W e told
by Mr. Thos. R. Colby, Pres
ing the game as it was intended. When Mundt again vows of the 1934 season and is back for
Associa
â&#x20AC;˘^__,':-:-
ganization that many plan to
be present. In order to acquaint the visitors with Northeastern Michigan, it is planned to stage a short Air-Derby taking in the fields at Alpena, llillman. Black River Ranch, and probably Oua-
way if that field is ready at the time. Pilots will leave Rogers City at regular intervals, will cir cle and land at each field, obtain a clearance pa
per, take-off and run to the next field, and on back to Rogers City. Based on the manufactur ers rated speed of the plane, the pilot making the best time will be awarded first prize. It is
probable also that a "bomb dropping'' and "spot landing" contest will also be staged for the ama teurs.
Invitations have also been extended to Self-
ridge Field, Michigan National Guard, and Naval and Marine Corps Reserve to have their ships and pilots present and we have been assured ol their cooperation. It is also very probable that some professional pilots will be on hand to take up passengers at the customary rates.
It is planned by the committee that none of the pilots will be put to any expense while our guests during the dedication program and that they will be entertained over night by various citizens who volunteer their hospitality to Mr.
Gilpin, Chairman of the Reception Committee. Don't fret over what you'd do with your time
if you could live over again. Figure out what you'll do with the time you have left!
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Bradley Transportation Company Crew Listâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1935 STEAMER
STEAMER
STEAMER
CARL D. BRADLEY
B. H. TAYLOR
JOHN G. MUNSON
Captain
Wm. J. MacLean
F. F. Pearse
First Mate
C. A. Thorsen
Chris Swarts
Donald Nauts
Second Mate
Leo Moll
Gilbert Kempe
Walter Callam
Third Mate
Clare Wade
Archie Beebe
Alex Malocha
Wheelsman
Fred Wetherton
Leo Centella
Wheelsman
Donald Langridge Harry Menton
Leo Capling
Wheelsman
Gerald Haverstock
Lester Bannon
Wallace Soney John Miller
Watchman
John Phillips
Russell Lamb
Theo. Strand
Watchman
William Hornbacher
Allen Strand
Watchman
William Joppich
Clare Rudgers Clayton Gordon
Deck Watch
Lester Gordon
Hilmer Piatt
Deck Watch
Louis Voda Jr. Louis Gregory Ralph O'Toole James Selke Jack Christmas John S. Sparre
Herbert Noble
Deck Watch Deckhand Deckhand Deckhand
Chief Engineer
Theo. Dahlburg
Leon DePudry Edward Hoeft
E. Greengtski
Ivan Lee
John Sucharski
Martin Adrain
Hilton Gould
Herman Vogler Lyle Goulette
Edward Streich
Thos. Suttle
Arthur Urdal
Louis Yarch
First Assistant Second Assistant
R. G. Buehler
Harry Sloan
James Gatons
Alfred Dvvyer
William Shav
Martin Birk
Electrician
Eric Winter
Andrew Peterka
Third Assistant
Ray Eier
Oiler
Robert Shaw
Oiler
Clifford Anderson
Walter Eggleston Everett Shay Tony Yarch
Oiler
Kenneth Evenson
Walter Ellefsen
Fireman Fireman Fireman Fireman Fireman
(Stokerman) (Stokerman) (Stokerman) (Handyman) (Wiper)
Stewart Church
Earl Schaeffer
Bernard Pilarski
Edward Torgerson George Kerr
Joseph Buck
Frank Kelley Carl Hagedorn William Meharg Henry Mulka
Walter Buza
Mike Idalski
Isaac Rauha
William Wallace
Leonard Joppich
Gerald Tulgetski
Fireman
Louis Sniolinski
Coal Passer Coal Passer
Chas. Thompson James Gardner
Arthur Christensen
Coal Passer
Clarence Bourlier
Wm. Patchkowski
Steward Second Cook
Otto B. Sparre John Zoho
Emmett Rose
Albert Goodreau
Charles Lister
Louis Leveck
Theo. Schultz
John Selke Edmund Gague John Sniolinski
Porter
Paul Heller
Alex Selke
Porter
Thos. Hawkins
Henry Haselhuhn
Conveyorman Asst. Conveyorman
William Schelley Stanley Centella
Edmund Mulka
Victor Klee
Radio
O. K. Falor
Geo. Leveck
John Esch
Edwin Ehrke
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We Are Advised the Following Crews Are on the Ships Operated By the Waterways Navigation Company STEAMER
STEAMER
T. W. ROBINSON
CALCITE
First Mate
Crossley McQuinn George S. Beck
Second Mate
Donald MacLeod
Third Mate
Roland Ursem
Mark Haswell
Wheelsman
Edward Schaum
William Chain
Wheelsman
Oscar Miller
Wheelsman
Norman Raymond
Virgil Beebe Carl Ignatko
Watchman
Donald Monroe
Carl Hoch
Watchman
Fred Beebe
Alfred Jarvis
Watchman
Howard Morrill
Leo Kowalski
Deck Watch
Henry Kaminski
Albert Hoeft
Deck Watch
Watson Malocha
Chas. Cook
Deck Watch
Lawson Macklem
Herbert Frederick
Deckhand
Stanley Idalski
Ralph Pines
Deckhand
Ervin Schalk
Wm. LaLonde
Deckhand
Theo. Werner
Chief Engineer
Harry Piechan Guy LaBounty
Chas. Frederick
First Assistant
C. T. Greenleaf
Norman Henderson
Second Assistant
Robley Wilson
Steve Chibola
Electrician
William Kunner
Third Assistant Oiler
Frank Berg James Frye
Oiler
Arthur McLennan
Russel Kowalski
Oiler
Richard Haneckow
Sylvester Sobek
Captain
Fireman Fireman Fireman Fireman Fireman
(Stokerman) (Stokerman) (Stokerman) (Handyman) (Wiper)
C. A. Martin
Alfred Tyrrell Roland Bryan
Harold Nidy Stewart Johnson
John Lamb
Rex OToole
William Torno
August Quade George Marsh
Edward Schultz
Julius Green
Erhardt Bruning
Frank Kroesch
Robert Bowles
Phil Musczynski Roland Tulgetski
Glen Paradise
Coal Passer
William Schwertz
Joseph Rose
Coal Passer
Chas. Smith
Louis Erkfitz
Steward
Harold Lozen
John Leonard
Fireman
Coal Passer
E. J. McLean
Second Cook
Robert Balmer
Ralph Z em pie
Porter
Clarence Mulka
Herman Grambau
Porter
Donald Dullack
Lawrence Ducap
Conveyorman Asst. Conveyorman
Lester Pines
Nathan Cadwell
Clarence Curwin
Radio
Wm. Kunner
J. B. Griffiths
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The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News Sir. Carl D. Bradley—Safety Meetings
inate this portion of the deck.
The first safety meeting of the nineteen thir ty-five season was called to order at seven p. m., May ninth. All the men off watch and able to at tend were present. The first business to be trans acted was the appointment of the committee men. The following were appointed: Chairman, Clarence Thorsen; John Phillipps, Louis Voda, Jerry Hoverstock, Otto Sparre, Wm. Schelly, George Kerr, Leonard Joppich, Ray Buehler, and O. K. Falor, secretary. The committee being selected, Captain Mac-
proper sterilization of wounds. Every man was cautioned to fully swab the wound, inside as
Lean opened proceedings with a brief speech. He made the observation that it was a difficult
subject to speak at length upon in view of the splendid safety record of last year when not a single recordable injury was sustained by any member of the crew. He warmly commended the men on their last season's cooperation and stated that if they will work as hard in the interests of safety this year he will be proud and satis fied. He appealed to the other members of the crew to bring to the attention of the safety com mittee any faulty equipment or dangerous con ditions existing. In closing he requested the crew to be on their toes and wide awake and
never to relax their vigilance against dangerous conditions.
Chief Sparre then addressed the meeting with the theme of deliberate action. He told the meet
ing that if everyone would stop and think be fore sticking their hands in out-of-the way pla ces, they would eliminate a great percentage of accidents. -He-also exhorted the crew to respect the_24CXLvo.lt sign wherever it-appeared and to give that piece of equipment a wide berth. Chief Sparre also suggested placing a lighted lantern wherever a cable for pulling hatches was sus pended at night across the deck. It was brought up by Captain MacLean that the illumination cast on deck at night by the spar deck lights was insufficient. After a gener al discussion it was agreed that the power of the spar deck lights was to be increased from the present forty watts to seventy five or one hundred watts.
It was brought to the attention of the com
At this time the discussion
well as out so as to insure efficient sterilization. Chairman Thorsen reviewed the cablehandlers
code. He stressed standing out of bight of cable, handling by becket and on the right side. He then cautioned the deck crew about leaving the crowbar used while closing hatches close to hatch. He graphically illustrated the resultant action produced by the ingredients of a round crowbar on a smooth deck, a dark night, unwary foot and a nearby open hatch. It was decided to reverse the after cables so
as to have the smoother ends for handling, as the outer end has become burry and full of loose ends of wire which are a menace. The fact that one of the boom blocks
cracked was
brought to the attention of
was
the
committee and it was decided to exchange it for a sound one immediately. The men were asked to familiarize themselves
with the emergency boom brakes so they would be able to use them quickly and efficiently if the occasion should ever arise.
The engineering department enlightened the committee on the uselessness of using bars to tighten the
anchor brakes.
The bars are not
necessary as the average man is strong enough to tighten them sufficiently by hand. Further more the use of the bar tends to decrease the ef
ficiency the
of
brake.
This practice, it was agreed, will be dis continued. The instal lation of a
bell
to
the
lower convey or
room
was
suggest ed. Oft times the watchman is in the tun nel and can
mittee that it was too dark underneath the ele
not
vator house for safety. As a general rule, the
hear
safe worker will not use this passage to gain the other side of the ship but occasionally it be
the
comes necessary to get over to the other side in
ships whistle.
a hurry and, as this is the shortest way, it was decided that a light shall be placed so as to illum
arose as to the
bell
Thus could
easily
v»^^0tv
HOW'
CAREFUL •
YOU ARE
either
hallway or
the
a bell s u m -
HOW
LUCKY
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mon him quickly when he was needed in a hurry. There being no more suggestions, the meet
ing was adjourned and a general discussion en sued.
this Kit immediately when treatment is required.
In fueling the same cautions will be practiced as last year, namely: that of advising the fire men on watch that fueling is to commence and also that of raising ladder to prohibit any one
Str. B. H. Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety Meetings The fit out Safety First Meeting of the sea son was called to order at 1 :00 p. m. by the First Officer for tbe purpose of cautioning tbe men
joining the vessel for fit out work to exercise necessary caution on and abou. vessel while
preparing her for ordinary sailing routine.
Deck Officers were advised to thoroughly in
spect stagings and lines ascertaining that they were in good condition and were further ad vised to determine that they were properly se cure before men descended to paint vessels hull.
This and the inspection of other ship's equip ment was made after meeting and every thingwas found to be in good condition. Seamen were cautioned to be careful in descending and climb
ing up ladders and also when standing on the stages.
The First Assistant Engineer then cautioned the men in his department to exercise care in the engine and fire room and to insure them
from boarding or leaving vessel while fuel is being taken aboard. Watchmen were also cau tioned to raise ladder sufficiently high to clear dock bollards when vessel is being warped along side dock.
Because of various unfavorable incidents hav
ing developed from permitting strangers to board vessels in different ports a rilling has
been adopted whereby any one not having busi ness aboard the vessel will be requested to re main ashore.
Seamen were reminded of the various dangers
to be anticipated in the ordinary functions of their daily routine and to be ever alert in the interest of safety to themselves, their cmployer
and the Safety Record which it is hoped will be long maintained aboard this vessel. At 8:00 p. m. with every man inspired to pro ceed in a sane, cautious was adjourned.
Steamboat Gossip
selves that the equipment and tools they were using was in good condition.
At 1::4S p. m. the meeting was adjourned. 0:45 p. m. Officers and crew exercised in Fire and Lifeboat Drill.
7:00 p. m., Second Safety First Meeting of the season called to order by Captain Pearse and
the following members of the vessels personnel were chosen to act as Committee Members for
tin- ensuing year: Chairman, Archie Beebe; Secretary, Walter Engleson; Fred Wetherton, Elmer P'latt, Ed. Ehrke. Everett Shay and Wal ter Buza as the other members.
Captain I'earse then expressed gratification and appreciation in referring to our no accident record of last year, also expressing his convic tion that this season's safety efforts on the part
of the vessel's personnel
should bear out the
same results, especially in view that our crew for the greater part comprise tbe same mem bers as last year.
The men present were advised to proceed with caution as the key to safety and not per
mit laxity of this procedure to result in the de velopment of an accident. It was observed that various suggestions last
fall in respect to the installation of guards ar ound the windlass wildcats had not been
car
ried out because of lack of material and the.
time required to get same. A report was given that the guards would be installed on an earlydate.
The First Aid Kit has been supplied with re
manner the meeting
Herman: Say Herbert what is that big can vas hanging on the midships rail used for? Herbert: Why Herman, that is a sail in case we run out of fuel. Cosh. Herman, you should know that by now. Herman: Well I do. Herbert, you just told me.
We are glad to admit Archie Peebe. Russell Lamb and Clarence Bourlier to our gang and
hope they can nicely adjust themselves to the peaceful tran quility p r e vailing aboard this b o a t. Best wishes fellows.
Our ingen uous Barney Pilarski
ijour safety is often in i)our
own brands
is at
it again. Lots of knives
being
'ft
are
made
by P a r n e y these da ys and it is hop ed this adver tisement will
result in plen ty of sales. Chris Swarts
says its nice
quisite essentials for First Aid Treatment and
to
the men have been advised to have recourse to
run again al-
be on
the
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hibernating
aboard
through
the
winter
months.
Somebody's Wife: Say. honey, who is that little funny man up there on the boat who smil ed at me when you were- coining in?
Husband: What? Don't you know him? Well he is one of the
finest little Stewards in
the
world.
Captain Pearse tells the same droll tales about
also
has
fine
little
purchased a launch
to
pilot up and down the streams
and
in
that
way keeps in trim for the sailing- season. is not unusual
meant to be offensive. It's to better the good clean spirit of all of us.
CAPTAIN F. F. PEARSE EXPOUNDS OX
with a bird perched on his shoulder. Izzy and wren have
come
to be great pals. By the sour notes w h ic h occasionally pierce the air it be comes apparent that the ships Orchestra are tuning up their in struments of noise.
It
strikes me strange that they should get so far off key in a few short months.
Gilbert Second
ida, varying iu size from mere ponds to Lake Okeechobee, which is the largest fresh water lake, wholly in the confines of the United States,
excepting Lake Michigan. Practically all these lakes are teeming with black bass. This makes Florida the finest bass
fishing
slate
union.
Tenor
in
the
Some of these
are Spring
U'd.
with clean sandy bea ches, while others are
no more than large bog holes, with muddy bottoms and swampy shores. One of
these latter
is ''Blue Cypress" situ ated twenty miles west of Vero Peach, in
the
heart of a large swamp area, which makes it rather inaccessible for t h e fisherman. T 0
reach
it, we
had an
eighty mile drive over fairly good roads, ex cepting the last six miles.
Kempe, our Mate.
It is estimated there are 30,000 lakes in Flor
lakes to
see Izzy Cordon walk ing around on deck
the
after lunching. Wash them. Don't think this is
PASS FISH IXC IX FLORIDA
fishing in the Floridian jungles only now snap shots tell the story and as you could guess, the fish now are just the ordinary average size, lie
It
Don't tramp heavy when walking around on cabin decks and when going up and down lad ders. Don't leave dirty cups and dishes on tables
T h is
w a s
through a rough woods trail varied by some
and Banjo artist re ports everything ( >. K. down in Florida. Says
swamp. About three miles from the high way live the only in
the him
habitants of
climate reminds of a nicewarm
summer day right here on the lakes. Imagine that.
Well everything is just going along swell aboard the Taylor as we adjust ourselves to the feel of the old deck and
we hope the same feeling of good will will be prevalent in the fall when home going lime comes along'.
Good habits to form in the Springtime: Don't engage in conversations declaiming your shipmates.
Don't lean on bulkheads, don't place hands on walls or bulkheads. Don't slam doors.
this sec
tion, a native Floridian
and have
his
family,
lived
here
who for
more than forty years, depending on the sale of furs, and fish, for a
livelihood. It is interesting' to spend an evening with the "Cason" family and listen to the tales of the pioneer days, with the hardships, and to note that although they have comfortable homes, and some small outer buildings, that every stick ol timber in them is of hand drawn cypress. Mrs. Cason. who is a lad}' well in the sixties, tells of going into the swamp with her husband, cutting the cypress trees, making the logs small enough to be hauled out by hand and split into boards, and of working side by side with her husband in building their first home. And to
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note that the picket
fence surrounding
their
yard is all of hand drawn pickets, which was erected over twenty five years ago, and al though weather beaten are still sound. Leaving the Cason home, where we have en gaged a boat, and one of the sons to act as guide, we drive on through the woods until we come to the real swamp, where we drive through the water up to the running boards, until we come to the 'â&#x20AC;˘turn around place". Leaving the car here, we "tote" our equipment consisting of a "kick er", extra gas. lunch, drinking water, oars, fish ing tackle, etc.. wading through swamp water from one to two feet deep, for another half
You will have to be careful when you get him within ten feet of the boat. Invariably he will make a rush for the boat and come up on the
other side, unless you are quick in passing the rod around the bow or stern, which ever end
you are fishing. He will pull the. rod against the side of the boat, and it is good-bye bass, for he will have your bait, and you will probably have a broken rod in your hand. D . 0 well, he was
a fighter. So you take your next best rod and start over again.
During the day. you may
ion, where two of us landed forty-four weigh
mile. Here we find the boat. After loading up.
ing over four
we pole through a quarter mile of cypress trees, the channel just wide enough for the boat, and crooked, sticking on a limb or "stop" every tew
of less than four pounds.
feet. So when suddenly we come into the open lake, and gaze across an expanse of water, about
seven miles long by four wide, with shores lin ed with cypress trees, lily pads and reeds. Truly a fisherman's paradise. Although you have done a good day's work already, tbe anticipation of the day's fishing more than compensates for the trip. Xow is when we decide what section of the
pick up many ol
these beauties. The writer recalls on one occas
pounds, the largest
twelve and
three quarters, besides more than one hundred
Twenty years ago a sugar company drained a large area of the swamp on the east side of the lake, and
constructed a
canal eighteen
miles
long, seventy five feet wide and twelve feet deep. If the lake is too rough we head for ibis canal. The entrance is usually jammed with wa
ter plants of various kinds. Put after half an hour's work you find clear water again, where
the real fishing begins. Although the average size of bass caught in the canal will not be as
lake we will, fish, depending on the wind ami
large as the lake fish, the canal will usually pro
weather.
west
duce more in numbers. Plowever, eight and ten
shore, or what is known as the "Big Cypress."
pound fish are not unusual. On one occasion the writer and a companion caught 150 bass iu one hour and thirty minutes. On four occasions dur ing this time two were brought in hanging to
\\ favorable we will fish the
In this section, the trees are found growing- a half mile from shore in four to seven feet n\ wa
ter. It reminds you of paddling through a beau
tiful park, and here is where the "big ones" are. laying about the trunks of these trees, waiting for something' to come along that looks like food. The favorite baits in this section are not of a
one plug". The true sportsman will ask, "Don't they have any game laws in Florida?" The answer is yes, twelve is tbe limit you may carry home. During the four mouths the writer landed in excess of
large variety, consisting of three or four spoons or under water baits and a like number of plugs or floaters. The fly fisherman can also have a lot of fun, but the "big tins" seem to consistent
returned to the our bro o k trout, will live
ly refuse to have anything to do with a fly. The most favored bait is a wooden plug, a "floater",
after compar atively rough
made to imitate a frog. It is a thrill to throw one of these baits against the trunk of a hollowcypress tree and have "Uncle Xed" (a Florida term for an eight pounder. Ten pounds is "Dad dy", "twelve or over is "Orandpaw") grab it. and start for the nether regions. If he don't get you tangled with the brush and snags on the bot
h a n d ling.
tom, he will start for the heavens, and what a sight to see that fellow come out of the water a
good two feet, and
shake his head
until you
1,500 black bass. Of these, more than 1.400 were
However, handle
we
them
as gently
as
possible hold ing them by the mouth to release t h e hook rather
than
taking
think he will shake the hooks off your plug. If you are lucky enough to be still connected with him, the fight has just started, and for the next
them by the body, for as every fisher-
ten minutes you will get more thrills per minute than you ever had before. The sudden lunges he will take, always heading for some snag or stump. You will have to put all the pressure on that line you think it will stand, and sometimes
man knows, all fish are covered with a mucous membrane. If
a little bit more.
t:h i s
m em -
water unharmed.
Bass, unlike
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brane is broken through, the fish will develop sores and eventually die. So in returning any
fish to the water handle him as gently as pos sible, and, if necessary to hold him by the body, be sure and wet your hands first, or better still, hold him in the water until the hook is released.
Str.John G. Munsonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety Meetings April 1st, 1935. On the first day of fit-out a general safety meeting was held and the entire crew assembled in the engine room.
The meeting was addressed by Chief Urdal, Geo. Beck and J. E. Gatons. Chief Urdal enumerated
the various fit-out
hazards and cautioned the men to be especially
careful to avoid accidents. All defects in equip ment that would in any way endanger the safe ty of the crew was to be promptly reported to the head of their department. Carelessness will positively not be tolerated. The careless work er is a menace to himself, his
fellow-workers
and to the ship. The Chief also cautioned the men against the neglect of minor cuts and scratches and to use a good antiseptic in all such cases. Several members of the crew were called upon for suggestions, after which the meeting ad journed. April 28, 1935.
Members: J. E. Gatons, Chairman; J. Sniolin ski, A. Peterka, M. Idalski, R. A. Ursem, P. E. Schaum, Hilton Gould and C. Lister.
Meeting was called to order by Chairman J. E. Gatons.
General safety recommendations were gone over and the findings of the previous meeting were discussed and all equipment was reported in good condition. Chief Urdal addressed the committee on the
meaning of Safety First. He also said the men should always take time to be safe. Speed and everything else is secondary to safety. He talk ed on the handicap of the maimed man, stating that the loss of a finger, limb or any eye is not worth the small amount of time that might be saved by endangering such. J. E. Gatons outlined to each member of the committee their respective duties as a member of the committee. Each member was made re
sponsible for the equipment in their respective departments.
Many safety suggestions were discussed, after which Chairman Gatons adjourned the meeting.
Beck lost ten pounds but found fifteen; Ray Eier tanned by the tropic sun and toting a box of baby alligators; Al Dwyer tales of the me tropolis; Steve and Rod from Brazil and our hearty congratulations and best wishes to Steve as a Benedict; Ken Evensen driving a miniature counterpart of his illustrious relative's car; the gang from Rogers arriving in pairs and trios; and the cooks, Otto, Charlie and Pete. The sea son is on!
April 11th in the wee small hours of the mor
ning and the MUNSON slipping out of the har bor for its first cargo of black diamonds. "Happy
landings" as the bird-men say. Looks like Cleveland may have a real ball team and the Michigan-Ohio rivalry picks up where it left off last fall. Ye editor predicts a toss-up dog fight with neither team favored. Captain Martin and Jim Gatons again at the school this winter. A fine Bradley attendance at the Shipmaster's Ball in Cleveland. Have been waiting for sweet music. The wea ther has been decidedly chilly. The first warm day, however, we heard Schultz, Hank Mulka
and Steve Church
limbering up their
fingers
while Martin Birk warbled a line or two from the
depths of the engine room. John Esch managed to remove twenty odd parts from an ancient ra dio set and now gets creditable reception. Bill Meharg is studying "shading". Between this and keeping up his correspondence to his amours, bill is kept quite busy off watch. The barber did a rushing business at Green Bay as the ship's company looked like a string orchestra.
Vic Klee, Ed. Streich, Chief Urdal and a few others made a nice catch of rubber nosed trout
at Port Inland. Suckers to you.
Congratulations and best wishes to John Snio linski and his bride.
We particularly disliked seeing Eddie Schaum leave us. It broke up a good foursome at bridge. Spitzer has taken a toe hold aboard the Munson. The report of Stuart Church's car blowing up was heard in Cleveland, seventy miles away.
The two hour stop at Calcite was quite all right. We wish good luck to those who trans ferred to the ROBINSON; give a warm welcome to Captain Dahlburg and the men who came to the MUNSON.
Personal Items Another Spring in Lorain and the water-dogs rousing from their hibernation. Captain McQuinn, dapper as a suit model; Chief Urdal with a new philosophy of living as you go; George
Well, one down and eight to go. We are hop ing a safety, happy, prosperous season for the Plant and a like successful
one for the boats.
We'll be seeing you. Keep your temper, no one else wants it.
Brotherhood By Edgar A.; Guest
"Am I my brother's keeper?" answered Cain
When questioned ofhis brother Abel slain, And since such record keepings first began This phrase has lingered on the lips of man. Still is it heard: "Oh, is it mine to care
What miseries my brother has to bear? Lord is it not. .enough that I must see That I havejood and all is Hfell with me?" Suppose a plague should fall upon the town, Would it not trouble men ofgreat renown To learn thdt on some little nedr-by street Were those, perhaps, jthey once had scorned to meet Sore-stricken with, the malady? And would They not unite with all the neighborhood To win to health and happiness again The very humblest oftheir fellow-men? Within their brother's health they'd seek their own. To them his daily progress would he known. They'd watch the sick, and suffering and share Their misery lest the pain be theirs to bear. For what harms one another may destroy. Not in our own but in another's joy Lies common welfare. Brothers are we all! Where one man stumbles everyone may fall (Copyright, 1933, by Edgar A. Guest)
IT'S NOT YOUR LUCK
It's I Your Judgment VHATEYER
4AREFVL
That Will Prevent Accidents Your Watchword SAFETY
No Accident Honor Roll
Department, Foreman or Captain
BLASTING CREWS
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CARPENTER SHOP
Qias. Hoffman
DRILL:-.
Thomas lvelle\
DRILLS
John Denihny
LLLi TlilCAL CREWS
Geo. C. Wing
MILL
Adulpli Soi'gefifrei
MILL
Max Selntore
i'dwkk now
('.c<i. Q. Wing
SIIO\ LLS
X. \Y. Polli
SHOVELS
K.<nbeft I lamilfcon
John Mm.Ii
I LACKS
Peter Grovangnoria
I RACKS
L. ( . Eld-rtdgc
TRANSPQRTATUi
Victor Koch
rKANSI'OK'i'A'lloX
JuliUS /.emple
\.\K\) ["'-•:,
i apt-. Waiter Peppier
•
Chiei Frank Lamp II'
I ARL I). BRADLEY
Capt. William McLean Chief John Sparre Capt. P. !;
•l R, B. II. TAYLI IR
( 'hid
TIims. Snttle
Capt, M. R. MacLean
STR. W. F. WHITE
Chic!" J. A. And
i L. JOHN <;.
ON
Cap*, Theo. Dahlktrg Chief Arthur Qrdal
Bl TLALO
PLANT
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C. W. Richards
E. B, Metzen
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CALCITE SCREENINGS Published monthly lor the Šmgloyees ol' the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company. Rogers City. Michigan. in the interest ol' Safely and Welfare.
The eolinnnx of "Calcile Screenings" are open to receive Herns of plant news, photographs, earl.oons, safely
suggestions and other items of general plant interest. Contributions will be welcomed from all employees. All such contributions should be received before the first of each monl.li and should bear the name of the de
partment and the sender and should be addressed lo the editor.
.1. A. VALENTIN, Editor.
August, 1935
EDITORIALS
Summer Issue
We Win Safety Competition For Fourth Time With the announcement Of the results of the
National Safety Competition of 1934. conducted by the United Stales Bureau of Milling, we were
pleased to find the Michigan Limestone & Chem ical Company designated as having won first place in the Quarry and Open Cut division. This makes three times in succession that this trophy has been won by our company, and four times
Realize And Accept Accident Responsibility Our Federal Government is
now exerting a
great amount of effort toward preventing acci
dents by the examination of various existing hazards, such as grade crossings, short curves, narrow roads ami streets. Better highways are
being built with a tendency toward a uniform and less confusing system of controlling traffic. And what the Federal Government is doing, is
in all; haying won it first in 1929. So the "Sen
being reflected through the various other gov
tinels of Safely*' trophy, of which we have grown so fond, will grace our domain during
ernmental bodies on down to the smallest unit.
the year.
In addition to the trophy, each man at the plant will be awarded a certificate bearing his name, as a recognition ol his part in aiding his company
Various corporation industrial units, clubs and industries have also taken up this fight against traffic acci dents.
True,
to win the "Sentinels of Safe
ty'" trophy. We
know
our
men
are
proud to have won this trophy another year and glad to take:
their place heading the group with their accomplishment in such a worthwhile activity. The certificates will be to them a reminder of that concerted effort which eliminated acci
dents, and the pain and suf fering attending them. The certificates also represent the unity and spirit of loyalty which must prevail if success
God grants us the privilege of
living. How
live depends upon how well
we apply our efforts
and
how
and
fit
This is the tenth year of the National Compe
to be alone than in bad company.
perfected
some
the
mechanism, others perfected body and frame construction, while
still
others have
been
giving a better tire; all tend
ing
to produce
a car
with
have not. however, been able
to give us a mechanism to con trol the driver, and in practic
ally all automobile and traffic accidents, it is which fails.
Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation; for it is better
note, while
manufacturer
keep ourselves
the
companies participating in the contest.
buggy. In the development of
HOW SAFE we
Mines and Explosives Engineer are responsible For a large percentage of the reduction of acci
tics show a steady decline in accidents ol those
has
greater dependability and greater safety features. They
tition, and we know the Cnited States liureau of
dents in the mining industry, as a desire to win first place in a contest of national scope will add impetus l<> any campaign, and their statis
automobile
the. automobile it has been sat
isfying to well we
is to be attained, and speaks
well for any group of men.
the
created the conditions respon sible for the greater percent age of these accidents. Mowever, few. if an_\-, of us would care to go back to the age of the slow moving horse and
human ami not the
mechanical
element
Nobody knows, as well as we drivers, how de pendent a machine is upon the man who runs it. Certainly everything has been done lhat could be done to
make motor cars
operate as they
should regardless of the driver's skill, and still cars cannot do a thing except under human direction. The most highly perfected machine, to operate efficiently and safely, still needs a competent driver, and that is where we (Continued on Page SOD
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unusually inexpensive to the employee, very lib eral in its benefits and total amount of insurance
Group Life Insurance CHANGE IS MADE BUT IN PRINCIPLE THE PROTECTION REMAINS
By R. B. Henley Since 1917, a Group Life Insurance Plan has
been effective for the protection of employees of this company. During these eighteen years, many thousands of dollars have been paid to beneficiaries, which payments have added much to provide the comforts and necessities of life after the usual provision had stopped, due to the passing of the husband and father, or the one having the responsibility of the family. In the course of these years, those of us in the positions having to do with the payments to the beneficiaries are impressed strongly with the importance and necessity of life insurance protection. To have learned, after the death of the provider, of the oft times very inadequate provision otherwise of a means of support for the wives and children and other dependents, even more strongly impresses one with the val ue of insurance; and in these times, when it is difficult to save after meeting the ordinary and necessary bills, Group Life Insurance has its par ticular appeal, and especially so when its low cost is considered.
In the eighteen years of Group Life Insurance coverage, the plan has changed three times. During the first two years the policies were written by an outside Insurance Company. Fol
lowing this period, the Company assumed the risk, and until September 30, 1929, this coverage, amounting to approximately $1,000,000.00, was kept in force for the benefit of the employees. On October 1st, 1929, an arrangement became effective with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company whereby the insurance was increased to $1,500,000.00, and under this plan the Com pany continued to pay for the $1,000,000.00 and
the employees' contributions substantially paid for the additional protection. Other advantages were incorporated into this plan in addition to the increased protection which made the plan particularly attractive. Op eration under this plan was very satisfactory with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. But no plan is complete and without fault. Ours did not cover the entire organization, it left out the unlicensed men on our boats, and, also, no other U. S. Steel Corporation subsidiary had any plan which nearly approached ours.
The plan with the Metropolitan Company was
for each employee. The principle of Group Insurance was so sound that the U. S. Steel Corporation had long given consideration to coverage for its entire 200,000 employees. Complete coverage of all em ployees who cared to participate was made available July 1st of this year.
A booklet was issued setting forth all the de tails of the plan. Eight of the large old-line In surance Companies participated
in the under
writing. The total amount subscribed by the em ployees is approximately $300,000,000.00, cover ing over 90% of the employees of the entire Corporation.
The plan was announced near the end of May. At this time an effort was made to secure an
extension of our existing plan. The matter was discussed at length; the new plan was studied and compared with the one about to be replac ed. Aside from all other points of difference,— the increased Cost and, in some instances, the lessened protection advantages,—there was one new advantage, we all realized; namely, the fact
that the new plan was not limited to a few, but covered all workers in the Corporation, the very great majority of whom otherwise had not pre viously snared in a group life insurance plan. Because of our own extraordinary plan for years, we were reluctant to change, but the time
had come for sharing with all the employees and of entering a new plan that could be made av ailable to about 200,000 employees. Still firm in their belief in insurance, the em ployees began signing application cards on June 26th. As a matter of fact, Wm. Fulsher asked for his card on June 25th. He had read the in structions issued shortly before. Bill was all set, he was signed number one.
From then on, until the end of the week, were busy days. 626 employees signed the application cards—a total of $1,164,000.00 insurance was made effective July 1st. In 1929, September recorded a similar result
—100% in less than a week. And on Saturday, June 29th, a wire was dispatched to Mr. A. H. Young in New York, "MICHIGAN LIME EM PLOYEES ACCEPT U. S. S. GROUP INSUR ANCE PLAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT."
This report drew favorable comment, the at titude of the employees was appreciated—it was another 100% record by them, even though this time with a sacrifice.
A booklet of information
was issued under /
date of May 25th, 1935, to all employees, cover ing completely all details of the plan. It seems hardly necessary to repeat it in full here. Brief ly, the plan provides the following: ELIGIBILITY — 1. Employees actually at work. 2. Employees now absent, but upon re-
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suming work.
3. New employees immediately
upon commencing work. INSURANCE COVERAGE—By contracts of Group Life Insurance between the Corporation and such Insurance Companies as may, from time to time, be selected by the Corporation; all premiums and expense of administration to be paid by the Corporation except for contributions by employees, later mentioned. The contracts are in the form of renewable
term insurance and will, continue only during ac tive service of employees with the Corporation, or subsidiary. Insurance ceases immediately up on termination of employment for any cause. No
employee should be misled into thinking that this limited form of insurance provides a substitute for any insurance he now has or may take out in the future.
AMOUNT OF INSURANCE — This ranges from $1000.00 to $5000.00, depending upon the normal, annual earnings of the employee. Em ployee may apply only for exact amount of in surance determined by his normal, annual earn ings. Decrease in rate of pay or earnings will not decrease insurance. Increase in rate of ear
nings will increase insurance. EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS — Cost per
month to employee is 75c per thousand, payable by deduction from his monthly wage or salary. CERTIFICATES OF
INSURANCE —
Each
employee will receive a certificate for the am ount of insurance to which he is entitled. These
certificates are now ready, and each employee is asked to call at the main office and exchange his old policy for the new one. TERMINATION OF INSURANCE — Insur
ance shall cease on occurrence of any of the fol lowing events: 1. Non-payment of contribution by employee; 2. Term ination of employment for any cause; 3. Cancellation by employee; 4. Re tirement of employee from service;
Realize and Accept Accident Responsibility Continuedfrom Page 799 come in. Regardless of the accident prevention activities of all others, we are largely account able for our experience when driving a car. We
are responsible for the movements of the car, for the safety of others on the highway, and for the safety of those riding with us. One needs but to ride on one of our bus lines to observe the
rigid rules under which they operate. Accidents will continue to happen until every
driver realizes and accepts accident prevention as part of his responsibility.
Changes In Plant Traffic The building of several new tracks in the vi cinity of the Flux Dock and the handling of nu merous trains over these tracks has constituted
a hazard to motorists, which we hope to lessen by certain changes in traffic. We reproduce a sketch of the plant, showing
roads which have been closed and indicating by arrows the direction of traffic. Both employees and visitors are requested to be especially care ful of the crossing at the Oil House, the passage between the flux and openhearth storage and loading slip. When driving parallel to the open hearth storage, be watchful for stones rolling down the pile onto the pavement. In the future let us all use more care and dir-
cretion when using these driveways at the dock. Drive slowly and
watch for trains.
tracks may be in
use at any time of
The new
day or
night.
5. Recall or abolishment of the plan. BENEFICIARY — Any employee may name as his beneficiaries per sons to whom, in the event of his death, he desires the insurance to be
paid. By written notice he may change the beneficiary. Of the eight old-line Insurance Companies underwriting the Group Life Insurance Plan, our coverage has been placed with the General American Life Insurance Company of St. Louis.
We again want to impress upon the employee the importance of call ing at the main office for his policy, almost half of them still being undistributed. It is important that each employee keep his policy in a safe place, as it is just as valuable as is indicated by the dollars stated on the face of it.
Finish every day and be clone with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities crept in—forget them. Tomorrow is
a new day. You shall begin it well and serene ly, and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.—Emerson.
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Employees Representation EMPLOYEES CONSIDER PLAN
RETIRING COMMITTEE REPORTS
FOR CO-OPERATIVE STORE
FOR THE YEAR 1935
Since adherence to the plan of Employee Rep resentation continues, it might be well to stale
here again the principal features ol the plan as inaugurated on June 16th, 1933 The principal features are as follows:
1. No company official, or employee in position to hire or discharge, may serve on the commit tee.
2. All employees entitled to serve on Commit tee may vote.
3. Nominations and elections shall be by secret ballot.
4. Meetings shall be held at least oilCe a month
and alternately as a Joint Committee with equal
numbers oi representatives of the management. 5. Time necessarily lost in attendance at meet
ings shall be compensated by the company. 6. Independence of representatives guaran teed, that each shall be free to discharge his du ties without
fear that his individual
relations
with the company may be affected in the least degree by any action taken by him in good faith in his representative capacity. Jt is interesting to note the continued interest
of the employees in this plan. At the nominating or primary election June 27th, 1933. 410 of the 43b employees eligible to vote exercised their franchise.
At the primary election June 24th. 1935, 34b of the 436 eligible employees voted—79.3% of
the total. Naturally, when this large a majority
of those eligible to vote, come to the polls, the results are a true expression of the preference ol the employees in their selection of represen tatives.
At the primary or nominating election of June 24th. 1935. 15 representatives were nominated by secret ballot—three for each division of the plant as follows: 1. Tugs. Yard, Construction, General and Cler
ical; Harry Meharg, Harry Menton and Adolph Leszinske.
2. Shops—Mechanical, Electrical, Lower Plant, Car Repairs; Dave Larson. Leonard Lamb and Lawrence Carter.
3. Mill: Frank Lretty. Paul Mulka and Bruce McVeigh.
4. Quarry, Shovels,
Transportation;
Daniel
Kelley. Clare Macklem and Clayton Eldridge. 5. Quarry, Drills, Blasting, Track: Alcid ISuruell, Arnold Nagel and Harold Pollock.
The regular election was held on June 2$,
1935. five days after the nominations. The re sult was as follows :
1. Adolph Leszinske. 3. Frank Lretty
2. Dave Larson. 4. Clare Macklem.
5. Arnold Nagel.
At our organization meeting held on July 24th, 1935. the election returns were presented by the election officers and the results were confirmed
and approved by the committee. At the same meeting, Adolph Leszinske was elected Chair
man, and Arnold Nagel was elected Secretary for the ensuing year. Following the usual procedure, I'resident John G. Munson. made the appointments hereinafter named:
Management's Representative. J. A. Valentin.
Management Committee, Rudolph Dueltgen. Chairman: Fred J. Fisch. Secretary: Hilary L>. O'Tooie, Walter Meyer, George C. Wing. Ten meetings have been held since the organ ization a year ago. The full committee has at
tended each meeting, with only two exceptions,
and these were cases of illness or equally seri ous importance. In our report a year ago. an effort was made to classify the items discussed in their relative
importance and amount of time taken—a similar study has been made for the past year. Compara tively, this is set down as follows: 1933-4 Employees' Committee 1934-35: Left to right, A. .1. Leszinske, Dan Kelley, Chairman, David A.
1. Seniority. 2. \\ ages and Compensation, 3. Safety.
Larsen, Frank Pretty, Arnold Nagel, Seeretary.
4. Individual Cases.
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1. Seniority, Wages and Compensation.
sonable going prices. -i. Dividends to customers and
stockholders
2. Safety. '
are proposed after a gradual provision of a per
3. Individual Cases. 4. General Welfare.
manent reserve fund to eventually equal onethird of the capital stock, to be returned on a proportionate basis. Printed copies of By-laws, Rules ami Regula tions of the organization, known as The Rogers City Cooperative Mercantile Association, have
In the matter of Seniority. Wages and Com pensation, at least 43 separate cases were hand led and disposed of on a mutually satisfactory basis.
Seventeen safety suggestions were placed be fore the committee. We endeavored to work in
cooperation with the general safety program ol the company, and this mutual interest causes us
to share the pride in results accomplished. A few individual cases of a diversified nature
been distributed.
Slock subscription blanks have been circulat ed, the proposed capital stock being $20,000.00. divided into shares of $10.00 each.
We are not in a position to say whether tincode, in effect to May 17. 1935, had a general
were called to our attention. All were completed on a satisfactory basis. In the nature of general welfare, the matter of a Cooperative Employees' Store received most
the code resulted in an increase of hourly rates. However, as far as we are concerned, it did not
attention. This matter has been considered thor
creased payroll to meet the higher cost of living,
oughly. In the course of its study, a committee,
caused by the operation of the Agricultural Ad
beneficial result or otherwise. We do believe that
provide additional work and the consequent in
consisting of Dave Larson, Clare Macklem and
justment Administration
Arnold Nagel, made an inspection trip to Sault
taxation.
Ste. Marie! Michigan. July 20th. 1935, to gather data for further consideration of an effort to put into operation a Cooperative Store similar to those inspected. The employees' committee, appointed to fur
ther the proposed Cooperative Store, was aug mented by additional employees from each de partment. This malter being entirely sponsored by employees, it was desirable to have as large an employee representation on the committee as was workable, so that those taking the responsi bility of furnishing the capital, might do so in full possession of the facts. The plan is substantially as follows: 1. Finance by the sale of stock. 2. Management by a competent Manager, re
sponsible to a Board of Directors. 3. Operation on a cash basis with sales at rea
and other
increased
As an example of the increased cost of food products passed OH to us. the consumers, we re
fer to a report of the Department of Agricul ture published
July 28th, in the Detroit
Free
Press. This report slates that the processing lax paid by Presque Isle County to .\lav 1st. was $21,75(>.02. Benefits received' were S3.150.23. ,,v an outlay of $6.88 for each $1.00 rein rued, result ing in a net increase of over $18,000.00 in the cost of living.
The foregoing is given as a report to the em ployees whom we represent.
We feel that we
have performed our duties conscientiously and thoroughly, and that the principles of the plan have been maintained.
Respectfully submitted, The Employees' Representative Committee.
Employees Committee 1935-30. left to right, Clare Macklem. Frank Lretty. Dave Larsen. Arnold Nagel, secretary; A. J. Leszinske, chairman.
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*934
National
Safety Competition TENTH LOWEST
YEAR
OF
ACCIDENT
CONTEST RATES
ESTABLISHES
YET RECORDED
With the announcement of the results of the
National Safety Competition of 1934, which was conducted by the United .States Bureau of Mines, many progressive mining and quarrying com panies in all parts of the country have complet
lly
W I L L I A M W . ADA M S Chief Statistician United States Bureau of Mines
wide drive against accidents to men employed
lo all plants that operated without a lost-time accident during the year, provided that at least
in the mineral industries of the United States.
30.000 man-hours of work were performed dur
Through these yearly safely contests, operating
ing the year. Moreover, each man employed by tlie companies winning the trophies was award ed a certificate bearing his name as a recogni tion of his part in aiding his company to win the
ed the first decade of a concerted and nation
companies compete for the nationally recogniz ed symbols of leadership in accident-prevention work, the bronze trophies known as "Sentinels of Safety," which are provided by THE EXPLOSIVFS ENGINEER. While all companies can not win the trophies, all may win advancement over their previous accomplishments until acci
dents at their properties have been completely eliminated. erating its employe is mention by
Every company that succeeds in op property without an accident to an awarded a certificate of honorable the U. S. Bureau of Mines as a na
tional recognition of the attainment of the ulti
mate goal of safety endeavor. As in previous contests, five trophies were awarded for the best safety records established in the National Safety Competition of 1934, one trophy being awarded to the leading plant in each five groups, as follows: anthracite mines, bituminous coal mines, metal mines, nonnietal-
lic-miueral mines, and quarries and
open-cut
mines. Certificates of honorable mention
were
awarded to the plants that ranked second, third, fourth, or fifth in their respective groups, and
'"Sentinels of Safety" trophy.
Thirty-eight states were represented in the National Safety Competition of 1934. Enrollnient in the covered 334 mines and quarries, a material gain over the 210 plants that were en rolled in the first safety contest ten years ago. The combined volume of employment or expos ure to risk reported for all participating plants was more than 81 million man-hours.
Accident-frequency for the group as a whole was more favorable than in any previous year, and was approximately 20% lower than in the preceding two years. The accident-severity rate was less favorable than in other recent years be cause one of the coal mini's thai participated in the contest suffered an unusual and major ex plosion that caused the loss of seventeen lives. Notwithstanding ibis disaster, the accident-se
verity rate for the contest companies as a whole was not as high as it was in several earlier years when no such disaster occurred. Exclusive of the
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record of the mine in which the explosion occur
The National Safety Competition is conducted
red, the severity rate for the competing compan ies as a group was the lowest and best that has
on a purely statistical basis, so that the possibili ty of errors of judgment affecting the selection
been recorded for any of the ten years during which the annual safety contests have been con
of the winners is reduced to a minimum. Under
ducted.
furnish the Bureau of Mines with a separate and
First place in the bituminous-mine group in the competition of 1934 was won by "C" mine of the Union Pacific Coal Company, at Superior, Wyoming. The same company had-won the tro phy in the previous year's contest by establish ing a perfect safety record in the company's '"B" mine. Operations at "C" mine were conduct ed without a lost-time accident during the con test year and the total volume of exposure dur
ing the year was 225,426 man-hours. The best safety accomplishment in the metalmine group was that of the East Vulcan mine, an iron-ore property of the Penn Iron Mining Company, situated at Norway, Michigan. The East Vulcan mine was in operation for 288,828 man-hours during the year covered by the com petition and no employe suffered a lost-time in jury during that time. This company was there fore awarded the "Sentinels of Safety" trophy for metal mining and by its success in the pre vention of accidents plays its part in returning the trophy to the iron-mining region of the Northwest, where it was formerly held during the period 1927 to 1931. In the anthracite group of coal mines, all of
which are located in the State of Pennsylvania, the best safety record was that of the Lawrence
mine, in Schuylkill county, operated by the Harleigh-Brookwood Coal Company. Although the Lawrence mine did not achieve an accident-free
record, its accident-severity rate was extremely low, being only 1.2 days lost per thousand man-
hours of exposure to risk. The operating time was 727,979 man-hours.
The Trophy for nonmetallic-mineral mining was won by the LaSalle mine of the Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company, at Oglesby, Illinois. The LaSalle mine produces limestone and shale. It was in operation for 105,376 man-hours during 1934, and no lost-time
accidents
occurred
among
the
em
ployees.
Among the companies operating quar ries or open-cut mines, the winner of the
trophy was the same company that won the contest during the two preceding years, the winning plant being the Rog ers City limestone quarry operated by the Michigan Limestone and Chemical
Company, situated at Rogers City, Mich igan. A total of 727,503 man-hours of
work was reported by the Rogers City quarry for the calendar year 1934. Not only did this plant win the trophy for the quarry group for the third successive year, but it also won the trophy in 1929.
the rules of the contest, all participants agree to full report of each lost-time accident that occurs during the contest year. The National Safety Competition has rightful ly taken its place among the foremost move ments for industrial safety in the United States. Through the efforts of the companies to win first place in their respective groups, accidents have been prevented and lives have been saved. Not only have many of the companies improved their previous performances in accident-preven tion work, but the contest companies as a group have lowered their combined accident-frequency rates to a marked degree. Perhaps the most valuable by-product of the yearly contests for the "Sentinels of Safety" tro phies is the mass of accident facts supplied by the mining and quarrying companies on the re ports which the companies furnish to the Bu reau of Mines as a basis for determining their accident rates and their relative standing in the safety competition. These reports have now ac cumulated to ten years. They are highly reliable as a source of information regarding accidents because, as previously stated, their completeness and accuracy are attested at the close of each year by responsible officials of the companies from whom the reports are received. As this is written, the enrollment in the Na
tional Safety Competition of 1935, now in pro gress, covers 364 mines and quarries, an increase of 46 over the number that had been enrolled at
the same time last year. The National Safety Competition of 1934 set a new mark in safetyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one that has not been
equaled in any previous year. With the accom plishments of 1934 fresh in mind, the progress of the National Safety Competition of 1935 will be watched with interest.
A larger number of states than ever before were represented in the 1934 National Safety Competition. All but ten had mines or quarries entered in the contest.
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Improvements to Steamer rrMunson
>>
By H. S. Lewis When the Steamer ML'NSON loaded at Cal
cite on the evening id' August 9th. she was a
different looking boat than the MUNSON which docked at Calcite on the afternoon of August 5th. On arrival she strongly resembled a tramp, and on departure she looked like the Queen of the Lakes with a coat of fresh, gray paint on her hull and aluminum on her boom and A-frame.
Previous lo her arrival on the
afternoon of
August 5th. tools and equipment were assem bled on the dock. The moment she docked. 32
men swarmed aboard and started work. On the
last trip men had removed the boom belt and hoist cables. By dark the boom was cut apart ready for the 30 ft. extension, the hoist sheaves on the A-frame were removed, and riveting crews reinforcing the A-frame, were well un der way. In the five days the Steamer MUNSON was
in port, a great amount of work was
accom
plished.
The unloading boom was cut and a 30 ft. sec tion inserted, increasing the length from 155 to 185 feet. This necessitated the re-arrangement of the boom swing sheaves. Due to the increase
in length and weight of the boom, it was decid ed to substitute ball bearing sheave assemblies for the old friction type on the boom hoist. This installation was so successful, that it
now re
quires less power to raise the 185 ft. boom than was formerly used on the 155 ft. boom with the old friction sheaves in place. The old steam swing engines were removed and replaced by
Due to the additional strain on the A-frames,
all connections at the lop were arc-welded for greater strength. The four legs were heavily re inforced at the bottom and well connected to the
frame and boat side by
riveting, bolting and
welding. The boom conveyor and elevator drive motors
were removed to the repair shop for cleaning and overhauling.
A I). C. turbo-generator set, from the old pow er house, was installed in the engine room to re place the present reciprocating steam generator set.
This unit
will furnish I). C. current
for
lights, stokers, fan, boom hoist and swing en gines.
New chute liner plates were installed in the chutes from hold conveyors to the elevator.
While all this work was in progress, the boat crew were busy with chipping hammers, brushes and paint buckets giving the hull a badly needed new coat of gray. As the construction crew fin ished work on the boom, two men with spray-
guns were following up with aluminum paint. As the weather was somewhat
windy, it was
hard to tell which was boom and which were
painters from the amount of aluminum on their faces.
Through the excellent cooperation of both boat and construction crews, approximately 3000 man-hours of work was successfully performed
electric swings and give a greatly improved and
in five days. There were no accidents. The true cooperation of all concerned is what has made this work an exceptional accomplish
smoother swinging operation.
ment.
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The Str. Munson with boom
completed and almost ready for departure.
Installing the new ballbearing sheaves on the completed boom.
At the Rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; A few of the Co-operators who helped make the job move smoothly.
Opposite Page Str. Munson arriving at dock on afternoon Aug. 5th.
of
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Nitramon窶年ew ^Blasting Material Safety Features Of New Explosive Are Of Interest To Us . . . . By Rudolph Dueltgen Jr. One of the latest blasting materials developed by the du Pont Company is called Nitramon. To date its use has been confined to large cartridges from 4 inches to 7]/2 inches diameter by 16 inches in length. It is best adapted to blasting where well drill holes are employed. The ingredients which make up Nitramon are packed in a metal lic container or tin
can.
The cans are water
blast holes were loaded with "Nitramon". each
hole having a mixed charge of grades B and E 5"xl0" cartridges replacing pound for pound the regularly used 60% quarry gelatin and 40% ex tra dynamite. At the top of each charge a primer of 40% extra dynamite was used with a No. 8 electric blasting cap inserted in the center. Due to the insensitive, nature of Nitramon the manu
light and therefore, unless punctured, may be
facturers recommend a primer having a strength
loaded under water without deterioration for an
equal to a cartridge of 4"x8" 40% dynamite de tonated with electric caps Or cordeau.
indefinite period of time before firing. These metal cans make impossible the liberation of gases or odors, which occurs in handling many of the ordinary explosives causing headaches and discomfort to the blasting crews.
Perhaps the most outstanding feature of Ni tramon is its insensitivity to shocks, heat, fric tion and other rough treatment which would detonate other explosives .This gives it a great safety feature which other commercial explo sives do not have, and greatly reduces the haz ard in transportation and storing as well as in loading of blast holes. Some of the characteris tics of Nitramon are sum
marized by the
Company
du Pont
in their service
bulletin as follows:
Among the vantages
of
several ad "Nitramon"
the safety of handling and use is probably the most important. It is not an ex
plosive
in
the
accepted
sense of the Word, since it cannot be detonated by (1) one of several of the s t r o n g e s t commercial
blasting caps, (2) Cordeau. (3) flame, or (4) impact of a rifle bullet or of heavysteel weights such as drill
bits. Its full blasting strength is developed, however, by the use of a suitable primer. Many trial made
with
Pennsylvania
blasts were Nitramon
and
in
New
York quarries. On June 7, 1935 a trial blast was made
at
Calcite.
Twenty
four
Each.cartridge was lowered into the drill hole on a rope, being fastened to the rope by a hook
which is released when the cartridge comes to rest in the proper place. This blast proved satis
factory, demonstrating the safety features of Nitramon as well as its strength and effective
ness as an explosive. Representatives of the du Lout Company were present at the time of the Nitramon blast and the work was carried out
under their supervision.
Loading Nitramon for Trial Blast at Calcite, Mich.
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Some Valuable Health Hints to Those
ofMiddle Age By Dr. N. C. Monroe Of the diseases which beset people of middle
over-eating or irregular eating over a long per
age. those found most frequently to cause trou ble are diseases of the digestive tract and kid neys, diabetes, some form of heart trouble,
waste material into the kidneys and the overtax
hardening of the- arteries, and conditions need ing surgical treatment.
Frequently, because the symptoms of these troubles are simple ones, such as headache, in digestion, rheumatic pains, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc.. and the
sufferer does not feel
very ill. he continues his ordinary routine with
out inquiring into the cause of his indisposition until he has a well-developed case of some spe cific trouble. Perhaps he buys a few aspirin tab lets for the pain, pills for his liver, or a nerve sedative so he can sleep at night, or possibly he takes some remedy recommended by his next door neighbor and continues on his way. Then one- day he has a queer "spell" or a severe pain and decides it is time to talk it over with family
iod of time.
Over-eating throws an
excess of
ed organs at last rebel after considerable damage has been done. Over indulgence in starches and
sweets over a long period causes a well estab lished case of diabetes. The underlying cause of the symptoms in these cases can not be deter mined by a layman and if an individual doctors his own symptoms, his aches and pains, indis
criminately, with pills, physics and patent medi cines he is merely obscuring the real trouble and
delaying the discovery of serious disease. For the same symptoms may be caused by different trouble. A heart which palpitates and flutters may really In- misbehaving because of an acute attack of indigestion, while a really serious case of organic heart trouble may present symptoms
which can be distinguished only by a competent
doctor.
physician. It is easier to attain middle age in good health
Only too often the gentleman in question steps proudly on the scales, peers over a portly bay
ing, work and recreation in youth than to correct
window and remarks. "Not so bad, eh Doc? A
ill middle age the disastrous results of dissipa
man can't have so very much the matter with him when he lips the scales at 205." To which the Doctor probably replies, "At middle age or past middle age, a man is in better condition if
tion, neglect and over indulgence during the first thirty years of life. But if disease does overlake one in middle life, an early diagnosis may
by maintaining regular habits of eating, sleep
be the means of preventing serious or possible
he is below average weight rather than over." For weight has more to do with health than we
fatal results.
realize. Diseases of the respiratory system such
symptoms of disease, nor the treatment, but to
as pneumonia and tuberculosis endanger the lives
stress the importance of finding the cause of symptoms early enough to prevent a well estab lished case of the disease, and the importance of building up a healthy body during earlier years, which will carry through a healthy, happy old
of young people who are underweight, but in middle age extreme over weight is as dangerous as some of the other important diseases. The vit al organs are not able to carry the extra weight
and the results are symptoms of high blood pres sure, hardening of the arteries, increase in the size ol the heart, and kidney disturbances. So ii is well for one
over thirty-five to
The object of this article is not to explain the
age.
Joy of Living
watch his
weight and not indulge in over-eating.
When
one discovers it is time to reduce, he should con
The joy ..I" living is founded on good health. J low wonderful to be yoim^ and well and
sult a physician to see whether his overweight is accompanied by any disease of heart, kidneys
strong.
or other organs and to find what diet and exer cise he should adopt in order to reduce to and
refined surroundings and enthroned on econom ic security thai bring peace of mind and com fort is like living under the endless shower of heavenly bliss and happiness.
permanently maintain the proper weight. Frequently stomach disorders are caused from
A perfect physical well-being in pleasant and
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Public Dedication Of The Presque Isle County Airport On June 29th and 30th One of the most spectacular and largest events
By Fred V. N. Bradley, Airport Mgr.
ever held in Rogers City was the dedication of our new County Airport. Lor weeks and months prior to the end of June, word had spread through the pilot fraternity in Michigan and surrounding states of the air-mindedness of
Rogers City and the splendid new field under construction. The cooperation of the various or ganizations in Rogers City, the Business .Men. the Kiwanis, the Legion and others, with the
construction crew, under the supervision of Roy Ducltgen. County Highway Superintendent, had become known and as a fitting tribute to their efforts and as a climax for the months of work,
under Mr. Dueltgen's direction, the airmen turn ed out in force. It was a splendid tribute to Rog
ers City to find thirty five planes and over sixty pilots on the field at the end of the first day. Three ships arrived on Friday, June 28th. one of which was a huge Stinsoii Tri-Motor. four
teen passenger plane and
two tour passenger
ing gear, has a cruising speed of 105 miles an hour with a top speed of nearly 200. Froiii the viewpoint of the huge crowds pres ent on Saturday and Sunday, the weather was ideal. However, from the pilots viewpoint it was not all that could be wished for. inasumch as the
air was bumpy and numerous ships that had planned to be here were held up considerably in their starting from southern Michigan points. by a very heavy rainstorm which swept the sou thern part of the state early Saturday morning and which deterred most of the. less experienced
pilots from attempting the trip, and in view of this fact, the turnout at Rogers City was most gratifying indeed. On Saturday aflernoon several very interest
ing events were staged for the benefit of the vis iting pilots. The principal event being the North
Stinsons. All three took numerous passengers
eastern Michigan Air Derby, in which some seven planes took part. Departing at five minute
for rides that afternoon and well into the even
intervals the ships went alternately Last and
ing, landing by means of lights placed along the borders of the runways and by their own land
and Ouaway and circling the field at Black River
ing lights. Beginning early Saturday morning planes be
gan to arrive at frequent intervals until the last
West, landing at the fields in Alpena, Ilillman Ranch. According to the rules of the event, the pilots were each allowed to estimate their own time to make the 100 mile circuit, based on their cruising speed with a time allowance of five- min
ship, one of the small two place Lorterfield cabin planes, arrived just before supper time. The most spectacular arrival was that of four of the latest type army pursuit planes from Selfridge Field,
at the field and their take-off. This event was
under the command of Major II. T. McCormick.
won by Mr. Frank M. Slough of Cleveland, fly
The crowd also
was privileged to witness the
landing of the first lady pilot to
arrive at ÂŤ>ur
field. Miss Alice hlirschman of Detroit.
Many types of planes were represented by Saturday evening. The Michigan-made Stinsou
planes were in the majority, numbering eight in all. next
came the popular Waco
bi-planc of
which there were seven and next the Ryan, made,
famous by Col. Liudbcrg of which there were
utes for circling each field, landing, obtaining their clearance papers from the clerk of course
ing a Swanson two place cabin plane, who fin ished within fifteen seconds of his
scheduled
time, a most remarkable record, particularly in view id' the fact that Mr. Slough is an amateur pilot who was competing in his first competitive event and was up against some old and very ex perienced competition.; Second place in this event went to Mr. Howard Hartung of Detroit, flying a Waco, who finished twenty two seconds less
four in number. Unquestionably the most mod ern ship on the field was the Beechcraft, owned and piloted by Thomas B. Colby of Detroit. This
Colby, piloting a Beechcraft, in one minute and
bbplane of unusual design with retractable laud-
and fourth to Mr. Glen Fellows, flying a Ryan.
than his scheduled time. Third to
fifteen
seconds more
than
his
Mr. Thomas
scheduled
time
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who finished one minute and forty four seconds
from those pilots who were in attendance but
less than his scheduled time.
from many others who had heard warm praise from those who had been here, and we may look forward to many of them paying us visits from
The second event was the bomb dropping con
test which was very interesting and spectacular. Pilots were each given a sack of flour which they were required to drop at a spot on the field from a minimum height of 500 feet. This event was won by Mr. Ellsworth Ranguette of Nahma, Michigan, flying a Stearman open biplane sev enty feet nine inches from the mark, second by Mr. Frank M. Slough, Jr., in a Swanson, 105 feet from the mark and third by Mr. Pete Johnson in a Waco and fourth by Mr. Frank Spring flying a Stinson.
The final event was the spot landing contest. In this event pilots were required to climb to 1500 feet, throttle their motor to idling speed,
make a complete 180째 circle and land at a mark without touching their throttle. This event was won by Mr. Frank Spring with a remarkably accurate landing, only ten feet from the mark. Second place was won by Mr. Howard Hartung in the also remarkably short distance of seven teen feet from the mark. Third by Mr. Al Conklin flying a Ryan, seventy six feet from the mark and fourth by Mr. Pete Johnson, one hundred and seventy six feet from the mark. The various successful pilots received their choice of numerous splendid merchandise prizes
time to time in the future. Natural color motion
pictures of our dedication ceremony were exhib ited daily to the thousands in attendance at the All-American Air Craft Show, as a part of the Michigan State Board of Aeronautics exhibit and were very well received. Our airport has already and will continue to be one of the greatest as sets owned by Rogers City.
Buffington Employees Win Safety Trophy Notables of the industrial world and civic lead
ers of neighboring communities joined with workers of the Buffington plant of the Univer sal Atlas Cement Company on June 27th in a unique celebration. The occasion was the dedi cation of the trophy awarded by the Portland
Cement Association for operating throughout 1934 without a disabling injury. The last injury occurred in January, 1933, when an employee sprained an ankle. The number of consecutive accident-free days reached 862 at the time of the dedication.
Approximately 1800 persons attended the cere
which had been donated for the event.
Despite the fact that our new field is compara tively small for the safe handling of thirty five planes at one time, no serious accidents of any kind occurred, for which great tribute must be paid to Major M. A. Sine for his skill in hand ling the air traffic on the field in which he was
monies. Governor Paul V. McNutt, Arthur H. Young, Vice President of the United States Steel Corporation, B. F. Affleck, President Uni
ably supported by Inspector Charles F. Dycer of
of the United States Steel Corporation, were speakers at this occasion. The guests were also conducted on a tour through the mills where
the U. S.
Bureau of Air Commerce and
Col.
Floyd E. Evans, State Director of Aeronautics and his Assistant Director, Mr. S. B. Steers. The crowd was very orderly at all times and admirably held in control by volunteers from the
American Legion, assisted by members of the Alpena Post of the State Police and the Sheriff's
Deputies. Refreshment booths set up by three of the churches were well patronized both days. The visitors were entertained
for the most
part in private homes throughout the city and the dedication committee wishes to express to all of these hosts and to all who cooperated in staging this spectacular event, their very sincere
versal Atlas Cement Company, Edward J. Mehren, President of the Portland Cement Associa tion, H. H. Schnltz, Assistant to Vice President
they were shown the modern methods of mak ing cement.
The Buffington plant was successful after ten years in competition for this trophy. They are to be congratulated upon their success in this great accomplishment.
Fire Losses In Corporation Proptyerties During the year 1934 there were 135 fire loss
appreciation. From the numerous letters we have
es in the Corporation's properties, of which 47
received from the pilots and from the many ex pressions of warm approval of our field and city from the pilots while here, we are certain that
were from miscellaneous causes, 28 from un
no single event in many years has more wide ly nor more favorably advertised Rogers City.
from hot metal, 4 from overheated stoves, 4 from
Favorable comments on our entire
dedication
program have appeared in national aeronautics publications and the writer, who was privileged to be one of the hosts to the visiting pilots of the Sportsman Pilots Association at the All-American Air Craft Show in Detroit recently received warm praise of our field and our city, not only
known causes, 24 from sparks, 10 from short circuits, 10 from spontaneous combustion,
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cigarettes and/or matches, 2 from defective flues and 1 from thawing pipes. In 1933 there were 112 losses; in 1932, 101; in 1931, 147, and 1930, 200.
Of course all fires are costly and while in 1934 our company had no fire losses, the above serves well as a reminder that many fires do occur from preventable causes.
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SLE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION
Congratulations to these men on their winning first place in the annual safety contest sponsored by the Michigan Mutual Liability Company.
Crew members of the Presque Isle County Road Com mission. From left to right H. Haselhuhn, L. K. Vallee, A. Demerest. A. J. Schroeder, R. Radka, A. Miller. S. Piinil, L. Mulka. E. Schepke, C. Montych. E. Dueltgen, E. Pilarski and Roy Dueltgen, Superintendent.
One Year Of Safety With The County Road Commission As told to GEORGE R. JONES by Supt. ROY DUELTGEN The employees of
the Presque Isle
County
Road Commission, like all groups of working men, have much to be thankful for in regard to the frequency of accidents while pursuing their work. Since the birth of the Commission in Aug ust. 19U), no organized safety efforts have been followed; we worked along with a degree <>f
safety that's instinctive in each individual only. However, frequent minor injuries from time to time led us to desert "Lady Luck" For fear of serious accidents, and take up an organized
Silvertown Safety League. The result is that all the truck operators are Gold-Medal members of that league, which means one year of no-acci dent driving to them. This contest has been in valuable in creating interest in our safety ven ture.
At present we have just completed our first year in a contest sponsored by the Michigan Mutual Liability Company. This is a slate-wide program with all the County Road Commissions
being eligible to enter. About thirty contestants
safety plan. Maud in hand with a safely program
were entered last year. The rules are regular
went a courtesy program with one hard and fast
zen. We do not own the highways, we just keep
safety rules as used by the National Safety Council and all trade associations. Rating is ex pressed in accidents per million man-hours of work. We are pleased to report no accidents in
them in condition.
our first year as a member of this contest. Dur
On February 6th. 1934, we had our first safe ty meeting. All employees were present, and we Organized with a committee of three, designated as our safety committee heading the movement.
ing the yearly period we have progressed from
The committeemen hold office for three months,
terest in our own and our fellow-workers' safe
rule—no Commission employees shall take pri vileges in traffic that is not accorded any citi
retiring to other employees at the expiration of that time. All suggestions and reports are acted upon by our safety committee. We have a monthly meeting, all employees gladly donating
twelfth position to the top, and our fellows are justly proud of that accomplishment. Why have we been successful? Individual in ty. Loyal, hard-working committeemen, and ad
opting whole
Lays'"
heartedlv the motto
"Courtesy
The Presque Isle County Road Commission
their own time, and to elate our attendance has
expresses sincere appreciation to all sources thai
been close to one hundred percent. The next step in our safety development was to enter a contest promoted by the Goodrich
have helped US carry along". In turn, we wish to be of aid to all travelers of the road. We are at your service.
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Wills Have Played a Prominent Part In Family History From lime immemorial the subject of Wills has played a large and prominent part in family history. Indirectly influencing the lives of many people has been the background of a Will to op erate at a future date (the death of the person making such Will), and the constant possibility of a change in the Will before the death, contin
gent upon the desire of the person having the property to leave. A Will has been quite aptly described as, "'a voice speaking from the grave",
and the Courts have always gone a Long ways and have attempted quite rigid enforcement of these instruments
where a person directs
the
disposal of his or her property after death. The Supreme Court of Michigan has gone so far as to uphold a clause in the Will involved in a re cent case, wherein the person executing such Will provided that if any beneficiary should eontest the matter, that he should forfeit the share
due him under that instrument, and thereby take nothing. Attached to Wills there are always two im
portant elements, first, the making of the Will,
By
hedenck P. Hempel, L. L. B. ami disposing memory, who as a rational being
asks the first question, "Why should I make a will? If I should die, doesn't the law provide how things should be divided?" The answer to that is, "Yes, the law does provide for distributing that which you own, in event of no will, but often such distribution causes an awkward situation.
Most of us who own real estate, have it joint
ly with our wives or husbands, and upon death of one or the other, the real estate immediately
passes to the survivor. That is simple enough. requires no Will and no Probating. But what about that fine new automobile just paid for and worth from $800.00 to $1,000.00 which was in the
and secondly, the death that starts the Will in
name of the husband just departed? Under Mich
operation. Diver the death one has no control.
igan law. the wife gets one-half interest and the one child gets the other one-half interest. If there is more than one child, the wife gets one-
It inevitably comes to all of us: in what form, or at what time, we do not know, and most of
us do not want to know. Strange as it may seem,
third interest and the children two-thirds inter
the Great Beyond with its better life beckoning,
tor (tes-tay-torj. and bear tin's in mind as it is
est. How an- we going to divide that car with children not yet in their teens? Art: we going to sell it. perhaps on a bad market, at a sacrifice, and deprive the widow of the family car that she worked so hard to obtain, in helping her hus band as she did, keeping house and caring lor the three children? Are we going to Probate Court ami have a guardian appointed for the children and then by order of the Probate Court, thru the guardian and the widow, sell the car and divide the money? Wouldn't a Will leaving the car to the widow have been a desirable way
a convenient term to use and will be employed
to handle the matter ?
does not seem as certain or as secure as that
stage of existence that we are leaving, despite all teachings to the contrary. The feeling of se curity is paramount and to those loved ones left
behind, if an additional sense of security can he imparted by the leaving of a sane, intelligent Will, is the subject not at least worth the read
ing of such analysis as can be given in this lim ited space? A person making a Will is known as the testa throughout this analysis.
To begin with, the testator must be of sound mind and disposing memory. These words mean just what the terms imply. Sound mind means a normally balanced mind, as distinguished from feeblemindedness, insanity, or a mind so affect ed by undue influence so as not to function pro perly ; in other words, a Will made by a feeble minded person or an insane person or one whose mind is unduly influenced, is dot a valid Will. The words, "disposing memory", simply mean that one must have sufficient mind to nol only know what he is doing, but particularly to re member il ; this condition of forgetfulness more
frequently arising in elderly persons. Now then, we have a testator with sound mind
Or take the case of a man. married for leu or
fifteen years, who assisted by his wife, has ac cumulated a home, a good car, a number of good investments in the form of stocks or bonds, and
perhaps some money in the bank. This couple have no children. The husband dies, leaving no Will and under the Michigan law, the wife takes one-half and the husband's father and
mother
take the other half, or if but one of the husband'.-,
parents be living, this parent takes the one-half. In event that neither of husband's parents are
living, then this one-half is divided equally be tween the brothers and sisters of the dead hus
band.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;some people perhaps that the widow lias never seen. Doesn't seem quite equitable, does it? In this case a
Will leaving all to the
wife.
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would seem most desirable.
Yet on the other hand, a young man, married
perhaps ten years, having a little property, dies, leaving a wife and three small children. He has made a Will leaving all to the wife, naturally as suming that she will take care of the children.
On this 193day of we, Jane Roe and Albert Coe, both of the Vill age of Rogers City aforesaid, did witness the above subscribed signature of John Doe, who signed the same in our presence, each in the presence of the others, he, John Doe, stating
This widow, still young, who perhaps looks very
that said instrument was his Last Will and Tes
becoming in black, re-marries
tament and requesting our signatures as wit ness thereof, we not being interested therein. Jane Roe, of Rogers City, Michigan Albert Coe, of Rogers City, Michigan."
within a short
time, and so overcome with her new conquest,
neglects the children, perhaps places them in a boarding home at a tender age and in general abuses her position. The children of the dead husband certainly have suffered an injustice and the Will leaving all to the wife in this case was a mistake. Happily, these instances are rare and more often happen when the wife dies, leaving
everything to the husband, who re-marries and whose new wife will not have the children ar
ound. Here is another case where a Will leaving all to the husband was a mistake.
So this analysis really proves that circum stances surrounding each individual really gov ern as to what is a just and equitable distribu tion, and that a general law cannot provide a
proper solution to these problems. Again what might be a proper solution now, may be alto gether changed ten years from now when the children are older or other circumstances have
altered. Isn't the proper thing to do to calmly give the matter some thought,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;perhaps talk it over with your help mate, either husband or wife, decide what is the correct solution and then
embody such plan for the future in your Will? Then as circumstances change, your Will can also be changed, and in such fashion, always is the matter under control of safe, intelligent planning. Should you accept these suggestions and give the matter some reflection and
consideration,
naturally your next question will be, "How do 1 draw a Will or go about this matter?" To begin with, if you have decided that a simple disposi tion, such as leaving all to the husband or wife, is the solution, then there is no need to consult
an attorney. Here is a simple form of Will eas ily drawn: "BE IT REMEMBERED, that I, John Doe,
of the Village of Rogers City, County of Pres que Isle and State of Michigan, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby declare and publish this as my Last Will and testament, hereby revoking all former Wills and codocils by me made.
After payment of all just and legal debts, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary Doe, all my property, real, personal and mixed, of every kind and description and wher ever situate, and do hereby nominate my said
wife, Mary Doe, as executrix of this my Last Will and testament. It is also my will that she be not required to give bond. In Witness thereof, I hereby affix my signa ture this day of , 193 . John Doe.
The above form of Will can be varied to suit
individual conditions, but the clause to be signed by the witnesses should be followed closely. That is all there is to a simple Will if the solu tion to your problem is not difficult. However, if your individual solution is necessarily compli cated, then consult some one of experience, pre ferably an attorney. You will find many who will offer to draw your Will, who are not attorneys, but their efforts will be an attempted practice of law and may be followed by the same results that would obtain should you take your watch to a blacksmith to be repaired. Bear in mind that if your Will is at all complicated, it will be look ed over closely by lawyers, and when your Will becomes operative you won't be here to tell what you meant to do if the language used is suscept ible to two or more interpretations. If the watch is strong enough, the blacksmith may repair itafter a number of attempts, but your Will stands or falls by what you have signed. Note that the Will should be dated, and the
clause signed by the witnesses should be dated. Also that at least two- witnesses are required and when selecting witnesses, pick intelligent people who can appear in Court when necessary and of such age that they are not likely to die before you do. Anybody who is to benefit under the Will should not be a witness thereto. Do not
leave property to your wife, and then have her sign as a witness, because then she could take nothing under the Will. If this limited analysis and suggestions will cause you, Reader, to reflect upon these things, work out your own solution, and then follow by putting your plan of action on paper by medium of a Will,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;then a great deal of future uncer tainty, and perhaps some misery and heartaches will be averted, and the memories surviving you will not be tainted with thoughts of your neglect in matters.
So take this analysis, apply it to yourself, ac cept some of these suggestions, and with them the author's wish that it be a long time before your Will succeeds you in disposing of your pro perty. However better that you distribute your property by Will than have the State of Michi gan distribute it for you because you neglected to make a Will.
On the next page, which is so perforated that it can be removed from this magazine, is a form of will which you can use if you so desire.
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WILLâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;(Long Form)
WILL OF
BE IT REMEMBERED, That I,
of the Village of
in the County of
and State of Michigan,, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby declare and pub
lish this as my Last Will and testament, hereby revoking all former Wills and codocils by me made.
After payment of all just and legal debts, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, , all my property, real, personal and
mixed, of every
kind and description and wherever situate, and do hereby nominate my said wife,
, as executrix of this my Last Will and testament. It is also my will that she be not required to give bond.
In Witness thereof, I hereby affix my signature this
day of
, 193 Signature
On this
day of
, 193 , both of the Village of
witness the above subscribed signature of
, we,
and aforesaid, did
, who signed the same
in our presence, each in the presence of the others, he,
stating that
said instrument was his Last Will and Testament and requesting our signatures as witnesses thereof, we not being interested therein. of
, Michigan
of
1 Michigan
Witness
Witness
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Those Who Haue Massed oAcway Again we are called upon to record the pass ing of a great friend and fellow worker J. LeRoy Laffin. Those who knew him best called him
Roy in sincere affection. Roy was born in Unionville. Michigan, in 1884. He graduated from the Coleman, Michigan, J ligh School. United States Navy and was Cap
of
his
bearers were Howard II. Gilpin, Victor Koch, Robert Hamilton. Robert Crittendon, Dr. New
ton of Alpena and Louis Kroesch. Roy loved life and his relations and friends
As a young man he spent four years in the tain
Acting pallbearers were R. I'. Henley, Fred \'. X. Bradley, Carl Daniels, Roll Rains, Joseph I'englase and John L. Kinville. Honorary pall
gunnery squad
the time his enlistment
'it
expired.
Later he spent some time in Al pena and Elyria, Ohio, coming to Rogers City in April, 1916. lie be gan work with the company as a steam shovel craner. In July of the same year he was set up as a steam shovel engineer, from which
position he rose to that of General Quarry Foreman.
were dear to him, his amiable ami kindly nature giving him a most likeable per sonality. In 1908 Botsford
Ella
had
he married
of
Alpena.
their
Miss
Llla
Roy
and
sorrows
in
the
a daughter Marjoric. age 4. who died in 1914, and an infant son LeRoy of three weeks. Surviving Roy are his wife Llla, one daughter Evelyn age 15, and one sister Mrs. Ernest Hovey loss
of
of Unionville.
Roy was a member of the West minster Presbyterian Church of this community, taking an active
Roy was that type of American citizenry which personifies sta bility. He lived a wholesome life,
part in both its religious and soc ial program, lie was a member ol
such as to build up in the hearts
his endeavors and ambitions were
the Rogers City Lodge Xo. 493 F.
of his associates a feeling of love
<\- A. M.. a Knight Templar be
and admiration. Those wdio are left behind will
longing to the Alpena Chapter and to tlie Shrine id" Saginaw. He was also a member of the Eastern Star
of Onavvay.
Roy was always intensely
interested in his
work, loyal to his company, and ardently sup
ported all plant activities taking more than usual interest in our Safety First program.
Being a man large in stature, splendidly pro portioned, and until his last illness, seemingly
possessing a rugged constitution. Roy enjoyed
most outdoor sports, especially hunting, fishing and golf. He loved outdoor life and much of his time was spent out of doors.
Roy was first aware of the seriousness of his physical condition last January when a complete
always miss the sunshine of his smile, the merry twinkle in his eye. his soft manner of speech, his hearty chuckle and kindly congeniality. The death of Earl Schieffler occurred at the.
home of his parents in Alpena on July 8, 1935. Death followed an illness of three weeks ending
in a hemorrhage. Funeral services were held in the Schieffler home at Alpena with Rev. R. D. Malany officiating. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery, Alpena. Earl was an employee of the Michigan Lime
stone and Chemical Company for eleven years. During that time he cultivated many close
who mourn his sudden death. "Chubby". physical examination disclosed a virulent chronic friends as he was known to fellow workers, always had
kidney condition in advanced stages. His rugged constitution perhaps contributed largely to the
fact that the disease had reached uncontrollable
proportions before it was discovered. He spent some time in the Battle Creek Sanitarium and
later went to Mercy Hospital in Bay City where he spent his last hours, the end coming at 7:00 P. M. on June 25fll. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Sid
ney J. Francis of the Westminster Church, ami Rev. J. L, Kennedy, former pastor id' the Church. Butial was made at the Evergreen Cemetery at
Alpena, the Knight Templars of Alpena conduct ing the services at the grave.
a sunny smile, a cheery disposition and was an excellent worker. The boys on the job miss such a congenial companion and friend. Earl was em ployed in the Machine Shop. Ervin Henry Schalk, age twenty five, was fa tally injured in an accident on the Str. T. W. Robinson, June 26, 1935. Ervin was the son pf Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schalk of this city. His father is a company employee in the Construc tion De.pt.
Wilhelmine Felax of Moltke, age 59 years, died at the home of her daughter, Airs. Albert Wol-
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gast. Henry Felax of the Shovel Dept. is a son. George Crooks, the brother of Clayton Crooks
of the Transportation Dept., died in Millersburg on July 11, 1935. Interment was in Ocqueoc Cemetery with Rev. O. J. Lyon officiating.
"Calcite Screenings" gives its sincere sympa thy to the many friends and relatives of those who have passed away.
Friends of Mr. H. H. Hindshaw were grieved to learn of his death in Philadelphia on Tues day, July 30th, 1935. Mr. Hindshaw, in company with Mrs. Hind
shaw, left their home in Alpena early in June, Mr. Hindshaw having been in ill health for some time prior to their leaving. Mr. Hindshaw waj 77 years old, and at the time of his death was staying at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Weldon Heightower. services for Mr.
Taylor. Norman 0. Dullack and Helen Mills of Mill
ersburg were united in marriage by Rev. O. J. Lyon on August 15, 1935 at the Millersburg M. E. Church.
"Calcite Screenings" extends hearty congratu lations to the newly married couples.
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Henry H. Hindshaw
Private funeral
S. J. Francis. Mr. Capling is an employee of the Bradley Transportation Co. on the Str. B. H.
Hindshaw
were held in Philadelphia, after which the body was cremated and the ashes scattered.
Surviving Mr. Hindshaw are his widow, Mrs. Amelia Hindshaw, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Heightower, and two sisters living in England. Mr. Hindshaw was a graduate of Johns Hop kins University at Baltimore and specialized in geological work. He was a prominent geologist in the employ of the United States for many years, in which capacity he made surveys throughout every state in the Union. He was also at one time Assistant Geologist in the State of New York. Besides his geological work he was interested in all science especially devoted to the study of botany and birds. He was well versed in many topics and was an interesting conversationalist. He had a deep sense of humor and was kindly and friendly in a quiet manner. Mr. Hindshaw came to this section of the state
about 25 years ago and was closely associated with the early developments of our company. He perhaps knew more about the different geo
logical formations in this section than any other person.
Mr. Hindshaw had many friends in this vic inity who will feel his death very deeply.
Marriages
Ttirths
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Congratulations to the editor of "Calcite Screenings." Joseph Norman Valentin was born on August 6, 1935. Editor Joe was true to form and felt as proud as any father with a new born son. Many have been the fathers that have en tered the editor's office with pride announcing the birth of a son or daughter but no father was any more proud than Joe. Daughters were born to the following: Barbara Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wenzel on May 11, 1935. Mr. Wenzel is employed in the Power Dept. Patricia Shirley to Mr. and Mrs. George Dag-
ner on May 7, 1935. Mr. Dagner is employed in the Transportation Dept. Bernadine Sophia to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hin
ski on May 15, 1935. Mr. Hinski is employed in the Track Dept. Laurine Ruth to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Liedtke
on May 17, 1935. Mr. Liedtke is employed in the Shovel Dept. Rosella Mae to Mr. and Mrs. John Selke on
May 9, 1935. Mr. Selke is employed by the Brad ley Transportation Co. Irene Mae to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Nagel on
June 14, 1935. Mr. Nagel is employed in the Drilling Dept. Helen Marie to Mr. and Mrs. John Zielinski on July 21, 1935. Mr. Zielinski is employed in the Track Dept. Tanya Josephine to Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Hoeft on August 3, 1935. Mr. Hoeft is employed in the Dock Office.
A daughter Sally Ann was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Platz on August 23, 1935. Mrs. Platz was formerly a stenographer at the Main Office and a member of the "Screenings" staff. Sons were born to:
Donald to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mulka on May 15, 1935. Mr. Mulka is employed in the
united in marriage by Rev. C. T. Skowronski on June 1, 1935. Mr. Gosselin is employed in the
Mill Dept. Kenneth to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dietlin on June 6, 1935. Mr. Dietlin is employed in the Drilling Dept.
Transportation Dept. Herman Vogler and Evelyn Karsten
Donald Gordon to Mr. and Mrs. George LaTulip on July 3, 1935. Mr. LaTulip is employed
Albert Gosselin and Anolia McDonald were
were married on June 18, 1935 by Rev. Louis Hein-
ecke. Mr. Vogler is employed by the Bradley Transportation Co. on the Str. B. H. Taylor. Leo Capling was united in marriage to Jeanie Cameron of Harbor Beach, Michigan on July 11, 1935. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
in the Power Dept. DeWayne Rogers to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ric-
kle on July 31, 1935. Mr. Rickle is employed in the Blasting Dept. "Calcite Screenings" wishes to congratulate the above happy parents on the new arrivals.
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Just "Among Ourselves" With all the ideal summer weather that our
has undertaken recently. The one is boating, and
weathermen have been bestowing upon us the past few weeks, we should be able to have plen ty of news in the personal column for this issue. Good weather always brings plenty of activities to the residents of this country.
along with that is his special strong-man act. I
For instance, some of the fellows live on the
golf course, others follow the lakes and streams, some the open road, and we always have the gardener.
suppose, if you should get the story in its choice form, you should see Joe and have him tell it, but we suggest that you ask him why he forgot to pull anchor and dragged it half way across Grand Lake. Joe says that was once that a dis covery didn't make him feel any too good. Cash Budnick and Stanley Kasuba declare that they are all through with night fishing at Lake Emma. The frogs and beaver made such spooky sounds that the boys got jumpy. They wonder how Tom Kelley could sleep out in the open when they couldn't sleep in
What a sight it would be to have all the fish that we hear tell of being caught in one big catch! Ed Radka, Adolph Dullack, Henry Bey, Neil Glosser and Mike Greg ESIJglliSBISglHIIgEIaglll ory could supply quite a group with their catches alone,
not to mention
all
Parents
any pictures, they get the fish, but are certainly came ra-shy. We even hear the young sters on the street calling Harry Meharg "honey cen ter", "par four" and what not, which all leads us to be lieve that Harry is making a name for himself as a golfer.
Speaking of summer activ ities, we can't forget the ber ry pickers. They are almost too numerous to mention, but
we see Frank Gordon, Syl-
will
notice
the
"Danger â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Keep Off" signs on the radio towers near the M. L. & C. Co. office. We ask that in the interests of
some real fishermen in our midst. But don't ask us for
Durecki and
with the doors
the
catches by Doc. Bruder, Cap tain Purdy, and Ernie Adrian. I tell you folks that we have
vester
the car locked.
their safety, that your chil dren shall heed these warn
FRIENDLINESS By SPENCER M. FREE 'Tis the human touch in this world that counts,
The touch of your hand and mine, Which means far more to the fainting heart
ings. Who is the blonde, curly haired, good looking brake-
man generally known as the "lollypop kid" because of his carrying lollypops in his din ner pail?
That shelter and hread and wine.
For shelter is gone when the night is o'er, And the bread lasts only a day,
around the shop with a stiff
But the touch of the hand and the sound
neck a while back, and feel
of the voice
Sing on in the soul alway.
iMMSaiMSSSIJ
a few
others hiking toward the woods with the old berry pail.
It's certainly too bad that we won't have Nor man Dullack to shoulder all the single man jokes any more. "Dulley" has "gone and done it," so we'll have to put the humor of cupid on Ed. Kel ley's trail. The bachelors in our midst are few indeed. Reinke says that so are the ball players for that matter.
Joseph I'englase, from time to time, comes to the fore as a mechanical genius. We just heard of a new line, or two new lines, in fact, that Joe
We
saw
ing sorry we asked
Griffin
and
Pines
sympathetic,
the cause.
Griff
didn't tell, but we concluded
that it was the old story of the country boy going to the city and becoming awed with all the tall buildings. Griff had just spent a previous week end in Flint. When a discussion arises among the shovel runners as to the best shift for working, Ty. Rains picks the midnight shift for his. We notice, from a news item handed us, that Elmer Holt is still farming. We were told that Elmer quit work on his farm during the air show as the planes flew so low, he was afraid to leave the house. They spread his grain as a speed boat spreads water.
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"Heck" Hawkins enjoys swapping yarns with some of the boys, but at the last meeting "Heck"
When Alva Meyer was asked what became of his car that has always stood at the side of his
had to leave early. George Zen/., Henry Shorkey and Pete Kelley gauged up on him and he left while he could still wade through. When a fel low tells of laying ten thousand brick a day and
home, he answered that he had canned it
walking off with a 3200 lb. load, the truth has
passed too far from sight for "Heck" to compete. Ed. Glazer is not only a musician, but also a fair farmer. He had a crop started at the Target House last year, and this year hail a fine field
of potatoes. Ed saw some little red objects on his potatoes
and took them to be
blossoms.
Quite proud of his potato field was lid. until he discovered too late that his blossoms were bugs,
and
put it away lor the winter. I suppose his friends thought that a car salesman had been around to his place.
"Vic" Koch says. "'Gee, I wish I could handle my trailer like Johnny Zempel handles the. one on tin- company tractor." It seems that every time "Vic" wishes to back up. he gets his trail er caught on tin- front bumper. What has become of the I'runningville Base ball Team ?
Clarence Osborn decided to go
fishing this
and all that was left were the stems.
season after having been equipped with a fish
Not having played any golf with Vic. Koch since the strawberry season, we can't give a re port on his progress. He must be getting good because he competes against his neighbor. Frank
ing license for the last five years, but never used his legal privilege. His friends were visit ing him and Clarence took them along to show them how easy it is to catch fish in our country.
Hamilton, real often.
.After making a very impressive catch, the party
Otto Fleming says that the distance between here and Detroit is just fourteen hours and six
was paid a visit by the Game Warden, and he instructed them in regard to number and size. His lesson will long be rememberedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his charge
blowouts in length.
another memory.
We understand that Chum Raymond had to make a fast trip to the veterinary in Onaway one evening to have first aid rendered to his rab bit dog. However, the trip was in vain as Chum had to dispose of his pet the next morning. With all the rabbit dogs around looking for a home,
Clarence says that he
now
knows when one has reached the limit. When speaking of the Detroit Tigers, Bob Kioll always has this one statement. "I knew the Schoolboy could do it." Rob is one of our ardent baseball fans.
Chum should soon find a suitable replacement. Although
"Red" Lee moved from
23 Row
to S. 4th Street, "Russ" Pollock says that "Red" is back real often for a game or two of horseshoe.
According to Carl Sticker, there will be a Lot of lump sugar on the market next winter. Carl says, "We're certainly hauling lots <>\ sugar stone."
We know that you will be glad to bear that our good friend the smiling, jovial Hilary O'Toole has returned from receiving medical treat ment and is much improved. Hilary says that it looks like the rest cure to him. and now that he
has a vacation, he doesn't know what to do.
It is sad to note that the "Calcite Wrecking Crew", namely the golfers of our concern, have had some of their ego removed by the "Village Sheers." It is difficult to understand win- such
a capable group have failed to capture the bacon. but after two trials, they have been unsuccess ful. Just one more chance you town boys, we'll catch you over-confident yet. The little word "Why" stimulates a lot of thought. "Rill" Heller says that the law claims
that beer and wine are at times an enemy to mankind. The good Book tells us to love out" enemies. Take your choice, but Why?
Far fro:", camera shy these three lads.
All
nephews of "'Golfer" Lester Raymond of the Accounting Dept. From left to right the young fellows are Lobby Scram, Donny Raymond with his dog Mugs and Rill Latchkowski, son of Wm. Latchkowski of the Bradley Transportation Co.
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Have any of you fellows seen Clayton Eldridge's farm near Millersburg? He has some fine looking crops and could properly be called
Lostâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a good, faithful corncob pipe. Easily recognized and should be easily found. Luormous strength. Regret loss because of "sedimen-
a real dirt farmer.
tal reasons". Finder return to "Sparks" Leszin
We've heard some of the
boys discredit Clayt's work, saying that he has a husky son who does his farming.
Speaking of gardens. Sam Smolinski has so many cucumbers in his garden that he can't find a place to store- them. They grow so fast that they pile up like drift wood. Russel Kuhbuan is one of the watchmen sta
tioned at the main railroad crossing on the quar ry road. He claims it's easy to have the automo
biles pull ii]) to a stop, but it's a real thrill to stop a team of runaway horses. He made a good stop when Louis Rickles' team started for the quarry without a driver recently.
ske.
The locomotive watchmen are planning on a big house party this fall. Harry Boutin is build ing a fine cottage on the beautiful shores of Grand Lake.
Neil Glosser gave Lake Avalon some good publicity a couple of seasons ago by the frequent catches of Great Northern pike he brought home. We understand that this season has been
pretty tame.
On his last attempt at
making a
catch, he returned with a babv racoon, but no fish.
Jack Cherette wins the laurels as the champ ion high diver. Jack zipped down the slide at the beach and for a few seconds played clamshell
Harry Meharg claims that Lenny Hoeft shoots a long ball, but that he doesn't play a fair game of golf. When Lenny loses a ball, he plays an other without the penalty stroke. Harry knows
bucket on Lake Huron's bottom.
because he has Penny's ball.
Guess Who? Guess the man on the left. The
gentleman on the right is his twin brother, the two lads his sons. Ikwas born fifty years ago in Arenac County. Michigan. Has been a steady employee in the Mill Depart ment since 1914. He's a gardener,
berry picker and a spitzcr player. Our last guess who was Avery Cook.
Guy Hardin was seen watching the dredge working at the L. II. Iloeft dock. When asked why he was scratching around in each shovel full of dirt, he remarked, "I lost a banjo off this
dock some years ago."
Another old
landmark has gone
plant. The carpenter shop lias
from our
been moved to
the recent new addition On the machine shop. The old shop has been torn down.
Umpiring these donkey ballgames was easy
Gene King is a big", robust fellow, but never theless be needs a cold shower at the Target House before he can really enjoy Lake Huron's invigorating waters.
for Rill Warwick. The donkeys were easier to handle than most ball players.
Ted Rerdike would like to know just how big
concerning the
a man must be before he can float. He's anxious to learn: when he dives in five feet of water, he
drillers out oil the hill, but we hear from Meyers
swears that it is twenty-five feet back to Ru
that the boys have a real ball club and would like some competition.
sh r face.
We don't
hear a whole lot
Louis Yarch and Art Laull were the batteries
"Les" Raymond has deserted the golf links for the tennis courts.
mixed doubles that
We
wonder
if
it's the
would cause a promising
young golfer to quit the game?
for a riveting crew on the Steamer MIWSOX. Louie threw the rivets and Art caught them. The
boys got so good that onlookers suggested they try out for a major league berth.
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Rogers City's Bathing Beach Becomes More Popular
sra A view of the larger of two slides installed at the bathing beach this season. This part ol* the beach equipment was unusually popular to both old and young.
Each year since the Municipal Lathing Beach was started in 1932. new features for the pleas
George Soheck has demonstrated ability as a sculptor. His model is unknown but we've been
ure and convenience of the
told that the result looks like Max Rellmorc.
bathers have been
added. Not to be forgotten were safety fea tures especially for the younger children. From an ordinary beach, covered with stones and driftwood, has come a beach level and clean,
with slides, docks, diving rafts and safety equip
Ed. Kelley says that these repair days are hard for him. Every time the door opens, a brakeman comes in wanting to know why he's not on the watching list.
ment in the form of depth markers, life belts,
a boat and life guards. New equipment installed this season were docks and two slides. One slide
is a two-way slide- for small children, and the other is a higher slide situated in deeper water. Howard Johnson and Leo Schefke were ap pointed life guards for the season. They had di rect supervision of the beach property and re
What's In A
Name?
Traffic Cop: Lady, don't yon know this is a safety zone ? Woman Driver: "Don't be silly. Of course. I know: that's why I drove in here.
sponsibility of preventing accidents. To date the report has shown no mishaps. George Cook, a senior lifesaver. has been giv ing daily swimming and life saving instruction to the youngsters enrolled in his classes. A lot of interest has been shown by the younger group in this work.
This interest has been increasing year after year which must be encouraging to the spon sors of this work.
The local chapter id the Red Cross, along with the Rogers City Council, have shared the expense and effort of this project. Such has been the policy of
the Red Cross
throughout the
country, and their work deserves the splendid cooperation given by municipalities. Our com munity feels fortunate in having a supervised bathing beach.
The popularity of the beach is shown by the patronage it receives. On hot afternoons and comfortable evenings the beach has been crowd ed with bathers of all ages. Such popularity will make this playground a permanent place. Julius Romerenke shows the boys around the Target House how to grow vegetables. He pick
ed two bushels of yellow beans from his garden and he doesn't believe one could find a string in a carload.
Sons of Steve Kelley of the Mill Dept. The cart is a product of the small lads' inventive ten dencies and helps a Saturday afternoon pass all
too quickly. Jerry is the passenger and Clarence, the propelling power.
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Calcite Screenings Veil vot we can not understand is how der ex
perts know vich two billions vill cause inflation. Vhy are smart men so rare. Veil if Lions multi
itehtro Satin
jfnlttirtea
plied as fast as rabbits dey
would devour der
earth.
Veil Mitzie der is danger dot soaking der rich might dry clean der rest of us. You know dot
man is his brudders keeper all wright unt man ages der business mit a list of laws each mit a sharp lash alley-oop.
Der increase in der steel production will no doubt be laid to der chain ledder craze unt to dot
outlet of der Presidents mental displeasuresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chislers.
Veil Mitzie ve may say dot ve love der sum mer heat. Love id but ve cannot fool der elec tric fan.
Al §>rl|ttoiJste
Oh yes Mitzie vot do you know der Editor of der Screenings iss all puffed up ofer der arival of a big boy at his house tint now ve vill hafe a
Dear Mitzie:
Veil, der summer iss veil on its vay unt I have
not written you a ledder yet. Der news is nod verry scarce dis time. Der politickers are in ac tion agin, tint der battle cry vill be soon given oud: Der last time der party vas elected der slo gan vas elect me unt I vill keep you oud of var. Dis time der slogan vill probley be elect me tint
I vill keep you on der dole. Veil dis is der only government dot has efer in der History created a self imposed famin on der peopels so der new deal should go down in der History of der vorld as something crazey for der politickers should be sent to der vard ver dey send der crazy vones to look ad.
Veil Louisanna may have der Houy Long und ve have our Dave Larson. You should hear him
ven he gets in der high presure salesmanship but he had to take oud der Dining Room furni ture ven he does unt put dem in his pockets vor
ven der plate drops down all he can get oud is vowels tint dot iss no good for der recording angle. Vine Bradey says dot Boehmer should get a anchor on dot old sawmill of hisen so dot he can
drop id ven der brakes go wrong. Vine is also going to dig up all der posts in his yard tint cary Gen King along mit him to collect der Damages dot der oder fellows dos to his car. .
Veil some of der Calcite boys ver on der don key baseball team unt you should have seen der crowd go vild ven der donkeys put vone of der fellows on der back in der dust. Veil we have to
have some fun in our young lives. Vild Bill War wick vould nod umpire der game for he said dot he could not tell der jackasses from der donkeys. Veil such is der life in dis city. Boehmer says dot dis is der first time dot he efer saw der goverment for der people buy der people dot payed its depts by borrowing from its self. I bet clot we all vish dot we could do dot
for our self. Veil dot is Americanism feeling to foolishily to convict a voman criminal unt vorking ten million vomen vile der men loaf.
Junior Editor for der Screenings so ven he looks kind of sleepy in der morning you vill know dot Jr. vas giving der usual youthfull seranade dur ing der night but cheer up Joe by der time der are four or five you can sleep through it all unt leave der vife do der vork unt you vill take der credit for id.
Veil Fred Fish is riming true to form by der vay he patnorises der badding beach takes to der vatter like a fish unt Ossie Voight must be trying to keep his girlish forme for Ossie iss down der efery day. Veil der beach is a pouplar resort dease hot days.
Veil Mitzie I could give you der lowdown on a lot off more stuff bud Joe must have something to write about in der Personal Colum so I must not steal all of his tunder from him or he vont
have any variety in der Screenings unt dot vould nod make our paper pouplar. Veil under der ex
isting conditions ve vill have to sing dot old song Vill you love me ven I am on der dole.
Veil Mitzie der cost of living iss going vay oud of sight unt pork dot ve make der Schnitzle Vurst oud of veil ve dont get none of dot bud dis iss der only Goverment dot has caused a self
imposed famin on der people bud you can nod blame dem ven dey get dollars und der farmer gets cents oud of id und ve pay der fiddler for id. Veil Mitzie if soaking der rich means to sop up der acumalation of wealth der iss no sponge like taxes.
Veil der History of der present era in der fu ture vill read $$$$$$$$$$ unt ve unt der liddle vones vill have to foot der bills.
Veil if dis brain storm does not go to der vaste besket you vill get it so I vill have to say good by for dis time vor der vife says dot if I dont clean up der basement dot I vont get any cartufel panacuken for der supper so I vill have to ring off for dis time. Audi Vieter Sane
Schnopsie.
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The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News Str. Carl D. Bradleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety Meetings The second safety meeting of the current sea son was called to order at seven P. M., June tenth. All members of the committee and some
of the crew were present. Chairman, Clarence Thorsen, opened the meet ing by requesting Captain MacLean to address the assembly. The captain made a brief talk dur ing which he called our attention to the condi tion of the after ladder saying that it has been wearing so badly that there is ever present dan ger of injury from one of the numerous sharp splinters that can be found on its surface. The
Mate said he would have it dressed with a plane so as to eliminate this hazard.
At this time John Phillips brought up the sub ject of our passenger ladder saying that in his opinion it was decidedly unsafe. After some gen eral discussion it was determined that it would be best to order a new one.
Chief Engineer, John Sparre, now told us that he had found two empty fire extinguishers and surmised that somebody had been using the ex tinguisher liquid for dry cleaning clothes. Sparre went on to say that this must be discontinued
and that if anyone needs a paint remover
he
should use turpentine, and if that will not serve
for the required job, to get some low grade car bon tetrachloride and not to use the high grade and expensive liquid in the extinguishers. -- John Phillips again entered into the discussion
by calling attention to three points of danger. He suggested that the hatch winch cables be re
versed ; that the steel strongbacks, now suspend ed overhead on a sort of rack, be stored in an
other place, and finally that a guard rail be plac ed across the end of the conveyor house walk. The committee members examined the merits of
all the foregoing suggestions and decided that suitable steps would be taken to end all the haz
ards that this meeting had brought to light. After some technical discussion as to just how some of the constructional work would be hand
led, the meeting was adjourned. All items of last
month's meeting have been suitably disposed of by the various departments concerned. Chairman, Clarence Thorsen; O. K. Falor, Sec
retary; and, John Phillips, Louis Voda, Jerry Hoverstock, Otto Sparre, Wm. Schelley, George Kerr, Leonard Joppich, Ray Buehler. Our third safety meeting of the season was called to order at 6:45 P. M., July 24th, 1935. Members present were as follows: Chairman, Clarence Thorsen; Secretary, O. K.
Falor; Committee members, John Phillips, Louis Voda, Jerry Hoverstock, Otto Sparre, William Schelley, George Kerr, Leonard Joppich and Ray Buehler.
Captain MacLean and Chief Engineer Sparre were unable to be present at this meeting due to circumstances not tinder their control, and the meeting certainly missed their always-to-be-
eounted-upon leadership in safety matters. The roll call for comments of a pertinent na ture was rather disappointing and drew a total of only three suggestions regarded as suitable for discussion by the committee. Otto Sparre reported that one of the galley deadlight chain fasteners had parted recently, narrowly escaping doing injury to one of the galley crew. The matter was considered as to cause and cure. It was brought up that our deadlights are supplied with two chain hooks and for adequate protection the men should nev er suspend a deadlight from a single chain. Both chains should be used.
It was decided that in
this particular instance a solid rod will be sub stituted for the chain since this particular dead light is perhaps a more dangerous spot than
most, because a man is working directly beneath it the greater part of the time. All members of the crew are urged to observe the precaution of securing their deadlights by both chains. Al Dwyer told of a man who recently attempt ed to use the blow torch without protecting his eyes with goggles. As the offender in this in stance was present, we believe no further action will be needed.
John Phillips suggested that the spare walking beam for the tunnel unloading machinery have its lashings renewed. This has been attended to at this writing. The committee then turned its attention to
the business of the previous meeting and deter mined that all of the suggestions contained therein have been attended to. In addition, the ship's two passenger ladders have been replaced by new ones. Captain MacLean wishes to use this means of conveying the suggestion that perhaps the Lake Carriers Association or other authority might try to do something about the small boat men ace in the rivers. This condition is especially acute in the vicinities of Port Huron and Belle
Isle in Detroit. Many offenders take grave risks to themselves by their antics and quite often succeed in placing the large steamer in a tight spot as well. Many such culprits are obviously in no physical or mental condition to be on the wa ter in a small boat. It is the Captain's belief that
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Special patrols of such danger centers should be made on those days when the above described conditions may be reasonably anticipated. The meeting was adjourned at 8 P. M.
Personal Items At this writing,
the members of the
"Sun-
Burn Club" are comparing remedies and effects. Captain MacLean and Ray Eiers are the charter members id' course, having received their initia tion last winter on the beaches of Florida. The
more recent members include
Harry Menton,
Bill Hornbacher, Clair Wade. Isaac Rauha and
Lester Gordon. We are pleased to report that all are doing nicely after numerous raids on the
ships supply of vinegar, oil of salt, and "Prep". (Not an advertisement.)
Bradley "Personals" were not available at the last printing of "Calcite Screenings" but we are prepared to present our best efforts in this is sue. Before proceeding with our "Winched Items," your correspondent wants to take this Opportunity of thanking the editorial staff of our magazine for seeing fit to print those very in teresting articles of the early days in Rogers City and of our company. Many members of the
crew have found these stories highly interesting and we hope that they may be continued. The many friends of Captain William MacLean will be pleased to know that he is in bet ter health than ever this summer and if he con
tinues putting on weight, he says he. will have to order a new wardrobe. Captain Malcolm MacLean recently made a trip with us and is like wise feeling first rate.
Mrs. Munson. her daughter Alice, and guests, Miss Marion Wood of Boston and Miss Betty Greist of New Haven, recently accompanied us to Buffalo where Miss Greist entrained for home. Miss Wood remained aboard as far as To
ledo while the Munson party continued with us until reaching Calcite.
ed the run of the plant and of the "Bradley". We estimate that the "Bradley" entertained about fifteen hundred visitors during the day. The unloading machinery was not in operation while the visitors were aboard, and while per sonal supervision of the visiting parties was not in all cases possible, men and signs were placed at various positions to direct traffic and to make it possible for our visitors to see the most inter esting features of the ship. Governor McNutt, Mr. Affleck and others made a brief visit of in
spection during the clay. Jack Christmas was our official "keeper of the ladder" and extended a
helping hand to all who came aboard. Bill Horn bacher kept a turpentine rag handy to wipe grease off the hands of various fair young maid ens. They do say he did a very efficient job of it. too. Yes, it was quite a day! Now for our more personal news. While on
the subject of Bill Hornbacher, we may as well report the lamented demise of his dogâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;via truck. However, time dims sorrow and Bill now
has a new pup. As a coincidence Bill's car "went west" at about the same time and he is on the
market for a new one. (Attention you Rogers City automobile dealers.)
Yes. Rdll is certainly in the news today. He re cently became the owner of two radios. Yes, I said two. The first one was sort of like a oneman dog in-as-much as it was a one-station ra
dio (if any at all). With all these weighty affairs on his mind Bill can hardly be blamed wdien he
asked the mate whether he should start paint ing the after spar from the bottom or from the top! It's all in fun. Bill. Society Notes:
For the benefit of those who may have notic ed that blonde young lady driving an Ohio car around Rogers this summer, we are reporting t h a t
M r s . Hov erstock is
Gerald
spending
the
s e a son
i n
Ralph O'Toole was off for a trip a short while ago and returned bearing good news about the recovery of his father, Hillary O'Toole, from his
Rogers.
recent serious illness.
receiving
Recently the "Bradley" was the added attrac tion at the Safety Celebration of the Buffington cement plant. Many notable speakers were pres ent including Governor McNutt, Speaker of the Day. Mr. A. II. Young. Vice-President. U. S.
Leo Moll is
nu
merous lett e r s th.es c
da ys
fro in
R o g e r s â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
question, is he
Steel Corporation. Mr. E. J. Mchren, President
or isn't he? L e o m u s t
Portland Cement Association, and Mr. R. L. Af fleck, President Universal Atlas Cement Co. The
know the ans
occasion was one held celebrating the dedication
the
id' the safety trophy awarded the Universal At las Cement Company by the Portland Cement Association. After the official ceremonies, re freshments were served and visitors were allow
wer,
but
like
daisy he
"won't tell."
Chief Sparre's
f a in i 1 v
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have been with us for a trip or two. Dick and Margaret have been passing the time making various gadgets under the able supervision of Kaj Neilson. And we mustn't forget the two bun nies they are raising and which were given to them by "Popeye" Voda. I'm afraid, though, that Ray Buehler has certain designs upon them when they grow a little more plump! Don Langridge's fiancee visited us briefly in Cleveland. Don says that, all rumors to the con
having to walk so far for his meals. The after end has it's advantages after all, eh?
And that ends this spasm. Thank you for your kind attention.
Str. B. H. Taylor—Safety Meetings Date of Meeting, 7:00 P. M., Monday,
June
24th, 1935.
Present, Chris Swarts, Chairman; Walter Eg-
trary, it will be New Years Day for sure.
gleston, Secretary; and Fred Wetherton, Elmer
Eric Winter, Earl Schaeffer and respective wives, who met them in Buffalo last trip, made a belated visit to Niagara Falls while unloading
Piatt, Ed. Ehrke, Everett Shay and Walter Buza of Safety Committee, also Capt. Pearse, Ch.
at the Union Carbide dock.
7:00 P. M. Third Safety First
Jack Anderson certainly has been making the rounds lately, but he is now back again with us for another trip. We are pleased to learn that Bill Joppich's girl friend is improving. Also that Clair Wade's wife, who is ill, is doing quite well and we extend our wishes for a speedy recovery to both young la dies.
Tis reported that Eric Winter's
Engr. Thos. Stittle and other members of ves sel s personnel not on duty.
Ford now
gets only 23 miles to the gallon instead of 26 per. John Phillips seems to be debating whether to go to California and see the cuties this winter or go to Scotland and see the kilties. If the latter wins, he has promised Mrs. MacLean that he
will bring her home a thorough bred Scotty dog
7:03 P. M. Roll Call. All members present. 7:05 P. M. Reference to and reading of vari ous extracts from a Safety Bulletin edited by the Isthmian Line of New York by Captain Pearse. In commenting on this fine publication, the Captain expressed his conviction that this Steamship Company, which incidently is a Steel Corporation Subsidy, had taken great pains and
effort to insure that Safety would be adopted and diligently practiced on board their vessels.
The Booklet was then given to the Chief Officer to consult and is later to be read by all members of the vessel's personnel that all may become bet ter acquainted with various procedures which have been construed by the Safety Directors of that company as being dangerous. 7:25 P. M.
from Scotland—whiskers and all.
Harry Menton threatens to buy a new car soon—possibly at the beginning of the school term when a certain young lady goes back to school. I wonder—. You know, Harry's home life seems to be picking up—last trip in Calcite he didn't come back to the boat for nearly three hours! When interviewed on the subject Harry said, "By Golly, I don't want to miss the boat, 1 missed her once—".
Discussion was had as to results
of previous meetings. It was observed that cau tionary practices are being carried out and that
all running gear and loose equipment is in order, however the guards for windlass were not in stalled because required screens have not arrived.
7:35 P. M. Safety Suggestions were then or dered and fol low as men tioned.
Recently
a
We have our mystery here also. Ie. Everytime the Bradley gets to port Ray Buehler puts Ike
serious
Rauha in the brig—probably only Ike knows the answer to this mystery.
occurred be cause of a
Otto Sparre has been keeping the dining rooms decked out with a fine display of cut flowers from his garden and is serving his usual wellcooked and entirely adequate meals. John Zoho rates a pat on the back for his fine pancakes which are making many a man recall "the kind Mother used to bake." At any rate, the writer doesn't miss as many morning meals as he might otherwise, since good pancakes are a weakness
Meeting of
1935 called to order.
acci
dent
nearly
LAST YEAR THERE WERE 14500
member o f this vessel's
FATAl OCCUPATIONAL
personnel sli
ACCIDENTS
ding
down
several treads
of
Engine
Room
stairs
receiving mi nor injuries. Because
of his.
the
Speaking of meals and eating reminds me— wdien Jack Anderson came aboard engineer Ray Eiers moved up forward—now he kicks about
ture
the
Engine 'Room and
it's
MALMOTORVEHICLE ACCIDENTS
o f
very na of
30500
sur-
29500 FATAL HOME ACCIDENTS
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.foundings there is a natural saturation of oil in the soles and heels of the shoes worn by men in thai department. This oil lends to make the bot tom of shoes very slippery with the ever exist
ing possibility of an accident as above. To elim
Nature, and the Meeting was adjourned.
Date of Meeting: 1:15 I'. AL, Tuesday. July 30, 1935.
Present, Chris Swartz, Chairman ; Waller Eg-
the.
gleston, Secretary; and ililmer Piatt, Edward
unique idea of Snot welding a beading along the outer upper edges of the treads of all stairs
Ehrke, Everett Shay and Walter Buza of Com mittee, also Captain Pearse, Captain Dahlburg,
leading to engine room was conceived. This per
Cli. J-mgr. Thomas Suttle and other members of
mits to considerable traction being had because
of the knurled form of beading and should well
vessel's personnel not on duty. 1:15 L. M. Fourth Safety First Meeting of
serve the purpi.se for which it is intended.
1935 called to order.
inate this
hazard as nearly as
possible,
Glass water bottles have been used as water
containers by various men. and as this is strict ly against the Safely First Ruling wherein glass jugs are not to be used, several water contain
ers of proper design will be procured for usewhere required.
Recently a man coining in to boom hoist square, having been out in rain, placed his slick er on Room Hoisting Gear. This was a careless act which might have resulted seriously, and ex
1:17 L. M. Roll Call. All members, except Fred Wc-tlu-rton. present. He is being confined for medical treatment at Rogers City. 1:20 L. M. Reading of minutes of last meet ing. Discussion of results. Observed that precau tions advocated have been approved as adopted. That anchor windlass grid guards have been in stalled behind the wildcats of both anchors, that approved water jugs have- been purchased and are being used, that the power of deck lights has
treme caution was advised if we arc- to continue
been increased to 100 watts, that action has not
with Safety. For a reasonable period alter the Boiler Room
as yet been taken regarding dangerous condition
has been washed down, men are cautioned to re
vised to use- all precaution for their own safety when in the vicinity of loading and fueling rigs.
frain fiom passing to and from Engine Room and Boiler Room by way of the betwcen-boiler passage hceause of steaming water at rest on
[edges which would run down in the event 0.1 vessel healing to port or starboard. It was sug gested that the Upper grating passage be used. Because of insufficient lighting facilities on deck the deck lights will be changed from 00 to 100 watt bulbs.
Of late it has been noted thai the
Loading
Booms at Calcite have been spilling considerable amount of stone, some of it being thrown a dis tance of 15 to 20 feet. This is a constant danger
which cannot be too greatly stressed, and it is believed that eventually this hazard will be re sponsible- for a serious accident. A suggestion
of stone and coal loading shuttles. Men are ad 1:10 R. M.
A request for Safety Suggestions
and those made are here enumerated.
As a result of the- reading of the Safety Bul letin mentioned in the June- 24th report, several safety improvements have been made. Among them is an inch and a quarter angle which is se cured at the Upper inboard side of the wooden half doors id' the fantail gangways. Re-cause of the- impossibility to determine the condition of the wipoel of Which these doors are made, and
also because- men of the engine-room department must of necessity lean onto this door in looking Over the shipside. the idea has been, adopted and
height of boom skirt boards. With regard the
pill into effect aboard this vessel. I lie Incline rm m~*&a-*-,-""'~ Vfci^p"-"â&#x20AC;˘ hazard w a s <â&#x20AC;˘< -eiv *k ?* S-r again discuss
coal chutes, it has been reported that coal con
ed, h
tinues to spill all over the deck in the vicinity of coaling operations. This, it is assumed, will also be the- cause of a future accident. Although the loaders at Calcite have been very conscientious
ported one of
was made that it might be advisable to increase-
about loading and fueling, it has been suggested that there should be a thorough understanding between loaders and Ship's Officers that loaders will not commence- loading fuel until so directed by a responsible- officer of the vessel. To insure that the- above- mentioned hazards may be pro
t h e
firemen
employed wet ting down the coal as it conies aboard, was struck in
the head and bv I
shoulders
falling
coal.
perly disposed of, it has been suggested as wise-
receiving
to consult the Safety Director at Rogers City
nor injuries. It was sug-
with regard these matters and an invitation will be e-xleiided to Mr. Valentin to board the vessel and bear witness to tin- above-mentioned cir
cumstances that an efficient plan of danger elim ination might be worked out. 8.T5 P. M.
No other substance of a Safety
5NFETY &$*
was re
mi-
DONT
nested that' a [>R F A M
light
be
in
stalled on the forward
ing
rail-
around
PRACTICE IT
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the bunker hatch. This installation is to be made
because, during good weather, the bunker hatch is left open to facilitate ventilation in the fireroom.
Abrasions
received from
broken wires
in
strands of mooring wires are known causes of infection. Should men get injuries from this source, they are advised to procure First Aid treatment without delay.
The perch in South Chicago sure got sore when the boys started feeding them their own eyes. The majority of the boys of this vessel were recently fishing and provided all with a nice fish dinner. Now that is something.
To Herman Vogler and Leo Capling goes the prize for bravest deeds during the month. They both have taken wives unto themselves and all
Personal Items
we can say boys is that we wish you well. Leo
We are sorry to have finished the South Chi cago Breakwater job, but oh what a send off!
Just like a boy leaving home to go to sea.
The Taylor is sporting a new Captain while Captain Pearse is away looking for a new job for the Taylor. We all wish success to both.
Chief: Say Harry what do the fellows think after having used limestone to fire the boat? Harry: Well they are all right Chief, but they seem to have lost their senses.
Chief: What do you mean? Harry: Well they seem to have lost
says he will gladly return the gift to the un known well wisher.
Hilmer Piatt excells in checkers and defies
The boys still laugh when they recall having seen Tony do the high dive from the can buoy.
competition. Will some one come to our assist ance ?
Our spitzer gang is becoming highly qualified to contend for the trophy which was presented to Mr. Valentin last winter. We also have a few good kibitzers or what ever that word is.
Of all the wimmin doubly blest The sailor's wife's the happiest, For all she does is stay to home And knit and darn—and let 'im roam.
their
Of all the husbands on the earth
The sailor has the finest berth,
sense of humor.
A Steamship Company wired the Captain of one of its vessels, "Move heaven and earth and
arrive here Thursday." Captain's reply, "Raising hell, day."
arriving Fri
Herbert: You can put that on account, Fred. Fred: Account of what?
Herbert: Account of I have no money. We very much regret that at the time of writ
ing, Fred Wetherton is confined in the hospital at Rogers City, having been removed from the vessel on our last voyage there. We all hope that Fred's condition will not be serious and that he will soon be back on the boat.
Darn that Munson. First she gets our lay over at South Chicago and then she gets it again at Calcite. All we would like to know is, what's the srame ?
After Captain Pearse had
ence Bourlier goes up town to see the girls and comes back and smiles all day.
made three bulls
eyes in three shots the other day, the youthful son of Mr. Ives of Chicago put the following question to him. You can't see very good can you Captain? No doubt the young fellow figured he should make every shot count.
Strange things a man will do and the names
of those wdio do them: Herbert Noble brings a
For in 'is cabin he can sit
And sail and sail—and let 'er knit.
Str.John G. Munson—Safety Meetings Date of Meeting: May 28th, 1935.
^ Present, J. E. Gatons, Chairman; D. E. Nauts, Secretary; and John Smolinski, Conveyorman; J. Miller, Wheelsman; Andy Peterka, Oiler; Mike Idalski, Fireman; Chas. Lester, Steward; E. Gould, Deckhand.
The May Safety Meet ing was held
this
evening
with all mem
bers
of
the
crew present,
excepting on ly those need ed in Pilot House and
Engine Room. Chairman
briefly re viewed
utes
of
vious
ing,
min
pre meet
and
reon
pail of water on deck to paint the hatch coam
ported
ings. Edward Ehrke washes his pipe when he
safety recom-
washes his overalls. Fred Wetherton uses his barber shears to cut Louis LeVeck's hair. Clar
• raenda tions
carried
out,
OUR
SAFETY WORK IS
YOUR PROTECTION o
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namely that broken steps at head of center con
veyor and hand railing alongside same had both been repaired.
Capt. Dahlburg warned everyone that while tied up at Calcite getting our boom extended, we would have not only the dangers of fit-out
and layup, but also those of construction, with steel and timbers around on deck, open hatches for work in cargo hold, and work going on overhead on "A" Frame. Under these circum
stances it will be necessary for everyone to be extra cautious in going about their work. In re
something if necessary. The Chairman, Mr. Gatons, outlined the six
teen principal subjects on Safety as outlined in Safety Manual, all of which should be kept in mind of members during month in checking over ship. They are as follows: Lights, Ladders, Con veyors, Loading-Unloading, Hatches, Riggingtackles-staging, Valves-Boilers, Life Preservers, Handfails-gratings, Machinery, Firehold, Warn ing Signs, Safety Education, First Aid, Cables, Boat Drills.
ing. This is the wrong attitude to take as often
In regard to First Aid he stated that the en gine room always makes it a practice of noting in the log book any injury, however slight, and treatment applied to same, as this was a protec tion to the person involved as well as to the
the violation was made through ignorance of the
company.
right way of doing the job. Furthermore, all such reports of safety violations would have the full support and cooperation of the officers. A
by the time for our next meeting, the swimming season would be here. He urged that anyone who
gard to safety violations, he remarked that fre quently men are hesitant about reporting viola tions of others for fear of criticism or hard feel
careless worker not only endangers himself but also the lives of the men working with him. Our Chief Engineer, Mr. Urdal, in his talk gave us a two word slogan for the year, "WATCH YOURSELF". Safety meetings teach us how to work safely, keep hazards aboard ship at a minimum, and introduce many safety ap
pliances, but in the final analysis it is up to each individual to live up to the rules if we are to have a clean slate for the season.
If necessary to shut off the ship s power sup
ply while at Calcite, the Chief stated he would arrange to obtain shore power. With steel scat tered about the deck, proper lighting at night was essential and could not be supplied by lant erns.
Also warned conveyormen of the many acci dents which have occurred from idlers.
If an
idler stops, breaks, or needs repairs, no attempt should be made to repair same with conveyors
running. Cautioned engineers and oilers, that when at a dock, to always look over side before blowing off boilers or syphons. Furthermore, when work was being done in a boiler, someone
Our Second Mate, Mr. Calltim remarked that
couldn't swim should make an effort to learn at
least a few elementary strokes so they could stay afloat. Also pointed out how easy it was for the human body to be kept afloat, the main thing was to keep cool, conserve strength and avoid violent thrashing around. Recommended that Artificial Resuscitation be demonstrated at our
June meeting by the Wireless Operator, Mr. Esch, who received expert instruction in this art while serving under the Coast Guard. Also re ported that top fence wire around coal bunkers simply rested in grooves and that some means be taken to fasten same so it could not be lifted
out.
Engineers stated
business aboard our vessel, he comes under our jurisdiction and should be corrected in this dan
gerous practice.
Warned that anyone using a
ladder should
_
ascertain
two
first
should always be stationed at door, and no val
things,
that ladder be
ed with while man was in said boiler. The First Mate cautioned members of deck crew that steam on hatch winches should al
on deck, and second
that
falls are taut.
ways be shut off when operator left winch, as
ing possible injury and damage. Also that throt tle on mooring winches should never be opened over two turns as that always permitted suffi cient steam to pass and allowed same to be quickly shut off. Warned men handling cables on dock that, with few exceptions, cable could
always be placed on spile by using becket, and to stay away from line after it was on spile. Cautioned men on cargohold cleanup to take no
chances running from one pocket to another, and to always be in a position to grab hold of
could be
Wheelsman on Committee, Mr. Miller, reports several instances of men coming up ladders at deck without holding on with hands, adding that in most cases they were dock employees. Re gardless of whom the person might be, if he has
ves on other boilers ever be changed or tamper
the reverse lever might accidentally be hit by a stone, someone passing, or other means, caus
that grooves
welded across top.
Date
of
Meeting : J une 25th, 1935.
Present,
J.
E. Gat o n s , Chairman; D. E. Nauts, Sec retary ; and
John Smolinski, conveyorman; J. Mille r ,
wheels-
_
YOU CAN JUDGE AMANtyMe KIND OF A WORK PLACE HE KEEPS A workplace is in order when there
are NO unnecessary things about, and when all necessary things are in their proper places. ANORDERLY WORKPLACE IS SAFE TOO
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man; Andy Peterka, oiler; Mike Idalski, fire man; Chas. Lister, steward; H. Gould, deck
The Conveyorman, Mr. Smolinski, informed
hand.
Chairman called the meeting to order at seven P. M. Read over minutes of previous meeting and reported on recommendations made at that time. Due to our newly constructed coal bunker, it was found unnecessary to change top fence wire around stanchions as bunker removes this
hazard. A suggestion to demonstrate Artificial Resuscitation at this present meeting will be re ported on later. Mr. Gatons next presented a book prepared under the direction of the Central Safety Com mittee of the Isthmian Steamship Co. as a result of experience in preventing injuries to em ployees. This book has been lent to us through courtesy of Mr. Valentin for our perusal and will be passed around to committee members first and then to as many other members of the crew who are desirous of reading same. It is an excellent outline of Safety organization and pro cedure and everyone will profit by reading it. Qapt. Dahlburg was able to be at meeting only a few minutes owing to fog, but briefly stated he was pleased to observe interest taken by crew in the safety work and hoped it would continue throughout season. Chief Engineer, Mr. Urdal, also remarked about the fine
at Calcite and consulting plant officials about such a safety measure here.
turnout we have had at
each
meeting, adding that the Committee alone would never show results that an entire crew interest
ed in Safety Work would do.
The Second Mate, Mr. Walter Callum, gave a very interesting account of the Safety Banquet held at Calcite last winter, attended by about six hundred employees of the Company. Mr. A. H. Young, Vice President of the U. S. Steel Cor poration, outlined the value of Safety work to the Corporation which started back in 1906. Sta
tistics on the expenditure for Safety during a twenty year period from 1913 to 1933 were stag gering, but he pointed out that it was money well invested, for in addition to the major pur pose of preventing injuries and saving lives, the Corporation had actually saved money in com parison to previous years, and that there had been an actual reduction in accidents of 84%.
The wheelsman on Committee,
Mr. Miller,
stated that large pieces of openhearth in the breakwall stone often came bounding down ele
Chief that helmets for use around machinery in lower tunnel while unloading, were not only wrong size but also about worn out. These are to be replaced as soon as possible. The Steward, Mr. Lister, recommended that a
small pan be welded on lower edge of opening to cooks coal bin to prevent the constant spill of coal on deck whenever a supply is drawn. This
coal on deck is a menace to traffic past the cor ner of boiler house, and some means must be taken to correct it.
Artificial Resuscitation was next discussed and
demonstrated. John Esch with the aid of four as sistants showing the "Crew" or five-man meth od, and Edw. Hoeft the "Schaeffer" or one-man
method. Both men were very adept at explana tion and demonstration, Mr. Esch having serv ed in the Coast Guard, and Mr. Hoeft in Lite Saving Service, where such demonstrations are
a daily practice. Both men stressed the import ance of following points to be observed before attempting to start lung action. Keep coolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;act swiftly.
Don't crowd around patientâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;give him plenty of air.
Be sure to get all water out. See that tongue and throat are clear. Remove tight clothing.
No further business being presented, meeting was then adjourned.
Date of Meeting, July 30th, 1935. Present, J. E. Gatons, Chairman; D. E. Nauts,
Secretary; and John Smolinski, Conveyorman; J. Miller, Wheelsman; Andy Peterka, Oiler; Carl Hagendorf, Stokerman; Chas. Lister, Stew ard; H. Gould, Deckhand.
The July and fourth meeting was called to order at seven P. M man, was ap
pointed by the Chairman to re
place Mike Idal ski who has been transferred t o
the deck depart ment. A total of
thirty
members
of the crew were
present,
also
vator, striking beams and frequently drop into tunnel. Warned Conveyormen to avoid greasing
three
in lower tunnel around elevator while same was
workers here on construction
plant
in operation. We have experimented with vari ous ways of loading elevator to avoid this, but regardless of how the stone is fed, the large stones at top of pile in bucket have a tendency to start down. The Second Mate suggested that a screen be installed similar to that on Str. Tay
our June meet ing. In regard
work. Mr. Gatons read minutes of
lor, consisting of a heavy wire mesh covering
to breakwall
elevator from hopper to deck above. Chief En
stone
gineer to look into obtaining suitable material
elevator
jumping d i s -
Carl Hagendorf, stoker-
Don't cheat
yourself or your family out of the
pleasures of
life by getting yourself
messed up in an accident
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Page 830 cussed last month, this hazard has been reduced due to fact we have completed our breakwall
Urge Recognition Of The Great
loads. A screen over entire elevator, however,
American Hazard
although temporarily shelved, is still under con sideration. The new helmets for conveyormen for use beneath elevator have arrived and are in service.
Regarding
recommended
improvement
of
cook's coal bunker, matter was taken up by com mittee and their recommendation was for stew
ard's department to use more care taking coal out of bunker, and if spilled, to sweep up coal at once as there is always a broom handy in galley.
Chairman reported following safety repairs made during past month: new railing installed aft of coal bunker; two rails repaired in engine room; rail stanchion replaced in forecastle deck; outboard ladder lights at corners of boiler room
repaired for use in port; safety signs painted in firehold and tunnel approaches; screen guards installed on windlass aft of each wildcat.
Capt. MacLean requested everyone to famil iarize himself with signals for Boat and Fire Drills given in new Station Bills just received
and posted aboard ship.
Although we usually
have our drills shortly after meal hours for con venience, he continued, if an alarm be sounded
at any other time, it should receive instant re sponse and not be disregarded. New signs have been made and installed at each bunk giving each man's individual number, followed by boat num ber, so there may be no doubt about his station or boat.
Chief Engineer, Mr. Urdal, again cautioned all members of crew that we are to have a busy time at
Calcite next week with
construction
crews on board day and night, and to be alert every minute using every safety precaution pos
Moved to indignation by the inadvertence with which most automobile drivers accept the re
sponsibility of controlling the car, and the fail ure of statistics to shock the motorist into the
realization of the appalling consequence of care less driving, Newspapers and magazines are run ning editorials and articles in an endeavor to
bring our people to realize and recognize the great American hazard annually responsible for so many deaths in these fair United States. In a recent featured editorial
entitled, "The
Dance of Death", the New York Times said, "If all the accidents in the United States spread through the year 1934 were recorded as of one day, it would be as if all the people of the state of Pennsylvania were suddenly laid low by acci dent, one-half of the people of Pittsburgh crip pled for the rest of their lives, and every person in Allentown killed. This is the vivid picture into which the National Safety Council has translated the accident statistics for that year. The most shocking item is the continuing increase in death from accidents. They were more than twice as many as the number of our men who were kill ed in action or who died of wounds in the World
War. It is death that 'stalks the nation's high ways' that is, aside from disease, the most to be feared and most to be fought. In Holbein's fam ous series Death comes to emperor and beggar alike, but not as in the suddenness of an acci dent. A depiction of the varied new ways by which Death now comes in home, highway or street, in office or shop or factory, would even
more fitly bear Holbein's title 'The Dance of
sible.
Death'."
The Second Mate, Mr. Callum, reported sever al instances of members of crew lowering ladder
C. Furnas writes like the gruesome spectacle of
at loading dock in Calcite while vessel was shifting. Also that tardy arrivals have climbed up ladder as ship was leaving dock. The ladder
detail is this pen picture, that it will nauseate
at all times is to be in charge of watchman and to be handled only by watchman. Whenever that ladder is up, it is up for a definite purpose, and will be lowered at the earliest possible moment when it is safe to do so. Regarding last minute arrivals, there will be no further lowering of ladder to get them aboard on fly. In deck department, Mr. Gould reported two light sockets in No. 1 hold broken. Regarding this Mr. Smolinski stated both had been repaired today. The conveyormen deserve commendation for their promptness in taking care of safety re pairs in their department.
In the August issue of the Readers Digest, F. a bad automobile accident itself. So realistic in some readers.
Whether or not our people will pass these lightly by, without a second thought, as they have so many other teachings in safety, we do not know. However, in the conservation of hu man lives, the press can do no greater good than that of teaching the need of safe practices and the absolute necessity of greater forethought in
our every day actions. These are prime requi sites if we are to avoid being a part of some gruesome accident.
Dear Old Lady: Captain, would you please help me find my stateroom? Captain: Have you forgotten what number it is, madam ?
Dumb Animals
He: "Thousands of Chinese hogs were used last year to make paint brushes." She: "Isn't it wonderful how they are training animals to make things."
Lady: Yes, but I'll know it if I see it again: there was a lighthouse just outside the window. Anyone who is willing to listen gets credit fo: being a charming conversationalist.
Inflexible Life *Ejgar a. g«*
seldom bothers its with preaching. It has a sterner way of teaching.
As little children it begins To rap our knuckles and our shin .
[instructing us with stinging pain X"i to do careless liitngs again, law - are f;ix< cl foi gi i a,i and low Through punishment we learn them slowly For r\rn I.hinder that is tii.• •I<
In ful fering the cost is paid. Howe'er we whim per while- we h\e
There! none ol us u ill life forgive. Wise is the man win. understands
fixed anil linn arc life's commands
And learns, before the time is g>nc.
Tin' things which life insist;, upon, For in those limits he will find
Health, happiness and peace o
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Published monthly by the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michigan, in the interest of Safely 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 he welcomed from all employees. All such contributions should be received before the first of each month and should bear the name of the de partment and the sender and should be addressed to the editor. J. A. VALENTIN, Editor. II I s.sue
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November, 1935
D IT O R I A L S
Electrical Department Bridges
Losses From Our Honor Roll
Ten Year Record
For The Year igjj
Elsewhere in this issue will be found an ar
So far in 1935 accidents
have caused the re
ticle by Mr. George C. Wing, Power Superinten
moval of two ships and one. department from oitr
dent, on the establishment of a ten year no-acci dent record by his department. The completion of a ten year period with no accidents is a commendable achievement for any crew of men ; particularly do we think this is true when men work with the high voltages and heavy machinery with which the men in this de partment come in contact. The men of this de partment are familiar with the work in all phases of our plant operation.
Xo-Accident Honor Roll.
Our first accident was to Charles Baker, a Alachine Shop employee, who received an eye in jury while heating a rivet. The driver inadvert
ently released the pressure <>n the riveting ham mer causing the snap to shoot from same, the snap striking the dipper and ricochetted, hitting Mr. Baker's goggles, the force of which ruptur ed the frame and the color lens, but not the pro tection lens of the goggles.
Members of the Power De
partment
have
always
been
true exponents of safety and among the first to institute and support any safety ideas. We hesitate to say that safety
This
^y^
A Thought forToda
has become a habit with these
men. However, in reviewing the experiences of the men in
this department, we not only find that they have been safe workers at the plant during the past ten years, but that the record of their home and
accident resulted
in IS
days lost time. The second accident was on the Steamer "MUNSON"
when Martin Mirk, Second As
sistant Engineer, caught his lingers between a pinion and ^ear while making stoker re pairs. This accident resulted in 26 days lost time. The third accident happened to William Schellev Steamer "CARL D.
of the BRAD
LEY" when, in trying to re
domestic life is equally free
lease
from
put his arm in such a position
accidents.
these men
This
not only
shows
practice
an
idler
roller.
he
safety on the job, but during
as to have it caught between the roller and the belt, a condi
their leisure hours as well. It has been said that acci
oughly familiar, and an action
dents do mÂťt happen, that they arc caused. Likewise it can be
said that records comparable to the above do not just happen, they are caus ed. Ten years in the Electrical Department with out a lost time accident speaks well for the de termination and leadership of the Department as well as for the cooperation of every man in the Department toward a given end. Some men might explain this safety record as a run of good luck, just like he might explain a bad record by saying it was a run of hard luck. The part hard luck plays in an accident causa
tion with which lie was thor which he had been
cautioned
against committing. As the re sult of this accident Sehelley was off work six days. We cannot credit any of the above accidents to the failure of equipment or machinery. They can all. however, be charged directly to the failure of the human element.
For some years there has been a phrase that says every accident is caused by some defect. It is either the men, the methods, the machinery,
or materials. Usually, when we have a problem
tion would be difficult to find, even with a mic-
that, through the process of elimination, has been reduced to three or four factors, we do not
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National Safety Council Annual Congress
The Importance of Safety In The Home
Problems in safety were discussed in Louis ville, Kentucky, the week of October 11th when approximately 7000 persons, all devoting their lives to safety, heard 350 addresses from specialists on safety subjects at the 24th annual Congress and Exposition of the National Safety
It is traditional for man to think of his home
as his castle, his haven of refuge, a place of safe ty. It is traditional, but it is also fatal. The home is far from safe. Danger lies in those carelessly thrown, greasy rags in the basementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the rug that has no non-skid backingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in that frayed extension cord attached to the ironâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;on the stove, just behind that pot of sizzling grease, with the handle turned upward. Danger is every where, but the head of the house, his wife and his children are usually blind to those menaces. They have not been seriously affected as yet, so they go on taking chances. People will readily admit the danger of reck less driving on the highway, but they under rate the potential costs of carelessness in the home. The answer is obvious. Nearly everyone, at one time or another, has seen at first hand, the dis tressing results of an automo bile accident. They are as pub lic as the highways. They hap pen. But home accidents are seen only by the immediate
Council.
Officials of the National Safety Congress stat ed this meeting was the largest since 1929. Ev ery available room in Louisville's four largest hotels, as well as the smaller ones, was occupied, and besides, about 900 delegates found it neces sary to secure rooms in private homes. All states in the country were represented, as well as Canada, Cuba, Mexico, England and South America. Many notables in the business and professional world were on the program to discuss the problems affecting industrial safety, highway safety, home safety, and scores of other safety types.
In his message to the Con gress, President Roosevelt said, "There is a definite acci dent prevention work for each adult. The greatest responsi bility for accident prevention
ITS
I SAFE
family, and a hip broken by a fall in the bath tub is hardly a topic for conversation. Last year fatalities from au
is with the individual, and ac
tomobile accidents totaled 36,-
cident fatalities in the United
000.
States can
home accidents totaled 34,000.
be reduced
only
when men and women assume
their responsibility in a whole hearted effort in accident pre vention. Much progress has been made in the reduction of
industrial accidents.
Progress
can also be made in Home and
Highway accidents." Officials of the Congress stated that the greatest ach ievement of safety in this
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S AF ETY
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country in the last year is the public awakening to hazards due in a large meas ure to a series of continuous disasters affecting
almost every community, such as the death of Queen Astrid of Belgium in an automobile crash; the airplane death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post, and scores of other accidents which were
largely publicized; and continued newspaper and periodicals hammering at safety problems. Of greatest concern is the increase of traffic fatalities; 36,000 in the last year. Traffic acci dents have gotten out of control, despite educa tion, through newspapers, more intelligent hand ling of traffic by police, and a greater number of safety aids in all sections. Next to the highway, the most unsafe place is
Fatalities resulting from
Not only were nearly as many killed in the
home as on the
highway, but home accidents permanently crippled 50,000 more than did automobile ac
cidents. Last year more than twice as many people were killed in the home as in all in
dustries and employment com bined. Why should this be? Why isn't the home as safe as we think it?
Through organized effort, industry has done much to wipe out accidents. It has made the em ployees accident and safety conscious. If we are to successfully combat accident in the home, the same procedure is necessary. Have you accident-proofed your home? Have you patrolled it for hazards ? Clear away the cel lar stairs; see that the stairways are properly lighted; clean and inspect chimneys and flues regularly: place ashes, or any rags, papers and inflammable rubbish in metal containers. Have
talities has been set in the last year when 34,000
stair treads, bannisters and porch railings in good repair, Purchase a good step ladder and use it when necessary instead of climbing on boxes and chairs; keep gasoline out of the home, and so on from garret to cellar Many of our employees live on farms. Farm
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the American home. A new record of home fa
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Christmas Will Be Brighter
More About Our Safety Essay Contest
This Year
The Spring issue of "Calcite Screenings" pre sented two of the prize-winning essays of a group contributed by the Junior High and High School students of St. Ignatius School and Rog ers City Public School. Again in our Fall num ber we take pleasure in publishing four prize-
The Rogers City Kiwanis Club, as will soon be announced in the local news paper is sponsoring an extensive Christmas Lighting Contest this year.
We are not fully conversant with the rules of
the contest but we understand many valuable cash and trade prizes will be offered and that ev
winning essays. "The Fallacy of Motor Car Safety," written by Regina Buza, a student of
eryone is eligible to enter the contest and com pete for these prizes.
the 11th Grade, "Safety" as
We congratulate the Kiwanis Club upon their sponsorship of this activity. Christmas, as is truly said, comes but once a year; there is no other season like it. It is a time
genuity and imagination very excellent displays may be made
This contest
and enjoyed without a very large outlay of cash. We are
attractive home.
Remembering the fine dis plays of past years, without the incentive of competition in a contest, we feel
sure and cer
tainly hope that everyone will take an interest in this contest
and make Rogers City homes and the Village itself one of the bright spots of this Christmas Season.
that
With such knowledge must come varying degrees of prac
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tice, and we like to think of the results that a nation-wide con centration
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the role of continually harping on one subject, but cold weath er again brings to our minds the numerous deaths caused during cold weather from exhaust fumes of automobiles. Most of our readers are
entirely familiar with this hazard, and we just wish to remind them of it and to caution against the running of gasoline engines in enclosed pla ces where the exhaust gases are confined and not allowed to escape.
Carbon monoxide gas is colorless, odorless and tasteless, and one exposed to this is quite likely to be overcome before any feeling of discomfort or warning is noticed. So it is always well to keep the garage doors and windows open when an automobile motor is running, to allow the poisonous monoxide fumes to escape. In case you find someone who has been over
come by these fumes, artificial respiration is to
direction
test.
Rogers City Public School Grade Seven: 1st, Iverne Pines; 2nd Frank Strzelecki. Grade Eight: 1st Harry Schultz; 2nd, Shirley Jean Dan
*tf\ WaiK your handi with toap lUo ond hotwafor baforo oath
TO BED AND
this
We announce the complete list of individual prize-winners in the 1935 Safety Essay Con
ffco wantor.
So* that bolh tidnoyt and •bowok w worUng vol oacfc
valor d*9f boiidoi what Bquldlyou wo it your mooll.
in
would produce.
vlhoMolot ray oipowro. daring 9
We do not wish to appear in ™^'ous •""«
be given at once.
has shown
the seeds of safety have not been sown on fallow ground.
fortunate to have an abundant
no cost, and add so much to an
Etta
Happiness and Long Life," written by Harry Schultz of Grade Eight. These young essayists are enrolled in the Rogers City Public School. The fourth essay, "My Safety," by Elenore Muszynski of grade 7, St. Ignatius School. We publish these essays because we are proud of them, because they convey a message of safe ty and because we wish our readers to grasp the significance of such thought coming from young minds.
of holiday and celebration and nothing expresses the mood of hopefulness which brightens these days as does the gayety and brightness which we associate with the holiday season at its best. Since most home applications of Christmas decorations require personal in
supply of Christmas greens for decoration which may be had at
written by
Voda, a student of the 10th Grade, and "Health,
mootandloop tho fingon away from tho moufh ond ooio,
FA FEVER . pour
iels. OS BE PR
Grade Nine: 1st, Albert Klann;; 2nd, Elaine Adrian. Grade Ten: 1st, Etta Voda J 2nd, Earl LeVeck.
Grade Eleven: 1st, Regina Buza; 2nd, Wini fred Westrope. Grade Twelve: 1st, Jean Henley; 2nd, Emma Ross.
St. Ignatius School
Grade Seven:
1st, Elinor Muszynski;
2nd,
Betty Buza. "Calcite Screenings" compliments the above prize-winners on their efforts.
Clap your hands, snap your fingers, blink your eyes. How long did it take? Accidents are just like that. There is a crash, someone is hurt! A fellow is alive and well one instant, and with the wink of an eyelash he is dead! No, it doesn't take
long for an accident to happen. Neither does it take long to prevent it.
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Safety Is A Matter of Constant Care OfBeing Always On The Alert Ten years, its a lung time and all of US are that much older and it seems, quite a bit wiser as far as the prevention of accidents is concern
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ed as the plant safety records show lor all de partments in the last ten years. In the Power Department we have a diversi
By George C Wing, Power Superintendent
fied lure of labor inasmuch as electricity, steam or water. i>nc of which, at least, is used in every
department in the plant. Reaching from the elec tric clock in the President's office to the gener ators in the power plant, turning out a million kilowats a month
and from the boilers to
the
steam heating system and the pumping system extends as far down as the lawn sprays in the
flower garden, our beauty spot amongst the rock piles. During this last ten years our plant has had many changes that affected the work in our maintenance department. The steam shovels have been replaced by huge electrics necessitat ing an entire
change of type of
maintenance.
The new Mill. Crusher House and Power Plant
and the electrical changes to the boats. All these have changed the type and scope according to maintenance necessary.
Today is a long way from those arc lamps we used to have on the steam shovels. They had more parts and jewels than an alarm clock. And
then the battery
hcadlites on the
locomotives
with a storage battery to change every time the
lights began to get dim and those water lines to the steam shovels, what a headache they were when
cold weather set in.
All
this
lias
been
changed as modern machinery and modem way i
have changed it all to a modern plant. The prevention of
interruptions in the opera
1 louse. Once again we set a mark this time for 1.000 days which we passed successfully and get ting holder we started on a five year cam paign ami then on for what we were afraid at that time would he impossible, ten years. October 10. 1935, meant to us ten years or 3,650 consecutive days without an accident that necessitated lost time, not that we didn't have a
few close calls but the crew is still all here, per haps not as many but just as hale and hearty and ten years older. Their bodies are still whole, no parts missing and they have caused no worry or suffering at home from accidents. The co-operation of each and every man was
necessary in attaining this record and the results obtained show that it was given wholeheartedly. This record was not achieved by any change of men as the entire crew with us now. with but
two exceptions, were with us when we started in our Safety Campaign in 1925. The Mainten ance Department is smaller by far but this only called for extra vigilance and care as the fewer the men the more diversified tin- jobs. We can look back and remember a
few
inci
dents that happened that would classify under our safety program. For instance, those overalls that Red Lee
used to wear with the
I'. I'.. S.
tion of these units is the most important *>\ our
(practice better safety) m targe letters on his
responsibilities. The ability to make the repairs
back.
as quickly and economically as possible is per
And the pocket knives the boys received as a safety reminder in 1929. Some are still in ser vice after six years and no accidents reported as
haps the next most important factor so it is ucccessary that we make our own motor repairs and rewinds as well as general maintenance and in stallation of new equipment Years ago. ten to be exact, this department started seriously on a Safety Campaign, the rec ord we had behind us was not a
record to be
proud of. we had five accidents in the prev ious year. At this time our big endeavor was set at one year or a continuous record of 3d5 days without a lost time accident.
We had on Oct
coming from them.
And the Safety parade in 1928, when Herman Kusch and Dulac and Dick Lamb each had prize winning cars in the parade. We also had a few hours of worry which might have resulted seriously as when Krank Reinke bumped his head on the 13.000 volt line and again when Nelson l'ellon was gassed in the drum at the New Power House but in both the
ober 10, 1925 a slight knee injury to a motor pa trolman who had slipped on a runway on a con veyor incline but from that point on we tried to
above cases artificial respiration performed by members of our own crew saved what might
see what could be done.
When our year was up we were mighty proud and perhaps some still remember the large ban
when we may be called upon in an emergency and an act of this kind is the greatest deed that one can do for his fellowmen. that of saving his
ner we had across the front of the old Power
life.
have been a serious accident. We can never tell
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men. all old originals with perhaps the exception
National Safety Coimcil
ol a couple. "Johnny" Nobles, who made his name rolling logs in the slip against OToole "way back in the
Annual Congress
"I knew him when*' days.
effort will be made during the next year to re duce the above two types of accidents. A wide assortment of safety devices were on display at the hotels and a safety style show, with
Then our fishermen. Dulack, "Griff" Pines and
Fred Bade's pal at the breakwater,
Chas. Gri-
watch.
The Lee Brothers indoor outdoor ball artists.
Wagner, O'Connor and Rusch, our AAA advo
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lost their lives. A greater and more determined
living models displaying safety clothing and pro tective equipment, was featured. Safely movies
cates, and Nels. Pelloil, our weekend tourist to
and talkies, which accentuated traffic blunders
Hillman.
and reckless driving" were also shown.
Ware, half on the lake and half off uses one
leg as a sea leg. the other for dry land. Can't pin much on Stott and YYenzel. Bill and Montie. but Reinkeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;atitos, radios, baseball, bas ket ball, and what have you. And last but not least, Byron Howell finishes the story and we are hoping for continued suc cess in our Safety campaign.
It was the Editor's privilege to attend this Congress: and while it is difficult to give a word picture of these meetings, their magnitude can he sensed when it is known that such men as
Governor Harold Hoffman of New Jersey, Mr. A. H. Young, Vice President of the United States
Steel Corporation, Mr. William Knudson, Execu tive Vice President of General Motors Corpora tion, and many other leading men in industry
The Importance of Safety
were present lending their energies and efforts in this great humanitarian effort of preventing
In The Home
misery and death.
Contimedfam Ay s36
hazards are similar to home hazards, but in ad dition there is also the hazard of stock and im
plements to he recognized Accidents in the home, as well as on the high way, can only be reduced when everyone in the home and on the highway becomes safety mind ed and conscious of accident hazards. The Ameri
can Red Cross recently instituted a program for accident prevention in the home and on the farm, which should reap material benefits. To repeat, the home is not safe, but what in
On Friday, the last day of the Congress, an interesting luncheon meeting of United States Steel Corporation delegates was held. At this meeting Mr. A. II. Young was the princi pal speaker, and Mr. H. A. Schultz, Assistant to Mr. Young, reviewed the accident statistics and experiences of the various plants in the cor poration.
Those in attendance at this meeting greatly appreciated this get-together privilege, which afforded an excellent opportunity for the estab
dustry can <\n, the individual family can also do.
lishment of better acquaintances and closer rela
if it hut will.
tions among Corporation safety workers.
Front row: left to right, A. Dullack, C. Griwatseh, G. Wenzel, N. Pelon, G. Pines.
F. Reinke, Asa't Power
Sttflt., W. Wischnet'ski, B. Howell. J. Noble, C. Stott. Back row: left to right, M. Johnson, F. Ware, L. O'Con nor, II. Rusch, J. Montayt, C. Starr, B. Wagner, E. Lee, K. Dehnke, F. Lee.
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Company Pension Plan AN OUTLINE OF THE CORPORATION AID MADE TO EMPLOYEES
By R. B. Henley
is intended to be only a general outline of the pension plan. 4. Amount Of Pensions—The monthly pensions to be paid will be on the following basis, subject to provisions later stated: For each year of service 1% of the average monthly pay received during the last 10 years of service, modified, effective April 1st, 1933, by re
ducing, until otherwise changed, the amount of pensions, calculated according to such rule in varying proportions from 5 % in case of pensions of $35.01 to $40.00, up to 25% for the highest amount of pensions paid. As an illustration, an employee who has been 28 years in the service and has received, in the last 10 years of service, an average monthly pay of $110.00, will receive a pension of 28% of this
At the present time, with national, as well as a great deal of state legislation being passed to effectuate a comprehensive plan dealing with
amount, (that is, 1% for each year of employ ment) or $30.80 per month for the remainder of
social and economic security, it is perhaps an ap
his life, unless revoked for cause, and this pen
propriate time to discuss pension plans in gen
sion commences on the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which em ployment ceased, or when permanent physical or mental incapacity is found to exist, or when an employee decides to apply for retirement. In reckoning length of service, all time lost shall be deducted, excepting absence resulting
eral and the pension plan of this company in par ticular.
The United States Steel and Carnegie pension fund was established in the year 1910 by the joint action of the United States Steel Corpora tion and Andrew Carnegie, and began operations on January 1st, 1911. Its purpose is the payment
of pensions to super-annuated or incapacitated employees of the United States Steel Corpora tion and its subsidiaries.
Who May Obtain Pensions—Employees of the United States Steel Corporation, and any other
Corporation, the majority of whose capital stock is owned or controlled by the United States Steel
Corporation. These pensions may be obtained un der the following conditions: 1. Pensions By Compulsory Retirement—All men who have been 25 years or longer in the con tinuous service of the company and have reach
ed the age of 70 shall be retired and be entitled to pensions. All women who have been 25 years or longer
in the continuous service of the
company and
have reached the age of 60 years shall be retired and be entitled to pensions. 2. Pensions By Retirement And Request—Any man who has been 25 years or longer in the con tinuous service and has reached the age of 65
years may be retired and be entitled to a pension either at his request or at the request of his em ploying officer. The same rule applies to any woman employee,
except the required age is 55 years. 3. Pensions For Permanent Incapacity—Any
employee who has been 25 years or longer in the continuous service and has become permanently,
totally incapacitated, through no fault of his own, as a result of sickness or injury, may be
pensioned at the discretion of the Board of Di rectors. (No minimum age requirement). There are also certain exceptional conditions provided for in the pension plan that can be dealt with as specific cases arise. This article
from seasonal employment, and absence not in excess of one month when
due to leave of ab-
sense, suspension, layoff, or disability. The date for calculating the length of ser vice for employees of this company is the date of entering the service following the date on which Michigan Limestone & Chemical Com pany was organized, namely May 23rd, 1910. The effective dates for the calculation of length of service for the Bradley Transportation Company employees are the dates of entering service fol lowing the dates of organization of the three original companies, namely Bradley Trans portation Company (Ohio) January 13, 1916, Limestone Transportation Company, March 11, 1915, and Calcite Transportation Company, Jan uary 25, 1912. Absence exceeding six months when due to leave of absence or to suspension, or absence ex ceeding two years, when due to layoff or to dis ability, constitutes a break in continuity of ser vice and causes loss of credit for all service pre vious to the break; provided, however, that em
ployees, injured while on duty, may retain credit for previous service until termination of the per iod for which statutory compensation is payable. Employees who voluntarily quit the service will lose credit for all previous service. * Employees who are discharged from the ser vice will lose credit for all previous service, un less re-employed within six months. Further provisions are incorporated in the rules to cover cases where plants are perma nently closed and it is impossible for an employee to continue in the service elsewhere. Subject to the rules and regulations governing continuity
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of service, pensions for such employees, when
years 1946, 1947, 1948.
granted, are according to length of service and range from 50% of regular pension for 25 years of service and 55 years of age or over to 100% of regular pension for 50 years of service and 55 years of age or over. For service of 35 years or more and under 55 years of age the rules pro vide for a pension of 50% of regular pension.
3 per cent on wages up to $3,000 for the year 1949, and thereafter. In addition to the above provision for old age benefits, an excise tax of one per cent in 1936; two per cent in 1937; and 3 per cent in 1938, and thereafter, is levied upon the total payroll of the employer for the payment of unemployment in
In line with the statement at the beginning of this article, we feel that the entire
Section
18A of the Pension Rules should be quoted: 18A. "If an employee retiring aftei1 August 1, 1934, is or shall become entitled to any pension or payment of similar kind by reason of any state or Federal law (hereinafter referred to as
a 'public pension') and the amount of the public pension shall equal or exceed the amount of the pension which otherwise he might receive under these Pension Rules (hereinafter referred to as the 'Steel pension') no Steel pension shall be granted to such employee; but if the amount of the public pension shall be less than 1;he amount of the Steel pension, any pension which may be
surance benefits.
The requirements of the pension plan of the United States Steel Corporation are very simple compared to the requirements of the public pen sions and, under the plan of the United States
Steel Corporation, as now constituted, no pay ments are required by the employee. With the social security act imposing three new taxes, two on employers and one on employees, the necessity for such rules as 18 (a) can readily be realized.
American Red Cross Roll Call By Norman Hoeft
granted to such employee under these Pension
Rules shall be reduced by a stim equal to the am ount of the public pension. As used herein the term 'public pension' does not include a pension granted for military service." The Social Security Act provides, among oth er things, for (1) Grants to states for old age assistance which have plans in effect in all political sub division of the state, qualifying with the Federal regulations, and (2) Federal old age benefits.
The grants to states for old age assistance are for the sole purpose of providing for persons 65 years of age or older who are without means for
subsistence. The amount of such payments to states is limited to one-half the sum expended under the state plan, but in no case will the Fed eral government payment in the case of an indi
vidual exceed $15 per month. The Michigan leg islature, in 1933 passed such an old age pension act, since amended, which it is understood does
not at present conform with the requirements of the Federal Act.
The Federal old age benefits provision of the Act is for the purpose of paying annuities or pen sions by the Federal government to persons reaching 65 years of age, on or after January 1, 1942. The annuities are based upon wages not to exceed $3,000 in any one year, and the minimum monthly annuity is $10, and the maximum $85. For the payment of these annuities, income and
excise taxes are to be levied upon the employees and employers, as follows:
1 per cent on wages up to $3,000 for the years 1937, 1938, 1939.
\l/2 per cent on
wages up to $3,000 for
The American Red Cross appeals to the people of the United States once a year to support its activities, both local and national, through indi vidual memberships. This appeal is made in the annual Roll Call.
The Red Cross goal, as far as the National or ganization is concerned, is that every adult man and woman in every community in the United States receive a direct, personal invitation to participate in Red Cross work through individ ual membership.
Presque Isle County has always had an enroll ment to be proud of in the past annual Roll Calls. The 1933 Roll Call found Presque Isle County in fourth place throughout the entire state on a population basis. In 1934 the standings were based on percent of quota filled, and this found Presque Isle County in third place. Mr. I. L. Clymer, Chairman of the 1935 Roll Call, has every hope of seeing Presque Isle County at the
head of the state list in the Membership Drive now taking place.
The largest number of members in the County come from Rogers Township, probably due to the plant and boats. The approximate member ship is as follows: Michigan Limestone & Chem ical Company, 250; Bradley Transportation Company, 160; Rogers City, 180; Balance of the County, 140. The success of the drive in this sec
tion is mostly due to the willingness of the peo ple of the County to join in a movement as wor
thy of their support as the Red Cross has proven itself to be.
More than half of the money taken in by this Membership Drive is retained in the local Chap
the
ter or County and is used in its work of various
2 per cent on wages up to $3,000 for the years
kinds. The balance is sent to the National Chap ter and is used for its work throughout ^ the
years 1940, 1941, 1942. 1943, 1944, 1945.
2]/2 per cent on wages up to $3,000 for the
United States. Countless thousands will look to (Continued on Page 846)
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Facts About
The Steel Industry Of Interest To Us By H. S. Lewis Trend OfSteel Operations
Distribution OfSteel Stocks
We reproduce a chart from the Daily Metal Trade showing the average monthly rate of op erations of the steel industry from 1928 to 1935.
Of the . nearly half-million men and women wdio own the steel industry of this country, 64 per cent, many of them employees in the indus try, own less than 20 shares each, while nearly
This should be of interest to all company em
ployees as the limestone industry is almost di rectly dependent on the rate, of steel operations. While the maximum rate of operations for 1935 has not reached the peak of the past two years, it is encouraging to note that it has not descended to the low of the past two years and the average for the year thus far is above the average of four preceding years. The upward trend of operations is not as rap id'as was the
downward trend from
1929 to
1932. If the upward trend should continue its present course for the next year, the chart would indicate that steel operations should aver
age slightly over 50% for 1936. However, our limestone shipments will depend somewhat on the extent to which storages on docks will be de
pleted during the winter months operations.
88 per cent hold less than 100 shares each. These facts were revealed by a recent inquiry
conducted by the American Iron and Steel Insti tute among 33 steel companies representing more than 93 per cent of the steel ingot produc ing capacity of the country, and having 95 per cent of the total number of stockholders of the
industry.
The 33 companies with 39,000,000 shares out
standing are owned by a total of 470,464 stock holders, of whom 301,002 are individual share holders who own from 1 to 20 shares of stock
apiece. A total of. 111,223 stockholders own be tween 20 and 100 shares each, while only 58,239,
or 12.4 per cent, own more than 100 shares each. In the group owning more than 100 shares are included many blocks of shares held by insurance
companies, investment trusts, stock brokers and
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such other large purchasers of corporate securi ties for the benefit of their own individual cus tomers or stockholders.
The average holding of the owners of stock in the 33 companies amounts to only 84.4 shares,
which compares with the figure of 113.9 shares per stockholder in 100 of the largest corporations in the United States, as established by a recent study. Men outnumber women as steel stockholders,
the survey disclosing that
59.5% of the stock
holders are men while 40.5 per cent are women.
Approximately one out of every three em ployees of the steel industry shares in the own
ership of the company for which he works, it is indicated by the record of 19 of the 33 companies
Electrical Department Bridges Ten Year Record
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roscope. Any safe workman, who has survived accident prevention through kindergarten days, knows it isn't a matter of luck as much as it is a
matter of thought fulness, determination, and energy in overcoming the many obstacles that must be met in order to prevent accidents. It isn't luck as much as it is careful and frequent inspection, properly caring for mechanical equip ment, intensive, conscientious and an earnest de
sire to cooperate with others in the Department. This Department certainly has earned our sin cere congratulations in the attainment of so commendable an achievement.
which had information available as to the num
ber of their employees who owned stock. In these 19 companies, 71,944 employees were
Hunting Accidents
in the group of stockholders holding less than
We are again in the hunting season. It is safe
20 shares each. They constitute one-fifth of the
to believe that there will be many accidents while hunting clue to the improper handling of guns; also, that "the gun that isn't loaded" will
total number of stockholders in the 19 compan ies.
This group of employee-stockholders not only draw wages from the steel industry, but also have the opportunity of increasing their income by sharing in their company's profits when busi ness conditions make profits possible. This off sets the erroneous assumption often made that the steel industry is owned and controlled by a
small group of monied men. The drawing below reproduced from "Steel Facts" graphically depicts the division of owner ship of stock.
be responsible for many fatalities. These deaths result from the thoroughly bad practice~of leav ing shells in a gun which is temporarily not in use, and from failure to ascertain if the weapon i'S loaded immediately after picking it up. and from leaving it in the reach of children. Failure to carry a gun properly is a common
source of hazard while hunting. This is particu larly true when hunters are traversing areas bv f ences Of covered by brush and
crosse< 1
shrubs.
accidental discharge of firearms which are being aimed or
Distribution
carried in
of Steel Stocks
individual has killed many people.
t will be interesting to
most people to learn that more people owb the steel industrv than work for it.
such
a
manner
that
the muzzle is pointed toward an .Many hunters have been killed
by other hunters who have fired in a general direction of a noise or movement.
We believe that many acci dents will be prevented if hunt ers will remove all
shells from
firearms immediately after com pleting their use, and if when
picking up a gun they will ascer tain if it is loaded.
Point firearms only at objects you desire to shoot, or may not
object to shooting, such as the ground, should the gun be dis charged accidentia. Under no cir cumstances should a firearm he
NOT OVER 20 SHARES EACH
21
TO IOO SHARES
88% of Steel Stockholders Own Less Than 100 Shares Each
pointed at a human being. Learn a proper technique for cleaning anil firing every type of weapon you use. and respect its potential deadliness. Any death is regrett able, and deaths from the use or misuse
of firearms are so
necessary.
un
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Our Safety Essay Contest SAFETY:—Perhaps no one of us realizes what
a great asset Safety is to our every day life.
accidents. Once the accident catches up with you, when you gaze upon the frame of your home, the
There is not one phase of our life that does not
fire roaring and blazing brightly, the ice all ar
call for Safety,
ound lighted up. and the snow above reflecting the lurid glow—it is too late. Experience is a;good teacher, but accident experience is a poor way
whether it's at
work, on the
street, in the home, at sea, or in the air.
So often do we hear of prevention of accidents being a national problem, or a civic duly, when in reality accidents usually pertain to an individ ual, and the solution or prevention of the acci dent is a matter of the individual's own actions or endeavors.
Public organizations are doing much to les sen the accident rate, but after all, it's the indi vidual who suffers from accidents, and he is, in
most cases responsible for the accident happen ing. The problem of Safety is largely each per son's individual affair.
to make the lesson understood.
Much progress
that it's your own fault! And yet, isn't it funny how we are inclined always to blame the other fellow? This is true particularly in automobile accidents. Neither driver wishes to admit that he
is in the wrong. Each blames the other. Keep your Safety Sense on the alert and you- won't need to blame the other fellow. The hazards of the street have increased so
accident
much more that should be done
The individual
worker sees a lot of things that could stand im
provement and a lot of accidents that probably miss the eyes of others. There is no work more important than saving yourself and others from injurj. Let us
When you get hurt, it's nine chances to one
has been made in
prevention during the last forty years, particu larly in the field of industry, but there is still
remember that team-work
must be
maintained. Safety is not the job of only one in dividual, it is the job of every individual. THE FALLACY OF MOTOR CAR
SAFE
TY:—From the standpoint of public safety, the automobile, which has and is being heralded as a great boon to civilization is rapidly becoming a boomerang! Not many years ago, when the American peo ple were living.—what we now refer to as the
rapidly in the last twenty years that even grown
simple life,—little thought was given to high
ups are often unaware of them. Children should be taught to take care of themselves, and Safe ty Instruction should be regularly given in all
way accident prevention because automobile, fa
schools.
Perhaps it is best il lustrated by one of the Look! Listen!
Before you cross the your
eyes,
man
use
the
your ears, future
of
our
nation depends upon the youth of today. But youth lacks exper ience. You may give a child
a
good
kind tion,
parents, educa but you cannot
give
him
their
tasks
are
made
,-, »,.-,. i , . .,,, •„<„,-, tbev
in Safety have
because
never
bad
sacrifice of
hu
recklessness!
The
a u t o m o b i 1e of to-
manufacturers
day '• t
,
Ltt;i Voda
•« whose essay "Safely" won neye.i l*Cf»e mteicst{h.Ht hmwrs in f}r;uIe 1()
ed
a
man life to lay upon the altar of speed and
not know-
easier. So me folks have
is
nually. What a tremen dous
home,
that difficulties exist, and because of this,
today
ing 900,000 people an
experience!
Youth does
life, until automobile
veritable juggernaught of death, snuffing out 36,000 lives and injur
Then use your feet." The
highways
an appalling toll of hu
street
Use
With the advent of hard-surfaced and high-speed motor cars, there gradually developed a realization that the newly revolu tionized mode of high speed travel exacted
well-known ditties:
"Stop!
talities in rural areas were almost unknown.
0f the Rogers City Public Schools.
are
employing
high-powered adver tising, forever stress-
ing the safetv feature5
,.
.,
Re^ma 1,Uza
of' their respective the essay en, '<-> »l^<- ears •">. oriSilia^» tit]ed „The FaUacy ol- Mo. such as: all steel bod- tor Car Safety". She takes les, tour wheel brakes,
first prize for Grade 11.
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safety plate glass, and with the same breath they assure you that they will travel 80 miles per hour with ease. As the author of this essay on safety, I recognize my responsibility in expos ing the fallacy of this "safety feature advertis ing", as it pertains to the safetv of all the Ameri cans. Records prove that in spite of all the safe ty appliances incorporated in the modern auto mobile, death and injury figures continue to rise. Many workers, in the interest of public safety, question the wisdom of "safety feature advertising", as they know it today, because. contend they, it imbues the driver with a false sense of security and prompts him to take un necessary chances. When we review these ever mounting figures of injury and death from automobile accidents, it becomes apparent to us that safety precautions have not kept pace with modern progress. In view of the many contributing factors, it is dif ficult to say just why safety has been permitted to fall behind, especially so because it deals with the preservation of human life. But with the last analysis, the bulk of the blame must be assumed by the reckless drivers and the uncautious pe
all your well-founded hopes for a long life and a happy one. The safe use of streets and highways, and of tools and machinery, depends, to a large extent, on the skill and good judgment of the users. If it is a matter of pride with you to drive your car, to walk across a street, or to carry on your daily occupation in the most skillful manner
possible, you are much less likely to get hurt or injure others than is the person who is in the habit of using guesswork or taking chances. If you have skill and good judgment, you will consider traffic signs, signals and regulations. machine guards, and other protective devices as provisions to help you to "go places and do tilings" as efficiently and as safelv as possible.
MY SAFETY:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;I )ue to the fact'that self pres ervation is the first law of nature, the subject which I selected is limited to the consideration
whereby we can best promote the. safety of both our body and mind. In order to preserve life, we must watch our
diet by selecting the proper balance of food pro vided with the various vitamins required for building our health. We should also keep a constant watch over
our digestive system, remembering that the phy
destrians.
The automobile is not a respector of ages, it included among its annual tolls victims of all ages. From all appearances, the problem of acci dent prevention is a vital one to all Americans.
sical condition of our body, and its ability to ward off contagious diseases, with which we'are always coming in contact, is dependent upon a proper regulaton of our digestive organs.
Even when at play we should think
of the
Courtesy is one of the finest attributes of a lad_\- and a gentleman as well as the most effec tive measure of reducing accidents. Let's be cau tious, let's be ladies and gentlemen. HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND LONG LIFE:
should choose a suitable place to play, for ex ample, in some city park. We should "never se
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The happiest people in this world are those whose carefulness carries them through to a ripe old age. They are the ones whose laughter rings
go in swimming, our ob ject should be to avoid going in deep places. Even though we may be
true.
Good
that come to fortun
If we practice policies, we will tip safety barriers will insure us health, long life, 'â&#x20AC;˘ontiuual
can
three
give
that bother us are little
these
the
use of the word "SAFETY". An acci
dent
may
overturn
of
The dollar is not half
which
is
increase
as small as the ways some people take to get it. Many of the things
The
you
things
these build which good and a
know ledge.
Simple but very effic mixture
there
our friends.
ounces, and it doesn't
ient
swimmers,
is always a possibility of getting cramps while swimming apart from
ate people only. The choice whether they shall be yours or not lies largely in your your o w n ha n d s . There is a simple pre scription for a loir? and happy life, which you can measure and mix yourself. It isn't measured in grains or for drugs.
First we
lect a street as a playground. If we happen to
good
health, long
life and happiness are not just accidents
call
safety of ourselves and our friends.
1 tarry Schultz takes first prize in grade 8 with his essay "Health Happiness and Long Life".
things made big by no ticing them. Greatness is simply goodness, pur ity of heart, helpfulness of spirit and willingness to serve.
Elenore Muszynski Essay "My Safety" won first prize for grade 7, St. Ignatius School.
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Increased Interest In Aviation By Kenneth M. Kinnee Aviation, the byword of the modern world of invention and of civil progress, has manifested itself in the state of Michigan to a degree al most unheard of a few ye?.: s ago. With the ever increasing need for aircraic as a medium where by people may expeditiously, swiftly, and safely travel has come the public sanction of such modes of transportation. People no longer fear the skies, but rather seek to learn more about
its mysteries and practicabilities. Modern aero nautical equipment is perhaps the most highly specialized of any modern type of transportation equipment. Because it is so highly specialized and because of its intricate scientific operation, many people are mysteriously led to a deeper ap preciation of the modern aircraft simply because there is a fascination in this super equipment. The people themselves through their interest and research have been largely responsible for the rapid advance of air transportation. It's a difficult thing for them to appreciate this fact, but no scientific development, no new modes or methods can ever be materially promulgated without the intelligent public being the instiga tor and sponsor. The people of Michigan, we feel, are among the most progressive in this field of thought, and this statement may be cor roborated by the fact that the state of Michigan has perhaps one of the most complete systems of local airports and intermediate emergency landing fields of any state in the union. The de velopment of these airports and landing fields has only been the result of public demand and public need, which proves definitely that Michi gan indeed is a pioneer in the new field of intra state air transportation. Public sentiment has manifested itself largely through a few individuals by whose work and untiring effort this great state aeronautical de velopment has been made possible. Such person alities as Fred Bradley, Chester Wing, Clydj Cole, and a host of other individuals acting in the capacities of local airport managers have as sisted tremendously in building such fine air ports as are now extant in Rogers City, St. Ignace, Alpena and Flint. These men have all been operating under the able direction of Col. Floyd Evans, who, in his capacity as State Director of Aeronautics, is re sponsible for the inception of Michigan's air pro gress program.
Every year Michigan is witnessing a greater influx of tourist traffic, each year brings new developments agriculturally, industrially, and in many other ways. Hence this airport develop ment has at last come to really mean something. Industry now can have speedy transportation of their personnel to and from points in the state, transportation of valuable express items can be
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may this state continue to hold the
prominent
place it now has in the field of aeronautics.
American Red Cross Roll Call Continued from Page 841 the Red Cross for help and hope in 1936. We must not fail them.
During the 10th month ending last April the Red Cross extended aid in 85 disasters in
the
United States and its possessions. This organ ization led in the work of rescue and aided the stricken families to re-establish themselves. But
the Red Cross-disaster-relief specialist to a na tionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;goes further. The hazard of personal dis aster, due to unavoidable illness or injury, is minimized through a program of prevention. Thus, through its more than 3,700 Chapters and 9,000 branches, the Red Cross is extending local relief.
We are lucky to be living in a part of the Country free from the great dangers of floods, or hurricanes and tornadoes, but if such were
not the case and we were struck by disaster and suffering of this type, we could feel free in feel ing that the Red Cross would be the first on the
scene of tragedy, and aid in the rebuilding of homes and caring for the sick and injured. Whenever people suffer, the Red Cross re sponds to the call with help and comfort. The Red Cross is not sectional, it is not even nation
al, it favors no race and no creed, but goes forth in the face of any obstacle with the sole purpose of relieving human distress.
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For The Year I935
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have much trouble solving it. Why can't we apply this same principle of so lution to the safety problem? We can, but the trouble so often is, we just don't! It is regrettable that these accidents mar an otherwise perfect record. We are fortunate, however, as they could have been more severe. It is hoped that they will serve as a reminder
that
regardless of any safe
guarding
safety
equipment or devices which can be instituted, our lives are in danger unless we are always
mindful of existing hazards and unsafe practices.
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Gardiening *935 By George R. Jones Cyrus Bessie of the Blasting Department. One of our many employees who goes in for garden ing; with a very small portion of the produce he raised this season.
We have just passed the fourth season of com munity gardening at the Bradley farm. During this period from fifteen to twenty acres have been used by employees of the Michigan Lime stone and Chemical Company. Many weary backs and sore muscles have been in evidence, but the
fresh vegetables that weigh down the tables and fill the cellars have been sufficient reward for the hours of labor. All of us remember that first season when dili
result was not might suspect, Some of the more care and
a season of inferior crops as one but a change in the type of crops. smaller vegetables, that require cultivation, gave way to the lar
ger root crops and bush variety.
The construction of an airport last winter ne cessitated the vacating of a section of the Brad ley farm that was used for gardens. Some newterritory, as a replacement, was worked for the
first time this past summer, and is now in shape
gent work was necessary to convert farm land into choice garden lots. The weeds were plen
for better gardens in the future. A full season of constant work is necessary to put the new land
teous and a constant fight was necessary to keep them from crowding out the vegetables. Loads and loads of stone, grass and sod were removed
in good shape. We find quite a few folks who knew what rakes and hoes looked like, but never knew what they felt like. Now the gardening idea has pro vided pleasure to the extent that many have ad
from over two hundred lots that first season. De
spite these handicaps the gardeners garnered a
nice supply of produce for the first year. So popular
was the community
garden idea
that an additional one hundred twenty lots were
put under cultivation the following season. Ex perience taught many how to obtain better re sults and the work became easier and the crops better. At the finish of the second season, over three hundred lots were under cultivation, and
each one a choice garden bed. Having conquered the weeds and learned how
to easily cope with worms and insects, the gar deners' hardships have been materially reduced. This is well as most folks haven't the idle time
that they had in the lowest years of the past ec onomic disturbance.
The value of our gardens can hardly be esti
mated in dollars and cents. They served a twin purpose, of providing food and taking up the ex cess time characteristic of the period. This season it was noted that folks hadn't the
time of past years to work on their gardens. The
opted it as a hobby. Even with a shift in econom ic conditions the gardening spirit is far from dead. Many are planning for 1936 and are will ing to bet the price of seed, plus their hard work, that they will receive much in the way of profit and pleasure. May it be known thai the community gardens at the Bradley farm are not the only plots that
are under cultivation by Michigan Lime em ployees. Numerous back yards and vacant lots are put to good use, with some being regular show places: Property owners have used this method to add beauty to their homes.
Somehow the soil has a natural appeal to the human race and many in this community are enjoying its pleasures. Stickâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;That is the first law of winning. .Mis
takes may set you back; men may misjudge you ; the easy way out may tempt you; the fight may tire you; but to win, push through. Finish it.
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Please Pass The Rattlesnake Have you ever tasted rattlesnake meat? For several years, canned rattlesnake meat has been available in the markets. It has been served at
some of the best hotels and most exclusive clubs, while rattlesnake canape on toast has become a
popular appetizer. The clean, pink meat of the rattlesnake is now recognized as a delicacy by epicures, and is recommended by the packers as "positively the world's most delicious and deluxe food." In Presque Isle County the most common of the viper family is the massasauga which in markings is not unlike the diamond back rattler.
This unique business was established .several years ago by George K. End, and its remarkable growth is evidence of the deliciousness of the
reptile can he safely picked up by hand. Dropped in the cage-, they lie quietly on and around each other, making no attempt to bite their fellow
meat.
captives, which
One day Mr. End helped his two small sons kill a rattlesnake and skin it. The reptile's flesh, a pale salmon pink, looked inviting, and Mr. End decided to try eating a bit of it as an experiment, lie was pleasantly surprised to find that the meat was tender ami of exceptional flavor. .\ little later, he served the meat at an American Legion convention at Tampa, and those who ate it pronounced it delicious. This set Air. End thinking. If he and his family and his friends enjoyed rattlesnake meat, he fell
brand of poison. Hunters are. paid at the rate of 20 cents per foot, averaging about $1.25 per snake. A seven foot hunter known as "Rattlesnake" Johnson is the star catcher, his high-score being 25 "ins". The average daily catch is around six or eight noose, hut catch tin- rattlesnakes by hand. This practice is not recommended for amateurs. The deadly snake must be grabbed by the neck and
that there might he Opportunity here for a new industry which had been over looked. And thu-
er seizes the snake's head just behind the jaws
are all immune to their
own
rattlers.
Sometimes the hunters do not bother with the
tail at the same time. With one hand, the hunt
a new food for the American dinner table made
so that it cannot strike, while with the other he
its appearance.
grasps the rattles on the tail. It is necessary to
Mr. End established a canning plant at Area
hold the snake taut so that it cannot coil around
dia which is near Lake Okeechobee in the Ever
the hunter's arm which would enable it to gain enough leverage to pull its head free.
glades region in Florida. Here there are more
rattlesnakes to the square mile than in any oth er part of the country. The adjoining laud is mostly prairie laud with a heavy growth of scrub palmetto. The snakes have never been dis turbed, and they have increased to great num bers, so that Mr. End's supply of meat appears to be unlimited.
i'nlike some other "game", there is no "wild
taste" to rattlesnake meat. It is not necessary to Spend time and trouble overcoming any "gamey" taste since the meat has a very delicate flavor that delights the palate.
Tinat the length When
rattlers are captured by means of a noose end of a bamboo pole about six feet in which is also equipped with a white flag.
the snake strikes at the flag, it puts its head through the noose which the hunter pulls light, ensnaring the reptile.
After being ensnared, the rattler is swung into a wire cage if it is of medium size. If tint snake
is too heavy to handle in this manner, its head is pinned down with a forked stick, after which the
The big trick is to let the
snake go safely.
This is more of an art than picking it up. The door of the cage is opened; then the snake is pitched into if. Head and tail must be released in the same fraction of a second or the snake wil' strike with incredible swiftness.
Arriving at the cannery with their clay's catch,
the next business is to kill the rattlers. They are ordinarily slaughtered on the day of their cap ture as they refuse to eat in captivity and rap idly lose weight. The snakes are cooked and can ned as soon as they are killed, so a rattlesnake
generally makes the entire journey from palmet to thicket to the inside of a can in one day. The snakes are killed by a rifle shot through the head. The heads are immediately cut off and buried, as they still contain the sa'cs of deadly poison. Ho Other part of the body holds any poi son.
Rattlesnake meat is not recommended for its
cheapness. A 4><-ounce can costs SI.25. Uncook
ed meal brings $2,50 per lb. The average snake
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weighs about nine pounds when brought in, but the meat shrinks in cooking and with the head, bones, and rattles eliminated, the nine-pound
reptile will produce only ten to twelve cans of meat.
Old Phillip Armour used to boast that his packing house utilized every part of the pig hut the squeal. Mr. End goes the late packer one better—he even sells the rattles of his "stock".
These are sold at five cents per rattle for use as watch charms and as curiosities. Every othei
part of the snake is preserved and put on the market.
A variety of articles are made from the skin—• belts, hat bands, pocketbooks, book covers, and
even lamp shades. It is claimed that rattlesnake hide can lie substituted for leather in almost all
articles. A few years ago, rattlesnake shoes were the height of fashion for women. Curious charms and momentos are. carved from the skulls, rattles
and even the fangs which, of course, are first thoroughly sterilized. These include ear rings, necklaces, and other pieces of feminine jewelry. Among the products of the rattler is the rat tlesnake oil that old-time "medicine men" rec ommended for all the ailments of man and beast.
While its effectiveness in curing rheumatism and many other diseases is emeu to doubt, rat tlesnake oil is considered an effective liniment for reducing inflammation resulting from
sprains. The oil is made from the tatty parts of the reptile's body. Rattlesnakes or Crotalinae are distinctly Am
erican poisonous serpents. They belong to the family of Crotalidae to which also belong two
other poisonous snakes found in America, the Copperhead and the water or "cottonmor.th" moccasin.
The rattlesnake is not a true "adder" cr "vi
per". The Viperadae. to which family belongs the deadly Cobra, is confined to the Old World, with the exception of the small but venomous coral snake which is found in the Southern part of the United States. This brilliantly colored snake is so small that it usually is unable to in jure man. The rattlesnakes canned by the Arcadian Pro
ducts Corp. are all diamond-back rattlers. This species, also known as the water rattlesnake, is the largest and most dangerous of the If) varie ties of rattlesnakes found in North
with its head in the middle and, with its rattle sounding, delivers a lightning-like blow. It then retreats, seldom following a toe. The rattle consists of a series of dry, horny, epidermal rings so loosely fitted that any move ment causes them to knock together with a
sharp, rustling rattle. The rattles are developed as a modification of the single scale which cov ers the tip of the tail. Each time the snake sheds its skin, a new button is formed since, in the rattlesnake, this portion of the skin is not
sloughed off. There is no foundation for the popular belief thai the number of buttons indi cates the snake's age since snakes molt three or
four times yearly, and also lose an occasional rattle from wear or accident.
The fangs are enlarged teeth which are per forated for the passage of the venom which is contained in a sac in the head. In large diamondbacks, the fangs are nearly an inch long. Reserve fangs are present in the head in various stages of development, so that a new fang moves into
place if one should be broken. The virulence of the bite depends upon the. amount of venom injected, the position of the bite, and the physical condition of the snake. The
immediate effect is a severe burning pain fol lowed by prostration with dizziness, vomiting, and sweating. This condition gives way in twelve to fifteen hours to one of fever and difficult res
piration.
Death may occur in either of
these
stages.
l\ ptonipt treatment is given, the bite of even the largest diamond-back is not fatal. A ligature
should be applied above the wound which should be enlarged with a knife until the blood flows freely. Permanganate of potash, bleaching pow der, chromic acid, or silver nitrate should be ap
plied. Small and frequent
doses of stimulant
should be administered, but an excess of alcohol
may increase the depression upon the heart. An effort should be made to press or draw the poi son from the wound, but sucking the wound with the mouth is dangerous. Actual cases of death from snake bites are ex
ceedingly rare, and Mr. End feels that snakes in general are misunderstood. Snakes are of consid erable economic importance in checking the in crease of rats. mice, and other rodents, and the
poisonous varieties
will not ordinarily
attack
their disturber if they can escape.
America.
The diamond-back is found only in the Southern •-.tales, and is particularly abundant in the sou thern part of Florida. The diamond-back reaches a length of eight feet, and a circumference of 15 inches. It is ex
ceeded iu length by only one other poisonous snake—the slender Cobra. Because of its great
size and the large amount of venom, it is an ex
tremely dangerous reptile. While other varieties of rattlesnakes are peaceful creatures, the dia mond-hack is inclined to be aggresive. When about to strike, the rattlesnake coils
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Limestone In The Manufacture of Strawboard By J. A. Valentin In the days gone by the inside of a house was
finished by using lime plaster which consisted of spreading a first coat made of lime, sand and hair over lath, the hair being used as a binder. This was followed by a finishing coat of sand and lime which left an even but rough surface. Modern plastering is done principally with pat ent plaster which does not require lath and leaves a hard white smooth surface.
More recent developments consist of plaster board or wall board sheets, four feet wide and up to twelve feet long, which can be nailed to
the studding, the ter which leaves he covered with board is made up
cracks being filled with plas a smooth surface or they can paneling strips. The plaster of lime plaster or gypsum be
tween heavy plaster. The wall board is made from wood pulp, corn stalks and straw. Limestone plays a part in the preparation of strawboard, the manufacturing of which ac cording to Whitman's "Modern Pulp and Pa per Making." is substantially as follows: The straw is subjected to a cooking process
with steam ami milk of lime in large ellipsoidal rotary digesters. The digester is filled with straw and liquor put in until the maximum ca pacity of the digester is reached. The final charge consists of about six .tons of straw and 3,100 pounds of lime in the form of milk of lime.
The
mixture
is
then
rotated,
under 40
pounds steam pressure, for 12 hours. By this process the straw is reduced to a dark-yellow, pulpy mass. The yield of pulp is from 75 to 80 per ci-iit of the original material. The stock
from the digesters is stacked in pits and allow ed to drain for 24 hours or more. It contains
practically all the lime and about 50 per cent of water.
The slock is then placed in a washing ma
chine, similar to that used in making rag pulp, only somewhat cruder in design. It contains a
heater roll and bed plate and a revolving brass screen through which the water escapes, carry ing the lime in solution together with the finer particles of fiber. After the washing is com plete, the stock is conducted through a cylin der
machine and
formed
into strawboard
or
pasteboard, The function of the lime in this process is to dissolve
the
non-cellulose
constituents
of the
straw and aid in the disintegration of the fiber. Either quicklime or hydrated lime ma)- be used
for
the
manufacture of
strawboard.
It
should produce a finely divided and smooth milk ol lime containing a high percentage of Oxides.
Two roads stretch out, ami only two, to where the pathway ends; the one lies charted, broad and clear, across the hills that make the
year: the other twists and bends. Two voices
whisperâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;two alone, to every human heart; the (lie says. 'Wait; the hills are high: a cloud hangs down the sky!' The other whispers, "Start!" Two roadsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;two heartsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a goal to cross before the year is done; step out upon the beat en way: beyond the hill a hrighted day; behind the cloud, the sun!"
Al and A2 Drive House, and conveyor leading to screen house, with part of the fines storage.
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Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk
Just "Among Ourselves" it isn't often that we hear Julius Zempel ex press himself in war-like terms, but he certainly was giving the Time Office force some strong talk recently! He was refused transportation hom e a nd thought that he deserved some consideration after the manyfavors he had given. Harry fin ally crashed through with a ride.
olph was in the act of putting a rock between the eyes of a partridge roasting on H-2 convey
or. Just as he was going to heave it. he took a close look and
discovered that
it was the head of High-Pres sure Adolph Dullack sticking over the gusset plate. Dullack
already had the poor bird. Frank Reinke had to make a
Hunting season is on when more birds are shot verbally around the plant than in the woods. Still there are a goodly number reporting favorably.
trip to Bay City, and P.ill Heller went along for the ride. And what a ride, says Bill.
Emil Dehnke got five the first day. but that is an old story as
personal cause
Emil always seems to be one of
tache.
George Sobeck is a study in
the successful sharpshooters.
We have a report that
We want you to
Bert
Smith hunted a whole week and was about to
call it quits for this year until he was persuaded by Doc. Bruder to try Doc's goose gun. The re Essay Contest Prize Winner
it am
and
sense
thoughtful-
Essay Contest
sult was seven birds in two
others. You suffer most
Prize Winner
days and Bert is sure that Doc's gun is a real weapon.
if you get hurt.
ness
Bernard Wagner chas
misses the mark.
ed a bear up and down
l^
Hunting is s p 1 e n d i d sport and recreation when unmarred by accidents. As a hunter you have a duty
ing he had a gun. Not having a gun or even a
the Moltke
to perform. You must pre vent accidents. Charles
i-
seems
hard
time
making his story stick.
the
Grigg,
one of
newly proud
ers, has mastered art of warming
fath the his
out breaking the bottle.
of skill and not luck.
Fifteen
Adolph he came
Ignatius School.
a
baby's milk bottle with
a
week's
broken bottles is now the report.
illness
Kcinke gets stranded at Car]) Lake and says il was the fault of the car
radio.
work again.
Sorgenfrei says pretty close
to
Such good
pro
grams nowadays! Morris
Richards
has
acci
joined the ranks of the
dent in the Electrical De
Wins
second
partment. It seems, from
farmers. He has moved to a farm a few miles
Grade
9 of the
wdiat we can gather. A<l
from town.
City Public- School.
causing a lost time St.
have
believe it really is a matter After
of Grade 7,
to
snatchers. This is an old habit with Charlie and we
Jack Schultz is hack on the job. The shop boys were all glad to see Jack back at
ner
road wish
camera, Bernard
Dave
Griwatch
again leading the herring
Betty Buza
enjoy your
for yourself and
It shoots a mile and never
be
mous
work. Safetv is a vital part of is nothing more than the use of common
^
The second prize win
appearanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all
of a new. white
Elaine Adrian prize
in
Rogers
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Frank
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Wild grapes make the birds drunk says Ted
Ware re
Perdike. That's why these locomotive engineers
ceived some undi vided attention for
find them easy picking.
a
found all sober birds as he got one out of nine
week-end.
We
are glad it wasn't
for an average.
more serious.
The Red Cross drive in the Main Office is on.
News of the Shop •—Alfred
S a v i u a
gets his own goat Another
of
our
young hopefuls is
honors
in
Grade
Grill Pines says that you always get
your
frequently. Bo b Patzer says, •"That boy ol mine is cer
visitor, "this is a steam shovel." "Don't kid me,
Warning
Took second
sure sales. Now as usual she is all smiles.
partridge if you hit him.
tainly putting miles
11, Rogers City Public School.
and Ella has given fair warning to anyone caught poaching anywdiere near her territory. She was ready to scalp George Jones. The only thing he could do was concede her four good,
reported to he tra veling Alpena way
on the old Chew!"
Winifred Westrope
Evidently Boh Kn-ll
sign;
are placed to point out dangerous con ditions for your protection, To ob serve them maysave vou
from in
jury. To disregard them mav cost a life.
A big real estate boom is on at Lake May. The boomers are Lloyd Couley, "Butch" Elowske and Art Getzinger. Art has limved his house trailer out there and put it on a permanent foun dation. The hoys are getting prepared for some fine week-ends and outings with their families.
A. I.. "Bill" Kowalske gathered in publicity for himself during the coke hauling season. Hill got a load and traveled home without even glancing at the weighmaster. lie couldn't satisfactorily explain to Harry just what he had on his mind
to cause such a mental lapse; This is once when Bill hauled two loads of coke from the plant and only got one in his bin.
Along about this season of the year is when
"Yes ma'am", says Butch Elowske to a lady
big fellow." she replied, "you can't carry steam on a shovel."
It was pretty tough on Byron Howell when Rogers High got trimmed in a football game with Cheboygan. Byron was a team
last year and is
the
school's welfare.
Frank Richards was telling the boys that he wasn't getting a small game license*this year, hut when he saw some of our hunters coming in with their game. Frank couldn't hold out anylonger and got a license. Now to get the game. We understand that all the skunks have vaca ted the area around the Main Office and have
settled
in Joe Penglase's
Hamilton a f r a id
is that
they will be ar ound
all
win
Ernest
Ad
spitzcr room.
Bob
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ter.
rian has a nice, new cottage oi;
La k e
Nettie.
According
to
Les Raymond starts his sneak-up hunting. Le i
reports,
is. without a doubt, one of the greatest sneakuppers in this section of the country.
real la vou I.
it's a
hasn't much hacking for an Employees' Store.
Have you a dog to g i v e away? If so. call ' the Main
In fact, he won't even keep an argument going.
Office and ask
Since "Dully" married a storekeeper's daugh ter, and the prices are possibly a little lower, he
member of the
still concerned in
for The Michigan Lime fall classic is about due to
who
open. Penny and Meharg have the team all in
dog.
the
girl
wants
a
line. All that has to be done now is to have Bill
Gapske name his 12 businessmen, and the plant hoys will again eat free chicken.
If it is necessary to expose your eyes to flying chips, dust, shavings, or intense light, you must wear goggles. Remember your eyes are your fin est possession. Your welfare depends on them.
I- c r n a r d
Wagner s a y s that on
it's cars
hard when
they put those trees road.
in
the
Albert Klann Receives first prize in Grade 9 of
Rogers City Public School.
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Essay Contest Prize Winner
Harry Kucharski says that his chick ens
are
wonders!
Plenty of eggs, and two drumsticks to each hen.
George Atkinson purchases a seven ty-five cent dare devil
and his
pal
catches all the fish with a twelve cent bait. Sure the dare devil went back to
the storekeeper. W h e n
w e ' r e
right we credit our judgment! w h e n we're wrong we
Shirley Jean Daniels Winner of second honors in grade 8 of Rogers City Public School.
curse our luck.
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Frank Thompson makes his neighbors wedding a complete success
by leading the orchestra. PTank is a real direc
the. wdiole thing perfect is a Club House wdiere you can get those tall, cold ones.
Ypu may be as strong as an ox, but be careful
what you lift and how you lift it. Many powerful men have permanently injured themselves by overtaxing their strength. If you are in doubt, get help.
A forecaster can tell you that something is going to happen but he can't tell you when. After hearing a report on the hetter-than-ordinary fishing at Watersuieet. Michigan, the dock crew had decided it was a good place. Then
Captain Pearse cruised in with a tale of Florida fishing, and our State of Michigan had nothing better to offer.
After a trip to Hawks mother asked Edythe, "Did I see you kissing that young man last night?"
Edythe: "Well, mother, he told me he had just lost an uncle, and 1 felt so sorry for him."
Mother: "If 1 know anything about that young man. he won't have a relative left in a week's time !"
tor, we hear.
Wm. ITapp says times are getting better. He's so optimistic he is having his pockets mended.
George Daguer thinks that his pals are a dumb.bunch. They asked him if he hadn't his newly washed, all wool, turtle neck sweater on upside down.
mirror which a tourist had lost.
Tom Montyat is making a name for himsell on his discourses on migrating fowl. If you want to know habits on the goose and duck, ask Tom.
A backwoods mountaineer one
"Well, if it ain't my old dad," he said as he looked in the mirror, "I never knowed he had his
pitcher took". He took the mirror home and stole into the attic to hide it.
Flowever, his ac
Essay Contest
tions did not es
Prize Winner
Sam Yoigt can tell anyone just where all the wild grapes grow in the country because that's where Sam does all his hunting for birds. And
cape his suspic
Sam sure gets them.
night
The Target House team of Glazier and Brown-
lee are laying plans for the deer season. Glazier has the pep and Brownlee a nice, new, shiny rifle.
We understand that Harry Wing is getting
ready this fall to hunt deer. He made a trip out to the hunting grounds and spent a day at one
of the camps. Harry says that there is nothing as thrilling as hunting the deer. Just sit right on a runway, and the bucks come along with their death warrant.
Gene King made good in this year's World Series. Last year he paid Meharg's coal bill ami this season
Harry bought Gene an
overcoat
50-50.
Bob Mundt says that if he could play on a golf
day found a
ious wife.
That
while
he
slept she slipped Up to the attic and found mirror.
the
"Hum," sh e said, looking in to it, "so that's the old hag he's been a' chasm !" We understand that the school students
thought t ha t they were to see the Chinese lec turer, but when the man turned to face, them, it was our friend
course like the one he played on in Grand Rap ids, he would be an ardent golfer. From Bob's
Lloyd
talk, I think all we would need here to make the
What
grass greener, the greens a lot. smoother, and
take!
Goodin. a
mis
Frank Srezelecki Second prize winner in Grade 7
of the Rogers City Public School.
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ding dot vill be worth vile youst take a look into
ilenlys new V Eight unt you vill dink dot you are in der fire controle room of a modern bat
iitmxm
%
WxnUv
Bmsan
tleship by all der push buttons under der hood tint on der dash besides der oder gagets dot he bass put on all around id so dot Ford vould not know his own creation, but let it to R. B. to make der nessary improvements.
Veil now dot der hunting season hass opened der boys are taking to dc tall timbers mit der
rapid fire guns. Cap. Pepler unt Purdey hafe traveled all ofer der country sneaking up on der iiiocent birds ven dey aint vatchen oud. Veil Mitzie I vill hafe to close for dis time unt
vill write again ven 1 get lime unt tell you all der news of der vinter ven der sunshine on
bodh
sides of der fence.
Aug vieder sehn, Schnopsie.
Al ^Thittipiiir My dear Mitzie:
Veil der summer is ol'er tin! der golfers has packed der clubs in der cedar chest for der vin ter unt now dey vill have to play at fireside golf
telling aboud der score dot dey made unt svapp yarns unt dream dem dreams again abottd der perfect score.
ent on the folks.
In the same play was a
trunk mystery per-
lormed by "Chuck" Storms. Was he a contor
Oh yes. our old friend Dave Larson is bussy
deas days ad her heating business unt by der re ports aboud der coal he is saving for der house holders dis vinter one off der boats will loose a coal cargo for Calcite. Yell if id does nod vork oud Dave vill talk untill he makes dem think dot
der job iss (.). K. unt dot id iss der fault of der fireman.
Veil I youst
Pes Raymond made quite a hit as a ballet dancer in the last local play. "Help Yourself". Les is like that, he's always springing a new tal
vender vich vone of der
office
typists vas in such a hurry der oder morning dot she had to eat her breakfast out of her lap. Veil der Herring Snappers have turned to Smelting now dot der herring said goodbye fol der year. Now ve do nod know vedder to crown
Cap. Purdey or Fred Badey or some vone else
King of der Smelter for Cap. leads dem all by der catches he bass been making.
Der gardners haf all der garden crops m nut are setting snug for der vinter mit der sour croiu
in der barrel unt der spinage in der can. Veil it
tionist, or when will he come up for air? We are wonderingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Have you checked the re newal date of your automobile operator's li cense? This license must be renewed every three years and it is important that you have your driver's license up to date. And why shouldn't George Sh or k e y strut?
Twins
in
Spitzer must
he
season here.
P.en
Pounds is talking in terms of aces, trumps and skunks. Pen says that he doesn't
any
help
need
when
plays a solo.
to make dem life long und den turn dem loose mil high powered motor cars.
expenses
aren't
hard
meet,
hâ&#x20AC;˘
Vic. Koch says that to
meets
them
so one
every
where.
be (). K. Veil all dot id takes to balance der bud
Here is a thought offered by one of our employees that can be applied in every day life. We can't all be G-men and help
get is to hafe a repatation dot cant charge any ding. Gut if ve vant to escape all der auto taxes
stamp out crime, but
scarce plowing under der veat so dot ve can im port from der oder countrys. Id vould be vone grand idea if dey would plow about vone hundred percent of der politickers under den ve vould all
vhy youst get mad unt valk.
Yell if you vant to get an eyeful unt see some-
Prize Winner
a
family is something to hi- proud of.
is funny dot der people feed der kiddies Spinage Veil by der time dot I vill write you again I supose dot der politickers vill be at it again, dot iss if ve have any ding left to fight for by the vay dot dey are soaking dare taxes to us trying to life der vile mans burden unt by making dings
Essay Contest
the
Govern m e n t
we can all be C-men :
Earl LeYeck Awarded second prize in Grade 10 ot' the Rogers City Public School.
careful, considerate
conservative and help stamp out accidents.
and
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ing
young man
fourteen
of
years
is
now one of the sen ior members of the
bor on Oct. 17. 1935. Charles, a plant watchman, and Gustave of the Power Dept.. are brothers.
Robert Brownlee wishes to express his appre ciation for the floral offerings presented at his father's death, by the employees in his Dept. Calcite Screenings offers its sympathy to the
carpenter crew, hav ing been employed
friends and relatives v\ those who have gone.
since 1916. Pie's a na
that haste makes waste. She really believes it to be true. Claire was hurrying with her breakfast recently and the porridge ended in her lap.
tive of Rogers City, owns his own home, is a noted fisher
man, a hard worker
and a good fellow. Our "Guess Who" in the Summer issue
was
A. D. "Scotty"
One of our popular stenographers found out
Loose clothing, long neckties and gloves are
all dangerous around moving machinery.
It's
against safety rules to wear them. "So your sou's in college. How's he making it?"
McDonald.
â&#x20AC;˘I'm making it. He's spending it." Chas. Hoffman borrows his wife's 20 gauge
Those Who Hare Passed Away
shotgun and buys a supply of 16 gauge shells.
Airs. Wm. J. MacLean, wife of Captain MacLean of the Steamer CARL D. BRADLEY, died in Detroit on October 16, 1935.
Captain MacLean has been connected with the
company boats for the past twenty years, and Mrs. MacLean was well known to our plant and
townspeople, as well as to the boat personnel.
Its a poor time to discover your mistake after getting to the woods and of course CharlL has to come hack to town for the suitable ammuni
tion. We understand that Chum Raymond pulls the same trick and is he getting the razz?
Gossip and good workmanship don t mix.
Captain "Bill" MacLean is a brother to Cap
tain Malcolm MacLean. and Gil Kempe married
Jean, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Captain Wm. MacLean.
Mrs. MacLean had not been well for
some
time. However, her death was a distinct shock to her many relatives and friends. We can think of no finer tribute than the fol
lowing expressed by a member of the crew 01 the Steamer Munson :
"We would that it were in our power to as-
suage the overwhelming grief of Captain "Bill", who has lost a devoted wife and loyal helpmate, and those who wdll so sorely miss her sweet
Companionship, Mrs. Gil. Kempe and Captain and Mrs. Malcolm MacLean. We extend to these our
profound sympathy. Cant. Alex Callam. father of Walter Callam. 2nd Mate on the Str. John G. Munson, died in
Amherstburg, Out.. Oct. 19, 1935. The wife of Clare .Wade, 3rd Mate on the Sir.
Bradley passed away on Oct. 21, 1935 in Provi dence Hospital at Detroit.
Mr. Joshua Brownlee of Onaway died Sept. 13. 1935. Interment was at Lincoln, Michigan. Mr. Rob't Brownlee of the Transportation Dept, is a son.
Mrs. Anna Smoliuski of Posen passed away
Sept. 18. 1935. She was 91 years of age. Mr. John Smoliuski of the Mill Dept., is a son.
Mrs. khinard Froelich, aged 60 years, died on
Sept. 2H. 1935. Mr. Rhinard Froelich of the Con struction Dept., is a son.
Albert Wenzel of Rogers City died in Ann Ar
... .
Ralph and Russell
Wenzel make their
first
fishing trip and bring back this huge lake trout.
This fine specimen weighed 28 pounds and is a
prize most fishermen would feel proud of. The
young lads are sons of Arthur Wenzel of the Construction Department.
'age S?(>
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James Richard to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bell-
more on Sept. 9. 1935. Mr. P.ellmore is employ
ed in the Mill Dept. Richard Herman to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wetkowski on Sept. 14. 1935. Mr. Wetkowski is em
ployed in tlie Transportation Dept. John Kenneth to Mr. and Mrs. John Gapcvnski on Sept. 2,^, 1935. Mr. Gapeynski is an em
ployee of the Mill Dept.
Hearty congratulations to the parents of the "new comers" by Calcite Screenings.
Marriag Vera J. Pauly was united in marriage to Marie
Not Much Safety For The Deer
This little fellow was not even startled by the
Morrison of Onaway, Mich., on August 31, 1935. Rev. Pa-nest X. Hurt of Onaway performed the
click of the camera, and he has learned to enjoy
ceremony.
the quiet beauty of the woods. However, in a year or so he will be sprouting horns, and then self preservation will require that he be more
Calcite Screenings offers its best wishes to the young Couple.
timid.
During the hunting season thousands of decl are shot in our Michigan woods. There is a law protecting female deer. However, as soon as the young buck has spikes three inches long, and
open season is on. he becomes a target for the hunters.
So far this season in Michigan, with
only
small game licenses issued, there have been nine
hunters who have met death due to hunting ac
cidents. So it isn't only the deer that is in danger of losing his life during the hunting season. ' <-—*
"Births
If you want to see a real red shirt watch for
John Wenzel this winter. His wife gave him a nice new one and didn't know he wanted a black
and red check. Now John is looking for a dye that will put on the black stripes, "What's your birthstone, dad?"
Geo. Wing: "Son, I'm not sure but
think it
is a grindstone."
Wild Dogs
^^
Daughters born to our employees were:
Margaret Anna to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Dar-
ga on Aug. i:\ 1931. Mr. Darga is employed in
the Track Dept, Shirley Jean to Mr. ami" .Mrs. David Gregg on
Sept. 13. ' 1935. Mr. Gregg is em -
ployed in the Ma chine Shop. Darleeu Gail to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Smith on
Sept. ployed as a painter.
20.
1935.
Mr. Smith is em
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Shorkey, twins,
a daughter. Geraldine Marie, and a son; George Jr.. (hi Aug. 29, 1935. Mr. Shorkev is a member
of the Shovel Dept. Sons born were:
Howard Alfred to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Storms on Sept. 1, 1935. Mr. Storms is an electrical en gineer. William Warren to Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Warwick on Sept. 2, 1935. Mr. Warwick is em
ployed in the Transportation Dept.
•
"
x''
• . • 'Y.
These two little bundles of fur were well on
the way toward a wild life until captured in a nearby woods by Sylvester Durecki. Kindness
and food soon tamed the pair, Sylvester savs that there were two more he couldn't catch.
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The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News Str. Carl D. Bradleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety Meetings Our fourth safety meeting of the season was
called to order at seven P. M., August 23rd, 1935. Members present were as follows: Chairman, Clarence Thorsen; Secretary, O. K. Falor; John
Phillips, Louis Voda, Jerry Hoverstock, Otto Sparre, William Schelley, George Kerr, Leonard Joppich and Ray Buehler. Chief Engineer John Sparre was also in attendance. Chairman Thorsen called the meeting to order and called upon Chief Sparre for comments but none were forthcoming. The chairman thereupon made a roll call for comments or suggestions.
William Schelley offered the suggestion that it would be a good idea to make the conveyor room
stairways less steep by lengthening them and the addition of an extra step. Some discussion ensued but the matter was put aside for further and later discussion.
Clarence Thorsen then advised that he believ ed that the scuttle hatch covers should have a
more suitable and safer support than are in use
at present. For the present the crew are advised
there has accumulated considerable twist in the
cable and the man removing it
from the spile
should handle it in such a fashion that he will
not be caught by the twisting cable. One man's hand was recently caught in that way and he found himself unable to
under other
release the cable and
circumstances an accident
might
have been the result.
Meeting was adjourned at 8 p. m.
The fifth Safety Meeting was called to order at seven P. M., September 25th, 1935. Members present were as follows: Chairman, Clarence Thorsen; Secretary, O. K. Falor; John Phillips, Louis Voda, Jerry Hoverstock, Otto Sparre, William Schelley, George Kerr, Leonard Joppich, and Ray Buehler. Captain MacLean and Chief Engineer Sparre were also present. Chairman Thorsen
called the roll
soliciting
to not sit on the hatch coaming while the cover is supported merely by a prop. Steve Centella told the meeting that members of the crew working in the tunnel had been care
suggestions and the following items were brought to the committee's attention. Ray Buehler asked us to publish a word of caution to the men handling the after winches
less with their tools as he had found several lay
ing on the gear racks. This could cause damage to the machinery and must be discontinued in
saying that they should be especially careful, now that colder weather is here, to property warm up the steam winches before putting a
the future.
load on them.
Ray Buehler reminded the crew that the paint locker door is supposed to be kept closed at all times. It has not always been very well observ ed. It was also brought up for the information of the crew generally that the steam jets are con trolled from aft along with the cargo hold valves. This information should be remembered
in case of fire in the paint room.
John Phillips advised that in his opinion the after spar guys are about due for replacement and suggested that when this is done it would be a good idea to extend the solid rod, which is a part of said guys, to a line below the level of the stack. Action upon this matter will be defer red until further examinations, can be made. Louis Voda also called the committee's atten
tion to the hazard from flying stone which xists for the clutch operator when handling lump
k
urged by the committee. The ships committee wish to offer the follow ing suggestion to the men handling the lines while at dock. When a long lead is put out and it becomes necessary to change leads from one mooring to another it sometimes happens that
coal or large stone.
Frequently a large
lump
starts from near the top of the center elevator
and attains such speed that it bounds clear of the elevator and strikes the wall in the vicinity
of the clutch operator. A small screen sufficient ly large to shield the area around the controls is
John Phillips advised that many of our port able electric light cables were in poor condition and the committee advises the purchase of seve ral new lengths of cable for that purpose. He also went on to say that the starboard wire of the tunnell emergency switch showed signs of
being near the breaking point. The mate assign ed a man to repair this condition at once. Chairman
Thorsen cautioned the
men to be
doubly careful during the fall season because of ice and other seasonal conditions.
He advised
that he had arranged for a large quantity of salt to be used on deck when icy. This is a necessary
precaution on this vessel as hot water is not nor mally available on the deck lines. Chief Sparre asked the men to be sure that the coal bunker hatches were securely battened down for the remainder of the season. The mate
assured him that this is being done and will con tinue to be throughout the rest of the season.
Jack Christmas asked that the pigeon holes in the elevator housing be lowered as it would then be very much better for the workmen. The com mittee discussed this and advised that the holes
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could not be lowered very much as an angle piece prevented. Jack later advised the secretary that in his opinion the holes would be just right if they were cut away just to the above mention ed angle. The committee turned it's attention to discuss
ing two matters brought up by members Schel ley and Voda. Schelley asked that the crew be asked not to throw any of the numerous switch
es on "Safety" while the conveyor equipment was not running because it made necessary a prolonged search for said safety before the equipment could be again started. The commit tee recommended that
the box switch used as
an emergency on deck be altered so as to allow
the man operating it to carry it by a strap over his shoulders.
Captain MacLean, Chief Sparre and the commitee then discussed on the bad safety conditions at the Gary dock where we usually unload. There are no dock lights at night and the chief recommended that men using that dock carry flashlights. There are also exposed electric cables laying along the dock and we have twice fouled them, one time burning a deck line almost in
half and shocking two of the men handling the line. In our opinion this is extremely dangerous and should be rectified. It was suggested that our Safety Director might get in touch with the Gary plant and discuss this matter with them.
This terminated the meeting for this month.
that Ralph will live to wreck yet another car. It's a good thing Bill Hornbacher's wife came
home when she did. Bill was emulating the lan guishing lily but he is now visibly perking up again.
Jack Christmas lost a couple of teeth last week. Finder need not return them, Jack says. The following brief word impressions of vari ous members of our crew was submitted to the
writer some time ago. It strikes us as being a
very clever bit of observation in most cases, but remember boys, "it's all in fun." A peek at the mirror occasionally won't hurt any of us. So
here goes:
Captain F. F. Pearse: "Now take fishing in
Florida, why I
"
Clarence Thorsen (Mate): "We haven't any." Leo Moll (2nd Mate): "Ten gallons of gas, two quarts of oil."
Clair Wade (3rd Mate) : "When are we going to Port Huron?"
Don
Langridge
(Wheelsman):
"Sure—so
what?"
Harry Menton (Wheelsman): "Now don't miss her."
Jerry Hoverstock (Wheelsman) :"What time
are we due Rogers?"
Bill Hornbacher (Watchman):
"It isn't my
fault—See!"
Bill Joppich (Watchman):
"Give me
three
shots and I'll hit."
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"Scotty" Phillips (Watchman): "How many
It is with deep regret that we record the pass ing of Mrs. William MacLean at her home in Detroit October 16th, 1935. Our crew extends
their deepest sympathy to Captain MacLean and his family.
people are there in the 13th State of the Union?" Louis Voda: "Back in 192—."
Louis Gregory: "Legally speaking, No!" Lester Gordon: "Yeah, tomorrow, maybe." Ralph O'Toole: "Sure I take my time." James Selke: "I don't know."
We are pleased
to have Captain
Theodore
Dahlburg with us once more. He is relieving Captain MacLean during his absence.
Jack Christmas: "I go and tell, you wait and see."
Bill Schel
ley: For the information of those interested we
take this opportunity of announcing that the De troit "Tigers"
won the recent World's
Series
from the Chicago Cubs.
We recently heard that Leo Moll's girl friend is considering selling magazine subscriptions to while away the passing hours. Mrs. Gerald Hoverstock left Rogers for her home in Ohio the early part of October. We have a suspicion that those early snow flurries may have had something to do with it.
We have another proud papa amongst us— Louis Gregory—it's a boy, too!
Understand that Ralph O'Toole and a couple of the boys recently paid an impromptu visit to Mr. Henley. We are happy to record that no ser ious damages were suffered by the boys and
"Yes
Sir!"
Steve Centella: "A lit tle bit." O. K. Fal
or : "As pre scribed b y the condi tion of af fairs in Eth
iopia the sit uation
war
rants
"
Chief John Sparre: "What do
you know?"
Ray Buehler: "How about that?"
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CANT AFFORD to be
INJURE
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Al Dwyer: "Hi, Charley."
due caution to preserve their own health.
Ray Eiers: "Where's my medicine kit?"
vessel is. being breasted along wharf should at
The seamen in shifting
Eric Winters: "23 miles to the gallon."^
all times refrain from crawling down shipsicle
Ike Rauha: "Now for some beer!"
because of the grave danger connected with this
"Biff" Joppich: "Tigers 6—Cleveland 5."
practice. A double set of chains and toggles to be used
Cliff Anderson : "Yah, Sure!" Kenneth Evanson: "2 above, Cookie."
Earl Schaeffer: to_
"On the Augustus we used
George Kerr: "Now for 300 Pinocle." John Nielsen: "Give me a light." Otto Sparre: "Now where is that hound?"
when securing Ports in Messroom, Galley and Pantry.
"
With the advent of fall tarpaulins will now be
Edward Torgerson: "Got a Popular Mechan
ics?"
mooring, lines when
!
John Zoho: "Hi Mickey!" Kaj Nielsen: "What'll you have." That concludes the list of impressions. Since
used on the hatches. The experienced men will see that new members aboard the vessel are pro
perly trained in the method of securing tarps. 7:34 P. M. Discussion was had to the securing
of loose equipment and running gear in the event of unfavorable weather conditions. Be cause of the fine manner and short time requir
this was handed to the writer there have been
ed to secure ship in a storm recently it was felt
several, changes in the crew so we trust that
that the Officers of our vessel took this precau tion as a matter of routine duty.
those who find themselves omitted will bear us no ill will because of that. Thank you.
The Smithsonian Institute reveals that there is 45 trillion dollars' worth of gold in the ocean,
but we don't suppose it will comfort a seasick
guy much to know he's rolling in wealth.—Bos ton Herald.
Str. B. H. Taylor-Safety Meetings Date of Meeting: Saturday, 6:45 p. m., Aug ust 31, 1935.
7:40 P. M. Captain Dahlburg then discussed the new rulings adopted by the "Bureau of Navi
gation and Steamboat Inspection" relative to the change of signals to be used at Fire and Boat Drills stating that he wanted every man to make every effort to thoroughly acquaint himself with these signals and to be prepared to be thoroughly exercised in Fire and Boat Drills on this voyage with the new signals being effective. A boat will be lowered at Gary and the men will be trained in handling a boat under oars. He also thoroughly discussed the revised examina
Present: Chris Swarts, Chairman; Walter Egfor applicants for Lifeboat and Able Bod gleston, Secretary; and Fred Wetherton, Elmer tions ied Seamen Certificates and expressed his belief Piatt, Ed. Ehrke, Everett Shay and Walter Buza
of committee, also other members of vessel not engaged on duty. 6:45 P. M. The chairman called the meeting to order.
6:46 P. M. Roll Call. All members present.
6:49 P. M. Reading of the minutes of the
meeting of July 30th, 1935. 6:57 P. M. Discussion of results and action taken to eliminate hazards. The opinion was ex
pressed that Safety Suggestions are being rig idly adhered to. All action necessary to eliminate accidents has been taken.
i 7:10 P. M. The chairman then gave a short falk\ relative to the Article in the Screenings
edited by Dr. N. C. Monroe cautioning the men to have sincere regard to its contents because
it becomes quite hard for a man to diagnose his own case and suggested the wisdom of consult
ing a physician relative to any unusual pains, ail ments and aches.
j 7:17 P. M. Safety Suggestions were then re quested and they were made as follows: • Firemen having been engaged in cleaning firej
and perspiring from the great intensity of the heat as well as the labors of duty should refrain
from getting in the draft of open ventilators
when this work has been completed. This prac
tice becomes more dangerous as the air becomes colder and the men will.be expected to exercise
that although the examinations would be com
paratively difficult, the man who had devoted time and study to better prepare himself would be the man highest qualified and most depend able in the event of disaster. A small booklet relative to Lifeboat construction and handling
recently edited by Captain Huntington of a Nav
igation School in New York will be passed around
am
ong Officers and
Seamen
that they may become better
9\ thought (or todai
ac
quainted with
subject
the
of
Li f eb o ats.
Also some of the members of this ves
sel's person nel will proc u r e these books for their o w n use.
In
con
cluding Cap-
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tain Dahlburg expressed his gratitude at the fine attendance had at our meetings and also with the co-operation and common interest shown in the performance of duty. 7:58 P. M. No other Safety Suggestions were to be had and the meeting was adjourned.
curred. We also considered Safety Features ef fective aboard other vessels of our fleet with the
view of adopting them on the Taylor. Those ap proved and decided as being desirable are giv en below:
Date of Meeting: Saturday, Sept. 28, 1935. Present: Chris Swarts, Chairman; Walter Eggleston, Secretary; and Fred Wetherton, Elmer Piatt, Ed. Ehrke, Everett Shay and Walter Buza
of Committee, also Captain Pearse,
Ch. Engr.
Thomas Suttle and other members of vessel's personnel not on duty.
6:50 P. M. Sixth Safety First Meeting of the season was called by the Chairman.
6:52 P. M. Roll Call. All members present. 6:54 P. M. Reading of minutes of meeting held .August 31st, 1935. 6:59 P. M. General discussion relative to the
fine co-operation shown by the members of the vessel in an effort to maintain our no accident
record and the belief that it becomes more appar ent that as the season draws to a close and the men still continue their efforts in the interest of
Safety that we will in all probability be able to
The procuring of an electric cable to be used to stop unloading operations by an attendant on
deck constantly alert in watching men engaged
in the cargo hold assisting in discharging the
cargo. The dangers existing there are felt to be
one of the greatest hazards aboard this type of vessel and it was proposed that sonie effective
method be adopted to minimize this danger as
much as possible. Captain Pearse observed this method of precaution in effect aboard the Steamer Bradley and proposed thai the same plan be adopted on this vessel.
Greater care was suggested in warming up
and also when in using the deck engines in breasting vessel along dock. Proposals were to the effect that it was unnecessary to commence warming deck engines until
about fifteen to
twenty minutes prior to their being used for mooring vessel. This would insure their still be
retain the highest awards contributed as a re
ing warm and free of water when they were
Captain Pearse exhorted all present to persist
ly heavier mooring cable than that for which the deck engines were designed with the result that
sult of Safety, namely: that of good health and physical well being. In concluding this discussion ently continue in a thoughtful and sensible man ner and to have full regard to the unfortunate
needed. It was pointed out that we use a slight
in cases where the cable would ordinarily break circumstances which develop as the aftermath under the strain, the load is now placed on the engine, therefore men in breasting the vessel of an accident. along the wharf will have regard to this know 7:10 P. M. A request by the Chairman that ledge and be governed accordingly.
suggestions of a Safety Nature be made.
When vessel is at a dock or is proceeding in rivers where there exists the possibility of small making a last desperate attempt to get aboard boats being in the vicinity of the discharge rather than be left on the dock it was suggested ports one of the members of Fireman's depart ment on watch will go on deck and see that all Because of the danger hazards developing as a
result of men returning late to the vessel and
that some plan of advising the members of the vessel regarding sailing time be adopted by the Officers of the Safety Department at the plant. Perhaps a feasible plan would be that of erect
ing a Bill Board in front of the Main Office giv ing the arrival and departure time of the differ ent vessels. This would provide the wives of
members of any vessels with the knowledge of vessels arrival also and would bring the incon venience of their phoning and requesting the time to a minimum.
In future when men are sitting in their cars on the dock and the vessel is nearly loaded the
Officer in charge will give a signaf and all are to immediately come aboard.
When all
have
boarded the ladder will be raised and only lower ed should late arrivals make their appearance be fore the vessel has cast off. Otherwise the vessel will be again returned to the dock and sufficient
ly secured to insure no possibility of accident. No other suggestions of an original nature
is clear before blowing down boilers
7:50 P. M. No other
Safety
Sug
gestions were to be had at this time and
the
meeting
was adjourn ed.
These
new
s t ream line cars make
it
extremely
difficult
the
for
average
pedestrian
to
know wheth er he has been
were proposed by the Committee or other mem bers at this time and reference was made to the
run
Lake Carriers Bulletin that we could profit by
backed into.
over
or
If
^ei~ nurtv whatatout your rami
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Alex: They call him Goose because of his big
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nose.
We regret the unexpected death of Mrs. MacLean and wish to express our sincere sorrow t'> those who suffer the loss of a loved one.
Our good shipmate, Walter Buza. it seems, is slated for the trials of matrimony shortly after layup time. Shipmate Noble appears to be the happy guy. Guess now Herb won't have to buy Ruby any more new dresses, or perhaps be is going to be best man at the affair. Herb gener ally has a trick or two up his sleeve. Even now he has gotten the heavy underwear out two weeks before his keenest rival, Ivan Lee. On a recent Friday:
Chief: Well I hope we go to trip.
Cleveland this
Al: Cleveland like fun. Vim are getting just like the Rogers City guys. We are going to Garynext trip so 1 can go home. Leo: Raisisg a mustache, Fred? Fred: Yes. I am trying to do a Ronald Coltnan and Clark Gable. Do you notice how the Rogers City girls smile at me?
(Ed.): Fred also will come back in the spring a happy husband with thai woebegone look in
his eyes, so girls remember Fred will no longer be eligible.
Barney: Any Haddock?
With this, the last issue of the Screenings we wish to bid all hands good bye until next spring.
Alex : No.
Barney: Any shad?
Cheerio.
Alex: No.
Barney: Any tuna fish ? Safety Meditations
Alex : No.
Barney: Well Alex, give me a piece of that
roast pork, the Lord knows I asked for fish.
There is a heap of difference between just preaching Safety and practicing Safety. Anygood talker can preach but it takes common
Hilmer Piatt, our checker champion was so badly defeated in a set of five games about a
sense to practice it.
month ago that Hilmer shivers and shakes ev ery time be hears the word. Hilmer now is tak
receives pay for his goods.
ing lessons in Ping Pong.
Safety should never incur
Harry: Barney do you want to give me a band with the spark plugs on the turbine? Tony: That's funny, I never knew the turbine
had spark plugs, Harry. Louis: Henry,
have yon any jokes for
The one who sells out to carelessness never
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burdens or plead
excuses.
In the old days, they rewarded the man with a new idea by building a fire under him and let
ting him frv in his own fat. Today we make him president of the corporation.
Henry: What do you think I am. a traveling salesman ?
Fred: Leo. what do you think of married life now ?
Leo: When vou have been married as Ions' as
I you won t think (if it any more. Al: Say Louis, who is the biggest eater on the boat?
A sea lion which has been living in the waters
of southern Lake Michigan and is here pictured on one of the mooring buoys at the Indiana Har bor breakwater job. Resident Engineer Harold Keyes. who is well known to the crew of the
Steamer "TAYLOR" and our plant men, having made numerous trips to Calcite, is credited for taking ibis picture.
Louis: Well Al. 1 really believe Jim Gardner is the biggest.
Al: Not Jim. Louis? Louis: Oh no, all he cats for breakfast is a
half dozen of eggs, a pound of bacon and all the bread that is left on the table.
Talk about your cooks, well they must be good when they can make asparagus tips look like celery hearts.
Henry: Say Al, that is some dog Alex has. Al: Don't 1 know it. I had it hunting rabbit: and the darn pooch started chasing sparrows.
Alex: Say Louis, do yon know wdiat they cal Al Goodreau ? Louis: X(Âť.
We
Capt.
understand from
Pearse and this
good
authority
that
fellow got to lie quite
friendly while the Captain was on the break water run.
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Str.John G. Munson—Safety Meetings
when vessel is on run. When falls are in use in
Date of Meeting: Aug. 29th, 1935. Present: J. E. Gatons, Chairman; D. E. Xauts, Secretary: and John Smolinski. Conveyorinan:
future they will be fastened and coiled to one of stack guys. While discussing after ladder Chiel
J. Miller, Wheelsman; Andy I'etcrka. Oiler; Carl Hagendorf, Stokerman; Chas. Lister, Stew ard; H. Gould, Deckhand, other members.
Chairman opened meeting with a review of our July meeting and no further discussion ol same was found necessary.
During the month we have had two lost time accidents, with our 2nd Asst. Engineer and 3rd
Mate off ship at present time both with hand in juries, the first coming from bunker elevator and latter from galley ventilator fan.
Regarding accident in galley from ventilator fan, Capt. MacLean remarked this could not be termed anything but an "unusual accident", as it hardly seemed necessary to tell anyone to keep fingers out of a revolving fan. Chief Engineer Mr. Urdal defined both injuries as occurring during a '•moment of forget fulness" rather than
port they lead over these ladders, but at sea in remarked
that often
men start down
ladder
when it is raised from dock preparatory to shift ing, suggesting a sign be made to be hung on rungs by watchman advising men said ladder is up.
Second Mate remarked that although hard to believe from the nice weather we are having,
fall is just around the corner. By the time we load again tarpaulins and bars will be on deck and "Watch your Step" should be kept in mind more than ever. Also that with fall we can ex
pect bad weather and all loose equipment be se cured at all times.
Capt. MacLean stated he believed the crewdeserved a word of commendation for a safe week at Calcite while boom was extended. It
was a busy five days
requiring caution at all
times.
Many accidents are
Chief Engineer reported lower forecastle rail at port A frame having been left off by con
caused by a person being temporarily distracted
struction crew and should be bolted to A frame
from his work in this manner.
leg which will be taken care of at once.
to conscious carelessness.
Advisability ol
covering this fan was discussed at length. The first mate suggested that the fan in din
ing room be shifted up overhead in skylight out of reach, as in present location all traffic must dodge to pass same. Capt. MacLean also request ed fan in passenger dining room be shifted to a more remote location. It was decided to shift both fans at once. Mate again cautioned deck
hands not to pull hatch cables across deck next to openhearth shuttle at Calcite, as it is verydangerous to pass within twenty-four feel of shuttle account of bounding stones.
Steward requested that a permanent hook be installed on vegetable box to hold mess room door open, as box prevents door going back to
cabin catch. They have been using a stool under door to hold it open and one man recently stumb led over stool leaving mess room, just missing a bad fall.
The
2nd Cook
reminded all present
that a
sharp knife left in sink at night is a bad practice and dangerous to porter cleaning up in morning. Since recommendation at our last meeting, all
new panel board of boom swing located in hall way until plant carpenters have completed their work ol enclosing same.
There being no further business meeting was adjourned.
Date of Meeting: Sept. 29th. 1935. Present: J. I-'.. Galons, Chairman; Walter Gal
ium, Secretary: and John Smoliuski. Conveyorman: J. Miller. Wheelsman: Andy I'etcrka, Oil er; Carl Hagendorn. Stokerman; Chas. Lister. Steward: II. Gould, Deck, other members.
Chairman opened the Meeting, present. The Minutes
thc
o f
meeting were read
and
the
suggest
ions
all
that
were
recom
mended
were
carried
out.
The
meeting
Was
attended
found in sink recently and after this reminder
by
we hope it won't occur again. Carl Hagendorf warned men passing
crew,
from
a
IWORK
number of the
on I y
those on duty
hot ashes are being passed across entrance be fore man steps into firehold. Men advised to make presence known by shouting or whistling before stepping out into firehold.
ing room have been laid up
3rd Asst. Engineer advised deck department
Hour
large
lower engine room to firehold to make sure no
to keep ladder falls clear of boiler house ladders
all members
August
carving knives have been kept out of mess room and galley at night and only one knife left out
for cutting bread. That one knife however was
Also
that a temporary board be placed across rear of
were absent. Fans in din
for the winter a n din
t h e
IS
ONLY AS
SA-F£ AS YOU MAK€ IT
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Spring will be placed out of reach. Hook has been put on vegetable box to hold mess room door open. Ladders have been put on After side of firemens' Cabins to enable to get on top where it is necessary to care for drinking water tank, also on Boom to enable Conveyorman to grease
Sheaves on hoist cables and any other work. Several light sockets were placed in boiler room and lights installed. Captain MacLean and Cap tain Dahlburg both talked on the necessity of each and every member to know his boat station and to be familiar with the whistles and also the
boats, stressed
the point to be serious in the
drills as the time may come when it is necessary
to abandon ship and each man will have his duty to perform in a hurry to save
his own life as
well as those of the other members of the crew,
also mentioned not to become panic stricken in
Hats off to Walter Callam as a baseball prognosticalor. When the White Sox were ridinghigh and dry in third place Callam had the te merity to bet they would not finish in the first division. Collected, too, but we would not men tion this as Walter forgot to tell Mrs. Callam and we would not spoil a good holdout. Cal is
adding after-dinner speaking to his repertoire. Shall probably need it.
Landlady: "A professor formerly occupied this room sir, He invented an explosive." Xew Roomer: "Ah, I suppose those spots on the ceiling are the explosive." Landlady: "Xo. they're the professor." Discovered the infallible recipe for speculation. Find the way in which Flammer Gould is betting and wager the opposite. We were sorry to see Don Xauts leave. Want
case of an accident.
Captain Dahlburg also talked on the danger of
Pulling Hatches, always be alert and to keep off the hatches at all times.
ed him to stay until he got his box of cigars from Johnnie Miller. Could he have done that he would lie here indefinitely.
Our Chief Engineer Mr. Urdal said that most
accidents could be prevented if the person has his mind on what he is doing, also cautioned men not to hurry.
The Chief recommended that a Davit be plac
A discussion in the galley hinged on whether or not '"goobers" is a common word. Some sayit is. some say it isn't. If you are not sure better consult your dictionary. Will say that Bennie
ed on each side of the boat Aft over the Gang
Selke's definition of "a little animal that goes
ways to enable them to handle barrels of oil and
into hides." is wrontr.
any
heavy material they
would have to
gel
aboard.
'I he Deck crew were again cautioned not to go under Openhearth Shuttle and as it has been
found necessary at times to go under it to shift cables, the committee as a wdiole recommended a higher skirt board on the shuttle and otherwise make it safer.
Alike blalski reported a broken railing on the top of Paint Locker. This will be attended to.
^ Henry Mulka reports Skirt boards on Coal Sliute in entrance way to tunnel fly open some
Among the stamp collectors are Chief Urdal,
Martin Birk. and Stuart Church. Always thought stamps were merely necessary adjuncts to the delivery of a letter or package. Xever knew
that massive volumes, microscopes, precision in struments, color charts, foreign languages, ben zine and butter fly nets were used in the hunt
for the elusive stamp. When a philatelist takes up the chase he takes along seven men and a boy to carry the equipment.
The newly painted Steamer "MUXSOX" tow
times and any one coming from the tunnel to the firehold could get a nasty fall. This will be at
ering majestically over the beautiful flower gar
tended to.
den at the Calcite dock. Many have admired the
Andy Peterka recommended a new Gang plank to be ordered to replace the one we have now.
The one we now have is not safe to bring any thing aboard on. The committee recommends a Wind break to be put on the forward side of firemen's cabin.
This door opens and with a
strong wind it is
dangerous.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p; in.
Personal Items Like a bakery wagon horse headed for home we are entering the stretch. Despite the Safety Committee's injunction to remove the knives from the galley at night the crew is still one
happy family. However, if one wishes to keep his hide on would advise him not to ask
Pudry for odds on anything.
Leo De
flowers in the garden, but few have ever taken advantage of their beauty in picture. All credit goes to photographer John Sucharski of the Steamer "MUXSON".
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"From what I hear, your wife is a bit ol an angel." "Oh, rather. She's always going up in the air
and harping on something or other." Want a radio? Get a card with a certain num
ber of names on it at a certain price per name.
Up in the corner is a concealed name which wins the radio. Punch this one yourself. For complete details consult Bill Meharg. We nominate for the Fred Astaire of the fleet,
Johnnie Sucharski. The boy has rhythm and twinkling feet. Should Ginger meet Johnnie she would have a new dancing partner. But, oh, the disappointed damsels.
The same evening Tuggie Tank was demon
strating how a good half-back follows his inter ference around left end. Tug's interference was a head shorter than he and the gallop stopped when a hard shoulder met Tug's chin. Moral: Dance with the tall girls and let them take the abuse.
Congratulations to Richard Tulgetski and the
proud mother on the latest addition to the fam ily. Mav all your troubles be little ones.
Xo orchids for John Smoliuski as a good-will intermediary in affairs of the heart. John fell down hard "U a certain assignment we gave him. Somewhere Leo Centella read this:
Idea for a perfect evening. Listening to a de bate between Frank Kelly, Allan Strand and Carl
Hagedorn, with Vic P. Klee as judge. The P is for profane. Mike Idalski almost got in but was eliminated because of possessing the finest smile on the boat. When Mike smiles we switch off the deck-lights.
"Ship me somewhere East of Suez Where the best is like the worst Where there are no ten commandments And a man can raise a thirst."
Now Leo says he is off for unknown ports as soon as lay-up is over. Port Said. Mozambique, Shanghai. Take a tip from us Leo and leave rail road fare with Mr. Kinville.
Ed Streich
tearing into the
engine
room,
"Pump out the tunnel . . . quick ... 1 can't find
Don't carry around a lot of opinions with
"Cappy Yarch".
which to start an argument. Facts arc better.
Fleming has fed the wild-cat . . . also the fish es: has slept with limburger; carried green oil for the green light; seen the most perfect ot
a lacing: Charlie Lister is thinking of turkeys and cranberry sauce; the hunting season is at
rainbows; can carry six servings on one arm:
knows that Green Bay is not really green and that he can't date Point Betsie. Getting salty. Isn't it curious how a drive of 200 yards on
Saturday stretches to 250 yards on Monday? We are open for suggestions. Andy Peterka would like to change his name to one with an Irish sound, still retaining somewhat of its iden
The World's Series is over; LT. of M. has taken
hand: won't be long before the boats are seeking their winter quarters. May we take this oppor tunity of thanking the Plant officials and em ployees, and the Editor of Screenings for their good wishes and hearty co-<>pcratioil. Until another season an re voir, boil saute and God bless vou.
A few of the Str. MUNSOX'S" Crew
ready for Boat Drill
tity. Have tried and rejected O'Petcrka and McPeterka. Oh yes, the reason is a certain fair col leen.
John Esch coming down the deck and popping the prize remark of the year. "The fog is so thick the fly-ash won't fall through it." We all have a soft spot in our hearts for John and wish him luck with the charmer in the shoe-shop in Buffalo. What was it she said, John? Robert Eminett Benito Rose took a trip off to act as best man at his sister's wedding. If he did not do the honors gracefully we'll break both his legs when he returns. Our kindest wishes to the bride and groom.
Alec Molocha suggests a sign on the ladder: No admittance to anyone over six feet.
Understand
that Ted Strand made a
Bottom three
point landing when one of his gondolas fouled the other. Ted was executing the "rise and fall"
step taught him by Johnnie and reversed the process.
row:
Left to right. ).
Sucharski, L.
Yarch, 11. Gould. E. Hoeit, P. Mulka. Center row: Left to right. !â&#x20AC;˘'.. Streich. J. Miller. L. De-
pudrv. W. Soney, A. Strand. Top row: Left to right, W. Callam, V. Klee. M. Idalski. P. Promo. L. Smoliuski. J. Smoliuski, T. Strand.
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A Type Of Ship Fast Disappearing From Service
In the north of the Baltic sea. where the breast of Finland swells toward the Swedish coast, there aie
6000 islands to which
belong
ah
the surviving big sailing ships
in
the
world.
there are
Or. to be more exact,
6554
islands,
rocks,
is
lets, tree-spattered specks of seaencircled territory whose nam e i i Aland, and in whose small ports are registered 26 of the surviving
square-rigged ships in commission in the world.
Aland is Finnish, but its peo.pl? are Swedes.
Their
colors are
the
Blue and Gold of Sweden, though
the White and Blue flag of Fin land floats officially from the Gov ernment house. According to A. J. Yilliers. writing for the "Xatioual
Geographic," the strange cadenc es of tne Finnish tongue are little heard here, though Finnish is taught in the schools and in the Nautical Academy. The Alauders might have been the original de scendants of vikingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there are viking graves al Godhy on the main island and elsewhere--who
of their produce to market. They still have a fleet of vessels for their marketing as they did 500 years ago that carry firewood, butter and eggs on deck, and fish in a big well in the hold. Families live on board.
woods, its good earth, its good fish that teem
Gradually metal ships have replaced some of the larger wooden vessels. The iron ships were. acquired to send tramping on long ocean vovages and for the long, stormy trips around the Horn
in the waters.
to Australia.
In a group of 6000 islands, even a small farm, away from the principal larger island, would ordinarily include several islets. The plowman,
Passengers are also taken on these Australian voyages. Summer cruises arc made about the
have remained there on raiding trips to Finland, because they like the place with its peaceful
if he would not swim, must boat to the field. The
farm wife, going to market, must go by sea. it was natural in these surroundings that a race of tr.ari.ners should arise. Taking so much of their lood Irom the sea. finding the material for ship building so close at hand, (the timber for masts and hulls, the flax for rope and sails) they early built fine vessels for fishing and for the carriage
Baltic, and from all parts of the world, people, who have always wanted to take such a trip, Write to ask passage on these vessels. Perhaps more sailing ships find their final resting place ffl the inlets of Aland than anyother spot on the globe.
Ordinarily a small Aland boy can pull a boat almost as soon as lie can walk, ami sail not long afterward. At the age of 10 or so he makes a
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Baltic voyage helping in a "sump" taking fire wood and fish to Stockholm or Turku.
Calcite Baseball Club
From
this he graduates to the Baltic schooners and so to the North Sea barks. Thereafter it is easy to
(Capt. Martin sends us the following) The Steamer
"CALCITE"
boasts an indoor
step to the dee]) water Cape Horn and the gram
baseball team
trade from Australia.
Lakewood, suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
The mortality is high in this type of sailing,
particularly- in the
Cape Horn trade,
but this
fails to dampen the viking spirit of the Aland people.
True a Steamer or two belongs to the islands now, but they are scorned. There are no engin eers, and the Steamers do not pay. The little
wooden ships are built no more, and the winter's layup yearly lengthens; to the big ships there remains only the grain trade to Australia. 11 that goes, they are ruined, and masts and yards will be seen above the pines no more窶馬either there nor anywhere else on earth, nor again in history.
Yet it is fitting that the viking people of those northern rocks should nurture proud sail until the end. Willie Gets 100
Teacher: Willie, define the word 'puncture'.
Willie: A puncture is a little hole in a tire. usually found a great distance from a garage.
playing in the City
Leagues of
The Calcite Club, as the team is known, was
organized in 1931 as one of the original mem bers of the Lakewood League, for the purpose of furnishing some exercise for a few old timers. It has since developed into one of the League's leading teams. In 1934. and again in 1935, it was
runner-up for the League championship, having entered the final play-offs both years. At the. end of the 1936 season it is hoped "Calcite Screenings" will be able to announce that the team has been able to come through with a championship. in 1933 the Club adopted the colors of the "CALCITE" in honor of Captain C. A. Martin, who was one of its founders, along with Clar ence Thorsen, First Mate of the Steamer "CARL
D. BRADLEY". Both are still active participants in the Club's winter activities and in the early
Spring training. Another former steamboat man. Wm. F. Kerver. for a number of years hirst Mate with the Pittsburg Fleet, is an active play er and sponsor for the team. During the past season L. F. Thumhorst was
playing Manager and R. B. Hubbard. Business Manager. Captain Martin has recently been en gaged in raising funds to help defray some of the expenses of the team, including red and gray jer sey s with the letters CALCITE in gray. In the few years since the formation of the Lakewood City Leagues, in which the "Calcites" played an important part, Lakewood has devel oped into one of the outstanding centers of ama teur baseball in the entire country; there being upwards of a hundred teams, including both men's and women's teams, playing under its Rec reation Department.
One of the novelties is the night games, play
ed under powerful spotlights, which are attend ed by thousands of spectators from miles around every night of the season. The Calcite Club has risen with the develop
ment of the sport in Lakewood. and the marked improvement in
both the individual and
team
playing presents great expectations for the fu ture.
The players on last year's team were as fol lows:
Gravatt. A. Kerver, Paduska. Hubbard,
Gardner, Dew itt. Learv. W. Kerver, Grove, Gee. Comerford, Dew-aid, Thundhorst, Dewin.
This gentleman needs no introduction to the Michigan Lime employees and folks of Rogers
City. "Ossie" Voight as his friends all know him is a pioneer of this section and one of the oldest company employees. He is now employ ed in the Sampling Dept., and is a good, safe intelligent worker.
We understand that Capt. Martin was one of the organizers and early players on this club. However we have it on pretty good authority
that his ability- as a player has faded somewhat recently, as has thai of some of the other play ers in the vicinity of Cleveland.
When we're right we credit our judgment; when we're wrong we curse our luck.
ouragi
By Edgar A. Guest
Stren. skill and courage are Attributes by all admit carry burdens far. an be acquired, haul and
Skill is slowly practised art. :ft.
It is of and from the he-
Strength is visible and p] Bui
r,d are plam.
the OllUCi ; in I and floor and beam will stand. Skill is action, smooth and smart.
Always beautiful to se the heart,
Is the g
of the three.
Strength beneath the strain and stress Fag v and then. Skill, in moments of distress, Fails the cleverest of men;
But the courage to remain lien disasters start, ght when hope seems vain. Is the :
i the heart.
. by Bdgai
For the sake of
YOUR FAMILY an<
FELLOW MEN do all in your
power to avoid
ACCIDENTS to YOURSELF and OTHERS