Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 1930 Page: 4 of 4
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Wednesday, Feb. 26th, 1930.
HUMBLE BEE
SAW AND HEARD
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"Cherchez la Mademoiselle.”
REQVEST
cups
The Pipe Department has re-
quested the Humble Bee to invite
A woman’s instinct is what tells
her she’s right, whether she is or
not.
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stomping, hammering, or even be-
ing thrown against a tile wall.
Page Mr. Edison.
By THE VILLAGE INNKEEPER
“Rolland” W. Jackson, pioneer
oil man, washing his Dodge, prep-
aratory to making a trip to the
BIG CITY, where he will out
dodge the Fords.
The Laboratory doesn’t have a
radio with a loud speaker, but,
it has D. W. (Babbling) Brooks.
C. T. Donaldson advises that un-
less E. M. Simmons takes steps in
the immediate future toward set-
tling his debt of $2.35 the account
will be advertised for sale to the
highest bidder.
Now that W. G. Bohannon has
moved to Pelly, he will probably
start to work a day ahead of time.
His new room-mate, J. W. Rawls,
says they will both benefit by the
move.
Willie “Go” Greer packing his
belongings, and then he was off in
an auto to the land of Turkey.
We hope the gasoline holds out for
the return trip.
“Revere” C. Anderson leaving
J. C. Platt isn’t exactly lazy, but
he has been observed, lately, break-
ing his cigarettes in half to keep
from having to draw the smoke
so far.
LABORATORY
B. S. and W.
John Upchurch feels that he is
driving an “almost” new Chevro-
let, since the Laboratory sample
truck came back from the garage.
. — a meeting of representatives
-of the different departments, it
was .decided that the league should these.
4, be composed of six teams, the
same as last year. The names of
We wonder if the Magic Spell of
Room 207 is weaving the irresist-
ible web around its present occu-
pant. TIME WILL TELL.
“Nero” H. Nall is still explain-
ing his whereabouts on the night
of his last long distance call from
a nearby city. An undertaking of
unusual magnitude.
Luther D. Howell says that
where he comes from (Salmon,
Texas) a man meets you at the
city limits and walks ahead of your
car to warn the residents to hold
their horses while you proceed thru
the city.
Jack: “Something seems to be
wrong with this engine, it—”
Jill: “Don’t talk foolish; wait
until we get off this main road.”
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“How do you get up so early in
the morning,” inquired' “Hutch”,
who observed' us at seven, or
thereabouts, beginning our daily
rounds. “You must have a good
alarm clock, one of those Chuckoo
kind.” “No,” we replied, “It’s my
Culpepper, Athletic Chairman, will
furnish the manager of each team
with a copy of the rules.
The league will open on April
7th. The number of games to be
p.ayed was left to the discretion
of a schedule committee composed
of “Louie” Lewenthal, “Buck”
Spear, and “Pine Knot” Smith.
IMPORTANT: All men desiring
to play in the inter-department
league will please send their name,
number, and department in which
they work to Mr. Culpepper at
the Instrument Shop. This will en-
able the managers to line up their
teams more satisfactorily.
STRIKE THREE!
to Baytown and make a talking
reel of Mr. Finis Silas Bozarth,
popular pipe foreman. This request
was made because the company
has ordered a bicycle for Mr. Bo-
zarth, and it is expected that won-
derful feats and great sayings will
go on back of the pipe yard.
Little girl: “I’m not going to
play with Johnnie any more.”
Mother: “Why, what’s the mat-
ter? I thought you and Johnnie
were good friends.”
Little Girl: “We were, but we
were playing a game and he kick-
ea me in the stomach when my
back was turned toward him.”
the teams, and the departments
they include are:
-1. Office—All clerks. Laboratory,
Warehouse.
2. Development — Development,
Technical Service, High Pres-
/sure Laboratory, Engineers.
3. Cracking Coils — Cracking
Coils, Instrument, Gas Plants,
Cross Coils, Badger Still.
4. Gaugers — All pumpers and
gaugers under Mr. H. E. Hum-
phrev.
5. Pipe — All mechanical forces,
including white labor, not
previously allotted.
6. Process—All process men not
included above.
The representatives made some
slight changes in the rules. Mr.
it
which withstands
Mr. E. P. Abbott, formerly of
Baytown, but now of New York
and points abroad, was visiting in
our midst one day last week. Very
nice of him to spend a part of his
well earned vacation with us.
ENCORE.
Ere skies are tinged by rosy dawn,
When paling stars and moon hang
low,
Like a clarion call across the lawn,
Comes again, and again, a roos-
ter’s crow.
early for a moonlight drive.-
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• Play ball! It won t be long now,
before those familiar words will be
heard, again. The coming of
warmer weather, longer days, and
blackbirds make everyone feel
that spring is just around the cor-
ner/’ and bal players, woui-pe
ball, "players, and grandstand man-
agers are beginning to get anxious.
before many days, the Oilers and
the inter-department teams will
get into action, much to the satis-
Iactjon of the many followers of
the great national pastime.
Upon the resignation of Blaise
Alleman, who was elected business
manager of the Oilers but was un-
able to accept, the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Humble Club elected
J. T, Bowers to act in that capac-
ity. Mr. Bowers and Dick Hum-
phries, field manager, will direct
the destinies of the Baytown Oil-
ers during the coming1 year.
- The ball park is being put in
‘■-shape, and equipment lined up, so
when the weather gets a little
warmer everything will be in read-
iness for the Oilers to start work.
yt is not definitely known at
‘presnt what league the Oilers will
enter. Messrs. Dignowity, Bowers,
and Humphries will represent the
. a Baytown Club at a meeting of the
.South Coast League called by Mr.
“Lloyd Gregory on Thursday, Febr-
cuary 2/th. It is very probab.e that
L the Qilers will be entered in this
. league. The competition in this
- league bids fair to be much keen-
er than it was last year.
-.. Much enthusiasm is being mani-
. festedinthe inter-department (Hot Messrs. A. B. Die and J. K.
Stove) it ague this year. The Pipe Mackrell were proudly exhibiting
Department is making many glor- some valentines that they received
"liouspreaictions of what will hap- on February 14th. Such popularity
pen to the Office team when they must be deserved!
M meet this year. With a larger ------
number of men to draw from, the Mr. J. C. Showalter has recently
departments should be able to put contributed of his inventive geni-
stronger teams on the field this us by having some “handy” un-
-,year. Hard battles of former years breakable pipettes “constructed.”
t havecaused great rivalry between The use of both hands and feet
the various departments; this riv- are required in their operation,
lry, alone, assures this popular The Viscosity men will also be de-
league of a successful season. nied the pastime of breaking Vis
."t a meeting of representatives cups now that Jerry has designed
a jacket or cage to fit around the Fox Movietone, M-G-M News,
■ * * ‘' and Paramount News to come out
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Humble Bee (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 1930, newspaper, February 26, 1930; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1481891/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.