an effort to see these two plays.
Gus gave me the following joke—"And then
there’s the touching story of the young Jaycee who
said to his girl: 1 bet you wouldn’t marry me!’
The story goes that she not only called his bet but
raised him five.” No—this doesn’t apply to Mary
Jane McCall and Betty Brown!
REFINING
By Jack Rhodes & Harold Hogsed
Old Man Flu & Associates has taken its quota
in sickness in our department. Those that have
been out due to sickness are: W. C. McClung, W.
C. Crow, Floyd Evans, E. F. Camenzind, I. E. Whit
mire, Oscar Harbin and Fred Wallin, most of
whom have recuperated sufficiently to return to
work. We extend our sympathy to the following
employees of the Refining Department in their
recent bereavement: James B. Canup—Mother
deceased, Lee Cunningham — Mother deceased,
Glover Jackson—Father-in-law deceased and Frank
J. Patton—Sister-in-law deceased.
We understand someone has turned poetic in
our department. If you are further interested,
(and it would be well worth while) contact
"Shorty” McClung for the particulars concerning
himself and his motorcycle, as written by "Author
Unknown.”
Here is a challenge to any department who may
believe they have more operating noise than our
department. At present we have three jack ham
mers slaving away, new doors being installed on
the elevator, plus the normal operating noise of
refining. Does anyone have a pair of ear plugs
they are not using?
With hunting season closed, except for ground
hogs, and two months until trout season, the con
versation between the fellows falls behind the
normal tempo, but we do offer this bit of infor
mation. Clifford Gillespie has finally admitted
that he can not catch a raccoon in Transylvania
County, and has decided to seek his quest further
South, perhaps Georgia. In the meantime a whis
pering voice was heard saying, "A good dog might
solve the problem.”
Jack Rhodes was overheard saying he was go
ing to loose some weight, but he must be similar
to Fred Stroup in that respect, the dieting always
begins next week, not this week, because we have
noticed the quantity as well as the quality of the
"groceries” that he has been bringing to work—
no one could possibly loose weight, and it cer
tainly could not be called "only a sandwich.”
This is an off time of the year for vacations,
but for John Ball it is just right.
Recently I was asked if I knew what a Holly
wood Aristocrat really was, to which I replied that
I did not, and was further informed that a Holly
wood Aristocrat is a person who can trace his
ancestry back to his Father.
OLIN NEEDS ENGINEERS
The Industrial Relations Department here at
Pisgah Forest, in cooperation with other Olin plant
locations, is in the midst of an intensive recruiting
drive among southern colleges and universities.
The purpose of the program is to employ a large
number of graduates with degrees in the follow
ing fields: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical
Engineering and Industrial Engineering. A few:
Chemists, Physicists, Metallurigists, Civil Engineers
and Electrical Engineers are also needed.
Due to the rapid expansion of Olin Industries,
the requirements for technically trained personnel
is abnormally high. A few openings exist here at
Pisgah Forest, and a large number at New Haven,
Connecticut and at East Alton, Illinois.
E. B. Garrett, or J. O. Wells, has already made
plans to visit the following schools: Georgia Tech,
University of Tennessee, University of Alabama,
North Carolina State College, Vanderbilt Univer
sity, Clemson College, University of Kentucky,
University of North Carolina, V. P. I., Virginia
Military Institute, Auburn University, University
of South Carolina and Duke University.
They will conduct preliminary interviews with
the students who will graduate in 1953 in the en
gineering fields outlined above. After the initial
interviews those who appear to be qualified for
employment will be invited to visit Pisgah Forest
or New Haven, Connecticut for further interview.
The majority of those who are finally selected
will be given an opportunity to participate in a
nine months’ training program held at our Gen
eral Research Laboratory in New Haven. At the
end of the training program, the Engineers will
be given their choice of plant location and the
particular Olin Division in which they would like
to be permanently employed, subject to the open
ings existing at the time.
Ecusta employees who may have relatives or
friends graduating in engineering at any time dur
ing this year are encouraged to supply this infor
mation to the Industrial Relations Department. It
would be very helpful if you would also advise
the person who is graduating of the excellent op
portunities available in Olin Industries for en
gineering personnel and suggest that they write
directly to the Industrial Relations Department at
Ecusta.
According to Paul Kelly, Industrial Adminis
trator of the: Department of Conservation and De
velopment, the number of manufacturing plants
in North Carolina has more than doubled since
the end of World War II. In 1945 there were
4,049 and now there are well over eight thousand.
North Carolina has the largest artillery range ih
the world at Fort Bragg.
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