https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/a4d777bf8401f1b057813140694f6f97.pdf 9b7f0050809d36af70477cc8b6fdbd88 PDF Text Text / �,,-~ . 14-1 11-. -✓ EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE you will try to satisfy this craving. So do your part first, then resolve to show that patient, tactful leadership of your men, that will bring them to your support. These two things will turn the trick. No. 4 Mine, Rock Springs, Wins Sentinels Of Safety Trophy y1cE PRESi°DENT PRYDE received advice from the Director of the United States Bureau of Mines, Dr. R. R. Sayers, under date of Thursday, May 22nd, that No. 4 Mine, Rock Springs, was the winner of the Sentinels of Safety Trophy awarded to the bituminous coal mines for the best individual mine safety record for the calendar year 1940. The record was based on performance of 360,955 man-hours of exposure with but one losttime accident, the severity rate computed on the Bureau of Mines formula , 0.108. The one accident that marred our performance record was that suffered by Antonio Ferdani, who received injury to the right side of his back when he was struck by some slabs of coal. This is the sixth time that the little bronze lad y and child, the Sentinels of Safety Trophy, has been awarded to the men of The Union Pacific Coal Company, total number of awards made since the inception of the contest, 16. The statuette was previously awarded to "B" Mine, Superior, in 1933, to " C" Mine, Superior, in 1934, to " D" Mine, Superior, in J 937, and again to " B" Mine, Superior, in 1938, and Winton No. J Mine in 1939. Individual certificates of honor will be presented by the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association to every employe contributing to the 1940 victory. 247 mendations were made to the Safety Engineer for consideration by the Management, looking toward greater safety in the Company's operations. Following this, the meeting adjourned and the members all gathered at Howard's Cafe at 6 o'clock for dinner. During the course of the dinner, Mr. George B. Pryde, Vice President, presented keys lo the two new members, and reiterated the aims and purposes of tJ1e organization. Mr. I. N. Bayless, General Manager, spoke to the group, congratulatin g them on the splendid progress being made by the new Society, and urging them to "keep up the good work ." Mr. V. 0. Murray, General Superintendent, and Mr. R. R. Knill , Safety Engineer, also addressed th e meetin g briefly. ~ P:irogra111- First Aid Field Day June 20? 1941 All- Men's First Ai d Teams. Boy Scout First Aid Tea ms. Senior Girl Scou t First Aid Teams. Juni or Girl Scout Fir t Aid Teams. 8 :45 A.l\L All Men's, Boy and Girl Scout First Aid Teams takin g part in the contest arc to assemble in £root of the old red brick mine office, directly opposite tJ1e freight depot, promptly on the hour. form into line. where they will be ied by the Rock Springs band and march through town lo the Old Timers' Building. 9 :30 A.M.: Boy and Girl Scout First Aid Contest. ]2 :00 to 2:00 P.M. : Lunch ~ig1na Tau ~ Rsil_on 2:]5 P.M.: Starting of Men's First Aid Contest. SECOND QUARTERLY MEETING MAY 24, 1941 - OLD TIMERS' BUILDING 4 :00 P.M.: Presentation of Certificates of Honor from the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association to be awarded by Mr. E. H. Denny of the United States Bureau of Mines. Prizes lo be awarded the winning teams. 6 :30 P.M.: Banquet, No. 4 Community Hall, for Boy and Girl Scout teams. SECOND quarterly meeting of SIGMA TAU T EPSILON, the Safety Honor Society, was called HE to order in the Old Timers' Building, Rock Springs, at 4 :00 P. M., May 24th, by President DeForest Nielson. • Two new members, M. A. Sharp, and Anton Zupencc, were accepted and assigned to committees. Mr. Sharp will work with Committee No. 6 on Electrical and Med1anical Installations, and Mr. Zupence will replace Milan Painovich on Committee No. 7, Proper Operation and Maintenance of Tools and Machinery. The meeting then broke up into conferences of the various committees, each committee to consider all reportable and lost-time injuries which had occurred during the past two months coming within the province of the respective commillees. Several conditions which hud been observed by individual members were also pre::;ented and discussed, after which several recom- Note: All participating teams should have their equipment and First Aid boxes at the Old Timers' Building not later than 4:00 P. M. of Thursday, June 19, 1941. Identifrcation tags must accompany each box. Tags will be sent out by the Safety Department. Two new members on each of tJ1e men's teams, without previous contest experience, will be required. On the Scoi1t teums the maximum age for the Senior Scouts is 18 and for the Junior Scouts, 14. �- 248 JUNE, 19(:, EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE Unio1i Pacific Railroad Wins Safety Award Safety Council, sponsors of the lL 1940 Railroad Employes' National Safety Contest, recently announced that employes of the Union Pacific Railroad Company again were winners of the 1940 contest for safety operations. The contestants include employes of Class 1 railroads ·who worked 50,000,000 man-hours or more last year. This was the fifth consecutive year that Union Pacific's employes had the lowest accident frequency rate for large railroads. Be·cause the contest's' rules prevent the same railroad from winning in two consecutive years, Union Pacific has been the technical winner in only three of those years. Col. John Stilwell, president of the council, said: "The Union Pacific led the group in the contest for 13 of the last 18 years. This record did not just happen. It has been made possible by leadership which so emphasized the importance of safety to all branches and groups of the Union Pacific organization that effective accident prevention was maintained as the first rule of the railroad's operation. To President William M. Jeffers should be given full credit for the splendid esprit des corps which so emphasized the importance of safety throughout the railroad." rif'IHE NATIONAL Schools Twenty-six hundred inquiries have been received at the University of Wyoming in relation to its summer session. This is many times the number received last season. Up to this writing, no person has been selected to follow in the Presidency of the Wyoming State University in the stead of Dr. A. G. Crane. The Rock Springs High School debaters met defeat at the Lexington, Kentucky, national speech tournament, the team sending them down being from Laporte, Indiana. Our •lads and lasses still stand· high in our estimation. Superior High School, on May 22nd, graduate<l 53 students, the largest 'Class in its history. The Associated Women Students of Wyoming University recently held their election, and Marguerite Mortenson, Cheyenne, a Junior, was named as its President; Priscilla Ann McKinney, Cheyenne, Treasurer; Jennie Frolich, Superior, Vice President; Beth Hillyard, Auburn, Secretary; Billie Kennedy, Laramie, Presidential delegate-at-large; and Donna Jean Foote, Rock Springs, Vice Presidential delegate-at-large. -..L-.__ Judging from the large number of graduates from the various State High Schools, etc., all the evidence shows the teaching staff has been busily engaged. Rock Springs ....... .... ........ .123 State University ............. 314 (largest in history) Gillette ... ... ........................ 73 LaGrange ........................ 9 Wheatland ........................ 52 Upton ................................ 19 Jackson ............................ 33 Sunrise ............................ 9 Of the 314 tudents graduating from the nivers• ity of Wyomin g June 9th, Rock Springs hea ded the list with eight, Hanna had four, Reliance two, and Superi or three : Rock Springs : Geo. Veronda, Fra nk Rosendale, Clayton Tholero, Robert Bunning, John C. Clark , John R. Dykes, T. N. Manatos, Vivian LaSalle. Hanna: Sarah E. Lee, Phylli s Milliken, Frank B. Max• son, John L. Lee. Reliance : Mildred Stroud, Gertru de Burns. Superior : Michael Bara, Lawrence Bays, Frank Genetti. I ) I { f \ r I l June, 1941 I sat by my window one evening As the sun went down in the west; I thought of the people of. Europe With their war, their strife, and unrest. I thought of the people of Britain, And the horrors of war they stand; Of women and children a-weeping As England fights for her land. Then I thought of the air raids, And of the siren's sound. I could see the· people hurrying To their shelters under ground. And when the air raid is over, And the people come back in the sun To see what death and destruction Was brought by the savage Hun. But Britain's pilots are not sleeping As over the Channel they roam To bomb the German -cities As was done to theirs back home. And then I thought of the future '\Vhen the dictators' rule is o'er, I vision the people <_>f Europe Happy and peaceful once more. Then as the evening grows darker And my thoughts come back to me, I think of my home in America, And what it means to be free. -Moses Boam, Tippleman, Hanna. rI I i (, ' �MA 1-"-:.1941 ~... EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE 203 26. Thos. Rimmer ........ . . .Hanna 4, Section 3 Section . 1 27. R. C. Bailey ...... : ... . . .Winton 71h 28. Marlin Hall ....... . ..... Sup. D. 0.-'Clark, Section 7 29. R. A. Pritchard ......... .Sup. D. 0. Clark, Section 3 30. Marino Pierantoni . ~ ... .Sup. D. 0. Clar½, Section 1 17,325 16,)49 14,,329 14,308 14,30] 0 0 0 0 0 No Injury No Injury No Injury No Injury No Injury 31. Paul B. Cox ... .. . . ... . . .Sup. D. 0. Clark, Section 5 32. F. L. Gordon . . ........ . . .Sup. D. 0. Clark, Section 4 33. Chas. Kampsi ...... . . . .. Sup. D. 0. Clark, Section 6 34. Ben Lewis ......... ... .. .Rock Springs 8, Section 2 35. David Wilde . ......... .. Rock Springs 8, Section 4 14,301 ]4,294 14,287 28,798 24,696 0 0 0 1 1 No Injury No·lnjuryNo Injury 28,798 24,696 36. 37. 17,500 14-,336 1 1 17,500 14,336 53,007 42,713 40.611 31,805 28,721 0 0 0 0 0 o Injury o Injury 1 o Injury No Injury No Injury ALL DISTRICTS, 1941. . . .. ... ........ .. .... . .. . . . ...... .... .. . 957,63 1 4 239,408 ALL DISTRICTS, 1940 .. .... ... . .............. . ... .... ... ..... . 872,4,14 11 79,310 John Valeo . . . . .... . .. . . .Winton 71/2, Section Dominic Martin .. . .... .. Sup. D. 0. Clark, Section 2 2 OUTSIDE SECTIONS ] . Thomas Foster . ... ... .. . .. .Rock Springs 2. Port Ward ....... ....... .. Superior 3. E. R. Henningsen . . ....... . Hanna 4. William Telck . . ..... . ..... Reliance 5. R. W. Fowkes .. .. . ... . .... Winton / I Notice To JVIe111bers Of Sig111a Tau Epsilon The second regular quarterly meeting of the SIGMA TAU EPSILON for 194.l will be held May 24, 194,1. Committee meetings-Old Timers' Building at 2:30 P. M. Dinner & General Meeting-Howard's Cafe at 6:00 P. M. All members are urged to be present. ARTHUR JEANSELME Secretary DEFOREST NIELSON President // Approaching First Aid Contest bids fair before long to be the R meccaSPRINGS of First Aiders (including adult teams OCK from each mining district, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts likewise from the same territories) , the date of June 20th having been set aside for this annual contest. which will be held in the Old Timers' Building. The morning is always taken up :with the juvenile workers, the afternoon devoted to the adult teams, all awards and prizes being distributed thereafter following the de·cision of the Judges. The teams, the writer learns, are all dil- igently practicing and there may be some upsets. You' ll probably recall the last contest at which a "brand new" outfit, (boys from the General Office) came in at the eleventh hour and walked off "with the bacon," much to the surprise of all. Admission is free, and you might see something or learn some wrinkle that will in after years stand you in good stead. Safety Shoes There was a time when it was news To know a man wore safety shoes; But nowadays, all those who care About their toes will wear a pair. A mashed toe hurts and makes you feel Like the kind of a fellow who's called a "heel:" For the thinking man who really shows Respect for his feet protects his toes, And just as long as there are ways To injure feet, we know it pays To guard them well. So take your -cue And keep each foot in a safety shoe. Quote it in poetry, set it in proseThere's really no difference. Everyone knows The worth of protection, but just to be sureRely on PREVENTION, it's better than CURE. -G. E. News �204, EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE March Safety Awards I' THE MARCH awards were made at the monthly . at all meetings except Hanna. Mr. Pryde made an safety meetings held at all districts during the interesting safety talk at Hanna, urging the men of first week of April. Two sound pictures, "The Manu- the district to do their best to maintain the splendid facture of Chilled Car Wheels" and "Nickel Re- record they have made thus far. Nine of the ten mines were eligible to draw for fining," were shown at the meetings. The March accidents were described by the Safety Engineer the cash awards and for a suit of dothes each. and a general safety talk was given by Mr. Murray Following are the winners: First Prize $15 Each Mine Rock Springs No. 4 Reliance No. 1 Reliance No. 7 Winton No. 1 Winton Nos. 3 & 7½ Superior "C" Superior "D" Superior D. 0. Clark Hanna No. 4 TOTAL Second Prize $10 Each Third & Fourth Prizes SS Each JI. D. Hereford / Pete Bonini Dominick Ferrero B. K. McLennan Ra y P orenta Rodwell Sorenso n I. Hattori John Sepich Dan Daniels, Jr. Harold Cuthbertson Thos, Kragovich John V. Karlin Claude Thomas Clem McLean Chas. C. An geli John Tau cher Alfonso Ray Ernest McLean Frank Uremovich W. H. Gebo Geo. Zam pedri Enrico Juarez Geo. Savage Bernard Lucas \Dave Milne Ed Wilkes 1John Campbell Philip Mihanovich ,vm. Lew is $135 Suits of clothes awarded: Wm. Krichbaum, Rock Springs No. 4 Mine; Wm. Griffiths, Jr., Reliance No. 1 Mine; John Brog, Reliance No. 7 Mine; John Dona, Winton No. 1 Mine; George French, Winton Nos. 3 & 7½ Mine; Geo. Georgelakis, Superior "C" Mine; Dave Gathercole, Sr., Su- $90 Unit Foreman SlO Each Lester Will iams Wm. E. Greek Hugh McLeod John Peternell Arthur Jean selme Clvde Rock Richard Haag Paul B. Cox George Wales $55 $90 perior " D" Mine; Serafino DeMarco, Superior D. 0. Clark Mine; and Frank Clark, Hanna No. 4 Mine. Rock Springs No. 8 Mine was ineligible to participate. 8-Hour-Day Celebration 1941 Vacations of Herrin, Illinois, a member of W theJ. SNEED, International Board, United Mine Work- S M. ers of America, was the principal speaker at the April 1st celebration of organized labor (known as 8-Hour Day). The Rialto Theatre was filled to capacity, and an overflow audience of some 500 people at the Grand Theatre also heard the address. He contrasted the conditions existing 43 years ago with those of today as to hours, wages, etc. Prior to his talk, several men with their Union service records were introduced to the audience. among whom were our own John Peters and Wm: Askey, with 48 and 46 years Union affiliation, respectively. "Movies" and vaudeville filled out a pleasant afternoon; three free dances in the evening; a fine parade in the morning witnessed by hundreds of people notwithstanding the light sprinkle of rain, while entertainment and free treats were furnished the juveniles in the morning at the theatres. UBJECT to possible change, for which due notice will be given, the following vacation schedule has been arranged for employes of The Union Pacific Coal Company for the summer of 1941. Rock Springs, .. May 29 to June 7, inclusive Reliance, ..... ...... June 6 to June 15, inclusive Superior, ............ June 27 to July 6, inclusive Winton, ............... July 6 to July 15, inclusive Hanna, ................ July 13 to July 22, inclusive Past experience has shown it is sometimes necessary to make some slight changes in vacation schedules, such, however, not materially affecting the general program. Whoever has grown old enough to look back over the wasted opportunities of life-and we all of us waste more opportunities than we use-will be apt to ascribe most of his blunders to sheer indolence. BRYCE. �~ 160 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE - APRIL, 1941 A Greek~ Letter Society Comes To Coal OLD KING CoAL, not the historic " merry monarch" who spelled his name " Cole", came into his own for forty-three supervisory officials of The Union P acific Coal Company at Howard's Cafe, Rock Springs, Wyoming, on Thursday evening, Febru ary 27, 194,1. . We are explicit as to time and pl ace because what happened there, in the years lo co me, will become history, real and vital. The occasion was the organization of the first Greek letter society ever established to honor men who have made for themselves an enviable position in the work of mine acci dent prevention. Forty-three supervisory offi-cials of the Company became charter members of SIGMA TAU EPSILON, the Safety Honor Society, which, if it is taken up by other groups of men in the coal and metal mining industry, as we anticipate, will justify the Rock Springs organization claiming the title of Alpha. Chapter of _§IGMA TAU EPSILO~ The conditions that attach to mem ers 1p are definitely rigid, only such Unit and Outside Foremen who have conducted their tasks fo r three consecutive ca lenda r years witho ut a lost-time accident, eligible to vote and to hold office in the So-ciety; Mine Foremen whose individual mines pass a calenda r yea r with out a lost-time accident, and Mine Superintendents who wi n the Sentinels of Safety Troph y are also eligible to membership, but will not be entitled to exercise the votin g privi lege or to h old offi ce, and no honorary memberships will be given to any on e, at any time. Tho e who once are mad e members reta in their conn ection with the ociety thrn ugh their remaining Iife. The names of the fo rty-three charter members, wi th mine loca ti on and q ualifica tion , are set for th below: CHARTER MEMBER Name Position ROCK SPRINGS NO. 8 MINE George Blacker Unit Foreman DeForest Nielson Unit Foreman· Matt Marshall Unit Foreman Milan Painovich Unit Foreman ROCK SPRINGS Outside Thomas Foster Ou tside Foreman RELIANCE *James Law Mine Superintendent IGl\ TA TAU EPSILON Qualificat ion RELIANCE NO. 1 :MINE William Benson Unit Foreman Sam Canestrini Unit Foreman Sam Evans Unit Foreman Unit Foreman Wm. Greek Unit Foreman Charles Grosso Unit Foreman Thomas Overy, Jr. RELIANCE NO. 7 MINE Unit Foreman John Bastalich WINTON *F. V. Hicks Mine Superintendent WINTON NO. 1 MINE *William Wilkes Mine Foreman Ernest Besso Night Foreman Wilkie Henry Unit Foreman Arthur Jeanselme Unit Foreman John Krppan Unit Foreman Pete Marinoff Unit Foreman WINTON NOS. 3 & 7½ MINE R. T. Wilson Foreman R. C. Bailey Unit Foreman A. M. Strannigan Unit Foreman WINTON Outside R. W. Fowkes Outside Foreman SUPERIOR George A. Brown Mine Superintendent No lost-time in jury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 io lost-time inju ry, 1938, 1939 and 1940 1o lost-time inj ury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time inj ury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury while serving as Mine Foreman, Superior " D" Mine, 1937 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 Winner Sentinels of Safety Trophy, 1939 Winner Sentinels of Safety Trophy, 1939 No lost-time injury, 1939 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 Winner Sentinels of Safety Trophy, 1933, 1934, 1937 and 1938. �APRIL, 1941 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE Kenneth sent in a photo of some of the boys, which we are pleased to in sert, and shall feel oblioed if he will procure a picture of the lads who wer; absent when th e first one was taken for insertion in a later issu e. The Scou t in top row, left to right, are John Williams, Erne t igra , and Roy Busko . Those in the front , fr om the left, are Max Kauzlari ch, Gilbert Vioi l, Ken neth Lehto , and Joe Rogers. - --· - - ;-c· .. ,: : THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY MALE CHORUS '.Boy Seont Activities I Kenneth Lehto, Scribe for Troop 92, Winton, contributes the following items: At the recent Court of Honor held in the Congregational Church, Rock Springs, eight boys received their Second-Class badges, and one the Tenderfoot award. Winton has two patrols, the Coyote and the Moose. The leader for the latter is Roy Busko, the assistant Ernest Nigra. Leader of the first-named patrol is Louis Shifrar, his assistant being Lawrence French. At the last Camporee, Troop 92 was not very well equipped; and they have hopes of being in better shape before the next gathering is scheduled. :;!> • ••. . J . _ ;,,...·.1 Standing, left to right: A. V. Elias, Dwight Jones, HaJ 1dn Williams, H. l. Jackson, Mrs. V. 0. Murray, Milford Eversole, Adam Medill, Howard Johnson, Joseph Von Rembow. Seated, left to right: Edward Walsh, John Retford, Charles W. Croft, HarrJ' Croft, Reynold Bluhm, Thomas Smith. the tremendous value and importance of working safely. Safety Engineer R. R. Knill also spoke from the stage of the Old Timers' Building, pointing out the nearly two million cumulative man hours of effort put forth during the last half of 1940, represen ted by this grand prize for Safety, contrasted with the probably less than thirty seconds required for the occurring of the fourteen accidents which were suffered during that period. Thomas Berta, of the Fox Rialto Theatre, Rock Springs, conducted the drawing, supervising the depositing of the capsules in the "churn" and calling the names of the winners. He was ably assisted by little Miss Shirley Dickson, who, blindfolded, drew the capsules from the "churn," and by Roy Sather and Allan Hensala, Presidents of the Rm:k Springs Local Unions. Messrs. Sather and Hensala mixed the capsules thoroughly, and witnessed the entire conduct of the drawing, as well as checking the names of the winners after they were drawn from the glass container by Miss Dickson. ' The Winton boys are enthused lo a high pitch, and their Scoutmaster, James Johnson, a teacher in the High School at Reliance, who lives at Winton, is doing diligent work amongst the boys and accomplishing results, for which he should receive the commendation of the parents and other residents of the district. Death Of Wn1. A. Williains A. WILLIAMS, whose last occupation with the W Company was as a Machine Boss in old No. M. 10 Mine here many years ago, died at the home of his sister, l\rlrs. Edith Traher, in Rock Springs after an extended illness. He was first employed in 1896. His fraternal connection was with the local Odd Fellows Lodge, and the pallbearers were selected from that organization. The funeral service was in charge of Rev. E. L. Tull, and the Episcopal choir also officiated, the remains interred in Mountain View Cemetery March 14th. The deceased was born in Wales, and was brought here by his parents at an early age. Have Faith In God "I said to a man who stood a_t the gate of the year: 'Give me a light, that I may tread safely into the unknown,' and he replied, 'Go out into the darkness and put thine hand into the hand of God. This shall be to thee better than light and safer than a known way.'" -King George VI �,t APR't; 194,1 SUPERIOR " B" MI NE ·"F. V. Hicks R. V. Hotchkiss EMPLOYES' M AGA ZINE Mine Foreman )Night Fo reman ( Foreman, Jan. to Au gust Night Foreman, Jan .-Au g., 1938 Mine Foreman, Sepl.-Dec.,1938 No lost-time injury, 1933 No lost-time injury, 1933 No lost-time injury, 1938 No lost-time injury, 1938 o lost-time injury, 1934 ' o lost-time injury, 1934- Adam Flockhart Mine Foreman Night Foreman Apr.-Dec., 1934, Unit Foreman Unit Foreman No lost-ti me injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 o lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 SUPERIOR " D" MINE " James Law Anthony B. Dixon Richard Arkle \\'m. Lahti Mine Foreman Unit Foreman Unit Foreman Unit Foreman 1o lost-time injury, 1937 No lo t-lime injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 'o lo·t-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 194 0 1 o lo..t-time injury. 1938, 1939 and .l940 Grover Wiseman SUPERIOR " C" MINE " William Wilkes A. NI. Johnson W. S. Fox SUPERIOR D. 0 . CLARK MINE Nick Conzatti, Sr. Night Foreman Apr.-Dec., 1938 George L. Addy Unit Foreman Charles Kampsi Unit Foreman Ed. Overy, Sr. Unit Foreman No lo t-lime injury, 1938 1 o lo t-time in jury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time inju ry, 1938, 1939 and 1940 To lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 HANNA NO. 4-MINE Ben Cook Gus Collins James Hearne George Wales Edward While Unit Foreman Unit Foreman Unit Foreman Unit Foreman Unit Foreman No lost-ti me injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 HANNA OUTSIDE E. R. Henningsen Outside Foreman No lost-time injury, 1938, 1939 and 1940 *F. V. Hicks shown at Winton and Superior " B" . James Law shown at Reliance and Superior " D". 161 William Wilkes shown at Winton No. 1 and Superior " C". Dinner at Howard's Cafe, preceding organization SIGMA TAU EPSILON, February 27, 1941. �]62 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE EPS ILON Left to Right : Front Row-Geo . Wales, Wm. Lahti, Richard Arlcle, Charles Grosso, Wilkie HenrJ', Pete Ma rino/ / . Second Row-Thos. Foster, R. T. Wilson, R. C. Bailey, Nick Con:.atti, S r. , A. B. Dixon, James Law, A. Jl/. Johnson , John Krppan., Milan Pai11ovich. Third Rozo-Arthur Jeanselme, Geo. L. Addy, Wm . Wilkes, Sam Canestrini, Sam Evans, Ernest Besso, A . Al. Strannigan, Tho s. Overy, Jr., John Bastalich. Fourth Row--F. V. Hiclcs, Charles Kampsi, Wrn. Fox, Edward While, Gus Collins, Ben. Cook, Wm. Greek, Jam es Hearne, R. W. Fo wkes, E. R. Hennin gsen.. Back Row--Adam Flockhart, Ed. Overy, Sr., Grover Wisema11, R. V. Hotchkiss, DeForest Nielso11, Matt Marshall, Wm. Benson, Geo . Blacker, Geo. A. Brown . The rules governing the conduct of the Society were set forth in detail in the February issue of the Employes' Magazine. Meetings will be held at Rock Springs in the months of February, May, August and November of each year, and ten committees, consisting of one man from each mining district, or five men on each committee, will be appointed by the President of SIGMA TAU EPSILON at the first quarterly meeting in ea·ch _year, each committee to diligently study accident prevention methods, the real work of the ten committees that of observing bad practice, making recommendations regarding same, thus anticipating and preventing accidents. Those who addressed the organization meeting were: Remarks by Toastmaster Mr. I. N. Bayless, General Manager, The Union Pacific Coal Co. Purpose of the Organization Mr. Eugene McAuliffe, President, The Union Pacific Coal Co. Remarks Mr. George B. Pryde, Vice President, The Union Pacific Coal Co . Remarks Remarks Mr. L. H. Brown, Attorney Mr. A. L. Taliaferro, Attorney Remarks Mr. James Sampson, Chief State Coal Mine Inspector Remarks Mr. E. H. Denny, U. S. Bureau of Mines Remarks Mr. James McKim, U. S. Geological Survey Remarks Mr. Geo. G. Bywater, U. S. Geological Survey Remarks Mr. R. R. Knill, Safety Engineer, The Union Pacific Coal Co. At the conclusion of the several short addresses, a nominating committee was appointed to select officers for the ensuing year, after which, by unanimous vote, the following officers were chosen for the year 1941: �/ ~PRl~ 941 EMPLOYES' MAGAZI NE z1 resi"d ent First Vice President Seco nd V ice President S~ ~ITTY t DeForestL Nielson.• Rock SJ)rin o"s G eorge • Addr, Superio r Ben Cook, Hanna Arthur Jeanselme ' Winton 163 ous chapters, with a coordinatina arand chapter, • I1t come mto . being. b b m1g All in a ll , the evening of Thursda y, February 27, was an eventful one, markin g a new high in accident preve ntion work, Safety Engineer Knill able to inform the members of the new society that if no accident occurred on the property in the succeeding twenty-four hours, the Compan y's nine mines will have passed the first two months of the year without a lost-lime accident. Mr. Knill's prayer was answered. and no accident occurred on February 28, Lo mar a full two months' clear record. Our Standards Are Improving I n 1927, eleven solid gold meda ls were awarded to mine fo remen for havin a co ndu cted th eir respective mine one yea r without a fata l accident. The ele1·en pre enlations, together with three wa tches, were made in the respective location where the mines are located. It will be under toocl that the mine foreman was on ly requ ire<l Lo conduct hi s mi ne for twelve mon ths wi th ou t a fata l accident Lo win an award in the year ] 927. Le/t to Right: Ceo . l. Addy, Ben Cool,, Arthur ]ea11selme. DeForest Nielson. Mr. McAuliffe, in explaining the purpose of the organization, that of honoring the men who qualified for membership and still further extending the work of mine accident prevention, advised the members that specially designed keys of solid gold, bearing the letters STE in the Greek alphabet. and the name. The Union Pacific Coal Company, on the face, with the name of the member and the year 1941 on the reverse side, are now being manufactured . The keys bearing the names of the forty-three charter • members will also bear the letters CM, indicating charter membership. Mr. McAuliffe further said that he saw no reason why other coal and metal mining companies who are anxious to further the cause of mine accident prevention should not organize chapters of SIGMA TAU EPSILON, setting up their own bylaws and qualifications for membership, in which e,·ent The Union Pacific Coal Company mother chapter might adopt the name of Alpha Chapter, it not improbable that within a few years, numer- Q Medal awarded D. C. Foote in 1927. Since that time, the standard of efficiency in accident prevention has been increased until a number of our mine foremen have proven their ability to conduct their mines for a period of twelve months without a lost-time accident, either fatal or nonfatal. The climb upward has been a slow and tedious one, and now mine safety has become an accepted requirement in the operation of our mines. Science vs. Chance LEWIS H. BROWN, in addressing the newly MR.organized SIGMA TAU EPSILON, Safety Honor Society, on February 27th, delivered a meaty and pertinent address. We present Mr. Brown's remarks in full : " I have been allotted five minutes for a few remarks, and I am going to retell an old story and endeavor to make some application of it to present day problems. About 1867 Mr. Mark Twain wrote a pleasant and humorous sketch entitled 'Science vs. Luck' which should per- �164, EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE ha ps be more properly call ed 'Science vs. Chance', and this story is briefly as follo ws : "The State of Kentucky passed very strict laws against what was termed 'games of chance' and, as is frequentl y the case, these laws were more honored in the breach than in the observance, with the result that some very reputable gentlemen were indicted and taken into court charged with playing a game of chance known as 'Seven Up'. Their law yer was at somewhat of a loss to know just what defense to present, but finall y the brilliant idea occurred to him ( possibly out of his own experience), that 'Seven Up' was not a game of chance or luck but that it was a game of scien'ce, so when his clients appeared at the bar he entered a plea of not guilty on the ground that the game known as 'Seven Up' was a game of science and not a game of luck or chance. "The court was quite amused and somewhat incredulous, but was willing to try the case upon the theory presented by the defendants' counsel , so expert witnesses were call ed fo r tl1 e prosecution who testified that the ga me of 'Seven Up' was a game of chance or lu ck, pure and simpl e; the defense called an equal number of expert witnesses who testified and demonstrated that the game of 'Seven Up' was .a game of science, and, this sort of expert testimony getting no where, it was agreed that a more practical way would be used; it was agreed that a jury of 12 men would be selected, 6 by the prosecution and 6 by the defen se, and these 12 men would be given a deck of cards, sent to the jury room, and left to make a determination of the momentous question. "The prosecution selected four deacons and two prominent church men as the 'chance' jury men and the defense selected six old veteran 'Seven Up' professors to represent the 'Science' side of the issue. In about two hours Deacon Peters sent into Court to borrow $3.00 from a friend. This caused a sensation; in about two hours more another churchman sent in to borrow a stake (another sensation) . During the next few hours other 'chance' jurymen sent in for a loan. "About daylight the following verdict was brought to the Court: VERDICT "'We, the jury in the case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky vs. John Wheeler, et al, have carefully considered the points of the case, and tested the merits of the several theories advanced, and do hereby unanimously decide that the game commonly known as old sledge or seven-up is eminently a game of science and not of chance. In demonstration whereof it is hereby and herein stated, iterated, reiterated, set forth, and made manifest that, APR;c,19,n during the entire night, the " chance" men never won a game or turned a jack, although both feats were common and fre'quent to the opposition ; and furthermore, in support of this our verdict, we call attention to the significant fact that the " chance" men are all busted, and the "science" men have the money. It is the deliberate opinion of this jury that the " chance" theory concerning seven-up is a perniciou s doctrine, and calculated to inflict untold sufferin g and pecuniary loss upon any co mmunity that takes stock in it.' '·This delightful and humorous story by td ark Twain always brin gs to me this thought : In this ga me which we are pleased to ca ll ' life', th man who kno ws the fa cts of the game, and who a pplies to those fac ts methodical, cientific effo rt, will always out-di stance the man who depends upon chance or luck to get hy. :.\'lr. Ju stice Hu ghes once ai d, 'If the Court can get the facts, tlie decision will wri te itself.' I say that if ou know your fac ts, and if you will app ly to tho e fa cts pra cti cal. methodical, sc ientifi c effort, the decision will also write itse lf. "The prevention of accide nts, this thing ca lled 'Safety', both in and out of in dustry, is not a luck or chance problem ; it is a scientific problem to be treated methodica ll y and scientificall y, and into your hands is pl aced this great tru st and this great privilege called 'Safety' to administer for the welfare, the happiness and the benefit of yourself and your fellow workmen." Mrs. lVlargaret I(elley February 21 st, there died in this city Mrs. F Margaret Pryde Kelley. Services were held at RIDAY, the residence, Rev. Keenan Sheldon, Pastor of the Congregational Church, officiating. Born in Scotland in 1873, she came to this section 32 years ago. Surviving are four daughters and one son ; six brothers ( two, George B. Pryde and William Pryde, of this city) ; four sisters, ( one, Mrs. John Christie, residing in Rock Springs). Mrs. Kelley had been an invalid for six years past, and had borne her illness with true Christian fortitude, and her many friends and acquaintances in this vicinity extend sincere sympathy to those bereft. Her husband, Hugh Kelley, predeceased her twelve years ago. "The church may have seen its duty imperfectly, for it is made up of fallible human beings, but when all is said it has been the one power through nearly two thousand years which has stood for peace, for brotherhood, for the cause of the poor and distressed."-Ernest F. Scott, D.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Newspaper On The Union Pacific Coal Company Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1941 Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper, 1941, Sigma Tau Epsilon Description An account of the resource Newspaper 1941 on The Union Pacific Coal Company. Newspaper is held together by a brass pin. First document is faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0256 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.