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Our Cover Our front cover is a panoramic view of Hammond's Bay from a spot on scenic US-23 between Rogers City and Cheboygan. The buildings in the distance are what remain of the old CoastGuard Station which served the shipping industry of this area in the early days when Hammond's Bay was a cen ter of the lumber industry. Out of sight to the left on the North side of the Bay was the once thriving town of Grace Harbor where the logs were gathered from the huge pine forests of the interior to serve as fodder for the harbor's mills, or rafts

for the mills of Rogers City and elsewhere.

The pine-clad hills are now a thing of the past. Grace

Harbor has disappeared with the logs that fed its thriving in dustry. The Coast Guard Station with its docks, life saving crews and shore patrols have vanished with the men and the activity that sired them. The buildings, now a center for the conservation research work on the Great Lakes lamprey eel

problem, are but scenery to the tourist and to the old timers a pensive and sad reminder of Michigan's once fabulous and storied lumbering days.

CALCITE SCREENINGS

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Published periodically by the Calcite Plant, Michigan Limestone Division, U. S. Steel Corp., Rogers City, Mich., in the interest of safety. Please send your contributions, bearing name of department and sender, and addressed to the editor, George R. Jones

Christian F. Beukema Made President of Michigan Limestone Division On January I, 1955, the Michigan Limestone Division of the United Stales Steel Corporation welcomed Christian F.

Beukema as its newly appointed president. The appoint ment was announced by M. W. Reed, executive vice-presi

engineering projects. During this period he and his wife were active in the community, supporting activities common to towns such as we have here. One of the last projects

dent, Engineering and Raw Materials of the Corporation.

very dear to him was helping with the planning of the local hospital. His counseling and engineering knowledge con

Mr. Beukema is well known to the employees and friends of the Calcite Plant and Bradley Boats as he started his

tributed to the fine institution we enjoy here today.

An opportunity came to Mr. Beukema in July of 1950 to

career with the Division at its Rogers City operations in

transfer to the U. S. Steel headquarters in Pittsburgh to

June of 1940. He was horn and raised in Grand Haven,

Michigan. After graduating from the public schools there he entered Michigan State University at East Lansing where he received a degree in Civil Engineering. Immediately upon graduation he came to the Calcite Plant at Rogers

become associated on the staff of John G. Munson, VicePresident of Raw Materials, as a special assistant. The workhere proved tremendously interesting and informing as it involved the planning of the long range program of iron ore developments for U. S. Steel. This included the present

City where he entered into the Plant's maintenance and

Venezuelan ore operation and Minnesota Taconite develop

construction program. This experience gave him a splendid opportunity to learn the different phases of operation at

ment. While with Mr. Munson he rapidly assumed responsibi lities until he held a post as Director of Planning.

the Company's quarry, docks and shipping facilities.

His industrial duties were interrupted in September of

Mr. Beukema

returned

to the

Limestone Division

to

19il when he was called to the U. S. Army as a Reserve Officer. Here he advanced to the grade of Major whileserving as a plans and operation officer of general staffs of

April of L953 as General Manager of Operations. Upon the moving of Hugh S. Lewis to U. S. Steel as a consultant, Mr. Beukema became the third president of Michigan Lime stone as it is organized today. It can readily be seen that

training centers in the United States. Later, he served over

with his background that he has an excellent foundation to

seas with Sixth Army Group Headquarters and with Head quarters, U.S. Forces, European Theater. While in the Army he was graduated from Army Command and General Staff College at Port Leavenworth.

provide sound and inspiring leadership. We are sure that all the employees of the Division are ready to help retain and improve the standing of Michigan Limestone among its customers and as a unit in the U. S. Steel family.

It was not until December 1945 that Mr. Beukema re

turned from his Army career to civilian life. He came back

to Rogers City where he took up his work at Calcite on Spring 1955

Our congratulations are sincerely given to Mr. and Mrs.

Beukema and we hope that they will both be happy at their Birmingham, Michigan, home with sons John and Bob.

Changes in Personnel at Calcite Plant and on Bradley Line Boats One of President Beukema's first official duties was to

announce some personnel changes at the Calcite Plant and

Bradley Boats. Due to the untimely passing of Charles Platz who had been Vice-President of Sales and Manager of the Bradley Boats, the following changes were made on January 18, 1955.

Joseph A. Valentin will continue in his capacity as Man ager, Northern District, but will also be Manager of Sales.

E. A. Weymouth was appointed Assistant Manager of Sales, Eastern District, with headquarters in Hillsville, Pa. George

partment as dispatcher.

E. A. Weymouth was born in Hudson, Ohio. He received a degree in civil engineering at Penn State, after which he was associated with the Pittsburgh Limestone Corporation in 1939 as a sales engineer. In 1951 he became manager of sales for the Pittsburgh district of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company. His home is in New Castle, Pennsyl vania, and his headquarters will be in Hillsville, Pennsyl vania.

George Mintz was appointed as Manager of the Buffalo

Mini/, was appointed Assistant Manager of Sales of the

District and Assistant Manager of Sales. The Buffalo Dis

Buffalo

Norman Hoelt becomes Manager of the Bradley Transpor tation Line and Assistant Manager of Sales and Traffic.

Lewis J. Patterson is Manager of the Calcite Plant at Rogers City and Herman Luebke was named Traffic Manager of

trict comprises the Buffalo Plant, Conneaut Plant ami Cleveland Dock. Mr. Mintz has been an employee of the Division since February 20. 1923, when he started as a sacking machine operator at the Buffalo Plant. On |unc I, 1925, he became a salesman and became Sales Supervisor on

the Northern District.

October 1, 1939. On July I, 1942, he was named Manager

With the exception of Mr. Weymouth and Mr. Mintz, all appointees have been connected with the Calcite Plant for many years. They have a good understanding of the Plant, its problems and operation. It is expected that under their leadership our organization will continue to be a reliable supplier to many customers in the Great Lakes area.

Mr. Valentin began his service with Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company in 1918. During the ensuing years he has served on many jobs and positions. He started as a locomotive brakeman, engineer, chief chemist, safety and

of the Buffalo Plant.

District,

Conneaut

Plant

and

Cleveland

Dock.

When the Conneaut Plant was com

pleted he became Manager of this operation on September 1, 1946.

Mr. Mintz, his wife Theresa, and son Murray live in Lackawanna, New York.

welfare director and Director of Industrial Relations.

On March 1st. 19i5 he became Operating Manager of the Calcite Plant. Another promotion came on January 1st, 195 1 when he was made Manager of the Calcite Division

and on January 1st, 1953 he was appointed Manager of the Northern District, which comprises the Calcite Plant, Cedarville Plant and Bradley Transportation Line.

Mr. Patterson came to Rogers City fifteen years ago. fol lowing his graduation from Michigan State College as a Civil Engineer. His duties through the years have been varied, ranging from construction, drafting, and operations.

In 19 \2 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the European theatre during World War II. He was discharged in November 19 i5 with a First Lieutenant's rating in the

Coast Artillery Corps — Corps of Engineers.

Mr. Patterson was appointed Assistant Manager of Oper ations July 1st, 1951. In a short time he was promoted to Manager of Operations of the Calcite Plant. This advance

On March 11, 1955, the announcement was made of the

appointment of John P. Kinville as vice-president of the Michigan Limestone Division. Mr. Kinville is well known at Calcite and in Rogers City as he was long a resident here-

ment came December 1st, 1953.

holding positions in the Accounting Department of the

Mr. Hoelt is a native of Rogers City and began his em ployment with the Limestone Company on June Sell, 1925.

He has been associated with many departments having worked in the Yard, Quarry, Engineering department.

Dock Office and Accounting department. In April of 1940 he transferred from Accounting to the Marine Department

former Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company. His

as Assistant Traffic Manager and since that time has been

closely associated with marine activities. On March 1st, 19 is he was named Traffic Manager, a position he held prior to his latest promotion.

Mr. Luebke is another young man who has worked his

way up through the ranks. He began his employment with the local company March 23, 1942 and his first job was with the Track Department. He became Dock Office Clerk three months later and in 1946 was named Quarry Record Clerk.

In

t94§ he took over as Storehouse Stock Clerk and on

March 15th, 1951 was promoted to the Marine Traffic De

employment began here in March of 1916 when he served as an Accountant. In 1922 he was appointed Treasurer of the Company, in 1940 he was named Comptroller, in 1951 as Assistant to the President, and now his new position. In 1951 he and his family moved to Detroit leaving many friends, acquaintances and fond memories in Rogers City.

He was very close to the community life in Rogers City.

On April 1. 1955. Joseph A. Valentin. Manager of our Northern District, announced the appointment of Rudolph Daeltgen, Jr. as Assistant to the Manager of the Northern District and William R. Crow as District Engineer.

Mr. Dueltgen, a native of Rogers City, has been in the company's employ since August 25, 1919 after graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Mechan ical Engineering. His experience has been wide and varied.

He has been on construction, operations, testing and re-

search, executive assistant, sales and customer contacts, pur chasing agent and most recently on special assignments.

This background of experience and knowledge will be of

value to him in fulfilling the duties of his new appointment.

Mr. Crow was born in South Dakota although his child hood was spent mostly in St. Joseph, Michigan. He attended Purdue University where he graduated in 1947 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to graduation from Purdue he served three and three quarters years as an Air Corps Maintenance Officer with the rank of Captain.

He was first employed as an Assistant Engineer at Calcite

On April 25, 1955, the Cedarville Plant had it's first accident after the start of operations. Thomas Shawana was fatally injured on one of the stocking bridge conveying lines. His injuries were so severe that he passed away im mediately. Any serious injury is terrible to all of us but when a fellow employee is injured fatally we grieve that the accident ever occurred.

The accident frequency rate at the Calcite Plant for 1954 was .71; for the Bradley boats, 1.31; and for Cedarville, 2.89. The Division's frequency rate for 1954 was 2.67.

There is room for improvement wherever an accident oc

in February of 1947. During his years of service he has

curs. Continued effort, sincere interest and most of all

been in charge of maintenance, repair and repowering of the ships of the Bradley Transportation Line.

effectual leadership will close the gap until perfection will be achieved. We would like to be the top Division in the

He is well acquainted with the engineering duties within

United States Steel family and that is our aim.

the units in the Division's Northern District. He will have

a staff of junior engineers to help in carrying out engineer ing work.

The Calcite family joins in congratulations to these fellow employees. Our best wishes to them.

Safety Record Both Good and Bad

Since the start of an organized safety program at the Calcite Plant back in the mid 20's we have seen many acci dent prevention records start, grow, and then come to an end. Immediately another one would start growing again which to us is a sure sign of the sincerity behind the safety effort. This sincerity was passed on from those at Calcite to the employees of the Bradley ships, to the men at the Buffalo Plant and later to the personnel at the Conneaut operation. Now we have other units from the Eastern Dis

trict which also have emphasized the Safety effort for many, many years and they are contributing to the Division's, fine

safety performance. The latest unit to beadded is the newly established plant at Cedarville and from all appearances thus far these employees are taking their accident preven tion work seriously and will be a big help in the overall Division responsibility of stopping accidents on the job, at home and off the job. We will help each other control accidents and strive to make our Division respected in that

great industrial family of U. S. Steel.

Returning to the subject of records we find the Calcite Plant posting over four hundred seventy days on its main

entrance bulletin board. Another record is stepping up into the class of being a good one and we hope it will become the best one.

The Bradley boats finished the last season, 1954, with

only one disabling injury and on the 1955 winterwork pro

gram came through without a man being seriously injured, ihis repair work was done, the hazards were many, and the weather often impossible, but safety won out. A steady interest by every man is our answer to the question of how it is done.

During the start of the present shipping season the S. S. Bradley had a disabling injury when William Dagner re ceived second degree burns on the right side of his face and

neck from hot water. This accident happened on April 22,

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There is a more active crusade than ever against traffic accidents. From many quarters an active effort is being made to prevent accidents on our highways. More and more people are becoming concerned and even aroused in

the problem. It would be well for all of us to take part in such a program because our very lives are at stake.

Once upon a time the community in which we live was

almost free of traffic accidents but today the parking lots have their share of battered wrecks, the hospital has its emergencies and our citizens are burying their loved ones, victims of highway tragedy. Let's face it — it is here.

An area morning news program tells us to practice the Golden Rule of the road, "Drive as you would like others to drive". It is our guess that we all fall short of this direc tive. We are pretty good people but why do we behave as

we do? Our answer may determine how successful any traffic safety program will be.

If you want to save your life here are a few tips given by our State Police friends. Keep moving or get off the road, it is not safe to stop on any highway. Left turns are danger

ous, watch every one with extreme care. Keep a safe dis tance from the car ahead. Park in the clear with good visibility in each direction. Be alert for any emergency you

can imagine. Railroad crossings remain dangerous so keep at a safe distance while waiting for trains to pass as the driver behind might push you into eternity.

One of our own observations is that people are generally better and more courteous concerning the dimming of head

lights upon meeting but how many are thoughtful as they approach from behind? We believe that such a driver who

does not dim his bright lights while following another motorist is one of the worst types of individuals we know of.

It would be so nice if we could be courteous.

Traffic problems and traffic deaths must be as much concern to us as the threat of cancer, polio, heart disease or

war itself — they are all killers. It's your turn to come to the rescue.

Do You Care?

The result that we obtain from our safety program is

1955. He returned to work after six days of treatment.

The Cedarville employees were not so fortunate. On

just about what we care to obtain.

February 1, 1955, as the construction job was nearing com pletion, William Sanderson fell from the stocking bridge, a distance of 54 feet to the ground below. He suffered severe concussion, skull fracture, fracture of the right foot, and multiple bruises. He appears to be making a full recov

enough about our own safety, as well as that of our fellow workers, then there will be no injuries.

Those who don't care enough to take the time and effort to

ery and we are all thankful that he will be well and sound again.

If we want to continue on an accident-free basis, and care

work in a safe manner are the ones who will eventually be come an accident statistic.

A mistake is at least proof that someone was trying to ac complish something.

A section of the banquet- hall and a jew oj the guests.

Annual Twenty-fire Year Service Banquet The twenty-five year service men of the Calcite Plant held their annual Safety Banquet in the High School gym nasium on January 22, 1955. There were 263 plates served which represents the largest attendance at this function since its inception in 1936. The weather which is usually unpredictable at that time of year was excellent, and as a result a goodly representation of the retired old timers

sing their old favorites with such evident relish and

eujoy-

ment.

were present to enjoy the festivities and renew old friend ships. Ii is always a pleasure to see those old familiar laces back in our midst again.

This

annual

event

is

convened

in

the

interest

of

safety ami for the purpose of honoring those company em ployees who have worked twenty-five years or more at Calcite and on the Bradley ships. It also represents the

successful completion of a season of limestone production and transportation. It is a festive and happy time of relaxa tion and retrospect. In keeping with the spirit of the occa sion, the hall was decorated with red. white and blue fringe

and crepe paper which served as a background for the long tables decorated with flowers, candles, and white tablecloths

offset with corresponding colored center strips.

The Lord's Prayer a request number, a traditional and appropriate grace at the twenty-Jive year banquet, was sung

by Mrs. George Jones accompanied by Mr. Jones at the piano. Community singing led by Mr. Valentin and accom panied at the piano by Mrs. Valentin was enjoyed as usual by everyone. It is heartening to hear a group of this size-

Professor Hays and that fabulous mechanical cotv.

The dinner was served by the ladies of the Westminster Guild and the complimentary remarks made by several members of the group attested to its excellence. It is no easy task to serve hot food to 263 hungry men. The ladies are to be congratulated on their dispatch in serving and the excellence of their product.

Toastmaster Valentin, after the tables had been cleared and the men had settled down with after dinner smokes, introduced our visitors from the Detroit office, old friends

to all of us, John Kinville, Tom Jackson, Frank Corregan, Hugh Farrcll, and George Breach. Each expressed his pleasure at being present and congratulated the group on their fine safety and production record for 1954.

Manager, Lewis J. Patterson of the Calcite Plant, gave a resume of the safety and production record of the Plant for 1954 and thanked the men for their cooperation in making it a fine record in both categories. "Pat" also predicted a good season for 1955, safety-wise, production-wise and costwise.

He said thai due to the new Cedarville dolomite-

operation and the fact that Calcite would not be producing dolomite in 1955, overtime and incentive would be less

than in 1954 but otherwise a good season was in prospect with some 13,000,000 tons of high calcium limestone to be

shipped. He stated that we have always had a high class limestone product but special emphasis will be placed on clean stripping, good sizing and high grade chemical analysis.

Ralph Dolsen. manager of the Cedarville Quarry, in formed us that the new Plant is rapidly approaching com pletion and will run Calcite a hard race in the field of sale operation. Ralph said he was thankful for the technical material and moral assistance given the Cedarville operation from Calcite during the construction. Only the whole hearted cooperation of the veteran employees at Calcite had made the job possible in the time allotted.

Mr. Hoeft, our new manager of the Bradley Fleet, said

Above is pictured the 25-year Service Class of 1954- In the back row reading from left to right are: Henry Kaminski.

Edward Ehrke, and William Chain. In the bottom row from

left to right are:Frederick Hempel, William Wischuefski and Alex Al aloeha.

that he was grateful to the men of the fleet for their co operation in keeping the shipping going out of Calcite with the minimum of time lost in loading. He said that he was embarking on a program which he hoped would get boats in on time and keep delays from lack of boats at a mini mum. Herman Luebke, Capt. Nauts, Chief Chibola and Chief Hoy took a bow.

J. A. Valentin, manager of the Northern District, acting as toastmaster welcomed the visitors and congratulated the

group for their fine record of production and their safety accomplishments in 1954. He said that they were the finest group of men in the Country to work with and thanked them for their fine cooperation and enthusiasm in making a good job of the task assigned to them. Mr. Valentin also lamented the recent death of our good friend and fellow employee, Charlie Platz. We will miss him from the job

and in our midst. He also said that he was sorry we were losing Mr. Lewis who due to illness was forced to retire as President of the Limestone Division. However, he was more

than pleased to report that Mr. Lewis was much better and that with time and rest he would make a complete recovery.

The toastmaster then introduced the new President of the Limestone Division, Mr. Christian Beukema.

President Beukema informed the group who know him well, that he felt humble in his rapid rise in the Division.

He attributed his success to the wise and prudent counsel and example of our former Presidents Messrs. John. G. Munson, I. L. Clymer, and H. S. Lewis, all fine men and capable executives. Mr. Beukema also spoke of the loss of former Sales Manager, Charles Platz, but stated that we are fortunate in now having our sales department under the direction of Mr. J. A. Valentin assisted by Mr. Hoeft in the Northern District, Mr. Mintz in the Buffalo and Cleveland District, and Mr. Weymouth in the Eastern District. Mr.

Captain William Chain of the S. S. CALCITE receiving his twenty-five year service award from President Chris Beukema.

Beukema said that the measure of our future success is to

keep up production with improved methods and endeavor

to keep costs down and the price of stone down. It is up to

everyone in the Division to strive to find ways and means to this end to insure future prosperity for each of us. He

slated that the Bradley Transportation Line is doing a fine job. There were some unavoidable slow downs during 1954 but barring unforseen difficulties which can always happen, 1955 will be a good year for shipping.

The President, in referring to Cedarville. said that this

Plant had been built because it would provide an exception ally high grade stone which would be used to replace the Calcite magnesia stone which was almost depleted.

The overall picture in the Division as told by Mr. Beukema, is the responsibility of all of us and to see this picture is to do the best job possible.

Mr. Beukema is not a stranger to the group at Calcite since he started his career at this Plant. We congratulate him on his new job and wish him success in coping with his ncw responsibi1ities.

Twenty-five year service awards were presented to Wil liam Chain, Henry Kaminski, and Edwin Fhrke ol" the Bradley fleet. Captain Roland Bryan and Captain Alex Malocha were also eligible for awards but were unable to attend the banquet. Frederick Hcmpel and William Wischnefski of the Calcite Plant also received these coveted

service trophies. This is the smallest group of Calcite service men to reach their majority since the Honor Roll was started in 19.36.

The "Bellaires", a quartette from the Michigan State University, furnished the musical entertainment for the even ing. The boys were quite generous with their talents and rendered some very fine selections of modern music as well as old time numbers with variations. They also varied their repertoire with individual solos and stories.

Professor J. G. Hays of the same University gave the address

of the evening, entitled, "Streamlining Production". It was a very entertaining talk distinctly in the comical vein. The

absurdity of the Professor's deductions and ;.onclusions built on basis of the mechanical cow shown in the accom

panying picture with its comical adaptations to streamline production was exceptionally well portrayed by the Pro fessor and was the cause of considerable laughter.

The program came to a close with the singing of "God Bless America".

The Din-i-Ri-Nci-: Brnwiii-N Men

Our Safety Director, Norm Haselhuhn, tells us that you can tell the difference between a safe worker and an unsafe

worker. They may both look the same but one is always careless. He may go day after day with good indentions which never quite materialize. The goggles are in his pocket and he intends to put them on all the time. He will buy a pair of safety shoes someday! The safe worker

doesn't take unneccessary chances. He thinks safety and puts it into practice. Seems as though the difference be tween our two fellows is a slate of mind.

The mind con

trols the actions and actions whether safe or unsafe deter

mine whether accidents will or will not happen.

No man can afford not to think Safety. In a split second of carelessness lives can he ruined or snulfcd out. People don't realize this when the good intentions remain only intentions.

Yes, constant control of all the actions of the body by the mind is the solution to the prevention of injury. Safety must be in the mind. Is it in yours?

Just For Today

Just for Today 1 will try to live through this day only, and

nor tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if 1 felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for Today 1 will be happy. This assumes to be true

what Abraham Lincoln said, that, "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."

Just for Today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my '"luck" as it comes, and fit myself to it.

Just for Today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study.

I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer.

1 will read something that requires effort, thought and con centration.

Just for Today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out: if anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don't want to do — just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.

Just for Today 1 will be agreeable. 1 will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one-

bit, not find fault with anything, and not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself.

Just for Today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but 1 will have it. 1 will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.

Just for Today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself, and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life.

Jusr for Today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be

afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

Charles Hoffman, Calcite construction foreman with forty years of service al the Plant, is presented with one of those beautiful United States Steel stainless steel wrist watch awards.

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Burden of traffic planners — urban, suburban, and bour bon drivers.

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Rogers City To Have New Elementary School The above picture shows the artist's conception of the new elementary school which is to be erected on Erie Street

during the coming year.

The building is to be a single floor structure covering some 34,800 square feet of floor space. It will contain sixteen classrooms including two kindergarten rooms, a multi-use room for cafeteria, dramatics, and physical educa

tion, and the necessary offices and facilities for operation of a modern school program.

The building is to be of concrete block construction, the exterior to be covered with brick veneer. No basement is

planned in the construction. The heating plant will be housed in a boiler room located near the center of the

plant and a tunnel along the outside building wall will serve to carry the pipes necessary for steam, water, and sewage.

The main entrance to the new building will be serviced from a driveway off Erie St. The wing fronting on Erie

providing proper drainage for this eighteen acre tract. It has

been decided to start a drainage program which will not only take care of the school property but also help surrounding land so that the area will be made available for building lots. To do this will take planning so that the volume of drainage can beequally distributed throughout the existing storm sewer facil ities.

When the school project will be completed we are sure that

we will all feel proud of the plant, one that will compare favor ably with othercommunity buildings completed in recent years.

It will also provide a pattern to follow in projects to come.

The citizens of the community have moved none too soon in approving the building of a new school as the demands upon the present school buildings are tremendous to the point of in adequacy. We are not the only community whose schools have been criticized because of poor housing, crowded conditions

St. will house the younger students. A central corridor

and unsafe surroundings. Not only are the buildings being criticized but some claim that the schools are not teaching Americanism, that subversive ideas and books are reaching students. Others contend that the basic skills of reading, writ

students.

ing, arithmetic have been neglected for progressive education courses. Some have been outspoken in what they believe to be

from this entrance will run the length of the building giving access to the classrooms to be used by the older The multi-purpose room will be accessible-

through this corridor and also from an outside entrance on

the Michigan Avenue end of the building. A third en trance on the west side of the building will give access from the State St. and Huron Avenue side.

It is planned to advertise for construction bids as early

an overremphasis on physical cducatinon while others have said that today's children are too soft because of a lack of a physical training program.

One of the most serious problems is the shortage of compe

in the summer as possible. This will enable construction to proceed rapidly enough so as to continue work on the building throughout the winter.

According to the architects estimate some 12 to 16

such circumstances is often very difficult. We have this to

that the building will be ready for occupancy by Christmas

approved for our children.

months will be required for construction and it is hoped

of 1956.

The citizens of our community may be assured that the construction and completion of this new school will receive

the constant attention of school officials. A representative will be authorized to follow every step of the construction and to see that a good building will result.

The City and School District each has a problem now in

tent teachers. Teachers salaries are frequently far below the

general wage level of the parents whose children they teach.

Attracting young people into the teaching profession under

think about along with the new building which we have just As parents, we have a huge responsibility in guiding the thoughts of our youngsters so that their attitude towards school

and teachers will be one of cooperation. This will help to have better schools, better teachers and less financial burden

in school upkeep. Rogers City is headed in the right direction

by bringing their school system up to date. We hope this spirit of progress will continue.

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Number Two Shovel stripping on high overburden bank

7955 Was a Record Year in the Quarry What makes a stripping record? Weil, we have made one tin's year so let's investigate to see how it was done.

According to Walter Meyer, Quarry Superintendent, the three major factors that made the record were: 1. Good Stripping Weather 2. No Major Delays and a Minimum of Minor Delays 3. Better Dumps Now. to take one factor at a time:

first, our recent winter, 1955, provided us with near

perfect stripping conditions. When stripping; Started in January until it finished the latter part of March, the weather was constantly cold. The temperatures were not below the zero mark often but they did remain below the

freezing point. We also had early snow before low freezing temperatures set in. so the frost didn't have time to pene trate very deeply into the ground. This made digging easier

towers. There were only two small slides on No. 3 ami 4

dumps this year. This again was attributed to our good, constant cold weather.

Putting the three factors together, we stripped a record 79,772 cars in 62 days, or breaking it down by shovels: No.

No. No. No. No. No.

2 4 5 10 11 12

Shovel

33,1.24 Cars

Shovel Shovel Shovel Shovel Shovel

1,699 Cars 4,622 Cars

7,559 Cars 10,584 Cars 22,1 <S4 Cars Total

79,772 Cars

So by picking up nature's advantages, the quarry crews worked tin's year into a record stripping year.

and the dirt was easier to handle in the cars.

Second, to say that there haven't been any bad delays

maybe doesn't sound like much, but there is a lot behind this, hirst, the shovels, locomotives and cars, cranes, trucks

ami bulldozers must be kept running to accomplish this.

The quarry electrical group, headed by Bill Ransom ami Emerson Lee, and the mechanical group headed by Frank Reinke, Ben Santimo, Dave Grigg and Ed Radka, worked constantly with their crews to keep the equipment oper ating at its best. Second, the track crews, headed by Pete

Ciiovagnorio and John Modrzynski, continually checked and repaired the track and kept the switches in good operating shape.

Third, with good planning and a lot of hard work on

the part of the Quarry Superintendent right down through

the last man on the track and plow crews, we now have

better dumps. By better dumps we mean dumps that arc less likely to slide and ones that provide a longer dumping area that can be quickly and safely worked by the plow ,ux.\ track crews. No. I dump is a good example of this.

It can now be seen stretching high in the air and it seems

as though il will soon overshadow our Central Radio it.

Good dumping in '55

Besides making a record this winter, other big things went on in the quarry:

First, a new derrick arose from the quarry floor and slowly began to remove a familiar shovel face. Under the hand of the big derrick, No. 3 Shovel started to disintegrate and the final remains left us in March.

Soon after the dismantling of No. 3 Shovel started and when the ground was well frozen, a rumbling was heard from Adams Point as No. 4 Shovel started its move across

the grade. She was on her way to replace her sister, No. 3 Shovel, in the main quarry. No. 4 Shovel presented quite a sight as the lumbering giant moved next to the 13,800

volt transmission line. We can see this in the accompanying picture.

There was quite a bit of speculation by the shovel crew as to whether or not she might decide to roll over and lie down in the swamp. In fact the crew worked a bit on de veloping an ejection seat that would throw the operator out of the cab automatically if the shovel decided to roll over. However, the crossing was successful and uneventful.

No. 4 Shovel is now digging stone where her sister, No. 3 Shovel, was last year.

The electrical crew made good use of their new splicing shelter and made a record themselves, getting more cable repaired than ever before during a winter season.

During the dismantling of No. 3 Shovel, parts of the new 10-yard Marion 191 M Shovel appeared in the quarry.

Then, after the diesel crane was released by Bradley Trans portation Line, the parts for the new shovel were unloaded at Adams Point. The shovel was given a number, No. 6.

Number Four Shovel on the move from Adams Point to the main quarry.

Then with some mighty grunts and groans, the diesel crane

hoisted the heavy "cats" into place for further assembly. There are only two "cats" on No. 6 Shovel and we arc told that this

is the largest shovel built operating on only two "cats". With the "cats" plumb and level, the lower frame slid into placeami was bolted. The center pin and swing rollers were

squared and then the center house section with the swing track section on it was added. The left and right side sec

tions of the house were swung into their respective places and bolted. The electrical new then went into action and started to connect the hundreds of cables and wires that

allow the life-blood to flow through the machine. The boom with its dipper stick and bucket was assembled to the center

house bearing point and support cables were rigged. No. 6 is ready for action, but before the electrical life-blood could

How through the shovel and turn a dead thing into a living thing, there was much to do. Many days were spent checking

and testing before No. 6 Shovel appeared on the shovel report list.

How To Rmn.icn The Cost Of Accidfnts

Ever stop to realize that the accident you were not involved in, costs you money just the same-'

You were mighty lucky, at that. Lucky not to have been

maimed or killed. But you don't get off scot-free. Every ac cident costs you money in the form of increased insurance costs.

Automobile insurance rates are determined each year on the basis of the accident experience of the preceding three years. In areas where residents have had accident records, insurance rates are higher.

Strict enforcement of traffic regulations will reduce speed ing and reckless driving . . . primary causes of accidents.

But you, yourself have the big responsibility. Drive with Number Three Shovel being dismantled

care. Remember that traffic regulations are, in fact, safety re gulations . . . obey them.

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Mill Repair Crews Do Good Safety Job During Winter Months If you can imagine a belt conveyor three miles long, then break it into 73 parts and add enough motors, drives, pul leys, idlers, supports, belting etc. to keep it running, you would have a good idea of one phase of the Mill operation.

If idlers are spaced three feet apart, that would make about 5,300 idlers alone which have to be inspected ami repaired.

Add to this all the other parts that make up this conveyor and inspect all these parts and you have a better ideaof the work involved to keep these conveyors running, but wait, that's only the conveyors. In between all these conveyors is quite an assortment of crushers, grizzlic rolls, screens, chutes and gates to crush, screen, wash and sort stone into

Shifting to the Screen House you will find new grizzlie rolls, bearings and grease seals on the I lth floor, a new slugger roll for the tenth floor recrushcr, new grizzlie rolls

on the 9th floor and a new pulley on the M-l conveyor on

various sizes and route it on its way to the proper storage.

Now surround all this equipment with the necessary

galleries and buildings, add sufficient light and heat, pipewater to all the screens and most of the belts for washing,

and miles of wire and cable, then place four score good men in strategic locations and you have an idea of what the Mill Department is made of.

It seems that all during the operating season Adolph and Cash make little notes on repair items for winterwork then towards fall they sit down with engineers and lots of paper and compile a volume composed of technical terms like spider, slugger, retainer, keeper, tripper: terms that sound like action is in the making and it you're in doubt

check in on the boys any time after the work starts and if you don't get knocked down in the rush and flurry of ac tivity you will know it's lunch time. It has been rumored that when Cash gives the call for action an innocent by stander can be knocked down four times before he can

determine the direction they're coming from. So, if you

care to peek watch your step, it's not that these Mill men are careless, but they're busy and they operate on the theory that anything that doesn't move either needs to be over

hauled or painted. There isn't room to list all of the jobs the Mill Crew tackled this winter so we'll only list a few and let you guess at the rest.

The primary crusher got the usual treatment of new eccentric plus new main shaft bearings, dust seal retainer ring and lower mantle.

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F-H Conveyor Gallery. A. Wolgast. II. Dotnke and C. Szymanski in foreground install decking while H. Durecki and Lawrence Bannon install return rolls in background.

the 8th floor. The bucket elevator running from the 7th floor to the basement had a good overhaul and received a new casing and rails to keep her on the track. Posing in the elevator on the preceeding page are: Fred Krueger and Arthur Radtke with Howard Schaedig, Al Hopp and Leo Schefke on the outside.

The other picture shows Alfred Hopp, Frank Mayes, Albert Hopp and Bill Torno gazing proudly at a new Tyler screen for the third floor while an unidentified party is dashing upstairs for reinforcements. The screen arrived in the screen house via crane through the third floor window

and with the aid of chain falls, shoe horns and man power, was squeezed into place.

The new building on the Flux Dock houses new pump ing and dredge line equipment to help us load a cleaner and better product from this dock. A project such as this required co-operating crews from nearly every department at Calcite. Along with this project the Mill crews installed a screen on K-l and two new conveyors to carry screened out material back to the Flux Dock screenings crusher and while they were working installed a bar grizzlie and

lengthened a conveyor to divert small screenings away

The S. S. Calcite was a logical choice to haul this historic first cargo from Port Dolomite. Constructed in 1912 she was one of the first self-unloader vessels launched and ex

emplifies the development and use of this type of Great Lakes transportation as a carrier for Michigan Limestone quarries at Rogers City, Port Inland, Rockport, Drummond Island, Alpena, and now at Cedarville.

Port Dolomite was constructed by the U. S. Steel Cor poration's Michigan Limestone Division as a shipping point for the new Engadine Dolomite Quarry which is now in full production. The port and quarry are located about five miles from the Upper Peninsula, Michigan town of Cedarville and about 35 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie.

This quarry was opened to supplement the high calcium limestone production of the Division's Calcite Quarry at Rogers City. The processed high calcium from Calcite stone will be blended with the high magnesium stone from the

Cedarville Quarry to required specifications which will pro duce a superior grade of metallurgical and chemical lime stone covering the complete range from the highest calcium content to the highest magnesium content. This is possible because the new quarry will produce some of the com

from the crusher.

mercial product containing highest ratio of magnesium to

Loading crews were kept busy installing new gates and chutes in the loading tunnels along with conveyor decking, chutes and flumes. The fines dock also sprouted another conveyor called F-ll. It doesn't look too imposing as yet but will eventually carry Dolomite from the back end of the marine fueling tunnel to F-13 where it will mix with high calcium stone and be loaded as dolomite blend.

To all this you can add a pipe fitting- crew, then scrape up all the electricians in sight, mix in a few brick layers and masons and add enough carpenters to keep scaffolds and concrete forms going up in all directions and you have a good idea of the activity we call Mill winterwork. It can't be done by a couple of repair crews and as you know it is not done by Mill men only. It takes the combined efforts of several departments at Calcite and much co-operation from all the. people concerned with tearing down and building up a better crushing, conveying, screening, wash ing, storing and loading plant at Calcite. It's a battle for supplies and manpower, trying to keep the right man on the right job and trying to keep him supplied with the tools and supplies to do the job properly.

In spite of the hustle and bustle to get things done on time, there's always time to investigate for better methods

calcium normally found in the natural state. This ratio is approximately 45% magnesium carbonate to 55% calcium

and safety. Since the two go hand-in-hand it's not surpris ing that the mill was ready on time or that accident preven tion played an important part in this program. Congratu lations are in order to the crews and personnel involved

carbonate. The deposit lies near the surface requiring very little stripping of overburden and is relatively free from impurities.

The exceptional hardness, toughness and soundness of the Cedarville stone makes it ideal as an aggregate for highway and other concrete and bituminous construction

work. The plant was constructed to provide a maximum of

product flexibility. A wide variety of exacting size speci fications required for the accelerated highway and building construction programs can be readily met by the crushing and sizing facilities built into the plant operation.

The construction of Port Dolomite and the Cedarville

Quarry was begun in April 1953 to meet a production for the spring of 1955. The operation has an annual rated pro duction capacity of approximately 3,000,000 tons and em ploys some 100 workmen.

Production facilities at the quarry include a primary crusher which was erected on the floor of the quarry some 40 feet below the surface. Stone is hauled from the quarry to Port Dolomite over a new railroad and extends more

than five miles across a swamp and rugged terrain.

The dock at Port Dolomite is 620 feet long and 117 feet wide and is located on the edge of a natural deep water channel leading into Lake Huron. A traveling, loading shuttle moves along the length of the dock so that

in keeping the Calcite Safety record intact.

freighters can remain stationary while receiving their load of limestone. This shortens the loading time to above five

Cedarville Ships First Dolomite

hours.

The first cargo of limestone from the new quarry at Port Dolomite pulled away from the loading dock at 5 :30 a.m. on April 16, 1955, in the S. S. Calcite of the Bradley Trans portation Line. This cargo of high grade dolomite flux

The processing plant at Port Dolomite is composed of a screening plant with secondary and tertiary crushers to facilitate variety in sizing the quarry run of stone from the primary crusher. The stone is simultaneously processed into eight washed grades or sizes all of which can be varied.

consigned to the Central Furnace Plant of the American

The plant equipment has a rated capacity of 1800 tons

Steel and Wire Division of the United States Steel Corpor

per hour.

ation on the Cuyahugo River, Cleveland, represents not only the first pay load from the Michigan Limestone Di vision's new Dolomite Quarry but the consummation of a good many years of thought, research, planning and con

the seven-self-unloading ships of the Michigan Limestone Division, including the 666-foot Str. John G. Munson,

ships from the Pittsburgh Division of U. S. Steel Corpo

struction.

ration and other Great Lakes carriers.

The traffic into and out of Port Dolomite will include

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A Report From The Lay-up Harbor

away. On the Steamer White the alter coal bunker bulkhead was almost entirely renewed. These bulkheads are always

The winter maintenance of Bradley Transportation Line ships went along this year as it has in the past in the attempt to keep these ships in a good state of repair for the coming operating season. Every year steel work wastes away and has to be renewed, mechanical repairs become necessary and inspections of equipment must be made to try and prevent future troubles. All this is attempted on the winter work program and in the following paragraphs is described some of the work that has taken place this

difficult to work on because there is piping and electrical wiring attached to the bulkhead itself. All this has to be removed before the actual bulkhead repair can begin. Also

ycar-

The major project for the 1954-1955 winter was the repowering of the Steamer Taylor. The 2S00 H.P. triple ex pansion reciprocating engine was replaced with a 4000 H.P. geared turbine unit. Preliminary work done at the Mani towoc Ship Building Company yards included new sea chests and seacocks, the foundation for the new main unit,

foundations for the new 350 K.W. turbine generators and any under water work that made it necessary for the vessel to go into dry dock. All the pumps, machinery and allied piping were installed at the Calcite docks. In connection with the repowering, a flow control fin was installed over the propeller to reduce the vibration which is prevalent as the power is increased. It is believed that this fin does much to increase the living comfort on the after end of the vessel.

The sea trials of the Steamer Taylor were conducted on Lake Huron on April 1, 1955, and the first cargo was

loaded on April 14, 1955. On the first trip a speed of 15 mph was maintained loaded and a speed of 16 mph light.

Last year before the repowering, the loaded speed was 13 mph and the light speed was 13.9 mph, so the speeds were increased about 2 mph by re-powering.

The Steamer Robinson was laid-up in Cheboygan for the winter and the repair work was done mostly by Che boygan workers. The unloading boom was lengthened by 26 feet to facilitate unloading at some docks, and repairs

there is other steel work connected which has to be shored

up before any part ol the bulkhead can be cut away.

The Steamer Calcite also received the attention of the

hull crew. Considerable time was spent repairing leaks be tween the ballast tanks of this vessel. It is necessary that bulkheads between each ballast tank be watertight so that ballast will be contained within the tank necessary to properly ballast the ship according to the weather condi

tions. The plating of #1 tanks was renewed because of severe pitting by rust of the plates and rivets. Where the plating was still good, some rivets had to be replaced.

There was some work in most of the cargo holds. Bulk

heads were repaired and some shedding plates which pro tect the structural members of the deck arches were re newed.

The conveyor crew had big jobs on the Steamer Calcite and Steamer White this winter. The side conveyors on the Steamer Calcite were rebuilt, which included renewing 740 sections of the bucket conveyors. Each section is madeup of straps, wheels, shafts and bushings which had to be fitted and assembled on the site.

The starboard hold conveyor on the Steamer White got new decking and the idlers were overhauled and widened

to make lor better belt training. The wheels and bushings in the center elevator were renewed and some rails were

also replaced.

The center elevator on the Steamer Taylor was changed from a type where the buckets are carried by cables to one where a chain carries the buckets. This chain is short pitched

were made to the coal bunker bulkhead and the fuel hand

ling elevator.

The hull crew who do most of the structural steel work

was kept busy this winter renewing steel that had wasted

This is a view of the flow control fin being constructed on the Steamer 1 AY LOR. Front left to right members of the crew are: M. On. A. J. Kliugsbiru. J. Single. J. Gordon, hi. Morrill, C. Robinson and A. Skowronek.

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Due to the installation procedure, the main unit reduction gear on the Steamer TAYLOR was assembled in pieces. After the lower part of the casting was aligned on the foundation the bull gear shown in the picture was lowered into place.

so that it can be run as fast as the cable elevator while the

old type chain elevator without joints between the buckets is limited in speed. The new chain has four sections be

a decrease of almost 50' â&#x20AC;˘. If (inly the dead could read, how proud they would be of our progress.

Although injuries decreased somewhat in 1954, the period

tween each bucket. Besides replacing the cables with chain

from 1944 to 1954 saw injuries rise from 1,488,000 to 1,960,-

the head and tail sprockets had to be replaced with sprockets to match the new chain.

The Steamer Clymer and the Steamer Munson have cable-

000 per year. This is an increase of 32''. Except for modern

elevators, and the cables on these vessels were renewed this

medical techniques, many of these injured would be among the dead.

What the statistics reveal after careful examination is that

the rate reductions have come about, nor because of our drivers,

winter.

No serious accidents occurred during the winter repair

season and we believe this was due to the cooperation and assistance of everyone in making an effective safety pro gram.

but in spite of them. A study of the 1954 report shows that excessive speed, failure to grant the right of way, and driving on the wrong side of the road constitute 75'.' of the driving errors which resulted in death and injury. As these percentages are not substantially different from the figures of previous years, the conclusion is unmistakable that the rate reduction is due far more to mechanical and engineering improvements, than to a fundamental change in driver attitude.

Many interesting experiments were conducted in the course

of 1954's misguided missile program. By presidential decree, a nationwide Safe-Driving Day was set aside with the wellpublicized goal of no fatalities. When the final results were tallied, it was found that the record was not appreciably better than that of any other normal driving day. And following close on the heeis of this experiment in legislated carefulness, we experienced the bloodiest Christmas weekend in the na tion's history.

The conclusion seems obvious that neither gigantic publicity campaigns, nor improvements in highway engineering or auto mobile design can accomplish more than a token improve

ment in thegrim results of our nation's misguided missile pro gram. The human element remains unchanged, and gradually even these benefits become fresh causes of disaster. While

it is true that increased speed can provide a ready escape from danger, it is more likely to lead to catastrophe. While it is true that wider ami straigther roads eliminate certain driving

hazards, they are more likely to provide the setting for even greater peril. While it is true that improved brakes will stop a car quicker, it is more likely that the driver will become dan gerously overconfident.

Engineering progress must be coupled with individual de The main unit turbine is beim- swung over the engine room opening of the Steamer TAYLOR to be lowered to the founda tion. The load shown here weighs 12 tons.

Misguided Missiles

In the year 1954 great advances were made in the nation's guided missile program. Our scientists have learned how to control projectiles flying through space, directing them against predetermined targets with amazing precision. The basic in gredients of this program are care, accuracy, and the mastery of mind over machine.

Our motorists have not yet learned how to control auto mobiles traveling along the highway, directing them against undetermined targets with amazing wantonness. The basic ingredients of this program are carelessness, inaccuracy, and the failure to exert mastery of mind over machine.

At first glance this report might seem encouraging. In 1954 only 35,500 persons lost their lives as opposed to 38,500 fatali ties in 1953. Indeed, when bloody facts are embodied in blood less statistics, it is possible to show that the misguided missile-

program had its best year since 1950, when only 34,763 people were killed. And further, that the death rate has declined from 115.9 per 100,000 registered vehicles in 1941 to 61.1 in 1954;

termination and skill if our misguided missile program is to show any dramatic turn for the better. No matter how good the road or how mechanically perfect the car, it is the driver who can, in an instant of carelessness or complacency, trans form the road into a scene of carnage, and the automobile into a missile of destruction.

Let us hope that I954's decline in highway fatalities, brought

about by science and engineering, will be taken as a per

sonal challenge by the drivers of the nation's 58,129,000 motor vehicles. Through the constant exercise of care and good judg ment, the automobile can be removed from the arsenal of dead

ly misguided missiles, and restored to its rightful place as a means of safe, sure transportation.

Advice

It doesn't pay to say too much when you're mad enough to choke, for the word that stings the deepest is the word that's never spoke.

Let the other fellow wrangle rill the storm has blown away, then he'll do a heap of thinking 'bout the things you didn't say.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;James Whitcomb Riley. /

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The husband was consoling his wife after their daughter's wedding. "Don't think of it as losing a daughter," he said.

"Think of it as gaining a bathroom."

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MaCKlNdC

BRIDGE

Mackinac Bridge Construction Under Way Again Many are becoming more and more interested in the progress of the Mackinac Bridge Construction as this tre mendous project proceeds. We are pleased to present to our readers material from the Mackinac Bridge Authority telling us about the bridge foundations as completed last Fall. Accompanying this article are pictures showing some thing of these foundations. The picture on opposite page shows the general outline of a caisson which provides one of deepest bridge foundations. Double steel skin circular structures, 116 ft. in diameter, with the inner skin tapering toward the outer at the bottom to form a cutting edge are gradual ly lowered to the bottom of the Straits. They are only about 40 ft. high when the operation starts, but additional steel rings are added as the structure sinks. The compart ments between the steel skins are filled with concrete and

stone to provide strength and weight. Four temporary steel anchorages surround each caisson as it penetrates through the mud and stone to rock. Above is a picture showing the thirty-three foundations which will be built by MerrittChapman and Scott Corporation. The six center piers which will support the suspension span of the bridge will be ready to receive the steel superstructure this summer.

The center span, from anchorage to anchorage, is 8614 ft., the world's longest. The bridge is scheduled to open in November 1957.

The decision to build the six main foundations in 1954

was a bold one. Normally, a bridge is constructed from both shores toward the middle and such would have been

the case at Mackinac had the financing been completed in the fall.

This would have allowed time for the contractor

to mobilize all his equipment and get a head start on the construction season. However, when the bonds were finally delivered in mid-February of 1954, it was realized that in order to meet the opening date of the bridge, November 1957, the main towers would have to be completed in 1955.

This meant that the foundations supporting them would have to be ready early in 1955. Consequently, the normal

procedure was abandoned and the builders plunged boldly into the Straits' deep water.

The mobilization of equipment and the preparation of working areas and docks were in themselves major accom

plishments. Boats, barges, tugs, derricks, hoists, pile drivers, and a mass of construction equipment valued at more than

four million dollars was assembled at St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. The equipment came up the Mississippi River, up the Hudson, and across the Erie Canal, down

from Duluth and many other points to the assembly areas at the Straits.

The contractors built new docks in the two Straits cities

and turned the causeway, built southwest of St. Ignace 16

fourteen years ago, into a bustling construction center. Be fore a single clamshell bucket of mud was raised out of the bottom of the Straits, approximately six million dollars had been encumbered by the contractor to prepare to do the job.

The first operation consisted of surveying the location to determine precisely where the foundations would be located. To do this, six survey towers were anchored in the Straits during April and May, and seven erected on land. From these towers the precise location of each foundation was determined and the surveyors directed the placing of the frameworks for the foundations within toler ances of one-tenth of one foot. Throughout the entire construction season surveyors constantly checked the pro gress of each foundation to ascertain that the locations re mained precisely in place.

The first foundation

undertaken was the underwater

construction to support the cable anchorage on the south side of the span. This underwater structure, built within a sheet piling cofferdam, measures 115 ft. in length, 135 ft. in breadth and is founded on rock 88 ft. below the Straits surface. This solid mass of concrete and steel known as

Pier 17 and containing 110 tons of steel and 56,350 cubic yards of concrete, is now sticking up 10 ft. above the sur face and early this spring will receive the superstructure containing another 30,000 cubic yards of concrete.

Four hundred seventy-two ft. north of the south cable anchorage foundation is Pier 18 founded 130 ft. below the Straits on rock and constructed by means of the open caisson method. This rectangular foundation of concrete and steel is 92 ft. long and 44 ft. wide. Steel supports will be erected atop this foundation on which will rest the cables as they sweep down from the main towers before entering the cable anchorage.

Eighteen hundred ft. farther north is the foundation for the south main tower. This is known as Pier 19 and was

dramatized in a national picture publication as the "cookie cutter." The huge caisson required to construct this founda tion was assembled at Alpena. It is 116 ft. in diameter at its outer ring, while the inner steel ring is 86 ft. in dia meter. The inner ring tapers toward the outer ring at the bottom to form a cutting edge. The caisson was towed

to the Straits and the water-tight compartments between the two steel rings were loaded with concrete thereby causing the caisson to sink. As it did so, additional steel

rings were added on top until the cutting edge not only sank to the bottom of the Straits, but penetrated through mud and stone to its final resting place on the solid rock at the bottom of the Straits, 204 ft. below the surface.

As the caisson was lowered, clamshell buckets dredged

the mud and loose stone out of the area within the center

Merritt-Chapman & Scott retained the Prepakt Concrete

of the caisson, thereby allowing the cutting edge to pene

Company of Cleveland as technical consultants in the

this operation, progress was measured in inches. This is

method. This technique for placing concrete underwater was ideally suited to the Mackinac Bridge foundations.

trate through the overburden. During the last stages of

one of the two foundations that will be filled with concrete

and steel this spring. The other is foundation 20, which

is 3800 ft. to the north and being built in precisely the

same manner at a slightly lower depth to rock.

Exhaustive studies and tests showed the contractors and

the engineers that there is no possible danger of wind or ice in the Straits disturbing these foundations. Their huge bulk surrounded by overburden and their water-tight com partments loaded with stone aggregates will protect them against any possible combination of wind and ice pressure lit

"As a result of using the Prepakt method of placing

the concrete we believe new records have been set for

underwater concrete work. As much as 6,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed in one day and a seven day average of 4,000 yards per day has been maintained," reported the consulting engineer.

The foundation contractor completed half of his job with the construction of the six main foundations and to date

he has been paid $13,520,300 of his $25,735,600 contract.

DIMETER

that may develop in the area.

Eighteen hundred ft. farther north is the twin cofferdam

foundation for the cable rest pier on the north side, and 47.2 ft. still farther north is the foundation for the cable

anchorage on the St. Ignace side thereby completing the foundations on which the world's longest suspension span â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 8614 ft.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will rest.

The cable anchorage on the north side is slightly deeper than the one on the south side since it is founded on rock 95 ft. below the surface. It contains 114 tons of steel and

60,350 cubic yards of concrete.

placing of concrete according to the patented Prepakt

"The superstructure contractor, the American Bridge Division of the United States Steel Corporation is proceed ing according to schedule with the fabrication of the steel.

Approximately 12,000 tons of structural steel are now in

the Gary, Indiana and Ambridge, Pennsylvania plants be

ing fabricated.

Limestone from the Calcite Quarry is furnished to help with the foundation construction. This stone is delivered

by the Bradley ships from Rogers City to the Straits of

Mackinac site. We will all watch with intense interest the

further progress of this gigantic engineering feat.

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One Hundred Years Of The Soo Canal On April 19th in the year 1955. just one century elapsed since Charles Harvey opened the sluice gate to the otiter coffer dam on Lake Superior and let the waters of Lake Superior flow into the completed ship canal. This permitted the passage of water from one lake to another, for as long as our world lasts, and enabled direct vessel passage from Superior to Huron and the lower lakes.

in recognition of the centennial, the legislature of the Slate of Michigan has created a commission which has

worked out an'"elaborate program, celebrating the 100th birthday of the opening of our great waterway which, more than anything else, helped to change America from

an agricultural country to a great industrial nation.

An Indian village existed for many hundred years at the foot of the falls; the turbulence of the rapids prevented the freezing of waters and even in the coldest of winters the Indians were able to find food. They caught fish, usually

found only in Lake Superior or Lake Huron. In the Indian dialect they named them Atticameg. When the French settlers came, they called them Poisson-blanc because of the whitness of their flesh. French traders are said to have inhabited the area since 1659.

When the Jesuit missionaries came to this wilderness they found Indians living beside the rapids who called

themselves Pahonitgwach Irini. The missionaries gave the

rapids the name Sault. However, it is not properly a Sault, or a very high, waterfall, but a violent current of waters

from Lake Superior which, being checked by a great num ber of rocks blocking their passage, form a cascade about a mile and a half in width; all these waters plunging head long together over the rocks, barring the river. In fact, the Ojibways originally called it Bawating, meaning "the rapids."

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With, the coming of the white man, the Soo assumed greater importance and also became a greater problem.

The trappers and traders in furs bargained with the Indians at the Soo for pelts and, in due time, established a trading

post which existed from early French days until the fur trade waned. The Soo rapids necessitated the portage of

canoes and larger vessels and posed a problem to the com mercial organizations like the Hudson Bay Company, the

American Fur Company, North West Company and the Pacific Fur Company, About the time that Michigan was admitted into the Union as a state, on January 26, 1837, young Gabriel Franchere, who was employed by the Pacific Fur Com

pany, wrote to Lyman Warren, company factor, at LaPointe on February 15th to the effect, "you will see by reference to newspapers that the project of cutting a ship canal around the falls of the St. Mary's River is not onlytalked of. but orders are to be given for its immediatesurvey which will take place no doubt next summer. It behooves us, therefore, to improve time as we may natural ly expect to see a swarm of speculators on Lake Superior the moment the work is complete."

The record shows that people interested in furs as well as fish saw the need for a canal at the Soo. In fact, on the

Canadian side as early as 1797, the North West Company constructed a canal and diminutive lock sufficiently largeenough to handle canoes and bateaux. However, with the

discovery of copper and iron in the Upper Peninsula the movement for a canal got its real impetus.

Young Stephen T. Mason, Michigan's first governor, after Michigan was admitted, recommended that the state

enter upon a program of pretentious improvements on a gigantic scale including highways, railroads and canals,

among which was a ship canal by which to surmount the

rapids of the St. Mary's River. The next year the Michigan legislature passed an act authorizing the construction of a ship canal around the falls. But real pressure for the canal

did not come until the discovery of copper and iron.

Michigan asked aid of Congress to build a canal through the military reservation around the falls. Provincial Con gressmen snorted at the idea and it was then that Henry

Clay made his historic statement: "It is a work beyond the remotest settlement of the United States, if not the moon."

However, a young chap named Charles T. Harvey at this time was recuperating from the effects of an attack

of typhus fever in the pleasant atmosphere of the Upper Peninsula. An employee of the Fairbanks Scale Company, he saw the immense possibilities of a canal. The Fairbanks firm granted permission to Harvey to devote his time to the project.

The work that he did was superhuman. He was here, there and everywhere; exploring quarries for suitable rocks for the locks, consulting with the legislature, making the long trip to Congress â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no less than five appeals were made to the United States Government for assistance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he even

went to Albany and.secured a charter for the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal Company from the New York state legis lature, and when the canal company became a going thing, he was made general agent. He went to Detroit, establish ing temporary headquarters, where he engaged horses, bought tools and supplies. He went east for labor. Or ganizing his men in working gangs of thirty, on June 4, 1853 with his own hands he plowed ground and wheeled

out the first barrel of earth. All through the succeeding months he drove himself and his men; cholera broke out, strikes, obstacle after obstacle was encountered and over

come. Just 221^ months after June, 1853, the huge jobwas done.

Charles T. Harvey should go down in history as one of the great Americans of his time. Congress authorized the

donation of 750,000 acres of land to help defray the cost of the canal's construction. One may not agree with Har

vey's ethics in selecting fine copper beds or iron ore reserves

as a land to be donated by the federal government to defray the expense of the canal company. Mrs. Carroll Paul, curator of The Marquette County Historical Society, has documentary evidence that Mr. Harvey's company transferred 32,000 acres of iron ore lands to Samuel J. Tilden. It is probable that these same lands are the timber and ore reserves which Tilden turned over to the Iron

Cliffs Company. There is indication that Tilden attempted

to smelt some of the iron produced from this land and criticized Harvey for selling ore of low quality.

With the opening of the St. Mary's Falls Canal, its official title, and the invention, in 1857, of the Bessemer

converter, which meant production in commercial quanti ties of steel, the industrial revolution began. The nation turned from the farms back to the cities and industry.

So vital to the economy of the nation did the canal

prove that in 1870 the first appropriation for improve ments was made by the United States Government. In 1881

the Weitzel Lock was completed by the United States Gov ernment; subsequently, the old state locks were torn down and the Poe Lock built on their site in 1837-96. With increased commerce, the Davis and the Sabin Locks were

completed in 1914 and 1919 respectively. The great new MacArthur Lock, which fills or empties in ten minutes, was hurried to completion in 1943 in the record time of four teen months.

During the eight months average season of navigation more tonnage is passed through the Soo Locks than the combined tonnage passing through the Panama and Suez Canals in a year. An average, once upbound and once downbound, of 285 vessels are locked through the canal

per week during the lake season. During the first 93 years of its existence 3,647,000,000 tons of cargo slid through the canal.

Come ore from Labrador, South Africa or another foreign port, the Soo Canal will still teem with Great

Lakes ships carrying ore for the greedy steel mills of America.

Make Your Job Pleasant

If you are the flustery, irritable, angry, bad-tempered type of worker, you are just digging your own economic grave and destroying the happiness of half your waking hours. Do something about it, for you are not only damaging your own life; you are also making your place of business and your home scenes of strife and unpleasantness.

If you work eight hours a day, you are spending one third of your life at work. That's a big slice of your life, and it pays to use the time thus spent to the best advantage. If your work ing hours do not bring you maximum returns in contentment

and happiness, as well as in the advancement of your aspira

tions, you are cheating yourself, or are being cheated, in a truly big way.

Each day's work presents problems to solve and obstacles to overcome. Solving and overcoming them successfully adds a sort of satisfaction to our lives that cannot be duplicated by any other experience. But making projects out of as

signments and mountains out of molehills, does not yield joy.

It only leaves a bitter taste.

Give Yourself Time To Think

Chronic hurriers usually believe that unless they are actively engaged in pushing, striving, thinking and working every moment, they are wasting time. Newton was not wasting time when he was sitting under that apple tree!

The French scientist, Fehr, once said that fully ninety per cent of the creative ideas came to scientists in idle moments when they were away from their work. These creative ideas never come when you are feeling harassed, hurried or tense.

Most of us stay in such a state of hurry and tension that we never give our subconscious a chance to work for us. We go through life trying to solve all our problems and get all the answers with our puny little conscious intellect, when there is

a giant in the background waiting to serve us. And here again, the way to make your subconscious work for you is to relax your muscles, and to learn to keep them relaxed except when they are needed for a specific task.

Create a mental "slow" sign in your mind, and every time you feel a sense of hurry, deliberately slow down. Slow down not only your physical movements, but slow down on the desire

to go faster than your most efficient pace. Be willing to take it slower. In other words, don't let your foot ride so heavily on your mental accelerator. Ultimately you'll go faster and get more done by increasing your natural tempoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not by forcing time.

Everything's Comparative

In every way in which we live,

Our values are comparative.

Observe the snail who with a sigh, Says: "See those turtles whizzing by."

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You'll See It In Screenings Just Among "Ourselves"

crPersonals" That Come To The Editors Desk Many of our friends and fellow em ployees have passed away during the winter months. Both active workers and

retired men have left us, passing to their rewards. We are indeed grieved

Obituaries Charlie's preparation for his work was at Ferris Institute and Detroit Busi

ness College. He was always alert to his

and will miss them as they were all kind, understanding men who were val ued as friends. We extend our sympa

Company's problems and was a student

thies to their families and loved ones.

served on Lake Carrier committees for

Leo J. O'Connor, an employee in the Electrical Department lor over thirty-

was a member of the Soo Locks Centen nial Committee.

five years, passed away suddenly on De cember It), 195i. Leo had been unable to work because of ill health since the

previous September. He was one of the Company's older employees and will be

of Great Lakes water transportation. He many years and at the time of his death Besides his daughter, Nancy, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Joseph Penglase and two brothers, Clarence and Earl, all of Rog ers City. A host of friends and ac

missed by fellow workers. A son, James,

quaintances will feel his passing keenly and miss his sincere friendship.

employed in the Mill Department, a daughter, Audrey, ami sons Clifford and

Arthur Voigt, a well-known citizen

Leo, with his wife survived him.

Charles F. Platz. Vice-President

in

Charge of Sales, passed away on Decem ber 24, 1954, at Bon-Secours Hospital in Detroit, lie had been ill only a short time and had surgery performed a lew days prior to his death. His passing was a severe shock to his associates and friends who were not aware of the seri ousness of his ailment.

Charlie was one of the Company's

oldest employees from years of service.

He started his employment on Septem ber 12, 1912, as a clerk for Mr. Carl

D. Bradley. He was always employed in the office and before long his pleas ing personality enabled him to excel as a salesman and ambassador to the cus

tomers and shippers of the fast-growing Limestone Company situated at the Port of Calcite. Charlie soon became known

to many in the Great Lakes area as a sincere and trustworthy representative and this characteristic made him a val

ued man to his organization. He had a wealth of knowledge concerning the Company's product and the shipping industry which made him a man sought after by many others in this field.

Charlie spent his entire lifetime in Rogers City up to the year 1951 when he and his family moved to Birming ham, Michigan, which was near the newly located Company executive office in Detroit. Tragedy struck soon after when Mrs. Platz passed away unex pectedly, lie and his daughter Nancycontinued to live together at the familyhome.

JO

of Rogers City and a friendly and pop ular employee at Calcite, passed away suddenly on February 10, 1955. He died .shortly after coming home from work as he was driving his car in town. Cause of death was due to a heart attack. I le

i's survived by his wife, mother, broth ers, sisters and a large number of friends. "Ossie" was an employee for thirty-two years and was a crane oper

of Avery Cook, Ignatz Sobeck and John Montych. Avery passed away on Janu ary 14, 1955 while wintering in Mel

bourne, Florida. He really enjoyed his retirement and seemed to have many

good years to go.

Ignatz Sobeck succumbed to a chronic illness on January 21, 195^. While not in good health for a number of years he always seemed to enjoy his family and friends.

John Montych also was not in too good health and departed on March 31, 1955. He was seventy-seven years old at the time of his death.

A friend of our Company and an employee of Pittsburgh Steamship Di vision, Fred Elliott of Sault Ste. Marie,

passed away in March of this year. Ik was always ready to give a helping hand and was a true friend. We will miss his

quiet presence.

All the employees of Calcite extend

sympathies to those of our friends who have lost their dear ones.

Plant Personals

ator.

Harry Boutin, a s h 0 v e I engineer, passed away on March 4, 1955, failing to survive pneumonia which he had for two weeks. Harry was another of our valued old-timers and we will always remember him for the kind and friend

ly gentleman he was. He was active in community affairs. Relatives mourning

his parting are his wife, mother, broth er and many acquaintances.

The sudden passing of Leonard Wirgau on April 16, 1955, was a shock to

us all. This comparatively young man who appeared healthy, died from a heart-

The handsome little cowboy pictured

attack while calling on one of his friends,

above is little Walter Biggs, the grand son of the Ed Ehrkcs. Grandpappy

lie was a locomotive brakeman at the

Plant and had been an employee since

Ed is a convcyorman aboard the S. S.

April, 1937. Fie had one son and five daughters, his wile having passed away

Taylor. The pony is "Biggsie's" very own and my how proud he is of him.

Granddaddy Biggs is determined to

a few years ago. Four brothers and Leonard

make a first class horseman out of Bigg-

was a respected employee who was a

sie and certainly if he already owns a

three sisters also survive him.

quiet fellow and well liked by those

pony at the age of one, he's bound to

who worked with him.

be another Gene Autry in a few years to come. Biggsie's mommy is the former

The ranks of our pensioners were thinned the past winter with the passing

Martha Fhrke and now resides in South

Bend, Indiana.

The Winter Wonderlands of Northern Michigan A fresh blanket of snow has covered

the tracks made by the season's last deer hunter as he leaves Michigan's northern

woods with his trophy or departs with lingering steps and hopes for a season yet to come. The last of our hardier

feathered friends have sought the less rigorous southern climates along with our summer tourists. Only the chirp of an occasional sparrow or other winter

resident, or the distant yelp of a coyotedisturbs the white silence.

Here and

there a small covey of partridge may be seen perched in the branches of a leaf less tree eeking out his precarious win ter existence on the sleeping buds. An alert watcher may spot a rabbit bobbing from bush to bush in search of food,

safe from all but the most observing eye in his protecting winter coat, or a deer forgetful for a time of the sound

of firearms and hunters, quietly pawing for covered blades of grass or nibbling on the snow covered cedar brush.

This is the winter wonderland of

Michigan along Lake Fluron's shores when its heavy water, cooled to the

freezing point and lashed by northern winds, has festooned her rocky bonds with glittering crystal spikes and bars ol ice. Fantastic caverns and arching bridges formed by the sullen wash of waves from the recent storm reflect with

sparkling beauty the rays of the winter sun struggling through the haze.

These are the winter scenes which

the tourist seldom sees, and the native seeking the warmth of southern shores

consciously or subconsciously misses most. Variety is the spice of life and once we have lived through the chang ing seasons of Michigan's climate, most

of us yearn to return after briefly sa vouring the much touted life in our sister states of Florida, Arizona and Cal

ifornia.

controlled areas have been kept by the

We could dwell at length on the joys of ice fishing, skiing, skating, and the

beauties of our winter scenery but we

Conservation Department and others over a period of years. Studies of feed ing habits, productivity, and various

do have some problems attendant on

other conditions effecting deer propaga

the rigours of life in the north. We

al ways have the arduous, expensive, and sometimes irksome though invigorating task of removing nature's excess bounty of snow from highways and sidewalks from November until April showers

bring the Arbutus. This we accept as

tion have shed considerable light on the

situation. The Conservation Department is convinced that by duplicating condi tions existing in some of these well

controlled areas which have produced a good continuous year to year kiil of fine big healthy animals, that the over

part ol the picture and the necessary

all picture in the over-browsed counties

counterpart of our pleasant existence.

of the State can be much improved.

The accompanying picture shows an other problem in our Michigan winter woodlands. This is the preservation of

The hunting land of the Calcite Plant in Prcsque Isle County is a rather largearea which is relatively well controlled

the illusive buck. This picture shows

and patrolled. In cooperation with the Conservation Department, plant man agement last year requested a report from those hunting on this property on

three sportsmen who have just rescued a hapless doe from the icy water of

ol hunters and variou; other considera

Lake Huron where it had fallen in while getting a drink and could not climb out

tion of the animals taken. This record

our fabulous deer herd in a healthy state for the thousands of sportsmen who invade our domain each fall to hunt

over the slippery bank. Such incidents are part of the daily life of the officers

of the Michigan Conservation Depart

the number of deer killed, the number

tions such as the size, weight and condi

will be kept for a period of years and will be added to the accumulative data

on deer conservation. For a complete

ment in watching over their charges.

Local sportsmen are always ready to lend a hand. Gerald Burns, Ted Rose, Mar shall Patrick, and Robert Smith of the Cedarville Plant made the rescue from

Ice Bush Bay. They put the victim in the carpenter shack for the night and turned lier loose the following morning fully recovered. A more pressing prob lem than the mishaps of a few individ ual members of the herd in recent years has been the evident shortage of winter browse in certain areas. Experiments on the best method of correctly handling this situation by both sportsmen and the Conservation Department have lead to considerable controversy. Records on

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fellow with the slow smile is that lie

picture all reports should be turned in whether a deer was taken or not. We

will not miss the "old gang" so much

are asking for the cooperation of all ol

so that he will not have the best time-

our employees in seeing that their re ports are turned in at the close ol the

ever.

hunting season. The following is the

We have had pictures of Alfred

record on the compiled data lor the

Boehmer recently, both when he received

195-i deer season on the Calcite hunting

an engineering license and a marriage license, but now that Al has been pro moted to a Third Assistant Engineer on

land.

Number of permits issued: 255.

Number who hunted: 223.

the S. S. B. H. Taylor we cannot find a good picture of him. We will tell you about the promotion without the picture as Al is too busy now days to

Total hours hunted: \200, an aver

age of 23-32 hours per man.

Deer killed: 06 (29.6', filled their permits).

Total weight of deer: 8,568 pounds, an average of I29.8 per deer.

Reported condition of deer seen and shot:

Good — 78; Fair — 17; Poor — 2.

Horn tabulation on deer killed:

13 spikcrs; 4 with three pointers: li with 4 pointers; live with 5 pointers; 10 with six pointers: 4 with seven point ers; 10 with eight pointers; 1 with nine pointers; 1 with ten pointers; 2 with eleven pointers; one with twelve point ers; and I with thirteen pointers. For

sixty-six deer we had a total of 353 points and an average of 5.35 points per deer.

Michigan Conservation reports fire arm deer hunters took 66,730 deer from

Michigan forests and lie-Ids during the 1954 hunting season. Below are a few of the statistics:

Upper Peninsula— I I 1.000 hunters; deer bagged 24,190.

Northern Lower Peninsula—273,190

hunters; deer bagged 32,590.

Special Season—-37,750 hunters; deer bagged 8,270.

Southern Lower Peninsula

20,060

hunters; 1.680 deer bagged.

Estimated licenses sold in Michigan for 19 5-i — 426,000.

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The other day we saw a boat load

of fellows propelling a boat around the lay-up harbor. At first glance we thought it was the able seamen of the S. S. Tay

lor being put through their paces by the Marine Inspector. Then we saw Dick, the cook, on the end of oik of

the oars along with a few of the other galley men so it looked as if it was all just a pleasure ride. Capt. Norman

Quainc proudly seated in the stern seemed to be quite successful having his crew get their oars going in the same direction at once.

However, we

did see Dick miss a stroke or two and almost fall overboard. "Lookout Milton Gee" seemed to be the least disturbed

passenger aboard.

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bother with a mere camerman.

He is so

busy using the two licenses mentioned We have often wondered what a man

could do to busy himself after retire ment Irom a long lime regular job. Now we have an answer Irom Frank Talaska

who retired in December, 19^4, from

his job as blacksmith helper in the Ma

chine Shop. We will not let Frank fool you with this whittling picture though as carving a stick of wood is not his idea of a good time. We know he will keep busy on his acres out past Hagensvilk raising vegetables and flowers. He

would possibly have some chickens and a cow to look after also.

Frank came (o Calcite on June 3.

1921, and spent most of his time in the

repair shops as a blacksmith helper. Ile-

above that he is a hard man to catch.

Al returned to Bradley in April. 19-19, received his original license in 1953 and now holds a Second Assistant Engi neer's license. We wish him lots of for

tune in progressing to the next position.

A good parting thought is this— life doesn't begin at 40 for those who went like 60 when they were 20.

What is more fun than to extend

your vocal cords on those old time favo rites after a good hearty turkey dinner at banquet time. In the picture below we see some of the members of the

Calcite foremen group at their Christ

As a

mas banquet trying to decide what the

young man he was in the U. S. Army during World War I and can tell many interesting tales about his experiences

next number will be. We don't know-

was born in Posen, Michigan.

while stationed in North Russia.

Now that he has earned the privilege of retiring and doing the things he likes best to do we know that he will enjoy

himself. He has good health and should find some more years awaiting his pleas ure.

We believe that Frank will use

them well. Our one- wish to this quiet

just what that snide expression on Vic Koch's face signifies. It could he the closing bars of "Ach Du Lieber Augustin." Then again it could be caused bysome Irish remark from the audience.

The rest of the chorus is all ready for the encore. Ray Grigg and Russell

Kuhlman in the foreground are prob ably searching for a good number to sine when their turn comes.

Port Dolomite Doings, by our Cedarville Scribe

forth with his new theme song "Doggie in the Window."

Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Spencer's new daughter arrived November 29, 1954.

Melvin is employed with the construc

tion crew at the point.

A son, Michael, arrived at the lack Bickham home on December I, l9Vi. Jack works as a mechanic at the Point.

Mr. & Mrs. Jay Fehner have a newdaughter, Karen Ann. Karen arrived

December 5tfa and her daddy is a steel worker at the Point.

Kenneth Wilson arrived at the Wil son Izzard home on December 6th.

Wilson is a burner on construction.

Mr. & Mrs. Fdwin Bender have a

new daughter, Cheryl Ann, who ar

The accompanying picture was taken at the Cedarville Plant in January, 1955.

It shows electrician, Lloyd Phelps, stand ing by the electrical substation which is located near the screen house at the

plant proper. The 3750 KVA trans former on the right received 69,000 volts from the incoming aerial line. It transforms this voltage down to 24()0

volts. This slcppcd-down voltage flows through the terminator stand, shown on the left, to underground cables. The

underground cables lead to the primary

sale for his Deer Hound. It will chase

coyotes, rabbits, or fox on a good hard road.

Ed is a

burner on construction.

Mr. & Mrs. Earl Schaefcr are the

a good electrician. The maze ol wires,

proud parents of a new son, John Earl, born January 14, 1955. Earl works as

panel boards, contactors, etc., all help in the job of distributing the power to run the secondary crushers, screens,

belts, washing system, boat landing op

a mechanic at the Point.

A son, John Wayne, arrived at the

eration, etc.

Anthony Malkowski home on January 30. "Tony" is employed as a carpenter.

Electricity does the job well. With safety precaution taken it has no sub

the Edward Stec home on February 14th.

stitute. So we mention that before this

Nancy is the sixth member in the Stec

substation goes into operation a pro

family and Ed says that six is enough.

tective fence will guard it well.

A daughter, Nancy Jane, arrived al.

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Dutcher have a

new daughter, Deborah J. She arrived

•f

This news item may be of interest to some- of the Rogers City people. Bob Smith has an ad in the So.) Paper for

rived December 17, 195-1.

control room. A look at the primary control room would confuse anyone but

driver at the Quarry.

February 18th and Ed is employed as a construction worker.

Mr. & Mrs. Gale Simmons are happy

Ernest Bruning claims to have the most valuable Coyote Hound in the U.P.

to announce the arrival of a son, Daniel

—worth two car seats and one insidedoor.

crew.

Axel. Gale is employed with the Survey

R. Alto: Is your hound a Hydromatic or Power Glide, Bob?

B. Smith: What do you mean a Hydromatic or Power Glide?

R. Alto: Well, I just wondered be

cause I heard you tall him a shiftless thing.

Brtming: Did you see the coyote?

Schulley: No. but I saw something

else go tearing through the brush, it looked almost human, but it was f'oing so fast I couldn't get a good look at it.

Bruning:

Did it look like a witch

riding on an eggbeater?

Schulley: Yes. did you see it too?

Bruning: Yea, that was Bud Sthae-

Out that-a-way on M-134 those right turns mean right and not straight ahead — don't they Jerry.

Mr. & Mrs. Otto Storey announce

burner after several weeks of illness.

Lewis lrvin, the penicillin kid. has

Bill Johnston from the accounting

blossomed out with a new rash — a '55

department is back to work after several

Btiiek. It takes gas too, doesn't it Lou.

weeks illness.

Lawson Macklem and Frank Brenzie

keep in very close touch when out on the railroad grade.

Spud Rudd played nursemaid for brother-in-law over the weekend. Spud didn't mind giving the shots, but when

Herman Hill suffered a leg injury and expects to be back on the job shortly.

We are happy to hear Herman is recov ering so rapidly. We understand this speedy recovery is due to the excellent care

Fle-rman

received

while

at

the

hospital.

it came to giving the medicine he quit.

dig on his snowshoes. the arrival of a son. Robert Otto, born March 18, L955, Otto works as truck

Everyone is happy to see Wilson Iz zard back to work on his old job as a

II you notice- that Bud Schaedig and Bob Smith have serious expressions these days — don't let it bother you — they are only waiting for led Rose to burst

Is it true that Ray Cruickshauk is looking for a spare time in the office?

Voyle Storey has found a new method for measuring the boom on the Surge r.

Pile. He was doing line until the sun went down.

Larry Weston's math slipped the Other day when he was figuring how many nuts per bolt went on the lagging at the Drive House.

Elliott went Coyote hunting last week.

This being Hud's first experience on Snow Shoes and the only Snow Shoes

since he returned from his vacation the

available being women's, he wore the rest of the party ottt picking him up.

food he could eat for S2.00. Fie said the food was wonderful but the waiter

Hud insists that if he had men's Snow Shoes he would be able to hold his own with the best of them.

wasn't too courteous. Says Butch, ' "Faint right and after me eating seven lobster tails at one setting too!"

'I'his article was sent in by one ol our men from the Plant and we thought it

Safety Director, Norm Haselhuhn, is looking for ideas for safety slogans to he used on the signs just outside the

past winter. Fie said that he found a place where a man could get all the sea

Ever since it's been proclaimed that whiskers are to be the- style- for men at the Sault this summer in view of the Centennial Celebration, there have been

whiskers sprouting all over the plant.

was pretty good. They say he wrote it himself.

We don't know if this proclamation ac

tually includes some of us over 30 miles from the Sault, but it seems to give

everyone who ever had thoughts ol growing a beard, mustache, side-burns or any combination to do so without thinking he is nuts.

Much to the amazement of Donald Nettleton and Bill Hossack these whis

kers do not always turn out the shade you expected.

Two cars were stolen here recently.

The t h i e v e s were very considerate though, they left their cars in return for the ones they stole. This left every

one with means of transportation. Alter two or three days of detective work the

mystery was solved. It seems that after dark one Buick looks very much like another. Well, you will have to ask Lew Irvin and Paul Kreft for the de

tails, but we see they are each driving their own cars again.

Pardon us if we sound like a couple of ladies over the back fence but we

Till- COYOTH

The Coyote is a creature

So cunning and sly, And for many a year His craft got him by. and they all fell like clowns 'Til the boys came from Rogers

job of clawing him is another thing.

To live in our town.

They each brought a hound And a rifle to shoot, With a world of ambition

And the knowledge to boot.

They run those poor hounds Until their legs were like lead.

Their feet were all blisters And could scarce lift their heads.

But the coyote is fading Like the evening sun.

His pack has decreased By the number of "One".

As he lays in his lair On a cold northern night I Ie will listen for hounds

And be shaken with fright.

- er- we mean who arc- about to have

Since the Hunters from Rogers

an increase in the family in the very-

Have invaded his home.

And no more will he roam

near future. One is Don Nettleton and

Paul Kreft has purchased a new Buick and it seems as though the cost of these new Buicks run very high. Paul cannot

afford to buy gas now and fortunately Alex Kay can come to his rescue once in a while.

Walter Idalski and Ted Rose have both moved into their new homes here in Cedarville since our last issue ol

Screenings.

A party consisting of Bud Schaedig, Ed LaMay, Don Markey and Hudson 24

Bob Leow, our engineer, has the an

swer to a lot of problems, but what

He will oft say his prayers

there is an increase in the family, Otto adds another Storey to his house.

the Plant mail for him or you may give them to him personally.

He baffled all hunters

hear by the grape-vine that there aretwo men in our midst who are expecting

the other is Otto Storey. Luke Izzard says of these- two men Storey is by far the best carpenter, because every time

gate. So, dust away the cobwebs and if you come up with anything Norm would appreciate it if you would place them in

Plant Personals

Our friend. "Butch" Elowsky, has been singing the praises of Florida ever

to do about a little kitten that did a line

'I'he- kitten is a house pet and it would make the Mrs. very unhappy if Bob

came up with a solution. Oh well, such is life and one must live it!

Ernie Bruning at the Cedarville Plant

has a hydromatic hunting dog â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's shiftless!

Just before the Twenty-Five Year Dinner last January our good friend Dominic Mauti met us on the street and

asked what we were going to have to

cat. When squash was mentioned he said that he would like to donate this

part of the dinner. When we told him that it would take a lot of squash he said. "I have one that will be enough for everybody." Since Dominic is an honest man and not given to tall talcs

we had to see that squash, and here- it is. 'I'he big one weighed forty-two

pounds and the smaller one about twenty.

Enough squash to (ccd over

three hundred hungry guests. We en

joyed your share of the dinner, Dominic and Mrs. Mauti.

The Calcite Plant of the Michigan Limestone Division reached the one mil lion manhour mark of no lost time acci

dent operation in October, 1954. An

sentation Mr. Armstrong commended the Plant for attaining such an excellent record. It is a record seldom reached even in less hazardous industries.

award of merit for 1,123,823 man hours

The Award of Merit is a handsomely

ol accident Iree operation was presented

engraved stainless steel plate mounted on a mahogany frame. It is now on dis play in the lobby of the Calcite Office.

The current record began in January,

by the Liberty Mutual Insurance Com

pany at a plant wide safety meeting at the end of the operating season on December 17, 1954.

1954. The goal now is 2,000,000 man

Liberty Mutual was represented by Mr. S. E. Armstrong, District Manager; and Mr. J. W. Hart, the visiting Safety

hours of accident free work.

With ev

Operating Manager, Mr. L. J. Patterson

eryone's help this can be achieved in July, 1955. The goal is within reach only if safety is a part of every job. We are convinced that this isn't a big job for all of us are safety men â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we can count

by Mr. S. F. Armstrong. Al the prc-

on each other!

Engineer. The picture shows the Award

of Merit Plaque being presented to 1

Guess Who

An interested party was paging through an old family album and dis

covered this much cherished picture which was taken about a half century ago. Other than growing up and add ing a few pounds around the middle that wistful little fellow on the right

hasn't changed too much. Lucky for us that he wasn't smiling in this picture or it wouldn't be a "guess who." Now to give you a few clues â&#x20AC;&#x201D; beginning

with his dad who passed on some forty years ago, he too was an employee- at the Plant when it was in its infancy, work ing in the quarry with his team of

horses. At one time these twin boys and the little girl all worked at Calcite.

Our subject is a congenial and witty fella and a great lover of animals.

We shall not tell you the department 'I'he latest promotion to Chief Engi

neer in the Bradley Fleet was the ap pointment of Robley Wilson to the Str. Calcite.

Pie is better known to all his

shipmates as "Rod" and is one of the real old timers in the fleet.

He was first

employed on April I, 1924 and has been a first assistant engineer since March of 1946.

"Rod" lives in Lake-

wood, Ohio, during the off-season with his wife and two daughters. We all hope that he will enjoy the responsibili ties of the new job and wish him every success possible.

Don Lamp has been a Bradley em ployee for many years. He has worked steadily on the company's ships since April 14, 19-15. although before a break in service he had served quite a few seasons. At present he is the first as sistant engineer on the Str. T. W. Rob inson. His promotion to first assistant came last September 1st when he trans ferred from the Str. White to the Str. Calcite. Don was born and raised in

Alpena but he and his family have been residents of Rogers City for some time.

in which he works for if we did that

we may as well tell yoti who he is.

Remember the fellow in the streetcar conductor's uniform in our last issue

of "Calcite Screenings"? You'd better dig it out and compare a few notes 'cause that handsome young man is none other than Theodore Yerks.

Ralph O'Toole was wondering what was happening to all the gravel he was putting into the cement hopper, and

then threw up his arms in despair after discovering that the pocket was open in the bottom of the hopper.

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And Headed For Happy Days

A hobby, according to Webster, is one's favorite pastime aside from his regular employment. We are not quite

Samuel Voigt claimed Donna Lee Mc-

sure whether FIcnry Kaminski's defini

Wedded

Leod as his bride on December 18, 1954.

tion of "hobby" agrees with Webster

Sam is a deckhand aboard the S. S. Rob inson and he and his new bride are

or not. We are however inclined to think that Hank would leave out that

making their home in Rogers City. They were united in marriage by Rev. Robert Welier.

Rev. Adalbert Narloch united Ray mond F'uhrman and Kay Schefke in marriage at the St. Ignatius Rectory on December I 1, 1954.

word "favorite". In any case, according to Henry, he has a hobby which he developed last year. FIcnry is now an expert on planting lawns. Briefly, the

technique is as follows: Very carefully fill your yard with fine soil and fertilizer some eight inches below the curb level.

Then rake and smooth the surface with

great care and labor. Seed down and water carefully until grass is lush and green. Cover new growth with four inches of new soil and repeat former treatment. Again cover with soil and bring new surface to curb level. You will then have an outstanding grass surface with a good foundation. Now that you have absorbed the technique we will seek to give the research background for this unique method of lawn horticul ture. Henry planted the lawn at his new home as originally stated in the first part of the technique. It settled and water drained towards the house. He filled

Appearing here in this picture are the new Mr. and Mrs. Donald Powers

directly after they spoke their "I Do's."

The bride is the former Joan Vogler and she is employed in the Timekeeping Department.

again and planted. The sidewalk was now raised four inches and our per sistent hobbist again did the job. Inspect the Kaminski lawn and try it on your own if results seem desirable. There are

no patent rights or charges, so Hank tells us. All you need to furnish is grass seed, soil and labor. Henry will gladly give any further required information

free of charge.

From all reports, Charlie Hoffman is back in Rogers City to stay. He took a six weeks vacation this Spring and tour ed through Florida returning by way of Washington. When asked how he liked the other States Charlie thought for a moment and finally in a voice that in dicated a mind made up for good he drawled, "you can have them all, I'll takeMichigan."

Earl

LaLonde's troubles are now a

thing of the past. That troublesome tool In this picture we see Anthony F'uhr man, Jr., giving his new bride, the for mer Lois Morgan of Onaway, a hand at cutting that beautiful wedding cake.

They were wedded on Nov. 20, 1954 at a nuptial mass by Rev. Adalbert Nar

box which he had to carry from ship to ship on Bradley repair last year with so much expenditure of energy has been fitted with a cart. Alvis Radka w4io con structed the vehicle with its four-inch wheels maintains that it will follow

Earl up and down the inclines like an untrained cocker spaniel.

loch at the St. Ignatius Church. Anthony-

is employed as a deckhand on the Str. Taylor.

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A friend is one who knows youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and still likes you.

This studious looking fellow for the first time in years has a few minutes lo catch up on his reading. This he likes to do and will do more of it now that

he no longer must answer the whistle al Calcite. John Mayes retired this past December after having worked at Cal cite for nearly thirty-live years. Likemost of our employees he came to the Plant from a farm which was located

out near Posen, and once the quarrying of limestone got into his blood he never went back to the farm.

Most of those

years were spent dumping cars in the

huge crusher. He has seen plenty of rock go toward the mill, boats and then to the huge industrial area located on the Great Lakes.

John has contributed much toward life having established a good home and raising three children. Now he

will continue to have time to keep his house and yard well groomed. He will have a garden and a good one, loo. His greatest fear is that his many friends and neighbors will take all his timeseeking his services as a carpenter and general all-around handyman. John, be ing a good neighbor, will probably oblige and so will not retire after all.

We wish he and Mrs. Mayes many more-

years of health and happiness now that they have time to do as they see lit.

At last our good friend, Victor Klee, that ardent hunter and trapper seems to have obtained a telescope for his rifle that will spot a deer and bring him within range. This unique instru ment was developed by the combined efforts of several of the most brilliant

minds of the Calcite Shop Research Laboratory for Vic's own individual use.

It is made of sturdy iron pipe with a 2-inch bore fitted with crystal clear com mon window glass lens. When Vic places his hypnotic eye at one end of the scope the animal is irresistably drawn within range and well, anyway, Vic just can't wait until next November to try it out.

This is a familiar scene to all ol us

at Calcite, to see Otto Piechan lighting

up his pipe, but usually we have not seen Otto do it in these surroundings.

The boat repair plate shop is one of the busy places in the wintertime. Down where the "greyhounds" put in a win ter's sleep much work is done to get them in shape for the coming season.

Shown here is Jack Berg operating one

of the cutting machines at the shop.

fore he had entered the Army he had sent for a course in taxidermy. And

yourself working that trek all winter

Allied Brege is one fellow who doesn't have to say, "I remember the bass my boy caught at Lake Nettie in 1954" for he has the proof in the mak ing. Flis hobby of taxidermy started a few years back when he shot a buck and wanted to get the head mounted. Hewas debating as to where lie should

hereafter.

send it when he remembered that be

The reason for the easy chair is that Otto has retired after many years as an employee in the Mill Department. Fie has never been in any other department and was a mill man for nearly thirtyfour years having started on March 26, 1921. He worked as a car dumper and has dumped millions of tons of stone without any exaggeration. One would never guess by looking at this healthy looking fellow that he was of an ageold enough to think about retiring. We do not know what Otto is doing now that he is not dumping cars of stone into What the mill men fondly call the coffee-

Jack is a second cook during the summer months. One thing about Bradley sea men, they know a variety of jobs which

keeps life interesting and the pay checks coming in.

grinder. I le must miss the crunch of rock against the crusher and the hiss of the air dumped cars but we bet he

is doing some gardening, fishing, and

keeping his home in tip-top shape. Also, his sons might just be keeping him busy and out of mischief to:).

Otto was born in Metz, married and

settled in this County. Mrs. Piechan passed away a few year; ago but Otto

has six sons, two daughters and many nice grandchildren who will help keep him looking and we hope acting young.

We wish you happy days, Ott >, and come down to

"the works" once in

awhile to see your old pals who still must work.

Otto Flemming is much in favor of the graveyard shift (midnight to morn ing). Fie says a fella has all day and one-half the night off. Be careful, Otto,

your pals out there in the quarry may take advantage- of you and you'll find

now to find those instructions and would he be able to mount the head himself?

The answer is quite evident by the ac companying photograph showing some of the game he has mounted. An in teresting hobby, we would say, and far superior to the work of an amateur.

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This is not a "Guess Who" but it

This plant was the pride of the John

zynski don't seem to know what it really

Modrzynski home when it was in bloom.

It is a beautiful plant and practically

is and the photographers are also in doubt. Maybe some of our green thumb

fills the porch of John's home. It does

readers can enlighten us. Let us have some expert advice. It is a beautiful plant and certainly deserves a name alter the care and nurture John and

not bloom regularly and as a result when it blossomed forlh in all its glory this spring we decided to investigate and take a picture. Mr. and Mrs. Modr

his wife have lavished on it.

could very well be for some of our younger readers. These two gentlemen were the Rogers City "fashion plates" of World War I days. You will admit that they look sharp, al that. We un derstand that in those days Rogers City supported a roller rink and that these two fellows were regular customers. We arc almost sure that the youth on the left while gracefully circling the rink one evening lost that nice straw hat and before it could be retrieved it was well

crushed by other skaters. We would guess that the charming smile we notein this picture temporarily vanished.

Anyway, back in these days Jack and Frank really were "the life of (lie party" and have many fine memories of days gone by.

Jim Lamb is a boat loader al Calcite.

Fie likes to talk about his hunting dogs.

They are well trained. Though his dogs arc

well

behaved

his car

isn't.

The

other day said car ran away. It went down and across the street before it smacked into the rear of another ve

hicle. We know that Jim would appre ciate some advice because dogs and cars

Toward the close of each operating season at Calcite the "good old gang" from the Machine Shop have their own

special banquet. It's a celebration that each man in the department wouldn't miss on a bet. On last December 4, the

act differently. A man can only be an

employees of the shop gathered at the

expert in one field at a lime.

Eagles' Hall to partake of a line meal, sing a few songs and enjoyed a social evening without the "shop" talk. Toast-

We wonder why Adolph Sorgenfrci is looking for the biggest 15 horsepower

master Frank Ware did his usual fine-

motor that is available. Some of these

job and before- the fellas realized the

notes which come to our desk don't give us very much information.

1954 Shop banquet had already becomesomething to remember.

The men of the Machine Shop arevery fine safety boosters and it was

Safety will bring happy days.

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evidenced by the short speeches various members of this Department gave that evening. We certainly admire their co operation and their sincere effort in ihe Safety program.

Edgar Stephan was also there to mis tily his audience with his many clever sleight of hand tricks. Judging from the applause we would say that he was really at his best.

The annual Shop banquet is some thing which the boys look forward to with great anticipation and enthusiasm, and as long as this spirit continues these get-togethers will become a tra dition.

These two fellows have been making the promotional ladder frequently of late. Mark Florip, on the left, has been a third assistant since September 1, 1954, on the Str. Bradley. Richard Brege, on the right, was promoted to second assistant engineer on March 21, ÂŁ955, and is serving on the Str. White.

68, John looks as hale and hearty as ever. He came to visit us the other day

Both of these men have their homes

and says that he's a little lonesome for

One of John Smolinski's favorite say ings is, "you'll have to talk to my law yer."

John Dembny retired from his job at Calcite on December 31, 1954.

and families at Rogers City. We wish them well as they progress in their

At

the old routine which he had followed

since he came to the Plant on April I% 19IS. We know he is going to enjoy

occupations.

his leisure time or he wouldn't be the

same John Dembny with that ever pres ent smile and his pleasant way.

John first worked in the quarry as a drill helper and then as a driller. Pie had a natural knack for the old churns and as a result was made shift drill

foreman on April I, IV28. We wish John and Mrs. Dembny man)- years to come at whatever task or pleasure they set their hands and minds to.

At first glance it looks as if this young fellow is fishing through the ice. but no, he is back to business on boat

repair after having spent the greater part of the winter going to Engineering School. He also was one of the many-

Bradley boys who got a third assistant's license this winter, and his new wile

and others of us are pretty proud of

this accomplishment. James Mulka is aboard the newly repowered Str. Taylor so we expect that he will learn somemore engineering this summer, too. He

is a lo-.al boy and we all bops that he Al Taratuta h the latest of the li

censed engineers of Bradley to receive a promotion. On March 21, 1955, hewas promoted from Oiler to Repairman

makes good as he strives to improve his lot in life.

Now look fellas there's such a thing

in 1954. He was born in Presque Isle-

as carrying a joke too far. Put yourself in Harry Cicero's place and how would you like to have someone give you some chewy candy when you're trying to be

County.

come accustomed to those false teeth?

and is now on the S. S. Clymer. AI has

been employed with the Company since March 19^3 and received his license-

â&#x20AC;˘')

winter and snapped some pictures of the work being done and the men doing that work. No doubt, you recognize the men in the accompanying picture,

namely, Ralph Gruelke and Bruce Bail er. During operations in the summer these two fellows work as boat loaders,

but in the winter the working placechanges to the screenhouse. This past winter they worked in a crew headed by Frank Mayes with Leo Mayes as their leader.

This crew spends most of the winter months working on grizzlie rolls. They inspect, repair or replace these rolls on the 6, 7, 9, and 11th floors of the screen-

house. When this picture was taken these men were busy cleaning part of a

'

gear box in connection with grizzlie roll work. All the grease and dirt must come off. This isn't exactly like wash ing dishes but it could be good training.

A word to the wives is sufficient!

See it you can name the members ol

this healthy, happy looking group of youngsters who are so obviously posing for the click of the shutter. They are all members of the same family and at tended school in Rogers City. The boys were all good, husky, football and bas

ketball players. They are all around the

There are two occasions when a man

old home town and one works at the

has a smile like Lloyd Conley shows here when he speaks of pounds and

plant and two of the boys are employed w the Bradley Transportation Line.

More information might spoil your fun

ounces. One is when a child is born to him and another is when lie catches

but we will add that they all have a touch of "old nick" in their makeup that might indicate some Irish ancestry.

a large fish. The events will not invite

comparison, of course, but both arc happy occasions. Lloyd got this big fellow on Swan Lake during one ol last winter's days when many Calcite em

ployees lish and hunt. We say that Lloyd caught this lish but what we mean is that he speared it. It must have provided a real thrill as the Great Northern weighed fifteen pounds. Whygo to Canada, we have big ones here, too.

"Pat" Lamb was the Calcite's repre

work. Harder than working for a liv

What form, what poise! You arc looking at a real professional when you see Leo Widajewski handle a rivet gun.

He has been at this job most every win ter lor a good many years. In another lew years Leo will have his initial on

ing. Anyway, he has the start he was

every rivet in the Bradley fleet. "The

after with a third assistant's license.

Chief Wilson and Chief Consultant

Duke" as Leo is affectionately known to his lellow shipmates, is a first class

sentative down in the Cleveland's "Tow

er of Learning" and also came home with that much prized diploma. Pat found that school had not changed much in the last few years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is still hard

The roaming photographer visited the screenhouse several times during the 30

Louis Voda will not have to worry now about any lack of engineering knowhow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Calcite engine department

is bountifully supplied.

wheelsman on the Str. Calcite, that fine

little ship which is known as "grand daddy" or "Flagship of the Fleet," to its loyal crew members.

a few pounds, but Milo figures that his gain was far greater than his loss. Fie has been a Bradley employee since July 1950 and now has a good start toward promotions in his line of work. The

look he gives us in this picture is one of pleasure and not surprise. watch

out,

Milo,

that

nut

Belter is cross

threaded and is not becoming to an up .md coming engineer.

Due to ill health Vern Henry, Sr., has been off work since mid-season of

1954, and is now retired. Vern started

Lavin Woizeschke and Flarold Hopp of the Storehouse found that changing a lire during the bitter cold January weather without gloves is not too pleas ant. But much to their chagrin they later found their gloves tucked away in their pockets. The boys were so en grossed in their job that they didn't

working at Calcite on April 27, 1922.

even think of their own comfort.

He first worked on the tracks and then

Definition: Traffic Light: A trick to get a fellow halfway across the street safely.

as a locomotive brakeman until April 26, 1924, when he became a locomotive

engineer on the quarry stone haul.

Vern served his country during World War I by enlisting in the Navy in 191 i, and was discharged in 1919. He never quite lost his love for the water and

Louis Glentz, the quiet one, is now known to his mates aboard the Bradley as "Slippery." The reason for it is that all last year he studied, bothered theheck out of everybody in the engine-

room with his questions and slipped up to the Inspector's office in St. Ignace one day last winter and came back with a third assistant's license. Everybody

while his health permitted he spent most of his time fishing. He- has a nicecottage on Long Lake where he and

Mrs. Henry have spent many happy hours working around their cottage and trolling for walleyes. We hope he may still be able to get some pleasure from his favorite sport this summer at the

was surprised but Louie, who knew what

was going on all the time. Congratula tions, Louie, it's going to take a good man to beat you as you will never get caught napping. Louis lives in Rogers City and found the Mrs. over in Mani

Lake.

towoc. We hope she too will like being a part of our community. Louie has been with Bradley since October 1950.

15 Words

Five most important words: "I am proud of you."

Four most important words: "What is your opinion?"

"Mr. Coyote has taken his last ride" commented Gerald Smigelski as he proudly displays his prize. This picturewas snapped one February morning shortly after Gerald came to his job on the Bradley vessels during winter re pair.

Usually the ride from home at Che

boygan to work is quiet and uneventful.

Milo Grulke came under the spell of Professors LaBounty and Spe-cht and helped represent the Str. White at Cleve land this past winter. He came home with a third assistant's license and minus

It may be a long time before another coyote will misjudge the speed ol an oncoming car and be caught short at the half way mark of his road crossing.

The bounty collected was a good way to pay transportation expenses. With an increase in coyotes Gerald says that he may spend all day just driving to work and back.

Three most important words: "If you please."

Two most important words: "Thank you."

Least important word: "I." One member of the Time Office force asked Fred I.al.onde how he liked tele vision since he had it installed in his

home and he replied that he couldn't speak loo well for it since it had been such a long time since he had seen a picture without the "snow." Another five years may make a difference -.o we'll start feeding the piggy bank now.

Dick Schaedig of the loading dock got stuck with the little tractor at the

Plant and the men tell us that he put sand under the trailer wheels.

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winter. He went to Lake Carriers' School in Cleveland and wrote his exam

while there.

He has been a Bradley

employee for almost nine years. His

home is in Rogers City where he spent his childhood. We hope that some day he will have good use for his license.

He was the only Bradley man to write for a pilot's license this year.

Michael

Grohowski has worked at

Calcite since April 10, 1919. He started in the Yard Department and from there went to the Tracks, and after a few

years as brakeman he became a locomo tive engineer on January 3, 1925. Mike-

operated the throttle on both steam and diesel locomotives until the latter part

Another quiet young fellow from Cheboygan who has been aboard a Brad ley ship since July 1952 is Eugene Kwiatkoski. He is a repairman aboard the Str. White having received his promotion last September. "Gene" has a third assistant's license.

of 1954 when illness took him off the

job and has forced him to retire.

We regret wholeheartedly that Mikehas been unable to return to his job and

hope he will soon recover and have-

His family

many more years to enjoy his home and family.

continues to live in Cheboygan and hecommutes upon arrival at the Port ol Calcite. Before he went to the Whitehe was aboard the Str. Munson which

gave him a little more travel time. Some day. Gene will also go native and be a well received and respected citizen of the best town in the North.

Willard

Atkins,

better

known

as

"Red" to his friends and family, seems to have become a confirmed "man of the sea" since lie returned from over

seas duty at Trieste. In fact, he re turned to Bradley, after a few years ab sence, in June of 19^2. During the past winter he was one of many who "sweated il out" at the Lake Carriers'

School and triumphantly returned with a

third

assistant

engineer's

license.

"Red" has his home and family in Rogers City and is one of the "specialists" on the S. S. White.

Pickup trucks do have flat tires and it is part of the duties of Donald Maluszewski of the garage to fix tires in such a condition. The other day it happened to a pickup truck parked by the Ma chine Shop. Don gathered his tools together and went to do justice to the job. Upon arriving he loosened two bolts and started to jack the rear wheel

Up, In the twinkling of an eye Louis I leythaler came out of the Machine Shop, got in the truck, started the mo

tor and drove away. Fie went fifty feet

Leonard Flewelling. wheelsman on the Str. W. F. White.'has that self-satis fied appearance and he should have as he made the grade and got himself a brand

emergency must have been but you'll

new first class pilot's license this past

agree that ...ouis is a fast man.

ol

before Don could stop him. As of right now we haven't found

out what

the

John Bauers with his eye on the gauges is one of the newer second as sistant engineers. He received his pres ent position in September, 1954 and is now aboard the Str. Carl D. Bradley doing duty as an Electrician. John has not been married too long but will no doubt be a true native of the Calcite

community before long. His home was formerly in Cheboygan and he came to Bradley in March of 1952 as a third assistant engineer. He holds a first as sistant engineer's license.

employed as a laborer with the Electri cal Department.

The John Larsons have added another "carrot top" to their family tree in the person of Gregory Paul on March 4.

John is a deckwatch aboard the Sir. Munson.

The Central Radio Telegraph Com pany makes this column once again. |oc Hassett boasts ol another daughter, his third, who was born on March 11. Mon

ica and Clare are very proud of their little sister, Stephanie.

Roger, a third son, wa > born lo the Albert Strickers on March l-i.

The men of the Bradley Transporta tion Fleet gathered at the St. Ignatius

Mr. J. P. Kinville, Hugh Farrell, and

School auditorium on December 13 for

Tom Jackson accompanied President

tive efforts can goals be accomplished.

their annual Safety Banquet. Toastmas ter, Joseph A. Valentin, congratulated the men of the Bradley Fleet for the very fine safety record they established in 1954. They accomplished a dual

injured or injuring someone else. A good job was done in 1954 and a better

purpose of hauling a sizeable amount of

one can be done- in 195 5.

limestone and doing the job with safety.

No Sailors' Banquet would be com plete without musical entertainment from Captain Gil Kcmpe. His talent at "tickling the ivories" and rendering a few vocal selections plus a yodel or

Only one lost time accident marred the safety record of the entire seven vessels,

and that being a broken arm caused by a fall from a ladder.

Christian Beuk

Beukema from the- Detroit office. They

spoke of the safety spirit which each man must possess to keep from being

ema, the President of the Michigan

two deserved and got a real ajiplau.se.

Limestone Division, addressed the men

Gil's reputation as \\\ entertainer is well

and mentioned that he was certainly proud of the Bradley Transportation Line employees. A fine job has been done in the past through cooperation, interest and safety. Each man must do his part for only by individual's collec-

known and he sure outdid himself at

i

Announce New Arrivals David Haske of the Str. T. W. Rob

the banquet.

An evening such as this is special to the ship's personnel. They enjoy them

selves and can justly take pride in a job well done.

1

nounce the coming of Karen Ann on

Albert-

is employed with the carpenters.

A wee, tiny baby in the Frank Kelley home is quile a novelty. Kristine Ann was born to the Kelleys on March 15.

Frank is a mill tunnclman.

There's another little Irish lass in

the Clayton Murphy family. Flow they happened to name her Mary Fllen in stead of Patricia or Cole-en is something we can't quite fathom. And she was

born on St. Pat's Day at that! Clayt is a Storehouse Assistant.

Brent Nelson is a very important young man in the VanZandt family.

And rightfully he should be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he is the VanZandts first son and before him

came Jacquelyn, Nancy Joe and Carol

Jean. He too will be wearing the Irish green every March 17. His daddy is

employed in the Engineering Depart ment.

Candace Sue made her debut into the

William Hornbacher family on March 18. Bill is employed as a Mill Tunnelman.

The William Haskes experienced the thrill of parenthood when their first

inson became a brand new daddy when his first child, Franklin Wayne, was

January 25. Gene is employed with the

child was born to them on April i. Hil!

Secondary Stripping Department.

Brenda Jean Bruning, daughter of the

son and he and the Mrs. named their

born to him and Mrs. Haske on De cember 8, 195-1.

Clem Urban of the Construction De

Arnold Brunings, now has three broth ers when she so wanted a little baby

son Neil David.

sister. Victor Steven was born on Feb

the Str. Taylor, tells of Ronald Lee join

partment tells us that they called their

ruary IO and his daddy is working with the Track Department.

Rosalind Rickle is going to find that

ing his family on April 9.

A little girl whom the- Vein McFImurrys named Shannon came lo their

second daughter Marian Jane. She was born on December 22 and she also has two brothers.

Thomas Tulgetske. deckhand aboard the S. S. Munson, boasts of fath

ering his third child, Ronald Owen,

who was born on January 6, 1955.

Congratulations to Royce and Ethel

those four brothers of hers are Liable

house to stay on April 12. Papa Vein is a second cook on the Str. Munson.

And it's twin sons for the Robert

joined the household on February 23 and his "Pop" is a First Assistant Engi

Brunings! Terry and Perry were born to them on April 13 and 'twern't Fri day either. They now have three chil

neer aboard the S. S. Munson.

On February 27 Louis Carter, wheels

little lassie whom they called Sarah Lou ise. She made her debut on January 7,

man aboard the S. S. Calcite, heard the

on

the arrival

of

1955 and she has two brothers before her. "Wickie" is a wheelsman aboard the S. S. Munson.

Robert Muszynski, deckwatch aboard

to give her a rough time or could be doing so right now. Steven Keith

their

Wickersham

is employed as an oiler on the Sir. Mun

glad tidings that he was a papa ol a

dren and Bob is employed as a bridgecrane operator.

The Russell Smarts, too, boast of an

baby girl whose name is Eileen Renee.

other son, George James, born on April

The Warren Kowalewskys now have a little miss, Laurie Ann, occupying the

fice.

After having three sons the Eugene

nursery of their home as of March 4.

Kowalskis are proud and happy to an-

She is their first child and Warren is

14. Russ is employed in the Dock Of

We extend our congratulations and best wishes.

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Plant Personals Archie Karsten didn't have too much

to report this Spring on his winter ac tivities. Said he spent some of his free time at the Servicemen's Club where he

supposed to wear something to match our husband's hair, so I'm going to wear black. What will you wear?"

"Gracious me!" exclaimed Mrs.

Jones, "I don't think I'll go."

could spear a free treat once in a while and soak in some free heat.

Val Boehmer bought himself a new Buick and he tells us that it will travel

That Sam Treadwell sure must have

lots of sisters 'cause every time the boat comes in he seems to have a different

one. You had better change that "sister gag" and give us something different, Sam.

one hundred and twenty miles an hour if it will hold together until it gets up to that speed.

When the S. S. Munson made its first

inches of solid ice in the Straits and

Kenneth Dietlin is back on the job again after having mended a broken col

rolled over his automobile this past Spring. Welcome back, Kenny, and we hope you're up to par now.

we had to wait for twenty-four hours for the ice cutter, Mackinaw, to come

down from Green Bay.

Seems that Jack Paradise is not only a good steward but also a source of any

information you may ever seek. Jack will have us know that he did not ac

quire this knowledge from the comic

One smoked in the oil house . . .

Then there were nine!!

Nine Little Workers thought they'd be late,

One cut thru the R.R. yards . . .

Then there were eight!

Eight Little Workers looking up to heaven

One fell down an elevator shaft.. .

lar bone which he sustained when he

trip this Spring there was twenty-four

Ten Little Workers

Ten Little Workers, feeling fit and fine,

"Beanie" Tulgetske says that hereafter he'll believe in signs. We wonder why.

Tosch is a man of a few words but

when he does talk you should see them gals — they sure pay attention to good advantage.

Then there were seven!

Seven Little Workers putting in hard licks

One mixed booze with gas . . .

Then there were six!

Six Little Workers glad to be alive, One forgot his goggles Then there were five!

Five Little Workers standing near the door,

One thought a wire was "dead" ...

Then there were four!

Four Little Workers — one scratched

might be interested in getting smart that the right literature has been and always

Orval Pines parked his car facing out in front of the Chemistry Lab and when it was time to go home he got into the

w411 be man's best friend.

back seat instead of the front.

And speaking again for Paradise take a look at "Parkey Shine" Selke who can hardly make it to the pilot house.

Guess "Shine" will have to get himself a wheelchair or start counting the calor

Frank Hincka wrote himself a lot of letters at Christmas time. Seems that all

One tried to oil a moving shaft . . .

the greetings he sent out all came back

Then there were two!

books and he will advise anyone who

ies.

Won't be long now and Charles Ram sey will be flashing a set of new pearls.

Watch that boy smile now!

Larry Wright took a trip down Mexico way last winter and tells us that those Mexican gals, the night clubs and the bullfights sure kept him on the go.

Twas fun wasn't it Larry?

Some fellows who take to the woods on November 15 are fortunate in down

ing their buck but we'll wager that there'll never be anyone more fortunate than David Storms who went out to his

favorite stump and found a beautiful "dear". His little gal lives in Grand Rapids and from all appearances it would seem that wedding bells may chime by lay-up time. How about it, Dave?

"The civic dinner is next week," said

Mrs. Jones. "What color dress are you going to wear?"

"Well," replied Mrs. Smith, "we are 34

to him.

Arnold Specht and Harold Nidy say that when you see smoke coming out of their hard hats it's their brains working.

There sure was a lot of smoke on that

winterwork project!

Spring is a happy —but dangerous

his knee,

Didn't go for first aid . . .

Then there were three!

Three Little Workers — nothing much to do,

Two Little Workers took stairways on the run, One missed his footing . . .

Then there was one!

One Little Worker — thought of the other nine

Began to practice safety — Now he's doing fine!

— time for wildlife.

Everything is waking up. Food is growing, birds and mammals are on the move, wildlife youngsters are being in troduced to their world.

Unfortunately, much of the first food

game finds after the winter pinch is near roads. Sunlight spurs plant growth along open rights-of-way and for those that eat foliage, this is a lush cafeteria.

Also, skunks, coons, possums and other small folk like to poke along gutters looking for grub.

Give these little guys a break. They don't understand the machine age. Most of them are dumb animals.

Among life's dying embers These are my regrets— When I'm right, no one remembers, When I'm wrong, no one forgets.

Two pairs of pine martens were scheduled for release in a remote area

of Porcupine Mountains state park.

Conservation department workers re ceived one pair from British Columbia, and the other pair came from Ontario.

The release will mark the first at

tempt by Michigan to re-establish the tough little tree-dweller in the state.

Formerly, the marten — a close cousin of the Russian sable — was abundant

in Michigan's forests. When the timber was removed, the marten disappeared.

Now, however, some areas of forest

are growing back and can provide a proper home life for the species.

The adult marten weighs about three pounds, has a glossy fur and a face like a mouse. He lives in trees and eats mice and other small rodents.

ADVANCE PRINT. ROGERS CITY. MICH.

S is for seldom a doctor will call

If we work safely we'll need none at all.

A is for alertness when working in the yard, And when we keep thinking we find it's not too hard.

F is for failure which we can't allow

And we can be safe by having the "know how".

E is for excellent our record will be, If we obey rules and practice safety.

T is for tearful our families will be, If anything happens to you or to me.

Y is for the years we will enjoy If common sense we all employ.

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Our Cover Our cover picture is a typical scene in the sheltered coves and quiet backwaters of our Michigan lakes and streams.

The water lily during the summer months opens its folded buds and floats serene on its pads of green under the summer sun. White or gold, its petals unfold to bask in dew or the rain, while nature's cycle of lily life moves through its yearly span to complete its functions with pollen and seed so that its kind may live again.

This picture was taken on the lower reaches of Swan River. Calcite employees who are addicted to that enthrall ing hobby of fishing, occasionally, when the wind is right, entice a lusty pike from the waving stems of these lily pads. Deer, protected in this area, come to the river to drink, unmindful of the intruder with hook and line.

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Coke Ovens at Algoma Steel Corporation, Sat/It Stc. Marie, Ontario

Algoma Steel Corporation Largest Steel Mill In Canada Is Located At Canadian Soo Limestone from Calcite quarry goes to many places in the area of the Great Lakes. Many of us who work at this quarry

and tars which are driven off are collected and distilled in

and sec the stone roll from cars to crusher, to screen house, to

the By-Products plant to produce such coal chemicals as Pyri dine, Xylol, Taluol, Napthalene, Sulphate of Ammonia, and

ships give little thought to where it all goes. Not too far away

Benzol.

from our shores at Port of Calcite is a steel mill which con

At Algoma's plant is a battery of six blast furnaces which provides an annual capacity of 1,280,000 tons of hot metal.

Most of this hot metal is transported in a molten state for use in the open-hearth department of the manufacture of steel and the remainder is sent to the pig cast machine to be molded into small pigs for shipment to foundries.

There are fourteen open-hearth furnaces which give an annual capacity of 1,240,000 tons and 251 different grades of

sumes thousands of tons of this quality product from Calcite.

It is the largest steel mill in the neighboring country to our north and is located at Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. Usually when we think of "the Soo" we are thinking of our own Michigan city where the St. Mary's Locks are so well known. Across the river from our "Soo" is the Canadian Soo and it is a larger city than the one we gererally think of.

The Canadian Soo is a fine city and is the steel center of

Canada. Here is located the Algoma Steel Corporation and we would like to tell you something about it and show you a few pictures of its operations.

Algoma Steel is a progressive organization and has improv ed and enlarged its facilities so that it now moves over 4,000,000 tons of iron ore, coal and limestone over its docks each year.

You may see in the lower right corner of the aerial view of the plant on page 4 the piles of limestone received from Cal cite. Along the face of the docks is where the iron ore and coal arc stored until ready for use.

Coke making, another process so necessary in the making of steel, is a big operation at Algoma. The picture shows a battery of coke ovens and they have two hundred fifty-one such ovens which are capable of producing 1,340,000 tons of coke in a year. When the coal is baked in the ovens, the gases Summer 1955

steel are made.

The ingots, having been brought CO a suitable rolling tem perature in one of 21 soaking pits, arc first rolled on the 44inch Blooming Mill. Some blooms arc then conveyed directly to the 25-inch mill for reduction in cross-section and elongated into billets suitable for further reduction and shaping on a Combination Bar and Strip Mill or 18-inch and 12-inch Mer chant Mills.

Other blooms are transferred to the 30-inch Rail and Struc

tural Mill for shaping into rails and rail fastenings, sheet piling, H-beams and other structural members.

Slabs from the Blooming Mill arc sent to the Combination

Bar and Strip Mill for further rolling into sheet, strip, and skelp of various thicknesses and up to 1800 feet in length and 25-inches in width.

Some of the hot rolled sheet and strip from this mill is

icw of Algoma Steel Corporation, with city in background.

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reduced in thickness in the Cold Reduction Mill, annealed and

further processed in the Cold Mill Department. There it is

finally skinned, and rolled in the Temper Mill to improve its properties.

Some interesting facts in connection with the operations at Algoma Steel are that 375 boats load and unload a total of 4,000,000 tons of materials over their docks during the season of navigation. A total of $8,500,000 is spent annually with local concerns lor materials and services. Fifty-eight million

gallons ol water are pumped through rhc plant each day 10 cool the furnaces and mills, enough to supply a city twelve times the size of Sank See. Marie. A total of 37,000 gallons of fuel oil is used each day to heat the furnaces. Over 320 rail way cars are in constant use inside the plant and are moved by modern Diesel-Electric locomotives. Over 360,000 tests ami

analyses arc made annually by the laboratories to insure that the steel shipped to customers is the best. Nylon is one of the

many products made from coal chemicals produced in the By-products plant. The average home contains over 200 dif ferent articles manufactured from steel sheet and strip such as is produced at their Bar, Strip and Cold Mills.

Enough electricity to supply a city of 120,000 population is used by the plant each month. There are 57 miles of rail way track inside the plant and it is interesting to Calcite peopleto know that some of the steam locomotives we had here were

later Used at Algoma Steel. All locomotives and trucks arcequipped with two-way radios and receive their orders from a central dispatcher.

We at Calcite arc happy in our customer relationship with Algoma Steel. It is always a pleasure to work with the fine

representatives of this progressive, outstanding industry of our good neighbor to the north. We hope that this association will continue to be of mutual benefit to us both in the busy years which arc to come.

S/r. Carl D. Bradley en/en MaeArtbar Loik at the time of Dedication

Sault Ste. Marie Cities Celebrate wo Years Of Service The north country of the mighty state of Michigan, on both

A picture we show in our pages is one taken before the locks

sides of the historic Straits of Mackinaw, has been the center

were started. The Indians, who settled here because of the rich

of unusual activity this summer of 1955. A flood of visitors from nearby States, far parts of the United States, and from foreign lands have gathered here to celebrate historic events of the past, to watch history being made, and to enjoy the wonder

lishing and hunting grounds, are shown in their canoes fishing the rapids of the St. Marys River, that swiftly moving stream

of this fabulous vacation land.

The activity is reminiscent of the gatherings of people in orher parrs of our country who were pioneering or opening up new areas of natural wealth and resources. Northern Mich igan is developing and new wealth is being sought where once was the peace and quiet of cut-over forest and deserted farmland. A visitor to these parts now must hustle to find a place to rest for the night, as day after day the cabins, homes,

hotels, and tourist parks are filled to capacity.

An unusual summer of continuous and extreme heat has sent

thousands scurrying north to seek relief and comfort. These same thousands, while gaining some relief, have found that this country, too, has its heat waves.

Another activity has been the construction of the Mackinaw Bridge, which has brought hundreds of workers and untold numbers of sightseers into the territory. An outstanding attrac tion of the year which has lured many a tourist this way is the stupendous Soo Locks Centennial Celebration, which the city of Sault Ste. Marie is promoting. The north country is booming and this gathering of people is a sure indication of the growth predicted by those optimistic promoters of north ern Michigan.

One hundred years ago last June 18, a small wooded steamer opened ship traffic through the Soo Locks. The small steamer moving through the newly completed locks was the "Illinois."

While small, it was a forerunner of the giant carriers plying the Great Lakes of today, providing the life blood to our country's great midwest and eastern industrial empire.

connecting Lake Superior with the lower Great Lakes and be ing a bottleneck in the movement of the crude sailing vessels of early years.

According to the locks' records at I 1:00 a. m.. June 18. 1955 an estimated 1,335,020 ships have passed through this farlamed canal. This was the hour of the day that the Illinois made her historic passage.

The tonnage record of this parage of long ships in that time reached a total of 4,288,552,898 tons. About one-fourth

of the total has been handled by the locks in the last ten years, or 1,072,755,708 tons. Tonnage in the first year of operation totaled 14,503 tons, not even a good load for one of today's giant ore carriers.

Prior to 1855. the St. Marys River rapids were a barrier to

navigation. There was a drop of twenty feet between Lake Superior to the level of Lake Huron. This barrier was a hin drance to the first commercial agents, the fur traders of the Great Lakes. These traders were aware of the vast mineral re

sources of the region, but their birch bark canoes were for furs, not iron ore and copper.

A "copper rush" to Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the 1.840's changed all that; it was followed by discovery of the "Iron Mountains" now known as the Marquette Range.

These fabulous discoveries would remain in the earth, how

ever, unless an economic method could be devised to put them to man's use.

Cheap transportation was the basic requirement, but as

long as cargo had to be unloaded at Sault Ste. Marie, portaged around the rapids, and re-loaded, cheap transportation would be impossible.

Indians Vishing in St. Mary's River before the first lock was built In the early 1850s, a young scales salesman named Charles T. Harvey, showed up at Sault Ste. Marie. He looked over the mineral areas of the Upper Peninsula at first hand, and saw the potentialities of the region.

But he also saw that a ship canal would be required at Sault Ste. Marie in order to tap those riches economically.

A group of eastern investors formed the St. Mary's Falls

ing time in 1942-1943 and opened to traffic on July 1I, 1943.

The Sir. Carl D. Bradley, of the Bradley Transportation Line, was the first vessel to pass through this lock.

Those original planners and builders of the first lock had

vision, courage, and resourcefulness unsurpassed by presentday builders. Imagine the almost unsurmounrable difficulties which must have been before them in this frontier land so

Ship Canal Company, and for a land grant of 750,000 acres, set

remote from ways and means of carrying on such a gigantic

out to construct the canal in what was still virtually wilderness.

Harvey was appointed general agent. He and his crew of 400 men arrived at the Sault on June I, 1853, to start work. For

lack of money, machinery, and equipment almost non-existent, plus a strong opposing faction who either lacked faith or

two summers and two winters, the work went on.

They succeeded where the State of Michigan had failed in its canal-building attempt in 1839. On June 18, Capt. Jack Wilson brought the steamer Illinois into the canal to open the first Sault lock.

Two important events in Sault Locks history occurred in 1881; the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers took over operation of the canal from the State of Michigan, and the Weitzel Lock was opened to traffic.

Meanwhile, the United States was on the verge of a great spurt in its industrialization, and steel was king. Steel required ore; ore-carrying required larger, more economical ships; they required larger locks and deeper channels.

The Canadian government opened its ship canal at Sauk Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1895, and the LJnited States govern ment finished construction of the Poe Lock in 1896. It was

task! There were manpower problems galore, health problems, for selfish reasons tried every trick to make the project fail.

These canal builders were strong in courage and faith only.

Our present economic prosperity is their contribution to us

and a monument to their labors. We who are garnering the fruits of these labors should examine well our own plans and activities to see if we arc leaving a heritage to unborn citizens of our great land. What an example for us to follow!

Again referring to our picture of the Indians fishing in the St. Mary's Rapids, we note that even in those days an in ternational railroad bridge between the United States ami

Canada had been built. This is just one symbol of the good faith the two countries have shown toward each other through the years. In the same picture is a building which was the sta tion for the Federal Fisheries control.

The history of the locks has not been without some mishaps.

Back in August 2. 1890, a defective valve caused an 88-hour

built on the site of the old State Lock.

delay in the locks' shipping, which left a total of 265 ships

The Davis Lock followed in 1914 and the Sab in in 1919.

The newest lock, the MacArrhur, named for General of the

stranded.

Armies Douglas MacArthur, was constructed in record-break

delay. The Centennial Edition of the Soo Fvening News gives

In September. 1899, a ship's sinking caused another major

Present Stage Setting for the Pagcntry connected with Soo Centenial

a good story of this event.

"Approximately 200 vessels were blockaded in September, 1899, when the Str. Douglass Houghton was sunk by a barge it was towing in the channel at Sailor's Encampment on Nce-

summer vacation and appear to be enjoying themselves. Others who have a financial interest in the boats are chafing over

the enforced delay, but are making the best of the situation.

"There will be a race without a parallel down the river when

bish Island.

the blockade is broken. It is estimated that there will be at least

"The Houghton and the barge, the Fritz, were loaded with iron ore and headed downbound on the afternoon of Septem ber 5. When the boat and tow reached a point a short distancenorth of the Encampment, the wheel chain on the steamer parted. The vessel was helpless in the current, and her engines were stopped.

"The Houghton's bow grounded on the American side of the channel, and the current swung the stern across the channel, which was 300 feet wide at that point.

"The Fritz, of course, kept coming. The barge's stern anchors were dropped but did not hold securely on the rocky bottom. However, the barge's speed was checked somewhat, according to contemporary accounts. Nevertheless, the barge rammed the Houghton amidship, tearing a hole seven feet long and three feet wide in the side of the helpless vessel.

"The Houghton sank immediately and the bow of the Fritz was badly twisted. However, she did not sink. The bargegrounded but was easily released.

"The sunken vessel cut off the channel completely. The Grear Lakes Towing Company, in the Sault soon dispatched tugs, lighters, divers and wrecking apparatus to the scene.

"Nearly 100 lake vessels were tied up in the Sault or in the river immediately below. Some older vessels which drew less

200 boats in the procession. Considerable anxiety is felt by some on account of the liability of accidents with so many

than 13 feet six inches of water successfully passed around the wreck, although at considerable hazard in several instances, as a number of boats grazed the bottom while making the passage.

"The Sault Sic. Marie News of September 9, 1899, re ported this sidelight: "It is an ill wind that blows nobody good, and Soo mer chants and businessmen generally have reaped a rich harvest during the week. Large supplies have been purchased and everybody has done a thriving business.

"Knots of sailormen can be seen almost everywhere on the streets. Many of them are making the most of their unexpected

boats in the river. Capt. A. B. Davis of the revenue cutter Morrill will be here, however, to direct the movements of the

vessels. All racing and crowding will be prevented and the chances of accidents minimized. There is sure to be a hot race-

down the lake, not alone because of the delay, but because of the great number bound for the same ports and all in need of docks at which to land and unload. The jam at the docks and the great number of boats to be unloaded will no doubt cause a still further delay to the crafts that get beaten in the race and have to Wait till the others are through before getting rid of their cargoes.'

"The river blockade was broken about 3:30 p. m. on Septem ber 10, when the Houghton was raised. The hole in her side had been patched up and the vessel lightered. The rock was then blasted away from her bow and a fleet of tugs pulled the ship free."

This has been a great summer for the north country and one to be long remembered. The city of Sault Ste. Marie has had a season of pageantry, entertainment and service to

thousands of guests who have come north to help celebrate a hundred years of change and progress. We show a picture of the outdoor theatre at the Soo, alongside the ship canal where scenes of early years arc re-enacted. The local citizenry have attempted to make the celebration as realistic as possible.

The ladies have resurrected the dress and styles of years ago and the gentlemen have done as so often has been done beforeraised a variety of beards, goatees, mustaches, and sideburns.

It must be pleasant to support these furry decorations during the heat which has been so intense this summer!

Our state is filled with history and many of its citizens and guests are just learning of it. The Soo people are to be con gratulated on the huge celebration they have carried on all sum mer; it has contributed to the area in many ways.

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Birdst)c View of Plant which lies on the Water Front of St. Mary's River

Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation An Appreciative Customer OfLimestone From Calcite Quarry Our longtime friend and good customer is the Union

Carbide and Carbon Corporation, whose Soo, Niagara, and Ash tabula plants put our own Michigan Limestone to many uses.

During this year of 1955 when the "Soo" area and Straits of Mackinac county is receiving much publicity throughout the United States as a spot rich in our country's history, strong in its provision of raw materials to industry's mills, and as a playground of the nation, we wish to tell you some thing of the Carbide plant at the "Soo." It has long helped to stabilize the economy of our Llpper Peninsula neighbors at the "Soo" and has been an appreciative customer of our local product from Calcite quarries.

The company has an interesting history.

in Sault Ste. Marie.

The two men were elated at their discovery. Here they had a gas that might be used to increase the heat value ol

city gas. The calcium carbide from which the gas was made was produced from common materials and could be readily transported.

Electro Gas Company was formed to produce calcium carbide by the new method. This company also sold rights of production throughout the country to other companies, which set to work manufacturing calcium carbide.

The situation of these manufacturers was much like the

one in which the Soo people found themselves during the years in which they tried to build a canal. The manufacturers

The actual beginnings of Union Carbide Company go

dreams were much rosier than the outcome of their efforts.

back to 1889 to the small town of Spray, North Carolina.

They needed markets and ways to deliver the carbide to their consumers. Above all, they needed to find a location where hydro-electric power had been developed. There were very few such localities in the country at that time. Five plants in the Linked States and three abroad were erected between 1892 and 1897. With one exception they were commercial failures. The single exception to this was a plant at the Soo. It was organized by a group of Chicago-business

Here two men built a small electric furnace â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

which in

those days was itself a novelty â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and were attempting to develop a new method for making aluminum. As one of the steps in the process, they wished first to produce metallic calcium, and so one day placed in the furnace a mixture of slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and tar, which of course is mostly carbon.

Their attempts to produce metallic calcium were futile.

men interested in the discovery because of its possible re

However, out of their furnace came some molten material

lation to the illuminating gas business. They were firmly

that hardened into a brown stone-like substance. When the

convinced that the new gas would make the lights of American homes shine more brightly. After obtaining the rights to use the invention, they formed the Lake Superior Carbide Company and built a plant for experimental pur poses on Meridian Street in the city. Power to operate

men placed it in water, it gave off a pungent smelling; vapor that burned with a smoky yellow flame. The brown substance.> Calcium carbide. The vapor? Acetylene. The eventual result of this discovery? An industry that located 8

chis plant was produced in the Canadian Soo and was trans mitted by cables over the International Bridge and beneath

the trestle by a cable and automatically dump the materials in storage piles. Limestone is received in self-unloading

the Government ship canal.

boats. These boats unload the stone on to belt conveyors that

At first their production was slow. The furnaces they used had to be shut down upon completion of each batch of carbide and recharged. Realizing the inefficiency of this

carry it to storage piles. As these raw materials are needed, they are loaded into hopper cars, weighed, and taken to the dryers or lime kilns. The raw materials are moved in The Carbide's own hopper cars over the tracks in the plant yards.

Carbide Power Company owns and operates the Terminal

method, W. S. Horry, who was in charge of the plant's op

erations, designed and developed a new rotary type furnace, which was one of the first boons to the calcium carbide in

dustry. Although crude, judged by today's standards, this furnace produced carbide continuously 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at the rate of two tons per day.

By 1898, largely because of the efficiency of the new furnace, the Chicago businessmen were convinced that cal cium carbide could be successfully produced for commercial

use. But in the Soo there was not sufficient power for their operations. Lake Superior Carbide Company consolidated with Electro Gas to form Union Carbide Company and through this consolidation obtained a small plant at Niagara Falls. The production of calcium carbide was then centered in that city because the necessary power was available. This marked the beginning of Union Carbide Company.

The move served a worthy purpose. The demand for calcium carbide developed so rapidly that Union Carbide Company had to expand. Its officials had not forgotten the Soo and the Power Canal that was under construction, and

so returned here to expand its production facilities.

The new company came back in 1903, this time not to Meridian Street, but to the second floor of the Powerhouse

where it installed nine rotary furnaces. Thus, LTnion Car bide Company became the first manufacturing industry to use the power from the Power Canal.

Down on East Portage Avenue along the river stands the Electromet plant. For a quarter of a mile to the west stretches the Powerhouse of Carbide Power Company. Both are parts of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation and are referred to as The Carbide by the people of the Soo. At the Electromet plant, 500 men and women help produce calcium carbide. In the Powerhouse, another 80 men and

women are responsible for the operation of the Power house and its equipment that provide the power for the furnaces. Some of the Carbide Power employees operate the Terminal Railway that transfers freight cars from the ter minal of the Soo Line Railroad, the Canadian Pacific, and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic to Electromet and other Soo industries and merchants.

At work each day the people at Electromet help man ufacture calcium carbide, from which acetylene gas is made.

Acetylene is important in the cutting and welding of metals and as a chemical raw material. Calcium carbide is a brown, stonelike material made in Electromet's electric furnaces.

The raw materials used are limestone and coke. Each year thousands of tons of limestone are brought up St. Mary's River by boat loaded at Rogers City, about 100 miles from the Soo. Coke comes by rail from the sister city across the river and by boat from Detroit and other lake ports. Coal for burning in the lime kilns, is also received by boat. From April to December, the boats you see at The Carbide dock are unloading these raw materials.

This shipping season is a particularly busy time in the yards at The Carbide. The bucket at the unloading tower shuttles back and forth between the hold of the boat and the

overhead hopper that feeds the cars on the trestle, lifting a ton of coke or coal at a bite. The cars are pulled around

Railway, which operates four locomotives and four miles of track. Rails and water meet for almost eight months so that several hundred thousand tons of limestone, coke, and

coal are stored away to maintain steady production of cal cium carbide summer and winter.

Chief ingredients of calcium carbide are lime and coke.

The lime is prepared by burning limestone in a long, rotating oven called a "kiln." The coke is dried and crushed to a-specified size. The prepared lime and coke are mixed together in the proper proportions and delivered to the furnaces.

It is the electric furnaces that use the power developed from the St. Mary's River to transform the lime and coke to calcium carbide. The furnaces are large metal shells pro tected from the intense heat in their depths by a heavy in sulated layer just inside the shell. Large copper cables carry electric energy developed ia the Powerhouse to three carbon electrodes at the top of the furnace. The cold mixture of lime and coke is fed to the area around the electrodes where

it is heated by the hot gases coming up from the intensely hot "reaction zone." The mixture is melted by the heat of the arc from the carbon electrodes and it gradually works down into the furnace as more cold mixture is added at the

top. The arc from the electrodes develops a temperature of more than 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and at this temper ature the lime and coke combine chemically to form calcium carbide.

At regular intervals this molten calcium carbide is tap ped from the furnace into chills; then cooled, crushed, and screened to size for shipment.

Samples of molten carbide are taken during each tap to test the quality of the carbide. Samples taken during the packing process following crushing and screening make pos sible a final quality check to be certain that the carbide

meets the high standards for Union brand calcium carbide.

Much of the calcium carbide produced at the Soo is ship ped in drums made in the Drum Factory at the plant. Sheet steel is cut, shaped, and formed into drums of various sizes, then painted, striped, and stenciled. A popular size is the familiar Blue and Gray drum holding 100 pounds of Union carbide. Some large customers require calcium carbide to be shipped to them in container cars. The reason for this is that in addition to being shipping containers the individual tanks on the cars are also part of the acetylene generators.

And what is this calcium carbide used for? When mixed

with water it gives off a colorless gas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; acetylene. When burned with oxygen, acteylene produces one of the hottest flames known to man â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the oxy-acetylene flame. This flame is valuable in any industry, machine shop, or farm where metals are cut and welded. For instance, to build and

repair the hundreds of oreboats that travel through the locks each year, practically every piece of steel must be

shaped quickly. Most of this is cut to shape or size by oxy-acetylene cutting.

Acetylene has another use that is becoming even more important. For the past twenty years or so, acetylene pro-

duced from calcium carbide has become a major starting point for the manufacture of many chemicals and plastics.

Automation An Impetus To Better Living Standards

From these are made products many of us use in our homes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in such things as plastic raincoats and bathroom curtains, the lacquers that have been used on our cars and refrigera

decades and is seen as a boon to modern-day America by

tors and medicines in our cabinets.

Calcium carbide from the Soo is shipped from coast to coast and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Here in Mich

igan, acetylene from carbide made at Electromet is an im

portant chemical "building block" at Wyandotte, Michigan, and a valuable production "tool" at the Detroit steel mills.

Even closer to home, many Soo garages use acetylene pro duced from Soo-made carbide for their oxy-acetylene weld ing and cutting. Wherever the carbide is shipped, it carries with it some part of the results of the skill and ability of every Electromet-Carbide Power man and woman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no matter what job they do.

Safety of each man and woman is a major concern at The

Automation is still comparatively new as words go - - but the technological progress it stands for has been going on for one of the nation's industries.

Automation has been the prime factor in lightening the load on men in the mills and that the iron and steel industry is employing 35 per cent more people than a generation ago.

Workers now are not only earning on the average about three times as much, but are working about eight hours less per week, with automation taking over for them on the backbreaking jobs of former years.

Automation is not a revolutionary process but as an evolu tionary one. Production line techniques have been adopted over the years wherever and whenever feasible. There is nothing new in this, either in theory or practice.

What is new today in automation is the development of sensitive control mechanisms, such as the electric eye, mechan ical brains, and other electric and radiation devices which can

Carbide. As part of an around-the-clock safety program, a safety engineer inspects all equipment perodically and all employees attend weekly meetings designed to acquaint them with safe working habits. The Carbide's safety record is a good one â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in fact the plants have worked several per

keep tabs on the production flow and automatically tell the machines what to do. For example, it is now technically pos sible to record instructions for intricate machining or assembl ing operations electronically or on punched tapes and for a

iods of a year or more without a lost-time accident. At the Power Company a record of more than 17 years without a

out the product.

lost-time accident was established from 1926 to 1944.

machine or series of machines to take it from there and turn This in no sense means that the factories of the future will

It was some of the safety-spirited management people from "Carbide" who helped the Calcite plant in its early days of adopting a safety program. Much credit is given by our employees to these "safety" missionaries from Car bide. Their sincerity was a major factor in the improvements we have made through the years in accident prevention.

This forward-looking spirit will mean much to our state, the north country, and to the city of Sault Ste. Marie. We are proud to have such a progressive industry as our friend

portunities throughout the economy.

More trained engineers are being hired in the mills, and some of the men who formerly performed monotonous, re petitive jobs have been upgraded to the status of skilled tech

and customer.

nicians, mechanics and instrument men.

Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed

Fire Prevention Week of 1955 for the period beginning October 9 was proclaimed recently by President Eisenhower who called upon all American business to support the endeavor.

Mr. Eisenhower's proclamation, issued August 2, recited the thousands of lives and hundreds of millions of dollars in pro perty loss each year through fires.

These, he said, result in immeasurable losses in employ ment, production and other economic activities.

Fire prevention programs, the President pointed out, have

proved effective in communities throughout the nation.

Mr. Eisenhower added:

"I call upon the citizens of all communities in the land to

organize effective programs for reducing the needless waste caused by preventable fires, and I urge State and local gov

operate without workers. Manual labor will be less, but men

still will be required behind the scenes to keep the machines and their delicate mechanisms functioning. Automation will enable the mills to produce steel products faster, cheaper and of better quality to bring about wider and increasing job op

As automation continues to free people from tiring, monot onous work, it will in itself emerge as a new giant industry to design and build the automatic machines that will continue to keep our people the most productive with the highest standard of living in the world.

Steel's Stockholders Outnumber Employees

For the first time in many years in the steel industry, stock

holders were more numerous than employees during 1954.

The companies reporting had nearly 770,000 stockholders at the end of the year. For the samecompanies the average month ly total number of wageand salary employees was 762,830.

These companies produced about 95 per cent of the raw steel made in the United States last year.

The figure for stockholders excludes the duplication of holders of more than one class of stock of a single company

ernments, the American Red Cross, the National Fire Waste

but does not exclude a holder of stocks of more than one

Council, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and business, labor, and farm organizations, as well as schools, civic

company.

ernment to assist in this national effort to reduce the loss of

The figure for employees covers all employees, including those engaged in mining, transportation, warehousing, fabricat ing and other non-steel producing activities, as well as those engaged in the production and marketing of iron and steel.

At the end of World War II, the iron and steel industry had

life and property resulting from fires."

about 540,000 stockholders, or over 200,000 fewer than at

groups, and public information agencies, actively to observe Fire Prevention week.

"I also direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Gov

Mr. Campbell pointed out that "most fires start from simple causes that could easily be prevented. When we think of the terrible tragedy fire so often brings into human lives, it is hard to imagine any effort too great to halt this destruction."

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the end of 1954.

In 1949, the total number of stockholders increased to

600,000 and in 1951 it exceeded 700,000. In 1953 the total was 779,000.

Rapid Progress Made On Straits Bridge Mackinac Bridge construction is going along fine during this summer of 1955. The weather has been extremely favorable all during the spring and summer months. The foundation contractor, Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corpora tion, has made the most of ideal weather conditions and

have the most difficult part of the job near completion. Along with the Prcpakr ConcreteCompany, they haveestablished new records for consolidating concrete below waterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;over 100,000 cubic yards in one month, or nearly one-fourth of all the concrete to be used on the entire job.

In the picture above we show our own Str. Irvin L.

Clymcr unloading one of the cargoes of Calcite stone used in Caisson No. 20, the north tower pier. There are thirtyfour foundations in the line of the bridge across and they arc standing out now. It is planned that all of these founda tions will be completed this year. Grover Denny, project manager of the foundations, has pointed out that those con structed and under construction were absolutely unscathed by the winter ice. Even empty steel forms were able to withstand the ice pressure.

of the bridge site is 78 miles per hour.

He said scientists investigating the bridge's stability "were

amazed to find they had to modify their test equipment since this bridge has features of stability much higher than had ever been previously investigated."

The most difficult part of the foundation work was com pleted when the huge caissons for the main rower founda tions were anchored to rock more than 200 feet below the

surface, and then filled with concrete. According to the con tractor the remaining foundation construction is routine operation.

Dan C. Kline, long experienced bridge builder, has been named project manager for the American Bridge Division of U. S. Steel Corporation, .superstructure contractor. He

will head a force of about 250 men this year and perhaps double that number next year.

Early in July the American Bridge Division commenced erection of the main towers. Once the bases for the towers

are anchored securely in place, the towers will rise at a rate of about 50 feet per week. In the picture is shown the

In line with structural strength of the bridge, the Mac kinac Bridge Authority has recently revealed that wind

sctring of the first base plate for west leg on the north tower by crewmen of the American Bridge Company.

tunnel rests on a large scale model of the S 100.000.000 structure have proven that the bridge will be the safest suspension bridge in the world.

David B. Stcininan, designer of the bridge, said ' intensive-

Alongside is a view of the placing of the first section of the steel tower on the west pedestal of pier No. 20.

American Bridge is the principal structural steel fabricat

studies of the structure's aerodynamic characteristics" just completed in the suspension bridge laboratory at the Uni versity of Washington substantiate his prediction that it will have "perfect aerodynamic stability."

He said tests on the scale model show the bridge will resist winds with velocities in the vicinity of 1,000 miles per hour. The highest wind velocity ever recorded in the vicinity

ing and erecting division of the United States Steel Corpora tion. Incorporated May 12, 1900, its plants' bridge-building experience dares back to the days of the wooden and cast iron bridges of the nineteenth century.

American Bridge now operates structural steel fabricating plants at Ambridge, Pennsylvania: Birmingham, Alabama;

Gary, Indiana; Elmira. New York; Roanoke. Virginia: Trenton, New Jersey: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Minneapolis, Minn11

Left, Huge Pier. Support for one of Main lowers. Right.. Virst Tower Steel Going Up. esota; Orange, Texas and Memphis, Tennessee. The Erect

ing Department operates throughout the United States and

abroad.

American Bridge does not make steel but carries out its

fabricating processes on rolled steel shapes, plates and bars as received from the Pittsburgh, Chicago. Youngstown and Brimingham District mills of United States Steel.

Among the more notable bridges built by American Bridge-

arc the following.

notable buildings fabricated, or fabricated and erected, by American Bridge are the following: Carew Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Chicago Board of Trade Building, Chicago. III. Chicago Post Office, Chicago. 111.

Chrysler Building, New York City.

Cleveland Terminal Tower Building, Cleveland. Ohio.

Empire State Building, New York City.

Greater Penobscot Building, Detroit Mich.

Bayonne Bridge, Bayonnc, N. J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Staten Island. N. Y. Blue Water Bridge, St. Clair River, Pt. Huron, Mich.

Philadelphia Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa. United Nations Headquarters, New York City.

Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, East River, N. Y. Delaware Memorial Bridge, Wilmington, Dcla.

Theme Center, New York World's Fair 1939.

Eads Bridge, Mississippi River, St. Louis, Mo. (The first major bridge ro utilize steel construction.)

Florianopolis Bridge, Santa Catharina Island, Brazil.

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, Yorktown, Va. Hell Gate Bridge, East River, New York City.

Henry Hudson Bridge, New York City.

Huey P. Long Bridge, Mississippi River. New Orleans, La. Mid-Hudson Bridge. Poughkeepsic, N. Y.

Mississippi River Bridge, Vicksburg, Miss.

Pit River Bridge, near Redding, Calif.

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, California.

Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, Delaware River, Philadelphia. Pa. Thebes Bridge, Mississippi River, Thebes, 111.

Thousand Islands Bridge, St. Lawrence River, N. Y.

Although American Bridge is the world's foremost builder of bridges, its structures have changed the skyline of almost every major city in the United States. Among the thousands of 12

Woolworth Building, New York City.

People are sometimes surprised to learn that American

Bridge is also a foremost builder of barges for rivers and harbors, electric transmission towers and sub-stations, and

Heroult electric steel melting furnaces for the production of high alloy and stainless steel. Two of these furnaces with a holding capacity of 200 tons each, the largest ever built, were furnished McLouth Steel Corporation, Detroit, Michigan.

American Bridge was one of the first to utilize the pre fabricated method for building component parts for ships during World War 1, prior to which all vessels were built by the old cut and fit method. During World War II, in addition to building flight decks and bents for a number of the Navy's aircraft carriers, American Bridge delivered from Ambridge, Pennsylvania, 143 Navy vessels, including 123 L.ST.'s.

American Bridge is presently building a number of bridges for the New York Thruway, including the heaviest cantilever bridge in the world over the Hudson River near New York

It has completed the Tampa Bay Bridge, which carries the Gulf Coast Highway across Tampa Bay.

Also completed is a self anchored suspension bridge over the Missouri River at Kansas City, Missouri.

American Bridge recently erected the Prudential Insurance Company's giant 41 story office building in Chicago.

The Mackinac Bridge is being fabricated at the Gary, Indi ana, and Ambridge, Pennsylvania, plants. Both of these plants are equipped to fabricate the largest and most difficult structur es yet conceived by engineers. "If the engineers can design it, American Bridge can build it" is an old slogan in American Bridge which has often been challenged but has never been refuted.

The principal headquarters for American Bridge are located

newest worker are the ingredients for an effective safety

program. We hope that the units in the Northern District of our Division will do a better safety job from now on. The job must be done.

Work Yet To Be Done

There is still a battle going on between the tubercle bacillus and man. But, now that the battle is no longer of epic propor tions, now that the death rate has dropped dramatically, and

now that new drugs have reduced the treatment period, keep ing the fight alive is a challenge.

To do so it is necessary to dramatize it—to point out that the tubercluosis war is man against himself, against apathy, neglect, fear and superstition. It is necessary to stress constantly

at 525 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but district contracting offices are located in Detroit and other principal cities throughout the United Staes.

"Bilboard size signs have been erected on both sides of the Straits for 'shoreline superintendents.' In Mackinaw City the sign is at the foot of Henry Street where the Village has provided parking space. The sign depicts the bridge as it

As a doctor wrote recently with regard to a spread of TB infection in his area— " . . there are several things lacking in our tuberculosis program. Number one, the medical profession, itself, has sort of forgotten about tuberculosis.

the fact that the number of tuberculosis cases is not diminish

ing to any extent, that the disease is still deadly,still potentially terrible.

will appear from the observer's point of view. It provides

Number two, the people, themselves, have forgotten about

all the factual information about the project as well as in dicating where work is going on and what progress is being made. A similar sign has been erected in the Conservation

tuberculosis."

park near the bridgehead in St. Ignace.

"Dr. David B. Steinman, consulting engineer for the Mackinac Bridge, has been giving the project close personal supervision. His frequent visits to the Straits to guide the

rekindle the spirit which has made the tuberculosis fight a part of the American conviction. Tuberculosis, unlike old soldiers, will not fade away. There is, as yet, no magic wand to wave and Presto! the disease is gone. There is man and there is germ, and the only way known to avoid a tragic con junction of them both is through an informed and enlightened

work of the 40 men directly responsible to him have con tributed a great deal to the record accomplishment this year. His Straits staff under resident engineer John Kinney

make sure that his designs and plans are carried out to the letter."

"The people themselves have forgotten about tuberculosis."

To the extent that this is true, we have failed. We must now

people.

To those thousands of Michigan people who gave gen erously in the interest of tuberculosis control—who have not forgotten about tuberculosis, the Michigan Tuberculosis Assoc,

Accident Review Imfortant For Safety

gives thanks. Their gratitude also to the many Michigan news

We are happy to report that on September 10, 1955, just as we go to press, that the Calcite Plant can display the number "593" on the main gate. This tells us that 593 accident-free days have been worked by Calcite Plant employees. There is no complacent attitude found among workers who set such a record. Complacency is deadly to a Safety Program and is one of the things we have to continually guard against. At titudes, steeping of men's minds with an idea, a will to know your job and then pride in doing a job are strong factors in making a safety program successful. Any Plant or group needs such an approach if they are having Safety Program dif

papers, radio and television stations, fraternal organizations and clubs, schools, official agencies, and officers, trustees and members of this association—all of whom gave freely of their

ficulties.

industry average, according to American Iron and Steel In

The Bradley ships continue to keep their record clear. The one injury we recorded in April remains the only one aboard our ships. We are boosting the sailormen and hope that they will finish the 1955 season without another injury.

The Cedarville Plant has safety problems. We are sorry to report the loss of the lives of two very fine employees of this plant on June 7, 1955, when they were electrocuted on one of the quarry drill machines. Norman Kosier, electrician, and Charles Weston, drill helper, were both victims of the accident.

The loss of these employees cast a gloom over the entire work ing force and was a tragedy we will not soon forget. Both men left a wife and family to mourn their loss.

Such an accident as the one at Cedarville should make every

stitute.

man on the job more determined to learn and do his safety

job well. That is what it takes to keep workmen safe. Attitude, alertness, effort, and "know how" from the top level to the

time in order to assist their fellow man.

With the continued help of all these people, we know we will eventually defeat tuberculosis. The question is no longer "*/" but "when".

Steel Is One Of Safest Of All Industries

The steel industry's disabling injury frequency rate - - lower in 1954 than ever before - - was about one-half of the all-

The rate for the steel industry was 3-85 disabling injuries

per million man-hours worked. The average for all industries was 7.22, according to statistics of the National Safety Council.

The steel industry has steadily reduced its rate for ten con secutive years. The rate of 1954 was 52 per cent lower than ten years earlier, in 1944.

The all-industry rate has declined for eight years in suc cession. Last year it was 49 per cent lower than in 1946.

Further evidence of the steel industry's progress in safety is found in a recent report by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Stati stics for the first quarter of 1955. In a list of 130 manufactur ing industries, blast furnaces and steel mills (i e., basic steel) ranked fifteenth. This meant that 115 industries had a higher accident frequency rate than basic steel, during the first quarter of 1955.

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.S7/\ Calcite of the Bradley Transpor/ation Line Loads At Port Dolomite

Our New Dolomitic Limestone Plant During a year when Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating the cen tennial of the Soo Canal, a new dolomitic limestone plant has been completed just 35 miles south of the historic waterway.

Built near the town of Cedarville, Michigan, by U. S. Steel's Michigan Limestone Division, this plant consists of a screen house and dock on the shore of Lake Huron and a quarry five miles inland.

The first shipment from this new operation took placeApril 16 when the self-unloading steamer CALCITE of the Division's Bradley Transportation Line sailed away from the dock with a cargo of stone destined for Cleveland. Named Port Dolomite, this shipping outlet on McKay Bay is the newest raw material port on the Great Lakes.

The new port and qparry are situated in a wilderness of s>.-coiid-growth timber, consisting of a mixture of aspen, birch, spruce, cedar, balsam and jack pine interspersed with oc

In addition to its use in the steel and cement industries, it is

employed in the foundry industry in the refining of metal, in the sugar industry in the processing and refining of beet sugar, and in the chemical industry for the manufacture of soda ash, caustic soda, water purifiers, calcium carbide and a long list of other products. As an aggregagate, the stone goes into road building and general construction, besides being Utilized as railroad ballast. Finely ground, it is used for soil

conditioning, for dusting coal mines, and as an ingredient in fertilizers and stock foods.

The deposits at Calcite consist of two thick layers of high calcium limestone separated by a thin layer of magncsian or dolomitic limestone. Thirty years ago there was little demand

casional stands of hardwood. The habitat of deer, bear and

for limestone containing magnesia, but in the course of time there has been a steady increase in its use in iron and steel making operations.

To obtain a source of highest quality dolomitic limestone,

•ither wild life, it is an area of sparse population, 30 miles from

termed dolomite, the management of Michigan Limestone-

the nearest railroad.

Since limestone is one of the nation's most common rock

Division recommended the purchase by United States Steel Corporation of about 10,000 acres of land where the new-

formations, the reader may wonder why a quarry was opened

quarry and port are now located. Acquisition of the property

in such a remote location. This query would be justified if all limestone were or uniform quality. Bur unfortunately such is not the case. Most deposits of limestone contain silica, sul-

was followed by development planning by Michigan Limestone Division engineers, and in March, 1953, construction at the new plant site was authorized.

phcr, phosphorus ami other impurities which depending on their amounts, may make the stone unsuitable for metallurgical and chemical purposes.

deposit is about 45 per cent magnesium carbonate and 55 per cent calcium carbonate, with only about one-half of 1 per cent

Since the quality of limestone used in U. S. Steel's blast

furnaces and open-hearth furnaces influences the quality of the finished steel which it offers for sale, it is obvious that the

greatest care must be exercised in choosing a new quarry site.

For years the Michigan Limestone Division has quarried a quality limestone at its Calcite Plant at Rogers City, Michigan.

Tin's stone is a calcium carbonate of high purity and is therelore an ideal material for metallurgical use in blast furnaces a\u\ open-hearths. It is also an excellent basic materia] for

The chemical content of the dolomitic limestone in this

of impurities. The amount of magnesia (magnesium oxide; in this stone exceeds 21 per cent.

The annual rated production of the new quarry is aproximately 3,000,000 net tons.

President Beukema says:

"The Cedarville quarry was opened to supplement the high calcium limestone production of our Calcite quarry near Rogers City. By blending the high calcium stone from Calcite with the high magnesia stone from Cedarville to certain specifications, we are able to produce superior metallurgical and chemical

the production of portland cement, being shipped for that purpose to plants of U. S. Steel's Universal Atlas Cement

grades of limestone in the complete range from the highest

Company.

calcium content to the highest magnesia content."

Though large quantities of Calcite limestone are shipped

The Cedarville stone is now being screened into eight sizes,

to U. S. Steel operations, about two-thirds of the production of the Rogers City plant is sold to non-Corporation customers,

ranging from minus \$ inch, used for fine grinding, to 5 by

who utilize the stone for a wide variety of purposes. i !

3-inch material.

Rice size material—>s by !••« inch—is used in the steel mills

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for building up the banks and bottoms of open-hearth furnaces.

Three sizes, ranging from 2 by 1!- 2 inches to 5 by 3 inches, are used in the blast furnace to remove impurities from the smelt ed iron. If the customer desires stone with a lower magnesia

content than 21 per cent, the percentage he wants can be obtained by mixing Cedarville stone with Calcite stone. The Michigan Limestone Division can do the mixing in facilities which it has at Rogers City, or the customers plant itself can do its own mixing.

In addition to the three sizes screened for blast furnace use

and the rice size made for the open-hearth, the Cedarville plant produces three intermediate sizes. These, together with the smallest blast furnace size, are in demand for use as ag gregate.

The exceptional hardness, toughness and soundness of the Cedarville stone make it ideal as an aggregate. The new plant has been designed for flexibility, with provision for changing screens to meet any of the specifications likely to be required for the country's big highway and building programs.

The Cedarville plant is located in the heart of the "Les Cheneaux Island" country, a territory famed for its heavily wooded section, grand scenery, clear air, pure water and a paradise for the hunter and fisherman. It is 35 miles from St. Ignace and about the same distance straight south from Sault Ste. Marie. The greater part of the lumbering of the area has long ago disappeared and the soil and climate does not lend itself to farming.

It is amidst these surroundings that the plant looms unex pectedly on the shore of McKay Bay. Here is the office and storehouse, the screenhouse storages, dock and boat loading facilities. To go to the quarry a road follows a new railroad grade over which the stone is transported from quarry to waterfront. The rails are 100-pound sections which were weld ed together in 1000-foot lengths. Both the roadway and the track roadbed required large quantities of fill, since they had to built across three swamps, one of which contained several feet of water.

At the quarry a large area had been cleared of top soil, leaving the surface of the limestone bare. The recoverable high quality stone in this deposit is about 90 feet thick, and

it is planned to quarry the top half first. Accordingly, a large-

hole, about 45 feet deep, was blasted out of the rock to provide a starting point for quarry operations.

On this level, an electric shovel with an 8-cubic yard dipper â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of two in service in the quarryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;scoops up blasted stone and loads it into a 22-ton dump truck. As fast as a truck is loaded an empty truck takes its place, while the loaded vehicle delivers its stone to a crusher house, situated on the same level.

In this structure the stone is dumped into the primary crusher, a 60-inch diameter gyratory-type machine. This mas sive mechanism, constructed of hard, tough, manganese steel, is

essentially an open-end bowl with a crushing pestle suspended in its center. The big pestle has a fluted surface to aid in seiz ing the stone, and it has an eccentric motion, veering intermit tently toward different sides of the bowl as it squeezes and breakes the stone.

From the crusher the stone drops into a hopper, which feeds a continuous belt conveyor. The belt passes through an inclined tunnel, 130 feet long, to the quarry surface, and ex tends from that point to the end of a long stocking boom. The stone drops from the end of the boom on to a large pile cover ing a reinforced concrete loading station. When cars are switched into the loading station, hydraulically operated gates in the ceiling are opened to release the stone into the cars.

Lquipped with air-operated drop-side doors for dumping,

these cars have a capacity of 35 cubic yards each, or about 50 tons of stone. Assembled in trains of 15 cars, they arc hauled by a diesel electric locomotive. There are two of these big engines in service in the quarry, each weighing 110 tons and rated at 1000 horsepower.

The surface of the quarry has an elevation of about 100 feet above the top of a trestle at Port Dolomite, where the loaded cars are dumped. In the five miles of track to the port there-

are a few slight rises and descents where the roadbed crosses former swamps, but for about half the distance of the loaded haul there is an uninterrupted downward grade.

Trains of stone dump their loads in a storage pile over a reinforced concrete archway or tunnel. This runnel contains a continuous belt conveyor on to which stone from the storage-

pile is released through gates in the roof. The stone is hardly on its way when it is weighed by a "weightomctcr," an automat-

Electric Shovel loading a truck with d'domi'.ic limestone a: Port Dolomite. Michigan.

Truck dumping stone in primary crusher

C"ui c]nr carries stone through tunnel to end of high stocking boom.

Slocking Boon/ delivering crushed stone to storage pile above loading station, where cars (in foreground) were loaded, assembled in trains, and hauled to Port.

Train rounding bend on the track between the quarry and port.

Car dumping stone from trestle to storage pile, Bon Dolomite

ic device by which a portion of the belt is suspended and equal longitudinal sections of stone are weighed as they pass over it.

smallest size is discharged over the end ol a similar boom on the opposite side.

The six intermediate sizes travel by continuous belt to a long stocking bridge attached to the rear of the screen house.

Here the six streams of stone are diverted to the right and the left, on lateral belts, to six separate storage piles, as shown in the drawing.

Underneath each storage pile is a reinforced concrete tunnel containing a continuous belt conveyor. Stone is drawn from the pile by opening gates in the roof of the tunnel. Delivered in this manner to the conveyor, the stone is weighed by weightometer and carried to a junction for transfer to a continuous belt conveyor connected with the dock.

Riding up an incline on this conveyor, the stone is discharg ed on an elevated belt conveyor which extends at right angles along the entire length of one side of the dock. Riding on rails adjacent to the dock conveyor is a shuttle-type ship loader.

Since this loader can shuttle back and forth to any desired position alongside the dock conveyor, a freighter can remain

The belt carries the stone to a scalping screen which removes all stone above 5 inches in maximum dimension, diverting it to a secondary crusher. After the oversize material has been crushed, it joins stone that has passed through the screen on a belt conveyor that extends to the top of the screen house, about 100 feet above ground level.

From this point the stone passes through a series of vibrating screens which separate it into different sizes. Each screen is tilted and, as it shakes, the smaller sizes of stone drop through the screen holes while the larger size passes off the end of the screen on to a continuous belt for delivery to storage. The material that passes through the screen holes is delivered to another vibrating screen with smaller perforations and this pro

cess is repeated, with each successive screening operation re moving a smaller size for delivery to storage.

If it is desired to rccrush any of the screened material, this can be done in a third crusher, located in the building.

An auxiliary facility, used to fill special needs, this crusher can crush any size of stone from 3 inches down to \s inch.

The screening equipment just described has a rated capacity of 1800 net tons an hour.

The largest size of stone processed in the screen house is

stationary while receiving its load, thus shortening the loading time.

The transfer of stone to the ship loading at any point along the length of the dock is made possible by a traveling "tripper"

delivered by continuous belt to a stocking boom which drops it

on the dock conveyor. The tripper is essentially a set of two pulleys, one above and slightly beyond the other. With the

on a storage pile on the bay side of the building while the

belt of the dock conveyor passing over the top pulley and

The tail structure (left foreground) contains scalping screen and secondary crusher.

Beyond is lofty screen house, with stocking boo/us projecting from each side.

Vibrating screen operating in the Port Dolomite screen house. under the lower one, a wave or inclined step is created over which the stone is discharged to a conveyor extending at right angle from the end of the ship loader.

Also located at the dock is a pumping station, wliich draws water from the bay for delivery to the screen house. Used in

Conveyor Bell carrying stone from secondar) crusher to screen bouse

Ship Loader, showing inclined "tripper" dock convey01 at left.

Work was started on the Cedarville project in the middle of March, 1953.

All construction has been by the Limestone Division's own

organization, using specialists from the Calcite Plant and

sprays to wash the stone as it is screened, this water is drained

other operations for supervision, and hiring and training men from Cedarville and vicinity for the working force. Many

into a reservoir at the base of the building, from which it is

of the same men who were trained for construction work arc-

pumped to a large open settling basin. Here the small par ticles of stone suspended in the wash water settle to the bottom. Material accumulated in this manner will later he-

shipped to customers requiring line stone.

The conveyors used at the port and the quarry have a total length of 8475 feet, or more than a mile and a half.

now being trained for operating jobs. Supervising this pre dominantly local working force is C. R. Dolsen, who is also in a sense a local man, being a native of St. Ignace.

Since there was no railroad near rhe site of the new plant and the weather often made the highways impassable, a large-

The belting required is slightly more than double this length

proportion of the materials and equipment had to be brought in by lake vessel. Accordingly, one of the first things that had

because of the return length and extra belting needed for takeups and drives.

Electric power for the operation of equipment at the port and the quarry is purchased from the Edison Sault Electric Company of Sault Ste. Marie. This company had a <7J.000-volt transmission line between Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace. and

accomplished by driving interlockingsheet steel piling into the lake bottom to form a rectangular enclosure and then filling the enclosure with fill shipped in by self-unloadcr vessel.

The dock was builr paralled to the shore at the edge of a natural water channel, 26 feet deep, which has the protection

from that line constructed a 26-mile branch to the Limestone

of off-shore islands as it leads out into Lake Huron.

Division's property.

A transformer stationed at the port is connected by un

To facilitate the transfer of supplies and equipment from vessels, a railroad track was built down to the dock edge. The

derground cable with separate control buildings at the screen house and at the dock. A transformer stationed at the quarry is

spur to rhe water's edge was used to receive the locomotives

connected by aerial line and cable with a control room in the

to deliver them was an ingenious one. A large barge was

crusher building.

moored next to the shore at the Calcite Plant and was filled

to be done was to construct the dock on McKay Bay. This was

when they were delivered to Port Dolomite. The method used

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with water. While the barge rested on lake bottom, a railroad

track was built on its deck and connected with a railroad spur on the shore. The two locomotives were then run aboard under

their own power. After they were fastened to the deck with

cable and securely blocked, the ballastwater was pumped out of the hold and the barge was towed to Port Dolomite. Upon its arrival there, water was again pumped into the barge for the transfer of the locomotives to the track on shore.

An even more challenging problem involved the dismantl ing and reconstruction of plant facilities, as well as their trans portationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was posed by the crusher, screening station, stock ing bridge and vessel loading equipment, all of which had to be moved from Alpena, Michigan, where they had been used in the production of limestone.

These facilities were all in place as an operating plant at Alpena and had not been dismantled after operations had ceased at that location. It was therefore necessary that a crew of workmen go to the Alpena site and completely dismantle the entire plant.

Each piece of structural steel and the various other items

making up the plant were carefully marked so that they could be reassembled in the proper place. Larger pieces of equipment were disassembled to facilitate handling, loading on the barges, shipping by water to Port Dolomite and unloading at the new site.

At Port Dolomite all items were carefully sorted so that

each piece would be available when ready for reassembling.

Many phases of this work presented hazardous exposure, and the Division is proud of the fact that the entire project of dismantling at Alpena, shipping to Port Dolomite, and re assembling at the new plant site was completed with only three minor disabling injuries.

Perhaps the most difficult erection job at Port Dolomite was the raising of the screen house stocking bridge.

This structure weighs 400 tons and it was hoisted 50 feet

aboveground level in one piece. The task was accomplished by operating four big hydraulic jacks at each end of the bridge.

At the end of each lift by the packs, the bridge was shored up by steel beams. Throughout the hoisting operation the structure 18

was held in place by supporting cribs and steel guy ropes.

All erection work was under the supervision of Gerald Burns, who is now mill foreman. For the driving of the tunnel

from thequarry crusher to the surface, theDivision enlisted the aid of Norman Erickson, an engineer in its Eastern District, and Dick Anthony of its Annandale (Pa.) mine, who had experience in underground mining.

These men and many others, beginning with those who

prospected, drilled and sampled the deposit, contributed their effort, skill, knowledge and experience to the successful com pletion of the Cedarville project. Their services, in turn, were made possible by the willingness of U. S. Steel to make the investment necessary to purchase the property and to cover the cost of construction and equipment. Thus a combination of investment and creative ability has produced a new enter

prise which will provide employment and a quality product for U. S. Steel's mills and other customers.

Reprint courtesy U. S. Steel News Canadians Like A Vacation In U. S.

Americans, accustomed to thinking of Canadaas vacationists'

paradise, may be surprised to learn that Canadians think the same of our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only more so.

The figures show that Canadians spent more money in this country last year ($311 million) than Americans spent in Canada ($284 million).

Even moresurprising is the number of Canadian visits across the border. In 1953, the figure was 23,300,00 while the num ber of American visits to Canada that year was 28,025,000.

Since the population of Canada is only 15 million, it's clear that many Canadians make several trips a year to this country.

Also, when the difference in the populations of the two countries is recalled, the proportion of Canadians visiting the United States, as against U. S. visitors to Canada, becomes even more startling.

The apparent eagerness of Canadians to spend their money in this country might persuade us to be a bit more liberal in accepting Canadian currencyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially since the Canadian dollar is worth more than ours.

Calcite Concrete Aggregate Stands The Test Of Time "We must view with profound respect the infinite capacity of the human mind to resist the introduction of useful know

ledge."

Progress is a slow process and the above statement by T. R. Loundsburry which, at a casual reading, might appear as a sarcastic indictment of human intelligence is in reality the foundation on which permanent gains in an advancing civili zation are attained.

The inventor, the man with a new idea or a new product, must always sell his wares on the basis of practical application before the cautious public will untie the purse strings. This skeptical, ingrained human resistance to change often delays the use of a valuable item, idea, or product to us for years. In dustry is aware of this natural trait and is investing huge sums of money in brains, research, and advertising to give us new, better, and more useful things for better living.

During the competitive process some phases of our de veloping economy lag behind, due to various reasonsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mainly public apathy, politics, monopoly, or some other vagary of human relations, until they become a menace and must be eradicated.

A striking example of the above phenomenon in the littered path of our industrial development is our present transporta tion system which literally murders thousands of our citizens every year because of a sadly inadequate highway network.

The automotive industry has improved the quantity and quality of its product to the point where we must stay at home or take the ever-increasing chance of ending up in a morgue or a hospital.

Happily, through the efforts of the safety-minded among us and the automotive industry itself, plans are in the process of development and the public is becoming, through its own dis comfort, convinced that it must foot the bill for an expensive and extensive road building program. The task is tremendous and will require not only foresightcd planning but unlimited quantities of good cement and road aggregate that will stand the ultimate test of weather and traffic for years to come with a minimum of upkeep and replacement if the ever-increasing cost is not to become prohibitive.

The durability of the products necessary for good cement highways must pass innumerable tests by highway engineers before it can be used in paving. The final and ultimate criter ion, however, is the test of time, weather, and traffic, as all

highway specialists will agree. The existing tests of road ag gregate are predicated on the natural condition under which they must prove themselves. Many of these tests have shown themselves to be valuable predicating media but others arc, with good reason, controversial.

The Michigan Limestone Division, as a potential producer of limestone aggregate for the impending highway construc tion program, is vitally interested in good roads, both from the standpoint of self-interest and national economy. An in ferior raw material produces an inferior product. The reverseis also true and through considerable research we are con vinced that we have a superior product which is not now used as fully as its characteristics warrant.

This subject is not new. Readers of Calcite Screenings haveseen pictures similar to the ones shown above in past issues.

The story dates back to that period when limestone, due to its purity, uniform sizing facilities and availability, was being substituted for gravel as a concrete road aggregate. The tests used for limestone were similar to those used for gravel, many of which in the light of progressive investigation, have or should have been changed or discarded. Calcite Limestone, at

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that time a controversal borderline aggregate, on one or two of these tests though highly acceptable on most of them, was used on a section of US-2 in the Upper Peninsula between the towns of Gladstone and Rapid River. This strip of highway was laid in 1934 and is 5.4 miles in length. The pave ment was continued for a few miles from Rapid River toward the town of Ensign, using gravel, and a year or two later was completed to Manistique, using another source of limestone for

However, Michigan will still have cases of paralytic polio this summer. The best advice, should polio be reported in your neighborhood: keep calm; for even if the number of polio cases should be relatively high, the number of persons paralyzed or seriously disabled is usually low.

The same general rules stressed in previous years should be followed this summer. If there is polio in your community, don't isolate your youngsters.

Try to get the youngsters to rest or at least to play quiet

aggregate.

Since the ravages of time, weather, and traffic are the ul timate tests of any cement highway, Michigan Limestone Division officials have been intensely interested over the in tervening years in the above test strip of Calcite Limestone cement highway. The pictures shown above were taken in July, 1955, and some very interesting conclusions are obvious.

The pictures shown a typical stretch of the Calcite pavement.

There appears to be surprisingly few radial cracks, breaks or scaling.The date 7-10-1935 is etched in the pavement as shown, indicating when it was laid. The close-up view showing the date 8-6-35 is a later piece of pavement made with gravel.

Notice the scaling and chipping in comparison.

From Ensign toward Manistique the pavement which was constructed with Non-Calcite aggregate at a still later date is

now coated with a bituminous blacktop to protect its disin tegrated surface and make it useable. Radial cracks and broken slabs show through in places. We readily admit that other conditions such as poor roadbed and cement may be part of the answer and everyone knows that Herman Holmes who laid Calcite slab was an excellent contractor, but the comparison is too obvious and conclusive to be brushed aside by such con

games part of the day, and don't let them swim to the point of becoming chilled, or to become chilled in any way. If they should have the polio virus in their bodies, being over-tired or chilled may result in more serious infection.

Keep the youngsters clean. And consult your doctor at the first sign of illness, particularly if these symptoms appear: headache, fever, sore throat, upset stomach, stiff neck or back.

Your Vacation's What You Make It

We've all heard the comment that we get out of life just about what we put into it. And most people will agree that this is pretty true.

It's also true of vacations. If you let the "Hurry Bug" put a lot of tension and hurry and bustle into your vacation trip you'll end up with a harried holiday. But if you approach the deal in a relaxed frame of mind, plan carefully so you don't bite off more than you can chew, and take it easy all along the way, you're likely to have a pleasant trip. And you will return home refreshed.

The date: April 12, 1955. The place: University of Mich igan's Rackham auditorium, Ann Arbor. More than 400 physicians and scientists (and many newsmen) gathered to hear the report on the Salk polio vaccine trials.

At precisely 9:15 a. m. on the third floor of the Rackham building, a cart piled high with news release handouts was roll ed into the press room. Newsmen scrambled for the white sheafs of paper; moments later, the word was out: "The vaccine works. It is safe, effective and potent".

Shortly after, Dr. Jonas Salk,University of Pittsburg scientist who had developed the vaccine, stood in the television-lined Rackham auditorium to accept an ovation from the assembled

What's more, you're more likely to return home safely, es pecially if you're driving. The furious hurry of so many va cationing motorists invites traffic crashes.

With time at a premium, too many people grudge an ad ditional minute spent enroute. They speed, they weave in and out of traffic, they take foolish chances. They short-change themselves on sleep and drive when they're tired. They also drive after they've been drinking or over-eating.

And what heels they are! They can't take time to be cour teous. They never give pedestrians or other motorists a break.

And if anyone infringes slightly on their rights, they bellow.

No wonder they're nervous wrecks by the time they get home.

The fellow who takes it easy has a much more pleasant trip. What if he has missed a few points of interest? He's prob ably made some pleasant contacts that more than make up for it. And it doesn't bother him that he hasn't established any record for miles covered per day. He's had time to enjoy the country through which he drove, time to be pleasant and

researchers and doctors. And Dr. Thomas Francis, of the Un

courteous to all he met, and he hasn't worried himself into a

iversity of Michigan, read the detailed summary of what the vaccine trial showed. Dr. Francis and his group at the evalua tion center had cut down to size 144,000,000 separate facts.

As you know, they found a vaccine which is 80 to 90 per cent effective against paralytic polio, a vaccine which increases in effectiveness as the disease increases in severity.

The National Polio Foundation provided Michigan with enough of the vaccine to give shots to some 375,000 youngsters in first and second grades (about 90% of the eligible group).

Children who were given the "dummy" shotsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;placeboâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in last year's field trials could get the free vaccine, and some 26,300 Michigan youngsters who were vaccinated last year were to be given booster doses.

The smooth-running Michigan immunization clinic for the designated groups were made available through local health departments, private physicians and scores of communityvolun

nervous breakdown or a serious accident.

siderations.

Postscript On Polio

The Vaccine Works, But Many Unprotected

teers.

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Remember, a vacation is a time to enjoy yourself ... to get as much pleasure and relaxation as possible and to iron out tensions so that you will come home refreshed.

Don't let the "Hurry Bug" spoil your trip - - Slow Down and Live!

A father said to his daughter, "Your young man approach ed me and asked for your hand and I consented."

"But father," cried the daughter, "I don't wish to leave mother."

"I quite understand, child," said the father. "But don't let

me stand in the way of your happiness â&#x20AC;&#x201D; take your mother with you."

No money is better spent than for domestic satisfaction. A man is pleased that his wife is dressed well, and the wife is pleased that she is so dressed.

Ours Is A Good Country

One of the basic concepts which shaped the formation of our American government was that individual initiative, when free to seek its opportunities, would generate a great progres sive force. And it has. The progress of our nation, when com pared with other nations, proves the soundness of this concept.

Yet there are many citizens who do not clearly understand the basic governmental concepts which have given Americans the highest living standards in the world. This lack of understand ing is not good for our country.

In China and other areas of Asia ninety per cent of the people are barely existing, each living for a month on what an American could buy for one dollar. Yet China has vast resources in soils and minerals and forests. What was the hold back?

A town in the China interior installed an electric light plant. An envious group in another town, burning peanut-oil candles, overpowered the authorities and took away the electric plant. But they couldn't carry some of the heavy pieces on

their shoulders, so when they put the plant together it wouldn't operate. They were consoled anyway: they still had no electric lights, but neither did the other town. Individual initative throughout the population is not possible, for want of equitable laws, equitably enforced.

In England from 1945 to 1951 the Socialist-Labor Party

operated thegovernment. Thegovernment took over ownership of the major industries—the coal mines, the transportation sys

tors, jut skyward. Suspended between them by a huge steel girder, which joins the tops of the two towers, is a bowl-shaped paraboloid structure that looks like the antenna for a superradar installation.

This enormous bowl, which suggested its name, is 250 feet

in diameter or twice that of the dome of the Nation's Capitol.

It contains 2,000 tons of steel and is expected to cost about $1,300,000.

The Big Dish represents a major construction feat. High winds, causing "flutter" that might bring distortion to precision recordings, were a big problem. After exhaustive experimenta tion with models in Great Britain's National Physical Labora tory, it was decided to make the massive aerial in the form of

an open "spider web" construction of girders and open mesh.

Top quality structural steel was chosen for the bowl, a low-

carbon alloy designed to combine strength, rigidity and tough ness.

The telescope, whose supporting towers ride on circular

rails, can be rotated through a 360-degree angle. The enormus aerial moves like a searchlight, can be tilted to point straight up or lowered to focus just above the horizon.

It will be controlled by a computor or electric brain, will scan entire sections of the sky automatically, or follow the

paths of individual stars - - even to tracking the course of a

pea-sized meteor more than 600 miles away and measure posi tion to a precision of one yard.

tems, the utilities, the iron and seel industries, and so forth. The

government also took over control, ultimately, of employment and enterprise. No one could obtain work or change jobs,build a chicken house or go into business, without approval of a gov

Our Lips and Ears

If you your lips would keep from slips, Five things observe with care:

Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,

ernment bureau. Individual initiative was smothered.

And how and when and where.

Still another example is Russia. She has coal, iron, petroleum, everything we have — and twice the quantity. She has two times as much land per person as does America. But in Russia

If you your ears would save from jeers, These things keep meekly hid: Myself and I, and mine and my,

the government owns all the farms, the manufacturing plants and all the distribution centers; and the people work according

And how I do and did.

to a central blueprint — with no opportunity whatever to generate individual initiative.

Now the important point: The individual citizen in China

has a living standard about one-twentieth as high as ours; in England, about one third as high as ours; and in Russia, about one-fifth as high as ours. The major reason for our superiority is our system of Constitutional government which gives the

utmost liberty for personal initiative, our private ownership economy which provides incentive to get ahead and a com petitive atmosphere which brings out the very best capabilities in all,and our foundation of spiritual disciplines — being gov erned primarily by an inner force of moral laws.

Giant English Radio Telescope May Solve Interstellar Space Problems

A huge radio telescope now nearing completion at Lower Withington, not far from the University of Manchester, is counted on to receive radio waves from interstellar space - "broadcasts" of great gas clouds and galaxies billions of lightyears away, far beyond the range of the Mount Palomar tele

scope in California, according to an article in Steelways - - mag azine of American Iron and Steel Institute.

Called "The Big Dish" and considered one of the largest scientific instruments known, the radio telescope presents a weird sight standing as it does in a pasture where cows once grazed untroubled by interstellar problems. Today, twin tow ers, each 18 stories high and equipped with high-speed eleva

Organization is the art of getting men to respond like thoroughbreds. When you call on a thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, heart, and sinew in him. When you call on a jackass, he kicks.

Health Protection

A resort manager was talking about a green and gold sign with "HDA" in bold letters, which was placed in a prominent spot on his front lawn. By now, most Michigan people, and many visitors have become well acquainted with this sign, which means, simply "Health Department Approved."

It's an assurance that health department sanitarians have in

spected the water supply, sewage disposal system, garbage disposal, building construction, ventilation, lighting, heating, and cleanliness.

The sanitarians also check sources, storage, preparation and handling of food. The bathing beach is surveyed for signs of pollution or safety hazards. And noxious plants such as poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac are being eliminated or kept under control by the resort operator.

"HDA" does not necessarily mean that a resort, motel or restaurant is the last word in modern convenience. It does mean that a trained sanitarian has worked with the owner in the in

terest of your safety and good health.

During the early summer months, it's estimated that about 5,000 vacation spots and roadside motels will be visited in the inspection program which is a joint effort by local and state health department sanitarians.

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You'll See It In Screenings Just Among "Ourselves"

"Personals" That Come To The Editors Desk

ever forget it's your noodle.

Talk it over with George, Pat and Jack, or any other intelligent-looking

guy with a hard hat and a soft head, when it comes to making contact wirh

a piece of that high-priced dolomite you are working with. Don't forger, fellows, you have to keep at that safety problem.

Jusr when you think you have the old gal licked and you're all covered up— Boom! There goes the safety record and. what is much worse, somebody goes to the hospital or the grave and either you or I have, or should have, a feeling that we might have prevented it—but it's too late. You know what I mean.

George Hill, rhe storekeeper at the Cedarville plant, has apparently con

off? Did I walk by it a dozen times

vinced Marshall Patrick (center) Jack

doing something about it?

Do I walk under an opening in the mill every day where something could be dropped on my head — stones, a wrench, or just anything six feet square?

Maybe 1 should tell someone about it

Bicham (right)

that hard hats and

Cedarville dolomite are a much combination than the same stone bare head or a soft hat. To be the bare head or soft hat is a little

safer on a sure, more

and

let others do

the same without

comfortable during the hot weather, bur these boys have too much respect for their skulls and brains to take any

and see that it is guarded — after all, it's my head.

chances.

stones occasionally drop off? How about some protection for this old bean of

Hard hats are good; they protect us from falling objects — if the object is not too big. Maybe the chance of my getting a crowning is 200 to I, but with the hard hat. a bad or fatal injury, in case 1 am the one. may be 10,000 to 1.

Am I going to take that chance? If so, why? Veryifcw of us commit suicide in tentionally.

Whose responsibility is this safety thing? Is it the safety director, the fore man, or the man on the job? Let's put it this way. Whose head is under that hard hat? That is it in a nut shell. When

on a potentially hazardous job, if there is no hard hat. there is nothing to cover and that kind of a man should not be-

Do I walk under loaded belts where

mine and for that other fellow's who

seems to have something else on his mind other than his own safety.

Do I watch my step out in the quarry where the trains and big trucks buzz around with their loads of stone and

where that blasted bank could drop a hunk of rock on my unsuspecting head pretty near any old time?

We could go on and on, but I think we have grasped the idea. Safety is just .something that goes along with anyjob. We can make a job as safe as a job can be, but you and I arc still masters of our fate. A mistake or a thoughtless moment at home, on the road, or on the

on the job at all.

Now that we have the responsibility of safety in the right place, let's usethat gray matter under the hard hat and ask ourselves a few intelligent ques

job, may carry us or someone else to the hospital or the pearly gates. Do we have that gray matter under the hard hat working, or is it just a nut

tions.

This old safety problem is a job for all

it over, fellows.

taste better than

Northern

Pike tastefully prepared? The big fellow proudly displayed by Eugene Buczkowski and Adam Krajniak must have pro vided some tasty dishes for the records reveal that Mr. Pike weighed 10'/2 pounds. It was a battle royal, which at times favored the fish, then the fisher

man. The picture shows who finally won the battle.

The big pike was caught with a red and white daredevil. Thar is as much informantion as could be obtained. The exact location or brand of fish scent used are secrets.

Is the place I work safe for me?

of us. from the so-called brass hat down

Experience is a good teacher, so each

Is it safe for the other fellow?

to the guy that swings a shovel for his daily bread. The brass hat isn't big, enough to cover your noodle and don't

devoted fisherman must use trial and

Did I see a hazardous, unprotected

piece of machinery with the guard left -)->_

under a shell? Talk

There will be fish to eat tonight and what will

error

until

he

learns

what

our

master fishermen already know.

two

Employees Announce New Offspring

has a sister, Jane Marie. The fellas in the Mill enjoyed the traditional smoke,

Babies, once again claim a fitting place on the pages of the "Calcite Screenings", the employees magazine.

On April 21 Russell Pollock found that he was the proud father of John

or so we surmise.

Russell, his second child. Russ is a shovel oiler.

Louis Glentz, an oiler on the S. S.

BRADLEY, is a papa for the first time.

Joseph Louis made it a threesome on April 22.

When Bob Hein is up there in the pilot house at the wheel of the S. S.

TAYLOR he finds his thoughts wend ing their way home to the little wife and Steven Robert, his new charge, born on April 26. Bob, too, is a daddy for the first time.

Ray Schaedig, our janitor here at the

office, was wearing a bigger than usual smile on April 27. Cynthia Joy was the cause of this and of course Ray tells us there isn't another like her!

Herbert Haselhuhn, too, announces the arrival of Timothy born to he and

his wife on April 28. Herb is employed in the Yard Department.

Rudy Haneckow of the Electrical De partment aded another little lad to his family when Randy Lawrence was born on May 4.

Sharon Ann is a new addition to the

became a proud father of a son on June 5. Tommy has two sisters before him, namely, Connie and Marsha.

Mark Charles, the second son of

Charles Horn, Repairman on the S. S. Taylor, will be able to celebrate his birthday along with Tommy Radka on June 5- If these two young fellas in herit the sense of humor that their

daddys have, they will get along very well, or so we would think.

he added another "red head" to the fold

in the person of Glenn Allan on June 11. Darrel has another little boy called Roger David who will soon be two and we might add that he is mighty proud of that new brother.

What, no girls in that Ed Witkowski family yet? But Eddie says that he still has hopes and that it's cheaper to raise a boy anyway and so James Leslie is quite a wlecome addition to the family since he was born on June 12. Eddie is a shovel pitman.

Diane Elizabeth made her debut into the home of the Donald Benson's on

Harvey Dullack of the Yard Depart ment is another employee who has join ed the rank of parenthood. Danette Kaye was born to Harvey and Emma on May

We wish to extend our congratula tions to these employees and their families and may they all be sweet and happy babies.

Obituary

It is with deep regret that we report the death of seaman David M. Jarvis of the Steamer Carl D. Bradley in a tragic occurence on August 22, 1955 The Steamer Bradley had completed loading and was pulling out of the fines loading dock about 12:30 A. M. on August 22, 1955. The Steamer B. H. Taylor, berthed at the flux loading dock, was preparing to shift across to the fines

dock vacated by the Steamer Bradley.

The Calcite tugs had lines attached to the Steamer Moody lying at the Power House dock ready to move into the flux dock when the Steamer Taylor had shifted.

The Steamer Bradley had cleared the slip when cries for help were heard

Richard Kelly had his first experience at walking the floor of the hospital lobby

rival of MonicaJean. Richard is employ ed with the Electrical Department.

first child.

a sister Pamela Sue.

Shop.

May 5 and her "pa" is a blacksmith in ing the day when John Robert will give

join the good ole earth on the 5th. She is named Connie Lynn and she has

June 9. Don is employed in the Machine

on June 10 anxiously awaiting the ar

him that big thrill when he first says "da-da". Johnny is Norm and Blanche's

missed it by one day and she decided to

Darrel Spayth of Central Radio Tele graph Company came in to tell us that

Patrick Kerr family. She was born on the Machine Shop.

Norm Buczkowski is anxiously await

Darl Felax, an oiler on the S. S. Cal

cite, almost had a July 4th baby but

Mary Jo Tatro has a brand new baby sister whom her Mom and Daddy named Jane Ann. She joined the Beverly Tatro family on June 12.

The Track Department too, is re presented in this column. Angela Lee

by several people on the Tug Rogers City, Steamer Taylor, and Steamer Moody. A call to the Bradley from the

Taylor resulted in a check of the Bradley crew and seaman Jarvis was found mis sing. Several members of the crew had seen Jarvis come aboard, but he had not reported for work and none of the

Bradley crew had heard calls for help.

he and Mrs. Adrian on May 16. They

Clarence Kelley announces the ar rival of Carolyn Ann on June 21. Mon ica Jean, mentioned above, is this child's first cousin. Carolyn has a brother and

called this little lad Michael Robert.

a sister who came before her and their

The tugs searched the area but found nothing. The harbor was dragged for several days after the accident with no results but on Saturday at about 4:30 P. M., the body was discovered floating in the approximate location where mem bers of the Steamer Moody's crew had thought they saw a white object floating on the surface after the cries for help

Susan Rea joined the family of Theo dore King on May 26 and they now have a family of two girls and one boy.

Ted is employed as an oiler on the S. S.

daddy is a truck driver in the Yard De

were heard.

partment.

David Jarvis was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jarvis of Ocqueoc Township and had worked on the Steamer Bradley

15.

The Steward aboard the S. S. White boasts of the arrival of a son born to

Clymer.

It would appear that Willard Atkins is partial to gals. He had his third daugh ter born to he and the Mrs. on June 6 and they called her Diane. Willard is

made her debut into the Eugene Kreft family on June 16 and she is also their first child.

Jeffery Jay is a new addition to the Kenneth Link family. His little darkhaired, dark-eyed sister, Carol Jean, is proud as a little peacock of her baby brother who was born on June 28. Ken

neth is employed in the Yard Depart

for two and one-half months. Elmer, the boy's father, is a watchman on the Steamer John G. Munson of the Bradley Transportation Line.

Its a boy and a girl too for the Frank Filipiak family. Of course, we don't

It is indeed a tragedy to see a young life snuffed out at such an early age.

We extend our heartfelt sympathy and

who work with Alvis Radka will find

mean twins! William Edward, the sec

regrets to the parents and family in

it difficult to deflate his ego since he

ond child, was born on July 2 and he

their bereavement.

an oiler on the S. S. White.

The fellows in the Yard Department

ment.

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on the other end. Ered not only saved his equipment but also salvaged a nice fish dinner in the deal.

"Stevic Tom" can tell you that there-

is a difference in little boy eggs and little girl eggs. He came to this con

but somehow seems to understand chat

in his pet rose bush out at the brine tinks. He noticed that there were eggs

on the Sabbath Day he may sleep in a bit longer. Now wait a minute. Wimp, don't you think you're stretching your imagination a bit too far? We'll just have to check with "Katy".

of different colors in the nest and after

now. The eggs are hatched anil the birds have left the area. Incidentally Steve's rose bush is certainly a beautiful sight when it is in full bloom. Don't get

caught stealing a bouquet without his permission, though, because this is one of his prized possessions.

ing to the individual than producing something with his hands. Leisure time is used by some in that which dulls the mind and

muscle and satisfieth

not.

Serenity of mind and body in this American scene of rush and bustle is

the secret of a long and happy life. If you are not convinced, try it.

Louis Kelley, shown above, works in the Calcite machine shop. He carved the graceful figure of this moose from a solid piece of wood, with the exception of the base, and the horns. The picture does slight justice to the workmanship and detail shown on close inspection ol the original carving. We congratulate Louis on a beautiful job. We are not. however, unduly surprised at the perfect job, coming from a man of the Calcite shop, because that seems to be about the only kind of a job they know how to do.

Ready to go fishing.-' Better check and make sure that you have two com

plete fishing poles. II you think this is the bunk, read about Fred Radka's

experience on Lake Ann a short time-

ago. Fred hooked a nice pike and was waging a death battle with this 24-inch beauty when he lost his grip on his

fishing pole. He promptly rigged a plug on his spare pole and started casting for

the lost equipment. His efforts were rewarded, and handsomely, too, when he managed to snag his lost pole and brought it to the surface and retrieved it. He was about to set the pole on the bottom of rhe boat when he

noticed

that there was still something on the line. You guessed it, the pike was still 24

is so smart he makes him feel inferior

to him and is hoping he doesn't develop a complex as a result of it. We under stand he sees Wimpy off to bed each night and gets him up each morning

clusion when he noticed a bird's nest

asking all of his friends about this per plexing problem finally came up with this answer to his vari-colored eggs.

Could be that they arc Easter Eggs, Steve, but it is too late to check on it

There is nothing much more satisfy

dam are much the same as Mary with her little Lamb. Wimpy said that pooch

Miracles of Men:

Tony Darga (Truck Department) has that "Colgate Smile."

Below we see another proud Grandpa and Grandma with this fine group o! grandchildren. Emil Schaedig has been an engineer on the Calcite locomotives for years and during rhe process of living and hauling tons of limestone from the quarry to the crusher he has raised a family, who in the natural course of the years, have left the pleasant family home on M-68 and have present ed Lmil and Mrs. Schaedig with these members of the future generation.

From left to right, standing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eunice

William Ransom I Electrician ) would

Maynard, Ruth Maynard, Stephen Bru-

like a swimming pool on the roof of the Main office. He likes swimming

"Amsterdam" about the house now. Cute

der; seated. Grandpa, Calvin Maynard, Randy Reed, Bradford Schaedig. Mom. Carol Ellcnbcrgcr, Julie Schaedig and Pamela Reed. There is one little girl missing from the group because shecame into the world after the picturewas taken. Ray Schacdig's little girl Cyn thia Joy will have to wait until the next family reunion, since her picture couldn't be worked into the group.

Tis a nice group of progeny and we congratulate the proud and happy grand

little trick, too. "Wimpy" and Amster

parents.

better than a coffee break â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if we had a coffee break.

Earl Nagel ( Yard Department) wants everyone to know that he is not in the habit of looking for fish in the ditch.

He only wants water lor the radiator ol his pick-up truck.

"Wimpy" Ruell has himself a little

after it is too late to do something about it. An age-old slogan says: "It's not the

right way if it isn't safe." . . . How true!

II a certain George of the Main OfficeCrew asks you for a ride up town be cause his wife happens to be using the family car be sure to tell him to care fully check the parking lot. Georgecame out of work one evening and ask ed one of his friends for a ride home.

He found to his surprise when he got home that

his car wasn't there even

though his wife was. Turned out that hehad kept the car and it was parked on the lot practically next to the one in which he rode home. He had a return

trip to make to get his auto for the even ing.

"Better safe than sorry," says Erhardt Schultz as

he locks out an electrical

switch and places a warning tag. Erhardt works in the Scrcenhouse at Calcite and from the determined look on his face

we know he means exactly what he says.

Actually, we are seeing a cardinal rule of Safety being put into practice.

That rule requires the control switch for machinery to be locked otit and tagged before anyone places himself in a haz ardous position to work on or near the machinery.

To abide by the Safety Law means protection â&#x20AC;&#x201D; full and complete. Every one knows that once a Safety is put on,

Keeping equipment in good operating condition and repair and recognizing its shortcomings and capabilities, thus lengthening its life and at the same time making its operation more efficient is the prime requisite of a good craneman or any other machine operator.

The mobile crane was Arthur Voigt's pride and joy and he has set a fine ex ample of how a good crane man and machine can become a unit and perform a job for years with pleasure for the

it is there to stay. Only the man who

puts it on can take it off. To do other wise could mean an act as bad as murder

in the first degree.

The human failings of forgetfulness and being in too much of a hurry to think Safety greatly contribute to ac cidents. A job well done must include Safety from start to finish.

Some of us never forget a recent nearaccident which could have killed three

men here at Calcite. The simple act of locking out and tagging a control switch was omitted. By the narrowest of mar gins the men did not fall down a chute and into an operating recrusher. The openings in the recrusher were 2%" maximum.

operator and maximum efficient pro There has been a man who has roam

ed the quarry for rhirry-seven years and is still a young man. We are speaking of Alva Meyer, who has just been pro moted this year to Drill Foreman. Alva's years have been spent in the drilling department and secondary stripping, so he really knows the job as well as any one. His knowledge, energy, and quiet efficiency makes him well fitted for this job. He has inherited a good group of men and we are sure that good work will come from this combination. Our best wishes to Alva as he takes over

may not be a second chance. We can't depend on luck or someone else to pro

in the drilling department. We hopeit docs not curtail entirely his opportuni ty to hunt and fish, which he loves to do

tect us. Let's not learn rhe value of Safety

so well.

The warning is plain. Next time there

ductivity for the machine.

The above picture is of Arthur Voigt with his mobile crane just prior to his fatal heart attack last February.

Safety means no accidents.

"What's the temperature" asked Erwin Frcel of Ernie Johnson.

"Ninety-eight degrees," was the an swer.

"It's

hotter

than

that and

we can

prove it," said the boys. A close inspec tion of their bulldozer showed that even

with the windows and doors open the temperature in their cab was way up.

Further investigation showed that the heater was on Full blast. You can't keep cool with the heater on, boys.

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Have you seen the "Hot Rod Model A" which Bill Erkfritz uses on his daily rounds? Even the sea gulls are attracted to this vehicle. Bill made a trip out

on the break wall to check on the baby sea gulls and made the mistake of leav ing a window open. A mama gull thought that Bill had evil intentions on her young and gave the Model A a buzz job. She miscalculated the altitude and swooped through the open window. Bill felt an awful jolt on the side of his

head and found he had an unexpected passenger in the person of a sea gull knocked silly. Bill claims he has the only bird cage on wheels in the world and brought back the gull in his car to prove it.

This nice cottage nestled in the woods on the shore of Lake Huron adjacent Hoeft's State Park near Rogers Cityis the summer home of Capt. Donald Langridge of the Str. White. Here the family spends their summers and watch for the White as she carries her loads of

limestone to the ports of the upper lakes.

The White is a busy boatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;doesn't wastemuch time loading, but Don can catch a few hours with his family now and then when rhe loading time is right.

Don has spent a lot of time and ef fort remodeling his cottage into a nice home. He says the family likes our north ern clime and look forward to the time-

family and we are glad to have them in our community as permanent summer residents.

Obituary

Leonard Wirgau passed away very suddenly with a heart attack on April 16. He was first employed at the Calcite Plant on April 27, 1937, and was a brake-man from January 10, 1944 until his passing. He is survived by one son and five daughters, his wife having preceded him in death three years ago.

Leonard was well thought of and leaves a host of many friends who grieve his passing. Reverend Robert Weller of

when school is out and rhey can hit the trail for Rogers City. They are a fine-

ficiated at the services and interment

The above picture shows rhe Harold

and Mrs. Peter Pollock, who arc, as you will have guessed, the great grandpar ents of Kathy and Kristy. Great-granddaddy Pete is a retired track foreman of rhe Calcite quarry and he and Mrs. Pollock arc hale, hearty, and happy at their home on Long Lake. They celebrat ed their golden wedding in July, 1954.

Pete keeps his own place spick and span and occasionally gives his neigh bors a hand when they need it. Good luck and good boating to the Pollocks in their happy family life.

was in the Memorial Park cemetery.

Here is the best "story teller" in Cal cite. He tells the best ones, occasionally

the truest ones, the most impossible ones, and, above all, some interesting ones.

Now this does not help you much as a start in guessing who the bright lad is, as we have lots of good story tellers.

Do not guess too soon, as it is neither Hcin nor Heythaler. This fellow hails from the west side of the county, but came to Calcite at an early age and has been keeping the quarry end of things in an uproar ever since his arrival. We undcrsrand that Bill Trapp got his story telling start from this same fellow. He docs a lot of farming, or at least he sees to it that his family does. He has a wide knowledge of people and what they do.

is raising a nice family, and despite his popularity, has got to be named the "Mayor of Pctersville." Other than look ing fifty years older, he lias nor chang ed one bit (in appearance). Now, who is he?

Last time we gave you as a "guess who" our congenial watchman. "Bill" Erkfitz and his family.

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Pollock's with some of their children

arid grandchildren enjoying a boat rideon Long Lake during the hot weather this summer. From left to right are Mrs. Pollock, Kathy Kuchinski. Harold Pol lock. Alrhca Kuchinski, Kristy Kuchinski and Chet Kuchinski.

Harold operates an Industrial Brown Hoist Track Crane in the Calcite quarry and goes out to Long Lake with his family on week ends when he can to visit with his father and mother, Mr.

Some Of Our Most Active Fellow Employees Will Now Enjoy Well Earned Rest He lias made an enviable record in the

Mill and has left some good men to succeed him.

Wc do not know what he will do

now that he has retired, although he-

has been looking forward to having leisure rime. He has lots of things to do, including travel, as he wants to see the U.S.A. This might sound strange to those of us who used to accuse Adolph

of spending his vacations staying quiet ly at home, but we arc sure he is out to

do a jobof making his retirement a time of enjoyment.

He and Mrs. Sorgenfrci are both in

good health and should have many

happy years ahead. Their family of two

sons and a daughter will always help keep them with life's interests. We hope they are both very, very happy. Their many friends will always welcome them in social affairs.

TliMPEltAMHNT

By Fdgar A. Guest

(Temperament is important to retire ment, say psychologists)

If your temperament is gentle, some psychologists declare mmarn

On April 10, 1912, a husky young man came from out Moltke way and got a job at Calcite. He came as a steel work er and his feats on this job will be re membered for years to come. He was strong, fearless, yet careful, and had the knack of knowing how to make a job go

You can drop your business duties and enjoy a rocking chair.

If you know the world won't suffer, after you arc sixty-five You can settle down contented when your pension checks arrive.

well. Wc speak of Adolph Sorgcnfrei.

If you're satisfied the office doesn't need you any more.

You can help to do the dishes and run

our Mill Superintendent, who retired on August 31, 1955, after over forty-three years of outstanding service. It was not

There arc some who take retirement as they would a sudden shock.

long after the hard struggle to keep a new plant going that he became a leader in the Mill department. His skill as a steel worker carried over as a leader of

errands to the store.

They don't care for peace and freedom.

They don't want to sit and rock,

If you're used to giving orders and the habit you can't break,

You will not enjoy the pension that is

men and an operating man of unusual talents. If equipment was not to be found, he used his tremendous strength; if a job could not be engineered, he did it anyway, and the stone would roll to the ships once more. His resourcefulness at times seemed uncanny. However, Adolph completed these difficult tasks

That the pleasure of retirement on your

without fuss or fanfare. We have known

And your wife will give the orders if

him for many years and the best com

she finds you in a chair.

She has tasks to keep you busy. There's the garden you can hoe;

pliment wc can pay him is that never once have we heard an employee under his leadership say an ill word about him.

After serving as a squad leader for many years and as assistant foreman, Adolph became Mill Shift Foreman on March 5, 1929. On April 1, 1948, he-

was promoted to Mill Superintendent.

monthly yours to take.

But psychologists now tell us, when

the business pressure ends temperament depends.

In the city or the country you can slip away from care

You can wash the car and windows, if

an idle hour you know.

When you have to face retirement, you can have a happy life If your temperament's adjusted to the temper of the wife.

One of Calcitc's oldest employees from the point of years served, retired on the 31st of August. ClareMacklem has literally put down the shovel and the hoe. as he has been power shovel operator since "way back when."

He first came here in the early years as a steam shovel fireman and the date-

was July 15. 1912. No doubt he has worked on the first shovel at Calcite,

which has now became a museum piece.

Mr. and Mrs. Macklcm have lived a

full life while in Rogers City. They rais ed a daughter Irma, who now lives in Al pena, and two sons, Lawson and Walter.

Lawson is a valued employee at the Cedarville plant where he is Mainten ance Superintendent. The fraternal or ganizations of which they were mem bers and the church in which they work ed will surely miss the Macklems. Clare and his wife are going to move from our community to St. Petersburg, Flori da. They have a brand new home await ing them down there. They have decided that Florida is the place to live. We know that they will surely miss Rogers City and their many friends. We wish them both continued health and hap

piness. We know that being friendly people will soon help them to makefriends in their new community.

Clare has been a steady, faithful work er and his fellow employees at Calcite will certainly miss him. We all envy

him his opportunity but are glad for him that he can retire and enjoy some days of ease. n

Charlie has many friends, is a good host, and loves to enterrain. His fishing, hunting, and boating will alone keep him busy. Wc know of no couple who are better able to enjoy retirement to

gether than Charlie and Mrs. Hoffman.

Come back and see us often, Charlie. We

will need your safety talks and .. few pointers on how to keep the Plant going.

Best of luck and a long life is our wish to you both.

It seems that this issue of Screenings lias had more recordings of retirement than any for a long, long time. While

we are happy to sec our good friends earn a looked-forward to rest, we have

A popular person around the Calcite office for a good many years retired last January at normal retirement age. Fred Fisch was so much a part of the office-

a feeling of regret as we record their retirement. One of our popular fellows who retired on July 31, 1955, is Charles Hoffman. He has over forty-one years

crew that it hardly seemed possible that he was going to run away from us, until one day he was gone. Of course, Fred drops in once in a while and we

of service at Calcite and there is not

a stick, stone, or brick in buildings or the dock that his crew did not have

a hand in putting there. Other than a year and a half of World War 1 service-

are always pleased to sec him. Fred worked thirty-seven years at Calcite, starting in June 8, 1918, as a bookkeep er. Previously he had gone to business

he has not been absent from his duties at Calcite.

After serving as an assistant in the Construction Department Charlie was named Construction Foreman on April

school

1, 1928 and retired as head of this de

partment. His knowledge of the Plant was outstanding, his counsel often sought by management, and his work ashore, on ships, or around the harbor, was out standing. As a monument to his memory which will be with us for years to come is his work in the Safety program at Calcite. Charlie was one of the pioneers.

His interest in Safety predates the timewhen a full-fledged safety program was started. His interest in the welfare of

men was such that their safety was of great importance to him. He was a firm believer that "Accidents Can Be

in Columbus, Ohio, and

was

bookkeeper for Fisch Brewery, owned by his father. In 1925 he became an accountant and on June I, 1940, was

Frank Rose has been in Presquc Isle county a long time, as his parents were settlers of years ago. He worked at Cal cite for over thirty-nine years as a loco motive engineer and we know of no one who was more proud of his job than Frank. For many years he has lived in the neighboring town of Millersburg where lie raised his family of four daughters and five sons. Now his grand children keep him busy and no doubt young in spirit. Frank owns his own home over there and has it all fixed up

promoted as Treasurer of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company.

Upon the consolidation of the Limestone companies, he was Division Accountant, later being named as Norrhern District Accountant from January 1. 1953, to his retirement.

Fred and Mrs. Fisch like to travel, and visit with daughters in Benton

Harbor, Michigan, and San Lorenzo, California. He also says he likes to fish and play golf, although we fear he has done little of either, as he is building

Prevented'' and preached it while others remained disinterested. LI is department has built up one of the outstanding safe ty records at the Plant even though con

for a good long retirement. He likes a

a

good spitzer game and we would wager that Frank promotes a game real often.

When we asked him what he planned

keeping him busy. His three grandsons

struction work carries hazards.

to do with his time, he said that he-

There is no doubt about Charlie not

enjoying rerirement. He has enjoyed life for a good many years and is not going to stop enjoying it now. He plans to travel. He has a new home in Rogers City and his cottage at Grand Lake is one of rhe popular spots in that area.

had so many things to do that he didn't know which one ro start first. Fnjoy yourself, Frank, and the gang all wish you well.

new

home.

We

know

that

this

is

are also an added interest.

Fred has had a busy life and a varied career. Besides his job, he served on the city council for twenty-six years, the school board as treasurer for twentyeight years, the county tax commission for ten years and township board for ten years.

Of course the average man has faith.

You can tell by the way he drives.

You may see a sign on the front of his

home "Work Wanted". Fred is energetic.

Famous Words:

George (Bud; Osborn — "I don't understand all 1 know about it myself."

Charles Horn, engineer aboard the Str. Taylor: "The Str. Taylor sure is making good time this trip. We are go ing almost 16 miles per hour — fact is,

we made 15.0 all the way up."

Allie Radka — "Come out to my house and I'll give you a whole paper bag full of mosquitoes."

Anonymous: Don't smoke in bed: the

ashes on the floor may be your own.

Thirty-nine years ago on April 3, Al fred Tulgetskc started work at the Cal cite plant as pitman in the quarry. Dur ing the intervening years he worked on

the tracks on rhe dumps. He spent

Our friend Tom Kelley is not going to get cold this winter and he is going to keep himself in shape on that piece of land he owns in Petersville. His pro

several years on that old back-breaker

perty is in the edge of the quarry where he can see the drillers going to work,

ed, so that they could be kept out of the

as he has since May 2, 1914, when he

further use.

first started working for Michigan Lime

After the casing puller was delegated to the scrap pile as a relic of the past,

known as the "Bull Cart." This was a

piece of equipment used to pull six-inch drill casings after a bank had been blast limestone product and reclaimed for

stone.

Alfred became part of the secondary

Tom learned all there was to knowabout the old churn drills and on March

stripping gang until his retirement on

20, 1924, was made Drill Shift Foreman

June 30, 1955. Thirty-nine years on the job is a pretty good record and Alfred

and stayed on that job until his retire ment on April 30, 1955. During his years at the plant Tom has drilled and

is content to spend his time at his home-

on l.arke Avenue with his family and

supervised the drilling of a good many

rest on his laurels. Good luck, Alfred.

We will try and keep rhe top of the limestone bank as clean as you did

thousands of feet of limestone. He can

look out over an empty space of quarry where he helped drill the stone for the hungry maws of industry.

Tom figures that somebody else can drill the rest of it while he tends his

acres of garden and apple trees and catches some of the fish he didn't get while on the job. He has a boat and a trailer and says he intends to use them.

Good luck, Tom, and good fishing.

Steven Widajewski (Stcvie Tom, for short) is a great "fixer-upper." He can do most anything — including making a car motor run backwards. All you have to do is put the battery in and make the wrong connections in the

right way. The proof is the ammeter — "she say that the motor she is going back instead of ahead."

We understand that Steve is working on a new idea now. It's a backward

carburetor. The idea is to put gasoline back into the tank instead of always taking it out.

while you were on the job. Come and When our longtime Maintenance Su

perintendent, Charles Hoffman, retired, he saw to it that his department would carry on as usual in that he had Louis

take a look at it now and then and see if wc do.

liornbacher trained and ready ro go.

William Ransom is the outdoor type;

Louis will certainly justify Charlie's

he proved it at the annual Electrical Department picnic at Grand Lake this

faith in every way and the Calcite plant and the Maintenance Department can be happy that Louis has been appointed to be the top man on this job. We cannot vouch as to Louie's being able to take over completely, as Charlie guarded his

past July.

To start with, he had a big steak to

fry and after some difficulty got a fire started, (it smclled like he used an old

radiator hose for fuel). Just as the Big

Louie will have conrrol of this, too.

Steak began to simmer, the fire went out. Well, with his wife holding the frying pan, Bill began all over again.

Louie has been an employee since May, 1937, and is a compararively young man.

With his being a carpenter, naturally hehas his own home and it is full of girls — the missus and three daughters. Louie-

Patience and persistence brought life to the dying embers and the steak was doing well — that was before Bill slip ped and dumped the frying pan (com plete with steak; and the stove over

has many hobbies and they all spell work. He can always be counted on

on the beach sand. It all ended with

authority over the Vulcan Scow rather

jealously, but before long, if not already,

to do a good job.

the appetite forgotten and everyone go ing for a nice refreshing swim.

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(/â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘'

There is not and never will be

as they are dumped on the hopper. Ray

a

was happy when delays were thus re

piece of machinery, labor-saving device, or method of doing some particular piece of work that cannot be improved upon. The secret of our industrial pro gress and better living as wc have it

duced on the S-IO conveyor and tonnage production on reclaim increased accord

ingly. He also had manpower available for other work.

Ray Grigg is somewhat of a corn-

in America today is a direct product of

plainer. He doesn't like bottlenecks and

this concept.

The majority of us take things as

he found he had another one of these

they come and enjoy the benefits of

irrirating hold-up spots on his reclaim operation. This so-called reclaim pro duct is washings from the Mill. It is discharged into An area on the edge of

modern research and invention as an ac

cepted part of our way of life. New ideas on new and better products arc in general the result of an economic need to survive in a competitive industry or an innate urge in rhe individual to find a labor-saving or easier and better way ro do some specific task. Most of our indusrrial planrs were developed on this expand-and-improve basis ro the point where a few years changes their operarion so that they are hardly recog nizable.

Lake This

rhe know-how and ingenious efforts of

its employees. Sometimes it has been an

out. the

water with a dragline. Too wet to ship.

it was stockpiled, allowed to dry, and then hauled with trucks to the S-10 con

The item of interest in this issue is

The Calcite plant has grown and de veloped in the above manner through

Huron where it settles material was taken from

our reclaim project known as the S-9 conveyor and its sadly misnamed ap pendage, the mud cutter. The product in question is not mud, but high calcium

veyor for shipping. Handling it twice was an expensive process. Ray griped so much that finally Power Superinten dent Frank Ware suggested a tunnel and conveyor where the material could drain and then be dumped on a belt and carri ed to S-10.

Always open to ideas, Manager Lewis Patterson consulted with the Shop and

original idea, at other times a combina

limestone

which

other departments involved, and the

tion of ideas seen in use elsewhere kick

sometimes when dumped in the S-10 hopper to be carried ro the storage piles comes in large lumps and clogs the hop per. Formerly when this happened, men with bars laboriously poked at the of

operation shown above with the drag line now handling material once, can now produce twice the tonnage handled before and several large trucks arc freeto do other jobs.

Ideas pay off in dollars and cents!

They may not always work out. but the one in ten or twenty that does is the secret of success. Sometimes they are small improvements, sometimes large, but their sum is what makes America what it is today. See if you

ed around among the inventive heads in the Shop on the job and in the Engineer ing department until a workable piece of equipment or machinery is operating in a more effecient, effective manner.

There

have

been

many

of

these

changes innovations, ami additions at the plant during its years of limestone production. We can never list them all and we may sometimes, through ignor

ance and the passage of time, miss some of the men who helped to make some of the developments possible. If we do so in our reports, please excuse us and

fines

from

the Mill

fending lumps until they finally passed through the hopper. This cumbersome and rime-wasting process preyed on Yard Superintcndenr Ray Grigg's mind for a long time, as he tried to increase production on rhe reclaim operation.

Ray talked it over with men on the job

and finally Engineer George Rabbins drew up plans and the Shop gang, who

it, and we will do our best to rectify our

will build and improve on any work able idea, developed the cross bar hopper cover with a revolving movable multiple

mistakes.

knife to chop up and digest the chunks

our sources of information; tell us about

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can add to rhe sum total. You may not always get the recognition you think you deserve, but as "Do-all" Baker says, "It's lots of fun and satisfaction and in

the long run, it's money in all of our pockets. What more do you want/"

M&MIIAGES

Adolph Dullack retired on June 30, 1955, after close to thirty-nine years of "Pat" Klec of the Accounting De partment chose Eugene Bruning as her

service. He spent the entire term of his

mate for life on March 26, 1955. Sr.

this time he helped contribute to the electrical improvements found in the

working days as an electrician. During

Michael's Lutheran Church at Belknap was the setting for this very pretty wed ding and they spoke their "1 Do's" be

Screen

fore Rev. Harold Molzan. Pictured above-

are the new Mr. and Mrs. Bruning who appear to be enjoying the cutting of

that beautiful wedding cake.

Chester Felax, a porter aboard the S. S. JOHN G. MUNSON acquired enough courage to take that long walk down the center aisle of the Immanuel

Lutheran Church at Molike at 2:30 p.m. on May 28 to claim Lois Schaedig as

his bride. Rev. Herbert J. Meyer united this couple in wedlock.

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If you have any trouble in losing fishing equipment, motors or other

things under water in any of the nearby inland lakes or streams, contact "Uncle Ben's Salvage Service" at the Machine Shop. Ben lost a new motor in Grand Lake last fall and he has been busy all summer trying to design a diving mask and oxygen tank outfit. Ben says that

he expects to have this equipment per fected in the near future and as soon as he retrieves his lost motor he will

be available for any salvage job. Rates will be very reasonable because he is just starting in business.

Take Heed Here's some advice

Ir'Il pay you to heed: Don't plant more

Than your wife can weed.

Cash Sobeck, who started working at Calcite when he was fifteen years of age, has reached the top and is now Mill Superintendent. We know of no body who is any better qualified than Cash to become chief man in the Mill

Department. He has grown up with this equipment, knows its problems and ca pacities. He is a well-respected leader

of his crew and all are happy that Cash has received this promotion. Cash is a native of Presqtte Isle county and is a good example of the local man making good. He will always find a way to do a

job better, safer, and quicker. This pic ture of him taken in one of his favority spots â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the roadway between the Mill office and Mill. Watch out for the cars, Cash!

House.

Wc

remember

when

Adolph whs an ardent fisherman and a good one, too. However, in recent years he has had to take it a little easier

and has changed his hobby to gardening and reading. Here wc see him proudly showing some of rhe colorful blooms he

develops in his finely groomed garden.

Adolph lives in his own home with his youngest daughter, as Mrs. Dullack pass ed on a few years ago. They raised a nice family of six sons and two daugh ters. We saw Adolph just a few days ago and he seems to be enjoying his days, even though he no longer is mak ing a daily journey to Calcite. Knowing Adolph well, we believe that he will make his retirement enjoyable and pro fitable. It is our wish that both will be true.

Safety means no accidents.

Allie Radka and his son-in-law, Ralph Says Rube Bruning to Chum Ray mond: "If you read this book it will tell you how to take half the work out ol your job".

Replied Chum: "Good, have you an other one?"

Parting Shot

Schalk, are now known as "rhe Retriev

ers." They are professionals in the art of raising lost fish poles from the bot tom of the lake. It is a known fact that

when Allie and Ralph go fishing take an extra pole or two along. perience dictates that sooner or during the excursion a pole will

they Ex later rest

Good wife, I know you're happy when

on the bottom.

The golfing season starts again

This is a waste of good fishing time, so a new system has been adopted. They now take a rope and tie one end around their necks. Since the reported change â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no trouble with lost fish poles.

And I fare forth with other men;

And yet I cannot but deplore Your admonition at the door.

"Darling, get a great big score!"

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Rogers City, although located directly

dock is one of the last reminders of

on a beautiful section of the shoreline

bygone days when P. H. Hoeft's lumber

of Lake Huron, until recent years has

dock srood at this particular spot. The

had very little local bathing facilities lor its citizens, children, and visiting tourists. Playground accommodations for children were also sorely lacking in our

Llocft's yacht basin, the berth of his yacht. Topaz VII.

community. Our local band for years

held its popular Friday evening concerts in sadly inadequate space near the City Hall where parking and seating spacewas at a minimum.

The community and its leaders were

piers are all rhat is left of pioneer P. H.

This rapidly improving park and bath ing beach is a credit to our community and with the contemplated improve ments in process of construction, it will be one of the finest smalltown water front recreation areas on this side of the state.

not unconscious of this lack but a cen

tral location and suitable site for a good park and swimming beach were not available. As the community grew, the problem became more acute until fin ally the Michigan Limestone Division, through the efforts of some of its local officials, donated the present site to the city.

The city and local service clubs haveimproved the site to a point where it has become a major attraction during the summer months for children and adults. An excellent band shell has been

One of our oldrimers who has work

ed hard through the years and earned himself a promotion is Frank Mayes.

erected with fine parking space and adjacent playgrounds for the children while their parents enjoy rhe band con cert. Swimming instructions and ade quate life-saving facilities are available during rhe summer months and a fine harbor is in the process of construction for the safety and use of small boat en thusiasts.

The picture above shows a section of the Rogers City swimming beach, rafts, and roped off areas for the smaller chil dren in the background. In the fore ground we see some of the more adven turous older boys diving from rhe cement footing of the old Floeft dock under the watchful eye of Lifeguard |im Valentine in his lifeboat. This old 'â&#x20AC;˘-'

Frank, a native of nearby Posen, Mich

igan, is a longtime employee of thirtyeight years and has spent thirty-five of those years in the Mill department. He

has recently been promoted to the job These Quarry Electricians get all kinds

of jobs and experience. Pictured here is Elmer Clans carrying a one-or two-

day-old fawn from the cold waters of Clymer Creek one early June morning.

The fawn was frightened by curious

of Mill Shift Foreman and we agreethat a good man has been chosen. He knows his job well and is a fine leader.

Since he has raised his family of threesons, all he has to do now is keep his

good family home beautiful and seeing

humans and stumbled down the bank

that enough stone goes through the

and into the creek. But thanks to Elmer,

Mill so that our customers are content.

it was soon returned to high ground and its waiting mother.

It's a big job, but Frank can do it. Con gratulations!

a good summer for both. Best of luck to the Hoffmans as they enjoy their days together.

You Too Have A Part To Play No man is so unimporrant that he

does not set an example for someone else. People do things because they see others do them. So unconsciously you are making the plant a safer or more hazardous place. By doing each job the safe way you influence others to work safely.

When your buddies work with greater care they make the entire plant a safer place to work. So, be a SAFETY LEAD ER. Show it in every job you do.

Meet "Blackie", we mean the fox, not Fred. Fred Dagncr's children called this fox pup Blackie because he had one black eye. She was one of a litter brought into captivity by Carl Schaedig somerime ago and was a sister of the two which were kept in a cage at the gate for several months last year. Fred, an avid fox hunter himself took the little-

gal home with him and kept her for almost a year and she got to be quite a neighborhood pet. While the Dagners no longer have Blackie, the children have many fond memories of lots of fun with their pet.

This picture of "Bob" Hoffman is not

typical of the "Bob" who worked at Calcite since April 28, 1925, as we al ways saw him busy with the tools of his trade. Bob was a carpenter and a fine one, too. Anytime a finished job was required, it was Bob that was called on. Like many of our retired fellows, the first thing they do after they no long

Gail Simmons at Cedarville has really been giving the water skiis a workout this summer. In fact he had decided he-

was practically perfect until he took a spill a week ago. Herman Hill, after considerable thought decided that Gail

er answer the call of the work whisrle is to travel some. Bob has done that —

had had a mental lapse and started using

going to different parts of the state to visit his relatives and friends.

Trofien Poloniuk, better known to his

One day when we saw him he was painting a house which he owns — even had the missus busy at it, too. We dip lomatically did not ask Bob who was bossing the job. He has told us con fidentially that his hardest work right now is to keep from working; as so many friends, knowing his skill as a carpenter, are anxious to keep him busy.

fellow workers as Perry Polinski, rerired on May 31, 1955. Perry smuggled him self out of Russia many years ago and

It must be wonderful to be so in de

He never married and has no relatives

mand and still be able to work as you please.

Bob owns his own home, has helped Mrs. Hoffman raise their two daughters and two sons, and now plans to have a few years of leisure. He likes picnics and fishing and this should have been

came to the U.S.A. He says that it is the

best country on earth and that he lives like a king. He worked as a shovel pit man for close to thirty-eight years. Heowns his own home, has a small garden, and spends his time with a few friends.

the tow rope as a sizing screen. Said

Gail. "Force of habit can sure get a fellow into some bad spots. Maybe by next summer we will have one of those

rorap machines that those guys at Calcite

talk about. Then I can get back in shape for skiing."

Do Ir Yourself!

No matter what ir is these days, you arc urged to "do it yourself." Want a

in this country. The proudest momenr

new house? Boat? Trailer? Furniture?

of his life was when he received his

Decorating job? Don't have it done— DO IT YOURSELF! Well, why not?

citizenship papers in 1941.

Perry was always a good naturcd

And while we're about it, let's apply it to

worker and we all miss his brand of

safety. Don't wait for the other fellow

humor. We wish him good health dur ing his retirement.

DO IT YOURSELF!

to do something to make a job safer. —

D?

Obituary

In this issue of'Calcite Screenings"

we are sorry to have to report the pas

sing of two of our retired employees.

Joseph Penglase, who was born in Negaunee, Michigan. June 8, 1872, died on July 29, 1955. He is survived by his widow. Hazel, living in Rogers City, and a son. Byron, residing at St. Petersburg, Florida.

Mr. Penglase was first employed at the Calcite Plant as a master mechanic

on January 15:, 1916 and occupied that position until May I, 192S when he was made General Superintendent of the Plant. In 1939 he was elected to the

vice-presidency of the Plant and held this position until his retirement in Jan uary, 1943.

Mr. Penglase has left a valuable con tribution to posterity by his sincere ef forts to give a good job in the construc tion and industrial field, outstanding of which is the invention of the counter

balance used on the Bucyrus Erie shovels.

Funeral services were held on Sunday,

July 31. from the Westminster Presby terian Church at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Services were conducted by Rev. Fredcrick Stecn and interment was in the

Memorial Park Cemetery.

Julius Zemplc, born January 9, 1881, at 'Fuschcl, Germany, passed away on

August 20, 1955, after having been in ill health for the past few years.

He was first employed at the Calcite Plant as a yard laborer from April 13.

1917, to April 7. 1920, when he was promoted to a Yard foreman's position.

He held this position until his retire ment on January 31, 1946'.

Mr. Zempel is survived by his widow, Lillian, two sons, Wilbert and Richard,

and two daughters, Lcnora and Esther.

Funeral services were held from St.

John's Lutheran Church and were con ducted by Rev. Louis A. Linn. Intermcnr was in the Memorial Park Cemetery.

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New Jackson Track Maintainhr Makes Its Appearance At Cai.cith

Pictured here is the new Jackson Track Maintaincr which was placed on the job here at Calcite this summer.

old-fashioned hand tamping method and should eliminate tic breakage directly under the rails.

The operation now consists of placing

Known to rhe men who work with this

ballast in sufficient quantify upon a new section of track and rhen using track jacks to place the track at the prop

machine as the "tamper", it has done

er elevation. The tamper rhen moves

a lot to reduce the laborious work of

preparing quarry tracks for use. Operat

ing power for the maintainer is furnish ed through 2 motors. The actual tamping operarion is powered by a Continental gasoline engine of 57 horsepower. This engine is coupled to a generator which furnishes electric power ro the tampers.

into operation and firms the ballast un der the entire tie length, thus eliminating the hand-tamping operation. Trains arcnow moving about the quarry over bet ter-laid tracks which were placed in less time than was possible under rhe old method.

Safety, of course, is always the first

Power for moving the tamper longer

consideration and the use of this mach

distances is supplied by a 40 horsepower F'ord industrial engine which moves it along at speeds up to 20 miles per hour.

The machine is 16 feet long and has

lines throughout the quarry and plant.

a width of 9 feet 8 inches. Weight of the unit in operarion is about (V.-S tons.

hard time keeping those big bass out

Power for the tamping operating is fur nished to the tamping blades by eight powerful vibratory motors with each motor operaring two blades. The tamp ing assembly is arranged in two groups of four motors so that either half of the

track may be tamped at one time, or both sides can be operated at the same time. The vertical operation of the tamp ing assembly is of hydraulic design and operation is handled by one man with little effort. When the tamping assem blies are depressed during operation,

ine should make "Calcite" a safer placein which to work because of bcrter rail

Lyle Nye and Ted Rose sure have a from under the boat when they arcloading at Cedarville. They say the ships won't settle on an even keel. Ted says

they won't take a hook and he has de cided to make inquiries as to the legal possibilities of removing some of them with a spear since they are becoming a menace to navigation.

A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener and sharper with constant

use.

rhe blades curve inward about the rail

to firmly tamp the ballast under the tie at the point of greatest load. This was one of the objectionable features ol the

The art of living easily as to money, is to pitch your scale of living one de gree below your means.

have a few pin feathers from the way he talks about the country above the Straits."

In A Friendly Sort Oi- Way

a Marion Model 191-M and has a 10

When all the world seems gloomy Your thoughts are sad and blue And the clouds hang dark and heavy And won't let the sun shine through.

It makes the day seem brighter For a fellow just to lay His hand upon your shoulder In a friendly sort of way.

It makes the sun come out again It makes the pulses start: You feel a happy throbbing In the region of your heart: You don't know what to say When a hand is on your shoulder In a friendly sort of way.

This world's curious compound With its honey anil its gall.

Its hopes and disappointments, But a good world after all;

cubic yard dipper.

The No. 6 Shovel is an entirely dif ferent shovel in design from the older

At leasr that's what I say When a hand is on your shoulder In a friendly sort of way.

New Marion Shovel Now In Operation At Adams Point Pictured here is the newest addition

to the Calcite Plant shovel equipment which went into operation early in rhe 1955 operating season. Known to the

local personnel as No. 6 Shovel, it is

type Marions and is much smaller in size. The following dimensions may be of inrerest to rhe reader* The height of the shovel is 42 feet from the tip of the

boom sheave to the ground and the overall width is only 22 feet. It is equip ped with a boom 43 feet in length and the dipper stick is 27 feet in length.

This shovel, primarily designed for heavy duty rock digging, is constructed of heavyweight materials and is of weld ed construction, a big improvement over the old style riveted construction.

The shovel is mounted on a single large caterpillar type propelling mech anism and is much more mancuverable

than the older type. It can operate on more rugged terrain which gives it a marked advantage over the rest of the shovels now in use here at Calcite.

Erection of this piece of equipment was started on March 15 and was com

pleted approximately within five weeks.

This work of erection was speeded con siderably due to the fact that the shovel was

delivered

in

various

assemblies

which could be placed in position

through the use of our large diesel track crane. The first train load of stone to arrive at the Crusher House from this

shovel was on April 21 and from that time onward there has been a steady procession of trains making the long haul from Adams Point with stone for rhe Crusher and Mill.

Safety means no accidents.

This is a picture of four generations

of the Budnick family. From left to right are John, Martin, Raphael and Chris topher.

John was 79 years old and worked at Calcite on the tracks from 1918 to 1928.

Martin works on the American Hoist

Track crane in the quarry and his son Raphael works in Vassar and commutes to school in Flint. This is not the only branch of John Budnick's family who arc employees of the Michigan Lime stone Division at Rogers City. Threeothers besides Martin help us process and transport limestone. Cash is a drill operator and Bill is a first assistant engineer on the Str. Taylor.

Grandfather John Budnick passed away on August 23rd. We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to the family.

One of the Screenings reporters ap proached Fred Lal.onde and asked him if he could think of some good personals for this issue. Well, says Fred ... I only have a year and half to go and I have quit thinking. But if Walter Meyers stays up in Cedarville much longer he will come back with feathers growing where he should have hair. By golly!

You know I think Walter always did

William Budnick and Alfred Bochmer at the control board on the Steamer

B. H. Taylor during the trial run in Lake Huron. John Smolinski is also

checking over the board to see if the equipment he installed during the win ter is operating satisfactorily.

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The Bradley Transportation Line Str. W. F. White

Personals

Here's wishing one and all a happy midseason greeting from the S.S. W. F. White.

Someone said, "maybe it's the little dif ference in the score that's doing it, Leo".

We wish to take this opportunity of complimenting the crew on their safety

Anyone in doubt about the above just come and see Lefty's invention for scrub bing deck engines. You are a genius, my boy, we are proud of you.

"Leftovers again", said the cannibal

With the opening of Port Dolomite our schedule has changed and we are entering new ports and places we have

men coming aboard to relieve men for time off, let's keep a good eye on them

as he ate the two old maids.

never been before. And as one of the

and make it another record year as we

crew remarked, "just think what you can tell your grandchildren, that you broke all records and made every port

did in 1954.

That smile on Ray Fuhrman's face is not because "time off" is drawing near. It is that brand new son that just

on the Great Lakes in the year 1955".

Keep it coming, Norman and Herman, and we will strive to make friends and

influence people wherever we go.

record so far this season. With new

Another Irishman has had the wind taken out of his sails for with all of

arrived. Congratulations to you both.

his bragging about what a good spitzer player he is, he has been handed one of those pussy cats with the white stripe

was the other morning at six. It wasn't

And we know now what the trouble

what you thought it was at all, was it Ray?

down his back.

We still have our Romeo of last year with us and have noticed the great de crease in mail coming aboard and have based it on the fact that his interest has

become concentrated. Tell us, Don, what

are all these diamond ring catalogues doing in your room. Break down and confide in us and tell us where and when.

In a recent magazine article the word "incompatibility" is defined; the man provides the income while the woman provides the patibility.

On this present trip we are heading for Port Dolomite for a load of dolomite

for Fairport and on our stop at Detroit, Miss Lorna Langridge came aboard to be our guest for a couple of days. When boarding we noticed she carried a violin case instead of fishing tackle. We figure it might be a new technique in fishing or the Captain must have been kidding her again. We are not kidding, though, and hope that she gives us a concert on Saginaw Bay or on one of those bright moonlight nights down on Lake

think what we are after, look to see if

it is the right can, and smell to make sure it is the right stuff. For with our recent experience of trying to burn tur pentine in place of gasoline in an out board motor it makes quite a mess, as a letter from Griff Pines will verify.

During a recent conversation, or argu ment as you might call it, that was go ing on in the galley, with Ben Kuznicki being the person picked on, someone asked Ben if there were any more like him at home. Ben looked this party right in the eye and said, "sure, there are fourteen more and if 1 can't win this

argument I'll go home and get the rest to help me". Ben, there's nothing like having a lot of backing.

Leon Dietlin, the proxy manager of the Detroit Tigers, just can't figure out why those Tigers shouldn't be on top.

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she exclaimed, "the same as Mother's

Day only you buy a cheaper present."

Art Kandow says that an open mind is fine — only be a little careful what you shovel into it. When it comes to a shovel who is more versed on the sub

ject than Art, with all that fill dirt hauled in.

Take time to live; it is one secret of success. Take time to think; it is the

Erie.

At most railroad crossings you read the sign, "Stop, Look, and Listen". We are thinking of adopting a new one, "Stop, Look, and Smell", when going below for paint or gasoline — stop to

John Szczerowski tells us of his little daughter's reply to the question when asked what Father's Day was. "Well,"

source of power. Take time to play; At this time we offer our congratula tions to our steward, Robert and Mrs. Adrian, on the birth of a son. We have

the fellow named "Gherking". Webster

says it means a small cucumber used in pickling. So, he's just a chip off the old block, although "little Pickles" would be more simplified.

McGinn is back from his fishing trip to Canada. He reports that a lot of fish were caught although he did not

it is the secret of youth. Take time to read; it is the foundation of knowledge.

Take time for friendship; it is the source of happiness.

The only people to get even with are those who have helped you.

The "Old Man" says you may be a fine upstanding citizen but that never makes any difference to a freshly waxed floor. He should know, after his ex

fool around with the small ones — he

perience which resulted in five bruised

had a couple of fellows help him throw them back in. Whoa! Barney, boy.

shoes.

"Turpentine" Greengtski says he likes these new bathing suits the girls are wearing but that they are like a barbedwire fence — it protects the property without obstructing the view.

They told him it couldn't be done With a smile he went right to it; He tackled the thing that couldn't be done

And by heck, he did do it.

toes. It would happen when without A world without war and without hate is not an absurd illusion. A car

penter in an obscure village turned the course of human history. Brotherhood and love is a greater power than the hydrogen bombs.

Now that the season is well under

way, many interesting events and situa tions have occurred which are some

what typical of a sailor's personality.

The other day our First Mate Norman Raymond, and stokerman "Butch" Bruder, decided to do a little fishing. On the return trip the outboard motor fail

that it would be an interesting hobby but it could take a little explaining this winter, though.

here aboard the S. S. Calcite and for an

ed to run. Norm said, "I can't understand

Myron H. sure thinks sailing beats farming all the way around. We wonder how long this delusion will last.

old ship the Calcite still gives a good account of herself. When she gets next to the rail it still takes a pretty young boat to pass her.

it. I just filled it up with gas. I guess we'd better send it up to the Shop and maybe they can find the trouble". The following trip the motor was back on the dock with a message that stated, "there is nothing wrong with this motor except that you guys are burning tur pentine instead of gasoline". They are still looking for the guy who filled the gasoline can with turpentine.

Our Chief Engineer, Harold Nidy, seems to have gone all out for the new color fad this season, with his new pink

shirt and cap to match. He brightens up the engine room, I must say.

It seems that every season we get men who are new to the world of sail

ing. This year it happens to be a porter.

His first adventure was in the engine room. He was astonished to find out

Lyle G. talking to Bill A. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "What do you mean, too much grease on the deck? You guys are not on some pbasure cruiser."

would have a field day on board. It is like they say, we're not really crazy but sometimes it would help.

Bill J., when out shopping for his new Pontiac, asked the natural question, "how much is my old car worth?" The dealer said, "two hundred dollars and you keep the car". Bill is now a two car owner.

Talking about cars, Willie P. still claims that he is going to learn to drive that car of his. I'll bet he'll at least give it a try but that is about the only concrete statement we will make.

cook Bob Adrian, sent him forward to clean the Captain's quarters. When he

The Cook's Friday night meals are as bad as Levi's Department Store. He has such a variety that it is hard to make a choice. Our second cook spends more time reading off the menu than it takes to prepare the meal.

over the quarters and did not see the steering wheel. I guess it is still a mys tery to him as to how they do steer a ship. Guys like "Mac" McLean sure do not help the new recruits out. If you know Mac you know what I mean.

There is still one thing which is baf fling on every ship. Why do they al ways give a new wiper a scrub brush and cleaning compound and then put him up in the fanroom for eight hours? Our only conclusion is that they must test his endurance as soon as possible.

Leon Dietlin holds the longest record of any man when it comes to going ashore in an outside port. He must be going on at least three years. It must be nice to have such will power.

Bob Bellmore seems to have picked up the word, "indubitable" and his deck hand, Paul Greengtski, still does not know if it belongs to the English lan guage on not.

Dick B. and Norm R. seem to have

taken up a new hobby since they each purchased their new movie cameras, with more than half on the film ex

posed on the Bob-Lo boat. I would guess

Personals

We are fast approaching midseason

The fellows aboard the S. S. Calcite

would like to inform Penny and Herman that the fish up in Cedarville aren't nearly as plentiful as the Chamber of Commerce would like to have us believe

Mac M. still thinks that a phychiatrist

that we had power steering, as he ex plained it. The second day aboard, our returned he told Bob that he was all

Str. Calcite

and we would much prefer Calcite. Ask Stafford.

Gerald Orcutt and Robert Kowalew-

sky are about as busy trying to sell us on the merits of farming as we are trying to make sailors out of them. I

hope we win. Robert seems to be trying, after hearing all the sea stories. He tried feeding the fish in Lake Erie the

other day. The fish don't really get hungry until October or November, Bob.

Robert Kowalewsky has come up with a pretty good gag that George Jones may be able to use when scouting Presque Isle County â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one deckhand's job equals 85 milk cows!

Fred Beebe is still on the sick list

but according to the last report we hear he is feeling much better and we wish

you a speedy and complete recovery, Milo G. and Wally H. are running a race to see who gets bald the fastest.

It's going to be a pretty close race.

Fred.

William Bennett, who hails from

down Georgia way, has been telling tall The "Count", better known as Andy A., seems to have encountered a stimula

ting experience in Fairport, Ohio. I won der if Cleo S. and Lance McGinn are

leading the poor boy astray. Knowing these fellows, I'm sure they wouldn't do such a thing to a nice clean-cut kid like Andy.

Dick L. claims he put seventeen thousand miles on his new car driving from Rogers to Cheboygan going home to see his parents. I wonder if it is only his parents that attract him. Dick is one of these quiet fellows. I'm sure we

stories about corn likker and Revenuers

down in that part of the country and promised us a sample of likker. His intentions were good but as it would happen he had to stop fast for a traffic light, and it was goodby likker.

Being a royal Yankee fan can have

its drawbacks for Robley Wilson. When it came to the All Star game time Robley heard that Mantle would be in the out

field with Yogi behind the plate. We found him an easy touch for a buck but now we fear, for Lopez may lose his job.

have no conclusion to draw. These are

just some of the happenings so far for the year.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction. A

man is pleased that his wife is dressed as well as other people, and the wife is pleased that she is so dressed.

The S. S. Calcite, on recent voyages, has played host to Mrs. Leslie Bellmore, Mrs. Art Gapczynski, Mrs. Gordon O'Toole, Mrs. Robley Wilson and Mrs. William Chain and family. So even tho the S. S. Calcite is getting up in years she still enjoys a few social activities.

We of the S. S. Calcite enjoy having 37

At regular intervals it's "Heave to and over the side you go" to paint the

Safety is of prime importance aboard ship. It must be a part of every job

ship. The Limestone Gray color is tradi tional for the Bradley ships and great

and certainly the low accident frequency

quantities are required to keep that ship shape look. It's an interest-stirring sight

to watch the limestone carriers going about the business of moving enormous cargoes of limestone. Each looks like a ship on its maiden voyage, an honor to the men who sail her.

and severity rates of the Bradley ships proves that each man realizes its value.

In the attached photograph wc see a formerly dangerous job now taking on the aspect of routine work wirh safety provided so that there is a minimum chance for injury. The two men wc see are identified as Gerry Florip and Don1

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you all aboard and hope you enjoyed your trip as much as wc enjoyed having you',

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so fast.

ful. It makes the rest of us a little im

patient waiting our turn and we hope that the weather stays this nice, etc.

Sparkey and Hank have homes started this summer and arc getting a lot ol building inside-information from voicesof-authority after midnight until the weehours of the morning, from Bud and

Walter Lambert is our newest mem

ber of the crew, and is an experienced oiler, having sailed on different fleets.

He assures us that the Bradley ships are tops and is now looking for a house to

There have been a few cigars passed out tin's year and we wish to congratulate the new daddys.

rent in Rogers City. Glad to hear it,

The Class of 1955 is pretty well repiesented this year as summer replace

Str. I. L. Ci.ymkr

that certain waiter who has never miss

President ( hris enjoyed a weekend The Katzenjammer Kids

Posen

and Crankshack.

John: "I have but I haven't". We know what you mean.

Since John has more, RFD dock

conditions seem to be his biggest worry, with so many odd jobs to do.

Blaze Of Glory When it comes to young ambition

James Sclkc, another wheelsman, is getting used to the modern twist.

As a rule.

Hasn't the least desireTo set the world on fireâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Only the school.

Bill really lights up when Ocqueoc is mentioned and I don't think he lives there.

Before Angus Domke took time off this summer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there was hay to put up, wood to cut and a few minor repairs

of cleanliness aboard the S. S. Clymer.

I have a faint suspicion Each apt and eager schoolboy,

ed a port getting his line in the water.

But a lot of fish have sure missed thebait.

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ways in use. That sure is a good sign

ments. Be careful, fellows.

Pmmnds

If anyone deserves to catch a fish it's

uses it. You can be sure that it will

be used aboard the B. T. ships.

cruise with us.

Butch.

boy.

which will prevent a fall. It is a rather simple, yet quite foolproof spring sreel clamp placed on a nylon line. The fel lows arc connected via a safety belt.

This is truly a life line to anyone who

1

there was no rime left for the many jobs he had lined up and of course he had rhe usual alibi, that time went by

The fellows who have returned from

having time off report having a good time and that the swimming is wonder

ald Pelrz. They are deckhands aboard the Str. John G. Munson.

They graciously consented to pictorially illustrate the Safe-Hi attachment

Consistency: What makes it necessary to tell a second lie.

AI Fuhrman lias installed our new

to be made on his sawmill. Somehow

clothes dryer and he says that he hopes that it will do away with the clothes

A woman's declining years are before she is 30. She'll accept almost anybody

or other, after he got in a little fishing,

lines in the windlass room that arc al-

after that.

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gcrs, the Robert Lie-ins, the Bob Muszy-

freighter met us in the river one night and was really pouring our the black smoke. The Chief noting this comment

nskis, and the Charles Horns on the

ed, "that smoke is blacker than a stack

new additions to their families. John Lllenbcrgcr and Bob Hein are daddys lor the first time and they seem both amazed and amused with their boys.

Remember men, the fun has just begun.

of black cats." Man, that's black!

Str. Taylor

Personals

Congratulations to the John Ellenbcr-

Wc would like to welcome our re

Our First Assistant acquired a new pair of glasses during fitout. The amaz ing rhing is wc understand he needs them. At the time he got them the Westinghouse service man for the gen

placements aboard the Taylor and hope

erator was here and he didn't wear glas

they enjoy their summer cruise on the

ses. Anyway he was having some trouble-

lakes. Some of the new faces here this

trying to see a mark he previously put down. So he called Poppy over and ask

years are "Mac" Monroe, Dave Hogberg, Larry Smolinski and our old friend and former crew member Larry Mcrtz. Hope you enjoy yourself, fellas. Say, thosefellows are on there working and not on a pleasure trip aren't they?

boys looked friend relative over they said, not only did he have a remark able facial resemblance but also the size of his feet assured us he was a relative.

Hank Kaminski to Bill; "Gee. wish

you could make frosting like this."

"Stoney": "Well Hank, what do you expect for $1.2?, Pierre?"

ed him if he would line it up, since he

Then we have a member of the galley crew who prefers Lorain to Calcite.

That's alright. Bill. There's some real nice gals in Ohio but don't you think

as unconcerned as ever said, "sure, wait till I take my glasses off".

it would be easier to find some nicewhen

Leonard

Urban was telling Charlie how he broke

with the new elevator. He's almost as

his arm when he was a kid. I.en said

fat and sassy as he was five years ago.

he was running, as kids will, bur he said, "I have these shoes on. yon know those kind, they call them snickers!"

Wc have a couple of new engineers aboard aft that we didn't have last year,

While in Toronto., someone said that Ehrke's relative was aboard. After the

couldn't make out the mark. So Poppy,

This was overheard

l:d Ehrke seems to be well satisfied

but they did give him a new nickname .... Windy.

namely, Wcs Sobeck and AI Bochmcr.

Welcome to the Taylor, gentlemen, and

Jimmy Mulka. the star oiler of the I c> S, has been telling Boehmer and

wc hope you enjoy her. It's been a long time since wc had a carrot-topped en gineer to razz, but he sure can take it and he does a pretty good job of dishing

Paradise how he runs things at home and just how much say so he has. It isn't that the guys don't believe him

gal in Rogers.' Think of the money you could save on phone calls?

While our noble steward Dick Bre-

dfow is ashore. Jack Berg is filling in and doing quite a job. Jack only has one complaint â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not enough sleep. But then, lack isn't one for sleeping, or is he?

Who in the galley got a Father's Day gilt away from home1

it out too.

Dave Hogberg, our summer replace ment in the galley, seems awfully de

pressed of late. Seems as if his girl de cided a Cadillac was better than a steam

boat. Don't worry, Dave, love has never been known to be built on riches. It

might sting for a while but consider yourself fortunate that you didn't learn too late.

During our trip back through the Welland

Canal

a

humorous

incident,

happened ro some of our crew members.

While we were ried up waiting for the first lock a little Canadian boy of about age ten came aboard and asked a few of the boys if they would like him to go up the road (about a half mile) to get them some papers and ice cream. So the trusty Taylorites gave the young man

their orders and of course their money.

Fie hopped on his bike and peddled away into the night and hasn't been seen since. Those trusting souls of the B. H. won't admit to being duped but will admit to a modified form of lend lease.

The boys on rhe Taylor have received a new definition of black. A Canadian

Pictured

here are three seamen of

the Str. B. H. 'Faylor engaged in a ''Knotty problem". The three men. John Lllenbcrgcr, Kenneth Richards and Floyd McCrcery, were comparing skills in tying knots. A lesson can be learned Irom this picture, when one srops to think that everyone can add to the know

ledge of others if attention is paid to individual skills.

This

fact

has

been

proven many times in the field of safety alone. Be sure that you call attention to

all hazards connected with your job when a new man joins your crew. Many accidents have been prevented through the exchange of information.

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George: No, rhree sizes, you forgot Beebe.

I wonder who is going to win out, the fly ash or rhe first mate. Oh well, it will be skid proof anyway. F.lmer.

A steward's best friend: Betty CrockThe reason why Louie is so skinny is because he can't stop talking long

We should make this one a "guess who." Anyone who has been around Cal cite and the Bradley Fleet should re cognize that engaging smile. Maybe a little history would help us out. They are brother and sister, and do not live

around Rogers City. The young chap. dad's smile and all, is thirreen years of

age, likes to play, as all boys do, and assembles model planes and ships. He is quite interested in dogs and has a toy collie called Laddie. Sounds a little like there might be Scotch heredity

Speaking ol cars, if all the horse power that goes over the messroom table could be put on one shaft wc could drive another ship.

enough to eat.

You say you want to know when wc arc going to be back at Calcite?

Lveryonc should leave their life jack ets on until the ship is up to the dock.

What good is the jacket laying on the dock, it may as well be hanging on the hook in the donnage room.

Wait a minute, I'll ask Chester.

We wonder what the code is for the

Tennessee may have its plowboy but we've got Walt.

sign language between Jack and Andy.

Wc

sometimes

see

different

boats

Now days the younger generation will try anything even to making mustaches out ol peach fuzz.

loading at Calcite and while they are still in the process of being loaded the deck hands will sometimes be out there pick

Bill: How do you like the Munson.'1

gerous practice since sometimes the

Vic: I can answer it in three words

stone may chip and strike someone in the head, causing a serious injury.

ing up openhearth. This is a very dan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; big, bigger, and biggest.

down the line somewhere, but it sounds

Dave Storms has let us in on some of

mostly like just a good healthy, sound, happy boy.

The young lady is twenty-two years old. She just graduated from the uni

his marrying ideas and he tells us that he has brought a farm and says that at least he'll be able to feed her even if he isn't able to clothe her.

versity of California with a Bachelor

of Arts degree and has spent the summer getting more education. She was an all "A" student in college, a member of the Treble Clcff Choir of rhe L'niversiry of California and manager of the same for a year. That is a record that any parent would be proud to have in a good look ing gal like Sylvia. By the way. did you ever hear our good friend Capt. Gil Kempe of the Str. Taylor entertain the boys with sailors' songs, accompanying himself on the piano? If you haven't,

seem to neglect their figure after they are married. He must have been holding his head high not to notice that he is getting a fairly good sized bulge in the

you have missed a treat, just listened

mid-section.

We had one of the longest stays in Rogers City since the Munson came out.

We had a 26-hour stay and everyone was tired out and the 90-degree tempera

ture didn't help matters much.

Archie Karsten said thai some women

in on the sailor's banquet in the fall when the Bradley Fleet had finished lay up.

Wc have given our story away, so you may as well have the trurh. It is with pleasure that we introduce you ro Billy and Sylvia Kempe. Wc would like to

see the family personally, Gil, but next best thing is a picture, if that is the best you can do.

This picture might be aptly titled, "Come

and

Get

It".

Shown

here

is

Second Cook Jack Berg of the Str. B. H. Taylor. Turkey was but one of the many delicious items on the menu the day this photo was taken. The occasion was the trial run which was made in

"Butch" is always seen walking around with a well satisfied grin as of late. No wonder, with the ship getting in at seven every morning he has reasons to smile.

April of this year following the repowering job, which was completed here at Calcite during the past winter re pair season. While turkey isn't a daily feature of the menu, it is one of the

Str. John G. Munson Personals Vic: Those new windjammers are-

many wholesome items of food tastefully prepared for members of the Bradley Transporrarion Fleet by a crew of highly

two sizes.

trained cooks.

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Kenneth Bruning is wondering how he can catch fly ash in a dust pan in a fifteen mile per hour wind. He has not been having much luck and is looking for suggestions from any of the crew on how ro solve the dilemma.

Peltz went home and brought some clothes aboard and put them in the drawer and when he went to changepants he discovered tli.it he had picked up his mother-in-law's blue jeans. Times

have changed, haven't they?

A Description ()i- A Baby

It's cup runneth over.

It's plate spills its beans.

And mosr of each meal feeds its shirt

and blue jeans.

So Doctor don't frown and look down your nose,

I know it has lost weight But just weigh its clothes.

in that degree and so Harry is all set

board, Jack.

now.

Special Measure For Galley Caps The Bradley has a father and son team in "Chick" and Barry Vallce. You even see "Chick" doing a little deck work now and then.

The gang up forward arc keeping a weather eye open on their bunks because when some of the aft end crew comes forward to watch some of those stren

uous TV shows they sometimes find that it is too far to go back.

The Chief says that Karsten took George up town and the treats were all on George.

Jack Pittsburgh Sauer, our new deck

Sailors arc noted for "leg pulling" and "giving the needle" among other things. Maybe this time they arc giving the Editor "the bird," because in a plea for contributions, the good ship Clymer sent this photo to us with a title "En gineer's Pet." No doubt it is a pet, hav ing been found in such close surround

hand, plays with Duquesne during the off season. Wc don't know how good Jack is in putting the basketball through the hoop but we can attest to the fact

The Str. John G. Munson was decked

out and cleaned up for its Open House appearance in Detroit on August 23rd.

The galley of the Munson is one of the showplaces of the ship and some of the younger members of the galley crew were a little nervous about their ap proaching appearance. Those spotless white toppers worn by the culinary ex perts of the flagship are- the badge of their job. After considerable very serious talk in the spotless galley Porter Chester Fclax was delegated to approach Captain Nauts during the noonday meal as the first man to get his head measured for special galley caps. After a few questions from the uniformed Captain and the sound of subdued merriment from be

hind the galley doors Chester decided it was time to retreat and have things out with the conspirators.

that when it comes to the breadbeasket

Don't take it too hard, Chester. We

he is no piker. Those three and a half

have all at one time or another been the

sreaks and two bowls of french fries

are good proof of that. Welcome on

fall guy for one of those left handed monkey wrench gags.

Powerhouse men from left to right areFred Dagner. George LaTulip, Fred

Fred rhat from 15,000,000 to 17,000.000

ings, or perhaps it is sick and cannot help being where it is. The greatest puzzcl is what kind of a bird might ir be.

On asking for help somebody said it might be called a Meyes lark. Another

suggestion was a Voda nighthawk or maybe a Hoffman lovebird. Anyway, it belongs to the engine department of the Str. Clymer and the boys aboard wanted the others of us to "sec what wc have."

S'I'R. C. D. BRADLEY

Personals

Emil Dehnke. Jr., says that the bucket

of rpm's is pretty hard to track down but he wouldn't chase up the kety to the anchor.

Jim Plume says that the fishing at Port Huron is good. Even on the dock, Jim? News is kinda slow since the big

payoff and a number of the boys decided to go fishing for the rest of the season.

There have been some promotions, such as Krawczak ro wheelsmen, Kortman to Watchman, and Ellis and Boehmcr to deck watch.

I-Iarry Jaeger has that far away look in his eyes. Rumor has it that he shall be hearing wedding bells this Fall.

"Stitch" Rygwelski has been giving

Cicero and Herman Wagner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; each holding a cyprinus carpio. These over

Harry some pointers on how to succeed

thrust of a spear by Fred Dagner.

grown goldfish were removed from the waters of Lake Huron by the accurate

We think it is only fair to inform

pounds of carp are shipped yearly to New York and Chicago markets, so possibly he could turn this lunch-hour pastime into a profitable one. Carp Is considered a delicacy in Japan.

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The Chemist Who Came To Dinner Excited squeals and angry yips pierce the evening mist as spindlylegged swol len-bellied children pick through the street garbage, fighting with the dogs for edible morsels. Before year's end

search into the commercial stage and of fering hope in areas previously written off as defenseless. Reason: they act right inside the plant tissues, where bacteria

there will be the usual 25 deaths in the

Science also helps fill our livestock and poultry larder; hens arc now massvaccinated against Newcastle tlisease.

And synthetic hormones like diethylstilbesrrol in cattle feed increase fattening

tiny Indian village from hunger or the compounded effects of malnutrition. . . .

Maybe Dr. Ezra Stone had this scene in his mind's eye as he swallowed down his strange dinner in a Beltsvillc. Mary

land laboratory several thousand miles to the West: pure capsules of a new weed poison called 2, 4-D. Three weeks of these daring "meals" and he established that the spectacularly powerful chemical spray would not harm human beings. Applied in microscopic amounts, it stimulates plant growrh; in larger doses it so ovcrstimulates broadleafed weeds they burn up their food re serves, die.

Now, based on the way pointed out by 2, 4-D, chemists are working on .selective-

poisons which do not harm, let's say, corn, wheat or soybean seedlings, do kill everything else. Simply mixing such compounds with fertilizer, farmers will one day watch crops grow in 100$weed less fields . . .

At present, half the world's current 2.4 billion people do not have enough to eat; 100 years from now the same small world will hold S billion people. This growth, without precedent in the history of mankind, is a nightmare to geologists, biologists, students of population.

That is why the chemical industry "has come to dinner," marching irs la boratory resources against the specter of Hunger. Ar last report, things look better than anyone has dared hope.

Chemical "Warfare"

Chemists have already helped farmers two ways. First: a great and growing va riety of chemically-produced fertilizers since World War I has tipped rhe fertil ity of our soils. In the U.S., fertilizers alone have raised crop yields some 20'r.

The second way chemicals have boost ed crop yields is in the growing stage.

Here "pre-cmergence" treatment of the soil keeps weeds down until the young

are best licked.

as much as v;i pound per day. Aureomycin. terramycin and penicillin now do likewise for chicks and young pigs.

Things To Come

Perhaps the most dramatic long-range project of all is Operarion Algae.

Agricultural crops convert only \f'r of the sunlight into food energy (leaves do not cover all of the acreage exposed to sunlight; growing periods are limited to a few months: most of the energy absorbed is used to draw water from the

soil into the plant. . . ) With the tiny one-celled plants called algae, on the other hand, scientists have achieved vir

tually perfect efficiency in converting light energy into chemical energy. What does this mean? Where most agricul tural crops produce one to three tons per acre per year — including sralks as well as grain — Stanford Research Insti tute men have been able to grow algae at the rate of 50 tons per acre, and even

this harvest can be tipped fourfold. Thus, a one-acre algae farm of the future may well be the equivalent of a 100-acre field of wheat or corn (and the algae will be "lab-designed" for high protein, high fat —what ever the geneticist desires.)

Another attack on the problem of get ting the mostest from the leastest sun light was victorious ar the end of 1954 when University of California research ers uncovered the exact process whereby green plants make food (from spinach they isolated the chlorophyll-bearing par

ticles called chloroplasts, made them per form — for the first time in the history of science — outside rhe living ceil).

Thus, chemistry srands jusr about at the threshold of a practical mechaniza tion of the necessary steps in synthetic

food production. "Artificial photosynthe

plant gets a healthy start, while a vast

sis" would mean a rise in rhe future

number of chemical dusts and sprays have been designed to keep in check

importance of desert and tropical areas, would almost certainly mean the use of solar energy to run factories, hear homes.

most of the 10,000 insect enemies that

attack our vegetables and fruits.

Still other chemical treatments enable

crops to ward off more than 6000 differ ent plant diseases. Biggest news here: antibiotics, only now emerging from re42

Above all, it would bring closer the day when the swollen bellies induced by hunger will be a memory, a tale told by parenrs to disbelieving children in a thousand Indian villages. . .

Fresh fish for the pan. Ruth Ann thinks they are too fresh to handle, but Larry is a veteran at this job and is show ing his little sister how it should be done. "Hasey" (Norman Haselhuhn) likes to fish, but like some of the rest of us these days, he doesn't get too much time to spend at this hobby. He is too busy taking care of the safety program

at the Calcite and Cedarville plants and for the Bradley Fleet to think about lish. When he does get a chance to go, he really works at it like he does every thing else he tackles, and usually gets results. If Hasey doesn't bring home the bacon, he hears about it. Ruth Ann and

Larry, like all youngsters, are very practi cal and think that when daddy goes fishing he should bring home fish. What does a fellow go fishing for, anyway?

The big fish that Hasey is angling for right now is two years without a losttime accident at the Calcite plant. We are all with him in watching that num ber on rhe gate trying to keep it rising to the 600 mark and over. With Hasey's enthusiasm and every man at the plant to back him up, we hope he can land the prize.

Jim Waybrant and

Russell

Izzard

rhink they have solved Lou Irwin's pro blem of how to make more Openhearrh Rice. Just keep those stone samplers from taking so much of it off the belts.

Jim says that when the elevator is not working 50 pounds of rice amounts to

about 50 tons by the time it reaches the bottom floor of rhe mill on a man's back.

Probably no other piece of machin ery is as fascinating as a running Taxi meter.

Safety Record Michigan Limestone Division - Northern District CALCITE PLANT

Department

Pore/nan

Blasting Crews

Hugo Sorgenlrei

Aceiden!-Pree Days as of July 3L 1955 4,2 J 3 S,760

Construction and Main PENANCE Louis Hornbachcr

Alva Meyer Frank Ware

Drills

Electrical

Machine Shoe

Frank

Mill

Casimir Sobeck

Power House

Frank Ware-

Secondary Stripping

John Bruder

Shovels

Fred LaLonde

Shovels

Russell Kuhlman

Tracks

John Modrzynski Peter Giovagnorio Gaylord Smith

Tracks Transportation Transportation

693

10,886 3,769

Rcinkc

729

11,038 1,249 1,501 655

5,393

4,213 5,281 5,633

Victor Koch

Raymond Grigg Capt. Russell Lamb Chief Frank Flewelling

Yard

Tugs

552

1,940

BRADLEY TRANSPORTATION LIKE

Vessel

Office In Charge

Str. John G. Munson

Capt. Donald Naurs Chief Charles Frederick

Str. Carl D. Bradley

Str. T. W. Robinson Str. B. FI. Taylok

Capt. Roland Bryan Chief Ray Buehler Capt. Roland Ursem Chief George Hoy Capt. Gilbert Kempe

Last Disabling Injury None since ship was commis sioned on Augusr 25, 1952 April 21, 1955 November 8, 1953 October 16, 1952

Chief Steve Chibola Str. Irvin L. Clymer

Capt. Alex Malocha

November 18, 1952

Chief Norman Henderson Str. W. F. White

Str. Calcite

Capt. Donald Langridge â&#x20AC;˘ Chief Guy LaBounty Capt. William Chain Chief Robley Wilson

August 3, 1945 December 17, 1942

CEDARVILLE PLANT

De/iartment

Poreman

Quarry

Ernest Bruning

Yard and Transportation

Edmund Schaedig

Accident-Pree Days as of July 31, 1955 54 122

Maintenance

Lawson Macklem

54

Mill

Gerald Burns

97

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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

I am the Christmas Spirit!

I enter the home of poverty, causing pale-faced children to open their eyes wide in pleased wonder.

I cause the miser's clutched hand to relax, and thus paint a bright spot on his soul.

I cause the aged to renew their youth and to laugh in the old, glad way.

I keep romance alive in the heart of childhood, and brighten sleep with dreams woven of magic.

I cause eager feet to climb dark stairways with filled baskets, leaving behind hearts amazed at the goodness of the world.

I cause the prodigal to pause a moment on his wild, waste ful way, and send to anxious love some little token that re leases glad tearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;tears which wash away the hard lines of sorrow.

I enter dark prison cells, reminding scarred manhood of what might have been, and pointing forward to good days yet to come.

I come softly into the still white home of pain, and lips that are too weak to speak just tremble in silent, eloquent gratitude.

In a thousand ways I cause the weary world to look up into the face of God, and for a little moment forget the things that are small and wretched.

I am the Christmas Spirit!

CALCITE SCREENINGS

.

Published periodically by the Calcite Plant, Michigan Limestone Division, U. S. Steel Corp., Rogers City, Mich., in the interest of safety. Please send your contributions, bearing name of depart m m t and sender, and addressed to the editor, George R. Jones A Review Of Northern Safety

With It Came Freedom

The Northern District of Michigan Limestone Division has had some good and bad accident experience in this year 1955.

One day at Plymouth Colony, in 1623, something happened that ought to be enshrined in the memory of every American citizen,generation after generation. It was the beginning of the Americaneconomic system based on private ownership of pro perty and individual responsibility.

In the beginning at Plymouth Colony parcels of land were assigned each colonist in the name of King James of England.

All the produce went into the central storehouse. And from this storehouse equal shares of everything were doled out to

The dark spot has been Cedarville Plant with a total of five for the year. Another disabling accident has been added to the list since our last reporting as Fred H. Smith suffered badly crushed toes on the left foot on September 29, 1955. He has not returned to work as yet. His injury was due to working on moving machinery despite definite rules prohibiting such practices. Again the human element plays the greater part.

The Bradley Boats have provided the bright spot. Early in the season there was one accident with loss of time and since

then the record has been very good. Considering the bad fall weather this season we feel that an exceptional job is being done.

The Calcite Plant has surpassed its previous record of man hours without a disabling injury by accumulating 2,551,692 man hours between January 26, 1954 and November 2, 1955.

William Torno fell from a walkway to ground level and re ceived a fractured skull. He had no serious symptoms, but due to the nature of his injury he lost a total of twenty-five days.

Accidents are happening to many people at home, on the

highways and at work. Our job is given us and that is to pre vent accidents. It is an ever present job, very important and one which we will always be faced with. There is no known way to stop accidents other than work relentlessly at the task.

Where Does Safety Start

We are constantly hearing or reading — "Safety starts at the top." When we consider the authority necessary to back the setting up and maintenance of a formal safety program, obviously, management must be interested — in that sense and safety does start at the top, but that's not the whole story.

Many companies which do not have a formal safety program have as good, or better, accident records than companies which do have. In these companies, safety activities are not controlled through a safety director but are the responsibility of the fore man of each department or operation.

More and more, materials developed for use in selling safety,

to prevent unsafe acts or conditions, are directed to the super visory force — through them to the working force or to the individual worker directly. Constant attention is paid to re lations between foremen and their workers.

Supervisorystaffs are trained to consider the "human factors" of safety — the relationship of the peculiarities of individuals to the problems of accident prevention.

Employee attitudes, environment, motivation and training are receiving increased attention — not merely for accident prevention purposes but for the sake of efficiency in operations also.

The proper indoctrination and job training of new, em ployees; the proper leading, education and supervision of old employees; — everything is directed toward the individual.

The individual seems to be the key to "operation safety" and "operation efficiency."

"Mr. Big", may be sold on accident prevention completely, but unless "Mr. Individual Worker" is sold, results will be

questionable.

So, where does safety start? At the bottom or at the top?.

Winter 1955

the colonists.

For about a year the rugged communal life provided the bare needs. But some of the less industrious colonists began to shirk when they found that no matter how little they worked and produced on their land they still got an equal share from the storehouse.

In time the hard working colonists rebelled at supporting these lazy ones; they too, began to lean on their plows and sit in the tree shade at the edge of the field. Stores of food stuffs dwindled. When Plymouth Colony was two years old, starvation threatened. No man could benefit by his own pro duce or feed his own family. It all had to go to the central

storehouse; and when divided up equally, it would not sustain the Colony's life because there were too many shirkers.

The Colony leaders suggested that the parcels of land be given to each family and that each family have full ownership rights to all it produced. The lazy ones opposed this arrange ment, but common sense and the strong impulse for individual freedom prevailed. Private ownership of property became the fundamental base of the new world's economic system. And with it came freedom.

The fields of Plymouth Colony blossomed. At the autumn harvest of 1623, Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony proclaimed "Thanksgiving unto God." Americans will not vote themselves out of freedom with

their eyes open. But with their eyes half open they can be fooled, and bit by bit the right of private ownership can be pulled gently away from them. We must examine carefully every move toward "public ownership" of anything. In most cases it carries civilization back toward the stagnation of primi tive communism.

Buildings—With Sunglasses

Why do you wear sunglasses? Properly ground and fitted lenses stop the sun's glare, hold back the infra-red (heat) rays, keep your eyes cool and comfortable, relax your facial muscles.

This adds up to better sight for reading or working, less strain on your eyes, less squint on your face. A new type of window glass has been invented for buildings in which people work— school buildings, factories, lofts—and, some day, homes ex posed to the beating rays of the sun. Result: You guessed it— more comfortable working conditions, more uniform light, an air conditioning effect due to arresting the infra red. All in all, a cooler, pleasanter place in which to work or live.

If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: "I used to be angry every day; then evety other day: now only every third or fourth day." When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.

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Steamer John G. Munson A Center Of Interest At Detroit's Big Riverama Celebration Held The Past Summer On the morning of August 23rd the Steamer JOHN G. MUNSON was tied at the Detroit Civic Center and made ready for many people to come aboard and look this vessel over from stem to stern, so to speak. During the 1955 Season, many of the new large vessels of the Great Lakes Fleets were tied up at various ports and opened to the public to come aboard and become better acquainted with the story of the Great Lakes.

This was the year in which the 100 years of Great Lakes Ship ping was celebrated along with 100 years of the use of the great Locks at the Soo in allowing the movement of our vital materials between Lake Superior and the other lakes. Detroit was having its Annual R1VERAMA Celebration at this timeso it was only natural that the Steamer MUNSON was our answer to making an effort in connection with all of these.

The Steamer MUNSON was open to the public from Noon

until 6:00 P. M. during which time over 10,500 people made their way thru the vessel. As they came aboard each visitor was given several booklets describing the Str. MUNSON and

also a story of Great Lakes shipping. Capt. Nauts and Chief

Friedrich and their crew members assisted by personnel from the Detroit Office made sure that the guests who came aboard saw the entire ship and were given answers to all of the ques tions that were asked of them. Just prior to the ship being made ready for the public at noon a group of civic officials, guests, and members of the press were taken through the MUNSON. The event was well covered on Radio and Televi

sion and from remarks that were made by persons who had come aboard was well worth the time that was taken from the

years busy schedule to better acquaint the public with just a little of what the shipping industry on the Lakesconsists of and describe its importance in our national picture. Letters have been sent in to our office by many of the people who were aboard for more information in some cases, in others just ex

pressing their thanks for being allowed the opportunity to visit this vessel. In closing the one letter contained the following poem which we think best shows the importance of this event to at least one of the many who were our guests that day. It is reproduced on the next page.

River am a Song

Ballad of The John g. Munson Awestruck I stood;

The radar screen; The gyroscope too;

The radio; the telephone; All shiny, bright and new.

Speechless 1 gazed;

The workings of that mighty ship Were there for all to see, But which for what, and what for which,

Was just too much, for me.

At what I beheld,

Past Officers' Quarters,

1 examined the conveyor belt,

I was truly amazed.

So tidy, trim and neat.

With compactness of arrangement, "Fwould be mighty hard to bear.

And saw the tell-tale traces ol Limestone chalk imbedded there.

The John G. Munson,

A freighter of might.

A long, red rubber affair,

Was a breath-taking sight.

Was a drawer, not shut quite tight.

And sticking out, untidily,

Then on the very bottom of the ship.

Along a long, long walk went we; And flanking us, on either side,

Migh out of the water Rose she, that day, Framed by Riverama's Banners bright and gay.

A bit of brown, and bit of white.

Bottoms of hatches, we could see.

Cushioned flooring on companionways Made walking a real delight.

The floors designed with eye appeal.

In black and gray and white.

And when the tour was finished.

Docked at the Center,

A good eighth of a mile From stem to prow,

A good-sized freighter, We're looking at now!

They let us aboard her.

Me, and 10,000 others;

A good-sized gathering Of ship-loving brothers.

First stop on the tour - The galley so neat; And next, the quarters Where the crew eat.

Then the Officers' Mess

With panoramic view

To tempt one to linger When a meal was through.

Down we came, and out on deck.

With the length of the ship before us.

We took a look, let out a sigh, "How big she is!" we chorused.

We made our way forward, Traveling inch by inch.

Time to note patterns Made by crane and winch.

And again we climbed.

To top-deck heights.

Anil gained the Bridge, To view (he sights.

In the Bridge itself.

Seat of authority.

We saw signal charts

Giving '2' bells priority.

Scill found in the BridgeAre stool and ship's wheel, Dwarfed by newer gadgets Made of brass and steel:

Glimpsed in a deckhand's cabin.

We walked out into the sun, And counted it as time well-spent

On enlightenment, and fun! (;-li-55

Katharine I.. Schelbe

Forty-third Annual National Safety Congress represented by Messrs. Norman Haselhuhn, Don VanZandt.

Workshop of the Raw Materials Section ami discussed safety practices in the Northern District. His explanation of the goat at the gate of the Calcite Plant caused widespread com

The 43rd annual National Safety Congress was held in Chicago the third week of October. The Northern District was Robert Leow, and Lewis Irvin from the Cedarville Plant. The

ments.

above representatives arc members of the Northern District Safety Committee.

The first day, Monday, of the Congress was taken up by meetings of safety representatives from plants of the United States Steel Corporation. At the general meeting in the morn ing one of the subjects discussed was automobile safety. The representatives present at this meeting sanctioned the com ing Corporation Program of installing safety belts in all the Corporation owned cars. It was believed everyone could be induced to use safety belts and that their installation would

The remainder of the week was spent by each member of the group from this district attending meetings of his choice to gather information on a particular subject. There were meetings covering all phases of industry.

In most of the meetings there seemed to be a noticeable tendency to try and induce the feeling of safety in people. The person himself must be safety minded to be safe. These meet ings showed that safety directors were stressing safe thinking rather than placing guards where hazards exist. Everyone was agreed that this in itself is a big problem. It is necessary to

be very worthwhile.

The afternoon on Monday was spent in sectional meetings

know how the human mind works and what it will do next

with the Raw Material, Steel Producing and Manufacturing, and Service Sections meeting separately. Norman Haselhuhn, Safety Director, Northern District, participated in the Safety-

it is to predict what a man can do. one of the speakers told this story at one of the early morning sessions: There were two duck hunters in their blinds one early morn-

to have a good safety program. To illustrate how difficult

big. One was stone sober and the other was so drunk he could hardly stand. They waited and soon a lone duck came flying over. The sober hunter thought he would have a better chance of hitting the duck, so he fired one shot and the duck kept on

storm and electrical blackout in Rogers City and the forth

coming Christmas Season with its evergreens, lights, candles, wrappings, and joyous reunions could have and may turn into tragedy if we are not alert and fore-sighted.

(lying. The drunk was determined to shoot so the sober hunter stepped aside and the drunk fired. The sober hunter was

The nine fire hazards are:

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it. The drunk said, "Whish sho many ducks how could 1 mish?"

When it is so difficult to estimate how a man is thinking and what he can and will do, safety education becomes a very

difficult problem.

The National Safety Congress shows us that many people

are trying to bring safety forward, but it also shows that safety is a great and difficult task.

Misuse of electricity

(a) Buy electrical equipment that bears the label of the

amazed to see the duck fall so he asked the drunk how he did

underwriters laboratories.

(b) Replace worn appliance cords at once. (c) Don't run cords under rugs, through doors, near radia tors or other places where they may be easily damaged. (d ) When you pull a plug out, grasp the plug itself. Don't yank on the cord. (e) Don't load up one outlet with multiple plugs. Have an electrician install new outlets.

(f) Shut your iron off whenever you leave it even for short periods. (gj Use fuses of the proper size only. (h) Don't install any major electrical appliances without first having your wiring system checked.

Smoking and Matches; Defects in the heating system; That stockpile of rubbish; Hot coals and ashes, also fireplaces.

The kitchen stove;

Flammable liquids; Candles and flammable decorations;

The wooden shingle roof.

We have given you the answers in No. I. For your own in formation if you have forgotten and the continued health and

happiness of those around you get the family together and add to the roster in the first item and fill in a similar list of

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A Hot Time At Homi-

We hear safety in meetings and over the radio, see it in print and hear and see it on television and on the movie screen.

Too often, the remark is made that there is nothing new in safety, it has all been said before. Then why repeat? Sad to say, with all the emphasis today on safe driving, safe working, and

do or don'ts for the other eight. Look for a booklet in the Calcite book racks in the near future to check your answers.

I didn't think! I didn't know! I forgot! I was careless! Could your home be one of the next 400,000 and you and your family some of the 11,000 killed in the coming year by fire? We sincerely hope not and wish you a prosperous and happy New Year.

One Is Ono Too Many Whi-n Driving

safe living we still have accidents. Why? The four most com mon reasons are self-evident — from the regretful mouths of survivors. "1 didn't think." "I didn't know". "I forgot". "I was careless."

If the human mind retained all that it sees, hears, and reads,

it would become a morass of uncssenrials hiding the grains of useful knowledge. The good Lord in His wisdom created that complex organ in our heads to retain the grains by concentra tion and repetition that we might profit thereby and pass the kernels on to our children that they might survive. Survival is the goal! Knowledge is the agent! Repetition is the source of knowledge and the means of survival.

Fire damages 400,000 homes in the United States and Can ada each year killing 11,000 people and injuring thousands more. And modern man, no longer forced to rely on sticks and flints, can set off a murderous blaze without half trying.

The ways in which people burn down their homes are as limitless as man's ingenuity. However, if you tolerate at your house any of the nine fire hazards mentioned below, mend your ways for the sake of your family and yourself. These hazards cause nine out of ten home fires. They turn well-mean ing people into amateur arsonists.

Our reprieve from possible fire disaster in the recent snow

If you're an HBD, you're headed for trouble when you drive a

car.

Those three letters can increase the seriousness of any traffic charge against you, make it practically certain you'll be con

victed—and increase the penalty. HBD, written on the policeblotter, stands for "had been drinking." And if they're written alongside a traffic charge against you, they mean trouble. It isn't necessary to be drunk while driving. "Had been drinking" is enough—even if you've had only those proverbial "couple of beers."

If you must have alcohol while driving, put it into the car's cooling system, where it's needed for winter protection. The

new car dealer who handles your make of car can recommend the correct antifreeze, because he knows your car best.

Only about 1,500 people died of poisons accidentally last year in the United States. Unless, that is, you count alcohol in a driver as a poison—which it is. judging by results. Last year about 22r,'r of all drivers or pedestrians involved in fatal acci dents were those who "had been drinking."

For when a driver or passenger is taken to the hospital after an accident, the hospital all too often adds three more letters to the HBD on the police blotter. Those three letters are DOA—dead on arrival.

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Developing Port Dolomite Quarry An Unusual Adventure Opening up and developing a quarry in limestone is not

an unusual adventure in the history of quarry operation. How ever, the problems involved in each new development vary as the nature of the rock deposit differs. Some formations arcstratified in horizontal lamination and well defined bedding planes while others are formed by irregular layers cemented

into a breccia which are readily broken by blasting with commercial explosives.

The Port Dolomite quarry which was opened in the Spring of 1955 by the Michigan Limestone Division of the United States Steel Corporation, was not designed by nature to present an easy job of development. On the contrary, it seemed that all the obstacles possible were present to defy the removal of this dolomite rock from its position in this earth. At least, that was the thought of the men assigned the task of getting the quarry into production. The difficulty encountered was not anticipated when the location of the quarry was determined in the original planning.

The primary crusher, a number 60 Traylor gyratory type, is

located at the quarry five miles from the screening and wash ing plant and the loading dock at Port Dolomite in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Lake Huron. The stone is exposed at the surface and the crusher house and crusher were install

ed in a pit excavated in the rock with the bottom about 50 feet below the surface. The wall of this pit on the North side of the crusher building was to be the initial quarry face to be worked in a semicircle in a northerly direction. Rock removed

from rhe crusher pit was trucked up a ramp and stored on the surface of the quarry to be hauled back to the crusher later.

When operations started one shovel began loading this

stored rock on the surface while the second shovel operated in the pit excavation and loading rock blasted from the wall or quarry face, which was approximately 200 feet in length.

Two Joy rotary drills were employed in drilling 6-inch diameter blast holes.

The rock excavated from the crusher pit was easily loaded for hauling to the crusher but the rock in the quarry face presented a challenge which was not easily met. The formation

Good picture of bias! ai Port Dolomite c/uarry. 15,700 lbs. of e.xfdosires are being fired.

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is broken by vertical cracks, and seams at (5 degree angles with the face. In the upper ten feet arc large boulders and blocks of stone weighing 25 to 200 tons which are not joined to the solid rock formation. This condition presents most difficult blasting problems but these obstacles were nor recognized until a con siderable amount of blasting was done according to usual stand ard practice. Multiple rowsof six-inch diameter drill holes were loaded with high velocity explosives concentrated in the lower

pan of the holes. The results of these first blasts effected fairly good breakage of the bottom layer of the quarry face but the top half consisting of large boulders lying in the face and blocks formed by slips and seams was only partially broken.

The breaking force in rhe top layer, which was to come from the expansion of explosive gases, did not result as expected, because the cracks and crevices in the rock permitted the gases to escape. Large blocks of stone and boulders were left standing on end and piled irregularly on the top of the face. Many of these upper blocks and rounded boulders were disturbed far be yond the last row of blast holes and had to be cleared away be fore further drilling could proceed. Some of these large pieces were broken by jackhammer drilling and blasting and then bulldozed over the bank into the pit and some hail to be pushed into the pit and then blasted. This was a laborious task which took time and patience.

This situation developed when production should have been under way rather than being bogged down by massive boulders.

Then all the talent of the Limestone Division descended on the

Port Dolomite Quarry and went into a huddle, like a football team after being thrown for a loss, realizing it was up against a stone wall. It was decided to abandon multiple row drilling and go to a single row of holes drilled as near the face of the bank as the drill rigs could work with spacing 12 to 14 feet. This close spacing of six inch diameter holes is less than normally used, but as no drills for smaller diameter auxiliary holes were available immediately, high deck loads in the large holes were

the only means of breaking the upper layer of loose boulders.

This made close spacing necessary. This pattern was followed until two self-propelled track drills were obtained capable of drilling 2|V' diameter holes to depths of 10 and 12 feet. These auxiliary holes were drilled four feet apart in line with and between the large primary holes. Many more were drilled be tween the large holes and the edge of the bank. This is the drilling pattern now being used. Charges of explosives arcplaced in the auxiliary holes and shot simultaneously with the large holes. By this method of blasting the lop strata of loose stone is broken io a greater degree than heretofore. It also aids in breaking the primary shot on a line with the large holes with minimum back break and disturbance of large boulders back of this line. Secondary blasting was reduced but cannot be eliminated by any known present day method of blasting.

A 6,500 pound drop ball handled by a 55-ton mobile cranewas tried our wirh much success on secondary breakage.

Results thus far indicate that a heavier crane with a 60-foot

boom and a 4-ton ball should accomplish the majority of the sec()mIary breakage.

About two weeks were required to work oui the stalled situation which prevailed about June 15 when production dropped to about 5.000 tons per day. However, by July I it was increased to 15,000 tons per day. These were 20-hour working days. By July 15 steady improvement was made and production was averaging about 900 tons per hour. This slow, but sure, increase in tonnage gave encouragement to the quarry crews who were most anxious to meet production requirements.

While intensive efforts were being made to improve frag mentation of rhe rock by blasting, the steady increase in pro duction was due to gradual improved efficiency in all phases of the quarry operation. Ir should be related here that a largemajority of the men in the quarry crews had very little, if any. previous experience in quarry work. F.vcn the most experienced

men in the entire Limestone Division had never experienced a

A good view of Port Dolomite (///airy. All eqmpmvM may readi!) be recognized extehl />erha/>.\ the machine in the left fore ground which is a traiel drill used for secondary blast hides.

quarry development problem as difficult as the one at Port

Wi- Welcome Carl Hogbkrg To Tin- Division Family

Dolomite.

As the quarry face receded it gained height and length. The increased length provided more working area for the shovels and likewise gave more space for maneuvering cracks |nl" load ing position. Height of face increased from 30 feet to a maxi mum of 50 feet at the present. The length now exceeds 2200 feet. While the upper layer of broken blocks and boulders re mains about the same the greater depth was gained in the moresolid lower portion of the face which is the most suitable for breaking into crusher size rock.

Discussion of various types of explosives has been avoided here as nothing new has been developed in recent years that has not been thoroughly tried and tested in other quarry oper ations. Drilling single rows of 6-inch diameter holes proved to be the most effective pattern for the Port Dolomite quarry.

Spacing necessarily is not uniform as the surface cracks and boulders may cause the distance to vary up to six feet from rhe desired location. Loading a continuous column of explosives in the large blast holes to about 10 feet from rhe top has been the most effective. Explosives of three different densities arcnow being used. A high strength high density type is used in the bottom, then the less dense type is built up to a predeter mined height and then the more bulky type is carried to the final height. This method properly distributes the explosive

Carl Flogberg, whom we are now getting to know so well, has been a member of the Michigan Limestone Division since his appointment as assistant to the vice-president effective June I, 1955. Carl has spent considerable time at the Port Dolomite plant since coming with us and is also well known by many at Calcite. This is his country, as he is a native of the

along the entire hole except in the top ten or twelve feet which are filled with stemming. Broken columns were tried but the results were not as effective as the continuous column. The type of loading best suited for any location can best be determined by the blaster in the field. With all the various conditions at Port Dolomite as heretofore described, experience is the best

Upper Peninsula, having been born and reared in Escanaba.

He graduated from Michigan College of Mining and Technol ogy and became employed in U. S. Steel at the South Chicago Works. Carl is a recognized authority on blasr furnace activities and has had considerable experience in the Corporation.

His family is now living in Detroit. He has a son, daughter and wife ro help him enjoy his leisure hours. While ar Cedar

guide for which there is no substitute in determining the cor

ville we undersrand lie followed one of his hobbies, rhat of

rect charge of explosives to be used.

fishing.

We welcome Carl to our industrial family and can assure him that his skills will be used and that we will always wel come his sincere friendly greetings.

Both Atlas and DuPont explosives were used in this quarry development Combinations of these explosives in column loads were used with densities which permitted loading 10 to 17' 2 pounds per foot of drill hole.

In the Atlas shots 4Q,(/c gelatin dynamite was used as a bottom load with rhe Apex type dynamire in rhe upper part of the column. Primacord was used for detonation.

The DuPont explosives used in the final blasting were of the Nirramon type. Nitramex loaded in the bottom, I7''2 pounds per foot, and lighter or less dense grades in rhe top.

These shots are fired by use of nirramon premers and prima cord. This material, as is generally known, has safety features which eliminate almost entirely the hazards of handling dyna mite.

It is hoped that as the quarry is progressed to the north rhe

upper layer of rock will become less rroublesome. Until it does the drilling, blasting, loading and crushing problems will con tinue ro be difficult and tax each man's ingenuity if the plants designed average production capacity of 1800 tons per hour is to be achieved and maintained.

Much more could be written about the numerous problems encountered in opening the Port Dolomite quarry, but in the

final analysis, by far, the greatest contributing factor in its suc cess must be attributed to the spirit of enthusiasm with which the men of the various crews tackled the job. It was most

praiseworthy and a continuance of this spirit will assure a bright future. This same atmosphere prevailed throughout the organization at the screening plant and loading dock at "the

Point". These men are to be congratulated for their part in the beginning of a new industry for Cedarville.

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About A Poor Risk

This is a sad srory. The principal in it took every pre

caution against permature death â&#x20AC;&#x201D; except one: He brushed his teeth twice a clay.

The doctor examined him twice a year.

Fie wore overshoes on cloudy days.

He slept wirh the windows open ar least eighr hours evennight.

He He He He

stuck to a diet with plenty of fresh vegetables. relinquished his tonsils and several worn-out glands. never smoked, drank, nor lost his temper. did his daily dozen daily, besides taking plenty of oui

door exercise.

He was all set ro live to be 100.

The funeral will be next Wednesday. He is survived b> IS specialists, four health insrirures. six gymnasiums, antf numerous manufacturers of health foods and antiseptics.

He forgot to keep to his own side of the road.

Modern hospital meals are balanced ro provide all the nutritional needs of the patient. Such was not always the case For example, here's a menu offered by the Pennsylvania Hospital back in 1778: Breakfast: A pint of rice gruel, sweetened.

Dinner: A pint of mush or 1 lb. of rice or flour pudding with 1 oz. of molasses.

Supper: A pint of beer.

Aki- Wi- Immune Or Just Lucky.-'

Narure on rhe rampage is no respecter of individuals, cli mates or localities. She strikes when least expected and only thoughtful foresight and preparation for all and any possible

variation in her numerous changes of temper and good judge ment during her violent moods can prevent or minimize the potential hazards to life, limb and property.

We residents of Northern Michigan have for many years en joyed relative immuniry from serious onslaughrs of abnormal conditions. Somewhat smug in our apparent immunity we often read of ihc victims of rornadoes. floods, earthquakes, ar.d whatnot in other parts of the world and donate our dimes lor their relief with a thankful sigh of local content and super iority.

Forest fires, the destroyers and ravagers of wooded areas, are well watched and controlled. Only a few of the old timers re in-in ber vividly when death and destruction wiped our famil ies and whole communities as fire swept uncontrolled over large sections of our foresrs. Good roads, Telephones, automo tive equipment, modern heating facilities, radio, fire equip*

ment, and weather reports form a network of protection for us against the blizzards and snow srorms and fires of rhe North that harassed our forefathers.

This is all very fine but are we immune or to use that much abused word of the misinformed and thoughtless, just plain lucky? Let's rake a look at rhe subject as a citizen of Rogers City in our recent jousr with rhe elements.

basement ami do the ironing. I plugged in the iron before 1 thought. The house got a little chilly so I pushed up the thermostat on the oil furnace bur everything was dead so 1 went down and got some wood for rhe fireplace and looked

On the evening of November 2, 1.955, rain fell on our fair city most of the night until about 5 a.m. when it turned to a

for candles."'

damp, wet snow which, backed by a 40-mile wind from the Norrh. plasrered cars, windows, telephone poles, trees and all other upright objects with a blanket of snowy white. Power cables, telephone wires, and fences became fantastic ropes some three or four inches in diameter. Snow is nothing new for the norrhland and even though ten ro rhirreen inches of ir on November 3 is a link- early we thought nothing of it and rath

er enjoyed the sight of white festoons, swaying w4rcs, the fuzzy driving snow-filled air anil rhe bending trees as they leaned with the wind under rhe steadily increasing pressure of their growing load. Slippery snow and breakdowns from wet electri cal equipment made quarry operations dangerous and the Calcite Plant closed down shortly after rhe <S o'clock shift came to work. In town, phones and power lines began to give way

Another housewife tried the vacuum sweeper to no avail and then went down and resurrected a long forgotten kerosene lamp and oil stove to cook supper with. Still another tried rhe

telephone to get some groceries and ir was dead.

'Ihe unlucky cars wirh empty gas tanks found the filling stations could nor supply their needs. The local radio cautioned rhe people ro go easy on rhe use of water because rhe pumps

were down and rhe City storage tank would only last so long in case of fire. The latter advice reached only those with portable and car radios.

Rogers City and the vicinity of Rogers City came through this ordeal with flying colors. There were no accidents, no fires, no losses excepr for rhe replacement and repair costs to the

electric and telephone companies and no serious inconvenience

feeding Rogers City from the Calcite Powerhouse kicked out

because the weather was nor too cold. Everyone in rown used good judgemenr when rhey lit their candles, old kerosene lamps, gasolene stoves and heaters used once a year in hunring camps

wirh a bang. By noon, nearly all telephone communications

or fish shanties.

were out except for emergency calls. The wind and snow had

Fires do get started even in rhe best of regulated communiries under normal conditions when rhe electric power is on and the city water pumps are working. People get electrocuted when all power lines are presumably in good order and not spread across the streets and highways covered with snow and possibly quire potent if the juice has nor been shut off.

under rheir load and about midmorning the power circuits

lei up bur rhe damage wenr on. Sagging wires and poles kepr snapping under rhe strain of excessive weight. Every televi sion aerial in town was down, damaged, or bent in a grotesque rangle of wires and antennae.

AH available telephone and power repairmen including rhe Calcite electrical crew worked on the disrupted elecrrical system ai Rogers City all afternoon and succeeded in gerring the power back in some of rhe circuits by 6 o'clock that evening. Deep freeze commercial units with their frozen food supplies were thus saved from serious damage. Some of the main circuits and many of rhe broken individual house units both electrical and telephone were not back in service for several days.

In this day and age we take our power, telephone and other

services for granted and do not realize the role they play in our everyday lives until we arc forced to do without them.

The housewife angle is quite interesting. Quote, 'I was baking when rhe lights went out so I thought I would go down to the

Maybe we are a little pessimistic and jumpy but some of us get a queer, tingling sensation in the short hair on the back of our necks when we think of what might have happened on November 3 in Rogers City. Are we Immune or just plain Lucky? If we are immune let's forger about ir and go a happy carefree way.

If we consider we were just lucky let's think ir over. Of course, we believe that in most cases the "luck" of safety is really a result of truly safe practices. We would like to think that the many years of emphasis on safety by the Calcite family has kindled a valuable safety consciousness that helped us in what was literally our "darkest hour".

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in this moment T//r; prayer lingers still. . . across Ihe table, as

Saving for security is easy! Read every word

Dad b&ffins to serve ... it brushes Mother's Still-bowed head . . . it caresses Sally's fist as she reaches for Hie promised drumstick. The words of thanksgiving are being made real in this

—now! If you've tried to save and failed, chanees

are it was because you didn't have a plan. Well, here's a savings system that really works-the Pay roll Savings Plan for investing in U.S. Savings Bonds. This is all you do. Go to your company's pay

•moment— the words of gratitude from a good provider to the Great Provider.

office, choose the amount you want to save—a few dollars a payday, or as much as you wish.

That money will be set aside for you before you

This time of security together is precious beyond all words.

even draw your pay. And automatically invested in Scries "E" U.S. Savings Bonds which are turned

The most precious gift we give or receive is the gift of security. It is the lifeblood of happiness.

And only in a land like ours are we free to choose security as a goal of living.

If you can save only $15.75 a week on the Plan, in !) years and 8 months you will have $2,K57.30. If you can save as much as SI 8.75 a week,!) years and

And with this ch-ice goes another great privilege —helping to achieve the security of our country. For, secure homes, one joining another, make up the security of America.

Let this be the goal of your home!

over to you.

8 months will bring you $10,700!

U.S. Series "E" Savings Bonds earn interest at an average of :!',, per year, compounded semi

annually, when held to maturity! And they can go on earning interest for as long as 1!) years and 8 months if you wish.

//" you waul your interest as current income, ask your hank about •)'• Series "H" Bonds which pay interest semiannually by Treasury check.

The U.S. Goveniment docs not paw for this advarlinemont. li in donated by t,hi» publication in cooperation Willi Hie Adrertisinn Council and the Mnuttziiie l'ulilixh<:r» of America.

Some Interesting Ships, Past and Present, on the Great Lakes Through the centuries man has traveled by Nature's water ways. It is without doubt the first mode of transport used by

man, preceding any of the beascs of burden. It has been said and in all seriousness that woman was the first beast of burden

as through necessity she had to carry her newborn young. It is also assumed that in primitive peoples the male kept his hands free as he was the hunter and the fighter while the female collected water, firewood, some food and lugged the meager belongings from place to place.

We are interested in water transportation and its impact on us in che industrial field and its history and present develop ment in the Great Lakes region. With water routes available it takes less effort than transport by land. No doubt, the first type of water carrier was the simple and easily made raft. Logs bound together by strong grasses, vines or reeds were materials readily available and even today the venturesome lad recognizes and makes use of these materials to create a vehicle of tran

sportation upon creeks and ponds. The canoe, developed by the American Indian, dug outs by many races and the skin and bone Kayak by the Eskimo are advanced designs in water craft.

As water transportation became more highly developed by primitive man wind was used for power and the sailing vessel became a well constructed and highly specialized instrument.

Commerce developed, canals were crudely built, waterways im proved and the impact of the maritime industry was felt by the people of the earth. The social, political and economic ef fects were far reaching and continue to remain so.

Through the "removal of distance" improved transportation has far-reaching results. It makes possible a better distribution of goods and an increase in wealth. It transforms the organiza tion of industry. It creates great cities. It raises the standard of living and promotes culture. It unites us politically and provides a means of national defense. Of course, these benefits have not been realized without cost in labor, capital and even lives as the sea is a strong force of Nature and can be cruel.

Man's desire for speed, convenience, comfort, safety and results has led him to seek better and better craft. From the

building and launching of the Griffon and the voyage of LaSalle from the Niagara River to the southern end of Lake Michigan to the present steam powered vessels of the Great Lakes has been a long period of development. We give you just a few of these vessels known in our rime to point out that progress in Great Lakes shipping, even during one man's life time, has been great. There are those today who remember when the sailing vessel was used on the Great Lakes to haul forest products, coal, ores and some foods.

There are those living in Rogers City who remember well the days of the sailing vessel which came into Hammond Bay to pick up cargoes of forest products. The U. S. Coast Guard Station was established there to provide a service for this traffic. The well known lumber hooker, an early steam power ed craft on the Great Lakes was an improvement over the sail ing schooner. Oftimes they helped their wind powered sisters

through canals and rivers by taking them in tow. You might be surprised to learn that one of the early designed propeller wheels can be seen at the Government Park in nearby Sauk Ste. Marie, Michigan. It was invented by one John Ericsson in 1845. Prior to this time only paddle wheels were used in transmitting power.

We show on our pages a picture of a paddle wheel type vessel, the "City of Mackinac", which often came into the

D & C dock at Rogers City. Many of us remember these visits which seems like only yesterday but that was forty years ago.

To watch the D & C boats come in was a glorious sight for

people of this area. Today there is an equal or greater interest in the huge carriers which dock at the Port of Calcite.

Another curiosity and more or less an experimental type

of ship was the whaleback, also known as a "hog". This ship had many claimed advantages but has disappeared from the lakes, not surviving the demands placed upon Great Lakes carriers.

After the experiences with wind and storm which many of our seamen have encountered during November of this year we know that the ways of the sea are rough. Our Great Lakes portray many moods during the course of a season from tranquility to demon fury. A picture of the S. S. Fitzgerald loaded with ice is testimony of the rugged hours our sailors put in striving to keep the lines of commerce moving. The sailor needs to make quick adjustments to meet the fickleness of Na ture and is a well respected craftsman. Today's help from the U. S. Coast Guard, modern navigating instruments, and superb power plants have taken many of the dangers from the sailors' life buc chere is still plenty of exposure to Nature's whims which keeps a seaman a strong man.

In our pictures we show four of today's new, fast and powerful Great Lakes carriers. All in the six hundred foot class they carry more cargo at a faster pace than we have ever seen before. Efficient power plants, scientifically designed hulls, navigation aids, mechanicalgadgets to ease the work load, spacious and luxurious living quarters and the best of food is an almost unbelievable change over the sailing ship which came to Hammond Bay for lumber and logs.

The ships we show are the William Clay Ford owned and operated by the Ford Motor Company. The Cason J. Callaway is just one of many fine ships owned by U. S. Steel Corporation's Pittsburgh Steamship Division. The John J. Boland is one of the many fine ships of the Boland-Cornelius Fleet. These ships are frequent callers at the Port of Calcite, hauling a large ton nage from the quarries of the Calcite Plant. The S. S. John G. Munson, so well known to the people of Rogers City, is the great self-unloading vessel of the Bradley Transportation Line.

It is "home" to many of our relatives and friends.

We are proud of these modern ships whose crew members are skilled men who must have knowledge to operate them.

No longer can one become a sailor and be successful with out study. Federal regulations, technological improvements and industrial demands have made "the men of the sea" trained ex

perts. Our hats off to those men who are so important to our country, indusrry, and community.

We generally do not think of our lake vessels as undergoing radical structural, mechanical or power plant changes, as found in other modes of transportation, but as we look back, changes have been made. We are now entering the atomic age. Already an underseas craft has been built and is propelled by atomic power. The same source of power can be used in developing a fururc lake vessel.

It is expected that the Great Lakes will witness a significent increase in the number of vessels plying its waters in world wide trade. At the same time it can be expected that Great Lakes Vessel operations, combating the competitive force of low wage foreign flag operations, will be forced to build more

efficient vessels as replacements for smaller, obsolete ships.

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The Buckeye State, a sailing vessel still in use ar turn of century.

A full cargo. The lumber hooker we once knew,

The latest in ore carriers for the huge Pirrsburgh Steamship Divi sion, U. S. Steel Corporation.

The John J. Boland visits rhe Port of Calcite for

Bradley Transportation Line's proud self unloader

many cargoes.

Str. John G. Munson.

The Whaleback popular ar one rime and now no longer seen.

Modern ore carrier

William Clay Ford.

r"

A frequcnr caller ar Rogers City in a period forty years ago, the "City of Mackinac".

The weather is rugged and ir shows no mercy.

You'll See It In Screenings Just Among "Oarselves"

"Personals" That Come To The Editors Desk ing rhis year. Seems that he locked him self out of his car up at Cedarville one

day rhis pasr fall and wenr up and asked "Bud" Schacdig if he had a brakeman who was good at breaking in. "Bud"

obliged and did a neat and expert job.

No reflections, "Bud".

Polks who always ask: "how does he

do it?'" when a politician pulls a rabbit out of a hat, should ask: "where do rhe rabbirs come from?"

Dig rhat deer hunting engineer, John Raymond. He built an attachment for his bicycle so that ir could be used 0:1 a railroad track. The objective was to ride, not walk, to his runway and also to bring

These squash .ire another sign that we had a good southern exposure last sum mer. These iwo beauties average 32

back Mr. Buck via rhe easiest way pos sible. We wouldn'r be surprised if a parent is pending for rhe idea is certain ly original and besides that, ir works!

pounds each, Douglas Selke raised them in his back yard. He said they jusr grew that way and were given no special at tention or fertilizer. That is pretty good

Dave Cirigg is caught in the middle of quite a situation. He says that he has

ground in Doug's back yard but appar ently old King Sol was the chief insrigator since we saw more than usual of his shiny face through July and August.

We certainly should celebrate a Happy Thanksgiving in our community this year. Lots of work, lots of food, and what more could one desire particularly when we think of the troubles in other parts of the world. Keep that little plot going, Doug, we like to see production such as theseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the bigger the better. It reminds us of our Pilgrim Fathers when the local

not worth while keeping and yet it is too good to throw away.

a whole basement full of stuff that is

If the advene of deer season and the first of the winters snow storms haven't

made you think of the rapidly approach ing stripping season here is a sceneguaranteed to do so. Here are Ralph Pines, Adolph Fuhrman and Marvin Schaudt making necessary repairs to the brining equipment, ar the quarry equip ment building so all will be ready for the winter operation after rhe holiday sea

son has passed.

Did you see Louis Hornbacher's new suede leather cap? If you didn't ir's too late. On November 3 we had a blizzard and Louie ventured out to sec

harvest horn was full it meanr rejoicing

rhar all was well about the plant. He-

and a winter of peace and plenty. Therewere no modern storage and distribution in those days. A poor harvest brought starvation, misery and death.

knew he wouldn'r catch cold because

Walter Meyer who is in charge of all hunting permits reports that ar rhe close of the 1955 hunting season a total of 82 bucks was taken on hunting permirs from rhe Calcite hunring land. This is rhe largcsr number of deer taken on

this property since it was opened as an employee hunting reserve.

Mr. Mogberg is going to write to rhar whiskered old gent at the North Pole and ask him to be sure to tuck a magne tic "hidc-a-key" in Ids Christmas stock16

he had a nice new windproof hat. He siopped near the lay-up slip and got out of his car. The wind blew, the hat took off and Louie had ro stand and

Here is a scene which is repeated al most daily somewhere in the quarry. Joe Belusar and Tony Darga are the track men shown here going about one of the routine jobs which make up their duties.

In this case they are finishing a rail re pair task. A rail had broken and they were summoned to insert a new piece.

watch his investment go floating out into the water. At first he was going to hire a diver ro secure rhe lost property but finally gave it up. Ir is a lucky thing that he hadn't thrown the old one away.

Looks like another season of wear for it now.

As shown here the job is abour com

Someone was kind of delinquent in offering their congratulations to Van-

pleted and they are tightening the angle bar to bring the ends of the rail into

The little fella is already nine months

alignment.

old!

Zandt on the arrival of Brent Nelson.

What is this picture you see? Well, this is what you do when you retire and enjoy yourself. You build a nice corrage on a nice lake with modern con veniences. Be sure you have enough extta land for a fair size garden. Use a wheelbarrow or if you prefer, buy yourself a 'gomobile" that has cultiva tors, scrapers and all the other gadgets thai make work easy, if you like. Work

in the garden if you feel like it. go fish ing if you feel like ir, rake a trip to rown, go South, go North, go Past, go West, see the country. If your neighbor gets a little hard pressed in cleaning up his future home give him a hand. In fact, do just what you feel like doing bur don't overdo things.

The healthy looking cusromers in rhe pictured below are rwo retired Calcite employees, Peter Pollock and Neil Glosser. They have just been giving a hard pressed neighbor a helping hand in leveling off his lor. The tractor belongs ro Neil Glossc-r and ir will do practical ly anything, even rurn handsprings if

Here we have another sample of what can be done by a little intensive cultivat ing and fertilizing in a small garden plor. One might guess that this was a fine spcciman of giant sugar beet but we're sorry ro tell you that your eyes

deceive you. It is a whire radish raised in a small garden by James Adrian of the Calcite Plant drill department. Hehad quite a few more of the same breed in the same plot. This little fellow is

you don'r hold the reins tight and are a little green on rhe job.

ol the Tigers and the college football teams. Mrs. Pollock tries 10 hold him

down so he doesn't get coo interested in pulling a stump or hauling too many wheelbarrows full of dirr for filling ar one time. He diil admir 1hat the other

day be was slowing up a little at SO but was feeling lit as a fiddle.

Neil is located on rhe P.asr side of

Long Lake proper about half a mile from rhe Pollock's. He has a nice cement

block corrage and garage that he built himself.

He

was

an

electric

shovel

operator in rhe Calcire quarry and re

tired three years ago. He has a quartet acre which he has leveled off back of

his corrage and is working it into a finegarden plot with that do all "gomobile"

shown in rhe picture. Once a mechanic always a mechanic and Neil is no cxceprion. He can open his garage door by pressing a button in hiscar or another one in his corrage and close it the same way. You may not find Mr. and Mrs. Glosser at home if you drop in to see rhem because they like to bop into their car and go to Alpena or visit their folks in Rogers City but you can leave a note-

Pete, a former track foreman in the

in a convenient box on the door and

Calcite quarry, who retired ro his homeon Fasr Bay, Long Lake, almost eleven years ago keeps his place spic and span.

This year he pur new insulated siding on his home. In between jobs around

call again.

In any case if you want ro see how ro retire and enjoy your larer years

rhe place he keeps pretty good track

just drop in on rhe Pollocks or the (jlossers ar rbeir homes on Long Lake.

They have the answer.

twelve inches long and 17'2 inches in circumference. We are sorry that Jim cut off

the

roots

otherwise

there

would

be at least anorher eighr inches showing

on the yardstick. We raised the ques tion as ro whether rhis radish was solid

or just a puffed up shell with a hole in side. Jim answered us that the ones he sliced up were as perfectly solid, juicy, sweet and tender as the smaller variety of rhe same species. We are doubrful whether one would want ro consume more than one of these at a meal but ar

leasr we need never worry about a short age of food in the future when a six

loot square garden can be made to pro duce a dozen such legumes. Nice going.

Jim. No wonder the neighbors' eyes popped when you showed them what you pulled from the ground.

Prank Bailer, Yard Department ma son, related this past summer during baseball seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"This Ferris Fain sure

is a good pitcher with lots of stuff on the ball". We wonder what league Frank was following up.

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quickly ordered a jack for his No. 65 pickup rruck. Semper Pararus!

Bill Crow knows his engineering bur he gor himself inro a predicament the other nighr that required something other than his engineering ralenrs. Those Kosher dill pickles can sure make an awful mess and he soon found our rhat

he had no culinary ability. Ginny and her mother heard his SOS and came to his rescue. Seems that Bill went to the

refrigerator to get a glass of milk when this accident happened.

Wedding receptions are happy oc casions and particularly so when they represent fifty years of life together and all of the children are present to help celebrate. Last October 31, such a happy reunion was held at rhe Bismarck Town Hall at Hawks. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Clans

celebrated their Golden Wedding An niversary. All thirteen children were pre sent as shown in the above picture as well as the grandchildren, forty-eight of them and nine great grandchildren.

This large family group is particular ly interesting to us because they have so many ties with the Calcite Plant. Elmer works in the Electrical gang in the Cal cite quarry while Erhardt is in the Time

Office. Marvin is employed in the Yard Department, Some of the ladies of the Glaus clan have also

taken

to them

selves employees of the Limestone Div ision. Gertrude is Mrs. Johnny Meyers.

John works on the dock pumps Lena is Mrs. Gus Gruelke. Gus is a blaster. Edna

married Henry Gruelke who works in the Mill and Effie is the wife of Alfred

Brege of the Calcite Machine Shop. Her bert, Amanda, and Dorothy live in Derroir while Paul, Agnes and Florenceare in the vicinity of their old home town ar Hawks.

Emil and Mrs. Claus can be very proud of rhis fine family group. We con

gratulate rhem on their Golden Wedd ing and wish them and the family many more happy reunions.

Some fellows have rheir troubles. For

instance, William Patilly unconsciously

locked his keys in his car. But if you think he had troubles think of what Fred and Eva LaLonde bad to contend with

when they found their basement slowly filling as a result of a blocked sewer.

That wasn't pleasant, believe me. Frank Reinke found a new type of racoon in

his garageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one of those little blackUS

ones with a white stripe, you know.

Then we find Ben Sanrimo making our a requisirion to a supply firm in Saginaw and discovered rhar he signed ir, "Ben Saginaw".

Cars, regardless of whether they may be station wagons, Buicks. or Model A's all need that certain something to make the wheels go 'round. Plant Manager, Pat Patterson, made a recent trip to Cedarville and found that it rook him

quire some rime ro get there since he-

had to make it part way on the hoof.

If anyone wants to know how ir feels ro have a flat tire and no jack down on Adam's Point ask John Bruder. Afrer waiting almost two hours for some good Samaritan to come along he just gave up and took to the woods to get a long pole and did it the old fashioned way.

He said he did it as they used to jackup the wagon on the farm to grease

replacement in a quarry car journal box.

The two young fellows so busily engag ed in pursuit of this operation are Ro bert Bruning and Howard Wright.

Quarry car repair is a most essential job here at the Calcite Shop and it must be

the wheels. We cannot doubt his word for he was born and raised on a farm.

stant flow of stone from quarry to crush

Experience is the besr readier so he

er house is maintained.

That's

Albert

Martin

in

the back

ground supervising a bearing check and

done in order to make sure that a con

wear but he knows all her good and weak points and just bates to part wirh her. The boys in rhe Yard are not so sure

rhar she is an asser ro rhe Deparrment

in her presenr condition and rhey rhink rhar Bill should insrall new tuneless tires

on her so he- can lell the difference be

tween the bumping of a tire boot just before a blowout and as Bill purs it, "slack in the gears!"

Ray Grigg can vouch that the dewatering mechanism works well as be got his share of water there a short time ago. Also in his company was Howard Gibbs who shared rhis method of taking a cold shower along wirh Ray. When Pre-d Dagner. Rhoud Benson

and George Baker rold their friends is Located

the only one because he is certainly a

South and West of Hagensville. It stands out from its surroundings in an admir able way and is the pride and joy of the Albin Krawscak family. The big pro ject remaining is landscaping and with

Nash booster. To hear him tell ir he-

Thar

mansion on rhe hill

the initiative and enthusiasm that Albin

displays when ar work as pitman on Shovel No. 12, ir won't take long be fore this too, is done. We don't know

when the "housewarming" parry will

be but ii will be a special event worthy of special mention. After that the house

pushes ir right along and still gets 23 miles to the gallon. Who is helping wirh rhe pushing, Dick?

"Somebody said ir couldn't be done", bur rhey didn't tell Allie Radka of the

Shop Department. Al has been busy rhis year raising pheasants. Don't ger any ideas rhough because AI is a dead shot with a shotgun loaded wirh rock

because there is a marked difference in

will become home anil home is dear

ro everyone's heart.

rhar they were planning an Elk bunt ing trip to the west they stirred up a lot of interest among fellow employees.

That interest was nothing compared to what was aroused when they returned bearing the trophies of a successful ven ture as shown below. The trip 1913 miles, one way via truck was a long onehut ihe hunters say that it was worth every mile of it. An additional 25 miles of travel via horse was necessary before the elk country was reached. Rhoud says that an elk bugles bur he must use a dif ferent kind of bugle than Rhoud does

the music produced rhrough their ef William Paulley admits that his in

forts. Another look ar rhe nice racks

destructible old work ear that he flits

A trip into rhe basemenr of William

around CO his various jobs with in rhe

brought home by these men is amplereason for the proud expressions on their

Ransom proved inreresring. Whar a con glomeration of TV equipnienr. Therewere rubes here, screen there, speaker

Yard is gearing a little the worse for

faces when this photo was taken.

on the bench in the corner and whar

have you. Ir is amazing rhar all these parrs come from one TV set. Ir seems practical for Bill ro starr from the

ground up and rhe assembly in rhe base ment is just a check for Bill. He is con cerned mostly about the antennae. It has that "has been" look after taking thebrunt of the big pre-season storm.

The "Romeo Kids"' of rhe construc

tion Department are Don Wagner and ("her Brown. Thar "our of this world"

is plainly evident even though rhey deny rhe same. Don likes Rogers Ciry bur Cher will go to Cedarville if given the opportunity. It's a hey day for the little b 11a with the bow and arrow and we

don't mean deer hunring. cither!

Has Dick Schaedig told you about his new Nash? If not you must be about 10

News from the Cedarville Plant Newcomers To O-darviu.f-:

Office

Mrs. Eunice Farero has recently joined the office force and is employed in the Accounting Department. We are cer tainly grateful for her help and wish 10 extend ro her a hearty welcome.

an addition ro rhe family, a girl. Rebecca Jean. Congrarulations folks. Incidentally Ted, maybe Rebecca doesn't smoke, but the rest of us do, where are the cigars?

It

is

rumored

thar

rhe

locomotive

engineers were refused deer licenses this year. Ir seems rhar rhey all gor their bucks November 8, thanks ro their

Since Louise Kamyszck thought it was somewhat difficult to do justice to both her office job and housework,

trains. Reid Crawford bagged a -i pointer about half way between the point and

she decided to sever her ties to the office and devote all her time to her home and husband. Louise- has turned over her

quarry around daylight November 8 and Jack McCarthy landed a spike horn a couple of hours later, the same way.

job as Receptionist and Telephone

We won't mention the doe. I guess it's against rhe law ro use a train to hunt

Operaror to Miss Carolyn Millon. We hope Carolyn enjoys her co-workers and

them with.

work ar our office. We are happy to have her with us.

Bud's and Ernie's dog after being found once has disappeared again. It

We- note a new business place going up in the Cedarville Area. Louis Schmidr

seems Bud was looking after it and tried to feed it some pancakes one morning and the dog hasn't been seen since. In cidentally, Bud fixed the pancakes him self as he was "batching" it for a while, but the dog just didn't appreciate it. did

is building a Harness and Shoe Repair Shop. He is certainly progressing rapidly on his building and tells us that he hopes to be open soon to take care of our shoe fixings. Also he plans to stock a good line of shoes and rubbers for Men and Boys and some leather goods.

Who's the guilty one in the office who cuts out paper cartoons to place on the switchboard? Could it be Bud. Bill.

Bernard, or Mac' Come on boys one of you is the guilty one.

Dale, why do you always refer ro

he Bud?

Chuck Huff seems ro be having quite a rime picking up his dinner bucket.

For one week we saw Bernard driv

ing a new Buick. Then returning ro work Monday morning we find his new

Buick

vanished

and

he

is

now

driving a 48 Plymouth. What happened to the Buick?! Could the wife have it?

Lost but not found, one coyote hound, who proved to have a bad habit. He just gut on a track and never came back.

Bur alas, it was only a rabbit. By the way

this dog belongs to Bud Schaedig and Ernie Bruning and if you should see him in the woods while deer hunring. please shoot the rabbir.

The one man wrecking crew. Harold Qucstard, who backs into instead of in thru the door.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rose recently had 20

Those Cedarville fellows are really full of surprises. Take the case of truck driver, Joe Kott. He had rhe misfortune

of somehow losing his false teeth. The denture was returned to him embedded

in the mouth of a molded clay head which was his likeness. Credit for this

masterpiece is due the- members of his crew. Guess they have geniuses at Cedar ville, too.

This picture of a safety meeting being held at the Cedarville Plant could aptly be labeled, "What Price Safety?" Plant Manager, Ralph Dolsen, is pointing out to the men that in reality we are all millionaires. We may not own a yacht,

a big home on a mountain top or at the seashore, or perhaps not even a new car but we do have whole and healthy bodies. We are able to work and thus

provide the essentials and sometimes some of the luxuries of life for those

dependent on us. It takes a lot of doing to keep our acquired fortune. The re quirements include care and thought with Safety always in mind.

Most of us have seen the results of

Macklem didn'r have any use for it in Florida, he gave it to Mac. Very be coming!

a moment of carelessness. The injury susrained made us highly safety con scious but after a short period of time the tendency is to relax into a passiveattitude. This arrirude is deadly because an accident is just waiting to happen.

We must all decide to take the little pre cautions that add up ro doing our work

Carolyn Millon wants experience in filling in marriage application formsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

will be no withdrawals against our ac count in rhe bank of health and safety.

What's wrong Chuck, is it too heavy?

Has everyone seen the cute hat Mac inherited

from

his

father?

Since Sr.

in a safe manner. When we do rhis there

rhe watchman's office as an office when

Charlie is around and as a shanty when he isn't? Charlie could you tell us?

particularly her own. Carolyn is a new girl in the Cedarville office.

Wedding Bells

On July 2, 1955, Gust R. Markstrom and Ruth Tobias were united in holy wedlock. They spoke their vows to Rev. Howard Fchr at rhe Bethel Lutheran

Church of Cedarville. Michigan. Gusr is employed in the Yard Department.

Sandra Sue arrived July 6, 1955 io be- the first child of Mr. and Mrs. John Leach. John is employed as a Trackman.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Malkowski now

boast of 2 daughters and a son. The later being the new arrival. The little lad, born July 3, 1955, was named Frank

A. Daddy Malkowski is employed as a Blaster.

Ronald Nordquisr. one of our Travel Drillers, is now rhe papa of rwo sons.

Stephen R. made his de-bur on July 7, 1955.

Leonard G.

Promo is a brand new

daddy. He and the Mrs. proudly an nounce the birth of their first child, a son, Stephen Peter, who arrived on |uly K). 1955.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kotr happily an nounce the birth of a son, Joseph David born July 29, 1955. The family is now comprised of 3 boys anil 2 girls. Daddy is employed as a Truck Driver.

Wirh the arrival of Gerald Albert,

born August II, 1955, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bickham now have a family of 3 boys. Stanley is a Brake-man on a locomotive.

Randolph I., was the name Mr. anil Mrs. Leroy Seymour chose for rheir new son, born September i. 195s). The Sey

Dorothy Ann Gustafson became the bride of Raymond Cruickshank on June -I, 1955- Their I do's were spoken ro Rev. John Neuenschwander in rhe First

Presbyterian Church Parsonage ar Picklord. Michigan. Dorothy is employed in

the Accounting Department and Ray is a Drill Helper.

Berry Jean Cryderman of Dafrer and John Tominac of Raber, became Mr.

and Mrs. on August 27. 1955. They

mours have I other child, a daughter Dianna. Papa is a Laborer at the Plant.

The Raymond Nowicki's now have another link- Miss. Marcha Lee arrived

Jan. 3 L 1955. Sister Gale now has a real live Doll. Ray is employed as a Primary Crusher Attendant.

Gerald Allan, fifth son of Mr. and

Mrs. Edlor Haske arrived April 3, 1955.

L.dlor is employed as a Car Loader.

Nancy Jane Stec joined rhe Edward

Srec household on Sr. Valentine's Day, so rhar day will be an extra-special one for that family. The Stec's have I orber ilalighter and 4 sons.

The William Storey's too are happy ro announce rhe- birrh of rheir first son, Robert Orro born on March 18, 1955

The family is now comprised of 2 daughters and I son.

A daughter Michele Mary, was born ro Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Mielke Ocrobcr 1-1, ar rhe- Rogers City Hospital. Papa Mielke is a shift Repair Leader. Con gratulations, folks. Michele is the sister ol I brother anil i sisters.

A daughter, Rose Marie, was born November 23 ro rhe proud Mr. and Mrs. Walter lilalski. Rose Marie is rhe sisrer of I brorher anil 1 sisrer and was born

in the Rogers City Hospital. Daddy is a Mechanic.

COURTSHIP: The short interlude be

tween lipstick and mopstick.

Busy as a beaver are these three mech

anics at the Cedarville quarry. From left CO right are Marshall Patrick, August Patrick and Gerry Dunn. Marshall, who is a spokesman for rhe trio, claims that rhey are "on rhe go" all rhe time keep ing the big trucks, bulldozers, cranes, and other equipment in running shape.

When all the equipment used at the Plant and quarry is considered we cer tainly agree wirh Marshall. Better mech anics would be hard to find. Marshall

with his cigar and Gerry with his pipe sometime keep August busy trying ro keep the area clear. They have a good

time working Together and do a bang up job on whatever they tackle.

wire wed by Rev. Chester Franczek in rhe St. Stanislaus Church in Goctzville.

John works here as a Crane Operator.

We wish ro congrarulate our newly weds and may the years they spend together be filled with much happiness.

...,

Tin- Cradle Roll

It's now a boy and a girl for rhe Hud son Elliorr's. Hudson came into the of

fice one morning happily announcing rhe birrh of Sandra Elizabeth, who ar rived on May 18. 1955. Now brorher Gary has a new playmare. Hudson is employed as a Stores Clerk in the office.

Little Miss Mary Jane joined theThomas Visnaw family on June 17.

1955. Mary Jane has 2 brothers. John and Thomas. Papa Visnaw is a Primary Crusher Attendant.

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rhar he lias many happy years in rhe Limestone Fleet.

Don "Deerslayer" Bogren not only brings home the bacon but he also is willing ro share rhe wealth. When

ij)»'!M»'!:..!!!:«::i!.'^i

he

informed

his

friends

that

he

was going to ger our on rhe runway rhis year in search of a buck Walr Meyer placed an order for rhe cur of venison he'd take if Don was

successful. Don got his buck and paid Walr off ro rhe enjoyment of the rest of the members of the eleven o'clock club.

The man at the controls in rhe prim

hunting dog and they figured it out ro

ary crusher building at the Cedarville Plant is Tommy Visnau. From the posi tion of the photographer it can be noted that Tommy has charge of the rruck dumping operation. The trucks come

cost them SI5.00 per hour ro hunt.

from rhe shovels in the quarry to dis

charge the stone into the big crusher.

The controls regulate lights at the two truck entrances. With rhe push of a switch a rruck will back in and dump

What happened to the dog, fellas? Thar sure is going to be expensive meat.

We are happy to sec Eunice Farero back on the job again after her recent illness. Guess you can't ever hold a good gal down. We're glad, too, that she didn't

leave any of her spark and vitality at the Rogers City Hospital.

or wait for orders.

Herman Lucrzow returned to familiar

An accurate count of the loads dump ed has become auromaric wirh Tommy.

He keeps score so that no arguments

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territory to get his buck this year. He claimed this 5 pointer on bis father's farm in Molrke. This buck dressed out

can be forthcoming between men or Besides being a good workman Tommy is a good hunter. He has achiev

at about I 10 lbs. and should provide plenty of good eating in the months to come. A look at rhe picture makes onewonder if rhis one wasn't a per of Her

ed rhe position of being so good that

man's, he looks so friendly.

shifts.

he won't kill a buck it it is too far

to haul ir our of rhe woods. To quote Tommy, "Til shoot my buck closer to

Horseback riding may be all righr pro viding you keep at ir sez George Baker.

On a recent elk hunring expedition to the far wesr George and rhe resr of the party had ro do some traveling via the saddle. George said that all went well

home". With the new rifle he- now owns there is no doubt that it will be done-

just as Tommy predicts.

Talking about eating up one's pro fits. A man named Springer at the Plant has been eating more than his share of candy and he says that it isn't because be wants to gain weight but it is because ir conies cheaper now that he owns a

gas station and can get ir wholesale.

There musr be quire a margin of profit even in candy bars.

until he tried to shift the horse into re

It does not seem too long ago that

Louis Carter came ro Bradley Trans

portation to cast his lot with us. He and Mrs. Carter arrived in town when the

young man we- see sirring on Dad's kneewas a very young baby. As you see, Neil has grown up and has since been joined

Cedarville.

by sister Eileen. Louis came here as a

namely, Ernest Bruning, Edmund Schaedig, and Robert Smith, will never be able

wheelsman and had a Pilot's license. On

The

three

foremen

at

verse.) Seems strange that there isn't a gearshift lever on rhe saddle what with all these great scientific advances doesn't ir George?

Like to bear big game hunting stories?

If so, contact Murphy and Sreve-ns ar rhe storehouse and hear their wild tale

of the monster weasel they took care of.

This sure must be God's Country. A

September 22nd of this year he was pro

Calcite locomotive crew saw 17 deer,

to live down their recent business ven

moted to a Third Mare aboard the S. S.

3 bear, and 2 coon while making one

ture. Seems chat rhey boughr a costly

CALCITE. We wish him well and hope

trip around the quarry.

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Dick Schaedig bad bis troubles recenrly. Seems rhat the sewer line plugg ed up. Dick worked ar rhe stoppage but

couldn't remove it so he decided to dig.

He dug and dug, as a matter of fact he dug up the line all the way across the front yard only to find the line was blocked in the street. At least you'll have

some extra lawn building experience to show for your efforts, Dick.

Prank Rubeo has it all figured out as far as the meat supply is concerned.

He claims that for his family be must provide 100 pounds of pork, 100 pounds of beef. 100 pounds of smelt and how about the chicken?

There is nothing so dear to rhe hearts of most of us than our far-ilies and the homes in which we live. Pictured

The

Marine

Department

of

rhe

Northern District of the Limestone Div

ision is a busy place from the opening of navigation until the ships of the Bradley Fleet are snugly tucked away in their winter quarters at the close of the shipping season. From eleven to twelve hundred cargoes of limesrone arc-

transmitting or receiving information.

Herman keeps a close watch on boat schedules, their arrival and departure time by ship to shore radio telephone and keeps management, ships, and cus tomers informed.

Russell Smart, across the desk, is a

laid plans and quick changes of cargoes and destinations often are necessary.

Close cooperation wirh plant manage

Clerk in this department having been formerly a member of the Dock Office force. He helps keep the records and is learning the "ropes".

This is just a brief glimpse of another cog in rhe wheel which makes the Mich igan Limesrone Division an efficient machine in the production and shipment of limestone. Like everyone else, the Marine Department has its troubles when December's wintery blasrs delay the ships enroure ro port but as Norman says, with a pensive shake of the head, "Yes, it sure is tough going but the Corporation has to have a few more cargoes of flux before layup to carry

ment, customers, and carriers is essen

them over rhe winter."

loaded and cleared from the Port of Cal

cite during a normal shipping season and this year's quota from Port Dolomitewill roral close to one hundred seventy.

Coordinating the arrival of these ships and fitting available plant production of varied sizes for customer needs in a

high production year with a minimum of delay for both ships and plant pro duction required considerable foresight and planning. Weather conditions in both Spring and Fall disrupt the best

below is a typical street in Rogers City with the majority of the homes owned

by Michigan Limestone employees.

Many reasons may be given for the owners being able to have these homes and the foremost reasons are rhat the

people are thrifty and save their well earned dollars, they also are paid a good standard wage, they are progressive, they

realize that parenthood and home owner ship are marks of good cirizens and they have boughr U. S. Government Bonds ro help achieve rheir high aims.

The Michigan Limestone Division welcomes employees to become a mem ber of the Payroll Savings Plan. If you desire to become a member of the home

owners group no better way can be used than through U. S. Savings Bonds.

Lay your savings away systematically and before you may realize it you have enough ro ger srarted on rhat dreamed of home.

See the payroll department at the com pany's office and start piling up those bonds for home, education, or rainy day needs.

tial for efficient transportation and pro duction. The Marine Department is in the middle, so to speak.

Norman "Penny" Hoeft, standing, who is the Manager of the Bradley Transportation Line and Assistant Man ager of Sales for the Northern District, is an old hand at this job of liaison man.

When the going gcrs tough he still gives Herman a hand.

Herman Luebke, on the phone, is the Traffic Manager of the Northern Dis trict. You will usually find Herman just as he is shown in this picture, with a telephone at his ear and a pencil in

his hand or ar rhe teletype machine 23

one's gun up against a tree and not hav

ing ir when Mr. Buck comes up snorring behind you. Live and learn, Šh?

During a recent sronn on rhe lakes the men aboard rhe S. S. Whire were a-

wakened when rhe emergency alarm bell sounded. It didn't take but half of double

quick time for everyone to be ready to abandon ship. Seems rhat rhe Mare ac cidentally couched rhe alarm signal when

the ship took a dip. We arc glad that this happened because individuals too often take these life boat drills as just general routine and do not fully appre ciate the importance of them. This one appeared ro be the real thing and rhe boys really scrambled.

We hope rhar Melvin Bade will pur chase a sling for bis rifle so rhar he will always have rhe gun handy when bear hunring. Mel was sranding about 200 Feet from his car without his gun and

marvelous natural urge in the makeup of all wild creatures, rings a bell and rhey set their course accordingly.

This same time of year, nor lack of food bur more likely a quickening of rhat same urge to fill the winter's cache of food for survival, our hunters scan

rhe skies for rhe annual flocks of migra tory birds. Duck and geese blinds are the order of rhe day and when rhe Ocrober season comes around rhe barrage begins.

Rogers City and irs vicinity with its numerous lakes and marshes is a tradi

tional place for the waterfowl to rest on their journey South and Calcite has its share of enthusiastic nimrods.

In rhe

picture we have Lloyd

Dullack on the lefr and Bob Smolinski

on rhe right, with their boar on Swan Lake back

and looked him over. The last time we

bringing down lour ducks and three fine blue geese.

The picture below shows Wallace Mulka on the left and Beverly Tarro on rhe righr. wirh a 9-pound Canada goose which Wallace bagged at Lake Augusra back of Posen. This rrophy has a wing spread of nearly six feci.

heard from Mel regarding his bear hunt ing he was using a camera instead of rhe

brags of wearing size 12" waist clothes but when the boys measured him up he-

mits for Calcite hunring, was so sure-

clocked a slim 57". We'd all like ro know

v,un. Good hunring, Mel, and we hope you have berrer shooting this way.

We understand that Harold Kortman

of the Calcite

Plant after

how you do it. Harold.

from all available information. The besr

We understand chat Emil Pauley is

of prognosricarors, even rhe weather man sometimes gei rheir necks out too

running a taxi service at the Calcite

far.

es. Instinct, that nebulous something not coo well understood by man but a

Mr. Bruin walked right out on rhe road

Don Bogren of the Calcite Engineer ing Department, shor rhis nice 110pound, 'i-poinr buck on rhe opening day of the season at 8:00 a.m. This is Don's first buck and he is justly proud of it. He was particularly glad ro hag one rhis year bc-cause our friend. Walr Meyer who hands our most of rhe per

he wouldn't get one rhat he made rather a rash ber which as yet has not been paid

these harbingers of winter's stormy blasts incire rhe desire ro fly ro Southern clim

Planr and that his besr customer is Fred Kalitta. Louie and Max won't like rhis!

The following poem was found on the bulletin board at the office of rhe Aunandalc Plant in rhe- Eastern District. It

was composed by Paul Rossman and Mary Alice Swigeri and jorted down by the Editor when he was on a reeenr

visit there. We would like to pass it on ro you.

The shades of nite were falling last.

When a Limesroner stepped upon the gas;

A Crash! A Bang! an awful sound.

They opened up his head and found

Here's hoping that Harvey Strieker

EXCELSIOR!

will have better deer hunting next sea son. We understand rhar Harvey's buck

I.osiâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one deer liver on Drummond

Island. When it was last seen by Otro Wenzel u was laying on a clump of brush at the corner of the rraii. The

finder can keep rhe liver if he will tell Otto which trail ir was so he can keep off of ir rhe next rime. Orro can give you some sound advice regarding setting 2-1

walked our and looked him over and

When rhe leaves begin ro change ro Autumn's vivid hues and rwilighr slow ly creeps ro nicer the equinox, a restless

stir e-xcires rhe flocks of migratory ducks and geese in Northern summer homes of marsh and lake. In old and young

Harvey threw up his new Remington with telescope sights but didn't shoot.

Seems as though he forgot to remove rhe covers from rhe telescope and couldn't draw a bead on the deer. That's

what you'd call game conservation.

old block and bad the satisfaction of

beating his father, that famous hunter of song and srory, to the kill. "Porky" didn't get his trophy until later in the season. Nice going, Art.

We thought things were bad when Clarence Eldridge showed up for work with unmatched socks on his feet but

Harvey Dullack went him one better by appearing with a different type of shoeon each foot. Both men claimed they had another pair just like those being worn back at home.

Karl Haselhuhn, who operates the overhead crane in the machine shop, made sure that venison would be a part of the menu at his house when he shot

this 4 point, 120 pound buck, on the first day of the season on company pro perty. Karl claims that his job gives him an advantage over the rest of the hunters because he works so high in rhe air. It is easy to spot the deer hangouts from this vantage point.

Getting tired of the old routine?

Martin Budnick has figured out a way to eliminate parr of rhe daily duties which make up this life of ours. He says that he is going to purchase one of these new fangled A00 day clocks and then he won't have to wind it for 2'/2 years.

Ted Rose who entertained the gang at Calcite with bis good humor and stories a few years back deserted to take residence in that hunters'

Paradise at

Cedarville. Ted has found the hunting and fishing mighty good as the fish are longer anil the game larger than the Prcsque Isle County variety. In fact, the game is so much larger there that this Fall he was known to be shooting the plentiful and common flicker thinking that they were grouse.

Ed Kortman, the mill's handy re pairman for some years and now in the Shop, decided be bad the skill and knowledge to pass some welding tests.

It seems that the test was harder than

expected and Ed was having his troubles.

Some of bis well-meaning pals sug gested he take a few smart pills and that Tom Tulgetske could help find rhem. When Ed went to Tom all the

Remember

when

the

Air National

Guard was having their shooting practicein this area last summer? Fred I al.onde remembers it well because one of their

targets came floating down into rhe quarry and he found ir. We didn't get

help he got was that Tom never needed them as he was born with a High School education.

The Electrical

Department

pickup

truck now holds the record of having

to ask him if it had been shot full of

rwo blowours ar rhe same rime. Rumor

holes or nor.

has it that the Yard pickup can come ro rhe rescue of anyone ar anytime but then it should, shouldn't it? Charity be gins at home, you know.

Talk about a noisy place ro work.

Murphy at rhe gate says that he has had to get a pail of water to keep by the telephone so that be can cool ir off some

of rhese days. Seems like lors of people wanr to know when that boat is coming

Harry Wiclajewski, one of our Yard Department bulldozer operators, says that he likes to come to work at 4:00

a.m. I suppose one may as well feel this way â&#x20AC;&#x201D; grin and bear it.

"You'd be proud roo", is whar the ex pression on Venn's face seems to say as be displays evidence of his skill as a hunter for all to see. This 12 pointer was taken on company property by Vern

Henry, Jr. at about 7:20 on the opening morning. Could be that Vern had this one sporred as he made rhe many runs to No. 6 Shovel in his job as a locomo tive brakeman.

The report on rhis handsome buck

by Arthur Bruning was an I 1-pointer

weighing l75 pounds. Art is the son of Elmer (Porky) Bruning and shot his buck on Calcite hunting land at 1:00 on the opening day. Art is a chip off the 25

recent deer hunting season out hopes that they have taken to the rail timber.

formed us that it was 2 months, 9 days, Li hours. 59 minutes and if be bad his

glasses on he could tell us exactly the

Cash Sobeck is a surprising fellow.

We have learned recently that he is a better than average speech maker. Lie

also demonstrated his ability ro tell a good story well. The other day we saw him rolling his own. We don"r know whar to expect of him nexr.

John Raymond of rhe Engineering Department also gor his first buck rhis year but he didn't bag it the first day so we had to leave- his picture as well as a host of others to be admired in private rather than preserving the evidence of their hunting prowess in rhe archives of print via "Calcite Screenings".

Clarence Eldridge- is beginning to wonder if we have a shorragc of rubber or something. Seems that he is badly in need of four 600 x 16 tires for that Chevrolet he runs around in about the-

Yard. Irs only a few more days 'ril Christinas and we still Clans. Clarence.

Gi i-:ss Who

The little boy in rhe whire suit has now changed his garb for a sailor's suit.

You would never recognize him as lit is very much larger and better looking.

He works aboard the Bradley boats in a responsible position and is well

have a Santa

Earl Nagel says that the telephonewires are not high enough and roads wide enough at the Calcite Plant when he is on the mobile crane. This is just enough information to arouse our curio sity. Earl. Tell us more.

We were sorry to hear that Ray Grigg bad a miserable vacation this Fall. Seems

that he spenr most of his lime in the

thought of and greatly respected by bis

sack and it wasn't because he wanted

shipmares. He has hobbies orher than being a good father bur ro rell you of them wotdd rell you bis name. This is one which will be tough to guess and the clues are as lacking as those on the $64,000 question.

it this way. Sorry the bug got him at such an inopportune time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what's more, we're sorry he got him ai all.

Gus Schaedig has replaced his old nickname of "Wobble Knocker". In the

future it will be "grandpa"' for (ins.

Porky Bruning says: "You ask how I know thai my youth is spent/

My ger up and go has gor up and went.

Bui I grin when I think where it's been."

A woman who is always up in i'ni- air

and harping on some thing or another is not necessarily an angel.

Bill Trapp has a couple of deer friends oui there in rhe quarry whom he af fectionately has named "Kickback'" and "Limpy ". Bill fears that he will lose his dear friends or has lost them wirh the v,

Ralph Dolsen rhe- manager of ihe Cedarville

Plant,

donned

his

red

plaids anil rook off enough rime ro go our ro join rhe army of hunters

on rhar opening day. He shor a nice <S pointer by shooring into rhe- big chest of rhe deer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or so he says. It turned out though rhar rhe deer was looking backwards at Ralph and what he really saw and shot into was the rump. Any way, all that matters is that the buck didn't get away.

Chief Engineer, Guy LaBouniy. was in the Personnel office on November 4

and wirh a glint in his eye happily in

number of seconds before his retirement,

lr's that much closer now, Guy, and we know that you are truly going to enjoy your days of leisure. May you have many years of rhem.

'Ihe traditional procedure during the hunring season is ro get your buck and

if you sec a bear rake him in the pro cess. However, methods of hunting the two types of game are differenr and you don't usually get the bruin whilesitting on a deer runway. In any case, they are hard ro get and the percentage of bear taken ro rhe number of hunters is

small. The typical attitude of rhe hunter and his chances of gcrring a bear skin is illusrrared by a friend of Herman Ganske's who was successful in his quest and had enlisted Herman's help ro drag rhe carcass out. During a well earned rest period, Herman, who is an inveter

ate hunter, said. "I'll have to get my bear nexr". His friend replied. "Your bear?

The only bare you'll ger is if you snag your pants."

"My daddy gor his buck", is whar Sonia Hein said when she went back to school after lunch on November 15.

Sonia is pictured here wirh her dad.

Art, of rhe Transportation Department.

He brought down his deer at 7:35. He

i; known as a grear hunter and story tell er. The srory he cells us about this oneis that it weighs 180 pounds and has a rack of 10 points. This is a true story, though!

to these newly weds and we wish them

a long and happy life together.

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There are hunters who go into the

field for trophies and others who bun: for good. Gerald Grochowski is one of the fellows who say, "ya can't .eat the horns". Gerry got his third spiker in

three years. He bagged his 90-pound white tail at 9:20 on opening day.

A

Letter To You

Dear Driver:

A few weeks ago. 1 saw a little girl struck by a car as she rried to cross the The W. T. Stafford family arc happy

that father "Tim" has been promoted CO Second Mate on the S. S. W. F. White.

From left to right are Tom, Christine, Mrs. Stafford "Tim", Tim Jr. and Dale.

"Tim" has been a Bradley employee for over fifteen years and holds a Master's license. Like many of our seamen he en

joys his family during rhe hours that he is at Calcite and those winter months

look good just about this time of rhe year. We all wish you well, "Tim" and hope that your tasks are pleasant.

The Peal Of Wedding Bells

Announcement has been made rhat

Fred Kreft, a member of the Drilling

Department, decided to foresake the life of a bachelor and chose Rosemary Rodgers of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as his bride on July 5, 1955.

eight o'clock on September 17. The former Virginia Talaske was brearluaking in her nylon trulle and lace and tulle over satin gown ending in a chapel

street. I saw a father race toward her

train and her short net veil. They were unired in holy wedlock by Rev. Casimir Szyper of Ponriac. Gene tells us that now

I saw the look of despair that came over his face. 1 could only offer a prayer that such a thing might never happen again.

Today my daughter, who is 6 years

his shopping days are over except to give Santa a band in choosing something extra special for his bride, this, their first Christmas together.

and hold her to him as she struggled in the agony of death. 1 saw all the plans that bad been made for her dashed and

old, started off to school. Her cocker

spaniel, whose name is Scoot, watched her leave and whined bis belief in the

folly of education.

Donald

Hammond

of

the

Central

Radio Telegraph Company joined rhe ranks of new husbands on September 17, also. He and Barbara Ann Bull of Washington D. C were wedded by Rev. Robert Barksdale in the chapel of the First Congregational Church at Alpena ai a simple I I o'clock ceremony. Don

'Tonight we talked about school Shetold me the girl who sits in front of her, a girl with yellow curls, and about the boy across the aisle who makes faces; about the teacher who has eyes in the back of her head: about die trees in the

school yard and the big girl who does not believe in Santa Claus.

siding in Rogers City.

We talked about a lot of things â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tremendously vita! and unimporranr things.

the S. S. Taylor, chose pretty Marian Eleanor as his bride on August 6. When

Harry Jaeger, deckwatchman on the S. S. Bradley, also decided he'd make it

asleep with her doll "Paddy" in her

she said, "I Do", she decided to don

Mr. and Mrs. He and Frances Ann Mod-

arms.

the apron and pass on her duties of teaching readin', writin' and 'rithmatic

rzynski spoke their vows ar a 9 o'clock nuptial Mass ar St. Ignatius Church wirh Rev. Adalbert Narloch performing the ceremony. Frances was a lovely bride in her lace nylon over taffeta gown which ended in a chapel train. The newMr. and Mrs. Jaeger motored to Niagara Fails for their honeymoon after their wedding on October 22.

and the new Mrs. Hammond are re

Arthur Andrulis, stokerman aboard

to another school marm. This, without

a doubt, made Art real happy and now he too, like many of the other sailor lads, has bis one and only waiting for him there on the dock when the ship noses her way into the Calcite harbor.

The Methodist Church at Gavlord was

the setting for a pretty formal wedding on August 27 when Eugene Ellis, deck hand aboard the S. S. Bradley, took unto himself a bride, Marion Soper ar a 4 o'clock ceremony. Rev. Raymond Lamb pronounced rhem man and wife.

Eugene Hoffman, an oiler on the S. S. Clymer, said that his heart fairly brokethrough his chest when he got a glimpse of his beautiful bride coming down that aisle at the St. Ignatius Church at

Walter Szymoniak found vivacious Maryann Moran in Onaway and con vinced her ro go aisling with him at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Onaway.

Rev. Thomas Ryan performed rhe nup tials ar a solemn high mass on November 26. Walter is a wheelsman on the S. S. Robinson and he and his new bride are-

making their home on Lake Sneer in Rogers City.

Now, as rhis is written, she is sound

When her doll gets broken or her

finger gets cut or her bead gets bump ed, I can fix them. But when she starts across the streer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she is in your hands.

then, Mr. Driver,

Much as I wish I could, it's not pos sible for me to

be with her all rhe

rime. I have to work ro pay for her home, her clothes, her education.

So, Mr. Driver, please help me to look out for her. Please drive carefully. Please drive slowly past schools and at inter

sections. And please remember that somerimes children

run

from

behind

parked cars.

Please don't run over my little girl.

Very sincerely yours.

(Signed i FATHER This letter was written to rhe Elmira

(N.Y.; Advertiser, which observes:

"If any driver can resisr irs appeal, heOur best wishes and congratulations

has no business wirh a driver's license."

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Introducing The Cradle Roll According to the list of young 'uns who joined the families of many of our employees since rhe last issue of "Calcite Screenings" we would say that jolly, old, bearded fella in his bright red suit is going to be more tired than ever this Christmas. He will, no doubt, have to

add an extra sleigh and two more rein deer to take care of all the little dolls and electric trains that will have to

be delivered to so many good little boys and girls. Hanging on rhe manrle will be stockings for - Dennis Ray, son of Ray Fuhrman, porter on the W. F. White. Dennis was born on July 3 and he is the Fuhrman's first child.

And it's twin gals for the Lawrence Bannon's whom they named Marlene Faye and Colleen Kay. Cute, huh? They were born on July 13. Lawrence is a foreman of a repair crew in the Mill

sons and two daughters.

A new daughter, Carolyn Louise, was born to the Elmer Trapps on August 3.

Elmer is a member of the Yard De

partment and now the father of two sons and two daughters.

Mary Lynn is the new daughter of the Patrick Lamb's. She was born on August 8 and her daddy is an oiler on the S. S. Calcite. We dare say that her daddy is or must be quite a stranger to her since that good little ship hasn't been coming into the home port too often. With layup at hand, it won't be long and Papa Pat will be able to get acquainted with his new charge.

On August 9 and a few days there after, the laboratory crew found it rather difficult to get along with Orval Pines who couldn'r quite come out of the clouds after Sue Ellen was born. Ac

cording to Orv she is quite the girl and

Department.

there isn't another like her. 'Tis only

The John Socia's finally had that little girl after having four sons before her.

Cynthia Ann made her debut at the local hospital on July 19. If Jack didn't

natural, fellas, and now he and Jack Morley can compare notes.

Jean Marie, the first daughcer of che

pass out cigars to that track crew he

place in cheir beaucifu! new home on

should have!

the hill. Jean was born on August 14 and she has two brothers, namely, Wil

Junior Lee Brandenburg, oiler on rhe S. S. Clymer now has two daughters.

Four year old Sharon is very proud of her baby sister, Susan Jean, who will

have a birrhday every July 29.

Laurie Robin will share the joys of Christmas at the Floyd McCreery home this year. She came to them on July 19 and her daddy is a deckwatchman on the S. S. Taylor.

And it's another boy for Alfred Bregc,

Ray Modrzynski's, found her righrful

liam and Paul. Ray is a wheelsman on the S. S. Clymer.

Occupying the new home of the

Clarence Strzelecki's on Evergreen Street are twin boys, Jon Walter and Joel Ward. When "Kid" got the news aboard the S.S. White, he was so dazed the fel

las thought he was walking in his sleep.

Dawn Michele was an excited little girl when she heard she had two brorhers

car repairman. He named his fifth son, Danny Paul, who was born on July 10.

on August 12 and could hardly wait for

No doubt with all those brothers four

new brothers home.

year old Dianne had to learn to hold her own 'cause boys will be boys, you

Angelo Santini now has a grandson bearing his name. Litrle Angelo Robert was born on August 28 and his daddy, Art, is employed at the Plant working on the dock pumps.

know.

With the coming of Wayne Charles on July 12, in another twenty-one years the democrats will gain another vote out in Metz. Wayne is the third son of the Raymond Roznowski's.

Ed Skudlarek is counting his blessings these days. First of all he and the Mrs. had a son, Steven Edward, born to them

on July 26, their first child. Just recent ly he was promoted to a repairman on rhe S. S. Clymer. Congratulations Eddie and Lucy.

The Gustav Fuhrman's added another

exemprion on Augusr 1 when Richard Emerson joined the household of two 28

her daddy to bring her mommy and her

Edwin Patzer, second cook aboard the

S. S. Taylor, became a daddy for the second time on September 3 when Nancy Lee was born. She has a brother whom they call Victor.

The third assistant engineer aboard the S. S. Calcite, Ronald Miller, was

wearing that self-satisfied look on Sep tember 7 and when news got around that Karen Ann was the reason for it we

could understand his pride — he was a daddy for the firsr time.

Jim Lamb, second cook on the S. S.

Clymer, proudly announced that he fathered a son whom he and Ruth called

Gary Michael. Gary made his appearance on September 14 and is the first child of the Lamb's.

Joseph Kenneth LaLonde, the sixth

boy of the Bill LaLonde's, joined the family on September 24. Lirtle Joe also has five sisters who are sure to help spoil the little tyke. Bill is employed in the Machine Shop.

The S. S. Clymer seems to be making the news in this issue of "Calcite Screen

ings" at least in this baby column. The population of Indian River was boosted when a son was born to Paul Pearson,

second assistant aboard the Clymer, on September 7. Paul now has four sons and three daughters.

The S. S. Bradley is now represented in the person of Paul Edward, son of Earl Tulgetske, Jr. Paul was born on September 27 and he has two sisters,

Karen and Susan who wouldn'r part with their brother for anything. Earl is em ployed as a watchman.

The outlying little settlement of Pet-

crsville is the home of Mark Joseph, son of Leo Gorlewski. Mark was born on

September 18 and papa Leo is employed in the Track Department. Leo now has two sons and a daughter.

The stork paid a call at the home of Ferris Schaedig on September 19 and

left with him his first child, a daughter Sue Ann. Ferris is employed with the Secondary Stripping crew.

We don't wonder that Harry Hein is always on hand at daybreak every November 15, rhar is, on the runway.

Peggy Alice, his sixth daughter, was born to the Hein's on September 19 and they also have four sons. Harry went out to try to fill the "larder" and took

with him his two sons — it was a great day for the Hein's — three hunters and

three bucks. Harrycan be found each day working with the blasting department.

The S. S. Munson is also in the news.

Donald Peltz got one of those messages telling him that it was his turn to pass out the cigars. Carol Ann made her

debut on September 30. According to all these births during the month of September, the nursery at the hospital must have been a busy place.

News again from the S. S. Munson.

Jeffery Allen was born to the Lawrence Tulgerske's on October I. He is their second son.

Three year old Sherri Lee Schcfke

spread the glad tidings about the neigh borhood rhat she had a baby brother on October 11 and that she was going to

wonderful time he is going to have growing up with his mama and papa and sisters and brother catering to his

One of Calcite's "old timers" passed away at the home of a daughter in De

was born on October 14.

every whim — or almost.

We'll call Richard Wayne, the new arrival at the Harvey Peltz home, the

Charles Fleming formerly employed in the Construction Department. He work

On October 22 Wally Hein came in to announce that he was once again a

"freedom baby" since he was born on Armistice Day. Richard is the second

ed here from November 1923 to the end of the 1942 season when he retired.

father and passed the writer a cigar to

son and he also has two sisters and

A son, Elmer, is employed by the Divi

take home. He advised that it should

Harvey is employed at Central Radio Telegraph Company.

The steward on the S. S. Clymer once again comes into the news he announces

sion as a first mate on the Str. Munson.

call him Terry. Royden, an electrician, is the proud daddy.

Robert Kowalewsky of the S. S. Cal cite experienced the joys of parenthood for the first time when Sharon Kaye

be smoked slowly and enjoyed to the utmost for it was the last time he would

be passing them out. We know that Wally is proud of his new offspring, Jeffery Lee, his fourth son, and when that daughter comes some day he will probably be passing out two cigars per person instead of one! He is a member of the track department.

Margaret Katherine was born to the Jim O'Connor's on October 22. Jim is a member of the loading crew and he now has two girls and one son.

It appears that Douglas Selke is des tined to have a household of females.

Lisa Ann was born on October 23 and

she has two sisters, Bethany and Janice.

Dug is employed as a locomotive breakman.

Wally Haske, third assistant on the

S. S. White, will find himself quite busy this winter helping to care for his three children. Michael John is the latest ar rival born on October 24. He now has

two boys and one girl.

There is now a John Jr. in the Morley family who was born on October 25.

Jack and Mary Ann have a three year old daughter, Margaret. Jack who for merly worked in the Lab is now at the

Obituaries

troit on October 22, 1955. He was

A father and son, both former employ ees of the Calcite Plant, departed on the same day. Frank and Michael Grochow-

the birth of his fifth son on November 14. David Mark is the name the Al Skowronek's chose for their latest off

ski died October 1, 1955. Frank worked

spring and they have one girl amongst the five boys. We hope the boys don't

Mike started at Calcite in 1919 and

give Cathy too rough a time, but per haps by now she is beginning to learn the laws of self preservation!

We have a good percentage this time

from 1913 until his retirement from the

Yard Department in December of 1944. worked until ill health forced him to retire in 1954. He was a locomotive en

announce. Frank Sager was one of the fellas who had to relinquish his spot

gineer. Both father and son were valued employees to the company and to fellow workers .They were popular, intelligent workers and good men to have around.

They both raised good families and were fine neighbors. A double funeral

on the runway to another nimrod in

service was held. Interment was in Mt.

order to be on hand to greet little Ron

Calvary Cemetery.

On November 12,1955 tragedy struck

at Central Radio with two births to

ald who was born on that day.

Gerald Paul, son of the Ralph Taylor's is just one short week younger than his uncle, James Anthony Yarch. Gerald is the first son having two sisters before

him and he will celebrare his birthday every November 17. Ralph is employed in the Track Department.

Andrea Agnes is the name the Joseph Krawczak's chose for their new daugh ter who was born on November 26. She

is the fourth daughter and has one bro rher. Joe is a watchman aboard the S. S. Bradley.

Clarence Eldridge, foreman in the

our midst when Russel Sabin was fatally injured in an auromobile accident.

"Rick", as he was generally known to friends and acquaintances, was First Ass't. Engineer on the Str. Calcite. He was popular in the community having moved here with his parents at an early age. He became an employee at the Calcite Plant in 1927 and later joined the Bradley Fleet where he made steady progress to the position held at the time of his death. "Rick" loved the out of

the S. S. Calcite, tells us that in a few

Yard Department, was wearing a bigger

doors and during his time away from the boats spent every minute hunting and fishing. He was single and lived

years to come he hopes to have a base

grin than usual on November 29 when

with his mother.

ball team whom he'll call the "Smolinski

he broke the news to his fellow em

Nine". Four down and five to go — Joel,

ployees that he had just fathered a big, bouncing boy. He and Ruth now have a daughter and one son.

The staff of Calcite Screenings wishes to take this opportunity of congratulat ing our employees on their new arrivals

The personnel at Calcite and on the Bradley ships extend sincere sympathy

Dock Office.

Sylvester Smolinski, watchman aboard

their fourth, was born on October 29.

Eddie Kania of the Track Department boasts of the arrival of Edward Jr. on October 30. He also has two daughters.

Gwen Gay, the seconddaughter of the Gerald Grambau's arrived via the gob lin's broomstick on Halloween night and what a perilous ride she had!

Harry Kapalla, assistant conveyorman on rhe S. S. Taylor announces the birth of his fourth son, Gary Louis, on Nov ember 7.

and to wish them all the merriest Christ mas

ever.

It is as far from Ironwood in the Up per Peninsula to Detroit as it is from Derroit to New York City. A circle that has Detroit as its center, and includes Ironwood, also would include Ottawa,

to the loved ones of those who have de.«

parted. We would share their sorrow hoping to make the load lighter.

There's a good reason for folks who work in a noisy place saying that they "get used to it after a while."

According to two Indiana University psychologists, the human ear is equipped with what amounts to built-in automatic

volume controls that adjust to loud noise with amazing speed.

Their tests showed that the sensitivity

Driller, Anthony Yarch, heralds the arrival of new son, James Anthony, on November 10. What a novelty he

Canada, parts of Iowa, parts of Massa

of the ear, when exposed to continuous

chusetts, New York City and Knoxville,

sound, swiftly drops to a point where

must be in the Yarch household with

Tennessee.

rhe sound seems less than one tenth as loud within three minutes. Most of the

Alvin, his youngest brother, being his senior by seventeen years, but what a

>

Safety will bring you happy days.

drop occurs during the first 60 seconds.

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He whispers in the- donkey's ear and it responds. The owner rewards Jack with three nuts, and rhe lad is sure the nuts

will magically obtain something for nothing. The nuts prove to be worthless. fack nexr comes upon an old woman with an apple cart, earing her lunch. Hesits down and helps himself ro an apple.

The goodnarured peddler doesn't mind.

Bur in payment for the apple, she- tells Jack, "You must tighten my horse's harness." Jack laughs. "But its some

thing for nothing Tin searching for, old mother," he tells her. "And now your apple is gone!" "I'll give you something

for nothing!" cries rhe angry old woman.

She boxes him soundly on the ears!

His next encounter is wirh an old

Tin- Dktroit Office Girls

Reading from left to right: Betty Hall, receptionist; Alice Harvey. Indus trial

Relations:

Marian

Mardoff.

Ac

ager for rhe Armstrong Furnace Com pany. Columbus, Ohio.

Alice Harvey is also a member of the Industrial relarions Department. Alicewas formerly secretary to rhe Manager

counting; Ardis Hopp. President's Office; Bea DiGiacobbe. Accounting;

of Operations of Huron Portland Ce

Carroll

ment Company in Detroit.

Pearson.

Purchasing;

Helen

Pakizer. Accounting; Shirley Reynolds, Purchasing; Gin Williams. Accounting: Lois Collins, Engineering; and Boncita

Robert Rodewald has recently joined the Engineering Department. Bob comes to rhe Detroit office via the University

Saul. Industrial Engineering.

Not pictured arc: Joyce Salisbury,

of Oklahoma ami Giffels & Vallet. Inc.

Treasury: Eva Mebarg. Purchasing; Eleanor Miller. Accounting: Eileen Hoe-

is

nicke. Accounting; Shirley l.udrkc. Mail Room.

A number or welcomes are in order

at the Detroit Office. First, we are happy to have Lois Collins who works in the

Engineering Department. This position became available when Ardis Hopp rook

Dcrroii archireebs and engineers. Bob married

and

has

three wonderful

daughters.

In the Purchasing Department we now have Carroll Pearson who is taking ihe place of Shirley Reynolds. Shirley has moved up a step to fill the vacanty left by Mrs. Wakefield.

Welcome- also to Shirley Kostick in Accounts Payable. Shirley is from Minneopolis in rhe grear stare of Minnesota.

another step up ro become secretary to rhe president. C. F. Beukcma. FlorenceDavis, who previously had been Mr. Beukcma's secretary, is now ar rhe Llills-

Gin Williams is also a newcomer to the

villi- Plant.

tions upon her recent marriage ro Mr.

A hearty welcome to Shirley Harris who has just recently become Mrs. I. Ludtke. Shirley replaced Ollie Ricben-

Marvin Pakizer.

bacb in the mailroom who lefr rhe Div

Accounting Department.

Helen Geffert is due for congratula

Something For Nothing?

There is a story in rhe- Modern Mc-

man with merry eyes who is playing a fiddle, jack tells the fiddler about the beauteous miller's daughter. "And she Won't marry you now?" asks rhe old man.

"A fine, bright lad like you.-'" She will marry me when I roll up my sleeves and get ro work." says Jack.

"But rhar I'll leave ro orhcrs. for I've no

mind ro work my days away . . . Nor

when a brighr lad can always get some thing for nothing". The old fiddler says 10 Jack, "I think I'm exactly what you're looking for."

"Folks say I have finger magic with my needle." says the old man. "for I'm a tailor. I srirch forenoon and afrcrnoon.

and then at noon and ar nighr I fiddle."

"Your work?" cries Jack. "And play." says the fiddler. And he sings rhe follow ing tune: "There's always been magic, in three and in seven: But 1 know a secretâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

there's magic in ten. Just look ar your fingcrs. you'll see magic in them; There's magic in fingers, rhar know how and

when." And rhe old man looks ar Jack and says. "Your forrune's ar your finger tips, so make it! You eat your cake after you bake it."

Jack turns back roward home. Aml

finally the old fiddler's message breaks through to his mind. The beauteous miller's daughrer mecrs him ar rhe mill.

"Does your farher's mill need a bright young lad. 1 wonder?" asks Jack. "If it's you!" answers ihe girl. "Here's my for tune, then," says Jack. "Right here!" And

ision ro rake her marriage vows.

The Industrial Relations Department

Cuffey Sixth Grade Reader which carries an ageless moral lesson.

now includes Bleiin F. Cook. Assistant ro the Industrial Relations Director.

who is in love with rhe miller's daugh

If our school youth can be- convinced rhar rhe promise of something for noth

ter. He sers our ro win his forrune in

ing is fraudulent, the future of America

seven days. "Whar I want" he exclaims ro his mother on departing, "is some thing for nothing." His first encounter is with a stalled donkey and its owner.

will be more secure; for rhis promise-

Blenn, a graduate of Ohio Srate Univer sity, was formerly Training Director with the Ternstead Division of General

Motors Corporation in Flint, Michigan.

Prior ro rhat, Blenn was Personnel Man

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Ir is rhe story of Jack, a origin Lul

be holds out bis hands to her. From now on be will work.

is the one great powerful lure which

political demagogues are using today to gain power.

Creu- of the Steamer I. L Clymer pictured above, seated, left to right; J. Joppicb, )â&#x20AC;˘ Woods. II7. 7,emple, AL Joppicb, 11.

Frederick, N. Lamb. E. Hoffman, A. Domke. H. Sorrells, A. Fleming, R. Bi/chler. Second rote; D. Kamyszek, R. Lenard. R. Modrzynski, W. Adams, A. Skoieronek, P. Pearson. B. Kowalski, A. Bey, E. Jackson. ./. Brandenburg. Standing: Capt. A. Maiocha, Chief N. Henderson, J. Single, A. Dombrowski, J. Yarch. J. Lamb, L. Mayes, A. Taral/tla, ]. Clans, AL Ryan, and A. Martin.

The Bradley Transportation Line Personals

Str. Ci.ymi-k

accept a job as coach for the Detroit Lions.

Some one should tell "Romeo Don

Kamyszek" about the old saying, "a girl

in every port" and not six. They keep

Who put the rubber cheese in junior

Anyone- seeing a green Chevrolet

feree?

L. Brandenburg's sandwich?

a fella pretty busy don't they, Don? With a large number three on the door shouldn'r get alarmed as Tony Dom

play by their own set of rules and each has his own anil ir certainly can become a noisy affair ar rimes. Whar. no re

Power sreering is sure a big boom or improvement in auromobiles. Ir is quite evident how hard some Fords are ro steer whether ir be a convertible or a

Al Fuhrman gor rhar gleam in his eye- around rhe 15th of November and

rook down his crusty rifle and got ready for his buck. Benny, his assistant, claims it is a waste of money and all be needs

browski, our four star deckwatch, has

four door â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it seems to take two to

is a piece of rope about eight l?et long

SO many cars that he has to keep them

steer rhem.

with two stones tied to each end about the size of a baseball. Of course there-

numbered.

Wanted: One shoemaker. Please con

tact John Yarch. It's getting awful cold these Fall nights for walking around with air conditioned shoes.

That's a

cute

litrle cookie duster.

Paul Jr. made his appearance over in Indian River on September 27.

Thanks for rhe cigars, Paul.

A lesson from rhe masrer, himself.

The Brooklyn Bums would sure have been bums if rhey hadn't won the World Series for dear old Ziggy.

Junior. We wonder who you are rrying to imitate.

The deckwatches have a new buzz saw

in rheir room. He is guaranteed to snore 16 hours a day. "Irish" Woods is rhe chief operator.

Anyone knowing the whercabours of a paint stretcher please advise the First Mate.

Rumors are that our Sunday afternoon

quarterback, Ziggy Zemple will bid his friends goodbye as a bookmaker and

is a trick ro it when you use rhis method

in trying to get your deer. He is passing it along ro Neil Lamb and Posen Lenard.

From the looks of Angus Domke's

snowplow he sure must be praying for

After our November 3 snowstorm we

overheard Hector LaPrairie saying, "Heck, where I'm going this winter there won't be any snow." Did you say "heck" or the hereafter. Heck?

snow. Or maybe he is making sure that

be can get to sec his Lady fair on Moltke Heights this winter.

Now that the four ro eight oiler is

safely married Professor Paul is giving him first band instructions on how be a successful married man.

ro

Cribbage sure can be a complicated

game when you get Butch, Sparky, Bud, and John playing fourhancled. They all

Posen Lenard was putting on Carps and looking for clamps in the snow and then he said to Herb Friedrich. "I don't think a sailor has a brain in bis head io

be out here doing this in this weather" and Herb replied, "I can't agree with you. George Jones wouldn't put us on rhe payroll just for good looks."

Lloyd Mayes, our buddy buddy, has regained bis appetite and a few pounds 31

since the World Series playoff. He did get off the limb to make a few bucks on his five. I bet on the Dodgers.

Ziggy Zemple is looking for the cul

to eight stokerman, has been bitten by

over his shoulder. Better luck next rime,

rhe Love Bug. He says rhar wedding bells will peal rhis winter. Fever must be catching aft. He must have been watch ing the spring in Hoffman's step!

A I.

.Screenings" this year we'd like to take

Fleck LaPrairie says ibis automation

this opporrunity to wish exeryone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New.

prit who put raw eggs in with the boil ed ones when he was making potato salad. Some guys sure have a poor con ception of humor don't rhey, Ziggy?

tiling is nothing newâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his Chrysler has it. He sets the automatic pilot at Calcite and the car takes him right home.

Ronnie Gosselin says that what is

The old question of which came- firsi,

The rwelvc to four watch sure misses

ihe chicken or rhe egg has been solved

by Henry Sorrells. He tells us thai last payday his wife bought a new vacuum

Ziggy: "I am through betting with Series".

John: "i wish it would snow*'.

'Filings We Would Like To See-

Gene Hoffman since he's married. He

inro the layup harbor.

Ducks and geese going South.

Ryan with a tailor made.

Marilyn Monroe.

Smiling faces waiting on rhe dock

We'd say that you're a good shopper.

Gene!

:.t Calcite.

Benny Kowalski, our assistant conveyorman believes in the old proverb, "Many are called but few are chosen" after he took a recent Civil Service ex amination.

Anyone having an exrra ser of cribbage rules please send it to Bud Jack

his hunring in ihe car. And that wasn't small game either.

accidents and rhar is the nut that holds

rhe- sreering wheel.

you guys after paying off on the World

All stock piles filled and heading

Married life is wonderful, isn't ii Gene?

about rhe Game Laws. The firsr day of hunting season he was observed doing

According to Jim Sclke there is one part of a car that sure causes a lot of

a new rug.

We've noticed a decided change in seems to have a new spring to his step.

Neil Lamb claims that our four to

cleaner and now he is in rhe marker for

Expressions Often Heard Fellow seaman, beware. Tony Dombrowski is going to drop bis insuranceon his "Calcite to Cheboygan Express".

Kindly give plenty of room. Watch the cops, Tony.

Year.

eight deckwatch doesn't know much

good for rhe goose is good for Gosselin. our new nighr cook, Ryan. He goes all out for those "do it yourself" snacks. All ingredients on the plate then he says, "do it yourself"'.

Ibis being the last issue ol "Calcite

Neil Lamb has been rrying to teach Posen Lenard ro speak English. But he cells us the kid just has no fetching up.

He- just keeps on using the word "ain't" when rherc ain'r no such word.

( For

your information, Neil, Posen Lenard

tells us rhar according to rhe 1949 copy righted edition of Webster's Collegiate, 'ain't" is a contraction of are nor and

used also for am nor, is nor, has nor, and have norâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;now used in dialect or illiter

ate spce-ch.)

Notici-:

Agreement between the Engineer, Srokerman and Oiler on the eight to twelve watch, Edmond Jackson. EugeneJones and Junior I.. Brandenburg here by agree on this 24th day of October,

Anyone seeing a fish swimming

around Lake Erie should kindly notify Angus Domke if it should be sporting a virgin wool cap.

assisranr.

1955. 'hat we. the undersigned, hereby agree that we are underprivileged, over worked and always paid and will not play rhe horses on watch from rhis given

says rhat the best way ro grow hair

dare until the end of the 1955 lay-up or

picked a location where he can sec rhe

lay down whichever comes first. i Signed ) Edmond C Jackson ( Signed ) Eugene Jones

boats from bis back yard as rhey ply their

son.

Paul

Pearson, our second

which has fallen is ro use Chanel No. 5.

parred genrly and rubbed briskly in a foreward direcrion inro rhe scalp. Bui he advises rhat you use it sparingly as dangerous repercussions may result leav ing you completely bald. I gave these

(Signed) Junior I.. Brandenburg We were sure disappointed in seeing

and he no longer is my friend. Don'r feel badly about being bald. Paul, you arc-

Al Fuhrman coming back without a bear

Lloyd Mayes was showing off a pair of new shoes ro John Clans and said.

"Say, John, do you know that rbese soles are oil resisranr?" John replied. "That's fine, you'll have a chance to test them out in rhe bilge this afrernoon." Said

Lloyd, "me and my big mouth". b looks like Bob Buchler, our four 32

way to and from the Port of Calcire. It

faces rhe business route on US-2t just across from rhe High School football

field in an area which is rapidly becom

directions and advice to a friend once

not alone.

"Ibis is another fine home just com pleted by the Raymond Modrzynski's.

Ray is a wheelsman on the S. S. Clymer of the Bradley Transportation Line. He-

ing a fine- residential section of out growing town.

Crew of the Steamer Carl D. Bradley pictured above, sealed, left to right; W. Dagner. L. Cilenlz, R. Dnmsch, E. Kowalski.

II7. Kortuian. E. Ellis. R. Cotton. H. Jaeger, and J. Plume. Second row; D. Selke. A. Pilarski. W. Asa/u, J. Kraicczak. R. New-

house. E. Tulgetske. S. Rygwelski. E. Vallee. G. Sobeck, J. Makowski. Standing; Capt. R. Bryan. D. Monroe, Chief R. Buehler, E. Parlyka. K. Schular, J. Yarch, E. Pelax, M. Elorip, A. Specht, J. Bauer, AL Inglis, R. Karsten, and J. Zoho.

Str. Bradley

Personals

It was with sadness that we regarded the death of David Jarvis. He grew to young manhood in the local vicinity, spent time with rhe Army, part of ir in Korea, and upon discharge took to rhe lakes for an occupation. He was keenly interesred in all phases of sports ami was a crack amateur boxer himself

often headlining rhe local Kiwanis box

ing program sponsored for the benefit of the underprivileged children. He was

a quiet and reserved shipmate with al ways a pleasant smile and a cheerful 'yes sir" and "no sir" in reply to com mands. The crew of the S. S. Bradley

Stitch bought a rabbit hound but it should have been a pants bound to help him locate the pair of pants he lost on boardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then found home in his closet

covered up!

Dick Newhouse says that he is off for Tucson. Arizona, and Acapulco, Mexico, rhis winrer for 45 days. The boys all say, "seems we heard rhat song before" and are just sitting back to see if it's really so.

one he came on

the-

boat with

this

Spring.

Conneaut, Ohio, is always a place that has attracted the crew to go up the street and on a recent trip there was no ex

ception. Pilarski. Beaudry, and Russel trotted uptown and all being "horseopera" fans must have come across a pretry good one because when they gal loped back to rhe dock, there was no

The foorball pool is going pretty well but the guy who types ir up says its days are numbered and he does all

Bradley. They then galloped to Detroit where they missed us by half an hour and so to Port Huron where they final ly met with success. They were three tir ed cowboys bur much wiser and plenty

the work and he never wins.

saddle sore.

extends its sympathy to his family.

The cigars have really been showering on the crew with Ellis and Jaeger gett ing married and Glentz. Bauer, and Tulgetske with additions to the family.

Bob Dumsch says that we should hold on as there should be word from him

and her in the near future. James Russel, too, has planned a winter marriage so we shall all be able to go to the wedding.

Jim Plume didn't seem to have much trouble growing bis goaree but Bob Marushak doesn't seem to be doing so well. Maybe you should wait a few more years, Bob. and let the hair grow out.

Our porter George Sobeck is sureproud of his new Buick but Joe Krawczak can't figure out if the car is too big for George or if George is too small for the car.

The- Chief asked Joe Makowski to pick up his laundry in town. Joe, by mistake, took bis own laundry and put it in rhe Chief's room and he left the

Chief's laundry in his car on the dock.

The Chief is wondering how he can get his foot in a Palm Beach hat now.

Richard Karsten says he can stretch a dollar from Buffington to Buffalo and we all believe him as he has the same-

Third Mate to Selke:

"What's the

mattter, Don, been drinking?"

Don: "No."

Stitch: "What makes your eyes so glassy?"

Don: "Just took a chew of wintergreen snuff."

Earl Tulgetske says he can expend some of his energy rhis winter watching his Guppys. Moe raises tropical fish and claims his adults are very productive but instead of growing rhe numbers aredim inishing in the aquarium. He says he'll just put a stop to that or the family shall have fried Guppy at the first op portunity. m

•

£ •

jUi

Crew of the Steamer Calcite pictured above, seated, left to right: R. Miller. N. Cowper. G. Tulgetske. C. Soper, R. Kowaleivxky, R. Kowalski. D. Kowalski, J. Miller, S. Smolinski, A. Karsten. A. Gapczynski. Second row: L. Carter. (.. Jaeger. G. Orcntt, II. Koehler, S. Centala. A. Horrocks, R. Sabiu, C. Bartell, Chief R. Wilson. G. Ol'oole, O. Miller. Capt. II". Chain.

STR. CALCITE

Personals

It is screenings rime again so GeorgeJones informs us, and as usual caught us wirh our guard down. Those Jones's are hard people ro keep up with.

Dolomite. Just a couple of little breaks

ing up a few bucks around the galley

at

and figured he had a sure fire formula and ventured up forward at World

ilie West

Wall come deer season

might turn rhe trick fellows.

Alfred Horrocks (Chubby) had a

promotions

couple trips off and it seems rhar some M. D. sporred him. For Alfred is now

aboard the Calcite since the last issue

on a diet, calorie chart, calorie counter

We

have

had several

of the screenings. William Stafford left us to g© Second Mate aboard the W. F. Whire, and the new Third Mare aboard the Calcite is Louis Carrer. Marvin Kar

sten came over here Imm rhe John G.

and all. Chubby represents two years of hard work for Arr Gapczynski, our Steward, and Art thinks it is not quirelair that Alfred is going to undo his

good job in just such a short rime. A word of advice from Art ro Chubby:

Munson to help us wirh rhe wheeling job. Marvin wants CO prove rhar he can handle small boats as well as those great

"'If you would have used a cookie counrcr last summer you would not need a

big ones wirh all those modern conven

calorie counrcr now."

iences.

From his farm in Onaway came Nor man Cowper to give us a hand in the galley- Norman has enlightened us im mensely on ibe farm topic. We now know rhar Ezra Benson is not the only one who has farm problems: yet Gerald

Orcutt just will not be convinced, and still gets that gleam in his eye when

We have had frc-quciii trips to Amherstburg, Ontario rhis season, and Chief Wilson was quick to find that hair cuts sold for 75 cenrs. So Roble-y has been well groomed all season and now hopes that Penny will space those

trips just a little better next year. About every rwo weeks will be just right ar rhar price, Penny.

Karsren

season, but be careful Rod and be sure

you read the fine print.

Arthur Gapzynski thinks be has the meal cost problem solved, for be has

four people counring calorics now. and a lot more prospects. Some say rhey aregoing ro try ro stick it our until they get home when dieting will be a lot easier.

Joe Smolinski. Robert Kowalewsky.

and Ronald Miller are rhe proud papas of brand new rax exemptions. Joe's ambirion is to have a football team of his own. for Robert and Ronald it is their

first ones and they have not quite madeup rheir minds as yet.

Captain and Mrs. Chain. Chief Wilson and Mrs. Wilson are planning to leaveall this cold weather behind and head

for the sunny south this winter. Roble-y

cows arc mentioned.

Marvin

Series rime, so we just helped ourselves.

Rod hasn't revealed his plans for next

has

a

brand

new

home going up in Rogers City, bin

Gerald Orcutt, who hails from De queue, is busy these days preparing ro get married. "Ihe big day is December l7rh. and some of the boys rhink Cap-

will be driving down in his new Cadillac Which he purchased last spring.

doesn't get a chance ro see much of ir since his rransfer ro rhe Calcire. We hope they will surprise you Marvin, anil when lay up rime comes you and your family will be all settled down ro enjoy the

rain Chain will have ro perform the

Only time will tell if there is any truth to the report rhat Oscar Miller

ceremony which will probably rake place-

was seen quickly paging rhrough Alfred

w inter.

and thinks il we hurry Penny will run

out in ihe middle of Lake Huron. Gerald

Horrocks' calorie chart. We are wan

has a determined look in his eye though,

ing ro see rhe results, Oscar.

our of orders before that dare.

Leo Widajewski, Joe Miller and Alva 'Fucker have all purchased new cars re

Old Casey finally let Chief Robley down. Rod worked hard all season pick

cently. Joe Miller and Edward Hill bad

We on rhe Calcite know how Penny

and Herman can get back in our good graces after all those loads our of Porr $4

a lirrle race up ar Cedarville the other

day and it seems neither won. The cop called the game off and gave them each

from Pat & Pete?"

a Rain Check. Tucker almost talked

dollars the last time I played with you."

Cook: "I don't know, it cost me three

him out of it, but ran out of time for the boat was about to leave.

The season aboard the Calcite is fast

drawing to a close and a frequent ques tion asked up at Port Dolomite, "When is this place going to lay up?" Most of the fellows just don't like the idea of going by Calcite.

Louis Carter claims he has the sure

thing for getting the interior of a car cleaned. His dog would stay no other place but in the car after an encounter with one of those black and white strip ed animals.

Ronald Miller says there is only one difference between the baby and the bird. The bird talks back and the baby just has a funny look on its face. You

Looks to me like someone doesn't know

Captain "How come it took you six and a half hours to unload in Rogers and only five in Cleveland?"

Pete Miller: "Deeper draft, Captain."

Did the crew off the Calcite hear the

latest? Jaeger is back aboard ship.

Orcutt to Kowalewsky and Cowper: "I wonder how farm prices will be when we go farming nexr Spring."

Chief to Marvin Karsten: "What do

you think of the S. S. Calcite as compar

about that Cook?

Bill Holly an oiler aboard the Calcite, built a new home and found out that

after it was completed it was on the wrong lot. Better luck next time Bill, for it pays to be more careful.

Oscar Miller can't quite see why some

farmers have to come steam boating.

He is a steady subscriber to the Farm journal, and is often seen with it in his back pocket quietly going back aft to talk to Norman Cowper. Is it for in formation or to give assistance, Oscar?

Strange things happen about this time of the year. Gordon O'Toole has taken to building doll houses. Some fellows seem to think he is just practicing up for dog houses. Don't forget to make the door big enough Gordon, also make the house big enough to accommodate a few

Joe didn't lose control of the carâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; he never had it! I happen to know Joe was half asleep at the time, yet they called it an accident. The only accident was that he wasn't killed. Me too, be cause I was with him.

Then there was the day my next-door neighbor fell off his 20-foot extension ladder. He had one foot of it on the

ground and the other foot on the con crete sidewalk. He reached out to the

evergreens.

Pat Lamb to the night cook: "Two eggs over hard and a big smile."

They called it an accident too, but it looks to me like the only accidental part of it was that he didn't break his

Horrocks is on a reducing diet but the crew is wondering what doctor sold him fattening pills.

neck as well as his arm.

Our cowboy star. Billy Holley, oiler on the four to eight, is wondering why his pants are getting so big. Just look at Horrocks, Billy.

One day on the job Milt had to do a little repair work on a compressor. As usual, he had his rear pocket jammed with tools, including a 12-inch screw driver. As he was crossing the storage yard he tripped over a piece of 2-inch pipe and fell, ramming the tip of the screwdriver about an inch into his back.

We aboard the Calcite have had a

busy season and have added a few more routes to our log book. We have done our best to keep the fellows up at Port Dolomite busy and have found the fel lows up there very willing to co-operate and just plain nice guys. We wish to thank you.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank you one and all for your effort toward safety and hope we can continue our present safety record so that when the boars lay up we will all feel fine and ready co enjoy a pleasant winter and remember safety first does not end with the sailing season but must be kept in mind constantly.

and a Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year.

Yep, they called it an accident. But, I still say it was merely accidental he didn't get a permanent case of sclerosis of the liver, 'er something.

Looks to me like somebody is way out in left field when they call such things accidents. I thought an accident was a chance happening, unexpected, uninten tional and without known or assignable cause. Didn't all these things have caus es? Couldn't they have been expected?

But, who am I to speak up against all these experts on the subject.

Seems to me if they would quit call ing such things accidents, maybe guys like me would think more about not

having them.

Just like old man Murphy, who blew himself up using some flammable sol vents in the basement near his gas hearer.

Man, what an accident it would have been if he hadn't been killed!

Captain Chain gets his feet up on that hot radiator, and tells them about all

"Do the things that is right even

the winter nights he spent out in the wide open spaces in a sleeping bag with just stars for a ceiling.

when the boss isn't looking because the boss isn't a criterion. The real boss is

standing alongside you every moment of your life."

Dr. Alfred P. Haake.

Chief to the Cook: "Do you think

we can take three games of cribbage

car went out of control on a curve."

side a little too far to paint a shutter, and blooie! Right in the middle of his

We wish you all a Merry Christmas ski both have that doubtful look when

Reminds me of the time Joe cracked up his new convertible. Papers said, "the

Marvin: "I'll let you know the next time we make a fifteen day trip, Chief."

guests.

Leo Paul Widajewski and Joe Smolin

what an accident is.

ed with the Munson?"

will get used to it this winter, Ronald.

The cribbage team on the Calcite broke up because it seems Pete and Pat have gotten their signals mixed up. How

Accidental?

Where do they get off calling it an accident when most people get hurt?

Safety and I work together perfectly.

Robert D. Giden, Senior Consulting Engineer

Industrial Department, National Safety Council Last year tuberculosis struck an average of 110 persons each week in Michigan.

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Crew of the Steamer B. II. Taylor pictured above, seated, left to right. L Orbau. II". Budnick. R. Bingle. P. Horn. J. Geyer /â&#x20AC;˘'. McCrcery. J. i'llcnbevgcr. I. Gilpin. IF. Miller, li. Ehrke. E. Cross, and P.. McPalda. Second row; Id. Kaminski.C. Horu.C. Del-

tloff. A. Andrnlis. N, Ouaine. I.. Mulka. C. Robinson. J. Mulka. James Mulka. IF". Bredoiv. and D. Fe'ax. Standing: Capt. G. Kempe, Chief S. Chibola. S. Larsen. II. Kapalla. R. Ilein. G. Paradise. E. Patzei, R. Muszynski, M. Orr. A. Boehmcr, A. Gee, W. Purtaw. J. Berg, and P. Stone.

Str.

Taylor

Peru mats

Screenings time is here and rhat means

ii's rime for "ye old scribe" to sharpen up the pencil again. Things are runn

men. He sieers a good course, isn't sassy and always does as he is cold. (Just kidd ing rhe regular helmsman, of course).

They say the automaric steering is die hardest worker on the boat.

ing smoothly here on the Taylor, ol

course, rhe weather hasn'r been roo good to us rhis Fall on rhe Lakes bur then

it's been nasty on shore too so rhar evens things up a bit. As usual, the question

is, "Where are we going this trip and what rime. Calcite?" These questions areasked by everyone bur when it comes to

figuring the exact rime for Calcite- no one can hold a candle ro Butch Parzer,

our congenial night cook. If rhe pancakes are a little rough or rhe bacon roo well

Most footprints in the sands of rime were left by work shoes.

Hey, Chuck Born, what gives with

just as he goes off watch.

Another favorite topic aboard ship is where and wdien are we going to lay up? It is rumored rhar we will la\ up in Cheboygan but we will have ro wait and see. Now rhat the Taylor has been re-powered she is a fine ship and usually

behaves like a perfect lady although like mosr ladies she soinerimes gers out of

hand and needs a little straightening our. ( Be careful!). Those long trips Herman has been giving us somehow seem a

link- shorter with the extra Speed. All in all this has been a pretty successful season considering our good safc-t) re cord and our happy ship. This ends the Galley news for 1955.

The Str. Taylor has a fourth wheels man this year. His name is Mike and heis somewhat different from most wheels -if.

Anyone rhat wants some information

on how ro send a kiss long distance over a telephone conracr Butch Patzer. After much coaxing he may show you.

If any of you fellas are interested in

all those records from Buffalo to Calcite?

some taxidermy see Bill Miller.

Why keep a log when we have Buich Parzer to figure our our arrival time

From rhe 12 ro -i - nor one minute be fore or one minure afrer four but four,

in Calcite weeks ahead of time. Watch

hey Wes?

our Herman we have a traffic potential here on the Taylor.

done ihen we know Butch bad a hard

trip to figure but rhe amazing thing is that we usually get in at eight a.m.

Pack ards but his wife says even they won't run without keys. Can't you reach her ro cross the ignition wires. Babe?

We have heard that our Steward is

an expert marksman bur it rook a phea sant dinner on Llalloween ro prove ir.

Charlie Robinson to Harry Kapalla: "Hey Harry, don't you wish you were as good looking as I am?" Said Harrv:

"Yes, bin beauty is only deep skin."

Paul Sione walking inro the pilot house ar 11:59 p. m. - Doggone ir. early again.

We have news that our wheelsman.

Bob Hcin, has been called for rhe Army.

We- hare to lose a good man but when Uncle Sam calls we have to answer. Bob.

Anyway, with all rhe well meaning

advice you received on the Taylor you should be a General in no time at all.

Mei Orr to Harry Kapalla: "What do

you rhink of all rbese long trips during hunting season.'"

Harry: "1 doiTt rhink the office has

rhe right attitude," Say Poppy, the next time you have a fish line over the side some one should

hang on to ir.

We hear some members of ihe- gaily ikpanmeni like tobacco sauce- in their

We on rhe Taylor are very proud of the new srarionary dolly bars. Not only are they a great time saver for the deck-

men and work saver too bui they in crease- the safety angle a great deal.

We- of the Str. Taylor take this op portunity ro congratulate Nelda and Glen Paradise on rheir recent 22nd year of married bliss. We sincerely hope you have many more anniversaries.

coffee. Is rhar right, fellas.'

Overheard

Babe Muszynski really brags up the-

in

the

messroom:

Sran

Larsen says that Dick Bredow. our fine

cook, fries good steaks but they are just a little too hard for Stan to put away.

He has to use too many toothpicks. His

present theme song is "All I want for Christmas is my two Front Teeth." That's O.K., Stan, you will be able to do the laughing pretty soon.

Dick had potatopancakes for supperand they really made friends with the boys.

with three ends.

Of course, the gang usually stops to

According to Glen Paradise fifteen minutes of sleep is enough for any sport

compliment the cook on a fine dish but Bill says, "they have to be good, fellas, 1 peeled the potatoes".

We have a new deckhand in the per

Stan was going up town in Menomi

nee one day and someone asked him to bring back some pistachio peanuts.

They were not to be found there so Stan went to Marinette. It's a good thing he found them because Stan is the kind

of fellow that would probably go to the factory for them.

Babe Muszynski says, "All I want for Christmas is a compass, maps, and the daily weather report so I can get the Taylor in at 12:00 noon, and also, Santa, I'm a good boy so why don't you slip the Munson in ahead of us?"

John Ellenberger says that some fel lows make him angry. They ask him a question and before he can answer it they ask it three more times.

but Al Boehmer, says, "I'm a poor sport".

How true because Al is usually found in the sack after those long hours of work are put in.

son of Chuck Dettloff. Welcome to the

Taylor, Chuck, and we hope you like her. We all think she is a fine ship.

Bob Hein says that if you guys want to telephone any messages home have Paul Stone do itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he fixes things up good.

Expressions heard on the Taylor: Bill Budnick: "I've gottem surround ed."

Jim Mulka: "Boy, when I snap my finger she jumps."

Babe Muszynski: "It's all your fault."

Jack Berg: "How ja doodle."

Ed Ehrke: "Aw, shaddup."

Bob Hein: "Now here's a little bit

of useless information I picked up."

Leps Mulka: "What do ya mean?"

Charles Robinson:

"What time?"

If there is any doubt in our minds as to how many days are left in this season just ask our official timekeeper Chief Chibola. He's got it down to a fine art.

Amos "Izzard" Gee, our star waiter,

made an attempt to catch two pheasants which he was going to make pheasant soup with but he was very unsuccessful in running a poor third in a field of three . . . . two pheasants and Izzard behind!

Pete Horn, our new wiper, was heard to say about a ship tied up with two stacks on it, "how come she's got two stacks, does it smoke a lot?"

Ray Bingle was telling us that he did so much plowing when he was young that in later years he placed 16th in the National Plowing Tournament.

That is one way of plowing yourself to

Jack Berg was struggling with a large sheet of paper filled with mathematical calculations one day and when asked what it was he replied that he was figur ing out how much Yorkshire pudding

Dick Bredow: "Goodnight."

Wes Sobeck: "What's the scoop?"

Bob Hein had eaten this season. He

The Wheelsman to the Mate: "Say Mate, is it possible to run the rivers and never steady her?"

Mate: "Possible? you do it every-

Anyone who wants his knife sharpen ed to a razor edge, go see our boy, Ed Ehrke. He does a good job with his new gadget. We would all like to get

time."

hold of a similar one but we can't find the name of the manufacturer.

finally threw the paper away and esti mated it at a ton.

Bill Furtaw prefers a different type of greyhound to get from Conneaut to Calcite. Must be more advantages to those land cruisers.

Ed Ehrke says he can't even walk into the galley any more without those young whippersnappers teasing him. But Ed says he'll get even with them for they won't get any more of his light grease to cook with.

Glen "Sport" Paradise, our morale

builder, has as his present wittygreeting, "How is the present school situation in China?"

Paul Stone, our genial Second Mate, says that he has to eat two of Bredow's

steaks every Saturday night. He says he is sooo hungry and the first one is sooo small that it takes another to pass judg

Bill Furtaw: "Any mail for me?"

Butch Patzer: "What'll ya have?"

If you want to buy a Roll-It see our smiling salesman, Ike Ehrke.

The B. H. Taylor bowling team chal lenges all boats in the fleet and to make ir fair we'll each wear one football shoe and one roller skate.

Best of luck, Mel, on your well deserv ed promotion to watchman on the Cal cite.

Some fellows on the B. H. Taylor saw

Charles Robinson was going to show Harry Kapalla how to tie a good safe knot to lower material down the scuttle

hatch. The knot was tied and they start ed to lower the material when "bang", everyone forward got a jar. Seems that was a slippery knot.

Our wiper, Ray Bingle says he doesn't mind the roll of a ship in a storm but it's the luscious food the boys tell him about that makes him kind of sick or

Al Boehmer after a rain storm and claimed he has a remarkable facial re

just plain old seasick.

semblance to Jack Dempsey in his hey days while in the ring with Firpo back

One time after leaving Conneaut Harry Kapalla and Amos Gee were overheard using Roosevelt's famous

in 1923.

words, "I have a terrific headache".

Bill Furtaw, our porter, is on his way

Harry Kapalla has made a new discov ery in that a rope has two ends. That is, if you drop one end in the lake and let go of the other end there just is no more

to becoming a great cook. One Friday

rope. Now Harry is looking for a rope

ment on the first.

success.

Hate to spoil anything for you hourly

men but if your wives find out that Christmas and New Years are the only

paid holidays you'll be in trouble.

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Crew of the Steamer 7. II". Robinson pictured above, seated, left to right; L. Dehring. G. Lietzow. E. Showers. E. Ryguelski. R. McDonald. R. Witkoivski. N. Beebe, L. Lenard. D. Plume, E. Baier. Second row; C. Modrzynski. II". Knuner. T. Strand.

W. Szymtmktk, D. Haske. L. Pines. E, Peacock. L. Urban. J. Fogelsonger. R. Schepler. PL Yarch. Standing: Capt. R. I'rsem. Chief G. May, I.. Gabr)siak. R. Desjardins. D. Lamp. L. Ol'oole. G. LIubbard. D. Hopp. L. Budnick. H. Gould, Si K. ROBINSOM

Personals

With the arrival of the first snow,

rhe subject of snowshoes and skis came to light bur Norm or "Casey Jr." says he doesn't need anything like rhat.

Joe and Lou, the Budwe-iser twins, an- sure hard to do business wirh. So

it will come easy.

2nd Mate: "Nothing ro do. just take

off all rhe Carps, rinse the cargo hold and if you guys are shon of work just let me know."

Calcire around two or three in the- morn

ing again."

Virg P.: "Here's a crying rowelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you

may need ir before the night is over."

Showers: "1 can't help it if I win all the beauty prizes."

3rd Mate: "What I want to know is

when are we going back to Detour?"

say rhe merchants of South Chicago.

Fd Rygwelski: "We'll lose enough The three- srokermen are all vying lor the rirle of "Smokey". The Chief claims

each has a slight edge- on the other.

rime so we'll come ro Calcire ar <S:00".

Walter Smo: "Alright, who's stepping on rhe scale?"

Lljay wishes now that he'd never sold Freddie, The evenings are verylonely.

We overheard Budnick and O'Toole

saying rhar you have ro be care-fid of these city slickers. We don't know just what they were referring to, though.

Flank Yarch: "I gor to do all the work around here."

Lester P.: "I am getting ahead of my story."

George Hoy: "Why. those plow joc keys. Look who's calling plow jockeys."

Hank Newhouse: "I'll see about that."

Harry Bey: "We'll show them, hey Lietzow?"

Lennie B. seems ro be a little- put our after losing bis rating as Dock Inspector to our new oiler, Andy.

Gus Dehring: "All I want to know is when are we going to Detroit?"

That far away look in our repairman's eyes could mean only one rhing. Wethink you had better. Louie. Lven Beebe has ir figured where two can live as cheap as one.

smoking, you try ir."

Cash Modrzynski; "Like I said before, boys, where there is fire- rhere is smokeand chats where you'll find me."

Gus Lietzow: "I can't srop her from

Edd

Brown: "When I was in the

Captain: "Looks like we are going to I.orain lor a change".

Navy."

Lenny Budnick: "Our new railroad engineer".

First Mate: "Let's all give a hand and

Pete O'Toole: "I am only 225."

Glenn Hubbard: "1 suppose ir will be

We sure have a funny smell around the Robinson and you can ask John, Lester, Urban, Cash, Bob, and our new comer, Walter, about those cats wirh a

whire srripe down the back.

There isn'r enough time in Calcite for one guy. He's due io say "1 do" and he-

sure likes to be near home now. Anyway, rhe besr of luck

ro rhe

Walter Smo anil you Walt.

furure Mrs.

Crew of the Steamer W. P. White pictured above, seated, left to right; 7. 'I'ulgets ie. R. Piecban. M. Trafalet, M. Gruelke.

II". Haske, L Dietlin, E. McLean. R. Bellmore, W. Stafford, and A. Kandow. Second row: L. McGinn. W. Atkins, R. Pnhrm.u;.

C. Sonnenberg. K. Dietlin. L. Plewelling. R. Adrian. A. Kihn. J. McFalda, L. Brnder. P. Beebe, P. Greenglski, S. Haske. li. Nidy, Capt. Langridge. and Norman Raymond.

Sir. Wi-hti-

Personals

Lavern B.: Wondering how he can

stop the leak on his garden hose reeling invention.

Willie Gas: Looking forward to bis vacation and daughter's wedding.

Leon Dietlin: Can't figure our why and how rhe New York Yankees losr the world series.

Willard A.: Hoping he has bis newlights polished and installed before the holidays.

Mylo G.: A very close business re lation with Uncle Sam.

Richard L.: Looking serious and faith fully making his trips to Cheboygan when he has a little time off.

Byron H.: Jack of all trades and willing to take anyone's place.

funeral was held last Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his health advisers forgot to tell him about traffic rules.

We have been told

rhat the rwin

sister of mercy is truth. Sometimes we have our doubts.

Tom T.: Wondering how it will be on a smaller boar in the rough Fall weather.

Lefry H.: Proud of bis winch cleaning invention and willing to prove its worth.

Paul G.: Looking for another car now rhat he has became interested in rhe

McGinn tells us of the F.agle over

fairer sex.

out of the trap but goes so far as to set the trap again. Whoa, Lance, is there

James Mac: Met/, looks good to him afrer a long rrip.

Arthur W.: Sailing, a new experience

no limit to it?

for him.

in Onaway who nor only sreals rhe game

Wirh rhis issue and at this late date

we wish ro exrend ro everyone of the Bradley Transportation Line a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Martin T.: Can'r get enough time off to give the new Oldsmobile a good run.

Srcward Bob. Bragging about rhe forest be bought out at the State Park.

Second Cook McGinn: Can't resist a

good argument.

Second Cook Dietlin: Still crabbing

By rhe looks of things and with no

The Captain wishes to take this op portunity of complimenting rhe entire crew on their good safety record so far this season and with only one month to go he hopes that they will come rhrough wirh flying colors bur he wishes ro add this word of caution which may sound like a pun, "Stay Awake and Stay Alert, with only one more month to

Fluke - wondering who wants to buy or trade off a twelve gauge shot gun for a twenty-eight gauge now that he

work."

has one.

We wish to congratulate Timothy "Scjucaky" Stafford on his recent trans fer and promotion to Second Mate-

he made and the car he is now driving.

Art: Still not saying anyrhing but keeps on smiling.

prospects or promises of an early layup maybe wc will be helping Santa to de liver some of his packages.

Some by lines and pastimes of mem bers of the crew:

John: Still smiling about the deal

aboard the S. S. W. F. WHITE.

sort after a recent tornado.

Art K.: Hasn't taken the examination

yet but hoping to enter the Postal Ser

after sixteen hours off at Calcite.

Waiter Ray: Still sleepy after being home all night.

Porter Geo: Willing ro rell anyone rhe sympcoms of his sore shoulder.

Past experiences should be a guidepost, not a hitching post.

Recently, Mac, our Third Mate, was throwing srones in rhe direction of two pheasants to frighten them and used a certain

exclamation.

Nothing

was

rhought of rhe incident until the follow ing morning when the neighbors cat was being stoned by Mac Jr. Just ask Mac for more details.

We hear so much these days of the "don'ts" in life. What about the guy who

vice.

never smoked, drank or went without

rwins.

sufficient sleep? He took a physical ex amination twice a year, be stuck to health diets and exercised regularly. His

this winter because of too much water

wirh each Other. Art was a litrle slow

on the streets of his favorite winter rc-

with the shovel.

Clarence S.: Still chesry about his

Bob B.: No hope of going to Mexico

Art Kandow tells us that everything

is peace and ciuite around his houseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; even rhe bunnies and weasel playing rag

When you can see no end ro your troubles jusr remember a diamond is only a piece of coal that has been hard pressed for a long time.

Our future "Mayor" of Posen. Paul

Greengtski, has been devoting consider

clocks on rhe same principle. By elimi nating the making of parrs by hand and

sumer. The growing demand for washed potatoes, for instance, is being mer by a

using machines, he found that he could sell clocks for $10 each instead of the regular $25. In three years, he and his partner, Serb Thomas, sold 5000.

steel washer-dryer that handles 250 bu shels of potatoes an hour. Latest count

able time to looking at the jewelry de partment in catalogues and it's not just pictures he is looking at either. You may as well do ir. Paul, and ger ir over

Fli Terry realized rhar by cutting costs rbrough mass producrion, and by increasing volume through wider dis tribution, he would benefit more people and make more money. In the process,

with.

of course, hundreds and then thousands

John Szczerowski says, "junk" is some thing you keep for ten years and then

of new jobs were created — and ihenew idea of "mass production" was to

be responsible for millions of jobs.

discard two weeks before you need it.

Rifi.iiis On Skssl To Spur Spud

The click of knitting needles, the creak of the rocker and the ticking of the

rakes more than know-how and

nerves-of-stcel to be a potato grower—

ihe silence of rhe room. Wirh childish

it takes a lot of steel.

curiosity little Priscilla sat watching the purls and the stitches. "Why do you knit.

Grandma?" she asked. "Oh, just for the bell of it", rhe old lady replied.

To keep Americans eating more pota toes than any other vegetable, almost all phases of potato output have become mechanized in Aroostock Counry, Me., which produces 90 per cenr of the crop

To Don Trutlo and family we extend our deep expression of symparhy in the

that has made Main potatoes famous.

The extent to which Main potato farmers rely on steel is reflected in two statistics. There were 672 pieces of ma jor steel farm equipment for every 100

loved one who was laid to

rest just recently.

Martin Trafeler decided to reform bur

after reading a recent article has decided CO do ir cautiously. There was the guy who the first week cur out smoking;

the second week cut out drinking and rhe third week he cur out women and the

fourth week be cut out paper dolls. Be

careful, Martin, you may be doing this soon enough without giving up all rhe rest of the fun of life.

Robert Bellmore claims a wolf is like

a good grade of spot remover—he works fast and leaves no rings.

To Don Trudo we wish a safe and

speedy recovery from the recent accident.

Mass PRODUCTION — And Jons

Mass production of many of the things we buy today is rhe secret of rhe low prices we pay. Ir began back in 1799, when a young invenror, Eli Whit ney, invented the cotton gin. It did the back-breaking work of 40 to 50 men.

A few years later Whitney began making guns for rhe U. S. government.

Instead of building each gun separately, he turned our standard parrs which could be used interchangeably on any gun.

Hearing of this method, a young clocksmitb, Eli Terry, srarred ro make•10

operation in Aroostock County alone, liven the small sreel ring which replaces

the older method of bag closing is a real improvement.

Annual per capita potato consumption

has declined from 179 pounds to I(Li pounds in less than rwo generations.

Because of competition from other veg etables and other potato raising areas, rhe Maine grower is using steel to assist in grading, cleaning and packaging his product more attractively.

Industry

lr

grandfather clock were all that disturbed

loss of a

showed that over 100 of these are in

poraro farms, each averaging 2-'i acres, in 1951, the laresr year for which figures are available. In that same year each acre averaged 445 bushels, as contrasted wirh 270 bushels annually harvested bet

If you saw a house burning, you'd call the fire department.

So whar do you do when you spot haz ardous conditions around the plant? If you're razor sharp and on the ball, you'll report rhem, and corrccr rliem.

'Flu's new home nestled among the white birches was built by Mr. and Mrs. George Hoy. It is located off US-23 on Hornbacher Hill jusr across from the Rogers City Hospital. The unit is con structed of Onaway stone and is beauti fully finished inside and out. George is the Chief Fnginecr on rhe S. S. Robinson anil looks forward each trip ro a few hours landscaping and purring on a few

finishing couches. The Hoy's are justly

ween 1930 and 1934-

proud of their fine home. Ir is a credit

From helicopters for spraying, to har vesters for digging potatoes with human like- precision, rhe uses to which steel is put in the potato industry have a direct bearing on the way spuds reach the con

ro the town and another welcome addi

tion to the steadily increasing number of fine residences constructed and owned

by the industrious and prosperous sailors of rhe Bradley Transportation Line.

Crew of the Steamer John G. Munson pictured above, seated left to right; E. Skudlarek. W. Bisson. L. Rachuba. W. Haske, A. Selke. G. Bellmore. PL Piechan. R. Bruning. A. Nedeau. V. McElmunay. and Chester Fciax. Second row: K. Dietlin. L. Wright.

G. Strzelecki. M. Idalski. Chief C. Fredericks, N. Wickersham, D. Rickle. L. Fleming. E. Woeblert, Standing: V. Rickle. P. Lavigne. Capt. D. Nauts. R. Morley, J. Paradise, J. Toscb, J. Larson, C. Ramsey, E. Puhrman, D. Storms. R. Schalk, G. Sniigelski, and S. Carter.

Str. Munson

Dave, we like ro see yourh get ahead.

Personals

Overheard At Detroit Op enhouse

One of rhe women visitors passing First Mate's room was heard to remark

"Doesn't the Captain's wife have a lovely room"? Going down another deck she read the- signs over the doors, Second Mate, Third Mate, and rushing up to the Patrolman exclaimed "Say, how many Wives does this Captain have?

How does be get away with that stuff"?

Visitor leaning on rail around main

Larry Wright missed the ship and we have been crying ro figure our just

The S. S. Munson was almost ready to leave rhe slip when Don Pelrz got word

how that ever happened. We wonder if it was the hunting season or female fever that caused Larry to break bis fine-

Quite dazed, be hurriedly started to throw things together and gor off in

record.

We are glad ro see that Ed Fuhrman

direct me there?".

Captain to six year old visitor "Well, Sonny what do you think of the ship?"

Wirh a very superior air he replied "Oh. she ain'r roo bad, but she's not as big as the QUEEN MARY".

Quite a few young men noticing the Detroit Office feminine personnel mak ing themselves very useful on a busy day, asked "Is this the only line on the Lakes carrying Flostesses. or do all of the ships have them now? How do you get a job here?".

record time only to have to wait around for five days before Carole Ann made her debut. Jusr like a woman, isn't it?

and John Toscb are much better after rheir hour with the flu. We wish also

George Bellmore a speedy recovery from his present illness and hope to see him back in the engine room soon.

turbine said to one of Engine Room personnel "Wish I had time to look around more, but have to get back CO work. Would like to take a quick look at the Engine Room, will you please

that he was about to become a papa.

Ronald Bruning is sporting a beauti ful new Buick but just recently he had to rake a taxi home or bum a ride. The

Munson must have pulled a sneaky and eased herself inro rhe harbor without

We wish CO extend our sympathies to First Mate, Timer Fleming, who re cently lost his father.

We've got "Doc" Morley at the wheel

in the pilot bouse and it appears that he is getting a little thick at the middle.

Just goes to show you that it isn't al ways food that puts it onâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;could bejust the lack of exercise.

David Storms isn't losing any time-

in raking advantage of rime served Hewent up to St. Ignace and got his A.B.'s and is now thinking seriously of getting in sufficient time so rhat eventually hemay wrire for his license. Nice going.

rhe good wife's knowledge. These rhings do happen, you know.

We can't say that we enjoyed that terrible snowsrorm which took us all by surprise on November 3. Looks like it's here to stay and we've still got three weeks to go. Woe is me!

Jarvis is always telling us about the deer he sees while driving home but he never tells us about the ones he gcrs.

A man who can keep a secret never gers in trouble.

It's a sure sign of winter wdien we see rhe Captain going aft with his heavy overcoat and his fur trimmed cap.

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Be careful, Gary, it may be a matter

of a short time when you may be pas sing them our and believe me ir's ex pensive enough to dole them our one at a time.

The sailing season is coming to a close

and we are happy to report rhar we have an enviable safety record. Keep up the good work, fellas, even though we don't The Deck Department on rhe Sreamcr JOHN G. MUNSON has been having trouble

with

the

hatch

cover

get a trophy. Our legs, arms, and eyes are the best trophy anyone could want anyway.

leaves

separaring when being pulled closed.

The auxiliary hatch cable bridle shown in the picture gripes the first four leaves ro reduce rhe strain on the first leaf,

which ordinarily would have to pull all the leaves. It is reported that no trouble-

has been encountered since this system

Now rhat the little girl said "I will",

David Storms is somewhat frightened.

Just give yourself time ro ger used ro the idea. Dave, and we're sure every thing is going ro be- alright.

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was devised.

Chief Friederick went down to the

engine room one morning 10 find a Steaming coffee pot so he got himself a cup and proceeded ro pour himself a cup bur found ir ro be rhar colorless kind. Someone musr have bit the bottom

of the coffee can. These rhings can be disappointing.

GUESS WHO?

These rwo rarher solemn looking young hopefuls are now working at Calcite. They have some time ro go before rhey become rwenty-five year men but they are on their way. They could be related from the similarity of expressions and the shape of their beads.

Brothers, jusr cousins, second cousins.-'

Andy was out to his forty acres of hunring grounds and reported plenty of signs but said rhar rhis year he was going ro use a new method of getring Mr. Buck. Says he's getting old and nervous so thinks bell climb a tree and

wait for one to come along and will Ihen salt him down while he is going by. We haven't had any reports of a kill so evidently Andy didn't do so well. You had better go back ro your rrusty gun, Andy—it's nor rhe nerves— ir's jusr the fever!

That is for you to figure our. They arewell known around the Plant, both in

The preconceived idea some of us have is rhar the watermelon should re-

There sure was an anxious bunch of hunters aboard the S. S. Munson rhis

year. However, rhey were warned rhar

they may have ro chase rhem further this year and that they may not be as lucky as they were last year. Says the scribe, they can't expect them ro look down rhe barrel every year. We haven't heard wherher the crew was fortunate

in having a few sreaks this year or not.

Gary Strzelecki, a newcomer in the

deck department, is rhe champion cigar smoker aboard rhe ship and is right on hand to collect a free one from every brand new papa. He complains though that they should pass rhem out by two's or they should have rwins each time. : >

iiuire lots of water. We bad an excep tionally dry summer this year but from all reports watermelon which doesn't usually grow and ripen too well in the north country, was a bumper crop. This picture shows John Wirgau with his prize water fruit, a thirty-six pound melon rhar he raised in his own garden in eight weeks. Maybe the earth's rotarion is changing and Rogers City is slowly moving toward the South and then again maybe John is jusr a good gardener who took advantage of an exceptionally warm season. In any case this speciman of the melon family is certainly eligible to rake its place in size beside any of its relatives shipped in from rhe sunnv South.

Yard and Quarry. One- of rhe boys has quite a flair for construction work. The world of rhings is nor so srrange and fearsome ro rhem for they greet you with a pleasant smile and pass the time of day. The younger of the two cornmures ro work from one of our neigh boring hamlets and rhe older lives in town. More derails would give rhe gameaway but those faces hold rhe secret— so they say.

Speaking ol Hay did you hear about the morning Ray spent considerabletime looking for the mate to rhe sock

he had put on? Finally gave up and was about to change for a new pair when he found that he had both socks on the same foot.

Got a fussy baby at your house.-' Ray

Puhrman knows rhe answer. Speaking from experience, Ray says, "rhe little ryke only has the garlic".

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CALCITE PLANT

Accident-Free Days as of Department

Foreman

Blasting Crews

Hugo Sorgenfrei

Nov. 30, 1955 4,335 8,882

Construction and Maintenance Louis Hornbacher Drills

Alva Meyer

815

Electrical

Frank Ware

11,008

Machine Shop

Frank Reinke

Mill

Casimir Sobeck

3,891 28

11,160

Power House

Frank "Ware

Secondary Stripping

John Bruder

1371

Shovels

Fred LaLonde

1,623

Shovels

Russell Kuhlman

Tracks

John Modrzynski Peter Giovagnorio Gaylord Smith

Tracks Transportation

777

5â&#x20AC;&#x17E;515

4,335 5,403

Transportation

Victor Koch

5,755

Yard

Raymond Grigg Capt. Russell Lamb

2,062

Tugs

674

Chief Frank Plewelling BRADLEY TRANSPORTATION LINE Vessel

Office In Charge

Str. John G. Munson

Capt. Donald Naurs Chief Charles Frederick

Str. Carl D. Bradley

Capt. Roland Bryan

Last Disabling Injury None since ship was commis sioned on August 25, 1952 April 21, 1955

Chief Ray Buehler Str. T. W. Robinson Str. B. H. Taylor

Capt. Roland Ursem Chief George Hoy Capt. Gilbert Kempe

November 8, 1953

October 16,1952

Chief Steve Chibola Str. Irvin L. Clymer

Capt. Alex Malocha

November 18, 1952

Chief Norman Henderson Str. W. F. White

Capt. Donald Langridge

Str. Calcite

Chief Guy LaBounty Capt. William Chain Chief Robley Wilson

August 3, 1945 December 17, 1942

CEDARVILLE PLANT

Accident-Free Days as of Nov. 30, 1955

Department

Foreman

Quarry

Ernest Bruning

176

Yard and Transportation

Edmund Schaedig

244

Maintenance

Lawson Macklem

176

Mill

Gerald Burns

62