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The Cover As a result of an expanding market (or vinyl chloride, authorization has been granted by the Company's board of di rectors for the fourth expansion of vinyl chloride production capacity. There has been a steady increase in sales of this new product since the Vinyl Chloride Plant went into production early in 1958. Armstrong Elected UGF President; Hubert D. Crook J. W. Fleniken Promotions, Transfers Announced Promotions, effective Jan. 1, have been announced for Hubert D. Crook and J. W. Fleniken. Crook, who has been superin tendent of Finance at the Houston Plant, was promoted to the newly created position of chief account ant of Finance here, reporting to R. H. Cowlishaw, assistant treas urer. In this capacity, he directs the accounting activities including the following: Cost and Budget, Gen eral Accounting, Industrial Insur ance, Investment, Payroll, and Tabulating. Fleniken, formerly senior ana lyst in the Data Research Division here, was promoted to the posi tion of superintedent of Finance at Houston where he is directing the accounting, data, payroll, and traf fic and shipping functions. At the same time a reassignment for R. R. Downey was announced. Formerly staff assistant in Fi- nance, he was assigned the posi tion of Management methods analyst in the Data Research Divi sion. Hubert D. Crook Hubert is widely known at the Baton Rouge Plant where he was an employee for 14 years prior to his transfer to Houston. He joined the Company here in 1937 as a millwright helper, becoming a data clerk later that year. In 1939, he became a supervisor of production control accounting. He was made supervisor of Cost Accounting in 1946, and in 1951, he transferred to Houston as chief accountant. He was named superintendent of Fi nance there in 1955. Mrs. Crook is the former Lillian Coker of Greenville, Ala. Their one son is William DeWitt. Hubert attended Hammond High School and LSU. He has taken a (Continued on Page 6) Dipaola, Merritt Named to Board Three Baton Rouge Plant em ployees are taking a leading part in United Givers Fund activities during 1960. Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong has been elected presi dent; Willie Dipaola, president of Local 12900 of the United Mine Workers of America, is serving on the board of directors, and Woody Merritt, Safety, who was on loan to United Givers during the fall campaign, is an ex-officio member of the board this year. Armstrong has given extended service to United Givers. He was on the board for the 1955-57 term, and the 1957-59 term. He served on the executive committee in 1956, '57, '58, and '59 and was vice- president last year. As campaign chairman last fall, he directed the activities of the highly successful fund drive. The quota of $781,416 for 37 participating agencies was exceeded by $3,739. A total of 3,250 campaign workers participated. Dipaola is beginning his third consecutive term on the board, having served in that capacity since 1955. He served on the execu tive committee in 1956 and was treasurer during the same year. Merritt was loaned by the Com pany to the United Givers head quarters for a 10-week period to assist with the campaign last fall. Because of this service, he has been named to a one-year term on the board. Woody Merritt, left, Wallace F. Armstrong, center, and Willie Dipaola are serving on the board of directors of the United Givers Fund. Arm strong is president of UGF this year. The ERA Board for 1960-61 Board members for the ERA who will direct its activities tor the next two years are, front row, left to right: Joe Houghton, Margie Hannaman, Lucille McQueen Bill Croissant, Roy Phillips, Pat Abbott, Cotton Lloyd, Lois Whitaker, and Jimmie Bishop. Back row, in the same order, Carlo Polilo, Earl P, Dugas, Elton F. Landry, M. D. Kilroy, Will Kennon, Albert Entremont, Walter Carlton, Lee LeBlanc, Leo Audiffred, Bernard Manuel, J. D. Adams, and Clyde Norris. Officers elected were Bill Croissant, president, Roy Phillips, vice-president, Pal Abbott, secretary, and Cotton Lloyd, treasurer. Board members not shown include Callie C. Spiller, Charles "Prof" Mathis, and Thelma Boudreaux. ETC 26609 Page 2, The Antiknock January, 1960 Five Employees Were Leaders in Baton Rouge Oil Centennial Observance Ollie Jones Dora Pepe Shelby Lowe Don Robertson Syl Lange All during the year 1959 the American oil industry observed its one hundredth birthday with a variety of special programs. In Baton Rouge the Oil Centennial celebration reached its climax in early November with these Ethyl people taking leading parts. E. O. Jones headed the pro* gram as president of the East Baton Rouge chapter of the Louisiana Petroleum Council. Dora Pepe was in charge of arrangements for the Oil Centennial banquet; Shelby Lowe was vice-chairman of school activities in East Baton Rouge and chairman in West Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes; Don Robertson served as publicity chairman for the observance, and Syl Lange headed the special events committee. I960 Safety? It's Up to You! 1960 gives Baton Rouge Plant employees a challenge. They can improve safety both on the Plant and off the job if they give more determined consideration to accident prevention. Safety efforts at the Plant won no outstanding laurels during 1959. During the year, for example, employees sustained a total of 13 major injuries as compared to six in 1958. There had been the same number of sub-major injuries--seven each year. However, the number of minor and sub-minor injuries was appreciably reduced during 1959. The fact that employees suffered about 120 off-the-job time-losing injuries during the year shows the need for great improvement. These injuries emphatically point out that employees off the job are more prone to have accidents than while they are at work. The challenge is ours! With teamwork and determination, we can meet it! During the first 11 months of 1959 fingers received more minor and sub minor injuries on the Plant than any other parts of the body. There were 188 such injuries to left fingers and 173 to right fingers, with a total number of 361. Eighteen Complete Special Course In the sub-major and major categories of injuries sustained on the Plant during the first 11 months of 1959, feet and ankles were the parts of the body receiving the greatest number of injuries. They were involved in 3 out of 7 sub-majors, and 8 of 12 major injuries. In Instrument Repair, Adjustment Eighteen employees have com pleted the first course in Instru ment Repair and Adjustment. They received certificates Dec. 8 from Bill Riley, superintendent of Maintenance, at ceremonies con cluding the sessions. "Graduates" include W. E. Wil lard, A. L. Schultz, Albert Wright, D. C. McCallum, J. W. Bennett, George J. Forbes, L. J. Bennett, Jack W. Mills, Jimmie Spears, Charles Pearce, Don Masterman, John M. Delage, W. J. Choate, Earl Rousseau, H. E. Simmoneaux, Emile Fussell, J. B. Langlois, and H. E. Sanders. The course was held at the local office of the Minneapolis-Honeywell Instrument Company. It was developed when Homer E. Sand ers, Engineering, met with local engineers of the instrument com pany to plan such a course of training. Instructors were G. Larry Cov ington, L. Jack Hester, and Dan T. Webb, all of Minneapolis-Honeywell. They gave their services one night per week, two and one-half hours per night, for a period of six weeks. The men taking the course said it was exceptionally good. The high attendance attested to the ex cellence of the highly informative training. In fact, some people who wanted to attend could not do so because all available space was al ready taken. Because of requests from others, this course will be offered again, with classes starting some time in January. Phil Robe the to; last m< adoptc. proven This \s suggest A ST DeBati ond la concerr Mainto third a The for $1' Forbes ing a ment. adoptc Othe C. K. John (Share of TEL Maint W. >1 Robcr from gener: L. Jack Hester, left, and Dan T. Webb, right, discuss an instrument with the class. The third instructor was G. Larry Covington. These Minneapolis-Honeywell men gave their time to instruct the class. etc 26610 Joycf W J.,y ducts, progrn ham Si ing fr> On i lads ai songs songs right.' In f songs, by c.j> Bee |mi subj were i total irse \ent in comlurst* of jry Cov- Dan T. [Honeycos one Ime-half tiiod of Irse said Id. The 1 the ex(nnative l)le who It do so | was al- others, |i again, | time in prument These Page 3 The Antiknock January, 1960 Phillips' Suggestion Earns Top Award Robert B. Phillips, EtCl Op., was the top suggestion award winner last month with a $115 award. His adopted idea concerned an im provement in EtCl Operations. This was Phillip's third adopted suggestion. A $70 award, presented to J. R. DeBate, EtCl Maint., was the sec ond largest last month. His idea concerned an improvement in Maintenance. This was DeBate's third adopted idea. The third largest award was one for $65 received by George J. Forbes, TEL-Sod. M&C. concern ing a TEL Operations improve ment. This was Forbes' third adopted suggestion. Others receiving awards were: $35 Award C. E. "Burk*' Devull, Sod. Op. $25 Awards John A. Gamiin and Lt-o A. Turner (Share), Roy Patton, C. H. Whitten, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; D. O. Cantey. EtCl Maint. $20 Award W. J. Choate, TEL-Sod. M&C. $15 Awards Clay M. Bour, Security; V. L. Erwin, and C. A. Brounaard and T. E. Chapman (Share). L. A. illrharUson, all uf Sod. Op.; Merrerdeae Kabb, Safety; Mary KendeMck. Emp Re!.; Violet Sentt, EtCl Labor, C. \V. Hicks, EtCl M&C. $10 Awards C. L. DeVeer, Power; Roy T. Arbour. EtCl M&C,' L. A. Riehardson, Sod. Op. Allied Oil Workers Union officers are, left to right: Arthur Broussard, treasurer, J. O. Aucoin, vice-president, Elmo Rogers, president, and John Gooch, secretary. Rogers Re-Elected AOWU Head; Other Officers, Council Take Office Robert B. Phillips, EtCl Operations, received a $115 suggestion award from his foreman, R. T. McCraine. At left is Wilson Devall. EtCl Op. general foreman. Phillips suggested an improvement in EtCl Operations. Weaver Is Instructor tor Russian Classes Elmo Rogers has been re-elected president of the Allied Oil Workers Union for 1960. Serving with him are J. O. Aucoin, re-elected vicepresident; John Gooch, re-elected secretary; and Arthur Broussard, re-elected treasurer. Rogers, who was employed in 1944, has served one term as vicepresident of the union, and is be ginning his fourth term as presi dent. He served as Maintenance representative for six years, and secretary for three years. Gooch, who is secretary, has been a clerical representative since 1952 and secretary since 1953. Broussard is beginning his four teenth year on the council and his third term as treasurer. Other members of the council are Maintenance representatives Robert H. Chandler, Sr., Charles "Prof" Mathis, and Rudolph Brown who were re-elected, and Vergle "Joe" Stafford, .who is a new mem ber. Ike N. Davis and Ed Arnold, along with Broussard, were re elected as Operations representa tives. Buford Wilson was elected as a new representative from the group. Clerical representatives serving with Gooch are Edward H. Rhorer, LeRoy Landry, and Leon Brown, all re-elected. T. Walter Yarbrough was elected as representative of the Laboratory group. Re-elected to serve the Labor Group on the council was Sammy Smith. New Service Traveler's checks are now being issued by the Ethyl Employees Federal Credit Union as a service to employees. This new service was made pos sible by recent changes in the federal Credit Union law and regu lations. It has been arranged through the First National Bank of Chicago. "We feel that this will be a wel come addition to Credit Union services to employees," said George Forbes, president. "For vacation travel and for business trips, these checks will be easily obtained." Hartsfield Receives Special NMA Award Robert Weaver, R&D Process Design, is an instructor of scientific Rus sian classes. These are held one afternoon a week after work hours for the benefit of those who want a working knowledge of the language. Joyce Allen Has Weekly Radio Show Joyce Allen, Data Research, con ducts and sings on her own radio program on Station WLBl, Den ham Springs, each Saturday morn ing from 10:15 to 10:30. On the program, she prefers bal lads and the sentimental types of songs. Some of the renditions are songs she has written and copy righted. In fact, she is the author of 18 songs, four of which are protected by copyright. W. T. "Duke" Hartsfield, outgoing president of the Ethyl Management Club, was the recipient of the "Outstanding Service Award" from the National Management Association at the December meeting of the club. Joe Culmone made the presentation. The award was given in recognition of Duke's participation in a seminar at Dayton, Ohio. * ETC 266It Name T. E. Chapman Paul T. Cain Hiram A. May Position Times Scored (1954-59) Sod. Op. 31 Sod. Op. 25 Maint. 24 C. A. Broussard Sod. Op. 23 Dana Terry TEL Op. 23 L. A. Richardson Sod. Op. 22 Eugene Montgomery TEL Op. 20 Stanley Herbin Maint. 19 Bentley Blouin TEL Op. 17 C. P. Bridges C. O. Harrell Maint. Control Lab. 17 15 ETC 26612 Name N. A. Ruff S. O. Satisfied N. O. Interest Leek A. Daisical Y. Change Don T. Care 1. M. Contented Chief Sit Still Ugly Rumors Self Centered Lack N. Centive Times Position Scored (1954-59) All Areas 0 All Areas 0 Ail Areas 0 All Areas 0 AH Areas 0 All Areas 0 AH Areas 0 All Areas 0 All Areas 0 All Areas 0 All Areas 0 ETC 26613 Page 6, The Antiknock January, 1960 Crowds Brave Weather, Barricaded Streets To Attend ERA Party \ Dai T Tl Santa is always a popular fellow at the annual ERA Christmas Party, Gift bags went to all of the youngsters in the crowd as they left the and he was no less so this year than usual. Here he discusses the desires theater after the performance. This picture shows some of them receiving of one youngster while others wait to talk to him. the gift bags at the end of a performance. Eager youngsters with their par ents braved winter weather and barricaded ' streets to attend the annual ERA Christmas party, held at the Ogden Theater on the nights of Dec. 16 and 17. They were entertained by James Webb with his puppets, Kent Cumming's magic acts and juggling, movie cartoons, and movie shorts. They joined in the singing of car ols. A gift package went to each youngster at the conclusion of the show. Pauline Parish was program chairman for the annual party. Bill Croissant was master of ceremonies. Ralph Doerner, Joe Culmone, Larry Burroughs and Hawley Rhorer were in charge of tickets. The Femme Focus Club handled decorations. John Gaudin headed the group in charge of the entrance and foyer at the two shows. Hostesses were Ruby Corrent, Minnie Jackson, Carol Ann Bour geois. Jeannie Bradford, Rosine Bertaut, Eileen Wax, Marcelle, Barrios, Dianne Barrios, Margie Payment. Hazel Carrick, Betty Morales, Lois Whitaker, Pat Ab bott. Virginia Chaney, Mignonne The welcome address to the young sters was given by Clown Bill Croissant. Bill, by the way, has been elected ERA president for 1960. Wilson, Marjorie Wilson, and Almetus Reeder. James Webb entertained with his puppet show. He has performed at ERA Christmas Parties for several years now, each year marked by increased dexterity. Expressions of Thanks Kent Cummins entertained the crowd with his feats of magic and his juggling. He was photographed during his juggling act which enter tained the youngsters. Promotions-- 'Toys for Tots' Collection Helps Needy J. L. Ivers, chairman of the Ethyl Management Club Toys for Tots pro gram, is shown delivering a cash donation to Capt. Wesley Faulkner of the Salvation Army. Over 300 gifts and half of the $370 in cash went to the Salvation Army. The other half of the cash was given to the Goodfellows. Four expressions of apprecia tion and gratitude have come to The Antiknock office with the re quest that they be published. Un fortunately, space did not permit their publication last month. Bill and Ruth King express their thanks for the gifts given to them on the occasion of his retirement. "The gifts are greatly appreci ated and will be a constant re minder of you, our friends," they write. Dixie Devillier, Finance, writes her deep appreciation for the getwell cards, flowers, and expres sions of good wishes that came from fellow employees during her recent serious illness. The family of the late Dan Reed have written expressing their ap preciation for the expressions of sympathy, the flowers, and the as sistance rendered at the time of his death. Pauline Parish expresses her thanks to all of the people who gave so unselfishly of their time to help stage the ERA Christmas Partv. "These people," she said, "gave their time and abilities. Without their help the party would have been impossible." (Continued From Page 1) number of extension and corre spondence courses in the years since his employment here. John W. Fleniken Fleniken's career with the Com pany began in June, 1937, when he was hired as a timekeeper at the Plant. He became a data clerk that same year, holding that position until he went into military service in 1942. He returned from service in 1945, receiving the position of senior clerk in Production Planning. He became an assistant supervisor in the Cost and Budget section of Fi nance in 1947, and supervisor of Cost and Budget in 1951. In 1955. he was named special assistant to the comptroller; in 1956. staff as sistant in Electronic Applications; and in 1959 became senior analyst in Data Research. Fleniken is a graduate of Baton Rouge High School and LSU. Mrs. Fleniken is the former Helen Allbritton of Winnfield. Their two children are Pamela Jean and Patricia Ann. ETC 26614 f t Ben Fm. Tl K* jinn. , mt>ir a win awai' 3))(l i duni' M> r,t. 4T' -- s- -i low tinn I Page 7, * The Antiknock January, 1960 Fourteen Receive 20-Year Awards Daniel W. Tumey, TEL Op. Celina M. Neuman, Office Services John C. Creaghan, Ernp. Kel. Robert H, Simpson, TEL Op. Jack Alderman, TEL-Sod. M&C Glynn O. Carter, TEL-Sod M&C Ramsey A. Falconer, TEL-Sod M&C Archie A. Cook, Tel-Sod. M&C Benjamin F. Fugler. Jr., TEL Op. Robert H. Haddox, Jr., TEL Op. fifi William H. Gladney, Jr., TEL Op. Donelson C. McCallum, TEL-Sod. M&C Claude Weir Completes Active Career Claude A. Weir, materials con trol supervisor in the Cost Control Group of General Engineering, completed his active career with the Company on Dec. 31. The new annuitant joined Ethyl in 1944 as a supervisor in EtCl Maint. He transferred to the In spection Group in 1948 and has been in the Engineering Depart ment since that time. A native of Stafford, Kan., born Dec. 28, 1894, he attended public schools there and Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., where he studied engineering. Prior to his employment here, he was in the building contracting business. He had been a resident of Baton Rouge since 1919. Mrs. Weir is the former Peggy Downing. They have one son, Eu gene, who is staff architect for the Engineering Department here, and one daughter, Dr. Gloria Weir Evans, a pediatrician in town. "My experience at the Plant has been very pleasant," said Weir prior to his retirement. "I have enjoyed my associations here." Friends honored him at a retire ment party Dec. 14 at Bob and Jake's Steak House and presented him a camera and accessories. He was congratulated on the outstanding way he had executed his engineering assignments dur ing his service with the Company. Several Groups Donate to Charities Several employee groups decid ed to donate to charities rather than send Christmas cards to their co-workers. Chemical Research & Develop ment employees collected a total of $160.91 which was divided among the three orphanages in town. Engineering employees collected $50 which was given to the Goodfellow; M&C supervisory em ployees collected a total of $171 which was divided between the Goodfellows and the Toys for Tots program of the Ethyl Man agement Club. The Industrial En gineers contributed $26.50 to the Salvation Army. The Factory Ledger Group and the Cost and Budget Group of Fi nance contributed $21.25 to the Goodfellows and the Volunteers of America. The Tabulating Group of Fi nance gave gifts to the patients of the Greenwell Springs Hospital. 1 l; v i1 I Frederick W. Kennon, TEL Op. Jake Baker, Jr., TEL Labor / \ Fourteen employees at the Plant Hymel A. Doming, EtCl M&C joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Fifteen received 15-year Ernest L. Smith, Stores Willis B. Wartelle, TEL-Sod. M&C Clarence Brown, TEL Labor Floyd S. Webb. Stores awards, 3 received 10-year awards, and 2 reached the 5-year mark during December. Dan Peacook, Sod. Op. Joe V. Cttrano, TEL-Sod. M&C William H. Hartman, TEL-Sod. M&C IS Yean Leslie Broussard, EtCl Stores Beverly J. Blzette, Sod. Op. Victor J. Brumfield, TEL Op. 10 Years Joel D. Allen, EtCl M&C Ralph IL Piper, EtCl M&C Hardy O. Wells, Jr., Emp. Rel. Bill Jordon, left, Johanna Diamond, center, and Dot Aydell sign giant Christmas Card in Chemical Research and Development after making do nations. James K. Hodges. Chem. Rea. 1 Pat Wheat. TEL-Sod. M&C Marshall D. Kilroy, TEL Op. Jake J. Genre, Stores 5 Years Margie A. Hannaman, Ind. Eng. Lena M. Langlols, Ind. Eng. -DECEASED- He was buried in the Greenoaks Memorial Park following services held at the Hollabaugh-Spindle Funeral Home in Denham Springs - CLASSIFIED ADS - For Sale Large gaa range, heavily insulated, practically new, used for one year. $75. Phone EL 7-2066. Living room oouch with slip cover and new foam rubber cushions. $40. Phone WA 1-8712. Kimball Console Plano in excellent condition. An excellent buy. WA 4-2066. Improved upright piano, in excellent condition. Phone DI 3-2246. Supreme apartment size gas range, excellent condition. $50. Phone Plant Extension 8290. Louis Phillips. 5-piece chrome dinette set with yel low formica top. In excellent condi tion. $25. Phone WA 1-8120. Stauffer reducing couch with timer. In good condition. Phone WA 4-1599. Used floor furnace, 10 years old, 70,000 BTU. $25. Phone DI 2-5177 after 4:30 p.m. Girl's bicycle -- Huffy convertible -- good condition, 20-inch wheels with de tachable training wheels. $15. Phone DI 3-1801. One owner 1951 Chrysler Windsor, 4-door sedan, approximately 31,000 miles. 6-cylinder model with big radio, heater and automatic transmission. In excellent condition. See Harry Bridgeman or Phone EL 5-6200 and make an offer. Wanted Hare room for two riders in the Willie Linder, 59, Sodium opera tor 1/c who had been off from work on disability for several weeks, died Nov. 29 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Walker, in Livings ton Parish, Linder had 13 years of Company service dating back to July, 1946. Goodwood or Melrose Area. Working hours. 7:30 to 4:00 p.m. Phone WA 1-8712. For Rent Two bedrooms, dinette, kitchen and bath In Slaughter on one acre of land. Partially furnished with refrigerator and stove if desired or can be acquired unfurnished. Phone DI 2-1210. on Nov. 30. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Keene Linder; his father, John W. Linder of Walker; five sons, Aubrey L. and Curtis O. Linder of Baton Rouge, Arliss L. of Lake Charles, Leroy O. of Char leston, S. C.; and Byron N. Linder, Denham Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Cecil O. Burlingame and Mrs. Robert L. Kimble, both of Denham Springs; three brothers, Johnnie and Earl Linder, of Baton Rouge and Morgan Linder of Walker; five sisters, Mrs. Willie Graham and Mrs. Ellis Sibley of Walker, Mrs. Albert Graham of Corbin, Mrs. Sidney L. Smith of Baker, Mrs. Ray Ousley of Morgan City; and 12 grandchildren. (Picture was not available.) ETC 26615 j i i i I F orm 3547 Requested ETC 26616 Vol. 2J ComJ PrJ Recentll 52 produJ markets il has been [ teria Lnbl ly was pr[ partment I the oil in| various pi Althouc marilv knock cn.fl research has added cently. 'I | creased \ < chemical search on ) here. Amonu which antiknock I ium, etlnj chloride. The tin tained Mix, our Mix; and which con knock ay ethyl load Compoum l|j occasion antiknock!:! the requni tomers The 13 ( markets h tested hy here, so t customers I" dyes for r: troleum r-jSt-;' hobtained 1 t- and shippi Baton R*if l As for the 1 Final Sidney I m campaic1' A (TI Kmp.. tli loaderv t'hai. itt'l is Iti the dri chairman been devi toployeex. "Tin the Hal. \ ear. foi to SI.5I I.Tfe j $32.31 l.sr.Jj the Ho outstaiulri patient*- ! Company Offers 52 Differenf The Cover President Bill Croissant was photo graphed at the ERA Park which will com mand a great part of his attention during his 1960 term of office. In an article on Page 3 of this issue, Bill discusses the problems and the objectives of the ERA. He reminds members that he, the other officers, and the members of the ERA Board of Directors, need the help, coopera tion, and guidance of the membership as they work to improve and expand the organization. Products to Petroleum Industry Curbs--New Parking Lot Improvement- Recently an exhibit showing the Among the Company's other 52 products which the Company products are five aluminum alkyls markets to the petroleum industry which can be used as self-igniting Are Result of Employee Suggestion has been on display in the Cafe fuels for military applications and teria Lobby. The exhibit original as catalysts for the polymerization Fewer scratched fenders and less Carlo Polito and Ralph Braun after ly was prepared by the Sales De of such refinery products as ethyl "squeeze play" driving are in pros Carlo turned his car into a barri partment as a means of calling the oil industry's attention to our various products. Although the Company is pri marily a manufacturer of anti knock compounds, its program of research and market development has added many new products re cently. The number is being in creased year by year. Much of the chemical research and business re search on new products is centered here. Plant Products Among the Company products which we make here are three ene, propylene, etc. The Com pany has just announced comple tion of the first major installation for the production of aluminum alkyls in this country. This unit is a part of the Com pany's market development plant at Orangeburg, South Carolina. The new unit's multi-million pound per year capacity enables Ethyl to offer a complete line of alum inum alkyls and alkyl aluminum halides. Eight antioxidants are offered to the petroleum industry for use as oxidation inhibitors in gasoline, lubricating oils, greases, and other pect on the parking lots now that concrete curbings around power line poles are replacing the former pipe barricades. The concrete curbing, which pro jects only six or eight inches above the ground, is being installed to prevent autos from running into the poles. The pipe guard rails formerly in use occasionally caused some fen der damage when drivers steered too close. The substitution of the curbing in place of the barricades is an ex ample of a suggestion being put into use. The idea occurred to cade. They submitted a suggestion which was accepted. This work is being done primar ily as a convenience to and at the suggestion of employees. The curbing is one of several im provements made to the parking lot by the Company for employee convenience. Others include the blacktopping of the area, the in stallation of concrete parking curbs down in the parking lanes, the fill ing and utilization of the ditch area on the road for parking space, and the installation of parking area markers bounding each parking space. antiknock compound mixes, sod petroleum products. Ethyl's mul ium, ethyl chloride, ethylene di ti-purpose additive is used in gaso chloride, and vinyl chloride. line as a detergent, icing inhibitor and corrosion inhibitor. The three antiknock mixes con tained in the display are Motor Sodium Products Mix, our basic product; Aviation The Company is offering sodium Mix; and the new Motor 33 Mix, metal to interested users in sev which contains a manganese anti eral forms--as dispersions, in pigs, = knock agent in addition to tetra drum lots, or tank car quantities. ethyl lead. Four Ignition Control Another Ethyl sodium product is Compounds are also included. On alpha-sodio sodium acetate, which occasion these are blended into is used as a chemical intermediate antiknockk compound here to meet for organic syntheses. Our Sodium the requirements of certain cus plant, the largest in the world, tomers. makes most of Ethyl's sodium pro The 13 dyes which the Company duction. markets have all been thoroughly Four phenol chemicals and two tested by the R&D laboratory aniline compounds are used as here, so that we can supply our chemical intermediates for the pro customers with the best available dyes for gasoline and other pe troleum products. The dyes are obtained from various suppliers and shipped to our customers from Baton Rouge and other locations. duction of other chemicals. The list of products also includes two monofuels for gas generating units and an additive which is used in Diesel fuels to improve their ig nition characteristics. Here Carpenter Izzy Rills is shown completing the erection of the form which is used for pouring the concrete curbing. This form is made in sections so that it can be taken down and used on another location when the concrete has set. The collapsible form helped decrease costs on this job on the parking lot. join officers and members of the LRA in March of Dimes Drive As The Antiknock went to press everything was in readiness for the start of the 1960 March of Dimes Drive on the Plant on Feb. I. Final plans were mapped at a meeting of drive chairmen with Sidney Lacy, chairman of the East Baton Rouge March of Dimes campaign. A central office for the drive has been set up, and Ben Burge, Emp., Re!., has been chosen coordinator to work with the group leaders. Chairman of the collection among AOWU-represented person nel is Rudolph Brown with Leo Brown as co-chairman. Heading the drive for UMW-represented employees are William Barlow, chairman, and Horace McNeal, co-chairman. Percy Templet has been designated chairman for supervision and non-represented em ployees. "There is a critical need for funds to care for polio patients In the Baton Rouge area," Chairmen Brown and Barlow said. "Last year, for example, expenses at the Baton Rouge General amounted to $1,514.70 to treat patients who contracted the disease in '59, and $32,311.85 to treat patients who had the disease prior to 1959. At the close of the year, there was a bank balance of $456.43. Bills outstanding included $2,817.78 for new patients; $1,265.70 for old patients, and $500 for equipment." The completed curb around high power line poles replaces barricades made of metal pipe and wood frame. Because it does not project above the height of an automobile wheel as the barricades did, it will eliminate possible damage to automobiles which are driven close to it. This is only one of several parking lot improvements made for employee con venience. ETC 26617 Page 2, The Antiknock, February, 1960 As Scouting Reaches 50-Year Mark' Employees Contribute to Its Continuing Success and Growth The Antiknock has chosen these five men to illustrate the many kinds of leadership given by dozens of Plant employees. All five have been active in Scouting for some years. Three of them--"Chuck" Col vin, Henry Bradford and Ivan Martin--represent the administrative phase of Scouting, which is responsible for the finances, facilities, lead ership training, employment of professional staff, and program plans that are needed to provide the kind of program boys enjoy. For most efficient administration the 14-parish Istrouma Area is divided into eight districts with the district committees being directly responsible for the Scouting activties in each. The other two men--Victor Hancock and Ed Coxe--are examples of the many men who put in untold hours in working directly with the boys themselves. As a dedicated Scoutmaster, Victor is typical of the men who work with the boys, not only as Scoutmasters, but also as Cubmasters, Den Dads, and Explorer Advisers. Ed represents another kind of worker with boys--the men who plan and conduct special activity programs such as camporees, Cub Scout races, aquatic and boating programs and related programs for the boys in their districts. To these men and to the many others like them, we extend our congratulations and commendations for a job well done. Cro By It In dis Ethvl \\ I960. 1 the ER.the offic ed repp dinating ommemi whenevt ing both the Eth', but this with yot No mi magic f the ER/ only Wc'n is throu participa and the Mem Certait plans fnt creased i zation. I that is o ship fee investmr ployee n income I be put t greater program tertainm- C. E. "Chuck" Colvin, director of Purchasing and Traffic, was elected president of the Istrouma Area Council at the Jan. 19 meeting of the executive board. Nine other employees were named to the Is trouma Area executive board. Henry Bradford, Production Sched uling and Distribution, is chairman of the East Baton Rouge District and an ex-officio member of the executive board. His wife contrib utes to Scouting through her work with the Cub Scout TV program. Ivan Martin, Technical Services, is chairman of the Westside District which includes Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and Iberville Parishes. He is an ex-officio mem ber of the executive board and a recognized Scouting leader. L. V. Hancock, Central Shops elec trician, is "Mr. Scouting" in the town of Watson where he has been a Scoutmaster for years. He has received the Silver Beaver Award in recognition of his outstanding work in the Scouting program. For 50 years now the Boy Scouts of America organization has grown. No doubt, it has done as much as any other single organization to in still in the youth of America the principles of respect for God and Country. What has made this growth pos sible? First and foremost, it has been a wholesome movement with a strong appeal to the American boy. Secondly, it has leaned heav ily on the assistance and support of civic minded adults for direction and assistance. Thirdly, Scouting has continuously received the sup port and endorsement of many community organizations in the sponsorship of its Explorer posts, Scout troops, and Cub packs. Many men at the Baton Rouge Plant have made and are making substantial contributions to the ad vancement of Scouting endeavors in the community. C. E. "Chuck" Colvin, for ex ample, was elected president of the Istrouma Area Council in January. His leadership is representative of the nine other employees who serve on the executive board, which decides the policies in the 14-parish area. Employees are active in the camping and activities program, in the advancement program, as neighborhood committeemen, as area commissioners, as Scoutmas ters, F.xplorer advisers, Cubmas ters, and in many other phases of the Scout program. Scouting reaches out to include wives of Baton Rouge Plant em ployees. Many of them are work ing with the Cub Scout program, particularly. On this, the fiftieth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, we congratulate these many employees for their generous service to the development of our citizens of to morrow. They are making a val uable contribution to the stability and growth of our country through this training and guidance of its youth. --------- NAMES---------- IN THE NEWS Dick Schneider, 1959 Civic Sym phony president, has been elected a member of the association's board of directors for a two-year term. Chaney and Lurline Calmcs are adopting four girls. They brought the youngsters to their home, Jan. 22. ELRA board members elected for 1960 are Tom Wallace and Louis Watkins, EtCl; Augustus Clark and Johnny Grayer, Sodium, and John Hickman and Adolph Kelly, TEL Area. Charley Zeanah was master of ceremonies, and Dick Day, pro gram chairman, of the annual YMCA banquet, Jan. 19. Day and .Frank Padgitt are members of the "Y" board of directors. Frances Hyatt, widow of the late Grover Hyatt, has been dismissed from the hospital in Alexandria. She was serious injured in the Ed Coxe, Power, is a well known member of the Public Relations Com mittee because of his regular television appearances on the "Buckskin Bill" Show. Here he is shown discussing a TV project with a group of Cub Scouts. Mrs. Henry Bradford works with him in arranging the appearance of the different Cub Packs which are frequently featured. wreck which took her husband's life, Dec. 24. Woody Merritt was banquet speaker at the annual Salvation Army meeting in Bogalusa, Jan. 19. Winners of the ERA Squirrel Hunting Contest were Elmer Am brose, first prize; Edward May, second prize, and Charles Mathis, third prize. Pete Clements was first prize winner in the ERA Deer Hunting Contest. Frank Lloyd was secondprize winner. Congratulations to 11-year-old David Haase, son of Glen Haase. He won the elementary school an nual safety poster contest of the Young Men's Business Club. At Baton Rouge Junior High School, Winston Day, son of R. L. Day, was named the most popular boy. Jan Jenkins, daughter of Bailey Jenkins, was voted the stu dent with the best personality. At tlti' *. discussir ji plans fo- i. their \>program I am cor velop an special i 1 feel ro be of the nitet family r.v What : The h-nnmcchv to care ! swiminu the gre.r tion. ami conned i s;!v o! and the more m ladies* d- The o and faro quate l> been mu cihties -e What i panel im One tin increase offer be' ETC 26618 Second- Page 3, The Antiknock, February, 1960 Croissant Says Participation and Interest Is Key to ERA Growth By Bill Croissant, President In discussing the plans of the Ethyl Recreation Association for I960, I must first emphasize that the ERA Board of Directors and the officials are merely your elect ed representatives who are coor dinating and instituting your rec ommendations and suggestions, whenever possible. They are exert ing both time and effort to improve the Ethyl Recreation Association, but this can be accomplished only with your help and support. No member of the board has a magic formula which will make the ERA grow and prosper. The only way this can be accomplished is through hard work and active participation by both your board and the entire membership. Membership Drive Planned Certainly, uppermost among the plans for 1960 is the drive for in creased membership in the organi zation. It is needed! The program that is offered makes the member ship fee of 75c per month a sound investment for any eligible em ployee not now participating. The income from such an increase will be put to good use in providing greater facilities and a broader program for your comfort and en tertainment. Another objective of the current board is to give members the activ ities they want, providing the funds are available. You will be asked, in the near future, to state on a ques tionnaire those activities you would like to see expanded or in corporated in the ERA program. The answers you give on the questionnaire will determine, in a large measure, our program for I960. There are some regular fea tures, however, that we plan to continue. Among them are the Easter Party and Christmas Party for youngsters, the annual fishing rodeo, plantwide dances to the tune of well-known orchestras, as well as athletic and social func tions. At the present time, the board is discussing special entertainment plans for both the members and their youngsters. Although the program has not yet been finalized, i am confident the group will de velop an interesting program of special nights at the ERA Park. I feel confident, too, that these will be of sufficient interest to merit the attendance of you and your family. ERA Needs Discussed What are the needs of the ERA? The board is confronted with two immediate needs which they hope to care for as soon as possible. Our swimming pool facilities now draw the greatest membership participa tion, and our first needs are in this connection. The first is the neces sity of a roof on the bath house and the second is improved and more adequate facilities in the ladies' dressing room. The other physical equipment and facilities at the Park are ade quate. Our play area has recently been renovated, and our picnic fa cilities are the best available. What is the ERA doing to ex pand membership? One important step which should increase membership is the special offer being made to former em ployees. Those who were ERA members at the time of their ter mination of employment are being offered the opportunity to be "so cial members" of the ERA. This means that they will enjoy all privileges including use of the park and facilities plus attendance at all social events. Board Wants Support The members of the board and other supporters of the Ethyl Rec reation Association are starting a concentrated selling job to poten tial members. Eligible employees who are not now participating in the program are being asked to join the organization. In making this appeal, we can do so with con fidence in the knowledge that they can get more than their money's worth from their membership fee! We know we are selling a bargain! We are asking members to ex press their suggestions, desires, and criticism to members of the Board of Directors. If the board member from your area is not available, discuss your problems with another board member. All of us are your representatives; we ERA Board members Jack Carlton, left, and Leo Auddifred are serving as the Building Committee this year. In that capacity, they will be leaders of the park improvement projects discussed in the accompany ing article by ERA President Bill Croissant. can develop the program you like and want only when we know what your feelings are. Finally, we are asking all mem bers to take a more personal inter est in the activities of the ERA. We know that in the final analysis, the association is and will be the sum total of the efforts and interest of all its members. Manufacturing, R&D Announce Personnel Changes Promotions, reassignments, and transfers have been announced in both the Manufacturing and Re search and Development Depart ments recently. In Manufacturing, reassignments were announced for Dale Motsinger, Herbert I. Collier, and Wil liam A. Rolston, Jr. Research and Development has announced promotions for Donald E. Park and Marvin A. Roof, and the transfer of Joyce Hooper from Baton Rouge to Houston. Dale Motsinger Formerly Cost Engineering su pervisor in Industrial Engineering, he has been as signed to the po sition of super visor, Ethyl Chloride Opera tions, effective Jan. 14. A chemic a 1 engineering graduate of Georgia Tech, he joined the Com pany in 1951 as a supervisor in Sodium Operations. He was later cost engineer in In dustrial Engineering and super visor in Industrial Engineering. Herbert I. Collier Collier has been assigned to the position of Cost Engineering su pervisor in indus trial Engineering effective Jan. 25. A civil engineer ing graduate of LSU, he joined the Company in 1951 as a Stores Standards e n g i neer. He became acting chief su pervisor of Stores in 1956 and ief supervisor in 1957. William A. Rolston, Jr. Formerly Inventory and Stores Standards eer, he was as signed to the po sition of acting chief supervisor, Stores, effective Jan. 26. A gradu ate of LSU with degrees in chemi- c a 1 engineering and petroleum engineering, he joined the Com pany in 1949 as a His Safety Record Is Outstanding! For Clint Dixon, TEL operator 1/c, safety is a way of life. During his 16 years as an employee of the Company he hasn't had one injury of any kind. Because of this outstanding rec ord, he was picked to receive a re cent Safety Achievement Award made to Escue's Shift of which he is a member. The 50-year-old Dixon attributes this good record to an outstanding safety program provided by the Company, and for trying to follow directions on the job. "Also," he said, "I have a family. One daughter is only 12 years old. I want to continue providing for them, and an accident on the job might make that impossible." purchasing engineer. He became a supervisor in EtCl Operations in 1952, and a supervisor in Stores in 1958. Donald E. Park Formerly a process engineer, he became a Process Design engineer, effective Jan. 1. A graduate of the University of Kansas where he received a chemic a 1 engineering degree, he joined the Company in 1956 as a chemi cal engineer. He became a process engineer in 1957. Marvin E. Roof Marvin has assumed the duties of senior Process Design engineer, effective Jan. 1, on a permanent basis. He former ly served in the same position in an acting capac ity. He holds a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Tulsa and a MS in the same field from LSU. He joined the Company in June of 1952 as a chemical engi neer in Process Design and became a Process Design engineer in 1957. Member of International Council of Industrial Editors J. T. Stephenson................................Editor The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company--its prod ucts, progress and problems--show the activities of employees and their fami lies. and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. ETC 26619 t \ I f t I \ i i i } i- Y Page 4, The Antiknock, February, 1960 J -.1 Bert Burdick, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Burdick, has won many honors in amateur golfing. He was chosen the sectional qualifying leader in 1958 and sectional qualifying runner up in 1959 in National Amateur competition. Other of his achievements are given below. A professional football career is in store for Don Norwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Norwood, now that he is graduating from LSU. He played there as a freshman and three years as a varsity player. A member of the "Go" Team, he ended his career with the Sugar Bowl game. These Sports Leaders Are Typical of Many unpiuy Four sons of employees have es tablished outstanding sports rec ords. They include the national boys champion and the state junior champion in tennis, one of Louisi ana's two representatives in the National Amateur Golf Tourna ment in each of the two past years, and a regular member of LSU's championship football team. Bert Burdick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Burdick, is one of the top amateur golfers in the state. Don Norwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Norwood, completed a great career in collegiate football with his play in the Sugar Bowl Game, Jan. 1. Lee Fentress, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fentress, and Jim Beste, son of Dr. and Mrs. George Beste, continue to accumulate honors in amateur tennis. At 15 years of age, Jim Beste, who is a student at University High School, has taken a commanding position in boys' tennis. In 1959 he won the National Boys' Championship in Kalamazoo, Mich. During the same year, he won the Louisiana State Jaycee's tournament, the River Oaks tour nament in Houston, and the Gulf States championship in Baton Rouge. He was runner up at the Western Boys tournament in Springfield, Ohio and the National Jaycees' tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. Jim won the New Orleans Rec reational Department tennis tour ney in the division for boys 15 and under. This was part of the Sugar Bowl activities last December. Lee Fentress, an 18-year-old freshman at Tulane, holds the honor of having won the Louisiana State Junior Open Tennis Singles in 1958 and having been runner up in 1956 and 1959. Other records to his credit as a promising tennis star include: winner. Gulf States Junior Singles--1958; winner, Gulf States Junior Doubles--1956, '58, and '59. He was winner in the Louisiana State J. C. Tourney Singles in 1957 and '58, and winner in their doubles competition in 1956, '57, and '58. He took the top slot in the Louisiana State High School Sin gles in 1957 and '59, and was run ner up in '58. He was runner up in the junior boys division of the New Orleans Recreation Department tourney held last December in conjunction with the Sugar Bowl. He won first ranking position in the Junior Singles in Louisiana in 1958 and '59, and third ranking po sition in 1956. He also took the third ranking position in Junior Doubles in Louisiana in 1958. Lee's other tennis achievements include: runner up, Southern Junior Doubles--1959; winner, Cot ton States Doubles--1959; runner up, Mississippi State Junior Singles --1959; winner, Mississippi State Junior Doubles--1959; runner up, Crackerland Junior Singles--1959; winner, Mississippi Valley Junior Doubles and runner up in the same Singles tournament--1959. Bert Burdick, who is now a 21year-old student at LSU, began playing golf at the age of 15. Among the many honors he has taken in amateur competition, the greatest are his performances in National Amateur Competition. In each of the past two years he has been one of the two men to qualify from this section, which consists of the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Locally he has won the Baton Rouge City Golf Championship in 1957, '58, and was runner up in '59. At one time or another, Bert has beat the course record on all of the local courses. Often in compe tition he shoots the kind of game that every golfer dreams about. For example, once in the finals of the Baton Rouge Country Club championship he was eight down with 14 holes to play; he then shot seven successive birdies and finally won the match, one up. His scores in the 60's in many tournaments are true championship golf. Don Norwood, who is completing his studies at LSU in June, has been an outstanding player on the LSU Tiger "Go" Team. He played right end position on both the Na tional Champion '58 team and last year's No. 3 team, closing out his career in the Sugar Bowl. Norwood lettered as a freshman and went on to do the same three years on the varsity team. This season he scored two touchdowns on passes, one against Baylor and one against Miami. He has signed to play profes sional football for Boston in the American Football League. Fol lowing his professional football ca reer, he will go into teaching and coaching. Fifteen-year-old Jim Beste, the son of Dr. and Mrs. George Beste, is the National Boys Tennis champion. He won this title in 1959 in Kalamazoo, Mich. During Sugar Bowl activities, he won the NORD tennis tourney for boys 15 years of age and younger. Lee Fentress, an 18-year-old freshman at Tulane, was the winner of the Louisiana State Junior Open Tennis Singles in 1958 and was runner up in 1956 and 1959. This young player has many other records to his credit as a promising tennis star. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Fentress. ETC 2g620 Amos 111 a suggof award ' Hev Amos had the getting ; on a ma Sodium, of TEL-: awards-- for $45 amount < Martin proveme i and TF brought ideas to for Hew A. C. received tion a<A ;i His ad> a main! Centra) fifth adoi J. C. 11 a $55 si adopted provomei gave He I suggests B. T. V. both of award, fi cerning Mainten;> fifth and suggest)" Joe C" was the for his id' merit in This was suggest i" Otheis .1. K. Kntrillion i lito and r Fng. \Y. T II Magrr. .It J. K. II McKnighl May. TF- I Qua). iVii I. I*, r Chapman foolh nl Mik* Car. Franklin and IlnrM <len limit Pn>j. KnParian* of TEI.-S' y . \ . ..^j.1 1 ^ ^ . - . -|TT.vp: - I ^ H I Page 5, > The Antiknock February, 1960 Major Chadwick Now! BUSINESS and YOUTH partners in progress Employees, Families Invited to Visit A* JA Trade Fair Min of Mr. Mo played member of 50ns r, Bert has on a]] of in compe- I of game ms about. io finals of ntry Club ?ight down i* then shot :md finally His scores ornaments golf. completing June, has iyer on the He played <ih the Nam and last mg out his vl. a freshman same three learn. This [ouchdowns [Baylor and I lay profesiton in the ague. Follootball caaching and niter of the runner up 10 his credit rt Fentress. Amos Hewitt, right, who is a Sodium Day Service mechanic, receives a suggestion check from Foreman Walter "Slick" Vincent. The $100 award was made for a suggested improvement in Sodium Maintenance. Hewitt Gets Top Suggestion Award Amos Hewitt, TEL-Sod. M&C, had the top suggestion last month, getting a $100 award for his idea on a maintenance improvement in Sodium. However, Lee Martin, also of TEL-Sod. M&C, in getting two awards--one for $75 and another for $*45 -- topped Hewitt in the amount of money received. Martin's ideas concerned im provements in both the Sodium and TEL Areas. The awards brought his "pay-off' accepted ideas to 10. It was the third award for Hewitt. A. C. Shrader, TEI^Sod. M&C, received the next highest sugges tion award in the amount of $75. His adopted idea concerned a a maintenance improvement in Central Shops. This was Shrader's fifth adopted award. J. C. Hebert, EtCl M&C, received a $55 suggestion award, for his adopted idea concerning an im provement in EtCl Operations. This gave Hebert a total of four adopted suggestions. B. T. Wilson and A. J. Broussard, both of VC1 Op., shared a $65 award, for their adopted idea con cerning an improvement in EtCl Maintenance. This was Broussard's fifth and Wilson's second adopted suggestions. Joe Corsentino, TEL-Sod. M&C, was the recipient of a $40 award for his idea concerning an improve ment in working areas in Sodium. This was Corsentino's first adopted suggestion. Arthur J. Broussard, left, and B. T. Wilson, VC1 Operations, shared a $G5 award. A. C. Shrader, TEL-Sod. M&C, $75 award Lee V. Martin, TEL-Sod. M&C, $75 and $45 awards Others receiving awards were: $35 Awards A. E. Pearson (Annuitant) and A. J. Entremont, Power (Share); Carlo Po lity and Ralph Bnun (Share), both of Eng. J. C. Hebert, EtCl M&C, $55 award Joe Corsentino, TEL-Sod. M&C, $40 award Safety and Plant Protection; Joe Stev enson, Sod. Op. $25 Awards tV. T. Hodges. TEL-Sod. M&C; H. E. Mugee, Jr., EtCl M&C. $20 Awards J. R. DeBate (2 awards) and C. L, McKnlght, both of EtCl Maint.; Hiram May. TEL-Sod.; M&C; W. H. Paulk, Qua!. Cont. $10 Awards W. T. Hodgee, J. H. Meaulance. TELSod. M&C; O. M. Davis, L. A. Richard son and D. E. Lambert, all of Sod. Op.; James Johnson and Shed Campbell (Share), both of EtCl Labor; Melvin Sullivan, Power; "Ricky" Gautreaux, Eng.; Jake Gerace, Stores. Certificate A. M. Beckham. M&C. $15 Awards 1. P. Belanger. EtCl M&C; T. E. Chapman and C. A. Broussard (Share), both of Sod. Op.; Melba Tulller and Mike Campanile (Share), and O. H. Franklin, all of Security; C. H. Tillery and Harvey Gultreau, both of Stores; Jean Bradford, Finance; Myraa TuUler, Proj. Eng.; Donald Jacobson and N. Hanaro (Share) and J. W. Dupuy, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Gladys R. Gilmore. Have you bought a Junior Achievement product? These young men and women who knock at your door are selling quality merchandise. At the same time they are acquiring valuable busi ness experience. Give them your support and you will be helping insure good business in the future. Many employees and their families planned to visit the fourth Annual Junior Achievement Trade Fair at the Capitol House on Febru ary 8 and 9 as more than 400 high school students of As cension and East Baton Rouge Parishes displayed the prod ucts they make in their 17 Ju nior Achievement companies. The Trade Fair is a high point in the Junior Achieve ment year as it is the time when the young business peo ple put on public display the results of their learn-by-dolng training in how the American business system operates. Members of ETHCO, the JA company sponsored by Ethyl, had an exhibit as did the other 16 companies. The youngsters themselves were anxious for a large number of people to attend. They com pete for an award for the largest registration of visitors for their displays. The Trade Fair was to be open from 6 to 10 each night on February 8 and 9. It was not open during the day. John Chadwick, Stores, advanced from the position of captain to ma jor in the U.S. Army Reserve on Jan. 10. He has been active in the Reserve since 1945. Serving in Germany Pfc. Bobby Allen Zachary, the 21year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Zachary is serving in the Army as a radio repairman. He is sta tioned at Bod Kissinger, West Ger many where he has been assigned to 24 months duty. His father is an employee in EtCl Maint. Employees Improve Safety During '50's 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 YEAR What has been the improvement in our safety record during the past 10 years? This graph, prepared from statistics furnished by the Safety Office, gives the answer. Total injuries have declined from a total of 4,430 in 1950 to 1,378 in 1959. Injuries per employee have shown a cor responding drop from 1.21 in 1950 to .49 in 1959. "Let's make the '60's even better than the '50's by showing more improvement in our safety," says Carroll Hebert, Safety supervisor. ETC 26621 Page 6, The Antiknock, February, 1960 Four Plans Pay Over One and One-Half Million Dollars in '59 BASIC HOSPITALIZATION -- 1959-- t Benefits in excess of $1,500,000 were paid to Plant employees or their families last year for claims resulting from sickness, injury, hospitalization, or death. Four separate protective pro grams made the payment of this large amount possible. They are disability pay, basic hospitalization, major medical, and life insurance coverage of the employees who were confronted with adversities during 1959. These are only a part of the comprehensive benefits pro gram which contributes to em ployee financial security through its protective coverage. Approximately $750,000 in dis ability pay went to employees dur ing 1959 as continuation of their wages or salaries. There were 3,173 cases in which disabled employees received pay when their regular income would have been inter rupted otherwise. The entire cost of this protection is borne by the Company. Basic hospitalization alone paid 5,771 claims covering employees and members of their families in the total amount of $406,717.77. The premium for this insurance is paid partially by the individual em ployee and partially by the Com pany, Major medical insurance met the needs of those employees and mem bers of their families who were confronted with prolonged illnesses and high medical and hospital ex penses. It extends beyond the pro tection of the benefits received from basic hospitalization and sur gical insurance. A total of $92,- 554.12 was paid on 732 claims dur ing the year. Employees get this insurance at special group rates. Additional family protection is provided through Ethyl's group life insurance plan. Payments in the amount of $336,000 were made on 22 life insurance claims. Seven teen of those were regular em ployees, two were former em ployees on permanent and total dis ability, and three were annuitants. The Company and the employee share the cost of this plan. If the benefits paid by these four protective programs were con verted into the wages of the aver age employee, an individual would have to work 440,000 hours or about 210 normal work years to make enough money to pay the bill. During routine illnesses and hos pitalization, during prolonged ill nesses, and even after death, this benefit plan and insurance pro gram provides real protection to Plant employees and their families. 7ofer/ Paymen ts .' V?2, 5S'-*./2 MAJOR MEDICAL -1959-- Tote/C/aims: 732 Py CL-A/M: LIFE INSURANCE 7--=------------------ 1959 7 01 Tota/ C/er/ms: zz Toto/ Pcry/r?enfs: *336,000 E ^`7l Your Help Needed in Safety Effort! Plant employees are being urged to take a new look at their safety responsibilities to themselves and their co-workers as the major in jury record has gotten off to a bad start in 1960. Through Jan. 26, there had been three major injuries as compared to none at the same time last year. In fact, the year was only II days old when the first injury oc curred to a Quality Control em ployee when he received first and second degree burns. Since that time there have been two additional accidents which have caused loss of time by em ployees. Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong said, "All of us should be concerned about the number of major injuries on the Plant so far this year and the upward trend in all injuries." He reminded employees that pre venting accidents and injuries is a part of their job along with their other assigned duties. Also, he stated that he wanted to impress upon all employees the importance of following safety procedures and remaining alert at all times to pre- vent injuries to themselves and fel low workers. He stated that no job is so urgent as to risk the limb or life of a single employee. Through Jan. 26 there had been a total of 97 minor injuries as com pared to 82 at the same time last month. Trend Reversed This is a reversal of the trend of recent years during which time the minor injury rate has decreased. The decline of injuries for the past decade is shown by the chart on Page 5. The increase in both major and minor injuries in January is a couse for concern, according to Carroll Hebert, Safety supervisor. "It is a well established fact that as minor injuries increase, major injuries will also increase," Hebert said. "Minor injuries are caused by violation of safety rules and by al lowing unsafe conditions to con tinue without correction. "Studies of the three major in juries bring out that there is noth ing mysterious about their causes," he said. "All could have been pre vented by following safe practices known to us, wearing proper equip ment, or more alertness on the part of the individual involved." Your best idea is worth nothing unless it is put into force. If you have an idea that you think is worthy of consideration, submit it to the Ethyl Suggestion System for consideration. etc 26 62* Phi Char! Ethyl ( pleted 4 Jan. L the Ion the C< His i'i Standai < until ft* that ini' EtCl are opporltn Ethyl. 1 brother k His l>. f Brothels' i andria. * Dec. l!h. i Lawn M i Hyatt, f. had ti>iiv k as a t\ |>- 1' He Is Frances ton. Rn\ f. three sis- ft H. Spik. r An Kcrmit ` * Sod. \ Jan. 2 at ; ham Spra f dence 11 year-oW \ ee was I primal y t* date fur ic ingston ! { Police Jti i The I..- f at the j baugh-Sp1 i ham Spt 1 3. Religa- ( i It 1 > Page 7, The Antiknock February, 1960 Monahan Joins Ranks of 25-Year Employees i icr em| total dis- nuitants. It-mployee t four con- |tite averol would i' about make bill. I and hos[nged illath. this pro wl ion to | tainilies. \S/ Hebert Kuused by lid by al to coniinjor in is noth: causes," peen pre- practices cr equipi the part ll." nothing . If you I think is Submit it ('stem for Charlie Phillips, right, receives his 40-year service pin from Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong. He reached this milestone on Jan. 1. Phillips Passes 40-Year Service Mark Jerry Monahan, center, supervisor in Production Scheduling and Dis tribution, completed 25 years of Company service, Jan. 1. Mike Voorhies, manager, presents a watch to him in recognition of the milestone while Henry Bradford, right, waits to extend his congratulations. Charlie E. Phillips, supervisor in Ethyl Chloride Operations, com pleted 40 years of Company service Jan. 1. His 40 years of service is the longest of any employee in the Company. His employment began with Esso Standard Oil where he worked until 1940. Immediately prior to that time he was assigned to the ElCl area. When he was offered the opportunity of transferring to Ethyl, he decided to do so. ``I haven't regretted the deci sion," Charlie says. ``I have been happy to be associated with Ethyl. My years here have been pleas ant." At the time of his transfer he was a general shift foreman. He has been a supervisor since 1944. Mrs. Phillips is the former Car rie Reese of Centreville, Miss. They have one son, Charles, Jr., a resi dent of Baton Rouge, and three grandsons. Eight Men Receive 20-Year Service Awards --RECENTLY DECEASED-- Andrew D. Noble, TEL-Sod. M&C Holcombe Browning, TEL Op. Grover Hyatt Grover Hyatt, assistant super visor in Accounts Payable, Fi nance, was killed instantly Dec. 24 in a three-car col lision south of Bunkie. His wife, who was serious ly injured in the wreck, has now been taken off the critical list and is at the home of her brother in Alexandria. His body was taken to Hixon Brothers' Funeral Home in Alex andria, where services were held Dec. 26. Interment was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Pineville. Hyatt, who was 37 years old, had joined the Company in 1950 as a typist. He is survived by his wife, Frances, and four brothers--L^xton, Roy, Claude, and Clinton, and three sisters, Verna H. Wood, Vera H. Spikes, and Lois H. Champagne. Kermit Cooper An employee here since 1940, Kermit Cooper, welder in TELSod. M&C, died Jan. 2 at his Den ham Springs resi dence. The 50year-old employ ee was a second primary c a n d i date for the Liv ingston Parish Police Jury. The body rested at the Ho 11abaugh-Spindle Mortuary at Den ham Springs until 2:30 P.M., Jan. 3. Religious services were held at the Hebron Baptist Church with interment in the Hebron Cemetery. Cooper was a member of the Hebron Baptist Church where he was a deacon, and a member of Lodge No. 472, F&AM. He is survived by his wife, the former Ellen Rushing; his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cooper; a son, Joe; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara C. Fore and Mrs. Julia C. Davis; a sister, Mrs. A. B. Williams, and two grandchildren, John Cooper Fore and Douglas Larry Davis, all of Denham Springs. Willie Guy Willie Guy, 55, Stores porter, EtCl Labor, died Jan. 18 following an extended ill ness at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. He had been employed here since Oct. 30, 1942. He is survived by his widow and four children. Funeral serv ices were held in Clinton on Jan. 24, and interment was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Card of Thanks We give our sincere and ever lasting thanks and gratitude for all of those who helped us so much since our home burned Christmas Day. May God bless all of you a hun dredfold. Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. "Good Buddy" Bahm and daughter, Cathy Jewel Breeden, TEL Op. Hagler A. Sanchez, TEL Op. Charlie E. Phillips, EtCl Op., with 40 years of service, heads the field of those celebrating long serv ice anniversaries. His service dates back to January 1920. Observing 25 years of service was Jerry Monahan, Prod. Sch. & Dist. His service dates back to January 1935. Eight other employees observed 20 years of service, 14 completed 15 years of service, four completed 10 years of service, and one reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Charles J. Brou, TEL Op. Charles E. Dickey, EtCl M&C Tom W. McKay, Chem. Res. Luther J. Bennett. TEL-Sod. M&C Leslie A. Cline, Power Joseph R. White, TEL-Sod. M&C Saint E. Willis, TEL Op. Vernon L. Altazan. Power Junior O. Auroin. EtCl M&C Waldo Ford, TEL-Sod. M&C Perry E. Simmons, EtCl M&C Robert W. Garrison, TEL Op. Willie N. Kills, TEL-Sod. M&C Joe Sharpe, EtCl M&C 10 Years Frank M. Hopkins, Chem. Res. James M. Hill, Jr., Emp. Rel. Ethel L. Blake, Medical Herman J. TraxUlo, Proj. Eng. 5 Years Richard C. Pinkerton, Chem. Res. Richard E. Bond, TEL Op. Frederick Lavergne, Laundry CLASSIFIED -- ADS -- For Sale Purebred black Cocker Spaniel pup pies. Males, $15; females, $10. Phone DI 4-3842. .22-al. Frontier Scout automatic pis tol and holster. Phone EL 5-6424. Wanted Want ride to and from work in car pool from Beechwood, north of Holly wood St.. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Straight days. Phone EL 7-2518. Want to rent camp on False River. Phone DI 2-9610. 910 cash (or Information on person who hit my white 1959 Ford Galaxie in South Parking Lot on New Year's Eve. Information will be considered confi dential. Phone DI 3-7742. etc 26623 I. 26624 etc These n brought Tein plr(. man of t the AOV Plait with m Feb. M* n of the I $11,701-6 sentcd fit ers in thH AOW C gave 'p among sseunmtc*d. 1ft Plant m- E expect*- ft and 11 > p. tients. f last \ i i and \vl 5 Hod Cntl-' vinyl i> Plant, on Fohthis S! unit Tin- ' built t vim I prnvi.h for th. chlm t<1 Gleim ' of M;o> Annvim! * inuitvl if pany'- l went njv Rotig*' out thmer t<> quant d Sim earlv t The Cover This view, taken from the ground above manhole No. 68 shows Leo "Blackie" Audiffred, left, and E. Z. Rushing, right, both electricians 1/c, per forming one of the many different activ ities necessary at the Baton Rouge Plant. They are splicing an underground electrical cable through which vital elec trical power will flow when the work is compete. For information about other out-of-the-ordinary jobs which contrib ute to the efficient operation of the Plant, see the article below. aaL. < 3 X 2. & 1 w 4 *5 o 3 W 2L -- = *= > " tt c .i S . *> J s ils: !.= s S -- i. H .: !| S2 r. s, " i it. ^ J 3 3 2sya "c -a 0* t r* ic . ^ Many Jobs Contribute to the Efficient Operation of Plant These men headed the Plant March of Dimes Drive which was brought to a successful conclusion recently. Seated from left are Percy Templet, chairman for non-represented employees, Bill Barlow, chair man of the UMW, Local 12900 group, and Rudolph Brown, chairman of the AO WU group. Ben Burge, standing, was coordinator for the drive. Plant Employees Give $11,706.76 In Annual March of Dimes Drive With practically all returns in on Feb. 16. Plant employees' support of the 1960 March of Dimes totalled $11,706.76. with employees repre sented by the United Mine Work ers in the lead with $7,363.26. AOWU represented employees gave $3,037.50, and a mail campaign among supervision and non-represented employees had reached $1,306. The drive began on the Plant on Feb. 1. A major portion of the money is expected to be used for the care and treatment of local polio pa tients, who contracted the disease last year and in previous years, and who are now under treatment at the Baton Rouge General Hos pital Polio Center. Bill Barlow was chairman, and Horace McNeal, co-chairman of the solicitation drive for UMW-represented employees. Heading up the drive for AOWU-represented em ployees were Rudolph Brown and Leo Brown, chairman and co-chair man. Percy Templet served as Ethyl Management Club chairman of the mail solicitation among su pervision and non-represented em ployees. Ben Burge was coordinator of the March of Dimes drive, and Lucille McQueen served as secretary. It takes many kinds of jobs-- some you wouldn't ordinarily ex- Sect to find--to keep the Baton ouge Plant going! Actually, employees with know how to do different jobs combine with planning, equipment and ma chinery to keep the Plant operat ing without interruption. Many Different Jobs on Plant Few of us realize the magnitude of the know-how necessary to carry out the Plant's many activi ties. This know-how includes me chanical jobs on one hand and, certain highly technical jobs on the other. There are many other different jobs on the Plant carried out by other employees that are just as Important to the Plant's operation. These jobs, too, require that employees be trained to carry out the duties. However, this month The Anti knock looks at some of the "out of the ordinary" jobs and comes up with just a few of those that help the Baton Rouge Plant do its job efficiently for the Company. Many activities in Maintenance, for example, would come to a halt if it were not for the ex pert work of the saw filer. At his bench in Central Shops, John Soulier, for example, sharpens a saw with a dexterity that makes the job look easy. Is it easy? Try it sometime on an old saw that you can afford to discard and you will find out just how difficult the job is! The carpenters and insu lators depend on the basic tool-- the saw--to perform their work. You will be surprised, probably, to find that there is an accom plished seamster on the Plant. The (Continued on Page 7) Houston Vinyl Chloride Unit Planned Construction work on the new vinyl chloride unit at the Houston Plant, announced by the Company on February 10, is expected to start this spring. Completion of the unit is scheduled for early in 1961. The Houston VC1 unit is being built to supplement the Company's vinyl chloride plant here and to provide increased future capacity for the rapidly growing polyvinyl chloride industry, according to Glenn O. Hayes, general manager of Manufacturing. Initial Production Here Announcement of the Houston vinyl chloride plant comes approx imately two years after the Com pany's first vinyl chloride unit went into production at the Baton Rouge Plant. The local unit turned out the first vinyl chloride mono mer to be produced in commercial quantities in the state. Since it went into production in early 1958, the production capacity has been greatly increased to sup ply the Company customers' growing demands for vinyl chlor ide monomer. Work is now in prog ress on the fourth expansion in production capacity to be made since the start-up. Good Market Indicated The vinyl chloride monomer pro duced here, and to be manufac tured at the Houston Plant, is the major raw material for the produc tion of polyvinyl chloride resins, from which are fabricated many plastic articles such as upholstery materials, garden hose, electric wire and cable insulation, toys, flooring, corrosion resistant pipe, rainproof clothing and a host of other products. Market indications are that a total of over a billion pounds of vinyl chloride per year are needed from all producers to supply the growing demand. One reason for this dramatic growth is its adapta bility to a broad range of uses. Bert Allain is an electronic computer operator in Finance. He must be thoroughly trained in this job. Glassblower Paul Nash puts a rare skill to use as he makes to order a piece of glass lab equipment. Microscopist Claude Arceneaux uses the electron microscope to probe into minute chemical forms. ETC Z6625 Page 2, The Antiknock March, 1960 JA Adviser Bill Rolston extends congratulations to members of the Ethco company at the JA Trade Fair, held last month at the Capitol House. Shown from left are Rolston, Ethco President Claude Stephen* son, Sarah Brown and Charles Almond. uAlthough the booth did not win a prize, 1 think the members of the Company did an excellent job with their display/' Rolston said. An idea for an instrument improvement at the River Water Treating Plant brought Claude Thomas, left, and Sam Oakley. TEL-Sod M&C, the top award of $75 last month in the suggestion system. Suggestions Pay Off for 19 Employees Ten Employees on New Job Assignments New assignments for nine Plant employees and one in New York have been announced recently. They involve men in Research and Development, Manufacturing, and in Purchasing and Traffic. New assignments for three em ployees in Economic Evaluation in volve Arthur Helwig, Lloyd An drew and Bryan Day. Helwig has been named acting supervisor of the Economic Eval uation Section here. About April 1, Bryan Day will transfer from the Baton Rouge section to Houston Engineering Services. About June 15, Lloyd Andrew, who has been on rotational assignment with New York Finance, will return here as head of the Economic Evauation Section. Robert W. Geiger, Business Re search, has been transferred to the Detroit Laboratories to assume responsibility for developing cer tain markets for the Company's alkylated phenols (AN Com pounds). Three Manufacturing Technical Services employees assumed new assignments in February. James H. Browning moved to acting area engineer but will con tinue his work on TEL develop- Gets Master's Degree ment studies. Louis B. Reynolds moved from acting senior Process Design engineer to acting area en gineer for development work in the Sodium Area. Irving E. Levine, formerly assistant area engineer in the Sodium Area, was transferred to Process Design Section as a proc ess design engineer. Also in February, James M. Rid dle, moved from Chemical R&D to Business Research. Rotational assignments for Carl Steffek and Jospeh Tinney has moved Steffek from field services supervisor in Stores to assistant purchasing agent in Purchasing. Tinney, maintenance engineer, was named to replace Steffek as field services supervisor. Albert J. Haefner, who has been acting supervisor of the Intermedi ate Products Research Group in Chem. R&D, was named supervisor on Feb. 17. Here Are Bargains! For Sale 1948 Phltco refrigerator, ideal for camp. $35. Jumping horse for child. $5. Phone EL 5-9921. "Old Town" square stern canoe. Tee Nee trailer and six-hp. Mercury motor. $300. Phone DI 4-8570 after 5 p.m. Two Royal *Met Flow" 55,000 B.T.U. heaters, $25 each. M-H thermostat for one heater, $10. Also steel casement windows, one door. Will consider trade. Phone DI 2-0765 after 4:30 or on week end. Kenmore electric range, double oven, griddle, electric timer. $100 Phone WA 1-1183. Full length white ruffled evening gown. Cost $25. used only once. Will sell for $15. Phone Zachary 6-6-5719. Flve-hp. Sea King motor. Can be seen at 2818 Iberia Street. Phone EL 5-9441. Three years of study paid off for Bill Ruhlin, Process Design, when he received his master's degree in chemical engineering at LSU in January. Stereophonic record player. Bought at Christmas time Can purchase for $123 by assuming monthly payments of $11.40. Eight or nine stereo records in cluded. Phone DI 3-4092. One combination pirogue-duck hunting Ashing boat. $40. Good condition. One Fostoria electric iron. Good condition. $3. Phone WA 4-3935. Ideas continue to pay off in extra money for Plant employees as they turn in those suggestions and take home awards for adopted ideas. Nineteen more employees shared suggestion money last month, with Sam Oakley and Claude Thomas, Jr., teaming up to take the top award of $75. Their idea concerned an instrument improvement at the River Water Treating Plant. "This idea and the others show safer, more efficient, and less ex pensive ways to do specific jobs-- things all of us are concerned with as we look for ways to help the Plant and the Company show prog ress and meet competition," says R. L. Day, suggestion supervisor. "Employees who show their in terest in helping the Plant and the Company do a better job by sug- gesting improvements are helping all employees and deserve com mendation in addition to the mon etary returns they get for their suggestions," Day emphasized. Other idea men getting awards recently were: $70--C, A. Broussard and T. E. Chap man (Share), both of Sod. Op. $50--Thad Ferrell. TEL-Sod. M&C $25--Sidney H. Bond, Sod. Op.; O. L. Alford. TEL-Sod. M&C. $20--James Orillion and T. E. Chap man (Share) and C. A. Broussard (Share), all of Sod. Op.: Charles A. Pearce, TEL-Sod. M&C. $15--W. F. Weldon. Willie H. Jenkins. L. A. Richardson. Sidney Porter, all of Sod. Op.; Earl Knight. EtCl Maint,; F. B. Fousse, Jr.. W. A. Kiper. both of TEL-Sod. M&C: Mary C. Kendrick. Emp. Rel.; Clyde L. Ward, Power. $10--L. A. Richardson. Sod. Op.; Charles A. Pearce, TEL-Sod. M&C; Gladys K. Gilmore. Emp. Rel. ERA Photo Contest Begins March 1 Amateur photographers are now able to participate in monthly com petition with those prize shots they get with their camera in an ERA photo contest starting March 1. The Ethyl Recreation Association is beginning the monthly photo contest for black and white pic tures only. Deadline for submit ting the pictures is the last day of each month. One slx-ft. rast Iron open type ket tle. $75. Phone Plaquemine 2869. 10 cu. ft. <i.E. refrigerator in excel lent condition. $50. Phone DI 4-9010. Merry Tiller gurrien tractor. A-l con dition. Original cost $187, will sacrifice at $75. Phone EL 5-6896. A.K.C. registered German Shepherd puppies. Phone WA 1-9633. 1953 Kenmore automatic washer. Good working condition. $25. Phone WA 1-1653. 1953 Buiek. 45.000 actual miles. Rea sonable. Phone EL 5-1971. 1958 Triumph TIM Motorcycle in good condition. Phone DI 8-3613 after 5:30 p.m. The contest, with first and second prizes of $10 and $5 gift certificates to be awarded each month, is open to ERA members and members of their families. Entries from family members should indicate name of relative who is an ERA member. Each picture submitted should have on the reverse side the name of the contestant. If prints are mailed within the Plant they should be addressed to: ERA Photo Contest; if sent through U. S. mail, they should be addressed to: Ethyl Corporation, c/o ERA Photo Con test, P.O. Box 341, Baton Rouge, La. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges. There will be no restriction as to subject matter, and pictures or snapshots will be eval uated according to human interest, composition, and technical quality. Prints will be returned upon re quest, providing a proper return address is given for sending through the Plant mail, or a selfaddressed stamped envelope is pro vided for U. S. mail. It is planned for first place pic tures to be published in The Anti knock. Negatives of the pictures must be available to The Anti knock if requested. They will be returned. 34-lnch girl's bicycle, in excellent con dition. Make offer. Phone EL-7-2812. 20-foot chest AMC Fre*er, two years old. Perfect condition. $200. W. D. Highsmith, Phone WE 3-1419. Notice The family who bought the Huffy girl's bicycle which was advertised in the January issue of THE ANTIKNOCK can arrange to pick up the training wheels which go with the bicycle by calling DI 3-1801. No Charge. Members (he activi treasurer Bingentai secretary Mem Cont The yr year loi Credit V which sli ord $9I.! rowers t terest re' brought : and live ! ed direct Named for atn'i headed f dent, -ip man. vin lips, trea secretary by the b< Forbes. 1 C. O. "Ti- Spurgeon two-veai The nl bers join Furr an not up I B Also off and Jack jp Credit Cm liams. T % pointed ! term on } tee and i Harrv A rin ISfal. The :r 1 dividend ers, tiui! in 19.V' rectors tedouil largest j f as f* ETC 26626 I Page 3, The Antiknock March, 1960 r?1 :} a 4 aimn M&C. lees |..'tping cum* mun* their I. cards jpiAiC*. o. L. ('hap[-U'>iird i'U'.h A. lh-nkms. all uf J Maint.; ` llMili n( -inirick. Ll. Op; M&C: \h 1 I second liiicates is open Ibers of 1 family lame of |nber. should 1 name fus are they . Photo mail, Ethyl ConI Ruise. I by a I be no r, and eval- lerest. juaiitv. I>nn rereturn -wiing a selfis pro- ec picAnti- 1'ielures Antiill be llulTy it'iti in PKNOCK training <-le by Members of the board of directors of the Credit Union who will direct the activities during the coming year are, from left, Richard Phillips, treasurer; John Furr, C. O. "Tinker" Harrell, Gordon Spurgeon, J. B. Binyeman, vice president; George Forbes, president; and Robert Moles, secretary. Not shown is the other board member Rudy White. Again serving as the three-man Credit Committee of the Credit Union are Jack Creaghan, Ross Williams, and Jack Mills. Mills and Creaghan were re-elected at the annual meeting; Williams is serving his second year on the committee. Members Benefit as Credit Union Continues Growth, Expands Service The year 1959 was a successful year tor the Ethyl Employees Credit Union. It was a year in winch shareholders reaped a rec ord $91,614.19 in dividends and bor rowers received $13,765.52 in inlerest refunds. 3t was a year that brought the re-election of officers and five board members who help ed direct that successful operation. Named to head the Credit Union for another year were officers headed by George Forbes, presi dent. and including J. B. Bingeman, vice president; Richard Phil lips, treasurer, and Robert Moles, secretary. The officers are elected by the board of directors to which Forbes, Phillips. V. M. Fontenot, C. O. "Tinker" Harrell and Gordon Spurgeon were elected to new two-year terms. The above-named board mem bers join Moles, Bingeman, John Furr and Rudy White who were not up for re-election. Also re-elected were Jack Mills and Jack Creaghan to serve on the Credit Committee with Ross Wil liams. The board of directors ap pointed Earl Thompson to another term on the supervisory commit tee and named Arthur Helwig and Harry Alzinger to serve with him in 1960. Largest Dividend Returns The amount of the 5 per cent dividend returns to sharehold ers. authorized for the first time in 1959 by the board of di rectors under a change in the federal credit union laws, is the largest dividend return in the 20- year history of the Credit Union. Last year's returns, also a 5 per cent dividend voted by the mem bers, amounted to $84,554.34, and the 10 per cent refund to borrow ers in 1958 amounted to $15,525.75. Despite the loss of members dur ing the year, the 5 per cent divi dend was made possible through the boards' foresight in previous years of setting up more than ade quate reserves. About $10,700 were taken from the "undivided profits" of previous years in order to pay the 5 per cent 1959 dividend on member savings. New Loans Added The year of 1959 also brought other major changes in the Credit Union. Added during the year were loans on boats and motors, FHA Title 1 loans for home re pairs, and interim construction fi nancing loans for members who are building new homes. Also add ed were many new services, chief of which were making available at cost travelers checks through an arrangement with the First Na tional Bank of Chicago, and the issuance of American Express money orders. Changes in the federal credit union law late in the year also made possible revision on loan amounts and in the terms of those loans. In addition, the board of directors, as a service to members, arranged to increase the FHA Title 1 loans from $2,500 to $3,500 and to increase the terms from a three-year limit to five years. Loans the Credit Union Offers The present Credit Union loans, interest rates and terms are as follows: New Car Loans, at interest of five-sixths of 1 per cent per month on the unpaid balance, with terms up to 36 months. Loans secured by shares, one-half of one per cent per month on unpaid balance, terms up to five years. FHA Title 1 Loans, 5% discount per $100 per year on first $2,500, 4% discount per $100 per year on additional $1,000, terms up to 5 years. Signature Loans, increased from $400 to $750 at 1 per cent per month on unpaid balance, terms 2 to 5 years. All other loans, 1 per cent per month on unpaid bal ance, terms 2 to 5 years. Members of the Credit Union Supervisory Committee are, from left, Harry Alzinger, a new member; Earl Thompson, serving a second term; and Arthur Helwig, a new member. Helwig is chairman of the group. Appointed by the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Committee makes regular internal audits of Credit Union activities. "Your Credit Union has complet ed its twentieth and most suc cessful year -- a year of great progress," states President Forbes. "In addition to the many other improvements made in service to our members, we should not over look our new office facilities occu pied during 1959. The new office, made possible by the Company's cooperation and support of the Credit Union, along with many new office facilities, make it pos sible for the Credit Union staff to give much better service to mem bers." Bi-Monthly ERA Fishing Contest Set The ERA Wildlife and Fishing Committee has voted to conduct the ERA Fishing Contest on a bi monthly basis this year instead of the monthly basis of previous years. In addition to prizes for top catches in four categories of fish for each of four two-month con tests. a $10 prize is to be awarded to the member whose name is pull ed in a drawing of all participants for each two-month period. The regular prizes for each of the four periods will be $20 for the largest bass, $10 for the largest bream, $10 for the largest sac-alait, and $5 for the largest catfish registered. The first of the two-month pe riods begins March 1 and will con tinue through April. The other periods will be June and July, August and September, and Oc tober and November. No contest will be held in May, the month of the annual ERA Fishing Rodeo. E. L. "Sonny" Norris and Earl "Choo Choo" Dugas are co-chair men of the 1960 committee. The Fishing Rodeo will be held at False River and Old River beginning at 4 P.M, on Friday May 20, and ending at noon, Sat urday, May 28. It will be divided into two divisions; one for children up to 16 years of age, and one for adults 16 years of age and over. The weighing stations will be an nounced at a later date. The committee decided to elimi nate guest prizes. It announced that in addition to the prizes for the largest fish in each category, there will also be a participation prize with all people eligible who have registered fish at the weighing stations. The Children's Fishing Rodeo, scheduled for July 9 from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M., will be held at the ERA Park. Sons and daughters of ERA members up to 12 years of age may participate. This contest will be further di vided to equalize the children's chances. One group will be of children six years of age and un der; the second will be of children seven to 12 years of age. Years Add Up On February 13, employees in the Sodium Labor Group marked up a new milestone in good safety. They completed 12 years of work on the Plant without a time-losing injury. ETC 26627 rs r t: i William Ralls, TRL Op.. Employees shown in the illustration above are representative of those living in many towns in the broad area surrounding Baton Rouge. For a number of reasons, they prefer to live in these communities and drive to and from work. Actually, there are 82 towns and communities of Louisiana and four in Mississippi repre sented by one or more of their good citizens at the Plant. For employees driving from Ethel, for example, or Sorrento, or any other of the more distant towns, the trip to and from work is accepted as a matter of course. The number of employees in the leading parishes are shown under each parish name. ETC 26628 The Ethyl Circle Halt* Daniel, \<l, Zachary Henry Smith. Kcon. Eval., Baker Jli-nrv C. Jones. Power. Watson North, South, East, West -- Employee Homes Cover a Large Area and Reach into Many Surrounding Parishes Ethyl, an industrial citizen of Baton Rouge, depends on the citizens of Baton Rouge and nearly 100 other towns and communities to carry out the many and varied activities at the Baton Rouge Plant. And many of these citizens have leading roles in the affairs of their home towns as well as helping Ethyl be a good citizen of the Baton Rouge community. East Baton Rouge Parish claims the majority of Plant employees. But resi dents of 14 other parishes help the "locals" operate the Plant. And as to be expected, the City of Baton Rouge leads in the largest number of employees with 1,702 yetting their mail in the city. What's your guess for the Number 2 town in the number of Plant employees? Port Allen? Zachary? Baker? Plaquemine? No. 2 Town If you chose any of those towns, you are wrong. Ranking second to Baton Rouge is Denham Springs with 105 em ployees, barely nosing out Zachary with 103. Back of Zachary comes Baker with 99 employees--including His Honor the Mayor. Henry Smith. In fourth place is Port Allen with 60 employees, followed by Gonzales with 55. Those are the leaders but--without referring to the list below--can you guess the exact number of different towns and communities represented here? We know because we counted them in making up the big "Ethyl Circle" you see on the page at left. Actually there are an amazing 82 towns and communities of Louisiana, and four in Mississippi represented by one or more of their good citizens at the Plant! We admit that some of these have only one employee and two or three, we strongly suspect, are mailing addresses and "week-end" homes. However, those addresses extend that "Ethyl Circle" still further out, and if we were to in clude the towns in which our annuitants live it would extend still further. Like Jobs One conclusion that might be drawn from the fairly wide distribution of em ployees is that a considerable number must like their jobs at Ethyl as indicated by the distance some of them drive to work each day! And New York and those other big cities are not the only ones that have commuting groups and special com muter buses. Plant employees travel by personal car, by car pools and by com munity bus. Some of them even share in bus travel with Esso employees. Of course, personal cars predominate, as is indicated by the parking lots, especially in the aiternoon about "A" and "B" shift swapping time! Ethyl and Ethel We imagine that Charles Fletcher and the three other employees who live at Ethel have heard enough about "work ing at Ethyl and living at Ethel," but no story of employee distribution would be complete without at least one reference to that play on words "Ethyl" and "Ethel." Interesting, too, is the fact that Plant employees come from such people names as Oscar, Acy, Lottie, Wilson, Glynn, Duplessis, Walker, Melville and Jarreau. We claim people from a Lake, Lakeland, Liverpool, Peoria and Frisco. There is a Convent and a Blanks--a number of towns like Gonzales, Galvez, Greensburg, Grosse Tete and Greenwell Springs. In fact, in the travel to and from the Plant by employees we have How do employees get to and from the Plant? There are many means of con veyance including this bus which comes from the Watson area. An Esso em ployee owns it. He drives it to the neighboring plant, and J. U. Hancock, right, drives it to the Plant to bring Ethyl passengers. Two of them, shown with Hancock, are Sim Davis, left, and Pete Hurst, center. the spokes of an almost perfect-circle wheel. See the many places where Plant em ployees live by studying the list below. As you do, remember that Ethyl's Baton Rouge Plant and 82 towns and com munities have one thing in common. They share the most valuable assets of each other--employees and good citi zens! Julius Henderson. EtCl Op.. Walker Dick Eller, RAD, i GreenweU Springs Thirteen Parishes and One Other State Have Employees As Residents Here are the towns in Louisiana and Mississippi which supply good citizens for work at the Plant to help make Ethyl a good citizen of Baton Rouge: Parish Sc Town Ascension Acy Brittany Donaldsonville Duplessis Dutchtown Galvez Geismar Gonzales Hobart Lake Prairieville St. Amant Sorento East Baton Rouge Baker Baton Rouge Baywood Deerford GreenweU Springs Pride Scotlandville Zachary East Feliciana Clinton Ethel Jackson Norwood Slaughter Evangeline Ville Platte No. of Employee* 2 1 2 8 2 2 3 55 1 2 14 5 i 99 1,702 1 2 35 26 7 103 13 4 9 1 20 Parish Si Town Franklin Wisner Iberville Grosse Tete Maringouin Plaquemine Rosedale St. Gabriel White Castle Orleans New Orleans Pointe Coupee Blanks Chenal Fordoche Frisco Glynn Hermitage Jarreau Lakeland Livonia Morganza New Roads Oscar Rougon Torbert Ventress St. Helena Greensburg Liverpool Pine Grove St. James Convent No. of Employees 1 5 52 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 14 11 1 3 19 1 1 1 5 Parish A Town Lutcher Paulina Livingston Albany Corbin Denham Springs Doyle French Settlement Holden Livingston Port Vincent Walker Watson Tangipahoa Amite Hammond Independence Ponchatoula West Baton Rouge Addis Brusly Erwinville Lobdell Port Allen West Feliciana Bains Wilson St. Francisville Mississippi Jackson Liberty Magnolia Peoria Etc Page 6, The Antiknock March, 1960 -- They Complete Twenty Years' Service -- Charlene, left, and Sue Lynn sit down for a "home work" session with the assistance of Mrs. Calmes. She works with them daily on their studies so that they will get full benefits from their schooling. A Visit to the Calmes' -- When Four New Daughters Arrive, You Change Your Way of Living For Lurline and Chaney Calmes, a desire of long standing paid off four-fold recently. They had want ed to adopt a child for several years. When the opportunity came along for them to adopt four sis ters at one time, they did not fal ter. Now, Bobbie. 14, Arlene, 11, Sue Lynn. 9, and Charlene, 8, are wel come and happy additions to the Calmes household on Lanier Drive. "It is quite a change from a household without children," the Calmes say, "but it is a wonderful difference. We know now just how much children add to the hap piness of the home. With four youngsters around there is always plenty of activity." Mrs. Calmes had been an em ployee of Gulf States Utilities Co. for 19 years when they learned that they could get the four girls. She resigned on her nineteenth an niversary with the company. "Yes," she commenteu in answer to a question, "I do miss my work some, but I am enjoying being at home to work for and with the children and planning for them." Their oldest daughter, Bobbie, is in the seventh gra'de at Prescott Junior High School. The other three are in Lanier Elementary where Charlene is in the second grade, Sue Lynn in the third, and Arlene in the sixth. The youngsters have made a surprisingly quick adjustment to their new home. They show warmth and devotion to their new parents, and cooperate with Chaney and Lurline in doing the work around the attractive brick home --tasks such as making beds, wash ing dishes, hanging out clothes, and using the dust mop. Chaney, a member of the Se curity Force, was in the midst of "projects" the evening that they were visited. Under the car port, he had two bicycles in the process of repair. One of the first answers he gave to a question when the youngsters arrived from school was that he was going to complete the repair work just as soon as possible. "We certainly want to use this opportunity to express our appre ciation to our friends for their kindness," Chaney and Lurline said. "Friends have been wonder ful to us. When they learned that we were suddenly becoming the parents of four girls, they did everything possible to help us. We certainly do appreciate that, and we hope that we can merit all this good will as we rear these four girls." Fourteen employees at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Fifteen received 15-year awards, one received a 10-year award, and two reached the 5-year mark during February. 15 Years Alvin J. Brown. TEL Op. H*nry Payne. Jr.. TEL Labor Felton E. Doughty. TEL-Sod. M&C Lillian V. Smith. Finance Wealey T. Edward*. EtCl M&C Ferris E. William*. TEL Op. Patricia F. White. Finance Percy Tyler. TEL-Sod. M&C Ben J, Kimbrough. TEL Op. Sidney A. Sander*, EIC1 M&C Henry Chambers, TEL Labor Milford K. Hardy, Prod. Plan. George Guilbeau. EtCl M&C Luther N. Johnson, Chem. Res. John L. Reid. EtCl M&C 10 Years J. D. Ru**ell, Proj. Eng. 5 Years Nolen E. Sparks. Ind. Eng Rufus M. Milburn. Mecb, Eng. The swing in (he back yard is a popular spot now. Charlene, left, and Sue Lynn get a push from Dad. When cut flowers are needed for the house, Arlene, left, and Bobbie get the assignment. - DECEASED - Luther E. Hammack Luther E. Hammack, Plant an nuitant, died on Feb. 6 following an extended illness. A working lead er in Power prior to his retirement in April, 1958, he had joined the Company in 1944 as a painter help er. Funeral serv ices were held Feb. 7 at Wesley Chapel near Meadville, Miss., with interment in the church cemetery there. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Ota Arnold; two sons, Revis T. and Robert J.; four daughters, Mrs. S. J. Barce lona, Mrs. Frank Coughlan, Mrs. Berry Shoemaker, and Mrs. Hosey Smith; one brother, Curtis; 32 grandchildren, and six great-grand children. Dugas Re-elected Earl "Choo Choo" Dugas, TELSod. M&C, has been re-elected treasurer of the LSU "L" Club, made up of former lettermen at the University. Other club members on the Plant are R. L. Day, James McKinney, J. B, Luker, Ashford Simes, Ralph Newell, C. P. "Moose" Bridges, Wade Stonecipher, Woodrow Zachariah and Sam Lambert. ETC 26630 Man (C word male ' his sou dry. h many elude with in of van Sodum jobs , The who ! work and l sphein thal flow*. H redly, with f Plant these d To p of , glassbi riety ot Nash needed His an ess Resem oraton In e scope detmh from and d who \ rosi/'M Claud edge the u insti u scope irr I lh. i! Mm : K i. ('r- din ' : |tm . y i Y nt U>n: il i tr A iKUkC his I J; Cll'COMrs. USOV 32 .mdTRL- .(.{OCi jriub, |.i the s on lames |iifurd .use" Voodibcrt. Page 7, The Antiknock March, 1960 Many Jobs------ (Continued from Page 1) word "seamster" is used for the male variation of "seamstress." At his sewing machine in the Laun dry, Frederick Lavergne makes many things from cloth. They in clude slings for medical patients with immobilized limbs, cloth bags ot various types, moleskin cloths on Sodium clothes, and other special jobs as assigned. Cable Splicer The cable splicer is an electrician who is trained in this type of work. He must be responsible and trustworthy because he is splicing cables through which le thal charges of electricity will flow. His work has to be done cor rectly. There is no room for error with such voltage involved! The John Soulier is a saw filer. It is his responsibility to sharpen this basic tool so that it can give efficient service. He does this by hand and with the machine. Many articles needed on the Plant are made of cloth, This is the job of the seamster who, in this case, is Frederick Lavergne. He can patch clothes, too. Plant has six men who perform these duties. Plant. They have a job to do, and they contribute to the success of Femme Focus Club Plans Spring Events Glassblower To provide for the unusual needs of a research laboratory, the glassblower fabricates a wide va riety of laboratory equipment. Paul Nash makes the glass equipment needed for special experiments. His is a job which is rare, but is an essential one in the Chemical Research and Development Lab oratory. Microscopist In chemistry, the electron micro Baton Rouge Plant operations just as do the office workers, the op erators, the maintenance employ ees, the Labor Group employees, the engineers, the chemists, and all crafts and professions represented here. Alva Mae Cothern heads a new slate of officers recently elected to direct the activities of the ERA Femme Focus Club during 1960. Other officers are Ruth McMil lan, vice president; Betty Burns, Here's How We Keep Our Record! While some groups on the Plant maintain good safety records for limited periods only to have them broken by accidents, the EtCl Labor Group continues its great safety performance. secretary-treasurer, and Anita Bourgeois and Marie David, cor responding secretaries. The Femme Focus Club is made up of wives of ERA members and women employees on the Plant. Committee chairmen for the year are Billye Fortenberry, Civic Af fairs, Edwina Vamell, Historian; Doris Jacobsen, Ways and Means and Hospitality; Marlee Magee, Publicity, and Anita Bourgeois, Decorations. scope is revealing many minute As of this writing, the group had worked 5,198 days without a time The club kicked off the new year details of materials hitherto hidden losing accident--or more than 14 years! with a workshop on February 24, from the chemist m his research What is the secret of this safety success? In search for the answer, at which members made shadow and development work. The expert we asked four of the Ethyl Chloride Labor Group members the ques box plaques. who works in this field is the mic tion. On March 31 a meeting on land roscopist, Claude Arceneaux. Claude has both a good knowl edge of chemistry and training in the use of the expensive research instrument -- the electron micro scope. Tool Grinder In Central Shops, many special ized cutting tools perform exacting functions as they cut and shape pieces of steel to specified sizes. The instrument that does the cut ting must be sharp, yet it has to be precisely ground to perform its exacting work. The tool grinder, like John Murray, is an expert in this field. Using a machine spe cifically designed for the job, he refinishes the cutting edge on Louis Watkins is a lab attendant 1/c, who has been in the EtCl Labor Group since he was hired in 1940. "Teamwork has been the answer to our safety record," he said. "For example, we have taught new men the value of safety on the job. There has been teamwork between us and our supervision. They have always put safety first. You can go to bat for people who take that attitude. The Safety Office personnel have helped, too. They direct us all the time with our safety program. If we keep this teamwork, we can keep our record." Frank Johnson, a porter in the EtCl Labor Group, has been an employee since 1943. "We keep that record by working safely! If we find ourselves confronted with a job we don't understand, we ask questions to be sure we scaping has been scheduled at the ERA Center at 7 p.m. Ail members and their husbands are urged to attend and to bring interested friends and neighbors. Other things scheduled are a sports wear style show in April and a number of outdoor family parties. "The Femme Focus Club extends an invitation to all wives of ERA members and to women working on the Plant to join in the club's activities," states President Coth ern. "We especially want to invite the inactive members to become active in our program this year. All interested persons are urged to call the ERA office, WA 1-5179, or to contact any of the officers." tools. Computer Operator The modern electronic computer serves all employees at the Baton Rouge Plant as it figures and pre are doing our work safely. I've been here since 1943 and have been to Medical only once and that involved a slight injury received at home. We are proud enough of our record that we think about safety all of the time. When we stop, we will start having accidents." Accepts Applications The Ethyl Recreation Associa tion is accepting applications for pares their pay checks. Yet it, like lifeguards and a female basket all machines, must be operated by room attendant to work at the an employee such as Bert Allain who knows how to make it perform these duties. Reproduction Clerk Good equipment helps Engineer ing Department personnel perform their work. Exact reproductions of blueprints, drawings, and related information are constantly neces Vencil Griffin is a special laborer. He said, "When you do something every day, it be comes a habit. Years ago, we started a safety record. Every day since then we have worked to keep it. We have had teamwork among the men, good direction from our supervision, and excellent guidance from the Safety Group. So long as we continue being aware of the need for safety every day we will keep that record." ERA pool this summer. Anyone in terested can get full details of pay, hours, etc., by calling the ERA Office at WA 1-5179. sary in this department. The Xerox process is one of the methods of making these copies of specifica tions. The operator of this and Henry Clemmons, a working leader, said, other machines needs to be thor "It isn't how we do it, it's just that we got Member of International Council of Industrial Editors oughly familiar with these repro started right with our safety program. I re duction processes. Such an opera member years ago when Mr. Lorio set up a J. T. Stephenson............................... Editor tor is E. H. Rhorer. Jobs Important These and all other employees, regardless of their jobs here, per fine safety program for us. He started us on the right track, and we have been aware of our safety responsibilities since. Along with this, we get cooperation and help from the Company and our supervisors." The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company--its prod ucts. progress and problems--show the activities of employees and their fami form duties that are essential to the operations of the Baton Rouge lies, and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. ETC 26631 Form 3547 Requested The Cover Three members of the Rosedale Volun teer Fire Department go through a practice drill for The Antiknock cam era in front of Liveoaks, beautiful ante bellum home in Rosedale. From left are June Roshto, TEL Operations, VV. I. Tregre, TEL-Sod. M&C, who is fire chief, and Charles Major, VCI Opera tions, who helped start the organization of the volunteer fire department. See story below and pictures and article on pages 4 and 5 to learn how these and other Plant employees are taking an active part in community activities. Employees Are Active in Many F. S. Abbott, left, Foreman Henry Britton, center, and Joe Sevario stand before the roof platform they designed and built. Homer Patton, not shown, also worked on the construction of the special scaffold. Roof Platform Makes Tough Job Easier A special platform, designed and built on the Plant, makes work on roofs safe for carpenters when there is a possibility that the roof may break through because of the Coerver Promoted To Maintenance Post added weight. The platform takes the weight off the roof, distributing it to points immediately above steel supporting framework. Designed by Henry Britton, fore man, with the help of carpenters Joe Sevario, F. S. Abbott, and Homer Patton, the platform pro vides a safe working area for these high jobs. An open area in the cen ter of the platform permits easy ac cess to the roof below. Storage areas provide space for needed tools and equipment. It was first used on roof repair work at the Sodium Maintenance Shops. Following this job, it was stored for future use as needed. The platform, which is hoisted to the repair spot by a crane, elimi nates the necessity of scaffolding. "The construction cost of this unit was small," Britton said, ``and even though it is used only for spe cial jobs, it enables these to be done with much greater safety and ease." Phases of Community Development In Baton Rouge and in many of the other communities where Baton Rouge Plant employees live, you will find they are taking an active part in the affairs of their neighborhoods. Last month. The Antiknock told where employees live--in 82 towns in 13 parishes of Louisiana, and in four towns in Mississippi. Delving deeper, we found that in many of those towns, employees are promi nent in and, m many cases, leaders of community activities. In too many instances to mention in one article, we found Ethyl people giv ing their time and talents to con tribute to the betterment of the town or community and area in which they live. They contribute to this advancement through youth organizations, civic groups, frater nal and religious work, and in edu cational and professional societies. In Baton Rouge and throughout the area with employee represen tation, they are working in youth organizations. Holding a variety of positions of leadership from area and local executive boards down through the small groups--Ethyl people are working in such youth organizations as Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and church youth groups. Many are supporting 4-H Club and FFA ac tivities in their areas. Yes, in organized programs and on an individual basis, youth and their groups are being backed by employees and their wives or hus bands. Typical of those active in youth programs are Dot Taylor, Traffic, who works with a group of Camp Fire Girls; Mrs. Browning, wife of James H. Browning, Tech Serv ice, who works with a Girl Scout troop; Ivan Martin, Tech. Service, who is West Side area chairman of Boy Scouts; Chuck Colvin, Pur chasing and Traffic, who is presi dent of the Istrouma Area Council of Boy Scouts; Mrs. Cathey, wife of W. O. Cathey. Sodium Opera tions, who is a hard working leader for Camp Fire Girls. Many others devote a great deal of their own time, effort and tal ents in working with the youth of today so that they will be respon sible adult citizens tomorrow. Be cause of the large number, we can not give recognition to all of them. What about civic activities? Many employees can be cited. To get a typical picture of Ethyl peo ple helping with the civic needs of their communities, let's take a look at the volunteer fire departments of Gonzales in Ascension Parish, and Rosedale in Iberville Parish. In Gonzales, a beautiful cream colored brick firehouse, adequately equipped, stands as testimony to the determination of civic-minded men there. In the forefront of this group is J. C. Walker, clerk in Maintenance, who is now fire chief of the volunteer group. (Turn to Pages 4 and 5) Company, Management Club Support LSU Livestock Show t Effective March 17, Thomas C. Coerver was promoted to general superintendent of Maintenance, succeeding William S. Riley, who resigned from the Company. Coerver moved to his new posi tion from special assignment with the Manufacturing Department New York Staff to which he was named in November 1959. Prior to that he had served as superintendent of TEL Mainte nance, assistant superintendent of TEL Operations, and as Operations supervisor at the Houston Plant. He joined the Company as an oper ating supervisor in TEL Operations here in 1948. A native of St. Louis, he holds both a B.S. and a M.S. degree in chemical engineering from LSU. He is married to the former Pa tricia McQuaid of Baton Rouge, and they, with their son, reside at 9044 Parkview Drive. Both the Company and the Ethyl Management Club purchased steers at the LSU Livestock Show Sale, March 9. The calf at left was bought from Frank Carlisle of Madison Parish for 39 ft cents per pound. In the photo are Carlisle, left, Charley Zeanah, Community Relations, and George McKenney, M&C, who did the buying. The calf bought by the Ethyl Management Club brought 41 cents per pound. Berry Maxwell, left, of Concordia Parish, was the seller. With him are Syl Lange, president of the Ethyl Management Club, and McKenney. ETC 26633 Page 2 The Antiknock, April, 1960 > Recent Study Indicates Sound Future for Gasoline Engines By John S. Wintringham, Detroit Laboratories fuel economy makes introduction of turbines in passenger cars seem even more remote than it appeared several years ago. Editor's Note: Gasoline engines have powered American passenger cars and most trucks for many years. However, alternate power plants --some new, some old--continue to be proposed from time to time. -We of Ethyl Corporation have a keen interest in all of these proposed al ternates and, as a service to our petroleum industry customers, we have long shared our iindings with them. Here is a digest of Ethyl's latest report, prepared by John S. Win tringham, senior research adviser in charge of the Detroit Laboratories' program on evaluation of potentially competitive power plants. This digest, prepared especially for The Antiknock, gives the high points on gasoline engines, Diesel engines, electric motors, gas turbines, free-piston engines, fuel cells, Stirling engines and the German NSU engines. We regret that space does not allow for a complete discussion of each of these, as covered in Wintringham's complete report, "A Fresh Look at Potential Automotive Power Plants." (John is a brother of Art Wintring ham, R&D, here.) Modern Gasoline Engines Gasoline engines offer advantages hard to beat--compact, powerful, instantly responsive to the gas pedal, relatively inexpensive to produce, size can be varied, can readily be designed to meet changing tastes of motorists for more power or better fuel economy. Gasoline engines are constantly being improved in various ways to give better performance and more efficient operation. Current research indicates good prospects for reducing weight of gasoline engines of given output. Using aluminum for crankcases, cylin der blocks and heads could cut weight 25 per cent or more. Also, chang ing to air cooling would eliminate weight of radiator and cooling liquid, as well as permit cylinder blocks to be made lighter. Diesel Engines For given power output, Diesel engines are larger, heavier, more expensive than gasoline engines. They have to be about one-third larger because they need more air to burn a given amount of fuel. Greater weight stems from larger size and heavier construction needed to with stand higher operating pressures. Because of heavier pistons, Diesels are less responsive than gasoline engines. Use of Diesels has been limited largely to applications in which they can be operated at close to constant speed and load--heavy-duty trucks, cross-country buses and off-highway equipment. For such jobs where use is great enough for the fuel savings to offset its higher initial cost, it is an economic choice over gasoline engine. In case of Diesel-powered taxicabs now being tested, the extra cost of the engines requires about 75,000 miles of use to amortize. Disadvantages that must be accepted include poor acceleration, noise and hard-starting in cold weather. Battery-Powered Electric Motors Free-Piston Engines Briefly, the free-piston engine produces hot gases at moderate pressure and these gases can be used to drive a power turbine. As stationary power plants, free-piston en gines have found some use in Europe. Asia and Afri ca. In Europe they have also been used in naval and maritime ships and in an experimental loco motive and truck. The V. S. Maritime Commis sion is testing a 6.000-hp unit in a Liberty ship. Some time ago. Ford demonstrated a small unit in a farm tractor, but it no longer is working on free-piston engines. Gen eral Motors built the unit in the Liberty ship, and has studied potential use in locomotives. GM Research is currently running durability tests on 1,000-hp unit, and once installed a 200-hp unit in an experimental car but GM now shows little interest in automotive appli cation. Chrysler has given no evidence of work on free-piston engines. Some disadvantages are that engines are heavy, noisy, hard to start in cold weather and have some operating deficiencies when load on engine is reduced. They seem to offer little promise for use in passenger cars or trucks. Fuel Cells In fuel ceils, a chemical "fuel" and an oxidizer react, without burning, to form electricity. Conversion of energy into power can be as high as 70 per cent, as compared to about 40 per cent in internal combustion engines. Many companies, including some in oil industry, are studying fuel cells. The Army Signal Corps reportedly is using a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell to power an experimental portable radar unit. Si lence and lack of smoke are advantages in this use. Lockheed says it is develop ing a cell "powerful enough to replace an automobile engine." The 20-hp unit Allis-Chalmers has installed in a farm tractor has 1.008 propane air cells that occupy 21 cubic feet of space, rougnly one cubic foot per horsepower. Similar unit of 100-hp would take up more than four times the space of modern V-8 engine and would weigh about 9.500 pounds. Even using most favorable weight data, and assuming reasonable weight for an electric motor, we see this power- plant would be about four times as heavy as a gasoline engine plus transmission. The need for heavy, high-pressure containers for hydrogen and oxygen would add to weight disadvantages. Thus, fuel cells are not likely to be used in cars and trucks. Limited driving range before recharging makes battery-powered cars undesirable as family's main car and high cost limits appeal as a second car. A typical currently-planned small electric car has a range of about 80 miles over level roads and 50 miles over hilly roads before recharging. Since it will have only 6.4 horsepower, compared to 36 for Volkswagen, 31 for Dauphine and 38 for Anglia, its performance will not be spectacular. Its price--about $2,800. Plans to produce an electric truck for city delivery service, costing about $4,000. have been announced. It will have a IVi-ton payload and a range of 90 miles. Batteries will account for 2,200 pounds of its 5,200 pound empty weight Gas Turbines Hot gases under pressure drive the power turbine of these engines. Gas- producing section consists of centrifugal air com- ... c!N{*to pressor, combustion 1 chamber and turbine wheel that drives air compressor. Unit has to be cranked up to 15,000 rpm by a starting motor before enough hot gases are available to keep compressor going. Above that speed, reeding more fuel into combustion chamber provides more hot gases to turn com- Cressor and power turines. Rate of acceleration is sharply limited by tem perature its parts can stand: if fuel added too fast, that temperature may be exceeded. Because maximum allowable temperature also limits efficiency of these gas turbines, use of special high-cost alloys appears unavoidable. These turbines require more time for start ing than gasoline engines. They accelerate more slowly, and to build a turbine that matches gasoline engines in mileage per fuel dollar requires high-cost alloys and an expensive regenerator subject to damage by deposits. Small turbines are less efficient than large ones and would probably cost as much or more to make. Growing preference for smaller engines that give better Stirling Engines This is an external combustion, or "hot-air" engine, invented in 1816 and used until the turn of the century, primarily for pumping water. Heat applied to head of engine's cylinder causes air or inert gas inside to expand at constant temperature, pushing the power piston. The air or gas is next drawn through a regenerator to which it gives up heat. Then it is compressed while being kept at constant temperature by a water jacket. Prior to repeating the cycle, the air picks up heat in the regenerator. Although theoretically the Stirling should be able to operate at the highest efficiency for heat engines, such efficiency cannot be obtained because the regenerator cannot be made 100 per cent efficient. And when fuel is used to supply heat, some heat energy is lost in the stack gases. Because these engines operate at high pressures and require about 2% times normal radiator surface, they are likely to be bigger and heavier than conventional engines. Since combustion is external, the fuel could be any liquid, gas or solid that will burn. Silence of operation is an advantage for military use; other possible uses include maritime power plants and stationary engines for generating electricity. How ever, size, weight and difficulty in changing operating speed make this engine unattractive as automotive powerplant. German NSU Engine This engine has only two moving parts -- a triangular rotor and a crankshaft. As rotor turns inside a slightly wasp-waisted housing, a fuel-air mixture is taken in from a fixed port, compressed, and then ignited when it passes a spark plug. The expanding combustion gases push the rotor around until they exit through an exhaust port in housing. Some part of this sequence is going on at all times in each of three chambers formed by rotor's sides and the housing. Thus engine's cycle is one of virtually continuous intake, compression, ignition and exhaust. Operating speeds are high; small units have been run at 17,000 rpm. The NSU engine poses very difficult sealing and lubrication prob lems. Some qualified American engineers believe these problems are insurmountable when high power output is desired. ETC 26634 Page 3, The Antiknock, April, 1960 snes. PASS THE SALT, PLEASE ui f ;tnt) l'. iiM'd nirhinr. .mu' jm> n.i Ain. > h.m* id i i|h' I.MMl-tip k -lifp Konl m:ill nnii 3 (, but it ikinu <n C.i-n- ' llic unit '< ;uch i> :i UUI-ltp | i in luUI i.-tlucoil. . in form ruy into | l'f coni, i-nt in ><mic in i'lk The i' using ( |K>vvor unit. SiK-mlugcs diveiopr replace |.*u-hp unit Term oll> that uunly Similar |imuv than -licin V-8 ut 9.500 lie weight J'lo u eight llus pou erf n>nussion. on would i cars and rented in I pumping inert gas pion. The ; up heat, lure by a lat in the Ite at the ] obtained ind when lek gases, lire about eger and final, the Iteration |maritime Howuake this lor and a nusing, a and then |ion gases ^ housing, i of three he's cycle I exhaust, i rpm. lion prob lems are Pais the salt, please" is a fa the salt we use here is different in miliar expression at the dinner ta several ways from that we put on ble Salt is a savory and necessary our breakfast eggs. For one thing, ...i.iuum to the meal, whether it be common table salt contains small .ianiig preparation in the kitchen quantities of certain impurities. ! .is added flavor after the food These are not harmful and may >et before you on the table. even be helpful in our personal As we all know, it is quite nec diets, but they would be harmful essary lor the salt to keep "pass- to Plant processes. Similarly, the iiu" here at the Plant also. In some salt which has been purified for ways, this common chemical, so Plant use is not suitable for hu dium chloride, can be considered man use. the start of our operations for man- In order to facilitate purification These are the large tanks in which brine is stored, both before and uidcturing antiknock compounds and also for ease in transportation, after treatment. From these, the brine is pumped to the evaporator .uul other products. the salt is received in the form of area for removal of moisture. One of the two elements m salt, brine, which can be purified and sodium metal, we recognize as be evaporated to provide the dry salt ing an essential raw material for we need. she manufacture of tetraethyl lead. ]f mined salt were transported, S"ilium is also sold and shipped the transportation in itself would trum the Plant in quantities rang be expensive and troublesome. In in'.; horn one-pound `'bricks" up to brine solution, it can be pumped r.ink car loads. through pipe lines with compara Similarly, we are familiar with tive ease. Problems of corrosion the essential role that the second have long since been solved. clement, chlorine, plays in the However, the salt must be quite manufacture of ethyl chloride, dry to be used in the sodium cells. ethylene dichloride and vinyl The purpose of the evaporators, of chloride. course, is to remove water from Consequently, the sodium opera- the brine solution and thus pro iKns area can be thought of as a duce crystalline salt. Before being most vital organ in the body of used in the sodium cells, the salt the Plant, and the salt that it uses must be further dried to practi .is a raw material is as essential to cally no moisture content. our Plant "diet" as table salt is to The "new" evaporators that have our individual diets. been in use here for about two However, all of us know that years are typical of the more ef ficient operating equipment being used in many parts of the Plant. Up-to-date equipment incorporat Jim Shiflet, evaporator operator, takes readings in the big control board ing new materials and the most of the evaporator where water is removed from the salt brine solution modern design features helps to after it comes from the storage tanks. This control board is "the brain" reduce operating costs and thus of the evaporator operations. helps us to meet competition in the manufacture of our products. Years of service had made ob solete the filters, evaporators and dryers which had been installed when the Sodium Plant was built. Therefore, it was decided in 1956 that new and modern equipment should be installed. The problem of providing new evaporating equipment required the services of various Plant neering, Construction Coordina tion, Maintenance and Construc tion, and Purchasing all played major roles in the project. The resulting facilities have done their job efficiently. In addition, the colorful painting and the un crowded design have led to im proved housekeeping and better working conditions. Many months of satisfactory op eration indicate that all who have participated in the planning, de sign, construction and operation of our evaporator equipment can take satisfaction from a job well done. When the cell room says, in ef fect, "pass the salt, please," we can be sure that an adequate supply of dried salt will be passed promptly. groups, which is typical of the pro cedure followed in many similar cases when new facilities are given -- News in Brief -- Victor Erwin turns on the "juice" --in this case the main valve of the brine line which brings our supply consideration. In this case, employees in So dium Operations, Technical Serv ice, Process Design, Genera] Engi- Falls Lead Falls kill more people than any other type of home accident, ac counting for nearly half of all fense Executive Reserve, which would go into action in time of na tional defense mobilization. Engineers Elected of salt brine into Plant. deaths resulting from accidents in Sam Roberts, Engineering, has and about the home, reports the been elected secretary, and two Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. other Engineering employees, While there were no fatalities, 27 Richard Phillips and Louis Dupont, of the 118 off-plant time-losing in have been elected to the executive juries suffered by Plant employees committee of the Baton Rouge sec last year were caused by falls and tion of the American Society of slips. Mechanical Engineers. Art Decker, 50th Anniversary also of Engineering, is retiring chairman of the section. Two sons--Andrew Sholar, Fi nance, and Paxton Sholar, Maint. Planning--a son-in-law, A. J. Bercegeay, Central Shops, and a niece, Gladys Gilmore, Power, assisted in the celebration on February 21 of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Sholar at Dutchtown. No Injuries Employees in EtCl Operations recently completed a 163-day rec ord with no injuries of any kind. This new performance was 66 days better than the previous 97-day record established by the same em ployees in 1956. Population Estimate Jones Named The Metropolitan Life Insurance E. O. Jones, Purchasing and Co. estimates that our 50 states Supervisor Art Choppin holds the Traffic, has been advised by Secre now have a population of 179,250,- Working Leader Dallas Lambert checks on flow of dried salt to so dium cell rooms in the elevator hopper. Salt is ready for use. cover on the salt filter as he points out this equipment which performs an essential part in the brine evap oration process. tary of the Interior Fred Seaton of his selection as a member of the Petroleum and Gas Unit of the De partment of Interior National De 000, an increase of 2716 million since the 1950 census. The 1960 cen sus was scheduled to start on March 28. ETC 26635 Typical of (he hundreds of wives assuming leadership roles in youth activities is Mrs. William O. Cathey whose husband works in Sodium Operations. Here she is working with the La-Cha-Re Horizon Club of Camp Fire Girls. She serves as adviser to the club and has worked with the Camp Fire Girls program for a number of years. Many employees are not only active in church activities in their cod. W. McFarl; munities. Several like Henry Gardner, TEL-Sod. M&C, are ministerctive in fra l Henry posed for us at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bafcre too numci Rouge where he is assistant pastor. Henry has been a minister Is officer in several years and is an outstanding safety speaker on the Plant. onorary Mat You'll Find Ethyl People Busy in Wide Variety of lunity Mrs. James H. Browning, left, wife of Jim Browning in Tech. Services, is assistant leader for Girl Scout Brownie Troop No. 283 in the Broad' moor area here in Baton Rouge. The leader, Mrs. Ed McDonald, is shown at right, as the girls make waste baskets. Mrs. Browning typifies many other Ethyl wives who participate in Girl Scout work. Another Camp Fire Girls leader is Dorothy Taylor, Traffic, who works with the Okiciyapi Club in the North Highlands Area of Baton Rouge. Dot is shown in the center as she demonstrates how to plant a tree. Other employees are leaders in wide variety of youth organizations, in cluding a large number in Boy Scout Work. Activities and Leadership Work wLjth Gr (Article Starts on Page 1) Gonzales suddenly became a small town burst ing at the seams as its population increased. Com pletely lacking was a fire department to protect the new homes being built and the older residences which had been a part of the community for so many years. Organized seven years ago, the volunteer fire group now has a $31,000 building, excellent equip ment, a full-time fireman on duty, and the satisfac tion of community accomplishment. An even greater accomplishment was the rais ing of $10,000 in funds by the firemen themselves through various campaigns. Walker was active in this entire campaign. The small town of Rosedale had no fire protec tion facilities until Charles Major, VCl Operations, began to acquire this equipment. They now have a volunteer fire department with a reconditioned tank truck purchased from Esso serving adequately as a fire truck. W. I. Tregre, Maint., is fire chief, and June Roshto, TEL Op., is a member of the volunteer fire crew. Hundreds of Ethyl people throughout the "Ethyl Circle" actively participate in fraternal and religious groups. Picking typical examples is like "reaching into the hat and drawing." We looked at the Masonic Order and found people like W. J. McFarland, Maint., Bill Auter, VCl Op., and Morris M. Carradine, TEL-Sod. M&C, and many others among leaders in the organization. We found Hiram May, Judson Ourso, Marion Browning, Dick Eiswirth and Shelby Lowe among the scores who arer active supi leadership to the Kolumbus. Henry Gardnesntative of ployees who are oiisters. He i nized by his co-worin sincerely <1 to religious work. From time *r the years Antiknock has todoyees are pi pating in civic, other coitiiil activities. In thinave feature/ eral employees activities ns t| of this participatiloping this we found many examples *f| employee and eraly participntl community affair to cover tli/ more detail in fi. In the meanfeuld like to all employees andes to tell us their activities in:tive commul Mail the list ofunity projc[ which you are at Antiknock. Corporation, Box Rouge, or si to us through the In the Labor Gt only a ministers but manych worker s We picked a ht random, mont School PTA luge, and O active members in( John Boom ^ I Al Haefner, left, and Bernard Manuel are typical of the employees whhief of the 4 are active in various civic clubs throughout the "Ethyl Circle." Membend president of the Audubon Kiwams Club in Baton Rouge, they both had key ate fire engi signments in helping conduct the Golden Gloves Tournament here. Ad other \nl handled concessions at tourney, Bernard was on site committee. ited hundre l* uii:s in their con. W. McFarland, M&C, is typical of the many Plant employees who are kC, are niinisterctive in fraternal and religious organizations. Mac's offices and honors Church in Batcre too numerous to list. They range from master of the Istrouma Lodge n a minister fa officer in the Grand Masonic Council of the state. He holds many the Plant. onorary Masonic degrees and orders for active work. Another fraternal and religious group in which many employees parti cipate is the Knights of Columbus. Shown making plans for a youth pro gram are Shelby Lowe, EtCl Maint., Judson Ourso, Purchasing; Marion Browning, and Hiram May, both TEL-Sod. M&C, and Richard Eiswirth, TEL Op. Ourso is in Council 2807; others are in Council 4030. E. B. Charlton, Mrs. Edward O. Day, Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Mrs. W. L. Magee, Mrs. O. C. Millsaps, and Mrs. Anthony Rome, all wives of employees. riefy of unity However, the best example of the participation in educational activities--and civic and political ac tivities too--that we found was that of Walter Car | Work wbth Groups penter, electrical inspector in TEL-Sod. M&C. This 48-year-old employee was re-elected in cures who arer active support and rship to the Kolumbus. fenry Gardnenntative of our ern es who are onisters. He is recog- ' bv his co-worin sincerely dedicated ligious work. 1956 to serve his second term on the Ascension Par ish Schol Board. His re-election was in large meas ure an expression of confidence and appreciation from the citizenry for the outstanding work he did during his first term of office. His community interest is not limited to school affairs. He worked with Colonel J. Lester White in organizing the Amite Diversional Drainage Project. From time tr the years, The Htiknock has tolloyees are particiliiug in civic, sother community |iivities. In thisbave featured sev- 1 employees aoctivities as typical | this participatuloping this article, found many ^examples of such kployee and emjly participation in liuminity affain to cover these in ^re detail in ft In the meantpuld like to invite employees andKes to tell us about kir activities inktive communities, lil the list of unity projects in lich you are acf Antiknock, Ethyl Yporation, BoxlRouge, or send it lis through the I the Labor Gfct only a number of |ers but manyrch workers as well. picked a Ppt random, the Del| School PTA iiuge, and found that members incj John Boesch, Mrs. He is a member of the Ascension Parish Democratic Association, a charter member and treasurer of the non-profit Galvez Public Cemetery Association, a member of the Louisiana School Board Association, an honorary senator from Ascension Parish since 1957, a colonel on the Governor's staff during the past two administrations, and co-sponsor of two bond issues in the Eighth School District in Ascen sion Parish for the purpose of school improvements. Both passed by good majorities, the latter one with only two votes cast against it. In professional society activities we did not get beyond Baton Rouge before we found more partici pation than we could enumerate. Name any of the engineering societies, safety groups, secretarial as sociations, and many others and you will find Ethyl people at work in them. In fact, a fairly new group is the Ethyl chapter of the Refrigeration Service En gineers Society. All of the chapter members are Baton Rouge Plant employees. In the local chapters of the American Chemical Society, the organizations of Chemical Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Refrigeration Engineers, Elec trical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, or Safety Engineers, the National Secretaries Association and many others are active Ethyl people who are now or have been officers of those groups. On these two pages The Antiknock has barely touched the surface in telling the story of how Plant employees and their families are active in their communities. These employees and the activities mentioned are just typical examples. It is these and many others who help make it possible for Ethyl and the Baton Rouge Plant to be a good citizen of Baton Rouge and of the entire "Ethyl Circle." Walter Carpenter, electrical inspector in TEL-Sod. M&C, is now in his second term as a member of the Ascension Parish School Board. Active in numerous other civic and fraternal activities, Walter is shown looking over some improvements made in the Gonzales High School. He has been a Plant employee since 1939. uployees whfhief of the Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department and former treasurer de.M Membertad president is J. C. Walker, M&C Planning, shown at the wheel of lih had key asfee fire engine. With him is Acklin Roth, full-time fireman. Walker Intent here. Afed other volunteers raised $10,000 for a $31,000 fire station. He has de- |ni(tee. bled hundreds of hours to his work with the volunteer group. You'll find lots of Ethyl people in school work. Six members of the Delmont School PTA in Baton Rouge planning special program are Mrs. Otis C. Millsaps (Qual. Cont.), Mrs. John Boesch (TEL-Sod. M&C), Mrs. Anthonv Rome (TEL Op.), Mrs. James W. Johnson (TEL Op.), Mrs. Edward O. Day (TEL Op.) and Mrs. William L. Magee (R&D). Mrs. Elbridge Charlton (Qual Cont.) was unable to be present for the picture. ETC 26637 Page 6, The Antiknock, April, 1960 Winners Show Off Mardi Gras Costumes Employees Support Cancer Research Three ERA members and three guests won the costume prizes at the annual ERA Mardi Gras Ball recently. Left to right are Bill Touch stone, TEL-Sod. M&C, whose costume was judged the most attractive for men; Lillian Marquette, prettiest ladies' costume; Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson, most outstanding matching couple costume; Thelma Boudreaux, Cafeteria, the most unusual ladies' costume, and Ed Coxe, Power, the most unusual men's costume. Classified Offer Good Bargains For Sale Murk-SO outboard motor, 16-foot cruiser, rigged with steering wheel. Moody trailer, all in excellent condition. $700. Phone DI 4-8486. after 5 p.m. Six grave plots in Green Oaks Me morial Park. $75 each. Phone Denham Springs 6-5-6112. in Sherwood Forest Sub-Division. $5,500. Phone WA 4-1472. Orrhid corsages for Easter. Lavender $3.50, white $5.00. Limited number of Easter lilies. $6.00 per dozen. Phone EL 5-2751. 2852 69th Avenue. 18-Inch hand lawn mower. Excellent condition. $9.50. Phone DI 4-1456. Drexel drop leaf table, four chairs. Drexel bed and chest, like new. Phone DI 2-7306. Complete Mobile Amateur Itadlo Sta tion. aF-67 Elmac transmitter, G-66B Gonset receiver, fixed power supply -- PE-103 dynamotor, etc. Presently being used as fixed station. Phone EL 5-5537. Mahogany coffee table, Duncan Phyfe style. Perfect condition. Approximately 36 inches wide. Glass covers recessed top. Phone WA 1-8712. )2-ft. Sear* aluminum bateau; 71? hp. Elgin outboard motor. All for $250; 12ft. plywood pointed bow boat. $40, Phone EL 5-7712. DX-100 amateur transmitter. $175. Phene Denham Springs 5-2172 Two-bedroom and den home with alu minum awnings, carpets, air condi tioned. fan. floor furnace, drapes, insu lated. electric range, and plenty extras. $10,500. Phone Denham Springs 5-2172. Slightly used Bendix automatic ironer. S40. Phone EL 7-2864. Lovely lot with trees, 100-ft. x 150-ft. Camping trailer. One year old. used only three weeks. Sleeping bags and air mattresses included. Must be seen to be appreciated. This is a real buy. Phone DI 2-0765. 1956 Allstate motor scooter in good condition. $75. Phone WA 1-8698 after 5 p.m Wanted Second-hand World Book Encyclo pedia, Phone WA 1-1622. Talented Daughters Receive Top Honors As April is observed as cancer detection month throughout the nation, Plant employees are help ing to fight this dread disease through research. Part of their United Givers Fund contributions, which will total $35,000 in I960, goes to the Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge. The society, which receives its major support through the United Givers, devotes about 40 per cent of its funds to cancer research. An example of the type of can cer research which employees are supporting is that conducted by Dr. Morton M. Ziskind of Tulane University Medical School. Here is how Dr. Ziskind describes his research project; "This research is designed to give a clear description of the functions of the remaining lung following the removal of a diseased one. The operation, called pneumonectomy (removal of lung), is the most re liable method of obtaining a cure for the common disease, cancer of the lung. "The changes suddenly produced on the operating table make it nec essary for the patient to be very carefully re-treated and supported until proper balance of breathing and circulation is restored. With the possession of precise informa tion about the changed function after the operation, the physician's job of keeping the proper balance of breathing for his patient will be easier, and preventive measures and treatment can be carried out before the patient's condition be comes worse. "The research project will also include a study to determine what types of work or activity are best suited for the one-lung patient." Arceneaux Honored The first chairman of the newly organized Louisiana Society for Electron Microscopy is Claude Ar ceneaux, R&D Services. The or ganization, which has 50 charter members, was formed recently at an organizational meeting at the LSU School of Medicine. Five Employees Get New Assignments New assignments for five em ployees in Engineering and two in Research and Development have been announced recently. In Engineering, Donald J. Chappuis was named project engineer for the team working on the Hous ton Plant Vinyl Chloride unit. James D. Washington was ap pointed project engineer for the Baton Rouge chlorinated hydro carbon program. Roland LeBlanc was assigned project engineer for the Baton Rouge Area to work on TEL projects, and Roy Rutland be came construction coordinator for the Canadian Plant ethyl chloride and ethylene dichloride unit. All these appointments were ef fective on March 1. Also announced last month was the appointment of Louis Dupont to serve as project coordinator for the Baton Rouge Area, effective April 1. He will continue to be in charge of the Baton Rouge chlori nated hydrocarbon program. On March 14, Tom Sistrunk transferred from Chemical Re search to Commercial Develop ment. He will be responsible for commercial development of organometallic chemicals which are not now in semi-commercial or com mercial stage. Fred Frey, Chemical Research, assumed responsibilities of special research formerly held by Sis trunk. ififatock Member of International Council of Industrial Editors J, T. Stephenson ........................... Editor The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company--its prod ucts, progress and problems--show the activities of employees and their fami lies. and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. Elected President Bonnie Fugler, daughter of Roy Fugler, TEL-Sod. M&C, has been elected southern district president of the Future Homemakers of America. She attends Robert E Lee High School. Recall 'i f Claude Ethyl Mi is shown who was Tulane h Sugar B an end, this lean star halfh dent of I) ter Sport ducts llu Kyle is I. Slade Top tv A (! Slade. T ' one to K> topped awards, adopted ' safer mu: dium 0|" his sixth ing mar the R&:l' Others iK. J. S* ,111(1 D. ( . L Sod. MA-r t Eli V. N I EM Plant Road Resurfacing Program Completed 1 Eileen Jones, daughter of Ken Jones, Finance, recently won sec ond prize of $200 in the Metro politan Opera Co. auditions in New Orleans. Eileen, a music graduate of LSU, is now singing profession ally as Eileen Ireland and is con tinuing her training. She is a graduate of LSU Music School. Judy, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Hubert Adams, was named "Miss East Baton Rouge `Parish" in the Three Queens Beauty Pageant last month. She will compete for "Miss Louisiana" honors later this year. She is a freshman at LSU majoring in speech. Resurfacing of a large portion of the plant roads, which got underway in mid-February, has been completed. The streets were blacktopped with asphalt. The above picture shows some of the early resurfacing work with the blacktopping machine. ^*; : i .v Member I program \ and chif'j Clark. \if tary. Bit { ness man \ ETC 26638 F t Page 7, The Antiknock, April, 1960 Recall First Bowl Tilt - DECEASED - Fifteen Get 20-Year Service Awards ore el:iih was Dupont ...lor for ll lioetive l>c in dilori- \rocA Ldiior n k to lilii' Baton filorm cm>|n protlJ -Ihav i he liw ir fami|ion nf the president "ikers of ohert E leted Claude "Monk" Simons, recent Ethyl Management Club speaker, is shown with Charlie Kyle, right, who was a former teammate when Tuiane beat Temple in the first Sugar Bowl Game in 1935. Kyle, an end, was alternate captain of this team on which "Monk" was star halfback. Simons is past presi dent of the New Orleans Mid-Win ter Sports Association, which con ducts the Sugar Bowl program. Kyle is Legal Counsel here. Slade and Arbour Are Top March Suggesters A $60 award to B. W. "Pappy" Slade, TEL-Sod. M&C, and a $50 one to Roy T. Arbour, EtCl Maint., topped last month's suggestion awards. It was Slade's second adopted suggestion and was for a safer and improved method in So dium Operations. Arbour's award, his sixth, was for an air condition ing maintenance improvement at the R&D Lab. Others getting idea awards were: $30 Awards K. J. Sharpe. TEL-Sod. M&C: Sharpe and D. C. Odom (Share), also of TELSod. M&C. $25 Award Ell F. Noble, Power. Ernest C. Cockerham, Sr. This annuitant died at Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium, March 7. The body was taken to Hollabaugh Spindle Funeral Home where services were held, March 9. Interment was in the Denham Springs Memo rial Cemetery. Cockerham had joined the Company May 2, 1944, as a guard. He later transferred to the laundry where he was a leader at the time of his retirement Oct. 31, 1952. He is survived by his widow, two sons, three daughters, two brothers, one sister, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. George Fontenot Annuitant Fontenot, who had re tired Sept. 1, 1959, died at his resi dence March 2. Hired in 1944 as a TEL operator helper, he was a painter helper at the time of his retirement. The body rest ed at the Hollabaugh Spindle Funeral Home until March 5 when funeral serv ices were held at the Istrouma Baptist Church with interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. The deceased is survived by his widow, three sons, one daughter, three sisters, two brothers, and six grandchildren. $20 Awards D. J. Pourclau, Sod. Op.; O. L. Alford. Amos Hewitt and Jimmie O. Spears, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; M. W. Stonecipher. EtCl Op.; Arthur J. Broussard, VC1 Op. $15 Awards Paul T. Cain, Sod. Op.; Hiram A. May (2 awards), A. J. Entremont, Jimmie D. Spears, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; H. P. Arboneaux, Stores. $10 Awards F. W. "BUI" Morris. TEL-Sod. M&C; L. A. Richardson, Sod. Op.; Melvin Sul livan, Power. Certificate of Award A. M. Beckham, Sod. Maint. ELRA Board Plans Expanded Program Aubrey J. Allen, M&C Harry R. Allen, Emp. Rel. J. W. McCray Bowden, Tel. Op. Joseph A. Cornett, TEL-Sod. M&C Fifteen employees at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Fourteen received 15-year awards, and three received 10-year awards. 15 Years Morgan G. Vosburg, TEL Op. George G. GremilUon, Sod. Op. Emeat St. Komaln, Sod. Op. Willard O. Green, TEL-Sod. M&C Manual Lawerence, TEL Labor William O. Atkinson, TEL Op. Jesse L. Baker, Security John B. Heard, M&C Joe C. Iverstine, TEL Op. Heater P. ConvUllon, TEL-Sod. M&C Clayton O. May, EtCl M&C Herman T. Wilson, Laundry Vincent J. Maranto, Qual. Cont. Alexander Pickering, TEL-Sod. M&C Albert Judson, Sod. Labor Sue P. Brueclt, R&D Serv. Sherlin C. Lejeune, EtCl M&C Phillip J. Daigle, TEL Sod. M&C 10 Years Gerald Z. Smith, Chem. Res. Helen R. Martin, Patents Elbert E. Moore. Jr., Purchasing & Traffic "i i Basketball Team Makes Good Record Members of the ELRA Board of Directors are planning a well rounded program for the ELRA in I960, including fishing rodeo now in progress and children's activities. Board members are, front row, Augustus Clark, vice president; John Hickman, president; Adolph Kelly, secre tary. Back row: Johnnie Grayer, social director; Louis Watkins, busi ness manager, and Thomas Wallace, treasurer. A love of the game, teamwork and hard work paid dividends to 11 employees who joined together to represent the ERA in the Civic Recreation Basketball league. With little time to practice, the players won second place in the "B" Divi sion of the league in the playoffs in late February. The team had a 12 won and 3 lost record during the regular season and finished in a tie for second place in the league but dropped to fourth in a position playoff game, losing to Public Works. The ERA boys then de feated the No. 1 City Firemen to advance to the finals against the No. 2 State Police. In the championship game. State Police beat the ERA team 65 to 50 for the title in the "B" Division. Playing captain of the team was Sid Salter. Others on the team were Lee Hubbs and "Blackie" Bennett, the two high-scoring men throughout the season; Lloyd Stewart, Walt Donham, Larry Dal lam, Lee Briggs, John Floyd, Bill Howie, Pete Clements, and Wayne Davis. The second place trophy was pre sented to the team at the conclution of the championship game. ETC 26639 5; M W ffl i <=> u oJ * Chairman at different Park, June i a 1. CL 3 ex = .5 i^i C8 * --33 SC O s "3 _ v --s -U sx:= iS 13.2 3 v a. 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Both Thl i'. same va\ i ences betv are that '{ ' k- TEL ami 1slower i.1 * than d<i`\- : componm! effect \v > i * particles .! an autmii-> Disctissi: L pound, lJj- jt dared. T> :r tential an' $ for many ever. ? with tett.'i- ; kind of fu< t !y in use. 'I . greatly il {' environ/o* . viding fm-! f? value for h grown in' I etc 26640 You'll Get All These at Festival! The Cover Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Nelson, and their sons--Ronald and Gary, are shown buy ing groceries in a Baker super market. For the impact of employee spending, such as this by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, see the article on Pages 4 and 5. This ar ticle tells how employees use the $21 million a year in pay they receive from the Company. Nearly every business enterprise in the 13-parish area benefits from this employee spending. Nelson is in Quality Control. New Campaign Stresses Need for Safety Everywhere--All the Time Chairman Roy Phillips displays some of the items that will be available at different festival booths when the annual affair is held at the ERA Park, June 5 and 6. Plant's Commercial Production Of TML First in United States The manufacture of tetramethyl lead at the Baton Rouge Plant--the first commercial production of this new antiknock compound in the country -- was announced by the Company last week. The announcement that TML, similar to TEL as an antiknock compound for gasoline, was being produced here followed the intro duction by Standard Oil Company of California of gasoline contain ing TML. Ethyl is supplying that TML, which is being made here by a new process. The successful development of TML is a tribute to the work of many people in our Company, and demonstrates once again our Com pany's leadership in the antiknock field. Both TEL and TML work in the same way. The principal differ ences between the two compounds are that TML is more volatile than TEL and that TML reacts at a slower rate during combustion than does TEL. Both antiknock compounds exert their antiknock effect when they form reactive particles during combustion inside an automobile engine. Discussing the antiknock com pound, President B. B. Turner de clared, "Tetramethyl lead as a po tential antiknock has been known for many years. It was not, how ever, economically competitive with tetraethyl lead because of the kind of fuels and engines previous ly in use. Today, however, with the greatly changed fuel and engine environment, the problem of pro viding fuels of adequate antiknock value for all cars on the road has grown increasingly complex and has led to renewed interest in TML. "Tetramethyl lead," President Turner continued, "will give the oil industry another tool for meet ing present-day fuel requirements. The availability of two antiknock compounds--TML and TEL--will increase the flexibility of refining operations and will enable the oil industry more economically to sat isfy all segments of the car popula tion with gasoline of adequate anti knock quality." Ethyl, he said, has been working intensively on manufacturing proc esses for TML in recent years, in order to make TML available to refiners as soon as the need might arise. Ethyl has developed a new manufacturing process for TML, which is now in operation at its Baton Rouge Plant, and which rep resents the first commercial pro duction of tetramethyl lead. In ad dition, Mr. Turner said. Ethyl has applied for patents on the manu facture and use of TML The antiknock performance of TML and TEL varies with the fuel composition and the conditions under which the fuel is rated. In laboratory engines, TML may perform better than TEL in fuels of high aromatic content. With such fuels, moreover, the antiknock advantage is frequently greater in terms of actual road performance than in the laboratory rating en gines. Because of TML's higher volatility, it can also perform to advantage in vehicles which knock at low speeds due to uneven distri bution of the fuel components in the engine. The Company announcement (Continued on Page 2) "Everywhere--All the Time!" You have seen this statement accompanied by its emblem--the yellow diamond with a black dot in the center. It has appeared "everywhere -- all the time" in Plant areas during the past two weeks. What is it all about, this "Every where--All the Time" with the ac companying yellow sign with the centered black dot? "This," says Safety Supervisor Carroll A. Hebert, "marks the be ginning of an extensive safety pro gram. The slogan points out the need for safety regardless of where the individual is or what he does." A motion picture "Safety -- Everywhere All the Time" is being scheduled for showings to Plant groups as a kickoff for the pro gram. The film portrays an in dustrial worker and his family, and carries viewers through a se nes of incidents that lead to a neartragic accident to the son. Through this accident, the family knows that safety is a family affair. It is something that should be practiced everywhere all the time. A large industrial firm in coop eration with the National Safety Council developed this program as an all-incldsive theme for safety as a way of life. It applies not only on the job but in everything that a person does. They realized the need of all-inclusive safety that reaches into the employee's off-hours as well as his work pe riods. "How necessary is safety--ev erywhere all the time," Hebert queried. "A look at the accident records of last year give an accu rate point of view on this score. During 1959, for example, there the Plant and 119 off-plant time losing injuries sustained by em ployees during their off-hours. If safety--everywhere all the time-- had been put into practice both of these could have been drasti cally reduced. After intensive showing of the film to employees at the Plant, it is planned to make this picture available to groups off the Plant. Employees will be seeing a lot of the yellow diamond with the black dot. It is designed to con stantly remind everyone that good safety is needed "Everywhere-- all the time!" Safety - Everywhere All the Time! ETC 26641 Page 2, The Antiknock, May, 1960 Be Safe! Follow Boating Rules! New members being welcomed into the 25-Year Service Group this year are, left to right, Walter Guiick, Harry Hinnershitz, Thomas R. Curley and Roy J. Monahan. They are receiving special recognition at the annual dinner for employees with 25 or more years of service. The advent of spring causes a mass migration of boating enthu siasts to the streams and lakes of the area, and among them will be many employees and their families who are avid boating fans. "Remember your boating safety," says C. I. Glassbrook, R&D Services. He speaks with au thority because he teaches this at Coast Guard classes. He lists ten ba sic rules to re member--rules which can prevent loss of lives and serious injuries. They are: TML Produced-- Four New Members Join Group (Continued from Page 1) pointed out that, based on all avail At Annual 25-Year Service Dinner able information and research, the use of TML in gaseoline represents no difference in potential health When 37 employees at the Baton Rouge and Houston Plants with 25 or more years of service are honored at the annual 25-Year Din ner on May 5, four new members engineer in the control lab. He transferred to Baton Rouge in 1937. At the present time, he is assistant superintendent of Pro duction Planning. hazards as compared with TEL. Moreover, TML is shipped and handled in the same way as TEL, and it can be mixed with gasoline at refineries in the same mixing will be welcomed into the longservice circle. Monahan was employed at the Deepwater Plant Jan. 1, 1935 as a plants. Joining the group will be drum inspector. He transferred to Thomas R. Curley. Walter Guiick, Baton Rouge in 1937, and is now Tax Exemption Harry Hinnershitz, and Roy J. staff assistant in Production Sched Monahan. uling and Distribution. The State Department of Commerce and Industry in Hired at the Old Hickory Plant At the annual dinner, Charlie in 1934 as a construction worker, Phillips. EtCl Op., will mark his early April approved three Ethyl applications for tax ex Curley transferred to Baton Rouge fortieth anniversary with the Com in 1938. He is now a pipe-fitter 1/c pany. This gives him more service emptions, totalling $1 million on construction of facilities in TEL-Sod. M&C. than any other employee in the here for the production of Guiick was originally hired in Ethyl organization. TML, the manufacture of tri 1934 to work in Construction. He transferred to Baton Rouge in 1936 as a member of the construction force. Currently, he is a cost en gineer in Industrial Engineering. Bill Henry, manager of Em ployee Relations, will receive his 30-year certificate at the gathering. The committee handling the ar rangements is headed by Alvin methyl phosphate (a new im proved ignition-control com pound) and the expansion of vinyl chloride production ca pacity. Hinnershitz was employed in Hubbs, Employee Relations. Work The hiring of 85 people on a 1935 in Deepwater as a chemical ing with him are Bill Heck, Char temporary basis because of lie Phillips and Tommy Lee. the heavy workload in the Suggestion Awards Nearly $500 went to Plant em ployees last month in exchange for ideas adopted by the Company un der the Ethyl Suggestion System. Employees and annuitants to be honored at the dinner include Le roy Armstrong, Walter Babcock, Lew Barnum, Jim Bergin, Clarke Burdick, Larry Oliver, "Chuck" Colvin, Thomas Curley, Johnny Cunard, Frank Epps, Guiick, and Carl Goode. Plant's construction forces had been announced previous to this. Trimethyl phosphate pro duction is expected to start soon in the new unit in the EtCl Area. TMP, like other ig nition-control compounds, is added to some gasolines to H. M. Bagby and Robert Gwin, Bill Heck, Bill Henry, Harry prevent ignition of the fuel both of TEL-Sod. M&C, shared the Hinnershitz, Henry Houdart, H. B. before the spark plug fires, top award of $50 for their sugges tion on an improvement in Sodium Maintenance. It was the first adopted idea for both. Other employees receiving awards included: $30 Awards llir.tm Mav, and O. 1.. Alfurtl. both of TEL-Sod. M&C; Ben .Norwood, TEL Labor. $25 Award Hunt, Bob Johnson, Ollie Jones, Bill King, Jasper Kobler, Gus Lar son, S. A. LaCroy, Tommy Lee, Ed Lorio, B. N. "Mac" McComb, Vic tor Mertes, Jerry Monahan, and Hugh Murray. Charlie Phillips, Mike Porch, Harry Royal, John Schmitt. Art Stover, Leonard Tomlin, Gilbert Waldron, Melvin Westbrook, Harry Wheeler. Jerry Whitley, Rudy Wil liams, and Charles Wilmot. which may be caused by glow ing deposits on the cylinder walls. TMP has advantages of providing more phosphorus per pound of additive than other phosphorus gasoline ad ditives. The Company has devel oped an efficient process for making TMP which permits a commercial selling price be low the price of other phos phorus additives. The increase in vinyl chlor B. 4. Devall, TEL-Sod. M&C. ide production capacity is the $20 Awards Morrl*. W. T. Hodge*, both of TEL-Sod. M&C; Roy Artwur, EtCl Maint; 4. A. Carr. VO. Op. fourth expansion since the unit went "on stream" in early 1958 -- expansions brought Tom Stephenson, Com. Rel.: H. Bmm*el. Sod. Op.; Carey Vlckera, E, Z. Ruhinjr. and A. C. Campo, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Henry Murray. TEL Labor and J. H. Browning. TEL Op. $15 Awards $10 Awards V. L. Erwin. C. A. Brouvmrd, L. A. Richardson, D. 4. Pourclan. all of Sod. Op.; Melvin Sullivan, Power; C. R. New, 3. M. done*, both of Qua). Cont.; R. J. Van Atta, TEL-Sod. M&C; A. S. Rome, TEL Op.; C. A. Broussard and T. E. about by a steady increase in sales of vinyl chloride mo nomer. When the unit went into production in 1958, Ethyl became Louisiana's first pro ducer of vinyl chloride in commercial quantities. John W. Spring, TEL Op.; Floyd W, Chapman (Share), of Sod. Op. (1.) Never overload your boat. Use judgment in determining the number of people you carry, and learn to place the passengers in the boat so as to get the best bal ance. (2.) Board your boat carefully. Step into the center of a small boat and grasp the gunwales. Too many' people fall overboard before they even get aboard. (3.) Be sure you have an ap proved cushion, vest or life ring preserver for yourself and every passenger. Small youngsters should always wear vest preserv ers. (4). Never stand in a small boat. If vou must change places with another passenger in a small craft, lean forward to keep your weight low. Hold both sides of the boat as you move. (5.) Watch the weather. Stay ashore if bad weather threatens. Head for shore at the first sign of fog or threatening thunder clouds. (6.) Learn the rules of right-ofway and stay away from big craft and sailboats. They are hard to maneuver, and the wake they throw can tip you over. (7.) Don't abandon ship! If you tip over, hang on until help ar rives. Be sure your boat will float when filled with water. If neces sary, add flotation blocks. (8.) Watch your speed! It is much easier to tip over at high speeds, and your wake endangers other boats. (9.) Always carry all equipment legally required--life preservers, fire extinguishers, lights, a good anchor, anchor line, and bailing can or pump. (10.) If people keep waving from a boat nearby or seem to be in trouble, investigate to see if you can help. "If you follow these rules while boating/' says Glassbrook, you will make a large contribution to your safety as well as to others who enjoy this popular sport." Named Poultry Queen Mittie Sue Ticac, daughter of Henry Ticac, Stores, was named Louisiana Poultry Queen for I960 at the state "Chicken of Tomorrow Contest" in Alexandria recently. A Shady Grove High School 4-H member, she represented Iberville Parish. B. \V tricia prior adeifi R A provi by <'( arom Ti` tcnai Shop jccts volt', ed. ! U'OII1 inur ETC 26642 Vl,!|"`r- Sta>- threatens. him su*n of ..lor clouds "f right-of!:i big craft iv hard to they m11*' If you id help arhi will float i\ 11 neces- ril! It is i at high i mlangers quipment "servers, >. a good ul bailing waving i t.in to be i see if you |ules while . you will l*n to your I hers who Jueen |htcr of named for I960 morrow utlv. A ,\ 4-H lierville B. XV. Slade, electrician 1/c, hangs the "wash" on the line. These elec* tricians' rubber gloves have been washed with soap, water and alcohol prior to rigid testing which will determine whether or not they will give adequate protection from electrical shock. A. J. Caillouet, electrical inspector, places the glove in testing tank. This tester shows if there is slight* est electrical "leak" in the glove. Electricians' gloves are placed in* side leather protectors. Here Caillouet is shown doing this after gloves have passed the test at left. Rigid Tests Insure Safety of Electrician's Rubber Gloves A rigid Plant testing procedure provides safe rubber gloves for use by electricians and others working around electrical equipment. This is done in the Sodium Main tenance building and in Central Shops with equipment that sub jects the gloves to thousands of volts of electricity as they are test ed. Even a hole the size of a pin would transmit current and show immediately that the glove is un safe for use as protection. It is a standard rule that circuits are de-energized before electri cians work on lines, but gloves are provided as additional safety pro tection in case ``somewhere along the line the unexpected happens and an electrician touches a hot wire." The testing procedure for elec tricians' rubber gloves is broken down into six distinct steps. (1) The gloves are washed with soap, water, and alcohol. (2) They are hung on a line to dry out. (3) They are visually checked for abrasions that could cause un expected breaks. (4) They are filled to a prede termined depth with water and suspended in the testing tank which is filled with water. (5) A chain, connected to a high voltage electrical circuit, is dropped into the glove so that it reaches a point below the water level in the glove and in the tank. This chain is attached to a bar above the tank which is electric ally charged by the flip of a switch. If the glove is imperfect, current will leak through when the voltage is applied, thus completing a circuit and showing the leak on a voltmeter. (6) After tests show that gloves meet rigid specifications, they are dried, powdered, inserted in leath er protectors, and then sealed in a Safety Everywhere ALL the Time bag and dated. Electricians use them only one time before they are thoroughly tested again. The same testing procedure is applied on electrical gloves used by workers other than electricians with the exception that these gloves do not require the leather protectors and packaging. The reason is that each employee in this category is issued two pairs of gloves. He uses one pair while the other pair is turned in for pe riodic testing and inspection. Ralph Parker, electrical super visor, is in charge of the testing program. Doing the testing work in the Sodium area are A. J. Cail louet, electrical inspector, and B. W. Slade, electrician 1/c. In Central Shops, the TEL gloves are checked by T. W. Lee, electrical inspector, and A. L. Freeman, me chanic 1/c. Gloves used in the EtCl Area are checked by J. T. Allen, H. W. Scruggs, or L. M. Winborn, all electrical inspectors. Member of International Council of Industrial Editors J. T. Stephenson............................... Editor The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company--its prod ucts, progress and problems--show the activities of employees and their fami lies, and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. McAndrew Entry Takes First Prize in ERA Photo Contest Herman McAndrew, pipefitter 1/c in TEL-Sod. M&C, took top honors and a $10 gift certificate in the first month of the ERA Photo Contest. His entry was a picture of a boxer puppy taken with a 4 x 5 Crown Graphic camera using a 2 Vi x 3y4 roll film pack and Plus-X film. "Mac" says that he has been "serious" about his photography for about one year. Prior to that he had taken snapshots for about three years. Second place honors and a $5 gift certificate went to LeRoy Landry, Employee Relations, for the picture of his daughter, Debbie. The photograph captured a "sad" moment as she stood crying in the snow after having been hit by a snowball. LeRoy used a Yashicamat 2Vi x 2Va reflex camera with Veriehrome Pan film. First runner-up was Ruth Broyles' entry of a pitcure of her daughter, Sally Gayle, taken by her husband, Guy. Ruth is in Planning and Coordination. Second runner-up was Ed Coxe, Power. His en try was a picture of climbers topping the snow capped ridge on the Grossglockner Peak in Austria. A total of 36 pictures were entered in the first monthly contest. Participants included Clive "Moose" Bridges, Harry Bridgeman, Ruth Broyles, Larry Bur roughs, Ed Coxe, Dixie Devillier, Dorothy Green, Steve Hall, LeRoy Landry, Herman McAndrew, Rob ert McKenzie. Jesse Olinde, Ernest Ott, Clarence Thompson, J. D. Tullier, and Reggie Woest, Jr. The pictures--many of which were considered good by the judges -- covered a variety of subjects including scenic views, portraits, pictures of children, and gag photographs. The judges for the contest were Don Robertson, E. M. "Stubbie" Stubblefield, and Tom Stephenson. "We are happy to see the interest in this new contest," said Joe Houghton, co-chairman of the Spe cial Activities Committee. "Photography Is a hobbv which we are happy to include among the special activities sponsored by the association. We hope that there is a continuing interest and growth in the con test which offers two monthly prizes." // ^ This picture of a boxer puppy, taken by Herman Mc Andrew, TEL-Sod. M&C, won the first prize in the first ERA Monthly Photo Contest. "Mac" used a 4x5 Crown Graphic and Plus-X film to make the picture. ETC 26643 i > PAY TO THE ORDER OF: Plant Employees ETHYL CRATIOT Pettis J. Gurney, Labor foreman, is typical of many employees who own farms in the greater Baton Rouge area. His 200-acre place is north of Central. The commu nity benefits from their purchase of implements, feeds, seed, fertilizer, fencing, and other farm equipment. They contribute to the thriving agricultural growth of the community. The impact of employee spending in the community is felt through the purchase and building of homes. Most employees are buying or already own their residences. Many of them are building homes now as are J. D. and Myma Tullier, shown here looking over the progress on their future residence in the Oakcrest Subdivision. Employee spending for food contributes substantially to the grocery business In Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. L. R. Nelson, lab assistant, his wife, Jewel, and their sons, Ronald and Gary, are shown buying g roceries at a food store in Baker. This activity b repeated countless times each day as employees make grocery purchases. The grocery store cash register totals feel that our tern is such th the purchase by an Ethyl employee or his they want us.' family. Impact! The realtor blots the The industiis an individu contract for a new home purchased by who "takes rrcommunity. another employee. Impact! The clothing the majority l, the employ clerk thanks an employee customer for becomes a paeighborhood the purchase of a suit. Impact! which he livenent in a horn Continuously, employees and their Thus, the deind progress families spread payroll dollars through his area bewrsonal intere the community. The effect of this--your and as a taxpjibutes to its Lr money--upon the local economy is the im provement. pact about which we write. Employees? owners over When employees spend and invest thirteen-parisb value of tin nearly $21 million a year which they have investments iaging from c<> received as Ethyl pay, this is a strong eco servative dweiall lots to lai nomic force in their communities. Almost farms which ind operated all employees make investments of one spare time wb. kind or another--farms, real estate, cattle, Here is wlal of the Hon stocks and bonds and many other types. Builders Ass Greater Bat' That $21 million finds its way into al Rouge has to Ethyl employ* most any kind of business you can name as home own* in the 82 towns and communities in which "We like fyees as custot employees live. ers because itrience that th- are stable citirchase homes Company Spends $25 Million permanent re which to rtheir familiesore, their hi. In addition to the $21 million in pay living standare to the desv which employees spend in the Baton bility of neigthereby impi<> Rouge area, the Company spends another ing subdivisio: $25 million for the purchase of supplies Pettis J. G>or foreman, il and raw materials for operating the Baton votes his freworking at in Rouge Plant. This $25 million also has a enjoying his h north of Co tremendous impact on the entire economy tral where Rtle, goats, a: and affects a great many businesses and horses. people. He and Mr.ve acquired th This article, the third of a series on the Ethyl employee in the community, points out that his dollars are important just as his civic, fraternal, religious, edu cational and cultural work contribute to community advancement. How important is $21 million dollars? place since he: here. The pn chase of the l> improvemen; plus the contiing that they for feed, impel, veterinari supplies, truciand other fat essentials come healthy ec<> omy of the g*. Rouge area. In fact, as i it, "Everythir It has been estimated, for example, that I have acquiri made possi1, the effective buying income of the city by my Ethyl of Baton Rouge is over $300 million an nually and for the parish is over $400 mil lion. A substantial part of the $21 million Job Enab*Get Ahead' payroll from the Baton Rouge Plant con Willie Kitriver in the 1, tributes to this buying power and to that bor Group, sitimes, my w of the entire area. and I comme regular joL When employees buy groceries, for example, many people benefit directly or indirectly from the purchase. These in clude the store owner, the employees, the farmers, packers, freight lines, container manufacturer, and many others. What is the feeling of the grocer about the Ethyl customer? To answer this, let us quote the manager of one of the major food markets at Baker, where 99 Plant families live. have at Ethyn has been * key to getting Willie's l>d" has hel| the communiring the ye. that he has beyee he has pi chased and e home built < a three-acre hrehased a fin in Zachary P! bought mod* farm equipmmew car that paid for, and employment a tractor drivks not only Willie's farmtracted jobs "We like Ethyl employees as custom other farms. ers," he said, "and we look to them for a Louisiana play as well substantial part of our sales. Many em a land of woraloyees are n\ ployees from your Plant have been regu sportsmen wl many outd> lar customers for years. Certainly, they activities that in our clinin! have contributed to the growth and ex Fishing, hunt, water ski it pansion of our business and services golf, tennis, jbarbecuing--, through their purchases. We want your are popular acclaim many c; employees as customers, and we like to ployees as ent ETC 26644 f that our siem is such that want us." he industrjis an individual 'takes rcjcommunity. In majority c*. the employee mes a pajeighborhood in h he liveshent in a home. the devtnd progress of area becofrsonal interest, as a taxpatibutes to its im- i-ment. : .mployees ^ owners over a icen-parisht value of their stments is&ging from con ative dweljall lots to large is which nd operated in time witp. lure is wh|al of the Home Iders AssclGreater Baton ne has to fcthyi employees mme ownej 'We like E fees as customl)ocause it rience that they stable citiz rchase homes as nanent res which to rear families, ore, their high standarc e to the desiraof neigh hereby improvsubdivision ettis J. Gu or foreman, des his free working at and ying his 1< i north of Cenwhere heptie, goats, and le and Mrs ve acquired this e since he here. The pure of the U i improvements, the contir. ing that they do feed, imp! el, veterinarian plies, truck and other farm nlials cont: ie healthy econof the gr Rouge area, n fact, as { ; it, "Everything ave acquire i made possible my Ethyl p Job Enable 'Get Ahead' Villie Kittlyriver in the LaGroup, sa: limes, my wife I comme; ! regular job I 0 at Ethyl m has been the to getting Villie's "g: id" has helped communityiring the years 1 he has; bet d; ee he has pursed and er home built on iree-acre! lO U1rchased a farm lachary PU bought modern equipme: new car that is i for, and h employment to actor drivelks not only on lie's farm itracted jobs at t:r farms. Louisiana i; ay as well as nd of work^pioyees are avid rtsmen wh( lany outdoor vities that i our climate, ling, huntifa, water skiing, tennis, p rbecuing--all popular ac< iim many emzees as enti Many is the employee home which has a boat or cruiser parked in the garage next to the family car. This spending for sport ing equipment contributes substantially to the thriving sporting equipment busi nesses in the greater Baton Rouge vi cinity. Employees Invest Pay What about the employees' preparation for the future through savings, invest ments, and planning? Within the confines of the Baton Rouge Plant, the Ethyl Em ployees' Federal Credit Union attests to the employees' interest in providing for the future -- in "getting anead." As of March 31, they had over $2 million in sav ings in that institution. The Credit Union story, however, is only a small part of the total financial ac tivities of Baton Rouge Plant employees. They give the 13-pansh area banks regu lar, dependable business. Just how important employees are to the banking institutions of the greater Baton Rouge area may be determined by the remarks of the president of one of the local banks. "Ethyl employees are generally rated as good banking customers," he said. "They are individuals with better-thanaverage regular incomes, who have proved themselves to be sound, reliable citizens. And most Ethyl employees have substan tial savings accounts. "Ethyl's annual payroll of $21 million can be multiplied several times when ap plied to the community's banking yard stick. Through the extension of credit and the'business turnover resulting from Ethyl employees' purchases, the annual payroll produces sales and profits which are fur ther reflected in additional checking ac counts, saving deposits, loans, and stocks and bonds. AH this means much to our city." The influence of the employee dollar, the economic good it does for the commun ity, reaches into almost every business in the parish. Clothing stores, drug stores, hardware stores, implement companies, physicians, dentists, hospitals, clinics -- all of them and many more benefit from the money the Ethyl employee spends. They feel the impact of his buying in the community. While spending for their family needs, employees have not forgotten their other responsibilities to their communities. Last year, for example, they gave nearly $35,000 of their Ethyl pay to the United Givers Fund. Among the added benefits of Ethyl jobs is the leisure time for community activities and recreation. Yes, money "talks" anywhere, and in the 13-parish area in which employees live, the money from their Ethyl pay is doing a lot of economic talking. It makes them an economic asset to their community, the Baton Rouge area and to the state. "Fill 'er up," Jesse Martin, electrician's helper in EtCl Maint., says as he makes a gasoline purchase at a local station. Purchases of gasoline, parts, and accessories by thousands of employees have a resounding impact on this business in the Baton Rouge area. Many employees own two vehicles. A wide variety of activities claim the interest of employees during their leisure. Among them boating is very popular, and beautiful boating rigs sit beside the car in many employee garages. Here Jesse Tate, right, gets operating instructions for his new boat from the service manager of a local boat establishment. Tate is in Main tenance. tL Willie Kittles, shown standing above as he gives instructions to hts tractor driver, has spent a large part of his pay in enlarging his assets. He owns a home which he recently enlarged. It is on a three-acre lot. In the Zachary Plains he owns a farm, and he does extra work with his tractor. His spending helps the community. ETC 26645 Page 6, The Antiknock, May, 1960 i 'Best Festival Yet' Is Prediction For ERA Celebration on June 4, 5 The finest festival yet! That is the goal of the hardworking com mittee headed by Roy Phillips as they continue their preparations for the annual outing at the ERA Park. June 4 and 5. Games, rides, food, refresh ments. and swimming will be available at all times during the festival weekend. The committee points out the festival is one means whereby em ployees can spend their money for entertainment and relaxation and get it back later in the form of bet ter facilities at the park. All profits from the two-day outing go to the ERA for improvement and expan sion of its physical facilities. "This year," Phillips said, "we are not scheduling the festival on a holiday week end because we feel that at such times people are involved with other plans. May we suggest that you circle the June 4 and 5 dates on your calendar now and invite your friends and neigh bors to do likewise so that you can Promotions, Reassignments Announced Sid Blitzer, formerly project manager for the volatile lead alkyls program, has advanced to the position of assistant director of Chemical Re search. He joined the Company in 1939 as a chem ist in the Control Lab and has held a number of po sitions of increas ing responsibilities since. He and Mrs. Blitzer are the parents of two children, Sidney, Jr., and Helene Kay. White are the parents of one daughter, Linda, who is 10 years old. Gladys K. Gilmore, formerly a stenographer in the Suggestion Office, became confidential sec retary in Power March 10. An employee here since 1952, Gladys is mar ried to M. J. Gilmore, maintennance engineer at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Virgil Mitchell has been named to head a separate Instrument Unit in Engineering, effective May 1. Reporting to Mitchell will be Woodrow Zachariah, group lead er, Instrument Design, and War ren Green, group leader. Instru ment Develop ment. He was employed in 1952 as an assistant elec trical engineer and has held a number of positions since that time. Virgil and Mrs. Mitchell are the parents of two girls, Mike, 8, and Carol, 7. Hymin Shapiro, Chemical R&D, assumed responsibility for govern ment research on propellants effec tive April 1. He joined the Company in 1936 as a chemist and transferred to Baton Rouge in 1957 as assistant director of Chem ical Research. Hy and Mrs. Shapiro have three children, Bob, 18, Gary, 16, and Galia, 12. Tom White, supervisor, Cost and Budget, Finance, has been named finance coordina tor of the Com- any's Orangeurg,, S. C., mar ket development facilities. He join ed the Company in 1944 as an ac countant and be came an assistant supervisor in He and Mrs. Minere Wall, formerly stenoclerk in Finance, has assumed duties as confi dential secretary in the Commer cial Development Division, R&D, She began work at the Plant in July, 1956. Minere and her husband, Donald, are the parents of one daughter, Cynthia Dianne, two and one-half years old. Donald is an employee at an auto parts firm. Templet Advances Percy Templet has moved from assistant supervisor to acting su pervisor of the Cost and Budget Section, succeeding White. He joined the Company in 1947 as a junior auditor in Finance. In 1951 he advanced to the position of assistant payroll supervisor. Percy and Mrs. Templet are the parents of five children, Linda, 12, Jimmy, I0,, and triplet sons, Mark, Paul, and John, who are 5. Beeson Gets New Assignment Bernard Beeson. Project Engi neering, has been named to the position of acting project coordi nator Off-Plant, New Products Area. He joined the Company in 1957 as an electrical engineer in Project Engineering. Bernard and Mrs. Beeson are the parents of five children. They are David, 18, Jonathan. 16, Sha ron, 11, Pamela. 8, and Donna, 5. Calvit Duties Changed Leon Calvit. Project Engineer ing, moved from Baton Rouge Plant Project Area to Off-Plant, New Products Area. He and Mrs. Calvit are the par ents of three children, Jean, 8, Brian, 6, and Steve, 3. Some of the volunteer workers for the ERA Festival were photographed when they attended a meeting at the Center recently to discuss plans. Shown, left to right, are Carlo Polito, Jack Carlton, Joe Harris, Mar* celle Barrios, Roy Phillips, festival chairman, Bill Croissant, ERA presi dent, John Houghton and Bernard Manuel. be sure to attend this annual out ing." Phillips pointed out that the committee has been working on the preparations for more than a month now planning and prepar ing for the two-day outing. With another month of preparation ahead before the week end ar rives, they anticipate the best or ganized festival yet held at the park. "We have a wide variety of ac tivities planned," he says. "There will be appealing activities for young and old. It is an outing the entire family can enjoy." The festival is being conducted through the voluntary work of ERA members who have agreed to help stage the affair. "ERA members should be ap preciative of the work of these people," Phillips said. "They give of their free time and their abili ties to make the festival a success, and because they do not charge for their services, the association makes a much greater percentage of profit on the function." The Safest Way Is Frightening! What is the safest form of trans portation? The answer given by Ned H. Dearborn, president of the National Safety Council, may surprise you. And here are some other answers you may or may not know. According to national statistics the safest place to be is on the job, the most dangerous in your home. The most common types of indus trial accidents are falls and sprains. The same is true in the home. What causes most accidents? People. They don't think, or they think wrong. And the safest form of transpor tation? It's the roller coaster. The safest action yet, however, is to abide by the slogan of the current safety campaign -- Safety everywhere -- all the time. If you think about safety you can usually prevent accidents. -Classified Ads- For Sale Dressing table and bench; kidneyshaped round mirror; two 9 ft. x 12 ft. wool rugs; mahogany cedar chest, fourdrawer style. Phone DI 2-7306. 1957 Ford R&ncbw&gon, at bargain price. New tires, new paint job. A-l condition motor. For demonstration ride. Phone DI 3-4436. Taking orders for homemade randy. $1 per pound. Phone EL 5-4721. One registered Beagle female rabbit dug. Good jump dog. $50. Phone WA 1OORR One hinek of 30 lots in Magnolia Es tates in Denham Springs, $12,500. One lot 100 ft. x 400 ft. in Alford Acres. $2,400 and one plot, four spaces, in Resthaven Garden of Memories. $750. Phone EL 7-7533. 1949 Bulrk Super 4-dor Sedan. Clean with radio and heater. New radiator, new dyno-flow seals. Uses no oil. In ex cellent operating condition. $125. Phone WA 1-0178 or can be seen at GardenSandifer Auto Service on Perkins Road. One evening dress, worn once, size 14. Satin and taffeta. American beauty color. Very reasonable. Phone 6-65747. Two-bedroom home at 1746 Marshall Drive. Assume 4f,4 per cent mortgage. Phone WA 4-2925. Completely furnished two-bedroom home in East Fairfield*. Phone EL 76023. Royal typewriter, old model but in oerfect condition. $10. Phone WA 18712. ftfMnch gas rnnge and 100-ft. of gal vanized fencing. Phone EL 7-1201. Orchid corsages for "Mothers Dav." Lavender $3.50 each and white $5 each. Flower arrangements S3.50 and up. Phone EL 5-2751. 30 hp. Mercury motor. 14-ft fiberglassed plywood bateau with steering wheel and controls. Phone DI 3-16')3. One set of bunk beds. $25. Phone WA 1-9633. New, never been used. Deluxe \\>stInghouse washer and tlr>er. Phone WA 1-2042. Very large durable suing set; 2-spccd 30-inch u-incimv fan in excellent condi tion: 36-inch attic fan. Phone DI 32246. 26-inch girl's bicycle in good condi tion. May be seen at 4650 Jean St. or Phone EL 5-670R. Chambers gas range in good condition. Stainless steel ton. Can he scon at 9377 Southmoor or Phone WA 4-4368. For Rent Completely furnished tno-linlromu bouse for rent at 4561 Sycamoic Street Very convenient to Plant and Delmnm Village Shopping Center. Phone EL 50449. For Sale or Trade 21-Inch Jacobson reel-type self-pmnetled fawn mower. Will sell or trade for a lawn edger or two bicycle frames. Phone WA 4-7523. ETC 26646 L ft t i t, r A< sc Ti m S.'lr USX |l;iiix. 9 11 ti j i\ .M;u- i.i. K.\ piTsi- i a ii ny 1 u[ trans- bv Ned H. il*.e National u:pnse you. Iihti answers 11 w. J/ial statistics I :s mi the job, your home. > s of indusand sprains. Iiiie home. It accidents? l:ink. or they nl iranspor'-a>ter. Jot. however, an of the kn -- Safety | nme. 1/ you i can usually I of yalll- 7-1201. picihiTs Day.'' Vshiic So each, t .") i and up. ll-fi. rtberluiih steering 1>1 3-lfio.l. . M'j. Phone I U>-lu\> WestPhono WA -c; 2-speed li-nt condi11 `lii-iic DI 3- cod condi.livin Si., or ft>>iul condition. m u, at 9377 -1-4368, I to-bedronm Jimmo Street, and Dclmont iPhone EL 5- tiric kje vlf-pro- <!) nr trade \tle frames. Page 7, The Antiknock, May, 1960 -NEWS IN BRIEF- During the first quarter of I960, tor the first time auto accidents :T\e moved into the lead as the rouse o: off-plam ume-losing in juries to employees. Prior to this, tails and slips had been the lead ing cause since the Central Safety Committee started the reporting of reasons for these non-work inluries in April. 1958. Of the 27 in juries reported in the first three months ot this year, auto accidents caused six. falls and slips, five, and being struck bv or against objects, five. More than 400 youngsters at- b nrlod the annual ELRA Easter Ratty, held April 10 Irorn In u |.(/l .it I ),< ('.!! \<- Club /t '..v, tii*- bi i !**:.,t. *;..vd <>t y*< unn- .ler:, hi attend the annul ELRA ac tivity. For them there were Easter baskets, ice cream, crackerjacks and cold drinks. Chairman Margie Hannaman re ports that good weather brought out one of the largest crowds ever to participate in the annual ERA Easter Egg Hunt on April 9 at the ERA Park. The youngsters, di vided into age groups, hunted for more than 4,000 eggs, shared 140 prizes and gave the free snowball stands a "real work out." The Ethyl trophy, presented an nually for the second place depart mental exhibit in the LSU Engi neering Day observance, was won by the Agricultural Engineering Department. Luke Governale, Process Design, made the presenta tion at the Engineers' Ball. Judy Adams, daughter of Hubert Adams --Quality Control, was queen of the ball. The ERA Center is now open each Sunday from 12:30 to 7:00 p m., as well as each day except Monday. Picnic facilities, play areas for the youngsters, and addi tional geese and ducks at the fish pond to entertain the small fry, make the park an attractive place to spend a Sunday afternoon. The pool will be open on week ends during May and open six days a week starting in June. Seven sons and daughters of em ployees have been elected to the Reir.e Alexander Chapter of the Nauonal Honor Society of Second ary Schools as a result of their leadership and scholastic attain ments at Baton Rouge High School. They are Betty, daughter of Wallace F. Armstrong; Nick, son of James D. Ashmore, Margot, daughter of Burke Grandjean; Richard Wayne, son of Sam Hend erson; David, son of Lewis Hess; Curtis, son of Chester Holmes; Ernest, son of Ernest V. Nahr, and James, son of Doyle Nolen. Julius Sholars, Purchasing, has bi.f-n elected president of the G/i-au-r Baton Rouge Purchasing Agents Association. L. M. Davis and John McCornack, also in Pur chasing, were elected directors. On March 29 Ann Breaux, War ren Becker, Wayne Davis, Ronald Marston, Gunner Nelson, and Mary Jo Pribble completed a fivemonth scientific Russian Class held after work on the Plant each Tues day. The instructor was Bob Weaver, formerly in Process De sign, who is now on the Tulane faculty. John Hogan, Employee Rela tions, and Merle Gould, R&D Com mercial Development, were discus sion leaders at a two-day Junior Achievers Management Confer ence held March 26 and 27. Hogan conducted sessions on "What Is Productivity" and Gould handled discussions on "Economics of World Trade." Approximately 150 Junior Achievement members from Pensacola, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge attended the confer ence. Mary Katherine New, daughter of Charles R. New, Quality Con trol, recently helped the Prescott Junior High School team win first place in girls gymnastics. She won third in tumbling, sixth in trampo line and eighth in free exercise at the State High School Gymnastics Meet at Northwestern State Col lege in Natchitoches. Club Gets Second NMA Award of Excellence Fourteen Complete Twenty Years Service $ George B. Edwards, TEL Op. Franklin L. Elkins, TEL Op. Viale M. Fontenot, Prod. Plan. Henry H. Gardner, TEL-Sod. M&C Harold M. Hogan TEL Op. Duffy G. Pinell, EtCl M&C Augustus f Sod. Labor Fourteen employees at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Fifteen received 15-year awards, three received 10-year awards and one reached the 5- year mark. 15 Years Joseph F. Tinney, M&C Stores Barney L. Shelton, TEL Op. Stanisluus Klcard, TEL Labor Delmas E. Howze, EtCl M&C Edgar J. VustHirg, TEL. Op. Sam A. Butler, TEL-Sod. M&C Ivy J. Rousseau, R&D Serv. Fred A. McKneely, M&C Stores Homer Y. JUdgdelJ, TEL-Sod. M&C Hollis D. Tucker. TEL-Sod M&C Wickliff W. Delatte, Power Yvonne M. Litton, Finance Ivory Leachman, EtCl Labor Cleveland Brown, TEL Labor Junior Albert, Cafeteria 10 Years Arthur R. Choppln, Jr.. Sod. Op. Donald M. Kirk, Jr.. M&C Joseph E. Douglas, Jr., Sod. Op. 5 Years Leslie L. Sims, K&D Chcm. Res. Activities of the Ethyl Management Club in 1959 won for the club its second award of excellence from the National Management Association. This photo shows Bill Henry, manager of Employee Relations, pre senting the certificate of award to Art Decker, 1959 vice president, who accepted for Duke Hartsfield, 1959 club president. Employment Chairman John Hogan, Employee Rela tions, has been named chairman of the 1960 Teachers' Employment Program of the Chamber of Com merce's Educational Committee. Cooperating with the Chamber in the project are the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, the Louisiana Division of Employment Security, and private employment agencies. Teachers may apply to the state agency or to private employment agencies. National Photo Contest In addition to the ERA monthly photo contest, ERA members are eligible to compete in the first an nual contest of the National Indus trial Recreation Association, of which the ERA is a member. First prize is a three-week all ex pense paid vacation for two in Mexico. The ERA office has full details on the contest which runs for the entire year. Contact them for com plete information if you are in terested in entering the contest. ETC 2664 7 f ETC 26648 Must . They r party ben- participa; a good tn t cel lent c t vjded b\ ' i excellent Staticreveal emplmv l Hospital same insiuaia ji pai added |c i basic h> | 1 "^v ' f Plan mM* William \ plover !J this mlV'fc fOITico. Cide the | out Mai- I 1 O' a# s . > 1^__ Z<u Q) sz o _a < ~o <0 4) 0 The Cover Join in the Fun! Help Your ERA! The Company spends $25 million annually in the Baton Rouge Area for goods and services needed for the operation of the Plant. Much of this is in the form of raw materials that reach the Plant through pipes such as these. To better understand the scope, importance, and im pact of Company spending in the area, see the feature article on Pages 4 and 5. This spending contributes to the livelihood of many people who supply the needs of this important Baton Rouge industry. It is the fourth in The Antiknock series of ar ticles on the contributions employees and the Company make in Baton Rouge and the surround ing communities in this area. As the festival dates, June 4 and 5, draw nearer, Chairman Roy Phillips and other members of the hard working committee look forward with anticipation to the best festival yet! "Games, rides, food, refreshments, and swimming will be avail able at all times during the festival week end," Phillips said. "We are anticipating a large crowd at the ERA Park, and we hope that you will be among those present. Bring the family and your friends, enjoy the relaxation, and support this fund-raising venture of your Ethyl Recreation Association." The committee points out that the festival is one means where by employees can spend their money for entertainment and relaxa tion and get it back later in the form of better facilities at the park. All profits from the two-day outing go to the ERA for improvement and expansion of its physical facilities. Baham Gets Largest Award of the Year Claude Baham, TEL Op., received a $500 award May 20 for his adopted idea on an improvement in TEL Operations. Foreman A. S. Townley, right, presented the award to Baham, second from right. Also present were Cleve Womack, left, general foreman, and Herb Hobgood, superin tendent. For other suggestion awards, see Page 3. Must Be Good Deal! They must be a good deal! Com pany benefit plans, that is. The high participation of Plant employees is a good indication they feel the ex cellent coverage and security pro vided by these plans make them an excellent deal. Statistics from the Benefits Office reveal that 98.5 per cent of local employees are covered by the basic Hospital and Surgical Plan. The same percentage--98.5--have life insurance coverage. Retirement participation, although not quite so high, includes 95 per cent of the personnel here. Major Medical, which provides added protection above and beyond basic hospitalization and surgical coverage, is participated in by 87 per cent of local employees. "We feel that a number of em ployees do not recognize the exten sive protection this Major Medical Plan offers at a very low cost," said William J. Henry, manager, Em ployee Relations. "If they will get this information from the Benefits Office, these employees may de cide they cannot afford to be with out Major Medical protection." Auto Safety Checks Want to get your car safety checked for the July 4 weekend? Employees and other citizens will be able to get their cars safety checked free in Baton Rouge from June 27 through July 1 at five safe ty lanes to be set up under the sponsorship of the Greater Baton Rouge Safety Council. The lanes will be open from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. each day. All employees are urged to take advantage of these facilities to get their cars safe for the fourth of July and other driving. The safety check lanes are to be set up at: Florida Street in front of Baton Rouge Junior High School, North Acadian and Mohican, South Acadian between North Boulevard and Government, Highland Road north of State Street, and Broad moor Shopping Center. Such things as brakes, lights, windshield wipers, steering, muff ler and tires will be checked. If the car passes the inspection, a sticker will be placed on it to show it has been safety checked. Local Employees Develop Electronic Blending System A new blending system for use proportions required as punched in oil refineries, which was an on the card. nounced by the Company on May The system is capable of han 10, was developed here. The system dling any unit of measure such as is applicable in varied chemical pounds, gallons, barrels, or any and petroleum refining fields other unit that can be measured where blending of components by volumetric means. must be accurately controlled. Its present design permits it to Developed by L. M. Decker and handle an almost unlimited num Warren E. Green, both electrical ber of components. engineers in the Instrument Devel opment Group of General Engi neering, this versatile machine is the result of experimental work which began a number of years ago. It is a card programed electronic control system using high accu racy metering means. Compensates If Flows Change Another interesting feature of the system is its ability to correct and compensate when the flow of any one component fails to achieve the required flow rate. If, for ex ample, the punch card request asks for 100 gallons per minute of one component and the maximum flow Offers Great Versatility obtainable is 75 gallons per minute, To explain the versatility and the system immediately cuts the scope of this machine, let us as flow of all other components to sume that a fluid is being drawn maintain the same three-fourths from six different tanks, each of proportions. which is to furnish a different com Green and Decker built two ponent. This is being drawn at the complete models before the con rate of 100 gallons per minute from struction of the current one. the first tank, 75 gallons per min The first was a mechanical set- ute from the second, 60 from the point gain-in-weight system. The third, five from the fourth, 30 from second was an electronic set-point the fifth, and 20 from the sixth. gain-in-weight system. These early The order or "request" for this - systems were such that they could mixture is recorded on a punched withdraw one component of a business card. When it is inserted blend at a time. into the machine, it controls the While these developments were impulses necessary to open valves under way, the value of a continu to that degree which will control ous blend system was recognized. the flow needed from each of the Green and Decker began the de tanks. By the time the mixture sign of a complete new system, and reaches the end of the line where a prototype has been built to test it is to be loaded for shipment or the design features. A patent ap- stored, it is blended in the exact (Continued on Page 2) L. M. Decker, left, and Warren E. Green, both electrical engineers in the Instrument Development Group, are shown with a prototype of the electronic blending system which they developed. This system, which is of wide application in the petroleum industry, will be made avail able to customer oil companies at cost. ETC 26649 Page 2, The Antiknock June, 1960 > SOMEBODY FORGOT! Day Camp Registration Sets Record Whose daughter? We don't know. But she could be yours, or your grandchild, or your niece, or your sister. You could be suffering the anxiety, the tragedy, the hope, and the fear that her parents endure as a result of an automobile accident. Why did it happen? Because some* body forgot that we must be aware of the need for Safety---Everywhere All the Time! This is an appeal to you. Don't let one moment of carelessness-- when you forget that there is a need for safety everywhere all the time --bring this tragedy to any child. In your daily driving, and especially during your vacation trip, accept accident prevention as your personal responsibility so that this will not happen because you forgot! -NEWS IN BRIEF- The contracts between the Com pany and the Allied Oil Workers Union, covering wage roll and cler ical and hospital salaried em ployees, have been extended for a year through June 1, 1961. Ralph Doemer, "Chuck" Bruton and W. F. McCarthy sang in quar tet groups participating in the fourth annual Paraae of Harmony. The show was staged at the Lee High School by the local chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. Doerner is vice president of the local chapter and Bruton is secretary. John Hogan has been named chairman of the I960 Teacher Em ployment Program of the Chamber of Commerce's Educational Com mittee. Cooperating with the Chamber in the project are the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, the Louisiana Division of Employment Security and private employment agencies. Joe Culmone, area director of the National Management Association, was awarded the NMA's Certifi cate of Recognition recently for outstanding service in 1959. Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong commended employees for the superb job they did in pro tecting personnel and equipment during an emergency resulting from a power failure at Gulf States recently. He called this effort one of the outstanding examples of team work and cooperation in the history of the Plant. The Daily Bulletin observed its seventh birthday last month. The first plantwide issue was distribut ed on May 1, 1953. Registration of boys and girls for this year's Company Day Camps was running far ahead of last year's registration as The Anti knock went to press. As of May 23, the number registered for the two camps had reached 705. Program is Expanded The 10-day camp for boys begins on June 6 and extends to June 17. The girls camp begins on June 20 and continues through July 1. This year's registration greatly exceeds that for the first camps held last year, when the program of youth activities for the children of employees replaced the annual Ethyl family picnics. Last year registration of boys and girls was slightly over 400. This year the camp program is being expanded to include new activities and additional facilities. Transportation of the children from the Plant to the ERA Park in the mornings and back to the Plant in the afternoon will coincide with the work schedule of parents. Suffi cient buses are being provided to allow all children whose parents requested this method of reaching the camp to be transported. Seven-Year-Olds Can Attend This year, the age limit of the youngsters was lowered from a minimum of eight years to seven to permit additional children to participate. Employees' children up to 14 years are eligible to at tend. Ben H. Burge and Hardy Wells will again serve as director and assistant director for the two camps. They will be assisted by two senior adult male counselors for the boys and two female adult counselors for the girls. In addi tion, the boys camp will have 19 camp leaders--older sons of em ployees--to assist in conducting the many activities for the boys. For the girls' camp there will be 23 older daughters of employees to serve as camp leaders. Supplementing these leaders and counselors will be the regular ERA Pool staff of qualified life guards, who will be in charge of all swim ming activities. Parents' Night Planned The climax of each of the camps will be a parents' night program, at which awards to outstanding camp ers as well as team and individual awards will be presented. Following the parents' program, the campers will remain for the night for the annual sleep out. Many activities are planned for the night including camp fire activities, movies and story telling. Each child is to bring bedding for sleeping on the ground or floor. Cereal and milk will be provided for the youngsters the following morning prior to their being picked up by parents. Those selected to serve as camp leaders for the boys' camp include Freddie Hollier, William D. Cline, Neill Terry, David Phillips, Larry Smith, Sammie Forbes, John Hogan, Paul Gros, Buddy Boud reaux, Wendell Blackwell, Robert Shoiar, Billy Grady, Perry Ed wards, Alva Edwards, Ricky Bar rios, Woodrow Snyder, Gerald Eastin, Rusty McClellan, and Jim my Broussard. Girl Leaders Named Girls chosen to be leaders at the girls' camp are Judy Bond, Bettye Williams, Donna Hendry, Cherry Frederick, Cheryl Tullier, Billie Jo Stewart, Mary K. New, Carol Porta, Susan Croissant, Dianne Worsham, Catherine Rousseau, Janet Williams, Peggy Gibbens, Mary Lou Gibbens, Rosemary Mil ler, Virgie Joiner, Nell Charbonnet, Suanne McKenney, Loring Bacot, Barbara Gianelloni, Janey Rhorer, Gayle Foster and Connie Mack. Local Employees-- (Continued from Page 1) plication on the system has been filed. The system will be sold to cus tomer oil companies at cost as a customer service. Oil companies have long expressed their need for such a system. This system will soon be in stalled at the Houston Plant. After completion, which is anticipated in September, it will be available for inspection by refinery representa tives. Green was employed in June 1951. A native of Nebraska and a graduate of Iowa State, he holds a BS degree in electrical engi neering. He began work here as a junior engineer in General Engineering. In 1954 he became an instrument engineer in Project Engineering, and in 1959 was named acting group leader of the Instrument De sign Group. He became group leader of the Instrument Develop ment Group later the same year. He holds one other patent devel oped for the Company covering the automatic EtCI feed system for TEL autoclaves. Decker joined the Company in 1947 as the technical supervisor in Maintenance. He is a native of Texas and a graduate of the Uni versity of Texas, where he re ceived his BS in electrical engi neering. He has been in Engineering since 1950 and in the Instrument Devel opment Group since 1958. He holds one patent of his own and one which he developed for the Com pany covering a nozzle to be used for injecting molten metal into a pressure vessel. This photo shows boy day campers last year standing at attention as the flag is raised at the ERA Park. A varied program will provide fun and recreation for the crowds of youngsters. More boys and girls have registered Ibis year for the outings than were registered for the first Company camps last summer. f ETC 26650 Promo One emp supervisor, employees ing capaciti ments, anc were reassi cently. John M. supervisor moving fro in Industrie Vernon i the positior was named Maintenanc Andy W acting supr opment, wr that section May 1, Ja ment in Fi visor, Indi changed to Ch In a rea: Maintenanc ployees, an four emplo; A. E. Hutc pervisor, ( visor, EtC Parker mo visor. Soda ing supervi Joe Thomp visor, EtCI visor. Cons Tracey wo pervisor, Maintenarn On May Engineenn Houston V< coordinator Also on b men assut Hilton Bat tion of ass iating, fro auditor. K ditor, been Cost. Rot assistant s> assistant able, and 1 confident^' [ ior auditor [ R&D > ; New as> . employees I ly. A.P. director. . Developin' ? cial assign \ ning of will be an Walter' I ing assist a search, li the activ t Research ucts Rose rad. win* special as pervisor > suming s< previous!' Barksdi Page 3, The Antiknock June, 1960 cord Promotions, Reassignments Announced .ere will be n [Joyces to One employee was promoted to R&D reassignments also include supervisor, the jobs of three other those of Don Park from Process leaders and :;ular ERA it'e guards, i all swim- employees were changed from act ing capacities to permanent assign ments, and 18 other employees were reassigned to new jobs re cently. Design to Manufacturing Technical Services, and of Robert Planchet and Ronald Gray from Manufact uring Technical Services to Proc ess Design. Also moving to a new .iimcd John M. Barksdale, was named assignment in May was John Mc supervisor in Sodium Operations, Carthy who moved from acting iIn: camps moving from assistant supervisor assistant superintendent of Tech. .['ii^ram, at in Industrial Engineering. Services to project leader in Proc .tint; camp- ess Development. mdividual I ' program, m for the Vernon Smythe, who had held the position in an acting capacity, was named superintendent in TEL Maintenance late in April. On May 18, Merlin Koenecke, as sistant superintendent of EtCl Op erations, was placed on special assignment as assistant superinten sleep out. Andy Wikman, who has been dent of Manufacturing Technical iiied for the activities. Each child ..leeping on Icreal and acting supervisor of Process Devel opment, was named supervisor in that section on May 13. Earlier, on May 1, James Brierley's assign ment in Finance as acting super Services. Inasmuch as the assign ment is temporary, no replacement for him in EtCl Operations was named. Wilson David, TEL-Sod. M&C, left, was awarded a $215 suggestion award last month for his adopted idea on material savings in mainte nance work on the Plant. Making the presentation was Jack Fuller, M&C foreman. d for the visor, Industrial Insurance, was g morning ked up by c as camp np include i D. Cline, lips. Larry >os, John kly Boud<-!!, Robert Perry Edlicky Barr, Gerald . and Jim- changed to supervisor. Changes in M&C In a reassignment of duties of Maintenance and Construction em ployees, announced in late April, four employees assumed new jobs. A. E. Hutchinson moved from su pervisor, Construction, to super visor, EtCl Maintenance; A. J. Parker moved from acting super visor, Sodium Maintenance, to act ing supervisor, EtCl Maintenance; Joe Thompson moved from super visor, EtCl Maintenance, to super ERA Rodeo Held at False and Old Rivers All roads for Plant fishermen led to False River and Old River from May 20 through May 28. At that time, the ERA Fishing Rodeo was going full tilt with attractive prizes adding to the fun of the fishing competition. Six prizes were offered in the adult division for bass starting at $50 and going down to $20. The visor, Construction, and William J. biggest bream registered by an ned Tracey was transferred from su adult fisherman was a cinch for a lers at the nd, Bettye \ Cherry , Billie Jo iv, Carol t. Dianne Rousseau, Gibbens, mary Mil- harbonnet, Bacot, ey Rhorer, Mack. pervisor, EtCl Maintenance, to Maintenance engineer. On May 1, Russell McClellan, Engineering, was named to the Houston VC1 Team as construction coordinator. Also on May 1, four other Finance men assumed new assignments. Hilton Bates returned to the posi tion of assistant supervisor, Tabu lating, from acting intermediate auditor. Kenneth Dunn, senior au ditor, became assistant supervisor, Cost. Robert Moles moved from assistant supervisor. Tabulating, to assistant supervisor, Accounts Pay able, and Leon Price moved from confidential clerk, Payroll, to jun ior auditor, Audit Section. R&D Men Get New Duties New assignments for seven R&D employees were announced recent ly. A. P. "Jerry" Giraitis, assistant director, Chemical Research and Development, was placed on spe cial assignment on which the plan ning of long-range research goals will be among his responsibilities. $40 win, and five others could qualify for awards ranging down to $15. Three prizes were offered for sac-a-lait -- $10, $7.50 and $5. Awards of $10 and $7.50 awaited the winners in the catfish division. In the Children's Division, prizes of $15 and $5 were offered for bass; $10 and $5 for bream, and $5 for rough fish. Everybody who "wet a line" had an equal chance to win the $50 par ticipation prize. Clyde Norris and Earl "Choo Choo" Dugas are co-chairmen of the Rodeo committee. Working with them were Will Kennon, W. I. Gillespie, Gene Cothem, Lou Sny der. Bill Croissant, Roy Phillips, J. A. Ware, and Bob Curry. Ridlon Dies Emory Ridlon, whom many employees remember was lo cated here from 1937 to 1945, Frederick Neubig, VCI Op., left, received a $100 suggestion award re cently for his idea on an improved operating procedure in Vinyl Chloride. W. E. "Ted" Crawford, right, VCI Op. foreman, made the presentation. David Gets $215 Idea Award An idea on savings of mater ials in Plant maintenance work brought Wilson David, TEL-Sod. M&C, a $215' award last month, second highest award of the month. It was David's second adopted idea. Fred Neubig, VCI Op., picked up the third high award of $100 for his suggestion on an improved op erating procedure in Vinyl Chlor ide Operations. It was Neubig's first award. Others getting awards included: $25 Award Grace Norwood. R&D $20 Awards Clyde L. Ward. TEL-Sod. M&C; Wil lie Kent, TEL Labor; Charlie Dnhe, Power. $15 Awards Lucille McQueen, Emp. Rel.; Shirley Mayhall, R&D; D. H. Wainwrigbt and A. A. Hlggln* (Share), and A. R. Choppin, all of Sod. Op.; Eugene Ory, M&C. $10 Awards Harry P. Lemolne and C. R. New. both of Qua). Corn.; Sam Oakley and Lee B. Sibley, both of TEL-Sod. M&C; T. E. Chapman and C. A. Brounsard (Share) and R. E. Hall, James Orillion and L. A. Richardson, all of Sod. Op. Certificate of Award Warren Kirarh. CR&D. Walter E. Foster was named act ing assistant director, Chemical Re search. He will be responsible for the activities of the Applications Research and Intermediate Prod ucts Research groups. Frank Con rad. who has been serving on a special assignment, was named su pervisor of Chemical Research, as suming some of the responsibilities died at Wilmington, Del., on May 15. He was 53 years of age. His death was attributed to a heart attack. Funeral services were con ducted on May 18 at the Chandler Funeral Home in Wilmington. Interment fol lowed in Richmond, Va. Production Planning Keeps Title Production Planning, the defend ing champions of the ERA League, completed the season with another victory under their belts. In the annual bowling competi tion with Esso, Ethyl bowlers won a 21,991 to 21,918 victory victory by a score of 22.414 to 21,679. At the annual awards banquet held May 24, ERA bowlers elected Fred Frey president of the league for the 1960-61 season. Serving with him will be Fred Koch, vice- previously held by Foster. Immediately following this, they president; Joe PoJito, secretary; accepted the challenge of Dow and Walt Donham, treasurer. Chemical for a special bowl-off. Our bowlers marked up another Trophies went to all members of the league winning Production Planning team. lent ion as ovide fun girls have the first Barksdale Smythe Wikman Brierley Safety Everywhere ALL the Time Winners of trophies for individ ual high honors included: George Johnston, high average--184; Nick Papp. high handicap series--709; A1 Haefner, high handicap game-- 325; Jules Beyssclance, high scratch series--651; and John Crutchfield, high scratch game--268. ETC 26651 To Operate Baton Rouge Plant-- Company Spends $25 A/p Am To Purchase Needed M&ls, S These three pictures represent two "big buys" we make locally to oper ate the Baton Rouge Plant--raw materials and power and utilities. At left, Victor Erwin, Sodium Operations, turns main valve oC line that brings our supply of salt brine to the Plant. In center are pipes which bring in ethylene, hydrogen and other raw materials as well as steam. At right. Substation Operator John Babin is shown at control panel which measures our incoming supply of electricity. A small portion of our tremendous requirements for lead is filled by pur chase of locally smelted lead. Here some of it is being unloaded from a boxcar by Isaac James, laborer 1/c. This is only one of the raw mate rials purchased locally. This and other spending in the community by the Company contributes to the Baton Rouge area economy. This is the fourth in a series of articles which The Antiknock is proud to present to employees. Beginning with "The Ethyl Circle" article show ing where employees live, the series has told of the many and varied citizenship activities of em ployees, and the economic impact that their $21 million in annual pay makes in that "Ethyl Cir cle." This article continues the theme by showing that in operating the Baton Rouge Plant, the Com pany is providing still another economic impact through its $25 million in annual purchases in this area. Twenty-five million dollars is a whale of a lot of money! That much money would buy a lot of things. With it and land you could start yourself a town with over 1,200 homes in the $20,000 class. Twenty-five million dollars would provide $500,000 spending money a year, for 50 years--even if you didn't invest the principal and draw interest on it. Yet, $25 million is the amount the Company spends annually here in the Baton Rouge Area for goods and services--for the raw materials, operating supplies and equipment and the services--to operate the Baton Rouge Plant. That $25 million going to a wide assortment of businesses is another indication of Ethyl's importance to the economy of the Baton Rouge area. Thousands of Items Needed It would be impossible for any one person or one organization alone to supply the literally thousands of items that are bought here for use on the Plant. That's why $25 million goes to hundreds of business concerns in the city and the immediate vicinity of Baton Rouge. That's why Ethyl and other indus tries which have located here are such important economic assets to the Baton Rouge Area. Not only do they provide the jobs and payrolls themselves, but their purchases of a wide variety of requirements give another economic boost helping to support more biierns with moi and more payroll, fcsional service more homes and schurches for ou growing community Last month The Hold how the $21 million in pay tiloyees has an an business throug in which the Add the $25 miJlionny spends in tl for Plant requirerniu more than that real economic l Ethyl and its have locally. Yes, $25 million d>t of money! ing it down, it's arf over $2 milh month that goes toere just to ki Baton Rouge Plantat amount of buys a lot of thinges, forms, and And that's what itanufacture oui ucts and provide tb equipment w on our jobs. Carry MMMO Items Since we must '22,000 items Stores stocks aloners only a pari' ing of the things eng people mu During the year menls of the Rouge Plant will nut of product anodes to aprons, rs to bearing chemicals to cans, * to drafting si from ethylene to elbulbs, from fu and fixtures to fit: grinders to : from lumber to labters, from mm to mimeograph pain power to piping to paper an pins. Furthermore, theeds range fit materials to rivets.n cell parts t< and from air conir employee * right down through and washes A substantial mase items are "iv through local suppijig" items in c I purchases are pouind other rav. rials. The Plant usetricity, for v J than all the homed of Baton R<> t Although the Company manufactures chlorine, its needs here are so gTeat that more of it must be purchased for manufacturing purposes. Here, a car of chlorine from an area supplier b being prepared for un loading in the Sodium Area by Enos M. Martin, Sod. op. 1/c. Safety goggles, spectacles and much of the other safety equipment used on the Plant are purchased locally. Here Mike Porch, Safety, fits George Forbes, Maint., with a pair of safety glasses. One service providlanl which is practically everyoreiiMVc teleph* tern. The instaUatiff of Plant tel<| is another local e ETC 26652 1 1 \5 Mn Annually In Local Area Ma&ls, Supplies and Services [.port more b :rns with more jobs ire payroll, ssional services, and umes and sc lurches for our everg community ; month The told how the annual iJhon in pay t( >lotyees has an impact 'iness througi tn which they live, l-o $25 million nv spends in the area l uu requiremebu more than double economic Ethyl and its people oeally. $25 million i t of money! Break .lown, it's an over $2 million per that goes to lere just to keep the Rouge Plant at amount of money lot of thingsbe;s, forms, and styles, IlKit's what it anufacture our prodIikI provide th 1 equipment we need jobs. Carry 000 Items v we must c 22.000 items in our ; stocks alone, ,s only a partial list- the things people must buy. the year t.ii nents of the Baton Plant will of products from to aprons, to bearings, from cals to cans, f: to drafting supplies, lylene to ele^iulbs, from furniture Ixtures to fitt: grinders to gaskets, lumber to labo u.ers, from machinery [neograph pap m power to pencils, to paper and pins. Ihermore, the eds range from raw |als to rivets, cell parts to screws jom air conti employee comfort jlmvn through and washers. libstantial maji ? items are obtained kh local suppli<n ug" items in our local ases are powi id other raw mateI The Plant us< :tricity, for example, 1)1 the homes of Baton Rouge. It uses tremendous quantities of steam, and it buys such raw materials locally as ethylene, chlorine, aluminum chloride and salt brine. Some of the other raw materials such as bromine compounds and lead, in the quantities we require, are not avail able in the immediate Baton Rouge area. When it comes to operating supplies, here are just some of the types of products that are purchased locally. Piping of many kinds, lumber, valves and fittings, tools, structural steel, electrical supplies, medical supplies, stationery and office supplies, ce ment and other insulation materials, janitorial sup plies, such things as clam shells and--oh yes--nuts, bolts, and washers by the millions. Safety Equipment Bought Locally There are many other classes of materials that are not operating supplies but which are almost as important. For example, the Company provides nearly 100 items of safety equipment, including spe cial safety glasses for many employees. Not all of the things Ethyl buys in Baton Rouge are delivered by railroad or by truck. Just as is the case with any plant, we need a lot of the other fellow's services to keep a plant operating. Such serv ices as that of maintaining our vast network of tele phones is required. The many typewriters and other office machines need constant attention to keep them in good working condition. Many Services Are Needed Other services which we purchase require special ists in their fields. For example, hundreds of forms, stationery, and even The Antiknock you are reading now are printed by local printing plants. Yes, $25 million is "big" money. That many dol lars help make the Company and its employees a real asset to the Baton Rouge area. They help provide still another economic impact that helps make pos sible a livelihood for a great many fellow citizens of the area. Such activity helps to make Baton Rouge and the surrounding towns more progessive communities. Valves such as these displayed by George Armoney, warehouseman 1/c, are representative of the many and expensive types of equipment which are basic essentials on the Plant. Other materials include such com modities as nuts, bolts, and washers, tools, structural steel, pipe, lumber and thousands of other operating supplies. Delivery trucks, parked at the Central Stores receiving platform, give some indication of the purchased materials delivered to that spot. A great many of the more than 22,000 items in our Stores stock are pur chased through local suppliers who deliver them to the Plant by truck. >8! [ervice providelbnl which is used by [rally everyontknsive telephone sys* 'lie installation!: of Plant telephones llher local exp< Typewriters, necessary working tools for many em ployees, must be maintained and repaired. Bill Cbarleville, IBM customer engineer, cleans the type writer used by Edwins Rasch, Office Services. Pencils, paper, typewriter ribbons, mimeographed forms, snd hundreds of other items are needed by Plant personnel to perform their work. Pearl Mann looks at only part of this large supply of material in the Stationery Supply Room. Most of this is bought locally. ETC 26653 Page d, The Antiknock June, 1960 I At Annual 25-Year Dinner-- Combined Service of 'Veterans' Reaches Total of 1,278 Years Houghton Takes Top Photo Honors Joe Houghton's picture of his three-year-old daughter -- Donna, shown above, was first place winner of the April ERA Photo Contest. Houghton, who is in Finance, took the photo with a Nicca 35 mm, camera with a f/2 Nikkor lens. He used Tri-X film and available light and developed the film in Harvey's 777. He has been actively interested in photography about six years. Second prize went to John S. Thibaut, Jr., son of John Thibaut, En gineering, for his picture of tree blossoms photographed against a pretty sky background. Houghton took first runner-up honors, and J. D. Tullier, Purchasing and Traffic, and Fred Mayes, Finance, tied for second place runner-up honors. Smith Re-elected Baker citizens gave Henry Smith, Economic Evaluation, a vote of con fidence when they re-elected him mayor of Baker for a four-year term last month. Henry, who is the father of four children, is a chemical engineer with a BS degree from Mississippi State and an MS from the Univer sity of Louisville. Now a senior engineer economist in Economic Evaluation, he started here in 1951 as a chemical engineer in Process Design. He transferred to Tech Service prior to his move to Economic Evaluation. The combined years of service of employees and annuitants hon ored May 5 at the Annual Com pany 25-Year Dinner reach the grand total of 1,278 years. If the pages of history were turned back this span of years, they would go back to a period 22 years before Charlemagne, king of the Franks, was proclaimed em peror by Pope Leo on Christmas Day, 800 AD in St. Peters. Though not nearly so impressive individually, these records repre sent more years of Company serv ice than many young employees have lived during their entire life spans. Annuitant H. B. Hunt's Company service, for example, was 44 years at the time of his retirement. John Schmitt had 41 years; Charlie Phil lips continues as an active em ployee after celebrating his fortieth anniversary last January. Receiving special recognition at the dinner were Phillips, who re ceived his 40-year certificate; Bill Henry his 30-year certificate; and Thomas Curley, Walter Gulick, Harry Hinnershitz, and Roy Mona han, each of whom received a 25year certificate. Resident Manager Wallace Arm strong presented certificates to Phillips, Curley, Gulick, and Hin nershitz. Henry received his cer tificate from Glenn O. Hayes, gen eral manager of Manufacturing, a 27-year man himself who attended the dinner. Mike Voorhies, manager of Pro duction Scheduling and Distribu tion, made the presentation to Monahan. Jasper F. Kobler, Jr., assistant Safety Everywhere ALL the Time resident manager at the Houston Plant, was master of ceremonies. Kobler is a veteran employee with 33 years of service. Annuitants attending included Hunt, Carl Goode, 40 years, and B. N. McComb, 26 years. Others with more than 30 years of service included LeRoy Arm strong, Lew Barnum, John Cunard, Frank Epps (Houston), Henry Houdart, Charles R. Johnson, Gus Larson, Tommy Lee, Hugh Mur ray, Mike Porch, Harry Royal (Houston), Art Stover, Marvin Westbrook, and Harry Wheeler. Those with more than 25 years but less than 30 years of service included Hayes (New York), Jim Bergin, Clarke Burdick, C. E. "Chuck" Colvin, Bill Heck, S. A. LeCroy, Edwin J. Lorio, Gilbert S. Waldron, Jerry Whitley, Rudy Wil liams and Charles A Wilmot. Those unable to attend and their length of service were Walter Bab cock (Houston), 33 years, Larry Cliver, 26 years, Ollie Jones, 28 years, Victor Mertes, 37 years, and Leonard H. Tomlin, 38 years, and annuitants John Schmitt, 41 years, and William King, 38 years. General chairman of the affair was Alvin Hubbs, Employee Rela tions. He was assisted by a plan ning committee of Heck, Lee and Phillips as members. iftiatock Member of International Council of Industrial Editors J. T. Stephenson................................. Editor The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company--its prod ucts. progress and problems--show the activities of employees and their fami lies, and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. At the time Smith made his first race for Mayor of Baker, he had no prior political experience as a candidate. Femme Focus Club Holds Style Show The Femme Focus Club held its style show and dinner at the Log Cabin recently. Modeling clothes for the event were, from left, Mrs. A. J. Bourgeois, Mrs. W. D. Highsmith, Mrs. Carl Zeno, Mrs. L. A. Forten berry, Mrs. Donald Jacobson, Mrs. Huey Bennett, and Mrs. Jean Aime. All except Mrs. Zeno and Mrs. Aime are wives of employees. Simpson Completes Active Career Ollie Simpson, Maintenance Plan ning, begins enjoying the leisure of retirement June 1. His retire ment at age 65 under provisions of the Company Retirement Plan, brings to a close his active career with the Company that began here 23 years ago. He and Mrs. Simpson, the for mer Martha Pennington of Birm ingham, Ala., plan to enjoy their home and large yard in Baker. With no other specific plans, they will "let things develop from day to day to take care of their post retirement activities." Ollie joined the Company in 1937 as an electrician in Construc tion, transferring to Sodium Main tenance in 1941. He became a sal aried foreman 11 years ago. "I can't say anything but good about Ethyl" he commented. "I have worked many places in my life, and this certainly has been the best. Most of all I will miss my associations with my coworkers." As Simpson completes his active career here, he is especially proud of his good attendance record. Since 1947 he has lost two days of work. Other than approximately two weeks lost because of injuries in a car wreck, he has missed only eight days of work during his en tire 23 years as an employee. Marge ' to pcop many > teous sc pany at O "Ethy you?" T to hundi Baton R Empl< for the Ethyl v tor." That siders--: may ha1 it is ba< experin pie--Hn and Ma can boa1 ence in 18 year of Ethyl Guide tesy, e< everyon the "an: Baton R ication ployees where. Hazel f isiana ! U \cai I* panv sr tt She hast years olap hobby. -6 Mnrgt jr e.vper tei dudes > gj swiU'hlvfi Tc!eph< -fi years I win. i- K and ii'i'jB 'Witchl' ff chiifh'ci |: orator < je Conipnnjg hero Hi Site ami 1 a wnlob mother. 1 Scout MV "WIki- i pluyev.. tor sori ouernio! I ETC 26654 Years c Houston crumonies. loyee with included years, and n JO years Uov Armin Cunard, i). Henry inson, Gus Itiiih Murrrv Royal r. Marvin Yheeler. i 25 years of service 'oik), Jim k, C. . eck, S. A. (iilbert S. Rudy Wililmot. i and their 'alter Babrs, Larry Jones, 28 years, and years, and , 41 years, ars. the affair >yee Relay a plan. Lee and 'ouncil of ........Editor nock is to the Baton inform em its prodshow the their fami* ition of the er %i days of tely two juries in sod only his enoe. Page 7, The Antiknock June, 1960 Ten Complete 20 Years Here Harrell Batte, Eng. John W. Babin, Sr., Power Demmie R. Hatcher, TEL-Sod. M&C Perry B. LeCates, Eng. Marge Tholbern, Mabel Slaton, and Hazel Cave are the "voices of Ethyl** to people making telephone calls from outside to Plant personnel. With many years of experience in this work to help them give quick and cour* teous service, they strive to be ambassadors of good will for the Com pany and its employees. Operators Are the 'Voice of Ethyl' "Ethyl Corporation--may I help you?" That's the "Voice of Ethyl" to hundreds of people who call the Baton Rouge Plant every day. Employees on the Plant who dial for the operator hear that same Ethyl voice answering -- "Opera tor." That "Voice of Ethyl" to out siders--and to us on the Plantmay have three different tones but it is backed up by many years of experience. It is really three peo ple--Hazel Cave, Marge Tholbern and Mabel Slaton. Together they can boast of over 35 years' experi ence in switchboard operation and 18 years experience as the "Voice of Ethyl." Guided by their slogan of cour tesy, consideration and help to everyone, these three operators are the "ambassadors of good will" to Baton Rouge callers and "commun ication assistants" to fellow em ployees on the Plant and else where. Have Long Experience Hazel Cave worked for the Lou isiana Public Safety Department 11 years before joining the Com pany seven and one-half years ago. She has one son, Cyril, who is 22 years old. For relaxation and as a hobby, she enjoys cooking. Marge Tholbern's switchboard experience began in 1938 and in cludes six years of working on the switchboards for Southern Bell Telephone Company and seven years here. Her husband, Dar win, is a switchboard installer and repairman for Southern Bell, so the two of them speak a com mon "language" when they discuss switchboard problems. Their two children are Paula, 13, and Phyllis, 3. Marge enjoys home movies, skat ing and swimming for recreation. Mabel Slaton worked as an op erator one year before joining the Company. She has been an operator here three and one-half years. She and her husband, Louis, who is a watch repairman, have two sons --Sandy, 9, and Claude. 7. Her hobby is her boys. As an interested mother, she is active in the Cub Scouting program. "What can your fellow em ployees do to help you provide bet ter service to all?" we asked the operators. "Four things will help us most," they agreed. "They are: "(1) To signal the opera tor, `flash* the phone slowly. When you rapidly jiggle the posts in the phone receiver cradle, it doesn't flash the light on the control board to signal the operator. "(2) Do not ask operators to transfer outgoing calls made by dialing "9." These calls do not go through our switchboard. "(3) Do not leave the phone after placing a long distance call, unless you not ify the operators where you can be reached. "(4) Remember that in coming calls cannot be con nected to restricted numbers on the Plant. The restricted numbers are 360 through 499, 600 through 659, and 8100 through 8199. If your num ber is included in these, be sure to tell outside contacts to call you on another num ber." Five Get Patents Recent patents issued to Plant employees are: To Jerry Giraitis, Tillmon Pear son and Dick Pinkerton on a proc ess for the manufacture of dicyclopentadienyl manganese com pounds. These compounds are "first cousins" to Ethyl's new antiknock, AK-33X. To Tom Whaley on a process for the preparation of high purity thorium metal from thorium di oxide. To Tom Whaley and Julius Greblick, a former Detroit employee, on new types of metal suspen sions having unique properties. Safety Everywhere ALL the Time Harold J. Madden, Budgets & Standards Drury L. Snyder, EtCl M&C Hubut'N. Eleven employees at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month. Seven received 15-year awards, four received 10-year awards, and flve reached the fiveyear mark during May. 15 Years Bradford F. Bahm, TEL-Sod. M&C Lee L LeBlanc, Stores Herman M. Alford, Qual. Cont. Harvey J. Gautreau, Stores CLASSIFIED ADS For Sale Westlngbouse automatic waaher -- needs repairs. Looks good. Make offer. Phone WA 1-0822. G. E. three-burner, deep well electric range. Excellent condition. Will not re fuse reasonable offer. Phone WA 4-2334. Two-bedroom house at 4812 Monarch Street. $7,600. Phone EL 5-5713. A limited number of Mexican orchid plants will be available July 20. These orchids grow in soil. $5 each. Phone EL 5-2751. 12-ft. plywood factory-built runabout boat with steering mechanism and up holstered scats. $85. Can be seen at 5045 Sycamore Drive. Kenmore deluxe Ironer. $35; practice iano. $100; radio and phonograph comination, $25. and % ton air conditioner, $50. Phone EL 5-2981. Taking orders for fresh cage eggs. Phone OL 4-2360. AKC registered Dachshund puppies, females, $5) each. Phone WA 4-1941. Stronoberg-Cartson hi-fi console in blonde mahogany. Two speakers, one Wilmus A. Toups, M&C Aristide D. Treloar, Jr., EtCl M&C Onel M. Lambert, EtCl M&C Peter S. Gulla, TEL-Sod. M&C Albert L. Freeman. TEL-Sod. M&C 10 Years Joseph A. Guillaume, TEL-Sod. M&C Sterling A. Diet, Finance Joseph D. Harris, Prod. Plan. Le&oy J. Landry, Emp. Rel. 5 Years Bernard A. Sobel, Eng. & Math. Sciences James L. Andrews, Proc. Development James D. Byrd, Chem. Res. William J. Easley, R&D Serv. Curry J. St. Pierre, Tech. Serv. 12-inch coaxial and one 8-lnch. Excellent condition. Phone WA 1-2633. Maple chest of drawers and a vanity dresser. $40 each. Phone WA 4-1475. Two lots in Essen Heights, 77-ft.xl35ft. each--$3,000 each. One large lot in Goodwood Homesites. $6,700; two-bed room brick house at 5181 Jackson Ave nue. corner lot, fenced back yard, $14,000. Phone EL 7-6023 after 4:30 p.m. Cronco ice chest -- 12-inches x 12inches x 18-inches -- $7; portable wash ing machine, $15; two 110-volt electric fans, $5 each; 5 hp. Johnson Sea Horse outboard motor, good condition. $75; 10hp. Scott outboard motor, $90. Phone DI 4-7991. For Sale or Trade Two lots in Magnolia Estates $880 or anything of equal value. Phone WA 18450. For Rent Nice country home in downtown Slaughter, La. Two bedrooms, dinette, kitchen and bath on one acre of land. Has refrigerator, stove and is partially furnished if desired. $30. Phone DI 21210. Large five-room unfurnished apart ment between Acadian TOroughway and Plank Road. Phone DI 2-0154. Two-bedroom house at 522 Bayou Road, Plaquemine. Phone WA 1-8450 or Plaquemine MU 7-3206. ETC 26655 u o6 % ~d 0 CO1 0 "c 0 Qi--. 0 u 0 "fa mS * xr tm 5 Ss CL 1i *3 S 1 > 3 IC *B x E9 fi j 8 2 sa * |lv 4S) *x- ' 3 ft2r N -fi U Z * fi fi * ?" 4>)> X --C 4fc> Sm 0S fi N fi 'Z X D M -S 9 *" Ju'au X "O X4 S-- o-- u- ^5 w .t*3> to0a *Uo* ufi a* x a.2 ~ 9 v f <c_ ua ato S - C .5 " S g 2 a. g *a s =4 4 a w *5 a ."31! --v *9ts---= v .a2 g. faxi 0* 4 ftc"2 .5 S S 4J 22 20 3 3sX .a2 x a, Z -- a * -sea* fi .2 - * fi .a .2 *0 a 4< o _u2 c.fc. n -- M fui SI *_*TMSSUS sV "-fi 11| ^ J3 .5 fi -x fi " si. J5 w flj * fi X X Jx; x- fi -"affii 1. V ?s 2 <'s a *g " sSfi a~ O V .3 *&* 3-* .2 = a 2. ise -- 0 S a Z -^ S SI<3 &fiMS .5 S > :>5 -- fi D3 b au. --e s_ 5h "os vj ^ s -a 8 * c eg . S* X sq t: xfi 0 X- u *s >* o J2 fi 0 t- S I H 1S S S ETC 26656 OB -0 B | 95 ?n oS2 M *|3 A $57.1 >1 31 to Star brought |i to Plant < mittecl un System s" years ago The av. foreman. Braud's i. years l<> sj| an impn> B Operation B $500 au,;rg to Claud*- - 2.Siu Brauci's t 2.801 the s. plovees ar > in the si-. ; cash a\v;i! awards h. ' high of 1 A. Kinni". 1 award in ; k suggestion fe years. Sevetal I shared Un (Con * 1 ' \ 1 The Cover Vol. 22, No. 7 July, 1960 They Help You Remember Safety! Did you ever tie a string around your linger? Mark a note in the dust of the dashboard on your car? Stick an odd-sized piece of paper in your pocket so you wouldn't for get? Safety signs throughout the Plant, such as the EtCl sign that Harold "Red" Allen is painting, are "strings around your linger'' to re mind you that good safety on the job is in large measure your re sponsibility. You can't forget with out rapidly increasing the odds in favor of serious injuries. You must remember that short cuts in safety are highways to accidents. This basic and sound safety phi losophy "fits" anywhere--not just at the Plant By remembering and practicing the safety lessons you have learned as an employee at the Baton Rouge Plant you can reduce accidents off the job as well as while at work, This safetv sign was designed by Allen and Woody Merritt, safety engineer in the EtCl Area. Braud Receives Largest 1960 Award; Employees Get $71,905 in Six Years A $575 suggestion award on May 31 to Stanley A. Braud, Sod. Op., brought to $71,905 the money paid to Plant employees for ideas sub mitted under the Ethyl Suggestion System since its inauguration six years ago on June 1, 1954. The award, presented by his foreman, J. O. Aucoin, brought Braud's "idea earnings" for the six years to $805. His $575 award for an improvement in his Sodium Operations work area topped a $500 award received on May 20 to Claude Baham, TEL Op. 2,801 Ideas Adopted Braud's suggestion brought to 2,801 the ideas of Baton Rouge em ployees adopted by the Company in the six years, for an average cash award of $26.56 each. The awards have ranged from $10 to a high of $3,085 received by Richard A. Kinney in May, 1958, the top award in the entire companywide suggestion system for the first six years. Several women employees have shared the $71,905 paid to employ- (Continued on Page 7) Stanley A. Braud looks at the check for his suggestion award of $575. A Sodium operator, he sug gested an improvement in Sodium Operations. "Big Brother" Fred Frey, left, explains to Cecil Nall a step in the separation of organic dyes by column chromatography. Frey was one of the local R&D men who worked with outstanding chemistry students at fstrouma High School on special projects to increase their knowledge and broaden their under standing of chemistry. The program was sponsored by the local chapter of the Ameri can Chemical Society. Its first year was suc cessful because of the cooperation of tech nical men here who gave of their time as "Big Brothers" and because of the complete cooperation of Istrouma High School officials. See the complete article about the unique program on Pages 4 and 5. Better Methods Plan Will Help Plant Meet Strong Competition "Work smarter, it's easier!" That's the slogan of the Better Methods Plan which has been launched on the Plant to supple ment other cost reduction and job improvement activities. It was initiated here for supervisory per sonnel after it had produced out standing results for many indus trial concerns in various locations throughout the United States. Plan Has Six Objectives In announcing the adoption of the Better Methods Plan and the start of training sessions for the first two groups of supervisory personnel, Resident Manager Wal lace F. Armstrong said, "We have had very effective cost reduction efforts by all employees who have joined together in helping to keep the Baton Rouge Plant competitive with other plants of the Company <y This insignia, the Whootie Owl, is the constant reminder that through better methods costs can be re duced and efficiency increased. and with other suppliers of our products. "However, we cannot let up in our efforts. We must continue to pursue our cost reduction efforts in all phases of our work here. "The Better Methods Plan pro vides a tried and proven program to coordinate our further efforts to do our work more efficiently and at least cost to the Company." The Ethyl Better Methods Plan has six main objectives: improve ment of job techniques, reduction of accident hazards, reduction in waste of materials and effort, im provement of working conditions, improvement in quality of products and yields, and improvement in material handling. Committee Directs Plan A Steering Committee consisting of seven members is directing the Better Methods Plan. The mem bers, and the groups they repre sent, are John Klock, Maintenance and On-Plant Construction; Willard Mitchell, Purchasing and Traffic; Tom Coerver, Maintenance; Hu bert Crook, Finance; John llogun, Employee Relations; II. F. Brad ford, Industrial Engineering, and Les Price, Construction. Syl Lange of Industrial Engineering is coordi nator of the plan. The first step in the Better Meth ods Plan is a series of training ses sions in which supervisory per sonnel participate. The first two groups began this training on May 16. Sessions for these groups were being held twice a week for ap proximately six weeks. During the training period each participant selects a project or (Continued on Page 7) = a " * , =?- This first training group included, seated from left: S. J. Fecht, instructor and consultant for the Better Methods Plan, Syl Lange, Harry Allen, Lolis White, Dick Schneider, Herschel Kelly, and Vernon Smythe. Standing were: Ken Legleu, Tom Coerver, Francis ticnchey, Fred Hamilton, Hugh Bourque, and John McCornack. In the second of the first two training sessions for supervisory personnel were, standing, from left: A1 Friedrichs, John Hogan, Gus Larson, Bill Strader, and Rudy Williams. Seated, from left, were John Furr, Hubert Crook, Herb Collier, S. J. Fecht--consultant for the Better Methods Plan--Les Price, John Klock, Shelhy Lowe, and Willard Mifilull ETC 26657 Page 2. The Antiknock July, 1960 > Employee Sons Enjoy Activities at Ethyl Boys Day Camp The Boys and Girls Day Camps, provided by the Company for chil dren of employees with funds previously used for annual picnics, have received enthusiastic approval from the youngsters. The boys completed their two-week program at parents' night cere monies, June 17. As The Antiknock went to press the girls' activities were being concluded with a similar evening program at the ERA Park. A total of 400 boys participated in their activities, some of which are illustrated below. Pictures of the girls' camp, attended by 250 youngsters, are planned for the next issue. 1 I 1 > Their diving form may not be the best but no A spirited volley ball game adds to the compe Shuffleboard in the shade is ideal during "rest one enjoys swimming more. tition between the camping groups. time" immediately after the lunch period. High point of the camping calendar is the awards ceremony on "grad The crowd of parents attending Parents Night is indicative of their inter uation" night when outstanding individuals and groups are recognized. est in this program provided by the Company. Promotions, Reassignments Announced A number of promotions, trans fers and reassignments affecting local employees have been an nounced. Ralph B. Hollaway Hollaway was transferred in June from the Engineering De partment to the Manufacturing De partment where he is Operations supervisor in the Power Group. He was employed in 1949 as an electrical design engineer and be came a group leader in Electrical Design in 1956. J. C. LaCour LaCour, electrical engineer in the Project Design unit of Engineering, has moved to the position of acting group leader. Electrical Design. came a junior chemical engineer in Tech Services. Charles B. Hunt Hunt has been promoted from Technical Services engineer to as sistant area engineer and has as sumed the duties of acting area en gineer in the EtCl--VC1 Area. C. L. Warren Waren has been reassigned from the position of assistant super visor, Power, to that of area en gineer in Maintenance. Hollaway Hotard Warren D. Hotard Hotard has been promoted from chemical engineer to process en gineer in the TEL Area Tech Serv ices. He joined the Company in 1947 as a lab technician. In 1957, after receiving his degree at LSU. he be Hunt Mueller He was employed in 1957 as a chemical engineer in Technical Services. John D. Mueller Mueller has been promoted from process engineer to Technical Services engineer in the Sodium Area. He joined the Company in 1949 as a chemical engineer in Process Design and became engineer in Technical Services in 1950. William W. Brydon Promoted to the position of proc ess engineer in the EtCl-VCl Area, Brydon is a chemical en gineer. Immediately following his grad uation from college in 1957, he joined the Company as a chemical engineer. L. J. Governale Governale has assumed the du- Governale Brydon ties of supervisor of Process De sign and is responsible initially for the methyl chloride project. He is continuing as project manager for the aluminum alkyls project. He joined the Company as a chemical engineer in 1940, trans ferred to Process Design Engineer ing in 1945, and became a super visor in 1951. Rotational Moves Rotational moves, effective June 13, were announced for Larry Cliver and William Strader. Cliver returned to the position of acting assistant manager. Opera tions. Strader assumed the position of manager. Technical Operations. Effective June 1. Jerome E. Brown transferred to Commercial Development here from the Com pany's Detroit Laboratories. Cards of Thanks Employees have requested expression of thanks to their co workers as follows: J. B. Passons to fellow employ ees for their expressions of sym pathy and acts of kindness at the time of the death of his daughter. Betty. Bennie Mixon to the men in Sodium Operations, Sodium Day Service and Maintenance for their assistance during his loig illness. . * i i 1 Tan In Jul was on" years ol> farm cv was to Plant si: It wn.*. General Corp. d Ethyl C what w: tank cat' knock That sp; 3.000-gal --was a V In Ju Tank C. out of a inspecto ther set April. A antiknot ing coni] "torch" Dunn poration the con: dustries field at l verted n knock c progres. the mar fied chei In th' service the Com been on records ning w Antikim tion Si I and oth enough this c.r place in poralmn It Ind kv stand a it was <l'B active (I that ta:B Cmn|i,ii'i lembrr of "Et: g left Ca.| for dole pany a' p Tank f; first shaft ed for even t! this in l into u--' g and ha f Kan>a- \ the \ Aetna the o'* > inces "i dolivei torneis live set Ml tile and II.> 1: ha ICO In ' hei la. Bt unsu : Scotia wan. Ti n..t..C....in. . to Cana, liver ed most >' through product- } How ` i travel'' ' j> dicatc it j ETC 26658 \ new each iring "rest criud. Itcir inter* ocess Deitially for .et. He is nager for ject. iny as a 40. transEngineer- n super- live June i Larry ler. usition of . Operasilion of .itions. mmc E. mmorcial 11 ic Com- ks 'led exheir eoiinploynf sym..s nt the l;mghter. men in um Day fir their illness Page 3, The Antiknock July. 1960 Tank Car 300 'Retires' After 30 Busy Years on the Road In July 1930, Ethyl Corporation was one month shy of being six years old. Corn, potatoes, and other farm crops grew on the site that was to become the Baton Rouge Plant six years later. It was in July 1930 also that the General American Transportation Corp. delivered to the then young Ethyl Corporation the first car of what was to become a big fleet of tank cars which were to carry anti knock compounds to customers. That spanking new tank car -- a 3.000-gallon one built in June, 1930 --was assigned the number "300." Was Corn Field Then In June, 1960--30 years later-- Tank Car 300 had just been taken out of active service. The tank car inspector had put the "unfit for fur ther service" tag on her in late April. After 30 years of delivering antiknock compounds for the grow ing company it was waiting for the `torch" to reduce it to scrap. During that 30 years Ethyl Cor poration had grown into one of the country's leading chemical in dustries, and the corn and potato field at Baton Rouge had been con verted into the world's largest anti knock compound plant, which is progressively becoming a plant for the manufacture of other diversi fied chemicals. In those 30 eventful years, the service performed by Car 300 for the Company and its employees has been outstanding. While complete records on it from that 1930 begin ning were not available to The Antiknock, employees in Produc tion Scheduling and Distribution ana other groups have provided enough information to show that this car deserves an important place in the history of Ethyl Cor poration. It Didn't Gather Dust Indications are that "300" did not stand around gathering dust after it was delivered to the Company for active duty. Company records show that tank car shipments by the Company started in 1930. On Sep tember 17, 1930, the first tank car of "Ethyl" antiknock compound left Carney's Point, New Jersey, for delivery to the Skelly Oil Com pany at Eldorado, Kansas. covered 10,340,718 miles throughout the United States. You would have to make over 3000 transcontinental trips--New York to San Francisco --to cover the same distance. Over 15,000 of those miles were registered by Car 300 last year as "she" neared the end of her active service to the Company and its em ployees. A conservative estimate is that in its full "lifetime" of 30 years Car 300 has traveled approximately half a million miles in serving our customers It has covered this amazing distance in the service of the Company without once being involved in a wreck. As this "tribute to service" was being written, Car 300 was stand ing idle in the Plant yards, its dome removed, its 30 years of Company service at an end. It was waiting for "the end"--its scheduled reduc tion to a pile of scrap by the Tank Car Repair crews. Of course, it has been removed from service for short periods for repainting and general repairs, but records do not show that it was ever damaged in a train wreck. Tank Car 301, which was deliv ered along with or shortly after Car 300, was taken out of service in March, 1958. Other cars delivered in 1930 which were removed from service prior to "300" are 302, 305, 325, 327, and 601. Car 302, which made the first Company tank car shipment, was removed from serv ice in April, 1959. Car 601 was one of our first 6,000-gallon cars which we began using in late 1930. Old Trademark On Inner Shell Underneath the outer shell of Car 300 is the old "Q" brand trade mark. Ethyl introduced the "Q" brand of antiknock compound on June 1, 1933, for adding to regular grades of gasoline to raise the oc tane number. Previous to this all of the antiknock compounds had been used in premium gasolines and had ben identified with our fa miliar "Ethyl" trademark. The "Q" brand, designed to pro mote more use of antiknock com Tank Car 300 did not make this first shipment. Car 302 was select ed for this assignment. However, even though it failed to be in on this "first," Tank Car 300 was put into use very shortly thereafter, and has made numerous trips to Kansas on delivery missions in the 30 years since then. Actually "300" has been in 47 of the 50 states, in most of the prov inces of Canada, and in Mexico to deliver antiknock compound to cus tomers. During its 30 years of ac tive service it did not get to Florida or the two new states of Alaska and Hawaii. It has made many trips to Mex ico. In Canada, it has been in Al berta. British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia. Manitoba, and Saskatche wan. This was before Ethyl Corp. of Canada, Ltd. began supplying antiknock compound requirements to Canadian customers. It has de livered products to customers in most of our states and passed through others to deliver those products. How far do our TEL tank cars travel? Traffic Section records in dicate that in 1959 alone those cars Tank car 300 has completed its active career with the Company. It has "retired" after 30 years of faithful service delivering antiknock com pounds to customers. It was the first tank car delivered to the Company. pounds in regular gasolines, gave the first big push to improving regular grades with our product. Today there is no difference be tween the "Ethyl" antiknock com pounds used in premium and reg ular gasolines. Use of the "Q" brand trademark decal on our tank cars was discontinued in the early 1940's, even though it is still a reg istered trademark of the Company. Tank cars are inanimate things. They and a tremendous amount of other inanimate equipment are re quired by the Company to get the products we make at the Baton Rouge Plant to our customers. But even if Car 300 isn't human, she deserves the tip of the hat and a fond farewell from each of us at the Baton Rouge Plant whose jobs she has helped make possible. In newspaper circles "30" marks the end of a story, the closeout of a newspaperman's career or the end of a newspaper's existence. For the ending of 30 years of serv ice to Ethyl and its employees, "30" is indeed appropriate for Tank Car 300. \ ____ ETHYL____ \ CORPORATION This "Q" brand trademark, used for antiknock compounds for reg ular gasoline, was introduced in 1933, It is on the inner jacket of Car 300. Today, identified by the well-known black and yellow "Ethyl" emblem, the same anti knock compounds are used in both premium and regular gasolines. This is still a registered trademark. ETC 26659 Wilson Grice, advised by Gene Victor H. Dayan, left, was Big Brother to Eonnie Ashby, separated crude oil into its Tumey as the student worked on elemental analyses components by distillation. of organic compounds as a special project. Mary Pierce was assisted and guided by Ben Hodge Pat Mclnnis charted the hardness of as she investigated some of the properties of col- water from many major cities. Lou loidal systems as her special assignment. Menville was her Big Brother. With the guidance of Bob Curry, Big Brother Claude Arceneaux, left, advised Alan right, Ronnie Baker studied diftu* Mills as the student worked on the project of idem sion of salts in water solutions. tifying salts by the use of microscopy. At Istrouma High School Employee 'Big Bros' Bl< With Chemistry>grarr Tn the past several issues The Antiknock has p'ftone of them, sented a series of articles telling of the importanietermined th- of Ethyl employees and the Company itself to BatAese different Rouge and some 81 other communities in ujhich erf As anothc ployees live. Cecil Nall. \vi As a part of that series, this article tells of a ^separated met cial kind of community service rendered by sorpted organic emp- l,oy-ees. That ,is the ,service of helping young pi These pro] pie learn more about the profession or business tfr ,creasecj te s may hecome their life's work. mtributed sJ I he Big Brother program is only one of sever arl{jjne Drjor in tohich employees participate so that they cc ^ help youngsters prepare for careers. Others incluc The studei the JETS program, tohich is of special interest : at the Big B students planning to enter the field of engineerin', *ir interest and Junior Achievement, which teaches the prina ke better g pies of business to youngsters planning careers j< ven them a I themselves or as employees in industrial and oth* ilities of the business concerns. f>w better qu. Prog i The staff of Istrouma High School, outstandii The progr; chemistry students there, and 13 vounteer "B jp of Frank 1 Brothers" from Chemical R&D at the Baton Rout >uge Section Plant blazed a new trail in chemical education du tester Holm* ing the past session. This was done through a pr merican Che* gram sponsored by the Baton Rouge section of tl toool, and M American Chemical Society trouma, who In this program, which is one of the first of slant, and win kind in the United States, these Society membe Typical of devoted spare time each week to work with hen"-'tur, under tl students in chemistry on special projects. This wIV rough the en included as part of Istrouma's accelerated chemis*tl:!nctJon with course for honor students ieir visit to t Big Brothers Gave Freely of Time hile on the 1 The 13 Big Brothers gave from two to thrt hours of their time each week from midterm to tf ^e R&D L. close of school to work with honor students in tl Brothers Istrouma chemistry lab, where the youngster Because *! worked on their projects immediately after schojnts as they hours. iw the need Each student was required to carry through hfesented lu experimental project and report on it. Most of tympany, projects were completed by the first of May. Tb Awanh- varied projects included such things as undertaking ' in the fields of chromotography and crystallograph . At the li as well as analysis of water samples to determirf'^P3! El lis the hardness of water. _ Baton Rouge Water Is Good! special itstanding w j Pat Mclnnis, a senior at Istrouma working und , ^ Sp,c|- 1 the direction of Big Brother Louis Menville, charter1 ^ the hardness of water of major cities of the Umtrr . Per c' States. She sent requests for water samples to cities, and upon receipt of the samples, tested tlraems v e hardness of water in accordance with standarl Chester lf methods of water analysis. lucation pr One interesting facet of her research was ti^nerican Cb verification of the ract that Baton Rouge water ie program pi far superior to that of most cities and inferior J to be extern ijj Tommy Lang, left, assisted by Glenn Adams, studied methods of growing crystals and various crystal patterns as his project. Here, they view a sample of his work. A1 Hacfner advised John Roger Davidson in experiments leading to a better understanding of distil* lation. Students and their Big Brothers were photographed shej ley arrived I ( are Joe Gaines, Dick Pinkerton, Cecil Nall, Fred Frey. ccncaux, >1, | Roger Davidson, Gary Bailey, Wilson Grice, Tommy L .darns anil 11 Sumpter Davis, Tillmon Pearson, Chester Holmes, Shirike Chamber | Al Haefner, Don Johnson, Vic Dayan, Bob Curry, and Gf ETC 26G60 Brotls Blaze Trail istry gram for Students jck haa pr% .tie of them. From information she gained, she important- itermined the weekly soap needs of families in cl/ to Bate ese different cities. i ichich en. As another example ot projects undertaken, dl Nall, working with Big Brother Fred Frey, i'ells of a spi jarated metal ions from one another and sepa- <-/vd by ioni: :ed organic dyes by column chromatography. nij young pet < Miiinesi- the These projects, according to the Big Brothers, reased the students' knowledge of chemistry and .'tu* hut o/ severe they latributed substantially to Hiding prior to their entry their chemical into college. under- V >f herb includ The students have expressed their conviction J.nl interest at the Big Brother program helped them increase if t'Ngineerint.kfiir interest in chemistry and enabled them to I'cy the prtnnp;lke better grades. They state, also, that it has 'ii/ careers fv en them a better understanding of the responsi- ml and othe iities of the chemist in adult life and that they are vv better qualified to work toward that goal. Program Is Cooperative Endeavor |l wutstandin The program was developed under the leader- unteer "B ip of Frank Conrad, R&D, chairman of the Baton Baton Rouy: 'iiye Section of the American Chemical Society; Plication dui hester Holmes, Qualify Control, who served as through a pri .verican Chemical Society agent for Istrouma High cciion of th :hool, and Mike Chambers, chemistry teacher at rouma, who is now a summer employee at the |;hc* lirst of it; ant, and who has been in past summers. I icly member Typical of the activities of the group were their f; k with hono . under the guidance of their Big Brothers, vis This wa [rough the equipment exhibit at LSU held in conl.tcd ehemistr uction with the analytical symposium there, and eir visit to the Baton Rouge Plant in early May. l mte rule on the Plant, they attended a luncheon in the two to thretfi1feteria, toured the Plant, and spent the afternoon nulterm to tht the R&D Laboratory, where they observed their (indents in thi Brothers at work. 0 youngster! Because of their concern for the safety of stu utter schoo nts as they performed experiments. Big Brothers the need for protective goggles. These were y through h esented to the group by the American Optical . Most of th: tnpany. 01 May. Th< . undertaking: Awarded Certificates of Appreciation |rystaUograph' At the honors convocation held at Istrouma, lo determini rincipal Ellis A. Brown presented the Big Brothers ::h special certificates of appreciation for their ..standing work in this project. Ltd! kinking unde: |nville, chartec of the Unitec Jmples to thesi |les. tested the He said, "This has been the first year we have ii the Big Brother program at school. We give it ;; 100 per cent endorsement because it has given ictical and scientific enrichment to our chemistry .dents. We want to be included next year!" cith standarc Chester Holmes, chairman of the high school ucation program for the local chapter of the Larch was theptierican Chemical Society, states that not only is louge water program planned for Istrouma next session but Ind inferior to to be extended to other schools in the parish, also. Gary Bailey, right, was advised Dick Pinkerton was Big Brother to Joe Gaines and by Don Johnson as he studied ion assisted and guided him as he performed expert- exchange resins. ments in electroplating. Tillmon Pearson, left, guided Sumpter Davis as he Vida Davis, guided by Big Brother studied the chemistry of explosives as his work in Shirl Cook, studied tars from cigar- the Big Brother project. ette smoke. Istrouma Principal Ellis A. Brown, left, and Mike Chambers, chemistry teacher there, gave their complete support to the Big Brother program. Brown presented certificates of appreciation to the Big Brothers and organizers of the program. Frank Conrad is at left; Chester Holmes, center. tv.' \ & if*' M mi l graphed shoirt ey arrived for their Plant visit. Front row, left to right, Fred Frey (teneaux, Mary Pierce, Vida Davis, Pat Mclnnis, John . Tommy Laiq tdams and Ronnie Tumey. Back row, left to right, are lolmes, Shirl ke Chambers, Ronnie Baker, Alan Mills, Ben Hodge, l urry, and Gei One of the highlights of the Big Brother program was the visit of the students to the Plant. Here they are shown dining with their Big Brothers in the Cafeteria. During the afternoon they observed their Big Brothers at work in the laboratory. ETC 26661 Page O'. The Antiknock July. 1960 Two Observe Long Service Anniversaries I Sixteen Complete Twenty Years of Service Archie L. Allred, TEL-Sod. M&C William J. Henry, manager of Em- Harry Hinnershitz, Production ployee Relations, completed 30 Planning, observed his twenty- years of service last month. fifth anniversary in June. - - Recently Deceased - - Employees were saddened by the passing of two employees and one annuitant recently. Hugh V. Smith and Walter Simmons, both em ployees. died May 30 and June 9, respectively. John O. Regan, an an nuitant who had taken early retire ment last fall, died June 8. Hugh Vernon Smith Smith. 56, was a carpenter 1/c in TEL-Sod. M&C. He had been em ployed as a me chanical helper on July 7. 1943. His body was at t h e HollabaughSpindle Funeral Home until May 31 when services were held at the Baker Baptist Church. Inter ment was in Greenoaks Memorial Park. He is survived by his widow, the former Vera Laird, Baton Rouge; mother. Mrs. Irma Smith. Brookhaven: two sons. Bobby Hugh and Willie Victor Smith, both of Baton Rouge; two daughters. Mrs. F. L. Walker. Brookhaven, and Mrs. T. H. Sawyer. Baton Rouge; two sisters. Mrs. Vernon Smith. Brookhaven; and Mrs. Aulsev Crump, Baton Rouge, and four brothers, Ira and Willie of Brookhaven; Alton of Auburn, Miss., and Ray of Greenwood, Miss. Member of International Council of Industrial Editors J. T. Stephenson............................... Editor The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company--its prod ucts. progress and problems--show the activities of employees and their fami lies. and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. Walter P. Simmons Simmons died at his residence June 9 following an extended ill ness. He was 53 years of age. The body re mained at the HollabaughSpindle Mortuary until June 10 when services were held. Burial was in the Resthaven Garden of Memories. Simmons had been hired by the Company in 1942 as a mechanical helper. He was an EtCl Mainte nance foreman at the time of his death. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Wanza Pass man; one son, Robert, of New Or leans; two brothers, George of Franklinton, and Robert. Yazoo City. Miss.; one grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. John O. Regan Regan died June 8 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital following an extended ill ness. The 57-year-old annuitant had taken advantage of the Company's early retirement offer last fall. His body re mained at the HollabaughSpindle Funeral Home until June 10 when funeral services were held, followed by in terment in Roselawn Memorial Park. He had been a Sodium Opera tions foreman at the time of his retirement. His service with the Company dated back to 1937 when he was employed to work in Con struction. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Carrie Lou Yearwood; one sister, Mrs. M. J, House, and three half-sisters, Mrs. T. J. Ingram, Mrs. Lucie Parker and Mrs. Maude Sherman, all of Birmingham, Ala. Simon P. Armwood, TEL Labor - 'ft Louis Wilford, EtCl Labor Contest Winner! His infant cousin, "Pipper" Darmstadter, was Jini Denson's subject for the first prize-winning photo in the May ERA Photo Contest. John Thibaut. Jr., son of John Thibaut, Engineering, won the second prize with a close-up pic ture of a cat. He took both honor able mention awards with pictures of a flower and of jet planes. He had also won the second prize in the April contest. Denson used a Leica M3 with an Elmar 90mm lens to photograph the winning picture. Ned Williams, TEL Labor (A picture of Elmer A. Ambrose, TEL-Sod. M&C, was not available. He received his 20-Year pin last month.) William J. Henry, Emp, Rel. with 30 years of service, heads the field of those celebrating long serv ice anniversaries. His service dates back to June, 1930. Observing 25 years of service was Harry L. Hinnershitz, Prod. Plan. His service dates back to June, 1935. Sixteen other employees ob served 20 years of service, five com pleted 15 years of service, three completed 10 years of service, and six reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Carlton F. WVlrh, TEL-Sod. M&C Thma* H. Mtirtalls, EtCl M&C (leorge A. Allain, Stores John R. Miller, Stores Clyde R. Meyer*, M&C 10 Years William A. Clark. R&D Scrv. Thomas P. Whaley, CR&D John H. McCarthy, proc. Dos 5 Years Charle* F.. Colvin, 111, Ind. F.nc John K. Preaawood, CR&D James M. Riddle, Commercial Devel opment Philip S. Ment*. Commercial Develop ment William R. Fulgham, Proi. Eng. Howard B. Wler, in, M&C PR h Copy When lie Re/ni article it: Antiknoc ees' civic tivities i ters reqi: started v the woi have con Belgium, A cop sent in along w lows: "We ai attached knock v backgrou article in ies we at in 1960. "The i our emp! that fhtn commum Brauc lO ees here Leading Myrna T gestions 10th an. Other eluded > AI Kn k his .suuv in the C adopted L. G a $70 av. suggest!' Op., let eighth. Othei> were: c. >. n H. A. V Aub**rt '1 Bette; IO work >i opernti" great <! work nn find \wr. safer, if* imprm All sii ated 0*i agemen* pioved adopfe- i Mntl'.i lies me Better Trainee'present in their provenm cquipn ways laids au ditions Arj r i.- the mde fori is plan. Rn to deve! ETC 26662 Page 7, The Antiknock July, 1960 Yet Nets $2,250 Profit for ERA ^>4 l *) fVilliam F. | Weldon, I So<l. Op. IV. Ambrose, [)i available, pin last |Kmp. Re)., heads the lung servIrvice dates Service was [hod. Plan, to June, ivees ob. live com^ n*c. three rvire. and mirk last ft.i M&c: 1 .\ix-r Kng. i< i.il Devel- [.1 |JOVt'l.p- Kng. When the May 23 issue of Pub lic Relations News mentioned the article in the April issue of The Antiknock which told of employ ees' civic and other citizenship ac tivities in their communities, let ters requesting copies of the issue started coming in from all parts of the world. In fact, 83 requests have come from 24 states, Canada, Belgium, Australia and France. A copy of the April issue was sent in answer to each request along with a printed note as fol lows: "We are pleased to send you the attached April issue of The Anti knock which you requested. For background, we might add that the article in this issue is one of a ser ies we are using in The Antiknock in 1960. "The first article covered where our employees live and explained that they represented 82 towns and tommuniues surrounding our Ba ton Rouge Plant. Other articles told of the $21 million payroll impact, and of the $25 million the Company spends for raw materials, operating supplies and services in the Plant area "The final article in the series will be concerned with the Com pany as an active industrial citizen and will tell of its support to youth organizations, hospitals. United Givers Fund, and cultural activities in the community." Thirty-five requests were re ceived from industries, co-ops, tele phone companies, 12 from advertis ing and public relations concerns, 7 from banking and investment firms, 13 from institutions such as hospitals, YMCA, and church groups, 1 from an insurance firm, 4 from educational institutions, 1 each from transportation, research, government and newspaper organi zations, and 7 from miscellaneous groups. This busy scene is indicative of the fund-raising projects at the ERA Festival. Good weather, excellent attendance, and fine cooperation from ERA members who contributed their time all went together to make it the best festival yet held. Chairman Roy Phillips has reported a net profit of $2,250. The funds will be used for the immediate construction of a wading pool and installation of permanent type fans in the picnic shelter building. Braud Receives Largest----- (Continued from Page 1) ees here for adopted suggestions. Leading the field for the ladies is Myrna Tulher who has had 10 sug gestions adopted. She received her 10th award on May 30. Other top awards last month in cluded one for $115 which went to Al Kirkwood, TEL-Sod. M&C, for his suggestion on an improvement in the Cafeteria. This was his sixth adopted suggestion. L. G. Boyles, EtCI Op., received a $70 award for his fourth adopted suggestion. C. J. Gauthier, EtCI Op., received a $50 award, his eighth. Others receiving awards recently were: $30 Award C. O. Harrell, Qual. Coni. $25 Award R. A. Woest, Jr., TEL-Sud. M&C, and Aubert Millet, Power. C. J. Gauthier, EtCI Op. $50 Award $20 Awards Floyd W. Morris <2 awards), TELSod. M&C, M. I. Strickland, VCl Op., C. R. New, Qua). Corn. $15 Awards Juanita Montegudo, Maint. Plan., H. A. Blouin and K. L. Brlster, both of R&D, Joe Langlois, TEL Op., C. R. New, Qual. Cont. George Chaney and U. J. Gller and W. T. Willard, all of TELSod. M&C, F. K. Owens, Stores. $10 Awards Mercerdeae Rabb, Safety, Tony Ar rington, TEL Op., Grace Norwood. R&D Lab., L. A. Richardson and Sidney Bond (Share), both of Sod. Op. Better Methods Plan----- Al Kirkwood, TEL-Sod. M&C, re- ceived $115 for his suggestion on an improvement in the Cafeteria, This was his sixth adopted suggestion. Myrna Tullier, Engineering, leads women employees with adopted suggestions. She recently received her tenth award check, (Continued from Page 1) work operation to be studied. The operation selected is analyzed in great detail using the principles of work and material simplification to find ways to do it easier, better or safer. He then makes a proposal for improvement. All such proposals will be evalu ated for recommendation to man agement. Those selected and ap proved by management will be adopted as regular procedures. Motion pictures of plant activi ties are being used as an aid to the Better Methods training plan. Trainees study these movies of present procedures and equipment in their search for possible im provement in techniques and in equipment. They also recommend ways for eliminating accident haz ards and undesirable working con ditions. Armstrong said that increasing the individual employee's work ef fort is not the objective of the plan. Rather, he said, it is designed to develop better methods whereby increased productivity results from the same or less effort. "Work smarter--it's easier," is the slogan. "As has been stated many times," he said, "we at the Baton Rouge Plant face stiff competition from other companies and from other plants of our own Company. If we can, through the Ethyl Better Methods Plan and through the combined efforts of all of us, keep our costs down by operating more efficiently, we can meet this com petition which can mean greater job opportunities and security for all of us. "While only supervisory employ ees are participating in the Better Methods Plan training sessions, we want the assistance of all employ ees in offering suggestions for improved methods in job perfor mance and operating procedures which will result in more efficiency with lower production costs. This can be done through the Ethyl Bet ter Methods Plan or the established Ethyl Suggestion System, which ever is appropriate " For Sale Cape Cod tory-and-a-hal( house, in Goodwood on well landscaped corner lot 100 x 200. Three bedrooms, two tiled baths, wall to wall carpeting, forced air heat, two air conditioning window units. $23,500. Phone WA 1-8437 after 4:30 p.m. 12-ft. Wolverine boat. Outside is fiberglassed, boat in top condition. $85. Phone WA 1-5262 after 4 p.m. Two 26-lnvh English bicycle*. Used. In good condition. Phone DI 3-5940. 1956 Dodge half-ton pick-up truck. Ex cellent condition. Phone DI 2-8422. Home made kiddy-car with 2I,,4 hp. Briggs & Stratton motor. Good wheels. $30. Phone WA 4-1298. 42-inch Hunter attic fan with hp. motor and automatic shutter. Phone DI 3-0411, after 5 p.m. Pure bred Siamese kittens. Phone WA 1-2694. Gas range--good working condition except oven needs thermostat. $15. 100piece set American Haviland China, "Windsor" pattern--make ^ffrr. Phone WA 1-K3H3. Zeiss 120 Ikonta, f'S.5 lens, with case and flashgun, takes 16 pictures per roil. Original cost over $80, will take $30. Phone EL 5-5931. Girl's Columbia 26-Inch bicycle, in good shape. $20. Phone DI 3-3836. 1954 Bel-Air Chevrolet four-door sedan. In very good condition. Has radio and heater. Practically new white wall tires and new brakes. $475. May be seen after 4 p.m. week days all day Saturday and Sundays Phone DI 3-8766. 20 cu. ft. upright Ben Hur freezer. One year old, in perfect condition. Phone WA 1-0402. Two bedroom frame home--with or without furnishings--lot 50 x 125--at tached garage. Trees. $10,500. Phone EL 7-6023. Four drape panels -- lined, pinchpleated, 90 inches long, gray background with burgundy predominating in design, with matching covered cornices for double and triple window's--$25: two panels -- lined, pinch-pleated. 90-inches long, light gray background--$10. Phone WA 1-5257 after 5 p.m. Wanted Three college students seek jobs for for the summer, specialise in Henning I.Ai in,| w , l.ili,. - 1'i.r intiiini.iiiiin. ........... Id ntlj ETC 26663 ETC 26664 The Cover Citizenship in a community brings re sponsibility as well as privileges. Ethyl, as an industrial citizen, is proud of the part it plays in supporting the agencies and organi zations of the area which are so essential to its continuing growth and development. This photograph shows much of that which makes the city thrive--the seats of the state and parish governments, river and land transpor tation, large and small industry, extensive shopping facilities. Local Employee Teamwork Marks The signing of the contract made Ethyl's sponsorship of the LSU Quar terback Club TV Show official. Left to right are Charles Zeanah, Com munity Relations manager, who will be host for Ethyl on the telecast; Allan Brent, vice president of Herbert Benjamin Associates, Inc., the Company's local advertising representatives; Doug Manship, president of WBRZ-TV; Coach Paul Dietzel signing the contract; Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong, and John Ferguson, WBRZ-TV program director. Ethyl To Sponsor TV Quarterback Club Featuring LSU Coach Dietzel The popular LSU Quarterback Club TV program will be spon sored by the Company this fall on station WBRZ-TV. The show fea tures LSU head football Coach Paul Dietzel, who discusses the play of the Tigers in the previous game and comments on the forth coming game. He also answers questions that have been sent in by fans from all over this area. These questions, as well as some of their own, are ask ed of Coach Dietzel by John Fergu son, program .director of WBRZ, who serves as moderator on the show, and by Bud Montet, Morn ing Advocate sports editor. Charles Zeanah, manager of Community Relations, will serve as host on the program for Ethyl Corporation. The program is to be televised from 9 to 9:30 on 12 con secutive Monday nights, starting Sept. 12. The Company plans to use this program along with other advertis ing and community relations activi ties to help tell the people of this area more about the Plant and our employees. The program will em phasize Ethyl's importance as one of the largest industries in Baton Rouge. It will tell about our prod ucts and the Company's continuing diversification in the field of chem icals for industry. Development A number of Plant employees can review with pride the substan tial contribution they made to the development of the Company's newest preignition control additive for gasoline--"Ethyl" Ignition Con trol Compound 4. The new prod uct was introduced in a Company announcement on May 11. Known chemically as trimethyl phosphate, the new gasoline addi tive will be manufactured in the new TMP unit in the EtCl Area. It is highly effective in controlling such automotive combustion prob lems as spark plug fouling, surface ignition, and rumble. Many Plant employees contrib uted to the successful development of the unit and the manufacturing process which has been undergo ing test runs under R&D super vision. Limper Coordinates Art Limper, Process Develop ment, was coordinator of the Baton Rouge activities, which included bench-scale process definition, lim ited pilot plant activity, design, engineering, and construction. Working with him on the TMP team were Harry S. Butler, Vic Dayan, Herb Kraemer and Gerald Kottong, Chemical Research and Development; Palmer Brown and J. B. Bingeman, Process Design; C. J. "Buck'' Kimmitt and Bernard Beeson, General Engineering; John Whitson, Economic Evaluation; Harry L. Butler and Jasper Jines, Construction; Arthur Haas, Manu facturing; Dale Motsinger, EtCl Operations; and Bill Tracy, EtCl Maintenance. Others who worked with the team included J. E. Clements, W. B. Ruhiin, Doyle Nolen, J. B. Sig- rest, Robert Curry, Hugh Middle of TMP Facilities ton, Byron Lowrance, Dick Phil lips, John Mundinger, Bill Heck, William Fulgham, Sam Pecoraro, Paul Major, John Balhoff, C. A. "Slim'' Causey, Cal Simpson, Harry Triche, and many others. Those who operated the unit in cluded James C. Ott, William T. Belding, Spelmar Wall, James H. DeLaughter, Ambrose L. Dranguet, Lawrence W. Roubique, Tommie M. Howze, and Lloyd N. Altazin. The TMP project began on the Plant with bench-scale work by Process Development. Only a small amount of pilot plant work was necessary to investigate a number of manufacturing factors, which could not be carried out in the bench-scale work in the labora tory. Experimental Runs Foundations for the new TMP Unit were poured in October 1959. The process equipment was ready for test work in the early part of this year. The unit was built by Plant Construction forces. The structure and process equipment is new, but some existing storage, refrigeration and other facilities were used to keep construction costs to a minimum. Following completion of con struction and the installation of process equipment, experimental test runs were started several months ago. Since then the unit has been operated experimentally under the direction of Limper to obtain process data, make process variable studies and to accumulate inventory for customer require ments. It is expected that, as is done m similar development proj ects, the unit will be "officially" turned over to Manufacturing upon (Continued on Page 2) Three of those concerned with TMP construction review a model of the TMP Unit. They are, left to right, Al James, H. F. Hebert and Harry L. Butler. Plant Construction forces built the unit. Art Limper, coordinator, and H. B. Beeson and S. J. Pecoraro, Engineer ing, check the installation of a TMP transfer pump. These three men worked on the project from its Inception. ETC 26665 Page 2. The Antikjiuck. August, 1960 Sodium Trailer Expands Use of Company Product and Services This is the new sodium trailer that went into use last month to trans port sodium from the Plant to Esso. Between loadings on the Plant, it will serve as an inventory vessel for Esso, thereby eliminating need for siding or storage facilities. Before the trailer was put into use for delivery of sodium to the Esso Plant, a number of their employees who will be working with the chem ical, were guests here for a discussion of its handling. R. E. McKenzie, left, is shown talking to them. A spic and span new sodium trailer, now ready for use in de livering sodium to the Esso Plant, is a clear-cut example of the re sults of research and of teamwork. The new trailer will transport sodium to Esso in solid form and has many unique features for handling it efficiently and expediti ously. It was developed for the spe cific job of delivering Esso's in creasing requirements of sodium. Needed More Sodium Last fall, Esso advised Ethyl that additional quantities of sodium were going to be needed. That's when design work by Plant per sonnel began. During the course of this work Plant personnel contact ed Esso people to develop the best method of supplying their sodium needs. Out of these efforts came the trailer design. The contract for the construction of the trailer was let to a Shreveport concern in Feb ruary. The finished trailer arrived on the Plant in late May. Among Plant employees contri buting to the design of the new trailer were Erman Hunt, Dick Phillips, Jim Washington, and Doyal Wright, all of General Eng ineering, and Tom Allen and Ivan Martin, both of Tech. Services. Roland McKenzie, TEL Op., and Don Everson, Sod. Op., were con sulted frequently as the design work progressed. A number of Esso people were also kept abreast of the trailer development work. Several exceptional features have been incorporated in the finished trailer. It has coils for heating and/or cooling, a level gauge indi cator, a pressure system for re moving sodium from the tank, and air-operated jacks to stabilize the tank in position during loading, un loading and processing. During regular operations. Esso will keep the trailer between Plant fillings and use it as an inventory vessel. This eliminates the need for a railroad siding and storage facilities at Esso. Esso Employees Visit In late June, approximately 25 Esso employees who will be in volved in operating the production unit there visited the Plant to study the trailer and other sodium handling techniques. Additional Plant employees participating in this orientation program included George Mattson, Chemical R&D; Bill Heck, Safety; Lloyd Stephens, Earl Brown, Joe Douglas and Leon ard Tomlin, all of Sodium Opera tions. The development of the trailer points up again what research and teamwork can accomplish in ex panding the use of Company prod ucts. Local Employee Teamwork--- (Continued from Page 1) completion of the start-up program. The new compound will be de livered to customers alone or in blends of "Ethyl" antiknock com pounds. It is covered by U. S. patents and brings to four the number of ignition control com pounds being marketed by the Company. Extensive Company tests showed that use of the new compound in gasoline increased spark plug life three to three and one-half times, reduced surface ignition by 70 to 80 per cent, and greatly reduced "rumble," a form of abnormal combustion similar to knock. The Company has stated in an nouncements and in advertise ments that the new plant product provides more phosphorus per pound than any similar preignition control additive, and that it is available at a lower cost per pound of phosphorus than any compar able additive. In describing the development of the new product and the unit for producing it here, Coordinator Limper paid tribute to the mem bers of the TMP team and the many other employees who have participated. "My fellow members on the team, backed up by many other employees, deserve the credit for the efficient manner in which this project was conducted," he stated. "As is the case in all such endeav ors, we have had our `ups and downs' as the work progressed. But, above all, we had the coopera tion and the support of many other employees in all departments. It has been a real team effort!" Jan Futch and Harry S. Butler are two of those who made contribu tions to the TMP team through their work on the study and develop ment of materials to be used in the construction of the TMP unit. Conducting experimental and design work leading to definition of TMP process and design of unit were Palmer Brown, Bill Dougherty, J. C. Ott, and Gerald Kottong shown here before start up of plant on experi mental basb. Two of the many employees who contributed to the TMP development work were Harry Demouy, Jr., and Justin Russell who were in the analytical group which helped develop methods for the new unit. Others in the group who worked on the project included Donald B. Burch and Alma Carter. ETC 26666 /ices design inber of |>i abreast vnrk. .-> have Jjf.i mushed hating u^c indi&| li re* Ji.ink. and nhzo the un- i is. Esso un Plant nventory liie need I storage sit lately 25 H he inluduction Plant to : sodiumklilional tiling in included d R&D; Stephens, id Leoni Opera- lie trailer larch and |h in exliny prod- M Page 3, The Antiknock, August, 1960 Happy Youngsters Enjoy Packed Calendar of Girls Day Camp An average o! 300 girls per day gave their enthusiastic approval to the day camp held at the ERA Park, June 20 through July 1. Both this activity and the boys5 day camp held previously were pro vided by the Company with funds previously used for annual picnics. Under the direction of Ben Burge, the youngsters enjoyed the comprehensive program of activi ties that kept them occupied from the time they arrived at the Park until they departed in the after noons. Climaxing the outing were the parents' night ceremonies, held the night of July 1. The youngsters received awards and recognition at this gathering which was at tended by a large crowd of parents. The sleep-out, following the ceremonies, concluded the twoweek outing for the youngsters. Cold milk was provided to each of the young campers. Problems + Solutions = Progress The swimming pool was a popular spot for the campers. The youngsters learned many things on their nature trail hikes. Problem No. 1 The railroad tracks at Central Stores were not sufficiently high to put the floor level of a box car slightly above that of the unloading dock. This was needed for the con venience of towmotor trucks leav ing the box car with loads of freight. Jim Starnes, C. G. "Joe" Cara way, Shelby Wascom and Ed Fairchild of the Labor Group found the solution by having an addition al rail welded to the top of the existing rails thus increasing the track height at that spot. The rails were tapered down at one end to the lower track level so that box cars can be pushed to the higher level without difficulty by locomo tives. Problem No. 2 When they are lying down, bar- rels tilled with "Ethyl" antiknock compound are difficult to raise to a vertical position because of their weight. This is necessary when they are loaded into trucks. Labor Foreman John Lea solved this problem when he designed and had made a barrel upender. It is a handle, which, attached to the bar rel quickly and securely, gives more leverage to do the lifting job, making the work easier and safer for TEL Labor crews. These are only two examples of employees recognizing problems and developing solutions to make Plant work easier, safer and more efficient. This is the theme of the new Better Methods Plan now in use on the Plant--to look at various jobs to see if they can be done easier, safer, and with less wasted time and energy, The Problem The Solution I I contribudevelop* I unit. Wellon Pierre and Cleveland Emile Johnson and Simmie ArmSpann show old method of upend wood find job easier with upender. ing drum. The Problem The Solution kelopment tre in the lit. Others lurch and Awards were given during the Parent Night ceremonies. Shelby Wascom points to raised Raised level of car makes jitney tracks that solved a problem. job easier for H. A. Gill. ETC 26667 i Our Companypur This is the sixth in The Antiknock's series of artifhospitals h telling of the importance of employees and the Compihelp. itself m Baton Rouge, and the 81 other communities tm These a employees live, and tohere Ethyl pay and purchasing $ other citiz economic assets. This article tells of some of the ways tcessities a serves the community as an industrial citizen. te deveiopn gs which Just as it is a privilege, so is citizenship a responsibi! Adcqu Proud to be associated with this community, Ethyl Corp problem in tion as an industrial citizen has always given financial i increases. other support to a wide variety of community activi: Rouge Gen The impact of this support is notable, especially when tf of the Lai organizations are conducting major financial campaigns the genero capital items such as construction of new buildings, exf1community sion of existing ones, or the acquisition of other needed 1tributed a[ cilities. in support Many Capital contributions are those special donations m nds, but m to organizations for buildings, major equipment and fat ^ ties. Capital expenditures are not covered by opera: important funds derived from the annual United Givers Fund dr ^ moc|ern s to which the Company also contributes generously, or fr 5a| projecj other sources of income. Completi Organizations to which the Company has madrial citizen major capital contributions--above and beyond its aitare in pro\ nual generous support of United Givers--include Ihtnefit from Salvation Army, the YWCA, the YMCA, the CYO, Git cilities that Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Camp Fire Girls. Both locspns and ta> Night and day the Salvation Army is a vital help to people in need. At the time the organization acquired this building on Main Street, the Company con* tributed, and has given support to the current campaign for a new Salvation Army Community Center. Camp Ruth Lee is a spot where girls can enjoy outdoor relaxation training under the character building program of the Camp Fire Gi A Company contribution helped make it a reality. etc 26668 ny )ur Community ic\ of urn. hospitals have been able to grow with our Company's / (he Compc help. enmities u) These contributions, teamed with the generous support rrhasing .-.her citizens of the community, have made possible such - n ays Ei .-.-3311165 as adequate hospital accommodations, camps tor development and character building of youth, and build- . which house many community services. , 1 c.sponsibil Adequate hospital facilities have been a continuing 4b i-.uivl Corp( problem in this area, where the population continuously w-,, linancial i increases. The construction and expansion of the Baton nitv activit: Rouge General Hospital and the expansion of Our Lady illy when lh ^ the Lake Hospital were possible only because of campaigns >be generous support of people and industries in the hidings, exp. community. The Company, during the years, has con- (hoi needed idbuted approximately a quarter of a million dollars in support of local hospital projects. Jnations m nciu and fac. by operat. Many community facilities are built with contributed ids. but most public buildings come from our taxes. As e of the biggest taxpayers of the parish, Ethyl has had important share in the construction of parish buildings, ' rb Fund dri rously. or fr modern sewerage system, schools, and many other a! projects which have benefited local citizens. muni- Completely aware of its civic responsibility as an mdus- has madt ai citizen of the community. Ethyl has been proud of its yond its an are in providing facilities. The people of this area benefit Lady of the Lake Hospital was expanded recently, the third time that the growing community has made this necessary in recent years. At the time of each of these expansion projects, the Company has made capital contribu tions. The Baranco-Clark branch of the YMCA offers an outstanding program for the Negro citizens of the community. A Company contribution to the YMCA capi tal funds campaign helped provide these facilities as well as part of the funds for the present downtown "Y" and the proposed centra! "Y" building. ETC 26669 Page 6, The Antiknock, August, I960 Thirteen Complete 20 Years of Service Labor George W. Beste, Chem. R&D Samuel D. Brashears, TEL-Sod. M&C Lawrence C. Burks, TEL-Sod. M&C James R. Corbett, TEL Op. Halite Murphy, Stores, last month became the first woman employee on the Plant to receive a $100 award. She is shown receiving her check from her supervisor, Eddie Erwin, left. Her award was for an adopted idea on an improvement in a Stores clothing form. Hallie Murphy Is Top Award Recipient Norman J. Devall, Sod. Op. William T. Edwards, Emp. Rel. Mary E. fWalsh, Thirteen employee^ at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Sixteen received 15-year awards, two received 10-year awards, and one reached the 5-year mark dur ing July. 15 years Richard p. Blanchard, TEL-Sod. M&C Hurry S. Atalngcr, Finance Ralph S. Cnlmes, Quality Control Wallace Decker, EtCl M&C John D. Dim*, ElCl M&C William G. Martin, Prod. Plan. Kay C. Romero. EtCl M&C Earl Horton, Engineering Clarence N. Snndefer, EtCl M&C Felix H. Howell, EtCl M&C Steve Burns III, EtCl Labor Fred Jnrreau, EtCl M&C Oscar Green, TEL Labor Emile Troxrjalr, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C Lloyd J. Schexnayder, EtCl M&C Norman P, Polrrter, ElCl M&C 10 years Lulline G. Moss, Purch. & Traffic Manuel Hickman, EtCl Labor 5 years Joyce 8. Allen, Finance Norvan A. Guidroz, TEL-Sod. M&C William P. llgenfritz, TEL Op. --DECEASED-- Paul Accardo Paul Accardo, 67, annuitant who had retired May 30, 1958, died June 19. Services were held June 20 at Rabenhorst Funeral Home with interment in R o s e 1 a w n Me morial Park. He had joined the Company in 1944 as a carpenter helper. The deceased is survived by his widow, four sons, five sisters, and two brothers. Robert J. Wicker Robert J. Wicker, 47. foreman in Maintenance Planning, died June 24 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital follow ing an extended illness. He had joined the Com pany as a me chanical helper in June of 1941. The body rest ed at Rabenhorst Funeral Home. Services were held June 25 at the Istrouma Methodist Church with interment in Resthaven Garden of Memories. Wicker is survived by his widow, one son, and by two grandchildren. Hallie Murphy, Stores, last month took top suggestion honors and became the first woman em ployee on the Plant to receive a $100 award. This was presented on July 11 by her foreman, Eddie Er win. Hallie's award, her second, was for her adopted idea on an im provement in a Stores clothing form. Roy Adkins, TEL-Sod. M&C, took second place honors with a $90 award for his suggestion pertaining to an improvement in a Mainte nance procedure in Central Shops, It was his second award under the Ethyl Suggestion System. Thirty-one other employees re ceived awards during the month. They were: $45 Award Sam Oakley, TEL-Sod. M&C. $30 Awards L. T. Quirk. TEL-Sod. M&C; Wardell Ladmirault, Sodium Labor; Steve Borns, III, ElCl Labor. $25 Awards A. J. Brand, Sod. Op.: Bill Barlow, TEL-Sod. M&C; C. R. New. Qual. Con!. $20 Awards Wardell Ladmirault and Welton Wll- Recent Patents Ethyl patents have been issued recently to a number of Plant em ployees. They are: To Homer Sanders on a detec tion device to indicate any mal functioning in the tickler opera tion of a sodium cell. To John Mueller and Ernest Singletary, former employee, on improvements in the design of a sodium cell so as to prevent ther mal distortion during operation. To Gene Robinson and Dick Zietz on organozinc sulfates and organozinc sulfonates as new types of chemical compounds. To Harry Petree on organozinc sulfate and sulfonate compounds and methods for their preparation (two patents). To Tom Alien, Merle Gould, Ar thur Haas and Harry O'Connell on an integrated hydrochlorination-chlorination process for the manufacture of ethyl chloride. To Jack Balhoff on a new cata lytic process for the manufacture of aluminum alkyls such as triethylaluminum. To Horace Redman and Paul Weimer on the manufacture of dichlorobenzenes from trichloro benzene. Itam (Share). Sodium Labor; Ethel Duhe, Inspection; Sandra Devall, Pat ents; O. R. Green, and Henry Leach, of TEL-Sod. M&C. $15 Awards James Orllllon, Sod. Op.; James John son, EtCl Labor; H. P. Arboneaux, Stores; Joseph D. Harris, Prod. Plan; F.. D. Mitchell, Qual. Cont. $10 Awards Jack E. Ray. Stores; J. A. Fealrs. V. M. Floyd, C. F. Welch, Sylvtn Wesley, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; W. A. Landry, M&C; Dorothy Bauman, Main!. Plan.; W. L, peyronnin, R&D Lab.: H. P. Ar boneaux, Stores. Patty Ruth Carrol), Com. Dev.; Wardell Ladmirault, Sod. Labor. Certificate of Award E. A. Wascom, TEL-Sod. M&C. In All-America Same UMMPH! It takes a lot of muscle to lift one of these things, Jim Tur ner, step-son of Ray Pearce, Qual, Cont., seems to be thinking. Jim will participate in the 1960 All America High School Football Clas sic which will be played at Mem orial Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 20. The former Istrouma star will join 30 other select high school players in their battle against the North in the 12th annual game. ETC 2G670 ChrJdif ployees < day out: Park. Jur by the C: ouslv us the Farm i. Pror Al- Labor Group Children Enjoy Outing Given by Company at Clark Park Children of Labor Group em ployees enjoyed the fun of a oneday outing at Clark Memorial Park, June 18. This was provided by the Company with funds previ ously used to defray the costs of the Family Picnic. Over 200 boys and girls, ranging in age from 5 to 12, participated in the games, enjoyed the refresh ments, and competed for the prizes that went to contest winners. Adolph Kelly, TEL Labor, was committee chairman for the outing. Page 7, The Antiknock, August, 1960 The crowd at the park was large, as can be seen by this view. jcipient Labor; Ethel .1 Detail. Pat|l< nr> Lrurh. of Junirs lohn\rboneuux. Prod. Plan; Bis i. Pealrs, F. |>tlvin Wesley, iV. Ijtndry, \ I ;i in t Plan.; .ih.: II. P. Arj Kill li Curnill, Kilniirault, Sod. ard U. M&C. Game i of muscle , Jim TurRcarce, Qual. |nking:. Jim 1960 All olhall Clased al Mem* ^y, Aug. 20. nr will join |uml players the North Has anybody seen any extra shoes? This is one of the groups winning prizes. Promotions and Transfers Announced I First Shipment Was Milestone! A number of promotions and transfers have been announced re cently affecting personnel of the Baton Rouge Plant. George M. Lane George M. Lane, formerly super intendent of Industrial Engineering at the Houston Plant, has return ed to Baton Rouge to fill the position of acting assist ant director. Man ufacturing Bud gets and Costs. He will report to Director Harold Madden. In addition to other specific assignments, Lane will be responsible for coordinat ing maintenance methods studies among all U.S. plants. A native of Gallatin, Tenn., he graduated from Georgia Tech, in 1949 with a BS in Industrial Engi neering. He was an Industrial En gineer at the Baton Rouge Plant from 1949 until 1952 when he trans ferred to Houston where he became superintendent of Industrial Engi neering in 1955. Alma C. Johnson Alma C. Johnson has been named secretary in Patents, effective last July 7. She was em ployed May 10, 1954, as a stenog rapher in the steno pool and has worked in a number of spots on the Plant, in cluding Factory Ledger, Industrial Insurance, P a yroll, Patents, Investment and Data Research. A number of other personnel changes have been announced re cently. George A. Daniels, formerly a process engineer, has been named a process design engineer in Pro cess Design. C. F. Yancey has transferred from Research & Development Services to Chemical Research. He is assigned to Dr. A. J. Haefner's group. B. M. Dake has transferred from the Project to the Mechanical En gineering Section of General En gineering as a development engi neer. C. L. Simpson has moved from the Mechanical to the Project Sec tion of General Engineering as an estimating engineer. J. I. Martin, formerly in Manu facturing Technical Services, has transferred to Process Design as a process design engineer. For Sale Storkline baby bed with springs and mattress. Very good condition. $13. Phone DI 3-3870. Three-bedroom brick veneer home in Sunnybrook subdivision. Two baths and original fireplace with all electric kitch en. 2.600 sq. ft. of floor space. $22,500. Phone WA 4-2080. Two bedroom home in North Baton Rouge on lot 60 ft. x 210 ft. Lots of nice bearing size pecan trees. $8,500. Phone DI 4-5352. Fox terrier*, males $15; females $10. Phone EL 5-8261. Practice piano. Phone EL 5-3216. "Editor, The Antiknock: "The interesting article in the July Antiknock on Car 300, our first "Ethyl" Fluid tank car, brought to my mind how far we have traveled in thirty years. 'In 1930 I was a field represen tative covering New York and part of New England. Our work was primarily in promoting "Ethyl" gasoline, the only gasoline "Ethyl" Fluid was used in at that time. The sale of "Ethyl'' gasoline was increasing quite rapidly, and we knew we were on the road to suc cess. But with the news that ship ments of fluid were being made in tank cars in place of drums, we suddenly realized the extent of this success. It was a great day! "There have been many improve ments in the shipment of "Ethyl" Fluid to our customers, but the 19S3 Ford V-8, four-door. A good work car; three months old Labrador puppy Phone WE 1-2636. Steel table (2Vi ft. x 5 ft. >; large pipe vise; large jaw-vise; half ton Yale chain-fail; ton and half chain-fall and Bendix electric clothes dryer. Phone WA 4-5861. Black Cocker Spaniel puppies--pure bred. Males $15, females $10. Phone DI 4-3842. Vanguard Rocket child's auto. 2Vi Clinton 2-cycle engine. Factory built. Red and white fiberglass body. Cot $180. Will sell for $75. Phone EL 7-2674. 1957 Cushman motor scooter. May be seen at 3819 N Main St.. Zachary. $75. Phone OL 4-5582. first shipment in tank cars will always be a big milestone. R. B. WESTON." Editor's Note: We appreciate these comments from Russ Weston, the Company's director of adver tising and sales promotion, u?ho has surely seen many changes in more than 30 years urith Ethyl. Two articles in this issue tell of quite recent changes -- the new TMP unit and the new trailer for hauling sodium. Maybe the years ahead will see many other ex amples of change as a result of our Company's broadening interest in the field of chemicals for industry. News in Brief Hugh Bourque, Power, has been named chairman of the Plant's Central Safety Committee. Judy, the daughter of Hubert Adams of Quality Control, won third place in the Miss Louisiana contest at Pontchartram Beach sev eral weeks ago. Judy was entered as "Miss East Baton Rouge." Among other honors, she has been chosen 1960 sweetheart of the LSU chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Enough candy was sold by stu dents of the State School for the Deaf at the June meeting of the Ethyl Management Club to finance the trip of one of the school's seniors to Washington, D. C. Club members purchased 114 boxes of candy in the program of helping to finance the school's annual se nior trip. ETC 26671 Vol. 22.1 Fourtl By T) Fourteen I school well dents and ; worked hetl porary em g ment proxy training in | ing work. In the gr<l college stiuf lege studen| members, ployee Dr. I Tulane, and! istry teachJ Istrouma Hi Collcl Universitil tion to LSU T ida, Illinois. I pi, Qklahoifl Nebraska, Texas, Vir^'l tute and Wi College The Cover Fourteen Colleges Represented By Temporary Summer Employees Two former LSU football stars, Jim McKin ney, left, and J. B. Luker, recall some of the memories of their playing careers as they look over the Tiger Stadium. They and 11 other employees were outstanding athletes at LSU. The sports activities of these men were varied and included football, boxing, swimming, track, and baseball. For their statements regarding the outstanding mem ories of their careers at Louisiana State, see the article on Page 3. Fourteen colleges and one high school were represented by stu dents and faculty members who worked here this summer as tem porary employees. This employ ment provided them advanced training in chemical and engineer ing work. In the group were four graduate college students; 15 advanced col lege students; four college faculty members, including former em ployee Dr. Robert Weaver from Tulane, and one high school chem istry teacher, Mike Chambers of Istrouma High School. Colleges Represented Universities represented in addi tion to LSU and Tulane were Flor ida, Illinois, Iowa State, Mississip pi, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Princeton, Purdue, Texas, Virginia Polytechnic Insti tute and Wisconsin. College faculty members includ ed Dr. Raymond V. Bailey, head of the Chemical Engineering De partment at Tulane; E. H. Lewis, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida; Dr. Bernard S. Pressburg, Chemical Engineering professor at LSU, and Dr. Weaver, Chemical Engineering professor at Tulane. Among the graduate students were Timothy A. Calamari, chem istry student, LSU; William J. Gammans, chemistry, Texas; Law rence P. Rakestraw, chemistry, Nebraska, and William L. Schuette, chemical engineering, Wiscon sin. Advanced college students in cluded Bruce M. Alexander, chem ical engineering, VPI; Alfred P. Anderson, chemical engineering, LSU; Charles R. Asfahl, industrial engineering, Oklahoma State; Glen D. Farguharson, industrial engineering, Oklahoma State; (Continued on Page 6) Supervisor Hilton E. Bates explains the console operation of the central processor to Senior Operator Pauline Parish. In the background is the high speed printer. New Univac 'Devours' Assignments Fed It by Trained Finance Group Summer employees Louis L. Whitaker, Jr., left, George R. Lappin, center, and James P. Markey worked in Technical Services. Summer employees assigned to Process Design were, left to right, Wil liam S. McKenzie, Robert Hightower, Jacob H. Lashover, William L. Schuette, Fred W. Newton and Robert E, C. Weaver. Melvin L. Mitchell was not in town when the photo was taken. From the launching pad at Cape Canaveral to the Tabulating Sec tion of the Finance Department comes the new Univac Solid State 90 Computing System. The Uni vac Solid State 90 was the first solid-state commercial data proc essing system in actual operation, and the equipment here is the first installation of its kind in Louisi ana. (Solid State simply refers to a variety of new internal electronic components.) While keeping abreast with new developments in the computing field, the members of the Data Re search Division under the direction of E. A. Acker became interested in the Univac Solid State 90 in the early part of 1959. It was recognized that this system was a real break through in the medium-sized com puters, and a feasibility study was conducted to determine the eco nomics involved in the installation and use of this new computing system. Handles Many Jobs With Ease Since its delivery in May, this new addition to the Tabulating family is already handling the problems of payroll and inventory control with the same apparent ease that its computing counter part controls the Air Force's ICBM "Titan." This equipment is designed to perform efficiently the data proc essing assignments by utilizing simultaneously the high speed card reader which reads informa tion from punched cards at the rate of 450 cards per minute, the card read-punch unit which can read information from cards and punch information into cards at the rate of 150 cards per minute, and the high speed printer which can print out reports at speeds up to 600 lines per minute. Gives Complete Accuracy All information entered into the system and produced by the sys tem is checked for complete ac curacy and all units operate under a single program control. The high internal processing speeds (11,760 additions or subtractions per second), extreme accuracy, (Continued on Page 7) Working in Engineering and Mathematical Sciences this summer were, from left, Raymond V. Bailey, Bernard S. Pressburg, Lenny A. Robbins and Richard F. Jackson. Senior Operator Bert Allain works at the high speed card reader. This machine enters information into the computing system at the rate of 450 cards per minute. ETC 26673 Page 2, ' The Antiknock, September, 1960 First Program of Quarterback Club To Be Broadcast on WBRZ, Sept. 12 The first program of the Quar terback Club, sponsored by Ethyl Corporation, will be telecast over WBRZ Monday night. Sept. 12, at 9:00. It features LSU's head football coach, Paul Dietzel, answering questions from fans and discussing Tiger football. With him on the program will be WBRZ Program Director John Ferguson and Morn ing Advocate Sports Editor Bud Montet. Charles Zeanah, Commu nity Relations manager, will serve as host for Ethyl Corporation. Commercials for the program which have been in preparation for the past several months will tell the Ethyl story to the citizens of the community. Concurrent with the television show, an advertising program is beginning the week of the 12th in both local daily newspapers. Different ads, telling the Ethyl story, will appear every other week in the local newspapers. One ad, for example, points out that Baton Rouge Plant employees and their families total 10,730 peo ple who live in a large area sur rounding Baton Rouge. The Plant, therefore, brings employment and prosperity to many communities in this entire area. Another ad will tell of the Com pany's broadening interest in the field of chemicals for industry. No longer an industry which makes only antiknock compounds, Ethyl is manufacturing a variety of chemicals. The local advertising will also in clude a full page ad in the football program. This same advertisement is appearing in the special football edition of the local newspapers. So that employees may see the newspaper advertisements prior to their publication, copies will be posted on bulletin boards in ad vance of their appearance in local papers. Two $50 awards and one for $45 were leading awards for sugges tions last month. E. D. Mitchell, Qual. Cont., and David Cantey, EtCl M&C, re ceived the $50 awards and Sam Oakley, the $45 award. Others receiving suggestion awards were: $35 Award Henry Gardner, TEL-Sod. M&C. $30 Award Brace Jarreau, TEL-Sod. M&C. $25 Awards M. J. Doughty and 1. A. Floyd, both of TEL-Sod. M&C; C. L. DeVeer, Power. $20 Awards s. W. Wesley and H. T. Hood (Share) and J. S. Hodges and H. E. Slmoneaux (Share), ail of TEL-Sod. M&C; T. E. Chapman and C. A. Broussard (Share), Sod. Op.; John Dutsch, Jr, and E. L. May, both of TEL Op.; Boy A. Arbour, Eta M&C. $15 Awards J. W. Dupuy, C. J. Vickers, W. J. Choate, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Luclllo McQueen, Power; R. W. Taylor, Ind. Eng.; A. J. Pourelau, Sod. Op. E. D. Mitchell, Quality Con trol, $50 Sam Oakley, TEL-Sod. M&C, $45 $10 Awards L. A, Richardson, Paul T. Cain and I. H. AguiUard, ail of Sod. Op.; LuclUe McQueen. Power; Elmer MUlsaps, EtCl M&C; L. G. Boyle*, EtCl Op.; A. G. Welch, EtCl Maint.; W. A. Landry, M&C; Bobby R. West, Finance. MR. MOTORIST, Classified Here's an Appeal to You As part of its program, the Central Safety Committee is giving off-plant emphasis to back-to-school saftey during September. It appeals to employees to be especially careful in their driving note that school is starting again because thousands of youngsters tvill be going to and from school each day. To impress upon all of us the importance of protecting school children, the off-PIant Safety Group of the Central Safety Committee liked the article belotc. It appeared in The Antiknock 14 years ago-- in 1946. Its message is as timely now as it teas then. For information on the school girl} see belotv. Today my daughter, who is seven years old, started to school as usual. She had on white shoes and wore blue gloves. Her little brother, not old enough to seek formal learning yet, stood on the front porch and showed his belief in the folly of education as she waved goodbye and went down the step ping-stones that lead to the sidewalk. Tonight we talked about school. She told me about the girl who sits in front of her, the girl with yellow curls, and the boy across the aisle who makes funny faces. She told me about her teacher, who has eyes in the back of her head, and about the trees in the school yard, and about the big girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus. We talked about a lot of things--tremendously vital unimportant things; and then we studied spelling, reading, arithmetic--and then to bed. She's back there now--back in her room sound asleep with `'Princess Elizabeth" (that's a doll) cuddled in her right arm. You guys wouldn't hurt her, would you? You see. I'm her daddy. When her doll is broken or her finger is cut or her head gets bumped, I can fix it--but when she starts to school, when she walks across the street, then she's in your hands. She's a nice kid. She can run like a deer and darts about like a chipmunk. She likes to ride her bicycle and swim and hike with me on Sunday afternoons. But I can't be with her all the time; I have to work to pay for her clothes and her education. So please help me look out for her. Please drive slowly past the schools and intersections--and please remem ber that children run from behind parked cars. --Ads-- For Sale One share Sherwood Forest Country Club stock. Priced to sell. Phone WA 1-2694. Mahogany cedar chest. Four-drawer style. Mahogany coffee cup rack with three shelves. Phone DI 2-7306. Chrysanthemums for AU Saints Day. Phone your order now. EL 5-8319 or EL 5-4973. Roper gas range tn good condition. $30. Phone DI 4-7991. Rotary lawnmowrr. $5. Phone WA 1-8090. Two-bedroom home In North Baton Rouge on lot 60 ft. x 210 ft. Lots of nice bearing size pecan trees. $8,500. Phone Dr 4-5352. Quarter Hf>rv stallion, 29 months old. New roping saddle--5400 for both. Phone EL 5-5121. B-ftat clarinet with cane. Phone DI 4-6807. 1956 Renault Dauphtne. New tiros. In A-l condition. Make reasonable otter. Phone DI 4-7800, Lovely tuo-be<lr<w>m home with den, living room and air-conditioned pinepaneled kitchen ai 1217 Convention Street. Living room has ceiling fan and 30-inch window fan. Kitchen range, drapes and Venetian blinds furnished. Master bedroom has wall-to-wall carpet ing and air-conditioner. Tree-shaded backyard \*ith garage, workshop and carport Phone DI 4-4645. Please Don't Hurt My Little Girl! 1959 18-foot Glass Magic Bay Cruiser with 2 35-h.o Evinrude Lark motors. Large Little Dude trailer. Lots of extras. $2,000. Phone WA 1-1764. The School Girl Today The picture of Fat*y McCarstlc. lhe little cirl in tbe safety feature above, was taken in 1946. Patsy is shown, 14 years later, in the picture at left. Now Mrs. Roger Ward, she is the proud mother of six-monthold Lauren. Her husband is pilot for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department Patsy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jewell A. McCarstle. Her father, a foreman in Maintenance, has been an em ployee since 1936. Incidentally, since the original pic ture of Patsy, used 14 years ago, had been lost, this copy was made from the Dec., 1946 issue of The Anti knock. Thus the quality of the picture is not good. AKC registered German pappiev Phone WA 1-9613 2S:- ct W *. -. r Shepherd tion--$40. Phene DI 4-7991 Two French doors. Natural wood fin ish; excellent condition, 6151 Dutton Ave. Matched set of junior golf clubs. A C> Spalding--Robert Jones autoeraphrd Consists of two woods. 3. 5. 7 and 9 irons and putter. $48 value for $25 Phone WA 1-8342. 1956 International nlck-up S-lftO. (Continued on Page 6) On Pas At in spor; Emplo\ ite high the gau. Ark student letters Earl won his temple I ETC 26674 Page 3, The Antiknock, September, 1960 >rs .unify, \iuniry lie tVA ilrawcr k with K Day. :) .,r EL |iiu1itloa. WA Bnton <*f nice Phone Juh> old. i both. [ith don, <| |iine- iuoniion i.n and ranpe. 11 nishcri. |l oarpet- shaded hup and <'ruber minors. I't I'Ml'ilS. ,.10 with Jmiitinn- d Condi- Dm I ton |n>*. a O. graphed. 7 ami 9 l'i >r $25. On Ethyl Team Now- PaSt LSU Stars Give Outstanding Memories At no time during the year is the interest in sports so great as during the football season. Employees rally to the support of their favor ite high school teams and follow with interest the games of the LSU Tigers. Among the approximately 450 former LSU students here, there are 13 men who have won letters at LSU during their college careers. Some won these letters in football, some in other sports activities, but all of them have memories that have lingered through the years since their collegiate athletic careers ended. We asked these men to give their outstand ing memories of their athletic careers at the Old War School. They tell of their interesting memories in the accompanying article. Earl P. "Choo Choo" Dugas, TEL-Sod. M&C, won his numeral m 1933,. and lettered in 1934, '35, and '36. He boxed at the 145-pound weight. "My outstanding memory of my boxing career at LSU is of an embarrassing moment that happened in 1934. I was boxing with Dan Mestayer of South western. I had the habit of touching gloves with my oppo nent at the start of every round. As 1 stuck out my gloves, Dan hit me in the temple for a knockout." Wade Stoneciphcr, EtCl op. 1 c, played both the right and left end positions on the Tiger team when he ________ lettered in 1938, '39 , ***"*mmm"~ and '40. "The greatest event I recall," he said, "was in 1939 when the Tigers defeated Holy Cross--one of the out standing teams of the nation. It was in this game that Ken Kava- naugh made three or four touchdowns. One of these was when the ball was knocked from the hands of a Holy Cross player. Ken grabbed the ball and went for a touchdown. He was a great All-American in his best form that day." Jim McKinney, operator in TEL Operations, lettered in football at LSU in 1937, '38, and '39 in the quarterback slot. "A freshman game stands out in my memory. The LSU freshmen had never defeated Southeastern Louisiana College when we played them at the dedication of the Strawberry Stad ium. As quarterback, I called the two touch down plays that beat them." Ralph Newell, EtCl Op., lettered in 1934, 1935, and 1936 as a track star at LSU. He par ticipated in the broad jump, and sprint re lays. "There are a lot of memories, but I remember well the NCAA track meet of 1934 where I was a member of the LSU team defending its na tional championship. Also, that year I won the pole vault and broad jump in a dual track meet here. Run ning in the Penn Re lays was another thrill. The hop, step, and jump was my best activity, but that was not among the school track events." Clive "Moose" Bridges, instrument mechanic 1 c in TEL-Sod. M&C, lettered in 1945 and `46 as centerfielder on the LSU baseball team. "One thing l re member well occurred during a game with Alexandria Air Force Base. They had a group of major league players on their mili tary service team. The score was 1-0 in their favor when Joe Bill Adcock, now with Milwaukee, singled for the Tigers. I step ped up to the plate and hit a homer. This won the game, 2-1." Bob Percy, Project Engineering, lettered in swimming in 1940, and in track in 1942 and 1943. "Outstanding mem ory? I was participa ting in the Texas Re lays," he said, "when a telegram was de livered to me on the track field. It stated that I had been elect ed to the LSU Hall of Fame. I didn't have a remote idea that 1 would ever be selected to receive that honor." Sara Lambert, Sod ium Op., won his num eral as a freshman in 1927, and lettered in 1928 and '29 on the track team. "The outstanding memory for me was during my freshman year. We went to the Southeastern Confer ence meet at Birming ham. I placed in both the high and low hurdles helping the Tigers win the meet." J. B, Luker, Employee Relations, played left end for the Tigers in 1928, '29 and '30. "We were playing the annual LSU-Tulane game in 1930," he said, "and I was playing the left end position facing Jerry Dalrymple at Tulane's right end slot. On a fake punt by Doby Reeves, Billy Butler came around and took the hand-off, circling his left end. Jerry Dal rymple saw Billy and turned to make the tackle. At that instant, I caught him with a body block. Getting up from the block, I looked up to see if I could still help out, and to my surprise Billy had reversed his field, and I picked out another Tulane man to block. After completing that block and get ting up, I looked up and again to my surprise here he came again! For the third time I tried to make a block on a Tulane player. The thought occurred to me that if Billy came by again, I'd tackle him! He did get to the eightyard line." Dick Day, Suggestion System supervisor, let tered in 1926, '27, and '31. He threw javelin and 56-pound weight in track, and played center in football. "During my freshyear we played Mis sissippi State to deter mine the freshman football championship of the South. On the first play from scrim mage State passed, an LSU player attempted to bat down the ball and deflected it to a Mississippi player who ran for a touchdown. "After the kickoff to us, we tried a pass play which they intercepted to run for another touchdown. Even so, we won the game in the last 30 seconds with a field goal." Labor Foreman Jack Black attended LSU from 1929 through 1932. In 1931 he lettered in baseball as a pitch er for the Tiger team. "So many years have gone by that the memories of details of games have faded. However, as a young ster there was nothing I enjoyed more than baseball, and I con sidered it an honor to pitch for the Tiger team. It helped me get a professional spot with Vicksburg in the Cotton States League after I got out of school." Tom Barfield won his numeral at LSU in 1954 and lettered in '55, '56, and 57 as a pitcher for the baseball team. He is in Industrial Engineering. "We shut out Ole Miss in 1954. They went on to win the SEC western division championship. Al though there are many memorable occasions in a players's career, this was one of my best games which I will always remem ber." W. F. Zachariah is a group leader in Instru ment Engineering. He lettered at LSU in 1932 and '33, fighting at the 118-pound weight. "The most memor able occasion of my athletic career," Zach said, "was my second collegiate fight. It was in a tournament in the old Southern Confer ence. In that second fight I defeated the boxer who had been Southern Conference champion twice." Ashford Simes is Maintenance and Services supervisor. Services Group, R&D. He lettered for the LSU football team in 1937, '38 and '39, playing in left halfback and tailback positions. "Of course, there are many memories of a fellow's football ca reer," he said, "but the one that is out standing to me is the memory of those mo ments when the team came running onto the field at the start of the game. It was then that you were aware of the giant crowd and heard their cheers and support. You forgot they were there after the starting whistle blew, however." ETC 26675 Page 4, The Antiknock, September, 1960 How Many of These Do You Bowmans Visit Alaska Annuitant J. A. "Pops" Bowman and Mrs. Bowman left here July 16 on a trip which they "had planned for four years." They began an unhurried trek to Fair banks, Alaska, via Seattle, Wash. "We are going to take our time and enjoy the sights," Bowman said prior to their departure. "In fact, we expect to be on the road about two months." For the journey, they are using a Volkswagen "Camper." "With our setup, we will be able to stop to enjoy the fishing at the inviting lakes and streams along the way," fishing enthusiast Bowman said. "In fact, we are taking along the outboard motor so we can take full advantage of these opportunities." Post cards, received in The Antiknock Office, have given progress reports on the trip. On Aug. 5, they ar rived in Fairbanks. On Aug. 11, while camping in Mt. McKinley National Park, they ran into another Ethyi-ite, Ed Coxe, Power, who was on a 4,000-mile vacation trip to Alaska (see Page 5). Recognize? Panke Organizes Model Flying Club Henry Panke, TEL Maint. elec. 1 c, is president of The Flying Falcons, model airplane club in Zachary which has grown steadily since its organization the first of the year. Mrs. Panke serves as secretary to the group. Panke's interest in model plane flying started in 1945. Because he likes to work with youngsters, he finds this an ideal hobby for them. During July he was stunt direc tor for the annual Gulf States model airplane flying meet spon sored by the American Models As sociation in New Orleans. ITEMS OF INTEREST About ETHYL FOLKS This month we "re-start" this column of big and little news about employees and their fami lies. In years past, this was a popular feature in The Antiknock. To make it better and include items of interest about as many of us as possible, we invite all employees to submit news of them selves, their families and their co workers for this feature. We real ly need every employee to be a reporter. Don Norwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Norwood, is defensive linebacker with the Boston Pa triots in the American Football League. Don is former right end on the LSU "Go" Team. At press time the Patriots had won three exhibition games. For Ray Pearce, Quality Control, Aug. 8 was a day of misfortune. At about 2:30 p.m. his home was completely demolished by fire. They saved only a few pieces of furniture. The blaze was caused, as far as they can determine, by lightning which struck the TV aerial. Ray's stepson, Jim Turner, for mer star lineman at Istrouma, played in the two all-star football games here last month. This is a picture that will give the long-service employees an opportunity to test their memories! Taken in 1941, it shows a number of the employees who were working in Construction at that time. Many of them are no longer employees, some have since passed away, but among the group are a number who are working with us now on the Baton Rouge Plant. See how many you can identify; then check with the identifica tion list given at lower right on next page. Maybe you can help us name one of the men. Members of the Flying Falcons, model airplane club in Zachary, are front row, left to right: Steve Andrews, Glynn Rogers, Earl Roulaine, Allen Willcutt, Charley McMunson, Dale Lea, son of Phil Lea, TEL Op., Arlen Whitaker, Clifton Lee Andrews, and William Richard Moffett. Back row, left to right: Mills Slaughter, Don Hopwood, Bill Hopwood, vice-president; Mrs. Panke, secretary; H. L. Panke, president; Gilbert Causey, vice-president, son of W. B. Causey, TEL Op.; Thomas Slaugh ter, Larry Haynsworth, and Edward Willcutt. Melancon Plays in International Golf Meet -pr =j,; '; Clay Bourg, center, receives a gold badge in recognition of his 18 years service to the Port Allen Fire Department. Fire Chief Thomas Hebert made the presentation and Mayor Gene Alexander, right, extended his appreciation for. this service. Fire Group Gives Bourg Gold Medal When Clay Bourg, Security, re tired from the Port Allen Fire De partment after 18 years of service to the organization. Mayor Gene Alexander and Fire Chief Thomas Hebert presented to him a gold medal bearing the inscription "Lieutenant--Port Allen Fire De partment." "I have enjoyed my volunteer work with the fire department," Bourg said, "but because of other responsibilities I had to resign." An active worker in the com munity, he was recently elected constable of the third ward in West Baton Rouge Parish. He serves, also, as vice-commander of the sheriff's flotilla. A native of West Baton Rouge Parish, he has been an employee here since 1944. Ronnie, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Melancon, looks over the trophies he has won in amateur golf. After taking his second straight Baton Rouge Junior Golf Championship, he departed Aug. 12 to participate in the International J. C. Tournament in Waterloo, Iowa. A member of the state championship Baton Rouge High team, he placed second in individual play at the state contest. He was quarter-finalist in the Mississippi State Amateur Tournament. At Waterloo he won third place in the MB" Division. ETC 26676 goner:!aUerm Rohe,' chut r!i munii; Ten denis were ' at, the Pelicat fl iiii- u Thanks to L. V. Hancock and Bryan Fischer for dropping us notes from the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs in July. They served as Scoutmasters for a contingent of Boy Scouts. With a large group of boys to keep up with, we can understand L. V.'s comment, "We sure do miss the Ethyl rest periods!" Page 5, The Antiknock, September, 1960 The Templet and Duplessis Triplets Are 'Growing Up' Templet Duplessis 11 fcry, are ]ulaine, TEL ^loffett. bpwood, J Gilbert Islaugh- Beet Bryan Fischer and L. V. Hancock arc shown on the site of the Na tional Boy Scout Jamboree. Congratulations to three em ployees who have been named to state boards recently by Gov. Jim mie Davis. Doussan Rando, Fi nance, has been appointed to the Veterans Affairs Commission, rep resenting the Marine Corps League (see picture on the back cover). M. H. "Pud" Marix, Finance, has been named a member of the State Advisory Council of Employment Security, representing employers. W. H. Dickerson, Security, was ap pointed to the Board of Commis sioners of the Pontchartrain Levee District, representing East Baton Rouge Parish. John Barksdale, Sodium Maint., was a guest speaker last month at a weekly meeting of the Port Allen Rotary Club. John spoke on "How to Make Better Use of Time." Ed Coxe, Power--vacationing in Alaska where he pursued his favorite hobby of mountain climb ing--sent us a card from Valdez. He wrote that they had camped near the base of Mt. McKinley. He didn't say that they had scaled the 20,300-foot peak of the high est mountain in North America! William F. McCarthy, Fire In spection, will represent the Com pany on the Baton Rouge Fire Prevention Week planning com mittee this fall. The group will plan and direct the city-wide ob servance of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9 through 15. Robert M, Soulier, TEL Op., has i safety record of which he can be justly proud. He was employed Nov. 14, 1938. During the 22 years since then, he has not had a single work in jury. Soulier, by the way, was recent ly named an hon orary attorney general by Jack P. F. Gremillion, attorney general of Louisiana. Robert is an active civic and :hurch worker in his home com munity of Livonia. Ten Louisiana high school stu dents--five girls and five boys-- were sponsored by the Company at the American Legion's annual Pelican Girls' and Boys' State at It seems like only a little while ago that The Antiknock presented to you two sets of triplets-- Messrs. Paul, Mark and John Templet, and Messrs. Clark, Mark and Martin Duplessis. This month-- five years later--we show you what has happened to these six Ethyl-ites in the interval as they pre pare to enter another phase of their lives--school. The Templets are shown at left--as babies in the top picture, and as they are today. From left in the bot tom picture, they are Paul, Mark and John. Their father is Percy J. Templet, supervisor in Finance. The Duplessis youngsters, now six years old, are starting school. They are, from left in the top picture, Clark, Mark and Martin, when they were a year old. Their father is J. V. Duplessis, Sodium Maint. LSU last month. The Company annually supports this program of citizenship training at LSU as well as Bayou Boys' and Girls' State at Southern University. Mike Stirrat, Jr., the 16-yearold son of Bobbie Stirrat, Purchas ing, is another young golfer who is winning lau rels on the links. He won the Ba ton Rouge Junior Masters Golf Tournament last month at Howell Park with a tworound score of 154. He won his flight last year in the tournament but wasn't able to capture the finals. A student at Baton Rouge High, he is in the tenth grade this session. Corporal Donald W. Carter, son of Lloyd G. Carter, TEL Op., was home on a 30-day leave recently visiting his par ents on Blount Road. Stationed on the U.S.S. Princeton, an air- craft carrier, most of his duty has been in the Far East which he doesn't partic ularly like. Donald has been in the Marines for years. We'd like to congratulate Kath erine Ann, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clar- jAHHk ence L. Sommers. Before she gradu- Wated she was voted the most W athletic girl at Is- A trouma High and *---- ^^A was also named WW the most valuable M 'X basketball player. Mittie Sue, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ticac, represent ed Iberville Par ish at the 4-H Club S h or t Course held at LSU this sum mer. She is a member of the Shady Grove Se nior 4-H Club. The W. F, Weldons -- he is in Sodium Op.--are proud of the out standing softball their daughter Lee played this year. When her team, sponsored by the Edgewater Kiwanis, won the tri-parish tour nament in Metairie, she pitched no-hit ball for five innings, strik ing out 11 of the 15 batters she faced, and drove in one of her team's runs. Hold National Record B. C. Harris, Jr., technical in spector in General Engineering, and his team mate, Boyd Shelton, who is not an Ethyl employee, hold three national speed records and one world speed record for model airplanes. Their national records include: Class "A"--144.29 m.p.h.; Class "B"--157.9 m.p.h., and the Proto Division (model planes which du plicate large airplanes) -- 127.88 m.p.h. They hold the world record in the Class 2 Division (comparable to Class "B") with a speed of 158 m.p.h. Harris and Shelton participated recently in the national meet at Dallas Naval Air Station where they won three first places and a second place in the speed events. This annual gathering is the largest in the world with compe tition from many countries. Ap proximately 1,100 contestants vied for top honors. Gets Many Honors Stanley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll J. Forbes, was one of three students selected to participate in the National Science Foundation Training Program at LSU last sum mer. A senior at Istrouma High, he has received many honors including membership in Mu Sigma, presi dency of the German Club, election to National Honor Society, mem bership in Mu Alpha Theta, and in the Key Club. His father is in Chemical Re search and Development. The 1941 Group Our thanks go to a number of "oldtimers" who remem bered most of the people shown in the Construction picture. Here are their iden tities. Front row, left to right; Lucette "Ducky" Levert, Katherine Boze, and Ernes tine Davis. Second row, left to right: Herb Baylis, E. O'Brien, Tom Bell, Harry Magoon, William Irwin, Jim Diven, Ferd Kra mer, and Dan Sutton. Third row, left to right: (?) Mitchell, (?) Lewis, Dick Chambers, (?) Pettit, (?) Meybin, Louis Dupont, Dave Carville, W. Briggs, and "Nate" Halter. Back row, left to right: George Walter, (unidentified), J. O. Almin, (?) Eichman, E. S. "Jack" Diamond, Elton Murphy, J. Knutsen, H. A. Anderson, and A. H. Buchholz. ETC 26677 Page 6, The Antiknock, September, 1960 i t 1 They Complete Twenty Years of Service Lynell Afford, TEL-Sod. M&C John Q. Bass, Emp. Rel. Herman H. Brown, TEL-Sod. M&C Thomas E. Bridges, EtCl Op. Clay M. Chenevert, TEL-Sod. M&C Carl E. Davis, TEL Op. Thomas J. Folendore, M&C Francis G. Frazier, Maint. Plan. Guy G. Haydel, M&C J. Barker KiUgore, Data Research Ernest A. LcBlanc, TEL Op. Charles C. Long, EtCl Op. Wilton J. Lowe, M&C Daniel M. McDonald, Operations James F. McKinney, TEL Op. - SERVICE AWARDS - Twenty-four employees at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Fifteen received 15-year awards, one received a 10-year award, and three reached the 5year mark during August. 15 Years George S. Kornnimpt, EtCl M&C Prestim Vartfen, EtCl M&C Windom E. Melancon, EtCl M&C Dominick Guercio, Jr., Finance Joseph R. Major, Sod. Op. William S. Smith, Safety Eugene Pitta, TEL Labor Shirl E. Cook. Chem. Res. Albert James, Sod. Labor David O. Cantey, Eta M&C Joe Fisher, EtCl Labor Andrew H. Sholar, Finance Jennie N. Bowman, Purchasing David Odds, TEL Labor Harry J. Gebhart, TEL Op. 10 Years Cbtrilynn D. PhJlley, Emp. Rel. 5 Years David D. Johnson, Data Research Muriel E. Brooks. R&D Services Gene E. Schroll, Chem. Res. -DECEASED- Albert Istre, 56-year-old annui tant who had retired from Sodium Operations under the early retire ment offer last August, died Aug. 17 of a heart attack in Rayne. Religious serv ices were held at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church there with interment in the church cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Iva Breaux, two sons--Giles and Grady, and four brothers--Rene, Foster, Ca mille and Placide. He had joined the Company in 1945 to work in Sodium Mainte nance. He later transferred to Sodium Operations where he was an operator l c at the time of his retirement. Classified-- (Continued from Page 2) 21.000 miles. No beauty--but good trans portation and utility truck--$395 as is. DI 3-8960. Two female hounds, 13-months-old. Half black and tan and half trig. Have had distemper and hepatitis shots. $40 for pair or $25 each. Phone EL 5-9925. 16 ft. fiber glaae hull. Upholstered seats, windshield, top and Mark-35 motor. Heavy duty Moody trailer. Like brand new. Cost $2,100. Will sell for $1,500. Phone EL 5-1835. Three-piece curved sectional living room set. Two blonde step-end tables. All in excellent condition. $85. Phone OL 4-4765. Fourteen-- (Continued from Page 1) Robert J. Hightower, chemical en gineering, University of Mississip pi; Richard F. Jackson, chemical engineering, Texas; William R. Klingman, chemical engineering, Texas; George R. Lappin, chemical engineering. University of Illinois; Jacob H. Lashover, chemical engi neering, Tulane; James P. Markey, chemical engineering. University of Oklahoma; William S. McKenzie, chemical engineering, Princeton; Melvin L. Mitchell, chemical engi neering. University of Mississippi; Fred W. Newton, chemical engi neering, Purdue; Lanny A. Rob bins, chemical engineering, Iowa State; and Louis L. Whitaker, Jr., chemical engineering, Oklahoma State. Both students and teachers said that the summer employment gives them a factual on-the-spot insight into the training necessary for graduates going into industrial employment. Llewellyn A. Richardson, Sod. Op. Leonard N. Watlington, TEL Op. Wilbur P. Wilson, TEL-Sod. M&C Mike Chambers, left, was assigned to Technical Operations. Glen D. Farguharson, center, and Charles R. Asfahl worked in Industrial Engi neering. Hou e >1 4; Pror neer ii \ p.iir ; the !' ^ transti 1 velnpii r SlgMCi! ' ties. > J. F f poi jni with ! retun" pai'tni' trial 1 wm Pr< x-ves D nninlf' OCntli" Lih Sugui ,`IJ'J'l.... 1r,------- rr-X T -r-:p r . '-.-TV * *, W l X Henry Clemons, EtCl Labor James N. Johnson, EtCl Labor Arthur Jones, TEL Labor These summer employees worked in Chemical R&D and Process Devel opment. Seated from left are Bruce M. Alexander, Alfred P. Anderson and William J. Gammans. Standing, in the same order, are William R. Klingman and Timothy A. CaiamarL Lawrence Rakestraw, a member of this group was on military leave when the pictures was taken. ETC 26678 V: = \f. K has u \ 5 ! K.!. IW 2) i -><<d transas is. i-moiiths-old. f-jj II i m; Have xhoi>. $40 Kl. 3-9925. I jiholstered ii-l Mark-35 i.uler. Like .Vill sell for lioiial living -- ml tables. '5. Phone J.dices said Inijluyrnent Vn-lhe-spot necessary industrial Glen D. trial Engi- , DcvelKXtulerson lilliam R. I member Page 7, The Antiknock, September, 1960 Houghton Sets Record With Barracuda Joe Houghton set a state spear fishing record with a 43-pound bar racuda recently. Joe's record was for the largest barracuda speared by a Louisiana skin diver this year while spear fishing. Eddie Morgan, Employee Rela tions, and Andy Martin, son of Lorraine Martin, M&C Planning, were skin diving with Houghton when he speared the fish under one of the oil rigs in the Gulf. Joe makes trips to the Gulf fre quently for spearfishing because it affords him opportunity to enjoy his hobby, skin diving. He started skin diving several years ago with a homemade helmet he designed and had fabricated. Since then, he has acquired better equipment. Joe is shown at right in the photo. At left is Gil Gillespie, who taught skin diving at the ERA Park this summer. Promotions, Reassignments Announced Arthur Helwig Arthur W. Hel wig has assumed the position of Superintendent, Long Range Plan ning, reporting to Robert Herzog, Director of Plan ning, it was an nounced last month by Presi dent B. B. Turner. tenance Planning, Employee Bene fits and the Suggestion Office. Special Safety Tags For the further improvement of safety and the elimination of haz ards, safety engineers are now using special safety tags to point out unsafe conditions that need correction. John Crutchfield and David Johnson, programmers, double check one of the programs they developed for use in the Univac system. All Baton Rouge-issued salary and wage roll checks are now written on the new Univac computer. New Univac-- (Continued from Page 1) and large memory capacity (50,000 positions of memory) are per fectly suited to handle the diffi cult tasks in scientific and engi neering calculations as well as the data processing problems. Programs had to be written that instructed the computer every step of the way while performing each job. The many programs involved in the processing of the two largest tabulating applications, payroll and inventory control, were prepared by John E. Crutchfield and David D. Johnson. Several of these pro grams contained nearly 5,000 in structions each. Ultimately, all tab ulating applications will be per formed on the New Univac Solid State 90 Computing System. While keeping a machine sup- plied with punched cards and re port forms is nothing new to se nior machine operators Pauline Parish, Bert Allain and Doussan Rando, they probably feel that this new equipment has an insatiable appetite for cards and that it speeds report forms through the printer as if the paper was "going out of style." Remington Rand, a division of Sperry Rand Corporation, is leas ing this new equipment to the company, and has assigned two Univac field engineers, Bill Brink and Fred Coon, as full time main tenance personnel here. Under the supervision of M. F. Payment, E. L. Alford and E. S. Levy, the new computing system provides the Tabulating Section the versatility and capacity to of fer even greater service and per formance to other departments throughout the Company. Reassignments The Chemical Engineering Divi sion has announced reassignments for Donald Hutchinson and David Agnew. Hutchinson transferred from Manufacturing Technical Services here to Pittsburgh Engineering Services, effective Aug. 1. Agnew completed his special as signment in Baton Rouge Aug. 9 and returned to Houston to resume his permanent position in Houston Engineering Services -- area engi neer in the EtCl-VCl Area. These Pictures Took Top Honors in June and July Contests Palmer A. Brown, formerly in the Process Design Section, has transferred to the Commercial De velopment Division where he is as signed to market research activi ties. J. E. Clements has completed his period of temporary assignment with Process Development. He has returned to the Manufacturing De partment for assignment in Indus trial Engineering. William H. Morgan, formerly a Process Design engineer in Proces Design, has transferred to Econominc Evaluation as an engineer economist. Lucille McQueen Lucille McQueen, formerly in the Suggestion Office, has been pro moted to confi dential secretary and assigned to the Power and R&D groups in the Administra tion Building. She joined the Company in April of 1953 as a ste nographer in the Pool. Since, she has worked in Maintenance, Main The candid shot by John Houghton of his son, Jerry, getting a kiss through the fence from his next-door playmate took top honors in the July photo contest. John Thibaut, Jr., whose father is in Engineering, took the windmill scene at top, right. Jim Denson, Maint. Planning, photo graphed the night scene on a lake. Thibaut and Denson tied for first-place honors in the June contest. A new ERA Photo Contest, which will include color slide entries, has been announced. Etc 26679 ETC 26680 itf Antiknock Vol. 22, No. 10 October, 1960 Research Knowledge Is on Display In Technical Papers of Employees Ten members of Research and Development have authored seven technical papers for presentation at national scientific conferences. Four of these were presented at the 138th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in New York, Sept. 11-16, one was present ed last month at a Tulsa confer ence of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and two will be presented at the Eighth Detroit Anachem Conference in October. The employees are Julian Honey cutt, Jr., James Riddle, Warren Becker, Shirl Cook, Joseph Mitchen, Thomas P. Whaley, Philip Davis, Bernard Sobel, Samuel Hen derson and Louis Snyder. At the ACS meeting, Honeycutt presented a paper titled "Prepara tions and Reactions of Sodium Tetraethylboron and Related Com pounds" which he and Riddle pre pared. The paper was concerned with the successful preparations of several new complex organo boron compounds. It was presented at the Organic Chemistry Division of the national conference. Becker presented a paper at the ACS meeting authored by him and Cook on "Preparation and Prop erties of Some Alkyllead Hy drides." It dealt with research find ings of importance in the field of gasoline antiknock compounds and other organometallics. Mitchen Paper "Spectrophotometric Analysis of Diethylaluminum Hydride and Triethylaluminum" was the paper delivered by Mitchen at the New York meeting. It described a new spectrophotometric method of mea suring alkyl aluminum compounds. With his paper "High Tempera ture Reactions of Sodium," Whaley described how a highly reactive metal, sodium, which has been used industrially since the last century, may help make possible commer cial production of newer metals for the space age. Sobel presented a paper author ed by him and Davis at the Tulsa AIChE meeting held Sept. 25-28. (Continued on Page 7) EtCl Labor Nears 15-Year Safety Mark Like a brand new rocket the safety record of the employees in EtCl Labor is climbing higher and getting better! As The Antiknock goes to press the work perform ance of these employees without a time-losing injury was nearing the 15-year mark. They hit 14 years, and nearly 10 months on September 10 when they qualified for their eleventh straight Plant Safety Award and immediately set their sights on passing the 15-year mark which they can reach on November 21 of this year. Best on Plant Jt's the best safety performance and the longest period without major injuries of any group on the Plant. As of September 10, they had completed 5,405 days and 2,161,306 man-hours of work with out a single member losing time from an injury. Henry Clemons, Archie TSUotson and Louis Wilford, working leaders for the group, say that cooperation among the men and a deter mination that every job will be done safely, are responsible for their good safety performance. The men also credit their pre sent foremen, Leo Montegudo, Roch Pedarre and Jack Black and to those who have worked with them on their safety program in past years for their success in safety, as well as Safety Engineers W. S. "Safety" Smith and Woody Merritt and other engineers who have advised them on doing their job safely. "There's no telling how high we are going to push that record! However, we have learned that close attention to safety pays off in a lot of ways besides making a good record," says Working Leader Henry Clemons. On the Cover Capt. Graham LeStourgeon is determining the needs of this family for Volunteers of America help--help made possible by united giv ing in Baton Rouge. The Volunteers of America is one of the 41 agencies supported by money contributed to the United Givers Fund. See story for drive plans on the Plant, and then turn to Page 3 to take a tour of some of the other agencies supported by the United Givers Fund with the Ethyl United Givers Steering Committee. A goal of $37,500 has been set for the Plant, and the Com mittee has set another goal--100 per cent contact of all employees and 100 per cent united giving. October 17 Is The Kickoff Day for Our Plant United Givers Fund Drive A United Givers Fund drive in which every Ethyl employee will have an opportunity to help pro vide for 41 youth, health, char acter-building and charitable agen cies in East and West Baton Rouge Parishes will get under way on the Plant on October 17. Coordinating the solicitation pro gram through which each em ployee will be contacted will be the Ethyl United Givers Steering Committee. The Committee is made up of representatives of the Allied Oil Workers Union, Local 12900 United Mine Workers, and supervision. The steering commit tee has been at work since early in September mapping plans for the drive and lining up teams of solicitors for a quick "100 per cent" solicitation program. Committee Members Bill Strader is coordinator of the committee. Representing the Al lied Oil Workers Union are Robert Chandler, chairman, and John Gooch, co-chairman. UMW repre sentatives are Horace McNeal, serving his second year as chair man, and Mitchell David, co-chair man. Morgan Many is again serv ing as chairman of the supervision United Givers team, assisted by J. B. Alexander, co-chairman. The fair share plan of giving will again be suggested to all contribu tors. The plan, under which hourly wage earners give one hour's pay per month and salaried employees give a graduated percentage of their yearly earnings, was used by many employees last year. United Givers contributions will be devoted to the support of 41 youth, welfare, health, medical, legal and character-building agen cies in East and West Baton Rouge Parishes. Employee contributions will be pro-rated by the United Givers headquarters to the agen cies in the two parishes according to the established budget, or em ployees may designate agencies or parishes to which they wish their contributions to go. The goal of this year's drive in East and West Baton Rouge Par ishes is $831,891, a seven per cent increase over last year's budget. Plant Goal Is $37,500 A Plant goal of $37,500, an in crease over last year's, has been set for employee giving. Last year Ethyl employees gave $34,434 for a new high mark in United Givers support. This was backed up with a $27,000 contribution by the Com pany. "The United Givers Fund cam paign is Baton Rouge's Number 1 civic project since it affects every one," say members of the Ethyl United Givers Steering Committee. "Let's join together to see that the Ethyl support continues to play an important part in this civic project. We are convinced, after seeing what the agencies are accomplish ing with United Givers funds, that these agencies and the people they serve deserve our 100 per cent united support." For a report on the Steering Committee's visit to four United Givers Agencies, turn to Page 3. Looks like the wall needs to be bigger for the safety, award certificates being received by the EtCl Labor Group. Here Working Leaders Henry Clemons and Archie Tillotson plan where their eleventh consecutive certificate will be hung. Myron Falk, United Givers Fund director, tells the committee that 42 leading citizens spent more than 500 hours reviewing agency requests for funds and setting up a budget of support from this year's drive. ETC 26681 Page 2, The Antiknock, October, 1960 Families Get Look at Dad's Job On Three-Group Open House Visit "Daddy, just what do you do out at the Plant?" That question was answered by many Dads, and Moms, too, on Sunday, Sept. 18, when Open Houses for employee families were held by Chemical Research and Development, Chemical Engineer ing and Patents. Special displays, tours and dem onstrations were set up for the open houses and the informal ac tivities were designed to let the families see not only what their parents do but where they work. Shown on this page are only a small portion of those who visited he Chem. R&D Laboratory, the Medical & Personnel Building for the Chemical Engineering Open House, and the Administration Building for the visit to the Patent Section. The family reaction? They enjoyed it! Bob Curry tells Mrs. Roger Moser and children how it's done. T l The Gerald Kottong family and The W. D. Dougherty family view the display "R&D People At Work." Don Johnson and son. The Gerald Smith family The Dave DePree family J. B. Sigrest and son and Claude Arceneaux and son study electron microscope. "Skippy" Wheeler is in background at right. Bernie Sobel explains some details to the Ralph Baker family. A desk picture--the John Balhoff family at Patent Open House. Food and refreshments at Lab at tract lots of attention. A few of the Chemical Engineering visitors listen to demonstration talk at open house. The YV; bv Mrs; UGF si j who jo ^ ! i ETC 26682 Sister ' i years, who nt I Waitrijij Page 3, The Antiknock, October, I960 Steering Committee Sees How United Givers Funds Are Used Steering Committee secretary Bobbie Stirrat, with daughters of her own, understands what these private keeping places mean to the girls at St. Joseph's Orphanage as Sister Thecla describes how they give girls something to call their own. Captain Wesley Faulkner describes feeding of transients at Salvation Army Center to Bobbie Stirrat, Bill Strader, Mitchell David, John Gooch, Bob Chandler, and Horace McNeal. It's a small drawer, maybe eight inches deep and 15 inches wide. It is not new. It came from an old school cabinet and is probably as old or older than anyone reading this issue of The Antiknock. Built into a cabinet along the wall, that drawer, and several others like it, is a symbol. It's per sonal and private. It belongs to someone. No one except that per son--not even the Sisters at St. Joseph's Orphanage on Broussard Street-- is allowed to open it. With no real home of their own, the girls at the Orphanage--the owners of those "private keeping places"--have something that they can call their own. There's no tell ing how many little secrets those drawers hold. Makes Deep Impression Those rows of "private keeping places" made a deep impression on eight Plant employees on Septem ber 20. They are members of the Ethyl United Givers Steering Com mittee. These employees were im pressed with a lot of other things they saw on a tour of some of the agencies supported by our United Givers Fund contributions. They saw a lot of symbolic and a lot of real things like those drawers that the privileged can provide through united giving to the underprivil eged each year. At the Cerebral Palsy Center they saw a little girl going through a long step-by-step pro cedure to learn how to button her own dresses. They learned, in watching a little girl with a foot ball helmet-looking headgear, how she is learning how to talk through listening to "experiences" created for her on records. They saw how united giving dollars provides a bed and food at the Salvation Army to a transient man who is jobless and broke. They saw the nice "home away from home" at the YWCA for girls just arriving in Baton Rouge for training or to take new jobs. United Giving Important They learned how united giving makes funds available for provid ing clothing and food for needy families through the Salvation Army and other agencies. They saw many other things that makes united giving terribly important! The Steering Committee did not get around to all the 41 agencies on their tour. The ones they did visit impressed them with these two important facts. First, the dol lars contributed to United Givers Fund-supported agencies are need ed and are being used wisely and for best results. Second, the grow ing needs of these agencies deserve the support of each of us through the United Givers Fund--The No. 1 civic project for everyone. Convinced of Value The committee members are shown here as they looked into how some of the agencies are put ting our United Givers contribu tions to good use. The members came back to the Plant convinced of the value of united giving. They hope that providing a home and food and clothing--and those little "private keeping places"--for the orphans at St. Joseph's, or helping a little cerebral palsy victim, or providing many other community services, will convince us, too! Chandler and Stirrat inspect com plicated brace worn by Cerebral Palsy victim. Therapist Carol Casey explains how the brace can be adjusted and how it is designed to help the victim. The YWCA, the "home away from home" for young women, is described by Mrs. Angus Anderson, to Gooch, Strader, McNeal, Jim Colvin of UGF staff, David, Stirrat, and Mickey Scott of National Cash Register, who joined committee for tour of agencies. Sister Thecla tells committee girls at orphanage range from 6 to 17 years. In picture are Stirrat, Gooch, Chandler, McNeal, Don Robertson, who accompanied the group, David, Strader (partially shown), Jack Waltrip of Gulf States, Alexander, Scott and Morgan Many. Mrs. Mary Lou Branson, Cerebral Palsy Center, helps a little girl practice gripping, a step in learning to button and unbutton her cloth ing. Shown are Gooch, McNeal, Chandler, Scott, David and Alexander all of whom were impressed with the work of the Center with United Givers funds. ETC 26683 .Page 4,. The Antiknock, October, 1960 More Employees Set Money for Suggestions ITEMS OF INTEREST About ETHYL FOLKS These charred remains were all that were left of the Pearce home after a fire demolished it last August. Many items one loses in a fire are irreplacable, Pearce says. In this case, the fire was caused by lightning, but proper precautions can eliminate other hazards. They Lost Everything Employees Learn 'Real Meaning of Importance of Fire Prevention If you want the real meaning of have had to do without many plea fire prevention, ask the man whose sures and luxuries to recoup our home has been demolished by losses. fire. And if you want to know how "People ask what should be done such a catastrophe can suddenly about a fire at home. Most import wipe out the personal items that ant, try to prevent it. But, assum have been acquired through the ing that the house is to be years--furniture, clothes, sporting a total loss, I would list the neces equipment, books, furs, records, sary things to do in this order: appliances, the house itself, listen save your family, yourself, and if to what two employees have to possible, get your clothing, then -- say. if still possible--remove the furni George Lawrence, Technical ture." Services, his wife, and their five children can really tell you. On a cold January morning two years ago, Mrs. Lawrence and two of the younger children were ill with in fluenza. At about 9 o'clock she noticed smoke in their residence. Quickly, she dropped the children out of the window to safety below even before she called the fire de partment. Then she rushed to safety outside. Ray Pearce Loses Home On Aug. 8 Ray Pearce, Quality Control lab technician, lost his home by fire. No one was at the residence the time the fire began, but indications are that it was caused when light ning struck their TV set. A man and his wife, passing in a car, no ticed smoke emerging from the house. A few minutes later, neigh bors broke in, but there was little House Is Total Loss they could save before the heat The house and its contents was a total loss. The Lawrences had nothing but the clothes they wore, and even though he carried a sub forced them to leave. They were able to remove a por tion of the living room and bed room furniture and the refrigera stantial amount of insurance the tor. losses ran about $20,000 above the The Pearces lost all of their insurance coverage. clothes, most of their furniture, all "It's been a long road back," George says now. "Finally, we have got our new home built, but it has been a difficult task. Much of the appliances except the refri gerator; and their son, Jim Turner, lost all of his Istrouma High School athletic trophies. of the work I did myself to keep "Every time you turn around, expenses to a minimum. Because you look for something only to find of our heavy losses in the fire, we that it was burned," Pearce said. George Lawrence Ray Pearce H. J. Holdridge, EtCl Op., $70 Alma L. Carter, R&D Lab., $40 Top idea man on the Plant last month was L. G. Boyles, EtCl Op., with an $85 suggestion award, his sixth adopted suggestion. H. J. Holdridge, EtCl Op., took the second place spot with a $70 award. This was Holdridge's second adopted suggestion. AJma L. Carter, R&D, was pre sented with a $40 award. This gives her a total of seven adopted ideas. Others receiving suggestion awards were: $55 Award R. J. Johnson (share) of TEL-Sod M&C, and C. R. Reading (Share), a former employee. $40 Award T. E. Chapman and C. A. Broussard (Share), Sod. Op. $25 Awards J. O. Aucoln, EtCl Maint; Dan Mc Donald, Opns., A. J. Entreraont, Power, mont. Power, and A. N. Brumfield, TELSod. M&C. $20 Awards T. H. Marsalis, H. E. Magee, Jr., C. L, McKnight and L. A. Duplessle (Share), all of EtCl Maint.; Theodore Leake and Ivy Watte (Share), Sam Oakley, B. A. Bartow, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; E. L. Forbes, Q. W. Story, Sidney Bond, O. E. Martinez, all of Sod. Op.; C. L. DeVeer. Power; Eugene Montgo mery, TEL Op.; Lloyd Averette and D. C. James (Share), Cafeteria. $15 Awards Jake J. Gerace, Stores; L. A. Guidry, Security; C. H. Underwood, Jr., EtCl Maint.; C. L DeVeer, and A. J. Entremont, both of Power; Joseph R. Major, G. M. Davis, and Johnny Ross, all of Sod. Op.; Branch A. Goux, TEL-Sod. M&C. Two employees are authors of an article appearing in the August issue of "Petroleum Refiner" titled "New Vacuum System Speeds Un loading." The article was written by W. H. "Bill" Morgan, Econ. Eval., and Doug King, of Sales, for mer employee here in Manufactur ing Technical Services. J. D. Cockerham, Sod. Maint., is the new director of Civil De fense for the city of Baker. His appointment, by Mayor Henry Smith, Sod. Op., was approved by the Board of Al dermen on Aug ust 16. He will work closely with Parish Civil De fense leaders. Our congratulations to recent brides Ethyl Blake James, Pat Abbott Medlen and Margrette Henry Dupuy. J. A. "Pops" Bowman, who kept The Antiknock informed on his and Mrs. _______ __ Bowman's trailer fcest. trip to Canada and backr found nr new evidence mat "it's a small world" when stopped on ms re- turn trip at Bow- _ man, North Da- kota. A man who serviced his car informed "Pops" that his father was from Louisiana and had retir- ed as a member of the Security Force at the Ethyl Corporation Plant at Baton Rouge. It soon developed that the man's father, A. D. Kyle, like "Pops", had ac cepted the Company's early retire- ment offer last year and they had both retired at the same time in August, 1959. $10 Awards H. R. Allen, EtCl Maint.; Lucille Mc Queen, Power; Branch Walton and Louis Watkins, both of EtCl Labor; C. H. Til lery, Stores; Joseph R. Major, Benny Sandos, and Paul T. Cain, all of Sod. Op.; O. A. Parr, TEL-Sod. M&C. "Many things you can't consider replacing immediately. We lost two sets of sterling silver, a collection of antique clocks, five shotguns, two rifles, fishing equipment, and many other such items. You can't know how terrible a Are is unless you have the misfortune of losing your home. "However, I do want to express my appreciation to my co-workers for their concern and help now that we are rebuilding. They have been wonderful. "I believe that proper grounding of appliances and other electrical equipment could prevent many such fires. However, if the fire does start and you are at home you should do as George Lawrence sug gested. Save your family and your self first, then your clothes, and finally your furniture." Sidney Bond, Sod. Op., took the top bass prize in the Baton Rouge Sportmen's League fishing rodeo with a bass weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces. Bernard Hollaway, son of Ralph, Power, won second prize in the sac-a-lait division with a 1pound 8-ouncer, and Jim Dunn, Chem. R&D, was a prize winner with an 8-ounce bream. "Butch" Mixon, son of Wallace L. Mixon, Maint., was named most valuable pitcher and chosen for the all-star team in the National NonProfessional Baseball Tournament in Wichita, Kan., in early Septem ber. Butch pitched the Ponchatoula Athletics to three victories on their way to second place in the nation. Butch was a pitcher on the LSU baseball team last year. At Wich ita he pitched a one-hitter and a two-hitter. William F. McCarthy, Fire In spection, has been chosen chair man of the Industrial Committee of the Baton Rouge Fire Preven tion Week observance, Oct. 9-15. ETC 26684 Burk equu ;il c The were c! Sum) teams, tied fnt ual bnv and Di Salter handle; Harry game; Perry, Wayne high sc most i Bob Pa Walt preside Bowlin Koch, son, sei son, tr* Senadvise; JA con tell, Bi and ll< advisor Vote Esso 1 ball n M. S. wie. B ber of team i regula was "( the Th cians Ethvl offs. Ethvl Electn --defo; Esso I into th won b\ bers < ceived valuab Pro This to cm- Club. I and luand In i. .vod by |sj i Al- .M Augilc will i lv with vil De li tors. recent |lnt Ab- Ilcnry father Id retirBecurity l)oration P t soon father, |had ac- retireey had lime in |i>ok the Rouge rodeo Finds 13 son of prize in |lt a 1- Dunn, I winner Wallace |l il most |lor the .il Nonliinment JoptemIhotoula l>n their I nalion. to LSU Wichand a [ire Inchair- nnittee I'lovenI 5. Burke Grandjean pitched the equivalent of a no-hitter in check ers at Alexandria to take the Lou isiana champion ship. He shut out the field and won 16, tied eight in 24 games played at the tourna ment Labor Day weekend. Gets Kick-Off Strike! Page 5, The Antiknock, October, 1960 Want to Help Reduce Gasoline Tax? The Development Lab bowlers were champions of the ERA Mixed Summer League, with three teams, Traffic. Stores, and Office, tied for second place. Top individ ual bowlers were Jules Beysselance and Dora Pepe, high average; Sid Salter and Mignonne Wilson, high handicap series; Betty Salter and Harry Bridgeman, high handicap game; Bill Croissant and Willa Perry, high scratch series, and Wayne Davis and Mary Thibaut, high scratch game. Awards for the most improved bowlers went to Bob Payne and Mary Thibaut. Walt Donham was elected 1961 president of the ERA Summer Bowling League, along with Fred Koch, vice president; Margie Wil son, secretary; and Mignonne Wil son, treasurer. Serving as Junior Achievement advisers for the Ethyl sponsored JA company this year are Bill Axtell, Billy Grady, Walter Lawrence and Homer Sanders. Axtell is chief adviser on the team. Voted the most valuable EthylEsso Intramural tournament softball player was M. S. "Bill" Ho wie. Bill, a mem ber of the R&D team during the regular season, was "drafted" by the TEL Electri cians for the Ethyl - Esso play offs. The two Ethyl teams -- Electricians and TEL Maintenance --defeated the Esso Welders and Esso Refining, respectively, to go into the finals which Maintenance won by a score of 8 to 7. All mem bers of the Maintenance team re ceived individual trophies. Most valuable pitcher was Clyde Sibley. John Hogan, Employee Relations, gave the ERA Bowling League a good send-off last month by rolling a strike with his first ball! Sixteen teams are competing in play each Tuesday at Circle Bowling Center. Seven Get Patents U. S. patents have been issued recently to a number of Plant em ployees. They are: To Sid Blitzer and Tillmon Pear son on sodium tetraethyl-boron as a new chemical compound. To Gerry Giraitis on a new elec trolytic method for TEL and other organolead compounds. To Art Fentress on a new tickler for sodium cells. To Dave DePree and Dick Eller on a new method for making thioglycolic acid and its salts. To Jim Riddle on new methods for the preparation of organic compounds of tin, lead and mer cury (5 patents). William D. Balis, son of William L. Balis, TEL Op., entered 11 pigs in the swine division of the West Baton Rouge Fair in mid-Septem ber and came out with three cham- ionships, 10 first place blue ribons, and three second-place rib bons. Young Bill has taken many honors with his swine projects in his 4-H Club work. He attends Port Allen High School. Promotion Sign Is Also TV Show Reminder 'WHEN DID YOU SAY YoU'D TAKE IT BACK------NEXT JUNE?" Local service station dealers will be circulating petitions in early Octo ber in support of the nation's oil industry efforts to prevent continuation of the extra Federal one-cent tax on gasoline beyond its expiration date next June. Employees who desire to lend their support can participate by signing the petition at their respective service stations. The onecent tax went into effect in October, 1959. Classified Ads Offer Good Bargains For Sale Sell or trade Broadmoor home for home in Goodwood. Brick, 3 bedroom, two ceramic tile baths. Living room and dining room combination. Cypress panel kitchen. 20 x 20 den. large tree shaded patio, fenced back yard, double car port. Lot 100 x 160. Phone WA 4-3929. Cuitom made tables -- step tables, coffee tables, end tables, and desks, beautifully finished in natural walnut, oak birch, and etc. Moderately priced. Phone EL 7-1253 or DI 4-8771. Practically new girl's shoe skates, size 7. $13. Phone EL 7-4623. Large Westlnghouse food mixer, with juicer and mixing bowls. Excellent con dition. $15. Phone WA 1-1622. S piece curved sectional sofa, good condition. $40. Phone WA 4-1580. Kenmore Automatic bolt-down wash ing machine and bolt-down plate. $20; Thor Auto-Magic Ironer. $15. Both In good condition. Phone WA 4-7736. Rexaire Air Purifier and Vaccum Cleaner combined, three months old. All attachments, stainless steel. Original price 5234. Asking $75. Phone EL 7-0222. Camp on Grand River at Bayou Pigeon. Completely furnished. Phone WA 1-2568. Shady lot In Goodwood Homesites near Bon Marche Shopping Center, 90foot front. WA 4-3580. 27-foot house trailer with 10 x 21 foot screened porch. Butane gas. electric lights. Clean. Sell cheap. Phone EL 7-6715. Fourteen-foot Batson boat, Mastercraft trailer. 25-hp Evinrude motor with all controls. Will take 12-gauge shot gun on a trade. Phone NO 5-2278. Wringer washing machine. Has a new motor and new overall job. $40. Phone DI 2-3006. Nke Hunter Zeipher 5-speed 36-inch window fan. In very good condition. $35. Phone DI 2-4324. Large Chrysanthemums for All Saint's Day; $6 a dozen. No orders can be accented after October 20. Phone EL 5-2751. One lot, 100 ft. x 400 ft. in Alford Acres. Owner will finance. One plot, four spaces in Greenoaks Memorial 20-lnch boy's bicycle. $10.00; 20 inch Park. Will sell at prevailing price. Phone girl's hicycle, Murray Deluxe, like new. EL 7-7533. $20, 1954 -- Oldsmobile "88" -- two door, excellent condition. $575 Phone 14 ft. Thompson Hull Boat. $150. One WA 1-1282. This sign on Highland Road was just part of the promotion conducted 25-gallon butane bottle. $15. Phone EL 5-2916. to encourage people to watch the Company-sponsored LSU Quarterback For Rent i Club. It is also a good reminder to Ethyl families to be,sure to watch and hear Coach Dietzcl's comments on the LSU Tigers and their games, Chrysanthemums for All Saints Day. Phone your order now. EL 5-8319 or EL Unfurnished garage apartment. Up town. One bedroom, living room, kit chenette. 519 N. 8lh St Phone DI 2-5240 and hear the "Ethyl story" being presented by the commercials. 5-4973. or DI 2-0560. l 26685 ETC Page 6, The Antiknock, October, 1960 Employees' Long Service Keeps A'Climbing Woest Retires With 23 Years' Service Fifteen employees at the Plant completed 20 years of service last month and received their awards. Nine received their 15-year awards, seven received 10-year awards, and seven reached the 5-year mark dur ing September. 15 Years Clifton T. Addison, EtCl M&C Lydle Z. Martin, Chem. Res. Henry L. Bordelon, EtCl M&C Valery Cooper. Chem. Res. Elmer Millsaps. EtCl M&C John B. Furr, Emp. Rel. Walter E. Bnnkston, EtCl M&C K&uhman M. Browning, Qual. Cont. Preston K. Owens, Stores 10 Years George Antollk, Jr., Purchasing Robert H. Rtee, EtCl M&C Alvin N. Hunt, Ind. Eng. Catherine A. Smith, Emp. Rel. Mary E. Graham, Eng. Fred M. Mayes, Finance J. Russell McClellan, Eng. 5 Years George A. Daniels, Chem. Eng. Ruby S. Correct, Finance Patty Ruth Carroll, Com. Dev. Joseph H. Mltcben, R&D Sen'. Harris E. Petree, Chem. Res. Byron R. Lowrance, Proc. Dev. On United Givers Duty Woody Merritt, Safety, is again assigned to the United Givers Fund headquarters on loan from the Company to work with the Commercial "A" and "B" Division drive. He was on loan for last year's drive and coordinated the Commercial "A" Division. On Sept. 30, Reginald A. Woest, Sr., retired with 23 years of service as an active employee at the Baton Rouge Plant, His retirement under the Company's Retirement Income Plan was effective Oct. 1. Hired in Construction in 1937, Woest transferred to Maintenance when Plant operations started. Since then he held many positions in Maintenance including shift foreman, area foreman, construc tion foreman, Central Shops fore man, shift maintenance supervisor, general shops foreman, dispatch supervisor, and salvage foreman. In 1955, he transferred to Pur chasing as a special assistant to the manager of Baton Rouge Purchas ing. He was, at the time of his retirement, Construction purchas ing engineer. Three Sons Are Employees "The fact that all of my sons work for the Company is indicative of my belief in Ethyl Corporation," he said. "Everyone here has been considerate and kind. If I had more productive years prior to retire ment age I would spend them here happily. I plan to visit frequently to see my friends." His three sons are Ethyl em ployees. George is a supervisor in Quality Control here; Harold is a shift foreman at the Houston Plant and a former local employee, and DEATHS Harold T. Collier Harold T. Collier, labor foreman in Maintenance, died Aug. 25 at his home near Zachary. A native of Pass Christian, Miss., the 51year-old emplo yee had joined the Company in 1937 to work in Construction. He worked in sev eral areas of the Plant during his career here, in cluding the Laundry where he was foreman, and as a foreman in the Labor Group. The body rested at Welsh Fun eral Parlors until Aug. 26 when services were held, with the Rev. Bullard Jones officiating. Burial was in the Azalea Rest Cemetery at The Plains. Collier is survived by his widow, the former Ethel Rice of Zachary; three daughters, Mrs. Albert D. Harvey, Jr., Ethel and Dianne; two sisters; four brothers, and two grandchildren. He was a brotherin-law of Maxwell Lea, Power. Leslie A. Cline (Picture Not Available) Leslie A. Cline, 60, pump house and power operator, died Sept. 17, at the Baton Rouge General Hos pital. He was a world War I vet eran. Religious services were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with interment in the Greenlawn Mausoleum. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Virginia Vimattia of Baton Rouge; three stepsons; Joseph S. Bonfanti, Dominic Bonfanti and Steve Bonfanti, Jr.f all of Baton Rouge, and five grand children. He had joined the Company in November 1944 as a mechanic helper. Reginald, Jr., works as a pipefitter in Maintenance here. Commenting on his post-retire ment plans, Woest said, "I can as sure you I will keep busy. Al though my plans aren't finalized, I don't intend to be idle." Name Dixon President Of Management Club Elmo Dixon will be the 1961 president of the Ethyl Manage ment Club and will be installed at the December meeting of the dub. Dixon won the post in a run-off election, defeating Andy Wikman. Other officers are David John son, vice president; Ray Metternich, secretary, and Walter Janczys, treasurer. They will succeed current offi cers -- Syl Lange, president; Art Decker, vice president. Buddy Bryant, secretary, and Dave John son, treasurer. New Board Members Elected to the board of control for next year were: Operations -- Richard McCraine, EtCl Op., and Willie Davis, TEL Op. Maintenance and Construction -- J. C. Marionneaux, Construction, and William A. Rolston, Stores. R&D and Eng ineering -- Claude Arceneaux, Chem. R&D, Mack Ingle, Chem. Eng., and Ashford Simes, Adm. and Services. Office--John Crutchfield, Data Research, and Larry Dallam, Emp. Rel. Metternich Janczys ETC 26686 As cessu train leadt* ploye for t! the p ployr tendi possi case It tribu the throu possi Leav Mn the led it cedui of pi differ for ?!| Res| * (i 'ice Page 7, The Antiknock, October, 1960 Twenty Years Ago on the Plant retire- fident ^lub 1961 kmage}} 1 led at : club. | run-off ikman. John- Met terJanc- nt offiIn; Art ] Buddy John- Icontrol lions -- Ip., and \enance ltarioniVilliam Id Eng1-neaux, j Chem. bm. and |chiield, Jallam, These reservists worked on new plan at Fort Chaffee in July. From left are Garner Moore, Ken Dunn, Leo Martin, who received a unit citation from Commanding General Paul Bell, Albin Loupe, and John Chadwick. Develop Army Processing Plan A streamlined procedure for pro cessing reservists for summer training, developed under the leadership of Leo Martin, Em ployee Relations, was conducted for the first time this summer with the participation of four other em ployees. The plan is receiving ex tended study by the U. S. Army for possible mobilization adaptation in case of an emergency. It is another example of the con tribution employees are making to the national defense program through reserve activities made possible by the Company's Military Leave of Absence Plan. Martin, a lieutenant colonel in the 4013th USAG Supply Section, led in the development of the pro cedure that involved four months of planning and staff work at four different cities. The plan was tried for the first time in July at Fort Chaffee, Ark. In the "trial run" men were outfitted with a com plete issue of clothing and equip ment for training and assigned to units at the rate of 275 men per hour. The usual rate for such pro cessing has been about 55 men per hour. A total of 2,300 men were processed under the plan. Assisting in the trial of the new procedure, under which men of the 95th Division were processed and assigned to units for training, were Lt. Col. Kenneth Dunn (Finance), Major John Chadwick (Stores), Captain Albin Loupe (TEL-Sod. M&C) and Lieutenant -'Garner Moore (Tech. Services). "The purpose of the training was to test mobilization plans to deter mine how quickly a reserve unit could activate an inactive camp or post to receive trainees," Martin pointed out. Recognize these fellows? It's the Goode Shift softball team in TEL Operations, champions of the first half of the 1940 season. They are, front row, left to right, Woodrow Mahoney (deceased), Leblanc Trosclair (former employee); "Red" Heard (former employee), Joseph B. Mixon, and Paul Favrot. Back row, left to right, Holcombe Browning, A! CarviJJe, Johnny Delage, Ralph Goff, Lloyd Hopkins, Ed Reed (for mer employee), Arthur Townley, Joseph Melancon, and Jack Hastings. (From the October 1940 issue of The Antiknock) The annual Plant Picnic was held on September 2. "Mike" Porch was chairman of the picnic committee, with Harry Demouy, Jasper Kobler, W. V. Hetrick, S. A. LeCroy, J. F. Ryan, L. L. Scott, Russ Davis, Leo Wasik, Charlie Phillips, Les Price, and Joe Marrs as members. About 3,000 attended. A feature article told of Sodium Electrician Dan Read's hobby of teaching first aid and artificial respiration. A picture shows him demonstrating the latter with Joe Stephens as the "patient." At a meeting of the board of di rectors of the slightly over-a-yearold Credit Union, total shares of $11,972.60 and total loans of $21,059, as of August 31, 1940, were reported. (As of August 31, 1960, total share holdings amounted to $2,223,297.20, and total loans made had climbed to $19,740,000--quite a growth in 20 years!) Holding nine-month records of no major injuries in 1940 were TEL, Maintenance, Miscellaneous Service, EtCl, and General Service. Research Knowledge-- (Continued from Page 1) Their paper was "Absorber Strip per Calculations with a Digital Computer." Riddle Honeycutt Cook Becker Henderson and Snyder collabo rated on two papers to be present ed at the Eighth Annual Anachem Conference at Detroit on Oct. 24-26. Henderson will present "A Rapid Photometric Method for the Deter mination of Triethyllead, Diethyllead and Inorganic Lead Ions and Its Application to the Determina tion of Tetraorganolead Com pounds." Snyder will present a paper on "A New Field Method for the Determination of Organo-lead Compounds." Delegates Ethyl Management Club mem bers elected R J. Eiswirth and Ernie Carr as shift and straightday delegates to the National Man agement Association conference in Atlanta in October. Whaley Mitchen Manuel Promoted, Others Reassigned The promotion of Bernard Manuel, investment control clerk, Finance, to assistant planning su pervisor in Production Scheduling and Distribution, and the recent reassignment and transfer of 13 other employees have been announced. Manuel, who joined the Com pany in October 1942, has held a variety of jobs on the Plant. He is married to the former Doris Forbes, a former employee in Pro duction Planning. They have one son, John Bernard. His promotion was effective Sept. 1, 1960. Join Commercial Development M. S. "Bill" Howie, formerly of Chemical Research and Develop ment, was temporarily assigned to Commercial Development, effec tive Aug. 1. Hamilton Prestridge, formerly of Chemical Research and Devel opment, has been temporarily as signed tn Commercial Develop ment, effective Aug. 29. Charles F. Holthaus, from Hous ton Engineering Services, has been transferred to Manufacturing Technical Services, effective Au gust 25. Harry L. Loflin, formerly of Pro cess Design, was transferred to the Manufacturing Department, effec tive Sept. 1, as Operations super visor. Mrs. Joyce Corrington, from Houston Engineering Services, was transferred to Process Design as a chemical engineer. She was for merly employed on the Plant. Ivan Martin, formerly of Process Design, on Sept. 8 was named co ordinator of Process Design Serv ices to Orangeburg. Joins Manufacturing Henrv Smith, formerly of Eco nomic Evaluation, was transferred to the Manufacturing Department to serve as an Operations supervi sor, effective Sept. 15. Bernard Beeson, Project Engi neering, transferred to the Eco nomic Evaluation Section on a ro tational assignment, on Oct. 3. Don Garrot, will assume the du ties of acting project coordinator, Off-Plant and New Products Area in the Proiect Engineering Section, effective Oct. 3, replacing Beeson. George Daniels, Process Design, transferred to the Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Section, ef fective Sept. 15. Walter J. Janczys, formerly in Industrial Engineering, began a ro tational assignment as engineer in Economic Evaluation Sept. 19. Charles E. Colvin, III, Industrial Engineering, began a temporary assignment in Commercial Devel opment, effective Sept. 19. Joe Odenweller, of the Detroit Laboratories, arrived here in Sep tember on a temporary assignment in Economic Evaluation. Turn to Channel 2 Each Monday Night at 9 p.m. for the Ethyl LSU Quarterback Club ETC 26687 ETC 26688 iK?Anti knock Vol. 22, No. 11 November, 1960 Achievers Get Good Business Tips = y re | O? a 2 o2 W *W 3o2; I,,= e '/ *> aM V III 9 B . Am Oh b ~ Members of the Ethyl United Givers steering committee are, left to right: Robert Chandler, John Gooch, Mitchell David, Bill Strader, Bob bie Stirrat, Al Friedrichs, Horace McNeal, Morgan Many and J. B. Alexander. Solicitors Work Hard To Reach UGF Goal Set for Employees Officers of KEMCO, Junior Achievement company sponsored by Ethyl, visited the Baton Rouge Better Business Bureau to register their com pany and to get pointers on good business practices from J. B. Myers, manager of the Bureau. The young business people shown with Myers, second from left, are Gail Veazey, secretary, Bill Anders, president, John Fountain, vice-president, and Dorothy McKey, treasurer. The JA com pany will package and sell "Sure-Lite," a charcoal lighter stick, as their ``starter" product. Teamwork and hard work on the part of many employees again marked the Plant's United Givers Fund Drive last month, even though at press time for The Anti knock indications were that the goal of $37,500 would not be reached. Coordinated for the second year by the Ethyl United Givers Steer- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD NOTICE OF ELECTION JUGHTS 0 EMH.OY1U IU StcMea 7 *1 4* Nohaaol lobe. Ralortea. Act. e^ley..i ko*e 4e ri* *eN. mumlwi lo (, to*, ohm loba* wwnanwi 10 boy. cafltohalr *--it -- Moii4 of Ak beo4f;eed lo m fumd etlHam, fat lh poBM ofeoUmtvo Aeil oho hoi, 4, i>*bl reboui ton oa> ea rwrosi or ruction A* tlecikee by weal Wtel >UI ba <erf-e*4. of, 4, wp-hlea aF4, R)1mlOhotMr gf 4, Netleaol Lobe. litaiww Booj, oooo, 4, lybU oWw JeiaAedW,U. lo Jnoot-- 4, wmiwi, if MY, 4mk*d by lb*a (m 4 >,ipn of collactr-* beiyoMMy <4 4r impilr*. SCCRCT BALLOT A* aUcriai will b* by SECRET ballot. VoMa w4l baoDonoJ >o >th wAeea hniileraMe, iwtuiot. ea coe>ea. Ela<t>ea*aiRj fl om ba p-toM at at aoot 4a oalba, pleat. VmIo. tMtt of 4,i, tylrt 4o*M b rtpcnti loondlnwlr la 4 Rtfiaaol Daeclea at bnoyrnt la rhoife el 4* aleoale*. Yew attwtiaa la toll4 lo S-cnaa H ef 4a Natiaaal Lobat Rriwin Ath ANY PERSON WHO SHALL WILLFULLY RESIST. PREVENT, IMPEDE OR INTERFERE WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS OR AGENCIES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES PURSUANT TO THE ACT SHALL BE PUNCHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN 15,000 OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR BOTH txnmixi menu n om= Ml a^layaae af the Serfloo Cpr*ilo. Tetraethyl Uah OpecatUo, a^ C.t.rrJ, *i tba l^leyas'a latao kh. Lwliltu, fleet. latlMla, *11 yraOoctlao mt UIIIIHKI aepleyeet, MJyylaf aeh taal,l( MOleyoaa, aetklai Itthtat, laboratory a^leyaar. lira laaytctlee, atara,, lauMty oylayi,*. trtlatt la tba IrWwilM Hroolif trctlaa, rtltutu ort'iwt Mt Uhararr. aka <t,ra oa,layer Oactaf cka payaall pariah aatlti (aytaa4ar 21. IM. MrCMt Salary Ceofrreara Im* ing Committee, the drive was geared to 100 per cent solicitation of all employees for united giving to 41 agencies. Employees were able to designate agencies and par ishes to which their contributions were to go. Plantwide Goal Increased W. C. Strader was coordinator for the Steering Committee which organized and conducted the drive with the assistance of 105 solicitors who contacted their fellow em ployees. Bobbie Stirrat was com mittee secretary and Al Friedrichs was assistant coordinator of the committee. This year's goal of $37,500, set by the committee, was an increase over last year's Plant goal, as a result of the 7 per cent increase in the budget needs of the agencies supported with United Giver funds. Last year, employees gave $34,434 toward a $35,000 goal, with 71 per cent of the employees par ticipating. A kick-off breakfast in the Cafe teria on Oct. 17 launched the Plant drive. Speaking at the breakfast were Resident Manager Wallace Armstrong, president of the United Givers Fund of Greater Baton Rouge, and James Colvin, assistant UGF director. A training session for solicitors was conducted im mediately following the breakfast by Ray Metternich, Training. AOWU Solicitors Allied Oil Workers Union solici tors working with Chairman Bob Chandler and Co-Chairman John Gooch were A. J. Broussard, E. G. Adams, V. J. Moranto, H. K. Wright, Spellman Wall, John Mil ler, F. L. Causey, Henry Hill, Ward Ramirez, J. E. Williams, Francis Stacy, Ralph Doerner, R. H. Mur phy, Earl Knight, Jesse Debate, hoy Andre, Joe Polito and Leo Brown. THIS IS THK ONLY OFFICIAL NOTICI OF THIS RUCTION AND MUST NOT Bl OIFACID BY ANYONC A bargaining election will be held on the Plant on Nov. 15 and 16 among employees now repre sented by Local 12900, United Mine Workers. The National Labor Relations Board called a conference of interested parties after it had received a petition from the Teamsters Union. As a result of the conference, agreement was reached to hold a consent election. Polling places /or the election will be at the Safety Conference Room near the Main Cate and the Central Stiops and Stores Building. Voting hours will be 5:00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. and 1:00,p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Nov. 15, and 5:00 a m. to 11:00 a.m. on Nov. 16. This is a reproduction of the official NLRB notice on the election, which is posted on the Plant. All u/fected employees are urged to study this notice and the choices on the sample ballot so that they will be prepared to vote their desires in the election. Late Tabulations As of Oct. 31, employees had given $30,685.42 in the United Givers Fund Drive. Of those contacted, 71.4 per cent par ticipated. This $30,685.42 was backed up by a $26,500 Com pany contribution bringing the total as of Oct. 31 to more than $59,000. UMW Solicitors Assisting Horace McNeal and Mitchell David, chairman and cochairman of the United Mine Workers drive, were Joe Langlois, John Spring, Carl Jackson, Sam (Continued on Page 2) ETC 26689 Page 2, The Antiknock, November, 1960 Turner Tax Speech Sparks Editorial Guest Speakers This editorial, which appeared ttt the Oct. 13 issue of the Morning Advocate, emphasizes the heavy taxation of gasoline. Service stations through out the country secured signatures from motorists on petitions requesting Congress not to extend or increase this cent-a-galion tax when it expires next June. The `Temporary' Gas Tax Service station operators and other members of' the oil industry are conducting a vigorous campaign against renewal of the temporary cent-a-galion gasoline tax which is scheduled to expire next year. They point out that because of difficulties encountered in finan cing the Interstate Highway System, proposals are being made that the temporary tax be made permanent and that the total federal tax be hiked above the pres ent four cents a gallon. They point out that 9tate and federal gasoline taxes, now averaging a total of 10 cents a g a 11 o n throughout the na.tion, amount to almost as much as the refinery cost of the fuel itself. They express fear that motorists will be forced to drive fewer miles or switch entirely to economy cars, and point out that either development would make higher gasoline taxes self-defeating as revenue producers. The motorist is being taxed, they argue, to finance highway improvements from which many who pay no part of the costs benefit. They mention the effect of interstate construction in boosting property values and improving business, thereby suggesting that some way should be found for others to pay part of the cost. These, of course, are not brand-new arguments and are not offered as such. Many motorists already feel themselves torn between different interests. They would like to see gasoline taxes lowered, but they are anxious to see the interstate completed, and are willing to pay a rather high price to get something they seldom have gotten before for any money, the kind of roads they need, deserve and should have. The success of the campaign will depend, perhaps, on the ability of those who are opposing the tax to pur* suade the motorists that the interstate can be financed without it and to pursuade Congress that better methods of financing can be found. .The most telling argument, we believe, is that ad vanced by President B. B. Turner of Ethyl Corp. at the ninth annual convention of the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of America in Detroit. Turner re ferred to these other angles of the tax situation and outlined in some detail the extent to which motorists themselves sow are taxed for many purposes other than highway construction. Federal gasoline taxes, the Ethyl official said, plus excise taxes, on automobiles, batteries, tires and other accessories, now raise about $4 billion a year, which is more than the calculated yearly cost of the inter state program. But only about $2.4 billion of this amount actually goes into highway construction or maintenance. The rest goes into the government's gen eral fund, to be used in helping finance a multitude of activities not directly concerned with highway building. If the other $1.6 billion now siphoned away for other purposes could be' returned to the highway funds, Turner concluded, the temporary cent-a-gallon gasoline tax would never be missed and there would need be no cutbacks in the interstate program. That this tax omelet ever will be unscrambled is, we fear, doubtful. But the opponents of the temporary tax are making some points. Anyone who shows some signs of giving the motorist a better break in taxes and a better deal in highway financing will win a lot of gratitude and, maybe, even a lot of votes. The tax on gasoline, an essential, is far higher than the tax on most luxuries, not because anyone supposes .that gasoline is a luxury but because the gasoline tax is even easier to collect and harder to evade than the income tax. IMs a tax-writer's dream, and the motorist is a shining target. This picture shows part of the crowd of solicitors who attended the kick off breakfast that started the drive. Bill Strader, coordinator for the drive, is shown talking to the group. One of the busy spots on the Plant is the UGF office. Here solici tors are shown working on and turning in reports of contributions. From left are Bobbie Stirrat, secretary for the drive, H. W. McNeal, M. C. Many, Ralph Doerner, J. R. Gooch (seated), F. C. Stacey, Henry Hill, R. H. Chandler, Roy Andre, and Freddie L. Causey. Employees Work-- (Continued from Page 1) Dixon, Clyde Norris, A. J. Bourge ois, A. P. Landry, C. J. Duhe, A. L. LeBouef, P. A Brown, J. A. Oliver, Bruce Jarreau, W. M. Ladmirault, Alvin Pourciau, E. R. Haddox, O. I. Thompson, L. J. Jarreau. H. E. Morgan, F. DiBennedetto, R. J. A1tazin, W. M. Rogillo, N. C. Richard son, J. R. Wilson, C. E. Devall, H. L. Harless, ``Tex'' Neames and Nathan Johnson. Supervision solicitors working with Morgan Many and J. B. Alex ander, chairman and co-chairman, were O. A. Clay, L. C. Langlois, R. R. Percy, F. V. Canfield, M. F. Payment, C. R. Thompson, Ben Hodge, T. S. Allen. J. H. Houghton, L. A. Procter, G. A. Simes, Oscar Lasseigne, Al Carvilie, P. G. Rhorer, W. H. Croissant, Tom Terry. F. W. Pence, H. D. Simpson and H. B. Beeson. Also J. I. Martin, E. L. Lew, H. S. Butler, C. J. St. Pierre. R. W. Johnson. I. R. Schneider, K. E. Dunn, Earl Horton, Carl Steffek, C. C. Spiller, J. F. Thompson, Ardee Causey, Don Everson. R. E. McKenzie, C. E. Phillips, Helen Cason, E. C. Ashby, Dave DePree, J. M. Riddle, Kathleen Walter, L. W. Beeson, W. W. Mills, C. B. Reed, J. C. Marionneaux, E. W. Brignac, R. B. Agee, R. G. Payne, G. W. Woest, W. F. McCarthy, D. H. Campbell, F. M. Beaird, Shir ley Mayhall, G. W. CJine, K. E. Rollins, H. C. Wascom, J. D. French, C. G. Hall and C. R. Ber geron. J. EL Boudreau, director of Public Relations, was guest speaker at the Rotary Club here Oct. 12. He dis cussed the early days of the oil industry. Russell B. Weston, director of Ad vertising and Sales Promotion, was guest speaker at the Nov. 4 meet ing of the Baton Rouge Advertis ing Club. ikTAntiknock Member of International Council of Industrial Editors D. L. Robertson, Supervisor ,f. T. Stephenson. Editor R. .1. Alford. Publirntions Clprk The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company - its prod ucts, progress and problems- 'show the activities of employees and their fami lies. and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. Reassignments Temporary reassignments affect ing local personnel were an nounced last month. Carl J. Steffek began a tempor ary assignment as purchasing engi neer. responsible for our scrap, sal vage and surplus disposal program. Effective Oct. 17, G. W. Kottong was transferred on a rotational basis from the Process Develop ment Section to the Process Design Section. C. R. Bergeron was appointed acting supervisor of a group in Process Development, assigned to the handling of programs entering the process development phase. Exc V The i anatom and rc< shoe pr quenth injured To i injuric purpose can be ployec* guaran under be rep T But. safety are do made able. Ti similar ular sh i I I I'uhlic ill the lo dishe oil Page 3, The Antiknock, November, 1960 Excellent Protection and Low Cost Make Safety Shoes a Good Buy Wide Variety of Styles Available The foot is one part of employee anatomy that demands attention and respect. Without proper safety shoe protection, it can be and fre quently is seriously and painfully injured. To help prevent these painful injuries to employee's feet is the purpose of the safety shoes which can be bought at a bargain by em ployees. They are sold at cost and guaranteed to last six months under normal wear, or they will be replaced on a pro-rated basis. They Are Comfortable But, what about the comfort of safety shoes, you may ask? They are designed for foot comfort and made of the best materials avail able. They are light, attractive, and similar in appearance to many reg ular shoes. Stores is equipped and employ ees are trained to determine the size of shoe the employee wears so that he may be properly and com fortably fitted. If you are one of those employ ees who has difficulty in getting a good tit from the safety shoes in stock, there is an added service on the Plant to guarantee that all em ployees wearing safety shoes can do so in comfort. Handles Special Orders F. M. Porch, Safety Office, should be contacted if you encounter problems in getting a proper fit from shoes m stock. Usually, he can order a pair of safety shoes in the size and style you desire. Remember you get foot protec tion, comfortable fit, attractive ap pearance and long wear at bargain prices when you wear safety shoes. This is the picture of a safety shoe taken after it had saved an employee's foot from serious injury. When the force of a falling piece of equipment Is such that it tears the leather of a shoe in this manner, the steel cap must withstand extreme force and pressure. When a shoe can protect your feet from such destructive force, it is worth wearing! See lAb fvi Gomfvit and Safety A* *lUe4.e No-tt-Replaceable fyeet .f .Adii. was meet* \crtis- ck i | ji i i rk U In to Union i m i`m- - |.lu<l- till* : ln:nit ..I ihe .itVecte nn- mporengi- H>. sal- i.yrarn. n.Unng .tinnal velop- 1 IVsjgn & .tinted *up in ned to utering This brown high-top has composition sole and heel and built-in safety. This black elk hightop features neoprene soles and heels -- a good buy! Lacing to the toe is the feature of this brown shoe with neoprene cord sole and heel. Worn particularly by cell feeders, this brown shoe has ripple sole and heel. Resist oil soles and heels add life to this boot and safety to your feet. Resist-oil Crepe Grit soles and heels are features of this foot wear. This low-quarter brown shoe has cork grip aerated soles and heels and safety. A low-quarter, this at tractive brown shoe has leather soles and rubber heels. X This moccasin in tan has cellular crepe sole and wedge heel -- the latest style. SEE YOUR CENTRAL STORES etc 26691 How valuable are safety shoes? Ask Leo "Blackie" Audiffred, Power. This shoe saved his foot when a piece of electrical equip ment weighing approximately 6,000 pounds fell on the toe of his safety shoe. Are safety shoes worth the price? Ask Nathan Gordon, TEL-Sod. Maint. This shoe saved his toes in 1957 when a 5,800-pound piece of equipment fell against the cap. It saved him much suffering. In Any Election, A Thinking Vote Is A Healthy Vote Every day we are told in many ways -- "Get Out and Vote." We hear, "Every single vote is important." Many elections have been won by a mar gin of only one or two votes per precinct. No one denies that Every Vote Is Important. 4. Which candidate places the greater emphasis on sound gi t financial policies and still allows flexibility to meet crises? But, if we cast our votes without thinking through the issues--if we don't THINK before we vote--our votes can be worse than useless. You would not think you had really voted if you were led to a booth blindfolded, pulled some levers and then walked away. Your "vote" would in crease the percentage, all right, but it might be the exact opposite of what you wanted. No one wants to vote blindly. Here at home, the difficulty of choosing between "Yes" and "No" on 55 amendments is the best possible proof that to be healthy a vote must be a thinking vote. Intelligent choice is absolutely necessary, and to help you make a sound decision the Company has given you a copy of the PAR Guide to the Amendments. 5. Which candidate is more likely to promote an economic < i which citizens are encouraged to venture, to invest in new n, enterprises and equipment that will add new jobs and stimulate omy? 6. Which candidate is more likely to minister to the social and : needs of the American people without weakening their spirit of I initiative and determination to help themselves to the great! t possible? On the national scene, it is even more important for your choice to be a thinking vote. The decisions of the President of the United States in the next four years can have a direct effect on the future of each of us--as well as for millions of people throughout the world. Because of the importance of this presidential election. The Antiknock is quoting some questions that have been raised during the campaign and that may help you to make your vote a thinking vote: 7. Which candidate is more likely to uphold the principles of st t and local options; to stand for local rather than federal cont schools? Tl 1. Which candidate is more likely to carry out a vigorous foreign policy that strengthens the free world, resists the spread of communism and increases the respect for America among the so-called "neutral" coun tries of the world? 2. Which candidate shows the better promise of maintaining a strong national defense through a defense establishment that adapts quickly and vigorously to changing needs and situations? 8. Which candidate is likely to be the best administrator of th dously complex executive department of our government? 9. Which candidate is more likely to take the American peopl confidence--to give us the facts of life, whether good or bad? 3. Which candidate seems more likely to base his policies and actions upon the need to preserve the traditional freedoms of our citizens--freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. In making your choice for President and other important oi in voting "Yes" or "No" on the 55 amendments to our Louisiana tion--let your vote be an intelligent one. Make your vote a thii for a healthy state and nation. John F. Kennedy Democratic Candidate 00 0 00000000000013000000013 0 0 For the Lack of a Vote 00 0 (Maybe Yours) gj 0 An Election Was Lost S 0 E0 00 E0 E 0' The importance of one vote looms more important than ever in determining election results. 0 0 There are numerous examples of close elections. In the 1956 con 53 test for Governor of Illinois, the Democratic candidate lost by less 0 than one vote in each precinct to E Republican incumbent William Stratton. Out of 9.588 precincts, the 0 Your single vote does victory margin was only 7,916. 0 count! President Hayes In the 1948 presidential election, 0 won by one electoral Ohio and California were lost by 0 vote. So did President Jefferson. One vote in a Republican Thomas E. Dewey to Democrat Harry S. Truman by a 0 Munich beer hall started margin, of close to one vote per pre 0 us on the way to World War II. cinct. Ohio was lost by only 7,017 votes in 9,247 precincts; California, 0 by 17,865 votes in 16,802 precincts. The combined electoral 0 votes of these two states would not have elected Dewey, but would have thrown the election of the President into the 0 House of Representatives because Truman would have been 0 13 electoral votes short of the necessary 266 majority in the electoral college. 0 Still think your single vote doesn't count? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S000S0B0H0EHS00S03Bia00Bi How Will IGo Thi Many political expert much closer than in 19;" states. But how close willow < line up on the popular states' electoral votes will at political predicting tion and see how well yo'. STATE Alabama Alaska A riznna. Arkansan California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland ETC 26692 4 Vote ! <m sound got ! crises? an economic cj i vest in new tj'1 and stimulate | 1A the social and I their spirit of fl to the greatq The Cover Roy Arbour, electrician 1/c, Tom Marsalis, instrument inspector, and Charles McKnight, rigger inspec tor, take time out during an EtCI Maint. smoking period to look over the Public Affairs Research Coun cil's "Voters Guide to the 1960 Amendments." These informative guides, which give summaries of each of the 55 amendments to be voted on Nov. 8, were mailed to employees' homes by the Company so that they and their families might be better in formed about the issues involved in the suggested constitutional changes. Study the issues and make your thinking vote a healthy vote. How We Elect a President Article II of the Constitution of the U.S.A. reads: "The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same term, be elected as follows: "Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the state may be entitled in Congress . . Under the Constitution, every state, regardless of its si2e or popu lation, is entitled to two (2) Senators, but the number of Representatives to which it is entitled is governed by its population. This is the reason a national census is taken every ten years, so the number of Representa tives from each state may be reapportioned. At the present time Louisi ana has eight Representatives and two Senators and consequently is entitled to ten Presidential Electors. When the Constitution was first drawn up electors were not pledged for a particular presidential candidate. Instead, each elector was in dependent and could vote for anyone he wished for President. We Vote for Electors With the formation of political parties, however, and with the nomiJ nating conventions of each party choosing a candidate for president to whom the electors of teat party are generally pledged, (this is not a legal requirement and if the State Central Committee so votes, the electors can be unpledged) the situation has changed. In the so-called general election in November, the registered voters go to the polls and vote for the slate of electors representing the party they prefer, or the candidate they prefer, and in this election they do not have to vote for the electors of the party under which they are reg istered. Whichever slate of electors gets the largest popular vote, that slate : represents the state vote, and the electors of that party cast Louisiana's 4 ten electoral votes for President. i] On the first Monday following the second Wednesday in December, which this year will be Dec. 19, the electors meet at their State Capitol and cast their vote for President and Vice-President. Thus there is a period of 40 days between the time you cast your vote for the electors and the time they cast their vote for a President. Each state sends its electoral vote to Washington, D. C. addressed to the President of the Senate, and on January 6, 1961, the votes of all the states are opened and counted before the two houses of Congress. The total electoral vote of all states at present is 537. To win, a candi date must receive a majority of these votes, or 269. If no candidate gets that many votes, the election is thrown into the House of Representa tives, where each of the fifty states has only one vote. Will TGo This Year? iitical expertihat this year's election will be than in I95fte Democrats took only seven Jtiw close wilbw do you think the states will Ihe popular vi in turn, determines how the lral votes willja few minutes to try your hand Predicting. Chpredictions until after the elecIhow well yo\^'em! REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC Mauachuetto Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New fork North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming TOTAL 16 SO 11 8 18 4 6 8 4 16 4 45 14 4 25 8 6 82 4 8 4 11 24 4 8 12 0 8 12 3 587 Richard M. Nixon Republican Candidate ETC 26693 Page 6, The Antiknock, November, 1960 These Men Complete 20 Years Service Takes Golf Crown Gorsich Recent Patents Recent U. S. patents have been issued to Hymin Shapiro, Richard Gorsich, and former employee Harold Podall. Shapiro, CR&D, and Podall re ceived eight patents -- four of which were issued jointly and four to Podall alone---on a series of im proved processes for the manufac ture of metal carbonyls. Gorsich, CR&D, received a pat ent on the manufacture of complex aicoholates of titanium and related metals. L. N. Watlington captured the championship of the ERA Fall Medal Play Handicap Golf tourna ment last month. He had a low gross score of 275. ITEMS OF INTEREST Colman Watson, Jr., TEL Labor Fiften local employes joined the 20-year group last month and re ceived their awards. Nineteen re ceived 15-year awards, eight re ceived 10-year awards, and two reached the 5-year mark during October. William H. Kennison, TEL-Sod. M&C Robert E. Sceroler, EtCl M&C (A photograph of Courtlandt E. Wilkinson was not available. He received a 20-year award last month.) Now Lieutenant Colonel Max Lea, Power, has been ad vanced to lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army Engineer Corps Re serve. He received his promotion Oct. 25 from Colonel R. L. Emmerson. Basketball Meet Basketball players met Oct. 26 to organize an ERA team which will participate in the Recreation and Parks Civic League. Hardy Wells, Jr., will coach the team. For Sale Cub Scout uniforms, complete. Sizes 10 and 12. $3.50 each. Phone WA 4-6946. 14-ft. Aluminum boat, E?V4 hp. Evjnrude Motor, and Master Trailer. 1959 model. $400. Used 12 hours. Route 1. Denham Springs. Couch, piano, bedroom suite, dining room suite, radio and other items. Can be seen at 3906 Byron Street. Six grave plots in Greenoaks Memor ial Park for sale or trade for pick-up truck or cub tractor and equipment. Phone Denham Springs 5-06112. 1950 Chevrolet ton pickup track. Very good condition. Phone WA 1-5805. Your Vote Counts! Be Sure! Vote on Nov. 8! About ETHYL FOLKS ERA hunting contests for squir rels, rabbits, ducks and deer have been announced by the ERA Wild life and Fishing Committee. In ad dition to three top prizes in the squirrel, rabbit and duck contests ($20, $15 and $5), and two ($25 and $15) in the deer contest, a $25 par ticipation prize is being offered. The squirrel and rabbit contest began on Oct. 1. The duck contest runs from Nov. 4 to 15 and Dec. 15 to Jan. 8, and the deer contest from Nov. 24 to Jan. 8. All entries must be registered at Woody's Sport Center on the Airline Highway. Mrs. E. O. Jones was recently named 1961 president of the Tally- This Group Coordinates Our Plant Safety Plans 15 years HVIdnn W. Fortenberry, EtCl M&C Louis C. Lnnglois, Stores Clarence J. Purcell. Eta M&C Spelmor Wall, Chem. Res. William T. Bclding, Chem. Res. William L. Magee, Chem. Res. Janie* C. Ott. Chem, Res. Luther E. Wall, Chem. Res. Jimmie D. Spears, TEL-Sod. M&C James A. Holliday. Fire Inspection Catherine W. Barbuy, Medical James C. Delfttte, TEL-Sod. M&C Esther T. McRight. Office Services. Ernest O. Felerabend, TEL-Sod. M&C Walter J. Guerin. Jr., Chem. Res. Pearl A. Mann. Office Services. (iussie S. Ward, Emp. Rcl. Kenneth L. Hodges, EtCl M&C Delos J. Hubbs, Stores 10 years Ruffin G. Stirling, Jr,, Proc. Des. John It. Hill, Com. Dev. Andrew C. Spinks, M&C Lorraine C. Martin, Maint. Plan. Dorothy B. Bauman, Maint. Plan. Leo J. Martin. Emo. ReJ. Robert G. Webb, Ind. Eng. Ralph W. Doeroer, Eng. 5 years Charles E. Major, VO Op. Frederick W, Frey, Jr., Chem. Res. Members of the Plant Central Safety Committee and guests at a recent meeting are shown above. Clockwise around the table from left they are: Quentin Hall, EtCl Op.; Tommy Link representing Fred Hamilton, Sodium Op.; Les Price, Construction; Rivers Henagan, guest, EtCl Op.; Hodgie P. Frederick, guest, VCI Op.; Vernon Smythe, TEL Maint.; Russ Hudson, Chem. R&D; Chester Holmes, Qual. Cont.; H. O. White, Prod. Plan.; Lloyd Stephens, Sod. Op.; William S. Smith, Safety; Hugh Bourque, Power; Carroll Hebert, Safety; Lew Barnum, Com. Rel.; Herb Hobgood, TEL Op.; Bill Cline, VCI Op.; C. A. Causey representing Shelby Lowe, EtCl Maint.; Jesse Inman, guest; Leo Martin representing John Hogan, Emp. Rel.; Gus Larson, Shops; Howard Wascom, guest; Purcell GUmore, guest; and Rudy Williams, Stores. Items Up Luiv are Mrs preside tary; M and Mi chairmn Boh !' of the Cub Sc High S< employi partici;' Cub So Appr plovees bers of their v. Fire Pi the An W. F. was on. zens it years* preven For fense r, a ISlI.'t etc 26694 Page 7, 4 The Antiknock, 1 November, 1960 n ST -quirhave WildIn adii the mesis and ' pariTered. truest untest ec. 15 l from must Sport iV. eently Tally- - ckwise nilton, 1 Op.; Prod. Safety; Shelby Shops; Items Of-- the finals for the city championship Giant EDC Tank Gets Easy Liftand later defeated the city cham Up Luncheon Club. Others elected pions in a tournament at the dedi are Mrs. Harry Hinnershitz, vice- cation ceremonies for Eastern president; Mrs. Earl Dewitt, secre Park. Into the Plant from Parking Lot tary; Mrs. James Dunn, treasurer; and Mrs. John Barksdale, publicity chairman. Bob Percy (Eng.) was chairman of the exhibits committee at the ERA photographers are remind ed of the new ERA Photo Contest which includes color slides and prints and black and white prints. The contest closes on Nov. 30 and the following prizes are being of Construction riggers, working under Foreman Mike Jeansonne, performed a quick and safe job of hoisting a 30,000-gallon EDC stor age tank over high pressure steam '-IN 1 J7 4- Cub Scout Pow-Wow at Istrouma fered. For color slides and prints-- lines and the Plant fence, Oct. 19. High School recently. Many other $25, $10 and $5; for black and white Harold "Dutch" Young, Maint. area employees serving as Cub leaders participated in the "country fair of pictures--$15, $10 and $5. There is no limit on the number of entries foreman, gave his cooperation. Cub Scouting." nor in the subject matter for the Working on the job were riggers pictures. John Chapman, George Kelly, Nor Approximately 45 Plant em wood Richardson and Felton ployees, a majority of them mem i bers of tire crews on the Plant, and Seminar Speaker Doughty. Richard Biackledge op erated the crane. their wives attended the annual Fire Prevention Week banquet at the American Legion Hall recently. W. F. McCarthy (Fire Inspect.) t was one of three Baton Rouge citi zens receiving recognition for 16 years' service with the city fire prevention week committee. Gordon Hughmark, Eng. & Math. Sciences, con ducted the first session of the University of Del aware engineer ing Research seminars, Oct. 25. The subject of The tank, which had been made in Baton Rouge for the Company, was brought to the south parking lot by truck. After it was parked adjacent to the fence, the riggers and crane operators hoisted it over high pressure steam lines and the fence. * v his presentation "The men handled this special For his leadership in Civil De was "Mechanics task quickly and efficiently," Jean fense preparation in Livingston of Flow and Heat sonne said. "They proved again Mike Jeansonne spots the truck on Parish, Walter Transfer in Two- that riggers can work safely." the parking lot near south fence. "Slick" Vincent, Phase Systems." parish director of Civil Defense, drew high praise from William G. DECEASED Higginbotham of the state C. D. Office in an ad dress to the Denham Springs Roosevelt P. Dupuy, Sr., 57- year-old employee in EtCl Maint. prior to his early X* . Chamber of Com merce recently. retirement on Sept. 1, 1959, died Oct. 17 How popular was the ERA Swimming Pool last season? The ERA Office reports that it was used by swimmers 22,590 times. The pool opened April 30 for weekends during May. It closed after the weekend of Sept. 17-18. During the i summer months, of course, it was used every day of the week except Monday when the Park was closed. at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. The body rested at Rabenhorst Fu neral Parlors until Oct. 20 when services were held at the St. Anthony Catholic Church with entomb ment in Greenlawn Mauso i Five employees from the Baton Rouge Plant attended the National Safety Congress in Chicago Oct. 17 through 21. Attending the meet were Hugh Bourque, Vernon Smythe, Lloyd Stephens, Edwin J. Lorio and Carroll Hebert. leum. Dupuy joined the Company Oct. 12, 1942 as an EtCl opera tor helper 2/c. He is survived by his widow, the former Una Bonnette; two sons, Roosevelt P. Dupuy, Jr., carpenter 1 c in John Chapman attaches a cable The 40-ton crane lifts the tank over while George Kelly holds ladder. the fence and steam lines. Ralph Parker, General Mainte nance, is proud of the American EtCl Maint., and Richard G. Dupuy, four sisters, four grandchildren and several Suggestion Awards Committee Changes Bank & Trust Co. "D" League Softball team he coached this past sea son. It was declared league cham pion. The team was eliminated in Two Are Elected l i Rudy White (TEL-Sod. M&C), a member of the board of directors, has been elected vice-president of the Ethyl Employees Credit Union to replace J. B. Bingeman, who re signed. President George Forbes also announced that Kenneth Dunn (Finance) had been elected to the board of directors to fill the un expired term of Bingeman. nieces and nephews................. Lewis J. Marchand, 55, pipe fitter 1/c, TEL-Sod. M&C, died Sept. 23 at his resi dence in St. A m a n t, fol lowing a pro longed illness. His career with the Comp a n y began in July 1947, as a pipefitter in TEL Main tenance. Survivors include his widow, the former Hazel DeBate of St. Amant; one son, P. J. Marchand, and one daughter, Rosemary Mar chand, also of St. Amant; five sisters and one brother. Religious services were held at Our Lady of the Holy Ros ary Church in St. Amant, with interment in the church cem'etery. The leading suggestor on the Plant as The Antiknock went to press was O. A. Parr, TEL-Sod. M&C. His idea, which brought a $45 award, was his third adopted by the Plant Suggestion System. Others receiving suggestion awards were: $30 Awards J. A. Sevarlo and F. S. Abbott (share), TEL-Sod. M&C; Albert Rowley, An thony Worthy and Johnnie Grayer (share). Sod. Op. $25 Awards L. A. Guidry, Security; Lee V. Martin, TEL-Sod. M&C. $20 Awards W, L. Pcyronnln, R&D; Bruce C. Vlger, Stores; T. H. Peacock (2 awards), VCJ Op. $15 Awards L. A. Richardson, Joseph R. Major, Sod. Op.; John M. Jones, Qua]. Cont.; William Brlrkley, EtCl Maint.; Ray mond M. Kstoss, Power; J. A. Sevario and F. S. Abbott (share). B. J. Mayer* (2 awards), all of TEL-Sod. M&C. $10 Awards Lurtlne B. Roye, Safety; Luilioe G. Most, Purch ; T. J. Cook, Dev. Lab.; Lee V. Martin, TEL-Sod. M&C; E. C. Williams, EtCl Labor. Certificate of Award James D. Byrd. CR&D. Larry Cliver has assumed the chairmanship o f the Baton Rouge Plant Suggestion Committee, re placing Les Price, who has served as chairman of the committee for several years. Ben Burge and Tom Coervet were named new members of the com mittee. Other members are M. H. Marix, Ashford Simes, Gus Larson and R. L. Day, secretary. Burge Coerver ETC 26695 *7h e A n td z w e c J z B c d u t& i iK?Anti knock Vol. 22, No. 12 December, 1960 Local 12900 Retained As Bargaining Agent in Recent NLRB Election Here Eligible employees voted in a National Labor Relations Board representation election on the Plant Nov. 15 and 16 to retain Local 12900, United Mine Workers of America, as their bargaining agent. The UMW polled 858 votes to 815 for the International Broth erhood of Teamsters, 19 tor the Metal Trades Council, AFL-CIO. and six votes tor no union. The NLRB called the election following receipt of a petition from the Teamsters Union. It was con ducted by NLRB agents Sewall S. Fine, Fred Holroyd, and John Lacey from Region 15 at New Orleans. In the election 1,200 of the 1,298 eligible employees voted. Two bal lots were declared void. Polling booths were set up in the TEL Safety Conference Room near the Main Gate and in the dye room of the Central Shops and Stores Building near the North Gate. The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union, AFL-CIO. which had originally asked to be included on the ballot, withdrew prior to the election. Local 12900, UMW, has repre sented this bargaining unit since 1944. The UMW contract expires on Feb. 24. 1961. The Company has received noti fication that the Teamsters Union has filed an objection with the Na tional Labor Relations Board to the election. In substance, the pro test by the Teamsters alleges that the Company rendered illegal as sistance to the UMW prior to the election. The Company announced that it considered the protest wholly with out foundation, and that it would cooperate fully with the NLRB when it investigates the charges. As The Antiknock went to press, the NLRB had scheduled an inves tigation of the charges, and the re sults. when available, will be re ported in The Daily Bulletin or the next issue of The Antiknock. i METAL TRADES COUNCIL 19 TEAMSTERS 315 LOCAL 12900, UMW 858 The results of the bargaining elec tion have been superimposed on this picture of one of the voting booths used during the election. These pictures were taken during the counting of the ballots. In the top photo, around the table from left, are official observers:. Lawton D. Hanks, Jr., Howard Aguillard, Percy Lorio, Elmo P. Rabalais, Ed Lorio and John Soulier. NLKB agents Fred Holroyd and Sewall S. Fine are shown on the right side of the table with backs to camera. In lower picture are a pari of the group of interested persons who gathered in the TEL Safety Conference Room for the official counting of ballots. The two committees in charge of the ERA Christmas Party are pictured above. Margie Hannaman, top left, was the general co-chairman heading the women's group. Other members were Mrs. Gene Cothern, president of the Femme Focus Club; Mrs. Jimmy Bishop, chairman of the enter tainment; and Mrs. A. J. Bourgeois, in charge of staging. Members of the men's committee were, from left, Joe Harris, facilities; Jimmy Bishop, general co-chairman; Bob Hannaman, center decorations, and W. D. "Cotton" Loyd, general coordinator. Christmas Party Held Dec. 17 With Daytime Shows at Center There was a "new look" this year at the ERA Christmas Parly staged Dec. 17. The activity was marked by de partures from previous parties. First, it was moved to the ERA Center on the Old Hammond High way, and, secondly, the perform ances were scheduled for daylight hours at 10 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., with the final show at 6 p.m. "Buckskin Bill1' Black, popular local TV personality, was master of ceremonies at the four shows. Other featured performers included James Webb and his puppets. Char lotte Sue Reiley, who gave a baton twirling act, and a modern dance act by Cindy Cothern, Cheryl Gomez, Yvette LeBlanc and Sherry Desselle. A barbershop quartet and the Sugar Cane Chorus from the local chapter of Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America also entertained. Young guests received gifts which were distributed according to age groups. Popcorn was served also. Gulf Coast Regional Office Established Establishment of a Gulf Coast regional office by Ethyl Corpora tion was announced by Malcolm P. Murdock, vice president in charge of Sales, as THE ANTI KNOCK went to press. The new regional office, with headquarters in Houston, in creases from four to five the num ber of Ethyl regional offices throughout the country. The other regions and their respec tive headquarters are Mid-Con tinent Region, Tulsa; Central Re gion, Chicago; Eastern Region, New York; and Western Region, Los Angeles. The Gulf Coast regional office was created, Murdock said, in order that Ethyl could serve its customer oil companies more effectively. Reflecting the in creasing importance of the Gulf Coast area in the oil industry's over-all operations, the new Ethyl region will be completely staffed with experienced service and technical personnel. Ellis K. Locher has been named manager of the new Gulf Coast Region and J. O. Balzer has been appointed assistant man ager, effective Jan. 1. Lochcr was formerly assistant manager of Ethyl's Central Re gion, and Balzer was assistant manager of the Mid-Continent Region. Other appointments to the Gulf Coast Region include W. S. Eskridge as operations manager; Donald J. Hornbeck as chief re finery technologist, and Kenneth C. Jost as chief product service engineer. J. E. Hendrick and Douglas J. Jeppe continue as managers of the Houston and New Orleans Districts, respec tively. In other announced promo tions, Norman J. Linstromberg succeeds Locher as assistant man ager of Ethyl's Central Region in Chicago, and Laurence D. Reis succeeds Balzer as assistant man ager of the Mid-Continent Region in Tulsa. Three new district managers were also appointed. They are Idan E. Flaa, in Tulsa; Albert H. Bingham, in Cleveland; and Al fred T. Basye, in Kansas City. Merrill J. Anderson succeeds Bingham as account representa tive in Cleveland. Vice President Murdock also announced the appointment of six Ethyl men to the newly-cre ated posts of national accounts managers. These men will have the over-all responsibility for serving oil companies, on behalf of Ethyl, on a nationwide basis. The men and their locations are Donald J. Chapman and Gelston Howell, in New York; Paul R. Harris, in Chicago; Dale Miller and Lowell Dollahan, in Tulsa; and Marshall D. McDorman. in Houston. ETC 26697 i I'age 2, The Antiknock, December, 1960 :.v- This view was photographed while the television camera, inside the well, made the pictorial survey. From left are Ed Easterly, rigger 1/c, Dan Rice, elec. 1/c, and Layne Abbott, a representative of the company that owns the well survey equipment. Sam walks down an aisle in his chicken house, flanked on both sides by caged hens that produced the eggs shown at the edges of the cages. He recommends something to keep one busy during retirement. TV Camera Probes to 1,500-Foof Depth in Unique Plant Well Study Through the centuries, man's continuing need for a bountiful supply of water has been a prob lem of trying proportions. As he has increased his technological skills and his ability to build the mechanical tools to drill for this water more efficiently, his needs have increased also so that the problem of adequate supply con tinues. Providing water at the Baton Rouge Plant is the duty of the Power Group. The 22 wells here, as do wells everywhere, give trouble from time to time. Obstructions form within the depths of the cas ing, sometimes hundreds of feet under the ground. Sand obstructs the screen at the bottom of the wells, stopping the inward flow of water. Casings develop leaks that create special problems. A new service, designed to re veal information that has never been available before, was used on the Plant last month. Represen tatives of the Layne and Bowler Pump Co., using a special televi sion camera, photographed the in terior of the casings of three trou blesome wells--Nos. 2, 5, and 17-- to a depth of 1,500 feet. The cam era projected clear and revealing Lowering a grappling tool into well are J. B. Harelson, left, Harry J. Lobell, center, and Ramsey Fal coner on crane. pictures on a connected television set. Heretofore, the only solution has been an expensive procedure in volving a heavy drilling rig and expensive tools. "This old type of equipment could give little more than an edu cated guess as to the cause of the trouble," Hugh Bourque, Power superintendent, said. "Through the use of deductive techniques, areas of weakness or resistance could be located, but the cause of these could not be positively deter mined." In the final analysis, he said, the problem always was "What is wrong?" and "At what depth is it wrong?" The television survey of the wells made a close visual examina tion of the interiors possible. It re vealed positively and conclusively the causes and areas of trouble. On No. 17 well, for example, a leaking seal was found where cas ings ot different sizes were joined. This was at a depth of 1.107 feet. Before the cameramen probed this depth with their equipment, however, they found 50 feet of cop per tubing "bent like a ball of spa ghetti" at 1.060 feet. A second Jack Fuller, M&C, points out the copper tubing that was found in the lower extremities of one of the wells when checking it. Sam and Mrs. Pizzillo are shown here in their hot house where they raised thousands of mums which were sold prior to All Saints Day. Large Poultry Farm and Flowers Keep Annuitant Pizzillo Busy Sam Pizzillo, formerly an insula tor in Maintenance and now an an nuitant, is an advocate of "some thing to do" during retirement years. When he was visited at his Vic toria Drive home by a member of The Antiknock staff immediately prior to All Saints' Day, Sam pointed with pride to 600 blooming chrysanthemum bushes. From these plants, he told us later, he sold 115 dozen blooms. The flowers are a sideline, how ever, for Sam, Mrs. Pizzillo, and their 17-year-old son, Sammy Lee. The main force of their energy and enthusiasm is directed to their ex panding flock of White Leghorn hens. In his modern plant are 1.200 hens that lay an average of 725 eggs per day. For these eggs, Sam finds a ready market from regular customers who have been buyers for years. They know that they are getting fresh, top grade eggs. "Some annuitants seem to get tired of retirement; they soon find that they don't have anything to do," said Sam. "That's not my ex perience. I get up at five every piece of copper tubing was discov ered at a lower level. The survey proved that wells No. 5 and No. 17 can be repaired. It showed conclusively, also that ma jor screen failure at the lower ex tremity of well No. 2 may result in its being abandoned. This new television equipment operated efficiently under as much as 930 feet of water at pressures up to 400 pounds per square inch. morning just as I did when I worked at the Plant. This many chickens keep a man and his fam ily too completely occupied to per mit boredom. "I do miss my friends and co workers at the Plant, however. When they are driving down Vic toria Drive, I'll appreciate their dropping by to chat. And 1 prom ise them a good cup of coffee, too." The Pizzillos are proud of their accomplishment in the poultry business. Since his retirement three years ago, they have doubled the size of their business. He finds space on his 10-acre plot, also, to raise calves for his meat supply. "My advice to men and women who are completing their careers at the Plant," he says, "is to find something interesting to occupy their time. It keeps you physically young and active." itu Antiknock Member of International Council of Industrial Editors D. L. Robertson, Supervisor J. T. Stephenson, Editor R. J. Alford, Publications Clerk The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people at the Baton Rouge Plant work together, inform em ployees about the Company- its prod ucts. progress and problems show the activities of employees and their fami lies. and promote an appreciation of the American way of life. * Kcm<| with the hj uel, ' prudtJ Jtmi< free gnrr MtK f The h-fl lien rj 4Ji: (Tk i The the are Ve.i suh Etc 26698 Page 3, The Antiknock, December, 1960 Students Get Business Training Through Operation of JA Company Kemco begins its busy night of work at the Junior Achievement Center with a business meeting. President Bill Anders, foreground, conducts the business. Three advisers stand at far right. They arc Bernard Man* uel, sales adviser, left, Bill Axtell, chief adviser, and Billy Joe Grady, production adviser. Junior Achievers learn how business is conducted under the American free enterprise system. With Business Adviser Homer Sanders are Mar garet Allen, comptroller, at left; Nancy Mathews, an assistant, and Dot McKey, treasurer, right. Twenty-five high school youths are learning the American way of business through the Kemco Jun ior Achievement company, spon sored by the Company. Bill Axtell. chief adviser, Ber nard Manuel, sales adviser, Homer Sanders, business adviser, and Billy Joe Grady, production ad viser, advise and assist the group as they manufacture "Sure Lite" --a safe and efficient charcoal lighter product. Kemco members are gaining basic knowledge in many aspects of business including the organiza tion of their company, the formula tion of by-laws, the election of offi cers, the sale of stock, the manu facture and sale of a product, the declaration of a dividend at the end of a school year, and the dissolu tion of a company. The enthusiastic members of Kemco, says Axtell, have stream lined the production of ``Sure Lite." This appealing product, which is a chemically impregnated fiber board, is efficient and eco nomical for lighting charcoal or wood fires. It is not affected by moisture, thus making a special appeal to hunters and other sports men. "Sure Lite" is outstanding for starting charcoal fires in backyard barbecue pits. Quality control has been one of the major problems of Kemco, Ax tell reports. The youngsters have solved these problems through in telligent creative thinking. Customer reception of "Sure Lite" is good. Sales have been made to better than 50 per cent of those contacted. "Of greatest importance, how ever," says Axtell, "is the business training these boys and girls are receiving. They are gaming experi ence which will be of great value to them m their adult lives. Cer tainly, at the conclusion of their Kemco activities they will have a much belter understanding of American business operations." Kenico's product -- "Sure Lite" charcoal lighter sticks--provides a quick and safe method for use in backyard barbecuing. The first step in Sure Lite production is the sawing of the base material into strips. From left are Adviser Grady, Daniel Rose, Johnny Henry, and Jock Klock. After the base material is cut into sticks of precise dimensions, it is dipped info a solution which impregnates the material with the flam mable chemical. Dave Neher dips the sticks as Grady watches. Another step in the production of Sure Lite is the assembly of the individual sticks into a bundle, prior to wrapping. Ginger Kent and Carol Haymon are shown doing this. The final step in production is the packaging of the product. Preparing this attractive package are Mary Donellan, Marietta Ferriell, and Gale Veazey. The charcoal lighter is now ready for sale. President Bill Anders and Secretary Gale Veazey are shown during the business meeting. Sales Adviser Bernard Manuel and Sales Manager John Hogan discuss the sales plans of Sure Lite. The stick is placed among charcoal briq uets and lighted with a match. Its safety is appealing. A few minutes later the charcoal is burn ing and ready for the backyard chef. Sure Lite worked! ETC 26699 Newspapers and Television Used in Ethyl's Local Advertising Program Starting in early September, the Company em barked on a local advertising program consisting of sponsorship of the weekly LSU Quarterback Club TV Show and a series of biweekly newspaper ads. The quarterback Club programs were telecast over Station WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, on twelve succes sive Monday nights from Sept. 12 through Nov. 28. The newspaper ads have appeared in both the Morn ing Advocate and the State Times on alternate Mon days. The series also started on Sept. 12 and is sched uled to continue on alternate weeks for the next few months. Employees were kept informed about the adver tising program by items on the TV show in The Daily Bulletin each Monday and by copies of each news paper ad being posted on bulletin boards in advance. The LSU Quarterback Club program featured a panel of Paul Dietzel, head football coach at LSU; flanked by John Ferguson, sports director of WBRZTV, and Bud Montet, sports editor of the Morning Ad vocate. Charles Zeanah. manager of Community Re lations, served as host for Ethyl Corporation. Production and direction was handled by Bob Baltz and Mrs. Ann Mote, TV director of Herbert Benjamin Associates. Cameraman J. R. Politz photo graphed the show. An unusual feature of the program was that the TV commercial on alternate Mondays always covered the same theme as the newspaper ad published that day. A revolving symbol used at the beginning and end of each TV show raised some questions among employees and others. "What is it?" "What does it mean?" "What is the connection with Ethyl?" In the last Quarterback Club program on Nov. 28, it was explained that this symbol represented a molecular structure. It was not meant to be any spe cific compound, but was simply symbolic of the many kinds of chemicals that are made and used by in dustry. Shown below and at right are examples of our newspaper advertisements and the Ethyl TV com mercials. This Ad Appeared on Oct. 24 and Nor. 7 in the Morning Advocate and the State Times. "ETHYL" QUIZ DOES ETHYL MAKE GASOLINE? DOES ETHYL MAKE ANTI-KNOCK COMPOUNDS? NO. YES. WHAT ELSE DOES ETHYL MAKE? WHAT NEW FIELDS IS ETHYL IN? Ethyl Corporation does not make gasoline nj never has. Ethyl does make antiknock compounds, which are added to gasoline to eliminate fuel knock ... to give you smoother driving. Ethyl was the first to market antiknock vnmpounds and is the world's largest producer. Ethyl also makes many other additives for petroleum products. And now, we are becoming an important producer of chemicals for all --`Tn industry, marketing sodium, chlorine, aluminum compounds, and many more products, including vinyl chloride tor plastics producers. In early 19a8, Ethyl l>eeame the first company in Louisiana to produce vinyl chloride. It is an imjMirlant ingredient in the manufacture of the plastics that all of Lis use in our dailv lives in manv forms: hi-fi or stereo "2^. floor coverings . dolls with garden hose and a host of other products. Ethyl people^ in Baton Rou^e. hy producing vinyl chloride for the plastics industry, have broadened Ethyl's hast1 ` * list of chemicals we supply to industry. ETHYL CORPORATION CHANGING .. .TO SERVE A CHANGING WORLD WATCH THE OUAKTERIACK CLUB 1 P.M. MONDAY NIGHTS WORZ CHANNEL ? ETC 2G700 Panel Good e'J Corporl present as a cj visit ing fo| weave 1 of our| cerely help how Et| munity ohang il ing wol For heardl Ethyl! munitI the rJ withil EthyJ) f ice.J its here j This larp| but plan! othe f I . Jlj'ai* On The Air li < rf.: Good evening, as host for Ethyl Corporation, we are pleased to present this series of programs as a community service. As we li visit each week. I'll be speak ing for all the people who help weave Ethyl deep into the fabric of our community life. We sin cerely hope our messages will help show you and your family how Ethyl fits into our com munity . . . and how it is changing . . . to serve a chang ing world. For some weeks now, you have heard me discuss the position of Ethyl Corporation in our com munity. Now, let's talk about the role of Ethyl at Baton Rouge within the nationwide company* Ethyl maintains plants and of fices in other cities . . . but its largest installation is here at Baton Rouge. This is not only the Company's largest manufacturing plant; but it is natural that our maj or plant should also be the site of other important activities. For example. Baton Rouge is the headquarters of Ethyl's chemi cal research and development. Many of the 300 local people in Ethyl's Research and Develop ment department work in the multi-million-dollar chemical re search laboratory, where Ethyl chemists seek new products and processes. I i\ i^ir. Baton Rouge is also the head quarters of Ethyl's Engineering department. Its 100 employees here are responsible for proj ect engineering design and me chanical and instrument engin eering activities not only for Baton Rouge, but all other Ethyl facilites. 4 Direction r Anfjknock Compounds |gnifion Control Compounds Afitlpx jdants Multipurpose Additive Monopropellants Aluminum Alkyls Vinyl Chloride L >0' Action It is logical also for Baton Rouge to be a major center for a wide variety of other company functions--such as purchasing, traffic, accounting, patents, electronic computations, and many more. Now . . . about Ethyl's posi tion in the chemical industry. Historically, the effects of the antiknock compound Ethyl brought to the market upon its founding were so massive and far-reaching they fully occu pied the corporation for a long time. In recent years. Ethyl has broadened its line of products and, today, is one of the na tion's top 15 producers of chem icals for industry. In addition to being the world's largest producer of antiknock compounds for gasolines, Ethyl also has become a leading manufacturer of other important chemical ad ditives for petroleum products --ignition control compounds, antioxidants, and multipurpose additives. But Ethyl has moved beyond the additive field into production of monopropellants, aluminum alkyls, and vinyl chloride for use in modern plastics. CHANGING . .. TO SERVE A CHANGING WORLD And through its new discovery, ortho-alkylation -- an entirely new concept of chemical think ing--Ethyl is producing a whole new family of products used in the manufacture of many items, ranging from rubber to perfume. Ethyl Corporation was founded upon research, and, upon re search, we base our future. Ethyl Corporation . . . chang ing ... to serve a changing world. ETC 26701 Page 6, The Antiknock, December, 1960 Seventeen Complete 20 Years' Service They Reach Quarter Century Mark Leopold Aime, Stores Luther W. Beeson, M&C Ernest O. Cook, TEL-Sod. M&C Edward G. Duffard, Jr., EtCl M&C Wayne Dai Donham. II Syl Lanmf Hardy \\v team. At a it leans. ll<| Sched. &| was < men in iln diocese Orient awarded George M| Archbislif mel. Thi-I is given stand i! 11 Scout Lt by a niei'j lie Chun Walker T. Hodges, TEL-Sod. M&C Edward E. Huff, TEL-Sod. M&C Jasper A. Jines, Maint. Plan. *i * /V . iTk Ossie W. Marrs, M&C Wallace Soulier, TEL-Sod. M&C Layton C. LeBlanc, TEL-Sod. M&C Thomas R. Curley, left, TEL-Sod. M&C, and Walter Gulick, Ind. Eng., joined the quarter century of service group when they observed 25-year anniversaries in November. ITEMS OF INTEREST About ETHYL FOLKS Alford (Qual. Cont.) exhibited the grand champion Jersey cow and also the grand champion market hog. The latter was sold at auction for $4 a pound, a total of $848. Ron nie, son of Joe Peairs, TEL-Sod. M&C, exhibited the first place blue ribbon Hereford heifer at Shreve port. John W. Weldon, TEL Op. Harry Wheeler, Medical, was the banquet speaker last month, at the fifth annual Supervisory Confer ence at Texas Western College in El Paso. Title of his talk was "What Have You Got To Sell?" The conference was sponsored by the college and the Industrial Man agement Club of El Paso. Five employees were in Chicago recently attending the National Safety Congress. Those who at tended were Hugh Bourque, Carroll Hebert, Ed Lorio, Vernon Smythe and Lloyd Stephens. t Walter Gulick, Ind. Eng., and Thomas R. Curley. TEL-Sod. M&C, head the held of those cele brating long sendee anniversaries. Their service dates back to Novem ber, 1935. Sixteen other employees ob served 20 years of service, nine completed 15 years of service, three reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Sully A. Kemp, Prod. Sched. & Disl. .lo'M-ph V. Tokos, Qua). Cent. Ilenry C'oJJJn*. 4r,, Sod. Labor Felix !. Arreneiiux, TEL-Sod. M&C Eldred .1. Ory, El Cl M&C loeph 4. Lauder, ElC) M&C |)o> le A. Nolen. Proc. Dev. Hoy C. A. Koi-k. Medical Kmlle F. Stevens, TEL-Sod. M&C 10 Years Merrrrdese C. Rahb, Safety Helen N. Sutton, Purch. & Traffic 5 Years ttnbert 4. Planchet. Tech. Scrv. Ruehel K. Stafford. Finance Stephen 4. DlBrnedetto, Finance * The Wreath j; iswwwww*** Most popular of Christmas deco rations is the evergreen wreath. It represents the crown of thorns which was pressed on the brow of Jesus as He hung on the cross. The red berries symbolize drops of the blood He shed for us. CLASSIFIED --ADS-- For Sale Three-hedrtKHn home on 10 acres of land including a bath, large living room, panel den. all Genera) Electric kitchen, natural gas. and all city conveniences; 14 miles north of Baton Rouge on Scenic Highway. Would consider rent ing. Phone DI 4-0924. ('oucli, piano. bedroom *u1te, dining room Hulte, radio and other items. Can be seen at 3906 Byron Street. Boys 24-Inch bicycle. C.ood condition. $15. Phone EL 5-1010. Four-bedroom home in Oak Subdivi sion in Port Allen. Excellent condition. Phone Dl 2-4078. Fpright piano in good condition. Phone WA 1-9633. AKC registered Boxer puppies, One mule and two females, eight weeks old. Phone WA 1-2344. Electric Magnus Chord Organ. In ex cellent condition. Like new. $75. Phone EL 7-9007. Deluxe Magnus Electric Chord Organ with volume control and attractive metal legs. Less than one year old. $110. Phone WA 4-3004. "Nick" Ashmore, son of James D,, TEL Op., and a senior at Baton Rouge High School, was one of six Baton Rouge teen-agers honored at the annual Optimist Club ban quet last month for outstanding achievement. Nick was awarded a $200 legislative scholarship. Three sons of employees recent ly took top prizes with their pigs and cows at the South Louisiana State Fair in Donaldsonville and the Louisiana State Fair in Shreve port. Bill, son of William L. Balis, TEL Op., had two grand champion ships, a reserve championship. 8 other first-place ribbons, 2 second places, 2 third places and one fourth-place ribbon with his prize 4-H Club pigs at the South Louisi ana State Fair. At the Louisiana State Fair Lynell, son of Herman Krnmorr strive in good condition. Phone EL 5-4225. I'm'i) Mit> tug 40-Inch Dutch u\n* gii. rungp. Phono WA 4-4018. F.lectrlc Whlrljmol elothcn dryer, used very little. Have reason for selling. Make ofTcr. Phone OL 4-5123. Fruitcake*, German chocolate cukes and crochet doilies. Phone WA 1-9633. Strawberry plants. Good . varieties. 2322 Sherwood Drive. Phone EL 5-6237. Ilotpotnt refrigerator, in good running condition; four Sugar Bowl football tickets. Phone DI 3-0849. SofA bed. rooking chair, three tnhlex 12 end and 1 coffee). Will sell all for $40 or will sell separately. Phone WA 1-8121. Hawaiian guitar and amplifier. Like new. $55. Phone DI 2-2362. Ten players have reported for the ERA basketball team which is competing in Ihe Recreation and Parks Civic League. They are Sid Salter (manager), Huey "Blackie" Bennett, Pete Clement, Bob Curry, DECEASED Robert L. Cox, TEL opera tor 1/c, died Oct. 15 at Our Lady of the Lake Hos pital. His career with the Company be gan in Sep tember. 1942. as a TEL op erator helper 2/c. Surv ivors include his widow, Mrs. Elsie Speeg Cox; one son, John Robert; one daughter, Mrs. Carol Jean Gautreau of Shreveport; three sisters and three brothers. Religious services were held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baton Rouge with burial in Greenoaks Memorial Gardens. peels uar\. ThN K..i u i h ( talkn he In C(l .M [? ler tip. ETC 26702 Wayne Davis, Larry Dallam, Walt Donham, Bill Howie, Lee Hubbs, Syl Lange, and Lloyd Stewart. Hardy Wells, Jr., is coaching the team. McNally Appointed Finance Director Page 7, The Antiknock, December, 1960 At a recent meeting in New Or Frank J. McNally has been ap leans. Henry Bradford (Prod. pointed director of Finance in New Sched. & Dist.) York and will be was one of five men in the Arch diocese of New Orleans to be head of the Fi nance Depart ment, President B. B. Turner has awarded the St. announced. George Medal by i:< Archbishop Rum- The Finance Department, mel. This award along with the is given for out- Employee Rela standing Boy tions and the Scout Leadership Medical Depart by a member of the Roman Catho ments, will continue to report to lic Church. W. R. Perdue, vice president, Fi nance and Staff, who is responsible Walter Carpenter, left, TEL-Sod. M&C, is shown receiving a $300 award for over-all financial policy of the from Supervisor Ralph Parker. Walter suggested an improvement in Our Suggestion System's certifi Company. cate of award is now more attrac recording instruments. tive and more significant than Carpenter's Suggestion Brings an Award of $300ever. Formerly a certificate was given for each adopted suggestion. 'hicago .itmnnl ln at- Now a redesigned certificate will be issued only for each lirst, fifth, tenth, fifteenth and twenty-fifth adopted suggestion. Each certifi cate will have a distinctive color border. The numeral and color will indicate your cumulative score. This innovation is the result of an employee suggestion. The Com pany wants your suggestions--so why not send them in and make your bid to be one of the first to receive an attractive new certifi cate--and a cash award? Walter Carpenter, TEL-Sod. M&C, led Plant suggesters last month with a $300 award. His adopted idea, the second for him, concerned an improvement in re cording instruments. In second place was J. E. Daigle, TEL-Sod. M&C, with a $190 award for his adopted idea concerning an improvement in Sodium Mainte nance procedures. In third place was Elton J. Breaux, TEL-Sod. M&C, with a $115 award, for a suggestion con cerning a better method of trash removal. This was Breaux's first adopted suggestion. Gladys K. Gilmore, Power, who was on maternity leave, received an $85 award for her suggestion on an improvement in the suggestion award form. Her award was pre sented at her home by Robert S. Asbury, R&D, and R. L. Day, sug gestion supervisor. M. W. Stonecipher, EtCl Op., re ceived a $65 award for his second adopted idea. Others receiving suggestions were: $30 Awards II. t. Simonruux and ). S. Hodden (Shard and Routfa Juhnivon, ul! of TELSod. M&C. $25 Awards W. Dominick. E. H. Ory and 1. W. Watts (Share*. and W. H. Smith, all of TEL-Sod. M&C. i*. C'arcrnmi James, son of Arthur Haas, Mfg., has been awarded the $500 Haskins and Sells Foun dation Award in $20 Awards W. A. "Pet**" Landry, M&C. <1. 1. Schafer, VC1 Op., and Erma Lee Eller, R&D-Palents. accounting for $15 Awards 1960-61 at LSU. James is a senior in business ad ministration and K. B. Charlton, Itulph S. Culmes and G. B. Lnmlry, all Qua!. Corn.. Guy Aui-oln, EtCl Maint., Aubert Bouilreuux, Sod. Op. and M. I. Strickland, VC1 Op. has a 2.9 scholas tic average in ac counting and a 2.6 average in all subjects. He ex- $10 Awards M. I. Strickland. VC1 Op.. Sidney Rand. Sod. Op., and II. P. Arboneaux, Stores. pects to receive his degree in Jan- lied for uary. l liich is >>n and Sid [ilat-kic" . Curry, Dixie Devillier, Finance, ex presses her thanks to co-workers /or their kindness and considera tion while she was ill. "It sure is wonderful," says Dixie, "to be working with such a wonderful group." J. E. Daigle, right, TEL-Sod. M&C, receives a $190 Suggestion award from Foreman Kenneth Rollins for a suggested improvement in Sodium Maintenance procedures. John R. Hill, Commercial De velopment, spoke on "Organo- < Metallics--Commercialization Ap proaches and Opportunities" at the Chemical Market Research Asso ciation meeting in Pittsburgh, Nov. 9. Collaborating on the ma terial presented by Hill were Merle Gould and William Hubner. held |thnlic with liorial Mrs. Melvin Waggenspack, whose husband is in TEL Opera tions. received the Joan of Arc Award from Archbishop Rummel. This was given in recognition of her work with the Girl Scouts. For nine years she has worked with Scouting in many capacities. C. N. Sandifer, EtCl Maint, is talking about the eight-point bock he killed recently. The deer, kill ed on Choctaw Bayou, had an ant ler span of 15 inches from tip to Up. 4 95 x The Mistletoe In ancient times before the Christmas era, mistletoe was gath ered during the winter solstice and reverenced as a symbol of future hope and peace. Enemies, meeting beneath a spray of it, would drop their weapons and em brace, in a gesture of friendship . . . Thus today's custom that a maid under the mistletoe may be kissed! ETC 26703 *7<4e A ntiknock SaUUd