CALCITE SCREENINGS 1951

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TOLERANCE

In times of comfort and security it's easy to be tolerant

and complacent. But with these periods becoming shorter and less frequent, we find little opportunity for the prac tice of tolerance.

The fact is that broadminded people are irritating. We don't like the impartial view; we like to classify our ac

quaintances as friends or enemies; we force them to takesides. Our friends are expected to approve our ideas. Or, if they take the opposing view, we can enjoy battling with them; they arouse our lighting spirit, and that is pleasantly

invigorating. But when they half agree with us and point out some virtures in the counter argument, we find their tolerance annoying. We call them vacillating and un realistic.

So it is not surprising that the wisest men (who are in variably tolerant men) talk little. They have found it dis creet to keep their thoughts and observations to them selves. Action and ardor are what the world demands;

sagacity is not wanted. Men who see both sides of the question must confine their thoughts to books, and mostly to books that are never read.

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1950 Best Safety Record Made In Recent Years

The Difference--If We Haven't Got It~We Get It!

For the first time in sixteen years the Calcitc Plant has worked a full .vear without a disabling

natural resources as we have. P.ut their Mainland

injury. Xot since the year's of 1932. 1933, and 1934

of living drag the bottom in comparison with ours.

has such a safety record been made. Needless to say, every employee of the Company is happy and

hence of better living for all of us, is that we're

proud to have a part in this successful program.

pretty good at making everything and anything

A total of 1,350.928 man hours were worked dur

ing- the 1950 season. This includes all departments and the harbor tugs. As we go to press the safety habit continues and our record has extended well

into 1951. Five hundred and thirty-two days worked without an accident is the record as of April 1.

1951. Oh the day that the numeral 500 appeared on the gate at the Main Plant entrance each employee received a silver dollar as a memento of their part in achieving- this record. There are now many safety dollars carried as pocket pieces which is re minding us all that maybe another one hundred days added to the record will help in getting an other "memento."

We cannot give any one reason why a group of employees who have been as safety-minded as those at Calcitc should have had such a successful

There arc a lot of countries which have as many

One of the "secrets" of our industrial progress,, we need—(»ut of the resources we have.

Before war stopped it. we used to buy and bringin from foreign countries such materials as rubber, >ilk. tin. fertilizers, dyes, shellac, brush bristles,

cigarette paper, optical instruments, soy beans, jute, quinine, chicle for chewing gum. and many ether's we needed and didn't produce ourselves.

Some of those things play a big part in our lives.

Xo rubber would mean no automobiles. Xo auto

mobiles would mean factories closed, millions un

employed. Xo fertilizer would mean serious food

shortages, millions going hungry. And

without

the other things, more factories would have to close, throwing more millions out of jobs.

All this could have happened in the midst of the biggest, most terrible war in all history—just when we needed to be strongest.

year with safety unless it was the extra effort which

But, American manufacturers, thanks to their

they seemed to put forth as compared to other

enterprise, found a way out so we didn't have to put our cars and buses in storage or start lighting" lor the little food we could grow without fertilizer.

To replace the materials we couldn't get. the manufacturers found ways of making oilier ma

years. There were many close calls when a minor accident could have easily been a serious one. so conditions were not as perfect as it might seem.

What we have learned is that any sound pro

gram, be it safety or otherwise, cannot be met suc cut-and-dried

terials which served about as well—and in some cases, a lot better.

method. The work to improve attitudes and morale which is the backbone of a safety program requires a continuous and realistic approach.. Management and men must realize this and spend their energies accordingly or else a flash in the pan result is forth

By sinking millions of dollars in research and plowing back profits into laboratories and new buildings, they created new things to take the place of those we could no longer get.

Now the war is over and we can buy natural

cessfully

through

any

one-shot,

coming. We believe that more and more of the Calcite employees are working with an idea that "Ac cidents Can Be Prevented."

Buffalo and Conneaut Plants are both reporting no accidents so far in 1951. The Buffalo Plant had

one in 1950 which was the only one to report in the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company family.

Bradley Transportation Company employees had a rough time this past winter for the first i'ew days of boat repair work. Two lost lime accidents oceured in the first few days and there were many "close calls." Robert limning received a badly lacerated index finger on January 3 and John Eioeft lost the end of a thumb on January 11. The work

on boat repair while exceedingly hazardous has usually been accident free in other years, so we were disappointed in our record, in 1951, However. the employees finished the job without other bad accidents and the two we had were not too severe.

Yes. we have pride in our record just enough so that we will continue to keep going and not rest on our laurels.

It's no trick to exercise good judgment. The trick is to put it to work. "(iive to the world the best YOU have and the best

will come back to you !"'

Spring. 1951

rubber again—and silk and tin and all the others—

but actually our manufacturers did their jobs so well that we find we don't nvi-<\ to go to foreign countries lor most of the raw materials upon which production and jobs depend.

In lad, we are now making, ourselves, about 94 per cent of all we use. We bring in from other countries only o per cent. Our new factories— turning out man-made rubber ami nylon and all the other new products—keep running. These new

products have made more jobs, more money ami better living for all of us.

As a result. America is producing even more of the world's goods than ever before. Although we have only about (> per cent of the world's people, we are now turning out between a quarter and a third of all the articles used on this earth of ours.

Xow we know that is our industrial inventive

ness, our research, and our manufacturing skill in making things—and not our rich natural resources

alone- -which have made America a great country.

Calcite Screenings Published periodically by the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michigan, in the inter

ests of safety. 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, Geo. R. Jones.

HUGH S. LEW IS

IRVIN L. CLYMER, President

CHARLES F. PLATZ

Vice-President of Operations

Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co.

Vice-President of Sales

Consolidation Of U. S. Steel Limestone Companies The plants ol the Pittsburgh Limestone Corporalion ami the .Michigan Limestone & Chemical Com

pany were merged and started operating as a con solidated unit on January 1. 1951. The name of the consolidated company continues as Michigan Lime

friends with the officers in charge of the consoli dated limestone resources of U. S. Steel by giving you a brief biographical sketch of each one. In a following issue of Calcitc Screenings we will give a description and other information on the opera-

stone & Chemical Company. Executive offices are located at 2059 Guardian Building, Detroit. .Mich

lions themselves.

igan. The new company is comprised of the Calcitc

ganization continuing on from his position as presi dent of the companies which were consolidated.

Upon his shoulders is placed the task of bringing the new company into organizational stability and efficiency. Those of us who'have known Mr. Clvmer

Division. Pittsburgh and Buffalo Divisions. The Calcitc Division is composed of the Calcitc Quarry find docks at Rogers City. Michigan. The Pitts burgh Division is made Up of the Annaudale Minc ut Hovers. La.. Kaylor .Mine at Last Brady, Pa., Buffalo Creek Mine at W'orthington, La., Hillsdale Quarry at llillsville. La., and .Moler Quarry at Mdi vide. \Y. \'a. The Buffalo Division is composed of the Buffalo Plant at Buffalo, X.Y. and the Conneaut Plant at Conneaut. Ohio.

We are pleased to acquaint our employees and

Irviu L. Clvmer is the President ol the new or

through years of association are certain that an excellent choice of leadership was made to direct

the building of this project. He has been employed bv the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company .-ince March 1926. President ol what is now the Cal citc Division since November 1939 and President

of the Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation, now

FRANK C. CQRREGAN

JOHN P. KINV1LLF

Purchasing Agent

Assistant to the President

and Treasurer

HENRY R. PALTZERSE

Comptroller and Issl. Secret

GEORGE W. MINTZ

H. WARD LEWIS

JOSEPH A. VALENTIN

Manager of Operations Buffalo Division

Manager of Operations

Manager of Operations

Pittsburgh lh'vision

Calcitc Plant

known as the Pittsburgh Division since July. 1950.

With such a tremendous job id' organization be fore him he nevertheless takes time to become ac

quainted with those of the many plants he directs.

It is a hobby with him and is a big help in his efforts to build a dependable, sound organization. The new position necessitated a new location so that the Clymers are now located in Dearborn, Michigan. A new home keeps them busy and their many friends in Rogers City wish them well.

Hugh S. Lewis, the vice-president of Operations has been with the Calcite Plant since May. 1926.

Mis work in the field of engineering has included planning, construction, operations and develop ments. Since March 1945 he has been vice-presi dent of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Com pany and now becomes engaged on a wider horizon where his experience at Rogers City should help

him considerably. The Lewises are now located in Birmingham., Michigan in a nice new home. We wish them happiness in their new work and sur roundings.

Charles I-'. Platz is another of the Calcite Plant men to move to the Detroit location. He has been

Vice-president of Sales since January 1946 and

to the President and Treasurer. It is a job as lengthy in tasks as in title and John has been a busy man gathering equipment, formulating poli cies, and keeping enough money in the right spots

so that payrolls are met and bills get paid. He has done a good job at establishing headquarters in the Guardian Building and all the companies friends are invited to look the offices over. Jack always did enjoy organizing things so we believe, for once hehad enough of it to keep him content. He too, was a home seeker in Detroit and finally settled out Crosse Pointe way. John has been an employee of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company since March 1916. The accounting department has been his home where he has served as an assistant

bookkeeper, cashier, assistant treasurer, treasurer,

comptroller and secretary.

Henry R. lialtzersen is Comptroller and Assistant Secretary of the expanded company. Henry comes from Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation where he served as Comptroller and .Assistant Secretary. His service in the United States Steel Corporation start ed in March 1943 after previous auditing experience

with Price, Watcrhouse and Company and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He is a

now has the. same position for the consolidated

native of Brooklyn, X. Y.. a graduate of Lace In

company. Also, lie continues to lie Vice-President

stitute in Business Administration and now a resi

of Bradley Transportation which position he has

dent of Detroit. We hope his wife and sous Henry Robert, twelve years of age and Dennis John aged

held since November 1943. Charlie is one of the

real oldtimers of the Calcite Plant having started as a clerk back in 1912. For many years he was Traffic Manager manipulating boat schedules ami

six enjoy living "out west." Much success to you,

plant operations to the satisfaction of customers.

the Detroit office from serving in a like capacity at

Charlie has made many friends through the years and we know that as the new job brings new as

a variety of training and experience which has pre

sociates they will find him to be a pleasant, con genial and accommodating fellow

who will

sell

them plenty of limestone and guarantee delivery.

The Platz family is now located in Birmingham, Michigan, which was Mrs. Plata's home before living in Rogers City. They are enjoying their new home there. Charlie likes to fish so he will have

a business trip planned to the Calcite docks about the time his good wife starts on the new lawn.

May all the family plans turn out for the best.

To John P. Kinville goes the post of Assistant

Henry, in your new location.

Purchasing agent. Frank G. Corregan, comes to Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation. Frank has had

pared him to be well qualified for his present posi tion. He graduated from Cornell University in 1916 with a P>. A. Degree and also took a bookkeeping course from Oswego Business Institute. He came

to Pittsburgh Limestone in May. 1921 and during the years held positions of timekeeper, storekeeper, ass't. plant superintendent, plant superintendent, assistant to general superintendent and purchasing agent.

Frank and Mrs. Corregan are residents of Bir

mingham, Michigan, which seems to be a popular 3

spot for those in the Detroit office. We hope the Corregans find Michigan a desirable change after their years in Pennsylvania.

Joseph A. Valentin,employed since 1918 at Mich igan Limestone & Chemical Company has been pro moted t<> Manager of Operations of the Calcite Di vision. He was formerly operating manager of the Calcite plant. During the years he has served on many jobs and positions. He started as a locomotive brakeman. engineer, chief chemist, safety and wellare director and Director of Industrial Relations.

In his work as chief chemist he made many cus tomer contacts on sales work and has a concep

tion of the weed and importance of satisfying cus tomer requirements.

With his added responsibilities Joe might find it difficult to devote much time to his many hobbies lor which he is noted. He has given freely of his time to church, fraternal orders, civic affairs and

youth work. Regardless of how busy he might be we know that his wife and two sons will continue

U. S. Steel Builds NewPlant

to be his chief hobby and will receive a generous

BENJAMIN F. FAIRLESS

portion of his guidance and comradeship.

H. Ward Lewis. Manager of Operations of the

Pittsburgh Division, has held this position in the

When Benjamin F. Fairless, President, United

Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation since Septem

States Steel Corporation, broke ground for the new

ber. 1946. Ward came to the Pittsburgh Limestone

Fairless Works in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, on March 1st he did more than start history's biggest

Corporation in August. 1920 as an engineer and soon became associated with operation as an as

sistant superintendent. He alternated between plant

superintendent and engineer for many years and in September, 1946 became supervisor of opera tions.

Ward was born at Westminster, Maryland, and attended Western Maryland College and graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in

Civil Engineering. He and Mrs. Lewis have, two sons, Edwin and Ward. | r.

George W. Mint/, who has been Manager of the Buffalo Plant since July. 1942. and of the Conneaut Plant since its construction in 1947. became Man

ager of Operations of the Buffalo Division. George has been with the Company since February, 1923 and has had experience in every phase of operation, maintenance, and sales in the agricultural and pulerized limestone business. He has had to work hard

lo keep bis plant economically sound and is to be congratulated on the progress that has been made since he assumed full responsibility. George has many friends and his business associates know him

to be an accommodating person and honest in his

dealings with customers and employees.

Doing spring cleaning and renovating- Doing any thinking about safety? Mow is a good time to clean up and fix up to prevent accidents, (dive the outside premises a thorough going-over and remove the hazards. And make those needed re

single steel expansion project. This shovel struck a note of personal triumph, a symbol of his contribu tion to U. S. Steel: His was the baud that guided the worldwide search that finally uncovered in Venezuela enough iron ore to make the Corpora tion's East Coast plant practical.

Scores of bulldozers, scoops and earth movers waited as Mr. Fairless turned the first spadeful of earth for the 1.8 million-ingot ton mill which will bear his name. By the end of the year some of its mills will be working; by the end of 1952 the entire $400 million plant should be completed.

Here on a 3800-acre site this plant will employ 4700 workers with an annual pay roll of more than $20 million. It will mean a new source of supply for sheets, tinplatc. bars and pipe.

For Mr. Fairless it was probably one of the hap piest moments in a very successful career. After an introduction by Clifford S. Hood. Executive vicepresident- Operations. U. S. Steel Company, he made a brief talk. He pointed up the significance >f the inter-continental trade represented by Amer ican investment in Venezuela and the huge tonnage of ore that will come from that land. On the per

sonal side he was obviously pleased at the honor being paid him. "Certainty," he said, "no man who has spent his lifetime making steel, living steel. and loving steel as I have, could want a finer monument to his career than

this . . . "

pairs now to prevent accident trouble later.

Principal facilities of the new plant include two 87-oveu Wilputte by-product coke batteries with

lie safety-minded, on the job and off the job. The occupational accident toll last year rose lo more

an annual capacity id' 916.000 ton.-: ore. coal and limestone unloading and handling facilities with

than 15.000 deaths and almost "2.000.000 disabling

docks for ocean vessels: two blast furnaces, each

injuries. And deaths of workers in off-the-job acci dents rose to 34,000, with more than 4,000.000 in juries. This is a dark shadow over our defenseworking industries and over every worker's home.

with a o()0,()00-tou a year capacity: nine 275-ton openhearths with total annual capacity of 1.8 mil lion ingot tons: and 80-inch hot strip mill with cold

America cannot afford the loss. Neither can you!

billet mill; and a bar mill.

mills and other finishing equipment; a bloomer: a

The High School Boys' Chorus really open up and give out when they sing their parts. With music to their right, music to their left, a good safety slogan above them and an appreciative audience out in front, what else could you expect? Come again boys, it was fine.

Annual Twenty-Five Year Service Dinner The first half of the twentith century has come and gone—fifty years of industrial and economic development in these United States unparalled by any other country in the annals of history. During

this period most of our present day steel, oil. auto motive, chemical and myriad other industrial con cerns were conceived and grew to their present status. The ever growing demand for raw materials in this industrial expansion resulted in the search !or more and better limestone.

Some of the Michigan Limestone oc Chemical Company employees can look back lo the first decade of the century when the first samples of limestone from Calcitc were painfully and labor

iously prepared for shipment with high hopes and. no doubt, some misgivings. This little plant at Rog ers City thrived and grew through the years to the present plant and along with it grew the safety and production records of which we are all so proud today.

The annual 25-year service banquet of the Mich igan Limestone <.\: Chemical Company held on Jan

uary 6. 1951, was apparently the usual happy event.

The past year's safely and production records were

high for the quarry at Calcite. Everyone was proud of these accomplishments but underneath one could feel a current of regret—Calcite as the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company would soon be a

thing of the past. The Company President and many ol its officials would soon be leaving" for new head quarters in Detroit, and the Calcite Plant would

only be a part of the newly organized Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company. Idle growing pains of industrial expansion are never done. They have made us what we are today and mark our fu ture path in the race for survival. There would be

other 25-ycar banquets, but this one had the. pensive atmosphere of a last reunion.

The banquet hall was decorated with blue and gold streamers and tables were set for 275 places and tastefully placed blue candles and potted flow ers added to the festive array. A safety flag in keep ing with the spirit of the occasion hung at the back of the hall. The stage was set with large musical

symbols and across the top as shown in the picture vvas the slogan for the year "365 SAFE DAYS—

1950." The older members of the group were in their places at 6:30 p. m. and the new 1650 Class wearing various colored traditional college mortar

discussed and applauded with unusual vigor. The Company had achieved a full year without a lost

boards marched in led by President Clvmer. They

lime accident; the production and shipment of near ly 13,000,000 gross tons of limestone was an all time

welcome of applause from the lloor.

took their places at the head table amid a hearty

It has been a long time coming says Rudy Kreft, but it was worth it. After all, a fellow doesn't get a watch

like that every day in the week. Rudy has helped keep things safe up around the Machine Shop for a good many years and now he has a wrist watch to help re mind him of all the babbit he has melted and poured.

Otto Piechan accepts his gold watch in recognition of his twenty-nine years of service with the Company. We don't remember just what story he was ielling when the picture was taken but it must have been good to warrant the smiles of John Gapczynski, Penny Hoeft, Alfred Savina and Louis Heythaler.

Heads were bowed as Mrs. (ieorge Jones sang

with their usual vim. vigor ami gusto. The singing

"The Lord's Prayer" and devotions thus beautifully i eudered, the men resumed their places.

completed all turned their attention to coffee and apple pie a la mode. With the innerman satisfied everyone settled back with cigars and cigarettes and pleasant feeling of anticipation of things to

Heaping plates of steaming turkey and all the other things that go to make an appetizing dinner were rapidly and efficiently served by the ladies of the Westminster Guild, while Eddie and his or chestra from the Soo played dinner music and as

the meal progressed, played some old time song re quests from the floor. Eddie was stymied but once wdien Clare Macklem requested a babyhood lullaby from out of his dim and distant past. Eventually the main course of the dinner was disposed of and re

fills of turkey were turned down by even those boys who seem to have an unlimited capacity. Then eve ryone settled flown for the usual period of com

munity singing. Joe Valentin accompanied by Mrs. Valentin at the piano took over during this part of

the program. It took one or two numbers to put the lungs of both the men and the maestros in prop

er alignment and with full stomachs they really got going-and finally gave vent to "Roll Out the Barrel" "Penny" Hoeft explaining the life history, origin, and value of that fabulous marine timepiece while Mr. Clymer, Vic Klee and John Gapczynski listen in. Penny thinks as much of that old brass ticker as he does of his

new gold safety watch.

come. In former years men who had completed thirty years of service with the company received

a gold watch in recognition of their years of service.

Last year President t'lymer had made the state ment that a full year without a lost time accident would warrant a watch for those with twenty-five years of service. He, as chairman, complimented the men on their line safely record and their excel

lent production record. He went on to say that "a company is the men who work for it and without

employees there would be no operation. This is your plant, your safety record, and your production rec ord and I am proud to be one of you." Me stated that he was moving to Detroit to head the new com bination of the former Michigan Limestone and

Chemical Company and the Pittsburgh Limestone plants, ddie new company will be known as the Look them over folks. We didn't think Joe Valentin

would make them sing a song like that窶馬ot on a full stomach, anyway. It just isn't right to bring out all of those pained expressions at a safety banquet after hav ing 365 days without a lost lime accident.

Back row left to right: Joseph Smolinski, Robert Hoffman, Herman Hopp, John Gapczynski, Vic Klee, Walter Idalski, Sr., Dominic Michetti. Second row left to right: Frank Lamb, Louis Heythaler, Martin Budnick, Joseph Kline, Stanley Kasuba, William Patchkowski, Norman Hoeft. Third row left to right: Alex Selke, Adolph Radka,

Charles Griwatsch, Frank Richards. Herman Karsten, Vincent Congfoni, Frank Michetti. Front row left to right: Alfred Savina, Erhardt Bruning, Charles Bellmore, Collin Paulley, John Zempel. Harold Pollock, Henry Grulke.

Michigan Limestone oc Chemical Company and that this Ouarry at Rogers City would be called the Cal cite Plant of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, lie wished to thank the. men for all they

dent. The important thing now is to complete an other year and make it 812 days. The record would certainly be nice but the all important thing is to

had done for him while he was in Rogers City and although he would not be around as much in the future, he would always feel he was one of them, lie then called up each member of the 30. 29 and

of the new company was called upon he commented

28-year service class and presented them with a gold watch engraved with name, company and service record.

The Rogers City High School Girls' Chorus which we enjoyed so much last year rendered some very line selections followed by the High School Boys' Chorus, flic Boys' group is a more recent develop ment in Director Charles Wilson's High School

Music program and he is to be congratulated on the. fine performance of both of these well trained responsive choral groups.

The Chairman rested and refreshed with the mu sical intermission then presented the 27. 26 and 25year members with the balance of 162 gold watches.

Last but not least. Traffic Manager. N'onuan (Len

ny) Hoeft. was ceremoniously presented with that old marine timepiece Which he has used for so many

have no one hurt."

When Charlie IMalz. the Vice President of Sales

as follows: "Men. 1 have worked at Calcite for 3<>

years. 1 have seen safety ami production records come and go in the plant since it first started oper ating. It is hard to break away from a place where you have lived so long, but the job is the important thing and we must all go where there is a job to do."

Mr. Kinville who is the Assistant to the President

;iiid the Treasurer of the new company spoke thus: "I have worked at Calcite for 34 years. After all. we are only down there below Alpena and we w 11 be working with you as we always have. If we don't, just let us know."

Mr. Valentin, the Manager of Calcite Plant, when called on by the farewell atmosphere when he bas made the Calcite Plant what

Operations at the the chair relieved said, "Mr. Clymcr it is today and we

owe him a lot. Furthermore, as far as all these fel

lows are concerned we are not losing them: they

to take to Detroit with him.

are down at the Detroit office to help us and we will see a lot of them. They are there for us to use and we're going to use them!"

Mr. Lewis. Vice-President of Operations in the new company, wdien called upon by the chair said.

"I don't want to say much because I might become sentimental. I have been here half of my lifetime

Holiday traffic on Memorial Day can threaten your life. Make sure you are prepared to meet the extra holiday traffic hazards. Get your car in extra

and I hate to leave, but orders are orders. I am

safe operating condition before you get under way.

} ears but which lie was afraid the boss had decided

proud of that safely record for 1950 and I am proud Of that 448 days to date without a lost time acci

Drive with extra care on Memorial Day and every day !

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.*££3KS9U*»JR» Ice Accompanied Lay-up This Year

Winter Overhaul For The Bradley Fleet Once again after a busy season, the boats ol the

Bradley Fleet were returned to the lay-up harbor at Calcite to be made ready for a new and busier season.

d'wo major projects were undertaken this winter.

The larger of the two was the installation of new

tank top plating and new cargo hold hoppers and side slope plates in the Str. Munson. Don Monroe was in charge of this operation and his only ques tion all winter was "where is my steel?". Although the fabricated steel did come late, the job was finished on schedule. New hold conveyor drives were also installed in the Munson this year with

much of the work going to John Smolinski and his able crew. John's famous words of this winter campaign were "They took my welder again".

When he had the welder he couldn't find a welding

machine, and thus you have a small idea of the difficulties of keeping things moving on a winter work job.

High above the water line and still on the Mun son. one could see small bits of most anything

coming out the porl holes as Lob 1tollman and Louis llornbacker and the members of their crew-

removed the forward living quarters on the spar deck. They replaced the quarters, though, with a new room arrangement and new fireproof wall 8

material. It is hoped the new arrangement will give the crew more comfort along with added conveni ence. These men did a good job. suggesting and incorporating many good ideas of their own during this project. After the partitions were in place, the pipefitters, electricians, and then the painters followed. Leopold Mulka spent a good deal of his lime doing the fifty yard dash looking for pipe fittings, and Jim Selke stood guard to prevent anyone marking up his freshly painted walls.

Another large project on this boat was the re location of the forward switch gear and control

panels to a new panel room below deck. This equip ment was formerly located in the hallway of the

crew's quarters ami presented a hazard and an unsightly appearance. The space released by the removal of these panel boards has been included in the improved quarters for the crew. \Yw control was required for most of the con

veyor equipment due to obsolesence and the in creased horsepower of the side conveyor drives Iroin 100 to 150 horsepower. All switchgear and control panels are now enclosed in dead front metal cubicles for maximun safely to the operators. The controls placed in the. new conveyor control booth are of the most modern and reliable type.

The other major project of this winter was an

Boat men trade boats for cars during winter work

electric steeromotor placed in the steamer Rob inson. Electrically, this installation entailed the running of several thousand feet of shipboard cable, the installation of numerous panels, the and making hundreds of connections. One of the

adjustments that were made could only be made after the machine was tried out with power on.

Mechanically, the project consisted of placing the steeromotor on a built-up base of the right level for connecting the tiller arms to the rudder stock.

The old steam steering gear was first removed and

outstanding- features of this equipment is its re liability. There are two drive motors and two sets

new steering gear is considerably heavier than the

installation

of

master

switches

and

controllers,

of controls, and transfer from one set to the other

can be made in a matter of seconds. During the installation of the wiring. Frank Sager could be seen studying the wiring diagrams so be could

then the deck was given extra support because the steam gear. After the deck was properly braced, the base was set up and located, and then the machinery

was placed on the base. This all sounds quite simple. but as is the case with almost every job there was

direct his men as to where each wire was to be

considerable rigging to get the pieces aboard and to

placed. Most of this wiring depended on getting the wire of the correct color in the right place, so Lrank

establish a line to follow in setting up the base.

However. Louis Smolinski piloted his crew through all the rough spots to get the job done in record

'â&#x20AC;˘an bis men through a color code test before the job to be sure none of them were color blind. Frank and his crew were glad to find no major wiring

time.

error.s after the job was completed; the minor

During lay-up the main unit turbine was inspect ed and it was found that the generator and turbine

Looking forward in cargo hold of Sir. Munson during renewal of side slope plates.

motor. Sir. Robinson.

L. Ozak and H. Kaminski work on the electric steer-

to .sumps attached directly to the ash hoppers. The fly ash reinjection system has been changed to discharge fly ash directly into the sumps, and changes have been made to the secondary air sys

tem to improve the combustion efficiency in the furnaces.

On the White, a new high pressure cylinder was installed to replace the old cylinder which had a cracked base. Other work done on the main engine included replacing the bedding downbolts.

Work was also done on the condensate system.

A larger impeller was installed in the condensate

pump to give it more capacity and the condensate level control was changed to include a recirculat

ing circuit which is hoped will keep the after con denser supplied with water at all times. The ex haust line was enlarged from four inches to six

inches for increased capacity, ddiese changes have Lawson Macklem's electrical repair crew get the Sir. Robinson's motors in shape for another "big" season.

bearings were not in alignment. The unit was aligned and before assembly the electrical crew cleaned the generator and turned down the collector lings.

Last lall it became apparent that extensive re

pairs would have to be made to the tunnel deck in the steamer Calcite. d'emporary bracing allowed the ship to finish out the season, and inspection this winter showed that the center section angles and plates needed renewing. A trolley crane was

set Up on the spar deck and new material was lowered through one of the hatches to the tunnel deck, d'he old material was removed via the same

route. This job was started quite late in the whiter, but it did not hold iij) ihe ship from leaving with a cargo early this spring.

New superheater support tubes were installed

in the boilers. 'This necessitated the reboring of holes in the drums for the new and larger tubes,

d'he job of removing the old lubes and installing the new was not a very clean job, and also the location of the work was in a very cramped pos ition. Although the conditions were adverse, good Cooperation ami ability enabled ihe men to comp lete this job without delay.

The ash system on the steamer Bradley was attacked by the winter work crew and many chang es came forth. Tun new ash pumps were connected New Lunch Room Accommodations Are Added

been made to gain better control of the condensate lo make full use of economics made possible by the use of a condenser.

Ihe work mentioned here is only a small part of all the jobs done during this winter session.

Every part of each ship received attention, whether

it was to make repairs or just for inspection to be sure of a trouble free season ahead.

Electrical crews headed by Lawson Macklem had a heavy schedule during the 1950-1951 winter work program. In addition to the large installations on the Munson and Robinson, the usual mainten ance had to be completed. The maintenance crews examined and overhauled about fifty motors and generators ranging in size from 1 III' to 3000 KW. All rotating electrical equipment in the Bradley

fleet has been placed on maintenance schedules and these units received periodic attention at which time they are completely reconditioned with all faulty parts being repaired or replaced, d'he mag nitude of this job may be judged somewhat from the fact that the steamer Bradley alone, has well over a hundred motors and generators. This pro gram has proved to be a large contribution to the

safely and trouble free Operation of the ships.

During the winter there is so much material and

equipment moved from one place to another that it is necessary to have a crew of men do nothing btit handle material. Ibis crew was under the direc

tion of John Miller. The men of his crew most al

ways had a rope in their hands straining to slide something along while John spurred them on with words of encouragement. John was always on the look out for a man that wasn't busy because he al ways had more work than his crew could do, so it was never safe to walk near Miller's crew- for fear

that a long arm would come out in hopes of getting another man.

Tlie Mechanical Crew was headed by Norm Henderson, "and that toothless old boy!" Gerry Burns and his assistant. Victor Klee held the reins of the Mull Crew. The success of the winter work

program depended on the efforts and interest of all the crews. There were many suggestions and methods brought out by the men that made the

1950-195:1 winter work program a most successful program, Without the cooperation that was shown, only a small part of the work could have been comp leted.

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No Drills

Operated In Quarry This Winter At

Right â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tom

Kelley,

Ru

dolph Kreft, Alva Meyers, John Dietlin, Max

Courval and John

Bruder.

Lower Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No. 45 Clipper Drill drilling test holes.

As the use of the rotary drills has made winter blast hole drilling unnecessary, no drills have been

in operation in the quarry this winter. The past season's operation of the Joy and Sullivan rotary drills showed several changes desirable to make them suitable for our operation.

The Sullivan 56, the forerunner u\ the Joy 58

drills, was originally designed to use water to wash the drill cuttings from the blast hole. When it was converted to air. little, could be predicted as to its operation and as the season progressed desirable changes were noted and most of these were made this winter. For every twenty feet of hole ibis machine requires the addition of a separate drill

night operation. Two floodlights on the cab directed on the derrick and several additional ground lights have been installed to improve working conditions

on the night shift. Tom Kelly. John Bruder, Alva Meyer, Rudy Kreft, John Dietlin, and .Max Courval have made most of the mechanical changes on the rigs. Art (ietzinger and George (dosser have re built the lighting circuits.

Winter drilling has been confined to tesl drilling the Thompson Harbor area. Three drills under the direction of John Dembny started this work. The Loomis K-4 and do operated by Art (irambau and Albert Elowskv. Joe Kline and Clarence Blair, and Harry Kuhlmann and Arnold Xagel with their truck

stem which must he connected to the air lines. To

mounted rig have put down some twenty two littles

make this connection the drill helper must climb to the top of the derrick. A caged ladder with square, regular steps has been attached to the der rick to protect the man from slipping during wet and freezing weather. The original moving speed of this drill was comparatively fast. This was fine on level ground but on rough terrain the high sliced was not only hard on the drill but unsafe for the operator. The addition of a low speed transmission has reduced the moving speed by half making it easier and safer to move and position the machine on uneven ground. Many of the blast holes are drilled below water level ami the cuttings instead of being dust are in the form of mud. Blowing these cuttings out of the hole plasters machine and op erator alike. To prevent this a shield has been plac ed so as to protect the machinery and operator

m this area. To get the drills to their locations called lor dozing out about twelve miles of road which

pleased the coyote, bird, and deer hunters no end.

These roads follow the section lines generally and cross the Kelley Island property to connect with the Trout Lakes road. Herb llaselhuhn operated the D-o' Caterpillar dozer on most of this work. Corner locations were made by Elmer Bruning and k'oy Coulette. This winter will complete the testing" program with ihe exception of about ten hides in the Grand Lake area.

when water is encountered.

The Joy drills used at Calcitc were the first to be built with a cab for the operator. The original cab was indicated, not weatherproof, and the vis

ibility was poor. Electric heaters, waterproof joints in roof and walls, and repositioning some of the controls have overcome most of the faults in the cah.

A

second

access

door

was

added

to

insure

exit in case of accident. A ladder similar to that

in the Sullivan 3d has also been placed on the derricks and the derricks strengthened. Heavier

hoist and traction equipment is being installed in an attempt to keep operation as trouble-free as

possible, Ihe lighting has been improved to aid II

Encasing "A" frame structure with concrete for additional strength.

Getting the Mill Ready for the Season Only a lew minutes are required for each man in ihe Mill repair crews to convert his line of thought from a "keep-em-rolling" attitude to one of apparent destruction. This "deslrucliveness" of course is only a means to an end. In order to rebuild, repair, and reconstruct it is necessary to tear the machinery down to its very heart. In a very short period of time after the last conveyor belt rolled to a slop, crews of men armed with acetylene

burning torches had the entire mill incapable of producing a pound of limestone.

Alder a season of record proportions, excessive wear and tear were evident at every turn. In ad dition, some supporting structures suffering from old age and from the ravages oi iron's eternal enemy, rust, were noted lo be Of] the point of collapse. Most notable of these structures in such

a state were the four-legged steel tower support

ably assisted by the yard department du^ out and exposcl tin- tower legs bit by bit.

As the old steel was exposed, reinforcing steel was welded into place. In some cases only a small fraction of the original steel remained, and it caused one to wonder if the whole structure remained in

position only from a force of habit. As the work progressed and neared completion, it became evi

dent that aide men. equipped with adequate tools, are capable of restoring the lost strength of the steel to very near its original state.

The "A" frame under L gallery was tackled in an entirely different manner. Lather than virtually rebuild, it

was decided to encase the entire frame

in a cast of concrete. The construction and yard departments came forth wild an able assist to the mill department, and completed the job in good

ing the flux gallery, and the. steel "A" frame over

time. This method of restoration has been suc cessfully used on several other "A" frames in this

the special flux storage behind Ihe Time Office.

same storage.

.Needless to say, should one of these structures

fail, limestone production would come to a sudden and decisive halt. Therefore, a crew of mill men 12

Idle 60" gyratory crusher came in for its annual

routine dismantling and repair jobs. A recondition ed stem, with a

new lower mantle was installed

••••nil

in the No. 2 crusher, in preparation for a new season of what may well be another record production.

I'dsewhere, in the big crusher gears, bearings, liners, chutes, etc. were given a thorough check ing, and replacements were made where necessary.

Near the top of the Mill the 10th floor was a bee hive of activity. New grizzly rolls previously ma chined in the shop were installed on the 10th floor grizzly screen to replace those well worn by the passing of millions of tons of stone, ddiis became neecessary in order to control more closely the

Russ Smart and Roy Strieker repair one of the big belts in the "A" drive house.

sizes of limestone produced for shipment.

Also, on the 10th floor and on the 7th floor new-

rolls were installed in the secondary slugger roll crushers. These rolls, three in number, weighed from 10 to 15 tons each, were difficult to handle,

and it was with sigh of relief that the last rolls were eased into place--a job well and safely done.

Every vibrating screen in the Mill was checked

over throughly. Bearings and eccentrics were re placed, frames reinforced and placed in readiness for a season of severe usage. One entirely new

screen was purchased and installed on the 4th floor.

Elsewhere throughout the Mill and the Storages,

routine repairs and maintenance were made as needed. This repair included trippers, loading hears es, shutes and flumes. Many other jobs, tor- nu merous to mention, were done as the w intei season

progressed.

One of the first and most definite signs of springis the sight of belts being replaced on the conveyors ready for operation. Alter the belts are on. there is only a very short interval ol lime left before

production is under way. This is. of ccn:"se, a most welcome sign, and each employee can to k back

upon winter work with pride in a job done wed and

Screening equipment always needs inspection and repair after handling millions of tons of stone.

Below — Paul Mulka and repair crew move new grizzly roll.

safely.

Reinforcing steel tower supporting flux gallery.

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,

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Company's New Ship On The Ways At Manitowoc, Wisconsin Employees of the Michigan Limestone Sr Chem

ical Company at the Calcite Plant and the Bradley Transportation Company have beard much about a

John G.

new ship to be built and added to the Bradley Fleet.

Well, the new ship is at last underway in earnest as the laying of the keel took place at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc. Wisconsin, on March 7, 1951. The first keel plates were laid atop the keel blocks for a 666-foot self-unloading type freighter and will be the largest ever built in these shipyards. Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for the early spring of 1952.

John Sparre and Ray Crigg are local men who are following the step by step construction of the

Munson

new vessel, ddie ship, 666 feet long. 72 foot beam

Retires

ami cargo carrying capacity of 20,000 tons of lime stone will be powered by a 7000 horsepower geared turbine using coal for fuel. A speed of sixteen miles per hour when loaded will make the new ship one of the fast carriers on the lakes.

A long time friend and fellow employee to those of us at Calcite and the Bradley boats retired this year, lie is John (J. Munson, Vice President, Raw Materials of the U. S. Steel Corporation.

Mr. Munson came to Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company in the fall of 1919 as Operating Manager of the company's plant at Calcite. This

was during that period when the Company was expanding its operation and plant. Because of pre

\\ e expect that later editions of "Calcite Screen

ings" will give our readers more information and pictures of the construction of this vessel which will soon be plying its trade in the home port at Calcite.

Bradley Men Get Original Licenses Five men from the Bradley Transportation Com pany wrote for and received their original assistant, engineer licenses this past winter. They were Roy Green, Harry Bey. Wallace Haske, Ldmond Jack-

vious experience in the construction and operating

sou and Richard Brege. These men are to be con

fields he skillfully guided the development of the expansion program so that during bis regime at

gratulated and are ready al an opportune lime to make advancement as the Company will need new

Calcite the plant changed from a small quarry lo ihe size of its present structure and capacity.

engineers when the new ship being- built at Mani

In 1924 he was promoted to Vice President and

towoc is commissioned. There have been some pro motions within the Heel this spring with Norman

General Manager of both the Michigan Limestone iv Chemical Company and the Bradley Transporta

Calcite; Everett Shay to First Assistant on the

Henderson being advanced to Chief on

the Str.

tion Company. In 1928 he was elected President of

Calcite; Joseph Rosalo to Second Assistant on the

both companies. In 193ÂŁ he was appointed Vice

Calcite; Alfred I lorrocks to Third Assistant on the

President in charge of Raw Materials, U. S. Steel

Calcite: Melvin Conley to ddiird Assistant on the

Corporation, which position he has held until his

Str. Bradley; Roy (ireen, repairman on the Calcitc: Richard Brege, repairman on the Sir. Taylor and Ldmond Jackson, repairman on ihe Str. White.

Congratulations to all these five officers and may success continue lo follow you.

retirement.

From the days when he graduated from Yale University to the day of his retirement he was ever a man of vision and action. The achievements of the I'. S. Steel Corporation during his term of office

were many and will be felt by the Industrial econ omy of this country in years to come. We are sure that Mr. Munsoii's work through the Raw Ma

terials Division played a big part in these achieve ments.

ddie Munson family has many friends in Rogers City who sincerely hope that Mr. and Mrs. Munson

will have many happy days ahead. Son, Jack, nowlocated in Brownsville, Texas, and like dad, a grad uate from Yale University, is remembered by many of his schoolmates here. Daughter, Alice, now Mrs. .Albert Holmes, lives in Mil ford, Delaware. Jack and Alice have children of their own and Mr. and Mrs.

Munson are fond grandparents. We would expect

XATHAN CABWBLL RETIRES

Friends of Nathan Cadwcll, former conveyorman on the Sir. White, will be interested to know that he is at his home in Port Huron and has made a

partial recovery from his illness However, he is not well enough to and has retired from active duty. was known to his shipmates, had

of last summer. resume his work "Maggie" as he close to twenty-

seven years of service with the Bradley Transpor tation Company. He was a fine shipmate, and his sailor friends all miss him. He would be glad to hear from his former mates and still thinks about the

boats so if you have a minute send a line to him.

We all hope that his health will show improvement

that the grandchildren will fill a few of the days ol retirement with interest and pleasure. Our best

and that someday be may sail again.

wishes to the entire Munson family.

remember that safety habits are happy habits.

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For your family's welfare and happiness, you

The Quarry Gets A Touch Of Spring Fever "Spring is Sprung, ddie grass is riz;

was loose in the joints. Walt Meyer figured she was

I wonder where ddie Flowers is."

ailin'. Lrank Reinke figured her nervous system

"The Lajjcr''

was shot, Ben Santimo claimed she needed fixin.

"loading" tracks. His reply-'AYell first we load

and the Engineering Department gave it a technical diagnosis by stating that the steel had been stressed near its elastic limit and fatigue had resulted in the molecular structure, but I guess ole' No. 10 was just plain tired.

During the winter the shovel repair gang tight ened up her joints, fixed up the fractures, and straightened out her general condition with a fewshots from a riveting gun and a welding machine.

The electrical gang worked over the nervous sys tem so that now the impulses from her brain cham ber are better carried out by the many motors and

them, then we unload them and in a few weeks

gears that make her tick. I understand that the

we load them and then we unload them. And after

shop has even fixed the ole' gal up with a new set of teeth so that she can really do some chomping

Ami so with the return n\ the crows, we look

forward to a mighty big shipping season and be hind us a very successful winter's operation. I guess it must be spring fever because in between the locomotive whistles a whistle from the boats can be beard once in awhile.

The big shovels are moving away from the stripp ing banks and the track crews are chasing all over

the place with "loading" track. A member of ttie track crew was once asked why these were called

all the loading and unloading thai wc give those tracks, the name just comes naturally". (See Fig. 1)

Yessir! it has been a very good stripping season.

Along with a few minor headaches, such as sticky mud in the cars from 3. a month of sub-zero weath

er, and a blinding blizzard every day or so. a lot of dirt was moved from one heap and put on another.

A few records were broken in fact. Here they are; the most cars ever dumped in any one day. the highest average of cars dumped per day, and the highest total cars dumped for the season. And all this is a heap of a lot of dirt as can be seen by the way 3 dump is reaching up above the trees (Fig. Xo. 2) where only the geese have been before.

on the limestone this summer.

The long cleared stretch in the swamp between the end of the quarry and Swan River is not a deer runway, although from some of the stories passed around about last deer season, it might lit some of those big ones that went over the ridge. It's

the beginning of a quarry extension to Adams

Point, ddie LeCH dragline.'and the 22 ton Mack trucks were used this winter to build this stretch Fig. 1. A track crew placing "Loading" track for winter stripping operation.

It seems that ole' Xo. 10 after a good season last year was mighty tired and needed a rest for ihe winter. (See Lig. 4) Mill Heller claimed she Fig. 2. No. 3 Dump showing a train dumping over burden. Little Lake in the background.

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Max Bellmore One of Calcite's real old timers who had been in

retirement since January 1, 1949, passed away on January LS. 1951. He was Max Bellmore, former

Mill Superintendent, lie started his employment with the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company in August 1911 after having spent his earl}- years on a farm near Ossineke. Max helped on construc tion of the Mill and wdien this building was com

pleted he shifted to Mill operation. After having lield most of the jobs throughout the Mill he be came a shift foreman. He was a determined chap and no construction or repair job was ever too diffi

cult for him to conquer. His untiring- efforts to do a good job paid off and he became Mill Superintend ent in 1939.

Fig. 4.

No. 10 Shovel being overhauled and repaired.

of railroad grade which will eventually carry two tracks and a power line through the swam]) to the limestone formation on Adams Point.

And now that the overburden is "stripped" from the limestone banks and the shovels are in good

Besides giving much time and effort to his work the Bellmores raised a family of twelve children.

Archie and Douglas, two sons, work in the Mill De partment. Robert, a younger son. is a deckhand on the Str. W. F. White and Leslie is an oiler on the Str. Calcite.

We all miss Max and his cherry greetings. Our

sincere sympathy is extended to his family in their loss of husband and father.

A

repair, with the feel of spring in the air we can look forward to a highly successful shipping sea son, a day at the cottage when that big fish didn't get away, and an afternoon relaxing on the lawn while the wife mows the grass (?).

Fig. 3.

BAG OF TOOLS

Isn't it strange

That princes and kings.

And clowns that caper

In sawdust rings, And common people

No. 1 Shovel loading overburden into quarry

Like you and me Are builders for eternity?

cars.

Each is given a bag u\ tools.

A shapeless mass, A book of rules: And each must make—

lire life is 11 own—•

A stumbling block Or a sleppingstone.

'— R. L. Sharpe.

Sometimes there is a lot of truth to the old saying that "seeing is believing." Maybe you think "acci

dent" is just another word-—until you have one!

Ibit friends, "accident" isn't just another word. An accident can mean the end of all the wonderful plans you have for yourself and your loved ones. Yes, an

r>»*V

accident can destroy your happiness and well-being.

So be careful, won't you? Tile life you save may be your own ! =

"An alcoholic is a sick person, lie sulTers from a serious disorder of living in which alcohol acts. temporarily to ease bis (roubles by shutting out reality, but actually intensifies his physical ami mental distress and multiplies his failures.. .Be ginning as a social drinker, or turning first to al cohol for relief from tiredness, shyness, anxiety, grief, or extreme unhappiness, the alcoholic finally finds himself addicted to a drug which becomes the major cause of his miseries and a threat to life itself."

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These in the accompanying picture are front row left to righi: William Kunner, Capt. Mark Haswell, Chief Gecrge Hoy, Chief Thomas Suttle, Chief Guy LaBoun ty. Chief John Sparre, C. F. Platz, I. L. Clymer, George Jones, Harold Nidy, Arnold Specht, Chief Norman Hend erson, J. P. Kinville, William Budnick, R. Wilson, S. Chibola. Center row left to right: Ray Grigg, Capt. D. E. Nauls, R. Dueltgen, W. Tulgetske, Chief Charles Frederick, P. LaVigne, Chief Ray Buehler, J. Claus, Willia m Crow, Don Langridge, H. Kaminski, A. Yarch, N. Hoeft, M. Jcppich, M. Idalski. H. Frederick, Don Monroe, O. Mi ller, P. Stone, H. Newhouse. J. Miller, E. Fleming. J. Newhouse, N. Raymond, H. Piechan. V. Rickle, D. Lam p, L. Mulka. Back row left to right: J. A. Valentin, Capt.

Chris Swarls, Capt. Don McLeod, Capt. Rolland Ursem, Capt. Roland Bryan, S. Sobeck, H. S. Lewis, G. O'Toole,

Chief Art Urdal, W. Joppich, G. Kempe, H. Gould. W. C hain, A. Malocha, E. Shay, R. Sabin and J. Rosato.

Bradley Transportation Co. Officers Enjoy Banquet For the first time in the history of the Bradley Transportation Company all of the licensed officers of the. six ships met in one group with other Com pany associates lor a social and business meeting. ()u Wednesday evening, December 20, in the audi

torium of the Lutheran School, the sailors gathered for a ban<|tiet and gel-togetber before parting to their homes for the long awaited vacation season.

'Idle main entertainment of the evening was en

bers, ddie Bradley safety record has been good and the few lost time injuries were very minor. In all cases the accidents charged, had they occurred ashore where medical attention was available, would not have resulted in loss of time. However,

chances can never be taken with an employee's health by having him remain aboard ship if there is a chance that an injury might need immediate attention of a doctor.

joying the wonderful dinner of turkey and the good things which go with it so ably prepared and served by the Lutheran ladies. Brief remarks by some of the men included a message from Irvin L. Clymer.

On the lighter side, first Male (id Kempe sang some humorous songs which we had forgotten

President, congratulating the officers on their ex

his talent and enthusiasm he has been unanimously appointed chairman of the program committee For

ceptionally good season of record tonnage hauler' with little delay and in safety to crew and equip ment. He outlined the future of shipping as related to Bradley d'ransportalion Company, and men tioned the new ship which will add much to the

present licet, lie gave a picture of progress and a

challenge to bis audience that our Company should

he was so good at. In fact, some of the men did not know that (id was such an entertainer. Because of

a bigger and better show next year. We all did some singing but (id's was the highlight.

Immediately after the lay-up season many of the officers journeyed to their homes. Capt. X'atits and Harold Xidy soon skipped for sunny Florida ami

be a leader in the transportation of the nation's

the majority of the group went to work on the boat repair program. Officers who went to marine

essential raw materials on our Great Lakes water

school this winter and received a raise of grade in

ways.

licenses were Everett Shay, William Budnick, Hen

Charles L. Llatz. Vice President, spoke to the younger officers encouraging them to gain in creased ratings in their licenses to be prepared to take the positions which will be open. He also con gratulated the men on their safety record and on

viewpoint and there is only one request for the next oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;have it just a little earlier so eating all that

their leadership among the unlicensed crew mem

food will not interfere with the Christmas dinner.

ry Xewhoiise. Walter d'uigetske, and Alfred Horrocks.

ddie bancjuct was certainly a success from every

17

)

jj^' ;"• .•.•'».,„

Office Christmas Party

consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Jones and Mr. and Mrs.

Thursday evening, December 21, 1950, the Mich igan Limestone & Chemical Company held its an nual Christmas party at the Lutheran School for

singing accompanied by Mrs. Valentin at the piano which gave us a chance to loosen our vocal cords.

the office employees. The party was very well at tended, in fact." KKY/r and all of us can say we

and Mr. Valentin each took sides to see which

had a very enjoyable evening.

The ladies were presented with beautiful corsages of mums which added to their attire and the men had buttouaires.

We were all busy laughing and chatting among ourselves when Mr. Tbornlcy advised us to get

ready for the big event of the. evening! We knew by the twinkle in his eye what that meant. Finally we were all well situated trying not to laugh too

bard and also sit very still when "click" but that Was all—no Hash and no picture. Was Paul's lace

red! Trying to use the same bulb used the previous night doesn't work does it. Paul? But that's alright, the picture is still very good and thanks to you. ddie camera man's antics put us in a jovial mood lor

the delightful dinner served by the Lutheran Ladies' Aid. Was it good! Turkey and all the trimmins. The table was gaily decorated with candles,

evergreens and pines arranged nicely on a white

Valentin, were enjoyed by all. Then came the group

We really sang. too. especially when Mr. Clymer group could sing the loudest.

Oil. yes, in our picture, this year we see. a few new faces in our midst. Robert Leow, Clifford Bushnell, Kenneth Cook, Louis .Schmidt and Doris Maerz.

Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company wishes you a hearty welcome to the office force.

Those of our group who were moving to the De troit Office gave speeches. Included were Mr. Cly mer, Hugh Lewis, John Kinville, Charles Llatz, Fred Strasser, Karl Rieger and Eva Dobsou.

Then last but not least, not by any means, came

our Christmas gift—one for each of us. Santa hadn't forgotten us after all. Despite our weak nesses, I guess he saw a few good points in each of us so he bad Mr. Clymer give us each a Christ mas envelope. Now we could buy that last Christ mas gift we thought we'd have to miss. Mr. Cly

mer was presented with a Ship's Clock to be used in his new- home as a gift from the office group.

A solo, "The Lord's Lrayer" was sung by Mrs.

tablecloth and the brightly lighted Christmas tree

Jones accompanied by Mr. Jones at the close ol the

was all in trim for the Holiday Season.

evening.

Music was furnished by the Four Deuces, ami Old English Christmas Carols sung by a quartet

Everyone had a wonderful time and hope we can have many more parties just like that together.

Those pictured above are left to right: Hugh Lewis. Robert Criltendon. John Kinville. Norman

Hoeft. Bernard Heath. Clayton llopp. Fred Lisch ami George Jones. Second row: I. L. Clymer, Ralph Dolson. Clifford Bushnell, Kenneth Cook, Robert

Leow. Lewis Lattersou, George Breach. Lloyd Goodiu, William Crow, Andrew Santini. Robert Xolf/.e. Fred Strasser. Raymond (irigg. Rudolph Ducltgen. Jr.. Charles Platz, Karl Rieger, and Jo seph Valentin.

Seated

are

Helen

Bu/.a. Ann

Marie

Karsten.

Louise Schmidt. Eva Dobsoii. Oiscla Platz, Ella Reinke. Dolores Mendrick. Doris Maerz.

McLean. Sarah Scluilt/. and Donna d'osch.

Helen

Foremen Gather At Close Of Season Oh Tuesday, December 19, the supervisory per

erating season just completed and the anticipations

sonnel ol the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Com pany plant gathered at Rainbow Gardens for a ban

quet marking the end of the 1950 operating season.

Forty-two men were present, ddie manner in which this group acquainted themselves with the fine meal prepared by the capable chefs of Rainbow Gardens

for 1951. Both Mr. Clymer and Mr. Lewis rem inisced somewhat regarding their associations with others at the Calcite Plant during their many years here. During the evening we heard discussed many incidents of "way back when." All these were very interesting to the younger members of this group

was

its

as well as to the "old timers." It seems that after

delicacy, ddie tables were appropriately decorated

all is said and done, times do change as well as ideas,

for the season. Amid aromas of Dutch Masters and R. C. Duns. Master of Ceremonies, Frank Reinke,

equipment, and methods of operation, but it still appears that personalities remain much the same.

All departed with a feeling of satisfaction of a job

the

finest

circumstantial

evidence as

to

very capably filled the role of toastmaster. Heads of various departments were asked to say a fewwords. Each had a great deal to say in a very few words. All submitted the sentiment that a produc tion season as successful as the past one was and can only be attained with the very line cooperation of the entire plant personnel which was very evi dent throughout the entire season.

Mrs. George Jones with George Jones as accom panist at the piano presented two very line vocal selections. Charles Hoffman lead the group in com munity singing, ddie strcnousness of this role called for frequent refreshments which Mr. Lewis

kept on hand for him. A very line job very well done. Charlie. We haven't quite come to a con

clusion whether, when Charlie picked a quartet

well done both with regard to operation and the banquet just completed.

They really had a good time at the foremen's banquet even if that picture of the head table does look questionable. Charlie Hoffman just figures its none of bis business so he is just going to ignore

it. Prank Reinke is kind of skeptical as to whether he is involved; Bill Heller is just wondering if he forgot to get some piece of equipment repaired in time. Paul Mulka is going back over his misdeeds to find out if it might be he who slipped up. d'bey're all on the spot by the looks of things. After ad. when Mr. Clymer. Mr. Lewis and Mr. Valentin start conniving as they appear to be in the picture

during the evening, he chose seven or eight mem bers, he did so on the basis of talent or whether he was seeking vocal volume. We are sure he got

above, something could be brewing. Even Mrs. Lauly. the waitress, seems to be on the alert.

both. Mr. Valentin commented regarding the op

bowl at if Mr. Clvmer doesn't talk him out ol it?

Just who is Mr. Lewis going to throw that sugar

Back row left to right: Hugh Lewis, Roy Strieker, Joseph Buck, Roy Cummings, Russell Lamb, James Cook, William Heller, Paul Mulka, Herman Steinke, Donald VanZandt, Ben Santimo, Charles Hoffman, Ivan Bannon.

Second row left to right: George Jones, Frank Flewelling, I. L. Clymer, Adolph Sorgenfrei, Frank Reinke, Cash Sobeck, Frank Lamp, Frank Ware, Ernest Ardian, Victor Koch, Lester Raymond, Olto Zempel, Russell Smart, Walter Meyer, Erhardt Grambau and Joseph Valentin.

Front row left to right: Paul Thornley, Clayton Eldridge, Herman Luebke, Alfred Quade, Richard Hamann,

Fred LaLonde, Marlin Thomas, Edgar Newhouse, Edward Kelley, Leon Ruell Sr., George Wing, Clarence Furtaw, and Robert Mundt.

Back row: Andrew Tischler, LeRoy Warwick. John Florip, LeRoy Heller, Lawson Macklem, Arthur Wenzel, Clifford Bushnell, Clarence Curvin, Rhoud Benson, Patrick Kerr. Julius Patzer, Leonard Joppich, Alfred Savina,

Griffin Pines, Ray Kelley, Enos Brege, George Baker, Wilbert Radtke. Second row: John Lezer, Royden Schefke, Alvin Vilburn. Leonard Krawczak, George Glosser, Dale Farero, Ernest Tulgetske, Leo Promo, Florian Modrzynski, Lloyd Dullack, Leo Kapala, Charles Derry, Richard Hamann, Marlin Thomas, Harry Wing, Victor Klee, Robert Hoffman, Alfred Peltz. Seated: Louis Heythaler William Heller, Fred Lee, William Conley, Frank Ware, Dave Grigg, Ben Santimo, Frank Reinke. Ed Kelley. Floor: Emerson Lee and George Wing.

Machine Shop Employees Annual Banquet ddie forty-seven men who are seen in the ac

Knowing that the success of any social affair is

companying picture held their annual Machine Shop banquet on December II. L>5(). at the Rain

very much dependent upon a good master of cere

bow Gardens. To anyone else it may have been just another banquet, but to these men it was an

Ware seemed to fill the bill to perfection. Yessir, he

event they had looked forward to all year. Not only had they met to enjoy a wonderful meal together but they congregated to celebrate another success ful ami safe year of work. Yes. they had every right to celebrate and celebrate they did.

Richard Hamann, Alfred Peltz, Rhoud Benson, Emer

son Lee, Charles Derry, William Warwick, John Lezer.

monies, thev- chose one with great care. Frank

was dressed right up to snuff as he usually is and he also added that very becoming bow lie which his wife chose with such care, hoping that perhaps she might someday be successful in convincing him to wear it.

Frank's opening comments expressed the feeling of fellowship and good will which prevails amongst them, "ddirough cooperation and teamwork," said he. "we have become not just so many workers, but rather an efficient functioning unit capable of un known possibilities." When a new and different sit uation arises, each man is asked to help and be doesud say "I don't know" or "J can't do it." but he al ways pitches in with the attitude that whatever he

does will help. Yes, these men are each skilled in his particular job. but farther than that everyone is w idling- to lend a helping hand when his assistance is required. ddie Shop men fear accidents and because of it are very safely-minded. Their sincerity in safety for all is shown by the excellent safety record of each department in the shop as well as the shop as a whole.

ddie

musical

entertainment was

furnished

by

those versatile shopmen themselves accompanied

by Bill Warwick at the piano, d he duets and sextets made real harmony as the fellows gave forth with

Retired Alfred Peltz, Julius Patzer, Ray Kelley, Bill Warwick

their high and low "do's!" It was a treat, indeed,

to bear them. When old Maestros like Julius Patzer and Ray Kelley shown in one of the pictures put their voices to the job, the rafters really ring, ddien again when Al Peltz, Dick Hamann, Rhoud Benson, John Lezerj Dutch Derry and Red Lee get around the piano for some close harmony, its really some thing to hear. Leave it to those shopmen when it conies to being versatile.

From time to time Frank asked members of the

group to say a few words and he always received a hearty response, and as each fellow told of his thoughts, you knew Frank was right when he said these men were a unit, ddie evening had its hilarious moments as would be expected from a group of men who enjoy a good time— especially this particular group.

George Baker couldn't satisfactorily explain howlie bunted at Drummond Isle and yet killed his buck on plant property some forty odd miles away. Clar ence Curvin and Louis Heythaler told of their trip aboard the Steamer Bradley and since then they have an idea that someday they shall travel—down Detour way—give me Chicago!

This group is not only talented in their particular jobs but they can also sing, tell tales and play different instruments. When Jack Lexer hit the ivories. Rhoud Benson regretted not having brought his trumpet and "Red" Lee was hoping he had brought Isabelle along for a twirl.

Plans are already being made for next years gettogether, ddiese fellas aren't out looking for enter tainment—they are it—and genuine, too!

Fred Lee, William Conley, Frank Ware, David Grigg, Ben Santimo and Frank Reinke.

Captain Crossley McOuinn. an employee of the Bradley Transportation Company since March 25, 1916. retired on January 1. 1951. Capt. McCjuinn was born in Bay City. Michigan and started his career of sailing in 1909. He became a Master in

1923. At present be is living in Detroit. His daughter Ami is finishing school at Olivet College this year.

The men of the lleet will miss quiet, friendly Capt. "Cros". lie was esteemed by every member of his crew for his human interest in men and his

ability to perform the duties of skipper. His many friends wish him well through the years ahead.

Arthur Cnlal. Chief Engineer ol the Str. John Ci. Munson. retired after thirty-three years of serv ice with the Bradley Transportation Company. He

started in March 1918 as a second assistant engi neer, became a first assistant in 1919 and was pro moted to a Chief Engineer in November 1924.

During the years Art has been with the Bradley

Transpiration Company he has made many friends in Rogers City and at Great Lakes ports. He was an understanding leader with bis employees and will be missed by us all.

ML present plans are to improve his small home located just outside of Rogers City, seek the warm climes in the winter and after a little play ing, fishing, etc.. he will perhaps find enough work to keep the wolf from the Urdal door.

We vvish the best of health and pleasure to a re tired shipmate ami hope that he and his good wife find the retired life all thev bad dreamed it would be.

d'ake a moment today lo pay tribute to all mothers everywhere. After all. Mother is the safety engineer of the home. She makes sure the home,

itself, is free from accident hazards. She keeps alter Lop to drive and work safely. She teaches the children habits of safe living. Mother's is the big job of keeping home and family safe from mis haps that may make her loved ones miss happiness.

Friends, this is National Family Week, it is an especially line time to think about safety in Amer ica's homes. After all. the center of a strong, free America is safer living in better homes, leading to a well-knit family life. So make sure that safety is at home in your home every week of the year.

Teach your children habits of safe living. Set them good examples of safe behavior everywhere!

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You'll See It In Screenings Personal/7 That Come To The Editors Desk . . . Just Detroit Office

ddie kudo of the season goes to our President, Mr. Clymer. for being the first venturesome man to go "top-coatless" on March seventh, the day our Ship Masters came to visit us.

That ole' flu bug bit several of our staff recently;

Ardis Hopp, Mr. Hugh Lewis and Mr. Martin Roofner are former convalescents now on the hap py road to recovery.

.Another sign of Spring is the acquisition of newhomes in the Detroit vicinity. Our officials are get ting more settled every day. while some members

of the Pittsburgh contingent are still searching.

Happy hunting and good luck !

We hope now that the long awaited thaw has started, Ella Reinke will not have any more falls on the ice. We were all sorry to hear of her acci dent, and hope she will be as good as new very soon.

Mr. Hugh Lewis is now the proud possessor of a shiny, new brass door knocker with name en graved thereonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a gift from his Rogers City friends. Very lovely, we think.

Miss Margaret Lytic. Mr. Clymer's secretary, was called to Providence, Rhode Island, by the death of her brother. Kindest sympathy is extended to her and the family.

ddie Accounting Department has been set up in Detroit and is steadily becoming more established.

We have so many new faces in our family space does not permit naming' them individually. A gen eral welcome is offered to one and all.

What could be more pleasant than to walk two blocks and be on the shores of Lake Saint Clair?

'fbe John L. Kinville household will find it very convenient to watch the Bradley vessels when shipping commences.

We are all proud of our new location in the Guardian Building, just a short distance from the Detroit River and with a panoramic view of Wind sor. Ontario. It will give us all a line heart-warm

ing glow to watch our boats and know we are all associated, in one way or another, with their vari

ous trips.

These tidbits of news were submitted to the

Calcite Screenings staff by our Sally Jurgcl of the Detroit office. She's the gal wdio'll greet you with that very pleasant smile when you approach the reception desk.

Watchman:

Say. Leo. bow come you always say

you never go home without any fish when you go fishing1?

Leo: Well. I'll tell you if I don't get perch or pike on the end of the line. I always got a sucker on the other end of the pole.

Benson to John Heller: I lev John, why is Sunday the strongest day of the week?

John: I dunno. why is it?

Rhoud: Because the rest of the days are all weak days!

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Among Oiirselpes

John Dcnibny had some long trips down to his drill crews running test holes in the Trout Lake area during the past winter. When asked how things were going John said: "Oh, pretty good, but we should have another man to keep the deer away

when Vail and 'Porky* are running their lines. Van can't keep those darn deer out of his transit sights.

'Porky' chases them away and by the time he gets back to his pole there they are again blocking the sights and Van is waving his amis at them like a wild man."

We understand that an Internal Revenue man is

watching Art Cctzingcr and Wilbcrt Radlke pretty

closely these days. It is nearly seven years since that rich relative disappeared.

Rewinding motors is one of (irif Line's special

ties. It is a long slow job and requires a good me chanic and a lot of know how. This particular piece of equipment is the motor from the dredge pump in the puniphousc ami the largest one ever rewound in the electric shop. It has been in service for over thirty years under a heavy load and more often than not during the last few years has labored more or less continuously under an overload. When Griff

has completed his job on this stalor and the newly wound rotor lias been installed, it will lie placed in service on the stone sand pumpline. "Good for another thirty years and then some", says Power superintendent Reinke.

News Items from the Buffalo Plant We understand a certain church in Conneaut,

Most discussed topics of the noon hour session,

Ohio wanted a one-armed man to take up the church collections but were finally forced to accept

Lolitical Graft, and Military Bungling. Ed Spill-

Lhil Richards for the job.

and the fellow sure is well versed and knows what

ddie biggest disappointment in life Otis Robin son ever had was when he was working under

listen to him.

forced draft for a full week on a welding job so that he could get home, only to lie told on Satur day night they had found more welding for him.

They were taking bets at the Conneaut Plant as to who would lie off first on a certain train bring ing Corpus and Rychnowski in for repair work, ddie bets were on Corpus and sure enough before the train ever stopped he was the first off.

They say Larry Dye nearly got himself in trouble.

It seems he was working overtime on a job Jim Rathbun had assigned; and it was suggested to

Larry about 1 A. M. the following morning that he call Jim and tell him he was making some progress on the job but it would be about 4 A. M. before he would get it finished.

man usually has the floor on all these discussions

he is talking about. It's very educating just to Eugene Hill did not report for work one morn

ing but he called in and told us that his landlady was ill. We arc wondering how old his landlady is, or hasn't the age anything to do with it?

Well, they weighed in Stanley Corpus again this winter, and he was too light to withstand the winter winds so he was forced lo carry weight under his saddle for another year.

John Rychnowski still has a stand-in with his relations in Conneaut. they invited him over for dinner.

Eugene Hill has started saving in earnest. He was overheard asking Johnny Collins to start de ducting- for the first $100.00 savings bond.

Slowly bitt surely. Eddy Spilhnan is making a show place out of the dining room in 3 and 4 packing

John (Sporty) Rychnowski was finally talked into taking the youngsters of his family toboggan ing and while teaching the younger set all about this fine sport, we understand that it landed him in the hospital with a slight facture of the ankle.

'Take it easy Sporty, you're older than you think."

William Larivey must be well again. He advised the front office to get him off the watchmen schedule and back on repair work.

Stanley Lis. "Whose got some lighter fluid?"

(My! He sure has a hard time keeping those three

It's spring again for sure. Johnny Kowalski has started to repair the plant roads.

lighters full of fluid.)

John Kunik would not give up until the repair man Stopped the dust which emitted from the new Derrick Screen installation, and he won.

Well they got the Kiln Collector going again. "It's just about time." sighed Francis Connolly, Otis Robinson, and Walter Krus/.ka.

Joe Caruana is sporting another dent in the fender of this brand new 1째4(> Ford, In- claims it's

house.

Well what do you know, George Lenn is part owner of a machine shop. "More power to you George."

Well, one ol the top secrets is out. For the past two years the Stone Mix Gasoline tank was always short on gas. The boys would pump generous quantities through the pump and back into the tank for sport.

Rocco DiLietro is still betting on the ponies.

not his fault???

He gets a winner once in a while, but we think

Stanley Lis and William Collins are friends again.

They were seen shaking hands and sitting next to each other at lunch time. After a kindly explanation

they are eating up all his profits.

by Collins with a few short words, tile misunder

standing has been settled: thus another friendship continues.

A daily remark from the train crew and Walter Kowalski. "Master Builders has stolen our empty cars again."

Eugene Hill is still getting up late in the morning because he is still taking that 2 mile walk each noon for his lunch.

Instead of the army experimenting to find out the proper clothing lor our Army to wear during the winter months, they should consult the Stephany Brothers. Bill and Robert on their secret.

In Zero weather it just takes a pair of BVD's and a light summer weight shirt to keep them warm.

AdTLNddOX MR. H. S. LEWIS: It's not all as

one-sided as you would make us believe, ddie girls in the Buffalo Office ran 15,000 report sheets for tin- dock office at Rogers City. We hope Rogers doesn't start asking for equipment next.

Angie surely is qualified for chief cook any where after smelling the delicious odors that come

from her noon day lunches prepared on the hot plate.

We heard that lleleu S. bad been taking broad jumping lessons, and we really believed it after seeing her jump directly into a snow drift last week.

Wet wasn't it. Helen?'

James Lnrighl. son of Mr. and Mrs. James T,

Enright entered the U. S. Navy January 5, 1951 and is stationed at Newport. Rhode Island. He will be graduated from boot training March 6.

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For information on any d'.V. Program;, contest

Pat DiSalvo. She certainly is up to date on all of them.

Who else but Marie is practicing the Black Bottom" dance step at the back entrance of the office?

Who confuses Graeie Luright to the extent that she can't remember at 4:30 whether she is

going downtown or home.''

"As You Like It"

Love is a funny thing

As proof please, "Lend an Ear." Johnnie Collins goes High-brow d'o satisfy his "Dear."

Clayton Lldridge is one of our old timers around

the plant at Calcite. He started on the job as a loco motive engineer on June 1. 1012. There were no diesel locomotives in those days with 60 cubic yard cars, ddie working area of the quarry was at the farthest a few hundred yards from the crusher house. Clayton's little dinkey engine on narrowgauge tracks hauling cS cars each having a capacity of 10 cubic yards of limestone was far different from what is being u^a] today. If you want to hcar about the good old days, just corner Clayt some time and start him reminiscing. He retired on

Since we could not journey to Florida this winter

to get a picture of Captain I*'. F. Learse making the best of his retirement, we show him at the

skipper's desk of the Str. Carl I). Bradley during the days be was captain of that ship. Capt. Learse was retired after over twenty-nine years of service on January 1. 1951. True to a statement he made in the page of Screenings last summer when he told us about retiring — he went fishin! Occasional correspondence with him tells us that the fishing and the weather was not good in Florida this win

March 1. 1953 after thirty-eight years of service with the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co. He worked as yard locomotive engineer until January

_'. 1921 when he became train dispatcher in the target house and remained on that job uu'il his re tirement. Clayt has two sous working at tin ph»"t, namely, Gerald and Clarence, who will keep . u. .,iformed on happenings at the Plant. Clayt ha: r. >t been feeling too well in the last few years ami at present he and Mrs. Lldridge are located at Tucson,

Arizona soaking up some sunshine. We are. already

Transportation Company as a First Mate on the

missing Clayt around the Plant but expect to see him soon again when he comes back from his va cation with some of those salty stories of the west.

We all join in wishing Clayton ami Mrs. Lldridge many years of health and happiness in the years

Str. W. F, White, ddie following season he became

ahead.

ter. '

(apt. Learse entered the employ of the Bradley a skipper and finished as master on the Str. Bradley.

He and his family have been citizens of Rogers

City since he first started on the Bradley ships and we understand that Mrs. Learse and Cap will con

tinue to spend the warm mouths here with us. Our best wish to them both is that the years of retire ment will be filled with happiness and good health.

Bert Smith, the dog catcher, says that as soon as he learns the names of the dogs he'll do a much better job. He says that when he calls them, be just opens up the door and they come right in.

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Twinkle, Twinkle one eyed car We all wonder when- you are.

If that one eyed light burns out.

You're the one will be in doubt.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gatherelh by labor shall increase.— Lruverbs 13:11.

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.—Grover Cleveland.

When Mrs. Harry Wing ("Babe") invited her Spitzer Club members in for dinner and cards she asked that everyone bring along a costume and ex change it with that of another guest. A very unique and line idea, indeed. Anyone who knows Babe is well aware of her jovial nature and thus promotes a laugh whenever possible. She chose a very be coming Martha Washington outfit and her little lace cap was the envy of all. Man}- of these women

chose to dress as "grandma when she was a girl," while others like Bea Llowsky and Margaret lleinzel went back a quarter of a century and exchanged their very fust party gowns and what do you know

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the years had made no difference! Perhaps, at that lime it wasn't modish to wear them quite so fitted! Guess we'll just have to turn to "Butch" and

Charlie for their opinions. We find here seated in the foreground that very reserved and serene per

sonality, Pauline Varch. playing the part of grand

Heller says: Roses are

red:

Violets are blue

To run a good shop I gotta have you.

Nice catch of fish, isn't it? It doesn't take a sec

ond glance to identify John Myers and his son as the proud possessors of those beauties, either.

Johnny is a pumpman at the loading dock and it will have to be assumed that because bis work con nects him with water he knows all about it and

the fish that live therein. According to the story told to the photographer these pike came from

Swan Lake. They were speared through the ice but you'll never find Johnny telling the exact spot where the fish were caught. Yon will be watched next winter. Johnny, so be on guard wherever you go and be careful how much you tell.

mother to perfection. ( In the picture.) Seated from

left to right areâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Charlotte Sbeedlo, Edna Wing.

Babe Wing. Margaret Heinzcl, Rcna Vallier (a guest). Esther l.eszinske, "Mac" Dehnke, Bea Llowsky. Mrs. Eugene King, Sr.. Gisela Platz, Helen Buza, Judy Ware. Millie Mertz and Gert Hoeft. It's a pity that the photographer didn't ask these fair ladies to stand so that one could really enjoy these fashion creations. Take for instance, Judy Ware in her jockey get-up. She had just come back from the race track sporting a beautiful "shiner." Guess Judy makes a better jockey than she would a lighter. Next to Millie we have that

pert little lady, Gert Hoeft. who dropped in with her party-going gown and lace trimmed apron and wearing her very Xeedless to say, get-togethers and SpiUer League is

best smile. this group looks forward to their believe you me if the County looking for challengers, certain

members of this group (discounting the writer) are capable and willing to give them some very line competition.

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4.

B. T. Company Bowling League That much anticipated Bradley Transportation Company bowling, league went into action shortly after the "big greyhounds" of the Great Lakes lay safely snuggled in their winter quarters at Calcite. Every Wednesday night found the keglers

rarin' to go at favorite ten pin sport. Regardless of whether they would bowl games under a hundred or over two hundred, they went in there with the same /.est and determination to win each Wednes

key lest some "pirate" walk off with their prized possession !

Paul Stone was awarded an individual trophy lor

being the champ of the league. He had a 163 av erage for thirty games and he said he was just getting the feel of the game. Had he been able to

roll about sixty games be probably would have been topping the maples with a 200 average. Laid is very proud of his "Oscar" and rightfully so.

We find him pictured here wearing his usual broad smile for the cameraman. Our congratulations to

day, ddie league was comprised ol six teams re presenting each ship. The Sir. B. II. Taylor ran away with the bacon by winning both halves but not without a good scrap to the finish, ddie Str.

you "Stony" and may you add another next year.

White and Munson found themselves tied for first

ball down the lane, he has the distinction of holding

place with the Taylor on the last night of play, ddie Taylor came through for the honors once

again and pictured below standing are Clarence Lilarski. Ivan Streicli and Lete OToole and seated

art- George LaUcr. Hilton Gould. Kenneth Lad'ulip and Al SkowToiick. ddie fellows are mighty proud

However, we would suggest that you keep your eye on Johnny Gordon when vicing for high honors next winter. He's no amateur when he sends that

the high three game series of 559 and individual high single game of 230. Johnny is a member ol the Sir. White's team which had the high single game of 889 and high team series of 2467.

Another individual we can't refrain

menting on is Oscar "Lete"

of the beautiful trophy they were awarded lor their

Miller.

good efforts and you can bet your bottom dollar that they have found a very conspicuous, spot lotit on the B. II. and have placed it under lock and

to do some fast talking and

Seems

pleading

with

Gordon and

get

on

that

a

be had

organizers

Stone to even

team, "but

now

that I'm in. let them try to get me out." says Lete. He probably had more fun than anyone and someday, he's going to be able to pick off those spares almost as well as

those

veterans

in

the

gane. Good luck to viiii, Pete. ddie Bradley Transporta tion Company was host to

the bowling league at a deli riously prepared chicken dinner at the Rainbow (Jar-

dens on Saturday. March 10.

We

regret

that

all

team

members were unable to be

present but those being there and appearing in the picture are back row lelt to right: Louis Dembny. Rich ard Budnik. Art Gapczyn-

from com

ski. Norman Raymond. Bill I)aguer. Cash Modrzynski. d'im Stafford, Jack Paradise and John Gordon.

In the middle row we have Al Skowronek, Everett

Shay, Leonard Flewelling. Gordon O'Toole, Ralph

Patzer, "Stitch" Rygwelski. Theopliilus Lilarski and Norman Ouaine. Seated are Clarence Lilarski,

Lete Q'Toole, Kenneth I.ad'ulip, Hilton Gould, Laid Stone. Ivan Stretch, Stanley Ceutala. Lete Miller and Alfred Lilarski.

Murphy:

Say. Otto, how come you are looking

so good these days ?

Otto: I gel three good meals a day. In the morn ing I get oatmeal, at noon I get corumeal and at feUpper I miss a meal.

Frank Kreft:

Say. Mayes, where are you going

this year on your time off?

Frank Mayes: Well, it won't be through the crusher.

Kreft:

Mayes:

Why?

Because you sure would get a belting

<mi the other end.

Wall}- llaskc. went way over to Manitowoc and found Janet Tadycli whom he convinced to darn his socks, ddiey said "I Ho" on December 30 and were

united in marriage by Rev. Louis Schorn of Man itowoc. Wisconsin. Wally is an oiler aboard the Str. Calcite. Dan Cupid certain!v directed his darts al the fellows <d' the Sir. Calcite ami the W. !â&#x20AC;˘'.

While for this issue of Screenings, lie did a fine

job, too. we'd say.

Clem Modr/.yuski and Lleanor Zielaskowski went aisling at St. Ignatius on January 6, 1951.

Pictured here is Clem with his very pretty bride.

Like all sailors Clem dreaded to leave bis bride when the Steamer Calcite set sail from her home port.

ddie wolf whisle thai you hear in the shop is only Louis Hornbaehcr and not a train.

Wd'th no job too large and one too small and no distance too great for a service call the General Shop found it necessary to add another pickup to their "getting about" facilities and in November

another Ford l/z ton pickup was bought for that convenience. Their problems are many and the va riety of tools needed is indefinite so the added means of transportation means speedier and better jobs and less lime wasted.

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Jack Link and Sparky Fleming could tell you

about a hibernating bear. It was discovered while rabbit hunting ami caused no end of excitement.

Ihe photographer was taken along to record the unusual sight and sure enough the bear waited.

Jack went around breaking branches and twigs to

make a right of way for the camera, while Sparky stood ready with his trusty gun just in case. Lverylliiiig went line and the only movement from the bear was its regular breathing every half minute or so. "Gosh," said Jack, "there is a little snow on the bear and if I brush it off it will make a better

picture." It was at this point that Sparky interrupt edâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Holy mackcral. I'm getting out of here, you're crazy!" So the bear was left but Jack slowly re marked that perhaps he'd come back and cover the bear up a little more. No need to let all that win ter snow come on him.

Al Peltz and John Heller are working on a non-

slip tire, but we don't believe the iron tread will do the job, John Burns has lost that educated cat he used to have around his home. The men on the blasting When (ins Scbaedig and Rhoud Benson are on the warpath, the coyotes and wild cats lead a hard life, ddiese animals are hard on the rabbits, part ridge and other small game, ddiat. of course, is a good excuse for Gus and Rhoud if they needed an excuse liul when it comes right down lo it. they

love hunting foxes and coyotes and wildcats. Every year they bag a few of them and there are lots of them back on the plant property. Good going, fel lows, il all

makes for better bunting when the

bird and rabbit season comes around.

Ed Lawcetl who was well known to many of the Bradley and Michigan Lime employees passed away

unexpectedly last December 17. He served as a steward on kike vessels for 45 years many of which were with the Bradley Transportation Company.

He was a steward aboard the Sir. Ralph S. Caulkins at the time of his death. His wife, three sons and

one daughter survive him. Burial was at the family home in Port Huron. Michigan.

Seems that Ed Radka bought a new hot water healer and engaged the services ol a couple ol his fellow employees to assist him in installing it.

When he and his helpers got to the house they found it locked, so he opened up a basement win dow lo gain entrance. Wdien the "Mrs." came home Ed immediately asked her where, she hid the bouse key and much to bis chagrin he was re

minded that it was probably in his pocket since he had taken it to work with him that morning.

11 was! What baffles its is how lie was able to

get through that little window. It must have been

a mighty tight squeeze!

We so often hear George Baker referred to as "Do AH Baker" but his bowling mates have another name for him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "Do Little Baker." Now don't get

discouraged, George, ask such pros as Harry Mebarg and Lenny Hoeft how often they, too. some times find the going tough.

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crew are all keeping their eagle eyes open. Says John. "Yes. that sure was some cat and I sure miss her. Why. she was the cleanest cat you ever saw.

She sure was house-broken, yes sir. just like one of the family. She u>^(\ to use the modern convenien ces just like a human."

Wildcats arc not often seen, yet they do exist and prey on our smaller game. Carl Scbaedig ol the Yard Department proudly shows one of those varmints which he shot last winter. It was taken

on plant proper!)- while Carl and his fellow hun ters Rhoud Benson, Gus Scbaedig. Leonard Meyers and Fred Dagner were enjoying their favorite sport of hunting. Of course, good dogs are needed for wildcat hunting but these Calcite hunters cope with that situation readily. Carl swears by his dog and one can hardly blame him for he looks like one

who would be up and at them. "Hunting wildcat isn't exactly like running a bulldozer." says Carl, "but some of the places that my little Model A goes

through on those hunting trips would make a bull dozer step high."

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Donald Routly chose pretty little Joyce Wirgau for his bride and they spoke their Vows on Sepember 25. They were united in marriage by Rev. William Licbau at the Routly home. Don is em ployed as a deckhand on the Str. T. W. Robinson.

We have a trio of Calcite men who on their short

winter vacations wage, a constant war on the coyote and wildcat. These men arc Carl Scbaedig. Gus Scbaedig and Rhoud Benson. They have, some line hunting dogs and usually hunt east of Swan River.

Cp to Christmas time their score was 2 wildcats and one coyote. To them it is a sport but to the rest of us hunters it means something too. These animals destroy our rabbits and partridge, ddie

more bard to bit rabbits and jet propelled partridge

Pictured here are Edward Lartyka and his lovely wife, the former Doris Szyhaeh of Alpena, ddiey were wedded in Alpena on January 6 ami are making their home in Rogers City. With that lovelight in their eyes one can truly see that they are supremely happy. Ed. too, sails the Great Lakes and is a watchman on the Str. W. F". White.

We wish to assure Fred LaLoiide we hardly think that the Revenue Department would penalize any of us for not reporting that silver dollar we all re ceived in recognition of our 500 consecutive safe days under "other income." We're wondering how-

Dick Hamann happened to get a nice shiny penny as well as the silver piece. He says he was extra

we see. the better we like it even if ours is a sad

careful.

hunting tale to tell. Congratulations to you fellas and anyone else who can bag some more of the

Jim Lamb can't decide which car is belter, a Rocket Oldsinobile or a Dodge so he has one of each, "ddie Rocket has swell getaway power with

pesky critters.

Little Jimmy came into the office yesterday look ing for that lady. Ella. He bad a very nice cowboy gun which he wanted to show her. When we told him that she had fallen on the ice and dislocated her shoulder and would not be back to work for

some time, he was very sad. We at the office, too, miss her and wish for her a speedy recovery and certainly hope she'll be as good as new when she returns.

plenty of speed to burn but the Dodge holds the road better." says Jim. How about putting the Rocket motor in the Dodge chasis. Jim?

Happy Hopp has a lot of trouble as an officer of the law. Seems he picked up a dead dog off the highwax- and took it up to the dump and then handed a bill to the town board, but they looked at the bill and said, "We could have got an undertaker to do the job cheaper."

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On November 18. 1950, Bernard Heath and Bar

bara Dehring repeated their Vows to Rev. C. T. Skowronski at the St. Ignatius Church. Barbara was lovely in her beautiful satin gown. She is the daughter of John Dehring who is employed in the Mill Department. Her handsome husband is em ployed in the Accounting Department ol the Main Office of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company.

In the years gone by il was the dump truck down at the coal pile loading lumps for the heating boilers but modernization has brought us oil burners and a Ford IJOO-gallou, 3-compartment truck tank was added to our licet in October to service these oil

burning units about the plant. During the winter months the truck serviced the boat repair, quarry

equipment, the office and other buildings burningoil besides Idling the tanks in the quarry that fur

nish fuel oil to the many pieces of outside equip ment. Just another step in progress with modern equipment.

Norman Bucv.kowski is another one of our very

fine young men who decided that without Blanche he could not be happy so they made it "Mr. and Mrs:" on February 3 at a very lovely ceremony at St. Ignatius. Here we have Norm ably assisting Blanche cut their pretty wedding cake. Blanche is the daughter of Charles Bellmore of the Mill De

partment and Norm's father is Bill of the DrillingDepartment. Norm was called to military service the latter part of March and before his induction he was a member of the Track Department.

On February lo Russell' Wenxel of the Str. W. F. White and Alice Simpson were united in marriage

by Rev. Louis Linn at the Lutheran parsonage.

We extend our congratulations and best wishes to these very fine couples and wish them every happiness.

Lrhardl Grambau of the Dock Office likes his

nice new Ford very much and he claims that it gives exceptionally good gas mileage but we're not quoting ;l11.v figures. Yes sir, he claims that he read)- gets the miles on those trips to Alpena. It isn't such a long distance to Alpena, but when one travels that road three and four times a week its

hard to believe that Erhardt would be checking his mileage that often ! ddiose Calcite men sure do know how to catch

fish. For instance, we have Al Klingshirn with bis

lOj/j pound pike from the Thunder Bay River.

George Baker with his 5|/j pound pike from Little Lake and John Meyers with his limit of pike from Swan

Lake. Some of the rest of us didn't do so

well so we aren't talking.

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CLlUe^ George Trapp and John Burns were eating lunch together when John said. "Golly, your wife puts

just as much in your pail as she would for a man who works."

When Herman Lietzow got his first pay, he went out and bought himself a new suit and he went

down to Detroit. Lie got on a streetcar, all dressed

up. and was standing there hanging on to a strap and he looked around and saw a lady sitting near by holding a monkey in her arms. He then went up to the motorman and asked him if they allowed monkeys in the car and he said, "Go sit in the cor ner and thev won't notice von."

Can you imagineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Kirby Miller giving up ice fishing lor irabbit hunting?

Johnny Meyers beiu fooled by a man di essed as a woman ?

Al Ouade without that cigar?

Louie Smolinski without a good catch?

Pat Patterson's preference for Lake shore driv ing to concrete roads?

Bill Warwick without a piano?

Frank Reinke not being in a hurry?

Paul ddiornlev without his camera?

February 27. 1951 was a "red letter" day at the Calcite Plant. Ihe foremen were out bright and early to collect those Silver Dollars for their men. d'his picture shows "Professor" John Modraynski and his co-foreman. Lete Giovangorio of the tracks carefully checking their supply of silver dollars

against their crew lists. Says John, "By golly, it would be just too bad for me if 1 missed anybody!"

Lete is giving him the old double check. The boys at the Plant have been watching for that old num ber 500 to come up on the gate lor a long time. For those of you who may not know the significance of the numbers on the main gate we wish to tell you that they signify the number of consecutive days worked without a lost time accident at the

Calcite Plant, ddie fellas and management are very pi'oud of this achievement and are hoping to con tinue with this very fine record.

Guess Who? This young man is looking out at the world with confidence and determination. We won't tell you how many years ago he made his debut on life's stormy scene but we believe he liked what he saw and has been meeting life's battles with the old

"one two" ever since. He spent many of his early years on a farm where he learned that life is not a bed ol roses. Cows to milk, horses to tend, chores

to do before and after school taught him that he

who lives must eat ami he who eats must produce.

If you can get this gentleman in a reminiscent mood someday when he is not too busy he will spin you many a yarn about boyhood days on the farm. Like most boys you will find that old nick was pretty close lo the surface al limes and pa had to resort to the old hickory for disciplinary purposes.

Our young hopeful finally decided that farm life was not for him and after his formal education was

completed he turned to industry as a means of livelihood. He is now a Michigan Limestone oc Chemical Company employee and has worked at Calcite for twenty-five years. He is well known to all of you. We won't tell you what department he works in but at one lime or another in his years at the plant he has been in rather close contact with all of them. In fairness to you in this "Guess Who" we must say thai you haven't seen him as often as usual of late because lie has been busy on some other projects.

He has hobbies such as meeting people and mak ing friends, traveling and keeping up to date on current events. He still has the farmer's love of

the soil and gets up with the birds to tend his plants and lawn before be goes to work. His oldest and

most pursued hobby has been going to the job. Now do you know who he is?

Guess Who in last issue of Calcite Screenings was our good friend Find Dehuke. We also had a guess who in the boat personals who was "Rod" Wilson of the Str. lohn G, Munson.

ddie first time George LaTulip put a necktie on he stood slid for two days thinking he was lied up.

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Employees Now Serving In The Armed Forces Of The United States Ferris S c b a e-

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Norman Buc/.kowski is another one of our

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at the Calcite Plant in 1948 until his induction into the armed

forces

on March 24, 1951.

the Yard Depart

Norm is the son of William Buc/.kowski

ment and is the son of Gus Scbae

of the Drill Depart ment at the plant. We

dig-. a yard fore man. We hope he likes

his

uncle's

work assignments but not so well that he will not wish to return to Calcite when it's time lor that dis

know

Norman

will do

his job in the army as wcdl as he did on the

boats and at the plant.

Wc wish him the best of luck in his term of

ice with the Army and look for his return as as possible.

scrvsooll

charge.

ddie above picture of the soldier boy is F.ugcnc Fugeiie Kreft. son of Rudolph Kreft. shop me chanic, left for service in the C. S. Army in January.

Gene had been working in the Track Department for a little over a year and must have been in pretty

good physical shape. He was kidded a lot by his fellow employees about being too rotund for mili tary service but Gene said. "1 was told that they want big fellows." We know that Gene musl have qualified. Hurry back' fella, the little guys left on the track need yon. yi

Gorlewski. lie started in ihe Yard al Calcite in 1948 where he worked until Cncle Sam called him into

service on November 15. 1950.

Eugene is the son of Steve Gorlewski. a pitman in the Calcite quarry. He is in the Army Fnginecrs' Corp and from the looks of this picture he will give a g-ood account of himself on his new job. We wish him the best of luck and look" forward lo seeing him again at Calcite when his term of duty to his coiintrv is done.

Bill:

Gee, I sure saw a funny thing this morning.

Cordy:

Well, let.-, hear it.

Bill: I was out in the country this morning ami I saw a cow standing by a Bull Durham sign wait ing for the grass to turn green.

Bill Trapp is still in hiding but he'll be around just as soon as that skunk wears off.

Seems thai Ella Reinke isn't the only one who had a little chat with the law. Marvin Clans didn't

notice a "Stop" sign and the "coppers" noticed him !

Marv tried lo explain thai it was bis first offense and dreaded this black mark against his record.

Ihe Law informed

Marv thai u

was their dut\

to issue the ticket but H he wanted lo talk to the

Judge about it. that was his job.

Children are small people who arc- not pei ..litted to act as their parents did when they were at that age.

Gus Scbaedig says that if a cat has nine lives a

coyote must have nine thousand. As many times as he has "shot" tlint coyote he still has the last laugh!

"Nothing- like the comforts of home away from

Jockey. Louis Heythaler. said he still likes to

home," says Adolph Radka. Most of Adolph's fish

wear his goggles even though he's not going any place.

Al Pelt/, says it's no use trying to listen to the news over the radio at lunch lime because Louie

Heythaler will not stop talking. After every broad cast Louie says: "What was the news, Peltz?"

Delynn Joy Heller looks as though she is ac customed lo being cradled in the arms of her pa ternal grandpappy. William Heller. In fact, she is so comfortable she had actually fallen off into slumbcrland thoroughly unaware of that camera man! Rudolph Wen/el is the other proud grand father as you have already guessed. He is a loco

ing this past winter was done on Little Lake (the lake which had no fish left in it). Adolph was just getting started when this picture was snappedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; two fish merely make him curious for Adolph likes to get his limit, ddicre are fishermen like. Adolph who will testify that Little Lake is the place wdiere the limit can be caught too! Some of us have trav eled far and wide to find things which are really located in our own back yards.

One of the lads working at the loading dock was

telling his fellow employees all about that very smart dog he has. The story, 1 would say. is a bit far-fetched but amusing nevertheless. The other

motive engineer while Bill is a foreman in ihe Ma

night he was sitting at the dinner table having a bite to eat when he suggested to bis wife that they

chine Shop. Tiny Dclynn's daddy is Bob Heller

go fishing. "Spot." the dog beard this and ran out

who

by the garage and started to dig for worms. Trying to side-track him he suggested that they go hunt ing instead so at that the dog ran for the cupboard and brought out a box of shells. Once again he tried to lool him. He told his wife he was going to get dressed up and go out and play Spitzer. ddie dog heard this and ran into the other room and brought

works at

the storehouse.

out a deck of cards with two spitzers in it! So he settled and went hunting after all and look Spot with him. In five minutes be had a rabbit following him right out of the woods. Then be called him and

told him thai they had better be getting along home so by the lime he could get to the car Spot was light there behind the wheel ready to chauffeur him home !

Today's new automobiles are certainly more roomy on the inside and Ray Rudder will vouch that as a result they are much wider on the outside.

It seems thai last fall when Ray returned to his home for the winter months his good wife was com plaining about having trouble in getting the new Buick in the garage. Ray just "pooh poohed" the situation until he put the car away for the first time. We bear that there are marks to show that the car is wide or the door too narrow.

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ddie boys in the shop have been wondering what special attraction Louis Heythaler's tool box holds, judging by the numerous trips he makes to it.

Our very best wishes to Sally of the Detroit of fice who said "I Do" on March 24th.

Bill Haselhuhn to Les Raymond: Give me 60 feel of rope.

Raymond: Do you want it in a square circle so you can roll it up bill ?

Dick Hamann to Bill Heller: Gee, Bill, I've a terrible headache.

Bill: Stick your bead out the window and the pain will be gone.

Steve Larlyka tells us that it took him 45 minutes to get to Alpena the other night but he made better time coming back—three quarters of an hour!

Chronic diseases affect one-sixth of the popula tion. Half of the nation's deaths now occur at ages past 65 years, while back in 1900 only 20 per cent of all deaths occurred in the advanced age group.— Dr. L. A. Scheele, Surgeon General.

Oh what a tangled web we weave

Wlieu first we. practice to deceive-.

But when with practice we grow bold ddie truth is scarcely ever told.

Here's some up-to-the-minute advice. Good driv ers drive safe cars. So wise up . .. Check up . . . Eix up—your car!

See Your Doctor For Undue Fatigue The state of being tired is experienced by almost everyone at some time or other in his life. It is a

natural feeling al the end of a hard working day, lint is one thai is supplanted with new energy after a refreshing sleep.

The fatigue that is always present is another problem. 'Ibis is the fatigue brought about by a long period of overwork, or late hours with little rest, or meals that do not provide that fuel necessary lo maintain the machinery of the body.

For that tired feeling in the overworked person,

a change of hours is recommended, d'here should be a shorter working day and a brief spell of relax ation. For exhaustion in a nervous person, it has

been found that complete rest in bed aggravates rather than relieves the condition. Such a person

should be encouraged to carry on consistently from day to day. if only in a limited way. hi general, however, rest is the best treatment

for all types of fatigue. Physical activity should be decreased as much as possible and such stimulants as coffee, tea and "cokes" should lie curtailed.

Consult your doctor, lie is the person to investi gate the reasons for your fatigue. If a glandular disturbance is responsible, he will detect it. Selfmedication won't help. Let your doctor lead you in to a balanced social and business way of living. The fatigued person is one who, in bis tired state, con tributes little to his own enjoyment and nothing to that of anyone else. ddiese five junior officers of the Bradley Trans-

We have seen these four gentlemen in many places at different times but never under quite the

porlation Company were flashed by the photo grapher at the Bradley Officers' Dinner last win

conditions pictured here. This picture was taken at the Bradley Officers' Dinner last winter. On the left we have George Hoy. Chief Engineer of the Str. Munson who appears to be still going strong on the food: Thomas Sutlle. Chief Engineer of the Str. Taylor, who looks as if be were very com fortable and had just enough, "thank you:" Guy La Bounty. Chief Engineer on the Str. White could be saying "Oh. oil, too much again" and Charles Platz, vice president of the Bradley Transportation Company looks as if tempted to try more food but having started his cigar decides to let well enough

ter. Prom left to right they are Everett Shay. First Assistant Engineer on the Str. Calcite; Bill Chain,

alone.

to eat. As we remember thev did sing out anyway.

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first mate on the Sir. Robinson; Hilton Gould, sec

ond male on the Str. Robinson; Gil Kempe. first male on the Sir. Bradley and Martin Joppich. third mate on the Str. Bradley.

We don't know how Everett got in with these

forward end fellows but contrary to tradition of the sea. Bradley fellows stress departmental co operation ami have no petty quarrels between one end of the ship and another, ddiese men are tryingbard to sing after having had just a little too much

hospital where sin- was born on

March 1_\ llcr

daddy is a shoved pitman. Cinda will make a fine playmate for Judy Lynn, her older sister.

The Stork

Pays A Call Quite some time ago those pretty pink and blue riblions and those gay, colorful wrappings have probably been folded and stored away as tender mementos of anticipated happiness. That long waited-for event has finally materialized for the

following employees who had a lovely daughter or handsome son born to them since our Christmas

issue of "Calcite Screenings".

On December 7, 1950, Karen sue was horn to

the George Sobeck family. She sure is a lucky little lass to have live sisters and five brothers around to entertain her and make her comfortable

and happy every time that bottle gets away on her or she gets cold because the blankets got away on her. Karen's daddy is a member of the Mill Department.

Another lucky fella to greet a big bouncing boy

is Herman Krey of the Yard Department. Lloyd was born on December 10 and is his third child.

Harry Durecki of the Mill Department can now boast about a son, too. Thomas was bom on Decem

ber 27. Tin' Durecki's also have two little girls.

Gregory invaded the peace and quite of the Stanl ey Haske household when he was born to them

on December 22. He'll be occupying a little car chair in that shiny blue pontiac when Mommy goes down to pick daddy up this summer when the Steamer Munson docks.

Archie Plume has long forgotten about passing oiil the traditional cigar on the arrival of a new-

son or daughter. Janet, who was born on January 3 is Archie's eleventh child. The Plume's now have

four girls and seven boys and you'll always find papa Plume on the job with the blasting crew.

Ralph Sterns came in beaming and all excited on the morning of January 15 announcing that he hail two pretty daughters whom be and the Mrs.

called Barbara Ruth and Betty Ann. Ralph is a shovel pitman and has now a family of three girls and one boy. Without a doubt. Ralph is getting some real practical training in child care ami we

bear that sonic of his fellow trackmen are lending an

ear.

A little girl whom they called Marylin joined the household of the Xorman Lrell's al Hawks on

March 10. Little lour year old Laid told his daddy that he thought she was a "sack of flour" when he

was carrying her in all wrapped in her downy

blankets. He didn't think his sister was very pretty when he first saw her but now he wouldn't trade

her lor anything--iio sir. not even a Shetland pony.

Maryliu's pop is employed in the Yard Department On March 15 the Duane McLcnuan's announced the birth of a son. David Duane. He is their first

child. Duane is now employed in the Laboratory as an assistant.

Judy Lynn sure was a thrilled little girl when her daddy. Russell Bey brought Cinda home from the

ddie Basil /dike's will soon be buying little cow boy shirts and pistols for that big romping fella they called William Basil. He was born to them on

March 22 and is their first child. Basil is employed by the Bradley Transportation Company.

Colleen Taylor now has a baby brother and be lieve you me there isn't a prouder little girl in Met/.!

Her mommy told her the Easter Bunny was going to bring him but that poor bunny just couldn't take a chance ol losing little Robert Bruce in a big snow drift so he Waited until March 28 to bring Colleen

her big surprise. Bob is hoping that the good ship \\ . I'. White will conn: into port often so lie might

enjoy his family.

Al Skowronek. second cook on tin- B. II. Taylor came in on January dO and told us "it's another boy." We don't mean to imply that he wasn't pleased with little Andy but we do think he was just a bit dissapointed that he wasn't a little girl.

Andy will be loved ami cared for just as well as

his other two link' brothers before him. lie may have to wear those dainty little pink things intended for wee little "Carolyun" or "Sally" but Andy. I'm sure doesn't mind. In fact, pink may be more be coming to him anyway!

Lloyd Dullack and Al Skowronek should get to gether and console one another. On January 27 the Dullacks had their third daughter. Susan Elizabeth,

born to them and still no sous. Lloyd has certainly taken a kidding about his harem from the fellas in

the Machine Shop where he is employed. ( )n January 29 the Owen Krolls opened wdde their doors to admit the "man of the house." Stephen Douglas, their first child. Owen has great plans for his big boy. Yes sir. he'll be another Babe Ruth or

Kniite Kockne. that's for sure. Owen is employed in the Track Department.

On February 3 little pink cheeked Mary made her debut into the Al Kliugshiru home. She is their sixth child. They now have three boys and three girls. Al

will have to keep right on catching those big pike to supplement the family food budget. He is em ployed in the Mill Department.

The Clarence Idalskis called their handsome little boy Tommy. He is their first child and was bom

right on payday. February 25. In spite of the fact thai being a grandpa was by far not a new ex perience for Roman, he was very much thrilled with his latest grandchild. Clarence is a member of the

Construction and Maintenance Department.

ddie Ray Modr/yn>kis toŠ became mommy and daddy for the first lime when William Henry was born to them ott February 15. It won't be too long and "Billy" will be watching his daddy's boat from his bedroom window since they have a fine view

there on the lake. His graudpappy Hoeft and daddy bold are employed on the Str. John G. Munson.

Ihe stall ol "Calcite Screenings" extends its

heartiest congratulations lo the parents of these fine children of our employees.

Did four women sitting alone ever talk about the Taft-Hartley Act or the high death rate of infants in China?

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Cancer Can and Is Being Cured ddie fact is that Michigan physicians are better

prepared than ever before to treat and cure cancer.

With the knowledge they now have. Michigan phy sicians can cure 80 per cent of cancer cases which come to them early enough.

But even this is not enough, ddie problem is to get Michigan people to suspect cancer, to have

periodic physical examinations, to learn the signs of cancer and be on the lookout for them, to know

that time is of great importance in any cancer case

and to go to their physician immediately if any cancer symptom appears.

Cancer is an unruly growth ol the body's own

ever he wants. The result is that we bid among our

selves for what there is—and this huge national auction sends prices up.

Lveu the recently imposed price controls cannot

completely stop such increases, because Controls attack the effects of inflation rather than its causes.

For instance, during World War II many manufac turers discovered that higher production and distri

bution costs made it impossible for them to sell cer tain items at established ceiling prices. In some

cases the government granted price increases. 11 this was refused, the manufacturers simplv stopped making the lower-priced items and turned to high er-priced substitutes. In either case, the public paid more.

cells. What causes cancer to develop is not surely known. Cancer usually starts as a very tiny tumor at one place in the body. As lime goes on it in

Can inflation be checked? Yes. but only if we are all willing to make sacrifices. We must give our

creases in size and extends into the tissues sur

Strengthen our defenses, but at the some time we

rounding the original growth. Later small particles may break loose and be carried through the blood stream or lymph system to other parts of the body where they start new cancerous growths. After cancer has been spread in this way it is difficult to remove or destroy completely. ddie statements: "I've had a little lump there for a long time, but it never hurt or gave me any trouble" and "I've had bleeding oil and on for about a year, but I never bad any pain or other trouble"

are prefaces to many an untimely obituarv. Lain, disability and inconvenience are not early signs ol cancer.

Here are the signs which may mean early cancer:

1. Any sore that docs not heal—particularly about the tongue, mouth or lips.

2. A painless lump or thickening, especially in ihe breast, lip or tongue.

3. Irregular bleeding or discharge from the nipple

or any natural body opening.

d. Progressive change in color or size of a wart, nude or birthmark.

5. Persistent indigestion.

(>. Persistent hoarsness, unexplained cough, or difficult}' in swallowing.

7. Any persistent change in normal bowl habits.

If vim have any of these symptoms no matter how slight don't wait and worry—-go to your doctor at once. If you do not have cancer, rejoice and make an appointment for a later examination. 11 you do have a precancerous condition or cancer, make an

appointment for treatment.

Some cancer can be prevented; most early cancer can lie cured.

The Riddle of Inflation

Inflation is only a three-syllable word, but its meaning puzzles more people than some of our larger words. Let's try lo interpret it without re sorting to the language of experts. When almost

all of our people are employed—as they are today —practically everyone has money to spend. Lveii after putting aside a reasonable amount for sav ings, most families have more dollars to spend ihan ever before, ddie difficulty is that our farms and factories are not sending enough food and other products into consumer channels so that everyone

who has money to spend can buy as much and what

lighting men

everything they

need,

we

must

must keep our national economy strong. Here arc six tilings we must do to check inflation : 1. We must lie willing to pay higher taxes now.

To the greatest extent possible, we must meet government expenses, including defense, on a "payas-we-go" basis—using cash from current taxes.

In this way vve not only keep the public debt from rising, but. by paying out our money in taxes, we reduce the amount we have left to spend. With less money to spend we will do less bidding among ourselves for the supply of consumer goods.

2.

We must insist that our government cut non-

defense spending to the bone. During peacetime government provides certain services; now we

must gel along with as few of these as possible.

Every dollar that can be saved in this way means an additional dollar for defense without increasing "•axes or borrowing.

3. We must do everything possible to increase

production. Using ihe available manufacturing fa cilities and manpower we must turn out more goods than ever before, for it is only through a

step-up in production that we can supply both de fense and civilian needs.

-I. We must save more. Besides providing for our future security, our savings now have two extra duties, birst, the more we >ave. the less we

spend and bid up prices. Second, and equally im portant, our savings in life insurance and savings institutions provide investment money which is used to increase our production facilities.

5. We must accept credit curbs. Under present circumstances, spending money which we have is dangerous enough; spending money which we don't _\et have, by buying on credit, contributes even more to the pressures of inflation.

6. We must buy what we really need. Hand in hand with saving our money and avoiding credit

purchases goes another personal sacrifice in the continuing light against rising prices. If we restrict our buying to real needs, our civilian production ca pacity will come closer to taking care of the de mand.

None of these things is easy. Each is important.

Sacrifices are called for from every one of us if

we are to keep inflation—the Sixth Cidumn Lncmy —from bleeding our economy to death. Remember, keeping America strong is everybody's job.

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It's Up To Everyone To

BE CAREFUL Taking Chances MayTake Your Life

The Joseph A. Holmes Certificate of Honor

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From noon to noon and day to day each man is king in his own home. We work and play, we plan and live—for what?

To make a home for ourselves and our families. Whether it

be castle or cottage, mansion or hut, teepee or igloo it is a home. Lessons of life always start in the home and the suc

cesses of life will depend on how well we are taught and how well we receive the teachings.

The first safety teacher we have is mother or the one re

placing her if she has been taken. How we depend upon her for protection and guidance; we run to her with fears, pains and mysteries because we do not know. So she teaches

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us our first knowledge of safety.

As we grow older we also gain confidence, becoming bold er and venturesome to the extent that many resent the ma ternal wing and deliberately forsake that which we leaned

on for so long. Parental warnings go unheeded by many youths who are so sure that "ma" and "pa" are too old to

longer know or understand. By this time parents hope that home training has taken root so that when adulthood has been reached the son and

daughter will "turn out al right."

We urge those adults who think the younger generation is going to the dogs—and going to hospitals because of irresponsible and daredevil driving quit complaining and say ing "why don't they do something about accidents?" You are they and can do some thing about accidents. Don't just gripe and yipe; teach and beseech, know and show;

correct and protect. You young folks who think that the "old people" are sissies,

Most of us know that the home can continue to exert a

strong influence on safe prac

that life is made for fun and

tices and that is what we are

excitement only and that life owes you "the works" with out any responsibility on your part must learn to live and help others live. Make it worthwhile and last longer by playing the game safe.

One of the strange things

anxious to keep you thinking of. The father at work can be

helped in his safety on the job by an occasional remind er from his home folks that

they hope he will always be a careful worker. Mothers are

sometimes careless and get severely injured at home.

What is so unpleasant as to

in accident prevention is to see

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have mother laid up by either sickness or accident? Our children with present day hazards of the automobile must be guided faithfully and intelligently or they meet with severe injury and all too often tragic death.

Safety becomes a family business.

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proud of his safety record at a plant become the most care

less fellow after he leaves his job and goes home. He will growl and howl behind the wheel of the family car on his way home taking all sorts of chances to save a few minutes, he will use tools and equipment doing home repair jobs that he wouldn't think of using at the plant and he will allow his family to do things while if a fellow worker pulled the same tricks he would give him friendly words of caution.

Off the job accidents certainly show up because of this at titude we have. Today you are safer on a job full of hazards than you are in your own home.

Help your home help you by having a safety campaign for the whole family. Anything can happen and often does.

But it doesn't need to. Remember accidents just don't hap pen—they are caused.

The pictures we show of home and family on this page are of Fred Krueger, his wife and daughters. Fred works in the mill department. In the upper picture is Mrs. Krueger and daughters Violet, Sally, Janet and Joyce. Then we find Fred with his dinner bucket in hand on his way to work.

Later he appears on the job to contribute his share of pro

ductive labor which in return will give him an opportunity .:>.

Summer. 1951

to provide for his fine family and nice new home— a safe home, we hope.

A Good Record Ended

Refresher Courses in Safety

It happened. We often wondered in our planning efforts

just if and when it would happen. Where and how it would

happen, and to whom? Well, now we know. On July 21, 1951, a safety performance of 644 accident-free days was suddenly ended. Such records usually end that way, but in our desires and sometimes tenseness to keep building it

higher and higher we were not prepared to receive the dis

appointment that went with it.

Did you ever see the reaction of a child when that bright

colored balloon broke or the emotional let-down of an ath letic team which has lost? We all had such feelings when the numbers came off the Calcite Plant gate. They were

our numbers, put there through every employee's effort and when they were taken away, it seemed as if part of each of us went with them. But, like the good sports and conscien

tious individuals they are, each employee in his own mind has started another record for safety.

Otto Maerz pitman on No. 10 shovel slipped on a rocky quarry floor which was wet due to an early morning rain. He could not regain his balance to shift the weight of his body.

A supporting cast was necessary and also a pair of crutches.

While Otto was really anxious to work and the rest of us were hoping he could, it would be stretching the imagination to have him try his regular job, even with benefit of crutches.

Now that it has ended, we all feel proud of an enviable safety record. Let's make another one!

The employees of Bradley Transportation Company are

doing a very good piece of work in their accident-prevention program. No accidents since sailing time, and a healthy in

Most of our older employees have had courses in first aid in the past. However, it has been some time since these courses were offered and most of us have forgotten some of the fine points of first aid treatment. Last year many requests were made in our general and group safety meetings for refresher courses in the various phases of this subject. As a result of

these requests from many of our employees, a sound slide projector was purchased by the Company and safety pictures have become a part of our safety program.

The first film from a series on first aid was one on artifi

both legs below the knees as he was run over by a truck.

cial respiration. This film was shown to all of our employees at general and group safety meetings and we hope to show similar pictures on the subject of shock.

The above picture shows Frank Rcinke, Ftank Ware, Red Lee, Art Getzinger, and William Conley of the Electrical De partment and Charlie Hoffman of the Construction Depart ment giving a demonstration on the prone pressure method of artificial respiration at a general safety meeting. These gentlemen know the value of quick and accurate timing and procedure in this type of life saving. Frank Reinke is con vinced that he would not be here today if big "Red Lee" had not been Johnny-on-the-spot one day many years ago when

His mind was away from his work—one of our greatest

Frank inadvertantly came in contact with a 4000-volt circuit.

terest in keeping it up. How do you do it, men? It's almost

phenominal when we look at the possibilities for someone to get hurt on many jobs aboard ship.

Buffalo Plant, our "old faithful," very apologetically re

ported an accident on June 7, 1951, to Otis Robinson. They had one last October and thought that there would be another

three or four years before chances of another. Accidents do not work that way—they come along any time you let your

guard down; they sneak up if you are not alert every minute.

This accident was severe, with the injured man fracturing hazards!

The boys at Conneaut are boasting a good record. Make it a permanent habit, men!

Again we remark that records are made just to spur us on to greater works. It's what the record brings us in happier

living that really counts. To live safely is necessary if we wish to live happily.

Heart Problems Are Being Solved

Many people have the idea that heart disease is something which strikes suddenly and without warning. This is not entirely true. Although the symptoms may appear suddenly, the disease process usually develops over a period of years.

Ignorance about heart diseases can easily lead to extreme attitudes—the attitude of the many who ignore danger sig nals—or the man who constantly worries, although he has no basis for his fears.

Follow the advice of your doctor carefully—particulatly about rest and activities. In the case of adults, overweight and overwork both strain the heart. Constant worry and emotional stress invariably aggravate any existing heart ailment and tends to induce a sudden attack.

In the picture we have Charlie showing the boys what not to do and Reinke explaining why. The "patient" has his face in the crook of his arm. "How do you know his mouth is clear?" says Frank. This electrical crew know how to prevent accidents, as their more than 25 years without a lost time ac

cident indicates, but they are also prepared to save a life, should the need arise.

We all know that safety on the job requires not only safe working conditions, but a continuous conscious effort to pre vent accidents. We hope our film program will be one of the means whereby we may all keep safe and sound both on and off the job.

Great Lakes Ore Record

A total of 13,166,130 gross tons of iron ore was carried across the Great Lakes in June, setting a record for that month. However, the 32,041,699 tons of ore that have moved since the shipping season began on the Lakes is about normal, according to the Lake Carriers Association. The 4,106,747 tons of grain moved so far this year are only 90,000 under the figure for the same period in 1949, a record year. The total tonnage of iron ore, coal and grain shipped in June adds up to 21,467,186. This is 1,000 tons above June, 1949.

Polio is Always Near to You, Ready to Attack You, or Your Family Polio and You

Polio moved just a little deeper into your life in 1950.

It struck close to you—in your state, in your town, perhaps on your street. And whether you live in one of the areas where it hit heavily or on the other side of the county, you know that 1950 was a difficult year and a tragic year for those who suddenly found themselves face to face with the reality of having polio in the family. Polio was closer to you in 1950 because it touched more people, it reached

into a wider area, as the cases remained high in number.

Also it was closer because the people in this country were actually doing more to help the victims of polio. You do nated much money for the care of the stricken and for the use of study of this disease. Much more will be needed be

fore this menace to our way of life will be brought under control.

Polio and People

During the last year in the United States polio came to 33,351 people. Tragedy—stark, sudden and unpredictable— reached into thousands of homes and changed the course of human life, as polio decended upon the nation with violence

second only to the record breaking epidemic of the pre vious year. The disease attacked people of all ages, of all

races and religions, a governor's daughter, a ball player's son, a soldier's wife, in fact people from all walks of life were stricken. Hardest hit were those least equipped to un derstand—the nation's children. They bore the brunt of the attack. Teenagers, just beginning to feel their importance as individuals. The younger ones, being taken from their games and play. Even infants who as yet had not learned to walk. But polio strikes adults too, and many of them.

It turns strong men into invalids, sometimes temporarily, sometimes for life. Its shadow falls upon housewives, work ing women and mothers. In some cases women are taken

from the iron lung only long enough to have their child

delivered. Wherever there are people polio strikes. It is up to us to fight back in any way that we can by giving as sistance in the fight against polio.

Polio and Science

Large amounts of money are being spent to study and try to find a cure for polio. So far, although the study has been advanced a long way, there has been no cure for this dread disease. It is hoped that in the near future there will be

Symptoms of Polio

The symptoms of polio vary from the most severe and even fatal cases to those so mild that a diagnosis is difficult.

The severe form of the disease with its typical paralysis is not likely to be overlooked or mistaken for any other ill ness; in the less severe forms, however, there is more chance of confusion.

The onset of this disease is sudden. The illness at the first

stage is comparatively mild. Sore throat, a head cold, nausea

and sometimes vomiting, may be the first symptoms. There may be some slight fever. Since these are the symptoms of most communicable diseases and minor illnesses they are frequently ignored by the patient and the family. Diarrhea is common but there may be constipation. Pain or distress

in the abdomen may occur and has been confused with ap pendicitis. The appetite may be lost. Usually a striking de

gree of fatigue and listlessness is noted. The patient is apt to be nervous and irritable.

Tremor or trembling of the hands and other parts of the body and pain and stiffness in the neck and back are im

portant and alarming symptoms. Sometimes the patient can not touch his chest with his chin or his knees with his head.

Much perspiration and flushing of the face may appear if there is the least bit of exertion, or sometimes even without exertion.

Any or all of these symptoms may be absent or they may all be present at one time or another. They do not appear in any regular sequence or with any consistent degree of severity. Occasionally cases have been reported in which paralysis was the first sign, but this is very rare. More commonly there is a period varying from several hours to a few days in which the signs of early illness can be detected.

During the period in which polio is heaviest it is important that a doctor be consulted if these symptoms occur. The speed with which the person stricken is given medical care often determines the severity of the paralysis.

Many theories have been given as to the way the virus spreads from person to person. But it is known that the virus is eliminated from the body of the patient or carrier by discharge from the throat and bowels. It is not known how active a part insects play in the spread of this disease but flies trapped in epidemic areas have been known to carry the virus.

some method that will be found to do with polio as they have done with other dread diseases like small pox which

Care in keeping clean and avoiding places where polio is known to be are important. Over exertion makes it easy for the virus to start its deadly work in the human system.

alone in 1930 claimed 48,907 victims, while in 1950 there

Swimming is thought to be an important factor in the

were only 34 cases recorded in this country. It is known that Polio is a virus that reproduces itself in the nerve cells, and in so doing destroys the cells. In other words, we know cause and also the effect. But in between lies a whole field

of speculation on what happens on the action that takes place in destroying the nerve cells. Until this is all found there will be no cure.

In the State of Michigan there were in 1950, 2,002 cases

spread of the disease. Swimming itself it not thought to be harmful, but if the water is contaminated by sewage and human pollution a definite danger is introduced. Chilling and fatigue are always to be avoided. All suspected cases of polio should be reported to your health authorities.

Presque Isle County had six recorded cases of polio last year and though it is hoped there will be none this year we can never tell. One of last year's cases was of a fatal nature,

out of the total in the nation of 33,351. Only three other

so it is readily seen that polio has been getting just a little

states had a larger number of cases. So we are rather close

closer to all of us.

to the area in which this dread disease strikes the hardest.

In this area we must be on the lookout for the symptoms of the disease during the period from mid July to November.

Although it may strike at any time, this period is the season in which it strikes most often.

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Calcite Screenings—Published periodically by the Michi gan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michi gan, in the interests of safety. Send your contributions early with name and department, to the editor George R. Jones.

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National Safety Awards to Calcite Quarry The employees of the Calcite Plant of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company were given recognition for their outstanding work in accident prevention by being presented with safety awards at an appropriate ceremony July 19.

Plant operation was halted from 3:30 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. for a mass meeting of all employees at which time John A. Johnson, Chief of Accident Prevention and Health Division of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, Duluth, Minnesota, presented the Sentinels of Safety trophy and the Joseph A. Holmes award to the Calcite

employees. Bleacher seats were erected in the area between

the machine shop and

crusher

house.

A speaker's stand, decorated with red, white, and blue col ors, and the safety

flag provided space for the Rogers City Band and the speak ers of the day. The band in their light

of the Calcite Division, introduced Mr. Johnson, Bureau of Mines representative. He complimented the employees on their safety work, told them how impressive the record was that they had made, and explained what the awards meant and how they were obtained.

He first explained the Sentinels of Safety trophy. Each year the U. S. Bureau of Mines conducts a National Safet)' Com

petition which is open to all companies of the mineral in dustry. The winning company in each of six groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;anthra cite, underground mines, bituminous-coal underground mines,

metal underground mines, nonmetallic underground mines, open-pit mines and quarriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is awarded a bronze Sentinels of Safety trophy donated by The Explosives Engineer, to be held for one year. The Explosives Engineer is a magazine de voted to increasing efficiency and safety in the mining, quarry ing, and construction industries. Every employee of the win ning company receives an individual Certificate of Achieve ment in Safety signed by the director of the U. S. Bureau of Mines. To supplement the trophies and the certificates the Explosives Engineer presents a green and white Sentinels of Safety flag to each winner. This flag will appear at the Calcite Plant at a suitable location.

Mr. Johnson further told that there were 566 companies that were entered in the 1950 competition and that they at

blue uniforms add

tained the second-best record since the contest started in 1925.

ed to the color. They

Of the 566 participating companies, 172 achieved injury-free

gave a half hour

records representing a total working time of 16% million

concert before pres entation ceremonies,

man-hours. In the quarry group there were 211 entries and I I 1 had perfect records. The Calcite Plant won top honors

during which time

in this group because it had worked the greater number of

the employees gath ered from all parts

man-hours without a disabling injury.

of the plant.

Flag-raising cere monies opened the program. Promptly at 4 p. m. Joseph A.

Valentin,

Man

ager of Operations

With these explanatory remarks Mr. Johnson complimented the group on their good work. He expressed the importance of all working together and day-to-day support of workers towards their management's leadership in the safety program.

To give you additional information on the contest and our part in it, we quote in part from Forrest T. Moyer of the U. S. Bureau of Mines:

"An old-timer in the National Safety Competition, the

President Irvin L. Clymer under the protection of the hard hat greeting his friends at Calcite and complimenting them on their fine safety work. To the right is Hugh Lewis, Charles Pla/z and John A. Johnson, U. S. Bureau of Mines representative.

Rogers City quarry of Michigan Limestone & Chemical Com pany, at Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan, won top honors in the quarry group and is awarded the Sentinels of

Safety trophy. Its winning record of 1950 showed the amazing total of 1,273,376 man-hours of work with no disabling in juries. This limestone quarry, the largest operation of its kind in the country, also won the trophy in tour other years â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1929, 1932, 1933, and 1934. In its 23-year history in the competition, the Rogers City quarry employees have worked a total of more than 2VA million man-hours, during which 34 disabling injuries occurred at a frequency rate of 1.57 per million man-hours. This long-time record offers con clusive evidence that unceasing hard work and full cooper

ation of all employees in effective safety programs pay big dividends in the reduction and elimination of injuries in mineral operations. The men of this quarry are deserving of the highest praise for this remarkable record."

The next award presented by Mr. Johnson was the Jo seph A. Holmes Association Certificate of Honor. The Jo seph A. Holmes Association is an organization founded in honor of the first director of the U. S. Bureau of Mines. The

objective of the organization is to recognize outstanding safety records of mines, quarries, tunnels, petroleum, and metallur gical plants. It encourages safety in these industries. The award given to the Calcite Plant was for the safety achievement of working from October 16, 1949 to January I, 1951, or a total

of 1,568,416 man-hours without a disabling injury.

As Mr. Johnson completed the presentation of awards, they were accepted by George Jones, plant safety director, on be half of the employees. He expressed the pleasure felt by the employees in having their safety work recognized by the Bu

reau of Mines, The Explosives Engineer, and the Joseph A. Holmes Association.

Irvin L. Clymer, president; H. S. Lewis, vice-president of operations; and C. F. Platz, vice-president of sales, from the company's Detroit office, were here to help at the celebration.

Mr. Lewis was encouraging in his remarks to keep up the

wonderful safety record and to continue making safety an

important item in each day's work. Mr. Platz in his remarks was very complimentary, saying that he was not surprised to see the Calcite employees making such a record, as it has

long been a habit for this group to always "come through"

on any worthwhile project. Mr. Clymer expressed his desire

to be able to spend more time in Rogers City where his

fellow employees of many years are continuing to do a good

job at making both safety and production records. He, too, was very complimentary to the group and wished them well in their accident-prevention work.

Early in the day a message was received from Joseph Horty, managing editor of the publication, Explosives Engineer, ex pressing his regrets at not being able to attend the ceremonies.

His message, in part, says: "The record of 1,273,376 man-

hours of work with no disabling injuries at Rogers City Quarry last year is a truly amazing accomplishment. It offers an inspiring example to everyone in the mineral industry of

what can be done when carefully planned programs of safety are in force, and when everyone in the organization, from top to bottom, cooperates to make them work. My sincerest con gratulations and those of my associates, go out to each man in the Rogers City Quarry group. We hope that you and your men win the 1951 competition and that we can be on hand

to help celebrate another winning safety record."

We wish to thank Mr. Horty for these words of encour agement.

It has been sixteen long years since our company has gained such honors. We have been close at different times, but did not quite make the grade. Competition for such hon ors is very keen and unless we produce a perfect record, we have no chance to gain the top place. The company is proud of the honors won by its employees, as the good job must be shared equally by every man. A safety program can never be successful if it ever becomes a "one-man show." We are proud to be able to say that each man had a feeling of responsibility and followed it through. We look back on this occasion with delight and look forward with hope for continued success, which can be attained by united effort.

Rogers City's Hospital. Dedicated to Your Service On August 2, 1950, the people of Rogers City opened a new project in community service—the operation of their own hospital. Having withstood certain trials, the hospital

and its excellent staff stands ready to give improved and ex-

panded service to the community during its second and all future years.

Following city custom, the hospital ends its fiscal year

June 30. In its first year, 333 days of service were given. A

service report for this period indicates what work was done at the hospital and also points out the extra capacity available for the future.

Service Report

August 2, 1950 to June 30, 1951 Number of Patients ...'

Number of Operations (Major) Number of Operations (Minor) Number of Births Numbcr of Accident Cases

Number of X-Rays

iron, that the community hospital is our joint responsibility, an asset to be preserved at all costs. We will become genuinely thankful that our hospital has a certain bed and room and

services ready for our families in case of illness or accident,

Be assured that your hospital board will follow this course m tlic'r thinking and practice—the right solution to all

hospital problems is based on the welfare of the patient.

The community appreciates the part played by the wives

and daughters of men at Calcite in a successful, helpful hospital auxiliary whose members work seven days a week in

voluntary service during visiting hours and in many other projects. Not less important to the hospital are the women

in your families who are working on the staff and doing an

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A final word about a hospital problem—the shortage of trained nursing personnel is the most critical problem in the

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Number of Laboratory Tests

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Patient Days

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Average length of stay 6-1 days Per cent Occupancy 58% To those who may still, for some reason, expect "profit"

Few important changes in machines or methods are developed all at once. Most of them are the result of many smaller improvements tried out over a period of time,

some hospital, indeed there was a "profit," for the patient probably represented 120'' occupancy and his case was

When it comes to finding the best way to do a thing, a lot of people may have valuable ideas to contribute. If

to be a motive for operation of a community hospital, let us look at the last figure—58'< occupancy. Nationally, statistics on hospital operation show consistent gains over operating costs when occupancy averages 85'/' and higher. If you or someone in your family lay several days in a dark corridor in

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Our problem then becomes one of educating the public

that the finest medical care and outstanding surgical skill are available here at home. We will realize, also through educa8

It is not always an inventor or expert who makes these improvements. Many times it is the operator of a machine or the man right on the job who sees how his job might be done better. Sometimes it is a new worker who makes a suggestion no one has thought of before,

you have any ideas about a way to make your job easier

or a way to make your equipment perform better pass the

information along to others so that they can enjoy the benefits and thus produce more and better for the good of all.

Welded Rail will be used on the Adams Point Railroad ^ The development of the Adams Point Extension of the Calcite quarry makes it necessary to extend the main line railroad that now circles the present quarry. To extend this line a new double track is to be laid through the lowest level of the present quarry to run east under the D & M, circle Adams point and return along the track bed that now serves No. 11 shovel. It will join the present main line just above the junction of the main haulage line and the tracks serving the stripping dumps.

Because of the satisfactory service given by the stretch of welded rail serving the crusher house it was decided to use

welded rail on the new main line. The welding was done under the supervision of J. P. Long of the Oxweld Railroad

Service Co., who supervised the weldiny of the main line in 1948.

work both crews were turning out between 50 and 55 welds

per shift. Mr. Long tells us that this record was seldom equalled

by crews with over five year's experience on the job. The fact that the crews took over a new job to do it safely and fast surely speaks well for the men of Calcite.

When the job was completed early in July a total of fifty-

seven thousand foot and thirty one five hundred foot sec tions or some 75,000 feet of railroad had been welded. Con

struction of the track bed is now underway and before long the quarry locomotives will be running regularly through

swamps and woods previously reserved for deer, bear, rabbits, and partridge.

Speaking of the wild life in this area, it is a good time

for us to think about the safety of employees working in

was set up at the foot of the incline serving No. 11 shovel.

this area during hunting season next fall. Usually this terri tory has been open to company employees during the deer hunting season. This is certainly no place for high powered

and continued for some five weeks. One crew was made up

the hunting season opens, we are sure that our sportsmen

The equipment, generally similar to that used previously,

After the first week's work the job was put on double shifts

entirely of track department personnel. The second was

formed by men from the yard, track, construction, and drilling departments. The four men handling the acetylene torches

were furnished by the machine shop. As is usual at Calcite, a friendly rivalry soon developed between the two crews, each

rifles, now that it is to become part of the quarry. When

will appreciate that new boundaries will have to be estab

lished and that they will cooperate and help up keep this

a safe place for their favorite sport.

trying to outdo the other. By the end of the second week's

Wallace Alnlka and Erwin Kalitta man the grinding ma chines which were part of the equipment used in making the welded sections of rail smooth and even.

Our Cover Many readers of Calcite Screenings have been kind and generous in their comments about the appearance of the

magazine, especially the front cover. We have felt proud of some of our photographs, which are usually pictures of local

scenes and places. Paul Thorn ley, plant photographer, among other things, has given us some excellent pictures. Now we find a newcomer to the Screenings staff, Norman Haselhuhn,

Thomas Tulgetske, chief welder, and his two assistants,

Fred Liedtke and Theodore Rose. This is the welding ma

chine where the rails are butted together and welded"under pressure. Perfect alignment of the rails was a "must."

going out to better the quality. We think that his picture of the sea gulls on this Screenings cover is a prize winner.

Natives of the Great Lakes area where these gulls are found will appreciate that "Norm" has caught these graceful birds in a characteristic pose seldom seen in pictures. We are

sure that once again you will agree that Calcite Screenings has presented an unusual picture for its readers' study and pleasure.

AMERICANS APPROVE BIG BUSINESS GENERALLY

"Big business" has the qualified approval of most of the American public, according to an opinion survey by the Sur

vey Research Center of the University of Michigan. Of the persons interviewed in "a scientific random sampling" throughout the country, 76 per cent said "the good things

outweigh the bad things" in big business. Only 10 per cent thought the opposite. The remainder had no opinion, con

sidered it a stand-off or declined to state their opinion.

The survey found the public desires more, not less, control of business by national and state governments and believes both big business and labor unions exert too much influence over the nation's economic affairs. The present study was

financed by a grant of $50,000 from General Motors Corp., but the company is stated to have made no attempt in any

way to influence its conduct or the direction the report would

take.

Truck Mounted Ladder For Electrical Department Due to the quarry expansion program resulting in consid erable power line extension requirements, the Electrical De

This report shows that the American people are aware that its country's industry builds and does not destroy human progress. If all classes share their responsibility this country will remain forever strong and free of a tyrant's power.

partment decided to try and improve the safety and efficiency

of the work required in connection with this type of con struction.

One of the most hazardous and tiring jobs connected with

line construction is that of the line men. Climbing poles is

very tiring and work done at the pole top is also quite fa tiguing due to the fact that the line man must spend many

hours standing in his spurs and is constantly hampered by

the limitations caused by his safety belt and radius in which he can efficiently work.

In an effort to improve the work done under these con ditions both from the safety standpoint and to make the job easier and faster it was decided to design and build a ladder that could be mounted on the Electrical Department winch and derrick truck. This was done and the addition of this

piece of equipment has already proved to be a valuable asset

to the department.

The ladder as designed and built by the Electrical Depart

ment gives a normal working range of about 20 feet to 35 feet from the ground with a maximum of 40 feet if required.

It has a light platform with a railing on all sides at the top which can accommocate either one or two men. The ladder

projects ahead of the truck when raised about ten feet and

about sixteen feet when lowered.

It can be raised or lowered in a matter of seconds by

means of the small utility winch mounted on the front of the truck which raises the ladder through a system of sheaves and a cable. The ladder also has a light railing on each side which makes it easy and safe to climb. The cable moving winch on the back of the truck is arranged so that it can

be turned half way around and used for pulling up the wires

when dead ending the line instead of the old method using rope falls and chain falls.

One of the most dangerous jobs connected with pole line work is that of untying the wires from the insulators when

dismantling a line that must be moved which is done quite

Observation Station Opened June 25th The observation station overlooking the Calcite quarry,

known locally as Quarry View, was officially opened on June 25. This station, which proved so popular last year, has not

lost any of its appeal to the people of the community and

tourists alike. The gate and observation room are open from 8:00 a. m. until 9:00 p. m. and the attendants report a con tinuous coming and going of cars, visitors and questions.

The register, as of July 21, shows a total of 4,675, but the

official estimate is 8,767 visitors since June 25, or some 325

people a day who take advantage of the opportunity to get a birdseye view of Calcite in operation.

Thirty states are represented by the signatures on the

register so far, as well as address indicating residents from

foreign provinces and countries of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Sweden, North Ireland, and Brazil.

A few typical remarks volunteered by the visitors are as follows: Very interesting and educational; This is well worth

taking the time to see; Wonderful view; Michigan's Grand Canyon; We certainly appreciate the building and conven

frequently in quarry work. Poles frequently become rotted

iences.

and fallen with the line men and have resulted in many near accidents. This hazard is entirely eliminated with the

These mementos are proving quite popular.

either just below the surface or at ground level to such an extent that while appearing to be sound, they have broken truck mounted ladder as the line men no longer depend on

the pule for support. The entire ladder assembly can be mounted or removed from the truck in about 15 minutes.

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The Rogers City Chamber of Commerce, who sponsor the project, have made a very interesting addition to the project this year by tagging samples of limestone for souvenirs.

The Rogers City Chamber of Commerce and the Calcite Plant join us in extending a heart)' welcome to visitors to Quarry View and hope they will come again.

The New Castle Office, Pittsburgh Division In our Spring issue of Calcite Screenings we gave our read ers an introduction to the new organizational structure of our

Company following the consolidation last January. At that

time we promised you more information about our newly acquired partners and so it is a pleasure to present the per

sonnel of the New Castle Office of the Pittsburgh Division located in New Castle, Pennsylvania.

A brief history of the mines and quarries of the Pittsburgh Division is as follows:

The greater part of the present-day operations of this or ganization may be said to have originated with the limestone

business founded by G. W. Johnson of New Castle, Pennsyl

vania. One of the earliest operations dates back to 1886 at Hillsville in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

By 1900, Pittsburgh Limestone Company and G. W. John son Limestone Company were operating five quarries with a total annual production of a little under 1,500,000 net tons

and Hamilton. Edwin plans to enter the University of Mich igan this fall and Hamilton will be a senior in high school.

Norman F. Erikson—Norm has

been recently married and has set up housekeeping in New Castle.

He is a recent acquisition, coming with us in June, 1950, as an en

gineer in the Engineering Depart ment. He attended Penn State, where he was a member of the

varsity football squad. Before en

tering college he spent 3% years in the United States Army and served both in Europe and the

Philippines. His relaxation, golf and bowling.

of limestone. In the years following, the owners opened new quarries (for both limestone and dolomite), started mining

Louise E. Butler—Louise is sec

several new limestone companies. It is a matter of consider

tions Department. She resides in a suburban community known as

limestone underground, and were instrumental in forming

retary-clerk in the Industrial Rela

able interest that one of the predecessors of the "Pittsburgh Division" pioneered in the underground mining, as con trasted with the open pit quarrying of limestone, and op

Mt. Jackson and enjoys playing golf and the piano. Before coming

erated some of the first such mines in the United States.

Louise was bookkeeper for three years at Union Trust Company of New Castle and prior to that was a

During the period 1916 to 1921 fifteen plants (four un

derground mines and eleven open pit quarries) were being operated with a combined average annual output of slightly over 4,500,000 net tons. By Jfanuary, 1921, the several com

panies managing these operations had become wholly owned subsidiaries of the United States Steel Corporation.

In August, 19.34, Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation was

formed as a consolidation of Pittsburgh Limestone Company, St. Clair Limestone Company, Keystone Limestone Company,

and G. W. Johnson Limestone Company. At that time the number of plants being operated had been reduced to six, and the annual output of these plants was about 2,000.000

net tons. In 1938 one of the plants was discontinued and the

five remaining plants, which are still in operation today, were Annandale, Kaylor, Buffalo Creek, Hillsville, and Moler.

A merger, effective January 2, 1951, combined Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation with another subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company, into a single Operating Subsidiary.

We are pleased to present the personnel of the New Castle office to our Screenings readers.

H. Ward Lewis—Mr. Lewis is our

manager of operations. He came with us as an engineer in August, 1920, after serving in World War 1 with the Engineers and in 1922 became superintendent of the Harrisville Mine and Quarry. In 1930

he was appointed superintendent at Kaylor Mine. In September, 1946, Mr. Lewis moved to New

Castle as supervisor of operations, and in March, 1950, became man

ager of operations of the organization that is now the Pitts burgh Division of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Corn-

Mr. Lewis is a native of the state of Maryland and grad uated from the University of Michigan with a degree in

Civil Engineering. He and Mrs. Lewis have two sons, Edwin

with our organization in March,

secretary at Lockley Machine Co.

Robert L. Landis—Bob joined our Engineering Department as an engineer in June, 1950, after at

tending the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Bob hails from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and is a mem

ber of two different engineering societies.

His

interests

include

flower and vegetable gardening, all types of sports, and collecting stamps and coins.

Elsie C. Benson—Elsie joined this organization

in November,

1945, as switchboard operator and receptionist. She came to us from

the United Engineering and Foun

dry Company and is at present a stenographer-clerk engaged in han

dling the mail and central filing.

She is a member of a business and

professional women's club, as well as several church organizations.

Roy C. Kirk Patrick—Roy was born in Kansas and attended the

Kansas State College, majoring in electrical engineering. In 1937 he entered the employment of the Wcstinghouse Electric Corporation where he remained until entering our employment, with the except ion of a two-year interval when he was instructor at the New Castle

Vocational High School.

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Lewis M. Irvin—Lewis is another

Shirley Cartwright—S h i r 1. e y

newcomer to our Engineering De

joined our organization at the time

partment, having been with us only a few months. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and

of the merger of the Pittsburgh and New Castle offices and is em

ployed in the Accounting Depart

worked for a short time with die-

ment as stenographer-clerk. She comes to us from

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commiss ion before joining this organiza

the Lawrence

County Treasurer's office. In sports

tion and

she is content to be a spectator.

Interested

in

travel, a west-coast

trip is looked forward to.

eers.

Florence C. Davis—Florence is

Arthur H. Paden—Arthur pre

secretary to Manager of Operations

viously resided in New Castle and

Lewis. Her main interests are in

returning to this city in March from Pittsburgh was simply "com

organization work, collecting fa mous quotations, travel and photo

ing back home." Art was first em ployed in 1921 in the Shipping Department in New Castle and in

graphy. Florence is a member of

several business women's organiza tions and has served as an execu tive of all of them. She attended

1932 was transferred to the Pitts

burgh office as a clerk in the Sales Department. He has continued in

Drexel Institute of Technology in

Philadelphia and was employed in

the Sales Department since that time and is now assistant manager

of Sales. His main interest outside of work is flower and vegetable gardening.

Mildred I. Wright—Mildred has

done some moving since she joined our organization as a stenographer at the Buffalo Creek Plant in 1932.

In 1941 she was transferred to the

Pittsburgh sales office and in March of this year, made another move to become part of the New Castle office. Miss Wright is second clerk in the Sales Department. Her hob bies—coin collecting and baseball.

Sam H. Bell—Sam is our sales

engineer and does considerable driving around the area served by our various plants. Sam attended Gettysburg College and for eight years thereafter worked for the Pennsylvania Highway Depart ment. He joined the staff of the sales organization in 1935. Sam is making plans to move his family and reside in New Castle.

stenographic work prior to her

employment in the New Castle office. She has been with us since 1926.

JUNE A. HiETSCH—June is a New Castle girl joining our organization in March of this year as PBX op erator-clerk. She was previously a

supervisor with the Bell Telephone Company and has also been a tele phone operator at a Miami Beach hotel. Her past experience certainly contributes to the handling of the switchboard in our office. Her hob

bies—fishing, reading and travel.

Mrs. Helen Lamm—Helen is an

other of our new acquisitions, join

ing us in March of this year. She previously worked for the National Tube Company and the Panella Company. She is the bookkeeping machine operator in the Accounting Department. She is particularly in terested in sewing and is sufficiently clever that she wears her finished

products.

David G. Piper—Dave is indeed

Ralph D. Spears—Ralph is our

a grandfather, having six grand

chemist and

children. Dave was first employed with us in September, 1920, and is an engineer in the Engineering

Department. He is engaged largely in design work and does consider able field work in connection with

construction and operating of the properties. Before coming with us, he spent five years in the Engineer ing Corps of several railroads.

Dave is a collector of coins and is a member of several coin

clubs as well as professional engineering societies.

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is associated with the

American Society of Civil Engin

holds

forth

in

the

laboratory of the office, analyzing

samples of limestone and perform ing other allied duties. Before join ing the organization in October, 1948, he worked in the laboratory

of the Sharon Steel Company and has taught chemistry and science in the Mt. Jackson and New Castle schools. He attended Penn State,

University

of

Pittsburgh, West

minster, and State Teachers College, Slippery Rock, Pennsyl vania. Ralph has three daughters and four sons.

Paul A. Parfitt—Paul is a new

comer to our organization, joining us in February of this year as a geologist. He was previously em

ployed by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Mon tana. He attended the University of Pittsburgh. Being a geologist, it seems quite natural that collecting minerals is a hobby. Another in terest is color photography.

Thomas J. Foster—Tom attend ed the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Metallurgy and 1930 entered employment with the Hud son Bay Mining and Smelting Company at Flin Flon, Manitoba, where

he

remained

for

eleven

years. He returned to the United States in 1941 and joined the New Castle Office Engineering Depart ment. Subsequently, he was plant engineer at Annandale and for the past five years has been industrial and safety engineer in this office.

DAN Core. Jr.—Dan Core, Jr., at torney, joined our organization in July, 1948. He attended W. & J. College and the LJniversity of Pitts burgh and upon completing his education, joined our organization.

Dan spent four years in the Fin ance Department of the U. S. Army. His present interest is a newly-purchased home, where he resides with his wife and son.

Thomas C. Jackson—Tom at

tended Carnegie Institute of Tech nology and came with us as assist ant mechanical and electrical en

gineer in November, 1946. He was promoted to mechanical and electrical engineer in 1948. Prior to joining our organization, he was with Westinghouse Electric Cor

poration for five years and spent one year in the Navy in the Elec tronics Division. Tom is a member

of the local engineering society. He has three sons, the latest of which arrived in May of this year.

Hugh C. Farrell—Hugh started his activities with the Pittsburgh Division in September, 1947, after having spent five years in Rogers City, which is now known as the

stenographer-clerk in our New Cas tle Law Department, joining our organization in March of this year.

Prior to coming to New Castle she

Calcite Division. He is industrial

lived in Long Beach California

relations director of the Pittsburgh Division. If you know Hugh, you

a savings and loan association. She

will know that he is a confirmed

gardener. His interest in flowers puts him in the expert class.

Peter F. Wii.hei.m—Pete joined our sales organization in 19.32 in the Pittsburgh office and continued in the Sales Department until July, 1948, when he transferred to the

Accounting Department. He han dles sales billing and statistical ac counting. Pete moved to New Cas tle when the Accounting Depart ment was transferred from

Pitts

burgh.

Mrs. Ruth E. Watkins—Ruth is

where she did secretarial work for

was born in Texas, raised in Cali fornia, and even worked at one

position in Louisiana.

Robert R. Ross—Bob is a recent

addition to our Engineering De partment, having been with us a little less than a year. Bob attended

Pcnn State and while absorbing an education in civil engineering, he was a member of the varsity squad and played football in the Cotton Bowl. Before entering Penn State, he spent three years in the United States Marine Corps.

Wallace—Walter

Elder R. Wallace—Elder is our

Wallace joined our Accounting

division engineer, which position he has held since January, 1951.

Walter

W.

Department in April of this year, coming to us from the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. He was pre viously with the Pennsylvania Highway Department, Aluminum

Company of America, and the J. C. Penny Company. In addition to his work in the office, he maintains

a 60-acre farm with the main prod uct being Hereford cattle. He is also interested in music, singing in a church choir and is a member of the local music club.

He served

in

the

Air

Force

in

World War I and following that, was in the Engineering Depart ment of the Carnegie Steel Com pany. He joined our organization in 1921 in the Engineering Depart ment. His duties are largely con nected with the leasing of lime stone properties as well as super visor of the Engineering Department. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers.

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Kenneth W. Balentine—Ken's

first association with our organiza tion was in June, 1936, when he was employed in the Storeroom at the Hillsville Plant. In March, 1939, he was transferred to the

Mrs. Patricia Aldridge—Patri cia is a newcomer to the Pitts

burgh Division office, a newcomer to New Castle, and a newcomer to the United States. A native of

Wales Mrs. Aldridge came to the

Pittsburgh office where he was en gaged in work connected with both operations and industrial relations.

He is now handling pensions, in surance, and casualty work in the Industrial Relations Department.

Ken was very active in church work and in Cub Scouting in Pittsburgh, and having recently moved to New Castle, it is

which were born in the United States, and she is now hoping for an opportunity to visit her parents in Wales so they can

expected he will take up this type of work in the near future.

get acquainted with their two grandchildren.

Robert O. Cronise—Bob is plant accounting supervisor for the Pitts burgh Division. He occupied this same position in the Pittsburgh

United States in 1946 as a War

Bride. She joined our organization in March, when the Pittsburgh and New Castle offices were consolida

ted and is employed as a typistclerk. She has two children, both of

Mrs. Wii.ma

H. Paxton—Wil-

office and has continued in this

ma was previously engaged in the capacity of secretary and assistant to a medical doctor and spent some time in accounting and secretarial

capacity since the merger of the

work with construction and build

two offices. Bob started

ing concerns prior to joining the New Castle organization in March of this year. She is now doing

his em

ployment in July, 1929, when he was stores clerk at the Molcr Plant,

which was then a part of Keystone Limestone Company. He was trans ferred to Pittsburgh Office Treas ury Department in 1940 and has been in the Accounting Department since 1941, with the exception of a little over two years spent in the Navy.

typing and clerical work in the Accounting Department as well as

operating our new Teletype equip ment. She has outside interests of raising tropical fish and collecting antiques. She and her husband, with the J. C. Penny Company, have lived in New Castle for about a year.

J. Walker Balentine—J. Wal

E. A. Weymouth—Ed is our man

ker Balentine, chief clerk in the Operating Department, is active in his church affiliations, having

ager of sales and has recently mov ed to New Castle from Pittsburgh.

served as deacon and

civil engineer. Previous to joining our company in 1939, Ed was con

trustee of

the Highland U. P. Church. Wal ker first worked as payroll clerk

He attended Penn State and is a

nected with the United States For

ments. He has been chief clerk in

est Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Ed. is a member of several engineering so cieties and other organizations that

the Operating Department since 1946. The Balentines' have two sons. Dick is employed at the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corporation and Bart as account ant for the United Engineering and Foundry Company.

is married and has two daughters. We know his purchase of a new home will keep him busy for quite a while so that he will have little time to develop any hobbies.

at the Hillsville Plant in 1923 and was transferred in 1935 to New

Castle office as supervisor of ship

Russell

H.

Druschel—Russ

held several positions before join ing the Pittsburgh Sales Depart ment in 1939. He was employed by the Board of Transportation of the City of New York, Linde Air Products Company, Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation and the United States Engineering Office in Pittsburgh. In 1.942 he was transferred to the New Castle

office as supervisor of shipments and in 1943 transferred to the Engineering Department as an

engineer, which position he now holds. He attended West minster College and the University of Pittsburgh. Rus is very active in several engineering societies and is holding executive positions in some of tiem.

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are associated with his work. He

JACK N. SuiLOT—Jack is assistant manager of operations, which posi tion he has held since March, 1950.

He attended Antioch College, Car negie Institute of Technology, and

Purdue University. He started with our organization in June, 1939, at the Annandale Plant. Subsequent to that, he was plant engineer at Annandale

and

in

1943

held

a

similar position in Moler. The lat ter part of 1944 he was transfer red to Hillsville as plant engineer and in August, 1945, was

transferred to Moler as superintendent of that plant, from where he transferred to New Castle to his present position.

Jack has four children, is a member of the local engineer's society and is very active in Cub Scout work.

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Joan E. Chisler—Joan is a ty pist-clerk in the Accounting De partment and joined our organiza tion in March, coming to us from

Harold L. Jones—Harold is now our division accountant. He came

to New Castle from the Pittsburgh office as a first clerk in the Ac counting Department and has been recently promoted. Harold attend

Mooney Brothers, a local concern for whom she had worked for three years. Joan is one of the newcom

ed Columbia University and was first employed by Carnegie-Illinois

ers to our company, but so far we have learned that she likes to read,

Steel Company in 1941. In 1942 he

is interested in music and in get ting her exercise swimming.

Boneita M. Saul—Boneita gath ered considerable experience from her employment with the Penn

sylvania

Railroad Company in

New Castle, Cleveland and Pitts

burgh before joining our organiza tion in 1940. She is now a steno

grapher-clerk in the chief clerk's

office of the Operating Depart ment. She enjoys the legitimate theater, and is a member of the

local professional

women's club.

Other interests are reading, traveling, and occasional stamp collecting.

Albert J. Thunell—Since join ing this organization in 1920, Al has always been connected with the

Accounting transferred

Department, having to

New Castle

from

Pittsburgh in March of this year.

Prior to joining our organization,

transferred

to

the

United

and after his return from a three-

year stretch with the Marine Corps, joined the Limestone

Accounting Department in 1946. Incidentally, Harold has twins, a son and a daughter, who arc now two years old and

keep him very busy.

At a later date we will provide descriptions of the individual operations so that you will become better acquainted with the company of which you are a part.

A description of plants and mines, telling how they pro

duce and operate, should be of interest to the readers of

Calcite Screenings, who through the year have heard only of doings at Calcite. We are happy to become associated with such a fine group of people and the welcome mat is

extended to those who should be in or near Rogers City.

We are grateful to Hugh Farrell for the pictures and material given us for this outline of the personnel at the

New Castle office. Hugh has been a contributor to Calcite

Screenings when he was located at the Calcite Plant, so

again he makes an appearance as a reporter for our publi

cation.

The Pittsburgh division is doing a good job at safety, also.

Here is proof of honors awarded to the Buffalo Creek Mine

for a perfect season in safety work. Congratulations to those

he spent four years in the Account

employees.

ing Department of the Pennsylva

The other operations of the Pittsburgh Division have been showing a good record in their safety work, too. We will continue to watch the monthly accident reports to see

nia Railroad. His

and fixing up the house.

was

States Steel Statistical Department

work

consists

largely of handling royalties and property rights. He enjoys bowling

how the records stand. In past years the men at Calcite

always competed with the Pittsburgh Limestone plants in safety, although they were not aware of it. Now that we Mrs. Ma urine Van Gorder— Maurine attended Westminster

arc "tinder one roof," so to speak, this competition should

College and subsequently entered employment in the chief clerk's

safety ideas will be a help to us all.

office of the Operating Depart

develop a bit further. We are sure that the exchange of Certificate oe Honor, State oe Pennsylvania

ment. She has held several positions and at present is junior clerk. She is a member of several church or

ganizations and is quite active in young people's work. She is also

a member of other local groups and organizations. Her many in-

te rests

include piano playing and photography.

Oren B. Shearer—Oren's history dates back to 1933 when he was

employed at our Buffalo Creek-

Plant. He occupied various posi tions in the office of that plant, un til 1943, when he was transferred to the New Castle office, where since that time he has been hand

ling stone shipments, except for a period from May, 1944, to Janurary, 1946, when in the navy.

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You'll See It In Screenings "Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk

.

r]ust Among Ourselves

The old controversy about, whether

gentlemen prefer blondes or brunettes has now been settled. However, the boys

around the Shop are now debating the

question as to whether the ladies prefer brunettes or redheads. Steve Partyka is convinced that the redheads have that

old sex appeal. Stay with it, Steve; this is still a free country.

Frank Michetti loves gardening and can make most anything grow anywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D;even by No. 12 shovel.

The Str. Munson has lost a good

porter for the duration. Benny Smigelski received word one day this spring that LIncle Sam needed him and on

May 2 he left his berth in the Galley for a stretch of service in the Army.

Ben has been an employee of the Bradley Transportation Company since the spring of 1946. Maybe the Army will find they need a good cook, but at whatever they put him, Ben will do a good job. We wish him good luck while in the service and hope to hear from

Robert Yerks was in the Navy in World War II and, like many of our veterans, became a member of the

Navy Reserve. Bob started working at Calcite in the Yard Department on

October 6, 1946, shortly after his dis charge. Sometime this spring, in the

process of getting our lighting ships out of mothballs, the Navy decided they

him in his travels.

The topic of conversation drifted to

could use reserve seaman Bob Yerks

the date of the National Election. Some

and on June 11, 1951, he received or ders to report back to duty. Bob is the

one thought that it always fell on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in

son of Theodore Yerks, of Calcite Drill

November. Dick Schaedig, of the Fines

Department. We wish him the best of luck and hope to see him back on the

job when LIncle Sam decides to let him come back to civilian life.

Now wouldn't you think an old me chanic like Ed Radka would know that

those old drills do not have airflow

gears? It seems he was winding the old steering wheel around and around the other day on one of the old jalopies but nothing happened. Ed finally came to the conclusion that the gears were dis connected.

Airflow

gears, you say?

"Strange inventions have been discov ered by accident," says Ed. 16

Ray Savina is the son of Alfred Savina, a welder in the Calcite Machine

Shop. Ray graduated from the Rogers City High School in 1948 and started working in the Track Department of the Calcite quarry on January 10, 1950.

This spring Ray received his papers and started on his tour of duty with the Army on May 5, 1951. We haven't heard where Ray is in training, but he will make a husky soldier and that smile should win him friends and bud

Dock loading crew suddenly exclaimed: "What if that happens to be a Sunday?"

Walter Meyer has a yen for glass jars with food in them. He seldom returns

from a trip out of town without acquir ing a cyystal jar with some fascinating new content for gastric consumption.

Some of the boys claim he has sampled them all and even accuse him of tast

ing those delicate glass jars of pickled

dies. Good luck, Ray, and happy end

minnows just to see what the fish appe tite calls for. Could be, you know, like most of the boys up here, Walt is an

ings in the months ahead.

ardent fisherman.

Overheard

Biffer Joppich

to Lloyd Dullack:

"What's the name of that boat they call the 'Schneider'?"

Douglas Selke and Buck Smith ex claiming at the same time: "Call us anything, but don't call us late for over time."

Phil Henry: "Am I going to get any help around here?"

Richard DuLac: "Dinnertime yet?"

Douglas Selke to Ralph Smith: "To night is the night for Ocqueoc." (They have not caught any fish yet.)

Machine Shop Mechanics: "Old me chanics never die — they just faint away!"

Leon "Daddy" Ruell retired from his

job at Calcite on July 1, 1951. Daddy is one of our veteran employees and we miss his pleasant face around the quarry. He is not far away, however, and we see him quite often in and around his home on Second Street.

Daddy is a native of this part of the state. He was born in Alpena and back there in March of 1913 when Cal

cite was just getting into production, he decided to try his hand as a brake-

If any of you men wonder why Bill Trapp has so much pep in him, 1 will tell you where he got it. They thought Bill was nearly dead, so they gave him artificial respiration and it took three men to put that much life in him.

Swimming is a wonderful sport and should be enjoyed by all—but not at three o'clock in the morning. Ask Larry Syrette! He now has a cold!

Ernest Smith was born in Dryden, Michigan, and after a somewhat var

ied career he arrived in Rogers City and obtained a job in the Calcite Plant as a mill hand on April 4, 1922.

He has been on the job here since that

time, working as a car dumper and on

secondary stripping, until the spring ol 1946 when he became a drill helper,

until 1925 he worked on the locomo

and remained on that job until his re tirement June 1, 1951.

tives as brakeman and engineer, with an occasional spell of duty in the ma

family of four girls and three boys.

man on one of the quarry engines. Up

Ernest

With a job well done and a family that he can be proud of, Mr. and Mrs. Smith have settled down to pleasant life in their home on Orchard Street

as a mill repairman at Calcite. Ronald is an engineer on the Str. Mitchell, of

the Portland Cement Company, while his daughter Doris is now Mrs. George Tesner. She has three lovely children

and is making her home in Royal Oak. the above

picture with his faithful friend is Dad

dy himself and he looks quite content

Dick Schaedig is raising dogs again —this time coming out with a new

breed called Spiegels. Yes, Dick is just ly proud that he is the first man to cross

Spaniels and Beagles.

a

for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com

Calcite, Daddy raised a family of two boys and a girl. Leon is now working

to enjoy some well-earned leisure af ter a long life of hard wark.

We all join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Ruell many years of health and happiness to enjoy their children and grandchildren and life in general.

educated

pany in Mt. Pleasant.

During his long term of service at

in

and

is in Rogers City, and Lois is in San dusky. Charlie is a wheelsman on the Str. Bradley, Bob is a truck driver in the Yard at Calcite, and Jack works

he retained until his retirement.

man

raised

Rose and Vera are in Detroit, Ruth

chine shop. From 1925 to 1935 he

alternated as locomotive engineer and stripping foreman. On May 16, 1935, due to changes in personnel and a good service record, Daddy found him self a quarry foreman, which position

The contented

has

Old-timer Frank Thompson still contiibutcs to Calcite Screenings, even though he has retired quite a few years ago. He tells of his fine winters spent in Florida and here is the proof. Frank is just as hale and hearty as he appears here and certainly enjoys every second of life.

in Rogers City. They have just finished remodeling and redecorating their home and we want to congratulate them on the artistic job they have done.

The children and grandchildren come home regularly. The above pictureshows Jack's boys, Bruce on the left and Michael on the right, in their fa vorite spot—on Grandpa's lap. They manage to keep Grandpa busy when they come up from Mt. Pleasant.

We wish the Smiths years of enjoy ment in their beautiful home among their friends, children, and grandchil dren.

Roy Strieker decided he wanted his Model A to sound like his Pontiac, but

after fixing on it for a week, it now has a new noise. Maybe that's where the missing wrench is, Roy! 17

News Items from the Buffalo Plant Our friend Howard King tried sev eral times to ship his eyeglasses to East ern States Farmers Exchange, but at the last moment we were able to stop shipment.

The tell us that Stanley Lis carries as much anchor on his speedboat as is

plant are (Red) Henry Podraza and

Eugene Hill has been pressing his

John Kroff, Jr. who both shoot in the upper 70's. If they get much better they will be joining the pro ranks.

Boss, Stanley Lis to get his boat in the water. It proves just one thing, Eugene has a poor memory. After the trial trip

When our troops first met in Berlin

better than to ride with Stanley again.

—Stan did a land-office business of sell

ing worthless watches. To this day Mrs.

he got back in 1950—He should know Our friend Percey Derden got his

carried by the battleship Missouri. The

Lis doesn't know what he did with all

Xmas gift early this year. A brand new

first time he dropped anchor—Lis nearly

the old watches she sent overseas.

Dust Collector for the carbon packing house. He is mighty happy about the new improvement.

went to the bottom of the lake with it.

We hear from Lizz Tomani that we

Joseph Caruana, "What is a parasite?"

should buy a "DeLuxe" trailer for these

Pat DiSalvo, "Why that's someone

Conncaut runs—Then he and the boys

that goes to Paris to see the sights."

could play cards and rest while driving over.

Jim Fcrrino—Can't quite make up

Johnny Kowalski was down to Sil

his mind about tying the knot—"Free dom is a great thing," he says.

ver Springs Silo this summer on a re

We all have some bad dreams once in a while but Frank DuBois had a

bird's nest which contained 5 eggs.

dandy. He dreamed that he was almost buried by 50 tons of limestone.

Ed Spill man—How does it feel to be

pair job and would not allow the work to proceed before he had removed a To his dismay, long hours after, he discovered that by placing the nest in the sun he was the proud father of 5 healthy baby birds.

Eliseo Tomani—was heard practicing

that new song that has made the Hit Parade "C'mon a My House, Huh?" Al Swiatosz—H. Kroff is really farm

ing on a large scale—Vegetables! Has been heard discussing harvest of fall crop.

Win. Collins—Back from vacation—

wants a vacation to recuperate now.

Joe Caruana — who had his hair clipped so short, is now looking for a hair growing formula because someone named him "Skin-head."

Welcome! Lucile Karmelek, our new co-worker in the office.

We all regret the accident suffered by Otis Robinson and

extend our best

wishes for a speedy recovery. This inci dent points up the necessity for being alert and careful at all times to prevent accidents of this nature.

Stanley Lis is the cause.

The Sammy Sneads of the Buffalo 18

don't think it is not

So try hard to give it the best that you've got And don't ever think

you're of little account Remember you're part of the total amount

ski at Conneaut when he lost all his

dress clothes. He called Eddy Priester at the Hotel about 11 P. M. regarding

Think well of your company

It was a bad day for John Rychnow-

his predicament and Eddy was over heard to say, "The best I can do John, is to take the bed sheet off your bed to get you home in."

Rowland Downing of the Conneaut Plant, with some of the Buffalo boys, was working on a high elevator one raw cold day—and the boys had good rea son to be cold and were complaining of the fact—When Rowland looked up from his work and said "Look fellows,

just think how much colder you would be if you were stranded on that breakwall with nothing on but your garters."

All the boys were warm for the rest of the day after this remark.

It's summer again without a doubt.

Our Traffic Manager, Joseph Caruana wants 75,000 tons shipped in one day.

We broke all plant shipping records on May 7th with a total of 1,850 tons —of which 775 tons were loaded in sacks and trucks.

Extra! Extra! Top level secret — of why we are having trouble with Rus sia. High pressure salesmanship by our

Your Job Is important

If they didn't need you, you wouldn't be there So always, my lad, keep your chin in the air A digger of ditches,

back in the house wrecking business?

We knew it was still in your blood, Ed.

Detroit Office

On May 10th, we broke Conneaut

mechanic or clerk

yourself and your work.

We are happy to welcome the fol lowing additions to our Detroit office: F. J. Nevers, Tax Department, Katherine Skelly, Mr. Weeda's office, Marjorie Weber and Patricia Dehnke, Purchasing Department.

Bob Lucas

is

back with

us

after

spending considerable time in Massa chusetts at M.I.T. His many friends arc-

happy to see him and are hopeful that he and his family enjoy their new home.

We are now eight Company families appreciating the suburban life out in Birmingham as Ray Long has been very busy getting moved into his newly com pleted house and will, no doubt, join the commuting contingent.

Returning vacationist's back on the job are—Eva Dobson, Margaret Lytic, Karl Rieger and Bob Engelhardt. The latter went all the way to Pittsburgh to brush up on his golf. Did you bring back a cup, Bob?

plant record for a single day shipment with a total 2,075 tons.

Detroit is celebrating its 250th Birth

Record plant shipment 38,770 tons breaking previous record of 35,300

day Festival. Downtown Woodward Av

established in October 1946.

colored trylons bearing appropriate em-

enue is bordered on each side with vari

blems. The City Fathers are offering diversified programs, at no charge, in

as an assistant conveyorman on the Str. Robinson.

Grand Circus Park and at Belle Isle.

The downtown area is particularly im

The sudden death of Joseph Woj-

pressive at night, when the lights are

taszek on May 19 shocked the commu

on. A

nity. He expired at the Alpena Hospital while undergoing dental surgery. He

vacation visit would be note

worthy, as there are many other events

taking place in connection with the

was first employed in the Yard Depart

celebration.

ment on April 26, 1926 and held vari

Your correspondent is off this week

for seven glorious days on Lake Huron near Port Sanilac. Nothing to do but sail, swim, eat roasting ears, and "watch the Bradley boats go by."

Sign outside church announcing Sun day sermon— "Service is Love in Overalls."

ous jobs. He is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Ramona, and son Reu

ben, who is serving with the U. S. Navy.

Funeral services were held at St. Igna tius Church and interment at the Mount

Resurrection Cemetery.

Joseph Buck, tug engineer, age 48, passed away suddenly on May 24 with death attributed to a heart attack. He

was employed by the Bradley Transpor tation Company from June 30, 1933 until March 15, 1948, when he was

transferred to the tugs. Surviving Mr. Buck are his wife Emmy, son Ivan Lynn and son Edwin, who is serving with the U. S. Army in Georgia. Rev. Lichau of the Westminster Church officiated at

to slide the newly cut rail on greased skids to the rail welding channel.

"They are pretty heavy," says Tuggy, "but once they get going, it's not so bad."

They must weigh about 1,000 pounds.

A little figuring by the visitor that on

a 20-foot rail at 100 pounds per foot would place the weight at a ton.

"Gosh," said Tuggy, "you shouldn't have told me that. Here I figured I was pushing a half ton around and now 1 have to heave twice as hard. I won't

likely be able to move them at all."

The staff of Calcite Screenings ex tends its sincerest sympathies to the bereaved families in their great loss.

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Obituaries

Tuggy Tank was on the rail welding job this spring. His particular work was

Harry Hein came to work one morn

ing and told us about the big mosqui toes out at his house. He said a mos

quito broke a window and his wife

Chuck Horn, oiler on the Str. B. H. Taylor, likes his new Ford car. It travels

swiftly. "When driving at night," he cautions, "you have to watch out for

deer—especially between Rogers and Alpena." Chuck knows now how close

you can get without actually hitting one.

thought it was a partridge, but it didn't have any feathers on it.

Royden Schefke, of the Shop, insists that the only real way to kill flies is with a fly swatter—no matter how much time and money is involved.

Duane McLennan offered his services

as assistant in the Store House to Clay ton Murphy. The one condition upon which he insisted was that he have at

his disposal at all times a chair with wheels under it.

the burial service with interment at

the Rogers City Memorial Park.

Rhinold "Doc" Brudcr passed away suddenly on July 10 due to a heart ail

ment. "Doc" had been employed by the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Com pany from March 26, 1925, and worked until June 23, 1947, when he retired at age 65. He is survived by two sons, Lavern, a stokerman on the Str. White; Allan, employed in the Electrical De

partment of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company, and a daugh ter, Virgilene, of Auburn Heights, and his wife. Burial services were held from

St. John's Lutheran Church with inter ment at the Rogers City Memorial Park.

Eugene Vallee, another former em ployee of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company, was called to his final resting place on July 8. He was

first employed by the Michigan Lime stone and Chemical Company on Au gust 5, 1915, and was employed in the Mill Department until his retirement on January 6, 1946. He had been in ill

health for the past eight months and passed away at the home of his daugh ter at Grosse Pointe Park at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife and nine

children. His son Edward is employed

Many of our local Chamber of Commerce members were right on hand to meet the distinguished cruisers aboard the Str. South America. This is the first time

many of these personalities have ever set foot on the terra firma of Rogers City,

the "great little city" of Michigan, and were amazed by what they found here.

There were a number of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company employees who were on hand to take our distinguished guests through our so-called "rock pile," and, needless to say, they were truly amazed at this operation. In spite of the fact that these cruises are generally referred to as "relaxation trips," we found many who were willing to learn of the quarrying and processing of limestone.

We hope that these fine gentlemen will again make Rogers City their port of call.

We enjoyed having you with us and you'll certainly find a "welcome mat" out at the entrance of our fair city.

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some were not. The smiling lady in the above picture was one of the lucky ones. Mrs. George Dagner, whose hus band is a locomotive engineer at Cal cite, was the first one to give the cor rect answer and is shown viewing that check from the Calcite Treasurer,

Fred Fisch, with considerable satisfac tion.

Unhappily, on July 21 an employee slipped on a wet stone in the quarry and received a slight leg fracture.

This unhappy incident dropped our hard-won record of 644 days with out a lost time accident back to zero.

The disappointment, both in and out of the plant, was voluble and gen eral. Accidents do happen in the best

regulated families and this one might have happened to any of us. We are all disappointed, but know our em

ployees' families will help build up a new record of safe and sane living in the future, as they have in the past.

Where have we seen that grin under die straw hat before? If you work at

Calcite, you have seen this fellow around the plant for the last fourteen years or more. This picture looks as if it were taken in the country, possibly on a farm. He still likes the country and has a nice home in one of the

suburbs of Rogers City, with a beauti ful, well-planned lawn.

His younger brother, who is so ab sorbed in something he has in his hands, would be a little harder to place,

Safety on the job is only one phase of an effective safety program. The man on the job is in continuous con

but he also has worked at Calcite for

the last ten or twelve years. We won't

tact with plant safety meetings and cooperative, safety-minded co-workers.

What of

the

home which

tell you exactly where they workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that would make it too easy, but we will

statistics

say that the young chap on the ground

prove is one of the hazardous loca

works in one of the quarry departments

tions in the nation from an accident-

and lives in town.

frequency standpoint. Safety at home, at play, and on the job should be the

The boy with the bashful smile you might see around the Yard, the Mill, or anywhere his job might take him. Who it is? Well, that's your problem, and if you can't guess, we will tell you in

aim of any good plant safety pro gram.

In order to reach out to the famil

ies of our employees and increase their

cooperation and interest in safety, the Calcite Plant has been sponsoring a radio news broadcast at 7:00 a.

m.

Monday through Friday on Radio Sta tion WHAK at Rogers City. The days

There is something about the fra

grance and delicate beauty of the rose that appeals to all of us. The more fragile varieties are not easy to raise

the Fall issue of Calcite Screenings.

If you should hear someone calling chickens out in front of

the office,

in our northern Michigan climate with

don't be suprised to find that it is Doris Maerz. She has quite a time trying to get her pet hen to stay home when she takes off for work. One day

worked since our last lost time acci

out

dent at the plant is tabulated on the entrance gate, which number is chang

Adolph Dullack thinks they arc worth all the attention required and we

considerable

care

and

attention.

ed each morning at 8:00 a.m.

Recent telephone calls to employe es' wives once or twice a week by the WHAK commentator during this

at Calcite. He has a beautiful home

heartily agreed with him after we saw his plants in bloom.

Adolph is an electrician in the Mill

she parked her car out in front she discovered the hen perched on a rod or crossbar under the car. Doris says

she sure gave her a merry ride!

broadcast has stimulated much interest

and garden on Fifth Street in Rogers

in our safety record. If, during the conversation, the party called could give the number on the gate for that

City, which is his hobby when off the job. The size and number of blooms

particular day, she would receive a

not even color pictures can reproduce the natural beauty of a rose graden

but anyhow, the fish on the Black River have been getting caught and they blame it all on Earl's new glass fishing

in bloom.

rod.

$5 prize.

Some of the ladies were lucky and 20

can be seen in the above picture, but

We don't know

whether Earl La-

Londe had a birthday recently or not,

Md<A 6KOVA&16 v

none other than Mr. Clymer. We

i

t think this one gave you too

n ch trouble, did it?

Leonard Haselhuhn likes engine No. 108 while working at Calcite, but he also likes to fish. What a fisherman he

is! (Sometimes he can offer proof posi tive of his catches; but did he ever

tell you of the big one he thought he had but didn't get?

Well, it seems that while trolling for pike on Grand Lake, this ardent fisher man was completely oblivious of his

and torn it asunder.

We've all heard of star-gazers, but have you ever heard of moon-gazers?

(There appear to be three such persons at the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Otto Zempel, Gus Schaedig, and Don Matuszewski.) The time was about noon when this threesome

was observed intently watching a small white object in the far-off sky. It was too small to be the moon and it was

surroundings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially the motor boat cutting too close to the stern of

agreed that it wasn't a flying saucer,

his boat.

place; but what was it? Otto offered a logical answer: an observation bal

Crash came the strike! Zing went the reel! And Leonard fought hard to keep the trolling rod in his grasp. Ac

Guess Who?

tion aplenty, but disappointment, too, when it was learned that the passing boat's propeller had grabbed Len's line

because it seemed to stay in the same

loon, but suggested that someone go up and check on it.

Five brothers and a fine looking crew they are. Who are they? Well, now, that is a question and we must

tread carefully or you may stumble on the answer too quickly. Just as a starting point, we might say that 60 per cent of the boys are now em ployed at the Calcite Plant. They have

all added a few years to their lifespan since this picture was taken and most of them have parted with some of that bounteous supply of hair. Never theless, they are all still boys at heart.

As a group, they are typical north ern Michiganders and like to hunt

and fish. They also tend, as a group, to be mechanically minded. To spot a

few

individual

characteristics

we

might say that left back row No. 1

loves to fish and he usually produces results. No.2 has had quite a variety of interests but has usually tended to swing back to the family's mechan ical streak. No. 3 has never quite got ten away from the horsc-and-buggy days. To be sure, he has finally dis pensed with the horses, but he still has a farm. Left front is still definite

ly a mechanic; he has lost that chubby

look but the old sparkle is still in his eye when he tells you a story. The little fellow with the white bow tie and the curl in the middle of his fore

head is still a little on the chubby side. Alas! He has lost the spit curl, but he loves a good yarn and can usually tell a good one. He has always

This fine family group is the John Schcfke family, who live at Posen on a small farm. The picture was taken at a family reunion held last summer, but since we

just received it, we are pleased to be able to show it to you, anyway. John has been an employee of Calcite for twenty-seven years and is in the Track Depart

stuck to the mechanical line of work

ment. He has seen many changes and also improvements at the works during his time. One of the big improvements has been less hand work and better safety conditions. In the front row of the picture, starting from the left, is Theresa, of

and develops an irresistible yen every fall to go south when the pheasant

Rogers City; John, his wife Bernice, and Blanche, living at home. In the back row is Mrs. Jerome Mulka (Clara) of Rogers City, and whose husband is deck-

season opens.

watch on the Str. B. H. Taylor; Leonard, at home; Mrs. Jerome Dehring (Virginia) of Rogers City; Louis, of Henderson, Kentucky, who used to be employed with Bradley Transportation Company and was a great entertainer; and Mrs. Basil McCullough (Mary) of Flint, Michigan. This has been a happy family and we wish

Sorry, we can't give you any more

clues. If we did, it certainly wouldn't be a "guess who."

The "Guess Who" in our last issue

them many years together.

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Wonders oe Man

It seems that as the weather warms

Screenings stated that Bill used gold fish to foretell when the fish were biting.

Marvin Hopp looking for a place to

up, we all get the idea that the place

buy a marriage license.

Russell Smart saying he likes his new

for a boat is out at some lake. Harry

They really did a job of forecasting, but

Schefke and Duanne McLennan seem

Bill worked them so hard they died.

to have a hard time getting a boat to Lake Nettie. On their first attempt, they

This spring we learned that Bill had replaced his pets and was again holding his own as a prognosticator. Alas! Some people never learn to make a good

Plymouth, but adding that he'll never buy another one.

Phil Kuznicki fascinated watching

an angleworm walking around in a puddle of water.

Edgar Newhouse swearing that he can tell that F-3 belt motor is single-

phase because of the good hum it has.

Otto Hilla, of the track crew, getting

23 miles per gallon of gasoline on his big two-seater Buick.

Leonard Meyers sitting down so that a picture can be taken of his bulldozer.

The dam on Lake Ann was supposed

almost lost the boat (wonder who did

the knot-tying); and the second attempt was quickly terminated when the gas tank went dry. Three times and out—so good luck, fellows!

Bill Paully keeps his new Chevrolet

clean and polished. It is a thing of beau ty. Bill's little daughter is the helpful kind, so her job is to keep Bill's 1936

men about a certain incident that hap

pened when he went fishing at Swan

Chevrolet clean. After the first wash

job, she came to her daddy and beam ingly exclaimed that her job was com

of his listeners offered to tell of his

pleted — adding that she not only

Bruning with his wife and son Arthur decided to try fishing on the other side.

and filled the gas tank.

the Bruning family when they are fish

Bob NolTze can certainly tell a few yarns, too. He was telling a gang of River. Fie said it was so dry that when the fish swam down the river they

to have been blasted out so Porkey

They nosed the boat into the opening.

It was hard going but nothing daunts

thing last. The most recent report says that the new fish have also passed away.

washed the car, but also used the hose

Bill Trapp is a hard man to work for. If you recall, the last issue of

left a streak of dust behind them. One

favorite fishing spot-said the fish were so big when you pulled them out, they leave a hole in the water and then another and another pops out.

"Shorty" Buza and a few others would sure like to meet up with that guy.

ing-

Said Porkey: "The wife and Art finally jumped overboard and pulled US through the worst part of the mud."

Tom Kelley listened to this story with interest, but at the end of the tale

looked a little puzzled and finally said: "But Porkey, where were you all this time?"

"Me! Oh, I was in the boat," said Porkey.

Tellers of tall tales are Douglas Bellmore and Johnny Meyers, of the Flux Side Boat-loading crew.

Douglas says: "I plant my cucumbers,

sprinkle some salt on them, and then sow my dill. What do I get? — Dill Pickles!

Johnny, not to be outdone, gave his unheard-of recipe for a bumper crop of potatoes. Says Johnny, "First, put your potatoes in and then plant onions on top. The onions will make the eyes of the potatoes water and this water will really make the potatoes grow!"

Let's come down to earth, fellows!

Our ambitious and congenial Gate Watchman, Bill Erkfitz has been doing his share of the landscaping done out side the main gate at Calcite.

In his work a shovel was a necessary

These two gentlemen so leisurely sitting in the rock pile viewing their handywork have earned a rest. This picture shows the rock garden constructed and plant ed by Walter Kelley and Fred Kalitta on the railroad bank inside the Calcite Plant gate.

We have received many favorable comments on the housekeeping at the plant

this summer. The approaches to the gate have been cleaned up by the watchman.

Bill Erkfritz has made Calcite Road his own particular project and has made a fine job of it, with the help of some white paint, a brush hook and an occasional assist by the Yard clean-up crew.

The plant gardens have been under the supervision of Walter Kelley and when Walter gets that green thumb of his to work, the results arc always assured. He just can't stand it when things are not spick and span, green and blooming. Wal ter says Fred has the gardener's touch and is a fine helper. Coming from one

tool, but not two shovels in one week.

whose home and grounds are a tradition as one of the city's beauty spots, that

When asked what happened to Shovel No. 1, Bill quietly explained: "Don't rightly know; guess someone misplaced it and put it too close to the fire, for when I found it, the handle was gone."

statement is a real compliment.

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The rock garden shown above is a real improvement, which only a picture in color would show to advantage. We are proud of the flower gardens around Calcite

and join in congratulating Walter and Fred on a job well done. Only a gardener and a stone mason can appreciate the love, labor, and sweat involved in the above project.

The Cradle Columns

boy when his mommy brought him back a baby brother from the hospital

We offer our apologies to the Russell

on May 4. Clem's fellow-workers in the Construction Department found him

Smart's for our failure to announce the

rather difficult to work with for a few

birth of their son, Stephen Paul, who was born on February 2, 1951. The Smart's now have a boy and a girl and "Papa" Smart is employed in the Dock

days, but it is reported that he is al most back to normal once again.

Office.

Mr. Stork

they brought little Barbara home on traveled

down

Orchard

Street and stopped at the home of Eli Mulka on March 29, 1951, leaving them a little girl whom they called Elizabeth.

They have four other children; namely, Sally, Suzanne, Jim, and "Mike." Eli is employed in the Mill Department.

On April 6, Mary Ellen invaded the household of the Phil Pilarski's. She has a little brother called Kenneth Paul and

"Papa" Phil is a wheelsman on the Str. Munson.

Roland Tulgetske, Jr. joined the fam ily on March 31, making it a happy family of three boys and one girl. Ro land is employed as a stokerman on the Str. B. H. Taylor.

And it's a girl for the Henry Yarch's.

Carole Ann was born on April 8 and her daddy is a watchman on the Str. Robinson.

Another little girl made her debut on April 25 into the Leslie Pearson home.

She, too, was named Carole Ann, and "Papa" Pearson is a porter aboard the Str. Taylor.

Arthur ("Happy") Hopp came in wearing a grin much broader than usual when he announced the birth of Linda

Sue on April 18. Linda Sue is the Hopp's sixth child; he is employed in the Blasting Department.

Howard Luebke passed around the cigars to his fellow-workers in the Track Department when Nancy Jean

was born to him and the Mrs. on April 18. Nancy is their second child.

The Str. Calcite, too, boasts of a proud daddy. Joe Krawczak, deckwatch, an

young man in the storehouse, derives

much satisfaction

from

telling his

friends who are on the brink of father

hood just what to expect. He experi enced the thrill of becoming a papa on June 25 when Linda Sue invaded the

May 10. Little Rose Marie and Joseph

peace and quiet of their home. Yes sir, Clayt tells us she is 7 pounds 2 and three-quarter ounces of pulchritude!

"Bernard Patrick Stephen Murphy" doubled his chest expansion and lost all

Michael had the idea that Barbara was a live doll and about that time was

ors of a grandpappy were bestowed on

Joe and Evangeline Belusar were con

fronted with a grave problem when

when Mamma and Papa Belusar showed their colors. Joe is an employee of the Track Department.

Ralph Smith, of the Track Depart ment, learned what it was to pace the floor awaiting word from that pert lit tle nurse for what seemed an eternity Finally, along towards morning she tip toed up and announced "It's a big heal thy boy!" They named this handsome

lad Randall ]ay, who was born on May 16.

the buttons off his shirt when the hon him.

Those little Wolgast boys are sure to keep things pretty much in a turmoil about the house when they become en gaged in those lively cowboy and In dian games. Joan and Adolph, without a doubt,

welcome the

curfew

hour

when the youngsters are all tucked in

for the night, she perhaps taking to her

sock darning while Adolph may pick up the daily paper. Adolph Jr. was born to them on June 28 and he is their

George Hein claims he's getting too many women around his house. He said

fourth child.

On July 1st the Arnold Zinke's wel

Virginia Kay should have been a boy so that he could give Bob, George, Jr.,

comed little Karen into the fold. She is their sixth child and her dad is em

and himself a hand when the women

ployed in the Mill Department. Ten year old Norma was thrilled beyond words

in the house become too domineering.

However, George was wearing a big broad grin and really and truly was a very proud papa on May 9.

Sally Ann Zielaskowski and her twin

sisters, Carole Jean and Claire Jane, v/ere happy little girls when the stork

with her little sister. Those four broth

ers were getting to be almost too much

for her to cope with.

In a few years to come little Ralph Idalski will be joining his brothers Ray

brought them a baby brother on May

and Florian in those snake and crab hunts which for some unknown reason

19. They called him Emil, Jr. and this little fella's daddy is employed in the Mill Department.

seem to fascinate all little boys. Ralph was born to the Phil Idalski's on July 7 and if we haven't missed our guess the

Petcrsville boosted

its population

when little Kathleen Faye was born to the Wallace Dagner's on June 8. They now have a family of two boys and two girls and Waliy is employed as a watch man on the Str. Bradley.

Mark Florip is learning fast the re

Tug employees named their brand of segars!

Don Matuszewski has been wearing a bigger than usual grin since July 14 and we don't wonder why. We know that little Joan Marie will never be a

baseball player but she's bound to be

sponsibilities of a brand new daddy.

Mark Gregory was born to them on

April 25. She is their third child.

Fred Dagner, Jr. now boasts of a family of threeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;two boys and one lit

a great fan. You can throw away the alarm clock now Don! The service ga

May 29. Mark is an oiler on the Str. Bradley.

rage is Don's headquarters and if any of you fellas didn't get in on the tra

tle lass. Brock, who was born to the

Machine Shop, can hardly afford to lose

to pay him a call.

Dagncrs on April 28, will without a

any time from his job. He has a family

doubt, be occupying that pretty new

of six boys and five girls. Linda Marie was born to them on June 12.

The name of Linda seems to be very popular among our employees or shall we say the wives of our employees? The Leonard Wolgast's have also named

The Internal Revenue Department has employed a "hands off" policy on

nounced the arrival of little Rose on

nursery in their new home. Brock's daddy is employed in the Powerhouse.

Fdward Kortman, of the Mill De

partment, now boasts of six children, four boys and two girls. "Papa Ed" is found on the job each day earning his

"daily dollar" in order to pay the corner grocer on payday. Duane was born on May 5.

Bobby Urban sure was a tickled little

Patrick

Kerr, a

blacksmith in the

ditional cigar it might be a good idea

the pay check of Joe Kuznicki who on July 14 had his twelfth son born to him and the wife. The Kuznicki's also

have three daughters. It is quite evident that the name Kuznicki shall live on

their latest child Linda and she was

and on and on. Joe is employed with

born on June 16. Leonard who now has three girls and one boy is a member of the Mill Department.

Clayton Murphy, that congenial

the Blasting Department.

We extend our best wishes to the

parents and we know that these wee

ones will give them much happiness.

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{Marriages The staff of "Calcite Screenings" ex

tends its heartiest congratulations and best wishes to these newly weds.

Dan Cupid caught up with Harry Montycli and "steered" him down the

Darl Felax and Ilene Kortman whis

pered "I do" on May 26 at the Lutheran Church in Hagensville in the presence

the aisle of St. Casimir's church at Po-

sen on March 31 with Cecelia Gappa a: this side. Harry is employed in the Track Department and he and his bride are making their home at 785 South Lake Street.

That very pretty blushing bride who honored the cameraman with that great big smile is none other than Dolores Mendrick, statistical typist of the com pany's Main Office. Rev. H. J. Meyer of Moltke performed the ceremony, which made them the new Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon Merchant on May 19. Dolores and Gordon are making their home in Moltke.

of Rev. Edward Reeves. Darl is em

Anthony Majewski, of the Mill De

partment, chose Margaret Madden of Onaway as his bride. They were mar ried by Fr. Ryan at St. Paul's Church on May 28. They are making their home in Rogers City.

City.

Edward Kania and Alice Centala of

Metz went aisling on June 2 at St. Dominic's Church in Metz. Rev. Fron

Kenny Link got off to a fine start on May 5 when his pretty wife, the former Vera Paull so willingly accepted her duties as the "Mrs." It isn't taking Vera

long to learn that Kenny enjoys food, as is evidenced in this picture. They were wedded at the St. Michael's Luth

eran Church in Hawks by Rev. Otto

Koenig. He is employed in the Yard Department.

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ployed by the Bradley Transportation Company and they are making their home at 430 Antonia Street, Rogers

read the morning rites. Eddie is em ployed in the Track Department and he and his pretty blue-eyed blonde are residing in Metz at the present time.

All of our employees at the Cal cite Plant put their heart and soul

into efforts to maintain our splendid saftey record and in spite of the fact that this record has been broken after

644 days, we print a poem written

by Bill Erkfritz. This same interest

was so very evident throughout the plant yes, even our townsfolks were begin-

ing to feel that they, too, were a part of this campaign. Needless to say, having to take a lost-time for this

trivial accident caused bitter disap pointment amongst our employees, but we know that they will again put forth every effort and with renewed interest

begin another campaign.

To all men, whether early or late,

Please watch the number on the gate.

Let's work together, side by side, With safety uppermost in mind.

Let's work with safety, hand in hand, Let's build our country, man for man.

Here's some advice from the watch

Everyone likes his garden, but Bill

Warwick says Gerald Eldridge really takes his to heart. It seems that Gerald

has a scarecrow in his garden that not

only keeps the crows from taking any more corn, but has them returning what they had taken earlier in the year.

Gus Schaedig claims that it is a fright

the way those boats change around. Gtis

offers no other reason for his getting men out to screen a boat 24 hours be fore the boat arrives.

Recent visitors to Rogers City and the Calcite Plant were our friends and

Bill Erkfitz informed us that he-

has a new girl friend who is very pretty, but not too bright. He tells us of the time he took her for a ride

in the country and stopped at a dairy farm to watch the farmer milk cows.

Suddenly, she disappeared and at the

end of Bill's search he found her per

ched on a milking stool in front of a cow waiting for her horns to blow!

Helen McLean, of the Accounting Department, comes into work each day telling of a dream she had the night before. They are quite amusing and the girls are going to present her with

acquaintances, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Munson and Mrs. Fred Bradley. They

a dream book. She can't figure out

arrived here aboard the Pittsburgh Steamship's Governor Miller, along with

at Ella's!

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rose and Mr. and

Mrs. W. B. Todd. The ladies of the party visited friends in town and the men

made a tour of the plant to greet em ployees and watch operations.

man, too,

whose white shirt she was ironing Joe Promo said he caught a fish so large that he couldn't find a scales

big enough to weigh it, he had a pic ture taken of it and that picture weighed ten pounds!

Please watch your speed when pass ing through.

You must slow down, whether early or late,

Let's keep those numbers on the gate.

You know it's up to you and I, To keep those numbers going high.

The mill men have always had some one around who could tell tales and

keep them happy. Well, the Boat-load ing crews now are happy to report that they have such a man in their midst.

Phil Pokorski has the spotlight.

Steve Partyka has been telling his fellow shopmen about his driving abil ity. On one particular trip to Alpena it took him 45 minutes to get there, but, adds Steve, "On the way back the weather was bad, so it took me a full

three-quarters of an hour to get home!"

Bill LaLonde is still a sailor at heart, even though he now works at the Cal

cite Plant. The change was quite hard

for Bill at first, and he explained that the only way he could go to sleep was to have his wife use the garden hose on the bedroom window.

The tug crew brought down a little No. 5 which looked as if it had with

stood the hammering of the mighty smithy Robarge, so that Al can pra ctice between boats. Al insists he's go ing to take Floyd Urlaub along with him next time, not only to caddie, but also to teach him the finer points of the game!

Rogers City has an improved bathing beach and it has been well patronized for the last few days. We have never seen so many using a local beach. However, there are many children who continue to roam along the Lake Huron shoreline jumping in wherever they feel like it. This is a very bad practice and parents are responsible as to where their children arc bathing. We wish to warn all parents that a very dangerous place is along the shore within the fence at Calcite.

Swimming is prohibited here but some youngsters go out of their way to sneak in to swim. The shore might cave in suddenly, it has a quick drop off and there

is also a possibility of live electric wires. We ask that you help us to keep children from going into this area.

The new beach has a lifeguard and first aid equipment. There has also been

a swimming class organized for children of all ages under the supervision of the American Red Cross. Swimming and life saving are being taught by a competent instructor.

Support your new bathing beach and at the same time you will "Guard Your Child."

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Gus Schaedig and Herman Steinke

can spin a few yarns which could make a few professional "liars" look rather sick. Gus was telling Herman that when he was a lad about 20 years ago

during the lumbering days, he was driving a team of horses which weigh ed about 1800 pounds each, pulling a

sleigh 40 feet long. He says the roads

were so crooked that the horses used to eat the back end of the sleigh

while pulling the load. This was a

rather rough diet, we would think.

Then Herman came back with

a

wise one, telling of the lumbering

days in the northern woods of the

state of Washington. He said they used trains up there and the tracks were so crooked the train used to shove half the load!

making her home on the farm. She and

get acquainted but since Wally doesn't

of cattle. She stumbled and fell in a

tances at the bingo game where he

ditch and luckily was able to get up in time before she was stampeded by

that cooking ware he's been winning!

the herd. We thought this happened only in those western movies. Dolores says she's going to learn to ride a

Bob Leow with "Wedding Bells Will

day and ended up rounding up a herd

horse after this experience.

Eugene Modrzynski claims that you'll find the biggest bullheads in Long Lake. He was telling his buddies on the tracks about that 14 incher he got

out of there recently but by the time

they finished working on him he had only caught a 6-inch. Should have worked on him a while longer and you

may have reduced it to minnow size, boys.

Frank Ware was trying to match the wit of the watchman one morn

ing and tried to distract his attention fiom the fact that he had

been tra

say that dancing is the best way to

her husband started out berrying one

One will almost always find that blonde, curly-haired, blue-eyed Wally Mulka at a bingo stand these days. They

care to dance he'll make his acquain

might also get a wife to go along with The engineers are already serenading Soon be Ringing" as that big day so rapibly approaches. We hear that on August 18 Bob will be taking that never to be forgotten trip to the altar and will claim Margaret Brady as his bride. Congratulations Bob and don't forget to wear that winsome smile throughout the ceremony.

Bill Trapp always thought he was a

good lumberjack, but found out he is not so good. When Bill goes into the woods, he uses one axe and one saw.

But when Dan McLean goes out to cut

wood, he uses two saws and two axes and has only one arm.

veling over the speed limit.

Says he to the watchman: "Say, that sign back there says 40. Does that mean there are only 40 men working at this plant?"

"You'll have to think up a better one than that, Frank," that watchman says,

"Ignorance is bliss, but it's no excuse!"

Overheard in the accounting dept.

Louise Schmidt to Bob Noffze:

Bob will you come into my room for a few minutes?

Bob N.: I will not, I'm a happily married man with a family.

Louise S.: Holy Schmoo all 1 want

is to ask you about this insurance, but if you are afraid I'll open the door into Mr. Fish's room.

Clayton H. I'll come Louise and leave the doors closed.

Frank Reinke reports that Lake Peli can in Wisconsin is THE vacation spot.

Says the "big ones" are so hungry they even bite on a baitlcss hook. He had

better bring some pictures along to prove this or his buddies in that Elec trical Department could possibly doubt

This is a picture of the afternoon kindergarten class of the Public School. Many

his word! We hear too that he had

of the youngsters are sons and daughters of employees of Calcite and the Bradley

quite a bout with the sun and acquired a complexion comparable to that of a spanked baby. After three weeks in

are in their father's work and in their community.

Boats. We show you this picture because it tells you how interested the young ones

that fisherman's paradise we expect to

As one unit, they built their conception of the quarry and loading docks at Cal cite. On the left is the screen house with appropriate markings representing bricks

find him bronzed as Chief Wahoo and

and windows. There is the limestone trim around the edges and the neon light on

fit as a fiddle.

top. On the right is a combination of boxes and boards which, in the youngsters'

Merchant

minds, was the Str. Bradley. After this project was completed and in the land of make-believe put into operation at quarrying stone, the classes, with their teacher,

(Dolores Mendrick) has been having

Nina Ferdelman, made a tour of the plant to see the real thing. They were an

a few new experiences since she is

interested group full of questions and ideas. They thought of safety, too.

The

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new

Mrs.

Gordon

of a duck

and

two ducks behind a

duck, how many ducks were there in all?

If eggs were 12 cents a dozen, how much would 100 of them cost?

If butter were 26 cents a pound, how much could you get for a cent

Although Margaret Krueger Radka is not a newcomer, she has not worked

since June of 1949, when she was mar ried to Elmer Radka. She has returned

to a full-time job in the Purchasing Department and we'd like Margaret to know that we're happy to have her

and a quarter?

with us once again.

"Shorty" of the Tugs says that the only way to get along with women is to treat them rough. Ruby found her

Additional work down at the Store house necessitated the services of a

self "out cold" the other day when she went fishing with him. Seems that at the time he was pulling up a bucket

of minnows his fair lady got in the way of his crooked elbow and she says

stenographer, so on July 2, Elizabeth

Bregc accepted this job. We see very little of Elizabeth, since she works down at the Plant, but we do know

she is enjoying her work down there with Les and Doc.

she never saw so many stars in all her

life. Did you hear the birdies sing too, Ruby?

Leonard Flasclhuhn and fish!

Here

is the storyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Leonard and the wife

went fishing and she caught this fairly good sized northern pike. When they got ashore, Leonard said, "Get out the camera!" The "Mrs." got out the cam era and finished the job. Leonard will say this story is not true, but sve warn you not to believe him for one minute.

You know these fishermen!

Donn Widmayer and George Rob-

bins joined the engineering staff of this Company on June 25. We are happy to have these new employees among us and hope that they are en joying their new jobs.

Since our last issue of Screenings, we find a few new faces in our midst.

We often preach about accidents off

the job, that is, at home and play, and now Morris Richards knows what we

were talking about. A short time ago he and the "Mrs." went up to Tower where there is a roller rink. Morris

loves to skate and so he was having his fun on the skates, fell and broke an arm. Morris says that it wasn't a case

of a fellow being too old to skate, as he has been a skater for over forty years and has kept in good practice.

Harry Meharg was kidding one of the watchmen about the "soft" job he held and he informed Harry that they let all the work accumulate un til Sunday and "that's the day we don't do nothin'"!

Rhoud Benson had his dog for sale, so he sold

it

for

vS5.

Bill

Erkfritz

bought it, sold it, and then bought it back for $10. What did you sell him for to begin with, Rhoud? These calculations are far too confusing.

Johnny Gregory tells us they hired some extra help at the golf course since Al Quade took to the fairways.

And what do you suppose this young lad is doing out there? Replacing the turf!!

Dan McLean walked into the Blasters'

shanty one day when they were eating dinner and talked about men elected

to office. He said every damn one of them is a crook. Why, you can start from the small constable up. And do you know who was sitting there eating?

Nobody else but Arthur Hopp, our small constable.

Riddles: What is it you sit on, eat on, and wash your teeth with?

If there were two ducks

in

front

A good time was had by all at the stork shower given by Frankie Rubco's track crew in honor of their fellow worker and congenial friend Ralph Smith.

Though a bit surprised, Ralph was extremely pleased and expressed his thanks to all.

He as the recipient of many fine gifts which always are welcome.

The evening was spent playing spitzer with everyone having good luck but Owen Kroll. (He had the distinction of being skunked.)

Those attending the shower included (from left to right) Owen Kroll, John Buza, Richard Dullack, Frank Rubeo, Douglas Selke, Ted Rose, Hazen Smith, Daniel Zielaskowski, Frank Micketti, and Philip Henry. The guest of honor can be seen seared at the table with some of the many fine gifts.

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The Bradley Transportation Company Str. Bradley

Bob:

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Personal Items

Gosh, this boat really plows

along, doesn't she?

Red:

Boy, I'll say she does, and she

makes a nice furrow, too!

Wheelsman:

Smith: They tell me you are get ting married again.

I can't, Hank, on account

of it's my girl's birthday and I gotta think of the present.

Approaching the Soo Locks: Red: Say, Mate, what trough are we going to take this time?

Wheelsman:

limestone. Tom has sailed since 1943

fore and aft, port and starboard. Like-

I sure am, Boy.

all sailors, Tom likes to know "What time Calcite?" and "How long will it

Smith:

How come?

take to load?"

Pickles:

'Cause I just love trouble!

Joe:

ture.

Budnick:

after the hatch has been loaded with

and knows most of the Bradley boats

Pickles:

Hank: Say, Budnick, you should save your money and think of the fu

You know, Captain, I

have the same trouble at home.

I'll bet yous guys don't know

Robert Garms, our deckhand for the summer months, says farming has noth

what venison is.

ing on this kind of life—4 on and 8 off and sleep twice a day is kinda easy. On

knows that's deer meat.

the farm you gotta do work from sun

day.

Elmer:

Otto:

Why,

shucks, anybody

Say, boy, it's all dear meat to

up to sun-down and you don't get nothin' done and you don't see no money for months at a time.

Say, what's the matter

with that fellow?

Watchman: Oh, he's all right in his place.

Wheelsman: What place?

Watchman: They haven't dug it

Capt:

It's going to be a nice day,

I m sure.

Mate: Capt:

I wouldn't say that too loud.

Why?

Mate:

I wouldn't bet a nickel on

the weather up here from one hour to another, but we have had a few nice

days and in between showers and fog we manage to get some outside work

yet.

done.

Gus: That's quite a nice thing you got there.

Centala: What? My wife?

Gus: bought.

Bill:

No — that ukulele

Fitch:

you just

one and now 1 have to face the music.

Another new face is aboard the Brad

Last night I had twice my

ley. Welcome, Charley, and good luck ar your new position—also Bill Daley

usual rest.

Art: How's that?

Bill:

(Watching TV) says a pret

ty girl is just like a melody.

Dagner: You said it, kid! I married

who at one time worked on the Bradley is back with us during his summer vaca tion from college.

I dreamed I was sleeping.

Wheelsman: She handles nice, doesn't she, Captain?

pretty

Captain: Yes, she does, but you have to handle her with kid gloves. You

TMwgs You Can't Imagine

The Str. Carl D. Bradley is the ship on which William (Tom) Derry sails.

Vic Rickle—On a diet.

know sometimes they're cranky, stub born, and just won't do what you want

He is employed in the Deck Depart

Mulka—Tight rope walking.

Rachuba—Buying something besides

them to do.

photo clamping a hatch cover tight

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ment and can be seen in the above

paper.

Wes Sobeck—With long wavy hair.

Str. Calcite

—

Personal Items

Felax—Without a smile.

Martin Sobeck—Sideshow barker.

Altman—without a Hudson.

deed a source of unending pleasure and entertainment for all on board.

Our shipmate, Theodore Werner, has

Taylor—As a fat man in a circus.

Florip—With a baby carriage.

B. Dagner—Buying an engagement

left us for a position in the Calcite plant. Teddy was almost getting to be a

ring.

Centala—A Perry Como on TV. Clark—Giving Tennessee back to the

He long has had his eye on such a

permanent fixture on board the Calcite.

chance and was ready to accept when opportunity knocked. We are glad to see Ted take his choice and may good luck and his Safety First mannerism follow him to his new job.

Indians.

Wes Sobeck giving advice to the lovelorn—Bill Dagner his first pupil.

Wes:

Where can you get a job like

It's a toss-up on who is the favoriteTV personality on board. For Furtaw, it's Godfrey; Newhouse, Miss TV; Zempel, Berle; Macrz, Beuhala; and of course for Voda, Hopalong Cassidy.

this?

Centala: places.

I hope there aren't two

We are now at the half-way mark and so far, so good; so let's keep up the good work, boys, and we will come through with flying colors. Cooperation, good teamwork, and harmony does it every time.

TO stay alive, don't drink and drive!

That was the conclusion of the Nation

al Safety Council after its figures for 1950 showed that in one our of every five

fatal

traffic accidents the driver

or pedestrian had been drinking. The 1951 edition of the Council's statistical

yearbook, "Accident Facts," states that 17 per cent of the drivers involved in

fatal accidents and 22 per cent of the

The files of single men have been re duced again. Darl Felax, our Oiler, took Darl Felax is an oiler on the Str.

Calcite and one of the young lads who helps keep the flagship skipping in and out of Calcite once or twice each day— well, maybe that is exaggerated, but at least everytime you turn around, it seems that the Calcite is here for an

other load. She might be a midget com pared to some, but she sure gets around!

Miss Ilene Kortman as his bride.

"Elmer, the Fat Boy" has been the inspiration for some real waistline re

ductions. Score: Monroe, 16 pounds; Newhouse, 14 pounds; Zempel, 25 pounds (he's in love); Gains—Captain and 2nd Mate, 5 pounds.

Some nicknames: Brcdow—Mother;

The crew of the Calcite wish to thank

Mr. Clymer for the wonderful TV set which was recently installed. It is in

Minier—Corny; Horrocks—Pear-shape; Smolinski—Hot

Rod;

Fuhrman—Flat

Top; Green—Afterwhilc.

adult pedestrians killed in motor ve hicle accidents had been drinking..

Death is a big price to pay for a drink.

Bill Hornbacher, wheelsman on the

Str. Bradley, keeps a steady hand on the controls. Who came first—Bill, or the Bradley? That's hard to answer, as Bill has been aboard the Carl D. for a long time. Bill says: "I might divorce her some day—it's hard to decide."

Royce (known as Wickie) Wickcrshani at the watchman's post aboard the good ship Calcite. Handling these deck engines takes a little experience, especially to do the job safely and to keep from breaking up the equipment. Bradley seamen are proud because their safety record and equipment-maintenance record are both good. "Wick" is one of our buddies who should "go places" as a sailor.

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When Benny Czajka was last on board he took the place of "Superman."

Str. White

—

Personal Items

year for the WHITE, not only in cargo

Since he has left, Showers has taken over—a

combination

machinist,

Once more we are passing the half way mark of what looks like a record

tonnage and speed, but also in safety

car

erator, and above all, a strawberry mer

first, which is something to be proud of fellows. Let's keep up the good

chant.

work.

penter, painter, burner, welder, TV op

Bill T

Since McLean has taken over the per wheel, he is better known as "TwoSpoke Mac."

terested in getting to the Soo.

We hear that the young lady has

Dick Bredow is planning to have a window box for growing potatoes for

the galley. Anyone know of a good spray for potato bugs?

Royce Wickersham can throw a wire

splice quicker than you can wink an eye. Fine to see, too, as it is becoming a neglected art. Royce is the little guy with the big punch.

New Twist: McLean figures income is "take-home pay" less insurance, hos

This picture shows a spot in the en gine room and some of the gang who keep the propeller of the Str. White revolving as she goes from port to port with cargoes of stone and coal. Second Assistant Engineer Donald Lamp, at the throttle, keeps an experienced eye and ear on the engine and boilers to see that all goes well during his watch.

Stoker man

William

Patchkowski,

their presence was enjoyed by all on

shown in the background, tends the stokers and holds that steam gauge up to pressure. Oil and grease in their proper place on a steamboat are indis pensable, but can be a hazard. Dirt is always a hazard and the Bradley crews are dead against it! Leon Burzych, be hind Engineer Lamp, keeps the engine

board.

room slick and clean on his watch.

pitalization, fuel, supplies, etc. Also, that one's correct weight is with shoes, pants, and lead in your pocket.

The Captain's wife and Johnny made a recent trip with us. Needless to say,

wants to know how come the

WHITE doesn't get to the Soo more often. We wonder why Bill is so in

sonal refinishing job on the steering

him going to church with her on Sun day. It won't be long now, Richard.

Paul and John want to know if any one knows of a diet that you don't have to cut down on your eating. All information will be welcome.

One way to look at the effect of accidents is in terms of family happi ness and the family budget. Here are some averages presented in the 1951 edition of "Accident Facts," the Nation

al Safety Council's statistical yearbook: In 1950 there was one accidental death

in 473 families, one disabling injury

in five families, and the average dent in the budget for all U. S. families was S170.—Preserve the happiness of your family by practicing safety always.

Joe Smolinski and Darl Felax took the initiative recently and procured tlieir AB's and Oiler's certificates, re

spectively—getting ready for the next step up the ladder. Fine work, boys!

Julius Baur: "Who is the best paint sprayer on board?" "Aren't 1?"

Ed Ftirtaw has become the "Shirt."

When he comes in a room, there is no

need to turn on the lights—the shirt illuminates the room.

Best

At:

Poker—Miller;

Coffee—

Chief; All wheeling, no overtime—Sel

ke; Working hardest—Centala; Driv ing fastest—Valley and Smolinski.

The fellows are all asking Richard (our waiter) for more strawberries on their ice cream.

Richard's answer: How far do you fellows think two strawberries will go?

It could be that he was out hiking to take off some of that waistline, but we woidd

like

to know

what

Paul was

doing hiking home from State Park at 4:00 a. m.

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After the cargo is in, you have to put the hatch covers on. Joe Krawczak and Alfred Markey were busy getting the job done when the camera shutter clicked and stopped their actions. These fellows say the job is easy now, compared with the spring and fall seasons when the tarpaulins are used. Calcite is their main port because it means that they are home, so it's no wonder their voices join the rest fo the crew in hopefully asking just how long it will take to get back to Calcite.

We understand Chief LaBounty is the proud owner of a newly constructed home

in Detroit. The crew of the

White extend their wishes for many years of happiness to you and Mrs. LaBounty in your new home.

Leo Widajewski,

our

wheelsman,

hopes that the new super Bradley has a metal mike and a TV set in the wheelsman's room.

While First Mate, Alex Malocha, is "cruising" the Great Lakes, his wife

and children are getting quite adept at the piano and guitars. Their musiccasts a Hawaiian spell over the neigh borhood on many of our balmy sum mer nights.

Paul Stone is enjoying a vacation from the good ship, Str. White, these days. Says he's not doing any fishing because he's been told that even Louie

Smolinski, the king fisherman in town, has given it up as a poor job this year.

Anyway, Paul says he'd rather play by night and sleep by day.

Str. Taylor — Personal Items It's vacation time aboard the Steamer

B. H. Taylor and it seems as though the summer has just begun. Some have al ready had theirs while others have

theirs to look forward to. Those "big" ones that got away on some of the boys will surely be caught this winter during their gab sessions and my how they will

Yes, even our good ship B. H. Tay lor, so tried and true, had a vacation of

three days from the steady grind at Manitowoc undergoing minor repairs.

Our welcome mat' is also out for our

good friend, Ossie Voigt, who is now our assistant conveyorman. Welcome to the Taylor, Ossie.

grow in the meantime. The transition

of summer into fall can already be noted and it is an established fact that

those pike and pickerel don't get hungry until this time of the year.

We want to express our thanks for

the wonderful Television set recently installed. We do appreciate it more

than words can say. It works very well at present and with the necessary ad justments will work even better. Thank you.

Harry Mulka asked Ralph Eilers what cellege-bred meant. Ralph's explanation

Our "Congratulations" to two crew members, Leslie Pearson and Roland

Tulgetske, on being proud parents.

Ed Cross would like to know why the Taylor does not get in on more of those Detour coal trips this year. Can something be done about this situation?

Ted Strand, 'Old Reliable,' is just waiting patiently for his turn to go on that long-waited-for vacation the latter

part of August. He has to go home to cut corn. What he does with it after it is cut, we do not know.

was that college bread was made from

the flower of youth and the dough of old age.

Piechan: "Which is more satisfied—

a man with a million dollars, or a man

One out of every 37 persons in the United States was disabled one or more

days by injuries received in home acci dents during 1950. Home injuries to taled 4,100,000, according to the 1951 edition of "Accident Facts," the statis

tical yearbook of the National Safety Council, and these included 110,000 permanent impairments.

Milo Gruelke finally accumulated sufficient engineroom time to get his oiler's ticket. He had it figured right down to the day with possibly a few hours to spare!

Don Lamp is anxiously awaiting his vacation when he can enjoy that bright,

handsome son, Malcolm. lie will prob ably be home for "Mackic's" first birth

day on August 16 and show him how to blow out that first candle. Prior to

this, Don had always planned a vaca tion away from home, but this year— he's going to be very selfish—he's stay ing home and he's not going to share his pride and joy with anyone. That sounds like a very good time, Don, just doing what you love to do most.

That handsome chap giving the cameraman that personality smile is the Str. White's First Mate, Alex Malocha. He has five handsome sons, all of them full of

Accidents take greater toll of Mich igan people's working years than any disease. While there are more deaths

from

either heart disease, cancer or

vim, vigor and vitality. He is popular and well liked by his shipmates and some day in the not-too-distant future they'll be calling him the "Master."

The man with his back to the camera with a steady hand at the wheel is Leo Widajewski. He claims that those 4-hour watches at the wheel could be shortened

apoplexy than there are from accidents, these illnesses usually take the lives of

so much if only they had put that TV set in the Pilot House!

those well along in years.

Kay, who will soon be four.

Leo, too, is a daddy and has a nine-year-old boy Donnie and a daughter Diane 31

with six children?"

Schepler: "A man with six children."

Piechan: "How come?"

Schepler: "Why, a man with a mil lion dollars wants more."

was discovered, told the waiter to take

it away from them if it wasn't too late.

However, it was too late.

"How do they like it?" asked the steward.

"1 don't know," says the waiter, "but

they are all putting the seeds in their pockets."

Our steward, Pete O'Toole, tells of

his little girl being asked by the min ister if she said her prayers every night.

"Oh, no. Mumsy says them for me," was the reply.

"Indeed, and what does she say?" he

queried.

"Thank God, you're in bed," was the prompt reply.

We understand that Walter Szmon-

"Grumpy" Ehrke was asked the defi nition of a bolt. Says he: "A bolt is a

round piece of iron with a flat end on one end and a raveling wrapped around the other end."

All Skronek, our second cook, tells

of the doughnut saying to the large,

luscious, scrumptious layer cake, "If I had your dough, I wouldn't be hanging around this hole."

Jack Schuler was informed after leav ing Manitowoc that Kissing spreads dis

a short distance away, he was stopped again by the guard. "What is the idea?"

order to appreciate them, you have to be a member of the Str. B. H. Taylor's

'halt' three times and fire. You are on

crew. Al Skowronek knows his cooking

your second 'Halt'."

department. If you have a sweet-tooth at all, it would probably pay dividends to cordially greet Al when you see him

ence?

cian, Walter, who said, as he put his base fiddle through the bus window— "1 better get off here."

himself, the officer walked away. Only

and is especially capable in the pastry

Pilarski says it is just wonderful to renew those acquaintances at Manito woc. Did you make any new ones, Clar

iak is going to study music this winter, although he has not chosen the instru ment as yet. Just remember the musi

Cappy Yarch tells of the rookie guard stopping an officer. After identifying These pies do look delicious, but in

"Welcome back to the Taylor" to our

two crew members, Angus Domke and Ivan Streich, who were hospitalized through sickness. Certainly glad to have you back with us, fellows—sincerely wish you continued improvement.

asked the officer. "I was ordered to yell

nzf.rr,r[.

ease. Schuler replied, "I'm all right— I've been vaccinated."

Walter Durecki says "Why shave—

darn things will grow out again, any how! "

The first beauty contest started when the second woman appeared on earth.

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around the Taylor. We wonder how much cooking Al does in the winter time for the wife? With such a capable fellow around, she probably doesn't even have to do the dishes.

Domke tells us about the hen out

Moltke-way that produced the large

orange-shaped egg measuring 91'- inches in circumference and 8 inches in di

ameter. When the hen was questioned, she had nothing to say. But Angus tells us that the rooster was handing out cigars.

Oh, yes, "Limpy" Domke, we under stand, is going to make a further study of tool and die making. After such a recent success, it has inspired him. We are proud of you, Angus. .

Salesmen and ministers were having lunch at the same hotel. Somehow or

other the dessert got mixed up and was served to the wrong party. Salesmen were supposed to have spiked water melon. The Steward, when the mistake-

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Richard Brege, repairman, and Roland Tulgetske, stokerman, members of the Engineering Department aboard the Str. B. H. Taylor, "rassle" supplies aboard while their ship is at Calcite taking on another cargo of limestone. Dick is one of the young engineers who just got his license this last winter and now is learning

a little more of what makes the power plant of a steamboat tick. Rollie is an "oldtimer" and keeps pushing in the coal to keep things hot and running.

Allen Strand, known as "Noisy" to his shipmates, claims marriage is like a cafeteria. You take what you want and pay for it later.

Saeety First

By William Shakespeare "Take pains; be perfect." — Act I

Scene I, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

We're glad to see Rollie Tulgetske back on the job after being off sick so long. While he was ashore, he had one

bit of good luck, anyway; he won a new refrigerator as a door prize. Rollie said, "It's a nice job, but I got to get working in order to fill it up." It is true that most of us must work if we want to

"Have a care this busy time."—Act I

Str. Robinson —

Personal Items

they are proceeding closer and closer to the point of no return. We have, are about to cast themselves into the

Scene II, Love's Labours Lost.

maelstrom of matrimony.

"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."—Act II Scene III, Romeo and Juliet.

"Young lords beware."—Act II Scene I, Titus and Adronicus.

Scene III, Carolanus.

"Look more."—Act I Scene I, Timon

Fred Beebe says this new steering gear is even better than the one they

of Athens.

used to have on the John Deere tractor

II, Timon of Athens.

down on the farm.

"He jests at scars, that never felt a wound."—Act II Scene II, Romeo and Juliet.

Johnny Clans is eagerly awaiting the next time Goodreau serves squabs; he didn't get any the last time.

All to no avail. With head erect and

with the glassy stare of a sleepwalker,

Scene I, Much Ado About Nothing.

"Stand aside good Pompoy."—Act V

"Calmly; I do beseech you."—Act III

eat.

which kind and loving friends can do.

"Lights, more lights."—Act I Scene

indeed, given them up as lost. They Since we have failed to save them

from this fate, even by concerted effort, there is nothing to do but congratulate them for the present and extend our sincere sympathy for the future.

We refer, of course, to George Pat-

zer, Gerald Smigelski, and Arthur Bey. Alas!

Str. Munson

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Those television sets on the ships have created a means of loss and gain for the boys with a loose buck. Tim Stafford was on the gain side of the

ledger, as he took Skipper for a loss on the All-Star game. How did you do it, Tim? Did you have some pre-game tips, or was it Irishman's luck?

Don White, of Metz, has taken to galley work like a fish does to water.

Steward Jack Paradise is often heard singing, "No, no, you can't take him away from me!"

Oscar "Pete" Miller is already talk ing of lay-up time. Can't wait to en joy his fireside in his beautiful new home and he can certainly be proud of it.

Captain Bryan says that when it's a

question of entertainment, Cheboygan rates

in

this

northeastern section

of

Michigan. He must have been at the

wheel of that beige Hudson when it breezed by at about 80 per the other night!

Art Bey, wheelsman on the Str. Rob

inson, greets Mr. Photographer with a big winning smile. Art has a first-class pilot's license and is just waiting for the new ship so he will get a chance to be

called—"Hey, Mate." It is a fortunate company which has young men trained aboard its own ships to take over as promotions come up.

Howard

Elowsky is a stokerman

aboard the Str. T. W. Robinson this

We are about to report an incident,

season. He was doing some additional jobs when caught by the photographer, but you can tell by the expression on his face that he likes to have his picture taken. By the extta foot in the picture,

or rather three of them, which are to

it

would

seem

that

someone

wasn't

quite so anxious to get into the picture, or perhaps he was, but didn't get there in time!

ADVANCE PRINT. ROGERS CITY. MICH.

have a far-reaching effect upon the lives, habits and financial status of three of

Anthony Rosmys and Arnold Flem ing are off on vacation—yes sir, a couple of "land lubbers," foot-loose and fancy-free for almost two weeks.

Ralph Schalk took a vacation only to find himself wielding a paint brush at home. Oh well, Ralph figures that that's just like money earned—at least he's keeping it in his own pocket for a while anyway, unless Ruth decided that this "saving" could be invested in a new rug!

our otherwise level-headed, stable crew

Hank Newhouse says he can't figure

members.

As friends and shipmates of these men,

we

have admonished, advised,

warned, held up examples of similar folly, and in short, done everything

it out—the less he eats, the more he

gains, so hereafter he's not going to deny himself a thing. The grocer will be glad to hear this, Hank.

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faced with the more serious things in

When "Rick" Sabin drives by in

life and trying to put away a few blue

that nifty-looking Buick convertible, he catches many an admiring glance from

berries for next winter, they are not so hot!

the fairer sex, but somehow he takes it all as a matter of course and has

Benny, our champion pancake-mak er, is off on a vacation and we notice that the Ambassador Bridge is being

managed beautifully to escape the wiles of a husband-seeker.

"Rick" says he's happy this way and

painted. Is Benny trying to pick up a

when he looks about him and sees the

few extra bucks?

responsibilities and obligations his bud dies have, he is more determined than ever to stay single and pay "Uncle

We

have

often

heard

of

hunters

having their eye on a certain buck, but

Sam" that extra little bit each month.

there is a buck at Calcite which has its

eye on Fuhrman and follows the Mun

The season aboard the Str. John G.

son out to the end of the breakwall

Munson is approaching the half-way mark (we hope). We have become acquainted with our fellow shipmates and with our different ships and now hope the last half will go along as well

just to make sure Fuhrman is on the Lake.

The invention of television was cer

tainly the greatest boon to the morale

as the first half.

of seamen. It is now the most popular

pastime aboard our ships—that is,

The main topic aboard the Str. John G. Munson is "when can I have my va

cation and for how long?" Arnold

Fleming has arrived at a formula for figuring it out. It goes like this: "Last year I had 16 days without pay and this year I have 7 days with pay com ing, so that makes 23 days 1 can afford this year."

The more prosperous members of our personnel are indulging in the ex pensive pastime of betting on the out come of the American League ball teams, with Robley Wilson and Tim Stafford riding with the Yanks and the Captain looking longingly at the Bos

And

what have we here? Ralph

Schalk staggering under the weight of thirty dozens of eggs, so fresh that they're still warm! Steward Jack Para dise tells us it's hardly necessary to

keep them in the refrigerator, since 360 eggs would last them for a trip to Bay City and back! Ralph tells us that he used to gather eggs while on the farm, but he has never seen so many at one

time! Jack and his able assistants in the Galley make it plenty tough for Hank

Newhouse

and

a

few

others

aboard the Str. Munson who are trying to slim down to a 32-inch waist!

ton Red Sox. Now if it wasn't for those

We still can't figure out how the

young upstarts, the Chicago White Sox

three strong, silent men—Stafford, Ad rian and Fleming—all landed on

and the Cleveland Indians!

O'Toole's watch. OToole can't win an

Judging by the assortment of boxes,

argument and there are plenty of them!

tin cans, and newspapers Tony Rosmys

is saving, we are all wondering if he is going to retire to a goat farm.

Rod, after listening to a game when the Boston Red Sox won, said, "I think

Tony Rosmys, after hearing that all 25-year men can get a job at Calcite said, "Now I have something to work for. All I have to do is deck for 25

years and then I can get a job on the

I'll go in to see the cook. He must be about to be plucked."

Track!"

Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Clymer and guests were the first occupants of our new

stalled in the dining room, Lefty, our

Now

passenger quarters. We hope they found them to their liking and will return often.

Edwin Lewis, our little muscle man

that

we

have Television

in

"up-and-at-'em" waiter is inclined to go Western on us. He has acquired that cowboy drawl and we expect he

will be wearing a ten-gallon hat and also spurs most any time now. No cow pony, Lefty?

(12 ounces to the pound) thinks this sailing is quite the thing. Now he doesn't know whether to go back to

school or stay another month and re tire!

H

Chester Kandow has found the 'onc-

and-only' in Buffalo, and so these num erous trips to that city are just the thing. But for the rest of us who are

south of Bay City or when they get anywhere within the TV range.

In the picture above, we have Alex "Shine" Selke at the "controls" getting the Tiger-Yankee game. Alex was one of the Bradley "boys" who was offered

the opportunity of transferring to the Calcite Plant after 26 years of service on the boats. We wonder if it was the

financial angle or TV that influenced his decision to stay aboard the Str. Munson!

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Str. T. W. Robinson

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Capt. Chris Sirarts Chief Thos. Suttle

Capt. Roland Bfyan Chief George Hoy

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Your Tomorrow

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SAFELY

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(Dut (Louex In these dark November days when the blood of the hunter flows faster and his spirits are aroused by the thrill of hunting wild game we thought this exceptional picture of one of the bucks from the local deer herd which you see on the front cover of "Screenings" would thrill our read ers. They are a pretty animal not only to the hunter but to all who see them as they roam our woods. The Company property between the plant and Swan Lake seemed to be over run with deer this past summer. Hundreds of company employees and their friends spent the summer evenings driving through this area to see the deer. Some of us like to hunt them while others of us just enjoy looking at these graceful creatures.

The picture of the buck on the cover was taken by a newcomer on the "Screenings" staff, Duane McLennan.

This is the first cover picture for him and we hope he con

tinues presenting us with this kind of interesting and artistic photography.

CALCITE

SCREENINGS

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Published periodically by the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michigan, in the interests of safety.

Send your contributions early, bearing the name of department and sender, and addressed to the editor, George R. Jones.

Department Works Twenty Years Without An Accident

Twenty years ago the Construction and Maintenance De partment started a record of safety which developed into something outstanding indeed. On August 6, 1931, an employee in this department was overcome by heat and fell a few feet to the ground from a ladder. His injury, chough not serious, did result in his losing a month from work.

Since that incident the safety record of this department has been perfect and their record of minor injuries has been good too.

We can trace the safety activities of this group back to the days when safety was first thought of at Calcite. Frank MacArthur, general foreman of the department, was one of the Company's leaders in promoting a safety program. His

enthusiasm in accident prevention work was continued by Charles Hoffman, present foreman, so a substantial basis for making safety records was present many years back.

While we are reviewing the record it is interesting to note that back in November 1926 this department's safety ac tivities were heralded in the second issue of Calcite Screen

ings. The description given of the Safety Program for the "carpenters" shows a fundamental course of action and could well be imitated by industrial groups today in their struggle to prevent serious injury to workmen. Safety meetings were held each Saturday noon at which time accidents and near accidents of the past week were discussed and methods adopted to prevent their recurrence. Early in this work a spirit of cooperation was evident along with an attitude that accidents could be prevented and chac workmen muse de pend upon faith in their ability to do a job and not to depend upon fate.

Fall. 1951

The Construction Department has had many hazards to

contend with through the years and even today under im proved working conditions and with modern cools they are still considered as workmen having a hazardous occupation.

Years back, most of che construction was with lumber and

timbers undergoing frequent and hurried change. Later a building program was carried out and the materials used were steel, brick and concrete. Hazards in this department did noc change, however, as all consrruccion work is classi fied as being dangerous. Dock work, harbor clearance and breakwall building were also che ducies of these men, but regardless of the task safety was always paramount.

Safccy is a lifecime job for every man and every super visor. 1c was chis approach which helped che conscrucrion deparrmenc sec safecy records. Today rhey spend considerable cime on maincenance work since our program of building has noc been large. However, much of che maincenance work becomes major consrruction and these men do a praiseworthy job in finished work and in safe work. Regardless of the task they have a reputation of putting SAFETY first.

Piccured above are fronc row lefc co righr: Ed. Rieger, "Bud" Schacdig, "Bucch" Froelich, Dick Zemple, Norval Wirgau, John Kapala, "Bob" Hoffman, Leroy McLennan, Art Wenzel, Ivan Soper, Virgil Bonner, "Clem" Urban, Herman Hopp and Chas. Hoffman foreman. Back row left to right: "Art" Roeske, Eric Gruelke, Aaron Smith, Vern Cicero, Mar tin Lewandowski, "AI" Strieker, Win. Haselhuhn, "Louie"

Hornbacher and Clarence Idalski, Forman Hoffman is piccur ed while giving his safety minded crew a few pointers about accident prevention.

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SURVEYING OUR SAFETY PROFITS

THE SCRAP SITUATION IS CRITICAL

Very few investments can guarantee a profit 100 percent of the time. Safety will do just chac and chrow in a generous portion of happiness coo. In shore, we repcar che old, old saying, "Ic pays co be safe." We are happy in reviewing our accidents co see that employees of our companies must be

With steel production running at an annual rate of 105,000,000 tons, 8 percent above the record output of 1950, steel plants and foundries urgently need more iron and sceel

scrap. An addicional 6,500,000 cons above 1950 consumption are required this year if full production is to be maintained

lieve this as it shows in the records.

throughour rhe coming winter months when bad weather

As of November 1st the Calcite Plant had 104 days towards the start of another safety record. The last record extended to 644 days when an accident ended the good showing. The man hours of work during this time totaled 2,375,654 which is an impressive number of hours of safe work in an industry such as quarrying. The employees ac Calcite are gathering

normally cuts down scrap collections.

We have shipped from the Calcite Plant during the period of January I, 1951 to October 15, 1951, nineteen carloads of miscellaneous scrap iron or a total of 1,145.65 net tons.

It is expected that the total carloads for this year will be cwency-one cars. The buildings, premises and scrap piles will be encirely cleaned up and every pound of available scrap will have been senr co che steel plants. Realizing the im portance of scrap has increased our effort to get every pound

momentum again for a try at bettering previous marks.

The Bradley Transportation Company crews are really do ing a wonderful job this season as to date they have not had a serious disabling injury. No seaman has lost time from the job on account of accident. These men have the respect and congratulations from all for this splendid work.

The Buffalo Plant has had one lost time accident this year which occurred on June 7, 1951. We hope that this time Buffalo will strive for and succeed in making one of their very best safety records.

The Conneaut Plant continues to show an accident free

report for the season. They produce for safety like "old timers."

We have often remarked that attitude is an important factor in accident prevention. We continue to believe this to be true. If you want a friend, you must be one; if you want a job done, you must be willing to do a good job; if you want to promote safety, you must practice safety; if you want to develop interest, you must take interest.

We wish all our employees a safe and pleasant Thanks giving Holiday.

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THE GREATEST GIFT—RAISING CHILDREN

The biggest job in American life today, I guess, is the job of raising children. There are many moments when the size and seriousness of that job scares us a little, and, well, we

pray for great wisdom and greacer strength of character in order that we may be living examples of the standards which we sec for our youngsters.

Yet many of us fail to tap the great spiritual resources of the church, and, in our failure to do so, we weaken our

position in the eyes of our children. They are much too foxy to be talked into doing something we won't do ourselves.

If Sunday School is the place where they get left while we-a-a-while we duck out for a morning at the beach— that's all, brother.

If we want them to want to share in the spiritual and emotional values offered by our church, we will have to want CO share, too, and we will have to want it enough to share our time with them on Sunday—in church.

Going to church with our children is the greatest gift we can give them. Maybe we can give them four years in college, and maybe we can't, but we can give them during their formacive years che religious rraining and che exper ience chac will make che cornerscone of their character as solid as that Rock that we call "GIBRALTAR."

Our hope dedicared co RELIGION IN AMERICAN LIFE is chat it will see every family in the nation worshiping together in their own churches and synagogues, and, when we reach that goal we will find peace of mind, tolerance

among individuals, happiness and emotional security. In fact, well, name anything good. You will find it in church.

out and in use.

Here is why scrap is important:

1. The use of scrap in steel production is essential because it is economical. It also conserves our natural resources. Pig

iron could be substituted for scrap in steelmaking, but it normally takes slightly more than 4 tons of coal, iron ore, limestone and other raw materials to make one ton of pig iron. In addition to conserving these materials the use of scrap also consumes the manpower and transportation facil ities required to mine and transport them to the blast fur nace—an important consideration during this national emer gency period.

2. The use of scrap saves alloying metals in critically short supply. Some scrap contains important quantities of manganese, chromium, nickel and other important metals that must be added to molten steel to give it desirable qualities of strength, hardness, toughness and other physical prop erties. Every pound of these metals contained in the scrap charge is one pound that need not be subtracted from the nation's pinched supplies.

3. Scrap is the basic raw material for special grades of alloy steels. Unlike open-hearth furnaces which are charged with roughly half-and-half scrap and pig iron, some electric furnaces are designed to operate 100 percent on high grade steel scrap.

4. The use of scrap increases production. Because sceel scrap has already been purified once, a mixed charge of scrap and pig iron takes less time to purify than if the charge consisted solely of pig iron. This means chac sceelmaking furnaces can produce more steel in a 24-hour period through the use of scrap.

The rapidly expanding iron and steel industry of the United States comprised 253 companies with 375 plants in 250 communities at the start of 1951, according to American Iron and Steel Institute.

These companies operated 250 blast furnaces with capacity to produce 72.55 million tons of pig iron and ferroalloys, and 1,245 steelmaking furnaces with a capacity of 104.5 mil lion tons. The companies' combined capacity to produce hot rolled iron and steel products was 84 million tons. The com panies employed 635,000 persons in the production and sale of iron and steel products during 1950 and met a total payroll of nearly $2.4 billion.

The plants of the companies are located in 31 states. Penn sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois have the largest capacities for steel furnaces, blast furnaces and hot rolled products.

Among the states, 18 have blast furnace capacity, 27 make steel ingots and 28 manufacture hot rolled products.

GOOD GOVERNMENT IS BASED ON EFFORTS

GREATER BENEFITS ARE DERIVED FROM

OF PUBLIC MINDED FOLKS

EMPLOYEES INSURANCE PLAN

If you were going to have your house painted, naturally you would look around for an experienced painter who had been doing good work at reasonable prices. You would be most unlikely to sign a contract with some fellow who was sure he could do a bang-up job, but admitted he had never done any housepainting, or with a painter who had a record

A few weeks ago employees of the Calcite Plant and the Bradley boats were given booklets which contained revisions in their insurance plan. The most important change was the

for doing poor work at high prices.

The same principles should apply when we choose men

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or women for public office. We should realize that if we elect school boards composed of people not interested in education, we'll probably have a poor school, and that if we elect a street commissioner who knows nothing and cares little about street construction, we will probably pay a high price for poor streets.

Yet—come election day—a great many of us, if we bother to vote at all, see on the ballot the names of candidates about whom we know little or nothing—not even enough so we would trust them with a few hundred dollars to paint a house.

This attitude toward government is largely to blame when ever we have officials who are inefficient, or dishonest.

And the fact that most of our officials are supported in their honesty and competency is due in large part to the fact that we have a few public-minded citizens. These pub lic-minded folks prod us into doing at least some of our civic duties, and help us to perform them intelligently. Not Only do they help the present generation of voters, they also train the coming generation to follow the paths that lead to good citizenship.

These citizens are the ones who serve on business and

industry, education, and church, civic, women's and service group committees, and in other organizations formed to study community problems. In these studies they dig up information to enable ordinary voters to cast ballots intelli gently. They urge good men to run for office and circulate petitions asking necessary public improvements.

In addition to those who prod the present generation of voters into doing their civic duties, there are others who help train the young to grow up into good citizens. Still others take part in community activities which directly or indirectly promote good citizenship.

Scoutmasters, for instance, devote time to teaching our boys and girls about outdoor life so they will appreciate our great country, and train them in the ideals of citizen ship. People with good voices sing in church choirs, and we are apt to snicker when they hit a false note rather than give them credit for long and self-sacrificing practice. But by taking part in the services, they help the churches build good citizens.

Men and women with special knowledge give summer lectures at the schools to help keep children occupied dur ing vacation. They too help build citizenship and their work may, at some future time, play a part in giving our town a good mayor and an honest city treasurer. There are hundreds of such people in every town, who work constantly, and without much reward, in the cause of good government.

Undoubtedly there are a number of them right here in our own plant.

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The old argument in sports is whether a star coach builds a championship team—or whether championship material automatically elevates a coach. But in sports, as in business and industry, a combination of brains, morale, teamplay and equipment is necessary to make any winning team.

addition of Blue Shield Surgical benefits at no extra premium

cost to the employee. These surgical benefits also include employee's dependents (wives, husbands and children under These benefits were made possible by a favorable operating

experience under the insurance plan.

If, however, a point is reached where reserves and con tributions are not large enough to support the cost of the

revised plan, surgical benefits for dependents will be dis continued except for employees who decide to retain such coverage at additional cost to them.

Those employees who have been carrying Blue Shield Medical benefits along with their surgical benefits will con tinue to do so if they desire although the coverages are sep arated. This will also continue to be on a voluntary basis with the employee meeting the full premium for this service.

The premiums for medical coverage are:

Employee only $ .50 per month Employee and Spouse $ .95 per month Employee, spouse and children ....$1.25 per month Benefits are received by employee and dependents if they are admitted to a hospital as a bed patient.

Additional benefits are received by an employee only for doctor's calls at home or office starting with the fourth call and if the employee is totally incapacitated from daily work.

New identification cards will be sent to each employee— one for Blue Cross Hospital coverage and another for surgical or surgical-medical coverage. These will be sent by mail and will take the place of any cards formerly issued. Necessary advice and instruction will be enclosed along with the cards.

The cost to those who have taken out the optional life insurance under the plan has been reduced from 90 cents to 75 cents a month per $1,000 of insurance effective on August 1, 1951.

We belive this is a fine insurance program at very rea sonable cost. To make your program work as you would like to have it work for you, we urge you to report any change of dependency, address or situation effecting your insurance. Read the copy of the revised plan carefully. If you have any questions seek the advice of those in the Time Office or Personnel Office. We are at your service at all times if you need it.

STORY HOUR FOR

YOUR CHILDREN

Starting on December 1 and continuing until December 22 the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company is sponsor ing a radio program over local radio station WHAK. The program is a story telling hour for children (and adults too) and is called the "Sleepy Joe" program. The stories will be suitable for all children, will be interesting, educational and entertaining. As a reminder of the serious accidents happen ing at home and to our young people a few words on safety will be worked into the program each day. So listen in on Monday through Friday at 4:15 p. m. for the "Sleepy Joe" story hour. On Saturdays it can be heard at 9:15 a. m.

Starting December 23 and until the end of the month another program of music will be presented each day at 11:45 a. m. This will be Christmas music of every variety—solos, chorus and instrumental. A safe and happy holiday to all.

Electric locomotives haul mine cars in and out of the Annandale

Mine, of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company in Butler County, Penn. The loaded cars are taken to the crushing and screen ing plant where the limestone is dumped into the crusher for pro cessing. Earl Ross, a brakeman, is riding the front of the locomotive.

In his cab at the other end is Orril

Errera, engineer, as a trip of load ed cars emerges through the wide concrete main portal of the mine.

In the Mines of the Pittsburgh Division Beginning with the consolidation of Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company units and former Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation units we have been acquainting employees of the Calcite Plant and our many other readers with the per sonnel and operations of those units from Pittsburgh Lime stone. In this issue we presenc che fine pictures and descrip tive material sent us on the three mines operated by the Pittsburgh Division. We believe this splendid description will enlighten the "Calcite Cousins" on what quarrying ac tivities consist of in other fields.

The Hillsville, Annandale, Kaylor and Buffalo Creek Plants of the Pittsburgh Division operate in the limestone measures of Western Pennsylvania known locally as che Vanporc limescone.

This limestone in che area covered by these operations possesses three major advantages which together make it a deposit of unusual value. Due to its chemical compositionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; high in calcium carbonate with low percentage of impurities â&#x20AC;&#x201D;this limestone is eminently suitable as a fluxing agent in the manfacture of iron and steel, as a constitucnc in che man

ufacture of cement, and as a corrective in agriculture for acid soil. Ics physical characteristics make this stone highly desirable for use as concrete aggregate, railroad ballast and in road building. Its proximity to the Pittsburgh and Valley flux consuming districts and to the crushed stone market of Western Pennsylvania gives ic che important advantage of readily controlled and short notice delivery throughout the year.

This limestone is more generally known as the Ferriferous limestoneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;due to the presence of a thin layer of overlying

restricted to hillsides or to the beds of water courses. The

thickness of the limestone in these districts ranges from 16 to 23 feet.

The method of working this limestone is governed by the amount of overlying cover. The territory in which the over burden is sufficiently shallow to warrant open-pit quarrying of this limestone is definitely limited, but the Hillsville Plant of the Pittsburgh Division is in such territory and is an open-pit operation. Where the over burden is too heavy for open-pit operations the underground mining method is em ployed. In the underground mining of limestone, the Pitts

burgh Division has been outstanding as a pioneer.

The underground mining of this limestone has certain advantages in that no overburden need be removed, the pro duct is definitely free from any contaminating foreign ma terial and the operations are in no way affected by weather conditions. Offsetting these advantages are rhe facts that working places are limited in height and width, the size

of equipment used in loading and transporting the product, and the size of primary shots is likewise definitely limited.

In this issue we will describe the operations of the three underground mines in the Pittsburgh Division, namely, Annandale, Kaylor and Buffalo Creek.

In these three underground mines the method of mining,

commonly known as "room and pillar" is employed. Main entries are driven from the hillside outcrop to the working area. These are called portals. Butt entries are turned from the main entries and finally rooms are turned from the Butt entries. Main and Butt entries and rooms are driven

Clarion coal seam, is a member of the Allegheny Group of

on approximately sixty-foot centers. Main and Butt entries are generally driven up to thirty feet in width, leaving thirty-foot ribs between them while rooms are driven forty feet in width with twenty-foot ribs. The ribs between the entries and between the rooms being cut by break-throughs at frequent intervals might be termed elongated pillars. A pair of butt entries is turned off at approximately six hundred

the Pittsburgh Series of the Carboniferous System. The dis

foot intervals. The rooms turned from each of the Butt en

tricts in which the Pittsburgh Division operates in the Vanport limestone are characterized by rough rolling hills but the strata are practically in a horizontal plane. Consequently, exposures of this limestone in these districts generally are

tries are generally driven a distance of three hundred feet.

In order to insure the safest possible roof conditions, from

carbonate of iron ore. The local designation, Vanport, has

been adopced on accounc of the exposure of these measures at che town of Vanporc, in Beaver Councy, Pennsylvania, on che north bank of the Ohio River. The Vanport limestone,

normally lying below Kittanning coal seams and above the

two to three feet of upper layers of this limestone are left in place. This condition with the stone left for floor, precludes

Underground

drilling at a

working face in the Annandale Mine. These men are drilling into the limestone face to open holes for explosives. Fourteen holes are drilled in the face for each round.

About ten sticks of explosive are inserted into each hole. The charges

are set off simultaneously in all fourteen holes. Eight to nine rounds are fired in each room be

fore actual loading of the stone is begun. Shown here is a father and son combination at an air-operated tripod type drifter drill. Wm. Craig is operating the drill under the watchful eye of his father, John Craig, section foreman.

intrusion of overlying or underlying shale in the product.

The mining operations in the rooms and entries are car ried on in two general steps. First, drilling and blasting and secondly, loading and haulage. Successive Drilling and Blast ing operations are carried on in a particular room until 700 to 1200 tons of shot stone is accumulated.

Tripod-mounted air drills of the wet type are used for drilling face cuts. Blasting holes are drilled during the firsc shift of the day when the entire plant is operating. The Blasting crews enter the mines after it has been determined from the check-board rhat all first shift employees have left the mine and drilled holes that have been completed on the first shift are loaded and blasted on the second shift.

Safe practices governing the blasting have been developed and are strictly enforced.

The loading operation is accomplished by different methods.

In some instances an electric power shovel is utilized to load the product directly into mine cars. Another method is by electric conveyor-type loader with gathering arms which loads the product directly into shuttle cars and in some in stances an eleccric-power shovel loads che produce direcdy inco shuctle cars.

In the case of a power shovel loading directly into minecars sections of railroad track are laid as the shovel advances

so that mine cars may be placed for loading. A shuttle car, as its name implies, shuttles between the loading point and a ramp where the loaded product is discharged directly into the mine cars. The trips of mine cars are hauled to the

An automobile or truck can drive to within a few feet of

any working place in any of the three mines. The fact rhat automobiles or trucks may be driven to practically any point in the mine is unusual in mining practices.

Employees at the mines may drive their automobiles to

underground parking areas and are transported to their working place by man-trips hauled by che eleccric locomorive or by busses.

Safety huddles at the working places contribute to the low frequency rate. Frequent safery meetings are held in the assembly rooms of the offices where safe practices are stressed.

The offices of the mines are brick buildings, almost identi cal to each other, and contain in addition to the necessary space for the Superintendent's office and the Plant Account ing functions, a Conference Room and a First-Aid Room.

An amazing condicion prevails in che underground mines, chac being che cemperacure varies only one or cwo degrees from rhe hoccesc summer day co che eoldese day in che wincer. The temperature averages about 55 degrees F. As of October 1, the Kaylor Mine operated 321 days, Annandale 263 days, and Buffalo Creek 45 days since the last disabling injury.

Employees at all three mines are definitely safety minded and are putting forth every effort to employ safe-working practices in che pursuic of their duries so as co make their plane a safer place co work.

At the Annandale Mine, J. Walter Baird is Superintendent; Albert S. Wiland is Chief Clerk and Paymaster; and Dallas

crushing plant by trolley-type electric locomotives where rhe

C. Hartford is Plant Engineer. Charles M. Wolford is the

product is crushed, screened and washed and loaded into railway cars for transportation to consuming points.

Ventilation in these mines is usually good, natural ven

Sweetapple and Lee L. Kohlmeyer. Roy LI. Kerr is Master Mechanic; Andrew J. Guerin, Plant Foreman and Lloyd E.

tilation being possible in some cases, but generally artificial

Hooks, Chief Electrician.

ventilation by use of electric driven fans to force fresh air to working areas is used, the air currents being controlled

Clifton A. Pratt is Superintendent of the Kaylor Mine, and Charles H. Hilcs is Cheif Clerk and Paymaster. Max M. Scott is Plant Engineer. The Mine Foreman is Guiseppe

through use of brattices to direct the air currents.

Underground substations contain electric driven air com

Mine Foreman, and Assistant Mine Foremen are Glenn A.

Pezzuti, with Carl Hekler and William Kamerer as Assistant

pressors which produce compressed air for the drills and

Mine Foremen. The Plant Foreman is William Donaldson,

electric motor generator sets which transform alternating current into direct current for use of the mine haulage equipment.

and William Thompson is Master Mechanic. Edward Hiwiiler

The entries in the mines are of sufficient width to accomo

is the Chief Electrician.

William P. Druschel is Superintendent of Buffalo Creek Plant, with W. R. Beers as Chief Clerk and Paymaster. W.

date the haulage tracks with ample room for automotive equipment such as trucks used to supply tools and materials

Carl Benton is Mine Foreman; J. Pressley Shearer, Master Mechanic and Plant Foreman; and Samuel E. Keller, Chief

to the working places.

Electrician.

Electric Shovels, as well as mech

anical loading machines, are used ro handle limestone in the under

ground operations at Annandale Mine of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company in Butler Coun ty, Penn. Arthur Lynch is loading limestone

into

mine cars in

this

average sized underground room at Annandale. It has a ceiling height of about 12 feet and is approxi mately 30 feet wide and around

600 feet long when completed.

The mine cars carry eight tons at a time.

An electric powered Joy Loader is picking up loose limestone that has been blasted from rhe working face and loading it into a shuttle car. Angelo John is the loader op erator

Domenick

F.

Cemate

is

Shuttle car operator. Annandale Mine.

Mechanized limestone mining in che under ground workings of che

Annandale

County,

Mine

Pennsylvania.

in

Butler

Afcer the

limestone has been blasted loose,

this mechanized equipment moves in and loads it into the waiting shuttle car in the background.

Arms at the front of the loading machine move back and forth to

guide the stone onto a flight con veyor which takes the material to the back end of the machine before

loading into the shuttle car. Work men shown are Philip Labor, oper ating che loading machine, and in che background Blardino Chelli, shuttle car operator.

C. A. Pratt, Sufi.

Kaylor Plant

Shuttle cars are also loaded in

some instances by electric shovels.

Above is an operation in the Kay lor Mine; William J. Robinson is the shovel operator, William McClaine is shovel pitman, and Ellis F. Reitz is the shuttle car operator.

The trips of mine cars are haul ed to the crushing plant by trolley type electric locomotives, where the product is crushed, screened, washed and loaded into railway hopper type cars for transportation to consuming pointsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Annandale Mine.

Trip of loaded mine cars travel ing from Portal to plant main haulageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Annandale Mine.

Shuttle cars conveying loads to the waiting trips and here is shown

a double ramp where shuttle cars discharge their loads of limestone directly into mine cars. In che fore ground is shown William L. Ritchey as shuttle car operator and loco motive engineer, Giuseppe Sita. In the background in the left of the picture Ellis F. Rcitz is shuttle car operator and James R. Vogt is

locomotive engineer. Kaylor Mine.

Limestone from the underground mining rooms at the Annandale Mine is hauled underground from the loading machines in shuttle cars and transferred at underground docks into the mine cars which carry the stone to the surface. Pic

tured is Blardino Chelli, a shuttle car operator. The electric

Electric locomotives move mine cars in and out of the

Kaylor Mine of U. S. Steel's Michigan Limestone and Chem

ical Company near East Brady, Penn. The loaded cars are taken to the crushing plant in background, where the lime

ally operated shuttle car carries 12 tons of limestone and can almost fill rwo mine cars with a single load. An electrically

stone is dumped into the crusher, to process it to usablesize. The trip of loaded mine cars at left is moving into unloading position at the crusher building. Hopper cars

operated flight coveyor on the shuttle car feeds the limestone

loaded with crushed limestone can be seen on the track level

into the waiting mine cars.

below the crushing plant.

W. P.

Druschel. Supt.

Buffalo

Creek

Plant

Annandale Plant, showing the Crusher House, Primary and Sec ondary Screening Stations.

Limestone ready for the steel mills being loaded into hopper cars from the Crushing and Screening plant at the Kaylor Mine of U. S. Steel's Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company near East Brady, Penn.

LInderground sub-stations pro duce compressed air for the drillers and transform alternating currenr into direct current for use of the

equipment. Annandale Mine.

A room of solid limestone, is this

sub-station

130

feet

under

ground in Buffalo Creek Mine, of U. S. Steel's Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company near Worchingcon, Pa. Samuel Keller, chief electrician, is taking meter read

ings from the panel control board while J. P. Shearer, master mechan ic, checks operation of a motor generator in the background.

There is no parking problem for the men who work underground at Annandale Mine of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company in Butler County, Penn. Most of the men live considerable distances

from the mine, some as much as

12 to 15 miles away. When they

arrive for work, they drive into the underground parking area where their autos are well protected against wear and tear from che elemencs. The parking area consisrs of mined-ouc rooms locaced near rhe

poinc where che workmen board che man-crip cars chac carry chem co che underground working locacions.

',

Convenienc bus "depot," especi ally when che weacher is bad, is the underground man-trip terminal for the men who work in Buffalo Creek Mine of U. S. Steel's Michi

gan Limestone & Chemical Com pany near Worthington, Pa.

Time out for safety, in Kaylor Mine of U. S. Steel's Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company near East Brady, Pa. Homer Vogt, section foreman, assembles a group of workmen 200 feet underground at No. 4 Mine to talk about safety.

He is using an illustrated flip chart to emphasize the importance of safety regulations in the mine.

J. W. Baird, Supt.

Annandale Plant

The office buildings of the Pitts burgh Division are more or less identical. Shown here is the office at the Buffalo Creek Plant.

Well equipped first-aid rooms at the mines of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company are im portant factors in helping maintain

good safety records. Pictured is the first-aid headquarters at the Annan dale Mine in Butler County, Penn.

Frank Paulovich, a veteran of 33

years' work in limestone mining is

being fitted with a new pair of mono-goggles by Henry Foringer, first-aid attendant at the mine.

Steamer Irvin L. Clymer Makes Bow as One ofBradley Fleet It was a "Red Letter" day at the Port of Calcite last Oc tober 23. A new name was added to the fleet of the Bradley Transportation Company and our fellow worker and friend lrvin L. Clymer, the Company's President, was the honored one. The ship, which was formerly called the Str. John G. Munson, became the Irvin L. Clymer at an informal christen ing early Tuesday morning on the memorable date.

Mr. Clymer, in his appreciative remarks to the employees of the Bradley Transportation Company and the Calcite Plant, was very complimentary co his many friends and acquain tances in these groups. He voiced his pleasure in having honors bescowed upon him bur said chac he wanted che em ployees of both companies co feel that they are a part of that name as it was through their cooperation, industry, loyalty and willingness that such an honor was made possible. Mr. Clymer wanted his associates in all ranks to know that his

shared with the others. Perhaps this is a reason which has reflected itself through the years in production and safety records.

The Steamer Clymer is a self-unloader type of lake carrier as are all the Bradley boats and was built by the American Shipbuilding Company of Lorain, Ohio. Her overall length is 552 feet, beam 60 feet, and molded depth 32 feet. Her cargo

carrying capacity is about 13,200 net tons. The power plant is equipped with marine cype wacer cube boilers, spreader scokers and aucomacic combustion control. The engine is a sccam criple expansion reciprocacing engine with a normal

achievements have been made possible only because of the "working together" spirit which is ever prevalent in our companies. He remarked too that no one man alone can do a job well but that it takes everyone to make an organization

successful. He illustrated this by telling of an incident in his youthful days on the farm in Ohio's fertile agricultural region. A four horse team was very ineffecrive when one horse decided not to work with the others. No matter how

good each horse was in itself, no work was done if they did not become a team. We might add that he is proud of his farm heritage. We see reflections of it in his understanding philosophies.

In return, his friends, the employees, will add that all teams need a leader. We have expected leadership from him, found it and progressed under ic. While che excensive ducies of his office have removed him from many of its former local derails, chose remaining close co che job have learned his methods and paccerned their actions from them. And so honors received by any one member of our Companies is 14

Mr.

a nd

Mrs.

Clymer graciously pose for the cam era man just before the Clymer left on her first trip under her new name.

horsepower of 2200. She has up to date auxiliary equipment for handling cargo, the latest in navigation aids and a fine complement of officers and crew.

QUARRY VIEW CLOSED FOR SEASON Quarry View has been in operation for two summers now

We must mention the crew of this vessel as they are

the original purpose of this project.

Visitors passing through Rogers City in the past few years wishing to visit the Plant and Quarry at Calcite have rapidly increased. Many casual visitors had neither the time nor interest for an extended tour of the operation but were anxious to see something of its size and scope. Company officials were also becoming somewhat concerned over the hazards attending the movements of visitors through the busy quarry train traffic.

The Rogers City Chamber of Commerce alive to the busi

typical of the crews aboard all the Bradley boats. The offi cers are men who have progressed through the years, having started at the bottom and worked toward the top. Captain Roland Bryan has been with the Company for twenty-two years and started as a wheelsman. Chief Engineer George Hoy has had twency-eighc years of service wich che Bradley Transporcacion Company and goc his start as an oiler. Borh are

comparatively young men and are capable officers well liked by cheir fellow crew members. The Maces, Assiscanc Engin eers, ocher officers and unlicensed crew members live in Rog

ers Ciry. Mosc of chem are nacives of this councy. Many have families and own cheir homes. The Sceamer Irvin L.

Clymer is assured of having a good crew which will cake che ship, ics cargo and personnel, on many a safe journey.

The fescivities surrounding the naming of the ship were

very informal. She arrived at the Port of Calcite early in the morning and a few friends of Mr. and Mrs. Clymer were present at a breakfast aboard the ship. Those in the group were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Platz, Mr. Platz is vice-president of the Bradley Transportation Company; Manager of rhe Calcite Plant Joseph A. Valentin, and Mrs. Valentin; Mayor

of Rogers City Robert Crittendon, and Mrs. Crittendon; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Dueltgen, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

and it might be of interest to evaluate and compose notes on

ness possibilities attending this increasing influx of tourist trade were anxious to improve rhe possibilities of this inter esting attraction on their doorstep.

The instigation of Quarry View where tourists were free to view at their leisure this manmade wonder at Rogers City from a grandstand seat with an attendant to answer their questions has been a happy answer to both problems. In facr, this birds' eye view has proved a much more satisfactory answer to the average visitors' curiosiry than a tour of rhe operations, itself. Reports from the attendance and question records have amply justified this conclusion. Local people as well as transients have found this sight from the top of

quarry point of never failing interest by day or night.

The summer of 1950 ended with an estimated total of

20,327 visitors who took advantage of this magnificient view of industrial production of limestone at the Calcite Plant.

Afcer some piccure raking in che cool morning breezes In 1951 as reported above, the figure jumped to 37,742. The and congraculacory remarks co che Clymers, che ship deparccd roadside advertising campaign put on by the Chamber of on her firsc crip under a new name wich che besc wishes for * Commerce and the widespread interest of last year's visitors many safe and prosperous journeys. * Whiceley.

A group piccure of rhe crew of che Sceamer Clymer and guers was caken on che day of che chriscening ceremonies.

Front row seared lefc co righc are: Henry Hoefc, Stanley Haske, Albert Fuhrman, Woodford Shawhan, Ray Modrzynski, Ben Kowalski, Alfred Markey, Paul Heller, Anthony

Rosmys, Alex Selke, Wallace Haske, Erwin Adrian, Eugene Jones, Russel Sabin and Donald Kowalski. Standing left to right are: William Joppich, Chief George Hoy, Oscar Miller,

Theo. Pilarski, John Paradise, Ralph Schalk, Arnold Fleming, Mr. Clymer, Leo Richards, Mrs. Clymer, Chester Kandow, Edward Rygwelski, Mrs. Platz, Charles Platz, Mrs. Crittendon.

no doubt account for this increase.

Quarry View has helped to put Rogers City on the map and has added another long neglected attraction to the beau tiful scenic trip along the blue waters of Lake Huron on US-23. We felt that the project has justified its continuance.

Although expanding operations have necessitated the elimina tion of the present station we feel confident that the summer of 1952 will find a Quarry View in operation as attractive

and even more accessible than the popular view of the last two years.

A new innovation at the Quarry View this year was the tagging of limestone samples by the Rogers City Chamber

William Stafford, Mrs. Whiteley, Mrs. Duelcgen, Rob Wilson, Bernard Czajka, Rudolph Duelcgen, Alfred Pilarski, Mrs. Val-

of Commerce. These samples were enthusiastically received

encin, Henry Newhouse, Roberc Criccendon, Donald Whice, J. A. Valencin, Anthony Michetti and Captain Roland Bryan.

of the World."

by the people who wanted souvenirs of the "Eighth Wonder

diana limescone, and che same scone is used for che pilascers and rhe sancuary crim. The Scacions of rhe Cross which adorn che walls of che church are beaurifully fashioned in bronze

and ancique gold. The new pulpic which has not as yet arrived will be wrought iron.The altar is of beautiful Italian marble imported from Italy. The two spacious sacristies are

formed in a diamond design. The art glass windows were donated by parishioners.

Approximately 840 persons can be seared in the spacious church and choir loft. The heating system is steam, supplied by oil burners. The loud speaking system which was used in the former church was installed in the new church.

The former church will now be used as a school and

parish auditorium. In connection with the new church pro gram, a modern, fully equipped kitchen, and attractive dinette for the school children have been consrructed and equipped.

The Sr. Ignarius building program which has been carried on through the years has been a fruitful one. The first church, a 40x60 frame building built in 1874 stood on the site of the present Black and White Super Market. In 1920 a new

Parish Builds New Church A beautiful new structure has appeared in Rogers City.

The new St. Ignatius church which we have watched grow for the past year is completed and the first Mass was cele brated last August 15. Dedication ceremonies were conduct ed by the Most Rev. Stephen S. Woznicki, D. D., Bishop of Saginaw, on September 16.

The edifice is of original modern style characteristic of most present new churches in America today. The architects have endeavored to give the structure an imposing tower so that it could be seen from some distance. A number of port hole openings covered with glazed tile have been added to the tower for the benefir of rhe view of the boats and

sailors who put into port here. As you approach the church, statues of St. Francis, St. Casimir and of rhe parish's patron Saint, St. Ignatius, have been placed in nitches above the main entrance. The construction of the building itself is of brick excerior and cinder block interior, wich scone crim and coping.

The firsr plans for rhe church were submitted by Architect Joseph C. Goddeyne of Bay City in 1945, and the 4th set of plans were finally accepted. On August 15th, 1949 the rectory which stood on the site of the new building was moved to its present location at the corner of Fourth and Ira Streets, and on September 12, 1949 the first spadeful of earth was turned to begin work on the building. J. R. Heineman and Son of Saginaw was awarded the general contract.

As you enter the church the bapistry and Sacred Heart Shrine flank the transept. The appropriate Shower of Roses group graces the Bapistry door, and the Crucifixation group is used over the shrine. A soundproof mothers' room which is separated from rhe church proper by sections of plate glass is also situated here. A microphone in the room enables mothers wirh small children co hear che mass wichouc dis

turbing the general assembly.

The interior of the church itself is a pleasure to behold, done in warm tones of old rose, yellow and white, and the wainscoccing is in pale cocoa brown. The clerescory pare of the scruccure is supporced by eighc immense pillars of In16

and larger church was built near where the present church now stands. This second building housed five school rooms, convent rooms, and on che second floor, the church. Fire

desrroyed the building January 6, 1924 and in 1925 rhe rhird church-school was completed. An attractive brick rectory was added to the church properry in 1930, 1939 saw the com pletion of the beautiful, modern convent, and this year the new church was opened.

The impressive array of buildings is a fine addition to Rogers City of which St. Ignatius Parish can well be proud.

The greater share of the credit belongs to Rev. C. T. Skowronski who has devoted most of his life to serving rhe parish.

Rev. Skowronski was appointed pastor of Metz and Rogers City back in 1916. He resided in Merz and served both congregations until 1919 when he took over duries in Rog ers City.

Through the years the parish has progressed and ir was only rhrough rhe diligent, unending leadership of Rev. Skow ronski that the parishioners were inspired to build, com pleting this year rhe beautiful new church dedicated to the greater glory of God.

New High School Athletic Field Dedicated in Memory of Supt. Howard H. Gilpin

The thirty-seven acre athletic field located at the south edge of Rogers Ciry had another improvement made early this fall which will add ro its civic usefulness. The tract of

land purchased by the Rogers Township Public Schools a few years ago has been developed slowly as funds were available.

First it was leveled and a well sodded football gridiron was made. A little later a baseball diamond was added. Next came a substantial wire fence to enclose the area. This sum

mer an improved baseball diamond was built. The big pro ject completed this fall in time for the opening football game

wisdom and encouragemenr given them by Howard Gilpin.

He was a fine Christian gentleman, with high ideals, who loved children, and his fellowmen. He was a great sports man, a keen competitor, and one who enjoyed the greac outdoors co che fullesr measure.

Ic was he who firsc conceived che idea, of making this parcel of land into a playground for our people. It was he who devoted the untiring energy, into making it what it is

todayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a place where our children can build physical strength, and moral character; where they can fall, and learn to bounce

was a lighting system for night play. Football attendance in Rogers City has never been too good but fine attendance has resulted from the games being scheduled at night. Present plans are for a field house with rhe materials and equip-

back, wirh greater energy and determination; where they can learn to win, with humility and honor, and where they can learn to lose, with grace and dignity.

menr all purchased, to be started in the Spring. Tennis courts

MEMORIAL FIELD. May it give a long and useful service, and may the players who grace its grounds, always be a credit to the ideals of Howard Gilpin."

and other features will follow to make this field rhe recrea

tional center dreamed of by those who planned the project.

The field was named and dedicared at the opening football game of the 1951 season on September 14 in honor of H. H. Gilpin who served as Supt. of Schools for many years.

The following address given by J. A. Valentin on the

evening of the dedication expresses the feeling of the com munity towards its citizen who served fairhfully for so long.

"It is altogether fitting and proper that we should pause for a moment, as we gather on this field, under rhese lights, and pay tribute and respect, to one who spent the greater part of his life in the education of our children.

Howard H. Gilpin was born in Mt. Pleasant, Dec. 29, 1887.

He attended Mt. Pleasanc High School, Cencral Michigan College and che Universicy of Michigan. Ac the age of 19, he came to Rogers City as a teacher, and for 40 years his primary interest, was the youth of our community. He was always interested in community welfare, and was a pro ponent of good citizenship, and higher educarion. It was under his leadership, rhat the first Rogers Ciry High School basket ball team was organized in 1911. There have been many athletic teams since that time and hundreds of former students who are thankful and appreciative for the counsel,

So we here and now dedicate this field as the GILPIN

Seared lefr to right: Robert Wirgau, Barry Vallee, Clayton Friedrich, Capt. Dick Furtaw, Ronald Voda, Norman Quinn, Ed Buczkowski, Don LaTulip, Robert LaLonde, Charles Monrych and Dominic Michetti. Second row standing: James Quinn, coach, Charles Decdoff, Mgr., Mike Madden, Bill Borough, Ray Meyers, Roberr Nowicki, Dave Goulecce, Don Wagner, Calvin Vogler, Ed Wenzel, Don Selke, David Plume, Jim Maynard, Mason Evans, assc. coach. Back row left to right: Don Wenzel, Neil Burning, Lester Buza, Richard Ma-

kowski, Myron Smolinski. Kenneth Kerr, Richard Raymond and Ed Derry.

Pavement Leading Into Rapid River, Michigan. This Picture Was Taken September 27th. 1951.

CALCITE LIMESTONE AS A CONCRETE ROAD AGGREGATE

The final rest of a good road aggregate, as in any other

type of material which is continuously exposed to weather and traffic, is its condition after years of service. Tesrs for stress and strain can be made by mechanical means but only Father Time under natural conditions can give the real results of durability. A road that has stood up over the

years represents not only economical construction but means an inescimable saving co che motorist and crucker in comfort and vehicle repair.

A few weeks ago we had che incerescing and pleasurable

experience of driving over a Stretch of pavement constructed of Calcite Limestone aggregate which has stood the test of time. We felt that our readers would be interested in this

subject and took some pictures. The following extracts from an article in Calcire Screenings during the summer of 1934 during the pavement construction serves as an interesting background.

"A new use to which Calcite limestone has been entered

this season is that of an aggregate for concrete paving of

highways under State supervision. In order for stone to enter this field of industry it is first necessary that it pass the stand ard specifications of che American Association of State High way Oflicials and in this procedure rhe stone is first sampled in the quarry by State agents and sent to the Ann Arbor State Laboratory where it is subjected to the following tests: soundness, percentage of objectionable and encrusted par ticles, percentage of thin elongated pieces, percentage of hard absorbant material and seive analysis.

This highway construction was 5.6 miles of pavement between Kipling and Rapid City in upper Michigan, replac ing an old macadam road. The contracting firm on this job was the Herman Holmes Construction Company of Crystal Falls, Michigan. The contract called for 5.6 miles of concrete paving twenty feet wide with eight foot shoulders. A new up ro the minute Rex paver was used on the job. Arrange ments for materials to be used on this job was made through Mr. E. P. Smith of the Limestone Products Company of Menominee, Michigan. The stone was delivered from Calcite to the dock at Kipling by the Steamer Calcite where the two sizes were placed in separate piles. The cement was furnished

The Same Stri-tch of Pavement as it Appeared "Newly Laid." Photographed Summer of 1934.

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by che Aecna Cemenc Company of Bay Cicy. The scone and concrete passed all tests. We understand the bond was ex cellent, the mix perfect and the finishers commented on the way the mix worked. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment on this job was its completion without a lost time accident although the men were used from relief and unemployed rolls and not particularly familiar with the work, which is another achievement and speaks well for rhe personnel of Holmes Construction Company. Thus we turn another page in rhe recording of the various uses for which Calcite lime stone is employed."

This pavement is as smooth and even as the day it was laid. Nearly eighteen years have passed and traffic and weath er have caused few checks and no repair work, replacement sections or recapping. Incidentally, we passed over several pieces of pavement enroute which was laid several years later with non-Calcite aggregate, which had deteriorated to such a degree that recapping was in process..

The quantity of Calcite stone used as cement road aggre gate has rapidly increased since the first slab was laid in 1934.

Good concrete is a result of many conditions of workman ship, mix and ingredients. Extremes of temperature, drain age, roadbed base, and many other things materially effect its lasting qualities. The Kipling road may be a happy com bination of all of these variables bur we feel that it also

represents an excellent time test for Calcite Limescone as a road aggregace. The life cycle of this small section of U. S. 2 is not yet complete and we will continue to watch ic with interesr as the years roll by and business or pleasure guides our wheels through the scenic beauty of this part of Upper Michigan.

APPOINTED ASSISTANT MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Recent formal announcement

was made by J. A. Valentin, Cal cite Division Operating Manager, of che appointment of Lewis J. "Pat" Patterson as Assistant Man

ager of Operations at the Calcite Plant. This appointment was effec tive last July 1st. We are happy to have one of the younger mem

bers of the Calcite family receive this honor and responsibility. We call "Pat" a younger member, as he is, compared to the usual run of "old timers" at this location.

Pat came to Rogers City and Calcite in January 1940, a few months following his graduation as a Civil Engineer from Michigan State College. His duties here through the years

have been varied as is typical of our operation and ranged from construction, operations, harbor and quarry survey and routine drafring. In 1942 he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in the European theatre of World War II. He was

A NE\Y/ MEMBER ADDED TO QUARRY EQUIPMENT FAMILY

"~On July 17,

1951, a new piece of quarry equip ment arrived ar rhe Calcite Plant. It is

a very versarile and rugged machine called a back hoe.

This addirion is of

Hysrer make and is mounted on a D-S caterpillar tractor.

The backhoe is unique in that it it has the backhoe attach ment or a crane boom with a three-eighths cubic yard bucket which are interchangeable within an hour and a half. A maximum boom swing of 210 degrees is obtainable. The regular bulldozer blade in front acts as a counterbalance for the backhoe as well as doing its regular job.

The cab has been remodeled into a steel supported glass enclosed, warm comfortable place with full vision for the

one-man operator. Two sets of controls are available, one for rhe bulldozer blade or by changing positions for the backhoe attachments.

The uses of the backhoe are numerous and guarantees a busy future. During rhe operaring season it does a lot of secondary cleanup or stripping in the quarry. It is especially adapted to clearing out irregular cavities or potholes. In the winter it will be used mainly for cleaning cars used in pri mary stripping. The frozen ground always provided a hazard for men trying to get it out so—welcome is the backhoe.

Other uses are digging trenches, loading small trucks and clearing land. It can be used for anything that a small shovel might be used for, thus it is bound to become one of the most indispensable pieces of equipment found at the plant.

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NEW CALCITE BUS FOR PLANT EMPLOYEES For the conven ience of the Cal

cite Plant employ ees, a regular

schedule for their transportation

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to

and from work has

been in operation for many years.

This service ivailable also

is to

the Bradley Trans

portation Company employees who participate in the winterwork program when those big gray ships are snuggled in the layup basin for general overhaul and repairs.

Like all other equipment at the Plant, it is modern and in keeping with the times. This new International Coach was

discharged in November 1945 with a First Lieutenant's rating

delivered ro the Plant on October 12, 1951. It is mounted on

in the Coast Artillery Corps—Corps of Engineers.

He and Mrs. Parrerson have daughters Judy, 7 years, and Mary, 4 years, so his home life is in a woman's world. His hobbies are carpentry, gardening, an occasional card game and water sports. Another hobby fast developing is called checking—better described as an evening jaunt down to the

an L-183 chassis wich a Wayne Custom body. The seacing capacity is approximately 60 men. You will be seeing the

plant to see how things are moving. He is also active in church and civic affairs.

Par's many friends and associates wish him well and hope he has many successes on the new job.

new No. 2 many times in the future making the run ro and from the plant per schedule.

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Not long ago about 90 per cenr of rhe bread consumed in the U. S. was baked at home. Today, the low-priced nu tritious products of business, including breads and cakes which need only seven minutes in a home oven, have literally added one day a week to the American housewife's year.

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You'll See It In Screenings "Just Among Ourselves"

Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk LETS MEET THE ENGINEERS

In this issue of "Calcite Screenings" we wish to acquaint our readers with

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four new personalities who have joined the engineering staff of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company with

taken to one of the nearby iakes and are navigating that sailboat, a sport they equally enjoy. We learned roo, that George is a pretty good shot and is getting in shape to down that big buck.

in the past two years. In spire of the fact that they are located here in the main office, their work is such rhat it has been difficult for them to become

acquainted even with their fellow work ers in this building.

pectively. He and the wife have been hosts to weekend guests all summer and we are prone to believe that this is perhaps their hobby. Leota, we under stand, has close relatives here in Rogers Ciry and almost feels herself a native because of that. This being the case the Widmayer's have not had any "baby sitter" problems. Donn, too, enjoys hunting and has visions of venison steak on the table about che time this

"big" little magazine is in your hands.

Pictured

here

is

Clifford

Bushnell

greater part of the time. He is an alum nus of Purdue University where he received his Master of Science degree

ning a close second. Cliff is gradually getting quite well acquainted down at the plant where he is closely associated wich che eleccricians.

Donn Widmayer is another of our newcomers amongst the engineers who v.as employed along with George Robbins on June 25, 1951. He, too, is an alumnus of Michigan State Collegehaving earned his degree in civil en gineering in June of 1951. Donn is a

very proud daddy and pictured here is his pretty wife Leota, and their two lovely children, Kay Allyn and Mary Elizabeth, who are one and three res20

and was our latest newcomer to the

Engineers' Department. That fine fourmonth old son is pride and joy of Mr. and Mrs. Schuch and rhey have named him Kent Foster. Needless to say, Herb and his wife Alberta are proud of this young fella and justly so. Herb is a civil engineer and was awarded his de gree at Purdue. Previous to joining our sraff he was employed for rwo years as a field engineer of rhe Tela Railroad Company of the Republic of Honduras.

He, too, has a yen for photography and is very capable in the art of wood working. He is keenly interested in Cub Scouting and hopes to be able to

and his wife Esther. He was employed with this Company on July 17. 1950, and is located down at the plant the

in electrical engineering. He is but twenty-five years old and has a fine future before him. Photography seems ro be his pet hobby with fishing run

On August 9, 1951, Herbert Schuch entered the employ of the Company

devote some of his time toward this fine work. Herb is a zealous and con

And what have we here? It appears that Beccy Robbins has done some fine engineering" in order co get George to learn rhe art of drying dishes. It doesn't look as though he has had much ex perience along this line but it won't be long and he'll be quite as adept at domestic chores as he is with the "lin

en" in the engineers' department. He-

has his degree in civil engineering from Michigan State and has worked for the City of Milwaukee and Cutler-Hammer of that City. He came to us on June 25, 1951. During the summer months when their friends do not find rhem at

home it is almost certain that they have

scientious worker and although only 26 he has already acquired a fine volume of experience and knowledge in his line of work.

We wish to welcome our new en

gineers and their families and hope that they are happy in their new loca tion. We hope that they have found Rogers Ciry a pleasant little town to live in and Michigan Lime a pleasant place to work. We are happy to have them with us. i

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many helpful suggescions on personnel and safecy problems. We feel che loss of a good friend and an ever ready and helpful co-worker.

George looks very happy in the above piccure wich che binoculars presenced co him by the Eleven o'Clock Club. This gift was presented to George

for the express purpose of bringing rhose fabulous California barhing beau ties up for close inspection.

George is out in California in his new home at this writing and his last letter would indicate a complete and hippy consummation of many years of anticipation. We had a feeling after reading his letter that we missed George more than he missed us but we were all glad ro hear that he and Edna

George Wing entered the employ of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company on May 10, 1913, as an elecrrician. He served in this capacity until Jan. 1, 1942, when he was promoted to Power

and

Electrical

foreman.

Man

agement personnel changes and retire ments again found George climbing

are enjoying their new life and home i;i sunny California. We wish rhem borh many years of happiness and im proved health and hope they will take time out at some future date to come

back and visit their many friends in Rogers City and the Calcite Plant.

Art Grambau invited Rudy Kreft over to his house so that he might

help himself to the supply of fishing worms he had hidden in a box in one

of rheir lilac bushes. Bur lo and behold,

much ro Arr's chagrin, his wife Frieda had disposed of rhem not knowing the contents of that old box. Rudy was very diplomatic and told Art not to feel badly, he'd take advantage of his vege table garden next year since he should have a good one being that the worms will have all winter to work up rhe ground.

Herman Sreinke has a new Dodge and on his recenr rrip through Wash ington, D. C, and Virginia he says

rhar it performed very well. The only minor thing wrong was rhat there was no dusr on rhe dash and therefore he

couldn't keep track of the mileage. As a Chrisrmas presenr perhaps Herman

would like a little pad and pencil or one of those new mileage gadgets now on the market.

WHEN ADOLPH GOES TO TOWN HE REALLY DOES IT UP RIGHT

the ladder to success when he was made

This is not a "guess who" but a very fine photo

General Shop foreman on June 22, 1.942. Nothing succeeds like success and George Wing's ability to organize and run an economical and efficient shop program placed him on January 1, 1946, in rhe position of General Shop Superintendent which position he held until his retirement September 15th.

This brief statement of thirty-eight years of service tells its own story of a job well done. As exponents of safety we may be somewhat biased but we feel that one of Mr. Wing's greatest contributions to the Company's welfarewhile on the job was his quiet, persis tent work on safety and accident prevenrion within his department. He came to the job when safety was but

of our congenial Mill Superintendent, Adolph Sor-

any of the activities, he attended along with "Pat" Patterson and George Jones, the other two repre sentatives from the Company. Adolph said he did not care about dancing as the patent leather shoes rubbed a blister on his foor acquired earlier in rhe week. However, he did have a good time watching his partners whirl around rhe huge Stevens Hotel Ball

another word and rhe safety practice-

room.

was practically non-existent thus the accident record

of rhe Electrical

De

partment was proof of the lack of this incerest. When a concerred drive fin

ally scarred ro make che Michigan Lime stone & Chemical Company a safer place to work, George was in the forefronr as one of the safety spark plugs of the electrical department. The rec ord which this Departmenr has achiev ed at the present time speaks for it self. Twenty-six years without a lost time accident is a credit to every man in it and particularly to George who was there from the starr ro keep rhe ball rolling. We are going ro miss his contributions co Screenings and his

genfrei. We are so accustomed to seeing Adolph in his working clothes that seeing him in formal attire catches us by surprise. However, you can see chac he is quite a distinguished and stately appearing gentleman when he is present at a formal social function.

In early October he was one of the Company rep resentatives at the National Safety Congress held in Chicago. One of the entertainment highlights of the affair is the President's Ball. Not wanting to miss

When Adolph told some of the Mill fellows about how he was surprised to have the hotel valet service bring him a full dress suit so that he could attend such a "ritzy" doings they hardly believed him. We were fortunate to be able to get this picture of him and would not have been successful if we had not

remembered seeing a pretty lady photographer wan dering through rhe crowd taking pictures. By pure luck we were able to contact the lady through the hotel management and gave her rhe description of Adolph. She senr us a few pictures in answer to che

description and sure enough Adolph's was among them. Now we hope that we have proven to those

who doubted Adolph's enthusiastic story of his going ro a formal ball that he was telling the truth. We are especially glad for Cash Sobeck's sake that this photo graph was taken.

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News Items from the Buffalo Plant "Hot Rod" Lis, claims his 1950 Hud

son will do 120 MPH on a straight run—We think it will, too, if he puts a few tons of lime on the roof to keep it from flying—. This answer has raised his blood pressure about 10 points and to top it off W. Kowalski tells him that his ancient Pontiac with its four gears can run circles throttle—.

around

him

at half

It seems that our star pupil Wm. Slattery is allergic to benches, "park benches" to be exact—. Rumors say that William and his associates tried to use them as Canoes in Ellicott Creek

Park during a club picnic, but the

Jim Ferrino—Turkey Farmer—"Lost 25 of my turkeys in the past six months." (The boys are telling him he shouldn't have fed them foundry stone so soon, you should have started them out on mill stone.)

Joe Caruana—Traffic Manage r— Phone conversation—"Yes, we can take

Our John Kunik has a new car. The

your order for 200 cars for next week."

engine is about the size of a cigar box.

When he was asked how the gas mile age was, John replied, "I don't know, I've only had her for six weeks and haven't purchased any gas yet."

Al

Swiatosz—Bulk

truck

loader—

Wearing the loudest shirt in the plant —Even the truckers are shunning him.

Hardy Johnson—The Harmonica Playing "Deacon," is still holding his

benches drew water and didn't work

noon hour sessions. The smooth talk

out—Consequently the whole idea cost the boys about two hundred smackers

and sweet music helps to enroll new students in his church. Eugene Hill, is the only one who hasn't joined as yet.

and the case was closed—.

On September 5, 1951, John Kunik and John Rychnowski made the honor role as "heroes" of the year. They were credited with saving a youngster from drowning. While a group of boys was playing along the dock of the Pacific

We of the Buffalo Plant for years have known that Captain Swartz of the B. H. Taylor, is one of our salesmen.

The passengers who ride his boat all agree that they have never met an in

Molasses Co., two of them fell into 25

hospitality. He sends them all away happy to have been aboard.

feet of water, one of them being pulled out by his playmates but they were

dividual with more "down to earth"

the two husky men of the Michigan

With regret we report the passing of our friend and fellow worker George

Limestone Co., who had noticed this

Penn. He was born at Deseronto, Can

incident from the top floor of our plant building, the other boy was saved.

ada on August 22, 1914, and passed

unable to rescue the other. Thanks to

away August 30, 1951. George was a veteran of World War II and was badly

How come T. G. Rose is carrying

wounded in the battle of the Anzio

crutches around in his car? Could it be the week-end work at Conneaut that's

Beachhead. He came with us on Sep tember 6, 1942. Although he was quiet and unassuming he will be greatly missed by his fellow workers.

getting him down?

William Slattery still has trouble getting up in the morning.

Stanley Lis likes the "cookies" in Germany better than our own kind.

Howard King—What's in that mar ket bag, Howard? That's my lunch in case my relief doesn't show up tonight.

Things are getting bad. When Penny Hoeft at Rogers City has to inform us that Buffalo is returning to Eastern Standard Time, and sure enough the next day the newspapers announced it.

Eddy Spillman was instructed to look over Mr. Mintz's office and decide if it

should be painted. His verdict, "Just change the Multi-Min bag he has hang ing on the wall and it's ok."

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Stan Corpus and Eddy Spillman built a platform for wetting down tops of wet bulk cars that's a dandy. All they forgot to provide was a cigarette lighter, everything else was included. The men who are using this new equipment are all very happy over the installation.

Lizzie Tomani has been as busy as a "one arm paper hanger" since he took over the crane job during John Kowalski's vacation period.

To Stanley Lis, should go the Medal of Honor for supplying the Mill De partment with electric light bulbs dur ing the year 1951. Just as fast as the Mill Department would take them off his V-3 Loader the very next day he would replace them. He had plenty of determination because he kept even with this problem throughout the year.

We have a new Raymond Mill Op erator, Robert Alderman, who is doing a good job, but he should with two experts like Bob Stephany and Howard King teaching him the ropes.

The summer months have been tough on Alex Kruszka's weight. He started out the year weighing in at 233 but after John Kowalski got through chas ing him around he got down to a mere 203. Alex says, "It's ok, I can get in and out of the tractor cab again."

Eugene Hill to Bill Slattery—"Hey, Bill, drop that mop and grab a pick, you're working with the men today!"

Stanley Lis and Eddy Spillman's load ing crews were on a big repainting pro gram this summer. They are all to be congratulated on doing a good job and with the hazards the work presented, no one was hurt.

Hold on to your hats, Buffalo, that was the Conneaut passing at high speed: September Shipments Buffalo Conneaut

35,478 Tons 41,288 Tons

Eugene Hill became sick all over again when he recently had to pay a doctor for an old sickness.

We have had some real Scotchmen

on the Bradley Transportation boats in the past who watched those pennies.

But this new gang takes the cake. They play a cat and mouse game approach ing Buffalo Harbor in hope that the Buffalo Plant will call them regarding arrival time. There was one case recent

ly where the boat was actually inside the breakwall before the skipper gave up.

Robert

Collins

to

Red

Podraza—

How much do you want for your 1940 DeSoto, Red? Six hundred bucks!

Heck! I can get a 1950 Cadillac for all that money.

The Cradle Columns No issue of Calcite Screenings would

ever be complete unless we devoted a portion of this publication to those wee bundles of joy who come into the

homes of our employees to help make their lives more happy and complete.

The first birth we wish to reporr is that of Ann Louise, wee daughter of the Johnny Szczerowski's. She made her debur on July 2 and is another of chose little lassies who will scream "daddy's

ents are making their home in Posen temporarily. Harry is a member of the Track Department and they too enjoyed seegars.

Harold Hopp and his missus too are experiencing rhe joys of parenthood for the first time. Little Dianne Kay made her debut on August 9 and helped boost the population of Rogers Town ship. Papa Harold was, without a doubt, planning on "Jr." who might help keep him in shape for performing on the baseball diamond, but nevertheless he'll

the Scr. Robinson, came in one day and proudly announced rhe birth of a son on Augusr 28. They named this little tyke Calvin. The Maynard's also have two daughters, Eunice Jean and Ruth Ann.

Russell Wenzel, deckhand on the Str.

W. F. White, was wearing a broader smile rhan usual on September 1. They called their big bouncing son Russell Lc-Roy or Junior for short! Junior is the Wenzel's first child.

That big white bird really taxed his strength when he agreed to take a

boat" when she hears those whistles

be proud and happy ro have another

blow when she reaches rhe ripe old age of rwo! Right now her pa is a deck-

admirer in the bleachers.

double bundle co che home of the Alva

The Steamer Clymer too claims the honor of having a new pa aboard ship.

Ben Kowalski's thoughts will be turn ing home more rhan ever before now that he has a new charge, Karen Marie, awairing him. She was born on August 14 and we would just love to remind Ben that by December Karen will have

Ganske's in Ocqueoc. Alva still can't quite ger over rhe shock of how quickly one's family can grow. Mr. Srork showed no parriality on September 1 when he brought them a boy and a girl whom they called Gerald Alva and Janet Elaine. Alva is a root picker in

watch on the Steamer T. W. Robinson.

Pat Lamb, an oiler on the Steamer

Calcite, announces that he's a daddy for rhe second rime. Lirrle three-year old Sandra Jean calls newly-born Julie Ann her real live baby doll and in her sim plicity is truth. Julie with her dark curly hair and blue eyes is an example

of pulchritude rarely ever depicted by the deft and artistic hands of doll mak ers. She was born co che Lamb's on

July 24.

Bonnie Gay joined her six siscers and

four hrorhers on August 3. Little Bon nie need never wanr for playmates for she'll

have

them at her side all the

time. Louis Urban, watchman on the

Str. Bradley, says that there's nothing quite like a big family to keep one happy and young, and who knows but what one might not be a genius who might someday give them much joy.

Joe and Gloria Hassett bestowed the lilting name of Monica Mary on their little pride and joy born to them on August 4. It is their ardent hope that she shall be musically talented and if, like her mother, should inherit the love for the ivories and the vocal qualities of her pa, she certainly will find her rightful place in the professional field of music. Who knows

bur whar she

mighr nor even find rhe "lost chord?"

Her daddy is a radio operaror at the Central Radio Telegraph Company, while her mom continues as church or

ganist at St. Ignatius and assistant County Librarian.

Walter Idalski, Jr. became a brand new daddy on August 6. James Edward invaded rhe peace and quiet of their home on

Huron

Avenue and

Walt's

developed a lusty ser of lungs and per haps the evenings this winter will be just a little longer than he's ever ex perienced before. Could be that you might even get in on a little bit of floor walking, Ben, but you'll love her just the same.

The Enos Brege's now have a little boy and girl, namely Tommy and Lois.

She was born to them on August 10 and her daddy is a member of the Yard Department. Enos is already putting away an extra dollar each pay so Lois can have her pretty doll for Chrictmas.

Dianne came ro rhe house of Alfred

Brege on Augusr 19 and her three brothers are certainly happy boys. Five year old Dorance insists she must have blonde curly hair and blue eyes and his mommy must dress her in ribbons and

frills. In one of our past issues of Cal cite Screenings we commented on the musical talent in this family. Perhaps she may be gifted vocally and may find her name in bright lights some day. Her daddy is a very proud man and his fellow employees in the Machine Shop are quite aware of this!

Ralph and Larry Wagner, sons of Bernard Jr. had long given up hope of ever having a little sister bur along came Connie on August 20 co make theSS young fellas happy. Mama Wag ner is kept busy keeping che cookie jar filled

for all

their little friends who

many pals in the Mill Department, where he is a repairman, enjoyed the traditional cigar.

When Diane Kay was born to the

come in to see their pride and joy. In fact, sometimes they would prefer ro amuse her rather than to get into that backyard scrimmage line. Bernard is a

Harry Monrych's, she made it a happy family of three. She made her debur on August 9 and she and her proud par

Mill Department.

James Maynard, watchman aboard

member of the loading crew of rhe

rhe Mill.

Linda Felax ran out into the street

to meet me on September 12 breathless and all excited telling me that Santa Claus had sent her that baby sister she asked him for last Chrisrmas. We know

that she must have been a good little girl 'cause Santa isn't always that gen erous. Now she will be able to hang two stockings over the fireplace of their new home on Christmas Eve hop ing that Santa will not forget the new baby whom her mommy and daddy called Donna Rae. "Hardy" is a stokerman on the Str. Bradley.

We note that the Mill Department is well represenred in this column. Eu gene Kowalski announces the birth of his third son, Larry, born ro them on September 16. We'll grant you that you'll see plenty of action around the Kowalski home in another couple of years for Gene tells us they're "real boys" and we can certainly interpret that to mean but one thingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;could they be little "mischief makers" with a zest for living? They probably have

the energy of a pocket-size atomic bomb and

the enthusiam

of a

fire

cracker, but unless they have they're nor real boys!

Wally Hein, like Gene Kowalski, also boasts of a new born son, Clifford Matthew, joining his two brorhers, Edward and Stephan, on September 21.

His good wife, Margaret, is always so happy ro see Wally get home from his work on rhe Track, for by then she is probably due to make her tench round of face washing or removing a wad of bubble gum from Eddie's hair or quiec che fears of chree-year old Stephan who might have scratched his finger just 23

CLA^ftvU VtoPp enough to see a smear of rich crimson blood and which he insists must be

warming glow of a wood log burning in rhe fireplace? Further, the anticipa

bandaged. Wally breathes a sigh of

tion of Hallowe'en for children. Thanks

relief about nine each evening when he and his wife have their active charges

giving, the day of family re-union, and rhe special thrill of making a loved one happy at Christmas-time. This sea son has something special and all its

tucked in for the night and the sand man takes over.

Jerold Geyer. deckwatch on the Str.

own.

tO'O.

W. F. White, came in to announce the

birth of a son whom he and Jane Ann called Steven Paul. Little "Stevie" join ed che Geyer household on September 30 and in a couple of years will wirhouc a doubc be reasing and manhand ling his little sister Susan like most brothers do, but she'll love him just the same.

The staff of Calcite Screenings ex tends their heartiest congratulations and best wishes ro rhe families of these

newly born children. May they be healthy and strong and give you much happiness.

An activity enjoyed by many at this time includes game hunting. Mr. Kinville

Traveled

North

on

his vacation

recently, but we regret to report suc ceeded only in "bagging" a heavy cold.

We hope Mr. Hugh Lewis has better (and healthier; luck. There is still the deer season ahead, so all the avid nimrods can rake hearr.

Worthwhile

asides:

Grearness always appeals ro the furure.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

Mutual understanding is ever the

Detroit Office While returning to Detroir from a buisness trip, our Purchasing Agent, Mr. Frank Corregan, was injured in an automobile

accident.

The

misfortune

took place on the highway near Akron, Ohio, consequently Mr. Corregan was caken co People's Hospical and confined for two weeks. We are happy to learn Mrs. Corregan was not seriously hurr, but understand Mr. Corregan required facial surgery. Ar present, he is re cuperating satisfactorily at his home in Birmingham. We all miss his quiet, cheerful personality and hope he can

Best wishes for much happiness to rwo of our lovelies:

Marjorie Weber, Purchasing Depart ment, who received a lovely engage ment ring several months ago.

Phyllis Maenza, Accounting, who will be married on November tenth, and

will spend her honeymoon in rhe New England States.

Mr. R. W. Long became a proud papa on September ninth. The new ar rival is Alice Ruthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;now the Long's are eight.

We missed Karl Rieger while he spent some time at the Calcite Plant

be with us soon.

The heartfelt sympathy of our entire staff is excended to

firmest chain.

which was once home to him.

Mr. Baltzetsen,

whose facher passed away on Sunday, Occober sevench.

We are anxious to hear a first hand

report on Mexico shortly. Edna Cou sins, Accounting Department, is driv ing the round trip in sixteen days. We tried to tell Edna how to say "No" in the native language but had no authen tic reference manual at our disposal.

The trip should be exciring, we wonder if there will be some snapshors avail

Congratulations to the editorial staff at Rogers City on the previous issue of "Calcite Screenings." In addition to the striking and unusual cover, we had an opportunity to get acquainted piccorially with the New Castle office per sonnel. The consensus of opinion indi cates that all are extremely photogenic and a very handsome group. Recent vis

GUESS WHOP

The old adage, "Pretty in the cradle but homely at the table" certainly does not apply in this ca.se. This little "girl" or so it would appear, has carried his childish facial characterisrics inro man

hood and is a handsome gentleman with a winning smile. We will add that he perhaps isn'r as shy as he may have been ar rhree. He still possesses a win ning personality which is perhaps why he has so many friends. We dare nor tell you where he works or what he does. He is a diligent and a conscien tious worker and willing to help his fellow

workmen

whenever

rhe

need

arises. Our subjecr is married and he owns a nice new shiny car and keeps it polished as if ic had never been out of che garageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his wife can probably cake che credic for this. They have no children but enjoy ochers very much.

His wife does noc bowl buc he can be

seen ac the bowling alley about three or four times a week putting his heart and soul into the game as he does his work. We might add too that he likes to walk for rhe exercise. Then too, it

could be a solution for keeping the waiscline slim!

J. Foster, R. O. Cronise and H. Ward

Gus Schaedig likes birds and stands by his 12 gauge shocgun. "Ic has killing power," he explains. Well, it's well known that Gus is a good shot but there was a partridge in a tree and Gus shoe che head off with his 12 gauge

Lewis.

but all that came down was feathers.

itors from rhar location have been: T.

able.

Generally speaking. Summer is fav ored above all seasons. However, now that Fall has arrived we concede it has

equal merit. What can be more in spiring than the color richness of Fall

foliage, the excitement of football, the refreshing tang of brisk air and rhe 24

One of your employees may make a mistake on an adding machine, but you do not on that account throw all your adding machines away. Neither can you afford to throw away the prin ciples of Christianity because somebody else fails to use them, for rhey are your most important business equipment.

How close have you ever been to a

live rattlesnake? Have you heard che warning ractle? If you were ro ask Archie Karsten these questions lie would reply somerhing like this: "Too close, yes, I heard rhe warning rattle

and I'll add that it doesn't take long to get fifty feet away either."

Ma rr iages

Wedding bells pealed for Earl Tul-

Pictured here smiling so happily are the new Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bey who

getske Jr. and Eleanor Palmer on Au gust 18. St. Matthew's Church ar Flint

was the setting for this pretty wedding.

Pictured here we see Earl and Eleanor

leaving rhe church and ready to run rhe gaunrler of rice and conferti. Earl

is employed by the Bradley Transporta tion Company The First Methodist Church of Al

pena was a scene of a pretty wedding on July 21, 1951. Al Prevo, oiler on the

B. H. Taylor decided ir wasn't fun vaca tioning alone so he persuaded Eleanor Fischer of Alpena to take him "for berrer or for worse" and rhen srarred

on their honeymoon vacation. Pictured here we see AI and rhe new Mrs. Prevo

giving rhe cameraman a great big smile as they are about to "drop the blade" through that beautiful mammoth cake.

had just been wedded at a Candlelight Service ar Sr. John's Lutheran Church on Seprember I. His bride is the former

The marriage of Gerald Smigelski ro Donna Scort Myers took place on the lawn of the Scott home. Jerry tells us it was a beautiful sunny day on Au gust 4 and rhey spoke rheir vows ro rhe accompaniment of the chirping of rhe birds. Judge Ward L. Hagadorn performed the ceremony.

son and rhey are making rheir home ar

Robert Leow chose Margaret Brady as his bride on August 18. He and Margarer hold rhe distinction of being the

ness.

firsr couple to be married in the beauti ful new St. Ignatius Church.

Geraldine Srreich. Arr is employed as a wheelsman on the Str. T. W. Robin

Rogers City, R. F. D.

The staff of the Calcite Screenings wishes to take this opportunity to wish our newly weds much joy and happi

Herman Luetzow, too, went aisling on September 15. He chose lovely Ila Schaedig for his bride and rhey are now making their home at Rogers Ciry,

R. F. D., and Herman is employed in rhe Yard Department.

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When driving down Larke Avenue, it is a pleasure to note the beautiful redecoraring job applied to the exterior

Not everyone has as keen imagina

tion as LeRoy Haselhuhn of the shop.

The 1939 Chevrolet that he drives was

of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norm

repainted and now shines like a 1951.

Haselhuhn during vacation time by two very capable arrisrs, meaning Lois and

In fact, LeRoy claims it IS a '51 and that's that.

Gertie, wife and mother of rhe land

lord. Don'r get us wrong, however, because Norm says he did supply the paint, brushes and ladders besides wielding a few masterful strokes on rhe shady side.

Neighbor Roy McLennan, employed a different method stating he applied the nice coat of paint by spraying the house himself. Friend Wife, stated that this was not entirely rrue. Says she, "He

sprayed the house and himself."

"Like father, like son" they say and here we have an example of it in the form of Fred LaLonde and his rwo sons Earl and Bob. This threesome are trout

Paradise.

Hunter: Hugh S. Lewis.

Date: October 15, 1951.

Birds flushed Shots fired

are bur also know how to catch them.

The favorite fishing spots are known only to them and bribes or threats couldn't bring our the top secret in formation. When you see a string of trout such as they display, who can blame them? Fred and Earl are employ ed at the plant so don't ask them about the big one that got away for chances

13 10

Hies scored

,

Baccing average

0

000

Walcer Meyer says chac co see a big goose siccing on che lake shore within che Cicy Limits would make any up right and law abiding citizen want to

are rhat it didn't.

violate.

Alfred Quade: "Doing much fishing on your vacation?"

Dick Schaedig: "Sure, and catching

he made a bad investment in a new

some dandies too."

Alfred: "These rwo week vacations

are sure nice to have, aren't they?"

Dick: "Yes and no."

Alfred:

"Nah, what's wrong with

them?"

Dick: "They are nice for a working man, but alas they are eleven and a half months too short."

A petty thievery has been discovered in the Accounting Department. Poor Bob sure messed up the "big deal" when he tried to smuggle a red lead

pencil out of the building one day.

Heaven Sakes, he might have known

that an experienced thief wouldn't tie a pencil to the belt of his jacket and lee it dangle there for everyone else to see. He keeps telling us that his finances arc- in a sorry state and rhat regardless of how he figures, he always ends up in the red. Is rhat why you took the red pencil, Bob? Or didn't you take it?

Perhaps, an investigation would reveal that you've been framed and someday the real truth will be known and that

jokster will be discovered.

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the secrer now is known. Fred catches

his fish and then ties some of them up for next time and in this way always

has a surplus to work with. We won der if rhe game warden is wise ro your pranks, Fred!

RETIRED EMPLOYEE CELEBRATES

Hunters Box Score

for they not only know where rhe fish

gers his limir of fish each time out but

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Place: Presque Isle County Partridge

fishermen in very sense of the word

Fred LaLonde is an experr when it conies to trout fishing. He invariably

Harry Cicero, the rabbit hunter, says

gun. With his old single shoe he got one rabbir per shot but now with the new three-shot repeater he still gets one rabbit and uses three times as many

The Grohowski family has grown considerably in fifty years. This picturewas taken at che golden wedding anni versary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gro howski. Frank worked in che yard de-

parcmenc before his retirement a few years ago. His son, grandsons and sonin-law, are employees ar Calcire. The

rwo young fellows seated on grandma's rug are Donald Klingshirn on the left and Kim Wirgau on rhe right. Seated from left to right are: James and Betty Klingshirn, Mr. and Mrs. Grohowski, Barbara and Charles Klingshirn. Stand ing are Margaret Talaska Grohowski.

Gerald

Grohowski

and

son Michael,

Michael Grohowski, Virginia Grohow ski, Mrs. Michael Grohowski, James Grohowski, Mrs. Alfred Klingshirn, Edward Grohowski, Alfred Klingshirn

cheap meat for the table has gone up

and daughter Mary Louise, Mrs. Ed ward Grohowski, Ivan Wirgau and daughter Andrea Jean and Eleanor Gro

in price along with all other commodi

howski Wirgau.

shells. That's badâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;what

ties.

used

to be

there is no lead in che mcac co incer-

fere wich che proper mastication of che bird when it reaches the rable.

Dick Schaedig of the boat Loading crew would like some suggesrions as to what material would be best suited

Butch Elowsky is the proud owner of a new Cadillac. He wants Frank Ta-

for making a large game bag. He says that now he has to make too many trips to the car. What a hunter!

laska and everyone else to know that

the four empty one gallon cans that came out to the shovel lately were for

rhe shovel and not to carry gasoline in for che Cadillac for the rerurn trip home. We hope not, Butch, with the

raised price on gas it would keep you poor filling rhe tank.

From rime ro rime we have pictured large families, some of whose members

are employees of Calcite or the Bradley Boats. We are parricularly happy to present this picture of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Buza and their family, as one of the members is an efficient and dili

arc-

gent worker on rhe sraff of "Calcite Screenings" besides doing dozens of

something you read about in books.

There are many people who eat a lot more rhan Otto Bruning does at these

department.

Joseph Buza, better known as "Pop"

heard about Hugh's unsuccessful hunt ing trips and were feeling right sorry for him. Al Klingshirn did not know that the bird was reserved for Hugh so

dinners but few enjoy it more. We'll lcr Otto in on a little secrer—we hap

ar

he made short work of Mr. Grouse. At

for fear some of his friends would think he devoured all rhat chicken!

This is che bird which one of rhe

loading crews captured ro present to Hugh Lewis while he was a recent visitor. It appears that the fellows had

least it saved Paul Thornley rhe job of building a crate and Pat Patterson che efforc of making a presentation speech at the 11:00 o'clock foremen's

meeting.

Short Cut To A Short Life

Never fasten ladders, it's fun to see them slide;

Never wear goggles, remember you bare pride!

Never put on gloves, theyre cumber some as bell;

Be as careless as you can. none will ever tell.

Never read the safety rules, all they are is bluff

By guys who draw a salary for hand ing out that stuff.

Abide by all the rules above, don't do as you are told, And I'll guarantee you, Brother, that you will never grow old.

Bruce Bailer of rhe loading crew has been having his share of bad breaks of kite. He had a kitchen stove to sell so

he made a trip ro Alpena to see what kind of a deal he could make but evi

dently it hadn't gotten cold enough there and he couldn't do business so

he went over ro Cheboygan and again it was to no avail. He came to work

on Monday with the stove still on the truck. On the trip down it jarred loose and fell off and Bruce's worries abour rhe stove were all over. How bad luck can one have?

We hear rhar Red Lee is

much

a crack

shot with the air rifle. He snips the heads right off rhose partridges and

The

Moltke

chicken

dinners

pened to hear him rell the waitress ro

rake away all those bones on his plate

To be thrifty is a virtue and it can truly be said that Ted Werner is thrift personified. Yes, he can't stand to see

anything wasted. The other day he asked if rhere wasn'r some way to use all that water rhar was being wasted by the running drinking fountain in the storehouse.

duties as a secretary in rhe personnel by his children, was a former employee Calcite

until

his

health

made

it

necessary for him to "take it easy."

"Mom" never takes it easy, after raising this family she got the working habit and can not break ir now. Seared are:

Ursula (Mrs. Anthony Donajkowski) of Alpena, Helen, secretary, personnel depr., Calcite Plant, Mrs. Buza, S. M. Honora (Betty) teacher St. Anthony's School, Temperance, Michigan, Joseph, Regina (Mrs. John Cuneo) of Derroir,

and Martha, also of Detroit. Standing are: Sophia (Mrs. James Gingerella) of Derroit, Ruth (Mrs. Steve Ropbins) of "gftflyiC&J

Detroit, ^Vjohn, trackman ar Calcite/0\# , Plant, Frank, custom's officer and in- \/W\oe^

Did you see that big four-moror air plane go over the Quarry on rhe last day of August? A couple of the mem

surance man of Rogers City, Joseph fj/td^;U£

bers of Pere's rrack crew did and one

Walter, tug fireman, Calcite Plant, V0JU^r^>

of rhem turned to the other and soberly said, "Gee. ir sure takes a lot of fans

to keep that thing cool."

Jr., Judge of Probarc, Presque Isle Co., o •£• Pelagia (Mrs. John MacDonald) of New York City, Theresa (Mrs. Alfred

Quade) of Rogers Cicy.

I

Since Harry Meharg moved co his new home norch of cown he has been

having car crouble in chose very lasr minuces becween 7:50 and 8:00 a. m.

Seems like che Dodge resenrs chose excra miles. Harry's record so far is one hike all che way co cown and cwo crips in wirh che milkman.

William Heller has been around rhe Calcite Plant since 1915 and in the

Shop since 1919. Bill became a shop foreman in 1929 and on Mr. Wing's

retirement on September 15, 1951, was

promoted to General Shop Superintend ent. With his experience as a foreman and his mechanical ability and training we know that Mr. Heller will fill the

new job efficiently and will be able to keep the mechanical end of the Plant in tip top shape. We congratulate Bill on his new job and wish him luck and good sledding.

John Heller of rhe Machine Shop proved to one and all that he is the

speediest man in that department. The proof was provided when a partridge flew through one of the shop windows and scurried here and there trying to

find a way out. John Heller moved as it jet-propelled and pounced on the doomed bird and stopped its escape.

Looking around wirh his prize in his hand he gasped, "Meat on the table."

This gentleman is in deep concenrrarion about something. You can't see the object of his gaze but it happens to be those numbers representing 2405 days without a lost time accident locat ed on the shop crane. This is the figureshowing as of November 3.

Ben Santimo, our new shop foreman, is making a silent vow to keep that

shop record going. He doesn't need to worry about safety cooperation on the parr of his men in the Shop. That num ber is their baby and pride and joy and they watch it with a jealous eye.

Ben was in charge of shovel main tenance and repair until September 9, 1951, when he took over Bill Heller's

Duane

McLennan

says that

each

morning between 8:45 and a quarrer to nine you can find him in the sample room in the mill.

Pat Kerr can't stand the noise of a

rartling bumper on his car. One of the lugs were broken so he decided to do

job in the Shop. Ben has kept che shovels in good shape during che lasc

few years of high production and we know he has rhe "know how" abouc

The shovel in rhe background of this picture and the smiling gentleman in front of it will be rather closely tied together from now on. Shovel main tenance is one of those imporcanc pro duction jobs in che Calcice quarry.

When one of rhose big machines has co shut down for repairs the stockpilesuffers. David Grigg has been on shovel repair work with Ben Santimo for a good many years and knows what the job cakes. From now on Dave is going co warch rhem and keep them going as Shovel Maintenance and Repair Fore man. Congratulacions on your new job, Dave, we hope your headaches and lace hours are few and far becween.

Ic's a funny ching abouc chac hat of Louis Heychalers, ic jusc won't stay on or it's down over his eyes. Louis is a good mechanic but he just can't seem to do anything abouc chac hac. The boys in che shop have been looking

foi a solucion co his problem and fin ally a light dawned on Rudy Krefr one noon hour when he was in che ace of

disposing of some well cleaned chicken bones. Rudy recrieved cwo good sized drum scicks and puc one of each in

his new job in che shop. Congrarula-

Louie's ears. Thar's che way wich che

tions to you Ben on your new job.

Shop gang, jusc give chem a little time and some one is sure to come up wich

Anyone who has seen Bill Trapp lately can tell he bought a hunting camp for he has that hungry look abouc him.

the answer to any problem. Chances arc two to one that Louis will help Rudy out of some difficult situation one of these days.

torch and curned co look ac che job chen turned off his torch in disgust and went ro see Par. Says Al, "Pat, where's rhar

Archie Plume had a posral card from |ack Burns while he was up in Can

ment now knows

break?" Pat rushed over and walked

ada and rhe picrure showed a river and

around rhe car, looked underneath, in

the

the back seat and in the trunk and then

Archie said, "I wonder where that river

decided the so and so bumper must have dropped off on che way co work.

is, I rhought I drove logs on everyone

tween a goose and a crane. He had a chance to study this subject up close the other day when the supposed goose hc shoe curned our co be a long-necked

in North America."

crane.

something about it and got permission to run her into the Shop and have the offending lug welded. Al Savina lit his

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name

of

it

was

the

Montreal.

Archie Bellmore of the Mill Depart the difference be

Heard While Passing

Jim Lamb: My dog can pick huckle berries as well as hunt.

Hugh Lewis: I saw thirteen birds and didn't get a feather.

Clarence Kelley: I got a bird and a rabbir with one shotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the dog caught

When it comes to painting decoys Vic Klee really does a job. He painted his whole flock before the season open ed this year and was telling Al Peltz about it and he wondered if they looked natural. "Heck," says Vic, "the dog got into them and ate two before he dis

the rabbit.

covered rhey were nor the real thing."

Gus Schaedig: How long has this been going on?

Harvey Scricker: Just boughr a $100 dog and rhere won'r be a rabbic lefc in

We won'c vouch for this story about Vic

che Councy.

"Muscles" Ernie Johnson: Boy, a 49pound cesc bow pulls back hardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ic

because we know he is not a violator

but it makes a good story. It seems that Vic was bragging to Rhoud Benson that he got eight ducks on the opening day this year. Rhoud reminded him that that was too many and that he

Dave Grigg: I had chree flar rires

was violating and Vic replied, "What the heck, did you expect me to leave

lasr week and all of chem wenc flat on the bottom.

them there or give rhem to the game warden? I gor five with the last shot."

could almosc use cwo men.

Clayt Gordon: 1 saw a deer with a big rack of horns not over 100 feer

Hugo Sorgenfrei just can't give up

from rhe Time Office at 3:30 in the

on that illusive summer rhat we failed

afternoon.

Bob Heller: Quierly explaining to Royden Schefke why he thought he shouldn't pay his wager on rhe World

to get this year. Around November lsr Ernest Bruning remarked that weather reports indicared snow romorrow. Hugo looked up wich a scarded expression

Series.

and said, "Gee, Ernie, we ain't had no

Bill Torno: Someday chey are going co gee scuck.

Bill Thornley: There are a lot of girls around here rhat I haven't been introduced to yet.

Frankie Rubeo:

There is bears in

this here viciniry.

Bob Smirh: Whar've you goc for me now?

This group of employees were those

the fuel lines and as a last resort start ed to bleed them but no fuel came.

Says Ray, "She's a good old motor, Bill, but she still won't operare on a bonedry tank."

You've heard about the fellow who cut a hole in the side of the boat to

mark a good fishing spot, didn't you?

Louie Selke was fishing down at Trout Lake and saw a fox go across the road.

Right then and chere Louie drove a scake in che ground ro mark rhe spoc.

The nexc day ac work he explained co Rhoud Benson how he would cake chac

good dog of his co che exacc spoc and trail down Mr. Fox and shoot him

down, chac is, when it was the right

summer yer." Better gcr our your long underwear. Hugo, it looks as if you

season for him.

Bob Crittendon, our radio man, en

joys bird hunting and being a thought ful father took his boy along this year.

The old timer was to show his son some

of the basic principles used to get the wary birds. Ar the end of the day's hunting Bob had shoe one bird while

said this, little did he realize that on

his son had chree. All we can say is chac Bob is a fine ceacher alrhough he mighc be slipping a wee bic with the

November

aim.

will have to wait another six months.

(Editor's Note: At the time that Ernie1st he would witness the

first real snowfall of the year and a whole rhree inches of it. What's more,

Skunks

are

odorous

animals

most

it looks like it's here to stay. It's "stuff"

times and Royden Schefke can sure

like

hunters trigger happy.)

vouch for that. His car has a differenr smell somehow and since that time his

Bill Warwick was having a little trouble starting the P & H crane out

"pals" have suggested many means of ridding it of its unpleasant odors. They offered one sure solurion to the prob

this

that makes

those

anxious

in attendance ar a Cenrral Safcry Com mittee Meecing during a visit at the Calcite Plant of President Irvin L. Cly mer. He came to Rogers City to attend ceremonies of naming a Bradley ship in his honor and while here greeted and addressed many of his friends at the Plant. Informal meetings such as these are among Mr. Clymer's many memories of pleasanr years at Calcite.

They cleaned the filters in record time and she still wouldn't start. They blew

on

the

Adam's

Point extension.

He-

checked carefully and decided the fuel line was plugged and called for the re pair gang. Ray Kelley and Ervin Dem-

psey collecred rheir pressure tank tools and new filters, jumped into their trusty pickup and rushed to the rescue.

lem bur Royden has decided he'd rather put up with ir rhan bury it.

The blasters inform us that John Burns is a mighry pleased man now that he has found out who the boss

of the blasting gang is.

The rocal kill of archers and gun hunt ers is expecced co be abouc 125,000 this year.

There is much controversy as to whecher rhe bow hunter is leaving

many wounded deer in the woods. The facts are rhar a sharp broadhead pro duces less shock and leaves a cleaner wound which is believed to heal more

quickly rhan one made by a rifle. It requites much skill and much practice to become a good archer. For this rea son many leading archers feel their reputation is being harmed by many unexperienced hunters who lack the proper knowledge and practice nec essary for good archery. This situation was brought about by the great increase of hunters which is shown by the fact that in 1945 there were only 1800 bow hunters as compared to the present 18,000.

A cricical situation which effects all

THE ARCHERS TAKE TO THE WOODS

nimrods and bow and arrow hunters

This year Presque Isle County joined 76 other counties in the special archery season from October 1 to November 5-

Archery gor a start in Michigan in 1937 when Iosco and Newago counties had a special season from November 1st to the 14th for rhe shooting of bucks only. That year there were 184 resident and 2 non-resident bow hunt

ers. In 1939 all deer hunting counties of the State were open for rhe shooting of bucks by 500 modern "Robin Hoods." However, some of the hunters

got too modern and began using cross bows which were branded as mechani

cal devices by rhe Attorney General and were outlawed in 1940.

During 1941 a radical change in leg islation opened Allegan County to the shooting of deer of either sex. This more than doubled the number of arch

ery enrhusiasts. During che war the force of bow hunters decreased to about 700 but in 1945 another concession was

made to the archers when legislation changed and lengthened the season from October 1 to November 5 and

granted them the privilege of securing a gun license if rhey were not success ful

with

cheir bows. There

were

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counties opened to the hunting of deer of either sex in 1947 and in 1948, 9,875 bowmen killed 538 deer. Lasr

years report showed that 15,747 arch ers took to the woods and returned wich over 1500 deer. This season all

counties except seven are open to hunting for deer of either sex. An mated 18,000 archers are hunting season yet their kill will be less

bow esti this than

1 percent of rhar of the gun hunters.

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has arisen though many don't realize it.

An estimated 35,000 to 50,000 deer

starved in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula last year. The starva tion area covers 4,500 square miles and extends into the Southwest corner of

Presque Isle County. Steps are being taken by the Department of Conservarion and Sportsmen's Clubs ro try to remedy this situation.

In bow hunting as in all hunting one must observe the rules of safery.

In rhe history of Michigan archery, all of the years up to and including 1950, the Departmenr of Conservation lists three major accidents. None of these

ers. He doesn'r use a gun, he uses his pickup and he has good luck. We wonder what his technique is.

Merlin Peetz, like many of the resr

of us, had to get some store teeth this year. Julius Patzer was talking to him during rhe change over and wondered if they might not be a little difficult at first. Said Merlin, "I think they'll be O. K. I'm getting the serrated rype so I can chew this tough beef we get these days."

Bill Trapp bought himself a new hunting reserve this lasr summer. It has a cabin on ir and rhe blasrers were

quite interested in the report after Bill's first visit to the new property. Says Happy Hopp, "How does she look, Bill?"

Bill: "Fine, fine. There are no deer on it and the cabin is full of mice but

she's a good hunting camp. I spent all afternoon hunting the mice and there's lor of rhem lefr yer."

This premature spell of freezing temperatures spelled grief for our friend "Dewey" McLennan. Seems he woke up one morning co find his car frozen up and he had anri-freeze in ir roo. However, Dewy soon learned chac it belongs in che "works" and nor on che back seac.

Competition is keen every place these days and especially becween Charles Hoffman and Eric Gruelke. There have

been rumors rhar chese cwo carpenters

were fatal, however. One was a near

are selling beautifully colored duck

fatality when a careless hunter shot an arrow into the brush at something that moved. Nearly all fatal hunting acci dents are caused by carelessness, either

feathers. Eric offers all kinds and special ones for Fall bars. Charlie may come back wirh a cheaper price. Those ducks must be plentiful at Grand Lake,

by improper and unsafe handling of weapons, or by sheer stupidity of not being sure before shooting. This has

Charlie.

but one solutionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;let's remember this and be more careful and use better

judgement when hunting.

The accompanying picture is that of Phil Henry, the "Robin Hood" of to day. Thus far, Phil hasn'r had any luck in gaining his prize but he hasn't given up. He'll try again next year.

Hunting season is here again so be careful while you are out in the woods.

Remember rhat gun you carry is very dangerous not only to yourself but co

Art Roeske has been making some safety deposit boxes and it is to be understood that they are completely safe and are available to anyone for the nominal price of Sl.00 per year.

The local bank may not be too pleased to hear this, Arr.

Walter Meyer tells us that he quit

hunting parrridge after the first week of the season. Says he got them all scared of the roads so rhey are safe for next season. He figures he's had enough for this season.

others.

He that saith he is in the light, and Anyone who is a duck hunter had betccr see Tom Kelley for a few point

hateth his brother, is in darkness.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I John 2:9-11.

one daughter. Rev. Lichau of the West

and cut the heads off of two chickens

minster Church

and when he went to pick them up he only had one. Did you find it yet Adolph?

conducted

the

burial

service wirh inrerment at the Rogers City Memorial Park.

The Sraff of Calcire Screenings exrends its sincerest sympathy to these families in their grear loss.

Disgusting Moments

Hunter: Well, where are the birds?

We all have rhem even the experts.

Don VanZandt recently designed racks

Tom: Well, gee-oh-fright, I'm a buck

for some oil cans which, when construcred, were found to be four inches ro short. Van says that he must have

been thinking about those partridge that he shot and missed. He's looking around for someone who wants a good shotgun. Don, who is repuced ro be a "deadeye Dick" figures rhere is some thing out of line somewhere.

Who is che sceward who says co his waicers: "Take ir awayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ir won'c walk!"

If you have ever heard chac, you will know who this fellow is supposed to be. One of the crew members of his

ship took a piece of wrapping paper one day and sketched this piccure wirh pencil. It finally came to the editor's desk and being hungry for news, we had ro pass ir on ro our readers to see if they might recognize this gendeman.

We will add chac he is a good spore and has his share of fun wich che boys.

While he mighc noc be flattered at this work of art, we hope he appreciates a shipmate's talent!

Obituaries John Schefke John Schefke, track laborer, passed away on October 3 after an illness of approximarely two years. He was em ployed by the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company on March 19, 1924 and worked until September 2 at which time he was hospitalized. The family wishes to take this opportunity to thank all those individuals for their many kindnesses in their recent bereavement

Mr. Schefke is survived by his wife, Bernice and five daughrers and two sons. Rev. Szyper of St. Casimir's Church at Posen officiated at the burial.

Ernest

Vjegelaiin

Ernest Viegelahn, powerhouse oiler, passed away suddenly of a hearr attack on October 27. He was employed in the Electrical Department of rhe Calcire Pianr on April 17. 1922. He is

survived by his wife Edna, rwo sons and

Tom Kelley: I'll never get another chance like I had this morning-two birds sitting alongside the road.

Jim Leow, our expert lay-out man in the Shop, made some cabinets for his home. He expected them to fit as his designs usually do but they were one quarter inch too wide. What did he

hunter.

Art Wenzel says its hard to see his dog Black ie after dark so one dark night he figured Blackie was under rhe wheelbarrow which stood along side of his garage since he could hear a noise under it. Arr got a light and found it to be one of those prerty black cats with a white stripe down its back. He says nothing happened but it was close!

Clem Urban says rhe water in rhe slip is a little cold this time of the year for a shower. Ir was quite a splash anyhow.

do? He just jacked the walls aparr and the cabinets clapped righr inro place.

Leave ir to Jim. Pat Patterson was somewhere below

Bay City a mile or two from a gas station and his motor started to sputter and rhen quit. "Confound it" says Pat, "I usually get gas in Bay City and now I'm going to have to put in an appro priation for a larger gas tank." Pat was lucky that Dodge really knows how to coast and rhe motor scill had chree more kicks in her.

Norm

Haselhuhn

and

Duane Mc

Lennan were looking ac a blank negacive chac jusc came ouc of che dark

room. Says Norm, "Muse have forgocren ro pull che slide". Duane offered, "Who cook chac piccure you or me?"

John Burns was looking ruefully ac his new car rescing againsc che door of che garage during rhe recenc heavy

snowfall. "I could have bought four sets of snow chains for rhar bumping job.

Just goes to show you the difference between hindsight and foresight."

When the P & H

crane was down

Ray Kelley laborously checked every thing on it but the fuel tank which showed empty. Says Ray, "How in the heck did I know she was bone dry?"

When it comes to driving a truck and watching a nice buck at the same time Leo Schefke is tops but he says they should make the road wider and have a bulldozer handy.

Cash Budnick was relling rhe boys why he is a successful bird hunter. Says rhar when he hunts at his Long Lake cottage he gets up early, runs out in the

snow barefooted and in his pajamas then rushes back in for a few more

winks while the good wife goes to work on the birds and has them ready for his noonday lunch.

We are wondering if rhe bear rhar Joe Urban saw last year is srill around.

In the morning Joe was telling us that he weighed about 150 pounds-at noon he weighed 200 pounds and now we are wondering what he weighs, Joe. We are happy to report that our good friend Frank Corregan of the Derroit office has rerurned to

work fol

lowing injuries received in a car accidenr. He suffered severe face and neck lacerations when his head struck the

windshield of his car. An interesring sidelight is that an individual who had first aid training stemmed the flow of blood from Frank's severe cuts and later his doctor remarked that had such ac

tion not been taken Frank mighr nor

Adolph Grulke says he is not so good in arithmetic so would like an answer

ro this one. One morning he went out

have survived. Mr. Corregan is pur chasing agenr of Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company.

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Rachuba says he has ro go uptown to do some shopping for shirts or is it

skirts? Maybe Louis will set us straight on that one.

Bob Centala brought his bride up North from Derroir lasr Spring and apparently she likes our rown as they are now cozily settled at Fourth and Woodward. Wishing borh of you lots of happiness.

Harvey keeps prodding Cliff on who chat mystery girl is in Rogers Ciry afrer 8:00 p. m. Thar's no secret is it, Cliff?

Besides, you don'r have ro be afraid of Harvey, he's got his one and only all for himself now. We might add here that since he got married he's all busi ness. He's even thinking of being fight manager for Sluggo Taylor and Bill Dagner.

Mark Florip took his nose aparc to sec what made it run.

Hardy Felax ate bullets SO he could have a hangup dream.

Carl Airman ran around the Wheaties box because it said "tear around here."

Bill Dagner wenr to the florist to buy

che Bradley, Vic?" Then afcer a brief pause, "Thanks, Vic." Flop: I'll be down co che engineroom shorcly, Porky, and if anyching goes wrong give me a ring.

Bob Garms salured che TV sec be cause someone cold him ic was General Eleccric.

Firch is figuring on moving ro che Cicy because he heard che Councry was ac

war.

Besides our Firsr Mace being a good doctor wich his pear-shaped onions he is also doing a little detective work on rhe side.

a defense plant.

Stan Szejbach wouldn't cake his girl for a buggy ride because he heard chac horses carry rails.

Harvey Krueger choughc a mush room was a place ro neck.

Most sailors when on shore leave go home or just drive around the country but some of our boys would rarher drive around the school block.

Krueger: A woman made me what I We wonder how che cooks goc co be so sharp ac che Canasca game. Eicher they're just lucky or they're getting a lot of practice between hash servings!

Well, well, we see where Bob has

received his first shipment of coal.

Harvey Krueger is the boy wielding the mop. It is hoped that his new bride cakes noce of Harvey's skill as rhe "cleaner upper." Vern McElmurray seems ro be hanging up che rowel so from che smiles and actions ic looks as

if chese boys from rhe Scr. Bradley are going ashore for awhile ro see rheir families.

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Bill Dagner always seems ro gee upcown around 4 a. m. co 9 a. m. What

time does she go to work, Bill?

Louis: Say, Joe, do you know that Bob calks in his sleep?

Joe: Ya? Louis: Well, che other nighr I heard him say, "Who is che besc wiper on

am today.

Otco: Whac's that?

Krueger: A married man.

Captain: Good morning, Louie.

Red: Good morning, Captain, but I'm not Louie.

Captain: Pardon me, but you're getcing co look more like Louie every day.

Hank, our Second Mace, had quice a time wich his kidney scones a few weeks ago and afcer feeling much beccer he said he didn'c mind hauling scone, buc he'd be darned if he'd make rhem.

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We understand that Rod would rath

The Other Fellow's Job The man behind the barrow with his

er play the stock market than place a little wager on the Yanks to win the

jersey full of dirt Looks with ever growing envy at the

series. There is no cause for alarm but the tension is terrific.

merchant's laundered shirt; but the man behind the counter feels

Now that the sailing season is about over and we are all thinking of riding rhe highways insread of rhe waterways let's not forget thac che highways have

proven much more dangerous and rhar high speed and high accidenc races go hand in hand. The hospital is not the nicest place to spend the winter.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank all our personnel for rheir co operation in the past season and wish them all a very pleasanr winter vacarion.

the nagging of the trade, And would swap his polished scis sors for the farmer's rusty spade.

In the night the sleeping doctor hears the clanging of the phone And "I wish I were a lawyer" is his aggravated moan; But the lawyer in his nighty hears the

doctor's car go past And be says. "That lucky doctor must be making money fast."

The man upon the vessel sees the coast line slowly dwarf.

And he longs for terra firma with the man upon the wharf;

a grand and happy thing To have the mighty scepter and- the station of a king."

Yet I have heard it whispered that a man upon the throne Would rather be the peasant with a spirit of his own.

So if your lot is irksome you can set your pulse athrob Just by musing on the virtues of the other fellow's job.

Richards ses he and White have got ten together now so rhar the next time it rolls they've arranged to be on op posite sides.

We think "Poor Herman" missed the chance of a lifetime when he

didn't take up that offer. What do you think, Ben?

While the other marks the vessel mov

Falliris is a disease which plagues most sailors during the latter parr of rhe sailing season. This disease has medical science baffled. Ir affects the victim in

many different ways. Some of the most common are bad digestion, insomnia, tempers, nervous disorders and the job in general. The only known cure is the layup basin at Calcite. It takes about as long to cure as ir takes the chief engi neer ro pur rhe hands off sign on rhe throttle lever of the main engine. We hope by reading the poem here below ir will help you through rhe rrying weeks ahead.

Russell Sabin has Texas because of taxes on his mind.

Old man concernment himself. Bet

ing out alone and free And he longs for boundless freedom with the man upon the sea.

The little boy in rompers thinks his daddy first in grace.

And he wish he were grown up with some whiskers on his face; But his daddy feels the burdens of the mortgage and the debts

Paradise would like ro rrade bunks

wirh Rick. Figures anyone rhat can spend that much time in bed certainly must have a good one.

Lou wants to know why someone didn't tell him just what this fall weather does ro one before he came

sreamboaring.

And he wish he were Willie in his

baby pantalets.

The young man sees his sister with her money-spending beau And he says, "If I were sister, I could save a heap of dough."

But the young girl sees her brother with his volatile finance

And she longs to be the owner of the ballot and the pants.

Says the peasant in the cottage, "What

Donald White, our flash porter, didn'r like the idea of feeding the fish in Thunder Bay and neither did Leo Richards who happened to be leaning out of the gangway at the same time and thought it was the seagulls who were well fed. Now Don has some sea

sick pills and there's nothing to it.

Louis Glentz says if they work he wanes a barrel of rhem.

ter known locally as Raymond Modrzynski watchman on the Str. Clymer.

A smile, a pipe and a pleasant look is

certainly becoming to Ray and it's a good formula for any man during these troublesome times.

Oscar "Pere" Miller, firsr mace on che Scr. Irvin L. Clymer, decided to have a home of his own and here it is. Being a sailor makes Mrs. "Pete" the landscape arrisr, so she has a job of starting the lawn. This is a nice looking home and the Millers can be proud of it. "Pete" will be kept busy during rhe winter months fixing up inside now.

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The Fall season is here and once

more rhe fellows are gathering around

Str. Calcite — Personal Items The men on the Calcite are well on

a cup of coffee and dreaming about all the nice things that are going to take place this winter afrcr layup.

their way to setting another perfecr safety record this season. As of Oc tober 4, trip No. 100 has gone across the board. Here are some of rhe facrs

Chester Kandow will take a trip ro Buffalo—we knew those numerous trips we made in there this season would

lead to something.

Arnold Fleming picked a local girl even though our rime in Rogers has been very limited this season, which

proves rhat love will overcome all ob stacles.

Benny Kowalski and Tony Michetti are proud Pappy's of baby girls, so rheir cime will be preccy well caken up chis wincer. Benny was seen cutting up small squares of canvass and inquired as to how waterproof it was while Tony Michetti wants to know why a piece of heaving line wouldn't work berter rhan rwo safety pins.

Erwin Adrian will be satisfied just

and figures. We have been sailing 191 days, made over 200 docks, been load ing 300 hours or 37'/s eight-hour days, unloading 600 hours or 75 eight-hour days. This means all the time the men are putting on and taking off hatches, going through the clean-ups, making docks, handling lines and doing the routine things the ordinary worker would do for 573 eighr-hour days and not an accident has occured. It is a finerecord to date and reflects clear think

ing and intelligent acting down through the lowest rating. SAFETY FIRST is our motto. We know it pays off in our health and wealth and the happiness of our families. Keep up rhe good work, men, and by season's end we shall have approximarely 768 eight-hour days.

Maybe we shall rate one of those souve nir envelopes that contain the silverdollar.

Tony Rosmys is hoping to win that diamond ring that the Lion's Club is chancing off so could be he has some little blond in mind. On his own back

forry he is a fasr talker so he shouldn't have much trouble once he gets the ring.

Our Chief Engineer has become acclimared to this Northern country and will take some more of ir again this winter.

The Yanks came through in grand style for Rod Wilson and rhat is the reason for rhe broad grin these days.

Sranley Centala thoughc he was ship wrecked when chac big sea came rhrough his porchole and discurbed his deep slumber.

Roy Green che "Lockinvar of che

Leonard Gabrysiak: When 1 saw chose chree girls in rhe band, I realized chac all men were my enemies.

Wickersham, Furraw, LaPrairie and

Valley are studying hard rhese days.

They have enrolled in che Engineering School and will wrice chis wincer. John Miller, our Second Mace, plans on wriring for his Mascers afcer lay-up. Good luck, fellas.

Furraw seeing Green making a hur ried ride co cacch che boac: Here comes

Roy on his mocorcycle (one headlighc).

Green had jusr acquired himself a new Lincoln and had one headlighc burned ouc.

Joseph Krawczak is looking forward to occupying the new home he is build ing on South Second Streec. We hopeit is a nice one, Joe, and thac you and che family will have many enjoyable

The Captain and Second Mace bought a new lawn mower recencly—power driven coo. Johnny cook his home and concracced co cut all the neighbors lawns and ir turned our that he develop

bride

ed motor trouble and now he has ro

while on his vacarion. Mrs. Dororhy

cur all his new jobs in his spare rime by hand!

Calcice" Adams is

cook

unco

himself

a

rhe new Mrs. Green. The

crew wishes you borh good luck and happiness forever.

As rhe season is drawing to a close, all hands who have been around awhile

The crew availed chemselves of che

agree rhat this has been about as pleas

free chesr X-ray service sponsored by

ant a season on the lakes as has been

rhe Lake Carrier's

experienced in many moons—nor much Cleveland, a trickle of coal, plenty of short trips, lots of time home, not stuck too much with watches, a good TV set

Associacion ac

the

Soo. Commander Dahlburg arranged wirh the Army to escorr us ro rhe locks and six cab loads from

Julian Yarch, wheelsman on the Str. Calcite, is one of our sailors whose home has contributed to the collection of nice

Rogers Ciry homes. Before Julian gets through with this yard and house, it will be one of the best, as he and his wife plan and work hard on this project.

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service.

years in ic.

to be off the boat and not to see that

blankety blank mate around.

makes us about 100'/'. The crew chinks

chis is a fine thing and appreciaces chis

the Carbide-

Ed "Bud" Jackson, repairman on the Str. Whire, owns this attractive home. Yes, Mrs. Jackson claims her share, roo, and

spends hours making it look neat and homelike. Bud is one of the new crop of engineers and we wish him rhe best for home and job.

and to all this we add that we have

fine cooperarion from rhe crew. This all goes ro make it pleasant living on

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least, fellows, you found out that those springs fly our.

before—"It

"Wild" Bill Airman claims his Ford

isn't the sailing but the men who sail them which makes a pleasant ship."

goes ninety-two in second and eightyfive in high.

board.

As

has been said

We do like the Calcite and we wouldn't

Mate: Who is the boss at your house, Widajewski?

trade her for any other.

So many of rhe men have signed up

Leo: I am! When I tell her I want

for rhe Welding School that it makes a guy think it must really be a good thing. Knowledge and know how, we admit, can never be raken away from

hot water, I ger hot water. One thing I hate is washing dishes in cold water!

We have a Bing Crosby on rhe boar.

If you don't believe it, you should hear Willie Gas sing, "Come on-a-my house and I'll give you candy and beer."

us.

The Rogers City Chamber of Com merce claims rhat the Quarry is the Eighth Wonder of the World and we claim we have it right here on rhe Calcire in rhe person of Eljay Showers.

Most of the men on board agree that sailing on the Calcite is like being a traveling salesman—short trips and in Calcite so often. No one is kicking though, give us more.

Yarch: Wickie, you really eat a lot.

Wickie: Now, Julian, you don't take a back seat from anyone.

Yarch: Yes, but it has further ro go on me.

Minier and Zinke borh agree rhat farm

and

home was never like this

sailing on the Str. Calcire. Gosh, and they get paid too!

On the White you don't have to ask anyone from rhe Pilor House what time we are due in Calcite. If Partyka,

Robinson and Wenzel are smiling, we are due at twelve o'clock and if they have long faces, we are due at eight.

Pictured here we have Capr. "Scotty" McLeod giving the cameraman a great big smile and on the right is Chief Guy LaBounty. This is one of those rare combinations where rhe Scorch and rhe

French really see eye to eye. There is

nary an ill word spoken between them and they have the full cooperation and respect of their crew.

Borh of these fine gentlemen will tell you that they wouldn't trade them for any on rhe Lakes and we'll wager that there

isn't a

man aboard

rhe W. F.

We would like to congrarulate a couple of our proud new fathers, Geyer and Wenzel. Thanks for rhe cigars, fellows.

After reading that article about the man who hasn't slept for rhe lasr twen ty-seven years, we believe ir's possible ro sleep standing up. If you don't think so, you should see Milo G. when he comes in for nire lunch before going on warch.

Jerry: Whar was rhat rumbling noise,

White who would be particularly happy

did we rub bottom?

ro be traded!

Bill: Heck no, that was only Art snoring.

It seems like the only one who got away for a little fishing this summer was Arnold. At least he is the only one who came back with any fish stories.

Evidenrly rhe orher fellows' wives had rheir time pretry well lined up for them. Of course, we didn't see any of the fish, we only have Arnold's story for proof.

Agree wirh rhe best in a man, if you would disarm his worsr.

The crew in the after end claim that with a voice like Budnick has he could

Here we are—all rwo of us. Joe Rose-

second asst. engineer and oiler Alban LaPrairie of the Str. Calcire. Joe has

win any Hog Calling Contest. It seems that when Richard is playing Spirzer no one in the after end is able to get any sleep. Well, Richard, we know whar ro do if the whistle ever goes "haywire."

is a newcomer this year and we hope-

If any one wants their outboard mo tor repaired, call on the 1st Mate and Wheelsman Quaine. They only wanted

will be around in 1952 as one of the

to see what made it work. Result: one-

engineers on a Bradley ship.

new starting spring needed. Well, ar

been in rhe fleer for some rime. Alban

It would be a good guess that the photographer gor not only a picture but a bite to eat from Steward Joe Zoho and his two helpers Dick Budnick and Max Inglis. The Str. White is noted for its clean galley crew and this picture shows why.

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Gus: I'm going ro change my name to Casimir.

WHY

Do most women require room cemperature of 80 or 85° when they can go down cown shopping very thinly clad in apparenr comfort in tempera ture approaching zero?

Do Thousands of otherwise normal

Americans spend thousands of dollars every year for the dubious privilege of sitting in the boiling sun or chilling winds to watch an outfielder dressed in

bloomers catch a ball, which they ex

pect him to catch and which he in turn expects to catch, and is likewise receiv

ing a high salary for doing same?

Do these thousands enthusiastically

cheer and applaud and act which in no way is unusual or unexpecred or even

Oiler: Why? Gus: I didn't mind it so much by popping those safety valves, but when a guy lets the fires go our that's bad.

Oiler: So 1 dub you Casimir!

Walter: How you coming with your oiling, Schular?

Schular: How much is rhere ro oil

ing?

Walrer: Nothing.

Schular: Then I'm

coming along

swell.

Elowsky: Young chauffeur wanted— presenr one not dependable.

much out of the ordinary?

Do people keep saying why when they know all along why?

Vallee: Gus, you better srarr going to church. Look what the Lord gave you, a home, a job you like, rwo cars and a fine family.

Gould, the big time promoter is at it again, this time a baseball pool.

Srenciling work wanted. All work

We'll wager afrer seeing Goodreau's skinned "profosus" (not listed in the dictionary), that he takes those boxes

guaranteed or replaced wirh a new pair of dungarees. See Smigs, the night cook.

Walter: Gus, where you going wirh

off that shelf over his' bunk rhe nexr

that tent?

spell of heavy wearher.

Gus: That isn't a tent, I just washed my work pants.

We wonder which of rwo calamines

is ro befall George Parzer, matrimony or dearh by srarvarion. It looks like a close race.

"Hi Babe" said rhe masher to

the

beautiful blonde ac che bus scop. She made no reply. "Excuse me," said che masher, "I. choughc you were my Moth

er," The Blonde gave him a cold scare and said disdainfully, "1 couldn't be, I'm married."

Moscow: After I made my boy a truck, all he keeps on saying is giddyup daddy.

The enrire noncommunist world is

looking ro us as an example of democ racy. Our shore lines are no longer bul warks. They are show windows.

A man cannot go anywhere whilehe is straddling a fence.

GUESS WHO."

Here's one which will stop the sail ors. This lirrle fella in his romper suit and patent shoes looks as though he

might have been waiting for the birdie to jump out of the camera when this piccure was taken about thirty-six years ago. Today we will find him smiling whenever an individual appears where as on this picture he is rather sober and probably jusr a little bit afraid of rhe photographer. He has been an em ployee of rhe Bradley Transportation lor a good many years. He has a family of four children and owns his home.

After layup in the fall he can be seen out for an evening of dancing occasion ally and we might add that his wife enjoys it just as much as he does.

Everybody believes in something.

E\en the man who says that he doesn't believe in anything actually believes in his nonbelief! What we need to do is

to give our belief right direction.

Favorite Expressions Gus: Pass rhe jam.

Smigs: Whac cime Calcite.

Tucker: How many hours overtime.

Bey: My working days are over.

Elowsky: What suit should I wear?

Richards: She's worrh wairing for.

Patzer: I'll give you one more chance.

Claus: Whac cime check?

Paczcr: Don'c do as I do, do as I say.

Slap a man's face, and his natural impulse is to slap you back; be indif

ferent to him, and his normal impulse

This is the pretty home of Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Gould, located in a beautiful,

him

wooded section on North Seventh Street. Hilton is second mate aboard the Str.

and help him, and he is scarcely able

Robinson and so gets his chance to enjoy home during the winter months. Look ing at this home is evidence that the Goulds are proud homeowners and well they should be—we would like one like it.

to

return

this

indifference

love

to resist the desire to love you and help you in return.

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could have sure some of our bas.

i his services for .1 fans.—No names

menrioned—bur >ou whisrle and I'll poinr.

1111101

Ted Strand alias "Old Reliable" as

noc bad ac all jusc abouc floored Schu ler. Jack says how could anyone in rheir righr mind give such a reply. This "bug dust" is a hearcbreaker we will agree. Jack.

he is known to his shipmates was asked to

define

the

difference

between

"draughr" and "droughr."

"Draught" says Ted is a mild alcohol ic beverage made in large quanrities and put up in kegs or barrels.

"Drought" meanwhile is—"No Beer."

We were always under rhe impres sion rhar the grasshopper was just a pest but could be used for bait fishing or food for raising turkeys. Bur not so

with "Limpy" Domke for he has a cure in which this pest is used. And

Now if you don't believe that sailors are a serious, hard working group of men rake a good look ar these two.

furthermore guaranteed. Anyone inter ested see Angus.

Have you ever seen anyone concentrate-

Our "Three Musketeers" who partici pated in the night life in Chicago do not know whether rhey like foreign or domesric champagne rhe best—One is much cheaper than the other, isn't it fellows? Walt says it was well worth ir.

any harder or dig in like Tony Misiak (rear) and Ossie Voight in this messroom on the Str. Taylor? Tony says

you got to keep up your strengrh and Ossie lost out this spring while in the hospital and is still making up.

Screenings time again—This will be the last publication of the season as we understand. This is hard ro realize wirh such beautiful weather for the last few

days. It must have been Indian Sum mer sure as shoorin. Bur rhe calendar

does not lie, or rhose number of trips

in the log book. And even the weather man with his predictions of late with a promise of snow on rhe wearher re port. So, 1 guess we may as well face the fact that Fall is at hand.

are convinced. Ask him about it, fel lows. Gosh, it really was the warmesr

day of the year—mosquitoes and all to go with it.

we have learned who had

rhe

besr

ceam. Even chis kissing each ocher be

country ro have her baby because he heard of rural free delivery.

His reply was only three miles.

life. One young lady answered "Par

and hold them over rhe mouth of hell

ents."

—But dinna' let them drop in. Are they not even wanted there?

"No, just a single kiss."

"That you gave your husband?"

"No, that he gave the maid."

Detroit, Floyd was asked after coming out of the clean up of "bug dust" how everything was going with him while living the life of a sailor. His reply of

doctor aboard

we

On a recenr civics resr rhe students were asked to name che necessicies of

ard at this time of the Irish being men rioned in the Scotchman's prayer—such as—Take them (Irish) by the heels

I wonder why?

a

Pilarski claims he had crouble recent

ly wich a lady caxi driver. She wanccd Clarence co sic in che back seac.

hand should have his head examined.

been

Definicion of che word budgec—Ic's a family quarrel.

We would like to remind the stew

some members of our crew who still think that the best team did not win.

there

belts.

Mulka was asked recently how far he-

Jack Schuler is thoroughly convinced that Floyd McCreery our new deck

had

on the watches. Here is Walter Szymon-

Joint bank accouncs have proven chac wives are quick on che draw.

cween players and managers didn'r even help, did ic? Although we do have-

Some crew members are postive that

unloaded

Our Steward "Pete" tells us of the Scotchman who took his wife to the

"My dear, whar a lovely coat. It must

Now that the baseball season is over

we are

iak deckwatch on the Str. Taylor op erating the tunnel gates which controls rhe flow of limestone to the conveying

have cost a fortune."

wirh and foorball away ro a good scarr

The sooner

rhe sooner we ger back ro good ole' Calcite and then hope we get a break

Since Ehrke "Grumpy" as he is known ro his shipmates has received his "Halo" it has not changed him one d,.rn bit. And we had the highest hopes that it would for everyone concerned.

went in school?

Speaking of the weather reminds us that on one of our recenr cargoes ro Chicago brings to mind the story rhar McGinn, our night steward, tells of the "heat of the day and the heat of che nighc." Ic really could happen we

Man rhose gates! Keep the stone rollin'.

Recently while unloading at Solvay,

Cappy Yarch says Mary Lou doesn'r mind losing her heart to a man but shehates to have him starr searching for it.

Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.

The upper brackers feel rhar rhe in come tax should be more properly call ed "Capiral Punishmenr."

At this time we would like to con

gratulate Elton Jarvis on his success in

obtaining his license of unlimited horsepower covering all sizes of fantails.

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Brege does noc mind che deck en gines ruining his repucacion—but now they have started on his health.

mentioned as offenders are the vessels

which ply the Grear Lakes. Shipping

companies, including the Bradley Trans portation Company, have not stood idly by, but are seeking every possible means to solve the problem. Engineering skill and financial effort is not being spared in trying to control the smoke nuisance.

Progress has been made and this pic ture is proof of ir. This is a picture of the stack and parr of rhe struc ture of rhe Srr. Carl D. Bradley. Captain

Yarch co Budnick: Outside of that

there is nothing new. Well, that is enough Tony.

Chibola to Yarch: She is all yours— How generous of Steve, huh?

How many miles do you get to a gallon on those Lincoln trips at night,

Nauts' quotation says: "Full speed light on Lake Michigan July 1, making 16.2 miles per hour. The smoke didn't even bother rhe sea gulls!"

Chuck? If it is worth it, Chuck don't mind a small item like gas.

It is reported now that Harry Sorgatt is planning on having a large auc tion sale in the very near future. Mainly among other various items are five gal lon buckets, potato bags, caustic soda barrels, etc. Watch newspapers for far ther development.

Tony Yarch is now the examining officer for all fantail Cadets who have

high hopes of being officers someday.

He is now in charge of rhe Ocqueoc District wirh full authority ro issue licenses for fantail engineers. Anyone inreresred see Tony.

From the errors of Others a wise man corrects his own.

Ir is said that all things must come to an end—so must this line of chatter.

Thus enderh another contribution for

the Screenings.

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Mr. Munson, ar one rime, was rhe

president of the Bradley Transportation Company, later becoming vice president of Raw Materials for the U. S. Steel

Corporation of Delaware. He is now retired.

Launching of the new 666-foot ves sel will take place on November 28, 1951. It is scheduled to be completely finished in time to join the fleet in

the spring of 1952. It will be the widest cargo vessel on the lakes with a 72-foot beam. It will have a carrying capacity

of 20,000 gross rons of srone.

The picture above shows the method used at the shipbuilding company in erecting the stern section of the new ship. It is constructed upside down and when completed, rolled over and placed in position. The picture below is being put in its proper place. Ir is a towering section and with supporting timbers rises close to forty-five feer from ground level. The rotal weight

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JOHN G. MUNSON

Irvin L. Clymer, president of the Bradley Transportation Company, has announced that the new self-unloading limestone carrier being built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at

of this prefabricated section is 126 tons.

The stern casting alone weighed 26 tons. Watching this huge ship slide down the ways and into the water should be a thrilling sight.

We haven't seen these two familiar

figures around Calcite for a few months but we do hear from rhem occasionally.

They have been busy over ar Manito woc inspecting and checking that new boat we have been hearing SO much

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, will be named the Steamer John G. Munson.

about. This picture of Chief Engineer John Sparre left and his burly body guard Ray Grigg isn't as bad as it looks.

According ro our friend John he gets

along fine with shipyard personnel and doesn't need a bodyguard. Ray doesn't wear that hard hat to protect him from felonous assault. This its just a safety measure while he carries our his duties

in the various parts of the big ship with busy burners, welders and riveters above, below and around him. John

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and his assistant say they are coming along fine and hope to be back in our midst along with their completed prizesometime next Spring.

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0lMt KJoi DocLlLj Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for 12 hours that would appall me if 1 had to keep them up for a life time.

Just for today 1 will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true that '"most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.

Just for today 1 will try to adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust every thing to my own desires. 1will take my family, my business and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.

Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.

Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. 1 will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

Just for today 1 will exercise my soul in three ways; 1 will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things 1 don't want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise.

Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly

as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticise not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.

Just for today I will have a program. I will write down what 1expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but 1 will have it. It will eliminate two pests, hurry and indecision.

Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. In this hall hour sometimes I will think of God, so as to get a little more perspective to my life.

Just for today I will be unafraid, especially 1 will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love, and to believe that those 1 love, love me.

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GEORGE SMART

the gate watchman's shanty, unaware

One of the Transportation Depart ment's "old timers" passed from our midst suddenly on December 2, 1951.

of traffic and people, standing there

Scouting is an international program sponsored by the responsible, peace-

and defying you, so to speak. Yes, this country is truly a hunter's paradise.

loving citizens of all democratic coun tries. The Scout program if followed

George Smart, an employee of thirtythree years, well liked by his fellow

Harry Schefke has turned hay buyer.

workers and a locomotive engineer,

We understand that he has been scour

passed away unexpectedly. He had not been ailing and his death was a severe shock to his family and many friends.

While George had many years of ser

ing the countryside for that hard to get cattle food. He has already shipped out two carloads of good fodder at bargain prices. Harry must have invested in a herd of Herefords or is he just going

vice at Calcite he started when young and was only fifty-two years of age at

to use it for deer feed?

the time of his death.

Our sincere sympathy is extended to his wife, his daughter Mrs. Karl Kin ney and his son Russell.

Christmas carols originated in the Eleventh Century, being sung between the scenes of the miracle and mystery plays of the period.

The local Chapter of the American

Red Cross is proceeding to bring First Aid Training into our community once

again. During the coming winter months you will notice much publicity

SCOUTING, AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM POR YOUTPI TRAINING

every citizen in this area will have an

opportunity to enroll in a first aid class.

taken after the Scout Dinner at West

New methods in first aid are being developed so you should take advan tage of this opportunity to "brush up" on your previous knowledge. With the

minster Church on Nov. 7, 1951. These

this program. As plans progress

tremendous increase in traffic and high

way accidents we should all be able to act to help those victims of accident.

Another Calcite employee had a long siege of illness and has been in the local hospital. Stanley "Beaver" Idalski has missed a lot of hunting this fall.

We hear he is improving each day and we hope to see him fully recovered soon.

We were happy to see two very familiar faces in the office this summer.

Lola Routly who is now living in Flint dropped in to say hello. She was for merly employed in the Purchasing De partment. Eva Dobson who is now lo cated in the Detroit office also took a

few minutes of her precious time to call on us. The old saying, "out of sight out of mind" certainly doesn't apply to these girls and we do want them to know that we enjoyed seeing them once again.

Many "city people" refer to this country as "the wilds" but to most of them it is just an expression. However,

if they could witness some of the beautiful sights that we have of late this term would not be meaningless. It is a common sight to sec as many as five or six deer prancing about in the vicinity of about ten or fifteen feet of \4

boys have just been presented with merit badges and awards for advance ment in scouting which accounts for the happy, satisfied expressions. There is no satisfaction equal to that derived from accomplishment. Parents, merit badge councilors, the local Kiwanis Group, and others interested in scout ing, attended the dinner. The Scout Committee

and

its

Scoutmasters

of

TrOop 90 conducted the program and presented awards all the way up the scout ladder from tenderfoot to Eagle Palms.

Committeeman

Renwood

of us. Leaders at the local level are vol

unteers. Boy Scouts require intelligent and interested leadership which can come only from participation. We, the citizens of today, are the example and c.ie teachers win) are responsible for the

The intelligent looking gentlemen in the picture below are the scoutmasters and some of the members of Troop 90

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sincerely, trains the boy mentally, physi cally and morally into an intelligent, thoughtful and honest citizen. An in dividual who has succeeded in gaining the rank of Eagle Scout has an obli gation and educational background for citizenship sorely needed in the world today. Scouting is not something you can buyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it requires effort and time on the part of the boy, the parent and all

S.

Flagg, who was in charge of the eagle award sent from Scout headquarters at Washington, D. C, to Joseph N. Valen tin, gave the main address of the eve ning dwelling on Scouting and What it Means to the Boy.

citizens

of

tomorrow.

What

are

we doing about it? What does your boy do with his leisure time? What is he going to do with his future? Rogers City should have four active Scout Troops for the good of the town and the nation! Think it over and plan to spend a little more rime with that

young chap at your dinner tableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he is well worth the time and effort required to organize and back a good activeScout Troop in your church or com munity organization.

Pictured here seated left to right are Chester Karsten, Walter Plath, James

Karsten, David Schaedig, Richard Bunron, Thomas Hutton, Douglas Wenzel and Renwood Flagg. In the second row are Paul Horn, Robert Shawhan, Her

man Vogler, Roger Hoffer, John Joppich, Gary Gruelke, Jason Vogler and Neil Vogler. In the third row are Leo O'Connor, Ralph Dolsen, Billy Bor ough, Norman Quinn, James Valentin.

Joe Valentin, Ray Goodin, Ronald Voda, Don VanZandt, Bob Smith, Terry Sorgatt and Norm Haselhuhn.

We arc told of one of our girls work

THE VODA POURSOME

ing here at the office shopping at a

This fine group of healthy appearing men are members of a family which has been around Rogers City and the Cal cite Plant for a good many years. Louie

local market and tangling with a bas

ket of peaches. Seems she backed into rhem and sat right down very neatly.

But that grocer was a good manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in spite of the price of peaches he didn't

Voda is a stokerman on the Steamer

ask her to buy that top layer! However, Sarah tells us it did cost her the price of a pair of hose.

also worked at the Plant but decided he likes life afloat a little better. He and

Calcite of the Bradley fleet. He has Mrs. Voda have raised a fine family of three boys and one girl during their years in Rogers City. Etta, their only daughter, is married to Archie Johnson,

Ye Editor wishes to extend in behalf

of the members of the Screenings staff a Happy Holiday Season to all the em ployees of the Bradley Transportation Company and the Calcite Plant, our

readers and those precious souls who are so kind to pass on the secrets and doings of others which we convert to the items of gossip found in rhe per sonal columns. May Santa Clans treat

you well and 1952 prove to be the best yet.

Many of our readers have told us how they enjoyed the article in the last Screenings which covered the mining operations of the Pittsburgh Division.

At this time we wish to give credit and our sincere thanks to Hugh Farrell, for merly of the Calcite Plant, who is now Industrial Relations Manager of the Pittsburgh Division. He was respon sible for the fine article and the illus trations.

Mt. Cory, Ohio, comes into its own.

Perhaps you may have remembered reading that Mt. Cory has been named the new geographic center of steelmaking capacity in the United States. In connection with this we have a

a

watchman

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the Steamer Calcite.

They have a family of three girls and one boy.

The cook certainly has a tasty look ing morsel on the end of his fork in this picture. It looks as if the photo grapher saved the day for Clarence this time. A Thanksgiving Day dinner is alright but we are wondering what Mrs. Curvin would say if she saw Clarence trying to get away with a

mouthful like that at home. This gang certainly doesn't look starved but after all they did help keep the wheels turn

ing all year and that's worth a good spread at Thanksgiving. Pass the plat ter Clarence, or there won't be any thing left for Pat and Leo. Pictured

Roy, top right, in the picture below, has been in the Air Force since 1943 and is now a 1st Lt. somewhere in Cal

ifornia and expects to be in Okinawa soon. Fred, the boy in the center just above Louis the sailorman, is a senior

in High School and expects to go to college when he graduates in 1952.

Ronald, on the left, is a proud possessor of an eagle badge. He is one of the six eagle scouts of Troop 90. Ronald is a sophomore and is not sure what he is going to be but eagle scouts are not a

dime a dozen and they go places and

Dullack, Pat Kerr. At the far end is

do things. Mr. and Mrs. Voda don't need to worry on that score. In fact, the Voda's don't need to worry about any of these boysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they are good specimens

Harry Wing and on the right from the

of the human race and will make their

back to the foreground are Leo Promo, Clarence Curvin, Florian Modrzynski and Leo Kapala.

mark in the world. We wish the family good luck, a Merry Christmas and a

here are from the back on the left,

Alfred Savina, George Baker, Lloyd

Happy New Year.

note

from our President, Irvin Clymer say ing that he was born three miles north of this town. He says, "Now I know why I was precipitated into the stone business as it is such an important

parr in the making of iron and steel."

Andrew Santini, our quiet and con scientious "handyman" decided to at tend hunter's Mass at 5 a. m. during the past hunting season. To be sure he would not oversleep he went to bed early and set the alarm clock. The alarm was faithful and awakened him so he

got dressed and went to church. To his surprise the church was dark and not a sign of life around. Reason: it was only 11:30 p. m., the alarm got in a hurry. He returned home and then slept right through when it was time to get up. At least he got to Mass but it was 11:00 a. m. "Three times and

out," says Andrew.

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Frank Kreft decided he'd go out and try his luck in the hunting game. Some might call it "beginner's luck" bur

Frank produced his buck on the first day. Frank tells us this is the first time in his sixty years that he has bought a license and gone hunting. He must be a natural marksman and probably doesn't have the hunter's jitters.

These last few days before Christmas seem to have everyone and everything in a turmoil. Why even Sarah was about trying to collect her wits the other day.

She took a walk down the hall at top

speed in search of her glasses, and meeting Penny informed him that she would be right back at the switchboard as soon as she found them. Penny

gloried in telling her that right then she was wearing them very well and that her optometrist should be congratulated on giving her such a fine fit!

left the seal behind. The last anybody

OCTOBER 16, 1949 TO JULY 21,

heard of him was he was out to the

1951

hunting camp rarin' to goâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and no seal.

Now we know why he didn't get that

We are proud of this Certificate 'of Safety Achievement (pictured below) which was recently presented to the Calcite Plant by the United States Fi delity & Guaranty Company in recog nition of our 644 days without a lost time accident. It is a humble pride, we hope, and not the kind that "goeth be fore a fall." This bit of paper repre

buck.

We are told that a certain gentleman learned recently that the road in the vicinity of the dumps makes a very poor proving ground. We hear that the damages to that blue Ford were exten sive and costly.

sents to us the accomplishment of a

group of men working in complete Most hunters get buck fever when

harmony with a will to do the job

they see the target but Royden Schcfke is an exception to this rule. He had his

efficiently and safely. We are not dis couraged that this record ended on July

buck well tied and anchored to the fen

21, 1951, because a workman inadver

der of his car and was on his way home when he developed a spasm of chills

tantly turned his ankle on a bit of lime stone while walking in the quarry. We

and shakes!

are simply thankful that no one was badly hurt and are also somewhat

That's half the thrill of

hunting Royden, and we wouldn't want you to miss it for anything.

amazed that that number on the gate is creeping up to the 200 mark again.

January 1, 1952, if all goes well, will represent two complete calendar years

the heat in the old F tunnel from a

Clayton Murphy didn't bring home the bear but he was right on hand to help Galen Yarch down the big fella.

It's a good thing that he was because from the way that Galen tells it, it

heater that has not been working for a

was a matter of either bear eat man, or

week.

man eat bear, and we sure are happy

season the Calcite Plant produced and shipped some 15.700,000 net tons of limestone. We congratulate the men of

to hear that man once more mastered

the plant on the achievement which is

the animal.

now a record to be remembered.

The future is before us to make or

The boat loading fellows on the fines side have a keen imagination. It is told that some of them have been enjoying

Some bear have been seen around the

quarry by the locomotive men this year and some of these fellas are going to put their sights on them so that they can down old man bruin next year if the bucks get too scarce.

Ted Rose vowed not to shave before

he shot his buck and we are wondering

how long a beard he can grow in a year or two. Perhaps we should start taking steps to have his name changed to Rip Van Winkle.

Phil Henry didn't connect while hunting deer with his bow and arrow so he took to the runways with his

trusty rifle on Nov. 15 and brought back meat for the table. Phil insists that bow and arrows were meant for

the Indians and the white man would

dp better to employ more modern methods.

We have heard of buck fever, hunt

ing fever and just plain fever but can you experts of rifle and range diagnose this ailment afflicting friend Don VanZandt. Seems Don bought his deer license at a local hardware store, pro duced the money in payment for the fee and dashed out the door. The clerk

finally caught him and Don came back for the license, dashed out again and 12

without a serious accident and this in

spite of the fact that during the 1951

Friends of Charles Griwatsch have

mar that record. Whatever thar future

been sorry to hear of his poor health.

holds, we know the men at the Calcite

Charlie has been confined to the Uni

Plant will do their part to make our operation in 1952 as safe and sane as

versity Hospital at Ann Arbor. We hope he recovers soon and will be able

to be home with us again.

the year now rapidly drawing to a close.

Phil Pok orski

There are a good number of deer on Plant property and it is a pleasant drive through the woods to Adams Point to see these pretty animals. Don Matuszewski, who didn't see a horn all during

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Joseph Promo

downed his buck. To make sure that he

was really down he took a stick and poked at him and he didn't even twitch so he took out his hunting knife and slashed his throat and then went around

became quite well acquainted with a "big fellow" whom he saw quite reg ularly just beyond the Radio Station on his daily trips to Adams Point. One day Don stopped, got out of his bus

and grabbed his hind leg and at this point the deer exploded into action and bounded away. He trailed him for the remainder of the day and finally caught up with him the following day and finished him off. We question George, how good a job you did at

and walked toward the deer to see how

slashing his throat?

the time he took off to hunt, came face to face with one down at the Plant. He

close he could get to this buck. The buck didn't move at first but when he

did it was with head down right at his

Dan Zielaskowski, one of our most

industrious and saving employees, car

stalker. We understand that Don didn't

ried some broken ties home to help

wait to scratch the old boy's ears but lit out for the safety of the bus on

save on the fuel bill. Dan's intentions

the double.

Tom Kellcy always figures things out scientifically. He was telling us the other day that the reason why he mis ses so many rabbits is because when his shot gets to the rabbit, the rabbit jumps right over it. He says he's watch

Douglas Bellmore

Just because the Calcite Plant operat ed on Thanksgiving Day it didn't mean that the boys had to give up that tra ditional

feast.

The meal was served

family style in the Electrical Depart ment of the Machine Shop, and it con sisted of roast pork, mashed potatoes, fruit salad, baked beans and a choice of

either cocoanut cream or pumpkin pie.

The dinner was minus the bird since

no one found time to go out and pick up a "free" stray one! Scanning this picture below we thought perhaps Fred Lee forgot to remove his cap but says Fred, "When my boy in the Army sees the picture and me in it wearing a cap. he'll say 'that's my dad' and he won't have any trouble finding me." On the left from the back is Bill Conley, Alvin Vilburn, Emerson Lee, John Lezcr, Grif

were honorable and good bur the ties turned out to be thoroughly soaked from the Fall rains and lie experienced much trouble in burning them. He told his fellow track workers that they were

fin Pines and on the far end is Wilbert

so soaked that the ashes were still wet when taken from the furnace.

ur Getzinger, Fred Lee, George Glosser and Royden Schefke.

Radka while on the right from the back to the front is Leonard Krawczak, Arth

ed them do it so it must be so. We

might suggest that Tom turn in that slow motion antique of his for the mod ern bow and arrow so we can take some

pictures and prove his theory.

John Burns and his wife were win dow shopping down main street one day when a stranger came up and asked

for a S1.00 for a night's lodging. Much to Mrs. Burns' disgust John looked the panhandler in the eye and exploded, get the heck over on the other side of the street, this is my side!"

George Baker comes out with a story that would make even Ripley sit back and scratch his head. He wenr out the

first day of hunting season and shot and 11

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A HUNTIN' WE DID GO

The number of deer in Presquc Isle County during the 1951 season as com pared to 1950, from the hunters point of view, is entirely individual. If the hunter was fortunate enough to get a deer the number of deer were more and on the other hand the unsuccessful

nimrod is always pessimistic about the buck population of the territory hunted.

Some of those first day hotshots claim there were antlers behind every tree and the deer herd was ready to take

Douglas Selke

days roll buckless by and his enthusiam wans, as the setting sun of each passing day finds him crawling half frozen and discouraged back to his cheerless car on a backwoods trail. Says he, "There ain't none, they oughta close the season for a couple of years."

This all goes to show that hunters, no matter how honest, are just a bunch of psychopaths unfit to gather an au thentic report on the deer population of any count)'. We are forced, therefore, to resort to statistics. You know how

who has scoured the woods all season

it is fellows, one can prove anything by statistics. Might even be able to provethat all hunters ain't liars but just have an uncontrolled yen to make willful tales. Just take a gander at the deer story about George Baker and the one he didn't lose. You all know George.

He's as honest as they make them.

Sometimes the strongest tales are the true ones, you never know when talking with these dyed in the wool hunters.

Getting back to the statistics, we are inclined to think after inspecting news reports on the deer kill in the Count}'

with gradually decreasing vigor, as the

this season that our deer herd is on

over the woods lock, stock and barrel;

ready to start hunting the hunters, or all die off from the lack of food. They even forecast a possible two deer license in the near future to keep the menaceunder control.

Others concede that there are lots of

deer but claim that the bucks have quit growing antlers for the express purpose of staying alive by hiding behind the game laws. They darkly forecast a sea son on does to fool the ornery critters.

Then of course there is the poor guy

Leo Yarch the increase. More hunters have filled

their licenses than on any other pre vious year. The Calcite property yielded some 42 bucks for the 1951 season as

compared to 34 for 1950. Reports from successful hunters indicate that all deer killed were fat and sleek which

leads us to think that food shortage for deer is not as yet a problem here in Presque Isle County although it is a problem in other counties.

In spite of the pessimists, the future for our deer hunters in this County looks as good or better than any other county in the State. If our hunters re main good sportsmen and help the game officials keep violators and pre datory animals under control we can expect our County deer herds to im prove with each passing year.

This issue, due to the lack of space, shows only a few of our successful Cal cite hunters. We wish to congratulate all those who made the grade and can boast of their prowess in the hunt. We also commiserate with those who failed to attain their heart's desire and wish them better luck next season.

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Gerald Grohoirski

Gerald Pilarski

Don. Ralph & Hank Smith

This evidence was presented at a meeting of IS agencies and organizations, called by the National Research Council at the request of the Red Cross and the Public Health Service of the Federal Security Agency. Since that meeting, when the Research Council recommended the back-pressure arm-lift

method as preferable, the following agencies have adopted the new method: the armed forces, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Bureau of Mines, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire Girls, Inc.. Council on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the American Medical Association, Federal Civil Defense Administration, Girl Scouts of the U. S. A.,

American Way. And today, no country in the world can boast of a unified celebration of Christmas that even ap proaches ours.

Here Christmas is truly a national as well as a religious

holiday. Here, not only in Houses of Worship of many de nominations—none controlled by the State—but in our fac tories and shops, our stores and our offices, in our schools and in our streets, everyone joins in celebrating Christmas. Here, the spirit of giving, of selflessness, of love of fellowman, knows no barriers in seeing to it that everyone shares the season's joys.

The Red Cross pointed out that because of the widespread teaching program, the changeover cannot be accomplished immediately. Millions of persons already trained in the pronepressure method, which has saved many lives, should con

Christmas parties, with carolling and refreshments with our fellow workers, have become general practice throughout the country. Frequently these are attended by exchanges of gifts.

In the intimacy of family parties some of the old world traditions still are carried out, but always with American overtones. In areas that are strongly Scandinavian, you'll still sec "Ludefisk" on the holiday menu, but in all probability it will be a prelude to turkey rather than a main dish.

Italian-Americans may prefer their own traditional "dolces" instead of hot mince meat pie, just as others will prefer Yorkshire pudding, and still others will call for crepe suzettes.

Here again, however, turkey will probably be a "must," and the stuffing will be as varied as the desserts, the spirit of all

tinue to use it until they have received training in the new

will be the same.

method.

It is hard to believe, but under no other economic system would it all be possible. Only where men and their con science are free will you see Christmas in the hearty Ameri

Public Health Service of the Federal Security Agency, the Red Cross, and the YMCA. Other agencies, industrial cor

porations, fire and police departments, and the like may adopt the method shortly.

The Red Cross will include the new method in first aid

and life saving courses as soon as possible. Three million

supplements on the new system are being printed for in clusion in its first aid and water safety textbooks. The supple ment will be available through Red Cross chapters at no charge.

Technique of the Back-Pressure Arm-Lift Method The victim is placed face down in a prone position with arms overhead and bent at the elbows, one hand upon the other, and the head turned to one side so that the cheek rests on the hands. The rescuer, on one or both knees at the victim's

head, places his hands on the victim's back, with thumbs just touching and the heels of the hands just below a line running between the victim's armpits. The rescuer rocks forward slowly, elbows straight, until his arms are almost vertical—

exerting steady pressure upon the back. Next, the rescuer rocks backward slowly and slides his hands to the victim's arms, just above the elbows, which are raised until resistance is felt at the victim's shoulders—then, the arms are dropped, this completes a full cycle, which is repeated 12 times a minute.

In the final test the recommended back-pressure arm-lift method was tried on ten subjects whose breathing had been stopped artificially. The old prone pressure method revived seven of them but failed on the remaining three. The new method was then used and these three were revived. This

proved 10 the researchers that the new method was a worth while improvement.

It is urged that all of us learn first aid and the new method of artificial respiration at the very first opportunity.

AMERICAN

CHRISTMAS

In erery office, plant and home.

Let Christmas Sung and story And blessings under Preedom's dome.

Shine out in all their glory.

America's immigrants, starting with the first ones, brought with them many customs from their many native lands.

Although Christmas was celebrated throughout the Christ ian world long before the first Christian reached these shores, each country had its own way, or even several of its own ways, for marking this Holy Day. As in everything else, this wide variety of ways for cele brating Christmas gradually settled down to become an ADVANCE ••BINT.

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A DAILY PRAYER

Teach us, O Lord, to see the bright side of things, that we may radiate sunshine.

Save us, we pray Thee, from pettyness and fault finding and self-seeking. And may our minds be too big for prejudice and our hearts too large for hatred.

Keep us, on the one hand, from the pride of pretense and on the other, from self-pity and moroseness. Help us that we may be sweet. Guide us that we may be glad.

May we be straightforward and unafraid.

Help us ro love and laugh and give as we loved and gave and laughed in childhood. And so lead us rhar we may be mean to none of thy children.

Keep us in the ways of temperance—in our working, our resting. Help us that we may take the time to do the things that we ought to do and that we may not do the things we ought not to do.

Forgive us our waywardness and forgetfulness and the de ceit that is in us, and lead us into the serene and blessed

ways of peace.

May that which is good in us be made stronger and that which is bad in us be made weaker.

And save us from pessimism and spitefulness and narrow ness and haste of judgment.

Look with tenderness upon those we love and divide, we pray, our happiness with them.

May we forget those who hate us and cherish those who

love us and, O Lord we pray Thee, make us very kind.

(Editor's Note: Contribution from one of the Bradley Transportation Co. seamen. I i

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"Everybody does it. I guess I can get by with it, too." This idea kills and injures many people in traffic accidents. Why not drive with caution, courtesy and common sense?

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BRADLEY FLEET NOW HARBORED

The 1951 shipping season for the boats of the Bradley Transportation fleet ended with a flourish during the second week in December. The Steamers Clymer and B. H. Taylor arrived in port on December 10, the T. W. Robinson on December 11, the C D. Bradley, Calcite and W. F. White on December 12.

When the Bradley boats lay up they waste no time in getting into their winter quarters. Each ship has its berth assigned ahead of time and slides into the layup harbor as soon as it arrives. By the morning of December 13 every boat was snug and tight in the "frog pond" as the boys call our layup harbor. Like all sailors our officers and men are anxious to get home to their families after a long hard season so the work of draining steam lines and getting cvervthing ship shape for the winter proceeds at a rapid pace.

The Bradley ships had an exceptionally good season in

the ships but the rest were there in force and voted to repeat the event next year. There were about 115 present including guests'

Mr. Clymer had to go back to Detroit after the officers' banquet and regretted being unable to attend. Mr. Lewis re

peated the information previously given and after asking John Sparre how a Chief Engineer succeeded in crashing an unlicensed men's banquet told us a story about John at the launching of the Str. Munson. We had better not repeat it or John might get into difficulties.

Mr. Lewis, Mr. Platz and Mr. Valentin all stressed the

point that the Bradley Transportation Company is a grow ing concern and that new opportunities are opening up for the men with credentials to fit the job. They urged the men to ^ct busy and be ready to take officers' jobs when the time comes. Promotions follow according to seniority but men must be qualified. We hope that all of our seamen will check

1951. They finished the job of transporting over 7% million

up on their credentials and make a determined effort to get

ner tons of limestone and coal to their customers with fewer

that increase in grade which not only means a better job and more money to go with it. but also means that the Bradley fleet will have officers whose experience is known and in

delays and mishaps than usual, thus setting up a record sea son. Better still, they added a mark to their already finesafety record by having no serious accidents. The weather was with them. Luck, good crews, and good management, did the rest of it. We are inclined to think, although we may be slightly prejudiced, that good crews and good management deserves most of the credit. In any case the men of the fleet are to be congratulated on a job well done.

How do traffic accidents happen? Well, one driver blamed his accident on a couple of beers. He knocked down four telephone poles, broke a telephone cable and an oil pipeline, and knocked over several traffic signs. Fortunately, no one

Last year ar the close of the season, the licensed men were

was killed or seriously injured. Remember this advice: When

given a banquet and it proved so successful as a get-to-gether for all the men from the different ships that everyone decided it should be an annual event. The banquet was served this year at the St. John's Lutheran dining hall on the evening of December 1.3, Layup was still in progress and unfortu nately a few of the officers had to stand watch. There were however some 70 people present including guests. Among

you drink, don't drive. When yotfre driving, don't drink.

the guests who came up from the Detroit office for the occasion were President Clymer. Mr. Lewis, Mr. Platz and Mr. Lucas. Chief John Sparre, who has been ai Manitowoc

whom we have full confidence.

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NEW METHOD OP ARTIEICIAL RESPIRATION ADOPTED BY THE RED CROSS

Industrial workers and their families, one of the most

extensively trained groups in first aid and safety in the nation,

soon will be learning a new method of artificial respiration.

Adopted by the American National Red Cross, the armed

again.

services, several industrial firms and other agencies and organi zations, the new procedure is known as the back-pressure arm-lift method and has been used in Norway and Denmark for many years.

Research leading to the change in method predates World War II, when investigators first doubted the superiority of the

President Clymer congratulated the men on a good season and thanked them for their cooperation and excellent safety

conducted extensive studies in the fields of respiration and

record. He also gave them some details and information on the Str. John G. Munson now under construction at Manito woc. This ship will join the fleet sometime next spring.

Mr. Platz stressed the point that the new ship means a

asphyxia. The armed forces became intensely interested in artificial respiration in connection with the possibility of poison gas or nerve gas warfare. About two years ago the Army Chemical Corps assigned four research teams to study

new crew and more new officers. The first choice of officers

comparative values of various methods.

will come from the present personnel of the fleet if they arc qualified. He also made the announcement that Gilbert Kempe, now First Mate on the Str. Bradley, will be promoted to Captain of one of the boats when the new ship comes

The results of the research showed that the prone pressure method was less effective in the amount of air exchanged. It compresses the chest but does not actively expand it. However,

supervising the construction of the new boat for the past year, was also with us. The presence of these old friends was reminiscent of times past. We were all glad to see them back

out. Steve Chibola, First Assistant Engineer on the Steamer B. H. Taylor, will become Chief Engineer. Both announce ments were greeted with applause. These two "boys" have

been with the fleet for a good many years and have earned the right to the top job in their profession.

Mr. Valentin stressed the fact that the officers should en

courage the men to go to school and get officers ratings so they would be able to qualify for better jobs when the opportunity comes.

"What's good for the goose is good for the gander," and on December 14 the unlicensed men of the fleet were given a banquet. Again, some of the boys had to stand watch with 8

prone pressure method. Since that time the Red Cross has

in the two-phase methodsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;such as the back pressure arm-lift, the hip-lift, and the Silvesterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the chest is actively expanded and compressed by the rescuer.

Research also showed that the hip-lift back-pressure method

and the hip-roll back-pressure method are difficult ro perform and cannot be done at all by frail rescuers on heavy victims.

The Silvester method, for which the victim is placed on his back, was considered unsatisfactory for use by the general public since it is difficult to keep the air passages open.

The back-pressure arm-lift method was recommended be

cause it does not tire the rescuer unduly, can be performed by a small person on a heavy victim, and is relatively easy to teach.

duces the length of each trip. The average trip for selfunloaders is in the neighborhood of 500 miles whereas that of a bulk freighter is approximately 1750 miles. On this basis, allowing for the additional port time, a self-unloader carries approximately three cargoes for each cargo carried by the bulk freighter.

John G. Munson, in whose honor the ship was named, and

who was not able to attend Wednesday's ceremony because of illness, retired recently as a vice-president of the U. S. Steel

Corporation after serving since 1939. In 1925 he was named vice-president of the Bradley Company and in 1928 became president of that company and the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company. He served until 1939 when he was elected a vice-president of the U. S. Steel Corporation.

BEWARE OF CARBON MONOXIDE GAS

It is particularly appropriate at this season of the year that all be reminded of the danger of carbon monoxide. This gas claims many victims during the winter months. It is odorless,

tasteless and gives no warning to its victims. It is given off by any thing that burns, such as fuel in heating stoves, furnaces and salamanders, gas or kerosene cooking stoves, automobile exhaust, etc. We list here a few suggestions which, if followed, will help prevent employees, their families and others from becoming victims of carbon monoxide gas.

Check your heating plant. Be sure there are no leaks in the stove pipe or in the fire pot that will allow gas to escape.

See that the smoke pipe is clear, for if it is blocked with soot, gas and smoke will back up in it and escape into the house.

The Steamer Munson was launched with the utmost care

Don't allow gas stoves to burn in closed rooms. Flame uses

and accuracy. A crew of six men rode the ship in and after careful examination found there was no damage. During

up oxygen and gives off carbon monoxide. Tightly closed doors and windows will prevent fresh air from entering and

the entire launching, there were no accidents or casualties to

replacing the oxygen that a burning stove will use up.

either guests or workmen. Mr. Armin L. Pitz, vice-president and General Superintendent, was in charge of the launching

preparations and launching. After the necessary wedging had been completed, the ship was held in place on the greased launchways by five 8" hawsers at each end of the ship with a trigger arrangement for releasing the ship at the proper time. The hawsers referred to above passed beneath the blades of ten guillotines which were controlled by compressed air. At the signal of "Cut" a lever was pulled releasing the ten blades simultaneously, cutting the hawsers and allowing the ship to slide down the launchways into the river basin.

John Sparre, Chief Engineer of the Bradley Transportation Company, and Ray Grigg from the Calcite Plant, were two company representatives who worked diligently during the construction of the vessel. Much of the information we have

presented in this story came from them.

Employees of Calcite and the Bradley boats will long take pride in the new ship, its outstanding appointments and its being from Rogers City. Part of the industrial giant of Ameri ca is in our own community. It would be appropriate if those whose memories we revere could have been at this impressive event to see their dreams becoming a reality.

Salamanders should not be installed in confined areas with

out providing a hood and stack to carry fumes to the outside atmosphere. Fuel should be burned efficiently in order that excessive carbon monoxide is not produced.

If you run the motor of your car in the garage, be sure to have the garage doors open so that the carbon monoxide that is generated by the engine can escape from the garage.

Anyone who is overcome by carbon monoxide should be removed from the gaseous area at once and placed in the open air. Artificial respiration should be applied and a doctor summoned immediately.

THIS YEAR WAS A GOOD SAFETY YEAR

Ninteen fifty-one was one of our best years in the work

of preventing accidents. The Calcite Plant and the Bradley Transportation Company both had a very successful season.

While some time was lost due to accidents in both com

panies they were very minor in nature and the severity of the accidents was almost nil. Even the number of first aid

cases or non-disabling injuries were less than usual. While we continued to have close calls and accidents which could

have been serious even these types of injury were less notice able.

known as the Pommeranke School and the Church is St. James

The important feature behind this story of safety is the welfare and happiness it brings to our families. The human part of safety is worth every bit of effort we put into it.

Other advantages are additional reasons why each of us should make safety a main item in our everyday life.

A person hurts himself usually because he risks an acci dent and loses. In betting that he wouldn't get hurt, he actually bet his life and the future of those at home who depend on him. Usually he knows better but didn't do the job the way he knew it should be done. Sometimes he didn't know the hazard or need for care in the thing he was doing.

Or maybe he was not sure how to go ahead safely and failed to ask someone who could have set him straight. When tempted to take a chance or to use a dangerous short cut, how many of us would decide to do it the safe way instead, if we would only remember that when we get hurt we do not suffer alone. Yes 1951 was a good year. Now we are soon to face 1952. We can be safeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it is an important part

Lutheran Church.

of our lives and those who are dear to us.

The days are shorter now, and there's less daylight for you boys and girls. Remember, if you're going home after it starts to get dark, be more careful and watchful than ever crossing streets, because it's harder for car drivers to see you.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you

AMERICA DEPENDS ON THESE

Pictured on our Screenings cover are two of our country's

most important institutionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Christian Church and the School. Our country was founded by those who wished to establish a church and have freedom to learn without inter

ference from dictators or powerful political groups. As a result of these founding principles the United States has become one of the greatest countries of history.

While we may boast a brilliant and commendable past we seem to have lost the attitude towards the Christian Church

and our halls of learning which would give us a healthy future.

It is our earnest prayer that the citizens of this good country will return the U. S. A. to morality and straight thinking and thereby resolve the crisis which now confronts us.

Our cover picture taken by staff photographer Duane Mc Lennan will be recognized by many of our readers as a picturesque scene from Moltke Township. The school is

a hundred virtues which the idle never know.

Seated Charles C. West

Mrs. John G. Munson Irvin

L.

Clymer

Standing John E. Theii.i.

Arm in L. Prrz

Leading figures at the launching ceremonies.

Mr. M. W. Reed, vice-president of U. S. Steel Company, was called upon to say a few words. He spoke of Mr. Munson and his accomplishments as Vice-President of Raw the U. S. Steel Corporation. He also spoke of associations with Mr. Munson. This concluded and brought an end to a wonderful afternoon.

Materials of his personal the program Miss Nosier

then sang "God Bless America" with everyone joining in on the second chorus.

separately.

Included among the statistics of the craft are the following: There will be 30 miles of marine cable, six miles of piping, 180,000 rivets, 100 miles of welding and a total of !,033.000

board feet of staging lumber, blocking and shoring. The Mun son will have a capacity of 20,000 tons of limestone and ser

vice speed loaded of 16.25 miles an hour. It will carry a crew of 35 officers and men. It will be equipped with radar, master

Immediately following, the guests were escorted back to the train which left for Chicago at 4:30 p. m. Shipyard officials estimated 550 guests attended the reception and luncheon.

gyro compass, radio telephone and course recorder. It will

%j\The Str. Munson is a big steel craft 666 feet long with

present Bradley fleet of six ships.

A coal burner, rhe Munson will be powered by a 7,000 horsepower turbine gear drive engine.

a'beam of 72 feet, widest on the lakes, and will be the most modern self-unloading vessel on fresh water. It should go into commission during April, 1952.

Contract for the $6,500,000 ship was awarded last August

and while awaiting steel the early winter months were spenr in engineering and design of the hull and machinery and preparing the plant for new construction techniques.

The old system of building a ship piece by piece was abandoned and a system of prefabricated parts was adopted, which made it possible to actually construct a large portion of the hull in well-heated and lighted shops. The break-down into sub-assemblies consisting mainly of sections of the double bottom, side tanks and transverse arches complete with the

spar deck plating between the hatches. Shop fabrication of the sub-assemblies started early in February, and the outside work starred on March 7th with the laying of the keel.

Use of prefabrication facilitated speed and efficiency. About 650 tons of steel were fabricated monthly and sub-assembled in the shops to maintain building schedules. Huge cranes moved die sections to the building site. Construction of the big steel craft was started amidships and carried toward the bow and stern.

Largesr unit assembled was the stern section weighing 125 tons constructed upside down, transferred to a drydock unir, and floated to the berth. After removal from the floating dock the section was revolved ISO degrees to an upright position and hoisted to its proper place at the stern. Similar operations were performed for the 85 ton bow section, also prefabricated 6

carry limestone from Calcite, Michigan, to lower ports for use by steel mills and chemical plants, and will join the

Limestone is one of three raw materials used in making steel and iron. The others are iron ore and coal. Limestone-

is used essentially in production of steel because it is the best material for removing impurities when iron is refined into steel.

The firsr ship of rhe Bradley fleet was the Calcite, a selfunloader built in 1912 with 7,000 tons capacity. Out of this developed the Bradley Transportation Company, a subsidiary of the U. S. Steel Corporation. Other ships in the fleet are the W. F. White, Irvin L. Clymer, B. H. Taylor, T. W. Rob inson and the Carl D. Bradley. The last named, a 15,000 ton capacity ship, was built in 1927. While no new ships were built between 1927 and 1951, it was the company's constant aim to keep its ships modern in all respects whenever new and more efficient equipment became available. Within rec ent years all 'of its ships have had new water tube boilers equipped with stokers. The Company experimented with new propeller and rudder designs until it believes it is secur

ing the best results possible in speed and economy. Ships of the type of the Munson have the advantage of a short haul.

Inasmuch as they are not ore carriers there is only an occa sional trip to the head of the lakes. This confines the ma

jority of their tonnage to the lower lakes from Chicago to Buffalo and to Lake Ontario. With all of the loading and the majority of unloading ports for limestone and coal, the prin cipal cargo, being located on the lower lakes this further re-

shore opposite the ship's bow a bleacher was erected for the Bradley Trasportation Company and shipyard's guests, while on the shore across the river, opposite the ship, townpeople and visitors were flocking by the thousands to witness this event. It is estimated that some ten thousand people saw the launching.

At 11:35 a. m. a special train arrived from Chicago bring ing two hundred and twenty-eight guests, Company officials and U. S. Steel officials. A fleet of seven buses were available

to transport them from the shipyard's main gate to the ad ministration building where they were escorted afoot to the bleacher sections across the river. During this time approxi

mately five hundred men were working under the ship "wedging up" in preparation for the launching.

The launching party arrived at the sponsor's platform shortly before noon. Pictured below they are: John E. Theill, vice-president and treasurer of the Shipbuilding Company: Mrs. W. L. Wallace, John G. Munson Jr., Mrs. John G. Mun son Jr., Alberr Holmes, Mrs. John G. Munson, Mrs. Albert Holmes (Alice Munson), Mrs. Marie Bradley. W. L. Wal lace, Mrs. John E. Theill, Irvin L. Clymer, President of the Bradley Transportation Company, and Mrs. Clymer.

Promptly at 12:30 p. m. the appointed hour, an estimated 10,000 spectators were thrilled to see the ship's sponsor, Mrs. John G. Munson, christen the ship with a red, white and blue decorated bottle of lake water and then the new queen

of the Great Lakes slid down the launchways and into the

John G. Munson

A former vice-president of U. S. Steel, The new ship bears his name.

luncheon was opened by Charles C. West, president of the

Shipbuilding Company, who acted as toastmaster. Immediately

following the invocation, Miss Maude Nosier (known to

Rogers City people), sang "The Lord's Prayer." At this time

Manitowoc River.

a delicious roast beef dinner was served. Following the din

The launching itself was thrilling but of short duration.

Without an interruption in the carefully laid plans the ship was launched without mishap and according to schedule.

While a giant wave was not forthcoming when the Munson

Theill made the presentation of the Sponsor's gift. Mrs. John G. Munson responded briefly stating that her part in the

hit the water there was sufficient splash to please the thous

ands of spectators in the stands, along the river bank and atop the surrounding buildings and houses. It was a colorful event and the crowd was well informed and safely handled.

Immediately following the launching ceremony the launch

ing party left the yard and were escorted to the Manitowoc Fairgrounds Armory for a reception and luncheon. The guests were also taken by car and bus to the Armory where again shipyard hospitality was enjoyed from one to two p. m., with dinner starting at two. After the reception the banquet

ner Mr. West gave the President's address after which J. E. launching "was one of the greatest thrills of my life." Mr. West then presented Irvin L. Clymer, president of the Bradley Transportation Company, who reviewed the early thinking

which went into the development of the new ship and later the harmonious working with the Manitowoc shipyard of ficials during the months when plans for building the giant ship unfolded. He spoke of the cooperation, skill and effi ciency shown by the shipbuilding people during these many weeks of work. Mr. Clymer was particularly enthusiastic in

the outstanding safety record set by the shipyard during the construction of the Str. Munson. When he concluded his talk,

Launching of the Steamship John G. Munson at Manitowoc The complex industrial structure in America today is truly a giant. It is so large that the majority of us cannot imagine its true size. Yet we take our country's magnificent industries so much for granted that we lose, within our minds,

the importance of this great machine to our country and to ourselves.

November 28th a unit large in itself was added to a part of the nation's giant transportation facilities. The Str. John G. Munson was launched ar the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. We are especially inter ested in this unit because it belongs to our own organization and will be a medium for us to use in presenting our con tributions to a better society and a stronger United States.

Rogers City has often heard of this ship, even when it was but a dream in the minds of Bradley Transportation Com

pany officials; again, when President Clymer announced that an arrangement was made with the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company to construct a new carrier of immense size and

outstanding appointments. We knew then that it was no longer a dream but would be a ship which all of us would be proud to have added to the Bradley fleet.

Mother Nature provided an ideal day for the launching of the Great Lakes largest self-unloading ship. At eight o'clock

in the morning under clear skies and above normal tempera ture, activities at the Manitowoc shipyard, site of the launch

ing, were well underway. Shipyard crews were busy removing staging platforms and making numerous checks of the launchways and releasing triggers. Newspaper. Television and Movie Cameramen were busy placing their cameras and performing

those duties pertinent to "shooting" the launching. On the

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SCREENINGS

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Published periodically by the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michigan, in the interests of safety.

Send your contributions early, bearing the name of department and sender, and addressed to the editor, George R. Jones.

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December 21, 1951

Dear Members of the Calcite Family:

The year is drawing to a closeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Christmas season is at hand. Soon the sound of bells will fill the air, heralding this time of friendship, understanding and Good Will towards men. And may we, in keeping with this Joyous Season, convey to you our sincerest Holiday Greetings.

Progress, in all human affairs, is measured by the work and spirit of men and women. That is true of us, as indeed it should be true of all business. We look

back over the past year with quiet pride, in what we have been able to accomplish and in recognition to you whose work, cooperation and loyalty have aided our progress.

There is no better time than the Holiday Season to express our appreciation

and sincere thanks for your efforts and contribution to a job well done.

A very Merry Christmas and a Bright, Happy and Safe New Year to you and yours.

Sincerely,

Manager of Operations.

Christmas, 1951

/T nd in that region there were shepherds out in

Q/l the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And an angel of the Lord appeared unto them, and

the glory of the Lord shone around about them, and they were filled with fear.

And the angel said unto them, "Be not afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all

the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for

you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased!"

When the angel went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying which had been told them concerning the child. And all who heard it wondered at what the

shepherds told them. But Mary kept all these things, ponder ing them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;St. Luke 2:8-20.

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