The Humble Refinery Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1941 Page: 4 of 24
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For their practical suggestions and
meritorious ideas, twenty-four Hum-
ble refinery employes received recog-
nition and cash awards during the
second quarter of 1941. These awards
were made during a recent meeting
of the Central Coin-Your-Ideas Com-
mittee in Houston.
There were fifty-two awards made
throughout the Humble Companies
totaling $535.00.
The committee made three supple-
mental awards which went to a trio
of well-known Bay town refinery per-
sonalities. George A. Armer received
an award of $100.00; C. J. Coleman
was given $25.00, and E. E. Waugh
received $20.00.
Armer submitted a suggestion dur-
ing the second quarter of 1940 which
brought him an initial award of
$10.00. He figured out a method of
installing a by-pass around a pre-
cooler at the SO-2 plant which main-
tains a higher average charge rate
at a lower average pressure, thereby
increasing the plant through-put.
Coleman received an initial award
of $10.00 in 1940 when he suggested
a rearrangement of piping on bot-
toms pumps at the vis-breaker which
eliminates using two pumps at the
same time and prevents coking of
the suction line. A smoother opera-
tion resulted from this practical idea.
Waugh suggested a method to pre-
vent loss of polymer by installing a
cooler at the light ends unit which
permits continuous operation and re-
duces shutdown time. He received an
initial award of $40.00 for his sug-
gestion.
Thirteen Bay town refinery em-
ployes received initial awards during
the second quarter of this year. They
were: C. H. Tipton, $10.00; R. C.
Brown, $10.00; W. O. Ewing, $10.00;
Farliss W. Pope, $5.00; L. W. Per-
kins, $5.00; Wilson Manahan,
$10.00; I. H. Thaman, $25.00; Paul
B. Clayton, $10.00; Carter H. Miller,
$5.00; W. W. Davis, $5.00; H. H.
Kilgore, $15.00; T. C. Smith, $5.00;
A. L. Capps, $50.00.
Initial awards were also given
eight Humble men at Ingleside re-
finery. They were: R. L. Hovey, L. I.
Johnson, H. W. McGee, Cleve Dick-
ens, Charles Wyble, L. D. Cooper,
Luther P. Jones, and W. F. Fitzsim-
mons. Each one received an award
of $5.00 with the exception of L. D.
Cooper whose initial award was
$10.00.
Using warm water instead of cold
water for injection into the desalter
charge at one of the pipe stills, was
Claude Tipion’s suggestion that
brought him an award. A high-aver-
age preheat temperature is main-
tained and a considerable amount of
fuel is saved by the use of his
suggestion.
R. C. Brown figured out certain
pipe changes at one of the crude still
batteries which permits the use of a
large transfer pump as a charge
pump. The capacity of the unit was
increased and the operations gener-
ally were improved. Frequent me-
chanical failures due to operating
the two smaller charge pumps at
maximum capacity have also been
reduced.
W. O. Ewing suggested installing
an ell on the stripper line at lube
tanks which permits easy operating
procedure when the tanks are
stripped down.
F. W. Pope designed a screen for
a skimmer to separate oil from water
in one of the separators. This skim-
mer prevents trash from getting into
the suction lines of the pumps and
clogging them. The screen has re-
duced the labor and time required to
free clogged lines.
L. W. Perkins figured out a rear-
rangement of safety connections on
the propane compressor in the labor-
atory and the installation of a warn-
ing whistle which blows when the
safely pops. This signal prevents
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Mabry, G. A. The Humble Refinery Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1941, periodical, September 4, 1941; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1482122/m1/4/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.