Haze Point Analyzer. On our last trip through the test room, we found Leung, Norm Waner, and Roger Brown all huddled in silence peering at an indicator on a little black box while Leung made small adjustments in a tangled muss of colored wire. All of this was part of the procedure for testing the first Haze Point Analyzer to be completed and made ready for shipment. This analyzer measures the temperature at which a haze forms in a liquid hydrocarbon sample due to the "separating out" of solute, either in liquid or solid form. The sample is cooled thermoelectrically and the temperature is re- corded at a point where light from a lamp source is reflected by the haze into a photo- multiplier tube. The instrument was primarily developed to measure the saturation temper- ature of dissolved water in furnace oil and kerosine. The haze is formed when microscopic drops of water precipitate out of solution. The temperature at which this occurs may be correlated with concentration, in parts per million, of dissolved water in the sample. The temperature range of the standard analyzer is 30°F to 100°F. Owing to the simplicity of the principle on which the instrument was designed by Sun Oil, it should prove to be a valuable and trouble- free unit in the field.

New Building. As many of you have already read in the Richmond newspaper, the company has placed a deposit on the six-acre tract in Galvin Industrial Park. The time set for the completion of the drawings is the first of March, at which time the Richmond Redevelop- ment Agency will review them before giving final approval for the purchase of the land. The engineers plan to start construction by April first, and they tell us that the build- ing can be completed in six months. So, giving them a couple of months for delays, we should be moved in by December of this year. You will be informed of any changes in plans as they occur. Safety is Everybody's Business! We know that our facilities are crowded, and this means there must be added watchfulness on the part of each person to place all refuse in trash cans and keep the aisles clear of items under foot. Even a small piece of paper from a candy wrapper, or a piece of apple peel from lunch parings can cause a serious fall. This also requires added care on the part of everyone walking through the plant to watch for stray items under foot and to be careful not to distract the attention of the men operating machinery.

Three New Citizens! On January 22nd, Gerry Stanke and his wife took the dav off and went to take their citizenship examination. They will, in about a month, get their official papers. Under the present law their daughter who is not yet 16 will receive citizenship papers along with her parents by simply pre- senting the appropriate request form. No test is required for her.

Pictured above, H. Bockenkamp, P. C. Leung, F. Wolff, H. Stanke and W. Brugmann have all received citizenship papers within the past six months.

Bowling Boys. Ron Bultena and Skip Bradford have become active bowlers and report high games of 180 from the last time they went out bowling.

Election. Skip Bradford has turned over the duties of shop steward to Julius Rosin for the coming year as a result of the elec- tion held by the union members on January 22. Julius has been with the company for over seven years.

Shop stewards, Rosin and Bradford

Sales Secretary. With the addition of Paula Brown to the sales department staff, Mr. Schimbor now has a blonde as well as a bru- nette and a red-head working for him. Paula is a local girl, graduated from Rich- mond Union High and completed two years at Contra Costa J.C. in social science. Her work experience includes ten months at Stau- ffer Metals as receptionist and working with personnel records, and a year and a half at Research Specialties as secretary to the marketing department which prepared her for the workload Mr. Schimbor pours into that dictaphone of his. After having been cheer leader in high school and a bowling enthusiast, Paula has settled down to sewing, knitting, and taking piano lessons for spare time activities; however, she and her husband are both for- eign car fans with an Austin-Healey Sprite and a,Jaguar sedan to trade around. They spend their vacations taking motor trips camping. The Browns live in San Pablo. Auditor at work and Training Program. The Joint Training Com- mittee under the chairmanship of Mr. Gon- zalez of the Berkeley Trade and Technical College met on January 21st and confirmed the progress of the four trainees presently in the program. Eero Vasankari completed the requirements and received his Journeyman rating as of February 1st. Ron Bultena, Pete Fredzess and Herb Liske advanced the appropriate steps in the training program on the basis of job performance and school achievement. The cooperation of the Berkeley schools in providing adequate classes for our trainees has been gratifying.

Journeyman Machinist, Vasankari

Trainees, Bultena and Fredzess

Moved. Marisue Tierce left our employ unex- pectedly the first of January and moved her familv to Concord to accommodate her hus- band'; business. Arlene Lee and Mr. Schimbor managed to keep the sales department func- tioning for two weeks until Sue's replacement arrived.