Duty The doing of a thankless job—the task that must be done—that's duty; stern and hard perhaps and yet to every one God gives a sense of duty; there are things for us to do no mat ter how unpleasant; we've just got to see them through. But what a perfect world if people did their duty—there would be no strikes, no unemployment, no crime, no poverty, no war.
CALCITE
SCREENINGS
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Published periodically by the Calcite Plant, Michigan Limestone Division, LJ. S. Steel Co., Rogers City, Mich., in the interests of safety. Send your contributions early, bearing name of department and sender, and addressed to the editor, George R. Jones
Port of Calcite and the Home Country From the Air The few people who have seen this picture have found it interesting. It is interesting because of the overall view of the area we live in and also because it is confusing to the many who have never viewed this section from the air. We thought you too would find this picture of interest. In the very foreground are the disposal dumps at the Cal cite Plant. They appear small from here so you would never guess that they are a hundred or more feet high in places. Ice covered Little Lake is located in the lower right hand corner. If you look closely you will see five fish shanties on the lake. From the center to left is part of the Calcite quarry. Can you locate No. 3 shovel? It is there and you will see it if you look a little closer. The pattern of the limestone faceis easily followed and also the windrows left from the old steam shovel days can be seen. Just beyond the quarry is part of Petersvillc while farther to the top of the picture on the
fish dock is located. The next point along the shore is Seagull Point. From here the State Park road can be followed until
it bends away from the shoreline. The next prominent point
you sec is Forty Mile Point where the lighthouse is located. That is not open water farther out in Lake Huron but solid clear ice which lias not been piled up by wind and wave action nor is it covered with snow. Now comes the surprise, at least
it was to us—the bay at the top of the picture is Hammonds Bay. The point barely seen near the top is Nine Mile Point so named because it is nine miles from Cheboygan. Bois Blanc Island can also be seen in the far distance. The clearing you
plainly see at the top left is not a farm beyond Moltke but Black Lake.
This photo was taken early this Spring from Ralph Dolsen's plane by "Screenings" photographer, Paul Thomley. Ralph estimates that the plane was flying at about three
left is the north section of Moltke.
thousand feet. He tells us that at five thousand feet on a clear
Going back to the right edge of the photo we can locale the plant buildings readily. The harbor is full of snow-covered ice. The plant road to town is very distinct. Sections of Rogers City are hard to find but the first point you see is where the
day he can sec Alpena, Onaway, Cheboygan, St. Ignacc, Mack inaw City and Petoskey. We hope you too will enjoy studying this view from a point where many ot us never have been.
Spring. I<;52
Perhaps such an air trip would be of real interest to you.
DON? CROSS OVER THE SAFETY LINE
MEMORIES OF JOHN G. MUNSON
To my way of thinking, the margin between having an accident and not having one is very small. There's a narrowinvisible line separating sanity from insanity, caution from recklessness, safety from suicide. Invisible as it may be, the same cautious and safety-minded person is fully aware of the presence of this small separation. He gives this imaginary line a wide margin while pursuing the activities which daily occupy his hours, either at work or at play.
Our community was both shocked and sad dened to learn of the
passing of John G. Munson. Many of us who were not in per sonal touch with him were not aware that he
All too often we fail to realize just how close we are to
was seriously ill al though it was known
that line or the difference between safety and recklessness or accidents, possibly death. Those who have at one time or
that his health of late
another crossed over and lived to think about it will long remember that it took but a split second to make the tran sition, but much longer for recuperation. A careless step near moving machinery puts one in the area of crossing over. Neglect to wear goggles when chipping or grinding. It takes but a small amount of time to make the operator safe, but the time to sustain an injured eye or the loss of eyesight is
was not too good. So we were grieved when we heard of his death
at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh on March 29, 1952. We
even smaller.
With present day automobile speeds, the difference be tween a safe speed and one that may lead to an accident is
very small and one's reaction time in forseeing or recog nizing a hazardous condition, especially when driving an automobile, may be a split second, but Oh! what a difference that split second can make to human life. It may mean the
difference between living or not living. Now and then we hear of safety campaigns being con ducted by certain groups. These campaigns serve to forcibly bring to our attention the need of conducting ourselves in
a safe manner. These campaigns do much good and arcentirely successful and worthwhile. However, it is not enough to act according to the rules of safety, only when they are brought to our attention. We should remember that we and
our fellow workers must live and let live, long after these speeches and safety meetings are over. Our safety and that of our families and fellow workers is a continuous thing. It's not spasmodic or erratic—it's there all the time. It is important and necessary that we forever guard against acci dents which may bring injury to ourselves or those near us. We can only accomplish results by instituting and maintain ing a continuous personal safety campaign. Being over-con scious of the rules of safety insures us that we are never too close to that narrow, invisible line—the difference between
safety and accidents. If through necessity it may become necessary to work dangerously close to it—be careful—don't cross
over.
EMPLOYEES' SAFETY CO MM FITEE
A new organization to help promote the cause of safety at the Calcite Plant will be formed and working within the very near future. As the result of a suggestion given at a de partmental safety meeting the Employee Safety Committee idea is to be put into effect. A representative from the ranks will be selected by employees to represent their department. In most cases the shifts within a department will also have a re presentative. These men will meet at regular stated intervals to discuss plant and departmental safety. There will be a chairman in charge of the meeting with a secretary to record the minutes. The representatives will change from time to rime so that other
employees will have an opportunity to participate. The Com mittee idea was used on boat winterwork and contributed a
great deal towards preventing accidents. We know that the new committee will help at the Plant in the same way, in this, the job of accident prevention.
remember
Mr.
Munson as a young en gineer who came to Calcite and Rogers City with Mrs. Munson, son
Jack and daughter Al
ice back in 1919. At that time he was named Operating Man ager. This was during the period when the Calcite Plant was expanding and improving its operations. Because of previous experience in the construction and operating fields he skill
fully guided the development of the expansion program so that during his regime at Calcite the plant changed from a small quarry to the size of its present structure and capacity. In 192-i he was promoted to Vice President and General
Manager of both Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company and the Bradley Transportation Company. In 1928 he was elected President of both companies following in the foot steps of the community's beloved friend and leader, Carl D.
Bradley. In 1939, he moved from Rogers City to Pittsburgh. Pa., where he served as Vice President of Raw Materials, U.
S. Steel Corporation. He held this position until his retire ment on Dec. 31, 1950.
From the days when he graduated from Yale University to the day of his retirement he was ever a man of vision and
action. The achievements of the II. S. Steel Corporation during his term of office were many and will be felt by the indus trial economy of this country in years to come. We are sure that Mr. Munson's work through the Raw Materials Division played a big part in these achievements.
We remember his friendliness to each man on the job, his leadership in aggressive and progressive planning and think ing, his entering into the church life of our community not only the church which the Munson's attended but those of
his fellow townsmen, his interest in the youth as expressed in his work as a member of the school board, his enthusiastic
support of city sports events, even at one time being a strong competitor on the tennis courts and golf links, his guidance during times of family sorrow and best of all. just being one of us. We believe Mr. Munson and his family spent some of their happiest days while with us in Rogers City. So we must sadly bid farewell to a friend. He was laid to rest in the
family cemetery plot at Milford, Delaware. Our sympathy is sincerely given to Mrs. Munson. Jack and Alice. It is regrettable that Mr. Munson was not able to attend the launching ceremonies at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, of the steamship bearing his name. As this fine vessel sails the lakes in coming years she will carry memories of him to us.
THE TAX BURDEN AND THE BUDGET
NEW HOPE FOR CANCER PATIENTS
In 1900 American citizens were paying an average of $3.88 each in taxes per year to defray the total cost of operating the Federal government. A family of five thus was paying an average of $19.40 a year in all forms of Federal taxes. Today that's hard to believe. On the basis of the present Federal budget, the bite placed on each citizen is averaging $477 a year; and on a family of five $2,375. That's an in crease since 1900 of 12,200 per cent in the cost of Federal
Most of us can remember when the words hope and cancer could not be written in the same sentence. When a person had cancer he was doomed to die a lingering painful death and nothing could be done for him. Today, that bleak picture has changed, thanks to the vigorous and effective cancer con trol programs conducted by groups like the American Cancer
government to the individual citizen. In 1900, after a period of the greatest economic progress a
people had ever known, the nation's debt was only $1,263,000,000, an average of $15 per person or $75 for a family of five. When we consider these figures and the $3.88 indi vidual tax bill we see that the activities of the Federal gov ernment were small in 1900, an insignificant factor in nation al progress. A growing nation, a progressing nation was scarcely aware of the existence of a Federal government. In the 50 years since 1900 we've made economic progress
but the sound portion of this progress has been made in spite of and not because of the growth and big spending of the Federal government. Today our future economic progress is seriously jeopard ized. With the expenditure of the present 1952 budget of $71,594,000,000, the national debt will be $260,222,000,000, averaging $1,733 per person. When we consider this to gether with the average yearly tax of $477 per person, we see in true light how the present income and future of every
family is being crippled by big spending government. It is true, of course, that quite a bit of the spending in recent years has been due to war and the threat of war. It is also true that dishonesty, graft and waste on a huge scale has been uncovered. The fact is apparent that with honesty, good management and common sense in handling of public funds the proposed $85,400,000,000 budget could be cut in half. Unnecessary and wasteful spending, political corruption and dishonesty in public life must be controlled. The ways and means to eliminate much of this lamentable state of affairs
in our national economy has been adequately set up in the Hoover report. This masterful document has been largely ignored to date. We, as citizens, must take action to curb the power and wasteful spending of the Federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as a measure of self preservation. / SPRING IS HERE! KEEP IT SAFE
Spring is here. And the sharp ringing crack of wood meet ing leather echoes from nearly every ball field. During the coming months, your favorite player will strike out often in the clutch, much like Casey did, and there'll be no joy in your home that night. But you can laugh it off because he may likely come right back the next day and be the hero. His misfortune is then forgotten quickly. At work, however, it's a different story. Every move must be a safe oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;executed with sufficient forethought to assure that you will not be injured.
Being fooled on the third strike in a baseball game is far different from fooling one's self into false sense of security on the job. There's no second chance in safety as there is in baseball. You either do it right the first time or misfortune might not be quickly forgotten. Everyone has seen an accident somewhere, at one time or another. You wouldn't have wanted it to happen to you. So, if there's to be joy in your home tonight, and every other
night, stay on the safety ball at work and off the job, too.
Society.
If you have cancer you have a better chance of cure by surgery and radiation today than you did ten or even three years ago. Even if you have neglected treatment of a cancer until it has reached a stage where all that medicine can do is not enough to cure you, you still may live longer, continue working longer and be comfortable longer than might have
been possible a few years ago. Surgery and radiation and an old dream now approaching realization of treating cancer with chemicals will help you. Although no new cures have been found, experiments and plans are turning up a number of chemical compounds that show promise for more effective management of inoperable cancer cases. It is impossible for us to tell which of the many techniques and compounds will prove significant. It takes
years to determine in human beings what medicines will have lasting effects and which will turn out to be just another try. Surgery has made strides in doing things which would have seemed too daring only yesterday. Radiation is forging ahead with breathtaking speed. Supervoltage X-ray and radioative isotopes are demonstrating powers against cancer. The greater
knowledge and resultant use of hormones are a most promis ing field.
Experts in the cancer field long noted for their guarded
predictions of things to come have begun to adopt a more optimistic tone toward the possibilities of cancer becoming controlled. Cure will come gradually but we are sure it will come. In the meantime there is something you can do to help yourself and better yet to help others. Each of you have a duty in the program of cancer control. The minimum effort
you can make is to learn the seven danger signals which are: 1. Any sore which does not heal;
2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
A lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere; Unusual bleeding or discharge; Any change in a wart or mole; Persistent indigestion or difficulty in swallowing; Persistent hoarseness or cough;
7. Any change in normal bowl habits.
These do not always mean that cancer is present but they are important enough to warrant an immediate visit to your doctor. Also a periodic physical examination is the best in surance against an untimely death from cancer or any other disease.
We hope you will help in spreading the word about cancer. We hope that in this month when the local Cancer Society workers ask for your contributions that you will give gen erously and best of all your local American Cancer Society could use your voluntary help in the organization's effort to help solve this grave problem. You will be interested to know that the Presque Isle Coun ty Chapter of the Cancer Society has just about completed its fund raising campaign and is assured of meeting its quota for this year. There is much more to be done besides the rais ing of funds. An educational program to help us learn to
guard against waiting too long in checking the seven danger signals is available to organizations in our County. Use these services which the Society has to offer you. Just write to the Chairman, Cancer Society, Rogers City, Michigan.
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Annual Twenty-fire Year Service Banquet The annual safety banquet on January 5, 1952. was some what unique in that it represented the end of the first op erating season since the merger of the Calcite Plant with
Pittsburgh Limestone quarries. The plant was now a unit of the larger organization known as the Michigan Limestone
Division of the United States Steel Company. The name had changed but the scene remained the same. The veterans who wended their way by twos and threes into the banquet hall were still the same old gang who had just finished another record season and were ready for an evening of good food, entertainment and fun. The new 25-Year Class had two indi
ed 25 years for this occasion and they were back in the old stamping grounds ready for graduation. The High School gymnasium which served as the banquet hall had been a place of bustle and activity since early morn ing of the day of the banquet. As the zero hour approached it stood in tranquil expectancy, its long rows of tables set
and laid in white with red trim, candles and flowering plants. Decorations of white fringe offser with white crepe and multicolored balloons added to the pleasant festive appear ance of the scene.
Around 5:30 the guests came drifting in and by 6:15 they were all in their places with the exception of the head tablereserved for the Class of 1951. These guests of honor were in the process of having their pictures taken for Calcite
viduals in its ranks who were for the first time legal members of the 25-Year Service Group and the men were looking forward to the initiation ceremonies which would place Mr. Clyrner and Mr. Lewis on the 25-year rostrum. The President
Screenings and posterity. In due time, having been properlv
and Vice President of the Michigan Limestone Division wait
photographed and bedecked with mortarboards the new class
Yes, Joe Kuznicki {left) has fourteen children and he is getting a dollar for each one. the largest Calcite Jamil). Mr. Lewis is apparently cogitating on Hi sins of mniwion! DeLoss Walker (center) is apparently giving a modem aeroplane version of the old slogan. "Go West. yomig man. Go West." "Slim" Pauley <right) has juM received his gold watch and just finished Mi acceptance speech. It must hare been good for Steve Gorleivski is lost in admiration and has forgotten to light his cigarette.
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Back row left to right: William 'Frapp. Phil Kuznicki, Ralph Morley. Gri/jiu Pines, Gustav Schalk Jr.. Norn/an Raymond. Anthony Yarch. Fred Kreft. Second row: Dave Grigg. Alta Tatro, J. Harold Nidy. John Dehring. Harold Wright. Arthur Hopp, I. L. Clyrner. Clarence Blair, Lester Raymond, Joe Kuznicki, Julius Budnick, Herbert J. Wirgau. Front Rote: Bernard .Murphy.
Hugh Lewis. Stanley Gorlewski. 'Fhonias 'F/ilgetske, Veru Pauley, John Bums. James Selke, Robert Brownlee, Wm. Buczkowski. came sedately marching towards their places to music played by the High School band. Enthusiastic hand clapping inter spersed with occasional good-natured individual ribbing fol lowed the line of march on its way up the aisle. Devotions were offered in the form of a vocal solo. "The
Lord's Prayer" sung by Mrs. George Jones accompanied by Mrs. J. A. Valentin on the piano. This beautiful vocal selection as rendered by our talented local vocalist has become a fav orite with this gathering during the past few years. The food was prepared and served by the white-clad ladies of the Westminster Guild. The task of feeding some two hundred and sixty hungry men requires considerable pre paration and forethought. They did an excellent job and we
wish to congratulate them on the smooth and efficient servicerendered. Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and brown gravy and various other items to tempt and please the palate passed and repassed and disappeared, followed by that staple dessert which few can resist, apple pie alamode. No banquet is complete without music to soothe the gas tronomic processes. This part of the program was ably taken care of by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shutes. The Shutes are masters of the Marimba and sweet, soft melodies both old and new
flowed over the heads of the banqueteers during the dinner hour.
Community singing conducted by Chairman J. A. Valentin accompanied by Mrs. Valentin on the piano filled in at ap-
1'his picture taken before the meal was served is a study of hungry men waiting in various degrees of sober patience for \omething to eat. How can a man smile on an empty stomachs Bring on the turkey!
propriate intervals between courses and when the tables were
cleared the men settled back in their chairs with cigarettes and cigars to enjoy the forthcoming program. The Chairman called on President Clyrner to present the 25-year service pins and watches to each member of the Cal cite Class. He had a word or story and a hearty handshake for each. There were twenty-seven Calcite men and one from the
Bradley Fleet recipient of this honor gift. Service pins for the 25-year men of the Bradley Fleet were
presented by Vice President Charles Platz of that organization. William Joppich. Harold Nidy, Norman Raymond and James Selke were the members of this group present. Chief Engineer Steve Chibola and Captain Rolland Ursem were not able to attend.
President Clynier only had twenty-six watches in his box
and like a good soldier he gave them all away. This discrep ancy was later straightened out by Vice President Lewis who
presented Mr. Clyrner with a de luxe chronometer represent ing 25 years of service with the Company and also represent
WE MUST GET BACK TO WORKING SAFELY
One year ago the employees of the Calcite Plant were piling up a safety record which was one of the best made
since the early thirties. A personal effort and interest was
felt throughout the plant, in the homes and in the community. Nineteen fifty was a good year but 1951 seemed to be better as there were fewer minor injuries and none of the close
calls experienced formerly. Even a disabling injury in mid summer did not discourage us and we finished 1951 with a
fine record of safety performance. Carrying over into the winter season of 1952 was a feeling that we were doing a good job in working together to prevent accidents. Especially were the employees of Bradley Transpor tation working harder as they recognized that this winter's work presented more hazards than ordinarily found. However, on March 4 we were stunned with an accident on the Str.
B. H. Taylor where Judson Price was fatally injured and Karl Brege just missed a like fate. He was hospitalized for a week and returned to work a week later.
ing a gift from the 25-year men with whom he had worked during that period. The presentation of awards was followed by a talk by Mr. Clyrner on the Company's accomplishments during the 1.951. operating season. He thanked the men for their fine coopera tion and congratulated them on a record season of limestone production. He said that at the present time the books indi cated requirements for 1952 to be about the same as 1951, barring any changes which might develop in the national
A few days later Henry Bey, a shovel operator, lost the sight of an eye while doing a minor repair job on his shovel. We seemed to be losing our grip on preventing accidents. A feeling of despair seemed to be surrounding the normal healthy attitude we had had for so long. It was true that we were riding the crest of success and having taken such a sud
scene to increase or decrease the demands for steel and other
further accidents.
industrial products requiring limestone.
We note that all the plants of the Michigan Limestone Division are doing a better than ever job. The Annandalc Mine has broken the world's record for this type of operation having worked 1,113,303 man hours up to March 17, 1952, without a disabling injury. Their last injury causing lost timewas on January 10, 1951. We congratulate the units who have been doing such splendid safety work. The safety habit is a good habit.
Hugh Lewis, Charles Platz and John Kinvillc from the Detroit office, all back in their old haunts, were called to the
"mike" for a few remarks. They all indicated their pleasure at being back in "God's Country" even for a few hours. Mr. Lewis expressed the general feeling of all of them when he said, "You fellows in Rogers City don't know how lucky you are, you hop in your cars at the end of your day and arc
den drop we felt the shock of it. While we can never let down
our guard we feel that once more Calcite and Bradley em ployees have recovered their poise and are alert in preventing
home in a few minutes. You don't have to buck traffic for an
hour and a half. After your day's work is done it gets darn
MEW EQUIPMENT
awful tiresome, let me tell you." The guest speaker of the evening was DeLoss Walker, as sociate editor of Liberty Magazine. Mr. Walker is a Major in Sociology and has been a successful business executive.
His topic for the evening was "Peeking Through the Key hole." He is nationally known as the evangelist of common sense and his talk in no way detracted from his reputation. A practical man and an excellent speaker, Mr. Walker gave the men something to think about and to carry home with them, leaving with everyone present the enhanced conviction
of our good fortune in being part and parcel of these LInited States of America. FLAG DAY
)\\nc 14 is Plag Day. A day set apart by law. To honor the Flag which honors us, every day Every place, it is flown. Only one flag, by our law, may fly above it; that flag Is the symbol of the Church of God. Let the children raise it high on the flagpole That points toward heaven; their hearts, and their motives Most certainly pure. Let all others
New ballast cars arrived late in the season, but proved themselves to be the answer to track crews prayers. These cars have a leveling bar attachment which scrapes the excess ballast ahead and over the sides of the rails. The cars have
air operated machanisms for everything ex-cept forward mo rion and have taken the drudgery out of the ballast operation. John Modrzynski says if these cars would only tamp the ballast his job would be a snap. John is not the only one who is pleased over the new cars. The track crew appreciate this im
proved equipment too. Many of them remember past days
Recall and remember what the Flag is
when a railroad tie acted as a spreader. They also remember the dangers connected with opening the hopper bottoms. The
To the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;our future.
new cars not only make work easier but a lot safer.
An overall view of the Bradley fleet in the lay up harbor at Calcite. The ships are placed in the harbor so that the facilities necessary for the ivinter work on each ship can be made available with a minimum of effort.
With the Boats From Layup to Fitout The major project of this winter's lay-up period was the installation of a new cargo hold in the Steamer B. H. Taylor. After removing the original cargo hold and tank top plating, all the mud that settled in the water bottom from the ballast
water was removed. This was tedious work, for it was nec
essary to chip the frozen mud from the shell plating and then lift it through a network of framing to a large bucket on the tank top. The accumulation of mud which is dead weight and takes away from rhe pay load was removed by this method. After the new tank top, the conveyor steel and then the center slope and side slope plating was put in place. The Taylor project held rhe attention of Gerry Burns and Vic Klee most of the winter, but they were plagued with the ar rangement of crews to do hull work on the other ships also. In immediate contact with the job were A. J. Klingshirn and Julian Yarch who held the reins on the forward end of the hold while Mike Idalski and Henry Hoeft led their crews in the assembly of the after end. George Sobeck and his assistants spread a lot of hot air during rhe win ter while operating Joe's Fish Market. The hot air was used to cut many plates that went into the cargo hold and the fish
market is really rhe plate shop. Clarence T A. Curvin had the task of keeping all the welding cables going to the right machine and also to keep his welders supplied with rod. The welding rod supply became very short at times, but each time Les Raymond came to the rescue by using rhe telephone to locate enough for a few more days. Vern Cicero with Tony
Wagner, Leonard Boucher ami lirwin Adrian put in the air piping for the hopper gates. Two headers are put in from one end of the tunnel to the other and a branch from these
headers goes to each of the 120 gate mechanisms. The most troublesome bottleneck of the Taylor job was the anticipated shortage of welders. With this in mind, a welding school was set up immediately after layup last fall so that rhe graduates of this school would be available short ly after the first of January. Lack of equipment and instruc tors limited rhe number of students to six. These men were:
Anthony Rosmys, Ronald Piechan, Harvey Krueger, Eljay Showers, Al Skowronek and Duanc Valley. These men did a good job and were a great help in completing the Taylor. Fifty thousand rivets and ten tons of welding wire were used before rhe Taylor was ready for cargo on April 1st. The renewal of the cargo hold and tank top steel in the Taylor required considerable electrical work in rhe removal and replacement of the power and lighting cables and the installation of new lighting fixtures. The heavy power cables that run through the tunnel had to be removed during the cargo hold renewal. These cables arc lead-covered and had to be handled very carefully to prevent breaking the covering. The electrical crew devised a method of using a power reel up on the spar deck to store rhe cables while the hold steel was being installed. This method provided a good means of removing rhe cables and also enabled the cables to be re turned to the tunnel quickly after the steel work was far
enough advanced to prevent cable damage during the re maining steel installation. A newly designed shock absorbing fixture similar to that used on the Str. John G. Munson was
installed in the tunnel wings which gives every indication of eliminating most of the excessive lamp failure due to vibra tion previously experienced in this location. All D. C. power distribution and control panels were moved from the forward hallway on the Taylor's spar deck and in stalled in a new electrical control room below deck in dead
front cubicles. The conveyor control panels, still in the for ward hallway, will be removed and new ones installed below
deck next winter. The boom hoist control system was modi fied so that the hoist can now be operated by push buttons at each side of the ship instead of using the old type manuallyoperated drum controller. There was a scene of activity forward on the Steamer Taylor where the Owner's Quarters were rearranged to make space for a recreation room for the crew. This work was very well done by the carpenter crew under the guidance of Bob Hoff man and Louis Hornbacher. As in the past, these changes were made with a fireproof board having a hard smooth sur face that is easy to paint and keep clean.
pletely redesigned and assembled by the electrical crew to provide a dead front board with added protection to the main excitation and battery circuits. This new switchboard not only has an improved appearance but provides maximum safety,
simplicity and ease of operation for the ship's crew. Aitcircuit breakers were installed on all auxiliary controllers to provide short circuit protection and many obsolete pushbutton stations were replaced wrirh those of an approved type. The conveyor crew, headed by John Smolinski, rebuilt the skirt boards on rhe Steamer Bradley. The skirt boards were worn so much that they could not be repaired and damage-
to the hold belts would be a possible result. Roller bearings were installed on the head shaft of the elevator on the Steamer
Clyrner, and tic rods were put through the two head sprockets to prevenr spreading as was noticed last summer. The propulsion motor on the Steamer Robinson was equip ped with an electric the main circulating proved type. New graph systems were
moisture detector and the controller for pump was replaced with one of an im electrically-operated engine order tele installed on the Steamers Calcite and
Bradley. All power cables on the conveyor system on the Steamer Calcite were renewed and in some cases relocated.
Steamer Bradley. These fans replace one fan that did not have adequate capacity and needed extensive repairs. Considerable rebuilding of the boiler uptake was necessary to provide sup port for the fans and motors. Louis Smolinski was the guid ing hand for his crew to do a good job on this project. The fans also required the services of the electrical crew to in stall wiring and controllers in the boiler room for rhe motors
Some motors and controllers on all ships were overhauled and checked as part of the regular electrical maintenance schedule. The Steamers Bradley and Clyrner received new Public Address systems. The Steamers White, Taylor, and Robinson had rheir radars replaced with those of a more up-to-date type. All circuits on all vessels were meggered and faults removed before the ships were put in operation. The electrical crews directed by Lawson Macklcm under
which drive the fans.
took one of the heaviest schedules yet attempted on our win
Two induced draft fans were installed on the boilers of the
The Steamer Robinson was fitted with a flow control fin
similar to the one on the Steamer Bradley. The fin on the Bradley did much to reduce vibration during the loaded con dition, and it is hoped that the fin on the Robinson will reduce the vibration with the same success as experienced on the Steamer Bradley. Part of "Vic" Rickle's mechanical crew replaced two stages of buckets in the main unit turbine on the Steamer Bradley.
ter work program. Lawson received valuable assistance on this
work from Clifford Bushnell on engineering and supervision anil from Frank Sagcr who supervised most of the switch
board, control and radar installations. Elmer Fleming, also made a substantial contribution to the job directing the in stallation of most of shipboard cable used during the win ter. The rest of the forty-man crew was broken down into small groups ably led by crew leaders, most of whom have
After the new buckets were fitted and the turbine assembled,
been working with the Electrical Department for many win
the turbine and generators were balanced to make for smooth
ters.
operation.
Arnold Specht had the task of directing repair work in the aft end of the Steamer White, where the main engine
The work mentioned here is only a small part of the many large and small jobs completed during this winter repair period. It should be mentioned that the cooperation of every
received rhe most attention. Since the White has a surface-
one working on the boats did much to smooth out the most
condenser, the walking beam that operated the jet condenser
difficult task and speed the work. Cooperation between crews where jobs overlapped was another factor which helped the
from the engine was removed. The removal of the walking beam necessitated the installation of two independent pumps, the bilge and cooler pumps and these pumps were very neatly placed on the ship side aft of the main engine. The main switchboard on the Steamer Bradley was com 10
work go along a little smoother. When a winter's program as extensive as the one of last
winter is undertaken, the subject of safety immediately pre sents itself. Work of repair, construction and altering pre-
sents many conditions not ordinarily found on more establish ed jobs. Knowing that the work this past winter would bemore hazardous because of the many tasks to do, the workers and leaders were asked to give safety more thought than ever. The usual safety meetings were held with grave warnings that if somebody got hurt it could very well be serious.
As rhe winter progressed an idea new to us was tried, that of an employee's safety committee. In mass meetings the idea was presented to the men and they accepted it as worthwhileelecting a representative from each department to meet once each week to discuss hazards and propose corrective measures. This committee was also given the opportunity to discuss
danger spots with their foremen at anytime the crew found an unsafe condition. The plan worked well, so well that another year it will continue.
The members of this committee pictured at the top of the
opposite page, left to right were: Gerald Burns, general fore man; Newron Chapman, hull department; George Hein, hull department; Victor Rickle, Mechanical foreman; Roberr Leow, engineer, Roland Tulgetske. mechanical deparrment; Victor Klee, construction foreman; James O'Connor, conveying de partment; Edward Vallec, elecrrical department; John Smo
linski, conveying foreman; Lawson Macklem. electrical fore man; and Theopolius Pilarski, handling crew. These men are to be congratulated on their interest and enthusiastic attitude towards their responsibilities. As part of a new and untried program rhey did well. During the months of December, January and February there was a noticable reduction in minor injuries as compared to other years and it seemed that all the crews were doing their very best to make this the best winter yet for safety. On March 4 tragedy struck fast and two men were injured. Judson Price was fatally injured and Karl Brege suffered bruises and mild concussion.
This accident happened in the cargohold of the Str. Tay lor as one of the hopper bottom sections being lowered into the hold fouled, disengaged from a dock crane hook and rumbled into the hold. The crew were a saddened group that
afternoon. Despite all the efforts of the winter this accident cast a gloom over us for several days. Accidenrs such as this serve to impress us with the poten tial hazards of our boat winter work. We can but redouble
our efforrs to prevent tragedy from striking again. All in all rhe winterwork jobs were kepr up to schedule and the boats were ready ro sail when the shipping season ar rived. Ice conditions were unusually good this Spring and an early shipping season resulted. With the help of a few exrra hours and some concentrated work by the crew the Str. B. H. Taylor was eased into the loading slip right on the minute which the schedule called for.
Once again, congratulations on a job well done are in order for rhe enrirc Bradley Winterwork personnel.
At the right (upper photo): Joe Rosato and Ben Strzelecki install buckets on main unit turbine of the Steamer Carl D.
Bradley. [Center photo): New steel in the forward compart ment of the Steamer B. Fl. 'Faylor. {Lower photo): Vic Klee directs operations as flow control fin is added to the stem of the Steamer T, 11". Robinson.
Aerial photograph of Adams Point. Shovel No. 5 at right. Dump area shown in center. Dark area in left foreground is over burden windrowed by bulldozers waiting to be removed.
The Quarry Gets a Facelifting During Winter Monthhs The first signs of spring have arrived once more and we
No. 2 went "down for the count" with a "sprained" hoist
find the quarry way ahead of rhe season. New "faces" ap peared in the quarry long before Mother Nature worked her wonders of springtime. It seems the past winters stripping
good showing.
operation went over with a bang once more wirh new records
serious trouble and No. 9 came through to lend an assist
established. The crews have the quarry in shape for another
when needed.
busy shipping season. This past stripping season exposed a new area for quarry ing at Adams Point. The new No. 5 shovel and Mack trucks moved the overburden winrowed by bulldozers and creared
After a rough barrlc with "Dirty Overburden." "Doctors" Sanrimo, Gregg. Heller, Breach and associates gave the mighty "battlers" a clean bill of health after which their "promoters" negotiated to arrange a "bout" with "Limey Limestone." The dump operation ran smooth with some new ideas to keep up with increased volume. Instead of "shifting" track a new method of throwing" was adopted. The small crane
their own dumping area without use of ordinary srripping facilities such as: trains, track equipment, spreader plows, and brining equipment. The Adams Point crew say you haven't seen old man winter until you've worked all day on Adams Point in zero weather with a northeast wind blowing.
generator, but came back in the later "rounds" to make a Nos. 10, II and 12 carried the "attack" all winter without
attachment is used to lift one side of the track and then a
bulldozer pushes the track over. This enables a larger section
That impressive pile of steel on Adams Point will be as sembled into one piece eventually and called shovel No. 4.
of track to be moved at one time.
The main quarry had its usual "face lifting" plus many new changes. When spring peeked around the corner we found the drill house moved to the quarry building area and quarry
stitution of plastic pipe and hose to cut down corrosion. The
lookout removed. All this was done to allow No. 3 to take-
bigger bites and more of them along the Solvay property. Walter Meyer and the quarry foremen are itching to try out No. 3 after a restful winter which found her cleaning up along last years bank and now equipped with roller bearings
The brining operation was also improved with the sub
backhoe attachment to a bulldozer speeded up car cleaning and saved a lot of hard labor.
These elements of improvement helped to move a record
volume of overburden and lightened the burden on many individuals, made their jobs more pleasant, and thus pro moted safety.
A general concensus of opinion "downed" No. 1 for a good general overhaul, but it did not count her out when quarry
With pride we can look back to a successful stripping season which fostered many new ideas and brought our shovels and quarry equipment into the shipping season in good condition, and well prepared to meet customer's stone-
ing operations got rolling.
requirements for 195J.
Dump area rises to dwarf trees along shore of Little Lakes.
Track "throning" in progress. 'Frack shifter in background.
on her main hoist shaft.
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Repairing skirlboards near tail end. of 5-12. Left to right are: Reinhardt Wirgan. Floward Schaedig. Leo Smolinski and Tho mas Kuznicki.
Reputtying windows on the twelfth floor of the Screen House. Left to right are: Aaron Smith, LeRoy McLennan. Ivan Wirgau and Clarence Idalski.
Mill Repairs are made during the Winter Plant Shutdown Although that congenial boss of the Mill Department, Mr. Adolph Sorgcnfrci, was always complaining rhat he didn't have enough men, the mill was ready on March 24 for that first trainload of stone. It is the screen house that is the focal
point of the winter work, for it is like Grand Central Sta tion, continually receiving and discharging its streaming passengers, sorting them and directing them to their proper carrier and destination. Let us follow one of these passengers through his perilous "elbowing" and "jamming" trip through "Grand Central Station" and see what changes have occurred. In the crusher house a new casr iron drum replaced the old cracked one in the overhead 25-ton crane. The frame,
also cracked last fall, was repaired and a new '7-t-inch cableinstalled. A 20-inch floor beam was relocated to allow more
room for the stone hook to perform its unplugging duties. Down below, in addition to a general overhaul of the crusher, a new eccentric was installed in the core of the crusher which
gives rhe crusher its slight rotary motion. Thirty new liners again line the crusher frame. One of rhe meanest jobs performed this winter was the removal of 12 inches of tunnel roof at the tail end of con
veyors Al and A2. It was necessary to lie flat on the belt and work overhead with an air hammer. With only a few feet to work in, the work proceeded rather slowly; and worst of all, the thick choking dust necessitated the use of masks. In the screen house, all rhe grizzlies were overhauled; new bearings, grease seals, couplings, spiders, and skirt boards
were replaced where needed. On the IOth floor grizzly, a new Tex-rope drive and new reducer replaced the old and worn gear drive. New rolls were installed on flux grizzlies 602 and 603- One had to watch his step on the 6th floor, for at one time, 38 roller bearings from the openhearrh grizzly covered a large portion of the floor. A new crusher roll was installed on the 7th floor openhearth recrusher. This huge roll, weighing 13 tons, had to
be hoisted up the elevator shaft vertically to the 8th floor and then lowered through the removable steel flooring into
place on the 7th floor. In addition, all the teeth or knobs were hard welded on both the IOth and 7th floor
recrushers.
Building up these teeth makes it necessary to set the rolls further apart. However, during the operating season, as the teeth are worn down, rhe rolls will be moved closer together, rhus maintaining a uniform sizing of crushed stone. The short 8th floor openhcarth conveyor M-l was rebuilt
this winter and changed from a 48-inch to a 54-inch belt.
Short sections of scrap Al and A2 belts still in good .shapewill assure a continued supply for M-l. As for the screens, there have been some changes made. No longer can one look down a row of screens and see a line of exact duplicates, like looking into a mirror which catches the reflection from a second mirror resulting in a long line of diminishing images. On the second floor, two new different dewaterizing screens stand beside the old sloping screens. These screens do a better job of separating the water from the sand and chips, thus relieving the load on the waste pumping system and giving a drier product both on the conveying belts and in the storage piles. The third floor, too, boasts a new low head dewaterizing screen. A unique part of this screen is a pan or flat chute bolted directly under the rear porrion of the screen. Some of the through material falls onto this pan, and due to the motion of the screen, is moved along horizontally until it falls into the down chute. On the fifth floor, three screens have new concrete bases as does one on the fourth floor.
The screen house itself received a face lifting. A large number of rhe old bricks were loose and these were replaced. Also the windows on all floors have had new putty applied.
The fines loading shuttle boom was reinforced, overhauled, and new rails installed. The drive reducer and its support were dismantled and another support made ready for a new reducer. However, after much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair over rhe failure of the new reducer to arrive, the mill
mentor, at the last moment, was forced to recommission the old reducer. On the flux side, all the drives were overhauled and the
booms reinforced where needed. A new steel flume replaces an old concrete flume under K2-J. Most of the loading chutes were rebuilt.
The two coal towers should perhaps be renamed the "cold" towers for it took most of the winter to assemble the nec
essary columns, beams and bracing to raise the shuttle three feet. This was done to provide enough clearance to fuel the new boat, the John G. Munson. The gates are now being
operated by a mere push of the finger (compressed air valves) instead of tugging on a long lever arm attached to the gate shaft. Rounding out the winter work was the usual program of replacing and greasing idlers, rhe complete renewal of chute liners, and the never ending chore of chipping and painring. 13
Many Promotions and New Faces Among Licensed Personnel ofthe Bradley Boats in 1952 The new ship which will be added to the fleet this year created new open ings for Bradley employees who held licenses. We are pleased to present the old friends and acquaintances who re ceived promotions and to introduce
assistant in July of the same year, a
and was promoted to Second Assistant
second assistant in 1948 and now a
Engineer on the Str. John G. Munson.
first assistant. He holds a Chief Engi
Paul holds a First Assistant's license. He
neer's license. Bill is from Metz, Mich
has not moved to Rogers City yet but someday we expect him to weaken and "go native".
On the top left is Donald Johnson. He is a Third Assistant Engineer on
igan and was raised on a farm out that way. He is a proud home owner and has a son and daughter. Standing by the switch is Anthony Yarch, Electrician on the Str. Bradley.
the Str. W. F. White and entered the
You will locate him the second row on
row is an ambitious fellow who is quiet ly making his way "up the ladder". Mar tin Joppich, a native of Rogers City is
Company employ this spring. Don is not exactly a newsomer as he worked on the Calcite for the 1950 season. He
the right hand side. "Tony" has been a sailor since June, 1933. He is a na tive of Rogers City. He has the "missus"
T. W. Robinson. Martin started sailing in April 1936 and became a third mate
holds a 2nd assistant engineer's license having had previous sailing experience on the Lake Michigan railroad ferrys. Don is married and expects to make his home in Rogers City. Welcome
and one daughter to keep him company during the winter lay-up and spends considerable of his time working on his home. Tony has a second assistant's license and had his first licensed job
back, Don.
in March 1946.
those who are new in our midst.
The smiling fellow amidst the tangle of ropes and lines in the middle of the top row is Second Mate Gordon O'Toole of the Str. White. Gordon be
longs to the Rogers City O'Tooles and
The Str. Calcite has a new "skipper"
in Gilbert Kempe pictured in the third row down on the extreme left. "Captain Gil" is very happy over this opportun ity as his big smile indicates. An em
started his career as a sailor in the spr
ployee since 1922 and a licensed of
ing of 1936. He has progressed steadily
ficer since 1925 he possesses many years of experience to help him succeed on
since his start and first became a licens
ed officer in March, 1947. He has a
son and two daughters besides a nice wife to greet him each trip into the home port.
In the top row on the right is Al Skowronek. How would you like to have a cook with a smile like that? Service with a smile is an excellent mot to for all of us. Al is the new steward on the Str. Calcite. He has been on the
Bradley ships since 1947 when he be came employed as a second cook. Born in Alpena, he is now a willing resident of Rogers City and has Mrs. Skowronek and the three little boys here with him. Good luck to you, Al, and good food to
the top rung. After living many years in Lorain, Ohio, the Kempe family now
On the left hand side of the second
row is another fellow from Rogers City who is quietly and steadily mak ing his way towards the top. It is Harry Piechan. He has been employed by the Company since May, 1934. He first be
now serving as Second Mate on the Str. ten years later. He now has a Master's
license and received his position this spring. He like others in the Bradley fleet has a nice home of his own and
provides comfort to his family of two daughters, two sons and a good wife. Robert Schepler, second from the left in the bottom row shifted his scene
of operations from the Mackinaw City waterfront to'the Port of Calcite back in March 1948. Bob came to the Brad
ley line as a wheelsman and this spring was promoted to Third Mate on the Str. B. H. Taylor. His family has mov
make Oakland, California, their home.
ed to Rogers City, too. We hope his wife, two daughters and son like it here and will want to stay for a long time.
Gil's many friends and associates wish him every success as Captain Kempe. Arthur Bey, second from the left in
left is Herbert Friedrich. He is a true native of this area as he was born in
the third row is this good looking young man. Other than the few years that he served in the Merchant Marine
he has always been employed on the Bradley ships since March 1948, first got a piolot's license in 1949, served as a spare Third Mate and now at last has a Third Mate's place on the Str. Calcite. He and the wife are hoping he will be captain someday. In the third row and third from the
your crew.
On the extreme left in the bottom
left is Hilton Gould, the new First
Mate of the Str. Irvin L. Clyrner. He and his wife have a nice new home in
that choice evergreen grove on North Seventh Street. Hilton is a native of
In the bottom row, third from the
the Hagensville district a few years ago. He has a family of three sons and a daughter. One son is in the Army, a daughter and son married, and the
youngest son is graduating from High School this year. While young in years Herb is old in experience. He worked briefly at the Calcite Plant, sailed for a few years and has been employed
steadily on the Bradley boats since April 1937. In the spring of 1947 he receiv ed his pilot's license and in July of that year he was appointed Third Mate. This
Spring he received a new appointment as Second Mate on the Str. B. H. Taylor. In the bottom row, right corner, and backed up by the trade mark of the fleet, an A-frame and unloading boom,
1948 and was promoted this spring
Pittsburgh, Pa., although having been an employee on the Bradley boats since July 1933 makes him a native by now.
to Second Mate aboard
Calcite.
He received his Master's license in De
is Henry Kaminski. He is a son of Kewanee, III. but has been in Rogers
Harry has his own home where his
cember 1948, was a Third Mate in 1942, and a Second Mate in 1947.
City for many years. We note that in 1928 he was sailing as a coalpasser, of
The thoughtful young man on the right in the third row down is Paul LaVigne. Back in the Spring of 1947 a young man came down from Cheboy gan, Michigan, looking for a chance to show his worth. We are glad to say he hired out to Bradley and since then has gradually progressed until this spring
all things. Today, he is First Mate aboard the Str. W. F. White. Henry
came a licensed officer in March of the
wife and son reside.
William Budnick in the middle, of
the second row is a busy man as First
Assistant Engineer aboard the Str. B. H. Taylor. Bill has been employed with Bradley since April, 1936, and has made steady progress through the years. He first entered the licensed ranks as a re
pairman in March 1945, then a third
holds a Master's license, became a Third Mate in 1946, a Second Mate in 1949
and now is a First Mate, newly appoint ed this spring. He owns a very nice home on S. Third Street where the
"Missus" and daughter Carolyn reside. 15
John Claus heads the page on thetop row, left corner. He is serving his first season as a first assistant engineer and is aboard the Str. Calcite. John first started on the ships in 1937. After two years in the service of the Merchant Marine during World War 11 he re turned as a repairman with a license. He now holds a chief engineer's lic ense which he received during the past winter and hopes ro put it in use be fore too long. He was born in Hawks but has spent most of his days in Rog ers City. He and Mrs. Claus boast of a son and two daughters. Russell Rick" Sabin, top row, center, is now first assistant engineer on the Str. T. W. Robinson. "Rick" is a Rog ers Ciry man, and has been sailing since i933 and was formerly employed wirh the Electrical Department at Calcite.
pairman with license and is now placed on a job as third assistant engineer. A young man came to Rogers City last winter, took a look at the ships in the layup harbor and said, "1 would liketo work on the Bradley".. As a result there he is as a repairman. We intro duce this young fellow, third from the left in the second row. He is Roy Wingcnfcld formerly from Parma, Ohio. He, too, is single.
deckhand and is now a third mate aboard rhe Str. W. F. Whire. He received
his pilot's license in 1949 and has serv ed as a substitute mate and is now pro moted to his present position. Mrs. Staf ford, three sons and a daughter make up "Tim's" fine family. In the bottom row on the extreme
left is Edward Vallee. conveyorman on rhe Str. Bradley. "Chick" has been dreaming and angling for this job for
AIban LaPrairie, second row and on
as far back as we can remember. Let
rhe extreme right is a new face to many of us. He has been employed since-
and has two hobbiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;fine automobiles
midst.
and ice fishing at Grand Lake. In the top row, exrreme right, is our good friend, ever smiling John Gordon,
Born in Rogers City but leaving here at an early age, Ronald C. Miller, new
us hope he makes good and is not disappointed. He has lived in Rog ers City for a good many years coming here with his parents from AuSable, Michigan. He has his home and family of two daughters and a son to keep him thinking about work to do. Families and work keep many of us busy and happy, "Chick". The peaceful appearing man with the pipe, bottom row, second from rhe left is Harry Bey, anorher son of Rogers City and brother to Mate Arthur Bey. Harry is in rhe engine department and is a repairman wirh a third assistant's
repairman on the Str. Taylor, has re
license aboard the Str. Robinson. He
newly appointed third mate on the Str.
turned ro the old home town. He has
Irvin L. Clyrner. John got his license during rhe winter of 1949 and after serving as a spare mate he received a permanent appointment this year. We can always remember his date of em ployment as it started on July 4, 1939, an unusual day to get a young fellow on a steamboat. John has a wife and two daughters and a very nice home in Rog ers City. He is an ardent and good bowler and a native of these parts. George Patzer, a member of a well known Rogers City family, is shown on
done well for a young fellow his age
the extreme left of the second
busy guy and to make it snappy. Steveis well known and also well liked by
He has been a licensed man since 1943
and besides all this he is single. "Rick" lives with his mother in Rogers City
row.
He got himself a second assistant's license this past winter and now has a third assistant engineer's job aboard the Str. T
W. Robinson. He has been
August 13, 1951, when he came as an oiler and awaited his opportunity to be come a licensed engineer. He is now third assistant engineer on the Str. Cal cite and has a second assistant's rating. He was born in Cheboygan and has spent most of his time being a seaman.
His family, consisting of Mrs. LaPrairie and son Clarence are now living in Rogers Ciry. We welcome them in our
fellow on the extreme left of the third
has been around ships off and on most of his working days and after a while in rhe sunny south returned to Rogers City and is now well established in the engineering line-up of the fleet. He and Mrs. Bey arc kept busy providing and caring for two nice daughters and a
row.
young son.
Caught rather busy-like was Stephan Chibola, the new chief engineer on the
Taking a few seconds from the job ro satisfy the cameraman's whims is John Batters appearing in the bottom row and third from the left. John is a member of our organization for the first time this Spring coming ro us with a second assistant engineer's license and is tucked away on the Str. Bradley as its new third assistant. We present John who is a native of our neighboring City of Cheboygan. He is single but not for long, we hear. We welcome him to the Bradley fleet and hope he will be happy
and holds a second assistant's license.
We hope that his return will last for a long time and that lie will be happy with the Bradley fleer. He is rhe first
Str. Calcite. You will find him second from the left in the third row and he is not scared, angry nor vicious but
just telling the camerman that he is a
the men of the fleet. He is one of the
old timers and has been with the CompMiy since March 1926. He and Mrs.
steamboating for a little over five years so he isn'r doing too badly. George also
Chibola have their home
got a bride this winter so he should be-
A new face to all of us is the fellow in the third row and third from the left. He is Paul Pearson, a resident of
well on rhe road to success. Like Johnny, he, too, is an ardent bowler. The fellow gazing out on the world
in the picture second from the left in the second row is not as serious mind
ed as he looks. Although he does get serious enough to handle a third assis tant engineer's position on the Str. Irvin 1. Clyrner and holds a second assistant's license. It is our friend, Roy Green, a veil known resident of Rogers City these many years. He tells us that hewas born in Rose City, Michigan but came to Presque Isle County when real
young. Last year, Roy served as a re
in
Lorain,
Ohio.
on the new job.
Originally, Paul hailed from Ohio. His family of three daughrers, one son and
Henry Newhouse, looking at you in the lower right hand corner is the sec ond assistant engineer on the Str. T. W. Robinson. This is a new appointment for him and another step upward. He-
the wife live in the family home in
started as a licensed officer in March
Indian River. Paul is the second assist
1946 and holds a first assistant's raring. Hank has a son, Chris, who monopolizes his dad's shore time completely. Henry
Indian River, Michigan, in recent years.
ant engineer on the Str. Clyrner. We extend to him best wishes and success
with his new Company. In the third row on the extreme right is a young fellow born in Alpena but later ending up in Rogers City. He is
So we have told you of some of outnew members and the new jobs of our older employees. To each we extend
William "Tim" Stafford. "Tim" started
congratulations and every success pos
his sailing career in August 1940 as a
sible.
was born in Conneaut, Ohio.
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Bradley Transporta\ CALCITE
WHITE
CLYMER
Captain
Gilbert Kempe
Mark Haswell
Donald M
First Mate
Donald Monroe
Henry Kaminski
Hilton Gc
Second Mate
Harry Piechan
Gordon O'Toole
William Jj
Third Mate
Arthur Bey
William Stafford
John Gori
Wheelsman
Charles
Harold Taylor
Royce Wif,
Wheelsman
James Selke
Ivan Streich
Ray Modr;
Wheelsman
Julian Yarch
Edward Cross
Leo Widaj
Watchman
Julius Baur
Alfred Haneckow
Clarence
Watchman
Archie Johnson
Arthur Kihn
Erwin Adf
Watchman
John Szczerowski
John Single
Charles R
Deckwatchman
Joseph Krawczak
Archie Karsten
Paul Krei
Deckwatchman
Sylvester Smolinski
Robert Bellmore
Arnold Fl
Deckwatchman
Elmer Meden
Ralph Morley Jr.
Paul Lyon
Deckhand
Basil Zinke
Stanley Haske
Anthony ]
Deckhand
Alfred Markey
Fred Augsberger
Marvin Hi
Deckhand
Wilton Minier
Reuben Wojtaszek
Gerald D/
Chief Engineer
Stephen Chibola
Guy LaBounty
Norman h
First Asst. Engr.
John Claus
Arnold Specht
Robley W
Second Asst. Engr.
Joseph Rosato
Donald Lamp
Paul Pear
Third Asst. Engr.
Albin LaPairie
Donald Johnson
Roy Greei^
Repairman
Edmond Jackson
Richard Brege
Wallace 1
Asst. Repairman
Beryl Fitch
Edmund Kamyszek
Theodore
Stokerman
Lawrence Furtaw
Lavern Bruder
Paul Hell
Stokerman
Alva Tucker
Leon
Eugene Jo
Stokerman
Louis Voda
William Patchkowski
DUANE VA
Oiler
Leslie Bellmore
Leon Burzych
Donald K
Oiler
Darl Felax
Milo Gruelke
Emmett B.
Oiler
Patrick Lamb
Bernard Bader
Louis Gle)
conveyorman
Stanley Centala
Lyle Goui.ette
Albert Fu
Ronald Piechan
Ben Kowa
John Par/
Ramsey
Electrician
Asst. Conveyorman
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Dietlin
Steward
Al Skowronek
Wilbert
Second Cook
Richard Budnick
Clem Modrzynski
Alfred . Pi
Second Cook
Eljay Showers
Wilbert Zempel
Vern McE
Porter
Donald Maerz
Newton Chapman
Donald W
Porter
Donald Berg
Floyd Curvin
Harvey Ki
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ROBINSON
BRADLEY
cLeod I
Roland Ursem
Roland Bryan
Chris Swarts
>ULD
William Chain
Oscar Miller
Don Langridge
pPPICH
Herbert Friedrich
Martin Joppich
Norman Raymond
JON
Robert Schepler
John Newhouse
Eugene McLean
JKERSHAM
John Fogelsonger
Norman Quaine
Stanley Rygwelski
SYNSKI
Theodore Strand
Alex Selke
Wallace Dagner
EWSKI
Edward Partyka
Kenneth Freel
Fred Beebe
PlLARSKI
Allen Strand
Henry Yarch
Louis Urban
IAN
Walter Szymoniak
Anthony Micketti
Arthur Kandow
OBINSON
Jerome Mulka
Edward Rygwelski
GUSTAVE WlRGAU
T
Edward MacFalda
Wilbur Wiseman
William Derry
EMING
Jack Schular
Delbert Heythaler
Leonard Gabrysiak
Angus Domke
Earl Tulgetske Jr.
Jerold Geyer
lOSMYS
Louis Yarch
Floyd McCreery
Robert Garms
ÂŤELHUHN
Walter Durecki
Anthony Misiak
Ray Kowalski
NBERT
Stanley Paul
Howard Jaeger
Glenn
ENDERSON
Thomas Suttle
George Hoy
Ray Buehler
ILSON
William Budnick
Russell Sabin
Victor Rickle
SON
Leopold Mulka
Henry Newhouse
Walter Tulgetske
William Kunner
Anthony Yarch
Alfred Horrocks
George Patzer
John Bauers
iASKE
Ronald Miller
Harry Bey
Ray
King
Elton Jarvis
Raymond Dembny
Keith Schular
ER
Glen Paradise
Howard Elowsky
Erhardt Felax
NES
Harry Sorgat
Gustav Lietzow
Henry Hoeft
LLEY
Roland Tulgetske
Casimir Modrzynski
Robert Taylor
DWALSKI
Charles Horn
Ben Strzelecki
Mark Florip
\IER
Albert Prevo
James Mulka
Leslie Taylor
<JTZ
Louis Dehring
Harry Richards
Robert Centala
HRMAN
Edwin Ehrke
Lester Pines
Edward Vallee
LSKI
Edward Voigt
Woodford Shawhan
Joseph Makowski
.DISE
Lawrence O'Toole
John Zoho
Albert Goodreau
-ARSKI
Leslie Pearson
Max Inglis
Clifford Dodge
.MURRY
Lance McGinn
Albert Schefke
Gerald Smigelski
HITE
Ralph Erickson
Glenn Hubbard
Chas. Wm. Soper
James Lamb
Henry Schoenow
Frank Budreau
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Bader
Wingenfeld
You'll See It In Screenings "Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk Herb Sorgett keeps that root pickers'
rrJust Among Ourselves" theless, he left his wife standing on the highway. She was fortunate in that a friend brought her along and caught
coiner in rhe crusher house so clean that
the crusher house gang are consider ing buying him a vacuum cleaner so that he can get into the corners a little better. Don't let them kid you, Herb, good housekeeping prevenrs accidents.
Gus down the road a mile or so. Per
haps you should have a roll call each time you start out. Gus. Truth i:, stranger than Fiction!
Marvin Claus has an idea that those
Clif Bushnell used a pencil for so
pickup trucks around the plant should run on air. We don't know what mile
long that it gor so short that he couldn't find it whenever he put it in his pocket.
age he gets on that Chevy of his but the pickups still use gas to get around. Of
Then he took it to the tool room and tried to trade it in for a new one and
course, there is usually another one a-
wondered if there was any return cred
round for emergency pushing bur they
it for a used short one.
seem
to
need that old fire water in
The snow was falling, the pike were moving and a smart fisherman was on hand to enjoy his favorite sport of fishing through the ice. That man Hen ry Bey has the know how of a genuine angler and as proof we submit this
their tanks, too. Erhardt Schultz knows all the tricks
when ir comes to catching pike through rhe ice. Just take a look at those beaut ies which came out of Trout Lake on
the Calcite property. Son Royal is gett ing first hand lessons on how to catch 'em. It must be one of those family secrets passed on from father to son. How does Erhardt do it? Most of the
boys just pass it off with a shrug and say he was just born that-a-way.
picture. It is hard to believe that Trout Vic Klee is a confirmed hunter and
uapper and he usually comes home with the "bacon" as indicated by the three nice beaver in the accompanying picture. Vic's biggest gripe is that the gsme seasons are roo short and the legal
if you watch the weather conditions. Golly, I suppose there's more to fishing
bag too small. He caught these three-
than meets the eye.
pelts on rhe first day. When congratula ted on his catch, Vic growled, "Yes. they are O. K. bur now I can only get one more and then I've got to go out and pull all my traps." Royden Schefke came to the store
house and was supposed to get a %" conduir coupling but upon arrival he couldn't think of the name of the thing he was to get so says he, "Bob. give me one of those V conduit things." Bob didn't know what the score was so in
trying to help he said, "Do you mean a nipple?" Royden came back and ex plained, "Yes, I guess that 1 could call it a sort of an outside nipple!" A very fine display of gratitude was evident recently when following a birthday party at relatives in Moltke, Cms Schaedig's trusty Chevrolet became helpless in a snow drift (through Giis' maneuvering). The good wife, being ever ready to help, got out and helped push the car on to the highway. We don't know whether Gus was afraid of
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Lake was a favorire spot for Henry last winter when so many of us came home wirh a variety of stories but \v< fish. According to this expert it's easy
getting stuck again or whether he was on his way for parts unknown, never-
The Annual Christmas Party was a very Happy GeHo-gether
ail. those smiles indicated that it was
whose remark broughr forth such gen uine laughs from Clayt Hopp and Sarah Schultz. When questioned neither
times the day is long and sometimes things go wrong. It takes so little and yet means so much and in the end you've decided that there isn't another place where you would rather work
Chrisrmastimc again—that season of
one of them would share their secret
than for the Michigan Limestone. We
Good Will towards men.
with us but whatever it was, it must
like it. When the hour had come when
have been plenty good. At the time Paul Thornley snapped this picture, Ella thoughts, possibly thinking of some lit
we must diperse, needless to shy, it was with reluctance and regret and we found our thoughts wending their way to another gathering at Chrisrmas time
tle joke to play on someone—just in
of 1952.
It's hardly necessary to tell you what
occasioned this happy gct-to-gether of this group of office employees. Corsages, boutonnieres. tinsley trees and most of
The annual Christmas Party is an event which all of us look forward to
In the accompanying picture even the writer
isn't aware of
what and
with much anticipation. We work to gether throughour the year, seeing one another each day and yet, even though we may have left our desks bur a few hours before the parry, we were happv to gather once again for a few hours spent in well-wishing, singing and in partaking of fine food. The fine spirit of cooperation of this group of indi viduals is jusr as evident off the job as it is on the job and whether the occa
case there was a lull in activities, \'^<\
In the above picture reading left to
there wasn't! We wondc:- what prompt ed Harry Mcharg to appear so sober in this picture and it may have caused some concern except rhat this was the only time during the entire evening that he didn't give out with that big Irish smile. Now, had this picture been
tight, front row, are: Helen Buza, Ann
sion be social or orherwise, it is bound
taken after he had his letter from Santa
to be a success.
Claus, we might say he had cause for a
The dining room ar St. Ignatius Club rooms was elaborately decorated in the holiday theme. Bright holly and mistle
frown!
toe hung over doorways noticed but yet unnoticed! We can scarcely believe that
there was anyone in our midsr who was unaware of their significance! A huge, red Chrisrmas candle gleamed brightly from a table decked with evergreens and pine cones. On rhe opposite wall from the entrance hung a huge wreath sur
rounded by the usual "Merry Christ mas" greering. The lighted candles nest led in evergreens at each window beck oning all who were able to see them through the frost-painted panes. Ye.i. the spirit of Chrisrmas prevailed in us and about us.
R.einke
seemed
to
be
lost
in
her
We were happy, too, to have Ann Marie with us once again. Annie work ed as a secretary to the engineers until August and rerurned occasionally when some hurried job necessitated her as
Przybyla, Louise Schmidt, Donna Tosch. Lois Conlcy, Ella Reinke, Doris Maerz. Dolores Merchant, Sarah Schulrz, Par-
ricia Klee, Betty Brcge, Margaret Radka and Gisela Platz.
Standing are: J. A. Valentin. L Pat terson, R. Dueltgen, G. R. Jones, C. R. Dolsen. F. J. Fisch, D. Widmayer, R. Crittendon. R. l.eow, H. Schuch, H.
Meharg, H. Luebke. N. Hoeft, L. Goodin, G. Robbins, C. Hopp, R. Noffze, B. Heath and A. Santini.
Leon Ruell, Jr.. comes to work with
sistance.
We elaborated quite freely on the decorations but failed to mention that
clever little replica of the screenhouse with its beacon light, chutes ami all.
some hard to believe stories. For ex
ample, the other day he told about the trouble the cold weather gave him last winter. On one of those cold blustery
was
days he took a walk up to Trout River
a pebble-
and it was so cold that the water in his
found its way to the storages. We must remind those two fine gentlemen that the wheels of industry were silenced
right knee froze and he had to take a
Pat and Mr. Valentin decided it
a poor investment—nary
and production must temporarily step aside for mechanical repairs and strip
song did a very line job. In fact, so fine,
ping so as to insure a greater output in 1952. And with men like Mr. Val
that he discovered so much talent in in
entin and Mr. Patterson at
dividuals and groups that had we ar ranged for outside entertainment, it could have proven quire embarrassing to them—that is, to the outside enter
greater production is no longer a wild
tainment!
hours of fun and relaxation when at
Mr. Valentin, our M. C. and leader in
Marie Karsten, Helen McLean, I.oretta
the helm,
hope but a reality and they lay their successes ro teamwork and cooperation. We often look back to those pleasant
taxi home.
General Electric locomotives are built
very sturdily and trouble-free. The only thing is, according to Royden Schefke, when the fuel is gone the locomotivestops!
Spring Fever has hit the Time Office crew or so says Ernie Adrian. He says that the iron in there is slowly beginnina to turn to lead. 21
News Items from the Buffalo Plant Our Stanley Lis is truly a man with a kind heart..Thru our noon hour bull
session we have recently learned that
during his time with the Army of Oc cupation in Germany, he had something to do with distributing meat rations to the starving. While questioning the people in line, his heart was captured by a sweet little old lady which he calls "Cookie". He was inclined to do
something great for her and by pulling strings, he secured 1,000 hams for this
lady. Now, wasn't that a nice gesture?? Al Swiatosz is considering opening a coffee shop along our Burma Road,
Johnson and his "Spirits" did the trick...
Mr. 5x5 (Alex Kruszka)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Asking Wally for time to vote on Nov. 7, but The Deacon of Michigan Limestone, Hardy Johnson, after many years of practice, has finally been able to con tact the "Spirits". The boys tell us he is
so good that through the help of the "Spirits" he has acquired a brand new 1950 Mercury Sedan. Some of the other
boys in the loading crew are now try ing to contact the Spirits.
(Katherine St.) Demand has been so
Little Billy Scattoline is the shortest
fellow in the organization, yet he has
in the past. Young Billy Slatteryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;having recent ly reached draft age, has some very dear friends who have been giving him ad vise on how to get out of the Army. These friends who have been recently discharged have advised him to use the following method, "Just punch the of ficer in charge in the mouth and they will give you a disorderly conduct dischargc.Pretty easy, Huh??" Our advice to Billy is, "Just don't ever try it or you'll regret the day..We veterans know! Unless of course they have a new kind of Army these days " man, Alex Kruszka, to arrive for work,
his card. No Justice!!!!
believe this law would apply on land, but considering the towing charges Alex should get the car. Accountant Johnny Collins has been complaining about the bright overhead lights in the accounting department this Fall. We believe the answer is due
under dim soft lights "Acounting", the bright lights of the daytime working
United States. In some countries they don't have the privilage you are enjoy ing.
Curiousity killed the cat-But after listening to Stanley Lis so often on who the boss is in his family, we are doubly curious as to who the boss really is in
We are praying that Joe Caruana gets his new home built soon because he has so many of our mechanics tools on the project, that we have only two
that family. After the things we hear
choices left, either move the plant to his back yard, or our repairmen will have to do their repair work in his basement.
the doctor takes the credit for his cure
Stanley Lis wanted to quit one hour after he worked as Switchman, he said, "The devil with this job, I didn't know
but Stanley still believes that Hardy
there was work connected with it."
he feels very much relieved. Of course,
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I. O. Leary is serving "Fish Frys" to the night shift on Friday nights. W. Kowalski is compelled to follow the loading crew around with a club to remind them to punch their time
fangled gadgets on automobiles." The electric fuel pump is giving him trou
We hear that the "Squire of East Aurora", Jimmy Rathbun, is the proud owner of a new estate. Well Jim, all we can say is it's great to live in these
Stanley Lis complained of a buzzing sound in his ear but now it's gone and
Bill Slattery-Gee, I'm glad it snow ed so early. I don't have to mow the lawn anymore.
ing up on "Marine Law" under the sub ject "Derelict Ships" to see if he could claim it as a "Prize". Well, we don't
Since we know that the car he was driv
an iron hand. Or is it visa-versa????
J. Kunik and our new D-8 tractor
can't see eye to eye. What's the matter John, losing your touch?
cards out.
hours should affect him.
from him, he must rule his wife with
H. Roff-"l won't be in today, I'm snowed in."
Johnny Kowalski had his car pushed so often by Alex Kruszka to get it started that Alex Kruszka began read
we began to get worried for fear he might have encountered car trouble. ing was held together by "Bailing Wire", Robert Stephany while wait ing for his relief was heard to say, "The Bailing Wire on Alex's car must have given out on the road, because he us ually calls in if he can't make it."
that he had it?
time card No. 1 which means he must
stand on his toes each day to punch
to Johnny working long evening hours
While waiting for our night tractor
new car to work during the first week
Election Day was on November 6th.
good at the bulk silo that he has de
cided he will start charging for the hot Java which has been dispensed free
The boys are wondering why "P. K." the Buffalo fireman didn't bring his
Francis Connolly--"Darn these new ble
Walter Collins-When are they gon na put the canvas shield on the engine cab or do I have to use coopering boards????
William Kowalski to the gang-"With the new tile floor in the shipping of fice you will have to take off your shoes before entering. What do you think this place is, a packing house?" Joe Caruana has twenty-five doors and fifty windows in his new house. Some joint, huh!! Are there any walls??
All you read these days is about the
new fantastic weapons we have develop ed, and the serious world tension, now if you seriously want the answer to our
problem it's very simple. Just drop in the locker building lunch room any noontime while the boys are in and you will discover that the atomic ex plosion is just a light summer breeze
compared to what they have in mind. They can answer all the problems of the "U. N." before they even happen. They build homes that are just too modern for the present civilization, this mind you, during a 30 minute lunch period.
After years of purchasing the best Dust Collectors on the market without
HEARD IN PASSING
satisfactory results, this year we decided
Dave Grigg: "I don't do any paint
to build our own, and they are just what the doctor ordered. So 1 guess they
ing around my house anymore. There's
are right when they say "God helps
no use in hitting your head against a
those who help themselves."
stone wall."
Bill Erkfritz: "Last night I drank 12 eggs in six glasses of beer without stop ping. Now I'm looking for someone
Jim Ferrino has been tagged with a new name by his co-workers, "Smiles". He hasn't smiled since his girl turned up in New York City with his thirty
who will buy a dozen." Herman Steinke:
ago. He won't trust another woman
is look at the starter button and the tiling works."
as long as he lives. So he says!!
Robert Heller: "Wouldn't it be won derful if a man didn't have to eat? Then he wouldn't have to work."
'I FUNK OF SAFETY TOO
Perfection is difficult to achieve, but at least we can strive for it. You men
Duane McLennan: "In twenty years you'll never know the difference."
who make up the personnel of the Buf falo Plant have for the past ten years
averaged one lost time accident for each 225.000 hours worked. That's a good record and you deserve a lot of credit, however, things have gone haywire. An
Don a i.i) P. Knowi.i-s
We introduce Donald
P.
Knowles,
Plant Manager of the Hershey Mine,
accident occurred in October of 1950 and before we could catch our breath
Hershcy, Pa. The Hershcy Mine is a
another in July 1°5I. In both cases
Michigan Limestone Division on Nov
your company was not involved in its cause. So our reason simmers down to
ember 29, 1951. It was formerly known as the Annville Stone Company.
this, that each and everyone of you are
Don came east to mine limestone in
Stars in the feature attraction of Safety
Pennsylvania two years ago for the Annville Stone Company after spend ing the previous twenty three years in the northwest. For twelve years prior to coming to Hershey he had been as
First. We realize that in this troubled
world you fellows come to work with thoughts of wars, taxes, public scandal, etc. which may effect your mental at titude. Your greatest concern each day, is your safety and also your fellow work ers. At times you forget the "Monster Machinery". Each moment you arcworking he is constantly reaching out
to get you within his grasp, and if he unfortunately reaches you, he maims, crushes, and kills you. So for your own welfare and for the ones you love give
new unit which was added
to
the
sociated with Pend Oreille Mines and
Metals Company and American Zinc Lead and Smelting Company in their Zinc,
Lead
mines at
Mctaline
Washington, having been asked by an officer on the morning of a battle, what were his plans for the day, replied in a whisper. Can you keep a secret? On being answered in rhe affirmative, the general addedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;So can 1. Last fall. Lloyd Conley and Art Paull had to
walk back to
the car after a
tramp in the woods and Art got sorefeet before they were half way to the car. Says Lloyd, "that's the trouble with you fellows who sit around on the electric shovels all
summer and
then
have to do a little bit of walking, you get soft. If you were a power house engineer like me you would keep your feet in good shape."
Falls,
Washington. Before going to Wash ington he had been in gold operation') in California and Montana and in the
strict attention to this monster. He is
exploration and operating departments of The Consolidated Mining and Smelt ing Company of Canada in British Col
always silently waiting for you to let
umbia, Idaho, and Montana.
down your guard and if you do, it's
"It has arrived at
the point now where all 1 have to do
five bucks that she borrowed a month
He was born in Idaho Springs, Colo
curtains.
rado the son of a miner and a Contrac
The task of working safely is made as easy as you wish it to be made. If you want to be careful you can be.
orado and has since been in many of ihe mining districts across rhe country. Don Jr. is a sophomore at Lafayette-
tor. He attended the University of Col
Several of our employees arc having
difficulties in becoming accustomed to their new china choppers. Ralph Dolsen, our aviator, admits that he is care
ful when Hying for there is no telling v. hat a sudden scare might do. Then there's John Gapczynski who brought some pork chops ro work in his lunch pail and had to throw them down the crusher out of disgust because he
College. His daughter, Alice May, grad uated in bacteriology from Washington Srare College last June and she is con tinuing her studies at St. Luke's Hos pital in Spokane after being married in September. Alice, his wife, claims his hobby seems to be not to miss anything of interest in the surrounding area, but adds that all trips start or end with a "quick?" check in at the mine.
wasn't bad at all and look how nice helooks!
in the Calcite Quarry. Elmer had been
a "swingman" on the Bradley ships
since he graduated from High School. He was on
Bradley Winter Repair
when his call came to don the uniform.
couldn't eat them. Gerald Burns is an
authority and says getting used to them
F.lmer Voigt left for a session with Uncle Sam on March 2. He is the son of Elmer, Sr. who is a switchman
may dare. So drive with care! And that's
We wish he and rhe boys the best of luck during his sojourn with the armed
especially true in school or [May areas.
forces.
Motorists
remember
this:
A
child
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if
a.
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Seated left to right: Dorothy Boland, FL S. Lewis. Marian Groth. Robert Englehart, Betty Michaels. Ray Long, Katherine
Shelly. John Toerster, Ardis Hopp. Robert Klosey Margaret Lytle. L L. Ch.mer. Marian Mardorf. D. L. Weeda. C F. Platz. Phyllis Marra. Sally Bader. ./. P. Kinrille. Helen Gefjert. F. J. Ncrers. Shirley Reynolds. Marshall Roofner. Patricia Dehnke. [not shown). Standing: Era Dobsn,,, Henry Baltzersen, Marjorie Weber. Karl Rieger, Edna Cousins. R. II. Lucas. Eleanor Miller and /•'. G. Corregau. DETROIT CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
Now that the spring rains are here and warm weather is expected to begin soon, we all dislike to take a backward
terity, a photographer lined us up and shot us. We feel almost obligated to mention the fact that Patricia Dehnke.
who should have been rhe last person on the right of the accompanying pho
glance to the cold winter jusr past ex cept to recall one or two pleasant mom ents among so many cold and dreary
to, was cut out of the picture because she was sitting out of range of the
ones.
camera.
Everyone will agree that the holy season of Christmas is just one of the more bearable spots in the calendar during the cold months from October to March when we can really enjoy life de-spire rhe weather. This past Christ mas season, Michigan Limestone Divi sion really helped to make that celebra tion even more enjoyable by giving an employee luncheon at the Forr Shelby Hotel on the Friday before Christmas Needless to say, the food was excel lent and the company scintillating. As a novel way to determine the seating
In the end, the party was successful ( nly because of the work of Mr. Charles Plarz and Miss Margaret Lytic who made all the arrangements.
arrangement, we were all asked to draw forth paper wreaths from a container .•nd match the names on the wreaths with similar ones to be found, one at
each plate setting. To provide atmosphere during and following rhe luncheon, a strolling mu sician was on hand to play requesred selections
on
an
accordion.
We also
helped to entertain ourselves as Bob Lnglchardt led communiry singing. To preserve the get together for pos 24
DETROIT OFFICE PERSONALS
It has only been a little over a year
telephone work at the Bell TelephoneCompany. She left this work for several years to fill modeling jobs. She turned next to accounting work and then back again to the switchboard. Dancing, ten nis occasionally, and seeing plays and
movies take up this young lady's spare time.
RoBi-irr Ki.osh": A native of Detroit,
P-ob was formerly wirh Wright, Kay & Company jewelers where he worked in
the accounting office for eight years. Now he works for rhe Purchasing De partment. Rob is a graduate of WayneUniversity where he majored in English
since Michigan Limestone executive of
Literature
fices were first established in the Guard
tion. While at Wayne, he was associa
ian Building. Detroit. Since then every one has been pulling together to create
ted with Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity,
an efficient office working force. To further rhe efficiency, several new per
man Club. Today, Rob divides his time after working hours between Allied Youth, Inc., and his Demolay Chapter
sons have recently been employed, and ii is they whom we present in tin's ar ticle to better acquaint the readers of the Calcite Screenings wirh new-comers to the organization. Bin TV HALL; Betty, our new tele phone receptionist, hails from Lancas ter, Ohio, but claims Detroit as her home since she has lived here since rhe
age of one year. She graduared from one of Detroit's oldest and finest high schools, the High School of Commerce.
After graduation, Berty was trained in
and
Business
Administra
I. F. C, Mackenzie Union and the Ger
—in both he is the treasurer. Almost
anything interests this boy; however, baseball, painting, gardening, collect
ing and writing rank first among all others.
Richard I.kwis: This young man
was formerly associated with the Chrys ler Motor Corporation, Highland Park Offices. He is now doing general ac counting work for Michigan Limestone
Division. Dick is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he rc-
ceivcd his degree in accounting and where he was an
active member ol
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Dick is a native of Detroit and has that advan
tage over so many of the office force who were transferred here from Pitts
burgh or Rogers City. As for sports. Dick enjoys golfing with fishing and hunting occasionally thrown in to break
where she obtained her schooling and
began her first job as an accounts pay able bookkeeper with a tax concern.
Her previous job before coming to
Michigan Limestone Division was for the Hadley Finsterwald Company of Detroit. Mrs. Young plays some tennis and likes to sing.
shine and cheer than our Miss Hopp.
here- in Detroit at the Pershing High School, and from rhere she did somework in the speech field at Wayne
CAN IT BE TRUE
Many of rhe Detroit office force ride the commuter's train to and from work
University. Joan aspires to do television
each day. Though it is quite a con venience, it also has its pitfalls. For in stance, one peaceful night as the train sped rapidly along its route leaving be hind suburb after anothcr--past High land Park, Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak-the train came ro a terrific srop suddenly and unexpectedly. People-
or radio work in the future. Already, she has appeared on numerous amateur and semi-professional programs. Joan's
pastimes include bowling and skating, Bob, who is the
father of two fine boys, ages one and three, came to our Accounting Depart ment after three and a half years wirh the Reliance Life Insurance Company in
were knocked out of their seats, cigars
were smashed against lower lips-seem ing catastrophe had occurred. As the smoke cleared away, people were seen
rhe same
building as does Michigan Limestone Division. Although he graduated from the University of Michigan with a de gree in accounting, he is still attending Detroit Institute of Technology where-
he is associated with Omega Alpha Phi Frarerniry. Each Sunday, the weather permitting, you will be able to find Bob out chasing after that golf ball at his favorite course.
Fkank Svi.viiSTi-K: Frank, who has
St. Augustine Church, Detroit, was the sire of the Marra-Macnza wedding ceremony on November 10, 1951 at ten in the morning, Phyllis is employed in tlic Detroit office as Accounts Receiv able clerk and Frank Marra is with the
Detroit Mold Engineering Company. The newlyweds have set up housekeep ing in their new home on the northeast side of town.
been with us for several months, has
merely moved upsrairs from the Michi gan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Company on the thirteenth floor to Michigan Lime stone on the twentieth floor of the same-
building. Frank has a lot in common with the men here in the different of
fices because he, like many of the others, is a native of Pittsburgh. He graduated from Duquesne University where hewas associated with the social fraternity Gamma Phi. Prank now does tax work
in the Accounting Department and in the evenings studies law at Wayne Uni
TIME WILL TELL
Mrs. Donald Weeda, whose husband
is assistant to Michigan Limestone's treasurer, gave birth to a six pound, eleven ounce boy, Donald Stanton Weeda, on February 27, 1952 at 3:15
ing Deparrment, Mrs. Aileen Young. Ailecn is a comparatively new-comer to Detroir as well as to our Company. She has come to Detroit from Chattanooga. Tennessee where she
was
born and
strewn abour here and there, not artis tically, but in natural poses--here two
legs dangled gracefully over rhe back of a club chair, there a pile of people lay upon rhe floor in a not-too respectful position. It was even said that someone straddled the lighting fixtures. This, however, is doubtful because it could not be verified because of the smoke and dust.
New acquaintances were struck up. It was the chance that the tall young man had been waiting for to strike up a conversation with the pretty girl whom he had stood beside so many
nights, as he, and every one else asked. 'What happened.-'" Guesses ran the gantlet from tornadoes to the wander ing of a stray cow or even sabotage. To
p. m.
make a long story even longer, a charm
There was a big grin on Don Senior's face as he handed out cigars: never theless, we wonder if he can stand the
ing woman stepped off the train and
apologetically explained she had pulled
sirain of building up his own family
she awoke after a doze to find herself
baseball team.
past her stop. Of course, next morning the talk of the office was the exciting train-srop and the mysterious woman sleeper.
versity. AlLEEN YOUNG: Last, but not least, is our latest new-comer to the Account
a Gray Lady at the Deaconess Hospital every Monday evening. Quotes Ardis, ' My job is to take care of visitors, take
teresting experiences while serving as Gray Lady, and we heartily agree that no one can be better at spreading sun
merly worked for ten months, Joan is serving the Detroit office as mail girl. Joan, a native of the city, was educated
their offices
fund solicitations at the 'Fuller Hotel,
she contributes her time in serving as
We have all heard of her many in
JOAN Piot: Coming from the Mich
have
from the Thursday night Red Cross
routine duties off the shoulders of rhe
igan Inspection Bureau where she for
who
up with charitable activities: for, aside
nurses and to cheer up the wards."
the monotony.
both ice and roller. ROBERT San<;i-:R:
campaign. Her week is pretty well taken
IN UNIFORM March is Red Cross collection month;
and in there helping to solicit funds for this worthy cause is Ardis Hopp, sec retary to several members of the ex
the emergency to stop the train when
Interest in the event faded until late in
the afternoon when the accounting de
Each Thursday during March Ardis
partment presented Eva of the office force wirh a belated birthday gift a cardboard necklace engraved as fol
gave up her time for the Red Cross
lows: WAKE ME UP AT FERNDALE.
ecutive staff.
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The Cradle Columns A little blue-eyed "colleen" joined the household of the O'Toole's on Oc
tober 21 and made papa Gordon a daddy of thtee lovely children. These sailor boys don't very often get a chance to take over the duties of the good wife in her absence but when they do, as
in Gordon's case, they really and truly learn who has the greater responsibility. Gordon is now a second mate on the
Str. White and he owes it to Mary Kathryn for making him a greater man as a result of his new experience. Connie Mae is the name of the little
girl who joined the household of the Herman Krey's on October 22. Sister Gail and brothers Merle and Lloyd were very thrilled with their brand new sister
and papa and mamma Krey share the never-ending joy of new parenthood. Herman helps load those big grey hounds and sends them on their way. Tom Kuznicki of the Mill Dept. says that maybe the thrill of becoming a daddy for the eleventh time isn't as great as the first, but it somehow bols ters his pride when he looks about him and scans those cheerful and quite of ten, impish youngsters each a different personality in himself. Carol Ann is Tom's newest pride and joy and she was born on October 26.
Owen came to their house on Novem
forward to any birthday parties on the
ber 7. James, Sr. is also a member of the Mill Dept. The stork presented the Bernard
lawn. Her daddy is a member of the Track Dept. Little two year old Kathy at the Ed-
Heath's with a bundle of sunshine on
mond Jackson home was so mystified by that live doll now living with them,
November 8. Lynn Marguerite is their first child and believe you me, accord ing to Bernard, a greater personality has never been born or ever will be bornâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is, until his next one! The Account
ing Dept. found him extremely difficult to handle and at times, even now, must
squelch his ego, but nevertheless, they found joy in Bernard's happiness. Con gratulations to you and Barb, young fella.
It's Dave and Brenda now for the
Arnold Brunings. David was born on November 26 and the boys down on the track laid down their picks and shovels to enjoy the cigars. The crew of the Str. Calcite comes
in to share the honors of having a brand new papa in their midst. Joe and "Liz"
Smolinski called their first offspring Donnie and if he should inherit the
pulchritude of his Mom and the hand
someness of his Pop, he'll break many a heart in his courting days! November 27th was the big day for the Smolin-
that Connie has to watch her contin
ually so she won't harm his eyes. But that won't be for too long because when Wayne Stewart is up and at them in several years, he'll challenge her in spite of age and size. Boys are brave indivi duals! Wayne was born on January 10 and his daddy is a licensed repairman on the Str. Calcite.
The Clarence Kelley's also boast of the birth of their second child on Jan uary 11. Thomas Patrick is the name
and Clarence is a Yard employee. Sam Smolinski found himself becom
ing a grandpappy four times since the last issue of "Screenings" and he chal lenges anyone else to do as well. we find Paula Louise, the fourth joining the household of the Streich's on January 16. She is
Now born, Ivan their
second child, both of them being little girls. Ivan, the papa, is employed aboard the Str. White as a wheelsman.
Black-haired, dimpled Leslie Jr. was
ski's.
born to the Leslie Bellmore's on Feb
Sandra Jane made her debut on Nov. 30 when she joined the household of
ruary 7 and he, too, experienced the
the Clem Modrzynski's. "Sandy" is
thrill of "papahood" for the first time.
want for action and excitement about
Clem enjoyed his winter months at
their house in another year or so. Their two little boys, David and Tommy, are doing a fine job of keeping the "old folks" young and Jack vows he was never such a prankster in his childhood, but Rube and Ella insist they're "chips off the ole block." Little Jimmy, who
We'll also add, that his pretty wife Yuldine is a very thrilled mamma. Les lie is employed on the Str. Calcite as
home when he without a doubt learned
an oiler.
the art of floor walking. Clem is a sec
Bob Centala had an opportune chance to croon to his first offspring all winter while the boats lay snugly in
Jack and Margaret Florip will never
was born to them on October 24 now
rules the household and wakes up papa every morning with his not too gentle plea for six ounces of that energy giv ing food. Jack is a member of the Electrical crew.
Anytime you're down around Onaway and happen to see three red-
haired, freckle faced, blue-eyed youngs ters tripping along the street, you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll be the Palmer youngsters. Keith of the
Yard Dept. is Gale's proud daddy and she was born on October 30.
That great little town of Hawks
boasts of a new little lass by the name of Barbara Jean. She was born to the Elroy Mielke's on November 3. She has
two sisters and a brother. Elroy is a tunnelman in the Mill Dept. Three year old Helen June O'Connor was a happy little missy when James 26
their first child and we're sure that
ond cook aboard the Str. White.
The Norm Quaine's welcomed their second little bundle of love on Decem
their winter quarters at Calcite. Little
ber 14 and they call her Margaret Mary. Their little boy looks upon her in great wonder and can't quite make up his
Michael was born to him and Dolly on February 5. Bob is an oiler on the Str.
mind whether he likes her or not, but
Bradley.
don't anyone try to take her away!
Leo Richards came bursting into the office on February 7 puffing and all
Norm is a wheelsman aboard the Str. Robinson.
excited and telling us of the most won derful thing that happened to him.
Are they proud Daddy's? You bet-
Really, he couldn't have been more ex
cha, and Frank Reinke is no exception.
cited than if he had found a pot of gold
On January 2nd Frank walked in the
at the end of a rainbow. Seems that he
office with one of those big pockets
made it quite plain to the little wife
stuffed with candy bars and the other with cigars and anyone who was on hand to offer congratulations was re
that he wouldn't have a child with red
warded with that famous Reinke grin, and the traditional cigar or candy. Joe and Frank called their little girl Bar bara Jane and she is their third child.
Bobby and Dickie are pleased as punch with their baby sister, too. The Frank Koss' too announce the
hair, but red hair it has! After many anxious hours, Leo decided that even if
it were green, it would make no dif ference. He and the missus called him
Michael, a name very true to his col ors. Leo, too, is a sailorboy, stokerman t.n the Str. Bradley. These second cooks seem to be mak
ing a place for themselves in columns
birth of their seventh child whom they
of this edition. Albert "Bob" Schefke
named Mary Ann. She, too, was born en January 2 and won't be able to look
announces the birth of his first child,
Terry, born on Feb. 12. Bob is employ-
get on March 9. David is a member of
ed on the Str. Robinson.
The John Green's now have three
sons. John, Joseph and James. Jimmy
the track crew.
With so many boys being bom to
was born on Feb. l-'i, a St. Valentine's
our employees, we wonder how Lloyd
Day baby—an instance where a prac tice is reversed. John is working with
Dullack and Don VanZandt could miss.
the track crew.
A voice from Central Radio announ
ces that Mary Jacquelin made her de but on Feb. IS in the home of the
Jack Fahning's where she is occupying a brand new nursery in a new home-
nestled in the pines on the shore of Lake Huron.
Leo Gorlewski announces that Jeffrey Leo boosted his exemption to four on March 15. You missed Friday by one day, Leo. "Stitch" Rygwelski, a wheelsman on
the Bradley, tells us that Donald Ed ward tipped the scales at eight pounds on March 23. He now has a family of two boys and two girls.
Oh, how cruel can this world be?
When Mike Idalski's newest addition
Lloyd Dullack had hopes for his first
was born wirh that bit of angel-shine
son after having three daughters, and prerry too. However, it was not meant to be for Peggy Ann appeared in their midst on Feb. 29. But really. Lloyd, in later years you may lind Peggy to be as much of a companion as "Lloyd Jr."
may have been. Many of rhe fairer sex
about her, he soon forgot that he had any desires for another son. Mary Mar garet is their fourth daughter and they have two sons. Her daddy will always
be on hand to help make her birthday more pleasant since- it would rarely ever happen that his duties on the ship would take him out on the deep blue
like to hunt and fish. too. you know and in many instances are as good or bet ter on the sights! Better luck next time. Lloyd is an employee in the Machine
go aboard the new Str. Munson as a
Shop. The office force weren't the only reci
ees
pients of sweets and goodies when Van announced he fathered a Leap Year
baby. Little Jacqueline and Nancy dis covered a box of chocolates very con
veniently left on an end table and made quick work of it. Yes, and it was an other little lass whom they called Carol
Jean. Needless to say, Van was a bit disappointed as were a few of our other papas and mammas. But Van, didn't you know that little girls are rhe nicest things that happen to people? The wrirer could be prejudiced but better luck next time. We're sure that you and
before March 20. Mike is scheduled to
third assistant engineer. Bill Bailer is another of our employ
years. We have an idea lie can take
forward
to
a
have five girls and three boys. Bill is employed in the Mill Dept. Little three year old Kaye can't un derstand why the hospital didn't give her mommy a little girl so she could have a baby sister. Seven and five year old Larry and Charles arc too much for her to cope with, the rascals. So along comes Jimmy on March 27 but Kaye will love him just the same—at least he'll be "litileicr," Earl LaLonde is cm-
of calling that mischievous tyke "DonQuarry Superintendent
is a
he is their second child, both sons. Cal
vin is a member of the Track Dept. The Harvey Krueger's, roo, arc par ems for the first time. Gail Diane join ed their household on March 9. Harvey
is a porter on the Str. Clyrner. Little Karen Quade now has a baby brother named Dale Herbert and lie
came to the Herb Quade abode on March 9. Papa Herb can be found c:ic\i
day in the Yard Dept. tending to his
4 inches in height and has put on some brawn and muscle during the last two care of himself in most any company.
looks
We wonder what Alvis Radka is go ing to do with three women in the
Our
two seasons of wrestling ties and rails.
He is just a little fella, some 6 foot
refund
who
ployed in the Electrical Dept.
granddaddy again. Little Alan was born to the Calvin Meyer's on March 5 and
in his service time with Uncle Sam. Art
lefr his job as a trackman in the Cal cite Quarry on March 21, 1952 after
from "Uncle Sam" afrer filing his tax return each year. Wanda wa.s born to the Bailers on March 16 and they now
Peggy will still have the good fortune nie." Van is an engineer at the Plant.
Art Getzingcr Jr. decided that the Army Air Corps was the place to put
house. Marsha was born to the Radka's
(.n April 8 and she had a sister named Connie who is six. Their Pop is.em ployed in the Electrical Dept. Ernie Johnson is another of our em
ployees blessed with two daughters. Nancy was born to them on April 6 and two year old Debra Kay is thrilled to death with her black, curly-haired real live doll. Ernie and Aileen must
keep a constant eye on her for she is too young to realize that Nancy's diet can't yet include candy, peanuts and gum. Ernie is from the Yard Dept.
Even Art Sr. who is an electrician in
the Quarry anil no pigmy by any stretch of rhe imagination might have trouble in a test of strength. Like all big men, they are both good-natured and blessed with a friendly grin and a sense of humor. Good luck, Art, and
we hope they don't try to get you into one of those midget planes—it would be just a little bit too cozy. The boys in the boat building were
rather disappointed this spring that they didn't stay in the layup harbor two days longer. They had to spend a wholeweek taking inventory. "All that extra work," moaned one of the boys, "now if Chief Sunk- had just been around
about two days longer he would have picked up all the spare parrs and we wouldn't have to take inventory."
What is this story we heard about our master mechanic, Ed Radka? Some one said he backed his car out of the
garage Easter morning and it refused to take him to church. Then later in
the day he decided to go for a ride and had to get pushed home. It is interest ing to find that even mechanics have
troubles just like we ordinary mortals. Anyone who is interested in buying a
duties and rarely missing a day. The stork brought another boy to the David Romel's and young Casimir will be able to celebrate his birrhday
The staff of "Calcite Screenings" wish to extend its good wishes to the em
ployees having new youngsters and may
lie gets his Easter clothes off and goes
along with Dale Quade and Gail Kruc-
they be a joy to them.
to work on it.
yood used car contact Ed Radka before
O
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3\da riages
Rev. Wm. Lichau officiated at a very prcrty wedding when he united Diane Shay and Milo Grulke in marriage on
Dec. 2<S, 1951. at a candlelight service amidst a holiday setting of poinsettas and Christmas greens. Milo is employ ed as an oiler aboard the Str. W. F.
Arthur Gapczynski and Edith Erk-
Whire.
fitz chose December 29 ro exchange their vows. Rev. C. T. Skowronski of
Sc Ignatius Church united the couplein marriage before an altar banked wirh evergreens and poinsettas. Pictured here are the happy couple leaving the
church directly after rhe ceremony. They arc making their home at 516 S.
Fourth Streer. Art will also take up the duties of a second cook when the
Str. Munson makes her maiden voyage. On January 5. Ardis Beebc spoke her vows to Arnold Fleming at threeo'clock
service
at
the
Westminster
Church. They were united in marriage by Rev. Win. Lichau. Arnold is em ployed as a deckwatchman on the Str. I. L. Clynier.
gem
Picrured
here
is none other than
"smiling Lillian Hincka" on her wed
ding day being ably assisted in cutting the cake by her handsome husband, Sgt. Johnny Roznowski of Alpena. They were married by Rev. C. T. Skow ronski at St. Ignatius on October 25, 1951. Lillian was formerly employed by rhe Clymers in their home here and moved with them to Dearborn, where she continued her duties until shortly before she and Johnny were married. Lillian is now living in sunny Califor nia nearby where her husband is sta tioned.
Eugene Modrzynski and Betty Lou Beatty were married at a simple cere mony on Nov. 3, 1951. The marriagewas performed by Justice of Peace S. Jackson. Eugene is a member of the track department. Ralph Kreft chose Ethel Karsren to go aisling with him on November 10, 1951. They were married by Rev. Her bert Meyer of Immanuel Lutheran
Church, and are making their home at R. F. P., Rogers City. Ralph is a mem ber of the track department. Chester Kandow, a brother of Art's,
also took himself a bride rhis past win ter. Joan Ganczewski is rhe new Mrs. Kandow and she and Cher were united
in marriage on January 19 ar Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Buf falo, N. Y. Chester will act as a wheels man when the new Str. Munson takes to the Lakes.
2$
Pictured here we
have Robert Ad
rian and his bride Dorothy Baum^an of Alpena. They were married on De cember 29 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church
in Alpena before Rev. Belk. The new Mr. and Mrs. Adrian have now estab
lished their living quarters in the Brege apartments. Bob is temporarily at the Plant and will take up his duties as second cook aboard the new Str. Mun
son when it is completed.
St. Mary's in Alpena was the setting for the January 12 wedding of Arthur Kandow and Gladys Donajkowski. Rev.
Msgr. Gatzke performed rhe ceremony at a nine o'clock nuptial mass. Art is
employed as a watchman aboard the Str. Bradley.
Paul Stone decided that being a bachelor wasn'r the most pleasant way to live and so he convinced Marilyn
Miller ro rake up her duties as his wife. He and Marilyn repeared their vows at a candlelight service ar the Westminster Church, March 1st. with Rev. Lichau
officiating. Paul is scheduled to act as
George Patzer, our third assistant en gineer on the Str. T. W. Robinson, chose Lois Brege for his bride on Oc tober 27, 1951. They were wedded by Rev. Herbert Meyer of Immanuel Luth eran Church at Moltke and they are
making their home at 466 S. First
third mate aboard rhe new Srr. John G. Munson.
The staff of "Calcite Screenings" ex tends its best wishes to these newlyweds.
Street in Rogers City.
Not having enough sunshine is what ails the world. Make people happy, and
Irma Zorske of Alpena lassoed the heart of Leon Burzych and we found them altar-bound on January 26 at St.
or a tenth part of the wickedness there
there will nor be half rhe quarreling
Frank Lamp, one of our old familiar faces around the Calcite waterfront re
now is.
Mary's. Leon is an oiler on the Str.
tired on December 31. 1951. He has
White.
been a tug engineer since he was em
Hilla were married on Feb. S at St.
ployed on November 16, 1917. He srood at the thrortlc and pulled a good number of freighters into the slip under the loading shuttles during these years of service. A good many millions of
Ignatius. Ralph is a deckwatchman on
rons of limestone were loaded into these
the Str. White.
freighters and in good weather and bad
Ralph Morley. Jr., is another of our sailor boys who decided that two can live as cheaply as one. He and Patricia
Frank was on the job to see that they Louis Yarch, deckhand on
the Str.
found their berths with a minimum of
Taylor, wandered down Posen way and found Sally Srepanski and convinced
delay. Thirty-four years is a long spell of service on any job. Frank owns his home in Alpena where he and Mrs. Lamp are living
her that she should become his bride. And so on Feb. 9th Louis met his bride ai the altar of St. Casimir's Church
where Rev. Casimir Szyper united them in marriage. The couple are making their home in Rogers City.
Edwin Patzer and Alva Budnick are
now training for duty in rhe Army. They both left winterwork on March 2 for inducrion. Edwin is the son of
Julius Patzer, a mechanic in the ma chine shop. He was a porter on the Str. Robinson during the 1950 and 1951 shipping seasons. Alva, on the right, is the son of Cash Budnick of the drill
ing department and served as a deck hand with the Bradley fleer in 1950 and 1951. We will
see them
borh back
since his retirement. They have two
children. Donald, his only son, has fol lowed his footsteps and is a second as sistant engineer on the Str. W. F. White. He also has a daughter, Vivian (Mrs. Beach), who is living in Alpena. The Lamp's have two very fine grand children; "Mackie" is the son of Donald and Charles is the son of Vivian and
these two youngsters certainly are a joy ro the Lamps. Says Frank, There
when their term of duty is over and
ain't none better."
icady for civilian life with the fleet unless the boys change their minds in
but expect to sec him back occasionally
the meantime.
We miss Frank down at the tug slip at the 25-Year Servicemen's Banquet,
and hope he will drop in and see us It is told that Harry Schefke couldn't get his car started one day while at the farm and after a long pull with the tracror it still wouldn't srart. This puz zled Harry for this is rhe first time it
had ever happened. He checked the carbureror, fuel pump and voltage re gulator and all were OK but no spark. B) rracing the wires it seems rhat rhe trouble lay at the switchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the ignition wasn't turned on. Harry and Adolph Sorgenfrei now have something in com
when in town.
The staff of "Calcite Screenings" wishes Frank many years of health and happiness and may he live a long timeto enjoy a life of leisure and contcntment.
Dick Schaedig tells us that a rabbit
came scooting along and he shot at him just as he went under a brush pile but the rabbit was smart enough to drag the brush pile after him when he came out
mon for each can look ar the other and
rhe orher side so that he wouldn't be
say, "It happened to you, too".
seen and could get away. 29
in ill health for a short time and passed away at the Henry Ford Hospiral. He
firsr enrered our employ on July 6, 1916, and was a welder in rhe Machine
Shop. He is survived by his wife, Theresa, rwo daughters and three sons.
Harry's fellow employees in the Shop will miss his familiar grin for quite sometime for he was a steady employee who rarely missed a day.
Judson Price, laborer on Bradley boat repair, was fatally injured on March 4. 1952, while working in the cargo hold of the Steamer B. H. Taylor. He was first employed for the 1951 season as a porter on the Steamer W.
A familiar face which we no longer have with us is that of Otto Zempel. He passed away very suddenly on Feb ruary 15. 1952. with death attributed to a heart condition. He was first em
ployed at the Calcite Plant on Septem ber 19, 1922, as a tractor operator. Fie was promored ro assisranr Yard fore man on January 3, 1927 and became
Yard foreman on May I, 1941. in
F. White and during this short period t ! employment he made many friends among his co-workers. He left besides his wife Leo Mae, seven children, the
oldest son being married and living away from home and James is serving with the armed forces in Korea. Mr.
Price wa.s 46 at the time he met his death.
The staff of "Calcite Screenings" ex tends its sincerest sympathy to the be reaved families of the deceased.
which capacity he so ably served until
his untimely death. He died at the age
GUESS WHO/
of 52 leaving his widow, Malina. Otto was born in Berlin, Germany,
This sturdy young chap with the
self-confident pose and pleasant chub
and came ro this country with his par
by face is now a man and works at
ents at the age of twelve. There were
Calcite. He has been with the Com
two daughters and four sons in the Alex Zempel family and they were well known in rhis community. They were
pany for ten years or more and is well known to most of the men around the
plant. The most likely place to find him
especially popular among rhe young
is around the Mill. He has a fine family
folks who found the Zempel youngsters courreous, agreeable and fun-loving.
of children and srill rerains that friendly face ready ro break into a smile and a
The Zempel household was often the
scene of young peoples' parties. Otto, along with his brorhcrs, was active in sporrs in his younger days. He played in the tennis tournaments spon sored by the Company and was one of the ringleaders in forming an interdeparrmenr basketball league. He wa.s an active player on the Yard team. In later years, his activities outside of
work was keeping his home and yard clean and attractive. He also found time-
to go fishing. Many warm summer eve nings found him down on rhe Swan River after a nice pike. Otto was always
respected and well thought of by his fellow employees and associates and his
passing was a shock to the enrire com munity. Harry C. Wing, one of our veteran employees expired on December 27, 1951, at the age of 58. He had been 50
There aren't many of our Calcite workmen who can claim the honor of
being a great grandfather. Warson Sictinski shown in rhe accompanying pic ture is very proud of rhis distinction as is evidenced by that happy grin. He is nn elecrric shovel operator at Calcite and has been for many years. In fact. Watson is now the oldest man in terms
of service on rhe job. The end of 1952 will represent the completion of 41 years of service wirh rhe Company. The four adults shown from lefr to right, are the Great Grandparents, Dorothy Flewelling and her father Zgymunt "Jim" Siecinski. The children from lefr to right are Russell Wayne. Keith Alan
und Gail Marie Flewelling. The chil dren's farher, Floyd Flewelling is the son of tug engineer Frank Flewelling,
pleasant word of greeting when you happen by. We might give you another hint by stating that his age is some where in the forties but he is well-pre served and you might take him for less. Look him
over folks and remember
chat he's not Napoleon even if he does have that glint of conquest in his eye! There were rwo candidates on the Guess Who rostrum in rhe Fall issue
of Screenings. The sailorboy was Glen Paradise, stokerman on rhe Str. Taylor. The cute litrle "girl" with the Dutch cut was none other than our friend Clayton Fiopp in the Accounting Department at the Calcite Plant office.
The Bradley boats were some of the first ships to travel the Great Lakes
shipping rhis Spring. The Str. W. F. White and the Calcite left the port of
another old timer around the Calcite
Calcite, March 24
Plant but just a young fellow.
ships to pass Port Huron
and were the first
MACHINE SHOP ENJOYS CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Calcite Machine Shop has an en
viable safety record of 2575 days at this writing without a lost time acci
dent. They are proud of rhis record and all of rhem keep an eagle eye out for
The game of baseball has a rule that says three strikes is out. Apparently this doesn't apply to Spitzer. We under stand ir mighr even be profitable if the price of furs doesn't get too low. Dur ing the County Spitzer session last wint er
Don
Maruszewski
collected
three-
Lawson Macklem and some fellows
were leaving for home afrer a day's work on one of those blustery, cold winter days and he turned around and
kiddingly said, "Should 1 wait for you fellows to see if your cars will start? If not, I'll stick around ro give you a
potential hazards to life and limb which might bring that number on the over
skunks and the League presented him
push." Mac's face was just a little bit
with a skunk chart award. Nice going,
red when he discovered that the Dodge
head crane back to zero. Their annual
Don.
failed him.
Christmas Party to celebrare the yuletide season and their past safety ac complishments on the job is an event
Most Fish" was hot and heavy on Trout
toward which all look forward to with
great enthusiasm. Time and effort to make the event a success is no object and they really enjoy themselves. Somemember of the group wirh a good gift
of gab (and the shop has some good speakers on their rostrum) acts as chair
The battle of "Who Can Catch the
Lakes last winter. George "do all" Baker and John "Tubby" Meyer had shanties side by side. The last reporr was a tie of I? all. Johnny had a little tough luck at firsr when his minnows kept
disappearing from his bucket. John
of the Electrical Department wa.s the
was mystified and even got to the point or blaming poor Mrs. Meyers. Finally, the mystery was cleared up when he
big push and when "Red" has the chair
caught his cat expertly dipping out a
man. This year, Emerson "Red" Lee things really hum. Impromptu speeches are the order of the day and they pro
duce some good ones. Outsiders are never presenr at these doings wirh the exception of the photographer and they tolerate him only for his talent.
er is exhibiting so gleefully is not en tirely a legal catch. It seems. "Do All"
keeps a diary of each fish caught, weath er, wind, snow, etc. After all the scien
tific data it was Mrs. Baker who caught the fish. Johnny rhinks rhe contest is biased with the whole Baker family agin him and even his own cat steals the bait. He said there was some satis
faction in finding out that his wife wasn't agin him anyhow.
fresh meal from his open minnow buck et. Johnny also claims that the fish Bak-
The accompanying picture shows a
good number of the merrymakers, bars and all. Pick them out and name them
for yourselves. We won't go into detail but you can draw your conclusions from rhe fesrive setting and happy faces. Suffice it to say that a good timewas had by all.
Those spitzer playing fishermen at lake Nettie sure gave Orto Flemming a rough time this past winter when
they went out there to do some ice fishing. LcRoy McLennan, Harry Cicero and John Myers found an honesr way to see who wa.s going to do the dishes, make up the beds, cook the meals, etc. The loser in a game of spitzer always did the work and so it seemed that Otto took over the household duties! 31
LICENSED SHIP PERSONNEL HAVE DINNER MEETING
This happy appearing group in the accompanying picture is made up of licensed personnel of the Bradley fleet. They met on Thursday, December 13, 1951, at the Lutheran School Auditor
ium and partook of a savory turkey dinner prepared and served by rhe Lu
H. Raschuba, Oscar Miller, J. A. Val entin.
Third row left to right: I.. J. Pat terson, Roland Bryan, Donald Langndge, Robley Wilson, Steve Chibola, Mark Haswell, George Hoy, Guy LaBounty, Norman Henderson, Charles
theran Ladies Aid. These officers had
Frederick, John Sparre, Edmond Jack son, Norman Floeft, Joseph Rosato, Herman Luebke, Martin Joppich and
just completed a busy and successful
William Crow.
season and were looking forward to ap
Back row left to right: H. S. Lewis, Everett Shay, Lawrence O'Toole, Lyle Goulette. Alfred Horrocks, Henry NewFlarry Piechan, Walter Tulgcrske, Rich ard Brege, Don McLeod, Wilberr Bre-
arc:
dow, Alex Malocha and William Jop
Robert
Leow,
Andrew Nedeau,
Arnold Spechr, Russell Sabin, Harold Nidy, Victor Rickle, Thomas Suttle, William Kunner. Anthony Yarch, Stan
ley Centala. Lester Pines, Otto Sparre, Norman Raymond, Jack Paradise, Gor don O'Toole, Robert Lucas and Elmer Fleming. Second row standing left to right: George Jones, Donald Nauts, Chris Swarts, Paul Lavigne, Gil Kempe, Hil
Paul
Stone,
Donald
Monroe.
pich. As our readers will nore there arc-
several of our officers who do not ap pear in rhis picture. This is due to the fact that it was necessary for them to stand their watch on ship thereforemaking it impossible to have a 100'' attendance.
Frank Sager was the weather prophet
Richard
lor the Bradley crews this past winter.
Newhouse, John Miller, I. L. Clyrner,
Said he. "If a cold mass of air is over
Rolland Ursern, Ray Buehler, William Chain, Charles Platz. Michael Idalski,
such and such and the wind is blowing so and so we will or will not be getting
Albert Fuhrman, Herbert Friedrich, L.
this or that kind of weather." A bad
ton
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Gould.
Edwin
Ehrke.
work nicely.
Our new "Screenings" reporter for the Detroit Office is Robert Klose. Wc
know you will enjoy his contributions Many employees at Calcite are in
proximately three months on good ole terra firma when they could enjoy their families, ice fishing and bowling. We would say they had cause to smile. Reading from left to right, front row
house,
blizzard materialized into a gently blow ing 15-mile per hour wind and the next morning everyone told Sager that it was a tough fight but all made it to
terested in music and so belong to church choirs in Rogers City or sur rounding communities. Their wives, sons, and daughters are also members of singing organizations. The picturebelow is taken of the group which sang in the Annual Presque Isle County Choir Festival this spring. Members of church choirs and the Rogers City High School choral group presented a musical program which was well re ceived by the community. A Junior Choir of one hundred and twenty child ren added to this year's program. Select ions were given
by rhe individual
church choirs, the High School Girls' Chorus and the Boys' Glee Club. Three numbers by the combined choirs com pleted the program. We believe that community activities such as this helps
to promote a feeling of good will, be tween those who take part.
ANNUAL FOREMEN'S DINNER
This is the group attending the an nual foremen's dinner held each year at the close of the operating season. Once
see if you can't beg a gallon or so from him once in a while-he has plenty of
Don't be surprised if you find Ber nard Murphy and Donn Widmayer in
it to
the Lost and Found columns some day. We hear that they were so totally lost
burn or so it would seem. He-
again these men met to dine at the
walked into the office one day and left his car running out in front until some
Rainbow Gardens and larer to review
individual came in and reminded him
cars in a territory where there were no
the successes, amusing incidents and serious moments of the past year's work. Also as usual, a rousing good time was
that he had left his car running out there and was he going to stay long?
rracks.
that they were searching for railroad
Paul left but fast.
had. You may judge from rhe expres sions that cares and worries were put aside for the evening and the spirit of fun reigned.
We do have an occasional flock of
Srarting in the back row seated left to righr are: "Doc" Furtaw, Dick Ham-
geese settle along our shores during their migration south. This is particu larly true when the weather is foggy and rhey need a rest. Allan Brudcr who in
ann.
one of his talkative moods the other
Victor Koch. Marlin Thomas. Ernie Adrian, Russ Lamb, Bud Duclt-
g';n, Frank Reinke. Joe Valentin, Harry Meharg. Don VanZandr, Orro Zempel. Clayton Murphy, Roy Srricker, Charles Hoffman, Walter Meyer.
Next row, left to righr: Adolph Sorgenfrei. Pat Patterson. Cash Sobeck, Frank Flewelling, Bill Crow, Edgar Newhouse,
Roy
Gumming,
George-
Jones, Jim Cook, Al Quade, Clifford
day said he shot but one of those big birds in his life but he did recall that
either in reality or in his dreams hedrove up to the Hoeft State Park oneday when the honkers were coming in and rhey were so thick he grabbed the
scythe he had in his car and jusr mowed off a few of those long necks and filled up the back seat of the old flivver with them geese.
Bushnell, Frank Ware, Hardy Bruning, Herman Sreinke. Russ Smart, Penny Hoeft, Norman Haselluihn, Ivan Bannon;
Seated left to right: Al Boehmer, Ed Kelley. Paul Mulka, Dave Grigg, Ben Sanrimo, Ralph Dolsen, Bill Heller, Les Raymond. Erhardt Grambau, Bob Mundt and John Bruning.
Fred Radka is quite a boat builder. He had made several for that cottage of his but has been talking about mak
ing a new one this winter. He informed the boys on the job the other day that his wife had bought him a new unsinkable commercial job. "Well, Fred." says Hugo Sorgenfrei, "1 guess Mrs. Radka sees enough kitchen sinks at home and decided she was scared to
The question as to Duanc- McLennan's nationality has been finally cleared
ride around in any more of your home
up Last winter he himself proved that
made models our at the lake."
he is a tried and true Scotchman. Did
bumper for a long
The big apartment house at the main gate is Bill Erkfrirz's idea, lr will ac
rime? From the number of times that
comodate IS families of birds and Bill
he got a free pull we now know that
is going to be the landlord. My, what fun you're going to have when the Mar tins and the Sparrows get to feudin. Wc hope you have more success gerring the birds ro nesr than you had with your squirrels rhis past winter.
you notice the tow rope that was draped over his front
it was just a fronr and rhe real reason was economy purposes. Gas is costly these days regardless of where you might buy it. Duane, you ought to see
Paul Thornlcy one of rhese days and
The photographer caught First As sistant Engineer Arnold Specht of the Steamer W. F. White, in a pensive and reminiscent mood during fitout last Spring. A penny for your thoughts. Arnold! Could it be that you are think ing back to the days when you were a wiper using a "soogie." brush and broom? In spite of the fact rhar Ar nold has but one more step to get to
the top. his duties still sometimes arcsuch that we'll find
him more often
than not. in oil and grease up to his elbows. 33
BRADLEY PROMOTIONS
ABOUT YOUR HEART
Periodical medical examinations do
COLD AND DREARY WINTER BRIGHTENED BY SOCIAL
much to relieve fear and worry. If your
ACTIVITIES
doctor says you do not have a heart con dition, believe him. There are
more
than twenty varieties of heart disease-
but nearly as bad as any one of them is fear of heart disease. Fear of heart dis
ease and lack of understanding of heart disease probably incapacitate almost as many people as does heart disease itself. PROPER WAY TO ATTACH WIRE ROPE CUPS
The picture below shows the proper way to attach wire rope clips to wire cable. We show this
illustration
be-
Oiiise we have found some people who do not know the proper way. We have also found some who were not sure
Eugene McLean received an appoint ment this Spring as Third Mate on the Str. C. D. Bradley. Considering rhat he starred as a deckhand in March 1943
and rhen spent two and one-half years in the Sea Bees he has made rapid pro gress. "Mac" was born in Rogers City, lived part of his youth in Onaway and returned to rake up sailing. He owns his home and smiling wife, Helen, helps keep this home cheerful and in good order.
SO where rhere were two or more clips they put one on one way and another rhe opposite way. As shown, the clips should be at tached to the rope ends with the base
of the clip against the live or long end and the U-bolt bearing against the dead or short end of the rope. This it the only correct method of attaching wire-
After the rope has been placed in
The Shop has an orchestra made up o! musicians from its own group.
service and is under tension the nuts
Khoud Benson, William Warwick, Ivan
should be tightened again to compen sate for any decrease in rope diamerer
Wirgau, and Florian Modrzynski did a line job of keeping the party going in full swing. Rhoud and the boys must hive been giving out with "Dark Town
rope clips.
caused by rhe load. These
instructions
are
valuable
you and will help prevent accidents.
to
Strutter's Ball" when Dick Hamann and Clarence Curvin decided to do
some fancy stepping as shown in the accompanying picture. Yes sir, Paul 'Ihornley sez rhey were smitten by the rhyrhm! Dick wouldn't dare face his
wife in a square dance with that cigar bur Clarence doesn't seem to mind it a
bit. I\an Wirgau in the background is giving out with the vocals and from all reports he is plenty good.
The snow got deep in places out in the quarry last winter and John Dem-
bny had trouble getting through with his red pickup. Says John, "1 was going line when first thing I knew the snowWalter Tulgetske has been with Bradley Transportation for over eleven years. His career was interrupted wirh two years of Navy service and since then has been making steady progress. He served on his first licensed job in
1947 and is now second assistant engi
is Hying in my face and my tail endâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;? she's in the snow bank." John had to
borrow an A-dozcr to be pulled oui. Fred Radka, one of our most exper ienced and so expert fishermen, has gone into business in connection with
neer on the Str. Bradley. Walter was
his favorite sport. He is now the agent
born in Moltke. one of many young
for
men from rhis district who have follow
ed the lakes. He is married and lives in
Rogers City. M
aluminum
boats.
He also
builds
boats too. Bill Trapp says rhe one on the ways now will need a life preserver on the bottom to keep it afloat.
Minier
Anthony Rosmys
Paul Pearson
robi.ey wii.son
Nokman Henderson
Gerald Dandert
Marvin Haselhuhn
Leopold Mulka
William Budnick
Thomas Suttle
Stanley Paul
Walter Durecki
Louis Yarch
Angus Domke
Jack Schui ar
Henry Newhouse
Russell Sabin
George Hoy
Howard Jaeger
Anthony Misiak
Floyd McCreery
Earl Tulgetske Jr.
Delbert Heythai.er
Wilbur Wiseman
Edward Rygwei.ski
Jerome Mulka Edward MacFalda
Anthony Mickihti
Henry Yarch
Walter Szymoniak
Allen Strand
Kenneth Freei.
Alex Selke
Norman Quaine
John Newhouse
Martin Joppich
Oscar Miller
Repairman
Sorter
Second Cook SiicoNu Cook
Steward
CONVEYORMAN -Asst. Convrvorman
Oiler
Oiler
Oiler
Stokerman
Stokerman
Stokerman
Asst. Repairman
Newton Chapman Floyd Curvin
Donald Berg
Wilbert Zempel
Donald Maerz
Clem Modrzynski
Bredow
Richard Budnick
Wilbert
Ronald Piechan
Lyle Goui.iriTii
Bernard Bader
Milo Gruei.ke
Leon Burzych
William Patchkowski
Leon Dieti.in
Lavern Bruder
lii.jAY Showers
Al Skowronek
Stanley Centai.a
Patrick Lamb
Darl Felax
Leslie Bellmore
U>uis Voda
Alva Tucker
Lawrence Furtaw
Edmund Kamyszek
Richard Brege
Edmond Jackson
Beryl Fitch
Donald Johnson
Ai.iiin LaPairie
BRADLEY
Paul Helier
Howard Ei.owsky
Erhardt Felax
Glenn
Henry Schoenow
Ralph Erickson
James I.amii
Donald White Harvey Krueger
Hubbard
Albert Schefke
Lance McGinn Vern McEi.murry
Frank Budreau
Ciias. Wm. Soper
Gerald Smigelski
Clifford Doik.i;
Albert Goodreau
Max Ingi.is
John Zoho Lawrence OToole Leslie Pearson
John Paradise Alfred Pi.'.arski
Joseph Makowski
Lester Pines Woodford Shawhan
Edward Voigt
Edward Vallee
Robert Centai.a
Leslie Taylor
Mark Florip
Robert Taylor
Henry Hoeft
Edwin Ehrke
Harry Richards
James Mulka
Ben Strzelecki
Casimir Modrzynski
Gustav Lietzow
Hen Kowalski
Louis Dehring
Albert Prevo
Charles Horn
Roland Tulgetske
Harry Sorgat
Glen Paradise
albert fuhhman
Louis Gi.Entz
Emmeit Baier
Donald Kowalski
Duane Valley
Eugene Jones
Keith Schular
Wingf.nfei.d
Ray
Harry Bey Raymond Dembny
Ronald Miller
Elton Jarvis
Wallace Haske Theodore King
John Bauers Cjeorge Patzer
Alfred Horrocks
Anthony Yarch
Walter Tulgetske
Victor Ricki.e
Ray Buehler
Bauer
Kowalski Glenn
Ray
Robert Garms
Jeroi.d Gl-YER
Leonard Gadrysiak
William Derry
Gustave Wirgau
Arthur Kandow
Louis Urban
Fred Beere
Wallace Dagnkr
Stanley Rygwelski
Eugene McLean
Norman Raymond
Don Langriix;e
Chris Swari*
Roy Green
Third Asst. Engr.
Donald Lamp
Arnold Specht
Guy LaBounty
Reuben Wojtaszek
Fred Augsberger
Paul Lyon
Arnold Iteming
Paul Kreit
Charles Roiiinson
ERWIN Adkian
Clarence Pii.arski
ROBINSON Roland Bryan
William Kunner
Joseph Rosato
John Claus
Stephen Chibola
Wilton
Alfred Markey
Stanley Haske
Ralph Mori.ey Jr.
Robert Bellmore
Archie Karsten
John Single
Arthur Kiiin
Alfred Haneckow
Howard Partyka
Theodore Strand
Ray Modk/.ynski
Leo Widajewski
Robert Schkpi.hr
John Fogelsonger
Royce WkJkersham
Friedrich
John Gordon
Herbert
William Chain
Hilton Gould
William J.oim'icii
Roland Ursem
TAYLOR
Donald McI.eod
CLYMER
Electrician
Second Asst. Engr.
First Asst. Engr.
Chief Engineer
Deckhand
Deckhand
Basil Zinke
Elmer Meden
Deckwatchman
Deckhand
Joseph Krawczak
John Szczerowski
Watchman
Sylvester Smolinski
Archie Johnson
Watchman
Deckwatchman
Julius Baur
Watchman
Deckwatchman
Ivan Streicii
Julian Yarch Edward Cross
James Selke
WHEELSMAN
Wheelsman
William Stafford Harold Taylor
Arthur Bey
Gordon O'Toole
Henry Kaminski
Harry Piechan
Donald Monroe
WHITE
Mark Haswell
CALCITE
Gilbert Kempe
Charles Ramsey
Wheelsman
Third Mate
Second Mate
Fikst Mate
Captain
Bradley Transportation Lines Crew List
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Ernest Bruning
Carpenter Shop
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Chas. Hoffman
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Thomas Kelley
Drills
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John Dembny i
Electrical Crews
Frank Reinke
1
Machine Shop
William Heller
Mill
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Cash Sobeck
Mill
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Paul Mulka
*
Power House Shovels
*
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Frank Reinke
John Bruning
Tracks
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John Modrzynski
Tracks
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Peter Giovangorio
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Tugs
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Victor Koch
Gaylord Smith
*
Capt. Russell Lamb Chief Frank Flewelling
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Str. Carl D. Bradley
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Capt. Chris Swarts
Chief Ray Buehler Str. T. W. Robinson
*
Capt. Rolland Ursem Chief Thos. Suttle
Str. B. H. Taylor
Str. Irvin L. Clymer
Capt. Don McLeod Chief Norman Henderson Capt. Mark Haswell Chief Guy LaBounty
Str. W. F. White
Str. Calcite
Capt. Roland Bryan Chief George Hoy
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Capt. Gilbert Kempe Chief Steve Chibola
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OuztiCHJEZ The picture on our cover shows one of Northern Michigan's thousands of beauty spots as seen along the state's fine high ways. It was taken by Screenings' photographer, Paul Thornley, and is the bridge which crosses the Ocqueoc River before it empties into the blue waters of Hammond Bay.
This is the time of year when the north country plays host to a steady stream of tourists from state, nation and foreign lands. Michigan means summer fun and we are in the heart of this territory. The tourist boon is on and this season ap pears to be headed for one of the most popular ever. Fisher men, campers and travelers are more numerous than last year. The traffic at the Straits of Mackinac is up 17 per cent over a year ago.
This is a desirable situation but tourists and local residents
alike must recognize that the added population brings pro blems in accident prevention. Drive carefully, play safely and live sanely so that your vacation will give you pleasure and memories of beauty spots such as our cover picture shows.
CALCITE
SCREENINGS
....
Published periodically by the Calcite Plant, Michigan Limestone Division, U. S. Steel Co., Rogers City, Mich., in the interests of safety. Send your contributions early, bearing name of department and sender, and addressed to the editor, George R. Jones
We Need More Safety Here we go, harping to you about safety again. You are
perhaps thinking that some of us believe that people actually want to get hurt and just push ahead without thought or reason until an accident catches up with them. Truthfully, we do not believe this to be the case as the employees at Calcite and on the Bradley ships have for many long years shown
an outstanding attitude toward safety and its attending pro gram. However, we do have some accidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;little ones, close ones and occasionally, a bad one. We do need more safety and along with that comes the need for newer ideas followed by methods which will make
our world safer and our desire to prevent accidents stronger. As a result of a newer idea, an employee's safety committee was organized this past Spring to help both employees and management with the accident problem. The committee is made up of workers from each department who meet every two weeks discussing unsafe situations about the plant and unsafe practices of workmen. So far the committee has worked earnestly and enthu siastically. Some accomplishments have been made with pros Summer, 1952
pects for many more to come. We honestly believe that the committee will continue to grow and will eventually be one of the very important tools we use in making our plant a safer place to work. The membership in the committee was chosen by the men of each department. During every six months' period an opportunity will be given the departments to change repre sentatives if they desire or perhaps one who has served will wish to pass the duties on to someone else. In the picture above we introduce the members of this committee and list the department for which they serve. In the back row standing left to right are: George Trapp, sec ondary stripping; Carl Hein, yard; Clare Macklem, shovels; Alfred Hopp, mill; Adolph Radka, shop; Erwin Adrian, mill. Second
row:
Clarence Stewart, locomotives; Russell Bey,
shovels; William Haneckow, blasting; Albert Elowski, drills; Emerson Lee, electrical. Eront row left to right: Otto Elem-
ming, locomotives; Paul Wirgau, drills; Russell Tank, tracks; Ivan Sopcr, construction: and Richard DuLac, tracks.
SAFETY PATROL BOYS HONORED
WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Safety Patrol boys are not a new sight in Rogers City. The fact is that we are so accustomed to seeing them that we are guilty of forgetting their great importance to our
Infantile paralysis is a dreadful disease, one we all fear. This is the time of year it becomes more common so a better
community. This year's boys were not forgotten as the Wo men's Civic League honored them with a dinner at the St. Ignatius Parish Hall on the evening of May 27. George Larsen, faculty supervisor of the Public School Pa trol, acted as toastmaster, Gerald Mulka, member of the St.
on the watch as early diagnosis makes it possible to get more
Ignatius Patrol, who was awarded a trip with other patrol boys of Michigan to Washington, D. C, gave an account of his trip and Trooper Simoneau of the Cheboygan Post, Michi gan State Police, gave a talk to the boys. To Sister Mary Eileen of St. Ignatius School, Norman Utech of St. John's Lutheran School and George Larsen of the public school is given a large share of the credit for the excellent safety patrol organization serving Rogers City last year. Day
after day, regardless of the weather the boys were helping those little ones to get to school safely and warning the care less ones of the traffic dangers they seemed to forget. A rec ord of no street accidents to our school children is a tribute
to the efforts made by the boys in this organization. Trooper Simoneau told the young men that they were actually serving as a junior police unit and while they had no police authority they were respected the same as officers and â&#x20AC;˘did the same kind of work. He also advised the boys to con tinue their safe-living habits into their adult life and to also teach others that safer)' is one of our most important jobs in life. His work as a state trooper gives him a splendid oppor-
understanding of the symptoms will help you. It pays to be effective treatment.
The symptoms of the disease can vary from the most severe and even fatal to those so mild that a diagnosis is difficult. The onset is sudden. The illness at this first stage is com paratively mild. Sore throat, a head cold, nausea and some times vomiting, may be the first symptoms. There may be some slight fever. The patient is apt to be nervous and irritable. Pain and stiffness in the neck and back are imporranr and alarming symptoms. All or any of these suspicious symptoms call for the immediate attention of a physician if you wish to be on the safe side. Pain is common in the early days of this disease. The
muscles of the legs and arms may be sore, tender to touch, and painful when moved. At this stage a careful, gentle ex amination of the muscles, reflexes and spinal fluid may lead to a definite diagnosis by the physician. Your physician will tell you what to do when a case has
been diagnosed as polio. A newer idea among some doctors is that most patients with suspected polio, nonparalytic forms,
and many of the mild forms of the disease "might better be cared for at home."
The accompanying picture shows the boys, some of the
Eirst and foremost among the advantages of home care is ihe important fact that the patient is saved the fatigue, ex citement, and nervous tension of the trip to the hospital, and the excessive handling that is usually incident to the first days in a hospital. There is wide agreement today that fatigue and exhaustion at the onset of infantile paralysis seem to aggra vate the ravages of the oncoming disease. Among other reasons given by the physician for home care, if possible, are: (1) Many parents prefer to keep their
mothers. Women's Civic League members and friends. It is
children home. (2) There is far less emotional disturbance.
expected that this event will become a tradition in Rogers City and that it will grow so that many more citizens will attend to help honor these boys who are doing so line a job.
(3) The financial costs are less. (4) the family physician can remain in touch with his patient. (5) Home care releases many hospital beds and nurses for care of more serious cases.
tuniiy to study the causes of accidents and to learn why people arc careless. His observation is that if we would just be courteous that the thousands killed and injured on our high
ways today would continue to be living tomorrow. Trooper Simoneau gave the boys an interesting and an inspiring talk.
Again This Year You Have One Of The Great Opportunities Of An American Citizen, The Right To Cast A Free Ballot YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
We were astounded recently when we heard that forty-five million people in the United States who were eligible to do so did not vote in the last presidential election. We have a great country and it was made so because it has been founded and operated by a people's government. It will only remain great as long as we continue to keep it a people's government.
From every side you will soon be hearing from the coun try's two great political parties. They will be telling you why you should vote for this candidate and for that platform. As a cirizen of the United States you can vote as you please regard less of the claims and counter claims of these two political
parties. This is part of our system of government and is the key to the freedom of our citizens — the right to vote as we
However, when almost one half of our voting population does not vote we are fast losing the government which has
see it. It is our duty to do our parr in this system, take the time
made us strong, progressive, and free. Your one vote is important! More times than you think a single vote decides an election. One vote elected a president of the United States. One vote made Texas part of this country; one vote admitted California, Washington and Oregon to the
ballot.
union.
One vote has decided hundreds and perhaps thousands of issues—some even more important to the people of a given community than who's President of the U. S. Repeatedly, one vote has shaped history. Some 50 million Americans know their votes are important. But almost as many others who could vote haven't yet realiz ed that each vote counts — and sometimes tips the scales—in an election. Bad officials, it's said, are elected by the good men and women who could, but don't, vote.
If you're good at remembering election results, you can probably recall an instance in your own experience where one vote or perhaps a few votes decided the outcome. Maybe it involved a new school, election of more efficient local officials,
or selecrion of the man to represent you in the state legisla ture or in Congress. Did you vote in that election? Might your vote have been decisive?
There are dramatic examples of elections which went one way or the other because of a single individual's vote. Ruther ford B. Hayes became President by a one-vote margin over Samuel Tilden. And the man on the electoral commission who
cast the deciding vote had himself been elected by a single vote cast by a desperately ill citizen who insisted on being taken to the polls to vote! In DeKalb County, Indiana, back in the 1840's a miller was persuaded to take time out of a busy day to vote. He voted for a candidate for the state legislature—who won by just one vote. Later this legislator cast the deciding vote that sent
Edward Hannegan to the United States Senate. Not long after, Senator Hannegan cast the decisive ballot that admitted Texas to the Union. Indirectly, the humble miller's vote de termined a major event in history. There are literally dozens of similar instances. John Adams was elected President over Thomas Jefferson by three electoral votes. Aaron Burr, later charged with treason, missed being President by one electoral vote, and in his stead Thomas Jeff erson—with whom he was tied in the electoral vote—was
named by the House of Representatives. More recently, one vore in the House of Representatives made the Draft Act of World War II the law of the land and caused millions of men to be called for service in rhe Armed
Forces. Only four years ago, in Ohio, one person voting in each of the state's 8,800 election districts could have changed Ohio's vote for President and possibly altered national and in ternational developments of the past four years.
to judge the issues and then go to the polls to cast our
These are things to remember when you are tempted to think that, with so many people voting, your one vote can't mean very much. In a very large percentage of elections, a relarively small number of voters can tip the balance in favor of good government. One vote is important. LET'S NOT TAKE AMERICA FOR GRANTED
We take many of the common, everyday things in life for granted and don't realize how much we depend on them until circumstances remove them from our daily lives or make them hard to get. The recent shortage of that staple food, the pota to, is an excellent example of this human trait. When a tem porary shortage of the common spud can cause such an edi torial furor and individual comment and vituperation on the shortcomings of government controls and subsidies, racketeer ing and various and numerous orher possible causes of this dastardly deletion from our daily diet, what of the many other essentials of our American way of life which we have come to accept as a part of daily existence? There are many agencies and ideologies at home and abroad roday which threaten our custom-accepted right to the pota to on our table, the car in our garage, to say what we think, to buy what we want, to do what we desire within the limits of a free social existence with our fellowman.
Indifference and lack of vigilance can reach the point where we can but watch with regret and frustration as our freedom ship fades slowly bur irrevocably over the horizon. The citizens of many European and Asiatic countries are in this position today. We of America are their lasr hope of salvation, the anchor which holds civilization from slipping back into the morass of medieval savagery. Our ancestors fought and died to gain freedom of thought
and the rights of the individual. The Declaration of Indepen dence is a document conceived and instituted by a group of men who, through sad experience and the light of history, sought to forestall the rise of power-mad dictators. They left us a bulwark of protection whereby we, the people, can control our destiny if we will but use our power to think straight and vote for honesty and integrity in those we choose to run our government. When 45% of the eligible voters fail to cast their ballot we are not preserving the rights given to us by those gallant signers of the Declaration of Independence. We are letting down the free world which depends on us. We are leaving rhe field open for the greedy and grasping self-seekers to gain control and above all we are paving the way to the eventual loss of the security represented by that lowly potato on our dinner table.
This is an election year-think right and vote as you think but above all, VOTE! 5
Crushing, screening and washing plan! at Hillsville Quarry, fa (he foreground is a trip of quarry cars leaving crushing plant.
Pittsburgh Quarries In The Michigan Limestone Division Last Fail, "Calcite Screenings" presented a story of the lime stone mines operated in the Pittsburgh area by the Michigan Limestone Division. In continuation of this story we wish to tell our employees and friends about the quarries which are
operated in the same area. While they are not as spectacular as the mines to us unacquainted with mining methods, we be lieve that you will find the pictures and story of the quarries very interesting. Hillsville Quarry, located at Hillsville. County, Pennsylvania,
about half way between New Castle, Pennsylvania, and Youngstown, Ohio, is an open-pit operation in the Vanport lime stone. Most of the operations in the Vanport limestone are by underground mining methods due to the height of the
A five-yard shovel is shown at the working face in the Hillsville Oiiarry loading limestone in a train of twenty tenton cars. In the background is seen a six-yard shovel loading overburden into one of two electrically propelled stackers.
overburden but Hillsville Quarry is located in one of the few
districts where the overburden above the Vanport vein is sufficiently shallow to warrant open-pit quarrying methods. The overburden is primarily of a shaly character and is re moved principally by electric shovels loading into stackerconveyors. In areas where the surface height above top of limestone is too great for practical use of the shovels loading into stacker-conveyors, tractor-drawn or self-propelled scrap ers remove rhe upper portion of the overburden to within
approximately 50 feet of the top of limestone. The remaining overburden is then removed by stacker-conveyor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the shovel
digging the overburden and loading it into the hopper of the stacker from which it is fed by an apron feeder onto a conveyor belt located on the 250 foot boom and is discharged into the worked out portion of the quarry. Diesel shovel and trucks are used for stripping in those areas not accessible to the stacker-conveyors. Primary drilling of the horizontally bedded 16 to 23 foot thickness of limestone is accomplished by use of wagonmounred, air-operated drifter drills, for which compressed air is piped to the operating face from centrally located air compressors. The holes thus drilled are loaded during the
operating shift and fired by electric blasting immediately following the operating shift after it has been determined
that every one is clear of the area to be blasted. Safe practices during blasting are strictly enforced. The loading operation is accomplished by two 5 cubic yard electric revolving shovels and one 3^ cubic yard diesel shovel, the latter being used intermittently in those areas separated from the principal operating faces.
Haulage of the limestone from the quarry to the primary crusher is by trains of twenty 10 ton quarry cars pulled by diesel-electric locomotives. At the plant the product is crush ed, screened, washed, and then loaded into railway cars for transportation to the consuming points, principally in the Youngstown District.
Moler Quarry is located at Millville, Jefferson County, West Virginia, near the banks of the Shenandoah River approxi mately two miles from the historic town of Harpers Ferry, which is noted particularly as the scene of' John Brown's raid during the Civil War. This quarry, first opened in 1916, is operated in the Tomstown formation of dolomite. The measures of this formation
Shown here is a "blast" in the seventy-foot face of the dolomite quarry at Matter Plant. Loading shovel in right foreground. Druschel, Plant Engineer; and B. Willis Hoffman, Chief Clerk and Paymaster. J. Frank Cameron is Quarry Foreman,
Floyd L. Kohlmeyer, Master Mechanic and Chief Electrician; and John C. Wagner, Plant Foreman.
A four-yard electric shovel is shown loading dolomite into one of the trucks for transportation to the crusher at the Moler Quarry.
H. W. GIBBS, Managgr
H. W. McKee, Manager
Moler Quarry
Hillsville Ouarry
dip at an angle of from 15 to 45 degrees and in the area of Moler Quarry are several hundred feet thick. Tractor drawn scrapers are used to remove the clay over burden which varies in thickness from three to ten feet and a backhoc is then used to clean out from crevices as much
of the remaining clay as can be reached. Primary drilling of the 60 to 80 foot high quarry face is done with two Joy Heavy Weight Champion rotary drills. These machines, on their caterpillar-tread mountings, are well suited to negotiating the uneven surface of the stone. Nitramon and Nitramex detonated by Priinacord is used for rhe primary blasting. Primary blasts are fired after the end of the operating turn.
Loading of the dolomite is done with two 4 cubic yard electric revolving shovels which load into 22-ton end-dump, quarry-type diesel trucks which haul the stone to the plant where it is crushed, screened, washed and then loaded into railway cars for transportation to consuming points principally in the Pittsburgh District.
At both the Hillsville and Moler Quarries, safe practices are stressed and frequent safety meetings are held. As of June I, Hillsville Quarry operated 416 days and Moler 499 days since the last disabling injury. At the Hillsville Quarry, Harry W. McKee, Jr. is Manager; Sterling E. McKee (not related) is Plant Engineer; and Lewis Barrie is Chief Clerk and Paymaster. Ben List is the Quarry Foreman. Walter L. Stoner is Master Mechanic; John D. McCord. Chief Electrician and Joe Caruso is Plant Foreman. Howard W. Gibbs is Manager of Moler Quarry; Russell H.
New Tug Limestone Takes to the Water
There is real beauty in the power shown by the new Tug Limestone.
in February, 1951, a contract was let to the Defoe Ship building Company of Bay City, Michigan for the construction of one single screw Diesel Electric Steel Tug Boat. On the morning of May 9, 1952, rhe Tug Limestone tied up at the Port of Calcite in fulfillment of the contract. With Captain Russell Lamb at the helm she made a pretty picture as she plowed her way into Calcite Harbor. Her paint job was spic and span with the traditional limestone gray and bright red bow near the water line. Her sleek lines seemed to add to her
speed as she came closer to the dock where a few sightseers were on hand to greet her. Her crew on the voyage from the shipyard besides Capt. Lamb was Chief Frank Flewelling, Capt. Donald Nauts, Chief Alfred Quadc, Linesman Ray Menton, Capt. Alex Malocha and Steward Otto Sparre. Otto was on hand to provide plenty of good food prepared in the well appointed galley. The Calcite Plant is now the proud owner of a tugboat of the most modern design that was specifically designed for our Shown left to right: Capt. Arthur Cook. Chief Alfred Quade. Louis Smolinski, John Gregory. Capt. Roy Cumming.
Floyd Urlaub. Philip ldalski. Walter Buza. Chief Everett Shay. r
operations.
The principal hull dimensions are similar to the Tug ROGERS CITY except that the displacement is less because
of greatly decreased machinery weights. The hull is of com pletely all-welded construction without a single rivet. The bow section was designed for ice breaking and has heavier plating and framing than is normal.
The propeller is larger than is normal because it was design ed so that the tug would develop maximum line pull at two miles per hour. Diesel Electric propulsion machinery was chosen because
it is maneuverable and economical. Propeller revolutions can
be varied from full speed ahead to zero, then to full speed astern in a matter of seconds, the time-consuming process of reversing the diesel engine itself. The propulsion machinery can be controlled fully from the pilot house by a single lever. The steering gear is a completely electric type controlled from the pilot house by means of a lever instead of a wheel.
Well-appointed pilot house. Clear vision and handy controls.
One of the hazards and inconveniences of the present tugs
is the poor visibility aft for the captain when standing at the steering lever. This made it necessary to leave the steering lever and look aft out of the pilot house doors. The Tug LIMESTONE was designed with a small streamlined stack, a very low engine room trunk, and large fixed windows on the after side of the pilot house. With this arrangement, there is a clear unobstructed view aft from any place in the pilot house except right on center line of ship. The deck is completely flush welded without a lap, seam, or rivet to trip over. All normally traveled sections of the deck are coated with a Navy type anti-skid deck paint as an added safety feature. The pilot house is fitted with the latest in fixed and crank type opening windows. There are two propulsion control stands located to port and starboard of the steering stand. Mounted on the forward bulkhead above the windows is RPM
indicator, ammeter, and a rudder angle indicator. Below the center window is a lighted binnacle. The pilor house walls arcfinished off with mahogany plywood and the ceiling is per forated acoustical board.
Forward of the engine room are the crew's quarters. Drinking water is supplied to the forward crew's quarters and a refrigerated drinking water cooler in the engine room from a 200 gallon stainless steel drinking water tank. A washroom complete with toilet is installed just aft of the pilot house on the port side. In addition, there is a wash basin in the engine room.
Aft of the pilot house on the starboard side is the Captain's room. It is fitted out with two berths, two steel lockers, desk, and a chair.
Pilot house, crew's quarters, wash room, and Captain's room
are all insulated with fiberglass. These spaces and the engineroom are heated by steam from an auxiliary boiler in the engine room. This boiler also supplies hot water for sinks and wash basins and for deck hose lines during freezing weath er. The engine room is ventilated during warm weather by a blower that can either put air in or exhaust it from the machin ery spaces. The crew's quarters are also ventilated with an exhaust fan. All blowers and fans can be turned off from out
side on the main deck in case of emergency. F.ngine Room, starboard side aft. main diesel right foreground. mm
Tug Limestone makes spectacular splash at its launching.
The usual practice on a tug of this size is to install a live front switchboard in the engine room, but it was felt in this case that the additional safety gained would offset the added cost of a dead front board-and a dead front board was in stalled.
In addition to fire hoses, dry powder fire extinguishers are located throughout the tug. Life saving equipment consists of one ten-person balsa liferaft, two life ring bouys, and ten U. S. Coast Guard approved cork life preservers. The tug and all equipment was built to the requirements, inspection, and classification of the American Bureau of ship ping for Great Lakes and Harbor Towing. Principal Characteristics and Dimensions
Length Overall of Hull 94-0 , Length Between Perpen diculars 83'-6", Breadth Molded 24'-0", Depth Molded 136" Draft 8-4" Forward, 12-10" Aft, Shaft Horsepower 1.000, Propeller 3 Blade-Cast Steel 9-6" Dia.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;6'-3" Pitch, Thrust (Full Power and Zero Speed) Approx. 30.000 lbs. Shown left to right and standing are: Capt. James Cook. Percy Heward. Edward Berg and Capt. Russell Lamb. Seated
left to right: Arthur Christiansen. Chief Erhardt Binning. Ray Menton and Chief Prank Fiewelling.
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Electrical and mechanical Sea Lamprey controls on this stream
Sea Lampreys taken at one time at the Ocqucoc Falls.
The Battle Being Staged Against The Sea Lamprey In our own back yard there is a project which has been un
derway for the past few years and is of great importance to us and also unusual interest. At the Hammond Bay Coast Guard Station is a group of scientists and other workers striving to find a way to control the lamprey, that immigrant from salt water, who has been contributing to the losses in commercial fishing on the Great Lakes. Because this is an interesting sub ject to us all we are giving you an article published in "Goodyear's Magazine for Men" and written by Kendrick Kimball of the Detroit News staff, which we believe you will enjoy reading. Relentless enemy of the sports anglers in the Great Lakes and connecting waters is sea lamprey, the Atlantic eel that swam and "hitchhiked" into virgin hunting grounds via the Welland Canal linking Lakes Erie and Ontario after progress had been blocked for centuries by Niagara Falls. "Hitch-hiking" was accomplished by latching onto the hulls of freighters with a vacuum cup mouth and riding great dis tances before dropping off.
fish are not supposed to think. Once 35 to 50 power boats serviced trolling parties on Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan, but today only a few operate, in an atmosphere of defeat. The best skippers have
moved to Superior into which eels are forging slowly but in exorably. Increasingly evident are depredations on steeiheads, or lake run rainbows, upon which Michigan opened an early season April 12 as an utilization measure. Steeiheads spawn in north ern streams and then return to big water, where they remain
safe from the average angler, until the reproductive urge is repeated the following spring or fall. Nearly half of those taken bear lamprey scars. In Lake Charlevoix, just off Lake Michigan,steeiheads are no longer sports assets. Natives claim it was not unusual in recent years to find trout of trophy calibre, eels clinging to them, in death throes at the surface.
tinal tract guarded only by a thin layer of tissue. Lake trout are chief victims, but steeiheads, brown and speckled trout
Eels are also held responsible for deterioration of smallmouth bass fishing on Potagannissing Bay on Lake Huron be low Sault Ste. Marie and a widespread array of Huron reefs, once haunts of lusty, tackle-smashing bronzebacks. Small fish seem numerous enough in the shallows, but "keepers" are re latively scarce. The conclusion is that larger bass become easy eel targets in 20 feet or so of water during winter, the season that often sees them torpid and motionless for long periods. Walleyes, muskies, northern pike, catfish and even perch are on the sacrificial list to an invader against whom no im mediate curb is forthcoming. During spring spawning runs eels are trapped and netted by thousands at weirs like that maintained with aid of the Michigan Conservation Depar tment of the Ocqueoc River. They are driven back to the lakes by a barrier of live current from electrodes installed across river mouths, and die unless they hunt up another completely favorable site for their spawning activity. Eels require the same living conditions as brook troutâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;clear running water over a gravel bottom. They will not ascend polluted streams, thereby accounting for lower population in Lake Erie and the Finger Lakes of New York, where they
also suffer.
have existed for centuries.
Newcomers in the '20s, the snake-like creatures of dark and
mottled coloration preys on game and commercial fishes alike, and is so menacing that the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service heads the fight to devise controls. The eel attacks all sizablefishes, but favorites are trout, virtually "naked" in that most varieties have scales of fine texture.
With swift deadliness, the lamprey, not to be confused with two small northern parasitic species of native origin, fastens to its host with an unshakeable grip, rasps a hole through the skin with razor sharp teeth, and sucks the blood. After fully gorged it may drop off to digest the meal, or remain a week, feeding when it chooses. Lake Trout Favorable Victims
Repeated attacks cause death by draining vital fluids faster than they can be produced. Two or three eels on one trout are not uncommon. Sometimes death is early, particularly when the eel strikes from beneath and bores into the intes
Lake trout trolling with deep sea tackle, metal lines and flashy lures has virtually disappeared from Lakes Huron and Michigan and is threatened in Superior. The big, silvery battl ers love the chilling depths of 200 to 300 feet, and lie among schooled lampreys, with high disregard of danger. After all, 10
Females deposit 60,000 or so eggs, which hatch into worm like creatures that drift to mud and silt beds, anchor them
selves firmly, and feed on microscopic organisms. After four years they developed parasitic mouths and at the length of six inches voyage to big water for long lives of crime.
They eventually reach 26 to 28 inches, spawn once and de part from the scene. They do not occur in inland lakes with out Great Lake connections, and as primarily a Baltic species, do not thrive in warm, southern habitat. Since they spawn
in hundreds of streams along the Great Lakes, those in the Province of Ontario included, sizeable reduction by weirs,
traps and electrical barriers is impossible because of stagger ing costs.
But the story may meet a reasonably happy ending as feder al, state and Canadian agencies experiment with new controls. Many scientists believe Dame Nature herself may intervene. New species in a favorite habitat often reach tremendous abun dance peaks, and then drop off to much lower levels as disease, parasites and what-not overtake them. May the old girl turn the trick in a hurry! We wish to add to Mr. Kimball's thoughts after having recently discussed the sea lamprey with some of the staff members of the Hammond Bay Fishery Laboratory of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They are highly optimistic of the possibility of eventual control of the sea lamprey by means of elecrrical devices. Six electrical structures of various
types were installed in streams of Michigan and Wisconsin during the spring of 1952. Basically, these electric weirs con
sist of a seriesof pipes (or electrodes) suspended in the water so as ro creare an electrical field of a particular density in the stream. Ordinary 110 volt power is used to activate the de vices. The electrical barrier thus placed across the stream pre vents passage by the sea lamprey, barring it from the spawning grounds and preventing reproduction. A trap is usually in corporated in the structure to allow removal of the lampreys and passage of desirable fish upstream. From rests made this spring several electrical devices will be designed and recommendation for use in all of the streams of the Great Lakes which have sea lamprey spawning runs. The task of controlling the parasite is undoubtedly large, but is by no means impossible. At the present time it is be lieved that there are only about three hundred streams tribu tary to the three Upper Great Lakes which will eventually need to be blocked. At a cost of 1,000 to 4,000 dollars per structure, this is surely not too large a price to pay to save a multimillion dollar fishing industry.
American Government by H. M. Bailey, the citizen's approach.
How to Talk with People, a program for preventing troubles that come when people talk together by Irving J. Lee. Rural America Today: Its Schools and Community Life by George A. Works. Radio Operating Questions and Answers, including the new element 7 by J. L. Horning. Camping and Woodcraft
by Horace Kephart. Stories I Like to Tell by Arthur Godfrey. Mr. President by William Hillman, a new kind of book by our president while in office. Forty Odd by Mard Bard, a woman's autobiography. Over a Bamboo Fence, an American's view of Japan by Margery Finn Brown, Enchanted Vagabonds by Dane Lamb, a 16,000-mile cruise from San Diego to Panama. Gods, Graves and Scholars by C. W. Ceram, a popu
lar story of archeology. Strategy in Poker, Business and War by John McDonald. How to Get Rich in Washington by Blair Bolles, rich man's division of welfare state. Money-Making Hobbies by Joseph Leeming. A History of Jazz in America by Barry Ulanov. Courtroom by Quentin Reynolds, in the criminal courtroom with the famous Samuel S. Leibowitz,
lawyer and judge. The Trouble with Cinderella by Artie Shaw, the story of America's topflight jazz musician and composer. The Modern House by F. R. S. Yorke. Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling by Charles F. Chapman. Making Profits in the Stock Market by J. O. Kamm, The Healing Woods by Marrha Reben, Fifteen Ways to Make Money in the Country by H. S. Pearson. We have not listed the hundreds of attractive new fiction
books in the library or the many new books of all variety
for children and young people. A visit to our library might be an eye-opener to you. We extend our most cordial invita tion to you and to your families. SAFETY IS YOUR JOB IN EVERY WAY!
No amount of safety rules and regulations can keep you from getting hurt if you yourself do not think of safety as your own job. No amount of safety instrucrion, safety equip ment, and safety supervision can prevent your being injured unless you are sold on safety. It isn't just having a pair of goggles—it's wearing them when your eyes need protection. It isn't the guard on the gear—it's seeing that it is properly in place. Nor is it the instrucrion you are given or the rules
that are laid down for safe performance—it is the correct PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY LIBRARY WANTS TO SERVE YOU
The Presque Isle County Library greets all employees of the Calcite Plant. The library staff wishes to tell you what the library has to offer.
Briefly then, our county library maintains services ro one branch library, at Onaway, one main library and administra tive headquarters at Rogers City, ten station libraries, six summer bookmobile stops and thirty rural and city schools. Our income is derived from an annual county appropria tion, part of the penal fines collected in the county, city ap propriation and state aid. We have about 4,000 books in our whole county system and borrow about 1,500 each year from the state library. We cir culate about 50,000 books each year of which about 22,000 are circulated in Rogers City alone. We subscribe to 48 magazines. Here are some books of recent purchase that may interest you: The Greatest Book Ever Written by Fulton Oursler, the Old Testament story. Master Plan, U. S. A. by John Fischer, an informal report on America's foreign policy and rhe men who make it. Congress at Work by Stephen K. Bailey. The Small Community Looks Ahead by Wayland J. Hayes. Your
application of those instructions and rules, by you! If you want to keep yourself from getting hurt, and it is a certainty that you do, then make safety a definite part of your work. It is far better to take a minute or two longer to do the job than it is to become a casualty.
Be safety minded especially when you are driving your automobile—to and from work or on your vacation. WATER SAFETY PROGRAM
One worthwhile project of the Presque Isle County Red
Cross Chapter rhis Summer is a Water Safety Program for children. It is being tutored by Mrs. Millie Gorman of Hillman who was in charge of a simular program here last Summ er at the local bathing beach. Classes start July tenth and continue, three days per week (Thursday, Friday and Satur day) rhrough August sixteenth. The schedule of classes will
group children of the same ages and swimming experience together with this schedule being the same time each day. Red Cross Swimming Merit Cards are distributed at the end of the program to children who have earned them and are thus qualified in water safety. The children of Rogers City should be encouraged by their parents to take part in this program. 11
High water this year.
A low water year.
And The Floods Came To The Great Lakes Spectacular and newsworthy as the floods are on the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers, the Great Lakes periodically
of saturation. More rain comes and it has but one course-quick
assert themselves and find plenty of front-page space in the daily papers. Although the rise in the levels of the great Lakes is relatively slow, the damage over a period of time is en
ally to the Great Lakes.
ormous.
Why do the waters in our inland seas rise and fall? As yet no one has answered this question to everyone's satisfaction. Article after article has appeared in all types of news publica tions and each one leaves some doubt in the minds of the readers.
Contrary to popular opinion, there is no definite cycle of rise and fall. Over a period of thirty years, it can, by some
stretch of the imagination, be compared to business cycles. True enough the high water marks were established in the boom years of 1929 and 1952 and the modern record for a low level occurred in the worst of depression years, 19.32. Obvious ly there is no connection between the two trends, and without fear of contradiction, we rule out this line of reasoning. Some theorists have advanced the idea that the present upward trend is caused by warmer Arctic climate which causes a more rapid melting of glacial ice and snow in the frigid zones. How the water from the ocean is to rise up some 680 feet above its level and up and over the Niagara Falls is left to one's imagination.
run-off through the natural drainage system and hence eventu
Take into account too the huge area of 95,000 square miles that the Great Lakes cover. With one inch of rain over the
area the lakes will rise one inch plus the water the drainage sys tem will pour into the lakes. Evaporation or a lack thereof is quite a factor too. Here is where the winds and the sun enter the picture. In a normal season, several feet of water evaporates to the atmosphere. Let there be seasons of cool, damp weather with a subnormal amount of sunshine and the evaporation is not up to par. There fore, there is more water. Hot winds bringing in arid air from the western plains could cause evaporation which may exceed three feet on Lake Erie.
One little-known factor that is causing a change in shore lines is the crustal movements of the earth's surface. In re
spect to the north end of the Great Lakes region, the south end is sinking-very slowly-but at the rate of about a foot per hundred years. Thus the water rises upon the shores as the land sinks downward.
In spite of all the pressure exerted upon the Army Engineers to control these floods, there is little that can be done. Lake
Superior can benefit to some extent by drastic control of the sixteen gates in the Soo Falls and Locks. This would result
Actually there is nothing mysterious surrounding the rise and fall of the lakes it is simply a factor of weather. Rains, winds, and the sun determines this level plus a few very limit ed man-made controls of rivers draining into and out of the
in only a few inches reduction in Lake Superior levels. Then too, by reducing the level of this largest of the five lakes, the lower lakes would carry additional burden and would be
Great Lakes.
The Chicago Drainage Canal with its comparatively tiny flow of water affects the huge volumes of rhe lakes but very little. Under pressure applied by a demanding populace, the Army Engineers are presently requesting funds for a study to de termine the feasibility of widening and deepening the outlet rivers and channels. This primarily means the St. Clair River
At this point we must qualify the statement that rain is a factor. It is not all a matter of the number of inches of rain
fall in a year; it is also a matter of the rate of rainfall over a certain short period of time. A hard-driving downpour of rain naturally runs off into the drainage system before it has a chance to soak into the ground. A few abnormally wet. damp seasons and the ground becomes soaked almost to the point i:
flooded even more.
from Port Huron to Lake St. Clair, Lake St. Clair itself, the
Detroit River in its entire length, and the Niagara River above
the falls a tremendous undertaking that would require many years and countless millions of dollars. By the time such a pro ject were finished, the weather could have taken decided changes and the water would possibly be at an all-time low.
The present crisis could well be almost forgotten and the only memory would be an enormous expenditure of the tax payers' money.
Around Calcite, we have experienced a number of "tidal waves." Superimposed on the present high levels, these surg ing waves have invaded our docks and shores well beyond any previous point in recent years. At about 6:50 a. m. on May 5 this year, following a heavy thunderstorm and a sharp
change in atmospheric pressure, a wave of some four or five feet in magnitude (according ro the auto-recording water gauge) swept into Calcite Harbor and rose up and over the loading slip docks. An inspection of the shore line in the Swan Bay area re
vealed undisputed evidence that the water flooded over the road adjacent to the Bay. The road at this point is approxi mately five feet above the present normal level and inasmuch as 12"xl2" timbers and logs of considerable size were carried
Calcite water gauge. Had the rise followed the usual upward trend, it may well have exceeded the alltime high record of 583-6" above sea level. Briefly this year, our gauge register ed 582'-6" or about one foot below the all-time high. YOU STILL HAVE YOUTH IF YOU HAVE HOPE Youth is not a time of life. It's a state of mind. It's a
test of the will, a quality of imagination, a vigor of emo
tions, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the ap petite for adventure over love of ease. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiam wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair—these are the quick
equivalents of the long-long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust. Whether 70 or 16, there is, in every being's heart, rhe love of wonder, the sweet amazement of the stars, and the
starlike things and thoughts, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing childlike appetite for 'What next?' You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt—as
road as the water receded.
young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear—as young as your hope, as old as your despair. So long as your heart receives messages of beauty, cheer, courage, grandeur and power from the earth, from man and
On numerous occasions during the period of atmospheric disturbances, "tidal waves" of lesser magnitude have appeared
from the Infinite, so long are you young. When all the wires are down, and all the central places of
in the area. To the casual observer the direction of flow of
your heart are covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and only then, are you grown old indeed—and may God have mercy on your soul.
across the road it would be reasonable to assume that the
water crossed the road in depths exceeding fifteen or eighteen inches. The photograph below shows the debris left in the
Swan River would be difficult to determine during one of these disturbances. As to the future of the water levels this summer, the weath
er again enters the picture. Over the area of rhe Great Lakes region the rainfall for the month of June was very light. This caused the rate of rise to slack off and during the last week of June the levels began to recede slightly according to our
So many of us put off remembering our Creator until our course is more than half run and the end is in sight. What happy, worthy, useful lives we might lead if, we but remem bered God and lived in His precepts during our youth.
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ARE YOU GOING ON A DIET?
A few years ago a well known doctor in our vicinity told us that hecould usually pick out theRogers City people among those in his office because they appeared so well fed and there fore had a tendency toward the plump side. Whether this observation would bear up under scientific scrutiny is a matter of opinion but we do know that there are people in our com munity who believe that they are overweight and plan to do something about it, have tried to do something or are really working at the reducing routine. Because articles in our papers and magazines are making us aware of the dangers of over weight we are trying to heed the warnings and are following the different plans. We wish to help keep you informed and give you an outline from the doctors on the "Do's and Don'ts"
of dieting. Don't lose your health trying to lose weight! This warning issued by a doctor says that "the treatment
of overweight, like that of any other important abnormality of the human body, calls for sound medical supervision". He continued by warning us that the first and most common pit fall in reducing is the careless choice of a diet.
Obesity is recognized today as a major public health pro blem. It predisposes its victims to a long list of complications, including diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. It shortens life to a shocking degree. Its immediate elimination is imperative and urgent.
But careful steps must be taken to avoid haphazard and fly-by-night methods of treatment. The surest way to avoid faulty treatment is to make certain that the source of informa tion on which it is based is authentic and reliable. The in
formation from self-appointed diet experts, from adverrising pages, from your friendly next-door neighbor or your partner across rhe bridge table must be shunned.
A weight loss of one to three pounds a week is sufficient It is not sufficient to count calories alone, but it is also neces
sary to make sure that the diet contains an adequate amount
and variety of proreins, minerals and vitamins. A good and adequate diet, whether it is designed for the lean, or fat, or in-between, must include representatives of the following basic seven groups of food: 1. Green and yellow vegetables.
2. Oranges, romatoes, grapefruit—or raw cabbage or salad greens.
3. Potatoes and other vegetables and fruits. 4. Milk and milk products—fluid, evaporated, dried milk or cheese.
5. Meat, poultry, fish or eggs—or dried beans, peas or nuts, or peanut butter. 6. Bread, flour and cereals-^natural whole grain or en riched or restored.
7. Butter and fortified margarine (margarine with added vitamin A).
All diets must be calculated according to the individual's needs, including calculations of the patient's age, occupation, degree of obesity, and the desirable rate of weight reduction. We are warned against any diets which promise quick weight loss, as sudden or rapid loss of weight may impair healrh to a marked degree by lowering strength and resist ance. The principle of such diets is starvation, which results
in weakness, hunger and irritability. The few pounds lost under such conditions usually are regained quickly, and the person not infrequently reaches the false conclusion that all
dietary merhods of weight reduction are useless and hopeless. Diets which consist of one or two items to the exclusion
of all others or liquid diets also should be shunned for no 14
single food or combination of two or three foods can satisfy all the nutritional requirements of the human body. Equally if not more dangerous than the get-thin-quick diets is the indiscriminate use of patent medicines. Drugs, it need hardly be emphasized, should never be used unless
prescribed by a physician and taken precisely according ro directions.
There is no reducing chemical or drug known to medical science which is safe enough for anyone to take without strict and competent medical supervision. Ir is because of this that
patent medicine manufacturers jn recent years have been forced by federal agencies to exclude all such chemicals and drugs from their products. The result is that no patent medicine on the market is capable of causing any weight reduction whatever.
The unwise use of exercise in weighr reducrion by rhe obese is dangerous, difficult, impracticable and ineffectual, especially in people of middle age or above. In the later stages of reducing, when the main bulk of fat has been shed,
exercise carried out wisely under the guidance and super vision of a physician gives tone to the muscles and helps to improve the stamina and endurance of the patient. But in the early stages of treatment, or when obesity is marked, physical exercise is a dangerous waste of time. CORRUPTNESS IN OUR HIGH OFFICES THREATENS TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
Throughout the 175 years of our nation's existence there
have been isolated pockets of corruption and evil and im morality. But they've never spread upward; they've always spread downward. The dregs of society do not serve as ex amples in behavior for citizens to follow. The scene in a
typical municipal court, with its assorted lineup of mis erable offenders, would hardly ever lead the court clerk to steal or defraud or pander or become a drunkard. But if the judge on the bench were raking bribes, and the clerk knew it, the clerk might be influenced to become corrupr him self.
The weight of evidence suggests that America's 150 mil lion citizens still are strong enough morally, as a whole, to form a bulwark againsr further spread of the rottenness that
has been revealed in rhe nation's public life, in the doings of prominenr polirical leaders and their cohorts.
If, on the other hand, the widening area of corruption and grafr now being exposed in Washington should be condoned by our citizenry, as it has been condoned by some of the political leaders, the whole nation will be caught in it. In the long run rhe great rewards in life will be wirhheld from
the evil-doers. This basic law of God is nor likely to be rec ognized and properly revered, however, when corrupt public officials continue to be granred the respect of citizens and are permitted to amass substantial wealth through their un ethical pracrices.
Such examples of conduct as are now being displayed in public life, with little if any penalty exacted, may be ex pected to influence many people to question old codes of ethics: "Don't be silly; get yours while the getting is good"— this keynotes the code of behavior adopted in some quarters in Washington and which has spread down from Washington infecting college athletes and officials, revenue collectors, many, many people in various orher walks of life. In the
fence post, ror srarts at the bottom and spreads upward. In a narion of people, rot starts at the top and spreads down ward. Once it has started, only an aroused Christian people can stamp it out—at the source.
You'll See It In Screenings Just Among rr Ourselves
rrPersonals " That Come To The Editor's Desk llii/'RD
One night at the Time Office ErnieAdrian was speaking of shoes and sez he: "I wear a size 8 but got an 8H and they felt so good so the next time 1got a
WHILE PASSING
What color are you going to white wash your house?
Duane: Catching fish is a science but the conditions must be just rightBud Riegcr: Haven't had so much fun in a coon's age—caught 4 walleyes and one northern pike in less than one
size 9 and now I'm waiting to grow into them."
"The ways of life are peculiar" com mented Julius Patzer one noon after eating his lunch. "Take those guys down at Jackson prison, for example, they live pretty well, no work—at least, no hard work and no worries and yet they have the gall to start a riot and we have to pay for it. If that is what it takes to live easy, I think I'm going to throw a window through a brick, too!"
hour.
The longest sledge hammer handle is 36 inches but Wilbert Radtke and Jack
Florip want some longer ones ordered. Now, there are probably many ways to use a sledge and as long as you hit your mark no instructions arc needed bur
these two
fellows
want
the
longer
handles to guard against toe injury in case they ever miss. Could it be that they arc speaking from experience.-' Plant visitors have often
wondered
how the cars of stone were spotted so accurately at the crusher house so that all the stone went
into
the
crusher.
Well here is the secret, if any — Otto Piechan is shown signalling the loco motive crew, through signal lights, when to start and stop his train. Otto is an old hand at this as he has been a
car dumper as far back as we can re member. He has been employed at Cal cite for thirty-one years. Otto has sign aled many cars through the crusher and dumped tons and tons of stone during
his clays at Calcite.
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There are trout
fishermen
left and
one honest one too. We are surprised to see the trout and
"Now I gotcha" says Dominic Michetti. "Rousch" was just after a meal of smelt at Clymer's Creek. He shows what
such
beauties!
Johnny Gruelke, plant watchman, prov ed his point by bringing these in to show the Screenings' photographer. It seems that a few days earlier John told
the well-dressed smelt fisherman should
of the fine mess of brook trout he had
wear to keep dry and warm. Sometimes
caught. His listeners, believing it to be a typical fish story laughed at John so that he vowed vengeance. The next catch was brought in for proof. The large fish is thirteen inches. In truefisherman fashion, Johnny is not telling where such fish can be caught.
in their eagerness to scoop up the sil very fish they lose their balance and
their footing and sometimes must go swimming instead of fishing and then must call it a night so as to go home to a nice warm fire.
You would expect to find nearly any thing in a box in the Machine Shop. Tools, nuts, bolts, machine parts, in fact, almost anything along the metal line but when one lifts the lid off a box and
a mouse jumps out at you even a man with iron nerves like Ben Santimo can
be
pardoned
for
acting
somewhat
startled.
Bill Trapp brought a load of dyna mite into the shot area and instead of
starting at the end of the rows and fol lowing through he stopped the truck in the middle of the shot area. After un
loading several boxes of the dynamite and carrying it to its location Happy Hopp complained, "the old saying is, 'The world is getting weaker and wiser' but oh dear, it can't be true or we never
would be carrying dynamite on our backs when there are trucks to haul it."
Either Bill was thinking of the wear and tear on the truck or he doesn't want
to see the boys become softies! 15
In the spring of the year most every one gets his share of mosquito bites but
leave it to Gus Schaedig of the Yard Department to get the greatest share of them. Gus admits that it isn't that the
pests are any bigger this year but he says they're just getting smarter. It all happened on a fishing trip and the back
of his neck seemed to be the pests' choice spot so Gus tied a red handker chief around his neck and settled back
to enjoy fishing. But the mosquitoes, not to be outdone, pooled their efforts and one flight would hold up the hand kerchief while the second and
third
flights zoomed in on the target. Accord
ing to Gus everyone of those mosqui toes bit him so these flights must have changed about on a regular shift basis! Penny Hoeft got such good service out of his last Dodge that he again decided Tony's Dodge Dependable would be the car for him and so its
a black job this time. Nice looking automobile too. Penny. THE PEAL OF WEDDING BELLS
Frank Witkowski, an employee of the Track Department, holds the dis
tinction of being the only employee who took unto himself a bride since the
last "Screenings" was issued. Either the supply of eligibles has become exhaust
ed or they may prefer to choose another time in which to say "I Do" other than the month of
June,
the
traditional
month for weddings. Pictured here we have Frank and his new
bride,
the
former Dorothy Kortman, cutting their wedding cake. They were united in marriage by Rev. Kenneth Povish at the St. Ignatius Rectory on June 7 and are making their home at 869 S. Second
Street. We wish them many years of happy wedded bliss.
None of us ever guessed that Les Raymond was a gardener. Since he
Avoid touching loose or misplaced electrical wiring.
moved over to First Street he cultivated
a love for flowers, shrubbery and a nice lawn. One day he was planting gladioli bulbs and his mother happened along and gave Les some good advice. He soon found out that there is a right way and a wrong way to plant those little things and if he had continued to plant them the way he had started his glads would bloom on the other side of the globe!
After thirty years of sailing the Great Lakes, John Miller traded his job for one ashore at the Calcite Plant. You can
find Johnny on the job with the boat loading crew and it is evident that sail ing is still in his blood. The vessels
come and go with Johnny doing his part yet watching with that faraway look in his eye. We wonder if some of his fellow workers ought to keep an eagle eye on him for a while to see that Johnny doesn't get absent-minded and forget to let go of a mooring cable and ship out again.
If the government confiscated all rhe taxable income over $8,000 a year in the whole country, the "take" would add up to §4,200,000,000â&#x20AC;&#x201D;which would just be enough to run the government. at its present rate of spending, for 22 days!
The Roy Schepke's had a self-adopt
ed member to their family in the way of a fawn deer during the latter parr of June. The fawn simply walked up to the baby's outside play pen and took over rhe baby's bottle. From then on until conservation officer took him to a
game reserve he had regular feedings
from the bottle. With the winning ways of a fawn deer he no doubt is still being fed. Mrs. Schepke, the former Lauretta Szala, was a former Michigan Lime employee and Roy's stepdad, John Dehring is employed in the Mill De partment of the Calcite Plant. We owe ic to John for making it possible for us to print this unusual picture.
Our Detroit Office Scribe Gives Us the "Low Down" STR. CASON J. CALLAWAY TAKES
several hot air ducts, some water piping,
TO THE WAVES
the basement stairs, saw a hunk out of
On March 22, the members of the
Detroit office witnessed the launching of the Pittsburgh Steamship Division's ore carrier, Cason J. Callaway, at the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Michigan. It was the thrill of a lifetime for
many of the people to see the huge hull slip sideways into the water. For many of the same people, it was another real thrill to speed down Detroit's busy streets with a police escort, not stopping for any traffic lights. A luncheon was served for the office force following the launching at the River Room of the Fort Wayne Hotel. "SKIPPER" ENGLEHARDT AND 7 HE VERG-E
The second big splash of the season was
held
at Cass Lake in the wee small
hours of the morning on May 30 where the 14-foot sport runabout, built by Robert Engelhardt of the Purchasing Department, slid under, or that is, over the waves to the cheers of the crowd.
The day the "Verg-E" was christened with a bottle of one of Pittsburgh's fin est beverages was the culmination of many long hours of work. Late last fall, Bob decided to build this boat and in a
well-intentioned way, Hugh Lewisand Frank Corregan reminded him of the time-honored gag of building a boat in the basement and having to remove the house to get the boat out. Oh! Yes, Bob knew all about that and of course he would not make so obvious an error.
Well, you guessed it, he had to remove
rhe landing and what's more, bear up under the jibes and recriminations of neighbors and possibly face months of being in the dog house with his wife but the boat is out! After all this, we know that the Engelhardts will enjoy their new craft. Pictured above (center) we have the
havoc wrought in the basement, (left)
the side launching and (right) the Verg-e in all the glory of new paint and freedom. OFFICES MOVE UPSTAIRS
On April 28 Michigan Limestone's Detroit offices moved into their new
he-adquarters on the twenty-sixth floor of the Guardian Building. Work on the new offices had been in the process of planning and construction since late last fall. A great deal of credit for the fine job done should be given to Tom Foster who was in charge of the plan ning and spacing of all offices and equipment. Unlike the old offices on the twent
ieth floor which opened onto a public corridor, the new offices are partitioned in glass and wood and open onto a pri vate corridor which leads to a front
reception room. All the individual offi ces are equipped with the new flouresccnt lighting fixtures and air condi tioning units. With the laying of the carpets and the hanging of the drapes, the touches which add beauty to any office, the offices were completed. A women's lounge has also been added. Work may still not always be a plea
sure, but the new surroundings help to pass the working hours more comfort ably and work can be done more effi ciently. Just after we moved upstairs to the new offices two newcomers joined us in rhe accounting department. They are Ilein Hocnicke and Edith Smith.
Ilein Hoenicke, who is a native of
Detroit, has been with the accounting department for a little more than a month now. She tells us that she form
erly worked four years with Reliance Life Insurance Company where she was a co-worker of Bob Sanger's who had joined our office force earlier this year.
Ilein is a graduate of Southeastern High School where she majored in com mercial studies.
She likes to dabble in
cooking and sewing which, no doubt, comes in mighty handy in a family of seven of which she is the second young est.
Mrs. Edith Smith, born in Montreal, Quebec and who now resides in Wind
sor, Ontario, is serving Michigan Lime stone Division as a clerk-typist. Pre viously she worked for a law office in the David Stott Building. Mrs. Smith was educated in the public schools and attended business college in Montreal. For relaxation and pleasure Edith likes to golf in the summer and ski in rhe winter with a little brielge playing thrown in between seasons. Growing Pains
Detroit's
executive
offices
have
grown by leaps and bounds during the
year and a half it has been in this "city of the straits." Not only have the offices 17
expanded, so much so that it was nec
son she headed home earlier than ex
essary to move to another floor, but the
pected? At Silver Springs, she- rode on a glass bottom boat. She says it was a
personnel has increased with each pass ing month. With the closing and the moving of the New Castle office to De troit the size of the personnel almost doubled. It has been a real pleasure for rhose of us who have only known rhese people rhrough contact by letters and telegrams to be able to meet and speak
hope they were in Pennsylvania. For the purpose of getting better acquainred wirh the new comers who
stone Division.
real thrill ro see rhe fish in their natural
habitat; however, we feel the thrill must
have been the other way around. Congratulations to Rob Klose of pur chasing who has been elected youth president of Allied Youth, Inc.
face to face with these new comers. We
hope each and every one of them will be as happy here in Michigan as we
of wishes for a lifetime of happiness from rheir friends at Michigan Lime
On a visit up in Rogers City, nature
lover, Eva Dobson, of the purchasing department was given two wolverines for pets for her two young sons. It was much to her horror that she learned a
have joined us from other planrs, the
few
company held a luncheon on June 12. The guest speaker ar the luncheon was
(The wolverine - by rhe way, is Mich igan's mascot.) were norhing more rhan
weeks later rhat her wolverines
A FULL HOUSE
A daughter was born to the Mr. and Mrs. John Suliot's. The baby who was born on the morning of May 28 weigh ed seven pounds and has since been named Jean. Jack's other children: Ro bert, William, John and Betty now have a new playmate and don't think they aren't happy over the whole idea. "GOLFUS BUGAE"
Mosquitos are not the only bugs bit ing people these days. The common variety of "golfus bugae," known to the man on the street as the golf bug, has
Mr. Delos Walker a well-known lec
hamsters. We all live and learn, don't
made the rounds of the Detroit office
turer and economist who spoke to us on the merirs of the free enterprise
we, Eva?
and taken a few good nibbles here and
system.
there.
Since its opening last summer, the Civic Center Park at the foot of Gris-
BY WAY OF THE GRAPEVINE We heard:
Frank Sylvester of the accounting de partment had puppies or, rhar is, Sandy, his Dachshund-Terrier, gave birth to six pups. Congratulations Frank, or rather, Sandy. . Our treasurer, Mr. Kinville, is busy these nights turning his basement into a playroom. It'll only be a matter of time before he really shows his prowess at shuffleboard and ping-pong.
wold Streer along the river has been a favorire spor for eating lunch or just plain strolling. From Michigan Lime stone we've seen Ardis Hopp and Rob Klose earing their lunches many a fine day. Jusr strolling around on other nice days we've seen Henry Baltzersen, Frank Corregan and Sylvester, Dick and Ward Lewis, Don Weeda, Bob Engelhardt and Cronise, and Bob Sanger and
The first evidence of this insect's re turn from irs winter home in balmier
climares was to be seen on May 31 at nearby Springdale Course where Bob Sanger, Bob Engelhardr, Bob Cronise, Marshall Roofner, and Dave and Ray Long gor together ar rhe crack of dawn to shoot nine holes. All the scores were in the forties but there was some little discussion of whether or not missed shots were counted. I was assured that
it is not the pracrice to count strokes when the ball is missed, and as I am
Lucas.
ignoranr of rhe rules of the game, I now assistant
have to take their word for it, however
tax supervisor with Oliver Iron and Mining Division paid us a visir last week. All his old friends were glad to see him again and pleased to learn how well he is doing in his new position.
unlikely it may sound. Special research has also uncovered the amazing fact that this insect preys upon women as well as upon men. The first of her sex to be bitten this
ter, also of the engineering office, has
WEDDED
year was Eva Dobson who was out on the 'course brighr and early last week
installed an amazing lighting system for his garage. In his kitchen he has set up
Patricia Dehnke, a narive of Rogers City, Michigan, became the bride of Gerald Hubler of Detroit at an early morning ceremony at the Church of the Visitation in Detroit. A receprion for the family and friends of the bride and groom was held immediately following the wedding at the Hubler home.. Pat's brother gave the bride away in place of her father who we are happy ro hear is rapidly recovering from a leg operarion. The bride was attended by her sister Betty and the sister of the groom, Joan Hubler. Henry Gignac of Lansing and the brother of rhe groom were besr man and groomsman respec
Ardis Hopp of the engineering office visited Saginaw lately for the christen ing of her six-month old nephew..
Fred Srrasser who is
It has come to our ears that Tom Fos
a panel of buttons to tell when the lights are on in the garage which is just twenty feet away. Tom tells us that the only inconvenience is that the master switch is located in the attic; but if we
know Tom, he'll have that simplified in no time at all.
Shirley Reynolds is the first to have returned from her vacation this year. After Florida, Michigan seems dull ro this Miss of the accounting department. Back with a beautiful tan, Shirley really made the rounds. She visited the Sem
inole Indian villages in the Everglades where she watched natives wrestle with
huge alligators. She also visited famed Hialeah race track just before she start ed back for home. Could rhar be rhe rea 18
tively. Since her marriage, Par has lefr her
job in the purchasing deparrment to keep house for her new husband. Pat and Jerry can be sure of having the best
end.
At last report hor humid days are on the way, and on their wing an epidemic of "golfidis" is expected. The fever oc casioned by the bite of the "golfus bug ae" usually lasts until the cooler weath er sers in some time in late autumn. It
is at its height during the months of July and August at which time the De troit men rell me they will be ready to take on any opposing team which any plant might like to throw rogether. Since this is the season of vacations
and many are planning ro leave rhe city's heat, drudgery and toil we hope that they will have a fine time. Our vacarion slogan ro them is "Be alert to-dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;alive to-morrow." Remember ir won't kill you to be careful! Have a good rime.
The "Wa-ah Wa-ah" Columns Seems like only yesterday rhat we printed item after item heralding the birth of employees' sons and daughters in the Spring issue of "Calcite Screen ings", yet, it is almost alarming when I scan my notes and find that in but a short period of two months I must plead for additional space in this little magazine in order to comment briefly on other proud parents and their latest offspring. It's been six years since the Vern Cicero's have known what it is to have an infant in their home. Louise was
born to them on April 5 and John, aged 10 and Kathleen, aged 6 will certainly enjoy their new sister. Vern is employ ed in rhe Shop Deparrment and is one
papa is a laborer in the Track Depart
all of their little friends on Friedrich
ment.
Street. Daddy Melvin works in the Mill. Carl Hein now boasts of having two boys and two girls and says there's no thing quite like equalizing even when it comes to raising a family. And judg ing from the name he bestowed on his latest little girl we'd say that Carl is just a bit egotistical but I guess maybe he'd be a poor daddy if he weren'r awful proud of his family. He named his little girl Carlene and she was born on May 17. Carl is an employee of the Yard Deparrment. . Women, women, and more women!
We report another little lass by name of Sandra Lee born ro the Norman Wir-
of the newer members there.
gau's on May 20. They now have two girls and one boy and Norm can be
Look's as though Richard "Coon" DuLac prefers the company of females about his house. Their first little girl, Camille, now almost two, is pleased as punch with her real live dolly whom her mommy and daddy named Andrea Jean. She joined her household on May 2. Papa DuLac is an employee of the Track Department.
found on the job each day working
The Henry Dierlins now have a family
of four sons and four daughters. Julie Marie was born to them on May 2 and her pop is employed in the Drilling De
smiled on him and on May 9 Ronald Melvin joined the family and believe me Dark, Nance and Susanne, his three little sisters carried the glad tidings to
along wirh the fellas of the Track De partment.
Joe Wasylk of the Shovel Depart ment, says that about now it's begin ning to be a problem as to what to call his children but some of the older
youngsters are righr on hand with their suggestions. Bernadine Rose is the
Wasylk's sixteenth child and she joined their household on June 3. And now we have a little Irishman
Mrs. Edmond Schaedig became a mother for the second time on Mother's
Day. Terry Arnold, their first son, was born to the Schaedigs on May 11 and they also have a two-year daughter, Nancy Lynn. Edmond is a carpenter at the plant.
Deborah Jane invaded the household of Eddie Kania on May 12 and she is the Kania's firsr child. The track crew
enjoyed rhe traditional cigar which formally announced "Debby's" arrival. The Str. Robinson came through with her conrribution towards this col
umn when Howard Jaeger, deckhand, became rhe daddy of Robert Michael on May 22. Howard now has three sons and one daughter and realizes more wirh each passing day the responsibili ties of parenthood. . The nursery at the George Glosser home on Larke Avenue now houses a
sweet little girl, Jane Ann, who was
born ro rhem on May 26. She is truly rheir bundle of joy and the answer to
their hopes and prayers. Papa George is employed in rhe Electrical Deparr ment.
partment.
who pulled a sneak act, but did we say
That smiling new steward aboard the Str. Calcite really had reason to beam from ear to ear when he had word on
eight pounds of vim, vigor, vitality and lungs. When the Str. Bradley comes into port, Third Mate, MacLean rushes
third daughter of rhe Albin Krawczaks and was born on May 26. The Kraw
May 5 that that long-waited for little
on home and sits next to the bassinet
gal made her appearance at the local
talking to John Allan until he awakens. Great sport and does his little wife, Helen, like it! According to Mac, he's
shovel pitman.
"little"?
hospital. It took Al a little while to compose himself for actually the news
stunned him for a few minutes. In spite of the fact that he had hoped for a little girl after having three sons he hardly expected this good fortune and we know that Catherine Jean will be an unending joy to. the Skowronek's.
Correction, please!
A whole
a child prodigyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;why rhere isn't any thing he won't excel in. He'll be an other Tom Harmon of the gridiron, Babe Ruth of Baseball, Joe Louis in the ring and a Fred Asraire on the dance floor! This wonder child was born on
June 4.
It's now a boy and a girl for the Don ald Brunings. Kathryn Jean made her debut on April 18 and papa Don is an employee of the Yard Department. We hear, too, that Don is building a nice new home which he and his family will enjoy and take much pride in. Susan Kaye, another little miss, was born ro the Arnold Wenzel's on May 6. She is their second daughter and her
On May 9 the stork bestowed the title of "Father" on Wallace Haske for
rhe first time. Paula Jean is the name and she was born on May 9. Father Wallace is a repairman on the Str. Irvin L. Clymer.
Mary Majella is her name. She is the
czaks also have a son and Albin is a
She's a blue-eyed, black curly-haired darling, rhat little daughter of the Douglas Selke's. Vernetta and Douglas have named her Bethany Louise and she made her debut on May 27 and she is their first child. Daddy "Doug" is a laborer in the Track Deparrment. On May 28 the stork found his way to the Clayton Murphy home once again and lefr with them a son, Robert Clayton. The Murphys also have a little
girl Linda Sue and what a pair rhey'll be. That smiling new papa can be found attending to his duties at the store house.
Melvin Hopp was becoming quite
Just about all of the engineers ar the
concerned as to whether he would be blessed with a son but Dame Fortune
Plant office seem to be partial to girls but Herb Schuch claims the distinction 19
of having two sons. Neil Gerard was born to the Schuchs on May 10 and he is their second child. Crow and Van-
Zandt have not despaired and hope someday ro be able to say "It's a Boy." And it's another boy for the Sylvest er Sobecks making it their fourth son and they have a daughter, too. Peter John is this young fella's name and he
was done at Clymer's Creek. Reports are that he wasn't doing too well when this picture was taken. Fish can be stub born and temperamental, too, at times.
Sure seems good to have Ella back with us and we hope that before long
Be orderly. When you finish the job, clean up the debris. See that tools and
heavy objects are secured or placed where they cannot fall on anyone. Pile materials only to a safe height. Avoid obstructing aisles, stairways, fire exits,
and fire apparatus.
she will be as hale and hearty as ever. Gerald Burns invited his dad
to a
We are happy to have Lewis Irvin, a newcomer, amongst tis. He was trans
weighed in at a great big nine pounds
beaver dinner this spring. John had
ferred from the New Castle Engineer
on June5. Daddy came all the way from
never eaten beaver before but Gerald
Manitowoc to welcome his new son. "Wes" is an electrician aboard the new
told him it was really tasty and he was sure he'd enjoy it. John tasted his port ion of beaver meat, found it good and finished it. When they got home John
ing Department and has joined the en gineers of the Michigan Limestone Div
ship, the John Munson.
Jerry and Katie Grohowski proudly announce the birth of their first little
girl on June 18 and they have named her Jerilyn. They also have a two-year old son whom they named after grand pa Mike. Jerry is an employee of the Track Department. A birth we missed in the last issue
of Screenings was that of Dennis Lyn born February 2 to the Jerome Mulkas. His dad is a watchman on the Taylor.
remarked that he was all for the beaver but how come Gerald hadn't touched
the stuff. "Well", said Gerald, "I'll have-
sray a long time.
some next year, 1 just wanted to see what it would do to you first." Lois Conley, secretary to the engin eers, went into her purse one day in search of a stick of gum. She opened her purse and immediately dropped it with a screech and a scream. The mem
bers of the accounting department five doors down the hall came running to
And so we bring to an end this column honoring the new parents and welcoming their offspring. The staff of
compose herself she told them that there was a mouse in her purse and
"Calcite Screenings" conveys its heart iest congratulations and shares your pride and joy.
unconcerned unwrapping of gum!
There were many smelt fishermen our during the run this spring and it was one of the best runs ever seen
in
this vicinity. All those who tried the sport got plenty of fish and some left over for friends. Douglas Bellmore. with net and flashlight, shows how it
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ision's Calcite Plant. Lewis tells us that
he is very pleased with this little City of Rogers City and it is certainly not what he may have anticipated. We're glad you're happy here, Lewis, and hope you
her assistance and when
Lois
could
looking there he was in a corner very
Lois's stick
In the picture below we sec ClarenceStewart, one of our locomotive engin eers with his seven grandchildren. Clar ence is an oldtimer at the Calcite Plant
having over thirty-four years of serviceto his credit. They are a very fine look ing group of children and Clarence can well be proud of them. They are read ing from left to right in the front row: Carmen and Colleen Claxton and Kathy Sue Jackson. On the davenport read ing from left to right are: Calvin Clax ton, Wayne Jackson. Grandpa Clarence. Elwood J. Stewart and Caroline Clax ton.
Obit uanes Charles Kleiber passed away on May 12, 1952, a few minutes after enter ing the University Hospital at Ann Arbor. He had been in ill health a few
days before his passing. Charles was a locomotive engineer and had been in the Transportation Department at
the Calcite Plant since April 24, 1922, when he first was hired.
Charles was a quiet man and was well liked by his fellow employees and neighbors. He took unusual pride in his home and its surroundings. His love for the out-of-doors took him on many hunting and fishing expeditions. He leaves his wife, a stepson, step daughter and an adopted son, Lee, to mourn his passing. Solemn High Mass was said at St. Ignatius Church and burial was in the Rogers City Memorial
did not allow him to benefit from his
retirement. To be able to pursue hobbies and plans without interference from job routine can be a pleasure. Frank did not regain his health to take such pleasures. Funeral services were held from the
Episcopal Church in Alpena and inter ment in the Alpena Cemetery. Mrs. Lamp, daughter Mrs. Norbert Beach and son Donald survive him.
The staff of "Calcite Screenings" ex tends sincere sympathy to those who have lost their loved ones.
eous.
realistic approach the Scotch people have toward life. "Scotty's" shipmates to a man will always think of him as a 'Christian Gentleman' who read the "Good Book" and followed its teach
ings to the best of his ability. We will all miss his optimism and kind words. He leaves his wife, daughter Dunina and son Duncan to mourn his passing. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit.
We are sorry to record the death of Frank Lamp who passed away in the Alpena Hospital on June II, 1952. Frank who had been employed as Chief Engineer on the harbor tugs thirty-four years had retired last year. He had been
in poor health during the past winter and spring. We regret that his health
home
a purpose, aren't they?
harbor at Calcite. Death was instantan
could be traced to the firm, sincere and
call
hear his mother-in-law answer. Scratch
heart attack
promoted to First Mate and his appoint ment as Captain came on September 16, 1947. He was born in Scotland in 1896. Many of his personality traits
that his luck wasn't quite as good as Phil's.
ing his head, Duane thought and thought and then smiled and placed his call again only to be told that he had the wrong number once again. The next time Duane didn't trust to memory but picked up the directory and called again and his wife answered. Yes sir, Dewey, those directories are printed for
as he was piloting his ship into the
succession he served as a Boatswain and then Second Mate. In 1937 he was
Clarence Eldridge went North to do some fishing, also, but we understand
the other day and upon giving the op erator the number he was surprised to
McLeod of the Str. Irvin L. Clymer.
"Scotty" as he was affectionately call ed by all who knew him first came to the Bradley Transportation Company as a wheelsman on July 5, 1925. In rapid
But what it cost in time and cash!
McLennan had occasion to
The employees of the Bradley Tran sportation Lines and the Calcite Plant were shocked and saddened by the sud den passing of Captain Don "Scotty" with a
Bandaged Bill with face so pale Stepped upon a rusty nail; Thought it "just a little gash" ...
Sometimes numbers are deceiving and telephone numbers can be espec ially so if a fella is in a hurry. Duane
Park.
He was stricken
the day?" "In fact," said he, "you might even see a bear if Lester Raymond isn't ahead of you to shove him off the road with the bumper of his car."
Look carefully at this picture of a very young fawn and see how nature protects this comparatively helpless bit of wild life from the eyes of wandering animals of prey as well as human be ings. His spots and coloring blend per fectly with the surrounding foliage. This picture was taken at about three feet from this little chap and he re mained perfectly still and was to all practical purposes invisible at a dozen reet. Harvey Dullack, while driving to
"When that big pike hit my bait I sure had a tussle on my hand. First he went upstream and then downstream, etc., etc.," This typical battle between fish and fishermen was told by Clayt Murphy of the storehouse. Clayt never tires of telling us of this experience and to most of us it is something which we must look forward to and hope it is our turn next. Clayt insists that Swan
River is the place to fish and it would not surprise us one bit if Clayt should pitch a tent and spend his vacation down there this summer.
Adam's Point, saw this fawn before he
curled up in this neat position and like all good Screenings' fans he hailed the photographer. We understand that as a further protection a very young fawn does not give off a scent to guide the questing nose of wolves, coyote, and dogs. Wildlife is as interesting to hunt with a camera as with a gun. The men at Calcite have their hunting area on
company property but guard the- closed area both in and out of season with a
jealous eye. Said one man to us recent ly, "Where else can you drive with fri ends or visitors and spot a deer from your car any day of the week or hour of 21
Fred Liedtke, who after talking to someone usually says that he staked him out!
We understand that the McWilliam Funeral Home overstocked on colored
Faster chicks this past Spring. Louie Heythaler decided that he would try his luck at hatching colored chicks for next year. No one seems to have found out just how the hatchery is making out. Keep your eyes open next spring when the hatch comes out and see if the dyehas faded. How are they coming, Louie?
While John Burns was standing on a
street corner in Alpena the other day waiting for the light to change a little boy came calling, "paper, paper, want to buy a paper, Mister?" John looked From the smile on the face of our
locomotive engineer, Frank Witkowski, it is quite obvious that he is the proud grandpapa. It was the wedding of sons, Edward, of the Yard Department that brought Lewis Keisel Jr. from Bay City, Joseph Savage from Flint, and Jean and Gary LaLonde from Pontiac. It is seldom that Frank gets to see his grand
has become a potato patch. Big heart ed Penny says he is going to keep the population of Lake Street from the rigors of a possible potato famine next year.
Bud Pardieke and Teddy Werner really appreciate Gus Schaedig as a boss. It seems that Gus prizes their work and speaks very highly of them. Just the other day we heard Gus tell of his 3-
at the little fella and tried to stall him
off and then finally said, "I don't want a paper, my boy, I can't read anyway." So that little boy, the ardent salesman that he was, suggested, "buy one and put it in your pocket and then peoplewill at least think you do." We talked these four
music
lovers
man crew which he said included Bud,
into pausing long enough to honor our photographer's request for a picture. Fmil Pauley is the master of the banjo
Teddy and Werner!
while brother Bill has visions of match drums. And no one loved the ivories more than Bill Warwick while Rhoud
least, we have no way of checking them.
The mosquitoes were really thick this year. Bill Trapp took a ride out in the country and wanted to make a turn into a farmer's lane and the mosquitoes
He tells us that up there in Canada the
were so thick he drove into the ditch
trout are vicious. One has to leave the
and had to be towed out. In case you have doubts as to the authenticity of this statement Gus Gruelke goes on to say that he had to shift his car into se cond gear to get through the mos quitoes!
children all at one rime and from
the
looks of things it should happen more often.
* Trout fishing is good locally but Phil Henry says that he prefers fishing for them in Canada. Phil is an outdoorman and his tales should be authentic. At
bait can up on the bank and also cover it with your hat so the fish don't know that it is there. The hook need only have the scent of bait on it for a strike
and you have to have a strong tackle to land even the smallest ones. That place-
sounds like a fisherman's paradise. One thing we know for sure is that Phil brought back his limit and they were all over 16 inches long.
During the recent potato famine Russell Smart got panicky and planted some spuds. He must have instilled some of his panic into the seeds or got so hungry that he spent his spare time down in the ground pushing them up. In any case, Russell claims the rising spuds grew eight inches in two weeks. In six weeks he can eat them from
the
top down â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to what.-' Penny Hoeft must have been smitten by the same bug. He had some fill haul ed in for a lawn but lo and behold ??
it
ing the talents of Gene Krupa on the Benson would sooner play the trumpet than eat. The music of this foursome can be either modern or old time. Emil.
Bill, Rhoud and Bill Pauley are em
ployees of the Calcite Plant and they look forward to these weekly sessions and they say that it is their conception of fun and relaxation. Yes sir, they can play at our shindig anytime.
and pretty soon now will have it nice ly broken in. Melvin Claus complains that his legs are too long for driving one of the big Mack trucks.
Herb Stevens says that a person should always go ahead. He is having a lot of rrouble backing up the littleyard tractor with the trailer behind.
This is a stream of limestone drop ping from the shuttle on the fines side of the Calcite loading docks into the hold of the Steamer Calcite. This load
of special flux is destined for the furn aces of the Algoma Steel Corporation at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Steam
er Calcite is the smallest ship in the Bradley fleet and she pops in and out of the home port like a scared rabbit just The above picture was taken at a re cent camporee held for the Boy Scouts of Troop No. 90 in the Adam's Point area of the Calcite Plant property. The boys spent two days in camp having a good time and adding to their scout lore
new
lingering long enough to stow away her
Victorian, two-toned green Ford was
seven to eight thousand tons of lime
rhe reason of the ohs and ahs of her
stone. Two or three hours in port doesn't leave the boys much time to see
Donna
Tosch
and
her
brand
fellow employees at the company's
Main office when she drove up one morning. Seems that green is the favo
of camping, cooking, tracking and num
rite color of all
erous other scouting activities. The evening campfirc program was well attended by the parents and some interesting stunts were performed by rhe various patrols. How a good scout
sure docs look rite smart behind that
should not perform first aid was ef fectively and amusingly demonstrated by one group of boys. The above pic ture shows how to start a fire with a bow and stick. The bow was several
times larger than the normal one-man
"redheads" and she
wheel. We wish her many miles of happy driving. Sarah Schultz too is sporting a nice new Plymouth these days. She wound up having a rather expensive vacation as a result. But she, like many others of us, feels that a car is not a luxury but a necessity. Sarah says that she is enjoying her new automobile very much
the family but the old Calcite must have taking ways from all reports. She is the only ship in the lleet with wood en hatches and in the above picture we see Elmer Meden and Alfred Markey swinging them into place while Second Mate Piechan directs the loading. This is a typical scene while loading and shows why the Calcite wastes no time*
in port. The hatch covers go on while the stone- is still rolling and Harry wastes no time in moving her to the next, and then away she goes with an other load for the steel mills.
piece of equipment but after several minutes of hard work by Jim Karstcn and Herman Vogier on a fiddle stick a smudge appeared which effectively con cluded the stunt. John Joppich, Shorty Nowak, Jason Vogier and Ray Goodin are watching with interest as Scout master VanZandt raises the tinder so
the audience can see the smoke. Every one had a good time and the boys are
looking forward to another camporee in the near future.
Fred Fisch decided to make a change and has forsaken rhe Ford and taken
to the luxurious Mercury and she sure is a beaut. Fred is so proud of it and likes it so well that he has invited many individuals to try it out. He had better not be too liberal with it or they'll soon have more miles on it than he usually
has when he drives a car a year and then trades it in. 23
Guess Who We present what we would call a real teaser this time so let's sec how
good you really are. A few years have passed since this picture was taken. The St. Bernard with his intelligent eyes and engaging pose is no longer on the scene but the boy is around and has the same twinkle which breaks out now and then in a
humorous story or specious remark. This chap was born in Presque Isle County and has lived in and around Rogers City most of his life with the exception of a few years in his young er days. He went away to school and worked for a few years in various places after graduation but the attraction of his boyhood finally brought him back to Rogers City. He has worked at Calcite for a good many years and is wellliked and well-known to all of us. You
powers of observation and deduction. Our Guess Who in the last issue of
will find him nearly anyplace around the plant at various times and even
Screenings was George Teeples.
at the Main Office.
"Religion should be our steering wheelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not just a spare tire."
He is
interested
in civic and community affairs, hunts partridge and rabbits and goes to his cottage when he has time. He is still
full of zip and likes to go places and do things both on and off the job. He likes people and boys and in fact is still a boy at heart when it comes to boats, sports and outdoor life. You may not recognize him from the accompany ing picture and description but you should. A more detailed history would
make it too simple for you to guess so look it over carefully and try out your
Use heat
tablets to
ward off heat
fatigue.
What do you think of this catch of
walleyes? These fellas picked this nice mess of fish at the mouth of the Rainy River when the run was on this spring. Either the boys were just lucky or they know some of the most intricate secrets
of hooking them but whatever it may be they proudly display the fruit of their efforts. Alvin Vilburn on the left
and Bill Conley in the center are elec Frank Hoffman picked up what he thought was an empty kerosene can but after looking in it found about two quarts and it was all on the bottom! The total of all Federal expenditures for fiscal
1952 has been esrimated at
$70,881,000,000â&#x20AC;&#x201D;S457 per person.
tricians and Bud Rieger on the right is a carpenter. These boys are really sold on the rod and reel and if we didn't
know this we might suspect them of employing an electric spark and a claw hammer! Nevertheless, we can appre
ciate your pride and the next time you go fishing you may have a few unin vited guests. We ought to think of safety rules Not in the terms of regulations. Or of posters., charts or signals Posted up at various stations: But in terms of broken legs and arms
and how much such things cost. Just how many hearts are broken And how man) hours are lost. For your life is an investment In which others have a share.
And everyone mould benefit If YOU would just take care. Education commences at the mother's
knee, and every word spoken in the hearing of little children tends toward the formation of character. Let parents always bear this in mind and see that
tiieir children receive the proper words to develop a better character. 2A
The Bradley Transportation Company Str. T. W. Robinson Personals Cash Modrzynski and Delbert Heythaler are the originators of the "Ten Gallon Hat Club". Enrollment requires that you are a horse opera addict only
second cook: "How come your cake is so low rhis time?" Bob replied: "That's
sult our ever watchful critic Moscow.
just so they can get it in their mouths
Don't be mistaken folks, just cause our steward is getting thin it's not the fault of the cooking. Just that Holly wood fad, "Protam Way".
on TV.
Says he, "If all Republicans are like that he will vote for Harry anyrime."
We take pleasure in welcoming our crew members aboard the Str. Robin
son. We have with us Louis Carter, wheelsman with a license from Duluth; Wilbur Wiseman, deckwatch, from
Grayling; Henry Schoenow, waiter from Richville; Glenn Hubbard, porter from Rogers City; Tony Misiak, deck hand from Hawks; and Howard Jaeger, deckhand from Rogers City. May they enjoy their work and may their fam ilies enjoy our community.
Howard and Calvin Jaeger, our pro duction boys, will answer to the names of Lightening and Ghost.
easier!"
Rick Sabin is a Truman convert now.
Delbert Heythaler lays claim to the most beautiful hand-painted necktie in the fleet. The dots and dashes are just perfecr. Just ask him for a look.
Know rhe safe way to do your job and do it that way. William Kunner, our able elecrrician,
devised a trap on our screen doors for rhe flies going into Joe's galley. It work ed 100 per cenr for rhe flies making rhem drop left and right Joe then had to devise a method for protecting the humans from the fly trap. It worked too, and now all is well, humans and flies
"Moons" McCreery figures it pays to face the boat in your car when she is finishing up loading. The trip he didn'r he looked around and saw us half way out the break warer. Sure is a long hike ro Lorain, Floyd.
alike.
The past winter saw several of our crew members increasing the score of their certificates. Those successful were
FJck Sabin, Chief Engineer; George Patzer, Second Assistant; Harry Bey,
'Tis amazing what one can do with a few old boards, aye Chief? But remem ber whar Bill said, "don'r ever buy a horse".
Str. Calcite Personals Congratulations and best wishes to that handsome, congenial, young fella, Alex Malocha whom we are happy to be able to call "the Skipper". Alex is one of our local boys who have made good and we certainly wish him the best of everyrhing. When Charles Ramsey and Julian Yarch get together and char, we're in clined to ask Charlie to get up off his knees. Charles has not yet figured out how Julian could grow so tall. The Str. Calcite has lumberjacks too because during the course of a season each watch piles on the average of about 11,000,000 board feet of hatches.
We take pleasure in noting that there are all compliments and no "beef" about the cooking on board. There can'r be, cause Joe uses only the best
Third Assistant, and Robert Dumsch, oiler. On deck, Oscar Miller and Norm Quaine removed their limits and now
er stay in Calcite or a shorter roure to
"Pete" has an unlimited Masters and
Alpena. The same can be said about
beef.
Norm has a First Class Pilot's license,
"Boomtown" Elmer.
"Shorty" Karsten would like a long
unlimited. Dick Newhouse and Marrin
The crew extends their sympathy to Mrs. McLeod and her family in rheir recent bereavement. None of us know
of a man who read the "good book" more nor of one who practiced it more than Captain "Scotty" as he was af fectionately known to all his friends and fellow sailors on the Great Lakes.
He recently sailed out of this short sea of life at the helm of his ship. He shall be missed and long remembered by all. Woody claims rhat Lester is just like a seal when you get him in the water. We all enjoyed our recent trip down
Joppich received their Masters. Con gratulations are extended to these men whose desire for promotion is evident by the effort they have expended. Kunner is looking around for some one to try to help him convince Rick that those flying saucers are real. He al ready has him admitting that there is only one man in Washingron who knows what he's doing.
like this. Gosh, what a bunch! If he were Irish, we'd add "of blarney".
Robinson was getting to be quite a stranger to those parts. She is, however, rapidly earning the name of the "Buffalo Express".
That faraway look in Rasty's eyes could mean only one thing. Gee, if Rog ers just wasn't so far away all the time.
Henry the waiter to Bob Schefke, the
Our cook, "Sweetpea" is sure doing a good job. Just take a look at "Jude" and of course he isn'r the only one putting on poundage.
The fellows say that Drummonds is quite the place to take a ride â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there you get two for one and you'll never find a place where you'll do better.
This mariner's life seems to agree with Henry Schoenow, our smiling new waiter. He says that home was never
The
the Welland Canal to Toronro.
"Truthful Heck" usually has the floor at coffee time in the evening.
Joe Krawszak has taken up poultry raising on the side. We wouldn't say that that's such a good sideline at this time. You ought to raise a few hogs and cows â&#x20AC;&#x201D; That't where the money is..
For the latest in T. V. programs, con
Chubby Alfred is trying to make the deckarooes feel that they're on a yacht. He says you just have to stretch the imagination a little bit. 25
John, the flying watchman, lives so near and yer so far. Harry is trying to connive some way in which he can keep the fish down Hillman way so rhat during his short
time on shore when the good little Str. Calcite is in port he might hook on to a few. They've got to bite plenty fast when you're on rhe Calcite. It's just in and out again.
Here's a few lines to say that we en joy working with our rhree new mates. Each one was recently promoted, and we say, "they are doing a good job. Keep up the good work." Ralph "Doc" Morley seems to have acquired a different nickname "Pudgy". I guess Bredows' cooking must really agree with you. How about it, "Pudgy?"
By the looks of our incoming mail it Face the ladder and use both hands
for gripping when climbing or descend ing it. Louis Voda was seen at the High
seems we have other interesrs in Man
itowoc than our new boar. Could you answer that one, "Bobby"? (Bellmore) Ziggy Zemple, our second cook,
School Commencement Exercises look
seems well satisfied with the W. F.
ing mighty proud when his son, Fred erick, walked up to take his diploma. Louie says it's three down and two to go! It's always encouraging to see our employees spurring their children on to higher educarion. Congrarulations,
White. "Is it that you can reach the bot tom of the potato bin, Ziggy?"
seems to have a lot of talent and skill at
Louis.
work, and also at the round rable.
"Pete" Bellmore says that chap of his is growing by leaps and bounds and for his first birthday he'll get him a pair of boxing gloves. Looking for a workout,
on this boat Peanuts?" Peanuts H.: "Af
Pete?
Phil Pilarski, whom we have acquir ed from the crew of the new boat,
Heard aboard the boat: "Are you still
ter 10 years I'm standard equipment." We don't want to hear "Art Kihn"
complaining about not sleeping well. Jack Berg insists that there isn't an other ship quire like that little Str. Cal cite. Says he, "Next to home I'll take her anytime".
Because we all "(HEAR)" that he does. Gordon O'toole, our second mate,
brought his little son aboard one day and from what we heard him say his
"Lefty" Stanley Haske, has a hard rime making up his mind where he wants to work. One trip we see him in rhe Galley, the next out on deck. Well, Lefty, maybe that is not your faulr, or could it be that you are a good man.
We can'r figure our just why, "Red Augsberger" left the farm. Gee! jusr look at the price of potatoes, Red. It seems our Firsr Mate and Skipper both have learned to speak a language other than our native tongue. We
would request an interpeter, but we know that even they would have diffi culty in explaining what they mean. They say that Kit Karsten is just
about on the line of Scrimmage again. All she has to say is "yes", and the Kit will say "I do." This being the time for vacarions just a little reminder. Be Happy, Be Careful, and Be Safe. The Safe Way is rhe Hap py Way, and we all want to come back to our jobs, ready, willing, and able. People and rhings we would like to see aboard the W. F. White: A silent
Stafford
A meek O'Toole
Deitlin with knowlege of baseball Patchkowski satisfied
Kaminski in a hurry
Barrels, kegs, crates etc., are nor safe platforms. Get a substantial ladder or
morher didn't tell him all those tales.
other stable support.
We hearrly welcome our new skipper aboard the W. F. White. We wish you the best of luck, and a good sailing
Specht with a portable ash tray
season, Captain Kemp.
An appetizer for Kihn A skinny Zemple
We wish to congratulate Newton Chapman on the new arrival in his family. Newt says, "I have a baseball team now." Yes, Newt, and the Tigers do need a little help.
Grulke on the ball
St\ W F. White Personals It is very noticeableaboard ship that "Ivan Striech" is building a new home.
For he is walking around with a "blue prinr" in one pocket, and a "check book" in the other.
"Red" John Larson, our deckhand from Onaway, is finally learning the
difference between a gas pump hose and a soogy broom. He does seem sat isfied with the change though. It seems that the W. F. White has a
little touch of Hollywood aboard. Yes, 'Clark Gable", and we do mean you, "Rube".
Ed Cross was heard saying, "If this boat doesn't go to Detour pretty soon, I'm going to move my wife to Rogers City." Yes, Ed has an aparrment, and the boat is going to Detour. 26
Clem Modrzynski, our night cook, is a very tasty baker. No wonder his wife doesn'r have any worries. He is al ways in rhe dough.
A waiter to fill salt shakers A Cross not from the Crossroads A bullet mold for Clems' cookies
Lamp with a smile A truthful wheelsman on the 8 to 12
Johnson in working order A noisy Bader Brege with an automobile instead of a Buick
Bredow wirh a ton of horse meat
A hammock in the tunnel for Morley A Chief without a television set
The passing away of Caprain McLeod was deeply regretted on the W. F. White. His smiling face and familiar manners will long be remembered aboard our ship. This spring, Captain Haswell, was
our skipper. He now has been pro moted to the I. L. Clymer. We wish him good luck in his new assignment
Our stokerman, Bruder, is in business
with a sinker mold. Quite a deal he gave Clem.
In late years rhere have been College courses developed on Labor relations, Committees formed on Labor relarions, and books written on Labor relations.
Why doesn't the "Golden Rule" suffice?
Sir. Carl D. Bradley
Personals
one room stone building erected in 1939. On display here — and open all year 'round are historical items from olden days of sailing. Here one may view yellowed log books, see the dishes from
lumber schooners, admire t h e
of mixed emotions. "'A husband watch
member of the Marine Historical Soc
It is a proven fact that the hand writing on the wall usually means there is a child In the family. FOR WOMEN ONLY
trip some afternoon to Fort Maiden will
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Our tall, dark and handsome wheels man, Fred Beebe is nor known as
"Buckshot" any longer. His name has
been changed ro "Alarm Bell" Beebe
hand on the Steamer T. W. Robinson.
and anyone wanting any more infor mation about this change will have to ask Fred, himself. He claims it was all
1937 a Second Mate's
position was given him and in 1944 we found him promoted to First Mate. Captain Malocha was born in Clarks burg, W. Va., but came to Rogers City
We understand Chick Vallee, our con-
veyorman, has cancelled his order for the new Chris-Craft. We suppose thereis a good reason for this.
If you need any woodwork done ask Art Kandow or Ray Kowalski -—• that
is unless you want some holes drilled— and in that case keep the brace and bit away from Ray.
with his parents at an early age. He was raised here and attended the schools of
the city.
A man decided to take his little niece to church for the first time. Com
are sharing with him the joy of his
ing out of church he asked the littledarling how she enjoyed it. "Oh." she-
achievement.
said, "The music was nice, but the com
Alex has his wife anti five sons who He
also
has
a
host of
friends who wish him well as he accepts his greater responsibilities. Congratulations and happy sailing to
mercial was too long!"
Captain Malocha. .
gine room department of our ship namely, John Bauers and Ray Wingenfild. The welcome mat is out for you, fellows, we're glad to have you.
Down in the lower
Detroit
River
there is a very popular summer spot— Bob-Lo. Directly across the water, how ever, there is a place of deep interest to all men who sail the Lakes. While
visiting Detroit it is well worth while to cross the Ambassador Bridge and drive 18 miles to Amherstburg to visit Fort Maiden. Any historical spot is in teresting, but Fort Maiden is an exper ience especially geared to the Great Lakes sailor. On the site of the old Fort
are actually two museums— one in the home formerly occupied by the Com mander of the Fort, but the one of most interest is across the moat, housed in a
;ooi
"Chet" Kandow claims the reason the
Italian birth rate has gone up so high during the last few years is "Toni's Home Permanent."
Our Three Great American Parties
Republican Democratic Cocktail.
an accident, bur we wonder!
years as a seaman. In 1934 he became a Third Mate, in
ing his mother-in-law driving his new Cadillac over a cliff."
anyone who loves or has even a casual interest in the Long Ships Passing, a be well worth while.
He has progressed steadily during his
We have just learned the definition
fiag from the old pleasure steamer, Tashmoo, or leaf through nostalgic al bums of pictures of by-gone river scenes. The gentleman in charge, a iety, is a genial host who will invite you to see his collection of "Vessel Passage" clippings — his particular hobby. For
On May 19, 1952, Alexander Mal ocha was promoted to the position of Captain and assigned to the Steamer Calcite. Alex has been employed by the Bradley Transportation Line since April 21, 1929, when he started as a deck
Jerold Geyer (. Arriving home late:) "Can you guess where I've been?" Adorable wife: "1 can — but go on with your story
"Gabby'" Gabrysiak says many wo men discover it is sometimes just as hard to find a husband after marriage as before. Just keep this in mind young man — your turn is still coming.
Robert Garms thinks after watching all these TV programs, that more peo
ple vote on leading brands of cigar ettes than they do for a President. Please don't let it happen to you, fellows.
The "Corn Flake Kid" says a friend is one who walks in when the rest the world walks out.
Keith Schuler's wife asked There are two new faces in
the
en
Did you know?
1844 — Iron ore discovered in Up per Michigan. 1855 — 'Soo" locks opened. 1864 —
First Bessemer Steel
made
in America at Wyandotte, Michigan. 1865 — Duluth lumber prophesies "There's more gold in Minnesota than in all of California."
1901—Morgan assembled Carnegie's Plants into United States Steel Corpor ation.
of
him —
"Where were you last night?" Keith: "Well, ... in the first place ..." Mrs. Schulcr:
"I
know all
about
the
first place — but where did you go af ter that?"
We hear wedding bells will ring in near future for Budreau of the Galley department. Lots of luck and happin ess ro you both. Don't be discouraged by our recent times at Calcite—things are bound to change — eventually.
Brother, you've reached middle age when your wife tells you to pull in your su-mach — and you already have. We always knew Tony Yarch had a flair for telling about the big ones that 27
got away. Now he says they are getting away in bunches — just like bananas. Tony — be more careful, next time!
settle the argument. We learn every
Charles did. Maybe he couldn't jump
day, don't we Ted?
around like Charles did but he wouldn't
Harry Mulka says the Calcite Plant is
The reason a lot of people do not rec ognize an opportunity when they meet ir is because it usually goes around wearing overalls and looks like hard work.
I he man who is too busy to worry in the daytime, and too tired to lie awake at night doesn't need to worry about growing old gracefully.
Do you remember reading this—
doing alright — they worked six days last Saturday.
Pete, the mighty fisherman had his prize catch on display in a pint jar.
Our two spare men, Leonard Flewelling and Edward Fuhrman, with their
Some discussion as to what it was took
varied and combined skills and know
orities on the B. H. decided it was a bullheaded trout that wanted to commit
ledge, have the loose ends aboard the Sn. B. H. pretty much caught up. Lance McGinn calls them "Big Mr. Fit It" and
Who sees the Spring but still persists In saying that there is no God?
And that's 30 for today!
Shakespeare On Safety
Str. B. H. Taylor
Personals
To paraphrase somebody or other,
"the rime has come to speak of many things." First of all, let us emphatically
then, beware,
suicide.
those
and says that it cost him plenty of sleep and cash. It's hard to believe that a little
"A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers." "Fix thy foot." "If thou best not immortal, look about you." "Oh!
place aboard ship and the fishing auth
Glen Paradise went uptown in Men ominee to buy a puppy for his children
' Little Mr. Fix It."
"Beware the rope's end."
The soul of one must be as dead As he who lies beneath the sod,
be afraid to take a few punches and land some of rhem, he hoped.
pooch would cost so much but every thing is high these days. The part we can't figure out is the loss of sleep.
wounds
heal ill that men do give themselves." "Tis not enough to help the feeble up but to support him after." Men still die with their boors on but one boot is often on the accelerator.
state that we do not believe of convict
alone
Elton Jarvis to Mulka: I would like
and thus we do not believe that "Pete"
to raise my fantaii license to more horsepower but I cannot get ahold of
ing on circumstantial evidence
O'Toole spent the night in the com pany of a pan of bread dough, as some
the Officer in charge of the Ocqueoc
say.
District.
S15.00 plus S5.00 equals S20.00
Mulka: Who is the Officer in Charge of the Ocqueoc District? Jarvis: Oh, a fella by the name of Tony who was third assistant on here
S20.00 i 3 equals UM%
last year.
An arithmetic lesson for part of the galley crew:
Leslie
Pearson
must
have
found
"Henry Lee' as we haven't heard him looking lately.
Lance McGinn, the bedroom phil osopher from Onaway, says his gener ation had "Red Hot Henry Brown" and some gal, "Five Foot Two and Eyes of Blue" to worry about.
O'Toole to Budnick: Why don't you buy it, you got the money. Budnick: You know who's got the money. You don't see me driving two S-cylinder jobs.
Paradise: Budnick, when you go to bed you really go to sleep, don't you? Budnick: Well, that's what one goes
Instead of being "Knee Deep in
According to Webster a "hickey" is a device used ro bend pipe or conduit
Keep clear and keep from under sus pended loads. Keep your hands and feet in the clear on any job. Manitonoc
Personals
Steward Otto Sparre should really en joy those afternoon naps on the Steamer Munson especially if the boys play shuffle board for it
is rumored that
there'll be a board directly over Otto's head!
to bed for isn't it?
The "Little Lamb" to Paul: Where is
Roses" we saw Angus Domke the other day knee deep in cut hair.
rides the range. Some of those TV shows must make him awful lonesome for the saddle.
Roland Tulgetskc says that Harry
Sorgatt's feet must be bothering him because he saw him wearing one- rubber and one bedroom slipper.
Herb Friedrich and Joe Partyka have a new outlook or lookout or maybe just a new look or maybe an old look or anyway they both have a pair of new "cheaters"' which make them look quitedignified.
Bill Chain is just a cowboy at heart— he never takes a vacation bur what he
Tonawanda, Stan?
Stan: You know where Kalamazoo is, well, it ain't there at all!
We suggest that Capt. Don Nauts carry an extra pair of shoe laces with him. That'll surely prevent him from losing his shoes. Those Manitowac side walks get pretty cold don't they Captain?
and not what Ted Strand said ir was at
After watching the Wolcott-Charles fight on TV Ed Voigt says rhat even though he is older than either one of
all. Elmer Fleming looked it up to
greeting is "What did you have for
them he thinks he could do better than
breakfast?"
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Chief Frederick's standard morning
Think that we'll have to get boss John Sparre either a pair of roller skat es or a bicycle for getting around the ship and then a walkie-talkie radio so
Munson is a wonderful ship. Some of the visitors have remarked most ap
rhar we'll know where he is. He sure
It will be good to see the resr of the
gets around the boat what with all he
officers and crew over here cause that
has to look after.
means sailing isn't too far away and the "mighty" Munson will take to the water
Noticed Andy Nedeau studying the takeups on the hold conveyors the other day — in fact, he had one aparr. Could it be that they don't fit? How about it, Andy? Harold Nidy, known to the writer as "the man with the crescent wrench" has
become an ardent wrestling fan. Ususally, every Monday nite during the wrestling season Harold can be seen ar the ringside cheering to the extent of losing his voice.. We're all smoking cigars these days. Yep, Wes Sobeck had a fine bouncing baby boy. At this writing Wes is home checking up on the new arrival. Congratulations Wes and we hope you didn't get too wet in that big rainstorm.
Our good friend Paul Lavigne is learning all about the new boilers on the new ship having taken over the night shift during "boiling out."
Our larest arrival from Rogers City was big Mike Idalski. We're all glad to see Mike here and we
think that he
likes Manitowoc, too.
Otto Sparre was heard to remark sev eral days ago rhat he didn't see why they couldn't have installed a few more nice big windows in the Offficers' and Guests' dining room. Seems as though Otto is an expert window washer and shiner-upper and doesn't see why there couldn't have been a few more. There's
lots of polishing in the galley, Otto, so don't think you'll want for more to do. It's always nice to see such familiar faces as Mr. Clymer's, Charles Platz's, Bob Lucas', Bill Crow's, George Breach's and Frank Ware's. Wish they'd come more often.
propriately, "she's a floating palace."
lanes. We'll all be on hand to welcome
her when she completes her maiden voyage.
canaba, is quite a ball player. Dick says rhe most competition he'd had is from rhe biggest and most ferocious mosqui
Str. I. L. Clymer We
undersrand
Personals Rod
Wilson
uniforms
that
one
red-headed
deck-
watch wants to join the navy.
Since our "dime srore casanova" got his new Buick, his ladylove meets the boat every rime. Is it you or rhe Buick, Clarence?
If you have any woodworking prob lems, see Capt. Haswell—nothing too big or roo small.
Rod. Our famous nobleman "The Count"
has acquired plans to erect an outdoor fireplace this summer. We are breath lessly awairing the outcome of this noble experiment. It seems "The Count" has developed an enormous appetite for frankfurters of late.
Harvey Krueger was telling us the other day abour a "2-ron horse" that did a lot of fence-hopping???
Since Tony Rosmys was appointed strawboss, we've cur off a few hours unloading time in Sarnia. He really
keeps the deck crew sruck ro rheir shovels.
Anybody desiring lessons in ballroom dancing contact Charlie Robinson for same. Rumor has it
(via Conneaut)
that Charlie is a close rival of Arrhur
Murray in this respect. "You know these hatch winches don't
have enough power," remarked "Puts,"
Gene Hoffman: Gee, I wish Rod
would ler me off. No kidding, I really do need a haircut.
Benny Kowalski: Gee, I sure would like to try oiling, bur I don't know; my stomach might get caught.
as he welded on four new harch chains.
I think our regular morning pinochle game is fast breaking up. Tony is fast getting suspicious that things are nor on the up and up. It seems Pilarski gor an ace in rhe wrong place.
When Rod was at the hospital he wanted to know if the nurses could be
arrested for "panhandling."
Johnny Gordon turned us down for one of rhose "shore jobs"—but guess Good Luck! For Sale: One 2-ton horse. See "Har
Chief Henderson: Some deckhand must have made this coffee: ir's so
srrong ir almost melts the spoon. Maybe an engineer made it.—I wonder!! Red Valley: I wish I'd hear from Mulvena (Alpena rruck line). I guess
they didn't believe me when I told them I could drive.
Emmett Baier, oiler: I didn't mean
to miss her, but that spring air does somerhing to a man. Lee Richards: My four-months-old boy drinks three quarrs of milk a day.— Must be quite a man by now, hey Lee?
vey rhe Horse Trader." Mark Eilers, the new porter on rhe
There doesn't seem to be much more
Donald White came back to the boat
the other day feeling very blue because he lost his girl, but he must have found a new one because he's going around whistling and singing again.
has
staked his professional reputation as a sports' prognosricator on the fact that the Yanks will win the pennant and Bob Feller wilL nor win twenty games this year. As this Screenings goes to press the outcome is in doubt but we think his reputation will be somewhar rarnished by October 1—for five bucks,
toes he ever saw.
at this writing excepting to say that the
Wick says he's boss now, until Feb ruary (her birthday).
Could it be because he loves the navy
we can't blame you too much, Johnny. Dick Rasmussen, our oiler from Es-
gone ro school and he's very unhappy rhese days.
Clymer, was as happy as a lark when he came on the boat, but now his girl has
Casey Jones is trying to set up a watch-fixing shop. He has a few tools to starr with—an eight-pound sledge hammer and a 36-inch stillson. 29
Paul Pearson to Wally H.: Guess I'll get off next trip. Every time I hear "Indian River lumber" on the radio, it makes me homesick.
Wait until those four eggs hatch and he
within a few hours. It does this by
has
're-conditioning"
f\ve
mouths
to
feed
instead
of
one. Life can get so complicated â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "Five little king birds sitting on a boom; one had a worm and the others
Sometimes the boys wonder if Lou
had none."
Glentz didn't come from Tennessee be
cause of his hillbilly yodeling. Don Kowalski: My new stokerman's job is a snap.
Ted King, as he was starting to oil one day: Gee, I get around pretty good now. I even have enough time to wash a few clothes between rounds.
Rod Wilson to Roy Green: We don't want any Bob Hope shows going on in the engine room.
Wally Haske: Ted King is the best oiler on the 8 to 12 watch. It's vacation time now so we'll have
a few new faces around. We hope they will be on the lookout at all times so as to prevent any accident that might occur. We hope rhey will have a safe-
stay aboard our ship.
We, the crew of the Str. Clymer, wish to offer our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Don McLeod and family. "Scottie" was a gentleman born and bred, whose door
was always open to us for advice, pro fessional or personal. His sudden de mise was a shock to us all but he will long be remembered by the men who knew and worked for him. PLANT PERSONALS
Bob Heller remembers carrying a bag of oats that contained a bushel yet weighed at least 120 pounds.
"Ossie" Voigt has a new pet. A king bird had built a nest in the girders of the boom on his mobile crane. The last
count showed four nice eggs. Ossie can
stroke the mother's beak but the photo graphers couldn't get a good picture which would do justice to all concerned.
When he got close enough to show the
bird and nest he lost sight of Ossie and the crane so he finally gave up in dis gust. You will just have to take our word for it that Ossie's feathered friend
rides around the plant on the mobile
crane day after day as happily as you please. If you don't believe us come
and see for yourself. Gossip has it that our friend Ossie keeps his pet happy by occasionally swinging around wirh his dipper to pick up a nice juicy worm. 30
Trooper Simoneau of the Cheboygan Post of the Michigan State Police is demonstrating, with the help of Bob
the
soil
so
rhat
plants can take out the water, oxygen, and food they need. In rests made by 80 soil scientists in various parts of the country during the past three years, it doubled the yield of some crops and increased other crops by one-half. It also checks erosion which destroys a large percentage of the crops being produced under normal conditions. All this is important because the United States would use up all its surplus food by I960 if the population kept growing the way it did between 1940 and 1950, and nothing was done to increase food production. If used in countries where food shortages have been exploited by Communists, the chemical could be a powerful weapon against Red propaganda. The better we produce the greater assurance of freedom in the future.
Leow, the reaction time of individuals
while driving an automobile. The dem onstration consists of the time it takes
to apply the brakes on your car after your eye has seen the condition which calls for brake application. We soon learned that no one can act instantly. Even an experienced driver, with fast reflex action, takes a certain amount of
time after he perceives danger to Trans mit the impulse to stop to the braking mechanism of his car. This "reaction
time" varies greatly with individuals, ranging from a quarter of a second to a second or more. The average time as measured on the device shown in the
picture is five-eighrhs of a second. At 50 miles per hour your car will travel
164 feet from the time you perceive danger until you can stop it. Trooper Simoneau gave this demon stration at one of our Central Safety Committee meetings. He also gave us a splendid safety talk based upon his years of experience with the State Po lice. The citizens of Michigan and the state's visitors should feel grateful to rhe state police organization for the traffic safety work being done. We all know how badly it is needed! NEW PROCESS TO INCREASE THE FOOD SUPPLY
Industrial
research, which has de
veloped so many new products, the making of which creates new jobs, is now taking steps to insure plenty of food for everyone.
A new chemical manufactured by an American company c (invert s worthless soil into productive soil
What a beauty! This is the kind of
fish we dream about catching. Dick Hamann caught this fellow in Ocqueoc Lake. The estimated weight was be tween eight and ten pounds. Dick said that he had trouble landing his catch as he had no landing net. He admits having a little help on the job. Advance
Print,
Rogers
City,
Mich.
BILL OF RIGHTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Religious Establishment Prohibited, Freedom of Speech, Of the Press, and Right to Petition Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Right To Keep and Bear Arms A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State; the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be in fringed. No Soldier To Be Quartered In Any House, Unless, Etc. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house with out the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Right of Search and Seizure Regulated
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be vio lated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Provisions Concerning Prosecution, Trial and Punishment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Private Property Not To Be Taken For Public Use, Without Compensation
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise in famous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service, in time of war or public danger, nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case ro be a witness against him self, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just com pensation.
Right to Speedy Trial, Witnesses, etc. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which districts shall have
been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him;
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Right of Trial By Jury In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law. Excessive Bail Or Fines And Cruel Punishment Prohibited
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Rule of Construction of Constitution The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Rights Of States Under Constitution
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
BE TOO LATE!
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OUR COVER On our front cover we have a picture of the lakeside face of the breakwall of the
harbor at Calcite. This ts a typical scene during a northeast storm when the shipping season is drawing to a close. The back cover is a view of the Steamers John G. Munson
and the Carl D. Bradley, the two largest ships of the Bradley Transportation Line, while in the loading slip of the Calcite Plant.
CALCITE
SCREENINGS
....
Published periodically by the Calcite Plant, Michigan Limestone Division, U. S. Steel Co., Rogers City, Mich., in the interests of safety. Send your contributions early, bearing name of department and sender, and addressed to the editor, George R. Jones
Quarry View Observation Station Visitors to Rogers City have always been welcome to visit ihe Calcite Plant, but facilities for taking individuals and groups through the operation have not always been available. Heavy moving equipment and machinery have always been a potential hazard to these outsiders. At the years rolled by and the number of requests to visit the quarry increased, plant
management became more and more concerned about the safety angle involved. As a result, in the Summer of 1950 a point high on the quarry face was prepared by the plant in con junction with the Rogers City Chamber of Commerce, fenced
These sightseers numbered more than fourteen and one-half times the entire population of Rogers City. The fame of this sight has apparently sped around the globe. A look at the official register reveals that visitors in 1952 came from thirty nine states of the Union, the District of Columbia, Alaska, the Panama Canal Zone, the Philippine Islands, Hawaii, all the provinces of Canada, Australia, Germany, South Africa. England, Brazil, Scotland, Sweden, Belgium, Turkey, Thailand (South East Asia), and Lebanon (Seria-West Asia;.
proved so popular that the project has continued with gratify
Attendants on duty at the Quarry View Station were avail able to answer the many questions asked by visitors. The dis plays, diagrams and pictures relative to the limestone industry proved a source of great interest. Thousands of souvenir samples of limestone were provided by the Rogers City Cham ber of Commerce for people who wanted some tangible evi
ing results.
dence of their visit.
in and furnished with facilities so that the traveling public and
local people could view the operations with complete safety. Attendants furnished by the company were on hand to answer questions and keep records. This experiment of a quarry view
The digging operation necessitated a change of location in 1952 and the quarry view was moved to its present site some what lower than the original but nearer the plant itself, thus giving a closer and better perspective than before. The Quarry View was open seven days a week from 8:00 a. m. to 9.00 p. m. The above picture shows a typical group of visitors present. An equal number, having availed them selves of the view, are in the building shown at the left, asking
questions, getting literature concerning the operation, and viewing the limestone and related exhibits on display. The Quarry View Observation Station set a new attendance record during the summer of 1952. An official total of 56,85! visitors enjoyed the view of this industrial production of lime stone as seen from the new position of the Quarry View Station. An average of 738 people per day visited this point
from opening day, June 22, until closing day, September 6. Fall, 1952
The reaction of many visitors is one of surprise at the scope and size of this quarrying operation. Many have never known that this raw material resource which serves many
industries in the Gread Lakes region, has existed. Even some-
living in the State of Michigan have been unaware of such an industry in their State. While this is an overall view of an operation it is complete
in that every phase can be followed without too much use of the imagination. Really, the picture from the lookout is in some respects better than a detailed tour of the plant itself. The number of visitors has almost tripled since the Quarry
View was first opened in 1950. We of the Calcite Plant and the members of the Rogers City Chamber of Commerce are
gratified at the obvious interest shown by the traveling public in our city and quarry. We extend a hearty welcome to all and hope for a bigger and better attendance in 1953-
ACCIDENTS KILL MORE LITTLE FOLKS THAN
tremendous expansion of equipment and personnel. However,
ANY SINGLE DISEASE WE HAVE
it has paid off manyfold in providing the new services that are adding up to better health, quicker recovery and longer
Medicalscience has pretty well licked the childhood diseases
that used to snuff out the lives of thousands of youngsters each year.
But in their place has come a new "killer" that annually takes the lives of at least 5,000 children under four years old. And in this case, there's little medical science can do about it. This new "killer" is accidents.
It claims more lives in this age bracket than any single disease.
Auto accidents top the list. Usually it's because a child sud denly darted into the street.
Deaths from burns run a close second. Next come drownings, falls and poisonings. About half of these accidental deaths occur in or around the home.
For instance, more than 400 children between one and two
years old drown every year, many of them right in their own backyards.
The odds are against the boys, who are more apt to be play ing outdoors. Twice as many boys are victims of auto accid ents and four times as many drown as girls.
Children nowadays get "shots" for measles, diphtheria, teta nus and a lot of other things. But there's no "shot" developed which can stop them from running in front of cars, getting burned, tripping"on a step, falling out of a tree, or getting hold of the ant poison that should have been out of reach. As Dr. George M. Wheatly, a famous New York pedia trician puts it: "The chief weapon against common childhood diseases is
immunization. Against accidents, the main weapon is educa tion—particularly of parents." He points out that parents have got to realize that a young ster is a lot of curiosity parlayed with poor muscular control
and practically no judgment or experience. AMERICANS SPENDING MORE ON MEDICAL CARE. HOSPITAL COSTS ARE RISING
This may come as a surprise to a lot of folks, but statistics show that for the first time in history Americans are spending more of their money on medical care than they are on alcohol.
John Public's concern with health and his increasing in vestment in medical care stems in most part from the tremen dous advances in medical science in the last few years. For instance, admissions in general hospitals have sky rocketed from 7,775,000 in 1936 to nearly 19,000,000 in 1951. That's an increase of 145 per cent in 15 years. This phenomenal increase in the demand for hospital care is due primarily to the fact that the modern hospital in the last decade has become the real foundation of modern medical care.
The hospitals have had to provide increasingly complex care. It has required new and expensive equipment, expensive laboratories and additional highly trained personnel to operate them.
At the same time, the hospitals have been called on to serve millions and millions more patients each year. These two developments, coming as they have in a period of general inflation, a major factor in itself, have caught the hospitals in a triple squeeze when it comes to costs.
The cost of hospital care reflects far more than general inflation, which alone has boosted the cost" of everything. Another major reason for rising hospital costs has been this
life for all of us.
These are the facts: The American Hospital Association re ports that the cost of hospital care last year topped $4,000,000,000 (B), double the figure for 1946. Average costs for, each patienteach day in Michigan hospitals during the last six months of last year was a shade over $20.00.
Payrolls are a major factor in that cost. The AHA points out that hospital payrolls on the average account for 56 per cent of total hospital costs and in many hospitals the figure runs as high as 75 per cent.
The survey also revealed that it takes almost two hospital employees per patient to provide the top flight care we've come to accept as a matter of course.
Statistics from a representative Michigan hospital show graphically how the need for more personnel has become a major factor in the hospital-cost picture.
In 1945, this hospital had 733 paid workers. Last year, it was employing 1,382, an increase of 88 per cent in six years. So any honest and realistic consideration of today's hospital costs must include not only the effects of general inflation, but the costs of the greatly increased number of skilled workers
who are needed to provide the infinitely more complex care to twice as many people as a few years ago. MEANING OF EQUALITY AS APPLIED TO MEN "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Thus wrote the patriots of America in 1776. And now the question arises, and has often arisen: What is the meaning of equality as applied to men? Does it mean that all men shall be alike? Does it mean that
all men shall be leveled arbitrarily to a common plane? Does it mean that those who have endowments beyond the average shall be restrained from making a better place for themselves and for others? Does it mean that those who are content with
idleness and indolenceshall be lifted artificially to an estate be yond what they deserve or could enjoy? Surely it does not-and cannot-mean any of these things. For if it did, there would be no reward for the man who looks beyond the present. There must be equality, yes: equality in the right to voice our views; equality in the right to worship according to the dictates of conscience; equality before the law; equality at the ballot box; equality in the right to work without paying tribute to any one for the privilege — an equality not circumvented by pol itical pressure, not denied to minority groups, not withheld from the humble, the friendless, or the needy—but not that warped and mistaken "equality" which would push down the able and push up the indolent; not the kind of "equality" that
would retard willing men to the pace of the unwilling, or that puts unsteady props beneath backsliders; not that "equality" which would reward them who "toil not, neither do they spin." No doubt all the trees in the forest fundamentally have equal rights and privileges. But they don't all grow to the same height, and it would seem rather foolish to cut the tall trees down to the level of the lesser ones to satisfy the the oretical demands of an unnatural formula. And it would seem
just as preposterous ruthlessly to pull the short trees up to the height of the tall ones. If we did, it would mean their up rooting—they would wither and die, as all things do unless they grow up by themselves from their own roots. And so,
to those who would like to eliminate differences among men,
it should be said that if it were possible to do so, progress would cease. Equality cannot therefore mean to bring all men low. It must mean opportunity for each man to rise to those
heights to which his energies and abilities will take him— "and allow all men the same privilege"—to the end that pro
gress may continue, and that thereby all will find benefit. Equality which means less thanthis is not equality, it is slavery. Editor's Note: The above article was written by Richard L. Evans who is the announcer we hear on the radio pro
gram of the Salt Lake City Choir. We were so impressed by the force of this writer's expression on "Equality" that we wanted to bring it to our readers. KEEP HEALTHY — KEEP COMFORTABLE — KEEP HAPPY — AND YOU WON'T CATCH COLD (MAYBE/)
It's that time again, and the odds are 90 to 1 that before very long you're going to be a sneezing, sniffling victim.of the Nation's No. 1 disease — the Common Cold. What! You
never catch cold? Well, either you're mighty lucky or you just aren't human.
Over the years one survey after another has piled up plenty of proof that up to 94 per cent of the population comes down with a cold in any given year. And as though that weren't bad enough, the pollsters point out that two out of every three peo ple have not one, not two, but THREE colds a year—and two out of eight have FOUR colds in a twelve-month period! Lest you get completely discouraged and refuse to read fur ther, let us say right here that some people are less likely candidates for the sniffle-sneeze brigade than others. For ex
ample, after peering down the nation's throat at periodic in tervals, the aforementioned survey experts passed along the interesting news that
(a) people in the country catch more colds than their city cousins
(b) youngsters under ten years old are the most suscep tible age group (c) the twenty to twenty-nine age group is least suscep tible
(d) the fair sex are half again as likely to catch cold as their boyfriends (e) fat people have fewer colds than lean ones (f) lower income groups have more colds than the wellto-do
(g) workers in vinegar factories and war gas plants seem to be pretty much ignored by the cold bug. Geography plays a part, too, they say. Colds are slightly more prevalent in the West Central states—with the Far West and Pacific Coast next, and New England and the Middle Atlantic states not far behind.
Why you catch cold is something else again — and it's a real medical teaser. The problem all seems to hinge on, of all
things, the definition of a cold. Now there are colds and colds —some are and some aren't—and just because your nose and eyes are running and you're racked by coughs and sneezes,
But to get back to the problem of defining a "cold." Besides the bona fide virus-caused cold, there seem to be other con ditions which look for all the world like the real thing, but are what doctors call "mechanical upsets." Further investi
gation shows that these may be brought on by strained emo tions—worry, unhappiness, mental conflicts, financial con cerns, unrequited love, dissatisfaction with your job, spouse, or next door neighbor. Avoiding this kind of "cold" is easy— just get yourself into a happy frame of mind and stay that way. If you can't manage this feat yourself, then get some counsel and guidance from an expert in mental and emo tional problems. Science has proved beyond a question that an unhealthy condition of the mind can be the cause of many a bodily ailment.
But what about the happy, well-adjusted person whose troubles are caused by the cold bug itself? How to foil the virus?
Right here we might as well let it be known that, again this year as in the past couple of thousand years, no one has found the perfect answer. There is, at the time this is writ ten, no sure-fire method of preventing the common cold. Many things have been found which will either prevent or cure colds for everybody every time. In spite of the promise of such past discoveries as penicillin, sulfa, aureomycin, vac cines, gamma globulin, antihistamines, and a score of other compounds, none has proved to be the answer to downing the common cold.
The best recommendation still is to avoid the cold in the
first place. How? First of all, by staying away from anyone who already is in the throes of a cold. Even close-range con versation with such a person is an appealing invitation to the cold bug to fly over and pay you a visit. Second, keep yourself in good general physical condition This simply means doing what you've been told to do all your life—eat the right foods, and get enough exercise, plenty of sunshine and fresh air, and sufficient sleep. Third, don't do the things that apparently lower your re sistance to cold infection. Don't get over-tired. Don't get chilled; don't: sit around in drafts or while wearing wet cloth
ing. Do dress properly for the weather—warm clothing, boots, rubbers, overshoes, rain gear when cold or wet weather is the order of the day. It's a lot smarter to be caught with an um brella in the sunshine than it is to be caught in a downpour
in your Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes and a thin pair of shoes. And last, but not least, don't overlook the possibility of the "cold" that's a mechanical upset. Keep happy—and you'll keep healthier. THEN—we come to one bright spot in this dismal story— then, you do nothing. Yes, nothing—unless you call sleeping "doing something."
Among the other freedoms we enjoy in our land is the free dom of men to experiment—perhaps to fail at first but then to try again, and thus build and develop businesses which
you may be suffering from a "reasonable facsimile," and not
make jobs.
the real thing at all! Whuddo we bead? Well, it's been pretty well established that the real McCoy—a genuine cold—is an ailment caused by a virus (or perhaps several viruses), a
Scientific research and machinery are bought; workers begin
tiny particle so small that it cannot be trapped in the finest laboratory filter nor seen in the most powerful microscope. This invisible trouble-maker travels around on a sneeze, a
cough, and even bits of conversation. One of its favorite means of transportation is a kiss. In fact, the virus's methods of getting around from one piece of dirty work to another are practically limitless.
People save money and invest it in other people's ideas.
work. A small plant, which may have begun in an inventor's basement or garage, becomes a big one. Profits are plowed back into the business to increase production, lower the sales price, make still more jobs. It's one of the many freedoms we enjoy—which most of us just take for granted, being Americans.
Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax.
Sir. John G. Munson Joins Fleet ofBradley Transportation Line The Steamer John G. Munson, glistening in the glow of a late afternoon sun, made her first appearance off Rogers City's shore on August 23. This huge self-unloading vessel, looking so spic and span in the company's traditional colors of lime stone gray and red bow trim, was a thrilling sight to many in Rogers City who sped down the Calcite road to get a first view of the ship we all had been waiting for since its launching last November 28.
ship is a beautiful picture and was a delight to the lady visittors. The galley with stainless steel equipment throughout, tiled floors, indirect lighting, refrigeration for every need, cooking equipment of every description, every conceivable tool for preparation of food and plenty of storage space is a
cook's dream. It is all a beautiful piece of planning and work manship. The picture on page 7 third scene down on the right side shows the gleaming cleanliness of this unit.
After what seemed an endless time, the full ship's crew was finally called to Manitowoc, where the ship was constructed by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, and made ready for
very rich and impressive. The picture on page 7 second view down from the left shows the Captain's table. A trellis with
her sea trials. On August 12, she steamed out of her harbor un
etched glass designs separates this table from the officers'
der full power for the first time since leaving the building ways in November. A full day was taken to put her through a series of operating tests to check each unit and piece of equipment. Since the ship had many things "new" to Great Lakes vessels,
this trial run was awaited with unusual interest by shipping
The dining rooms are patterns of simple beauty although
table. The walls are finished in light oak. Beautifully designed draw drapes cover the ceiling to floor picture windows which
fill the entire wall looking out over the after end of the ship. Comfortable red leather-covered chairs add to the beauty of this room.
men, engineers, operators, and the owners who had invested the $6,500,000 in the giant self-unloader. Approximately a hundred people were aboard for the trial run. The tests on this trial were satisfactorily passed. After some final adjust
right side is finished in pastel blue, has tile floor and red leather-covered chairs. Equipment for lunches includes a cup
ments and checks, she bade farewell to Manitowoc and headed
petite.) toasters, a hot plate, and refrigerator.
for her home port of Calcite. Her arrival here was announced by the melodious two-toned steam whistle.
On Sunday, August 24, from eight o'clock in the morning until after two o'clock in the afternoon, openhouse was held for the people of Rogers City and vicinity to inspect the new ship. In the accompanying pictures are some views of the cars and people crowding the Calcite docks to view the Munson. Three thousand five hundred sixty people went aboard and in
spected the vessel from stem to stern. The Rogers City Band provided music for the gala occasion. While the ship was still at Manitowoc, we understand that
over fourteen thousand visitors were aboard. The people of Manitowoc and the shipbuilding company were very proud of ihe carrier and went to great effort to "show it off." The Munson is the largest ship to be constructed in the Manitowoc
yards, and its progress from the laying of the keel to final completion was watched with civic pride by the city's populace.
Spectators were overawed at the appointments and oper ating features of the Munson. As they came aboard, they went aft along the main deck and traveled to the galley and dining rooms situated on the boat deck above. This part of the
The crew's dining room shown on page 9 top view on
board complete with coffee makers (so dear to a sailor's ap After leaving the galley department, guests made their way down the stairs in the inside hallway and viewed some of the crew's quarters. These rooms were designed for two men with aluminum framed bunks, chairs, and large dresser. A full show
er, lavatory, and toilet are provided for each room along with a spacious clothes closet. Some idea of the neatness of these
rooms can be seen in the picture on page 7 top right hand side. The crews quarters fore and aft have essentially the same accommodations.
On the same deck as the crew's quarters is a recreation room for the after end personnel. Page 7 upper left hand corner shows the appointments of the room. Not seen in the pictureis the television set which provides much amusement during idle hours.
The next stop was to the engine room which presented much which is new in Great Lakes shipbuilding. The Munson is a coal burner, stoker fed with two bent tube, two-drum
type boilers equipped with superheaters and air heaters. These boilers each have a capacity of 32,500 pounds per hour normal,
and 37,500 pounds per hour maximum. Steam is generated at 450 pounds and the total temperature is 750 F. She is powered by a General Electric cross compound turbine, driving
her propeller shaft through a double reduction gear. Her normal shaft horsepower rating is 7000 at 104 rpm, but she is capable of an overload capacity of 7700 S.H.P. at 108 rpm. The propeller, designed to provide maximum speed at
cludes radar, radio-telephone, radio direction finder, gyro com
minimum fuel consumption, consists of four bronze blades, weighing 7000 pounds each, and a cast steel hub. It has a diameter of 18 feet 6 inches. The propulsion mechanism drives the ship at 16.25 miles per hour loaded with a 23,000 net ton cargo and 18.5 miles per hour light. Spectators saw something new in color dynamics in the
eyes.
Munson's engine room. Instead of the traditional glossy white and miscellaneous trim, the color on this ship is a green. The shade was selected to be restful to the eyes and it does impress one as being just right to look at. The picture on page 7 lower right corner gives a partial view of the engine room, switch board, control board, and boil er room. You will note the absence of a bulkhead between en
gine room and boiler room. This is a departure from the usual layout aboard ships. On the control board forward of the main turbines is a warning system which is tied in to the vital parts of the ship's mechanism. This affords the oilers and en gineers a central location relative to engine room operation. In the fantail the large electric steering engine is an im pressive sight to the layman. This all important unit appears to be the last word in rudder control. On the same deck as
the steering engine are spacious supply rooms, a well-equipped repair shop, a sound proof engine room office, and a crew's laundry room having a washing machine and dryer. There is also an after crew shower, toilet and locker room at this loca tion.
Two turbine-driven generators, each 600 K. W., 440 volt, 3 phase, and 60 cycle, are part of the equipment for providing electric power for ship's lighting, machinery, and unloading gear. An auxiliary generator, driven by a Diesel engine, is also included being 185 K.W., 440 volt, 3 phase, and 60 cycle. Going down to the lower engine room we find a maze of pumps, ash handling equipment and a sewage disposal plant. Two vertical centrifugal pumps, powered by 125 H. P. motors serve as the main ballast pumps. They have a capacity of 10,500 gallons per minute. Here we find the gages for the auto matic sounding device and the oilers can control the ballast from this point. Proceeding from the engine room, ship's visitors were con ducted into the tunnel, shown on page 7 lower left corner, which runs the full length of the ship beneath the cargo hold. Beneath the cargo space are continuous belt conveyors. As stone is released through air-operated gates in the bottom of the cargo hold the conveyors carry it to a bucket elevator in the bow. The elevator raises the stone to a continuous belt
conveyor in a boom overhanging the deck. The boom reaches out from the bow and can swing in a wide arc to unload the stone over a considerable area of dock space. The Munson's conveyor system utilizes a new technique perfected by the Bradley Transportation Line in the forward elevator. An all-
electric system and wire rope hooking technique lifts the buc kets with their cargo to the boom conveyor. The Munson's boom is 250 feet long. This equipment unloads cargo at a rate of approximately 4000 tons per hour. The forward end of the Munson is as well-appointed and planned as the after end just described. All hallways are en closed and crew's quarters, supply rooms, equipment rooms and recreation room branch from a central hallway. The spacious pilot house shown in the third picture down on the left side of page 7 has all the modern equipment for safe and efficient navigation. The best in this equipment in
pass, electric steering control, intership communication, auto matic tank sounding device, and public address system. This room is finished in colors soft, pleasing and restful to the
Immediately behind the pilot house is another room housing some of the special navigation equipment, a chart and log desk, and a stairway to the deck below. A full view aft is afforded from this location.
The Captain's office and quarters, the mates' rooms, and an
observation room are located on the deck below the pilot house. These rooms are comfortably furnished and richly finished, some with light oak walls and others with the pastel blue described in the after end quarters. On the next deck below are forward end crew's quarters, spare rooms, and owner's accommodations. The crew's quar ters are equipped for two people with a bath and clothes closet for each room. The owner's rooms are finished in plat inum oak and pleasingly furnished for comfort and style. Pullman type lounge-beds feature part of the furnishings. A picture on page 7 second down on right gives a partial view of the richness in these rooms.
Another recreation room is provided for the forward end crew. This is on the deck below the spar deck. Here too is a locker room for crew's working clothes and a large wellequipped repair shop. Laundry facilities for the crew are also available.
Hallways are clean and have refrigerated fountains on each deck fore and aft.
On page 9 are pictures of the crowd taken during open house at Calcite. Also there are views of the ship's exterior
giving one some idea of its size and proportions. The view from the pilot house aft shows the ships length and width. To operate such a fine piece of equipment takes a wellorganized and finely trained crew. Bradley Transportation Line is proud of the officers and crew on the Munson. To acquaint you with them we find their pictures on page 9. The second picture down on the left side shows the officers. They are, left to right: J. Harold Nidy, 1st Asst. Engr.; Paul LaVigne, 2nd Asst. Engr.; Michael Idalski, 3rd- Asst. Engr.; L. H. Rachuba, Repairman, Charles Frederick, Chief Engineer; Sylvester Sobeck, Electrician; Eugene MacLean, 3rd Mate; Paul Stone,
2nd Mate; William Chain, 1st Mate; Donald E. Nauts, Captain. Across the page is the steward's department. Left to right are: Arthur Gapczynski, Second Cook; Paul Jaeger, Waiter; Marvin Smolinski, Porter; Robert Adrian, Second Cook; Otto
Sparre, Steward; and John Tosch, Porter. In the lower right corner of page 9 are unlicensed crew members. Seated left to right are: Robert Musczynski, Deck hand; Humphrey Berg, Asst. Repairman; Chester Kandow, Wheelsman; Elmer Jarvis, Watchman; George Bellmore,
Stokerman; Edwin Fuhrman, Watchman; Ralph Morley, Deckwatchman. Standing left to right are: Raymond Kowalski, Deckwatchman; William Dagner, Oiler; Leonard Flewelling, Watchman; Leo Richards, Stokerman; Theo. Pilarski, Wheels
man; Eugene Kwiatkoski, Oiler; Eldon Reynolds, Oiler; Ken neth Wenzel, Deckhand; and Wallace Dagner, Wheelsman. Missing from the picture are John Larson, Deckhand, Edward Quaine, Deckhand, and Stanley Szejbach, Stokerman. This new addition to the Bradley Transportation Line is truly a queen amongGreat Lakes ships. She is worthy of taking her place with the other ships of the Line. We hope that the Munson will long continue to give service to her country and to her country's citizens. May fair sailing and good fortune always follow her and her fine crew.
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Importance of Water Transportation and the Soo Locks Water transportation is today and always has been the easiest, most economical and in many of the more remote
unexplored and uncivilized regions of the world, the only
industrial cities of the United States and Canada on the low er lakes.
Many of the thousands of tourists who visited Quarry View
way to overcome the natural barriers of distance, hostile in habitants and jungle fastnesses. Where we find travel we find communities springing up to serve the needs of the transients. In the early days on the American Continent the Great
at the Calcite Plant in Rogers City during the past few years have shown considerable interest in the industrial story of limestone. Many had already seen the Soo Locks through
Lakes and their connecting rivers were then as they are today
dustrial potential of the Locks in relation to steel production and the obvious interest of the traveling public in limestone
— one of the great routes to the interior. The Indian, the fur
trader, the missionary and the explorer used this great water way in their ceaseless wanderings. Where rapids called a halt, the)' rested. These spots became natural camping grounds and
trading posts. Here villages, forts and churches sprang into being. Thus we lind many of our oldest cities and towns
located at strategic points where once a portage was necessary to circumvent unnavigable waterfalls. St. Mary's Falls on the great river of the same name which drains the far reaches of Lake Superior into the lower levels of the Huron basin is a typical natural barrier on the Great
Lakes waterway system. The little Indian fishing village of Bo-wa-ting (Indian name for Soo) which once 300 years ago nestled at the foot of the Falls has now become the American
whose portals yearly pass millions of tons of iron ore. The in
as an essential ingredient in the process suggested to us that the above picture and the following information might be of interest to our readers.
The first Lock at the left in the picture is the MacArtluir Lock, built during World War II in fourteen months at a
cost of SI4.000,000. and dedicated July II. [943 with the Steamer Carl D. Bradley of the Bradley Transportation Line passing through. This Lock is 800 feet long, 80 feet wide and 30 feet deep. It was named after General MacArrhur and re placed the worn out Weitzel Lock which was dedicated in
1881 and cost 5983,335. The Weitzel Lock was 515 feet long,
80 feet wide, and 17 feet deep.
Next to the MacArthur is the Poe Lock, the oldest now op
city of Sauk Ste. Marie with a population of some 17,800 people and directly across the river is the larger Canadian Sauk Ste. Marie with a population of 30,000. The plunging Rapids around which the Indian and fur trader laboriously
erating. It was opened in 1896 by the United States. It is 800
carried their bales of furs, canoes and necessities of life in
is the Sabin Lock completed in 1919, both by the United States. These last two Locks are 1350 feet long, SO feet wide
those rugged days is now harnessed to furnish electrical energy for the cities and their industries. Locks have replaced the old
feet long, 95 feet wide, and 17 feet deep with a lift of 11 feet and was constructed at the cost of 82.837,337. The Davis Lock is next, completed in L914 and the last
portage arid huge freighters are raised and lowered from level
and 24 feet deep with a lift of 22 feet. These two are ident ical and are the largest Locks in the world. Each will take two
to level in a few minutes with their thousands of tons of
of the largest lake vessels in one lockage. They are 350 feet
freight and the treasures of mine and field from the inner reaches of our vastcontinent moving in an endless stream to the to
longer than the Panama but 30 feet narrower. The cost of these two was §3,950,000.
The Canadian Lock whose upper entrance can be seen at
die upper right was opened by the Dominion of Canada in 1895. It is 900 feet long, 60 feet wide and 17 feet deep with a lift of 22 feet. The cost of this Lock was 52,500,000. Most
of the passenger boats use this Lock. In the record year of 1943 some 120,000,000 tons of freight
passed through the Locks. This is more than the combined traffic of Panama, Suez, Keil and Manchester canals and they arc the four next busiest.
A large percentage of the above tonnage is iron ore from t'.ic Missabc Range on its way to the steel mills on the lower
band when musical talent again became more plentiful in the community. Rogers City has had a band ever since. In the early days band members met much of their organ ization's expenses by digging down in their own pockets. Donations by business men and payments for services at County Fairs and celebrations helped finances to some extent. The band was incorporated in 1926 under the management of "Jack" Kinville so that appropriations of monies from city and township government could be secured. This steady and reliable financial help has enabled the band to be put on a secure basis and it has been a healthy, progressive organ
lakes where it is combined with limestone in the blast furnaces
ization ever since.
to produce iron and steel. The self-unloading ships of the Bradley Transportation Line are occasionally seen passing through the Soo Locks with cargoes of limestone from the Calcite Plant for the Algoma Steel Company. Algoma Steel is Canada's largest steel produc er. The limestone stock pile can be seen in the upper right hand corner of the picture. The Bradley fleet also carries lime stone to the Union Carbide Company in the American Soo. Limestone is also shipped to the L'niversal Atlas Cement Com pany in Duluth via this ever busy waterway to Lake Superior.
Directors of the band during the years have been Dr. W. W. Arscott, George Radka, Prof. Burgardt, Otto Ferdelman, Otto Stephan, David Baker and Rhoud Benson. Rhoud is the pre sent director and getsconsiderable help in wielding the baton
HISTORY OF THE ROGERS CITY BAND
A Rogers City institution which has been providing musical entertainment to the community and surrounding areas for many years is the Rogers City Band. Calcite Screenings is
pleased to present a picture of this group and to give a brief history of the organization. A few of the band members are employees of the Calcite Plant and this has been true down through the years.
We were surprised to learn that the first musical organiza tion which could be called a band was formed in 1897. It was
known as Baker's Band because it was formed by a man nam
ed Wellington Baker. This organization existed until 1905 when it was forced to break up because of members mov
ing away. In 1907 Dr. William W. Arscott formed another
from Dr. Arscott who attends each rehearsal and concert dil-
ligently.
Each Friday night from late Spring to mid-September the band gives a concert at the City Hall location. This past sum mer there were good crowds at each concert. Many of our citi zens and numerous summer visitors are very appreciative of this fine organization's contribution to entertainment. In the accompanying picture we have in the front row left to right: Director Rhoud Benson, Don Wenzel, Ivan Wirgau. William Pauley, Rodney Gross, Denny Przybyla, and Robert LaLonde. Middle row left to right: DouglasNauts, Bud Rogers, Henry Hansen, Harold Klann, Donald Cummings, Dick Jones, James Stewart, Randall Zempel, Wallace Peltz. Back row left to right: Frank Michetti, Stanley Boutin, John Heller, Walter Hawkins, Delmar Conlcy, Ed Wenzel, James Tischler, Frank
Sagcr and Roger Wenzel. The regular members who were unable to be present for the picture are Charles Baker, Joseph Valentin and Robert Leow. We congratulate Director Benson, his assistant, Dr. Arscott and the band members on their fine organization. The com
munity is proud of their band.
MICHIGAN LIMESTONE MINE SETS SAFETY RECORD
450 men at the Annandale Limestone Mine at Boyers, near Butler Pa., have been on the job for well over 600 days with out a single lost-time accident - a world-record achievement in
underground mining. The last time an employee was unable to report for work due to an accident in the mine was on Jan uary 10, 1951. The Annandale safety record is now soaring toward the 1,500,000 man hour mark. J. W. Baird, manager of MICHIGAN LIMESTONE DIVISION mine in Butler
County, attributes the record to "organized teamwork" in safety. ARE WE LOSING AGAINST ACCIDENTS?
The season of 1952 has not been one of our better years
in accident prevention work. We have had two disabling in juries at the Calcite Plant. The latest one occured on October
1, 1952 when Herman Karsten caught his hand between a con
veying belt and idler losing the end of his left middle finger and badly bruising the index finger. The Bradley Transportation Line has had its share of dis abling injuries, too. A total of four to date has been recorded. During the month of June Robley Wilson, first assistant en gineer on the Str. Clymer, injured his hand when a chain falls let go under load and Duane Valley, stokerman on the same ship, suffered a caustic burn on one of his arms when a gasket blew out.
Make sure the barrel and action of the gun are clear of obstruction.
Carry gun so direction of muzzle can be controlled even if you stumble.
Make sure of your target before pulling the trigger and do not point a gun at anything you do not intend to shoot.
Do not climb trees or fences with a loaded gun. Never fire at a flat hard surface or at the surface of water. Remember that GUN POWDER and ALCOHOL do not mix.
Never leave a gun unattended unless it is unloaded. Many Calcite employees are hunters. Permits can be obtain
ed from the Quarry Superintendent's office at the plant or at the Main Office for employees and their sons to hunt on Com pany property. However, sons will not be given permission to hunt on Company property by themselves. They must be
accompanied by their fathers who will be granted the pass. Hunting rules and boundaries are listed on the pass. Study the pass carefully so that you will know where to hunt.
Hunt carefully. Watch for Fire. Have a good time and try to be a good hunter. OBITUARY
It is always with sorrow and regret that we record the pass ing of employees who have been our friends and fellow workers for many years.
As we review these accidents it causes us to wonder if the
employees of our companies are not depending more on work
ing conditions being made hazard proof rather than depend ing upon their own ability to keep a sharp lookout for places or situations where an accident can happen. Not only because
Leon Ruell Sr.
On September 6, Leon Ruell Sr. passed away after having been in ill health for a number of months. Due to ill health
he retired on December 31, 1950. Prior to his retirement he
of the way the serious accidents have happened has it given
was a Quarry Shift foreman having held that position since January of 1935. Leon first came to Calcite in the year 1913
us this notion but also because of the causes .of our minor in juries.
and was first employed as a locomotive brakeman. In a short time he was promoted to locomotive engineer and served as
To anyone active in safety work it appears that most peo ple know how to protect themselves from danger but that few are willing to practice the principles and precautions which they know are wise and sound. Unfortunately, this is a human failing common in activities other than safety. Cer
tainly, every industrial employee expects his employer to take every precaution for the safety of himself and his fellow workers. Isn't it strange then that he fails to follow these principles? We will continue to bring to all employees the idea that
such until he became shift foreman. He was known to friends
and fellow workers as "Daddy" and we have never heard him called by any other name. He was a kind and friendly fellow and well-liked by all the men on the job. Besides his many friends who will miss him he leaves his
wife, two sons and one daughter to mourn his passing. James Leow
It was on October 8, 1928 that a well-built, quiet and like able young fellow came to the Calcite Plant as a boilermaker.
stopping accidents.
He soon worked his way into the hearts of his companions and also proved to be an exceptional man at his trade. Through the years we all had a warm spot in our hearts for Jim Leow. It was with shock that we learned that Jim was seriously ill. He passed away from this life on August 31, 1952. He leaves
ARE YOU A GOOD HUNTER?
family home in Boyne Falls, Michigan.
safety to themselves can best be accomplished by their own sincere effort. Making safety part of every job during every minute will do more than anything we have ever known in
his wife and two sons, Robert and Carl. Burial was at the
We ask this question because we believe that every hunter thinks that he is not too bad but our real question is, "Are you a good hunter?" To be a good hunter you must be a safe one and you must teach and encourage others to be safe hunt ers.
With an early hunting season in Michigan this year there are more hunters than ever before. The daily papers, even this early in the season, are full of hunting accident reports and too many of them causing deaths. Here are some of the things you can think about or teach to
others before you pick up your gun and go into the field with the army of a million other Michigan hunters.
Handle every gun with the respect due a loaded gun. Carry only empty guns, taken down or with action open, into an automobile, camp or home. 12
Alta TATRO
Following an illness of the past few years, Alta Tatro passed away on September 22, 1952. Alta came to Calcite on April 23, 1926 and worked most of his years in the quarry as a brakeman, steam shovel fireman and a pitman. Due to his health he worked the last few years as a switchman. Alta was well known locally as he was raised in Presque Isle County. A soft spoken man and very congenial is the way many of his friends have always found him. He will be missed by the many fellow workers who passed the time of day with him both on and off the job. Besides his wife he leaves four daughters and a son. Another son lost his life in Korea.
The fellow employees who worked with these men at Cal cite extend their most sincere sympathy to those who have lost these loved ones.
You'll See It In Screenings rrPersonals " That Come To The Editor's Desk John Modrzynski stated that t hefamily car gave him trouble because of gas shortage during his vacation. It is suspected that John's wife deserves some credit for she probably watched the gas gauge while John watched the road. On the job he sometimes has mot or trouble with his pickup because no gas goes into the carburetor from an empty gas tank!
Just Among "Ourselves"
that they are expensive to operate. Bert
Well, the records show that this vessel
Smith, a bus driver at the Calcite Plant
is 990' and for a measly ten feet Randy had to make good his promise. He said
is the lucky owner of an economical car. He says that he started with a full tank of gas and drove from Rogers City
the picture tasted not so good!
to Cheboygan and then to Alpena and back home again using very little gas.
Buck Smith: I'll trade anyone jobs ii' I can get more money."
Fact is, no refueling was necessary cause the gas tank was gone — he lost it in Alpena. It sounds kinda far fetch ed to us but if you say so Bert, it must
The first load of pay dirt from No. 4 shovel recently erected and put into
operation on Adam's Point rolled mer rily to the mill on September 19, 1952. This new operation which has been in the process of preparation for the past two years is four miles as the crow flies
Ralph Pines was overheard saying: "Sure glad 1 bought my deep freeze. Now I'll have a place to keep all the partridge, rabbits and ducks that 1 shoot on the Saturdays we don't work." All one has to do is to go out and get them, hey, Ralph?
can't quite resist the call of the North and takes advantage of every opportun ity whether it be business or otherwise. We like having him with us, too, and
Archie Plume says: "In my younger
ing one of his recent visits he and a
a half by the right of way which follows the main quarry to the D & M Rail road track just out of sight in the fore ground of the picture below. From the
days 1 was tough. I remember the time that I picked up a piece of frozen ground, threw it and killed me a horse." Why a horse, Archie, could have saved
companion went up to the U.P. to hunt
D & M, a long straight stretch as shown
birds. He tells of his encounter with Mr.
below, of welded steel rails carries the
Bruin—it was alright but the only trouble is he wasn't out for big game. In all of his years of hunting this was his first experience of meeting up with something much too big for him to handle, but luckily Mr. Bruin took off like a flash while J. P. stood there froz
rolling stock across the swamp sur rounding Swan Lake. At the beach in
be so!
Every once in a while Mr. Kinvillc
think he should come more often. Dur
ammunition and used it on a nice big buck:-'
Clayt Gordon, the gate watchman,
has several pets around his house but there's only one thing wrong with them —they're those unpetablc black animals with the white stripes down the back. From the last report they are now mak ing their home in Clayt's basement. Ex terminators would do no good for all Clayt wants is to have the visitors move out without raising a big "stink." There is one in our midst who has
wandered down Florida way for his two week's vacation. Herman Steinke of the
Time Office "flew" down, that is, in his Dodge for that is a long way to go in so short a time. Herman didn't want to rub elbows with the winter crowds
and decided to see Florida, the land of sunshine, in the Fall. We have an idea
that Herman is going to miss the beauty of the North now that Mother Nature
lias painted her forests in breath-taking colors. Anyway, we know that the Steinke's will enjoy their stay there and
probably will appreciate a lovely Fall in 1953.
Gone are the good old horse and buggy days when transportation was safe and cheap. A car is a necessity now and most everyone will agree
en in his tracks, too scared to move!
Randall Zempel who worked in the Lab during the summer months told the fellas down there that if the ocean
going steamer, "United States" isn't a thousand feet long he would ear a pic ture of her using mustard for flavor.
from the crusher house and seven and
the distance the track circles the potent
ial limestone outcrop, picks up a load of stone from No. 4 shovel enroute and re
turns thru the D & M underpass to the crusher house.
Like all new ventures, this project entailed considerable forethought, ex
pense, and construction problems in its consummation
which
we
will
hear
about later. Suffice it to say that all con cerned in this project are elated that it is successfully completed and adding its quota to the limestone storage piles.
Sparky Fleming: "Gee, uptown they won't let me run a car anymoreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for a while, that is."
Stevie Tom: "Too much noise, 1 can no listen."
Ralph Pines: "Our secret duck hunt
ing spot isn't secret anymore. Those darned bulldozers don't care where the
heck they go." We seem to be having a little dif
ficulty again with those quarry roads. Walter Meyer builds a nicely surfaced road which goes somewhere and then all of a sudden at the end of that road
we find a big shovel or a track. Ray This picture looks as if Pellican Lake in Wisconsin is a good place to go for a vacation. The chap in the foreground with the pike fresh from the lake, and tail still flopping, is our young friend. Bob Reinke. In the background is brother Dick. We understand that Dick is the boatman and Bob the fisherman.
We have a suspicion that when Frank takes these two husky gogetters on a vacation he doesn't lie around and grow fat.
Grigg who had been on the Str. Mun son at Manitowoc for a year tells us that every passage on that boat had a
sign which led somewhere. Ray got lost out in the quarry one day and now
Rudy Schalk: "When its cold I'm riding in the cab of the truck. If there's no room there you guys will have to
half of the catch is not shown in the
build a canopy in back and put a heat
picture because the string wouldn't hold more weight or so Leo tells us. No doubt, the home deep freeze will be yielding many a tasty meal of fish for a long rime to come. Are invitations in
of those roads should
have direction signs on them.
er in it for me."
Congratulations to Mrs. Chris Swans
order, Leo?
their citizenship papers recently. We know that rlicy will cherish their val uable and prized possession and we
Ah ha! So our friend Harry has had to finally admit that what he has been so often previously accused of has been
welcome them into the fold.
true. The other day Harry went home a
Don Widmayer really has the system for starting the motor on the new shop floor sweeper. Says he, "turn on the igni tion, open up the gas and then crank but don't let go of the crank for it may fly through a window." Could it be that Don is speaking from experience or is he just psychic-'
little early because he had to finish paint ing the eaves of his new home where t!n. good wife Hartie couldn't reach! Can't help but remark how well Sir Valentin
Porky Bruning: "1 caught half but he
that
little
black
tarn.
Bud Jackson, repairman on the W. F. White, wrote for a raise of grade recent Shown
here
is
Aaron
Smith
once
again taxing his muscles with a very fine catch of wall-eyes and northern pike. A catch like this would make al most anyone turn green with envy. "Si nitty" owns several cottages on Long Lake and he never wants for tenants.
He shows his tenants his favorite fishing spots and if they are even half as good
caught the most."
with the reel as Smitty is, he'll soon be
Reuben Bruning: "1 bought an out board motor to save my arms but I found out that if you want to get back you had better take some oars along."
able to retire from his duties as chief
14
wears
We'd like to see more of it. J. A. V.
When Charlie Griwatsch goes fishing
front to free the Pontiac.
Somehow or other, Leo seems to be able
to catch fish anywhere and so we're prone to believe that there's got to besome luck along with that skill. We find him here holding a string of blue gills taken from Houghton Lake. More than
insists that all
and Mrs. Herman Steinke who received
it isn't always all pleasure. One day hetook off for Swan River with his trusty ole pole but never did get there. Seems that he can do a better job of getting stuck than anyone we know. An ordin ary truck couldn't get him out nor could a C-dozer budge him. It took the big electric truck with the wench on the
Leo Smolinski is a member of the
ardent fishing family of Smolinski's.
painter at the Plant and go out to his cottages and fish with his guests when ever his heart desires.
ly and one of the questions was, "What is steam?" Bud couldn't quite remem ber the scientific answer but finally pulled this one our of the hat. "Steam i.s water gone crazy with heat." The answer was accepted. Maybe you havesomething there, Bud.
Many a strange thing happens these days and such an event was recently re lated to us by Don VanZandt of the Engineering Department. Van was on his way to Cedarville and while driving along he saw a brightly colored wood pecker sitting in the road. This bird didn't scare easily and just wouldn't fly. Hear-
ing no thump Van assumed that he passed right over it. Later, the gas gauge showed near empty so Van stop ped to fill up and while the tank was
DETROIT OFFICE
The Detroit office wishes to express
check the oil. What a surprise it was
its deepest sympathy to Karl Riegcr whose mother recently passed on; and to Phyllis Marra whose father-in-law also passed on to after life.
when out from under the hood zoomed Van's feathered friend.
BY WAY 0I: 'll-IE GRAPEVINE
being filled he opened the hood to
The art of water skiing is difficult to master and many a spill is taken even by the experts. A beginner may well become discouraged as did Russ Smart
around the entire ship from bow to stern and to his crew who served such a bountiful luncheon.
A big day in the lives of two of the girls in our organization was September
professional golf match. Better luck
26â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the day when Shirley Reynolds and Marjorie Weber celebrated their birthdays. In celebration of the big day the girls of the accounting and purchasing departments took the two to luncheon
next time, boys.
at the Admiral Restaurant.
A couple of the boys in accounting who thought they were such great golfers really took a beating at a recent
Marjorie tells us that now, at last, she
alter taking many unpremeditated dips in Long Lake. He'd rather take his from a diving board and do it gracefully.
Grand winners of the World Series
can vote. Is she a Stevenson man or
Baseball Pool are Shirley Reynolds and
Russ says he doesn't like the sport, any
Pete Wilhelm. (These two lovely peo
does she go for Ike's smile? Shirley says she is going to vote again.
how!
ple arc becoming very well liked. Could it be because of their winnings?)
LeRoy Haselhuhn and Harold Kortman should get together and work out a system. One of them hauled a truck load of reclaim back to the dragline and tried to get another load while the
And what are people doing with all that extra cash they received as a result of the recent raise in pay? Well, it was found out that someone, who has been
The boys in the loading tunnels haveto keep their eyes open when opening
so exasperated, as of late, at not being able to follow the episodes of / Lore Li/cy on TV and who has not been able to join in on the weekly discussions of this famous program, has used his raise-
the butterflies to allow the stone to run
to purchase that old monster TV and
on the belts. Safety First is their motto. If anything seems out of order they check and double check. Harry Joppich walked up to a shoot the other day in No. 12 tunnel and there sitting on the lip of the butterfly box was a big
will most likely soon be a fellow suffer er of that well-known malady â&#x20AC;&#x201D;TVifis.
other went to the storage with an empty truck.
skunk. Harry jumped back in time and didn't open the shutter until the ob struction was carefully removed. Joe Zoho has had some electric fly catchers installed on the Str. Robinson
galley door. They not only work on Hies who cannot read the large red letters, "Do Not Touch" written across the grill but also catch unwary humans who can not read or do not believe in signs.
Even the plant photographers g o r caught. We didn't believe it the first time so we tried again before reading. Which one? Just ask them and see! Two members of the erection crew
of the No. A Shovel put an old deer head trophy on a stump at the edge of the woods and had the whole crew argu ing if it was. a buck or a doe. (Some of the fellows even saw it move!)
Ernie Adrian was in the Upper Pen
insula on September 15 and had to stop his car because of a bad hail storm that
lasted for a short time, yet covered the area with two inches of hailstones.
Avery Cook Retires
Avery Cook who came to Calcite in April 1922 as a steam shovel engineer retired last July. He and Mrs. Cook live at
their
home
in
Petersville
where
Avery has a few acres of land which keeps him occupied. From the picturebelow we are sure he is kept very busy raising all these turkeys. While he has retired from Calcite he has not retired
from all work. His chicken and turkey farm will provide plenty of opportunity and an outlet for his energy. It is good to see one of our old timers in such
fine health so that he can enjoy his The Steamer Carl D. Bradley docked at the Solvay Sales Division's plant in
Detroit Tuesday, September 23, 1952; and at the invitation of Captain Swarts, the employees of the Michigan Lime stone Detroit office visited the captain aboard ship. For many it was the first time on a lake freighter. For all it was an in tensely interesting tour. Our thanks go to Captain Swarts who showed us
hobbies after retirement.
Avery raised a family of four sons and one daughter who were well-known in this community. Two sons are close to their parents, living in Petersville
and the remainder of the family live out of town.
We wish Avery many happy years to come and as usual hate to see our old
friends leave the job. They are always missed and we will miss you, too, Avery.
The youngsters of Rogers City had a grand time this past summer. Some
up to and including the Eagle Scout Award cover nearly every conceivable
1.600 registered children participated
subject. In the picture below are two mem bers of Troup No. 90 of the Westmin ster Church Explorer Scouts. They are Joe Valentin and Ronald Voda. These
in
GUESS WHO? Here is another one out of the old
dresser drawer that should strain your powers of deduction and observation.
The young chap on the left works at a variety of jobs around the Calcite Plant. He has likely forgotten about the old bow tie which he fought with so often in front of the mirror and that three
button suit that fits so snugly. He will, no doubt, view them with renewed ex asperation when he is confronted with them in this picture. He was not born in Rogers City but has made his home here for many years. He increased his wisdom and stature under the firm and iron rule of the
gentleman beside him whose profile most of our local readers should recog nize. We are of the opinion, not legally verified, that when this picture was taken he was about to set out for the.
as yet, unknown jungles of higher learn ing in Southern Michigan. After a few brief years in the wilds of Alma Mater Ik- captured a beautiful maiden and brought her back to Calcite where they have lived happily ever since. We might add here too, that he has two children. He has worked in the mill, in the load
ing tunnels and in the quarry and al though in recent years he seldom swings the hammer and shovel on the job hemay quite often be seen talking to some of his old cronies as well as more recent
employees. Look them over, boys, and let us know the results. In the last issue of "Calcite Screen
the
ten-week
Vacation
Recreation
program sponsored by the city. The former Rogers City High School coach Mason Evans, was in charge, ably as sisted by Mrs. Estelle Johnson, who is
a irained recreational supervisor. A great variety of activities kept all children interested and busy. The small children enjoyed the arts and crafts classes with doll shows and dress-up parades. Junior soft ball games com manded a lot of attention as did archery and Ping-pong. The battling game of box hockey provided many a thrilling moment for the youngsters who played as well as the galleries. Throughout this summer program, evening movies were sponsored by the Rogers City Lions Club. All was not play, for Handicraft class es benefited the children that attended.
A Water Safety program was pro vided by the Presque Isle County Chap
aging attendance at and work in the particular religious organization to which he belongs. The requirements of this badge are too numerous to mention here but it requires considerable time and effort in church service and strict
self-discipline in living up to the mental and moral obligations involved. We wish to congratulate these two boys on having attained this new award,
ter of the American Red Cross. Over
the first of its kind to be issued to a
200 children enrolled in this activity which was under the tutorage of Mrs. Millie Gorman. The participating child ren were divided into classes according to age and experience and thus were taught the Water Safety Program as it pertained to them. It is definitely true that recreational programs such as the ones provided in the Summer of 1952 arc a great asset
scout in the Scenic Trails Council. Joeis the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Val
to our younger generation. The know
ledge and experience that these young sters received will go far in helping them to be better citizens of tomorrow.
ings" that good looking young fella was J. A. Valentin, the Manager of Opera tions. That one wasn't so easy was it?
wide and varied program of advance ment for its active members. The reg
"Those who expect to reap the bless ings of freedom must, like men, under go the fatigues of supporting it."
First Class Scout with required quota of merit badges is an education in itself. The merit badges that can be obtained
The Boy Scouts of America has a ular curriculum
I':
two boys have Eagle Scout Badges, the highest award in scouting, and they arc still seeking new honors in the scouting service by earning merit badges beyond this range. Their latest acquisitions, shown on their right breasts, are the God and Country Awards. Scouting stresses t h e in dividual's obligation to God by encour
from
Tenderfoot
to
entin of the Calcite Plant and is attend
ing the University of Michigan this year. Ronald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Voda of the Bradley Transport
ation Line and is a senior at the Rogers City High School.
The Cradle Columns Quite often
the staff of
Calcite
Screenings becomes somewhat pressed for items of interest to fill up these pages but the babies, heaven bless them, have never let us down. Many of our employees herald the arrival of either a son or daughter, another twig on their family tree. Richard Zempcl, a carpenter, called
Chapman, porter on the W. F. White may oblige if you'll contribute over half to the support of one of his nine child ren. Eva Lynn invaded their household on June 6 and the Chapman's now havefour girls and five boys. Newt tells us that there isn't a greater joy than a child's faith and love and we certainly admire his philosophy. And it's another boy for the Mark
19. The Lamb's now have two girls and a boy and papa Pat is employed as an oiler on the Str. Calcite.
Jerome Mantych, track laborer, has another little girl and he and the Mrs. n,ll her Maryanne. She was born to them on August 20 and a few years hence who knows but what she might not be elected the Posen Potato Queen.
his second son, David, who was born
Fierip's. Larry Paul was born to them on July 13 and he has a little brother
On August 21 Royce Wickersham re ceived the glad tidings. The captain of the Str. Clymcr withheld the news from
on June 27. Fie now has three young-
named Mark Gregory just 14 months
"Wickie" until after he was off his
uns about the house and never a dull
his senior.
moment.
Janice Marie made her debut into the home of the Al Prevo's on June 30. Papa Al is an oiler on the Str. Taylor and can scarcely wait 'til layup when he and Janice may really get acquainted. Our heartiest congratulations to the
as his sisters Arlene, Connie, Karen and
"Pam". Young Randall, born on July 8 is going to be one lucky boy and will rarely want for anything. The proud daddy is a linesman on the tugs. He fin ally got himself a hunting and fishing companion. Better late than never, Louis.
Irvine Dcmpsey now boasts of a family of seven children. When Rand was bom on July 7 the boys took the upper hand for it's now four and three. If we haven't missed our guess we'd wager that the little girls can play just as lively a game of cowboys and In dians as their brothers can. Irv is a mec
hanic in the Machine Shop. If any of you unmarried young men are looking for a tax exemption Newt
the
ment.
Ralph "Doc" Morley came along
watch.
He
just
wasn't
taking
any
chances on "Wickie" while at the wheel
for a fella just isn't responsible for any thing that might happen when he gets
the great news that his very first is a boy. The name is Nylc Royce and please —not Junior! Another brand new papa is Earl Tul-
getske Jr., deckwatch on the "T.W."
proudly announcing the birth of their
Little Karen Diane came to their house
little daughter, Christie Jean on July 1.5. "Doc" is a deckwatch on the Str. John
on August 22 and made her mommy
G. Munson.
The Str. B. H. Taylor, too, has a
brand new daddy. The crew was very patient with Ralph when he got the good news — anyway, what did it mat ter whether they got their apple pie when it should have been soup or the cream when it should have been the
gravy —• it's all food anyway! The crew just charged these little transgressions to
little Catherine Marie
who made
her debut on August 4 and entered the household of the Ralph Erickson's. Pat Lamb breathed a sigh of relief when notified that he had a "man" in
his family. Charles Robert is this young fella's name and was born on August
The neat little home pictured above belongs to Robert
Smolinski who is a member of the mill repair crew. Bob, Carol and their three youngsters enjoy their new and comfortablehome and for a young fella of twenty-five he has certainly ac complished a feat. Bob isa great fisherman and hunter and suc cessful, too, they tell us. Why eat steak when you can have rabbit, birds and fish, eh Bob?
is an oiler on
Steamer Bradley. Gene Gordon invaded the peace and quiet of the Elmer Schaedig household on July 14. He is their first child and papa Elmer passed out the cigars to his fellow employees of the Track Depart
Louis Smolinski's on their newest add
ition. It's a boy and how he gladdened tiiC hearts of Louis and Marge as well
Mark
and daddy sublimely happy. News comes from way out there back of Onaway that Leo "Count" Widajewski added a member of the fairer sex
to his household and now has a family of three children. Carleen Dawn made
her debut on August 30- Her daddy is a wheelsman on the Steamer Clymer. Peggy Ann Newhouse now has a
baby brother and she calls him Larry.
Peggy Ann, who is now five, is very proud of this little fella and as far as she's concerned there isn't another girl in the neighborhood who is as happy and as lucky as she. Larry came to make his home with the Edgar Newhouse's
on August 23 and his "Pop" is a dock pumpman.
Most of us recognize this beautiful ranch-type home as be longing to none other than Allen Bruder. It is located on Spruce Street and is the envy of many passers-by. Allen and his wife, Fern, chose an ideal spot for their dream home with
beautiful pine and evergreen trees as a background. Allen has a thriving fuel hauling business which keeps him busy after his eight-hour day at the Calcite Plant. He can be found at the flux side loading dock where he is a pumpman. 17
Baby Margaret is now occupying the pretty nursery of the Jack Morley home on
Lakeview Boulevard. She is their
first child and what a bundle of pul chritude she is. She made her mommy and daddy very happy when she was
the Brege's are quite partial to D's since every one of their children's names be gin with that letter. Alfred is a mec hanic helper in the machine shop. The Ralph Pines family have some
on October 4. Just four more to go for a baseball team. Yes sir, gals are scarce in his family — nary a one. Why even the boys were disappointed when the
stork didn't bring them a baby sister
thing very much in common with the
but cheer up young fellas, maybe he'll do better the next time!
ployed presently in the Track Depart
Alfred Brege's. They, too, have four boys and one girl. Robert was the lat
ment.
est addition and seven year old Mary
White had news over the October 4
Ellen is learning a few tactics so that she might hold her own if the boys get too rough. Bobby was born on Septem ber 10, his daddy's pay day! You'll find
weekend and it was a big bouncing seven and a half pounds of boy born to Mayme and Don on that day. Two year old "Mackie" doesn't yet know just
horn to them on August 30 Jack is cm-
A baby daughter, Deanna by name, boosted the witholding exemption for Harvey Peltz to a five. Harvey is em ployed at Central Radio and now has two girls and one boy. Blonde and blue-
Don Lamp, engineer on the W. F.
him with the Electrical crew.
what to think of Stuart Monte and his
eyed Deanne was born to the Pcltz's on September 2.
We just can't let the boys steal the whole show. Along comes Eugene
The second cook on the Str. John G. Munson wasn't too much good to Otto foj a little while—that is, until hecame out of the daze and gradually real ized that he was now a daddy. Alan
ed out to be another girl!" Gene now has three daughters, namely, brand new Elizabeth, born on September 9, Valerie
mother is going to have to keep an eagle eye on him until he realizes that his baby brother is not a toy. What, no hunting partner yet for Don Matuszewski? 'Twas a girl again whom they called Jan is Clare born on October 5 and what a wonderful play mate she'll be for Joanne. In a couple of years they'll have many an argument over their dolls but that's the way of children. Daddy Don can be found each day tending to his duties at the com pany down at the plant. The Staff of Calcite Screenings ex tends its heartiest congratulations to the parents of the new offsprings.
Brad is the little fella's name and he
was born on September 5. Sandra invaded the peace and quiet of the Anthony Majewski household when she was born to them on Septem ber 6. This little lass is the Majewski's first child also and Tony is sure tickled with his prize even if she wasn't a boy. Sandy's daddy is a locomotive brakeman. Dianne was certainly outnumbered in the Alfred Brcgc household but it is even more so now. Brother Donald was
born on September 20 making it four boys and Dianne. We noted too, that
Kwiatkoski to announce that "he turn
and Susan. Gene is an oiler on the Str.
John G. Munson and when in port hetakes to the road for Cheboygan where his family is living. Gene didn't quite make it one day and the John G. pulled away from the dock just a bit too soon. Gene remembered that a bouquet of posies usually pacified his wife when hewas guilty of doing something that wasn't exactly to her liking and so heemployed the same tactics with the Chief when he took the water cab out
Accepting any of the various kinds
to catch the ship. Did it work. Gene? Reinhardt Wirgau of the Mill De partment announces the birth of a son
of government aid is like taking drugs —pleasant at first, habit-forming later, damming at last.
Several of our employees of Central Radio and Telegraph have yielded to the urge to build and own their own homes in the past year or two. These fellas are an efficient group down there under the antenna of the ship to shore radio station. The home in the above picture belongs to Frank Sager. The Sager's have lived in a Company home for a good many years but are now happily settled with their family in this well-appointed and recently completed little home on North Third Street. Like all radio men, Frank is somewhat of
an electrical wizard and we have no doubt that Mrs. Sager will soon have all those electrical gadgets which go to make housekeeping interesting and easier. He may have even added a few extras just for luck. We congratulate them on their new venture into the folds of our large group of home owners. IS
This fine looking home belongs to LeRoy Warwick of the Machine Shop of the Calcite Plant. LeRoy has worked at Cal cite since his high school days. After some delay, he found the girl of his dreams and has now settled down in this house
of his dreams with his wife and growing family. The home is roomy and nicely planned; the new lawn and landscaping is beginning to look like our friend Roy's handiwork, neat, clean and orderly. The Warwick's can well be proud of this fine addition to the new homes in our community and we know they are enjoying it after their years of renting, waiting and planning.
Paul Wirgau. They are both employed
And So They Were Wed
at the Calcite Plant. Pictured here are
the newly weds wearing their best smiles.
boygan on August 7 and were married at a quiet seven o'clock service. They are making their home at the Schlager Apartments and Archie is a deckwatch on the Str. W. F. White. We regret that we don't have a picture here but Archie is allergic to a camera!
Bill Dagner chose petite and pretty Ann Burch to be his bride and they were wedded by Rev. William Lichau at a four o'clock service at the West
minster Church on August 2. The wed ding party left the church amid a rain of confetti and rice and proceeded to the home of the bride's uncle. George Jones where a garden reception was
held for a great number of friends and relatives. Bill is the son of George Dag ner, locomotive engineer at the Calcite Plant. Bill is an oiler on the Str. John G. Munson. Smiling prettily here are Ann and Bill shortly after they spoke their "I Do's".
Frank Budreau met his bride at the
entrance of the Sanctuary of the St. Ignatius Church on July 12 and led her to
the altar where her
cousin, Rev.
Kenneth Povish awaited to perform the marriage ceremony. The altar was banked with Madonna lilies while the
pretty bride, the former Delphine Jachcik, carried her prayer book covered in satin and topped with an orchid. In the accompanying picture we have Frank and his new bride in the back
seat of the "sporty" model "T" and in the front we have the bride's sister and her brother-in-law, the Leslie Bell-
ir.ore's. Frank is a porter on the Steam er C. D. Bradley. Marvin "Archie" Karsten decided too that "it's the married life" for him so he
and Virginia Yarch drove over to Che-
St. John's Lutheran Church was the
setting of a very pretty wedding when on July 12 Norval Wirgau and Marvella Wenzel pledged their troth be
The photographer caught Art Getzinger Jr. and his pretty bride, the former Virginia Trelfa of Alpena, shortly after they became the new Mr. and Mrs. Getzinger on June 14. Rev. R.oberr E. Weller of Rogers City per formed the ceremony at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alpena at an eight o'clock evening service. Art was a former employee of the Michigan
fore Rev. Robert Weller at a candle-
Limestone Division but Uncle Sam re
lighted, delphinium-banked altar. Marvella is the daughter of Rudolph Wen
quested his services. We wish Art all
zel while her husband
ing forward to his return.
is
the son of
the luck in the world and will be look
Seated left to right: K. Thorn. W. Patchkowski, W. Zempel, L. Goulette. I. Stretch. A. Haneckow. R. Bellmore. M. Karsten, F. Aitgshiirger. Back row left to right: N. Chapman, C. Modrzynski. W Bredow. S. Haskc. Milo Gruelke, L Br/tder, E. Kowalski, E. Kihn, J. Single, R. Piechan, S. Paid, R. W/ojtaszek, W. Stafford, II. Kaininski, E. Cross, G. O'Toole, and Cap/. G. Kempe.
The Bradley Transportation Company Str. W. F. White
Personals
According to John Single's calcul ations on television the people in Rog ers City should buy their sets now. John has figured we should receive a clear picture at a distance up to 800 miles.
In our last issue of "Screenings" we had a hard time placing "Lefty" Stan ley Haske. We now have him under the supervision of Art Kihn who really keeps him in his place.
very interesting this year. We have
consin during his three weeks vacation.
gone into a variety of ports and our skipper, Gil Kempe, is certainly wellseasoned and a joy to work with.
sometimes active after leaving Greka's.
sands of dollars he let slip through his hands by not being true to his first love, the farm out in Belknap.
what kind of a deer it was and that
gin mill owner replied, "a swamp buck". Better cut down on those pills, Don. There is nothing drab about the oil room on
the
White.
With their
pink walls and chartreuse trimmings, they sure have a fine color scheme. When you see pink elephants after leav ing Conneaut they blend right in. Which is a big help, sometimes. When "Andy" Andrzejewski felt that
The hunting season is just about here
Patchkowski,
is
Milo Grulke said he's not too sure
While up at Detour Don Johnson was remarking what a great and success ful deer hunter he is. He then spotted on the wall a great trophy and asked
ers'
"Red" Augsburger was really down in the dumps during the potato digging season. He was considering the thou
His assistant, "Gas"
yet but if he thinks he's right, it'll be a boy. Either boy or girl, it will cut down on the income tax.
Out of the fry pan: You haven't been aiound if you haven't eaten Bredow's Spoon Pie and his delicious fried cakes made out of pancake flour. And you should see Kenny Thorn's special frostings and salads. He will furnish 8000 recipes for 3c! And if yoti haven't eaten Clem's luscious peanut butter cookies you've really missed one of the better things in life. The galley of this ship must take credit, if not all of it, a good share of it, for having such a good-natured crew.
hot breath down his neck this time he-
and the stories are really flying. Red
said he just knew it wasn't his imagin
Atkins tells of when he shot seven times
ation. That man with the white whisk
galley departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tim Stafford mean
at a bear behind a bunch of stumps.
ers caught up with him even if he didn't notify the Draft Board that he was no longer working on the Steamer Avery and had transferred to the good ship, White. Andy was always a plea sant and cooperative shipmate and he's going to be missed by the crew who
dered into the kitchen and said, "Dick,
When he went to look at his prize hehad seven dead bear. Nice shooting. Red.
"Peanuts" Haneckow is pretty proud of his parenthood. He says that next year his income tax will be cut two fold. Well, we'll just have to wait for the proof. Peanuts. Sailing on the W. F. White has been 20
With just a few more words for the-
who made that soup today? That was
and a speedy return.
the best darned soup that was ever made on this ship." Said Dick, ' 7,iggy made that soup." What Tim didn't know was that the soup was made out of sweep ings out of the ice box plus 2 small pieces of orange crate and a teaspoon of red shoe polish!
Leon Dictlin. democratic represent ative, attended several rallys in Wis
Art Kihn sure keeps himself occupied in his spare time. He has repaired
wishes him all the luck in the world
screens, vice stands, and also wagons and cars. Pretty good mechanic, eh
Marvin Karsten, just recently mar ried, was shown a little ditty. "Before
The old saying,"Life Begins at Forty" Our first mate was being very boastful
Art?
a man marries he should make a little
one day and admitted a few things. Is th.at bragging or complaining, Hank? Have you been lifting weights with our
money first because after he marries he
that look of satisfaction and content
will have to make a little money last." Yes, no truer words were ever spoken,
ment and we don't wonder why he
Marvin.
Ivan Streich is walking around with shouldn't. He can certainly be proud of his new home and a job well done.
We see that one of our stokermen is
We all differ in politics. Two men in our country are running on different
credit for that, Gas, Leo or Bredow's good cooking?
building a big front. Who gets the party tickets for the top job of the nation. We see that Gordon O'Toole is
running also. Could it be for a First Mate's job?
If the people of the world only knew the music and comedy that came out of a galley, there would be another Holly wood aboard the W. F. White.
Lately, our stays in Detour have been short ones. It seems as though Ed Cross has time enough for a hello and good bye to his family and then must rush back to the ship.
PORTHOLE NA VIGATION
How the boys aft know a ship is where she ain't!
With a pair of calipers and a 12-inch Art Kihn, being relieved by the next watch: How's she going Art? Art: Going pretty good now. I got the hard part done. Harold Taylor, the 4 to 8 wheelsman, and Arnold Specht, our First Assistant Engineer, have quite a knack for math ematics. They are finding the dimen sions, speed, length, and altitude of mice in pipes, leaps of frogs, elephants on mountains and fish as long as steam
physical culture man, Harold Taylor? It seems that one of our galley men has been promoted. Yes, Capt. Newt
Chapman, Geneva of the Lakes! We have had a request for infor mation as to where one could place an oil well in Rogers City. Our "Georgia Peach" Stanley Paul, has interests in one and would like it moved nearer home.
This is the time of the year that the fish like.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fall weather, rolling seas. They sure get lots to eat since many of the sailors are in sympathy with themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
especially the writer of this "grease."
ride
Arnold Specht climbed up on his cabin stool
He glanced out the port at a bit of land As he shifted six pencils from, hand-
Wanted: A saddle for Stafford's chair
in the dining room, so that when he watches his western serials on TV, he
will be right in the saddle again.
to hand.
Ih took a two-fingered bearing on God k no lis what
And hurriedly grabbed his cojjee pot, jumped down below the rev's to take To see what knots he'd have to make.
boats.
Me added, deducted and divided by three Bob Bellmore is sure hoping that one
And called to the mate "there's Skill-
of the ships lay up in Manitowoc and
agalee", Navigation to him was mere child's play She's ahead three hundred miles away.
that there's a shipkeeper's job open. Why, Bob? Would that make things closer to home?
Ih jumped down below and yelled for Lyle Goulette wants to know why someone can't find a color scheme for
salt so that one can see it on ones eggs.
Third Mate: Say O'Toole, why so much catsup on your eggs?
steam
And wrote in the log. "Thunder Bay's abeam,"
Righto. Specht. as the Aussies say Abeam fifty miles away.
O'Toole: It kills the taste of the bird!
Hi went below, set the clock back an
Karsten: Make my steak well done
Tied the safety valve clown with a sack of flour,
hour. medium rare!
Our conveyormen have been having a little trouble with their belts lately. This doesn't pertain to Piechan's money
Said the heck -with the works, we'll waif for the tide
And threw all his figures over the side.
Another three days, he told Kaminski Will bring her in sight of the Lime
George Jones came aboard to pay us a visit but he only made a short trip. He would have stayed longer but I
Better grab something Specht and take
guess he was getting hungry and he
The Tug's got the string and we're
didn't want to take any chances.
the First Assistant on the Str. W. F.
White said, "Business before pictures"
belt. The new Packard took up the slack in that.
Richard Brege, Arnold Specht and Bernard Bader were caught hard at work when this one was snapped. Specht,
stone City a round turn
going astern.
after the flash went off. He went further
and said, "There was no one at the dock
at Cheboygan last night to show us where to put the stone so we had to stay
up all night to keep her moving and now we've got to check her over. Such is life on a steamboat." 21
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Seated left to right: C. Jaeger. D. Hcythaler, M. Joppich, A. Selke, W. Kunncr. R. Sabin, E. Tulgetske. B. Strzelecki, A.
Misiak. R. Szymoniak, ]. Mulka, H. Yarch. Standing left to right: Capt, R. Bryan. L. Pines. H. Jaeger. G. Patzer, F. McCreery, C. Modrzynski, E. Rygwelski. J. Neivhouse. A. Michelti, Chief G. Hoy. J. Szczerowski, L. Carter, H. Schoenow, A. Schefkc, M. Inglis. 0. Miller. G. Hubbard and J. Zoho.
Str. T. W. Robinson
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dealers will do alright for themselves
We all have been looking forward to seeing the new John G. Munson and finally, after what seemed like a long wait
we arrived at Calcite and sure-
Henry
Schoenow,
our
whirlwind
waiter doesn't think much of Atomic
this winter.
Earl Tulgetske is the proud Pappy of a brand new baby girl. Daddy, Mam ma, and baby arc doing fine. For a while
Energy but says those flying saucers sure will help a lot. Rick argued for ten minutes that he
enough there she was. It is a beautiful ship and looks every bit as big as those guys who were down at Manitowoc
we were a little anxious about the Dad
is in the Second Precinct but ended it all
dy, but he pulled through.
tip by saying, "For twenty years I've voted in the First Precinct." A man just
said she was. We are all proud of her and wish the officers and crew good
When Norman Quaine left us to go Third Mate on the Clymer, John Szc
can't win, eh Bill?
luck.
zerowski came over here as a wheels
The fellows aboard the T. W. Ro
binson are keeping a sharp eye on those huge stone piles which grew so fast
during the steel strike and now we hear that old familiar question, "Do you think we will lay up early this year"? Well, when we hear how many
We
understand
that the Chief has
him he handles it like an old veteran
farmed his cat out and has taken tip residence in the City.
and now is looking forward to that Third Mates job. We all know that Norm Quaine will fill his new appoint ment 100 percent. We wish them both
Sez our romantic night cookâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Just keep an eye on me the next time we're in Calcite, boys, and take a few point
the best of luck.
ers."
man and although its a new job for
she runs it sure looks like Penny will
from Duluth who now makes Peters
have a tough job come December 1.
ville his home, has been telling some-
Bey: 1 sure would like to give up a meal and try to take some of this weight Off. Jim & Ben: Can't be done, we tried
tall tales about Duluth which we sort
it.
And with all this talk about layup the fellows are making plans as to what they will do after layup. Calvin Jaeger lias that gleam in his eye so if shesays yes, we think he will have his
of doubt. We can't doubt it too much, however, because we are strangers
tons the Munson takes and how fast
work cut out for him.
Our Captain is sure admiring those big Cadillacs that some people are for tunate enough to own but with the steel situation what it is, Cadillacs are hard
to buy. Henry Yarch just couldn't wait for layup so that's him zooming around in that nifty looking Buick. Dick and Flank Newhouse have just come to the conclusion that they can't figure out
how it can pay to hang onto their old cars any longer. So, it looks like the car 22
Louis Carter, our
new acquisition
around those parts. But, after we did get up on Lake Superior we believe iheone about the mosquitoes up there. They would have to wear fur coats in July and have to have radar to sec their way around in the fogs. Lester Pines had the misfortune while
off on his vacation to end up in the hos pital. We were all feeling sorry for him until he came back and told us how nice
the nurses are up there. The only thing missing, according to Les, was fried onions and the best of us are sure we wouldn't mind that if the nurses are as
nice as Les says they are.
Rick Sabin asked for two absentee
ballots. He figures the Republicans arcgoing to need twice as many votes to win this time.
Anyone interested in some real old fashioned bear stories should lend an ear when Lester Pines is on hand and
in the mood. Lester, it seems, has done
everything with a bear with the excep
tion of taking one up for a ride in a plane. That, tot), may happen some day. Guest season has again come to a close. We were fortunate in having a
nice list of distinguished and enjoyable passengers this season. They included
Mr. and Mrs. Clymer, Mr. and Mrs. Russel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Platz and
daughter Nancy, Professor Eilers of the University of Michigan, his wife and family, Mr. and Mrs. Waldsmith and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. King (Betty
Clymer) and party; Mrs. George Floy and Mr. George Jones.
Dowr woc,p,y NAUTS / 1
'MfcE ir Fir/
The stokerman and oiler on the 4
to 8 tried to capture a little publicity recently with a hunger strikeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just like Ghandi of old. They soon gave it up,
^"lif8V^^
however, 'cause Joe's suppers are too
good to miss. Best At:
Howard Jaeger: Just talking Alex Selke: Drinking coffee William Kunner: Looking for flying saucers
Bob Schefkc: Ability Around Home
Ed Rygwelski & Capt. Bryan: Ability ro stay single
Pines, Kunner & Sabin: Ability to
PLANT PERSONALS
get breaks in Calcite Zoho: Being referee and Mom to the
there on Grand Lake and do some fish
gang
ing, particularly when he finds himself
Ben Santimo really likes to get down in the unique and rather aggravating
job of grappling for a fish pole. It seems that Ben took our friend Louis Dambra
and the wives out on the big lake this summer. One of the ladies inadvertantly
dropped her tackle, pole, line and sinker right down to the bottom. We under stand from a little bird that after about
an hour Ben was becoming somewhat sarcastic about casting for tackle in stead of for fish. Leave it to Ben, they finally hauled it up.
We hear all kinds of stories about these bears which run around the
quarry and vicinity. Henry Smith and Leo Mulka are not quite sure whether to trust them when they get too close
or not. They just nicely got their drill
going one morning whey they look ed up and saw a big healthy look ing black fella coming towards them. Did they hit for the nearest tree? Oh no, not Henry and Leo. They shut off their drill and climb ed up the drill mast. They figured the ole boy might climb a tree but couldn't very well get his claws into that steel mast. We pass this on as a good safety suggestion to other drill crews!
Fred Hcythaler knocked a porcupine our of a tree thinking it was a coon. There was more to this story than just that. Fred climbed the tree and struck
mister porky with his bare hand and then found out it wasn't a coon. He said
his hand looked like a porky's tail. The
porky fell towards him and when he held up his hand to protect his face
We found Second Assistant, Henry
Newhouse, running a check on the boil er water on the Steamer T. W. Robin
the other side of the hand got filled with quills. This was not the end of trouble as Fred developed a badly in fected hand from so many punctures and had a bad time of it. He says it surely pays to be careful.
son. Hank is pretty active so he figured he could stand a five-minute watch alone while the rest of the boys went on
He who seeks revenge digs two graves.
deck. So if you miss him in the crew
there but duty called. Large as life and
Stevie Tom came back to the job dur ing his vacation to help pass out pay
twice as natural.
checks to the track crew.
picture it isn't that he didn't want to be
This is not a good picture of Newt Chapman, one of the galley crew of the Steamer W. F. White, but it does show
our congenial friend who hails from Onaway. Newt looks a little on the cold side and during the remaining few weeks the days out on the lakes can get mighty cold. 23
Left to right are: G. Smige/ski. F. Budreau. J. Lounsberry, W. Soper. Capt, C. Swarts. A. Goodreau. J. Makowski, N. Raymond.
C. Dodge. L Gabrysiak. D. Langridge. F. Beebe. J. Geyer. A, Kandow. C. Pilarski, A. Yarch. L. Urban. W. Yutgetske, R. Centala. R. Taylor. M. Florip, W. Derry, E. Felax, R. Stoinski. L. Taylor. R. Kowalski. S. Rygwelski, A. lingelbrechl. /;'.' Vallee. R. Garms.
Str. Carl D. Bradley
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C arl D. Bradley on the ensign A ship so tried and true R job is hauling coal and limestone I. oading flux and cement stone too.
entered the house raving mad because some dirty Republican had stolen half the pig. His wife asked how he knew it was a Republican "Well", he ex claimed, "if it had of been a Democrat, he would have taken all
of it." Now
then so much for politics.
D o you ever wonder at the long ships passing B etwecn the dusk and the dawn
R the ships bound for some snug harbor
A nd will the beacons all be on
D own the lake to Gary I. imestone for the mills
E ach cargo that much closer to V es, the goal we set for '52. Are you lucky—You're one of the happy Americans who can cast a bal lot November 4th because you are reg istered. Or you may be one of the more patriotic citizens who has never missed an opportunity to cast a vote and
doesn't have to worry about whether you are on the City Clerk's list.—Gives a guy a nice warm feeling to be a "regular" — kinda' like going all through school and never being tardy. Anyhow, if this is your first X or if you've made a whole string of Xs in your lifetime you can wake up Novem ber 5th with a clear conscience. Maybe your candidate will be headed for the White House and maybe he won't, but you're the guy that can grin and say "I voted yesterday." Pity the dope who
didn't vote. He can't even pipe a leg itimate gripe.
Now that baseball season is drawing to a close and football away to a good
Bill Derry, our dashing deckwatch claims:
There's many a goody — goody guy Who boasts of his pious ways, Who'd be a blingcr if he had The steam of his younger days.
Jerry Geyer was asked to explain what was meant by Tarzan eyes: "They swing from limb to limb", was his
start we have learned who had the best teams. Altho' we have some crew mem bers who still maintain Detroit had the
reply.
best team — they just did not get the
his shipmates and our Philosopher
breaks. My, my, what a shame. Some
think they should enter the City high school league next season. The saddest
"Father Vallee" as he is known to claims that — The number of times the
average man says "No" to temptation is once weakly.
words of tongue or pen to our Tiger team are — "We're beat again."
Pilarski was asked by his girl friend as he pulled up to a slow stop. "Now
At the first report of snow on the weather report Beebe gets dreaming and making plans for ice fishing this winter. Will have to get that shanty painted. He has just had all summer to do it. He is going after the big ones
what are we stopping for?"
that got away this summer. We don't
know for sure whether he caught the fish or just borrowed them to have the
picture taken during his vacation. They were really beauties. I ask a simple question. The truth I only wish; Are all fishermen liars.
Or do only liars fish:?
Clarence replied: "I've lost my bear ings"
Girl friend: "Well at least you arcoriginal, most fellows run out of gas." Joe our assistant conveyorman scz: Women can adapt themselves more
readily than men to a girdle because they love to be squeezed. — And I ask who should know better than anyone about such matters than Joe. "Kid Biff" our steward has obtained
the correct formula for perfect slumber. We don't know for sure if he hangs
"Gabby" would like to know the
himself on a hook or not. At least he
formula used to figure out the depth of
hangs something on a hook. Anyone
water at Calcite while anchored. Does
interested consult Goodreau.
anyone have this formula? We could
suggest Gabby look on the chart it is
"Jimmie" our new crew member is
We arc reminded at this time of the
much easier. We do have the formula,
story of the farmer who had slaughtered a hog and had left it hanging outside ail night to freeze. In the morning he
if you care to call it such, to keep the bumps out of the body of that car of
a noisy individual to say the least. Sil ence may be golden, Jim, but not worth a darn at a football game. Altho' darn good way to keep out of trouble.
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yours.
that you'll find the both of them way up near the top of the list. But what they enjoy most is their very cozy and
"Anatomy is" according to Art Kan dow, "something everyone has, but looks better on a woman." Art you have been seeing too much TV lately.
comfortable home nestled among the
whispering pines. We'll let you takeit from here and we'll say no more.
An old maid is a girl that knows all the answers but
is never asked
the
Many pedestrians die each year be cause they fail to obey traffic and com mon-sense safety rules. When a pedes
question.
Mark Florip thinks Clyde Beatty must have quite a time training those cats of his when so many individuals are so hard to keep in their place. Is this true,
trian breaks a traffic law, he rarely gets
a ticket â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but he sometimes gets death. Now death is a severe penalty for a mistake. But the penalty is often given. Figures show that 9,000 pedestrians
Tiger? Did you collect your dollar yet?
were killed by motor vehicles last year; and 175,000 were injured. What can
Stoinski's prediction of a wise man is like a straight pin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his head keeps him from going too far. "Allen
Fhe Pride Of Wisconsin"
claims it pays to be on time. It is a long tiresome ride to Detroit not to men
tion the expense of it all.
GUESS WHO?
Sitting here so pert and pretty in his little satin jacket and shiny patent sandals is a well-known personality of
pedestrians do about this tragic toll? Well, first of all, pedestrians should know and obey traffic laws. Then they should be alert while walking. If you
pay attention to traffic, your friends won't have to pay their last respects to you.
the Bradley Transportation Line. HeSome of the crew members would like to know what in heck the mate is
going to do with those seeds recently obtained at Buffalo. Next June fellows, come out to "Little Acorn Lodge" near State Park and see for yourself.
was a brave little boy, completely re laxed, giving the photographer just a
Boy! How would you like to catch a string of brook trout like this? This
trace of a smile. When this young chap
is one of the nicest catches we have
grew into manhood, his dark hair grew wavy and very becoming to him. He
seen in a long, long time. It takes us back to the days when a journey to the Little Ocqueoc by horse and buggy
still has that trusting but mischevious
glint in his brown eyes. We venture to say that this picture was perhaps taken about thirty years ago. He has been with the Bradley Line for the past nineteen years. This young fella is mar ried and has a very fine wife who just bubbles over with personality and due to their congeniality they have a great host of friends. They both enjoy all kinds of sports but bowling seems to be their favorite and may we add here
would enable us to make a nice catch of
the speckled beauties. The young man on the left is Norman Beebe, son of Fred Beebe, a wheelsman on the Str.
Bradley. The other lucky fisherman is "Sparky" Fleming, deckwatch on the Str. Clymer. These fish were caught from a stream in Michigan's upper pen
insula. "Sparky" was up that way during his vacation and his brother-in-law Nor
man was right with him.
John Bauer, Third Assistant and Chief Ray Buehler held the fort in the
engine room on the Bradley this time while the rest of the boys got their pic tures taken. "Can't take any chances
with all this H. P. champing at the bits so John and I stayed down here to keep an eye on her," said Chief Ray. n
Seated left to right: E. Patzer. W. Kortman. W. Haske, D. Shawhan, L. Glentz. A. Puhrman. C. Robinson. B. Kowalski, A.
Rosmys. II"'. Joppich. Standing left to right: H. Gould, M, Haselhuhn. N. Wickcrshani. E. Adrian. II. Krueger. R. Heiu. V.
McElmurray. A. Pilarski, D. White. D. Valley. P. Lyon. A. Fleming. R. Modrzynski. E. Jones. N. Quaine. 'E. Hoffman. D. Kowalski. P. Kreft. Chief N. Henderson, R. Wilson, and Capt. M. Haswell.
Str. I. L. Clymer Charlie
Robinson
Personals insists
there
arc-
spooks in the vegetable bin on the Cly mer. Something must have scared him
because he always finds a different way to the forward end. Could it possibly be
"Butch" Modrzynski and a newcomer, Paul Lyon who is rapidly making friends in the Bradley fleet. We know that if winter at their book work as they did this summer they'll have no trouble at
It is now well past the blueprint stage, thartks to the help of the conveyorman and the Second Mate. According to all calculations it should be rolling off the production line along about October 15. Hope it lasts for many pleasant trips to
ail. Good Luck, fellas.
Fiorida and back, Mark.
they work as hard in Cleveland this
the third assistant, Charlie?
The "Count" (of no account; Leo
According to the grapevine our star deckhand, Marvin Haselhuhn, has en
rolled in the Arthur Murray school of dancing for the winter. He made up his mind one day in South Chicago when a Cute little number asked him to dance.
Marvin politely refused but he's deter
mined he'll be prepared the next time. We have a
new watchman on the
Clymer, namely, Bob Hein. Seems he's been demoted from the big "John G." but Bob doesn't mind, he says he likes these "old comfortable jobs."
This sign was noted in the window of a Cleveland Turkish Bath a few years ago: "We make young colts out of old forty fives."
Seems the Clyrner will be heading for Manitowoc along about the first week of November in preparation for the winterwork program so Ervin Adrian is running this ad: "Ladies, do you trust your husbands? Don't run around with that worried look; for a slight fee you can be supplied with a complete "Diary" of your husband's whereabouts between November 1 and December I. Put your order in now." Of course, we think
Widajewski has done it again! After talking all spring about not taking a vacation he finally decided late this sum mer to take a trip off. Well, you guessed it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we had to send a search party out to the hills of Onaway to recapture him. But we'll have to excuse him this year because he was the proud papa of a baby girl. Congratulations Leo and Hazel.
Benny Kowalski claims the army has a new pistol that will shoot through a 4 armor plate. Hmmm. Wc would like to nominate Hilton to a "Lord Calvert man of distinction"
ad. Why? We notice a few gray hairs among the black which gives him that extra distinguished look. Must be the antics of those postwar deckhands that put them there. If we could only get Ruth to persuade him to bring his tux aboard, we'd sure like to get a picture of him for the next issue of Calcite
recent bout with ill health.
It's a boy and he came to live with Royce and Ethel Wickersham. His name is Royce Jr. Good Luck, young fella. Norm Quaine's wife, Edna, would
like to know who the culprit is who's been teaching him all those question able phrases in Polish. Shall we tell hei, Tony?
At this time we would like to say good luck and goodbye to Gerald Danbert who left for the Coast Guard just recently. He was a good shipmate and we'll miss him. Take it easy in those strange, new ports, Gerry.
Roy Green has done it again. He says three times and out???
Scieenings.
As the years roll by one still hears the old familiar greeting of Charlie
Mr. Jones went out for a trip with us on September 20. He held a meeting
and spoke of current issues concerning
Irvin I.. Clymer has been designing a
the employees of the Bradley fleet. He cleared up many things which the men were questioning. We enjoyed having him aboard and hope to see him more
trailer for a trip to Florida this winter.
often.
Robinson's
"What time Calcite?"
For months now the Master of the
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We are happy to have our Steward, Jack Paradise, back with us after his
Gould, our happy-go-lucky First Mate,
that's fine, but who will watch Ervin?
The Steamer Clymer has two future olii'.crs in the making namely Raymond
Red" Kreft gives us a definition of Education ... The ability to describe a beautiful girl without using your hands.
Harvey, the waiter, said he could pass any car on the road since he got his
Uncle Sam snatched another young lad off the good ship Clymer. Eugene
that Harvey speaks of. That's a lot of
new Ford. But he did admit that he
Hoffman got that very important notice-
horse, Harvey.
couldn't pass a Hudson in second gear.
to report for induction on October 23. Needless to say, we regret to see Gene leave us 'cause he sure was a good kid and we'll miss him. And golly, just two days short of an oiler's ticket, too. Good
Emmet Baier thought he had more money in the Presque Isle County Bank than he had in the Cheboygan bank. What a pleasant situation to be
Big Ben Kowalski said he once had a shotgun that knocked him down and then kicked him twice when he shot it off.
luck, Gene.
We'd like to see that two-ton horse
in! Guess Emmet will retire soon. When
a guy doesn't know how much money "Red" Valley thought he would do Pearson a favor and washed his clothes
one day. The clothes happened to be Pearson's underwear and by mistake (or was it) a maroon sock was mixed in
with the laundry. All of the clothes turned out a beautiful pink. We think Paul looks good in pink but Red can't come out of hiding yet.
Ted King advises that when Red Valley gets out the hose to rinse down the boiler room it is well to give him a lot of room. He also recommends that
if anyone has to go into the boiler room at that time they had better wear rain gear. Ted thinks he has a solutionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he'll get a fog nozzle to cut down the pres sure so Red may be able to control it.
he has, he must be loaded. He's known
as "Money Bags, Baier" now. Eugene "Casey" Jones said he didn't intend to take a vacation this year. Fin ally, he decided that he would take a few days. Two weeks went by and we had a hard time getting him back. It was either the home cooking or he found an extra $20 that he didn't know
Paul Pearson says just think of it, only eighty-five more shopping days be fore Christmas. It won't be long now. We also notice that Paul has a new Ford and he tells us that he has to hold that foot on the brake most of the time or
that Ford would probably take right
Louie Glentz is the casanova on the
about. What's the story, Casey?
Clymer. He has many girlfriends but marriage doesn't seem to enter his mind. We asked him how he kept warm in the cold, cold wintertime and he informs us that he has an electric blanket!
off. (Editor's note: It will be a lot few
er days of shopping before Christmas when you read this!)
We're going to remind Gene Hoff man when he gets back from the ser vice how nice it must have been when
We depend on Don White of the galley to give us the low down out Metz way but he doesn't do much talk ing. We'll have to trail him cause he can't make us believe that it's always his mother he's so anxious to get out there to see.
he was still ten to the Gene, you while your
on the boat and hadn't got shaving stage. Just think, can sleep an extra wink buddies lather.
Don Kowalski hopes that they get telephones out at the Park pretty soon cause someday he's liable to miss the boat. He must get his time through the grapevine system of communication cause he's always on time. Some of us don't think the grapevine is too reliable.
Our repairman, Wally Haske, has just bought a house and is now having his worries. He says he's been trying to get those storm windows on for a month now but never gets a break. Seems that he's worried about the new
baby catching a cold. That's alright
Wally, just have a few boys now and they can do the work when you're aw ay.
Seems that George Jones has that
gift of reading minds. Just ask Ben Kowalski for the details.
Fmmett Baier, oiler and Second As sistant Paul Pearson, are shown here in
the engine room of the Str. Irvin L. Clymer. They figured that they were out of the picture but we fooled them.
Rod Wilson seems to have been the Yankee fan and his calculations at this
time seem to have been 100 per cent correct. Sparkey Fleming says he won't accept 10 or 15 cent monthly payments either.
The shuffle of personnel on the Brad ley Lines during the past year has pro duced another face in the officer ros trum on the forward end of the Steamer
Bradley. Stanley "Stitch" Rygwelski was found ro be next in line on the senior
ity list with a Pilot's License and the proper qualifications. He was promoted to Third Mate on May 19, 1952. Stanley was employed by the Brad ley Transportation Line during the win ter of 19A6. He had A.B.'s and when
the season opened on March 20 he had a watchman's job on the former Munson now the Str. I. L. Clymer. He served as a wheelsman during the intervening years on the Steamers Robinson, Cly mer, and Bradley until his advancement to Mate in 1952.
Stanley made good use of his timewhile aboard ship and earned his new job. We wish him continued success in his new job on the road to the top. 27
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Scv/cy/ /e// to right: L. McGinn. A. Prero. C. Nelson. W. Asam. ./. M'dka. E. Ehrke. L Pearson. E. McFa/da. E. Vnight. R. Riimsey. Standing left to right: J. Lamb. E. jarvis. R. Schepler. G. Paradise. E. Fleming. R. Erickson. H. Sorgatt. A. hlorrocks. W. Szymoniak, F. Horn. J. Fogelsonger. E. Part)ka. A. Domke. 7. Strand. A. Strand. PL Frederick. K. Richard. Capl. R. Vrsem..
R. luige/ske. L. Ol'oole. and Chief 7'. Suttle.
Str. B. H. Taylor
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—he built a work bench in the chow locker and now he doesn't know how
Horrocks to Paradise: Say, Glen, did you ever see two cats with their tails
Pete who takes advantage of every opportunity to go fishing really got the bird in Menominee — a seagull! If the boys in the fantail don't change his mind, he plans to do better in Florida
to get it out. So he figured that if he Could get to the shipyard they would take a plate out of the side. The crew is hoping that Angus will give up car penter work and go back to barbcring.
tied together slung over a clothes line?
this winter.
"Smo", our watchman, has to have an extra towel a week. Must use it to
What did some of the boys on the Taylor have that caused such fluttering
that he might have a case of "heart
Anybody lost? It is rumored that our First Assistant, "Poppy" is going to start
trouble"?
a "We Find 'Em" business. Seems when
We need a mail clerk on the Taylor now to take care of all that fan mail
coming from Cheboygan to a certain young fella in our midst. Hair tonic has become a must on the
forward end—just ask Schepler or John.
We wonder why Horn has such a
great interest in the Cheboygan Hospit al. Is he studing Astrology or Anatomy?
Horrocks: You dope, they didn't put a square knot in the tails, they just used a piece of string. Glen (blankly) Oh, that ain't so bad then!
of hearts in Buffalo?
dry up his tears because we never get to Toledo or Black Lake. Could it be-
Glen: No, but that knot in the tails must sure hurt.
it came time to leave Lorain Poppy was in the bilge and coal bunker. Glad to see you solved your first case. Don't know what we'd do without "Speed" our fantail chief.
We understand that "Leap". Prevo and "Rip" Tulgetske spent three even ings window washing in Lorain. Any one wishing a first class job see the 12
We noticed Harry Sorgatt losing some of his hair and when asked why,
Harry told us he tried to figure all his pay.
Louie Dehring to Paradise and Horn: When 1 was fifteen I kicked a football
from the twenty yard line over the goal post on a kickoff. Horn: Hey, boys, that's 80 yards, why even the pros can't do that. Louie: 1 elon't know, maybe it was the wind behind me, but it went over.
Paradise: Wind, heck! Sounds more
CO 4 watch.
like a hurricane to me!
Paradise's statement one hot day in September: 1, Glen Paradise, upon the
Les, our fantail pilot, can't figure out
During a late hot spell weather man Chief Suttle, says, "Don't worry boys, we're going to get the tail end of that
which side of the lake we are in. On one
Florida Hurricane, she'll cool off." He-
of our recent trips up Lake Michigan with a strong northwest wind Les wanted to know if we were going to
was right but we didn't think that there-
only in a pair of shorts. Witnesses:
was snow on the tail end!
Charless Horn and
haul across the lake. When the mate in
formed him that we were already on the east side he wanted to know how
come his compass showed us heading Northwest. Now he wants the compass by the emergency steering calibrated. Angus Domke is hoping that we go back to the shipyard. He has a problem Jo
Our oiler on the 4 to 8 has that far
away look in his eyes lately. Seems that he has taken up nursing in Cheboygan.
first snowfall will run six times from the aft cabins to the forward cabins dressed AI
Horrocks. We
wonder where the Taylor was Sunday, October 5, Had it been in the vicinity of Rogers City he would have had to fulfill his promise.
Is that true, Chuck? Horrocks to Horn: We'll be on fast The crew wants to know what Louis
"Batman" Dehring has been drinking to be chasing bats around in rooms in the middle of the night. (He got 'em too!;
time this trip. Horn: Why? Horrocks: Today's Sunday, 1 wound the clock.
Ralph Smith, pictured here with him is just as ardenr a fisherman and he and
OToole to Budnick: Are you going out west to do your fishing this winter? Budnick: Yes, West Long Lake.
Royden caught this mess at Lost Lake. Royden took that four pounder and he and Marceline had more than enough for a meal while Ralph settled for the other four bass which very nicely solved the problem of their Friday night
The men of the Bradley fleet appre ciate the thoughtfulness of Station WHAK in announcing the time on the boats. They say that the gate phone is so busy at times it is difficult to get
dinner.
them.
The average man lives 31 years long er than he did in 1800 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; He has to in
We came across this one down in
order to get his taxes paid.
Buffalo ... a sign in a drugstore win dow read, "Our Soda Jerks Are Licensed
O'Toole: Do you bubble-gummer is?
Fn-.zicians."
know
what
a
Listener: No.
A thought for tomorrow: Speak well of your enemy for you made him.
O'Toole: That's a teenage bobbysoxer and elo you know what a bubblegummer catcher is? Listener: No, tell me. William Budnick, First Assistant En
gineer, and Louis Dehring, oiler, of the
O'Toole: That's Ronny Miller's big Chrysler. How were they, Ron?
Sir. B. H. Taylor, were the missing Members when the crew picture was taken this Fall. Louie said that someone
had to keep an eye on the gauges while Bill didn't have much time for pictures and told the photographer to get it over with in a hurry. Could be he might have had something to do!
Paul Stone is a new and shining sailor these days. Within the past year Norman Quaine is another man who
he married a nice new bride and is now
was prepared and ready for advance
completing a new home for her up near Trout River. On July 28, 1952. he be came
Seconel
Mate
on
the
ment when the Str. Munson left the
Ways at Manitowoc. Norman joined the fleet on June 17, 1945 as a eleckhand
Steamer
John G. Munson, the new steamship of the Bradley Transportation fleet. Paul
on the former John G. Munson now
entered the service of this Company on
The boys don't always bring home a
the Str. Irvin L. Clymer. He became a
June 28, 1940 as a deckhand. He be
string of fish like this but as Royden Schcfke says, "If you try often enough and long enough you are bound to get
and on June 30, 1952, was promoted to
came a wheelsman on the Str. W. F. White and on March 10. 1949 he was advanced to Third Mate on the Str. T.
wheelsman on the Str. White in 1950
Third Mate on the Str. Irvin L. Clymer.
some sooner or later." We understand
The process of moving up the ladder
W. Robinson. Paul, realizing the chances
that you take your wife out sometimes
of advancement in the fleet, took ad
after a rain and let her hold the flash
of command sounds easy but the task of writing difficult examinations in ord
vantages of the opportunity and when
light while you pounce on some unsus
er to get licenses requires considerable time, work, and expenditure of mental
the time came, was qualified to step in to his new position. Congratulations are in order and it is a pleasure to wish
pecting fat night crawlers and then the next night you tear home from work and grab your tackle and hit out for
Paul the best of luck on all his new
Lake Nettie or Lost Lake and fish like
energy outside the regular line of duty. We congratulate Norm on his new ap pointment and wish him the best of
ventures.
heck until the fish can't see anymore.
luck.
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Seated left to right: W. Minier, A. Bey, H. Piechan, J. Krawczak, J. Selke, J. Showers, L. Yarch. A. Johnson. A. Markey. J. Clans. Standing left to right:M. Haselhuhn. E. Jackson. J. Yarch. D. Monroe. S. Centala, J. Baur. J. Berg. E. Pintaw. E. Meden. L. Bell-
more. J. Sniolinski. C. Ramsey, R. Karsten. A. Skoicronck, R. Budnick. D. Maerz, J. Rose, Chief S. Chihola. and Capl. A. Malocha. Str. Calcite
Personals
"jude" Yarch has set up his own tailor shop.
When that good old steamer Calcite gets in a little ahead of time there's a traffic jam at the coal pile when the fellows start winding up their jalopies and head for the open road. One of our TV experts, Eljay Show ers, at Detour last year, got Houston, Texas. He has a carel verifying this. Steve Centala: They'll do those things. AI Skowronek: Requisition Book Julius Baur: Two boats ahead Elmer Meden: Smiley
Wilton Minier doesn't mind sailing not even a little bit but he could easily change his mind if they ever removed the TV set. He has his own chair and
his name on it. You'll find him parked right out in front and he sure is a good watcher.
Wilton: Say, Mate, what direction is
town is just about 100 per cent but oh. how he wishes they'd pave that road over there. It does nothing for that nice new car of his whatsoever.
the wind?
Mate: Why, Wilt? Wilton: Oh, just trying to decide
which runway would be a good stand this morning.
Jack Berg was glad to get back to the ship once again after his bout with the flu; Not that Jack didn't appreciate being home but time off sure makes ones pay check look awful sick.
Our boy Flmer won't commit himself but some little lass down Bay City way is helping Smiley see the brighter side
That two times two are four;
of life.
But one good deed will multiply
It's a never changing rule
A hundred times or more.
Alfred, that sure is a nice shiny auto and we all wish you plenty of troublefree driving. The Steamer Calcite boasts of having the best crew on the lakes. They arc a happy go lucky bunch of fellas and love to get together in a group to go parrying anel have fun. Yet, the boys know when their fun must cease and
Richard Budnick and Shorty Kar sten arc going the way of all good men and that is out of circulation and in
the very near future, too. Don't worry fellas, it's not bad at all.
it is rarely ever that they miss the ship. We are prone to believe that they ap preciate the cooperativeness of their administrative personnel and wish to keep it that way. If this is true, it's just good psychology.
"Heck" brews up a pot of coffee now
and then. The Chief swears he puts a pinch of snuff in it. Jude: I hear the patter of little feet.
Seems that Joe Sniolinski is sweating i: out and hopes it happens before January I, 1953 regardless of whether it be a son or a daughter!
Archie: Oh no you elon'r, that's our deckhand. Milt.
Joe Krawczak is now settled in his new home and my what a lot of house.
It's really surprising the amount of talent that can be found aboard a steamboat. You wouldn't believe it but 30
And Julius Baur has his eyes focused on Onaway. He feels that that little
The three musketeers. Darl Felax, Alban LePrairie and Louis Voda of the
Str. Calcite. Louie says that the Steam
er Calcite pops in and out of port so fast that if three men didn't stay with that old engine while the crew picturewas being taken she would more than likely take off for Detroit, photograph ers and all.
Advance Print, Rocers City, Mich.
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITIZEN AS A VOTER
The Blood of Free Men stains my ballot sheet. Whatever
others may do, I shall not carelessly make my mark. I vote not because I can but because I must. Those that died for this, my
voice with They might
in government, had a right to expect that I would prepare every faculty to us it wisely, honestly and courageously. did not die that fools, blind partisans, or the reckless make a game of free elections.
Only my secret heart knows whether I justify the definition of "Voter" as they wrote it in the reddening sand. If I love my country as they did, I question my qualifications again and again.
I carefully study the issues and candidates to determine what is best, not for me or my minority but for my country.
I will not be confused or deceived by propaganda, slogans, or histrionics. I shield my eyes to the glitter of personalities,
purge my mind of passion and prejudice, and search diligently for the
hidden
truth.
I
must be free of all influences save
that
of
conscience and justice.
I garden for dreams, but with a realistic spade. My test is not of trend or popularity, but of principle and liberty. I vote as if my ballot alone decided the contest. I may lose my preference, but I will not throw away my sacred vote. For within the booth I hold in my humble hand the living proxy of all my country's honored dead.
Irtd the song of our hearts shall he. II hile the winds and the waters rave.
A home on the rolling sea! A life on the ocean wave!
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