CALCITE SCREENINGS 1961

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IANUARY - MARCH 1961

PUBLISHED FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF MICHIGAN

LIMESTONE, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

and use thar evaluation in prepara

benefit and to the overall welfare

tion for the job we see ahead dur ing 1961.

Whatever the volume of quality

of Michigan Limestone. It is the performanceof the day-to-day duties

stone we are called upon to produce and transport, it will be provided.

It is the manner in which we per

provement of the quality and costs of our product. This improvement is not accomplished by assuming the attitude "All is right with the world," or "Things always work out, so why bother to change."

We pride ourselves on being an extremely fine, experienced and ef

form our job that I would like to discuss briefly. There has been an

endless series of newspaper and magazine articles proclaiming that costs of doing business are soaring, profits are dwindling, and American business faces the greatest and most resourceful competition in history.

There is no question in our minds that this is so. Nor is there any question that we can meet this com Lloyd S. Campbell, Vice President

oAcross the Desk A t the time of this writing, we have just concluded our I960 business year and are looking forward to 1961. It is a time to

appraise the job we did during I960

manner. This is the true measure of

efficiency.

Your management is providing improved tools with which we may

This has been the American

approach and it has been demon strated to be the most effective the world has ever known.

To apply this approach to our own Division in the most effective

manner possible during 1961 is of prime importance. Each of us has a stake in the success of our collec

work. It will be able to continue to

supply these tools only as long as we are able to use them effectively to produce more with the expenditure of less time and effort. But if we

rely on these additions alone to do the whole job of cost reduction in

tive efforts and each of us, within

the production of our quality pro

his own sphere of influence, can contribute much through the better

ducts, we will still fall short of meet

job status and security. This we hear referred to as job stability and it is one of the things in this world you can't buy. It is like anything else that is really worth something— it has to be earned. The earning of job stability is not a one-time effort; it is a continuing effort to reduce our cost of providing a quality pro duct.

It is not difficult for any of us to look back at our performance and the number of times and places where we could have performed our job, with very little extra effort, a little bit better and more effi

ciently. By so doing, more stone would have been dug or crushed or screened or hauled. It could very well be that our job would have

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ments, but we cannot continue to

be proud unless we make continuous progress toward performing our jobs in a safer and more productive

petition if we approach the problem

desire to work steadily and pro ductively and thereby improve our

Line-up of stacks of Bradley Trans portation Line vessels are a sure sign of winter. For the story of winter lay up activities, see page 19.

ficient work force. It is well that we

sho-ild be proud of our accomplish

realistically and without hesitation.

utilization of our time and efforts.

In each of us there is an inherent

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thar results in the collective im

ing the competition. This must not happen. Each employee must call upon his talents to insure top per formance from these tools.

The way appears clear — we have the tools and, with our expressed desire to perform our individual duties in a better manner than we

did last year, it is my firm convic tion that the quality of the pro duct and its cost will improve con siderably and markedly improve our competitive position.

Improvements of this kind will do more than better our competi tive position. With this achieve ment, it will follow that security

for each individual and his family will be strengthened as will our sense of well-being that comes from a job well done.

May we all have a safe, happy and productive 1961.

been easier or we would have im

proved conditions for our fellow workmen. By so doing, we would have contributed more to our own

ML Screenings is published quarterly by Michigan Limestone, a Division of United States Steel Corporation.

Norman E. Douglas, Editor, Publication office, 2650 Guardian Building, Detroit 26, Michigan. Nothing that appears herein may be reprinted without special permission.

With the picturesque Menominee River in the background, logs are stockpiled for Marinette Paper Company's mill.

Limestone's Role In Papermaking W h i l e limestone is better known

for its use in the steel, ce ment and chemical industries, it also

plays an important role as a purifying agent in rhe manufacture of paper.

Limestone Products Company starts stone on way to paper manufacturer.

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The importance of paper to our way of life cannot be overemphasized. It touches, at one point or another, every product that we purchase and every

service available to us. A recent report

indicates that some 8,000 different kinds

of paper have more than 14,000 differ ent uses.

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Limestone is dropped into tops of kilns from car riding track in center of photograph. Limestone Products plant includes twelve vertical kilns.

Since the mid-1800's wood has be

come the basic raw material in papermaking. To understand the reason for this, we must know the properties of wood. Most paper is made from soft woods such as pine, spruce, fir or hem lock. These softwoods contain about 50

per cent cellulose (the fibrous material from which paper is made), 30 per cent lignin (a binding agent which holds the cellulose together), and 20 per cent carbohydrates and other materials. The papermaker's first step is to separate this cellulose from the lignin by a pro cess of digestion or cooking.

To prepare the acid liquor for the digesters, sulphur is burned to produce sulphur dioxide gas. At Marinette, two 72-foot high towers, each capable of Worker

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Limestone

Products to insure proper burning.

Papermaking

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picture at two different stages. First, the raw stone is used as a major ingredient in the preparation of the cooking acid necessary to break down wood pulp into individual fibers. Second, as hydrated lime, it assists in the bleaching of the wood pulp stock once it has been digest ed in the cooking acid.

Michigan Limestone serves several paper companies. To illustrate the part played by limestone in the manufacture of paper, ML Screenings visited a well integrated mill in Marinette, Wiscon sin, where compact operations make it easy to identify each step in papermaking.

The Marinette Paper Company, a sub sidiary of Scott Paper Company, pro duces household goods including facial

tissues, paper towels and toilet tissue.

The firm buys its limestone and hydrat

Burnt lime drops from base of kilns into compact motorized cart.

lime and soda ash. The sulphite process, like that utilized at Marinette Paper Company, substitutes sulphur for soda ash, and in this short article, we will be

concerned with the sulphite, or acid process.

holding up to 50 tons, are charged with limestone. The gas is introduced at the base of the towers and flows upward through the stone and is absorbed by water which is cascading down over the stone from the top. The mixture of water and sulphur dioxide forms sul phurous acid that dissolves the limestone to produce calcium bisulphite, the raw

acid sometimes called "cooking liquor."

Raw acid is prepared in twin towers at Marinette Paper.

The Marinette plant burns some seven

tons of sulphur and consumes eight tons of limestone a day. Ninety gallons of water a minute are added in the towers.

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The raw acid is pumped to storage tanks. Meanwhile, pulp logs are continu ally being reduced to small chips in the plant's busy wood mill. Here the logs are de-barked, cut, and finally chipped to predetermined size in a matter of a few minutes. Chips are screened much in the same manner as limestone is screen

ed to insure the required size. Cooking acid meets wood in two huge digesters which are really like giant "pressure cookers" capable of handling 18 cords

of wood each. Spruce is the preferred wood at Marinette. After the chips are

ed lime from Limestone Products Com

cooked in the acid for nine hours, ex

pany, a division of the Northwestern Hanna Fuel Company of Milwaukee.

Limestone Products, long a customer of Michigan Limestone, is located in Men

cess acid is recovered for subsequent cooks and the raw stock is discharged

ominee, Michigan, sister city to Marin

washed and classified.

ette.

Paper is manufactured by two major processes. The kraft process requires, in its simplest form, the use of wood,

from the cookers. The stock is then

screened for removal of uncooked wood, At this point, the stock is a watery mass containing a small percentage of fiber. Water content is reduced as the

stock passes through thickeners. After

Wood then

is chipped to screened

to

specified size

insure

this

requirements

standardization

additional washing, the sulphite stock is now ready for bleaching.

Bleach liquor is prepared by adding chlorine gas to a slurry of hydrated lime and water. The plant, incidentally, uses some 2.7 tons of hydrated lime a day. The stock is circulated in the bleaching liquor for two and one-half to three hours. The bleached sulphite pulp first passes over vacuum washers where consistency is controlled and then is

in

and size.

Acid is stored in these giant wooden vats before it is pumped to digesters containing spruce wood chips.

content is removed and the fibers are

liveries of stone to satiate the appetite

formed into a wet sheet of paper. As it passes through a series of steam-filled dryers, the sheet becomes thoroughly dry.

Marinette Paper Company employs about 630 people in its modern plant.

of the paper company's two acid towers.

To the first-time observer, ir is little less than a miracle that the extremely

stored in slush form. When needed, it

soft tissue used to mop one's brow after the energetic plant tour has come from the rough logs and limestone stockpiles

is metered into breakers and blended

seen at the start of the tour.

for the paper machines where water

Limestone Products makes daily de

Wood chips are loaded into top of digester to start nine hour 'cook' in acid to separate wood fibers.

It also makes scheduled deliveries of

hydrated lime to be added to the bleach

ing liquor. This lime is produced at the Menominee plant by burning limestone in 12 giant kilns, followed by slaking with water. The firm sends the largest part of its lime to the paper industry.

But its high-calcium lime and high-cal cium hydrated lime find many customers

in chemical operations, water softening and in the tanning industry throughout Michigan and Wisconsin.

High speed paper making machines resemble the paper handling equipment on a newspaper printing press.

Let's Go Deer hunting appears to appeal to the particular type of man who can become oblivious to the rigors of winter and not be distracted from the "thrill and entertainment" of deer stalk

ing. Or so it seemed recently to the ML Screenings reporter who made

his first venture into the woods during the opening days of the recent deer season in Michigan. And a great deal of credit must go to a large number of the distaff side who battle the elements to

sit in blinds or range wooded glens in search of the fleet-footed deer.

To listen to deer hunters, you would think that there are two types of hunt Ed and Marleah Muczyl dismantle guns before Ed reports on Str. CALCITE.

Norman Wirgau proudly poses beside first buck through Calcite plant gate.

ing weather, one is wet and warm, the other cold and dry. But on the some 12,000 acres of property open to em ployed hunters at Calcite, the recent season was wet and cold and the report er was more than happy not to stray too far from a warm car on his camera

shooting foray. Protective clothing means two things to the disciplined hunter. It means protection against a case of mistaken identity and a hole in the head from a second .hunter's gun.

And it means protection against the weather — wet, wintry weather.

Within an hour after the opening of the season, 142 licensed hunters had

driven into the plant property in panel trucks, station wagons and passenger cars outfitted with roof racks. Hum

orously, the parade of hunters was

watched throughout the morning by a doe and her two fawns from a ridge of land near the Calcite gate.

And by the time the season was three

Hunting hours old, the first successful hunters

were driving out the gate and headed for the local meat freezing plants. The kill, however, was light on opening day at Calcite and many disheartened and very wet hunters muttered about the weather being so wet that the deer were even staying in bed. By noon, the morn ing drizzle turned quickly into a driving

electrical storm and the heavy rainfall afforded the deer even more protection.

By nightfall, only nine hunters had reg istered their kills at the plant gate.

Opening day weather proved to be a sample of what was to come during the remainder of the 15-day season and unseasonably warm weather followed to Jolui Mayes displays doe he shot in first hour of hunting season.

Signing deer register at gate house is Jerome Cherette, an early winner. hold total deer count for the Calcite

cessful hunters on opening morning

property to 58 bucks, 31 does and two

were John Mayes, Joseph Promo, Wil liam Airman, and Jack Gregory.

bears. In 1959, Calcite hunters felled 82 bucks and 40 does.

Calcite hunters, familiar with the

The first deer hauled out of the plant gate was a 140 pound doe claimed by Philip Pokorski at 7:40 a.m. Second

property and with the well-populated deer areas go to some real work prior

happy hunter through the gate was Jerome Cherrette who boasted a 160 pound doe shot just 15 minutes after he

blinds, like the one being used by Ed Witkowski pictured on these pages, are securely built of wood and even have tar-paper roofs to keep out the weather.

Other hunters like Ed's brother, Richard, choose natural covering of tree branches

left his car. The first buck, a four-point er, was shot by Norman Wirgau who stated that the buck was downed one

hour after the season opened. Other suc-

to the opening of each season. Some

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Chester Durecki checks rifle before

Prize 200-pound buck hangs at Sam

leaving car on the plant property.

Keller's Cedarville home.

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and evergreens as camouflage.

Many hunters carry in food periodic ally throughout the winter and cut down small trees so the deer can get at the smaller branches and the deer herd can

continue to grow.

In other hunting news, Mrs. Helen C. Conley, secretary to G. R. Jones at the

Calcite office, brought down an eightpoint buck on opening day and had her chance at a black bear that ambled with

in 50 feet of her blind. Mrs. Conley thought better of her first urge to bag the bear when an apparition of a wound ed enraged bear loomed in her mind.

In Cedarville, Foreman Sam Keller

George Hein, left, stops for a cigarette break and chat with Calvin Meyer.

Covered blind offers protection for Ed Witkowski.

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brought down his first Michigan deer, a 200 pound eight point buck with a 19Va inch span on its rack. Mr. Keller had previously found most of his success in Pennsylvania deer country. The deer meat shared freezer space with a wild turkey he had bagged in Pennsylvania.

Brother Richard Witkowski waits in natural blind.

A PLAN TO END ACCIDENTS

S.O.Z. Progress Report A s the Division's Safety Objective

In recent weeks these men, armed

and continual contact with employees

Zero program enters its second

with teaching materials and conference techniques gained in a three-day train ing session in the Detroit office, have passed on their conference training to supervisory personnel in each of their plants. In these sessions the coordinators reviewed the mechanics used to imple ment the S.O.Z. program, evaluated the progress of the program at the particu lar plant and stressed the importance of supervisory leadership in effecting the completion of job safety breakdowns

on safe work practices.

The safer)' departments at the various plants will continue to play an import ant role in accomplishing S.O.Z. objec tives. These men will act in an advisory capacity and assist the coordinators and supervisors in setting up safety meet ings, distributing safety materials and seeing to it that the S.O.Z. activities tie-in with overall plant safety efforts.

They will also continue to investigate

year, management has decided to take a look at where the program has been in its first year, and investigate just where it is going in the search for accident-free operation. Adding impetus to this im portant safety training and performance project, key operating people are re viewing the workings of S.O.Z. in what promises to be the most extensive and effective effort ever undertaken in over

all Division safety.

Five men representing the Calcite, Cedarville, Hillsville, Moler and Buffalo plants have been selected as coordinators

of the future S.O.Z. accomplishments.

The five are J. C. Vonderau, quarry fore man at Hillsville; A. J. Guerin, plant foreman at Moler; E. R. Spillman, plant foreman at Buffalo; C. M. Eldridge, yard foreman at Calcite; and H. H. Lamb, mill shift foreman at Cedarville. In ex

plaining their new duties prior to train ing sessions at the Detroit office, Vice President L. S. Campbell reaffirmed management's concern over the Divis ion's endeavors to wipe out on-the-job accidents.

The coordinators will have a two-fold

job. Their first responsibiliries in re viewing conference leading techniques with all supervisors have already been completed. The second part of the job is one of indefinite tenure. This phase calls for periodic checks on develop ments of the S.O.Z. program.

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Coordinators hear importance of program from L. S. Campbell (foreground), vice-president. From left are E. R. Spillman, A. J. Guerin, C. M. Eldridge, and H. C. Farrell, director of Industrial Relations. Meeting was held in Detroit.

employee, tying in the leadership cap abilities of both supervisory and safety personnel in realizing a practical and

effective approach to safe work per formance. Under the program thus far,

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work groups have been divided into small conference groups where each specific job that its employees perform comes under the scrutiny of both em ployee and his supervisor. In develop ing a safety breakdown, an employee

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makes his own recommendations on

steps to be taken to make his job a safe one. The particular job is then written up in report form and studied by a re view committee made up of representa

Calcite electrical foreman Griffin Fines (far right) works on job break down with members of his crew. From left, they are Richard Kieliszewski, Gerald Grambau, Fred Liedtke, Jr., Howard Hoffman, and Royden Schefke.

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tives of the safety department, his super visor and the department head.

Once effected, the recommended pro cedures for a particular job become the way of doing the job, and supervisors and safety directors alike periodically

the need for analyzing their own particu lar jobs in light of safe operating pro

cedures. Many of the supervisory people working procedures, reporting their find ings to the supervisor in charge of the work being done.

The safety directors have been instru mental in effecting the first year's pro gress of this new safety endeavor. Aided by these directors, supervisors in most locations have progressed rapidly with job safety breakdowns and gained the cooperation of workmen in recognizing

have been active in their contact work,

contact each employee to make sure that

reviewing from time to time each em ployee's performance.

The Safety Objective Zero program has been a locally-tailored effort which has utilized certain basic principals of several safety projects instituted by the United States Steel Corporation. In theory, it places emphasis and responsi bility for safety on every individual

he understands the procedure and also ascertain whether the procedure is being followed. The job safety breakdowns have also become excellent training ma terial for a new employee learning a specific job. In the contact program, each supervisor is provided cards for

each employee reporting to the super visor. A note of each personal contact is

This sample form illustrates comprehensive nature of job safety breakdowns now being made at all locations.

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MICHIGAN LIMESTONE DIVISION United States Steel Corporation

Calcite

Department:

Mill

Foreman:

Frank Mayes

SAFETY OBJECTIVE ZERO JOB SAFETY BREAKDOWN

Occupation^

Car pumpers

Job:

Dumping Cars

job Element:

Dumping Cars

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Dumping Handle Extension

Principle Steps of Operation

1. Walk towards car with

the Duinping Handle Exten

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Hazards - Unsafe Acts

1. Stepping on small stone and turn your ankle.

III. Hazards Eliminated

1. Cood Housekeeping

IV.

Employee Safety Training

1. Make sure tools for good house-

keeplag are available.

sion.

Men should

use them.

2. Put Handle Extension on

Car Hiimping Handle.

3. Push handle to dump car.

3. Falling stone-opposite

3. Put angle on the both

door opens and stones fall

ends of car to stop stone from falling out and get ting wedged.

out-door usually opens about a

k. Release handle to bring car back.

foot on most cars.

3. Wutch for stone continuously.

Hard hats and safety toe shoes.

h. Stones being caught in th If. Angle will eliminate

h. Htird hats and glasses. Take dowi

door on the opposite side

car numbers of the cars that have

this.

your dumping and is wedged.

large corner openings and report

When door closes stone is

them to the Mill Shift Foreman.

crushed and particles fly.

(Mill Shift Foreman will Bee that this list is

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made on this card to show the em

ployee's progress and the topics discussed during the contact.

Safety meetings Stan on the staff

level where district managers regularly report rhe status of their district's safety programs to management. Monthly meetings on safety are also held in each district in which the manager, his staff and the safety director of the district

evaluate and review each plant's safety activities.

The contact book contains cards for all employees assigned to a supervisor.

Plant managers hold semi-monthly meetings with supervisory personneland the plant's safety director to determine the status of safety efforts and discuss new developments in safety administra tion. Possible hazardous conditions in

the plants are reviewed and steps in itiated to eliminate the particular haz ards.

Finally, meetings are held monthly on the department level for discussion of

accidents occuring in the previous 30 days, general housekeeping practices, and a specific evaluation of the depart ment's safety activities.

Increasing emphasis is being placed on first, the employee's attitude towards safety, and secondly, hisskill in perform ing all jobs in a safe manner. The end of I960 saw the Division's accident

frequency rare drop to .67, one of the lowest rates in the past decade. Manage Kenneth Link, left, a new worker, is trained on job with help of foreman Merlin Peetz, right, and Leo Schefke. Foreman is using job safety breakdown.

From left, Calcite yard foreman C. M. Eldridge reviews

ment and employees alike are assaulting this record with an intensive Safety Ob jective Zero program. In 1961, this rate could read .00.

breakdown with safety inspector S. Wozniak, Jr., and

Gail Simmons, left, Cedarville safety inspector, dis cusses employee contact program with E. E. Schaedig,

D. F. Widmayer, plant's mill and dock superintendent.

yard and transportation foreman in Cedarville office.

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A "First Lady" Retires

FAREWELL TO STEAMER CALCITE Nearly a half a century of sailing on the Great Lakes and tributary rivers came to an end for the veteran Steamer CALCITE at the close of last

year's shipping season. And some 300 people assembled on a late November day to pay their last respects to the first vessel constructed for the Bradley Trans portation Line in 1912.

In what Detroit papers acclaimed as a "first" in lake carrier history, a simple, yet impressive ceremony marked the steamer's last cargo and departure from

service to industry since that day in 1912 when she sailed into the port for

the Port of Calcite.

the economy of Rogers City and blessed her final voyage to Conneaut, Ohio.

The brief program started as soon as the last stone was poured into the Cal-

Officers and crews from other Bradley vessels that were in port at the time

joined Northern District personnel in a brief recounting of the greyhound's

her first load of limesrone. Members

of the clergy praised the vessel's part in

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The crowd gathers and the Rogers City High School band forms for brief ceremony aboard retiring Bradley vessel.

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cites holds. The stone was destined for

the Division's Conncaut Plant. Captain

J. J. Parrilla, Manager of Bradley Trans portation, directed the ceremonies from the loading deck of the vessel. Before

introducing Northern District Manager

Captain D. E. Nauts accepts Calcite's ship clock from Captain J. J. Parrilla, Manager Bradley Transportation Line, during shipboard program at dockside.

J. N. Suliot, he presented the ship's clock Co Captain Donald E. Nauts, Shore Captain of the Bradley Line and an early skipper of the CALCITE. In reviewing the 48-year service of the vessel that spanned the entire history of both Bradley and Michigan Lime stone, Captain Nauts pointed with pride to her safety record. He stated that the vessel had not experienced a disabling accident in the last 18 years of sailing.

For marine historians he said that the

CALCITE had carried 4,605 cargoes for a total of 24,794,340 tons of limestone and 6,526,170 tons of coal. The CAL

CITE was built by the Detroit Ship building Company at the firm's Ecorse yards and at the time of her launching

was the largest self-unloader in the world. Her total days in commission amounted to 10,721.

Captain Hilton Gould presents vessel's house flag to Curtis Haseltine.

History of vessel's 48-year Bradley service is recounted by Captain Nauts.

Highlight of the program that was marked by sentiment was the presenta tion by Captain Hilton Gould, Master of the vessel, of the CALCITE'S house flag to the Marine Historical Society of De troit. On had to accept the flag was Curtis Hazeltine, vice president of the Society and marine writer for a Detroit newspaper. As a final tribute a Bradley house flag was raised on the Dossin Marine Museum's halyard at its Belle Isle vantage point and was viewed as the Steamer CALCITE steamed down the Detroit River for the last rime.

Signal flags, spelling "Adieu, I960" were also hoisted on the staff. The flag was dipped as the CALCITE whistled her salute.

Also aboard the vessel were officials

of Rogers City municipal government, the city's Chamber of Commerce, rep resentatives of the United States Coast

Guard station in St. Ignace, and the Lake Carriers Association of Cleveland.

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Dolly Smarszcz ties ribbon that later was broken

a forward railing on the vessel to a mooring spile on the dock by Dolly Smarszcz, I960 Miss Michigan Lime stone queen, and Sunhild Erlach, a fore ign exchange student. The ribbon, rep resenting the vessel's ties to the Port of Calcite, was ceremoniously broken as

as vessel slips away from dock at Port of Calcite.

she slipped away from the dock.

Aboard the CALCITE on its last voy age was Captain Gould, First Mate Henry Kaminski, Second Mate Herbert Friedrich, Third Mate Raymond Modrzynski, Chief Engineer John Claus, First Assistant Engineer Richard Brege,

Second Assistant Engineer Charles Horn, Third Assisrant Engineer Lloyd Mayes and Repairman Reinhold Radtke.

Other crew members were Clarence

Strzelecki, Edward Rygwelski and Stan ley Haske, wheelsmen; Charles Robin

son, Richard McDonald and Neil Ryerson, watchmen; and Donald Burns, Ed

ward Muzyl and Clayton Haselhuhn, Calcite's house flag salutes vessel in last voyage down Detroit River.

Deckhands were Ronald Paull, Rich ard Hein and Louis Urban, Jr.; Oilers

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were Vernon Halbert, Robert Strain and

John Appelt. Stokermen were Clifton Morris, Russell Sigsby and Willis Roe. Wilbert Zemple, steward; Lance Mc Ginn and Henry Dietlin, second cooks;

Harold Parsons and Donald Bissin, por ters; Stanley Centala, conveyorman and Paul Darga, assistant repairman, com pleted the crew.

Newsmen scrambled aboard the tug Limestone for that "last picture" of the proud vessel as she sailed out of the slip, amid strains of "Anchors Aweigh," play ed by the Rogers City High School band and a chorus of plant whistles and auto mobile horns. The noisy send-off was almost gay. But any gaiety was tempered by the facial expressions of the people on shore who silently watched as the CALCITE disappeared over the horizon.

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centrally-controlled activity. From the origination of a purchase requisition, the closely-defined purchasing system works to turn the order into the item

requested as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Experienced buyers, with upto-date information on items that span an area from wiping cloths and light bulbs to an additional vessel for the

Bradley Transportation Line, endeavor to purchase products at the most favor able prices while keeping an eye on product quality.

The purchasing activity is a staff func tion. Thus, it provides a specialized ser vice to the entire organization. The cen

tralizing of this department's activities has several advantages. Primarily, it en ables the Division to make full use of Just as a housewife's duties include

buying food, clothing, cleaning compounds and mechanical aids to in sure the smooth operation of the house hold, Michigan Limestone Division's purchasing department plays a major role in maintaining the day-to-day rou tine operations of the division's several

plants. And, like the housewife, division personnel entrusted with the buying job must make all purchases with a close examination of the need for the item

plus constant scrutiny of activity bud gets.

The purchasing function within Mich igan Limestone is a well-integrated,

R. A. Engelhardt, purchasing agent, heads up the activ ity. At right is Mrs. Eva Meliarg, his secretary.

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quantity orders with a resultant economy in prices. But equally as important, it places control of purchases within a single department to affect greatest op erating efficiencies. In this brief article we are concerned with only those dayto-day supplies that are necessary for the smooth operations of the several departments. The procuremenrand spec-

In the Detroit office, Mrs. Nancy Gray, left, and Shirley Reynolds assist C. YV. Ludos, Division buyer.

ification of such items as furniture, office

machines and other large equipment for the various offices is reviewed by H. R. Baltzersen, Division Comptroller, before

the purchasing department places the order.

Buying practices vary in the districts as requirements differ. In the Northern District Lester Raymond, as buyer, is responsible for rhe procurement of all commodities and services within a stipu lated dollar limitation once the purchase

has been authorized by the Calcite or Cedarville plant managers, or by the manager of Bradley Transportation. He also oversees the operation of the North ern District storehouse that provides items for the two plants and the Bradley Line.

In the Eastern District, plant mana gers at Hillsville and Moler Plants act as local purchasing representatives and can spend up to a specified sum for com modities and services. The district man

ager is authorized to sign purchase or ders for supplies and equipment requir ed in the New Castle district office and

approve orders from the Buffalo and Conneaut plants.

Routine supplies for the Conneaut plant are ordered through the Buffalo plant or directly from the Detroit office.

At Buffalo, requisitions are processed

by T. G. Rose, plant superintendent, with the assistance of J. A. Carauna, traffic and sales office manager.

Copies of all orders, regardless of

how they are initiated, are forwarded to the Detroit purchasing office for re view, purchasing control and for ac counting purposes.

There are three general methods used to procure supplies and services within

the division. The first is by a stores requisition card, the second by local plant purchase requisition, and the third by requisition to the Detroit office for those items that are not available under

the first two systems. Requisitions, once given proper approval, form the orig inal media for purchase orders before purchases can be effected.

On the local plant level, then, an em ployee in need of a particular item would first inquire if rhe item is stock ed in the plant's storeroom. If so, he could prepare a stores requisition card,

have it approved by his supervisor, and withdraw the item directly from stores.

If the item could not be supplied by the local storekeeper, a requisition for the purchase of the commodity would then be prepared with the initial ap proval of his supervisor. If the cost of the item is within the sum authorized

for purchase by the plant manager, a purchase order would be originated and the purchase made directly. If the cost of the item exceeds the authority of rhe plant manager, the requisition, approved of course, by the supervisior and plant manager, would be forwarded to the De troit office. Detroit personnel would then prepare the purchase order and place the order after a review of ven dors and prices.

R. E. Biller reviews requisitions with Betty Frye, center, and June Welsh in office at Moler plant.

Buying for the Bradley Transporta tion Line is closely similar to purchasing in the various plants. The countless items needed to keep the Bradley vessels in top operating condition are, for the most part, drawn directly on the Northern District storehouse at Calcite. Masters

and chief engineers are given some lati tude to purchase directly those items that can better be obtained without the

formality of a purchase requisition from the Bradley office. As policy permits, emergency purchases may be made di rectly so that the boats are nor delayed on their schedule.

The responsibility for authorizing the procurement of Bradley Transportation supplies lies in the hands of Manager J. J. Parrilla and Shore Captain D. E. Nauts. A steward on a vessel actually acts as a buyer in the purchasing depart ment when he orders perishable foods

Northern District office staff includes

Margaret Radka and L. C. Ray mond, seated; Clayton Murphy and Enid Ritzier, standing.

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files.

in the various ports of call. The steward prepares his list of groceries, has the

order list approved by the master and gives the order to the marine supply company at the particular port. Recom mended suppliers in each port are desig nated by the Division purchasing agent.

The supplier, after filling the order, re turns the order to the Bradley office with his invoice. The lists are then checked

to insure continued quality, quantity and cost of the food served crew members,

reportedly one of the best fed groups of sailors on the Great Lakes.

There is a continual flow, then, of CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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J. A. Caruana, left, and T. G. Rose investigate avail

ability of commodities ordered for the Buffalo plant.

L. P. Barker, left discusses the approval on a requisi tion from C. A. Pratt, the manager of the Hillsville plant.

requisition and a purchase order show ing the standing order number and a

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requisitions and purchase orders coming from the plants and the Bradley Line to the Detroit purchasing department.

Some 15,000 purchase orders are pro cessed within the Division annually.

This figure does not include the thous ands of items that are drawn on plant storerooms every year. The important task of coordinating the entire purchas ing functions of this multi-plant pur chasing organization rests with R. A. Engelhardt, Division purchasing agent.

submit bids based on specifications sub

purchasing duties. Mr. Raymond at Cal cite has spent 33 years in storekeeping and buying. Others have also spent long periods of service in this highly special ized field. People like Ivan Bannon at the Cedarville plant, L. P. Barker at Hillsville and R. E. Biller at Moler play important roles in the purchasing or

mitted by the department.

Most of the department's personnel

ganization.

The goals of a modern purchasing

have years of experience in buying and related purchasing functions. Mr. Engel hardt recently observed his 25th year in

department are simply to buy whatever is required at the best price while main

release number.

Bulk orders or single items of large expense call for the seeking of competi tive bids by the purchasing department.

At least three suppliers are asked ro

Some Bradley supplies are bought by stewards such as John Paradise.

taining the quality of the item or service.

The purchasing department's work does not stop here, however. Included in its responsibilities is the procurement of products and services to construct, oper

He is also the Division automotive ren

ate and maintain facilities with a con

tal plan coordinatorand cooperative pas senger transportation representative. C.

stant eye on safety, the coordination of

W. Ludos, Division buyer, who is locat ed in the Detroit office, is also charged with the responsibility of purchasing

and cooperation with all other depart ments and divisions of the Corporation, the investigation of existing products

materials for the Division.

and services now available on the mar

Annually, the Detroit office places standing orders with those outside firms

ker place as well as the study of new commodities and services in the develop ment stage, and the promotion of friend ly relations with suppliers.

with which the Division does business

for repetitive requirements such as oxy gen, acetylene, grease, oils, and explos ives. Standing orders are also placed with manufacturers or jobbers for repair parts on heavy equipment. These orders are negotiated with the various suppliers at the start of the year and supplies are drawn from the vendor during the year's term with the preparation of a purchase 18

purchasing activities within the division

As Mr. Engelhardt will tell you, "Our purchasing department is somewhat uni que. We buy everything for the Divivision from pencils to mammouth earthmoving machines." Purchase of scientific instruments, automotive equipment or locomotives is handled as competently as the buying of typewriter paper.

oÂŁt6e Sailuty Sea&oa

Safely quartered for winter are strs. WHITE, MUNSON, TAYLOR, ROBINSON, ROGERS CITY and CEDARVILLE. W o r k does not end for the officers

and seamen of the Bradley Transportation Line when the last ves sel is tied up in place at the end of the sailing season. True, for most crew mem bers, watch hours give way to normal working days and near the end of lay

up many of the men return to their homes each night, but they face between two and three weeks of work laying up rhe "greyhounds" for the winter months.

The end of November signaled the

end of rhe season for the Bradley vessels and one by one they returned to the "frog pond" at the Port of Calcite.

Now most of the snow-covered fleet of

yard at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and the steamer CALCITE is tied up at the Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock, Con neaut, Ohio. Work, meanwhile, is pro

self-unloaders lie nestled together with in rhe protective sea wall. The steamers

er WILLIAM G. CLYDE to a self-

CEDARVILLE,

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JOHN G. MUNSON, M. C. TAYLOR,

gressing on the conversion of the steam

unloader ar a shipyard at Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

W. F. WHITE, and ROGERS CITY

Below the gray steel decks of the

will spend the winter at the Port of Calcite. The steamer I. L. CYLMER is

mammoth vessels activity is at a high point during lay up time. In the for

undergoing hull repair work at a ship

ward end of the vessels crew members

Crew members are assigned the various jobs of repair, painting and cleaning on the Bradley fleet.

Dick McDonald, left and Lawrence Losinski inspect piston on WHITE.

In the after end of the ROBINSON,

Louis Urban dismantles oil pump.

Royal Arkwood, Ronald Felax and LeRoy Karsten paint aboard WHITE.

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ROGERS CITY crew members Darl Felax, left, and Harry Bey threading pipe.

Pete Poirier adjusts main conden sate pump aboard ROGERS CITY.

Plate is replaced on ROGERS CITY condenser by Kelvin McDonald.

Watchman Leonard Gabrysiak on rounds of snowy deck of TAYLOR.

MUNSON'S mighty turbine gets thorough inspection during lay up operations.

In dock office, Carl Leow, left, and Willard Mundt compile year-end records.

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cleaned before the ship is secured and the galley is given considerable atten tion. All food (should there be any left after serving the hearty appetites of the crew) is removed as are all lin

ens that are in need of washing or re pair. New paint is used liberally to put the vessel in good shape for the com ing season, a few short months away.

Once lay up is completed, many of the officers of the Line will head for sun

Aboard MUNSON, G. E. representative checks turbine with Mark Florip.

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are ear-marked for the winter months.

All of the work is not necessarily com pleted aboard the vessels. In the busy dock office, which is actually a part of rhe Calcite plant, employees compile

wield paint brushes over metal parts of the conveyor guards, structures and the elevator.

Forward

ny climes to soak up some sunshine before reporting back to duty early in the spring. Many of the crew members will find employment in winter work projects aboard the vessels after the first of the year. Winter work includes those normal maintenance jobs that are impos sible to accomplish during the sailing season, without delaying vessel schedules.

A list of impending repair projects or inspection work is compiled on each vessel during the season and these jobs

staterooms are

thoroughly cleaned and equipment

shipment and production records for the past season, and dismantle, repair and test weightometers, the automatic belt

stored in the staterooms for the winter.

The pilothouse is secured and all equipment used during the sailing sea son and normally stored on deck is placed inside the forward end. Con veyor machinery is dismantled, checked for wear and breakage and the entire tunnel running the length of the ship under the holds is cleaned, and painted if necessary.

In the after end, the heavier work is performed on engines, pumps, boilers and stokers. Depending on the type of

scales that measure the stone from load

Pilot

house

windows

are

covered

for protection as Bradley vessels wait for another sailing season.

ing chute to vessel hold. The quiet blanket of snow that falls gently over rhe vessels, tugs and dock buildings at the Port of Calcite belies the activity that attends winter lay up time.

Wally Haske, left, and Joseph Makowski repair pipe for pump on ROBINSON.

power plant used to propel the vessel, pistons are pulled, cleaned and inspected and turbines are torn down in a routine

investigation for worn parts. Pumps of all kinds are dismantled and compres sion chambers inspecred. Boilers are cleaned thoroughly and all boiler pipe lines and valves are checked. Included

in the thorough inspection of machinery are condensers, pressure and other re cording gauges of all types, electrical systems and the thousands of moving parts that aid in the propulsion of a greyhound.

Staterooms in the after end are also

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Mrs. Carauna mixes her specialty under the admiring gaze of Joe, Doug, Greg, Mike, Mark and Mary Alice.

Sfta$6ettigDim&i.. JtcUicut Style For these cold winter evenings, few dishes have as great a universal taste appeal as a piping hot spaghetti dinner.

Italian style spaghetti also makes a tempting main course for rhat holiday dinner party. Of course, there are many top cooks among Division families, both male and female, but ML Screenings had to pick one and what a choice we made!

If you believe that you've tasted the best spaghetti ever and not eaten this dish at the Joseph Caruana home in Buffalo, you've missed a supreme example of spaghetti, Italian style.

Mrs. Caruana, Mary, admits that she mastered her flavorful spaghetti sauce after her marriage to Joe, and now she has six small Caruana's to share Joe's appetite for the dish. And each of these active youngsters has an appetite to match that

of her husband, who is District traffic manager at Buffalo plant.

The following recipe for this hearty meat sauce is ample to serve 15 persons:

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4 lg. eggs 2 lg. cans of tomatoes, Italian brand 2 cans, tomato paste, Italian brand Leftover pieces of chicken or spare ribs, if available Italian grated cheese, garlic salt, oregano, parsley flakes, sweet basil, bay leaves, salt, onion salt.

The tomatoes, scheduled to cook the longest, are first blend ed and placed in a deep well cooker to simmer. Mary insists on an Italian brand of tomatoes for their rich flavor. The

sauce should be cooked slowly for at least three hours and stirred at regular intervals.

The meatballs are prepared while the sauce is being cooked and should be added to the sauce at least forty-five minutes prior to being served. Just before adding the meatballs, add rwo cans of tomato paste and five paste cans of water to the

3 lbs. ground chuck meat •4 pkg- ground pork sausage

sauce. Spice the sauce to taste with salt, a goodly amount of

1 small onion, diced

pinch of sweer basil, parsley flakes, one-half cup sugar, a couple

1V2 cups bread crumbs Vl cup of sugar

bay leaves, onion and garlic salt.

In preparing the meatballs, the ground chuck meat and

pepper, a little grated cheese, a small amount of oregano, a

Diced onions are

added to

sauce.

Many spices are mixed with meat.

Meat balls are generous in size.

ground sausage is mixed with the diced onion, bread crumbs

and eggs. Mary suggests that the chef dip his or her hands in warm water before rolling the meatballs to prevent the mixture from sticking to the hands.

The final touch, large, sumptions spaghetti shells.

The meatballs are then browned in shortening. Just before the browned meatballs are placed in the sauce, the sauce is brought to a boil. After the meatballs have been added, the heat is reduced to insure slow cooking.

Some cooks may decide to add loose ground meat to the sauce to give additional body. This is usually done before adding the meatballs to the sauce. Leftover portions of chick en or spare ribs may be added. These items should be browned

first and may be placed in the sauce when adding the meatballs.

These items enhance the flavor and are delicacies by themselves.

Mrs. Caruana prefers to use Italian spaghetti shells. These, of course, are cooked separately until they are render. The tenderness of the shells may be best determined by removing the shells from the kettle and testing their tenderness by bit ing them with the teeth. When they have become tender, the water should be immediately drained from them. When serv ing, the shells are placed on dinner plates and covered with

the sauce and meatballs and generously sprinkled with grated Italian cheese.

If the preparation seems to be lengthy, satisfied smiles at the dinner table will be ample reward.

We don't know how the sauce will be received at yourhome, but we've seen the clamorings of Douglas, 14, Greg, 12, Joe, 10, Michael, 6, Mark, 4, and Mary Alice, 2, and we feel sure

that you, too, will be king of the kitchen once your family and friends have tasted Italian style spaghetti.

As a crowning touch to your Italian dinner, it is suggested that spumoni be served for dessert.

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Resembling the crests and dips of a giant roller coaster, the Moler plant conveyors stand out against West Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.

Fire Fighting Lessons For Calcite Employees Calcite employees recently attended This statement received various reactions

Voting Highlights The recent national election meant

many things to many people. In

the Detroit office it offered the first op portunity to vote for at least one young lady, and to others it meant an ex cellent chance to promote our demo cratic way of life.

For Clarice Crawford, blond secretary in the industrial relations activity, the election was a particularly thrilling one.

For it was the first time that Miss Craw

ford was eligible to vote. It was a con fused young lady who took her firsr glimpse of a Detroit election ballot, and a look at the many choices pointed out to her just how big government has become.

Pre-election week and election day provided somewhat of a change of pace for the Detroit office switchboard opera tors. Preceding the election, operators added a reminder to vote when answer

ing in-coming calls at the switchboard.

from temporarily puzzled callers, it was reported, but most callers thanked the ladies for the suggestion. At least one man hung up abruptly, and it can be

fire fighting demonstrations giv en by representatives of a fire extinguish er firm on plant property. Two demon strations were staged to train employees in the use of extinguishers on fires start ed on various volatile fluids.

assumed that the interest in his vote

Some 200 employees of the plant and

surprised him to the point that he for got the reason for his call.

Others were enthused over the per

of the vessel repair crew watched repre

sonal note. One man exclaimed that he

was going to instruct his switchboard operator to carry the same message on calls to his firm. Some joked about the greeting, but nearly everyone thought well of Michigan Limestone's interest in the election process.

On election day, operators changed the greeting to "Have you voted?" In nearly every instance the caller immedi ately volunteered on whether he had or had not voted. Again, public reaction was good. One caller stated that "if I don't vote before dinner my wife won't feed me." Even lobby visitors were im pressed with this "little extra" put forth by the Division through its switchboard.

The number of selections confused Clarice Crawford, a first-time voter.

sentatives extinguish flames in propane gas, oil and gasoline. One of the demon strators explained fire fighting tech niques over a portable megaphone while his partner wielded different extinguish ers over prepared fires. The tests were conducted under the guidance of the plant's safety department.

The fire extinguisher program is but another phase of each plant's safety en

deavors. Color code markings in areas where extinguishers are located immedi ately identify the extinguisher location.

Constant review of new developments in the fire fighting field keep safety men and employees alert to better methods of fire protection.

At Calcite, for example, five different extinguishers are used to combat differDemonstrate use of extinguishers.

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ent types of fires. These are the drypow der charge, carbon tetrachloride, sodaacid Karboloi and C02. The extinguish ers undergo monthly inspections by either the department foreman, equip ment operator or crew leader in the area where the extinguisher is located. All

extinguishers are also given periodic in spections by a Corporation Insurance Bureau representative on his inspections of the plant's fire fighting equipment and fire hazards.

Named Assistant In Industrial Relations Appointment of Bienn F. Cook, as assistant director of industrial relations

of Michigan Limestone Division was

Getting a first-hand look at the Division's operations recently were two principal representatives of the Corporation's management in Pittsburgh.

Shown here with J. N. Suliot, center, Manager of the Northern District,

are E. fit. Gott, Executive Vice President-Production, left, and J. C. Gray, Administrative Vice President-Raw Materials. A meeting with Division officers and department heads preceded a guided tour of Calcite Plant facilities.

Blenn F. Cook

announced February 1, by Hugh C Farrell, industrial relations director.

Mr. Cook has been in the Division's

industrial relations department since 1955, first as assistant to the director

and since 1957 as supervisor-industrial relations for the Eastern and Lake Erie Districts.

A 1949 graduate of Ohio State Uni versity, Mr. Cook came to Michigan Limestone from General Motors Corp oration where he was training director for

the Ternstedt

Division

at

Flint.

Previously, he had served as personnel manager for the Armstrong Furnace Company in Columbus, Ohio.

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POSTED SPEEDS ARE SAFE SPEEDS

"Topping Out" Ceremonies M^popping out" ceremonies late last year marked completion of structural steelwork on the frame of the

new Museum of History and Techno

logy ar the Smithsonian Institute, Wash ington, D. C American Bridge Divis ion officials joined officers of the Insti tute in the observance as the last piece

of steel was placed by the Division's steclworkers.

Scheduled for completion in 1962, the new museum will house inventions

and processes that have marked this country's technological advances.

RECENT RETIREES

The recent deer hunting season provided Calcite Plant safety personnel with still another theme for their effective safety display at the plant entrance.

Safety with firearms was graphically presented in this series of safety re minders. Safety Director Norman Haseihuln and Safety Inspector Stanley Wozniak, Jr., combine tiieir talents to keep this display timely and attractive.

SIGNS OF SAFETY The Buffalo Plant surpassed its own record of safe working days late last

year when it observed 1580 days without a disabling injury. This mark wiped from the slate an earlier record of 1579 days posted on October 31, 1955.

Happily braving a 45-mile-an-hour wind roaring at the plant entrance, Miss Paillette M. Zimmell changed the safety day board for the photographer.

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ANOTHER ROLE IN QUALITY CONTROL Deep in the bowels of the earth in the Calcite Plant's mighty primary crusher house, two men are busily engaged in a littlcpublici/.ed job. Their contributions to the plant's production con cerns quality control. For these two men scan every ton of lime stone that is dug from the quarry walls and clumped into the crush er pits from railroad cars.

Their job of inspecting stone after it has been subjected to its initial crushing is an important step in the plant's quality control program. Most commonly called "root pickers", the two men re move pieces of tree branches or other foreign materials that may have been scooped up with the stone by quarry shovels.

Once the stone has been crushed in the .simulated mortar and

pestle machinery, it drops to the base of the crusher house and starts its ascent to the screen house on conveyors. In the picture above, Gerhardt Klann is shown at his station beside one of the

two conveyors. His job assures that the stone is clean when it enters the screen house.

From the time geologists point out the areas for quarrying until the time the stone is delivered to the customer, the Division enlists

the help of every employee to press for the highest quality.

Every employee benefits from the Division's ability to produce and deliver industrial and agricultural quality.

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oAcross the Desk Did you ever have an experience in which separate events, not especially important alone, as

sumed great significance when later Carl G. Hogberg

associated together or with an en tirely unrelated situation-' Some thing like that occurred to me last week when there arrived one morn

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competitive conditions.

two days previously; the other, a

individuals rate in this fast-moving world? At work, how many things are you doing every day in exactly

With all these great develop ments in our midst, how do we as

the same way as when you first

delivered here.

started, perhaps years ago? And

All of us are profoundly impress ed by spectacular advances such as manned space flight and the technic al wizardry of modern science. But

why? In this process of self-exam ination, which is a healthy and normal one for all progressive

we seem to be much less aware of the tremendous advances in the

"How do I, as an individual, rate in

people, perhaps we should ask:

ordinary necessities and the little

my response to my job and to my employer? To my family, to my

luxuries of life.

community, and to my govern

Modern food processing and packaging, clever labor-saving household appliances, the host of

ment?" Are we 'way out ahead, merely "competitive," or have we

new fabrics born of chemical re

fallen behind?

Your forthright answer to such

search, and improved materials and

penetrating questions holds the key

new methods of construction have

to your own future, and to that of your family, your employer, your community and your country.

greatly altered our concept and use of man's three basic physical re quirements â&#x20AC;&#x201D; food, clothing, and

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machine tools, .modern materials

handling equipment, and devices to improve communications have created jobs and new markets un heard of only a few years ago. They have also enabled many firms to stay in business under today's highly

ing at our home near Detroit two pieces of mail: one, a letter, had been sent from an East Coast city

postcard, was postmarked "Dusseldorf, Germany" at 9:00 in the morning on the day before it was

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new high-strength steels, automatic

shelter.

The Steamer CALCITE'S pilothouse has returned to its home at the Port of Calcite. In brief ceremonies re

cently, the pilothouse from the retired vessel was dedicated in Michigan Week festivities. See story, page 10.

In travel, education and enter

tainment, the jet plane, modern highways, hi-fi and television are

firmly established and have long since ceased to be curiosities.

In industry, electronic computers,

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ML Screenings is published quarterly by Michigan Limestone, a Division of United States Steel Corporation.

Norman E. Douglas, Editor, Publication office, 2650 Guardian Building, Detroit 26, Michigan. Nothing that appears herein may be reprinted without special permission.

PRODUCT SERIES

Serving the Chemical

Lime Industry Lime, one of the oldest materials known to man, has undergone a

startling rebirth since the early days of the Industrial Revolution and now is one

of the most widely-used materials of man. Regarded chiefly as a building and agricultural material prior to the turn of the century, lime now holds the cen ter of the stage as a basic industrial chemical. Yes, high quality limestone

produced by the Michigan Limestone Division is the basic raw material sup

plied to the lime industry for further processing and emerges in a product that, to some degree, touches nearly every consumer or industrial item manu factured. Lime is second only to sulfuric acid among chemicals in volume ship ped and consumed.

How is this highly versatile chemical produced from the mountains of stone taken from Division quarries? ML

ceramic products including glass, build

SCREENINGS

ing materials, food products and leather

Skip hoist ear hauls limestone from pit beneath railroad ears and takes it to the top of the vertical kilns at the Mercer Lime and Stone plant.

ally in either lump, pebble, ground or pulverized sizes, is used in metallurgy, paper manufacture, chemical processes,

mills, chemical plants and the agricul tural industry is attained in five gas-fired vertical shaft kilns.

Limestone from the Division's North

turing plants, using both vertical shaft kilns and rotary kilns, to get the story.

fanning.

Quicklime, when further treated with

ern District is delivered by lake carrier and then rail to rhis Western Pennsyl vania plant. Bottom dump hopper rail

For

water, forms hydrated lime which comes into play in the metallurgical field, water and sewage treatment, paper mak

road cars discharge the stone directly into a stone pit and the stone is trans ported from the base of the pit to the

toured

lime

manufac

information on the vertical kiln

process, the magazine visited the Mer cer Lime and Stone Company, Branchton, Pennsylvania. A tour of the Grand River Lime Company, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, revealed the workings of a rotary kiln.

Chemical lime includes both quick and hydrated lime and is produced by calcining (burning) either high calcium

ing, chemicals, ceramics, brick and con

top of the kilns by a skip hoist car that

crete products, paint, food products and

carries between three and five tons of

petroleum.

stone. The hoist drops the stone into a surge bin. Charging cars attached to cables automatically charge the kilns from the surge bin.

Two types of kilns are in operation

Vertical Kiln Operation

limestone or dolomitic limestone; the

The production of quicklime is ac complished, in its simplest explanation, by subjecting limestone to intense heat

latter contains a high percentage of mag

to drive off carbon dioxide. At Mercer

vertical furnaces are called 'hang' kilns

nesium oxide. Quicklime, the product of calcination, and available most gener-

Lime and Stone Company, production of lime products for steel making, paper

in which the limestone is loaded peri-

at Mercer Lime and Stone. Four of the

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Chemical Lime

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odically and stays in place while the calcining process is accomplished. In this type of kiln, the gas must be turned off while the kiln is being charged. In

At Mercer Lime and Stone Company, charging cars are loaded from a surge bin and discharge stone directly in top doors of kilns.

Mercer Plant Manager Ed Tanski

tests

stone

in

plant

laboratory.

the fifth kiln, a "slip' or continuous feed kiln, the calcining process continues even during charging as the limestone constantly slips down the walls of the kiln during burning, and is drawn off at the base of the kiln at specified in

are conveyed to separate bins for storage.

That portion of quicklime to be hy drated is taken to a separate building where it is pulverized and water is

added. Hydrated lime is either bagged

or placed in bulk storage bins.

Mercer can produce some 60 tons of lime a clay in each of the four hang kilns and an additional 100 tons a day in the slip kiln. The kilns are 46 feet "****â&#x20AC;˘<****Âť

tervals.

In each type of kiln, the limestone enters a pre-heating zone first. In the kiln, heat raises the stone's temperatures

in excess of 2400 degrees and the stone loses nearly half of its weight in the loss of carbon dioxide. The third zone

in the kiln is a cooling area. The entire

calcining process at Mercer Lime and Stone averages 24 hours for a charge of stone in the hang kilns.

The calcined stone is then drawn from

the base of the kilns onto a steel pan

conveyor for its short journey to a small surge bin. From this temporary storage bin the quicklime is taken by conveyor

to a single roll crusher and, after crush ing, it is separated into various sizes by passing over a double-deck vibrating screen. The various-sized lime products

The size of the Mercer Lime and Stone Company's kilns is graphically illustrated in this photograph taken at the kiln's base.

high and 12 feet in diameter. To fire the kilns, the firm burns nearly 45 mil lion cubic feet of natural gas a month.

Located in northern Butler County,

the firm serves heavy industrial centers in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Over 85

per cent of the firm's production goes into the manufacture of steel. Mercer

demands high calcium limestone for the high alloy, stainless and other top quality steels its customers produce.

Until 1951, the company's product serv ed chiefly the agricultural industry al though the 80-year-old plant site has been producing lime for other industrial purposes since 1946. The plant employs 30 people and is headed by C. Ray Hut chinson, president.

Rotary Kiln Burning

Observation of a rotary kiln in opera tion was made at the nearly new plant of the Grand River Lime Company at Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Owners of the Scioto Lime and Stone Company, Dela ware, Ohio, long recognized the need for

ture up to between 500 and 600 degrees.

The pre-heated stone is then metered into the kiln where temperatures hit 2600 degrees in the burning area. The kiln uses a combination of coal and

natural gas to heat the stone. In a normal charge, the stone takes "bVz hours to rotate its way through the entire length of the kiln.

The calcined stone drops out of the kiln's discharge end into a cooler where a forced air system removes the hot gases and returns these gases to the kiln.

Once the cooling quicklime has reached a safe handling temperature, it is drop ped onto an apron conveyor to be taken to be stored in cylindrical bins resemb ling grain elevators. The quicklime is screened for various products before going into the storage bins.

From the kiln's consumption of some 300 tons of limestone a day, only 150

tons of lime are realized. Fluxing or pebble lime ranges in size from onehalf inch to one and three-quarters inches in size. Lime for chemical and

a high-calcium lime plant in the indus

water treatment use is between one-

trial heart of Northern Ohio, and finally

quarter and one-half inch in size.

selected the present site on the Grand River for its new plant. The new kiln has been in operation less than a year.

The major part of the plant's production is delivered as fluxing lime for the manu facture of high quality steel. The firm also sells lime for chemical uses and

The modern Grand River Lime Plant

requires a work force of 12 people.

David Reaney is president of the new firm. He is the third generation of the Reaney family to serve in the lime busi ness that was founded by the parent Scioto Lime and Stone Company in 1898.

Reaching high into the sky near Fairport, Ohio, is the tall preheater (foreground) followed by the 170-foot long kiln of the Grand River Lime Company. Storage bins may be seen in the background. Stone and lime handling are both automatic from

storage

piles

to

lime

storage.

water treatment purposes.

Here, too, management chose Michi

gan Limestone Division's stone because of its high calcium and purity. The stone is delivered from the Division's

Calcite Plant by self-unloader lake ves sels and piled high on the dock of Grand River Lime over a 240-foot long

tunnel seven feet in height and 5Vi feet in width. Stone drops from hatches at the top of the tunnel onto a moving conveyor. The conveyed stone is ele vated to a preheater before it is dropped into the high end of the inclined kiln.

The kiln itself is 170 feet long and eight feet in diameter. It is pitched so that stone drops slowly along its length as

it rotates. As in the vertical kiln

operation described earlier, the stone is first subjected to a pre-heating compart ment where waste heat from the calcin

ing process brings the stone's tempera

Insulated base of Grand River Lime's rotating kiln seals off heat.

ARTHUR SANTINI

ELMER FLEMING

LEO WIDAJEWSKI

GEORGE GLOSSER

NORTHERN DISTRICT CELEBRATES In the 23rd annual program presented to

honor

Northern

District em

ployees who have worked 25 years with out sustaining a disabling injury, five new members joined the select roster on February 4. The service award program was held at the Rogers City Theater fol lowing dinners for long service em ployees and their wives at three area churches.

New members welcomed to the quart

er-century organization by Division President C G. Hogberg were George A. Glosser, Arthur K. Santini, Leo P.

Widajewski, Louis Urban, and Elmer

H. Fleming. Widajewski, Urban and Fleming serve with the Bradley Trans portation Line, and Glosser and Santini are employees at the Calcite Plant. The five were presented service-safety awards and favors were given to their wives.

Ten men were presented with United

ployees of the Calcite Plant; Robert F. Crittendon, Manager of Central Radio Telegraph Company; and Captain Don ald E. Nauts of the Bradley Transporta tion Line.

District Manager J. N. Suliot was Master of Ceremonies and, after extend

ing his own personal congratulations

40-year service records with the Divi sion. They were Russel A. Kuhlman, Emerson R. Lee, Fred J. Lee, Willard J.

to the group, introduced President Hog berg, who commended the employees for their long service records and dis cussed briefly the immediate future of

Mundt, Arthur Paull, Frank L. Reinke, Louis Roski and Albert A. Smith, em

the ceremony were Vice President L. S.

States Steel stainless steel watches for

First came delicious dinners at area churches

the Division. Also on hand to share in

. . . . followed by the award program at the theater.

LOUIS

URBAN

DONALD

NAUTS

FRANK REINKE

ROBERT CRITTENDON

25-YEAR SAFETY RECORDS Campbell, Calcite Plant Manager D. T. VanZandt, Bradley Manager J. J. Parrilla and Detroit office department heads, H. R. Baltzersen, T. C. Jackson and H. C. Farrell. A group of Cedarville Plant guests were headed by Assistant Plant Manager L. M. Irvin.

After the presentations, guests were entertained by the music of Mack Pitt

and his orchestra and the comedy team of Verdi and Delores.

Other Calcite employees to reach new long service milestones were Walter Buza, 30 years; and Charles Bellmore, Erhardt Bruning, Martin Budnick, John Gapczynski, Henry Grulke, Louis Heythaler, Walter C. Idalski, Herman Kars-

ten, Stanley Kasuba, Daniel Kelly, Vic tor Klee. Joseph Kline, George Marsh, Frank Micketti, Collin Pauley, Harold Pollock, Adolph Radka, Frank Richards, Joseph Smolinski, and John Zempel, 35 years. Bradley people honored for 35 year service were William Patchkowski

LOUIS ROSKI

and Alex Selke.

Over 500 persons attended the pro gram after enjoying turkey dinners in the dining rooms of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, St. John's Lutheran Church or Westminster Presbyterian Church. For RUSSELL KUHLMAN

WILLARD 3IUNDT

the "story behind the story" of the din ners turn to the next page.

EMERSON LEE

ALBERT SMITH

FRED LEE

ARTHUR PAULL

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From left, Mrs. Albert Schultz, Mrs. Melvin Friedrich and

Mrs. Herman

Schlager cut cheese for the wedges ol apple pie at St. John's Lutheran church.

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Rickle

and

Mrs,

Phil

Andrzejcwski tend to the potatoes at St. Ignatius Catholic church.

DINNER

:

W h a t lies behind an annual serv ice award dinner like the one

described on the previous two pages?

Dozens of men and women spending countless hours in the planning, prepara

tion and accomplishment of a program arc- the necessary unseen ingredients of an award dinner. All employees join in expressing thanks lor the workers who labor 'behind the scenes."

The Ml. SCREENINGS camera prob ed this area behind the scenes at the

Calcite employees ready Rogers City theater stage for evening's program.

At Westminster, Mrs. George O'Dell and Mrs. William Gebeau. seated, and Mrs. Edward Knabe, Mrs. Percy Heward, Mrs. Charles MeKce enjoy coffee.

re-cent Northern District 25-Year Serv

ice dinner and the efforts of but a few of these workers are illustrated here.

Actually the ground work for an award dinner starts several weeks be

fore the date of the program. Plans get under way in the Industrial Relations activity of the Division even before the date for the dinner is established. At the

Calcite Plant, George Jones, supervisor of Industrial Relations in the Northern

District, meets with Norman Haselhuhn,

district safety director, and his assistant, Stanley Wozniak. Jr.. to begin the pre liminary planning. These three, assisted by other Calcite employees, attend to the countless details in the preparation of the dinner and program. Food, enter tainment,

awards,

decorations, sound

systems, and banners are but a tew of the items to plan for.

Feeding 500 persons presents a chal-

Enid Ritzier, Mrs. Ronald Paull and Mrs. Wilhert Fleming at St. John's.

Mrs. Chester Szymanski and Mrs. Ben Kamyszek busy at St. Ignatius.

FOR 500 lenge to those arranging for facilities.

In Rogers City, the Division regularly turns to three local churches for good food well served. The womens' organi zations at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, St. Ignatius Catholic Church, and St. John's Lutheran Church are con

tacted early and asked to prepare a speci fied number of meals. The dinner menu at all three locations is the same. For

this

dinner

the

meal

included

fruit

cocktail, roast turkey and dressing, mash ed potatoes, hubbard squash, peas, salad, relishes, rolls and apple pie.

Committee

chairmen

at

the

three

Bradley Cook Yern McElmurry carves turkey at Westminster church.

jobs to be done on the last day would result in hectic confusion were it not

churches contact their members and in

for careful planning and a spirit of

itial plans for the meal are made. This year the dinners were under the direction of Mrs. Philip Andrzejewski, St. Igna

cooperation among the workers. A work crew reports early to the Rogers City Theater to build a stage and decorate

tius; Mrs. Fred LaLonde and Mrs. Otto

the backdrop and stage. A piano is located and delivered, the public address system is connected and tested, a tape recorder is readied and chairs are placed

Flemming, St. John's; and Mrs. Donn Widmayer, Westminster Presbyterian.

Once the date has been set. the awards must be selected, entertainment and music secured, toastmasters for each dinner notified, invitations, tickets and

programs prepared, decorations ordered, and a hundred minor items arranged.

On the day before the dinner work crews report to the three church din ing rooms and decorate the rooms, in stall the public address systems and make final arrangements for the program.

The big day arrives and the dozens of

huge kettles of potatoes and carving the golden brown turkeys.

At 6:15 p.m. the guests file into the various dining rooms and the ladies

immediately start a well planned and organized activity as waitresses file through the kitchen picking up heap ing dinner plates of sumptuous food.

A little more than an hour later the

honored

guests head for the award program at the Theater, leaving the dining rooms

guests to be on the stage that evening.

Meanwhile there is high activity at

are engaged in clearing the tables. Then

each of the three churches as the women

there are the mountains of dishes to

set tables, peel potatoes, prepare the turkeys, cut butter and cheese, prepare the relishes and get the vegetables ready.

to await the next dinner. Down come

for

Division

executives and

Less than two hours before the din

ner, men whose assistance has been re quested by the ladies, report to the churches for such chores as mashing

deserted for the ladies' committees who

wash and place in their storage cabinets the banners and the crepe paper stream ers, and the exhausted kitchen crews

leave for their homes with the happy feeling that over 500 people have en joyed a delicious dinner.

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The Rogers City High School band performs during ceremomes dedicating the veteran pilothouse at Harbor View.

Str. CALCITE'S Pilothouse 'Home to Stay' center of a lakes carrier has already prov

can see how courses are charted to in

CALCITE

ed its value as an education exhibit. For

has been spared destruction by the ves sel's scrapping crew and has been re

here, countless thousands of tourists will

sure passage in safe waters. An employee of the Division attends the pilothouse during daylight hours to explain the

The gleaming white pilothouse of the

retired

Steamer

the vessel's home Port of

gain a first-hand look at the navigational aids provided for the safety of the ves

Calcite. Here it will serve in the dual

sels and crews. The visitor can stand

This marine exhibit will add further

capacity of a tourist attraction and as a

behind the wheel, scan distant waters

interest to the already popular Harbor View that annually attracts thousands

turned to

memorial

to

the first

vessel

of

the

Bradley Transportation Line and the many men who sailed it.

The dedication and opening of the pilothouse was a highlight of Michigan Week activities in the Rogers City area.

Enthusiastic receprion of the control

with the aid of operational radar, in

spect the radio direction finder and check his "course" on the open sight.

exhibit to visitors.

of tourists intent on gaining a close look at the loading operations of Great

He can learn the LI. S. Coast Guard

Lakes carriers. The combination of Har

approved system of warning bells and

bor View and Quarry View has provided

the use of the vessel's whistle as a means

the Rogers City area with a top state tourist attraction. Only last year, dur ing Michigan Week observances the Michigan Historical Society officiallylisted Calcite as one of the state's sig nificant points of historical interest.

Officers of the Division joined heads of the Northern District, Calcite plant and Bradley Transportation Line in the dedication ceremonies. Speakers includ ed President Carl G. Hogberg, Rogers City Chamber of Commerce President Kenneth Vogelheim, Northern District Manager J. N. Suliot and Bradley Trans portation Line Manager J. J. Parrilla.

of waterway communication. And, he

Part of opening day crowd that filed through fully-equipped pilothouse.

On hand to add color to the occasion

was the Rogers City High School band.

Helping plan the ceremony was G. R. Jones, supervisor of Industrial Relations, Northern District and local Michigan Week chairman.

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AT CEDARVILLE ...

2,000 Days Of Safety Cedarville plant employees, their wives and members of Division

management met at the Cedarville high school at the end of April to celebrate the plant's attainment of 2,000 days of operation without a disabling injury.

remarks from Lloyd S. Campbell, vice president of the Division; L. J. Patter son, formerly Northern District Man ager of the Division and now vice presi dent of the Quebec Carrier Mining

Company, Port Cartier, Quebec; and

In addition to words of commendation

C A. Pratt. Hillsville plant manager

from leaders at the district and Division

and former manager of the Cedarville

level, the plant's safety achievement was praised by the National Safety Council.

was master of ceremonies.

Received President's Award

Following dinner at the high school and the presentation of the presi

plant. Plant Manager W. R. Ransom

During the program, the plant re ceived the National Safety Council's Award of Merit for the second time.

dent's individual awards to each em

The award was presented for the plant's

ployee, over 300 attending heard brief

attainment of 1,544,665 man-hours

W. R. Ransom, left, holds National Safety Council plaque as L. S. Campbell attaches Award of Merit.

without a lost-time accident from Sep tember 30. 1955 through I960. Cedarville's 2,000 day record was set March 21.

A popular slide presentation, origin ally given by President C G. Hogberg before a meeting of United States Steel representatives, was made by L. S. Campbell, Division vice president, in Mr. Hogberg's absence. The presentation likened the hazards of steelmaking op erations with those found in mining and quarrying and emphasized the Di vision's efforts in developing the Safety Objective Zero program.

From left, Thomas Portiee, Reid Crawford and Law rence Weston receive Wise Owl Club pins from manager.

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The 604-foot Steamer CLYDE as she appeared on arrival at the Manitowoc, Wisconsin Shipbuilding; Company Dock.

Conversion of a Carrier The job of converting a bulk ore carrier to a self-unloader vessel

approximates the task of removing all walls and floors from your home and rebuilding the entire interior shell of the house. And how the hundreds of ship yard workers complete the task of put ting the huge lake carrier back together again is something only an engineer can grasp.

The pictures on this page do little to graphically describe the immensity of the conversion job to the Steamer WILLIAM G. CLYDE at the Manitowac

Giant

crane

dwarfs

Str.

CLYDE.

Workmen assemble conveyor base.

(Wisconsin) Shipbuilding, Inc. yard.

Only an actual visit to the busy ship building firm could put the scope of the work in proper perspective.

When the 604-foot long Steamer CLYDE joins the Bradley Transporta

tanks, installation of a 96-inch wide

bucket elevator, belt conveyors and a 250-foot unloading boom. Other work will be to add auxiliary turbo generators to provide power for the elevator, con veyors and boom, and modernization of the crew's quarters.

The work is being supervised on the job by two representatives of the Divi sion. They are John Raymond of the Northern District Engineering Depart ment and Chief Engineer Arnold Specht.

tion Line later this summer, her 14,000

net ton capacity will neatly double the capacity of the self-unloader she is re placing, the Steamer CALCITE. The veteran CALCITE was retired at the

end of the I960 sailing season.

The CLYDE, transferred from the

Pittsburgh Steamship Division of United States Steel Corporation, was built in 1929 and has a shaft horsepower of 2,200. It is alike in terms of power, size and capacity to the Steamers TAYLOR and the CEDARVILLE, ves sels that were earlier converted from bulk ore carriers.

Addition of the

CLYDE to the Bradley Line will increase rhe fleet's total annual haulage capacity.

This increased capacity, according to management officials, will augment 12

Bradley service to customers and materi

ally aid the plants' scheduling of stone shipping facilities.

Conversion work includes completerevamping of cargo holds and ballast

Rebuildinq;

ballast

tank

bulkheads.

Calcite-Bradley Safety Dinner The

return

of

the

Bureau of Mines'

United

States

"Sentinels of

Safety" trophy and National Safety Council awards to both the Calcite Plant

and the Bradley Transportation Line highlighted a dinner program held in Rogers City in mid-April. The industry awards served as added praise for the men at Calcite and the Bradley Line who were celebrating jointly the recent attain ment of 500 workdays without a dis abling accident.

Over 900 men of the Calcite Plant

and Quarry and Bradley were present at the award dinner and the program which followed at the Rogers City High School. All of the employees were pre sented the President's 500-Day Safety Award.

On hand to present the Sentinels of Safety trophy was Mr. T. E. Miller, who is associate editor of the EXPLOSIVES

ENGINEER magazine, which provides the coveted award. Miller congratulated rhe employees at Calcite for winning the

the award that covers a period of 983,750 man-hours during I960 with out disabling injury.

Bradley Transportation won the I960 Marine Section Safety Contest of the National Safety Council's Cargo and Passenger Vessel Division. The award plaque commends the line for operating during I960 without a lost-time injury.

The Calcite plant and quarry received the National Safety Council's Award of Merit for operating over one million disabling-accident-free man-hours since the location's last lost-time accident.

Keynote speaker for the brief pro gram at the high school was Division President C G. Hogberg. Also on hand to add congratulatory remarks were Messrs. L. S. Campbell, vice president; H. C. Farrell. director-industrial rela

tions; J. N. Suliot, Northern District manager; Captain J. J. Parrilla, manager of the Bradley Transportation Line, and D. T. VanZandt, manager of the Calcite plant. Detroit office representatives also included H. R. Baltzersen, comptroller; E. A. Weymouth, manager of sales, and N. O. Hoeft, assistant manager of sales.

Master of ceremonies was Mr. J. N. Suliot with Mr. D. T. VanZandt accept ing the awards on behalf of men at Calcite and Captain J. J. Parrilla receiv ing the Bradley honor.

The program was followed by enter tainment provided by the Fenby-Carr Quintet with songstress Belinda Blanchard. Earlier, employees were treated to roast loin dinners at St. Ignatius Catholic church, St. John's Lutheran church and Westminster Presbyterian church.

P. O. Pynnonen, left, helps D. T. VanZandt unfurl Sentinels of Safety flag-.

award for the seventh time. The award

winner is selected after a national safety competition conducted by the United States Bureau of Mines. Various loca tions of the Division have won the

trophy on 11 different occasions. He added that of the six Sentinels of Safety awards presented winners in various classifications within the mining and quarrying industry, four went to United States Steel divisions for their safe opera tions during I960.

Helping Miller in the award presenta tion was Mr. P. O. Pynnonen, representa tive of the United States Bureau of

Mines office in

Duluth, Minnesota.

Pynnonen added the Sentinels of Safety

flag to the trophy and reported that every employee at Calcite would soon receive individual certificates marking

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George Hollabaugh, left, learns district accounting; from Harold Jones.

DIVISION PERSONNEL CHANGES ANNOUNCED

In major accounting department changes within the Division, Harold L. Jones has been named super visor of plant accounting. Formerly

engineer in charge of constructing a manganese mining development in Bra zil, South America until he rejoined the Division in October of last year.

In Northern District changes, D. F. Widmayer, formerly mill and dock sup erintendent at the Calcite Plant, has been

named assistant manager of the Cedar

Joe Smith,

left,

and Don

Bowden.

Steamer CEDARVILLE Performs Under Test Proudly sporting a new streamlined stack, the Steamer CEDARVILLE

celebrated the opening of the 1961 sailing season with an eight-hour test run in Lake Huron late in April. The new low stack and new sanitary water tanks are the only externally-visible changes in the 604-foot-long vessel. But

Northern District accountant at the Cal

ville Plant. He will be succeeded in the

cite plant, Jones has been transferred to

Calcite post by L. M. Irvin who moves to Calcite after having served as assisant manager at Cedarville. Both men have

CEDARVILLE, there are many major

been with the Division since 1951. Mr.

changes to see.

Widmayer has worked only at the Cal

To replace the 33-year-old scotch marine, hand-fired boilers on the vessel,

the Detroit headquarters of the Division.

His Northern District post has been filled by George W. Hollabaugh, who

moves to the Calcite plant after having served as plant accountant at Cedarville.

Succeeding Hollabaugh at Cedarville is Joseph T. Smith, former accountant at the Moler plant. To complete the changes, Donald C. Bowden has been

appointed plant accountant at Moler.

Jones previously served with the Di vision in the Detroit, New Castle and

Pittsburgh offices before becoming dis trict accountant in 1955. Hollabaugh had been plant accountant at Cedarville since 1956. An employee of the Division since 1937, Smith previously served in the Annandale and Pittsburgh offices before joining the Moler staff. Bowden was formerly cost analyst at Moler.

cite Plant, while Mr. Irvin had served in

below deck on the after end of the

the Eastern District and Calcite before

new boilers and automatic stoker equip

being assigned to Cedarville in 1953.

ment have been installed. The test run

was actually a "shake down" cruise for the steamer's engine room equipment, Mrs. Munson Dies

and a good-sized contingent of Division engineers joined the crew and shared the anxiety felt during the first hours of the test.

News of the death of Mrs. John G.

ceived here recently. Mrs. Munson was the widow of John G. Munson, former president of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company and later vice-presi

Under Captain William Chain and Chief Engineer William Budnick, the vessel was put through a series of tests to evaluate performance of the vessel under simulated operating conditions.

Operating at half speeds and full speeds

Donald P. Knowles, Sr., assistant to

dent, raw materials, of the United States Steel Corporation. Mrs. Munson and her

ing zig-zag patterns at times, the ves

the district manager, Eastern District, has been transferred to the same posi

husband lived in Rogers City from 1919,

sel's course ran northward from Port

when Mr. Munson became operations

Calcite to a point south of Spectacle-

tion in the Northern District. Knowles,

manager of Michigan Limestone and

Point, eastward to Martin's Reef and

who served as manager of the Division's

Chemical, until 1939 when her husband

finally southwesterly to return to Calcite

Hershey Mine from 1951 to 1954, was

assumed his post in Pittsburgh.

harbor.

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Munson in Thun, Switzerland, was re

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Albert Smith

William IMeManemy

Lloyd R. Goodin

Hillsville

Calcite

Calcite

Calcite

Four employees who recently joined the ranks of retirees after serving with the Division.

Six Locations Cited

winning the annual quarry group com

For Safety Records

petition conducted by the United States Bureau of Mines. Secondly, the National

Management has cause to smile with

Safety Council has presented the plant the Award of Merit for operating a

satisfaction over safety records

being compiled by employees in several

total of 1,397,106 man-hours without

Division locations. In addition to the

disabling injury. The period covers the span from October 19, 1959 through

awards to Bradley and Calcite (see story on page 15) and Cedarville (see story on page 11), Hillsville, Moler and Buf

December 31, I960.

Cedarville's Award of Merit from the

falo also shared in national awards after

National Safety Council covers a period

closing out the I960 operating season with disabling-accident-free records.

of 1,544,665 man-hours without disabl

As mentioned elsewhere in this issue, Calcite plant was recently honored with two awards. The first, the "Sentinels of Safety" trophy given by the EXPLO SIVES ENGINEER magazine, was for

through the end of I960.

Bradley Transportation Line celebrates

the winning of the National Safety Council's competition among cargo and

R. E. Nelson, Industrial Relations staff assistant, unpacks awards.

for I960 cited Bradley's 82,209 man-days record without disabling injury as the

ing accident from September 29, 1955

passenger vessels on the inland water

ways. This marine section safety contest

best in the industry.

Hillsville plant earned the Division's third Award of Merit from the National

As

visitors

enter

the

maintenance

shop door at the Calcite plant, they are greeted by a sign that states. "People wear hard hats in this shop." So when Shirley Rayha has business in the area she dons

her hard hat before leaving the door of the Calcite plant office.

Safety Council for disabling-injury-free operations from December 18, 1956 through December 31, I960, or a total of 1,298,120 man-hours.

Moler plant gained the National Safety Council's Certificate of Commen

dation for operating a total of 802,479 man-hours without disabling injury from January 11, 1956 through December 31, I960.

Buffalo plant was also awarded a National Safety Council Certificate of

Commendation for its disabling-injuryfree record of 362,123 man-hours from August 4, 1956 through the end of I960.

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SAMPLING FOR QUALITY Automatic sampling of limestone during processing is an im portant step in the Division's 'round-the-clock quality control pro gram. As thousands of tons of stone per hour pass over the series of sizing screens at the Calcite Plant, this miniature conveyor moves ever so slowly, pulling periodic particles of stone from the day's production. The sample is forwarded to the Division's Calcite Plant laboratory where it is analyzed for chemical content.

The automatic stone sampling machine is but one of several check points for stone on its journey from quarry face to customer.

Whatever your job in the Division might be, it is dependent upon the ultimate quality of the stone shipped from the plant. And every

production worker can play as important a role in the quality control program as Rudolph Grote of the Calcite laboratory pic tured above. The proper selection of stone in the quarry, the re moval of foreign material from the stone at the crusher house,

the proper maintenance of machinery used to process the stone, the checking to see that screens are functioning properly, and finally the assurances that breakage be kept at a minimum in the transportation of the processed stone are all critically important roles for production and maintenance workers.

Quality control is truly an around-the-clock responsibility and, like safety, requires a constant awareness on the part of every employee whose job touches on the blasting, excavation, processing and transportation of stone.

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UJSHED FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF MICHIGAN

LIMESTONE, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

oAcross the Desk After observing the operation of Employee Suggestion

the interest and foresight to offer their help in this effective way.

Plans in effect at other U. S. Steel

To prove this point, the Division will pay 20 per cent of the first year's net savings for any suggestion resulting in savings to the Division.

The minimum suggestion award is $10 for any suggestion which is adopted, and the maximum award goes up to $10,000 for any single suggestion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of the highest suggestion award scales in industry today.

Divisions, the Michigan Limestone

Carl G. Hogberg

Division has concluded that such a

plan will be of definite value to you as well as to the Division.

The Cover Pretty Cheryl Hopp, 16 year old daughter of Alfred E. Hopp, Calcite mill shift foreman, is the 1961 Lime stone Queen.

Reigning over Rogers City's big 4th of July celebration, Cheryl was crowned

by J. N. Suliot, Manager, Northern District, Michigan Limestone.

Other duties of Miss Hopp included representing the city at numerous events over the state such as the Michigan State Fair and Union Carbide Recogni tion Day gala in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Division was sponsor of the Limestone Queen at the latter event in

recognition of the fact that Michigan Limestone has been a supplier of the Union Carbide plant at the Soo for nearly 50 years.

The plan is designed to stimulate constructive thinking, reward em ployees for worthwhile suggestions, and give recognition for individual ingenuity and creativity.

By means of your suggestions, you will be given greater opportun ity to participate more fully in the improvement of Michigan Lime stone's competitive status. Your ideas will give your work area and

Even in fields where no direct

savings can be computed such as safety, working conditions or smoother operations, adopted sug gestions will be awarded according

the entire Division the benefits of

to the above-stated minimum and

reduced costs, more efficient and

maximum limits.

better work conditions and even

I urge you to take advantage of

greater safety for all.

Such a suggestion plan has all the basic ingredients of progress: to change for the better, to develop individuals as well as methods, and to foster our ultimate aim of being the very BEST in all that we do.

We need and must have your

the Employee Suggestion Plan to day. If you have questions about

either the Plan itself or your par ticular idea, see your supervisor. He, as haveall management, has pledged himself to seeing to it that all ideas submitted are investigated promptly and thoroughly.

ideas. In return for workable, worth

while suggestions, the Division is willing to pay a portion of the re sulting savings to those who have

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ML Screenings is published quarterly by Michigan Limestone, a Division of United States Steel Corporation.

John H. Rogers, Editor, Publication office, 2650 Guardian Building, Detroit 26, Michigan. Nothing that appears herein may be reprinted without special permission.

MICHIGAN LIMESTONE DIVISION

Us§) Employee Suggestion Plan at first since this is what you know best.

See if you can substitute or eliminate

materials, equipment, or places where operations are performed. Look at the order in which operations are done to

see if you can come up with something different.

After giving your idea some thought, go to the Suggestion Box in your loca tion, pick up a suggestion blank, fill

it out completely and either drop the suggestion in the box or mail it to your Suggestion Committee Secretary through plant or U. S. Mail.

When making this final draft of your suggestions, be specific! Identify equip

Carol Tehovnik takes time out on the way back to her desk to look over a suggestion plan submission blank and read the poster on the box. Carol is secretary to H. R. Baltzersen, Michigan Limestone Division Comptroller.

How would you like to have an extra payday every now and then? Well, you can — just by using your knowledge of your own job and being a little inquisitive about how7 to do it better.

The recently installed Employee Suggestion Plan now makes it possible for hourly paid and non-exempt salaried employees to be awarded 20 per cent of the first year's net savings from their suggestion ideas. In some cases, even if your idea does not result in direct, verified savings, you may still win an award for improving safety through reduction of hazardous condi tions or practices. Ten dollars is the minimum award with a top award of $10,000 for any single suggestion.

How does it all work? It's very simple, and YOU have the raw materials be

channel for your ideas to be investigated

cause the basis for the Employee Sug

and considered.

gestion Plan is ideas — your ideas about

Whenever you get your idea, WRITE it down right then and there. Ideas that

your job.

Everyone has his own thoughts about how his particular job could be done better, more simply or faster. Since you are the one who is most familiar with

all the aspects of your job, you are in a position to make good, constructive

suggestions about how to do it. The Employee Suggestion Plan provides a

no one knows about are of no use to

anyone. You will be able to expand your thoughts later after some thought, but the important thing at first is to get the idea on paper.

How do you go about looking for suggestion ideas? Here again, try to stick to your own job or your own area

ment, process, or unit involved and make sure that your idea is described so that there is no possible question about what you propose. If necessary, prepare sketches on the back of the suggestion blank to help illustrate your words.

If you need help, clarification of a

point, or more information, contact your supervisor or the Secretary of your Sug gestion Committee. They will be glad to help any way they can.

All suggestions are picked up peri

odically, dated and reviewed by the Sug gestion Committee for eligibility. The official date of the suggestion is the date received by the Committee. If the suggestion is eligible for investigation,

you will be notified. If the suggestion is not eligible, you will be told why and the suggestion returned.

All eligible suggestions will be recopied before being sent out for in vestigation so that you will remain an onymous to the investigator. The in vestigator will usually be the person in charge of the area with which your suggestion deals.

Any idea which is patentable will be processed by the Division and a patent obtained in the name of the suggester.

Start NOW on your suggestion.

Think! Write! Submit your suggestion today.

This shot of the christening of the CALCITE II shows a close-up of the ship at Rogers City. Miss Cheryl Hopp, Miss Limestone of 1961 is shown as she officially named the vessel.

Bradley Adds Eighth Vessel After an absence of nine months the

Raw Materials, U. S. Steel; Adm. C. R.

name CALCITE will again adorn one of the Bradley Line ships, this time as the

Khoury, President, Pittsburgh Steamship Division; G. M. Thursby, Administrative Vice President, Employee Relations,

CALCITE II.

Upon completion of the conversion to a self-unloader, the former steam

ship WILLIAM G. CLYDE of the Pit tsburgh Steamship Division was re named CALCITE II at ceremonies in

Rogers City in August.

Miss Cheryl Hopp, Miss Limestone

of 1961 and daughter of Alfred E. Hopp, mill shift foreman at Calcite, broke the symbolic bottle of water from each of the five Great Lakes across the bow of the 604-foot vessel.

Distinguished guests included J. C. Gray, Administrative Vice President -

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U. S. Steel; C. F. Beukema, President, Oliver Iron Mining Division, Duluth;

Cmdr. Mark Hocking, St. Ignace, U. S. Coast Guard; A. J. Zuehlke, Vice Presi dent and Manager, Marine Division, Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc.; and local Rogers City officials.

C G. Hogberg, M.L.D. President, headed representative groups from Division headquarters and the Bradley Transportation Line.

The CALCITE II will be the eighth vessel in the Bradley fleet of self-unloaders conveying limestone from Michigan

Limestone's quarries at Rogers City and Cedarville to customers on the Great Lakes.

Conversion of the vessel from a bulk carrier to a self-unloader was done at

Manicowoc Shipbuilding, Inc., Mani towoc, Wis. Work was started early last December.

The vessel sailed with Captain Hilton Gould as master and Arnold Specht as chief engineer.

The CALCITE II is 604 feet long, 32 feet deep with a 60-foot beam. Powered by a 2,200 horsepower triple expansion engine, she is similar to two previous Bradley conversions, the M. C. TAYL OR and the CEDARVILLE.

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Safety Shoe Shuffle While we would be the first to admit that the safety shoes on the lady pictured on this page do little to enhance the young lady's legs, they DO have a place on the feet of each worker whose job takes him to the mill, the quarry, the yard or any of the mechanical shops. Year afteryear,

the National Safety Council joins local safety-minded groups in pressing for safety shoes on every industrial worker. The

safety shoe idea is not new. In fact, the availability of special foot protection dates back to the turn of the century when this country's industrial growth was enjoying a phenomenal rise.

Yet, proper protection for man's valuable points of locomotion has not been completely accept ed by employees of Michigan Limestone Division.

A recent survey of all locations revealed the somewhat startling fact that only half of all wage earners are actually taking ad vantage of this additional pro tection. Yet, the Division has

pressed for a 100 per cent safety shoe program for several years.

Perhaps the Division's inci dence of foot injuries has not been great enough to encourage

employees to think as highly of their feet as they do of their heads. But a single accident that brings pain and disability to one

employee is lesson enough for all employees to take the attitude, "It might have been me!"

Perhaps there are those who honestly do not believe that they can afford to purchase safety shoes. And to help the employee afford the protection that should be his on the job, the Division has long supported a program of local buying in the plants, charging the employee the actual cost to the Division plus a small shipping charge.

This low price brings the cost of good foot protection in line with the price of nearly any work shoe available on the market.

Perhaps some complain that safety shoes are just not com fortable. But possibly these persons remember the shoes avail able many years ago that may have been stiff and heavy.

Today's advances made by shoe manufaaures have resulted in several lines of shoes that are lightweight and as comfort able, if not more comfortable, than more ordinary types of heavy duty work shoes.

In the survey that classified wage earners between plant, quarry and maintenance, the maintenance people showed the highest use of foot protection.

Nearly 70 per cent of these work ers reported that they wore safety shoes. Quarry worker use of the

shoes, however, dropped to some 40 per cent while plant personnel wearing safety shoes rated some what better with a 48 per cent average. Within which group do you fall?

To return to the picture of the lady in the shoes, the shoes are the newest development in complete foot protection. The newly designed instep protector guards against injuries to the metatarsal bones. A few pairs of this type of shoe are now being tested by the Division in its program to bring the most effective means of protection to its employees.

Half of our people are con

vinced of the value afforded by safety shoes. When you realize just how important your feet are to you at work and at home, wouldn't you think that this feeling should be 100 per cent? Why not take advantage of this additional protection? Your feet are your foundation.

Hillsville and Moler Combine

Hillsville men receiving honors at the safety and service dinner are shown above. Seated, left to right, are Raymond Beale, Nicola Argio, Placido VV. Arent, Rocco Sainato, and Guy Chiaro. Standing, left to right, are Joe Tropea, Wil liam List, Louis Hill, Sr., Frank Chiaro, Ubaldo DeMatteis, Naaman Cracraft, Giuseppi Commisso, Dwight McCurdy. and Luigi Niro.

Michigan Limestone Division's two operating quarries in the Eastern Dis trict were honored this summer for a

combined safety total of 3,500 Days without a disabling injury.

Hillsville employees operated 1500 days and Moler employees attained 2,000 days to help reach this honor.

James M. Ingram gets his 25-year

Both received the U.S. Bureau of Mines' Certificate of Achievement for

having accomplished Safety Objective Zero during I960.

In addition, Hillsville received the

National Safety Council's Award of Merit for operating 1,298,120 manhours without a disabling injury, and

safe service award from Vice Presi

Theodore M. Holmes gets his watch from Mr. Campbell for 25 years of

dent L. S. Campbell at Moler.

safe service at Moler.

Moler was presented the N.S.C.'s Cer tificate of Commendation for 802,479 man-hours with no disabling injury.

Moler received the J. A. Holmes' Certificate of Honor for no disabling injuries from January 11, 1956 through February 28, 1961 and still continuing.

Hillsville won the Holmes' award for no

Joseph Speck joins the others hon ored for 25 years service with no dis abling injuries.

For 3,500 No-Injury Days Other service awards were present ed to Joe Bacic, Jr., and George Murphy, 30 years service; Giuseppe A. Feo, Berardino Grilli, Julius J. Loth and Venanzio Pacillo, 35 years service. Joseph Caruso, Rudolph C. Onasch and Giu seppe Ritorto were presented United States Steel stainless steel watches as

well as service emblems for attaining 40 years of service.

On hand to congratulate employees at Hillsville were President Carl G.

G. W. Mintz, Eastern District Manager, L. S. Campbell, Michigan Limestone Division Vice President, and W. Carl Benton, Moler Plant Manager, are shown

with the National Safety Council's award for 2,000 safe days of operation at Moler.

fortunately, Hillsville's mark is not con

Nicola G. Agostine, Giuseppe Battista, Vylus Latshaw, Abel Ljubic and Nic ola Sainato were awarded 25-year serv

tinuing because of an accident on Oc

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disabling injuries from December 18,

1956 through February 28, 1961. Un

Hogberg, Eastern District Manager George W. Mintz, Northern District Manager Jack N. Suliot, Hugh C. Farrell, Director of Industrial Relations, and Eastern District Safety Director Henry Foringer.

At Moler Vice President L. S. Camp bell, Mintz, Farrell and Foringer offered

their personal words to the employees.

Arrangements for both meetings were handled by Mr. Foringer.

tober 3, 1961.

At the Moler event the following

persons received individual J. A. Holmes awards:

Cecil D. Rickard, 40 continuous years without a disabling injury; Robert H. Wiley, 30 continuous years; and 20year awards to Harford S. Brackett, John E. Childs, Ralph E. Birkitt, John D. McCord, Harland L. Anderson and Raymond A. Stotler.

MLD Safety-Service awards and U.S. Steel emblems went to Theodore M.

Holmes, Joseph Speck and James M. Ingram for completing 25 years with no disabling injury.

James W. Hall and George S. Whittington received U.S. Steel service em blems for 35 years of service, and John Butts, Harlan O. James and Windle E. Shreck received 25-year emblems.

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seppe Commisso, Naaman R. Cracraft, Ubaldo DeMatteis, Louis H. Hill, Sr.,

William F. List, Dwight L. McCurdy, Luigi L. Niro and Joseph Tropea.

Honored for 40 years of service at Hillsville were, left to right, Rudolph Onasch, Giuseppi Ritorto and Joseph Caruso. They received United States Steel stainless steel watches as well as service emblems.

Safety is always first...

ALL INJURIES rest room and dismissed the accident as minor.

Both Joe and Mary made an error that could seriously affect their lives or

the lives of a friend. Neither reported their accidents.

Consider, if you will, what might have been the result if Joe had not taken the time for that drink of water.

He would have arrived a split second sooner and the wrench would have done

more than bruise his leg. True, it could have just dented the hard hat, but it could have also caused a serious and

painful injury to some portion of his body.

Mary could have stumbled over that waste basket and broken a bone instead

of suffering the scratch and the ruined hose.

Prompt and frank reporting of ALL accidents, no matter how small and un

Northern District Safety Director N. \V. Haselhuhn points out the importance of reporting all injuries no matter how slight as he places a dressing on a

important they may seem, may save a life. No foreman or Safety Director can correct a hazardous working condition, an unsafe piece of equipment or tool, or an unsafe work procedure if he doesn't know about it.

scratch Alphonse Nowicki picked up on his leg.

Joe stopped at the water fountain for a drink. It was early Monday and Joe was on his way to his work location. He con tinued on, walking under the crane.

A sixteen-inch open-end wrench really jolted Joe as it bounc ed off the pavement in front of him, struck his shin and skitter ed away. Looking up Joe saw the man who had dropped the wrench and, after a few well chosen words about the man's

general mental and physical ability, examined the small bruise on his leg.

After telling a few fellow workers about it, Joe forgot the incident entirely.

Stenographer Mary rounded the desk on the way to the rest room. The waste

basket at the end of the desk snagged her stocking and caused a small cut just deep enough to break the skin. It was just a scratch and the bleeding was slight. There went the second pair of hose that week.

Mary's language was more refined than Joe's, but she still had some dark thoughts about people who put waste baskets at the end of desks and the

people who make the darn things in the first place.

She ruefully repaired her hose in the

Royden Schefke had this housing strike his safety shoe at Caicite.

vent the same type of accident, or near

BE REPORTED

accident, from happening again. Each

accident report is reviewed by the plant manager at the regular plant Safety Objective Zero meetings. Such followup helps assure you that specific unsafe

practices have been discontinued.

The type of minor abrasion, a scratch

or sprain that is often not reported is a continual worry to your Safety Depart ment. They are quick to point out that a scratch that goes unattended may re sult in a serious infection, or the

sprained muscle that is ignored can be further strained to the point of disable ment.

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Safety Inspector Vern Best, left, and Eastern District Safety Director Henry Foringer check over car starting bar operations at Hillsville.

Industrial Relations, sums up the seri ousness of poor accident reporting by stating, "If accidents are not reported in a specific area, the Safety Department must assume that all is well in this area.

A comprehensive accident reporting program has been developed within the Division to protect you and Joe and Mary. It has been designed to make your work routine a safe and profitable experience. All it needs to operate flaw lessly is your recognition of unsafe work procedures or conditions and the report ing of these to your supervisor.

Joe and Mary did not recognize the

importance of complete accident re porting. From accident reports complet ed by foremen your Safety Department can compile statistics that pin-point high hazard areas and high frequency accident work procedures and enable them to take corrective measures. A

situation that slightly injures a worker one day could seriously injure you the very next day if not corrected.

So far as the Division is concerned

a near accident is just as serious as an accident. Often only the fortunate absence of an employee being directly in the line of fire of a near accident

saves the incident from being a tragic experience.

A vital point of the accident report is a statement made by the supervisor as to what steps are being taken to pre

Without the proper information, the

Safety Department cannot act efficiently to protect the employees involved."

John Vonderau, center, checks accident report with Carl Diana, Rocco Tutino, Donate Lupo and L. Pisciuneri in the Hillsville machine shop.

Plan ahead ...

Make Your Retirement Happy Have you made any plans for your retirement yet? If you haven't, right now is a good time to start thinking about just what you are going to do with that long-awaited leisure time.

ML SCREENINGS recently surveyed a large portion of former Division em

the most enjoyment from the family and friends of a lifetime.

Getting down to specifics, gardening was the pastime which seemed to keep the most people busy and happy. Every type was mentioned from flowers of all varieties to other plants and trees. One man even built up a nice business from a small truck garden.

Many stated that they had taken some sort of a part-time job, and over half took part in church activities and one or more social or fraternal organization.

ployees to see what suggestions they had that would help you make some im portant decisions on this important phase of your life.

The survey indicated that it is im portant to make your retirement plans as early as possible. Five, ten or even fifteen years BEFORE you retire is none too soon to start looking around for your own particular paradise. Decide where you want to live, what things you would like to do and set your course for these goals.

ML retirees reported that after an active working life, you just don't foresake enjoying things and take to an easy chair. The entire purpose of re tirement is to be able to devote your full time to doing whatever you like doing the most.

In fact, the people who were getting

Far from being frustrated and un happy, most retirees said that if they had it to do over again, they would have retired at even an earlier age.

Some of the physical aspects of re tirement were mentioned, and everyone advised future retirees to keep active and to have regular medical examina tions. Heeding the family doctor be comes more important as the years ad

the most out of life after retirement

vance.

were those who were most active with

a hobby, community interest, a fraternal

ML retirees also listed such hobbies

as carpentry, stamp collecting, dog train ing, photography, cooking, many differ ent spectator sports, reading and, of

Gone is the picture of life in a rock

or social organization, or a combination of several.

ant personal contributions to mankind

stages of life, was depicted by the form

er co-workers as being a very personal thing. The wide range and variety of answers showed that different things interested different people.

For example, some retirees moved away from familiar surroundings and

and to their society.

If you are recently retired or soon to be, some of the experiences and ideas of those who have preceded you may be useful immediately. If you are still

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Kelley, former Caicite drill shift foreman, shows off grand daughters and hunting skill.

course, television.

ing chair for ML retirees. They are happy and active, still making import

Life after retirement, as in all other

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Robert Kroll, Caicite locomotive en gineer, relaxes in his boat.

Vessel Wins Safety Award

Thomas E. Blatt, Kaylor patrolman, tends his flowers in Florida.

An unequaled safety record of 1,394,613 man-hours witliout a disabling injury was set by the Str. CALCITE before she was retired last November. Shown above is L. S. Campbell, Division Vice President, and Captain Joseph J. Parrilla, Bradley Transportation Line Manager, with the National Safety Council's Award of Merit for this record compiled over the 17 years and 11

Karl M. Daniels, Caicite shovel op

months of operation. This is the longest injury-free record ever reported to the National Safety Council by a Great Lakes vessel.

erator, lives in Rogers City.

William W. Longerbeam, Moler patrol supervisor, works around his house in Charles Town.

Jacob Dembny, Caicite driller, is shown with two of his twelve grand children at Rogers City.

Ernest V. McKinney, Kaylor mine keeps busy in his wellequipped workshop in East Brady.

foreman,

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Steamer Cedarville and

aboard after contact was made, and the small boat was led aft and lifted aboard

CAPTAIN CHAIN RESCUES THREE don O'Toole suddenly saw a dim light 25 degrees on the starboard bow about four miles away.

The light seemed to disappear after a while and the CEDARVILLE headed

new boat. About one mile out, the out

Soon a small outboard boar became

Steve Jankovich, the owner, and the other two, Steve Rabski and Robert

quite rapidly, its motor dead in the

Lownzetti, finally gave up trying to start the motor and resigned themselves

Captain Chain brought the CEDAR

At 5 a.m. that morning the steamship CEDARVILLE was some 16 miles due

north of Gary, Indiana. First Mate Gor

board stopped and, in spite of plenty of fuel, would not start again.

visible with three persons aboard. The sixteen-foot craft was drifting north water.

Captain Chain's latest successful effort— his third in the past five years.

The passengers — three 17-year old

boys — had left Gary about 6 p.m. the evening before. Over a very welcome breakfast, the boys told how they had planned only a short ride in the brand

in that direction to investigate.

With all due regard to the American Red Cross, Captain William H. Chain of the Bradley Transportation Line is about to become an expert in rescuing people from the Great Lakes.

September 9, 1961, is the date of

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VILLE to a stop down-wind from the small craft to attempt a pick-up. The 18-mile-per-hour south wind spoiled this,

however, as the CEDARVILLE

began to drift north faster than the outboard.

Captain Chain made a half circle to put his ship up-wind of the smaller boat and began the difficult task of making the pick-up without drifting down on the helpless runabout.

The three passengers were taken

to what turned out to be a 12 hour,

drifting boat ride.

They took turns sleeping and signal ing, hoping that someone would see their light. According to the boys, it was indeed a long night.

Captain Chain called the Coast Guard and arranged for a transfer at the Indi ana Shoal Light, and then called the boys' parents to tell them that all was well.

It was a happy ending to what could have been tragedy.

Steel In Highway Hardware

This California scene dramatizes the well-integrated highway hardware items highlighted in U. S. Steel's new de sign and engineering program. Overhead signs, ground mounted signs and guardrails are all aids to the motorist heading for San Francisco.

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ML SCREENINGS magazine has gained national recognition in the safety field from judges who recently reviewed nearly 50 industrial magazines. The National Safety Council's Award of Merit has been presented to the maga zine. The Division's magazine received This scene will be re-enacted in reverse soon as the sailing season closes in

the Northern Great Lakes. This photograph was taken early this spring when the Coast Guard buoy tender CGC SUNDEW took off the various navigational aids from the Cedarville plant dock and placed them at points along the

one of only five awards "in recognition of exceptional service in the promotion of safety" granted to employee maga zines.

entrance to the harbor.

Transfers At M.L.D.

Rogers Appointed

Michigan Limestone Division trans fers since April 1, 1961, include four

New Editor

one to Buffalo.

men to Caicite, one to Cedarville and Lewis M. Irvin is the Mill and Dock

John H. Rogers has been appointed

Superintendent at Caicite.

Editor, ML SCREENINGS.

Charles J. Martarella is now at Caicite

Mr. Rogers came to Michigan Lime stone from the Michigan Tuberculosis Association where he was public re

as Engineer, Industrial Engineering.

Dewayne S. Sheffer is the new Plant Accountant at Caicite.

lations director.

Donald P. Knowles is Assistant to the

A 1949 graduate of Indiana Univer sity, he has a newspaper background and other previous experience includes journalism teaching and several years

experience in industrial editing for RCA in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Mr. Rogers is married, has three chil dren and will reside in Plymouth.

District Manager in the Northern Dis trict located at Caicite.

Reino E. Alanen is now at Caicite as

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General Engineer.

Benjamin Patsy is Accountant at Buf falo.

Donn F. Widmayer is the new Assist ant Manager at Cedarville.

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Skiing... A Family Sport

Cliff Buehrens, Bradley Marine Superintendent, and his son Eric pause during their outing to view the scenic countryside at Black Mountain.

runs that vary in length from 1200 to 1800 feet. Areas set aside for novice skiers lessen the chances for accidents.

Within a pleasant 45 minute drive from Rogers City is one of Michigan's newest and fastest growing ski centers, Black Mountain Ski Area.

And a large percentage of the member ship in this resort is made up of Michi gan Limestone Division families.

Located some 35 miles from the Cai

cite Plant, the hilly area lies in one of the state's most scenic regions. In sea son, ski fans travel some 15 miles in from the main highway on a snowcovered road that is tightly lined with

birch, poplar and evergreen trees. The ascent to the popular ski lodge is so

gradual that the motorist is hardly aware of the car's continual climb. But once

he turns the last corner he immediately realizes that he is far above the heavily-

wooded countryside in the Black Lake State Forest. The view from the lodge

is breath-taking to both the ski enthusi14

ast and the less intrepid ski-watcher.

Inside the modern lodge with its huge walls of window glass is a com fortable room filled with lounges and tables where members climb into color

ful, as well as protective, clothing and swap stories about ski equipment and skills. The refreshment counter enjoys a heavy trade throughout a typical ski weekend.

Once the ski fan leaves the warm

lodge, he can choose to try his luck at jumping, cross-country skiing or negoti ating the more gentle slopes in the area's 400 acres. Seven tows are provided at the resort to make the sport less tedi ous and more enjoyable. There are nine Shirley Griffs', left and Loretta Przybyla, Caicite Accounting, are ready to try the slopes.

The area conducts a ski school and

many of Black Mountain's beginners are so young that their adeptness on skis outstrips their abilities afoot. This leg ion of pre-schoolers is proving that ski-

ing is fast becoming a sport in which the entire family can participate. Mom and dad begin their patient training on the youngsters only to marvel at the fear

lessness of their young charges. Most parents bemoan the fact that their big gest problem is not to encourage the youngsters to try their physical skills, but rather to keep them in the begin

Others also share in the planning and programming of special events.

When tired but happy families rack their skis and poles atop their cars for the trip home they must recount the blessings of living in the North country.

Clarence Eldridge, Caicite General Yard Foreman, and Mrs. Eldridge help out.

ner's area and away from the more dif

ficult slopes.

Saturdays and Sundays are fun-filled days for Michigan Limestone families at the area. Many spend the entire day on the slopes, pausing only briefly for sandwiches and beverages during the course of the day. Several employees take an active part in the administration of the new ski area. Loretta Przybyla of the Caicite Plant is treasurer of the organi

zation and Robert Sanger, also of the

Don VanZandt, Caicite Plant Mana

ger, helps his daughter.

Caicite Plant, is an alternate director.

The popular Black Mountain Ski Club is headed by Donn Widmayer, who is the group's newly-elected president.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pietsch, Caicite Quarry Engineer, pose for the camera.

Jean Suliot, daughter of Northern District Manager J. N. Suliot.

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This particular metal detector is located around the belt which runs from the bottom of the primary crusher to the top of the screen house at the Cedarville plant. There is a similar piece of this equipment on each such belt at other Michigan Limestone Division locations.

One purpose of the metal detector is to help keep pieces of metal from entering the screen house and damaging expensive production equipment. Another purpose, however, is also important — to help

prevent the product from becoming contaminated with metal which may have accidentally become mixed in with the stone.

The operation of the detector is simple but effective. The belt con veys the stone through the high frequency magnetic field set up by the metal grids which surround the belt. A piece of metal in the stone will increase this field and send an electrical impulse to the small can on the wooden frame. The can will tip, discharging a pinch of a white

marking powder on the beltat the spot where the metal is located. At the same time the detector will stop the belt. The operator can then locate the metal intruder on the belt, remove it and start the conveyor again.

Such processes are necessary if we are to continue to produce and to deliver quality limestone to customer specifications. Michigan Lime stone's name and reputation for a superior product and timely delivery helps keep our customers happy and employees busy.

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oAcross the Desk Isn't it strange that an economic system which has contributed so much to our national strength II. R. BaJtzersen, Comptroller M.L.D.

and to our individual standards of

living should occasionally be made to appear unsound — even by some citizens within our own borders?

Although our individual and free

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company? Each of us can help by lending complete support in our own community and ac our respeccive jobs co the recognition that a reasonable profir must be earned to maintain a vigorous and progressive industrial activity. Our constant efforr to improve our product and to

tunity, would strive to lead us down a path of socialism, communism, or fascism. One need only to read his daily newspapers to see illustra tions of these latter systems and rhe manner in which they seek, in vary ing degrees, ro restrict the basic freedoms which we believe to be self-evident

and

for

which

our

founding fathers snx)d ready to pledge their lives, fortunes and sac red honor.

harbor work horses. The story on page three and four tells about the

tugs and their work, and may give you some information on this aspect of Michigan Limestone that you didn't know

before.

How can we safeguard this free enterprise profit system for our na

passed all other systems by offering to us the highest standards of living personal freedom, we often hear or read of those who, given an oppor

STONE, one of the two Calcite

deferred or abandoned.

enterprise system has clearly sur

in the world, under a doctrine of

On rhe cover is the Tug LIME

activities for the purpose of earning a reward or profit. If this incentive for profit is removed, the desire to invest soon dries up and produc tive accivicies must necessarily be

The strength of our economic system lies in the encouragement it gives to each of us, either individu

ally or as a business organization, to invest freely our time, effort, talents and often times our personal

for

ourselves

and

for

our

reduce costs so as to remain com

petitive in the marker place is a sure way to encourage our customers

to seek us as their preferred suppli er.

Concentrating our creative tal ents in the direction of finding new and better ways of doing our jobs, eliminating waste, and improving our over-all efficiency, will reduce costs and help assure continued pro ductive activity and employment.

This surely will benefit us all.

funds — to the extent that we our

selves choose — into productive-

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ML Screenings is published quarterly by Michigan Limestone, a Division of United States Steel Corporation.

John H. Rogers, Editor, Publication office, 2650 Guardian Building, Detroit 26, Michigan. Nothing that appears herein may be reprinted without special permission.

The "Mighty Mites

rr

NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER the tugs get the boats into the Caleite harbor. This scene shows some of the rough weather that sometimes appears to hinder the work of the tugs. With the LIMESTONE at the bow and the DOLOMITE at the stern, this Bradley carrier was turned around and docked safely and rapidly despite the weather. This was no easy job, but, like all experts, they made it look as if it were.

Short, squat and powerful, the work horses of the Caleite

harbor, the tugs LIMESTONE and DOLOMITE give one the im pression that they are capable of moving just about anything that can be hooked up to them.

When you see these two "Mighty Mites" working together on a

vessel over six times their

size and making that vessel do whatever they want it to do, you are sure that there must be more

to a little tug than meets the eye.

Without wasted

motion

or

noise, the small tug boats charge out to meet the incoming Bradley

tly at the slip with skill and pre cision.

The loading slip at Caleite is long, with width enough for two vessels side-by-side. When the ves sels are using only one side of the slip, the tug crews are kept con stantly alert. When the docking procedure calls for vessels side-byside, the need for deft hands and keen

minds is

double since the

tugs must not only carefully dock the vessel, but also keep the two ships away from each other.

To

one

who

sometimes

has

trouble parallel parking an auto-

boats as well as all others which

call at the Port of Caleite for qual ity limestone. Towing lines are taken aboard the tugs, and before you know it, the big lake carrier is turned around and docked gen

SENIOR TUG CAPTAIN Russell A.

Lamb is shown here in the pilothouse of the LIMESTONE. The lever at the

right is steering device that replaces the usual wheel.

is used on trips to other ports such as Cedarville.

About the first thing you notice when boarding one of these tugs is neatness and cleanliness. The

tugs may be work horses, but they are clean and ready for action at any time.

The next thing you notice is that there is no wheel in the pilot house for guiding the tugs. There is instead, where the wheel should

be, a lever with a locking ratchet device. The lever can be moved either direction from center one

notch or more and locked there,

or it can be swung clear over with a minimum of time and effort.

BERTHED IN THE "frog pond" at Caleite harbor after a hard day's work are the tugs LIMESTONE and the DOLOMITE. The main exterior difference between the two tugs can be seen here â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the smokestacks. The LIMESTONE has the shorter, streamlined stack for the Diesel engine and the DOLOMITE has the taller stack for its steam power.

mobile, this tricky landing pro

went to work. In constant com

cedure demanded a

munication by radio, each kept

much closer

look.

the other

The day SCREENINGS picked for

this

look

could

have

been

worse, but not much! The wind was blowing some 30 knots, it was raining and it was cold. It seemed to be an ideal day to stay home, but the "Mighty Mites" were go ing about their business as if this was an everyday occurrence.

The tugs work when the boats are in

no

matte r

what the

weather. On good days or bad, their job is to get vessels to the dock so that they can take on their cargo and depart on time.

In good weather or bad, day or night, the no-nonsense attitude of the tugs is impressive.

Given a choice of riding on a

tug or staying on shore, SCREEN INGS and the camera stayed on solid ground and it was none too comfortable even there.

The DOLOMITE and the LIME

STONE headed out of the harbor

bounding and rolling. The incom ing vessel had to be turned around and then backed into the slip. With the LIMESTONE at the bow and

the DOLOMITE at the stern, they

informed

as

to

what

was going on and how the work was coming. Each turn by each tug was also announced by stand ard whistle signals so that every one, including the vessel being towed, would know what was go ing to happen next. There are times when the tugs need help from the big boat such as a little power or a rudder turn.

The wind was still high and the sea was anything but smooth, but the whole operation went off as nicely as you please.

After the tugs returned to their mooring stations in the harbor "frog pond", SCREENINGS went

This arrangement was originat ed by Captain Lamb and is now widely used on tugs all over the country. According to Captain Lamb, one notch gives him the same amount of rudder turn as one full turn of a wheel. This lever is faster and much easier to use

during the rapid maneuvering in "tug boating."

Each tug has two full crews which are assigned on a rotating day-shift night-shift basis. That particular day, the LIMESTONE day-shift crew was Captain Lamb, Erhardt J. Bruning, engineer; Walter Buza, oiler; and Philip Idalski, linesman. On the DOLO MITE were James H. Cook, cap tain; Anthony J. Yarch, engineer; Edward Berg, fireman; and Per cy Heward, linesman.

The other crew for the LIME

STONE consists of Roy G. dim

aboard the LIMESTONE to talk

ming, captain; Alfred C. Quade,

with Senior Tug Captain Russell

engineer; Louis Smolinski, oiler; and Floyd Urlaub, linesman.

A. Lamb and his crew.

Diesel-

For the DOLOMITE, the other

electric powered boat of 1020 horsepower and about 94 feet long. The DOLOMITE is steam powered with some 800 horsepow er and is the same size. Both tugs are equipped with long and short range radio, and the LIMESTONE even has a full range radar which

crew is John J. Gregory, captain; Everett W. Shay, engineer; Ed ward Amacher, fireman; and John Gordon, linesman.

Adolph Ganske is the relief man for the crews, and others are used to fill in as temporary relief men wherever necessary.

The LIMESTONE is a

Chicago Safety Meeting be eliminated, minor accidents will still slip in. Until every man believes that 'Safety Objective Zero' can be attained, it can never come to pass," pointed out Mr. Campbell.

"Every employee participates in some safety activity, and a high degree of acceptance is indicated of the safety meetings and the conferences which help develop safe working procedures or job safety breakdowns. These job safety breakdowns provide an op portunity for every man to contri bute something tangible to the safety effort," he said.

"Few employees report every bump and scratch. Some can see the value of having a record of an accident, but only a few see how these reports are used to pin point areas of accident potential.

This is a subject which demands more attention in our safety ef fort," said the vice president.

"We know that most men think

VICE PRESIDENT Lloyd S. Camp

bell addresses the Safety Representa tives of the U.S. Steel Corporation at the 20th Annual Meeting in Chicago.

shortcuts are dangerous. Pressure of the job at hand, however, in evitably creates a situation where in many men look for shortcuts.

Some are safe shortcuts and lead

Speaking before the Safety Rep

to increased efficiency; others are

resentatives of the United

not and lead to accidents. Several

States Steel Corporation at their 20th Annual Meeting on October 16 in Chicago, Lloyd S. Campbell, Michigan Limestone Division Vice President, cited complacency as the biggest obstacle to any safety program and pointed out that safety attitudes do not develop overnight — good safety atti tudes on the part of the employees are the result of continual hourly and daily emphasis on the needs of safe performance and the bene fits of safe working habits.

"It is clearly indicated that more emphasis is needed on 'Safe ty Objective Zero.' Most em ployees feel that while the major ones—disabling accidents—might

men have reported that they did, on occasion, take chances and re gretted them later. This reaction,

we feel, is encouraging — the fact that there is a recognition of a dangerous act and a feeling of guilt.

"Through our safety dinners and award programs, it appears that we have created an atmos

phere of interest and support of the safety performance. Employ ees seem genuinely impressed by the President's appearance and in terest," he said.

"The teaching of a new man is a matter of real concern to Michi

gan Limestone. We do not have too many new hires but, because

of the seasonal nature of our op erations, there is much shifting of occupations. Consequently, many men may be relatively inexperi enced on some jobs. The foremen do attempt to give them some in doctrination, but the old-timers are relied on to a large extent.

Through this, a definite brother

hood has come about. As a temp orary employee said, 'They real ly take care of the new man'," said Mr. Campbell.

"We find that our program is, on the whole, effective. There are, however, several areas that need

improvement. The big obstacle to any effective safety program is complacency. We have our share of it, and it will receive continuing and more effective attention," ended the Vice President.

The year 1961 ended with double the number of disabling accidents over 1960. Four M.L.D. employees suffered such injuries in '61 com pared to two disabling accidents in '60. If "Safety Objective Zero" is to be a success and every man safe at his work, each man must

do his part. Accidents do not al ways happen to the other fellow.

Division people attending the meeting besides Mr. Campbell were: C. G. Hogberg, President; H. C. Farrell, Director-Industrial Relations; and R. E. Nelson, Staff Assistant-Industrial Relations.

Northern District representa tives attending were J. J. Parrilla, Manager, Bradley Transportation Line; R. L. Landis, Assistant to Manager, Northern District; N.

W. Haselhuhn, Safety Director; and W. R. Ransom, Manager, Cedarville Plant.

The Eastern District: was repre sented by H. H. Foringer, Safety Director; R. P. Blackford, Main tenance Foreman, Moler; E. Spillman, Mill Shift Foreman, Buffalo;

and J. V. Pisciuneri, Tipple Fore man, Hillsville.

5

Hunting At Caleite during deer season. This area is protected all during the year and the deer usually find the grounds to be well suited to their way of life. The woods, the streams and lakes offer the deer protection and plenty of food so that they can grow and multiply.

This woodland serenity is shat tered only once a year — the sea son for hunting deer. The opening day is especially awesome. Even

though the hunters have been pre paring for weeks, the stream of cars, station wagons and trucks were all loaded down almost to

THE FIRST MAN OUT with his buck was Leonard Krawczak of the Shovel

Department. The animal weighed in at 120 pounds and carried a six-point rack. Leonard brought him down at 7:20 a.m., soon after daylight.

the point-of-no-return.

Blankets, food, fuel, everything useful were all packed and loaded.

As the parade of vehicles dwindl ed the air of excitement grew as the time for the opening marched closer. By Michigan law, no one is to fire until the first daylight, and as the radio reported the time getting closer, everything became

The date was November 15,

employee families at the Caleite Plant — were heading for their deer hunting sites on the comp any-owned grounds and all were dressed in bright red.

1961, and if Paul Revere had been there, he would have been amazed

With some 12,000 wooded acres of ground from which to find a

at the number of red coats out

good deer area, the employees usually have a good bit of luck

one think that an invasion had

A FIVE-POINT BUCK weighing 120

CALCITE

pounds was brought down at 7:20 a.m. by Richard Sobeck, Bradley.

ECKI hit this 110-pound spiker at 7:30

It was dark and cold. All the cars were white with frost, and

everyone was in a hurry to get through the Caleite plant gate.

that day. Every one of the two

more intense.

The1 black of night turned slow ly to gray. Dimly, far away from the gatehouse, the firing could be heard. A change in the wind brought the sound closer, making

moved to Rogers City. The shoot-

hundred and some persons — all

THIS 100-POUND SPIKER was shot

at 7:20 a.m. by Leon Piechan.

a.m.

MAN

CHESTER

DUR

bagged his 120 lb., six-point buck at 7:20 a.m., soon after the orig inal blast of firing had died down.

Leon

Piechan

and

Richard

Sobeck also reported 7:20 a.m. as the

time

for

their

deer.

Leon

came out with a 100 lb. spiker and Richard made it with a 120 lb., five-point buck.

At the end of the day, there were 38 names on the gatehouse list as the first day proved to be quite a success.

Not all the hunters were men.

BRAKEMAN Douglas Selke with his 130-pound, four point buck.

LOCOMOTIVE

ing subsided and the day became brighter. Everyone settled down to see who would be the first one

out with a deer.

This year only bucks were allowed to be taken. There had

been year been been

a relaxing of the rules last when some does had also allowed. This year there had quite a bit of speculation

about whether the return to tak

ing only the males would reduce

There were quite a few women

A SEVEN POINT,

in the crowd, and in some cases

for John Kasuba.

they showed the fellows how to go about this hunting business.

Mrs. Virginia Tatro brought down a 120 lb. spiker and Mrs. Melvin Plume shot a 120 lb. six-point buck while hubby came out emp ty handed. The Wenzel family, on the other hand, both had some luck. Lois hit a 105 lb. spiker and

Arnold brought down a 150 lb., eight-point buck.

In every successful hunter com

ing through the gatehouse on opening day, there was one of two

the number of deer taken.

reactions. Most were so excited

The subject was so much in the minds of everyone that the questions "Anyone out yet?"

"How many so far?" were asked

that they could hardly hold the pencil used to record their kills in the book. They could neither stand nor sit still for any length

by every person entering or leav

of time and their smiles were ear-

ing the gate.

to-ear. But there was more than

The first man out was Leonard

Krawczak, shovel department.

Leonard reported that he had

just pure excitement — they were proud, too. They had set out to bring back one cf the fastest

130-pound

buck

creatures on earth, and they had done it.

The other reaction was calm

ness. These happy hunters had a far away look in their eyes and you could tell that, they were reliving a great, soul-satisfying experience. They, too, were proud of their day's work.

One thing about which all can be proud is the fact that there has never been a hunting accident on the Caleite property since it was opened to the employees.

THIS RECORD STILL STANDS. ML

SCREENINGS

salutes

all

hunters who helped to make this record possible and reminds everyone that safety is import ant in whatever you do whether it be on the job, at home or in the woods looking for that deer. \:i.^

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THIS 120-POUND SPIKER for Mrs.

Virginia Tatro.

HUBBY MISSED, but Mrs. Melvin Plume got 130 pounds of buck.

I

MR. AND MRS. ARNOLD WENZEL both came home with a

buck.

First Suggestion Award Winners

BUFFALO HAD THE FIRST EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION PLAN awards in the Michigan Limestone Division. On the left is Tom Rose, Buffalo Plant Superintendent, presenting an award check to John Kowalski. The picture on the right shows Jolm Rychnowski demonstrating his adopted idea for a railing to help clean the window on a crane more safely.

First awards in the Michigan Limestone

Division

Em

ployee Suggestion Plan have been given to John Kowalski, Buffalo Maintenance Mechanic Gang

Leader, and John Rychnowski, Buffalo Crane Operator, for their ideas.

John

Kowalski's idea

helped

prevent the railroad cars from

Rudolph Kreft, second from the right, receives his award check from D. T. VanZandt, Caleite Plant Manager while J. N. Suliot, Northern District Mana

ger, and Frank Reinke, District Maintenance Supervisor watch.

striking the plant building when the cars were entering or leaving the plant.

A safer way to clean the crane front window was suggested by John Rychnowski, and the idea was adopted.

The Suggestion Plan regularly pays eligible employees 20 per cent of the first year's net savings for ideas that are adopted. If there are no savings, it is still possible to receive an award for good ideas, for example, safety.

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Alice Harvey, Industrial Relations Secretary, received the first Sugges tion award in the Detroit, office.

At times, even when there are

no safety factors involved nor ver ifiable savings, the idea can be adopted because it is a better way to perform that operation.

At any rate, any idea which is adopted will receive a minimum award of $10, less normal with holding taxes, and the chances are that the award will be more.

The maximum award is $10,000 for any single suggestion. Is that worth trying for?

In writing your suggestion, re member to state what is being done NOW and just how or what your idea is to improve the situa tion. Just pointing out a problem is no good â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you must also sug-

Jay Fehner, right, receives one of the first

Cedarville

award

Donn Widmayer, Manager.

checks

Assistant

from

Plant

Emest E. Adrian, center, received the first Suggestion award in the Northern District office. Mr. Suliot, left, and District Accountant George Hollabaugh make the presentation.

gest an improvement or present an idea.

The important thing is to get your idea on paper and turned in to the Suggestion Committee. If they need more information, they will contact you.

Another thing to remember is that the investigator does not know whose idea he is looking in to. This is to help the investigator base his findings on the value of the idea itself and nothing else.

Feel free to ask your supervisor for help in writing out your idea.

He will be glad to help any way he can. Or, if you cannot get in touch with your supervisor, contact the

Louis H. Hill. Hillsville Senior Patrol man, (left) receives award from C. A. Pratt, Plant Manager.

._

Adolph E. Radka, Caleite Mainten ance Mechanic, (left) gets his award check from Mr. VanZandt, Plant Manager.

Suggestion Committee secretary for the information you need.

No matter how well-meaning friends may be, however, NO ONE can tell in

advance what

will be adopted and what will be rejected.

All

suggestions

are

thoroughly investigated and then evaluated by the Suggestion Com mittee.

This investigation is one of the most important steps in the Em ployee Suggestion Plan. It insures you that each and every idea will be considered from every possible angle. All departments which might be able to use the idea will be given a chance to make recomCONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

Willard

C.

Willingham

(right)

re

ceives first Moler award check from

A. J. Querin, Plant Foreman.

SUGGESTION COMMITTEES

Buffalo Committee:

(seated 1 to r)

Hillsville Committee:

(1 to r) A. R.

T. Rose, L. II. Rathbun. Standing,

Shaffer, C. A. Pratt, H. H. Foringer,

J.

and W. R. Beers.

A.

Caruana,

K.

W.

Fitzgerald.

Caleite Committee:

(seated 1 to r)

G. Robbins, D. Grigg, G. W. Holla baugh, and R. Eiseman. Standing, D. Knowles and G. R. Jones.

Awards mendations on

(CONTINUED)

possible savings

and usefulness.

All recommendations from the

investigators will then be consid ered by an impartial committee composed of members from top management. Their duty is to make sure that the investigators have done a thorough job, that the savings figures are correct and that

non-cost reduction as

well as cost reduction suggestions are fairly rewarded.

Suggestion Committee mem bers for all locations are listed be low:

Bradley Transportation Line: F. Ware, Chairman, G. R. Jones, Secretary; R. Eiseman; G. W. Hollabaugh.

Buffalo: L. H. Rathbun, Chair man; J. A. Caruana, Secretary; T. Rose; K. W. Fitzgerald.

Caleite: D. Knowles, Chairman; G. R. Jones, Secretary; D. Grigg; R. Eiseman; G. Robbins; G. W. Hollabaugh.

Cedarville: D. Widmayer, Chairman; I. T. Bannon, Secre tary; R. Eiseman; J. T. Smith.

Conneaut: L. H. Rathbun, Chairman; C. P. Richards, Secre tary.

Division and Detroit Office: L.

S.

Campbell, Chairman;

Bradley Committee: (1 to r) F. Ware, G. W. Hollabaugh, R. Eiseman and G. R. Jones.

10

TURN IN YOUR SUGGESTION TODAY!

J.

H.

Rogers, Secretary; T. J. Foster; T. C. Jackson; H. R. Baltzersen; H. C. Farrell; N. O. Hoeft.

Hillsville: C. A. Pratt, Chair man; H. H. Foringer, Secretary; R. Shaffer; W. R. Beers.

Moler: W. C. Benton, Chair man; D. C. Bowden, Secretary.

If you have any questions about the Suggestion Plan, see your local plant secretary or your fore man. They will give you the an swers you need to help you get your idea in the mill.

So write it down and turn it in.

Good ideas are being considered every day and there is a chance

at the jackpot of $10,000.

Cedarville Committee: (1 to r) J. T. Smith, D. Widmayer and I. T. Ban non.

Wins Safety Slogan

Mrs. Marjorie Campbell, Detroit office Records Clerk, has won two awards in the National Safety

Council's safety limerick contest.

Marjorie composed the last line for two limericks published on the N.S.C.'s 1962 calendar â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one for each month.

Winning entries are judged on originality, message, rhyme, and

Detroit Service Awards

NEWEST MEMBER OF THE DETROIT OFFICE 25-year club is Lloyd S. Campbell, M.L.D. Vice President, who joined in December. Other Detroit members are, seated (1 to r), R. O. Cronise, Procedure Supervisor; N. O. Hoeft, Assistant Division Manager of Sales; and G. E. Breach, Chief Design

Engineer. Standing (1 to r) are O. B. .Shearer, Accounting; Department Clerk; Mr. Campbell: C. G. Hogberg, M.L.D. President; and R. A. Engelhardt, Purch asing Agent. Mr. Breach was also presented with his 35-year pin.

appropriateness of the last line.

The

list

of

winners

contains

Capt. Nauts Retires

names from all over the country and most all businesses.

RANSOM RECEIVES PATENT

William R. Ransom, Jr., Cedarville Plant Manager, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 3005373 for his invention of a vehicle-mounted dispenser for charg ing: explosive mixtures in blast holes.

When the proper measured amounts of Ammonium Nitrate (fertilizer grade) are properly mixed with measured amounts of liquid hydrocarbon (fuel oil), the result becomes a useful explosive mixture suitable for blasting high calcium and dolomitic limestone. The invention insures the accurate measurement and uniform mixing of the two ingredients.

Shown above are Mr. Ransom; T. C. Jackson. M.L.D. Chief Engineer and Patent Officer; J. N. Suliot, Northern District Manager; and C. G. Hogberg, M.L.D. President.

Captain Donald E. Nauts, Shore Captain of Bradley Transporta tion Line, retired in January.

Captain Nauts is a veteran of nearly 42 years of sailing with the Bradley fleet and the Pittsburgh Steamship Division.

He joined Bradley in 1929 as a first mate, and in May, 1939, he assumed

his

first

command

as

captain. He has sailed as master on every vessel in the Bradley fleet.

11

25-Year Men

NORTHERN

DISTRICT

25-Year Safety Michigan Limestone Division welcomed 27 new mem bers from the Northern District into the 25-year safetyservice club at Rogers City in January.

In addition, 23 men received 35-year awards, 12 re ceived 40-year awards, and two received 45-year honors from C. G. Hogberg, M.L.D. President.

Over 500 persons attended the dinners honoring the G. E. Burns

Martin Joppieh

men and their wives hold in three different churches.

The formal presentation of awards look place at the St. Ignatius auditorium where all gathered after dinner.

The new 25-year men and the 40-year men are pic tured on pages 12, 13 and 14 with additional scenes of the formal presentations and entertainment at St. Ignatius.

25-YEAR AWARDS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Caleite: Lavern Bruder, Allen A. Bruder, Joseph W. Chrzan, Ellsworth S. Crooks.

Adolph Filipiak, Melvin H. Hopp, Alfred J. Klingshirn, Leo Mayes, Jerome Montycli. Merlin E. Peetz, Orville

Piechan, Rudolph Schalk, Martin J. Sobeck, Hugo Sorgenfrei, Albert Strieker, Floyd W. Urlaub, Arnold

Martin

J.

Sobeck

Albert

40-Year Men

Strieker

f^f Gordon R. O'Toole

Alfred J. Klingshirn

Alvin A. Raymond

John L. Palmer

James J. Lamb

Albert Martin

r>

Adolph Filipiak

Merlin E. Peetz

Melvin Friedrich

William Budnick

William

Grambau

Julius

Patzer

25-Year Men

Service Dinner H. Zinke, Henry J. Yarch, Leo G. Schefke, Stanley Gabrysiak, and Melvin Friedrich. Cedarville: G. E.

Burns. Bradley: Wilbert W. Bredow, Martin Joppieh, Gordon R. O'Toole, William Budnick and Julian Yarch.

35-YEAR AWARDS — Caleite: Clarence Blair, Julius Budnick, Stanley Gorlewski, David Grigg, Arthur Hopp, Fred Kreft, Joseph Kuznicki, Philip Kuznicki, Ralph Morley, Bernard Murphy, Vern Pauley, Griffin Pines, Lester Raymond, Gustav Schalk, William Trapp,

Stanley Gabrysiak

Wilbert W. Bredow

Ellsworth S. Crooks

Orville Piechan

Melvin H. Hopp

Lavern Bruder

Julian Yarch

Leo G. Schefke

Herbert J. Wirgau, Harold Wright and Anthony Yarch.

Bradley: Captain Joseph J. Parrilla, Captain Rolland Ursem, Harold Nidy, Norman Raymond and James Selke.

40-YEAR AWARDS — Caleite: William Grambau, Frank Hoffman, Edmund Kihn, James J. Lamb, Al bert Martin, John Miller, John L. Palmer, Julius Pat zer, John R. Pilarski, Alvin A. Raymond, William Warwick and Rudolph C. Wenzel.

45-YEAR AWARDS — Caleite: Cordy Adrian and Louis Selke.

40-Year Men

John Miller

Edmund Kihn

William Warwick

Frank

Hoffman

s

John R. Pilarski

Rudolph C. Wenzel

Hugo Sorgenfrei

Joseph W. Chrzan

25-Year Men

scenes at St. Ignatius

Jerome Montych

C. G. Hogberg, M.L.D. President speaks to the audience after the form al presentations.

Rudolph Schalk

Some of the music and entertainment

offered the guests after the formal program was over.

Uilllll I

Arnold H. Zinke

40-year man James J. Lamb receives his award from Mr. Hogberg at St. Ignatius.

A new Caleite 25-year man, Melvin Fried rich, receives his award from Mr. Hogberg.

Part of the crowd which gathered at St. Ignatius in honor of the safety-

William Budnick, of Bradley, joins the 25-year club as Mr. Hogberg pre

service veterans.

sents his award.

Henry J. Yarch

Leo Mayes

MLD Retirees Named ANNANDALE

Glenn A. Sweetapple, 35 years R. D. 2 Box 145

Cheswick, Pennsylvania BRADLEY

Donald E. Nauts, 41 years

450 W. Ontario Street

Rogers City, Michigan Frank Bader

CALCITE Frank Bader, 18 years

463 Linden Street

Rogers City, Michigan John Bruder, 42 years

375 S. Third Street

William A. Thompson

Rogers City, Michigan Daniel E. Kelly, 36 years 379 W. Huron Street

Rogers City, Michigan John J. Lezer, 15 years R.F.D. No. 1, Box 16

Rogers City, Michigan Angus F. Majewski, 39 years 1155 Dettloff Street

Rogers City, Michigan John L. Palmer, 40 years R.F.D.

Onaway, Michigan John T. Pilarski, 40 years Metz, Michigan

Emil Schaedig, 38 years Route No. 1

Rogers City, Michigan Louis W. Wenzel, 38 years 150 S. Third Street Rogers City, Michigan Herman Zinke, 33 years 466 N. Fourth Street

Rogers City, Michigan HILLSVILLE

I

Vincenzo Retorto, 28 years Box 27

i Angus F. Majewski

Edinburg, Pennsylvania Joe Tricolo, 17 years

Emil Schaedig

Box 118

Edinburg, Pennsylvania

Archie L. Rossman, 83 years

Antonio Zarrello, 38 years 129 East Moody Avenue New Castle, Pennsylvania

Butler, Pennsylvania

KAYLOR

Rodney W. Jenkins, 17 years

John J. Dolmovich, 35 years R.D. 1

MR Rt. 13

MOLER RFD

No.

2

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

East Brady, Pennsylvania

William A. Thompson, 37 years

Lester Griffiths, 35 years

Jefferson Terrace, RFD No. 1

R. D. No. 1

Charles Town, Pennsylvania

East Brady, Pennsylvania

Frank R. Whittington, 34 years

Howard R. McLaughlin, 28 years North Washington, Pennsylvania

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

R.F.D. No. 2 John Bruder

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Check And Double Check Sulphur is one of the most closely watched elements in chemical analysis of production at Michigan Limestone Division. With customer requirements always in the background, there is a constant chemical check of the sulphur content of our limestone at all stages of operation.

Test holes are bored before quarrying operations are started and stone from these borings tested. After the overburden has been removed, the cores from the blast holes are also submitted for chemical analysis.

As the stone enters the screen house, continuous samples are sent to the Division laboratory at Rogers City for analysis to assure our customers a consistently low level of sulphur as well as a minimum of other extraneous

matter.

Shown above is Calvin Meyer, Division Laboratory Technician, run ning a sulphur quantity test on one of the limestone samples using a special induction furnace.

The Right QUALITY in the Right QUANTITY at the Right TIME

Michigan Limestone /mqc\ United States Steel Corporation Division of VÂťv