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Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Copy: , D r. Grahaur Edgair.--''/D r. R. A. Kehoe Mr. H,,. Iff.- K aley Co r po r a t i o n m a n u f a c t u r in g a n d T r a f f ic d e p a r t m e n t MAIL. ADDRESS: BOX 688, WILMINGTON. DEL. FREIGHT ADDRESS; CARNEY'S POINT. N. J. J .TELEPHONE: PENNSGROVE. N. 280, EXTENSION 213 J u ly 1 , 1937 Moffidrandiffiit Mr. 0 B. Lewis -x -v I have your raesaorandum o f Juno S8 i n f u r t h e r re f e r e n c e t o th a A v ia tio n m ix in g s i t u a t i o n a t S ta n d a rd * s Wood R iv e r r e f i n e r y . I t c e r t a i n l y seems t o me from Chuck C o lv in ' s rem arks t h a t we a r e b e in g g iv e n a ru n around on t h i s s i t u a t i o n and w h ile Standard must be recognised as being a <ms^ober of prime importance to u s , n e v e r th e le s s , we c an n o t o v e rlo o k H h e ^ sa f e ty f e a t u r e s which . a re our re s p o n s ib ility . A ccordingly, X tStin^'^e should be p a r tic u la r ly i n s is t e n t in t h i s o ase~ th at step s\b e> tak en t o remedy the co n d itio n . P o ssib ly before /proceeding, however, th is su b ject m ig h t be d is c u s s e d f u r t h e r w ith Di% S d g ar and o th e r o f f i c e r s o f th e Company t o a s s u re t h a t t h e S a f e ty C h m ltte e w i l l have th e e x e c u tiv e backing o f any program w hichw e, insistxStaxuiard must c a rry o u t. M eanwhile, i t may be t h a t i i f xfce h se 10 g a llo n drums te m p o ra rily , th e c a s e m ight adjusrfc i t s e l f in due, c o u rs e , and th e n p ro b a b ly i f th e s itu a tio n s t i l l .remains th e /s e s p a t th e f i r s t of th e y ear to th e end t h a t th e y w i l l co n tin u sK M th A v ia tio n m ixing a t Wood R iv e r, we can th a n re q u ire , our recom m endations to b e p u t i n t o e f f e c t . A: IS J . H. S chaefer HE 0000857 Copy: D r. Graham Edgar ^ D r. R. A. Kehoe - ' " Mr. H. W. K aley Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n /' MANUFACTURING DEPARTM ENT J. H. SCH A EFER MANAGER MAIL ADDRESS: BOX 688. WILMINGTON. DEL. FREIGHT ADDRESS; CARNEY'S POINT. N. J. TELEPHONE; PENNSGROVE, N. J. 280. EXTENSION 213 June 28, 1937 Memorandum: MrV-,0_v B. Lewis, I acknowledge w ith thanks copy o f your l e t t e r o f June 25 in fu rth e r reference to the question o f a v iatio n blending a t Standard's Wood R iv e r r e f i n e r y . I sh o u ld n o t be v e ry w e ll s a t i s f i e d w ith th e use of tank ears fo r sp ecial handling of a v iatio n gasoline, i f the circu m stan ces a re such a s d isc u sse d a t o u r l a s t s a f e ty m eetin g . The arrangement fo r sp e c ia l cleaning of^these cars before they are tra n s fe rre d to o th e r se rv ic e s might b ^ e ^ i s f a c t o r y from a th e o re tic a l stand p o in t , b u t I th in k th a t th e re a re '^ e ^ th in p ra c tic a l d i f f i c u l t i e s which should r e q u ir e u s t o have some r a th e f ^ s e r io u s r e s e r v a tio n s on i t . As i t w ill be necessary fo r WesTbo w ait uhM i th e f i r s t of the y ear to a r r i v e a t a d e c is io n e i t h e r d is c o n tin u e th e m an u factu re of* a v ia tio n g a so lin e o r to provide more\appj?oved f a c i l i t i e s , I should r a th e r fo llo w th e recomrsehciations ,you, made v o \is e te n g a llo n drums f o r th e tem porary in te rim p e rio d . I a s^ u ss, o f \p j> r s e , th a t th e s e sm a lle r mixes would take care of the situs J . H. Schaefer A:LS KF 0000858