Document yb7MN4rQb0K1bR8zpaGQz1x3

FILE NAME Armco ARM DATE 1939 Aug DOC ARM016 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from The Operator on aim rence, Zee. = GffioROO Inc. mye =X ---- VERTICAL THE THE j OPERATOR ARM CO CO OPERATOR OPERATOR OPERATOR OPERATOR ARMCO 1939 VOLUME Construction Ended | ARMCO | Middletown Middletown Construction Ended 2 2 SAFETY SAFETY TROPHY TROPHY Middletown Construction Veteran PRESENTED ZANESVILLE ZANESVILLE PRESENTED PRESENTED ZANESVILLE was PRESENTED PRESENTED rain on PRESENTED Saturday Saturday PRESENTED rou Saturday did not ; afternoon 29 but not Armco almost almost Zanesville Zanesville Armco com- women women children children from com- our our Armco Park hear hear President Charles R. present Annual Safety Trophy Trophy such such You cannot rewarded such Hook outstanding outstanding record " Mr. ade- ade No words words mine with ade- sin- sin- Management quate can only with cerity the General appreciates the Armco deeply have appreciates the splendid record that he was in in Hook said merely recognition recognition Thi group of men Zanesville Zanesville not merely but recognition job job job job watched the first sheet rolled on the MUddletown East the first sheet rolled done all three perfectly groups through three Middletown The old East This Middletown Side in 1911 Works through 1998 groups groups time accident accident ex- ex- withou blooming pressed is no more. It has mill And the East boys are de- blooming { apreciation appreciation the the The The East Works mill Already presd Works boys are achievement of | is no more It been replaced lighted with the new mill Already Already Be plans | Zanesville going 540 days record with modern modern new slabbing slabbing mriel-l tduhcety ugndreeamedtundtreamed ing a quality pro- pro- i 1.512,587 manhours manhours safely record the hot strip strip has roll undreamed even though though new mill which April 6. 1939 5 cut|ing | Turning or vamped now without without cutting entire ton ingot without job just broken in valThe old bloomer bloomer though val- Hook A. F. Murphy Murphy Mr. was Ho k the or re heating was iant service service was installed installed said | by During OUr rushed through record time the plant plant built in 1910. During It now becomes were All the Company and its life 9 million tons steel my great pleasure privilege privilege and S. 8. Mook saying Con- the changed changed rolled present McGraw Company men rolled rolled present through cooperation of organi- th.e gratulations o: organ~-- our engineers engineers responsible deserve the Dave Thomas rolled the last the first ingot rolled veteran you the the entire Zanesville zaston the Armco Annual Safety Safety also would Zanesville ZZaanneesvsilvlielle Zanesville keep zation up the zation work Zanesville " stated Armcos Armcos stated All those responsible man The Mr. Mi- Trophy fifteen years Safety up rea Williams thanks thanks every incident one Dave Williams engine through- For Iron work work! up Hook the go d was the nursed nursed the steam engine and Mon has stood the gates splendid many gates Armeo Armcos only men plants in good weather Armeo | * talk Hook said that American American commuraty commuraty auch splendid other Armco other Armco are responsible wind ClubClub for responsible + in Zanesvil Conurd production records it For bad fifteen sunshine and storm storm number fifteen on July 4th Just years years ago it Connnurd where there peace live in Connnurd Veterans1 Page for years I have seen the friends 1 when when first came to Zanesville Zanesville He ago, * a Connnurd y Veterans . major spent spent that 4th July July where there is peace Armco Armco Veterans Much Much we accidents decreased Armco decreased friends at boilers in the inspecting Blast Blast Furnace At New Sis regretted seeing the Picnic steadily decreased piant " From the Blast MiHolds old equipment which install whole boilers Miami Picnic Park Miam yee modern modern You may keep has engagement engagement cooperative cooperative cooperative attitude most whole organization Miami Middletown Park | Plant Getting Getting : Park reduce equipment improve quality ber 1st when he has organization organization been most Miami Armco | a gratifying grogurop up our Five Middletown Middletown Armco Armco Otherwise Acnodst competitors get of safe workmen | years been many Another Another Fire Armco Another Brick Brick Five hundred hundred members members Armco business when they get get Butler plant in the ; years there have Armco zurnace Lining changes ered Veterans Veterans Club and wives business they our jobs too 1_ " he could speak know know Another changes But one thing . the No.'s zurnace ered ered at Armco Park Middletown the Iron Mills But Plant has The New Comonwealth relined The Middletown ink, August August for Plant tes Miams their annual annual special special em- Commonwealth Commonwealth firebrick lining relined Roling an ing . The is composed ee firebrick firebrick Mills Armco - Rolling Mills composed of since 1936 when the Koppers the The ployees Australia Is Dedicated Company interests the service picnickers spent the day the Koppers Formally upera-upera- they The The picnickers picnickers spent program The the plant of regular progam Dedicated The they fit no regular program been Commonwealth Rolling Mills was to were present . of the an expensive of entertainment or plant at Kembla Australia 1939. other familiar familiar plant will bricks are job too The be impromptu April planned planned participating participating impromptu formally dedicated April 1939. 1939. Armen readers readers as Con- Con- One junctions fullowing the bricks veverry y cosctloystly i softball softball horseshoe pitching F company is the venture row managing director director of Armeo of junctions planting of the with great that croquet firm and contests badminton archery Armes Armes and widely known firm and Armco Australia Pty Ltd J occasionEmerson EmEmeerrsosnon Paim Paim the tree officials be about cost the TRe Stel | Hoskins Australian Australian Lysaght and of of Steel Lysaght British Wm Stringham charge of opera- sented Mr. Hoskins Australian pre- 90,000 and must so lining will be Creat 90,000 physical di bridge bridge active active the Manufacturers Steel tions and course the Armeo Iron and Ltd. Australian Australian hundred uf Armeo mer ; Iron remind Steel visitors its diversions contented themselves themselves by crew that that left Middletown MiddletoN wn o- - a employed nd fifty Armeo furnace furnace ine regularty employed employed presence dedicatory diversions diversions in under fore- the furnace shade small groups under tended by exercises Australla's fore- vember vember 1938. including Ken- i I pany remind the producer producer on leaders j and gathering gathering of the recailing some political leaders experiences industrial industrial Frank Ken- producer high nedy Arnold Skinner James ! quality steel sheets be established doing company which specializes specializes mor, of Hurghees- Lackey including Affairs days of past were years years Armco's Armco's during Hon including the Rt Hon Hughes Thomas Thomas Hackett Elmer Clyde Willis tion established this side of the equator of work About weeks weeks will high needed needed complete during An discussed Premier the days afternon Minister Australia who McGuire Paul interesting sidelight sidelight sidelight dedi- needed needed complete projec dirers Lash interesting and made } the Dennis cent cent Premier address who made Gardner McCoy Paul Lash. and catlon was that the a furnace and coke No. president made floor Lauderback : the Lauderback president of principal Lauderback president the made The lithographed ovens 2 blast furnace usual Last will were Armco the said Besides group group was convinced 200,000 stainless lithographed polishpolisheed d polishedpolishedArmco Armco ovens are operating new coke all who who attended enjoyed the Besides Besides Armeo International day , International 200,000 square feet Its annual duction tons by stainless steel cards three inches * its battery battery ovens the Corpora- inches who Continued Continued Page tion. the traveled 8,000 which estimated supposedly supposedly half destined three each weighing about making 60 cost of 500.000 . mmiilelses destined { tion who some 6.000 miles of which supposedly supposedly half of which are tons, ounces cards three inches by five inches, each OUR OUR ovens as usual. Last making Armeo added 15 new coke ovens JOBS JOBS PROTECT PROTECT JOBS OUR PROTECT PROTECT JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS uf $500.00. JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS IT PAYS TO PROTECT fy By CHARLES CHARLES HOOK the The WLW Company WLW OUR American Rolling Milf nights ago He Company produce OME Agri- said the reason he and works store store wherever in the his SON Department Department recntly SON Agri- family prospered prospered while while many How we and manage lions already out about work 500.000 are , same same recently many new | driving drivcuiltnurge cthrouugh lture rough hilly neighbors neighbors went How adding adding each year as workers you Unless profit company earns earns The Tennessee rough it- { part of part Tennessee produced land land was because he took our initiative we put provided into our and each girls reach boys and fair prosthe employees be produced his run in that that section were poor care the farm farm provided these factors factors always the long working working one reach | perous . we pros- permit as- wawsahsehded determined family always of crops. crops crops Deep where washed washed the income of family determined pleas- alwaysdetermine determine determine size of However However factfact stands j sets company company company much standard work- of in all in all growing soil determined determined much much pleas- had how 8 check check the standard com- living out clearly work- wasted away through lack management soil good washed away However Howevr of been However forts many conveniences life family family thesecurity of our care job and interest or poor management hold- hold- of the . and conveniences conveniences conveniences they fur- We standard his best all tries on the part won't worth worth splendtihd ey noticed condition pro- nished they they splendid condition and pro- who in industry last times the | if ers and continued long long themsafety and se ducing crops nished them and to his or much and jobs and far 1 ducing ducing plowed plowed The ownperer- curagiing ty Working farm was jobs jobs than the our i last does usually usually finds it far the enough enough elim jobs will land Vent to soil profited towns tvhile- our be shad plowed washing of the top another vont hudrotated hudrotated hudrotated that pre- man's and he man's JOB well profited profited farm towns man easier to secure secure another another . vil- easier There is another j i reason reason inated inated jobs won't Right Right Right now elim a worth hudrotated painted profited lages cows reason garden hudrotated his crops painted by doing well well m+ have no : garden garden pays protect . buildings and kept his As listened garden that that no feed We There why why pays another our busines sheet and trip business business facing facing facing very very serious fences condition condition pigs chickens chickens feed Tennessee fences were government principles government princples apply r t sense families families wood lose Tennessee Tennessee farmer and plants 'plants were only our ke p- The principles to nish fuel Another job our family depended depended upon keep- almost almost 16 million impressed invited farm our depended produce 50 so impressed they this man jobs jobs Another Another job is is ex- their good shape produce Continued Continued Page Six ) impressed |but | shape Page invited this the man r5. only to on the farm but to nish us fuel if wa lose jobs, our Another job ig ing farmer and his family depended upon keep. Continued ) plants of the country ean ax. { ing their farm in good shupe | Produce almost 18 million o am | (Continued an Page Six) PACE TWO THE OPERATOR August 1930 ^' A newspaper published once every month | by the Personal Relations Division of the ; A Verse From the Bible American Rolling Mill Company of Middle- | town Ohio for all Armco Men and Women Study to shew thyself approved i unto God a workman that | needetdihviding HUCH W. WRIGHT . Editor 1 tnhoet wtoorbde of atsrhuatme hd rightly | | ED SCHMID Ja . Managing Editor | Focus Your Abilities In one of the nation's leading sun Washington Washington is ures that there feet across It's something like the burn- THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE TOPP SSIERASSELELEI TUTTI erase \ | ing glass we used to play with as boys focusing the sun's rays on a piece of paper and watch- America Is On Top Of The World | | By C. C. MCINTIRE Butler We Americans are being continually bombarded with words from all sides about our country Some tell us we do not have the right form of government some tell us we do not run our business right Others tell us we have too many criminals too many poor people too many rich people Some say we do not have enough religion some say we are too | properly religious some say our religious beliefs are the wrong kind tell us we do not eat the right food don't raise our children Others and there are even people who insist that we shouldn't wear any ing the paper slowly catch fire This great glass in the labora- tory gathers the rays of the sun that strike its surface and focuses them on a single point in a space a few feet below That single point is hotter than through through through a through paper It will melt steel plate as easily as needle burns through And it's the same sun away that we see shining miles far up in the heavens that we sometimes have to coax for hours to develop a good cont of sun tan THE FIRST MOTORCYCLE MASS INVENTED INVENTED By w.w AUSTIN OF WINTHRO9 IN 1868 WAS DRIVEN BY STEAM THE BOILER WAS SUSPENDED AMIDSHIPS AMIDSHIPS clothes at all These people these individuals these groups all have what they think is a better way They try to make us believe that if we Americans would just change our ways to their ways then everything would be just dandy SO WHAT This terrible heat from the sun can't be measured because it melts instruments placed near is just three feet of ordinary sunshine concentrated on a single point hardly Scattered these rays are just pleasantly warm Concentrated they melt the hardest IN 1930. THERE WERE 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 WASHING WASHING MACHINES TODAY THERE ARE 1133 .4.84 1880 / =. Mone THAN 1500 PATENTED AUTOMOBILE INCORPORATED IN THE MODERN MODERN ARE AUTOMOBILE AN BULDA EVIDENCE EVIDENCE CONSTANTLY OF INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO BETTER PRODUCT PRODUCT BULDA BULDA We're getting along all right We have our ups and downs in : America of course Times get good and bad employment rises and falls money is scarce or plentiful We have floods and droughts and cyclones and tornadoes Every few years we get excited we should ; abouotur candidates for public office We have heat waves and cold waves dry spells and wet spells These things are not secrets admit that life isn't always full and plenty for all of us We Americans * freely admit that we are not perfect in all things and that America is not entirely trouble But Americans believe we are better off than the other fellows . Even with our imperfections we know that Americans under better conditions than most of the rest of the world Forarienstliavnicneg We can vole in and out of office the men and women that the of us want or do not want We have a secret ballot and whom mw ajeorviottye for is our own individual business If we don't like the fellow in office then we vote them out That is something you can not do in most other ' of substances The same thing can apply to ' | things we do Scattered a man's energies might not amount to single much Yet once focus our energies on a single point the task at many tremen- dous difficulties melt away Get the habit of concentration when you start to do a thing Focus your abilities on the shing you have to do and trated energy will concen- accomplish great things 1 Adoptefdrom Delco Doings Ne 3 z oo 74 ot ; v IN GERMANY COFFEE IS RATI. O. NE.DMMA ANNYY TO THE STORES WILL SELL ONLY A POUND TO EACH CUSTOMER / FARWINGS EARNINGS TATES 1926 Peres 1939 LT EXTACXEESED EARNINGS COLLECTED IN 1926 GOVERNMENT IN THE US COLLECTED 46 CENTS FOR EACH DOLLAR EARNED BY SHOWED THE TO SHOWED ENTERRISES FIGURES CORPORATE BURDEN ENTERRISES LATEST RISEN 1.11 } Copies Of C. R. Hook's Artide Made Available Forbes Magazine recently published a story by C. R. Hook entitied SUMMER SAFETY It begins with dizziness nausea cold skin profuse sweating chilliness and often cramps You can avoid it by doing the countries must And another thing Americans have a National Congress in Washington compused of men who make the laws One man oad decide all by himself what we must do as a nation takes the Concgarnensost } Ay dim et Fore instance President of the United States cannot decide all by himself whether our country will declare war or Congress decides that and we elect the Congress Copies Business Doesn't Want War have been printed and wil be dis- tributed to wish them those employees who Call Relations for yours in the ' Personal Relations Department Life Saving Course Taught At Zanesville following 1. Keep your skin clean 2. Wear light clothing loose 3. Eat It betti moderately undereat than to overeat 4. Eat fruits in moderation 5. Avoid diarrhea 6. Avoid strong drinks 7. 7. Lemonade orangeade and And when it comes to depressions or recessions or panics as they used to be called the rest of the world has them too The main difference is that we have them occasionally but many other countries have them all the time The average American lives better during a depression ; than the average citizen of most other countries lives during his entire lifetime ' In America every once in a while we are shocked by a murder or other criminal offense It is headlined in the the details A judge and jury hear the newspapers we read all evidence and if the person is found guilty he is disposed of according to the law But in other of the world we hear about how parts | they line up whole groups of their people against a wall and kill them Sometimes they call it a purge other times they just don't say anything about it at all The famous Armca Iran Man who was the center of attraction July 29. is still on the Move He plans to leave Zanesville for a trip 10 Butler in September The Zanesville Armeo Association started life saving courses July 12 and swimming These classes are taught by H. C. McCurdy and F. F. Waltz Personal Relations Department who are both qualified Red Cross Life Saving in- structors andexaminers citrus drinks in moderation be used to advantage 8. Avoid inss of sicep nver fangue and worry degrees 9. Cool water not over 52 Fahrenheit to which is nudea piain table salt will assist venting heat exhaustion portion used should be equal equal to la teaspo n to a six ounce grass of water This replaces the salt the body lost by excessive sweat- ing First Aid for Heat Exhaustion 1. Remove person to a quiet cool place In America we have religious freedom fact we wrote it into our Constitution over 150 years ago We believe in God we teach children to believe in God We leave it up to the individual what foorumr . of worship he wishes to observe for himself and his Americans don't care what religion a man family He himself properly practices just so he behaves American We Americans could tell about sider much better than other naitonmsahnayvtehinWges wleikhe aT vehethat we con Way of doing things with its imperfections We think that Democracy such as we enjoy in America is whole lot better than thosea Dictatorships and such that we hear about in other parts of the world speech Yes like our way best and what's keep American institutions like they are a Demom cro acr y we itharfereegoing to free press free radio and a decent country in which to live and raise our families We believe the American way is best and we're going to keep it that way Office of Commonwealth Rolling Mills Pty Ltd. Sidney decorated for formal opening 2. Loosen tight clothing 13. Lay the patient on his back with the head lower than the feet _ 4. Keep patient warm 5. When the victim is conscious and able to drink give hot coffee or spirits of in water but not ice water 16. Call a doctor Sunstroke Sunstroke is very different from heat exhaustion It is indicated by the following symptoms aoe 11. Dry hot skin e 2. Red face 3. High fever 4. Dizziness raging headache with shooting pains in the head 5. Hard and loud breathing 6. There may be convulsions Treatment For Sunstroke } Payrolls For First Six Months Exceed Figures Like Period Of Like Period Last Year | Total payrolls for men and women in all major plants of Armeo amounted to 10,233,553 in the first six months of this year This represents a definite increase over the 7,891,301 paid out in payrolls dur- ing the same period last year Middletown payrolls including the East Works General Office and the totaled Fabricating Divisions amounted to 4to,t7a3l2e,d194 Ashland Armco payrolls 2,430,744 Butler 1,865,735 Zanesville 653.945 and Hamilton385,161 cation figures include 128,172 128,172 in va- cation pay to hourly men | y Middletown group of man gothered to watch the lost ingot rolled July on before the mill gave way to progress in Armice's Armice's expansion expansion n 3 1939 1. Remove patient to shady spot where it is cool 2. Strip to the underclothes 3. Lay on back with head and shoul- ders of victim raised 4. Put ice or cold wet cloths head 5. Cool the body with water or was cloths Avoid sudden shocks 6. When the victim is conscious and able to drink give him coid but not ice water 7. No stimulants August, 1939 THE ARM-CO-OPERATOR Butler Armco Now Now Drawing Thousands ThousandsEnlVaircgiendityEnlarged Drawing Drawing Drawing Thousands Thousands Vicinity enlarged enlarged and improved to be a Park enlarged proving be their year Armco employees their their this Thousands a oe, . se f Pace Tian Park During June, more than visi- visi- During June than 2000 visi- enjoyed outings Armes Park both advance advance reservations for both at- and indicate indicate greater at- ad- tendance the picnle season ad- named Aspen A new grove Aspen picnic was opened this year picnic to to shelter built and water piped groves thus making pienic grovesusage accommodate accommodate accommodate increased usage usage Popu- park park Saturdays Saturdays popu- days Armco pic- Department Department church and family reunions and indi- indi Sunday school groups and park for for vidual family picnics week the large dance hall is popular popular popular oe spot The large dance green grassy acres . spot and trees children's children's playground equtipmehnte equipment cool green waters of of equipment Creek all offer attrac- attrac- Slipery Slippery Rock employees families families you friendsemployees marshmalow and tions friends t around walk walk through marshmallow steak trys steak 6 ONE steok frys, native stone fireplaces a vouad the naive fireplaces One PMOYINg weiner sione frepioces. One Pittureg toasty anave i i j These three snap shots were token in | Armco ! These Zanesville Park Crowds of beautiful beautiful Zanesville their families have been frequenting men park since early in June | 1. Responsibilities Responsibilities the Zanesville Park 1. Responsibilities Responsibilities hangs hangs of left right F. McClure managers managers Tockemann | McClure director Jahn Ryan head zliifke quard quard and | Marlowe life guard | Doesn't Doesn't water lank cool and in 4 viting ? wouldn't the beautiful beautiful enjoy enjoy dip dip Zanesville Armco Park Park swimming swimming pool ' Zanesville 3. Newton watchman watchman of Armco 1 Park Park gate coSnet e the the center of the gives eping contras contras a, plumbing s These These fountain fountain work work sever MORY APOrby APOrby parks are clion these louniain +t they 3 1876 may onty ere a! tt. comment from work by Parby Fores are copying Picnic Picnic Picnic Picnic -gve Picnic Picnic Picnic suorg Prenic Picnic committee John John Geston Others shown in Geston Others not photograph photograph photograph are Clarence Clarence ore Clarence Sho! for and and Maurry and atendattended Lovett former general general u fore More More annual LeSourdsvilleLeSourdsville Hamilton Pike LeSourdsville LeSourdsville LeSourdsville Lake Lake Milwaukee bPliarndt.PMlidadlnettown Middletown Wisconsin Pike Lake, Lake Team the Coke Coke Coke ger of Wins Midletown Midletown Termed most trophy in ansuruveayling hsousniemagn bhsutctheershorfuuolgurhgohuotust areaengvvemeeenrtsyrtathyrihtanneghgemiennbtslgtastseaedtyfhffiucrmneiaaceenntfnurneacer manerevnig Tom Martin Allen GarlanbldadsetterL- aBwr-owjnoyReidckflriomntgeam StenChaoors miednisght|East outing. eat, Reiarts ice cream but icv cram bas, but people Hamilton the Hamilton silver Martin, Allen Brown people of the Homilien canal Hamilton annual Hamilton successful successful steadroy und round plant team both boys company the day and evening third enbany. employees and their their familes the high spirits The families committee committee charge lated ae congratu- congratu- was lated for which The ar day wefThe event handled between the his of and events yearbefore before the boys third kept mined to permanently ttiimme e in to keep permanently permanenptelrymanmeantnlyagebdub t y the charge furnace furnace team congratu- congratu- Jackson proved from their wintnerhs eiwinnrers in wrested grasp from their ents grasp the team ware On the winning team mem- rence Kelly Carl eye his coke plants for and the ing the happy the silver trophy awardpedossebssiyon A. and William David Garland B. and outing . plants, for Possession of | William Toady Moore, Carl Gagel, Tom trophy awarded by J. A.B. and William David Ae au of of the of of team ware weneing boit ream Bre: bottom Russell Russell Herring in ra weeLowtence Burns, Act Kalley, Herring Murrey team ware Russell Rohrkemper George Doms, 0. <.Clore Toady Chesser George Oowa ena George Stephensen. coon Al Tutas Tutas Okhrulica Okhrulica Eins- i | : feld John Ruder Jr. and manager deter- Joe manager Staniay i Okhrulica, Wolees Eins. as At o'clock Merle Merle Williams and | blast hisAt diving ofered At entertainment entertainment and dancing midnight The committee 8:30 p m until committee charge included include Ruoff chairman chairman George Maier GrifMoore fith Clorence Shafor Stenha Maier Ralph A. J. Ruoff, ineluded Ath, chairman, Clorence : Shator, Al Mater, Ear) i Rickling, Raigh Stenhawe. PAGE FOUR THE OPERATOR | Butler Man Cited For | ; Bravery and Gallantry | Displayed In World War August 1930 1 Thy ree e ar old Richard cameramen blowing the son of C. E. McIntire Butler Personal Relations Department gives a close of his technique in | After pulling away lo a slow start the Calco softball team recovered occupying the third position in their league They want and wound up season without defect Second boseman Howard through the second hail of the Barbares led the hitting hitting with an of 541 an all time high for Calco softball average | As a reward for gallantry in action j and devotion to duty Howard L. | Houston Armco employee at Butler | was decorated with the French For- | raggere in the colors of the French Croix de Guerre green and red at 1 the March meeting of Post 117 But| ler American Legion Ashland excuses are Reaquer right He doesn't get away The jobbing shearmon with his friend left made this fine catch offered by Jess | let his big ones | mill warehouse Emmett Worts at Norris Dam old Frances Frances HalHeayley 13 year daughter daughter JJa amesmes Haley Reclamation Warehouse recently won first place in Pennsylvania State Estoy Contest on Aims and Objects of the Catholic Doughters of America of which Frances is 'member Her essay is now entered in the national contest Near Cantigny France the cita- May tion reads on 28 1918 Howard Wagoner 1 Howard D. Houston | displayed | ceptional bravery and ex- devotion | duty with a total to , disregard to per- ; sonal safety making repeated jour- | neys through swept areas to i repair lines of communication Mr. Houston who has been with six enlisted in Armco for six years enlisted hon- discharged orably War was World on June 1917 hon- September 26 1919. He served as a wagoner in ' Division Battery B. Fifth Field Artillery First Harry Grobe Butler pand he built in his school of fish General Maintenance Foreman point with back yard Harry inish that his new pride crop of 100 that will not go to college He fears the gold fisn to The go gold fun I gobblers f f ont Picnicker Heavy Rain Fails To DampenDampen Spirit Of Happy Happy Nam- this : Here are some snapshots taken at j Butler's 10th annual picnic 1. Jitter bugs cutting a rug in the big Armco Park dance hall 1 2. Slide kiddies slide The ' stainless steel slide in one ovfeAryrmycoounPagrkl'asdigesrohveasd their thrill on 3. Just like a isn't she doesn't look where she's driving Cute though H 4. Armco children on the kiddie ! 5. Robert Colley smiles for the photographer 16. A haired Armco youngster astride a fearless Sterling steed- ho tf a August, 1939 THE ARM-CO-OPERATOR Pace Fry . ~ Butch jim Waddell, Chiei of Atmeo Police at Waddell Chief Armco Police at of his Waddell Chief snopped unusual unusual picture picture his sledding unusual unusual pols sledding sledding Butch, Robart There is Down collie collie Butch the cat clamoring Daps William Tell Lanning bends bends his William photographer photographer photographer contests contests followed Safety Trophy Trophy Presenta Daps Zanesville Zanesville July duly 29, guess he missed missed a dificult coteh or that our gues ther he Mined it Geldr qualify Mrs. Christine Galder of Ralph H. H. Gelder Works Gelder Metallurgist Ashload was was only Armco woman Ashford Ashford qualify for Kentucky Kentucky Woman's Woman's teur- teur- nament which recently recently in Ashland Ashland Billie Hughes, Minister of Rew milly at Hughes Foreign Afcin, recent premier of Australie > | Foreign Foreign Affairs recent recent premier rolling sheet on * opening premier Australie Australie rolling . re a ~ > | r 1938 Tayler A. Toyler. BL Aulter Frame and a, Gutter, J.C, Frome F. ond Murphy are: Stonaing, lef ALF, murpnp. C, R, Mook to ght: Wilbur a tates. OO rtr eylOrely ey MMoloeslMeoless G Ar.maVenrity and John Schweiler are shown August Veterans picnic held Saturday August fenance i McAnallen ages and | dancing 41 practice their their own back yard They are ] doughters doughters of Leon Angilan : 1 doughters of Butler Butler Main : Department . Moin. feauace Deparment, Armco folking groupof apparently mom ee Beg A grasp of Arco on, : apparesity Fatbiag over oid nmes. A group of group in Middletown's in Middletown's Armco Park the first annual Middletown's Armco ot the fest Veterem Veterem ennuct Verorena picnic, Arthur grandfather 13 No, it Arthur foreman Labor and Track been Arancs grandfather feteman of boder and frack. Pegny's erandfaiher hos been with Armes 14 years, ~ Franklin, The above fine looking youngsters re the twins betaaging 1Jahn, fender an No, 2 sheet ail, Ashiand, 7 en releasing Oonnis Laudeebeck releasing on arrow the eye Hendey releasing on orrew @1 the bulls omiles ef Veterans eye, } Honsey ore oll Cunningham and irene the Picnic. | chia T picnic ko oned shod e champion champion horseshoe pischer Armco Zenesville Zenesville Zenesville worching feariuily the thraw of Tedd, chompien horseshoe pitcher of Armes end Zenewille, The Armee Midgen, made the elimination tecies of up of Middletown boys, era at Gretont here, Meony of them the hnothale leogee. Coach Greens aot tled far tose place in ara sean of Armen men, Ond shouldn't 40% teal ball maternal you be turprised ta we eae ee PACE SIX THE OPERATOR August 1934 Mr. Rain Uninvited Guest Crashes Gate At Butler Picnic Buckets barrels of rain fell dur- ing the evening of July 29 to wash out the mammoth fireworks display that had been planned planned for employees of the Butler Division and their Jupiter families Pluvius annual picnic But was kind enough to hold back his torrents until the record crowd of over 20,000 had enjoyed the afternoon program Keen disappointment was felt among the picnickers that the fireworks display a highlight of last year's successful outing was necessarily cancelled The fireworks how- ever were kept dry and undamaged was also held at the program included a Geo M. Verity chairman board of directors . pavilion This from message chairman of our The Junior VFW drum and bugle corps presented a program earlier in the evening Ferris Throughout Wheel the afternon Popular children and adults who used Johnny as an excuse thronged the ferris wheel and merry Most popular of the rides was the ferris wheel All afternoon a line a hundred yards long pressed against the gate waiting turns to ride the wheel Something Doing Every Minute To Be Slogan For Armco Picnic An enthusiastic group of men are completing plans for another annual outing of Middletown Armeo families The big pienle will be held at Le- Sourdsville Lake on Saturday ust 19 Saturday Aug- adopted The Something Doing Every Minute has been by the committee and under the supervision of general chairman Clyde Kindred these men have been busy for sev- eral weeks outlining the many ac- tivities so that the picnic schedule may be run off without interruption Over 18,000 happy people crowded year's LeSourdsville Lake at last picnic and an even larger number is expected this year At 10 a m Armco families will pass through the gates without charge identified by the Armco iden tification tag they will wear Free refreshment tickets will be distri- buted As in former years special trains leaving from the Baltimore and Ohio station on First Avenue will carry Armco men and their families to the Lake where script money wil issued for whatever amusements .. Swimming refreshments are desired can be enjoyed at any ume of the day and games for men women and races children archery contests aquatic contests and displays foot band concerts horseshoe pitching movies modern and old time dancing fire- works and other events are planned by the committees in charge of en- tertaining the capacity crowd ex- pected Committee chairmen and their Over 2,000 persons gathered in the dance pavilion for the motion pictures that featured comics and oddities of news The radio broadcast Middletown Personals Gertrude Kittel of the Middletown District Sales Office was married on June 17 to Robert A. Nunlist Credit Department Earl M. Billman print shop and Grace Duvall of Middletown were married June 24 The Harlan Mensley family were rejoicing over the birth of a son born July 23. Harlan is employed in the Order Department of the General Office and the new arrival James Harlan is the first child in thefamily The first addition to the Robert Wagner print shop family was born June 18. The baby named Barbara The business man's paradise loomed at the various concessions where hot dogs cold drinks ice cream zag popcorn and candy were exchanged for tickets provided to the Armco members Each employee was given six tickets for himself his wife and for each of the children not over 18 years of age Coffee was served free to those persons who brought their own containers Slippery The refreshing waters of Rock creek were enjoyed by the experienced swimmers and every precaution was taken so that some accident might not ruin one of the happiest days in the history of ten Butler picnics Life guards were on duty throughout the day Races Attract Hundrad~- Bees Buzz At Butler activities are Carl Arend budget and audit William Nixon tickets Rober Bush concessions Howard Mart~-n transportation Albert Meyer games Jack Wilson publicity George Turner archery P. C. Banker water contests Wallace Bowman prizes Earl Mendenhall music Harvey Ab- Ratliff bott arrangements Corbett police and safety Charies Stutenroth public address system Louis Davis Kindred horse contests Cecil movies Aubrey Giltrow foot races Schenck Simpson dancing Thomas Portsmouth photography Thomas Mark Walke business manager Brack Little secretary and Harvey Augs- purger Lloyd Coleman Vincent Ryan Scott Keller specialspecial assignments sahnaiinddahidel Charles Bishop Ann weighed seven pounds Man- Charles G. Bishop Jr. Office agement Department was July 26 to Juanita Baker of Franklin Ohio thirtypound Michi- The boys in Research pleased to get a thirty ment of fish from were very pound ship- gan recently William Pennington sent them and claims that they were but a small part of the catch Those suspect in the research building don't much faith in the story and that fish are cheap up there put Two June weddings in the Re- pro- The highlight of the afternoon gram was the series of races which lower attracted of a crowd part of the park hundreds to the some to watch and others to participate in an effort to win attractive prizes The prizes included billfolds umbrellas dolls and toys Safety Trophy Presented Continued from Page One and understanding to such a marked Zmijowski When a swarm of bees settled on in the Butler piant Wawro warnings of his fellow workers the end of an hearth buggy labor department scorned the Throwing caution to the winds and buckets of water on the bees he captured them Fortified with his bee equipment he herded the swarm estimated to contain 60.000 of the winged hypos into a hive Zmijowski called honey by workers has been bee man for years and was able to take home the swarm without aa sting The picture shows him hurrying hurrying them up a bit with smoke from a bellows Ashland Personals Harry Scotty Scott was orerated on for appendicitis at the Kings Daughters Hospital and niceiv Harry says if he doesnt starve he'll recover to death with em Scotty we're for you Emory Pack who has been 1 to same time is back in harness and may we add is looking fine Drusie Peterman the wife of Jini Peterman is well on the road to re- coverayfter an illness of over a ve We're glad to see Vernon Wea of the Engineering Department i search building have been degree anned Chester Slickweh of the chemistry Prospects laboratory was married to Lennor Weglege of Dayton Walter Beattie also of the chem lab took vows with Business Speaking on the Mr. Hook said that business the Better outlook general man- Mary Huback Chicago agement was doing everything pos- Pays To Protect Our Jobs Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. sible to secure more business for Ed Hageman advertising division who were recently married Mrs. Hageman was the former Mary Lou Hullam of Dayton Zanesville and greater continuity of employment Of business prospects for Zanesville he said that the first six months of A new name was added to the cen- : 1939 were much better than sus list at of Everett Over- the same - turi Maintenance | period in 1938 The baby was We believe that the born June 20 last half will be as good we Marriage vows were exchanged by Clyde Sargent welder and Mildred Saul of Middletown on June 16 perhaps A little fellow is making a big noise at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wikoff Sales Division James Charles is the small son born June 10. and weighed but four pounds and eleven ounces hope better the first Quality of product Mr. Hook said was the factor which determines how much business we can secure Accidents can happen to product as well as to humans If we want to go ahead of our competition we must continue to improve Death of Howard Martin Keenly Is Felt In Armco death of Mr. A. F. Murphy accepted the Iron Man in behalf of the Zanesville organization and called up J. W. Taylor E. A. Rutter and C. Frame group leaders for 1938 This sdern Pied Piper performiaLetore a large gallery which needless to say remained at a discreet distance on the on atter An oneration 1 Lexington Kentucky hospilai Shop Safety Report Continued from Page One tons of sheet and strip However the most they have ever produced was about 11 million tons This was in 1937 In other words the industry can make more sheets and strip than the country has ever used in any one year to date In the best year since 1929 the sheet producing equipment of the country operated at 71 of capacity It was idle 29 of the time To secure more than our share of orders and work we must produce a superior product at a lower cost That should be our constant aim The Pipe Shop leads the satety contest for 1939 with a clear record and have no intentions of breaking at Robertson boys seem to their safety seriously as they have been in the money on both drawing for salety shoes Charley Pregren Pregren and Garland Osborne are the lucky winners : This is not alone the re- sponsibility of the superintendents or the foremen or On the Side There should be some definite news before long as to how long Les Brislin Jr. intends to slay single When the operating departments the man is willing the girl is It is everybody's responsibil- - abinndattihoen htohmate'sisharredadtyo y bo eu atve ity There isn't a job in the sav's - LWO Q willing com L throw company own included months that can't be done better Congratulations where some savings j cannot Ed Carr Perannal Records is the be made If all employees of proud paus of a baby girl born June 23rd The eight pound arrival was Armco saved as little as a name Donna Gail Carr This seriously affects the price of sheets which is determined by the law of supply and demand just like the dime a day five days a week it would mean savings of over 1,450 per day 7,250 per week and 377,000 John Harris Timekeeping Depart ment is another proud Jather The fourth child in the family a baby girl was born June 17 and weighs seven pounds ZANESVILLE The per year Howard C. Martin aged 59 a veteran Armco employee on July 7 was keenly felt throughout the organiza- picnic shoes along tion The entire Armco family ex- Im ediately Immediately Imediately after the ceremonies small replicas of the safety trophy were distributed to all foremen Then came the contests and the Meantime the swimming pool did a rush business a number of years was the pitcher for Zanesville's baseball star price of potatoes or any When the rains beat down other commodity If one store on that Tennessee farm the offers you a pair of shoes for : waters couldn't wash 5.00 but another store asks | the rich top soil becauseawtahye only 4.00 for the same kind farmer had plowed furrows of which store gets the the hillsides which held business ? It is exactly the back the waters We too same with sheet buyers can plow furrows around our | Fitch Wallace Employment DeApartment and Mrs. Wallace are rejoicing over the first addition to the family The baby girl born June 28 swings the scale up to seven and quarters pounds A. I. C. Personals Dick O'Donnell of the Sheet Sales Division married Margaret Fisher of atcitrievltfiestresioalemyms mention tends its heartfelt sympathy to the his First Veterans surviving relatives policy Picnic He entered the service of Armeo on his birthday April 26 1904 and Middletown all but a few months of his thirty- Twenty annually five years service was spent as a roller in the hot mill department presi- In his early days with Armco Mr. Martin was active in athletics and for in local and interplant competition All through his career with the company Mr. Martin was prominent as a leader in the Armco Club and all social and recreational He served as president of the Zanesville Association for six terms 1927 to 1933. During the worst de- pression years he worked in taking care of the needs of fellow workmen and their families After retiring as president of the Association in July 1933 Mr. Martin was elected as the first chairman of the Zanesville Armco Year Group which was formed in October of the same year and served with distinction as their leader during 1933 1934 1935 and 1936 The operating rate of the industry is determined by the volume of general business in the country The volume of business generally is affected by many things and lems too numerous to prob- here but each one of us if we think soundly and act constructively can help to in- fluence a sound public so that confidence is gene- rated and business volume produced To secure only our share of the going business we must equal the quality and cost of our competitors jobs which will prevent the wasting away of our com- pany's assets so that in the long run Armco men and their families shall enjoy greater security better earnings more work and more of the good things of life Continued from Page and added that success of mmebers outing assured club would be renewed One this first that it George M. Verity honorary dent of all Armco Veterans Clubs spoke briefly and congratulated congratulated the members on their fine service rec- ords 1 Franklin at St. Mary's Church in the same city on June 20 1938 Bob Iwig of the Accounting De- partment was married to Josephine Oxford Bradbury at her home in un June 30. They are now residing in Franklin One of the surprises of the Spring was the announcement of the marriage of R. C. Nobbs well known in Middletown and now with New York to Miss Lucille formerly of Kansas City A. I. C Gerrard Early in the morning of June there was born to Wyn and Bails at the Hosni , Jean Elizabeth The comer weighed in at 7 pounds 51 04 Her mother as a Middletown girl too being the former Jean Stratton A daughter Linda Kuthryn was born to E. D. Happy and Helen Haynes at the Middletown Hospital on the avaning of Intu 18