Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1959 Page: 1 of 6
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August 14, 1959
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Big Column At Light Ends To
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Electrical Requirements For
Polyolefin Greater Than At
Any Other Refinery Unit
August Safety Slogan
Safety Suggestions
Pay Double Dividends
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L. L. Leach Writes
Article For Magazine
L. L. Leach, R & D, is the
author of “Short Cuts to Insula-
tion Selection” in the July issue
of Petroleum Refiner. It was pre-
pared to assist the insulation de-
signer.
Leach is a graduate of the
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
and holds the B.S. degree in
mechanical engineering from
Louisiana Slate University. He
is a Texas registered professional
engineer.
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Earlier this week Refinery M & C employees were gelling
the unit ready for operators to put into service. They began
construction at the site, located west of the LEFU, in Febru-
The Polyolefin Unit’s electrical
^requirements will be greater than
-any other single unit in the Re-
finery. In fact, electrical require-
ments for motors and pumps at
the unit—exclusive of lighting
and instrumentation—will be
more than enough to supply an
entire city the size of Highlands.
Sheaffer Pencil Found
A black Sheaffer Eversharp has
been found in the parking lot
back of the Main Office. Owner
may claim it by calling Exten-
sion 2586 (Shipping depart-
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The deduction of BEF dues
from paychecks of salaried
employees in the production
and maintenance unit now
represented by the OCAW has
been discontinued, beginning
with August. However, salaried
employees in this unit who re-
ceive their paychecks today
will note that their BEF dues
have been deducted. Because
of the deadline for preparing
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R. F. Fullick and C. J. Sprayberry, Instrument, are pictured checking
out LEFU Column 14 controls early this week. The column controls
occupy a section of the LEFU control panel.
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LEFU Column 14, the Re-
finery’s tallest fractionating
tower, is pictured above. Test-
ing operations were slated to be-
gin at the column yesterday, and
it is due to go on stream this
weekend.
ary of ibis year. The 260-ton vessel was raised in April.
The purpose of the butane splitter is to increase the purity
of isobulane feed to the Alkylation Plant, thereby improving
alkylate quality. This improvement in alkylate quality will
allow Humble to produce a larger volume of aviation and
motor gasoline.
Major control instruments on the new butane splitter are
located in the LEFU control room, and some instruments are
mounted at the site of the tower.
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the checks in Accounting, there
was not enough time after the
election to remake the checks.
The dues will be refunded.
BEF dues will not be de-
ducted from checks of hourly
employees as these checks are
not out until August 21.
Employees of the office
clerical unit of the BEF will
continue to have their dues de-
ductions made as in the past.
This week, Refinery electri-
cians began installing conduit
for the electrical substation which
will be the power supply center
for the unit.
Employees concerned with in-
stallation of electrical conduit and
wire at the Polyolefin Unit sharp-
ened their pencils early this week
and provided Briefs with some
mighty big figures on amount of
conduit and wiring required for
the unit.
For instance, conduit alone,
which ranges in size from 34-
inch to 4-inches in diameter, will
total approximately 18 miles. If
laid in a straight line, as a crow
flies, it would reach from the Re-
finery almost to the center of
Houston.
There will be approximately
250 miles of wiring placed inside
the conduit. If all that wire was
laid in a straight line from Bay-
town, it would reach to the heart
of Fort Worth.
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Phone 2752, Boytown, Texas_______________Published Every Week by Humble Oil & Refining Company for Employees at Baytown Plants
Yesterday, Light Ends operators began testing at LEFU
Column 14, the Refinery’s tallest fractionating tower.
The 155-foot tall butane splitter is scheduled to go on
stream this weekend.
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“Now let’s see if we have room for that piece of conduit?” seems to
be the thought of electricians who early this week were placing some
of the 18 miles of conduit that will be required at the Polyolefin
Unit. Pictured in maze of conduit that will be underneath the unit’s
substation, are H. C. McShan, P. C. McHugh, and Pat O’Sullivan.
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Election Results
Are Announced
Here are the results of the
NLRB election held for pro-
duction and maintenance em-
ployes at the Refinery last
Thursday and Friday:
Oil, Chemical and Atomic
Workers, AFL-CIO, 1621;
Raytown Employees Federa-
tion, 1196; No Union, 16. Of
the 2,866 ballots cast in this
election, one was ruled in-
eligible, and 32 were voided
because they were improperly
marked.
Brickmasons, using a sepa-
rate ballot, voted as follows:
Bricklayers and Masons In-
ternational Union, Local No.
7, 4 votes; Baytown Employ-
ees Federation, 1 vote.
Employees To
Take Part In
Crosby Fair
The Crosby Fair Association
is hoping 13 will be a lucky num-
ber for them. Their 13th annual
FFA Fair and Rodeo is slated
for next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, and if their luck is
good, the rain will stay away—
something it hasn’t done but two
or three times since the event
began.
Machinist Claude Havard, the
association’s president, points out
that in spile of rains, the fair
has always been a good one, and
they expect this one to be the
same.
The event begins Thursday
afternoon at 5:30, with a parade
through Crosby and on to the
fairgrounds, located west of town.
The fair will feature agricultural
and homemaking exhibits, plus
a rodeo each night, beginning at
8 p.m. Some of the rodeo con-
testants will be Refinery employ-
ees, Havard said.
In addition to Havard, several
other employees are officers and
directors of the Fair Association.
They are: Tommy Denson, R & D,
association secretary; and Di-
rectors R. A. (Scooter) Brown,
Butadiene; and W. D. Barge,
Electric. A large number of em-
ployees are also members of the
association.
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Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1959, newspaper, August 14, 1959; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1417722/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.