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| | 'Keep Busy' Is the Philosophy itir Anti knock Of Two Active Plant Annuitants Vol. 31--No. I & 2 January-February, 19C9 Klock Named United Givers President John Klock, manager of Main tenance and Construction, on Jan uary 23 was elected 1969 president of the Capital Area United Givers. United Givers--Baton Rouge Area, as it was formerly known, officially became the Capital Area United Givers by unanimous vote of mem bers attending the annual meeting on January 16. Thus Klock, who had been serv ing as president-elect during 1968, becomes the first president of the new organization, which was de veloped after 18 months of coop erative planning. Six parishes, As cension, East Baton Rouge, Iber ville, Livingston, St. James and West Baton Rouge, make up the new Capital Area United Givers. Klock has been active in the United Givers program in various capacities for many years and last year was a member of the Plan ning Council as well as serving as a member of the Board of Direc tors.* 1 2 10 Suggestions . Personal Safety Effort Can Help Editor's Note: Insurance authorities and others agree that keeping busy at a hobby or a part-time job of enjoyable work that health per mits is recommended for retirement years instead of the proverbial retirement "rocking chair/' Many of the Plant annuitants are following that advice. In this issue we pre sent the first of a series of articles telling of the activities of some of these Plant annuitants. With Rob ert C. "Chum" Bloodwell and Owen H. "Pop" Franklin, staying active and busy at things they like seems to be their philosophy for retire ment. "Stay Busy." That is the program adopted by two of the former ac tive Plant employees who are now enjoying their retirement years. Both Robert C. "Chum" Bloodwell, The Cover Owen H. "Pop" Franklin, who re tired In January 1965, practices what he preaches when he en courages annuitants to keep busy If their health (termite. "Pop," who already had his garden plant pro duction program started before his retirement, shows how he makes a wire form, similar to two croquet wickets, over which he inverts a plastic bag so that young plants can be given a fast start In cold weather. who retired in 1959 as acting Plant comptroller in Finance, and Owen H. "Pop" Franklin, who retired in 1964 from the Plant Security Force, are proving that you can have an active, satisfying retirement and at the problems of unemployment and the related social problems. Franklin chose his activity-- that of producing garden plants the same time be contributing to your community and to the family retirement income. Bloodwell has for several months been coordinating the work of an important community committee for the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. He is the coordinator, on a full-time basis, for the Cham ber's Manpower Development Pro gram, which is designed to find jobs for the disadvantaged and un derprivileged citizens, those com monly referred to as unemploy ables in the community. The local program is part of a nationwide effort by private enterprise to solve To Reverse Plant Injury Trend Nineteen time-losing injuries, an increase of five over the previous year, a frequency rate of 3.75 com pared to 2.58 for the previous year, and 100 injuries more than in 1967 show clearly that in 1968 our safety performance was headed in the wrong direction. With six major injuries in January, the "wrong way" trend continued into 1969. All of us--every employee on the Baton Rouge Plant --should and must keep safety in mind in every duty that we perform on our respective job and do our part to reverse this injury trend. Protecting yourself from acci dents during the coming year is essential to your welfare and hap piness and that of your family. Your safety is important to you, to your family and very definitely to the Company. Presented below are 10 simple safety suuggestions that every one of us can adopt as his persontl safe ty program for 1969. These sugges tions could save your health, your sight, your hands, arms, legs and feet, even your life. Here are the 10 suggestions: 1. Stay alert on the job. The more wide awake a man is the less likely he is to be injured. If you give close attention t o your job you will work safely. 2. Use the right tool. If you need a hammer, use a hammer! Don't improvise, even if you were lucky last time! I. Learn how LEARN HOW TO ufT to lift various objects. Lift ing should in volve brains more than muscle. Above all don't try to lift things too heavy or too cumbersome. Get help. 4. Don't indulge in horseplay. Practical jokes can be danger ous on the job, as well as at home. 5. Keep your work area clean. Good housekeeping is the first step to good safety, whether at work or at home. 6. Never fail to report "near misses.'' Report all accidents, defective equipment and unsafe conditions. Protect yourself and your fellow employees. 7. Help your group promote safe ty. If you have an accident prevention idea, tell somebody. Don't keep it to yourself. 8. Don't be a "he man." Get firstaid at once if you are hurt, even if it is only a minor injury. Ne glect can lead to infection, loss of time and even perma nent injury. 9. Wear the right clothing and wear it prop erly. Loose sleeves, or no sleeves at all in a sleeve-re quired area, can cause in jury. Also be sure protec- (Continued on Page 7) In 1964, Annuitant HChum" Bloodwell was chosen for a speaking role, that of Ozzle Higglnson, the proprietor of a hardware store, In the movie, "Hurry Sundown," which was filmed In this area. After using two pieces of wire bent In the form of a croquet wicket, "Pop" Franklin places the plastic bag over the young plants. This allows for fast start ing of plants in cold weather. The front cover picture shows him placing the wire form in the ground. for sale--before he retired. Since then he has been able to devote considerably more time to his plant business and to growing his own garden with a wide variety of vegetables as a supplement to his retirement income. Bloodwell's work with the Chamber Committee already has helped in procuring jobs for (Continued on Page 7) Bloodwell has for several months been coordinating the important work of the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce Manpower Development Committee. Here ho confers with officials of the Manpower Training Program who direct the training of Individuals for jobs which the Chamber committee helps to locate. At left Is Edward Popleon, director, and at light Is Lee T. Wesley, deputy director, of the Manpower Training Program, a division of Community Advancement, Inc. ETC 27177 Page 2, The Antiknock, Jamiary-February, 1969 C of C Committee Recommends Support of Parish School Proposals Young Deer Hunters All registered voters who are property owners in East Baton Rouge Parish will have the oppor tunity to vote on February 25 in a special election called by the School Board. Two propositions are being considered: 1. Renewal of the 5>mill school "pay-as-you-go1' tax, and 2. Authority to issue $49,000,000 in bonds for capital improve ments. Anticipating an increase of some 17,000 students during the next live years, the School Board says the funds to be provided in the two propositions are needed: 1. To provide school for growing population 2. To eliminate sub - standard classrooms 3. To provide special education facilities 4. To provide kindergartens 5. To air-condition schools 6. To lower pupil-teacher ratio 7. To provide modern equip ment 8. To improve instructional pro gram 9. To improve school food ser vice facilities 10. To improve maintenance fa cilities 11. To attract and keep quality personnel. In order to evaluate the pro posed program, the Chamber of Commerce appointed a special committee to survey the capital needs of East Baton Rouge Parish schools. H. F. Bradford, director of Central Purchasing, was one of the committee members. He has also served on several past Cham ber committees which have made detailed studies of school finances programs. Other committee mem bers are: Chairman Luther Jordan, vice president, Louisiana National Bank; Douglas Manship, president, WBRZ-TV; L. J. McAdams, plant manager, Kaiser Aluminum; Frank Middleton, Jr., attorney; Bill Rich ards, manager, Piccadilly Cafe terias, and Harold Thompson, arch itect. After thoroughly studying the school needs and the proposed program, the committee published the following conclusions: 1. A shortage of school classroom facilities exists, with 168 "T" buildings now in operation; addi tion classroom facilities are pro jected for 17,000 pupils over the next five years. It is believed that the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board estimate of total school enrollment is conservative. 2. Special education must be ade quately supported. Failure to give necessary attention to these stu dents will result in the slow learn er or special case groups inade quately trained or educated. They will either drop out or become so frustrated that they cannot be handled in normal classroom ac tivities. In addition, the learning rate of other students is affected seriously, therefore, the education al program is not producing the desired results. 3. Advantages of kindergartens are adequately demonstrated and MR O MRS PROPERTY OWNER NUMBER OF TAXPAYERS --81.384 NUMBER OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS -- 52 450 The chart above shows a breakdown of where the additional taxes will come from. If the two propositions are ap proved on February 29. There are 81,384 taxpayers and 02,400 homestead ex emptions. kindergartens should be added to the East Baton Rouge Parish school program. 4. Air-conditioned classrooms will materially increase the comfort of students and teachers, thereby in creasing attention, concentration and work output. Studies indicate there is significant improvement in learning activities in air-con ditioned classrooms. In order for the school system to eventually maintain a 12-month program, all schools will need air-conditioning. 5. Average costs of similar school construction in the parish in the past four years provides an ade quate guide to anticipated cost of necessary new facilities. School sites, construction costs, equipment plus modifications to existing fa cilities, will cost approximately $64,700,000 for the next five-year period. 6. A renewal of the five mill tax plus a $49,000,000 bond issue will be necessary to raise the funds re- 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 69-74 There has been a steady Increase In the number of school pupils In the parish since 1948. The accelerated growth of the school population has forced the School Board further behind In Its attempt to house the Increasing number of pupUs. In addi tion, demands for Increased services, such as kindergarten, have continued to mount. Breaux Lambert Mitchell Three New Salaried Employees Are Hired Two new salaried employees have been hired by the Company here since the first of the year. They are Donald G. Breaux and Travis H. Mitchell. In addition, Jules Lam bert, who has been a part-time employee since September, 1968, has been employed on a permanent basis in Tech. Services. Breaux is a native of Breaux Bridge and received a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southwestern Lou isiana at Lafayette. He is an appli cations engineer in Plastics Appli cation. He is married to the for mer Judie Thibodeaux of Breaux Bridge, and they have two sons and one daughter. Mitchell considers Bellmont, Miss., his home town. He attended East Mississippi Junior College and received his BS and MS de grees in mechanical engineering at Mississippi State University. He has joined Engineering as a me chanical engineer in Mechanical Development He is not married. Lambert, son of Aydell Lam bert. Stores and Services, received his BS degree in chemical engi neering at LSU in January. He was a summer employee in 1967 and 1968.* 7 quired for a conservative estimate of-capital needs in the next five years. The bonds will be sold in blocks of $10,000,000 in July 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and $9,000,000 in July 1973. 7. The program proposed by the school Board is amply support ed by the Committee's findings and the Committee, therefore, recommends support of the pro posal submitted to the voters. After thorough examination, the School Board's plan appears to be the most economical me thod of providing the educa tional facilities which will be needed within the immediate future. These facilities will pre vent deterioration of our edu cational system to a level of substandard inadequacy. The Company has obtained sev eral copies of the Chamber com mittee's 40-page, detailed study and has placed them in the Plant Li brary, where interested employees can check them out temporarily. These two young deer hunters got their first deer during the recent deer hunt ing season. Above, Mark, 11, son of Mur phy Demoulln, TEL-Sod. MAC, got this 8-polnt buck with a 12-gauge shotgun at Blanks In Point* Coupee Parish. Rusty, 12, son of Lucille McQueen, Pub. ReL, shot the S-pointer below with a 29-gauge automatic with a rifle slog In Cat Island Swamp, West Feliciana Parish. CLASSIFIED --ADS-- For Sale AUTOMOBILE--1967 Plymouth Fury III Sedan. Power brakes, power steer ing, excellent condition. Has 11,000 mUes. $2,300. WA 1-8875. BIRD HOUSES -- Twelve-apartment Martin bird houses. $15. Phone 355-3087. BOAT--15-ft., Sea King 50 hp. motor, trailer, spare tire for trailer, skis and ski rope. In perfect condition. Good bar gain. Phone 664-4480. DINING ROOM SUITE -- Spanish style, table and chairs, china cabinet, buffet and rerver. In excellent condition. Phone 926-7138 after 4:30 p.m. STOCK -- Fairwood Country Club. Phone 924-3394, 355-1311 and 921-0527 TYPEWRITER --Smilh-Corona, elec tric, portable. Practically new. Phone 926-8178 after 4:30 p.m. Wanted TENT TRAILER CAMPER -- Used, but in good condition. Phone 775-3899. - ,,Published, for Employees Ethyl's Principal ^.Manufacturing/ Research A .Development Center,/ V-. Baton Rouge. ; *> ; The purposes of TIIE ANTI KNOCK are to communicate 1 The accomplishments and ac tivities of Ethyl people. i .* The performance and Itrugresa. .of our Company. i'l - , *, - The value.untl.results of .team.-r work at our Baton Rouges 'Plant. > v b- *.> The continuing and. increasing need for.a greater, appreciar' lion of our American way of life. -v ! I An N l< Me lie r I ETC 27178 Page 3, The Antiknock, January-February, 1969 An aerosol can containing the 1,1,1-trichloroethane lor use as a household cleaner Is the product being labeled above by members of TRI-KLEAN. Shown In the picture are from left, Paul Adams; Owen Bergeron; Tim McElderry, son of Jim McElderry, TEL Operations; William Monroe, Engineering, management adviser; Holly Kelly, and Bob Lynas. Members of NOVELET company use the assembly line method for packaging the pre-addressed utility envelopes which the company sells, John McLaurln, manage ment adviser, observes the achievers at work. The company also has sold hurri cane lanterns as Its other product. From left, Kathy Meole, Charles KonlkofT, Wanda Durbin, Gall Bozeman, Theresa Yoes, Paula Breeden, Diane Trahan, Caro lyn Warnack, Jackie Schexnayder and Lynne Hyatt, daughter of Jim Hyatt, Pur chasing. Ethyl Is Supporting JA Program For Thirteenth Consecutive Year Richard Phillips, Eng., presents the company charter to Tim McElderry, son of Jim McElderry, TEL Op. Tim was president of TR1-KLEAN, which sells aerosol household cleaner. Art Decker, right, also of Engineering, presented achiever pins to the JA com pany members and adviser pins to the advisers. John Brister receives his pin, while Adviser Donald Hansen, Eng., sales adviser for TRI-KLEAN, Is shown In center. This year through its financial support of the Junior Achievement program and the volunteer efforts of six advisers to two sponsored com panies, Ethyl is backing business training for high school youth in the area for the thirteenth consecutive year. The two Ethyl companies, which have been operating since early in the school year, held Executive Night ceremonies in late 1968. Mak ing the charter presentation to NOVEL-T, one of the JA companies, was Assistant Resident Manager William Strader. John Klock, manager of Maintenance and Construction, presented achiever pins to members of the company and adviser pins to the three advisers. Pre-addressed envelopes and hurricane lanterns are the company's products. Advisers are John McLaurin, Maint., management adviser; Charles Stevenson, Jr., Ind. Eng., production, and John Wagner, Proc. Des., sales. Richard Phillips, Eng., presented the company charter to TRIKLEAN, the other Ethyl JA company. Art Decker, Eng., presented the achiever pins and adviser pins. This company markets Tri-klean, an aerosol can containing 1,1,1 trichloroethane for use as a household cleaner. Advisers are William Monroe, Eng., management adviser; Don ald Rougon, Eng., production, and Donald Hansen, Eng., sales. Shown on this page are some of the members of the two companies at work, the charter and pin presentation ceremonies and the six ad visers who are working with the high school students. Through the JA program the participating high school students learn many of the basic principles of our free enterprise business system through actual experience in operating their own companies. Among the lessons they learn are: 1. The the capital needed to establish a business must come from the savings of someone who has enough confidence in the busi ness to invest his money in the purchase of stock. 2. Accurate accounting is essential to make certain that the cost of raw materials, labor, salaries, rent and other costs of production are included in the cost of the product. 3. Careful management is needed to hold costs to a minimum and to take other steps necessary to promote sales and to assure a profit. 4. A product must fill a real need and be competitively priced in order to find a market with buyers. Assistant Resident Manager William Strader, right, made the charter pre sentation to Charles KonlkofT, president of the NOVEL-T company. The two companies will liquidate early this spring and, if profitable, will pay dividends to stockholders. Wanda Durbin, treasurer of NOVEL-T, receives her achiever pin from John Klock, manager of Maintenance and Construction, during Executive Night These three employees volunteered to work with the members of TRI-KLEAN. They are, from left, Donald Hansen, sales adviser; William Monroe, management adviser, and Donald Rougon, production adviser. All are Engineering employees. The three volunteer advisers who have been working with members of NOVEL-T during this year are John Wagner, Proc. Des., sales adviser; John McLaurln, Power, management adviser, and Charles Stevenson, lnd. Eng., production adviser. ETC 27179 Page 4, The Antiknock, January-February, 1969 Bin No.--604520 Style--H-209 Plain-Toe Oxford Color--Dark Brown Price--$10.23 Bin No.--60-1559 Style--Textured Moc-Oxford Color--H-315 Jet Black H-318 Charro Brown Price--$10.68 Bin No. --SO-1554 Style--H-319 Leatherguard Pigskin Casual Moc-Oxford Color--Sagebrush Price--$8.60 Bin No.--60-1561 Style--R-1191 Quilon Processed Oxford Color--Antique Brown Price--$12.32 Safety Shoes Are Foot-Protection Bargain on Plant ! Bin No.--Special Order Style--Rich Grain Demiboota Color--G-1410 Black G-1411 Brown Price--$15.75 Bin No.--60-1556 Style--Llama Grain Wingtip Color--R-1130 Black R-1131 Antique Brown Price--*12.70 Bin No.--60-1SS3 Style--Glove Moc-Shoe Color--Amber Price--*12.15 Attractive styles, low prices, plus the extra measure of foot safety--that's what makes safety shoes a bargain for everyone on the Plant. Every day is a sale day at the clothing counter in Cen tral Stores. Safety shoes are available in a wide variety of styles, many of them suitable for dress wear; others for the most rugged kind of work. They are attractive, are sold at cost and can be purchased through payroll deduction. If Stores does not have your size in the particular style you desire, your shoes can be ordered for you. To prevent foot injuries all employees are being en couraged to make wider use of safety shoes in Plant work, in work around the home and in recreation activities. All employees can buy the shoes at the same low price, regard less of whether they are to be worn at the Plant or at home. It is easy as well as economical to buy safety shoes at Stores. The shoes are available at the Stores clothing dis pensing counter from noon until 2:45 p.tn. each day, Mon day through Friday. Prices of the shoes in a variety of styles -- all of them attractive and serviceable -- range from $8.60 to $15.75. Shoe fitting devices are available to help assure you of a proper fit, which will provide both comfort arid safety in your work on the Plant, around the home or elsewhere. Bin No.--60-57 Style--H-703 Wellington Boot, Tufgum Sole & Heel Color--Duotone Brown Price--*14 There have been many instances on the Plant where safety shoes have protected employees' feet in accidents on the job. Why not protect your feet with these attractive, easy-to-buy safety shoes? Look at the variety of styles of safety shoes shown on this page. Note the low payrolldeduction prices. Pick out your style now and pick up your pair at Stores at the next opportunity. Bin No.--00-1557 Style--Glove Plain Toe Color--Brown Price--*11.14 Bin No.--60-1523 Style--K-81 Elk Saf-Test Color--Black Price--*14.22 It's easy as well as economical to buy safety shoes at the Stores clothing dispensing counter. Harvey Gautreau is on hand from noon until 2:45 p.m. to serve you. Here he is looking over some of the variety of safety footwear that can help you save your feet from injury. Bin No.--60-1528 Style--R-1522 Quilon Processed Elk Color--Burgundy Price--*11.10 ETC 27180 Page 5, The Antiknock, January-February, 1969 Promotions, Reassignments Are Announced for 17 Employees Promotions for 10 employees and the reassignment of seven others have been announced re cently. In Manufacturing promotions, Edward R. Erwin has been pro moted to Stores supervisor, Oneil J. Landry, Jr., to Hydrocarbon Maintenance supervisor, and John McLaurin to supervisor, Substa tion, Operations. Tony Honosky has completed a rotational assign ment in Economic Evaluation and has been promoted to supervisor in Industrial Engineering. Charles E. Devall and Alcee J. Favaron, have both been promoted to pro duction foremen in Sodium Opera tions, and Robert C. Price to fore man in Power. In Research and Development, Melvin E. Tuvell has been pro moted to research associate in Ap plication and Customer Services, and Everett Marlett to develop ment associate in Industrial Chem icals Research. Effective January 15, William C. Baker transferred to the Plastics Division from R&D and was pro moted to superintendent at the Tiptonville, Tenn., PVC compound plant now under construction. In reassignments, James B. Two Promoted Promotions for two former long time Plant employees were an nounced recently. Thomas O. Ststrunk was promoted to manager, Detroit Commercial Development, and has transferred from Com mercial Development here to De troit. Slstrunk joined the Com pany at the Plant In 1953 and transferred to Commercial Devel opment in 1960. Dr. Mllhsm S. Howie has been promoted to product manager In charge of alcohols' and olefins In Commercial Development. How ie was employed on the Plant In Chemical Research In 1959 and moved to Commercial Develop ment In 1963. Friederichsen has been reassigned to Manufacturing Planning in the Ethyl Tower as planning super visor; Robert H. Allen has trans ferred from Process Design to Process Evaluation and has begun a rotational assignment at the De troit Labs, and Dr. Gene C. Robin son has begun a rotational assign ment in Commercial Development, transferring from Pioneering Re search. In other reassignments, James G. Bozeman transferred from Baton Rouge Process Design to Houston Engineering Services, and Ian Nimmo has moved from Com mercial Development to Economic Evaluation on a rotational assign ment. A1 Friedrichs has transfer red from Industrial Engineering on the Plant to the Planning and Profit Improvement Group in the Ethyl Tower on a rotational basis, and John Speer transferred from Manufacturing Planning to super visor in Sodium Operations, also on a rotational basis. Excellent Club The National Management Association Excellent Club Award waa awarded to the Ethyl Management Club In recog nition of the club's activities during 1968. Frank Keith. Birmingham, NMA director, presents the award to W. D. "Cotton" Lloyd, Emp. KeL, who was 1968 president of the club. 6 Betty Sue, the "smallest surviving baby" ot 35 years ago, Is shown with her husbanl, Joseph Durnln. and her two sons. Jason, 2 years old, is on the left and some what "unconcerned" with the camera. "Jodie," 6 years old, la shown at right. 'Smallest Surviving Baby' Is Now Grown and Mother of Two Children Twenty-five years ago she was Betty Sue, daughter of Luther Bee son, Maint., who at 2 pounds 3 ounces, was the smallest Baton Rouge baby to survive in the his tory of Our Lady of the Lake Hos pital up to that time. Today, Betty Sue is Mrs. Joseph Dumin and she now has two children of her own. The story of Betty Sue and her survival -- she dropped down to only 1 pound, 15 ounces a week after birth--was recalled in the "BACKWARD GLANCES" section of the "Baton Rouge State Times" recently. This picture of Betty Sue, being held by her purse, was captioned "growing rap idly" and appeared with story "Smallest Baby Dotes on Whiskey" In local paper 25 years ago. Betty Sue's parents, Luther Beeson, Malnt., right, and Mrs. Beeson can now look back plea santly to 25 years ago. Then they were praying the baby would survive. They did not get to see her until she was six weeks old. Boseman Fuvaron Friedrtchsen Marlett McLaurin Price Tuvell This U the "Backward Glance*" Item about Betty Sue that appeared in the "State Times" recently. Her father provided THE ANTI KNOCK with additional back ground material, including a pic ture and a clipping which ap peared in the "State Times" at the time of her birth. Mrs. Beeson actually did not see Betty Sue for the first time until the baby was six weeks old. She was put in an "oxyginaire" imme diately after birth and remained there for a month, being fed, dressed and bathed inside it. The "oxyginaire" was described as hav ing purer oxygen than air. She was then placed in an incubator and re mained there until she reached six pounds in weight. Betty Sue remained in the incu bator for 86 days--all but about two weeks of the time she remained in the hospital--and received, from a medicine dropper, one teaspoonful of milk and one of water every three hours. Between the milk feeding, she had whiskey and water, which she liked better than milk, her nurses at that time reported. In fact, for a week after birth she received only whiskey and water. At 6Vi weeks of age she had gained weight to 3 pounds, 7Vi ounces. In newspaper articles at the time of her birth, Betty Sue was de scribed as the smallest baby to sur vive in the history of the hospital, which was known at that time as Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium. Betty Sue is a graduate of Den ham Springs High School and was married to Joseph Dumin in 1962. Her two children are both boys-- "Jodie," 6 years old, and Jason, 2. Her husband is employed by Dow at Plaquemine as a senior assistant chemist. MsJjOllFATTENDANCE? i A ETC 27181 Page 6, The Antiknock, January-February, 1969 Service Anniversaries 30 Years 20 Years 25 Years Q Harry Dunlap Stores ft Serv. Jessie Hall Sodium Op. Robert Moles Finance Viir j. ' Lloyd Willis TEL-Sod- MftC Samuel Oakley TEL-Sod. MftC Pictures Not Available Pictures of the following employees who observed service anniversaries in Janu ary and February were not available: SO Tears--Charles Boudreaux, Qual. Cont., William Cathey, Jr., Robert Starnes, and Freddie Watson, all of SodOp. 25 Years Julia Nelson, Purch. ft Traffic, and Mary Thom, Qual. Cont. 20 Years--Connie Legleu, Ind. Eng., Jerry Gonzales, Joseph Martinez, Jr,, and Rob ert Talley, all of TEL-Sod. MftC. "Pop" Frm lng winter i with his ow busy. 'Keep Other Awards 15 Years Lucille McQueen, Pub. Rel. June D'Abadie, Mfg. Staff 10 Years Francis Currie, Jr., H-C Op. Wayne Davis, Proc. Design Charles Harrison, TEL-Sod. MftC Lee Monroe, TEL-Sod. M&C Henry Moore, TEL-Sod. M&C Edward Neff, H-C M&C WUliam Rhodus, TEL-Sod. M&C 5 Years Robert Say, Proc. Eval. O. J. Thibodeaux, Eng. James Wingate, Proc. Dev. Four Long-Service Employees Retire Four long-service employees has two or three other things in have retired at age 65 under pro mind for his retirement projects, visions of the Company's Retire ment Income Plan. Altemus J. Tullier, TEL-Sod. M&C, retired effective January 1. Joseph F. Dupriest, and Albert L. Freeman, both of TEL-Sod. M&C, and Wil liam F. Ford, TEL Op., retired ef fective February 1. Joseph Dupriest Dupriest was one of the first em ployees hired on the Plant in Oc tober 1936, for work in the con struction of the Plant. He was a carpenter. He has been in ill health recently and has made no specific plans for his re tirement. He lives at 2555 Madison but his plans were not complete enough to discuss them before he began his retirement. Albert Freeman Freeman has been in electrical work since he joined the Company in March 1945. He was a first class electrician at the time of his retirement. He and his wife are the parents of two daughters and reside at 4255 Hyacinth Ave. He has been in terested in refinishing antique furniture and will probably devote more time to this now that he is retired. Avenue and ex pects to devote considerable time to his grandchildren, the children of his one daughter. Mrs. Dupriest is deceased. William Ford Altemus Tullier Tullier, an outside machinist, joined Ethyl in September, 1942, as a helper in TEL Mainte nance. He and Ford joined the Company in Mrs. Tullier are April 1938 and, except for the first the parents of year he was on three sons and . . s the Plant, his en- three daughters, s*\ tire working ca all married, and reer has been in reside at 394 0 Clayton Drive. He expects to devote most of 411 Westmore his time to raising cattle on a 350- land Drive. They acre farm in the Jackson, La., area. will probably do He expects to be associated with some traveling Dr. Carlton Harris, who formerly later, when she worked on the Plant, in his cattle is no longer working at LSU. He raising program. | Il more tb; advanl.n The pro of the ft ter in I and (be employ* have lu power `I under (I of Ecuin last An: devoting ber prou Prior t> kept bust many yr;n advertisim: Rouge Lit' with that cast of sc Little Thcast role Blooilueir. ! Wesley. ,1.-, Manpower i dents being gram. Keeper" m t musical pi j In 1966. : speaking i i Higginson. I ware sUue.1 Sundown." l the Baton ! A natite i ed early i < i after 21 ve. ` here and n . perintendei' Houston pi when he n as acting n j troller. J 27182 etc Page 7, The Antiknock, January-February, 1969 Two active employees and three annuitants died in December and January. Curtis Bowman, Stores & Services, died on December 16, Anuary 3, Annuitant Albert J. Cail- ow, two daughters, one of whom is Karen Smith, Emp. Rel., a son, Martin Munn, Jr., TEL-Sol. M&C, a brother, five sisters, and two grandchildren. louet, died on January 8. Martin Munn, TEL-Sod. M&C, died on January 28 and Annuitant Louis E. Stevens on January 29. He joined the Company in TEL Operations in July 1944. Munn had undergone a successful kidney transplant on June 7, 1967, and re Curtis Bowman turned to work on the Plant in January 1968. Bowman, 57, died at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. He was a Louis E. Stevens member of the Annuitant Louis E. Stevens, 70, Security Force. died January 29 at his residence Funeral services i n Ponchatoula. were conducted Funeral services on December 18 were conducted "Pop" Franklin demonstrates how he "pots" his garden plants In his hothouse dur with burial in by the Thomas ing winter months. He has developed a good business, and with his plant sales and with his own gardening work during good weather, he has no problem in keeping busy. 'Keep Busy' Is Philosophy-- Greenoaks Me morial Park. Survivors in clude his widow, a daughter, three Funeral home in Ponchatoula with burial in the Pon chatoula Ceme tery. (Continued from Page 1) sisters and two Surviving are i more than 140 economically dis advantaged people in this area. The program involves the work of the Manpower Training Cen ter in training people for jobs and the Chamber's efforts to find employers for the people who have been trained. The Man power Training Center operates under the auspices of the Office . of Economic Opportunity. Since last August, Bloodwell has been devoting full time to the Cham ber program. Prior to that, however, he had kept busy in other activities. For many years he served as playbill advertising manager for the Baton Rouge Little Theater. Not content with that, he has appeared in the cast of several productions of the Little Theater. His most recent cast role was that of the "Star He and Mrs. Bloodwell reside at 624 Broadmoor Avenue. They are the parents of three sons, one of whom is Dr. Robert C. Bloodwell, Jr., a member of the surgeon team which has done extensive heart transplant surgery under the di rection of Dr. Denton Cooley, an associate of Dr. Michael Debakey at Houston. "Pop" Franklin and his wife re side at 3560 Oswego Street. He re tired in 1965 at age 65 after 23 years of Company service that began in 1942 as a member of the Security Force. He has always been an en thusiastic gardener and has de veloped a "full-time" and thriving business of raising and selling vegetable plants for transplanting. He has his own hothouse for starting the plants. He has also developed a method for "fast start ing" plants after they are trans planted, by protecting them against frost and cold with a plastic bag inverted over a wire form similar to that used in crocquet play. grandchildren. He was employed in TEL Opera tions in August 1943. He was a resident of 3561 North Foster Drive. Albertis J. Caillouet Caillouet was 60 years old and a resident of 3655 Maribel Drive. He died at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Funeral services ^ were conducted in New Orleans, where he was born, with burial in a New Orleans cemetery. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, two brothers and a sis ter. He joined the Company in July 1939 and, at the time he was grant ed permanent and total disability benefits in August 1965, was an electrician in TEL-Sod. M&C. his widow, one son, three sisters, four brothers and three grandchil dren. He was employed on the Plant in July 1943 in TEL Maintenance. At the time he accepted early re tirement in February 1962 he was assigned to M&C Planning. Athlete and Scholar Lee, son of Louis Mire, H-C M&C, who is shown in the picture below, was awarded the top schol astic award for the third straight year at the recent Southeastern Louisiana College football banquet. In addition, he has been on the Dean's List all the four years he has attended SLC. He is a senior and has applied to go to LSU Medical School after graduation this spring. He plays center and is a graduate of Redemptorist High School. Among the kinds of plants he grows for sale are tomatoes, bell Edward Melon and hot peppers, eggplants and Melon, 76, died at Our Lady of cucumber. the Lake Hospital and funeral He is a native of Caldwell Par ish. He and Mrs. Franklin have one services were conducted on daughter and three grandchildren. January 6 with Both Bloodwell and Franklin burial in Rose- report that they are thoroughly lawn Memorial enjoying retirement. Both say Park. they are not near ready to stop Survivors are being active and retire to the his widow two "rocking chair." They recom brothers and two mend to all annuitants that, if sisters, one of their health permits, they par whom is the Bloodwell, left, confers with Lee T. Wesley, deputy director, concerning Manpower Training Program for stu dents being employed through the pro gram. ticipate in enjoyable activity to which they can devote a portion of their time. Activities that .give these retired employees a feel ing that they are making a con tribution to their community, their neighborhood and/or their mother of the late H. D. Simpson who worked in Engineering on the Plant. Melon retired at age 65 in 1957 after 15 years of service that began when he was hired in H-C Main tenance in 1942. Personal Safety-- (Continued from Page 1) Keeper" in "Carousel," a summer musical presented last summer. In 1966, he was selected for a speaking role, the part of Ozzie Higginson, proprietor of a hard ware store, in the movie "Hurry families are all the more impor tant, according to these two active annuitants. Thanks *> Martin J. Munn Martin Munn, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C, 51, died suddenly on January 28 at the Ochsner Foundation Hns- tive equipment prescribed for the job is used. 10. Never take a chance or a short cut that in volves your rer:v reuvmen'. iiere u. after 21 years of Company sen-ice here and in Houston. He was su p^reirnintetennddeent ofi services at the w"e re?unTMed7o Baton as acting assistant resident comptroller. /K` j ore tMr end oj 29^8. i off on disability and the generous ujcn^mafcing^mc'praud to J'a member such a `Wl" group o/ people. Norman J. "Shoepick" Denali VJ at the Weith Funeral Home GwirteheinnteedrmenMt ien- morial Park, Munn sur vived by his wid- ij'A: A liiijtr VI a little effort --is probably the biggest in jury maker for everyone. ETC 27183 a a Vol. 3 Provf< Co- Te A the P plans, signed nation Boti in se\ betwc Comp. Terr ed for ary l. incren justnn increa bution gical 1 Incom early agreet incluci wages ber 31 - The two->' Comp: nounc1 new i Febnn with reque' tin- < r:> Of Kn .MilHn t'iM-rs InliTl. ! MA<` S..I.II--I Ln*-;l '1 Return Postage Guaranteed ETC 27184 <'li||||.i ini'l l i - iiwrunit |n In t. H .1. o. \ Lirrs 1 urxl U itie Antiknock Vol. 31--No. 3 & 4 March-April, 1969 Provide Pay Increases, Benefit Changes i# ! i -3 Company and Unions Agree on Terms of New Two-Year Contracts Agreement between the Company and the two employee unions on the Plant, calling for pay increases and changes in Company benefit plans, was reached in February and March. Two-year contracts were signed with the Allied Oil Workers Union and Local 12900, Inter national Union of District 50, UMWA. Both contracts were worked out in several weeks of negotiations between representatives of the Company and the unions. contracts with the Company cover ing Hydrocarbon Area wage em ployees and clerical and hospital employees, was announced in Terms of the agreements provid March. ed for pay increases effective Janu ary 1, 1969, and January 1, 1970, increase in shift differential, ad justments in rates for specific jobs, The changes in benefits plans provide for an increase of $3 per employee per month in the Com pany's contribution to the Hospital increases in the Company's contri butions to the Hospital and Sur gical Plan and to the Retirement Income Plan, and no discount on and Surgical Plan, beginning with the February 1969 premium, and an additional increase of $2 per employee per month, beginning early retirement at age 62. The with the January 1970 premium. agreement with the AOWU also In addition to the provision for included a two-year closure on no discount on early retirement at wages extending through Decem age 62, changes in the Retirement ber 31, 1970. Income Plan are that on July 1, The agreement on the new 1969, the Company will begin pay two-year contract between the ing one-half of what the employee Company and UMWA was an is now paying into the Plan. In nounced in late February. The July 1970, the Company will be new contract will extend through gin paying the second half of the February 24, 1971. Agreement employee's contribution, making with the AOWU, which had the Plan a non-contributory retire requested wage reopening in its ment plan. Adriana Maldonado, center, shows her collection of Mexican dolls to her American family, the Julius Chldesters. Shown from left are Colleen, 10, on the floor at left, Julius, who works in RAD Services, Glen, 11. Carmen, 17 and Mrs. Chldester. Another Maldonado sister. Connie, graduated at Broadmoor High School in June 1968, and still another sister, Rommella, will live with the Chldesters during the next school year. Barnum, Chidester Families Serve As Hosts for Two Foreign Students When two young foreign students return to their home countries this summer they will be taking with them knowledge of America and our way of living made possible by the generosity of two employee families. Magdalene Hanke, 18, of Germany, has spent the school year as a "daughter" in the family of Lew Bamum, Pub. Rel.; and Adriana Maldonado, 12, from Mexico has lived with the family of Julius Chidester, R&D Serv. Magdalene, called Maggie by her The Cover American friends, arrived in Bat on Rouge last August under the ex change student program of the American Field Service and the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge. She is a senior at Baton Rouge High School. Adriana has lived with the Chidester family since September 1968. She is the second Maldonado girl to spend a year in Baton Rouge under the ChidesterY personal host family project. Enjoying American food and learning baton twirling are Just two of the high lights of living In Baton Rouge for two foreign students who have lived with employee families. Magdalene Hanke, who has been with the Lew Barnum family during the past school year, en joys some of Mrs. Barnum's American cooking in the picture at left. At right, Adriana Maldonado pructlces baton twirling with Colleen Chidester, left, her Baton Rouge "sister" during the past school year. Magdalene is from Moelln, Germany, and Adriana is froiq Monter rey, Mexico. Both students will return to their homes this summer -- Maggie to Moelln, Germany, a small town of 15,000 near Hamburg, and Adriana to Monterrey, Mexico. Magdalene says she has enjoyed living in America very much. She will return home in July to her family, which is composed of her mother and father, both doctors, and her 14-year-old sister and 11year-old brother. Some of the things that have impressed her in (Continued on Page 5) The Company-UMW negotiating teams are shown In this picture as a new two-year contract was signed in March. In front row, from left, are Robert Schmidt, manager of Employee Relations; Acting Resident Manager WUUam C. Strader; Willie Dlpaola, president, Local 12900, Internationa] Union of District 50, UMWA. and Mitchell R. David, TEL Op. Back row, from left, are John Bass, Emp. Rel.; Tom Coerver, Operations; A. C. Adams, Emp. Rel.; Tom Chapman, PYC Malnt.; Adam Braud, Sod. Op.; John Klock, Malnt. A Const.; John Courtney, regional director, International Union of District 50, UMWA; Walter "Pete" Carpenter, TEL-Sod. MAC and vice-president of Local 12900; John Hickman, TEL Gen. Serv.; Milton Soulier, TEL-Sod. MAC; A. P. Landry, TEL-Sod. MAC, and recording secretary, Local 12900, and Jean Bercegeay, TEL-Sod. MAC. Employees Are Named to Civic and Professional Posts in Baton Rouge Four Plant employees have been named to key posts in civic and professional groups in Baton Rouge. Fred Hamilton, Maintenance, is a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Building Committee, which will plan con struction of schools under the Capita] Improvement Program ap proved by voters in the February election. He is one of three mem bers recommended by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Com- merce to serve on the Committee with four members of the School Board. Fred Impastato, R&D Serv., is serving as chairman of the Baton Rouge Section of the American Chemical Society. Robert Johnson, Ind. Chem. Res., has been named to a three-year term on the City-Parish Airport Commission. Ronald Rosenhagen, Stores & Serv., is serving as a member of the City - Parish Transportation Committee. g j* isa g g : Company representatives and members of the Allied Oil Workers Union Council meet to sign a contract after agreement had been reached on terms of a pay increase. From left in front row are Schmidt, Strader, E. D. Mitchell, Qual. Cont. and president of the AOWU, and Joe Houghton, Finance, and AOWU secretary. In hack rows, from left, ure Ervin White, H-C Gen. Serv.; Coerver; Adums; Klock; J. O. Aucoin, H-C MAC. and vice-president of AOWU; Duffy Pinell, H-C MAC; Larry Phillips, Qual. Cont.; Karen Smith, Emp. Rel.; Hurshall Talley, RAD Lab.; and Roman Alford, Pub. Rel. Haiullton Impastato Johnson Rosenhagen ETC 27185 Page 2, The Antiknock, March-April, 1969 Group Works 21 Years Without Major injuries DeWitt Leonard Peters Smith Four Salaried Employees Join Company Four new salaried employees have reported for work on the Plant during recent weeks. They are William J. DeWitt, Industrial Chemical Research; Paul A. Leon ard, Patents; Michael R. Peters, In dustrial Engineering, and Grady Smith, Process Evaluation. DeWitt is a native of Philadel phia and received a BS degree in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining Ethyl as an application chemist, he had been a development chemist in the petroleum industry. Leonard was bom in Houston and holds a BA degree from Rice and an LLB degree from South Texas College in Houston. He is a senior patent attorney in the Pat ents Division. Mike Peters was born in Enid, Okla., but grew up in Covington in that state. A standards engineer in Industrial Engineering, he holds a BS degree in that field from Okla homa State University. H. Grady Smith is the son of Henry Smith, long-time Plant employee who has been named plant manager of the Company's new PVC compound plant now being constructed at Tiptonville, Tenn. Grady was bora in Little Rock, Ark., but grew up in Baker. He was a summer employee here in 1967 and a part-time employee in Engineering and Mathematical Sciences from September 1967 to May 1966. A chemical engineering graduate of LSU, he is a chemical engineer in Process Evaluation. Company Has 30 New Employees At Annual Newcomers Breakfast Over 21 years without any lost time from an Injury, the longest period any Plant group has worked without a major Injury, la the outstanding safety performnce of employees In the Sodium General Services Group. In the picture above, Augustus Clark accepts the group's 17th consecutive Plant Safety Award in late January when the employees racked up 7,662 days without a time-losing Injury. Others shown above are General Foreman Freddie Watson, left, Shelby Lowe, superintendent of Sodium Operations, and Frank Goudeau, foreman in Sodium General Services. As The Antiknock went to press In April, this safe work performance was continuing, giving them a "good leg" toward a 22-year record. Roberts Receives Engineering Honor Award The Honor Award for Distin guished Service to Engineering was awarded to Sam Roberts, the Company's chief engineer, on March 21 at Co lumbia, Mo. The award was pre sented at a ban quet held in con nection with ob servance of Engi neers Week at the University of Missouri. A 1941 graduate of the university, Roberts was one of five engineers recognized. The Honor Award, established by the College of Engineering and the Missouri En gineering Foundation, gives pub lic recognition for contributions to society through engineering educa tion or professional engineering practices. ' Thirty new employees who have joined the Company here in Baton Rouge in various divisions during the past year were among the ap proximately 350 Baton Rouge new comers attending the annual New comers Welcome Breakfast held by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce in early March. The annual breakfast is held each spring to officially welcome new arrivals to the city. Theme of the breakfast this year was "Bridge to the Future." As in the past, Ethyl had one of the larger delega tions at the Breakfast. Plant employees who served as hosts for the new employees at the breakfast were Henry Wall, Proc. Eng., and Jack Sieberth, Patents. Note: The table groups of newcomers below are typical of the more than 64 tables of newcomers at the breakfast. A nlimber of other Ethyl employees who have Joined the Company recently were seated at other tables which are not pictured. -CLASSIFIED ADS- For Sale AIR CONDITIONER -- 18,500 BTU Sears Deluxe window unit. Used two summers. Three years on warranty re maining. $180. Phone 926-1265 or 3558686 after 5 p.m. AUTOMOBILE--1967 Plymouth Fury III Sedan. Has power brakes, power steering, in excellent condition with only 11.000 miles. $2,300. Phone 921-8875. OXYGEN TENT UNIT -- National Cylinder Gas Unit, complete. 120 volts. 60 cycles, 7.3 amp. Full size hospital type unit in excellent condition. Used for one year. List price $617, will sell for $350. Phone 926 8289. PAINTING OUTFIT -- New Sears unit. Original price $80. Will sell for $50. Phone 921-5118 after 4:15 p.m. PIANO--Spinet. Phone 924-4073 after 5 p. m. AUTOMOBILE -- 1956 Chrysler fourdoor sedan. In good condition. Reason able. Phone 355-9706. STOCK -- One share of Fair-wood Country Club stock. Phone 924-1396 after 5 p.m. Plant newcomers who sat with Host Jock Sieberth, Patents, at the annual Chamber of Commerce Newcomer Breakfast were, from left. William Dewitt, Ind. Cheni. lies.; Bryan Sparks, Polymer Res.; Donald Breaux, Plas. AppU.; Sieberth; Wayne Kraus. Proc. Dev.; Thomas Lee, Non-DIv. Res. Group, and James Graves, Proc. Dev. Henry Wall, Proc. Eng., second from right, was host at this newcomer table. From left are John Hudson, Grady Smith, and Henry Wall, HI, all of Process Evaluation, Jules Lambert, Tech. Services; Paul Leonard, Patents; Wall, and Michael Dugas, Maint. GAS RANGE -- O'Keefe & Merritt. Real good condition. $75. Phone 3581257. HORSE -- Small, 8H-year-old mare. Copper color with blond mane and tail. Very tame, excellent riding starter for young children. Priced very reasonable. Can be seen on Barringer-Foreman Road across Airline from Kleinpeter Dairy (first house on left). Phone 937-1645. MINI BIKE -- Rupp-"XL 350", 3 Ms hp. front and tail lights, disk brakes, all crome fenders, etc. Nine months old. original cost $270. Will sell for $150. Phone 921-5513. MISCELLANEOUS -- Solid door cutouts, 24-26 In. wide x 66 in. long x 1\ in. thick in natural walnut, oak and birch. Makes beautiful tables, desks, shelves, etc. $7 ea.. with matching veneer for edge trim; smaller size, $2 each. Heavyduty Model 692 Skill Sander--$20. Phone 342-2766. MISCELLANEOUS -- 2H x 2 Ms Fed eral photo enlarger in good condition. Also, one pair shoe skates in very good condition, size 10Vi. Phone 357-7904. MISCELLANEOUS -- 11 ft. x 12 ft. camping tent, utility trailer, with can vas cover. $100; 1961 Ford Falcon. $300. Phone 924-2080. TRAVEL TRAILER--1967 Fan Luxury Liner. Twenty-three feet long, self con tained, has air conditioning and central heat, also full bath. Many extras. Ex cellent condition. Phone 924-6434. , Published for .Employees ali.^c- Ethyl's Principal Manufacturing Research Development Center, Baton Rouge. - ... . The . purposes of THE ; ANTI KNOCK are to communicate , Tltc accomplishments, aini ac tivities of Ethyl people.. The performance ami progress of our Company. - The value and results of team work at our Baton Rouge Plant. The continuing ami increasing need for a greater uppreciiir tion of our American way of Hie. ETC 27186 jj l A* i: * H ; !l Page 3, The Antiknock, March-April, 1969 I ; ' vf h" A "wrench that slipped" was the cause of one time* Here Lorio stages a situation similar to that occurring Safety Engineer Bob Palmer shows how a "near miss", losing fall last year. As posed under similar condi when a six-foot steel bar used to align flanges slipped, that could have been a fatal fail, happened. When an tions by Safety Engineer fid Lorio, the wrench slipped causing the employee to fall. When the bar slipped, employee stepped on an untied board of a scaffold. It !' while an employee stood on a sodium container. He the employee fell eight feet to the floor, striking duct "kicked up" and caused him to fall about five feet. lost his balance and fell (our feet to the floor, causing work and piping. He sustained time-losing Injuries of Lucidly, the employee was unhurt. However, he fell a severe knee sprain. a broken wrist and hip contusions. within about two feet of a roof edge and a 40-foot fall. Falls Are Leading Cause of Time-Losing Injuries on the Plant - I ! i i Watch your step! Be careful, falls are dangerous! Watch out, don't let falls cause painful injury or possible death! Tired of hearing that same advice over and over? Well, there is a reason why you will probably keep hearing this advice. Why? Because falls continue to be the leading cause of all accidental deaths in the home and they rank second to motor vehicles as the leading cause of all accidental deaths. Falls continue to be a problem on the Plant as well. During a recent 12-month period--from February 1968 to February 1969-- nine, or half, of the 18 time-losing injuries sustained by employees during the study period were caused by falls. Another "near miss" could easily have been a fatal fall. The Central Safety Committee is calling on all employees to join in an all-out effort to reduce the toll of falls on the Plant. In this effort the Safety Office has made a study of the nine falls which caused timelosing injuries and the "near miss" during the February-to-February study period. With the assistance of the Safety Office we have attempted to show how six of those falls occurred, hoping that by showing them we can prevent other painful injuries in the future. Our particular thanks go to Ed Lorio and Bob Palmer, both safety engineers, and to Johnny Linder, Sodium Operations for posing for the pictures on this page under similar, but not necessarily the precise same conditions of the injuries themselves. Bicycles caused two falls and a broken anode bar another, as shown In the pictures at left. Safety Engineer Lorio Illustrates how an employee riding a bicycle In a dimly lit area hit a section of pipe, top photo, and how another occurred as em ployee on a bicycle allowed it to slip from under him as he rode it across wet pave ment. The top accident resulted In a dislocated shoulder and the wet pavement fall caused elbow and leg Injuries. At bottom left, Johnny Linder, Sod. Op., poses In an Imitation of an employee fall occurring when the anode bar, shown in the picture, broke resulting In a fractured wrist. Ethyl Wives, Have You Signed Affidavit? Th* following "affidavit for thought" it about at gtntls at a tUdgohammw in making it* j/oint. Road it. Think about it. You won't forgot it! WIFE'S AFFIDAVIT I, hereby authorize my husband to work without wearing goggles, safety shoes, hard hat. or any other safety equipment end hereby promise that I will, without complaint, perform the following duties In ease he is blinded or crippled: 1. Leed him wherever he wants to go. 2. Help him dress and eat. 3. Describe the scenery to him on our vacations. 4. Resd to him instead of watching television. 5. Describe the way the children's eyes tight up at Christmas time and what their graduations and weddings are like. 6. Teach him to do housaworfc so i can get a job to support our family. 7. Do all the work around the yard and garage that he used to do. 8. Teach our little boy how to play ball, build model airplanes, fish end hunt. A4*pM kw AawfaM OfMwl CaraarclW* "Safer S-Maal* This "Wife's Affidavit" was dlntrlbuted throughout the Plant during April as part of a program to focus attention on eye protection. The affidavit was used on a poster along with pictures of safety glasses and goggles which recently prevented probable loss of sight by two employees on the Plant. Men employees were encouraged to take the affidavit poster home with them, as It can help im press our families with the Importance of eye protection in all activities. ETC 27187 Page 4, The Antiknock, March-April, 1969 For Kirkwood and Kittles Variety of Activities Is Program of Retirement for Two Plant Annuitants Editor's Note: Insurance authorities and others agree that keeping busy at a hobby or a part-time job of enjoyable work that health per mits is recommended for retirement years instead of the poverbial retirement "rocking chair." Many of our Plant annuitants are following that advice. In this issue we present the second of a series of articles telling of the activities of these annuitants. Variety is the "spice of life" for two of the Plant's annuitants. Both A1 Kirkwood and Willie Kittles have a variety of interests, which are making possible an active and satisfying retirement career. Kirk wood accepted early retirement under provisions of the Company's Retirement Income Plan on July 1, 1963. Kittles retired at age 65 under the plan on Oct. 1, 1967. When A1 retired he ended a 26- year career on the Plant that be gan in 1937 in the early construc tion days. At the time he began his retirement he was a pipefitter in TEL-Sod. M&C. Now 63, he leads a very busy, yet leisurely retire ment life. He has a part-time de puty assessor's job under East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor Jesse Webb in the Zachary area and spends some of his time surveying property for tax purposes. In addition to this, he is kept quite busy with his rental property which includes houses and apart ments and a store. There is always maintenance work, which is right down Al's "alley" and he maintains a well-equipped workshop for that purpose. He still finds time to maintain a good sized garden and has his own hothouse for early starting of plants. He also maintains a num ber of bee hives, which provide him with all the honey he can use. Al doesn't stay busy at work all the time. He believes in recreation and loves to get his well-trained squirrel dogs out in the woods dur ing the winter, usually joining his sons-in-law and grandsons. A1 also owns a camp on the Amite River and during good weather spends a considerable amount of time there. And, even though he is an avid squirrel hunter, A1 feeds an aver age of eight or nine pet squirrels at his home. Kittles, who owns his own 27- acre farm in the Zachary-Plains, says that when you have a farm there is no problem in keeping busy. He lives on the Blount Road in Scotlandville where he owns his own home plus an extra lot. He also has a large back yard he uses for his rabbit dogs with which he did considerable hunting during the past winter. When Kittles retired at age 65 on October 1, 1967 he was a truck driver in TEL General Services. Willie's farm is several miles from his home in Scotlandville. At the farm he has about 30 head of cattle, some hogs and even owns a herd of goats, which he uses to keep control of weeds in his pas ture. He maintains a fairly large garden at the farm, planting toma toes, cucumbers, beans and other vegetables. On the farm he also grows a considerable quantity of sweet potatoes and peanuts. Several years ago Kittles and his Al and Mrs. Kirkwood "staged" this picture for our photographer to show the "easy retirement" years with coffee service and the easy chair. While she does bring him coffee occasionally, Al and Mrs. Kirkwood manage to keep busy In a variety of wholesome activities and do not accept the "rocking chair" approach to retirement. Both Kirkwood, left, and Kittles, are proud of their hunting dogs. Al has three well-trained squirrel dogs, and WUUe maintains a large pen behind house for his prize rabbit dogs. Both annuitants hunt extensively in the winter and believe In mixing recreation with other activities. wife both paid tribute to his job at Ethyl as the key to his being able to buy the farm and his home. In an article about him and his wife and their partnership in working together to "get ahead" he stated, "It was back in 1940 when I went to work at the Plant in a concrete gang in Construction. We didn't have much then, but we had a plan that depended on a steady job, good health and hard work. Since then we have worked together to try to provide for our future and the job at the Plant has given us the income we needed." Kittles also credits his participa tion in the Company's Retirement Income Plan for additional income to help him operate the farm and to help provide for him and Mrs. Kittles in retirement. Willie Hurst Is Enjoying His Retirement, Too Daily trips by Willie Kittles to his farm near Zachary are necessary to feed his flops and beef cattle, which he la doing In these pictures token In early spring. Kittles also owns his home on the Blount Road In Scotlandville. Magci Aimt .Mulili sht* ll Ba (Con Ami Buih long man,' six 1 dav)j at thinj i rive this tlmi "Pc. the ic :< sell- I Hi prthat thri to - one am1 A kno1 and Spa. ven trorr caH olh< chat the niii Clu; and "[ will Bat! Bat ans- ter r: #> a These are two major activities of Al Kirkwood. At left, he measures property lines as part of hls job as part-time deputy assessor. At right he is doing a plumbing job in hls workshop. His Plant friends will recall that he did considerable plumbing work while here on the Plant. Willie Hurst. 79, who retired from Sodium General Service on February I. 1955, gets "a little waiting on" from Mrs. Hurst at their attractive home In New Roads. Hurst says that, although advancing age has restricted hls activities primarily to gardening, he Is enjoying good health. He worked on the Plant for approximately 10 years before retiring at age 65 under provisions of the Company's Retirement In come Plan. The Hunts are parents of 10 children and have SO grandchildren. etc 27188 * < .Ml Girl Sons So*r gr.a Page 5, The Antiknock, March-April, 1969 \ *v Davis Levert Odom Four Employees Begin Retirement After Long Service on the Plant Magdalene Hanke, seated in picture at left, who Is very talented in art, shows her American "sister" Ann Barnum, some of her work. In the picture at right, Adriana Maldonado shows her American "sister," Colleen Chidester, some of the sketches the h'.is done during her residence with the Chidesters. Barnum and Chidester Families -- (Continued from Page 1) America are the Empire State Building, pep rallies at school, the long weekends from school (in Ger many she attends school daily for six hours, Monday through Satur day), the amount of school spirit at Baton Rouge High, "and every thing." "There came a time after I ar rived here when I realized that this country and mine are not that different at all," she said. "People dress alike, eat almost the same food, like the same mus ic and have troubles with their school systems and inflation. But I think one thing that truly im presses me is the deep allegiance that most Americans have for their country. It was good for me to see how one can be proud of one's nation in a humble, sensible and responsible way." A straight "A" student, she knows English, Russian, French and German and has also studied Spanish, Greek, and Latin. She is very talented in art and won a na tional award of $50 for a Christmas card design in competition with other American Field Service ex change students. She is active in the French Club, Art Club, is a member of the Boosters, Speech Club, Writers Club, plays the violin and has taken part in school plays. "I am just very happy to stay with the Barnums--because Mrs. Barnum cooks such great food, Mr. Barnum Has so much patience in answering questions, and my `sis ter* (Ann Barnum) doesn't mind Adriana has learned much about Ameri can life through her participation In Qlrl Scouts. Here she Is shown In her Scout uniform as a member of Girl Scout Troop No. 273. She la in the sixth grade at Villa Del Rey School. Magdalene, a straight MA" student In the senior class at Baton Rouge High, reads a letter from her family In Ger many to her American "parent," Lew Barnum, Pub. Re). when I paint pictures and the whole room smells of oil paint and turpentine!" Adriana is in the sixth grade at Villa Del Rey elementary school. The Chidester host family project started after the family met the Maldonado family in Mexico. Adri ana's 16-year-old sister, Connie, was the first to spend a year with the Chidesters in 1967-68. She was so impressed and both families so pleased with the arrangement that Adriana came to spend a year here. Connie graduated at Broadmoor High School in June 1968. When the Chidesters take Ad riana back this summer, they will leave their daughter, Colleen, 10, in Mexico to spend the summer with the Maldonado family. When they return the Chidesters will bring back a third Maldon ado daughter, Rommelia, 16, who will live with the Chidesters in Baton Rouge for the 1969-70 school year and attend Broad moor High school. She will be a senior. Like Magdalene, Adriana is in terested in art, but is just getting started doing sketch work. She has learned a great deal of our Ameri can customs as a member of the Chidester family, including learn ing to be a baton twirler. She is also participating in the Girl Scout program as a member of Girl Scout Troop 273. Both of the girls are thrilled over the many experiences they have had as members of the Barnum and Chidester families. However, the learning process has been a twoway one. Both the Barnum and Chidester families report they have learned much from these two young ambassadors of their respec tive countries. Three Plant employees and an other former Plant employee who recently transferred to the Ethyl Tower in downtown Baton Rouge have retired recently under provisions of the Company's Re tirement Income Plan. Their com bined service to the Company adds up to an amazing 124 years! Dr. George Dicks, Medical, and August Levert, TEL Op., accepted early retirement, effective March 1, and Alvin Odom, M&C Construc tion, accepted early retirement, effective April 1. Thomas Davis, Traffic, who served the Company here and in New York as traffic manager, retired on March 1 at age 65. He had transferred his office from the Plant to downtown last fall. Dr. Dicks had 22 years of ser vice, Levert had 33, Odom, 31, and Davis, 38, for a combined total of 124 years. George Dicks Dr. Dicks, who joined the Com pany in September 1947, resides at Apartment 45, 2800 July Street, Baton Rouge. He and Mrs. Dicks have a married daughter and a grandson. They have no definite plans at present for retirement other than to do extensive travel ing. One of the first trips, of course, was to visit their daughter in Tal lahassee, Fla. August Levert Levert is one of the original em ployees on the Plant, since he was hired in 1936 during the early con struction days on the Plant. He and Mrs. Levert reside in Port Allen. Their seven children--two daugh ters and five sons--include a son August Levert, Jr., who works in TEL Operations. Levert's retire ment plans are indefinite at this time. Alvin Odom Odom is also an early Construc tion employee, joining the Com pany in September 1938. One of the early construction projects in which he was involved was that of the No. 1 Sodium Shop. He was also involved in 1962 in con verting the No. 1 Shop into the new caustic chlorine unit. He and his wife reside at 3185 Sherwood Drive, Baton Rouge. They have three daughters, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He said his first purchase after retirement was going to be a travel trailer in which he will make a trip to the west coast and do other traveling. He also plans to do "a lot of fishing" and "a little gar dening" and "a lot of resting." Tom Davis Davis resides at 7406 Goodwood Avenue in Baton Rouge. He joined the Company in September 1938 and was general traffic manager at the time of his retirement. He and Mrs. Davis have four daughters, whom they plan to visit at various times. He also will devote some time to consulting duties. IfounHOW'S ATTENDANCE? Two Employees Return from Vietnam Service "Glad to be back!" That's how Horace McNeal, left, and Jim Owens, both of TELSod. MAC, expressed their feelings after they returned to their Jobs on the plant recently from active military duty that Included Vietnam service. Both were members of the U.S. Navy Seabees called to active duty In May 1068. McNeal served seven months In Vietnam as chief petty officer of a Seabee battalion that put up pre-fabricated building*, laid landing strips, and laid an oil pipeline. He waa released March 28. Owen was released In early March after completing Ms sec ond tour of duty In Vietnam. Hls previous assignment was In 1956-66. etc 27189 Page fl, The Antiknock, March-April, 1969 m Service Anniversaries Houdart Observes 40 Years' Service Henry Houdart, TEL Op., who reported to the Plant when the first TEL Building was not yet completed, observed his 40th anniversary of Company service on March 4. Henry transferred to the Baton Rouge Plant in June 1937 after eight years of tetraethyl lead man ufacturing experience at Deepwater, N. J. He helped put "A" Building into production in September 1937 and led in the putting into production of "B" Building in 1938. He then moved over to the Alloy Building and later to shift foreman in TEL Operations. He advanced to super visor of "D" Building and then to the Drumming Plant where he now works. When Henry and Mrs. Houdart. moved here in 1937 they had one child, a daughter, who is now Mrs. William H. Robinson, Mobile. A son, Donald, who works for Enjay Chemical Company here, was born in Baton Rouge. Houdart says that he has seen many changes in the Plant since arriving here. Among the old tim ers in TEL Operations he still re members from those early days are Carl Goode, Bill King, Harry Yiengst, Cliff Bailey, Bob Johnson, Harry Royal, Frank Epps and oth ers. Goode and King are retired, Yiengst and Bailey are former em ployees at the Plant, Frank Epps is at the Houston Plant, and Bob Johnson and Harry Royal are de ceased. Donald Burch RAD Lab. John Hilton H-C Geo. Serv. Pictures Not Available Pictures of the following- employees who observed service anniversaries In March and April were not available'. SO Years--Walter Carpenter. TEL-9od. MAC, Martin ^*8*11 ir. TEL Op., Louis Forgey and Watson King, both of H-C Op., and Amidee, Reames, Sod. Op. 25 Year*--Moselle Dungan, TEL Op., Shelton Gersch and Jewel Teal, both of TEL-Sod. MAC. 20 Years--Edward Easterly, Malnt, and Whitney Grom, TEL-Sod. MAC. 30 Years Floyd Rodrigue TEL-Sod. MAO Edwards Thlelnuut PVC QuaL Cont. 25 Years Emedia David TEL-Sod. MAC Jessie Davis TEL Gen. Serv. Robert Lee TEL Op. Edward May TEL Op. Dan Scott Sod. Gen. Serv. Cleveland Spann TEL Gen. Serv. Phillip Wallace TEL Gen. Serv. 20 Years At! nuit;u are J Mike Albet Steve Thur> James Devall H-C MAC Am died ' ii David Moses TEL Gen. Serv. broth* Die) Febru carbot he wa tal dn Ann 65, dif Charlie Teasett Sod. Gen. Serv. Leon Wunsch TEL-Sod MAC by om four 'i He year t panv'. HeV tober ploytion i At th was ; J:ns while L. M. Davis, Jr. Purch. Ronald Gray Tech. Serv. Robert Harrison TEL-Sod MAC Elite Holden TEL-Sod MAC John Mueller Tech. Serv. Joseph Pollto PVC Op. Other Awards 10 Years Betty G. Brown, Finance Louis J. Mire. H-C MAC Gunner Nelson, Ind. Chem. Rea. 5 Years Arthur C. Causey, H-C MAC Tony J. Honosky, Ind. Eng. Gerhard O. Kuehnhanss, Ind. Chem. Res. Edward J. Zatopek, Eng. ETc 2719o a: Sll! broths L. k Ik- 1941 ii a (VMaimdeath Ann Mory: i home were Ever-., termt terv. - 9n Mestt&Uam - Page 7r The Antiknock, March-April, 1969 Five Generations of Employee Family Shown An active employee and six an nuitants have died recently. They are J. Quinton Lea and Annuitants Mike Dicharry, Joseph DuPriest, < Albert "Preacher" Morgan, Emile Stevens, Altemus Tullier and Thurston Whitehead. Mike Dicharry Annuitant Mike Dicharry, 52, died March 18 at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Cathe dral on March 19 with interment in Roselawn Me morial Park. He was sur vived by his wid ow, one son, one daughter one brother and three sisters. Dicharry joined the Company in February 1942 and was a Hydro carbon Operations operator when he was granted permanent and to tal disability benefits in May 1967. Joseph F. Dupriest Annuitant Joseph F. Dupriest, 65, died on April 3 at Our Lady of the Lake Hos pital. Religious services were held April 6 at the Wilson Mem orial Methodist Church in Lottie, with interment in the Cotton wood Cemetery there. He is survived by one daughter, two brothers, four sisters, and six grandchildren. He retired on February 1 of this year under provisions of the Com pany's Retirement Income Plan. He joined the Company in Oc tober 1936 as one of the first em ployees hired here when construc tion got under way on the Plant. At the time of his retirement, he was a carpenter in TEL-Sod. M&C. Quinton Lea James Quinton Lea, 60, died while at work on the Plant, Febru ary 17, apparent ly from a heart attack. Funeral services were held at the Bethel Methodist Church under the direc tion of Welsh Fu neral Home witl> burial in the Sandy Creek Cemetery. Survivors are his widow, three brothers, one of whom is Robert L. Lea, TEL Op., and one sister. He joined the Company in May 1941 in the Security Force and was a General Services foreman in Maintenance at the time of his death. "Preacher" Morgan Annuitant Albert "Preacher" Morgan, 68, died March 31 at his home. Wake and funeral services were held April 4 and 5 at the { Evergreen Baptist Church, with ini terment in the Sweet Olive Ceme tery. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, a sister and a brother. He joined the Company in June 1937 during con struction of the Plant and was a member of TEL General Services when he accepted early retirement in September 1959. Emile Stevens Annuitant Emile F. Stevens, 69, died March 5 at the Dixon Me morial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted under the direc tion of Seale Fu neral Home, Den ham Springs, at Hebron Baptist Church. Interment was in the church cemetery. Survivors in clude three sons, three brothers and three sisters. He joined the Company in 1945 as a member of the Railroad Crew and was a reclamation mechanic in TEL-Sod. M&C at the time he accepted early retirement on Feb ruary 1, 1962. Altemus J. Tullier Annuitant Altemus J. Tullier, 65, died March 12 at Our Lady of the Lake Hos pital. Religious services were held March 14 at the North High land Baptist Church with in terment in the Resthaven Gar dens of Memory. He is survived by his widow, three sons, three daughters, one sister and six brothers. Tullier joined the Company as a mechanical helper in September 1942 and was an outside machinist in TEL-Sod. M&C when he retired at age 65 on January 1 of this year. Thurston Whitehead <We refret a late picture of Mr. Whitehead was not available.) Annuitant Thurston P. Whitehead, 63, died February 20 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Re ligious services were held at the Killian Chapel Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors are his widow, two daughters, two sons, two sisters and two brothers. He joined the Company in Main tenance in September 1942 and was a trainman on the Railroad Crew when he was granted permanent and total disability benefits in May 1963. Four Others Die As we were nearing press time with THE ANTIKNOCK, word was received of the death of Annuitant Arno Reichardt, as a result of a tractor accident, and of Employees Archie Allred, Maint; Percy Brister, TEL Op., and of Mack Hilton, TEL Gen. Serv. Pictures of these veterans employees at the Baton Rouge Plant will appear in the next issue. Can you match thia--five generations--In your family? Photographed recently were Pam Davis, Pub. Rel., extreme right, and the live generations of her family. From left, they are her grandmother, Mrs. Roland Dicharry, her great-grandmother, Mrs. Marion Broussard, and her mother, Mrs. George Bridges. In the front is Pam's daughter, LaJuana "Lynne," the fifth generation, who was iVj months old when this picture was made. Her great-grandmother is 81 years old--a span of over 80 years linked by the five generations! Promotions and Reassignments for Six Employees Are Announced The promotion or reassignment of six employees were announced recently. Receiving promotions were F. M. "Mitch" Beaird, William J. Dunlap, Floyd Fife, Joe Harris and John I. Credit Union Growth Continues During 1968 Growth of the Ethyl Employees Credit Union continued during 1968, as both saving members and borrowing members realized near ly $150,000 from share account di vidends and loan payment re funds. Assets climbed to $3,468,435, up by $54,000 over the previous year In addition, a total of $149,333 was credited to members accounts from a 5 percent dividend and a 10 per cent refund on interest paid on loans. The dividend to sharehold ers amounted to $128,483 and the 10 percent interest refund to $20,850. The amount credited to each member's account will be shown on semi-annual statements to be issued in mid-year. Shortly after the annual meet ing at the Allied Oil Workers Un ion Hall in late January, V. M. Fontenot, Prod. Plan., was re-elect ed to his fourth term as president. Other officers named were Clar ence Leake, TEL-Sod. M&C, vicepresident; Richard Phillips, Eng., treasurer, and C. O. "Tinker" Har rell, Qual. Cont., secretary. Schafer. James E. Rogers returns to the Plant in a new assignment. Beaird was promoted to develop ment associate in Process Develop ment. Dunlap moved up to process development engineer, also in Pro cess Development. Floyd Fife was transferred from Maintenance and promoted to re lief assistant supervisor in Produc tion Planning, and Joe Harris ad vanced to scheduling supervisor in Production Planning. John I. Schafer became produc tion foreman in H-C Operations. Rogers returned to the Plant from an assignment with the Inter national Division at the Greek Plant and has been assigned as acting chief supervisor in TEL Maintenance. Beaird Dunlap Harris File Clarence Leake, TEL-Sod. MAC, left, haa been elected vice president, and Richard Phillip*, Eng., board member and treasurer, of the Ethyl Employee# Credit Union for 1969. Roger# Schafer ETC 27191 Vol. 31 Mer Two < on Roi ists in l compel awardo tinguisl Nike, <1 son of worked assignee ryl, da R&D S of Dr. Res. The 1 ship \vt of Rich Labs. ? Edwarc Lab., u The Baton ner ti guests j __ School Lavy f and \\ High > M. V luatuic ccrtiii. Foster clieinti Steph- Nik. Of Br. gradu; All tit-school. been ; ation select, erryl ages. . In . rcj*;rr> sclie pl<>\ tie;*!' atin Soil). Brad ree*.- ETC 27192 Tin- (> nhi.-li i iNmiii, Nike. Ahimm Antiknock Vol. 31 No. 5 & 6 May-June 1969 Merit Scholarship Finalists Awarded Company Certificates at Dinner Two daughters and a son of Bat on Rouge employees were final ists in the Ethyl Merit Scholarship competition this year and were awarded Ethyl Certificates of Dis tinguished Scholarship. They were Nike, daughter of Norman Goodson of Engineering who formerly worked on the Plant and is now assigned to the Ethyl Tower; Ker1 ryl, daughter of Sam Henderson, R&D Serv., and Gunner, Jr., son . of Dr. Gunner Nelson, Ind. Chem. Res. The 1969-70 Ethyl Merit Scholar ship winner was John Abowd, son of Richard Abowd, of the Detroit Labs. Mary Mulligan, daughter of Edward Mulligan, Yonkers Testing Lab., was the other finalist. The Company honored the Baton Rouge finalists at a din ner here on May 12. Special guests were their parents, School Principals Frank McLavy of Broadmoor High School, and W. D. Quinn of Woodlawn High School and Mrs. Quinn. Dr. M. F. Gautreaux, R&D general manager, presented the Ethyl certificate to Gunner, Dr. Walter Foster, R&D technical director, chemical, to Kerryl, and Lloyd Stephens, Eng., to Nike. Nike and Kerryl are graduates of Broadmoor High and Gunner graduated from Woodlawn High. All three were very active in many school activities and all three have been awarded LSU Alumni Feder ation scholarships. Nike has not selected her major subject yet, but erryl will major in foreign langu ages, and Gunner in pre-medical. In answer to recent questions regarding the selection of win ners and finalists in the Ethyl Merit Scholarship competition, all judging and selection is done by the National Merit Scholar ship Corporation, and not by the Company. The Company partici pates in the National Merit Scholarship Program by provid ing a merit scholarship, as do many other business concerns throughout the U. S. The Ethyl Merit Scholarship is restricted to children of employees. The participation of the stu dents in the program is arranged through their respective schools and the National Merit Scholar ship Corporation, with the latter making the selection of finalists and winners according to score criteria which have been estab lished and used nationwide for several years. In nationwide competition the Ethyl Merit Scholarship is award ed each year to an employee's son or daughter who has qualified as a finalist in the National Merit Scholareship competition. The first step in that competition is the exami nation given in February to stu dents in their junior year of high school. Therefore the students who will be eligible for the 970 Ethyl Merit Scholarship took the exami nation last February. Furthermore, it should be point ed out that the value of the Ethyl Merit Scholarship -- ranging from $250 to $1,500 a year--is determined by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation on the basis of several factors. Ethyl does not have any thing to do with determining the winner or setting the value of the scholarship. SALUTE TO SCHOLARSHIP In this issue The Antiknock is again proud to salute the high school honor graduates among sons and daughters of Plant em ployees. The students who have distinguished themselves scholas tically by ranking in the top 10 per cent of their high school gradu ating classes are shown on Pages 6 and 7, along with a listing of some of their school honors. Included with these honor high school graduates are the three Ethyl Merit Scholarship finalists who are recognized above. Ilymln Shapiro, left, and Dr. Fred Frey, right, express appreciation to the secre taries who were credited In the foreword for their assistance in the preparation of the book on TEL. They are Marjorie Wilson, Murie! Brooks and Dorothy Pat ton. The wives of the authors, Betty Shapiro and Margie Frey, were ulso recog nized through the dedication of the hook to them. Extra Efforts Rewarded Shapiro and Frey Are Authors of New Book on Lead Compounds A 486-page book--the result of several years of work that involved nights and a lot of other "extra-curricular" time while they were carry ing on their regular assigned jobs in Research and Development--has been written by two employees, Hymin Shapiro, Res. Plan., and Dr. Fred Frey, Non-Divisional Research Group. The book was published by the Interscience Division of John Wiley & Son and came off the press this spring. It is one of a series of mon ographs on the chemistry of organometallic compounds and, as far as can be determined, is the first comprehensive review of organolead chemistry that has been pub lished since 1954. The book, which includes cover age of a great deal of research work on lead compounds, sells for $10 per copy. It is expected to be used widely as a reference book in this field. Its title is "The Or ganic Compounds of Lead." Shapiro and Frey dedicated the book to their wives, Betty Shapiro and Margie Frey, whose coopera tion made their work on the pub lication possible. The authors also gave credit in the foreword to the assistance of others in the prepa ration of the book. The Plant peo ple specifically mentioned are Richard Zietz, Ind. Chem. Res., and Muriel Brooks, Dorothy Pat ton and Marjorie Wilson, all sec retaries in Research and Develop ment, who helped in the typing of the manuscript. Shapiro was born in Detroit and holds BS and MS degrees in chem istry from Wayne University and the University of Michigan, re spectively. He joined the Company as a chemist at Detroit in 1936 and This shows cover of `The Organic Compounds of Lead" book. It has a plain dark grey background underneath the title and contains 486 pages. Copies are available in the Library. transferred to Baton Rouge in 1957. Frey is a native of New Orleans, received a BS degree in chemistry from Loyola University there, and MS and PhD degrees in chemistry from Tulane. He also joined Ethyl as a chemist, in 1955, and became supervisor of the Non-Divisional Research Group when it was formed last year. Sixteen Plant Employees Promoted The three Ethyl Merit Scholarship finalists are shown at the Company dinner at nhich they were honored In early May. They are Kerry!, daughter of Sam Hen derson, BAD Serv.; Gunner, Jr., son of Dr. Gunner Nelson, Ind. Chem. Res., and Nik6, daughter of Norman Goodson, Eng. All three have been awarded LSU Alumni federation Scholarships. Sixteen employees have been promoted recently to new jobs on the Plant and two other employees have received assignments to De troit Labs and the Houston Plant. Seven of the promotions are in Re search and Development, five in Manufacturing, three in Engineer ing, and one in the Plastics Divi sion. Heading the promotions are those of Charles Montgomery, who has been named general manager of the Plastics Division, and of Dr. Albert Haefner, who has been pro moted to director, Plastics Re search and Application. William D. Taylor, who was in Process Evaluation here, began a Huefner Montgomery special assignment in the Manu facturing Department's Alcohol Operations at the Houston Plant. James Wingate transferred from Process Development to Process (Continued on Page 11) netc 2 93 Page 2, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 - 9*t MemosUam - Archie L. Allred Archie L. Allred, 63, General Maintenance foreman, died, appar ently as a result of a heart attack, at the Baton Rouge General Hospital on April 17. Religious ser vices were held at the Rabenhorst Funeral Home and at the Newellton Union Church in Newellton, with interment in the Newellton Memorial Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, one daughter and one son. Allred joined the Company in June 1940 as a machinist in TEL Maintenance. Percy Q. Brister Percy Q. Brister, 53, TEL Op., died in mid-April at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Reli gious services were held in the Rabenhorst Fu neral Home Chapel on April 19, with interment in the Greenoaks Me morial Park. He is survived by his widow, two sons, two sis ters, three brothers and five grand children. He joined the Company in June 1943 in TEL Operations and was an operator at death. Floyd Comeaux Annuitant Floyd C. Comeaux, 59, died on May 15 at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Funeral services were conducted under the direc tion of Welsh Funeral Home at St. John the Evangelist Cath olic Church in Prairieville on Saturday, May 17. Interment was in the Prairieville Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, a son, a daughter and three broth ers, one of whom is Everett J. Co meaux in TEL Operations. Comeaux joined the Company in March 1944 as an operator helper and was a painter in TEL Mainten ance when he was granted perma nent and total disability benefits in January 1963. Brace E. Duplessie Brace E. Duplessie, H-C M&C, died April 30, apparently from a heart attack, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Funeral services under the direc tion of Hollabaugh - Spindle Funeral Home were held May 2 at the Don Ave nue Baptist Church i n Den ham Springs, with burial in the Denham Springs Memorial Ceme tery. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, one son, his mother, three brothers and one sister. He joined the Company in De cember 1942 as a mechanical help er and was an insulator in H-C M&C at the time of death. Mack Hilton Mack Hilton, TEL Gen. Serv., 58, died at Our Lady of the Lake Hos pital i n April. Wake services were held April 17 at the Star of Bethlehem Bap tist Church, where funeral services were also conducted. He is survived by his widow, three daughters, a son, two sisters, and three broth ers, one of whom is John Hilton, who works in H-C General Ser vices. He joined the Company in No vember 1938 in Construction and worked in the Central Shops Area. Henry Johnson Annuitant Henry Johnson, 69, died May 28 at the Baton Rouge _ lfj.t General Hospital. Funeral services were held May 30 at the St. James Episcopal %. L> } Church. B u r i a 1 was in the Young one brother. Family Cemetery at The Plains. He is survived by his widow, one daughter and He joined the Company in 1942 as a helper in H-C Control Lab., and retired at age 65 in August 1964. He was a special laboratory assistant in Quality Control when he retired. Teddie A. Price Teddie A. Price, 55, TEL Op., died at Our Lady of the Lake Hos pital, May 4. Funeral services were held May 5 at Rabenhorst Funeral H o m e with burial in Greenoaks Mem orial Park. He is survived by his widow, two sons, four granddaughters, a sister, a brother and his mother. He was a operator in TEL Op erations. He joined the Company in May 1942 as a watchman. Arno O. Reichardt Annuitant Arno O. Reichardt, 67, was killed in a tractor accident on Arcadia Planta tion near Plaque* min e in late April. Funeral services under the direction of the Wilbert Fun eral Home were conducted at the funeral home on April 17. the body was sent to El Reno, Okla., for interment. Survivors are his widow, two stepsons, two brothers and three sisters. Reichardt worked in Sodi um Operations from July 1944 until he retired at age 65 on the first of October 1966. Members of the Management Club's Eagles softball team left, front row, are Gerald Livingston, Captain Bill Howie, Bob Derrick, Fred Impastato, Mike Dugas, Bat Boy Gus Loecheit, Frank Orlandi, Charles Delapaue and Larry Holloway. Back row, Manager L. C. Dixon, Claude Catania, Mike Peters, Cecil Loecheit, Bob Mack, Woody Wilson, Sammy Seals and Coach Thad Bridges. Other team members not present for the picture are Bobby Foulks, Bandy Dodrill, David Mohr, Frank Vlllafana and Charles Stevenson. Employees Play In Softball Leagues Norris "Sonny** Hood, H-C M&C, ace pitcher of the AOWU-sponsored soft ball team In the local Bankers League, pitched a no-hit game on May 20. The Management Club Eagles softball team was leading the local Civil League in late June as the season entered the final weeks. The team is made up entirely of club members and is managed by L. C. Dixon. The Allied Oil Workers Union is sponsoring a team in the Bank ers League and several employees are members of the team. Norris "Sonny" Hood, H-C M&C, is the leading pitcher on the team, and on May 20 pitched a no-hit game against the Miller Buick team. He has appeared in most of the team's games. Employees who are members of the Management Club Eagles are shown or listed above. Employees participating on the AOWU spon sored team are Roger Folmar, Johnny Wales and Leroy Heil, all of H-C Op., Bobby Bennett, and Eddie Sanchez, both of H-C M&C, Mike Monahan, R&D Lab., and Herbert Bourgeois, Qual. Cont. -CLASSIFIED ADS- For Sale AUTOMOBILE--1963 Cadillac Deville Sedan. All |x>wer and air. Clean inside and out. $1,295- Phone 921-8603. AUTOMOBILE -- 1965 Ford Falcon. Very economical, standard transmis sion, and in good condition. $500. Phone 926-4678 after 5 p.m. AUTOMOBILE--1964 Chevrolet sixcylinder, two-door sedan. Has stick shift and air conditioning. Phone 926-7730. Wanted GOLF CLUBS -- Used set of men's clubs. Phone 355-5008. MISCELLANEOUS--Round pedestal base dining table and an old pendulum wall clock. Phone 921-8603. For Swap PICKET FENCE--About 90 teet of wood picket fence--3*i feet high. Will swap for anything. Available at New Roads. Contact Clyde Roy at Central Shops, Ext. 475. BURIAL PLOTS--One plot with four graves in Greenoaks Memorial Park. $500 cash. Phone 649-7141 in Colum bia. La. ife FREEZER--1965 G.E. upright. 12 C.i. ft. $100. Phone 357-5130 after 3 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS -- Attic fan, 42inch. with automatic louvers. Never used--$40. Thor portable automatic ironer, like new--$20. Phone 357-1253. MISCELLANEOUS -- Washer-dryer combination, in excellent condition, and two power lawnmowers. Also a used MGA 1,500-cc. motor which can be used for parts. Make offer. Phone 343-8972. MOTOR SCOOTER -- Allstate, with Cushman Eagle engine. $65. Phone 3426380. PICKLES -- Home-made dill pickles. FHA Club food preservation proiect-- 50 cents per quart. Phone 358-1078. COW -- Excellent milk cow. Threefourths Guernsey. Gives five gallons or more of milk a day. Phone 665-2340. Antiknock * . Published for Employees at Ethyl's ..Principalt- MannfiicturlniTA Research & Development Center,?* Belton Rouge. , ' ... "f -V* , The purposes of THEANTI KNOCK are to communicate . : . The accomplishment* mi :ictivlties of Ethyl people., The performance and progress of our Company. The value ami results of tejunwork at our Baton Rouge' Plant.'; , The continuing and. increasing need furu greater apprecluj tion of our American way of life. etc 27194 n Gun -ti and Cli show ii Sprint! which i F Major i refoadn where ' shells rifle :m Below Wife. ( a Iti-i; ' Set eis Many hate c various Can Be Expensive, Too Page 3, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 Collecting Guns Is a Popular Hobby Of Several Employees on the Plant Gun shows are growing in popularity, too. Bucky and Joyce Thibodeaux, above, ami Charlie Major, also, had displays at the recent Pelican Arms Gun Collector's show in Baton Rouge. The Thlhodeauxs have won awards In four shows with their Springfield gun exhibits. Below, Clyde Roy looks over his Winchester No. 270 Rifle which is probably the outstanding gun In his collection. Major Is proud of bis shell reloading shop, at right, where he reloads shotgun shells and cartridges for rifle and pistols. Below Ivan Martin and wife, Cora Lee, pose with a 16-gauge, single-barrel Sevens "rabbit" gun. Many other employees have gun collections of vurious sizes. Ivan Martin looks over hla collection which features hunting guns used many yean ago in his and his wife's families. Here he examines one of his Flintlock pis* tola. Charlie Major, Maint., a gun fancier who has been acquiring rare antique and hunting guns since he was 16 years old and who is now a licensed collector, is just one of several Plant employees who have achieved outstanding collections through their hobby of gun collecting. Gun collecting is growing in popularity as shown by the many gun collector shows now being held everywhere. Others whom The Antiknock contacted were Clyde Roy, TEL-Sod. M&C, who collects both antique and hunting guns and pistols at his home in New Roads; Ivan Martin, Proc. Des., who has built his collection at Maringouin around historical family hunting guns and a Japanese machine gun and rifle, and Jovce Thibodeaux, Chem. Eng., and her husband, "Bucky." Others who are reported as being "confirmed gun bugs" are Rex Conrad, Maint.; Ralph Hollaway, Power; Joe Doug las, Sod. Op.; A. E. Hutchinson, Maint.; Fred Hamilton, Maint.; Don Kirk, Maint.; Richard McCraine, H-C Op., Shelby Lowe, Sod. Op., and many others. Major, speaking for all of the gun collectors, said, "Gun collecting can be expensive and it is not unusual for rare guns to cost several thou sands of dollars." He has 58 guns in his collection now, 24 of them being rare collec tor guns and 25 hunting guns. His rarest specimen is the Winches ter Baby Carbine, of which only 59 were produced and left the fac tory in July, 1897. Major points out that gun control laws, which have been passed in Congress and by several states, have not been intended to stop col-' lecting by him and other legiti mate collectors. Since he is a li censed collector, he can purchase guns at any time in Louisiana and can also order guns through inter state commerce from gun dealers in other areas. Incidentally, Major points out that by last May about 85 Congressional bills favorable to legitimate firearms ownership had been introduced in Congress. At the present time under the federal law a non-licensed col lector cannot purchase and move guns across state lines and must identify himself in the state when The Cover Charlie Major. Maint.. left, and his son, Andrew, discuss the rare Winchester Bahy Carbine In Maj or's outstanding gun collection. It is a Model 1865, one of only 50 ever manufactured. The only other known complete specimen of this gun In the Cnlted States Is in the Winchester Museum at New Hav en, Conn. Besides acquiring his father's interest In gun collecting, Andy Is an honor high school grad uate at Shady Grove High School at Rosedale and Is pictured with other honor graduates on Pages 6 and 7. buying guns or ammunition. A person must be over 18 years old to purchase a riflle or shotgun, and over 21 to buy a pistol. One of the prize guns owned by The Thibodeauxs is an 1863-model Springfield .58 caliber musket. It is over 100 years old. Clyde Roy is proud of his Springfield Model 1884 rifle and his Winchester No. 270 rifle with scope. In addition to his Japanese machine gun and rifle, both of which were used in combat in the South Pacific during World War II, Martin has a collection of Centennial Flintlock pistols and a 12-gauge "White Powder Wonder," which was used as a hunting gun in the Martin family, starting with his mother's uncle, and later by him and his brothers. He also has a 100-year-old, double-barrel, 12gauge side-hammer shotgun, hand ed down from his wife's grand mother. We regret that space does not allow us to list the many outstand ing guns in these collections. Each of the employees will be glad to give additional information upon ing guns in these collections. Each of the employees will be glad to give additional information upon request, however. In center picture below, Clyde Boy shows his wife, Jeanette, how to shoot Ms caliber automatic High Standard target pistol. Below right, Charlie Major poses with a SO.06 caliber Browning with which he killed a moose In Ontario, Canada, woods last October. ETC 27195 * Page 4, . The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 Safety Must Be in the Forefront When Your Family Takes Up Boating Vacation time -- a year-round time at the Baton Rouge Plant-- calls for safety during any season, but especially during the summer months with boating, skiing, fishing and other summer activities receiv ing lots of attention. The Central Safety Committee, which devotes most of its program to promoting safety on the job, recommends that employees, es pecially those taking vacation dur ing the summer months, use the safety principles learned on the Plant for their vacation--for driv ing on the highway, skiing and operating a boat. Much has been written about safe driving and making sure that your car is safe for vacation driv ing. The wide popularity of boat ing among Plant employees -- for pleasure, for fishing and for hunt ing--make boating safety extreme ly important not only on vaca tions but throughout the yeaT. Boating can be safe, or it can be dangerous. Everyone wants to be safe. The pictures and rules on this page can help you practice safety in boating and skiing. The free course offered to small boat oper ators is quite worth while. Skiing is a popular sport in our area and can be fun and relaxing Wear a Ski Belt if simple safety rules are followed. Below we list a few of the hand signals which should help prevent skiing accidents. Some of us may have gotten a little too old to be skiing enthusi asts, but chances are members of our families will be skiing this summer, either on vacation or in and around Baton Rouge. Atten tion to safety is extremely impor tant in any location. The National Safety Council says that it takes three to water ski safely--one oerson to ski, one to steer with eyes to the front and another to watch the skier and his Boating Traffic Rules Here are some simple traffic "rules of the road" for boat opera tion: 1. Sailboats and other boats without motors have right-of-way over powerboats. 2. Keep to right of rivers, nar row channels, canals. S. When meeting another boat head-on, keep to right. 4. When approaching another boat at an angle, the craft that Is at right has right-of-way. 5. The boat being overtaken has the right-of-way. You can pass on either side, but signal firstone blast to puss on Its right, two on Its left. Walt for answering signal. Each year the Baton Rouge Power Squadron conducts a 14-week course on boating techniques and safety practices for boat operators. The course Is free. Several Ethyl employees participate and one of the members, Shirl Cook, Ind. Chem. Res., is an Instructor. Cook also was an Instructor earlier this year In an advanced boating class and Is shown at left with class participant. Bill Webster. Safety in Boating Can Prevent Tragedy Young Richard Ri the modern chair library. Joining I House were sister and dad. Marvin Guide Berlin Har right, explains t search work to Johnston, Pioneer) Steven, his mot James and Bruce. 6. Fishing boats have right-ofway but are not allowed to ob struct channels. ?. Boats leaving piers or wharves have no right-of-way un til clear. 1 Carolyn Dykes demonstrates an Import ant rule in skiing: be sure to wear a ski belt. hand signals. The Council further suggests that both skiers and those who ride in the boat should be thoroughly familiar with the hand signals developed by the American Water Ski Association. The pictures below, which we obtained from the National Safety Council, illustrate five of the im portant hand signals. In the pic ture at left, Carolyn Dykes, Stores & Sendees, illustrates another im portant aspect of skiing--the wear ing of a ski safety belt. Carolyn was photographed at False River recently by Joe Houghton, Finance, especially for The Antiknock. Experienced boaters know that most boating accidents Involve small boats with outboard motors. The picture above illustrates a number of safety devices recom mended for all small boats. Shown In the picture, distributed by a leading boat engine manufacturer, are I--proper running lights, 2--life jackets for everyone, 5--buoyant seat cushions, 4--anchor and line, 5--bilge pump, 6--distress signal kit, 7--first-aid kit, 8--compass, 9--air horn, 10--flre extinguisher, 11--extra Une (at least 50 ft.), and 12--lantern. Fascinated by the puter in the M,\left, Daryl, mui Patents, Murk atnl their mother. >1 RAD. Compa Employees fl : were being c pany-wide per Savings Bonds Campaign as Th* press time. The * der way on Jir; letter from Pn i Skiing Can Be Fun If Proper Safety Measures--Including Hand Signals--Are Followed SLOWER--palm down, motion downward (as shown), or thnmb down. CUT MOTOR--draw fingers of hand, held flat, across wind pipe in cutting motion. This theme lined < = drives, still e\pr employees "takiu: savings . Bonds and Freed' bond campaign I- ETC 27196 I f yrt 4 ,, /. Refreshments Are Served Open House Held for R&D Families; Includes Visits to Labs and Offices Page 5, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 4 r- 'l ir Young Richard Roof relaxes In one of (he modern chain in the new R&D Lihrury. Joining him during the Open House were sister, Julia, mother Willa, and dad, Marvin Roof, Proc. Des. Approximately 600 persons--R&D employees and members of their families--visited research facilities and offices here in mid-May during the R&D Open House, the first "open house" for employee families in several years. During the R&D Open House the families toured two main areas, the R&D Lab and Pilot Plant Area, as well as offices in the Medical and Personnel Building. The Open House was held on Sunday afternoon, May 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. Refreshments were served throughout the afternoon in the new Library. Invitations were extended to all R&D employees and their families in Baton Rouge. R&D employees served as guides during the afternoon. Frances Garland, und son, Doug regis ter with Neel Gurland, Proc. Des., to visit his office In the M&P Building. Aydell Lambert. Stores & Serv., checks them in. Included in the Lab-Pilot Plant Area for visits by families, in addi tion to the modern library, were the microscopy, infrared, metals and the plastic applications laboratories, mass spectograph, electronic computer and other equipment in the R&D Lab, and the PVC and HA-1 pilot plants. Guide Berlin Harris, Jr., Plastics Res., right, explains the Plastics Lab re search work to the family of James Johnston, Pioneering Res. From left are Steven, his mother, Bernice, David, James and Bruce. Pictured on this page are just a few of the family groups and some of the R&D facilities the visitors were shown during the Open House. Guide Bill Jacobson, R&D Serv., con ducts the family of Larry Holloway, Proc. Des^ through one of the modern laboratories In the R&D Lab Building. From left are Curtis, Scott, Kent in Larry's arms, Mark and their mother, Ellen. 9 Fascinated by the operation of the com puter In the MAP Building are, from left, Daryl, son of Lyndell Reeves, Patents, Mark and Daniel Bergeron, and their mother, Mary Ann Hughmark, R&D. Refreshments were served throughout the afternoon during the Open House. Pictured here is the family of Tommy "Red" Howze, R&D Lab., second from right. They are Beverly and Joe Wayne Williams, Lonnie and Patty McLIn and grandson, Joel Williams, and Mrs. Howze. At extreme right is Elizabeth Williams, Stores & Serv. Our Dew modern library, with Its many new reference books and periodicals and modern facilities, received considerable attention from R&D families during the Open House. The family of Bob Asbury (R&D Adm.)---Bob, bis wife, Elsie, and daughter, Carolyn study one of the new shelves of reference material. James Kao, Eng. & Math. Sciences, and his family enjoy refreshments tn the new Library. From left they are, Jane, Zina and Alice. Companywide Savings Bond Campaign Is Conducted Employees throughout the Plant were being contacted in a Com pany-wide person-to-person U. S. Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares Campaign as The Antiknock neared press time. The Plant drive got un der way on June 23, right after a letter from President George Kir- Thls theme used in earlier Savings Bond drives, still expresses the Importance of employees "taking another look" at the savings possibilities of U.S. Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares. The Plant bond campaign began on June 23. by, explaining the program and the importance of citizen support, was sent to all employees of the Com pany prior to the start of the cor porate campaign. Leo Martin, Emp. Eel., was co ordinator of the Plant Drive Com mittee. Others who served on the committee were: Robert Asbury, R&D; John Coast, Eng.; Chester Holmes, Qual. Cont.; Earl Levy, finance, and A. J. Parker, Maint. Henry Davis, representative of the U.S. Treasury Department Sav ings Bonds Division, spoke to work ers in the Plant Drive prior to the kickoff. He emphasized that more than 10 million Americans are par ticipating in the regular purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds and Free dom Shares through the payroll savings plan. Employees were told by workers that Series E Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares, which can be pur chased only in conjunction with Savings Bonds, have become more attractive for savings. The interest rate on Savings Bonds is 4.25 per cent when held until maturity in seven years. Freedom Shares ma ture in 4% years and pay 5 percent interest. The Company-wide person-toperson campaign was part of a na tion-wide campaign called "Share in America '69." At the time The Antiknock went to press a final report on the par ticipation of employees in the pro gram was not available. Kirby Receives Annual Coates Award President George F. Kirby was honored here recently when he was awarded the twelfth annual Charles E. Coates Memorial Award in recognition of his contributions to his profession and community and for his out standing achieve ments in chemis try and chemical engineering. The award was pre sented on May 29 at a joint ban quet of the Baton Rouge Chapters of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The award was established in 1957 to honor the memory of Dr. Coates, a prominent figure in chemistry and chemical engineer ing in Louisiana. Dr. Coates was formerly head of the LSU chemis try department and dean of the Audubon Sugar School and the LSU College of Pure and Applied Science at LSU. i ETC 27197 Page 6, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 Twenty-One Sons and Daughters of Plant Employees Arejjh ScF The Antiknock is again proud, for the ninth consecutive year, to recognize outstanding scholarship and to salute the high school honor graduates among sons and daughters of Plant employees. The students shown here have distinguished themselves scholastically by ranking among the top 10 per cent of their graduating classes. Many were hon ored by receiving college scholarships or other scholastic honors at graduating exercises in late May. We are pleased that we can present the pictures of these honor stu dents and some of their honors, but regret that space does not allow us to list all of the many scholastic honors they have achieved. The Antiknock is indebted to the school superintendents in the area parishes, to the principals and guidance counselors and their staffs at the various high schools in the area, and to the parents and the honor students themselves for assistance in helping us present this annual salute to outstanding scholarship. At our request, the superintendents contacted the principals who provided, in many instances prior to public announcement, the names of their top graduating students. The parents and students helped complete the project by providing pictures and a listing of the school honors. It is extremely gratifying to note that practically all of the students presented here indicate their plans to attend college. As has been pointed out on many occasions, education for specialization in prac tically all fields has become necessary in today's rapidly changing and increasingly complex professions, whether it be scientific, indus trial, educational, or in some other field. Jobs for the unskilled are be coming almost obsolete. Whatever career these honor graduates choose, they will find that further education is the key to advancement. Finally, our congratulations go to all the other 1969 high school and college graduates for their achievements. We regret that we are unable to recognize all of them by name in our annual salute to scholarship. An article on Page 1 recognizes two daughters and a son of Baton Rouge employees who were named finalists in the Ethyl Merit Scholar ship competition. Early in May they were honored at a dinner by the Company and were presented Ethyl Certificates of Distinguished Schol arship. Two of the three--Kerryl Henderson and Gunner Nelson--are pictured with other sons and daughters of Plant employees on this page and the other, Nike Goodson, is listed below with other daughters and sons of downtown Company employees. Barbara Broussard Barbara Oklynn, daughter of Okley J. Broussard, BAD Lab. Honor gradu ate at Walker High School. Was valedictorian of graduating class. Will attend Southeastern Lou isiana College. She re ceived social science award, yearbook award, and was chosen for hon orary award for scholas tic work. Had four-year perfect school attendance. Eileen Eastin Belinda Bruton Belinda Suzanne, daugh ter of Charles W. Bruton, Medical. Honor graduate of Broadmoor High School. Awarded scholar ship to attend Southern Methodist University In Dallas. Was secretary of Mu Sigma, and member of Spanish Club, Math Club. In addition, was chosen to serve as tutor In mathematics for Broadmoor High. Nancy Greenwood Larry, son of Rolul Ellen, dHUglt Buquol, H-C MAC. Hi is N. Brumfield graduate at Baker MAC. Was School. Received loate at Ki outstanding senior :h School and v arahip to LSU. d LSU. She wns school representative oember of the .N Outstanding Teentgri or Society, Bet America and one ol Mu Sigma. S 12 seniors'* of East 1 chosen to ' Rouge Parish. Pmk school's yeartxi ' of Thespian Club during her member of Mu :tg ir. Beta Club and FTA. "Who's Who In Anted High Schools.' Michael Guillot Thomas Gut Other Baton Rouge Honor Students In addition to the 21 honor graduating sons and daughters of Plant employees pictured on these pages, there were several honor students in the top 10 per cent of their graduating class whose parents work for the Company in downtown offices. They, their parents and schools are Ronald Fournet, son of Dewey J, Foumet, Emp. Rel.--Robert E. Lee High School; Donald Balhoff, son of John T. Balhoff, Com. Dev.--St. Joseph Cathedral Prep School; Nike Goodson, daughter of Norman Goodson, Eng.--Broadmoor High School (See Merit Scholars, Page 1); Bill Hamlin, son of Charles R. "Chuck" Hamlin, Eng.--Glen Oaks High; Lawrence Leventhal, son of Howard Leventhal, Plastics--Baton Rouge High; Constance Richard, daughter of Percy Richard, Int Div.--Woodlawn High, and Richard Tulley, son of Fred Tulley, Plastics--Istrouma. To these students we also extend our sincere congratula tions and best wishes for the future. Eileen, daughter of Wil liam B. Eastln, TEL Op. Honor graduate of Istrouma High School. Will en ter Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Nursing School. Eileen was president of Y-Teens and was chosen a member of the Nation al Honor Society, Mu Sigma and the Beta Club. She was chosen for two years to appear In "Who's Who in American High Schools." Nancy Greenwood Is the stepdaughter of Mitchell R. David, TEL Op. Nancy Is an honor graduate at Istrouma High School. She served as president of the National Honor Society. Was also chosen a mem ber of Mu Sigma, FTA, Y-Teens and served as a member of the Istrouma High School Council. Has not decided on college she will attend. Michael, son of ititas. son ol Guillot, Muint.. ui lick. Ind. Knc honor graduate at iduute nt Itoi' demptorlst High S-< High Sclo-l Michael has decided Of 21 lot- major In mechanical ool students <1 glneering and will at > 100" in 11 LSU. In addition In ilurshlp <-*>n Ing an honor student, LSU Aluiimi has been a member i Scholarship' the school's track li Interviewed > for two years und ctlon and h:i- football team for one of top year. li* in the prsr Gerard Aguillard David Baker Andrew Major Gunner Nelson, Jr. Deidre Orillion Arthur RifTel Dianne Tr Gerard Dale, son of Howard Agulliurd, Sod. Op. Will attend LSU. Was valedictorian at Rougon High School, president of senior class and Polnte Coupee Par ish Junior Leaders, out standing senior 4-H Club boy In parish. Member of Student Council and edi tor of school paper. Re ceived Key Club service award. David, son of Ralph Ba ker, Proc. Dev., Is an honor graduate at Cen tral High School and plans to attend Stanford University, where he re ceived a Stanford Board of Trustees Scholarship. David ranked third In graduating class, presi dent of Stpdent Council and outstanding physics student. Winner of Bausch and Lomb Science Award. Andrew, son of Charles E. Major, Maint. Honor graduate at Shady Grove High School. Received freshman honor award to attend LSU in recognition of superior scholastic achievement. Valedictor ian of senior class, presi dent of Beta Club and of senior class. Editor of school yearbook and re ceived American Legion Leadership Award. Gunner, Jr,, son of Dr. Gunner Nelson, Ind. Chem. Res. Was honor graduate at Woodlawn High School. Was Ethyl Merit Scholar ship finalist (See story. Page 1), and was success ful among 21 local con testants for LSU Alumni Federation Scholarship. Received Bell Science Award and won second place in physics In state rally. Deldre, daughter of Ralph Orillion, TEL-Sod MAC, Honor graduate of Plaquemine High School. She was awarded a scholarship to Southeastern Louisi ana College, but plans to attend LSU. Received PTC scholastic award. Was member of Beta, Journalism and Speech Clubs. Was majorette and chosen for homecom ing court. Arthur Buckle}, me. Glynn L. Rlffel. I Trowlnir. MAC. He is ui HC. She .- graduate at ' nliiiite 111 nil High School and ptai igh School :iii>' attend LSU. As ; leml LotiUi >' of his scholastic . hole Invlitot- nient he was rhoe..i, the colli'u* memlver of the N.idfct Honor Society, Mu Theta, and of Mu School Honor Graduates i Ellen Brumfield Michael Burt Liza Conrad - , U.'i.icic Ellen, daughter of i.v<\ Mo N. Brumfield, TEL- > : K-r 1 MAC. War honor i .1 Theiple at Istrouma f- ...... ms School and will at- i NmLSU. She was chosen ni.itive mber of the National ' ii u-rw Society, Beta Club, l* >( `Hu Sigma. She was ' i l ist H chosen to serve as I'r.-sischool's yearbook edlt lull during her senior Vm.-rt )' .uillutfhomas Gulick Michael, son of William E. Burt, Polymer Re search In Research and Development. Is among the top 1969 graduates at Catholic High School In Baton Rouge. Michael plans to attend LSU. He was chosen a member of the Beta Club and has held outside jobs while attending Catholic High. Kerry! Henderson Liza Catherine, daughter of Frank Conrad, Ind., Cheni. Res. Honor gradu ate of Broadmoor High School und plans to at tend LSU. She was chosen a member of Beta Club, Mu Sigma, and was nam ed to "Who's Who In American High Schools." During senior year she was president of Broad moor Buccurettes, school booster group. Dianne Jordan Page 7, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 Domestic Patents Are Awarded to Nine R&D Employees on Plant Ten important domestic patients have been awarded to Plant em ployee since last fall, attesting to the knowledge and leadership of these employees in various scientific fields. Dr. M. F. "Bim" Gautreaux, general manager of R&D; Dr. Walt Foster, technical director--Chemi cal, and Kenneth Presswood, Tech. Serv., were awarded patents in volving trialkylaluminums. Dr. Gautreaux received a domestic patent on the preparation of high er trialkylaluminums, and Foster and Presswood shared a domestic patent on the separation of olefins from trialkylaluminum materials. Curry Berry, Proc. Dev., received a patent on the preparation of straight-chain carboxylic acids from alkane hydrocarbons, and Wayne Davis, Proc. Eval., shared with former Plant employee Leo Kingrea, now at the Houston Plant, a domestic patent on the production of high molecular weight aluminum alkyls. Dr. Gunner Nelson, Ind. Chem. Res., was awarded a domestic pa tent on the oxidation of olefins to aliphatic acids, and Wilfred H. Thomas, also of Ind. Chem. Res., shared a U. S. patent on organometallic complex compounds with Paul Kobetz, now on rotational assignment at the Detroit Lab. Other domestic patents went to Dr. Julian Honeycutt, Ind. Chem. Res., on the preparation of dialkyllead dichlorides, and to Dr. Richard Gorsich, Ind. Chem. Res., who was granted two U.S. patents on unsaturated and aromatic Grignard reagents. t -Joluuui, son of Walter ti . uasrk, Ind. Eng. Honor B - .it sate at Robert E. ? li Scblligh School. Was sj l'-< i<lrd of 21 local high v uiir.il ii students chosen for i nil site 100" In freshman G nil to Urshlp competition i mlrtiiAlumni Federuh uiImt Scholarships. Tested .irk Uiaterviewed for final :im! lion and was awardfur Me of top scholar- tn the program. Kerryl Lynne, daughter of Samuel R. Henderson, R&D Serv. Was honor graduate at Broadmoor High School. Awarded LSU Alumni Federation Scholarship after being selected one of 21 local contestants. Was Ethyl Merit Scholarship finalist (See story, Page 1). Presi dent of German Club, 4-H Club, and member of Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Mu Sigma, Rus sian and Spanish Clubs. Mildred Dianne, duughter of William H. Jordan, R & D Lab. Serv., and granddaughter of Elzle R. Tate, Stores & Serv. Honor graduate at Istrouma High School. Will at tend LSU. Was chosen member of the National Honor Society, Mu Sigma, and Beta Club. Was elect ed state president of Lou isiana Girls Athletic As sociation. KiffeDianne Troxclair Dale Willard Charles Zeanah *0ane, daughter of Emile |(. TKI Trovcluir, TEL-Sod. !C. She was an honor I'trduate at White Castle Jml pint School and plans to g'" a Hid Louisiana Polyii- uc-hitlc Institute at Rus'h*>n the college to which Nalwus awared a schol'In Alp. She was chosen | Mu Si the "B" Honor Roll i was named outstandmeinber of the school Dale, son of Wilbur Wil lard, Eng. Honor gradu ate at Catholic High School with 8.25 average. Will attend LSU. Chosen school representative for Outstanding Teenager of America. President and top-ranking member of Student Council, received Catholic Youth Leader ship Award, chosen most valuable offensive football player. Member of Key Club. Charles, Jr., son of Charles H> Zeanah, Pub. Rel. Honor graduate at Baton Rouge High School. Will attend Tol&ne Uni versity. Member of Span ish Club, Junior Academy of Sciences, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes. When his father moved his office to New York. Charles Jr., continued to attend Baton Rouge High. WUllain F. McCarthy, Stores 6 Serv., compiled with our request for a pic ture showing four generations of his family. Here "Mac" Is shown at left, with hit great granddaughter, Michele Vlger, 18 months old, being held by her mother, Cindy, who Is Mrs. Robert Vlger and his granddaughter. His daughter, Kathleen, who is Mrs. Hunter Barrtlleaux, is at right. The Antiknock would like to receive other pictures showing four and five generation families. We promise to return the pictures after use. ETC 27199 Page 8, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 7 Six Veteran Plant Employees Retire Six employees who have taken workshop and at his "trailer home" an active part in the many changes on his family's home place south of at the Plant during more than a Geismar. quarter of a century retired from active Company careers in May and June under provisions of the Company's Retirement Income Plan -- two at age 65, and the others by accepting early retire ment. John A. Meades, Laundry oper ator in Stores & Services, and Henry B. Morrison, an operator in TEL Operations, both retired at age 65. Meades retired June 1 and Morrison's retirement was effec tive May 1. Prosper Brown, a loco motive operator in Stores & Serv ices, and Petties Gurney, Morgan Many and Roch Pedarre, all fore men in Maintenance, accepted early retirement, effective May 1. John Meades Meades joined Ethyl in January 1942 and has worked in the Laun dry during his entire time on the Plant. He and his wife reside at 4126 Roberts Street in Zachary and are the parents of one daughter. John plans to do con siderable repair work on his own home and that of his daughter. During this repair work and after wards, he will spend considerable Prosper Brown time in garden work, especially with his flowers. He is also con Brown was a member of the sidering opening a "fix-it shop" in Plant Railroad Crew during his en Zachary to keep busy and at the tire career, hav same time add to his retirement in ing joined the come. Company in Aug ust 1942 as a switchman. H e resides at 910 Ca- melia St. in LaPlace. When con- t a c t e d at the time of his re tirement, his plans for retire ment were indefinite because of the serious illness of Mrs. Brown. (Mrs. Brown died shortly after he began his retirement.) However, he does like gardening and will also devote considerable of his spare time to working with his church in LaPlace. Henry Morrison Morrison joined Ethyl in Sept ember 1944 as an operator helper in TEL Opera tions and was an operator at the time of his retire ment. He and Mrs. Morrison have a son and a daughter, both of whom live on the West Coast. While he has been living at 3369 Riley St., Morrison has pur chased a new home in Columbia Petties Gurney "P. J." Gurney was hired during the early Plant construction days --in April 1937-- as a pipefitter in the Plant con in Caldwell Parish and has moved from Baton Rouge to his new home. He likes to fish and hunt and will do a considerable amount of both, as well as visiting his son and daughter in California. struction forces. He was a foreman Roch Pedarre in General Main Roch Pedarre joined the Company tenance at retire as an instrument mechanic in H-C ment. He and Mrs. Gurney re side on Denham Maintenance i n April 1943. He was a General Road in Pride, Services foreman where he says when he accepted he will have no problems keeping early retirement busy. He will look after the many on May 1. He and duties around his farm, including Mrs. Pedarre re- trading and selling cattle and side at 9123 horses. His one specific plan, how Rushwood Dr. in ever, was to take a trip to Wyom Baton Rouge, and ing this summer. are the parents of two daughters. They have four Morgan Many grandchildren. Pedarre, who has Morgan Many joined Ethyl even before Gurney, in February 1937, and has seen many changes on the Plant. His ca reer also began as a pipefitter, and at the time he accepted early done considerable fishing and hunting, plans to continue to de vote considerable time to this, and to a "hobby shop" where he will repair small home appliances. He says that, since the daughters and grandchildren live in Houston and Shreveport, there will no doubt be many trips to see them. retirement h e was an area foreman in TEL Maintenance. He and his wife, known to many Plant employees as "Bud," will continue to operate their antique shop on the Airline Highway. However, the shop will not interfere with their planned extensive traveling throughout the United States and abroad. He will also spend considerable time in his Two real believers in the value of safety shoes are John- Brister, Power, and Rubin Davis, Sod. Op. Brister demonstrates at left how a 1,200-pound circuit break er would have crushed his toes recently had they not been protected by the steel cap of his safety shoes. His shoe is shown In the small picture at left. At right Davis shows how the wheel of an electric truck used for portable sodium containers rolled across the toe cap of his safety shoe, which protected his foot from serious Injury. Davis Is shown In the small picture at right. There have been many incidents on and off the Plant In which safety shoes have pro tected employees' feet in accidents. If you haven't bought safety shoes, why not protect your feet with these low priced bargains f Shoes can be pur chased at the Stores clothing dispensing counter from noon until 2:45 p.m. each day, Monday through Friday. Employees Receive Masters Degrees Two employees were awarded advanced college degrees as a re sult of attending night classes and other necessary study. Tony Honosky, Ind. Eng., and Bernard Maristany, Econ. Eval., both have been awarded MBA degrees in business administration. Honosky who received his BS degree in industrial engineering from West Virginia University, was awarded his MBA degree at LSU commencement exercises on May 30. Maristany was awarded his masters degree by the Univer sity of Delaware at commencement exercises in early June. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineer ing from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, N. Y. Honosky Maristany Honosky was employed by the Company as a standards engineer in Industrial Engineering in March 1964. Maristany was employed in August 1965 as a senior research economist in Economic Evaluation. Two Awarded Medals for Vietnam Service Two sons of employees have dis tinguished themselves recently by exceptional meritorious service in Vietnam and have been awarded Army medals. Specialist Fifth Class Roy Buquoi, son of Melva Cranford, Traf fic, was awarded the Air Medal, Vietnam Cross for Gallantry, Army Commendation Medal, and the Vietnam Service and Campaign Medal. In addition he received a Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds he received in battle in Vietnam. He is a graduate of Istrouma High School. Sergeant Leo T. Melancon, son of Joseph Melancon (TEL Op.), was awarded the Army Commen dation Medal for meritorious ser vice in Vietnam and the Vietnam Service and Campaign Medal. He also was injured in action early last year as a member of the 25th Infantry Division, and was award ed the Purple Heart Medal. Buquol Melancon Five h Begin Five r reported recently, ing, Kay Karla Pu Developn tion of E ment enq Perry Ray, a p torney. v, in Mom holds a gree in i cal enu and a Ju tor degr< from LSI to joinin he was ; examinei U. S. Pa: Martin Kny M;ir*i In Bntnii I Senlrrs t* ter of ( * Plant Eth>l T.n- A senEthyl E: an anru1 declared at its rv semi-ant: on shan June 30 ii V* B The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 Five New Employees Begin Work on Plant Five new salaried employees reported for work on the Plant recently. They are David E. Mann ing. Kay Martin, Newton Perry, Karla Polito and David L. Ray. Manning is a native of West Palm Beach, Fla., but grew up in Lake Worth, Fla. He received a BS degree in chemi cal engineering from the Univer sity of Florida and has joined the Mechanical Development & Instrument Sec tion of Engineering as an instru ment engineer. Perry is from . Pell City, Ala., and holds BS and MS degrees in industrial engi neering from the University of Alabama. He has been assigned as methods and standards engi neer in Industrial Engineering. Ray, a patent at torney, was born in Monroe and holds a BS de gree in mechanic a 1 engineering and a Juris Doc tor degree in law from LSU. Prior to joining Ethyl he was a patent examiner for the U. S. Patent Office in Washington. Martin Polito Kay Martin und Karla Polito, both born In Baton Rouge, have Joined Stores and Services as typists. Karla Is the daugh ter of Carlo Polito, Eng., long-time Plant employee now stationed In the Ethyl Tower. Credit Union A semi-annual dividend by the Ethyl Employees Credit Union, at an annual rate of 5 percent, was declared by the board of directors at its regular meeting in June. The semi-annual dividend will be paid on share accounts of record on June 30. Rills Combines Work and Hobbies in Retirement Editor's Note; Insurance authorities and others agree that keeping busy at a hobby or a part-time job of enjoyable work that health permits is recommended for retirement years instead of the proverbial retire ment "rocking chair." Many of our Plant annuitants are folloiving that advice. In this issue we present the third in a series of articles telling of the activities of these annuitants. For a quarter of a century until his retirement in July 1963, Isidore Henry Rills, or who is better known as "Izzy" Rills, was a carpenter on the Plant. His hobby was cooking. Since 1963 Izzy has been leading an active and full retirement life doing those same two things--car pentering and cooking--but doing them according to his schedule, not that of someone else. Izzy and Mrs. Rills continue to live in Plaquemine (111 Division Street) as he did when he was working on the Plant. He joined the Company in January 1938, while construction of the Plant was in its early days, as a carpen ter in TEL Maintenance. He ac cepted early retirement in July 1963, some 25 years of Company service later. He is chairman of the building committee for the Plaquemine Knights of Columbus Council No. 970. -The Council is now in the process of building a Council home with considerable recrea tional facilities at a cost of about $150,000. When the Council was looking for someone qualified to supervise the construction--and perhaps help out a little on it-- they had to look no further than Council member Izzy Rills. He served for three terms as grand knight of the Council, as a trustee for six years and as a warden for two years. Since then he has progressed to the post of district deputy for the 16th K. of C. District, which comprises the areas of Plaquemine, Port Allen, Morganza and New Roads. Izzy hasn't forgotten his hob by, however. For most of the functions of the K. of C. Council he is "chief cook" and enjoying it On many occasions he takes over the cooking for functions of the St. John Catholic School at Plaquemine. Despite these functions, Izzy still finds time to devote a consid erable amount of his time to work in his own workshop, building various types of cabinets, refinish ing cabinets and other furniture, and painting refrigerators and washing machines. Also, on occa sion, he still does carpenter repair work. Izzy is an outstanding example Rills continues to do carpenter work during his retirement and is shown here putting the finishing touches on a cabi net he has built. Izzy Rills has been active (or many years In Knights of Columbus activities. Here he reviews building plans with Gary Hebert, grand knight of the Pla quemine K. of C. No. 970 Council. of one who follows the advice of keeping busy at enjoyable work and hobbies during retirement. He believes in making contributions of time and work to his church and friends, and he is "at home" in his workshop doing the things he en joys. However, Izzy was quick to as sure us on The Antiknock that nothing interferes when a buddy comes by and says "Let's go fishing or take a trip!" He's ready to go --to enjoy his retirement through recreation! Are You Ready For Retirement? How about your retirement? If you are getting ready to retire --or if you have already started your retirement--those years after retirement can be good years if you do some planning and arrang ing. Here are some basic ideas that can help. On the positive side, watch your diet, exercise moderately to stay fit, avoid accident risks, and plan your living arrangements by developing hobbies, by providing for ample recreation and by adopting outside activities such as small business, a part-time job or community activities. This advice comes from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. On the negative side, here are six ways to RUIN your retire ment. These were passed on to employees of the Service Pipeline Co. some time ago in their company publication. "1. Show everyone 'how young' you are by mowing that big yard at one time, lifting that heavy weight, or otherwise being that 'old ball of fire'! "2. Be a super-loafer--close the blinds and sleep, watch tele vision, or read all the time! "3. Don't sell big old house--smaller, less costly, easierkept quarters for you and your wife would be an inconvenience! "4. Take off and move away from your friends and relatives --in a strange city at your age it will be easy to make friends and start a new life! "5. Never investigate where you intend to make your retire ment home. Take the word of some travel folder and forget about rent, high taxes, unfriendly people, 'rheumatism' and the cost of living! "6. Don't let reduced income spoil your fun--remember that everyone in your age bracket is expected to own a fancy new car, a boat and a swimming pool! The loan company may be chasing you, but just think of the splendid impression you will make on your neighbors!" '.lift. BUY U.S. SAVINGS l BONDS NOW Rills Is proud of his cabinet work, such as this TV cabinet which he l* reflnIshing. He combines work with a lot or recreation for enjoyable retirement. Rills, at left. Is the Building Committee chairman for recreational facilities being constructed by the Plaquemine K. C. Council. He is reviewing plans for the swim ming pool here with C. B. McKinney, general contractor on the job. ETC 27201 Page 10, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 Service Anniversaries 35 Years Alvaii l`i TEL Cen. Lawrence G. Cllver Assistant Manager, Operations 25 Years TEL-Sod. Lincoln Agnew H-C MAC Lloyd Aitaxln RAD Lab. Bertln Babin Stores A Serv. Wendell Blackwell Stores A Serv. Edwin <J. Lorta Safety Engineer, Safety Dominick Bova TEL Op. Paul Burns Malnt James Carr RAD Lab. Albert Carter H-C Gen. Serv. Robert 1.. . Everett M A. Ml<-h:.. l Wnyne It. ' Nhm*y I.. I David \\. I Itnherl -I. I Kenneth I Man^ Harold GUI Stores A Serv. Rudolph F. Williams Superintendent, Stores A Services Nolton Leger TEL Op. Vernon Hull TEL Op. William Marks H-C Op. (Continued on Next Page) ETC 27202 New 1 !(>!! . Jack K.u.K- lle cnni'ritM treasurer, are .Melvin man--Kmii'i to erve :i r--Operatrn.. Eth> Tw. w m 'i 25 Years Continued Atvun Profit TEL tien. Serv. Davis Riiyborn Stores St Serv. Frank Salem! TEL-Sod. MAC Joseph Savoy, Jr, TEL-Sod. MAC Lee Sibley TEL-Sod. MAC 20 Years Roman Alford Pub. Rel. J. D. Tullier, Jr. Truffle Page 11, The Antiknock, May-June, 1969 Sixteen Promoted -- George Savoy H-C MAC James Wilson TEL-Sod. MAC (Continued from Page 1) Evaluation and has begun a rota tional assignment at the Detroit Labs. Other R&D employees receiving promotions included William Cox and Jerry Janes, both of whom ad vanced to process development en gineers in Process Development, Kenneth Lewis, Joseph Mass and Robert Whitehead, who were named process engineers for the Hydrocarbon, TEL and PVC Area Groups of Tech Services, respec tively, and James S. Richard, who was promoted to color chemist in Plastics Research. In Manufacturing promotions, Melvin Brown became mechanical foreman in H-C Maintenance, Pax ton Sholar moved up to General Services foreman in General Main tenance, and Reginald Woest, Jr., advanced to mechanical foreman in Construction. James Walker trans ferred from Engineering and was promoted to manpower coordinator in the Maintenance Control Group, succeeding Sholar. Claude Catania transferred from Industrial Engineering to Produc tion Scheduling and Distribution in the Ethyl Tower and was pro moted to assistant supervisor. Engineering employees who ad vanced were Douglas Henderson to mechanical development engineer, Carl Hillman to senior mechanical development engineer, and Clifton Kees to mechanical development engineer, all in the Mechanical De velopment Section on the Plant. Montgomery succeeds Harry Zimmerman as manager of the Polymer Division in Plastics. Zim merman has assumed a new posi tion of manager, New Market De velopment, for the Plastics Divi sion. In announcing the reassign ment, Dr. Clarence Neher, vicepresident and general manager of the Plastics Division, stated that Zimmerman would concentrate his efforts on helping the Company "develop a position in building products similar to the pre-eminent one that we now have in packag ing materials." John Sieberth Patents Other Awards IS Years Robert L. Johnson, Ind. Chem. Res. 10 Years Everett M. Marlett, Ind. Chem. Res. 5 Years A. Michael Barr, Plastics Res. Wayne B. Birch, Tech. Serv. Nancy L. Brock, R&D Lab. Serv. David W. Bunch, Proc. Eva!. Robert J. Fanning, Proc. Dev. Kenneth F. Federico, Proc. Des. Pictures Not Available Pictures of the following employees who observed service anniversaries in May and June were not available: 30 Years --Julius Henderson, H-C Op^ Harrison Johnson, Stores A Serv., and Henry Wright, H-C Op. 26 Years-- Alter Duplessis, TEL Op., Lloyd Rachal, TEL-Sod. MAC, and Billie Scott, Purch. A Traffic. ymHOW'S ATTENDANCE? Management Club Officers Are Installed Mass New 1969 officers of the Ethyl Management Club were Installed on June 6 by Jack Rooks, regional director of the National Management Association, at left. He congratulates A1 Smith, president, Harry Loflin, vice-president, James Nelson, treasurer, and Art Stevenson, secretary. New members of the board of directors are Melvin "Preacher" Kyle--Operations, Howard Wascon^-MAC, Robert Waitman--Engineering, and Donald Stallings -Ethyl Tower. Board members continuing to serve are Jay Boss--Plant Offloe, Thad Bridges Maintenance, Francis Henchy --Operations, George Lawrence--RAD, Frank Orlandi--RAD, and Ralph Dupuy-- Ethyl Tower. Walker ETC 27203 <D C E ru <D U e> >S to co O CO u JD LO 00 "O 00 u <c T Partici|Ktt Jr., Donut Brazier. It Charles M Schoo Main Va Sch.' on the V many en A n<" and Cmi' or have : A con- in electi a recently employesigned tthey con1 rate of r satisfar!course. ' week cot and D J ; Mainten.- ` Ten oi Service plete a , pies in f. ; for two each Tu- subjects torque, chanical ; Training ; ~ t' rf ETC 27204 This is .* . i William < C;iiihp>, t.\' Triche r I Is unult-r > October I Kickoff Set itTAntiknock 'They Get Help When You Help Is Theme of United Givers Campaign Vol. 31--No. 7 & 8 July-August 1969 Participating: In a mechanical principles course are from left Wilfred Van Norden, Jr.p Donnltt Thames. Clarence Turner (partially bidden), Fabian Roberta, Andrew Brazier, Instructor John Furr, Sidney Mallet, James McGeorge, Mike Mitchell and Charles Morgan. McBurnett Smith, not shown, also Is a member of the daw*. School Days Continue Maintenance Employees Participate in Variety of Self-Improvement Training School days do not stop for many employees when they begin work on the Plant. Training for advancement has been a regular practice for many employees in practically all departments and areas of the Plant. A good example is the variety of recent training in the Maintenance and Construction Section, where six different programs are in progress or have been completed. A course in practical instruction in electrical cable splicing has just recently been completed by five employees. This course was de signed to train electricians so that they could be detailed, at a higher rate of pay, as cable splicers after satisfactorily completing the course. Instructors for the fiveweek course were Edward Rushing and D. J. "Junior" Keller, both of Maintenance. Ten employees in TEL General Services were scheduled to com plete a course in mechanical princi ples in late August. The class met for two hours, from 3 to 5 p.m. each Tuesday, and studied such subjects as levers, gears, pulleys, torque, pressure and other me chanical subjects. John Furr, Training, has been the instructor. Another similar course is schedul ed to start when the current one is complete. Eleven employees are enrolled in a Maintenance training class for mechanical helpers which will last for about a year. Sam Boudinot, Maint., is serving as instructor for the course. It is designed to provide the related technical information needed for these employees to pro gress to third class mechanics in their own crafts, as they partici pate in the mechanic helper train ing program. A fourth training session is a refresher course in electrical com ponents and is being presented to Hydrocarbon Area electricians by Plant technical personnel. The (Continued on Page 2) Hurricane Camille with its tremendous tragic toll of human lives and almost unbelievable property damage on August 17 emphasizes again the concern of each of us for our fellow man and the need to share our blessings with those who are less fortunate. The Red Cross which is supported by our United Givers and by contributions from throughout the country, spent many millions of dollars in hurri cane relief. Many Ethyl employees The Cover also joined with other Baton Rouge citizens and others throughout the Mitchell "Coon" David, TEL Op., gets a first-hand report on the state in helping to fill numerous truck caravans of food, clothing and other needs which were do nated for Mississippi Gulf Coast value of our support of the Retarded Children Workshop, through the Capital Area United Givers campaign, as he talks with Sandra, one of the young people victims of the terrible storm. In approximately a month em ployees will have an opportunity to who Is working at the Workshop. David was one of the members of the Ethyl Steering Committee who visited the Workshop, the share with the less fortunate and Cerebral Palsy Center and the to help provide better communities in the six parishes of the Baton Rouge Area through the Capital American Red Cross on August T to observe how our United Givers support Is put to use. Area United Givers campaign. In fact, "they get help when you help" is the theme of this campaign which is supported each year by our Ethyl "One Gift For All" Drive. The Ethyl "One Gift For All" Drive will kick off on October 1 at the same date as the Capital Area United Givers campaign gets under way. The Plant drive will be coordinated by the Steering Committee of which Gene Ponti, Maint., is chairman. He and other members of the Committee have been working on the drive for sev eral weeks and on August 7 visited the East Baton Rouge Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Cere bral Palsy Center and the Retarded Children's Workshop to observe the work of these agencies. Other members of the Commit tee are the three co-chairmen: Wil lie Dipaola, TEL-Sod. M&C, presi dent of UMW; E. D. Mitchell, Qual. Cont., president of AOWU; and W. D. "Cotton" Lloyd, Ethyl Tower; and J. O. Aucoin, H-C M&C; Lew Barnum, Pub. Rel.; Thomas Chapman, PVC Maint.; George Creaghe, Ethyl Tower; Hubert Crook, Ethyl Tower; Mitchell "Coon" David, TEL Op.; Ken Dorland, Ethyl Tower; Simon Elliser, TEL-Sod. M&C; Charles Guidry, Stores & Serv.; Joseph Houghton, Finance; Earl Levy, Fi nance; Leo Martin, Emp. Rel.; George McKenney, Stores A Serv., will serve as loaned executive to work lu the United Givers headquarters this fall. McKenney will be on loan from the Company to help coordinate the forth James Nelson, Sod. Op.; A. J. Robichaux. R&D; Ervin White, H-C Gen. Serv.; Albert Wright, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C, and H. K. Wright, H-C Op. coming Capital Area United Givers campaign. (Continued on Page 3) This Is a class for mechanical helpers which will last about a year. From left are William Coone, Albert Adams, Jr., Instructor Sam Boudinot, Sam Rlngo, Ronald Causey, Everett LeBauve, Dana Keowen (facing Boudinot), Charles King, Vernon Trlche (facing right), John Impson (partially hidden) and Charles Lott. Not shown Is another member of the class, Camille Macaluso, Members of the Steering Committee listen attentively as the work of the Retarded Children Workshop on Wayne Drive Is explained by James Summers, manager (not shown). The workshop la one of the United Givers agencies supported by our contributions. Shown from left are J. O. Aucoin, E. D. Mitchell, Earl Levy, Tom Chapman, Mitchell David and Willie Dipaola. In the foreground, Buddy, one of the children we help, la packaging Ash bolts. ETC 27205 Page 2, The Antiknock, July-August, 1969 Maintenance Employees (Continued From Page 1) course, which has just begun, has already covered three hours of study on electrical transformers. It is planned that such things as AC and DC motors, alarm and control circuits, motor controls, lighting circuit protection and power dis tribution systems will be covered before the course is terminated in approximately a year. A special course on instrumenta tion was attended by two foremen in Maintenance in late July and early August. The cooperative course was conducted by an in strument manufacturer and was financed by several local plants. Henry Miller and James M. Walker, both of Maintenance, par ticipated in the two-week course, which was held at Copolymer. Another course, this one in me chanical sketching, was getting un der way as The Antiknock went to press. The group will meet once a week for two hours. Eay Metternich, Training, who is serving as instructor, said the course was de signed to train employees in field mechanical sketching. Five employees are shown learning how to splice electrical cable In the pictures at left. From top, Jimmy Vernon, Jr., checks Insulation on an electrical cable. Next, Fred Roberts gets pointers from Foreman Edward Rushing on how to tape an electrical conductor. In the third picture, Foreman "Junior" Keller explains to Leslie McGrew how to test the molten lead for cable splicing with a piece of paper. In the fourth picture, Charles Devall "bastes" Insulation on cable with hot oil In cable-slicing class. At bottom, John Paul Jones makes a "plumber's wipe" to seal a cable splice with molten lead. Johnny Jenkins Returns From Military Service Johnny Jenkins, TEL Op., who returned to the Plant recently from military service, had an in teresting assignment with the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit. Johnny completed his three year assignment in late May after leav ing his job here and reporting for duty in May 1966. He reported to Fort Polk for basic training and Six New Salaried Employees Hired Six new salaried employees have reported for work on the Plant re cently. They are Henry E. Broemmelsiek, James R. Meyer, Wesley S. Saia, Gail Decuir, Jo Ann Morris, and Katherine Neal. Broemmelsiek has joined Process Design as a senior process design engineer. He is a native of Terre Haute, Ind., and received his BS degree in chemic a 1 engineering from Rose Poly technic Institute. He has been em ployed in Baton Rouge by WalkHaydel and Asso ciates since 1965 and has been as signed to the Plant for a number of years. Meyer is a mechanical engineer in the Mechanical Development Section of Engi neering. Even though he was born in Balti more, M d., he considers Baton Rouge his home town. He receiv ed a BS degree in mechanical engin e e r i n g from LSU and an MS degree in the same field from Georgia Tech. Jim was a summer employee on the Plant in 1966. Saia, who has also joined Me chanical Develop ment--as an en gineering assis tant -- was born in New Orleans. He received a BS degree in indus trial technology at LSU. Katherine Neal, one of the new clerical employees, was rehired on the Plant and was assigned to file clerk in Engineering. She worked on the Plant previously in 1966 and 1967. Jo Ann Morris and Gail Decuir have joined Stores and Services as typists. Decuir Morris Neal The Antiknocks bowling team won the championship in the Mixed Summer Bowling League on August 19. Runnerup was TEL Maintenance. Eight teams partici pated during the season, which be gan May 13. -CLASSIFIED ADS- For Sale AIR CONDITIONER -- 8,500 BTU window unit, 220 volts. $35. Phone 343-6977. AUTOMOBILE -- 1968 Mustang, V-8, standard transmission, with radio and heater. Low mileage and still in war ranty. Phone 356-2689. TRAILER -- 1967 Scotty Hi-Lander 15-ft. camping or traveling trailer. Sleeps six people. Extras are awning, commode, two jacks, extension coru, water hose and TV antenna. $1,095. Phone 924-4003. HW-12 TRANSCEIVER -- $75. or will trade for Citizen Band rig of equal value. Phone 926-2623. AUTOMOBILE--1960 Falcon with air conditioning. $300. Phone 358-3125. AUTOMOBILE -- 1966 Mercedes, diesel, air conditioned. $2,495. Phone 625-2296 in Maringouin. BARBED WIRE -- Six rolls -- new. $45. Phone 654-8482 after 4:30 p.m. CEMETERY PLOTS -- Four plots to gether in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Phone 924-2141, DINETTE SET -- Table and' four chairs, in excellent condition. $25. Phone 924-6840. For Sale or Trade AUTOMOBILE--1956 Rambler sta tion wagon, six cylinder, radio and heat er, four new tires and in perfect condi tion. Will trade for pick-up truck of equal value or sell for $800 cash. Phone 355-4822 after 4 p.m. or 357-7863 any time. Wanted CANOE -- Aluminum canoe with square back. Phone 355-8311 before 2 p.m. OKRA -- Bushel or more of small fresh green velvet okra. Phone 343-8326. DINETTE SET -- Small five-piece with formica top. Phone 927-0622. ELECTRIC HOIST -- Vi hp. man made hoist for boats. Phone 357-4525 after 3 p.m. FOOTBALL TICKETS--Two season (tickets) books to New Orleans Saints football games. $117. Phone 357-4672. LOT -- 85-ft. x 172-ft. on Pasadena Drive in Park Forest Subdivision. $7,300. Phone 664-4647. was then assigned to the preven tive medicine unit for 13 months in Korea. After his return from Korea he was assigned to Fort Holabird, in Maryland, for 18 months. During his assignment in Korea and in Maryland his work involved pa tients with communicable diseases. Despite the interesting assign ment, Johnny says he was glad to return to the Plant. MISCELLANEOUS -- Westinghouse Laundermat washing machine, front load: Premier gas stove and apartment size electric dryer, all in excellent con dition. Phone 342-7306. MOVIE CAMERA -- Regular 8 m.m. Mansfield Holiday with three lenses, turret and exposure meter. In excellent condition. $20. Phone 355-8311 before 2 p.m. daily. TELEVISION -- New Motorola color console with 23-in. screen. Phone 926-0525. ..Published for Employees at Ethyl's . Principal , Manufacturing . Research St Development Center,'' Baton Rouge. , The purposes vl THE-.ANTI KNOCK arc to communicate . 1 V The accomplishment*;.anil ;etivltles of Elhyl people. The performance timl [riigress of our Company.., .^ i *' ' . : ' t : The value ami results of .tcuriv' work at our Baton Rouge. Plant. -i The continuing uml increasing. need for ,a greater apprecia tion of our American way of life. ! Members oi to observe and CharicTaylor. ph> therapist. e Sod. Op., u young path' 'They (Coni The go; United G encompnson Rouge. James and ishes, is increase o' ployees u pledging II $6 of eavl hour's p;t\ the 53 as Capital A i Further paign \vd! Daily Bull teer soln-! 1 each emp`1 your Fair ! I Your | After j j knew the 1 get Coiinc j amounts j This > is approx: increase i> demands ! The tTherefore the vario1 on their | American - Council Blundtm It*Boy Scout* Camp Fire Cancer >..< (j Catholic >"i < Cerebral 1` ' Coiitiminil' t Cystic Kit" Fnmil> ........ (ilrl Scout 1 Legal Aid Louisiana I Louisiana ' National A National 1National 1CRed Retarded < St. Joseph Sulvatinll V Travelers t United II.- .: United Sea. u.s.o. VolunteerY.M.C.A. Y.W.C.A. Ascension I' Livingston West Baton I Other Pari'1 Vo|p pari bui.' allocation* in r*rrlM from r ETC 27206 Page 3, The Antiknock, July-August, 1969 f r' r 1 `:i : I :1 .i \.i | :-! I, KI,. r .1 h ,1 Annuitant Holden and hie wife have only a few steps to walk from their home to get to his bout slip where they do some leisurely Ashing. They live In Madisonvllle In a brick home near the Tchefuncte River. 'If You Don't Have a Hobby, Get One' Members of the Steering Committee group also visited the Cerebral Palsy Center to observe the work of this agency. Above, Albert Wright, TEL-Sod. MAC, left, and Charles Guidry, Stores A Serv., right, observe the exercises given by Dianne Tuyior, physical therapy aide, to a young victim as Gordon Setoon, chief physical therupist, explains the treatment. Below, at right, David, Mitchell, and Jim Nelson, Sod. Op., watch as Mrs. Melinda Lawson, speech clinician, works with another young patient. They Set Help1-- (Continued from Page 1) The goal of the Capital Area United Givers campaign, which encompasses Ascension, East Bat on Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, St. James and West Baton Rouge par ishes, is $1,500,000, an 8 percent increase over last year. Plant em ployees will be asked to help by pledging their Fair Share, which is $6 of each $1,000 earned, or one hour's pay per month, to support the 53 agencies included in the Capital Area Campaign. Further information on the cam paign will be forthcoming in The Daily Bulletin and through volun teer solicitors who will contact each employee. Plan now to give your Fair Share when contacted. Your Support Helps Many Agencies After their drive was completed last fall and the United Givers knew the amount of money that would be available for 1969, their Bud get Council allocated funds to the various participating agencies. The amounts designated for each agency are indicated below. This year, the budget for the six-parish area will be $1,500,000, which is approximately 8 percent more than was contributed last fall. The increase is needed to help various agencies take care of their increased demands because of the growth of this area. The total of requests by various agencies is well over $1,500,000. Therefore, it is quite important for United Givers to reach their goal so the various agencies can receive the funds they need in 1970 to carry on their programs which are so vital to this area. American Social Health Aun. Council on Alcoholism Blundon Home Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Cancer Society Catholic Youth Organisation Cerebral Palsy Assn. Community Aun. for Welfare of School Children Cyntlc Fibrosis Family Counseling Girl Scouts Legal Aid Louisiana Heart Asso. Louisiana. Asso. for Mental Health National Assembly National Connell on Crime and Delinquency National Recreation Assn. Red Cross Retarded Children St. Joseph's Home Salvation Army Travelers Aid United Health Foundation United Seamen's Service u.s.o. Volunteers of America Y.M.CA. Y.W.C.A. Ascension Parish Livingston Parish West Baton Rouge Other Parishes $ 1,238 18330 13,496 101,100 45,300 33,601 41,208 68,485 16,615 6,500 68,441 10,804 19,294 34.222 10303 321 141 511 168349 29,313 36.424 58,145 321 600 386 12.050 33,665 90.000 26.660 42,853 10,500 21.900 9,526 Net# peittealafir (bat tfee ailotattooa ia rwetnlttea *f asUoaal wyMiliUloM wbleb 6s aot have toeal tbs aSrtee, eocmsH, lafermattoa mad terriem that chasten nedn wnall a eemmaalty like can ntcUrn from the** ortaoteaUeM. Is Advice of Annuitant John Holden Editor's Note: Insurance authorities and others agree that keeping busy at a hobby or a part-time job of enjoyable work that health permits is recommended for retirement years instead of the proverbial retire ment "rocking chair." Many of our Plant annuitants are following that advice. In this issue toe present the fourth in a series of articles telling of the activities of annuitants. "If you don't have a hobby when you retire try to adopt one, such as repairing furniture, operating a work shop or starting a garden." That's the advice that Annuitant John Holden would suggest for a relaxing and happy retirement. Holden, now nearly 75 years old, retired in October 1959 after a 21- year active career at the Plant that began when he was employed in December 1938. At the time he ac cepted the Company's early retire ment offer in 1959 he was a fore man in TEL Maintenance. Holden is emphatic in his sugges tion to annuitants and soon-to-be annuitants that they plan to do "what they really like best to do." At the same time, he reminds them that they need to have something to occupy their minds and to keep busy--not necessarily "hard man ual work but something to keep them busy," with some relaxation thrown in each day. He and Mrs. Holden live at 111 Cedar Street, Madisonville, in St. Tammany Parish. They built a beautiful brick home right near the Tchefuncte River. An in dication of what he does with much of his time is the fact that his home is equipped with an outside "Ashfrying" kitchen and dining area. Holden said proudly that the boat which he keeps in his boat house is the same one his co-work ers in TEL Maintenance presented to him as a retirement gift almost 10 years ago. "I never appreciated any gift I Holden poses in the boat which his ooworbers in TEL Maintenance presented to him at his retirement In 1959. "I never appreciated a gift more than this," he said. In background are his boathouse and his attractive brick home. have received more than this boat, nor have I ever made more use of a gift than I have of it," he stated. "I have used this boat practically every day and I have hauled lit erally thousands of pounds of Ash in it after successful Ashing trips.'* He extends invitation to all of his friends at the Plant to visit him at any time. He says the outside Ashfrying kitchen and dining room is "ready and waiting!" Mrs. Holden advised at press time that they came through Hur ricane Camille without damage at their home in Madisonville. ETC 27207 T Page 4, The Antiknock, July-August, 1969 Twelve Employees Begin Retirement Jones Leadership Brings National Honors Eleven Plant employees and a former long-time Engineering em Under the leadership of Kenneth activities. The local chapter also I ployee on the Plant have begun their Ethyl retirement after completing Jones, Finance, the Baton Rouge won the national association's i long service with the Company. Included in these new annuitants are Chapter of the National Associa Carter Trophy for showing the 10 veteran employees who retired at age 65 and two who accepted early tion of Accountants won national greatest improvement during the retirement, all under provisions of the Company's Retirement Income year. Five aclr annuitants Plan. Jones, shown in the picture at F,< i Retiring at age 65 are Richard L. Blackledge, TEL-Sod. M&C; Hervey H. Bodden, Maint.; Sidney J. Breaux, TEL-Sod. M&C; Lewis "Lum" Decker, Eng.; Burrette B. Merrell, TEL-Sod. M&C; Roy J. "Jerry" Monahan, Prod. Sch. & Dist.; Vivian R. "Sarge" Varnado, Stores & Ser vices; William C. Walsworth, Stores & Services; Jesse R. Walton, H-C Op., and Allen B. Williams, TEL Op. Decker, who spent most of his 22-year career in Engineer ing on the Plant, was assigned to the Ethyl Tower at the time of his retirement. Accepting early retirement were Byron Gouner, and William J. Mc Farland, both of Maintenance. Sidney Breaux Breaux, who retired on July 1, worked at the Plant since he joined the Company here in September 1942 in TEL Maintenance. He was a pipefitter when he retired. He and his wife live at 9717 Mollylea Drive in Baton Rouge. He has no specific plans for retirement other than taking care of a small garden and some flowers. "Lum** Decker Decker began his retirement on July 1, after 22 years of service. He joined the Company as a Mainten ance engineer in December 1947. He and Mrs. Decker reside at 446 honors in competition with more left with the Carter Trophy, re ceived the banner and this trophy at the national convention held in New York in late June. Promoted to Colonel Fred D. Coile, TEL-Sod. M&C, has advanced to the rank of colonel in the U. S. Army Reserves. He was awarded his cov eted "eagles" in early August. Fred has been very active in U. S. Army Re serve work for Annuitan died on Ju! Lake Hospi1 held at Sec' 8, and rein: July 9 at 1 Catholic Ch the Port II tery. Survivorfive sons, h thers and He joinct and worke< vices until nent and to November I (We Tgr* Jarrett wa> Richard Blackledge Blackledge, who retired on August 1, had worked at Ethyl since he joined the Company here in February 1944 as a machinist helper. He was a crane operator when he retired. He and his wife live at 3145 Oakcrest Drive in Baton Rouge. His retirement plans are to do repair work around his home and to continue his active church work. His travel plans in clude a visit to a son in Gastonia, N. C. Hervey Bodden Bodden's retirement was effec tive May 1. He joined Ethyl in February 1942 as a painter and was a painting foreman in Main tenance at the time he retired. He and his wife live at 3645 Byron St. His retirement plans are to take it easy until he is "completely over" a recent operation for a slipped disk in his back. North St. He plans to stay busy since he will continue to direct the Capital City Dog Obedience Club of which he is president. He will also continue as a supervisor of guard forces for the LSU Athletic De partment sports events, such as football and basketball games and track. Decker also plans to serve as an instrument instructor at the Baton Rouge Vocational Technical School. Byron Gouner Gouner accepted early retire ment, effective July 1. He joined the Company in July 1937 as a millwright in Construction, and when he retired was planner in M&C Planning. He and his wife re side at 1340 Chevelle Drive in Baton Rouge. His plans for retire ment are to take care of a variety of pot plants, spend some time at his camp on False River and, in the fall, to do some squirrel hunt ing. than 200 other U. S. chapters in the 1968-69 club year during which he served as president. The local chapter won sixth place and a banner in competition for the NAA's coveted Stevenson Trophy with its varied program of William McFarland McFarland accepted early re tirement in July. He was hired in March 1941 in Construction and until recently had been chief su pervisor in TEL Maintenance. He and Mrs. McFarland live at 3603 Sherwood Drive. They plan to do considerable fishing and "to take things easy" at his camp on Grand River. If his health permits, he is considering buying a trailer for ex tensive traveling. Mac has held practically all of the high Masonic offices in the Baton Rouge area and will continue his active participa tion in this organization. 26 years and up until recently was assigned to the U. S. Army Staging Station, which is headquartered here. He has been working on the Plant for for more than 22 years. vices. He and his wife reside in Jackson, La. His plans are to take trips at least twice a year, with his first trip being one to Florida. He will also keep busy caring for his chickens, turkeys and guineas, and helping his wife with a large flower garden. William Walsworth Walsworth's retirement was ef fective August 1. His service with Ethyl dates back to 1939 when he was hired as a safety inspector in Construction. He retired as a Stores warehouseman in Stores and Services. He and his wife live Paul Maj< ployee froi f ment in S New Road- Survival son, brothfi He was v\ the early VHe former1] facturing j World W;i'| Engineerm J until he u i j to the Eth- j | J"'\ at 4724 Lemonwood Drive in Baton j Annuit.o I Burrette Merrell Rouge. His plans for retirement in | Daniel. 6*2.1 clude a great amount of fishing and ! Orleans : Merrell retired on August 1. His hunting. He will work in his hobby j conducted time with the Company dates back shop and devote some time to his Pleasant ! to November 1944 when he was garden. He will also take a trip Pine Gro\ hired as a machinist in TEL Main soon to Oak Ridge, Tenn., to visit Harrell C< tenance. He and his wife reside at a daughter, and later will take an He was - 700 Jumonville Street in Plaque- extended trip to the West Coast to and one <r ' i mine. His plans for retirement are visit relatives. He joim to spend a considerable amount of 1944 as a his time working in his flower gar Jesse Walton was a \v> den and workshop. He will occa sionally take a trip to Houston to Walton retired on July 1 with when he and total <> see a ball game. more than 30 years of service. He 1962. joined Ethyl in March 1939 as a "Jerry" Monahan helper in the then Ethyl Chloride Operations. When he retired he I (W> n-c ' MrDntik-l v Monahan retired on July 1. His Company service began in January 1935 in Deepwater, N. J., as a tank car inspector. At the time of his re tirement he was a staff assistant in Production Scheduling and Dis tribution. He and his wife live at was an H-C operator. He and his wife reside at 3466 Sherwood Drive in Baton Rouge. His plans are to enjoy his leisure time to the fullest. He will take a trip or two each year and plans to take a trip soon to Australia to visit a niece. Ye. I Vernon ; Op., was i 20 at tinRouge ` i Hospital j suffering 884 Parlange Drive in Baton , parent in Gouner McFarland Merrell Monahan Rouge. His plans are to do a little Allen Williams tack at hi fishing, make numerous trips to Houston to visit his daughter and, in the fall, to take a trip East to the New Jersey area. "Sarge" Varnado Varnado retired effective July 1 after 32 years of service, having joined the Company in October 1937 as a helper in Construction. When he retired he was a Laundry working leader in Stores & Ser Williams retired on July 1. He had been employed on the Plant in March 1937 as a Construction worker. At time of his retirement he was an operator in TEL Opera tions. He and his wife reside in Denham Springs. He will keep quite busy on his 100-acre farm and plans to travel extensively in the future. His immediate plans call for a visit to his daughter in Dallas and, later, a trip to the West Coast. ! Religious I vices Wei at the horst I- Home, w torment Greenonk-; Survive- two sonV brothet l ploved <>e * Sod. M&C | tions. j He was ETC 27208 Page 5, The Antiknock, July-August, 1969 - 9*t M&m&Uam - Five active employees and three erations and had completed 31 annuitants died in recent weeks. years of service, having joined the Edward Jarrett Company in June 1938. Annuitant Edward Jarrett, 56, Leslie O. Myers died on July 5 at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Wake services were held at Scott's Bluff Mortuary July Leslie O. Myers, 49, Stores & Services, died July 27 at his resi dence in Denham Nine College Students Get Trainingl 8. and religious services were held July 9 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment was in the Port Hudson National Ceme tery. Survivors include his widow, five sons, two daughters, five bro thers and six sisters. He joined the Company in 1943 and worked in TEL General Ser vices until he was granted perma nent and total disability benefits in Springs, appar ently as a result of a heart attack. Funeral services under the direc tion of the Seale Funeral Home of Denham Springs were held at the Amite Baptist Church, with in terment in the church cemetery. Four of the college students get an explanation of engineering laboratory test equipment from Bill Fulgham, Eng. They are Randy Dodrlll, who worked in In dustrial Engineering, Bruce Moore and Ben Louvlere, both of Engineering, and Mark Drakullch, also of Industrial Engineering. November 1962. Survivors include his widow, a In Plant Summer Employment Program(H' regret that a late picture ot daughter, two sons, his mother, Jarrett was not available.) and a brother. Paul Major Paul Major, 59, Eng., a Plant em ployee from 1937 until he trans ferred recently to _ the Ethyl Tow er, died July 23 at the Sisters of St. Joseph Hospi tal in New Roads. Funeral services were conducted ^ at the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Li* mm vonia, with inter He was a laundry operator and had joined the Company in Janu ary 1941. Dana "Mike" Terry Dana "Mike" Terry, 57, TEL Op., died on June 22 at Our Lady 1 1 of the Lake Hos pital. Religious services were held at the Bayou Rouge Baptist Church in Ever green on June 23 with burial in the church cemetery. Nine advanced college engineer ing students, including two who are sons of employees, participated in the Company's temporary sum mer employment training program on the Plant this summer. In doing so, they were able to get experi ence and training in their pro fession, as well as summer income. The sons of employees were Bob, son of Wallace F. Armstrong, vicepresident of Manufacturing and former resident manager on the Plant, and Tom, son of Woodrow Dominick, TEL-Sod. M&C. Industrial Engineering--Randy Dodrill, West Virginia University, and Mark Drakulich, Purdue. Process Development -- Bill Howard, Mississippi State. Process Design--Paul Zorzi, Vir ginia Tech. Process Evaluation -- Bob Arm strong, Georgia Tech. Tech. Services--John Cline, Uni versity of Virginia. Paul Zorvl, from Virginia Tech., who ment in St. Mary's Cemetery in New Roads. Survivors include his widow, a son, brother, and a sister. He was employed in 1937 during the early Plant construction days. He formerly worked in the Manu facturing Department prior to Survivors in clude his wife, three daughters, four brothers, two sisters and six grandchildren. He was an operator in TEL Op erations. He joined the Company in September 1942. The students, schools, and their Plant assignment were: Engineering--Ben Louviere, Louisiana Tech., and Bruce Moore, LSU. Engineering & Math. Sciences-- Tommy Dominick, LSU. had not reported for work when the pictures above and below were made, hits been employed In Process Design since he arrived on the Plant In July. World War II. He Was assigned to Engineering on the Plant from 1946 Harlis L. Versen until he was transferred recently Harlis Leo Versen, 49, M&C to the Ethyl Tower, Plan., died August 2 at the Baton John Q. McDaniel Rouge General Hospital after an Annuitant John Quincy Mc apparent heart Daniel, 62, died June 21 in New attack at his Orleans. Funeral services were home. Funeral conducted on June 24 at the services were Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in conducted at the Pine Grove, with interment in the Lanier Baptist Harrell Cemetery. Church, with in He was survived by five brothers terment in the and one sister. Greenoaks Me He joined the Company in May morial Park. 1944 as a mechanical helper and He is survived by his widow, two was a welder in TEL-Sod. M&C daughters, three brothers and two when he was granted permanent sisters. and total disability benefits in July 1962. (We regret that a late picture of McDaniel was not available.) He was an assistant supervisor in M&C Planning. He joined the Company in July 1947 as a clerk in Maintenance. Wayne Davis, Proc. Eva]., center, goes over a blueprint of a Plant unit with four taramer employees. The students are Bob Armstrong, Tommy Dominick, Bill Howard, and John Cline. Armstrong worked In Process Evaluation, Dominick in Engineering and Math. Sciences, Howard In Process Development and Cline In Technical Services. I Vernon E. Melancon George A. Wells Vernon E. Melancon, 53, Sod. Annuitant George A. Wells, 76, Op., was pronounced dead on July died July 16 at the East Ascension Top Graduate Gets PhD Degree 20 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital after suffering an ap parent heart at tack at his home. Religious ser vices were held t at the Raben11 horst Funeral Home, with in terment in the Hospital in Gon zales. Funeral services were conducted under the direction of Our so Funeral Home at the First Baptist Church in Gonzales. In terment was in the Lusk Ceme tery. Grady Smith, Proc. Eval., this summer was presented the Hamil ton Watch Award for having been named the out standing LSU en gineering graduate of 1969. Grady received his BS degree in chemical engi Ben F. Fort, Jr., Proc. Eval., was awarded his PhD degree in chemi cal engineering by Texas A&M U n i ve r s i ty in July. He also earned BS and MS degrees in chemical engi neering at Texas A&M previously. Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survivors include six sons, two neering last Jan He is a native Survivors include his widow, daughters, two sisters, 34 grand uary. He joined of Hooks, Texas, two sons, three sisters and four brothers, two of whom are em ployed on the Plant--Earl in TELSod. M&C, and Joe in TEL Opera tions. He was a foreman in Sodium Op- children and six great-grandchil dren. He was employed by the Com pany in July 1944 and was a paint er in TEL-Sod. M&C at the time he retired in February 1958. Process Evalua tion in February of this year after being a summer employee in 1967 and a part-time employee in 1967 and 1968. He earned many other honors during his college career. and had previ ously served as an instructor at Texas A&M and had worked for Texaco. He joined Ethyl here at the Plant in August 1967 as a senior process evaluation engineer. ETC 27209 Page 6, The Antiknock, July-August, 1969 Service Anniversaries 30 Years 25 Years I Gerard Bourque Sod. Op. Louis Chandler TEL Op. President were reel* Landry. n Dipt Willie recently term as Internal UMWA. the local' officers ai year tern Other Walter "1 M&C. vie TEL-So<l tary; Jos< M&C, n TEL-Sod Clifford DeVeer Power Servi Arthur Harden H-C Gen. Serv. Roy Hotard TEL-Sod. MAC Edwin Humble TEL-Sod. MAC Aralle Johnson TEL Gen. Serv. William Jones H-C MAC Marshall Kilroy Stores A Serv. Linen Lanoux H-C MAC Ova Maddox TEL-Sod. MAC Lea ItrTEL-Kn.l. Ol Mrh: t Tillman Gottfri. Fred 111 11; > Even-11 Your fairshare giftworks many wonders THE UNITEDWAY Continued on Next Page Riixs-ll ' Itohert \ iWarren i Rnherl I . John ID | Jay ID*-' ; Herbert | Pntrir t ( Doyle < > I Robert < i Harold i . Kus I), i I Mleharl i Waller 1 | Donald I i ii ETC 27210 Page 7, The Antiknock, July-August, 1969 Favaron Proud of Five Generation Family ? i 5 l i $ i. President Willie Dipaola, right, goes over CMW records with other officers who t-j uere reelected for two-year terms. They are Joseph Cornett, treasurer; A. P. Landry, recording secretary, and Walter "Pete" Carpenter, vice-president. Dipaola Reelected UMW President Five generations are represented In this picture of Mrs. Reno Favaron, mother of Willie Dipaola, TEL-Sod. M&C, recently began his eighth two-year steward, and Robert Haddox, TEL Op., sergeant-at-arms. Afcee J. Favaron, Sod. Op. (in inset). With Mrs. Favaron are her daughter and the lutter's family. From left seated are Mrs. Favuron, her great-great granddaughter. Terri Graflia; Mrs. Lavanla Daigle, her daughter, and standing, Mrs. Mury E. term as president of Local 12900, Percy Lorio, TEL-Sod. M&C, was Pumtlia, Mrs. Favaron's granddaughter and Mrs. Dianne Graflia, her great-grand I ' International Union of District 50, elected financial secretary, and daughter. Alcee's brother J. R. Favaron, his wife and two daughters were killed UMWA. Dipaola was unopposed in Mitchell "Coon" David, TEL Op., when their home in Cedarcrest Subdivision exploded in July. the local's June election to choose officers and committeemen for two- I year terms. Ten Plant Employees Get PromotionsOther officers re-elected were Adam Braud, Sod. Op., John Ware, TEL-Sod. M&C, Tom Chapman, PVC Area, and John Hickman, TEL General Services, were chosen Walter "Pete" Carpenter, TEL-Sod. M&C, vice-president; A. P. Landry, TEL-Sod. M&C, recording secre tary; Joseph. A. Cornett, TEL-Sod. M&C, treasurer; Milton Soulier, TEL-Sod. M&C, chief Plant committeemen. Three members were elected to the Board of Trustees. They were John Dupuy, Stores & Services, Ware, and Melton R. Martin, TELSod. M&C. I Service Anniversaries (Continued) Ten employees have recently advanced to new positions through promotions. In addition, two other employees have been transferred from the Plant to the Ethyl Tower. Among promotions were those of Robert E. Callander, Jr., to super visor in H-C Operations; Rudolph Crumholt and Herman Kralemann, both of whom were advanced to production foremen in PVC Opera tions; Robert Derrick, who was promoted to supervisor in Sodium have been promoted to secretaries in Stores and Services. Earl Rachal, who had been as signed to Accounts Payable in Cen tral Finance, returned to the Plant and was promoted to assistant su pervisor, Cost and Budget. In Engi neering, Donald Rougon was pro moted to the position of project ex peditor. In R&D, Dr. James M. Wood was promoted to research associate. Maintenance, and James Felps, Transferring from the Plant to 20 Years who advanced to production and laboratory foreman in PVC Opera tions. Two clerical employees, Linda Mehaffey and Kathleen Smith, the Ethyl Tower were Tom Bellue, assigned to Central Finance, and Ian Nimmo, who moved from R&D to the Industrial Chemicals Divi sion. Len Brown TEL-Sod. MAC Burke Grand)an Inf. * Lib. Serv. James Kennerly H-C M&C Other Awards 15 Years Melva Cranford, Purch. & Traf. Tlllmoa Pearson, lnd. Chem. Res. 10 Yean Gottfried Brendel, lnd. Chem. Res. Fred Impastata. R&D Serv. Everett Sanders, H-C M&C 5 Yean Russell Allor, R&D Serv. Robert Angellox, H-C M&C Warren Bayham, H-C M&C Robert Bennett, H-C M&C John Blair, H-C M&C Jay Boss, lnd. Eng. Herbert Bourgeois, Jr.. Qual. Cont. Patrlc Corcoran, H-C Op. Doyle Crowder, R&D Lab. Robert Cuerta, R&D Lab. Harold Daigle, H-C M&C Russ Delaune, H-C M&C Michael Greer, H-C Op. Walter Hancock, Jr., H-C M&C Donald Harelson. H-C Op. Kelly Harris, Jr., H-C Op. Jerry Hollingsworth, H-C Op. Charles Hull, H-C Op. Charles Lefeaux, H-C Op. Harry Lofltn, Jr., PVC Op. Robert Luker, H-C M&C John Marsh. H-C M&C Joseph Matfrne, H-C Op. Cedi May. Jr., H-C M&C Jimmie McKenzie, H-C M&C Chris Mehl. PVC Op. Michael Monahan, R&D Lab. Frank Orlandl, Jr,, R&D Serv. Lynn Prestrldge, H-C M&C Donald Rougon, Eng. Robert Wilson, Stores & Serv. Gene Wilson, H-C M&C Karl Wlegand, lnd. Chem. Res. Pictures Not Available Pictures of the following employees who observed service anniversaries In July and August were not available: 30 Yeara--Edwin Arnold, H-C Op. 25 Year a--VI c t o r Hancock. Demosey Hughes, Joseph Sevario, and William Smith, all of TEL-Sod. M&C; Norman Harelson. H-C M&C, and Robert Whit field, TEL Gen. Serv. 20 Years-James Hebert, H-C M&C. Bella* Callander' Crumholt Derrick ETC 27211 Vol. 31 -- Ethyl $93 With a k absent enif from, com United G: reached $'< went to pt contribute the Ethyl Practical tributions port of 53 six-parish Givers Cnir goal $1,525 uted $2,034 Parishes Area Unite Ascension. viUe, Lhr West Bate' In additi MemlMT" >! left, front E. O. Mitrli Willie t>i|>.a Cmnk, Emp. K>-l.: RAD; .1...- I Stores A , { II. K. UnPureh. A T. Imco ' I I ETC 27212 Phmt the Kth>I I I the IMsint <> (at richt iit . j visitors. i In Plant Reassignments i^FAnti knock Vol. 31 -- No. 9 Sc 10 Septenjber-October, 1969 Ethyl and Employees Contribute $93,619 for Community Agencies With a few vacationing and other absent employees still to be heard from, contributions in the Ethyl United Givers Fund Drive had reached $58,619 as The Antiknock went to press. This total included contributions from employees in the Ethyl Tower. Practically all of the above con tributions were pledged to the sup port of 53 agencies included in the six-parish Capital Area United Givers Campaign, which had as its goal $1,525,000. Employees contrib uted $2,034 for the March of Dimes. Parishes included in the Capital Area United Givers Campaign were Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iber ville, Livingston, St. James, and West Baton Rouge. In addition to the employee sup port of United Givers, the Com pany contributed $35,000 in the Capital Area United Givers Cam paign, giving Ethyl and its em ployees combined support of $93,168 to local agencies at this time. Other contributions expected later will increase this total somewhat. In last year's drive Ethyl em ployees contributed $58,555 and the Company gave $35,000, for a total of $93,555. In addition to the 21 members of the Steering Committee and 107 solicitors who contacted employees plantwide for pledges to the United Givers Drive, several employees took an active part in the Capital Area Drive outside the Plant. John Klock, manager of Maintenance (Continued on Page 2) Meinlwrs of the Steering Committee for Our Ethyl United Givers Drive are, from left, front row, Simon Elliser, TEL-Sod. MAC; Albert Wright, TEL-Sod. MAC; E. D. Mitchell, co-chairman and president of AOWU; Gene Ponti, co-chairman; Willie Dipaola, co-chairman and president UMW; Lew Barnum, Pub. Rel.; Hubert Crook, Plastics Dlv. (Ethyl Tower); and Earl Levy, Fin. Standing are Leo Martin, Emp. Rel.; Mitchell David, TEL Op.; J. O. Aucoln, H-C MAC; A. J. Roblchaux, RAD; Joe Houghton, Fin.; Tommy Chapman, PVC Malnt.; and Charles Guidry, Stores 8i Serv. Not shown are James Nelson, Sod. Op., Ervin White, H-C Gen Serv.; II. K. Wright, H-C Op., on the Plant, and George Creaghe, Eng.; Ken Dorland, Purch. & Traffic, and W. D. "Cotton" Lloyd, Emp. Rel., all three of the Ethyl Tower. Imco Group Tours Plastics Application Lab Strader Is Named Resident Manager; Bergin Assumes New Staff Position Heading several recent promotions and reassignments in Manufac turing and in Research & Development is that of William C. Strader, who joined the Company here 22 years ago as a technical services engi neer, to resident manager at the Baton Rouge Plant. He was formerly assistant resident manager. His promotion was announced on October 28 by Wallace F. Armstrong, vice president of Manufacturing. Strader succeeded James J. Ber gin, formerly resident manager at the local plant, who had recently been on special assignment. Ber gin assumed the newly created po sition of control manager--Opera tions for the Manufacturing De partment, with offices in the Ethyl Tower. In his new position Jim Bergin will report to Vice President Arm strong and will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and au diting the basic operational and maintenance performance objec tives and standards of all Manu facturing Department plants. In fulfilling this function, he will The Cover In new Plant management as signments announced by Vice Presdent Wallace F. Armstrong In late October, James J. Bergin and William C. Strader, who are shown In our special cover picture, were named to new positions. Bergin, former resident manager who has recently been on special assign ment, assumed the newly created position of control manager--Op erations for the Manufacturing Department, with offices in the Ethyl Tower. Strader, formerly assistant resident manager, was promoted to resident manager at the Plant, succeeding Bergin. provide liaison with other depart ments and divisions, and will direct special studies and programs as required. In addition to the new assign ments for Strader and Bergin, sev en other employees on the Plant have been promoted recently to new positions and another has been transferred. As resident manager, Strader will report to Vice President Arm strong and will be responsible for the traditional functions of this position. Among positions of increasing re sponsibility he has held since join ing the Company in 1947 are engi neer economist; supervisor of Eco nomic Analysis; acting superinten dent, Sodium Operations; manager, Technical Operations; project man ager for the caustic-chlorine plant here and for the alcohols plant at Houston, and assistant resident manager. He is a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., and holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the Uni versity of Illinois. He is currently on the boards of directors of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achieve ment, and was formerly a member of the executive board of the Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Bergin was born in Washington, D. C., received a chemical engi neering degree at Catholic Univer sity there, and has since attended of the Harvard University School of Business Administration. Since joining Ethyl in 1934 he has been supervisor of Operations; assistant superintendent, TEL Operations; superintendent of Operations; as sistant Plant manager and acting Plant manager at the Company's Houston Plant, and assistant resi dent manager and resident man ager at the Baton Rouge Plant. Except for a five-year period, 1951 to 1956, he has resided in Baton Rouge and has been assigned to the Baton Rouge Plant since being transferred here in 1937 from Deep water, N. J. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Louisiana Chemical Association and the Lou isiana Capital Area Health Plan ning Council, and is on the advisory boards of both Our Lady of the Lake Hospital and St. Joseph's Orphanage. He is also a former member of the board of directors of the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. Other Promotions The promotion of Phillip G. Rhorer to general foreman in TEL Operations headed the list of other promotions on the Plant. In other moves in TEL Operations, Paul D. Favrot was named assistant gen eral foreman and Cleve A. Wo mack was transferred to manpower coordinator on the M&C Staff. In other Manufacturing moves James C. Walker was promoted to the Advanced Management Course (Continued on Page 7) Plant managers and other officials of Imco Container Co., which recently Joined the Ethyl furnlly, held their first meeting In Baton Rouge recently. They visited the Plant for a tour of the Plastics Lab while in Baton Rouge. Here Al Haefner (at right in coat), Plastics Research, explains the various projects in the Lab to the visitors. ETC 27213 Page 2, The Antiknock, Sept.-Oct., 1969 Eight New Salaried Employees Hired BUI Lewis. Traffic, demonstrates how he punches out a request for airline reserva tions by using a sharp pointed pencil on coded number and letter openings on the computerized Telemax reservation machine. New Machine Gets Fast Reservations A new computerized reservation system, which is worldwide in scope, is now being used by our Traffic employees to help make reservations for certain travel, hotel and car rentals for employees traveling on Company business. In cases where this new system can be used, it has helped to reduce the time involved in making reserva tions from hours to a few minutes. The new reservation "assistant" is a small computerized Telemax machine. Through the use of a na tional directory, which lists certain airlines, several chains of hotels and motels and a car rental agen cy, it is possible for Bill Lewis to "punch out" requests for reserva tions by using coded letters and numbers on the machine. In many cases, it is possible for reservations to be made with listed agencies and confirmation received while the employee "stands by" in the office or on the phone. The coded letters and numbers are assigned to these airlines, ho tels, motels and car rental agencies at locations throughout the world. A section of the Telemax unit is a teleprinter on which a confirming reply is received shortly after Lewis makes the request on the other machine. The leased Telemax machine can only be used, on the average, with about 25 percent of the reservations made in the office, but this helps considerably, according to Lewis. After punching oat requests for a room at a hotel in Houston, Lewis turns and tears confirmation reply from teleprint er, which Is part of the Telemax unit. In cases where it can be used, it replaces some of the large volume of long distance phone calls and assists the office in doing a better job. For those agencies listed in the directory, the printed confirmation of the reservations is received amazingly soon after the request is punched. Lewis points out that actually the request is fed to a computer hundreds of miles away in New Jersey and this computer gives the answer, almost instantly. Use of this new computerized reservation service has helped make it possible for the Traffic em ployees to provide faster and more efficient service to many employees who travel on Company business. Eight new salaried employees were welcomed recently as they arrived to begin work on the Plant. Three of the employees are in man agement and the other five are clerical employees. Dennis Estis Dennis W. Estis, a new Operations supervisor in H-C Operations, was born in New Iberia, but grad uated at Broad moor High School here before en rolling at LSU. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from LSU. Enrique Lopez Enrique A. "Rick" Lopez is a development en gineer in Process Development. A native of Havana, he considers Mi ami his home town. He holds both BS and MS degrees in chem ical engineering from LSU. CLASSIFIED --ADS-- For Sale AUTOMOBILE -- 1968 Impala, fourdoor. Has automatic transmission, air conditioning, power steering and new tires. Driven 24,000 miles, has 50,000 mile warranty, and is in excellent con dition--$2,100, or will take good used pickup truck as part trade-in. Phone 6252523 in Maringouin. AUTOMOBILE -- 1967 Chevrolet El Camino. Has 15,000 actual miles and is in excellent condition. Phone 355-5610. AUTOMOBILE -- 1965 Rambler sta tion wagon. Has new tires and battery. In good condition. Driven 39,000 actual miles, original owner--$700. Phone 3554822. AUTOMOBILE -- 1968 Volkswagen double-cab pickup, driven 11,000 miles-- $1,900. Phone 357-7025. AUTOMOBILE -- 1965 two-door Im pala. Good condition. $900. Phone 9211092 after 5 p.m. AUTOMOBILE -- 1964 Pontiac LeMans, in excellent condition. Has bucket seats, power steering and air condition ing. Phone 766-4853 after 6 p.m. James Scogin James V. Sco gin is a new as sistant mechan ical engineer in Engineering. Sco gin, whose home town is Picayune, Miss., received his BS degree in mechanical engi neering at Missis sippi State Uni versity. The new clerical employees are Sharon DuBard, a stenographer in Process Engineering, Katherine Dyer and Betty McDavid who joined the Company in early Sep tember as keypunch operators in Finance, Georgia McMorris, a PBX operator in Stores and Services, and Martha Watson, a stenographer in Industrial Engineering. aquatic club in subdivision. Assume 54 percent with $3,500 down, $112.49 notes or refinance. Phone 766-0996. MISCELLANEOUS -- Matching wal nut dresser and wash stand with marble tops and mirrors, $100 each; love seat. $50; armoire (antique white), $50; French telephone, $50; deep fat fryer, $5; electric cooker, $5. Phone 343-6204. MISCELLANEOUS--G. E. refrigera tor-freezer and a Whirlpool two-speed washer. Phone 921-8437, after 5 p.m. MOTOR BIKE -- 1969 Honda 350 Scrambler. In excellent condition--$500. Phone 648-2185 after 4 p.m. TRAILER--17-ft. Sunset travel trail er, self-contained, practically new, used only twice. Phone 775-0432. Ethyl, Employees -- (Continued from Page 1) and Construction, served as presi dent; George McKenney, Stores & Services, served as this year's loan executive . at the United Givers headquarters; I. R. "Dick" Schnei der, superintendent of Industrial Engineering, was chairman of the United Givers Capital Area Diver sified Group, and Robert Schmidt, manager of Employee Relations, served as a member of the Plan ning Council. Contacting small businesses in the Diversified Group were three teams totaling 17 employees. Harry Hinners, Prod. Plan., headed a group composed of Sammy Seals, Ind. Eng.; Bob Derrick, Sod. Op.; Jay Boss, Ind. Eng.; Joel Thomas, Sod. Maint., and John Speer, Sod. Op. Another group was composed of Ralph Hollaway, Power, as captain, with Ralph Parker, Kenneth Al bright, John Lee and A. J. Parker, all of Maintenance, serving with him. Those serving with Lew Barnum, Pub. Rel., as captain were Don Townsend, Eng.; Roger Mangham, Ind. Chem. Res.; Dave Hum phreys, Inf. & Lib. Services, Larry Dallam, Emp. Rel., and John Bass, Emp. Rel. Article Published A technical article by Kenneth Williams, Pion. Res., appeared in the September issue of the "Jour nal of Organometallic Chemistry." The article is on the synthesis of organolead compounds and is based on a technical paper which Wil liams presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in New York early in Sep tember. AUTOMOBILE--1961 Plymouth, with air conditioning, power brakes, and pow er steering. Good work car--$300. Phone 344-1202. AUTOMOBILE -- 1966 Impala sport coupe. Six-cylinder with standard trans mission. Runs and looks good--$1,1%. Phone 355-7246. after 4 p.m. BOAT -- 14-ft. Arkansas Trave'er River Fisherman with 17-inch sides, live well. 10 hp. Evinrude motor; new over size tires and wheels on trailer, water proof cover--$600. Can be seen at 9366 Southmoor Dr. after 4:30 p.m. Phone 921-5118. CLARINETS -- Two Bundy "B" flat, like new--$100 each. Phone 921-8934. FIREWOOD--Split oak firewood, 2829 inches long. Delivered price, $20 per pick-up load. Phone 921-5618. HOUSE -- Three-bedroom, two-bath, den, living room, brick veneer at 1763 Mullen Dr. in Village St. George Subdi vision. Has electric built-ins, fenced yard. Antiknock Published for Employe*# Ethyl's Principal. Manufacturing Research & Development Center, Baton Rouge. The purposes of TIIE.ANT1KNOCIl arc to communicate .. . . The accomplishments nml ac tivities of Ethyl people,. The performance ami progress of our Company., , The value amt results of tenmi- work at our Baturi Rouge Plant. The continuing ami increasing need for a greater appreciu? Uon of our American way of life. :, ETC 27214 [ Annuitant In the pul) one of tie keeping hi Anni To : Eduv bust/ at o is recom* ment "roi advice, i of the ac' When , accepted 1, 1963. !> was goit For moi> been <t doing a church v here as ; General Compuir. years h< 1 Despit' busy hahim in t1 Much <>t to visitin' are ill I Hums, .i Church f> The Uim pouring \ Uniterm S S g jE g L lL :......- ^ Page 3, The Antiknock, Sept.-Oct., 1969 Six Employees Begin Retirement Six employees completed long one daughter and reside at 3125 active careers of Plant service with Jackson Avenue. His retirement retirement in September and Octo plans are not too definite, but he ber. Four of the long-service em does plan to devote considerable ployees retired at age 65 and two time to operating his workshop and others accepted early retirement, doing home repairs. He will do all under provisions of the Com some limited traveling. pany's Retirement Income Plan. Retiring at age 65 were Robert Sam J. Lambert S. Asbury, R&D Administration; Lambert is an Thomas R. Curley, TEL-Sod. M&C; other early Con Elzie R. Tate, Stores & Services, struction man, and Lloyd B. Willis, TEL-Sod. having been M&C. Accepting early retirement hired in March were Leo S. Hebert, TEL Op., and 1937 just a few Sam J. Lambert, Sod. Op. months before Robert S. Asbury the first produc tion got under Asbury joined way in "A" Annuitant Levell Wlnsey, who accepted early retirement on May 1, 1963, It shown In the pulpit of the First Baptist Church of Richmond Park here in Baton Rouge, one of two churches for which he is serving as minister. He has no problems In keeping himself occupied during retirement. Ethyl in the Re search Depart ment in the De troit Lab in 1937 Building in Sep tember of that year. He was hired as a pipefitter helper and when he accepted early Annuitant Devotes Retirement Time and transferred retirement he was a foreman in to Baton Rouge Sodium Operations. He and Mrs. in 1940 to take Lambert and one son reside at To Serving Two Churches as Minister an active part in 1007 Audubon Avenue, Baton the development Rouge. He doesn't see any problem of the Company's of staying busy after retirement, Editor's Note: Insitrance authorities and others agree that keeping bust; at a hobby or a part-time job of enjoyable toork that health permits is recommended /or retirement years instead 0/ the proverbial retire ment "rocking chair." Many of our Plant annuitants are following that advice. In this issue toe present the fifth in a series 0/ articles telling of the activities 0/ these annuitants. When Annuitant Levell Winsey pleted his active working career, accepted early retirement on July he is very insistent in telling 1, 1963, he had no doubt of how he others who plan to retire soon to was going to use his retirement. make sure that they have some For more than 10 years he had thing to keep "the body active." research program here. At the time of his retirement, he was staff assistant in R&D Administration. He and Mrs. As bury and one daughter reside at 5823 South Pollard Drive, Baton Rouge. His retirement plans are to do extensive traveling in this country and Europe and to have "plenty of time" to take care of his large garden, football games and lectures on a variety of sub since he likes to camp, participate in antique automobile shows (he owns a 1924 Model-T), is a collec tor of old, unique bottles (some as old as 100 years) and likes to fish and hunt. Elzie R. Tate Tate was hired as a helper in TEL Operations in September been a minister and had been "Get something to do at home so jects at LSU. 1942. At retire doing a great deal of additional you won't be idle with nothing to church work while still employed do," he said. Thomas R. Curley ment he was a Fire Inspection 1 here as an outside chauffeur in TEL General Services. He drove the Company mail truck for eight years before his retirement. Despite the fact that keeping busy has never been a problem for him in the six years since he com- Since his retirement he is serv ing as the minister for two church es. The First Baptist Church of Richmond Park in Baton Rouge has about 150 members. The St. Luke Baptist Church in Solitude, near St. Francisville, has about 130 members. In addition to preparing sermons and other church work, he spends considerable time visiting members, especially those who are confined to their beds by illness. Levell resides at 1190 North 35th St. He and Mrs. Winsey have three daughters, Carolyn, 20; Thelma, 19, and Sharon, 16. He was one of the early em ployees at the Baton Rouge Plant, having joined the Company in 1937. He helped in the beginning construction work at the Plant be Tom Curley had 34 years of Company service, having been em ployed in Octo ber 1935 in Con struction. As a pipefitter he was a part of the early Plant con struction forces which helped change farm land into an indus trial plant. He and Mrs. Curley reside at 3252 Myrtle Ave. in Baton Rouge. He likes to do re pairs and will devote considerable time to home repairs and painting and will also do some traveling to visit relatives on both the east and west coasts. leader in Stores & Services. He and his wife, who are the parents of two sons and two daughters, live on Route 4, out from Denham Springs. He likes garden work and will continue to work in his garden and will also continue his many church activ ities. His plans now are to take at least one trip a year, with the first one later this year being out to the far west. Lloyd B. Willis Willis also join ed Ethyl as a TEL Operations helper, two years later in January 1944. At the time Much of Rev. Wincey's time is devoted fore moving to building attendant Leo S. Hebert he completed his to visiting members of bis churches who are III. Here he chats with Walter Wil liams, a member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond Park. in "A" Building, our first TEL building. He later became a truck driver on the Plant. He moved Hebert is an other long - serv i c e employee who began his Ethyl career in the early con struction forces that started build ing the Ethyl Plant. He was active career, he was a painter in TEL- Sodium M&C. He and his wife, who have two daughters and one son, live at 1246 Stephens Avenue in Baton Rouge. His first assignment which is expected to take much of his time for several months, is to hired in Septem build a summer home on his ber 1938 and at the time of retirement he was an operator in TEL Operations. He and Mrs. Hebert are the parents of recently purchased lot at Toledo Bend. He will also do carpenter and painting work for income and relaxation after finishing his home there. He will travel some if he "can find the time." from truck driver to outside chauf feur to handle the Company mail truck. Some spare time that he has lOOth YEAR from his duties as minister of the two churches is devoted to work in his yard and with his flowers. Also, occasionally, he is able to take a fishing trip. Furthermore, he man The Winsey family Is shown In their home on North 35th Street. Sharon, 16, Is pouring water for her father, mother and sister, Thelma, 19, who attends Southern University. Another sister, Carolyn, was not present for the picture. ages to "find time" to watch the Southern University Jaguars in most of their football games. BATON ROUGE ETC 27215 Page 4, The Antiknock, Sept.-Oct., 1969 Posthumous Awards for Valor Received By Parents of Sgt. Richard Brumfield Posthumous awards for valor and meritorious service in Vietnam, earned by the son of an employee in less than a month of combat, were An ach nuitants. Presidcnr presented to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Brumfield, in ceremonies ing recem at their home near Denham Springs Norwood on October 9 by a representative annuitant of the U. S. Army. Courtnct The awards of medals and badges Lee, and for Brumfield's son. Sergeant Rich ard Brumfield, who was killed in action in Vietnam on the night of J May 27 of this year, less than a Annuii: month after he arrived there on formerly May 5. His father, who works in fac t uri TEL Operations, accepted the was in awards from Major Lamar Peyton, associates Billy Roth, right, is shown In this action shot shortly before he knocked out welter- weight John Armstrong of Houston In the third round at New Orleans recently. BUly la moving from ft-rounders, which he has been fighting, to 8 rounds and pos sibly to 10 rounds. U. S. Army Reserve Headquarters in Baton Rouge, who represented the Commanding General, Fourth U. S. Army, at ceremonies attend the Batot Plant froi ginning i retired or. ed by the Brumfield family and This U the last picture of Richard, 1958. diet Billy Roth Credits Boxing Alertness For Preventing Serious Injury on Job close friends. Two Bronze Star Medals Awards received were the Bronze Star Medal for valor, Bronze made on May 19 In Vietnam, just eight days before he lost his life In combat. His picture also appeared in "Life" magazine recently, along with 241 other servicemen reported killed In Vietnam during the week of May 28 to June S. ber 16 at is, Fla., short illn< neral se were held Star Medal for meritorious service, Fla., with One day this summer as two employees were welding handrails to a six-foot-high metal stand in the Hydrocarbon Area, the handrails, which had been temporarily welded, came loose and caused one of the welders to fail head first from the metal stand. The other welder, stand ing on the ground below, caught his fellow employee and broke his fall, preventing what could have been a fatal injury. Billy Roth, who caught his fellow welder, Vergle Stafford, credits his boxing training for being able to prevent what surely would have been a painful and serious injury. fessional boxer he fought as an amateur and ran up an amazing record of 99 wins with only 11 de feats. Of his 99 wins, 68 were knockouts. Billy has been boxing since he was In 1960 he was named Louisiana in high school and now fights pro state champion in the feather fessionally. Before becoming a pro- weight class while he was still at tending Baton Rouge High School. In 1961 he was city Golden Gloves champion for two straight years and was Southern AAU lightweight champion (135 pounds) in 1961, 1963 and 1964. He turned professional in 1967 and since that time his record stands at 10 wins, of which 7 were knockouts, 3 defeats and 1 draw. He fights at about 136 pounds. Most of his bouts up to now have Purple Heart Medal for wounds received, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat In fantryman Badge, Vietnam Cam paign Ribbon and Expert Rifleman Badge. Richard was 21 years old, a 1967 Denham Springs High School grad uate. He took basic training at Fort Polk and attended the NCO School at Fort Benning. He left High School track before coming to work on the Plant. On weekends he increases the distance to four or five miles each Saturday and Sun day. During the week he trains at a health studio in Baton Rouge, but on many weekends he also goes to New Orleans to spar with Jerry Pelligrini, who is rated as the No. 10 welterweight of the world. Billy feels that keeping himself in top condition for boxing keeps him more mentally and physically home for Vietnam on May 3, ar riving in Vietnam on May 5. He is one of four Brumfield sons who have served in the Armed Forces. One older brother, Larry, spent four years in the U. S. Ma rines as a paratrooper; another brother, Jimmy, served four years in the U. S. Air Force, and a younger brother, Don, reported to Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois on October 15, just four and a half months after his brother Richard lost his life in Vietnam. 'Hie Brum field brothers have a younger brother, Scott, 10, and one sister, Susan, 11 years old. A picture of Richard also ap peared in the June 27 issue of `'Life" magazine, along with 241 other servicemen reported killed during a one-week period in Viet nam--May 28 to June 3. Thanks Memorial Survivit daughter. grandson. He joint at Deepw manager transporta water in Manufai. through > growth a i promoted charge o! and thm to Ethyl'-; headquar' from 1947 million c. Plant. Hiat the tin-- 1 Annuit.t ger, 61. di- Vergle Stafford, H-C M&C, left, thanks Billy Roth for catching him and break ing his fall this summer when he fell headlong from a metal stund six feet high. The two were working together welding handrails to the stand. Stafford escaped serious Injury, and suffered only a contusion of his lower leg. been six-rounders but he plans to move up to eight-round bouts, or possibly 10 rounds, within the next three months. He tries to average about one fight per month and while some of his bouts have been in Baton Rouge, .most of his fights have taken place in New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola. Billy is in constant training. Many mornings from 6 to 6:30 he runs three miles at the Istrouma alert on the job. He joined the Company in May 1965 as an opera tor helper in H-C Operations. He advanced to welder 2/c in H-C M&C Oct. 23, 1966. Billy is married to the former Karol Dipaola, daughter of Willie Dipaola, TEL-Sod. M&C. They are the parents of a 2-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter. J would like to express my sin cere thanks to my many fellow employees who so generously con tributed to the recent collection to help me meet medical and other expenses now that I am on disa bility and unable to work. Betty Bankston Plant Medical J sisters an-; He join*, . ruarv HMl'i I and when I nent and j in Novi*in | strument ! tenance | Annuii."; died Oct.- . Billy and his wife, Karol, are shown with some of his trophies, most of which he won In running up an amazing amateur record of 99 wins and only 11 defeats. He has about SO trophies at his home here and another 25 at his uncle's home In Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Brumfield are shown with a display of medals and award* presented to them In recognition of the Vietnam bravery of their son, Richard, who was killed In combat on May 27. Major Lamar Peyton presented the medals and awards as a representative of the Commanding General, Fourth U. S. Army, at ceremonies at the Brumfield home on October 9. 1 Courtn." 1944 and when he i ETC 27216 Page 5, The Antiknock, Sept.-Oct., 1969 - 9*t M&tuvUam - Nineteen Plant Employees Have An active employee and six an ruary 1953. He was among the first Been Granted Foreign Patents nuitants, including former Vice employees to retire at the Baton H President John Schaefer, died dur Rouge Plant. Nineteen employees on the Plant Gene Croxton, Proc. Eval., and ing recent weeks. Others are John have recently been recognized for Don Park, Tech. Serv., shared an Norwood, Stores and Services, and annuitants Isidore Belanger, Calvin Alfred L. Langhart achievement through the granting Australian patent on the recovery or foreign patents to them for of tetraalkyllead; Kenneth Press- Courtney, Alfred Langhart, Jewel Annuitant Alfred L. Langhart, their development work. The wood, Tech. Serv., and Dr. Walter Lee, and Richard Ward. 60, died at his residence on October foreign patents are in addition to Foster, technical director, Chem 13. Funeral ser domestic patents issued to several ical, shared a Canadian patent on John H. Schaefer vices were con ducted at Raben- of these employees earlier. the recovery of straight chain Dr. George Grammer, Plastics alpha-olefins; Wayne Davis, Proc. r Annuitant John H. Schaefer, 67, formerly vice-president of Manu- facturing who was intimately associated with the Baton Rouge Plant from its be ginning until he retired on June I, 1958, died Octo ber 16 at Nokom- is, Fla., after a short illness. Fu horst Funeral Home on October 15, with i n t erment in Roselawn Memorial Park. Survivors are his widow, a son, Ray Langhart, who has been em ployed on the Plant by Barnard and Burk for a number of years, two stepdaughters, and three broth ers. Res., shared a Canadian patent with Percy Trotter, Ind. Chem. Res., on the stabilization of trichloroethane. A British patent was shared by Dr. Dale Hornbaker, Plastics Res., and Grammer on the preparation of a vinyl chloride- ethylene copolymer. Dr. Richard Gorsich, Ind. Chem. Res., received a Venezuelan patent on the pro duction of unsaturated organo- leads, and Andrew Wikman, tech nical director, Engineering in R&D, Eval., shared a British patent on the production of organoaluminum compounds, and Neal Conley, Proc. Eval., and Charlie Yancey, Ind. Chem. Res., shared a British patent on the production of alcohols. Others receiving foreign patents were Larry Cliver, Mfg. Op., a Greek patent on tetraalkyllead production; Trotter, a Canadian patent on the reclamation of halogenated hydrocarbons; Dr. James Johnston, Pioneering Res., a neral services He joined Ethyl in March 1944 shared a Canadian patent on the British patent on production of n; were held on October 20 in Venice, as a mechanical helper and was production of chlorinated hydro tertiary amines, and Richard Eller, Fla., with interment in Gulf Pines a machinist helper in TEL-Sod. carbons. Ind. Chem. Res., a French patent Memorial Park there. M&C when he went on disability. Others receiving foreign patents on alkali metal salts of carboxylic Surviving him are his widow, a He was granted permanent and were Robert Fanning, Proc. Dev., acids. daughter, a granddaughter and a grandson. He joined the Company in 1926 at Deepwater, N. J., and became manager of manufacturing and transportation services at Deep water in 1927. He headed Ethyl's Manufacturing Department through more than 30 years of growth and development. He was promoted to vice-president in charge of Manufacturing in 1943 and three years later was elected to Ethyl's board of directors. His headquarters were at Baton Rouge from 1947 to 1950 during the $40 million expansion program at the Plant. He was a staff vice-president total disability benefits last month. Jewel E. Lee Annuitant Jewel Edward Lee died on September 26 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Sep tember 28 at Red Oaks Baptist Church, with interment in the Red Oaks Cemetery. Survivors are his widow, two daughters and one sister. He was hired as an operator helper in TEL Operations in December 1943 and was a TEL operator when he was granted permanent and total disability benefits in March 1960. a Canadian patent on the produc tion of organic acid soaps from al cohols; Hoyt Cragg, Ind. Chem. Res., and Doyle Nolen, Proc. Dev., who shared a French patent on the oxidation of a aluminum alkyls, and Hymin Shapiro, Res. Plan., who shared a Venezulean patent on the antiknock use of cyclopentadienyl nickel nitrosyl. In addition to these foreign pat ents, Clyde Geddes, Proc. Dev., earlier this year shared a domestic patent on the production of mixed alkyl phenols. Those potent recipients not shown hero were pictured earlier this year in recog nition of other patents which they have received recently. at the time of his retirement. (We regret that a late picture of Lee wae not available.) Isidore Belanger Annuitant Isidore "Izzy" Belan ger, 61, died August 19 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Funeral services were held at the Sa cred Heart Cath olic Church on August 21, with interment in the Roselawn Memo rial Park. Survivors were two sons, three sisters and a brother. He joined the Company in Feb ruary 1942 as a mechanical helper, and when he was granted perma nent and total disability benefits in November 1966 he was an in strument inspector in H-C Main tenance. Calvin J. Courtney Annuitant Calvin J. Courtney, 81, died October 9 at the Dixon Me morial Hospital. Religious services were held Octo ber 10 at the He bron Baptist Church with in terment in the church cemetery. Survivors in clude two broth ers and three sis ters. Courtney was hired in August 1944 and was a Laundry leader when he retired at age 65 in Feb John L. Norwood John L. Norwood, 60, Stores & Services, died September 11 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted at Welsh Funeral Home on Septem ber 12, with inter ment in the Rose1 a w n Memorial Park. Survivors in clude his widow, two daughters, and two sisters. He was a warehouseman and had joined the Company in February 1942 as a watchman in Security. Richard H. Ward Annuitant Richard H. Ward, 61, died September 19 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Sep tember 20 at the St. Gerard Cath olic Church, with interment in the Greenoaks Me morial Park. Survivors in clude his widow, two brothers and six sisters. He was employed on the Plant in Construction in August 1940 and was a foreman in Sodium Opera tions when he was granted per manent and total disability bene fits in December 1968. ETC 2 7217 Page 6, The Antiknock, Sept.-Oct., 1969 Service Anniversaries 40 Years 30 Years i Serv i J.i.k l Store* A, Lew Barnum Tommy Lee Three Employees Are Part of Company Growth and Progress Since Beginning Three veteran employees who have seen the Plant grow from its very beginning and who have il5 years of combined Company service, recently observed long ser vice anniversaries here. Lew Bar num, Public Relations, and Tommy Lee, TEL-Sod. M&C, reached the 40-year mark in mid-September. Jim Bergin, formerly resident man ager at the Plant who was recently named control manager -- Opera tions for the Manufacturing De partment, completed 35 years of service in early September. All three of these long-service, transplanted Baton Rougeans be gan their Company careers at Deepwater, N. J., and all were transferred to the just-beginning Baton Rouge Plant in 1937. They have not only seen but have played an important part in the growth of the Plant to its present size. Barnum, born in Pueblo, Colo., observed 40 years of Ethyl service 35 Years Jim Bergin on September 18. After receiving BA and MA degrees from the Uni versity of Colorado, he joined the Company in September 1929 as a chemist and worked at Deepwater until he came to Baton Rouge as head of the group of five Ethyl employees who were transferred to the new Plant in mid-1937. He arrived on the Plant in July 1937 before "A" Building, the first pro ducing TEL building, was put on stream in September of that year. He has seen the Plant's and the Company's original product list increase from one product to many today. After filling a variety of assignments on the Plant, he was named manager of Public Rela tions in July 1968. Lee, an electrician, also joined Ethyl in September 1929 in the construction group at Deepwater. He is a native of Townsend, Del. He came to Baton Rouge in April 1937 and helped complete the con struction of "A" Building. He also worked as an electrician in the Construction group, which worked on other buildings such as the Alloy and the No. 1 Pump House, as the Plant was just beginning to take shape. During late 1937, he transferred from Construction to Maintenance and has remained in Maintenance as an electrician since that date. Bergin joined the Company as a chemical engineer. He was employ ed in 1934 and was transferred to the Baton Rouge Plant as a super visor in Operations in 1937. He was among the early TEL "pioneers" on the Plant and assisted in super vising the start-up of "A" Build ing in September 1937 and all of the other five TEL Buildings as well. He has served in positions of increasing responsibility here and at the Houston Plant since then and was named resident man ager of the Baton Rouge Plant in October 1966. He is a native of Washington, D. C., is a graduate of Catholic University and has at tended the advanced management course at Harvard University. Lawrence Arledge TEL Op. Hurt Sweu ri H-C ' 25 Years Pat Ml TEL-S.Nl. Felton Bady H-C Gen. Serv. Spencer Bernard H-C MAC Beverly Blzette Sod. Op. Ralph ' Pror. RIIHS.-U il RAU ; i Continued on Next Page ETC 27218 Page 7, The Antiknock, Sept.-Oct., 1969 Service Anniversaries (Continued) New Sign Is Safety Reminder at Main Gate 25 Years Harry Swearingen H-C MAC Thomas Swearingen H-C M&C Put Wheat TEL-Sod. MAC Harvey Williams H-C MAC 20 Years Ralph Baker Proc. Dev. Dewey Graham TEL-Sod. MAC Russell Hudson R&D Serv. Edward Morgan, Jr. Furch. Clyde Turner Emp. ReL Roy Walker Stores & Serv. Alex Welch H-C Op. Other Awards 15 Years Floyd Lobell. TEL-Sod. M&C 5 Years Miller Biggs. H-C M&C John Coast. Eng. Marion Neames, Jr., H-C Op. Robert Ellis. Proc. Dev. Adam Nugent, Jr.. Proc. Dev. William Jacobson. R&D Serv. Rol>ert Magee, TEL Op. Kenneth Smiley. "HCr ,-SoH. M&C Larry Tarver, TEL-Sod. M&C Howard Waacom, Jr., TEL-Sod. M&C Lansing Albin. TEL-Sod. M&C Robert Hill, PVC Op. Samuel Moran, TEL Op. John Iverstlne, TEL Op. Henry Farthing. TEL Op. Joseph Savoy, 111, TEL-Sod. M&C Darryl Owens, PVC Op. Ronald Robe, TEL-Sod. M&C Thomas Clements, III, TEL-Sod. M&C Walter Story, Sod. Op. Alvin Glotz, Jr., TEL Op. Jerome Dupuy, Sod. Op. Meillng Yang, Pioneering Res. James Guerin, PVC Op. John Jones, Stores & Serv. William Foulks, PVC M&C Lawrence Boarg, Jr., PVC M&C James Vernon, in. TEL-Sod. M&C William Rodney, PVC M&C August Levert, Jr., TEL Op. James Haney, TEL Op. Donald Dickerson, Sod. Op. Pictures Not Available Pictures of the following employees who observed service anniversaries In Sep tember and October were not available! SO Year^--Allen Guerin, Fred Kennon and Cecil Long, all of TEL Op.; Jack Alderman and Daniel Tumey, both of TEL-Sod. M&C. 25 Years--Eddie Aydell and Jeff Baser, both of TEL. Op. Strader Is Named -- (Continued from Page 1) assistant supervisor of Data and Records on the M&C Staff, and Frank Goudeau, Jr. and Wallace Shoemake advanced to production foremen in Sodium Operations. R&D Promotions In other promotions. Dr. David W. Bunch was transferred from Process Evaluation to Tech. Ser vices and promoted to* supervisor with responsibility for technical service in the Hydrocarbon Area. Calvin Moore was promoted to Economic Evaluation associate. This attractive new steel and plastic safety sign has been installed at the Main Gate by the Central Safety Committee to replace the old unsightly wood sign, which has been in use for many years. The new sign provides apace for constantly changing safety slogans and reminders. A new clock has been installed atop the new sign. Employee Granddaughter Wins Talent Trophy The granddaughter of a Plant employee brought honors to Pointe Coupee Parish late this summer with her talents. In the picture at right Neomie Kimbro, granddaugh ter of Joseph Chustz, Sod. Op., re ceives the first-runnerup trophy in the Louisiana State Farm Bureau Federation talent competition from President James Graugnard. The presentation was made at the State Bureau Convention in New Or leans. She competed in song and dance competition. She attends Catholic Elementary School in New Roads. This is the second year that Neomie competed and was named first runnerup in the Farm Bureau talent competi tion. She takes lessons in dancing, piano, voice and art. Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Named Three of twenty Baton Rouge high school students who have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship pro gram are sons of Ethyl employees. The sons of employees are Ter rence, son of Bill Burt, Plastics Re search; Tom, son of Sam Hender son, R&D Services, and Marcus, son of James Walker, TEL Op. These students are among those who took the National Merit Schol arship qualification test last Feb ruary. They will take another test in December. After this test those selected as finalists are eligible for National Merit Scholarship consid eration, including the Ethyl Merit Scholarship, which will be awarded next spring. Justin Ourso, grandson of An nuitant Alvin Ourso, a former member of the Security Force who retired in May 1968, was also a semifinalist. He and Terrence at- tend Catholic High School. Tom is a student at Broadmoor High School and Marcus at Glen Oaks. If he qualifies as a finalist, Justin will be eligible for scholarships provided through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation; but only sons and daughters of active Ethyl employees are considered for the Ethyl Merit Scholarship. Employees' sons and daughters who are now high school juniors and who expect to graduate from high school and enter college in 1971 should check with their high school guidance counsellors or prin cipals in regard to registering for the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test to be given next February 14. Taking these tests is an automatic application for 1971 Ethyl Merit Scholarship considera tion. Please keep in mind that all testing is done in the year prior to that in which the scholarship is awarded. Burt Henderson Walker Oaroo ETC 27219 u 4 U[> Q) 01 E 2 ^ CO </> D <U C <1> fD >> 0) S3 t- "S T i ! 5 G .>s a .9 2 giS* 155 S i*l o r' ng *c (Q v ^ s t!1 se, -- |d a ~ Q *. 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ETC 27220 Oufc By S A Si themsch achiever tinue a at an el; heart su rect a ct Paul ' Halphen Club w Reports eral pro trip to t gress in a freshr and \va> winners tural P 968,001) out the nations' $600 ed Interna' Eliza) Robert Ellenhpfh shnrtly :i Honslnn < pone on the nutlo Time for Review and Resolutions ^Antiknock Four Objectives for '70 Will Achieve Improvement Over '69 Vol. 31--No. 11 & 12 November-December, 1969 Paul Halphen Elizabeth Wendt Outstanding 4-H Club Honors Won By Son and Daughter of Employees A son and a daughter of Plant employees recently distinguished themselves and brought honors to their families with outstanding achievements in their 4-H Club work. One received his honor to con tinue a family tradition and the other achieved national health honors at an age at which she may have n t been living had she not had open heart surgery six years ago to cor rect a congenital defect. Paul Halphen, 19, son of Fabio Halphen, Eng., was a state 4-H Club winner in the Agricultural Reports program, which covers sev eral projects, and was awarded a trip to the National 4-H Club Con gress in Chicago. Paul, who is now a freshman at LSU, went further and was named one of six national winners in the 4-H Club Agricul tural Reports program in which 968,000 4-H Club members through out the nation were enrolled. As a national winner, he was awarded a $600 educational scholarship by the International Harvester Co. Elizabeth Wendt, 16, daughter of Louisiana at the National 4-H Club Congress as state winner in the 4-H Club Health project. She plac ed ninth in national competition, just three places away from being a national winner and receiving a college scholarship. She is a junior at Pride High School. In 1964, at age 10, she underwent open heart surgery by Dr. Denton Cooley, world famous heart sur geon of Houston, so that she may live and participate in normal ac tivities. Paul, the tenth of 15 Halphen children, is eighth to be named a state 4-H Club winner. Four of his elder brothers were state win- Robert Wendt, Maint., represented (Continued on Page 7) Elizabeth Wendt is shown with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wendt in 1965, shortly after she underwent open heart surgery at Texas Childrens' Hospital In Houston to correct a congenital heart defect. In the years since then she has gone on to win state honors In her 4-H Club health projects and placed ninth in the nation at the recent 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Another eventful year for the Baton Rouge Plant and its employees is drawing to a close. A new year is beginning and will surely unveil new developments for the Plant and its people. As we wind up 1969 that is ending and look to the 1970 that is ahead, it might be timely to quickly review 1969 and to make some resolutions for 1970. This year has brought continued advancement of a number of em ployees to positions of greater re sponsibility. Heading the list of promotions for 65 Plant employees in 1969 was that of William C. Strader to resident manager. He succeeded James J. Bergin, who assumed new staff duties in the Manufacturing Department, with offices in the Ethyl Tower. Involved in the promotions were transfers of employees to other Company loca tions. Also of significance in the advancement of many employees was the promotion of 17 men to foremen in various sections of the Plant. While the employment rate at the Plant is not as high as it has been in recent years, new employ ees are continuing to join the Com pany regularly. So far this year 140 new employees have come to work at the Plant. While we have been welcoming new employees to the Plant, we have seen many other employees, most of them with long Company service, retire under provisions of The Covers Oar color cover picture features the Bobby Wilson family In a Christmas scene at their home at 1834 Hood Ave. Bobby, standing, works in Stores and Services. Sit ting around the tree are his wife, Sandra, holding Philip, 18 months old, and Robb, S. Bobby's father, B. T. WUson, works in HO Opera tions and two aunts, Mlgnonne and Marjorie Wilson, work in Person nel and the R&D Staff, respec tively. For our back cover "Christmas Tree" greeting we are Indebted to the "Calco News," publication of the California Oil Company Di vision of Chevron Oil Co., New Orleans. with the support and participation of every employee on the Plant, can achieve much progress: Objective Number 1 is to im prove our safety performance, both on and off the Plant, during the coming year. When we sustain a total of 17 major injuries plus 700 minor injuries on the job, and 109 non-work time-losing injuries in the first 11 months, then it is time for us to change this trend dras tically if the Plant is to be operated efficiently and at lowest cost! For( HAPPY NEW YEARII the Company's Retirement Income Plan. During the year 33 of these employees have retired at age 65 or have accepted early retirement. Plant employees continued in 1969 to be recognized through re ceipt of U. S. and foreign patents for new methods, products or pro cesses in which they have pio neered. Forty-one employees were recognized during the year for earning patents. Among other highlights of 1969: Employees continued to partici pate in a wide variety of training for improvement. Willie Dipaola was re-elected to his eighth twoyear term as president of Local 12900 UMWA. Hymin Shapiro, Res. Plan., and Fred Frey, NonDiv. Res., completed several years of extra-curricular work with the publication of their 486-page book, "The Organic Compounds of Lead." The Company and the two unions reached agreement on terms of new two-year contracts. Three em ployees completing 40 years of Company service were Henry Houdart, Tel. Op., Lew Barnum, Pub. Rel., and Tommy Lee, TEL-Sod. M&C. These are just a few of the things that mark the year 1969. What about 1970? A set of resolutions, objectives or goals--whatever you want to call them--can serve as a blueprint for doing a better job of operating the Baton Rouge Plant successfully in the year ehead. Here are just four objectives which, Objective Number 2 is better at tendance on the job in 1970. Our plant absentee rate of about 6 per cent is much higher than the rate at other industrial plants. This places our plant at a distinct disad vantage in meeting competition in the market place. It is the indi vidual responsibility of each em ployee to make every effort to keep himself physically able to work and to be on the job when sched uled. Objective Number 3 is continued emphasis on cost control. Nothing b more important in keeping the Baton Rouge Plant competitive than for each of us to practice ef fective cost control in every job and every activity we carry out as a member of the Plant team! Objective Number 4 b improved products and processes. While re search employees and those in en gineering are working on this every day--to keep the Baton Rouge Plant and the Company progress ing--each employee can contribute to this objective through the study ing of ways to do hb job better! Let's make '70 a success--the best year in history for the Baton Rouge Plant! THE LEDGER'S CLEAN For a FRESH START 1 ETC 27221 .* Page 2, The Antiknock, Nov.-Dee., 1969 Six New Salaried Employees Have Employee and Advertising--50 Years Ago! Reported for Work on the Plant Six new salaried employees were welcomed recently as they report ed for work on the Plant during November. Five of the employees are in management and the other is a clerical employee. Allen T. Arthur, a new super visor in Sodium Operations, was born in San Francisco, but con siders Midland City, Ala., his home town. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University. He has resided in Baton Rouge since 1966 when he joined another local industry. Kermit R. Littleton is a new ap plications chemist in Plastics Re search. He is a native of Green ville, Miss., and attended Missis sippi State University and later Delta State College at Cleveland, Miss., where he earned his BS de gree in chemistry. Laddie McVicker joined the Com pany as a rate analyst in Purchas ing & Traffic. He was born at Marion, La., but has resided at New Orleans since 1966 while em ployed by the Union Pacific Rail road. He received his BA degree in business administration from Southeastern Louisiana College. Kishan K. Seth was employed in mid-November as a development engineer in Process Development. A native of Amritsar, India, who calls Bombay his hometown, Seth holds a number of degrees. Aiter earning his BS degree in chemi cal engineering and his MS de gree in science technology at Bom bay University, he came to the United States and earned his MS degree in chemical engineering at the University of California and his PhD degree in the same field at North Carolina State. Allen A. Touchard was bom in rhibodaux but calls Des Allemands his hometown. He joined the Com pany in late November as a devel opment engineer in Process De velopment. He received his BS degree from Nicholls State College in Thibodaux. Annette L. Marchand reported for work in early November as a steno-clerk in Finance. It was about the same year the advertising above, in the form of a blotter, was being used that the picture at right was made. The blot ter was printed and used between 1919 and 1921 by the father of the youngster in the picture. Yes, you guessed it--he is John Barnes, lo comotive operator, Stores and Ser vices. The advertising was for his father's business in Philadelphia and marked some of the first ex perimental work with aluminum. The picture was made when Barnes was about four years old. A native of Philadelphia, he joined the Company in September 1943 as a helper in Maintenance. CLASSIFIED --ADS-- For Sale Automobile--1966 Cadillac sedan DevlUe. Excellent condition. Phone 9242052. Banjo--Slightly used four-string tenor Silvertone. Ideal for beginner. S35. Phone 357-0895. Horee--Flve-galted Palomino Tennes see walking horse. Sand colored with white mane and tail. Phone 927-6449. Lot--75-ft. x 172-ft. lot on Pasadena Drive in Park Forest Subdivision. $6,300. Phone 664-4647. Miscellaneous -- Portable tyewriter with carrying case In very good condi tion--$35; boy's blue suit, size 12 reg ular, wom few times--$10. Phone 9243520 after 1 p.m. Wanted Freezer--Small chest-type. Must be in good condition. Phone 357-4118. Piano--Used, but in good condition. Must be reasonable price. Phone 9243520 after 1 p.m. Moveable Building--Small moveable building, approximately 200 sq. ft. Phone 644-3904 in Gonzales. Gets National Honor Justin Ourso, grandson of An nuitant Alvin Ourso, recently was one of two Louisiana youths named to represent the state in the 1970 U. S. Senate Youth Program in Washington. In addition to one week in Washington he will also receive a $1,000 scholarship. 1W. BARNES CO, INC ! RXPEKIMKNTiL WORK j Met*] Spinning and Stamping in ALUMNOM STEEL ZINC NICKEL. SILVER BRONZE TIN BRASS COPPER r Office and Ditplsr Rmw 1320 Unity Street Factory Unity, Pilling & Factory Sts, Philadelphia BOTH PHONES. Merit Scholarship Test on February 14 Employees are reminded that sons and daughters who are now high school juniors--who expect to graduate from high school and enter college in 1971--should check with their high school guidance counselors or principals in regard to registering for the National Merit Scholarship qualification test to be given on February 14. Taking these tests is an automatic applica tion for the 1971 Ethyl Merit Scholarship. The tests for present high school seniors were given last February, and semifinalists for the 1970 National Merit Scholarships-- including the Ethyl scholarshiphave already been named. MAKE HASTE SAIMELY AN INTERESTING experiment in Europe points up the folly of "passing every car on tne road." Two identical cars, fitted with instrument* which registered every driving detail, made a test run of almost 1,000 miles from Hamburg to Rimini on the Italian coast. More than half the distance was over expressway-type routes. One driver was told to make the best time he could, to pass \ hen it was safe and take bends at maximum possible speed. The second was told to take it easy, to avoid any risk and to move as the traffic flow permitted. Result: After almost 1,000 miles, the speed demon finished only 31 minutes ahead of the re laxed driver. Taking every advantage, he aver aged less than 50 m.p.h. He was behind the wheel 20 hours and 12 minutes and used his brakes 1,339 times, including four emergency stops. He passed 2,004 other cars and was passed oy only 13. The slower driver braked 652 times (with no emergency stops), passed 645 times and was passed 142 times. His drivingtime was 20 hours, 43 minutes. Experienced drivers from West Germany's biggest motoring dub were skeptical and tried a test of their own-an 800-mile run from Cologne to the Brenner Pass. In this test, the fast car took 16 hours, 52 min utes: the slow took 21 minutes longer. In both tests, besides risking his life and en dangering others, the fast driver paid a penalty of about 10 more gallons of gasoline, plus obvious wear on his brakes, tires, suspension and engine. Named Eagle Scout Gary Sander*, 15, was awarded his Boy Scout Eagle Badge in early November. The son of Joseph E. Sanders, TEL-Sod. MAC, Gory Is the second of Sanders' sons to be named an Eagle Scout HI s older brother, Jo seph, was an Eagle Scout as a youngster and was later named "Airman of the Year" at Keesler Air Force Base and was chosen one of 10 "Outstanding Young Men of America." Gary la a member of Troop 27, which Is sponsored by the Bethel Methodist Church. Published forEiii|>lojee* at^v Ethyl's ... Principal. ManuLirturing Research A Development Center, Baton Rouge. . . The . purposes of THE - ANTI KNOCK are to communicate . . The. accomplishments ,miu[ ac tivities of Ethyl people. ..'... The' perrorniunce;,niui prugmw of our Compnriyi,- .. ? . The value nittl,results o\ (caiit-. work at our Baton Rouge Plant. - .. The continuing- arid increasing need for a greater apprecia tion of our American way of life. - . - ; Mcmh ful e> Serv.. and F A MIC niiirki the) |i sou, It Cent. The 11; a V\:it Achie udviM t Molin' j Meinl- , tO S4-II ! hues 1' | munuu1 ETC 27222 Page 3 The Antiknock, Nov.-Dee., 1969 Ethyl is Supporting JA Program For Fourteenth Consecutive Year Members of REDIMAIL package pre-addressed utility envelopes under the watch ful eyes of their three advisers, standing at right. From left are Phil Beaver, Tech. Serv., Production adviser; Bob Sanders, Pioneering Res., Management adviser, and Frank Orlandi, R&D Serv., Sales, A small polyethylene bag for garbage and trash disposal Is the product being marketed by QUALITY PRODUCTS. Shown here are a few of the Achievers as they packaged the bags for sale. In background are Sales Adviser Charles Steven son, Ind. Eng., at left, and Bill Bryan, Emp. Rel., Production adviser. Don Dyer, Cent. Finance, who is serving as the Management adviser, is not shown. A water-repellent ior clothing, polyethylene bags for garbage and trash disposal and pre-addressed envelopes for mailing payments for utility bills are the three products chosen by the three Junior Achievement companies being sponsored this year by the Com pany. WATER-TITE, which meets on Tuesday evenings, has chosen the water-repellent for clothing as its product. Advisers are Don Hansen, Eng., Management adviser; Jim Gaines, Eng., Production; Walter Breckoff, Com. Dev., Sales, and Bill Monroe, Eng. QUALITY PRODUCTS, which holds its meetings on Wednesday evenings, is packaging polyethyl ene bags for garbage and trash disposal as its products. Advisers are Don Dyer, Cent. Fin., Manage ment adviser; Bill Bryan, Emp. Rel., Production, and Charles Ste venson, Ind. Eng., Sales. The third company, REDIMAIL, which also meets on Wednesday nights, is selling pre-addressed util ity envelopes. Its advisers are Bob Sanders, Pioneering Res., Manage ment; Phil Beaver, Tech. Serv., Production, and Frank Orlandi, R&D Serv., Sales. These three Ethyl-sponsored Junior Achievement companies held their annual Executive Night ceremonies in mid-November, at which time they were presented charters by Ethyl representatives. WATER-TITE received its charter from John Klock, manager of Maintenance and Construction. Tom Mixon, superintendent of En gineering, also participated in the ceremonies. Later Dr. M. F. Gautreaux, gen eral manager, R&D, presented charters to QUALITY PRODUCTS and REDIMAIL. In addition, he and Robert Schmidt, manager, Em ployee Relations, talked to the achievers on the importance of the JA training. The 1969-70 Junior Achievement year is the fourteenth consecutive year that the Company has sup ported the JA program through fi nancial support and through the leadership of volunteer advisers. Ethyl is one of the charter mem bers of Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc., formed here in 1956 to provide business training to the high school youths of the Baton Rouge area. Through the JA program many of these students have learned the basic principles of our free enter prise business system through the actual experience of operating their own companies. During each school year students organize a company, elect officers and act as a board of directors in making decisions; choose, produce and sell a product; keep accurate records on expenses and income; and, finally, liquidate the company at the end of the school year. On this page are pictures show ing some of the activities of the Achievers and of the recent Ex ecutive Night ceremonies. The third of three Ethyl-sponsored companies Is WATER-TITE which markets a water repellent for clothing aa Its product. Its advisers, shown here with the Achievers, are Don Hansen, left, end Jim Gaines, Management and Production advisers, both of Engineering, and Walter Breckoff, Com. Dev., Sale# adviser. BUI Monroe, Eng., Is also on adviser* In picture above John Block, manager. Maintenance and Construction, presents the oompany charter to Ricky Moses, president of WATEB-TITE, at Executive night ceremonies. Dr. M. F. Gautreaux, general manager, RAD, presents a charter to Janet White, president of QUALITY PROD-' UCT8, at the company's Executive Night ceremonies. Members of the JA companies take advantage of Executive Night ceremonies to sell their products. Above, Beckle Bombet tells QUALITY PRODUCTS plastic bogs to Robert Schmidt, manager, Emp. BeL, and Dr. M. F. Gautreaux, generalmanager of BAD. Two other achievers who take advantage of the visit of Ethyl representatives to make some sales of water repellent are Karen Schmidt, left, and Valets Chnmney, both of WATER-TITE. The customers are Thomas Mixon, Engineering, and John Knock, MAC, \ ETC 27223 Page 4, The Antiknock, Nov.-Dee, 1969 Harold Bourgeois Begins Retirement Annuitant Wells, right, goes over the business records of the Wells Cargo Company with his son, Hardy Wells, Jr., in the office at )S9 Europe Street The company handles local and cross-country moving and long and short-period storage. Hardy a former employee at the Plant, Is president and hla father is vice-president of the company. Harold Bourgeois, a welder in H-C M&C, completed more than a quarter of a cen tury of active Plant service with the Company when he retired, effective Decem ber 1, at age 65 under provisions of the Company's Retirement In come Plan. He had worked on the Plant since February 1942 when he was hired as a helper in what was then known as Ethyl Chloride Operations. He lives at Duplessis, La. (Box Internal Combustion Engine Most Efficient 693). He and Mrs. Bourgeois are the parents of two daughters and one son, all of whom are married. They have eight grandchildren. Harold and Mrs. Bourgeois's plans for retirement are to make extensive use of a camping trailer, which he purchased recently. They plan to tour various sections of the country and will probably go to the Smoky Mountains first, that is, as soon as the weather permits. He likes to play golf and also enjoys both fishing and hunting. At retirement time he was "looking forward" to considerable painting and repair work on his home and considerable yard work with their flowers and shrubs. Keep Him Safe! 'FudcT Wells Manages to Keep Busy As He Enjoys His Retirement Years Editor's Note: Insurance authorities ami others agree that keeping busy at a hobby or a part-time job of enjoyable work that health permits is recommended for retirement years instead of the proverbial retire ment "rocking chair." Many of our Plant annuitants are following that advice, in this issue we present the sirth in a series of articles telling of the activities of these annuitants. Hardy O. "Fudd" Welts, who accepted early retirement in 1959, has ``practiced what he preaches" during his retirement years. He has kept busy doing the things he has enjoyed doing, yet he has found time to relax and "see a few things" along the way. When asked to give suggestions to his former fellow employees at the Plant who are nearing their retirement, Wells said, "When you retire, go ahead and do the things you have been thinking about, such Since The Antiknock began Its series of articles about Plant an as using leisure time to go places and see things. In other words, do these things that you haven't had the time to do while working. How nuitants we have received many comments from annuitants telling how much they appreciate reading about what some of their fellow annuitants are doing. If you have ever, after doing those leisure things, be prepared to `settle down' with a job or hobby in which you will be contented and in which retired, and would like to see more articles about annuitants, why not let us or the Employee Benefits Office know what you are doing. We'd like to hear from you! you will be accomplishing some thing as you keep busy." Wells began his retirement in 1959 with work for the Louisiana Department of Commerce and In dustry. During four years he was associated with the Department, he became director of personnel for the tourist stations throughout the state, which were then under the direction of the Tourist Bureau of the Department, Following this job, he became as sociated with his son, Hardy Wells, Jr., who himself is a former Plant employee, in the Wells Cargo Com pany in Baton Rouge. Young Wells is president and his father is vicepresident of the firm, which handles moving and storage of a wide va riety of materials, including furni ture and anything else "that is not In an article appearing in the November 10 issue of "Journal of Commerce" P. N. Gammelgard, vice-president for environmental affairs of the American Petroleum Institute, was quoted at the annual API meeting as commenting that remarkable progress has been made in reducing pollution from the automobile. His statement pointed out that in 1968 model cars, emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monox ide from a typical car were re duced by two-thirds from what they were in 1962, and on 1971 models hydrocarbon emissions will be less than 15 percent, on the average, of what they were seven years ago. On the basis of this record, Gammelgard predicted that in the years ahead the internal combus tion engine would continue to be the most efficient power plant available. He made these comments in an overall report on the oil industry's pollution control program in which it is investing $1 million a day. perishable." As part of the busi ness, they maintain a large ware house at 139 Europe Street. Hardy, Jr., worked for the Company for 13 years--from 1949 to 1962. Wells Cargo is the agent for Bekins Van Lines and they can ar range cross-country moving and for long- and short-period storage. In addition to Hardy, Jr., Wells has two daughters--Joyce and Keep Santa smiling--^lon't let an acci dent spoil your family's Christmas! Practice good safety with your Christ mas decorating and holiday activities. Jeanette--now Mrs. Dan Annison and Mrs. Richrrd Prestridge, re spectively. He has seven grand children and two great grandchil dren. Mrs. Wells died in February 1967. He joined Ethyl on the Plant in 1944 in TEL Maintenance and at the time he accepted early retire ment in 1959 he was an electrician. His home address is 3046 Beech Street FlVC Ceil aro uni > Frank II Brown. I of Dora H. Rice. Is the <1: Grai Thei The i employe time 1' their fi."` Novcnil: Mrs. Jo! "young1 through proven:* riage m 16, res| | They | Dora 1 Robert Norma Plant t I tary to 1 turing ' Son; ! Of! Two tinguis1 mem bo two tin Crait; TEL-S- defen?: the nat ing. I! He is . physio, admin i C rail. Rouge ' i offense of the squad. i and d< \ TC 27224 Page 5 The Antiknock, Nov.-Dee., 1969 Employees Continue to Get Recognition Through the Patents Awarded to Them Five generations of tbe Lambert family are shown In the picture above. Grouped arojnd Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert are, from right to left, their daughter, Mrs. Frank H. Rice; her daughter, Dora Lee Brown, Emp. ReU and her husband, Leo Brown, Prod. Plan; Monica Lawton, being held by her father, Richard Lawton, son of Dora Lee, and his wife, Tanya. The Lamberts are grandparents also of Robert H. Rice. H-C MAC, and Norma Brooks, Mfg. Staff, Ethyl Tower. Tanya Lawton is the daughter of Jesse Y. Hayden, TEL Op. Grandparents of Employees Celebrate Their Sixty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary The grandparents of two Plant employees and of a former long time Plant employee celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on November 23. They are Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert, 87 and 81 years "young," of Innis, who have lived through many changes and im provements in life since their mar riage in 1904, at the ages of 22 and 16, respectively. They are the grandparents of Dora Lee Brown. Emo. Rel., and Robert H. Rice, H-C M&C, and of Norma Brooks, long-time former Plant employee who is now secre tary to Vice President of Manufac turing Wallace F. Armstrong at the Ethyl Tower. They are among 68 living descendants of the Lam berts. More than 125 friends and rela tives paid tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lambert during an afternoon re ception on November 23. Included in one of the groups were five gen erations. (See picture above.) Ethyl is further identified with Mr. and Mrs. Lambert since Leo Brown, husband of Dora Lee, works in Prod. Plan, on the Plant. Also, Tanya Lawton, wife of Dora Lee's son, Richard Lawton, is the daughter of another employee, Jesse V. Hayden, TEL Op. Sons of Two Employees Are Members Of LSU and Grambling Football Teams Two sons of employees have dis tinguished themselves in 1969 as members of their football teams at two universities in the state. Craig, son of Robert E. Burns, TEL-Sod. M&C, is a member of the defensive team at LSU, which led the nation in defense against rush ing. He played defensive safety. He is a junior and is, majoring in physical education and business administration. Craig is a graduate of Baton Rouge High School and played both offense and defense as a member of the Baton Rouge High Bulldog squad. He played offensive halfback and defensive safety. Calvin, son of Henry Dyer, TEL General Services, is 22 years old and is a junior fullback on the Grambling University team, which lost to Honda A&M, 23 to 19, in the 37th Orange Blossom Classic on Dec. 6 at Miami. He is a graduate of Chaneyville High School and followed his older brother, Henry, Jr., to Grambling. Like so many other Grambling players, Henry, Jr., was drafted for professional football and is now playing for the Washington Red skins as a running back. Calvin also hopes to keep following Henry into the professional ranks. Continuing a year of extensive recognition of employee know-how through the rewarding of domestic and foreign patents, 13 more em ployees have recently received patents for their developments. Previously 28 employees had been recognized as patent recipients dur ing 1969. Employees receiving patents and a brief description of the patents are as follows: Dr. Richard Gorsich, Ind. Chem. Res.--modified Grignard route to organolead compound. Hymin Shapiro, Res. Plan., and Russ Hudson, R&D Serv.--a gaso line composition containing an organo-1, 1-dihalocyclopropyl lead compound. Larry Cliver, Mfg. Op.--recovery of by-product lead in TML manu facture. Dr. James Wood, Non-Div. Res. --beryllium vapor plating process (share). Dr. Walter Foster, technical di rector, Chemical, and Kenneth Presswood, Tech. Serv. -- thermal stabilization of organolead com pounds. Hymin Shapiro, Res. Plan., and Frank Conrad, Ind. Chem. Res. -- co-production of aluminum fluoride and metallic titanium. Paul Kobetz, Ind. Chem. Res. -- production of dialkylaluminum hydride and sodium aluminum tetrahydride (share). Dr. Tillmon Pearson, Ind, Chem. Res. -- Canadian patent on manu facture of organolead compounds (share). Dr. Robert Fanning, Proc. Dev.-- British patent on production of carboxylic acids. Paul Kobetz, Ind. Chem. Res., and Warren Becker, Econ. Eval.-- Italian patent on the production of metallic aluminum. Charles Cook, Eng.--West Ger man patent on annular die for the extrusion of thermoplastic material (share). Those patent recipients not shown here were pictured earlier this year In recognition of other patents which they have received In 1960. Wood Craig Burns Calvin Dyer Since these pictures were made, the old Service* Building, located Just north of the MSP Building, has been completely torn down. It was constructed tt years ago, In 1947, as a "temporary" office building. It was built primarily for use by Finance employees and baa since been used by other group# including MAC Plan ning and the Inspection Group of Engineering, and for many years the Ethyl Employee# Credit Union was in this building. ETC 27225 I Pge 6, The Antiknock, Nov.-Dee., 1969 Service Anniversaries 30 Years 25 Years Other Awards 20 Years 15 Tears Mary Ann Hnghniark, R&D Staff Richard Kinney, Maint. Roger Maugham, lnd. Chem. Res. Edwidge Simone*ux, TEL-Sod. M&C Johnnie Lewis, TEL-Sod. MAC Kenneth Rushing, TEL Op. Tommy Kennedy, TEL-Sod. MAC William Rogers, H-C MAC William Stevenson, Sod. Op. 10 Years Walter Lawrence, Chem. Res. 5 Years Bennie O'Rear, Plastics Res. Charles Cook, Eng. Gary Babcock, PVC Op. Charles Black, Power Edward May, TEL-Sod. MAC Ronald Kendrick, TEL-Sod. MAC Wagner Perrault, H-C MAC Ronald McKinney, TEL-Sod. MAC Donald Keller, H-C MAC Crawford Lewis, TEL-Sod. MAC James Earles, TEL-Sod. MAC William Carradlne, H-C MAC Al Soulier. H-C MAC Richard Haley, H-C MAC William Lewis, Stores A Serv. Robert Waecoin, TEL-Sod. MAC Belgium Study Henry Wall, III, Proc. Eval., is one of six young men chosen by the Rotary Clubs of the southwest ern Louisiana district to partici pate in an expense-paid group study exchange in Belgium for two months next spring. Henry is the only one in the group who is from Baton Rouge. A similar group of young Belgian businessmen were the guests of the Rotary Clubs of this district last spring. Pictures Not Available Pictures of the following employees who observed sendee anniversaries In November and December were not avail able: SO Years--Glynn Carter, John Floyd and Charles Lefebvre, all of TEL* Sod. MAC: Taylor Brmshler, MalnL. and Gladys Gilmore, Stores A Serv. 25 Years --Lather Bennett, Felton Doughty, Wil lie Bills, and Percy Tyler, all of TELSod. MAC, and Bosalle Agosta, Finance. Toy* for Tot* As The Antiknock went to press members of the Ethyl Management Club were getting toys ready for the Club's 17th Annual Tovs For Tots collection, which is held each year at the December meeting. Leon Paszkowski, Maint., is chair man of the Committee. Members are Robert Wendt, Norman Wilton and Charles Smith, all of Mainte nance. 4->- DISCOVER AMERICA BEST BY CAR There Have Always Been Arm-Chair Experts During the period of many millions of words that have been written and spoken about the war in Vietnam, there have been uncounted "ex perts" who knew just how the matter could be solved and the battle won. In this connection, we recently ran across the following statement on arm-chair experts, which will be of interest to readers. "In all the clubs and even--God save us!--at dinner tables, there are experts . . . who know what places should be held with garrisons, when or by what pass the country should be invaded ... when we must join battle with the enemy and when it is better to remain inactive. Not only do they decide what should be done, but when anything is done contrary to their opinion, they accuse the leader as if he were in criminal court ... If there is anyone who is confident he can advise me as to the best advantage of the state in this campaign, let him not refuse his ser vices to the state but come with me into the country. If anyone is re luctant to do this and prefers the leisure of the city to the hardships of campaigning, let him not steer the ship from on shore."--Lucius A. Paulus, Roman commander in Macedonia, 168 B.C. Outstai (Continue< ners in the A program, one in the 4-H Cli and two sisters in Home lmpr< Held IV The Halphe Brusly in Wesi ish. Paul had I Agricultural R' ing his eight y< He has carried ent categories his projects ha^ $5,000. The b came from gro' 16 acres of co soybeans. He project in whi head of cattle ; and he has ; gardening, da swine projects He has helc has been a c tional 4-H C Washington, h strations, prep; hibits and has brothers and ; 4-H Club worl In an article family appear: last year, Fal out that the i received in A helped in bu work, helped family and, p tant, has provi ing opportune dividends in cated by the ) Brotlu The same di ably be appluily, also. Eliz; neth, was aw National 4-H j year as a statr _ While there h national winn a $600 collet his sister n High School. I named an "O of America" ; Elizabeth, known, is a j: dition to heal ects have inc ment, food an hr Two Fnbio I! ' Plant, the limn Is following In took many pm: at the 4-H Cl ETC 27226 Wurtelle >d. MAC U Williams C MC xper+s n written nted "exhe battle statement les, there garrisons, we must ctive. Not g is done i criminal as to the o his serone is redships of ^ucius A. Page 7 The Antiknock, Nov.-Dee., 1969 Outstanding 4-H Club Honors . . . (Continued from Page 1) ing. She was the parish "sew with 9*t MemrvUam - cotton" winner in 1968, the parish ners in the Agricultural Reports and district winner in a chicken l program, one was a state winner in the 4-H Club Electric program and two sisters were state winners in Home Improvement. Held Many Offices The Halphen family lives at Brusly in West Baton Rouge Par ish. Paul had been enrolled in the Agricultural Reports program dur ing his eight years in the 4-H Club. He has carried projects in 15 differ ent categories and estimates that his projects have earned him nearly $5,000. The biggest dollar profit came from growing 28 acres of rye, 16 acres of corn and 12 acres of soybeans. He conducted a beef roject in which he cared for 400 ead of cattle and raised 28 calves, and he has also participated in gardening, dairying, poultry and barbecue method contest and ex hibited the state champion Red Leghorn rooster in 1968. Born with Defect After it was determined while she was still a baby that Elizabeth had been bom with the congenital heart defect, doctors directed her parents to make sure she followed very limited activities until she grew up enough to allow for the open heart surgery. Doctors did not want to perform the surgery until there was no other course to take. When, at the age of 10 in 1964, Elizabeth was hospitalized at the Baton Rouge General Hospital with kidney infection and other complications, it aggravated the heart condition to the point that doctors decided that open heart Death claimed two active em ployees and two annuitants re cently as 1969 draws to a close. Etienne M. "Peck" Haydel Etienne M. "Peck" Haydel, H-C M&C, 48, died October 31 in the East Ascension Hospital in Gon zales. Funeral services were conducted No vember 3 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Union. Survivors are his widow, mo* ther, three daughters, seven sons and three sisters. Winfield B. Sutcliffe Annuitant Winfield B. Sutcliffe, 72, died on November 23 at Dixon Memorial Hos pital in Denham Springs after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were conducted the following day, November 25, at the Walker Baptist Church, with interment in the Palmetto Cemetery. Survivors include his widow, a stepson, six daughters, one brother and two sisters, in addition to sev eral grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. swine projects. surgery must be performed prompt He was employed on the Plant He was hired on the Plant as an He has held many club offices, has been a delegate to the Na tional 4-H Club Conference in Washington, has given 675 demon strations, prepared hundreds of ex hibits and has helped his younger brothers and sisters get started in 4-H Club work. In an article about the Halphen family appearing in The Antiknock last year, Fabio Halphen pointed out that the training the children received in 4-H Club work has helped in building family team work, helped provide food for the family and, perhaps most impor tant, has provided leadership train ing opportunities which have paid dividends in many ways as indi cated by the honors won. Brother Is Winner ly if Elizabeth was to live. The surgery by Dr. Cooley was suc cessful and Elizabeth has gone on to take state and national health honors while living and enjoying an active teenager's active life. Both Paul and Elizabeth, who have brought outstanding honors to themselves and to their families, are to be congratulated for their achievements. The Antiknock sa lutes them for their significant ac complishments! in May 1947 and was a sandblast painter in H-C M&C. Ernest L. Smith Word was received on the Plant that Annuitant Ernest L. Smith, 72, had died on November 25 in Tylertown, Miss. Information on his funeral ser vices and a list of survivors were not available at press time for The Antiknock. He was hired in 1944 as a Stores clerk and was a warehouseman in Stores Se Ser vices when he accepted the Com operator helper in TEL Operations in December 1943. He was an op erator when he accepted early re tirement in February 1962. Sid Thomas Sid Thomas, TEL General Ser vices. 57, died on December 1 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital after an illness of several weeks. Wake services were held at the Elm Grove Bap tist Church on December 5, with the funeral being held at the church on December 6. Survivors include his widow, eight children, and one sister. The same description could prob pany's special early retirement of He was hired on the Plant in ably be applied to the Wendt fam fer in February 1962. At the time August 1944 and at the time of ily, also. Elizabeth's brother, Ken he retired he and Mrs. Smith said death he was in the General Ser neth, was awarded a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress last WHAT IS IT? they would return to their farm vices pool, working the 4 to 12 near Tylertown to raise cattle. shift. year as a state Automotive winner. While there he, too, was chosen a Think you've seen something national winner and was awarded similar on your wall at home -- a $600 college scholarship. Like his sister a student at Pride High School, Kenneth was recently named an "Outstanding Teenager the working genius of child? Possibly. A spider your web, Six Employees Receive Promotions not quite. It is shattered glass. Six employees have been pro of America" at the school The jagged edges represent the moted to new positions in recent Elizabeth, or "Sissy" aa she is known, is a junior at Pride. In ad dition to health, her 4-H Club proj ects have included home improve car windshield of a driver who failed to buckle his seat belt. He swerved into a post to avoid hit weeks and one of them has been transferred to another division. Effective November 1, three men in Maintenance were promoted to ment, food and nutrition and cloth ting another vehicle. salaried foremen. Roy J. Andre be came painter foreman in General Maintenance and Johney Little, Jr., advanced to General Services foreman, also in General Mainte nance. Henry Cedotal was named Andre f mechanical foreman in TEL Main tenance. Also on November 1, Robert Foulks, Jr., advanced to salaried production foreman in Sodium Op erations, and Karl Cooper was pro-' moted to senior process design en gineer in Process Design. Later in November, Dr. Richard Zietz, assistant director of Indus trial Chemicals Research, R&D, transferred to the International Division where he assumed the new position of manager, Product Cooper Development. Two Fabto Halphen*--Fabio, m. at left,'fend Ida father, Fabio, Jr.--work at the Plant, the former to TEIr-Sod. MHO aad hi* father In Es(Interior- Pool Halphen la following In the footateps of his older brother, Fabto, ni, since the latter also took many pariah, state and national 4-H Club awards and represented Louisiana at the 4-H Clnb Congress In Chicago aa a state winner in an electricity project. ATTENDANCE? Little Zlets ETC 2T227 ETC 27228