Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1962 Page: 3 of 4
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Checking an arrow diagram showing the sequence of steps that are being
taken on the turnaround at No. 6 Pipe Still are, from left in front,
Vernon Massey, turnaround planner; R. L. Pagel, boilermaker; W. E.
Broom, welder; and M. B. Raney, turnaround supervisor. Looking on
from above are L. Kahanek, area supervisor; J. L. Demoruelle and
M. R. Roark, both boilermakers. The bar chart on the right shows
the shifts on which each phase of the work is to be carried out.
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Funeral services were held
Monday for James Lester (Jack)
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manager of the - - “
Baytown Oilers
baseball team before he joined
Humble in April, 1927. He was
employed as a helper in the Ma-
chinist department at Baytown
Refinery. All of his 34 years of
Company service was spent in the
Machinist department, and he
was foreman of that department
when he retired on April 1, 1961.
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prices, be sure you are compar-
ing tires of comparable quality.
The proof of the tire is in the
safely, handling ease and dura-
bility, and Atlas first line tires
excel in all three.
Q. This is in regard to the
question and answer in a re-
cent Briefs concerning the
appendage referred to as a
“scab” on the inside of a
horse’s foreleg. I would like
to know what became of the
other three toes, that is, as-
sn mi ng the present hoof to
be one of the toes. Actually,
at one time the horse was a
cloven-hoofed animal, but,
like all things, lack of neces-
sity or constant use has
caused a change. The appen-
dage or scab, if you must,
has gradually grown smaller
and upward. It will eventual-
ly disappear. The horse’s
hoof is a very complex struc-
ture with a 3 to 4 inch diam-
eter hoof able to withstand
formed in part by other super-
visors in addition to their normal
duties. If his job is such that it
involves a relatively large
amount of direct supervision,
then he would have to be re-
placed even for short periods.
Q. In preparing to paint
my house, I noticed that, up
under the eaves that were
scaled off with plywood,
there were several splotches
of mold and mildew. I would
like to know what to use to
remove these splotches be-
fore I paint and to stop their
recurrence.
A. The Paint department rec-
ommends washing the mold and
mildew off with a mixture of 1
part Chlorox to 5 parls of water,
and then using a 10 per cent
Lysol solution to kill the fungi.
You are cautioned to be sure to
use goggles and rubber gloves
with the above solutions.
It is recommended that Hum-
ble Rust Ban 246, which con-
tains a mildewcide, be used to
paint the surface, and if a thin-
ner is necessary, use Humble 360
Thinner.
As you know, all Humble
paints can be purchased by em-
ployees at the Bulk Station on
Decker Drive at a 10 per cent
discount when bought on the em-
ployee’s courtesy card.
Q. I own a Ford Falcon.
Why is it that in Houston
you can buy a disposable air
cleaner filler for $4 while al
Baytown it is $4.80? That is
a big difference in price
range between Houston and
Baytown. A lol of people who
live in Baytown and make
frequent trips to Houston
buy their gasoline in Hous-
ton because it is always 2c to
5c cheaper there. These peo-
ple wait to buy their gasoline
there and Baytown is losing
a lot of business in this man-
ner. Also, Humble is losing a
lot of lire business because
you can go to some local
stores and buy lop quality
tires cheaper than you can
buy from Humble. I would
like an answer on this to see
whether or not Humble has
any immediate plans for
meeting this competition and
keeping the trade in Bay-
town. I live in Bay town and
am proud of it, and would
like to see Baytown keep that
money here.
A. Filters are listed at the same
price at all Company stations in
this area, whether in Houston or
Baytown. The stations have both
a $4.00 filter and a $4.80 filter
for different models of Falcons.
To answer your question spe-
cifically, Marketing would have
to know what model Falcon you
own. Please call them on Exten-
sion 2121.
With respect to gasoline prices,
it is up to the local dealers to
decide when a price cut is neces-
sary in order to retain their vol-
ume of business.
About the tires—competition
certainly forces Humble to sell
lop quality Atlas tires at com-
petitive prices. When comparing
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it amounts to a time-saver in
completing the overall job.
Vernon Massey, turnaround
planner who worked up the arrow
diagram for No. 6 Pipe Still, and
M. B. Raney, turnaround super-
visor, were enthusiastic about the
progress that was being made by
using the new planning method.
Shires attended Texas A & M
college, and later joined the Texas
Baseball League in Waco. He
played semi-pro baseball in Ari-
zona while training as an ap-
prentice machinist with the Mi-
ami Copper Company.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Madelene Shires of Baytown;
three daughters, Mrs. Marie
Wellersten and Mrs. Wanda Jean
Sharpless of Houston, and Miss
Jacklyn Ann Shires of Baytown;
seven brothers, Dutch Shires of
Dallas, C. F. Shires and Len
Shires of Baytown, Art Shires,
Jake Shires, Orbie Shires and A.
Shires, all of Italy, Texas; two
sisters, Mrs. Henry Laughlin and
Mrs. Lucille McCartney of Bay-
town; and six grandchildren.
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As Massey pointed out, it is sim-
ilar to one used in developing
the Polaris missile where it is
estimated to have saved about
two years in completing the
project. “At that rate,” Raney
laughed, “we’ll soon be complet-
ing turnarounds before they even
start.”
Q. Why does this Company
say they are giving us more
benefits than any other com-
♦ pany when all these other
companies pay half the hos-
pitalization insurance, match
the savings plan dollar for
* dollar, give them 20 gallons
of gas free, and this bunch
can’t even give $4 on our
hospitalization insurance,and
they keep cutting our other
benefits little by little. Is that
all they think of—the mighty
dollar? And don’t say that
they have to meet their com-
petitors. We all know belter
than that. Your profits are a
lot higher than any of your
competitors. Why don’t you
• live and let live?”
A. Your informalion is not in
line with the facts. In the im-
portant areas of benefit protec-
• lion Humble’s benefit plan far
exceeds the benefits provided by
competitive companies. In some
minor areas of protection, such
as contributions to hospital surgi-
cal and medical benefits, com-
petitors may contribute 50c or
a dollar more than Humble; but
in the costly and important area
of retirement income the benefits
provided the average Humble
employee far exceed those of our
competitors. Typically, a retired
Humble career employee has
more income than a worker with
a similar job retired from a com-
" petitive company. The Thrift
Plan is another costly benefit
area. Shell, which allows an em-
ployee to contribute 10% after
7 years of service, is the only
competitive company that has
made contributions to a thrift
plan approximating those made
by Humble. Humble’s total thrift
contributions, regular and addi-
tional, have far exceeded any of
our competition. Humble’s regu-
lar contribution alone is equal to
the amount contributed by most
other oil companies.
In the area of protection of
survivors of employees and an-
nuitants, Humble’s program is
well in front, with only one com-
petitive company approaching the
level of protection Humble pro-
vides.
" Other important areas of
benefit protection are our sick-
ness and accident benefits, and
here again the Humble program
is ahead of any of the competi-
tive companies. In addition,
Humble provides a liberal pro-
gram for permanent disability
benefit that is not offered by any
of the competitive companies.
In summary, in the areas
where benefit protection is most
important and also most costly,
namely, annuities, thrift, protec-
tion of survivors, and disability
benefits, Humble’s program pro-
vides benefits well ahead of com-
petitors.
Your comment about profits
must refer to Standard of New
Jersey’s earnings. Again, the
* facts lead to a different conclu-
sion, since earnings must be ex-
amined in light of the amount of
money put into a business. A
• comparison of 1960 earnings
(latest available) of five large
•. • your direct line
to management
international oil companies
shows “Jersey” ranked below
Texaco, Gulf and Standard of
California. Jersey earned 9.8
for each dollar invested. The
three leaders ranged from 11.24
to 13.6 per dollar invested. So-
cony earned 7.14 per dollar in
1960.
The Bay town Refinery, which
must stand on its own feet, shows
profits well below the average for
“Jersey.”
Q. Would it be possible to
allow employees to take a 30-
minute lunch period and get
off al 4:00 p.m., so that we
could have more time to
spend at home?
A. It is preferable to keep the
Main Office open until 4:30 p.m.
to conform as nearly as possible
with the hours of the Houston
Office. In addition, many sala-
ried employees go home or to
town to a restaurant for lunch,
and 30 minutes is not sufficient
lime to allow them to do this.
Q. Why didn’t the Com-
pany give all the employees
a chance to bid on the cars
damaged by sail water dur-
ing the storm instead of let-
ting three M & C supervisors
have them at a token price?
A. The five cars damaged by
Hurricane Carla wero not offered
for sale to employees because of
their poor condition and the an-
ticipated future troubles. The
cars were offered for sale, on a
sealed bid basis, to some thirty
used car dealers and salvage com-
panies in the Houston area. The
highest bidder was a Houston
salvage company. As is custo-
mary business practice, the Hum-
ble Company had no control over
the disposition of the cars by the
salvage company after the sale
had been made. The salvage com-
pany chose to sell four of the
cars to employees (both super-
visory and non-supervisory) who
contacted them and expressed an
interest in buying the cars from
the salvage company. We under-
stand that the salvage company
sold the fifth car to a Houston
junk dealer.
Q. We would like to know
why in most cases when the
night superintendent, assis-
tant night superintendent,
foreman, and assistant fore-
men go on vacation for two
or three weeks they are not
replaced. Is it because there
are no qualified men for
these jobs, or is it that the
jobs are not important
enough to be filled?
A. Neither. These are second-
line supervisors, or in other
words, these men supervise other
supervisors. Much of their work
includes planning, organizing
and evaluating results. To carry
out this part of their assignment,
a relatively long period of time
is required to develop the neces-
sary experience. In the case of
most administrative jobs, a two-
or three-week period is not long
enough for a replacement to de-
velop this skill. So, for a tem-
porary vacancy, this function is
usually “carried over” until the
supervisor returns, or is per-
ns much shock as a very solid
object about 15-fecl in diam-
eter. Maybe the veterinarian
should study up a little.
A. Tedo Plocheck of Repro-
duction, who obtained the initial
information for us from a local
veterinarian, called the vet again
and the vet stuck to his guns,
giving a little more detail which
should answer your question
about what happened to the
other toes.
At one time, according to the
vet, the horse had a fool with
five toes, similar to the dog’s
foot. Through a process of evolu-
tion, the middle toe is now the
horse’s hoof. The toes on each
side of it are now splints, or
bones in the horse’s leg. The little
toe is now a growth al the pas-
turn joint, above the hoof. The
big toe is now the appendage, or
chesnut, which started all this.
We surely hope this ends it, as
the veterinarian will probably
send us a bill if we call him
again.
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