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ZANESVILLE SALES By Edrie Dawson

Veteran fisherman William (Captain Tack) Cunningham, Marietta Terminal superintendent, lost all his fishing equipment recently. His boat capsized; that water was cold! . . . Dealer Salesman Norman Young's twin daughters are seniors this year at Marietta College, majoring in art . . . This is hunting-vacation weather. Among those beating the brush are Nelsonville Maintenance Mechanic Carl Howard, Tiltonsville Terminal Maintenance Mechanic Harold Harlow, and Zanesville Maintenance Mechanics A. B. Wheeler and Howard Willey . . . Zanesville Automotive Mechanic Herbert Reichart drove to Rhode Island to bring his brother, Father Charles Reichart, head of the biology department at Provident College, home for the holidays.

PRODUCTION HQ. OKLAHOMA CITY By Johnnye Stephens

Personnel: Dave Koppel, geophysicist, is undergoing his indoctrination in Foreign Operations, preparatory to leaving for Venezuela; he will be accompanied by his new bride, the former Virginia Flanagan, former technical assistant in Mid-Continent Division. Craig Wright transferred from Oklahoma District to Production Research, and Dave Skinner is in Production Research on a training program . . . Vacation report: Liz Morris to New Orleans; Mardell Code to Dallas; Edna Stansel to Memphis; Stacy Wilson to Texas.

EASTERN TRANSPORTATION By Harriet Craven

Annuitants make the news: former Stoy Station Engineer Reed Simpson and Mrs. Simpson are having a nice winter. All three of their children — Bob, Mildred, and Hazel—were home for a family reunion for the first time in seven years, then the Simpsons went to Florida. Annuitant Bob McClarren, formerly maintenance foreman, now owns a service station in Jasonville, Ind. . . . Station Foreman Charles Hurr of Rossburg, Ohio, is still in the "settling stage" in his new home at Ansonia, Ohio . . . Pipeliner Ray Willard of Hagerstown Pumping Station will be out for three months. Ray fell while working on his new house, broke a leg.

DIXIE TRANSPORTATION By Jimmie Nicholson

Head Gauger Roy Burns of Tinsley District, while serving temporarily at Mayersville Terminal, drove 40 miles to a bank to deposit his check, then returned to the office with a red face. Seems he threw the check in the waste basket, took the stub with him to the bank . . . Deer hunters have been stalking through the timber hereabouts — but no deer. Among those getting exercise are Field Mechanic Lonnie Murrell, and Pipeliners Floyd Knieriemen and your reporter.

YOUNGSTOWN SALES By Elaine Henry

Our congratulations to Service Station Manager Robert Adams, Salesman Ronald Sawyer, and former Salesman Charlie Stroup on their $500 Sohio Shield award. Their know-how helped apprehend a robber at Glenwood Avenue Servicenter here . . . Part-time Salesman Ed Howley, who carries a full course at Youngstown University, is a bundle of muscle and energy. He worked, studied, and played tackle on the football team last fall . . . Pump Mechanic Don Lawrence can look forward to a lot of company next summer. He has purchased waterfront property on Edinburg Lake in Pennsylvania and plans to build a split-level cottage and dock facilities next spring . . . Everyone to his own vacation tastes — Retail Sales Manager W. K. Mortensen and Office Manager W. I. Smith fled to Florida; Service Station Manager Wayne Conklin mushed about in Canada.

CENTRALIA PRODUCTION By Mildred McKee

Our best wishes go with Roustabout C. B. (Pat) Patterson and his family; Pat has been transferred to Toledo Refinery . . . District Engineer Paul Martin and Engineer Lee Bidwell attended the reservoir school in Oklahoma City . . . Early winter vacationers include Kenny Brim, Jess Belcher, Harry Seifers, Carl Meador, Russ Howard, Roy Edwards, Leon Roundtree, and Albert Phipps; most hunted birds and rabbits, some even stalked deer. Russ and his son bagged two deer in southern Illinois.

CLEVELAND SALES By Al Marignoni

"I'm buying Boron in California," is the report from Annuitant Frank Reed. Annuitant Cliff Manchester has left us to our snow and returned to Florida . . . Mechanic Clarence Ravenscroft of the Maintenance Department and his family are really making a vacation of it — a month in Mexico . . . Senior Accounting Clerk C. E. (Ed) Harrison vacationed in Hawaii, no less; Automotive Mechanic Mike Evanko in Florida, and Mechanic Frank Zoretich in Pennsylvania . .. Senior Burner Service Clerk Otto Laux, Sohio-Heat Salesman Fred Bacon, and Floyd Hennie took a week of their vacation at the opening of hunting season. Leo Gabel, 49th Street Distribution Center manager, was another nimrod up at sunrise on opening day . . . Maintenance Dispatcher Anthony Czajkowski has moved into his new home in Parma . . . Manager Walter Wiltshire of the Can Filling Plant enjoyed having his son Ken, a career man in the U. S. Navy Submarine Service, home for the holidays.

AKRON SALES By Margaret Sullivan

We had a nice turnout for our annual service pin dinner and were happy to welcome Cleveland Sales Division Manager Robert Preston as guest speaker. He was manager of this division from 1949 to 1951 . . . Mrs. Ray Adey, wife of our retail sales manager, has been elected president of the Treasure Island Garden Club . . . Annuitant William Wolfe was elected president of the board of directors of the Winter Haven (Fla.) Pops Orchestra . . . Consumer Sales Manager W. E. (Wick) Baldwin and his wife Gladys are looking fit after two weeks in Florida . . . General Office Clerk Dennis Swift and a friend really had their timing right during a two-week drive to Florida. They saw a rocket take off at Cape Canaveral, encountered 13 inches of snow in South Carolina, and wheeled out their Atlas Weathergards to help several stranded Southerners who were unprepared for the white stuff.

OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION By Claudine Russell and Patty Turner

Geophysicist Chuck Lilley and Geophysical Computer Clovis Britton from this office met with Geophysical Engineer Ford McKinney and another friend on a hunting trip in East Texas: "We didn't shoot anything, but had a good time anyhow." is their report . . . Geophysical Computer Jon Wisda and family are moving into a "big" house after selling their trailer . . . Steno-Senior Clerk Ann Crockett returned to work after two weeks of staying home and caring for new baby Scott . . . The first week of Bud Johnson's three weeks with pay, he and a friend brought back 80 pheasants from Illinois.

NO. 2 REFINERY By Agnes Masek

After 15 years of buying raffle tickets on cars, Carpenter Ed Shafranek came up with a winner—an 88 Olds . . . Senior Accounting Clerk George Phillips, bass, and his wife Janet, soprano, sang in the chorus presenting Handel's "Messiah" at Masonic Auditorium . . . Department of proud parents: Gerald Habinak, son of Shipping's Truck Driver Jake Habinak, is president of his class at James Ford Rhodes High, graduates Jan. 27 ... Recent visitors to the refinery were An nuitants James Hercik, Harold Miller, and Bill Moskal . . . The Duane Switzers are welcoming friends at their new home at 1112 Ledgeview Rd., Northfield; Duane is chief process engineer . . . Personnel Assistant Frank Higgins was chairman of the rec club Christmas party, where 75 children received gifts from Santa . . . Vacation travelers: Maintenance Department Engineer Clarence Tutt went home to Columbus, Ga. Senior Secretary Ruth Prosek of Accounting visited friends. Senior Accounting Clerk Al Noelker hunted rabbit and pheasant.

Halos Unlimited By CATHY NORMAN

HOUSTON- When the elderly lady came into the grocery, no one knew what to do. She looked small and frightened, and she stood there, talking excitedly.

Her daughter was dying of cancer, and she had come to be with her at the hospital. She was alone in the city and had no place to stay. Was there anyone who would "put up with her" for a while?

The grocery clerk thought of Virginia Schafer, utility clerk here at Sohio's Gulf Coast Production HQ. Virginia lived in the neighborhood. He thought she would help.

Virginia took the anguished mother into her home. During the last days of the daughter's illness, she took turns sitting with the dying girl.

After her daughter died, the mother went home. But Virginia will always remember those anxious weeks when she took them into her life and became a part of theirs. And a grateful mother remembers the girl who sheltered and helped a stranger in need.

REGINA PRODUCTION By Marion Pourbaix

Bookkeeping Machine Operator Lola Seidler and husband Kurt got out of this cold climate for a few days, taking a winter vacation in California . . . Like most of the rest of the continent, we're in the middle of an "old timer" with mountains of snow and temperatures that rival those of the North Pole; on several occasions already blizzards have been so severe that the pumpers have been unable to make their rounds of the wells.

PRODUCTS PIPE LINE By Bill Kinnear

We're happy to welcome George E. Hathaway, newly appointed division mechanical supervisor. George has been staff assistant to Transportation's Eastern Division superintendent since 1956 and recently completed an assignment on the department-wide task force studying maintenance. George, his wife Kathryn, and their two children plan to move to Fostoria as soon as arrangements can be completed . . . Hunters have really brought home the venison this year. Scheduler John Vanaman stocked his freezer with 160 pounds; Toledo Delivery-man Marv Heminger fried so many deer steaks in butter at his northern Michigan cabin that they proved to be dear deer. Toledo Deliveryman Lawrence Roberts went back to his old stamping ground in Illinois on a hunting trip . . . Toledo Station Engineer Bob Wright ducked the biggest snow of the year by driving to Florida in his new Oldsmobile.

MANSFIELD SALES By Helen Drushal

Our youngsters were treated well this Christmas. The recreation club held its Christmas party for the children at the Grange Hall in Tiffin; Service Station Supervisor Ken Jennings was Santa Claus at the distributors' holiday fete . . . Division Manager W. H. Thomas and Credit Manager Floyd Arthur hosted a luncheon for service station clerks and girls in the division office and Mansfield Bulk Station.

MAGNOLIA TRANSPORTATION By Jack White

Squirrel hunting here occupied the vacation of Pipeliner Jess Baldridge. Area Supervisor E. E. Coffey went farther afield with a trip to southern Louisiana.

KANSAS PRODUCTION By Pauline Branda

Trainee Engineer Robert Packer finished his pumping assignment in our district's Gorham-Fairport Area and is now in the district office at Russell on his clerical assignment . . . District Engineer Fritz Shelton, Jr., is back from the reservoir school at Oklahoma City.

ST. LOUIS OFFICES By Donna Farnham

The music was smooth and the evening was fun at the rec club's annual Christmas dance at Le Chateau. Many thanks to the committee ... A big "welcome back" to Walter Rief, who returns to us as operating cost accountant after a year of training in Oklahoma City . . . Senior File Clerk Donna Koop has transferred from Crude Pay to Key Punch .. . Most exciting vacation is that of Crude Oil Accountant Tom Lyons and his wife Marilyn — skiing in Colorado.

GULF COAST PRODUCTION HQ By Cathy Norman

Jim Butler, our accomplished artist, cartoonist—and draftsman—has been at it again; the results are hanging in our reception room, and a beautiful oil painting it is, too . . . The beaming face of Helen Flintjer, steno-secretary, reflects her pride in daughter Barb, who's been dancing her way up the ladder and now. at the tender age of 19, is an instructor at the Harry Tomez School of Dancing here in Houston. This work has enabled Barb to meet celebrities like Ginny Simms, and she's looking forward to meeting Frank Sinatra soon . . . Herb Kelpen, sample washer, is one behind Houston District's utility clerk, Jerry Jackson, his hunting buddy, in their contest to see who can exterminate the most deer; but Herb is anticipating hunting again and again until the season closes . . . The division's welcome mat is out for two new Sohioans — Gene Clopton, draftsman, and Tom McCorkle, sample washer . . . Office Manager Bud Norman came to our holiday dance decked out in the new red satin vest that his wife Pearl fashioned for the holidays; host and hostess were Clarence Krueger and his pretty wife Marilynne.

HOME OFFICE By June Eppink

His entry in the Dick Clark TV Show contest Won for 15-year-old Danny Hinchliffe a trip to New York and breakfast with the popular singing star; Danny is the son of Senior Tax Accountant Don Hinchliffe. Contests are the Hinchliffe family hobby . . . Europe will be hearing more about Boron: two Sohioans have returned to their homelands — Mail Room's Chris Hensler to Germany, and John Hyland of Manufacturing's Operations Research to Ireland . . . New twist on what to do with those receipts handed out for traffic fines: Joan Lewis framed hers on her desk in Specialty Sales . . . Big day in the life of Dick Asmus, Process and Product Development, came when Holy Name Society of Cleveland Diocese presented him a certificate recognizing his leadership; he's a past president of the Diocesan Holy Name Board . . . Personnel: Bill Shontz of Operations Staff transferred to General Engineering as engineering inspection consultant; Liz Dalton from X-tra Credit control clerk in Retail Customer Accounting to statistical clerk in Process and Product Development; Mary Spitzer from General Engineering to Manufacturing's Industrial Relations, replacing Molly Knapik and Verlaine Dykeman — both infanticipating . . . Madeline Farrell is the new Fleet-Wing receptionist . . . Janice Fisher, wife of Purchasing's Inventory and Salvage Co-ordinator Bill Fisher, was flown to a surprise reunion with her sister in Cali fornia by the "It Could Be You" TV show; the sisters hadn't seen each other in more than six years . . . Most outstanding holiday season decoration around the building, by general acclaim, was the ribbon tree painstakingly "tied" by General Engineering's Jessica Thornton; she used 350 feet of green ribbon and 28 hours of after-hours work (including one session till 1:00 a.m.) to finish her masterpiece . . . Vice President Joe Harnett got acquainted with Cleveland Sohioans at the rec club's holiday dance at the West-lake Hotel; Board Chairman Clyde Foster and Vice President Sam Elliott were also among the 400 in attendance. The next day a crowd of 1,200 saw Santa and watched movies at the kiddies' Christmas party at WHK's Studio One . . . Vacation items: Carol Jones and Bernice Haytas, both from Bulk Station Checking, met unexpectedly in Disneyland; Bernice also visited Elsie (Sovish) Koehler, former Bulk Station Checking Sohioan, in La Mesa, Calif. Addressograph's Joan Petro traveled to Detroit and Canada. Mel Rupp, of Methods and Procedures, likes different climates — spent one week in Fort Lauderdale, another in Detroit. General Tabulating's Clara Ushinski visited relatives in Detroit. From Service Station Checking, Helene Aikens traveled to Raleigh, N. C., and Gladys Zieske to Florida. Payroll's Rose Kubik stayed a week in Manhattan, and Shirley Cassidy two weeks in New York State. Finance and Accounting Employee Relations Annuitant Fanny Edmunds and her new husband are off to Mexico for a month. Marketing's safety engineer, Tommy Bahn, straightened up around his new home after moving from Akron.

MICHIGAN PRODUCTION By Floyd Miller

Both the Detroit Free Press and Detroit Times named Dick Thornton to their all-state football team; the six-foot-two, 210-pound senior end is the son of Michigan Area Superintendent Harold Thornton. Only one player from Barry-ton High ever received this honor previously. Other Sohioans whose sons finished the football season with commendable records were Glen Gorby's son Jim, for Barryton High, and Ed Brady's son for Harrison High . . . Bob Donders, Howard Bywater, Harold Block, and Glen Gorby hunted deer on vacation; Glen covered the Upper Peninsula while Bob, Howard, and Harold partitioned the area around the Coldwater oil field. H. V. (Bunk) Wood and Bob Donders were the only lucky ones; the others decided that either the deer were too small a target or Michigan was too big . . . Roustabout Milo (Ford) Blount swears he pulled an antler—with three points attached—out of a roadside fence after observing a six-point buck charge the fence, leaving half his rack stuck in the wood. Ford says it doesn't make very good soup.

CANTON SALES By Eleanor Dietz

Men on the move: Jack Miller, former salesman at Millersburg Servicenter, has been promoted to assistant manager at Arch and Broadway in Alliance. Former Assistant Manager Robert Bloss of Arch and Broadway moves up to manager at Union and Washington, Alliance. Manager Bill Cole moves from Union and Washington to our new servicenter at East State and Mahoning, Alliance . . . Vacationing Jayn Kemp, stenographer, enjoyed the theater and shopping in New York City. Stenographer Sophia Curtis drove to Washington and Williamsburg.

CASPER PRODUCTION By Barbara Laue

Wynoma and Bob Jung—she's a stenosecretary — visited Wynoma's parents in Denver. Dick and Connie Vance—he's a landman—vacationed in Kansas, visiting both of their families . . . The Jim Dins-mores — he's a geologist — are greeting friends at their new home at 3045 Alma Ave. in Casper.

NO. 1 REFINERY By George Schoeffel

Moving up: Jacob (Jake) Benchek, former watchman, has been appointed shift guard supervisor, replacing Ben Grossman, who retired . . . Electrician Frank Kulla and Instrumentman Wilbur Kelley bagged 12 rabbits and 21 pheasants while hunting on Kelleys Island . . . Edgar Kartic, son of Pipe Shop Assistant Foreman Cliff Kartic, is taking a training course leading to a copilot's job with Northwest Oriental Airlines . . . Yard Department's Norm Page entered the army for a two-year hitch . . . Pete Sheridan, assistant safety director, took his annual two weeks' training aboard a repair ship at the submarine base in New London, Conn.

TRI-STATE TRANSPORTATION By Russ Moore

You may be seeing Senior Right-of-Way Man Charles Horn in one of the sports magazines soon. Erwin A. Bauer, who writes for several of them, was here gathering material for an article in the Sohioan, and Chuck took him to one of his secret fishing holes. As luck would have it, Chuck caught a one-pound, then a six-pound bass while "on camera" . . . Ed Crabtree, delivery gauger at Albion Station, has taken an extended leave of absence because of illness. Ed and his wife Delia have bought a home in Geff, Ill., and plan to take it easy . . . Technical Assistant Clyde Owens, Senior Engineer Russ Wencher, and Staff Assistant George Hathaway, members of the task force studying maintenance, toured the division checking maintenance problems in each area . . . Eddie Rough, son of Shop Mechanic Glen Rough, is one of eight students named as shop assistants in the industrial education department of Southern Illinois University . . . Hunters in this area are making the fur and feathers fly. Taking vacations during hunting season are Senior Right-of-Way Man Neal Morgan, Field Gauger Loren Gardner, Field Gauger Maurice Cook, Mechanic Bill Gowler, and Pipeliner Vernie Rhoads.

MID-CONTINENT PRODUCTION By Becky Burgin

Hitting the vacation trail: Ann Zwick, steno-secretary, to Topeka and Kansas City; Carolyn Washington, map drafts-woman, to New York and points east; Joe Huckaby, personnel assistant, to San Antonio and Temple, Texas, for a combination vacation and visit with son Bob, in the army at Camp Helene.

CALGARY PRODUCTION By Doreen Harris

Shortly after Assistant District Manager Hal Sehnert left the office to fight the rush-hour traffic one Friday evening, Station CFCN's courtesy car picked up his trail and followed him right to his driveway. On getting out of his car, Hal was presented with the station's "Driver of the Day" award for having observed all traffic rules and signals—and in rush hours, at that! . . . District Manager William MacQuown and Northwest Division Manager Howard Shelton attended the British Columbia land sale in Victoria and came home with two parcels— our first B. C. acquisition. While on the West Coast they witnessed the Grey Cup classic, annual Canadian professional football clash, between teams from Winnipeg and Hamilton . . . Complete with white Stetson, Operations Steno Mary Colberg boarded Canadian Pacific's Grey Cup Special to start the first leg of her vacation . . . Staff Geologist Philo Wilson's vacation itinerary was confined to the Calgary area . . . Winter came on us early in a big way—21 below!

LIMA SALES By Janet Stokes

Santa was there with bells on for the rec club's annual Christmas party. We had a nice crowd, and more children than ever . . . Division, Petrochemical, and Lima Refinery Sohioans jointly sponsored a management club dinner for members and their wives. Guest speaker was Dr. William Alexander, pastor of the First Christian Church of Oklahoma City, one of the most sought-after speakers in the nation . . . Division Manager James Oram had a narrow escape when his car collided with an oncoming truck. He wasn't injured, but the car is a loss . . . Consumer Salesman Fred Stover, visiting his daughter in Boston during vacation, found himself snowbound for two days in upstate New York . . . Latest graduates of our western-style square dancing school are Credit Clerk Helaine Pryor and her husband, and Truck Drivers John Clum and Floyd Metzger and their wives.

MIDLAND PRODUCTION By Dick Lutton

Ronnie Rone and Ben Shattuck are still wondering who shot that deer; both fired at the same time, with only one bullet finding its mark. Other hunters, some lucky, were Kelly Hood, Mud Bowman, Mel Jorgenson, and Dick Miller. Others, not so lucky, were Bob Kaderli, Lee Puckett, Spec Reynolds, Rube Fry, Floyd Hendrix, and your reporter . . . Welcome to Al King, our new geophysical computer, who comes from Oklahoma District . . . Bowlers Bill Thorsen, Bill Schneider, and Becky Pernod's husband Harold sneaked off one week end to attend bowling tournaments at Odessa and Fort Worth.

CINCINNATI SALES By Mildred Wendt

Ice cream, cake, movies, and gifts for all the children made things lively at the recreation club's annual Christmas party . . . Our Quarter Century Club unit's Christmas party at Hotel Alms ballroom drew 80 Sohioans . . . Getting ahead: Paul Oliver, formerly assistant superintendent of Cincinnati Terminal, has been promoted to superintendent; former Distribution Analyst Ken Osterbrock moves up to assistant terminal superintendent . . . General Office Clerk Pat Moedl enjoyed shopping and sleeping during her vacation.