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2650g ! Vol. 21, No. 12 December, 1959 The Cover While Mrs. Joe Christy and Melody, three years old, agree that this tricycle would be a nice gift for Santa to leave under the tree, Joe, who is in EtCl Opera tions, discusses arrangements with Mrs. L. Lamomca at Lamonica's Store. This is a typical scene at this period of the year. It is one which brings almost as much pleasure and anticipation to the parents as to the children. Men Congratulated on Work As Major Project Is Completed S. G. Henry Henry Completes Retirement effective December I concluded Steve Henry's career at the Baton Rouge Plant, where he had served since his appoint ment as special assistant to former Vice President John H. Schaefer in 1947. While manager of Community Relations, Steve made outstanding contributions not only to the com munity relations efforts of the Company but also to the city of Baton Rouge. He has held many posts in civic organizations where his leadership contributed to the advancement of the community. Mrs. Henry is the former Mitzi G. Meares of north Louisiana. They have one son, Captain Stephen Henry, Jr., a 1946 graduate of West Point, who resides near the senior Henrys with his wife Barbara, and daughter Susan. Henry joined Ethyl in 1947 as special assistant to the vice presi dent of manufacturing here. Since then, he has held a number of posi tions with the Company, being named to head Community Rela tions in 1951. Outstanding Military Career His Company affiliation followed a career of over 30 years in the U.S. Army beginning in 1916 and ending with his retirement in 1946 as a major general. He was com missioned as second lieutenant of infantry in 1916, and received a BS degree from Louisiana State Uni versity in 1917. He was on active duty with the Louisiana National Guard in the Mexican Border dis pute in the summer of 1916. During World War II, he served overseas in Africa, Italy, France, Germany and the Western The ater, and on the late General George C. Marshall's staff as the War Department's first director of research and development activi ties and later as assistant chief of staff for personnel. Active in Community Long active in community and state affairs, he has served in many organizations. He is a past presi- Charlcs H. Zeanah Company Career Zeanah to Head Community Relations Charles H. "Charley" Zeanah, who joined Ethyl in 1952, has been named manager of Community Re lations at the Baton Rouge Plant, succeeding S. G. Henry who retired effective Dec. 1. Zeanah recently transferred here from the New York Office where he has been assigned as assistant director of Public Relations since November 1956. His association with the Com pany began in 1951 when he was contracted to broadcast the LSU football games under Ethyl's spon sorship. Following this assignment he was employed at the Baton Rouge Plant, and after a brief pe riod here was transferred to the Houston Plant where he ultimately headed the Community Relations program. In addition to this assignment, he continued the LSU broadcasts under Ethyl's sponsorship through the 1954 season. In February, 1955, he was named acting superintendent of Industrial and Community Relations at Hous ton and served in that capacity un til transferred to New York. Zeanah is married tn the former Sarah Martin of Montgomery, Ala. They have two children, Charles, Jr., and Sarah Hunter. dent of the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, is president of the Baton Rouge Freight and Trans portation Bureau, a member of the board of directors of Junior Achievement, Baton Rouge Guid ance Center, Public Affairs Re search Council, and former mem ber of the Salvation Army Advis ory Committee, is past president and charter member of the Baton Rouge Knife and Fork Club, and a member of the executive commit tee of the Louisiana Personnel Management Conference. (Continued on Page 6) Construction electricians, their supervision, and other Plant groups working on the improve ment of Power facilities could say "well done" as they completed a long range five-point program in early November. The million-dollar project had been started Dec. 4, 1951, when the first phase of the program was authorized. "This was the type of project that took full cooperation all along. Employees in Power, Engineering, Tech. Services and Construction worked together toward the com mon objective of getting the job done. The foremen received out standing effort from the men doing the job," said Hugh Bourque, Power superintendent. "We have been especially proud of the work that the Construction group did," said Les Price, Con struction superintendent. "The su pervision, A. E. Hutchinson, Fore man J. D. Joseph, and all of the line crew are to be congratulated on the quality of the work, the `esprit de corps' that existed throughout the project, and the ex cellent safety record maintained. They did a job worthy of commen dation." Divided into Five Steps Intensive detailed planning indi cated that the program could best be implemented by carrying it out in five separate phases which per mitted work where the immediate need was greatest. The plan in cluded: 1. Rebuilding certain power lines north and east of the Sodium Plant. 2. Installing the No. 5 primary substation and rebuilding certain lines in the EtCl Area. This was authorized on June 3, 1952. 3. Rebuilding some of the power lines in the vicinity of the River Water plant and in other spots in the northern area of the Plant. This was authorized June 3, 1952. 4. Rebuilding lines in the TEL Area and parts of the Sodium Area, as authorized Feb. 8, 1955. 5. Completing the rebuilding of lines west of the TEL Area and in the vicinity of the River Water plant as authorized Dec. 2, 1958. Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of this pro gram provided for changing open wire construction to aerial cable. Instead of numerous individual lines carrying power, these have been combined into one bundle of three cables. Four Basic Reasons for Projects "I'd like to point out four rea sons for this project," Bourque said, in commenting on the work. "First, is increased power capacity. The old system was limited in its ability to supply reliable power. Second, the distribution system, as it was before this improvement, lacked the means whereby certain parts could be de-energized for re pair without adversely affecting production. "Third, it replaced old facilities which because of long use needed excessive maintenance," he contin ued. "Fourth, and by no means least," he pointed out, "the old construc tion crowded the poles to such an extent that it was difficult for maintenance personnel to safely work on the lines. To anyone look ing at the photographs on Page 3 it is obvious that maintenance can be accomplished much more easily (Continued on Page 3) Hugh Bourque, right, Power superintendent, alonp; with W. G. Whitley, left, Power supervisor, and Ralph Hollaway, Engineering, express their appreciation to the Construction men for the excellent job they did on overhead lines. The men, starting third from left, are Donald Breaux, D. J. Keller, Charley Duhe, J. D. "Joe"- Joseph, foreman, and K. N. Magee. I i I i I [ ETC 26509 Page 2, The Antiknock December, 1959 f Home Hazards Continue to Cause Serious Injuries to Employees Burns are among the most painful of injuries in the home. A popular spot for these burns is the kitchen where overturning skillets and pots splash their boiling contents on the person at the stove. Mrs. Gianelloni illustrates the point here. Keep pot handles turned inward. "Home Sweet Home'' is not such a safe place! This fact is brought out by the records on off-the-plant' injuries compiled by the Off-theJob Safety Committee. On this page are staged pictures of accidents that happened in employee homes this year. These pictures were made possible by the cooperation of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Gianelloni and their children. Wil mer is in Finance. "But these won't happen to me," you probably say as you look at the pictures. They can happen and probably will happen, sooner or later, if you don't take the safety precautions necessary to prevent them. Records on off-the-job time time losing injuries were compiled in 1958 starting April 10. From that time through the remainder of the year a total of 86 were reported. Of these, two were fatalities. Statistics compiled through November of this year show a total of 100 off-the-job time losing accidents thus far in 1959. Falls and slips continue to be the most frequent cause of injuries. A total of 21 employees were hurt in this manner; 13 of these injuries occurred in the home, and eight occurred elsewhere. Fourteen employees were injured by being struck by or against objects. Automobiles, which are considered one of the most frequent causes of off-the-job injuries, had only 13 injuries to their credit. Perhaps an awareness of their danger makes people use more safety in automobiles than they do in and around their homes. Other causes were: sharp objects--11; strains--6; stings and bites-- 4; machinery, tools--5; hot material-- 4; animals--3; improper lifting, toxic material, fire-explosion, sports--one injury each. Three injuries fell into other categories. As safety emphasis during December is focused on safety in the home, you are asked to give more thought and correction to your home hazards. Falls are the causes of many off-the-plant injuries. Tripping at the steps is one of the popular spots for falls. So that you won't do what Wilmer is doing in this posed picture, be careful as you go up and down steps. Remove any tripping hazards that may be around. ETHCOs Mary Su vice-presi A v t Bill Rolst company sidered to ETH ETHCO ment coni; Corporals opportune learn mnn business /> To lean pies, the manufactu JA produ< rack. Prii though. :: their conn cide on a salary sc; closely tic to make a W'orkniL that a bn-.uct or a Rail games with the youngsters are a lot of fun, but they can be painful if you are playing on rough ground and step into a hole or on an uneven surface. Here Gregory asks what happened as Wilmer holds sprained ankle. Check the area before you start a game! Lawn mowers are major enemies of safety. Wilmer and daughter Barbara pose for this "injury" from a flying object thrown by the mower. Stings have been the cause of a number of off-the-plant injuries. If you must knock down wasp nests, use a long pole to do it and watch what you are doing! Men tCon- without \\' Sized corn! With tl" This type accident at home has disabled employees. Wilmer poses for this picture which shows what happens when you saw off a limb and carelessly let it fall before you move out of its path. The safe thing to do is to tie off limb with rope before sawing it. Improper and inefficient use of hand tools disables employees every year. An injury such as this is common. Here Wilmer strikes his hand while starting a nail with a' hammer. Proper attention to the job can prevent such injuries. ETC 26510 Those bchn done on ov< lion. iIum { Now, Hint i nate this s;< Page 3, The Antiknock December, 1959 ETHCO's executive staff, from left are Claude Stephenson, president; This picture, taken a week before he passed away, shows "Uncle Dan" Mary Stephens, secretary; Cam McAndrew, treasurer; and Bo Sharp, Read discussing the ETHCO safety program with Gayle Holliday, assist vice-president. ant junior safety adviser, and Cote Andrepont, junior safety adviser. Juries. If 1|> nests, 1(1 watch Bill Rolston, chief adviser, stands by as the board of directors for the company holds a meeting. Every member of the JA company is con sidered to be both an officer and an employee of the organization. ETHCO Teaches Business Principles ETHCO, the Junior Achieve ment company sponsored by Ethyl Corporation this year, provides the opportunity for 18 youngsters to learn more about the principles of business operation. To learn these business princi ples, the group of youngsters is manufacturing and selling their JA product -- a combination wall rack. Prior to actual production, though, they had to incorporate their company, elect officers, de cide on a product, sell stock, set a salary scale for members, and closely figure costs in their efforts to make a profit on their product. Working on the sound principle that a business has to sell a prod-i uct or a service if it is to be suc cessful, the group immediately went into the bagging and sale of moth crystals while in preparation for the manufacture of their cur rent product. At the end of the school year, they will liquidate their organiza tion and pay dividends to the stockholders if there's a profit. The success of a Junior Achieve ment company is due in large measure to the guidance from adult advisers. Those men from the Plant who are giving of their time and abilities this year are Bill Rol ston, chief adviser; Larry Dallam, business adviser; Dick Goodrum, production adviser, and Gene Ash by, sales adviser. No matter how large or small the business, record keeping is a vital part. Here the business staff looks over the financial structure of the Company as Business Adviser Larry Dallam offers suggestions. Seated, from left, are Mary Stephens, secretary; Cam McAndrew, treasurer; Carol Bryant, assistant secretary. Standing are Dallam and Jean McIntyre, assistant treasurer. Not shown: Dale Woolhiser, comptroller. Men Congratulated-- (Continued from Page 1) without the worry of bare ener gized conductors all around." With the exception of the No. 5 substation, all of the work of the five-point program was done by Construction forces, utilizing avail able linemen. "Everybody working on this project gave his excellent coopera tion," Bourque concluded. James Melton, production manager, and Bobby Marionneaux, assistant production manager, listen to Dick Goodrum, production adviser, as he explains a short-cut that will save time in the manufacture of the ETHCO product. ; year, hand while Itn prevent These before and after views graphically illustrate the work that was done on overhead lines. Crowded as they were prior to this moderniza tion, they presented a safety hazard to electricians doing repair work. Now, that the lines have been combined as shown at right, they elimi nate this safety hazard. Sales Adviser Gene Ashby, right, discusses the sales program with Sales Manager Russ Gaudin, left, Mary Robert, in charge of market analysis, and Rosemary Wasson, personnel consultant. Their job is to see that the product is sold at a profit for ETHCO. ETC 26511 Page 4, The Antiknock December, 1959 Twelve Employees on New Jobs R&D Personnel Active in ACS Meeting Frank Cheely Robert M. Talbot Effective Nov. 12, Frank Cheely was named director of Chemical Engineering. He held the position in an acting ca pacity prior to that time. Cheely joined the Company in 1949 as a chemi cal engineer in Technical Serv ices. He became supervisor of the Economic Evaluation Section in 1954 and superintendent of the section in 1955. In 1957 he was made superintendent of Manufac turing Technical Services, and in 1958 was named acting assistant director of the Chemical Engineer ing Division. A native of Culverton, Georgia, he is a graduate of Georgia Tech, where he received a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree. Warren E. Green Warren E. Green was promoted to the position of group leader of the Process and Instrument D eveiopment Group in General Engi neering, Nov. 1. He moved from the position of acting group leader in the In strument Design Group. Green joined the Company in 1951 as a junior engineer and has served as elec trical engineer, instrument engi neer. and acting group leader of the Instrument Design Group since that time. A native of Omaha, Neb., he is a graduate of Iowa State College, where he received his BS in elec trical engineering. Heads Desk & Derrick Robert M. Talbot, formerly as sistant supervisor of Shipping, be came scheduling supervisor, effec tive Nov. 1. Bob is a native of Vineland, N. J. He joined the Company at Deepwater in 1941. transferring to Baton Rouge in 1948 as an as sistant supervisor in the Data Group. ' John W. Mundinger John W. Mundinger has been promoted to the position of group leaders of the de sign engineers as signed to new products and to the EtCl-VCl area. John, who re ceived his BS at Tulane and his MS at LSU, join ed the Company March I, 1948 as a technical draftsman. He later be came a design engineer. He was on the AK 33-X team as the Engineer ing representative during the de sign phase. Maintenance Changes Four reassignments within the Manufacturing Department affect ing Charles Major, William J. Tracey, Donald M. Kirk, and Lewis A. Phillips, were announced on Nov. 9. In addition four other re ceived temporary assignments. Major, formerly supervisor in EtCl Maint., has been assigned the position of supervisor, Vinyl Chlo ride Operations. Tracey, who was supervisor, TEL Maint., is now supervisor, EtCl Maint. Formerly a Maintenance engi neer, Kirk was promoted to the po sition of supervisor, TEL Maint. D. M. Kirk has been named to the position of supervisor, TEL Maint. Dora Pepe, Stores, has been elect ed president of the Desk and Der rick Club of Baton Rouge for 1960. She succeeds Mary Alice Gooch, Purchasing. Sally Kemp, Produc tion Scheduling and Distribution, was elected corresponding secre tary, and Ruth Borland, Medical, was elected to a two-year term on the board of directors. Thelma Boudreaux, Cafeteria, will be serv ing her second year on the board. Phillips has returned to the In dustrial Engineering Section as area cost engineer following his assignment to the Economic Evalu ation Section, Research and Devel opment. At the same time, temporary re- assignments were announced for Thomas C. Coerver, Vernon Smythe, Herschell Kelley, and Ar cade J. Parker. Coerver, formerly superintend ent, TEL Maint., is now on special assignment with the Manufactur ing Department staff. Smythe, formerly chief super visor, General Maint., has been as signed to the position of superin tendent, TEL Maint. Kelley, formerly supervisor, So dium Maint., now holds the posi tion of chief supervisor, General Maint. A. J. Parker, who was a Mainte nance engineer, is now supervisor, Sodium Maint. Several employees in R&D ac tively participated in the South west Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society held in the Capitol House, Dec. 3 to 5. Sid Blitzer, project manager of the Volatile Lead Alkyls program in R&D, was program chairman. Members from the Plant who gave papers include R. D. Gor- sich, Julian Honeycutt, Harold Podall, Dave DePree, and Roy Laran. Jim Riddle, J. D. Johnston and Don Boggus are co-authors of papers presented by other chemists. Clarence Harvey, Business Re search, served as chairman of the Printing and Advertising Commit tee for the meeting. Tom McKay served on this committee. Hy Shapiro sub-chairman of the Organometallic Chemistry Sympo sium. Dave Campbell, who is secretary of the local section, has acted as secretary for the planning and gen eral program activities. He served also on the Finance Committee. Frank Conrad, chairman-elect of the local chapter, was chairman of the Southwest Regional Award Committee. Two areas of responsibility were assigned to A1 Haefner. He is serving as sub-chairman of the High Energy Combustion Symposi um and the section on physical chemistry. Walter Foster and Martin B. Smith served as chairman of sev eral of the meetings. "Triorganoboranes as Alkylating Agents" is the subject of Honey cutt's paper presented at the Thurs day morning symposium on organometaillic chemistry. This pa per is co-authored by Jim Riddle. L a r a n 1 s paper, entitled "A Steady-State Temperature Differ ence Method of Comparing Vapor Pressures" was given at the Phy sical Chemistry session Thursday. Co-author is non-employee Thomas E. Moore. J. D. Boggus is one of the three authors of the paper "Emission Spectra of a Charge Transfer Com plex: Anthracene-Trinitrobenzene." Other authors are non-employees E. Elder, who presented the paper and S. P. McGlynn. At the Friday morning Organo metallic Chemistry Symposium, R. D. Gorsich delivered the paper: "Preparation and Properties of Cyclopentadienyl - Titanium Tri chloride." "Recent Advances in Metal Car bonyl Syntheses" is the title of the paper delivered by Harold Podall at the Saturday symposium on Organometaliic Chemistry. This paper is co-authored by J. D. Johnston. Dave DePree delivered the paper "Preparation of Sodium Cyanate by the Reaction of Sodium Metal with Urea" at the Saturday morn ing Inorganic Chemistry Symposi um. Co-authors are E. B. Oldenbury, and J. A. Burns, Jr., non employees. Just a Reminder Pauline Parish, chairman of the Christmas Party, reminds all mem bers that the dates are Dec. 16 and 17 and the place is the Ogden Theater on Government Street. She also urges those who have Christmas decorations that can be borrowed for the production, to call the ERA Office. John R;i nient in | visory i 1 and 2.1 ETC 26512 I 9 Page 5, The Antiknock December, 1959 ) ntt ) rli h a He three mssion i Comizene.'' tloyees paper UganoHisium, paper: ics of m Tri al Car of the Podall on Or:s paper nston. paper 's anate i Metal niorn\ mposiOldenr.. non- u of the til mem* *. 16 and Ogden treet. ho have t can be .lion, to John Babin, Pump House and Power operator 1/c, adjusts the equip ment in the No. 3 Sodium substation utilizing the television and super visory controls. The panels on left and right control Sodium substations 1 and 2. The television camera which transmits the picture of the instrument board is shown at left. It is equipped with two lenses--one which gives a picture of the entire board, the other which gives a close-up view of any of the individual instruments on the board. TV Cameras, Supervisory Control Improve Power Service on Plant When a Power substation opera of the problem. There are some 40 tor says he is watching TV, he to 50 other bits of information probably is! That's exactly what which are important to a substa he is supposed to be doing--and on tion operator. Such things as tem the job. too. peratures, vacuum, circuit breaker He can get only one channel and the only dancing he can see is meter pointers dancing across the dial. The program will never get any national ratings, but it does represent progress at Ethyl. No single service is more essen tial to operations at the Baton Rouge Plant than the constant flow of electricity. The Power Group is assigned the job of seeing that this flow is continuous. positions, and oil levels automatic ally `'report" at the central loca tion when they are "off normal." Information alone is not enough; a substation operator must be able to do something about "off normal" quantities at the remote substa tion. These functions are per formed by the supervisory control system. He can raise or lower load on individual units, or all units simultaneously, and shut the en tire operation down from his con Continuous Flow Necessary Maintaining a continuous flow of power to an electrolytic process trol point. Only a few years ago transmit ting this quantity of information and the control functions would such as sodium has its own special have required hundreds of con problems. Among these is the con ductors between the two points. version of alternating current Costs would have been so high and available from power companies to the system so complex that it direct current. This conversion is would have virtually been impossi performed in mercury-are recti ble to do the job. fiers. Only Two Wires Needed To assist in this converting job, and to obtain a better utilization of manpower, a modem supervisory control and television system has recently been installed. This new equipment, working in conjunction with similar equipment installed a few years ago, brings together at a single location all of the informa tion necessary to operate the power system throughout the Plant. To furnish power to a single cell room requires essentially continu ous surveillance of 17 separate electrical quantities of various characteristics. To get this infor mation to a centralized location for some time presented a rather com plex technical problem. After studying various methods of ac complishing this job, it was de cided that it could best be solved utilizing closed-circuit television. The electrical instruments were lo cated on a common panel and a re motely controlled television cam era was provided. This camera picked up the image of the indicat ing instruments and transmitted it to a 21-inch television screen, simi lar to a home receiver, located in the central control room. One of the remarkable features of the new system is that the su pervisory control needs only one pair of wires between the substa tions and the control point. These two wires carry low-energy elec tric signals generated by electronic tone oscillators. The signals vary in their frequency and the super visory control system is arranged to de-code the signals and accept only one combination of tones for each specific operation. These coded signals actually sound like a series of musical notes. This is an aid to mainte nance electricians who can learn the tone combinations and go quickly to the source of trouble by pinpointing the one which sounds off-key. The Sodium Plant is not the only area where continuity of electric service is vital. A vast network of transformers, switches, cables, and related equipment is necessary to keep the wheels of progress turn ing. The substation operator in his new central control point keeps his finger on the heartbeat of the power from the time its leaves the power generating station until it enters a process or service build ing. Instrumentation is only a part Assume that power is suddenly interrupted to one or more of the TEL buildings. A building foreman calls the operator at the central control point to report the diffi culty. The chances are that re medial action will have already started by the time the call is re ceived. This quick action is possi ble because of an additional super visory control system. Red, green and white indicating lights on mimic bus diagrams, representing the Plant power lines, continuous ly monitor the position or change of position of all circuit breakers. These lights and their associated alarm system instantly reported the "trouble" in the TEL area. Su pervision and Maintenance person nel were dispatched to the point of trouble. This equipment and the new overhead distribution system de scribed elsewhere in this issue are part of a long-range plan to keep the Baton Rouge Plant modern and competitive with other plants within and outside Ethyl Corpora tion. For Sale Aluminum garage doors. Have locks, hinges and everything complete. $20 each. Phone DI 3-3066. 1948 Model Philco Refrigerator with freezer across the top. Phone EL 5-9921. S hp. Sea King outboard motor. Phone EL 5-9441. Furnished house in Southdowns. Has floor furnace, air conditioning, kitchen, living room, one bedroom, bath and shower. Phone DI 4-6580 at 5 p.m. ex cept on Sundays. New Motorola gasoline operated auto mobile heater. Never used, in original container. Retail price approximately $75, will sell for $25. Phone Ivan Mar tin, at Plant Ext. 733. Two cast-iron kettles. One approxi mately 500 gal., one approximately 250 gal. Phone Plaquemine 2869. Girl's 24-incb bicycle. Phone WA 1-0064. Four 7.10-15 puncture seal tubes. $50. Phone WA 1-1370. 20-lnch Schwinn girl's bicycle, with trainer wheels and basket. Very good condition and reasonable. Phone DI 3-6317. One V4 hp. electric motor. Phone WA 1-8490. Brand new McGregor golf bag. Value at $35, will sell for $25. Phone WA 1-9353. At the right is shown the rear view of the television set. The electronic tone oscillators and the relays necessary for full remote operation are shown at left. 36-Inch heavy duty Columbia bicycle. Reconditioned and new paint. $30. Phone EL 5-3425. All or parts of 1949 Oldsmobile Club Coupe. Has "souped-up" '54 motor, automatic transmission. Has been clocked at 132 m.p.h. Also body, frame and parts of 1953 Fordor Ford. C. L. DeVeer. Box 236, Phone HO 7-3262, Geismar, La. 18 cu. ft. deluxe horizontal Coldspot freezer, complete with interior light, temperature indicator and control, and door lock. Has been in continuous serv ice at one temperature setting for three years. In perfect condition. Original price $288. Make offer. Phone DI 8-3896. Cocker Spaniel puppies. Pure bred: Electromaster electric stove. In good condition. Phone WA 1-0370. Gibson Amplifier, model GA-20, 12inch speaker, 4 inputs and three con trols. Phone EL 5-6007. Want To Borrow The ERA Christmas Party Commit tee want to borrow Christmas decora tions for the annual ERA Christmas Party to be held Dec. 16 and 17. Any one having decorations to loan, please call the ERA Office at WA 1*5179. ETC 26513 Page 6, The Antiknock December, 1959 Lee 'Wraps Up' First Thirty Years Brummett, Tate and Read Pass Away Tommy Lee, TEL-Sod. M&C, is shown receiving his 30-year service pin from Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong. He received the pin at ceremonies on Nov. 12 when he reached his thirtieth year of service with the Company. Tommie received his 30-year certificate at the annual 25-year service dinner in May. Seven Reach Twenty-Year Mark h. o. White Prod. Plan. Brice B. Achord, Jr. TEL Op. Gladys R. Gilmore Security Earl B. Brown Sod. Op. Grant Brummett Grant Brummett, general shift foreman in EtCl Operations, died Nov. 8 in Tyler, Texas, following a very brief ill ness. Services were held at the Welsh Funeral Home on Nov. 10, with inter ment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Brummett, who was born Feb. 17, 1909, was a na tive of Hico, Texas. He attended Aberdeen Christian Academy and Howard Payne College. Prior to his employment here in 1938 he had worked for the Louisiana Highway Department and the federal government. He was hired in 1938 as a helper in EtCl operations. He became a shift leader in 1939, a foreman in 1942, and shift foreman in 1945. Grant is survived by his widow, the former Violet Gomez, two sons, Wesley and Donald, and one daughter, Frances Joan. John Tate John Tate, 59-year-old retired employee, who had been assistant purchasing agent in Purchasing until he accepted early retirement on Aug. 1, died Nov. 10 in the Beacham Memo rial Hospital in Magnolia, Miss. Tate was a na tive of Tangipa hoa and former cashier of a Kentwood bank. He joined the Company in 1943. Funeral services were held at' the Brown Funeral Home in Kent wood, Nov. 11, with interment in the Woodland Cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Hilda Richard, one son, Cilton, and one brother, Hollis. "Uncle Dan" Read Dan W. Read died at the Baton Rouge General Hospital Nov. 21 following a brief illness. Widely known at the Ethyl Plant and throughout Baton Rouge, "Uncle Dan" had retired July 1, 1957, after 20 years of serv ice at the Plant. He was hired in Construction, la ter transferred to Sodium Opera tions, and in 1945 became a safety engineer. Read was a tireless civic work er who contributed his time and ability to safety, Junior Achieve ment, Boy Scouts, Mental Health, the Red Cross and many other or ganizations. The body was at Welsh Funeral Home until Nov. 23. Services were held at St. James Episcopal Church with burial in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Dan is survived by his widow, the former Audrey Sparks; three daughters, Mary Gaines Read--a former employee well known here; Mrs. Laura Boesewetter and Mrs. May Elizabeth Higley; and one brother, Granville M. Read. Cecil C. Long TEL Op. Thomas W. Lee, TEL-Sod. M&C. with 30 years, heads the field of those celebrating long service an niversaries. His service dates back to November. 1929. Seven other employees rounded out 20 years of service, eight com pleted 15 years of service, four completed 10 years of service and one reached the 5-year mark last month. 15 Years Henry B. Morrison, TEL Op. Leon Hamilton, EtCl Labor Lawless A. Boudreaux, Jr., Qual. Cont. RusaUe M. Agosta, Finance ftrlun L. Henderson. TEL Op. David T. Evans. Jr., EtCl M&C |<oy Walker, TEL Op. Burrette B. Merrell, TEL-Snd. M&C 10 Years James W. Lee. EtCl Labor Kldredge .1. Robinson, EtCl Labor Thomas J. Wallace, EtCl Labor Edmond C. Willinnis. EtCl Labor 5 Years J. Roger Manghum, Chem. Res. Toys for Tots As the Ethyl Management Club plans it seventh Toys for Tots Col lection, J. L. "Red" Ivers is serving as 1959 chairman of the event. He succeeds Ernest Diamond. The annual program, now in its seventh year, was started by the late John Graziano. Margrette Henry Emp. ReI Taylor Brashier TEL-Sod. M&C Henry Completes-- (Continued from Page 1) Other organizations in which he has been or is still active are the American Petroleum Institute, American Management Associa tion, YMCA Building Committee, Public Relations Society of Ameri ca, the LSU Alumni Federation Fund campaign, the Baton Rouge Mutual Aid System and the Lou isiana Academy of Science. He has served as state industrial chairman for the Louisiana Heart Association, state community rela tions chairman for the Louisiana Petroleum Council, and is vice chairman of the job placement committee of the Louisiana Pa rolee Rehabilitation Committee. In commenting on his retire ment, Steve said: "No one appreci ates his friends and associates more fully than when the time comes to leave them. Now that I am retiring from active duty with the Company, I realize just how much I will miss this association with all of you at the Baton Rouge Plant. The 12 years I have spent here will be remembered always as an outstanding period in my life. "My plans for post-retirement activities have not yet been final ized. Of two things I am sure. I do plan to stay busy, and 1 do plan to work with my son, Steve, Jr., in his business activities." Annuitants' Wives Express Appreciation The following letter, from Mrs. John Bowman and Mrs. Homer Harris, is an expression of their appreciation for the party given at the time of their husbands' retire ments. Excerpts are printed below. "We. the wives of two new re tired TEL operators of Escue's Shift, join together in thanking their fellow workers for the won derful reception given us at the ERA Recreation Center recently. . . This kind of gracious en tertaining is just a small sample of what Ethyl employees enjoy. The interest between employer and employee cannot be excelled anywhere. By taking advantage of the Company's special retirement offer, we are able to retire at an early age free from heavy debts, and--we think--with a larger re tirement income than the average working man. "We are thankful to Ethyl Cor poration for the opportunities given us and for all the many ac tivities which have made Baton Rouge and the surrounding terri tory a better place to live." Homer Harris. left, and John A. "Pops" Bowman, former TEL op erators, are typical of annuitants who are enjoying their retirement under the provisions of the early retirement offer and the Retire ment Income Plan. This picture of the two men was taken at a party given in their honor when they accepted retirement recently. (See story at left.) Brown 1 fluid dru malic m Bro Joe B Central mechani wide v;i chanicnl velopmo methods employe Plant. His ca when ho After ad foreman visory to the ( Central titude u the prohi so has tv "chid )>l "How Joe. "th many on "Aru a challei. "I be hot if you !' deep on. some I'd Much c: and de\. ideas mu ers wlii. has niatlproblem- One oi tions to I TEL Bin an impt steam in- SK Prior t. straight the mie, pipe Nx Wll|> <11 id coiiMimm roplai .iNtoniatK Itou in*; prrt 1'iiK of slud:'i this, it ., piolilem. I hot o t< o lion. Drum inefficient Joe devi l problem v blasting i rig that ETC 26514 Page 7, The Antiknock The Antiknock nde n i'il Hi r iani. ami aUh. tv aeBatun Brown looks at the sandblasting machine he designed for cleaning TEL fluid drums which are to be repainted. One man operates this fully auto* malic machine. He designed a similar device for painting drums. Jerry Adams, EtCI Maint., operates the machine designed by Brown which cuts the heads off two discarded drums at one time. Before this machine was made, this was slow work. These discarded TEL fluid drums will be cleaned, flattened, and sold for scrap. Brown's Many Ideas Through the Years Contribute to Increased Efficiency Joe Brown, chief supervisor in Central Shops, has applied his mechanical know-how in solving a wide variety of perplexing me chanical problems and in the de velopment of many improved methods during his years as an employee of the Baton Rouge Plant. His career began here in 1937 when he was hired as a millwright. After advancing to the position of foreman and through other super visory positions, he was promoted to the chief supervisor's post in Central Shops. His cooperative at titude with others in working out the problems and his skill in doing so has earned him the nickname of "chief plant gadgeteer." "How is it," the writer asked Joe. "that you come up with so many outstanding ideas?" "Any problem has always been a challenge to me," he answered. "I believe a solution can be found if you think hard enough and dig deep enough. I'm still digging on some I'd like to solve, by the way. Much credit in the presentation and development of many of these ideas must go to my fellow work ers whose help and cooperation has made the solution of these problems much easier." One of his outstanding contribu tions to efficient production in the TEL Buildings was the design of an improvement for injecting steam into stills. Solves Vexing Problem Prior to the use of this device, a straight open pipe was used for the injection of this steam. The pipe became clogged frequently with sludge thereby causing timeconsuming delays during repair or replacement. The improved method closes automatically when steam is not flowing through it. The closure prevents dogging with an inflow of sludge. As one looks back on this, it seems a relatively simple problem, but the trouble has been there for years prior to his solu tion. Drum sand blasting was a slow inefficient procedure at one time. Joe developed the answer to that roblem with an automatic drumlasting machine. He designed a rig that turns a fluid drum as it cleans it with a blast of sand from eight nozzles. The blasting pot, which holds 150 bags of sand, was built - from a discarded chlorine tank. The container, which had been purchased with conventional sandblasting equipment prior to his development of the automatic rig, held only 20 bags of sand. Designed Cathode Welding Jig In conjunction with the drum blaster, he designed an automatic drum rotator for paint priming. Joe's cathode welding jig for au tomatic welding of cathodes used in Sodium manufacture was a great advancement in Sodium maintenance work. This jig is used to build up the interior surface of cathodes which have worn away from heat and usage. The same machine can be used for building up collectors and bases, another operation which was cumbersome prior to this development. In welding, flux is an expensive item. It is the chemical used to shield the arc thus keeping oxygen away from the weld. Brown de signed a flux recovery system which reclaims this for further use. The purchase of flux has been reduced to 10 per cent of what it was prior to the use of this ma chine. Originated Tank Cutting Lathe You might think that Joe would rest on his laurels after the devel opment of so many efficient items, but his ingenuity has extended much further. He is the originator and devel oper of a tank cutting lathe for cutting scrapped refinery weigh tanks, Ethyl fluid tank cars, and other process tanks into small sizes which can be handled as scrap. Brown designed a drum cutting band saw for use on discarded TEL fluid drums. The saw cuts the heads off two drums at a time so that they can be cleaned, flattened, and sold for scrap. He suggested the container which holds two Dempster Dump ster trash boxes used at Central Shops. Thus, the truck carries two full boxes to the salvage yard at a time instead of one. Many Other Improvements His safety device on portable es calators eliminates the possibility of more than one section of the escalator going up at the same time when it is being elevated. Before he put some thought into the solution of another problem, the motor base and the bearing housing for melt pot and alloy pot pumps were separate. He designed a combined motor base and bear ing housing that improved align ment, increased pump life, and de creased installation problems. He designed a more efficient at tached bearing on a Worthington pump, thus eliminating a pedestal type bearing. Joe designed and developed welding positioners for automatic welding machines. Another development of his is the automatically controlled sand blasting machine for general use. The items mentioned above by no means include all of the Brown ideas that have been put into good use on the Baton Rouge Plant. They do show the extent of his creative thinking. Schafer Receives Top Award Check John I. Schafer, VC1 Op., was the top suggestion award winner last month with a $145 award. His adopted idea concerned an im provement in Vinyl Chloride Op erations. This was Schafer's sec ond adopted idea. A $100 award, won by Ralph Newell, EtCI Op., was the second largest last month. Newell's idea concerned an improvement in Ethyl Chloride Operations. This was his fifth adopted suggestion. The third largest award was one for $70 receive! by S. A. "Jack" Braud, Sod. Op., concerning an im proved Sodium Operations method. A $40 award, won by W. L. "Perry" Peyronnin, R&D Lab., was the fourth largest last month. His idea concerned an improve ment in handling of samples in De velopment Lab. A $40 award shared by Charlie Broussard and Tommy uhapman, both of Sod. Op., was ranked fifth. Their adopted idea concerned an improved Sodium Maintenance method. This was Tommy Chap man's 28th adopted idea and Char lie Broussard's 20th. Others receiving awards were: $30 Award Hiram A. May, TEL-Sod. M&C. $25 Award R. H. Simpson amt August Seguln (Share i. both of TEL Op. $20 Awards H. D. Crawford and E. L. Smith (Share), both of Stores; J. A. "Red" Carr, VO Op. $15 Awards Robert Williams (2 awards), Sod La bor; C. P. Bridges, TEL-Sod. M&C; Patty Ruth Carroll, R&D Bus. Res.; H. P. Arboneaux, Stores; Mrs. Tirzah Cook, R&D Lab., w. M. Kennon, TEL Op. $10 Awards Lucille McQueen, Emp. Rel.; C. L. DeVeer, Power; L. A. Richardson, U. L. Erwin and W. A. Domke, ail of Sod. Op.; Eugene Montgomery and W. M. Kennon, both of TEL Op.; C. O. "Tink er" Harrell and C. R. New, both of Qual. Cont.; W. J. Millet, Stores; Bar bara Stirrat, Purchasing. W. L. "Perry" Peyronnin, R&D Lab., received a $40 award. (Pictures were unobtainable on Ralph Newell and S. A. Braud.) John Schafer, VC1 Op., right, receives a suggestion award in the amount of $145 from his foreman, Frank Richardson, left. Schafer's adopted idea concerned an improvement in VCI Operations. This was his second adopted suggestion. ETC 26515 Yol. 21, No. 11 November, 1959 The Cover The turkey, like Thanksgiving, is a great American tradition. Many em ployees will have turkey on their table, cooked to perfection and festively dis played for their Thanksgiving dinners. One of the families will be the Mont gomerys. Eugene Montgomery, with axe and turkey in hand at the chopping block, is shown with his granddaugh ters, Carolyn Anne, six, and Dianne Forbes, eight, who don't like this part of Thanksgiving. Their father is Lloyd "Sonny" Forbes, Sodium operator 1/c. Eugene, a long-time employee, is a working leader in TEL Operations. Plant United Givers Fund Drive Gets Generous Employee Support On May 11, 1956, Charley Walton received a $990 suggestion award for his suggestion which controls speed and eliminates a hazard of air driven grinding tools. The check was presented by Frank Patton, left. "Uncle Charley" has a patent on the invention now. The 37 participating agencies of The United Givers Fund are re ceiving more per capita from Baton Rouge Plant employees than at any other time in the past. The combined contributions as of Nov. 2 were $33,690.34 as compared to $25,905 last year. With the campaign continuing until Nov. 10, a total of 1,963 em ployees had contributed at the average rate of $17.16 per giver up to Nov. 2. The breakdown of campaign con tributions shows that of the three participating groups, the AOWU contacted 555 employees, had 458 givers, for 82.5 per cent participa- tion. Total contributions were $5,088.68 with an average contribu tion of $11.11 per giver. Local 12900, UMW contacted 1,232 employees with 800 of them giving for a 64.9 per cent partici pation. Their total contributions were $7,201.76 with an average contribution per giver of $9.00. Among supervision 762 employ ees were contacted with 705 giving. The percentage of participation was 92.5; total contributions were $21,399.90. The average contribu tions per giver was $30.35. Company Support Generous Walton Gets Patent on Invention Which Brought Large Award Check "Uncle Charley" Walton has a patent now on his Invention. At the present time he is contacting several manufacturers of grinding tools who are interested in his lifesaving device. This is possible because of (1) the ingenuity of Walton's part in devising this Invention as a means of solving a Plant problem, (2) the Ethyl Suggestion System where ideas from employees are considered for use by the Com pany, and (3) the Company's co operation and release of the idea to Walton for patenting and sale after it had paid him $990 for the idea. The only stipulation in the release was that the Company re tain shop rights. What was the idea? Why did Walton work on it? Air driven grinding tools are used extensively in maintenance and shop work at the Baton Rouge Plant just as they are in other shops throughout the country. Solves Safety Problem The motor, driven by air pres sure, turns a shaft to which is at tached a circular abrasive disc. So long as the mechanical governor controlling air flow functions prop erly, these tools are safe, efficient servants. Occasionally, however, the governor fails, allowing the motor to overspeed. The abrasive wheels cannot withstand the cen trifugal force at this tremendous speed. They disintegrate with ter rific force, and have caused serious injury and permanent disability in some cases and deaths in others. Because of such injuries and deaths in industry, local super vision had taken the air motor grinders out of service here before any Plant employee received such an injury. In Central Shops where he checks and maintains tools, "Uncle Charley" saw 25 of these motors lying idle because of this hazard. "Something," he thought to him self, "must be done to make them safe." Substitute Tools Inferior During this period, mechanics complained that other tools could not do the job as effectively and as quickly as the air motor grind ers. Job costs mounted because of the inefficiency of substitute tools and methods. Walton considered the problem for weeks, gradually evolving an idea which he was sure would work. He designed a unit which gives positive speed control. It fits into the grinding tool, and if it is removed, the machine operates at the low speed of 3,300 revolutions per minute. The unit, or valve, as installed on Plant grinding equipment, will not permit the speed of that equip ment to exceed a maximum of 4,500 revolutions per minute. Shows What Can Be Done "Charley Walton's thought and application to a serious problem is an excellent example of what can be done through the Sugges tion System," said R. L. Day, Sug gestion supervisor. "Each employ ee at the Baton Rouge Plant uses equipment, tools, or processes which can be improved. His seri ous consideration of how this can be done may lead to a suggestion award for him, and at the same time it can benefit the Company in any of several ways if it is ac ceptable." The Company backed up employee support of the United Givers Fund with a contribution of $27,090. This contribution, which was increased from $25,000 last year, brought total sup port from the Baton Rouge Plant to $60,000 which goes to the 37 participating agen cies. Capt. Wesley Faulkner of the Sal vation Army keynoted the United Givers Fund Drive at a kick-off breakfast in the Cafeteria, Oct. 7. Serving on the United Givers Steering Committee were Arthur Broussard, chairman, and J. O. Aucoin, co-chairman for AOWU; Horace McNeal, chairman, and Floyd Carbo, co-chairman for UMW; and Morgan Many, chair man, and Henry Miller, co-chair man for supervision. Frank Padgitt was committee coordinator. Lucille McQueen handled the of fice duties as committee secretary. In summarizing the campaign efforts, Padgitt said, "Our recent (Continued on Page 2) United Givers Fund Steering Committee members were, left to right, J. O. Aucoin, AOWU; Floyd Carbo and H. W. McNeal, UMW; Morgan Many, supervision; Frank Padgitt, coordinator; Lucille McQueen, secre tary; Arthur Broussard, AOWU, and Henry Miller, supervision. etc 26517 Page. 2, The Antiknock, November, 1959 United Givers Contributions at a Glance No. of ployees taetod No. of PartlolGiver* patIon Amount Con- trihuted Average Contribution Per Em- Per plnyee Giver A.O.W.U. U.M.W. Supervision 555 1,232 762 458 82.5% $ 5,088.68 $ 9.17 $11.11 800 64.9% 7,201.76 5.85 9.00 705 92.5% 21,399.90 28.08 30.35 ETHYL 2,549 1,963 77.0% $33,690.34 $13.22 $17.16 W. W, McDonald, left, gives his support to the United Givers campaign when he is contacted by John F. Carter, one of the men who contacted supervisory personnel during the drive. Unifed Givers-- (Continued from Page 1) drive has been the most successful ever held. The basic reason for this, I think, is because we have done better than ever before in explain ing the needs of the UGF agencies. It shows that when men and women of this Plant understand the good which comes from their contribu tions, they will give generously. "Speaking for the Steering Com mittee and for the UGF," he con tinued, "I wish to thank all those who gave and all those who work ed on the campaign. Next year we hope to do an even better job of presenting the UGF story. If we succeed, I'm sure we will be able to provide the UGF agencies with even more money with which to carry out their urgently needed work. I know that they can use it too good advantage. "Space doesn't permit me to men tion by name all who helped, but I must express our thanks to A1 Friedrichs for his assistance to the committee." Card of Thanks To My Friends in the Sodium Area: Thanks very much for your kind generosity in presenting me with such a wonderful portable tele vision set. This gift will be so much pleasure to me during the long winter days while I am still trying to get back on my feet. Mrs. Cunard and Mrs. Inman deserve many thanks for prepar ing such a delicious meal at the home of Johnnie Cunard. Carrie and I hope each of you will always feel free to stop by; you will be welcome at 4112 Evan geline Street. My pleasant relations with each of you all these years will never be forgotten. Sincerely, John O. Regan Henry A. Devall, left, who was one of those contacting members of UMW, Local 12900, is shown accepting a pledge from Andrew Melancon. Refrigeration Group Forms Local Chapter Hunter Norwood, Jr. agrees that UGF deserves support as he signs a pledge. Milton Bradford, right, was one of the workers in the AOVVXJ campaign. Regan Gets Gift from Former Co-Workers Officers for (he recently established Ethyl chapter of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society are, front row from left, T. R. Dupuy, presi dent; William A Kiper, vice-president; and J. D, Daigre, educational chairman. Back row, from left, are Gordie E. Deloach, second vicepresident, Arcade J. Parker, secretary; Fred F. Chambless, sergeant-atarms, and Martin J. Munn, treasurer. Ele Lei* Flcimill TEL-sl M&tf Ernest I DaviJ FinanJ Othe| Francis Plant Pii heads tlu long sei j service 1929. Eleven j out 20 pleted P complete two reacl last montl Edwin K William I Leroy It. Herman Harry \\ Felton I Eddie .1. Jeff T. ft; Jesse D, Johnny i:| Luu rrnee Alex G. * Norhert I Leo G. K< -CL Vi"" ai. mjjhoiise e tand. Phono \V \ Shill (iri\r. '.I'll. Mniii.it ::-s Chillis ft SJa 1*1,.-,,. iroinliMii. J,'* Ion I i-nit.l;' IZ wjj John O. Regan, who accepted early retirement on Sept. 1, was surprised by his former co-workers in Sodium recently when they presented him a portable television set. Shown with Regan, left, are Jesse C. Inman and John C. Cunard, who made the presentation for the men. Members of the recently established Ethyl Chapter of the Refrigera tion Service Engineers Society are, front row, left to right: Arcade J. Parker, Nathan Gordon, Thomas A. Parsons, Morgan C. Many, Hiram Ballard, Jr., Gordie E. Deloach, F. O. Spurlock, and Robert H. Harrison. Back row, in the same order, are Fred F. Chambless, John W. Lapeze, Jr., Thad Bridges, Martin J. Munn, Donald J. Jacobson, Courtlandt E. Wilkinson, Nino Panaro, T. R. Dupuy, Willard O. Green, William A. Kiper, W. T. Edwards, J. D. Daigre, and Willis A. Badeaux. Not shown: Joseph C. Parque, Howard B. Wier, and Roy Fugler. litllo. in , elect nr in Phono W\ Court it-- Hoick. AMC ,, now STa Profession i| nnrt paddle Phono W'A Ifi etc 26518 R I Eleven Complete Twenty Years of Service Q Page 3, The Antiknock, November, 1959 Porch Observes Thirtieth Anniversary |.ur kind with Ik- telebe so Img the |:im still lout. Inman pruparal the uf you llop by; 12 Evanlih each III never [Regan ter Iteration ly, presiItcrtional ftnd vice* guant-at- cfrigera\rcade J. Hiram Jllarrison. I. Lapeze, Itlandt E. liliiam A. T>t shown: F. M. "Mike" Porch, right, is shown receiving his 30-year service pin from Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong. He received the pin at ceremonies on Oct. 21 when he reached his thirtieth year of service with the Company. Mike received his 30-year certificate at the annual 25- year service dinner in May. Others Get Awards Francis M. Porch, Safety & Plant Protection, with 30 years, heads the field of those celebrating long service anniversaries. His service dates back to October, 1929. Eleven other employees rounded out 20 years of service, 15 com pleted 15 years of service, three completed 10 years of service and two reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Edwin K, Humbles, TEL-Sod. M&C Dempsey J. Hughes, TEL-Sod. M&C William H. Smith. TEL-Sod. M&C Leroy R- Sparks, EtCl M&C Herman F. Quinn, EtCl M&C Harry W. Swearingen, EtCl M&C Felton L. Blzette, TEL Op. Eddie 4. AydeU, TEL Op. Jeff T. Bauer, TEL Op. Jesse D. Felps, EtCl M&C Johnny Ross, Sod. Op. Lawrence W, Arledge, TEL Op. Alex G. Welch, VC1 Op. Norbert P. Landry, EtCl M&C Leo G. Robinson, Sod. Op. For Sale %-ton air conditioner. $65, and Westinghouse roaster ,overt, complete with stand. $20. Both in good condition. Phone WA 4-1191. 1953 Studebaker Champion with over drive. radio and heater. $450. Phone Mutual 3-8121 in Clinton. Child's trampoline, used one week. $25. Phone EL 5-4269. Trombone, case uml mute, in excel lent condition. $50. Phone Denham Springs 5-2252 or write B. E. Duplessie, 1019 Myrtle St., Denham Springs. Large circular throw mg. Used very little, in excellent condition; Fostoria electric iron, in excellent condition. Phone WA 4-3935. Good used fuel pump for 1955 model Buick. Make offer. Phone WA 4-1515. AMC one room air-conditioner, new. $75. Phone El 7-4672. Professional size ping-pong table, net and paddles in first-class condition. $25. Phone WA 1-5689. Isaac Haney, TEL Labor 10 Years Edward P. Morgan, Jr., Emp. Rel. Clyde R. Turner. Proc. Des. Roland E. McKenzie, TEL Op. 5 Years Irving E. Levine, Tech. Serv. Martha S. Causey. Proc. Des. Plot 45-A, Garden of Good Shepherd Spaces 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Resthaven Gar dens of Memory- Price (800. Phone Denham Springs 5-2583. G. E. Electric range, very clean, ex cellent condition. New home has builtin stove. Very reasonable price. Phone WA 4-2334. Hospital bed, practically new, in per fect condition. Phone DI 4-8570 or DI 4-6108. J. C. Higgins 12-gauge pump gun with 30-inch barrel and polychoke. Like new, $50; 12-gauge double barrel hammerless. Barrels 32 inches long, one full, one modified. Good condition. $25; single-shot bolt action .22 rifle. $12. and a 5 h.p. Mercury outboard motor. Good condition, guaranteed. $50. Phone EL 5-9045. 1950 Ford V-8 Tudor. In good con dition. $150. three pairs of boys pants, size 12. in good condition, $2 each; one boy's sport coat, size 12, in good con dition. $5. Phone EL 7-7904. Wanted Farm tractor with bush hog and tan dem disk; Phone DI 2-1304. Riders from Sherwood and Forest Oak Park. Hours 7:30 to 4 p.m. Phone WA 1-0913. Roubique, Andre Receive Top Award Lawrence W. Roubique, R&D Services, and Joseph E. Andre, VCI Op., were the top suggestion award winners last month by sharing a $240 award. Their idea concerned a process improvement to reduce the catalyst cost in the EtCl Area. This was Roubique's first adopted award and Andre's second. A $55 award, won by Harold Scruggs, EtCl M&C, was the sec ond largest award last month. His adopted suggestion concerned an improved method for maintaining emergency lighting equipment. This was his second adopted sug gestion. Others receiving awards were: $30 Award C. P. Bridges and J. B. Langlois (Share), TEL-Sod. M&C. $25 Award Harry Lemoine and B. T. Karos, Jr. (Share), Qual. Control. $20 Awards Eugene Montgomery and V. Latona (Share), TEL Op.; Luther J, Bennett and James S. Hodges. (Share) and R. E. "Bob" Talley Harold W. Scruggs, EtCl M&C, received a $55 award. and John E. Soulier, all of TEL* Sod. M&C. $15 Award L. A, Richardson, Sod. Op. $10 Awards Aubert J. Millet, Power; L. A. Richardson, Sod. Op.; C. O. Har rell, Qual. Cont.; V. J. "Rocky" Maranto, VCI Lab.; James John son and Shed Campbell (Share) of EtCl Labor; Earl Rousseau (Share) TEL-Sod. M&C. -DECEASED-- Joseph Hazael "Poye" Aguillard "Poye" Aguillard, a mechanical helper in EtCl Maint., died Oct. 17 at Sisters of St. Joseph Hos pital in New Roads following a very brief ill ness. Aguillard had been an employ ee of the Com pany since Oct. 11, 1943, when he was hired as an inside machinist helper 1/c in EtCl Maint. He was buried in the St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery in New Roads following services held on Oct. 19. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Aggie Lieux, one sister, Mrs. J. L. Lindsley of Ventress, and two brothers--Clif ton, of Jarreau, and Venton of Riverside, Calif. Foreman Hollis H. Jacobs presents a joint $240 award to Joseph Andre, VCI Op., and Lawrence Roubique, R&D. Both are former EtCl Opera tions employees. While in Operations, they submitted the award win ning idea concerning a process improvement to reduce the catalyst cost in the EtCl Area. ETC 26519 Page 4, The Antiknock, November, 1959 ) Top Company Officials Address Ethyl Management Club i`a> Junior adviser; and Grr Speakers, left to right, were General Manager Glenn O. Hayes, Vice-President George F. Kirby, Vice-President Malcolm P. Murdock, President B. B. Turner, EMC President Duke Hartsfield who was master of ceremonies, Vice-President Joseph A. Costello, Vice-President William R. Per due, and Director of Employee Relations Stephen B. Rodi. A report on where Ethyl Corpo ration stands in the fall of 1959, what its expectations are for the future, and the Baton Rouge Plant's place in the overall pic ture was presented by a panel of Company officials at the Manage ment Club meeting here early in October. Heading the panel at the Club's annual Management Night Pro gram, which took the form of a uestion and answer session, was resident B. B. Turner. Other of ficials present, besides Mr. Turner, were George F. Kirby, vice-presi dent--Operations; Joseph A. Cos tello, vice-president -- Purchasing, Traffic and Chemical Sales; Wil liam R. Perdue, vice-president-- Finance and Staff; Malcolm P. Murdock, vice-president -- Sales; Glenn O. Hayes, general manager of Manufacturing, and Stephen B. Rodi,. director of Employee Rela tions. The officials attended the Man agement Club meeting in response to an invitation from its officers and answered a wide range of questions submitted by Club mem bers. Here are some of the highlights of what they said. While Ethyl expects to encounter continued strong competition in selling anti knock compounds, the prospects are for increased sales over the coming years. With our improved manufacturing know-how and new antiknock compounds, we are in a good position to move forward. The use of smaller concentrations of TEL in each gallon of gasoline has affected sales during the last couple of years. Refinery process ing, which has always provided tough competition, was largely re sponsible and is one big reason why the price of out antiknock compounds must be kept at a level that makes them attractive to re finers. One way we can do this is by holding the line on produc tion costs. The gasoline engine, and thus the market for antiknock com pounds, will be with us for a long time. The various types of other power plants--including the ex perimental gas turbine and freepiston engine--are not expected to make any appreciable inroads in the gasoline market. Sales of the Company's other products this year will be the highest in the Company's history. These include vinyl chloride, sev eral new antioxidants and other petroleum additives. Other new chemical products, including or- ganometallics, are in various stages of development. Motor 33-Mix, the new anti knock compound combining TEL and manganese that Ethyl intro duced last month, is now being sold to customer oil refiners in commercial quantities. New chemical products are be ing and will continue to be inves tigated to see if we can manufac ture and sell them successfully in the competitive market that now exists. The production of vinyl chloride monomer has fitted in very well with the operations and facilities at the Baton Rouge Plant. The people here have done an outstanding job in increasing pro duction of this product since the plant went on stream. A great deal of progress has been made at both the Baton Rouge and Houston Plants in im proving manufacturing efficiency and reducing costs. This progress has helped maintain the selling prices of our products at competi tive levels--so necessary in today's markets. The Baton Rouge Plant is well located from the point of view of availability of raw materials and proximity to customers. These factors, plus its long experience and know-how, and increased effi ciency enable it to strengthen our competitive position by providing prompt delivery of high quality products to customers. The design, location, efficiency, costs of operations, and all other factors involved at Baton Rouge and other Ethyl plants are con stantly being studied to make sure that they are being utilized to the best advantage. In addition to the discussion of the Company future, it was pointed out Ethyl Corporation's benefit plans -- in which Baton Rouge employees share fully--are superior to most of those found in American industry today. They are under constant study to keep them that way. Automation--Why Not? Teddy Roosevelt never heard of "automation," yet he had an answer for critics who say it will reduce the number of jobs. Once as he watched steam shovels scooping up earth for a dam, some one said, "Think of the jobs we could create if we put men out there with shovels." "Yes," Mr. Roosevelt replied scathingly, "and we could multi ply that number a hundredfold if we equipped them with teaspoons." ERA Announces Three Hunting Contests The Ethyl Recreation Associa tion has announced three hunting contests for members. Three prizes are offered for the three largest squirrels, three for the three largest green-head mallard ducks registered, and two for the largest sets of deer antlers. All entries must be registered at Woody's Sport Center on the Airline Highway. In case of a tie, the earliest registration wins. No entrant may receive more than one prize in any one contest. 'Hie contests, which are concur rent with the hunting seasons, of fer $20, $15, and $5 gift certificates in the squirrel and duck categories, and $25 and $15 gift certificates in the deer division. In the deer hunting contest, the spread of the antler beam will be considered in determining the win ner on a point count. Each point large enough to hold a ring will be counted as one point. One point will be allowed for each inch of spread between antlers. The deer must show signs of being freshly killed but may be registered with the head attached or severed. Hall Will Head Special Emphasis Safety Program Quentin Hall, EtCI Op., has been named chairman of the 1960 Spe cial Emphasis Safety Program for the Central Safety Committee. He succeeds Fred Hamilton, Sod. Maint., who has held the post for the past two years. Ethyl Management Club Officers Elected These men have been elected the 1960 officers for the Ethyl Manage ment Club. From left, they are Art Decker, vice-president, Syl Lange, president, B. M. Bryant, secretary, and David Johnson, treasurer. The Board of Control members are J. D. Joseph, Joseph Stewart, Louis Menville, A. J. Robichaux, H. D. Simpson, Ollen Clay, Joe Gyan, C. E. Smith and Dan Walsh. As Jui Rouge b men in interest* our youi of their vise the AdvL< com pan<. the Coii chief adness ad\ duction sales ad Each exceptm assist n: youngsn company Sug_ "The f Action" supervis ing cor Office, the pn>L tem dm operatic' The t* the cost* ployees . present' serve rngram. A sou the im i lie" Wtil driven s. program, in nation Ray Met the aum eompetiti terns. Tli was proi ETC 26520 Page 5, The Antiknock, November, 1959 b 15 iricnt Per- s cales -uies, es in i. the ill be - winpoint will point eh of deer oshly with d. sis ram been > Spein for nittee. , Sod. st for ed 1 1 | lanage* Lange, r. The is Men* . Smith INDUSTRY IS A MAN! Junior Achievement advisers are, left to right: Larry Dallam, business adviser; Dick Goodrum, production adviser; Bill Rolston, chief adviser, and Gene Ashby, sales adviser. Advisers Provide JA Leadership As Junior Achievement in Baton Rouge begins its fourth year, many men in the community who are interested in the development of our young people, give generously of their time and abilities to ad vise these young business groups. Advisers for ETHCO, the JA company sponsored this year by the Company, are Bill Rolston, chief adviser; Larry Dallam, busi ness adviser; Dick Goodrum, pro duction adviser; and Gene Ashby, sales adviser. Each Thursday night, with the exception of holidays, these men assist in the activities of the 22 youngsters as they organize their company, elect officers, sell stock, go into production, sell their prod uct, liquidate, and pay off stock holders if the company shows a profit, Thus, one night a week from now until the first part of May, Rolston, Dallam, Goodrum, and Ashby will give freely of their time to help develop the sound business understanding of 22 boys and girls. ETHCO is now repackaging moth balls and charcoal lighter fluid for sale by company mem bers. These products will be mar keted until they get into the pro duction of wooden wall racks to be used for hats, coats and inci dentals. Suggestion Film Presentation Wins First Place in National Competition "The Ethyl Suggestion System in Action" is one of the current supervisory training programs be ing conducted by the Training Office. Its purpose is to review the progress of the suggestion sys tem during its first five years of operation. The results of a recent study of the costs and benefits, both to em ployees and the Company, is being presented by superintendents who serve as instructors for the pro gram. A sound slide presentation of the investigation of "Unde Char lie" Walton's idea to improve air- driven grinders is included in the program. This film won first place in national competition as the best promotional presentation for sug gestion systems. It shows how an employee's so lution to a Plant problem was pro cessed, investigated, approved and put to use, resulting in safer meth ods and tools for employees. Inci dentally, the solution was so in genious that Walton has now re ceived a patent and plans to mar ket his safety device. (See page 1.) The program emphasizes the need for and benefits of more in tensive investigations so that em ployees' ideas can be utilized bet ter. A second objective is to encour age employees to submit more suggestions that can be accepted. Ray Metternich, Training, is shown at the projector for a showing of the award winning slide presentation that won first place in national competition as the best promotional presentation for suggestion sys tems. The film shows how Charley Walton's solution to a Plant problem was processed, investigated, approved and put to use. By William Naden, President, Esso Standard Oil Company In 25th Anniversary Issue of "Esso Oilioays" (Editor's Note: This article by William Naden, president of Esso Standard Oil Company, gives forceful recognition to the value and the need of people in industry. It appeared in the 25th Anniversary Issue of "Esso Oilways," one of the lead ing industrial publications of this country, (We were so impressed uhth Mr. Naden's article that toe asked permission to reprint it in this issue of THE ANTI KNOCK.) Last year was the 75th Anniversary of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey). This year is the 100th Anniversary of the petroleum industry, as marked by the first commercially successful oil well. It also is the 25th Anniversary of Esso Oilways (and the 50th Anni versary of the Baton Rouge Esso refinery--Ed.). Occasions like these--plus the host of factories and plants, their automation, their wonderfully complex products and the vast capital investments they represent---all suggest forcefully that companies and indus tries are something bigger than any of us. Certainly most companies and industries will outlive us. And yet, if we should all die with the switches left on, we know how soon all of industry would shudder to an empty, silent halt. In dustry is no bigger than a man. Man, with his needs and wants of food, clothing, shelter, transportation, entertainment, is the ulti mate consumer for whom industry exists. His changing desires and growing populations force the growth and change in industry. The key functions that build industry--planning, coordination, buying, selling--are accomplished only by man. The more elabo rate automatic-control systems can switch labor's basic function from operation to control ... as they have in our refineries . . . but they cannot eliminate man from the process. The infinite capability of man to consider, to decide and to act has only been duplicated in the most elemental way by a machine. And that machine was designed, built and armed with decision making and action-taking functions by man. In 1956, the balance of our nation's work force tipped from production to distribution for the first time in history. What col lection of machines can make the same switch? It is man, and only man, that has the ability to learn, grow and change. It is man, not companies or industries, that is meeting the needs and desires of man. As we review the accomplishments and developments within industries and companies, let us never forget that industry--at any time or any moment--is a man. Chem. Engineering Reassignments Made Four organizational reassign ments in the Chemical Engineer ing Division were announced dur ing October by J. F. Cheely. Frank Canfield, formerly super visor in Process Design, became technical assist ant to the head of Process Design, Henry Wall. A graduate of South western Louisiana Institute where he received his BS in chemical en gineering, Canfield joined the Com pany in 1945. He had served in a number of chemical engineering and process design eningeering ca pacities before his latest appoint ment. Roger Moser, formerly assistant superintendent of Manufacturing Technical Serv ices, became a su pervisor in Pro cess Design where he is in charge of process evaluation activi ties. Moser re ceived his BS in chemical e n g ineering at Pur due University and has done grad uate study at LSU. He joined the Company in 1951 as a pilot plant engineer. T. A. Leeper, senior Process De sign engineer, has completed his rotational assignment as acting staff assistant in Process Design and will be responsible for our process design work on AN com pounds. J. F. McElderry, formerly a sen ior Process Design engineer, be came an acting assistant superin tendent in Manufacturing Techni cal Services. He is in charge of Manufacturing Development activ ities. toimmocA miihS rife} 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 Bbout 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 26521 Page 6. The Antiknock, November, 1959 AK 33-X Is Result of Team Work From Many Company Groups Earl DeWItt, left, of Business Research, and Hymin Shapiro, Chemical Research, are two of the men listed as inventors of the new antiknock discovery. The third is Jerry Brown. All three of them were in Detroit when the discovery was made that led to the new product. R&D Services, with D. E. Johnson as the team representative, contrib uted to the development of the project. Shown here as they perform laboratory work are Joe Mitchem, analytical chemist, and Harry Demouy, Jr., lab assistant A. P. Giraitis, T. P. Whaley, and J. R. Zletz represented Chemical Re search on the AK 33-X team. A large volume of laboratory work by other employees was done under their direction. Here, Carroll Forbes, lab assistant, and Hoyt Cragg, Development chemist, perform an ex periment. On Oct. 1, the Company an nounced that it was ready to sup ply to refiners in commercial quan tities a new additive for automo tive gasoline. It combines TEL and manganese to form the most ef fective antiknock compound to be marketed in over 35 years. Known as "Ethyl" Antiknock Compound--TEL Motor 33 Mix, the product is now being shipped to customers from the Baton Rouge Plant. The new product, the result of research and team work effort involving many Com pany employees, represents the greatest advance in the technology and commercial importance of antiknock compounds since Ethyl introduced TEL in the early 1920's. First Conceived in '51 New products like this just don't happen to fall into the Company's lap overnight. Back of them are long months of intensive research and many months of teamwork by many divisions of the Com pany. The development of the AK 33-X process to its current scale manufacture presents an interest ing study of the size of the effort and the teamwork required for the successful execution of such a project AK 33-X was first conceived, prepared and tested for anti knock value at our Detroit Re search Laboratory in 1951 by re search people who are constantly searching for better antiknock materials. Following the discovery of its unusual antiknock proper ties, a considerable amount of work was done at Detroit to pro vide a sound basis for patent pro tection and to establish its com mercial utility. Of Interest to Oil Industry The basic patents covering this new manganese antiknock were issued to Ethyl and list Jerry Brown, Earl DeWitt, and Hymin Shapiro as the inventors. DeWitt, in Business Research, and Shapiro, Chemical Research, have since transferred to Baton Rouge. Brown continues his work at De troit. By July, 1956, it was apparent that our new manganese com pound would be of interest to the petroleum industry. It was de cided, therefore, to undertake the development of a process suitable for large scale manufacture of the material. Due to the fine efforts of the Detroit organization the chem istry, upon which the process was based, had already been worked out. The soundness of this chem istry had been repeatedly demon strated by Detroit in small scale equipment during the preparation of samples for its programs. It was with this background that the process development program was initiated at Baton Rouge. The ultimate goal of such a pro gram is to develop a process that is safe, workable and economical. Safe so that operating and main tenance personnel can do their work without personal risk; work able so that the process will ope rate with infrequent interruption; and economical so that the selling price is attractive to the customer and profitable to the manufacturer. Team Approach Best Experience has shown that these objectives are best achieved through the combined efforts of a team composed of a group of people, each having a prime re sponsibility for a major phase of the program. Such a team was formed at Baton Rouge in July, 1956 with Sid Blitzer as project manager to coordinate the team's activities. Each team member oc cupied a responsible position in his segment of the line organiza tion and had assigned to him suf ficient qualified individuals to con duct the work required in that phase of the program. The project manager, on the other hand, was responsible to the general manager of Baton Rouge R&D Operations and maintained liaison with other research groups as required. In practice, then, the line organizations were responsible for planning and executing their particular phase of the work, and the project manager for coordina ting the over-all plan and sched ule. During the course of the project, which covered a period of approx imately two years, the composi tion of the team changed as the needs of the project changed. Also, Frank M taring 33-X tcai perience ing empl ment, dc the proce Sid Blit/ manager. O'Connell from the design plant. T! plant pha conducted large our mark Orangebti The hscope segments ganizati"* lists the of the tea Project and H. F Chemic tis. T. 1' Chemir nieut Sei Process per. Process and AI I. Eronom Hill. J .\ Engine* Mundmc Orange! Mumtfie A. MeCo. Pitrrha* Moore. Patent* There other enij Annu From the laboratory, the process went to the pilot plant for further testing. Shown working in the pilot plant, left to right, are C. R. Ber geron and Jerry Kottong, Process Development engineers, and L. R. Nebon and L. A. Fortenberry, lab assistants. A. F. Limper represented Process Development on the team. Harry O'Connell became project manager when the project moved to design and construction activi ties. Sid Blitzer served as project man ager during the development of the AK 33-X process at the Baton Rouge Plant. etc 22 llarvoy I early rctii this rcl limit in season The cat v 18 inches 1 Op. prior t >ups s dethe liable ol ihe I'.-IInrLs of li it.* chemfjj .css was 'jrfl worked i.~. chemJomon- ..II scale IMtalion ; ;mtS. It ih.it the i am was oh a proooss that .itomical. |;iiI main.lo their workjwill ope- i i iiption; iu soiling oustomer ii'atlurer. I hat these jhieved orts of a l:roup of ime reI phase of .am was in July, h project lie team's |niber oc- sition in >rganizaJ lum suf|ls to con- in that on the hie to the tn Rouge ftaintamed lh groups | then, the sponsible Itng their vork, and Icoordina|id sched- ` project, If approx1 compost ed as the god. Also, a Iject man* Ipment of Ithe Baton Page 7, The Antiknock, November, 1959 Frank McCoy was the Manufac* turing representative on the AK 33-X team. He brought the ex perience and help of Manufactur ing employees into the develop ment, design and engineering of the process. John T. Balhoff, Patents, made a valuable contribution to AK 33-X efforts. His job was to see that proper coverage was secured on the process as development work progressed at the Baton Rouge Plant. Sid Blitzer, the original project manager, was replaced by Harry O'Connell as the program moved from the development stage to design and construction of the plant. The laboratory and pilot plant phases of the program were conducted at Baton Rouge and the large scale equipment tests at our market development plant at Orangeburg, S. C. The list below illustrates the scope of the effort, showing the segments of the various line or ganizations that were involved and lists the men who were members of the team at one time or another: Project Managers: S. M. Blitzer and H. E. O'Connell. Chemical Research: A. P. Giraitis, T. P. Whaley, and J. R. Zietz. Chemical Research and Develop ment Services: D. E. Johnson. Process Development: A. F. Lim- per. Process Design: J. B. Bingeman and M. L. Gould. Economics: A. W. Helwig, J. R. Hill, J. N. Fogg. Engineering Department: J. W. Mundinger, C. J. Kimmitt. Orangeburg Plant: L. E. Lester. Manufacturing Department: F. A McCoy. Purchasing Department: E. E. Moore. Patents: J. T. Balhoff. There were, of course many other employees in the various de- Annuitant Bags Cat partments who contributed to this team. Only a few of these are shown in the accompanying pho tographs. The Orangeburg production fafacilities were developed and the process designed by R&D team members and their co-workers. The general engineering was done by the Engineering Department. The Manufacturing Department and the Ethyl representatives at Orangeburg brought their experi ences into the development, de sign, and engineering phases of the program. Economic Evaluation and Proc ess Design made comprehensive investigations of the possibilities of supplying our own raw ma terials and with General Engineer ing, evaluated sites with reference to raw materials and economics before the Economic Evaluation Group and the Purchasing De partment representatives selected economical sources of supply for the necessary raw materials. Fin ally, Orangeburg management su pervised the construction of the AK 33-X plant and, with the assist ance of selected Baton Rouge R&D team members and their co-work ers, successfully placed the plant on stream. The Orangeburg Plant was placed on stream by mid-Decem ber, 1958, somewhat less than two years after start of the develop ment program. Following this, the . Plant continued to operate and produce substantial quantities of specification grade product for ex perimental purposes. With the in troduction of 33-Mix on the com mercial market, the Plant has re sumed operation and will supply AK 33-X to the Baton Rouge Plant to be blended into our regular antiknock compound which is shipped from here. Harvey F. Couch, who accepted early retirement on Sept. 1, killed this 20-pound bobcat while squir rel hunting the first day of the season near Chicot State Park. The cat was 34 inches long and 18 inches high. Couch was in TEL Op. prior to retirement. Prior to the introduction of 33Mix on the market, the process development team cooperated with the Sales Department, the Baton Rouge Manufacturing Department and the Detroit Laboratory in working out arrangements con nected with the blending of 33Mix. This team will continue in existence until our new product no longer requires its service. Harry O'Connell continues as project manager of this team. These are some of the employees who contributed to the development of AK 33-X into a marketable product. In the foreground, right, is Harry O'Connell, current project manager. Left to right are Bill Ruhlin, Palmer Brown, Marvin Roof and Don Park of Process Design; Art Hel wig, Economic Evaluation; Bob Eisenbach and J. B. Bingeman of Process Design. Team members from the Engineering Department who provided project leadership were J. W. Mundinger and C. J. Kimmitt. They are shown reviewing a set of engineering specifications to which others in Engi neering contributed specialized know-how. The procurement of materials and supplies for the project was the duty of Elbert Moore, left, of Purchasing. He received substantial assistance in this work from L. M. Davis, right, and other Purchasing employees. 33-Mix Receives Wide Variety of Tests Ethyl's Motor 33-Mix is a superior antiknock compound that will substantially increase the economic usefulness of tetraethyl lead to refiners and the motoring public. In fuels in which it is most responsive, it will provide octane numbers at a lower cost than is available either from tetraethyl lead alone or from refinery processes. During the past year, 31 refiners here and abroad have tested the new antiknock formulation of lead and manganese in their gasolines. Over 125 million gallons of gasoline so treated were used by the public, with highly satisfactory results. Previously, the new antiknock had been subjected to over 100,000 hours of dynamom eter testing in the Ethyl laboratories, was tested over seven mil lion vehicle miles in automotive test fleets, and was further tested in another 1% million miles of driving by Ethyl personnel. As compared with the use of tetraethyl lead alone, three milli liters of tetraethyl lead as Motor 33 Mix can add up to three octane numbers to gasoline. Moreover, Motor 33 Mix can supply these additional numbers at a cost that can be as much as 50 per cent less than the comparable cost of refinery processing. At the same time, Motor 33 Mix will permit many refiners to use less severe catalytic reforming--thereby increasing gasoline yields per barrel, will encourage greater use of natural gasoline or virgin light napthas, and will thus contribute to gasoline blends with improved road antiknock performance. The new product can be handled in the same tetraethyl lead mixing plants already installed in refineries, without any change in equipment. ETC 26523 ON lA ON -a S o Z .3 be s o 02 e o Z > for u S MO 6Q I* 6 u cu be s a be 0 c 1 #e 3X fi0 be S IS *4) JS V uH 44)) V 9) cs JS > 0 x G c s 39) _c x fi3 * * Jo* X fo r ge fi. <*- 0 a T5 T, 3 1. s 3 X . 3 c ns #C JS be Jjg X |3 3 s *23 C c Xfi xX s 0 3 3 0 X X3 X 53 fijbe *2 -fi. fi JA 5 0 *3 e - 3 lncroashi Defendiij ors this \ <1 --high nv game; Per! series: J. 1 cap seriehandicap i most impel Lee BnJ ERA Bow ; cers are Ji ident; Frtl Art HelwiJ "Incrca- 1 Baton Rmii est and ilbest bovvlr ETC 26524 United Givers Fund Campaign Will Reach All Plant Groups Yol. 21, No. 10 October, 1959 Sixteen Teams Start Winter Loop Winter bowling activities for 16 teams in the ERA League began Sept. 8 immediately following the spare rolled by Sam Roberts, di rector of General Engineering. He stepped up to the alley to roll the first balls after brief remarks at opening ceremonies. Increasing interest in bowling has brought approximately 120 em ployees into the ERA League. On Tuesday nights, these employees are actively participating in the competition at the new Circle Bowl. Working for Bowling Honors Teams in the league this season include the defending champion-- Production Planning -- Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Office, Main tenance Office, Maintenance, Al loy, New Products, Analysts, Re search, Process Development, Se curity, Antiknocks, Finance, Tech nical Service and Traffic. All of the bowlers, besides the wholesome recreation they get from the activity, are sighting for the trophies which will be award ed at the conclusion of the season next May. These include awards for the winning team, the high av erage, high scratch game, high handicap game, and high handicap series. Increasing Interest In Bowling Defending their individual hon ors this year are George Johnston --high average and high scratch game; Pete Jackson--high scratch series; J. D. Adams--high handi cap series; George Woest--high handicap game, and Sparky Hall-- most improved bowler. Lee Briggs is president of the ERA Bowling League. Other offi cers are John Houghton, vice pres ident; Fred Frey, secretary, and Art Helwig, treasurer. "Increasing bowling facilities in Baton Rouge are stimulating inter est and this should be one of our best bowling seasons," says Briggs. Sam Roberts, director of General Engineering, rolled the first ball to officially start ERA winter bowling. He missed a strike by three pins on his first roll, but got a spare with his second ball. The Cover The smile, the faith, and the de termination of this beautiful young patient at the Cerebral Palsy Center impressed Ethyl Steering Committee mem bers and others who visited UGF agencies. Left to right, talking to her, are Ralph Simmons, Arthur Broussard, Lu cille McQueen, and Henry Miller. For more pictures and the story of this visit, see Page 2. See the story at right for back ground information on the United Givers Fund drive this year. The United Givers Fund of Greater Baton Rouge provides op erating funds for 37 agencies in East and West Baton Rouge Par ishes. In several surrounding par ishes, United Givers Funds have been organized and in others the individual agencies conduct their own campaigns for funds. Employees will have an oppor tunity to contribute to the support of the organizations in their own communities in a plantwide United Givers campaign which will start Oct. 7. The campaign on the Plant is be ing coordinated by the Ethyl United Givers Steering Committee. Members of the Committee are Ar thur Broussard, chairman, and J. O. Aucoin, co-chairman for AOWU; Horace McNeal, chairman, and Floyd Carbo, co-chairman for UMW; Morgan Many, chairman, and Henry Miller, co-chairman for supervision; and Frank Padgitt, co ordinator. This Year's Goal Is $781,416 The goal for the United Givers Fund of Greater Baton Rouge this year is $781,416 which includes $769,416 for organizations in East Woody Merritt, Safety, is perform ing staff duties at the United Givers Fund headquarters during the current campaign. His services were loaned by the Company for a two-month period. Baton Rouge Parish and $12,000 for those in West Baton Rouge. On Sept. 10, Harvey Posner, chairman of the Quota and Admis sions committee for UGF told the Ethyl United Givers Steering Com mittee: "The goal is approximately $140,000 less than the amounts re quested by the various organiza tions--amounts which the agencies felt were their minimum needs to conduct their programs. The goal was set only after very careful re view of all requests by our com mittee of 30 members, consisting of businessmen, professional men, and labor leaders of the commu nity." The Industrial Employees Divi sion of the United Givers Fund of Greater Baton Rouge includes the employees of 15 major industries. In 1958 this division represented 15.500 employees, of whom approx imately 12,700, or 82 per cent, con tributed. Urges Careful Consideration Of the Ethyl employees, how ever, only 55 per cent made con tributions in 1958. In all of the rest of the division, exclusive of Ethyl, 89.3 per cent of the employees con tributed. The Steering Committee points out that this year we at Ethyl should not let the remainder of the community carry our share of the load. Many employees may ask, "How much should I give? What is my fair share?" The Ethyl United Giv ers Steering Committee suggests that each employee give on the "fair share" basis--that is to sign a payroll deduction for one hour's pay every month. Salaried em ployees may find it easier to cal culate this amount as six-tenths of one per cent of their annual salary. "Surely," the committee says, "Every employee can afford to give one hour's pay each month to help meet the needs of the charitable, welfare, health and character building organizations in his home town. Payroll deductions through out the year let us spread our pay ments out so that we can meet our obligations to our community with a minimum of inconvenience. You can designate the agencies you want to receive your contributions and omit any you don't want to re ceive them. T ile Slort-s clerks anti w arclim isem cn have a hroatl kiio lctlf> c o f parts anil equipm ent, anti a gootl m e m o ry w h ich enables them to recall m in u te details about thousantls o f item s. ETC 26525 Page 2, The Antiknock, October, 1959 Tour to Agencies Convinces Committee UGF Uses Money Wisely The first stop on the Steering Committee tour was at United Givers Fund headquarters where Paul Hebert, president of the organization,. and Harvey Posner, chairman of the Quota and Admissions Committee, discussed the forthcoming fund raising campaign. "One visit to the Cerebral Palsy Center," members say, "will com pletely sell you on the vaue of UGF." Supported by the Fund, this organization establishes new hope and new horizons for children who are victims of cerebral palsy. Here, they learn to stand at a sand box. While the group took time out for coffee in the neat dining room of the Salvation Army, Captain Faulkner discussed the origin, growth and work of this great organization. A fluent talker and dedicated man, he gave the committee members a much clearer conception of Salvation Army work. She looked around, waving, and said, "Bye" as the group left the room. Bye. A three-letter word. But to a mother those three letters, when spoken by her daughter, sig nified great personal achievement on the youngster's part. That word and other simple one-syllable ut terances such as "ball," "boy." "cat," and "dog" marked two years of progressive rehabilitation at the Cerebral Palsy Center. This child, you see, is a victim of cerebral palsy, and through the facilities made possible by United Givers Fund contributions she is being trained at the center on North 19th Street. She said "Bye" to the Ethyl em ployees who toured some of the UGF supported agencies on Sept. 10 so that the Ethyl United Givers Steering Committee members and others interested could see for themselves how funds donated to United Givers are spent. AH Plant Groups Represented In the group were members of the committee--Arthur Broussard, chairman, and J. O. Aucoin, cochairman for AOWU; Horace McNeal, chairman, and Floyd Carbo, co-chairman for UMW; Morgan Many, chairman, and Henry Miller, co-chairman for supervision; and Frank Padgitt, coordinator. The committee was accompanied by Elmo Rogers, president of AOWU; Ralph Simmons, representing Wil lie Dipaola, president of UMW; Lucille McQueen, who will serve as secretary for the Steering Com mittee; Lew Barnum and Tom Stephenson of Community Rela tions. Youngsters touch your heart-- especially when they are fighting adversities such as the boys and girls at the Cerebral Palsy Center are. But the United Givers Fund, the committee found, reaches much further into the community, spreading its good into many chan nels. For the child in the orphanage, it provides comfort, love, guidance and security--the sense of belong ing and achieving. The man who has no lodging for the night and no supper prior to bedtime will tell you that UGF helps make possible the clean bed and wholesome food provided by the Salvation Army. It is the help which enables him to help him self. Chief of Police Shirley Arrighi didn't measure his words when he praised the work of United Givers. Cuts Cost of Law Enforcement "If it wasn't for UGF agencies such as Boy Scouts, YMCA, CYO, the Salvation Army and Volun teers of America -- organizations that occupy and direct youngsters and give food and shelter to older people in need, I hesitate to think what our law enforcement prob lems would be. I'm sure we would have to have at least three times as many police officers." United Givers Fund contribu tions are needed and are helping to do a good job in Baton Rouge. This is the consensus of those wno visited the agencies. Typical of the comments are those made by the three drive chairmen after they returned from seeing these funds in action. H. W. McNeal "I wish that all members of Lo cal 12900 would take time off to visit each agency under the United Givers Fund so they could see and appreciate the wonderful work being done in our commun ity with our contributions." Morgan Many "The w h ol e trip was a reve lation. It enabled me to see what is being done with the small amount of money the agencies receive. I would like ev erybody who is a potential giver to see what is being done with this money." Arthur Broussard "Speaking from the heart, I never looked at UGF as more than a name before I went on the tour. I hadn't dreamed they were doing so much with so little. I think a guy should dig deeply this year." W * 4 it f*- Tlu-s conn mitlt of ch and I Com Mother Elizabeth and Sister Thecla took the committee on a tour of St. Joseph's Orphanage. It is an example of the outstanding work that comes from dedication and faith. Happy youngsters have found a home where they get excellent training and guidance as they mature. Chief Shirley Arrighi was emphatic on the value of United Givers in the community. He told the committee that many participating agencies are potent forces in the prevention of crime and delinquency in the community through programs for youngsters, and assistance for adults in need. ETC 26526 Fire Prevention Observance Is Set Page 3, The Antiknock, October, 1959 t all Loould 1 lo ncy ited so see ate ful lone uin- from lever IF as name nt on adn't they so h so ink a dig ear." Giraitis Arccncaux Petree Podall Employees Present Technical Papers These employees are serving as chairmen of Fire Prevention Week committees. William F. McCarthy, left, is chairman of the Awards Com mittee which judges posters from school children and the participation of civic associations, Edwin B. Smith, center, is chairman of the Windows and Exhibits Committee, and William B. Heck, right, heads the Industrial Committee. Four research employees pre sented technical papers at three major conferences of technical so cieties last month. One of the papers was presented in Munich, Germany; one in Co lumbus, Ohio, and two were pre sented in Atlantic City. Dr. A. P. Giraitis, assistant di rector of Chemical Research and Development, presented a paper at the XVII International Congress of Pure and Applied Science at Munich. The title of the paper was "A Novel Synthesis of Methylcyclopentadienyimanganese Tricarbo nyl." He was in Munich for the presentation during the first week of September. Claude Arceneaux, chemist in Research and Development Serv ices, appeared before the Electron Microscopy Society of America in Columbus, Sept. 9, to present a pa per on "Technique for Handling Air Sensitive Materials in Prepara tion for Electron Miscroscopy." Dr. Harris Petree and Dr. Harold Podall, both chemists in Research and Development, presented pa pers at the 136th National Confer ence of the American Chemical So ciety at Atlantic City on Sept. 18. Petree's paper was titled "Reac tion of Alkyl Metal Compounds with Metalloid Esters," and the title of Podall's paper was "A Novel Synthesis of Manganese Car bonyl." CR&D Group Has Outstanding Record Training in fire fighting is a continuing function for fire crew members on the Plant. Here, one of the crews is shown "taking a lesson" at the burning grounds. Fire prevention will be the safety emphasis program for the entire plant during October. Improved Safety Shoe Is Popular in Sodium Chemical Research and Develop ment employees received their sev enth consecutive Plant Safety Award on Sept. 11. This honor was given in recogni tion of a safety record which has continued unbroken since July 31, 1952. George Beste, general manager of R&D Operations, made the resentation. It was accepted by aul Weimer, director of Chemical Research and Development. In congratulating the group, Beste pointed out that they had worked more than seven years without a time-losing injury. He said this represented approximate ly 2,400,000 safe work hours. "This safety achievement," he stated, "is an outstanding record for any research and development group. It shows that safety, when it is properly considered, can pre vent injuries. I don't need to tell you that a laboratory can be a haz ardous place if employees do not put their safety training to work in the prevention of acci dents. Fortunately, the seven-year record of this group is conclusive proof of their outstanding preven tion efforts. I hope sincerely that this same determination to prevent personal injuries will continue through the years." President B. B. Turner, in a let ter to the employees, said: "Im portant as Ethyl's research is to the Company's continued progress, such effort must be carried out with maximum safety throughout our laboratories and pilot plants. Chemical Research and Develop ment personnel have demonstrat ed their ability to match the cali ber of their skills with commensur ate success in the attainment of safety goals." "They are lighter, cooler, and better," say the Sodium cell feeders about new Sodium safety shoes. The new shoes, right, form a striking contrast to the type, shown at left, which was formerly worn. The new shoes have been tested by feeders since September, 1958. They have a ripple sole of composition rubber which allows air circuation. See them in use below. Et Cl Labor Earns Tenth Safety Award in the encies in the adults Louis Braud, Nicholas Papp, Kirby Jones, and Nelson Price, ail Sodium cell feeders, praised the comfort of the new safety shoes which each of them was wearing when this photo was taken. Shed Campbell, EtCl Labor, accepts the group's tenth consecutive Plant Safety Award from Bill Riley, general superintendent of Maintenance. The group qualified for their award on Aug. 23. It brought their work record without time losing injuries to 5,022 days, or 13 years and 277 days. ETC 26527 Maintenance and repair of equipment b essential for effi- cient uninterrupted production. Much of this is done in Central Shops. Louis Burkhalter, machinist 1/c, starts a lathe job on a piece of equipment from one of the Opera tions areas. B. E. Duplessie, left, insulator 1/c, and W. W. Harrb, insu lator helper 1/c, are shown performing a construction func tion. They are installing insulation on a propane control station. Construction workers in all Plant areas improve existing equipment or build new facilities. A large part of the Maork on the in the field. Here, Dull and Olti both pipefitters 1/c, pernauce dutiu in the EtCl area. Repai as this ke units in good condition. There's Teamwork ir MANUFTU The Manufacturing Department unde fleet of tn direction of Resident Manager Wallace t's railroad strong, has the largest number of empfion Plannii: on the Plant. Its primary objective i handle th production of quality products which (rations, und sold at competitive prices to our custce in Qualii; Many groups contribute directly SiThilw.n-! directly to this objective. stdal Enll', J. Ernest Webb, Medical, administers to "patient" Richard Bankston in this posed picture. Medical is open on all shifts, and among the services provided are emergency relief measures for employees be coming suddenly ill during work hours. One such typical occurrence is an acute asthmatic attack, emergency treatment for which is pictured here. B. T. Karns and Harry Lemoine, special lab assist ants in Quality Control, are shown running tests on an ethylene sample. Uniform high quality of raw materials and manufactured products are constantly checked in the Quality Control Laboratory. Production Planning b responsible for scheduling the operation of all Plant production units, accumu lating and analyzing operations data, procurement of raw materials, shipment of products, and opera tion of the Plant railroad. Here, Minnie McCart and Joe Polito, Data, review information concerning Sodium usage. Dale Motsinger, Nolen Sparks, John Barksdale, Walt Janczys, and Walter Gulick, all of Industrial Engi neering, dbcuss a follow-up study of the TEL Fur nace cost center analysb. Industrial engineers work to cut costs and improve efficiency on the Plant. TEL and Intermediate Operations ^sts. Manager Roy Clothier includes Ethyl. ride Operations, Sodium Operations ancfnance cn" Operations. Tetraethyl lead is, of cours* assistant major product of the Company. Ethyl:13* emplo\ ride, and sodium are used in TEL mar tnL'[! ture concerned nents in Vinyl Chloride Operations -- a reijng our t. newcomer to the Baton Rouge Plant arjd r0col, managed by Frank Padgitt. An incraes handle market for its high quality -produces necessitated two expansions of this opei since production began early last year-ant Medic: Backing up these operations are Manufacturing groups, the largest of ' 1! is Maintenance and On-Plant Constru^ m John Klock is manager of this organic which includes Construction, General tenance, Power, Stores, and Mainte the Safe! Planning. r Carroll I! It is the responsibility of these emp)*Pre*iens'' to maintain the operating units and regulrt plant facilities for most efficient operatimniunilv, provide the power, water and other ut*anacer and the supplies of tools, raw materiallons as equipment, and to repair and construct communii ties as needed. mating pi. Another important activity in the Is ^ ` ' facturing Department is the planning *ch of the production rates, the processing of es make from our customers, the handling cent operat Vinyl Chloride Operations exemplifies the Company's pro gram of diversification. A new product, vinyl chloride, has found a growing market. Here, E. H. McGee, control opera tor 1/c, logs control room data as he checks the intricate panel board which is the "nerve center" of the operation. Tommy Bridges, EtCl op. 1/c, was photographed as he per formed an operational function in the Ethyl Chloride area. Ethyl chloride is another major chemical of the Baton Rouge Plant. It b used in TEL manufacture, and is sold to other companies. Sodiiui'l lions clln 1 h-j Hour flow litt SSSS I !t e ETC 26528 f Mgbrk on the Plant is done , Dull and Oilie J. Lavigne, I t\ (jermunce duties on the spot Ucpai as this keeps operating lulition A. J. Millet, power operator 1/c, checks one of the giant transformers in one of the Power substations. The Baton Rouge Plant is the largest industrial user of electricity in this area. A continuous uninterrupted flow of current is essential in the manufacturing processes. A constant flow of supplies and materials is essential to the smooth operation of the Baton Rouge Plant. In the photo above, Lee LeBlanc, warehouseman 1/c, is shown unloading material at a station in the TEL Area. Stores personnel handle thousands of items daily. in FTURING Int unde fleet of tank cars and operation of the ' ailace t's railroad lines. Employees in the Proi'f omplion Planning Group in Technical Opera| dive is handle these duties. Also in Technical . hich crations, under Manager Larry Oliver, are custom in Quality Control who are concerned , making sure that our products are of iceuy t-jjnhest quality, and those employees in strial Engineering who keep close tabs .itions osts. |i<ms^and*nance emplyees> under Robert Cowli- U course ass^stant treasurer, do more than just Ethyl "at emplyees in all departments on the FeL mai* Set their pay. These employees are concerned with our spending, our in dents in equipment and facilities, in ~ a re!ling our tax matters, industrial insurPlant, and record-keeping. In short, these em|\n inerts handle the money and are our bookinoduclers J ihis opei last yearlant Medical, under Chief Plant Physi1 Dr. Roy Bock, is another group that ar*r ^es all employees on the Plant, providing Necessary physical examinations, first aid I L.onstruotker me<jjcai service and assures sound L'enera?1^ anc* san^ar>* measures on the Plant. Lois Whitaker, check writer, is shown in Finance preparing checks in payment of invoices. Another important Finance duty is the preparation of pay roll checks for most employees at the Baton Rouge Plant. Among other duties are records and insurance. Maintet the Safety and Plant Protection Group, *r Carroll Hebert, the employees provide ese emp)lnl)re^ens've safetv program and enforce flits and fi'y regulations. / lit operatrornmunity Relations employees, headed 1 other ut3Mana8er Steve Henr,yf , carry out such J material**005 as n~plant p)uuSl lications and off- l onstruct f communications, community activities, * dinating plant visits and most plant . ography. m the h Planning oach of the Manufacturing groups of em- sing of cees make essential contributions to the jindling oient operation of the Plant. William S. Smith, area safety engineer, shows Lilburn F. Smith, VC! foreman, a potential safety haz ard that needs correction. Safety engineers work closely with supervision and wage roll employees in all areas to prevent injuries on the job. Publication of The Antiknock and The Daily Bulletin and plant photography are among the activities of Community Relations. Here Tom Stephenson, editor, check proofs on this issue while Roman Alford checks camera prior to going out on assignment. The enforcement of proper security measures is one duty of Safety and Plant Protection. Mike Campa nile, patrolman 1/c, checks the credentials of L. J. Weathers, Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, as he enters Plant at the North Gate. Sodium Operations is one of the larger Manufacturing func tions at the Baton Rouge Plant. Sodium is used in tetra ethyl lead production, and is sold to other companies. Here, Henry Roussel], Sodium operator 1/c, opens a valve on a flow line in the evaporator area. Getting quality products to the customer at competitive prices is the basic reason for all Baton Rouge Plant activi ties. Here Jim McKinney, TEL operator 1/c, loads an "Ethyl" antiknock compound tank car at the Blender. A few hours later it departs to a customer oil company. ETC 26529 Page 6. The Antiknock, October, 1959 Forty-five Receive Service Awards Bruce Jarreau, second from left, and W. V. "Pete" Carpenter, third from left, received equal shares of a $185 suggestion award. Foreman Sanders Beyer presented the check to Jarreau; Adrain Rushing made the presentation to Carpenter. Their idea concerned an improved method for testing electricians* voltage testers. Bruce is a TEL sheetmetal pattern drafter, and Carpenter is a TEL electrical inspector. Lew Barnum, Com. Rel.. with 30 years service, and James J. Bergin, assistant resident manager, with 25 years, head those celebrating long service anniversaries in Septem ber. Barnum's service dates back to 1929 and Bergin's to 1934. Four other employees rounded out 20 years of service, 35 com pleted 15 years of service, four completed 10 years of service. 15 Years Clyde M. Cathey. TEL-Sod. M&C Nick J. ScardLna, TEL Op. Clent Dixon, TEL Op. Henry P. Henderson, EtCl M&C Thomas W. Swearingen, EtCl M&C Harvey L. Williams, EtCl M&C Willie Washington, TEL Labor Albert J. Savoy, TEL-Sod. M&C Clifford L. DeVeer, Power Ancle R. Lee, EtCl M&C Alton D. Causey, TEL Op. Janies E. Belding, TEL Op. Spencer E. Bernard, EtCl M&C Gerard J. Bourque. Sod. Op. Sidney H. Bond, Sod. Op. Charles A. Fletcher, TEL-Sod. M&C Pierre C. Lessard, EtCl M&C Emmett Taylor. TEL Labor Felton Bady, EtCl Labor Joseph A. Sevario, Jr.. TEL-Sod. M&C Clarence A. LeSlanc. TEL Op. Frank P. Salemi, TEL-Sod. M&C Roy J. Hotard, TEL-Sod. M&C Louis V. Hanoock, TEL-Sod. M&C Henry Thomas. TEL Labor Sid Thomas, TEL Labor Jack E. Ray. Stores Wendell W. Blackwell. TEL Op. Robert H. Whitfield, TEL Labor Katherine A, Bowdon, T&I Oper. Staff Gerald F. NeUI, TEL-Sod. M&C Receive 20-Year Awards Densyl L. Haymon, Power Samuel E. Boudinot, Jr., M&C Charles Davis, TEL Op. Kenneth J. Mayers, TEL Op. Martin J. Munn, TEL-Sod. M&C Lloyd N. Altazln, Chem. Res. James D. Crowder, TEL-Sod. M&C Anatole Cormier. Sod. Op. 10 Years Ralph W. Baker, Chem. Res. Mary 8. Boiuiette, Finance Russell L. Hudson, Chem. Res. Valerie F. J. Fatln, TEL-Sod, M&C Early Retirees Now Enjoying Leisure E. D. McMillan, TEL-Sod. M&C, right, received a $160 award for a sug gestion on a method of salvaging equipment at the Sodium Plant by repair and re-use. The check was presented by Foreman Ralph Parker. McMillan Gets Top Award Check Ed McMillan, TEL-Sod. M&C, was the top suggestion award winner last month with a $160 award. His adopted idea concerned a method of salvaging equipment at the Sodium Plant by repair and re-use instead of scrapping it. This was McMillan's eighth award. Ralph Newell, EtCl Op., won the second and fifth largest awards last month in the amounts of $110 and $55. His largest award con cerned an improvement in an EtCl operating method, and the smaller award pertained to increasing the efficiency of a reboiler in that area. This gave Newell a total of four adopted suggestion awards. W. V. "Pete" Carpenter and Bruce Jarreau, TEL-Sod. M&C, shared a $185 award for their adopted idea which concerned an improvement for testing electri cians' voltage testers. Their idea has been put to use to assure im proved safety protection for elec tricians. This was Jarreau's second award, and Carpenter's first. Glynn Boyles, EtCl Op., was pre sented a $90 award. His suggestion concerned an improvement in the operating procedure in the EtCl Area. This gave Boyles a total of three adopted suggestions. Others receiving awards were: $35 Award June D'Abadle, Prod. Plan. $25 Award R. B. Phillips, EtCl Op $20 Awards Henry C. Jones, Power; W. M. "Head" Marks and Alex Welch (Share) and Arthur Broussard and Alex Welch (Share), all of VC1 Op.; Warren Rami rez and Wilson J. David, TEUSod. M&C. $15 Awards A. "Long" Clark, Sod. Labor; T. E. Chapman and C. A. Broussard (Share) and G. M. "Pst" Davis, all of Sod. Op. $10 Awards Albert Wright, Jr,, and Jimmie D. Spears (Share), and John F. Morrison, Warren Ramirez, H. P. Cedotal, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Morgan V. Verbols, Sod. Op.; Paula Stogner, VC1 Op.; E. J. Pearce. John "Peach" Aydell, Qual. Control; C. W. Moore, Prod. Plan; James A. Holliday, Fire Inspection; Aubert Millet, Power; James Barron, EtCl Labor; Robert Williams, (former employee); P. E. Gllndmeyer, annuitant. CLASSIFIED -- ADS -- For Sale Three bedroom home, two baths, true fireplace, electric kitchen, vinyl flooring, double carport on lot 100 ft. x 250 ft. with beautiful trees in Sunnybrook SubDivision. Phone WA 4-2080. A.R.A. car air conditioner 3 04 ton unit -- 6-volt system under dash unit, $100. Excellent condition. Reason for selling, present car has factory air con ditioning. Phone DI8-4475. 14-foot runabout boat and trailer with controls. All in first class shape, $295. Phone EL 5-4882. Upright practice piano. Very good tone. DI 3-6130. Tappan gas range. $50. Phone WA 1-2749. after 5 p.m. Two lots In Eastly Sub-Division at Watson. La. Lot Nos. 28 and 29. Natural gas, water available. Conveniently lo cated on a black-top street. Phone Den ham Springs 5-6592. Two early retirees, whose photo graphs were not available for the September issue, are Lem I. Thompson, TEL operator, and John Henderson, TEL Labor employee. Thompson, who is 57 years old, plans to take things easy now that he has retired. He will do some dirt hauling and spend the remain der of his time hunting and fish ing. His wife is the former Lillie Bankston. Henderson was a building at tendant prior to his early retire ment. Now that he has the free time to do so he plans to garden and catch up with the odd jobs around his home. His wife is the former Mathilde Harold. Named Eagle Scout Bobby Edwards, son of Bill Ed wards, Emp. Rel., was awarded the Boy Scout's Eagle Scout award on Sept. 21 at the East Baton Rouge Boy Scout District Court of Honor. Bobby, 14, is a member of Boy Scout Explorer Post 56. Sports model stream-lined Cushman scooter. In excellent condition, $200; 1951 Ford V-8 in good condition, $150. Phone WA 4-2856. Four-burner gas stove, single oven, in good condition. Phone EL 5-5891. 21-lnrh all channel Westtnghouse tel evision set. Ideal for a camp or a second set. It plays. 540 cash. Phone EL 5-7145. Singer sewing machine. Electric drive. $20. Phone DI 4-9177. Wanted Riders from Sherwood Forest. Oak Park. Mollylea Drive. Hours 7:30 to 4 p.m. Phone WA 1-0913. Lem I. Thompson John Henderson ETC 26530 This vicx1! ing one < into two planning I Con Safi f The cr;n| sections i with lor cut into - New r * Page 7, The Antiknock, October, 1959 This view, taken from a nearby tank, shows Construction workers hoist* ing one of the top sections from the tank. The top of the tank was cut into twelve sections, one at a time, for removal by the crane. Sound planning and employee cooperation prevented accidents on the job. Construction Men Proud of Speed, Safety on Tank Dismantling Job The crane hoists one of the side sections after it has been cut free with torches. Each side band was cut into six sections. Members of the Construction Group "wrapped up" a tank dis mantling job in the Bulk Storage area recently. They received the assignment of dismantling and removing the top and the two top bands of the steel structure when repair work was slated for the storage vessel. Preliminary work and planning began on Aug. 1 with the actual dismantling getting under way later in the month. Prior to the removal of the tank sections, scaf fold jacks and equipment for the job were assembled at the site, and a sound safety program was plan ned to get the job done without injuries. Welders, ironworkers and rig gers did a quick, safe job of re moving the top which was cut into 12 sections. The two top bands of the wall were removed after being cut into six sections each. Mike Jeansonne was the fore man on the project. Excellent co ordination oetween Operations, New Vinyl Chloride Sphere Being Erected Among those assigned to the No. 30 TEL storage tank dismantling job were, front row, left to right, Sid Cowart, Operations foreman; Ralph Simmons, ironworker l/c; George Kelly, rigger 1/c; Charles A. Boreman, rigger helper l/c; and F. E. Doughty, rigger l/c. Back row, left to right, E. J. Lorio, area safety engineer; Mike Jeansonne, Construction foreman; Branch Goux, welder l/c; Henry L. Harless, welder l/c; Ewell Melancon, ironworker l/c; Edward Y. Easterly, rigger l/c, and R. L. Blackledge, rigger l/c. Safety, and Construction supervis ion and the cooperation of the men working the job resulted in out standing safety performance, he said. Only one sub-minor injury was sustained during the entire job. Graduates in Nursing Assumes New Duties Henry E. Seitzler has been named office supervisor, Industrial Engineering Sec tion, to fill the vacancy created by B. N. McComb's retire ment. Prior to his appointment, ef fective Sept. 1, Seitzler was a work simplifica tion engineer in Industrial Engi neering. Seitzler joined the Company in 1938 as a TEL operator. He became office supervisor after his return from service in the U. S. Air Force during World War II. Following this he served in various capacities which included supervisor of serv ices, administration supervisor, area cost engineer, and work sim plification engineer. Patsy Moore, tbe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Moore, has gradu ated in nursing at Touro Infirmary. She is working at Ochsner Founda tion Hospital. Her father is in TELSod. M&C. CARD OF THANKS Thanks to my former fellow em ployees for the retirement "get to gether/' I had a good time and hope you did, too. Your expres sion of friendship was sincerely appreciated. Bob Bloodwell Thirty Complete Course, Get Certificates Construction work is progressively rapidly on this vinyl chloride sphere which will give added storage facilities. It is located in the north eastern section of the Plant. This facility became necessary with the expansion of vinyl chloride production. It is now nearing completion. Ernest Ott, left, TEL-Sod. M&C, was one of 30 employees receiving certificates in recognition of their completion of a 44-hour course in industrial blueprint reading. John Klock, manager of M&C, presented the certificates. The course was conducted on the Plant after work hours by J. B. Alexander, Sam Bondinot and J. D. Daigre. Seated, left to right, are Sam Boudinot, Bill Riley, J. B. Alexander, and Bill Edwards. ETC 26531 a* U ffl rS . H fib g 2c i Vol. Thel ETC 26532 More llu| Bowling league ful Houghtoil treasureif Circle Traf Emplo'J program [ juries to of their dents in gram on | Back fact that| juries, suited fil that causl from woif first six had lost of injuri* Among I during AJ a wreckif was rota1 that all Another t to variuuj a series Dol JRIVF C YOU P DESER' THA! r*! M Ul Trallic several entrance \ a dircctioi K; chairuini chairman -jR I They Head ERA Winter Bowling League The Cover The school bus season is now in full swing and extra driving precautions become ex tremely important for all of us. The law is that we have to stop for school buses; it is just as important that we practice careful driving near schools and elsewhere where school children may be crossing roads or streets. Remember the brakes on your car will give the youngsters a break! More than 100 employees are expected to participate in the 16-team Bowling League play which gets under way on Sept. 8. Heading the league for the 1959-60 season are, from left, Lee Briggs, president; John Houghton, vice-president; Fred Frey, secretary, and Arthur Helwig, treasurer. Bowling will be on Tuesday nights from 6 to 8:30 at the Circle Bowling Center. Traffic Safety Gets Special Emphasis Employees joined together in a program to prevent death and in juries to themselves and members of their families from auto acci dents in a special emphasis pro gram on traffic safety in August. Back of this program was the fact that last year at least 14 in juries, two of them fatalities, re sulted from automobile accidents that caused employees to lose time from work. This year, through the first six months, eight employees had lost time from work because of injuries in traffic accidents. Among the activities carried out during August was the display of a wrecked car (see below) which was rotated to all Plant gates so that all employees could see it. Another display set up and rotated to various buildings was that of a series of pictures showing de molished cars that have been in volved in accidents in the Baton Rouge Area. This display, like the other, showed the destruction of personal cars that accompanied serious injury and death to the occupants. Other activities included the showing to more than 1,000 em ployees of a "pull-no-punches" sound slide film entitled "Death on the Highway" to show the sorrow ful results of automobile accidents. The special emphasis program on traffic safety was organized and conducted by the Off-Plant-Safety subcommittee of the Central Safe ty Committee and was designed to protect the lives and livelihood of employees and the lives of mem bers of their families in a program to reduce the heavy toll of traffic accidents. Don't Let This Happen to Your Family Major Gets Leading Award of 1959 The largest suggestion award to date this year was presented to Joseph R. Major, Sodium Opera tions, on July 27 by his foreman, Claude Prestridge. Major's sugges tion involved the elimination of certain wastes which were occur ring in the Evaporator Area. Due to certain technical compli cations, Major's suggestion for eliminating these wastes could not be used in exactly the way he orig inally proposed it. However, in vestigation of his suggestion did lead to an acceptable solution, which involved installing addi tional facilities at substantial cost in labor and materials. In line with Ethyl's Suggestion System policy, Major received full credit for the material savings which will result. This is the eleventh suggestion award which Major has received. "After buying gifts for my family," he said, "I am banking the pro ceeds from my suggestion." R. L. Day, Suggestion System supervisor, says, "Here is another example of Ethyl's Suggestion Sys tem in action. A basic idea with a proposed solution; a better solu tion developed through investiga tion; a significant expenditure in labor and material to make an even more significant saving in raw material. Finally, this brings benefits to everyone -- the man with the basic idea, all employees, and the Company. This sugges tion also indicates," Day stated, "that elimination of waste in ma terial or products is a fertile field for profitable ideas." Suggestion awards to Plant em ployees for the first six months of 1959 totalled $3,795. The largest suggestion award re ceived by an employee here since the Ethyl Suggestion System was started in 1954 was a $3,085 award presented to Richard A. Kinney, a former employee, on May 30, 1958. Receives Red Cross Award For Heroism Traffic safety received extra emphasis on the Plant last month. Among several activities was this wrecked car which was on display at all Plant entrances during the month. Observing the display, set up under the direction of the Central Safety Committee, are Bill Strader, center, chairman; Carroll Hebert, left. Safety supervisor, and John Hogan, chairman of the off-plant subcommittee of the Central Safety Committee. Richard Cowlishaw, 19-year-old son of Robert Cowlishaw, Finance, was presented the Red Cross highest award, the Certificate of Merit, for the rescue of a drowning man in the Amite River. He is receiving the award from Benny L. Ruhl, of the Red Cross Water Safety Committee. At left is Roy Dabadie, president of the local Red Cross Chapter, and at right is Richard's father. TC 26533 Page 2, The Antiknock, September, 1959 Company's Fleet of Tank Cars Gives Long Service The story of Tank Cars 300 and 301, two of the first to be built and put into service, illustrates the long service records which the TEL tank cars in Ethyl's fleet have compiled in the delivery of "Ethyl" antiknock compounds to our customers. Car 300 is still on the job-- still carrying TEL to the far cor ners of the country--after 29 years. It was "curtains" for Car 301 last year after 28 years of service and thousands of miles of travel. In spectors decided that it had reach ed "retirement" condition and took it out of service in March, 1958. "Retirement" for tank cars is consignment to salvage and the scrap heap but only after they have given the most possible serv ice to the Company and its em ployees in delivering our product to customers. Tank Cars 300 and 301 began work for us in 1930, direct from the builder. They were two of seven delivered to us that year. Maintaining a fleet of tank cars for transporting our products to customers is one of the expensive phases of running a business like ours, especially when it costs from Twenty-Five Get Suggestion Awards Woodrow Dominick and Allen R. Peltier, both of TEL-Sod. M&C, shared a $55 award which was the second largest for the month. This was Dominick's and Peltier's second adopted suggestion. The largest award was received by Joseph R. Major, Sod. Op. (Story on page 1). Allen R. Peltier, left, and Woodrow Dominick, TEL-Sod. M&C, shared a $55 award, the second largest for the month. During the month, 25 employees shared $820 in awards. Others re ceiving awards were: $25 Awards Steve Burns. Ilf. EtCI Labor; A. L. Burris. TEL-Sod. M&C. L. A. Richard son, Sod. Op. $20 Awards Terry D, Hughes, Emp. Rel. $15 Awards Eugene Montgomery, TEL Op.; War ren G. Yandell. Power; DurwarU John son. Ind. Eng.; Amidee M. Reames and L. A. Rk-hardaon, both of Sod. Op.; Mercerdese C. Kabb, Safety; Robert Williams, Sod. Labor; Henry Doherty, R&D Services. $10 Awards Eugene Montgomery. TEL Op.; Au gust Hurst, Robert Williams, and Henry Collins, all of Sod. Labor; Lee L. LeBlanc. Stores; Willie II. Jenkins. Sod. Op.; Charles R. New. Qual. Cont.; Amidee M. Reames and Paul T. Cain, both of Sod. Op.; William M. RoglUlo, TELSod. M&C. $11,000 to $15,000 to add one tank car to our fleet. Beginning with our first TEL fluid cars back in 1930. we have had dual objectives --replacing cars taken out of serv ice while at the same time adding additional TEL cars to bring the fleet up to its present level of many hundreds of cars for deliver ing "Ethyl" antiknock compounds to our customers. This is a story about that fleet of TEL fluid cars, about the service these silent employees have given and what has happened to some of them over the years. Begins in 1930 It begins in 1930 when the first of the Plant's tank cars were built to start Ethyl's fleet. All of our cars are labeled EBAX--which means "Ethyl Brand Antiknock," with the "X" to show that these cars are privately owned and are not the property of the railroads which transport them. All of the first cars were what we today refer to as small cars-- the 3,000-gallon capacity. All of them carry numbers in the 300series. Our first 6,000-gallon cars came along the latter part of 1930, but it was 25 years later, in 1955, that we added our first 9,000-gallon cars to the fleet. Seven Still in Service Seven out of the 12 tank cars built in 1930 are still in service. The other five--Cars 301, 305, 325, 327 and 601 -- have been retired from service, dismantled and sent to the scrap heap. All except 305 were condemned by the inspectors from "wear and tear"; 305 re ceived railroad damage sufficient to make major repairs inadvisable. Examples of Long Service Examples of the long service which these employees have given are the cars, built in years later than 1930, which are still in serv ice. For example, still in use are 3 of 6 built in 1931, 16 of 24 built in 1933, 3 of 6 built in 1934, 21 of 24 built in 1936, 25 of 30 built in 1937, all of the 18 built in 1938, 20 of 22 built in 1939 and all 24 of those built in 1940. In the light of the millions of miles covered by our tank cars, it is interesting to note that of the 41 tank cars that have been retired from service over a period of more than 25 years, only seven have been involved in railroad wrecks to the extent that they were condemned for service. Built for Service And these EBAX cars are appar ently well-built for real service, too! Neither in those seven wrecks nor in other cases where our tank cars have received minor damage in wrecks, has there been a single case where there has been any leakage of fluid from the tanks! Cover 10,480,415 Miles How many miles do our tank cars travel in delivering "Ethyl" antiknock compound to Ethyl's customers? Traffic records main tained in Francis Fisher's office show that in 1958 alone, our TEL fluid cars covered 10,480,415 miles, Tank Car 315 and others shown here had been declared unfit for further usage in the shipment of "Ethyl" antiknock compound. They were waiting for the cutting torch which would reduce them to scrap when this picture was made several weeks ago. This is the last remains of some tank cars which have performed years of service taking our product to customers throughout the nation. The tanks have been cut into small sections so that they can be sold as scrap. which figures out to an average of about 15,000 miles a year for each car. However, even if Cars 300 and 301 and the others may not have traveled that 15,000 miles every year because of "rest" periods for repairs, painting, cleaning and other purposes, they have contrib uted literally millions of miles of service in making "paycheck" trips to our customers over many years. Two Employees Die In August Hosea P. Goree Hosea P. Goree, carpenter 1/c in EtCI Maint., died Aug. 8 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. The 44-year-old employee was a native of Haynesville and a vete ran of World War II. He started his employment with the Company on July 25, 1947 as a mechanical helper 3/c in EtCI Maint. He is survived by his widow and one son. The body rested at the Welsh Funeral Home until 1:45 p.m. Aug. 9. Services were held at the Sec ond Presbyterian Church with the Rev. H. P. L'Heureux officiating. Burial was in Greenoaks Memo rial Park. Plenty of Help Through June 30 of this year the Ethyl Employees Credit Union has made to members 51,743 loans to talling $17,168,443.60 since 1939, when employees organized the Credit Union to provide low cost loans and to promote individual savings by members. Joseph E. Schexnayder Joseph E. Schexnayder, Sodium Service mechanic 1/c, died August 11 in Gonzales of a heart attack. Schexnayder, 4 9 years old, lived at Route 3, Den ham Springs, and was a native of French Settle ment. His career with Ethyl began in February, 1941 as a TEL operator helper. He is sur vived by his widow, his mother, five sisters, and a brother, John, who is a Sodium operator. The body rested at the family residence until 10 a.m., August 13. Services were held at the St. Wil liams Catholic Church in Port Vin cent with the Rev. Dearey officiat ing. Burial was in the Port Vincent Catholic Cemetery. Dick Sclil Joe Holt! activities! of the grl Wesley sen to |>! as MuiiitJ Maiulcn:i Operatioijj a maiiiU l lions sum etc 26534 ce Page 3, The Antiknock, September, 1959 I unfit for Jind. They It lo scrap n. The > scrap. leriods for ; liing and | |e contrib- | miles of S leek" trips hny years. yder Sodium Ld August |onzales of attack. Itvder, 4 9 }>id, lived le 3, Denftrings, and 1 native of I h Settletueer with I began in 1941 as |He is sur fs mother, lier, John, Dick Schneider right, discusses Maintenance and Planning projects with Joe Holmes, center, who is in charge of Planning and Scheduling activities, and Marshall Milton, who supervises the administration work of the group. This large room is the "hub" of the Maintenance and Construction Plan ning activities arranged for easy coordination of the work for each of the areas. Planning Group In New Quarters; Wesley Stark, center, meets with W. T. "Duke" Hartsfield and Bill Han sen to plan Central Shops activities. Stark is one of 10 men assigned as Maintenance and Construction planners. Maintenance Planning employees act in a liaison capacity between Operations and Maintenance forces. Here Joe Stewart, right, discusses a maintenance job in the TEL Area with Henry Houdart, TEL Opera tions supervisor. Broilmaster Is Added to Safety Prizes Consolidates Scheduling Work The Maintenance Planning Group has occupied new quarters in the building immediately north of Medical & Personnel. This move has enabled them to consolidate their activities as they schedule Maintenance & Construc tion work and Maintenance & Con struction Staff requirements for the Plant. The Maintenance Planning Group acts in a liaison capacity be tween the operating forces and the Maintenance line forces. To them goes the responsibility of seeing that maintenance and construction work is done when needed, as needed, and with the most effec tive use of manpower and mater ials. The organization, under the di rection of Dick Schneider, M&C staff assistant, is broadly divided into two branches. Planning and Scheduling is under the supervi sion of L. J. "Joe" Holmes. Admin istration is under the direction of Marshall Milton. Men doing the planning and scheduling work have had years of experience in their fields. When they sit down with a supervisor of one of the operating areas to plan and schedule a job, their broad experience comes into play as they determine equipment, manpower and materials needed, and the re lated work necessary to complete the maintenance job. Good plan ning is a keystone of the efficient, economical maintenance job that is to follow. Fifteen men are assigned as Maintenance and Construction planners. Virtually all mainte nance and construction work on the plant is planned through this group. This includes the paint pro gram, Central Shops and preven tive maintenance programs such as mobile equipment lubrication. The planning engineering group is re sponsible for measuring the back log of outstanding work and study ing equipment costs. Planning a maintenance job in clude (1) estimating the craft hours and material requirements (2) arrangement for special equip ment and material deliveries (3) arrangement with Operations to have equipment inoperative so that work on the equipment can be done. Of equal importance is the work done by the administrative group. It is responsible for proper assign ment of men to crafts, mainte nance of craft records, scheduling of vacations, goggle inspection, etc. The field clerks, who handle time cards and overtime, are part of this group as well. The supervisor of the Administration group, working with the Maintenance superintendents, prepares mainte nance budget and cost review in formation. "It is interesting to note," Schneider said, "that there is a total of 350 years of maintenance and construction field experience represented in the planning group. Thip is one of the most important factors in the effectiveness of the organization in planning and scheduling work for the Mainte nance and Construction forces. lie family \ugust 13. St. Wil1 Port Vintv officiatli t Vincent Newest safety prize which is now available for members of prize winning groups is this electric Broilmaster which can be used for broiling, toasting or as a grill. It was added to the safety prize list on Aug. 1. Ed Thielman, Quality Control, shown at left, was winner of the first flight, group "B " in the recent ERA Golf Tournament. Raymond Vargo: Production Planning, won the second flight, group "B," and R. H. Murphy, EtCl M&C, won the second flight, group "A." A fall tourna ment is planned with qualifying to start Sept. 5 at the Webb Memorial Park Course. ETC 26535 Page 4, The Antiknock, September, 1959 Nine Men Reach 20-Year Mark \ Bankston Gets Air Force Commission A picture of Ike N. Davis, EtCl Op., was not available. He completed 20 years serv ice last month. Willie Dipaola, John S. Honea, TEL-Sod. M&C Mech. Eng. LeRoy W. Armstrong, Prod. Plan., with 35 years, heads the field of those celebrating long serv ice anniversaries. His service dates back to August, 1924. Ten other employees rounded out 20 years of service, 35 com pleted 15 years of service, three completed 10 years of service and five reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Doris S. Bozeman, Finance Albert DeJeaa. EtCl M&C Linen J. Lanoux. EtCl M&C George L. Fontenot, TEL-Sod. M&C Lincoln M. Agnew. EtCl M&C James F. Magee. TEL-Sod. M&C Ambrose Bezar, TEL Op. Paxton J. Sholar, TEL-Sod. M&C Mark G. Markland, TEL-Sod. M&C Bertln A. Babin, TEL Op. Menrv W. MeUn, TEL Op. John W. Spring. TEL Op. Allen R. Peltier, TEL-Sod. M&C Clay Alexander. TEL Labor John E. Dupeey, TEL-Sod. M&C Julius A. LeBlanc. Jr., Proj. Eng. Hubert F. Adams. Qua!. Control Arno O. Relrh&rdt. Sod. Op. George J. Pourriau, Sod. Op. Anthony J. D'Gerotamo, TEL Op. Arnold G. Gross. TEL-Sdd. M&C Dominick Bovs, TEL Op. James B. Meadors, TEL Op. Ova M. Maddox, TEL-Sod. M&C James O. Stephens, TEL-Sod. M&C Felix D. Perilloux, Jr.t Sodium Op. Handy J. Hill, Jr. TEL Labor Louis E. Chandler, TEL Op. Cedi R. Miller, TEL-Sod. M&C Dadd H. Hinson, Fire Inspection Aston P. Boudreaux, Sod. Op. Willie H. Bean, TEL Op Joe W, Carter, TEL Op. Howard Minor, TEL Labor Joe DiBenedetto, TEL-Sod. M&C William B. Causey. TEL-Sod. M&C Ernest Hornsby, TEL-Sod. M&C Clayton G. Turner. TEL Op. Evean D. Brock, TEL-Sod. M&C Myrtle T. Bourgeois, Finance 10 Years William B. Grandjean. Bus. Res. Charlie Clark. TEL Labor George L, Williams, TEL Labor 5 Years Edward M. Jones, Jr.. Tech. Service Mary A. Bergeron, Maint. Plan. Roland L. LeBlanc, Mech. Eng. Gene C. Robinson. Chem. Res. Melva B. Cranford, Traffic A Salute from One Armstrong to Another Leo R. Bankston, right, is congratulated by Col. William N. Coxe, Sr. upon receiving a direct commission as captain in the Air Force Reserve. Bankston, who is a painter in TEL-Sod. M&C, received his commis sion as a communications officer under the new Air Force policy of commissioning outstanding airmen who are active in the Air Force Reserve Program. Both he and Col. Coxe are members of the Denham Springs flight of the 979th Air Reserve Squadron. CLASSIFIED - - - ADS - - - For Sale Six grave plots in Greenoaks Memo rial Park. All for $500. Phone Denham Springs 6-5-6112. Wanted Good home for Cocker Spaniel. Fe male, spayed, ZVfe years old. Good watch dog but nippy with children. Likes to play. Phone DE-3-7951, after 5 p.m. Riders--from Sherwood Forest or Oak Park Areas. Hours 7 30 to 4 p.m. Phone Plant Ext. 8278 or WA-1-0913. 19-Jnch Clinton 4-cycle power mower. $15. Phone EL-5-3568. Davis reel-type mower in good condi tion, $10; 1955 Mercury, $850. Phone WA-4-1802. Gentle pleasure horse, saddle and stall. Phone WA-4-3038. White sewing machine in first class condition. $70. Phone WA-1-8371. 91 acres open land farm near Pride. Home, bam, tractor, and all equipment, cattle, hogs. $35,000. Will finance it my self. Eugene Montgomery. Phone Zach ary exchange 6-55*6 or HO-3-1308. Bolster-type convertible modern couch with two matching chairs, $30; Tappan gas range, four years old, good condi tion, $35; Maple bedroom set (2 twin beds, 2 innerspring mattresses, 2 springs, dresser, night table and chest) $40. Phone WA-4-2522. Polaroid Land camera and flash at tachment. Never used. $70. Phone DI-2-7267. 24-foot steel hull boat, ideal for family or hunting dub. Has a 65 hp. in board marine engine, sleeps four, bu tane gas, marine head, $2,150. For sale or will trade. Phone EL-5-2967. Get New Assignments Two employees in the Industrial Engineering Section were assigned 1 new duties, effec tive Aug. 17,1959. J. K. Legleu was moved from assistant supervis or to supervisor of the Methods and Standards Group of the sec tion. S. D. Motsinger moved from area cost engineer to supervisor of the Cost Engi neering Group. Legleu joined the Company in July 1952 and Motsinger came to work at the Plant in April, 1951. Leroy W. Armstrong, Prod. Plan, right, reached his 35th year with the Company last month. He is shown receiving his 35-year certificate from Resident Manager Wallace Armstrong at the annual 25-year dinner. On his anniversary date he was awarded his 35-year pin by Jim Bergin, assistant resident manager. Layoff of 143 Employees Follows Completion of Backlog of Work A layoff of 343 employees, effective August 28, was made nec essary by the reduction in the backlog of extraordinary mainte nance and plant construction work since the manpower adjustment of October, 1958. In addition, 99 employees have taken advantage of the Com pany's offer to retire early with supplementary benefits. "Company management sincerely regrets the necessity of reducing the work force at this time," Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong states. "However, when manpower adjustments were made last fall, as many people as possible were retained to work on extraordinary maintenance, painting, construction projects and the like. As this work has now been completed and additional work has not developed, a reduction in the work force became unavoid able." Each laid off employee was offered a severance allowance amounting to one week's pay at base rate for each completed year of Company service. Each employee had the option of accepting this severance allowance in lieu of recall rights. ETC 26536 Page 5 The Antiknock, September, 1959 l i\ Sr. isy of Force I Fcwatch r Oak I'hone en+s jstrial *ned , 1959. .viileu from >ervjs- visor cihods rds sec- at the rk neeintement um- of llace were work and work void- /ance year pting We have been warned! Since 1945 we have been warned that unless we stop inflation and its cancerous attack on the American dollar, we might someday find ourselves at the edge of financial disaster. We have been warned! Senator Harry F. Byrd, a leading authority on the dangers of inflation, has cautioned that unless we stabilize our economy, the national debt per American family in 1964 will be more than that family can earn in a year. We must find an effective way to fight back in the Communist's self-declared war. The advocates of Marxism hope that we will cornfuse prosperity with inflation and accept their answer to inflation-- saddle ourselves with government price and wage controls. Then, we will be well on our way to losing our American free market system and eventually many of our personal freedoms in a strait-jacket statecontrolled economy. We have been warned! Since the end of World War II the value of the dollar has been reduced 23 cents. In the last 20 years its buying power has been reduced a total of 52 cents. At the same rate of destruc tion the American dollar . . . now worth 48 cents . . . may be worth no more than a dime in 25 or 30 years. We have been warned! Nikita Khrushchev, the dogmatic leader of the Communist party, said in November, 1957, that the threat to the U. S. from Russia is not in the Intercontinental Ballistics Missile, but in the field of peaceful production. "We are relentless in this, and it will prove the superiority of our system," Khrushchev said. In such a battle, the people that produce the better products for a lower cost and deliver them first . . . will be the victors. Until now the United States has been the world's industrial ware house. We have manufactured better products at competitive prices and delivered them first. However, if inflation continues to reduce the value of our dollars (meaning that buyers of American goods must pay more without receiving more) we will soon find our customers looking else where to buy. The solution ... is not an easy one for Americans to accept. How ever, it is a necessary one unless we choose the alternates of (1) losing our jobs because we've lost our customers, or (2) losing our personal freedoms because we have accepted government price-wage controls. First, we must stop the endless price-wage spiral by demanding that government, business and labor combine their efforts to halt infla tion. Second, we must pool our energies and talents throughout the nation to increase our productivity without increasing production costs. As a responsible citizen of the community, you can also take time . . . now ... to write your Senators and Congressman and demand that they show proof in the coming months of their part in the fight against inflation. If we lose this "war of peaceful production" our destruction will be more complete and more lasting than we might ever suffer in an armed conflict. (Reprinted by permission of the Employees Bulletin, Weirton Steel Company Division of National Steel Corporation, Weirton, W. Va.) I ETC 26537 I 99 R Ear Employed as a mechanical helper, he was an outside ma chinist 1/c when he retired Sept. 1. He is married to the former Lucille Soulier. Andre will dedicate his time to main taining and operating his farm, relaxing, and hunting and Ash ing. He looks forward to busy retirement years. Employed as a painter helper 3/c, he was a steeplejack wint er when he retired Sept. 1. He and Mrs. Arceneaux--the for mer Bernadette Bourgeois-- plan to enjoy maintaining their country home, making a gardden, and he plans to do odd jobs when they become avail able. Hired as a painter helper in EtCl Maintenance, he was a painter 1/c at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs. Aucoin --the former Senora Gascon-- have made no specific retire ment plans. For the time being, "Pops" says, they will take life easy and enjoy the leisure re tirement has brought. Jesse M. Armstrong, TEL-Sod. MAC A TEL operator helper when he started work for the Com pany, he was a TEL-Sod. M&C crane operator at the time of his early retirement. Arm strong says that his plans are not definite yet. He will work occasionally but doesn't want full time employment. This month we bid goae Company's to nearly one hundred ct ofTer niclut fellow employees who tal allowance taken advantage of the ?d financial ns tunity to retire early undn to the am Company's special offer. Ilovees vvouii July and early August all* present au> employees who were withpany's Rettn years of their normal retir.. age were offered the eane 99 retirn tirement opportunity. a variety In addition to the 9'^* .^em p ployees who decided in Jon the,r huntt accept the Company's *inS- , when it was made, eighl,^ers P^fn lo *N tional employees accepted rnr",or offer in early August. ion of their r businesses. Twelve of the 99 early rt strike a bal chose Aug. 1 as their retiitime relaxing date. Several of them weioyment with tured in the August isment or occasi The Antiknock. The > all of them along with employees whr fellow work' tirement is effective Sepik extends ou 1, are pictured on these amany happy lowing pages. L Henry H. Betz, TEL-Sod. MAC Hired as a TEL operator, he was a painter helper 1/c in TEL-Sod. M&C at the time of his retirement. His wife is the former Alyne Booty. Mr. and Mrs. Betz haven't made definite retirement plans. How ever. he does look forward to doing some type of light work. Robert C. Bloodwell, Finance Bob joined the Company as a cost accountant and was act ing resident comptroller when he began early retirement Sept. 1. His wife is the former Ade laide Drews. His plans, he says, are nothing more or less than to "enjoy retirement." He looks forward to this leisure. Sidney A. Boyd, TEL-Sod. MAC Hired as a rigger 1/c in Con struction. he was a tool room helper 1/c at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. He and Mrs. Boyd--the former Cynthia Bodden--plan to spend a large part of their time in Florida where they will boat, fish and relax. John A. Bowman, TEL Operations He joined the Company as an operator helper in TEL Opera tions. He was an operator 1/c in the same department when he took advantage of the early retirement offer. His wife is the former Effie Carpenter. They will raise cattle, enjoy boating and fishing, and plan to do some traveling. H. F. Couch, TEL Operations Employed as a TEL operator helper 3/c, he was an operator 1/c when he retired Sept. 1. Mrs. Couch is the former Beu lah Murphy. Now that he has retired, they are building a home in west central Louisiana near Chicot Park where they will enjoy relaxing and recre ation. Albert Dixon, Safety and Plant Protection Joined the Company as a Construction millwright helper. He was a working leader in Security at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. He and Mrs. Dixon--the former Emma Tate--plan to enjoy their re tirement years at his farm which he will care for, and he plans also to hunt and fish. Roosevelt P. Dupuy, EtCl Maintenance His Company career began as an EtCl operator helper, and he was an operator 1/c for 12 years. Then because of failing health he asked for transfer to Maintenance where he could work straight days as a painter helper. He and his wife, the former Una Bonnette, plan to "take life easy." Gussie J. Flcklln, TEL-Sod. MAC Hired as a painter 1/c in TEL-Sod. M&C. he was a steeplejack painter at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. He and Mrs. Ficklin--the former Louise Babin--will enjoy their retirement on his farm where he raises cattle. For relaxation he looks forward to both hunt ing and fishing. Nolan Floyd, Production Planning Employed as a laundry 1 Employed erator 3/c, he was a trainrrr he was a 1/c when he took advantag*.*' retired < the early retirement offer. Nj0 an{j Floyd is the former Olrpances t\d\.ine Schroeder. Now that he 'n their farm *..i. the time for it. he plans nine It will ... fish, hunt, travel some, an of his tirn-. enjoy the relaxation of remainder will go t ment. ETC 26538 Early bid goie Company's early retire- imltod -t idler included a supple- > who tal allowance to provide nt' the id unancial assistance in ad- uly unoin to the amount that the 1 'lifer, lloyees would receive at u^ust all: present ages under the i io witl-.pany's Retirement Income mol reliii. the eane 99 retiring employees ntv. a variety of activities. ?he 9>' ot l^ieni P*an t0 "catch led in J0M their hunting, fishing and nmnnv's nil* OU'htP^an t0 SWltc" t0 ot"er acceot^u-vment or to P" n 'ust ^ in ^eir own farms or ^ r businesses. Quite a few 99 early n strike a balance between i'neir retirtime relaxing and full-time them weloyment with part-time em- aigust is^ment or occasional odd jobs. The > all of them on behalf of nvcos whr fellow workers. The Anti live Sepiik extends our best wishes n these amanv happy years of retire- t. Eugene Bahiim, Sodium Operutlons He was employed as a Sod ium operator 2/c and was an operator l c prior to his re tirement. Eugene is married to the former Irene Popu lous. Although their retirement plans are indefinite, they do plan to do some farming now that his work m industry is complete. Willie H. Bean, TEL Operations Hired as a TEL operator helper, he was an operator 1/c when he retired Sent. 1. His wife is the former Annie Mae Newman. Now that he is not employed here, he will spend his time operating his dairy farm in Mississippi and attend ing to the related work. Moran Bergeron, EtCI Maintenance Hired as a painter helper, he was a sandblast painter 1/c at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs, Bergeron--the former Mary Sellers -- had made no definite plans for their retirement years when he join ed the annuitants' ranks Aug. Laundry When Murphy was employed, his first job was that of a tool room attendant. He was a laundry operator l'c prior to his retirement. Mrs. Bergeron is the former Adina Guerin. Bergeron says that he will be fully occupied operating and caring for his farm. rd Charlie A. Bullock, knit Inna TEL-Sod. MC | in Operation When he joined the Com- 1 Ethyl caretpany, he was a patrolman, and Company <at the time of retirement was |(K'r and w a painter 1/c. Mrs. Bullock is when he rthe former Mima Breeland. s the form-For him Sept. 1 begins a peplans to <*nod when he will "do as little tri jobs whites possible" and catch up on |<iuring his lithe bird hunting when the sea son opens. William S. Carroll, Sodium Maintenance Joined the Company as a Construction millwnght helper. At the time of his retirement Sept. 1 he was a Sodium me chanic 1/c. Mrs. Carroll is the former Mary Murray. Now that he has retired, they look forward *to leisure that will give them time to enjoy differ ent activities. Charles L. Cates, EtCI Maintenance Employed as a mechanical helper in EtCI Maintenance, he was a rigger inspector at the time of his retirement. Aug. 1. He and Mrs. Cates--the former Elnora Holmes--plan to fish, travel, and take life easy now that he has finished his active career. They look for ward to this leisure. Howard M. Cline, TEL-Sod. MAC Employed as a Sodium day service mechanic, he was a sandblaster at the time of his retirement Aug. 10. He is mar ried to the former Ida Mae Harrell. Because of his ex perience in this field prior to his employment here, Cline plans to buy and sell timber now. Sam Cook, Laundry Employed as a carpenter helper in Construction, Sam was a laundry operator 1/c when he joined the group of early retirees. He is married to the former Clara Frazee. Be cause Sam is on sick leave at the present time, he has no re tirement plans other than to take life easy until he's well. la v^.v-4 L. P. Folse, EtC! Maintenance laundry o; Employed as a painter helpkas a trainmi K was a painter 1/c when nk advantage* he retired effective Sept 1. hunt offer. Mr He and Mrs. Folse--the former 1 former Oliv. Frances Calvaruso -- will live that he lu0n their farm south of Plaquehe plans : mine. It will occupy a large vel some, at part of his time, and the re lation of retir mainder'will go to fishing. George L, Fontenot, TEL-Sod. Maintenance Hired as a TEL operator helper, he was a carpenter 1/c in Maintenance at the time he retired. He and Mrs. Fontenot the former Selmar Bush--are the parents of four children. George plans to do carpentry for the State now that he has retired. Ollle Forbes, TEL-Sod. MAC Beginning his Company em ployment as a millwright help er, he was a carpenter 1/c when he retired Sept. 1. He is married to the former Kattie Carver. Busy retirement years lie ahead. Activities for him will include caring for his farm, raising cattle, and hunting and fishing. Nathan A. Foster, Finance Hired as a clerk in Finance, he was an assets closing clerk at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs. Foster--the for mer Q-Milla New--plan to go into the caged egg business near Memphis. This will be a full-time occupation for him and the realization of a desire of long standing. Ledru G. Fulkerson, TEL-Sod. MAC His first job here was a millwright helper. At the time of his Sept. 1 retirement he was an ironworker 1/c. Mrs. Fulkerson is the former Irma Lockwood. They have made no definite plans, says Fulker son, other than to enjoy life and relax now that they have this retirement freedom. ETC 26539 Pige .8, The Antiknock, September, 1959 P. E. Gilndmeyer, TEL-Sod. M&C Hired as a Construction elec trician 2/c, he was a TEL-Sod. M&C electrician 1/c at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. He and his wife--the former Elsie Codeanne--have made no definite retirement plans as yet. He is considering the pos sibility of doing electric motor repair work at his home. Lee T. Harris, TEL-Sod. M&C Hired as a painter helper 3`c, he was a painter 1/c at the end of his active Company career. His wife is the former Ruth Martin. Now that he has retired, he plans to spend more time giving personal attention to ins chicken farm south of Denham Springs. Harris has a flock of about 1,000 hens. William H. Harris TEL Operations Harris joined the Company as an operator helper in TEL. At the time of his retirement Sept. 1 he was a TEL operator 1/c. He is married to the for mer Hilda Worsham. He has no plans other than doing occa sional odd jobs and enjoying fishing and hunting. Luther Hewitt, TEL-Sod. M&C He began work as a patrol man in the Security Force and was an outside machinist up to his retirement Sept. 1. His wife is the former Annie Dunnington. Now that he has the time, he plans to catch up on his fishing, do some gardening, and plenty of relaxing. John C. Holden, TEL-Sod. M&C John began his career with the Company as a machinist 2 c. He was an area foreman when he joined the group of early retirees. Mrs. Holden is the former Birdie Peak. His retirement years will be spent in fishing and hunting and the raising of a garden. Rudolph I Began Ins < 1 an operator hi erations ami 1 c when he retirees Sepi i is the former | They plan in maintaining dening. and i n Ernest Hornsby, TEL-Sod. M&C Employed as a pipefitter helper, he was a pipefitter 1/c at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. His wife is the former Gladys Wiggins. Hornsby says that his retirement plans pro vide for a little fishing and a little working. However, he is not planning any fulltime jobs. Albert Istre, Sodium Operations Employed as a Sodium main tenance worker, he was a Sod ium operator 1/c at the time of his retirement. His wife is the former lva Breaux. He doesn't plan any special activi ties during the first months of his retirement, but may con sider some work or business. Haley Kelly, TEL-Sod. M&C Hired as a painter helper in TEL Maintenance, he was a sandblaster 1/c when he re tired Sept. 1. He and Mrs. Kelly--the former Lovie Dreher--will spend their time on his 200-acre farm at Pride. Operating the farm will keep him busy, Kelly says. W'Ullam King, TEL Operations Joined the Company as a TEL operator. He was a super visor in TEL Operations at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs. King--the former Ruth Beauchamp--plan to relax and spend their retirement time taking care of personal inter ests. Almond D. Kyle, Safety and Plant Protection A trainman leader at the time he joined the Company, he was a patrolman Lc when ho began his early retirement. His wife is the former Verna Peden. Kyle has no special retirement plans, but he does look forward to more time for doing church work. Burton Induct ri;>4 Hired ;< in Construe! services -.up retired. l!r dustrial Man Co. Mrs. m. i mcr Helen M Lawrence J. Lambert, Sodium Operations Employed as a helner in Sodium Operations, he was an operator 1/c when he signed for early retirement. His wife is the former Elmire Guidry. Lambert is another retiree who has responsibilities to keep him busy. He will spend his time in the maintenance and opera tion of his farm at St. Amant. Pierre J. Landry, Store* Joined the Company as a clerk 3/c and was a warehouse man 1/c at the time of his re tirement Sept. 1. He and Mrs. Landry--the former Marie LeJeune--plan to do church work now and spend more time "en joying their grandchildren." He also plans to do some repair work around his home. Luther Lazarus, Sodium Operations Hired as an operator helper, he was an operator 1/c when his active career with the Com pany ended Sept. 1. He and his wife--the former May Alpin--will enjoy their farm south of Denham Springs. The operation of this place will take most of his retirement time. William A. Leary, Finance Employed as a special as sistant in Finance, he was a staff assistant when he signed for early retirement. His wife is the former Barbara Hollis. He plans to move to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he will relax. He says he may do some part time work when he feels like it. Louis LeBeau, Sodium Operations Hired as a cell room opera tor 2/c. he was an operator 1/c at the time of his retire ment. He and Mrs. LeBeau-- the former Ezola Aguillard-- plan to spend their time enjoy ing and attending to his farm at Jarreau. This will keep them busy enough during retirement, he says. 1Z\ hi C'oMip [ Aim'll tinium Il' a. feeder and o at the inn-' He and Me mer Alice II erate then t ETC 26540 Page 9, The Antiknock, September, 1959 Rudolph J. LeBlanc, Security Began his Company career as an operator helper in TEL Op erations and was a patrolman 1 c when he joined other early retirees Sept. 1. Mrs. LeBlanc is the former Octavia Poirrier. 'Hicy plan to spend their time maintaining their farm, gar dening, and raising cattle. (ieorgt? R. Lefebvre, EtCl Operations Began his working career at Ethyl as an EtCI operator help er and was an operator 2/c at retirement. Mrs. Lefebvre is the former Louise Gatz. He plans to "catch up" on his hunting and fishing but expects to find some work later that he can do while enjoying his retire ment. Willie Linder, Sodium Operations Hired as a Sodium operator helper 2/c. he was a Sodium operator l/c at the time of his retirement. His wife is the former Ada Keen. Because of disability which has Linder hospitalized at the present time, he and his wife have made no definite retirement plans. Luther Lott, EtCl Maintenance Employed as a carpenter helper 3'c. he was a carpenter l c when he retired. Now that his active working years are complete, he and Mrs. Lott, the former Mabel Lambert, look forward to relaxation. He plans also to do "his share" of hunting and fishing now that he has time for these sports. OUJe P. Marchand TEL-Sod. MAC Ollie joined Ethyl as a pipe fitter helper and was a sheetmetal worker 1/ when he com pleted his active career at the Plant. He is married to the former Aline LeBlanc. He plans to work on his farm, raise cattle and do plenty of hunting and fishing now that time is available for these activities. Burton N. McComb, Industrial Engineering Hired as a material checker in Construction, he was office services supervisor when he retired. He will work at In dustrial Hardware and Supply Co. Mrs. McComb is the for mer Helen McHenry. Alva L, Myers, TEL-Sod. MAC This early retiree has been a rigger during his entire Com pany career. He is married to the former Pearl Bureligh. They plan to spend their re tirement years on their farm where he will be busy raising cattle and keeping up with the many maintenance jobs. Lafayette K. Neyland VC! Operations Came to work at the Plant as an operator helper in EtCl and was an operator l/c in Vinyl Chloride Operations at time of his retirement on Sept. 1. He and his wife--the former Mary Lindsay--have made no definite plans as yet for their activities now that he has retired. Frank If. Patton, EtCl Maintenance Hired as a machinist l/c, he was an area foreman at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs. Patton--the former Ruth Sanders -- look forward to spending a large part of their time at their camp on the Amite River, where they can relax and enjoy life. Artie E. Pearson, Sodium MAC Began his career here as a carpenter helper in Construc tion and was a Sodium M&C electrician l/c when he retired. He is married to the former Roberta Williams. Their re tirement years will be dedi cated to operating his farm and to church work. Mathew Pierre, Sodium Operations Retirement Aug. 1 has ended his Company career, all of which has been spent in Sod ium. He was hired as a cell feeder and was a C.P. operator at the time of his retirement. IK* and Mrs. Pierre--the for mer Alice Harper-plan to op erate their farm. William 1. Powers, TEL Operations Employed as a TEL opera tor helper, he was an operator 2/c \yhen he retired Sept. 1. His wife is the former Louise Millett. Powers says that he and his wife haven't finalized any retirement plans at yet. For the time being, they plan to relax. Employed as a Construction pipefitter helper, he was a TEL-Sod. M&C pipefitter l/c when he joined others taking advantage of the early retire ment offer. His wife is the former Claudia McManus. They now plan to do quite a bit of traveling, hunting and fishing. He is another early retiree who will spend time caring for his farm. The remainder of it will be allotted to fishing and traveling. Ott joined the Com pany as a carpenter helper and was a pipefitter l/c at the *ime of his Sept. 1 retirement lfter his service at the Plant. Hired as a pipefitter helper in 1937, he later transferred to Sodium Operations where he was a foreman at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs. Regan--the former Carrie Lou Yearwood--plan to "take things easy" until they develop furfurther plans. ETC 26541  i5age 10, The Antiknock, September, 1959 Hired as a production and yield clerk in Production Plan ning, Mrs. Renfroe was a clerk in Accounts Payable at the time of her retirement. She plans to devote her time to traveling and to doine church work now that time is avail able /or this. Her husband is deceased. He joined the Company as a painter helper and was a paint er 1/c at the time of his early retirement Sept. 1. His wife is the former Esther Embry. Be cause James is in poor health they are making no retirement plans now. When he recuper ates, they will make further plans. When he joined the Com pany, Schulin was a machinist's helper 3/c. At the time of his retirement he was a mechani cal inspector 1/c. His wife is the former Kathryn Hand. They have no plans other than to enjoy retirement, and they are planning to move to the Gulf Coast. Was employed as a painter helper 3/c. At the time of his retirement Sept. 1 he was a sandblaster. He and his wife-- the former Elizabeth Johnson --have made no specific plans for their retirement years. "First, we want to rest and relax a while," he said. "Then we will make other plans.'' Joined the Company as a TEL Maintenance mechanical helper and was an outside ma chinist 1/c at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. His wife is the former Audrey Tyler. They have made no specific retire ment plans. He will enjoy re laxation and spend a large part of his time hunting and fishing. Joined til borer in r| a kitchen i retired Soil former Bcif he has than to r>-| do some when it is I George Watson, TEL-Sod. MAC Employed as a painter helper 3/c, he was a stee plejack painter at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. He is married to the former Ruby Devall. Now that he has retired and has the time to do so, he plans to catch up on his fishing. Hardy Wells, TEL-Sod. MAC Hired as a TEL-Sod. M&C electrician 3/c, he was an electrician 1/c when he signed for early retirement. Hardy has been in ill health and ex pressed his appreciation of the early retirement offer. Currently, his plans are to "take things easy." Earl B. Whittington, EtCl Maintenance Employed as a painter helper in EtCl Mainte nance, this retiree was a carpenter 1/c when he be came an annuitant Sept. 1. He is married to the for mer Bonnie Wilkinson. He plans to do some form of light work with a con struction company. Bryan J. Wilson, EtCl Maintenance Joined the Company as a painter helper in EtCl Maintenance. He was a boilermaker helper at the time of his retirement. Mrs. Wilson is the former Ida Smith. Bryan will spend part of his time op erating his saw filing busi ness. Jesse J. Woodward. TEL-Sod. MAC Joined the Company as a machinist helper 3/c in TEL Maintenance and was an ironworker 1/c at the time of his retire ment. His wife is the for mer Velma Eubank. They plan to enjoy their leisure, and he will hunt and fish --his favorite sports. James E. Worsham, TEL-Sod. MAC His first job at the Plant was that of patrolman in the Security Force. At retirement Sept. 1 he was a TEL-Sod. painter 1/c. He is married to the former Thelma White. He plans to rest for a while and do odd jobs. Worked | Labor Gi' when he 1 Developin' i 1 he t imr > 1. He and I Minnie M'f to more plans lo ' some fare Wallace Akins, Sodium Labor Now that his Company ca reer. all of it spent in Sodium, has ended with retirement. Akins looks forward to hunt ing. fishing, and otherwise en joying the relaxation of retire ment. He is married to the former Camille Smith. He was a laborer 1/c in Sodium. Albert Anderson EtCl Labor Because of poor health, he plans to "take life easy" now that this retirement opportun ity has been offered him. He joined the Company as a labor er in Construction and was a laborer 1 c when he signed for early retirement. His wife is the former Alberta Bynum. William Bailey, TEL Labor Was a TEL laborer during his entire career with the Company. He is married to the former Rebecca Johnson. Now that Bailey has retired he plans to get some relatively easy job physically such as a school crossing watchman. The remainder of his time will be spent in rest and relaxation. Jerry H. Bllloups, TEL Labor Employed as a laborer on the railroad, he was a change house porter at the end of his Company career. He is married to the former Estelle Murry During his retirement years. Billoups plans to raise chickens and take care of his place. A good part of his time will be set aside for relaxation. ETC 26542 '*3 ft Page 11, The Antiknock, September, 1959 .iiiy as a :iii-ctuinica] ma of his llli- wife is I-M-. They lie ivtire iijoy re! (aruo part I ad fishing. Eli Brown, Cafeteria, Joined the Company as a la borer in Construction and was a kitchen helper at the time he retired Sept. 1. His wife is the former Bertha Bennett. Eli says he has made no plans other than to rest a while and then do some type of light work nhen it is available. Luke D. Dommons, EtCl Labor Hired as a porter in the EtCl area, he was a laborer 1/ at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. His wife is the former Celana McNeal. An ordained minister, he will devote full time to the affairs of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church No. 2 where he is pastor. Eddie Emery, TEL Labor Has been a laborer in the TEL area during his entire Company career. He was a laborer 1/c at the time of his retirement. He and his wife-- the former Louise Beckham-- plan to raise chickens and a garden. He also plans to work at the Industrial School. Will Gray, EtCl Labor Worked in the Construction Labor Group when he was hired. He was an office porter at the time of his retirement Sept. 1. He and his wife, the former Betty Harris, look for ward to more relaxation now. He does plan to do some light work as it is available James Singleton, TEL Labor Hired as a Sodium laborer, he was a TEL laborer at the time of his retirement. He and his wife--the former Visie Hills--plan to enjoy their years of retirement, and he looks forward to doing light hauling work and porter work from time to time. ursham, I Mit: Worked in the Construction Labor Group in the EtCl Area when he was hired. He was a Development Lab. attendant at ihe time of his retirement Sept. 1 He and his wife, the former Minnie Mitchell, look forward to more relaxation now. He plans to do some cattle work, some farm work, and relax. Hired as a laborer, he was i laboratory attendant in Chemical Research and Devel opment Lab when he retired Aug. 1. He and his wife--the former Annie Harris--plan for him to work some when he feels like it doing light haul ing with his truck. Began his Company career as a bricklayer helper and was a laborer 1/c when he signed for early retirement effective Sept. 1. He is married to the former Rebecca Morgan. A Baptist preacher, he looks for ward with pleasure to giving full time to his religious work. Has been an office porter during his entire career with the Company. He is married to the former Margaret Anderson. A Baptist minister, he looks forward with pleasure to spend ing full time doing ministerial work now that retirement makes this possible. Employed as a laborer in Construction, he was a build ing attendant in TEL at the time of his retirement. Sev eral activities will keep him busy including hunting and fishing--sports he thoroughly enjoys. Lawrence will also take care of his rental properties. Hired as a laborer 3/c, he was an office porter at the time of his retirement. He is married to the former Eula May Loyrd. Now that he has,retired. John ny says he will have adequate time to raise cattle on his farm and do more of the two sports he loves- hunting and fishing. Has been a janitor during all of his employment with the Company. Now that he has signed for early retirement, he plans to spend his time garden ing, fishing, and doing light work such as maintenance of lawns. This retiree is not mar ried. Pierce Whitmore, EtCl Labor This early retiree soent all his active career with the Com pany m the EtCl Labor Group. Now that he has retired he and his wife--the former Mittie London--look forward to relaxation. About the only ac tivity they plan is the raising of a nice garden. Albert Williams, EtCl Labor Hired as a laborer 3/c in EtCl Labor Group, he was a janitor at the time he retired Sept. 1. His wife is the former Sarah Scott. Their immediate plans are to "rest a while." Then he will do light work when it is available. Charley Williams, EtCl Labor Hired as a laborer, he was a storeroom porter when he retired. Charley and his wile-- the former Amelia Johnson-- have made no definite plans yet, but he does want to do part time work when he can find those jobs. ETC 26543 G St * V Ov ifi & a c o s CO o Z >o eM f U to 3 hQ j H2 3Sor 5n e 6 They Ninety taken ad early rei Baton Hi within t( retiremei 12 had n tirement Shown seven An nounced the dead! ANT1KN ups on < appear it On Ju nounced early ro Eligible e were int< until Au pany of t A supp allowance nancial a ees who the spec It Wit' staled, heller b. manpowi ments. '! to eligib tarv ba> the basic They Complete Active Careers By Accepting Early Retirement Ninety-one employees have taken advantage of the Company's early retirement offer made to all Baton Rouge employees who are within ten years of their normal retirement date. Of this number, 12 had named Aug. 1 as their re tirement date. Shown on this page are the seven Aug. 1 retirees who had an nounced their intentions prior to the deadline for this issue of THE ANTIKNOCK. Pictures and write ups on other early retirees will appear m the September issue. On July 1, the Company an nounced this special supplemental early retirement arrangement, Eligible employees, each of whom were interviewed individually, had until Aug. 1 to advise the Com pany of their desires. See Page 7 for story on Carl Goode's retirement at age 65 after 36 years of TEL experi ence. Talmage E. Crumholt Now that he has retired from active employment at the Plant, Crumholt plans to spend part of his leisure time caring for his farm 10 miles north of town. Also, he is considering the possibility of going into part time sales work-- He and Mrs. Larsen are the par ents of a seven-year-old son, Phil lip, who likes to join his Dad in hunting and fishing during leisure time. John H. Tate John H. Tate has been an assist ant purchasing agent since he joined the Company. Now that he ents of 10 children, nine of whom are living. Seven of them are daughters, two are sons. The de ceased was a son. Louis H. Heath With one son and four grand children living in Houston, Louis looks forward to more leisure time to drive over for short visits with A supplemental early retirement allowance will provide added fi nancial assistance to those employ ees who have taken advantage of the special offer. It was offered, the Company stated, in an effort to obtain a better balance between available manpower and manpower require ments. The special offer was made to eligible employees on a volun tary basis and is not a part of the basic Retirement Income Plan. "I've enjoyed my work at Ethyl." "As good a company as you can find to work for." "You couldn't find a better place to work." "I've thoroughly enjoyed my years at the Plant." These are a few of the statements made by these employ ees who closed out their active careers through the early retire ment arrangement. Clinton E. Carpenter Fifty-eight-year-old Clinton E. Carpenter looks forward to leisure time for hunting and fishing--two sports he thoroughly enjoys--now that he has retired. He plans also to raise a small garden. Carpenter joined the Company as a painter helper in TEL Maint. At the time of his retirement he was a painter i/c. He and Mrs. Carpenter are the parents of six children--two boys and four girls. Their home is in Prairieville. a field in which he had experience prior to his employment here. Some of his time will be spent visiting his five children. The 64-year-old early retiree joined the Company as a patrol man. He later transferred to TEL Maint. where he was a painter 1/c. Henry H. Larsen Now that he has retired from active work, Larsen plans to buy a small place out of town where he can garden, raise chickens, and take life easy. He joined the Company to work in TEL Operations. He was a painter helper in TEL M&C, at the time of his early retirement. has taken early retirement at 59 years of age, he and Mrs. Tate plan some travel. Further plans have not been formulated yet. However, they do look forward to seeing more of their son, Cilton, his wife, and their granddaughter. Homey P, Oupuy At 63 years of age, this painter 1/c in TEL-Sod M&C has taken advantage of the special early re tirement offer made by the Com pany. He plans to use his time "taking it easy," working in the yard and garden at his Brusly home, and participating in his favorite sports--hunting and fish ing. He and Mrs. Dupuy are the par them. Like all grandparents, he especially likes to see the young sters. Heath worked as a Sodium cell room operator for over three years before transferring to the substa tion where he was a Power opera tor at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs. Heath look forward to relaxing for a while before they make further plans. Samuel Brown During all his years Sam has been a TEL laborer. Now that he has .retired at 59 years of age he plans to cut grass and do light yard work in the Baton Rouge area. He and his wife, Lillie Nell, live in Scotlandville. They are the parents of six children. ETC 26545 Page 2, The Antiknock, August, 1959 I Company Day Camps Provide Wide Variety of Activities for Youth Cib More than 400 youngsters be tween the ages of 8 and 14 par ticipated in the Ethyl boys and girls day camps at the ERA Park in June and early July. They were held under the direc tion of a camp staff headed by Director Ben Burge and Assistant Director Hardy Wells, Jr., and con sisting of experienced counselors and selected and trained older chil dren of employees who served as leaders. The two day camps lead the ac tivities of an extensive recreation program adopted this year in place of the annual Ethyl Family Picnic for employees and their families. The Company allocated funds formerly used for the picnic to this youth program. A typical day at the Boys' camp began at 8:30 after the youngsters were brought to the park by their parents, or by bus from the Plant where they had been picked up after riding to work with their parents. A flag-raising ceremony was the first thing on the program. This was followed by such activities as volleyball, hiking, horseshoes, shuffleboard, miniature golf, arch ery, swimming, movies, and nature study. The boys were organized into groups, each with its leader and individual color guidon, and the groups rotated among the va rious activities. The camp ended at 3:00 p.m. each day when the boys were picked up at the park by their parents. The girls were organized along similar lines with activities sched uled throughout the day except for luncheon and other rest pe riods. For refreshments the campers had cookies, milk and punch, and during the 19-day period.of the camps the youngsters consumed 16,000 cookies, 4,000 half-pints of milk, and over 100 gallons of punch. Climax of the camps for both groups was the awarding of med als and certificates to outstanding individuals and groups. For the boys a "sleep out" at the ERA Park, following an awards night program attended by their parents, was the conclud ing event. Heavy rains on the af ternoon of July 2 forced the can cellation of the awards program and the sleep out for the girls. A similar program, built around family activities and youth pro grams, is being carried out for Labor Group employees. (See Page 6.) enip'< 29.77 < opv rof.i i-l />:< n> di't/nv Burn. to ho ETC 26546 Page 3, The Antiknock, August, 1959 City Judge Liter Outlines Program To Promote Traffic Safety Editor's note: As part 0/ our August em phasis oi tragic safety, toe asked Judge Lawrence liter, who is in close contact with traffic control m his capacity as City Judge, to irnte some of his observations /or THE ANTIKNOCK. Judge Uter is a former Plant employee. He joined the Company in Mag 1937 as a pipefitter helper and became a TEL operator m Septe7n6er of that year. He left in December 1940 to enter the U. S Naval Air Force. On his return he received his Iau> degree and tens a practicing attorney m Eaton Rouge for a number of years prior to Ins election to City Judge. By LAWRENCE A. UTER City Judge It is with pleasure that I contribute to the emphasis that you Ethyl employees are placing on traffic safety this month. I also enjoy "being back" once again in the Ethyl Plant. 1 want to express my appreciation for the invitation, and for permitting me to use The Antiknock, to present some of my ideas on traffic safety. I do not have a magic formula for the prevention of death and injuries and prop erty damage Irom automobile accidents. I wish I did. I do feel, though, that there is no better way to approach the problem than through the familiar three big E's--Education, En forcement and Engineering. Even though I am in the field of the sec ond E--Enforcement--I would like to touch briefly on all three and discuss' Education and Engineering as well as Enforcement. Few of you at Ethyl are directly con cerned with the Enforcement angle of traffic safety. This is handled by the police and the courts. Further, few of you are directly concerned with the engineering aspect of traffic safety. But each of you and members of your family are vitally concerned with the Education phase. It is in this field that you and other drivers and parents can con tribute most to the improvement of our traffic safety in the Baton Rouge area. Any time that we can teach traffic safety to a driver, be he man, woman or teenager, we have made tremendous strides. Thorough training of the driver before he ever gets his license is one of the best ways to do this. The driver training courses in our schools and elsewhere are a big help in this pro gram. As parents or friends of future drivers you can do your share by insisting that they get adequate driver education beforehand. Also, as part of that education you can set a good example for them to follow. Education is also involved with violators of traffic safety regulations. The educating of these violators' on the safety rules and regu lations is a job for the following: First--the parents of the individual if he is a juvenile; Second--the officials of the City and Parish Government; Third--anyone else who can help that individual to avoid repeating his or her past mistakes or violations. The real object is to make a safe driver-- a safety-minded individual--out of the new driver and the violator. Regardless of which one of these three categories we may belong to. we have really accomplished something when we have helped one person realize that there is danger on our streets and highways if safety laws are not observed. Let's look at Enforcement, the field in which I am most closely associated in my capacity as City Judge. I feel that we have made excellent progress in this field in Baton Rouge. Plenty of attention has been and is now being given to the enforcement of our traffic code. The Police Department now has more than 200 officers, many of whom are assigned to duty in the Traffic Division. Time does not allow me as judge, nor the police who give out the "tickets" for the infractions, to devote as much time as we would like to explaining to violators who appear in City Traffic Court the possible re sults of their failure to observe regulations. However, through assessment of fines, loss of driver's license and jail sentences, we have attempted to impress upon them the seriousness of their violations and the danger to themselves and others. I will not dwell in detail on the types and number of violators that come before me in City Court. You can get some idea of the number of violators, the rules they dis regard, and the punishment that is given, by reading your newspaper. However, I would like to say that, personally and offi Cover Photo The cover picture is used through the courtesy of the Traffic Division, Baton Rouge Police Department. It was taken by Alvin Doyle. cially, the three major types of violations that I intend to do everything possible to stamp out are speeding, drunk driving, and disregard of red lights and stop signs. Speeding cannot be allowed in a crowded city with the congestion and heavy traffic on our streets today. Last year, excessive speed added almost a million casualties to the total traffic injuries in the U.S. Exceed ing the speed limit accounted for over 40 per cent of the personal injuries sustained in traffic accidents on the highways of this country. "If you drink, don't drive, and if you drive, don't drink" is some of the best driv ing advice that was ever written or spoken. Any public official would be remiss in his sworn duty if he did not make every effort to stamp out drunk driving by every means at his command. Those who deliberately shoot their fel low citizens in acts of revenge, rage or rob bery seldom receive sympathy from the pub lic or from the juries sitting in judgment on them. Yet, are they so different from those drivers who deliberately run a red light or a stop sign, knowing that by doing so they are endangering not only their own lives but the lives of others as well? I have no sympathy for those who fail to observe traf fic signs in general and especially those who show that they have no regard for safety by direct disobedience of stop signs. Along the lines of Enforcement, and to help us in our efforts to make our city safer traffic-wise, I believe three of the major problems that confront us are: 1. The need for a city prosecutor for traffic cases and for the City Court in general. 2. The need for an additional City Judge to handle the volume of traf fic cases and other cases that come before the City Court. 3. The need for organizing and cre ating a traffic violator's school which youthful offenders might at tend, instead of being tried and punished, in order to learn the im portance of safe driving. You can help by talking and working for these three things and by backing the police officers and traffic courts in their Enforce ment efforts. Remember that strict enforce ment is necessary to prevent accidents--so "support us; don't cuss us." Engineering in the field of traffic safety simply means designing and building ade quate streets, highways and traffic control systems to provide for maximum safety. Our new four-lane streets, throughways and expressway show that we are making good progress. The new traffic control sys tems, like the one you have at the end of the Gulf States Road, also are part of Engi neering for safety. As employees of an industry where you have learned the value of safety, you can help in the Engineering phase also. This means giving your suggestions to our Traffic Engineer or to our Greater Baton Rouge Safety Council. It also means that your un derstanding and active support will be quite helpful as the City needs to spend additional money for better traffic facilities. In closing, let me urge everyone to be come more conscious of the danger that lies in the community. I urge you to take the traffic situation and its problems seriously, for each of us has a stake in this fight. Do not underestimate the gravity of the situa tion or the tragedy which will take place in a community where its people are lax and careless m their attitude toward traffic safety. Being safety-minded is important; it pays on your job and throughout industry, and it's equally as important for you and your family on the streets and highways. Remember that our safety program is no stronger than those who subscribe to and support it. Careful Drivers As emphasis focuses on traffic safety dur ing the month of August, employees can re view the excellent driving records of Allen White and Levell Winsey. They have set the example of careful driving during their years behind the wheels of Company ve hicles traveling in the Baton Rouge area. Allen White, for ex ample has been driving in the Baton Rouge area for the Company since 1942. During those 17 years he has had only one minor ac cident which was within his control as a driver. This occurred when his truck skidded on an oil slick and bumped into the rear door and fender of an approach ing car. Damage was minor. On another occasion his truck was run into from behind by an oncoming automo bile, but this was beyond his control. Levell Winsey has been driving outside the Plant for 10 years. During all of this time he had never had an accident. When these drivers were asked the reasons for their outstanding records they gave essentially the same answers which stressed good safety training, strict observance of traffic laws, good equipment, and courtesy and consider ation to other drivers. ETC 26547 4' Research \e Research Chemist Harry Petree reads analytical results directly from a gas chromatograph as he follows the results of an experiment. Doyle Nolen is shown here adjusting a piece of experimental equipment used by the Process Development Section in making various lead alkyls. Fred Frey is a research chemist working on improved methods for making TEL. Process Development engineer Gerry Kottong is shown observing the control panel of one of the pilot plants now in operation. Research and Development is the second built and est departmental group on the Plant. Ceiormation net! here are activities concerned with Chemicants, to provo search and Development and Chemical Engioped in the I ing as well as Business Research and Patentie, and to pnl Ethyl Corporation, literally bom of res* marlcets foil over the years has maintained its leadersfcln the meant] the field of antiknocks and expanded its inrking on pat.I into other fields of chemistry. cesses used il Trained personnel and extensive facilitie* determlnl available to carry forward the ideas of our p, which miT developing new chemical products on whic; jjusmess R.J Company can depend for future growth. rces Qf SUpj| Tangible results from these programs te the pnxhl been seen in the last two years. The proce uses for it. f velopment work on AK-33X, a potential Sciences S-l antiknock compound, was done at Baton Rnerous enginl fEarly last year we started up our new the compute I chloride monomer plant at Baton Rouge. r (h has obtained patents on processes to manufa' .e 11L triethyl aluminum, another promising new <J*. . 1VUH -1 ical. The processes for the manufacture of tr?'cai j SI^:| aluminum were discovered in our Baton I". j laboratories. In addition to its possible use"."fu,1Ml1 intermediate for TEL. triethyl aluminum r 1 R he ' considerable promise as a catalyst for nwhen the plastics, as a chemical intermediate and as*iufaclure ti ) component for military use. j have worK There are a number of other chemicals i start up ; j research and market testing stages. These ir1*3* it. On I alpha-sodio sodium acetate, borane amine*11103! servi< I metal carbonyls. operating P _ , . Juction meThe discovery of a new product is on) beginning of the work necessary by our tecAlthough w>i people to develop it into commercial proporiucts. Ellul Once discovered and developed in test tion as tli- quantities, the product is analyzed to dete work doru whether or not it might have commercial er and mo; j Determined to be worthwhile, the product t its comp to the pilot plant stage. Here small-scale ;ible. Julius Chidester of R&D Services is responsible for the mass spectrograph which provides rapid and accurate analytical information to help guide research and development programs. This equipment is only one of the modern in struments which aid the chemist in bis con stant search for unproved methods and new products. A good research and development organization requires extensive library facilities. These fa cilities are provided at Ethyl under the super vision of Lois Skinner. She is shown here dis cussing a problem with Research Chemist Jim Wood and Process Design Engineer Bob Weaver. J rc h elopment & is the second built and operated to provide engineering .} Plant. Cen>rmation needed for the design of full-scale vith Chemicams, to prove whether or not the process dehemical Engbped in the laboratory will work on a large !i and Patentee, and to produce samples for use in develop- ,born of. rese markets for the prroduct under studyJ , i its leadershln the meantime our Patent people have been punded its inrking on patent coverage for the product and cesses used in making it. Our Economic Eval. .. ion people have been making economic analynsive tacuitiet0 determine whether or not the product is [ideas oi our pe which might be economically attractive. i nets on whicl. Business Research people are trying to locate i` growth. rces Qf SUpp}ies 0f raw materials needed to . programs te the product as well as potential customers . The proces uses for it. The Engineering and Mathematia potential Sciences Section is busy programming the at Baton Roerous engineering problems and solving them lip our new the computer. ke^o^mamifayTM111 en8ineering information obtained in ' ine new c P'*ot P^ant* the design engineers prepare the l,.iM^iiiro nf t-jmical design for large scale manufacturing ir Baton R^e Prducts. They consider among all of the I ssible use *T requirements the safety of our people in 1 aluminum sParinS the necessary designs. Italvst for rruWhen the facility has been constructed to |diate and as anufacture the product the technical personnel o have worked on the project provide training lr chemicals start UP assistance to the people who will * s These ini*316 Once the plant is in operation, the borane amines^11103! service staff provides assistance in solv; operating problems and developing better - , iduction methods. roduct is only Ty by our techiAJthough we have put much emphasis on new hercial proporiducts, Ethyl has been able to maintain its Iped in test tition as the world's largest TEL * producer, Ilyzed to detert work done by its technical people in finding commercial iter and more economical ways of making TEL I the product nl its components has helped to make this small-scale pfcible. Dick Caro, "Bing" Bingeman, and Bill Axtell of Process Design review design details on a distillation column. Bryan Day, Roy Dunn, and John Whitson of Economic Evaluation talk shop about evalua(ions of new products and processes. The final economic soundness of all projects must be con sidered before the Company can invest in ad ditional equipment. Mack Ingle and Jim Browning of Manufactur ing Technical Service discuss a problem from a previous experiment conducted in the Plant. Electronic computers like R&D's librascope have greatly increased the speed and accuracy of solving long or complex scientific problems. Jimmie Ward, Bernie Sobel and Phil Davis of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences Section watch as the answers to a problem are auto* matically typed out by the computer. ! i ? t 4ri if al Manager oft and Development Department, confers with |este, Paul We^cKim and Frank Cheely. The new products and processes developed by Ethyl chemists and engineers are protected by patents to exclude their use by competitor com panies. Here Dick Gorsich, Chemical Research, and John Balhoff, Patents, review a new patent application on one of Ethyl's new compounds. Markets must be thoroughly studied to de termine the possibilities for new products. Here, John Hill, Charlie Montgomery, and Bob Geiger of Business Research discuss a marketing prob lem on triethyl aluminum. Page 6, The Antiknock, August, 1959 ) Six Lead in Adopted Suggestions With 134 adopted ideas between them, six Plant employees, repre senting Sodium and TEL Opera tions and Maintenance, paced the Ethyl Suggestion System as it en tered its sixth year of operation on the Plant. Top man in the number of adopt ed ideas which have brought him cash awards was Tom Chapman, Sodium Operations, who has had 27 of his suggestions accepted for use by the Company. Close behind him is his fellow Sodium Operations employee, Paul Cain who has pocketed 24 sugges tion awards. Other leaders are Dana Terry, TEL Operations, with 23 awards for useable ideas; and Hiram May, Maintenance, who has 22 awards, including one of the first suggestion awards made on the Plant on July 7, 1954, follow ing the inauguration of the Ethyl Suggestion System in June of that year. The other two leading suggest ed, both with 19 adopted ideas, were Charley Broussard, Sodium Operations, and Stanley Herbin, TEL Maintenance. Fifteen other employees have had 10 or more of their suggestions adopted by the Company. Here's what two of these lead ers say in answer to THE ANTI KNOCK'S questions on where they get their ideas and which of their suggestions they think have been the best: Chapman (27 adopted ideas): "Since I work for a living, my ideas provide an opportunity for me to get cash for nice vaca tions and other extras. Over a period of time they' amount to something. Orig inally, I wanted to be an inventor and suggestions help me to fulfill this desire. My job is a challenge. No company or employee wants to live in the `horse and buggy' days; we like progress and modern conveniences. "There is always plenty of room for improvement on the Plant. If you know your job (Chapman has been in the CP Area for 17 y'ears) and suggest answers to the prob lems you face daily, you can re ceive cash awards." Paul Cain (24 adopted ideas): "My ideas concern improvements in Sodium opera tions and can be on improved prod u c t i o n proce dures. correcting safety hazards, or on how to do the job easier. I concentrate on things which in my work give me too much trouble, or on work that takes too much time. Sometimes, in the course of my work, a solution to a problem will crystallize in my mind and I drop my suggestion in the box. "My advice to other employees is to study their job and submit ideas to correct the problems en countered daily. They should real ize that they may submit many suggestions before receiving an award. As long as we work for the Company, we will all have ideas. 1 submit the ones I think are good through the Ethyl Sug gestion System." During the past month three employees led in suggestion awards. Top man was Ralph New ell, EtCl Op., with two awards of S85 and $45; L. V. Hancock, TELSod. M&C, $70. and Albert Entremont, also TEL-Sod. M&C, $50. Others receiving awards were: $30 Award W. M. Ilamlr*z, TEL-Sod. M&C $20 Award V. J. Maranfco, Qua). Control. $15 Awards B. J. Blouln (2 awards) and D. Terry 12 awards) {Share), O. B. Edwards, ail of TEL Op.; R. M. Browning. Qual. Con trol; R. E. Burns, and C. E. Crochet (Share), C. S. L&Piace, aU of TEL-Sod. M&C; J. N. Johnson and L. E. Watkins (Share), EtCl Labor; W. M. Domke, Sod. Op.: L. O. Boyles, EtCl Op.; D. D. Burch, R&D. $10 Awards G. M. Davis, W. Price, W. H. Under wood, W. Ollnde, J. It. Major, W. A. Domke. all of Sod. Op.; H. Collins, Jr., Sod. Labor; Erma Lee Eller <2 awards). R&D-Patents; S. Herbin and Wr. Touchtone, both of TEL-Sod. M&C; D. J. tluhbs, Stores; C. W. Hicks, and C. Lockhart, both of EtCl Maint. A. J. Entremont, TELSod. M&C, received a $50 award. L. V. Hancock, TEL-Sod. M&C, received a $70 award. Joins Medical Staff Dr. Richard T. Green, who as sumed his duties as Plant physi cian on July 2, goes over employee medical record with Julia Mae Heil, medical receptionist. He at tended Lake Charles schools and Tulane University. Bob Greenwood R* A. Moser Transfers and Promotions Announced Job Evaluation The transfer of job evaluation functions to the Employee Rela tions Department has been an nounced by President B. B. Tur ner. In connection with this trans fer the following changes affecting Baton Rouge personnel have been made: Bob Greenwood has been trans ferred from the Finance Depart ment's Data Research Section, to the Employee Relations Depart ment in New York as manager. Job Evaluation and Wage and Sal ary Administration. A native of Wilmington, Del., Greenwood received his BA in chemistry from the University of Delaware. Immediately after his graduation he was employed in Manufacturing at Deepwater, N.J. In April 1948 he transferred to Baton Rouge as an industrial en gineer and in 1956 became a staff assistant in Electronic Applica tions. Mrs. Greenwood is the former Dorothy Griffith of Pennsgrove, N. J. She and Bob are the parents of one son, John Robert IV, 15 years old. Hubert Wax and Joe Gyan have been transferred from the Manu facturing Department to Employee Relations. Leo Martin, currently in Em ployee Relations, has also been as signed to this function. R&D Moves Roger Moser's promotion from an acting basis to assistant superin tendent in Manufacturing Techni cal Services was one of several as signments announced last month. Moser and John McCarthy also exchanged assignments in Manu facturing Technical Services. Mc Carthy is now in charge of the Plant Technical Services Group, and Moser is in charge of the Man ufacturing Development Group. Merle Gould has moved from assistant director of Process De velopment to assistant director of Business Research to work on spe cial assignments. M. F. Gautreaux has transfer red on a rotational basis from head, Engineering and Mathemati cal Sciences, to assistant director of Process Development. Leo Kingrea has moved to acting head, Engineering and Mathemati cal Sciences, on a rotational basis. He is retaining his present respon sibilities as project manager for TEL Process Improvements. A1 Smith, formerly area engi neer in Manufacturing Technical Services, has been reassigned to the Process Design Section. Neel E. Garland has been given the increased responsibility of pro viding the technical services to the Ethyl Chloride area in addition to his other duties. Labor Group Families Enjoy Free Rides The merry-go-round was a popular ride at the second activity arranged by the Company for Labor Group employees' families. It was one of the free rides provided at the Floyd Kyle Shows, July 11. A theater party, held in June at the Lincoln Theater, was the first activity for which the Company has allocated funds previously used for the Ethyl Labor Picnic. \\ Arm llr M; Fi\ joinet mont! await year : awaryear LN.it All...\rtli Clsiv Kiln Hill llin. f lt.tr Ann S:im ETC 26550 Page 7, The Antiknock, August, 1959 ced mm an i|ierinIVchniral asnuiuh. .v' also Manu- Mcthe ( i I'l tup, Manuup. I mm Do- atm- of spe- ansfer1`rom i'iuatiii lector acting icmatiI basis, respon;cr for i engichnical nod to i given of proiccs to Id it ion J? t ranged otic of (heater itv for Ethyl Five Receive Twenty-Year Awards TEL Pioneer Starts Retirement active duties, "I would like to say one thing. The loyalty, sincerity and cooperation of employees working with me has been the greatest single factor contributing to what success I had as an Ethyl employee. I shall always remem ber this and look back on my as sociations at the Plant with pleas ure and warmth." Goode is a native of Asheville, N. C. He graduated from high Wallace F. Edwin B. Leon M. Zeb York, III, school there and attended Vander Armstrong, Smith, Burley, TEL Op. bilt a short while before his first Resident TEL-Sod. ElCl Op. employment, with the Federal Dye Manager M&C and Chemical Corporation as a superintendent of one of their op Five employees at the Plant erating departments. joined the 20-year group last After service in the Army dur month and received their 20-year ing World War I, he secured em awards. Twenty-six received 15- ployment at the Old Hickory Plant vear awards, two received 10-year of Du Pont. He transferred to awards, and one reached the five- Deepwater in 1919. year mark during July. Carl's work has taken him to 15 Years Carl Goode Germany, Canada, and to the startup of most of the Company's MAise M. Martin, Finance Albert Anderson, EtCl Labor Arthur <1. Harden, Sr, EtCl Labor Clay M. Bourg. Security lames S. Norwood, Jr., R&D Serv. Eduard A. Smith. TEL Op. IViltiiim E. Jones, EtCl M&C Hines A. Turrotte, EtCl M&C t'harles K. Smith, TEL Op. Amile Johnson. TEL Labor Snniniie B. Ballard, EtCl M&C Norman J. Harelsun, EtCl M&C Joseph E. Sa%"oy, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C Michael A. Decuir, TEL-Sod. M&C Clyde Oliver. TEL-Sod. M&C Ernest A. Menck, TEL-Sod. M&C Terry Q. Kirby. TEL Op. Haul M. Prejran. EtCl M&C Xolton Leger, TEL Op. Richard L. Lanoux, EtCl M&C Lee B. Sihley, TEL-Sod. M&C Henry H. Larsen, TEL-Sod. M&C Betty II. Bankston, Medical Raoul L. MenviUe, Jr., Chem. Res. & Dev. Serv. Lloyd <i. Ruchai, TEL-Sod. M&C Zachary E. Broussard, TEL-Sod. M&C 10 Years Roy L. Milde, Bus. Res. Walter Richardson, Sod. Labor 5 Years Tillmon H. Pearson. R&D Chem. Res. Three Employees Pass Away On July 31 Carl Goode ended his active career in the tetraethyl lead manufacturing field. His retire ment. at age 65 brings to a close an active career that began in 1923 at Deepwater, N. J., where he worked during the pilot plant manufacture of tetraethyl lead. He transferred to Baton Rouge in 1937 and served as a shift super visor in TEL Operations from that time until 1944 when he became a special assistant to the superin tendent of TEL Operations. He held this position until his retire ment. During his TEL career he work ed with thousands of men. A pop ular, respected leader, he was held in high esteem by employees be TEL plants. "I haven't made definite retire ment plans yet," he says. "Mrs. Goode and I will do quite a lot of traveling, taking our time and enjoying our leisure as we go along. I expect to spend some time in Hot Springs, Ark. I enjoy the baths there and we have made many friends in that city. "Conditions have changed great ly for the better since I began work in industry. One of the finest opportunities which has come along for employees of Ethyl is the Retirement Income Plan. I began participation in it as soon as it was offered. Now, I will be able to enjoy my retirement morev because of the security it offers." Thomas A. Morales, an employ ee who had retired June 1 due to permanent dis ability, died June 5, 1942 as a mechanical helper. He became an instrument mechanic in 1943, and a shift foreman in 1955. cause of his thorough knowledge of TEL manufacture, his sincerity, fairness, and his strong support of safety on the job. Mrs. Goode is the former Eliza beth Davis of PennsvilJe, N. J. Their three children are Sam, vice-president of a local finance 30 at the Plaque- He was a native of Independ "As my retirement approaches," company; Terrell, coach and teach mine Sanitarium. ence where he was born May 14, Goode said when interviewed a er at Glen Oaks High School; and The body rested 1907. few days before he completed his Mrs. Frank Kerr of Baton Rouge. at the Wilbert The deceased is survived by his Funeral Home in widow, the former Victoria Davis; Plaquemine until one daughter, Mrs. Betty Salter July 2. Services (wife of Sid Salter, Patents); a were conducted sister, Mrs. Natalie C. Pope of Ba - CLASSIFIED ADS - by Rev. William ton Rouge; and one brother, Dallas J. Reid with bur L. Calmes, Houston, Texas. For Sale Brick home on Greenwell Springs ial in the White Castle Cemetery. Road, 10 miles from Airline. Two bed i Morales joined the Company on Dec. 12. 1943, as an operator helper in TEL Op. and was assigned to the Laundry at the time of his retirement. He is survived by his widow, Julia C. Morales; two sons. Mack and Thomas; one step-son, Burton; four d a u g h t e rs, Mrs. Joseph Robert D. Stephenson Robert D. "Red" Stephenson, male nurse in Medical, died July 14 following a lengthy illness. 'Hie body rest ed at the Welsh Funeral Home until J uly 17 Five h.p. walking garden tractor with all attachments. Phone EL-5-4822. 20-foot cabin boat with four bunks, butane system, electric 30 hp. Evinrude motor; Lamar Cruiser 20-foot, with two 35 hp. Evinrude motors, fully equip ped. Phone DI-2-6572. Beagle pupa, pedigree. Phone WA1-8403. rooms, bath, living room, breezeway, large garage. Pine paneling throughout. Thirteen acres of land included. $24,000. Phone WA-1-9040. Four piece Maple bedroom set, good condition. $50. Phone DI-4-1456. Nine links of used I-Inch galvanized pipe. Reasonably priced. Phone Den Graves, Mrs. Chester H. Curry, Miss Theresa Morales, and Miss Elizabeth Morales, and one sister where services were held with the Rev. Mark Circular throw-rug, about 10 feet in diameter, used short time, in good con dition. $25. Phone WA-4-3935. ham Springs 6-5-6030. Contsx II camera with F/2 Sonnar and two brothers. Roberts officiat lens, flash synchronized, $130. Phone J. D. Calmes John Delmas Calmes, 52, an area mechanical foreman in EtCl Maint., died suddenly July 8 at the Ba ton Rouge Gen eral Hospital. His body rested at ing. Burial was in the National Cemetery with military services at the graveside. "Red," who was a native of Greenwood, joined the Company on Feb. 4, 1952. He is survived by twosisters-in-law and four nephews. 24-Inch boys bicycle, $10 and a 26inch girls Columbia bicycle $15. Phone WA-1-0487. 16 hp. Scott outboard motor, less than 30 hours service. $125. Phone WA1-8760. Three-bedroom home in Southdowns with tile bath, large garage, fenced yard on well drained 75-foot by 150 foot lot. Near Glasgow, St. Aloysius EL-7-1929. Extra large lot in Wickland Subdi vision. next to ERA Park. Phone WA1-5165. Practically new 2-way Inter commu nications system. $15; old Burroughs bookkeeping machine. Phone DI-3-8326. the Welsh Funeral Home until Card of Thanks and Lee Schools. 4749 Mimosa Street. $13,500. Phone DI-4-9238. Wanted July 10. Services were held at the funeral home fol lowed by Mason ic services at the graveside. He was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park. Calmes joined the Company Feb. We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for your cards, flowers, prayers, and con cern during our recuperation from injuries received in an automobile wreck. It is hard to express how much they have meant to us. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. "Bill" Morris )00-foot hy 175-foot lot in Sherwood Forest. Priced to sell at $5,250. Phone 6-6-2054, Zachary. New convertible boat top and wind shield. Chrome wing brackets. 56-inch to 59-inch beam. $65. Cost $100. Phone EL-7-4431. 20-gauge shotgun in good operating condition. Phone DI-2-1304. Will Trade 2l-tnch self propelled reel type lawn mower for comparable rotary mower. Phone DI-2-2993. ETC 26551 t aH The Cover Vol. 21, No. 7 July, 1959 Former Resident Manager Passes Away This impressive flag-raising ceremony be gan each day's activities at Ethyl Boys and Girls Day Camps at the ERA Park in June. This citizenship training and in struction in crafts, swimming and other activities were combined with a lot of fun for about 420 campers in the youth program which replaced the annual Ethyl Picnic. See article below. Clinton W. Bond Clinton W. Bond, former general manager of Manufacturing, died in a New York hospital May 30. He had been ill for some time, and about two months prior to his death had undergone surgery. He had recovered enough to return to work for a few days before being rc-admitted to the hospital where he died. The body was shipped to Baton Rouge for burial in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. It rested at the Welsh Funeral Home where the Rev..Philip Werlein of the St. James Episcopal Church conducted the services at 4:30 p.m., June 3. Pallbearers included Wallace Armstrong, Jack Burk, Roy Clothi er, Robert Guy, Bill Henry, A. K. Mclnnis, Fred O'Rourke, and Mike Voorhies. Clint was widely known at the Baton Rouge Plant and throughout the city. He graduated from LSU in 1931 with a B.S. degree in chem ical engineering. In January, 1932, he joined Esso Standard Oil as a chemical engineer. In 1939 Bond was named man ager of Ethyl Chloride Operations. In 1941, he was promoted to resi dent manager where he served dur ing the 10 years when the Baton Rouge Plant grew to be the largest antiknock compound plant in the world. In 1951, he was named gen eral manager of Manufacturing where he continued to be an in tegral part of the progress of the Company. Bond was president of the board of trustees of Baton Rouge General Hospital from 1952 until he was transferred to New York. He was active in the formation of the Loui siana Safety Association and served as its president in 1951, and was active m many other civic and pro fessional organizations. In 1956 he was transferred to the New York Office as general manager. He continued to main tain his office in New York until his death. Clint is survived by his widow, the former Maggie Denham; his mother, Mrs. Morris Lewis of Kentwood; one son, Ward; two daughters, Brenda Lee and Pene lope, and one brother, L. W. Bond of Baton Rouge. Youngsters Throng to Both Day Camps Two hundred eighteen boys are convinced that 'one of the finest periods of their summer vacation extended from June 8 through June 19 when they attended Boys Day Camp. The girls were in the midst of their two weeks of activities as The Antiknock went to press. They were participating in a program which filled their days with ac tivity. Photographic coverage of both the boys and girls camps is planned for the next issue. The day camps were offered this summer by the Company in place of the annual picnic and is only a part of the summer program to be made possible from these funds. Other activities include further special summer activities now being planned. Three Get Life Saving Awards For saving lives through prompt application of first aid, one of them a five-year-old son of one of the recipients, three employees were awarded Bureau of Mines Certifi cates of Honor. These certificates, which were presented June 9, are given in recognition of life saving through prompt application of first aid knowledge in emergencies. The men put to effective use in emergencies off the Plant the knowledge gained through an ex tensive first aid training program here. Making the presentation on be half of the Bureau was Edwin J. Lorio, official Bureau of Mines ex aminer and coordinator of first aid training on the Plant. Those honored were Howell Jackson, insulator 1/c in TEL-Sod. M&C; Dewey Graham, welder 1/c in TEL-Sod. M&C; and Luther Felps, operator 2/c in Sodium. On Jan. 8 this year, when David Jackson, 516 years old, attempted to carry a one-gallon glass milk bottle from a relative's home to his father's automobile parked in the driveway, he fell off the steps on to the concrete driveway, breaking the bottle. He received a laceration from the chin bone to the area of the shoulder including the jugular vein. Immediately, his father, Howell, used first aid to apply pressure and stop the bleeding. This he did until they reached the emergency room of the Baton Rouge General Hos pital where surgery and blood transfusions were found to be nec essary. Doctors state that there is no question that Jackson's quick action saved the life of his son. V. E. Anglin, an employee of the H. E. Wiese Construction Company, placed one foot on a crane, at work on a project near Baker, to ask the operator if he needed a drink of water. At about the same time, the cable on the crane came into con tact with a bare energized wire carrying 13,800 volts of electricity. Anglin received electric shock, ceased breathing and suffered se vere burns on his hands and feet. Graham and Felps, who were standing nearby, began immediate artificial respiration and treatment for shock. Two physicians arrived at the scene shortly after the acci dent and administered medical treatment before having the pa tient moved to the hospital where he was confined for a period of one week. In transmitting the Certificates of Honor, John A. Johnson, Wash ington, chief of the division of safe ty of the Bureau of Mines, said that the men deserved high commenda tion for the tangible exhibitions of first aid treatment and coolheadedness in facing emergency whereby they saved human life. He also commended the first aid training program conducted on the Plant which helped make the life saving acts possible. This is a picture of the Award of Honor given by the Bureau of Mines to Howell Jackson. Similar ones were given to Dewey Graham and Luther Felps. Waiting for the Crowd Final plans for employees, their friends and guests to find enter tainment galore at the ERA Park July 4 and 5 were under way as The Antiknock went to press. The occasion was the second annual ERA Festival. Bill Croissant and Jim West brook, co-chairmen for the event this year, announced a comprehen sive program that was to provide entertainment for young and old. The three men at right, Howell Jackson, Dewey Graham, and Luther Felps, received Bureau of Mines Awards of Honor June 9 for their lifesaving efforts through prompt application of first aid knowledge in emergen cies. E. J. Lorio, left, official Bureau of Mines examiner and coordinator of first aid training on the Plant, made the presentations. ETC 26553 , is shown ta lk in g to I V r o J. (w iiilrru ii. ri r 1 /c, about o ve rtim e w o rk, fie ld c le rk service is also p ro v id e d fo r the EtCI, S odium and Shop Areas. Page 2, The Antiknock, July, 1959 ) Charles A. Kyle, counsel, is shown in the library giving dictation to Secretary Martha Monroe. He represents the Legal Department at the Baton Rouge Plant and reports to F. P. Wame, general counsel, whose headquarters are in New York. Kyle Handles Varied Plant Legal Work The legal work of Charles A. Kyle, counsel, is varied and com plex. He heads the Legal Depart ment at the Baton Rouge Plant, reporting to F. P. Wame, general counsel, whose headquarters are in New York. Kyle is available for consulta tion on all legal problems, and his service is used by all departments here. In addition to this local effort, he performs legal duties on occa sion for other company locations such as Houston, Orangeburg, and Pittsburg. Included among the duties of the Legal Department here are such activities as the examination of purchasing contracts, the review of supply contracts, consultation with Traffic in negotiating agreements and amendments on tank car leases and trackage, and assistance to Engineering in drawing up building and construction contracts both here and at Houston. He also assists in interpreting contracts al ready in force. Many of the consultant agree ments for R&D are drawn up by the local Legal Department. Charlie, who joined the Com pany in 1953, is an alumnus of Tulane University where he received his A.B. in 1934 and his LL.B. in 1936. Combined with his successful scholastic efforts at the University was his outstanding athletic career as an end on the Green Wave foot ball team. Mrs. Kyle is the former Connie Lanois of Providence, R. I. Their two children are Kathleen, 13, and Connie, 11. New Safety Prize This decorative electric clock is a recent addition to the list of safety prizes. It is one of many items from which employees choose prizes when their Group works safely the prescribed number of days. Joyce Allen, General Engineering, attended all of the games played by the Walker High School girls' basketball team; her husband was coach. Furthermore, she wore the outfit shown at left to all of the contests, I and the team soon felt that her appearance at the games in that ensem ble brought them luck. Therefore, when they closed the season by win ning the state championship, the players made and gave to Joyce the dress shown at right in appreciation of her support. They Take Top ERA Rodeo Prizes Willie J. Disch, TEL-Sod. M&C, took the top bass prize--a $55 gift certificate -- in the annual ERA Fishing Rodeo with a fish weighing five pounds, three ounces. Valery Cooper, Labor foreman, came in second for the $50 prize with a 4-pound, llVfe-ounce catch, and J. B. Langlois, TEL-Sod. M&C, claimed third place money in the amount of $40 with a four-pound, six-ounce bass. In the bream division, Roy T. Arbour, EtCl M&C, walked off with the top prize taken with a onepound fish. T. C. Easley, EtCl M&C, was second with a 15-ounce catch, and C. O, "Tinker" Harrell, Quality Control, captured third place mon ey with his 10-ounce bream. T. C. Easley, EtCl M&C, took top honors in both the sac-a-lait and catfish divisions. In the former, he registered a two-pound, oneounce fish; in the latter, an eightpound, eight ounce catch. Zack Olinde, Sod. Op., was sec ond in the sac-a-Iait division with a one-pound, six-ounce fish. Ro land Major, EtCl M&C, registered a three-pound, nine-ounce catfish to take second place honors in that division. In the children's division, Ran dall Eberhart, son of Walter F. Eberhart, Tel-Sod. M&C, won the bass contest with a catch weighing two pounds, 14 ounces. Ernest Carr, Jr., whose father is. Laundry supervisor, won the top bream prize in the children's divi sion with a fish weighing seven ounces. Danny Robertson, son of James Robertson, Power, won the chil dren's rough fish division with a two-pound, four-ounce catch. J. A. Langlois, guest of Joseph B. Langlois, TEL-Sod. M&C, regis tered a four-pound, six-ounce bass to win the guest prize. A total of $660 in gift certificates was mailed to winners with 12 awards in the bass division, II in bream, 3 in sac-a-lait, 3 in catfish, 2 in the children's bass division, 2 in the children's bream division. 1 in the children's rough fish divi sion, and 1 in the guest bass divi sion. The contest, held at False River, started at 4 p.m. May 22 and lasted until noon, May 30. Manuel II] window device rii Ed Willi him as t cleaning i Two Two are helpn Group to job of vH platform f the ledgi worker o: is at the is workin extension a man s' Earl I.the ori^'1 dow w.-in'I ized its p: of We " Planning I ployee R j sign. The pl.l Central : num m;u| deck. ll> 140 point M erf It's 2-Million Man-Hours Without a Major for EtCl Labor Fellows! Members of the Ethyl Chloride Labor Group, which has completed two million safe man-hours, include, front row, left to right: James Brooks, Manuel Hickman, Curtis Williams, Isiah Lang, Will Gray, Henry Johnson, Thomas Wallace, James Lee, Venci! Griffin, Samuel Smith, Robert Atkins, Ervin White, Herman Huggins, and John Hilton. Second row, left to right, are Louis Watkins, George Knox, Felton Bady, Arthur Harden, Eddie Asbury, James Barron, Edmond Williams, Stewart Har desty, Andrew Lawson, Ferdinand Ricard, Henry Clemons, Rivers Robertson, Lawrence Square, Clarence Jackson, Archie Tiilotson, and Steve Burns, HI. Back row, in the same order, are: Foreman Leo Monte- gudo, Ivory Leachman, George Gibson, Eldredge Robinson, Matthews Turner, Charley Williams, Thomas Primus, Willie Guy, Jimmie Law rence, Violet Scott, Luke Dummons, Joseph Lawson, Clayton Levy, Frank Johnson, Cary Collier, Roosevelt Campbell, Branch Walton, and Valery Cooper, foreman. "B" shift members of the group shown at right are, front row, left to right, are Johnny Tate, Louis Wilford, Albert Williams, Albert Triche, Johnnie Hughes, Howard Wallace, Joe Fisher, and Charlie Turner. Back row, in the same order, are Boatner Atkins, Leon Hamilton, E. J. Rudison, Willie Jell, Albert Carter and Dixie Primus. ETC 26554 Brineproof, Too! Page 3, The Antiknock, July, 1959 Here from Detroit . played by was coach, u* contests, t hat ensemih) by win* i Joyce the rizes iois in that laion, RanWalter F. won the li weighing |.^e father is mi the top |;lren's divihing seven 11 of James i the chil- lion with a I catch. ' of Joseph . regis- ! ounce bass { | certificates ! with 12 |ision, 11 in in catfish, s division, lin division, |h fish divi- bass divi- Talse River, ! and lasted Manuel Hickman washes a top-floor window from the platform of the device developed by Earl LeFeaux. Ed Williams, on the roof, assists him as needed by passing down cleaning cloths and detergents. Frank Johnson, porter in the M&P Building, finds that he has a "long reach" as he washes windows with this extension window washer. Foreman Wilton Vickers is shown in background. Two New Window Washing Devices Make the Job "a Breeze" on Plant Two devices acquired recently are helping members of the Labor Group to do a quicker and better job of washing windows. One is a platform which is suspended from the ledge of a building so that the worker on the floor of the platform is at the window level on which he is working. The other device is an extension window washer used by a man standing on the ground. Earl LeFeaux, Labor foreman, is the originator of the top floor win dow washer's platform. He visual ized its potential and with the help of Wesley Stark, Maintenance Planning, and Harry Allen, Em ployee Relations, completed its de sign. The platform was fabricated in Central Shops. It is made of alumi num material and has a plywood deck. Its approximate weight is 140 pounds. The platform eliminates the need for scaffolding or the inconveni ence of working from a long ex tension ladder. It increases effici ency because it safely puts the man right at the window when he needs to exert strong rubbing pressure and use concentrated cleaning chemicals. The window washer is made of extension telescopic tubes. A water hose runs through the tubes to the brush at the upper end. A special attachment feeds detergent into the water stream when wanted. With this equipment, an employee stand ing at ground level, can clean win dows from the first through the fourth floors of buildings. He can rinse as well as wash windows. The extension window washer al lows one man to do a much more efficient job. Menvilles Maintain Outstanding Records Morgan points to the watch which suffered no serious damage from months of immersion in a Sodium tank filled with brine. Kenneth Morgan, steeplejack painter in TEL-Sod. M&C, says with authority that his watch is waterproof, chemical proof, and shockproof. It has been through the test and still runs. Back in August, 1958, he was painting a catwalk which extended across the top of a brine tank in the sodium area. He had placed his wrist watch in the watch pocket of his pants. As he chipped off old paint with a chipping hammer, the tool bumped against the watch band protruding from his pocket, and the timepiece fell into the tank which was about three-fourths filled with brine. On June 11 of this year, about eleven months later, James C. Kennerly, welder in Sodium, found the watch when he and other workers drained the tank. Claude D. Spring, who was work ing nearby, had been with Morgan when he dropped the watch in the tank, so he told the men that Mor gan was the owner of the time piece. Out of idle curiosity, they wound the watch. It ran! The salt brine had eaten into the exterior of the case in spots, but had not penetrat ed to the enclosed mechanism. John F. Sieberth was recently transferred to the Baton Rouge Plant from Detroit to assume the position of Manager of Baton Rouge Patent Section. He, Mrs. Sieberth, and their children -- Larry, Jimmy and Joan Ann--are living at 905 Monterrey Blvd. To Air Force Academy Harry Allen, Jr., left Baton Rouge June 25 to begin four years of study at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Harry, who is 18 years old, is a graduate of Baton Rouge High School. His father is a field representative in Employee Relations. Henry Gardner To Be July Safety Speaker r tr! Matthews filmic Law\ ton Levy, n'alton, and I front row, Ims, Albert (id Charlie i Hamilton, Douglas, left, received his Masters degree in Cinema recently at the University of Southern California. He graduated at University High School with a 3.8 average and attended LSU for three years before enter ing USC. Anne, at right, graduated at University High this year with a 4.0 average for her four years. They are the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Menvilte. He is in R&D Services. Henry Gardner, TEL-Sod. M&C, and William S. Smith, Safety, plan the series of talks on "No Shortcuts to Safety" which Gardner will give during July. Henry is recognized as an outstanding speaker and a staunch advocate of safety on and off the job. ETC 26555 I Dual Purposes Keynote Work of Purchasing andiffic Purchasing agents are shown in a staff meeting. Left to right are Reggie Woest, Tex Jackson, J. R. Montgomery, Buddy Singletary, Willard Mit chell, L. M. Davis, Judson Ourso, John Tate, Julius Sholars, and Alton Miller. Mitchell is manager of Purchasing. Both Purchasing and Traffic, which are combined to form the Puiinvolved in Pi: and Traffic Department, have~two broad duties, purposes, or objecthE. J. Lcnahm* characterize their responsibilities. n at Houston The first duty of the Purchasing Group, for example, is to see thjsara and Bel' Company employees have the tools and equipment required for the Active m T: jobs they perform. They must provide "what employees need whfer Weakley at want it." and at New The second duty, which must always be considered along with tIThe iniportn- is to see that the Company gets the most for its money. Thus, Pur; of philosoph employees serve their fellow employees and the Company by 'summed up : expenses for supplies down to the minimum. le last Janunt Dual purposes also keynote Traffic activities. It is Traffic's job to ?"it \s a fact.' shipments to customers are delivered at the time and place needed anc, as much as lowest possible transportation, cost. imes as high At the same time, it is the Traffic group's responsibility to make to customers that raw materials shipped to Ethyl's plants arrive as scheduled by railander way. . and ship and move as economically as possible. encies and \ The Purchasing and Traffic Department, headed by Vice Presided cheaper pi Costello in New York, has its main headquarters here under Directproduction at "Chuck" Colvin. Assisting him is Associate Director E. O. Jones. HelenOn these pat. is secretary. lc people wh Colvin and Jones direct or assist in the Purchasing and Traffic aewny and help at other Company locations. An efficient clerical staff is kept busy with the correspondence, records, filing and related work in Purchasing. Shown are Mary Stanley and Bobby Stirratt. Others, not shown, include Gerry Rainey, Jim Hyatt, and Jennie Bowman. Purchasing Studies Quality, Quantity As stated, the Purchasing employees have a two-fold objective-- to get employees what they need and to get the most for the money. Because they must "get us what we want when we want it" the Purchas ing employees are at the right hand of everyone of us in doing our jobs. In supplying our needs, they must look closely at quality and quantity as they spend Ethyl dollars. In addition to purchasing raw materials and supplies for the Baton Rouge Plant, the duties of the Purchasing employees here include the conduct of Companywide research in purchasing, the buying of "engi neered" items, and the purchase of some raw materials for other Company locations. Willard Mitchell, manager, heads the Purchasing group. Lulline Moss is his secretary. So complex is the array of items which must be purchased from day to day that rather than "play the field" and buy all types of equip ment and supplies, the individual purchasing agents are specialists. Each is assigned a definite group of purchases, and it is his responsibility to handle the buying of those commodities. L. M. Davis buys raw and essential materials, heavy equipment, drums and heavy chemicals. John Tate handles the purchase of laboratory chemicals and supplies, stationery and office supplies including furniture, office machines and equipment, hospital supplies and printing. J. R. Montgomery handles electrical requirements, meters and instruments, and meter and instrument parts. Alton Miller has as his assignment the purchase of all rubber hose and related products, fabrics, building hardware, tools, bearings, and lubricants. Judson Ourso buys welding supplies and parts, janitorial and laundry supplies and equipment, clothing and footwear, and safety equipment and supplies. Buddy Singletary does the buying of installed equipment such as compressors and pumps, and their parts. Julius Sholars handles the buying of pipe valves, and fittings, all steel items, hot and cold insulation materials, gaskets and packing, and transportation equipment parts. Reggie Woest handles the sale<ond disposal of all scrap and surplus materials. Tex Jackson is assigned the duty of coordinating purchasing with on-Plant Construction requirements. Providing clerical and stenographic requirements in Purchasing are Gerry Rainey, Bobby Stirratt, Jim Hyatt, Mary Stanley, and Jennie Bowman, files. Secretary Helen Sutton is shown taking dictation from C. E. "Chuck" Colvin, director of Purchasing and Traffic. Colvin's office is at the Baton Rouge Plant, but he also directs or assists in the Purchasing and Traffic activities at other Company locations. Lulline Moss takes dictation from Elbert Moore, manager of Pur chasing Research. The Purchasing Research group analyses the expenditure of money for materials at all Company locations. etc 26556 e function ol itcnals at mical raw m .elude invest material, tl ie of the C"i leial I'usnir e Re.svnreli f Patents. Fa from soui i mg person' addition, ti ts alter the1, xe proper p- chasing R<ang Rosea* i \ addition t. r Elbert M of indaffic Department ii the Purulnvolved in Purchasing activities elsewhere are Andy Anderson, Hal Woods objective E. J. Lenahan in New York, Buford Fendlason, Hudson Field and Bill Herr- $<] in at Houston, Walter Weakley and Milt Ketter at Pittsburgh, and Bob 3 io see thaik`ira and Bob Young at Detroit. nl for the i.j Active in Traffic duties at other locations are Ed Darragh at Houston, v. need wher.ter Weakley and Milton Ketter at Pittsburgh, and Ed Betchaver and Alice jand at New York. .dong with th. The importance of meeting our ever-present competition and the stateTlius, Purcit of philosophy that guides the functioning of Purchasing and Traffic is iipany by k:summed up in an excerpt from a talk which Colvin made to our Sales >le last January. Hie s job to st 1S a fact," he stated, "that despite metallic lead selling for two or three ' needed andjj as much as in 1939, and wage rates 2Vz times as high, and freight rates limes as high, and the cost of living twice as high--our selling price delivtil v lo make if to customers is 13 per cent less today than in 1939, when all the inflation Iuled by rail. Hinder way. And we have accomplished that by improving our process lencies and yields, by making our own intermediate materials and devel> ice President cheaper processes for these intermediates, and by rigid control of all under DirectoiPryduction and transportation costs." I.Jones. Helen aOn these pages we present the high spots of the work of Purchasing and I lie people who, by serving employees and our customers, are serving the l.nd Traffic acifsny and helping it to meet and beat competition, thus continuing to provide Traffic Supervisors in a meeting are, left to right, Bill Croissant, rate supervisor; Tom Davis, general Traffic manager; Bill Lewis, Traffic supervisor; Frank Fisher, Baton Rouge Traffic superintendent; and Mike Gaydos, assistant Traffic manager. Shown in inset is Secretary Dot Taylor. Activities in Purchasing, Traffic, and Purchasing Research are be ing reviewed in this meeting. Left to right are Elbert Moore, man ager of Purchasing Research; Toni Davis, general Traffic manager; E. O. Jones, associate director of Purchasing and Traffic; C. E. "Chuck" Colvin, director of Purchasing and Traffic; and Willard Mitchell, manager of Purchasing. Ida "Mackie" Whitehead, left, and Melva Cranford, right, are shown at work with Frank Fisher, Baton Rouge Traffic superintendent. hasing Research Analyzes Expenditures Traffic's Two 'C's, -- Customers, Costs The Traffic people, headed by General Traffic Manager Tom Davis, have the two-foid function of seeing that our products--"Ethyl anti knock compounds and others--get from the plants to the customers as scheduled and at the lowest possible cost. They also see that basic raw materials coming to Ethyl plants arrive as scheduled. To accomplish these two objectives, the work of these people involves routing of cars; contracts with transportation companies; keeping track of our large fleet of tank cars; maintaining transportation records; making studies and analyses on freight rates and negotiating on these rates with the railroads, steamship, barge, and truck lines; arranging for and maintaining leased track locations for storage of tank cars to serve customers' emergency requirements, and arranging for movement to our plants of a large portion of our lead supply and other raw materials. In addition, included in Traffic functions is making travel and hotel arrangements for employees traveling on Company business. Briefly stated, in shipping our products Traffic takes over the tank cars at the Plant fence and has the responsibility for them until those tank cars are returned to the Plant. The work of Traffic employees involved in rate studies and negotiations is Companywide. In addition to Tom Davis, Traffic personnel here include Mike Gaydos, assistant Traffic manager; Frank Fisher, Baton Rouge Traffic superintendent; Bill Croissant, rate supervisor; Bill Lewis, Traffic super visor; and Dorothy Taylor, secretary to Tom Davis; J. D. Tullier, Melva Cranford and Ida "Mackie" Whitehead. function of Purchasing Research is to analyze the expenditure of money f*;lterials at all Company locations, whether it involves millions of dollars ianical raw materials or a few dollars for shipping labels. This analysis jtodude investigation of the chemical or physical characteristics of the pur- material, the economics of purchasing it at a satisfactory price, or making * of the Company's plants, the legal phases of a contract to purchase, or leral business aspects to be considered in buying. Research Section co-ordinates information from various groups such as Patents, Economic Evaluation, and Business Research, as well as inforfrom sources outside the Company, in deciding what to recommend to ing personnel at any Ethyl location as the "one best way to buy." addition, these fellows handle the administrative details of procurement s after they become effective, and maintain contacts with other companies e proper performance of the contracts. --chasing Research is headed by Elbert Moore. Also in the organization are sing Research Engineers John McCornack and George Antolik. Lulline fin addition to her secretarial duties for Willard Mitchell, also handles this Elbert Moore. ETC 26557 Page 6, The Antiknock, July, 1959 Jack Hague, right, foreman of the late Oree Allen, makes the presen tation of two suggestion awards to Mrs. Allen. Her son-in-law, Bucky Tullier, TEL Op., is shown at left. Mrs. Allen expressed gratification for kindness of the Company and employees. Widow Receives Suggestion Checks Mrs. Oree Allen, widow of the $15 Awards late Oree Allen, TEL-Sod, M&C, A. F. Fugler, D. Lambert, both of received two awards from the Ethyl Suggestion System June 3 for adopted ideas, submitted by Oree prior to his death. Jack Sod. Op.: C. O. Harrell, Qual Control; Lena M. Ltuiglols (Share), Office Serv ices. $10 Awards Hague, Oree's foreman, made the presentation of the $20 and $15 awards at Mrs. Allen's home. C. R. New (2 awards) and Adah P. Sturgis, both of Qual. Control; I. H. Rills and H. J. Audlffred (Share), A. T. Varnado, T. E. Crumholt, Z. E. Brous Present for the ceremonies were Bucky Tullier, TEL Op., who is her son-in-law; Mrs. J. D. Daigre, who is a neighbor; Mrs. Allen, Hague, and Dick Day, Suggestion super sard, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Lucille M. McQueen, Emp Rel.; L. G. Boyles, EtCl Op.; D. D. Burch, R&D; P. T. Cato, Sod. Op.; A. O. Welch and W. M. Marks (Share), of VC1 Op. visor. She expressed her sincere appre ciation for the interest and assist ance given her by the Company CLASSIFIED and Oree's fellow employees. Margie A. Hannaman, Ind. Eng., - - - ADS - - - Leweltyn Proctor Rufus Millbum presently on maternity leave, was the leading suggestor last month. She received four awards totaling $62.50. These were the first four of her suggestions adopted. For Sale Two-ton Fedders Deluxe 220-volt unit, used one and a half years. $200; H-ton Fedders Custom 110-volt unit, about two years old. $125. Phone WA 1-5513. Four Receive Degrees from LSU Headed by Gordon A. Hughmark, Process Design, who re ceived his Ph.D. degree in Chem ical Engineering, four Plant em ployees received degrees through spare time studies at LSU, May 30. Others were Richard Geaman and L. A. Proctor, both in Patents, who received LL.B. degrees, and R. M. Millbum, Inspection,_ who was the recipient of a Bachelor of General Studies degree. All received their degrees through part time study while con tinuing full duties at the Plant. Hughmark, a native of Cleve land, Ohio, received his B.S. in Their three children are Mike, eight; Toni, five; and Allen, Jr., four. Millburn, who is a technical in spector in Inspection, is a native of Blackburn, Okla. He joined the Company Feb. 16, 1955. His part- time study qualified him for the degree received at the recent com mencement exercises. Mrs. Millburn is the former Floyd Walton. Their two children are Meliss Ann, four years old, and Chess Sean, six months old. E. D. McMillan, TEL-Sod. M&C, received two awards in the total amount of $45. This brought his number of adopted suggestions to seven. Other award winners were: $30 Awards H. P. I.emoine and B. T. Karos (Share), both of Qual. Control; J. J. Gerace, Stores. $25 Awards J. R. Fowler, TEL Op.; A. M. Dixon, Stores. $20 Awards J. W. Spring, TEL Op.; Lurl1n B. Iloye, Safety; tV. Olinde, P. T. Cain (2 awards), all of Sod. Op.; D. J. Hubbs, Stores, and H. 4. Gode&ux, EtCl Op. Lovely white full-length formal, size 12, nylon net over satin. Paid $100, will sell for $25. Phone WA 1-2572 or WA 1-8431. Old model L. C. Smith typewriter. Will sell, or what have you to trade? Phone EL 5-6198. 21-inch type self-propelled power lawn mower. Good condition. Cost $134, will sell for $50. Phone DI 2-7675. Schwinn Corvette bicycle. In good condition but needs one tire. Cost $69.75, will sell for $20. Phone DI 4-9594. War surplus plastic pontoons, good condition. $20 each. Phone EL 5-4269. One pair lady's roller shoe skntes, size seven. White with white rubber toe stops. Used about five times. Onlv $15. Phone EL 7-7810. Chemical Engineering in 1947 at the University of Cincinnati and Benefit Plans Prevent Financial Woes Figs. Call EL 5-0592 and place your orders now. his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from LSU in 1955. By O. C. "Pete" Recoulley, Wanted He joined the Company in 1951 as a chemical engineer in Techni cal Services. He is now a senior Outside Machinist 1/c The insurance coverage I've had as an employee of Ethyl Corpora Used 16-gauge Browning automatic shotgun, with 28-inch modified barrel. Phone DI 4-4060. Process Design engineer. tion has been one of the greatest benefits I've Geaman, a native of Warren, received as an employee. Ohio, received his Bachelor of Shortly after Major Medical coverage be Chemical Engineering at Ohio came effective, Mrs. Recoulley was hospitalized State in 1952. He joined the Com for major surgery. Unanticipated complications pany during the same year in De ran up the cost of this to the point that Major troit, transferring to Baton Rouge Medical paid a large part of the bills. in 1955 to work in Patents. Mrs. Since then, she has had one more major Geaman is the foirmer Madelyn Ehrlich. Their two children are Jay, nine, and Lee, 19 months old. Proctor, who is a native of Vicks burg, Miss., received his B.S. de surgical operation, and now she has been sent to Tucson, Arizona, where doctors hope that the dry climate will cure a severe asthmatic condition. Also, 1 had to undergo major surgery dur 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 gree in Chemistry from Loyola in 1952. He joined the Company in 1956 to work in Patents. Mrs. Proc tor is the former Audrey Schlosser. ing this time. Let me tell you, the Benefits Plans have saved us from complete financial disaster. I recommend them, including Major Medical, to all employees. 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 26558 --Sel Head ir veterans H. Larsiray, Sod of serve] They at the i ner. Rectiv at the Willinin-1 rio. Sad ter of i last moil is Lawil StafF, \\ j time of I honored I on Junol date wn| 19 and Twelvl ed out pleted ll pleted 11 reached | month. Moselle George ] Conrad| George Murpluf Dm Id Ed arid Evsie if Dunicl r Itoherl I Leon li Eli Toll Flo\d if SinieiU' Kioitis ( linrlN \ erni.ri Walter JliiroM i Uei.ru. [ lames [ Darnel | JVfrr (M\ .1 | Walt. AUun tW Alter Ifl Du\ S>l\in ] James 1'aul I Gore Page 7, The Antiknock, July, 1959 Five Local Men Recognized on Service Anniversaries > (he presen* ii Ijiw, Bucky iilificalion for Lhecks fufn-rt, both of Quiil Control; <. Office Serv- Ms and Adah P. .'imtrol: I. II. iShare), A. T. , Z. E. BrousvC'. Lucille M. |<i. Boyles, EtCl I*. T. Coin, and XV. M. IED i\e riO-volt unit, !irs. $200: %.ton I unit, about two A 1-5513. Llh formal, size J. Paid $100. will IU A 1-2572 or fnith typewriter, you to trade? -lied power lawn Cost $134, will I 7675. ieycle. In good tire Cost $69.75, l- DI 4-9594. pontoons, good tone EL 5-4269. I-Iioe skates, size luimatcneds.rpuOlbabcneelvr y$ot1ou5er. lining automatic I modified barrel. Heading the field of long-service veterans last month were Gustav H. Larson, M&C, and Hugh C. Mur ray, Sod. Op., both with 30 years of service. They received their certificates at the recent 25-year service din ner. Receiving their 25-year awards at the dinner were Rudolph F. Williams, Stores, and Edwin J. Lorio, Safety, who completed a quar ter of century with the company last month. Also a 25-year veteran is Lawrence G. Oliver, Tech. Op. Staff, who was on vacation at the time of the dinner, but who was honored at ceremonies at the Plant on June 22. Williams' anniversary date was June 1, Oliver's on June 19 and Lorio's June 30. Twelve other employees round ed out 20 years of service, 35 com pleted 15 years of service, 24 com pleted 10 years of service and three reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Moselle Dungan, TEL Op. George A. McCne, M&C Conrad Harrison, TEL Op. George Knox. EtCl Labor Murphy J. Didler, Safety David Moses, TEL Labor Edward L, May, TEL Op. Essie E. McCraine, Maint. Plan. Daniel C. Odom, TEL-Sod. M&C Robert S. Phenald, EtCl M&C Leon H. W'unsch, TEL-Sod. M&C Ell Tate, TEL Labor Floyd P. Rodrigue, TEL-Sod. M&C Simeon H. Davis, TEL-Sod. M&C Romey P. Dupuy, TEL-Sod M&C Charlie B. Teasett, Sod. Labor Vernon D. Hull, TEL Op. Walter E. Pendck, TEL Op. Harold A. Gill, Stores George M. Savoy, EtCl M&C Joseph B. Smith, EtCl M&C James A. Devall, EtCl M&C Daniel J. Bourgeois, EtCl M&C Peter J. Guidroz, EtCl M&C Guy J. Templet, EtCl M&C Wuiter J. Toussaint, TEL Labor Alvan Profit, TEL Labor Alter P. Dupleasis, TEL Op. Duvis Rayborn, Sod. Op. Sylvln Wesley, TEL-Sod. M&C James R. Wilson, TEL-Sod. M&C Paul R. Burns, M&C James A. Carr. VC1 Op. Tommie M. Howie, Chem. Res. William M. Marks, VC1 Op. 10 Years Ralph J. LeBlanc, Stores Luther J. Felps, Jr., Sod. Op. Zack Olinde, Sod. Op. Leo R. Bankston, TEL-Sod. M&C Albert B. Horn, Jr., Plan.-Coord. Donald A. Fitzgerald, VC1 Op. Warren M. Ramirez, TEL-Sod. M&C Floyd L. Younger, Sod. Op. Gustave Phillippe, Sod. Op. James M. Payne, Jr., Sod. Op. Louis C. Furrate, TEL-Sod M&C Maxie C. Jones, Sod. Op. Charles E. Arnold, Sod. Op. Joel F. Cheely, R&D Staff. Billy B. Pate, TEL-Sod. M&C Eiliviilge J, Simoneaux, TEL-Sod M&C Lloyd W. Shumway, Sod. Op. Frank W. McDaniel, Sod. Op. Joseph R. Richard, Sod. Op. Roy L, Smith, Sod, Op. James Ducote, Sod. Op Tide D. Vascocu, Stores Fred A. Whitehead, Stores Thomas G. Terry, Emp. Rel. 5 Years Joyce H. Thibodeaux, Finance. James M. Galey, Emp. Rel. Robert L. Johnson, Chem. Res. Five senior employees observed anniversaries last month. Above, four of them are show receiving certificates at the recent 25-Year Dinner. Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong made the presentations. (I) Gust Larson, right, 30 years. (2) Hugh C. Murray, right, 30 years. (3) Rudy Williams, left, 25 years. (4) E. J. Lorio, left, 25 years. (5) Larry Cliver, left, who could not attend 25-Year Dinner, receives his award in Resident Manager Armstrong's office. They Complete Twenty Years Gordon James Takes ERA Golf Championship Ji-nal Council of Editors .................... Editor Antiknock is to Je .it the Baton Uht. inform em- Inpany--its prodtilems--show the i and their famill>reciation of the Gordon James, right, receives the championship ERA golf trophy from tournament chairman Larry Dallam. James defeated L. N. Watlington in the finals of Group "A" of the first flight to win the 1959 ERA Spring Handicap Golf Championship. Both James and Watlington are in TEL Operations. Ed Thielman, Quality Control, was winner of first flight, group "B", Larry Burrough, Eng., was runner-up. In the second flight, group "A", R. H. Murphy, EtCl M&C, was winner and John Rogers, Stores, runner-up. In the second flight, group "B", Raymond Vargo, Prod. Plan., was winner and Jim Browning, Tech. Serv., runner-up. Sidney Scardino, 17 months old, is the grandson of Virgil Joiner, EtCl Maint. Sid's mother, the former Molly Lee Joiner, was pictured in The Antiknock when she was a child, according to her father, who has been employed on the Plant since 1942. ETC 26559 Henry K. Wright, EtCl Op. Vol. 21 Execirt Swart Kennetl Patent Ci was name general n and Devel reassignm bilities ai Bynum Tf Named the Paten aid L. J< from his . post. The rea tive resp" achieve gt executive programm make poss tribution ity, and r tasks of President The e: which con vice prcsi individual there be ; pany's tip* The fn.i their title.- m s (A Kenneth named to t ISk? r* eral man:i" Developmn dent Bynui ETC 26560 The Cover Vol. 21, No. 6 June, 1959 A kiss from daughter Linda Sue and a pat on the back from son Michael followed the awarding of the National Safety Council's President Medal to Fred Hamilton on May 20. Not shown but equally as proud were Mrs. Ham ilton and son Dickie. Executive Responsibility Reassigned; Swartwood Named R&D General Manager Kenneth Swartwood, formerly Patent Counsel for the Company, was named to the new position of general manager of the Research and Development Department in a reassignment of executive responsi bilities announced by President Bynum Turner on May 8. Named to succeed Swartwood in the Patent Counsel post was Don ald L. Johnson, who moved up from his Associate Patent Counsel post. The reassignment of the execu tive responsibilities is designed to achieve greater decentralization of executive authority, afford better programming of plans and policies, make possible a more efficient dis tribution of executive responsibil ity, and reduce the administrative tasks of the President's office, President Turner said. The executive staff changes which concern the Company's four vice presidents do not affect any individual department nor will there be any changes in the Com pany's operation. The four vice presidents and their titles under the new plan of organization are: Dr. George F. Kirby, Vice President Operations; William R. Perdue, Vice President Finance and Staff; Malcolm P. Murdock, Vice President Sales; and Joseph A. Costello, Vice President Purchasing and Traffic and Chemi cal Sales. Reporting to Dr. Kirby will be the Manufacturing, Research & Development, and Engineering De partments. Reporting to Mr. Perdue, Vice President Finance and Staff, are Finance, Employee Relations and Medical Departments. In addition, Mr. Perdue will serve as liaison be tween the president of Ethyl Cor- poration and Ethyl Corporation of Canada Limited. Mr. Murdock, Vice President Sales, continues in charge of the Sales Department, which also em braces Advertising and Sales Pro motion, Gasoline Testing, and Prod uct Service and Safety. Mr. Costello continues to direct the Company's Purchasing and Traffic and Chemical Sales activi ties. The Secretary's office, Law De partment, and Public Relations De partment will continue to report to Mr. Turner. Swartwood, a native of Kearney, Nebraska, joined the Company in 1947 as Patent Counsel, a position he held until this promotion. He received his B.S. in chemical en gineering from the University of Nebraska and his Juris Doctor de gree from DePaul University. Johnson is a native of Sioux Falls, S. D. He is a graduate of Purdue University, where he re ceived his B.S. in chemical engi neering, and George Washington University Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor degree. Better Hurry! Time is growing short to reg ister boys and girls, 8 to 14, for the big Day Camps at the ERA Park. Dates for the boys are June 8-19; for the girls June 22-July 3. Some of the activities planned are shown on page 7. If registra tion blank was misplaced, con tact the ERA Office at WA 1-5179. Hamilton Gets Life Saving Medal For Rescue of Cincinnati Mother An award at the Plant and some rewards at home. That marked the awarding of the National Safety Council President's Medal for life saving to Fred Hamilton, superintendent of So dium Maintenance, on May 20. A big kiss and the congratulations of his wife and three children were the rewards he received at home. All came as a result of Fred's res cue and the saving of the life of a mother of three children through prompt artificial respiration at Pensacola last August. The medal was presented to Fred at ceremonies at the Plant by For rest Gaines, managing director of the Greater Baton Rouge Safety Council, who represented the na tional safety organization. Hamilton saved the life of Mrs. William A. Tasio, a Cincinnati, Ohio, mother of three children, who was observed floating face downward in the Gulf of Mexico at Pensacola by Mrs. Hamilton last Aug. 23. The Hamiltons, their three children, his brother, Ray, of Pensacola, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rutland, Construction Coordina tion, were on vacation at the time and were swimming in the surf along the beach when the accident occurred. Hamilton immediately swam out into the deep water off the beach and, with the aid of his brother and Rutland, brought the unconscious woman to the beach on an air mat tress. He immediately started artificial respiration while directing others to call for medical aid. Eight min utes elapsed before the victim showed any signs of life and it was 15 minutes after the rescue before normal breathing was resumed. By that time lifeguards had ar rived with oxygen which they administered while Hamilton con tinued to apply artificial respira tion. Mrs. Tasio was then removed to a Pensacola hospital where she remained for 14 days recuperating from the accident. The President's Medal, only 2,142 of which have been awarded in the 31 years since it was established in 1928, is awarded to an individual whose application of artificial res piration saves a life. In making the presentation, Gaines said that the award was a rare one and reflects honor to Hamilton and to Baton Rouge. "For meritorious safety service," says this President's Medal of the National Safety Council awarded to Hamilton. "To see life restored surely is reward in itself,1' he stated, "but it is an honor and a privilege to pre sent this rare award as a token of recognition for an outstanding deed. We in Baton Rouge are ex tremely happy to have one of our people receive it." "The one thought that was up permost in my mind during .and (Continued on Page 7) Kenneth Swartwood has been named to the new position of gen eral manager of the Research and Development Department by Presi dent Bynum Turner. Donald L. Johnson was named to succeed Swartwood as Patent Counsel. He moved up from his Associate Patent Counsel post to fill the vacancy left by Swartwood. Forrest Gaines, managing director of the Greater Baton Rouge Safety Council, second from left, presented the award to Hamilton on behalf of the National Safety Council. Shown with Hamilton are Resident Manager Wallace Armstrong, left, Gaines, W. C. Strader, Central Safety Committee chairman, and Carroll Hebert, Safety supervisor. ETC 26561 Page 2, The Antiknock, June, 1959 > Do You Know What To Do in Emergency? When the emergency alarm sounds, do you know what to do? A comprehensive emergency procedure for the entire Plant has been devel oped. This brief outline below sets forth the general emergency plans. If you do not under stand the procedure, bring it up for discussion in your next safety meeting. Everyone should be 'familiar with the plans so that he or she will know what to do if an emergency situation arises. What is an emergency? An emergency is an abnormal situation that could get out of control. Some examples include: (1) A general power failure. (2) Release of flammable gas or liquid. (3) Chlorine gas release. (4) Fire in an operating area. (5) Damage to process lines and/or equipment from tornado, explosion, or other causes. In most cases, when one of the above inci dents would occur, it would be handled im mediately by closing a valve or stopping a flow of chemicals. Even if no serious situation de veloped, however, a plantwide drill would have been conducted. If the situation were to become serious, valuable time would be saved if the alarm were turned in quickly. What do we do when this happens? A. In areas where emergency exists: (1) Call Ext. 444, the emergency tele phone number! (2) Tell where emergency is, what has happened, and give other informa tion as necessary. (3) If situation gets worse, or better, call 444 again or use shortwave radio to contact Emergency Head quarters to report conditions to them. They, in turn, will keep em ployees informed as to the status of the emergency. B. At Emergency Headquarters: (1) Patrolman on duty receives mes sage and sets off emergency alarm --20 consecutive blasts on Plant tire alarm system. (2) He immediately rings all 36 Plant emergency telephones and gives message he has received from emer gency area. This message is also transmitted to all 31 shortwave radio receivers. (3) Patrol truck is immediately dis patched to the emergency area so it can be used as headquarters there. It will be equipped with shortwave radio, walkie talkie rad ios, power megaphone, gas masks, and other emergency equipment. (4) The patrolman notifies those people listed on the emergency call-out list. (5) The Emergency Communications Chief will take over the supervision of all communications as soon as he arrives at emergency headquarters. His job will be to keep communi cations flowing between the emer gency area and the remainder of the Plant. C. Other people in the Plant: (1) Office and Dev. Lab. people stay in, or--if away, return to their offices. (2) Operators report to their jobs if in the change houses or elsewhere. (3) Maintenance and Construction em ployees report to Maintenance Field Offices in their areas. (4) Labor Group personnel report to Maintenance Field Office in their areas. (5) Miscellaneous groups follow in structions that will have been given previously by their supervision. Exception: If you are a long distance from yotir work area, do not attempt to return to your job. Remain with the group in the area where you are. What if area evacuation becomes nec essary? Always move cross wind, then up wind. Evacuation assembly points are: (1) TEL Area: a. TEL Maint. Field Office. b. Drumming Plant. c. No. 3 Change House. d. TEL Labor Change House. (2) Sodium Area: a. Sodium Maintenance Field Office. b. Garage. c. Vacant area north of Credit Union Office. d. Sodium Labor Lunch Room. (3) EtCl and VC1 Areas: a. EtCl Maint. Field Office. b. Engineering Annex Building. c. EtCl Change House. d. EtCl Labor Change House. (4) Central Shops and Stores: a. Remain in Central Shops and Stores, or if it becomes neces sary, evacuate cross wind east or west, then south. Dialing 444, the Plant emergency phone num- j her, is Tommy Bridges, EtCl Op., to demon- i strate the important aspect of early reporting j of any emergency, which puts into operation the ' Plant's emergency procedure. } When "trouble" call is received from Bridges i at Main Gate, A1 Gotten, Security, demonstrates how patrol truck is rushed to scene with port able radio and megaphone for communications in problem area. Shown with Gotten are Fred C. O'Rourke, Operations foreman, and Percy Breeden, EtCl general foreman. (5) Office and Dev. Lab.: a. Remain in offices and Labora tory until notified what to do by area warden. From now on, all drills will be conducted around some simulated emergency in one of the operating areas. Employees will base their actions on the information received from the emergency message given by emergency tele phone or shortwave radio. prr.-'.~ Entry The h<l way is I and F. f Nar 'Smil The named Smith, becausi makes safer ii Whc make i crete t rooms. lenuo i as well AftO! ways i supo? \ gunilr prnclh How this u impnii wav (: devise | Ton-1 Sotlnml Sodiui that a j could Here Are Bowling Champions Top Individuals and League Winners Winning individual honors were Pete Jackson--high scratch game; George Johnston--high handicap and high scratch series; J. D, Adamshigh handicap series; Sparky Hal]--most improved bowler, and George Woest--high handicap game. Production Planning, which won the League Championship in the play off with Engineering, had these top bowlers: Pete Jackson, George Johnston, John Houghton, Joe Polito and Leroy Landry. They also were the winners in first half of the season. ETC 26562 Page 3, The Antiknock, June 1959 Make That Vacation A Safe One! Entry into the "Smithmobile" is through a door at left end, not shown. The hood at the top keeps falling scale inside the box and the door* way is for equipment hoses from below. In the door are L. J. Dugas and F. M. Haglcr. Named for Developer, Robert C. Smith, 'Smithmobile' Does Good Job in Sodium The "Smithmobile 98," a machine named for its developer, Robert C. Smith, was devised and developed because of a specific need and makes a difficult job easier and safer in the Sodium Area. When it became necessary to make repairs to sections of the con crete in the ceilings of the cell rooms, the job presented a chal lenge in the form of overall costs as well as safety. After consideration of various ways of making the repairs, the supervision involved decided the gunite method would be the most practical. However, it was necessary to do this work without interrupting or impairing operations, so a special way of doing the job had to be devised. Tommy Link, chief supervisor, Sodium Area, suggested to Smith, Sodium Maintenance supervisor, that a machine be developed which could travel back and forth on the steel rails suspended from the roof above the cells. Employees, work ing in this mobile enclosure, could then perform the scaling and guniting quickly and easily. "The result of Smith's efforts is an example of creative thinking and job morale contributing to a job well done," Link said. "He de signed and supervised the fabrica tion of the platform shown in the accompanying picture." The platform, quickly christened the "Smithmobile 98" has been highly successful. Link states. It has enabled the crew working on the job to make efficient and safe repairs. Smith was assisted on the proj ect by Emmitt A. Wascom. The machine they developed is mois ture proof and contains and holds the material which falls from the ceilings as they are cleaned. Also, it provides sufficient room for the mechanics and their equipment. June is the month when school is out! Textbooks on the family room table are shoved aside to make space for vacation maps. It is the time when busy families make their plans and depart on long anti cipated trips. Each family must pick its own "Magic Circle trip" because a spot that is appealing to one may be of little interest to another. Fortun ately, our country is so vast and so varied that it offers something of interest to every taste. Whether your trip is to be one near home or thousands of miles distant, such jaunts are educational, revealing, and relaxing breaks from the rou tine. They usually prove to be the high points of the year. Vacation safety is receiving spe cial emphasis during June. This is done to impress upon employees the need for safety during their time away from the job. An acci dent can spoil what would other wise be an outstanding period of relaxation. But if you think and practice the safety training you have received, these accidents can be averted. What are some of these "safety rules of the road" for the vacation traveler? Vacation Safety Rules (1) Don't attempt to cover too great a distance each day. After many hours of driving, your re flexes don't respond as they should; when you drive in this condition of fatigue you are inviting disaster. (2) Break your days of driving with short rest stops so that you can relax, walk around a bit, and rest your eyes. (3) Watch your speed! On long trips, you become less aware of speed as you drive along, and if you are not alert to this hazard you can find yourself suddenly in a position where you are traveling too fast to stop. (4) Be courteous to fellow driv ers. These acts of consideration help protect your life as well as those of the other tourists. Your vacation will not be con fined solely to driving, however. Remember water safety when swimming or boating. Be constant ly alert to the danger of snakes and insects when hiking through parks or other areas. Carry along a first aid kit and give immediate treatment to scratches and abra sions. Remember the one thing that deals more misery to vacation travelers than any other. Sunburn! Take sunshine in small doses until you have acquired a tan. Other wise, you may spend the remainder of your time off in painful recup eration. Watch That Ivy! Another unpopular guest on many vacation trips is poison ivy. Learn to recognize it when you see it; then give it a wide berth when you pass by! Most important of all, don't over due violent exercise. If you are like most Americans today, you are not in physical condition to take the rigors of prolonged strenuous exercise without first conditioning yourself. Vacations are wonderful! Every family should take one each year. Wherever you make your Magic Circle on a map, make it safely! Here are Magic Circle vacation tips if your family's plans are not al ready made for this year's vacation trip. They have appeared in travel articles in newspapers throughout the country to promote more auto travel. i i The crew working with the "Smithmobile" included, from left, Sam Accardo, E. A. Wascom, foreman, Robert Smith, supervisor, F. M. Hagler, B. B. Pate and L. J. Dugas, kneeling. Sam Butler also worked on the job but was not pres ent when this picture was taken. This view shows how the "Smithmobile" travels near the ceiling of the Sodium building. Smith, left, and Wascom, look at the work done with it. Smith designed this ma chine and was aided by Wascom. When it is in use, a hood extends to the ceiling. etc 26563 Employee Relations Functions Affect Every Plant Employee BJEeCAUSE the Employee Relations function carries across all departments of the Plant, the activities of this group are of particular interest to all employees. Those activities are concerned with our pay, with our working conditions, our own and our families health protection, our train ing for advancement, our ideas for improv ing jobs and facilities and even our play. In other words, as the name implies, Employee Relations affects all employees in many ways aside from our actual jobs which are, of course, under the direction of the specific department in which we work. This month we present the high points of the many activities with which Employee Relations personnel are concerned. Space does not allow us to go into detail on the many ways that these affect us in our work with the Company. Briefly stated, the employees in Em ployee Relations are responsible for negoti ating contracts and wages with the two plant Unions, administering our top-notch benefit plans, the Ethyl Suggestion System, employment, on-plant and off-plant training, testing, wage and salary coordination, and maintaining the very essential personnel rec ords on each of us. Employee Relations also serves as liaison between the Company and the Unions, and between the Company and the Ethyl Recreation Association and the Ethyl Management Club. Some of these ac tivities affect employees at other plants of the Company. To tell the story of Employee Relations, we have broken the departmental functions down into seven major categories--Labor Relations, or work with employees repre sented by the Allied Oil Workers Union and Local 12900, District 50, United Mine Workers of America, Benefit Plan administration. Wage and Salary Coordination, Training and Testing, Recreation, Suggestion System, and Personnel Services. The high points of those activities will be told below in connection with pictures of the Employee Relations personnel concerned with those seven phases of the department's work on the Plant. Wage and Salary|,dinati Jim Galey and Larry Dallam review a sal ary policy while Rosemary Moore waits to take dictation. I and Salar; tiontnd analyze polite compens; majors in this Int is thus to-d^/hich arc effojas good avei prevailing Wa:lary Coord a sifcnsibililv f Pititits and o! wacry activity wit'll York OITi wortection of are It Larry Da M< ' Employee Benefjgram Labor Relations Employee Relations personnel work closely with officers and committees of the AOWU and UMW in negotiating Union contracts, wages, benefit plans, working agreements, and in helping to iron out misunderstandings and complaints both in the field and at staff level meet ings with officers of the two Unions. In serving as liaison with the officers and committees of the two Unions, the Employee Re lations personnel are the connect ing link for proposals and discus sions of those propsals which may be advanced by either the Unions or the Company. In misunderstand ings resulting in employee griev ances, the men in Employee Rela tions assist line supervision of the departments concerned in seeking a satisfactory solution. Those most concerned with the negotiations and liaison work with the two Unions are Bill Henry, manager of the department; John Hogan, as A typical meeting of Allied Oil Workers officials with Employee Relations shows, from left, Elmo Rogers, J. O. Aucoin, Arthur Broussard, John Bass, BUI Henry, and John Hogan. sistant manager; Supervisors A. C. Adams and John Bass, and Staff Assistant Art Stover; Field Repre sentatives Harry Allen, J. B. and Dewitt Norwood. Secretaries Mar- grette Henry and Willie Richard son back up the work of these men In the office. A. D. Hubbs, right, discusses the Retirement Income Plan with Car] Goode, who will be come an annuitant Aug. 1. Hubbs keeps in touch with retired employees. GuJack Cron anokson kc<- claifetcd wo bew In a typical year the Employee Benefits Ofocess as i claims amounting to $1,377,184 for employees amilies. I idea of the magnitude of the job handled by thi Benefits of these people includes the handling of claims 1, surgica expenses under the Basic Hospital and Major ins, certi benefits, life insurance payments to families of employees, allowances that may go to the families of emplojinto Milii out details of employees retiring at normal retirtr those w ' and providing assistance to employees in connerthese or Plans. Those who work in the Employee Benefits CL D. Hu' Louise Rachal, Gussie Ward and Dot Jackson. Training andg The Training and Testing group of Employ helps t present skills, to learn new skills and to improvtlhis ma\ .leadership course for foremen and supervisors.h course or a course at the Baton Rouge Vocational Techrto train better pipefitters or industrial painters. \ The Training and Testing group coordinates! almost plant personnel to determine training needs and s of Training and Testing staff serve as instructorsirses. it group to coordinate the organization and plansint grm. training for their personnel. UMW officials discuss a problem with Employee Relations. From left are C. A. "Moon" Troth, Willie Dipaola, Floyd Carbo, Frank DiBenedetto A. C. Adams, Bill Henry, and John Hogan. Staff Assistant Art Stover and Willie Richardson take a pause during dictation to foe photo graphed. Those involved with training and testing acide Join R. H. Metternich, J. B. Luker, Eddie Morgan arsworth Secretary Margrette Henry lends a hand as Bill Henry discusses field activities with J. B. Norwood, De witt Norwood, and Harry Allen, field representatives. J. B. Luker, Ray Metternich, and John Furr plan a training schedule as Emma Eisworth assists. The Training Group coordinates most Plant training for all departments. Band Ktfil tjoup of 1 erred Cl: etc 26564 Salary dination Ethyl Suggestion System Mil* knits to and Salary Coordination Sec tion rui analyzes wage and salary pel: t compensation levels of other ma; trs in this and other areas. m is thus provided with upto-c imch are considered in our efli. as yood as or better than the ave prevailing in the area. The Wa. ary Coordination Section has a si mobility for the Houston and Pitt a;s and also coordinates the wa-.fy activities of all three plants win Vurk Office. Employees who wot ection of Employee Relations are , Larry Dallam and Rosemary Mo- Benefiigram Extra dollars for thinking--$62,100 in less than five years--thinking of safer and better ways to do the jobs on the Baton Rouge Plant. That's a quickie description of the Ethyl Suggestion Sys tem since it was started in June, 1954. Employee Relations personnel work ing in the Suggestion Office follow a suggestion from the time it is picked up from one of the 34 boxes on the Plant until it has been recorded, classified, investigated, reviewed by the Sugges tion Committee, and finalized by Man agement. Since the Ethyl Suggestion System began 2,600 employees have submitted more than 16,300 suggestions. Current rate of adoption exceeds 25'a . Those working on this phase of Em ployee Relations activities include Dick Day, Ross Williams, Lucille McQueen and Gladys K. Gilmore. Gladys Gilmore, Ross Williams, R. L. Day, and Lucille McQueen keep busy with the records and administrative details in the Suggestion Office. Suggestion boxes in all Plant areas are opened each day so that ideas submitted by employees will get prompt consideration. Here, R. L. Day opens a box. Recreation s lick Creaghan, Louise Rachal, keep busy processing lied work of the Company's Benefits Off. ress as many as 12,493 benefit employees air rnlies. This will give you an .ndled by the Benefits personnel. The work - of claims i surgical and other medical hnd Major K as, certification of disability [imilies of de pllooyees, military leaves and Jos of employi 10 Military Service, working Iiormal retire: those who may retire earlier, ftes in connec: hese or other of our Benefit The Ethyl Recreation Association, through its officers and board of directors elected by the memoers, has de veloped and is operating one of the most outstanding industrial recreation, programs in the country. It is a program for employees and by employees. The teamwork of the ERA Board of Directors and the Company is producing outstanding recreation plans and facilities for all of us. It is through the facilities of the ERA and the ELRA for example, that the Company is conducting its extensive youth program this summer as a replacement for the Family Picnics--a program that includes day camps, theater parties and even some activi ties for the adults in the big Ethyl family! Employee Relations employees engaged in recreation activities are Ben Burge on the Plant and Hardy Wells and Rita Higginbotham at the ERA Park. Benefits 0^ D. Hubbs, J. C. Creaghan, I.Jackson. Hardy Wells, center, and ERA President Gene Cothern, right, finalize plans for the summer program of the ERA. Rita Higginbotham is at left. and 9 Personnel Services of Employe helps employees to determine to improve [his may be in the form of a supervisors, a b course in blue print reading, Itional Techni :o train employees to become I coordinates almost any type and tests | needs and f. s of counseling. While the instructors i rses, it is the function of this and plans c i.-u groups in the conduct of |d testing act: Je John Furr, W. T. Edwards, Morgan anc|*orth. When you want to check on your service date or any phase of your em ployment with the Company, the place to go is the Personnel Office. This office maintains on each employee a complete record reflecting every aspect of his employment such as his hiring date, first job and each succeeding job, serv ice date, seniority records, attendance records, pay increases, leaves of absence John Ward, Leo Martin, and Tom Terry discuss a personnel problem at and vacations. the Baton Rouge Plant. The Personnel Office fingerprints and issues passes to all employees and per forms this same service for all sub contractors' employees. Ben Burge, right, outlines to Malvern Hill some personnel services plans for employees. Other services of this office include the publication of seniority lists, issu ance of service award pins and certifi cates, handling job bids for clerical employees, and keeping of progression and service increases. uid Eddie Morgan work with lup of Robert Harrison, Clar- Chambless, Morgan Many Employees engaged in the operation of the Personnel Office are Ben Burge, John Ward, Tom Terry, Leo Martin, Mignonne Wilson, Catherine Smith, Mary Kendrick, Terry Hughes and Mal vern Hill. Individual files on all employees are kept in this office. These are complete records of your employment history. Left to right are Mignonne Wilson, Mary Kendrick, Catherine Smith, and Terry Hughes. ETC 26565 Page 6, The Antiknock, June, 1959 Fifteen Complete 20 Years of Service Fun For E+ On hand to congratulate Bob Johnson on his completion of 30 years of service were Jim Bergin, R. E. "Mac" McKenzie, Wallace Armstrong, Roy Clothier and Herb Hobgood. Bob, who completed 30 years in early May, received his 30-year certificate at the annual 25-year party on May 21. ^ Three Veteran Employees Pass Away Charles R. "Bob" Johnson, TEL Op., with 30 years, heads the field of those celebrating long service anniversaries. His service dates back to May, 1929. Fifteen other employees rounded out 20 years of service, 18 com pleted 15 years of service, 12 com pleted 10 years of service and three reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Btlllc T. Buecher. Purchasing Jnhn Q. McDaniel, EtCI M&C Floyd C. Comeaux, TEL Op. Elmon J. James, TEL Op. Henry C. Ttcnc. Stores John Brlgnac. EtCI M&C Joseph H. LntiJ, ElCl M&C Shelton Gersch, TEL-Sod. M&C Einedls J. David. TEL-Sod. M&C Dun Scott. Sod. Labor Claude A. Weir. Proj. Eng. Jamea S. Arnold, Stores Robert A. Lee, TEL Op. Albert Carter. EtCI Labor Jessie Davis, TEL Labor Alma L. Carter, Chem. Res. Edwards B. Thlelman. Qua! Control Rosenfleld J. Sutcliffe, TEL-Sod. M&C 10 Years Paul A. McKtm, R&D Marvin E. Kahl, Sod. Op. Roman J. Alford, Com. Rel. William T. SanIdas. Sod. Op. John W. Genola, TEL-Sod. M&C Joseph D. Tulller, Jr., Traffic Archie C. Triche, Stores Howard B. Chapman, Sod. Op. Jim D. Spiers, TEL-Sod. M&C Willis L. Smith. TEL-Sod. M&C Walter F. Eberhart. TEL-Sod. M&C Odell C. Cooper, TEL-Sod. M&C 5 Years Bobby B. West, Finance Leon C. Price, Finance Alma C. Johnson, Finance Emile Denis Delaune Emile D. Delaune died on May 20, 1959 at the Baton Rouge Gen eral Hospital aft er a short illness. He was 49 and was a technical inspector in Me chanical E n g i neering at the time of his death. He joined Ethyl in 1949 as a civil engineer. His body rested at Rabenhorst Funeral Home until May 22, with funeral services following at St. Aloysius Church. Interment was in Roselawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Daniel Bechnel officiating. Delaune is survived by his widow, the former Isabel Cham pagne; two sons, Donald Edward and William Lionel; one daughter, Loretta Mary, and six sisters. Edmond W. (Ned) Murphy Ned Murphy died April 25 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. He was a native of Baton Rouge and a resident of 3135 Amarillo. Services were held at the Ra benhorst Funeral Home, April 26, #4 with the Rev. | Robert C. Witch er officiating. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Viola Joiner Murphy; four sons, Frank Wade, Charles Edward, Michael Patrick and Marion Mar tin, and one daughter, Patricia Murphy; one sister, one brother, and several nieces and nephews. Ned, who was 44 years old, was a graduate of Istrouma High School. He joined the Company in 1937 to work in Construction, transferring to TEL Stores in 1939. At the time of his death he was a Stores leader. Louis R. Rushing Louis R. Rushing died May 5 at his home on McHugh Road in Baker following an extended ill ness. The 49-year-old employee has been in TEL Ope rations since June, 1944. The body rest ed at the Raben horst Funeral Home until May 8. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. at the Baker Baptist Church with interment in the Aza lea Rest Cemetery in Zachary. Rushing is survived by his wid ow, the former Bettress McDowell; four sons, Louis, Jr., William LeRoy, Carroll, and David, and one daughter, Mrs. Joe Cobb. He is sur vived also by five sisters, a brother, a half-brother, and two grandchil dren. Guests of Honor at Annual 25-Yr. Service Dinner Plenty of years of Ethyl service are represented in this picture of the group attending the Baton Rouge 25year dinner on May 21. Seated, left to right are R. F. Williams, W. J. Henry, C. A. Wilmot, L. Barnum, W. R. Babcock (Houston), C. E. Phillips, G. S. Waldron, W. G. Whitley, M. L. Westbrook. Standing are E. J. Lorio, L. W. Armstrong, F. M. Porch, F. Epps (Houston), J. C. Cunard, A. P. Stover, G. H. Larson, E. O. Jones, H. C. Murray, W. B. Heck, Jr., J. J. Bergin, H. B. Hunt, H. F. Royal (Houston), W. C. Goode, C. R. Johnson, H. P. Houdart, W. King, T. W. Lee, S. A. LeCroy, L. H. Tomlin, B. N. McComb, C. E. Colvin. Not present were A. C. Burdick, L. G. Cliver, J. F. Kobler (Houston), V. W. Mertes, H. W. Wheeler and Annuitant J. V. Schmitt. Joining the 25-year group this year are Bergin, Cliver, Lorio and Williams. etc 2fi566 22 llmi w i* rt* I; far \n will \va and uirlming li the cam | arc amati are the I b fay , Mrs. kS'iir sons, Edward, mn Mar- Patricia brother, l*hews. >kl. was a High 'ompany function, . in 1939. il- was a May 5 at |Uoad in allowing |ided ill- year-old I o e has (PEL Op- since 14 dy restRaben- u neral |it i I May held at Baptist | the Azaliary. J h is widleDowell; liam Leand one fe is surbrother, andchil- ner ouge 25llurnum, Iling are mi, E. O. e, C. R. Lin. Not llcr and Page 7, The Antiknock, June 1959 Fun Aplenty In Store For Ethyl Day Campers Classified Ads For Sale Old- model Hotpoint electric range Clean. Suitable for camp, or trade-in. Phone EL 5-4053. Four wood dinette chairs, yellow plas tic youth chair; one basswood (red wood color) screen, 108 inches wide by 50 inches long and two basswood screens, 26 inches wide by 50 inches long, all complete with pulleys, cords and hang ers. Phone DI 8-3896. Hi-Fi set in large factorymade mahog any French Provincial cabinet. Four speed diamond stylus record player. 50 watt amplifier and pre amp. 3 speaker system. 15-inch woofer, 12-inch midrange and 4-in tweeter, 3-way cross over network, and AM-FM tuner. Less than half price. Only one year old. Phone WA 4-2224. Lot, 95 feet by 200 feet, fronting the Groom Road, close to intersection of McHugh Road in Baker. $2,500. Phone EL 5-6198. Mrs. Doughty demonstrates on her son Glynn the body protector on which she has a patent pending. At right is M. J. Doughty, TEL-Sod. M&C, who has devoted considerable time to coaching American Legion teams and who assisted his wi(e in developing the body protector. Reed 56-Inch attic fan with sealed unit and automatic aluminum shutters. $75; boy's 20-inch bicycle. $2.50. Phone EL 5-8005. 1955 Ford Country Sedan Station Wagon, by original owner. Very clean, good running condition. Phone WA 4-1580. Nine-piece Mahogany Doncan Phyfe dining room suite. Excellent condition. Phone WA 1-2430. Practically new electrically cooled Merhanaire Oxygen Tent. Full sized model, complete with regulators (same as used in hospitals). Made by Oxygen Equipment Manufacturers Corporation. Attractively priced. Can be seen at 745 Marilyn Drive. Phone WA 1-5797. Invents Body Protector for Boys Mrs. M. J. Doughty's concern for the safety of young baseball play ers at bat, and her determination to do something about it, has re sulted in a patent pending on a body protector which she and her husband designed. M. J. is a machinist 1/c in the Anode Shop. For the past four years he has dedicated a large part of bis spare time during the base ball season to the coaching of American Legion teams. Five of his players were hit by the pitcher in one game. One of them was hurt. They were also concerned about a youth from Ponchatoula who was hit under the heart with a pitched ball while playing in Baton Rouge. Mrs. Doughty designed, develop ed and applied for a patent on the protector. She began work on it two years ago, and the patent is now pending on the invention. The protector is easily fastened on or removed from the player's body. If he scores a hit, he can take off the protector quickly when he stops at a base. Here are just a few of the things in store for children of employees attending the Ethyl Day Camps on June 8 through June 19 and June 22 through July 3. These pictures were taken at the training sessions for volunteer camp leaders who will work with the younger boys and girls at the Day Camps. Swim* ining lessons, to be given during the camps by qualified personnel, are among of the big attractions, as are the handicraft sessions. Three-bedroom brick home in Innlswold Sub-Division. Ceramic tile bath, lot is 120 feet by 270 feet. Assume 4 Vi per cent loan or buy F.H.A. for $700 down plus closing costs. $15,400 F.H.A. ap praised. 8845 Hill Drive. Phone WA 1-5432. Kenmore 24-inch fan. Two years old. Two speeds and very light. Sits on the floor on rubber protectors. Can be in stalled in bedroom window. Phone WA 4-3935. Regular size Texas buff brick, enough for barbecue pit. $7. Phone WA 1-8120. Good utility trailer with oak box body, springs, stop lights, extra tire. Recently painted. $60. Phone EL 5-2507. Fairbanks Morse Pathfinder lawn mower. Three hp., 24-inch cut, is selfpropelled and is new. Co6t $229.50. Make offer. Phone WA 1-5027. Wanted Good used saddle for children ages 912. Phone WA 1-5933. Hamilton-- (Continued from Page 1) after the accident was, what if the situation was reversed and it were my wife, also the mother of three, who was the victim," Hamilton said. "Just knowing that her life was saved was indeed a reward in itself." While Hamilton said he put to use in the rescue the knowledge of artificial respiration gained through training he received in the Army during the war, he emphasized the importance of the extensive first aid training program for employees at the Plant in being prepared for just such an emergency. The Hamilton family resides at 5056 Dickens Drive. The children are Michael, Linda Sue, and Dickie. A graduate of Alabama Polytech nic Institute, he has been employed at the Plant since May, 1951. Twenty-seven Share Suggestion Money A $105 award shared by Robert H. Rice and Charles L. Cates, both of EtCl Maint., was the top Plant award for the month under the Ethyl Suggestion System. It was Cates' eighth award and the first for Rice. Their suggestion concerned an improvement in an EtCl Maintenance procedure. Raoul Brister, Chem. R&D, took the second highest award of $40. It was his fifth award. During the month, 27 employees shared in $435 in awards. Others receiving awards were: $30 Award L. L, Freeman, EtCl Maint. $20 Awards A. M. Reames, Sod. Op.; R. Williams, Sod. Labor; L. J. Bennett, TEL-Sod. M&C. $15 Awards C. E. Dickey, EtCl M&C; J. W. Bagents, TEL Op.; L. R. Williams, TELSod. M&C; Lorraine C, Martin, R&D. $10 Awards A. M. Reames, P. T. Cain, W. H. Jenkins, ail of Sod. Op.; W. L. Pickett, Finance; H. L. Bridgeman, T. J. Cook, all of R&D; W. O. Cary, Sod. Labor; E. D. Mitchell, Quai. Control; I. W. Watts and C. S. LaPJace (Share), T. Leake. S. Herbin, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Lucille F. McQueen and Gladys K. Gil more (Share), both of Emp. Rel.; J. O. Aucoln, Eta M&C; W. L. Balls, TEL Op. Raoul Brister Chem. R&D $40 Award Sharing a $105 award were Charles Cates, center, and Robert Rice, right, both of EtCl Maint., to take top suggestion money for the month. Foreman J. D. French made the presentation. ETC 26567 4. 26568 Vol. 21, No. 5 May, 1959 The Cover Mercerdese Rabb, left, and Lurline Roye, both of the Safety Office, hold the new National Safety Council Award of Honor pennant given in recognition of our winning the Award of Honor. The Award, presented April 17, is the tilth the Baton Rouge Plant has received. It is the highest recignition given by the National Safety Council. For further details, read the article on this page. fiMfc SuE JBP"- \y iO| XmWjuf-- -+ MktCi:: :--- fw 1 1 1 1 | .1 Employees Receive Award of Honor For Outstanding Safety in 1958 George T. Simmons, district director of the National Safety Council, presents the Award of Honor to William C. Strader, center, chairman of the Central Safety Committee. Carroll Hebert, supervisor of Safety and Plant Protection, is at right. Here Are Some Vacation Trip Tips Whether you travel north, south, east or west, these Magic Circle maps will suggest some interesting sights to see. Again this year, Ethyl Corporation Magic Circle advertising emphasizes the pleasure people derive from sight-seeing trips in their auto mobiles, whether around their homes or on extended vacations. Newspaper articles, prepared by Edward Collier of Young and Rubicam, Ethyl's advertising agency, are sent weekly to over 300 major newspapers throughout the country. Locally, these articles appear in the Sunday feature section of the "Morning Advocate." This popular Magic Circle advertising and the supplemental news paper articles promote the sale of gasoline and "Ethyl" antiknock com pounds. They're good vacation suggestions for employees, too! The Award of Honor, the Nation al Safety Council's highest indus trial safety award, was presented to employees of the Baton Rouge Plant on April 17, for "an outstand ing safety accomplishment" in 1958. Making the presentation at cere monies in Resident Manager Wal lace F. Armstrong's office was George T. Simmons, district direc tor of the National Safety Council. William C. Strader, chairman of the Central Safety Committee, ac cepted the award in behalf of all employees at the Plant. This marked the fifth time that the control and reduction in job accidents at the Plant had brought employees the Award of Honor. The award was in recognition of the employees' accomplishment last year in reducing the frequency and severity of on-the-job injuries below the average for the entire chemical industry and well below any previous average set at the Baton Rouge Plant. Our 1958 frequency of .72 was 76 per cent better than the "Par" average which takes into considera tion the past three-year average of the chemical industry and our own safety performance which was 2.96. In addition, our severity rate, which had to be improved at least 30 per cent over the "Par" value calculated in the same man ner as for the frequency rate, was 37. This was 88 per cent improve ment over the par of 311. The frequency rate is deter mined by multiplying the number of injuries by 1,000,000 and divid ing by the number of employeehours of exposure. The severity rate is determined by multiplying the total time lost in days for injuries by 1,000,000 and dividing by the number of em ployee hours of exposure. Last year was the best safety year in the history of the local plant with a reduction in all types of plant injuries, except sub-ma jors. Also during the year, employ ees worked nearly 4% million man hours in a period of 211 days with out a time-losing injury. In making the presentation, Sim mons praised employees for their safety performance and said that the Award of Honor is bestowed only after a careful analysis of the Plant's safety record in comparison with previous records and in com parison with the safety of other chemical industries throughout the nation. "Ethyl employees have a right to be extremely proud of this award for two reasons," he stated. "First, this award is in recognition of the fact that your safety per formance last year was 76 per cent better than the average of yours and the entire chemical industry during the past three years. Sec ondly, you can be proud that this is the fifth Award of Honor which you have won for your Plant." Accepts for Employees Strader, in accepting the award in behalf of all employees, said, "This award represents a more out standing performance on the part of all of us. It really took the best safety performance in the history of the Baton Rouge Plant to ac complish this new award! "The big job ahead," he contin- (Continued on Page 7) roup is essential to the e ffic ie n t o p e ra tio n The frequency and severity rates of Plant injuries have been dropping steadily since 1945. The low '58 rates brought employees the Plant's fifth Award of Honor. The '58 safety performance was 76 per cent better than the three-year average for us and for the entire chemical industry. etc 2 6 5 6 9 Page 2, The Antiknock, May, 1959 ) } Alford and his older son, Darryl, are shown with the youth's cattle. The cattle, left to right, are May, Stella, and Maylu, AH are used for show cattle, and Stella won fourth in a national show in the senior calf class. Darryl also raises chickens and bogs. Herman Alford is shown here with his son, Lynell, and the cattle the boy owns. Left to right are Lu, Bed Clover, Duchess, and Connie. All of these animals have won or placed in shows. Connie has placed first in five out of nine shows. I them is deposited in a savings ac count for their college educational fund. They now have a total of over $2,500 plus their winnings from the LSU Exposition. They pay for their feed from the milk and egg sales. The parents also pay them for work they do around the home, on Dyer Road north of town, so that they will have money to defray expenses of their projects. A bookkeeping record of ex penses and income is kept to the ; penny. Mrs. Alford looks at some of the many ribbons and trophies that the children have won with their 4-H animals and fowls. They have entered cattle, hogs, and chickens in various shows. Cheryl Ann, 13 years old, holds her two prize Jerseys. Clover, junior champion at the LSU show, is at left, and Jester, who is right, has placed several times. Jester was sold at the Jersey sale April 25. "The only thing they haven't paid for from their projects," say Mr. and Mrs. Alford, "is their original investment in animals and fowls when they began 4-H. We provided that." Card of Thanks . ) ; 4-H Projects Bring Many Honors For Youngsters in Alford Family Outstanding participation in 4-H Club projects is a "way of life" for the Herman Alford family. All of their three children have repeat edly won honors with their 4-H animals and fowls. Herman, who is a special lab as sistant in Quality Control, and Mrs. Alford, have given firm par ental support to the activities of Darryl, 17 years old, Lynell, 15 years old, and Cheryl Ann, 13 years old. Darryl, an eleventh grader at Baker, for example, has 4-H Jersey cattle. White Leghorn chickens, and Chester White hogs. Fourth in National Show His Jersey heifer took a blue ribbon at the New Orleans District Show and placed in the choice group at the LSU Livestock Expo sition. Last fall, this same heifer placed fourth in a national show in com petition with cattle from through out the nation. He won first place with a White Leghorn cockerel at the LSU show and his pen of White Leghorns (five birds) also took the first place. Last year, he had the champion display at the LSU Livestock Ex position. Lynell, 15 years old, who is in the tenth grade at Baker High School, owns four registered Jer seys. During the five years he has been active in the 4-H Club he has won many honors. His most recent, at the LSU show just concluded, was for "championship showman ship" for all dairy breeds. He also won championship showmanship in the East Baton Rouge Parish Pair. Places at LSU Exposition Just a few weeks ago his cow placed second in the Aged Cow Class at the LSU Show. Last fall she placed first at the Louisiana Livestock Show at LSU. When this cow was a senior calf two years ago she won first in her division at the LSU Livestock Show, and in 1958 she won first in the calf class at the South Louisi ana State Fair. Cheryl Ann, who is 13 years old, is in the eighth grade at Baker Junior High. She raises registered Poland China hogs and Jersey cat tle. Her hog was champion market barrow at the East Baton Rouge Parish Fair this year and cham pion at the district show in New Orleans. She won reserve cham pion honors at the LSU Livestock show. Cheryl Ann sold the barrow in New Orleans at the district show for $3.30 per pound, a price that set a new record at this show. The owner gave permission for her to show the animal at the LSU Live stock Exposition. Parents Encourage Mr. and Mrs. Alford have worked with the children since they first expressed interest in 4-H Club work. Prize money from the three of On behalf of myself, wife and two boys we would like to take this means of expressing our sincere thanks and appreciation to our many friends and neighbors of Ethyl Corporation for their kindness and help during my recent accident. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and may God bless each and every one of you. Sincerely, Horace W. McNeal W. L. Anderson, left, and L. A. Guidry, both of the Security Force, take time out to discuss their mustaches and sideburns grown for home town celebrations. Guidry participated in the Breaux Bridge Centennial celebration, April It), 11 and 12. Anderson took part in the 150th anniversary celebration of Liberty and Amite County, Miss., April 30 and May 1. Edwin Bean, TEL Op., also grew a beard for the Amite County celebra tion. He lives at Gillsburg, Miss. ; j ; ' \ j < i I j , j j j , j > Picn\ Dayl An ex| the sumt with fuil annual I] The will be t| daughtnl but otlf planned f family, eral S<ir| camps The bj from age, ' through I same agJ ing fronil Famil tend on j camps, strate soj camp an awards. Follow! campers I the park! concluch | New able for day eaml golf couf board boards, door sin| lated player*' Outs ETC 26570 1 Page 3, The Antiknock, May, 1959 Picnic Funds To Provide Banner They're Tops at Les Jardinieres Flower Show Day Camp Program for Youngsters An expanded youth program for the summer is now being planned with funds formerly used for the annual Ethyl Family Picnics. The high points of the program will be the day camps for sons and daughters of all Ethyl employees, but other activities are being planned which will be for all the family. They will be held on sev eral Saturdays following the day camps. The boys' camp, for youngsters from eight through 14 years of age, will be held from June 8 through June 19. The girls of the same age group will hold their out ing from June 22 through July 3. Families Invited Families will be invited to at tend on the closing nights of both camps. Youngsters will demon strate some of the skills learned at camp and receive certificates and awards. Following the ceremonies, the campers will spend the night at the park as the grand finale which concludes their activities. New facilities that will be avail able for program events during the day camps are a miniature 18-hole golf course, four outdoor shuffleboard courts, two giant checker boards, an archery range, an out door stage for assemblies and re lated activities, and additional playground equipment. Learn To Swim Other features the youngsters will enjoy are hiking trails and a council ring in the approximately 25 acres of virgin woodland now being cleared of underbrush. A craft program will be another popular activity. The motto this year for the day camps will be "every camper a swimmer." The staff in charge of the program have expressed their desire that every non-swimmer at tending camps learn how to swim before the two-week sessions are over. Swimming will be only one of the competitive activities where teams of day campers will pit their skills against one another. In fact, activities will be com petitive from start to finish. Camp ers will be divided into two age groups, and these groups in turn will be broken down into teams which will be designated by colors. Events will be graded with a running record of points kept. The team with the highest score each day will have its pennant display ing the team's color on the flag poJe. Outstanding leadership for these activities will be given by the coun selors and trained volunteer camp leaders under the direction of Ben H. Burge, camp director, assisted by H. O. Wells, Jr. The counselors will be people who have had years of experience working with youths in camping activities. Camp Leaders Are Needed Volunteer camp leaders are needed. Boys and girls, ages 14 through 16, will take part in di recting the activities of the day camps. Special training courses will be held on several Satur days prior to the camps. Call the ERA Office, WA 1-5179, if your boy or girl is interested in being a camp leader. Trained volunteer camp leaders, who will be team captains, are to receive special preparation on the four Saturdays prior to the start of the camps. These volunteers, who will be older boys and girls, will be thoroughly familiar with their assignments and responsi bilities. Must Furnish Transportation Parents are to furnish transpor tation to and from the park for their children. The camping staff suggests that they consider form ing car pools to minimize the in dividual trips necessary. Youngsters are to bring their lunches which will be kept under Winners at the Les Jardinieres fifth annual flower show, held at the ERA Center, are presented awards by Mrs. J. H. Black, general chairman. Others, left to right, are Mrs. G. W. Bourgeois who won the Award of Distinction in design, Mrs. Frank Conrad, who won the tricolor in design and the tricolor for corsages, and Mrs. Ashford Simes, who won tri*color in horticulture for Queen Elizabeth rose. The show was held April 10. refrigeration. Milk will be provided for noon meals, and cold drinks and cookies will be provided for the mid-morning break. For several Saturdays following conclusion of camp activities there will be programs at the Park for children of ail ages. Parents can participate, too. These special events will feature contests, prizes, refreshments and stage shows. Honored for Service Plans for Labor Group A comparable program for all Labor employee families will be held this summer. Included in the plans are theater parties which will provide free movies, a stage show, and refresh ments for children of all ages. An outing is planned at one of the parks where there will be contests, refreshments, and a stage show. Also, arrangements are being made to provide carnival facilities such as rides at certain hours when carnivals are in town during the summer. Joe Sabo, Medical, holds the plaque presented to him by the Redemptorist Wolves team for his outstanding volunteer first aid service throughout the year. The Sodium Labor Group won their eighth consecutive Safety Achieve ment Award by working safely through March 18. As of April 15, this group had worked 4,079 days Without a time-losing injury. Members of the group on hand for the presentation of the Award were, front row, left to right: Charley Hamilton, Albert James, Raphael Washington, Willie Butler, Grant Clark, Leslie Cary, Johnny McQuarter, Robert Wil liams, Welton Williams, Augustus Clark, and Steve Bezue. Second row, left to right: Danny Ruffin, Eddie Colwell, Dan Scott, Henry Collins, Wilmar Cary, Roy Rush, Standla Jackson, August Hurst, Alex Tillotson, Charlie Teasett, James Hendrix, Louis Crump, Walter Richardson, and Johnnie Grayer. Back row, in the same order. Robert Worthy, Wallace Akins, Ben Johnson, Dave Trotter, Willie Freeman, Authony Worthy, Louis Keelen, Louis Pelichet, Albert Rowley, Reddy Judson, Clarence Cook, Willie Price, Albert Judson, Wilbert Hamilton, and Alfred Richard. Foremen for the Sodium Labor Group are Archie O. Airhart, Frank W. Goudeau, and Thomas L. Cooper. i ETC 26571  Looking Ahead to Progress The Engineering Departms Service Is Company-vf Engineering, the newest department in are responsible lor the liaison between the customer equipirfed in handl the Company, calls the Baton Rouge Plant Design and Estimating units of Project Engi Ethyl products; jnforcemeni Noland L. Navarre metallurgist, "home." Though the department serves the neering and the other interested departments codes, specificatitndards in takes a radiograph by means of gam- engineering requirements of the entire Com of the Company, as well as preparation of fabrication of aliurchased eqi ma radiation for use in metallurgical pany, all but a few of its approximately 100 final purchase specifications for the required ment; and the ccfabricatois . study of a piece of equipment. employees are located' 1h--e--r-e- . equipment. suppliers to cor.prove deli\ Engineering was established as a separate To stay in business every Company must dates of engineeient critical department of the Company in January, keep costs foremost in its planning. This is the construction * 1957. Previously it has functioned as a sec the duty of the Estimating and Cost Control The staff medvides a mr tion of Manufacturing and, later, as a divi unit of Project Engineering. One estimating lurgical consultirfe performs sion of Research and Engineering. group provides information for preliminary assists the technis in metal For the entire Company, Engineering per studies of possible new processes, or process spection, equipmtnalysis, cm forms many functions essential to the con changes. Their answers help to determine sion investigatioiint of weld struction of new units and the inspection and the economic feasibility of a new process. techniques, and lion of me improvement of existing facilities. After the project has received preliminary lurgical and weliendations. Head of the department is Chief Engineer approval by Company management and the also spearheads Iphy adieu Clarke Burdick, whose office is here. Work detailed design has been completed, another used to aid in miontrol. ing closely with Burdick and directly under estimating group determines how much the him are Sam Roberts, director of General new unit will cost. It is their job to provide Engineering; J. B. Rhorer, superintendent of Construction Coordination; and the proj ect managers of new plant programs who are appointed as needed to coordinate the contribution of other departments involved with the Engineering work. Herman Truxillo and Doyle Wright, The Largest Division assistant engineers in Mechanical From the standpoint of number of em Design, discuss the design of an ex ployees and the scope of its responsibilities, perimental HCI burner. General Engineering is the largest of the divisions of the Engineering Department. To perform its duties, General Engineering is subdivided into two sections, Project Engi neering, headed by Superintendent Bob Guidry, and Mechanical Engineering, headed by Superintendent Tommy Mixon, each of which, in turn, is organized into two or three major units. The three units making up the Project accurate facts as a basis for the final deci sion. Then the Cost Control group prepares the bills of material and project cost fore casts. When the project has received prelimi nary approval the Project Design unit de signs the physical facilities and does the drafting. Tnis includes the necessary details ior electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, civil, architectural and related work. In ad dition to the actual design of projects, the engineers in Project Design also provide spe cial technical services on assigned problems in their specific fields and some perform de velopment work on instrument application. Mechanical Engineering So much for the Project Engineering Sec tion whose primary interest involves new Hovrics Here is an exfc way Gem I Engineering receiorms its \v< A typical projaand desired I an Ethyl location.Janadian Pll If it is a major project matin is assigned. Firssal is taken Process Design irieterminme process to be use| forwarder General Engineejliminary n neering and hi-spg. The process teed has in r cases been proveciant. the pii cal facilities of fbeen dcsiV'1 by Mechanical DiThese men I specialize in elnv median "bugs" which ne'i may evide The next step a serious i Engineering section are Project Coordina facilities or major changes. Now let's look at the incentivesect from a < tion, Project Design, and Estimating and at the work of the Mechanical Engineering point of view. T!y the Ecm\e Cost Control. Those in the Mechanical Engi Section, the other main group in General Evaluation Sectif neering Section are Mechanical Development Engineering. Its work is divided into two If the project tractive. Pm and Inspection. All of these various organi units--Mechanical Development and Inspec Engineering is tb green light zational subdivisions have been set up so tion. The functions of the Mechanical Devel definitive engines! estimate that the specialized responsibilities assigned opment unit are to study the different kinds can be more effectively performed. of machinery and equipment so as to develop The Construction Coordination Section the kind best suited for our purposes, to pro assigns key men to supervise construction of vide mechanical and technical services to Bill Fulgham, assistant instrument engineer, and Norman Wilton, M&C area mechanical foreman, check op eration o! automatic data recorder in VC1 area. new facilities. The new units may be re lated to production operations, production distribution, research, or sales, and may be at existing Company facilities or at new locations. Now let's take a look at the functions of other departments, to provide the mechanical design of pilot plants, and to coordinate the establishment of Company-wide standards - for various types of installations. Solve Many Problems the Project Engineering Section and then at those of the Mechanical Engineering Sec tion of General Engineering. This unit's expert engineers on various types of equipment provide the Company a wide variety of mechanical technical serv Here again, Mk-elopmcrtl assist by provide for desi.u' specialty or umJcal equipm or by writing sputd standard meet a particular At this pointration rnom ment is presented which supi spending capital >the ventui considered attra.i by our u agement, funds rated and ' Engineering spejleases the I quired equipmente At the time, the Project begins dm ices. These may vary from helping solve ing the engineertake-ofT' mo Project Engineering Explained pump and compressor problems in one of ial may be purche constrm As the name indicates. Project Engineer ing is responsible for the engineering phases of Company "projects." In Ethyl language a project is the formal program that is engi neered to provide a new facility or to make major alternations to an existing facility of the Company. The first unit of Project Engineering is , the Project Coordination Group. Their job is to work with other Company departments in the development of project plans and the procurement of materials. In this unit, sep our manufacturing plants to recommending valves or packing at a customer oil com pany's blending plant. The Inspection unit of Mechanical Engi neering is organized to provide a service function to make certain that we have safe operating plants in so far as governing me chanical codes are concerned. It consists of two groups--On-Plant Inspection, and Fabri cation Inspection and Expediting. Assigned to the unit, also, is the staff metallurgist. The On-Plant Inspection Group develops work started. With the nc> purchase. 1 Plant Inspeetionthe picture. at the appropriapectors cmi /-j the selected suptbricated ei k| ment to see thalal is furni P? according to spand guveii codes, and that nur. When the rt's inform.-! pertaining to tffl of ptmf> equipment is recdlail enginei and final purchacompleted. arate groups of project engineers coordinate welding qualifications, makes building in By this timet-purchased i l the project work in each of our four major spections, checks and tests safety devices, preliminary take ki delivered Shelby Honea and "Buddy" Mundin- areas of interest: TEL. Sodium, Ethyl Chlor- tests pressure vessels, piping, and equipment, construction is *y. ger, Development engineers, use test ide, General Facilities at Baton Rouge; New and advises as to design code compliance. As construct- to compl'-i indicator to determine cylinder pres- Plant Projects and Off-Plant Projects. They The Fabrication Inspection and Expedit Engineering contin helping i fe'fl sures on vinvl chloride compressor assist the various other participating groups ing Group is responsible for three activities: struction supervitome field during operation. in planning and scheduling of projects, and the off-Plant fabrication and inspection of lems and control 'costs. j *d ETC 26572 ) II ime /-w k r equiprmed in handling pmducts; Morcement of 'in'cuicatio ndards in the Earl Horton, left, welding inspector, mm of all rchased equip- reviews a welding technique. Shown <iul the eojabricators and at right is Ned Ratcliff, Maintenance : ; to comfcrove delivery welder at Central Shops. i engineer ent critical to Mruchon s! .'liilt metakides a metalI consulting performs or the technics in metal in- i. rquipmelnalysis, corro Latigation|nt of welding lies, and liion of metal and weldkendations. He warheads iphy activities aid in mefcntrol. Bill Egan, civil engineer, checks the elevation and layout of the new cul vert installation near the No. 2 So dium Cell Room. Virgil Mitchell, right, Project Design supervisor, and Louis Langhart, Barnard and Burk, discuss construc tion of a model for a proposed new Research and Development facility. Howlks is an exij way General recei'iarms its work. \ M pica! projehnd desired by 1 location. Lnadian Plant, i major pliject manager ied. Firstlal is taken to E. H. Rhorer, reproduction clerk, ad Design in biermining the justs material prior to shooting it. io be used! forwarded to From the camera comes a negative Engineer liminary engi- used in making a plate for printing and hi-spv work by Multilith process. These three secretaries keep busy handling correspondence and related work. Mary Walsh, left, is secretary to Clarke Burdick and Sam Roberts; Betty Morales, center, is secretary to Bob Guidry, and Mary Elizabeth Graham is secretary to J. B. Rhorer and Tommy Mixon. Perry LeCates, left, and Mike Ziegler, both Standards engineers, discuss a new proposed standard for company-wide application, i process to rf has in many cn proved >nt. the physi- tilitics of t 3een designed [hanical De `hese men also eli.-J; mechanical which new may evidence. next step serious look incentives ci from a cash kf view. Th the Economic liion Sectic lie project $ tetive. Project lermg is thr ;reen light for Ive enginee: *1 estimate. c again, M elopment may iy providir for design of or unio al equipment, Ivriting spei d standards to particular Ithis point. iion managepresented which support Instrument engineers "Deck" Decker, left, ig capital :he venture is and Warren Green develop a hopper truck 1-red attrac: by our man- with scale tank mounted on it. The scale, as ht. funds s ited and then now used in Operations, is separate from the Icring spec, ieases the re- truck. I equipment e. At the same |he Project , begins detaili engineen; ^ke-ofF' mater- be pure! construction arted. Project Engineers Julius LeBlanc, Louis Du pont, Dick Pastorek and Don Chappuis dis cuss a drawing of a new installation which has been proposed and is now under study. Shelby Honea, left, Development en gineer, and Carl R. Hillman, assistant Development engineer, test operation of proposed flange grinding tool. the not: purchase, Off* Inspection c :.e picture, and " nppropria' actors contact ecled sup: k:;cated equipsee that ! is furnished |ng to spi ..d governing jtnd that nc the a information ling to the i of purchased lent is rece. Lid engineering A staff meeting starts the day in Engineering. Here discussing In I purchas t mpleted. activities are, left to right, Bob Guidry, superintendent of Project Ihis time th ; .rchased from Engineering; Tommy Mixon, superintendent of Mechanical Engi inarv take- l delivered and neering; Harry O'Connell, project manager of Vinyl Chloride and Iction is iu Ethyl Chloride; Clarke Burdick, chief engineer; Sam Roberts, |eonstructi> :j completion, director of General Engineering; Karl Cast, assistant superintend ring conce l-. helping Con- ent, Project Coordination; Claude Daviet, assistant superintendent lm supervi- me field prob- of Design and Estimating; and J. B. Rhorer, superintendent of lid control fcvSta. Construction Coordination. Ernie Nahr, supervisor, and Paul Major, Lucien Trosclair, and Harrell Batte of Estimating analyze the cost of a project that is now in progress. 265T3 ETC Page 6, The Antiknock, May, 1959 They Complete Twenty Years of Service r Janies P. Cook, Sod. Op. Gordon James, TEL Op. Clayton McQ. Perkins, TEL-Sod. M&C Harold E. Amos, EtCl Op. the pres Martin T. Causey, Jr., TEL Op. Lemuel W. Ligon, TEL-Sod. M&C (We regret that picture of Walter V. Carpenter, TEL-Sod M&C, was not available.) Lucille McQueen, Suggestion Of fice, admires the ice cube crusher which has been added to the list of safety prizes. The crusher should be a popular item in many homes during the hot summer months. Lyndell Reeves, Data Research, holds another item which has been added to the safety prize list. This seven-pint utensil is made of new material which man be moved im mediately to and from stove or re frigerator without breaking. . ' < Eight employees at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Fourteen received 15-year awards. 11 received 10-year awards, and 2 reached the fiveyear mark during April. 15 Years Mary J. Thom, Quality Control Phlliip Wallace, TEL Labor Emile J. Arreneumc, TEL-Sod. M&C Theodore Leake, TEL-Sod. M&C Samuel L. Oakley, TEL-Sod. M&C Jimmie Lawrence, EtCl Labor William L. Coker, TEL Op. Hurry E. Dunlap. Prod. Plan. Clyde Kofflllio, TEL-Sod. M&C Alfred L. Langhart, TEL-Sod. M&C Cleveland Spann, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C --CLASSIFIED ADS-- For Sale Large trunk, cedar lined, has a tray. 525. Phone DI 2-2362. 21-Inch Jacobsen Manor reel type self propelled lawn mower. Ideal for St. Au gustine lawns. $50 or will trade for comparable quality rotary mower. Phone D12-2993. I'tility trailer with 2-inch solid steel axle. 4 by 11 foot marine plywood bed made of channel frame. 'l**mch plywood. 12-inch removable sides, new tires; Gib son Les Paul Guitar; one amplifier; one microphone and one microphone stand. Phone EL 5-3281. Luther Lott. EtCl M&C Jewel W. Teal, TEL-Sod. M&C William J. Ylllar, EtCl M&C 10 Years Levi M. Dnvin, Jr., Proj. Eng. Earl J. Schexnalldre, TEL-Sod. M&C John C. Hodge. Jr., TEL-Scd. M&C Itapkael R. Washington, Sod. Labor John D. Mueller, Tech. Service Lawrence F. Dupuy, Jr.. TEL-Sod. M&C Billy D. Stinson, TEL-Sod. M&C Dennie Grayer, TEL Labor Talbot F. Guillot, Sod. Op. Joseph F. Follto, Prod. Plan. Earl G. DeWItt. R&D Bus. Res. 5 Years C'liurles 4. Kimmitt, Pro.i. Eng. Lois A. Whitaker, Finance One 22-inch window fan. Phone EL. 5-0592. JR58 Renault Dauphine, with electric clutch, white wall tires, radio, heater, less than 10.000 miles. $1,395. Phone EL 7-6061 after 4 p.m. pne Silvertone saxophone. 585. Two Cleveland trombones. $75 each. All in excellent condition. Phone DI 3-2477. Two registered Dalmatian dogs, one 2`i years old, one 3 years old, females. Both for $30. Ed Arnold. EL 5-2981. Bill Yiengst, Oree Allen Pass Away William N. Yiengst William N. Yiengst, mechanical inspector in TEL-Sod. M&C, died suddently at his residence March 26. Funeral serv ices were held March 28 at the Hollabaugh Spindle Funeral Home with burial in Greenoaks Me morial Cemetery. Bill had been employed on the Plant since Sept. 2, 1938, when he was hired as a mechanical helper in Construction. Survivors include his widow, the former Mary Frances McVey; one son, Richard Gordon Yiengst; three daughters, Helen Louise Yiengst, Virginia -Ann Yiengst, and Cynthia Jewel Yiengst, all of Baton Rouge; and one brother, Harry Yiengst, a former employee here who is now working in Louis ville, Ky. Oree A. Allen, 57, pipefitter in TEL-Sod. M&C, died April 20 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital following a short illness. He had been an e m plovee here since June 11. 1937. The body rest ed at the Rabenhorst Funeral Home until April 22. Religious serv ices were held at 4:00 p.m. at the Lanier Baptist Church with inter ment at Greenoaks Memorial Park. He is survived by his widow, the former Lillian Hasely; a daughter. Mrs. Joseph D. Tullier; two sisters, two brothers, and two grandchil dren. The Annual Company Dinner honoring employees with 25 or more years of Company service will be held May 21 at the Baton Rouge Country Club. Wanted Good used 1955, '56 or '51 model auto mobile from individual. Phone DI 3-8326. 'Plans Meant $2,200 to My Family' I Rudy serve hi-l board ol [ ployees to his S'! also "f.n| Plants month. Ill award <*i I a new n f dium. Presen the fifth ed suguJ. B H i His in gestion ployees A. L both ol anothoi suggest " tenancc* Burris Dam or anoth tool box ing most lent his He's Sold on Those Safety Caps! WeLlon Pierre, work ing leader in the TEL Labor Group, is com pletely sold on the value of safety shoes. "Because of them. I can look down at my left foot and smile happily because I can still count five good toes instead of three or four," he says. "Had it not been for my safety shoes, the line safety record of the TEL Labor Group would have been broken." Pierre was rolling a full drum of antiknock compound to a truck at the loading ramp. When he reached the exit door and attempted to change the direction of the drum, it rolled over his left foot cutting his safety shoe as shown in the illustration. "I felt the pressure," Pierre says, "but that steel cap saved my toes from damage. Believe me when I say I'm sold on the merits of safety shoes! They protected my foot from 885 pounds of weight." By Jack Stockwcll, TEL Operations When I signed for Major Medical coverage. I frankly didn't think I would ever need it, but I knew that it was an excellen: plan and didn't want to take a chance in case an emergency did arise. Now. from personal experience, I can praise it and the Basic Hospital and Surgical Plan to all my friends. My wife has been in ill health for over two years. Her condition has reauired numerous visits to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. During that time I have had to draw heavily on both my basic and major medical coverage. Last year, for example, our hos pital bills amounted to over $2,700. The insurances paid over $2,200 of this amount. Believe me, they are wonderful when times of emergency such as ours come along! ) ) etc 26574 Page 7. The Antiknock, May. 1959 Kescurch, h luis been v list. This uU- of new moved iniGive or re- ay .ni iiiter in .|uil 20 at ion Rouge ! Hospital ii.^ n short He had an e m here since I. 1937. body restin- Rabeni*' u n e r a 1 .mtil April :;imus Serv ian. at the vith interitrial Park, widow, the . daughter, wo sisters, grandchil- iv Dinner ith 25 or ty service the Baton ii/ `t think, v that it 't want i-i gency icnce, 1 ital and alth for has re hospital During heavily medical ur hos00 The uf this uderful as ours Rudy White, right, TEL-Sod. M&C, receives a $135 suggestion award for a new maintenance method in Sodium. J. B. Hammond, foreman, made the presentation. This was the top award made through the local Sug gestion System in April. Rudy White Is Leading Idea Man A. L. Burris, right, and H. C. Lewis, inset, shared a $135 suggestion award. A. J. Allen, left, shops machinist foreman, presented Burris' check. Lewis, who was in the Baton Rouge General Hospital recuper ating from an illness, received his check from J. L. Guillot, shops super visor. The recipients suggested an improved Maintenance procedure. For the Month With $135 Award Rudy White, who finds time to serve his fellow employees on the board of directors of the Ethyl Em ployees Credit Union in addition to his Sodium Maintenance duties, also "found time" to become the Plant's leading suggester for last month. Rudy received the top April award of $135 for his suggestion on a new maintenance method in So dium. Presenting the award to Rudy, the fifth he has received for adopt ed suggestions, was his foreman, J. B. Hammond. His award and the other 33 sug gestion awards received by em ployees last month totalled $685. A. L. Burris and H. C. Lewis, both of TEL-Sod. M&C, shared in another $135 award for their joint suggestion on an improved main tenance method in TEL Furnaces. Burris received his share check R. W. Robinson, $40 Award Darby James, Cafeteria, $40 Award from A. J. Allen, Shops machinist foreman, on the Plant, but Lewis' check was delivered to him at the Baton Rouge General Hospital, where he was recuperating from a recent illness, by Supervisor J. L. Guillot. It was the third award for Burris and the fourth for Lewis. Two employees took $40 awards during the month. They were D. C. James, Cafeteria, and R. W. Robin son, TEL-Sod. M&C. It was the second award for James and the sixth for Robinson. Twenty-nine others receiving awards last month were: $25 Awards O. M. Lambert, EtCl Maint.; V. J. Muranto, Qual. Control; C. R. Turner, Proc. Des.; C. A. Bowman, TEL Op. $20 Awards B. . Aldridge, TEL-Sod. M&C. $15 Awards E. H. Ory, i. W. Dupuy, W. M. Baker, H. A. May, all of TEL Sod. M&C; J. W. Cruthirds, EtCl Maint.; G. B. Edwards, TEL Op.; Adah P. Sturgis, Qual. Con trol. $10 Awards J. A. Gilmore and O. 3. Cambre (Share), P. E. Gllndmeyer, 3. Ware, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; L. A, Richardson, and W. A. Domke, Sod. Op.; D. R. Johnson, Finance; J. H. Outsch and B. L. Henderson, TEL Op.; K. M. Brown. Ing and C. R. New, both of Qual. Con trol; T. .J. Cook, R&D. Award of Honor-- (Continued from Page 1) ued, "is to beat this record and to add more Awards of Honor to the five we have already received. And that is really going to take some doing! . . . "Let us always remember, how ever. that as much as we appreci ate honors like the Award of Hon or, and as proud as we are that our safety accomplishments have been recognized nationally, the real purpose of and the real payoff from the continued improvement in safe ty at the Baton Rouge Plant is to make the Baton Rouge Plant and each of our jobs as safe as humanly possible," he concluded. Previous Awards of Honor re ceived by Ethyl employees were for working one million manhours in 1948 without a single time-losing injury, outstanding improved safe ty performances in 1950 and 1955, and completion of three million manhours without lost-time in juries in late 1957 and early 1958. Danny and Corinne Sure Do Like To Hang Around On the Job! Danny Danger and Corinne Caution, both of them tags of one sort or another, nestled close together in the lower right hand corner of the tool box. Corinne complained about the dull life she was leading, spend ing most of her time hidden away in that bleak spot, and Danny Danger lent his sympathy. "I sometimes wonder," Corinne Caution said, "if people know just how important we are. They talk about doctors saving lives, about the importance of scientists who discover new medicines, but they seldom give us credit for saving lives and equipment, and that's what we do every time we go to work on a job." "Right," said Danny Danger. "Absolutely right! We are two of the most important characters on the Baton Rouge Plant. Why, no later than yesterday I heard a man talking in a safety meeting--this tool box we are in had been left in the corner of the room--and he said that our rules and regulations were never to be violated." "And did you know," Corinne answered, "that the month of May has been designated to emphasize the importance of our use on the Plant?" "Emphasize? Emphasize how?" Danny asked. "Emphasize in safety meetings-- that's how! A special procedure written some years ago and revised in 1957 gives all the details of how we are to be used on the iob, and when this is discussed in safety meetings this month, employees will be aware of just how important we at e. "I haven't been reading much lately," Danny said. "Too dark for my eyes in this tool box. But I he ird an electrician talking about me the other day. He says that when I am tied to a piece of equipment, nobody is to use it until I have been removed." "And that's not all," Corinne said, "the man who put you there is instructed to sign his name, and the foreman responsible for the equipment is required to give his approval, and then this same man should remove you." "Yeah," said Danny Danger, "I protect lives. But your job is im portant, too. You protect expensive equipment. When you are hanging by a thread from a piece of equip ment, that means 'hands off* be cause the machine is out of order and great damage could be done if someone attempted to use it." "I hear somebody rattling the lock on this tool box right now," said Corinne. "Guess I'll go hang around a job where electricians are working." "So long," Danny said. "I hope these discussions in safety meet ings teach those Ethyl fellows the respect and importance we de serve." t ETC 26575 ETC 26576 The Cover Henry "Cotton" Hill, an active member of the AOWU blood bank, gives a blood donation at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Miss Norma Bender, medical technologist, is shown with the "pa tient." Four blood banks, with membership from Plant employees, operate locally through the two hospitals. They provide blood for members and members' families. For more information on the vital cooperative endeavors, see the article and pictures on Page 3. Company Makes Initial Contribution To OLOL Hospital Building Fund Drive Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong presents the Company's check in the amount of $25,000 to Andrew Bahlinger, chairman of the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Building Fund Drive. The Company pledged up to $40,000 if the campaign reaches its goal. Microscopists Hold Meeting Here A better understanding of the value of electron microscopy in re search resulted from a one-day meeting held here March 10. Claude Arceneaux, chemist in Chemical Research and Develop ment and microscopist here, was chairman of the meeting attended by 20 people from all parts of the state. They included representatives from the LSU and Tulane medical schools, the Department of Agricul ture, Esso Standard Oil Company, Copolymer. Naugatuck Chemical Division of U. S. Rubber Co., and the LSU Chemistry Department. The program, a panel discussion on the technique of electron micro scopy, began at 9 a.m. in the up stairs dining room of the Cafeteria. At 11:30 a.m., guests made a tour of the Plant and returned to the Cafeteria for lunch before the aft ernoon session was held in the Chemical Research and Develop ment Laboratory. Ethyl Corporation made an ini tial contribution of $25,000 to the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital building fund in late February. Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong presented the check to Campaign Chairman Andrew Bah linger. The Company has pledged a gift up to an amount of $40,000 to the hospital's building fund. The total amount is dependent upon the suc cessful completion of the cam paign. If the goal of $600,000 is not reached, the contribution will be scaled down proportionately. "We are very grateful to Ethyl Corporation for the excellent sup port it is giving toward these much needed facilities," Bahlinger said, "and we hope that it will encourage other friends of the hospital to make contributions so that the full campaign goal can be attained." In presenting the check, Arm strong said "We at Ethyl are glad to be able to do our share in sup porting such a vital community fa cility as Our Lady of the Lake Hos pital. We are looking forward op timistically to the successful com pletion of this campaign." He pointed out that the Company has tried to fulfill its respon sibilities as an industrial citizen throughout its years in Baton Rouge. It has supported many en deavors that are vital to the growth and betterment of Baton Rouge. "We feel that it is important for us to help provide community fa cilities such as hospitals so that our employees now and for many years in the future will have the kind of community that they are proud to call home," he said. One of the Best! Over, 2,000 youngsters who par ticipated in the annual ERA Easter Egg Hunt, March 21, at the ERA Park will agree that it was one of the best ever held. Pauline Parish served as chair man for the event. In commenting on the hunt after it was over, she said: "The success of this annual outing reflects the hard work of the committee chairmen and their groups. In behalf of the ERA, I want to say thanks to all of them for their effort." Approximately 4,300 eggs were hidden in the ERA Park. Those youngsters who found small plastic Easter bunnies, received special prizes. I Pull Some 'Dillies' When You Give Me Half A Chance! Hello! I'm Sam Screwdriver, Glad to know you, too! Yes, I come from the Hand Tool family. We are all relatives. What am I selling? No, I'm not trying to sell screwdrivers. I call on you today to sell safety, and as I stop to think about it, safety is about the cheapest commodity the working man can buy today. You pay for it with safe work, proper planning for a job, observance of safety rules, and consideration for your fellow worker. I What do you get from all this effort? That's wait until he attempts to hold a piece of equip ment in his hand when he uses me. As he wipes up the blood from my digging wound, he realizes he should have used a vise or placed the equip ment on a table. One of my cousins, Peter Pipewrench, enjoys causing head injuries when he is not kept under control. He likes to crash down on a worker's skull when the man is using him overhead and lets him slip. He will do it every time if he can turn loose from a pipe or fitting. When the worker places Peter Pipewrench's jaws on that pipe or a good question. You retain the privilege of using fitting in the proper manner, though, he can't do your hands, your arms, your legs, your body, your this dirty work. eyes without restrictions that accidents cause. Oh! I was about to forget my crabby uncle, But here 1 am straying from the subject. I Willie Wrong Wrench. Uncle Willie is the cruel- really wanted to talk to you about the Hand Tool est member of the whole tribe. There just isn't family. They are sharp characters! They are cap anything he won't do when he is put to work. able. you understand, and can do an excellent job That's why most craftsmen will have absolutely when they are handled with a firm hand by a nothing to do with him. person who knows how to control them. But they are like temperamental spoiled children, I say. Release that grip on them, grow lax in your con trol, and wham! Before you know it they have pierced, or pinched, or cut your flesh, or they have I could say a lot more, but if you'll pardon me I'll stop right now. You see, I have a splitting headache. Some "stupe" hit me on the head with a hammer just as if I were a chisel. Well, I took it for a while, but when the abuse had gone too far hit you with force enough to break your bones. I let go with a sliver that hit him slightly left of Now, I don't believe that I need to tell you that hand tool center in the right eye. Talk about letting up in a hurry! That safety is being emphasized on the Plant during April. I'm glad that all employees are pointing out the need for being more careful with my family. Take me, for example. I pull some dillies when I get a chance. guy sold out to the hospital! Remember one thing, friends. The members of our Hand Tool family are good workers, but we don't like to be kicked around. Treat us right, let us do the work we are prepared to do, and we One of my favorite stunts is to dig down into a worker's hand. I won't cause any troubles! etc 2657T Page 2, The Antiknock, April, 1959 Activities Here Make Plant a Key Facility for Entire Company Blo "An important factor in the growth of the Company is Vice President George F. Kirby, Company from a laboratory to a nationwide Jr., who maintains his office here. Employees business." "The most important of Ethyl's fa of R&D make up the second largest depart cilities." Whether you say it one way or an mental group on the Plant. other, the Baton Rouge Plant is more than the The largest local unit is Chemical Products, plant where the majority of the Company's headed by George Beste. general manager of antiknock compounds are made. R&D Operations in Baton Rouge, Houston and It's the center of many activities of the Com Pittsburgh. Under his direction much of the pany's far-fiung business operations including Company's extensive chemical research and a lot of activities not directly concerned with chemical engineering work is centered here. In the manufacture of our antiknock compounds. addition, Kenneth Swartwood, patent counsel It's the "home" of our new product vinyl for the Company, and a major part of his staff chloride. It's the headquarters for the Engineer are located here, as well as Clarence Neher, di ing Department's work for the entire Company. rector of Business Research, and a major por It's one of Ethyl's research centers of the Re tion of that group. search and Development Department. It's the Engineering "Ethyl" antiknock compounds and other prod ucts of our Plant are shipped all over the world. Here John W, Bagents, TEL Op., is shown load ing a car at the Blender. Production, mainten ance and many Plant services are functions of the Manufacturing Department. base for a great deal of the activities of the Em ployee Relations, Purchasing and Traffic, Fi nance, Legal, and Medical Departments. Beginning with this article, THE ANTI KNOCK will tell the story of the Plant's de partmental team and how each group of em ployees plays an important part in the Com pany. This first article will "introduce the play ers"--that is, present the departments and their major activities in brief form. Later, we plan to review in more detail the work of employees in each department on the Plant. The primary function of the Plant is, of course, to make antiknock compounds and our other products. Therefore, most of the Plant's employees are in the Manufacturing Depart ment. Many of the activities of the other de partments on the Plant are carried out here primarily because this is the Company's prin cipal manufacturing plant. Manufacturing Manufacturing Department employees Under the leadership of Chief Engineer Clarke Burdick, the Company's Engineering De partment activities are also centered here. Lo cal Engineering employees serve the entire Company. Their responsibilities include design and supervision of construction of new plants or units, both foreign and domestic. They are also responsible for inspection, equipment de velopment, project design work and general en gineering service for this Plant and other manu facturing locations as well as for other depart ments of the Company. Purchasing and Traffic The Purchasing and Traffic Department, headed locally by Director Charles E. Colvin, is another group that conducts a major portion of its activities here for service to the entire Company. Purchasing, of course, buys the many supplies and materials needed by all of the other groups on the Plant and is responsible for continually striving to reduce costs by buy ing the desired quantity and quality at the headed locally by Resident Manager Wallace F. lowest price. Traffic negotiates freight rates and Armstrong, have the over-all responsibility for chooses the methods of transportation and the our large Plant. This includes not only the op routes so that Company products will reach our eration and maintenance of the equipment that customers at scheduled times and at the least makes our products, but also the various serv possible freight cost to Ethyl Corporation. Employee Relations personnel are concerned with employee activities and programs. One program that comes close to all of us is our topnotch benefits coverage. Here, Jack Creaghan gives checks for benefit claims to Thelma Boudreaux, Cafeteria. ices normally required by a plant of this size. Primarily, Manufacturing employees make our products -- antiknock compounds, vinyl chloride, sodium, ethyl chloride, etc. They also carry out the necessary scheduling, accounting, and quality control that go right along with our production, maintain and service the entire plant, including equipment, buildings and other facilities, do much of the construction work, handle movement of tank cars on the Plant and provide staff groups to assist in cost control. Manufacturing employees are also respon sible for a wide variety of services for the en tire Plant, including such things as cafeteria, laundry, stores, office services, medical, finance, safety, plant protection, and our relations with the community of Baton Rouge. Employee Relations As the name implies, the Employee Rela tions department, headed locally by Manager William J. Henry, is concerned with certain ac tivities and programs that involve all employees at the Baton Rouge Plant. The people in Em ployee Relations are responsible for administra tion of our top-notch benefit plans, the Ethyl Suggestion System, employment, on-plant and off-plant training, wages and salary coordina tion and maintaining the very essential person nel records. They also negotiate contracts and wages with the two plant unions, and serve as liaison between the Company, the Ethyl Recrea tion Association, the Ethyl Management Club and the two unions. This brief summary of our activities here Research and Development indicates that the employees of the Baton Rouge The Engineering Department, which serves the entire Company, is centered here. Responsibili ties of the Department include design and supervision of construction of new plants or units both here and elsewhere. Don Garrot and C. J. Kimmit review blueprints of a Sarnia installation. What might be called the "look ahead" group of the Company is its Research and Develop ment Department. Responsible for Research and Development activities throughout the Purchasing and Traffic people work closely with many other departments on all types of Plant serve Ethyl Corporation in a great many ways in addition to the manufacture of the products that we sell to our customers. In fact, through activities such as these, the Baton Rouge location seems destined to continue as the "major cog in the Ethyl machine" for many years to come. projects. Meeting to discuss new types of sea- Research and Development not only conducts land shipping containers are, seated, E. O. Jones far-reaching research work here but also pro and L. M. Davis, Purchasing and Traffic, and H. B. Beeson, Engineering. Standing are H. W. Wheeler, Medical, and T. J. Davis, Traffic man ager. vides many services to Manufacturing. A1 Smith, area engineer in Tech. Services, and Cal Glassbrook, chemist in R&D Services, check control room reading in the EtCI Area. j . w I The erntm J Baton I examp thmu: anoththe 1M| in on<i whuh area with The Alhenl the S<{ Manai the ' : is ci> varimf In 1 out till of blo this il to emj Hen four 1 time main'l blood I are < | CarrMann non- Thf these i out h whir! The e.vnm ticnl pure i j rep pin if On I blond I when Tin gave year anothj Mr i?.ati<> eraiy his t.. is m>: bnnk'| do pi of SI l Mm stit LI l *1 blond | Blnn. to tlq thc\ unde amoi t inns ETC 26578 The non. IB from J from hciid*.] any ' Kirby, liploVL'CS .U-part- "n >ducls, nuticr of ion and i ol the n \\ and lu-ic. In oumsel his staff h.T. di pt r por- Kngineer ring Den-l'C. Lor entire i- design e plants `hey are ient deleral enr inanu- depart- .utment, 'olvin. is portion e entire iie many i ot the ponsible by buy- al the .lies and and the .ach our lie least .- ReiaAJanager lain aciiployees in Em* ninistraic Ethyl lant and t rordina- personacts and serve as Recrea nt Club ies here n Rouge at many of the In fact. Baton hnue as or many conducts Iso proimp Al and Cal check Page 3, The Antiknock, April, 1959 Blood Banks Provide Vital Service To Employees in Times of Emergency The four local blood banks op erating among personnel on the Baton Rouge Plant are outstanding examples of cooperative endeavors through which employees help one another. Most of the employees of the Plant are eligible to participate in one or the other of these banks which operate in the Baton Rouge area only and have no affiliation with other blood banks. The four organizations are the Allied Oil Workers' Blood Bank, the Sodium Blood Bank, the Ethyl Management Club Blood Bank, and the "A" Blood Donor Group, which is composed of employees from various parts of the Plant. In 1958 the four blood banks gave out the combined total of 386 pints of blood. At a cost of $25 per pint, this represents a savings of $9,650 to employees. Heading these organizations are four men who give freely of their time and organizational ability to maintain an adequate supply of blood at the local hospitals. They are Guy Aucoin--AOWU; Alver Carr--Sodium; Ernie Carr--Ethyl Management Club; and W. F. Kennon--"A" Blood Donor Croup. Substantial Savings The value of membership in these organizations may be pointed out by some of the case histones which have been supplied blood. The "A" Blood Donor Group, for example, gave 30 pints to one pa tient. Blood costs $25 per pint if purchased at the hospital so that represented a savings to that em ployee of $750. Equally important, if not more so, was the fact that blood was available immediately when needed. The Ethyl Management Club gave nine pints to one member last year and 10 pints to the mother of another member. Membership in any of the organ izations by an employee gives cov erage for many other members of his family. Although the coverage is not the same for all of the four banks from the Plant, all of them do provide broad protection in time of sickness and need. Much like financial banking in stitutions, the local hospitals handle blood supplies for the blood banks. Blood that is donated is credited to their accounts. In emergency, they can even overdraw with the understanding that the overdrawn amount will be made up by dona tions from members. EarJine Rost, medical technologist at the Baton Rouge General Hos pital, stands at the special blood storage refrigerator which keeps a blood supply available for immedi ate use. Membership in the organization is sufficiently large that the in dividual is called for donations only infrequently. He receives notifica tion that he is to make a donation at the hospital. It is his responsi bility to call the blood bank there to make an appointment for the donation. If, however, a cold, re cent illness, or other unanticipated complications keep him from mak ing the donation, he must notify his bank at the Plant so other ar rangements can be made. Must Respond When Notified In all cases, the member is ex pected to give blood when noti fied, or make arrangements for someone else to give for him if his physical condition doesn't per mit a donation. Several members who have bene fited were outspoken in their en dorsement of the blood banks. "During the prolonged illness and subsequent death of my moth er," said w. J. Tracey, TEL Area Maintenance supervisor, "we learn ed first hand of the true value of a blood bank. In all, we called on the EMC bank for 10 pints of blood. Transfusions made it possible for her to live much longer than she otherwise could have. "The EMC bank provided blood every time we called on them. My Before Henry "Cotton" Hill gave a blood donation in answer to the call from the AOWU Blood Bank where he has membership, Bernard Car rier, technologist at the Baton Rouge General Hospital, checked his temperature and took a sample of blood from his finger for tests. While Hill gave blood in the adjoining laboratory, Rufus Price, TEL Maintenance electrician, reported to give a donation for the "A" Blood Donor Group. He is shown here getting a blood pressure check by Tech nologist Carrier. brothers also arranged for blood from their banks. It was a wonder ful assurance to know that what ever blood my mother needed would always be available." Member Praises Service "I have used the blood bank sev eral times," says Raymond I. Aubin, EtCl Op. "It has meant a lot for us when we have had serious operations for different members of our family. I don't see how we could have done without it. The AOWU bank gave immediate and excellent service." These statements are representa tive of the feelings of members in all of the blood banks. The cooperation of Plant employ ees often extends beyond the con fines of the blood bank member ships. In several instances em ployees have needed blood or spe cial types for themselves or mem bers of their families. At such a time they have been confronted with the problem of paying for this blood, at approximately $25 per pint, or having it replaced by do nations from their fellow em ployees and friends. Employees have been very cooperative at such times. Calf Purchases Support Livestock Shows These men head the tour blood banks active on the Plant. F. W. Ken* non, left, is chairman of the "A" Blood Donor Group; Ernie Carr, second from left, heads the Ethyl Management Club Bank; Guy Aucoin, third from left, is chairman of the AOWU Blood Bank, and Alver Carr, right, heads the Sodium Blood Bank. George McKenney, left, and Rudy Williams are shown with Brenda McCraine and her Hereford which the Company purchased in support of the LSU Livestock Show. The 1,926-pound animal brought 51 cents a pound. Duke Hartsfield and Aubrey Chaney, representing the Ethyl Management Club, bought a 965-pound Angus from Gilbert Burgess for 39 cents a pound. The Company also bought an animal at Southern University in support of their show. I ETC 265 79 Page 4, The Antiknock, April, 1959 ' Benefit Plans Contribute to Security, Protection and Pleasure All of us are familiar with the time-worn expression, '`Money talks." Yet the benefits employees receive represent real money although this money does not talk as loudly as it should. However, it is really more valuable than actual money in the pocket because it buys substantial security and savings for the Baton Rouge Plant employee. It provides benefits under our comprehensive benefits plans which contribute to our security, protection and pleasure. As an employee you pay part of the cost for the Retirement Income Plan, the Group Hospital and Surgical Plans and the Group Life Insur ance Plan. The Company pays the remainder of the cost. The Company pays the entire cost for the Accident and Sickness Benefits Plan, the Military Leave of Absence Plan, the Vacation Plan, the eight paid holidays each year, excused absences for certain personal reasons and community obligations, and the Merit Pay Plan, You pay the cost of the Major Medical Plan. What is the value of this silent salary? The specific worth cannot be stated in dollars and cents because of the varying personal factors involved. However, it does afford an extra measure of financial security that rivals any in industry and surpasses most of them. Retirement Income Plan Paid for by you and the Company, the Plan provides a lifetime income after retirement. You contribute approximately 2.5 per cent of your salary. The Company is currently contrib uting an average of more than $3.50 for each employee dollar invested. If you retire at normal retirement age-- 65 for men and 60 for women--the plan now provides that each year after retirement you will get two-thirds of your total contributions. Since the retirement annuity is guaranteed for five years you, or your beneficiary, will receive ZV.\ times the amount you are investing in the plan. Military Leave of Absence This plan, paid for by the Company, pro vides lump sum payments for eligible em ployees entering military service and monthly allowances to their qualified dependents. If you have six months but less than one year of serv ice, you are eligible for a lump sum payment equal to one month of pay. If you have one or more years of Company service, you are eligible for a lump sum payment equivalent to two months of regular pay. With one year or more of Company service you are eligible for as much as two weeks leave of absence with pay each year for military training duty. > Group Life Insurance This plan, of which the Company shares part of the total cost, provides financial protec tion for your dependents. All regular employees are eligible to subscribe for group life insurance equal to approximately twice their annual earnings if male or about one and one-half times their annual earnings if female. Your cost for this protection is only 40 to 50 cents per month per $1,000 of insurance. When you retire after 10 or more years of qualified partici pation in this plan, part of the insurance in effect at your normal retirement date will be continued for the rest of your life at no further cost to you. Holidays Qualified employees get eight holidays which are paid for by the Company. They are New Year's Day, Good Friday, July Fourth, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Accident and Sickness Benefits This plan, paid for by the Company, pro vides regular income for periods of absence due to illness or accident. Depending on your length of Company service, you may receive as much as 12 weeks at full pay and 40 weeks at onehalf pay for non-occupational disability. In the event of occupational disability, you may receive up to 16 weeks at full pay and 36 weeks at two-thirds pay, and approved medical expenses will be paid. If you become permanently and totally dis abled after 15 years of Company service, you may also be eligible for further disability bene fits under the plan. Group Hospital and Surgical and Major Medical Plans Merit Pay Plan The Company provides a plan whereby wage employees may receive additional pay based on service with the Company. Added to your base pay is 3 per cent for 3 years service, 5 per cent for 5 years service, ? per cent for 7 years service, and 10 per cent for 10 years service. Under the Basic Hospital and Surgical Plan which is paid for jointly by the employee and | the Company, you and your eligible dependents are insured against hospital and surgicaLex- penses. I You and your eligible dependents are also I insured against large medical expenses under | the Major Medical Plan. If your medical ex penses exceed your deductible amount in three months or less, the plan will pay you 75 per cent of all covered medical expenses until it has paid out a maximum of $10,000 for each unrelated illness or injury. Covered medical expenses include hospital and doctor charges, drug store bills, registered nurses and local ambulance service. The employee pays the cost of this plan. Vacation Plan Excused Absences This plan, paid for by the Company, pro vides that if you have more than one year but less than ten years of service, you are eligible for two weeks of paid vacation annually. With 10 but less than 20 years of service, you are eligible for three weeks of vacation. If you have 20 years or more of service, you are eligi ble for four weeks of vacation. The Company provides pay to employees for absences for certain personal reasons and community obligations. You are paid for speci fied periods when attending a funeral of some one in your immediate family. You also receive pay while serving as an election commissioner, on jury duty, or as a witness in district court in a criminal matter. Ini' i 111011'. r;il j. mm lion thn * filin' In IW. lion 1Ion.II colli \\ ;is ticmn Tin bom Tho nut s h (M mon: ETC 26580 I Page 5, The Antiknock, April, 1959 Instructor R. W, Stephens watches as students work a problem in the industrial instrumentation class. They are, left to right, J. W. Hodges, L. J. Bennett, E. J. Ory, and W. M. Carlton, Jr. Students in this orientation for refrigeration class are, left to right, C. E. Redel, F. F. Chambless, L. F. East, K. Stephens, E. J. Simoneaux, Roy Fugler, B. B. Pate, R. H. Harrison, M. J. Munn, N. R. Schlatre, M. C. Many, and C. E. Wilkinson. Sam Boudinot, the instructor, is shown standing at right. Members of this industrial instrumentation class, shown above, include J. D. Spears, T. C. Easley, I. P. BeJJanger, W. G. Carroll, C. H. Under wood, J. W. Cruthirds, John S. Day, and George W. Perry. R. W. Stephens, the instructor, is not shown here. It's 'School Days' Again for Employees in Training Courses School days are being combined with work days for many employ ees on the Plant who are enrolled in several on-plant training courses developed by Maintenance and On-Plant Construction with the assistance of the Training staff. Many employees are now busy in self improvement through their participation in training classes. These represent the cooperative ac tion of (1) the men who want to increase their knowledge, and (2) the Company's interest in their self improvement. Classes now in progress, recently completed, or to begin in the near future include blueprint reading for electricians, industrial instru mentation, orientation for refrige ration training to be followed by a refrigeration instruction class of approximately 400 hours. Teaches Blueprint Class The blueprint reading class for electricians meets daily and is in structed by Howard Wascom. The course, which lasts from three to five weeks, was divided into three groups to accommodate the large number who wanted the instruc tion. Two groups have completed the training; the third is now in progress. In another class, taught by the Power Group, 160 hours of instruc tion for six men from the Main tenance electrical group were re cently completed. A. C. Spinks was the instructor. tation fundamentals and theory, and electronics. Orientation for refrigeration training is a refresher course in basic mathematics, blueprint read ing, and the elements of electricity. J. B. Alexander and Sam Boudinot are the instructors. Useful in Any Craft While the refrigeration orienta tion class has been primarily de signed for refrigeration training, the material is of such basic na ture that it will be useful in any craft. Over 80 mechanics have requested this training in the class which will last from three to four months. The final refrigeration class, to be scheduled some months in the future, will give approximately 400 hours of instruction. J. D. Daigre will teach the course which will involve basic refrige ration theory and actual work on refrigeration equipment. W. T. Edwards, coordinator of the orientation and refrigeration training program, states that the high degree of interest and effort shown by the class members has been gratifying. Employees, he said, are proving their interest in this opportunity. Instructor J. B. Alexander, standing, is shown as he discusses a problem in this orientation for refrigeration class. Shown, seated from left to right, are J. M. Walker, W. P. Simmons, Willie Aime, Whitfield Wascom, Clyde Rogillio, W. A. Badeaux, T. A. Parsons, and E. L. Lefebvre. Howard Wascom, instructor, points to a diagram under discussion in this blueprint reading class. Students are, from left, W. M. Baker, Marian Neal, James C. Williams, Berlin Mack, Richard Blanchard, and Charles Crowe. Five Groups Registered The industrial instrumentation course has five groups registered. The first phase--mathematics--is being taught by R. W. Stephens. The exact length of the course has not yet been determined, but should last approximately 18 months. It will include instrumen 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. Here Howard Wascom leads a discussion in another blueprint reading class. In attendance, left to right, are Amos Brumfield, Oscar Cambre, Rufus Price, Gene Powers, Pat Wheat, Victor Hancock, Kirk Hall, and Lionel Barrett. ETC 26581 Page 6. The Antiknock; April, 1959 Recognized for Twenty Years of Service t John F. Thompson, Jr., TEL Op. Claude H. Prestridge, Jr., Sod. Op. Charles A. Boudreaux, Qual. Control Charles B. Whitehead, Sod. Op. Carl Goode, second from left, receives his 40-year service pin from Resi dent Manager Wallace F. Armstrong as Jim Bergin, left, Roy Clothier, second from right, and Herb Hobgood stand by to offer their congratu lations. Goode came to Baton Rouge in 1937 to work in TEL Operations. Goode Receives 40-Year Service Award Jack R. Black, M&C Rog Fugler, TEL-Sod. M&C Louis W. Forgey, EtCl Op. William C. Goode, TEL Op., with 40 years, heads the field of those celebrating long service anniver saries. His service dates back to March, 1919. Next in celebrating long service is Henry P. Houdart, TEL Op., whose 30 years of service dates back to March. 1929. Nine other employees rounded out 20 years of service. 10 com pleted 15 years of service. 36 com pleted 10 years and two reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Ll>d B. Willis. TEL Op. Richard L. Blackledge. TEL-Sod. M&C Marlon -I. Neal, TEL-Sod. M&C. David D. Causey, TEL-Op. Alton Julian. TEL-Sod. Op. Henry C. Lewis. TEL-Sod. M&C Richard P. Langlois, TEL-Op. Jessie \V. Hall, Sod. Op. Donald 1>. Burch. Chem. Res. .John Hilton, EtCl Labor 10 Years Arrhie P. Hebert. TEL-Sod. M&C Watson L. King, EtCI Op. Jesse R. Walton, Sr., EtCl Op. Norman Sehlatre, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C Aubrey M, Dixon, TEL Stores Ronald E. Gray. Tech. Service August llurat. Sod. Labor Lntii* Crump. Sod. Labor Eduard K. Slm. TEL-Sod. M&C Maurice L. Rogers. TEL-Sod. M&C Francis M. Hagler, TEL-Sod. M&C Joseph M. Cates. TEL-Sod. M&C Guiee A. Glamhrone. TEL-Sod. M&C Richard A. Kinney. TEL-Sod. M&C Thomas S. Kelly. Ill, TEL-Sod. M&C Charles R. Smith. TEL-Sod. M&C Gordon L. Smith. TEL-Sod. M&C I*aul D. Smith. TEL-Sod. M&C Hugh L. Davis, Jr.. TEL-Sod. M&C John H. Lambert. TEL-Sod. M&C Paul E. Welmer. Chem. Res. Gordon W. Smith. TEL-Sod. M&C Robert E. Cotton, Jr.. TEL-Sod. M&C Floyd McCardle, TEL-Sod. M&C Felix ,M. Parker. TEL-Sod. M&C Charles D. Bourke. TEL-Sod. M&C Eduard L. Deloach. TEL-Sod. M&C Henry E. Kennedy. TEL-Sod. M&C James E. Templet. TEL-Sod. M&C Virgil A. Chaney. TEL-Sod. M&C James E. Robertson, TEL Power James E. Nettles. TEL-Sod. M&C Clarence E. Redel. TEL-Sod. M&C Wallace P. Rlvett, Jr.. TEL-Sod. M&C Earl Stafford. TEL-Sod. M&C Vincent S. Tripp. TEL-Sod. M&C Robert L. Stevenson, Sod. Op Wilton J. Browning. TEL-Sod. M&C 5 Years Herbert F. Kraemer, Tech. Serv. Moore Tappan. Jr.. Ind. Eng. Thirty-Year Pin Goes to Houdart Henry Houdart, third from left, received his thirty-year award last month. Resident Manager Wallace Armstrong made the presentation. Others present to congratulate Henry included Roy Clothier, left, Jim Bergin, second from right, and Herb Hobgood. Houdart is a supervisor in TEL Operations. William Carl Goode, special as sistant to the superintendent of TEL Operations, completed 40 years of Company service on March 1. He received his service pin and certificate from Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong. All of his years of service except the first four, have been spend in the field of TEL manufacture. He became a supervisor in TEL Opera tions back in 1923 when it had not advanced beyond the pilot plant stage. Since that time Carl has held numerous supervisory jobs in TEL Operations including 26 years as a shift supervisor. He is highly re spected for his thorough knowledge of tetraethyl lead manufacture by employees who worked under him. Goode came to Baton Rouge in May of 1937. "I am among those oldtimers who have seen the Company grow to its present size," Goode said. "During that time I have worked with and for many people. All in all. it has been a great experience, and if I should live my life over. I'd choose to do the same work again. "The Baton Rouge Plant has been fortunate in getting efficient well qualified employees who give their sincere effort and cooperation on the job. I hope that this same spirit can continue during future years." Goode is married to the former Elizabeth Davis of Pennsville, N. J. Their three children are Sam, vice-president of a local finance company, Terrell, coach and teach er at Glen Oaks High School, and Mrs. Frank Kerr of Baton Rouge. Carl looks forward to his retire ment on Aug. 1 when he and Mrs. Goode plan to do extensive travel ing throughout the country. Suggestion Money Goes a Beggin P. E. Glindmeyer, TEL-Sod. M&C, $70 award C. R. Thompson, Finance, $40 award Employees were too easy on The Antiknock photographer last month! Not a single request came in to take a picture of a man re ceiving an award of $100 or more which is our usual practice, Suggestion money went "a beg ging" also as the total award mon ey dropped to $425. the lowest fig ure in several months, and a long way below the high month of April. 1958, when $3,855 in awards was received by employees for adopted ideas. Phillip E. Glindmeyer, TEL-Sod. M&C, while he didn't hit the $100 figure, did receive a $70 award to lead the 27 suggesters last month. His award was his 10th and was for his idea on an improvement in a maintenance procedure. In second place was Clarence R. Thompson, Finance, who re ceived a $40 award, his third, for his idea on an improvement in an Office form. Others receiving awards were: $30 Awards M. E. Phenlx and (>. P. Man-hand Share) and A. P. Hewitt, all of TELSod. M&C. $25 Awards K. J. Sharp, TEL-Sod. M&C. $20 Awards A. A. Cook and W. E. Cmtwell, Jr. (Share) and W. Wascom. all of TELSod. M&C. $15 Awards \V. T. Willard and J. A. Gilmore, both of TEL-Sod. M&C. F. A. MeKneely. Stores: E. Montgomery, TEL Op. $10 Awards N. A. Guldrox, L. J. Man-hand, E. D. McMillan, S. H. Kimbrough, all or TELSod. M&C; J. M. Jones, Qunl. Control' P. T. Cain (2 awards* and A. M. Rcamen. both of Sod. Op.; Lipscomb, H. R. Allen, both of EtCl Maint; E. Montgomery, E. >1. Turner, both of TEL Op.; Lucille F. McQueen, Emp Rel. Certificate of Award W. s. Smith. Safety. Box Score Off-the-Job Injuries 1958 (April to Dec.) 86 1959 (through March) 17 ETC 26582 These < Theater for nit Front. I< Eric Bn Bruton, plovees The be rcdcc torium. theater A! J. the The hFuneral March Iseph s C. was tn I!- Amiss the tm le er, Mrs. . Amiss. 11 Oct. !!> daughtci whose ! here. anii Kellev. I plovoe v : 1954. In ber il S' and the Jack 1 chmist l r on Jul\ ' worker tenanee helpei `2 chmist I lie is Lillie T daughtei Laura. The l>< labaunh-'Funei al 28 with Memorial Page 7, The Antiknock, April, 1959 Adequate Theater Is Object of Bond Drive Three Get New Assignments These employees have been cast members with the Baton Rouge Little Theater which is now conducting a bond sales drive to raise $125,00(1 for an adequate theater in which to present six plays each season. Front, left to right, they are Julious Law, Vanora Facundus, Joe Story, Eric Breidenbach. Back row, left to right, are Bob Bloodwell, Charles Bruton, Ed Coxe and M, J. Chatelain. Not shown: Tom Terry. Other em* ployees have been active in backstage work. The drive is based on the purchase of $100 bonds; the bonds are to be redeemed with interest later. Plans call for a 450-person capacity audi torium, dressing rooms, and a multi-purpose social area in the initial theater building. Deceased Employees Al J. Amiss, Jr. A1 J. Amiss, Jr., died March 8 at the Veterans' Hospital in Alexan dria following a lengthy illness. He had been a male nurse in Medical from Sept. 21. 1 93 8, when he was hired, until Sept. 1, 1957, when he was granted disability retire ment. The body rested at Rabenhorst Funeral Home. Services were held March 10 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Jo seph's Catholic Church. Interment was in Roselawn Cemetery. Amiss is survived by his widow, the former Norma Thiel; his moth er, Mrs. Ada P. Amiss; a son, J. Al Amiss, III, an employee here from Oct.. 1949, until Oct., 1958.; a daughter, Mrs. Hershel Kelley, whose husband is an employee here, and three grandchildren. Mrs. Kelley, Edna Ruth, is a former em ployee who worked here from July, 1954, to Jan., 1959. He was a mem ber of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the American T^egion. Jack T. Dempsey Jack T. Dempsey, outside ma chinist 1/c, died at the Baton Rouge General Hospital, March 6, follow ing an operation. A native of Louisville, Miss., he was born April 27, 1912. He re ceived his educa tion in Columbus, Miss. Dempsey join ed the Company on July 13, 1937, as a construction worker. He transferred to Main tenance in 1937 as a millwright helper 2/c and was an outside ma chinist 1/c at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow, Lillie C. Dempsey, and three daughters--Jacqueline, Linder, and Laura. The body rested at the Hollabaugh-Spindle Funeral Home. Funeral services were held Feb. 28 with interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. John A. Graziano John A. Graziano, an annuitant who retired last Oct. 31, died on Feb. 24 following major surgery. The body rested at the Rabenhorst Funeral Home. Funeral services were held Feb. 26 at the St. An thony Catholic Church with in terment in the St. Louis Cemetery in New Orleans. John was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Holy Name Society, Usher Society, Ethyl Management Club, the ERA, and the Eagles. He ioined the Company on Dec. 1, 1936, as a carpenter in Construc tion. He became a foreman there in 1938. He later transferred to Maintenance where he was a fore man at the time of his retirement. Johnny was active in the Ethyl Management Club in which he originated and developed the club's annual "Toys for Tots" program. He also was active in carnival ball and other activities for the club. He is survived by his widow, the former Victoria Verdigets; one daughter, Mrs. R. E, Johnson of Gramercy; one sister, Mrs. Joe Loccio of Hammond, and three grandchildren. Joseph E. James Joseph E. James, sheetmetal worker 1/c, died Feb. 26 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. A native and life-long resident of Gonzales, he was born Sept. 13, 1905. He was hired in July of 1942 as a construction worker here and transferred to Maintenance in 1943. The body rested at the Welsh Funeral Home in Gonzales until Feb. 28. Religious services were held at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gonzales with interment in the church cemetery. James is survived by his widow, Richard F Buchholz, R&D, was promoted to superintendent of Manufacturing Technical Serv ices, effective Feb. 26. He previously occupied the po sition in an act ing capacity A native of Allen County, Ind., he attended Purdue Univer sity where he re ceived his BS in chemical engineer ing, and the University of Michigan where he received his MS in chem ical engineering. Later, he did fur ther study at Purdue University. He and Mrs. Buchholz, the for mer Mary Sharkey of Baton Rouge, are the parents of two sons, Rich ard Kell, three, and Keith Alan, one and one-half years old. Buchholz joined the Company in 1951 as a design engineer in Process Design. He worked in numerous positions prior to his appointment as acting superintendent of Manu facturing Technical Services. S. M. Blitzer S. M. Blitzer, R&D, has been named project manager for the Boat-Motor Loans The Credit Union is now granting loans to employees for the purchase of boats, motors and boat trailers. The loans can cover up to 80 per cent of the cost of boat rigs plus insurance, and can be made for a maximum of 24 months. The interest rate is one per cent per month on the unpaid balance. For full information, contact the Cred it Union Office. CLASSIFIED ADS For Sale Maatercraft trailer and 14-ft. Yellow- jacket Catalina boat with 35 hp. Evin- rude Lark motor. Tailor made top with windshield and foam rubber seats, 1957 model. $1,000. Phone St. Amant HO- 3-1288. ________ Farmall cub tractor and equipment. Phone EL-7-3094. 1958 Pontiac 4-door Catalina in excel lent condition. Only $500 down and take up notes. Phone EL-5-1112. Six room and bath ail cypress house, in very good condition, to be moved from property; dining room set in good condi tion. Phone WA-1-5548. Baby Bed with mattress. Phone WA4-1515. Gas stove, apartment size. $15. Phone WA-4-1580. Easy Spin dryer washer. Phone EL5-8819. 52-ft. by 145-ft. lot with trees in North Highlands--5200 block of Shelley Street. Phone 6-6-5960. Mrs. Veda James; three sons, Ger ald, Hubert, and Emmett; three daughters, Mrs. Sadie Mire, Miss Shirley James, and Mrs. Louis Ber geron; four sisters, and two broth ers. Volatile Lead Al kyls program At the same urv.e he will continue to serve the AK-33X program in a con sulting capacity. Sid. who is a native o( Toledo, Ohio, received his MS in chemistry at Ohio State Uni versity in 1939. Immediately after graduation he joined .he Company as a chemist here in the Control Lab. In 1949 he became a Develop ment associate in R&D, and in 1951 a supervisor He was named project manager of the AK-33X program in October, 1956. Sid and Mrs. Blitzer, the former Helene Kantrow, of Baton Rouge, are the parents of two children, Sid., Jr., and Helene Kay. H. E. O'Connell H. E. O'Connell, R&D, has been named project manager of the AK-33X program He will also con tinue in his pres nent assignment as project manager for the Ethyl Chloride and Vin yl Chloride pro grams. Harry joined the Company in 1941 as a chemlical engineer in the research lab oratories in Detroit. A few months later, he transferred to Baton Rouge. He has been a supervisor in what was then the Technical Division, head of Process Design, associate director of Process Development, and project manager of Vinyl Chloride and Ethyl Chloride. Mrs. O'Connell is the former Olive Boone of Bingham, Michigan. The couple have no children. If') hp, afr conditioner, less than two years old, cost $275 will sell for $160; General Electric kitchen stove in ex cellent condition, $125; pink and black dinette set. table and four chairs. $35. Phone WA-1-2277. 12-gauge Stevens pump gun. Like new. $50; 12-gauge Browning automatic with ventilated polychoke. Like new. $100. Phone DI-4-6590. 12 hp. Royal shift model outboard motor. $40. In good condition. Phone EL-5-3814. Good utility trailer with oak box body, springs, stop lights, extra tire. Re cently painted. $60. EL-5-2507. 20-lneh llomart window fan. Will trade for wringer-type washing machine or metal dinette set. Will soil for $25. Phene EL-5-6198. Angle iron welded boat trailer. $50. Phone EL-7-5041. Remington automatic rifle. $25. Phone EL-6-1025. Two new bicycle tire* and tubea. Size 24 ,x 2.125. $4 for all four. Phone WA4-2224. 14-ft. bout trailer, hilltop made. Can be seen at 10355 Tams Drive. $110. 95-foot hy 200-ft. lot on Groom Road m Baker, close to school. $2,500. Phone EL-5-6198. For Trade Glrl'a 20-lnrh bicycle in perfect con dition for girl's 24-inch bicycle. Phone Denham Springs 6-5-5555. ETC 26583 2 2, -- . E Os S . 0S w q. a tOEU r Vol. ERA . Jeanne < treasure! ETC 26584 1959 K1<| Archie Stores and SIh>| A. J. li.f EtCI M l "" *U -V t- a y son, Elll Croissitnl 3iE a a TEL Opr Curry, l| < 3, ux9 ru>;fa~: 9 > *6- fDi - 2 S _ ^"S x" 5 2.! *- a > V-- w' 2 ce ^ 2 . f3 tu 29 *~ SM !T2 S5 <e * -*-e _* 2^ BA * 11 s >, 9 T--5 u a..* sT) 9O 5 tc ,C S "a Jfi fi* s = 8 g i) S 5 -2 -r a, H a5 \ & - 3 S1" ^:j "B -- S E M 0J ^ 50^* b^; *a z t.# v bn a* i s 2. $ ' 1*3 I -S 9gXm HI; nrl M- XiJ .Z u aa 7 Aut) evas " - ut -- b. a H SJ : The Cover Vol. 21, No. 3 March, 1959 The Melvin Waggenspacks are typical of employee families who parti cipate in youth activities. Terry is active in Cub Scout Den 1, Pack 78; his father, Melvin, who is a TEL operator, helps each year with the plan ning for Girl Scouts' Day Camp; Gayle Anne is a member of Girl Scout Troop 139; Mrs. Waggenspack is a leader of Troop 139 and works with the Audubon Girl Scouts. Gwen Mary looks forward to next year when she can join the Brownies. For more information about employee parti cipation in community youth activities, see Page 2. ERA Officers and Board Are Named Pointers Improve Skill Through Special Vocational School Classes ERA officers for 1959 are, left to right, Arthur LeBlanc, vice-president; Jeanne Clement, secretary; Gene Cothern, president; and Ralph Docmer, treasurer. 1959 ERA Board members are, left to right, Jim Westbrook, Dey. Lab.; Archie Triche, Misc. Services; M. D. Kilroy, TEL Op., John Gaudin, TEL Stores and Shops; Frank Wilklow, TEL Op.; Charles Mathis, EtCI Stores and Shops; Arthur J. LeBlanc, TEL Maint.; Gene Cothern, Sod. Maint.; A. J. Bourgeois, TEL Maint.; Jeanne Clement, Office; Mickey Owens, EtCI Maint.; Pauline Parrish, Office; Clyde Norris, Sod. Op.; B. T. Wil son, EtCI Op.; Willie Disch, TEL Maint.; Gordon Chiek, Sod. Op.; Bill Croissant, Office; and Ralph Doerner, Office. Not shown are Ivy Landry, TEL Op.; J. J. Beysselance, EtCI Op.; Jimmie Bishop, EtCI Maint.; R. P. Curry, Dev. Lab., and Edwin Jackson, TEL Op. Members of the Plant Painter craft are becoming more skilled as as a result of the "on the job" training on the Plant and the re lated eight-week course m Indus trial Maintenance Painting at the Baton Rouge Vocational-Technical School. There are 150 painters registered for the class of which 78 are Plant employees. The others are from other industries in the area. The course, which began Feb. 9, was developed by members of supervision in the Painting Group and the Training Office. It is be ing presented by the local chapter of the National Association of Cor rosion Engineers. This is the first organized industrial painting course to be offered in this area. Serving as instructors are leading authori ties in the preservation and coat ing field. Classes are conducted from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Monday nights at the school on Winbourne Avenue. They are extending through an eight-week period. The final class meeting is sched uled for April 4 when a barbecue and graduation ceremony will be held at the ERA Park. Displays and demonstrations by manufacturers of paint and paint ing equipment will be set up on the ERA grounds. Employees who helped to or ganize the course are Vernon Smythe, Wallace Mixon, C. B. Reed, and B. G. Gouner of the Maintenance Section, and Ray Metternich of the Training Office. Representing the corrosion engi neers association are Felix Kelmske. Woody Gilpin, and Harry S. Butler. Butler is a chemist in Chem. R&D. "To improve our skills and know how is one of the most valuable investments in our future that we can make," said John Klock, mana ger of Maintenance and Construc tion, in commenting on the train ing program. "It is to our indi vidual best interest that we guard and improve this investment care fully. The interest shown by the men assigned to our Plant painting program in improving their skill demonstrates the fact that they take their work seriously and real ize the importance of keeping abreast of the latest developments in their field of work. "Congratulations are in order for the enthusiasm these men are showing. There is no doubt that the men and the Company will benefit from this and other types of job training. The more profi cient we become in our jobs or trades, the greater is our collective security." Her Contest Entry Brings Giant Prize "I like my super market because Mrs. Martin B. Smith read the directions carefully, added her reasons for liking the super market in explicit yet simple language, clipped the trademarks of products which she purchased regularly from the super market, and drop ped the entry into the mail. Family Circle Magazine sponsor- ed the contest in 1958. She sent in entries from the October and No vember issues. Within a few days she had forgotten them, because she seldom participated in contests. When a detective came to her home a few weeks ago to investi gate, she realized that she was among the winners. He confirmed the fact that her entry was orig inal and that she had no relatives working for the advertising agency handling the contest. He would not tell her what prize she had won, however. A special delivery letter arrived at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 29. Then she knew she was second-place winner in the contest. Her prizes were to be an Esther Williams swimming pool and $6,750 in cash. `'I could hardly believe it," she said. "We had forgotten about the contest until the detective came to our home to investigate, and even then we didn't think our award would be the second prize in the entire nation." She and her husband, Martin, who is a research chemist in Chem ical Research, hadn't fully decided what they would do about the swimming pool when this was written. Their children, Ingrid Ann, 12, and Philip Wallace, 9%, naturally think it would be won- Mrs. Martin B. Smith (Continued on Page 7) VyUCdAre; tUi I Employees who organized the first Industrial Maintenance Painting Course in the Baton Rouge area included C. B. Reed, Wallace Mixon, Vernon Smythe, and Ray Metternich. This is a picture of the painters, many of them Plant employees, who waited to register for the course at the Baton Rouge Vocational-Tech nical School. The Ethyl-developed course has been made available to painters from other area industries. k rc p s till- *loraj4<* area u ra l a m i a n T s s ililr. and lills o rd e rs (ju ic k l) a n d e n irie n llN . T h e s u p p ly ro o m c le rk 's jo li is im p o rta n t to the e ffic ie n t fu n c tio n in g o f o th e r P lant g ro u p s. H e r jo b hacks u p the em ployees in p ro d u c tio n , in m aintenance, in research, in ngiiM -.-riiig. and in a ll the o th e r P lant g ro u p s w ho are v itu l in c a rry in g ETC 26585 Page 2, The Antiknock, March, 1959 Ethyl Employees, Families Give Support to Area Youth Activities The four young ladies, who are members of the YWCA, are shown lend ing a helping hand with the office work. Left to right are Billie Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Edwards, Lillian Dicks, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Dicks, Jan Devall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo F. Devall and Anette Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Sanders. "Boy did we have fun!" How many times have you heard your son or daughter say that as you listened to an excited descrip tion of some activity of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, YMCA, YWCA, or CYO? To thousands of boys and girls in this area--including many Ethyl sons and daughters--these organizations do mean FUN. The youngsters take part in them for the fun they get out of the program. But we adults support these organizations because they perform vital functions in the de velopment of boys and girls into capable and qualified leaders of the future. Three Contributing Factors special awards for exceptional serv ice over a considerable period of time. Carroll Hebert, of Safety and Plant Protection, was thus honored with the Luther Gulick Award which is the highest adult leader honor conferred by Camp Fire Girls. Five employees have received the Silver Beaver which is the highest adult leader honor that a local Boy Scout Council can con fer. Ethyl men and women have de voted many hundreds of hours to working with the boys and girls of this area through these youth organizations. That is one of the reasons why Ethyl Corporation and its employees are known as good citizens and good neighbors. In fact, there are three essentials for a successful youth program-- (1) financial support, (2) boys and 'Magic Circle' Ad girls, (3) leadership. How do Ethyl employees and their families help meet these requirements? Insofar as financial support is concerned our answer is found in our contributions to the United Givers Fund from which these or ganizations get their local operat ing funds. As for the second essential--boys and girls--Ethyl again is in the picture. These organizations serve hundreds of youngsters whose fa thers or mothers are employed Features This Area This month. Ethyl begins a brand-new Magic Circle advertis ing campaign--broader and more intensive than ever before. De signed to promote the fun of pleas ure driving, it will run from early spring right on through the good driving weather of the fall. The first "Magic Circle" adver tisement of the series features the bayou country around Baton Rouge. It will appear in the March 17 issue of Look Magazine and here. make later appearances in Life Five local employees have received the Silver Beaver Award for their outstanding leadership in Boy Scouts. This is the highest award that Youngsters Get High Rank and Saturday Evening Post. It is the first of 60 "Magic Circle" can be presented by a local council. Left to right are Lew Barnum, L. V. Hancock, Dan Read, annuitant, Henry B. Bradford, and F. M. Porch. Girl Scouts Lynn Stubblefield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. StubbleHeld: Laura Cline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cline; Susan Conrad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Conrad, and Gretchen Krieg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Krieg, look at the "flying saucers" which Scouts made for their recent exhibit, The Girl Scout Story, on display at the Old State Capitol for a month. Scouting, for example, reaches into most Ethyl homes where there are boys from 8 to 16. Among the Ethyl sons are five who attained Eagle rank during 1958. They are Joseph I. Martin, Jr., Troop 10, Maringouin; Kenneth Dunn, Jr., Troop 55; Leo Miller, Jr., Troop 55; Charles A. Hustmyre, III, Troop 78; and Arthur Hugh Middle- ton, Jr., Troop 256. These boys, who have reached the highest rank in Scouting, are but a very small percentage of the many hundreds of Ethyl sons and daughters who have lots of fun while learning new skills in these youth organizations. Camp Fire Girls, Girl Scouts and YWCA count many Ethyl daughters among their active members. A lot of our sons take part in the activities of the YMCA and both boys and girls enjoy the program of the CYO. One of the great needs of all of these organizations is adult lead ership--the third major require ment. Any man or woman who is willing to give some of his spare time to work with boys or girls advertisements in the new series which are designed to stimulate more car travel, thus expanding the market for gasoline and related products. The Baton Rouge "Magic Circle" ad will feature the interesting people of the bayou country, the excellent food of the area, the antebellum homes, and the state capitol. Reprints of the advertisement will be mailed to a number of of people here to illustrate what the Company is doing to impress people throughout the U. S. with the charm of our area as well as to promote an increased market for the Plant's products. Research indicates that one-half of the car-owning families in the United States rarely make use of their automobiles for pleasure or leisure driving. The Magic Circle promotion works to change this situation. Another major objective is to increase driving for pleasure by those people who already use their automobiles for leisure time activities. can always find plenty to do in one of these youth activities. Ethyl employees and members of their Three Employees Are families have done more than their On New Assignments share in helping to fill this third prime requirement. Rotational moves affecting Lloyd Stephens, Larry Cliver, and Bill Wives Are Active Strader were made in early Febru ary. Dozens of Ethyl wives work ac Stephens, formerly manager of tively with the girls in Girl Scouts, Technical Operations, assumed the Camp Fire Girls and YWCA. Many position of superintendent. Sodium of the men from here at the Plant Operations. have served actively on committees Cliver became manager, Techni Among the recipients of the Eagle Scout badge during 1958 were the and boards of directors for these cal Operations. He had been acting three youths shown above. They are, left to right, Hugh Middleton, organizations. Over 100 employees assistant manager of TEL and In Troop 256--son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Middleton; Kenneth Dunn, Ex are actively working with the Boy termediate Operations. plorer Post 55--son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dunn; and Charles A. Scouts in various leadership ca Strader, formerly acting super Hustmyre, III, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 78--son of Mr. and pacities. Others are active in the intendent of Sodium Operations, Mrs. Charles A. Hustmyre, Jr. Pictures of J. I. Martin, Jr., and Leo Miller, CYO and the YMCA. became acting assistant manager, Jr., were not available. Some of these organizations give TEL and Intermediate Operations. i Sp Oi than t; only n the otl loss l>t Office April: A a spec tend ' causeand li man. i S| the-jol T! tell so A M&C jured which struct: atteni The r the 11 in |ui; Cruth othei must if the E Elc Plant specie Ccnti noune W electi deinoi saiet\ talks mont' -Vi sever reads of th- W. * safe!' etc 26586 | Page 3, i The Antiknock, March, 1959 Special Program Launched To Combat Injuries Off the Job Off-the-Plant time-losing or serious injuries are much more frequent than time-losing accidents on the Plant. In 1958, for example, there were only live major injuries at the Baton Rouge Plant for the entire year. On the other hand, employees sustained 86 off-the-job injuries which caused loss of work time during the last nine months of the year. The Safety Office did not begin compiling statistics on off-the-Plant injuries until April; so the total for the year was well above 86. A sub-committee of the Central Safety Committee has developed a special program to combat these off-the-job injuries. Designed to ex tend through 1959, the program will focus attention on outstanding causes of off-Plant injuries. These include electrical hazards, vacation and holiday accidents, accidents in the home, injuries to the outdoorsman. injuries by hand tools, tires, traffic accidents, and hunting accidents. Special movies and publicity will direct employee attention to offthe-job hazards that cause serious injuries. The four men pictured on this page are among the many who can tell you that injuries are painful and unhappy experiences regardless of where or how they happen. They, like the other employees who were hurt off the job in 1958, would like to see a reduction in such accidents during this year. Each person who was injured has, no doubt, learned a safety lesson. Most of them agree that if they had applied the safety training they had learned at the Plant, the accident could have been prevented. Take your safety home with you! Use it in preventing injuries off the job. Objective No. 1 of the five objectives for the Plant set forth at the start of the year is the reduction of injuries both on and off the Plant. A study at that time showed that off-Plant time-losing injuries caused an average loss of 10 days of work per injury. Better safety habits off the job can substantially reduce this injury rate. Falls-Slips. C. C. Long, EtCl Op., was one of 24 employees who lost time last year because of injuries caused by falls or slips. He attempted to step from the street level to the loading platform at one of the larger downtown stores. His foot slipped fom the edge of the ramp as he attempted to pull up by the guard rail. When his foot slipped, his knee struck the metai-reinforced edge of the loading platform, causing painful injuries. Long says that had he taken time to use the steps, this would not have happened. Sharp Objects. O. B. Summers, So dium M&C, walked in some tall weeds near the fence line on his place in West Baton Rouge Parish. He paid no spe cial attention to where he stepped, and suddenly he felt a sharp object pierce his foot. He had stepped on a nail pro truding from a board which lay in the weeds. Under doctor's orders, he had to stay off the foot so this necessitated loss of work. Summers says that a per son should be sure he doesn't step on such a hazard before he puts his foot down. Auto. John W. Cruthirds, EtCl M&C, was one of nine employees in jured in automobile wrecks, two of which caused fatalities. His car was struck by another automobile which attempted to pass him as he turned left. The force of the blow tore muscles in the right side of his body. This painful injury caused loss of time from work. Cruthirds says that you can't rely on other motorists for any protection. You must be ready to get out of their path if they don't heed turning signals. Struck By or Against. W. N. Easley, TEL M&C, sustained an eye injury when he attempted to cut a small limb from a tree in his yard. He was attempt ing to cut this limb at a level above his head when a chip flew from it striking him in the eye. This caused a painful injury which necessitated loss of time from work. He was one of 14 employees injured by being struck by or against objects. Easley says that had he worked from a ladder at a level with the limb this would not have happened. Electrical Safety Gets Emphasis Electrical safety, both on the Plant and off the job, will receive special emphasis during March, the Central Safety Committee an nounces. W. "Slick" Vincent, Maintenance electrical foreman, has prepared a demonstration lecture on electrical safety. He will be available for talks at safety meetings during the month. "Vincent has given this talk to several groups on the Plant al ready," Fred Hamilton, chairman of the Special Emphasis Commit tee, said. "He is a well qualified speaker who does an outstanding job of emphasizing the need for electrical safety." The Safety Office is coordinating the scheduling of Vincent's talks during March. In addition, the of fice is distributing booklets to all employees entitled "Your Guide to Safety from Electrical Hazards." The booklet points out many electrical hazards that can exist in homes if the occupants do not use proper preventive measures and common-sense safety. Receives MS Degree Joins Process Design Welcome to Wayne T. Davis, who joined the Company Jan. 29 as a chemical en gineer in Process Design. He received his MS in chemical engineer ing at the January com mencement cere monies at LSU. He had received his BS in chemical engineering there in 1957. Davis worked here as a summer employee in 1956, '57, and '58. chniacting iMii'.T i> I'nmivc mi i \ W. "Slick" Vincent is shown giving an illustrated lecture on electrical safety. His lecture will be featured at safety meetings in March. Gerald W. Kottong, development engineer in Process Development, received his MS degree in Chemi cal Engineering from LSU at midyear commencement exercises. Kottong, who is married to the for mer Carol Lee Johnson and is the father of two children, studied at night to get the degree. Member of International Council of Industrial Editors 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. 1 ETC 26587 Page 4, The Antiknock, March, 1959 ^ One source of water at the Baton Rouge Plant is from 22 deep wells. They are used during the summer months when the temperature of river water is too high to do an effective cooling job. Frank Bryant, working leader in Power, is shown checking the No. 16 well. The second source of water is from the Mississippi River. It is piped in from the Esso pumping plant to the river water treating plant shown here where sediment is removed before it goes to work for cooling purposes. River water is used during winter months when the water temperature is low. Its use conserves the underground water supply. Water Conservation Measures Help Insure Adequate Supply in Future Since the beginning of time, cilities were constructed in 1944-45 water has determined the advance at a cost in,excess of $1,000,000. ment of mankind through the Ethyl and other industries in the world. Civilization has flourished Baton Rouge area formed the along ocean shores and inland wat Joint-Industry Well Water Supply erways. Committee in 1951 for the purpose As industries were founded, they of studying underground water too were located along these water conditions in the area. It developed courses so as to have ready access long range plans for conservation to markets and adequate water of this natural resource and is still supplies. actively working to conserve water, Water supply is one of the basic fundamentals which must be con Comprehensive Study Made sidered in choosing the site for an It was through the efforts of this industrial plant. An adequate and group and in cooperation with the continuous supply must be assured. United States Geological Survey, Modern industries demand for the Louisiana Department of Pub water is ever increasing for use as lic Works, and the Louisiana De a raw material, as a means of trans partment of Conservation that the portation, and as a medium of heat most comprehensive study of un exchange or temperature control. derground water ever made in this Much of the water which has been used for cooling purposes is routed to cooling towers such as this one. Giant fans in the structure cool this Abundant Supply in Area area was completed. As a result of this study, industries for the first water so that it can be used again in the manufacturing processes. The Baton Rouge area is fortu time could develop their well water nate in having an abundant supply supplies in a really logical manner. of both underground and surface Gradual recovery of water tables i water. Because of this, the fastest in the shallow and intermediate i-t growing industrial area in the sands is largely a result of the rec United States is along the Missis ommendations made in this study. sippi River between Baton Rouge Along about October each year and New Orleans. the temperature of river water In an average month Ethyl han reaches a point as low or lower dles about 4,000,000,000 gallons of than the water from wells. Then water, though much of it is re-used. this water from the muddy Missis If all this quantity were available sippi is fed through the river water at one instant, it would cover the treating plant, the mud is removed, 200-acre plant site to a depth of and the water is used in the process approximately 60 feet. water systems. The city of Baton Rouge uses With the river water treating about 19 million gallons per day. plant in use, Power shuts down all On the same daily basis, Ethyl's wells except those in drinking usage is about 130 million gallons, water service. They remain out of or approximately seven times as service until the following April much. Putting this another way, or May. Ethyl's pumping facilities are large During these five or six winter enough to handle water for New months, the water-bearing sands Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, "rest," and their water supplies are Lake Charles and Monroe, all com replenished. It is not uncommon for bined. the water level in these wells to When Ethyl began operations at rise 15 to 40 feet or more during the Baton Rouge Plant in 1936, its these months. water supply was obtained from Another installation, one of the four shallow wells. In the late thir largest in the world, makes a fur ties and early forties, the with ther substantial contribution to drawal rate from shallow wells be water conservation. The jet refrig came a problem. Deeper water eration unit went into service in bearing sands were developed and 1949 after construction at a cost of by 1945, 22 wells had been drilled approximately $800,000. It receives on the Plant site. In the meantime water at 70 to 75 degrees and cooling towers had been erected as chills it by evaporation to about a conservation measure. 60 to 65 degrees. The water is then It was soon obvious that with recirculated for cooling purposes. This jet refrigeration unit, one of the largest in the world, is another out a carefully planned conserva We of Ethyl can be proud of the installation which cools water for further use after it has been used to tion program, wells would not be water conservation measures we reduce temperatures in the manufacturing processes. This installation is able to supply all the water needed. have put into effect -- measures another expensive unit which conserves the water supply of the To implement such a program, the which protect the underground community. river water treating plant and fa water supply of the community. ) ETC 26588 Twelve Employees Receive 20-Year Awards Page 5, The Antiknock, March, 1959 Ip ture I94-M5 i.UDU n m the tx\ the I Supply [impose water kulnped ovation is still [ water. ita<lc I <>[ this , ith the Survey, i.i Hubina DeIhat the [ of un^ in this l-sillt of [lie first ul water planner, r tables mediate hhe recp study. Lh year water L lower t. Then Missis|r water Amoved, process kreating l-.wn all krinking k out of l; April I winter L sands blics are boon for k'olls to I during | of the a lur- It ion to When Clemmie Sanford retired, her friends and co-workers sur prised her with parting gifts. Here George McKenney, supervisor of Laundry, Cafeteria, and Change- houses, gives her a lifetime Plant pass. When Tony Norwood retires on March 1, he looks forward to some truck farming and "taking life easy." His active career here be gan in October, 1937. "It is the best job I ever had," Tony said. Sanford, Norwood Become Annuitants Twelve employees at the Plant joined the 20-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Ten received 15-year awards, 10 received 10-year awards, and two reached the five-year mark during February. 15 Years Melvin J. Breaux, TEL Op. Winfield B. Sutcliffe, TEL Op. Homer C. Patten, TEL-Sod. M&C Herbert D. Ballard, TEL Op. Lluyd G. Carter, TEL Op. Julia Mae H. Hell, Medical Ezra McMorris, TEL-Sod. M&C Cornelius It. Truweek, Jr., R&D Melvin J. Wttggenspack, TEL Op. Jewel E. Lee, TEL Op. 10 Years Henry F. Hooper, Security Harry S. Butler, Chem. Res. Jumes A. Brooks, EtCl Labor Cary Collier, Jr,, EtCl Labor Ferdinand J. Rlcard, EtCl Labor Willie W. Peak, M&C John P. Srhlssel, Stores Robert E. Thornhill, Jr., Prod. Plan. Allain J. Arbour, Jr,, TEL-Sod. M&C Lyman L. Kirby, TEL-Sod. M&C 5 Years Wencil M. SUnek, Tech. Serv. Broadus M. Bryant, Ind. Eng. Two Employees Pass On Suddenly Two employees died suddenly in late January. They were Galmorece Tate, warehouseman 1/c in Stores, and Ross Warnock, toreman in EtCl M&C. Galmorece Tate Tate, who was 58 years old, died suddenly Jan. 26 while at work here. A native of Kentwood, he had been a resident of Baton Rouge for the past 16 years. His service began with the Com pany in 1943 when he was hired as a mem ber of the Security Force. He is survived by his wife, the former Violet Wilson; one son, Donald Tate of Baton Rouge, and five brothers. Services were held at the Welsh Funeral Home Jan. 29 with burial in the Amite Cemetery. Ross Warnock Warnock died suddenly at the Baton Rouge Gen eral Hospital Jan. 26. The 41-yearold foreman had been an employee of the Company for the past 17 years. He joined the Company in 1941 as a mechan ical helper 3/c, and was a fore man in EtCl M&C at the time of his death. The body was taken to Welsh Funeral Home where services were held Jan. 28. Interment was in Green Oaks Memorial Park. Warnock is survived by his widow, the former Naomi Schlaudecker of Baton Rouge, one son, two daughters, his parents, and two brothers. Retirement leisure Lies ahead for two members of the Labor Group. Clemmie Sanford, Cafeteria, be came an annuitant on Feb. 1 and Tony Norwood joins the group March 1. Clemmie Sanford, Cafeteria at tendant, completed her career on Jan. 30. This brought to a conclu sion her active work in the Cafe teria which began in 1946, two weeks before it was first opened. "This has been a wonderful place to work," Clemmie said, "I have enjoyed the work here very much. I'll always remember the happy years I spent in the Cafeteria." Clemmie was born in East Felici ana Parish where she lived until 1940 when she and her husband, Carter Sanford, moved to Baton Rouge. Carter died in 1953. Now that she has "plenty of free time" on her hands, she plans to spend a large part of her time rais ing flowers and making a garden at her home. She lives at 118 N. 26th Street. "I joined the Retirement Income Plan years ago," she said. "Now I sure am glad that I did." Clemmie expressed deep appre ciation to co-workers and friends who gave her gifts when she re tired. "The people here are so fine," she said. "You just couldn't find better people to work with." As the time for his retirement on March 1 neared, big Tony Nor wood, Power area janitor, sum marized his feelings about employ ment by the Company with a re vealing statement. "If 1 could live my life over, I'd hire in here as a young man and work here until I retired," he said. Norwood speaks from years of industrial experience in several plants where he has worked since he grew up in the Baton Rouge area many years ago. "This is the best job I ever had. I enjoyed working for the Com pany and wish I could work seven or eight years more," he said Born Feb. 20, 1894, in the country above Scotlandville, he went to work at Esso Standard Oil in 1914. In 1918 he went into the Army, serving 11 months overseas in France. After the war he returned to Esso where he worked 12 years before he resigned to farm. Before he joined Ethyl he worked three years for Louisiana Chemicals. He was employed here in October, 1937, as a laborer. He and his wife, the former Ar- zelia Montgomery, plan to spend their retirement time truck farm ing and "taking life easy" at their home on Edwin Street near Ryan Airport. They have approximate ly two acres of land at their home. Oliver Says Major Medical 'Is Wonderful' "If it weren't for our Major Medi cal Plan, I wouldn't even have a fish ing pole I could call my own," says Clyde Oliver, TEL Maint. pipefitter 1/c. "I'd be living in a tent. "Mrs. Oliver has been in the Baton Rouge General Hospital since the week before Christmas. In that time she has undergone five operations and has used 22 pints of blood. She will be confined a good while yet. "Already, Major Medical has paid $2,820.14," Oliver continued. "And I will receive further benefits from it. The best way to describe it is just to say it is wonderful." Clyde Oliver 1 ETC 26589 . Page 6, The Antiknock, March, 1959 Nine Serve as 1959 Credit Union Directors Members of the 1959 Credit Union board are, front row, left to right, Dick Phillips, treasurer; George Forbes, president, and J. B. Bingeman, vice-president. Back row, left to right: Bob Moles, clerk, O. R. White, V. M. Fontenot, and Gordon Spurgeon. Not shown are John Furr and C. O. "Tinker" Harrell. Robert Guy, administrator of the Baton Rouge General Hospital, and Stubblefield discuss the titling for the heart movie "Stubby" has made. The films will be used for training in cardiovascular surgery. Films of Delicate Heart Surgery Classified Ads For Sale Seven weeks old % Toy Manchester pappy. $15. Phone EL 5-9788. TV pipe antenna for Channel 6. $10. Phone DI 4-2538, before 2 p.m. Westlnghouse Laundromat. 214 months old: \Vestinghouse Electric (110 or 220 volts) Dryer, 214 months old; 1214 cu. ft. Coldspot refrigerator, one year old. and a Kenmore gas range, one year old. Phone WA 4-3935. 14-foot runabout boat; 25 hp. Wizard outboard motor, with hand controls and steering wheel; Skipper trailer. Phone EL 7-4623. G. E. Mobile Muid portable dish washer in perfect condition, no defects. Used approximately 24 times. Sells for $199.95. Will sell for $150. Contact Lucille McQueen, Suggestions Office. Ext. 8118 or 780. Maytag (latest model) wringer-type washing machine with water pump. Phone EL 7-5536. Brand new Volkswagen. Will sell cheap. Phone WA 4-2983. 14-foot Alutnacraft boat; 1955 Gator trailer; 714 hp. Evinrude motor. All in perfect condition. Some extras. Phone DI 3-2464 after 4:30 p.m. Storkline crib and wetprnof mattress: one bathinette; four wood dinette chairs, painted. Phone DI 8-3896. Baby bassinet, extra large size with mattress liner and hood. In perfect condition. $15. Phone DI 3-5975. Chambers gaa stove. Two years old. Good condition. Riding saddle, three years old. Phone DI 3-2149. 1947 Dodge, 4-door sedan. Runs good. Make offer. Phone EL 5-0155. 14-foot Yellow Jacket boat; 25 hp. Evinrude motor and Gator trailer. Phone EL 5-8819. 1953 Chevrolet, 210 series, 2-door sedan. Fully equipped and in good con dition. Phone Denham Springs 5-5710. 2-bedroom house near Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 273 Bellewood Dr.. $13,250. Also, two lots in Magnolia Estates. Denham Springs, $900. Phone WA 1-8450. 8-bedroom house In Belfalr Subdivi sion. GI assumption or FHA loan. Fiber glass insulated, attic fan and floor fur nace. $14,100. Located at 4014 Washing ton Ave. Phone EL 7-2544. 4-bumer gas stove. In good condition. $15. Phone EL 7-3943. Johnson electric 25 hp. motor with battery and all controls in perfect con dition. Used very few hours. Looks like new. Phone DI 2-9610. Wanted Motor for 1950 model Phone EL 7-7407. Plymouth. Small chest type freezer, about nine cu. ft. in size. Phone DI 2-0242. For Trade 1955 Coldspot 15 cu. ft. chest type deepfreeze. Want a smaller deep freeze. For Rent Two-bedroom furnished apartment at 4031 Lanier Drive. Utilities furnished. $85 a month. Phone 66-4454. ELRA Names Board and Officers for 1959 These men have been elected to the Ethyl Laborers Recreation Associa tion board of directors for 1959. Left to right, front row, they are Louis Watkins, business manager, Johnnie Grayer, social director, and Adolph Kelly, secretary. Back row, left to right, are Vencil Griffin, vice-presi dent; John Hickman, president, and Augustus Clark, treasurer. Valuable for Training/ Education E. M. Stubblefield, customer order supervisor in Production Scheduling and Distribution, has made a valuable contribution to training in cardiovascular surgery through his filming of open-heart surgery. These delicate operations have been performed at the Baton Rouge General Hospital, one of the few non-university connected in stitutions in the South which has a heart-lung machine, thus making this surgery possible. ``Stubby's" contribution to train ing came when he received a re quest from Robert Guy, adminis trator of the hospital, to film several of these operations being performed by two local thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons. In all, he photographed two open-heart surgery cases and one diagnostic operation exposing a total of about 1,000 feet of color film. "This certainly was a new and challenging experience for me," he said. "I dressed out for the opera tion, wearing a mask, robe and gown just as the surgeons did, and I stood immediately behind them to film their intricate surgery as the operations progressed. "I don't think many people are fully aware of the excellent hos pital facilities which make such operations possible in Baton Rouge," he said. "The heart-lung machine, for example, actually performs the work of the human heart while the surgeons are repairing the heart itself. The patient's blood is routed through the machine while the heart surgery is in progress." Already, the movie has been shown at a kickoff meeting of rep resentatives of north Louisiana parishes in the Louisiana Heart As sociation and to a similar group in Thibodaux. It will be used for educational purposes among mem bers of the medical and nursing professions and among laymen in terested in heart surgery. "This movie has been seen by several audiences of surgeons and by critical professional photogra phers," one of the surgeons who performed the operation said. "All of them have been high in their praise of the technical quality of the filming by Stubblefield. He is to be commended for this service." "Stubby's" first active interest in movies began about 15 years ago. Stubblefield uses this 16 mm. tur ret movie camera for his filming. The three lenses are wide angle, normal, and telephoto. Since that time, he has invested liberally in equipment and has spent many hours learning and improving his movie-taking tech nique. Now, he shoots with a 16 mm. turret-type camera with three lenses--normal, wide angle, and telephoto. This request for movies by the Baton Rouge General Hospital was not the first he received. Some months ago, he made a film for them showing activities of nursing students. This is used to recruit students for the Baton Rouge Gen eral Hospital Nurses training pro gram. "Stubby" has shot film, too, for the ERA, church, and civic groups. Card of Thanks I join other members of the family in expressing our heartfelt appreciation for the expressions of sympathy at the time of the passing of my husband, "Shorty." We are grateful to the Company and to the employees for this. Mrs. Ralph A. "Shorty" Grass ETC 26590 The cl* ing hoi tral Sh new S| Bell How area? . ed as n sis hou is ins[ monthl __The Con < derful consul*' they ir stailaU' In this pr ment l< Germa litz Wfrei in Hitler World United Whil Germa ship. : justlv She Detrni' Rouge Thuthis o prize t Emp ; Mr. place couple of (Jot Thcv man a Page 7, The Antiknock, March, 1959 and Inis made. ry ation \ \ # nun. turis filming, idc angle, invested and has ning and mg teehi 16 mm. ih three gle, and pital was d. Some lilm for i' nursing recruit uge Geniing pro- too, for groups. rs of g our >r the iv at >f my o are y and Grass The electrical shop in Central Shops is one of the areas where outstand ing housekeeping makes the area exceptionally neat and safe. The Cen tral Shops area has received high scores during inspections under the new Special Emphasis housekeeping program. Emile J. Troxclair, left, and Victor S. Price, center, both of TEL-Sod. M&C, are shown receiving checks of $80 each. They shared an adopted idea for an improved maintenance method on cranes in the Sodium Area. Bill Morris, Sodium electrical foreman, right, made the presentation. Better Housekeeping Is Program's Aim How is the housekeeping in your Change House Area, TEL Area, area? An inspection team, appoint Central Shops and Stores Area, ed as a part of the Special Empha Sodium Area, EtCl and VC1 Area, sis housekeeping program of 1959, and the Development Laboratory is inspecting your area twice Area. monthly now. The six areas are Offices and Contest Entry-- Inspectors of areas determine grades by starting with a base fig ure of 100. From this they deduct one point for each poor housekeep H. T. Hood, TEL-Sod.M&C, received an $80 award B. T. Kams, Jr., and V. J. Maranto, both of Qual. Control, shared a $60 award. (Continued from Page 1) derful. The parents, however, must consider space and safety before they give the go-ahead for the in stallation of the pool. In a measure, the winning of this prize is an exceptional achieve ment for Mrs. Smith. A native of Germany she attended Von Seydlitz Women's College in Gnadenfrei in the state of Silesia. When Hitler began preparations for World War II, she came to the United States. ing practice separated by more than 10 feet. One or more items in the follow ing groups in a 10-foot area will cause a one-point deduction from the score: (a) Litter, trash, paper towels, paper cups, newspapers, bottles, tin cans, buckets and gloves. (b) Left over materials such as tools, bolts, nuts, pipe, flanges, valves, fittings, hangers, steel, gas kets, welding rods, sewer covers, scaffold sections, boards and other lumber, insulation, wire, cable Troxclair, Price Lead Suggesfers unless active leaks are causing them. (d) Improperly stored or used equipment such as welding cable, burner's hose, water or steam hose strewn about in disorderly fash ion, oxygen, propane or other cy linders improperly stacked. Trail Twenty-nine employees shared $645 in Ethyl Suggestion System awards during the past month. Leading the group were Emile J. Troxclair and Victor S. Price, both of TEL-Sod. M&C, who shared a $160 award. Their idea concerned an improved mainte nance method on cranes in the While the U. S. was at war with spools, etc., which have not been ers, tool boxes and other mobile Sodium Area. This was Troxclair's Germany, she was granted citizen properly and neatly stacked or equipment poorly placed in un third adopted award and Price's ship, an honor of which she is stored. sightly manner. second. justly proud. (c) Poor grading, poor drainage, "Good housekeeping is one prac Next was H. T. Hood, TEL-Sod. She and Martin were married in mud, holes, hot water boils, weeds, tice that benefits all of us,1' Bill M&C, who was awarded an $80 Detroit in 1945 and came to Baton grass where grass should not be Strader, chairman of the Central award. This was his third award. Rouge in 1947. (as in shelled or asphalted areas), Safety Committee, said. "It gives V. J. Maranto and B. T. Karns, Thus, a relative newcomer to leaks of all kinds, abandoned foun better working surroundings, great Jr., both of Qual. Control, shared this country, she has won second dations and supports. Stained con er safety, and more work effi a $60 award. This was Maranto's prize in a national contest. crete areas will not be included ciency." second adopted award and Karns's seventh. Employees and Wives Take Leading Roles in Local Carnival Activities Myrna P. Tullier, Offices Serv ices, received a $55 award. This was her eighth adopted award, making her the leading woman suggester on the Plant. Others receiving awards were: $30 Award Helen R. Martin, R&D. $25 Award G. J. Forbes, TEL-Sod. M&C. $20 Awards B. T. Karns, Jr. and H. P. Lemoine (Share), both of Qual. Control; n. E. Masterman and B. A. Barlow, both of TEL-Sod. M&C; S. K. Curry, TEL Op.; G. W. Curry, EtCl Op.; J. L. Baker and L. A. Guidry (Share), both of Security. Mr. and Mrs. Al Carr too|c first place honors as the best dressed couple at the Port Allen Knights of Columbus Carnival Ball, Feb. 7. They dressed as Southern gentle man and Southern belle. M. H. Marix, administrative assist ant, Finance, was king at the Krewe of Romany Carnival Ball held Jan. 24 at Ryan Field Audi torium. His queen for the gala af fair was Miss Sally Bahan. Mrs. Judson Ourso, Jr., was queen at the Krewe of Kaycee Carnival Ball held at the American Legion Hall Jan. 31. The king was Percy J. LeBlanc, a non-employee. Jud son is assistant purchasing agent. $15 Awards C. O. Harrell, Qual. Control; O. J. Cambre and F. P. Holller (Share), both of TEL-Sod. M&C; Muriel E. Brooks, R&D. $10 Awards T. E. Chapman and C. A. Broussard (Share), and W. H. Underwood, all of Sod. Op.; C. It. New (3 awards), Qual. Control; A. <1. Broussard, VC1 Op.; J. A. Devall, EtCl Maint. Certificate of Award E. J. Lorlo, Safety. ETC 26591 Form 354? Requested 2 to Vol. XXI, No. 2 Baton Rouge, La. February, 1959 The Cover Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Graham and (heir six "foster children" give thanks for their blessings before they begin an evening meal. The Grahams had no children of their own so they applied for youngsters placed in homes by the Welfare Department. Five children were brought to their home at one time, and then came the sixth. From that moment on life has been different and full at the Graham household. For more pictures of family activities and the Grahams' story, turn to Page 3. A 'Baby' in '58, VCI Plant Douties \ni\ia\ Production fn a highly competitive field, production efforts in the Vinyl Chloride Plant have been so successful that plant capacity was recently expanded. This Plant began initial operation in January, 1958; now Us capacity is approximately double that of the original design. Teamwork, economi cal production, and good safety are among the things that have made this possible. He Knew the Pressure Points-- Jackson Saves Young Son's Life When His Jugular Vein Is Severed Is first aid training worth while? Ask Howell D. Jackson, TEL insu lator 1/c, and he will tell you that it was worth the life of his son. Accidents have a way of happen ing fast and unexpectedly. Such was the case when six-year-old David fell while carrying a glass jar to the car. A piece of broken glass severed his jugular vein. Howell heard him scream and rushed to the boy. Blood spurted from the severed vein a distance of five feet. With one swift movement, the father grabbed for the pressure point on the youngster's neck, stop ping the flow of blood. David's uncle rushed the car to the Baton Rouge General emergency room while Howell held back the blood flow. A clot had formed by the time they arrived, stopping the flow. In the operating room, it dislodged, and David began to bleed profuse ly again. Two quick transfusions replaced the loss as doctors worked to close the severed vein. Later he received the third transfusion. David was sitting up in the hos pital bed drinking juice and feeling fine the next day. Happy doctors said that, beyond any doubt, How ell's first aid had saved his son's life. Howell D. Jackson "One thing made it possible for my son to live," says Jackson. "It was the first aid training I received at the Plant. If I never need to use it again, it has already been the greatest training I ever had. If you haven't learned first aid, take training as soon as possible. You never know when you'll need it. I didn't, but I found out!" Yes, Sir, that's our baby--a healthy, bouncing, growing 1958 baby which literally outgrew its predictions and "britches" in a year's time. Born of foresight, plan ning, teamwork and cooperation and efficiently handled in infancy, it's primed to make a bigger show ing in the years ahead. Our 1958 baby is our new Vinyl Chloride Plant and it really is healthy, bouncing and growing-- beyond most everyone's fondest dreams. In Jan., 1957 it was rub ble and some steel girders. A year later in Jan., 1958, it went "on stream" to turn out the first vinyl chloride monomer. A month later --in February, our first commercial shipment was made. Capacity Doubles Now this month, two years from the start of construction, the plant's capacity is approximately double that of the original design as a result of an expansion pro gram and it is producing to supply a steadily increasing market as orders from our customers con tinue to increase. It was born of foresight by men who saw an opportunity for the Company to use its "know how" and long experience in the produc tion of chlorinated hydrocarbons to get in on the rapidly expanding plastics market with a new prod uct. It was bom of the planning, teamwork and cooperation of em ployees in all departments of the Company -- who worked together to design, construct ana equip this plant, to tram the personnel to op erate and maintain it, and to sell the product. Here's what Harry O'Connell, who was Vinyl Chloride project manager, has to say about the ex pansion. It Was Team Effort "The expansion of capacity was a real team effort. It was carried out very efficiently by Ethyl peo ple in an extremely short period of time and at lower than expected cost. Furthermore, this teamwork allowed us to complete the expan sion work with a minimum of pro duction `down' time. Some mighty good ideas and suggestions plus some hard work resulted in a darn good job." Superintendent Bill Cline proud ly said that, in his estimation, the success of the vinyl chloride plant from the beginning "has been an outstanding example of the results which can be obtained by effec tively practicing the five plantwide objectives for 1959. "In fact, in the Vinyl Chloride Plant construction, operation and expansion we have seen all five of our '59 objectives `at work' even before they were announced," he said. "First, our safety was good-- only five injuries of all kinds, none of them time-losing, have been re ported by VCI Operations em ployees since the plant started up. Secondly, the communication (ex change of ideas) and cooperation (Continued on Page 7) Vinyl Chloride personnel are proud of the outstanding safety record they have maintained. Here four of them, C. W. Naul, J. A. "Red" Carr, Leon Sims, and Norman E. Slack, look at the Safety Achievement Award cer tificate the group recently received. ETC 26593 Page 2, The Antiknock, February, 1959 Nine of the ten men who have served as president of the Ethyl Em ployees' Federal Credit Union are employees of the Company today. They are shown in the photographs here. The tenth man, H. C. Deming, is no longer an employee. Their leadership, along with the boards of directors serving with them, has brought phenomenal success to the em ployee organization during its first 20 years. Ross Williams Employee Relations 1946 Hubert Crook Finance, Houston 1947-1951 Credit Union's First Twenty Years Bring Phenomenal Growth, Expansion On Feb. 9,1939--20 years ago this month--the governor of the Farm Credit Administration granted the official charter to the "Baton Rouge Industries Federal Credit Union" the assets of which were listed at $2,671.70. Seven men had signed the peti tion for the formation of the Credit Union. They were Joe Gilbert, Jo seph C. Marionneaux, Earl Trosclair, H. W. Hobgood, Paul E. Carroll, Jewell A. McCarstle, and M. H. Marix. On Feb. 9, 1959--20 years later-- that same credit union, the name changed twice to its present "Ethyl Employees Federal Credit Union" --had assets of $2,427,638.80. Be hind it were 20 years of loans and savings service to its members as it has grown to become the largest Credit union in Louisiana. Board Members Still Employees Three of the seven members of the first board of directors--Joseph Gilbert, TEL Op.; Muriel F. McCoy and Robert Stephens, M&C, are still on the Plant, and two--Hubert Crook and Johnny Glynn--are em- The Credit Union Board of Direc tors has announced the appoint ment of Mrs. Geraldine Bates as chief clerk. This advancement, the Board points out, will improve services to members. Mrs. Bates will relieve M. J. McGurk of some routine interviewing duties. ployed at the Houston Plant. The first president, H. C. Deming, and Board member Harry Yiengst, are no longer with the Company. After operating as the "Baton Rouge Industries Federal Credit Union" for three years the name was changed to the Dupet Federal Credit Union. On June 1, 1948, its name was changed again--to its present "Ethyl Employees Federal Credit Union." Many Dividends Given Members Ten employees have served as president during this 20 years of growth and all but its first presi dent, Deming, are still with the Company. C. O. "Tinker" Harrell, who served for four years and Hu bert Crook, with 5 years, have the longest service as president. While serving its members through low cost loans and through systematic savings and investments Loan Opportunities (All loans covered by loan pro tection insurance in event of death or permanent disability of the bor rower. at no cost to the borrower.) Money bo rowed against member savings--*'2 of 1 per cent per month. New car loans--5/6 of 1 per cent per month. All other loans--1 per cent per month. Title I FHA loans--(Just made available -- contact Credit Union Office*. during its 20 years, the Credit Union has returned to members $74,988 in refunds on interest paid and $355,629 in dividends on share holdings. At the end of its first year of business twenty years ago the Credit Union volume had reached $4,229. In striking comparison, it loaned $2,558,107.38 in 1958. In 20 years there has been a 605 per cent increase in credit union business. This represents an aver age yearly increase of 30 per cent. Through the years the motivat ing principle which has brought about this growth locally has been the motto of Credit Unions throughout the country: "Not for profit, not for charity, but for serv ice." This employee organization has made loans for worthy causes in the amount of $14,583,661.88 during the first 20 years of its existence. They have been made to employees for a variety of reasons including medical and hospital expenses, pur chase of new or used cars, home appliances, taxes, home improve ments, Christmas expenses, closing costs on homes, consolidation of debts, vacations, purchase of lots, and many other reasons. "As a service organization we have two primary obligations," says Richard Phillips, current president. "The first one is to make loans at low rates for worthy causes to employee members; the second is to provide facilities for systematic saving by members and to protect those savings invested in the Credit Union." Reflects Excellent Leadership A survey of the Credit Union's business during the 20-year period shows that it has done an excellent job of both. Dividends were paid on investments each year except two. The number of loans over the 20-year period reached the surpris ing total of 49,699. Losses have been held to approximately onehalf of one per cent. In a large measure, the success ful history of the Credit Union is a reflection of its excellent leader ship. Officers, including the president, treasurer and other members of board of directors, give freely of their time and abilities. This they do without any pay. Their contri bution of this effort is solely for the benefit of people who need to borrow or invest money in the employee organization. Was a "Part Time" Business In the beginning, the Credit Union was so small that its trans actions were handled as an extra duty by one of the officers. Now, five people are on the paid staff to administer the continuous flow of business. They are M. J. McGurk, assistant treasurer -- manager; Carroll Flateau, assistant treasurer--assistant manager; Geraldine Bates, chief clerk; Gloria Templet, clerk typist; and Doris LeBlanc, clerk typist. Members of the 1958 board of directors were Phillips, president; George J. Forbes, vice-president; R. H. Moles, secretary-treasurer; R. L. Ferchaud, clerk; J. B. Furr, V. M. Fontenot, C. O. Harrell, G. L. Spurgeon, and O. R. White. Classified Ads For Sale Johnson electric 25 h.p. motor with battery and all controls m perfect condi tion. Used very few hours. Looks like new $300. Phone DI 2-9610. Silvio Soprani Aocnrdlan. Phone EL 5-R261. 16-gauge Itemlngton automatic Sport*, man 48 shotgun, with polly-choke. $65 or trade for a 20-gauge automatic shot gun in good condition. Phone WA 1-8255. Puppies, Fox Terrfer pure breed. 5 weeks old. $25. Phono WA 1-9494. Three-plere gray mahogany bedroom suite. Matching mattress and box springs. Like new $200. Phone EL 5-1370. Wanted 5-gal. Butane bottle. Phone EL 5-5027. Member of International Council of Industrial Editors 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 26594 Effect i who' idc of ad { niitg direct*! mng \ Page 3, The Antiknock, February, 1959 a b j Phillips |ul staff to s flow of assistant B<i roll Flaasststant ! vs. chief L i k typist; | typist. hoard of Ipicsident; Coresident; !reasurer; B. Furr, Irell, G. L. lie. ids limtor with Jrfcei condiI Looks like iitir Sportj*'choke. S65 ftn:itic shotJA'A 1-8255. breed. 5 >19-1. > hvilroom and box li'lionc EL tocA knock is to I The Baton Inform cm- . preximu the Jilu ir fanni|Tn>n at' Ihe For Christmas, each of the youngsters received a bicycle. Left to right, they are Joan, 13; Raymond, 12; Ronnie, 10; Sherry, 8; Bobby, 6; and Richard, 3. Actually, Richard received a tricycle because he is not large enough yet to ride a bike. Six Youngsters Reared by Grahams Under Welfare Foster Home Plan The six youngsters waited in the yard for their "Dad" to come in from work. Joan, 13; Raymond, 12; Ronnie, 10; and Sherry 8; who are the oldest, called out a warm greet ing as he drove up Bobby, 6, and Rtchard. 3, ran to their "father" to give him a hug around the neck. the housework, supervising the children while her husband is at the Plant, and keeping their clothes neat and clean. "It has been a gratifying experi ence, though," she says. "We dread the day they will grow up and leave." In the meantime, the foster par ents are doing an excellent job of giving the youngsters a well bal anced life. All of them, except the youngest, attend school regularly where they maintain good aver ages Joan is taking piano lessons, too, and thoroughly enjoys this oppor tunity to learn music. At home, she plays the organ. Graham's employment at Ethyl began 11 years ago. Since that time, he and Mrs. Graham have bought 20 acres of land in the country north of Denham Springs, erected a beautiful brick home, and given this foster family the benefit of their blessings. "Dad" is Lonnie Graham, a pipe fitter 3/e in TEL-Sod M&C. He and Mrs. Graham are rearing the six under the foster home program of the Livingston Parish Welfare De partment. Part of the cost under this program is paid for through this agency. They entered the venture five years ago. Prior to that time, their home had been a relatively quiet place because they have no chil dren of their own. This changed suddenly in April, 1954, when the five older children who are brothers and sisters arrived at one time. The sixth came later. They found Takes New Post Joan, who is studying piano, also enjoys playing the organ in her home. She thoroughly enjoys music. a home where foster parents give guidance, love, and discipline. The Grahams, in turn, have enjoyed the pleasure of the youngsters in the household. Bringing in the wood for the fireplace is the duty of Raymond, center, and Ronnie, right, but Richard like's to "help." Here they are shown loading the wheelbarrow. "This has been a cooperative un dertaking," Mrs. Graham said. "The children help me in the house and help Lonnie with the garden and other outside work. Another nice thing about them is that the larger ones help with the smaller chil dren." Lonnie pointed out that the boys and girls have regularly assigned duties. Raymond and Ronnie take care of the wood supply for the fireplace. It is their job to see that an adequate amount is hauled from the woodpile to the side porch. They also feed the pigs. Effective, Jan. 28, John E. Gonce, who was supervisor of Vinyl Chloride Operations, assumed the duties of acting superintendent of Plan ning, reporting to A. B. Horn, director of Manufacturing Plan ning and Coordination. Joan helps with the housework, in the kitchen and in other parts of the attractive seven-room brick home. Sherry helps with the dishes. Bobby and Richard are too small to have regularly assigned duties but are eager to help in any way they can. Mrs. Graham explained that her days are full now keeping up with Caring for the six children takes a lot of family planning. Mr. and Mrs. Graham work together to provide adequately for the youngsters. Here, they are shown discussing some of the necessary buying that must be done regularly to keep the family going. ETC 26595 Page 4, The Antiknock, February, 1959 Survey Shows That Employees Missed Over 34,000 Work Days During 1958 Employees missed 34,172 days of work during 1958 at the Baton Rouge Plant. A recent survey brought out this figure despite the all out campaign against absentee ism in 1958. "We improved our attendance record in 1958," Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong said, "but .this figure clearly indicates the need for a continuing campaign against absenteeism in 1959." Of the 34,172 days lost during last year, 29,657 of them were be cause of disability. Therefore, 4,515 days were lost because of other causes. They included such reasons as illness in the family, personal business, jury duty, military leaves and transportation difficulties. Employees missed 1,857 days be cause of deaths in their families; and family illnesses caused 657 days of absences. Personal business was listed as the reason for 682 days of absences. Fifteen days were lost by em ployees taking military physical examinations. In contrast, 299 days were missed by employees on mili tary leave. Employee Relations Manager W. J. Henry points out that some em ployees have outstanding records. "After checking the personnel rec ords," he said, "we find that quite a number of employees have worked the last three years without any absences whatsoever. For them, this is a record of which they can be proud, because it attests to their dependability as employees." They Hold Outstanding Records! Irwin H. Head Leo F. Devall Congratulations are in order for the employees listed below. They have missed no time whatsoever during 1956, '57 and '58. Many other employees have attendance records "almost as good." They have worked for years without missing a single day because of personal illness. However, they have been absent for other causes such as illness in the family, death in the family, mili tary leave, jury duty, and other causes. They have done an excel lent job of attending regularly, too. Shown above are some of the employees who have missed no time what soever during 1956, '57, and '58. If you ask them why they have this outstanding record, they can give you no one specific answer, but from all of them you learn that their health habits are good, that they like their work, and that they get an adequate amount of rest. All of them feel that the job at the Plant is a responsiblity they are obligated to fill, and this they have been doing. They are proud of their record. However, in checking the personnel records for the past three years, these people whose names are listed below, hold the honor of missing no time whatsoever for any cause. Absences Cost Money! Gladys M. King, Employee Relations Frank Johnson, EtCl Labor Jimmie Lawrence, EtCl La bor Lamar V. Coco, EtCl M&C Lynwood R. Sharon, EtCl M&C Leo F. Devall, EtCl Op. Joseph C. Sicard, EtCl Op. Hubert A. Barbay, Finance Minnie P. McCart, Finance Irwin H. Head, Power Henry F. Hooper, Security These Eyes and All Albert James, Sod. Labor Maxie C. Jones, Sod. Op. Delos J. Hubbs, Stores Arthur McDempsey, Stores Wellon Pierre, TEL Labor Howard Minor, TEL Labor Norman C. Blackwell, TEL- Sod. M&C Al Kirkwood, TEL-Sod. M&C Henry G. Leach, Jr., TEL M&C Henry B. Morrison, TEL Op. Lloyd E. Porta, TEL Op. William A. Yoes, TEL Op. Employee absences from the job are an important factor in the op eration of the Plant at the lowest possible cost. That's the reason why one of our major Plantwide objectives for 1959--No. 3--is bet ter attendance on the job this year. A look at the upper left story on this page explains why, despite considerable improvement over 1957, we still have a long way to go. Actually four per cent of the scheduled days, while it seems low, is 34,172. Studying the picture fur ther we can see that disability- Others on the Plant Need Protection! caused absences makes up the big gest majority of these lost days, 3.4 per cent of all days scheduled or 87 per cent of all absences. "Look," you say, "I don't enjoy being sick or disabled. 1 cannot help it if I can't come to work!" Right, and the Company does not expect any one to come to work when he is not able. It has set up the Accident and Sickness Benefit Plan to protect our pay when we cannot work. On the other hand, the Company has a right to expect each of us to practice good health habits--and good safety at home-- so that we can help keep disability absences to a minimum. Let's make Objective No. 3 a suc cess in 1959. Let's keep ourselves as fit as possible m order to be on the job and help keep absentee costs as low as possible this year! Whose Eyes? Are these your eyes? Your helper's? Do they belong to your friend who works in the office with you? The answer is given elsewhere on this page, and as you look at is to see just whose they are remember that Spe cial Safety Emphasis for February will be on eye protection. Regardless of what you do on the Plant, there are basic safety rules to follow for your eye protection. Know those rules and use them so that your eyes will not suffer. If you haven't identified them by now, here they are. Top row, left to right are the eyes of Davis Bunch, EtCl Op., Pat A. Park, Process Design, and B. L. Sandoz, Sodium Op. Second row, left to right are Wilma Loudon, Manu facturing, John M. DeLage, TELSod. M&C, and J. M. Jones, Quality Control. Third row, left to right, are Albert Dixon, Security, Roy Covington, Sodium Op., and Lulline Moss, Purchasing. "As we emphasize eye protection during February, why don't you resolve to be more careful," Fred Hamilton, chairman of the Special Emphasis Committee of the Cen tral Safety Committee, said. "Al ways follow safety instructions for your job. Think of the safety haz ards involved before you start an assigned task and take the precau tions necessary to protect your self." etc 2659g JET Five miliar i mands try pn were gDay." i Louisin sponsiu Traintn The Baton spent t Fred ?r ?! I :V* * \ W. R. in Fro. for tin* club. George "Butch Thu Clarke Dick 1 For educoti after '>'< the PI- S. C. nitv li in the gave a interntries Foil, the PI H A. S. em |)lo deer li vail \ hatlli is ] from like 11 Item , fill. , n b,! 'W'lavs. 1 g^luk-d i___ njoy nnot Is not ork |rl vip nelit n we Ihund, lxpect lealth line-- |hility i sucLes as In the 1 costs Im by left iDavis iPark, Indoz, III to IlanuIteli .1 |iality l - right, Roy | Lul- Action you I Fred necial [ Cen- "Alis for hazIrt an IccauIvour- Page 5, The Antiknock, February, 1959 JETS See Engineering in Action During 'Big Brother Day Here Five JETS are much more fa miliar now with the duties and de mands of engineering and chemis try professions. On Dec. 30 they were guests here on "Big Brother Day." which was arranged by the Louisiana Engineering Society, sponsor of the Junior Engineers Training for Schools in this parish. The students from Istrouma and Baton Rouge High Schools who spent the day on the Plant were Fred Alexius, Berry Swarts, W. R. Fulgham, assistant engineer in Process Engineering, is advisor for the Istrouma High School JETS club. George Hillard, Wilson Grice, and "Butch" Kendrick. Their "big brothers" were John Clarke, Tom Leeper, Clyde Geddes, Dick Phillips and Charles Hunt. For the youngsters a busy and educational day started shortly after 8 a.m. when they arrived at the Plant. S. G. Henry, director of Commu nity Relations, spoke to the group in the M&P Conference Room. He gave a vivid picture of the size and interrelation of Baton Rouge indus tries. Following this, the JETS toured the Plant and the Chemical Re search and Development Labora tory. At 11:30 a.m. the students met their "big brothers" and lunched with them in the upstairs dining room of the Cafeteria. After the meal, each of the youths went with his "big brother" to observe him as he worked dur ing the afternoon. At 3:15 p.m. the day came to an end when the students were returned to their homes. The future engineering students were enthusiastic in their approval of the educational day given them through the cooperation of the Company and the Louisiana Engi neering Society. "We are happy that we can co operate each year with the Louisi ana Engineering Society in the JETS visits," states Jim Huguet, Chemical Engineering, who co ordinated the scheduling and the program for the students. "We here at the Plant are interested in en couraging the selection of engi neering and science as a career by our high school youth. We want to help in the training of engineers who can serve the rapidly expand ing industry of our state. "Furthermore, the Company al ways is active in support of edu cation as indicated by our fellow ship program, our backing of the Louisiana Academy of Science and other educational endeavors." New Assignments Organizational changes involv ing three employees in the Manu facturing Department were an nounced on Jan. 21 by Wallace F. Armstrong, resident manager. Harry L. Hinnershitz moved from assistant superintendent, Ethyl Chloride Operations to Pro duction Planning as assistant su perintendent. Merlin M. Koenecke moved from supervisor in TEL Operations to Ethyl Chloride Operations as as sistant superintendent. Herbert Olson moved from su pervisor in Ethyl Chloride Opera tions to TEL Operations as super- Visiting JETS look at the electron microscope in Chemical Research as Claude Arceneaux, left, explains its operation. Left to right are Arceneaux, Fred Alexius, Berry Swarts, George Hillard, Wilson Grice, and "Butch" Kendrick. They visited many other areas during their day at the Plant. Fred Alexius, center, and "Big Brother" John Clarke, right, discuss research activities with Dave Campbell in the laboratory. Visiting JETS were assigned "big brothers" with whom they spent the afternoon observing them as they performed their duties at the Plant. Engineers Take Bowling Honors Hunt Nets Four Bucks for Lanier, Friends Winners of the first half in the ERA Men's Bowling League were the Engineers. They cinched the first place with 43 wins and 21 losses. Team members, left to right, are Harry Triche, captain; Ralph Hollaway, Charles R. Hamlin, Julius LeBlanc, Eric Breidenbach, and Carlo Polito. A. S. Lanier, left, who is a rigger I/c in Construction, and two non employee friends, Henry Corcorham and James E. Morrison, display the deer they killed on a recent hunt in the Lake Verret area. ERA Members Elect 1959 Board ERA members balloted heavily Jan. 20 to elect board members for 1959. Fifty-seven per cent of the membership voted, casting a total of 1,322 ballots. Board members elected are: Office Jeanne Clements, Pauline Par rish, Bill Croissant, and Ralph Doerner. TEL Stores and Shops John S. Gaudin (write-in). EtCl Stores and Shops Charles "Prof' Mathis. Sodium Operations J. G. Chiek and Clyde Harris. Chemical Res. and Dev. Bob Curry and Jim Westbrook. Miscellaneous Services Archie Triche. EtCl Maintenance Jimmie Bishop and Mickey Owens. TEL Operations Ivy Landry, M. D. Kilroy, Frank Wilklow and Edwin C. Jackson. EtCl Operations B. T. Wilson and J. J. Bessey- Sodium Maintenance Gene Cothern. TEL Maintenance A. J. Bourgeois, Willie Disch, and A. J. LeBlanc. In commenting on the large bal lot cast, ERA President Joe Polito expressed the opinion that this was the case because of the hard work of the election committee and be cause, for the first time, ballot boxes were set up at the Plant gates. 1 Page 6, The Antiknock, February, 1959 Annuitants who were guests here Dec. 23 are shown above. They are, left to right: M. C. Bailey, Scott A. Kleinpeter, James C. Sparks, Isaie Hotard, Leo Blank, Edward J, Melon, Dearis P. Anthony, John A. Graziano, James A. Davis, Robert B. Kennedy, Joseph E. Babin, Dan Read, George A. Wells, Ralph A. "Shorty" Grass, John B. Stewart, Sam Pizziilo, Paul Accardo, H. B. Hunt, Calvin J. Courtney, John A. Worsham, Benjamin F. Rogers, and Joseph R. Breaud, Sr. Grass passed away two days after this picture was made. Willie Hurst, left, the only member of the Labor Group who has re* tired, was a visitor. Here he is shown talking to Grant Clark in the Cafeteria. Annuitants Visit Old Friends Here; Enjoy Annual Dinner in Their Honor Twenty-two of the 35 Plant an nuitants were guests on the Plant on Dec. 23. They attended the an nual Company dinner given in their honor. Annuitants visited friends in the change houses and offices before the special meal in the Cafeteria. On hand to dine with them were top company officials who extended warm greetings to these former employees who have retired from active service. Willie Hurst, the only employee from the Labor Groups who has joined the ranks of the annuitants, was a guest Dec. 22. He visited for mer co-workers in the change house and ate with them m the Cafeteria. The annuitants are benefiting now from their participation in the Retirement Income Plan. They re ceive regular monthly retirement checks as a result of their invest ment in the Plan during their ac tive employment. Participation in the Retirement Income Plan by active employees at the Baton Rouge Plant is now 95 per cent. In 1958, fourteen employees joined the ranks of the annuitants. They included Leo Blank, Sam Pizziilo, John V. Schmitt, George A. Wells, C. T. Addison, Peyton C. Mahoney, Luther E. Hammack, Paul Accardo, A. J. Helouin, Jr., Franklin F. Woody, Laurence Bruce, John A. Graziano, Scott A. Kleinpeter, and James A. Davis. Two days after the dinner for annuitants, friends of Ralph A. "Shorty" Grass were shocked to learn of his sudden death in New Orleans at the home of his daugh ter. "Shorty" had been a guest at the annuitants' dinner. He was the latest of four annui tants who have died since their re tirement. Others were Euclide Lan dry who passed away Dec. 19, 1956; T. I. Arnold, Aug. 1, 1958; and Mrs. Edna Burns, Nov. 12, 1958. Members of top supervision dined with the annuitants in the Cafeteria. This picture shows Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong greeting them as he enters. Immediately behind Armstrong is Dr. R.C.A. Bock, Medical. Twenty-nine Get Suggestion Checks Twenty-nine employees shared $905 in Ethyl Suggestion System awards during the past month. Leading the group were Jasper A. Oliver and Sidney J. Breaux, both of TEL-Sod. M&C, who shared a $405 award. Their idea concerns an improvement in chlor ine car handling. This was Oliver's and Breaux's fifth adopted sugges tion. Next was Wallace Rivett, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C, who was awarded a $170 award, for his adopted idea concerning an improved operating method on the Plant. This was Rivett's first adopted suggestion. Others receiving awards were: $30 Awards Myma p. Tulller, Offices Services: 4. L. Reynolds (former employee) and H. W. Scro***, EtCl Maint.. (Share). $25 Awards C. W. Hendrick (former employee): A. C. Spinks, Power; 4. T. Spinks, Sod. Op., and E. H. Ory, TEL-Sod. MAC. $20 Awards B. B. Garner and 4. 4. Fontenot, both of TEL-Sod. MAC. $15 Awards R. 4. Anderson and W. a. Domke, both of TEL Op.; J. L. Reynolds (former em ployee); 4. C. Hebert, EtCl MAC; G. D. Smith and H. 4. Goudeau (Share), both of EtCl Op.; H. A. May and G. F. Neill, both of TEL-Sod. MAC. $10 Awards 4. W. Bowden, TEL Op.; Myrna P. Tulller 12 awards) and Sandra II. Devall (2 awards) (Share), and Bobby R. West, all of Offices Services; L. R. Freeman, EtCl Maint.: J. P. ScMssel, Stores. Certificate of Award F. W. Frey, RAD. Sidney J. Breaux, second from left, and Jasper A. Oliver, third from left, recently shared a $405 suggestion award for their adopted idea on an improvement in chlorine car handling. Making the presentation at right is Homer Y. Ridgdell, Sodium Maint. foreman, and observing at left is Arcade J. Parker, Sodium Area Maint. engineer. W. P. Rivett, Jr., at right, TEL-Sod. M&C, was recently awarded a $170 suggestion award for his adopted idea concerning an improved operating method on the Plant. Presenting the award is Sodium Maintenance Foreman J. D. Cockerham. Foui joined month awards awards and 2 n ing Jan John C1t> . John Menun Frank Fred Elmo Houii John < Claud.Robert Dennis J. B. I Pierre Vinyl <Cc of em| groups the tin emplov Maintri for 195.' the d;r absenc "Few: ly an ucts an* ful sen i ucts t<> knock ally. c<> stant a mainter costs costs " Exai "I th is an < primoc fultilK-c of Bu ff rst pf. is a vt i Compa prudur use nui This st i viyotnu tinned ' and \ i "The year a-, paeity : lent \\" all " R.strom: additi.-t ness. "Out the c m any e\;i cienl It.i busni'-.prndm; line v ' which into tin Arms' ogmxcd chioi id.' petitivo enter t[ etc 26597 4 Page 7, The Antiknock, February, 1959 Four Men Complete Twenty Years Service Schafer Happy to Have Insurance : ::.i r. joined the 21>-year group last month and received their 20-year awards. Fourteen received 15-year awards, 18 received 10-year awards, and 2 reached the 5-year mark dur ing January. 15 Years lotui J. Thompson. Jr.. TEL Op. Clay A. Chauvin, EtCl M&C John J. Koch. Finance N'emoure F. Rayne, EtCl M&C Frank W. Bryant, Jr.. Power Fred A. McKey, Finance Elmo F. Rogers. EtCl M&C Howard Williamson, TEL Op. John C. Martin, Stores Claude J. Arceneaux, K&D Services Robert H. Moles, Finance Dennis W. Cain. TEL Op. J. B. Franklin Stubbs, TEL-Sod. M&C Pierre J. Landry, Stores lu Years ()>bert R. McRlght. Stores Connie B. Mary, Ind. Eng. Hazel F. Cave. Ind Eng Francis C. Kelley, TEL-Sod. M&C John K. Simmons. TEL-Sod. M&C Einlie D. Delaune, Mech. Eng. William A. Saxon, Sod. Op. Francis M. James, Qual. Control Bolus J. Mansur, Quai. Control Dan B. Farthing, Sod. Op. Daniel 1. McDaniel, Jr., Sod. Op. Louis W. DHahaye, TEL-Sod. M&C Jesse F. Kleinpeter, TEL-Sod. M&C Wordy A. Normand, TEL Op. Earl H. Rachal, Finance William A. Rolston, Jr., Stores John T. Arnold, TEL-Sod, M&C Charles R. Bergeron, Proc. Des. By John 1. Schafer Vinyl Chloride Operator l/c Medical and hospital bills mount in a hurry. This is especially true when there is some prolonged illness in the family that necessitates hospital and surgical treatment. Mv wife was under a doctor's care during 1958 Numerous trips to the r.cspTil. trXi:v..r.r.-.or.j Xj .er.s the cu. :v. :r. a r.urr lr. I v.-s ; ---pr.i-ri '.'re 7 in Employee Benefits, to find that my benefit plans--Basic and Major Medical -- had paid out a total of $2,105.56 in a twelve-month period. In my league, that is a sizeable sum of money to pay out of your pocket. That's why I'm happy to have the excellent insurance coverage pro vided Ethyl employees in our bene fits program. ERA Hunting Contest Winners Get Awards 5 Years Robert W. Geiger, Business Research June D. D'Abadle, Prod. Plan. year nts in Irna P. I Devull . West, 'man. m Vinyl Chloride-- (Continued from Page l) of employees of various Plant groups has been outstanding. In the third place, VC1 Operations employees led all Operations and Maintenance Groups in attendance for 1958 with only 1.5 per cent of the days scheduled lost through absences. "Fourth, the vinyl plant is clear ly an example of improved prod ucts and processes and the success ful search for new Company prod ucts to supplement `Ethyl' anti knock compounds. Fifth and fin ally, cost control has received con stant attention as shown by low maintenance costs, low production costs and lastly, low expansion costs." Example of Company Policy * `T think the Vinyl Chloride Plant is an outstanding example of two primary company policies being fulfilled," Clarence Neher, director of Business Research, said. "In the first place, the Vinyl ChloridePlant is a very successful example of the Company's constant search for new products and new fields in which to use our experience and knowledge. This study of new products is being vigorously pursued and will be con tinued to be studied in the months and years ahead." "The growth of the infant of a year ago to twice its original ca pacity is the evidence of the excel lent work that has been done by all," Resident Manager W. F. Arm strong said, in discussing the new addition to the Company's busi ness. "Our Vinyl Chloride Plant tells the competition story as clearly as any example I have seen. The effi cient handling of our vinyl chloride business has permitted us to keep production and investment costs in line with the original estimates which we used to justify entering into the business." Armstrong said it had been rec ognized at that time that the vinyl chloride business was very com petitive and "we determined not to enter the business unless we were prepared to stay in it." "Now, as we have seen, by con trolling all of our costs and produc ing a high quality product, we have been able to enter into and expand our sales in a highly competitive field that already has several vinyl chloride monomer producers," he stated. "As long as we are able to continue to operate as efficiently as we are now doing, we feel cer tain that we can compete in this market indefinitely." Frank Padgitt, manager of Vinyl Chloride Operations, added: "The market for this product has had a steady growth and we believe it will continue. The Company hopes to continue to increase our share of the market through production of a top quality product at the lowest possible cost so that our monomer can be sold at a price that will be competitive and yield the Company a fair return on our investment." Yes, our 1958 baby, "born" of in telligent planning and efficently managed, is primed to go ahead. A "bunch" of fellows here at the Plant have helped make this possi ble. -DECEASED- Ralph A. "Shorty" Grass Ralph A. "Shorty" Grass died suddenly Christmas morning at the residence of his daughter in New Orleans. A former elec trician l / c in TEL-Sod. Maint., he had retired Aug. 1, 1 957. Grass had joined the Company in 1937 to work in Construction; he transferred to Maintenance in 1939 and was an electrician 1/c when he retired. Religious services were held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Dec. 26 with interment in St. Vin cent de Paul No. 3 Cemetery in New Orleans. He is survived by his widow, the former Myrtle Coig, two daughters, and six grandchildren. Top hunters in the ERA Hunting Contest are left to right, Lou J. Snyder, R&D, Chairman of the ERA Wildlife and Fisheries Committee; S. B. O'Neal, TEL-Sod. M&C, winner of the duck category with one weighing 3 lb. 9 oz.; Roy S. Broussard, TEL Maint., winner of the deer contest, with a 15-point buck; Hiram K. Martin, Office Services, winner of the squirrel contest, with one weighing 2 lb. 4 oz. and Wesley L. Pickett, Finance, who was the second place winner in the deer contest with a 14-point buck.. Map Shows Housekeeping Areas in Contest Housekeeping is marked for improvement on the Baton Rouge Plant now that the competitive housekeeping contest has been set up and put into operation. The map of the Plant, shown above, outlines the different areas that are competing for housekeeping honors. Each employee is urged to do his part to keep his area as neat and clean as possible. 4 ETC 26598 mi Mi S3 a "? a The Fi' Even Invd T" need . you p| map. plan ; as thH chart Oul Plant f The pi us hei | (ion continl ices u I realizcl endea\T ETC 26599 proviii famili* rupu' stnm: son it-' C | Enuin and '! a \ lat tot; i- \ dcpar : ; year of US -! j US In ;| other t The Job Ahead for '59 Five Objectives Form Guiding Policy for All of Us Every Employee, Every Job Is Involved in Cooperative Plan For Successful Year on the Plant To build a house or construct a building, you need a set of blueprints. When you take a trip, you plan your route in advance with a road map. If you operate a successful business, you plan ahead. A set of objectives or goals serves as the blueprint or road map by which you chart your course. Our business is operating the Baton Rouge Plant activities successfully for the Company. The primary objective or guiding principle for us here is, and has been, to carry out each func tion so that the Company and the Plant will continue to produce products and render serv ices which will enable us to meet competition, realize a profit, and maintain leadership in all endeavors. What's Our Course? If we are to do a good job in accomplishing that objective--if each of us is to gear his ac tivities to that goal--then we too need to chart our course during this year by means of a set of objectives or guides. If we know what those objectives are, each of us can do a better job whether it be in Em ployee Relations, Research and Development, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Traffic, or En gineering. For, regardless of how you look at it, operating the Baton Rouge Plant success fully is a team effort of all employees in all departments--an effort that is backed up by our Sales force, our research people at other loca tions, and by the leadership and planning of Company executives and their departments in New York. To find out what we are shooting for in 1959--to get a blueprint of objectives for the year--The Antiknock staff asked the heads of each department on the Plant to tell us what, in their estimation, should be the 1959 objec tives for all employees on the Plant to help accomplish our goal. While we cannot control the nation's econo my which seriously affected the Company's business last year, we can, by doing our share to make the Baton Rouge Plant a successful and profitable part of the Company's operation, be assured that we are doing everything we can to provide for the security of ourselves and our families in the years ahead. We Asked Department Heads We talked to the heads of all departments represented on the Plant--to Wallace Arm strong in Manufacturing, to George Beste in Re search and Development, to Clarke Burdick in Engineering, to Chuck Colvin in Purchasing and Traffic and to Bill Henry in Employee Re lations. While each of these groups has its own department plans and specific objectives for the year ahead, we asked for objectives which all of us could adopt as the guiding principle for us to follow in each of our jobs in 1959--in other words, Plantwide objectives. They came up with a five-point blueprint or guide for the Baton Rouge Plant in 1959. If we can work toward our primary goal with the five Plant objectives ip mind, then we will have made great strides in carrying out our assigned function of operating the PlanUsuccessfully for the Company. Here are those objectives which they believe are most important for 1959. Objective No. 1 is to improve our safety per formance, both on and off the Plant during the coming year. That may sound odd when you consider that in 1958 we had the best safety year in the history of the Plant with only live time-losing injuries and a sizeable reduction in minor and precautionary injuries from previous years. However, Plant activities cannot be car ried out successfully nor can employees do the best job unless they work safely. We must work toward the goal of preventing all injuries at the Plant. Our biggest safety challenge in 1959 is whether we can carry our improved Plant safety home with us and reduce the large num ber of off-Plant injuries which are not only causing unnecessary suffering but are causing great loss of time from work. Information sup plied by employees in the eight months between April 14 and Dec. 14 shows that there have been 83 off-Plant injuries which have resulted m loss of time from work. A study made of the non-fatal off-Plant time-losing injuries shows an average of 10 days of absence from work has resulted from each injury. Therefore, it is clear that a sizeable por tion of the 28,975 days employees have missed because of disability is accounted for by these non-work time-losing injuries. The Central Safety Committee plans to in augurate a program whereby we can ail work together to bring about a reduction of off-Plant injuries in 1959. Each of us, for the sake of his family and himself, should cooperate in this program. Objective No. 2 Objective No. 2 is better communications and cooperation in 1959. This involves letting others know what we are doing and working together as individuals and as groups. This article out lining the five objectives to guide us in working together toward a common goal in '59 is in line with management's intentions of keeping em ployees informed about Company plans, policies and problems. It is hoped that this will be a two-way street and that employees will keep management advised of their problems. Re member also that the vehicle by which em ployees can pass on ideas for making the Plant operations more efficient and safer already exists in the Ethyl Suggestion System which offers cash awards for ideas the Company can use. In the matter of cooperation or teamwork, or whatever you want to call it, the real need is working together for the common good. Put another way, it's practicing good human rela tions--of following the Golden Rule of treat ing others as you would like to be treated. The pride that a group takes in its accomplishments and in doing a good job is fine and is the result of good individual cooperation and a desire to get the job done. The Plant has always had a considerable number of those groups who work well together and produce top-notch results. There is a place for even more of this kind of pride in group accomplishments, but let's ex tend that same spirit to the Plant as a whole. The same pride can extend to the entire Plant when groups and individuals cooperate with each other or work together on a Plant team to get the job done--on these five objectives or any other goal that might be assigned to it. Objective No. 3 is better attendance on the job in 1959. The Company has stated on num erous occasions that it does not expect an em ployee to work when he is not physically able. It has provided the Accident and Sickness Plan pay and other benefit plans for the protection of the income for disabled employees and their families. While a reduction of off-Plant timelosing injuries will certainly help us in reduc ing our disability rates, it is the further respon sibility of the employee to keep himself as phys ically fit as possible and to arrange his personal business in order to be on the job regularly except in cases of personal illness, death in the family, or other real emergencies which force him to miss time. In 1958 up to Dec. 24, 33,947 man-days have been lost through absences of employees. Of this number 29,454, as pointed out above, re sulted from disability. Improved attendance not only will help us in the operation of the Plant, it will go a long ways in helping us to achieve Objective No. 5--control of costs at the Baton Rouge Plant. Objective No.4 Objective No. 4 is improved products and processes. While the research employees and those in engineering are working on this every day and are keeping the Baton Rouge Plant research and engineering work abreast of com petition, each employee can contribute to this objective through studying ways to do his job better. Quality products, produced in the most economical way, puts you a jump ahead of your competitor in any business. In our business we must always be on the lookout for better and more economical ways to conduct our present manufacturing and maintenance work. In addi tion, research and engineering employees must continue to look for additional products and efficient ways to produce them. We added a new product, vinyl chloride, last year. We cer tainly hope we can add more this year and in the years to come! Objective No. 5 Objective No. 5 is continued emphasis on cost control. This is the one that each of us can and must keep uppermost in his every day job. In our jobs, in the things we buy, in the tools and materials we use, and in countless other ways there may be opportunities for re ducing our costs of operating the Baton Rouge Plant. Nothing is more important in keeping the Baton Rouge Plant competitive than for each of us to practice cost control--in every job and every activity. That's our road map or blue print for 1959 at the Baton Rouge Plant. Those five objectives are what management feels should receive the cooperative efforts of all of us. If we have improved safety on and off the Plant, if we accomplish better communications and coopera tion, if we have better attendance, work toward improved products and processes, and if we can keep our collective thumbs on cost, then we will have done a good job in operating the Ba ton Rouge Plant successfully for the Company. When we do that we will have done our share toward providing for future security for us and our families. ETC 26600 Page 2, The Antiknock, January, 1959 They Tell Why 'Little Things' Mean a Lot to Employees Many employees on the Baton Rouge Plant have been the recipients of kind and generous help from fellow employees. These "little things," if they may be called such, have meant a lot to them. These acts show the spirit of brotherhood that exists among employees. They provide a warm and revealing picture of the con cern shown for the individual employee and his well-being by his co-workers and his supervision at the Plant. On this page are what some of the employees who remember acts of kindness that have stood out in their years here have to say about these acts. All were happy at the opportunity for making the statements as another means of showing their appreciation to their fellow employees. "On Oct. 29, 1957, lengthy hospital treatment began for me," said Alton Juban, TEL Sod. Maint. pipefitter helper 1/c. "I was confined for a period of ap proximately 11 months. Needless to say, there is a lot of worry for a man during a period such as this, and if it were not for the consideration of his co-workers as well as the kindness of the Company, it would be much harder to recuperate. In my case, for example, my co-workers paid my house notes for me while I was disabled. I am confident that had it not been for their kindness I would have lost my home. That is the kind of thing that makes working with such a swell group of fellows one of the outstanding pleasures in life. I do want to recognize also the help I received from the First Baptist Church in Denham Springs." "In September of 1954," says James D. Ashmore, TEL operator 1/c, "1 de cided to attend classes at LSU under the Korean Veterans' Educational Pro gram. Four years later, I was fortunate enough to get my degree. This certainly would not have been possible without the help and cooperation of the men with whom I worked as well as the foremen and supervisors in TEL. "Before I enrolled at LSU, I talked to my co-workers and foremen who assured me that they would help as much as possible by swapping shifts when necessary so that I would not miss classes. They did this cheerfully and happily for four and one-half years. This kindness, consideration and help is something that I will never forget about my job here." t "In 1952 my wife had returned from the hospital after an attack of polio," Hiram May, instrument mechanic I/c, said. "At that time I worked in Central Shops. Mrs. May had to have the car to go to the hospital every day for phy sical therapy treatments. I couldn't find a ride from the vicinity of my residence to Central Shops, but I could find one to the Main Gate if I could trade jobs and work in the TEL Area. Without being asked, Norman J. Wilton walked up to me and offered to make the trade. I will never forget this kindness which meant so much.. It was a 'little' thing that was `big' in my case'." "I was off ill from the fourth of March to June 9 last year," states Mercerdese Rabb, stenographer in the Safe ty Office. "During that time I received a total of 183 letters and cards, mostly from co-workers at the Baton Rouge Plant. In that I was confined to bed out of town where personal visits were hard to make, these letters and cards meant more than the senders will ever know. Actually, I found myself anx iously waiting for the mail carrier every day just to get the mail and read it. Quite a few did go up to see me (I was in New Roads) and their visits were certainly appreciated too. This was a sincere expression of warm friendship which I hadn't even anticipated." Our Hel If v. paring footbal like L: last fa headed game. ' line re forman best sa tory o) Cont son, ho goal lii excessi opponi our ab over c not ha In f. efforts tially True safety gin. bi better had ni Wha effort'' had fi juries 17 tlu the bo Plant ber ot worst total f The; Co Objective No. 2 for 1959 is better communications and cooperation. "Several months ago my niece, Deb bie Bonaventure, had to undergo very serious heart surgery," says Charles H. Patton, Jr., TEL Maint. machinist 1/c. "She had a rare 4-B positive blood which is difficult to find. We knew that during this surgery she would need about eight or ten fresh pints of blood. We ran a request for help in The Daily Bulletin, and the response from employees was excellent. We had more donors than we needed. Debbie has completely recover ed, thanks to the generosity of these men who gave blood and to the Com pany for making our needs known to them. We shall always be grateful for this help." Hardy Wells, Sr., TEL Maintenance electrician 1/c and a past president of the ERA, said: "When we began the development of the ERA Center on the Old Hammond Highway, I was asked to take charge of the electrical distri bution for all the facilities there. This type of work necessitated the use of many expensive tools, and heavy equip ment such as tractors and crane cars. The Company loaned this equipment for use at the Center. This was done in the true spirit of cooperation, and it saved the Ethyl Recreation Association many hundreds of dollars. This equip ment was used not only for the electri cal work, but for the entire development of the ERA. That stands out in my mem ory as one of the `little things' that meant a lot to many ERA members." Here Count anti i> acted On "In 1956 I started attending South ern University to study electronics," said Morris Sholes, TEL laborer 1/c. "At that time I was working shift work and would have had to miss classes when working days if I hadn't been successful in swapping shifts. Isaac Henley swapped with me the entire time 1 was attending these classes. The foremen certainly helped me arrange these swaps so that I could continue the classes. "I hope to get my degree at South ern in about a year and a half from now. I couldn't have gone very far without the help I received out here. It is some thing I will always remember and ap preciate." C. A. "Pops" Aucoin. EtCl Maint., has headed drives among Allied Oil Workers personnel for years. "When you have a drive on the Plant such as the United Givers," he said, "It takes the teamwork of management and wage-roll employees to put it over. The Company has always given its full co operation to any drive that is conducted on the Plant. Men are assigned as neces sary to contact other employees, office space and facilities are provided, and other cooperation is given when re quested. The Company has been gen erous also in allowing employees to take up collections at the gates for sick em ployees who need help. These may be 'little things' but they mean a lot to the community and to employees." TC 26601 t Page 3, The Antiknock, January, 1959 Our Good Safety Record Can Improve; Club Gives Toys, Cash for Needy Children Help of All Employees Needed in '59 By Carroll Hebert, safety which must be applied, how Safety Supervisor ever, before the complete picture of safety accomplishment is brought If we take the liberty of com into sharp focus. These include a paring our safety campaign to a comparison of sub-major, minor, football game, it might be said that, and precautionary injuries. like LSU's Tigers a lot of times As of Christmas last year we had last fall, we got the ball and we had six sub-majors. In 1957 at that headed to the goal line to win the time, we had had only three. game. The ball was safety, the goal There was a reduction in minor line represented good safety per injuries. The 1958 score stood at formance, and the game was the 1,132 as compared to 1,462 at the best safety record in the entire his same time the previous year. tory of the Plant. The reduction in the number of Continuing that same compari precautionary injuries shows that son, however, we had to cross that there had been 716 on Dec. 15, 1958, goal line to win. If we had fumbled as compared to 832 on the same excessively, slipped, given in to the opponent's defensive play, taken our ability for granted, or become over confident the final score may not have been in our favor. In fact, the letup of our safety efforts in early December substan date in 1957. Good safety accomplishment is rewarding and gratifying. The re ward is the decrease in suffering, loss of productive effort, and worry by the employees who avoided in juries. The gratification lies in the The Ethyl Management Club Toys For Tots Committee is shown in front of the table laden with gifts from members for needy children in the area. Left to right are Ernest C. Diamond, chairman, M. T. Jeansonne, Henry W. Britton, and Jewel A. McCarstle. A total of 152 presents and $200 in cash were donated, Diamond reports, at the Dec. 17 meeting of the club. tially decreased the final score. accomplishment through the team True enough, we still set a new work and determination of all em safety record by a substantial mar ployees. gin, but it would have been much However, I believe you join me better if this rash of major injuries in the conviction that so long as had not occurred. our record is not perfect, we must What is this outstanding safety continue our efforts to improve it. effort? In 1958, as of Christmas, we Working together in 1959 we can had five major or time-losing in set an even better record than we juries on the Plant as compared to did last year. Right now is the time 17 the previous year. Up to 1958, to start. The 1959 effort must con the best year in the history of the tinue through Dec. 31 without let Plant was 1955 when the total num up. Remember one of the five ob ber of major injuries was 11. The jectives of the Plant for 1959 is worst year was 1947 when the improved safety on and off the total number amounted to 40. Plant. Let's reduce those injuries There are other measurements of both at work and at home! Hew officers for the Ethyl Management Club were installed at the De l cember meeting. Left to right, they are Art Decker, secretary, Aubrey Chaney, treasurer, Lotis White, vice president, Luther Beeson who was Company Entertains Students in New York installing officer, and Duke Hartsfield, president. Well Planned Safety Program for '59 Baton Rouge Plant employees danger and caution tag procedure, will participate in 1959 in a well- traffic safety and disaster control. planned four-part safety program It is also planned to have some to guide their safety activities part of each safety meeting devoted throughout the year, J. F. Hamil to first aid training. A qualified first ton, Chairman of the 1959 safety aid instructor will teach this. program sub-committee of the The second part of the program Central Safety Committee, reports. tentatively provides for recognition 'Hie first part of the four-part of improvements in safety. Those program provides that the monthly groups who show an improvement, Safety emphasis programs on spe based on the Safety Group index cific safety subjects, used in 1958, rating, for the first half of 1959 will be used again in 1959. These and again for the entire year, will programs will include distribution be given appropriate recognition in of adequate and timely material to 1959. be used in safety meetings includ Housekeeping inspections and Here Istrouma students are shown at a meeting of the Trusteeship ing such subjects as safety in the competitive housekeeping ratings Council of the United Nations. Among the group were numerous sons home, injuries to the outdoorsman, for the different areas form the and daughters of employees of the Baton Rouge Plant. The Company eye protection, protective cloth basis for the third part of the pro 1 acted as host to the youngsters during part of their stay in the city. ing and equipment, hand tools, posed 1959 program. A competitive i On Nov. 28 when 37 student I members of Mu Sigma Honorary Fraternity of Istrouma High School were visiting in New York City, Ethyl Corporation acted as system has been developed on this. The fourth part of the program provides for special foremen train ing sessions in industrial safety to better equip them to carry out their part in administering an host. overall successful Plant safety pro Russ Kerr and Harry McGraugh William S. Beali ters, two brothers, and one grand gram in 1959. of Public Relations escorted the William S. Beall died Dec. 16 at daughter. group to the United Nations, the the Baton Rouge General Hospital. New York Stock Exchange and on A resident of 902 Park Blvd., a sightseeing tour of lower Man the 50-year-old employee had join Robert T. Smith hattan. ed the Company in 1942 as a paint Smith, a laundry operator 1/c, Mrs. V. A. Turner, French teach er helper 3/c. He was a painter died Oct. 5 in Liberty, Miss. er at Istrouma, and Miss JoAnn foreman in EtCl Maint. at the time He had joined the Company in Odom, daughter of D. C. Odom, of his death. October, 1945, to work as a laundry M&C, were chaperones for the group. Miss Odom is a music teach er at the school. Mrs. Turner, in writing a letter of appreciation to the New York Office, stated, "I wish to thank Ethyl Corporation for a most pleas ant and enjoyable trip. Ethyl was a wonderful host." Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m., Dec. 17 at Welsh Funeral Home with Dr. John W. Melton and Rev. Dan Goodwin of Midland, Tex., officiating. Burial was in Greenoaks Memorial Park. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Adele Atkinson Beall, one son, three daughters, three sis operator 2/c. Funeral services were held at the Bethel Baptist Church in Lib erty with burial in the cemetery there. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Jenkins Smith, one son, three daughters, and his mother. Member of International Council Industrial Editors The purpose of The Antiknock is to report how Ethyl people work together, inform employees about the Company-- its products, progress and problems, show the activities of employees and their families, and promote an apprecia tion of the Amencan Way of Life. J. T. Stephenson..................................Editor t ETC 26602 Page 4, The Antiknock, January, 1959 Twenty-Five and Twenty-Year Awards Given Benefits Plans 'Saved The Day Left By Lena Langlois, Patents Stenographer A li has tnd S. A. LeCroy, second from right, receives his 25-year watch and pin from Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong, right. On hand also to con gratulate LeCroy, on Dec. 11 when he reached the 25-year mark, were L. H. Stephens, left, and Chester Holmes, second from left LeCroy is a supervisor in Quality Control. 20-Year Awards My husband, Joseph, who is ar employee in another industry, does not have major medical cove age. However, I carry major medical for the family--my hus band, two children and myself--as well as basic hospital and surgical coverage for *11 of us. Joe underwent a delicate and expensive heart operation recently. Nurses around the clock added to the already high hospital and sur gical expenses. Fortunately, my Major Medical is paying $786.87 on this case and the Basic Hospital and Surgical Plan is paying $575. It is wonderful to have this insur ance coverage when a large hos pital and surgical bill comes along. The Benefits Office personnel have told me also that in the event of further expense on this case, Major Medical will pay seventy- five per cent of the bill, until the policy has paid out a total of $10,- 000. We don't anticipate needing this, but it is excellent protection. Lena Langlois Rouge i Tlu represe "Each : will SC! beUernf Sul and pr< Armstithe pee about <' this fre of our i Tli give an letters nesses. Rouge Th respon. com mu "C- vtde th nard iu "!: of Bate "(> Zelton J. Stringer, Sod. Op. Eddie L. Fairchild, M&C George B. Noland, EtCl Op. Jerry T. Adams, EtCl M&C One Glance Aside Caused Near Tragedy By Frank K. Taylor, Laundry operator 1/c edition pany. "T your l: and in Urban A. Callais, TEL Op. John C. Holden, M&C Harry W. Wheeler, Medical, heads the field of those celebrating long service anniversaries. He joined the Company in Dec., 1928, and completed 30 years last month. Next in celebrating long service is Sylvester A. LeCroy, Qual. Con trol. He joined the Company in Dec., 1933, and completed 25 years last month. Nine other employees rounded out 20 years of service, 11 com pleted 15 years of service, 6 com pleted 10 years and 3 reached the five-year mark last month. 15 Years Percy W. Trotter, Chem. Res. Victor Latona, TEL Op. Lawrence E. Early, EtCl M&C Rose W. Pilcher, R&D Arthur W. Conerly, TEL-Sod. M&C Frank M. Butler. TEL Op. Conrad L. Mire. Stores Lawrence J. Lambert. Sod. Op. John D. Ott. TEL-Sod. M&C Samuel H. Corgentlno, TEL-Sod. M&C James E. Schmidt, TEL Op. 10 Years Lloyd T. Avrrett, Stores lllitnn V. Carter. Jr., Stores Dempsey D. Williams, UK, Tel-Sod. I&C John M. Beysselance, TEL-Sod. M&C John T. Clarke. R&D Services William A. Caraway, TEL-Sod. M&C 5 Years Betty M. Davis. Proc. Des. Albert L. Friedrichs, Ind. Eng. Joseph D. Houghton, Prod. Plan. One of our prime objectives for 1959, No. 5, is to continue to emphasize cost control on every job and in every activ ity. Clyde L. Ward, TEL-Sod. M&C Acy E. Walker, TEL Op. Completes 30 Years Harry Wheeler, Medical, was the recipient of a 30-year service award during December. His Com pany service goes back to Decem ber of 1928. While this doesn't concern any serious accident to me, it is a report of one that was almost fatal to one of my children. It may prove helpful to others preventing a similar accident. I had fixed a bird-bath in our front yard to attract birds to our home. However, the driveway in the yard had a hedge bordering it which required careful awareness of safety. Without looking care fully you might not see children playing on it as you turned in from the street. Frank K. Taylor Kehoe Retires Dr. Robert A. Kehoe, medical di rector for the Company since its formation, retired Dec. 1. His head quarters were in Cincinnati,. Ohio, but he was well known on the Baton Rouge Plant where he had visited many times. The procedures for the safe man ufacture, blending, distribution and use of tetraethyl lead antiknock compounds are based largely on his recommendations, and it has been under his over-all supervision-- from the medical standpoint--that the outstanding record of safety in connection with our principal prod uct has been achieved. In addition to his Ethyl position. Dr. Kehoe also has served at the same time as head of the Depart ment of Preventive Medicine and Industrial Health at the University of Cincinnati and as director of the Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology there. Named to succeed Dr. Kehoe is Dr. Karl Kitzmiller and Dr. Frank Princi has been named associate di rector. Dr. Kehoe will continue as medical consultant to the Com pany. When I came home after work one day, I saw a beautiful blue jay perched on the bird-bath. I had waited nearly three years for such a sight, and I took my eye off the driveway approach. At that instant when the car's hood was at its highest angle as it went up the curb, it happened. Before I knew it, I had run over my little threeyear-old boy. A bucket of gravel he was playing with was what saved his life. When I heard the bucket scraping underneath the car f slammed on the brakes. I then heard the child's weak cry. I was almost too shaken to get out to investigate, but it had to be done. I found that I had stopped the car just before the rear right wheel had rolled over his head! I got the little fellow out and looked him over, thinking surely the worst had happened His moth er and I rushed him to the emer gency room of the hospital where both the doctor and elapsing time eased the tension that had built up. X-rays revealed no fractured bones, and the overnight stay in the hospital let us know that inter nal bleeding wasn't likely. The lesson to be gained here, I think, is that our responsibility for driving safely never permits even a moment for satisfying emotional desires. The sight of that blue jay will live a long time in my mem ory, but the near tragedy of run ning over my son will live even longer. *> Willia I gelosi. "T excollr ana M< "l> minin' ing M. li map sure 11 Sachsi I poniti< Daw the pi map Brick civic i insur:- "V make Co. gnitirn Si.fr! ana S; drill. Olltslil 1. 19  Letters From Grateful Citizens Praise Ethyl's Latest City Map A hearty and warm response from citizens in the Baton Rouge area has indicated their appreciation for the latest issue of Ethyl's Baton Rouge map. The letter to employees, suggesting that they serve as the Company's t representatives in making the first distribution of the new map, said, "Each time your friends and neighbors refer to their copy, we hope it will serve to remind them of Ethyl's interest in the development and betterment of our community." 1i Subsequently, in sending copies of the map to over 2,000 business and professional people m Baton Rouge, Resident Manager Wallace F. Armstrong said, "We produce these city maps primarily for the use of the people of Baton Rouge who have a continuing need for information about our community. We at Ethyl Corporation are very happy to make this free map available for the eighth consecutive year as an expression of our interest in the growth and betterment of Baton Rouge." The many letters that have been received from grateful recipients give ample evidence that the maps are accomplishing their purpose. The letters which have been received represent practically all types of busi nesses, professions, churches, and civic organizations in the greater Baton * Rouge area. The excerpts from some of the letters given below are typical of the responses received from many individuals and organizations in the community: "Certainly this is a wonderful gesture on the part of Ethyl to pro vide this service to the community and its citizens." Jack S. Burk, Bar nard and Burk. Inc. "Ethyl is to be commended for this fine public service to the people of Baton Rouge." James T. Means, Jr., Louisiana Tax Commission. py ; fatal prove i our i\ m mg it mess careIdren from i vork |c jay had such tf the Jistant it its the I knew Jihree- ravel J what |d the the :S. I Ty. \ "Our employees were very grateful and happy to receive the latest edition of Baton Rouge maps." John B. Fox, Plantation Pipe Line Com pany. "The Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce has sent us a copy of your latest Ethyl map of Baton Rouge. We find the map very complete and informative and are pleased to have it in our files." L. Kemper Williams, Williams, Inc. "I am grateful for the fine new map of Baton Rouge." Theo F. Cangelosi, Attorney, and President, LSU Board of Supervisors. "The Ethyl Corporation can be proud that they provided such an excellent map for the people of Baton Rouge." Richard W. Petrie, Louisi ana Motor Transport Association. "Operating an average of 25 trucks per day in this area, you can well imagine what these maps mean to us." Fred J. Grace, Fred Grace Build ing Materials, Inc. "In view of the growth and size of our City and Parish, I think this map is a real contribution to the convenience of our citizens and I am sure this view is shared by many others." M. J. Wilson of Breazeale, Sachse, Wilson and Hebert. "I want to thank you for the maps you sent me from Ethyl Cor poration. They will help us greatly in the work of our church." Dr. Dana Dawson, Jr., First Methodist Church. "We'd like to compliment and thank you and your fine company for the public service rendered through your publication of the excellent map of Baton Rouge." Paul L. Gaston, Jr., Hammond-Baton Rouge Brick Co. "You and your company are to be commended on performing a fine civic duty for Baton Rouge in providing these maps." Robert E. Bowlus, insurance executive. "We get to meet many newcomers to this area, and they always make favorable comments on your map." Mickey V. Elliott, Gulf Supply Co. Letters of appreciation and commendation have come from the or ganizations shown at right and many others. io gel I to be opped rii*ht I'd! and purely |moth- L*iner- Iwhere \ time jilt up. Ltured lay in 1inter fere, I tv for };ven a ktional lie jay ] mem* runeven Safety Supervisor Carroll Hebert, right, is shown receiving the Louisi ana Safety Association Certificate of Award from the Association presi dent, S. M. Sharp. This was given as a result of the Baton Rouge Plant's outstanding safety performance during an Association contest from Oct. 1, 1957 to Sept. 30, 1958. i Pf Page 5, The Antiknock, January, 1959 ETC 26604 a . Page 6, The Antiknock, January, 1959 I < Annual Christmas Party Thrills Youngsters > .f '$ j i i i ] j I jf j </ !j % Here one of the crowds leaving a performance is seen at the exit of the Ogden Theater. Large crowds attended the Seventh Annual Ethyl Rec reation Association Party. Shown, left to right, at presentation ceremonies held in Resident Man ager Wallace F. Armstrong's office are J. L. Guiliot, mechanical super visor, Francis M. Hagler and Clyde Rogillio who received the joint award and Foreman J. B. Hammond who made the presentation. Big Award in Time for Christmas Goes To Hagler and Rogillio Santa was a welcomed visitor at each of the performances. He is shown here commanding the rapt attention of all the youngsters as he walks down the aisle of the theater. Ernie Carr and Don Parks donned the costume for this part of the show. Four happy, enthusiastic audi ences of youngsters were thrilled at the Seventh Annual Ethyl Rec reation Association Christmas Party. Contributing to the success of the production were James Webb with his puppets, Herb Kraemer with his feats of magic assisted by "Mr. Glockenspiel," who in real life is Ed Coxe, "Jo-Jo, the Clown," played by Edwin Jackson, and "Buckskin Bill" Black, popular local TV star. Beautiful Christmas Carols sung by the Weller Avenue Baptist Church choir under the direction of Hugh Canterbury started each performance. Santa made surprise visits at all performances. His part was cap ably taken care of by Ernie Carr and Don Parks. "I want to thank the performers and especially are we grateful to the committee and other volun teer workers who made the party a success," said Margie Hannaman, chairman for the event. A Good Idea! Several Plant groups expressed their Christmas greetings to coworkers by signing a giant Christ mas Card in their areas and at the same time made cash contributions which went to charitable organiza tions in the city. The idea behind the plan is that employees sign the giant card rath er than send individual greetings to co-workers and contribute what individual cards would have cost. CR&D employees raised $159 which went to the three Baton Rouge orphanages. Engineering employees turned over $87 to the local Goodfellows organization, and the Factory Ledger Group in Fi nance raised $16 which went to the Goodfellows. This giant Christmas card in the CR&D Laboratory was one of sev eral whereby employees expressed greetings to co-workers and at the same time made possible a contri bution to the orphanages in the city. Muriel Brooks is shown affix ing her signature. Christmas came two days early for two Sodium Maintenance em ployees. On Tuesday, Dec. 23, Clyde Rogillio and Francis M. Hagler, both of Sodium Mainte nance, were presented equal shares of a $1,030 suggestion award, the second largest to be awarded to Plant employees this year. The award was for a joint idea on an improvement in the Sodium operating area of the local plant. The awards were presented to Rogillio and Hagler at ceremonies by their foreman, J. B. Hammond. Among those attending the presen tation ceremonies were Wallace F. Armstrong, resident manager, Wil liam J. Henry, manager of Em ployee Relations; John C. Klock, manager of Maintenance and OnPlant Construction and J. L. Guil iot, mechanical supervisor. Their $1,030 award is the fourth largest to be awarded to employ ees here since the Ethyl Sugges tion System was inaugurated in 1954. Other top awards included one of $3,085, the largest for the entire company, awarded last May to Richard A Kinney, also a Sodi um Maintenance employee; a $2,070 award to William Touchtone, a sheetmetal mechanic, TEL Sod. M&C, and a $1,085 award that went to Roosevelt P. Dupuy, Jr., EtCl operator. The award to Rogillio and to Hagler brings to $15,205 the amount paid out by Dec. 24 to local Plant employees for their suggestions which have been adopted by the Company during 1958. Since the system was inau gurated in June, 1954, successful ideas have brought $59,520 to Ethyl employees here. "It is practical ideas like that of Rogillio and Hagler and those sub mitted by other employees that enable the Company and the Plant to meet competition through im proved methods," Resident Man ager Armstrong commented, in congratulating the two on their award. Rogillio lives at 2766 Juban Ave nue and has been employed here since April 18, 1944. Hagler lives at Baker and has been working at the Plant since March 4, 1949. Objective No. 1 for 1959 is to improve our safety per formance both on and off Plant. - CLASSIFIED ADS - For Sale TDC 85-nun Color Slide Projector. Combination viewer for showing slides on a frosted glass in daylight or on a screen at night. 200 watts. Complete with carrying case. Cost $100. Will take $30. Call EL 5-6200 after 4:30 P.M. Baby equipment as follows: 1 bathinette, 1 baby jumper. 1 genuine Baby Butler, all shined up. 1 baby chair seat. Phone DI 8-3896. Puppy. V* Chihuahua, seven months old. $15. 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Day, gestions submitted. The word "con Suggestion System Supervisor tinuing" is used because the quality Do you have a $5,000 idea? None has been dropped into the sugges tion box yet! One of the objectives of the local Suggestion System Of fice is to receive a suggestion of sufficient merit to bring a $5,000 award. The largest made thus far has shown a marked yearly im provement since the Suggestion System was inaugurated. In 1954, for example, 9.7 per cent of the submitted suggestions were adopt ed; in 1955 this figure advanced to 13 per cent; in 1956 it had risen to i was a $3,085 award to Richard Kinney, Sodium Maint. However, there are other goals which, if they become realities, will benefit many employees and the Company. For example, we hope for and are working to get even more participation by a greater number of employees during this year. Thirty per cent of the em ployees submitted suggestions in 16.3 per cent; in 1957, to 19.1 per cent, and in 1958 to 21.4 per cent. A goal for this year is 25 per cent adoption. The adoption rate de pends entirely, of course, on the applied thinking of suggesters. We'd like to point out that even though fewer suggestions were re ceived in 1958 than 1957, the num ber of awards increased. Through November of 1957, for example, 397 H. O. Wells, Sr.. TEL-Sod. M&C, on left, was recently awarded a $150 suggestion award on his adopted idea on an improved design in the op eration of elevator controls in the TEL Buildings. Making the presen tation is Jewell McCarstle, TEL Maintenance foreman. 1956, 22 per cent in 1957, and 21 awards paying a total of $8,190 had Suggestion Checks Go to Twenty-Sevenper cent in 1958. We urge all em been made. Through November of ployees to "join the team" and sub 1958, 401 awards totaling $13,410 mit their ideas in 1959. went to employees, even though In addition to Clyde Rogillio and Others receiving awards were: Another goal is the continuing there were slightly fewer sugges Francis Hagler, 27 other employees $30 Awards improvement in the quality of sug tions submitted. shared $580 in Ethyl Suggestion B. Talbot and R. L. Seab (Share) System awards during the past both of R&D; G. B. Noland, ElCl Op. Tops among the Ladies Women employees have benefi ted from the Suggestion System too, the Suggestion Office reports. In fact one of them, Alma Carter, has been the recipient of six awards. Lorraine Martin has re ceived five checks for adopted ideas and Sandra Devall and Myrna Tullier have received four each. Re ceiving three award checks were Norma Bickford, Tirzah Cook, Melva Cranford, Irma Lee Eller and Lucille McQueen. Naturally, too, we'd like to see the size of the average awards con tinue to increase. In 1957 it was $21.50. In 1958 it had advanced to $34.12. With better quality sugges tions, it can go higher than this. Another objective is speedier in vestigations of suggestions that have been submitted. When the employee turns in an idea, he or she wants to know as quickly as possible whether or not it can be accepted. The Suggestion System office always has given this prior ity attention and will continue to increase its efforts to provide the quickest investigations possible. month. Leading the group was H. O. Wells, Sr., TEL-Sod. M&C, who received a $150 award. His adopted idea concerned an improved de sign in the operation of elevator controls in the TEL Buildings. Second largest award went to W. H. Jordan, Maint. Planning, who was the recipient of a $115 award, for his adopted idea on a better method of stocking Com pany products at our storage ter minals. Next was H. C. Lewis, TEL-Sod. M&C, who received a $40 award. This was his third adopted sug gestion. $25 Award J. T. Dempsey, TEL-Sod. M&C. $20 Award W. A. Domke, TEL Op. $15 Awards L. E. Truax, TEL Op.; L. C. Calmes. Security; Norma B. Bickford, R&D; P. <1. Gautreaux and S. Herbln (Share) and H. A. May, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Lois Whitaker and Mary H. Durham (Share), both of Finance. $10 Awards R. O. Clark (former employee) and P. E. Gllndmeyer (Share), TEL-Sod. M&C, and T. S. Kelly, III, S. Herbln, G. L. Spurgeon and D. E. Ma*terman, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; W. H. Jenkins. Sod. Op.; A. J. Johnson, TEL Op.; V. D. Devall and J. L. Reynolds (both former employees). In 1957, for example, the aver age time to finalize a suggestion \ was 100 days. This had been re duced in 1958 to 50 days. Our goal Grazianos Express Their Gratitude is an average of 30 days! If you have an idea which you think may improve your job or be of value to the Company, write it down on a suggestion blank and submit it. It will receive quick, careful and thorough consideration. We need you and your ideas in 1959! The following letter is one which, we feel, all employees will like to read. It arrived too late to use in the December issue. "Please let me express through your medium my gratitude to my fellow workers for the wonderful retirement party that was tendered me on my retirement, Nov. 30. expressions of good wishes. The sincere expressions of Wallace Armstrong, John Klock and Steve Henry and others have left me with a feeling of nostalgia. It is a bless ing to leave a swell Company un der these conditions, and to a man of my age it is a comfort. "It is so important to me that my Sincerely, my wife and I are at innermost wish is that every young a loss for words to express man working there at present may our happiness upon seeing the large live to enjoy his retirement age H. C. Lewis, TEL-Sod M&C, received a $40 award. turnout of our friends who came to wish us luck. Surely, it was splendid of them to give us such nice presents. "Although we had been looking forward to my retirement, we did under similar conditions. "Believe me when we say `A thousand thanks to all of you,' and please call on us if we can be of any service. not realize how generous our Sincerely, friends would be to us, not only in John Graziano, a material way but also in their Mrs. John Graziano" i etc 26606