ETC 09600 In This Issue Page The Score Is 96 to 4 Organization Changes 4 6, 23 & 27 Of Bags and Nags 8 Our Honor Roll Grows 17, 18, 19 Men in Military Service 21 Party Pix 28, 31 Public Health Enemy No. 1 32 fJJ J JJJJ JANUARY, 19S1 ETC qqEO?' Ethyl Has Taking Ways Remember getting vaccinated, then waiting to see whether or not the vac­ cination was going to take? Well, we’ve just discovered that Ethyl treat­ ment “takes" in a big way. After a long and comprehensive study of facts .and figures about the comings and goings of Ethyl em- the Company for any reason, includ­ ing lay-offs, quits, military leaves, etc. Now the reason we say Ethyl “takes” is because people are loathe to leave Ethyl. At least that’s what the figures indicate, since the rate of turnover through the manufacturing industry is much greater than it is at Ethyl. For the 12-month period ending Nov. 1, 1950, Ethyl's labor turnover was only 4%. ployees, the Industrial Relations de­ partment came up with the informa­ tion that the percentage of turnover at Ethyl is 4<-j. Of course that figure changes slightly from month to month, but a average was established dur­ ing the past year from November 1949 to November 1950. When you think of turnover you most likely think of apples, but that’s not what we’re talking about. Indus­ trial relations people use the term “turnover” to indicate the percentage of employees who leave the service of The rate of turnover for all manufactur­ ing industries during the same period we’re talking about was 41.6c'c, more than ten times greater than Ethyl’s. The rate of turnover in the petrol­ eum industry during the same twelve months was 10.9^—more than two and a half times greater than at Ethyl. A comparison with closely related in­ dustries within the petroleum business shows even more favorable figures. Take the industrial organic chemicals industry, for instance. Their rate of turnover was four times greater than 4 BULLETIN BOARD —JANUARY ETC 09603 50 40 All Manufacturing Industry.......................41.4% Chemicals and Allied Products.................. 19.2% Industrial Organic Chemicals......................14.3% Petroleum Refining Industry...................... 10.9% Ethvl..................................... 4.07. 30 20 10 .A mJ J & & S3 £ £5 /AT £ AO Ethyl's labor turnover is one of the lowest of any industrial concern in the country. This chart compares Ethyl’s rate with that of various industries during the same 12-month period last year from November 1, 1949 to November 1, 1950. >- c. And the chemical and allied products industry had a 19.2% turnover—almost five times greater than Ethyl’s. If your mind runs to statistics and figures there they are and they have a story to tell. Ethyl’s turnover figure of 4% is for the entire Company, includ­ ing sales, research, office and plant people all over the country. Lit we said in the beginning—it looks Ethyl “takes.” Detroit SAE Visits Research Labs One hundred and eleven members of the Junior section, Detroit SAE visited the Detroit Research labs recently to observe how the Company's research program serves automo­ tive manufacturers and petroleum refiners through the development of improved fuels, fuel additives and engines. In the picture below Marty Alspaugh, fourth from left, Re­ finery Technology section, explains the de­ tails of some equipment to part of the group BULLETIN BOARD —JANUARY ETC 09604 Organizational changes in Company personnel have shifted four Baton Rouge men to key positions on the staff of the new Houston plant which is scheduled for completion this year. They are Roy Clothier, Wallace Arm­ strong, Jim Bergin and Clarke Bur­ dick. Changes in the Baton Rouge line-up as a result of the shift have moved up Harry Wheeler, Glenn Hayes, George Kirby, Sam Roberts and Harry O'Connell. Works manager in Houston will be Roy Clothier, formerly manager of CLARKE BURDICK operations in Baton Rouge. Now in his 12th year with Ethyl, Roy began work as an operations supervisor. A .lative of Oklahoma, he entered the petroleum industry as an operator for the Marlin Oil Company in 1922. Before joining Ethyl, he worked for the Cosden Oil Company, the FosterWheeler Corp., and Alco Products. Working with Roy as assistant works manager will be Wallace Arm­ strong, who has been superintendent of ethyl chloride since 1945. Wallace joined Ethyl in 1939 at the Detroit labs. After three months he was sent to Baton Rouge as a data engineer, later became a plant supervisor, then ethyl chloride superintendent. BULLETIN Receives engineering superintendent post. Jim Bergin. who has been assistant superintendent in TEL since 1945, was named as operating superintend­ ent. Jim's career began with DuPont in 1934. The following year he was named chemical supervisor and in 1937 he became operating supervisor in TEL at Baton Rouge. Clarke Burdick has been named maintenance superintendent. Clarke came to Ethyl in 1939 from the Du­ Pont plant at Deepwater. Since 1947 he has been engineering superintend­ ent at Baton Rouge. BOARD —JANUARY ETC 09605 jLENN HAYES ed BR assistant n:ions manager. Baton Rouge changes have elevated Harry Wheeler to operations manager. An old timer in length of company service, Harry went to work with DuPont at their Belle, W. Va. plant in 1928. Since coming to Ethyl he has been a TEL supervisor, chief supervisor in TEL and superintendent of TEL operations. The post of assistant operations manager will be filled by Glenn Hayes, formerly superintendent of the sodium area. Glenn’s Company service dates back to 1933 when he joined the en­ gineering department of DuPont’s Electro-chemical department at Nigara Falls. He came to Baton Rouge :i 1938 as engineering supervisor in lire sodium area. George Kirby will take over the duties of a newly-created position of chief engineer, which includes the Development, General Engineering, Process Engineering and Inspection groups. George joined Ethyl in 1940, corking in the Development section. Becomes group head of Process Engineering. SAM ROBERTS Named group head of General Engineering. ETC °9606 Anyone want a horse nose bag? A brand new 1950 model, that is. The Advertising department re­ ceived one in the mail the other day. Everyone was delighted. But since they couldn't find a horse on file they were a trifle perplexed. Should they: A) loan it to the girls as a handbag: B) use it for a wastepaper basket; Ci plant petunias in it? It all happened as a result of the Ethyl advertisement pointing out that “There's a tremendous difference be­ tween a robin and a dobbin." Dobbin in this case was pictured happily munching at his lunch from a nose bag. The Carl A. Wagner Manufacturing Company of Denver, Colo, took ex­ ception to the drawing and wrote the following letter: “As the world's leading manufac­ turers of HORSE NOSE BAGS we wish to protest about the gross errors shown in your drawing of which I en­ close a copy. Consequently I am en­ closing herewith one of our 1950 models for you to note the vast im­ provements made over the 'GAY NINETIES' model shown in your drawing. "We make these things by the thousands and sell them to the Navajo. Ute, and Havasuipi tribes and to the dude ranchers who cater to the tourist trade. Incidently, I suppose our NOSE BAGS improve the performance of the animal as much as your "Ethyl" fluid improves the performance of an auto­ mobile." The letter is one of hundreds the Advertising department has received in response to their current campaign indicating the wide interest it has created. But, although the depart­ ment appreciates the interest of the - and there is a powerful difference, * This is the Ethyl ad which interested the nose bag manufacturers. Complaining that the nose bag is a “Gay Nineties" model, they sent along their latest 1950 version as a case in point. Carl A. Wagner Company, they are standing up for Ethyl’s version of dobbin's nose bag. “We believe our nose bag is better", says Frank Howard, assistant adver­ tising manager. “Note the excellent construction. Our nose bag has a leather bottom which comes up around the sides for extra firmness. We also have a leather rim around the top as an added feature." However, if you want to judge for yourself, stop in the Advertising de­ partment. They have the Wagner nose bag on display. 8 BULLETIN BOARD — JANUARY ETC 09607 Ethyl 5-Man The wind which swept up from the Delaware River was damp and pierc­ ing. The group of men who stood huddled in a bunch before the huge grey storage tank stamped their feet to keep warm. Finally a figure stoop­ ing before the dark manhole entrance straightened up. He glanced at the gas indicator meters on the square box slung over his shoulders. “O.K. to enter,” he said. Four men dressed in white, wearing heavy rubber boots and rubber gaunt­ lets approached. Two of them were equipped with masks which were quickly slipped into place and ad­ justed. Looking like strange insects with their odd headgear and their long, trailing air lines, they crawled into the small round entrance and disappeared. This procedure was carefully scruti­ nized by a tall, ruddy man who stood nearby. He was Mac McCooley, East­ ern region safety engineer. Mac was present to observe the cleaning of a damaged 50.000 barrel leaded gaso­ line storage tank. Tank cleanings such as this are one of the many jobs which are not performed unless an Ethyl safety man is on hand to make sure that every safety precaution is taken. Mac is typical of the 33 safety engi­ neers who serve Ethyl's customer com­ panies across the country—watching, advising and constantly alert against hazards to their personnel and the Mac explains to Walter Boon, Sunoco safety director, the important points in a new tank cleaning booklet recently published by the American Petroleum Institute. Ethyl keeps its -rusiomer companies constantly informed on '.ce latest developments in the safety field. At the Sun Oil Company in Marcus Hook, Pa., Mac discusses a tank cleaning job with Au­ thority and Notification man William Noctor. Each customer company has "A & N" men who are responsible for notifying Ethyl when a tank cleaning is to take place. Above, left to right, are Mac, William Noctor, who is also Sunoco's chief safety engineer, and Richard Quinn, assistant safety engineer. The picture was taken in the safety engineering building. public. Vigilantes of accident preven­ tion, these men work by the old adage —“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Like his fellow safety engineers, Mac combines the qualities of public relations man, diplomat, salesman and engineer. He travels thousands of miles each month through all kinds of weather, over all sorts of terrain. He sleeps with one ear attuned to the ’phone, ready to adjust his schedule to meet any emergencies which arise. In addition to his routine inspections, he is constantly available for advice and consultation. % ETC 09608 In the safety equipment room Mac inspects an air-line mask which will be worn by workers inside the tank to be cleaned. This mask affords complete respiration and excludes any hydro­ carbon or lead hazard. Looking over the equipment are, left to right, Sunoco safety in­ spectors lohn Imburgia and lohn Oberle, Mac and assistant safety engineer Richard Trickett. JU. Sunoco safety men adjust a ir-line masks as men prepare to enter the 50.CC0 barrel tank which has been pumped down for cleaning. It took eight men bn five eight hour shifts to clean this tank. An Ethyl safety engineer and a Sunoco safety engineer are present while a leaded tank is being cleaned to be sure that every precaution is taken for the protection of the men who go inside the tank to work. Mac's domain includes the highly industrialized area around Philadel­ phia. But his work also takes him through the rich farmlands of Eastern Pennsylvania as far west as Harris­ burg, down through historic Delaware and Maryland and across the busy Delaware river to the flat coastal plain of Southern New Jersey. In all. he is responsible for the safety measures connected with “Ethyl” fluid in about 16 oil refineries and terminals concen­ trated in a 300 mile area. No two days are ever alike for Mac who is constantly at the beck and call of the customer companies in his area. His plans must be built around their needs and operations. Wherever he goes, his supplies and equipment go with him. The trunk of his shiny black car resembles a hard­ ware store display. Everything from overalls, long woolen underwear and rubber gloves, to screw drivers, spare parts and pumps are fitted in. The standard equipment for a safety man includes 45 separate items plus report blanks, labels, pamphlets and signs. But, although his job is varied, it falls into certain definite categories. As a safety man he must supervise 1) the transportation of “Ethyl” fluid in drums, tank cars, tank trucks and cans: 2) the construction, operation, and maintenance of installations for mixing “Ethyl” antiknock compounds with gasoline: 3) the handling of “Ethyl” fluid in experimental and testing labs; 4) the cleaning, repairing, dismantling and disposing of leaded gasoline storage tanks. In addition to his routine duties and the handling of emergencies, Mac has the tough job of selling an intangible — of selling safety. He must promote a feeling of cooperation and friendliness between the Company and its cus- 10 BULLETIN BOARD—JANUARY ETC 09609 ,,mers. convince the customer com­ panies of the importance of doing the :ob right. It is important, too, to keep customer companies informed on the development of new safety techniques, and to impress them with the value of adopting new, simplified and safer pro­ cedures in handling TEL. Like most of Ethyl’s safety men, Mac has many years of service behind aim. He joined the Safety department ::i 1936 after spending a year as a field engineer in Richmond, Va., and was on hand for the Company's first safety Four years later he became a salesman for Frigidaire, but after three years he returned to his railroad job. It was in 1935, the year that Mac became an Ethyl employee that the Safety division came into existence. Previously all safety problems had been handled by the regular sales staff under the guidance of the Medical department. The great increase in geo­ graphic range and volume of business along with new hazards and safety problems made the situation too com­ plicated to be dealt with in this man- With George Parris, super­ visor ot light oil treating, Mac inspects the eductor manifold in the blending plant to be sure the valves are in good condition and operating prop­ erly. Sunoco blender Bill McLaughlin works the valves. 1 fe-U meeting at Deepwater in May, 1937. He was promptly moved farther south. Working from a home base in Atlanta, he covered Georgia, Florida, Mississippi. Alabama. Tennessee and Cuba. Baton Rouge was the next step where. in 1938, he took over the guard­ ianship of Louisiana and Mississippi. In 1942 he was shifted to the New Vork division, working out first from Elizabeth. N. J., and since 1944 from Philadelphia. Philadelphia is old home territory lor Mac—he was born and reared in the Quaker City. He studied mining '-ngineering at Penn State during the mid-twenties and after graduation •vent to work for the Pennsylvania ailroad as a construction engineer. \ ■XJ8S Mac observes the unloading of a tank car and making a mix in each of his customer com­ pany plants at least once each year. Here he watches Bill McLaughlin preparing to connect up the unloading lines and begin operations. 11 BULLETIN BOARD —JANUARY ETC 09610 ner. Consequently, safety engineers were trained to take over the supervi­ sion of equipment and mechanical procedures in the transportation of “Ethyl” fluid, the construction and operation of mixing installations, the control of hazardous procedures at re­ fineries and terminals and the han­ dling of “Ethyl” fluid at special points. Through the years the Corporation engineers have perfected maximum efficiency systems and methods of han­ dling “Ethyl” antiknock fluid. In mixing, for example, the entire system is designed so that no individual comes into contact with it. Their set of pre­ cautions for cleaning of leaded gasoline storage tanks is now generally ac­ cepted by the petroleum industry, and their special protective clothing is standard apparel for tank cleaning personnel. Mac works under the jurisdiction of the Eastern regional office in New York. He sends in a weekly itinerary which enables Eastern Safety Chief Jim Baldwin to reach him quickly in case of emergency or special assign­ ment. Field activities are coordinated in the regional office. For example, if In the knock-testing room of the automotive lab, Mac makes a routine inspection of the TEL hood for safety in laboratory handling of lead. Mac holds a piece of paper under the hood to see if the blower is working cor­ rectly. The blower carries the toxic vapors up and away from the operator who leads samples for knock-engine work. Mac also looks for lead spills and inspects the ea.uipment for cleanliness and operating order. .tfQjfel At the Atlantic Refinery in South Philadelphia. Mac discusses the contents of the clothes closet in the "Ethyl" mixing plant with Joseph Kern, supervisor of the light oils division. Safety en­ gineers make regular inspections of wash­ room facilities, lockers and clothes closets. Mac finds that he is unable to attend a tank cleaning in his area, he notifies Jim Baldwin who rushes another safety man to the scene. Mac “wouldn’t want another job.” He enjoys his work, likes his trips to the customer companies where friends greet him with a cheery “Hi, Mac!” He likes the action, the outdoor life. And he even enjoys the unpredicta­ bility of his days. He's been stuck in snowstorms and \ Mac climbs up on the asbestos covered re­ serve storage tanks to gauge the reserve stor­ age amount with a pressure gauge. Safety men check reserve storage supplies at least once a year with refinery men to be sure the supply is adequate. Discussing results with Mac, left to right, are "Ethyl" operators John Makara and William Partridge. ETC 09611 With Joseph Kern and Walter Lepley of the Atlantic light Oils Division, Mac checks the operation of a valve on the line between a reserve storage tank and the weigh tanks. stranded on back roads. There are few places in the Middle-Atlantic and Southern states where he hasn’t been. He has used practically every means of transportation, and knows most of the eating places and hotels between New York and Cuba. "It's a good life,” says Mac. “I certainly couldn’t go back to a desk job now." His attractive fieldstone home in Drexel Hill, Pa. serves as Mac’s head­ quarters and his wife will testify to his efficiency. "I don’t dare disturb his papers even to dust.” she admits laughingly. "Mac has a rather unique way of filing, but he can put his finger right on any­ thing he wants, even if it’s a paper pertaining to something which hap­ pened ten years ago.” Meticulous about detail, he is just as meticulous about keeping appointAlter a busy day, Mac relaxes before the television set in his basement rum­ pus room which he built himself in ten days. With him are his wife, Evelyn, and their two tow-headed grandchil­ dren, Gayle and Janice. But even as they relax, Mac listens lor the phone. He knows from long ex­ perience that it could suddenly ring. That a voice on the other end could say, "Mac? A rush tank cleaning job for you tomorrow morning. Can you make it?'1 ments and is always on the spot on the dot. He is conscientious, dependable and thorough. He likes people and people like him. Throughout the Com­ pany, other Ethyl men like Mac, by doing a good job day in and day out, have helped build and hold our business. All of Ethyl’s safety engineers are strategically located in our four sales regions to serve customers in all parts of the country. Thoroughly trained in the complex safety problems involved in the handling of “Ethyl” antiknock compounds, their training and experi­ ence serve to protect the employees of Ethyl’s customers and to protect Ethyl’s own employees. No. 1 safety man is Ellis Locher, who, last summer succeeded Ollie Jones as manager of safety, when Ollie took charge of market planning and analysis. Van Fleck is assistant man­ ager of safety. There are four chief safety engineers, one for each sales region: Jack Maynard, Central; Hank Ball, Southern; Hume Chenault, Western; and Jim Baldwin, Eastern. Chief safety engineer in Canada is Ben Penrose of Ethyl Anti-knock, Ltd. Guiding light behind the Company’s safety policy is Medical Director Robert A. Kehoe, who is primarily responsible for the safety standards and methods used in the manufacture and distribution of TEL. But it is the men on the line, like Mac McCooley, the Ethyl S-Men, who, constantly working with refinery personnel to pro­ mote safety, write the capital “S” into Ethyl Corporation's Safety Services. . rr%-- H :*P ' -« U f ’ ^ f ETC 09612 4 4 4 t&e When the oil industry holds a con­ vention, it’s a big one. It's got to be because there are lots of people in the oil business, enough to keep more than 34,000 individual, private firms ex­ ploring, drilling, refining, transport­ ing, and marketing oil and its products. When these people get together to exchange ideas and discuss their mu­ tual problems it takes a lot of arrang­ ing to provide meeting rooms for the more than 100 committees, the group sessions and the big general sessions, as well as hotel rooms for all the people who attend them. In addition, many companies have hospitality rooms where they hold open house for their customers and friends during the con­ vention. This, too, takes some arrang­ ing, which usually falls to the lot of the sales staff in the host city. Last Fall when the American Petro­ leum Institute met in Los Angeles for the first time in 15 years, the men in our Western regional office went all out on arrangements. The traditional hospitality of the West is no myth, especially when it's in Ethyl style. Our Western regional staff" started working on reservations for the No­ vember 1950 meeting in November 1949, with a serious follow-up begin­ ning in July 1950. They had the difficult task of arranging for accom­ modations not only for all the Ethyl people who were planning to attend, but for many customers as well. This was in a city which was reported way back last May to be booked solid for API convention week. With enough forethought, telephoning, persevering and follow through, it seems that reservations can be had as nobody on the Ethyl list had to sleep in a hotel lobby or commute from Palm Springs. Another bit of arranging that re- quired special attention was a suitable place in the convention hotel (the Biltmorei, for Ethyl to maintain its hospitality headquarters for customers. It seemed that nothing was available but small sample rooms. Ethyl ingenuity came into play when Ted Littlefield, Fred Naylor, Ray Wyrick and Bo Weill put their heads together to figure out what to do about it. What they did was to turn a seeming handicap into an asset. They called in Jones Bause, Inc., the firm that made the props for Ethyl’s Services Show in". ^49. ryd had them turn the long, narrow “and rather small space they drew into a Mexican fiesta room. Though other companies had larger, more spacious suites, none was so unusual or so colorful as Ethyl’s. Everything in the room was typi­ cally and authentically Mexican— Monterrey furniture, wagon wheel chandeliers, serapes, draperies with a cactus design, gourd clusters, cere­ monial masks, checkered table cloths, and an authentic Mexican bartender. The specially painted murals and pic­ tures of cactus and dancing girls and peons jogging along on their donkeys set the scene. Evenings were made festive with Mexican music, played by beaming senores. Various members of the Western regional staff were on hand at ap­ pointed intervals to welcome cus­ tomers, arrange for cars to take them about, offer whatever other help they could, and present them with straw hat mementos from Mexico. Stepping across the threshold of Room 1228 was like taking a magic carpet to Mexico. Though it may have seemed like magic to the customers, the Western region staff knew better. The magic was spelled WORK. 14 BULLETIN BOARD —JANUARY ETC 09613 Behind the icenes oi any convention there is a lot oi work. Here three Ethyl secretaries in the Western regional oihce are checking over the reservation list oi Ethyl people and customers beiore the API meeting in Los Angeles last November. Alberta Soiiel, at the teletype, has just received a request, which she relays to Delle Cardwell and Frances Oppenheimer. Further work on reservations was handled by the men shown here iollowing through with a phone call—one oi many. Bo Weill, resident manager, Los Angeles, is on the wire. Ray Wyrick, oihce manager, leit, and Fred Naylor, assistant re­ gional manager, wait to hear results oi call. Beiore and during the con­ vention, the switchboard was constantly buzzing. Here Helen Covellone, op­ erator and receptionist, has just received a mes­ sage which she passes on to Dorothy Shannon, sec­ retary tof-Ted Littleheld. Colorful'*little Mexican hats were used as name plates ior the Ethyl hosts. Ray Wyrick shows his to Ted Littleheld. Fred Naylor, look­ ing on at leit, also gives his nod oi approval. 24-hour a day guest at the bar was Pancho— and he was always on his ieet. Bo Weill de­ cides to give him a helping hand with a light. It was always hesta time in Room 1228 at the Biltmore, hospitality headquarters ior Ethyl customers during the API convention last Fall. Here Ted Littleheld .western regional manager, welcomes O. W. Johnson, oi Standard oi Cal. ■ r — ,-jr li®V 1 / - Th ETC 09614 -v imi; BULLETIN BOARD ten years ago in the e’re Building a Bigger, Better Lab Detroit. , . Baton Rouge gets Fifth :ad Plant . . . Military Leave for thyl Eligibles . . . New Office Buildg Completed in Deepwater. Ed Kurt Heads Technical Division t Baton Rouge ... Ethyl Show Goes n the Road With GM Parade of *rogress . . . Midgley Awarded Priestley Medal, Highest Award of All-Out Knitting for Britain . . . First Aid Teams Organized in Baton Rouge . .. More Ethyl Men Leave for Camp . . . Ethyl Changes Manufac­ turing Process to Aid Defense Pro­ gram. Gas Testing Labs Expand Per sonnel. . . Operations Start at Batoi Rouge’s New Ethyl Chloride Plant.. More Ethyl Fellowships for Scientifi Research. American Chemical Society. New Recruits lor Sales Staff Four engineers-in-training have com­ pleted their initial training with Ethyl and are now carrying out assignments in the field. They are: William Dixon, from the University of Texas, who will serve in the Southern region; Richard Husta, a Lehigh graduate, and George Smith, Cornell alumnus, who have both been assigned to the Central region; and William Quigley, from Stevens Insti­ tute of Technology, who has been added to the Eastern region staff. After completing the first phase of their training in Detroit, the men were sent to the Yonkers training center for courses in public speaking, salesman­ ship, gasoline testing, and safety. The class was the first to receive these courses, which from now on will be included in the engineer-training program. The Detroit and Yonkers training was further supplemented by four weeks of working with an experienced Ethyl man in the field. Bound Volumes of News and BB Bound copies of the 1950 issues of Ethyl News and Bulletin Board will be available again this year. The News may be obtained in red buckram for $2.75 and the Bulletin Board in blue for $2.40. If you would like your name stamped in gold on the cover, just say so and that will be done with no extra cost to you. Send your orders to the Publicity department. 100 Park Avenue, New York 17, before January 29. Make your checks payable to Ethyl Corporation. We’re sorry the story on the Analytical Conference in the November Bulletin Board con­ veyed the impression that the conference in Baton Rouge next year would be the last one of the series. The plan is to continue these annual meetings as long as they prove to be beneficial. 16 BULLETIN BOARD —JANUARY ETC 25 years Fred Dykstra...................... 25 years Tom Honan...................... 25 years Randolph Charlton, New York office man­ ager, transferred from Baton Rouge two years ago to take charge of the newly-organized General Facilities section. Before his transfer, he handled a similar position in Louisiana. Randolph attended Louisiana State Univer­ sity. In 1926, he started on his business career as an office boy for Esso Standard in Baton Rouge. He quickly moved up to shipping clerk, then lab assistant and secretary. On March 1 1939 he transferred to Ethyl as office manager of the Ethyl Chloride unit. Named chief clerk of the Purchasing section in 1941, he held the position until he entered the Navy in 1942 After three and one-half years' service in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, he returned to Ethyl as office supervisor in Baton Rouge. Randy, a native of Louisiana, is married and has two children, Randolph and Patricia. Fred Dykstra, project chemist at the Detroit labs is the second laboratories employee to ring up 25 years of service with Ethyl. He came to work for Ethyl when our labs were in an old Yonkers garage and knock-testing was done on one Delco engine. Fred was fresh from college then with an M.S. from M.I.T. and an A.B. from Central College, Iowa. When the Chem Research lab moved to De­ troit in 1932, Fred moved with it and continued his research. His projects have included work on the oxidation of hydrocarbons and the production of pure normal heptane and isotane. He has also worked on lead compounds and improvement of valve steels, and is cur­ rently investigating other engine problems. Fred is married and has three daughters. A sports fan with a green thumb, he takes par­ ticular interest in his tulip-raising. He also en­ joys the labs bridge tournaments. Tom Ronan, sales administration manager, New York, began his Ethyl career on lanuary 4, 1926 as a research chemist at the Yonkers lab. Two years later he was assigned to the sales staff as field representative and worked in the Denver, Chicago, and New York divi­ sions. When the Gasoline Testing division was set up in 1929, Tom was appointed manager, and subsequently supervised the erection of both the Kansas City and the Tulsa Testing labs. He returned to the East in 1930 as man­ ager of the New York division. In 1932 he was put in charge of the Tulsa office which he ran until he was brought back to New York as assistant director of field personnel in 1939. He has held his current position since 1945. A native ol Athens, Pa., Tom earned his A.B. and M.S. degrees at Holy Cross. He has two sons—Tom, 18, and Dick, 17. 17 BULLETIN BOARD — JANUARY ETC 09616 Henry Ball Henry Ball, chief safety engineer, Southern region, came to Ethyl from Standard of New Jersey to serve as field representative in Al­ bany, N. Y. In 1936 he was appointed safety engineer for the former Boston division. He moved west in 1941 to become senior safety engineer of the Tulsa division. Born in Elmira, N. Y., Hank graduated from Lafayette College in 1927. He and his wife, Elsa, now live in Tulsa. They have one son, Henry K. Ball III. Hank is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, the American Society of Safety Engineers and Veterans of Safety. In his leisure time he fishes on the Gulf coast, or heads for the golf course. . . . 20 years Harold Beatty . . Donald S. Flynn, Eastern region sales coor­ dinator, came to Ethyl in 1931 as a field representative in New England after complet­ ing a training course with Standard of New Jersey. Four years later he was appointed assistant manager of the Boston division. Don was transferred to the Kansas City division m 1939 where he later became division man­ ager. He moved back East in 1948 as sales coordinator in the Eastern region. Born in Providence, H. I., Don graduated from Brown University in 1930 with the degree of Sc.B. in Civil Engineering. He and his wife, Anne, have two sons, Richard and Douglas. Harold A. Beatty, assistant director of re­ search at the Detroit labs, has a 20-year history with Ethyl which closely parallels the development of our laboratories. Hal came to Ethyl as a chemical researcher after earning his PhD degree from Princeton in 1931. In 1938 he became assistant director of chemi­ cal research, and in 1947 was appointed technical assistant to the general manager of the laboratories. A year later he was named to his present position. Hal and his wife, Elizabeth, live at Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. They have two sons, George, 18, and David, 15. Everett Garnsey, project engineer in the Yonkers Gasoline Testing laboratory, began his Ethyl career there 20 years ago. He has been there ever since except lor four years spent in Chemical Research at the Detroit labs where he worked on equipment design. Ev did much of the research in the develop­ ment of the shoulder suspended bouncing pin. A native of the Empire State, Ev attended Columbia University where he captained the rifle team. He is a one-time holder of the Eastern States Rifle Championship. Today he uses his spare time to experiment with ballis­ tics and design and construct parts for his favorite interests—shooting and boating. Lowell Dollahan, Central region account representative, transferred to Ethyl after a year of student training with Standard of New Jersey. His first position was field representa­ tive in the Chicago division. Later he traveled throughout the Middlewestern states in charge of Motor Clinic No. 2. Dolly was shifted to the Safety department in 1943. During the war he toured the Pacific Theater under the auspices of the Air Transport Command, briefing AAF personnel on safety techniques. He flew 40,000 miles and spoke before 74,000 men. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Dolly is married and has two sons, Bruce and Craig. They live in Huntington Woods, Mich. Herbert Green joined Ethyl 20 years ago this month as a CFR Engine operator at the Yonkers lab. After five years there, he was transferred to Tulsa in the same capacity. He was sent to Detroit in 1942 where be was assigned to aviation and automotive fuel test engineering. Three years ago he was named to his present position of CFR Engine group leader in the chemical division at Detroit. Herb is a native of Boston, Mass., and still plans his vacations in that section of the country—particularly around Buzzard's Bay. The Greens have two daughters, Cele and Carol, and a son Herbert Franklin, Jr. Herb is a graduate of M.I.T., class of '29. Lowell Dollahan . 20 years Donald Flynn . . 20 years Everett Garnsey ETC 09617 20 . . 20 years Dan Guy . . . Dan Guy has the dual role cf agricultural -action head and assistant director cf the echmcai service division at the Detroit labs, "ion joined the Company in 1931 as a field ■ngineer in the Sales department. As an jancultural engineer, in the mid 30’s he took in active part in the work which led to the production of high compression tractors by iarm machinery manufacturers. He was trans­ ferred ircm the Southern region in 1942 and assigned to the Agricultural section of Tech­ nical Service in Detroit. He became head of :he Agricultural section in 194S. A graduate of Georgia Tech., Dan lives in Grosse Pointe, Mich, with his wife, Louise and their children, Dan. Torn and Margo. Fred Naylor, assistant Western regional maniger, got his start with Ethyl as field repre­ sentative for the Sales department in Eastern Pennsylvania. He managed the Ethyl display ■ it the 1932 Atlantic City Exhibit and the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-34. After several years as sales representative in In­ diana and Minnesota he was named a clinic manager in the Chicago division in 1938 and assistant division manager of the Seattle divi­ sion in 1940. Appointed Western region sales coordinator in 1947, Fred held that job until :nven his present post last Fall. A Lehigh University alumnus, Fred is marlea and has two children, Johnny and Shirlee. Walt. Resler. manager of Statistical Re­ search, New York, came to Ethyl in 1931 after several years of free-lance work. He organized the Statistical staff whose purpose is to pro­ duce statistical studies at the request of Ethyl reoa rtments and customer companies. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Walt, spe­ cialized in math and economics at CCNY. His studies were interrupted by a 2.* a year hitch in the Navy, but he returned to night schcoi •after his discharge. Walt., an active member of the American Legion, devotes much of his time to benefit work for servicemen. He is married and has one daughter, Barbara. . 20 years Jack Taylor . . 20 years Fred Naylor 20 years Jack Taylor was appointed assistant director of research at the Detroit labs last August. He has charge of research on automotive and aviation products. Starting as a field engineer with the Baltimore division in 1931, Jack dealt with the many varied applications of fuels and lubricants. He was transferred to the Tech Service division in 1934. As a coordinator during the war years and later as assistant director of engineering research, Jack super­ vised research and development programs for the Armed Forces. A native Virginian, Jack graduated from Virginia Military Institute. He is married and lives in Birmingham, Mich. Alan Tully, sales department representative in Baton Rouge, joined Ethyl in 1929 as a field engineer in the Midwest. Later he was assis­ tant division manager in Chicago. In 1934 Alan was sent to Melbourne as Australasian representative. He returned five years later with an Australian bride, and was appointed to the Dayton division. Subsequently he be­ came division manager at Atlanta and later Southern sales coordinator in Dallas. Born in England, Alan came to the U. S. when he was eight. He received a C.E. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1928. He has two children, Belinda and Charles. 15 •Richard Sneed. Detroit Research labs Richard Rice. San Bernardino terminal 10-Frank Sergeys, New York Manufacturing Merlyn Beane, Detroit Research labs William Wanderer, Detroit Research Marshall McDorman, Eastern region 5-Manual Brandt, Detroit Research labs Angeline Colosimo, Detroit Research Ann Selfridge. Dallas sales office Catherine Henderson, Yonkers lab Nelson Hough. Los Angeles sales office Genevieve LeRoy, Eastern region sales George Sexton. New York Finance 20 years Alan Tully 20 years ETC 09618 ETC 09619 Throughout the land American men and boys in ever increasing numbers are hanging their civilian clothes in the closet and being fitted out in G.I. ogs. Army, Navy and Marine bases are again echoing to the beat of march­ ing platoons, staccato reports from the rifle range, the rumble of jeeps and tanks. Troop trains whistle through the countryside and troop ships set out for strange-sounding destinations. As the country gears itself fornational defense, Ethyl men throughout the Company are leaving their jobs to an­ swer the need for trained veterans and new recruits. And once again our Com­ pany publications will followthese men, bringing them news of their friends and associates at Ethyl and of the Company’s operations and activities. Among the first Ethyl men to leave are those listed at right. We'll try to keep you posted on their addresses— maybe you’d like to write them a Setter. We’d appreciate your passing on to us any news you get from them. Recent Arrivals Detroit Jerome and Allene Brown—a son, Michael Lynn, born at Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, on December 1. Weight: six pounds, eleven and onehalf ounces. Jerome is a research chemist at the Detroit labs. New York and Eleanor McNally—a son, John Gerard, born October 7 in Bronxville, N. Y. Weight: seven pounds, eight ounces. John has two brothers, Francis, 7, Peter, 2, and two sisters, Mary Anne. 5, and Paula. 3. Frank heads the N. Y. tax division. Frank Recruit Bobby F. Jackson 787 Ordnance Depot Co. Camp McCoy, Wisconsin Captain Emerson Blair, U.S.A.F. 2242-D A.F.R.T.C. Selfridge A.F. Base, Michigan Captain Idan E. Flaa 9332 T.S.U., Ord. Tank Automotive Center Detroit Arsenal, Centerline, Michigan New York Lt. David J. Donovan, A.O. 932 436 U.S.A.F. Box 396 Westover Air Force Base, Mass. Eugene J. Lenahan U.S.S. LSM 397 Care of Fleet Post Office New York, N. Y. San Bernardino Lester A. Garringer, 356-37-14 QMS 1, U.S. Navy 634 E. H Street Colton, California Boudreau Honored When Jim Boudreau, manager of sales marketing, went to the West Coast early in December, he had an eventful stopover in Chicago. Jim, who re­ cently moved to New York from Chicago where he had been Central regional manager, was honored guest at a luncheon held in the Blackstone hotel on December 4. He was presented with a sterling silver ice bucket inscribed: “To Jim Boudreau With Affection and Best Wishes from His Chicago Oil Industry Friends.” Engraved below are signaturesof the 58 men who gave the party. 21 BULLETIN BOARD — JANUARY ETC 09620 Bill Adams At the request of the Ferndale city govern­ ment, Bill Adams, public relations represen­ tative in Detroit, will act as publicity chair­ man of the local civil defense organization. Martin Alspaugh Martv Alspaugh. Detroit labs, acted as campaign chairman of the recent United Foundation Torch Fund Drive. To assist in the solicitation, he appointed a committee con­ sisting of Jean Cameron, William McCracken. Henry Maliszewski, Dave DePree, Maurice Granger. George Emery, A1 Sechrist, Lacy Guthrie. Phil Savage, Mike Remondino, Pat Farley. Margaret Graham. Nora Peisner. Ed Reeber. and Marge Kammann. Ralph Clark Ralph Clark, publicity manager, was prin­ cipal speaker at a luncheon of oil company publication editors in Dallas on December 8. The luncheon meeting was part of a one-day conference sponsored by the Oil Industry In­ formation Committee for editors in the GulfSouthwest and Mid-Continent areas. Jack Cole Jack Cole Jack Cole. Western region safety engineer, was unanimously elected to the Board of Di­ rectors of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas association last month. John Furr John Furr, training supervisor. Baton Rouge, addressed the Le Tourneau Foremen's club in Vicksburg. Miss, recently. His talk, built around the Kettering story and the history of tetraethyl lead, was under the auspices of the National Association of Foremen. Steve Henry Steve Henry, manager of plant and em­ ployee services. Baton Rouge, was principal speaker at the annual initiation banquet of Delta Sigma Pi ; International Honorarv and Professional Commerce Fraternity at LSU . His speech was on: “Leadership and Human Relations at the Place Where People Work." Don Jennings Don Jennings, accountant at the Detroit labs, has been named president of the Ferndale Exchange club. He is also a member of the Ferndale Board of Commerce and treas­ urer of the Ferndale Community Building association. George Rrieger George Krieger. assistant manager of chem­ ical sales, participated in a 30 minute round table discussion on insect control problems and the crop and insect outlook over station WHBQ in Memphis on December 7. Other participants were J. B. Hayes, of Huntsville. Ala.. Dr. Clay Lyle. State College. Miss., T. C. Richardson. Dallas, and Hal Dilworth of Memphis. The broadcast was arranged in con­ nection with the fourth annual Cotton Insect Control Conference held in the Peabody hotel in Memphis on December 7 and 8. The con­ ference was attended by representatives of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, state col­ leges and experiment stations from 20 cotton belt states, and chemical companies who man­ ufacture insecticides. Lovell, Hesselberg & Gibson At the SAE's National Fuels and Lubri­ cants meeting in Tulsa. Okla.. in November. Wheeler Lovell, associate director of research on combustion at Detroit, read a paper en­ titled “The Potentialities of Fuel Antiknock Quality." The paper was prepared by Wheeler and Howard Hesselberg, a research supervisor at Detroit. A paper dealing with the antiknock requirements of passenger cars on which Har­ old Gibson, research supervisor, collaborated was presented at the same meeting. 22 BULLETIN BOARD — JANUARY ETC 09621 Jane Thompson Jane Thompson. Detroit labs, was recently :’Stalled as Worthy Matron of the Hazel Park hapter No. 486. of Eastern Star. The cereauny took place at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. Jean Vincent Jean Vincent, head of Detroit photographic, recently addressed 40 members of the Pontiac Motor Division's Camera club in Pontiac. Mich. Jean discussed color transfer, and illus• rated his talk with a display of his own Prin•--n prints. Ben Weil and Claire Olsen The editorial and advertising office of Chemical Literature, news bulletin of the American Chemical Society Division of Chem real Literature, has moved to Ethyl’s Research laboratories in Detroit along with the editor Ben Weil. Ben. supervisor of the newly-organ­ ized technical information division at the labs, started the bulletin last year while at Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station. Claire Olsen, technical information division, will be issistant editor of Chemical Literature. Emily Whitfield Emily Whitfield, N. V. Stenographic, wrote, directed and produced the second annual chil­ dren’s show given by the youngsters of the Saint Thomas church in Bellerose. L. I. on December 1. Emily spent eight weeks rehears­ ing a cast of 70 children from 3 to 10 years old. She did the choreography for the show which included ballet, tap and specialty numbers. • md designed and made all the costumes. En‘■•tled. ’’Three Act Revue," the performance ■•ns staged in a school auditorium in Floral Park. Long Island. Jim Beckwith, who has been appointed Eastern regional office manager in New York. Moving Up Jim Beckwith, formerly a safety en­ gineer in the Boston area, has been named Eastern regional office mana­ ger. Jim went to Boston in 1944 after several months as a safety engineer in the former New York division. Deane Birkes has been named re­ gional office manager of the Central region. He has served as deputy man­ ager of the Tulsa lab since 1949, and previously filled a similar post at the North Kansas City Gasoline Test lab. Don Jennings Deane and Berta Lee Birkes admire the pres­ ents they received at a farewell party given m their honor by members of the Tulsa Gas Test­ ing lab. Deane was presented with a twosuiter lor his trip, and equipped with a pair of ear muffs which he donned immediately. Berta was given a zodiac necklace. Deane has moved to Chicago to take over the post of office manager for the Central region. 23 BULLETIN BO A R D — J A N U A R Y ETC 09622 Lloyd G. Hall. Detroit maintenance staff . . . born in Dryden, Mich., attended high school there . . . played football and baseball in school; now enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time . . . married, he has one son Richard Lewis Hall who is 11 years old. ETC 09623 ETC 09624 You've Got A Full Calendar Have you ever said, “I simply don’t have a minute to call my own?” The words were probably truer than you knew. There really isn’t a day left on the calendar you can literally call your own. Practically every day, week and month of the year has been set aside by national or state governments (or both) for one or more special groups or occasions. They range from a National Ex­ pectant Father’s Day to a Honey for Breakfast Week and a Hollywood Bowl Salad Month. n + ^5 * V.»i >W *< “ « If you are a gourmet, there are all sorts of special days and weeks to attract you—Hot Tea Week, Iced Tea Week, Ice Cream Fiesta. Cheese Week, Cherry Pie Time and weeks for eating pickles, donuts, cranberries, butter, kraut and frankfurters and peanuts. There is even a Frozen Foods Week. And in October there is a Na­ tional Wine Week to promote the proper use of American wines. Wives will be happy to know there is a Restaurant Week when, of course, husbands will be expected to take them out to dinner every night. The first week in March you will be expected to grin from ear to ear that's National Smile Week. By the time you have recovered from that, you will be ready for National Laugh Week, which is designed to “put a smile on the map of America." Men will be glad to learn that National Save Your Vision Week takes place in March thus giving you plenty of time to get your eyes in shape for National Sweater Week, that comes along in September. The hat manufacturers have really gone to town. Not only do they have a National Hat Week to focus attention on the quality, style and health bene­ fits available in men’s headwear, but also a Straw Hat Day and a Felt Hat Day. If you are a sportsman, you will find weeks set aside for table tennis, base­ ball, fishermen, swimming for health, tennis and hunters. Take your pick. If you know any horses (or mules' that need to be saved you should take care of them from October 14 to 21— Save Your Horse Week. Save up your correspondence for then too, because it’s also National Letter Writing Week. In case you still don’t have any likely projects lined up, the 14th to the 21st is also National Posture Week and National Bible Week. Noise Abatement Week comes in April, the same time as the Sleep Show sponsored by the bedding manufactur­ ers as well as National Want Ad Week. 26 BULLETIN BOARD —JANUARY ETC 09625 V70 Each dog used to have his day. Now lie has a whole week which is set aside ;o dramatize man's obligation to the iog. The feline population rates double :-jr some reason. There are two Naonal Cat Weeks. One is to help save America's cats and the other is to raise the standard of cats in the eyes of the public. And, of course, there are days for baby, family, mother, father, daughter and grandmother. (Some­ how grandfather and Great-Uncle Louie missed the boat.) All these days ire in addition to the religious and Historic holidays. In the face of all this, you’ll be glad to know that April 1 to 8 has been set aside as National Leave Us Alone Week. But it doesn’t mean a thing. On the calendar with N. L. U. A. W. is National Laugh Week and National Negro Health Week. Besides that the week includes April Fool’s Day, Army Day. Arbor Day and is part of Cancer Control Month and Perfect Shipping Month. If you want to be left alone we suggest a spot in Death Valley. Howard Appointed John Howard, formerly of the Tech­ nical Service division, has been named coordinator of technical publicity at the Detroit labs. In his new position he will be responsible for initiating and coordinating the development of tech­ nical publicity according to the needs of the Company departments. He will also handle the editing of various publications relating to Technical Service and will coordinate the labora­ tories' exhibits and demonstrations. John joined Ethyl in 1932 after studying mechanical engineering and business administration at Harvard University. During World War II he served four years with the Army Ordnance department. He belongs to the Society of Automotive Engineers. Look Mom! No Legs! According to a hot tip from usually reliable sources in Detroit, the Com­ pany is considering the manufacture of a new type of women's leg make-up. This wonder cosmetic will be marketed as Caffskin .The product has one strange characteristic, however, which Ethyl’s chemists have been unable to change— it makes legs invisible. The picture at left shows how Lucy Glaser, of the Detroit laboratories, looks when wear­ ing one layer of the new Caffskin. 27 BULLETIN BOARD — JANUARY ETC 09626 ;,N . Xi£> *lU'1 Ihc*„*> • .. -*•* ... A ' ., i thank you and the other employees of toe Ethyl r the Christmas ^oy you brought to children under Dear Mr. Hutchinson: L want to ,. :orporatton fortnaj^r. the Christmas ^vThe 250 venderful gifts arrived, delighting ue all, for it ' ’-‘•♦'ns ua meant that a large group of children at our Sloane and Harlem aur care. Children's Centers for whom v* ware hoping to provide a gift vouid know jear.t the thatthrill aCenters large of g.v-r being remembered Children’s for whom we were on Christmas. The gifts were —* distributed at parties given for the children at these two Centers and you may be sure sure were were cost happily received. —« be coat happily receive* — help help It is encouraging to have your thoughtful and generous for It Is certain that without such kind friends the spirit of Christmas could not be spread so far and vide. * 0 c*?r-c»~ children and for the Society I want to or .-lsne* —k nf yOU hr •"-♦lest geo-.* vis' our »PPr'“"r. the Se* wr- fU W rtJ vlr- The true spirit of Christinas was at work in the Detroit labs long before the holi­ days as employees and wives volun­ teered their time to dress dolls for the underprivileged children of Detroit, The project was in connection with the Goodfeilows' annual campaign to assure every child a merry Christmas. Left to right are doll-dressers Lucy Glaser, Marion Joyce, Dorothy Wilson, Winifred Natschke, Carrie MacMillan and Marie Kilmer, Polly Metz, Ruth Ellison, Peggy Osip and Mrs. Henry Hoitiezer also dressed dolls, but were not present when the picture was taken. ETC 09627 Special guests at the party were, left to right, Jay Goux, retired assistant secre­ tary, Corinne Hill, former secretary to the President and Earle Webb, tormer president and board chairman. Waiting for the next course to arrive are, left to right around the table, Bill Brinn, Julius Dammann, Bill Kanavy, Margaret Gee, Margaret Orzio, Rosemary Murphy, Joan Halligan, Jessie Halton, Marie Anderson and Dotty Campion. Standing together in the back' ground are Jules Zelph and Randy Charlton. BULLETIN BOARD — JANUARY ETC 09628 ETC 09629 w Don We Now Our Gay Apparel.. All set to start on the fruit cup, these Ethyl folk paused to look at the camera. Left to right around the table are Marko Paluch, John Hallay, Hudson Kellogg, Catherine Henderson, Fred Robinson, Emma Reiss, Cliff Pope, Elmer Mahlke, Lauretta Towers, John Jones, Louise Hill & Everett Garnsey. Behind Ev is George Carpenter. Against the wall, left to right, are George Gier, Virginia Mitchell and John Melody. rs-jy;-* F(‘ T * r—_ c • - M(v The Yonkers staff gathered for dinner at the 44 Club on Thursday evening Dec. 22. Pictured at right, left to right around the table are Chris Bruhl, Irene Buckley, George Carpenter, Merritt Collins, Harold Piood, Virginia Mitchell, John Melody, tied Ramin, Jack Travis, Gil de Malvilain, Marie Pettit, Wallace Lane, Harold Ritchie ■. :id A1 Morschauser. The three faces in the background belong to Elmer Mahlke, Cliff Pope and George Gier. +■ /fr The committee on arrangements takes a bow. Pictured at left with Cliff Pope, manager of the Gasoline Testing division, are, left to right, Emma Reiss, Cliff, George Gier, Virginia Mitchell and John Melody. "Strike the Harp and All dressed up for the party and having a fine lime are members of the Chicago regional office staff. Their luncheon Christmas party, neid in the Blackstone hotel, featured oiits for the men and corsages for the girls. Join the Chorus .. m- m .1 Seated around the table, left to right are: Bill Polacheck, George Rose, Alice Rhodes, William Lynch, Barbara Heim, Warren Green, and Bette Stogentin. Standing, left to right, are: Clarence Kautz, Ruth Gallaway, Jack Maynard, Wally Distler, Joe Hopkins, Mary Lou Cramblet, Deane Birkes, Kae Broderick,LenHuxtableand JackPruitt. tV ETC 09630 Public Health Enemy No. 1 "Cold" Facts About America's Most Prevalent Sickness Next month about 25 million Americans will be sniffling and sneezing with colds. The “cold” wave reaches its annual peak during the blustery, changeable February weather. But even if you escape the sniffles in February, your chances of getting through . 1951 without catching a cold are very slim. In fact the odds are 16 to 1 against you. Unpleasant as the prospect is, recent studies indicate that 94 per cent of the American people will have one or more colds before the year is out. Sixty per cent will have two or three colds, and 23 per cent will have even more. Americans will share a grand total of 500 million colds this year. With a total population of 150-odd million, that means plenty to go around! These colds wiil cost about two billion dollars including the expense to victims and the loss in production man hours. The average cold will put you out of action for three days. Colds cause 50 to 60 per cent of all absences from work. Co.- .^rvat'-’e estimates put the cost at about 100 million man days lost during the year in o:L?nary times. If you want to avoid a cold, the best thing to do is follow a few simple rules: 1. Avoid people with colds. 3. Dress properly for the weather. 2. Beware of fatigue. 4. Keep out of drafts. But, if you are disabled by a cold, the following tips should help speed your recovery and prevent serious complications. 1. Go to bed and rest. 2. Eat light meals with nourishing foods—drink plenty of water, fruit drinks, soups, etc. 3. Don’t blow your nose like a bugle —it forces the infection into your sinuses and ears. Just sniffle. 4. Call the doctor, if you have fever, aches or a racking cough for more than 24 hours. Wedding Bells and Farewells Ethyl friends gathered on December 13 for a surprise luncheon in honor of Manan Clarke of New York Public Relations. Marian left the following day to prepare for her December 30th wedding. Seated at the table, left to right, are Lois White, Dot Watson, Marian Clarke and Gertrude Anthony, Standing, left to right, are Marceline Marquis, Betty White, Clem Parchen, Mary O'Hern, Beverly Zimmerman, Bernadette McNeill, Sylvia Varis, Barbara Moore and Mary Dumville. This is certainly going to look nice in my •■••.tchen," declares Marian, as she and Dot •Vatson discuss the 22 piece set of Stangl pot*ry she received from her Ethyl friends. A ;:;ace setting of the dishware is on the table. She's A Housewife, Now! ~:r.7= girls drink a farewell toast to Marg -._nc:sen who left the Company on December ^ to devote herself to housekeeping in her -^ar.eck, N. I. home. Left to right are Alice /»vgana. Traffic, Helen Dowd, Marg, and -san Simonsen, all of Statistical Research, ••icrg was guest of honor at a farewell party the Commodore Hotel on December 15 ;"en her friends presented her with silver -tier spreaders, a cocktail fcrk and ci • *ese server in her silver pattern. They're Engaged Hazel Anderson, secretary to Char­ lie Wasserman, to Allen C. Werner, of Philadelphia. No date has been set for the wedding. •v>. a..\. MJ^ • - I 'k.'lf «t5vca scrr.fv.mtsffl.-'rfc'';i3is r.3tP .nae • I • »•'» • v . i.m . > . ie- oir.; erTorrs. which Imr — .330 some :■ m c A'fithV-- 3;:::;: . -A •'« .-.««M.r.- , :=pvr-::;? • labs oniy -----1 H;rcc*:v ^yl. /Mb «S^#SilfeS ^fNewr.York^, KM now cs euch i, the .e; os as !abor and he pu iimsel: .r.mcr.t : or othe .abie e rr?.n=err.en obtain :*. .i.;; ughout the country, xkcais ;n German. F: ' ltar?.n, Scnr.cmr.v.rr. t::v. tur:* !• languages .anguages are consulted. ccnsu.tco. S i net of the personnel ho*. he*. •_• a ready v|edge of rh^ae iar.-.-.T;-.* — *»• The ......... ........... Hipg, '.*s c.x! .-nr-.- . e tec. Xf.tr.e: ava..ab'.i ^5 tc-r :nc p>. .re iv.rr.st >vi..c.! ,zc nunsel: ■ , f Division Hfew Information Dh ^'^“rAtDeteoSS-^ ! of these rct.v.. ..w- v ed to the tccnr.;t:.; :.1 nsn.ot*nsn.of-of e-.cn e.icn JCt. hut this .3 or.'..- *h; "rjuin-ng! n the JrLmr.-.nc Shoo upon ake 5t>ec.%|faf...-'-n-tnt. • .-.= Mr.. "" " he h.ro.r.-.tc: c.-ots five ntil Inn w ■•*-■• «e*. ^ fhMh fF:s Hty/MVMl b ..hi; * *** « ATi,»j . of on to the -trp. - rttones. Thts : : . rr: ft: -..vr- V• ■ ■ » S°/*. - 'C«V»S 4**Z|W,* '• ' 'Clip-' rat-s :..... . -wlhh'1*1*RBVls ; ^ ^tn^ka s of the svn.tkr.c-CK rod wiv.cn way as exhaust the leas corn- ;s gatsort m ."If- - v«rous ’m&itaSSLJ™^ ■: ■ Sait; i.f:?M’- -'--• -• ~-'c* M-K .. oere's a Operation ng r.r .-. .. Bo^aeu .rrtp.rjt.os »-.-.:* .:-.c --.-r.-. r.« bt- lUU :^\;doi:uav;vor?-'--.e-i. ................ *W* rew^ types scave *“*«*«, was decided scavenger rrc-;«t. *r. coscc scGve'Agr-s were c —ng to Si' t. t» ...... ETC 09633 What's Your Measure? As Americans we take pride in the fact that we live in a country where men are limited only by their ability, initiative and courage to face the challenges which confront them. Individual freedom of opportunity has always been our byword. Opportunity exists today just as it did in the days when America was an unset. ied wilderness. We no longer have a new land to conquer, but we have the oppor­ tunity of growing with our jobs in still-expanding businesses and industries. Do you know that there is actually a shortage of people for the better-paying, .lore responsible jobs in practically every business? These positions will be ulti­ mately filled by people who started out in lower-paying jobs but climbed the adder to success through their own efforts. Most of us want a better job. But simply wanting it isn’t enough. No employer really promotes us, nor does he owe us a promotion. The truth is that we must promote ourselves into a better position. We are hired in the first place because of qualifications and experience to do a job which our employer assumes we can handle. If business continues and we perform what our job requires, we will probably hold it. Yet if we do only what we are paid to do we haven’t earned the right to expect promotion. Have we demonstrated that we can handle more than the job we ready have? Have we made an effort to study our work, to improve? Do we look ahead to a better job and prepare ourselves for it? It’s easy to blame the company for our not getting ahead. But is it fair to expect promotions just because we’ve been on the job longer than the next fellow, even though he may have much more ability and initiative than we do? As we start a new year, it may be a good time to size ourselves up in relation •o our jobs—to see what we are doing toward getting ahead. Let’s try this check list and see how we measure up. 1 If you were the boss and needed a man for your job, are you the man you would pick to fill it? 2 Are you delivering a big day’s work, or average, or just enough to get by? 3 Have you reason to be proud of the accuracy and quality of your work or do you have a lot of alibis? 4 Do you do your work conscientiously and well, regardless of whether or not your supervisor is watching you? 5 Do you need a lot of supervision, or do you study your job and de­ liver maximum service of your own accord? If our answers show that we can honestly measure up to our jobs, and more, nen we can go ahead confident that we will succeed; but if not, we had better -ake stock and improve our methods. After all, the individual who does his own job and prepares for a better one ;»cks out his own promotion by earning it. Adapted from Chrysler Motors Magazine. As we listen to the latest insults frorr Moscow, we’re likely to get fighting mad. It is clear by now that Stalin and hi.gang respect just one thing—strength Behind the Iron CurLain they've beer building a huge fighting machine while we were reducing ours. Now we must rebuild our defenses—fast As things stand today, there is just one way to prevent World War III. That is to re*arm—to become strong— and to stay that way! This calls for better productivity all along the line. Not just in making guns, tanks and planes, but in turn­ ing out civilian goods too. Arms must come first. But we must produce arms at the same time we produce civilian goods. We can do this double job if we all work together to turn out more for every hour we work—if we use our ingenuity to step up productivity. AH of us must now make sacrifices for the common good. But we're working for the biggest reward of all —peace with freedom! THE BETTER WE PRODUCE THE STRONGER WE GROW ETC 09636 ;a\ v It. ■\\ 1,* HI CSv.-.oj Ethyl's new building in Los Angeles is nearing completion with the opening scheduled tor sometime in April. The above picture, which was made the end ot January, is a side view of the structure taken while work was progressing. The large two-story windows are in keeping with the modem design oi the building, which is of reinforced masonry construc­ tion with steel frame. The exterior is brick and concrete with cast con­ crete entrance, copings and window trim. Offices for the western region staff will be in the two-story wing shown at left, while the one-story wing at right will house the auditorium. It opens directly onto the automobile entrance and parking lot. High up on Huntley Drive and Miramar Street, the building is ideally located in a commanding position over­ looking the new Harbor Freeway, currently being constructed, and the Los Angeles Parkway. It is easily accessible to downtown Los Angeles and to automobile traffic both coming in and going out of the city. ETHYL BULLETIN BOARD by and for Ethyl employees Marceline Marquis, Editor Contributing Editors Baton flouge: Douglas Price, John C. Reniroe, J. T. Stephenson (’photographer); Chicago; Deane Birkes Dallas: Ann Seiiridge; Detroit: George Betker, Bemadine Burdick, Margaret Dullinger, Claude Hoffman, Bob Mescher, Adele Rotek. Philip Savage, AI Sechrist, Margaret Welo. Art 7-eitz, Fred Green: photog­ raphers: Loren Knowles. AJyce Peterson; Houston: Kathleen Finen; Kansas City: Edward J. Otto, Jr.: Los Angeles: Don Chapman; Mexico-Central America: Lynn Phillips; New York: Jim Donohue, Don Forsdick, Wilma Hansa, Erma Harris. Alice Lahn, Ruth Moore, Helen Sinclair, Emily Whitfield: San Bernardino: Carol Simcock. James Terrell; San Francisco; Harry Manning; Seattle: Paul Harris; Tulsa; Ed Hendrich, Gladys Roney; Yonkers: Catherine Henderson; Central Office, Gasoline Testing: Chris Bruhl. Published by the Ethyl Corporation, 100 Park Avenue, New York, New York; Edward L. Shea, President: Stanley T. Crossland. Vice President and Treasurer: Herbert A. Savage, Secretary. ETC 09637 ! V Record of Progress Related At Customer Meetings To point up the tremendous progress in automotive transportation which has been made through the coopera­ tion of the automotive and petroleum industries, the problems involved, and Ethyl’s part in the record of achieve­ ment, a series of customer company conferences are being conducted. A joint effort of the Sales Depart­ ment and the Research Department in Detroit, these informal conferences were begun in the Eastern Region last month. Meetings were held in New York and Philadelphia with nine cus­ tomer companies. Similar meetings will be held in the other regions. The conferences are designed to show the relationship between me­ chanical and chemical octane num­ bers, and to present the story of Ethyl’s accomplishments in the crea­ tion of mechanical octane numbers. The programs are being presented at the customer company offices for top officials from the refining, research, products application, and occasion­ ally the marketing departments. The conferences are built around an illus­ trated talk by Earl Bartholomew, general manager of research. The idea of holding these customer conferences grew from a meeting held at the Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville last November. At the suggestion of Harold Berg, southern regional manager, Earl Bartholomew visited Phillips on his way to attend an SAE meeting in Tulsa. He gave a talk on mechanical octane numbers be­ fore a large group of company officials. The meeting was highly successful and created great enthusiasm for the tech­ nical research work Ethyl is doing. The enthusiastic reaction at Phillips led Dick Scales, director of technical service in Detroit, to suggest that the regional managers adopt the meeting idea as a project in their regions. The conferences are arranged by the regional managers, and attended by W* v Earl Bartholomew, general manager oi research, explains a diagram he uses at the customer company conierences. In the preview audience are, irom left, Account Men Don Flynn and Redg Bushel!, Mike Remondino, technical representative, and Dick Murphy, eastern regional manager. BULLETIN BOARD — FEBRUARY ETC 09638 technical representatives and account representatives. Present at the Eastern Region meetings were Dick Murphy, eastern regional manager, a technical representative—either Mike Remondino or Ben Brewster, and the account representative for each company. Cooperation Stressed Earl's discussion emphasized that the progress made during the past 15 years in the refining of gasoline and in the design of automotive engines could not have resulted without increasing cooperation between technical groups in the oil and automotive industries. He showed how Ethyl, with its research on the relationship between engines and gasolines plays a key role in serving as go-between for these industries. A large part of our research effort, he stated, has as its objective the im­ provement of engine performance and economy obtainable from currently available gasoline. Toward this end, our research, he reported, is divided into: 1) basic research designed to throw light on the mechanism of com­ bustion and on the factors which affect combustion and 2) design of engines reflecting the results of basic research. The conferences touch on the work that Ethyl research men have done toward 1) better utilization of higher octane numbers and sensitive gaso­ lines, 2) future mechanical and chemi­ cal octane numbers, 3) combustion chamber design, 4) the carbon problem and 5) more uniform ignition timing. Research Important Looking to the future, Earl con­ cluded by stressing the importance of the research laboratories of the oil and automotive industries as the founda­ tion on which tomorrow’s develop­ ments in fuels and engines will be built. “In the last analysis,” he declared, “the motoring public will dictate the design of engines and the properties of gasolines as it has in the past. . . Com­ petitive forces within the oil and auto­ motive industries, supported by the research laboratories, will determine the ultimate balance.” TEN YEARS AGO IN THE BULLETIN BOARD Jack Martin and Dick Murphy Named Regional Managers For Sales Department . . . New Offices At Deep­ water Completed . . . Midgley Heads American Chemical Society for Sev­ enth Year . . . Baton Rouge Credit Union Declares Dividend . . . Don Forsdick Engaged . . . Accounting and Statistical Departments Move Back Into Chrysler Building . . . Pat Har­ ding and Tommy Roberts Bring In Big Catch of Fish. Moving Up Adeline Edwards has been promoted account representative in Houston. from relief receptionist to typist in Order and Shipping. Joan McCabe, formerly secretary to Louise Genet is now secretary to Bayard Browne, N. Y. Order & Ship­ ping. She formerly held a secretarial post in Baton Rouge. Ed Hendrick, formerly a tractor en­ gineer in Tulsa, has been made an BULLETIN Roy Goltz in Eastern Region is now secretary to Lou Shank. Her old job has been taken over by Helen Elion who moved up from Stenographic. Sylvia Varis has been transferred from the Stenographic Section to a new post in the Sales Department. BOARD—FEBRUARY ETC 09639 Representatives of Ethyl and the Pure Oil Company join in a technical meeting in Chi­ cago. Ethyl men in the picture are lack Taylor, John Wintringham, Wheeler Lovell, Dan Guy, Harold Gibson, Max Roensch, Tom Risk, Dick Sneed, Mac Murdock, George Rose and lack Fuller. Dick Sneed served as chairman. Heads Across the Tables A joint technical conference was held December with the Pure Oil Com­ pany to familiarize their technical personnel with the scope of Ethyl’s re­ search activities and give the men a <■han.ce to become better acquainted. The meeting, first of its kind with Pure, was held at their Chicago office. Dick Sneed, technical representa­ tive. arranged the conference and ■-•rved as chairman. Fourteen Ethyl : vpresentatives from the Detroit Labs » (j«t c~ I *■ : -->q On the morning of January 10, 1901 at a point four miles from Beaumont, Texas, a great stream of oil gushed out of the ground. Spindletop spewed and spurted, shooting its black treasure 200 feet into the air. It was a historic spectacle. Captain Anthony Lucas had brought in the first gusher the world had ever seen. For nine days it ran wild, flowing at the rate of 100,000 barrels a day, and covering 100 acres of surrounding land with a huge black lake of oil. News of the Spindletop discovery electrified the nation. Fifty thousand people, dreaming of oil as black gold, swamped the small town of Beaumont, Texas. Soon derricks dotted the hor­ izon. By the end of the year. 585 oil and leasing companies were doing The Ethyl exhibit at the Spindletop 50th Ann: versary commemoration in Beaumont, Texas shows graphically the progress which has bee: made in gasoline, in engines, in automobih design and in service stations since 1925 business, and you could walk from enc to end of the Spindletop field on der­ rick floors without touching earth. For the first time American indus­ try had reason to believe there was enough oil to permit its use as a com­ mercial source of fuel and lubricants. It was the beginning of an unpre­ cedented and dramatic period of ex­ pansion within the nation’s young oil industry. In the brief span of 50 years, petroleum has altered man’s way of life. It has revolutionized industry and transportation, created untold wealth, built cities, furnished employment for hundreds of thousands, put America on wheels. Today, aided by the vast supply of petroleum and natural gas, which gives over half the total Bill Dixon, of the Southern Re­ gion, demonstrates 1925 and 1950 gasoline values at the Ethyl exhibit. The grey-haired man in the foreground is An­ thony Lucas (with Mrs. Lucas), son of Capt. Anthony F. Lucas who brought in the famous well. ETC 09643 The first slide on the shadow box at the Ethyl exhibit points out the power obtained with 1925 compression ratio and 1925 gasoline. energy used in the United States, we have developed an unparalleled pro­ ductive capacity pouring out an end­ less stream of goods. To honor the golden anniversary of Spindletop—Where Oil Became an Industry, an elaborate, year-long celebration is under way. Events were planned by a commission appointed by Gov. Allan Shivers of. Texas and headed by John W. Newton, vicepresident of Magnolia Petroleum Com­ pany. The celebration is designed to commemorate the significance of Spindletop, pay tribute to those who participated in the development of Spindletop and the Southwest’s oil industry and to obtain general recog­ nition of the importance of these developments to the nation’s welfare. Hundreds of oil industry leaders collected in Beaumont early in Janu­ ary for a series of special events and entertainment, including addresses by speakers of national prominence. Throughout the year the Spindletop anniversary will be marked by oil in­ dustry meetings in Beaumont. The central point of the January celebration was the Hall of Exhibits at the State Fairground, where Ethyl Corporation was one of 40 exhibitors. The historical and current displays featured will remain intact for several months and may be made into a permanent oil museum. The dramatic Ethyl display, Prog­ ress in Petroleum, was designed to show simply and effectively how two gallons of today’s gasoline will do the work of three gallons of 1925 gasoline, >1 * Bill Dixon raises the compression ratio of the demonstration engine to the average 1950 level to show the effect on engine power. The indicator moves down, showing the loss of power due to knock resulting when the high compression engine runs on 1925 gasoline. There is a tremendous upswing of power when the high compression 1950 engine is run on high octane 1950 gasoline. The demonstra­ tion proves that two gallons of 1950 gasoline do the work of three gallons of 1925 gasoline. BULLETIN BOARD — FEBRUARY ETC 09644 while the price per gallon (excluding taxes) remains the same. The demon­ stration was similar to the ones held several months ~ago in Detroit and in Washington, D. C. Against a background mural con­ trasting a modem service station with an old-fashioned one, were two cars— a modem Oldsmobile and a 1925 Hudson. An engine demonstration was set up to show that today’s gasoline furnishes 50 percent more power than the gasoline of 25 years ago. This was graphically shown by means of a screen and a series of four slides of engine power readings. Matches with “2=3” on the cover were handed out and caused much interest and speculation. Ed Hendrick reports that one man examined the “2=3,” cleaned his glasses, peered at it again, shook his head and then, looking up at the mural, grinned with pleasure at discovering the answer to the enigma. The exhibit was planned and pre­ pared by Russ Weston, Mac McCulloch and Frank Howard, who carefully shipped murals, meter, demonstration engine and other essentials for the show to Texas. Southern Region men took it from there, got the gasoline pumps, signs, curtains, and, with the help of a carpenter and a paper j hanger, set up the booth. The exhibit proved most successful, i The Texas contingent modestly re-j ports that it was “the most spectac-1 ular, attracted the most attention and! comment, and certainly impressed j people with the 2 for 3 story considered j so important by customer people.” Those involved in the project and j responsible for putting on the show were Jake Balzer, Bill Dixon, Howard : Gerber, Ed Hendrick and Ed Muller. Nearly 15,000 people visited the j Hall of Exhibits during the four-day celebration, January 6 to 9. On several occasions as many as 40 to 50 people were counted watching the Ethyl demonstration. The Lucas well, “heard, ’round the world,” half a century ago, takes the limelight again today to tell the American story. It is the story of men whose faith and enterprise led to the discovery of Spindletop, the founding of a new industry and the beginning of a new way of life. It is the story of democracy with the unlimited oppor­ tunities that exist when men of vision and courage are permitted to apply ; their talents for the betterment of i humanity in an atmosphere of free and competitive enterprise. This is Spindletop, 1950—a busy, prosperous oil held. Since the Lucas Gusher blew in 50 years ago, 140,000,000 barrels have been produced and saved from the Hill's 2,200wells. m\>m i-Scr ■r rt “3 ETC 09645 ^Cooperation really works at Ethyl. TAt our Research Laboratories in Deitroit, as in all of our departments, the daily practice of complete cooperation is a functional must. It may come as a surprise to many to learn that of the .350 some employees at the Detroit VLabs only about 80 are actually en­ gaged directly in research, while the j.rest furnish the necessary supporting £services. These “non-researchers” makeEthyl ^research possible by their joint efforts. -vFor example, field problems which „come to the attention of Technical "Service and Sales Department repre'sentatives sometimes become the basis for new projects. The same is true of ideas on new products which may originate in the Manufacturing De­ partment. These suggestions are all reviewed by the Research heads as to their project possibilities. If it appears :,that new and valuable information .. may be obtained, a project leader is S'assigned to the job. The project leaders are, in most cases, specialists in a particular field. Neither the project leader, nor the men who work with him, is expected to know everything about the many phases of each project assigned. In­ stead, the project leader makes use of the laboratories’ extensive technical files and library facilities maintained for the purpose. Here he may familiar­ ize himself with the fine points of his assignment. When some particular book or other piece of literature is not available at the laboratories, we have an arrangement whereby our library can obtain it from various sources throughout the country. Frequently periodicals in German, French, RusApproximately 40,000 single-cylinder engine test hours were accumulated at the Research Labs during the scavenger investigations. Here Aero Technician George Vaughn notes engine performance characteristics while operating a ”17.6" engine on an experimental blend. 11 BULLETIN BOARD- -FEBRUARY ETC 09646 Provision was made for storage of special reference fuels and experimental additives before the engine tests began. Art Felt of Aero (right) suggests this shed in the rear of the Aero Lab as a convenient storage location, to Karl Schmid, head of the Fuel Handling Section. n sian, Italian, Scandinavian and Ori­ ental languages are consulted. Since few of the personnel have a ready knowledge of these languages, many foreign articles are translated by the Chemical Technical office section. All of these activities are directly related to the technical aspects of each project, but this is only the beginning! Often the Machine Shop is called upon to make special equipment, the Main­ tenance Section is asked to install plumbing, electrical lines, or appara­ tus, and the Instrument Section may devise special instrumentation for the project. To see how a typical project pro­ gresses, let us follow—from the original germ of an idea to the final report— one which began four years ago in the Aeronautical Division of the Research Laboratories. This project, an investi­ gation of the effectiveness of various types and concentrations of lead scavengers, was intended to further our understanding of the scavenging process and provide clues as to how aviation gasolines may be improved to keep pace with the increasing de­ mands of modern aircraft engines. “Scavenger" is the term applied to portions of the antiknock fluid which carry away as exhaust the lead com­ pounds formed during the combustion process. Action of the scavengers thus helps to insure continued peak engine performance under all types of oper­ ating conditions. When it was decided to undertake the scavenger project, the Chemical Research Operations Division was called upon to suggest possible com­ pounds for trial. While this was going on, the Maintenance Section was in­ stalling electrical wiring, plumbing and ventilation connections in the rooms set aside for the project. The Instrument Section, too, was consulted on instrumentation problems. Simul­ taneously special purchases were being handled by the Purchasing Depart­ ment. Likewise the engines in which the proposed scavengers were going to be tested, were being readied. Storage Chemical Research provided Aero with a number of scavenger compounds for consider­ ation and testing. Chemical project leader Rex Closson forces scavenger-forming reac­ tion to completion by aziotropic distillation. 12 BULLETIN BOARD —FEBRUARY ETC 09647 of fuel for the engines was also worked out with the Fuel House. Then actual testing began. Compounds which the chemists be­ lieved showed good scavenger possibil­ ities were blended in different propor­ tions with typical engine fuels and run in the special single-cylinder engines installed in the Aeronautical Division building. Often, after a typical run, the engine deposits were submitted to organizations as the University of Kentucky, Pratt and Whitney Air­ craft, Wright Aeronautical Corp., and Rolls Royce, Ltd. While the engine tests were being run, antiknock compounds containing experimental scavengers were also be­ ing checked for stability under severe storage conditions. Near El Centro, Calif., drums of aviation fuel contain­ ing the experimental mixes were placed out in the scorching sun of the Im­ perial Valley for two years. During this time employees from our San Bernardino Laboratory withdrew sam­ ples from the drums at regular inter­ vals. These were sent to Detroit for analysis. At the same time, the De­ troit Laboratories were conducting “accelerated” storage stability tests indoors. At the conclusion of test runs, combustion products were removed from the engine and an­ alyzed to determine how much of the scavenger material was present in engine deposits. Gor­ don Wilcox, research chemist in the Analyti­ cal Section, is shown operating a Recordomatic Titrometer which is used lor this analysis. the Analytical Section for analysis. All data so obtained were then given to the Chemical Technical office for statistical appraisal and the results used by the Aero and Chemical labs to re-evaluate the scavenger problem. On the basis of this re-evaluation, modifications in the proposed scav­ engers were made and new blends were tested in the engines. This continued until, finally, some 40,000 single cyl­ inder engine test hours were logged on this project at Detroit. In addition to the Ethyl laboratory test runs, 1,000 hours of full scale, multi-cylinder dynamometer'work was done by such Tests to determine the storage stability char­ acteristics oi various scavenger compounds were conducted over a two-year period at El Centro, Calii. The drums oi aviation fuel blended with experimental antiknock com­ pounds were exposed to the weather in the Imperial Valley where summer temperatures frequently exceed 100 degrees. Employees of our San Bernardino Lab took samples from the drums at regular intervals. These were analyzed in the Chem Lab at Detroit. In this photo, Claude Guinn, at left, San Berdu test driver, and Earl Ellis are pumping fresh air into the drums. Air space allows for expansion and also permits the researchers to observe the oxidizing effect of the cur on the gasoline and additive. 13 BULLETIN BOARD —FEBRUARY ETC 09648 When a research prc'ec* requires a change in the system which supplies fuel to the test engines, the Maintenance Section at Detroit is called in. Pipefitter Carl Michael is discuss­ ing some proposed changes with A1 Sechrist who is an engineer at the Aero Laboratory. Results of the storage stability tests and test data accumulated at the “outside” aircraft engine laboratories were combined with Ethyl’s Detroit Laboratories’ findings. After final evaluation, this material was assem­ bled as the project report by Aero Research personnel. In addition to the “typical project” which we have just described, similar scavenger projects have been con­ ducted by the engineering labora­ tories at Detroit and San Bernardino to determine what physical properties motor fuel scavengers must possess in order to maintain a uniform ratio of tetraethyl lead and scavengers in the various cylinders of automotive en­ gines. Preliminary chemical studies on these compounds were followed up with actual automotive engine opera­ tion in the engineering laboratory and on the road. The scavenger projects are expected to continue for some years, as engine studies often do, but we have already come a long way. And, perhaps very soon, the operation and maintenance of aircraft and automotive engines may become even more economical be­ cause of such projects as this—an example of the Research Laborato­ ries’ cooperative efforts. Eight Ethyl employees from Detroit and New York received awards this month as a tribute to their years of faithful service. They join a large fra­ ternity of Ethyl folk who wear the pins proudly. 15 Years Robert Hogan, Eastern Region Sales 10 Years Detroit Pioneers When Fred Dykstra celebrated a quarter of a century of service with Ethyl last month, he be­ came the second man at the Detroit Research Laboratories to join the 25-year club. Charter member is Pat Harding who reached the scoreand-five mark in May 1948. Fred, left, and Pat, right, compare the anniversary watches which they received from the Company. Esther Lyman, N. Y. Secretary’s Of­ fice: Roland Ostrander, Detroit Labs 5 Years William D’Arcy, Frances Lamb, Jack McCullough, Arthur Myers of the Detroit Labs and Russell McGuiney, of Eastern Region Sales. 14 BULLETIN BOARD — FEBRUARY ETC 09649 jil received this testimonial scroll bearing the Desert Rat insignia and signed by all the Rats who attended the 1951 reunion in Detroit. The scroll was presented by lohn Campbell, General Motors Research, who served as chair­ man of arrangements for the Rat reunion. There are times when being a rat is an honor. Current outstanding example is Gil Way of the San Bernardino Laboratory. Ninety Rats, an aggregation large enough to interest history’s famous rat collector, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, gathered in Detroit on January 9 for a testimonial dinner in Gil’s honor. These were Desert Rats, an organiza­ tion of 173 men from the petroleum and automotive industries who served n the California desert on Coordinat­ ing Research Council projects during '•Vorld War II. Gil is president and rounder of the organization. In recognition of his untiring service and enthusiasm in organizing the annual Desert Rat reunions, Brother Rats surprised Gil with a carefullyplanned ceremony in his honor. He was presented with an elaborate testi­ monial scroll and a number of gifts. The scroll, which saluted Gil, among other things, for “the age and number of his stories,” bears the signatures of all Rats who attended the reunion. Among the gifts he received were a specially made ash tray embedded with rattlesnake rattles, reminiscent of the after-hours rattlesnake hunts the Rats used to have on the desert; a chrome-plated rat trap suitably in­ scribed; and a bow tie that lights up and says “Kiss Me." Piece de resist­ ance was a certificate for a Dumont television-radio-record player which Gil and Bess Way will pick out and have delivered in San Bernardino. The collection of Desert Rat con­ tributions for the television combina­ tion was handled by Jim Livingstone of Gulf Research. The smorgasbord 15 BULLETIN BOARD — FEBRUARY ETC 09650 On. the cover: Gil Way, technical representative for the western re­ gion, receives a certificate for a Dumont television - radio - record player combination from Errol Gay, Ethyl consultant. The gift was presented to Gil, president of the Desert Rats, by fellow Rats. Look­ ing on is John Campbell, General Motors Research. Gil opens his electrified bow tie which lights up and says "Kiss Me.” Enjoying the ]oke al­ most as much as Gil are Jack MacGregor, California Research, at Gil's side, Max Roensch, applauding at back, and Kenneth Bold!, Pure Oil Research, in the foreground. dinner, held in the Stockholm restau­ rant, was preceded by cocktails and the annual showing of Gil’s color views of the scenic California countryside. During World War II the Desert Rats operated from bases at Camp Seeley, an old cavalry post in the Imperial Valley and from Camp Young near Indio, Calif. They conducted field tests for the Army Quartermaster Corps and Ordnance Department on wheeled and track vehicles, using dif­ ferent types of gasoline. Rat President Way supervised the transportation of fuel samples from the desert outposts to Ethyl's San Ber­ nardino Laboratory. Here the Gasoline Testing Laboratory crew, under Bob Adams, ran ASTM distillation. Reid vapor pressure and knock tests. Gum tolerance tests on stationary engines were also run at San Bernardino at the same time. Ethyl mechanics at the West Coast laboratory who are eligible for Rat membership by reason of their par- ticipation in the projects are E< Lindsay, Ray Seymour and White;. Gruwell. Charter Rats Dick Rice ant Rollin Gish, also of San Bernardino were in the desert during the tests, bu: were unable to attend the Detroit reunion this yearAmong the 130 meri't.'.fo did attend the Rat rally at the Stockholm were Ethylites Jack Macauley, Max Roensch, Wheeler Lovell, Tom Risk. Marty Alspaugh, Mike Remondino. Gil Way, Chuck Shepherd, and Ethyl consultant Errol Gay. Charter Rat Jack Fuller of the Central Region was unable to attend. The Rats examine a mask which represents Slim Boldt's appearance after three days on the desert minus razor. The plaque bears mysterious inscriptions intelligible only to Desert Rats. Left to right above are: Gil Way, Walter Ainsley, Sinclair Research, Jack MacGregor, California Research, and Slim Boldt, Pure Oil, foreground with cigarette. 16 BULLETIN BOARD —FEBRUARY etc 09651 Registering Surprise Folk in the New York offices have been a trifle perplexed of late to see Bayard Browne, manager of order and shipping, bustling merrily through the corridors with a small door tucked under his arm. They are even more perplexed when they discover the door is a Christmas card—of sorts. Bayard is very proud of his card. He’s sure it is the most unique one he will ever receive and he loves to tell the story behind it. Bayard owns an island in Georgian "Is it 'The Thing'?" wondera Bayard Browne as he inspects the mysterious package which has just arrived by air express bom Canada. He and Julius Dammann examine the glass door knob which shows through the wrappings. Bay, Ontario, where he goes to fish whenever possible. The Browne’s cot­ tage, Ardilaun, (which is Gaelic for high rock) is frequently full of rela­ tives and guests. Ever since 1904 all visitors have signed their names on the back of the front door. Last Fall, Ethyl Antiknock, Ltd. held a weekend fishing party at ArdiBayard beams happily over the top of his unique "Christmas card" sent by six guests who) forgot to sign the door of his cottage in Georgian Bay (a tradition of 46 years' stand­ ing). Behind is Bayard's own painting of Geor­ gian Bay as seen bom the porch of Ardilaun. "A door! Now what kind of joke is this?” muses Bayard, much perplexed, after opening his package. "Did someone think I was building a playhouse in my yard to entertain midgets?" laun for six members of the BritishAmerican Oil Company. Apparently the guests were so busy with the muskies, pike and bass that they didn’t ever get around to “register­ ing.” Bayard was disappointed to learn that the tradition of 46 years’ standing had been broken. His six guests made elaborate plans to correct their oversight. They care­ fully constructed a door, complete with panels, hinges and knob. They painted the back white and wrote across the top “Sorry we didn’t regis­ ter at Ardilaun (hope this substitute will be acceptable).” Underneath was a photographic blow-up of each man’s head, attached to bodies which had been sketched in with appropriate fishing rods, nets and lures in hand. They carefully packaged their master­ piece and shipped it to Bayard, who has happily added it to his collection of registrations. 15? Harry and the Boys—Looking like a proud father surrounded by his stalwart sons, Harry Mack and the men in the Dayton resident area pose for their picture. In the front row, left to right, are: Dolly Dollahan, Jack Pruitt, Wally Distler, John Fischer, Nick Carter and A1 Bingham. In the back row are Dr. Les Sanders, Mac Murdock, Bill Wilson and Norm Linstromberg. Lou Slack is behind the camera. si. ryar* *» J* f '.7» Dayton Conference—Against the lavish tropical background of the Van Cleve Hotel in Dayton, Ethyl men discuss current projects with Mac Murdock, central regional man­ ager. The Dayton conference was held December 29 and 30. Seated clockwise around the table are Dolly Dollahan, Jack Pruitt, Mac, Bill Wilson and Wally Distler. Murdock Meets With Men of Central Region Three meetings were held in the Central Region during December to introduce new regional personnel and to discuss the shift in responsibilities resulting from the decentralized Sales Department set-up. Mac Murdock, central regional manager, arranged the conferences to discuss these matters with resident managers Harry Mack, Bob Mead and George Rose and the men in their bailiwicks. Staged in Chicago, Kansas City and Dayton, the two-day sessions also covered current and future busi­ ness problems and prospects. Cameramen Lou Slack in Dayton and Don Hornbeck in Chicago kept their shutters clicking during the meet­ ings and sent in the pictures which appear on these pages. Shirt Sleeve Session—In the evening the men relax with a friendly game of poker. Trying their luck at the table, left to right, are: Nick Carter, Bill Wilson, Mac Murdock, John Fischer, Jack Pruitt, Dolly Dollahan (a very redoubtable man with a poker hand, we hear) and Norm Linstromberg. Kibitzing from the sidelines are Harry Mack and Wally Distler. 18 BULLETIN BOARD—FEBRUARY ETC 09653 ETC 09654 Ethyl Inventor Patents Safety Device A new air-line mask, with features improving greatly upon the standard equipment now in use. has been in­ vented and patented by Bob Palmer, who is a safety engineer at our Baton Rouge plant. Known as the “Palmer Air-Shield," the new device will eliminate sticky rubber “down-the-front” hoses and uncomfortable straps and goggles. Bob’s invention consists of a face shield with an attached pressure nozzle which sends a steady stream of fresh air under the shield near the wearer's chin. No fumes can get be­ hind the shield because the fresh air is constantly flowing out from under it. Since it protects the entire face, the shield eliminates the need for goggles. The small tube supplying the fresh air is attached to the shield, goes over the center of the forehead and is con­ nected to an air line on the wearer’s back. This does away with the “hosein-front" which is a part of the old The "Palmer Air-Shield," an innovation in air line masks, is modelled here by its inventor John Palmer, who works at the B.R. plant type air-mask. Thus, workers who gc into an area where fumes or gases arc present, will have complete protectior as well as freedom of movement. This fresh-air principal can be adapted easily for use on a welder's shield. The shield would then give the wearer full protection from fumes and gases. Bob began to work on his idea in 1941 and completed a satisfactory model in 1945. He applied for a patent in 1946 and finally obtained it last October. When final testing is com­ pleted, Bob hopes to mass-produce his new Air-Shield. Lewis Hess Heads New Section Lewis Hess has been named head of the Literature Abstracting and Search­ ing Section of the recently-formed In­ formation Division at the Detroit Laboratories. Lew joined the Company in 1937 as a research chemist and for the past several years has been a member of the technical office staff of the Chemical Research Operations Division. He holds B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from M.I.T. and is a member of the Ameri­ can Chemical Society and the Ameri­ can Association for the Advancement of Science. Since 1948 he has served on the nomenclature committee of the A.C.S. Petroleum Division. A resident of Detroit, Lew is mar­ ried and has a seven-year-old son. Lewis Hess who has been appointed to bead the Literature Abstracting and Searching Section, Information Division, at the Detroit Labs. ETC 09655 Pat Barnett, bookkeeping machine operator, N.Y. Order and Shipping . . . hails from the Middlewest. .. she grew up in Ohio and grad­ uated from high school in Iowa . . . married, she lives in Manhattan . . . she is interested in sports, particularly swimming and bowling. Marian Geiger, secretary to Harry Mack, Dayton resident manager ... Dayton-born and educated . . . vocalist with Dayton dance band on weekends . . . belongs to Beta Sigma Pi, business girls’ sorority . . . collects records . . . enjoys summer sports, especially swimming. Kathleen Boylan, microfilm operator in New York Finance . .. lives with family in Bellerose, N. Y.. .. graduated from Our Lady of Wisdom Academy in Ozone Park, N. Y. . . . formerly employed by Arabian-American Oil Company ana Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in N. Y. Ara Haitaian, typist at the Detroit Labora­ tories, comes to Ethyl from the Jones-Dabney Corp.. .. Michigan-born and reared, he grad­ uated from Highland Park High School and attended Highland Park lunior College . . . veteran of three years' service in the Navy. Jean Candelora, stenographer, N.Y. Statis­ tical Research. . . . Brooklyn-born, she now lives in Bellerose, N. Y. . . . she is a graduate of Floral Park High School (N. Y.) . . . follows in the footsteps of her sister Anne who left Sta­ tistical Research in November to be married. Edgar Oldenburg, chemist, Detroit Labora­ tories . . . comes to Ethyl from the University of Michigan . . . received his B.S. degree in August... an officer of Sigma Pi fraternity, he was a student member of the American Chem­ ical Society. . . lives in Royal Oak, Michigan. Edward Carson, chemical operator, Detroit Laboratories... Canadian by birth, reared and schooled in Michigan . . . served with the U.S. Navy for three years in the European, African and American Theaters... formerly worked for Chrysler Corp.... married, has two daughters. Anne Siefert, stenographer, Detroit Labora­ tories ... Ohio-born, educated in California ... worked four years on the West Coast before joining Ethyl m Detroit . . . enjoys swimming, sailing and horseback riding . . . she is par­ ticularly interested in interior decoration. They're Married Recent Arrivals New York Detroit Caroline Baldwin, daughter of East­ ern Region Safety Chief Jim Baldwin, was married to Robert B. Timmons of Montclair, N. J. on December 26. The wedding took place in the chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, N. J. Rev. Ralph Williamson, uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. Following a reception at the Baldwin home for relatives and close friends, the couple left for a wedding trip through the Smokey mountains. They will live in Cincinnati. Philadelphia Fred and Florence Hughes—a son, Thomas Lee, bom January 10 in the Saratoga Hospital. Weight: seven pounds, six ounces. Thomas has a sister, Pat, 10, and two brothers. Freddie, 7, and George, 4. Fred is a technician in Automotive Research. Jim and Caroline Mason—a girl. Diane Elizabeth, bom January 15. Two other children, Marilyn and Stephan. Jim is a project engineer in Automotive Research. San Bernardino Betty Jane, daughter of Mac Mc- Florence and Rollin Gish—a son, Cooley, eastern region safety engi­ neer, became the bride of Lt. Sam Polis on December 27. The ceremony took place in the rectory of St. Dorothy’s Church in Drexel Hill, Pa., with a reception immediately follow­ ing at the Drexelbrook Inn. Lt. Polis is stationed in Alabama. Rollin Edington, III, bom January 20. Two other children, Nancy, 12, and Barbara, 9. Rollin is a research engineer in the Gasoline Testing Laboratory. Bells and Yells Tommy Roberts, tool maker at the Detroit Laboratories, took his Ethyl friends by surprise recently with a double announcement. After receiving congratulations on his marriage to Helma Pauna last March 4, he passed out candy and cigars to celebrate the birth of a daughter on December 20 in the Florence Crittendon Hospital. Shift Key Osborne Fremd, southern region safety engineer, has been transferred from New Mexico to the Eastern Region for re-assignment. Betty Hench, formerly secretary to ". . . and ii you get thirsty during the night, just turn this." 22 BULLETIN BOARD —FEBRUARY Bayard Browne in N. Y. Order and Shipping is now a secretary in Public Relations. ETC 09657 Earl Bartholomew, general manager of re­ search. will participate in the Career Con­ ference at the University of Oklahoma on March 6 and 7. He will speak on fundamental and applied research to give to the students a conception of industrial research and the opportunities which it provides. The Career Conference, which was started at O.U. 11 years ago. is an outstanding na­ tional event which has served as a model for scores of other colleges and universities. Earl holds B.A., B.S. and M.S. degrees from O.U. While earning his advanced degrees there from 1921 to 1923. he was an instructor in math and mechanical engineering. Dolly Dollahan Dolly Dollahan, an account representative in the Central Region, was initiated into the Detroit Oil Men's Club last month and promptly appointed publicity chairman. On the home front. Dolly’s household won an award as one of the most elaborately decorated houses in Huntington Woods, M:ch.. this past Christmas. The prize was an engraved gold loving cup and an enlarged pnotograph of the display. All the Dollahans worked on the decorations including sons Bruce. 13. and Craig, 12, who acted as cochairmen of the work committee, i See picture.) Ted DuBose Ted DuBose. who is resident manager in San Francisco, has been elected chairman of the Northern California State Oil Industry In­ formation Committee. These beautiful Christmas decorations won a community award for Dolly Dollahan's family. A1 Gassman A1 Gassman, assistant head of the analytical section, Detroit Laboratories, has been elected a national councilor of the Detroit Section of the American Chemical Society. Elections were held in December. A1 has just completed his second term as treasurer of the group. Canoll Hebert Carroll Hebert, supervisor of safety at the Baton Rouge Plant, has been elected to the Board of the East Baton Rouge Council of the Camp Fire Girls. The election was held at the organization’s annual meeting on January 16. John Melody John Melody, a technician at our Gasoline Testing Laboratory in Yonkers, became an attorney and counsellor-at-law on December 20 when he was sworn in by the second judicial department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. John, who graduated from the Brooklyn Law School in June, passed his bar examination in September. John Thompson John Thompson, of the Baton Rouge Plant, is co-author of a recently published novel. The book, entitled "Male Virgin" was re­ leased to the public in December by the Arco Publishing Company in New York City. Harold Eerg, southern, regional manager, convened with fellow members of the Kansas-Oklanoma Oil Industry Information Committee recently to outline OIIC area activities for the coming year. Harold is seated third from the right in the photograph. The meeting was held in Tulsa. 23 BULLETIN BOARD — FEBRUARY (fa ^ WMfi O * r- ft Ethyl Society members and friends v_Lat as they wait for the program to begin. This meeting was the first event on the society's social calendar for the new year. Arrange­ ments for the meeting were in charge of so­ cial chairman Laurel Wilkinson, who also acted as master of ceremonies for the evening. Joyce Myron, right, of the Laboratories Arlytical Section, discusses an issue of News with guests Ed Myron and Pat Wil» Early arrivals at the meeting were, left to right, Mary Willans, Gwen Carlsen, Pauline Rife and Russ Carlsen. The man with glasses, dimly visible through the revolving door is Ross Rife who was chairman of the Detroit Ethyl Society steering committee last year. ETC 24. BULLETIN BOARD —FEBRUARY 09659 The Detroit Ethyl Society held their January meeting at the Labs on Tues­ day, the 23rd. About 75 employees, their families and friends came to hear Nick Carter, central region safety engineer, relate his adventures during his recent eight-months’ mis­ sion to Japan. Laurel Wilkinson, social chairman of the society, made the arrangements for the meeting and acted as master of ceremonies. Following Nick’s talk, refreshments, prepared by members of the cafeteria staff, were served. The meeting is over, the refreshments are gone, and now it's time to head for home. Clem Morrill of the Fuel Handling Section, gallantly assists his wife, Eva, with her coat. Judging from his smiling face, Laurel Wilkin­ son must be telling a few good stories as he introduces Nick Carter. Nick entertained the audience with tales of his adventures m Japan where he worked with the U. S. Government. BULLETIN BOARD —FEBRUARY ETC 09660 Oor Contributing Editors * ft. EYES --■» EARS * ETHYL Our contributing editors would like to know and chat frequently with all of you, the better to know you and the better to report news of your activities and accomplishments. This is somewhat difficult in view of Ethyl's far-flung operations and wide­ ly-scattered personnel. So we've de­ cided to introduce the contributing editors to you and hope that you will get in touch with them whenever you have news, or a good snapshot of your­ self, your children, the family pet, a prize catch of fish, or some product of your handiwork—a model train, a cab­ inet, a barbecue oven. This month we introduce Phil Savage. Phil Savage, chemist, fisherman and £ humorist, is one of the newshounds at the Detroit Research Laboratories. This is his second year as a chronicler of the life and times of Ethylites. Phil was born shortly before the turn of the century in the small Ohio town of Blanchester. It was there he grew up and i according to Phil be­ cause of the generosity of the teachers and principal, graduated from Blan­ chester High School. Sometime during these early years the young Ohioan read “Memoirs Oi A Physician" by Alexandre Dumas The book stimulated his interest in chemistry and he immediately decided to learn more about the subject. He went to Ohio Northern Univer­ sity in Ada. Ohio where he worked for his room and board, and in his senior year acted as an assistant in the chem­ ical laboratory. Despite his work and long hours of classes, hejound time tc serve as business .narii^er of the Uni­ versity Yearbook. He graduated with a B.S. in chemical engineering. After graduation he went to work for Revere Copper and Brass Inc. in Detroit, and for 20 years was chief chemist and spectroscopist. He joined the Chemical Research staff at the Ethyl Laboratories in April 1947. Phil, with twinkling eye, will tell you that his main project is keeping his semi-monthly pay check coming in. During the past 18 months this has been accomplished by writing and editing the “Analytical Methods of the Research Laboratories.” One vol­ ume has been completed and another one is in the works. Before tackling this project, Phil worked at the bench making analytical studies. An enthusiastic angler, Phil haunts the myriad lakes of the north-central section of Minnesota during fishing season. One of his memorable experi­ ences was the day he caught a fivepound bass while idly trailing a line and a bare hook behind the boat. With this encouraging beginning, im­ agine his chagrin on discovering that he had left his bait behind! An active member of the American Chemical Society, Phil is married and lives in Detroit with his wife. Frances. 26 BULLETIN BOARD — FEBRUARY .;V r c ETC 09661 1 -and all for three cents a pound "We in the oil business are engaged in handling and moving about We search for it in the a very heavy, bulky, rather low-grade commodity. bowels of the earth, we lift out of the ground, put it in perhaps several hundred miles it out of the tanks and through a pipe line, long, to a refinery JA tanks, pump where we lift it again with temperature and pressure, ml I put it in more tanks, clean it up, mix it up, put it on a ship or in a tank car ^-^^or a truck^^^^or a pipe line^j^^jmove it again perhaps hundreds of miles to a terminal of some sort, Ipjnj unload it, load it up again and haul it to a e> again, and take it to a service station, put elk plant, unload it, load it^4^ it in a tank again, pump it out into the customer’s automobile tank,! his windshield, give him air and water, and charge wipe / him three cents per pound. What other product that reojfires tr"Y jr-tr all of that human labor and energy in its Bread is about zo cents. handling can you buy for three cents a pound? ^ >■ / Vmilk is about 15 cents, W about 80 cents. lumber is about 12 cents >4 . And that three cents is for gasoline, an automobile m one of our very - ■ ’' r fanciest products. Fuel oil is only % to Vi cent per pound, range of prices of rock down in the and .,<^^>. gravel.” From a talk by Robert L Minckler President of General Petroleum Corporation ETC 09662 In the current campaign to enlist the aid of 500,000 volunteers for civilian defense work in New York City, industrial firms were called upon to supply interviewers for the recruiting program. As always, when it's a case of supporting a program for the safety and welfare of the nation, American industry responded with full cooperation and pro­ vided several thousand employees to help with the recruiting job. As one of the companies participating in the program, Ethyl is supplying the services of four employees who each spend 10 hours a week at recruiting centers. They are pictured above discussing their jobs with an official at Civilian Defense headquarters. In the group are, from left, Randolph Charlton, Jim Beckwith, Betty Beach. Ronne Peterson (OCD) and Ed Nieser. ETC 09663 This streamlined, mobile classroom is one of the three specially designed house trailers Ethyl tractor engineers are using to tell the story of preci. sion engine service. Mel Olson, Grant Scott and Charlie Welch are now taking the trailers through the Central states where they are demon­ strating the latest techniques in precision engine service to tractor dealer mechanics right m their own shops. When the trailer unit arrives at the dealer's place of business, its right side is opened and a 16-foot section is raised and locked into position. This forms a canopy and provides an unobstructed view of the demonstration for as many as 30 mechanics. When the wall is raised a completely equipped valve service shop is revealed. On the shelf under the workbench are various tune-up instru­ ments, including an exhaust gas analyzer and equipment for checking ignition timing. The trailercoaches were built to Ethyl specifications by the Spartan Aircraft Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. See page 8. ETHYL BULLETIN BOARD by and for Ethyl employees Marceline Marquis, Editor Barbara Mcore. Editorial Assistant Contributing Editors Baton Rouge: Douglas Price. Jchr. C. Rentroe. J. T. Stephenson phofogrcpherv Chicago: Deane BirJres; Dallas: Ann Sellridge; Detroit: Georce 3etker. Sernaatr.e Suraick, Margaret Dullinger, Claude Hodman, Bob Mescher, Adele Rozek. Philip Savage, Al Sechnst, Margaret Welp. Art Zeitz, Fred Green; photog­ raphers: Loren Knowles, Alyce Peterson. Houston: Ed Hendrick; Kansas City: Edward J. Otto. Jr.; Albert F. Ryan: Los Angeles: Don Chaomar.: Mexico-Central America: Lynn Phillips; New York: Jim Donohue, Don Forsdick, Wilma Hansa, Erma Hams. Alice Lahn, Ruth Moore. Helen Sinclair. Emily Whitfield: Sen Bernardino: Carol Simcock. James Terrell: Sen Frcnciscc. Harry Mannina; Seattle: Paul Harris; Tulsa: Gladys Roney; Yonkers: Catherine Henderson: Central Odice. Gasoline Testing: Chris Bruhl. Published by the Ethyl Corporation, 100 Park Avenue. New York, New York; Edward L. Shea, President; SfcrnJey T. Crossland, Vice President and Treasurer: Herbert A. Savage, Secretary. Ethyl's Role in the Allocation Program for Tetraethyl Xead By Julian I. Fzey Sales Manager (Operations) Soon after the Petroleum Administra­ tion for Defense was organized as a Government agency to handle petro­ leum problems, the subject of anti­ knock compounds came under study. The balance between supply and de­ mand in this important ingredient in gasoline has been close ever since last summer, and a 10% swing one way or the other could have meant balance or unbalance at any time. As most Ethyl people know, PAD Order =1, which governs the use of TEL in motor fuel, was put into effect as of March 1, after a great deal of discussion and an open hearing with oii company representatives. This order is directed to the oil com­ panies using tetraethyl lead and not to the manufacturers of antiknock com­ pounds. It limits the amount of anti­ knock compound containing tetra­ ethyl lead which any oil company can use to a percentage of the amount used during 1950. Refiners who used less than a million pounds last year can use up to 100% of the same quantity, and those using more “will be re­ stricted, during the 12-month period beginning March 1, 1951 to a base allotment of one million pounds plus 80%, of their 1950 consumption in excess of the base allotment." The statement issued by PAD said that the allocation of tetraethyl lead is necessary “to overcome existing short­ ages and to permit accumulation of in­ ventories to meet future eventualities.” Since the PAD order, the Depart­ ment of Trade and Commerce in Canada has adopted similar restric­ tions for Canadian refiners. They are different from the regulations in the United States in that they restrict shipments by the suppliers as well as quantities used by refiners. Orders in both countries provide for “hardship” appeals for additional allotments to individual oil companies, and so the exact amount which will be used during the coming few months cannot be determined. A number of questions about details of the program are not altogether clear, and we have been asked to clarify some of these points by people 3 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH who are not as close to the situation as we have been. Naturally, we would like to be helpful wherever we can, but it is not our job to interpret PAD’S order in any way: therefore, we have adopted a strict policy in the Sales Department of suggesting that all such questions be directed to the PAD itself. The same policy holds true for any Canadian Government orders. We are continuing to operate our manufacturing plant at maximum capacity, and will put all of the “Ethyl” fluid we make, in excess of the quantity shipped under the re­ strictions issued, into inventory. How­ ever, there are some facts about the situation which we do want known, particularly by those people who do not understand why demand suddenly exceeded supply. $100 Million Expansion As you know, we have been in an almost continuous program of expand­ ing manufacturing capacity since V-J Day. Our Baton Rouge plant produced 70% more product in 1950 than in 1944 at the peak of World War II, and will produce substantially more this year than last. When our petroleum chemicals plant in Houston is com­ pleted, we will have made an invest­ ment of over $100 million in new plant facilities and improvements since V-J Day and total capacity in the United States at that time will be about onethird greater than at present. However, the factors which have increased the demand for antiknock compounds within the last 12 months have been very large in their cumula­ tive effect. They are: 1. Substantial increases in the total quantity of gasoline refined in the United States (production in week ended March 3, 1951 20,489.000 barrels, 15% over week of March 4, 1950 production of 1 7.707.000 barrels). bulletin 2. Substantial increases in TEL con. centrations per gallon of gasoline Premium Gasoline: Average concentration, Februar.1951—2.20 cc’s. Average concentration, Februar.1950—1.98 cc's. Increase—11%. Regular Gasoline: Average concentration. Februar 1951—1.84 cc's. Average concentration, February 1950—1.50 cc’s. Increase—22%. 3. Increased production of aviation gasoline (about twice as much Aviation Mix fluid’ was used in February this year as in February 1950). 4. Diversion of high octane fractions to aviation gasoline. In short, since the start of the Korean War all factors making for an increase in the use of antiknock com­ pounds have worked together to push the demand into an abnormal peak. While for the present we must con­ tend with the immediate problems arising from the sudden increase in demand, the outlook for the future is reassuring—not only for ourselves but from the standpoint of the oil industry and national defense. With one plant at Houston scheduled to go into oper­ ation in the Spring of 1952, and with the second one expected to be com­ pleted during the latter half of next year, Ethyl will have a substantially greater capacity for producing anti­ knock compounds than at present. When the expansion of tetraethyl lead capacity which has already been an­ nounced is completed next year, there can be no question of adequate manu­ facturing facilities for TEL in the United States. board —march ETC 0 9867 Kitzmiller Appointed Associote Medical Director Kvttering Laboratory in Cincinnati and to Ethyl’s extensive industrial and hygiene activities with its customer companies. He was named medical supervisor in 1942 and assistant medi­ cal director in 1946. He was bom in Kitzmiller, Md. and took his medical training at the Uni­ versity of Cincinnati where he received his M.D. degree in 1923. He is a mem­ ber of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Kappa Kappa (medical fraternity), American Medical Association, and ’the American College of Physicians. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Ten Years Ago in Bulletin Board Dr. Karl V. Kitzmiller, well-known veteran member of Ethyl’s medical staff, has been appointed associate medical director of the Company. He will keep his office at the Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology in Cincinnati as headquarters, but his new position will take him to all Company locations frequently. As associate medical director, Dr. Kitzmiller will relieve Dr. Kehoe of nearly all administrative duties and will take over active direction of the medical work of the Corporation. He also will act in a supervisory and ad­ visory capacity on medical problems of the Sales, Research and Manufac­ turing Departments, except for un­ usual occasions when he may call on Dr. Kehoe’s long experience and knowledge of the field. Karl joined the Company’s medical staff in 1926 and has devoted most of his time to pathological research at the Percy L. Griffiths Elected Vice-Presi­ dent . . . Wally Distler Wins Farmers’ Institute Blue Ribbon . . . Joe Costello and Alan Tully Head Atlanta and New York Divisions . . . Boston and Tulsa Divisions Move to New Quar­ ters . . . Ed Kurt Named Chairman of Detroit Section ACS . . . Oscar Lewis Praised For Government Defense Work . . . Harry Prince Announces Completion Of His “Five Man Champs” . . . Andy Pallay and Jack Bailie Called To the Colors. We’ve had a number of inquiries about the third cover of last month’s Bulletin Board, titled “—And All For Three Cents A Pound.” The article was reprinted through the courtesy of The Fly­ ing Red Horse, of Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, who will be happy to supply 9x12 prints upon request. 5 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH Oklahoma Offspring This bright-eyed tot is Gary Childers, 11month-old son oi Vemiece Childers, reception­ ist at our Tulsa office. Apparently Gary has worn out his faithful playmate "Spot" who is pausing for a brief rest before the next round. Petroleum Club Officers A1 Bingham, account representative in the Central Region, was recently elected first vice president of the Cleveland Petroleum Club. He is pictured here (right) with Roy D. Packard, (leit) second vice president, Cleve­ land division manager, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), and M. A. Bauer, (center) president, district sales manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil. Home on Leave Pvt. Bill Brown relaxes with some of his Ethyl friends at the Detroit Labs. Bill stopped in for a visit while home on furlough from Shep­ pard Air Force Base in Texas where he is at­ tending aircraft and engine mechanics school. Bill leit for the service on October 12. He was formerly a dynamometer operator in the Automotive Research Section. From left to right are: Bill Fangert, Bill Brown, Laurel Wilkinson, Art Huffman and Harold Lindholm. From the Photograph Album Looking quite dapper and very pleased with themselves, Harry Mack, left, Dayton resident manager, and Vice President San Wagner, exchange greetings at the entrance of the San Bernardino lab. If they look different it's because the picture was snapped in 1935. ETC 09669 New Group Insurance Plan Announced A new Group Insurance Plan which, for the first time, extends hospital and surgical insurance to eligible depen­ dents, is now being offered by the Company. It provides substantial in­ creases in the employee’s personal hos­ pital and surgical insurance benefits, but has no effect on the employee’s group life insurance coverage. Under the new plan, employees will no longer have to purchase hospital and surgical protection for their fam­ ilies from outside organizations. Thus double coverage for the employee can be eliminated and family protection obtained at a reduction in cost. If em­ ployees wish to continue their outside coverage, they can collect under both contracts. The increased benefits will provide employees and their dependents with: 1) up to $10 per day for 70 days for hospital room and board expenses, plus payments up to $100 for special hos­ pital services; 2) surgical operation in­ surance up to $225 which represents a 50% increase in payment for each operation. This benefit plan will cover any nonoccupational injury or sickness for which the employee and his depen­ dents are not entitled to receive bene­ fits under any workmen’s compensa­ tion or occupational disability law. Dependents covered by the policy include a wife, and unmarried children over 14 days but under 19 years old. You may also list as a dependent any children which are supported in the home provided you are related by blood or marriage, or have been ap­ pointed their legal guardian. Because of these increased benefits and high employee claims, the costs of our hospitalization and surgical plan have gone up. This, along with higher hospital costs, necessitates an increase in the employee’s contribution for his personal hospital and surgical cover­ age. The Company is enlarging its contribution to the new plan to pro­ vide increased benefits to the em­ ployee and family. This is what the new plan will cost you each month: Employee only......................... $1.00 Employee and child(ren)... 2.75 Employee and wife................. 3.75 Employee, wife and child(ren) 6.00 All regular employees on the New York payroll are eligible to join this new Group Insurance Plan. The effec­ tive date of the hospital and surgical insurance will be announced after 75% of our eligible employees have en­ rolled. The insurance will start on the day the new plan goes into effect if you have already enrolled. Otherwise, you may enroll within 31 days after the effective date of the new plan and your insurance will start immediately. Whether or not you enroll in the new plan, any hospital and surgical in­ surance you have under the present Company plan will be discontinued when the new plan goes into effect. "I hated to see this X-ray go to waste. Alter all, my Group Insurance paid for it when I was in the hospital last month!” 7 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH Touring the Grass Roots Circuit Without benefit of Hollywood fan­ fare, a new motion picture has hit the grass roots circuit. Its purpose is not to amuse but to inform. The movie, titled, “You’re the Doctor," is part of Ethyl's educational program to help the farmers get better service out of their tractors. The better the service they get, the more they’ll use them, our agricultural people deduce. And . . . that means more sales of leaded gasoline for our customers and more sales of “Ethyl” antiknock compounds for us in the long run. “You’re the Doctor,” this latest ad­ dition to our farm film library, is a training film for and a tribute to the nation's tractor mechanics. With American farmers supplying food not only for this country but a large part of the world, their production is of vital importance. The movie points out that just as the country doctor helps keep “healthy manpower" work­ ing on the farms, the tractor mechanic helps keep “healthy horsepower” in operation. The movie shows in detail a number of the steps in the correct servicing of a tractor engine. For a lasting reminder, movie audiences will receive a 32-page pictorial booklet which covers the main points in the precision maintenance story. In addition to the film, Ethyl also sponsoring demonstrations whi amount to post-graduate courses I mechanics. Conducted by Ethyl trs tor engineers from streamlined, mob classrooms, the demonstrations are real “how to dc it” session for tract TUechanics. Presiding over the demo strations are Mel Olson and Chari Welch in the Central Region a: Grant Scott in the Southern Regio The new servi( e program, plannt and prepared by the cooperative e forts of the Advertising, Sales ar. Technical Seance pgggje, also include a “Precision Engine- fjrvice” adve tising campaign. The current fan program really got under way la; summer when 50,000 copies of an ir structive wall chart and an accorr. panying 22-page booklet, “A Goo, Valve Job Pays,” were distributed. Ethyl’s continuing effort towarc greater mechanization on the farm started back in the 1930’s whei George Krieger made history by high compressioning a tractor for a farme: in Illinois. That was the first. Todaj 95^ of the tractors sold in the United States are high compression and use gasoline rather than a lower grade fuel. Dan Guy, head of the Agricultural Section, believes our current farm pro- *9" ii. Flexing the hinges of the side canopy during demonstration rehearsals in Detroit are Waiiy Distler, at work on the far post, and Heime Mueller and Mel Olson, at the front post. Watching from behind the Venetian blinds is lack Bailie. A1 Tanarup and Grant Scott are in the background at left. That's Dick Scales standing in back at right. Y ETC 09671 Here Mel Olson checks the valve seat runout following a grinding job as two mechanics of New­ port, Mich, pay close attention. Another fine point in precision service is dem­ onstrated by Charlie Welch as he shows an onlooker how to use the valve spring tester. gram will help the farmer get better service from his tractor. Dan and Punch Pfundstein and Jack Bailie are happy to see the mobile units start rolling and the movie take to the screens. So are Heinie Mueller, head of the Engine Development Section, and Herb Sumner at the Detroit Labs, and Mac McCulloch, sales promotion manager in New York. They’ve been working on the new service program for about a year. Jack Bailie wrote the booklet “A Good Value Job Pays.” Heinie drew up the specifications for the trailers and followed through on their produc­ tion with Spartan Aircraft in Tulsa. Herb and Mac worked closely with Audio Films in New York, while they were producing “You’re the Doctor,” with Herb serving as technical expert. Grant Scott presents Tech Service men with one artist's (his) conception of the demonstration trailer—calliope built in. Dan Guy, head of the Agricultural Sec­ tion, gives the sign of approval as he ac­ cepts. But Punch Pfundstein (second from left) and Jack Bailie claimed it to hang in o place of honor on their office wali. That's Heinie Mueller, head of the Engine Development Section, standing next to Dan. Now that the film is out, Herb contin­ ues to serve as liaison between the tractor engineers running the demon­ strations and the Detroit Labs. “You’re the Doctor” is being shown through 35 affiliated associations of the National Retail Farm Equipment Association to small dealer-mechanic audiences throughout the country. It is also being made available to farm equipment manufacturers for use in their own dealer service programs. These showings, along with Ethyl’s own Dealer Service Demonstrations at which the film is shown, will reach a large and important group of tractor dealers and mechanics. By helping them to do a better job, Ethyl hopes to help the farmer produce more crops to feed not only America but the warravaged countries of Europe. >fAgS, S3 ETC 09672 i i Ernie Lange signs up for his 13th contribu­ tion to the Red Cross Blood Bank. Here he registers with Veteran Staff Aid Mrs. Ben­ jamin Moritz at the Red Cross Blood Donor Center in Manhattan. Since donors may choose the destination of their contribution, Ernie specified his for the Armed Forces in Korea. Pulse and temperature are taken by Veteran Nurses Aid Marguerite Ernsthai. Several hundred volunteer donors are handled at this Red Cross Center daily by a staff which con­ sists, to a large extent, of volunteer workers. Every time the clock ticks off twc minutes someone in New York City needs a blood transfusion. Multiply this by the needs of the country as a whole, and by the requirements of the fighting forces in Korea. This will give you an idea of the job which the Red Cross Blood Donor program has undertaken. The program has a three-fold re­ sponsibility. Through the Red Cross the vital lifelines of blood must flow to the Armed Forces, to the Civil Defense stockpile and to the hospitals across the country. So far the job has been excellent. At the end of two years of operation, the program has been responsible for 562,505 donations. The quota requested for our fighting men has been exceeded without lowering the reserve needed to meet contin­ gencies at home. But the need con­ tinues to grow. The gift of blood is a priceless con­ tribution to life. There is no substitute for it. Blood means life to the battle casualty, to the disaster victim, and to the ill and injured in our hospitals. To share your health with a sick or injured person takes less than an hour of your time. It is safe, painless and easy. Any healthy adult between 21 and 60 years of age, or minors at least Mrs. Mary Napolitano, RN, determines the amount of hemoglobin in the blood and takes the blood pressure. Ernie is then passed on to a doctor for a careful examination. These precautions are necessary to protect both the donor and the recipient of the blood. it 10 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH ETC 09673 n SICKS! “ KUKOKU S&s-'jp» After a glass of orange juice, Ernie is checked in on the master list of donors and delivered to nurse Charlotte Holland. The blood-giving process is painless. It takes between five and twelve minutes. The body will replace the lost blood in about 24 hours. 18 years of age, with parental consent, may donate. Supporting the Red Cross Blood Program brings protec­ tion to your family, your fellow workers, your neighbors. It prevents needless suffering and loss of life. Under the Red Cross Program donors are allowed to choose the pur­ pose for which their blood is given. And they are protected, because the Red Cross makes blood available for a donor or his family in event of need within one year of time of donation. No charge is ever made for blood donated through the Red Cross. To discover how the program works, Bulletin Board went with Ethylite Ernie Lange, N. Y. Finance, as he made his 13th donation at the Greater New York Red Cross Blood Donor Center. Ernie gave his blood first in 1942, and has continued with the program ever since. The pictures on these pages show the steps in his trip through the smooth-running, wellequipped Blood Donor Center. (Other New York office donors in­ clude DottieHayes, Dot Watson, Betty Beach, Jean Candelora and John Fink.) U?i\4u Beneath a poster which shows graphically the final destination of his blood contribution, Ernie relaxes with a cup of coffee and a doughnut. A few minutes later he was on his way back to the office with no ill effects. At the Detroit Labs 11 Ethylites participated in a local “Whole Blood for Korea" drive. Getting ready to go to Red Cross head­ quarters are, left to right, A1 Breuleux, Jerry Brown, Dave DePree and Hank Hoftiezer. Doug Ewen is seated in the front with the Red Cross driver. Other donors not shown here were Don Pulleyblank, Jim Rissman, Bill Adams, Bill Gilpin, Jack McCullogh and Emil Gillig. - •‘'M- Because of the constant supply of blood and plasma shipped to the front lines, thousands of American fighting men have been saved through the miracle of battlefield transfusions. Here, o wounded U. S. Marine reads a letter lrom home as he receives a transfusion of plasma near a battlefield south of Wosan. ETC 09674 Baton Rouge Employees Make Record-Breaking Contribution A total of nearly $12,500 was contrib­ uted by Ethyl employees at the Baton Rouge plant to the recent March of Dimes campaign. This record-breaking sum is three times larger than any previous contri­ bution the plant’s employees have made to the drive. The large increase is a reflection of the fact that a number of Ethyl employees and employees’ children are among the patients re- For Those Things We Take For Granted Most of us just seem to take these things for granted. But-----“For the rights I have been privi­ leged to enjoy,” Arie Van Belle, a 74year-old janitor who died recently in Long Beach, California, bequeathed $1,500 of his $15,000 estate to the United States Government “in order to pay my approximate share of the national debt.” Mr. Van Belle came to our country from The Netherlands. "I'm afraid you're taking the sign much too literally." ceiving treatment for polio at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Three plant groups participated in the drive. The largest group of em­ ployees, those who belong to Local 12,900f*'District 50, United Mine Workers union, raised the major por­ tion of the fund. They collected over $9,000—more per capita than any other organization in the United States. This represented a 200% in­ crease over previous years. Other groups participating were the Collec­ tive Bargaining Agency and the Man­ agement Club. “Words will not express our grati­ tude to Ethyl employees,” stated Mrs. I. E. Lobrano, head of the Baton Rouge chapter of the National Foun­ dation for Infantile Paralysis. “This is a record of which they can be proud.” And They Call It "Workers' Paradise" If you are ten minutes late getting on the job— If you leave the job ten minutes early— If you take five minutes too long for lunch: Each one of these counts as a lost day against you. When you have missed four such days, your factory supervisor can and will hale you into court. The court can then cut your wages anywhere from ten to 25 percent. If you won’t go back on the job, you may be thrown in prison for a six-months’ stretch. This is a new law—in Poland, which the Communists have taken over. They call it “the Socialist dis­ cipline of work.” And the Reds call Poland a “workers' paradise!” 12 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH ETC 096T5 Human Relations Conferences Today the most important criterion of executive talent in industry is the abil­ ity to lead other people. To aid super­ visors in developing this executive talent, the Company has held series of human relations conferences for super­ visors in Baton Rouge, Detroit, Yon­ kers and New York. The series in New York, the last to be held, was completed in February, and was attended by 44 people, who met in four separate groups. All con­ ference groups were kept small so that the meetings could be informal and everyone would have a chance to take part in the discussions. Ray Faller, the conference leader, started off the first in the series of four sessions by presenting seven funda­ mentals of human relations, which, he pointed out, everybody knows but may at times forget. They are: 1. Treat each employee as an indi­ vidual 2. Make the best use of each em­ ployee’s abilities 3. Tell each employee how he is get­ ting along (in private) 4. Give credit when due (in front of associates) 5. Tell employees in advance about changes that will affect them 6. Be sure you keep your promises 7. Use authority judiciously “The Golden Rule is always a good thing for supervisors to remember,” Ray said in summing up these points. He next presented a procedure for handling any job problem. It consists of five steps which he explained. During the last three sessions spe­ cific case histories were presented and discussed. The supervisors tackled the problems presented and figured out how they would try to solve them. In Ray Faller, manager of training, was leader of the human relations conferences held in Baton Rouge, Detroit, Yonkers and New York. every case that was considered there were complicating factors and extenu­ ating circumstances involved, which made the problems knotty. “But then any problem in human relations is bound to be complicated,” Ray pointed out, “because people are so complex. They’re all different, they’re all strictly individual and no two will react the same to a given set of circumstances. Just as their hopes, ambitions, interests, and sense of val­ ues vary, so their actions and reactions vary. To know how to help a person make the best use of his abilities the supervisor must understand what makes him tick, know what latent tal­ ents he may have, what his goals are. The supervisor must face problems squarely, analyze them carefully and handle them diplomatically to keep the people in his group working har­ moniously and happily together.” For the perfect supervisor the wis­ dom of Solomon, the diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin, the insight of Abraham Lincoln and the leadership of Dwight Eisenhower would be great assets. Although the Ethyl supervisors who attended these human relations conferences may not have all these qualities, most of them feel that as a result of the meetings they are equipped to be better supervisors, and have re­ quested more conferences of this type. 13 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH t&e ^e&idettt ^ 'De&fk EDITORS Note: This column is reprinted from the current issue of THE ANTIKNOCK plant publication at Baton Rouge, as we believe it will be of interest to all Ethyl people We all know that the coming months will bring many additional changes in our daily lives. Our nation’s huge de­ fense program is swinging into high gear. More shortages and further con­ trols and restrictions seem to be ahead, so do higher taxes. All these things will affect us as breadwinners, consumers, and invest­ ors. Of course, the degree to which they affect us will depend upon our individual circumstances. No one can say definitely that infla­ tion will continue for several years. Nor can anyone say that we'll soon have a recession. However, we can look at past per­ formances and judge, with a fair de­ gree of accuracy, how things are going. For the past ten years prices have gone up and the value of the dollar has gone down. Our nation's re-armament program and foreign aid program promise to keep production up for some time, although we as con­ sumers may not be able to buy all the things we want. Employment is at an all-time high. So are wages. All indi­ cations—all these factors- point to continued inflation for several years. So—let us assume this true. What can we do about it? This is the S64 question. There is no pat for­ mula which can be given which will guarantee us against financial hurt during these inflation years. There are some things we should have and can do which will make our financial future secure, come inflation or recession. These are: (1) We shauld have a secure job. i 2 i We should have a family budget and we should stick to it. Clint Bond, resident manager in Baton Rouge. i 3) We should build a “cash re­ serve" to meet emergencies. ( 4 i We should invest surplus cash or savings in property which will retain a relative value. First, let’s look at No. 1, “job secur­ ity.” All of us know that Ethyl is pro­ ducing a compound which is essential to the production of better gasolines. That we've done a good job is evi­ denced by our high standing in the oil industry today. Our Company will always take every step possible to better our posi­ tion in the competitive field. With the continued cooperation of each Ethyl employee it will continue to be “good business" for the oil refineries to use our antiknock compounds. 14 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH ETC 09677 As long as you and I and all of us work for the efficient production of “Ethyl” antiknock compounds. Ethyl pay will remain above average, so will working conditions, and we need have no fear of our “job security.” No. 2, “the family budget.” This is the most important step we ourselves can make in guarding against financial difficulty. It doesn’t do any good to gripe about high prices—and let it go at that. We must determine what per­ centage of our income we can afford to spend on any item, or group of items, and we must stay within this budget. Government economists, in making up the so-called cost-of-living index, estimate that the average person of modest means spends the following percentages of his income on various living expenses: 40.0% Food 13.1% Rent Clothing 11.7% 5.3% Fuel, etc. 4.5% Home furnishings 25.4% Miscellaneous As a practical matter, everyone’s living expenses are different, depend­ ing upon his personal circumstances. But, these percentages may be used as a guide. Obviously, there should be some arrangement for regular savings. If there are only two people in the family unit, savings could come out of the percentage spent for food. Other­ wise, the savings may come from the 25 percent listed under miscellaneous. It is essential, though, that we save a portion of our monthly earnings. This brings up No. 3. Every family needs a “cash reserve” to take care of any emergencies which arise. We can build this reserve by investing a por­ tion of our earnings regularly in some­ thing which is secure, and pays interest —something which can be readily turned into hard cash when the emer­ gency arises. Our Ethyl Employees' Federal Credit Union and Government bonds are two such good investments. There are others. When we have our “cash reserve” built up to the proper size—again de­ pending upon the size of our family and individual circumstances — we should begin work on Point No. 4, in­ vesting in property which will retain a relative value through the years. As we reach this phase, we are be­ ginning to make a place for ourselves —we are “getting ahead”—building for our own future and our family’s future. A home, a small business, or a farm are excellent investments pro­ vided we use care in making our se­ lection. These four things—job security—a family budget—a cash reserve—and some real property—all deserve our close consideration. With Ethyl we have job security as long as we give a “day’s work for a day’s pay.” If we plan our expendi­ tures and follow the other suggestions our financial future will be much more secure. C. W. Bond Resident Manager 15 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH What We Do and How We Do It Interests Many A group of 33 mechanical engineering students from Michigan State College. These engineers made the tour to observe the equipment and methods used in Ethyl research and development projects directed toward improvement of fuels, fuel additives and engines. Ethyl guides for the tour include Ted Carron, George Thomson, Art Hawkes, Earl DeWitt, Jim Hughes and’Art Zeitz. Through the white-columned doorway of our Research Laboratories it^ Detroit pass important industrialists, great scientists and tomorrow's men of science. These guests come from all sections of the country and frequently from foreign lands. They range from young high school students who have been granted a day's reprieve from their Bunsen burners and books to top-ranking men from the fields of chemistry and engineering. They come to inspect the labs' modern facilities and special equipment, to observe re­ search methods in operation, and to study the latest developments in fuels and engines. The common denominator of the labs’ visitors is an interest in chemis­ try and engineering. Otherwise they are a varied group. Last October we were host to a group of 11 army offi­ cers from Brazil. Their mission was to study American methods of automo­ tive maintenance. Quite a contrast to the young members of a local high school science club who had made the rounds several months before. Several university student groups made the tour last year as well as high school lab assistants from nearby towns. Two SAE groups came to call, including 110 members of the Detroit Junior Section. In addition, the roster of 1950 guests includes U. S. Army personnel. American Chemical Society convention delegates, oil company representatives and members of the local press. With labs' personnel as guides, the visitors are taken on a complete tour of Ethyl's principal research establish­ ment. They visit the workshops, and the chemical, aeronautical and engi­ neering laboratories. Frequently they are served lunch in the labs’ cafeteria. 16 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH ETC 09679 A visit to our Detroit Labs was included in the itinerary of 11 Brasilian Army officers who were in the States to study automotive main­ tenance in our large automotive, commercial ond research concerns. They were guided through the labs by Idan Fla a, A1Tandrup, Dick Scales, Ted Carron and Chuck Shepherd. Ethyl hosts Bhown here (in civilian clothes) are Idan Flaa and Chuck Shepherd, at the back table; and Dick Scales in the foreground. K * S Although it isn’t possible to handle all the groups who seek permission to go through our research center, the Company puts out its welcome mat as often as it can. Through this policy of opening its doors to the public, partic­ ularly the student groups, the Com­ pany stimulates a long-range interest and appreciation for the work its chemists, engineers, and technicians are accomplishing on the problems of engines, fuels and lubricants. Ti\ Nineteen members of the merchandising department, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) visited the labs to inspect the facilities and discuss mutual problems. Ethyl men shown above are Dick Scales, Dick Sneed, A1 Bingham, Ed Paige, Punch Pfundstein, Casey Jones, Heinie Mueller and Dan Guy. Called to the Colors .■•-Ay :~ Gilbert de Malvilain, machinist at the Yonkers Gasoline Testing Lab, has been called to active service with the Air National Guard. He reported on March 1. Gil joined the U.S.A.F. in 1939, and served in Iceland, England, and France. He was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Award for designing and building special machines and tools. Gil was dis­ charged in October 1945, and came to work for Ethyl four years later. 17 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH ETC 09680 Who Knows What's Next—Not Ed Jovial Ed Enoch, whose infectious grin and constant quip are familiar to everyone in the New York office, never knows what he is going to be doing next. It may be books, it may be band­ stands. or it may be baseball caps. It falls to the lot of Russ Weston’s Advertising Department to plan and produce presentations, booklets, dis­ plays, exhibits and other promotional material for all the departments throughout the Company. Producing them is Ed’s business. “I guess I’m sort of a roving cowboy without portfolio,” Ed laughs, think­ ing back over the wide variety of jobs he has handled since he came with the Company in 1943 to assist Ralph Champlin. ‘‘I never know what will land on my desk next.” A look at Ed’s desk would convince you that everything lands on it. It is really an amazing profusion of proofs, papers and paste pots. Yet Ed has an uncanny knowledge of its con­ tents. He can unerringly extract the paper he is looking for from under six At his well-known paper-laden desk, Ed Enoch confers with a printer. Ed sometimes has as many as 68 calls in a day, and once had 40 callers. Some day he's going to keep tabs on the number of messengers who stream into his office bringing proofs from some 30 printers and engravers throughout the city. layers of assorted material without disturbing a thing—a technique de­ veloped from over 25 years in the advertising business. Since 1946 Ed has served as ad­ vertising assistant under Russ Weston. Specifically, he handles all production for the Advertising Department except the space advertising and acts in a service capacity for many of the other departments of the Company. A large proportion of the printed material used throughout the Com­ pany goes across his famous desk. He designs and produces books, pamph­ lets. technical presentations, charts, displays and exhibits of all sizes and types for Ethyl folk from Baton Rouge to Detroit. This usually means that Ed is work­ ing on about eight or ten jobs at the same time—sometimes as many as 15. 18 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH ETc 09681 Ed points out one oi his recent projects— "Good News About Gasoline Value” which was produced for the Public Rela­ tions Department. All the varied jobs shown in this display represent work put out by the Advertising Department for the use of other departments in the Com­ pany as a special service to them. Since he does business with about 30 suppliers—printers, engravers, artists, etc.—his working day is a combina­ tion of ringing phones, persistent salesmen, and perpetual messengers. Convinced that he must be setting some sort of a record for interruptions, he kept track one day. By the time 5 p.m. had rolled around, he had chalked up 68 phone calls and 40 salesmen! Representative of the scope of his projects are the current batch. In the works at the moment are three hand­ books for Public Relations, a Sales Department folder, a book on tetra­ ethyl lead by Earl Bartholomew, a series of new feature heads for The An tiknock, a passenger car data boo, and the quarterly Gasoline Qual­ ity Survey. Ed’s jobs have varied from securing 100 Yankee baseball caps for visiting Baton Rouge Boy Scouts to supervis­ ing the building of bandstands for the Army-Navy “E” award in Baton Rouge. One of his favorite projects was helping with the production of a unit for the Safe Handling of Gasoline display. This required a model of an actual service station. The model appeared to explode with a puff of smoke. When the smoke cleared, a charred ruin remained. The secret of this display, which intrigued audiences all over the country, was simple. The model was merely flipped over behind the smoke screen. Bom in Philadelphia, he studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel Institute. He later went to New England where he remained until he came to Ethyl. Ed is never happier than when he is making something. He is particularly skillful in woodworking, and his New Rochelle home contains many ex­ amples of his work. He is married and has a daughter and a married son who is based with the Army Air Forces in Japan, and frequently flies on mis­ sions to the fighting front in Korea. 19 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH I i l AUTOMOTIV The third annual conference of region­ al automotive engineers with members of the Research Laboratories’ Tech­ nical Service Division was held Janu­ ary 16-19 and 23-26 at the Dearborn Inn, just outside Detroit. The sessions were held in Detroit for the first time this year, instead of out in the regions as they have been in the past. Purpose of the conferences was two­ fold: 1) to review technical develop­ ments of the past year as they affect our business and 2) to provide an op­ portunity for a full discussion of field problems and stimulate an inter­ change of ideas for their solution. Men from the Eastern and Western Regions gathered in Dearborn on Jan­ uary 16 for their four-day conclave. The following week the Central, Southern and Canadian (Ethyl Anti­ knock. Ltd. I groups came in for sim­ ilar sessions. The program included talks by members of the Technical Service Di­ vision, individual conferences and a Enjoying food and fellowship together are, facing camero, Frank Elliott, Jack Bailie, Bob Kimpton, Harry Manning, Fritz Mercer and Punch Pfundstein. The backs in foreground belong to Glen Grant, at left, and A1 Basye. Etc 09683 Pencil and paper ready and water pitchers tilled, the men are snapped during one of the sessions at Dear­ born Inn. Clockwise around the table are, bom left foreground, Bob Hogan, Harry Manning, Glen Grant, Harry Toulmin, lack Bailie, Spike Speaker, Frank Elliott, Bob Kimpton, Art Zeitz, Ray Wyrick, Casey lones, Dick Scales, Oar Guy, Ed Paige, Bill Quigley, Marv Russell, Punch Pfundstein, Fritz Mercer, Larry Blatchford, Gil Way, A1 Tandrup, A1 Basye and Heinie Mueller's back. CONFERENCE tour of the laboratories. Dick Scales, director of technical service, wel­ comed the men and outlined the points to be covered in the meetings. Casey Jones discussed recent passen­ ger car developments; Ed Paige re­ ported on Ethyl’s Selective Study of Commercial Fleets; Punch Pfundstein outlined the new agricultural pro­ gram; Heinie Mueller reported on en­ gine development activities; Mike Remondino and Dick Sneed (alter­ nately) summarized the work now in progress at the Research Laborato­ ries. The rest of the time was devoted to a discussion of specific field prob­ lems as presented by the regional automotive engineers. On the final day the visiting engi­ neers toured the labs. Among the points of interest were the Lashograph demonstration conducted with a Reo truck engine by Herb Sumner, of Tech Service, and a demonstration of the glass intake manifold in operation, staged by Art Huffman, of Engineer­ ing Research Operations. The four-day conclaves brought men bom all over the country together. Here, Bob Doug­ lass, left, of the Southern Region, talks over notes with Frank Huyler, center, of Ethyl Anti­ knock, Ltd., and Casey Jones, Detroit Labs. ,**!«*: m Vti. A table of refreshments makes a pleasant in­ terlude between sessions. Left to right in the group above are: Mel Olson, lohn Fischer, Preston Berry, Dan Guy, Grant Scott, Carl Bartholomew, Dick Sneed and Oscar Lewis. 21 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH ETC 09684 The wisdom and serenity gained through years ot living are mirrored in the faces of}and Mrs. Edwin Elmer Neal of Keota, lev. This remarkable couple, who are the grar parents of Herb Neal, Detroit Labs, recer. celebrated their 70th wedding anniversa- Herb Neal, research chemist at the Detroit Labs, has been married for 19 years. That’s a pretty good record already, but if he follows in the foot­ steps of his grandparents, his married life has just begun! He can look for­ ward to at least another 50 years. Herb's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Neal of Keota, Iowa, are the pride of the Neal family. A re­ markable old couple, they quietly marked off their 70th wedding anni­ versary on December 30. The family had a party in honor of the occasion with both sons of the hon­ ored couple on hand for the event. Herb's father, Roland Neal, a chemis­ try professor at Drury College, came from Springfield, Mo. to attend the celebration. Paul Neal, a Des Moines realtor, flew over to Keota in his pri­ vate plane. Also present were other relatives and friends. The years have passed swiftly since the winter day in 1880 when Saman­ tha Elizabeth Glaze became the bride of Edwin Elmer Neal. During those years they have planted firm roots in the soil of Iowa, which lured Edwin’s grandfather to make the trek from Allegheny County, Pa. in 1838. For more than 60 years the Edwin Neals have lived in Keota. Here their two sons, Roland and Paul, grew up. And here Samantha and Edwin Neal, still live, surrounded by familiar scenes and lifelong friends. He was actively in business as a photographer until two years ago when he retired. Healthy and active despite their age iMr. Neal was 94 last month: Mrs. Neal was 90 in January) they live alone in their Keota home. Al­ though the days pass more slowly since Mr. Neal retired, they find plenty to keep them busy. Sturdy and 22 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH ETC 09685 Second generation—Dr. Roland Neal (Herb's father) is an enthusiastic amateur photogra­ pher, following in his father's footsteps. Mr. Edwin Neal was a professional photographer until he retired two years ago. Dr. Neal is a professor by profession—he teaches chemis­ try at Drury College in Springfield, Mo. Third and fourth generations. Here are five of the Edwin Neals' 14 great grandchildren. This picture shows Herb and Ida Neal and their five offspring at Christmastime 1949. Left to right are: Susan, 8, Herb, Marcella, 5, Ida, David, 2, and James, 15. That's 18-year-old Herb, ]r. looking over his father's head. strong as the pioneer stock from which they came, they still do all their own work, even to firing the furnace and caring for the house and grounds. Every year they plant several acres on which they produce fruits and vegetables in their beloved Iowa soil. Mifatoued Anniversary congratulations are in order this month for 14 Ethylites from Detroit, Yonkers and New York who received service awards and emblems. Grandson Herb finds Michigan soil quite satisfactory for his gardening. How it will affect the Neal record for longevity remains to be seen. Herb is still going strong but feels it is a little early to make any predictions about beating his grandfather’s record. Five Yeans Theodore Carron, David DePree, Eugene Hill, Mitchell Kapron, Stella Shafer and Melvin Wood, Detroit Labs; Ruth Hall, Ernest Lange and Frank McNally, N. Y. Finance; Thom Yates, New York Public Relations. Fifteen Years Shift Key Edward Kurt, Detroit Labs, and William Trelease, Eastern Region Sales. John Renfroe has been transferred from Baton Rouge to the Tulsa Gas­ oline Testing Laboratory where he replacesDeaneBirkes as deputy manager. Ten Years Emerson Ide, Detroit Labs and Ered Ramin, Yonkers Gasoline Test­ ing Laboratory. Margaret Gee is filling the new post of librarian in N. Y. Publicity. She moved up from the Mailroom. 23 BULLETIN BOARD — MARCH ETC 09686 eye, eye, s/e If you don't take proper care of your teeth, you can always get a new set. But your eyes are different. You only have one pair and they must last you through life. They’re pretty impor­ tant, too, since about 83% of all im­ pressions you receive come through your eyes. Probably no other sense is so vital to human happiness as vision, yet mil­ lions of people are largely ignorant of the proper care of their eyes. Wrong habits of reading and study, improper posture, and poor lighting lead to eye fatigue, eye strain and defective vision. Most of this could be prevented. March 5 to 11 was set aside this year as National Save Your Vision Week. So this is an appropriate time to take stock of your eyes and see if you have been mistreating them. DO have your eyes examined peri­ odically. This is important since about 53% of all office workers have visual difficulties which will handicap them unless they are corrected. DON’T assume that the glasses you have been using for some time are suited to the close work your job de­ mands. Find out. DO watch the lighting. Good light­ ing should be bright enough for clear seeing. It should be shaded so as to prevent glare and yet not throw shad­ ows on your work. Your working area should be bathed in light so you don't look up into darkness. DON’T delay your visit to the doc­ tor if you don't feel up to par for any length of time. Headaches or other trouble signals may mean eye fatigue. The doctor is better equipped than you to find out. DO remember that your eyes share your body's ups and downs. The hab­ its that help you stay healthy gener­ ally help to keep your- eyes in good shape. That means the right kinds of food every day, including a good breakfast, eight hours of sleep most nights and some regular exercise in the fresh air and sunshine. DON’T put off getting glasses be­ cause you think they are unattractive. With such a variety of styles and shapes to choose from, you can find a pair that suits you. And certainly glasses would be an improvement over a near-sighted scowl. Glasses don't weaken your eyes. Neither do they strengthen them. But if you go with­ out glasses when you need them, you will probably tire your eyes and make your vision worse. The three common visual defects, farsightedness (hyperopia!, nearsight­ edness (myopia i and astigmatism are caused by an imperfection in the struc­ ture of the eye. Properly fitted glasses can usually correct all three conditions. ETC 09681 , , 6#t (?£icciy Robert Aiken, dynamometer operator, Automotive Re­ search . . . Detroit native . . . educated in Ferndale, later attended Henry Ford Trade School . . . comes to Ethyl from Ford Motor Co. . . . vet­ eran of Army and Merchant Marine service . . . hobby: working with motorcycles. Ada Nadeau, cafeteria as­ sistant . . . native of Massa­ chusetts . . . attended high school in Whitinsville . . . has worked in Detroit since 1930 . . . comes to Ethyl from an A & P cafeteria position . . . married . . . has one son, Wilfried, 15, who is her principal interest and hobby. Thomas Coffield research chemist. . . Detroit native . . . awarded Ethyl and Research Corp. fellowships to Wayne University . . . pledged to chemistry honorary . . . earned M.S. in January . . . served two and one-half years in U.S. Army . . . married . . . ACS member . . . golfer. James Retzloff. research engineer at the labs . . . hails from Indiana . . . earned B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. from. Purdue University . . . belongs to SAE and ASME . . . spent two years in the U.S. Army . . . married, has a son, Mark, two, and a daughter, Susan, one . . . lives in Detroit. Lillian Imperi, secretary m Administration. Michiganborn . . . earned B.S. in Chemistry from Marygrove College, Detroit, in June . . . elected to scholastic and ac­ tivities honorary . . . veteran of 17 months service with WAC . . . interests: sewing, reading and photography. William Worthington, multilith operator, Informa­ tion Division . . . born in Colorado, grew up in Cali­ fornia . . . spent four years in U.S. Army . . . comes to Ethyl from a Civil Service position . . . married, has a son. Kenny . . . hobbies: sleeping and photography. William Johnson, cafeteria attendant . . , born, reared and schooled in Philadelphia . . . until he joined the army in the thirties, music was his vocation . . . comes to Ethyl from Hotel Detroiter . . . mar­ ried, has three grown chil­ dren . . . hobbies include music and spectator sports. David Zutaut, laboratory technician, Chem Research . . . hails from W. Va. where he grew up with eight broth­ ers, and three sisters . . . U.S. Navy veteran . . . earned B.S. from W. Va. University in June . . . interested in photog­ raphy and sports . • . enjoys constructing model aircraft. 26 BULLETIN BOARD—MARCH ETC 09689 Accident Rate Drops4655 at B. R. Plant Ethyl employees at the Baton Rouge Plant put 1950 on record as one of the safest years in Company history. They lopped a sizeable 46% off the accident frequency rate for the year and recorded only three time-losing injuries for each million man-hours worked. A recent Safety Office summary showed that only 22 major injuries occurred last year as compared to 37 in 1949. This is a decrease of 41%. Even more impressive is the 46% de­ crease in accident frequency. “With our plant employment at an all-time high of 3800, accident fre­ quency is the real key to our improved safety record,” Safety Supervisor Carroll Hebert stated. “Our ’49 fre­ quency was 5.64 and our ’50 frequency was only 3.04. “This means that only three time­ losing injuries occurred for every mil­ lion man-hours worked,” he pointed out. He explained that a time-loser is an injury which causes an employee to lose one day’s time or more, and added that each man injured last year has returned to work. The highlight of the 1950 safety program came on September 25 when plant employees set a new record by completing 68 days, or 1,345,969 man­ hours without a time-losing accident. Did you know that some baseball players soak their bats in oil all winter? They’ve found that oil fills chinks and cracks and strengthens the wood. They believe it makes for solid hits, better distance, and more bases. One National Leaguer soaked 16 bats in oil during last winter in order to get ready for the current season. don’t gamble with fire- keep plenty of large ash trays around never smoke in bed throw out rubbish don’t abuse electrical appliances check your chimney the odds are against you! 27 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH ill Marty Alspaugh & Cap Hall Marty Alspaugh and Cap Hall, of Automo­ tive Research. Detroit Labs, discussed “Road Antiknock Performance of Gasoline” before the Mid-Continent Section of the SAE at Tulsa, on February 20. Jack Bailie Jack Bailie, of the Agricultural Section, Tech Service, Detroit Labs, spoke before an audi­ ence of several thousand during Michigan State College’s annual Farmers’ Week held at East Lansing in January. Jack’s topic was “Things to Come in Farm Tractor Engines.” Earl Bartholomew Earl Bartholomew, general manager of re­ search, has been elected secretary of the Engi­ neering Society of Detroit. Earl is also serving his first year of a three-year term as director of the society, is a member of the finance com­ mittee and serves as a sponsor and board rep­ resentative of the publications commitee. A1 Bingham A1 Bingham, account representative in the Central Region, was recently elected first vice president of the Petroleum Club of the Cleve­ land Chamber of Commerce. A1 is serving a three year term on the Board of Directors. For the past four years he has been chairman of the hospitality committee, and also heads the program committee. '.See picture, page 6. • Steve Henry Mike Porch, right, receives the Silver Beaver citation and a hearty handshake from Frank Tham, o/ Esso Standard, a close friend and fellow award winner. Mik^ . orch Mike Porch, safety engine: *£t the Baton Rouge plant, was recently awarded the Silver Beaver for outstanding service to boyhood. Highest award given by the national Boy Scout Council to a volunteer worker in a local council, the presentation was made at the an­ nual meeting of the Istrouma Area Boy Scouts. Mike has been a scout leader in the area for over ten years, as well as troop committee­ man, district committeeman and member of the executive board. *See picture above.; Herb Sumner Herb Sumner, Tech Service. Detroit Labs, spoke on “Valve Rotation” before the Buffalo Section of SAE on February 15. Herb has de­ livered similar talks before the Cincinnati and Boston sections of the organization. Steve Henry, manager of plant and employee services. Baton Rouge Plant, was the featured speaker at a dinner meeting of the University Methodist Men’s Club in Baton Rouge on February 12. His topic was ‘Getting Things Done Through People.” An active worker on community projects, Steve was recently ap­ pointed a member of the Baton Rouge Com­ munity Chest Board of Directors. Ellis Locher Ellis Locher. manager of safety services, dis­ cussed tank cleaning at the 17th annual Phila­ delphia Regional Safety and Fire Conference. His talk, given during the afternoon session on February 7. was sponsored by the Atlantic Division. Petroleum Section, of the National Safety Council. Ed Paige Ed Paige. Tech Service. Detroit Labs, ad­ dressed the Denver section of the SAE on February 6. His subject was “Some FunHp. mentals of Exhaust Valve Operation." \ 3S& Herb Sumner 28 BULLETIN BOARD —MARCH ETC 09691 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cummings Recent Arrivals Detroit Ted and Jo Anne Carron—a daugh­ ter, Christine Anne, bom January 31 at Harper Hospital in Detroit. Weight: seven pounds, twelve ounces. Ted is a chemical engineer at the Detroit Labs. Algrid and Nancy Pauls—a daugh­ ter, Patricia Mary, born February 1. Weight: six pounds, two ounces. The Pauls have two other children— Roger, five, and Lucinda, three. Algrid is a dynamometer operator in Engi­ neering Research. Punch They're Married Detroit Mary Winsor Orr became the bride of Leland Earl Bartholomew, son of Ethyl’s General Manager of Research Earl Bartholomew, on Friday evening February 2. The ceremony took place in the Bushnell Congregational Church in Detroit. Following a reception at the Plum Hollow Golf Club, the couple left on a wedding trip. They live at the Forest Plaza apartments in Ann Arbor, Mich. New York Catherine T. Radigan was married to John R. Cummings on Saturday morning, January 27. The nuptial mass took place at 11 a. m. at St. Pius Roman Catholic Church in the Bronx, N. Y. Following a wedding reception at the Bronx Irish Center, the couple left for a two-week honeymoon in Miami Beach. They now live in As­ toria, L. I. John is a clerk in N. Y. Order and Shipping. and Jane Pfundstein—a daughter, Kathy, bom January 22 in the New Grace Hospital in Detroit. Weight: eight pounds, ten and onehalf ounces. Kathy has a two-year-old brother, Donny. Punch works in the Technical Service Division at the Detroit Labs. New York Don and Kay Forsdick—second son, Gregory Knox, bom February 11, in Greenwich, Conn. Weight: five pounds, nine ounces. Don is in the Eastern Region, New York office. Bill and Loraine Perdue—second son, David King, bom February 15 in New York Hospital. Weight: seven pounds, nine ounces. David’s brother, Peter, will soon be two years old. Bill is Counsel for the Company. They're Engaged Detroit Don MacDonald, of the Detroit Labs, to Theodosia Davis, of Bloom­ field Hills, Mich. Don, who came to Ethyl as an engineer-in-training in August, 1949, was recently appointed an engineer-writer in the Information Division. A June wedding is planned. 29 BULLETIN BOARD—MARCH Ann Selfridge, our pretty, vivacious contributing editor from the Dallas office, can knock out her Bulletin Board scoops on a brand new stream­ lined portable typewriter from now on. Ann is still pinching herself, but she's not dreaming. She is the winner of an essay contest sponsored by a New York publisher. Last March Ann entered the con­ test which was held in connection with the publication of “Writing for Love or Money,” edited by Norman Cousins. The months rolled by, but she heard nothing about her entry. So you can imagine her surprise when a letter arrived the middle of January announcing that her essay on “How Writing for Love or Money Has Helped Me in My Writing” was the unanimous choice of the judges. The new typewriter was her prize. Ann's life began in Okmulgee. Okla. She recalls a pleasant childhood there, the only dark spots being her reluctant appearances in piano reci­ tals. She later continued her musical studies at the Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha. Ann's friends were probably less surprised than she at the news. They know her as a friendly, competent per­ son with a wide variety of talents, in­ terests and activities. Her interest in writing has led to her hobby of col­ lecting first issues of magazines. An adventuresome gal, she once took fly­ ing lessons. Ann is an active member of the Rambouillet Club, a lecture group, and is serving her second term as corresponding secretary. Her latest project is teaching a Sunday School class of 10-year-old girls at the First Presbyterian Church in Dallas. > “They Ann Selfridge, Bulletin Board correspond­ ent in Dallas, receives a portable typewriter from George Frymire, regional manager of the Underwood Corp. Holding the case is Sam Hawarth, Dallas office manager for Under­ wood. Ann won the typewriter for her essay on the book "Writing for Love or Money," invariably ask me questions I can't answer, though,” she confesses.) Being born and brought up in an oil state, it isn’t surprising that her first job was with the Independent Petro­ leum Association of America. During the war she worked for Spartan Air­ craft, later moved to a secretarial post at the Gulf Oil Corp. She joined Ethyl in 1945 as secretary to Harold Berg in the Tulsa office. When Harold was sent to Dallas the following year, Ann packed her bags and went along. The only disturbing thing about the move was the loss of her collection of first issues. They got thrown out as old magazines. Girl Friday for the Southern Region staff in Dallas, Ann received her FiveYear pin in January. She has been Bulletin Board reporter for the Dallas Sales office ever since it opened. 30 BULLETIN BOARD—MARCH ETC 09693 v\OTOR VEHICLES OPERATED BY rHE OIL INDUSTRY ATTAINED AN ENVIABLE SAFETY RECORD IN 1949. HOW MANY MILES DID EACH AVERA6E WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT ? A- 500 C-10,000 3-75,000 D -ZOO, 000 'AUD IS A VITAL OIL DRILLING TOOL. IT COOLS THE BIT, FLUSHES OUT ROCK CUTTINGS AND HELPS SEAL THE HOLE WALLS. HOW MUCH DID OIL COMPANIES SPEND ON MUD FOR EACH OF THE 138 MILLION FEET DRILLED IN 1949? A-254 B - 54 C-'/ii D- $1.10 HOW MUCH DIO OIL COMPANIES INVEST IN 19 50 TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE MORE OIL FOR AMERICA ? A-$50 MILLION C-$| BILLION B-f500MILLION D-$Z BILLION THE MEN WHO DRILL AMERICA'S OIL WELLS WORK ROUND THE CLOCK. ON THE AVERAGE, HOW OFTEN IS A NEW PRODUCINGWELL BROUGHT IN? A-23 MINUTES B- II MINUTES C - 30 MINUTES D- 55 MINUTES 31 BULLETIN BOARD—MARCH This month, while midwestern states were freezing under the blasts of a record-breaking March blizzard, Texas farmers in the Rio Grande Valley were busy with their Spring plant­ ing . Among the biggest problems of farmers are the hordes of insects which annually threaten to destroy their crops. To combat them, the farmers have at hand a whole armory of modern chemical weapons. One of the most effective insecticides against cotton pests is benzene hex* achloride, more often called BHC. Our Baton Rouge plant is an important producer of this knockout powder for pests. Mixed with other bug killers in a "cotton dust," BHC is dusted on the crops by plane, as shown in the picture above, to control the boll weevil, aphid, flea hop­ per, thrip and other cotton destroyers. BHC will kill off boll weevils and other harmful pests within a matter of hours—and thus help a farmer to obtain maximum crop yields. Thanks to the new organic pesticides, plus such new and better fertilizers as anhydrous ammonia, made by the oil industry, it is now possible for farmers to produce twice as much cotton per acre. Last year, U. S. consumption of BHC alone was 50 million pounds. For the greatly increased cotton crop that is needed this year to use in such essentials as bandages, gauze, tents, tires and clothes, the Department of Agriculture has requested a minimum of 65 million pounds. 09695 Fighting An Unseen Foe fSee Page 13) In This Issue Page Two More Join 25 Year Club Men on the Move 10 11, 25 Test Your TP 14 Take A Look At Your Figure 17 Prize Winners in Detroit 20 Latest Models 22 JJ-UJ APRIL, 1951 Contributing Editors Bafon flouge: Guy Keller. Tom Stephenson phoiograoher : Chicago: Deane Birkes; Dallas: Ann Sellridge; Detroit: George Betker. Bita Blctsus. Margaret Duiiincer. Peggy OsiD. Anay Pallay, Jim Retzlofi. Adeie Bozek, Phil Savage. A1 Sechnst. .\nr.e Sietsrt. Norc Winck: ohorogrcahers: Fred Green. Loren Knowles. Alyce Peterson; Houston: Ed Her.aric::. Kansas Citv Edward J. Otto, Jr.; Albert F. Ryan; Los Anqeles: Don Chapmen; Mexico-Central America. Lvnn Pr.iWos: New York: Jim Donohue. Don Forsdizk. Wilma Hansa. Erma Harris. Alice Lahn, Ruth Moore. Heien Sinclair. Emily Whitfield: San Bernardino: Carol Simcock. James Terrell; San Francisco■ Harry .Manr.mc; Seattle. Paul Hems: Tulsa• Dale MiJier, Gladys Roney: Yonkers: Catherine Henaersor.: Central Ghice. Gasoline Tesring: Chris 3ruhl; E'hyi Antiknock. H. J. Philo. Published by the Ethyl Corporation. iOQ Park Avenue, New York, New York; Edward L. Shea. President; Stanley 7. Crossland. Vice President and Treasurer; Herbert A. Savage, Secretory 09697 at a Sales Conference An insight into Ethyl’s plans and ob­ jectives for this year, together with an analysis of our current problems, is provided by the annual Ethyl sales conferences, held in February. The conferences were held in each of the four regions, so that all of our field rep­ resentatives could know, at first hand, where we stand and where we’re headed. The meetings were conducted in their respective areas by Ted Little­ field, Harold Berg, Mac Murdock, and Dick Murphy, our four regional man­ agers. Ethyl men from New York and Detroit addressed each conference, discussing every phase of the Sales Department’s activities. For an idea of how much ground these sessions covered—and what the subjects dis­ cussed mean to us as Ethyl employees —let’s sit in on a typical conference. Outlining our sales policies for this year, San Wagner, vice president in charge of sales, pointed out that 1951 is a year of decision for us. “This year,” he said, “we must maintain and strengthen our position. The times call for bold and decisive action. Whatever we do now will affect our fortunes for years to come.” The 1951 sales program, San ex- Although it was the middle of February, delegates to the Western Region sales conference lined up without topcoats to have their pictures snapped under the shaggy palms of Palm Springs, Calif. The conference was held at the Wonder Palms Hotel on February 19, 20 and 21. In the picture above, from the left, are: |Marv Russell, Paul Harris, Hume Chenault, Harry Manning, Russ Weston, lerry Lofquist, Harry Kuhe, Ray Wyrick, Bob Adams, Ted Littlefield, Scotty DuBose, Bill Sieved, Bo Weill, Dick Scales, San Wagner, Jeff Bessire, Frank Elliott, Herb Peters, Bill Van Wyck, Jim Hodges, lack Cole, lulian Frey, Don Chapman and Gil Way. 3 BULLETIN BOARD — APRIL \m\ What a spot for a meeting! Splashing at0 happily in the warm clear waters of ih Wonder Palms pool are, left to right, Gil Wo ' Marv Russell and Russ Weston. At left ll Littlefield, Paul Harris and San Wagner enjoying the bountiful California sunshin. U' Charlie White exhibits Ethyl's Lead-in-Air Analyser, a complete seli-contained electric motor-driven unit. Charlie’,has been quietly working on the Analyzer at’home lor the past year. The device is unique because the power source and electric motor are contained in the same case. The unit enables a safety en­ gineer to make at least ten samplings be­ fore the storage battery needs recharging. A:*; plained, was adopted after a series of field leadership conferences held in December. At those conferences, the field men were asked what policies and programs they could suggest that would help them do their job most effectively. The final program, he said, reflects their wishes. And to carry it forward, he pointed out, Ethyl’s man­ agement staff has approved the largest operating budget in the history of the Sales Department. For 1951, according to San, our major sales objectives will be to assist our customer companies in promoting the sale of “Ethyl" gasoline, to sup­ port the “Ethyl" trade-mark which, he said, represents our greatest single investment next to our manufacturing plants—and to merchandise our field services for customers effectively. As part of this, San said, we should re- member always that we are all sales men for Ethyl—and that when we sel the Corporation, we sell it as a com plete organization with outstanding facilities and accomplishments in man ufacturing, research, safety, field ser­ vices, gasoline testing, sales and sales promotion, and advertising—and with a highly valuable trade-mark. “This is the finest opportunity we have ever had,” San said. “We can build a record of service and achieve­ ment which will influence our custom­ ers for years to come. We can not only stay ahead of competition. We can in­ crease our lead.” Taking up our sales picture in more detail, Julian Frey, sales manager (operations), made a comprehensive analysis of our competitive position. Last year, Julian recounted, we made important gains toward our It must have been a good dinner judging from the pleased expressions of (left to right) Paul Harris, Jim Hodges, Hume Chenault and Harry Manning, who are finishing their coffee. A dynamometer demonstration is staged at an open-an conference. That's John Koehnie in the center. In the background are Jim Hodges, Marv Russell and Bill Van Wyck. ETC 09699 Jim Baldwin, center, compares notes with fellow conferees. From the left are Fritz Mercer, Dan Guy, Jim, Dr. F. F. Heyroth, Medical Dept, in Cincinnati, and Gel Howell. Hap Philp of Ethyl Antiknock Ltd. (left) talks things over with Redg Bushell dur­ ing the Eastern Region conference. The meetings were held on February 26, 27 and 28 at the Westchester Country Club, N. Y. sales objectives, despite an unpre­ cedented demand and a mounting shortage of product. He paid tribute to the Sales Department for its “splendid achievement” in improving our position in 37 important sales accounts, despite some adverse cir­ cumstances. Looking ahead through 1951, Julian foretold, our objectives must be, not only to increase our sales of “Ethyl” fluid, but to maintain and improve our share of the total market for antiknock compounds. As an illustration, Julian explained to the Bulletin Board, suppose that you in one year sold 75 pounds of a product and your competitor sold 25 pounds. Your Company enjoyed 75% of the market that year. But then sup­ pose, in the following year, you in­ crease your sales to 90 pounds while your competitor increases his to 40. Before you go patting yourself on the back, Julian warned, you must realize that your higher sales now account for only about 70% of a bigger market, as compared with 75% formerly. Julian'explained to the field men the background of the allocation program governing tetraethyl lead, which the Petroleum Administration for Defense recently put into effect. Because every drop of “Ethyl” fluid counts, Julian said, it,.is more important than ever that reports from the field be as ac­ curate as possible. Only by accurate reporting of conditions and require­ ments, he told the field staff, can Ethyl be of greatest service to its cus­ tomer companies in meeting the prob­ lems arising out of the national de­ fense program. Jim Boudreau, sales manager (mar­ keting), unfolded some of our plans for customer services this year. “Our goal for 1951,” Jim said, “is to improve our services and develop Eastern Region representatives gather for an informal conference during a break in ses­ sions. From the left are: Don Williams, Bill Quigley, Bob Hogan, OsFremdandBillRusher. Here are, from left, Marshall McDorman, Frank Stablein, Mac McCooley, Bob Rich­ ardson, Don Flynn, Ed Ellerbe, Mat Taylor (bow tie), Bob Hogan and Whit Sweeney. ETC 09700 Don Hornbeck and Bill Polachek exchange views while talcing a breather during the Central Region conference, held February 12, 13 and 14 at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago. new ones. To this end, we went around to all the regions in December to get an ideaibf what was wanted. We have taken votes on the various ideas pro­ posed. For one thing, we are now set­ ting up a suggestion plan whereby ideas from the field men will be fun­ nelled into management systemati­ cally, so that we can get the benefit of everyone’s ideas promptly.” Besides the regular services we offer our customers, Jim described a few of the new programs which have been prepared. For example, one of them is Ethyl’s new Sales Promotion Portfolio, which is designed to help customer companies market “Ethyl” gasoline to best advantage. Jim also reported that, as part of our over-all sales program, a new employee training program has been put into operation. He said the new course which has been developed in cooperation with Ray Faller, manager of training, is designed to better equip newcomers for their careers with Ethyl. Under another phase of the program, older employees take a refresher course, as the occasion warrants, Mac McCulloch, our sales promotion manager, described some of our current programs, Among them are two new Ethyl movies—“You’re the Doctor” and “A Good Valve Job Pays”—which were prepared for tractor mechanics and automotive service men. Mac also reported that the recent film, “There Is A Difference,” is being used to good effect in the field, and he pointed to its value to customer companies in their employee training courses. Julian Frey, sales manager in charge of operations, addresses the meeting. He analyzed the Company's competitive position and explained the background of the allocation program gov­ erning the distribution of TEL. ETC Time out for a smoke. Clockwise from left are Herb Nixon, Bob Mead, Art Roberts (back to camera) and Doug Baker (eyes closed). That's Don Hornbeck in hom-rimmed glasses. 09701 Jack Fuller gets an attentive ear from his interested audience when he discusses fuels. m Making the most oi an oppor­ tunity to relax these three retire to a quiet corner. Lou Slack, center, is an old timer in the Central Region, while Deane Birkes, left, and Jack Wallis have recently been transferred there. In addition, Mac said that our highly successful Product Sales Clinic, which was introduced in the Central Region, will soon be available in all regions. This dramatic presentation, which features cutaway operating en­ gine parts illuminated by black light, points up the fact that most field com­ plaints received by gasoline marketers are due to engine maladjustments rather than petroleum products. To that end, it goes on to explain how these engine maladjustments arise, how they affect vehicle performance, and how they should be corrected. The presentation has been exceptionally well received by customer companies. Advertising Manager Russ Weston lifted the curtain on our 1951 adver­ tising program. To supplement our national advertising campaigns, Russ revealed that Ethyl’s advertising is taking a new departure this year— local advertising via television and drive-in theaters. He also told of some of the novel things that are planned in connection with our advertising and sales promotion efforts. (A more de­ tailed account of our advertising pro­ gram will be published next month.) Reporting on our chemical sales activities, Harry Kuhe, chemical sales manager, told the field men how his department serves two purposes. One of these purposes is highly important from the manufacturing end—helping Ethyl to maintain a balance between its raw materials and end-products in a complex chemical operation such as ours. The second function of Chemical Sales is to help carry out Ethyl’s objective of product diversification, an objective which is common to all progressive business organizations. Harry went down the line on our chemical products other than “Ethyl” fluid, reporting the progress we have After hours session on safety is held by Clarence Kautz, Jack Maynard, Jack Wallis (back turned), Bill Wilson and Ham Greenup. BULLETIN BOARD — APRIL ETC 09702 Dick Scale's talk about the hot and coi dynamometer rooms at the Detroit Labs spired a little art work. When his speecwas over Mac Murdock presented him wuv the sketch shown above—a sort of Rube QqJq berg drawing of the field man’s idea of tense activity at the laboratories in Detroit made in the past year in sodium, salt cake, benzene hexachloride, and hydropolymer oil. These products are not familiar to the average person. And yet, while out shopping, it would be possible for any one of us to buy a cotton garment whose original fiber was aided by our BHC. to buy a synthetic detergent or a medicine or drug in which our sodium played a part, to buy a can of paint containing our hydropolymer oil -which is a dry­ ing agent, and to put all of our pur­ chases into a kraft paper bag made with the help of our salt cake. In conclusion, Harry told of our plans for increased production of these various chemicals, and also outlined some of the newer products we are working on, together with improve­ ments in older ones Dick Scales, director of tech service, told the field sales representatives about a vastly improved research tool we now have available in our Detroit Labs for the benefit of the oil indus­ try. That tool consists of our two allweather road research rooms, which provide an ideal means for all-weather road testing indoors. With these rooms, it is possible to test fuels and engines under a wide range of weather conditions as well as with varying speeds and loads. Recently, Dick explained, we com­ pleted the installation of elaborate equipment in these all-weather rooms, which make them the most complete of their kind for research purposes. It has been estimated that it would cost a quarter of a million dollars, at to­ day's prices, to duplicate the equip­ ment, new and old, that these testing rooms now contain. The facilities of the all-weather rooms, Dick continued, are being made available to the oil industry as another Ethyl service. They enable us. he pointed out, to offer our customer companies a unique fuel evaluation service. For example, they can help refiners to produce fuels of higher road octane numbers, help them to evalu­ ate present and proposed changes in fuel composition, and permit them to carry on special work. Today, in view of the growing appreciation of road octane ratings, our all-weather rooms can be of great value to the oil industry. These, then, were some of the high­ lights of the busy regional sales meet­ ings. Other Ethyl men addressed individual conferences—for example. Bob Hogan, who spoke before the Eastern Region meeting on Ethyl's portable dynamometer program, and Ralph Champlin, public relations di­ rector, who addressed the same groupWhatever regional conference they attended -Eastern, Central, South­ ern, Western- Ethyl's field men could find agreement on one point. They came away f/om those conferences with a vast fund of information to help them sell the Company, its prod­ ucts and its services to our customers. 8 BULLETIN BOARD — APRIL ETC 09T03 Tank Tnief A small cylindrical vessel designed so that it can take a sample of liquid from any depth of a tank. It is lowered in from the top of the tank. Components of the petroleum indus­ try have as interesting a jargon of de­ scriptive terms and phrases as any American industry. Examples of its colorful nomenclature are illustrated here. While the producing field has contributed most of the terms, motor transport, marine, and pipe lines have entries, too. How many do you know? The horse head is a device located on the end oi the walking beam oi a derrick. It is to sup­ port the beam when it is disconnected for any reason. Bare Foot A bare foot is an oil well drilled into a forma­ tion which is sufficiently strong to make it un­ necessary to use casing perforated pipe or screen. Cow Sncker A cow sucker is a heavy piece of iron attached to a cable in drilling operations to cause the cable to descend rapidly when not attached to a string oi tools. Grasshopper Headache Post A tool used to align and join pipes prepara­ tory 'or welding. One part slips under the joint, forming a cradle, while the other part is braced over the top. A post set under the walking beam at one side oi the derrick floor. In the old days, it is said, the driller leaned on the post when escaping gas gave him a headache. Reprinted courtesy of The Standard Oiler of the Standard Oil Company of California. 9 BULLETIN BOARD—APRIL John R. Murphy Sanford M. Wagner, rice president is charge of sales, is an Ethyl pioneer. He joined the Company in 1926 when the infant organiza­ tion was still straggling to get a foothold. After supervising the installation of two "Ethyl" blending plants in the East, he initi­ ated the sale of "Ethyl" antiknock compounds on the Pacific Coast. Settling down in Cali­ fornia, he organized the Los Angeles Division, where he and his staff originated many of our most successful sales promotion programs. He was appointed western regional manager in 1945 and held that post until elected vice president last year. A native of Williamsport, Pa., San gradu­ ated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N. Y. After four years of farming in Florida he joined Standard Oil of New Jersey where he served for ten years. San and his wife, Hannah, live in New York City; two daughters are still in Calif. John R. Murphy, office manager of the De­ troit Research Labs, began his Ethyl career a quarter of a century ago at the Gasoline Test­ ing Lab in Yonkers. He was transferred to Detroit in 1945 as office manager of Technical Service and was appointed to his present po­ sition in the Business Service office in 1946. John was bom in Yonkers, N. Y. and attend­ ed St. Mary's School. He served with the U. S. Army in the States and in France during the First World War. Before coming to Ethyl, he was employed as plant supervisor by United Marine in Yonkers. John and his wife, Frances (who is also a native of Yonkers), now live in Berkley, Mich. They have one grown daughter, Jean. During his years in Yonkers, John was an active member of the Elks, and is a Past Ezalted Ruler. He has a yen for traveling, but mainly his interests revolve around his favor­ ite sports—bowling, fishing and golfing. Five and Ten Alfred Beck and Charlie Kass, De­ troit Research Labs, Chris Bruhl, Yonkers Gasoline Testing Lab, and Lillian Kraker, New York Adver­ tising Department, are all celebrating their tenth service anniversaries with the Company this month. Five year pins go to Ernest Clin­ ton and Dorothy Laberge, Detroit Labs, Preston Berry, Southern Re­ gion, Agnes Bowe, N. Y. Sales, Wil­ lis Lankenau, N. Y. Purchasing and Buford Millard, San Bernardino Engineering Research Lab. 10 BULLETIN BOARD—APRIL ETC 09705 Stall Changes in Manulacturing Twenty-two men from Baton Rouge management have moved into new po­ sitions—11 in Baton Rouge and 11 in the new Houston Plant. The changes were announced by Bynum Turner, general manager of manufacturing, and became effective April 2. In Baton Rouge, Frank McCoy, Larry Oliver and Arthur Haas move up to fill vacancies created earlier this year by the staffing of the Houston Plant. Frank becomes superintendent of TEL operations, replacing Harry Wheeler; Larry takes over supervision of sodium operations, replacing Glenn Hayes, and Arthur steps in as superin­ tendent of ethyl chloride operations, replacing Wallace Armstrong. shift maintenance supervisor and James Kelly becomes principal TEL maintenance foreman. New assignments to the Houston staff include Harry Royal as chief TEL Named superintendent of sodium operations supervisor, Jasper Kobler, as chief so­ dium supervisor, Louis Davis, Sr., as chief ethyl chloride supervisor, John Klock as chief maintenance supervisor, John Bridges as maintenance area su­ pervisor and Feltus Wade as chief craft supervisor. George Mehaffey, Frank Epps, Richard Couey and John Glynn have been named shift superintendents for the Houston Plant. Robert Bloodwell will represent Ethyl’s finance depart­ ment at the new plant. Herbert Hobgood and Harry Hinnershitz have been appointed assistant superintendents of the TEL and ethyl chloride operations, respectively. The other six promotions include the following staff changes: Dan Mundinger moves up to assistant ethyl chloride maintenance supervisor; Nor­ man Weaver becomes assistant con­ struction supervisor; Arthur James takes over the post of principal con­ struction foreman; Morgan Many be­ comes assistant TEL maintenance supervisor; Leslie Holmes steps up to 11 BULLETIN BOARD — APRIL an organization of rehnery supervisory per. sonnel. Jack McCullough Jack McCullough, of the Detroit Labs In. Ben Brewster Ben Brewster, operations manager. Tech Service, Detroit Labs, addressed the SAE student section at Lawrence Institute of Technology on February 26. His topic was “Automotive Fuels and Engines.” Harold Chalk Harold Chalk, Automotive Research, Detroit Labs, participated in a discussion of papers dealing with "Measurements of Valve Lash," in an SAE Instrumentation Symposium held in Detroit on March 8. Jack Dooher Jack Dooher, assistant secretary of EthylDow Chemical Company participated in a panel discussion before the Controllers' Insti­ tute of America on March 21 in New York City. The panel, which discussed topics of cur­ rent importance to the controllers, consisted of members from the technical committees—all experts in their fields of specialization. Jack has served with the tax group of the technical committees for several years. (See picture.) Margaret Griffing Margaret Griffing, the Analytical Section, Detroit Labs, presented a paper at the Pitts­ burgh Analytical Conference of the American Chemical Society on March 14. Titled "Spectrophotometric Analysis of the Chloroben­ zenes.” the paper dealt with past work on possible scavengers. Bob Herzog Bob Herzog addressed Detroit's Jackson In­ termediate School pupils on the subject "Jobs in Chemical Industry” on February 23. A tape recording of Bob’s talk was made for broad­ casting over station WDTR-FM. in their “Jobs Calling” show, sponsored by the Occu­ pational Planning and Guidance Department of the Detroit Board of Education. Bob is currently at the Detroit Laboratories on a sixmonths’ temporary transfer from the Develop­ ment Section of the Manufacturing Depart­ ment. Baton Rouge. strument Section, addressed the Detroit Sec­ tion of the Instrument Society of America on March 20. His subject was "Engine Indicator Instrumentation". Ed Paige Ed Paige, head of fleet section, Tech Service, discussed "Some Fundamentals of Exhaust Valve Operation" before the Colorado group of SAE on February 6. Mike Remondino Mike Remondino, one of our Rover Boys, spoke before an SAE meeting in Kansas City on February 6. His talk on "Evaluation of Motor Fuels for High Compression Engines” was a review of the paper prepared by Max Roensch and Jim Hughes. The SAE Jour­ nal reports that "a very interesting discussion concerning the relative merits of various auto­ motive engines followed the presentation of this paper." Dick Sneed Dick Sneed. Tech Service. Detroit Labs spoke before two A.S.M.E. groups during February. On the 21 st he addressed the Corpus Christi group of the South Texas section on "High Compression Engines and Their Fuels.” A week later he discussed "Trends in Modern Engines and Modern Fuels" before a student group at Michigan State College. Gil Way Gil Way, technical representative, Western Region, spoke before the SAE student group at San'Diego State College on February 23. His topic was "Recent Trends in Automotive Engine Development and Fuels.” Don Jennings Don Jennings, accountant-in-charge at the Detroit Laboratories, has been named to the 1951 Board of Directors of the Ferndale Community Building Association. Casey Jones Casey Jones, head of passenger car section. Tech Service, discussed "Trends in Passenger Car Design” before the Shell Club of Wood lock Dooher 12 BULLETIN BOARD — APRIL ETC 09707 Top executives oi Standard Oil oi Indiana met with representatives oi Ethyl's Sales and Research Departments on February 7 in the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago. This customer company conference was one of three held in the Central Region. In the back row, from the left, are: George Rose, resident manager, Chicago: Dr. R. E. Wilson, Standard; Earl Bartholomew, general manager of research; Dr. D. P. Barnard, Standard; A. W. Peake, Standard; Mac Murdock, central regional manager; D. F. Benton, Standard; and Keith Fanshier, Chicago Journal of Commerce. In the front row, from the left are: lack Pruitt, assistant regional manager; Dr. M. G. Paulus, Standard; Joe Hopkins, account representative; H. F. Glair, Standard; J. F. Hewson, Standard; Dick Sneed, Technical Service, Detroit Research Laboratories; and I. K. Roberts, Standard Oil Company. Continuing with the series of cus­ tomer company conferences begun several months ago, meetings were held in the Central and Western Re­ gions in February and March with the top personnel of several of the larger oil companies. These informal conferences are a joint project of the Sales Department and the Research Department in De­ troit. They were inaugurated to ex­ plain Ethyl’s role in the tremendous progress of the automotive and petro­ leum industries. Earl Bartholomew, general manager of research, was the chief speaker at each meeting. He told of Ethyl’s con­ tributions in the development of mechanical octane numbers. On Our Cover New Yorkers during the month of April had countless opportunities to contribute to the Cancer drive. Booths were set up in office build­ ings, hotels and restaurants through­ out the city, staffed by volunteer workers. Part of the womanpower be­ hind the drive came from a team of Ethyl girls who were assigned to Jack Dempsey's Restaurant. First contribution came from The Champ, himself, who is shown on the cover with Lois Berry, of N. Y. Publicity. Others on the team were Betty Beach, Lillian Campbell, Madeline Drum, GraceGregna, GertrudeHorstmann, Alice Lahn, Mava Luther, Barbara Moore, Marge Smith, Peggy Smith & Marceline Marquis, team captain. 13 BULLETIN BOARD — APRIL %ur/]P/s f// Over 3000 telephone calls go out daily from the multicolored wires of the New York office switchboard—over 100 of these are long distance calls to Ethyl people and to customers in all parts of the country. Add to these 3000 calls, the incoming and inter­ office calls and the thousands of tele­ phone messages that flow through the switchboards at the Baton Rouge Plant, the Detroit Labs, our gasoline testing labs and sales offices across the country, and you begin to get an idea of how much of our business is trans­ acted over the telephone. Because Alexander Graham Bell’s invention has become such a common­ place fixture of life in America we are apt to give no special thought to the kind of personality we project when we talk on the phone. But the fact is that so many contacts, both personal and business, are made over this time14 BULLETIN BOARD—APRIL Pictured at the busy switchboard of the New York office are, left to right, Dottie Campion, Mar­ garet Orno and Chief Oper­ ator Marie Anderson. With deft fingers and a diplomat's skill, they handle approximately 100 long distance calls daily. Their handling of all calls received an unusually'high rating in a recent survey by the N.Y. Telephone.Co. The Timid Soul. This odd creature has the habit of placing phone calls, and then, appar­ ently overcome with the rashness of his act, he runs away. Result: when the operator has completed his call, he can't be found. Time is wasted all around, the'call has to be rein­ stated later, and by that time the person’called is too annoyed to talk anyway.’Ralph Hutchin­ son, of the New York Industrial Relations De­ partment, portrays the unpopular Timid Soul. The Clam. This person looks upon the tele­ phone as her personal enemy, and is extremely annoyed when it rings. Indifferent and secre­ tive, she regards any request for information e as a subversive plot, and handles it accordingryx^arrying on a telephone con­ versation with her Wquld require the skill of Mata Hari and the pumice of lob. Since most people aren't possessed^ these virtues they usually give up with a nrm resolution never to call again. Illustrating v^he Clam's usual trick of ignoring the phone ^Virginia Atamian, of the N. Y. Purchasing Department. saving, space-dissolving miracle that your telephone personality now comes under the head of “Very Important.” Of course, it’s all a matter of voice. As of today the telephone wires con­ vey nothing but sound, so no matter how charming your smile, how pleas­ ant your expression, how expressive your gestures, they’re all to no avail when it comes to the telephone. Let’s face it—we’ve got to depend entirely on what comes out of that little box underneath the Adam’s ap­ ple. The larynx is capable of emitting pleasant sounds, harsh sounds, stri­ dent sounds, sweet sounds. It’s mainly a matter of mood, whether your voice sounds pleasant or offensive. If you’r annoyed by the ringing of the phdne, chances are when you answer'it your annoyance is reflected in ydur voice— unless you give thought to your^ phone tactics and make a practic cultivating a pleasing voice wh projects friendliness and warmth. | To test your T. P. (telephone sonality) try the following 15 tions. An unqualified “yes” will; you a credit of five points. Otherwise each answer is to be scored four,>£hree, two, one or zero, according to .the de­ gree of failure. A total of 60 .points is better than average. Anything above will qualify you as a Goodwill Ambas­ sador for Ethyl. 1. Do you answer your telephone before'the third ring? The Mumbles (also known as the Chewer, Chief Cigar-in Face and %&$?!"$.&) This strange animal feels that doing only one thing Qt a time is some sort of a crime. Hence, he never talks on the phone without smoking, eating a candy bar, shuffling through a stack of papers, holding side conversations, or a host of other activities. Result: he doesn't know what he is talking about and neither does the other fellow. Bill Kanavy, head of N.Y. Multilith room, demonstrates the peculiar tactics which are usually associated with a Mumbler. 15 BULLETIN BOARD — APRIL The Gabber. Believing that each telephone call is a vocal marathon, this gregarious soul chatters on and on until her listener gives in gives up, or gives out. She never learned that business calls should be brief, courteous, and efficient. Result: lines are held up, people are bored and the gabber usually forgets the real purpose of her call anyway. Here Edith Maho­ ney, N.Y. Finance, poses as the Gabber, and settles down for a long, involved gabfest with an unsuspecting (and probably busy) friend. 2. Do you identify yourself when you answer? 3. Do you talk without a pipe, cig­ arette or cigar in your mouth? 4. Do you speak in a natural tone directly into the mouthpiece? 5. Do you avoid transferring calls whenever possible? 6. When you wish to recall the telephone operator do you move the hook up and down slowly? 7. Do you courteously ask the other party to hold the line when you leave the phone to obtain desired information? 8. Do you offer to call him back later in cases where it requires some time to obtain the neces­ sary information? 9. Do you arrange to have some­ one else answer your telephone when you are away from your desk? 10. When you answer the telephone for someone else, do you give his name, as: “Mr. Brown’s tele­ phone; Mr. Smith speaking?” 11. Do you avoid . shouting when you call others to the phone? 12. Do you express regret when the person called is out of the office and offer to take a message? 13. Do you thank the party for calling, when desirable? 14. Do you say goodbye or other­ wise definitely close your con­ versation? 15. Do you wait for the calling par­ ty to hang up first? The Guesser. This person believes he has a mind that is a cross between an IBM calculat­ ing machine and the World Almanac. There­ fore, he never writes messages down or looks up telephone numbers. Result: messages be­ come garbled, and wrong numbers a habit. The operator and the busy people he disturbs think that guessing games are much better suited to Junior's birthday party. The Guesser shown here is Ed Downs, New York Sales. 16 BULLETIN BOARD —APRIL ETC 09711 How's Your Weight?* Does the floor seem increasingly far away when you try to touch it? Have you been blaming the cleaner because last year’s clothes have shrunk? If so, you’d better step on the scales. Chances are you're one of the 42 million Americans who are overweight. If you are 15 or more pounds heavier than your ideal weight—you are over­ weight. When you’re in your 20’s or younger, a little extra weight does no harm. But after you’ve reached 30, it isn’t good. Overweight people show a tendency to develop diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. They are poor surgical risks and have less resistance to infection. Do you know your proper weight? If not, consult the chart below. 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