The Sohio News
JULY 1950 VOL. 4 No. 7
Sohio's Quarter Century Club Members Tell Why They Will be at Lima Reunion on August 12
(1) Mr. and Mrs. Don Ward (office manager, Sohio Pipe Line-Eastern Division):
"My wife and I plan to attend the Quarter Century convention at Lima
because we are looking forward to meeting old friends and making new ones, and
we know we'll have a wonderful time."
(2) Mr. and Mrs. Al Pence (senior clerk, Shipping Department, No. 2 Refinery):
"Mrs. Pence and I will be at Lima for this is the one time in the year
when all Sohioans can get together to renew acquaintances and reminisce. These
meetings produce a feeling of good comradeship and a feeling of belonging to
one happy, growing family. We always look forward to these conventions and
anticipate enjoying many, many more."
(3) Mr. and Mrs. George Kopp (senior clerk, Toledo Refinery): "We certainly do
intend to be at the Lima convention because it gives us an opportunity to renew
old acquaintances and to have a good day's entertainment."
(4) Mr. and Mrs. Andy Rivnak (maintenance
foreman, Cleveland Division): "I wouldn't miss the convention for anything
in the world. My wife and I have been to every one. Besides seeing old friends
and meeting new ones, I enjoy the ceremonies and meetings. See you in
Lima!"
(5) Mr. and Mrs. Guy Munger (bulk station agent, Mansfield Division): "We will be there because we think it is a fine organization to which it is an honor to belong. I look forward to renewing acquaintances and to meeting old friends. There is always an interesting program of entertainment which is enjoyed by everyone. Lima has never failed to welcome us whole-heartedly."
Howard D. Henderson
H. D. Henderson Is Named Manager Land, Exploration
Howard D. Henderson, assistant manager, Land and Exploration, has been promoted to manager, Land and Exploration, according to an announcement —by Earl D. Wallace president, Sohio Petroleum Company. Mr. Wallace explained, "In his new post, Mr. Henderson, who has served as acting manager during George S. Buchanan's absence, will now be able to free Mr. Buchanan, vice president of Land and Exploration, of many more administrative responsibilities. We are not currently contemplating a replacement for the assistant manager post." (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1)
Target Date for Mid-Valley Line Is Next October
Seventy-five per cent of the pipe laying for Mid-Valley Pipeline Company's 22-inch pipe line, which will connect Longview, Texas, and Lima, Ohio, has been completed. All the pipe has been rolled and is now being delivered.
A 120-mile section from Cincinnati to Lima, Ohio, was completed late in June and will be placed in operation this month. All tanks have been constructed and stations and buildings are going up all along the line.
Owned jointly by Sun Oil Company and Sohio, the entire system, on which 1500 men are now working, is expected to be completed in October.
The 120-mile section from Haynesville, Louisiana, to Mayersville, Mississippi, is now in operation, carrying crude oil from the producing fields to fill the eight new 81,000-barrel Mid-Valley tanks at Mayersville, and to provide crude for shipment by Sohio towboats up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and Bromley, Kentucky. (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)
Two New Companies Incorporated in Ohio to Meet Pipeline Needs
CLEVELAND—Incorporation of two new companies under Ohio laws, each of which is partially owned by Sohio, has been announced by S. H. Elliott, Sohio vice president in charge of Transportation. The new companies are the Essaness Corporation and the Miami Valley Corporation.
Essaness
The Essaness Corporation, jointly owned by Sohio and the Shell Oil Company, was formed to assure future products pipe line transportation needs for Sohio and Shell, and to make joint financing of 57 miles of new 8-inch pipe line possible.
Essaness will acquire Sohio's 6 and 8-inch products pipe lines between Toledo and Lima, Sohio's 6-inch line between Dayton and Springfield, and Shell Oil Company's 6-inch lines between Lima and Springfield and Columbus. In addition, Essaness will build a 57-mile 8-inch line between Lima and Springfield at an estimated cost of $1,300,000.
The Essaness lines will be operated for the joint benefit of Sohio and Shell. No personnel will be transferred since all pump stations servicing these lines will remain in the hands of the sponsoring companies. Operations will continue to be
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Sohio Stations Distribute Post Cards to Public
First of a series of new full-color post cards, to be distributed by Sohio fortnightly during the touring season, was placed in service stations July 6.
Displaying the beautiful Hard-ing Memorial near Marion, Ohio, on Route 23, the color photograph used for the first card was taken during a Sohio photographic expedition which toured 4000 miles of Ohio highways and byways in search of the most colorful pictures obtainable of Ohio scenes and historical landmarks.
Inaugurated last year, the color post cards, which are presented to motorists without charge, are a part of Sohio's continuous "Let's Explore Ohio" program.
Retains Refinery Title, Can Factory Wins Flag
Manufacturing personnel's determination to make "safety everybody's business" again paid off at midnight, June 30, when two Manufacturing Department facilities each completed six months without a single lost-time accident.
At Covington, Kentucky, the Latonia Refinery continued to lead all five Sohio refineries as Sohio's safest by completing another six months without a lost-time accident. Setting all-time records, Latonia thereby completed two and one-half years and approximately 1,300,-000 man-hours worked without a lost-time accident.
In addition to earning the right to fly a Sohio safety pennant for another six months, Sohioans here will also retain the special safety plaques. E. B. Mc-Connell, vice president in charge of Manufacturing, commended Latonians at a special safety celebration July 10.
At Cleveland, the Lithograph Can Factory also completed six months without a lost-time accident. A former winner of Sohio's safety pennant, awarded each time a manufacturing facil-(Continued on Page 5, Col. 5)
By BETTY STILL
Right now Mildred "Dickie" Wi1liams , a switchboard operator, Oklahoma City, Sohio Petroleum Company, is not at all sure she ever wants to try and buy another hat. The other day, along with several gals in the office, Dickie went off to a hat sale. Picking up one of the bargains on the counter, she tried it on backwards, forwards, sideways, and every other way she thought would be attractive. Having turned to the woman standing next to her and muttered "Isn't this silly," or something similar, after each try, she put the hat back.
At that point the woman who'd been so patiently watching Dickie's antics seized the hat and said, "This hat happens to be mine!"
Editor Seeks Help
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We have been trying for some time to determine:
1. What Sohioan has the oldest automobile in active use?
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Lima Refinery's Lube Oil Plant Placed on Stream
This general view of the front of the new lube oil plant units at Lima Refinery shows the clay contact unit in the center, the de-waxing unit at the right, and the towers of the furfural unit at the extreme right.
Third Major Plant Constructed Here
LIMA, Ohio—Lima Refinery's new solvent refining lube oil plant, under construction since June, 1949, was placed "on stream" July 15.
The $13,000,000 plant, comprising five integrated units, is the third major project to be completed in Lima's $30,000,000 expansion program. First major project completed was the $11,-000,000 catalytic cracking plant, and the second, a $5,500,000 continuous crude coker plant. All part of Sohio's $100,000,000 three-year, modernization and expansion program, the Lima projects are expected to double the refinery's capacity.
Twenty Products
Twenty different products are to be shipped from the new lube oil plant.
The gigantic refrigeration system used to chill oil in the dewaxing process is capable of supplying four and one-half times the ice the city of Lima might require on a warm summer day.
Three units, the furfural, de-waxing, and clay contact units, which comprise the lube oil plant proper, cover slightly more than three acres. Two other units, the vacuum pipe still and propane de-asphalting units, along with the tanks cover approximately seven more acres of land.
Continuous Process
Like all petroleum refining operations, the new solvent lube oil plant is a continuous process. It has a capacity of 2,400 barrels per day. Fifty-two tanks with a total capacity of one-half million barrels of oil have been erected for storage purposes. There are approximately 20 miles of pipe line, ranging from two-inch to 12-inch pipe, contained in the tank field.
Steps taken in the design of this new construction to insure top quality production include air conditioning features which were built into many of the storage tanks.
Air is pumped out of a tank, dried, and replaced much as it is in any neighborhood theater. This process reduces condensation to an absolute minimum and eliminates the possibility of water entering the lubricating oils.
Chief pride of the engineers who planned the plant, and men
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