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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.
Our Sailors Go To Marine School
Help Defense And Stop Accidents
11 you should see some of the sailor boys from the Engine Department going around with 'fur rowed brow" it is quite likely they are trying to
The President of the United States has called up
that Arthur L'rdal has given them for "home work'. Supposing it is a forward end man who is going
on "every citizen, in public or private capacity" to enlist in a campaign against accidents that are hampering our defense program. A great many drivers of automobiles have failed to see any relationship between reckless driving—
about in pensive mood? Well, it could lie (me of .Mark HaswelT's pupils pondernig over some nau tical phraseology.
or safe driving—and the success of the national safety program. Any accident—no matter who gets injured or
figure imt some problem in marine engineering
The classes were started on January V). and the sailors meet three nights a week for instruction—
namely. Monday. Tuesday, and Thursday evenings. The course as outlined will take eight weeks for after end men. The forward end classes will be given instruction until the men write for a license.
killed—results in needless waste, and we cannot
afford any kind of waste in the face of the cost of our defense program.
President Roosevelt meant drivers and pedestri ans just as much as tin workers actually employed in defense industries.
The group enrolled in the engineering course in clude the following men: Norval Schlager, Martin Safety Great Endowment To Man The time and place and occasion of the world's Sobeck, Roland Tulgetske. Donald Lamp. Alvis Radka. Walter Tulgetske. Anthony Varch, Stanley greatest invention is a mystery. But there are many of us who think that Safety and its accomplish Xowicki. Merlin Perdicke, Stanley Bellmore, Clar ence Gabrysiak. Wesley Bishop. Everett Shay, Wal ments is one of the greatest endowments given to ter Buza. Stanley Gabrysiak. John Claus. 'Adolph man. How many lives, homes and pay envelopes Luetzow. Delmont Shorkey. Mike Tdalski, Harold Partyka, Henry Xewhouse, W'ilbert Perdike, Zell
Allen, Leopold Mulka. Robert Monroe, John Bredow. Leon Dietlin. Clarence Flewelling. Victor Weiss. John Florip. William Lull. William Budnick, Clarence Modrzyuski, Roy Green, John Kerr. Louis J. Yarch. Hary Bey. Orval Poch. and Ernest Adrian. The forward end group is composed of Cnarles Pohelia. Charles Cook, John Sucharski. Fred Beebe,
and Herman Vogler who are studying to write for a First Class Pilot's rating this winter. A sixth member. James Cook, plans to write for a First Class Pilot's License and for a Tug Master's li cense.
These men are spending considerable time inpreparatiou for higher ratings, which is indeed creditable to any organization. We must lake our hats off to the students and
instructors for their willingness and efforts to keep our fleet the
has accident-prevention saved to the world?
ty" means consideration of fellow workers, the
plant, the home and the family, and affects our Life, our Liberty and our Happiness. A Scratch A Minor Injury Supposedly? A scratch, if considered at all. is usually thought of as a minor injury, and 97 times out of 100 that
is all it amounts to, but the hundredth time it may lie the beginning of a serious infection. Therefore, none of us can take the risk involved by not tak ing proper precautions to guard against infec tion. We ask you- to treat any scratch anywhere with particular respect. The best and most sim ple treatment is hot soapy water
first, then if you wish, follow tip
best ever.
with an antiseptic. It can be tinc ture of iodine, metaphen or any other good known antiseptic.
RETIRES—A. X. "Pat" Patriarche. a member of the Account
Knowledge of
ers City and Buffalo offices for the past fifteen years, reached the re
tirement age of 70 on January 14. and
was
retired.
"Pat"
was transferred to the Buffalo of
fice in the spring of 1932 after having spent five years in the Rogers City office. Many friends made by the congenial "Pat"' dur
ing bis years with the Michigan Limestone
and
Chemical
Com
pany wish a continuation through the years of usual good health to both Mr. and Mrs. Patriarche.
first aid
saves
many lives. We have recently been wondering how many of our plant people are keeping up with their first aid. Several years ago, everyone in the plant was given first-aid training. We hope that the ind-viduals who were granted that privilege have continued their practice and have not mislaid their
ing Departments at both the Rog
1942,
Men
are still going around the streets begging because they neglected Safety at one time or another. Sight is destroyed, arms or logs lost, and employers are unable to hire men so bitterly handicapped. "Safe
first aid manuals.
everijbodii's business
No one knows
when they may have to render first
aid. \\ e hope that all employees are keeping informed as to its technic.
There are a few manuals
on hand which we will be pleased to give those requesting them.
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Marine Notes Of Interest To All Of Us
The winter season is with us again—bringing
with it the yearly crop of colds and other respiratory
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infections.
A human body kept in good physical condition
by proper diet and sleep can withstand remarkably different changes in temperature and suffer very little for it. But a body in poor physical, condition needs but one case of wet feet or a chill to lower
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further the body's resistance to infection. Since the ordinary cold is so very common, it is safe to assume that the virus (germ too small to be seen even with a microscope) which causes colds
is present everywhere and at all times—just wait ing for a chance to set up housekeeping in the nose and throat of anyone whose body is not in good
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enough condition to resist it. Obviously then, the smart thing for those of us who do not want to catch colds is to keep our body healthy and to avoid getting chilled, or too wet and cold.
Exercise in the clear, crisp, invigorating air of the winter months is very beneficial to the human body, but at this time of year it is particularly dangerous
The Michigan State Ferry Traffic at the Straits of Mackinac is up 25 per cent in 1941 over 1940. An ice-breaker that will cost about $8,000,000 to keep navigation on the lakes open as long as pos sible. Congressman Fred Bradley of Michigan asks that more guns and planes be had at the Soo Locks. An effort is being made to release the regular sail ors of the Lakes from the Army for ships on the Great Lakes, because of a shortage says A. T. Wood, president of the Lake Carriers Assn. Ad miral Yarnell was highly pleased with the progress in shipbuilding at the shipyards of the Great Lakes. Froemin Bros., Inc., shipbuilders at Milwaukee will start on the four tugs contracted for the U. S. Government. Capt. Chris C. Fowler, 67, who re cently passed on at Kewaunee was just seven-foot tall. Guards will be asked for the Michigan State and Railroad ferries at the Straits of Mackinac.
The Great Northern Railroad Elevator X at Super ior, Wis., recently burned with damage at $2,000,will be rebuilt we are told.—Great Lakes News.
You Can't Beat The Dutch At Submarines
to become overheated and then chilled.
It was back in 1622 that Cornelius van Drebel,
Perhaps the most common, and at the same time, dangerous practice that we all indulge in, is to run bareheaded out of a well-heated house into the cold
winter air for a minute to get the milk, or the mail, or the paper, or to dash over to the neighbors, or out to the garage. It is such extreme changes of temperature as this that promote head colds, sinus infection and ear in fections. It only take a moment to put on a warm coat and cap and adequate foot covering. The time spent thusly is but a fraction of the time lost be
Not until 150 years later was the submarine turn ed from scientific to war usage, when David Bushnell an American, designed the "Turtle" in an un successful effort to sink the English warship "Eagle" off New York. Now 320 years after Drebel, tough Dutch sailors are making history with his invention. When the
cause of a cold or similar illness.
Nazis invaded Holland, the Dutch submarine fleet
In times like these, national health is of great
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of the Thames River.
consisted of 24 vessels.
hooves each of us to do his part by flu epidemic of the last war was no joke—to most of us it is a grim memory, never to be forgotten. It is in bodies weakened by colds that such epidemics gain their greatest strength. We can't af ford to have a similar experience— the results are too costly. So do Good food
in a
well-balanced
diet, lots of refreshing sleep in a room well ventilated but not cold,
plenty of pure water and milk, mild exercise—taking care not to be come
first
overheated and
they now greet the Jap invader. BUY
A
BOND
Do you want to slap the Jap? Buy a Bond. You can wipe him off the map, With a Bond.
It will take a lot of dough,
Hurry! Hurry! Don't be slow, Every Bond's a 'body blow, To the Jap.
Do you want to stop the Wop ? Buy a Bond.
your part by keeping fit.
then
chilled, and dressing in warm clothes with particular attention to head and feet, will give you a
good chance to •avoid cold;s, their accompanying distress, and their all-too-prevalent disabilities.
All made the trip then to
the Netherlands East Indies where
concern to all of us, and it be
practicing good health habits. The
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a Dutch scientist in the service of King James I of England, sent his six-oared submarine—the first underwater vessel—churning beneath the surface
You can bop him on the chop, With a Bond.
Put your extra dough to work, We've a joh we must not shirk, Wipe that idiotic smirk, Off the Wop.
Do you want to blitz the Fritz? Buy a Bond. You can give old Adolph fits, With a Bond.
Show the Jap his setting sun, Tell Benito he's all done, And exterminate the Hun,
With your Bond.
DO YOU NEED A
BOSS?—A
famous English engineer tell this little story with a big moral in it: On a certain job which I engineer ed, I was making a tour of inspec tion to determine the progress of construction. Among the many workers I
noticed one who was
driving rivets with amazing speed, but none the less with care. As I watched him I realized that he was
doing as much work as any two riveters within my vision. I ap proached him and in a casual man ner
asked:
"Who's
the
boss
around here?" and the reply is un forgettable. "There's the boss, over there," he said, "but he ain't my boss. He bosses the men who work carelessly. Any fellow who needs a boss, don't get far here."
1 Just "Among Ourselves"
"Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk Due to the short lay-off period this season it has
What famous wheelsman, now on the winter
been necessary to run our health examination pro gram after winter operations started. Employees
watching crew, has been seen frequently at soft
have been very cooperative in meeting the appoint ments given them for physical exams and the ex amining staff are very grateful for your interest and efforts to help the schedule run smoothly. Where are all our winter fishermen this year?
We have n't seen a big catch yet and "Screenings" photographer is looking for some pictures. Start thinking about that vegetable garden for next spring. This is the year that a garden will really pay, and since we will be saving on tires and gas a little garden work will take up the spare time. As usual you will be able to place an order for all the tomato and cabbage plants you want. The Yard and gate watchmen are grateful to the plant and boat employes for the cooperation re
ceived in handling traffic at the Time Office during the morning and afternoon rush.
We are sure that this
is one solution in preventing an accident at this location.
Burners and welders! Keep that equipment in good shape. Charlie Baker will check your equipment at the Machine Shop anytime. 1942 offers us a clean slate
in safety. Can we keep it clean throughout the year? Answer: You betcha!
drink bars?
We know of a couple of little red foxes who won't be saying, "N'ya, n'ya, you can't catch me." Isn't that right, John Myers and Elmer Brege?
Mr. Ray P. Summers of the Engineering Depart ment certainly is showing considerable enthusiasm over the Defense Savings Bond Program. He was the first employe to make application for a bond under the Employes" Voluntary Monthly Payment Plan, and the first person in Rogers City to turn in a stamp album for a bond. Maybe the nine years he spent in Canada have something to do with it. At any rate, Ray has shown that he is out to help all he can. That's the spirit, Ray! It takes fourteen laboring men at home to pro vide for one man in today's modern army. If you are injured and have to lay off work there is a sol dier somewhere that won't have his full equipment when it is needed. Be a good
Courage isn't a brilliant dash, A daring deed in a moment's flash; It isn't an instantaneous thing Born of despair with a sudden spring; It isn't a creature of flickered hope Or the final tug of a slipping rope; But it's something deep in the soul of man
That is working always to serve some plan
soldier and be safe.
Cash Sobeck's crew on the
boat repair job really looks like a safe army in their hard helmets. No use being hardheaded, let the helmets take
the bumps. Courage isn't the last resort
In the work of life or the game of sport; It isn't a thing that a man can call
At some future time when he's apt to fall; If he hasn't it now, he will have it not When the strain is great and the race is hot
For who would strive for a distant goal, Must always have courage within his soul.
The boys around the boat
office sorta miss Art Urdal's gallon thermos jug of coffee. We wonder if he takes it with him to his classroom.
Washington said: "There is no truth more thoroughly es tablished than that there ex
ists
in
the
economy
and
course of nature an indissol uble union between virtue
and happiness, between duty
and advantage. The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected of a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven
What about this iceboat that a couple of Main Office engineers are reported to be building? We
itself has ordained."
expect to see it skittering right down Main Street some of these days. Think you and Jack can handle it, Hugh?
charity for all, with firmness in the right as God
Hollywood has nothing on Rogers City now that all the sailors are being given "screen tests" for their new identification books.
If all the sailors in the Bradley Fleet were laid end to end—they'd be lying down.
Oh, yes, that new girl in the Accounting Depart ment is Beatrice Rambadt.
And now we are calling fellows like Cordy Adrian, Ernest Bruning, and Harry Wing, old-tim ers. The 1941 class of twenty-five-year men are a young-looking bunch, and look good for another twenty-five years. Here's hoping, fellows.
Lincoln said: "With malice toward none, with
gives us to see the right, let us strive to finish the work we are in."
As many have said, the actual entrance of the
United States into the war gave the American people the impetus they needed to arouse their true fighting spirit.
This dramatic awakening of the spirit seems to to have spread like a contagion. One finds evi
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dence of it on every hand. Beginning on the eventful day of December 8th,
every American citizen began changing his whole plan of life and personal living to fit in with the
plans which for us concludes in a victorious peace and that which every American holds so dear unto
himself: the preservation of our homes and country.
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Y OUR cover picture we endeavor to depict the freedom, peace and harmony surround ing our every-day life in these United States now overshadowed by the dragons of war which threaten the invasion of our fair country and the destruction of all that we hope for—all that we cherish—all that we hold near and dear to us.
Americans, individually and collectively, now
have a grave responsibility in protecting and maintaining the land we love so well.
We cannot sur
render to pessimism or fool ourselves by optimism. We must not give way to self-pity for the sacrifices which we and those we love must make.
We must
be ready to give our all that in the end right shall prevail and that our children will be privileged to enjoy the same heritage which has been so truly American all these years. Wc must take precaution against those in our country who would do us harm, and when suspi cion is aroused see that the authorities are notified.
We must not however prosecute those loyal Amer icans among- us who by birth stem from the land of our foes.
W7e must be loyal to our leaders and refrain
from criticizing on the basis of the incomplete in formation which is available to us. Our country's welfare should be placed above our own personal safety. Only then can we emerge victorious and preserve the Freedom. Peace, and Liberty we all love so well.
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SCREENINGS PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY BY THE MICHIGAN LIMESTONE & CHEMICAL COMPANY. ROGERS CITY.
MICHIGAN.
IN THE
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ESTS OF SAFETY AND WELFARE. CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED EARLY BEFORE DATE OF PUBLICATION. AND THEY SHOULD BEAR THE NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT AND SENDER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR. J. A. VALENTIN.
Now Our Job To Win This War
Our country didn't ask for this war.
It was
thrust upon us by a treacherous enemy. But of all wars in world history, if we must fight, it would seem that this one comes nearest being made to o u r measure.
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The whole life training of generations of Amer icans fits us to excel in mechanized warfare. From
the earliest days of our country we have been an ingenious people. Starting in a vast, undeveloped country, we have had the inventive skill and the resolution to shorten distances and lighten toil with machines.
We have built more railroads, more motor cars,
trucks, and tractors than any other nation on earth. We have built machines to turn the resources of
mines, forests, oil fields and farms into productive wealth. And among the millions of Americans now subject to conscription, it will be difficult to find a man who is not familiar with the operation of some piece of machinery. We have a good bit of the horsepower and are building more. We have the manpower, we know
to
how to make machines and use them. If we lose this war it will be because we are and have been
too complacent—not wholeheartedly behind the war effort and refuse to admit the possibility of defeat.
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It is now our job to win this war, and to win we must realize the strength and strategy of our en emies. We must put all our effort, energy, money, and resources squarely behind the war effort with a firm determination and will to preserve our rights and freedom.
There is no room for bystanders—
we are all fighters now and we are in a fight which we must win; a fight for existence. Let's Talk It Over
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It's not enough merely to give our men instruc tion — we must give them understanding. One of the great mistakes made by supervisors is to assume that merely telling men what to do is all there is to good instruction. Mere telling sel dom gives men a thorough understanding. One of the most important ideas for every supervisor to paste in his hat is this: "If the learner hasn't learn ed, the instructor has not taught." Failure of a
and liberty, but in these times we must make the sacrifices and effort necessary to do so. Although we speak of "the pursuit of happiness" as one of our rights, we all know that happiness sel
dom is captured by pursuing it. It comes as a re sult of pursuing other things. Chase after hap piness and you will never find it. But go after oth er things and happiness will find you. Paderewski found happiness in hours of practice on the piano. Edison found it in new ideas. Borglum found it in carving the faces of five great Americans on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills.
man to understand instruction is not the learner's
Look for happiness and it hides its face. Look for opportunities to do good work, lend a helping hand, inspire the discouraged, radiate joy, say a good word, and before we know it happiness is
failure, but the instructor's failure.
with us.
Just remem
ber this the next time you are inclined to rant be cause a man didn't do what he was told. Our in structions are not successful until the man instruct
ed really knows and understands.
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Life, Liberty And Happiness We all hear much these days about Life, Liberty, and Happiness. Our lives and certainly our liberty are threatened and their preservation is a duty which now becomes part of our everyday life. Hap piness will perhaps come if we take care of life
Spring, 1942
Some of our biggest headaches come from direct ly pursu-ing happiness . . . whereas happiness is a related condition usually obtained only through the medium of some other effort or accomplishment. 1507
Review Of Our Safety Record Past records of a plant's safety accomplishments are something to study for future improvement and not something to cry about. ()ur record for the season of 1941. at the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company plant shows three lost time ac cidents. They were all simple accidents and the se verity was light, but still there was loss of time.
A Man Who Saw It Coming
Frank Talaska. a blacksmith, suffered the most se
spection of each item in the order.
vere accident losing a thumb after it was smashed. James Cook, tug linesman, broke a small bone in
When the metallurgist of the steel plant was told to supervise the inspection, he refused pointblank.
liis wrist when he was struck with a tow line.
Dan
Kelley. locomotive watchman, hurt his back in a fall from a locomotive gangway. In preventing similar accidents we know that the remedy is a matter of being careful. The mechan
At the time it seemed like a case of insubordina
tion,
lint that was five years before I'earl Harbor.
In the days when this country was buying tons of silk and thousands of cheap light bulbs and toys from Japan, and sending them oil, scrap, iron and steel, the Japanese placed an order for some high grade steel. The specifications called for rigid in
Even when he was ordered to do so by his superi ors* he replied. "I've lived in the Orient. those
I know
. and I don't like 'cm.
ical hazards present in all these cases were prac
"I'll cut the tops and bottoms off the ingots (a practice that removes some but not necessarily all the possible weak points in steel) but I won't do
tically nil and did not contribute to the cause of any of the accidents.
anything more. "When the Japs start shooting this stuff back
The Bradley Transportation Company had an other very good year in accident prevention. Only one spot spoiled an otherwise perfect showing. Nor mal] Fleming;, deckhand on the Str. CARL 1). BRADLEY, had severely lacerated hands
when
caught between a mooring cable and top of a moor ing post. We are glad to report that his hands healed readily with no disabling after effects. We are wishing for the crews of the Bradley boats a perfect record for this 1942 season, an honor that these crews rightfully deserve for their splendid efforts.
The l>uffain Plant and Detroit Dock employees gave us all something to "shoot for" as their safe ty records were unmarred for the entire 1941
season. Congratulations, boys, you have every rea son to be proud. Keep up the good work. Now as we are well along in a new season of op eration, let us look at our responsibilities toward accident prevention. We are living and working on a war-time basis. While far from the firing line as yet. we are expected to provide the machines of war to our men in the service.
at us, I want it to be in the shape of a doughnut— with holes big enough to step through." Today, that same metallurgist specializes in the production and inspection of both armor and pro jectile steel for the United States Army and Navy. It is reported that he is very happy at his work these days. Accident Experience Last year accidents were the first cause of death
among all men Eroifl 11 to 38 years of age. Acci dents, fatal and non-fatal, deprived industry of 460.000.000 man-days of labor, enough to build 66 battleships—nearly twice the number possessed by the combined American and British navies.
The
cost of such accidents was $3,750,000,000 enough to pay the entire expense of running New York City for six years. These figures—shocking in peace—become a for midable warning in war when waste of lives or
working power al home weakens the support the country should be giving its fighters at the front.
Our allies are
looking to the workers of the good old I'.S.A. for
supplies and encouragement which we offer by uncurtailed production. Men hurt are men from work. Workers off the job due to accident add to the present shortage of skilled industrial workers. You
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torious war of words:
sume the world was getting along in pretty good style before they put people on it. Then the trou
First, defensively: The enemy already is bomb ing your home and mine, with words. We need propaganda-raid shelters as well as air-raid shel
ble started.
ters.
We must fortify our minds against rumor
tion or another of these personal traits lead to
words, hysteria words, fear words, doubt words, despair words. We must stand guard over our tongues and permit no enemy words to escape our lips. We must expose ourselves to inspiring books, strengthen our wills and spirits. We must put on the full-armor of positive and constructive think
wars, depression, depletion of the soil, stripping the forest and robbing our natural resources. It's the same with speed! There is nothing dangerous about speed as such. Light travels at about 186,000 miles a second and hurts none, but people do not control the movement of light or some other things that travel at blind
ing.
ing speed.
sermons,
talks,
articles,
broadcasts
that
will
Second, offensively: We must speak words that will explode like a great light in the minds of those we contact, spreading confidence, courage, loyalty, unity across the land. The letters we write to our boys in the Army, Navy, and the Marines, though we write them with breaking hearts, must be
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It's just us people that mess up things. We as
cheerful, hopeful and radiant with faith. We must become individual broadcasting stations of op timism. We must give voice only to words that will help, and not hinder. We must inspire each other and lift each other up to the higher levels of thought and action. And both defensively and offensively, we must
not give out information that may be valuable to our enemies.
Relating To Espionage Whoever, lawfully or unlawfully having posses sion of, access to, control over, or being entrusted with any document, writing, code book, signal book,
sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blue print, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, or note relating to national defense, willfully com municates or transmits or attempts to communi cate or transmit the same to any person not enti tled to receive it, or willfully retains the same and fails to deliver it on demand to the officer or em
ployee of the United States entitled to receive it, or whoever, being entrusted with or having law ful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photo graphic negative, blue print, plan, map, model, note, or information, relating to the national defense, through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or deliv ered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost,
Jealousy, hatred, envy, ambitionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one combina
The minute human beings get control of speed, of speeding cars, airplanes, trains or even bicycles and scooters you can expect most anythingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;injur ies, accidents, collisions, deaths. It is'nt speed that is dangerous, but the way it is controlled and reg ulated that causes trouble.
Please, folks, let us remember this in adjusting
the speed of our cars to varying traffic conditions.
Scrap Steel Wins Battles Within a few weeks after scrap steel is placed in a steel furnace, to be melted down into new steel,
it may find its way to the firing line and help to decide a battle. Yes, scrap steel wins battle when made into plates. The speed with which scrap may become an ac tive factor in the war is illustrated by the case of a famous old Great Lakes ship, the City of Erie. After sailing the waters of the Great Lakes for over 40 years between Cleveland and Buffalo, the City of Erie was purchased and scrapped recently
by an Ohio steel company. This scrap was charged into open hearth furnaces and the new steel was rolled into plates and shipped to California ship yards.
There the plates have already been used in sev eral new ships, some of which may have already entered active service in the Far East or elsewhere
on the high seas in this global war.
stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, shall be punished
by imprisonment for not more than ten years and in discretion of the court, be fined not more than $10,000. Protection Of Productive Power
Our record so far this year is very commendable. Let's all try to keep it that way. The preservation of life and limb should always play an important
role in our everyday life today with the effort of all being needed to preserve our American way of life from the ravages of our enemies it is doubly essential.
COSTS PIENTU 1509
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The men who completed the boat winter work. They did a very good job with not even one lost time accident. Belowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chief Engineer John Anderson of the Str. W. F. White, right, Robert Lucas, on the left.
Fleet Gets Ready For Heavy Season .Another operating season has begun, and with its beginning came the end of another successful winter work season on the boats.
It was success
ful in man)- respects. First, mare work was accom plished than in any previous year, this shown in the fact that at the peak there was a record number of men working on the boats. Second, the work was accomplished with a minimum of lost motion, due largely to the fact that the engineering was com pleted and material delivered before the work was started.
Also our men are becoming more familiar
with this particular type of construction. Third, as in previous years, the work was well done. Work was started on the 29111 of December, when the demolition of the old boilers on the STR
W. F. WHITE got under way. although actual win ter work did not start on the other boats until Mon
day. January 12. two weeks later.
Work contin
en one on the CALCITE, as well as renewing the plates in Xo. 1 cargo hold; reriveting the Xo. 1 car go hold on the STR. JOHN G. ML'XSOX; and last but not least, the installation of new boilers on the STR. W. F. WHITE.
As in previous years, the work was divided into
various categories and each type of work was headed by a separate foreman with a supervisor in charge of the entire work.
The conveyor work was ably handled again by Paul Mulka and his crew. The majority of this work was concentrated on the CALCITE, B. I I.
TAYLOR and JOHN G, MLXSOX. The side con veyors on the STR. CALCITE were completely re built as were the center elevators on the R.
II.
ued unabated except for week-ends and three days
TAYLOR and MLXSOX.
of bad weather, until the 9th of March, when fitoul
these operations to install several new buckets and make extensive repairs to the others. These re
began on all of the boats except the STR. WIIITL. As last year, we had five boats in the lay-up
It was necessary in
basin at Calcite. The WHITE lay against the dock
pairs were made at the shop, and it might lie said here that the men in the Machine Shop cooperated
on the east side.
splendidly all winter long on all of the work which
Next to her were the CALCITE,
JOHN C. MLXSOX. B. H. TAYLOR, and CARL
was sent to them
I). BRADLEY, in that order. The STR. T. W. ROBLXSOX was the only member of
limes when things were pretty well plugged, font in very lew instances did they fail to
the Bradley
Fleet
missing anil she
spent the winter in dry-dock at Lor ain. ().. having a contra-guide rudder and bronze propeller installed, as well
as having repairs made t<> her hull. Otltside "f the usual routine work
from
the boats.
meet their schedules.
There were
The other boats
received a good going over too. with
minor repairs to unloading equipment and the renewal of the usual amount of
idler decking and conveyor and boom chute wearing plates. Raid's gang al so finished installing the shedding plates on the arches of the B. II. TAY
that is being done on the vessels every winter there were a few outstanding jobs which took the majority of the man hours to complete. These were the rebricking of the furnaces and re building of the stokers on the STR.
down beilow.
CARL I). BRADLLV; installing a new-
now is the only boat of the Bradley
all-steel storeroom
forward of Xo. 1
compartment to replace the old wood 1510
LOR.
This boat missed out on
this
work when the other boats were done
the winter of D41. as she was laid-up The STR. ROBIXSOX
Fleet that does not have these shed
ding plates throughout. They are still /
missing in her after compartment, but it is a cer tainty that she will have these in the near future. The Hull Crew under Cash Sobeck had its hands â&#x20AC;˘
lull again this year. These men handled the steel work in the Xo. 1 compartment on the CALCITE as well as the new storeroom. All of the riveting, welding, and steel construction in general was un der Cash's direction. The big job. however, for this
gang was the demolition of the old boilers and the
auxiliary equipment on the STR. W. F. WHITE and the installation of the new ones. 3
This was no
and learned a lot more this year, which should be a benefit to us when we tackle another job of this type in the future. Some of the improvements which we incorpor ated into the construction this year were: First, installation of a ramp from the dock into the gang
way in the fanlail.
This minimized the distance
for material handling.
Second, construction of a
good size building on the dock for electrical and pipe work. Third, the uninterrupted use of a crane. There were many other imrpovemcnts of the ROB
easy job and in spite of all the difficulties of ma
LXSOX job which were incorporated into the job
terial handling, the job was done safely and well.
this year, but there is still room for improvement. When two jobs such as the reboilerig of the STR.
The Mechanical work was again under the di rection of Xorman Henderson.
The usual number
of staybolts were renewed, boiler tubes installed, and engine and auxiliary equipment overhauled. The Electrical Crew under Frank Ware checked
or overhauled all of the electrical equipment fore and aft on all of the boats, which was no small job in itself, but as was the case with the Hull Crew. most of Frank's men were concentrated on the STR. W. F. WHITE, Due to the nature of the new
equipment on the WHITE, it w,as necessary to in stall a larger turbo-generator set due to the elec trifying of the boiler room. In place of the old switchboard in the engine room an entirely new board was built, and a complete new control board constructed in the boiler room.
T. W. ROBINSON and STR. W. F. WHITE are
completed, it is interesting to scan over some of the data on each job. In the winter of 1941. we started the dismantling of the ROBINSON'S boil ers on January 6. 1941. and finished January 11, consuming 13 working days in all. However, it was necessary to use the Ajax to hoist out the junk.
The first of the foundation steel was set on
February .^. and boilers started going on February 26.
Tube rolling was completed and the hydro
static test applied April 8. The boat sailed April 26.
All this, combined
with the new lighting, kept Frank and his men on the move constantly. Hue to government restric tions it was not possible to run power or lighting circuits in conduit as has been the custom, so it was
necessary to use an approved cable. This "basket weave'' cable as it is called was used, and the elec
trical crew did a very good job of installing it. Alex Malocha again did a good job with his handling crew. It was remarkable the way he and his gang would find some way to gel equipment across those boats regardless of weight or bulk. In more than one instance they completed a hand ling job that looked impossible at the start. Ivan Bannon and Ray Crigg handled the supplies and timekeeping. It was not necessary to wait for anything, and that tells the story of the way their job was done.
Jack Anderson, Chief of the STR. W. F. WHITE, was in charge of all the work and the results ob tained during those two months speak highly of the supervisory job that Jack did. It would be a mistake to forget the splendid job Vic Klee did with his night crew. Vic handled all
the miscellaneous welding and burning which would have been difficult to do in the daytime. Also, all of the stairs and gratings on the W. F. WHITE as well as the stoker equipment were installed by this night crew.
The big job of the winter as mentioned before,
was the i-cboilering of the STR. W. F. WHITE. It was the second job of this type that has been at
tempted up here as we reboilered the STR. T. \Y. ROBINSON last year, but this job was of greater
scope. However, we learned a great deal from the first job. which helped us a lot on the WHITEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Lowering a thirteen-ton prefabricated stack into place on the Steamer W. F. White during winter lay-up work. 151 I
Dismantling of the old boilers on the STR. W.
!•'. WHITE, on the other hand, started December
29. and the last piece was hoisted out January 8. consuming X working days in all.
This time also
the quarters on all of the boats received new furni ture and were refinished.
So far the topic of safely during the winter work
has not been mentioned, As everyone knows, any
included dismantling the coal bunker and hoisting
job. no matter how large or small, cannot be a suc
out a considerable amount of coal, which was not
cess if someone is seriously injured. In this respect the men who worked on winter work did a splendid
necessary on the ROBINSON.
The first founda
tion steel went into place on January l.\ and actu
al boiler construction started January 20.
Tube
rolling was completed February 26. and hvdrostatic test applied on March 3; The STR. W. !•"'. YVIIITF was ready to sail March 29. 19-12.
A good housekeeping policy was followed on all of the vessels this winter and this was adhered to
job. Their enthusiasm and cooperation on safe working conditions were shown lime and again at the safely meetings held throughout ihe winter. It was gratifying to the crew as well as to the
management lo find that a great many of the un safe working conditions had been taken care of be fore they were mentioned at a safetv meeting'. Of
A section of the upper boiler room showing top drum of boiler and some of the piping. Louis Voda Jr., ace pipe coverer, and Leroy Heller, his helper, are the men in the background.
religiously.
On the WHITE, every Friday after
noon all tools were put away and brooms were in
order in the engine room and pipe shop, The boil er room was swept and straightened up the last thing before the night crew left,
The Bradley Transportation Company continued its policy of improving the living quarters (,u the boats. This winter they installed a shower, toilet. and lavatory in the porters' room of the B. I I. TAY
LOR. The former firemen's and coalpassers1 room on the STR. W. F. WHITE was changed over to accommodate .six men comfortably, and a new
shower, toilet, and lavatory installed. Several of
course there were sina.l accidents—cuts, bruises. and pinches—but their number was small. In each case immediate
medical
care was
administered
which prevented any bjury from becoming serious.
Perhaps the greatest contribution to safety this past winter was the hand hats Used by the men working on the WHITE. They saved many a skull from being cracked, and although they were uncomfort
able to wear, there was no complaining.
They
contributed a safety factor to the work.
Don't take your job for granted.
If you will
work as hard to improve your job as v.»u would to
get a new one. you'd get some place.
Group Celebrates Twenty-five Years Service bu Gys&igE <z/\. gf-i
ondi
With the usual fun. frivolity, seriousness and
dining, another group of Michigan Limestone Ik Chemical Company employees gathered at the Westminster Church dining room on the evening of January 8. 1942. to celebrate a twenty-five years service men's dinner. About seventy-five ot the
twenty-five year men and fifty guests were seated at gayly decorated tallies to enjoy one of the best of dinners prepared by the good cooks oi the West minster Guild.
The dinner alone would have made
the evening a large success, but the boys did more than just eat.
Roy Flewelling and his tunesters provided the
Mr. Clymer congratulated the 1941 class of twenty-five year men on having put in a quarter of a century of faithful and loyal service at the Calcite plant. Of the seventy-four men who have received this honor, one is deceased, four have re
tired and the remainder are still on the job.
Mr. Valentin gave a talk on the safety work at the plant and of the cooperation that this group has given from the very start of our work in safety and accident prevention. The record has shown that the responsibility of making our plant safer has been shouldered by ever)- employee and the result is reflected in more happiness and security
evening's music and were very generous with or chestra and novelty numbers. Roy and his accor
for all.
dion is as much of an
was one of the best we had ever had.
institution at this annual
When the meeting was closed we all felt that it We left with
gathering as is the turkey and cigars. His boys were very willing to give all the entertainment
a spirit of good will and a determination to continue on in keeping our plant a model of industrial coop
and music the crowd desired and certainly did their
eration. Friendly relations within a group ol work ers pay's big. if you have any doubts ask a twentyfive year manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he knows. Captain M. R. MacLean. Captain C. R. McOuinn,
part to make the evening pleasant. The boys made plenty of music of their own when it came to group singing. The fellows really did singâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the)- get bet ter ever_\- year.
and Lester Lines of the Limestone Fleet have also
Since we are living on ;i war time basis the thoughts of our country's future was the keynote of the evening. Mr. Clymer. our toastmaster. gave a brief review of the good job done at the Michigan Limestone Riant during the 1941 season. A good
served twenty-five years in their company. We are sorry that the two captains could not have been with us; however friend Les got their share id the turkev.
tonnage of stone was shipped, delays were few. equipment was well maintained and our accident record, while not perfect, was good. In looking forward to the coming season, he outlined the activities by saying that we had every reason to expect some increase in tonnage, and that every effort would be made to keep the qual ity of mil- product at its best. Our country's war industries need the best of raw materials to pro duce machines for the defeat of a clever, deter
mined foe. With the country's resources being Used in the all out war job. industry such as ours
must conserve every ounce of equipment and ma terial. Replacement and repair items will not only be hard to get. but in some cases be impossible to receive. Knowing these fads every man on the job can do his part in conserving what we have so that we will be assured of an uninterrupted op eration while such conditions exist. 1513 -
Our Lives Depend On The Heart Muscles \fxom Caxdio-<^E±fii%aioxij U^Luls.lon, U^zfiaxtniEnb of c=A/{£.<lLaLne. <Jfznxxj ^oxd <=Hoi.jxLta[ It is amazing to consider that life is dependent on the muscular power of a single organ. Yet the
state provided adequate rest is given.
enormous amount of energy expended by the heart in a single day causes one to realize that it is an
is overactive, the heart is stimulated to increased
organ whose reserve power is great. The average heart rate a minute in man is eighty beats; in an hour 4,800 of them have occurred—in twenty-four
may fail.
hours, 115,200 beats. The heart muscle is like other muscles of the
body, yet not under voluntary control of the cen tral nervous system.
The heart cannot be made
to beat at will since a specialized form of nerve
supply sets up the stimulus for this action—begin ning in a specialized piece of tissue known as the "pacemaker," which sets off the stimulus that trav els through nerve pathways known as the conduc tion system, causing the heart to contract and beat
in a rhythmic manner. Disturbances in this special telegraph system result in abnormal rhythms; but disturbance in rhythm does not necessarily indi cate heart disease.
Numerous factors influence the heart muscle, some endanger it and impair its function. The
amount of work the heart must do alters its ability to perform.
There are normal individuals whose
complaint of dizziness, ease of fatigue, breathlessness, and palpitation are the result of poor muscu lar tone due to the fact that their bodies have not
had enough physical exercise. An individual used to light sedentary work may not be able to do heavy physical work without having these symp toms. Breaking in gradually to heavier physical exertion may, however, enable him to carry on without curtailment of function.
The above symptoms are common in newly re cruited soldiers, .who are not accustomed to the
rigorous and strenuous activities of army life— hence the term soldier's heart 'has come into being. This condition is also known by the name of effort syndrome, since it is produced by effort. Although disabling, it does not constitute heart disease but indicates lack of ability occuring in those not phys ically in a rugged condition. Just as too little work can produce symptoms; so can overwork. By overwork is meant not over work of the body through physical exertion but that directly of the heart itself. Increased work for a handicapped heart throughout twenty-four hours, day after day, can result in unfavorable changes. Such occur in the presence of damaged heart muscles due to high blood pressure and certain other causes.
The heart must work harder to com
pensate for these defects and to preserve the nor mal state of the circulation; so it enlarges to meet this increased demand. Finally a point is reached where enlargement no longer occurs and the muscle
fails to" be able to move the blood about the body in a normal manner. 1514
Recovery may occur from this.
In hyper
thyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland work, and after a prolonged period in this state it Decreased food supply to the heart itself results in definite changes whether due to impaired circu lation or absence of essentials in diet or deficiency in certain gland secretions. A lack of adequate blood supply occurs where artery walls are thicken ed. After some time has elapsed small areas of heart muscle undergo degeneration and are replac ed by scar tissue, resulting in a loss of muscular power. If a blood clot produces an occlusion of a large artery, sudden death may result—or vary ing degrees of impaired heart function if smaller vessels are involved.
Such a condition is known as
coronary artery thrombosis or spoken of as heart at tack.
Death of the heart muscle occurs in the
area supplied by the obstructed vessels, and soften
ing results. Healing takes place by replacement with scar tissue. Such an incident may leave the heart in such a reduced state of power as to cause disability, although many patients can eventually return to their former levels of activity. Lack of certain dietary essentials, especially vit amin B, leads to a particular type of heart disease in which marked enlargement occurs but which is readily responsive to treatment by the administra tion of massive doses of these substances.
Alcohol
increases the need for this vitamin, hence it is seen more frequently in chronic alcoholism. Thyroid gland deficiency results in premature bloodvessel changes in the heart. There is slug
gish heart action, and enlargement frequently oc curs. The condition responds readily to adminis tration of thyroid extract.
There are certain specific poisons which act on the heart muscle, injuring it more or less perman ently. Specific infectious diseases such as diph theria and scarlet fever produce poisons of this type.
Fortunately such cardiac effects are rare.
Transitory heart difficulties are occasionally noted during severe infections such as pneumonia, which may lead to serious trouble at the time; but usu
ally recovery is complete. Heavy metal poisoning by arsenic, bismuth and mercury are quite rare. Carbon-monoxide gas also is known to cause specific changes. Anaesthetics such as chloroform have long been known to exert poisonous effects on the heart.
Alcohol, tobacco, tea and coffee are not
so much specific poisons as they are stimulants, and when used by sensitive individuals may give rise to many unpleasant symptoms.
The electrocardiograph is an instrument whereby electrical potential generated by the heart is regis tered by a quartz string galvanometer. Deflections of this string are projected by means of a micro-
•<\
scope onto ;l strip of photographic paper and the
Steel and Iron In The Home
heart beat thus recorded. By recognizing abnor malities in such tracings, changes in muscular structure and damage can be detected. The instru ment does not make the diagnosis for the phy sician, but merely is an aid to a good physical exam
ucts are used in constructing the average small house costing in the neighborhood of four thou
ination of the heart.
Prevention of heart disease is first begun in the discovery of earl\- changes in heart function or the presence of certain conditions which eventually would lead to heart disease if not corrected.
The
annual physical examination is a means to this end. If such conditions as high blood pressure or other constitutional diseases are found, proper treatment may be instituted and further damage prevented. If heart disease already is present. prolongation of life and comfort may be had byproper living and protection to a damaged heart.
Nearly four tons of wrought iron and steel prod sand dollars.
In addition, one-half ton of steel and
iron is needed for equipment such as the kitchen stove, washing machine, electric refrigerator, cook ing utensils, cutlery, lamps, beds, iron springs, etc. We are all of us fellow-passengers on the same
planet and we are all of us equally responsible for the happiness and the well-being of the world in which we happen to live.—llendrick W. Van Loon. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their own fresh
ness into you. and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves—John Muir.
More Locomotive and Truck Units New Equipment Adds To Improve ment In Plant Facilities
Last fall several pieces of new machin ery were added to the equipment at the plant. The new coaling truck is a Thorn ton-Ford Model BF-26 with a special four rear-
wheel drive. Fquipped with a Garwood dump body of 10 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. square, which has a fourteencubic-yard water level capacity, the truck is cap able of hauling 10 tons of coal per load. Another addition to the trucking equipment is
capable of hauling 1J tons of coal or 15 ions of fines, and is equipped with an adjustable hoist which can be set for the desired tonnage. Four new diesel locomotives—number 107 to 110. inclusive—are already in service, and two more ol
the same type are expected in the near future.
a new International four-ton truck which arrived
These locomotives, built by the American Locomo
too late to get its picture taken for this issue of "'Screenings." This truck has a four rear-wheel
tive Company, are each equipped with a six-cylin der supercharged 1000 h.p. diesel engine, have foiir
tandem drive with a cut-out for one axle of the two rear axles. This feature enables the driver to utilize either a two or four rear-wheel drive accord-
driving motors with a maximum speed restriction of 60 m.p.h. and weigh 230.000 lbs.
nig to the power called for. The dump box has a fifteen cubic yard capacity
The raised cab in these models give the operators the advantage of greater visibility which is a very desirable feature of safety. 1515
•^ Marine Slchool iy Etlid StiiclzEX The Forward-End Class is shown here with Mr. Clymer and Mark Haswell, in structor: (left to right) Charles Pohelia, Herman Vogler, Charles Cook, Mark Haswell, John Sucharski, Mr. Clymer, James Cook.
Formerly, all employees of Bradley Transporta tion Company who wished to obtain a license had to go to a marine school in order to receive the
schools and the textbooks and data sheets used were those of the Lake Carriers' Association Mar ine Schools.
Classes met three nights a week (Monday, Tues day and Thursday nights) in the Rogers City High School beginning January 19, and the after-end
necessary instruction prior to writing an examina tion for a license. This not only involved consid erable expense for the sailors, but they had to be away from home for several weeks during the
classes continued until fit-out.
winter.
about three hours of instruction and class work a
In view of the increased winter repair work on the boats, it was difficult to spare many of the boys from this work to attend school, thus the
plan for a marine school in Rogers City was insti tuted. In this way the boys were able to stav home to work on boat repair and not have the added ex pense of this schooling. A canvass was made of prospective students, and classes were immediately arranged for this instruc tion.
Mark Haswell. First .Mate of the Str. T. \Y.
R( )I>IXS( >X. instructed a class of five for original license, and with the result
that all
these sailors
very successfully passed their examinations. The class in marine engineering was capably in
structed by Arthur ITdal, Chief Engineer of the
Str. JOll.X'C. MLXSOX. Mr. L'rdal has instructed classes at the Marine School in Cleveland for sev
eral winters and gave the boys much helpful advice and assistance in their studies.
The classes were patterned after those- of marine
The men were given
night in addition to written assignments and mem ory work.
The necessary qualifications and requirements in addition to a written examination for original
licenses in the Deck Department are that applicant must be twenty-one years of age or more. Like wise he must be examined by a physician of the
United Stales Public Health Service as to eyesight, hearing and physical condition and he must pass an examination conducted by such surgeon upon the Manual on Ship Sanitation and First Aid or some other Manual approved by the Public Health Service. An applicant for an original license as a Great Lakes pilot, second class, must have had at
Last 24 months experience in the deck department of vessels trading over the water for which the license is sought. 8 months of such experience must have been obtained within the three years next pre ceding the date of application and at least .^ months Ot the service shall have been as wheelsman.
An
Marine School After-End Students (front row—left to right): Adolph Lietzow, William Budnick, Instructor Arthur
Urdal, Roy Green, Wilbert Perdieke and Merlin Perdieke. (Second row—left to right): Roland Tulgetske, Martin Sobeck, John Claus, Stanley Gabrysiak, Norval Schlager, Leon Dietlin and Alvis Radka. (Back row—left to right): Harry Bey, Arthur Urdal Jr., Harold Partyka, Mike Idalski, Robert Monroe, Stanley Bellmore, Ernest Adrian, William Luft, Anthony Yarch, Victor Weiss, Leopold Mulka and John Kerr. 1516
applicant for a first class pilot's license must have service over the same waters of 36 months, and at least 8 months of this service having been as a wheelsman and at least 12 months must have been
within the three years next preceding the date of application. The requirements and qualifications for licenses in the Engine Department are: Third Assistant
Engineer—Experience of 36 months in the engine department of Great Lakes vessels. This includes time served as coalpasser. Second Assistant En gineer—Experience required 12 months' experience as third assistant engineer or 36 months' service as oiler, water tender or fireman on
Great Lakes
steamers.
Of the eight men who received original license this past winter, six were from the Deck Depart ment, namely:
National Anthems
Songs have always been a means of expression. National anthems furnish an outlet for expressing the love a normal individual has for his country. As a stimulant to patriotic emotions our flag comes first, song and music are next. All countries have their national anthems such
"La Marseillaise," "Rule Britannia," "Oh Canada,"
and the Belgian Brabancorme. La Marseillaise, written in the midst of a revo lution, has proved to be musical dynamite. But with all its irresistible fire and spirit it leaves much to be desired as an expression of national feeling. Of much nobler spirit were the anthems of Czarist Russia and Hapsburg Austria. The empires which they have represented are no more, but these
splendid tunes have been preserved in the hymnals
Herman Vogler who received a First Class Pilot's
of many churches. Two patriotic airs claim the allegiance of Amer
license—All tons—for waters between Duluth, Gary and Cape Vincent on February 12, 1942, at St. Ig-
icans, both seem to have considerable merit. "Amer
nace.
clusively or distinctively American. It shares with "God Save the King"—an obscure tune. The air is deceptive in its simplicity, and in community singing is apt to drag without a band or vigorous song leader. "The Star Spangled Banner" is colorful and stir
Charles Pohelia, First Class Pilot's license—All tons—for waters between Duluth, Gary and Buf falo on February 19, 1942. Charles Cook, First Class Pilots' license—All tons—for waters between Duluth, Gary and Buf falo on February 19, 1942. John Sucharski, First Class Pilot's license—All tons—for waters between Duluth, Gary and Buf falo on February 26, 1942.
James Cook, First Class Pilot's license—750 gross tons—for waters between Mackinaw, Detour and
Port Huron on February 24, 1942. Dean O'Connor, First Class Pilot's license—All tons—for waters between Duluth, Gary and Buf falo on February 26, 1942. The two after-end men who received original licenses are:
Emmet Rose, Second Assistant Engineer—All tons—on February 25, 1942, at Marine City. Clarence Flewelling, Second Assistant Engineer —All tons—on February 28, 1942, at Saint Ignace. Many of the after-end men did not have the nec essary experience to qualify them to write for a license. However, the instruction the}' received has
better equipped them with a knowledge to make them safer workers, and is a step forward for more highly trained personnel on the vessels. Crew members who received a raise in grade of license during the past winter are: Joseph Buck raised to First Assistant Engineer, on January 20; Harold Nidy raised to Chief Engineer—8500 tons— on January 19, and George Kerr raised to Second Assistant Engineer—All tons—on April 27. The success experienced in our first efforts for providing a marine school at home is most gratify
ica" however, is set to a melody which is not ex
ring in both words and music. It does seem to be beyond the vocal limitations of average group sing ing. They all start in bravely but few finish the first verse, usually only one verse is sung although there are four.
"God Bless America" written by Irving Berlin seems to have everything a popular song needs. It caught the public fancy and up to the outbreak of radio's civil war was in danger of an early death from overwork.
Our preference by a large margin is "America the Beautiful" by Katherine Bates, to the tune of "Matorna" from an almost forgotten hymn. It is a most serene, sympathetic, combination of words and music. It has inherent dignity which lifts it above the surroundings of a political rally or the tavern juke box, and it is worthy of expressing the ideals of peace and justice on which our nation is founded.
What Socrates said 2,500 years ago was the es sence of wisdom: "Wrong-doing is always the re sult of ignorance, if you are wise enough to know it. The right thing to do from an unselfish standpoint is always the wrong thing to do from a selfish standpoint. But the greatest folly is to think we know it all and need not seek further instruction."
Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.
ing. In view of the present conditions this reflects
He who is silent is forgotten: he who abstains
the determination of our employees to not only continue in the lake service in spite of attractive
is taken at his word: who who does not advance
shore jobs, but to make available more skilled sea
crushed: he who ceases to grow greater becomes
men for the increased responsibilities of the Great Lakes fleet in the transportation of the vital raw materials to the war productions industries.
he who leaves off, gives up: the stationary con dition is the beginning of the end.—Amiel.
fall back: he who stops is overwhelmed, distanced, smaller: he who does not progress, retrogresses:
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The Winter of the
Big Snow Here is a little snow we had around the Time Office on March 10th
"The snow had begun in the gloaming and busily all the night
Had been heaping field and highway in a silence deep and while."
If our memory serves us correctly so wrote Whittier years ago when he composed 'â&#x20AC;˘.Snowbound."
The school bells rang but the little kiddies and older ones as well couldn't get to school as the snow was waist high all over town.
The Light and Telephone Companies kept their lines in service so there was no difficulty there. Some of the stores were open : however, they had but few customers.
When it began to snow in Rogers City. Saturday. March 7. the natives thought little of it. Lven after it continued on Sunday and the wind picked: up Fronl the northeast along in the afternoon, we just put on a little more coal and holed in. As night fell Sunday, many an old timer knew this was a storm of no ordinary brew and by next morning we all could agree with them. Of the eight o'clock morning shift of the Power House, watching and maintenance men. a few made it down to the plant. Others just couldn't get through tindrifts, and those who were working were told not to try to go home in the blizzard. Those who were on the job kept tin- Lower House in operation. The people living at Calcite provided them with food. It wasn't until midnight Monday that the bulldozers from Calcite succeeded in getling up town.
The highway was blocked from Cheboygan to Saginaw with cars stalled all along (he road.
Kail
service was at a standstill.
The Highway Department had plenty to do in these drifts
Lor the most part the populace stayed by the fireside and listened to the radio.
Tuesday morning broke bright and clear, the storm had about spent its fury, and the town start ed to dig out. Small equipment on the streets and
highways was useless.
Heavy equipment in places
made slow progress. Many a car was found com pletely buried in huge drifts. liy night many an
individual had lame and sore muscles from using the old snow shovel.
It wasn't until the latter part of the week that
conditions were back to normal, and many an old citizen was heard to remark that it was the worst
storm he had ever experienced in spite of some of the blizzards they like to tell about, and as one
old-timer said, "(iuess we will always have weather, whether or not."
As we chronicle this little act of Xature as a mat
ter of interest and record, we wonder was it just
such a blizzard that prompted Whittier to write "Snowbound."
Digging out was a job for the townspeople too
Tugs Assisting in Straits Ice
Str. John G. Munson Starts the Season
Early Shipping on The Lakes h
M oitnan
cMozft
The demands of the National Defense Program make it neces sary that during the 1942 Great Lakes Shipping Season a much greater tonnage of raw materials be moved than ever before. In line with this necessity many shipowners began to make ready for an early start by fitting out their vessels during late February and early March. (The mild weather in March greatly encouraged sailing orders.) These orders came earlier than ever before and about the last ten days in March the ice breaker swung into action and right along with this operation the vessels of the various fleets started out for their first cargoes. The Coast Guard Cutters
TAHOMA and ESCAXALA. the Car Ferry STL. MARIE, Tug ROEN. and several tugs of the Great Lakes Towing Company assisted in breaking the ice and assisting these boats through. The Coast Guard observation plane also assisted by directing the boats to open water and around the places where the ice was windrowed. Ice was very heavy in the Straits and Ste. Mary's River.
Hut the Lakes were open and very little ice was encoun
Ice for Cook's
Refrig erator
tered.
Iron ore had never before been handled in March.
This was the
first record to be broken this season, nearly 800.000 tons of ore being shipped during the month of March. 1942. Many records must be broken if this season's requirements are to be met. The amount of ore to be moved during 1942 has been set at more than 88.000,000 tons. Last season, which was one of the busiest, ac counted for 81.000.000 tons moved.
An additional 8.000.000 tons
make it necessary that an early start and a late closing of navi
gation be had.
Limestone, which is of great importance due to
its need in the making of steel, must In- moved in large quantities. -
This need is set at close to U>,000.000 tons. â&#x20AC;˘
There can be little of
any delay if these large tonnages are to be moved. And they must be moved, for 90% of all the ore used in this country is carried in freighters on the Great Lakes. From month to month records must be broken.
Rut we all feel that the Great Lakes will do its
part in the moving of these vital materials for Xational Defense. The boats of the Bradley Fleet were ready to go. and as soon as sailing conditions appeared moderately favorable thev sailed. The Str. JOHN G. MLXSOX was the first and left Calcite for Port Huron on the morning of March 23. The Str. CARL I). BRADLEY followed sailing for Lake Michigan on the same evening. The BRADLEY was the first through the Straits and at times had to break through blue ice 30 inches in thickness. The
Wake
TAYLOR followed the BRADLEY down Lake Michigan leaving
of Str.
Calcite on the morning of the 24th.
The Str. CALCITE left Calcite
for Detroit and the T. \Y. ROBINSON left Lorain with a cargo of coal for Calcite on March 26th. Tin WHITE, whose sailing; was
Munson
in ice at the Straits
A
delayed by the large winter's work job on her, sail ed from Calcite on the afternoon of March 31st.
This made the Bradley Fleet sailing 100% before April 1st, the earliest start they have ever had. All during the last part of March and first part of April the boats carrying ore through the Soo Locks were having much trouble with ice. This was true both with the upbound and downbound boats. Many boats were delayed as long as four to five days on one trip. Ice jammed the gates at the Soo Locks and made their locking through very slow. Many ships were caught in the shifting ice and before assistance could break them out they had suffered a great deal of damage. Fortunately the vessels of the Bradley F'leet suffered little ice damage. Even here the needs for National Defense were upper most in the mind of everyone. Without a doubt 1942 will be the most interest
ing and the busiest year in the history of Great Lakes Shipping. But by the time the end of the season comes around many new records will have
been made. We will be able to look with pride on the part that Great Lakes Shipping will have play ed in the Defense effort.
Safety And Conservation We are requested by the authorities to conserve all materials which can be used in the conduct of
the War, or wdiich entail operation of machinery which could be used for War purposes. This re adiest should afford a good measure of assistance to us in our safety work. Especially are we re quested to conserve such small items as bolts, nuts, washers, ropes, etc., and this means that they will be gathered up after completion of repair jobs and stored carefully away. It certainly will mean that the spectacle of piles of assorted bolts and nuts with battered threads that were a complement of large repair jobs will no longer be seen, for this material is too valuable.
There have been many cases of accidents where men were injured while crawling over and through "scrap piles" on the lookout for something that could be used for patching. Today the scrap piles are, or should be, non-existent. All scrap that was not sent overseas in our days of "trust" is now be ing used to assist in the fight for freedom.
Michigan My Michigan The song "Michigan My Michigan" first became popular during the Civil War, and is now a general favorite.
It is sung to the tune of "O Tannen Baum ! O Tannen Baum!" wdiich was first published about 1840. To this tune many songs have been adopted. Shortly after the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862, Miss Winifred Lee Brent, afterwards Mrs. Henry L. Leister, wrote the song "Michigan My Michigan." It was first published in the "Detroit Tribune," and early in 1863 made its way into the army at the front.
It's better to make a mistake doing something than to make the mistake of doing- nothing-. 1520
Help To Win—Save Your Tin Large quantities of tin and steel scrap can be re covered from tin cans to add to the country's des perately needed supply of both.
e
It is estimated that possibly 10,000 tons of tin and 1,000,000 tons of scrap steel are going to waste annually and with little effort on everyone's part a large percentage of this waste can be salvaged. We are asking our employees to assist in this patriotic effort. Ask your friends and neighbors to join you in this plan to salvage two of our most vital materials.
There will be a profit in the sale of properly pre pared cans if accumulated in sufficient quantities and this profit will be donated to the American Red Cross or dispersed in accordance with the wishes of the employees. The profit will be the total pro ceeds less shipping costs. WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT
CANS TO BE SALVAGED—
1. All thoroughly clean food containers made from tin plate. CANS NOT TO BE SALVAGED—
1. Cans not thoroughly clean. (Food particles and other foreign matter contaminates the detinning solution.) 2. Cans made from terne plate, such as motor oil cans. (Terne plate coating containing a large per centage of lead which cannot be removed by the detinning solution and steel scrap containing lead cannot be used by steel mills.) 3. Paint, varnish and wax-lined beer cans. HOW TO PREPARE CANS—
1. Remove top completely and remove contents. 2. Remove bottom completely. 3. Wash body, top and bottom thoroughly. (This is important for sanitary reasons and for proper detinning. Cans are easily cleaned if washed im mediately after contents are removed.) 4. Flatten the body of the can and remove the label. (Flattening reduces bulk and makes collec tion easy and shipping economical. Just step on the can to flatten but do not flatten too tightly as the tin cannot be removed from tightly touching surfaces.)
5. Bring your salvaged cans (bodies, tops and bot toms) and those accumulated by your friends and neighbors to the Storehouse at the Plant where a space will be provided for their accumulation. It is the patriotic duty of every citizen to cooper ate in every way possible to insure our National security and your wholehearted participation in this salvage campaign will aid our war efforts by conserving these two badly needed materials. "SAVE TIN CANS TO CAN THE AXIS."
All those who love Nature she loves in return,
and will richly reward—not perhaps with the good things, as they are commonly called, but with the best things of this world—not with mon ey and titles, horses and carriages, but with a
greater gift than all combined—bright and happy thoughts, contentment, and peace of mind.
Magnetic Pulley Picks It Up iru (fysoias cZ. jDisacn . r--
The pile of Tramp Iron in this picture, was removed from stone by Magnetic Pulley during one week of operation
It has long been the policy ol the Michigan Lime
on the conveyor cascades over the pulley, all iron
stone and Chemical Company to furnish its custo
and magnetic particles are held firmly to the belt until they reach the underside of the pulley, where
mers with the highest quality product which it is possible to produce. In the past few years many changes have been made in plant equipment in order that this policy could
be
maintained.
New
modern
screening
equipment has gradually replaced the old in order to obtain a better screened and more uniformly sized stone. Conveyors and chutes have been al tered to eliminate breakage, and many other changes were made in keeping with the program of furnishing better products. The latest improvement for a higher grade prod uct was the installation of a magnetic pulley used to remove pieces of magnetic material, commonly known as tramp iron, from the limestone. This
material, consisting of such objects as track spikes, bolts, fragments of blasting powder cans, and pieces of drill casing, is detrimental in the processing of the limestone for some of its uses, and for this rea son must be removed in order to obtain the high est possible quality product. Since this foreign ma terial is subject to magnetic attraction, the adapta tion of a magnet is the only way to successfully re move it.
There are two methods for the removal of tramp iron in general use. involving the magnetic prin ciple. These arc- the suspended magnet method, and the magnetic pulley method. In the suspended magnet method a large electro magnet is placed over a conveyor belt Of over the discharge pulley of a conveyor and attracts the iron to it. The iron must be pulled through tin
they pass out of the magnetic field and are drop ped into a container. With this type of separation, the conveyor belt may be of rubber, leather, or any material. There is no known substance that insulates magnetism. A magnetic pulley has many advantages over a suspended type magnet. Tramp iron being heav
ier than the material conveyed, and promoted by the vibration of the bell passing over the idler rolls, seeks the bottom of the layer next, to the belt and is in the best position to fee attracted by
the magnetic pulley. In contrast to the suspend ed type magnet, the magnetic pulley does not have to lift the iron, but carries it around to the under
side of the pulley where it is discharged. Unlike a magnetic pulley, which automatically discharges the iron as caught, the suspended magnet allows
the iron to accumulate. Any interruption in elec trical current discharges this iron at one time and
would be valueless as the material thus discharged
would be dropped back on the conveyor. For the reasons mentioned in the preceding par agraph, the magnetic pulley was chosen. This pul ley was installed as the head pulley of the conveyor collecting stone from the third floor screens.
In
order to spread the material over a greater area ol belt, the width of conveyor was changed from thirty inches to forty-eight inches, and the con
veyor speed changed to allow greater time for the magnetic field to act on the material to be removed. The results obtained foin
this installation have
been gratifying indeed, and a much greater amount
stone on the belt and lifted to the magnet. The magnetic pulley method involves building an electro magnet inside the discharge pulley of the conveyor. Material carried on the conveyor belt passes over the magnetic pulley which replaces the
of material is being removed than was even thought to be present prior to the installation.
ordinary pulley at the discharge end of the convey
engaged; and when you see a woman polishing a
or. The magnetic windings within the pulley are so arranged that the powerful magnetic field radi
man's car roll may be sure they are married.
ates from the pulley.
This powerful attraction
draws every particle of magnetic materia] so strongly towards the pulley that: when the material
A marital expert says that when you see a man polishing a woman's car you may be sure they are
MOTORISTSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;When you're driving all automo bile, remember this bit of advice: Think Twiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; once for vourself and once for the other fellow!
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VICTORY
Victory For America Depends On Us b\j cZiksL ^biiaksn. There can be no lull in the vast production lines and armament factories for the necessary materials
value to us for civilian goods except to buy the essentials.
of war. Speed, speed, speed is the cry put forth to
We have long ago learned that unless our money
the many war production industries of our coun try—speed in the conversion of private enterprises to government contracts for airplanes, tanks and ships—speed in the assembly lines—speed in the
is fairly stable that in times like these we are faced
transportation of these materials to the fighting front.
The manufacturing of war materials has now reached such gigantic proportions that it is no longer possible to finance this production without serious effects on citizens of our country. As the need for more arms and munition increases the cost
with the issue of inflation. Great minds are busy trying to solve these problems confronting us, and
we hear much on price mixing, wage ceilings, and the like. It is a slow process to solve the problems brought on by this war by untried theories, and when time is short there can be no delay in the action necessary to prevent further danger to our economic progress. We must find a solution to our problems that is tried, proved and effective, and this answer is best
found in the purchasing of war bonds and stamps, regularly and conveniently, to the best of our abil
of production adds considerably to the already tre mendous public debt. It is therefore necessary that some additional source be found for financing this war production program, thus the call goes out to all good Ameri cans to buy all the shares or bonds they possibly
This is the most efficient and simplest way we can stabilize our American currency and protect the faith and good will requisite for the continuance
can to further this business venture.
of our form of government.
We shall call
it a business venture; however, some might give aid out of a patriotic incentive It is necessary to continue to urge the citizenry to buy bonds out of patriotism, but inasmuch as many of our people in the United States have not assumed or will not assume the responsibility to give of their time and effort which is necessary for the defense of our country, while many are un aware of the gravity of our present situation, and others can only be reached by showing to them
ities.
In an effort to increase the sale of war bonds
and stamps many of our country's leading indus
the profits and advantages that can be obtained for them, we shall try to point out some of the direct advantages for them by contributing to this war bond savings program. And it is for these reasons that we shall try to encourage the purchase of war
tries have adopted a voluntary payroll deduction plan whereby each employee may direct a portion of his pay to be set aside and accumulated for the purchase of such bonds. The United States Steel Corporation and its sub sidiaries are also cooperating to the fullest extent to aid in this war effort, and a program for buying bonds has been instituted throughout corporation plants. We have formed a War Bond Savings Committee at our plant to aid in this work. The committee is composed of representatives of all departments, and for the purpose of acquainting every employee with
bonds as a business enterprise—the nature of the business being the preservation of living conditions as we have enjoyed. We are proud to say that we have come a long
members: Arthur Cook, Edgar Newhouse Sr., Wal ter Meyer, Humphrey Berg, Thomas Kelley, John Brucler, Russell Lamb, John Dembny, Ernest Bruit
way in the past ten years to raise our standard of living, and we should be justly proud of it. However,
Robert Hamilton, Walter Santimo, Simon Sinolin-
when we now think of the threatened shortages of commodities which are tending to force our living standards to even below 1932 levels within the next
year we cannot fail to become alarmed over this fact.
Our living conditions must and will be changed if we are to put forth all the effort necessary to win this war. There are several reasons why our standards will be changed, namely, the scarcity of raw materials, discontinued manufacturing of con sumers' goods and the priority system will make it
impossible to purchase many of the things we have enjoyed. We are no longer able to buy and there fore the purchasing power of our dollar is of little 1522
members of this committee we submit names of
ing, Leon Ruell Sr., Karl Daniels, Claude Powers, ski, N. W. Pollock, Peter Giovangorio, Walter Idalski, John Modrzynski, Martin Budnick, Max Bellmore, Paul Mulka, Anthony Mulka. Adolph Sorgenfrei, Charles Bellmore, William Heller, Richard Hamann, Frank Richards, Charles Hoffman, Albert Martin, George Wing, Frank Reinke, Griffin Pines, Otto Zempel, Edwin Radka. Erwin Joppich, W. J. Mundt, Walter Strzlecki, William Schelley, Wilson Pines, Morris Richards, Anthony Klien, and Leo Smolinski.
This committee meets regularly to discuss the progress of the drive and to present before the com mittee any problems which might arise. We are pleased to report at this time that at least ninety-
A
six per cent of our plant employees have authorized payroll deductions. There is also a large number of employees who are making cash payments at the cashier's office for war bonds.
Deductions for war bonds will now be made twice
a month to give employees the added opportunity to purchase more bonds more conveniently. The Bradley Transportation Company is also
pushing this drive along on the boats and about ninety-two per cent of this group have subscribed for war bonds through the Company's payroll de duction plan.
Only through the continued good efforts of all ol us can we provide the necessary funds for more air
planes, more tanks and more ships to help us on to victor}-.
Victory depends on us and we. too. ""shall do our best." General Mac Arthur, to provide you with
the materials you need to carry on your part of the war efforts—"we shall do our best" to keep living
conditions from becoming 'substandard'—"we shall do our best" to provide safety and security for America.
Avoid Fried Potatoes
One steel company's prescription to its employ ees to speed up production for defense is : "Take lots of baths and avoid fried potatoes." The admonition was contained in a sound movie
made by a member of the company's medical staff and shown before thousands of employees in an eforl to reduce lost production by maintaining
physical efficiency at the highest possible level. Employees were also advised to eat one tablet containing salt, dispensed free by the company at drinking fountains, every hour they were at work. An increase in steel production resulted from the campaign to keep sickness at a minimum.
from pits skirting the southeast portion of the quarry. A modern sand drying house has been completed this spring along the main quarry load track to replace the obsolete equipment which has been in use for many years. The older equipment had served the purpose, but as developments pro gress considerations for the betterment of men's working conditions are foremost as well as expe diting tlie procedure of placing sand in the loco motives for use as required in the daily routine. The sand is transported by truck from the pits to this new brick Fireproof structure where it is screened outside of the building to eliminate peb
bles, small roots and foreign matter, and then plac
ed in a modern conical type wood or coal burning dryer. As the sand is heated it falls to the floor through perforations in the bottom of the jacket and is transferred to a hooded screen located above a tank which in turn is located below the level of
the floor. At the same time a fan takes care of the dust. When the amount of sand in this lower tank-
attains a certain level an air pump and air tank-
are placed in operation with tlie air forcing the sand from the lower tank and depositing it in an elevated lank near the track—the air escaping through a release vent in the upper part. A hose at tachment and counterweighted shut-off valve at
the bottom of this tank are employed in re-supply ing the locomotives as they pass this installation on their way to the crusher. From a health and practical standpoint this new arrangement greatly supersedes the obsolete struc
ture and equipment where the dust condition was very unsatisfactory during the drying as well as during the handling which followed.
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard
than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Xever pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself—and be lenient to everybody else.
New Modern Sand Drying House In composition sand varies greatly From grains of pure silica or calcium carbonate to a complex mixture of many materials. The sand in our area is of a siliceous nature, and deposited in layers as the shore line receded or through glacial deposits in past decades. To the casual observer sand is of not much Conse
quence and is merely another product ol Mother Nature for the purpose of mortar, concrete, and compositions of that nature. But to the locomotive
operator sand is one of the essentials to the opera tion of his equipment in producing friction between the rails and driving wheels in preventing slippage when starting loads, ascending grades, braking '
when descending grades stops.
or
making
emergency
The supply of sand for our operation is obtained
This picture shows the newly constructed sandhouse to
prepare sand for its role in the production of limestone, and Julius Pommerenke, attendant. .^_'.-i
Here We Find, All in One Picture, Drilling, Loading, and Transportation.
From a Winter Scene in the Quarry
Quarry Stripping Operations During Past Winter Months The 1942 stripping operations may well exem plify the beginning of our company's war effort, that is. getting the most done in the shortest time.
Due to the Lnited Nations great urgency for steel, it was necessary to get limestone moving on its way to the blast furnaces as quickly as possible. Consequently on March 23rd. the earliest date in
the history of the company, regular operations be gan. This cut short the stripping season which was actually only 33 days. During that time there were
32.116 cars of material loaded, hauled and dumped, giving an average number of cars per day well above that of any previous year on record. Not only was the stripping of overburden accom plished but also two other operations took place at the same time. They were dolomite operations by Xo. 9 shovel and clean up by No. 12 shovel. During the 1941 regular operations a considerable area ol dolomite was uncovered.
Xo. 9 shovel cast
this dolomite into one long windrow making it di rectly accessible for future dolomite Operations. Xo. 12 shovel dug out an objectionable clay pocket and also loaded out considerable material along the west quarry face in preparation for future opera tions.
Xo. 1. Xo. 10. and No. 11 shovels did the actual
stripping of overburden.
This operation is neces
sary, of course, to clean off the limestone in ad
vance of the expanding quarry faces. Perhaps one of the biggest tasks of the strip ping operations is the changing and construction of several miles of railroad track. The track system is entirely apart from that of regular operation and necessitates & tremendous amount of work espe cially during the short periods allowed from the
A, C. g. QVLsCsi much of the stripping originally planned for this year was not completed. These shorter periods for
stripping somewhat hamper proper quarry devel opment: however, considering the stripping opera tions as a whole, it can be said that the quarry is well prepared for the important season ahead
New Process In Bomb Casings In the last twenty years, the steel industry has produced millions of tons of a certain type of car bon-molybdenum seamless steel pipe for the cas ings of dee]) oil wells. Today, that same type of steel, produced in the same tubular form, is being used to make the casings of bombs.
The steel has always been cooled very slowly from the red-hot heat at which steel is rolled, be
cause unless it was slow cooled, "flakes" developed in the center u\ the steel.
It was felt that unless
these flakes were prevented, the completed pipe might contain weakening internal flaws.
Xow in the war emergency when speed of output is an essential, one steel company producing seam less tubing for bomb casings has been experiment ing with cutting down tie time required for slow cooling. The "flakes" still appeal' in the solid block of steel, but the finished tube shows no flakes or evidences of internal flaws.
The industry is hopeful that its desire now to in
crease the rate of output of bombs may some day lead to improvements in the technique of manufac turing the same grade of steel for oil wells.
change-over of one type of operation to the other.
We cannot rise simply by demanding a higher
Credit should be given to the track gang for the good job they have done.
place, or by assuming qualities we do' not reallv possess. If we rise to tie top. it must be by hon-
Due to the early start of the shipping season
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estly and patiently earning our place.
The Old Order Changeth. Yielding Place To New We have seen many changes in mechanical de kj {Paul ty niloiJsij vices and equipment in the last thirty years. In fact since the invention of the automobile about
the first of the century, machinery has improved and developed more than in any other period in the history of the world. Change is one of the laws of nature and occurs
in all phases of life. Nothing in the universe is static, living or dead, organic or inorganic, contin ued change for better or for worse has taken place from the beginning of time and is going on from day to day.
Races of men and types of animal life have thriv ed and prospered as they adapted themselves to
their environment or have passed into oblivion be cause they did not change and become accustomed to their surroundings.
The mammoth Mastodon could not cope with a changing world and has become extinct. The North American Indian could not overcome the
more virile white and has disappeared as a dom inant entity while his conqueror rules the world. Today another violent struggle for domination of the world is in progress, and the dominant fac tor in this fight for survival is the machine.
This
is a machine age. and we in America think and hope that we can win the contest through our mechanical ingenuity, fostered and developed in our peacetime economic growth.
date the cost of the machine, and at the same time be a substantial contribution to Uncle Sam's war effort in the conservation of materials.
The new puller is certainly a step in the right direction with its forty-five per cent additional sav ings in casing. When a shovel digs out a casing and deposits it on a car. the pitmen must remove it with chance of falls or worse.
Should the cas
ing be missed by the pitmen and pass on to the crusher, the hazard to expensive machinery and belting cannot be estimated. These factors will be practically eliminated. I also understand that the Clipper can be again
transformed into an extremely efficient self-pow ered drill after about two hours work.
This is a
very good point just in case Xorman (irulke, Alex
Crawford and Edward Llopp, now operating the new casing puller, feel they would rather exercise the old Bull Cart.
This new acquisition of the blasting crew can creep along at a snail's pace in low gear or navigate the quarry at a speed of six or seven miles per hour. All moving parts are well shielded to pro tect the operator. It eliminates many t>\ the haz ards to life and limb attending the operation of its unwieldy predecessor.
New equipment is continuously and rapidly re placing outmoded and inefficient mechanical de
vices with more useful and safer products by more production and labor-saving machinery. In the machine shop yard stands Michigan Lime stone and Chemical Company's first shovel, now a relic of bygone days, once the last word. This year the blasting crew has a new relic for the museum, an old "die hard," that has hung on for many a year while other types of machinery in
limestone production have far outstripped it. Everyone in the quarry is familiar with the old "bull cart." It is the counterpart of man's earliest
type ol machine, the lever, with manpower on one end and a steel casing buried in limestone on the
other. Someone told me it received its very appro priate name from the grunts and groans of its sweating operators. In place of the above antique, a modern gaso line-powered puller with full length crawlers snakes out the casings by the touch of a hand.
This new piece of equipment is a Looniis Clipper Drill with a twenty-five horsepower Continental
motor. It has been transformed into a casing puller by lowering the mast from its original 31-loot
height so that the machine can be more safely
moved over broken limestone to the buried casing. The Lull L'art pulled about fifty per cent of the casings.
The
remainder
were
shovels to become scrap iron.
excavated
with
Walter Meyer in
formed me that the Clipper will reclaim 95%. This
saving in casing costs should in a short time Liqui-
Norman Gruelke, Alex Crawford, and Edward Hopp operate new casing puller. 1525
[h>£.J2aitmzn.t
^oxsman ox Gafihain
Blasting Crews Carpenter Shop Drills
Drills Electrical Crews Machine Shop Mill Mill
Walter Pilarskx Chas. Hoffman Thomas Kelley
.
.
.
John Dembny Frank Keinke William Heller Adolph Sorgenfrei Anthony Mulka
.
.
Power House Shovels
George C. Wing Leon Ruell
Shovels Tracks
Robert Hamilton John Modrzynski
Tracks
Peter Giovangorio
Transportation Transportation
Victor Koch C. C. Eldridge Otto Zempel
Yard Tugs
Capt. Arthur Cook Chief Frank Lamp
Detroit Dock Buffalo Plant Str. Carl D. Bradley
....
E. B. Metzen L. S. Lee Capt. F. F. Pearse
Chief John Sparre Str. T. W. Robinson . . . .
Str. B. H. Taylor
....
Str. John G. Munson . . . . Str. W. F. White
Str. Calcite
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Capt. C. R. McQuinn
Chief Guy LaBounty Capt. Donald E. Nauts Chief Thos. Suttle
Capt. C. A. Thorsen
Chief Arthur Urdal .... Capt. M. R. MacLean Chief J. A. Anderson . . • . . . . Capt. Leo Moll Chief Chas. Frederick
Our Boys With The Colors--The Honor Roll CaLcltz iJ^Lant
*
*
* TwiMmXj Ox. Co.
Alex Beebe
Ralph (iapske
Ralph Peppier
Nelson Free Paul Feiax
Herman Steinke Laul L. Mulka
Xorman Fleming
Clarence Eldridge
Eniil Liet/.ow
Howard Soper Howard (joetsch
Earl Berg
!BuffaÂŁo <PLfti
J. Harry Monty eh Alfred I'rege Robert I'earse Fred Kreft I )onald i'earse William Cherette
John Kroff Jr. I lans Boss-hart
Francis Cavanaugh
I .icut. C. I". P.eukema
Don (iorman
I-it-ii t. George Cook
Joseph (ireer
James O'Connor
Xorman MeLeod
It is always with regret that we bid our boys farewell as they entrain for the- induction centers. However, we may add that we are proud of these fine tellows and the active part they are taking in the service of our country. We can say with certainty that these boys will do as good a job for Uncle Sam as they did for us. and this is verified by the splendid records the boys have already made in their important work. So far Michigan Limestone and Chemical Com pany's Calcite Plant has lost 13 employees to con scription. 2 have enlisted and two reserve officers were called into active service.
The Buffalo Plant
vision very interesting and is now with the 12th
Regiment's personnel office in a southern camp, Sergt. Ralph (iapske is still cooking at Cam]) Croft. Ralph was a porter on the Str. Calcite.
Pvt. Fmii Liet/.ow (below) now at Camp Wheel er writes: "There isn't anything like horseplay here . . . . " We know Fmil is doing as good a job in the army as he did as a potter on the Sir. JOHN G, MUNSON before being called to the colors. J'fc. Herman Steinke
lost the services of 6 of their employees to conscrip
a
tion ol which two are now sergeants and one a
Calcite Plant before in
corporal.
Bradley Transportation Company's con
tribution is 5 employees. Occasionally we hear from the boys, and they do write very cheerful letters.
We congratulate
them on the fine spirit they display in their letters and trust they will continue to write to us. We are sorry that we are not able to give our
readers the boys' addresses at this time, but shall
timekeeper
duction, is now serving
down at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Pvt. Clarence El
Camp Croft.
Quartermaster Corps.
and trust it
Alfred was with the Mill
with the anti-aircraft artillery. Corp. Robert Pearse. who was with our Account ing staff, finds his duties in the (Quartermaster di
the
at an air base in Flor ida. J'fc. I lowardCioetsch is with some batallion
be glad to assist in obtaining addresses for anyone interested in dropping the boys a line. The boys are in many different branches of ser vice and are stationed all over the country. Above is 1'vt. Alfred Brege, who is with tile Loading crew before his induction, and is nowlearning all he possibly can about the motor trans port divisions. We hear from Pvt. Paul Felax. former porter on the Str. H. LI. Taylor, now somewhere in Texas
at
dridge is still with the Medical Detachment at
We wish for all our
boys continued success will not be
too long before they again join us. We know that every one of them will do the same good
job for their Uncle Sam that they always did with their here at home.
work
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Skowronski.
amages
Frank is a well known local man hav
ing1 been very active in athletics and many com uuniity affairs. During the years he has often re ceived publicity in tin- columns of "Calcite Screen ings." and while he is no longer eligible for the little
"cu-pid items' lound among our personals, we expect he will continue to make the headlines as one do
Percy Fitch of the Track Department and Amber Adams of Onawav were married on October 1?.
mi. by Elder F. X. P.urt. Alviu Yilburu of the Electrical Department and Margaret Porttce of Onawav were married on Oc tober IS. 1941. by Elder E. X. Burt. Elmer II. I'.rege of the Yard Department was married to Ethel Kun/.i of Alpena on ()ctober 1?. 1941. by Rev. F. W. Heumann. Iv.mil Pauly of the Drilling Department and Ila/.el Schaedig were married on December 20. 1941. Oscar Miller, third mate on the Str. T. W. Rob inson, and Cecile Hilla were united in marriage by Rev. C. T. Skowronski on December 1(>. 1941.
\'ern Henry Ir. and Grace Rex were married by Rev. E. C. Weber on December 13, 1941.
Mr. Hen
rv is employed by the Bradley Transportation Com pany.
Frank Kelley, third assistant engineer on the Str. John (1. Munson. and Shirley Bellmore were married on December 17. 1941. by Rev. C. T. Skow ronski.
ing a good job on safety and operation in the Power IV'partmeut. Best wishes to the many ncwlyweds by "Cal cite Screenings" and the staff.
Iii JVleniory Of TLose WLo Have Passed Away Louis Voda died on December 30. l'Ul. after a
long illness. Mr. Voda was formerly an employee in the Track Department. He is the father of Louis Voda Jr. of the Mill Department. George Sutherby, well known former employee, died on January 25. 1942. Mrs. Caroline Bey of Alpena died on Xovember 12. 1941. Henry Bey, shovel engineer, is a son. Mrs. Harold Wright, wife of Harold Wright of the Transportation Dept.. passed away sitddenly on Xovember 23. PHI. Charles Fleming <>f the Con struction Dept. is her father. Elmer and Harold Fleming of the Brandley Transportation are broth ers.
Harry Pilarski and Mary Ann Fnnest of Posen
Reuben Schult/. passed away at the Pctoskey Hospital mi January 10, 1942. Ida Schultz. Main
were married December 17. 1941. by Rev. C. S/.yper.
Office telephone operator, is wife. Edward Schultz.
Mr. Pilarski is employed by the Bradley Transpor tation Company. Helmuth Schultz and Emilie Kowalske were mar
ried by Rev. L. A. Linn on January 3, 1942.
Mr.
Schultz is employed by the Bradley Transporta tion Company.
Ernest Tulgetske of the Track Department and Doris Wolgast were married by Rev. S. J. Francis on February 7. 1942.
Rudolph Schalk of the Yard Department and Adeline Dietz were united in marriage by
Rev.
Louis A. Linn on February 14. 1942. Melvin Yoglcr and Minnie Pines were married on February 17. 1942. by Rev. Louis A. Linn. Mr. Yoglcr is employed on the Str. Calcite. Isadore Pines of the Electrical Department and Mildred Friedrich wen- married on March 19. 1942.
by Rev. Jos. Lathrop. Robert Pat/.er Jr. of the Mill Department and
Ida Miller of Alpena were married on April 11. 1942, by Rev. F. W. I Ieumann. Elmer Fleming and Mary Bakarich were mar
ried by Rev. F. C. Weber on'May 4. 1942. Mr. Flem ing is employed by the
Bradley Transportation
Company.
Frank Reinke. Ass't. Supt. of the Power Dept.. and Miss Josephine Soil' of Hancock. Michigan, a teacher in the Rogers City High School, were unit ed in marriage on November 8. 1941, bv Rev. C. T. 1528
steward on the Str. Calcite is a brother.
Mrs. Clara Bellmore. wife of Archie Bellmore ol
the Mill Department and daughter of Watson Sie-
cinski of the Shovel Department, passed away suddeulv at the Ann Arbor Hospital on Januarv 17. 1942. The death of Mrs. Charles llornbacher on Feb
ruary 11. 1942. was a severe blow to her family. Her husband Charles is employed in the Construction Dept. and a brother. Frank Flcwelliug. is a tug engineer. Edward Wirgau. brother ol John of the Tansportation Dept. and Paul ol the Drilling Dept.. passed away on April 6. 1942. Mrs. Marie Hempel. mother of Fred Hcmpel. leg al counselcr for the Michigan Limestone and Chem ical Companv, died in the Alpena Hospital on April 13. 1942.
Wilhehnina Dullack, mother of Adolph Dullack
of the Electrical Dept.
passed away on April 13.
1942.
Xorma Buck, young daughter ol Joseph Buck, second assistant engineer on the Str. John (i. Mun
son. passed awav suddenly after a short illness on April 28. 1942. It is with regret that we chronicle the departure of so many dear ones, and offer our heartfelt sym pathy to the relatives and friends of those who have gone.
Howard Franklin to Mr. and Mrs. Howard War
wick on September 22, 1941. Mr. Warwick is em ployed in the Transportation Department. William Emil to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kuznicki on October 3, 1941. Mr. Kuznicki is employed in the Yard Department. Duane Martin to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sobeck on
TL iLDMSy
Hfcork in
Xkis VV inter Daughters born were: Kaye Claire to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gruelke on September 23, 1941. Mr. Gruelke is an employe of the Drilling Department. Brenda Kay to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chain on Oc tober 13, 1941. Mr. Chain is second mate on the Str. John G. Munson.
Jeanette Carol to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ristow on October 14, 1941.
Mr. Ristow is in a boat loading
crew.
Sandra Ann to Mr. and Mrs. John Robarge on
November 4, 1941. Mr. Robarge is an employee of the Bradley Transportation Company. Rose Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Partyka on November 7, 1941. Mr. Partyka is a Bradley
Transportation Company employee. Elizabeth Ella to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gager on December 4, 1941. Mr. Gager is in the Track De partment.
Nancy Grace to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene King Jr. on December 10, 1941. Mr. King is employed in the Machine Shop. Mary Ellen to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. LaLonde on February 19, 1942. Mr. LaLonde is an employee of
the Bradley Transportation Company. Beverly Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Altman on February 21, 1942. Mr. Altman is a Bradley Trans portation Company employee.
October 4, 1941. Mr. Sobeck is employed by the Bradley Transportation Company. John Vernon to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cicero on October 31, 1941. Mr. Cicero is employed in the Drilling Department. Eugene David to Mr. and Mrs. Elias Rygwelski on November 5, 1941. Mr. Rygwelski is employed in the Track Department. Frederick James to Mr. and Mrs. George Sobeck on January 10, 1942. Mr. Sobeck is in the Mill De partment.
Donald Clifford to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Widajewski on January 30, 1942. Mr. Widajewski is em ployed by the Bradley Transportation Company. Robert Leonard to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Tulgetske on February 11, 1942. Mr. Tulgetske is em
ployed by the Bradley Transportation Company. Richard Thomas to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Plume
on September 22, 1941. Mr. Plume is employed in the Drilling Department. Milton Paul to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tulgetske on September 29, 1941. Mr. Tulgetske is in the Shov el Department.
Richard Dean to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright on November 5, 1941. Mr. Wright is in the Transpor tation Department. John David to Mr. and Mrs. John Myers on Feb ruary 18, 1942. Mr. Myers is employed in the Yard Department. Lawrence Paul to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Newhouse Jr. on April 30, 1942. Mr. Newhouse is employed in the Electrical Department. Donald Bruce on May 6, 1942, to Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Gillanders.
Mr. Gillanders is the Electrical
Engineer. "Calcite Screenings" extends to the proud par ents and their children its best wishes for many happy years ahead.
Leah Ruth to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Noffze on
March 5, 1942. Department.
Mr. Noffze is in the Accounting
Martha to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Witkowski on
February 22, 1942. Mr. Witkowski is in the Trans portation Department. Anna Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wasylk on February 23, 1942. Mr. Wasylk is employed in the Shovel Department. Norma Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hoeft on April 6, 1942. Mr. Hoeft is employed in the Traffic Department. Judith Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gruelke on April 18, 1942. Mr. Gruelke is employed in the Mill Department. Sons born were: Richard Keith to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Palmer on
December 30, 1941. partment.
Mr. Palmer is in the Yard De
A new Nazi blitz trick was recently discovered in a sector of the Russian front. After a battle, when the whole district has been cleared of Ger
mans, a Red Army unit suddenly heard machinegun fire close by. Men jumped to their positions and returned the fire in the direction from which it appeared to come, while a few scouts went out to investigate. They found a loudspeaker fixed in a tree. The Ger mans had apparently arranged several of these "machine-gun posts," controlled from a distance,
to give their opponents the impression that they had forces in different parts of the forest. Everybody who ever did anything anywhere, had to find the grindstone and run himself against it again and yet again until he developed an edge that would cut something. 1529
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Just "Among Ourselves"
"Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk Wc have been hearing considerable about Vic tory Gardens this year, and we firmly recommend that everyone who can, will plant one. Present in dications are encouraging, even the marine men are becoming interested. We happened to see Capt. Horgan hard at work the other day being instruct ed by Norm Dullack in the first rudiments of gar dening. Seems Captain had the idea you planted the seeds first and then spaded it over, and Dulley was trying to pursuade him differently. We have the promise of a mess of beans. The other night while the perch run was on, we
stopped at the Ocqueoc River and there was Joe Buck, John Wirgau, Otto Zempel and Alfred Demerest, and did they ever have a mess of fish. After sticking around a while we found out who was catching them. Otto and Alfred had their wives along, and Malina and Minnie had it all over the
all too soon. It seems that Frank has been having disgusting luck this spring and disposed of all his good tackle. Then Alfred Quade told Frank that he could tip him off on just when the fish would bite, but it's too late now to use Al's scientific re
ports on the fish's hunger pains.
The careless man may be happy, but not for long. Besides the many events of war, rationing and buying bonds, the year 1.942 will be remembered by many as the year of the big storm. The bliz zard of last March was sure a bad one so "Heck" Hawkins tells us. We know that "Heck" had a lot of snow to shovel afterwards and it seemed
that he was making paths all around his house and yard. Two or three weeks after, it was rumor ed that "Heck" dug all those paths looking for his teeth which he lost while going to the store when
boys when it came to hauling in the fish. They certainly had a nice catch.
Frank took a lot of
ribbing, but we noticed when he left he had a nice string. So did Fred Bade. Oh, the writer . . . Yes, he had some too. You see
the fish weren't too particular on whose worm they feasted
when the girls didn't have their hooks in the water.
By
a
mistake
our
tomato
plants were shipped a month too early. We regret that some plants were lost by frost after they had been set out, but hope
storm
was
at
its
worst.
Some wind that day. OH. SAY, CAN YOU SING IT?
Oh. yes. Frank Richards was there too.
the
Oh, say, can you sing from the start to the end, What so proudly you stand for when the orchestras play it; When the whole congregation, in voices that blend,
Strike up the grand tune and then torture and slay it? How valiantly they shout when
they're first starting out; But "the dawn's early light" finds them floundering about. 'Tis "The Star Spangled Banner" they're trying to sing, But they don't know the words of the blessed old thing.
for a good crop from those that survived the last pulse of winter. Last summer there were some very fine homes
built by our employees and some were in the mak ing for this year, but with conditions the way they are, the money is now being put into good old Vic tory Bonds, and after the country has been made secure the bonds can readily be converted into a home, farm, furniture, car or what-have-you.
With a late lay-up last fall, plenty of winter work on repair and construction and an early fit-out, the sailors hardly realized they were off the water be fore the)' were back on it again. We have been seeing Paul Thornley around the
laboratory considerably the past while—kind of looks as though Paul will be a permanent fixture thereabouts after this term of school closes.
"Hardy" Bruning looking ev ery bit like a determined guer illa was only gunning for that big hawk with the six-foot wing spread. After Hardy carried the gun he never saw the hawk only far, far away. No machine is safe in hands of a careless man.
It has been
heard
the
that Ed
Radka put such a juicy, tempt ing gob of worms on his hook while trout fishing that he fell for his own bait.
Of course, he
tells that he slipped in a mud hole while making a cast and when the bait backlashed, it accidentally landed in his mouth.
Buy bonds—make our country safe. The hour was midnight, it was clear, cold and plenty dark. Just as it was time for the pitman to pick up the dinner buckets from the shack, a long blood-curdling cry was heard over by the shovel. The pitman didn't pick up the dinner buckets but started for the bus road. So, boys, you now know why it was the brave Martin Pokorski that did the job Angus Mayes usually did. Angus didn't like the way that lynx was hollering at him. The bank of Safety pays 100 per cent and never fails.
White sea gull: Did you hear the story Al Boehmer has been telling about us eating so many smelt?
Frank Flevvelling threw his fish pole away and 1530
Grey sea gull: Yes, he should talk. Why the oth-
s\
er day at Trout Liver he threw a rock at me just because I looked at the one smelt he had in his dip
return to Ralph 0Toole. It would also be bene ficial to the boys at the garage as they are getting
net.
tired of the story On why it was lost.
If you want to hear a good story, ask "Ike" \'u\vaezyk about the afternoon he was trying to break in Fred Radka's new horse. "Ike" used thirty foot reins, an electric fence and springed-tooth har rows.
When it was all over "Ike" looked as if he
had been broken and not the horse.
A man at work is worth two in a hospital. We can't win this war unless every man does his part
of the job.
Work safely and stay on the job.
George Wing takes the managership of his bowl ing team seriously: in fact, so seriously that he now has one of last winter's toughest competi tors working in his department now. We thought this
We are wondering what John Burns had on his
mind when he went home from work one day and
forgot his dinner pail. Perhaps it was the wedding supper he and Dave Cole were going to that night. How was the wedding. John?
Anyone wanting any first class information this fall when the deer season opens as to what position to take before shooting Mr. Buck, ask William Haueckow as he can give you all the information. P. S.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;There is no charge for this advice.
"There. I guess that will stop you." said Harry Hein to his car after said car had hit the big maple tree
off
row
road
tlie to
nar the
Drill House.
should be mention
ed so that Kenny Paull
would
We are told that Arthur Grambau is
know-
a great believer in 'Waiting for his ship to come in' for
why George want ed to train him as an electrician. Now
George and Frank are making plans to clean up any
Art
and all teams next fall.
and he looked out over the frozen waters of L a k e
was
told
:
Make safety your middle name.
Huron since
every the
February We thought Hank
two
Bey had quit fish ing until
we met
him on the road re
cently with his lim
it
of
big
c a u g h t
perch at
the
mouth of the Big () c (| u e o c
Lots of made
River.
the a
boys
The sons, daughters, grandchildren and in-laws of the Walter Strz-
lecki family. Walter is foreman of a boat loading crew and has long been an employee of the Mill Department. Last Thanksgiving Day they were all home to enjoy a festive day with Mother and Dad. Left to right are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gruelke of Rogers City. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strzlecki of Detroit, Clarence Strzlecki at borne. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Strzlecki of Rogers City, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Kierzek of Rogers City. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Strzlecki, Mr. and Mrs.
George Rottell of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kamyszek of Rogers City, and five grandchildren in the foreground.
"killing'
out that way during the perch rim some time ago. Speaking of bowling, that worried look seen on the faces of "Butch" Ekrwske, Harry Boutin and Alfred Hopp is caused by the excellent scores their wives posted the past bowling season. The boys are really worried about being "the head of the home." Keep up the pressure, ladies. We miss Foster Jackson around the "lab."
Fos
left us to enter Medical School in Ann Arbor to
prepare himself for the work he had originally planned to do. Fos was a member of the "Screen ings" staff and contributed many interesting arti cles.
the
Mill was starting up early this year
We wish Fos success in his studies and trust
he will continue to send us material for our publi cation.
Lostâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;One Saturday at time and a half.
Finder
day
24th of
for
boats
the
t h a l
were coming in for openhearth. That is kind of earl v. eh. Art? We hear Dave Cole had his trou
bles t h o s e winter days
cold with his new gas stove.
Dave came home from work one day with a big ap petite lor supper but was disappointed when he got in the house and saw his supper wasn't ready. His wife told him something was wrong with the stove
as it wouldn't burn so Dave got the wires hot on the telephone and called up the stove man. who ar rived in double quick time and examined the stove and asked for some hot water.
"How can I have
any hot water when the stove won't burn? What do you want hot water for?" asked Dave. "To thaw out the pipes. They're frozen." 'the man told Dave. So Dave got some hot water from the neighbors and in a short time his supper was boiling. "By crackie," said Dave, "in all my fiftynine years I've never seen a stove freeze up." You're never too old to learn, Dave.
We know one lad in our Accounting Department 531
who isn't taking the tire shortage as seriously as he might. But then, Bay City isn't such a great dis tance away—at least he seems to be able to make
The two young bachelors in the Dock Office force are getting Lake May all fitted out for the summer season. Now with gas rationing mentioned—well
the trip quite frequently.
let's not think of the unpleasant possibilities.
What's the attraction.
Harold?
Bill Partly, like any good farmer, set a hen this Production wins wars—Stop accidents. Win. Warwick : Say. Buck, have you got a piece
o! chamois there that I can keep my watch in? Buck Demerest: Why the chamois. Bill? Win. W.: The licks are getting out and driving me crazy.
Last fall Mrs. Wheeler prevailed upon friend hus band to plant a tulip garden which was to be their pride and joy this spring: however, when tulips were in bloom all over town. Wheeler's tulips had not made their appearance and all the coaxing from
the surface proved <>l no avail. tion
Mrs.
Finally in despera
spring. Because of the cold weather lie decided to keep the hen and nest in the attic so when tin- chicks
arrived they would be warm. The chicks came dur
ing a time when Bill and his wife were away. The wife counted ihe chicks and found a few missing so Bill just followed the peeps and discovered them between the walls all over the new house. A lot of limber was removed to recover those chicks.
It doesn't take much to ruin a good safety record. \\ e have a good one. so let's keep it that way, bovs.
Fred Bade hopes that all the trees he planted this spring will grow. Fred has spent some hard work to
Whceler
m a k e our town more beautiful and
dug up several of the
b u lbs
asks that the boys and girls be care
a u d
found very much to her surprise that Jack had planted them
with
ful
their
roots up. The poor little tulips had quite a lime dig ging t h e i r through the
Seems as
the
new-
trees t h a I been set out.
of
have
If you want to see a real nice gar
den take a peck at what Karl Meyers
way soil.
has
though
done
around
Jack thought thai
home this spring.
the roots would re ceive more mois
proud. Earl, it cer
ture thai way. or maybe he thought they would enjoy tulips in China. The topic of con versation the other noon in the Ac
Yon
wife good boss. What chance has a poor buck got when three huskies like Ed Buza, Mike Grohowski and Alfred Klingshirn get their hands on him? It can't be said that the boys did not get their buck. Some of our good hunters were not able to boast of such good luck although many of
our boys fill their licenses during last fall's deer season.
that pleasant smile.-Bill, we
bid for a two-seater. \ow those planes are not for pleasure rides. Marion.
enjoy having you with us. This forceful after-dinner
It seems thai one of our stenographers is look
ing forward to Memorial Day with unusual antici pation. Rumor has it that she is expecting an im portant visitor. We might add here that Life is Get it, Bea?
Frank Modrzynski and John Darga. track men.
are really going into the cabbage business this year. With over a thousand plant> they should be able lo supply a good share of the sauerkraut demand in Rogers City.
Heller quite smoking and "Bill" Sabin
should quit after those cigars the boys picked Up turned out to be surprise packages. Anyway "Bill" Heller has found out who lias been raiding his desk becatise a lot of cigars have been missing. ?M
l lie
driver
was
a
c a r e I e s s
is
seldom
careless for long.
Something h a s been added to the Laboratory—Bill Friedrich. With
vantages of each type. One of the girls put in her
John
be
tainly looks as if the
counting Department was army planes and the ad-
"bittersweet."
shoul d
speaker is none other than o u r Vice-President, J o e J'englase. To those of yon who have known Joe to be a
man of few
words, this
picture will surprise you. Whatever his point was. he is putting it out vigorously. Perhaps it is war bonds he is selling, or more likely he is telling somebody how to keep a shovel operating ef ficiently. Then again it might be a safety idea. But selling bonds, shovel operating. or safety—it's good.
Personals From The Buffalo Plant Safety Dinner
Our Annual Safety Dinner was held in the Ridge Room of the Hotel Lackawanna. January 24th. 1942, completing a two-year period without a Lost Time Accident.
The principal speaker was Mr. Joseph Valentin. His safety talk was well received, very instructive, and high lighted by the remark "Safety records
don't just happen but represent combined effort of all. Don't rest on your past laurels but raise your sight for a better safety record." An honored guest was Mr. Arthur 'Bat' Ratriarche, retired, who was presented with a beautiful watch by the plant personnel. The presentation was made by John Kowalski with a very simple and touching speech: "Mr. Bat. to yon. with our high esteem and appreciation of your generous spirit of co-operation." In accepting. Bat said. "Sorry I am forced through age to leave your employment and my one
regret is that I didn't spend all my working days with your organization." A telegram was read from Mr. Lee who was
away, due to his father's death, commending the organization for the splendid record and expressing his hopes for many more safety banquets be. held without the blemish of a Lost Time Accident.
A highly instructive and very enjoyable moving
picture of our plant operation, taken by the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration, during the Fall of 1941. was shown.
The organization is again
looking forward to another year free of "LOST TIME ACCIDENTS'
By Joe Caruana. We hear that Slim Swiatosz will soon be tripping down the "aisle".
in shape from what we hear.
Freddie doesn't miss
them—and they don't miss Freddie.
Stone-Mix landed a 6.000-yard concrete job with
Worthington Bump, and we are all anxious to help Paul Brehm put it over successfully.
Our new shipping clerk. Jos. Caruana. is a 'honey' and so good, chalks the cars for loading in Ham
burg St. yards and has the daily shipping report made out days in advance,
joe comes from a na-
tionallv known familv of bowlers.
Rita Spittlcr is back again after enjoying a short visit with Bob. who is stationed at Camp Gordon, Augusta, (ia.. with our armed forces. Jack Danaliy. our former shipping clerk is a fire man now-, and Johnny Collins makes it a point to be imi hand when Jack goes by in the firetruck to call him 'Tax Eater' and 'Fireman, save my child.'
Spring is here again.
Bo Ilagin is 'white wash
ing' everything and has Major and I'al stepping lively from getting a paint job themselves.
Baddy McCaul's ford 'holed in" in one of the large snowdrifts last January, but the snow has gone and I'addv is rolling: again.
Mr. I. L. Clymer was a plant visitor recently and we were all happy to see him. We are proud a\ the Safety First Flag received from
Mr. Valentin.
We are starting our third
year without a lost-time accident and we are pull ing to keep the safety flag flying. We all regret the passing of Mr. Lee's father. Mr. M. Spencer Lee. at Amorita. Okla.. last Feb ruary <S. and of Mrs. Lee's mother. Mrs. Christine Carlson, in Chicago. January 21.
Sarafine Tomani scored a direct hit against one of the U. S. Mail trucks recently with Lizz' car—
and they were not on speaking terms for a spell.
We wish to of
fer our sincerest sympathy. The Sir. T. W. KOBINSON was the first boat to
arrive al our dock this year—April 12—and by the looks of the stone piles, it was very welcome.
''Angel" Corski has his motorbike in operation again.
He sure had foresight in forecasting the tire
shortage when quired it.
he
The Buffalo Police have organized the Industrial
I'lant Air Warden Corps and have provided a
ac
First Aid and Fire Pre
J. J. Whalen is very
vention
Course
to
onr
plant organization which
anxious to met Kenneth
Board's sister, but Ken
i> headed by J. J. Col
ny is holding out for a simouize job to his car
lins, as head I'osi-War
den. The plant corps is composed of John Rych-
before he will do it.
Joe (liarritano was 'drafted' by his girl in Pennsylvania to visit her Easter—or else.
Freddie
Harrison
is
still three body 'bump
ing out" jobs down in getting his yellow job
Bill Collins has had his baby locomotive No. 13 off the rails but once- this year and that is some record consid
ering the severity of the snow storms the past winter.
uowski. Joseph Warden, Rocca Dipietro. John Kowalski. Ralph Stod dard and William Stcphany—so when and if they do come, we will be ready. A stitch in time may save a good deal in case of need. 1533
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How JU'oes Y our arden
(jrow,^ Now that the widespread use of the automobile by civilians has diminished somewhat, and the free and easy methods of living have been supplanted by sterner realities, the problem of what to do with
leisure time takes on a different aspect. In spite of increased production and possible longer work ing hours, the average person will still have at least one day a week or more to spend as he chooses. A year ago, the problem was easily solved by a long drive in the automobile, the movies, golf, week-end trips, or gay parties. Now, however, most of us are beginning to realiize that long auto rides and week-end trips are no longer possible because of restrictions on automo
A Friend And Fellow Employee Many readers of "Calcite Screenings" who were acquainted
with
Arthur
N.
Patriarche,
better
known as "Pat," will be interested in knowing that he retired on January 14th of this year. The last ten years of his service was spent at the Buffalo office. The previous five years had been spent with us here at Rogers City. He was always an employee of the Accounting Department al though he became well known to many of our plant men at Calcite. We were all sorry to have "Pat" reach the retirement age and while we have not seen him often since his transfer to Buffalo, we will miss him as being one of us. During our younger days we all think how nice it would be to retire, but we bet that "Pat" would much rather be "in the harness' as usual. How
ever, we hope his hours of leisure will be interest
ing, pleasant and of long duration.
Concerning Waste and Sabotage The famous formula of military successâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Get there first with the most men" was as good as gold in the days of the musket and sword. But now, in the twentieth century, we work, live, and fight
biles and tires. For the same reason the golf course and favorite hunting and fishing spots are inac
with machines.
cessible.
of which they are made wall tip the scales to vic
Expensive parties and entertainment must like
Machines and men and the metals
tory or defeat for America. Today it's "Get there
wise be forfeited because most of us will have to
first with the most men and the most and best
live more frugally in order to meet the increasing burden of taxation and high living costs. Perhaps the most practical and yet beneficial use of our leisure time that we can make is to plant a
equipment."
garden.
It is practical because the products raised
will cut down the food bill and beneficial because it will assure us hours of moderate exercise in clean
fresh air and sunshine.
As any gardener can tell
yon. the satisfaction derived from planting, main taining and harvesting a successful vegetable, gar den is not to be surpassed. Likewise the thrill to be gained from a beautiful flower garden is most gratifying. Not only is gardening healthful and recreational, but it is patriotic. The present "all out for National Defense program" demands of us all that we live as economically but as healthfully as we can, that we release as much food as possible for the armed
forces, and that we avoid spending any more money than is necessary. A home garden will help in ac complishing these aims, by providing food which we need for health and can produce by our own labor instead of buying. How is your garden ?
We, all of us, and each and every other American in mill, shop, quarry or mine can help in the task of sending our soldiers into battle with an over
whelming superiority of equipment. Every avail able ounce of metal, rubber, wood, and paper as well as many other items used in war production are needed for the fight. Tools and machine parts must be made to last as long as possible, and turned in for salvage when no longer serviceable. Conservation cuts down re placements and releases precious metals for service elsewhere in the war effort. When you see an old casting, pipe filling, fish plate or angle bar rusting and cast aside, think of it as necessary for a part of a tank, warship or a much needed gun at the shoulder of one of our soldiers.
These metals have
a job to do, and if left lying there rusting they are not helping to produce weapons for our boys. Waste is seldom deliberate, but all preventable and avoidable waste is certainly unAmerican and
unpatriotic and may even border on sabotage. A composition for cheapness, and not for excel
lence of workmanship is the most frequent and certain cause of the rapid decay and entire de struction of arts and manufacturers.
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Life is short, time is precious, and if our desire is to get somewhere, we must learn to choose be tween the husk and the kernel.
It would take a motorist 26 years, driving 8 hours daily and averaging 40 miles per hour to cover the 3,000,000 miles of highways in the United States.
If
Unusually Pretty—-Guess Who?
. •
This young native of Ohio, so neat, smiling, curly - headed a u d
proud, still has retain ed
these
characteris
tics during the thirty odd years of his inter esting life. After his high school days where he was an outstanding football star, he was at tracted to a sailor's
career and has steadily progressed in this field. Today he is an officer on one of the Bradley Transportation Com pany lake freighters. He is not a captain as yet. but is getting
When the youngsters with their dolls and young brothers gather in groups such as this, we know
there without a doubt.
You all know
him
as an
alert, accommodating-
pleasant chap who knows his business in marine activities. We know that he is frequently seen at the local bowling alleys, that he is interested in photography and likes winter fishing in some of the lakes around Rogers City.
Yes., he has a fam
ily and they live in Rogers City.
Mow yon should
know him.
Our last Guess Who in the Fall issue of "Calcite
Screenings" was Captain Arthur Look, one of our tug captains.
that spring weather is here. Left to right is Patsy, daughter of Bernard Murphy, plant watchman. Alihea. daughter of Harold Bollock, track crane op erator. Janet, daughter of Albert Gosselin of the
.Mill Dept., Dianne and Bill Shay, children of Ev erett Shay, third assistant engineer of the Str. B. II. Taylor. .\<>nnan Gosselin and Barbara, daughter of John B.redow, slokerman on the Str. W. !•".
Whtie. Our children are precious, keep them safe. Whoever acquires knowledge but does not prac tice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
"What is that bump on top of your head?" "That's where a thought struck me hard."
Robert Bellmore. left, son of Charles Bellmore ol
the Mill Department, and Leonard llincka. right, son of Frank Hincka of the Track Department.
Fred Dagner, locomotive engineer, and son had &**»*« p1""1 *"*« «*» ***** dog Pal during one
one of the best calches of perch we saw all win- ol tlu' h:t,n,-v sl,nn"' fhl-vs weve ,1:1<1 tllls >'ear- Uc ter. Grand Lake certainly was the place to fish on (1,,n l know uh" the ambitious sailor is m the backthis particular day by the'string of big ones shown ground, but some day he will probably want to join here. Fred not only'boasts of being a good fisher- the ranks of the real sailors who are so vital to our man but really delivers the goods.
nation's transportation system. 1535
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The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News P e r s o n a l Items
The list ol the sailor's offenses after spending a season's pay in a few days was long. "'Drunk and disorderly, refused to pay taxi fare.
assault and battery, profane and indecent language, illegal breaking and entering, resisting an offi cer . . . " The court clerk intoned on and on.
"Well." question the judge severely, "do you S t r . C a r l D. B r a d l e y - Safety meetings
have anything to say for yourself?" "No." replied the sailor, "that gentleman men tioned about evervthim/ I can think of."
Date of Meeting: April 3, 1942. Present:
Roland Bryan.
Chairman;
Raymond
Buehler, Secretary; Clarence Flewelling. Erhardt Felax. Victor Ivlee. Harold Fleming. Martin Joppich, Clarence Cherette. and Percy Ileward. The first safety meeting of the 1942 sailing sea son was held with all crew members present ex
cept for the men on watch.
The chairman named
the committee for the season and then called upon
Captain I'earse for a talk.
The captain started off by stating that besides being a safety meeting it was an open meeting for any discussion for all members of the crew. The question of smoking in the diuiug-rooni and mess room was brought up. and the crew voled to refrain from smoking during meal hours. The captain then read the rules and regulations in regard to vessel and dock passes for the coming season.
Chief Sparrc warned the new members of the crew that this being a different type of boat than they have been mi before Hot to be afraid to ask one of the older members of the crew if they are the leasl bit in doubt about any of the machinery or
electrical equipment on board the boat and the senior members would be very glad to assist them. A dresser was recommended for the deckhands' room.
The mate warned the crew not to leave tools and
bars lying around, but to pul everything in its proper place when through using it. There being no further bu>iness. the meeting was
adjourned at 1 :-!5 p. m. 1536
Bill
I lornbacher's
dream castle--.\
nice
little
place 2-1x22 feet, finished according to his own de signs and specifications wherein he can entertain his friends and where he can enjoy peace and quiet throughout
the long, severe winter of northern
Michigan.
y
Clarence Cherelte: "Yon don't mean that your memory is absolutely perfect, Harry?" Harry Pilarski: "Well, to be honest, right now I can't remember anything that I've every forgot ten."
Russell Sahi.ll is back with us after a season on
the MUNSON.
lie delights in telling us about the
oddly constructed mechanical contrivance have over there which makes the boat go.
they Says something; about some long iron rods moving in
and out of three big barrels, the rods being con nected to a croket shaft which runs the propeller. Also mentions strange water on which he has trav eled, namely. Lower Lake Huron. Detroit River and Lake F.rie.
The noblest mind the best contentment has.
Ray Buehler; What do you know. Chief. I haven't spoken to my wife in over a mouth. Chief: Don't worry, Ray. your turn is bound to come.
Ray: Oh. it's not that.
1 just haven't been home
in over a month.
Chiel : I see. we need a trip to Lorain then.
r
Our steward, who for many years has spent con
siderable time deciding upon and preparing de licious meals for the men aboard ship says that ac cording to what he hears on the radio about this ration business, the only thing he can figure out is that some of us are really going to have to go on
a diet, especially Bob the waiter. "All things," said the ancient sage, "may be hop ed for as long as he lives."
Harry Dehring inspecting the ship prior to sail ing on his first voyage looked down in the cargo hold and said, "my gosh, this boat is hollow!" Clarence hie welling and Bill Hornbacher contend for highest honors in our liars' club. At this writ
ing Clarence is one up on Bill, Percy: Those auto engineers are certainly mak ing driving easier. Clarence: How is that?
Percy: 1940. no running boards: 1941. no gear shift : 1942. in. car.
S t r . T. w. Robinson -S a f e t y Meetings
Date of Meeting: April 23. 1942. Present: Mark Haswell. Chairman :(ieorge Hoy. Secretary; Emmet Rose, Merlin Pardike. Stanley Nowicki. John Hoeft, Charles Cook. Elmer Flem ing, Earl Leveck. and (ieorge Lamb. The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p. m.
Captain McQuinn mentioned the importance of reporting any injury regardless of how minor it may seem.
The chairman reviewed the minutes of the for
mer meeting,
lie suggested that every one look to
see if the slack is out of the ladder falls before go ing up or down the ladder.
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A member of the commitlee suggested that the
balance of the plates be installed on the remaining arches.
It was also suggested that a telescope chute be installed on the coal loading bells to avoid spill and possibility of .someone getting hurt. The committee suggested that the hatches be
opened a little further to enable the man on deckto see those in the cargo hold better. It was also suggested that a davit be erected on
each dock to handle heavy supplies and material, ft seemed this suggestion met the approval of all Captain Crossley McQuinn, of the Sir. T. W.
ROBINSON, came to the Bradley Transportation Co. twenty-five years ago in the spring of 1941. lie has been a good dependable skipper and is a favorite with his crews.
Lester Pines, conveyorman on tlie Str. T. \\ .
ROBINSON, completed twenty-five years of ser vice in the year 1941. "Les" has had numerous jobs and is now doing his best to conserve conveying belts and equipment.
concerned. The electrician cautioned
all
members
of
the
crew not to touch any light fixtures or switches while in tubs or showers.
We believe this is a time
ly suggestion. With a general review of past mentioned sug gestions and no further recommendations, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p. m. PERSONAL ITEMS
One of the earliest openings of the navigation
Lack Of First Aid
season on record was made when on March 24 the
An employee of a southern Indiana plant claimed that he struck his finger against the rim of the truck-
Str. T. W. ROBINSON departed from Lorain. O.. loaded with coal bound for Rogers, with Capt.
wheel.
He did not report it until two days later
McQuinn back in command after a year on the
when there was a slight perforation with some pus,
TAYLOR.
It did not respond to treatment and he was sent to
LaBonnty in the Engineers' Department.
We still have our good friend Chief
a doctor, who found and removed a deeply imbeded
steel
sliver.
This accident
was
found
to
be
caused by faulty environment, due to defective ma terial, because apparently there must have been some slight steel burr on the rim or rim bolts which
penetrated his finger. Also the man committed a serious fault in not reporting the injury at once.
With so many changes in the crew list this year the editor isn't going to spend a lot of lime telling
you the crew or the changes except they are all a fine bunch of fellows and it looks like a very pleasant season ahead. One change we would like to mention is our new-
Thought and learning are of small value unless translated into action.
first mate. Mark Haswell.
Knowing Mark like we
do we are sure he will make ÂŁÂŁOod. 1537
We understand our steward Louis Laveck
the proud owner of a new home.
is
We are happy to
see you make the grade Louie. We hear our third mate.
Pete
.Miller,
is the
proud father of a baby girl. Congratulations. Pete. W e are proud to say that the system tin- com pany has extended for buying War Bonds has gone over a hundred per cent on the ROBINSON. Some inquisitive person would like to know who the young lady is who comes down to meet Phil Idalski every time the boat comes in. Maybe if you ask Phil in a nice way he might tell you. S t r . B. h. Taylor --
Charley Cook's one ambition was to get on a boat which had a "mike' so he wouldn't have to
wheel all the time. Sorry. Charley, the 'mike' hasn't been working for the past year.
Lester Pines has made a promise to buy a bond for each time that our bombers bomb Japan. Les
is hoping that they will break him. That's the kind of spirit we like to see.
s a f e t y Meetings
Dale of Meeting: April 26, 1942. Present: Donald Mel.cod. Chairman; \. R. Hen
derson. Secretary: Albert Goodreau, Edwin F.hrke. Leon Depuedry, llilmer Piatt. Adolph Liet/.ow. and Glen Paradise.
The meeting was called to order at 5:45 p. m. and notes of previous meeting were read. Safety precautions suggested at last meeting have been carried out.
Suggestions:
WANT AD SECTION
That loose cable standard on catwalk port side of
Lester Pines: Some tax exemptions. (ieorge Hoy: Jenny Simtns. The Crew: One good barber. Llmer Flemming: Wheeling job.
boom be tightened or reriveted as loose standard
allows cable to swing if leaned against. That a step be welded on side of hopper at bot tom of cargohold ladder in No. 4 compartment, No.
Louis Laveck: A raise.
AI Jarvis: One good spit/.er player to take Char ley Cook's place.
That all valves to sli »wer baths be
Lester Bannon : One good cribbage player. Chubby Pardieke: Some new method for reduc
ing without dieting. Lawrence Haselhuhn:
Some
competition
in
bowling.
Chief LaBotiuty: The new uniforms the officers were supposed to get. Phil Idalski remarked the other day when the dust was blowing into the hallways that he thought we were out of the coal trade when later he found
out it was only the first mate sanding doors. First
Mate
Mark
17 hatch.
Haswell
on
his
first
watch
while unloading coal at Calcite wanted to know when they had built the new high level bridge on
the coal dock when later he found mil it was only the ROBINSON'S long boom. This is Julie, the young daughter of Jack Paradise, one of
re-stenciled
where they have been painted over. That wiring to switch in pilot house and search light above pilot house be examined to determine if it is in first-class shape. The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p. m. P e r s o n a l Items
Now with the opening ot another season of nav igation off to a good start, the crew of the Sir. IL II. TAYLOR are endeavoring for 100% record
this year not only in safety but efficiency as well. We want to help Uncle Sam to slap the Japs and Adolf in such a way the}- will know they have been
slapped. Our bond sales have reached 80'the promise of 100$ in a month or so.
with
At this time the crew of the l'». II. TAYLOR ex
tends to Captain Nauts and his family its wishes for
happiness in their new home. One more trip to Buffalo and ice conditions should be a thing of the oast for this season—at
the handsome mem bers of the Str. Calcite
least until Xovember.
galley crew. We know now why dad is so ea ger to gel home when
On April 21. while at South Chicago our Coast Guard boys joined us. Welcome to our ship. bovs. We hope your slay with us is enjoyable. We arc
the boat docks, as such a smile would warm
any father's hear t. gKj* Don't you agree? 1538
all set now for a good r ill. huh? Ted Strand on arrival at Calcite to fit-out this
spring just after a real snowstorm prompted Ted
to tell us about his tulips being Lip six inches when he left home.
Oh. he lives in Lanse. Pa., boys.
A few miles makes a difference. Ted.
Our steward, Albert Goodreau, alias "Kid Biff" from "Chi" cut the grass three times before he left home this spring. By the way. he is contem plating on re-enlisting in the Eskimo Navy, Our dashing watchman. Leon DePetidry. better known as "du Pont." has just obtained the best radio aboard the ship. Anyone in doubt just ask him. At the same time he is quite worried about getting his car to Florida this winter with such a shortage of gasoline. No. boys, California won't do; that is out. The ponies aren't running out there since the war.
S t r . C a l c i t e --
SAFETY MEETINGS
Date of Meeting: May 8. 1942. Present: Gilbert Kempe, Chairman; Alfred Dwyer, Secretary; Herbert Friedrich, Wilbert Wirgau, Stanley Centela. John Paradise. William Budnick.
Frank Kenefick. our night "steward," still can't figure out how Detroit lost the Stanley Cup. He
Louis Yareh and other members of crew.
is convinced even if he won't admit it that Toronto
Minutes of the previous meeting were read.
The meeting was called to order at 0:30 p. m. There is still some discussion about the spot*
can still play hockey. Allen Strand, our watchman, is just as talkative as ever. Silence is golden, Allen, but not much use at a ball game.
lights for ihe area of the after-end ladders.
Mr. Kempe opened the meeting and brought up the question of sugar rationing cards and also the Coast Guard
identification
cards.
He
reminded
Delmont Shorkey. our 265-pound coalpasser. says his appetite is failing. It surely must be slim as he can only eat ten eggs now for lunch.
all the men to make certain they have their identi fication cards with them upon leaving and return
It seems Thomas Derry is quite concerned as to when we are going in the coal trade. It seems a certain person has changed her address from Rog ers City to Detroit. Hope we get lots of trips
use around unlighted docks. Several more flash lights will be ordered so that all deckhands are
there. Tom.
John Clans has learned to be on time for a lunch after four in the morning. This was the morning
after Toronto won the Stanley Cup.
There was a
reason, "William."
How did you like the ride home from Buffalo by train. Harry? Guess the Coast Guard mean what thev say. huh ?
ing to the boat.
The deckhands previously had
supplied <ts an added safety measure. It was brought to the attention of all members of the Deck Department to exercise special care in handling deck engines and equipment to keep them in good shape and avoid breakage and loss if possible. The question was brought up of the use of the safety cable for shutting of conveyors. It was suggested that a few more chains could be used to an advantage in Xo. 1 cargo hold. The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p. m.
Alelvin. our porter, wears his cap all the time now with that haircut he hasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least since ihe
Coast Guard joined us.
Edward Heller learned recently that he could not seat nine persons on one side of the dining-
room table. How come. Ed, what was wrong? Benny, our second cook, says that he was 'fram ed' to lose two cigars recently. There surely must be some mistake. Benny. Ililmer Piatt says il is swell to gel a load of Coal from Conneaut just after payday.
Two of our boys, Louis and Jack, found it to be a long, tiresome ride to I>uffington by train when
the) missed the boat.
They will be on lime from
now on.
Our conveyonnan. Eel Lhrke. had a new idea on unloading openhearth. Put according to Leon DePeudry it didn't work so good somehow or other.
flashlights for
P e r s o n a l Items
As usual the old CALCITE is settling down in the coal trade, and while opinions may vary and be divided as to the pleasure of carrving the black
diamonds, everyone seems happy to see our old friends. Through the years we have come to know a good many fine fellows at the loading and un loading docks as well as Mr. Kruegcr. our grocer; Mr. Boutts. our laundryman: and Mr. O'Connor
who obliges us with such lovely loads and splendid docks.
It's good to see them all looking well this
spring and we would like to take this opportunity of wishing them all a good season. Captain Moll has instituted a campaign for the salvage of waste paper aboard the boat, and we hope soon to have a sizeable donation of newspa pers and magazines for the Boys' Club. Anyone interested in a hot string combination
Capable of giving out with old lime music in the 1539
most modern manner should get in touch with publicit}- manager Melvin Yoglcr. as we understand Mr.
Yoglcr will act as booking agent for Modrzynski and Mulka. violin and guitar.
Captain Moll is torn between two careers. His garden in Florida has practically hidden his new cottage, but in spite of his success as a farmer lit is believed to be considering an offer from Wall Street as a result of his success as a bond salesman
aboard the CALCITE.
A deckhand sometimes affectionately known as "Winston" appeared on deck with a hammock the other day ami said he wanted to get used to sleep ing in one as he might be doing just that for the duration.
We have with us this year one who should not go without mention, that energetic young man.
William Schwert. "Billy" should have the oppor tunity to give the fair sex a break in many a newport this year. We wait with interest his first
Dale of Meeting: April 21. 1942. Present: Chris Swarts, Chairman; Harry Sloan. Secretary: Julian Yareh. Marvin Taylor. Michael Idalski. Carl Altman, James Lamb, and Charles Lister.
visit to Sodus Bay.
Carl Mulka took a trip off to see about an exemp tion.
S t r . John G. Munson -S a f e t y meetings
Xow. Carl, exemptions of thai nature are not
allowed unless contracted prior to September, 1940. Have you tried the latest cocktail? Xo. what is it? RAP A JAP—a jigger of water and 15c in War Stamps. Son to Father: Father, what is a glider? Father: Well. son. a glider is similar to an aero plane but without motor or propeller. Sou: Well. Father, isn't Leon Henderson going too far with his priorities?
The second safety meeting for the season was called to order at 1 :00 p. m. by the chairman. The
committee and all crew members were present with the exception of those who were actually on duty. Capt. Thorsen was very pleased in the way the crew took interest in safety work and the way thcy have conducted themselves in the past month. He reminded them to continue to be alert and keep
themselves and equipment in good condition and work safely. Chief Urdal brought up the danger of handling oxygen tanks, hose, and torches. Crew members not familiar with burners should never try to han
dle one except under supervision of one who knows FOR OUR COUNTRY
how.
Over the lakes in freighters fleet To keep our country from defeat.
Some cargo hold will be installed this Men who have to were warned to use
We haul good stone to help to arm, And keep our country safe from harm : The ore is hauled, the steel is made
The guns are mounted for our aid
We're doing good work and not perhaps— Let's keep it Up and lick those Japs. They're in our way as we all can see
But they'll never defeat our country free. So buy victory stamps, bonds and all And heed our coiintrv's battle call.
—Carl Mulka. Deckhand. Str. CALCITE.
lights were reported out and trip. go into cargo hold for cleanup safety lines and have a man at
ihe safety cable at all times so in case one should slip he can stop the conveyor immediately. Crew members were also warned of danger of falling stones in Calcite and always to be on look out for dangerous conditions. It was suggested thai crew members familiarize themselves with signals for fire and boat drill.
Chairman promised to have copies printed of sig nals and placed in every room.
A
PLMIXDLR
TO ALL
[REGISTRANTS
FOR
Xo further business ..Meeting adjourned 2:30 p.m.
CONSCRIPTION
It is very important thai your local draft board be informed immediately ol any changes in your status, address, or employmenl in order to prevent misunderstandings and errors. We shall greatly
appreciate your
continued
cooperation
in
this
matter.
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions conn- by accident; they came by work.—Thomas A. F.dison. 15-10
P e r s o n a l Items
We of the Bradley Fleet, although uoncombatants, are doing our Utmost to further war efforts. Few people realize the importance of limestone to the steel industry. It takes approximately onethird ton of limestone to make a ton of sleek There
fore we gel a great deal of satisfaction out of every cargo we carry because we know that indirectly we are helping the gallant men of the armed forces to carry on.
The John G. Munson was the first steamer of the
Bradley Fleet to open the season, wdiich by the way. is the earliest start to our knowledge.
On our first trip to Lake Michigan, we encoun tered extensive ice fields in the Straits of Mackinac, and while waiting for assistance some of the mem
bers of the crew took some excellent pictures of the ice.
We wish to take this opportunity to welcome
back the Captain and the former members of the crew and to offer congratulations to Joe Buck who was promoted to Second Asst. Engineer, and Frank Kelly, and John S, Sucharski who were promoted to Third Asst. and Third Mate respectively. We wish you- the best of luck. We welcome all ihe new membersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some that
are old timers at the game and some just starting out. Good luck to you all. Leo Shefke and Wilbert Zemple. our two sec ond cooks, have really taken the sugar rationing to heart. They have perfected a perfect recipe for sugarless pumpkin pie. Now they are working on a method to get the fellows to eat it.
By the appearance of things, we have several Harvard boys aboard. The deckhands are sporting 'crew' haircuts.
It looks as though there will be no opposition for Baldy. Seeing how boastful he is when it comes to shining shoes. So the job of shining the officers' shoes will most likely fall on him. also keeping those brass buttons shifted when they gel those
snappy looking Coast Guard uniforms. We were in doubt just to where we were early one morning this spring. Whether it was on Altman's farm or the good old JOIIX G. MUNSON When a certain oiler was talking .about the L. P. giving so much milk, then Chris calling for the Ponv so Ike could take a ride.
Harry Sloan has dropped his band practice this season and has taken over the glee club.
When in
Rogers Harry keeps crooning. "When It's June in January." We all agree with Harry there couldn't be a nicer setting. His most talented student liar-
old Wagner has come out with "What Has Hap pened to That Pal of Mine." 11 seems as though we have quite a start for a grand hit parade. Not bad from a Corporal to a Lieutenant Com mander in twenty-five vears. How about it. Chink?
S t r . W. F. White--
s a f e t y Meetings
Date of Meeting: April 20. 1942. Present: Wm. Shay. Chairman: Rolland Crsem. Secretary; John I'rcdow, Donald Lamb, Andrew Xedeau. Wm. LaLonde. John Gordon. Henry Yarch. and Harold Flemming.
Meeting called to order at 1 :00 p. Hi. with all members of the crew present except those on watch. Committee members were appointed and safety in general was discussed, it being brought out that each member of the crew must appoint himself as a committee of one, to watch for his own well being. If he is careful of himself he will be careful of others and no matter how careful others
are he must keep his eyes and ears open or he will surely come to harm. Special mention was made of the ladder while
loading in Calcite.
Due to the loading, quite some
slack appears in the ladder falls from time to time. It is not always possible for the watchman to rem
edy this situation at all times owing to his other duties. It was suggested that each man test the ladder before climbing and make sure that the lad der would not slip while the individual was on the ladder.
It was suggested that steps be installed on both sides of the bulkhead doors in the cargo hold. This matter will be taken care of as soon as possible.
The men working in the cargo hold during the clean-up were cautioned to be more careful and to be sure that there are no stones hanging on the stanchions and ladders before walking under them. A blow from one of them would have serious re sult.-.
The 1st Asst. Engineer cautioned the men against hanging their washings near the caustic storage in the. boiler room. They are not only liable to be burned themselves, but may possibly ruin their clothes as well.
It was suggested that more care be taken in open ing the companion-way door to the fantail as any one walking by at that time may receive a nasty blow.
There being no further business the meeting ad journed at .1 :50 p. in.
With all jokes aside, we are happy to note that Wilbert Pardike's mother is on her way to recov-
Diner (ordering): "Bring me a plate of hash."
cr\\ after being seriously ill.
The waiter walked over to the kitchen elevator:
"Gent wants to take a chance!" he called clown the
Strange is our situation here on earth. Each of us conies for a short visit, not knowing why. yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Albert
speaking tube. Second Customer: "I'll have some hash, too."
Waiter (picking up tube again): "Another sport !"
Einstein.
Nature is a hard taskmaster bill easily forgives, Don't let an accident cut your paycheck in half.
il we bul learn to conform to her self-evident laws.
p e r s o n a l Items
It was with pleasure and surprise that I read in the Lake Carriers' Bulletin of the honor bestowed
upon Troy H. Browning. General Traffic Manager
of the Xicholson Universal Steamship Company, in having one of the steamers he manages named af ter him.
Troyhan worked himself up to the position he now holds by his dogged resistance to failures and hard knocks, taking them on the chin and coming back for more.
He did not have the advantages of a college edu cation, but did have some early training as a steam boat man. having been a wheelsman on the Str. W. I-'. WHITE some years ago where it become
This pretty place is .he new home of Richard
I am happy in ihe
Haneckow. repairman on the Str. T. W. Robinson.
knowledge his time here was an inspiration to him
Dick will find plenty to do during winter vacations.
my privilege to know him.
to climb the ladder of success offered by a steam boat.
After severing his relations here, he went with the Herbert K. Oaks and Bethlehem Steel Com-
panys' boats.
Here he advanced to a mate's posi
tion. He was not satisfied with this progress but aimed to be a fleet manager. This goal he aimed at about three years ago when he became associat ed with the Nicholson Cniversal Steamship Com
pany as traffic manager for the coarse freight di vision. This past winter he was made general traffic manager for the entire fleet and is making a notable success of it.
All of which goes to show-
there are still opportunities if you knock at their door first.
I. personally, wish him much success, and hope the re-named ship will always be proud of the new naine.
M. K. McLean.
We are sorry to learn of Henry Yarch's misfor tune and trust he will have a speedy recover}-.
We understand Herbert Domke is finding it diffi cult to get out to Moltke during those three-hour loads.
William LaLonde spent most of his spare time this past winter at home working on his new house. Anyone wishing help with any redecorating prob lems, kindly see 'Jack." We wonder what kind of farmer Virgil I'ccbc would make, htrl >'" he knows as much about farm
ing as he does about stcamboating we should see some nice crops next fall. So John Miller finally got out of the coal trade.
We hope he enjoys the many short visits to Calcite as much as the rest of us.
"Faith to each other—the fidelity of men whose
pulse, leaps with a kindred fire—we. in the flash o! eyes, the clasp of hands, may in the silent bodily presence feel the mystic stirrings of a common life, that make the many one.—(ieorge Eliot.
Wisdom is knowing what to do: skill is knowing how to do it. and virtue is doing it. 1542
Bight, about face—ready, aim, fire, or something. We have often wondered what some of our stew ards do during the winter months and now we have
found out. During the wave of anger that swept the country after the treacherous Japs hit Pearl Harbor, many ol our boys joined the colors as ap parently did this good cook of the Bradley Fleet. We heard that he got restless after last fail's lay-
up and wanted to do something for his country and here is the definite proof that an army unit had his services during the winter months. Just as deftly as he handles a beef roast on the end of a turning fork, he nonchalantly tries the same method on an oversized sergeant. When the shipping sea son came again our good cook relurned to his job of steward and the white uniform of his trade. Feed
ing soldiers of industry and buying bonds is a patri otic task anyway so we warn the sailor boys not to accuse our hero of being unpatriotic—he prefers to "sling the hash" rather than have it thrown at him.
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God Give Us Men!
\
God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions, and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty, and in private thinking; For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds
Their large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Josiab Gilbert Holland
America Needs all of her
Resources
Conserve
Lives *Tjro0*Bfatgjjial By Eliminating Accidents
Calcite
Summer 1942
BHte^ ()^ '^ Ct)VtT WQ salute the flag of the United States, a flag of which we are proud and one which is expressive of everything we hold near and dear to us. It is symbolic of the principles for which we are fighting today. Americans who have not been beyond the con fines of these united States seldom appreciate the true significance of Old (llory as realistically as those who have viewed it in foreign lands.
Cer
tainly, no matter how Old Glory may spur on our boys when in the thick of battle, wherever the fighting front may be. any former emotion they may have had must be mild as compared to the thrill they experience when they return to the United States and see Old Glory proudly floating in the breeze. Our flag siniply represents all the
indefinable qualities of the land for which they have risked their all : therefore, let us see that our actions from now on should be registered in the esteem with which our flag is honored. This should be a
direct challenge to all. but particularly an admon ishment to those who remain at home.
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CALCITE SCREENINGS PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY BY THE MICHIGAN LIMESTONE & CHEMICAL COMPANY. ROGERS CITY, MICHIGAN. IN THE INTER ESTS OF SAFETY AND WELFARE CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED EARLY BEFORE DATE OF PUBLICATION. AND THEY SHOULD BEAR THE NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT AND SENDER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR. J. A. VALENTIN.
Suspicion—Unreasonable And Unjust
Shakespeare, we believe it was, told us that "sus picion always haunts the guilty mind." A suspi cious spirit is not only inconsistent with happiness, but it is also in itself, unreasonable and unjust There are two essential factors necessary to enable one to formulate sound opinions concerning char acters and actions—they are correct information and impartiality. Strange as it may seem, those who are most forward in formulating unfavorable
opinions are often destitute of both. Instead of possessing or even requiring full information, their motivations arc frequently most slight and some times even frivolous.
How strange it is that a tale which the malicious
have invented, the inquisitive have listened to. and the credulous have propagated; or a real incident which Dame Rumor in carrying it along has exag gerated and disguised, supplies suspicious people with "facts" to make confident assertions and even
render decisive judgment. Is it not true that nothing can be more contrary
both to sound reasoning and equity than hasty con clusions and precipitated judgment? Certainly any man who is capable of self-analysis may easily discern how complicated are the factors entering
Please-No Sloppy Thinking Of Safety
into human character
tioning properly.
and what
variegated cir
cumstances must be taken into account in order to
estimate it. Usually a man doesn't see all the facts, but just that portion which comes through
the filter of his prejudices. "He who ruleth his spirit is greater than he who taketh a city." No part of the government of tem per deserves more consideration than to keep our minds clean from suspicious prejudices and open to candor and humanity in judging others. Usu ally, envy begets suspicion; suspicion begets dis like: dislike begets unreasoning hate: and unrea soning hate is alone responsible for the condition in which the world finds itself today.
In order that we may be as helpful as possible and do our part in the war program without inter ruption to production due to changes of employees, it is very important that your company knows be forehand if ymi are leaving for service in the nation's armed forces.
When you receive notice of your classification from your local draft board, or if your classification has been changed by your local draft board, please notify the personnel office at once. The shortest life has time enough for courtesy. Summer. 1942
'Sloppy' thinking has caused many a mishap and has been responsible for man}' accidents. It de scribes a condition wherein our minds are not func
If we are to keep free from accidents, the job we are mi needs all of our attention all the time.
Just as soon as any of us start doing one thing and thinking about another we are headed for trouble.
In many a safety first campaign it is easy to keep Up enthusiastic interest in the beginning. Every one is full of energy and out to knock out 'Old .Man Accident'; however, as time rolls on new im
petus must be added to keep us from growing lax and sloppy. Contrary to the oft repeated saying— "The first hundred days are the hardest," each one hundred days added to a plant safely record are harder than the ones preceding them. Hitman nature being what it is and 'contempt'
being bred by 'familiarity.' each long term record is harder to carry on than it was in the beginning. Thus we bind ourselves, free from accidents for the
past ten months, confronted with a task which grows increasingly more difficult each day to keep someone from being hurt. It is a task that demands our greatest efforts if results are to be obtained.
To do our work well is
to do our work safely. Our nation needs our man power. Let's do all we can to keep every man on the job by working safely. 1547
Unforgiveable—"I Took It For Granted."
To take something for granted may he human weakness, but it is scarcely humane. There have been too many accidents after which foremen have
Wm ,% a H;--- ill
wrung their hands and said. "How- did I know such
and such would happen?"
Or "How did I know-
•I
that he had never done this kind of work before?"
Too many lives have been sacrificed on the altar of "I -look-it-for-granted." It is part of foremanship and supervision to take nothing for granted as far as safety is concerned. Be sure that your man knows the job to which he has been assigned and that he knows how to per
form it properly ar.d safely. Just because a man has been put on a Job is no sign that the work will take care of itself. It must be planned and coor dinated—made to fit together, hang together: made to fit into the general production picture. A short time ago a workman was digging a
trench to move a telephone pole back from a road. The pole was not piked. It fell on his chest and killed him. An investigation showed that the man had not been properly instructed and that the fore man planned the work improperly. Ilere supervision just took it for granted that the man knew his job. And supervision also failed to follow up and see that the man did know how- to
perform his work salely. "I-look-it-for-granted" is an
unforgivable
sin
against safety. The Sign Said—"It Pays To Look Well." "It pays to look well"—so said a sign in a barber shop. We presume the owner meant-—in personal
appearance.
In a doctor's office such a sign would
mean good health : at a highway crossing it would mean "it pays to look well before crossing the street" : at the head of a stairs—"to watch our step" —and so on. Xo matter how you look at such a sign—Safety First would be its purpose.
We cannot present a good personal appearance if we are careless, it is difficult to look well if one
is ill: likewise if we are to keep out of trou
ble it is wise to "look well" before crossing the street or using a stairs—and that's—SAFETY FIRST.
Carefulness cannot be secured by buying it like a loaf of bread or doctor's prescription. Careful ness or safety first is really a state of mind. An animal soon learns how to protect itself against its enemies and the elements—that is instinct which
Mother Mature gave it but we human beings must learn self-protection through observation and instruction.
We make a machine and get hurt operating it— that shows we are not masters of our own inven tions.
Most accidents are caused by errors in judgment or lack of judgment, if you prefer. That is why Safety First and accident prevention is a state of mind brought about through careful training. We are not born with it—it must be acquired ; hence.
"It pays to look well." 1548
War Bonds —America Needs Your Help Your country is in need of money. have it to finish this war.
amis about it.
It
must
There, are no ifs and
And when the Government needs
money it can only get it from us. 'J here are just two ways for the Government to gel this money. One of them is for us to lend it
until after the war is over and they can pay it back with interest on the loan.
If we don't invest
in war bonds then the only thing left for the Gov ernment to do is to raise the money by taxation. One way we invest money in War Bonds to mainlain our safety, happiness and security, the peace and freedom we love so well, and later when the
war is won the money will be returned to us with interest. The other way a tax is levied and we pay our assessment whatever it amounts to in a straight tax !
Many Local Men In A:rmy Service Our small community has been greatly affected by the loss of so many of our men to the service, and there is an increasingly large number of our employees being inducted or enlisting into the armed forces of our country. Although these employees are sorely missed by their fellow workers and their employment with the company has aided greatly in the efficient op eration, we are proud that these men are serving in a business which means the very future of dem ocracy—serving with the same zeal and earnest ness as they did while in our employ. The many promotions and the growing number of our fellows
taking advanced and specialized training well be speak the efforts they are putting forth for the
winning of this war.
On these pages are shown pictures of employees or sons of employees now in military service. File best luck piece anyone can wear is a smile.
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Homely Man—A Life Dedicated To Duty About one hundred and thirty-three years ago there was born a boy. He was brought into this world amid the primitive, then prevalent in pioneer ing America. His father, we are told, was not too ambitious, but his mother was—well, a mother who
could read and write and this knowledge she im.parted to her son. The son read, absorbed and learned and after many years of hard manual labor, financial setbacks and many political defeats he was elected to the
presidency of his country. He had many enemies and one of those who was most bitter at the time of this president's inaugur ation, after his death said, "Xow he belongs to the ages." He shall remain immortal. The simple man, who never attended even a grade school is so well remembered that one of his ad
dresses, delivered in a small village of Pennsyl vania, is engraved upon a tablet of bronze upon the walls of the University of Oxford and is known all over the world.
Shortly before his death this simple man. after a long bitter war. in his second inaugural address said. "With malice towards none and charity to all. let us dedicate ourselves to the task of the binding of wounds and the healing of the Nation." Plain words from a plain man. Who was this man.'' There is no need to give the answer so great is his fame. Yet a simple, homely man. who dedicat ed his life to a great aim and a great task—that of saving his nation. This is the duty which now lies
before all of us and to which we should all sincerely and wholeheartedly respond.
The Egg -A Lot Of Concentrated Energy Of the contents of an egg. the white constitutes about two-thirds, the yolk one-third. The wdiite contains little else than albumen and water.
It is
the portion of the egg which in the process of em bryonic growth, develops into the body of the hatchling. Although the yolk is only half the weight of the white, it represents twice its real food value. One-half of its weight is water while the white is seven-eighths water. The yolk solids are two-thirds fat and one-third protein. Egg yolk is also rich in all the vitamins in which the white is almost totally deficient. The yolk con tains ten times as much vitamin A and twice as much vitamin B as does milk. Vitamins C. I) and E
are also present in sufficient amounts. The yolk is rich, not only in several essential food elements. but in food minerals as well as vitamins.
A Fresh <dgi^ when dropped into a pan of water will lie lengthwise on the bottom of the pan: one that is not so fresh will stand on end. and if the
Warning—Those Near Accidents An accident that almost happened or might have happened should be a warning that the particular hazard
or
condition
exists
and
needs
attention.
Steps should be taken to eliminate the condition or otherwise prevent its occurrences. Just as a toothache or a little decay is the warn ing for us to see our dentist, so should a near ac cident or an accident in which no one is hurt be
the forewarning of conditions that need our at tention.
The sinister or ominous thing about a near acci dent is when a fellow takes a chance and nothing serious happens, he becomes more lax and he is tempted to further carelessness and to take great er chances. Careless habits breed even more care less habits and sooner or later the near-accident
becomes a real accident and some one gets hurt, perhaps fatally so. Since the inception of Safety First programs, accidents have been reduced wherever sincere and conscientious determination to eliminate them has
existed.
The regrettable circumstance is the fact
that as yet a large number of people in our fair
country have not been reached by safety propa ganda or belong to that fraternity of individuals who still think that he can take care of himself.
and that safety programs and instruction are for the other fellow and he needs no part of them. Those of us who have studied accident prevention know that it takes constant care and eternal vig ilance to be free from accidents and even at that
price the unexpected can happen anywhere. Where little accidents are taking place greater
egg is stale it will float.
ones can be expected, and where near accidents are in evidence, the real thing is not far distant—nei
Why scrap collection is as vital as gunpowder: 54% of last year's iron and steel came from sera]), as did 46% of last year's antimony. 23% of alum inum. 21% of rubber. 20% of lead. 17% of copper,
ther are'healthy conditions if we are really trying to prevent accidents.
11% of nickel and tin and 7% of zinc.
A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.—B, Franklin 1549
Changes In Plant Personnel
>
Joseph Pcnglase. general superintendent since 1928 and vice-president of the Michigan Limestone
uated in general civil engineering from the Uni versity of Mississippi. He obtained his early ex
and Chemical Company since November 3, 1939, re
perience in various engineering positions with the
tired June 7th of this year. Mr. Penglase was born in Negaunee, Michigan,
his father being a captain in the iron ore mines. He left Xegaunee in 1900 to lake his first job with the Jackson Iron Company which was one of the first organizations to start iron ore operations in the Marquette Iron Range. He started as a sampleboy and later entered the shops where he learned the machinist trade. In 1913, Mr. Penglase went to Massachusetts on construction
work
and
the
supervision of a bridge, reservoir and other con struction occupied his time and broadened his ex perience until 1916. Some of the outstanding jobs covered in his experience are the water supply res ervoir for the city of Boston, the construction of the Xebish Cut in the St. Mary's Kiver. and a large dam for the Alabama Power Company; Mr. Penglase came to Calcite as master mechan ic January 15, 1916, and occupied that position un til May 1, 1928, when he was made general super
intendent of the plant. He was elected to vicepresidcucy of the company in 1939. a position which lie held at the time of retirement.
Mr. Penglase has left a valuable contribution to
Illinois Central Railroad and was a draftsman with
them when he left to come with this company in May. 1926. llis duties with this company have been many and varied and have taken him into ev ery phase of its operation, lie has had much to do with the construction of processing equipment and new installations which have enabled the com
pany to produce a wider range product, lie was devoted for a time to the study of costs, methods and long range planning improvements, all of which are closely lied in to operating management.
Hugh originally spent much of his spare time at woodworking and boating, but of recent years the
lathe has slipped into tl e background and the lake is attractive more for its scenic beauty as viewed from the flower-laden yard which surrounds his home and lakes, as he >;i\ s. "'More time than
Coming to the United States from England in 1920. Reginald Stanbrook worked as a designer for the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company. Later he
posterity by his sincere efforts to give a good job in
became identified with Smith 1 liuchman and Com
the construction and industrial fields, the outstand
pany and the Detroit Ldison Company. On Febru ary 1, 192,6, he became associated with this com
ing of which is the invention of the counter balance used on the Pucyrus Erie shovels. Being a student of "The Human Side of Life." he always had a natural desire to institute meas ures involving safety and welfare of those working with him. llis many friends and associates on the
various jobs on which he has been connected join us in wishing continued good health and happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Penglase.
Following llu- retirement of Mr. Penglase. Hugh S. Lewis was appointed to the position of operalint;- manager.
Mr. Lewis was born in Mississippi,
spent his boyhood days in the South, and was grad 1550
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have to spare."
pany as a mechanical engineer. On April L 1929. he was placed in charge of power engineering for the Michigan Limestore and Chemical Company and the Bradley Transportation Company, and on July 1st of this year, he was appointed chief en
gineer of both companies.
Mr. Stanbrook has ac
complished much in the design, construction, oper ation and maintenance of power units and electrical equipment for both companies. His education was obtained in England and he is a graduate of Rutherford College- and Armstrong College at Xewcastle-o-.i-Tync. F.ngland.
Stan in
his spare time likes a game of golf, a good show, and is devoted to music.
Having been with this company since August. 1912.
Robert
veteran.
Hamilton can
well be considered a
He has been with the plant from its in
fancy to the present time.
Bob comes from Sani
lac County and started to work early in life with
the J. P>. Ford Company at Detroit as a steam plant fireman. After two years at Turner. Michigan, he moved north to Alpena and sailed the Great Lakes for two seasons, and 1905 found him running a steam shovel for the Michigan Alkali Company, a position which he held until his connection with
this company as a steam shovel operator in 1912. He helped erect and operated the first electric shovel installed by this company in 1920. and mov ed on to the larger shovel units as they were in stalled. Bob was promoted to Shift Foreman in charge of quarry operation on May 1. 1928. and to General Quarry Superintendent on July 1. 1942.
Bob is not only well known to the men at the plant but is active in local sports circles and has made many friends. His interest in baseball and basketball was due to three sons who made names for themselves in this district as crack athletes.
As a spit/.er player, Bob is pretty good and is a hard gent to beat at Rogers City's favorite winter pastime.
to the latest developments in the electrical field and has always been an ardent supporter of our safety first and accident prevention program. To date the Power Department had its last lost time accident on May 11, 1924. and the Electrical Depart ment's last lost time accident occurred on October 10. 1925.
As a hobby George seems to prefer boating to anything else.
Xaubinway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was the early boyhood home of Fred (i. Lal.onde. He attended school later in Pewamo. Michigan, but when it came time to go to work he returned to
the Upper Peninsula and worked in the woods on steam equipment such as hoists and log haulers. He ran a locomotive for the Conners McCaffney Cedar Log Company, was switchman on the North western Railroad, worked in the underground mine at the Northwestern Shaft of Cleveland Cliff Min
ing Company at Syr. and did sand hogging for the Xew York Foundation Company. In 1916 he came to Rogers City as a locomotive engineer; however, he never ran a locomotive for this company. His first job here was on construction; later he was shift engineer at the old auxiliary power house. He then oiled in the Main Power House and fired a
A native of Massachusetts. George C. Wing spent his boyhood days around Brockton. One of his early experiences was with the Advertising Depart
ment of the Chicago Xews.
Later he took a posi
steam shovel. In 1920 he was a steam shovel operator and from 1925 to 1929 he was a
foreman on the
Fines reclaiming, the crusher house and breakwa ter construction and the steel pole power line which
tion with the Electrical Department of the same
was extended into the quarry.
paper. In 1913 he came to Rogers City as an elec trician for this company where, in a few years, he
erect Xo. 1 electric shovel and when it was com
was made Shift Foreman.
In 1923 he was given the
position of assistant to the general foreman, and in 1928 he was elevated to the position of General Foreman of the Power and Electrical Departments and on July 1. 1942. he was promoted to General Superintendent of the Repair Shops. Mr. Wing has been a progressive leader in his
department and takes pride in keeping it attuned
In 1930 he helped
pleted took a job as oiler on that shovel. Later he became an electric shovel operator and on July 1, 1942, was made quarry shift foreman. Fred says so far he hasn't had much time for any thing else but work, but for a good spare time rec reation he thinks there is nothing that beats brook trout fishing. Only thing is. they don't come as big nor as often as they used to up at Xaubinway. 1551
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The Launching of the Sir. A. H. FERBERT on May 22nd, National Maritime Day, ai River Rouge -
New Vessel Tonnage Aids National Defense by Norman O. Hoeft On May 12. Xatioiial Maritime Day. the Pillsburgh Steamship Company launched two of their
Depth (molded) Designed maximum draft
350" 24'0"
new vessels, the two remaining in the program of
Displacement at 24-fl. draft, tons (long)
23*960
five vessels launched this season. These five boats
Estimated gross tonnage, tons
10.450
are the largest ever constructed oil the Great Lakes. The two vessels were named for Irviu S. Olds.
Number of cargo holds Cargo capacity self trim. cu. ft
3 025.000
Chairman of the Hoard of the United Slates Steel
Cargo deadweight at 24-ft. draft, tons (long) 18.600
Corporation, and A. II. Pcrberl. President of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. The three previously launched were PLXJAMIX
Shaft horsepower (normal) Shaft horsepower (maximum) Revolutions per minute (normal)
F. FAIRLESS on April 25th, the LXDLPS M.
Revolutions per minute (max. power)
YOOKIILLS on April 11th. and the LEON FKASER on February 28th. These five boats will all be in service during the 1942 navigating season. At the time of this issue of "Calcite Screenings," two
These new vessels are very much larger than their predecessors, Strs. MvVIX. WATSON, IILI.ST and MILLER, in length about 2X Feet, width 7 feel, depth 21/, feet, and will displace about
4,000 4.400 90
93
Of these boats have made trips to the head of the
5.000 more tons. This means that they are about
Lakes lor cargoes and have broken many records
17'y<- larger and when loaded to their maximum
with regard both to tonnage and running lime. Five vessels will add to the ore-carrying fleet
draft will carry an additional 5,460 tons of ore. These vessels will be the most modern freighters
about 82.000 tons per trip or approximately 2,450.-
on the Great Lakes. Every improvement possible
000 tons per season. This is a welcome addition at a lime when every available hull is being used to
has been made in order to make them the most efi'icient as well as ihe safest vessels afloat.
meet the large demands placed Upon Great Lakes shipping by our vast National Defense Program.
The power selected for the new vessels is shnilar to that pioneered on the Great Lakes in the
The lollowing tabulation contains the principal
four previous Pittsburgh Steamship Co. freighters,
characteristics of the five large, modern vessels:
the IK\IX. IICLST. WATSON and MILLER. This
Length over all Breadth (molded)
consists of cross compound, double reduction gear turbines. The units consist of a high pressure, and
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a low pressure turbine geared to a single shaft. There is a reversing turbine located at the exhaust end of the low pressure casing, designed to deliver
50% of the ahead torque.
These turbines are de
signed to operate successfully at varied conditions
as to Speed in operating the vessel, without much, if any. loss in efficiency. This type of installation will produce an increase in efficiency of about 30% over the best reciprocating engine practice on the
cope with the construction problems of this war. Far removed from our coastlines, the string of
Lakes yards is counted on for the achievement of the Nation's shipbuilding goal, not only because of its shipbuilding potentialities, but because of its strategic location away from logical enemy objec tives.
One of the most spectacular programs mi the
Great Lakes.
Great Lakes is the submarine work at Manitowoc. Wisconsin, where 10 subs are now under construc
Welding was used in construction of these ships to a much greater extent than it has ever been pre viously on a freighter for use on the Great Lakes. With regard to hatch openings on these vessels.
tion. Two have already been launched, and a neworder is expected as a result of the 200.000 tons of additional undersea craft recently authorized for the Navy, For the first launching in record time,
the new installation is the latest thing with respect
the Manitowoc yards have already earned their
to safety and ease in handling. There are 18 hatches
Navy "LA The Maritime Commission's Great Lakes ship
Spaced at 24-ft. centers. Each has a clear opening ol 11x43" and is enclosed by a 24-in. coaming. The
building program to date includes the construction
hatch covering consists of a single piece of steel cover weighing about 12.500 pounds. This cover
of 78 vessels in all. comprised of 10 large ore car riers. 12 coastal tankers, 27 coastal cargo vessels, 5 harbor tugs and 18 seagoing tugs. In every case at M.anilowoc. Duluth. Superior, Lorain, Ashtabula, Cleveland, Chicago. Sturgeon Pay and other yards, tremendous expansion of ex
is handled by an electric crane which raises the covers from the coaming and stows them on deckbetween the hatches. The accommodations are located in the aft deck
The aft deck house
isting facilities was required before real progress could be reported on the new orders. Buildings
contains the commissary space consisting of the galley, pantry, refrigerator, mess room and officers' dining room, also the Chief Engineer's office and stateroom and quarters for the assistant engineers,
had to be converted, machinery had to be rebuilt and retooled, men had to be trained. Many work ers had to be recruited from nearby agricultural areas, but every obstacle was met with a firm de
the oilers, coal passers, firemen, stewards and por ters. In addition there is one spare room and a rec
termination and a will to support our war effort,
house, the texas house forward, the forecastle and on the main deck forward.
reation room.
The texas house contains an observation room,
God gives to every man as much as he gives to the flowers . . . enough earth to grow in and enough
the Captain's office and stateroom and two own
heaven to "row into.
ers' staterooms.
Give the new man a few ideas on safetyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that is a good way to start helping others.
A second recreation room is provided in the fore castle, together with quarters for the mates, watch men and wheelsmen.
Quarters for the deck watchmen and deck hands are located on the main deck forward. A laundry is also provided here for the deck crew. All living quarters are insulated and ceiled with fireproof materials. All inside doors are of the
hollow metal type, thus making the vessels entirely fireproof. The boats are equipped with the most modern navigation aids. This includes Sperry gyro-com pass with repeaters and Auto Pilot, enabling the vessel to automatically maintain a predetermined course. The ship-to-shore telephone is included in the ship installations. These five vessels can well be said to be the larg est and most modem ore carriers on
the Great
Lakes.
Great Lakes Yards Producing Many Ships For The U. S. Navy New contracts for the building of ships of types and designs never before constructed in inland
yards are being awarded regularly to Great Lakes
shipyards by both the L". S. Navy and the Maritime Commission, as they demonstrate their abilitv to
President and Mrs. A. H. Ferberl and Sons Ed and Fred
al the Launching of the Sir. A. H. FERBERT
,
Pulverized Limestone The Agricultural and Industrial Limestone Unit of the Michigan Lime stone & Chemical Company by Thomas Rose ating inside concrete tunnels. These tunnels exlend under stone storage and permit stone to be conveyed to the plant, where it is automatically fed into a 7x70' Vulcan Iron Works dryer kiln for drying. The heat for drying material flows through
The agricultural and industrial pulverized lime stone unit Of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company is located in Buffalo. X. Y.. with its dock facilities on the Buffalo River at the foot of Kath-
erine Street. The original Buffalo Plant started in operation in 1915 at the foot of Louisiana Street and moved to its present location in 1917. This
dryer kiln and is supplied by a 12x20' coal fur nace in conjunction with a preferred utilities Type
plant was destroyed by fire in 1936, at which time the present plant was designed, embodying the most modern methods of
B direct-fired oil
pulverizing limestone
and incorporating: fireproof construction through out the planl. and went into operation in I$38, Plant operation is divided into three phases— the supplying of aggregate materials to the Stone-
Mix Corporation for use in making ready-mixed concrete, the reshippiug of fluxing stone to inland foundries and the pulverizing of limestone. The yearly consumption of limestone is over 200.000
tons with dock storage capacity of approximately 100.000 tons. All stone u>x'<\ in Buffalo is shipped by Bradley Transportation Co. self-unloading ves sels from our <|iiarries at Rogers City, Michigan. In the processing of limestone, the raw stone is moved from dock storage by conveyor belts oper
furnace
that
directs
its
heat
through a series of ducts to various points of the plant to assist in drying material. After the stone passes through dryer kiln and the moisture is re moved, it is heated to 200° temperature, then ele vated by a bucket elevator to a 200-ton hot stone bin and is then ready for pulverizing. From here the hot stone is fed into a Rex chain belt supercapacity elevator which raises the material to the lop of the plant and deposits the load into a 12' Sturtevant air separator. Here the finished prod uct is removed and the material to be pulverized falls into a ISabcock and Wilcox No. 238 ball-type pulverizer. From this point, a continuous cycle of material flow starts to the mill elevator through
the air separator and back to the pulverizer, re circulating a load of approximately 280 tons per hour through these main units in order to produce 40 tons per hour of finished product. This function is aided by an intricate electrical system that syn chronizes automatically the feed of the dried stone material into the mill elevator, as the air separator floats off the finished product ami also gauges the material flowing throughout the pulverizer, and in the event of a breakdown it instantly arrests the circulating load in the above-mentioned units.
When the material is floated off by the air sep arator, its gravity flows to a finished-product buck et elevator and is again raised to the top of the Mill building, run over a series of 12 4x5' Tyler Mummer screens and then
Left—Transit
Mixed
Concrete
Truck Loading at Batch ing Plant. Right—Stone Drying Kiln and Hot Stone Elevator.
scrcw-convcvorcd to
View of Buffalo Plant
four finished product bins with a total capacity of 800 tons, where it is ready to be shipped either by cars in the form of bulk or sacked by the St. Regis Paper Company automatic packers into paper sacks ol 80-lb. weights and conveyed to railroad cars for loading. The three distinct products made are namely, a 35x100 mesh material, a material of which 65%
passes through a 200-mesh screen and a material of which 85% passes through a 200-mesh screen, although actually 15 products are made to meet customers' requirements. Pulverized limestone is used extensively for agricultural purposes, coal mine dusting, stock-
only are the)- interested in production problems, but they are doing good work in safety and accident prevention. They are proud of their safety record and are well into their third year without a losttime accident. We think they have every reason to be protld of this record and know that every
member of the organization must be Spending ev ery effort to prevent accidents in llieir plant. They are setting a goal for themselves and as the record goes on the task will be that much harder. "Calcite Screenings"' and all the employees of the limestone
plant at Rogers City wish this fine group the suc cess they deserve
in their efforts
to have
achievement in safety go on for many seasons.
food, building materials—asphalt road construction, purifying carbon, glass manufacturing and in the chemical industry. Our plant has a weekly cap acity of 5.000 tons of pulverized liniestone which is shipped by rail to points in Xew York State. Penn sylvania and Ohio for consumption. Editor's Xote—There are approximately sixty employees at the Buffalo Plant. They are a livewire group and take pride in putting out a first-
class product in the pulverized limestone field. Not
Right—B&W Ball Pulverizer
•§=—;
this
The men pictured above are members of the Plant War Bond Committee who successfully made the goal of ninety
per cent participation for "ten per cent." The committee is to be congratulated on its splendid work in obtaining the Minute Man Flag for our plant.
Everybody-Every Payday-10% In War Savings Bonds By Ethel Strieker Polls are conducted for many purposes, and gov ernment agencies are also participating in such
be required to finance our war efforts and this
queries to determine the trend ol opinion ol the American people in political and economic matters.
amount must be forthcoming from the people; There are only three accepted methods presented to the people for the collection of this huge sum of
The results of many of these polls have often de
It is estimated that a billion dollars a month will
cided the course taken by those who wish to stay with the majority. These canvasses are most advantageous where
money. One method is the purchase of war bonds and stamps, and if the funds cannot he collected in
opposition is keen and any program instituted af fects a large percentage of people—say. for instance —a presidential election. In the case of political
and compulsory savings.
in this manner the other alternatives are taxation
Taxation would be the surest if not the simplest method of collecting this money, but the added tax
polls we are free enough to speak our own opinions
ation together with the sacrifices the people must
before an election and acknowledge openly our support of a candidate. In economic problems we
make would be such a burden that it would be dif
are still able to uphold the theories we have ac cepted as practical and advance our own ideas with out fear of jeopardizing our positions or business.
Then. too. taxation is disliked as being too oppres sive a method for people who have enjoyed free
ficult for most of its to bear the strain financially.
dom as we in America.
We are indeed fortunate to be able to carry on such
Compulsory savings plans have been enforced in
a program to assure ourselves of the intentions and
certain European countries to tide the burden ol post-war economy and reconstruction. This form of savings is also inconsistent with our rights and
good faith of fellow citizens in certain policies. If we were to look back at the beginning of the Defense Savings Program and make an account ing of the attitude and opinion of fellow Ameri
liberties.
We have always maintained in America that it
is not necessary to employ coercive measures to such an extent that they endanger our form of
cans, we would find that many of our people were not supporting our Government's program to any great extent and that it was only a half-hearted effort of many to buy bonds and stamps. A poll
government.
thus made would indicate a lack of unity in pur
America for Americans.
pose, which was perhaps due largely to the indif
That's why the Government is putting- on the drive to acquaint us with the facts of the country's financial condition and is appealing to us for aid. That's why the Government is requesting that we loan all the money we possibly can to finance the war program. We are asked to loan the money for which we will be- paid interest—for every three dol
ference to policies and diplomacy employed in han dling the war situation at the time However, now that we are engaged in a war which has progressed to the (joint where it is en dangering the very structure of our democracy, our poll on purchase of War Ponds has risen fav orably and tlie people are really getting behind the program and giving it the support it needs. We would now find, according to a recent survey by (iallup's Institute of Public Opinion, that 98% of America believes in War Ponds—and that over two-
thirds of the people believe that 15% of earnings is a fair amount to put into bonds and stamps. 1550
We still believe that our people are
willing to do their share to proteel and preserve
lars we loan we will receive four dollars in return
in ten years.
We must admit this is a pretty fair proposition. especially when we consider that we can gel our money back any time after sixty days if we need it. Another reason why the Government is request ing thai we put more of our earnings into War
&•
Bonds is that the national income has been boosted
to 120 billions for this year which is about 24 bil lions more than last year and that every effort of government departments and boards cannot stop inflation in spite of price ceilings unless all of us do our part and put back at least half of the 24 billion dollar increase into the Government Treas
ury. The most convenient and efficient method is through authorized payroll allotment plans as es tablished by the Treasury Department. The Payroll Allotment Plan is a convenient meth od for collecting these funds as many of our work ers find it difficult to call at the bank or post of fice to buy these bonds, and as we have been re s-
quested to divert at least 10% of our earnings, or
ation which is extremely undesirable in war times. Research has shown that loss of salt from the
body, through excessive sweating, is at the bottom of the trouble. There is a very simple explanation for this fact. Every body cell, the blood stream,
the spinal cord, the brain, must contain a certain amount of water if the proper chemical balance necessary for normal body functions is to be main tained. Unless salt is present in the proper quan tities, the various parts of the body cannot hold the necessary amount of water. When body salt is lost through excessive sweating and not replaced promptly, cells and other parts of the body lose water, upsetting the delicate chemical balance of tissue and body fluid. If the salt loss is slight, the
one billion dollars each month, into War Bonds in
first reaction will be a tired, uncomfortable, let
dustry is willing to cooperate in the collection of this money and thus insure a steady flow of funds
down feeling. It is generally agreed by industrial physicians that the average worker needs, during the day, one level teaspoon of salt for each gallon of water drunk. Since workers in even the hottest jobs will rare ly drink more than two gallons of water during an eight-hour day, the extra quota is approximately two level teaspoons, approximately 60% more than the average diet contains. Men not on hot jobs will consume from two quarts to a gallon of water during the day and need half to a full teaspoon of
for the war effort.
*
A new card for payroll allotment authorization for purchase of War Bonds, Series E, has been pre
sented for the collection of 10% of earnings to sup plement the authorization cards presented to the employees last winter. . To date over 90% of the employees of the Calcite Plant have returned these cards authorizing de ductions of 10% of their earnings for the purchase of War Bonds.
The Bradley Transportation Company also has over 90% participation in this program, and many of these employees are contributing far more than the requested 10%. For many years members of the Bradley fleet put their savings in the Cleveland Trust Fund, but this year practically all savings are invested in War Bonds, which should be proof enough of their willingness to do their part. The employees of both companies are giving their earnest support to the War Savings Program in an earnest endeavor to help prosecute the war and preserve our peace and happiness. Polls may not always disclose with any degree of accuracy the final outcome or decision of a campaign or problem, but we know that the poll conducted by George Gallup's Institute of Public Opinion will be substantiated by the sincere efforts of all of us to attain the goal of 10% from every body every pay-day.
salt, from 10% to 25% more than.the salt content
of the average diet. Tablets containing salt are available at drinking stations at the plant and on the boats. Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company now has over ninety per cent of the employees diverting at least ten per cent of their earnings for War Bonds.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY -
Salt-An Aid to Production f
As the pace grows faster and the days grow hotter, production experts, industrial physicians, and safety engineers are making every effort to safeguard the physical fitness of American work
THAT OVER NINETY PER CENT OF THE EMPLOYEES OF
lluchiaaiL Jjmeshnff&iMantJBaltm
ers—to see that there's no seasonal summer low
ering of production and efficiency—no increases in accidents and mistakes.
Until a few years ago, a serious cause of disabil ity among employes has been heat sickness or heat cramps, particularly prevalent among workers en gaged in hot, heavy work. In its milder forms, heat sickness is very often not recognized as such, showing up as a loss of energy, increased fatigue, or a general let-down in productive output—a situ
ARE BUYING U. S. WAR BONDS THROUGH THE PAY ROLL SAVINGS PLAN
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A Very Small, But Typical Pile, of Scrap Rubber Collected in the Presque Isle County Drive That Netted 244 Tons
Some Facts Behind The Rubber Situation by Paul V. Thornley Behind tike comparatively brief industrial life of this strategic material lies a romantie and dramatic story, well worthy of a substance of so many mod ern uses and with so few substitutes.
For about two hundred and fifty years little use was found for this strange material, but gradually
scientists began to find practical applications for it. In 1770. Doctor I'ricstly. the English chemist,
Rubber is a product of the forest made from the
wrote in his notes that this substance made from
milky liquid obtained from certain trees and plants. This liquid is called latex. Latex is not sap but a
the gum of a tree was excellent for removing black lead pencil marks from paper and since it came
milk-like substance stored in the miter coating of
from the land of the Indians it became known as
the tree or plant and oozes out when the bark i:
India rubber.
cut. The latex hardens when exposed to air aim seals up the cut in a short time. Incidentally, this
About one hundred years ago a Scotchman nam ed Charles Mackintosh, dissolved rubber in naph tha and used it to make waterproof coats and at the same time Brazil started shipping rubber to the United States for the purpose of making hard rub
acts as a protection to the tree against various in sects
which
bore
sealed in and dies.
into
the
bark.
The
insect
is
The cuts made by man are also
sealed up in a few hours and prevent injury to the
ber tires, rubber boots, water bottles, and other wa
tree.
ter-tight articles.
According to historical records Christopher Co lumbus was the
first
white man
to become ac
quainted with the above substance now known as rubber.
When Columbus visited Haiti on his sec
ond voyage to the New World he found the natives playing with balls made from the gum of a tree and
was much intrigued by the resilient qualities ol a
The rubber of this period, however, was not what it is today. It could not be stretched appreciably. It became gummy and sticky with heat and did not wear well.
Not until tie American. Charles ('moil-
year, found, entirely by accident, a method of mak
ing rnliber strong and durable did it come into its own.
substance with which the Old World had nothing
Goodyear had spent many years of his life and
to compare. Some twenty-five years later Span ish explorers found the Indians of Xew .Mexico smearing this same liquid on their feet to protect
all of his money as well as all he eotild borrow ex perimenting with rubber. He did most of his work
them
from cuts and bruises.
These
Indians also
used balls made from the gum of trees to play a game which the elastic qualities of the ball develop ed into an extremely strenuous and active sport. 1558
in his kitchen when he had time to Spare. One day he happened to drop some prude rubber and sul phur on the stove and to his surprise it did not burn but came away in the resilient form of our modern vulcanizing rubber.
t>
Since Goodyear's discovery in 1839, the practical
terial which remain our hope for rubber supplies in
over 30,000 different articles made from this prod uct of the weeping tree in the jungles of Brazil.
some other source than the Hevea tree; synthetic
Until the latter part of the 19th century 95% of
the near future.
These are窶馬atural latex from
rubber; artificial rubber; scrap rubber, and last,
the world's rubber came from Brazil where the wild
the rubber tires on our millions of automobiles.
rubber trees were tapped by the natives, the latex collected and cured on paddles over a fire made
preciable quantities from the Hevea tree, the guay
from nut shells. The crude rubber was then carried down the Amazon and sold to traders who were in
a position to handle it.
The rubber business finally became so lucrative that the Brazilian Government forbade exportation of the Hevea tree seeds or seedlings and thus main
r
There are four main sources of this resilient ma
uses of rubber have increased until today there are
Natural latex may be obtained at present in ap ule bush and the rabbit bush . The two latex plants
may be and are being grown in many sections of the United States. The guayule bush in particular has
great possibilities, and after some four years of in tensive cultivation and seed raising it may solve
our future rubber supply and make the United
tained a virtual monoply on world rubber. In 1875 Sir Henry Wickam was granted a com
States self-sufficient.
mission from the British Government to obtain a
ber molecule from other substances such as alco
supply of Hevea tree seedlings in any way possible. Many had tried smuggling these plants from under the protective eye of the Brazilian officials, but
experimental stage as far as the United States is
failed.
However, Wickham, with the aid of the
natives finally obtained a supply of seedlings by taking them out under a legitimate cargo of other botanical specimens. Wickham's seedlings survived the Atlantic cross
ing and were propagated under tropical conditions in the London biological gardens. Later the plants were transplanted to their natural environment in Malay and Ceylon. From this beginning the huge rubber plantations of the Far East developed. In five years these transplanted Hevea trees un der cultivation began to produce rubber in much larger quantities, more rapidly and cheaper than in Brazil. By 1913 cultivated rubber was running its wild cousin a close race and by 1932 the rubber
Synthetic rubber is made by constructing a rub hol.
This method of making rubber is still in the
concerned although Germany and Russia have been
using it for some time. It may be two or three years before any quantities to alleviate the rubber shortage can be produced. Synthetic rubbers lack the elasticity of natural rubber and require some natural rubber with them to make them stick. They
also have a tendency to harden and crack at low temperatures. This characteristic of both syn thetic and artificial rubber was partially the cause
of Germany's difficulties in Russia last winter. Artificial rubber is a substance made industrially
which has the physical characteristics of natural rubber, but chemically it may be an entirely differ ent material. The Dow Chemical Company of Mid land is manufacturing Thiokol, an artificial rubber
having excellent wearing qualities. It is even bet
plantations of the Far East were furnishing 97%
ter than natural rubber in this respect. The Good
of the world's crude product. The Indians in Bra zil found that profits were too small for the hard and dangerous task of collection of wild rubber. The few plantations which had been started could not compete with the cheap eastern labor and the
year Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, manufac
Hevea trees returned to the jungle.
ty of rolling stock for our automobiles, trucks,
The Japs now control 97% of our crude rubber supplies and they are not letting any of it slip through their fingers. Our demands for rubber are now greater than before we entered the war and by the end of the year the supply required by
tanks and all other requirements. The catch in all of these potential rubber sources is the time element necessary for quantity produc tion. In the next two years the war production
our armed forces will be nearly double what the country used in 1940. What are we going to do about this product which a few months ago we accepted without ques tion or few thoughts of the future? Why not go to Brazil, the home of the Hevea tree? The wild rubber is hard to collect, distances are
long from tree to tree and the jungle is a contin uous menace.
Few white men could live in its
fever-infested depths. The Indians are not depend able and the product is dirty. Plantations take years to develop rubber plants and overcome the dense rapid growth of the fever-ridden tropical lands where the Hevea tree thrives. The United Nations need rubber within the next twelve months in their battle for freedom.
tures Koroseal, and du Pont produces a substance
called Neoprene. These artificial rubbers are ex cellent and along with guayule or some other nat ural rubber can in three or four years give us plen
industry will swallow up all of the rubber available and ask for more. The only other sources of supply after our now dwindling reserves are used up are
scrap rubber and the tires on private cars and trucks.
By the end of 1942our reserves will be gone and it is up to us to produce the private stock in the form of scrap to keep our war industry rolling until the new rubber producing industries can catch up. Can we do it?
Well, we can at least give all we have
and if necessary we can donate our private stock of tires. We hope this will not be necessary but if it is needed the sacrifice is nothing compared to
the sacrifice of young American manhood neces
sary to keep Old Glory flying in the breeze. If the spigot becomes bigger than the bung and the rub ber barrel begins to go dry, remember the unnec1559
essary miles ol rubber you are leaving on the roads. This rubber will have to last for the duration. There are not enough busses to take care of all the traffic
and no more busses are being produced. Save the
nation's rubber supply by cutting all non-essential rubber wear.
In the recent rubber drive. Presque Isle County can be proud of the record made in collecting scrap rubber. The rubber collected per person in Presque Isle County is as high or higher than any other in the country and we hope it will still keep rolling in. Rogers City was the center of the rubber drive for
the county and the following list represents the amount collected up to July 28th: 487*663 lbs. Total for. Presqu-e Isle County, or 244 tons.
312.310 lbs. Collected in Rogers City, or 78 lbs. per person,
24.340 lbs.
L. S. Lee Goes To Brazil
From Presque Isle County to Alpena County.
12,925 lbs.
From Presque Isle County to Cheboy gan County.
12.000 lbs.
From Pitesque Isle County State Park to Indian River.
49.265 lbs. Total taken out of I'rescue Isle County. Average of ?>7y2 lbs. per person for l'res(|ue Isle County. Paul Hopp of the Standard Service in Rogers City topped the amount of sera]) collected with a total of 55 tons followed closely by Cash Xowicki
of the Gulf Service. Rogers City, with a pile weigh ing 54 tons.
BUSINESS MEN DIE TOO SOON A Mayo physician, who specializes in the ail ments and diseases of American businessmen, re cently told the American Association of Industrial
Physicians and Surgeons that eating too much, smoking too much, drinking too much, working too much, resting too little, and playing too little, are the I.actors responsible for so much heart disease, circulatory disease, and kidney disease among bus iness men.
Lucas S. Lee arrived in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, June 6. where he assumed his new duties as General Manager of the Companhia Meridional de Mineracao
which is a Brazilian subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation.
Mr. Lee's new duties, as representative of the United States Steel Corporation in Brazil, will in clude the supervision of the Companhia Meridional de Mineracao's operations at its manganese ore mines for ultimate shipment from Rio to the Unit ed States for consumption by United States Steel Corp.â&#x20AC;˘ration subsidiary steel companies in this country.
Lucas Lee became associated with the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company as an engineer
in the fall of 1924, and prior to that time lie had been with the Robins Conveying Belt Company. During his work in the engineering department his outstanding accomplishment was the major part of the design and field work in the construction ol our present screen house.
This physician. Dr. Harold C. Habein. further
Luke was bom in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in
more says that the present war. with its strain up
1894. and moved to Oklahoma while quite voting
on the business men of our nation, will cause a
and was graduated from the University of Arkan
great increase in high blood pressure, hardening of
sas in 19U) with an A. I!, degree.
the arteries, and coronary thrombosis, unless our
His first connection with the Corporation was with the American P.ridge Company in Chicago;
business men drastically revise their living habits. Dr. Habein warns that these lethal diseases are
later he was associated with the Illinois Central
claiming more men of younger age now than ever
Railroad Company and the Robins Conveying Pelt
before.
Company.
Congratulations to the man who always keeps his work place clean and orderly. Grime doesn't
the 801st Pioneer Infantry and at the end of the
pa v.
During World War I. Lnke served in Prance with conflict was discharged as a first lieutenant.
He was married July 2. 1925. to Lillian Carlson
Various types of nylon in solution have been used
of Chicago and moved to Rogers City where they
on a limited basis to coat wire for insulation in mo
lived until Lnke took up the management of the
tors and other electrical units. All forms of syn thetic insulation are receiving increasing attention
Buffalo Plant in 1938.
both because of rnhber shortages and limitations
and civic activities in every community in which
ol rubber such as aging and low resistance to at tack bv oil.
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Both Mr. and Mrs. Lee have been active in social
they have lived and have a host, of friend's who wish them every success in their new environment.
U. S. O.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The answer to the
wish of every service man. There are ten United Service Organizations Clubs and three service units in Michigan
Help Our Boys by Giving to the U. S. O. There perhaps is not a person in our community who hasn't a friend or relative serving with the armed forces. As the war progresses and we see more of our boys leaving home, work and friends tt> take up arms against the enemy we cannot fail to realize the sacrifices they must make for the winning of this war. Many of the fellows who are now in service nev er have been beyond the boundaries of their own
require new buildings and units to care lor the
the American public-â&#x20AC;&#x201D;or an average of (>(> cents a month to pledge to every one of the 4.000.000 Amer ican fighters some measure of friendly and home like hospitality in those moments of leisure when
state and now transferred to distant states and ter
the best soldiers and sailors in the world want a
needs of the rapidly expanding army. navy, and maritime service a\ the United States. A budget has been set up for the year of 1942 which will
require donations amounting to $32,000.01)0 from
ritories find it difficult to become adjusted to their
little comfort, a place of relaxation, and a touch of
new surroundings. It is primarily for this purpose that the United Service Organizations was estab
home.
lished.
The U.S.O. now functioning for a year and a half has already rented and constructed buildings at army, navy and marine stations in 43 states and 8 foreign bases, which total some 403 clubs and 182 other units.
It is the combined efforts of six na
tional agencies. The Young Men's Christian Asso ciation, the Xathional Catholic Community Service, The Salvation Army. The Young Women's Chris tian Association, the Jewish Welfare Board, and the National Travelers' Aid Association, and the volunteer services of millions of Americans which have made this service to the men of the armed forces a success.
The U.S.O. has provided for thousands of ser vicemen throughout the nation and in war /.ones
with recreational facilities and planned programs of entertainment. These, too. are requisite for keep ing our soldiers, sailors and marines in the best con
dition, physically and morally.
It is only through an organized plan such as the U.S.O. that our men in service can be reached, and
the favorable results of the organizations' efforts of the first year have well deserved the praise of the many friends and families at home. The U.S.O. has now entered its second year of activity and has outlined a full program which will
Each county has keen assigned a quota in order to finance this service, and the quota for Presque Isle County for 1942 is $2000. A drive was begun on May 11. for the collection of this money and to date Sl.72d.55 of it has been collected.
When we consider all the benefits the
U.S.( '.
offers to our men in service, we certainly know that most of our boys to whom this service is available are pleased that their people are not only giving them guns, planes, ships and tanks to Fight the enemy, but are giving thein a weapon with which to fight off loneliness, discontent and boredom. What can be more heartening news from our boys than to know that our efforts are bringing them satisfaction as expressed by one of the boys in the service: "The U.S.O. is all that it's cracked up to be!"
By standardizing angle bars to hold the ends of rails together at smaller-than-past average sizes, United Stales railroads will save 12.000 tons of steel a
year.
The man who gives to his children habits of in
dustry provides for them better than by giving them a fortune.
Lady Luck is not a life partner.
She may desert
vou at any momentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and without notice. 1501
Merritt-Chapman and Scott Dredge at Work in Port of Calcile Loading Slip
Dredging At Port Of Calcite Every industry throughout the country whether
Back in 1929. extensive harbor improvement was
large or small is rapidly making every effort to supply the armed forces of the United States with products necessary to wage war against our coun try's enemies. This is no easy task to change over night from a peace-time to a war-time basis. In dustries active in producing raw materials are un
done by the Sullivan Dredging Company at our docks and harbor. During the years since then a gradual accumulation oi silt naturally drifted into this area and limited the cargo carrying capacity
of ships since a deeper draft is now possible. So on April 27th of this year, the dredging equipment
der a big responsibility to supply processing plants
of
with enough material so that this all-out effort will not be held up before it is even well under way. All that our raw material industries can possibly do will assure this country of an uninterrupted program necessary il this war is to end in our
work on the harbor and loading slip at Calcite. The equipment in use here was a 9 cu. yd. dipper dredge, one of the largest dredges in use on the Great Lakes, two 1250 cu. yd. welded steel scows and the tug Fitzgerald. They started operation on April 27th and completed their contract on .August
favor and this end must be decisive.
It was with this thought that plans were made to do some work in the harbor at Calcite so that
more limestone could be moved without a greater
number of vessels needed elsewhere to transport iron ore. Regulations regarding the draft of Great Lakes freighters were revised so that vessels, al lowed to travel at deeper draft, carry more cargo.
Merritt-Chapinan and Scott started dredging
10th. During this time work was carried on for six days each week with two eight-hour shifts a
day. Twenty-eight to thirty men were employed on the tug. dredge and scows. Henry Stapletou was Dredge Captain and was remembered by many when he served in this capacity during the dredging operations of 1929.
Lewis J. Patterson and Orval Pines Sounding in the Loading Slip
During past years the Vulcan scow has done the necessary dredging to maintain the depth of water for operating purposes. This area is sounded each spring soon after navigation opens and smaller sections are checked as maintenance work has been
done. Our harbor is now in shape to take care of all boats wishing to use the increased emergency draft and during the course of a season this im
provement will result in greater tonnage of rawmaterials going to vital war industries without tax ing an already busy transportation system. The Maintenance Of Health
h; these days of national emergency, mainte
nance of health reaches a parity with prevention of accidents. A man losing time through sickness is just as much incapacitated, and in addition, often is
put to greater expense, since Workmen's Compen sation Boards do not take ordinary sicknesses into account.
Infection is not by any means confined to trau matic injuries. In the health sphere small blunders frequently lead to catastrophe and seemingly triv ial infections may result in more serious diseases. Colds pave the way for a host of afflications. such as sinusitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. It is wise to guard against the lesser evils to avoid dangerous complications.. No one is immune from disease. Ev eryone has an "Achilles' heel." The wise person
will acknowledge weaknesses and guard them jeal ously from infection or other danger. In the human frame, like a chain, the whole is only as strong as the weakest link.
First aid precautions are wise health insurance. Everyone should know how to keep a wound clean, and should remember that even the smallest: cut
must be looked after carefully. Serious infection may strike anyone, anywhere and any time. It is so much easier to check trouble than to remedy it.
Some people live dangerouslyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and continue to live.
Others live foolishlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and die.
It all depends
upon the measures they adopt for self-protection. All of us are potential enemies of our fellow men. Human contact is one of the great spreaders of dis ease. If we are suffering from any contagious disease, we must consider the welfare of others.
By care in this respect we can prevent the Spread of disease and assist others to keep well. Health authorities in Canada have accepted acci dents, even traffic mishaps, as health problems. For
every person killed in an accident some 95 are in jured. Many of these victims are consequently too handicapped to hope for any real success or hap piness in life ever afterwards. Precautions design ed to prevent accidents are. therefore, public HEALTH service.
Think ahead and you will prevent accidents. It is belter to take pains to prevent accidents than to
have accidents to give you pains. Most people fail to become leaders because they are unwilling to assume responsibilities.
This interesting float was entered in the local Fourth of July parade by the East Presque Isle County Sportsmen's Club in an effort to show what conservation can mean to us and what damage its neglect will cause. We are now passing through a tune when strict conservation of our natural resources is more im
portant than ever before. Our first line of defense is our resources for they supply iron and steel for tanks and ships, the aluminum for planes, the wood for barracks, the wool to clothe and the food to sustain our soldiers. Certain ol our natural riches
are important in keeping up morale. These are our woods, waters and wild life which provide us with rest and relaxation and renew us for the struggle in factory and encampment. The enemy knows how vital these things are to us, thus we must be unusually alert to new dangers that threaten them. Saboteurs will not hesitate to set fire to our forests, burn our oil wells, demolish
our power dams and destroy our crops. Let us then be prepared to protect and conserve our resources. Let us remember that conserva tion means that we use our raw materials in the
best and wisest ways possible.
In time of war it is
all too easy to be careless and wasteful.
Especially
must we guard against the fellow who. in the name
of patriotism, urges us to squander and exploit that which we should conserve for future use.
Fortunately, in time of war we are made to real ize how vital our resources are to us. People who spend much time and energy salvaging iron, rub ber, paper and what not, and who do without many things for the sake of the war effort are not going to be easily misled on conservation matters. One enemy we must guard against above all. and that is our own indifference. To an increasing de gree we will find it difficult to get out to our cot tages, hunting camps and trout streams. In times of peace these things kept our interest awakened to the necessity of conservation. It is most certainlv true that "Conservation means Recreation"
even in these times of lire rationing, and more so when tins war is over and we will all want to get a breath of fresh air in the good old "wide open
spaces'.
Matters not how long you live, but how" well. 1563
Some New Names to be Added to Our "Roll Of Honor" Calcite Plant—J. Alcid Burnell, Alvin Vilburn, Er-
hardl Bruder, Roy Strieker, Arthur Santini. William Cook, Marvin Klann, Ivan Bannon, Ralph O'Toole, Rob ert Patzer Jr., Leroy Warwick, George Glosser, Isadore Pines, James Dovolis, Jerome Kowalski. Detroit Dock—E. B. Metzen.
Buffalo Plant—Michael Gorman, Frank Gorski, Wil liam Larivey, Henry Podraza, Alfons Swiatosz, Elmer Molar, Melvin Price.
Bradley Transportation Co.—Helmuth Schultz Jr.. William Robarge, Edward Modrzynski, Erwin Adrian, Orval Poch, Robert Zempel.
Donald Pearse was employed in the Yard Department before enlisting in the Xaval Air Corps last December. Don is receiving his training in Florida and is now stationed at Jacksonville. Al-
Paul Pelax. who was employed on the Sir. P. II. Taylor as a porter, writes from Fort Bliss, Texas :'" I am feeling fine and getting along all right in the army. I am still cooking and am to get some
though the training is very strenuous, we under-
kind of rating in the kitchen."
slaud that Don is doing splendid work in this course.
ery success in his work to help i^fd the Army.
Palph (iapske. who was with the galley crew
erly
of the St. Calcite. is now
Time Office, has served
a sergeant a I Cam]) Croft. South Carolina. Ralph was home on furlough
eighteen months in the Army. Merman writes very interesting letters. and we are publishing an excerpt from a letter to
last month at which time
we enjoyed a pleasant visit with him. Ralph was one of the first employ ees to enter military ser vice and has made rap
id progress in the Army. J'. T.
hi.
Donald (Irani
the
employed
editor:
al
"One
the
little
thing about wdiich I have thought a lot lately is my CI. shoes. My origin;.I pair are still good as new. Robert
Pearse.
mem
MacPean. son of Captain
ber
M. P. Mael.eau of the Str. \Y. P. White, is re
service at: Camp Pee. Vir
ported to be somewhere
ginia, since February of
in the Pacific war area. P. T. E. MacPean enlist ed in the 145th Ohio In
this year, during wdiich time he has been promo ted from private to ser
fantry in January 1941. In the early part of June
geant.
of
the
Accounting
Department, has been in
Bob will soon be
enrolled in officers' train
this year he Completed
ing school and is prepar
training and
in
ing for service with the
service on a distant front.
L. S. Army Air Corps.
is now
Leo Yarch. sou of Ja cob Yareh of the Mill De
Alcid Burnell. employ ee of the Drilling Depart
partment, is now serving
ment, is now stationed al
somewhere in the Pacific
Cam]) Pickett. Virginia.
war area.
"Sid," as he is known to
Leo was in
ducted into the army early in the spring of this
call
his friends, is getting ad justed to his new sur roundings and is doingwell in his training. He misses the old gang but says he has a job lo do
all-out
lor Uncle Sam and when
lo help us attain victory.
that's done he'll be back.
year.
I.eo is just one of
many of the young men in this community who have
and
1564
Herman Steinke, form
answered
have
gone
the
We wish Paul ev-
U^zkaibrnznt
^Jotzman ox dahtaln
Blasting Crews
Walter Pilarski
Carpenter Shop Drills Drills
Chas. Hoffman Thomas Kelley John Dembny
.
Electrical Crews
Frank Reinke
Machine Shop
Mill Mill
.
William Heller
Adolph Sorgenfrei Anthony Mulka
.
Power House
George C. Wing
Shovels
Leon Kuell
Shovels
Fred LaLondt
Tracks
John Modrzynski
Tracks
Peter Giovangorio
Transportation
Victor Koch
Transportation Yard Tugs
C. C. Eldridge Otto Xempel Capt. Arthur Cook Chief Frank Lamp
Detroit Dock
E. B. Metzen
Buffalo Plant Str. Carl D. Bradley
....
Str. T. W. Robinson . . . .
Str. B. H. Taylor Str. W. F. White
Str. Calcite
.... ....
George W. Mintz Capt. F. F. Pearse
Chief John Sparre Capt. C. R. McQuinn Chief Guy LaBounty Capt. Donald E. Nauts Chief Thos. Suttle Capt. M. R. MacLean
Chief J. A. Anderson Capt. Leo Moll Chief Chas. Frederick
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Pari of Plant Personnel at Flag Raising
Personals from the Buffalo Plant
THE FLAG RAISING—May 25. 1942. will be a day the employees o\ ihe Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company will long remem
ber, for on that day our first flag-raising ceremony took place since the organization of the plant. John Kroff Sr.. our oldest employee, played the role of Master of
Ceremonies very well and really had the spirit of the occasion. The picture at the right is one of John taken just before the flag-raising ceremony.
The flag-raising started at 8:.ft) a. in. when all plant operations ceased for 1 hour. As soon as all the- planl employees were assem bled. Johnny, dressed up in an I'ncle Sam's hat. took his place al the
foot of ihe flag pole. Then slowly he raised the American Flag of Freedom while every spectator pledged his allegiance. After the flag was raised, a box of candy was presented by Johnny to ihe girls, and the boys received cigars. Then plant operations were again resumed.
Today we fly two flags, the one which we all love and honor—the
American Plag. and our safety flag, which represents a 2-year period free of lost-time accidents.
What's this we hear about Robert "Killer" Stephany getting mar ried soon ?
Shirley Snyder. Harold Kroffs girl friend, was away in Pennsyl vania this past summer and what a time llarold has had. woo! woo!
We were all very sorry to see Mrs. Helene Seheuerle leave our of fice in June, but 1ielene deserves a rest after working off and nn with us since 1917.
Plorcnce "Kid" Paughlin is pretty proud these days over her broth
er-in-law—Huck Geary—signing a contract
with the
Pittsburgh
Pirates this last summer.
Congratulations to Joe Giarritano! Joe was married this last July 11. but poor Joe had to march down the aisle with a patch on his head due to an injury which he received the day before ihe wedding. Jimmy Gorman has announced his engagement to Miss Shirley
Klein but Jim says that all plaits for marriage will have to be postpon ed "for the duration of the war"—Jim is 1-A in the Army. The picture at the right shows some of our girls. Left to Right: Pack Row: Rita Spinier. Grace Frary. Ruth Marks. I Ielene Seheuerle.
Front Row: Feleeia Lckan, Grace F.nright and Florence Paughlin. 1560
Pill Larivey. one of our former employees, is temporarily stationed with the Coast Guard at Buffalo. Xew York.
Hats off to Al Swiatosz. Henry Podraza and Frank (Angel) Gorski. who all "joined" the army last April—by request. We all
wonder when Lee (Man-hater,)
Lckan
wili break down and go out with Wally Kowalski. Better hurry, Lee. or L'ncle Sam will get him first. Jack Gorman, our loading foreman, is the proud grandfather of six children, (jetting pretty old. eh. Jack ? John Collins' dream linally came true in July
when "Baby" Major was clipped.
Now John feels
A new highway from the north end of Rogers City linking US-23 towards Cheboygan was com pleted this summer which adds to the fine system of streets and highways which the community luasts. Pike all other paving projects completed
better that Major is relieved of his coat.
in this vicinity, the aggregate used was processed
For a while we thought we were going to lose John Kunik and Kenneth Board but both were re
from Calcite limestone.
jected by Uncle Sam and we're glad to have them back with us.
Johnny Kroff Si\, and Wally Kowalski really did a swell job of painting our office and locker room. Good work, boys. Elmer Molar and Melvin
Price, drivers for the
Stone-Mix Corporation, were inducted into the army in July and we're all hoping that Elmer gets into the tank corps. Then look out. you Nazis and Japs! Good luck, boys.
Miss Rita Spinier plans to spend her vacation with her fiance. Corporal Robert Herdle, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. We were all sorry to see our former manager.
Lucas S. Lee, leave the plant for South America last spring.
Best of luck. Mr. Lee.
The road opens up a nice wooded section in Pinewood, improves property in this area, and encour ages tourist traffic to swing through Rogers City rather lhan "breezing by" on the outskirts of the village.
While such improvements are s<'light after by civic groups, and we think they are line, it is our thought that this particular straight piece of pav ing will bring a safety problem to our midst. Care less motorists might make this a speedway endan gering lives and property.
A bad accident here
would offset any commercial or scenic value that this highway gives. Traffic ol Peers will nevd the cooperation of local residents plus a strict enforce ment of speed laws to curb any careless, thoughtless motorist who would
make this
fine
roadway a
death-trap to our young children and to our pop ulation.
A calf today and beef roast tomorrow.
Our new station wagon is a big improvement lor the plant, even though the boys do have quite a time keeping it clean. Flash—the first session of the horse-back riding
Club, newest idea of the loading crew, found Ken Board riding neck and neck with his "plug"—and
Al least
that's what radio operator "Sparks" Lezinske had in mind when he picked this baby beef at a local stock sale. Of course, son Bob with the bottle of milk will have a few hours of work to do before
the roast is acquired, but "Sparks" says that work keeps 'em out of trouble. Guess you're right. "Sparks."
we do mean on his neck.
At the time of this writing, we just read about John (Murphy) Rychnowski's brother being ap
pointed a cadet at the Peusacola Flying School in Florida.
Congratulations. John.
Mrs. Grace (Shorty) Fnright. John Collins' as sistant and head of the office checking squad, can bake lemon pics like nobody's business. Better bring a few around towards the end of the month. Grace, and keep the office force smiling while they're closing the books. Miss Ruth Marks and Mr. P. II. Rathburn are the
two newest additions to our happy office crew.
All
we've got to say is. "Welcome, folks."
Never depend upon others—be safe yourself. 1507
You'll See It In Screenings "Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk Humor is hard to find these days—living is a se
Just "Among Ourselves"
Roy Sorgenfrei. son of Adolph Sorgenfrei. mill
rious business, but we still have our little happen ings in the Calcite family which we express through
shilt
the personal columns of Screenings.
We can win
recently
this fight with a smile on our face.
So why not
covering from injuries sus tained in active duty. Roy
smile ?
That Johnny Meyers is a handsome chap—in those underwear trunks—what
ladies, stand back, don't rush.
a
figure!
\'ow
But they did rush
and Johnny sprawled off ihe dock into the water and when he surfaced he looked like any male, too wet to be very beautiful.
Do you know the methods for controlling bleed ing? Answers are in any first aid manual, or you
foreman,
on
was
home
furlough
re
was in the battle of the Cor
al Sea. had made many trips to ports in the Pacific, and lias seen Hawaii. Australia. Xcw Caledonia, the Christ
mas
Islands.
Pago
Pago.
Panama, the Antarctic, and
the coast of China.
Roy
can learn the answers in civilian defense first aid
was a fireman second class and a member of an emergenc\ gun crew.
courses.
ported back for active duty early in August.
The berry pickers are having a good season. A full fruit cellar means a saving in the grocery bill and what we save can be well spent on war bonds
and stamps.
Berry picker Gaylord Smith got his
share and claims to have picked more than his wife. Usually these wives show up the husbands when there is work to do in the berry patch. Have you noticed the strange craft around the boat harbor and tug basin? It looked rather sus picious lor a while without name or registry, but now with the name "Ldgar" on the stern it has identified itself with a local subject and is no longer
under suspicion. Can't be too careful about strange craft these days. Someone has said, "The fellows who drive with
one hand are generally headed for the aisle of a church. Some of them will walk down it and some will be carried."
Do you drive as carefully as you can?
Presque Isle Count)- has more than met the bond quota established for it for the month of July. One reason for the successful sale of War Ponds is ad
vertising.
This was the theme of the float entered
in the Rogers City Fourth of July parade by the Friedrich I.umber Company.
1568
He re
The big thermometer located on the left hand side ol the main plant entrance is an indicator show ing what the employees of the Calcite Plant are doing in regard lo the purchase of War Bonds. The
mark of ICO is perfect, that is. every M. P. & C. Co.
employee would have lo subscribe to the 10% pay roll savings plan. We have {K)r'< subscribed now. \\ atch the figures on the thermometer.
What's the use of having friends if you don't use them? What with ihe shortage of skilled labor, they are more than welcome. That's what the camera man heard when he came upon this tug crew giving Alfred Ouadc a hand on the new home.
Left to right is "Boss" Boehnier, "Owner" Quade. "Thirsty" Ur.laub, "Bozo" Buza. "Pop" Fie welling and "Apprentice" Cook. When asked why all were
working so hard on such a hot day they pointed to a box under the shade of a pine. It wasn't labeled grape juice. Should be a well-built home. Al. (We wondered where Morgan was.)
Plant Transportation Committee In order to keep our defense industries going there must be no hold up in the transportation of workers to and from the job. American industrial workers have travelled by private car so long that no other existing form of transportation can pos sibly take care of all of them. Ibis production fac tories have been turned int.. war industries. If we cannot obtain new busses, cars or tires, there is only one answerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;use what we have and make il last.
Jo aid in ihe conservation of transportation fac ilities in war industries the Government has set
up a Share-the-Ride program so that all available rubber may be saved and put to the most effective use. The aim of this program is to get the largest number of workers to their jobs on the fewest num ber of tires.
To facilitate the transportation program the Gov ernment has instructed each war plant to form a transportation advisory committee made up of plant employees. The duties of the comuiilte are not to ration tires
or necessarily say who shall get new or retreaded
tires, but to aid the local tire rationing board so
Plant Transportation Committee (Left to Right)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Paul V. Thornley, George C. Wing, R. Dueltgen Jr., Edwin Radka and Ernest Bruning.
that the available tire supply, if any. can be put to the best possible use in keeping production at a maximum.
The transportation advisory committee chosen to represent the Michigan Limestone and Chemical
E. B. Metzen With Coast Patrol
P. P. Met/.en, manager of the Detroit Dock, on June 20. 1942, answered the call to the colors bylea ving for the United States Coast Guard Station
Company in this capacity is made up of the follow ing members: Paul V. Thornley, Chairman: Ru dolph Dueltgen Jr.. George C. Wing. Edwin Radka
at Baltimore. Ed received a lieutenant's commis sion with duties of training new men in the han
and Ernest Pruning.
chasing. During his absence the management of the De troit Dock and Transit Mixed Concrete business
The following list of regulations may help those applying for tires and tubes:
All applications made by defense workers for tires must go through the Plant Transportation Ad visory Committee.
Xo tires will lie allowed any defense worker un less he is two miles or more from his work and has
no other means of transportation. For instance, if a worker is on call or irregular shifts when busses do not run and he is two miles or more from place of employment he is eligible for tires. Rationed tires are to be used primarily for trans
dling of small crafts for shore patrol duty and 'sub'
will be in the hands of E. A. Biederman ably assist
ed by Mr. Met/.eu's son Bud. Ted Whittlesey ami Henry I lornbacher.
Mr. Metxen has been manager of the Detroit Dock since January 1. 1933, during which lime hehas greatly increased the aggregate sales in the De
troit area.
Previous to his employment with this
company, he was vice-president and operating man ager ol the Tlios. P. Currie Company of Detroit.
Mr. Metzen served five years with the L. S. Army
portation to and from work. All applicants must belong to a share-thc-ride group if this is al all possible. Xo applicant will be rationed tires who is known
and resigned with the rank of captain after World
to have abused the use of his present tires. Recap rubber does not wear like your original tires. The maximum mileage and safest speed
the Detroit Coast Patrol, he will be a very valuable man to his government. Ed has some very good ideas of his own on how to "slap the Japs" from the
range is under forty miles per hour. 11 there are two cars in a family, one used for work and the other as a family car. the lire ration
ing board has ruled that the worker is not eligible for tires until both sets are worn out.
For any information on tires or application forms see any member of the above-named Plant Trans portation Advisory Committee. JEvery time a man smiles it adds something to life.
War I.
'Mure is no doubt with his experience gained on his boat during the last two years of service with
Pacific and we know he will do more than his share.
Mileage of underground "track" to carry oil to tlie oil-hungry East is continually lengthening. Pro
duction of 24-inch steel pipe for the 550-mile pipe line from Texas to Illinois (the longest in the world) is going ahead at a rate permitting laying of five miles a day. By Christmas it is expected this line will be in service speeding its rated capac ity of 300,000 barrels daily to the Last. 1569
tion Department are sons. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Bonis A. Pinn and burial was in Rogers City Memorial Park.
Sirs. Leo Moll passed away suddenly on July b>.
1942. while in Florida.
Funeral and burial services
took place in Rochester, X. Y.
John I''.. Kiuville, father of John Kinville. secre tary and comptroller of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Co.. passed away on July PS. 1942. at his home in Alpena, Michigan. Funeral services were Births
conducted by Rev. James Malone of St. Bernard's Church. Alpena.
Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery,
Pawreuce Paul, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Since the last issue of "Screenings." daughters were born to the following:
Gladys to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Modrzynski on June If). 1942. Mr. Modrzynski is employed in the Shovel I )epartment.
gar Xewhouse Jr.. was killed in an automobile acci dent on August 10. 1942. Mr. Xewdiouse is em ployed in the Electrical Department. Our sincere sympathy is extended to these em ployees and their families in their bereavement.
Carleen Audrey to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Karsten
on June 12, 1942. Mr. Karsten is employed in the Mill Department.
Mary Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Yarch on June 4. 1942. Mr. Yarch is employed by the Brad ley Transportation Company. Sons were born to the following:
Dennis Roger to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schultz Jr. on May 25. 1942. Mr. Schultz is employed by the Bradley Transportation Company. Gerald John to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Modrzyn
ski on May 25. 1942. Mr. Modrzynski is employed by ihe Bradley Transportation Company. Stanley James to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C.abrysiak on May 21. 1942. Mr. Gabrysiak is employed by the Bradley Transportation Company. Clement James to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gorlewski on June 7. 1942. Mr. (iorh-wski is employed in the Shovel Department. Ronald Alva to Mr. and Mrs. Alva Meyer on July
19. 1942. Mr. Meyer is employed in the Drilling Department.
Allen Virgil to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Malocha on July 17. 1942. Mr. Malocha is Second Mate on the
Sir" Carl 1). Pradley. Best wishes to the parents and children.
Marriages Harry Felax. a member of the Drill Department, was married to Rosalee Tulgetske by Rev. C. (i. Althoff on June 20. 1942. Earl PaPonde. an employee of the Pradley Trans
portation Co.. was united in marriage to Caroline Sorgenfrei of Moltke on June 24. 1942. The cere mony was performed by Rev. Herman lleinecke. John Diellin of the Machine Shop and Mary Darga were united in marriage on August 1, 1942. by Rev. S/.ypcr.
Frank Rose Jr.. of the Yard Department, was married to Marie Stevens of Millersburg. Michi
gan, on August 14. 1942. by Rev. Ethan Pray.
Congratulations, everybody, and many happy years of married life.
Deaths Joseph Micketti. father of Dominic. Louis and Frank of the Track Department, passed away on pine 12. 1942.
Mrs. Alfred Savina is a daughter.
Arthur Pelt/, of Hawks, brother of Alfred Peltz
of the Machine Shop, died suddenly on June 24. 1942. Burial was in Moltke Cemetery with Rev. C. G. Althoff officiating.
Max C. Kuhlman. a pioneer o! this section, pass ed away on June 29. 1942. Marry of the Drill De partment, and Russell and Ralph of the Transporta 5/0
Fred Radka thought he had a problem with rats
under his woodpile until he heard Archie Plume's story on his rodent trouble. It seems thai ihe rats were after Archie's baby chicks so he plugged all the holes under his chicken coop. This didn't do any good, so Archie put a good concrete foundation under his coop and a few mornings later he came out of the house and found the coo]) moved twenty feel off the foundation. Some rats and some story. The Time Office certainly is a busy place these
days since a cargo of eoke arrived at the dock.
One of the greatest threats to our war effort
is the submarine. The peace-loving people of Lake May thought that one of these machines had been launched out there, but found out it was only Pes Raymond walking ashore under his straw hat af ter falling out of a boat.
Leo Sehefke doesn't have a chance to fish very often so he hasn't the tackle that some of you fish ermen have. He catches them anyway as he got a thirty-inch pike using the handle of his lauding net as a fishpole. llis partner had a good job using the landing net without a handle, but the}' got the pike into llie boat.
The very thoughtful culprit who planted the summer squash seed in Frwin Joppich's flower bed
Frwin is anxious to know
if anyone is interested in growing prize-win ning dahlias, kindly consult Ray Summers. He is the fellow who knows how to grow 'em.
who thought squash blossoms would add to the beauty of his pansics.
Many of ihe employees have put in concrete walks since they picked up the old belting. The
at the Storehouse can soon come around and claim
his share of the crop.
Julius Pat/.er lelling a story one noon hour came to a part where he said, "and ihe man's face turned as blue as a piece of paper." Everyone started to laugh, and one fellow said. "How in the world can
a man's face turn as blue as a sheet of paper? You must mean white."
Patzer looked a little foolish, then suddenly his face brightened and he said. "When I say blue, I mean blue, you dope. Didn't you ever hear of carbon paper?" Some of Chas. Hoffman's construction crew tried
a job that they did in their younger days—loading logs from a lake. The boys weren't quite as clever as they used to be but did get the old Hoeft dock cleared out SO that floating logs and dead-heads would not be a hazard to navigation. Chas. Flem
ing and Henry llaselhuhn weren't afraid to get their feet wet, but those old water-soaked logs were
lough to handle.
The well-conditioned physical culture expert "Vic" Koch must he going soft. Xo more shoveling coal this winter: the stoker is going to do the work. We hope you don't lose that trim figure, "Vie." Sure, didn't
you
know
it? Dick Hamaun is a fish
erman. "Always c a t c h fish." says Dick, "nothing to it." A guv can't work and polish cars all the time —gotta have a little fishin' once
in
a
while.
Xo
use
fishin' if you don't get fish, lust a half hour's job at Lake Emma to get a good meal and have some
fun.
Maybe Dick had help and maybe h e didn't. Y o u might ask Ray Paull. Anyway. Dick is holding the fish and that is all tiiat counts. We know that if
concrete is much safer and besides I'ncle Sam needs that rubber.
The newest sailing craft on Pake Huron is the
"Marilew." She's a trim crafl. fast, sturdy and room)'. Many, many months have past since her keel was laid and a few of her builders have left
our midst. Finally "Pat" Patterson got a partner that I'ncle Sam couldn't draft and now the ship is complete. A pretty craft, a pretty girl, and a good wind—what more does a guy want?
P.ill Slreich will never set any speed record with that washing machine engine he uses for an out board motor. When Bill gels in the boat he has to use an oar to get underway.
We all like birds but when you can't have both robins and raspberries, we usually choose berries.
Pob Mundt's neighbors says he must be a pretty good man with the slingshot now. Anyway he saved some berries.
Who was the guy trying to imitate a seagull on the turning basin stakes? Oh! Was that Floyd? Did vuii leave the tug or did the tug leave you? We live in God's chosen
country anil a good many of us don't have to be mov
ed away to make us ap
preciate it. Bill Stretch of the Yard Department is one who enjoys what na ture has to offer in North
ern Michigan and spends much of his leisure hours in the field and on the
stream. His good wife tells us that it is true that she is the fisherman in the
family, but that Bill always catches one big one on
July 4th each year so that life will go on peacefully
Dick is as good a fisherman
until the next Fourth. This
as he is a booster for "Safe
is the big one thai he got
ty"
that
he
can
bring-
home a good catch any time he chooses to go out
on Independence Day this year. We men must have an Independence Day, eh.
and try his luck.
Bill? 1571
ALf-<Vfc> "BUCK* ^>ew\gRRJV Our Midsummer Cover
The patriotic young lady saluting "Old Glory" is Frances,
young
daughter
of
Frank
Hamilton,
shovel engineer. Matty of our country's young folks to-day are learning what the flag really means in the way ol liberty and freedom to citizens of the U. S. A.
James Gardener
During the seventeen-year period from March. 1925 to June 1942, James Gardener has been an employee of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical
Company and of the Bradley Transportation Com pany.
All our lives are divided into periods of time determined by activities and events, and as we an ticipate these periods they seem to stretch far in
Ihe distance. As the)' are passed one by one. they
Guess Who?
come all
too short, and so it must seem
to our
Pleasant little chap, isn't he? Handsome too. Like many of our renowned citizens this young man got his start in Northern Michigan. Porn in ihe village of Tower, ami raised in the city of On a way
dependable person who made friends and gave his
when that town was at its best, he has landed in
associates the same pleasures
Rogers City where life seems to be giving him his share of pleasure. He has his own home, a good
steered a determined, uneventful course it seems,
wife (who can't bait the hook, but does catch all
the fish) and a job in the Yard Department oper ating Yard machinery. He has been in our midst for over five years so you know him as having a pleasant personality-. Yes. and he is still handsome and with quite a lot more weight than he was car rying when this picture was taken. "GUESS WHO in last issue was Mark llaswell. First Mate on the Sir. T. W. Robinson.
Caroline Stewart and Eunice Krueger are two
Stanley Gorlewski was the first Michigan Lime Chemical
Com
pany employee to res pond to the Govern ment's request for divert
lug crew, serving as a fireman or watchman,
and during the less active period in early depression years he was on the Bradley boats. Like most of the M. L. X C. Co. employees who have retired. "Jim" is in excellent health and is easily taken lor a man many years younger. We know that his future years will not be de voted to plan ned idleness be cause this is not his nature.
I le will contin
ment
authorization
card.
ue to be active
give
his
to
this
life of labor. It
man and has worked for
is
the company for sixteen
his
years.
sociates
We presume Stan War
Bond
savings for buying new machinery for his farm the
war
is
over.
This seems to be the plan of all good citizens. Why not invest your money now, let it
The
greater part of his service was in this department
Stanley is a shovel pit
when
He
we will miss him. Most of us remember him as a member of the
share
his
received.
realize that his presence added considerably to our own joy in what we have gathered along the way. "Jim" has many friends who are carrying on and
and
use
he
but now thai he is no longer in our midst as a fel low worker, we have many pleasant memories and
ing 10'/' of earnings for War Bonds by signing the first payroll allot
will
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We have known "Jim" as one who gave his best work every day without fanfare, just a faithful.
although he did miscellaneous labor in the Yard.
new members of the Accounting Department staff.
stone X
friend "Jim" as he leaves us now at retirement age.
work a
few-
the
wish
of
former as that
wherever
may
be.
h e
good
health and sun
ny days will be with
him
al
ways. The best of
luck
to
a
years, and buy what you
comrade of the
need in times of peace?
past
17 years.
As
a
peace-
Paul Wirgau. who was in a serious car accident recently is reported to be improving and coming
loving people we
along well.
have nothing but
"If vim have never been away from home, you
hate
and
don't know how good it makes one feel to hear Irom friends from home."
word "war" and
Please remember the boys at
for
con
tempt
the
camp who are fighting lor us by writing them a letter. The Personnel Department will glady as sist any employee who wishes to secure the address
all that it brings
of one of our members in the service.
man emotions to
The trouble with cutting clown Government ex pense is that nearly all the expense vote.
Yes, sir. we really miss Mrs. OToole's little boy (Ralph) around the garage. We hope he keeps his buddies at camp entertained as he did the garage gang.
to the world. Yet
il spurs the hu unexpected ac tivity and we us ually e n d our thoughts by say
ing, "we
don't
want it. but now that it's here,
let's go." SuCh is
Every man off the job because of an accident is on the job for the Axis. It is our patriotic duty to prevent accidents.
Keep 'em safe, fellows, and look out lor yourself
the attitude of the thousands in the L'.S.A. to
day. Erwiu Adrian, veteran of World War I. and his
son Frwin Jr. who is now enrolled in the L\ S.
too.
We gladly welcome all new members lo our
plantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and let those of us who have been on the job for awhile just bear in mind that helpful safety sug gestion will not only be appreciated by them, but will help to keep our safety record unmarred by accidents.
It is a pleasure to have Mr. .Robert Black with us again. Mr. Black is with the Detroit Edison Company at Detroit and is up here doing some spe cial work on plans for reboilering the Str. John G. Munson.
Everyone at the plant certainly remembers Chris Peukema and was happy to see him again on his re cent furlough. Chris has been a "louic" in I'ncle Sam's Army for nearly a year now and has been down in Texas most of the time.
There is no safeguard for a wandering mind.
Army, are typical examples of loyal Americans who say, "We thought the world was made safe for freedom-loving people in the last war. Xow we'll do the job right this time." F-i'win Sr. is a soldier on the home front getting material to son Erwin Jr., who was formerly a crew member of the Sir. Carl I). Bradley ami is now in I'ncle Sam's armed forces.
.After studying water temperatures and condi tions under which fish thrive the best, the Pake
Xeltie people wondered why the fishing was below par this year. We have the answer. Paul Claus has the formula and is getting all the Pake Xettie fish. How about a picture, Paul? What about Julius Patzer and Lawrence Carter Jr. having "injun" trouble when they drove up to Detour recently? The year boys seem to lie hav ing some fun with these gentlemen.
Enough rouge to paint a town red is consumed by
We wonder why Bruno Zempel wore his jacket when he went for a swim in the loading slip recent
ly. Could it be that the water was cold. Zempel? Proof that the citizens of the L'.S.A. will never sub
mit to plans of a foreign dictator
to
become
mere
slaves, is this picture ol Lawrence Carter Jr. busy on a Victory Garden for 1942. Right now Lawrence
and family are enjoying fresh vegetables from the
the motor car industry. It is used for fine polishing operations on various moving parts and bearings. Dave Larson went strong at a recent spit/.er
party where defense stamps were used as chips. They tell us that Dave really brought home some bonds.
The Shop boys seem to have something on "Louie" lleythaler about welding a spike to a bucket. Anyway the spike didn't stick- and Louie can't forget il with his pals giving him a reminder once in a while.
garden. He is typical of thousands of our people
Talk about a man being patriotic. Fred Bade just about gambles his life away trying to ride a bicycle in order to save on those precious automobile tires.
both voung and old in all walks of life, in every state.
and has trouble with Ihe modern design.
Maybe Fred used to ride one of those tall bicycles 1573
The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News It's Now The Merchant Marine Inspection, U. S. Coast Guards The former sixth, or Great Lakes supervising
According to Hull's instructions to his subsidiary offices, the merchant marine inspector in charge will assume the duties and responsibility of the en
inspection district of the U. S. Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, is divided into two sec tions through a reorganization under the U. S.
tire office and district.
Coast Guard, Earl B. Hull, head of the Bureau in
two "senior merchant marine inspectors" are as
this area, announced recently. Amalgamation of the inspection service with the
and the other in charge of all personnel activities,
Coast Guard for the duration of the war was order
ed by Presdent Roosevelt earlier this year and plans of the consolidation as outlined by Hull, ef fective July 1, bring administration of the bureau into the geographic outline of the Coast Guard. The service will now be known as Merchant Mar
In the offices where the
signed, one will be in charge of material inspection
including shipping commissioner activities (where shipping commissioner or ship personnel inspect ors are located), and licensing and certificating work, under the direction of the "merchant marine
inspector in charge." It was pointed out that the former "A," "B," and
ine Inspection, U. S. Coast Guard, and the former
"C" marine inspection boards for the investigation
7 supervising districts throughout the United States and possessions become 16 supervising districts. Duties of the service, which include the inspection of vessels (with the exception of Army and Navy craft), the certification and licensing of seamen and officers, and enforcement of navigation laws for safety of life at sea, continue unchanged. The former Great Lakes supervising inspection district with headquarters in Cleveland is divided
of accidents will function as before.
into the Cleveland Ninth Naval District, and the
Chicago Ninth Naval District, with a supervising merchant marine inspector at each city in charge. With this change Lake Michigan goes under the jurisdiction of the Chicago office and the rest of the Great Lakes under the Cleveland office along the lines, of the Coast Guard divisions.
The Cleveland office will have charge of the Great Lakes and connecting tributary waters cov ered by the former local inspection districts of Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, Oswego, Toledo, Saint Ignace, and Duluth, while Chicago will supervise Lake Michigan and connecting waters, covered by the former local districts of Chicago, Milwaukee and Grand Haven.
The former U. S. supervising inspection office of the Great Lakes District is now known as "the of
fice of supervising merchant marine inspector for the Cleveland ninth naval district" and continues
in charge of Earl Hull at 1110 Keith Building. Former local inspection offices will be known as merchant marine inspection offices, Hull said, and each will be in charge of one "merchant marine inspector in charge" with remaining inspectors in each office known as "merchant marine inspectors." In the three larger offices, located at Cleveland, De troit and Buffalo, there will be in addition to the
"merchant marine inspector in charge" what is known as two "senior merchant marine inspectors." Under the former setup the offices were headed by one local hull inspector and one boiler inspector with assistants.
1574
The Boyd For Bombs The "Old Boyd" may soon be on the way to Japan in the form of bombs.
The oil tanker J. Oswald Boyd wdiich grounded in the Straits of Mackinac on Gray's reef in De cember, 1936, and precipitated a "gasoline rush" the following winter, has been raised, and we are
told will be converted into scrap. The Boyd received a good deal of publicity at the time she grounded because several lives were lost
in removal of the cargo of high test gasoline which was stored in the tanks of the ship. One tug was blown up and the crew lost.
A truck loaded with gasoline from the Boyd went through the ice and caused death. In the late summer of 1937 she was raised from
Gray's reef and taken to Detour. Some of the parts of the superstiucture and deck were removed and sold for scrap iron. The Boyd was then allowed to sink and has been
since resting in the Detour ooze until recent oper ations were carried out to raise her and put her to good use.
At Detour, when credit for the job William. Homberg Point. Both have
we saw the ship being floated, was going to Wrecker Master and his assistant, Albert Lahad a great deal of experience
in the wrecking business on the Great Lakes. Hom berg is also a diver by profession.
In order to raise the ship it was necessary to employ six high pressure pumps. At times gales from the northwest pushed water completely over the cofferdam.
The Boyd has a carrying capacity of 1,806 gross tons of steel; has a keel measuring 224 feet, eight inches and 44 foot beam with 21 feet three inches
of depth. It was built in Scotland in 1913.
Be a wise old owl. Profit by others' experiences.
IJ
of the Str. Bradley, offer our deepest sympathy to Captain Moll in the loss of one so near and dear. Bill Halligan : "Put a splice in that line. Bruce." Bruce McLennan: '"What for. Bill?
You know
I can tie a good cow hitch."
After watching Vic Klee build his 12-foot boat, we are wondering why the Government hasn't tak
Safety Meetings
STR. CARL D. BRADLEY
Capt Pearse emphasized the fact that members of the crew should make a special effort to pur chase as many war bonds as possible. Swimming rules were again brought to the at tention of the crew. Each year some member of the crew suffers from sunburn. A little exposure to the sun each day will prevent the possibility of dangerous burns and much discomfort. The chief engineer advised the crew that if any member noticed anything wrong mechanically to notify the engineer on watch. Il was suggested that all alarm bells be tried out and especially those in the tunnel. The men were warned to use sidewalks
when
coining out of the tunnel when the boat was un loading openhearth because stones roll off ele
en Vic into a shipyard. On her trial run, the boat performed better than expected. Vic says it is an ideal fishing boat.
We are glad to see Clayton Gordon back on the job again after having successfully undergone an operation last spring. We had the pleasure of having Mr. John G. Munson as our guest on a recent trip from Cleveland to Calcite.
Congratulations
to
the
newlyweds
wishes for much happiness.
and
best
Our watchman. Earl
LaLonde. and Miss Caroline Sorgenfrei were mar
ried on June 24th. Thanks for the cigars. Earl, Buy more defense Bonds.
The difference be
tween our Government and the Axis: our Govern ment asks us and the Axis takes it.
vator and fall flown on walks next to the center
elevator which is very dangerous. It was proposed that swimming and diving from boat be eliminated as a very unsafe practice. The crew members
were cautioned
about let
ting the ladder drag along the dock ; also that men make certain that lauding boom rope is pulled to
its proper place before anyone gets on the landing
show you the picture if you don't believe me." "Let's see the picture." we said. Percy: "Oh. I forgot, boys. I haven't got the films developed yet."
Let's hope they turn out all right. Percy, for see
boom chair.
The members were also requested to make sure that thedolly liar be put in sockets properly before pulling on the hatches. The chief engineer suggested that crew be care ful with supplies as they are very difficult to ob tain.
Percy lleward after enjoying a six-day vacation was asked if he caught any fish. "Boy. did T." re plied Percy. "Four of them, three feet long. I'll
He advised them not to waste or throw over
board anything that could possibly be used. The mate suggested that no man handle the land ing boom rope or chair until he receives the signal
from the man in charge.
He also requested that
deckhands take flashlights with them when going
ing' is believinu'.
We regret having Krwin Adrian leave us. but we
are proud that one of our shipmates is serving in the Army.
At present we don't know where he is,
but wherever he is we know he will do as good a
job there as he did here aboard ship. Deckhands room is beginning to look like a schoolroom. The boys are putting all their spare time in studying for their Able Seaman Certificates.
around.
Bill 1 lornbacher and Clarence Flewelling con cede defeat to Ford Win field and George Kerr for lop honors in our Liars Club.
A deckwatch suggested that lights be installed in coal bunker for night fueling.
Say. has anyone noticed the new neon sign that adorns our galley door? "Yogelheim and Sparre.
on the dock at Gary al night as there are no dock lights and the dock is full of material lying all
Inc."
'
PERSONAL ITEMS
With vacation time over, our thoughts turn away from those wonderful times and fishing trips to the serious side of life—winning the war. Our job for
the present is to get limestone to the steel mills so our boys will get the best of arms to lick the Axis. And not only that, but we should buy more bonds— not only ten per cent, but more if we can.
It is with regret that we learn of the passing of Mrs. Moll, wife of Captain Leo Moll. We. the crew
Till-; COST OF SAFETY
Safety is a precious commodity in that the more of it you buy. the less it costs. Some folks think it costs a lot in time, energy and effort, and fail to realize that the people who pay the most for it are those who try to get along without it. Accidents
respect neither persons, seasons nor conditions. There are no rest periods for safey—or vacations. There is no official "leave of absence."
Accident
prevention is a full-lime job. L5/0
"
for 99 out of 100 of these deaths will be prevented just as soon as Americans can be shocked into an all-out program of safety.
It is obvious from the very magnitude of the toll in deaths and injuries that accidents constitute
one ol the serious impediments to our war produc tion.—Franklin I). Roosevelt.
STR. T. W. ROBINSON .
.
.
Safety Meetings
Captain McOuinn spoke to the members of the crew on safety first and fire hazards on board ship. He instructed all members of the crew to pull the plug on radio filters when not in rooms or before going to sleep. This also was suggested on use of
Our two officers are displaying odd-sized baywindows and to make each feel well, each tells the
other how thin his waistline is getting. Our stokerman. Tony Yarch. wants it known that
he is now a proud father. wife, and the young one.
Good luck to you. the
It is with deep regret that we mention the pass
fans when not needed.
Chairman Haswell cautioned the unloading crew on swinging the boom too fast and requested more care in operating mooring winches. Bill Kuuner warned the crew about removing signs from switches. Xo one but the man working on ihe line should do so.
The committee recommended that a floodlight be installed under platform of whistles so the coal bunker hatches would be light for closing and cleaning. The conveyorman reported that someone had us ed the burning outfit and had failed to close the oxygen and acetylene valves. The chief engineer instructed all of the crew other than engineers,
electricians and conveyormeu to keep away from this equipment. The committee suggested that no one but the stokerman on watch throw waste in furnaces, in order to avoid someone not familiar with stokers
from getting burned. The deck crew was cautioned not to put a cable
ing of Mrs. Moll, wife of Capt. Leo Moll. The crew ol the Str. Robinson extend their deepest sympathy to Capt Moll. Tony Y.: "Did you know thai you couldn't buy anv more shoes?"
Waller T.: "No. Why?" Tony Y.: "Because they are all out for defense; none for de-feet."
Helmuth Schultz has left us to join the Armed Forces and he writes us that lie has to walk 9l/y miles every day to get his meals. Says that he misses the "Robinson" and the crew.
Ray Fier has a good hobby in his leisure time, and it's time well spent "or he has many fine exam ples of his woodworking ability. Lake
Erie—the land of the fish
flies ami un
bearable heat.
on or take it off a spile unless signaled to do so by
We saw our good friend and shipmate. Clint Greenleaf. the other day and he is looking right
man on deck, and to watch the cable on long leads
well. We hear he has the Caulkins in fine shape.
putting it back of spile when shifting lines. Il was also suggested that angle cleats be remov ed from upper deck by stack. A member of the crew suggested that the men study their stations for fire and boat drills so they will know their duties al all times.
The Chief Engineer suggested thai new installa tions not essential to operation or safety of opera tion be minimized to help our Nation in the urgent need of materials for ihe war production* PERSONAL ITEMS
A remark that was made by one of the Coast Guard men checking the "Robinson" in Buffalo: "This sure is a clean ship." Remarks like that make us take pride in our ship. Our blond Bomber Walter Tulgestke wants it known that he is not "Hair Breadth Harry" any more.
One hundred thousand civilians will be killed in
A FFW SAFFTY"SUGGEST 10XS Learn the safe way to do every job. then always do il that way . . . Be sure the things yon use are safely built and safely maintain
ed . . . Accept your share of re
sponsibility the
You
bells
this
Fall
( hie of our oilers is about to lake
the fatal step. Even a tomb stone will say about
157c
be
after we lay up.
America—in factories,
in Ironies, on the street—
will
hearing wedding
g ood
But it's not really by accident,
of
others.
1942—not in the front line fighting, but here in
through accidents.
for
safety
tilings a
fellow
when lie's clown.
"**S-
"SI 20
HAPPY ACCIDENT KEEP
yOU FROM MAKING GUNS FOR yANKE-E-E-S"
cause damage to the belts, and we all know that now, more than ever, we must be on the alert lo
prevent any damage to any part of our working equipment. PERSONAL ITEMS
At this issue of the "Screenings" we are very glad to announce that our Bond sales have reached one
hundred per cent. At present some of our crew members are contributing more than ten per cent of their wages for War Bonds. We trust that in the near future we can say we ;ire one hundred per cent in this respect, too.
STR. B. H. TAYLOR
....
Safety Meetings
The practice of leaving the reversal lever of deck engines in the neutral position and the drum in gear was brought up. All men were warned of the
danger of leaving any of the engines in such a po sition that someone might get caught in the cable if the lever is thrown from that position. The matter of
a third lifeboat
being carried
aboard the Str. Taylor was brought to the atten tion of crew members. Captain Nauts will confer with the inspectors as to the practicability of elim inating this lifeboat as it is a hindrance in the
handling of Xo. 2 lifeboat. It was suggested that a ladder be built in Xo. 13
hatch to reach Xo. 2 cargo compartment on for ward side of bulkhead installed a few rears ai>o,
thus doing away with the hazardous practice of using a wooden ladder and bracket. 11 was suggested that a saddle be installed am id-
ship for the small boat instead of the hanger now
We have been informed that there are just three more trips through the Welland Canal. Gee. and peach season just coming on! But we are won dering how many more after these threeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we do not like to be boastful, but we are just the gang that can go through the Welland Canal.
Jack Robarge was contemplating going into the used paper business and was off to a good start, but
now Uncle Sam says he doesn't need any more for a while.
\\ e will keep saving them for you any
how. Jack.
On July 2. we were sorry to see one of our very-
in use forward.
A suggestion also brought before the committee was that flashlights be supplied men in tunnel in order that they may see more clearly while work
ing the pockets with lump coal. The matter of red lanterns being used at the midship cable was presented to the committee. Men were warned not to walk under boom while
the ship is unloading as a lump may be thrown from the boom belt.
Captain Xauts spoke to the crew members about keeping strangers from boarding the ship now that the guardsmen have been called from the boat. All members of the crew were warned that no one
should be allowed aboard ship without the proper passes. This order also applies to anyone from the supply boats which tie up alongside. 11 was suggested that the landing boom be thor oughly inspected to see that all bolls and braces are in good condition and that the booms be
Just three more weeks, boys, and tarp season is here againâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;summer and vacations almost over. This tarp situation will be nothing new for some or any fun for any of us when we finish loading in a hurry at C & 0 Toledo. But, boys, just think it means no more mosquitoes at this dock for another season. Anyone in doubt should see these mosqui toes trying to switch cars for the dockmen.
taken
down and straightened out where bent. 11 was further suggested that steps be installed on inside of after bulwarks where ladder rests, thus
doing away with tile short movable steps now in use.
The men washing down the tunnel were request ed to be on the alert for any dirt or pieces of stone which might be thrown on the bells in front of the tail pulleys. Pieces of stone, coke or coal might
good shipmates. William Robarge. leave us.
He is
now in training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Chicago. We surely miss that constant smile and sunny disposition. We all extend our good wishes ami the very best of luck. Bill. William Schwert. coal-
passer on the Str. Calcite. catches a big one from the St. Mary's River at the Soo. With the Calcite
making so many trips to this vicinity, the crew is catching up on a lot of the fishing thai a sailor usually misses. This one
that Bill northern had good of fresh the
has is a great pike. We have fishing pictures trout caught in
cook's
refrigerator,
but Bill pulled this one from the river. Many of the other crew mem
bers have had good luck matching these big fel lows. More trips up there for the fishermen! 1577
ledo should consult Ted Strand. It seems Ted gets
At this time the erew of the B. II. Taylor ex tends to Captain Leo IL Moll and relatives its deep
confused sometimes between A.M. and
est sympathy in time of sorrow.
Anyone wishing to know our arrival time al To P.M. as
he did this trip to Cleveland. It must be love. Ted. Mrs. Strand has been residing at Toledo for a month now.
Better luck next time to you both.
Herb Noble says that he almost got married, but the young lady said "No." You will eventually meet one that will say "Yes," Herb. Where were Walter Hincka and Leo DePeudry
when we had to shift at Milwaukee last trip?
;
Have heard Benny Selke. our second cook, went places during his vacation.
The crew also extends to Leo DePeudry sym pathy on hearing of the death of a grandchild.
It pays to have a little salesmanship in voiir makeup, no matter what your job.
You
both had votir vacation, bo vs.
Some First Hand Information From Corregidor
It is reported that Leo DePeudry tried to buy papers at Detroit recently with Toledo street car slugs. Why. Leo. you should know better.
During the siege and ultimate fall of Corregidor. one ol the reasons for the catastrophe was lack of medical and first aid supplies as related to a doctor acquaintance of the writer by a nurse who had
It seems that Tom Decry ran into something un expected when he got off for his vacation. Tom says it was just poor judgment on his part that time. How about Detroit, Tom? Aren't you in
terested any longer? display of late.
We don't see the picture on
The nurse relates that bandages no longer need ed on injured men were used without the benefit of sterilization except as could be obtained by wash ing in water, which was questionably safe for the purpose.
Ed Fhrke says his heart doesn't turn flip-flops like it did on the mentioning of openhearth since the Tavlor ÂŤot the new belts.
John Clans doesn't seem to be interested on our arrival time at Detroit of late. How come. John? Do you suppose that this could have anything to do with the water getting in number 4 tank re cently ?
"Skipper" Piatt says each trip to Conneaut is a better break than the previous one. Hope it con tinues this way. "Skip." Our new member of the crew. Herman Wolgast.
was prepared with heaving line and bucket last lire and boat drill just in case the hose failed. Albert Fuhrman. also a new member of the crew,
does more talking than Allen Strand.
served there at the time.
Silence is
goldela, fellows, at least some say it is. Our steward, alias "Kid Biff" from Chi. is not so
tough after all. Really, fellows, since losing his dog he has been quite downhearted.
It is reported that Melvin Yerks and two com panions went fishing during his vacation. Was it the boat's fault or yours that it rolled over? It is reported that the galley crew is taking up a collection to buy Frank Keuefick a lighter. Per haps a carton of matches would be more appropri ate, fellows.
The nurse also stales that she tore up six of her
uniforms to supply bandages for the injured. This item may serve to help you make up your mind more easily to help the Red Cross when it puts on its annual fall drive for funds to buy the nec essary supplies. The Re<l Cross can also use your services every day in some way valuable to the war effort and in so doing may help save the life of your father, son or brother.
M. R. MacLean.
Introducing to our readers (ins Xelson. Dock
Superintendent, in charge of North ami South Docks of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. South Chicago.
North Slip, be ing used as a fog signal. (ins is
well
known
lo many of our boat
men
and
we can always
expect the full est co - opera tion from him when
deliver
ing their boat cargoes to the North Dock.
Herman Wolgasf would like to know if eating four pieces of blueberry pie would have anything to do with discoloring his feet. It seems Herman has had trouble recently in this respect.
We hope the bell
will
assist
Gus in keeping
Rob and Don would like to know who to salute and who not to salute when their uniforms arrive.
boats moving through the fog in e n t e r i n g
After forgetting a couple of times they will know.
North Slip.
1578
The bell shown is from one of the
old locomotives at Calcite and is the entrance to
in the tower at
Captain Swarts (after the fourth or fifth straight lo the Soo) : "By golly, she's just like a saudsucker." Deckhand (to third mate): "So he's only a sec ond mate: I thought he was somebody." Third mate (to himself): "Just where do I rate around here?"
STR. CALCITE
Safety Meetings
The crew members were cautioned to remove all
slack from the ladder falls before getting on lad ders.
In running the deck winches the operators were told to be as careful as possible in order to avoid damage to winches, cables and men handling ca
One of the deckhands did Detroit recently. Me should downtown section now. He City Hall seven times in his
a litlie exploring in lie familiar with the said he passed the search for the ship*
vard.
We've hail a lit lie difficulty keeping Ted Pose
from breaking open the water lights on the ring buoys since someone told him they contained emersj'eucv rations of chocolate bars.
Al Dwyer claims to have driven lo Cheboygan
and spent an hour there while the Calcite was load
bles.
Two of the newer members of the deck crew
have both slipped during the clean-up and while their injuries have been of a minor sort they have
had to explain the details of how ihe injury occur red.
The men were told to see that any article lelt loose is properly slowed. The men were cautioned to shut off electric fans
when shifting fans' positions as there is danger of injury to hands. A connection has been made that makes it pos sible to have discharge from steam traps forward go into Xo. 1 tank instead of overboard. This makes for a better condition for tug men and landing
men on the dock as well as for the captain. This method is only employed when at docks, rivers and canals.
ing. Wes Sobeck says if this is true, something new has been .added in the way ol speed records. "George" Vogler says if he has to go into the Army he wants to be a lookout on a barrage balloon.
In case anyone has been wondering, those fel lows going aboard the Calcite with ice skates aren't
candidates for the booby hatch.
It's just thai they
have an artificial rink in the Soo and it's a pleas ant way to spend a hot afternoon.
Rationing hasn't bothered us much yet, and Billy Schwerl says it won't bother him as long as they lay off the eggs.
Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.
A wire screen has been placed on the outside ol the regular fan guard in the mess room. PERSONAL ITEMS
Till-: LI-'.OX
FKASLB
BRLAKS
KF.CoRD
The new Steamer Leon Frascr of the Pittsburgh
sympathy to Captain Moll in his recent bereave
Steamship Co.. launched from the yards of the Great Lakes Engineering Co. at River Rouge, ar rived at Conneaul on July 3rd with 16,836 gross
ment.
tons of ore.
The crew of the Calcite wishes to express its Mrs. Moll was well known and liked by
She came down the lakes from
Du-
many of us and we feel a deep personal sorrow at
lulh at 14.5 miles per hour.
her passing.
carried about 256 more tons than the all-high made
The war is beginning to make itself felt on the boats. Some of the boys who started with us this spring are now in the service and some who are still here are considering enlistment. The boys who
have gone would probably appreciate a letter once in a while.
by the Pickands-Mather Co. Steamer Harry Coii-1by. whose all-time high was lo.oO/ tons on June
5. this year. master and
Well, until the next issue, let's "keep 'em flying"
The old Calcite may not be the biggest or the best, but we hereby lay claim to the fishing cham
pionship of the fleet. They bring 'em aboard in bar rels over here. So far Poppy Budniek holds the record with a ten-pound pike.
Deckhand (after two trips): "Boy, will I be glad when this season is over."
Capt. J. X. Rolfson. Wyandotte, is William T. Welsh of
Port
Huron
is
chief engineer.
Let's see that they get one.
with war bonds and stamps.
The big 640-foot ship
\\'ITHOLT WAX
Tin- next time you receive a letter that carries the word "Sincerely" above the signature of the writer, pause a moment and think of the origin of that word. As you may recall, it was firsl used as "Sine eercly." meaning "without wax." by an cient sculptors to mark a flawless piece of work. Wax was then commonly employed to conceal de
fects, to patch a chipped nose, a poorly-shaped fin ger, etc. Sincerely is too honest a word to be used
lightly, but it is a good word when conscientiously employed. 1579
PERSONAL ITEMS
We do not wish to begin this column with a note ol criticism, but the subject foremost in our minds at this time is the undue rate of speed at which a few members of the Bradley Fleet drive through the plant
During these critical limes we consider it a priv ilege for our families to meet us on the dock.
We realize that the management has been co operative in this matter.
Rather than let this speeding condition exist un til this privilege is taken away from all of us. we recommend that ihe offenders when caught shall be forced to leave their cars at the "ate.
Safety Meetings
STR. JOHN G. MUNSON
Captain Thorsen asked the regular crew members
It is with the cleepest regret that we learn of the passing of Mrs. Moll. We had all grown to know
to watch and instruct new crew members of dan
her as one of us.
ger on board ship such as handling of mooring lines. Opening and closing hatches, cleaning and rinsing cargo hold and any other duties with which new
say. but you know. Leo. that understanding sym
members are not familiar. Chief L'rdal cautioned the
tend their utmost sympathy.
At a time like this lliere is so little words can
pathy is yours today. The crew of the Steamer Munson wish to ex
crew
to be
careful
when going swimming. He advised the boys not to go in the water immediately after a meal and lo la- certain the waler is clear of obstructions and
deep enough for diving.
Watchmen suggested that all loose equipment be secured before leaving ports so there will be
no danger of injuring anyone or causing damage if the ship rolls. Captain Thorsen warned the crew members to
be more careful when going ashore in Calcite. A rule was made that no more than one man is to go down the ladder at one time and not to start down
the ladder until an O.K. has been given by the watchman in charge of the ladder. Harry Sloan cautioned the deck crew to be carelul not to get scalded by hot water or steam when
opening bleeders on deck engines.
According to Partyka those Lake Brie flies must be Animal Monstrosities, for he tells us about the
ones that bit right through the leather of his shoes.
Harry has finally found a new love, and he speaks of her very often. Remarks about bow nice she looks, and what wonderful lines she has. and she hasn't such a large beam, either. So at this
printing the Sloan Shipbuilding Co. should have 'Noah's Ark' completed and well on its maiden voyage.
Hank Modrzynski is back with us again and feel ing fine after spending a few days of his vacation in Menominee. We can't figure out what happen ed to thai one eye of his. thoughâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it's a little too dark to be called a sun tan.
Come on. Hank, tell
us the real story.
The chairman cautioned ihe new men about han
dling lines at certain docks which present inev itable hazards.
4 he steward requested cooperation in keeping
One sure does get educated by sailing these lakes, don't they. Paul? We bet you just can't wait for the winter months to roll around so you can tell
screen doors closed and the garbage cans clean
the rest of the fellows about those "timbers."
and covered at all times.
Seems as though Slim's ability as a fisherman isn't so good. Fight days vacation, most of the
James Lamb cautioned the man at the controls
when unloading not to start the belts, if they have been stopped at some other station, until lie has re ceived the "all clear' sign or until absolutely cer
time spent fishing, and one undersized perch, We still think you make your biggest catches of fish in the mess room around lour a. m.
tain that the men are in the clear.
Captain Thorsen asked Chief Lrdal to explain that checking with the winches on two turns of
steam was as adequate as fully open. (The danger of having them fully Open being a blown cylinder head and the resultant possibility of burns.)
it
was agreed henceforth to operate them while check ing on two turns only. Dean O'Connor suggested that the men who are
required to go on dock at night be equipped with
two-cell flashlights for their protection from pit falls, etC, as well as for signaling. 1580
\\ hen il comes to lixing irons or any other small electrical job. Joe Buck and Carl Altman are avail
able. For recommendations, may we refer you to Mrs. Carl Altman. 4"he price may be a little high, but you must take into consideration that there is a war going on today.
Sometimes we wonder just who this fellow Rip ley isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he certainly hasn't told us a story to match anv of those Poch has been telling: us.
It's hard for an empty bag to stand upright. 1
A MID-SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Well, friends, mid-summer is here. Good old mid
summer. Instead of ice. fog. wind and snow, we now have heat, flyash. flies and fish stories from the returning vacationers. By the way, speaking of flies and their relations, we heartily recommend that small, otherwise insignificant, body of water known as Lake Fric. as an entomologist's paradise. We wish to go on record as having observed, or so it seems, every known specie of fly. bug, gnat, mos quito, moth or other winged or uuwinged pest, up on thai lake. Let us hasten to add that along with their (the bugs) other accomplishments they hold what we consider a record for biting. One is re ported by Joe Parlyka. to have bitten him upon the
foot while he (Joe) was in pursuance of his normal duties aboard ship. Joe also volunteers the infor mation thai Joe) really did have shoes on at the time. Carl (Doc) Altman reports finding a potato bug one afternoon far from its natural habitat, but upon investigation, the mystery was solved. It turned out to be a pel which had followed him from the farm, being lonesome no doubt. Charles Lister and his galley contemporaries have observed suicide squadrons of many flies and mosquitoes interspersed with gnats, fixing in for mation, dive bombing the butter dishes and soup kettle. Charles solved this little difficulty by us ing poison gas upon the flight leader who always escaped before by pulling out in time. Incidentally a post-mortem showed the leader to be one of Harry Sloan's trained beetles. Thai's why Mr. Sloan gets all the blame for these minor annoyances. You see he had captured a number and was laboriously training them to propel his fine new boat which is taking shape in the fan-tail. One turned out to be a pro-gnatzi. Harry was trying to beat another bug (bear):
STR. W. F. WHITE
Safety Meetings
A deadlight has ben installed in the door on the
fantail stairway. Several members of the crew have
received nasty bumps when the door was opened suddenly while they were passing by. Members using the stairway have been cautioned to be care ful and open the door more slowly for someone is sure to be injured if the practice continues. It was
thought that the deadlight would aid materially in this matter.
Some members of the crew
have had
the un
pleasant experience of having flyash suddenly whip ped into their eyes as they were descending the stairway lo the boat deck on the fantail. A metal guard eighteen inches high has been installed around the railing and this should cut down the Ilow ol wind that whips across there carrying fly ash with it.
Crew members were cautioned against leaving the cover off the cook's coal bunker.
It is dan
gerous for the men going up on the boat deck to shift the fire hold ventilators.
Captain MacLcan gave a short talk compliment ing the crew on the good record so far this season and urged them to keep up the good work. He also requested that members of the crew continue their efforts in the conservation of sera]) materials add ing that animal fats have also been added to the
An investigating committee,
list of materials vital to the war efforts. Two new members of the crew were cautioned
sent about to secure data, finds we also have aboard
against the various hazards of their duties and
ship such oddities as gun bugs, camera bugs, fish ing bugs (not flies) movie bugs and jitter bugs. One of these last-named we have fondly named
the members of the crew were urged to help the new men in all ways possible so that they may
"Champ." Our bug collectors. Mr. Schuler and Mr. Halligan.
with safety. Special mention was made of the additional salt requirements of the human body during hot wea ther. Salt tablets have been provided in a handy dispenser and members of the crew were urged not
gasoline rationing.
thought they had discovered a new species when
Marvin Taylor broke out with huge welts but it turned out he merely had hives. Marvin says he has something to do off watch now. Yes, a guy must be gnats to write a thing like this.
more easily adjust themselves lo the various tasks
lo neglect their use.
Flyash has presented quite a problem especially among the members of the deck crew.
SAFETY
A city chap was crossing a pasture. "Say, there." he called to the farmer. "Is this bull safe?"
"Well," answered the farmer, "I reckon he's a
lot safer than you are right now."
Goggles
have been provided and it is hoped that they will ease the situation.
William Shay suggested that some type of guard be installed around the new ventilating fan for the galley. A person coming in contact with the fan
while it is revolving rapidly could receive a very bad blow from the blades.
The little old gray woman bent over the cherub in the cradle.
"O-o-o. You look so sweet, I could eat you." Baby: "Like fun vou could, you haven"! any teeth."
It was suggested that a chain be installed on the forward side of the bulkheads in the cargo hold
hopper leading from the center peak to the hopper, it is believed that they will aid the men during the clean-up. 15SJ
*
Special mention was made of the steam escaping over the starboard side at the boiler room door
beat Maggie's sleeping record if he were here long enough to get accustomed to the quiet.
while loading at Calcite. This situation makes the
shifting of lines doubly dangerous as it is impos sible to see the man carrying the line while it is being shifted.
The crew of the Str. White wishes to extend its
sympathy to Capt. Leo Moll in the death of his wife; also to William LaLonde, our watchman, who lost his mother about the same time.
PERSONAL ITEMS HEARD AS THEY PASS
John Miller: "In at 12:00, out at 3:00." Any New Man: "When do we eat?" Jim Selke: "How about a new watch; this 12:00
to 4:00 doesn't strike often enough." 2nd Cook Flemming (to new waiter) : "If you haven't got it in the head, you have to have it in the feet."
John Gordon: "Let's see, we should be getting back about . . . . "
Tom Hawkins: "I'll bet you . . . . " Night Cook: "Sorry fellows, you'll have to eat cold shoulder from now on; meat prices are being frozen, you know." Red, the porter: "What do you think of mv tan?"
Maggie says he wishes he could get more sleep. Personally, we think that if he got any more sleep the government would give him a job in the office of Censorship as Chief Coordinator for Holding Down the Bunk.
Bruning (to drug store clerk): "One tube of tooth-paste please." Clerk: "Have you got an empty tube?" Bruning: "No—just squeeze it into a paper bag."
Coming down to the boat one day we noticed a disturbance on the bathing beach. Looking closer we saw a little lad in swimming with his inner tube, and on shore with a shining new half dollar was none other than Bob Monroe.
What we want to know, Bob. is: Did you get that inner tube?
We sailors get pretty disgusted with sailing once in a while, but if we stop to realize that every load of stone, or ore, we deliver to the steel mills is going to go out and slap a Jap, eventually, we can
be proud that we are doing our part. The only difference between a Jap and an egg is that the Jap is yellow all the way through, while
you will find something white about the egg after it is cracked. When you shell an egg you will find it is firm and hard boiled, but when you shell the Jap he prays for rain to put out the fires. Here's to the Japs and their Zero fighter planes and until they have just that many left.
We hear that Hitler is about to change his diet. At the beginning of the war the only kind of pie he liked was "occupy." Soon he will be eating hum ble pie. we hope. We are glad to welcome Ray Buehler to his annu al vacation on the Str. White. Ray says he would 1582
A failure indicates that our determination to suc
ceed was not strong enough.
The Star Spangled Banner We are told that a certain Mary Pickersgill spread large strips of red and white cloth on the
floor of Cloggetti Warehouse in the city of Balti more, and from them with the help of her daugh ter she •fashioned and sewed together a gigantic American flag twenty-nine feet wide and thirtysix feet long. The flag was well made having fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, and the seamstress was well quali fied for the job as it was her mother, Rebecca Young, who decades before had fashioned the first star spangled banner by order of that great gen eral, George Washington. The flag was used at Fort McHenry where it floated in the breeze day after day and became more than just a flag—it became a living reality, a symbol of the will of young America to live. It was there that a young man, Francis Scott Key from Maryland, first saw the picture on a September morning in 1814. In the hands of the enemy on board a British gunboat he had watched the progress of battle throughout the night. Anxiously he peered through the early morning mist and smoke to catch a glimpse of the flag he loved, and when that reas surance came he saw Old Glory, though torn and scarred by battle, still floating proudly above Fort McHenry and the land of the free and the home of the brave.
The thrill and joy wdiich predominated all else in Francis Scott Key at this moment inspired the thinking that eventually rounded out into our Na tional Anthem.
It was an unforgettable picture. It inspired a great poem, its birth, like Rouget de ITsle's Marsellaise. was less the creation of a man than of a
moment.
So great was its force that when trans
lated into words it will live forever.
The song has met with many reverses over the past decades—some said it did not express the vir tues of peace and spirit, that it was anti-American as well as anti-British, that it was too militant.
Others said it was too great a task for the average voice with its twelve-note range from a B-flat to an F. Nevertheless it has survived as it always will. It has that characteristic and dignity that raises it above the level of the barroom quartet as well as that of the common juke box. In 1930 millions of petitions were sent to Wash ington with the result that on March 3, 1931. the Star Spangled Banner become our official national anthem. i •£
Let Us Keep Faith With America
Let us preserve the ideals and privileges our fore fathers won for us. '
THINK Once For Yourself
Once For The Other Fellow
TWICE i
§WH? ^ OUR cover—tlie flymg fortress majestically flying over I™ the Calcite Plant—we endeavor to depict the unity of force and action between the armed forces and the home front now at work in these United States.
There perhaps isn't anyone in our country but who is being af fected in one way or another by the present war, and practically every man, woman and child is working in some way in the support of our war program. It matters not what our thoughts prior to the war may have been, now that wc arc in it our greatest efforts are united to preserve humanity. Many of our brave men are on the fighting front where their lives are in constant peril, many are en route to the theatres of war,
many are in training, others are supporting the men in the field by keeping the fighting equipment in shape for combat service, still oth ers on the industrial front are mining, quarrying, forging and proccessing our raw materials into implements of war so that our fight ing forces will have something with which to fight. On the home front there is a great army of men and women. We have the farmer and those providing food; the housewife, some in industry and others in Red Cross work, and the Civilian Defense Council operation. We have the collection of rubber, scrap and other essential materials—a job
at which even the children are earnestly and actively engaged, and all are supporting the war program by subscribing to War Bonds and Stamps.
There is increased taxes, rationing of gasoline, tires and food; there will be other inconveniences and probably some hardships, but these arc small sacrifices as compared to the suffering and privation which many people in other countries are experiencing today.
Here in our country whatever may be our task or the price, we know it will be met by the recognition that the peace, freedom and happiness we have enjoyed in these United States is ours only to the extent we protect it. The successful prosecution of this war depends on the combined efforts of all the people—each and every one of us
functioning as one unit determined to preserve the heritage we love, and in this determination we cannot, we must not fail.
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CALCITE SCREENINGS PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY BY THE MICHIGAN LIMESTONE & CHEMICAL COMPANY. ROGERS CITY. MICHIGAN. IN THE INTER ESTS OF SAFETY AND WELFARE CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED EARLY BEFORE DATE OF PUBLICATION. AND THEY SHOULD BEAR THE NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT AND SENDER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR. J. A
The Season's Safety Record Dreams of a season without a lost-lime accident,
VALENTIN.
Go Looking For Trouble (in looking for trouble.
That is suiind safety
which every member of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company organization wishes to ac complish, were shattered on August 14th this year. Frank Richards, a machine shop helper. g©t the tip of his left index finger caught between two plates while'helping fabricate a hopper. The injury was severe enough to make it necessary to ampu tate tlie finger at the first joint. This was the first lost-time accident at the plant since October 3. 1941. On August 15th Harold Wagner, stokerman on the Sir. John G. Mnnson. got his lift hand caught between a chain and sprocket, severely lacerating' the ring finger so it had to be amputated at the second joint. This is the first lost-time accident
property each year. Now is a good time if you have not already done so to inspect your furnace, stove, chimney, stovepipes and fireplace: and put
on the boats since October 2, 1941.
them in good order fur the cold weather run.
Again we are proud of the employees at the Buffalo Plant and Detroit Dock for their perfect
records in accident prevention. These two groups are doing good work and we congratulate them oil their splendid safety efforts. While we speak of safety in our organizations, we will never be satisfied until the perfect record is made.
However, while many war busy plants
are experiencing an increase in accidents over
years past, our record is showing improvement over last Season* One year ago the Calcite Plant had three lost-time accidents at this part of the season and ended wilh that total. This year we want fcu make every effort to close the season better than we did in 1941.
It i> our hope that every las't man will give the extra effort needed to hold accidents to a minimum.
We can complete our year's operation without any more accidents and with everyone's help tin's will be accomplished. I-ALL, 1942
advice.
Look for trouble and avoid it in a more
serious form. The prevention of accidents is the old story of locking the coop before the chickens are stolen. Constant inspection is one oi the best
ways of preventing accidents. Vigilance can often detect faulty equipment before a mishap uncovers it—often too late.
Fire is one of man's greatest friends when under control, but when out of bounds it is a raging en emy. Fire feeds on carelessness and for our lack of vigilance we pay a staggering price in lives and
11 is well also to clean out that attic and base
ment of all rubbish and incidentally you some scrap rubber or iron that you will turn over to the Salvage Committee and will be doing two good jobs at once.
paves the way for a good fire.
may find want to thus you Rubbish
11 often promotes
spontaneous combustion, ami it's very seldom that we ever do use any "f the innumerable pieces of junk which we stick away for .some future use. Fire Is nut an invincible foe. but it is a persistent one. ready to strike at any opportunity. Only preven tion efforts that are just as persistent can succeed.
Today's scarcities in materials have made neces sity the Mother of Invention for literally thousands of manufacturers both large and small. They are meeting the necessity of doing many jobs a new way—of using other materials, perhaps of re-de signing and pioneering—but are surely getting the job done in the least possible time and the best form. 1587
Our Safety Is Priceless To Us One of the World's most priceless possessions is the majesty of a free people.
Americans are and
always have been determined to preserve their peace and freedom at all costs. The faces of their children reflect all that Americans cherish, all that
they are determined to protect in peace or in war. 11 is a symbol of all the hopes and aspirations for the luture—a future preserving peace, freedom, and safety to children, to mankind and to nations.
The most effective binding of our spiritual and material accomplishments requires safety—not the safety of self-preservation so much as the safety and efficiency that conserve the time, manpower
Iis interested /
in Uis JOB
and material so vital to the nation.
We Americans, in fact civilized people in gener al, must cling to certain basic ideas, in peace or war.
One. of these ideals is that human life must
not be sacrificed needlessly through accidents or failure to protect health. Many ot our young men have joined the armed
forces of Our Country and stand ready to make the
supreme sacrifice if need be. We pay them ironical tribute when through everyday accidents we cause death and suffering that would seem to make a mocking of their sacrifice.
The third National Safety Congress was held in the Hotel Sherman at Chicago on October 17 to 29.
Approximately six thousand serious-minded dele gates were in attendance.
Facing the greatest conflict of the nation's his tory, safety men from United States and Canada met to join and contribute ideas to conserve much-
needed manpower by preventing industrial, com munity and home accidents. Looking upon the days lost by man. woman or child through accident as a definite defeat to the war effort, safety men are facing a battle against the enemy on the home front.
A solution to this problem means just one thing— work and hard work at that for every citizen. Great emphasis was placed on the teaching and applica tion of job training. Tin's training primarily teach es safety, production and conservation of materials. It has secondary values in the field of industrial
and public relations. Plant protection came to the front during this session with lectures and demonstrations on howto combat the saboteur. Then the bottlenecks of
production through unintentional sabotage, that is production held up because of accidents, poorly in workers, material
minds of some people over the rubber situation. But following the report by I'aruch there can be no optimism regarding the situation. Our rubber shortage is one of the worst ma
National Safety Congress
structed
Rubber- - We Must Save It All There has been a great deal of confusion in the
wastes
and
careless
handling oi tools was given extended consideration. Rear Admiral W. II. I'. I'dandy of the C. S. Xavy
addressed the delegates at the annual banquet ami issued a challenge to all United States citizens to prevent accidents. Since December 7th. more
Americans have been totally and permanently dis
terial shortages we face.
We can spare no rubber
of any kind for non-essential use. Statements to the contrary are misleading and do the country a great wrong, for the facts as we see them are grim, and our country needs 100 per cent coopera
tion in conservation measures by the general pub lic and toy. industry. Despite precautionary measures heretofore tak
en, it has become necessary to develop a rationing program for rubber which eliminates all but the most necessary uses.
Rubber cannot now be spared to make new tires for ordinary passenger cars, the new tires now on hand must be strictly rationed to essential users. All synthetic rubber now made in the United States must go into
the war
effort.
We
must
therefore stop driving except when necessary.
At
present we are requested not to drive faster than thirty-five miles per hour, and if every automo bile and truck user lives up to this suggestion there will be a great saving hi tires. Another saving can be made if
we wili shift Ores from
wheel to
wheel occasionally and keep them inflated properly. Another thing to keep in mind il your tires are
badly worn is thai they will not stand severe pun ishment.
Under
those conditions
slow
driving
would be wise and essential.
Remember rubber is precious. Let's save it. Every car is now a vital part of the nation's trans portation system. Xeedless driving today is unpat
riotic—a deliberate waste of rubber and a help to the eneiuv.
abled by accidents on the home front than the total of our military forces wounded, captured, and killed
The most powerful forces in the world are as nothing compared to the great forces and ideas that
in action.
wait to be unleashed from the human mind.
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Give Safety Program Your Best With manpower so badly needed today we have another good reason to give safety our best efforts. This is no time for accidents—your country needs
you on the job in this battle for freedom. <)ur coun try's president asks you to be a safe worker and teach your fellow workers what you know about being safe-. Our management wishes you to keep up the good work you have been doing. \\ e all can give just a little more and all the program needs is your willingness to do your very best.
We have just completed a series of group safety meetings covering our entire plant and find the re
sponse very good. We have appreciated being able to talk this business proposition over with every one of you and know that you are behind the added
effort of improving the safety of your plant. Your foremen always like your comments on
how to make your job and equipment safer. Co to them and they will give you help ami instruction. While man}- plants are experiencing an alarming rise in accidents, let us do our usual good job and make the record better than ever before. You can do it and we know that when our season is over
the "Calcite gang" will have another honor stripe to their credit.
The hunting season is again with us and despite wartime restriction of securing new weapons or ammunition and other obstacles arising from the
present war situation, thousands of men and boys
Memorandum To Registrants It is becoming increasingly difficult for Local Draft Boards to fill their quotas from regis trants who are not employed in essential occupa tions. It is therefore necessary for them to recon sider many of the registrants deferred by reason ol occupational classification. In order that the Local Draft Hoards have a com
plete case history on each registrant, please notify your Hoard of any information subsequent to fill
ing out your questionnaire which might affect your status.
We also request that you forward this informa tion to the Personnel Office in order to maintain
a complete file on every employee's classification. All A Mother Had To Give
A young man was leaving home, going out into the world of battle.
Handle The Gun With Care
A gray haired woman in the
crowd put her arms around him just as he was going to board the train, kissed him and rather apologeti cally said: "It's all I have to give you. bred." We
hope that young man knew how much that mother gave. She gave him life, going down into the "val ley of the shadow" to give it to him,watched over him. nurtured him. loved him. dried his childish tears, boosted him in his school, taught him to walk,
watched him in sickness, kissed away his childish troubles—and when he went to leave her. she gave him all she had—a mother's kiss. What more could he want?
If we consider the frequent reliefs we receive from laughter, says Addison, "and how often it breaks the gloom, one should not grow too wise for
so great apWsuTe ol fe"
will go hunting again this year.
The army's guns are deliberately loaded to kill and it is no surprise when they are effective. But what about the guns of civilians which are intend ed for sports r They also kill even though some times it may not be deliberate. Civilian deaths from accidental shooting take on added prominence in time of war. \<>t because there are more of them necessarily, but because
this kind of death naturally is associated with war. and it is a shock to discover that so many persons die of bullet wounds accidentally inflicted by them selves or others.
Sixth in importance as a cau.se ol latal injury, shooting accidents in recent years have laken 2.500 lives annually. Our nation will suffer inevitable loss of many precious lives from enemy gunfire, bvcry effort should In- made to see that needless waste of life
through accidental shooting of civilians is stopped. With hunting season well under way those han dling guns should bear in mind that the gun is a
weapon of destruction and its accidental discharge has been the cause of many an untimely death. Main" reasons arc given for mishaps in the use ol firearms—falling or striking the gun against the
ground or other object is tin- most frequent cause of gun accident. Carrying a loaded gun when climb ing through or over a fence or up a tree, lilting a loaded gun into a boat or automobile also contribute to our grief from gun accidents as do the guns which we think aren't loaded but are. Let's all make a firm resolve to handle our
guns with cafe; be sure we know what we are shooting at when we press the trigger and never have the. gun loaded miles* we are actually huntmy;. 15 89
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Pictured above is one of America's most powerful weapons against the Axis powers â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the U. S. S. RAi\GER. The RANGER is an aircraft carrier of the U. S. Navy ami and is typical of the important few vessels of the carrier type which are actively engaged in the battle of the Pacific. (Picture courtesy of Ewing Galloway.)
Compared to the complex equipment, personnel and training necessary to operate the aircraft car
rier, our Great Lakes freighter is a simple craft in deed. Long hours of skilled labor and expert en gineering are necessary to construct the modern aircraft carrier so it will be efficient in maneuvers and in actual combat. The crew must be hand-
picked with each individual ideally suited for a par ticular job. Long hours of intensive training and experience are required before a crew is prepared to lake the craft to sea and combat duty. Perfect coordination is necessary between every unit on such a ship. Splil-sccond timing between Operating forces, gunners and the aircraft units is important in the striking force of the vessel.
Crews on these freighters are also trained men.
To have each unit work efficiently and on time re quires a personnel with experience. The average man needs considerable time at these jobs to gain his peak value.
Our government officials ami Se
lective Service administrators are
aware of
this
manpower situation in water transportation and have taken steps to allow a certain type of marine worker l<> stay at his regular job until he can be suitably replaced. A man granted an occupational deferment because of his training ami duties aboard ship is certainly as essential to winning the war as the man at battle stations.
It is not the American
way of doing business to ask tin- Army. Xavy or
Marine to do a job with inadequate equipment of a
The officers and men on our aircraft carriers artout in front in both offensive and defensive action
make-shift nature. It is our duly as those at home to give- all time and effort to see that our fighting
in our present fighl for freedom and democracy.
men have sufficient of everything and of the best
These boys are our pride and are giving everything for their country and the folks back home. Those of us on the home front have our responsibilities to keep these boys in the best of materials and with plenty to do with.
quality.
All oi i.ur citizens cannot and will not be called
These men on our boats are fitted to do an im
portant job directly connected with war produc tion.
T" remove them at this time into a new rou
tine would be lo lose their valuable service when
it is of the greatest demand. This object is brought
upon for service in the armed forces of the nation.
to our readers to acquaint all with the responsibil
Manpower must be left at home to supply equip
ities and
ment and provisions for those doing the actual lighting. One division ol our country's war indus try is the transportation system. Our Great Lakes
Facts involved.
The man on the boat
should realize that he has a duty ashore should
renumber
that
those of us
mir sailornieu
are
industry with raw materials such as limestone and
giving their effort lo the war program and Ihat their contribution is greater than if they were to be immediately inducted into .some other service. Both naval and cargo ships must operate so we
coal is the task of this type of ship. This year all records of tonnage moved are being broken by the
men and whether in llu line of battle as Carrying
freighters such as the- one pictured on opposite page are vital in this system of transportation. To supply
carriers on the Great Lakes.
Starting early and
working with a minimum of delay the crews on
these boats have been doing an exceptional job to help the war production problem. 1J 90
win tbi.s war.
Loth must be operated by trained
the goods to make the tanks, guns, planes and ships the men of the sea are important to the win ning of this war. The fighting craft may look more energetic but freighters too. play a big part.
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CARRIERS of different types but all with a job to do to keep the war going at full swing on all fronts The S/r. CARL D. BRADLEY, flagship of the Bradley Transportation Company fleet, has already transported enough limestone this season—/'// record-breaking lime— to completely cover more than twenty million cubic feet of Japanese territory. The Sfr. BRADLEY is one of the enormous Great Lakes fleet engaged in transportation of such vital products as iron ore, limestone, and coal to war industries.
'
You And The Other Fellow
Because safety is a matter ol life or death, it seems strange that it should be necessary to edu cate men to be safe.
>
But the more we search our
The Sale Of Christmas Seals Thirty-live years of active effort in Mich ichigan have resulted
in
a Tuberculosis Christmas Seal
program which is fast growing in popularity, More
minds and the more we listen to men talk about
and more people are becoming aware of the hu
safety, the more we realize that you and I and oth er men as well feed that accidents may happen to
manitarian service carried on nationwide to pre vent and control tin- dread disease of Tuberculosis.
the other fellow but are not going to happen to us
The money collected from the sale of these seals
and therein lies our danger. Just how safe are we as individuals anyway?
is used lor aiding Tuberculosis patients and financ ing a program of bulletins, posters ami circulars to
And why is any one of us less apt to have an acci
educate people in the preventative measures nec
dent than someone else?
essary for
\\ e are just as liable to have an accident as any one of the 101,500 wdio lost their lives last year or any of the thousands who were hurt during the
disease which takes more lives in the United States
same period because of accidents.
November 2.)—it might be well for us to remem ber that in I'resqttc Isle County the average death
Inherently we
are no different than the thousands who are suf
fering each year because of accidents unless we recognize that we are just as accident-prong as the next fellow and develop an accident consciousness which will keep us alert lo accident hazards and help us recognize conditions which may cause ac cidents. Then only will be be less apt to suffer an accident than is the other fellow.
the elimination of this communicable
than any other sickness.
When the sale begins in Michigan this year—•
rate per 100.000 from V>M> through 1940 was 41'J and that last year four people in this county died at the result of Tuberculosis.
The slogan on this year's seal is "Protect Your Home from Tuberculosis" which is especially time ly as during wartime Tuberculosis cases are on an Uptrend.
Cood temper, like a sunny day, sheds a brightness
1 had six honest serving men—they taught me all
over everything; it is the sweetener uf toil and
I knew—their names were Where and What and
the soother of disquietude.—Washington Irving.
\\ hen, and Why and How and Who.—Kipling. 1591
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SCRAP FOR every farm and home as the jack Wheeler and Ronald Breach, sous of Michigan Lime stone &â&#x20AC;˘ Chemical Company employees, who have been scouring their neighborhood colle cling all usable scrap.
conservation now but a thousand years will not re pair the damage done in tin- last fifty. Timber, iron. tin. oil, etc.
America is littered
with scraps of these wasted raw materials that we. in this war. are just beginning to realize are not unexhaustible.
Fats from the kitchen once thrown in the garbage
pail are now at a premium.
Tin cans are being
exhumed and saved to fill the hungry mouth of war. Many other metals including steel are so scarce that we can buy them only with priorities for the use of war industries.
The great call to the public by the nation at present is "scrap iron" and the people are respond ing generously but the war industries are calling for more and more.
By Paul V. Thornley
The monetary value of any article is controlled economically by the law of supply and demand. If there is a large quantity of any particular material ami it is easy to get, that particular material is lowin price. If no one wants it then it becomes useless waste.
On the other hand if the demand for any
particular material is greater than the supply the value steadily increases to whatever astronomical figure the buyer is willing" to pay. The common idea of the term "Sera])" is a small negligible piece of material that has no particular value and can be thrown away. Sera]) usually ends up in a dump or is left as an unsightly useless pile of
waste whose intrinsic value does mil pay lor the cost of removal.
plenty. A vast abundance of raw material has made us a nation of spendthrifts. The veritable wealth of our natural resources has made us care less is its use. We Americans have been like the
child and the apple barred.
Me takes a bite of a
round juicy apple then throws it away and lakes are
lots
more
where
that
came
from. Sad to say he is surprised and cannot believe his eyes when he feels around and finds the barrel empty.
Nations like people seem prone to take the hard way and learn by experience. A large portion of Michigan is now a waste land which with a little less greed and a little more forethought and care
on the part of the individual and the nation would now be a If 92
we are trying desperately to replace them by be lated conservation. We are using our iron deposits al a tremendous rale, sinking ii into the oceans ami blowing it to the four corners of the earth. Kulurc generations will suffer for this although we all know the demand is urgent. We cannot help ourselves and if we lose this war our progeny will get very little use of any natural resources. It might be interesting to take a look at this sub
stance iron and see just what it is and where it
America has long been known as the land ol
another- -there
When we had an .abundance of scrap iron we let it lie in our back yards and dump piles. Some of our more valuable piles of scrap iron were sold abroad to our. even then, potential enemies and is now being hurled back as shot and shell. We have wasted our natural products profligately. Some such as timber and fish are nearly gone and
forest of inestimable value.
We start
comes from.
Iron is one of the ninety-two elements that go to make up the earth and everything on it. Only the elements oxygen, silicon and aluminum occur
in greater abundance. It makes up about 5 per cent by weight of the earth's crust. It is found in most rocks, in the chlorophyll of plants and the blood corpuscles ol animals and yet very lew people have ever seen this silver-white metalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pure iron. It is scarcer than gold or diamonds. The reason for this is that iron has a great attraction for other elements particularly oxygen. Since the air is com
posed ft) 21 per cent oxygen, iron has no trouble finding its affinity and cleaves to it closer that a brother. This is why any iron material wdien ex
posed to aif or moisture has a tendency to rust. The reddish powder formed when iron rusts is
UNCLE SAM'S
war supplies pours in from
nation unites in mammoth effort to keep steel mills going This is part of a recent iron and steel scrap collection in Rogers City. With every
city, village and farm being scoured for scrap, the total tonnage from the entire coun try is enormous. Our individual effort may be small but the united effort of the nation is what will count and we can all have a part in the work.
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iron oxide and it is in this form that many of our iron ores are found, mixed of course with other im
purities. This is the substance that day after day is carried in freighters down the Great Lakes from
the Messabi district at the head of Lake Superior, where more than half of this country's iron ore de posits are found, lo the steel mills on Lakes Michi gan and Erie. The steel mills remove the oxygen
and other impurities to produce pig iron and add the element carbon to make simple steels. This process is not as simple as it sounds. Some substance having a greater attraction for oxygen â&#x20AC;˘
off into molds and cooled giving a form of impure iron called pig iron.
To make a long story short, the above process requires a lot of furnaces. The oftener iron goes through the smelting process the better steel it makes.
Steel mills are so constructed that lo work
al 100 per cent capacity they must use about 50 per cent scrap iron of various grades. If the scrap iron is not forthcoming, the production of steel would be cut in half.
In other words, half of the steel mills
natural that the iron becomes contaminated with considerable excess carbon. Too much carbon
would be kept busy producing scrap while the other half would be making steel. In times of peace sera]) iron piles are far in ex cess of the industry needs, but this is war and the scrap iron piles have vanished. Steel companies produce 13 to 20 percent scrap iron as a by-product in the normal production of steel, the percentage depending on the product. Wartime production runs to heavy products, there fore normal production of scrap in the mills is less
makes iron brittle, not enough makes it soft, and so we get various grades of common steel by con
the scrap which the steel mills require must come
lhan iron must be used to remove the Oxygen from the iron. This substance is usually the element car bon. The largest concentrations of carbon are
found in the form of coal so coal is used lo separate the iron from its oxygen. In the process of removing the oxygen it is but
lhan before we entered the war.
The balance of
trolling the carbon content.
from public scrap piles.
What part does limestone play in the picture? Why does most of the six to eight million tons of
should be released that is not in immediate use.
limestone shipped each year from Calcite do in this job of producing steel? As we have stated, iron ores contain a consider
In fact, any type of steel
Automobile companies are using old presses; tire companies are scrapping their outdated tire molds. Lverythiug goes that is not in immediate use. The last report on scrap iron and steel collections
able quantity of impuritiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;organic materials and
by the public was 3,0001000 tons. That is an average
other substances which must be removed.
for the country of about 46.9 pounds per capita. It is expected that this figure will be doubled. In August, 1942. the scrap iron consumed by the steel mills was 4.478.000 gross tons. According to these figures the amount of steel and iron scrap
stone acts as a so-called fluxing agent.
Lime
It is mixed
with the molten ore in the steel furnaces, combines
with the impurities in this ore and since it is lighter than the iron it rises to the top and the iron is run
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collected to date would serve the steel industry for less than a month at present capacity. This seems like a drop in the bucket, but the point is that it will help to fill up the national scrap piles and keep our steel mills at capacity production.
In the present emergency every pound of steel produced will give our soldiers more equipment to work with and as a result bring victory closer and cut down on the sacrifices necessary on the battle field. Nothing but 100 per cent capacity in our steel mills is thinkable as long as there is iron and steel of any type lying around idle. It is the task of every man. woman and child to seek out this idle metal and put it where it can help in the war effort. This is a place where all can hell). Get into the scrap.
head or internal injuries, a stimulant may be ad ministered to the victim. For this purpose aromat ic spirits of ammonia may be given by inhalation of the vapors if the victim is unconscious or a teaspoonful in one-half glass of water by mouth if con scious. In the latter case, hot coffee or tea or even hot water or milk may be given.
Shock may cause blood to stagnate in the large blood vessels of the abdomen and to be withdrawn from the head and the extremities. This concen
tration of blood in the middle regions of the body creates a lack of fluid at the heart and this organ in an attempt to compensate and maintain the rate
of flowr, speeds up its action thereby increasing the pulse rate.
The diminished volume of blood reach
ing the heart causes the marked weakness of pulse.
Proper First Aid For Shock Saves Many Lives The physiological condition called shock has re ceived a great deal of attention recently because of its prevalence among war casualties and because of modifications which have been made in first aid
practices to make them conform with experiences gained as a result of actual air raids. While much scientific literature has been devoted
to shock, there still are many gaps in our know ledge of this extremely important physiological condition.
Certain
facts,
however,
arc
known.
Shock, in some degree, probably accompanies even traumatic or emotional disturbances and is reflect
ed in the following symptoms: Paleness, cold per spiration, rapid but weak pulse, chill, lack of inter est, nausea, irregular breathing, unconsciousness (infrequent except in severe cases).
In some measure the severity of shock depends on the seriousness of the causative disturbance, but factors such as environment, physical and emo tional conditions, and other individual characteris
tics of the victim play important roles in determin ing the nature and degree of shock. Fortunately, first aid properly administered is one of the most effective means of combating the serious consequences of shock. Shock in itself may cause death and every first aider must remember that all accident victims are
likely to suffer from shock and therefore should
take the necessary precautions without regard for the apparent good condition of the victim. This is particularly true where physical injury is accom panied by extreme emotional stress. Shock is best cared for at the scene of accident.
The English have reversed their first aid tech
niqueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was found that many apparently un injured (but unconscious) people died en route to a hospital. The first aider is now instructed that it is better to let a victim rest at the scene than to rush
him immediately to a hospital, that a doctor should decide when the victim should be moved.
Car Pooling -- Liability Of Car Owner
The War Production Board has suggested a system of car-pooling whereby several employees living in the same area would'take turns in using their automobiles, or share the expense of operating an automobile where other transportation facilities are not available, thus conserving the nation's rubber supply. Many of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company employees are now on a share-the-ride plan, but due to lack of understanding as to whether
or not the liability of the car owner is fully covered under his automobile insurance policy, the Trans portation Committee has not urged employees to adopt this means of getting to and from work. However the National Casualty and Surety Un
derwriters announced in recent releases an agree ment by a large group of insurance companies to cover emergency use of automobiles and modifi cation of the underwriting rules of the same com
panies, to give an insured private passenger car owner complete freedom to cooperate under the War Production Board plan to have neighbors, friends, fellow- employees, etc., traveling to a com mon destination over a common route use one car
for that purpose for which the owner of the car
could charge a fee without endangering his in surance coverage in the event of an accident.
In
The essentials of first aid are relatively simple. Of
other words, if an automobile owner has an auto
first consideration, of course, is the control of hem
mobile insurance policy covering his requirements under ordinary conditions, the owner or operator will be just as fully protected with respect to its use in the car-pooling system of transportation. This agreement does not of course entitle a private
orrhage if it occurs and to start breathing if it has stopped. Keep the victim lying down and unless head injuries are suspected keep his head at a level slightly lower than his feet. Keep the victim warm. Wrap him in a blanket, coats or newspapers and apply heat carefully with the aid of hot water bot tles, heated bricks or stones or jars or cans filled with hot water.
If there is no hemorrhage and no suspicion of 1594
car owner to operate a taxi and collect fares.
Most of the automobile insurance companies have entered the above agreement but to make sure your policy covers all of your requirements, contact your insurance agent for details and information.
A
Winter Time Increases Driving Hazards Greater Need For Caution Is Imperative By Fred P. Hempel With the approach of winter, as the days grow shorter, many dark, cloudy days with drizzly rain and accompanying fog and mist are to be expected. As the lengthening shadows deepen into what is known as twilight, increasing difficulty in distin
guishing objects and the prevalance of slippery pavements are factors that combine to establish dangerous conditions for driving. Good brakes and good lights are essential, and their importance cannot be stressed too strongly as a protection to both .driver and pedestrian. However, the finest mechanical equipment is
only an auxiliary or aid, but naturally a necessary aid, to the use of good judgment and common sense. The use of good judgment and common sense is not an element that can be assigned to any certain set of circumstances and its use is demonstrated in
many ways, such as driving at a sane speed; using as a margin of safety the anticipation that the oth er fellow is apt to do anything. Speeding down a stop street in full reliance that the driver on the cross street is always going to stop is one foolish thing to do. The fact that the driver on the stop street has the right of way might win a law suit, but money damages won't restore life, nor bring back to normalcy people permanently crippled, and in these days won't even replace a demolished automobile with its previous rubber and metal and hours of skilled labor put into its construction. What right have you as a driver to take a chance on injuring yourself or demolishing your car? There are people that depend on you. your family, either wife, children or parents, also your employer. No matter what you do in life, you are of some use to somebody. So much for drivers of automobiles properly
equipped. As for the reckless, selfish nitwits who drive around in rattle traps with practically no
brakes, substituting foolish yells and laughter for a horn, producing a loud volume of yells by over loading the car with others of like calibre, too much condemnation cannot be expressed. These foolish people, showing off to amuse themselves, are endangering the lives and property of others and are a menace to the community, and generally are the least able to repair any damages they do. As a rule, they carry no automobile insurance, have no financial responsibility, and are just a plain menace to the community. They can generally be identified by foolish signs painted on the automo bile in a desire to attract attention and get out of the non-entity class.
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As to pedestrians, Rogers City has not found it necessary to pass an ordinance on "jay walking," so-called, as people of our community, both drivers and pedestrians seem to use good judgment and
common sense, and also courtesy in not attempting
always to demonstrate their respective rights. Most of the pedestrians do not deliberately linger in street intersections when . the traffic light is changing, and the majority of drivers invariably slow up and often come to a dead stop when seeing a confused pedestrian or one walking in deep thought and practically inviting disaster. It is the pedestrian who makes quick dashes and moves without warning indication that creates the dan gerous situations. A pedestrian absorbed in his thoughts might be walking directly into the path of an automobile, but a prudent driver turning a corner at a safe speed will usually be able to stop, unless the pedestrian starts to dodge in confusion. However, a child driver of 15 on a misty evening just at twilight en countering a person slightly deaf, crossing the street absorbed in thought, a situation is created generally productive of injury. A mature person would have come to a dead stop, but a child driver, no matter how skillful, does not possess the good judgment of maturity when confronted with an emergency. Also the pedestrian might have exer cised more care, but he has to cross the street some
time and cannot anticipate just which driver is go ing to make a left turn from behind the pedestrian. The driver of the automobile equipped with brakes and horn and safely sealed behind bumpers and fenders has all the advantage and the least chance to get hurt as compared to the pedestrian. So, whether required by law or not, policy and fair play would dictate that the pedestrian should have all the care and consideration possible. Espe cially elderly people and young children should cause a driver to exercise extreme caution to the
extent of relinquishing his full rights and if nec essary seriously inconveniencing himself. This vicinity has never been a community whose officers maintained "speed traps" nor sought to use harsh or drastic methods, but the few "speeders" and careless drivers we have are going to be elim inated along with the "boob wagons" and their fancy decorations. If conditions do not improve, the law violators will not only be given a court summons, but the automobile will be held in po lice custody as evidence pending the hearing which can be set for any subsequent day within a rea sonable time of one week.
Such action can be
had without any further laws on the subject and
will keep the menacing car off the street for at least a week and somewhat conserve rubber and metal.
Drivers who are sane, careful and conscientious
should endorse this program and those who are not should feel its effects, so perhaps a unique system of benefiting everybody is herein suggested. 1595
What Taxpayers Face Under The New Revenue Law By Fred J. Fisch For almost every person in the United States the
new tax holds one certainty: A sharp and painful revision downward in the standard of living. For every business it means a lower rate of profits. This is due to the fact that under the new tax law
Uncle Sam is demanding six billion more in indi vidual income taxes alone, plus many hundreds of millions additional in excise and other levies.
The following table shows approximately the total tax on 1942 incomes of specified amounts. (Income shown is net income before deduction of personal exemption and credit for dependents.) Single Person
Earnings $ 500 $ 750 $1,000 $1,300 $1,500 $1,800 $2,000
No Dep. $ $ 43.00 $ 89.00 $144.20 $181.00 $236.20 $273.00
Married Person Or head of Family 1 Dep. No Dep. 2 Dep. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 22.50 $ $ $ 77.70 $ 13.00 $ $114.50 $ 48.00 $ $169.70 $103.20 $
effect, to a 5 per cent pay cut. This deduction will start on your first 1943 payday.
Will the tax be deducted from the income of everyone who works for wages or salary?
No. If you are in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, your tax will not be deducted.
If
you work on a farm it will not be deducted. Tf you are a maid or other kind of household servant, the tax will not be deducted.
Does this mean that men in the services, farm hands and
4
servants are exempt?
No. They will have to pay the tax, but in an
other way. and not until 1944. Jn January of that year they must file a tax return listing their in comes for 1943. even though they do not earn enough money to require them to file a regular in come tax return. Special Victory tax blanks will be issued, and they must be filed with Internal Rev enue collectors.
Won't this deducting of taxes make a lot of extra work for employers? Yes, it will make them keep many more records, $206.50 $140.00 $ 13.00 ••require them to make period reports and tax pay $2,400 $346.60 $280.10 $213.60 $ 80.60 ments to the Government. Congress sought to sim $3,000 $472.00 $395.00 $324.00 $191.00 plify the employers' work somewhat by working What you need to know about the Victory Tax— out a plan under which taxes could be withheld by (If you are a person of low or medium or even wage intervals. For instance, if a worker's weekly relatively high income, you're to be hit a severe wage is more than $12 and not more than $16, the tax blow in 1943. This blow, principally, will be in amount deducted for tax will be 10 cents; for the form of a new Victory tax—the nation's first weekly wages of $16 to $20, the deduction will be tax against gross income. It is going to be a 30 cents; for weekly wages of $190 to $200, the de $3,088,000,000 blow, coupled with another severe duction will be $9.10. rise in regular income taxes. Individuals have been told in general what this Victory tax means. They know little of its detailed workings, which are im portant.) Who has to pay the Victory tax} The answer is: Everybody who earns an income more than $624 a year will have to pay. That in cludes farmers and doctors and independent bus inessmen not incorporated. It includes persons who get income from wages or salaries, fees or dividends, interest, rents, or annuities.
Income
from capital gains or from Government bonds, how ever, is exempt.
What is to be the amount of the tax? It's to be a flat 5 per cent on all incomes above
$624. It applies on the same basis whether you are married or single, or whether you have a big income or a small income, it's the first income tax that hits down into low incomes.
To what income does the tax apply"?
It applies to all income you earn after January 1, 1943. It does not apply to income earned this
What about dividends, interest, rent, etc.? Will it be deducted at the source?
No.
You will have to list this income on the
regular income tax return that you are to file in
March 1944. If the income is not large enough to require filing a regular return, you will special Victory tax return. The Victory this type of income will be paid in a lump in quarterly payments with your regular
file the tax on sum or income
tax.
Just what will you do about your Victory fax when you file your regular return?
The Victory tax will not enter into your return filed next March covering 1942 income. However, in filing your 1943 return in March, 1944, you will, first, compute your regular income tax just as you always have; then, on the same blank, you will fig
ure the amount of your Victory tax, deducting your $624 exemption and the amount of the tax that has
been deducted by your employer. Since the Vic tory tax has to be paid on dividends, interest, etc., as well as on salary, your total Victory tax may be
year.
higher than the amount withheld from your pay
When and how will the tax be collected?
check.
If you work in a factory or in an office your em ployer will deduct the tax from your weekly, semiweekly or monthly pay check. This amounts, in
Will all the money collected as Victory tax be kept by
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the Government?
No. Part of it will be refunded to you after the
£
war.
This refund will be in the form of a credit
against any income tax you might owe. or it will be paid in cash. This provision of the new tax law is called a postwar credit.
The law does not
say just how soon after the war the money will be repaid, specifying merely that it will be paid as
Personal Exemption: Single Persons reduced from
$ 750 to $ 500
Married Persons reduced from
$1500 to $1200
Dependents reduced from Tax Kate (normal) increased from Surtax increased from nothing
$ 400 to $ 350 4% to (>% to 13%
soon as practicable alter the cessation of hostilities. How much of the tax will be refunded after the war?
New Office
If yon are single, the credit will be 25 per cent of the Victory tax. or $500, whichever is the smaller
For Quarry Train Dispatcher
amount; if you arc the head of a family, the credit will be 40 per cent, or $1,000. whichever is the les
ser. For each dependent you will be allowed an additional 2 per cent or $100, whichever is the les ser. In other words. $1,000. plus $100 allowance for each dependent, is the maximum postwar credit for ait)' individual. Can you give an example of hoiv much Victory tax will have to be paid by a typical worker and hoiv much would be returned to him after the war? If you are a single man with a gross income of $2,000 a year, your Victory lax will be $68,80, your postwar credit will be $17.20. If yon are married, have two children and the same $2.0(X) gross in
come, your Victory tax will be $b8.80, vour postwar
credit '$30.27.
Back in the early days of quarry operation,
Can yon use your postwar credit to offset any of your living cttsts during the war? Three types of expenditures will be allowed as
credit against the Victory lax. but only up to the amount of the postwar credit. These expenditures .ire premiums on life insurance in force on Janu ary 1. lu42. payment of debts incurred before Jannary 1. 1942, and purchases of War Konds. This will afford some relief to taxpayers with fixed ob ligations which do not conflict with the war ef fort
and
do not
contribute toward
inflation.
If
a taxpayer claims allowances totaling as much as his postwar credit, he will not be entitled to such
switchmen were stationed at key switches to route trains to the different shovels. To afford protec tion the. structure known as the switch shanty was put into use. As the (piarry enlarged and the dis patching of trains became more complicated for
the chief dispatcher at the target house, a second ary dispatcher was necessary in the (piarry proper. Telephone service and a complete check mi each train was necessary and a central switch shantywas established with the attendant coordinating all (piarry switchmen and the chief dispatcher. The building used as an
office for this work
What if a taxpayer does not use this credit during the war? He will obtain full benefit of the postwar credit.
while large enough to accommodate activities there, was never very attractive or sanitary. The location was always a central point to (piarry fore man, (piarry blasters and electricians. As this of
Are proprietors of independent businesses and professional men such as doctors, lawyers and dentists rei/uired to
(piarry. it became congested and this summer the new office pictured here was built to replace the
credit after the war.
withhold the 5 per cent Victory tax from themselves? Owners of independent businesses whose income is in the form of profits do not need to withhold the tax. Neither do professional men whose remunera tion is received in small amounts from man)' per sons. However, if a doctor, dentist or lawyer re ceives a salary from some other professional man or business, his tax would be subject to collection a I the source.
For the year 1942 the taxpayer will also have the choice of making out his Tax Return on the regu
lar form No. 1040. or the Optional Form 1040-A. The Optional I'onn 1040-A means that instead of computing normal tax and surtax on net income at percentage rates outlined in the lax Schedule, res ident individuals may elect to pay a lax on gross income, at fixed amounts shown in the Optional Tax Table.
fice became more important as a key point in the old one which had served its time and purpose. The new office has lots of room for a work desk,
telephone switchboard, heating system, locker fac ilities for every needed use and plenty ol floor space. Gaylord Smith and Thomas Montych are the regular attendants. Gaylord standing alongside his new quarters is proud indeed as he helped plan many of the conveniences installed. There are lacilities for a locomotive crane to pick up the entire building when occasion demands that it be moved to new locations. We are glad that this important job has this up-to-date equipment. It is a decided improvement over the shanty it
replaced. "Sniilly" and Tom expect that this will do them for a good many years and say that some body else will have to promote any additional
changes. Hope you enjoy lh< new home, fellows! 1597
and his description of disorders at that time is not exaggerated to say the least. The only bed in our small room was occupied by a newly married couple who were on their honey
moon. A British seaman and the writer slept on the floor. I he windows were pasted over with news papers; we were forbidden to peer out into the streets under penalty of being shot on sight. Our food consisted of badly cooked rice with oat hulls and hot water twice daily while in this hotel. Even on Christmas Day we received the same fare.
The names of the occupants were pasted on the doors of each room. Japanese guards tramped through the hallways at any time of the da\ or night with fixed bayonets. When they came for the check-Up we greeted them at the door, stood at
Missionary Tells Of War
Experiences It was our good fortune to spend about 14 years in the Canton area carrying on missionary work
among the Cantonese people of South China.
We
have found the Chinese people very interesting and easy to become attached to because of their
many good qualities which has held them together as a Nation down through the centuries. The Jap anese do not possess these same sterling qualities as our Chinese friends, in fact, one has only to re member Pearl Harbor. Hong Kong, and the Phil ippines. Delegates from Japan were still talking
peace in our Nation's capital when the treacherous attack was made without the necessary declaration of war.
(hi December 8th. of last year, the attack was suddenly made on Hong Kong about 7:30 a. m. without any word of warning. To many it was just another practice air raid or mimic warfare. As we stood watching the planes dive and circle over head in their bombing of the air field a Lnropeau officer ran down the street calling otil the 'act that real war had started and in no mistake.
For days on end enemy planes came at will drop ping their missiles on military objects such as the soldiers' barracks and gun positions of the British. We have no record of how many were killed in the indiscriminate bombings or shell fire from the sea
as Japanese gunboats dropped shells into the Crown Colony of Hong Kong.
Oil December 11th. the British police force with drew in a body from our section of the mainland
thus creating further chaos. Disorders sprung up when looters appeared on the streets entering the homes of the wealthy and poor alike to systemat
attention with our hands by our sides, hats remov ed and made a deep Oriental bow to the representa tives of the Emperor. We were confined for a whole month indoors, not being allowed out on the streets for a breath of fresh air. A lady internee was allowed to take her two black dogs out for an airing, a privilege denied lo our aged women ami voting children. I suffered an attack of malaria fever the last of
December but could get no quinine from any of the doctors or nurses brought in from the hospitals. They said the Japanese had destroyed all medical supplies by pouring ihem down the sink. Lucky for me. I had some quinine tablets in my suitcase. On January 23rd we were suddenly moved from this hotel to Stanley, Hong Kong's prison grounds.
This was our home for the next five months. Fiftyfive of us men lived in ihe former police officers quarters.
Again we slept on the barren floors and
enjoyed the same bill of fare. 3 ounces of rice, also
about one-ounce each of vegetables and meat twice daily. In addition to this we received in all. five duck eggs during the whole ,-dx months of our in ternment. As a result many eases of beriberi, pelagra and malnutrition broke out among ()11r for
eign population. Grave concern was felt for the baliies and voting children. As a result protests were made to the proper authorities, all without avail.
It was a case of eat the coolie fare or starve.
The poor diet, coupled with sleeping on Ihe floor. resulted in my contracting neuritis, causing me much suffering for the next few months. The Stanley area was the scene of much terrific fighting because many of the I'.ritish refused to
surrender.
Hand grenades, unexploded shells, gas
ically loot everyone of any saleable articles in ad
masks, machine gnus and other military equipment
dition to their wealth and other valuables. Each rioter wore a white arm band with a red circle in
strewed ihe ground; bodies of
the center. I'ecause of this sign he was permitted to pass the Japanese sentry on duty at street in
over ihe barb-wire that
tersections.
We
were
removed
from
our homes
the
British dead
were buried in shallow graves, some were thrown
surrounded our camp
grounds--we saw carrion birds pick" the flesh off these corpses until only the b:olics were left ex
with as much as we could carry on December 19th
posed lo ihe elements.
lo the Kowlooii Hotel, a native Inn which had been looted of most of its valuable and useable articles of furniture. Mr. Marsman. who wrote the article
We said goodbye to our internment camp on June 29th. and sailed for Lourenco Marque/.. Port-
in the Saturday Evening Post, entitled. "1 Escap
the exchange took place between us and the Jap
ed from Hong Kong," was also a fellow internee
anese nationals repatriated from the U.S.A. to the
JSl/K
ugese East Africa on the S. S. Asama Maru. Here
M. S. (iripsholin. Stopping places along our route were Saigon, l-'rench Indo China, and Singapore.
Other refugees joined our ranks, each one glad for the opportunity to leave for the homeland and friends.
At Lourenco Marquez we were dazzled
with our new-found freedom, also the abundance
of food displayed in the shops and store windows. Our main joy was to be free men ami women again. 110 longer lo be treated as the off-scouring of the earth.
After leaving Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, en
route to the U.S.A., we passed floating wreckage
George W. Mintz
and the smoking hulks of torpedoed ships, but found no survivors. It was a happy day on August 25th, after two months at sea. that we sailed into Xcw York harbor. What a glorious sight to look
Manager Buffalo Plant
Upon the Statue of Libert)'. The eyes of many were moist and a lump arose in our throats as we thought of the freedom enjoyed here—in Cod's Country:
our Spiritual heritage and the American way of living. In our happiness wc must not forget the Chinese and other friends left behind and still in the con
centration camps of the Far East. We are en gaged in a struggle to the death with a cunning foe whose object is to carry out the aims of the "Tanaka Memorial" in Asiatic countries.
We feel
that much blood is to be shed and future suffering awails us before our enemy is defeated or crushed. He is a savage trained along modern lines of war fare—no sacrifice is considered too great to make
for the Emperor, believed to be a direct descend ant of the Sun God, hence their flag, the flag of the rising sun.
Have we underestimated their fight
ing powers and ability to endure hardship.'
It
looks as if we have. John Perdue, Formerly of I long Kong. South China. Mr. Perdue stated to the Editor that in relating
his experiences, he prefers to avoid atrocities as
much as possible, as in his opinion more good can be accomplished by magnifying the goodness ol ihe Lord to (hose in concentration camps than by em
phasizing the dark deeds of our foes, the Japanese. Mr. and Mrs. Perdue are known to many people in Rogers City. NEW MCmS AROUND THE OVUCE
During the past few months several new mem bers have been added lo our office force:
Mrs. Luniee Pines joined our Accounting Staff last August. Mrs. Pines attended V'alaparaiso Uni versity where she enrolled in a commercial course. Miss Iris Hawkins is also in ihe Accounting Dept. Miss Hawkins has been with us since September, and received her advanced training at Saginaw Business College.
Miss Helen Ibi/.a has accepted a position in the Time Office last September. Miss I'uza lias several years experience in office work. Mr. Hugh C. Earre.ll became associated with the Calcile Plant in October. He was formerly with the Huron Industries Company of Alpena. We extend our sincere good wishes to these new
employees and trust they will be with us for years to come.
Oil J lily 1 of this year. Mr. George W. Mintz was appointed manager of the Buffalo Plant, a vacancy caused by Mr. Lucas S. Lee's transfer to general
managership of United States Steel Corporation's subsidiary. Cotupanhia Meridional de Mineracao in Brazil.
Mr. Mintz has been associated with the Buffalo
Plant since February 20, 192.L at which lime he was employed in ihe Mill. On June 1, 1925, he was put on the road as salesman for agricultural limestone. His successful sales record resulted in promotion to Sales Supervisor on January 1, 1°4U, which po
sition he capably filled until his advancement to Manager. Ihe only information given us concerning his earlier life and education is that lie was born in
P.uffalo. Xew York, on October 17. 1906, and while still a very young lad moved wilh his parents to a farm
in Orchard
Park. New
York, where he re
ceived his formal education.
The early training
ami know ledge he received on the farm were, no doubt, valuable assets to him as he is now
thor
oughly familiar with ihe agricultural and stockfood products the Buffalo Plant is furnishing. (Resides
Ihe stone used for these purposes, it is also widely used for coal mine dusting, building materials—as phalt road construction, purifying carbon, glass manufacturing and in the chemical industry.) Mr. Mint/, has always taken an active part in the safety program of the P.uffalo Plant which is now accredited with nearly three years without a losttime accident.
His interest in the employees' welfare. hi> fair business dealings and his willingness to help every one, have resulted in high esteem and cooperation, which are primary factors in contributing ihe best
of an organization, its men and products to the war program. OUR COVER
We are indebted for the fine photographs which make up our cover of this issue of "Calcite Screen ings" to H. Armstrong Roberts Company for the picture of the "Flying Portress" on the front cover, r'.wing Galloway Studios for the "Guiltier" on tinback cover and to Mr. Paul Thoruley for the mid night view of the Calcite Plant. To our way of thinking all pictures show fine photography. 15 99
(Courtesy of'/friiiftrong-Roberif)
THEYANKS
are coming! They're the fightin'est army there
is--let's keep 'em that way by giving them jeeps, tanks 'n planes and paying for 'em with United States War Bonds By Ethel Strieker In summary ol nearly one year ol aclive war
successful prosecution of this world wide war.
fare, we find that .American industries and man
lo solve the problems which confront us. Ameri cans must lake advantage of their present indivi dual privileges, and through election or voluntary
power are putting forth every effort to save our country and aid our allies in the fight to preserve what is ours.
Newly created boards ami offices sanctioned by our Commander-in-Chief have been vested with the
We must make our governing power competent
service endeavor to place responsible persons in chafge of our interests. (Bless US we haven't con ceded our right of public election.)
authority to stabilize and control every phase of
As each era brings into light new problems so
American activity—business, industry, civilian—in
every war must be fought not solely by successful
the hope of saving our country from inflation and
strategy ol previous wars but through new sacri fices and new concessions of liberties—the only
other evils of war.
Just what all these bureaus are accomplishing or
thing that does not change is our united efforts to
their value to our social welfare is slill a source of
do our best, to preserve our rights, to survive as
confusion to many of the average workmen who are too taken up with working their jobs and caring for their families to give them much thought. However, we, no matter what our position may be. realize the need lor certain preventative measures to insure a sound and stable government- thus the rationings, priorities, wage freezings, price ceilings
a nation democratic for everyone. We Americans might diverge as to selection of
and greater taxation.
We are learning from the experience of others, and our own loo. thai a rigid program must be enforced to make Us strong within as well as strong
without—we must build up and establish a govern ing power and economic system which will stand
up and be capable of enduring in a national emerg ency as well as mobilizing an army and navy equipped with the latest Weapons of war to ward off and withstand enemy attack. We cannot expect to win this war without mak ing sacrifices, and although many of our privileges have been taken from us for the duration, we must
appreciate that they have been taken in the faith thai when this war has been victoriously won the\ will be returned.
We must believe that
the new
boards and commissions together with wartime legislation is an at tempi lo guide us—not subdue us—to effect national unity. It is our attitude and common sense in these matters which will aid in the 1600
men for public office, the lease-lend policy or the labor situation, to mention a few. but there is one
issue in which our opinion must be unanimous and that is the method id" financing this war.
Most of us were jolted when we read of the pas sage of new lax laws affecting personal incomes. It was stunning, and—'hard to take'.
And if it is
any comfort to know that next year's individual or personal incomes will Ik subject further to include a 5 per cent Victory Tax. we cannot begin to feel sorry for ourselves now. There is more at stake
than a slightly lower standard of living and a great er tax burden —our freedom, our way of living, our religion and oUr nation. What effect the tax bill will have on the Ameri
can wage earner is not yet fully realized.
Perhaps
he will have lo make allowances for income tax and
reduce his purchases of War I'.onds. or il might mean his getting along without many of the com modities he might be able to buy at present. Yet
every American citizen must admit the fad that the more we do voluntarily, the fewer eoinpuisor) measures need be taken, and that the reason for
the heavy tax burden is the result of our unwilling ness t,, contribute more of our earnings to the
purchase of War Bonds for this great cause. There are remaining two bond quotas for us to meet this year to raise sufficient funds so that our economic status is not further endangered. The national budget's elasticity has nearly gone the limit, and there is no use assuring ourselves that "*it can't be as bad as all that."
The truth isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it is.
The Government is sorely in need of the money to be derived from the November and December bond
sales, and it is Up to us to see that this money is put into the nation's treasury.
Everyone who can possibly maintain his purchase of War Bonds is urged to do So.
It is pertinent to
the safety t>\ our government that every possible effort be made lo recover a greater share of ihe nation's income which is being expended for wages
and materials in our war production program. P.mplovecs of the Michigan Limestone cv Chem
ical Company have been slipping during the last pay period. The Bradley Transportation Company employees have subscribed lo payroll deductions ol ten per cent of their earnings, and fur tin- past several months have maintained 100% participa
tion, and above the requested ten per cent.
This
record gained for the companies the recommenda tion of the Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau as expressed in a telegram recently received from him.
May the picture of the Yanks going over the top in the jeeps we gave them and for which we arcpaying through War Bonds create in us a more
zealous efforts to "pull ourselves through'' finan cially and stimulate interest in the purchase of
War Bonds to go over the top uniformly and with a definite goal ahead.
U. S. Steel Safety Drive Prior to the 31st National Safety Congress in Chicago, safety representatives of the contract
companies of the United States Steel Corporation of Delaware met lo review the plans of the Cnited States Steel safety drive in individual plants.
I5ecau.se ol the emphasis throughout our coun try on the conservation of manpower and be cause ol the Upward accident trend throughout the nation and a like trend in the accident experience within the corporation, a greater stress is being put on ihe safety programs. This drive is sched uled to get under way on November 2nd. Representatives gave, a report on plans of their respective companies. Much (if the detail had been
discussed al a previous meeting held in Pittsburgh so reports were largely a matter of resume's. There
is every assurance that each company will have an effective drive that will continue unabated until accidents are reduced.
The evils of war need no emphasis. Its horrors. its pain, grief and sorrow are well known to all of us. War is one of our greatest menaces.
no doubt about
After the noon luncheon, separate hazards and problems were discussed with the topics first aid training, absenteeism, industrial health and acci dent classification receiving special attention.
In conclusion. Air. Kempton told the group that they were all ready to go and that he had every reason to believe that a good job will be done. His remark that while this type of program has logic as its basis we must not lose the powerful influence of appealing to human emotions. It will be interesting to watch ihe developments and results in
WAR
There is
the interest aroused and when a progress report will be forthcoming it should be very favorable indeed.
a
few
weeks hence.
A
favorable
achievement is now predicted with such a wellplanned program under way.
War does nevertheless make certain contribu tions to our national character. It unifies us as
we never can be unified in peacetime. It awakens us to a sober reality, makes us conscious of our re sponsibility, binds us together to defend our rights. In the defense of our land and our ideals, we re
veal a nobility that peace never calls forth. Only in great crises do men prove their fullest courage and Strength. War gives meaning to self-sacrifice. It lifts men from obscurity to the stature of heroes. It restores
loyalty and patriotism to their position of honor. Not ihe least ol its contributions is to remind us
of our debt to this nation's founders, making us aware of their greatness and their foresight. We find new respect for the unconquerable faith and courage of our leaders. We learn again that daring deeds and heroic men are worthy of remembrance.
Displaying the new Minute Man Elag are Robert Hoff man (left) of the Construction Department, and Theo
dore Perdieke (right) of the Transportation Department. Mr. Hoffman has two sous in the army and Mr. Perdieke has one son in the Army and one awaiting call to the Nai y.
m 1601
Safety Calcite Screenings Essay Contest By George R. Jones Some very fine essays were turned in by the con testants of the "Calcite Screenings" Essay Contest.
come atunc to the trend of the limes. Many of them approached the safety topic from the angle
Paul Karsten. pictured above, was also an essay prize winner, and his article is the product of an oustauding high school student. Paul is the son of Herman Karsten of the mill department. P.ssay prize winners in last spring's contest are as
that if
follows:
It is surprising how quick our younger folks be we are to win this war we must consider
the conservation of manpower and materials by being a more careful nation. This is just the
thought of our country's government and safety leaders today. It is receiving first-rate considera
tion from President Roosevelt, the Manpower Com mission, War Materials Board and leading indus
trialists. So our young people in Rogers City seem to sense one of the country's greatest needs Safety. With the accident rate in industry mounting higher this year than ever, and home accidents
showing no impressive improvement, we of Amer ica have much to think about and more to do in
succeeding to make our land safer. In industry alone during 1941 there were 19,200 fatalities. 100.000 permanent disabilities and lost-time to the ex tent of 42.000.000 man days of work. This time will
never lie regained, precious minutes are lost in our late start to protect the freedom we have had and will always want.
It is encouraging to read these essays.
It is sig
nificant that youth has good ideas on the sale way to live although with their abundance of vim and energy they sometimes fail to exercise their safety ideals. The lessons learned in youth have more value than those picked up in adult years. Trying to teach adults safely- education is bringing it to
people a harder way because it takes impressive methods to make them change their minds on set
opinions. Whal we wish to express is this: that teaching safety in the home and schools, and that really means putting forth an honest effort, is the only sure way of reducing accidents in years to
12th Grade—Joan Kaszubow.ski and Mary Lllen Kinville.
11 th Grade—Paul Karsten and Jean Curtis. 10th Grade—Harry P.rege and Margaret Brady. *nh Crade—Helen Hilla and Robert Lal.ondc. 8th Grade—Lillian Schellie and Barbara Santimo.
These are all students in the Rogers City Public Schools.
We think that you will agree, that the essay be low, written by Jean Curtis has a very good safety
message.
While this particular essay won a prize.
a great many deserved honorable mention. SAFETY ON THE LOOSE
In this present day and age when more material is needed for war production and everywhere the factories, shops, and plants are on an "all out" pro duction we find that safety is just about on the loose.
People are doing everything possible to help the war effort. Men are turning their jobs entirely to ihe war production, women are doing their house hold duties in half the time in order to aid the Red Cross and other factors, even the smallest of chil
dren are encouraged to earn and save their pennies to invest in war stamps and bonds. Naturally with all these extra jobs, speed is very essential and with speed carelessness is niosi gen erally associated. Of course, as wc all know, it is
impossible to cut down this speed at the present time, for what is more important than to gain and
teachers and students for their interest and cooper
hold fast this place and freedom which we alone have experienced ? We have all been taught to do our part in this great emergency and do our part we will ; however, now we must be shown and taught to do it with the
ation in this annual contest. We will plan to have another such contest in the early spring which will
countless accidents even under the strain which this
come.
Again we wish
to
thank
the
administrators,
be announced by the school principals. We feel that the awards in this contest are more than just what are given as prizes. It is our opinion that every student receives something from giving safety some thought while composing their essays.
Miss Jean Curtis, safety essay winner, pictured above, wrote the exceptionally fine article "Safety ( hi the Loose." 602
greatest ol skill and accuracy in order to avoid
essential speed may bring:. We don't want to lose (his fight because of a little carelessness on each man's part, nor do we want safely on ihe loose al any lime. So it is OUT
duty and obligation not only to do our pari in this "war drive" but if we yoke the two. "speed" and "safety" together I'm certain that we can lurn it into a "victory drive" for all.
ferr^
Considerable Work Has Been Done The Past Summer In Preparation For Winter Operations Soon our operating season for 1942 will be at a close. Another good year is behind us and lots of stone has gone to the busy industries producing materials for war. After a brief lay-off the em ployees of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company will go to work in preparation for anoth er season of hard work.
.Much of next winter's activity will be centered
around the Calcite lay-up harbor. Five of the Bradley boats and the Barge Roebling will lay up here with considerable work to be done on them
before the spring fitout. A big job is to be done on the Str. John G. Munson.
New boilers will be installed similar to those
put in the Robinson and White the past two win ters. Experience of the past should make this work go fast. Al! of the steel for this job other than gratings and the stack has been fabricated in the Calcite Machine Shop during the summer and is
almost completed.
Additions will be made to the
Munson's after cabins and this work was also made
up at the Shop. This service on these materials, which were bound to bring problems especially dur ing present conditions, will undoubtedly make this entire job go more smoothly. These necessary im provements on the Str. Mini son will give another
harbor this summer lo add to the ease and speed in taking care of the jobs outlined. An extension and improvement has been made to the east dock. This will give more space for the handling and storage of materials and provide a safer and sim
pler means of handling equipment. The work shop on this dock has been enlarged so that pipe-fitters. carpenters and electricians have room for more equipment. Added equipment has been a new pipe bender which will save hours of time and turn out better work, a metal band saw which will serve to elimin
ate previous tedious work and a new pipe bench certainly adding to safety and good housekeeping. Safety features new in this area is an attractive fence on each side of the harbor. The high power lines were changed and put in a trench thus re moving the hazard ol the locomotive crane com
ing in contact with high voltage lines. A permanent compressor house is to be erected on the east dock bringing the air compressor closer to the work which will be done this year. Working conditions will also be improved. Another job which will be completed when ship ping resumes is the addition of twenty-feet on the
Sir. Bradley's unloading boom,
liuilt ibis winter,
boat in the fleet a power plant that seems to do a
the extension will be attached when the Sir. Brad
clean, efficient job.
ley returns to Calcite from layup quarters.
The Barge "Roebling" of the Pittsburgh Steam ship Company is to layup at the Port of Calcite this winter and a reboilering job will be done on this craft by the local workers. Our lug FREDERICK. T. KELLERS is to have new boilers. The shop crew is getting the boilers in repair from the tug Mason which was part of the Calcite tug fleet a few years ago. This is lo be done with a minimum
of new material which speaks well for the ingen uity of the supervisors and men on this job. There are the usual many maintenance jobs to be done on the other boats and by next spring all will be set for many cargoes and few delays. Many things have been completed al the lay-up
With few exceptions ihe work carried on at the Calcite Plant this winter will be regular routine. We expect that a good yardage of overburden will be removed as always. In anticipation of a sizeable tonnage next year, ihe Mill will receive a thorough
overhauling and be put in first-class shape. Quarry equipment will receive its share of maintenance and repair work. The lines loading lower is to be moved on a new foundation already completed so that the five new
Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighters will be able to load cargoes at our loading slip. This job will be done with very little new material so badly
needed in new plants and war industries. 1603
More New Names To Be Added To Our "Roll Of Honor" Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company Henry A. Eleming
Robert llaneckow
Raymond Grigs
Lewis /. Patterson
Orval Pines
Edward Smith
Charles Wall
Dale Varero
A very quiet and indus trious chap is Ivan P>an-
Howard Soper entered the service of Michigan
non who entered the arm
Limestone & Chemical Co.
ed forces late in July of this year. Ivan worked
duction worked on Fines
in
the
Dock
Office as a
Reclaim. Howard was in
shipping clerk since 1934,
ducted in June
and
remembered
and on his recent furlough
for ihe splendid manner in which he kept track of
told us that he was trans ferred to California and
time ami materials in last
winter's boat repair work.
is an Army cook. I lis lather. James Soper. is an
He's at Camp Swift. Tex.
electric shovel engineer.
Robert Pat/.er )\\ did not
The Dock Office suffered the loss of three men lo
will
be
wait for his draft number to comeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he enlisted in
the Navy, Bob worked for
of 1941.
military service, the first being Roy Strieker. Roy. inducted early in July of this year, is now with the
a lime on the Bradley boats and for the past year and a half prior to
Army Air Corps. Just re
enlistment
cently he was graduated
he
was
with
Cash's Mill Repair Crew.
from the Air Force Tech
Rob since wish luck
nical School
We
has been in service Mas-, 1942. and we for him the best of and a safe return. claim
< )tto
Ross
as
one of our boys in service as he has been employed at the plant for the past two summer vacation pe riods, and had been with us just previous to his en
listment in the C. S. Navy. Otto is stationed at Great
at Ruekley
Field, Colo., as armourer. For several years he was in the Sampling Dept. We learn ilia I I van I laiuilton. son of Robert Ham
ilton, Gen. Quarry Supt.. has recently been trans ferred to .Arizona and will be sent to the West
Coast in the near future. Ivan is with the armored forces and entered the
Station on the west shore
service of our country last winter. lie was promin
of
ent in local basketball cir
Lakes Lake
Naval
Training
Michigan,
just
north of Chicago Illinois, Norman
Fleming
more than a
spent
season sail
cles in his
school days.
One ol" our first employ ees
inducted
was
Paul
ing on the Bradley boats,
Mulka of the Car Repair
serving as deckhand on the Str. Carl I). P.radley during 1941. Norman has
Crew.
been in service since last winter and when last heard from he was in Texas. I lis brothers. I lar-
old and
on
Kluicr. both sail
Bradley boats deliv
ering limestone for steel. 1604
in 1937. and before his in
Paul was with us
for five years before call ed upon to serve our coun try. About a month ago Paul
was home on
fur
lough from a California Camp, at which lime the
picture was taken. This accounts
for the
heavy
clothes. Paul is a sergeant.
Company Men Who Are Now With The Armed Forces Bradley Transportation Company Norman Pardieke
Howard Hoffman
Elmer Schaedig
Our Best Wishes Vor Their Continued Success and Advancement Another
our
sailors
George Closser was an other of M. L. & C. Go's
forces is Helmuth Schult/.
employees
Jr.. who was inducted in July of this year. I lelmuth
wait
come up. but joined the
was a cook on the Str. T.
Army last June. George
W.
\ \
of
now serving in the armed
Robinson:
for
who did his
not
number
to
however,
had been stationed down
he did not get a job cookbig in the army, but has just been graduated from
South until recently when
an Air Force 'Technical School as an armourer.
Don't stay too long. Pud !
he was transferred lo the East Coast with a con struction division. Elec
trical Dept. experience aids him and his country.
Arthur Santini's cheerful
In early September, last
smile might indicate that army life can't be too bad.
year, we bade Chris L>eu-
Art has been in the Army
kenia farewell when he was called to serve his
since July. 1942. and has just recently been trans
country. Chris had been
feree! from Fort Bragg,
a year as civil engineer.
N. C, to a camp in Texas. Art came here from Italy
JI is ability to get along
as a young lad and has al
ledge
ways been a booster for
construction
America. Mis dock pump job will await his return.
siderably in the winter repair program of 1941.
Isadore
We had to look- twice to
Pines
enlisted
last June with a construc
tion division in the Army. We understand "\/./.\." as he is known to his friends,
was in Washington State. J le was employed in the Electrical Dept. as is his
with us a little more than
with men and his know
of
materials aided
and con
recognize Ralph O'Toolc on this picture. We hope army life hasn't changed him thai much. Ralph left us l.asl July to join the C. S. Army, and before this
had
been with
the.
young brother. Orval. left in September for Army
Yard Dept. as truck driv er. We shan't forget the stories Ralph told and the
service. We know Isadore
laughter of listeners. Tie's
will do a good job lliere.
bound to come out on top.
This picture of Karl Berg
One oi our older employ
was taken
ees
father. Griffin Pines. His
when
summer
Pari was home on
furlough. Earl
last
was
At
the
lime
stationed
at
Sheppherd Field, Kas.. in the Quartermaster Corps. .He staled that he had a
good job in the Army, and we think he is deserving. Earl has a brother, Hum
phrey, in the Drilling De partment backing him up.
called
to
[iâ&#x20AC;˘**!/ y/^^^.
?w >
the colors
was Fred Kreft ol the Drilling Dept.. who had been with us since 1926; Fred has been in the
Army since March of this year, and is now station ed in "Texas. Fred, a safe
ty booster can be relied on to do his share in keep ing America safe from any and all of her enemies. 160 5
You 11 See It In Screenings "Personals7' That Come To The Editor's Desk
Just "Among Ourselves"
If you should happen to see Rudy Kreft standing by his bench and looking around him with a puz zled expression on his affable countenance, don't assume that he's trying to calculate what the latest tax bill will do to him or how long it will take to lick Hitler. Most likely he is wondering where in h he chalked up the requisition number on that
the midst of that august group and without prelim inaries stated his question. For a few seconds
bearing job. As he looks about him everything his eyes rest upon is covered with numbers—the bench top. the bench back, the tool box. even the lamp shade.
He knows it's there somewhere, but the
question is which number is it? One cold, blustery day at lunch time Johnny Hel ler, being in a back-to-nature mood, said to his com rades of the dinner pail, "Boy, wouldn't it be swell to be out in a duck blind on a day like this?" At this enthusiastic query, "Bill" Sabin rolled his eyes expressively and sighed, "Yes, with a nice fire and
these gentlemen looked blank and then at each other and then all looked at Charlie Baker. Charlie
looked at Arnold and without batting an eye said, "They usually consider that two heaping bushels of corn on the cob will make about fifty-nine and and seven-tenths pounds of shelled corn—and that's a bushel." At this, Arnold's eyes popped and then muttering incoherently he turned and went back to to his companions. We think it was the seventenths that got him. Just to tip some of you fellows off we advise you to be careful of making bets with Hugh Lewis. Hugh worked his way through Engineering school
Home Ingredients
a bed."
During his childhood in Sweden, Dave Larson together with other youngsters of that country, was marched up and down the length and breadth of Eu rope and Russia by his teachers in the wake of the conquests of Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII of Sweden. Having successfully battled his way through these textbook campaigns he now feels it his right and duty to enlighten his fellow workmen concerning the merits of these and other heroes. However, he finds it tough sledding when he tries to tell a group of fellows with such surnames as Peltz, Heller, Schultz and Tischler that the Swedes
under Charles XII were responsible for civilizing the Germans.
has turned a lot of the usual shot and shell toward
the Pacific war area. However Babe Belhnore says
that Mother Nature has given us a good crop of beechnuts and since partridge are very fond of the nuts you can bring them close enough to use a club instead of a gun. We are told that Babe is getting his share .by this method. We are smack in the middle of hunting season and of course many of our personal items center around this sport so popular with Calcite employees. Best of luck, hunters, and if you have any game left over—well, just remember your friends. (This is not an ad.) The other day at lunch some of the boys got to debating on the subject of corn. Inevitably the question was raised as to how much corn on the The
group in question being unable to settle the matter, delegated Arnold Conley to ask the tool room gang for their opinion. Thus it was that he broke into 1606
// it's only just a shelter from the rain and winter snow;
If it's only just a place to sleep when over-tired you groiv;
If it's just a place to pack your bag when you decide to roam,
It may be a handsome building, but it's truly not a home.
If it's just a place to eatin when you're not invited out;
If you're snapping at the children every time they romp about;
Ammunition is hard to get this year as the open season on Japs with no limit on the number bagged
cob it took to make a bushel of shelled corn.
By EDGAR A. GUEST
If you never, proud and happy, walk its garden m the gloam, 'Yon may have a house to look at, but you haven't made a home.
If it's just a place to dwell in, not to rest and read and stay; If the children very gladly choose to go elsewhere to play; If the neighbors' understanding of their needs ex ceeds your own, Though yon give them food and shelter, still a home they've never known. Oh, it's not from brickand plaster and from costly gilded things, But from love and mirth and laughter that the soul's contentment springs. It's by sympathy and patience and by glad hearts unafraid
And unfaltering devotion all ihe happy homes are made.
(COPYRIGHT 1932, BY EDGAR A. GUEST)
J
and it wasn't by the pick and shovel method. a certain group at the Shop know how good is at making and collecting bets. Who ever of snow in September anyway, but it wasn't
Now I high heard Lewis
who lost on that bet.
They do show lots of patience as John My
ers who sat in a blind from sunrise to sunset and
saw one Sawbill.
(He didn't get that.)
Leo O'Connor with the help of I'aul Clans is
Don't get hurt or stay off the job. The boys in the service need every hour ol" your time on ihe production front.
My, my. what did these office gals mean when they talked about a blackout party? Xew words to an old tune. eh. Bea? -
Our duck hunters haven't been too lucky this
year.
gathering plenty of spare parts
from
George
Marsh's old I'lymouth. Leo thinks he should be able to keep his car going for the duration now. I'aul has a Chevy and George has Raul's Y-S. Some
great trading these days trying to keep transporta tion to the job. We understand Raul was a popular fellow while those old tires lasted.
Remember the publicity Dick llamann got in the last issue of "Screenings" as a fisherman? Some of his friends were a little jealous of all these hon
ors and in bringing Dick down a peg they are tell ing us about his poor spitzer playing. L seems that he played a solo one evening with these friends and didn't take a trick.
One of our former employees, Alfred
Rrege.
now in the armed forces, came home on a furlough and got married. Miss Lllie Clans ol Hawks was the lucky bride.
While tearing down the old coal dock installa tion. Martin Rudnick was right on the job as a burner. He was kept busy going from the old
dock to the scrap pile until all was cleaned up. We bet Al Ouade wishes that he had that good bird dog now with hunting season here. Yon know
the one. Al. thai put all ihe partridge from four sec tions up Ihe tree along with two bull calves. Sounds as if the story of that dog was meant to keep pace with some of the story tellers found in your tug crew.
Those new bowling shirts didn't bowling teams much in their scores, a nice appearance. The Otiarry especially with all those new togs straight. Dogs for sale.
help the plant but they make team suffered and lost three
Breed unknown but could be reg
istered as rock hounds since their birthplace was out in the rocks below the target house. Louis Micketti is caretaker and he might be glad to give away some of his charges.
To be safe is to be patriotic, We have heard it said that carrots are good for one's hair: however, too many raw carrots might not be so good. If you don'l believe this just look
at Bernard Murphy who can lie seen nibbling away on them while he's at the gate shanty. Murphy loses his hair every once in so long, but perhaps
The local baseball expert, second guesser and Detroit Tiger fan. Frank Lamb, had a miserable season this past year. First his dear Tigers couldn't
make the first division, though Rrank said they were certainly good enough for that and second be ing a loyal American Leaguer he picked the Yankees for the World Series.
Tough going. Rrank".
You
didn't lose any cash though, it is hoped. Tin is also one of the metals in demand for war
production. Tin cans are made of thin sheet iron covered with a thin coating of tin. The cans must
be cleaned and then flattened out to take up less space. The cans are put into an acid solution and tin coating reclaimed.
Bill Fulcher spends some ot his spare time col lecting and packing tin cans as one ol his contribu tions lo victory.
carrots are not the cause.
That story is almost as good as the one Adolph Radka tells about his cow jumping an eight-foot fence just to chase cars going by the house. We were happy lo have Paul Mulka and Howard Super visit us on their recent furloughs. Both boys are now stationed in California. These boys arcgiving their best efforts to winning this warâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how about us ?
Mr. L. G. Anderson of the Bureau of Mines was
in Rogers not long ago and gave a very interesting talk on safety practices and mine accidents. While here he also conducted a first aid class and some of
the newer employees received certificates. The crew of the tug K LLI.LRS thought that ihe horse and buggy days were here again when they had lo put a hitching post oul for the patrol boat. 1607
3>a nt e>treg£ One ol the rare sights—Boehiner and Morgan on the business end of shovels when the lug coals up.
Some of our hunters were showing a coyote they bagged not so far from town.
a farmer lost his police dog.
Rumor has it that
We wonder if there
could have been a mistake?
Gils Rardieke has a working agreement with Fred Rade. office janitor. Fred catches the skunks and (ins does the dangerous work of picking them up and taking them away, Rur prices must be good to take what the wood pussies offer.
When (ins Wietcrshenn's drill stopped running he hunted, looked and stormed around trying lo
find where the juice was shut off.
After a long
search he discovered that it was only a broken drive licit and that the motor was still running sweetly. Guess Who? This lime we are offering a twin "Guess Who" for
Sabiu out lo (irand Lake lo show his nice outboard
your consideration. These fellows should be very easy to gUess as they haven't changed much since
motor. R.ill had to go for a ride so the boys piled in and Tom opened her up. The ride was so slow-
ihis picture was taken several years ago.
that they thought there was too much beef in the boat and then discovered the motor was doing a good performance with the anchor tearing up the
Both
were born in Russia and came to the I'. S. A. before
World War I. They are now United States citizens and mighty proud of it. Roth work in the quarry, one as a pitman and the other as a trackman. Their terms of service with Michigan Limestone i\Chemical Company have been twenty-five and fif teen years. While time has taken away the youth
ful look we see here they are still young in spirits and actions and enjoy an evening of fun, dancing or what have you. ( )ur "Guess Who'" in the last issue of '"Screenings" was Alfred "Buck'' Demerest lhal hard riding bull dozer operator.
We would advise George Daguer to carry a fire
Tom
Yareh took
power boat
enthusiast
Rill
bottom of the lake.
Xo doubt, the McC onuack truck did look pretty big to Fred Krueger. We hope Fred didn't have too much difficulty learning to drive the truck. Will someone tell Julius Rat/.er that every time his car stops that he need nol put in new spark plugs, breaker point and condenser. This is very cosily and the trouble could be in the carburetor
choke.
Julius says it's
the first
lime
he
was
late for church.
that next lime he walks by a fire and his overalls
We often hear Al Roehmer talking about his family, and he may well be proud of such a happy
start to smoulder he can act quickly. say—safety first. George.
are:
extinguisher with him instead of an air pump so The boys
Having heard that Art Getziugcr was one of the good bowlers on the much talked of Llectrical De
partment team, the snooping reporter snooped just in time to see Art bowl a neat 96 for the I'lymouth Dodge team. One does have good and bad nights but this was sure tough on Art.
Al Roehmer says (here must be some Indian in Leo and Louie Smolinski by the way they catch perch in the tug slip. Why don't you let us take a picture ol lliem. boys ?
Louis Weiizel says that he has trapped a lot of beaver, bill never heart] of a stone beaver in all his
hunting and trapping* The gang al ihe dock miss friend "Ral" Ralter-
sou since he has gone to officers' training school. (So does one of the stenographers at the office, eh. Marion?)
We wish "Rat" the best of luck and
hope that he will soon be back to start where he left 'i\\. 160S
family group.
Sons and daughters in the back row-
(left lo right) John, Jay, Elizabeth, Dorothy.
Lsther and Alfred Jr.
In the front row are David.
Mrs. Roehmer. A. R. himself and Valentin.
'J'his is our proof to you that gate watch men, David Cole, is not always the stern fellow who casts a look of sus
picion
when
you
go
through the gate. He is really very kind-hearted when off duty, and is certainly devoted to his two grandchildren. Like many of our citizens, Dave
believes
that
times
no
matter
what our job is as every effort is needed to keep this country free for all
Conic on Calcite!
Something Howard Johnson should remember— to have his radiator checked for anti-freeze.
Merlin Reetz and 'Ruck' Demerest. bulldozer op erators, claim they have a very tame seagull on the hill where they are working. The seagull is so in terested in watching the boys work that sometimes he gets in the way. and the boys must be careful not to run over him.
Do you remember when they called Lester RaviiiuihI "I fancy Boy'"?
One of the boys in service who is making a very
children, as well as for
good record for himself is Howard Goetsch. How ard was graduated from Officers' Candidate School
we grownups who like
on October 23 at Camp Hood. Tex., and is now coin-
our liberty.
missioned as a second lieutenant.
Are you going to let the boys
in the Bradley Fleet beat you in buying War Bonds? They have a very impressive record and we know that they will give you a good run. but let's make a real contest out of it and be helping our Uncle Sam too.
when Julius tossed a pebble at him. The partridge merely ducked his head and remained on the porch.
we
must do our best during these
bird is a very friendly visitor and refused to leave
With our soldiers in there to win us a
victory- give 'em your money for the tools lo do the job. Mr. Robert Hoffman of the Construction crew
can well be proud of his two sons in service. Son Ralph returned from overseas duty to attend offi cers training school at Fort Bcnning. and Howard,
who was employed on the Sir. W. R. WHITE, is now in .Yew Mexico. We hope it won't be long be fore you will have your boys with you again. Rob.
his new duties.
Rest of luck to vou. Howard!
If the hair on your head did not fall out and was never cut it would grow to a length of 40 feet in 72 years.
In a baseball game between two negro teams, the slugger of one team, who was also a church deacon,
was at bat. The pitcher slung one right down the middle, waist high. The deacon let il go. The um pire yelled. "Rail!" The next pitch came high and inside, right at the deacon's head.
Lawd giveth. and de Lawd taketh awav."
For
many
years
Harold
Lehndorff
has
associated
Gust Sehaedig Ihe other day—the story goes that Mr. Sehaedig drove the Lord coal truck to Rill
with
Warwick's crane for a load.
Rill made about six
is a lover of field or
passes over the truck and during this time carried on a very interesting conversation with (iust. At least we take it to be an interesting conversation as when Gust arrived at the hopper lo dump the load ol coal, he found much to his surprise there was none there. Some joke those "Wobbleknockers" played on you. eh. Gust?
stream. Being well acquainted in the Lit
We have heard great tales of great hunters and were thrilled by them, but when the tale comes to us of our two good hunter friends, Babe Rellmore
1a k e
caught these two fine
and Robert Rrownlee, spending a whole day hunt
a
ing at Sunken Lake and then
coining back
and
shooting Joe Waytosek's pet partridge—accidental ly, of course—we can only shake our heads. We hope that Joe has forgiven ynn and that you will gel your limit of game next time.
We understand from Julius Zempcl that a Mr. Rartridge has been visiting his home. Seems the
As he ducked
the umpire yelled. "Strike!!!" The deacon started angrily for a second. Then he muttered softly, "De
limy War Bonds.
Mow we know why the Yard men were kidding
He is stationed
with the lank destroying unit al Camp Hood and was home on a ten-day furlough before assuming
been
sportsmen
and
tle Traverse Bay dis trict
around
Retos-
key a ud I larbor Springs he made a trip there this sum-
iner lake
lor some
deep
trolling
and
trout. Harold, gate watchman
says (his is great sport and he usually has good luck.
It is
quite a job to land these
fellows
with
the heavy tackle nec essary in this sport. 1609
News Items From The Buffalo Plant Along With News Stories Of Interest To Us Since the last
publication
of
the
CALCITE
'A Very Good Safety Record" Rodraza is that
SCR RK.YI YGS. many improvements and additions have been made at our Buffalo Riant. Among these is our new bulk loading device which has stepped
"somewhere
up the bulk loading capacity at least 100'''' .
ific."
This
Don Gorman
enables our truckers to move much faster than be
fore and makes it much easier for them lo provide the necessary limestone lo our many farmer con sumers.
Our second big improvement, which was finish ed early in September, was repairs to the shelter over our main loading table. It was built to accom modate the farmers, who truck sacked limestone,
with a shelter for their trucks while waiting lo be
loaded, as well as lo protect our loading crew from the weather.
The structure is made of concrete
blocks and is lo feel high at the point where the freight cars are loaded. The trucks under a shelter which is \2 leet hi Hi.
are
loaded
he
value
of this structure will be more fully realized when the cold winds from ihe Buffalo River and Lake
Lrie bring the wintry snows. Over a period of three years, a special 35x100niesh material, with a trade name of "Carbon Lime
stone" has increased from o0 tons per week to ap
proximately 420 tons per week. Relocation of old equipment was just completed and thus far has proven satisfactory so that we are able to meet the increased demand due to war pro duction. These three big improvemenls have done
much to make Michigan Limestone a better place in which lo work.
As this article is being written, we. al the Wuifalo Riant, are anxiously looking toward our third consecutive year without a lost-time accident. We have but l\vo months to go yet but we feel sure
and earnestly hope thai our safety record will con tinue for many years to come.
Out
Riant
of
(he
Michigan
Limestone & Chemical Co. has lost I 1 men to our arm ed forces, while the Stone-
Mix Corporation has con tributed 5 men.
Michael
Gorman,
two
in
is serving the
latest
ments are those of Gorman
and
Pac
enlist lames
Walter
Ko-
walski. Jim joined the Navy and is leaving for school to train for a gun ner's mate. 2nd class. Wal-
ly is with the ground crew of the Army Air Corps, and was recently appointed a Military Rolicemau. Elmer Molnar and Mel-
vin Price, wdio were former Ensign L. II. Rathbuu drivers for Stone-Mix. are stationed with the Army Air Corps in Miami, Florida. Elmer has long de sired to take, a trip to Florida and L'ncle Sam took care of thai, but he never expected to be quartered at the Riltmore Hotel free of charge. Bill Larivcy is serving with ihe C. S. Coast Guard here in Buffalo.
Corp. Joseph Greer is stationed with ihe cavalry unit at Ft. Riley. Kansas. Norm MacLeod, the cx-bookkecper from StoneMix, is a Master Sergeant with the Army al Camp Tyson, Tennessee.
Joseph Kurdziel is serving the Army al Camp I.ee. Virginia. John O'Connor, Norm MacLeod's former assist ant, is stationed at Rt. Renning, Georgia. Our only other boy in the service is Frances Cavanaugh. who was another early draftee. Xo one has heard from wherever he is.
With Our Boys In The Armed Forces Since the outbreak of World War II. the Buffalo
they are
"overseas."
Rrannic
but we
wish
him
luck
Our only regret from this last summer is the
passing away of our old faithful watch dog "Major." "Major" was raised from a little puppy, 10 years ago. and had been an untiring watch dog ever since.
We all hated to see him go ami are
now looking to "Pal" to keep Up "Major's" good work.
who
We're all happy to have Eliseo (Lizzy) Tomani
was our first boy to lie drafted, is now serving the
back with us after an illness of over three weeks.
We hope you feel a lot better, Liz.
L. S. Armv somewhere in
Alaska. Hans
Rosshart.
another
early draftee, was with the Army at the Panama Can
Walter knnalsk,
al
the last time we heard
|Y()m 1]jm
Prank Gorski, a former member of the loading crew, is "somewhere in England."' All we've heard from Alfous Swialosz and Henrv 16! i)
a
Then there's the eastern draftee who was sent to western cantonment and wrote back. "I think
the Grand Canyon is just gorges."
One of our newest employees, John Slattcry. is a nephew of the famous Jimmy Slatterv. the former
light heavyweight champion of the world. R.nsign L. II. Rathbuu. Jr.. graduated from the C. S. Xaval Academy al Annapolis in June and is
now on active duty with the Pacific Fleet.
He is
We were very happy to have President Irvin L.
the son of L. II. Rathbuu. Sr.. who joined our happy
Clymer and Mr. J. R. Kinville as recent plant vis
office crew on Juiv 1.
itors and wc do wish they would call more often.
Our new truck has also completed its first year without a "lost-time accident." Its predecessor
bought are for his hunting trip this fall.
lost its cab on the first day.
be for National Defense.
Tom Karlinski is back on his old job as dryer fireman and the car loading crew have had some very dull days.
They say that Johnny Collins' steel Air Raid hel met is so heavy that in the parade uptown the other
We are happy to report that Freddie Harrison broke his 1941 record.
It can'l be that all the shells
tablish an "all-time record."
Mickey Scanlon is employing a "flanking move
ment" on some of his trips from the plant,
lie
doesn't seem to want to use the main highway but he is able to get to his destination over both routes.
It took Stanley Corpus about the same length of time to build his new home that il required to
build "Boulder Dam" but we are happy to knowhe is settled.
Kowalski
It must
night. Johnny walked ten steps with it on his head and leu with both hands carrying it. With The Company Bowling League
His car is in for the fourth
"bumping out" job this season and this should es
John
The Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company Interdepartment Rowling League, made up of six teams from the various departments of the Riant, is proving very interesting to the spectators as well as to the people who are actually members of the different teams. The same friendly rivalry is being built up that used to be had when we played interdepartnienl
basketball
and
baseball.
At
the
time of writing the powerful Mill Team of which Al. Hopp is Captain has gone well into the lead. Red Lee and his Electric Shop boys are up within two games of first place. The Quarry Team with
When Lizzie Tomani was asked why he didn't retire with two of his sons working at our plant, he replied. "Why. I borrowed $5.00 from one of the boys and on (he night of pay day. he wouldn't lei me out of his sight until I repaid the loan."
Fred Dagner at the helm is in there pitching all the time. They sure are a plenty tough bunch. Harry Wing and his Machine Shop boys will bear plenty of watching before the season is very far along. The Tug Team tinder the guidance of Capt. Lamb
When that man John Mullane gets a crack at running our Loco No. 13, he re-enacts the famous run of "Casey Jones" all over again. Rill, don't get sick or John will teach your "baby" some new-
has run into some very rough sailing so far, but "Cap." says that as soon as things freeze over and
tricks.
Our old friend Mickey Gorman is located in Can ada building the new highway to Alaska and we can readily understand whyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the lasl we saw of Mickey here, he was excavating for a foundation
and it required two men oil top to remove material he was throwing up.
he can spend more time at bowling he will straigh ten all this out. Otto Zempel and his yard Bull dozers are sure coming along and when they swing into their stride will cause plenty of trouble to the opponents.
Many of the incidents thai are happening during the matches each Wednesday would make very good personals for "Calcite Screenings." Some of the old timers are out trying their best lo come up in the averages with the younger pin spiders. Cncle Sam has called a good many of the better bowlers into the service for ihe duration
which should give these same old timers a good deal of practice and make them ready for competi tion when the boys come back.
11 was felt that
with ihe entire world in war it would not be quite We always knew John Collins is good on accounting work, but we are just a wee bit doubtful if he doesn't do some
"finagling" to keep his golf score down.
the thing to have an Office Team and open a "second front" before the Allies were ready for one. Rut some of the boys from the Office have been signed up in the various teams and they take the usual amount "f razz individually instead of collectively. A good example of what is meant here was seen the
night that our friend Harry Aleharg took the wife up to watch him perform and then came through with a sizzling -110 series for the evening. The new shirts that were furnished the bowlers
until he is proved guilty so there isn't
are sure classy and give the boys a pretty snappy appearance when they line up across the alleys. It is understood that there will be a banquet at the
any reason for us not tn believe John.
given the winners.
A
man
is
innocent
close ol
the season and suitable awards will
be
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Those Who Have Passed Away Passing out of the shadow into a purer light, Stepping behind the curtain, getting a clearer sight. Laying aside the burden of this weary, mortal coil, Done with the world's vexations, done with its tears and toil,
Passing out of the shadow into eternal dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Why do we call it dying, this sweet going away?
William Donald to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rudniek on September 26, 1942. John Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kuzuicki on September 21. 1942. Roger Harold in Mr. and Mrs. Harold Relax on
September 17. 1942. Andree Duane to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Richards
on September 3. 1942. Mr. Richards is employed by the Bradley Transportation Company. Louis Lvnn to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sehaedig on
Rudolph Reetz long a resident of Moltke Twp. passed away on August 27, 1942. William Reetz of the Construction Department is a brother of the
October 23. 1942. David Arnold to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Nagel on
deceased.
October 15. 1942.
Mrs. Leopold Radka, mother of Fred of the Blasting Department, Adolph of the Construction Department, Edwin of the Yard Department, and sister of William Streich of the Yard Department, passed away on October 2?>. R>42. after a long illness.
Funeral services were held al St. John's
Renwood Ralph to Mr. and Mrs. Carl (i. Sehaedig on (October 17. VH2.
Timothy Lester to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rruuiug on October 15. 1942. Mr. Rruning is employed
by the Bradley Transportation Company.
Robert Arlo to Mr. and Mrs. Arte Bruiting on
Lutheran Church with Rev. Louis A. Linn officiat
October 15. 1942.
ing.
Runes William lo Mr. and Mrs. Rerd Liuiberg on October IX. 1042. Mr. I.imberg is employed by the
R.urial was in Rogers City Memorial I'ark.
Sincere sympathy is offered to the many friends and relatives.
Bradley Transportation Company.
Marriages Iverne Pines of the Sampling Department and
Eunice Krueger of the Accounting Department were married on October 17. 1942, by Rev. Louis A. I.inn.
Edward Hopp of the Drilling Department was married to [Catherine Haselhuhn on October 10.
1942, by Rev. Louis A. Linn. Rest wishes and congratulations to the newlyweds by "Calcite Screenings."
Births Daughters were born lo the following employees
James Guy to Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Rardieke on October 11. 1942.
Mr. Rardieke is employed by
the Bradley Transportation Company. Royal Ronald to Mr. and Mrs. Lrhardt Schultz
on September 25. 1942. Frank Willis lo Mr. and Mrs. Lugeiie Jones on
October 1. 1942. Mr. Jones is employed by the Bradley Transportation Company. David to Mr. and Mrs. William Ratchkowski on
October 5. 1942.
Mr. P&tchkowski is an employee
of the Bradley Transportation Company. Our congratulations to tlie parents and the best of health to all the newcomers.
since the publication of our last issue of "Screen ings": Barbara Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Max Glomski on
September 28. 1942. Donna Deanue to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sobcck
on September 15. 1942. Sail\ Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamb on Ali
gn si 3, Ran gust (>. Jean August
1942. Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Urban on Au 1042. Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Yiegclahn on 10. 1942.
Jijdith Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelley on Au gust 22. 1942. Mr. Kelley is employed by the Brad ley Transportation Company. Ruie Linda lo Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yogler on
October 9. 1942. Mr. V'ogler is an employee of the Bradley Transportation Company. Faith Louise to Mr. and Mrs. Louis llorubacher on October 3, 1942.
Xancy Frances lo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kline on ( ictoher
lo. 1942.
Sons were born to ihe following:
John llagen to Mr. and Airs. John Flofip on September 6. 1942. Mr. Rlorip is employed by the Bradley Transportation Company. 1*12
The boys in the group picture were only posing for the photographer to show what is not consid ered a safe gameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;playing duck-oii-rock or other games on the railroad tracks. The boys shown in this picture are sons of employees. Owen, son of
Capt. Russell Lamb, and Tommy and Jimmy, sons of Frank Lamb, are the boys sitting on the rail. Billy, son of Adolph Leszinske, and Billy, son of George Dagner. are in the second row. and Billy, sou of James Soper. is seen standing in the back.
J^ztLaxkmznb
\joizman o% dahtain
Blasting Crews
Walter Pilarskt
Carpenter Shop Drills Drills
Chas. Hoffman Thomas Kelley John Dembny
Electrical Crews
Frank Reinke
Mill Mill
Adolph Sorgenfrei Anthony Mulka
Power House
George C. Wing
Shovels
Leon Ruell
Shovels
Fred LaLondt
Tracks
John Modrzynski
Tracks
Peter Giovangorio
Transportation
.
.
.
.
.
Transportation Yard
E. B. Metzen
Buffalo Plant
George W. Mintz
Str. Carl D. Bradley
....
Str. T. W. Robinson . . . .
Str. W. F. White
Str. Calcite
Victor Koch
C. C. Eldridge Otto Xempel
Detroit Dock
Str. B. H. Taylor
.
.... ....
Capt. F. F. Pearse
Chief John Sparre Capt. C. R. McQuinn Chief Guy LaBotmty Capt. Donald E. Nattts Chief Thos. Stittle Capt. M. R. MacLean
Chief /. A. Anderson Capt. Leo Moll Chief Chas. Frederick
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PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY AIRPORT
Local Civilian
Defense Program
All is well—not a plane in sight. Airplane watchers such as the one pictured here are seriing faithfully to protect us from menace from the air. There has never been a single force in the Unit
ed States which has united more people and has proved so effective in crystalizing thoughts and
measure will be taken to insure safety, and with a program so active as the Civilian Defense Council, the spirit ol a nation at war cannot be dismayed.
efforts than the nation-wide program known as the Civilian Defense Council.
This program is carried on throughout the Cub ed Slates on such a tremendous scale and by vol
unteers—the business man. clergy, house wile, clerk and persons of every occupation are taking an ac tive part in it. The amazing thing of the program is the unity and harmony ol the various people serving for a common good, namely, the protec tion <>f the American homes and industries.
Countless volumes might be written of the peo ple who are standing guard in America, and no doubt countless volumes will record the merits of
the program, and each community will be able to enumerate the services it has rendered in behall ol
this program. The local organization has been active in all units
of Civilian Defense applicable to this community. The increased efforts of residents of our commun
ity in ibis program arc resulting in an outstanding record for them.
THE AWAKENING
I talked to a voting soldier a few days ago. I saw the same features, the same general get-up—but there was something else I had not seen before. It
seemed to me he looked particularly well. It was not alone the health of body, although such was there in good .abundance. It was the soul of him that had changed and altered his whole
appearance. The spirit of unswerving loyalty and patriotism, the soul of the real America showed in thai eager young countenance. The call of his country lias stirred his whole spir itual being, lie took his summons seriously, de terminedly and willingly at the same time.
Opportunities—he saw that clearly now—here was his chance to pay back. He was content to accept the privilege and assume the responsibilities, tie became a consecrated Icing at the altar of a will ing sacrifice.
One phase of this aetviity which has gain recog nition is the aircraft warning service.
Rogers City
was the first organized service unit in Operation in the United Stales and is carried on by volunteers both men and women from the community. This
service was organized by Joseph Lathrop. the civ ilian defense co-ordinator for I'rcsquc Isle County. This service is maintained by eighty-four regu lar volunteers. Forty-two watchers are required each week to watch for four-hour periods—day and night service. The duties of the watchers are to report by telephone all planes whether seen or only heard and the direction the planes are travel ing immediately to the army headquarters.
Mis
country has given him its countless blessings and
TEACHING ML/TV
The blame for many accidents can be laid to ig norance, the lack of skill, improper attitude or faulty habits. All of them can be remedied in a large measure by proper training. Safety is not natural to Americans--we live too fast a life. Haste, self-confidence and willingness 1m lake a chance are inherent trails.
I>ut Ameri
cans are also sensible and are quick lo learn and adopt safely when its rules and benefits are taught t< • them.
The time spent by the foreman on the job in training his men in the safe and correct way lo do
a job not only saves pain and suffering, but time
The vigilance of the watchers of the American homes and factories is playing an important role in
ami material as well.
ibis war. for the protection thus afforded is nec
their children
essary should The pared
If you are careful, if you use good judgment, if you do not rush the job. you won't get hurt and
1614
if in any event an attempt at invasion by air become a reality. American nation will not be found unpre in case of enemy attack. Every possible
The lime spent by parents in leaching safety to
voti
won't
hurt
is an investment
someone else.
for their future.
\)v careful todav.
Purchase New Burro Crane
One ol the most important features of limestone
production is the construction and maintenance of track in the (piarry. A wreck or necessary repairs on the main line or a branch line may hold up pro
duction or slow il down lor an appreciable period of valuable time and this in turn may slow down boat-loading. Boat transportation is at a premium these days and no delays that are preventable can
be tolerated if war production is to be kepi at a maximum.
Track maintenance in Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company quarry keeps two irack gangs busy repairing or pulling in new lines. Until this
season, one crane serviced both groups of work men. The crews sometimes working at opposite ends of the quarry were handicapped in that many times a day because the crane was with the other track gang, they had to do work by hand that could
be done in a fraction of the lime with the help of a crane.
Handling a thousand-pound rail is no child's
play. By hand it is not only- slow but is highly hazardous to the legs, toes and fingers of the men unless they are old bauds on the job and even
then accidents happen.
By Paul V. Thornley The number of inexperienced workmen in all plants has increased in recent months and will increase as the war goes on. Therefore, any de vice that will speed up production asd decrease accident hazards definitely is not only necessary but essential. So at the beginning o\ this season the
The whole secret is just to keep your back straight. If you want to stoop or bend, do your bending at the knees. Always keep vour backbone straight when you lift. You'll find all lifting easier and you'll never lift more than you can handle. If a thing is loo heavy for you your back will bend. If your back bends, get some help. If you can lift it with a straight back, then your safe and you'll never hurt yourself. To have what we wanl is riches, but lo be able to
do without is power,
company purchased a new I'urro crane. The new crane is the same make as the old one
but it is twelve years younger and like all new models ol machinery it has many improvements.
Harold Pollock, the operator, has many words of praise of its ease of operation and ils many new leatures. Noisy gears have been replaced by uni versal joints and a chain drive. The 60 horsepower engine in the old crane is a 90 horsepower in the new model. The new machine will travel at a top
spied of 20 miles per hour under its own power, ami with two loaded cars on level track al about
15 miles per hour. It is streamlined so that the operator has a clear view left, right and front. Like all new machines however the test is on the
field of action.
The rear view presented a total
blank. Harold was a little nervous on this point. He was afraid one of those new diesels might sneak up on him from behind and get him in the blind spot. He confided his troubles lo the boys in the Shop and now an excellent rear view mirror gives the operator full command of that once vulnerable spot.
This new crane is proving a valuable addition to
ihe efficiency of our track maintenance program.
I [ere is one for ihe books. A perfectly good shoe with a safety toe clipped as slick as anything with a sharp five-pound axe. The shoe belongs to Fred l.iedtke. shovel runner, and so does the big tor with a ueal slash in il.
Fred seems to think that
the axe wouldn't have slopped with just the big toe if thb had been an ordinary shoe. However.
it does seem peculiar that this piece of safety equip ment could lie so affected by this type id' blow. It all goes to show ihal despite mechanical safeguards, we humans must still be watchful and careful no
matter what the job may be. 1615
The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News Marine School To Be Continued Last winter was the initial year for the Marine School conducted in Rogers City for the benefit of Bradley Transportation Company employees. This training program was inaugurated at the re quest of several employees who were desirous of writing for a license. After further inquiry more of the sailors wished this instruction and the course was extended to in
clude forward and after end men.
Approximately
thirty-five employees were enrolled in these classes and of this group six received original license and
many of the boys, who were lacking in sailing ex perience, gained a much broader knowledge of the operation of the ships. Their efforts have been indeed creditable to our
organization in that these men have better prepared themselves for the important work they are doing. They are devoting many hours which might other wise be spent leisurely, studying and memorizing details on navigation of vessels. With the con tinued national shortage of sailors to man the ships which are plying the waters carrying vital cargoes, it is well that these men be recognized as being materially beneficial to our war production pro gram. The}' are not only getting the training and experience of sailing, but are gaining a knowledge which enables them to assume greater responsibili ty of safety and operation necessary to keep delays at a minimum.
The proposed classes in marine education will be conducted much the same as last year. There will, however, be advanced training for those men in the after end class who attended school a year ago. The forward end classes will be primarily for those interested in writing for an original license, but will be modified for any other seamen who care to take this course.
From reports received to date, a large enrollment
is expected and when all cards are returned a pro gram will be set up to start these classes as soon after lay-up as possible. The earnest endeavors of these men to take ad
vantage of this training is reflective of their pro gressive qualities—and only this can make our fleet ready and capable of transporting the ever growing tonnage requirements of vessels on the Great Lakes.
The following suggestions were offered for after end men who are contemplating writing for a lic ense this winter: 1. Obtain a letter or letters of recommendation
from Chief .Engineers of boats upon which applicant has sailed.
2. It is also necessary to obtain from ships' offi cers a statement of service of fitout and lay-up 1616
time that is not recorded in the Continuous Dis
charge Books.
3. Review arithmetic—especially square root. 4. Memorize the fire and boat drill code, also the
code signals between Pilot House and Engine Room.
5. Secure a copy of the Rules and Regulations for review.
6. Secure an application blank from the United
States Coast Guard, Merchant Marine Inspection, St. Ignace, Michigan.
Bradley Transportation Company Wins National Safety Contest For the contest period from July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942. the Bradley Transportation Company fleet of lake freighters won the National Safety Council trophy in the Cargo and Passenger Vessels division. With a record of only one lost-time accident during this period the officers and men of the Bradley fleet arc to be complimented on their splendid record. We know that safety has taken continuous atten tion by these boys and the results are reward enough alone, but to gain national recognition is added glory and we take off our hats to a fine bunch of safety workers. Keep up the good work, fellows. Your Uncle Sam needs this kind of a job done to win a hard war. DON'T GUESS
• One of the most human faults is the habit of
guessing.
In an eastern plant this business of guessing among employees was the subject of a campaign conducted through the plant newspaper. One of the stories is well worth repeating: "How many times have you heard this expression around the plant? T guess this will be all right.' "Don't guess. Make sure that it is all right! Perhaps it is a job you are not used to doing. If that is true, ask a person who is on that job all the time, or, better still, ask the foreman.
"Perhaps you are not sure of the right tool to use. Don't grab any tool that is handy and say, M guess I can do it.'
Don't guess.
Be sure!
"Maybe you are allergic to some things, such as high places. Many an accident has been caused simply because some man was afraid to say he couldn't work in high places. "The kind of men who progress are the ones who have confidence in their abilities, are sure of their work, and who know they won't cause accidents through guess work." Don't be an "I-guess-so" worker—be sure!
You may not always be able to prevent cuts and
scratches, but you can care for them properly and promptly and prevent infection.
Crew of Str. Carl I). Bradley (standing left to right):
op, Ray Bnehler, Steve Chibola, Alex Malocha. (Seated left
Capt. E. E. Pearse, Herman Voglcr, Roland Bryan, Percy Heward, Victor Klee, Carl Altmau, Lloward Rickle, Mar
to right): Clarence Pie welling, Win. Hornbacher, Bruce McLennan, Win. llalligan, Harry Pilarski, Clarence Cher-
tin loppich, John i'lorip, Lord Winfield, Roland Tnlge/skc, Otto Sparre, Russell Sabiu, Lavein Langlois, Wesley Bish-
elie, Willxrl Bredow, Albert Schultz, Harry Dehring,
Safety Meetings
STR. CARL D. BRADLEY
Captain Pearse mentioned the fact that we have gone through another month with a good record,
but the rest of the season will bring added hazards from ice and snow, and every member was urged to be very careful so ihal we might complete the season free from lost-time accidents.
The mate in formed the deck crew that if they saw any hatch ballens lhal were not in good con dition to replace them with new ones as there are
spare ones in the dunnage room. The matter of the laundryman carrying laundry bags up the ladder at Calcite was questioned. These unsafe practices will be discontinued and all objects will be hoisted aboard ship by the crew. The Captain requested thai the men see that all deadlights were in good Condition and lhat all movable objects be lashed down at all times. The Chief Engineer mentioned Ihe fact lhal
Robert Stephenson, Earl LaLonde, Edward Knchinski. were hatched, took off immediatelv and flew down to the lake.
"Where should we lay np?" asked Vic Klee. â&#x20AC;˘ And here are the answers: Steve: Lorain.
Ford: Rogers City. Bill II.:
Cheboygan.
llalligan: The question isn't where but when. Bob S.:
Menominee.
Marry I'.: Well. boys. I don't think we can get in as far as I'osen.
Carl Altmau, our new stokerman off the Str. Alunson. coming out on deck asked. "What town is that. Mate?"
Mate: "Win that's Rogers City."
Carl: "What"? Already?"
Mate: "Yes, Carl, the Bradley is a little faster lhan ihe Mnnson."
being so hard to get spare parts for equipment lhal
il was every man's duty to handle equipment prop erly. The mate requested lhal the men see lhat all hatches are properly battened down before leaving one hatch and going to another.
Alter looking at the picture, we have to believe all those fish stories that Tat He-ward has been idling ns.
Congratulations to Herman Voglcr and John
PERSONAL ITEMS
blorip. each a proud father of a baby girl and boy, respectively.
Otto Sparre after watching his porter. Edward Green, consume a whole chicken, two pieces of shortcake and then go after a big helping of ice
hear in the conveyormen's room isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"1 nearly had 11im that time." We hope yon do a better job of it
cream
remarked,
"You
belter
think
of
vour
Now that deer season is drawing near :1'1 we can next lime. Vic.
sloinach."
Edward: "That's what I'm thinking of."
Here we are. getting along into November with belter than one million tons of stone carried and
I he more .stories they tell the bigger they are. Here is
ihe
latest.
Alvis
Uadka
claims
he
has
ducks on his farm lhat weigh 45 lbs. when they
having traveled a distance equal to twice the cir
cumference of the earth.
It is beginning to look as
if the I'radley will break all previous records. 1617
Creiv of Str. T. W. Robinson (standing left to right) : Richard San/imo, John Gregory, Earl Leveck, Wallace Dagner, Henry Kaminski, Capt. C. R. McOuinn, Stanley Bellmore, George Hoy, Lester Baiiuou, Ray Eier, Walter Tulgetske, Richard Llaneckow, Charles Cook, Robert
STR. T. W. ROBINSON . . . Safety Meetings Captain McOuinn opened the meeting by com plimenting the crew on the safety record to date and urged that everyone practice safety first care* fnllv for the remainder of the season with its many hazards.
The captain suggested that the parcel bag be placed in use al all docks to enable the men to use two hands when going tip and down the ladder. The chairman read an interesting letter in regard
to "Xeglecl of First Aid Treatment to Injuries" and reminded members of the crew thai regardless ol
Adrian, Louis Leveck, Melvin Yerks, Tim Stafford, Wil
liam Kunner. (Seated left to right): Theophilus Pilarski, John Hoeft, Lester Pines, Leo Widajewski, Anthony Yarch, Stanley Noivicki, Stanley Idalski, Laverne Binder, George Lamb, Harold King, Philip Henry, and Alfred Jarvis.
Heaver:
Bring me back some cigars and a paper.
Ceorge I..:
Do you want to get along with me?
George Hoy would like heavier uniforms. He says il gels cold around Cleveland. Rogers. Ceorge?
Why not move lo
The 8 lo 12 watch says they don't mind bringing coal to Rogers, but when they give us a load of flux (four belts) too—well, the boys just have to hustle.
Ray Bnchler acting as chief during Chief LaBounty's absence was heard to remark. "The Cleve
how minor the injury, to notify the foreman on duty so lhat proper care can be given.
land weather sure gave us a double-cross today."
The committee again suggested that the crew-
This happened to be just another of those nice days
watch the ladder to make certain that il is on the
dock and properly made last, also to make sure that all slack is out of the falls.
The committee members directed the deck crew
to place battens in proper place when taking off tarpaulins so lhal ihe walkway between hatches will be kept clear. Several hazards and safety suggestions regarding fall season were discussed such as slippery dock and decks.
The men were warned of possible in
juries from cabin doors during strong winds. A supply of salt and sand will be placed on board ship.
Phil P.: I wonder what we'll do today? Earl L.: I think it will be something new like
chipping in the conveyor room. Ian
k Kaniinski:
The wish of
Gee, I wish I coiiltl cook.
the deckhands—-that Les Bannon
would lose his whistle.
We are glad to have Chief LaBoiinty back again. Chief was away attending his son's graduation into ihe Ail" Poree.
We wish to extend our congratu
lations to Bob and wish him the best ol luck.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Dagner:
on Lake Erie.
Say. Phil, do you really mean to tell
Born to Mr. ami Mrs. Alfred Jarvis. a son. Al
fred Clarence, on September 23.
Congratulations
me that wc have to scrub the anchor chain at lay-
from the crew and thanks for the cigars. Al.
"l,? IMiil: Sure, but lhat isn't bad. just wail until you have to wash the grease off the towlinc.
of dishes li i wash today.
Leo W.:
What time Calcite?
Wally Dagner seems to have "Blonde Trouble." Only advice we can give Wally is Join the Navy. 1618
Mike King:
Hello. Friend, we sure have a lol
The Simpson tailors are thinking of installing a
tailor shop in Rogers to make alterations on uni forms, especially for those getting a little too big in the middle.
I low about it. M. II. ami ('•. IL?
"The 180-day Wonder." Phil Henry, has achieved the honor of being an Able Seaman. Congratu lations. Phil.
-
As cold weather sets in card games are in order.
This year the Spit/.er League is held in the oilers' room. Lamb and Darga are holding honors for the best hands. It seems as though their hands were dealt when they were dealing thus causing con siderable argument. We don't think Lamb could stack hay. but we don't know about Darga. Pete Miller:
I wish I had about ten men to drive.
Stafford seems to have trouble getting dun garees with a 36-ineh inseain. Don't you realize that there's a program for conservation ol ma terials. Tim ?
Mess Room:
Louis I..:
Where lo next trip?
Flux for So. Chicago, then Gary, etc.
Just ask the galley crew. They seem to know—or do they? Charley Cook seems to have abandoned his chick ens. We wonder why? Could il be that Les Pines
has acquired a pupil? Anyway Charley said he sold his first blanket for $35.()0. got to thinking—.
Xow some of the boys
boat to Detroit.
The tug "Rogers City" being rudderless, was the cause of the unusual event.
The weather being favorable, the method em ployed in towing as shown in the accompanying picture was very successful. To eliminate the drag, the tug's engine was work ed practically full speed all the time with the result
that the Str. White did not lose over three-quart
Whenever we see someone nervously watching the clock when it is close to (putting time, we are reminded of a
On September 13. 1942, the Str. W. F. White reversed the general procedure by towing a low-
certain timid horse which
we met
up with on our vacation.. He would start, go slow ly and then stop, and the farmer would have trouble getting him started again.
Finally I asked him. "Is your horse sick?" "Not that I know of." the. farmer replied. "But he is so darned afraid that I'll say' Whoa' and he wont' hear me that he stops every once in a while to listen."
ers of an hour in time between Calcite and Detroit,
part of this time being used in getting the tug along side and made fast. As the picture shows the
tug belching plenty of smoke this would indicate she was doing all she could lo help the situation. However the
wind direction
was not
constant
and a good part of ihe time this smoke was ob scuring the after cabin and making it almost im possible for the occupants to work or sleep without gas masks—to say nothing ol the soot which lodged in every nook and corner of the cabin and engine rooms making endless work for those whose
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duties are partly to keep things clean back there. With the arrival of a Great Lakes Towing Com pany tug at Detroit we were relieved of our bur
Uniforms are the style during these times, and many of us are confused
lo
know
what
each
den and smoke nusiance.
uniform means together with all the stripes, bars and gold
braid.
The trip was not without its pleasant side as well. The crews of both ships enjoyed visiting with each other and the tug crew enjoyed the three square
Chief Jack Anderson of
the Str. W. F. White seems to have become uniform conscious
too.
meals with trimmings which 'Sarge' /oho and his crew are in the habit of serving.
First we see Jack in the
(This picture was taken by Norman llaselhuhn.)
uniform of the United Stales Coast Guard as a Lieutenant
The train halted for a moment at the station and
(Senior Grade) and then we see him as pictured here in the
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the traveler reached out. called a small boy. and
said. "Son. here's fifty cents. Cet me a twenty-five cent sandwich and get one for yourself. I lurry
attire of the "man who just rolled out." Many pictures were taken of Jack this sum
up!"
mer while enjoying ihe beach
-
-
at l.akewood. Ohio, but il has never been told what the cir cumstances were when this view was taken.
"Here's your quarlcr. mister." he
shouted, "They only had one sandwich." It has
been suggested thai Jack was either going to or returning from a masquerade ball in the guise of Mahatma (landhi.
Just as the train pulled out the boy ran up
lo the window-.
Save, regularly and systematically, faithfully and earnestly, your government urges it. your lutnre welfare demands it!
Grit destroys machinery but it makes men. i6iy
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Crete of Str. B. H. Taylor (standing left to right): Cap/. D. E. Nan/s, Donald Mcl.eod, Donald Langridge, Hilton Gould, John Robarge, Pad Limberg, Thomas Dcrry, El mer Eleming, Charles Pohelia, Stanley Gabrysiak, Delmont Shorkey, l.yle Goulelte, Walter Hiucka, Glen Paradise, STR. B. H. TAYLOR
Safety Meetings
Captain Xauts gave us a talk on the hazards en countered in the fall of the year due to heavy weather and freezing conditions. He cautioned all crew members to keep all things securely fastened, whether on deck, below deck or in the rooms.
The deck crews were warned ol the importance of having mooring winches properly warmed be fore the lines were put on the dock. The watchman in charge of after mooring cables was warned to keep the ladder pulled up at all times unless lie was in a position to watch anyone coining aboard. It was also suggested that men going on the dockto handle lines should at all times wear a life pre server.
All men were requested to exercise a little more caution while aboard ship or on the dock as we may have freezing weather and ice to contend wilh for the remainder of this season.
PERSONAL ITEMS
"Screenings" time again. This will very likely be our last issue of tin- "Screenings" for this season, although according to some reports lhat we hear
Christmas dinner may be served aboard the ship. After consulting the steward on this report one receives the answer—"If necessary we can serve il." This is one day we are sure everyone would like to be home, but if necessary we will gladly sacrifice ibis day as part of our contribution to victory. Without complete victory our Christmas
Everett Shay, John Clans, Robly Wilson. Leon DePeudry, Norman Henderson, Adolph Lielzow, Chief Eugr. 'Ehos. Snttie. (Seated left to right): William Budnick, Benedict Kowalski, Allen Strand, Louis Urban, Edwin Ehrke, The odore Strand, llilmer Piatt, and Herman Wolgast. little more uucoin lortable. unpleasant and hazard ous at limes, but if it meant sailing all winter t<> beat the Axis everyone would gladly do it. We all know that we must not slacken one bit until com
plete victory is ours—at least until the Japs. Hitler and Mussolini are put in their proper places. There is no place on ibis earth for such guttersnipes as they are. but there is a place for them—everyone will enjoy seeing them put there too. Still before this takes place there are certain luxuries that wc will have to do without until Complete victory is ours. This mav be some time as yet—-BUT WE CAN DO IT.
\VK WILL DO IT.
We might add at this time that our captain has one carton of cigarettes lo his credit so far—or has he?
Leon DePeudry. our watchman, is slipping badly of late on his predictions. Fven "Whirlaway" has let him down the last couple of limes.
Live and
learn. Leo.
Hilton Could, our third male, is very quiet on the football subject since Pittsburgh received such a set-back a few weeks ago.
Some seem to think it
was an error made even to allow them seven points lo the opposing team's fifty.
Herman Wolgast has joined us again after having to be off a trip with an infected finger.
Herman
says go to Milwaukee for medical treatment of this
Days and every day would be just one more day of
sort.
slavery for everyone of us.
11 i> reported lhat Thomas Dcrry and Jack Ro barge had a long stay in Detroit last load of coke at l-ord's. Where were you guvs?
Speaking of Christmas reminds us that ihe sight of snow and weather conditions of last week it is not so far away. Our first snow of the season ar
rived very early this year: at least it did in Mil waukee where we were discharging a cargo u\ coal. And from now on our jobs on the water will be a 1620
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It is reported now that Charley Pohelia almost missed the boat last trip to Peerless Cement. Maylie the delay was frozen stone. Charlie.
say a Word regarding departure lime.
We won't
>
Ted Strand had the opportunity of settling an argument in Milwaukee last trip between two men on a cement barge on why we have an "L" on the
A welder was spot welding small parls on a large assembly. His fingers somehow contacted ami
stack. Have Ted tell you about il, fellows.
caused the current to short. The ring he wore of fered so much resistance to the heavy welding cur
Wc welcome our new wheelsman. Flmer Flem
ing, to the B. H. Taylor. Elmer was on this ship last season but not in this capacity. Welcome to our ship. Flmer, and congratulations on the pro motion.
Vou will like it belter than the "T. W."
in time.
She's a home, anyone will tell you.
At one lime "Skipper" Platl could boast of being champion at checkers. But not any more since he took on Herman. Gee, "Skip." you're slipping badly, losing three games in succession.
How did the green get on the bottom
IT DIDN'T, BUT COULD HAPPEN HERE
rent that it heated to a very high temperature. The result was a severe finger burn. Another man was handling a battery when his finger ring contacted one of the poles. The bat tery current passed through the ring, burning a fac simile deeply around his finger. Both rings were ruined and the doctor cut them off in order to treat the burned fingers.
Finger rings, machinery in motion, and electricity often mix with painful results. 11 you value your fingers don't wear rings while at work.
the
Mate's trousers?
Our last trip to Gladstone it seems some of the boys went swimming, but did not bother to remove their clothing. Benny reports that the water
GOLP IN HISTORY
Speculating on what notables might have said (for print) if they had played golf, let us make the following holes in one: Julius Caesar: "I shot. I sliced. I bunkered."
John Paul Jones: "I have not yet begun to putt." Napoleon: "The old guard lies, but never remem
wasn't a I all bad.
Walter Hincka says this weather and football season brings back memories of his foptfoa.11 days in the navy. Just imagine, Walter was the smallest man on the team. Have him tell you sometime about the big wave that came over and almost took him into the Pacific.
Allen Strand says that if a few more of the boys are taken in ihe draft ibis winter, he may have a chance in finding a girl companion down home.
bers."
Oliver II. Perry: "We have found the balls, and they are ours."
Ethan Allen: "In the name of Great P.obby Jones and the Cnited States Golf Association."
James Lawrence: "Don't concede the putt." Sir Francis Drake: "Time enough to finish this eighteenth and beat the Spanish too. Andrew Jackson: "Don't shoot until they are on the green."
Ferd Limberg says that he did not think they
could load that last at C & O Dock at Toledo. Any how Ferd has crossed the Ambassador Bridge to
Do you know the signs which show that an in jury is becoming infected: Infection is shown
Canada.
when the injury begins to get inflamed and is pain ful, red and throbbing. When a red streak in the skin radiates from the wound and there is a slight soreness in a nearby joint, those are danger signals
Even our steward "Kid
Occupational Questionnaire.
I'iff" has received his
He claims he was a
meat burner once before for Uncle Sam and he can
of infection.
do it again.
Ralph Patzer doesn't have to hide now when the Coast Guardsmen come aboard.
The world would be a little less noisy if women could change gears as easily as they change minds.
Sure you have a
Coast Guard pass, haven't you, Ralph?
It did take
a long time gelling to you. In two weeks Frank, our night steward, will take on anyone lor a foot race. Everett and Hilton were greeted in a big way in Milwaukee on Sunday by other boys in uniform. Thev were taking no chances, fellows, as I would do.
Percy 'Pat' How ard of the Sir. Carl
D. Bradley was not just telling a "fish story" as certain ol his shipmates had charged. The proof of the catch is in the
picture and it looks
It is reported that Victor Shorkey, better known
as
though
Pat
is
as "one round Shorkey" still holds the title.
having quite a time holding this string
Harry Ililla has become an expert on making pi relies for seacocks.
of
Louis Urban doesn't feel a bit sorry for DePeudry losing his bets.
He has talked to him like a father.
Some men grow: others merely swell.
fish.
The
fact
that they are pike and not trout should
dispell
any
doubt
t h a l
h i s
father
might have brought them in on his fishii
boat. 1621
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Crew of Str. Calcite (standing left to right): Albert Hoeft, George Kerr, Adolph Wolgast, Arthur Bey, Harry Mayes, Wilbert Wirgau, Ernest Adrian, Gordon O'Toole, Jack. Paradise, Clarence Mulka, Edward Schnltz, Gilbert Kempe, Alfred Dwyer, Donald Monroe, Capt. Leo Moll, Casimir
STR. CALCITE
Safety Meetings
Captain Moll opened the meeting by giving a gen eral discussion on safely and warned the men of the following: That all loose material and equipment be stowed away and lashed down. Deckhands should have a sweater or coat lo put on when com ing out of the cargo hold after the clean-up as well as firemen and coalpasscrs coming oul of the fire hold as this would prevent many colds and possibly pneumonia.
A pan should be installed under the motor for the center elevator to stop the oil from dripping on the deck which makes it very slippery and dangerous. I'olh lauding booms have been inspected and all new bolls installed, and ihe watchmen were told to
always lash the seat to the rail after landing the men on the dock and not let for someone to stumble over.
il
lie on
the
deck
that the older men
instruct
the new
men
in
their duties during boat drills to avoid confusion. It was recommended thai a small first aid kit be
obtained for the galley ami a new one for the Mate's department. Mr. Schultz warned ihe men to be careful of the
doors especially the galley door. PERSONAL ITEMS
The deckhands say they don't mind Chuck Lind say keeping a few groceries around to remind him of his counter-jumping days but they do wish he'd pick some other cheese than limburger. 1622
(Seated left lo right): Theodore Rose, John Kerr, Harry Sorgatt, Melvin Vogler, Melvin Kroesch, Roland Gager, William Schwert, Ilerbert Priedrich, John Lindsay,
Melvin Zinke, John Miller, Leo EIilia. Well the season is getting shorter and shorter and so is the time off in Calcite. The Mate says. "Ill give you an hour and a half and alter that you're on your own." The crew says that a fines load lakes three cigarettes, and a flux load only two. "George" Vogler came aboard the other day when we had been in Calcile three hours and want
ed to know if we were laying her up. The boys in the deckhands' room are trying to
get in trim lor army life, but the Second Mate says this thing of having a bugler wake you up in the morning is carrying il a bit too far.
New deckhand: (At noon) Cosh, can I knockoff now I've been working since eight o'clock.
New deckwatcli: (Five minutes after promotion) Come on youse guys on the dock and snap il up a little, can't sou ?
It was advised that each member purchase their own cold preventatives as we have only a first aid kit and cannot carry a full supply of cold remedies or preventatives as has been asked for by the crew. Mr. Kempe brought up the subject of signals on the fire and boat drills and requested crew mem bers to study carefully the rules and signals given, and
Modrzynsk/, William Joppich, Steve Centela, Harry Bey.
The fishing at the Soo has been lulling off a little but we can report the following conversation: Speed: How are they biting, Bill?
2nd Mate: They should be biting okay. Speed:
Why?
2nd Male: Why just look at this wiggler. paid a dollar ten for it i.ud just look at il wiggle.
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(ins Wirgau has been eyeing those new bucket type army helmets he says he thinks they'd be ideal for cutting hair.
Billy Schwert thinks the Calcite loads awfully last loo. Billy says, "Cosh a man's got to have a little fun while he's young." Cash Modrzynski has been up on time for the lasl lour mornings which is certainly some kind of a record, but then it's getting a little chilly these
days lor a bath in ice water at three-thirty a. m.
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Crew of Str. John G. Munson (standing left to right): Harry Sloan, Joseph Buck, Chris Swarfs, Erank Kelley, Eugene fones, Chief Engr. Urdal, Lawson MacIdem, Marvin Taylor, Paul Stone, Harold Wagner, Reuben Klee, Mike
Schefke, William S/reng, Charles Lister, Harry Piechan, Julian Yarch, Capt. C. A. Thorsen. (Seated): Kenneth Tnlgelske, Henry Newhouse, Henry Modrzynski, Edward Vogelheim, Wilbert Zempcl, Robert llalligan, Lester Gor-
Idalski, Wilbert Perdieke, Gordon Jaeger, James Lamb, Leo
don, Ered Dagner, Alex Selke, Albert Euhrman, Ivan Lee.
Safety Meetings
and spitzer leagues will continue with greater en thusiasm. During our school days we always en joyed the public dances sponsored by the Rogers City High School. We hope that the school au thorities will consider the local people's limited scope of activities and hold some of these dances during the coming winter months.
STR. JOHN G. MUNSON
Caplain Thorsen warned the crew to beware ol ice which might form on deck and walks. He also mentioned the hazardous condition ol icy docks in Calcite and in other ports.
It was suggested that salt and sand be placed in containers in convenient places for immediate use. Chief Urdal suggested that the water be pumped out of the tunnel before docking at Calcite because
the water is discharged direct!}- on the dock making it slippery and forming ice in freezing tempera tures.
Chief Urdal requested that deck engines be given a thorough warming during cold weather before using. The chairman mentioned the improvement made by cutting the corner on the last arch gussetl thus eliminating all danger of stones lodging and possi bly falling on crew members while cleaning cargo hold.
He further warned the deck crew to be more
careful around the loading shuttle while loading
opeuhearth because of the danger of flying chips of stone.
Harry Sloan advised members of the engine room and firehold crews to put on an extra jacket when going on deck' and not to expose themselves to cold wind or rain.
The chairman suggested that the fire hold door be closed whenever the ship is taking water over the side.
He also requested that members ol the crew co operate with the Coast Guardsmen on the dock in Calcite. They are performing their duty to the best of their ability for our safety, and for the safety of the ship. Let us all do what we can to help them.
We of the Munson's crew are proud to state that
we have six former shipmates in the armed forces, namely. Fdward Modrzynski, Flvin Schaudl. Elmer Sehaedig. Richard Newhouse. Fdward I.anglois and Orville Poch,
We understand that Harold Wagner was recently
offered an excellent position by "Rev. Bullock." the eminent lecturer of Detroit. Harold was to assist "Rev. Bullock" on his lecture tours around the
country, but Harold says he has decided to decline the offer however because he suffers from severe
stage fright.
Harold "Stub" Wagner is again pulling six fires a watch. All of which goes to show you can't keep a good man down. Xo doubt, someone will send "Brother*4 Elmer
Sehaedig all issue of this "Screenings." We wish to take lime lo let him know that his Social Club is
falling off now that he has left us due to ihe lack of funds. Another couple of dollars would do wonders. Would you care to contribute again. Flmer?
Situation Wanted:
cooking experience.
Traffic inspector: 14 years
The man for ihe jobâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;see
"()rrie." Sir. M unson.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Things are like being back home again now lhat we have all the familiar faces back on the job. On
\ow that the tire and gasoline rationing system is in effect we anticipate a considerable increase in
Harry's return from the Banana Pelt, he said they were just planting the last of the annual six crops.
the recreation activities this winter.
Yes, miracles will never cease.
The bowling
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Crew of Str. W. E. White (standing left to right): Chief Eugr. /. A. Anderson, Harold Nidy, William LaLonde, Kenneth Binning, Norman Plaselhnhu, Roland Ursem,
nor, John Gordon, Ered Beebe, John Miller, William Shay, Captain M. R. MaeLean. (Seated left to right): Leon Die/lin, Andrew Nedean, John Brcdow, Vern
Harold Eleming, foe Zoho, Max Inglis, jack Berg, Lindsay Hawkins, Robert Monroe, Virgil Beebe, Dean O'Con-
Henry,
STR. W. F. WHITE
the deck crew regarding the hazards involved in handling ol lines on the dock while loading or un
It was reported that during windy weather the cook's shovel has been carried away from its fasten ing. The hook will be revamped to eliminate this trouble and it is hoped that it will help keep the
loading.
shovel off the deck.
....
Safety Meetings
Special instructions were given new members of
Ihe older crew members were also cautioned of
the increased hazards of working under adverse
Piarry Joppich, Vic/or Rickle,
James
Selke,
Julian Kowalske, Edward Voigt, Robert Trapp.
Captain MaeLean urged the crew members to stay off the deck in rough weather when the seas
weather conditions.
are breaking over the deck.
Mention was made regarding the treatment of puncture wounds that an individual might get while handling lines that have broken strands. If these wounds are not taken care of immediately they, may be as dangerous as those received from the bite of a poisonous snake due to the danger of infection by the Streptococcus germ and first aid should be given promptly. Captain MaeLean gave a short talk on the pos sibility of fires starting from oiled rags confined in a small space. Several cases were mentioned where this happened. Lighted cigarette butts were also mentioned as they too can start fires under the right conditions. Awnings and boat covers have been ruined by these lighted butts being tossed onto
several men have been lost on the Lakes this year
them.
Members of the crew were commended on their
excellent efforts lo save scrap materials. The cooks were especially mentioned as they have accumu lated 75 pounds of waste fats to date which will be turned in lo ihe salvage program. Members of the deck crews were cautioned about
the dangers of walking under the loading shuttles while putting on the tarpaulins when the vessel is
loading at the flux dock. Occasionally large stones from the shuttle fall on to the deck.
Instruction was given deck crew as to the proper method of shifting lines with a long lead. They were requested to exercise caution when handling a line on a dock lhal is slippery. Il was decided that it woilld be better to let go of a long lead ami
He warned them that
by being washed overboard, and requested that all use the tunnels for going aft. PERSONAL ITEMS Howard
Hoffman, deckhand, is
to our
know
ledge. Ihe first member of our crew to leave for the
armed forces.
We all hope that Howard has the
honor of being the first ami also the last to leave our midst.
We all know that carrying stone cargoes to all large steel mills is vital war work and that's just what the Bradley boats are doing. In addition to carrying stone, these boats are doing smaller bul still very important acts, namely, the collection of paper, scrap metal and grease. We haven'l an exact record of the amount of scrap metals and paper saved but we do know that about one hun dred-thirty pounds of fat lhal ordinarily would be thrown away has been collected to make war ma terials.
I he car owner's lament:
With nothing to ride in And no chance to roam It ain't hard decidin'
There's no place like home.
When the Str. White towed the lug "Rogers City" to the Detroit shipyard, the galley crew was
then pass it out again rather than attempt to carry
paid for the hearty meals they put out in coal soot. I understand the boys from the tug paid in other
it all -ng the dock.
ways however.
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r Jack Berg: "When it comes to figuring things out, myimind works like a top." John Miller: "You're right! It spins." "Red" Kowalski: the job.
Ken Bruning:
You know me—I'm always on
Yeah, move over and I'll sit
down beside you.
Slogan:
A bond each' pay will keep the Japs
away.
We elect jim Selke, for reasons of excellence in delivery, chief story-teller on the Str. White. By the way, who writes your material, Jim?
"Ossie" Voigt thinks steamboating is the only life.
As soon as he makes another million he is
going to start up a line himself. If only that "line" were true, eh, Ossie?
Anyone wishing to get in an argument just call on Vern Henry—he's always willing to oblige. Bob Trapp likes to change things occasionally. He would like to change the old proverb "A rolling stone gathers no moss" to "A rolling boat gathers a mess."
What's the matter. Bob, don't you- like Lake Michigan ?
"If it's entertainment you want via the radio any time between midnight and seven-thirty in the morning just station yourself anywhere back Aft. How Vic Rickle can sleep through it all is more than we can understand.
"Rapid Robert" Monroe is apparently conduct ing a free taxi service when he is able to get off in home port. We deeply appreciate your generosity, Bob, but when you spend all your time off deliver ing others to their homes that is being too obliging, don't you think ?
We miss Arnold Specht here on the*"White," es pecially those fish stories he launched as he lunched after midnight. We use the term "launch" be cause some of the fish were pretty big. Well, fishing season is over now so we will have to start hunting for something else to talk about. It's going to he hard without Arnold. Don MaeLean, who answered a call from his draft board in Cleveland to report for medical examination, has returned to his position in the galley. He satisfied the board he was not in physi cal condition to enter any military service at this time due to a recent operation which he under went at the suggestion of the Coast Guard medical examiners when he tried to enlist in the Merchant
Don MaeLean is pretty fast. He can get eight hours sleep in only six hours in the bunk. How does he get those extra two hours in, you ask ? Why, on the job, of course.
The seamen were planning a party for this win ter. Jack Berg, the self-appointed chairman, was telling each one what to bring. "John Gordon, you bring the car. Ed Voigt, bring the tires; Bruning, you bring the gas, and I," concluded Berg, "will bring the refreshments." Roland Ursem: torical character.
"Napoleon is my favorite his I know all about him."
Virgil Beebe: "You do? They why did he al ways wear his hat side-ways?" Roland: "Purely military strategy. He didn't want the enemy to know which way he was going."
The porter and waiter were carrying a box of dishes. When they got within two steps of the galley door they dropped the box with devastating results.
"Hmmm," said the waiter to the porter, "so that is what the word 'Fragile' meant."
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If you have a clean record in Spitzer, stay away from the seamen's room. If you don't believe it,
just ask Virgil Beebe. No man can become a
failure without his own
consent.
Andrew like to get says there Yes, sheep
Nedeau has always thought he would into the sheep ranching business. Andy is only one thing stopping him—money. do take a lot of "green stuff."
Marine last spring. Norman Raymond was off the Str. White for some time receiving medical treatment at the Mar ine Hospital in Detroit. We are glad to have Norm back with us again. SALVAGE
Salvage means things that you cannot use any longer and sending them back to smelters and mill to be remade. Salvaged material is a vital source of war products. To date the Government has asked for papers, rags, scrap metals—including collapsible tin tubes, fats, and scrap rubber. Salvage committees have been established as a part of the Local Defense Council in most of the tities of the country to encourage salvage and to organize local salvage programs. In this com munity the committee has issued special local in struction as to the kind of material wanted.
You can either sell salvaged materials to your local junk dealer or give them to a charity, school or service organization. Either way it will get back to the war factories which is the important thing. Collecting from every home is a difficult problem. You can help, particularly if your collection is small by taking it yourself to a nearby junk dealer, or to a charity, church or school. Make a thorough search of your closets, attic, cellar, garage and back yard. You will be sur prised at the amount of useless metal, rubber, rags and paper that can be salvaged. Have a special place to put each kind of salvaged material. The children can help and our country needs everything that can be salvaged. 1625
Share The Ride Boat Loaders George Eeeples, I'red Lee, Walter Strzelecki, Vic/or i'ilipiak and Leo Schefke Who Have Adopted the "Share the Ride" Idea. To share the ride is nothing new to the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company employees. This economical and lire-saving method of getting to work has been in active operation for years to the financial benefit of all concerned.
the War Production
Board
has
Since, however.
requested
war
to use your car. and you can save rubber on it
by either staying at home, walking, or using oth er available transportation. The above is the advice of the Goodrich Rubber
Company and they should know. Rumors fly thick and fast—most of them make
enter and leave the gates at Calcite with more than
good enemy propaganda, intentionally or other wise. I might add another proverb—"Prepare for the worst and you won't be disappointed." Take-
one or two occupants.
care of voitr tires!
From the standpoint of tire and gasoline conser vation the result is obvious—if five people who originally drove five cars now go to work in one. then the wear on tires and the consumption of gas
Xo man regrets the flight of time like ihe one who fails to improve it.
workers to form Share-the-ride clubs to conserve
the nation's rubber supply, many more automobiles
oline is reduced four-fifths.
In order to get the most out of this method of
saving the nation's supply of rubber, the War Pro duction
Board has instructed all
Local
Tire
Ra
tioning Boards to grant tires only to those war workers who are cooperating in this share-theride plan to the greatest extent possible. Four pas sengers with the driver is the recommended load. Each member of a share-the-ride plan, if he alter nates his car with the others in traveling to and
from a defense plant, and if he is two miles or more from his work and there is no other means t>\ trans
portation, is eligible for tires. All plant em ployees are therefore urged to cooperate in a sharethe-ride program to the fullest extent possible and make the most of the rolling slock on hand. Newbuses are not available and the present accommo dations could not handle all of the transportation to and from work. SOME RULES TO EOLLOW
1. Do nol abuse your tires. 2. Keep correct air pressure at all times. 3. Shift your tires every 5.000 miles.
4. Don't take c >ruers at high speeds. 5. Xever slam on your brakes. o. Start gently—don't spin your wheels. 7. I)on't bump into curbs. 8. Check your front wheel alignment. L'se your car as little as possible. The mileage on your car is a valuable asset to you and your country so don't waste it. 1626
You know best when you have
This picture was taken in September when Ilie
selectees were about to eulrain for Camp Custer. There is no doubt that Uncle Sam is getting some good recruits from ibis locality—the boys are (from left to right) Edward Smith. ()rval Bines.
Howard Hoffman. Xonnan Rardieke. Ray Crigg and Robert llaneckow. all boys are employees of either Michigan Limestone <!y Chemical Company of Bradley Transportation Company.
Family Prayer for Difficult Days By EDGAR A. GUEST
Lord, grant our little family The strength to bear life's tasks together; Let us brave-hearted servants be,
And give us faith for stormy weather; . Grant us the courage for our tasks, Whatever toil the morning asks. Lord, bless our happy circle small, Let neither care nor loss affright us,
Each evening, when the shadows fall, May love and comradeship unite us. Though steep the hill and rough the way, Let us not grumble through the day. Lord, keep us safe from greed and hate, And all the shams that would destroy us; Teach us against the whims of Fate To keep our hearts serene and joyous; And when the evening comes, content, Grant us to call the day well spent. (Copyright, 1932, by Edgar A. Guest)
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