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&CC, 563 F. L. & K. U. 3. Postage PAID BERLIN, N. H. Permit No. 227 POSTMASTER: If undeliverable FOR ANY REASON notify send- er stating reason, on FORM 3547, postage for which is guaranteed. Brown Company, Berlin, N. H. THE BROWN BULLETIN Published By And For The Employees Of Brown Company Volume IN BERLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUNE 13, 1950 Number 10 THE MEN BEHIND THE STORY Personnel of Brown Company Woods Department who suc- cessfully planned and carried out the recent Woods Depart- ment Field Trip. Back row, left to right Stanley Wentzell, superintendent of Logging Operations, William Johnson, Mike Grigel and Clarence Rand. Front row, left to right—Clarence "Pat" Herr, resident manager of Woods Operations and Myles Standish, chief forester. These are the men behind the story... the men whose responsibility it was to organize the now "mem- orable" field trip, which was in every way a complete success. "Bill" Bennett Honored At Farewell Dinner Place Here International Match To Take Company For Forty-three Years Last Wednesday evening "Bill" Bennett was honored by a Company dinner given at the Quebec Garrison Club by Mr. Laurence F. Whitte- more, President of Brown Company and Brown Corpo- ration. The occasion was Mr. Bennett's retirement from ac- tive service. Mr. Bennett has served the company for forty-three years. He started with the old Berlin Mills Company in 1907 and also worked as bookkeeper and accountant with the Quebec and St. Maurice Industrial Corporation, early predecessor to the Brown Corporation in Canada. His specialization in woods accounting led to his transfer (Continued on Page 2) ~~Cfiess Expert Weaver Adams To Give Lecture Brown Company's Chess Club, already well established in the chess world", will be host to Canadian and New Eng- land players the 17 and 18th of this month, at which time an international match will be staged. Chess Expert Present Special guest on this impor- tant occasion will be chess ex- pert Weaver A. Adams, for- mer New England champion and one-time representative of the United States in inter- national competition. Mr. Ad- ams will give a lecture and demonstration at the Masonic Hall at 7 o'clock on June 17, for the benefit of anyone at- tending the meeting whether they be experts, beginners or (Continued on Page 2) HIGHLIGHTS OF FIELD TRIP Announcement of Brown Company's three-point program designed to help pulpwood producers perpetuate their forest crops. 1. Free gifts of tree planting stock will be made to producers selling pulpwood to the company. These spruce seedlings will be distributed on the basis of tree for tree for each tree pur- chased by the company in the form of pulpwood. That means that a producer supplying Brown Company with 500 cords of pulpwood would be entitled to 4,000 free spruce seedlings if he wishes to replace the trees he has harvested. 2. Brown Company pulpwood buyers and foresters will give personal assistance to woodland owners and potential produc- ers in the form of actual visits to wood lots, marking trees for cutting and giving advice on tree planting to insure maximum productivity. 3. Brown Company will cooperate with State and Federal agencies in the development of a well-rounded program utiliz- ing educational devices such as meetings, exhibits, forest dem- onstration areas, etc, (Continued on Page 2) New Type Cells Installed At The Chemical Plant Brown Company Exhibit At Fair James Hinchey Joins Staff Of Attracts Many Brown Company One of the most interesting exhibits at the Berlin Trade Fair last week was that of Brown Company. Displayed in an attractive manner were the various products manufactured by Brown Company as well as specimens of various indus- trial articles containing in some form or other some of the products manufactured here. In this category were rubber shoe soles, floor tiling, plastics, flour bags, coffee bags, shipping tags coated papers, photographic papers, vegetable parchment, cello- phane, etc., etc., even to re- frigerator innerdoors. Also on display were Nibroc towels which by now are known and widely used all over the world, Kowtowls, and Nibroc engineered papers, which are made to the cus- tomers' particular require- ments. (Continued on Pose 2) Announcement was made by Dr. Arnold Hanson. Di- rector of Company Relations JAMES HINCHEY at Brown Company. of_ the appointment of James P. Hinchey to the staff of the (Continued on Page 3) Fifty-two Cells Replace 400 Old Type Cells Same Amount Of Chlorine Produced A major step in the modern- ization of Brown Company manufacturing facilities was recently completed when a group of Hooker type electro- lytic cells was installed at the Chemical Plant. These cells, by passing a current of elec- tricity through a solution of common salt, manufacture the chlorine gas and caustic soda which is used in the preparation of Brown Com- pany high quality pulps. Same Amount Of Chlorine Produced The new cells, fifty-two in number, replace 400 of the old type cells. roduee the same amount of chlorine and caustic with a substantial re- duction in floor space and in the, amount of plpr quired. Two wooden buildings which housed 250 of the re- (Contimted on Page 2) Sturtevant Pond Area Yields Second Pulpwood Harvest In Fifteen Years Hardwood trees felled with chain saws and twitched to the yard are being cut into pulp- wood bolts. This photo was taken at the Sturtevant Pond operations. In the spring of 1935 when he saw the last stick of 16,000 cords slide out on to the ice of Sturtevant Pond, Magallo- way Plantation, little did Stan Wentzell think he would be returning in fourteen years to supervise the cutting of sev- eral thousand cords more of pulpwood from the same area. It was on this job that Stan moved a record of 11% cords of wood down his icy two-sled road to the Pond with one pair of horses to win a $50.00 wager with another woods boss. And it was here that small groups of spruce and fir 6 inches and smaller in diameter were left to form the basis of a 1,200 cord cut only fourteen years later. Stan, General Superintend- ent of Logging Operations for Brown Company, has watched the change from 100% spruce- fir operation to a mill usage of considerable hardwood and other species allowing for a (Continued on Page 2)

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PAIDBERLIN, N. H.

Permit No. 227

POSTMASTER: If undeliverableFOR ANY REASON notify send-er stating reason, on FORM 3547,postage for which is guaranteed.Brown Company, Berlin, N. H.

THE BROWN BULLETINPublished By And For The Employees Of Brown Company

Volume IN BERLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUNE 13, 1950 Number 10

THE MEN BEHIND THE STORY

Personnel of Brown Company Woods Department who suc-cessfully planned and carried out the recent Woods Depart-ment Field Trip. Back row, left to right — Stanley Wentzell,superintendent of Logging Operations, William Johnson, MikeGrigel and Clarence Rand. Front row, left to right—Clarence"Pat" Herr, resident manager of Woods Operations and MylesStandish, chief forester. These are the men behind the story.. .the men whose responsibility it was to organize the now "mem-orable" field trip, which was in every way a complete success.

"Bill" BennettHonored AtFarewell Dinner Place Here

InternationalMatch To Take

Company For

Forty-three YearsLast Wednesday evening

"Bill" Bennett was honoredby a Company dinner givenat the Quebec Garrison Clubby Mr. Laurence F. Whitte-more, President of BrownCompany and Brown Corpo-ration. The occasion was Mr.Bennett's retirement from ac-tive service.

Mr. Bennett has served thecompany for forty-three years.He started with the old BerlinMills Company in 1907 andalso worked as bookkeeper andaccountant with the Quebecand St. Maurice IndustrialCorporation, early predecessorto the Brown Corporation inCanada.

His specialization in woodsaccounting led to his transfer

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~~Cfiess ExpertWeaver Adams ToGive LectureBrown Company's Chess

Club, already well establishedin the chess world", will be hostto Canadian and New Eng-land players the 17 and 18thof this month, at which timean international match willbe staged.

Chess Expert PresentSpecial guest on this impor-

tant occasion will be chess ex-pert Weaver A. Adams, for-mer New England championand one-time representativeof the United States in inter-national competition. Mr. Ad-ams will give a lecture anddemonstration at the MasonicHall at 7 o'clock on June 17,for the benefit of anyone at-tending the meeting whetherthey be experts, beginners or

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HIGHLIGHTS OF FIELD TRIPAnnouncement of Brown Company's three-point program

designed to help pulpwood producers perpetuate their forestcrops.

1. Free gifts of tree planting stock will be made to producersselling pulpwood to the company. These spruce seedlings willbe distributed on the basis of tree for tree for each tree pur-chased by the company in the form of pulpwood. That meansthat a producer supplying Brown Company with 500 cords ofpulpwood would be entitled to 4,000 free spruce seedlings if hewishes to replace the trees he has harvested.

2. Brown Company pulpwood buyers and foresters will givepersonal assistance to woodland owners and potential produc-ers in the form of actual visits to wood lots, marking trees forcutting and giving advice on tree planting to insure maximumproductivity.

3. Brown Company will cooperate with State and Federalagencies in the development of a well-rounded program utiliz-ing educational devices such as meetings, exhibits, forest dem-onstration areas, etc,

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New Type Cells InstalledAt The Chemical PlantBrown CompanyExhibit At Fair

James HincheyJoins Staff Of

Attracts Many Brown CompanyOne of the most interesting

exhibits at the Berlin TradeFair last week was that ofBrown Company.

Displayed in an attractivemanner were the variousproducts manufac tu red byBrown Company as well asspecimens of various indus-trial articles containing insome form or other some ofthe products manufacturedhere. In this category wererubber shoe soles, floor tiling,plastics, flour bags, coffeebags, shipping tags coatedpapers, photographic papers,vegetable parchment, cello-phane, etc., etc., even to re-frigerator innerdoors.

Also on display were Nibroctowels which by now areknown and widely used allover the world, Kowtowls, andNibroc engineered papers,which are made to the cus-tomers' particular require-ments.

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Announcement was madeby Dr. Arnold Hanson. Di-rector of Company Relations

JAMES HINCHEY

at Brown Company. of_ theappointment of James P.Hinchey to the staff of the

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Fifty-two CellsReplace 400Old Type Cells

Same Amount OfChlorine ProducedA major step in the modern-

ization of Brown Companymanufacturing facilities wasrecently completed when agroup of Hooker type electro-lytic cells was installed at theChemical Plant. These cells,by passing a current of elec-tricity through a solution ofcommon salt, manufacturethe chlorine gas and causticsoda which is used in thepreparation of Brown Com-pany high quality pulps.

Same Amount Of ChlorineProduced

The new cells, fifty-two innumber, replace 400 of the oldtype cells. roduee thesame amount of chlorine andcaustic with a substantial re-duction in floor space and inthe, amount of plprquired. Two wooden buildingswhich housed 250 of the re-

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Sturtevant Pond Area Yields SecondPulpwood Harvest In Fifteen Years

Hardwood trees felled with chain saws and twitched to the yard are being cut into pulp-wood bolts. This photo was taken at the Sturtevant Pond operations.

In the spring of 1935 whenhe saw the last stick of 16,000cords slide out on to the iceof Sturtevant Pond, Magallo-way Plantation, little did StanWentzell think he would bereturning in fourteen years tosupervise the cutting of sev-eral thousand cords more ofpulpwood from the same area.

It was on this job that Stanmoved a record of 11% cordsof wood down his icy two-sledroad to the Pond with one pairof horses to win a $50.00 wagerwith another woods boss. Andit was here that small groupsof spruce and fir 6 inches andsmaller in diameter were leftto form the basis of a 1,200

cord cut only fourteen yearslater.

Stan, General Superintend-ent of Logging Operations forBrown Company, has watchedthe change from 100% spruce-fir operation to a mill usage ofconsiderable hardwood andother species allowing for a

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THE BROWN BULLETINPublished every other week by and for the employees of

Brown Company, Berlin, N. H.Editorial Offices: Company Relations Department.Telephones: Automatic 379; New England 46, Ext. 60.

RESEARCH DEPARTMENTThelma NeilMAIN OFFICE

Roberta DevostWOODS

Louis CatelloPOWER AND STEAM

Charles EnmanRIVERSIDE MILLRonaldo Morin

BERMICO DIVISIONRussell DoucetAsh Hazzard

STAFF CARTOONISTSLeo Leblanc

Jack RodgersonSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Victor Beaudoin

STAFFPULP DIVISIONBuster Cordwell

Paul GrenierMark HickeyRay Holroyd

Adam LavernoichLeo LeBianc

CASCADE MILLErnest Castonguay

Buster EdgarLeroy Fysh

Alice HughesRobert MurphyEarl Philbrick

Lucille TremaineREPORTERS-AT-LARGE

Angus MorrisonJack Rodgerson

ONCO PLANTAlfred ArsenaultCharles SgrulloniCHEMICAL PLANTArthur GoyetteGeorge Lafleur

PORTLANDDoris SmithNEW YORKDoris Reed

ACTING EDITORJ. Arthur Sullivan

Volume Number 10 June 13, 1950

Pulp Cut Continuedfrom One

maximum utilization of theproductivity of its lands.

At the time of the cuttingin 1935, there was no demandfor the "old growth" hard-wood, and it was left uncut.But meanwhile this hardwoodhas done its job well in pro-viding shade and protectionto the tiny spruce and fir treesthat Nature planted wherethe cuttings were made.

In 1949 inspection showedthese ambitious little treeswere very liberally sprinkledthroughout the area and theoldmore as "a barrier, than as ahelp to further gvowth. Hard-wood pulpwood was now need-ed at the mills, so Brown Com-pany started building thethree miles of truck roadwhich opened the area tohardwood logging. Mr. Al-phonse Laberge of Berlin con-tracted the cutting under thesupervision of Mr. Wentzell.This time mechanical equip-ment largely replaced the oldlogging methods. Two-mancrews equipped with chain-saws felled the big hardwoodtrees and prepared them fortwitching to central yardswhere they were cut intopulpwood bolts. The only roleof the horse was in twitchingthe trees to these yards wherethey were either put aside asveneer logs or were sawn upfor pulpwood. After the tim-ber was all cut and yarded, abulldozer was used to buildwinter truck roads right tothe yards. A large power cranewas brought in and the veneerlogs were loaded and truckedto a furniture manufacturer.Then trucks started rollingthe pulpwood directly to themills at Berlin.

During the past year 7,567cords of hardwood, 112,000board feet of veneer logs,1,294 cords of spruce-fir and97 cords of hemlock-pine havebeen landed to roadside andto the mills at Berlin. All thiscutting has been done with aneye to the protection of theyoung trees that have re-stocked the area. Despite theunavoidable damage causedby logging very large timber,by carefully avoiding standsof young growth, with em-

phasis on the Woods Depart-ment's "Save-the-Baby Tree"program, and by close super-vision of logging crews, thearea has been left with anabundance of young spruceand fir trees to provide an-other crop of pulpwood in afew decades.

Tree counts taken after cut-ting showed there remainedan average of about 250 treesto the acre from 1 inch to6 inches in diameter taken at41/2 feet, from the ground. Inplaces where the hardwoodstand was not as thick thereare from one to four thousand:; -/.-: ; :- small Jgruc :- and Bitrees per acre.

Not only has the hardwoodcutting been timely in re-leasing young growth, but ithas resulted in the salvage ofa large amount of wood thatotherwise would have beenlost through old age and in-sect and disease damage.

It is by such planning andcontrol of future operationsthat Brown Company will beable to keep their lands pro-ducing continuous crops ofpulpwood and other forestproducts. Increased use ofconservative cutting practicesmakes it possible to establishpermanent road systems andother forest improvements sothat Mr. Wentzell and otherswho handle woods operationsmay look forward to return-ing again and again to oper-ate in those places that filltheir memories like Kenne-bago, Chain-of-Ponds, Panna-cheiiee, Magalloway and Stur-tevant Pond.

Exhibit Continuedfrom One

Orico products, innersolings,linings, etc., used by the shoemanufacturing industry foruse in major types of shoeconstruction attracted muchcomment from the thousandsof visitors who stopped by thebooth to view the exhibit.

Bermico products includingBermico fibre conduit, Ber-mico sewer pipe and Bermicoperforated pipe as well asfibre cores, were also in evi-dence.

Scores were attracted by thevarious chemicals on display,most of which are used di-rectly into the making of

It's PayrollSavings Time

The Independence BondDrive is now in full swing.All employees who wish tosign up for bonds on the pay-roll savings plan are urged tocontact their time-keepers attheir respective plants or tocall the Pay Division, tele-phone Automatic 435.

SAFETY COMMITTEE IN SESSION

Chess Continuedfrom One

just persons interested in thegame.

Visitors who will come fromvarious sections of Canadaand the New England St:to match their skill ''with thebest of them," will meet at theCommunity Club at 2 o'clockSaturday afternoon, whencethey will participate in a tourof the Brown Company Mills.

Canada vs U. S.The outstanding event of

the two-day affair will be theInternational Match which isscheduled to begin at 2 o'clockSunday afternoon, at theCommunity Club. There, ourCanadian friends will matchtheir skill against New Hamp-shire players in simultaneousgames, where each will try tooutwit and out-maneuver hisopponent. The match prom-ises to be of the most excitingkind, provided one can standthe suspense.

At 7 o'clock that same eve-ning Mr. Adams will matchhis skill against any numberof players in simultaneousgames. This event will alsotake place at the CommunityClub.

The lecture Saturday eve-ning will be of interest notonly to persons well versed inchess but to beginners as well.Tickets will be available at thedoor, or can be obtained in ad-vance from members of thechess club.

At least twenty-five chessplayers from Canada are ex-pected to participate in theaffair. Portsmouth, Manches-ter, Walpole, Concord andother New Hampshire citiesare sending representatives.Townsend Harbor, Mass.. hasalso sent in an entry. BrownCompany will have from 10 to12 players in the fray.

Cells Continuedfrom One

placed cells, one erected in1898 and one in 1908, will bedemolished.

70 Tons Of Salt Per DayNeeded

About 70 tons of salt per dayare needed to manufacturethe chlorine and caustic sodarequired for Berlin pulp andpaper operations, and to takecare of the sales of these

other Brown Company prod-ucts. Among these were:Liquid Chlorine. Caustic Soda,Soda Bleach and White Moun-tain Chloroform. These assurplus chemicals not neededby the company have foundtheir way to a ready market,it was explained. It is esti-mated that some seven toeight thousand persons fromall over the North Countryhave visited the fair and havestopped by our booth to ex-amine the various products onexhibition.

ihis photo was taken in the Electric Repair Shop during aShop Safety Committee meeting. This department has not hada lost-time accident since September 24, 1946, and since theinauguration of the new Brown Company ManufacturingDivision Safety Program, the electric repair shop crew hasnot had even a minor mishap to report. Seated, left to right,are Del Howe, Albert Fortier and Eugene Othot. Standing,Steve Byrd.

HIGHLIGHTS OF FIELD TRIP (continued)Gov. Adams expressed hope that the new Yield Tax law will

succeed "if operators . . . think it is a good act and take ad-vantage of it." The problem at hand, he said, appeared to bemostly one of education "to get people acquainted with whatwe are trying to arrive at." Mr. Adams stressed the fact thatthe new law offers no encroachment on private initiative.

C. S. Herr, manager of Woods Operations, announced thatBrown Company has two camps at Millsfield and Stag Hollowoperating under approved practices as advocated in the newtimber law. Mr. Herr briefly covered Brown Company's "Savethe Baby Tree" program designed to keep the company's536,000 acres of tiniberlands in New Hampshire, Maine andVermont fully productive .on a sustained yield basis.

W. R, Brown briefly covered the history of forestry in NewHampshire, showing the evolution from pioneer days to presentmodern methods- He also brought out the importance of rec-reation as a branch of forestry, which, he said has alreadybrought substantial revenue to the state.

Beneficial effects of improved forestry practices were in evi-dence everywhere in the company's timber plantations and onits forest lands. Participants in the Field Trip were favorablyimpressed by Brown Company's modern woods operations andimproved employee facilities.

chemicals, principally to otherNew England pulp and paperproducers. Chlorine is sup-plied to these customers as aliquid under pressure in 30-ton tank cars. It is likewisesupplied in 150 Ib. cylindersfor water purification pur-poses to many New Englandwater districts.

Bleach, ChloroformOther sales products which

are derived from chlorine arelaundry bleach and chloro-form. Chloroform is usedprincipally as a solvent in triemanufacture of pharmaeeii-ticals. Brown Compar;interesting to note, is one ofthe large producers of chloro-form in the United States.

Started In 1898The Brown Company Chem-

ical Plant was started in 1898.Mr. C. B. Barton, its founder,is regarded as a pioneer in thechlorine and caustic soda in-dustry. The earliest plants inthe country preceded the Ber-lin installation by only a fewyears, and many of the funda-mentals of cell constructionand operation as now prac-ticed throughout the industrywere worked out by Mr. Bar-ton here in Berlin.

Bennett

Chief product at the LaTuque mill in Canada is kraftpulp.

Continuedfrom One

iii 1922 to the Quebec Office ofBrown Corporation where hetook over the responsibility ofOffice Manager. In 1942 Mr.Bennett was elected AssistantTreasurer of the Corporationand in 1946 became both As-sistant Secretary and Assist-ant Treasurer.

In appreciation of Mr. Ben--.1 years of outstanding

service. Mr. Whi-ttemore pre-sented him with an engravedsilver tray bearing the follow-ing inscription: "Presented toWILLIAM LAURISTON BEN-NETT by the President andDirectors of Brown Companyand Brown Corporation ingrateful appreciation of long,faithful and efficient service.1907 - - 1950"

Mr. E. H. Mailing, Vice Pres-ident and Treasurer, present-ed Mrs. Bennett with a bou-quet of roses. Others presentwere Mr. J. B. Challies, Di-rector; W. R. Brown, formerTreasurer and Managing Di-rector; J. V. Perrin, Assistantto the Vice President and Mrs.Perrin; and other prominentpeople from Canada.

Mr. Bennett will remain inQuebec and will continue hisconnection with Brown Cor-poration in a consulting ca-pacity.

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Softball Season Officially Opens On June 12

Brownco Joe stopped by andput the bee on us with:"What's the safest Mainte-nance Department in Group 1?

So, that took us (Vic, ourphotographer and I) over tothe Electric Repair Shop wherethe Shop Safety Committeewas in session. Their discus-sion was dealing with the 85%who had lost-time accidentslast year, due to unsafe actson the part of the individual.The facts were being present-ed by their supervisor SteveByrd, who was pointing outthat safety education was"the point" to get across tothe individual employee inevery department. He sum-

this as follows: Tellthem how, show them howand make sure they get it.

At each shop safety com-mittee meeting, Steve stated,the previous accidents are dis-cussed. This department, how-ever, has not had a lost-timeaccident since September 24,1946, and since the inaugura-tion of the new Brown Com-pany Manufacturing DivisionSafety Program, the electricrepair shop crew has not hadeven a minor mishap to re-port. The credit for this out-standing record, Steve pointedout, is due to a good cooperat-ing crew with each individualin his crew working safely.

Their type of work includessuch jobs as handling heavyequipment, in and out ofthe shop, operating hydraulicpresses, high voltage testingequipment, oil tester, oilpurifier, testing transformers,pouring babbitt, operatingband saws, lathes, shapers.soldering pot, operating bakeoven, and operating cleaningroom where burned out mo-tors, corroded motors andother electrical equipment arecleaned by the use of varioussolvents before being re-paired. Every one of these de-vices, Steve said, presents ahazard. This is only part ofthe work, he explained. Manytimes these men are called onto repair equipment that can-not be moved to the shop.They rewind and reinsulategenerators, motors and excit-ers on the job. They oftenwind and make up coils forDC generators, high tensiontransformers in sub-stationsor power stations.

We were especially inter-

ested in repairs of motors thatcome into the shop from thevarious plants of the Com-pany, in corroded conditions,and listened intently to theexpert advice of Steve who ex-plained the safe precautionsto his crew on how to proceedwith the cleaning and repair-ing of these motors.

He pointed out how impor-tant it was for employees towear the prescribed protec-tive equipment that is pro-vided them and take precau-tion especially when testinghigh voltage equipment.

This crew is called on manytimes on short notice to re-pair equipment that is neededto keep the wheels of produc-tion rolling.

We extend our congratula-tions to these men for theirfine safety record, and fortheir part in keeping the op-erating equipment and powerequipment in such excel-lent repair. This departmentproves that an efficient de-partment is a safe depart-ment.

Announce TheWinners InFishing Contest

M. Boutillier of Cascade hasthe honor of having won theseason's first prize in the fish-ing contest sponsored by theBrown Company Sportsman'sClub for the month of May.

He owes his first prize of$2.50 to a 4 Ib. 5 oz. rainbowtrout measuring 23 inches inlength. He also cupped an ad-ditional prize of $2.50 for hiscatch which is the heaviestentered in that category.

Other winners in the rain-bow trout division were JoeDube, Cascade, 3 Ibs. and LouisMelanson, Burgess, 2 Ibs. 5 oz.

Squaretail trout winnerswere Rudolph Peloquin, Power& Steam, 1 Ib. 13 oz.; RaymondPatry, Bermico, 1 Ib. 8 oz.; JoeBouchard, Burgess, 1 Ib. 4 oz.The last entry was that ofDedier Boisselle, Burgess, 6 oz.

These monthly contests willcontinue through the sum-

mer. Any Brown Companyemployee may enter his prizecatch provided it was caughtin the waters of Coos County.

The fish are weighed by of-ficial weighers at the CurtisHardware Store.

A prize of $2.50 is awardedthe winner in each class, withprizes of $1.50 for second and$1.00 for third.

NOTICEDue to the fact that the

back page of this issue ofthe Bulletin is given to theBerlin Community Club, theregular articles of "PointersFrom Portland" and "GoodHousekeeping" are omitted.They will appear as usualin the next issue of the Bul-letin on June 27.

Nibroc Aqualized towels, aBrown Company product, areused in factories, o f f i ces ,stores, hospitals, hotels, thea-tres and schools.

OLD CELL HOUSE

The above illustration represents the olcl Cell House showing early type cells and below,the new installation. The new cells, fifty-two in number replace 400 of the earlier type cells.Both photos were taken at the same location, and show the improvement achieved as a resultof the completion of this project, another step in Brown Company's modernization plans.

NEW INSTALLATION

Six LeaguesTo Meet InDiamond Action

Ten-WeekSchedule PlannedThe Brown Company soft-

ball leagues will go into actionMonday June 12, it was an-nounced this week. Last year'sChamps will usher the seasonwith a "humdinger" scheduledto take place at the Commun-ity Club Field at 6:30 p.m.,game time.

Cascade. Burgess, Bermico,Riverside, Woods-Office andUpper Plants will battle it outin true expert fashion in a10-week schedule . . . and onlytime will tell which of theseleagues will win the "cham-pionship" at the end of theseason.

Employees of Brown Com-pany who are not in any spe-cial league and who would liketo join, may contact J. ArthurSullivan, at Automatic 379.

The games will be playedon Mondays, Tuesdays andWednesdays. Follow the Bul-letin for complete coverage onthis sports activity.

NOTICEDue to lack of space, "Bill"

Roach's article on the Ori-gin and Development ofHorseshoe Pitching washeld up until the next issueof the Bulletin.

Hinchey Continuedfrom One

Department of Company Re-lations as successor to Albion

• "Brad") Warren who recent-ly resigned to engage in busi-ness in Rhode Island.

Mr. Hinchey will managethe employee newspaper, di-rect the Company's radio pro-grams, and in general handlevarious journalism activities.

Mr. Hinchey is a native sonof Berlin, having been bornhere and educated in the Ber-lin public schools. He is theson of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J.Hinchey of 340 Church Street.

Following graduation fromthe Berlin High School in1944, Mr. Hinchey enlisted inthe United States Navy andserved for two years in the Pa-cific Theater of Operations.Following discharge from theNavy, he attended the Uni-versity of New Hampshire fortwo and one-half years andsubsequently transferred toBoston University School ofPublic Relations. He is one ofthis year's graduates at Bos-ton University.

In addition to his trainingin journalism and public rela-tions, Mr. Hinchey has servedas chief announcer at theB. U. Radio Station and hasacted as Director of Radiofor the Massachusetts CivilRights Committee. He alsoworked as a staff announceron Radio Station WMOU dur-ing summer periods.

Mr. Hinchey was married in1947 to the former ClaireMorency, also a native of Ber-lin and the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Harry Morency of317 High Street.

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THEFCOMMUNITY CLUB NEEDS YOU....

AND

YOU

NEEDThe Community Club

When the Club was established it was hoped that it could beoperated without the necessity of an annual drive for fundsand without the constant canvassing usually necessary formaintaining institutions of this kind. Up until now — it hasbeen possible to get by without a drive for funds but . . .

NOWfor the first time in fourteen yearsfor your help.

. the club is asking

Community Club Staff pictured, left to right, front row—Robert Lowe,physical director; Joseph Pickford, Mary Jolbert, physical director;Mr. William Roach, Manager. Back row, left to right—Stanley Monahan,

Julia Keene, Lawrence Bowles, Grace Wagner, John Bedard.

Bowling league play-off -1 9 3 6 .

Photos of fun

that merit

reshowing

Picnics and outings are prevalent at the club and include bustrips to lakes and beaches and to Boston for baseball games.

THE COST of providing and maintaining the facilitiesand providing the full supervision necessary for chil-dren's activities runs to about thirteen dollars per year. . . per child. The full year rate is $3.50 . . . leaving$9.50 per child unpaid unless contributions are made byorganizations and individuals who are willing to help.

BERT MORRIS STATES . . ."In my opinion the Berlin

Community Club fills a needthat no other institution inBerlin could replace."

BABE SMYTH COMMENTS . . ."The Berlin Community

Club is Berlin's greatest aidin the fight against juveniledelinquency."

The Club's water program is out-standing and has been highlysuccessful. It is known through-out Northern New England. Chil-dren and adults of all ages havebeen taught to swim eventuallybecoming very proficient in "Life-

Saving" and water safety.

MR. CALEB NILES SAYS . . ."Wholesome recreation and

use of leisure time are impor-tant factors in child develop-ment. Anyone familiar withthe activities of the BerlinCommunity Club recognizesits truly worthwhile service tothe youth of our city."

Parties, social affairs, and dances are a major partof the Community Club's activities.

While the Club cannot claim credit for the accom-plishment — it is proud of the fact that practically allof the honor students graduating from our schools inrecent years have been active club members . . . ANDWHAT'S MORE . . . just about all of the young menwho have made names for themselves in college activi-ties spent their childhood years as club members.

MAYOR AIME TONDREAUSAYS . . .

"Berlin's youth of today willeventually make up the adultpopulation of tomorrow. TheBerlin Community Club hasplayed an important part inpreparing our youth to beleaders in the years to come."

SENATOR EMMET KELLEYSTATES . . .

"The Berlin CommunityClub has exercised a great in-fluence over the youth of ourcity in building high stand-ards of moral character. Itmust be maintained andtherefore should be supportedby all of us.

THE COMMUNITY CLUB HASN'T ASKED YOU FOR HELP IN 14 YEARS

BUT IT DOES NEED YOUR HELP NOW

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