Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1963 Page: 3 of 4
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Refinery Buildings, Equipment Are
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Light Ends Unit 3, has been
selected to replace Greenwood as
department head of Cracking
and Polymerization.
W. A. McElhannon, who has
been on an assignment in Hous-
ton, replaces Roquemore as oper-
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to management
to the Company is the difference
between the employee’s contribu-
tions and the total cost. The total
cost can vary over an individ-
ual’s lifetime, depending upon a
great number of factors, such as
age at the time of entry into the
plan, career earnings, number of
years of participation, etc. How-
ever, the following may give you
some idea:
At the present time to buy a
$100 a month annuity for a man
at age 65 requires $15,000
placed with the insurance com-
pany. Under Humble’s plan, the
most an employee would have to
contribute over his whole career
to get a $100 a month annuity
would be $1,800. The difference
between $15,000 and $1,800
comes from Company contribu-
tions and interest.
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B. S. Greenwood, former de-
partment head of Cracking and
Polymerization, Fuels Division,
has accepted an assignment with
Esso Chemical Company in New
York, effective this week.
W. K. Roquemore, former op-
erating supervisor at Catalytic
Q. What assurance has
Earthman’s given the Hum-
ble Company that ambu-
lance service will always be
available to employees when
it is needed, and how will
the time element compare
with ambulance service that
was provided by the Humble
Company previously? Thank
you.
A. Availability of ambulance
service from Earthman Funeral
Home at the time needed should
be better now than when Hum-
ble was providing its own serv-
ice because Earthman has 4
vehicles available with modern
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Curtis Completes Course
Congratulations were in order when George W. Curtis, Pumping and
Gauging operator, completed a correspondence course in “Industrial
Management” and was presented a diploma. He had studied about 15
hours a week for over two years to complete the normal four-year
course. “I spent all my fishing time studying on the course,” Curtis said.
When Curtis completed the course, the school sent his diploma to
Charlie Pool, Oil Movements head, to present. Pictured from left as
the presentation was made are Bob Prcsnal, Pumping and Gauging
operating head; Curtis; Bob Read, Pumping and Gauging operating
supervisor; and Pool.
“You are to be commended for spending so much of your own time
in active studies,” Pool said. “No doubt, completion of this course will
improve your perspective and work out here, in addition to preparing
you better for opportunities which might arise in the future.”
Paul Quinton
'Young Texan
Of The Month'
Paul Quinton, son of C. L.
Quinton, rubber mill operator at
Butyl FHB, has been named
“Young Texan of the Month” for
August by the Texas Optimist
Clubs. As such, he is recipient
of the Troy V. Post Award, an
honor for young men who show
outstanding qualities of scholar-
ship, leadership, citizenship and
service to home, school, church,
and community.
Paul was nominated by the
Baytown Optimist Club for the
Young Texan award. Lester Al-
ford, district boys work chair-
man, and an employee at the
Humble Bulk Station on Decker
Drive, made the original nomi-
nating speech for Paul at a club
meeting here last spring.
Along with the other 11 Young
Texans of the Month, Paul will
compete for one of three scholar-
ships to be awarded the grand
winner at the end of the year.
One will be for $2,000 and two
for $1,000 each.
Paul was selected for the
Young Texan honor by a dis-
tinguished panel headed by U.S.
Supreme Court Justice Tom C.
Clark.
In addition to a long list of
outstanding high school achieve-
ments, Paul was one of two
Grand Award winners at the
Houston Science Fair held last
March. He will enter the Univer-
sity of Texas in a few weeks.
first aid facilities and trained
drivers.
In addition to having well-
trained personnel in first aid
and ambulance operations, the
company providing ambulance
service indicates it can furnish
service within five minutes from
the time of a call. Experience
so far has shown the time in-
terval to be less than this. This
time interval is about the same
as the previous services. Also, the
ambulance company is able to
provide other services not regu-
larly available with the former
arrangement.
Q. I read in last week’s
Briefs about the person who
objected to the cartoons used
in our safely program. In
answering, management
stated that they would be
discontinued. Is this a 9,1
approach, or has there been
enough complaints to merit
discontinuing this program?
I personally liked the car-
toons and wonder how many
others feel like I do. The
Army used cartoons and
cards for teaching in the last
war, and I think they still
use them. Some people will
gripe about anything, and
I wonder if the “big” person
who complained about the
cartoons is one of those?
A. It is difficult to satisfy
everyone when programs involve
a large number of people; how-
ever, since there are some ob-
jections to the cartoons used,
and since we are extremely in-
terested in a safety program that
will be acceptable to all em-
ployees, we are trying to avoid
using anything in the program
that is considered objectionable
by even a small group of our
employees.
Q. I understand the Hum-
ble Club has just fixed those
tennis courts behind Com-
munity House No. 1. I also
understand that the group
has a fairly large sum of
money in the bank. It is fur-
ther understood that the
courts can be resurfaced
with VIADON for about
S3,000. Why doesn’t the
Club use some of their sur-
plus money in the bank for
this worthwhile project? I
would appreciate an answer
in this column and not being
referred to the Humble Club
Directors.
A. The Humble Tennis Club,
which is sponsored by the Hum-
ble Club, is in the process of
improving the tennis courts. Al
the time of this answer, the Ten-
nis Club is continuing their
negotiations on the possibility of
resurfacing with VIADON.
Q. I would like to know
how much the Company con-
tributes each month toward
the annuity of a first-class
mechanic with 15 years of
service.
A. There is no exact answer
to this question. The plan speci-
fies the employee’s contributions
and what benefits he will be en-
titled to at retirement. The cost
Q. I am wondering if the
Humble Company manufac-
tures a product that will
kill or run off these green
tree frogs that accumulate
around air conditioners—es-
pecially window units? And
if Humble Company does
not make anything in the
way of a spray or a powder,
is there anything on the mar-
ket or is there anything to
get rid of these pests?
A. There is no Humble prod-
uct for this end use. The avail-
ability of a product which is a
suitable toxicant or repellant for
frogs is unknown to us.
It is suggested that you con-
tact the County Agent (Harris
County), or the Texas Agricul-
tural Extension Service, which
is a part of the Texas A&M
University system.
Q. Please furnish informa-
tion concerning the above-
sea-level elevation of subdi-
visions in the Tri-Cities area
—Brownwood, Lakewood,
Britton-Cravens, Eva Maude,
Pruett Addition, and Danu-
bina Acres.
A. You may get information
of this nature from the City En-
gineer, City of Baytown, or from
the United States Engineering
Department, Galveston, Texas.
Q. I would like to know if
it would be possible for the
Bulk Station to make char-
coal lighter fluid available to
employees in the bulk or in
gallon form.
A. It is available al the Bulk
Station in cases of quart cans,
12 to the case. However, because
of the small demand for such a
large package, it would be un-
profitable to package and handle
it in gallon sizes or larger.
Q. Could we at the Central
Shop get the Sanitation De-
partment to inspect and
make an effort to extermi-
nate the gnat-like insects that
molest us from all sides dur-
ing our lunch hours? They
seem to migrate from rest
rooms to lunch counters.
A. Extermination of insects in
the Central Shop building is per-
formed periodically; however,
any spot situation that develops
during the interim period should
be called to the attention of a
Shop supervisor who will make
necessary arrangements to spray
the area with the proper insecti-
cide.
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The Refinery is offering for sale to the highest bidders three
buildings and several lots of miscellaneous equipment. Descrip-
tions of the buildings and the material are as follows:
One wood frame building on slab, asphalt shingle covered
gable roof, approximately 10' x 12' x 8'6" high, sheetrock in-
terior, two double sash windows with wire inserted glass, one
door. This building is located at No. 23 Pump Slab, west of
728 lank.
One wood frame building, slab foundation, built up shed-type
roof, approximately 16' x 39' x 10' high. This building is the
old No. 9 Locker Building and is located east of No. 3 Lead Blend-
ing plant.
One building, steel frame, corrugated sheet metal covered,
approximately 10' x 20' x 8'6" high, shed-type roof, slab floor,
six wooden windows, four with 12 light wire-inserted sashes,
lop frames boarded up, two wood panel doors. This is the old
dunnage cutting building located west of the Compound.
Twenty-one Hauserman Master Hall steel panels, 3'3" wide x
8'2" long by 234" thick, complete with mounting brackets and
hardware.
One 2'2" wide by 8'2" long x 234" thick Hauserman Master
Hall steel panel, complete with mounting bracket and hardware.
Also two more of same, only these are 1'6" wide x 8'2" long
x 234" thick.
One 3' x 6'8" steel door, 11" thick for above type steel panels.
Three only—3'6" x 8'2" x 234" thick Hauserman Master Hall
steel panels with 3' x 3' opening for window. Panels complete
with mounting brackets and hardware.
The panels and associated material may be seen at the old
Reclamation shop by contacting L. H. Bishop on Extension 490.
To see the buildings, contact E. T. Davis, Extension 2531.
Viewing time for the buildings and the steel panels has been
set for Wednesday, September 4, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Bidders may bid on one or more pieces of equipment, but in-
dividual bids must be submitted on each item. Bids should be
addressed to J. G. Traxler, Purchasing & Shipping Office, and
should be in sealed envelopes with the item bid on marked on
the outside. Information included in bid must give home address
and name of bidder.
To be considered, bids must be received at the Purchasing &
Shipping Office by 4:30 p.m. on September 11, 1963, or, if dis-
patched through U. S. mail (P.O. Box 4019), must be post-
marked prior to 12:00 midnight on that date.
Sale is made as-is-where-is. Terms are net cash upon accept-
ance, and sale when made is final. Humble reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
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Lee, O. B. Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1963, newspaper, August 30, 1963; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1417929/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.