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CALCITE SCREENINGS
Published periodically by the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michigan, in the interest of Safety and Welfare
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February, 1942
Priority Control—What Does It Mean? Priority control of which we hear so much lately simply means making sure first things are done of our country being at war and the resulting civil first. Doing 'first things' first is as necessary to the defense program. While we all hate war we must success of a safety program as it is to our nation sacrifice and prepare to hasten the time when the in the defense program. Safety first and accident prevention must be giv war will end victoriously for peace-loving people. en the best priorities and the highest rating possible Volunteering for service in the Civilian Defense Program is one of the small duties we can do in the if accidents are to be prevented. Accident prevention is not accomplished merely total effort to help our country. jy placing a guard on a machine on which someone When the employees of the Michian Limestone
Civilian Defense Program And First Aid First Aid Training is valuable to any of us at any time. Today it has become of greater value because
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& Chemical Company took the First Aid Training has been hurt, or changing the method of doing a job after an accident has hap pened because the job was
Course under the supervision of the United reau of Mines,
States Bu we had no
idea that the training would be of value to us in something
SAFETY
DEFENSE
like the present Civilian De fense Program. It is fortu nate that the community has
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a group like the 450 men who took this training, who can
hell) make this branch of the plan highly successful. It is the sincere hope of everybody that this training will not be necessary to use '
because of attack from a for
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eign power, but we do know that in becoming prepared for any condition we will be learning and practicing some thing that is of untold value to us in everyday life. The question is being asked by thousands these days, "What can I do?"
To those
January 2, 1942 To All Employes:
By our purchases of United States Defense Savings Bonds, each of us may directly as sist in providing funds to our Government for financing our great war effort. In order to cooperate fully with the Treas ury Department of the United States in the sale of Defense Savings Bonds, your Com
pany offers for your convenience a Volun tary Monthly Payment Plan for Purchase of Defense Savings Bonds, effective February 1, 1942, under which any employe may pur chase United States Defense Savings Bonds, Series E, by authorizing the deduction each month of a designated amount from his or her earnings. Participation in the Plan is entirely volun tary. Let us bear in mind, however, that every dollar we lend to our Government through our purchases of Defense Savings Bonds helps to buy guns, airplanes, ships, tanks and all the other equipment of modern warfare which must be furnished to our sol
who have had previous First Aid training we can give you a quick answer—enroll in the
diers, sailors and marines.
First Aid classes conducted under the Civilian Defense
Savings Bonds.
Our country,
our homes, our families, are in danger—and each of us may actively participate in their
protection by buying United States Defense
Program. Help all you can. Review your past knowledge and pick up what additional
Very truly yours. Irvin L. Clymer,
in it properly planned in the first place. Experience is a good teach er, but a costly one. Much more important is the fore
sight and alertness that antic ipate what might happen and take precautions necessary to eliminate the hazard before someone is hurt. Neither machines nor safe
ty programs are kept func tioning smoothly by waiting until something goes wrong before conditions are correct
ed. Detecting and eliminat ing hazards before they can cause accidents is giving safety an A-A priority! IDENTIFICATION—Gov
ernment regulations make it necessary for all persons hav ing duties aboard or near ves sels and dock properties, to secure an identification card
from the U. S. Coast Guard. To secure this identification
card a person must submit application endorsed by his = employer together with two passport-size photographs of himself. He is then finger-printed by the Coast Guard and the card is President.
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training you can. While doing this you are giving a service to your country, to your community, to your family, and to yourself. Everybody help—we are all soldiers now—this is our war!
sued him in due course. This card is not a pass, but an identification of the person holding it, and in or
der to secure permission to board any vessel it is al INCOME TAX—All single employes earning $750 so necessary to secure a company pass. This regula or more and all married employes earning $1^00 or tion applies to all men working on the boats as well more during 1941 must file an Income Tax Return as any person having duties requiring them to board on or before March 15. 1942. All employes required boats. With the cooperation of Hammond Bay Coast to file returns will receive notice from the Company about the middle of February showing 1941 earn
Guard, our men are now being finger-printed for
ings. Employes requiring assistance in preparing cards. Under these regulations we can issue such Income Tax Returns may call at the Main Office. passes only to those possessing identification cards.