The Humble Refinery Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 08, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1936 Page: 3 of 24
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Second Annual Booster Convention Held March 27 . . .
First-Aid Teams Prepare for Humble Night at Exposition Contest
Company Centennial Exhibit Will Feature Texas History-
Community Events...........
For Safety’s Sake...........
Of Interest to the Ladies.........
In the Realm of Sports..........
All the Buzz From Baytown.........
Ingleside items............
San Antonio Sidelights..........
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the twelve picked climbers knows how long are
the odds against his even being given a try for
the top. He knows ... he will drive himself on
his own particular assignment to the last extrem-
ity his body will stand . . . then he’ll stand aside
while somebody else goes ahead. The man who
reaches the summit will get the headlines, just as
the player who makes the touchdown gets the big
black type. But don’t forget to watch the inter-
ference.”
There, it seems to me, is an example of co-
operation and teamwork from which we can all
take something to apply to our own work and
our own lives; and I think the lesson is so plain
that it needs no further comment from me.
There is an article in last week’s Saturday Eve-
ning Post which tells the story of Man’s assault
on Mt. Everest, the Top of the World. Mountain
climbers have succeeded in scaling every other
lofty peak on the face of the earth; only Everest
has beaten back every attempt to gain its summit.
It rears its snow covered head 29,142 feet above
the level of the sea; rarefied atmosphere, steep
icy slopes and bitter cold are the weapons with
which it has successfully opposed the daring
souls who have attempted the ascent.
But another expedition is now at Everest’s base.
Months, even years, have been spent in prepara-
tion. The finest mountaineers in all the world have
been subjected to every conceivable test to deter-
mine their fitness for the big job; only a dozen
have qualified. In addition, there is a large num-
ber of other workers, each with his part to play.
"Team work,” says the Post article, “is the essence
of the whole expedition. If Everest is climbed this
year, it is almost certain that not more than two
men will ever reach the summit. Every one of
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Mabry, G. A. The Humble Refinery Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 02, No. 08, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1936, periodical, April 9, 1936; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1481981/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.