Sohio News April 1947 Page 7

Co. Activities Reflected In The Promotion Rate

New developments in the Eola Field, where the Howard Well No. 1 was recently discovered also indicate additions and changes in personnel.

Kelly Hood has been named field superintendent. R. L. Alexander, district field clerk, has been transferred here from West Edmond as has Jack Walters, trainee engineer. J. D. Hughes, one of the drillers on the Howard well, has been a tool-pusher and M. L. Morris has been made drilling superintendent. T. E. Mitchelmore, formerly a member of the Drilling Department, has been transferred to the Production department.

Bill Ralston has been transferred from Oklahoma City to Houston. J. B. McDonald went to Delhi, Louisiana, while Sam Palmer, S. J. Jeter and O. B. Fergerson were transferred to Natchez, Miss.

J. H. Rudischum, Products Pipe Liner, has transferred from the Cleveland-Canton line to station operator at Fostoria.

Salesmen Transferred

The Industrial Department has announced several changes. George Mensch industrial salesman, left Mansfield after nine years there to assume the same duties in Canton Division. The latter is old territory to him for he began his Sohio career there. Ed Lowe comes from Akron to succeed George at Mansfield. A University of Michigan graduate, he served four and a half years with the army, holding the rank of captain at the time of his discharge. At Akron, Russell Whitmore was employed to replace Ed as clerk in the Industrial Department. Mr. Whitmore was recently separated from the Navy where as Lieutenant he was pilot in the Naval Air Transport Service.

Other changes in the Mansfield Division were: Conrad Einwachter went to Elyria to work in the bulk station; Richard Starrett, bulk station clerk, replaced "Coonie" on the job of accounts and credits in the division office; A. C. "Pete" Shumaker took over Dick's desk in the bulk station; L. C. Murray was made a dealer rented salesman; J. L. Pearce, whose home is in Wooster, is a new member of the general sales organization. Jack Waltz, Fuel Oil and Maintenance, was transferred from Medina to Elyria.

Clyde Barnhill has been transferred to the Furnace Oil Department, Akron Bulk Station, as driver. J. D. Patton is temporarily at the Kent Bulk Station. During the absence of Bill Wolfe and Virgil Lundgren, Clay "Pop" Frantz is pinch-hitting in the agent's place. Pop's duties in the Furnace Oil Department have been taken over by Fred Sanborn of Main and Gougler, Kent. Paul Diezman recently transferred from Kent service station to gasoline tank truck driver. W. E. Davis transferred from Cole and Arlington to furnace oil driver at Akron Bulk Station.

At Columbus, G. F. Wagner has succeeded H. O. Brown as supervisor of salaried stations. O. J. Best is now general salesman. E. R. Mulvany was promoted from servicenter manager to D. R. Salesman. New managers are Harry Gorges at Broad and Winner, Delmont Hall at Broad and Monroe, John Lusher at Lane and Northwest, and Walter Tritchler at Fourth and Eleventh. D. S. Farquhar is the new furnace oil salesman in the London territory. Francis Evans was promoted from manager at Fourth and Eleventh to furnace oil salesman in the Licking and Fairfield County territory.

Don C. Hauser, formerly of the Cincinnati Construction Department, is now driving a tank truck out of Tennessee Avenue Bulk Station. William A. Litchfield and Russell D. Weyer, former automotive mechanics, are now working as furnace oil burner mechanics. Francis L. Cooper is the new manager at Reading and Benson, Cin-c innati; John Cole at Reading and Oak; Walter Elasser at Hamilton and Van-Zandt; and W. H. George at Vine and Corry.

Many Advanced

Dayton reports these personnel changes: George Mitchell was made manager at the new Vanda-lia Station, and Frank Glasscock at Leo and Keowee. Charles Faehl is now non-driving agent at Greenville. Frank Lucisano has been transferred to Patterson and Perry as assistant manager. Roland Borm has transferred to the Dayton Bulk Plant as tank truck driver. Earl Shoup is now at the training school at Leo and Keowee. Walter Weir is tank truck driver at the Dayton Bulk Plant. Roy Hudnall has been named warehouseman at the Dayton Bulk Plant while Carl Bevington has been transferred to the Van-dalia station in the same capacity.

Toledo's Division Manager R. G. Tracy has announced these promotions: George Tewers, Port Clinton bulk station agent, to dealer salesman: A. J. Rost from fuel oil salesman to consumer salesman. Elwood Ballert, fuel oil clerk, to fuel oil salesman. Virgil Beck, distributor at Fremont, to consumer salesman.

Eugene Syphers has been made warehouseman at Canton Bulk; Steve Simon is now dray truck driver; Red McKinney, manager at Cleveland and 21st, has transferred to 30th and Cleveland, and Fornie D. Tolley was appointed manager at 21st and Cleveland. Harry Dougherty transferred from a Canton Service Station to Alliance, which is his home town. Promoted at Cleveland

In Cleveland Division, Erwin Hubbard, oil burner mechanic, was promoted to analyst; Elmer Pettit was transferred to state van dray dispatcher, with Clarence Crowthers, Walter Gawronski, Lee Stamper, Elmer Uhl, Carl Rice, Larry Copperman and Al Reust driving the vans; Mike Bayus was transferred from a driver to a loader; Art Xavier was promoted to credit manager; Pat O'Neill was transferred to tank wagon from Sohio Heat Sales; Ken Bliss was transferred from mechanic to clerk in the Burner Service Department; Glenn Pinkerton was transferred from Detroit and West Clifton to the Credit Office; Earle Hamley was transferred to Sohio-Heat salesman and Charlie Jun replaced him in the Sales Office; Bob Kirkpatrick was promoted to manager at Euclid and Victoria, and George Wooldridge fills the same position at Woodland and East 75th; new assistant managers are Bob Hine, Carl Darmstadt, Francis Lewis, and Bob Carver; Curtis Hill was transferred from Maintenance to Woodland and East 55th.

Lou Perillo of Home Office Tech Service has taken up the problem of investigating pollution at Latonia Refinery which was formerly handled by Dick Ball-mer. The latter has gone to No. 1 Refinery as an assistant process engineer. Helen Rice and Anna (Continued in Col. 5)

The Fish That Got Away Are Now Fatter - and Faster

Right about this time of the year, some young men's fancies may lightly turn to thoughts of love, but the guys we know are confining their heavy thinking to that dusty fishing tackle. Although truth is often labeled stranger than fiction, it's hard for the girls to believe this.

There are reels to oil, new line to buy, and plugs in need of fresh barbs. With new fish to catch, last year's yarns have grown too aged for further reciting. However here's picture proof that they weren't all fishing fiction.

The boys above. Jim Prusha and Harry Braund, Cleveland Division asphalt drivers, stepped out of their vacation album to show us what they caught at Rice Lake last August.

Can you give us any better?

Don't forget that the ones who got away have had another year to grow in. There are even a few around, left behind by the guys who stepped into uniform, that have had three to five years' fattening.

Now that they're back the language the Sergeant spoke may not be useless - especially if that big one gets away again.

One word of caution to spoil a nice story. Fishing for bottle bass is lots of fun, but let's try it on shore where all that you can fall overboard into is a bed of grass.

Personal Viewpoints

Baseball Forecasters Rate 1947

The St. Louis Cardinals will take the National League pennant. I believe they have the best infield in baseball history. Detroit will win in the American League, and their pitching staff will be the major factor. I expect the St. Louis Cardinals to win the world series in five games."

A. R. Weber Junior Clerk Lima Refinery

"About every five years the New York Giants come up with a good team and I think this will be the year for them to win the series; the St. Louis Cardinals will come in second; with Hank Greenberg playing for them, Pittsburgh will come in third."

W. C. "Bud" Johnson Draftsman Sohio Petroleum Co. Owensboro, Ky.

"In my opinion either the Yanks or Cards should win the Series this year. However, it is a little early to try to pick out the superior team. But is seems to me that these two teams definitely have made the best choice of players."

"I think the Boston Red Sox are slated to win the 1947 World Series, with Ted Williams leading the herd. If I were to pick the National League and the American League pennant winners, I would take the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National and the Boston Red Sox in the American."

"It looks like the Cards against the Cleveland Indians in the World Series with the Cards the winner. I've looked all the teams over carefully and made my choice. In the fall, we'll know; in the meantime, I'll stick with the champs until they are beaten."

Curley Newport Warehouse Clerk Sohio Pipe Line Co. Eastern Division

"I believe our St. Louis team will win the 1947 World Series, although it is early in the season to tell much about baseball because so many changes have been made. However, St. Louis is a good strong team and I am for it 100 per cent."

Men and Jobs

W. D. Constiner

We want you to meet William Douglas Constiner who is shown working on his job at the Bromley River Terminal.

At the time the picture was taken, Bill, who is a station engineer, was busy pumping sour crude oil from our river barges to the Bromley storage tanks. His on-the-job duties include the operation of pumps, motors and engines. He also performs prevent-ative maintenance and minor repairs.

When Bill first came to work for Sohio in November of 1939, he worked as a surveyor for about 1-1/2 years. Then in February of 1941 he became a station engineer at Lima where he stayed until he entered the army in November.

Since his return to Sohio in October of 1945, he has been a station engineer at Bromley.

Bill served as an infantry sergeant in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre of war where he was awarded a battle star and a purple heart. Foremost among the things he has done in re-establishing himself as a civilian was his marriage, which took place last February.

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Kastelic are back at the Can Factory after working at No. 2 Refinery.

George Lupfer and Herb Gustafson transferred from Toledo refinery to the Home Office.

Emerson Holman returned to work in the Toledo Refinery engineering department and Paul Schneider returned to the University of Cincinnati. Both are co-op students.

Forest Day has left Tech Service to work for H. P. Ferguson, Home Office Manufacturing. Jack Barrett transferred from Accounts Payable to the Appropriation Department. E. R. Pfaff transferred from Industrial Relations to Home Office Production. R. F. White and H. C. Spindell, both transferred from Home Office to St. Louis. Clark Evans went from Payroll to Purchasing, Home Office.

Two men were seated together in a crowded bus. One of them noticed that his friend had his eyes closed.

"What's the matter, Bill," he asked, "feeling ill?"

"No, I'm all right," answered Bill, "but I hate to see ladies standing."

Man (at police station): "Could I see the burglar who was arrested for breaking into our house last night?"

Sergeant: "Why do you want to see him?"

Man: "I want to ask him how he got in without waking my wife."