Page 4 The Sohio News June 1950

Mansfield

Dealer Salesman Wendell Blust was really carried away the other day, when he mowed his lawn. Not that he was so interested, you understand. His power lawn mower suddenly started to play

and carried him down the hill, right through a fence. . . Alabama was Lyn Clawson's vacation destination. . . "Hurry back" notes are on their way to Lyle Sponsler, recuperating from an operation. . . Helen Drushal.

Sohio Petroleum, Oklahoma City Rita Johnson, Chief Clerk's section, tells us that her mother is going to spend three months in Spain this summer, visiting her family. She plans to make the crossing by steamship and fly back. . . Los Angeles nightclubs— Jimmie Raley, Land, thoroughly enjoyed them while vacationing in California. . . New faces here: Barbara Bruner, Purchasing, and Ann Hobb and June Tate, both in the Land Department. . . Betty Still.

Home Office

"Delicious," said John to his mate, "The best soup that I ever ate!" "It's Lipton's, my honey, and saving you money, "More goodness, yet costs less per plate."

With that last line Herb Olson, Ledgers and Journals, won a $10-honorable mention prize in Lipton's recent, nation-wide, Limerick contest. . . In Payroll Sue Sikorski and Calvin Nickel's names head the sick list. The girls in that unit celebrated Marie Wuellner's 30 years with Sohio by having a party for her on June 1 at the Alcazar Hotel ...

A mile-high "WELCOME BACK" sign was in order for Engineer Hank Bricker, General Engineering, who returned to the office after a year and a half's absence with polio.

Six-year-old Tommy Licklider, son of that unit's Engineer Harold Licklider, suffered a "family" loss recently. His pet teddy bear, which accompanied him to City Hospital when he had mumps meningitis, was cremated by authorities there. Men and women in Design and Drafting brushed away Tommy's tears, though, by giving him a new teddy when he was released from the hospital. . . They're still laughing with Carroll Getty, Asphalt Sales. He asked a local policeman to guard his new home out in Bay Village, and then promptly forgot about the request when he spent his first night there. Sometime during the early morning hours he suddenly awakened to find a cop standing over him, shining a flashlight in his face. "Who are you?" said the officer. "I'm Getty, the owner," said Carroll. With great chagrin, then, the policeman informed him that he'd left the front door unlocked. . . In the department of wedding anniversaries, congratulations are being received by John Christman Purchasing, and Harold Wiese, Maintenance. Harold celebrated his fifth on May 12; John his thirty-fifth on May 15, which is also his birthday. . . The conversation around here is drifting toward vacations now that Maurice Obenauf, Lubricating Sales, has returned from California; Elton Sigler, Cashier's, from Houston and New Orleans; Rose Savasky, Property Records, and Pavil Hager, Reproduction, from a week of spring clean-up; Hal Sargent, Industrial Relations, Finance and Accounting, from Annapolis; A. W. Roberts and Esther Friedman, both Ledgers and Journals, from Florida; Alan Drews, Budget, from Louisville, Kentucky; and Annuitant Mary Metz from California. Mary, who was employed in Payroll, post-carded that she's been having fun in Oakland and San Francisco. . . On May 1 the boys and girls in Budget celebrated Arline Hartman's birthday with a bang-up party, featuring cake, ice cream, and presents. . . In Finance and Accounting, Industrial Relations, Mildred Metz and Dick Guyon are moving into new homes, respectively located in South Euclid and Fairview Park. . . Everyone in Stationery Control misses Al Hart, who's been ill at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. . . What with the Men and Women's bowling banquets and the Home Office Rec Club's Millionaire's Party, the social calendar here's been a busy one. The more than 300 people who attended the last affair proclaimed it a huge success. . . In General Accounting, Controller's, the welcome hand is out for

Joyce Pierce, Key Punch, and Robert Hauck, Tabulating. . . June Eppink.

River Operations

The M. V. National has been newly re-outfitted and departed down stream May 3. . . Clarence Glodo is glad to be up and around again, back at his job on the Sohioan. . . We are sorry to report that J. D. Callahan, Sohio News reporter, has pneumonia and pleurisy. He will be confined for at least two months. . . W. J. Irwin.

Zanesville

Annuitant W. C. Dulin's friends are rushing "get-well-quick" messages his way. He's in the Good Samaritan Hospital here. . . F. T. Lemon.

Portsmouth

This month's vacation roster reads: Warehouseman Don Winkler, 522 Bulk Plant, taking care of the new baby; Walter Clifford, senior operator at Offnere and Robinson, catching up on sleep; Ralph Lewis, Fifth and Washington senior operator, painting his house one week and visiting Columbus the next; Allen Wojcinski, senior operator at Main and Walnut, Washington, keeping all doings a secret: and Mechanic Mickey Dillow, saying he just relaxed and then relaxed some more. . . Joan Collins.

Toledo

Here for the first time the fairer sex (led by Chairman Bette Mowery, Phyllis Smith, Frances Stenberg, Rita Puczynski, Sue Schneider, Regina Lehman, Marilyn Mills, and Dorothy Galernik) planned and organized a Rec Club activity. Their fish fry at Swiss Hall was a whopping success. Door prizes were won by Lowell Dennis, Don Leech's wife, Mary, and Robert Healy. Music for round and square dancing was furnished by an orchestra whose members are employed here at the refinery. And leave us not forget— those pounds and pounds of fish were cleaned and fried by Don Mowery, Everett P h e i 1 s , Earl Hall, Ben Ludwig, and Bud Judy. . . F. E. Gipson.

No. Two Refinery

Dolores Matchett and her husband, Bob, are finding lots of happiness in their new home at 3011 North Avenue, Parma. Dolores is a junior clerk in the Shipping Department. . . Agnes Masek.

Sohio Petroleum, Evansville

Hurrah, Red-Peppers! That girls' bowling team, starring Gladys Durham, Maryfran Black-man, and Gerry Oeth, took second place in the Oilettes League here. . . Roustabout Cecil Street is back on the job after a long bout with virus pneumonia. . . Marcella Borden.

Dayton

Congratulations to William Boyd, Greenville salesman, and Mrs. Boyd, who recently celebrated their Silver wedding anniversary. . . The Atlas Tires, captained by Bryan Coffey and made up of Lou Schwartz, Whitey Voorhees, Eugene Wells, and Kenny Wehrley, topped the bowling league . . . Virginia Kelley.

Canton

The Maintenance Department's getting more than it bargains for: While Max Rowley and Chuck Griffeth were over at the Dover servicenter recently, picking up an old tire rack, they were stopped by a loud feminine voice. The lady informed them that she lived over there, and they should drive over and pick up the junk in

the rear of the building. "That," commented Chuck, "is carrying the spring clean-up campaign too far!" . . . We're mighty glad to see our old friend W. A. Harvey back again. He'll be with us for some time, working the sales coach. . . Pins, totaling 320 years of service, were presented by Division Manager S. J. Harrison to Sohioans attending a dinner at Yant's Cottage. The recipients included Annuitant Howard Stone (35 years); and E. L. Mohr, assistant division manager, C. T. Smith, loading rack clerk, and J. E. Watts, cashier at Canton Bulk (each 30 years). . . Ellis Kile.

Toledo Refinery

Coffee and sandwiches were served on Friday, May 5, when our new office addition was formally opened. Four departments occupy the space: Engineering, Metal Inspection, IBM, and Payroll. . . Back from a wonderful winter in Monterey Park, California, are Annuitant and Mrs. Tom Greaves. . . Rollin's Melody Pals played for the Recreational Club's Spring Dance on May 26 at Chippewa Country Club. John Dallen, Mel Berndt, Harry Howitt, and Bill Joslin were in charge of arrangements . . . Frederick Gressler.

Cincinnati

Every Friday evening, out at Lunken Airport Play Field, you'll find the Sohio Servicenter Recreational Club's four softball teams practicing away. They're anxious to compete with teams from the 930 Recreational Club (Tennessee Avenue Bulk Station). . . Sprechen sie Deutsch? Leonard Schmidt, senior operator at Reading and Oak, didn't know he did either until he

had a customer who spoke only German. Leonard tried, though, and did well enough at it to sell the man a tire. . . Mexico spelled vacation enchantment for Rudy Kolodzik, clerk in the Heat Oil Department. . . Mildred Wendt.

Sales Accounting In Tabulating the cancan expert—indirectly, that is—is Pete Dunn. The story goes that Pete learned the dance while watching his nine-year-old son, Pete, Jr., wearing makeup and ruffles, do it with other Cub Scouts in a vaudeville show. They won first prize, too! . . According to Vacationists Edward Landstrom and Kathleen Hylkema, both Bulk Station, flying's the way to travel. Their respective destinations were McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama . . . Marketing Revenue and Expense welcomed a visit from Annuitant Nancy Morrow. The department celebrated Bill Crozier's May 11 birthday with cards, candy, cigars—and nonsense! . . . Two in Refinery Checking, Ethel Howe and James Skellen-ger, confined spring houseclean-ing to new homes. The Howes' new place is on Fernhill, Parma:

the Skellengers' on Northcliff in Brooklyn Village . . . Tabulating Sohioans in particular, and Sales Accounting people generally, welcomed Eddie Craxton when he returned to the office after a serious illness . . . Heading the vacation list here are two Service Station girls: Ann Klue, who went to Holland, Michigan, for the Tulip Festival; and Nancy Cooper, who journeyed to St. Louis . . . Vanessa Griffin.

Latonia Refinery

Senior Engineer Vern Page's wife likes to do things for him specially extra. For one thing, she takes great pains in adding

variety to his daily lunch. He never knows for sure just what he'll have. Rut one thing he didn't have, and it didn't take him long to mention it, was a tooth pick. The next day he found one all right—it was king-sized, an eight-inch used nail! . . . Will Moran.

Columbus

The Quarter Century Club's bigger, and better than ever before, annual get-together was on June 16 at F. S. Alkire's Cottage, Deer Creek. A. W. Fowle was chairman of the event, and the Social Committee included Ed Binder, Dale Wilder, Earl George, and C. L. Jones. There was plenty of good food, the right kind of entertainment, and some of the boys went bass fishing. . . Plenty of people, delicious snacks, round and square dancing, and worthwhile door-prizes helped make the Rec Club's recent May Dance at the Old Red Barn a tremendous success. . . Olga Sylvester.

Lima Refinery

Dwight Mauk, in the Mason Department here, reports that his son, Thomas, left the United States May 16 for Japan, where he will be stationed two years. A radio operator in the Marines, Tom was boxing champion of South Euclid High in 1946 and. more recently, manager of his company's hardball team at Biloxi. . . R. K. Jewell and John Hogan.

Marion

Members of the division's Softball Club greeted the warm weather by hoisting bats and waving pitching arms. Their first game was May 10. . . A house beautiful is what Roy Briggs, Construction and Maintenance manager, will have after his week's vacation. . . Pat Conklin.

Products Pipe Line Lima Operator Joe Hamilton's son, Kenneth, has been home on leave from the U. S. Navy . . . Kathryn Lippott.