The Sugar Press the MAGAZINE for GREAT WESTERNERS • JUNE-JULY-AUGUST 1966 • Bruce F

Roof trusses for the new pnlp dryer war~house at Eaton form an intricate spider web for two riggers. Photo by Russ Smith.

The Sugar Press THE MAGAZINE FOR GREAT WESTERNERS • JUNE-JULY-AUGUST 1966 • Bruce F. Stallings, veteran beetend foreman at Gering, retired on Aug. 1 with service dating back nearly SO years. Bruce spent his entire career at Gering, wher~ .he first worked campaigns in 1917 and ]Omed the year-around crew in 1925. He became a Steffen foreman in 1927 and a beetend foreman in 1945.

• Ervin Lynn, veteran beetend foreman at Lovell, retired last April with service dating back SO years. Erv worked all the campaigns at Lovell since the opening of the mill in 1916, ex cept during 1924-25. He joined the year around crew in 1938 as an extra station man and became a beetend foreman in 1943. • Ralph W. Andrew, dump repair fo ··e man at Loveland, retired on July 1 with With gold watches in their hands, marking their 50th anniversary at Lovell, service dating back nearly 30 years. Jack Asay, left, and Erv Lynn appear with four of the 120 Sugar Tramps and wives who Ralph was named foreman at Loveland honored their retirement at a dinner on July 22. Both Jack and Erv worked the in l9Sl. Most of his earlier service was first campaign at Lovell. The others, from left, Cashier Hub Marten, Manager Chuck at Scottsbluff, where he joined the year Johnson, Supt. Dan Conwell, and Supt. Francis Wood of Billings, formerly at Lovell. around crew in 1940. He also worked on dump repiar for various periods at Bay • John H. Asay, veteran assistant super Elberne spent almost all of his career ard, Sterling and Brush, dating back to intendent at Lovell, retired on July I with at Scottsbluff, where he first worked cam 1937. a record of serving every campaign except paigns in 1919 and joined the year one since the opening of the mill 50 years around crew in 1925. • Wilbur S. Barkley, locomotive engineer ago. Elberne became shop foreman in 1934 and watchman at Billings, retired on June Jack began his career in 1916, working and won his appointment as assistant in 1 with service dating back nearly 40 years. the first campaign at Lovell, two years be 1946 at Gering. He returned to Scottsbluff Bill became locomotive engineer at fore his graduation from Lovell High in 1949. Billings in 194S, when he joined the year School. After working later campaigns Elberne is the brother of Harry Hood, around crew. He started his career there there and one at Worland for Holly in another Scottsbluff veteran who retired in in 1928, working campaigns. 1922, he joined the year-around crew at 1962 as shop foreman, and Jack Hood, as Lovell in 1926. sistant superintendent at Longmont. From 1929 to 1940, Jack took official • Frank Peace, a familiar figure at the leave during inter-campaigns to work the • A. A. Fritzler, veteran assistant master General Office, retired in June from his cane campaigns at Fajardo Centrale in mechanic at Loveland, retired on June 1 work as pattern-maker and fabricator of Puerto Rico. He. was first a sugar boiler with service dating back 50 years. many other items for various offices. and then an assistant superintendent. At Alex began his career in 1916, working Frank joined Great Western in 19S4 and Lovell, he became an assistant superintend campaigns at Windsor and Sterling until became chief pattern-maker in 1962 upon ent in 1943. 1926, when he joined the year-around the death of Dave Roemer, long-time su Jack is the brother of Joe Asay, another crew at Windsor. He became warehouse perintendent of the shop. assistant superintendent at Lovell. foreman in 1927 and beetend foreman in In addition to his exacting work of 1932. making wood patterns for casting factory • Eugene W. Kyger, a veteran of the In 1946, Alex was promoted to assistant machinery, Frank built many pieces of Billings operation, retired on July 1 with master mechanic and transferred to Ovid. furniture and equipment for the General service dating back nearly 50 years. He moved on to Fort Collins in 1950 and Office. Gene retired as an assistant superin to Loveland in 1955. A native of Canada, Frank served with tendent, an appointment he won a year Alex is the brother of Robert C. Fritz the Canadian Army on the Somme and in ago. He first worked campaigns at Bill ler, veteran warehouse foreman at Wind other famous battles early in World War ings in 1917 and joined the year-around sor. I. crew in 1924. Gene became a Steffen foreman in 1928 and a beetend foreman in 1953. And while in the foreman's group, he also served as president of the Billings Local Union.

• E. E. (Jack) Whittier, veteran assist ant superintendent at Scottsbluff, retired on June 1 with service dating back nearly 50 years. Jack began his career in 191 8 at Ster ling, first working campaigns, and joined the year-around crew in 1923. He became a battery foreman in 1924, a Steffen fore man in 1927, and a sugarend foreman in 1945. In 1947, Jack was promoted to assistant superintendent and moved to Brush. He went on to Ovid in 1948 and to Scotts bluff in 1959. Jack and his wife Vi, who also worked numerous campaigns, returned to their hometown of Sterling for retirement. At Sterling, Asst. Master Mechanic Paul Kaiser holds his white retirement certificate in the company of other retired Great Westerners living in Sterling. From left, H enry • Elberne Hood, a familiar figure at Montgomery, Ed Drew, Glen Armstrong, Ed Slama, Jack Whittier, Kaiser, Lon Scottsbluff for most of the last 47 years, Gillespie, Ernie Litty, Leland Groves and Eliot Hays. In a career spanning nearly retired on July 1 as an assistant master 50 years, mostly at Sterling, Paul never missed a shift and earlier this year won the honor mechanic. of Safety Man of the Year with a $500 award. Paul became an assistant 40 years ago!

2 Death Takes William M. White, Sr., GW Director

Pueblo and four other banks in Colo A native of Pueblo, Mr. White rado at Alamosa, Durango, Aspen was graduated from the University and Salida. He was also a director of Colorado and was a lieutenant in of the First National Bank of Den the Navy during World War II. He ver and the Jefferson County Bank was the son of the late Asbury of Lakewood. In addition, he held White, who founded the White & directorships in a number of other Davis store in Pueblo in 1880. companies, including CF&I Steel in Mr. White was married in 1934 Pueblo. to Miss Helen Thatcher, who sur His other interests, however, had vives, along with another son, a wide range from ranching to cul Mah1on, a banker in Durango. Mrs. tural, historical, philanthropical, and Thatcher is the granddaughter of community projects. Mr. White was Mahlon D. Thatcher, Sr., who with a director of the National Western his brother founded the First Na Stock Show, the Central City Opera tional Bank of Pueblo in 1872. The House Assn., Centennial Founda elder Mr. Thatcher also served on tion, the board of visitors at St. the first Great Western Board of Di John's College and also head of the rectors from 1905 until his death in Helen Thatcher White Foundation. 1916. WILLIAM M. WHITE, SR. The Sugar Press • William M. White, Sr., a member of the Great Western Board of Di THE MAGAZINE FOR GREAT WESTERNERS rectors for the last 25 years, died on Established 1917 • Vol. 50, No.3 • June-July-August 1966 Aug. 16 of injuries suffered in an auto accident near his home town JAMES LYON, EDITOR of Pueblo. His age was 54. ASSOCIATE EDITORS F- Scottsbluff A leading Colorado financier and RON ENGLAND E- Eaton industrialist, Mr. White was elected PAT MANION R-Gering to the GW Board in 1941 and was JOE LAWSON G-Greeley named to the Executive Committee ROYCE BELDEN D- Bayard DICK PRIEST only last year. W-Windsor Mr. White was the father of Wil CAROL SCHMIDT T- Mitchell liam M. White, Jr., of Pueblo and C- Fort Collins JACK FULTON New York, who joined the GW LOVENA McGRAW B- Billings Board earlier this year. Both father V- Loveland BILLIE VEIS MARY MANNI and son also sat on the Board of JIM NEAL Colorado Milling & Eleva tor Com L- Longmont 0- Lovell EVELYNE CUMMINGS VELMA COWAN pany, the firm that through stock N- Brighton FR- Fremont purchase now controls almost a ma JACK EACHUS RITA SWINT jority of GW voting stock; young J - Johnstown FY- Findlay Mr. White is chairman of CM&E. CECIL LYNCH WARREN BOWSER Mr. White, Sr. was the son-in-law Z- MSG Plant HC- Horse Creek of the late Mahlon D. Thatcher of AUGIE BLANCO LOIS LANG Pueblo, who was also a GW Director Q-Ovid LX - Experiment Station for the most part of SO years until NANCY MARTIN LOUISE WEBBER his death a year ago. S- Sterling RY- GW Railway Banking was Mr. White's princi RUBY REICHERT DAVE GAW pal business interest. He was presi M - Fort Morgan CHI- Chicago Terminal dent of the Minnequa Bank of ROBERTA WEISGERBER MILDRED MICHALCIK Appointments & Advancements

H. R. CORSBERG . . . retires as auditor

• H. R. Corsberg, auditor of the Com pany for the past 26 years, retired on Aug. 1 with nearly 44 years of Great Western service. Herb and Mrs. Corsberg plan to con tinue living in Denver at their home at 409 York Street. T heir son, Jack, is su . perintendent of the Sterling sugar factory. A Great Westerner almost all of his adult life, Herb became auditor and as sistant treasurer in 1940. He worked his way up from the job of assistant time keeper at Eaton, where he joined the Com pany in 1922. From Eaton, Herb moved to Fort Col lins as timekeeper in 1923 and then to the General Office accounting staff in 1927. After handling side records and gen E. R. NIEHAUS J. R. BRENIMER .. . new vice president eral books, he became head bookkeeper and . . . new manager of labor relations tax accountant in 1932 and then assistant to the auditor in 1937. Before he joined GW, Herb was in business for two years at Kersey, near Greeley, with his brother Paul, who later worked at Horse Creek Quarry. Herb at tended Colorado State College in Greeley and Greeley Commercial College after his graduation from Kersey High School. He was born on a farm east of Greeley. Among his memberships, Herb belongs to the National Association of Accountants, including a term as president of the Den ver chapter; Financial Executives Institute; Administrative Management Society; Wash ington Park Congregational Church; and George Washington Masonic Lodge No. 161 AF&AM, of which he is a past master. With his retirement, Herb was guest of honor at a luncheon on Aug. 12 given by his General Office colleagues and the cashiers at the various factories. They pre CHARLES J. LAUTENBACH M. E. REBHAN sented him with a tape recorder as a go . new assistant controller .. . new assistant treasurer ing-away gift.

4 • Robert A. Witmer, assistant to the In the June 16 m eeting, the Board of auditor, was appointed to the new posi Directors re-elected all other officers of the tion of controller of the Company. He Company and re-appointed all other man succeeds Auditor H. R. Corsberg, who re tired. agerial executives. His appointment was announced on At the factories . . . July 20 by President John B. Bunker, who said the office of auditor would be dis • Keith C. Matteson, assistant superin continued. tendent at Greeley, was promoted in the A Great Westerner for 38 years, Witmer same position to the Billings factory. began his career as an office boy in his Matteson began his year-around career youth and worked his way up in the Ac in 1950 at Sterling, where he also worked counting Department through the factory campaigns dating back to 1946. He be offices and the General Office. came a beetend foreman in 1949 and won Witmer first served at the General Of his assistant's appointment at Greeley in fice from 1928 to 1935. He then went out 1962. A graduate of Sterling High School, as a timekeeper to Minatare in 1935 and Matteson attended Northeastern Junior to Windsor in 1936. In 1942, he returned College and Denver University. He also to Denver and the accounting staff and in served in the Navy. He is the son of the 1943 he became head bookkeeper. late E. J. Matteson, who retired as a field ROBERT A. WITMER In 1947, Witmer was promoted to travel man at Fort Collins in 1956. ing auditor and in 1951 to accounting su . . . new controller • Dwight A. Gordon, temporary assistant pervisor; in 1962, he was appointed as superintendent at Eaton, was appointed to sistant to the auditor. the same position at Scottsbluff. A native of Denver, Witmer attended Gordon came to Eaton last October Skinner Junior High School, North High, when he had to give up his superintend • E. R. Niehaus, director of industrial re and took night courses at Denver and ency at Findlay for reasons of health. Be lations, was elected a vice president of the Colorado universities and Barnes School fore going to Findlay in 1961, he served Company by the Board of Directors on of Commerce. as an assistant superintendent at five fac June 16. tories in nine years. Niehaus, who joined Great W estern in • Charles J. Lautenbach, acccounting su As an assistant, Gordon went to Brush 1945, was designated vice president-em pervisor at the General Office, was ap in 1952, Bayard in 1953, Gering in 1954, ployee relations. pointed assistant controller in the July 20 Scottsbluff in 1956, and to Billings in 1959. In his career on the management staff, changes in the Accounting Department. From 1948 to 1952, Gordon was a sugar Niehaus became assistant to Executive Vice Lautenbach joined Great Western in end foreman at Fort Morgan. He began his year-around service in 1945, but worked President David J. Roach in 1946, assistant 1947 as a timekeeper · at Ovid and moved an earlier tour at Ovid from 1929 to 1943 on in a few days to Fort Collins in the vice president in 1947, and director of and also served campaigns at Greeley employee relations in 1948. same job. In 1952, he joined the General and Johnstown dating back to 1925. Before he came to Great Western, Nie Office accounting staff and in 1953 be Gordon is the son of the late A. F. haus served nearly six years with the came head bookkeeper. Gordon, a Great Western pioneer who Army Air Force during World War II. In 1954, Lautenbach went out as a cash was an assistant superintendent at Gree In four years overseas, he served on special ier to Sterling and in 1959 he moved to ley, Johnstown and Loveland. assignment with the Royal Air Force in Billings. He returned to the General Of • Darwin E. Bliss, assistant superintend England and then with American air fice in 1962 to become an accounting su ent at Gering, was advanced in the same units in Africa and Italy. He was dis pervisor. position to the Fort Morgan factory. charged with the rank of lieutenant col Lautenbach was graduated from the Bliss moved to Gering in 1964. Pre onel. University of Colorado with a degree in viously, he was an assistant at Brighton A native of St. Louis, Niehaus attended business administration in 1946. His ear from 1962 to 1964 and at Fremont from Washington University there and later en lier schooling was in Pella, Iowa, his 1956 to 1962. He began his career at Fre birthplace. mont in 1950 with the old Great Lakes gaged in a variety of business ventures. firm. • M. E. Rebhan, assistant to the treas A graduate of Ross High in Fremont, • J. R. Brenimer, assistant director of in urer, was appointed assistant treasurer by Bliss served in the Navy during both dustrial relations, was appointed manager the Board of Directors on June 16. World War II and the Korean conflict. of labor relations by the Board of Direc Rebhan came to the General Office in He is the son-in-law of Don F. Richter, former superintendent at Fremont. tors on June 16. 1959 from Billings, where he was cashier Brenimer joined Great Western in 1954 for four years. He was also cashier at • Jerry W. Shannon, assistant superin as assistant director of employee relations Mitchell from 1953 to 1955. tendent at Brighton, was promoted in the at the General Office. In an earlier tour at the General Office, same position to the Gering factory. Earlier, he was a staff assistant for the Rebhan served in various jobs in both the Shannon came to Brighton in 1964 from Mountain States Employers Council in accounting and tax departments from 1947 Fremont, where he was an assistant for Denver and a special agent for the Fed to 1953. two years and a sugarend foreman for three. He began his year-around career eral Bureau of Investigation in Little Rock, Rebhan began his Great Western career at Fremont in but worked there ear Ark., and Washington, D. C. 1959, in 1941 as a timekeeper at Ovid and lier from 1954 to 1956. During World War II, Brenimer was a moved on to Fort Morgan in 1943. A native of Fremont, Shannon attended pilot in the Marine Corps with the rank A graduate of East High School in Den Ross High School and Ohio State Univer of captain. He attended the University of ver, Rebhan attended the University of sity before he served in the Army. He is Denver and took degrees in both business Colorado in Denver and Barnes School of also a son-in-law of Don F. Richter, administration and law. Commerce. former superintendent at Fremont. At the factories ... began his career at Gering in 1952. top mechanic at Loveland, where he be A graduate of Lyman High School, gan his career in 1947. A graduate of • James D. Dalbey, chief chemist at the Reynolds attended Scottsbluff Junior Col Loveland High School, he served in the Johnstown MSG Plant, was promoted to lege and served in the Navy for four years. Navy for three years. assistant superintendent at Greeley. • John F. Lovell, assistant master me Kelim is the son of L. J. (Pete) Kelim, Dalbey came to the MSG Plant in 1962. chanic at Bayard, was advanced in the master mechanic at Fort Morgan, and the Previously, he was chief chemist at Bay same position to the Gering factory. brother of Charles, sugar boiler at Fort ard earlier in 1962 and at Sterling from Lovell came to Bayard in 1962 from Morgan; John, assistant master mechanic 1960 to 1962. He began his career in Scottsbluff, where he served as a top me at Gering; and Lee, Jr., top mechanic at 1955 as an assistant chemist, working at chanic from 1960 to 1962. Earlier, he was Johnstown. various times at Johnstown, Windsor and a boilerhouse foreman at Scottsbluff and the Loveland Process Development Lab. also at Lyman. Among the Chief Chemists. Born in Fallon, Nev., Dalbey took his A graduate of Scottsbluff High School, • Richard W. Mann, chief chemist at degree at the University of Nevada and Lovell began his career year-around in Greeley, was advanced in the same posi also served in the Army for two years. 1927, but worked campaigns dating back tion to the MSG Plant at Johnstown. to 1920. Mann came to Greeley in 1960. Earlier • Virgil D. Wecker, beetend foreman at he was also at the MSG Plant as assistant Scottsbluff, was promoted to assistant su • Theodore E. Baum, top mechanic at Mitchell, was promoted to assistant mas chemist. He began his year-around career perintendent at Lovell. there in 1954, but worked campaigns at Wecker began his year-around career ter mechanic at the Mitchell factory. Baum began his career at Mitchell in Johnstown, Windsor and Fort Collins in 1949 at Brush, but worked campaigns dating back to 1942. 1950. He became a handyman in 1952 dating back to 1942. He became a sugar A graduate of Greeley High School, and a head fitter in 1959. He also worked boiler at Brush in 1953 and moved to Mann took his degree at Colorado A & M Scottsbluff in 1955. There he became a campaigns at Mitchell dating back to 1946. College and served in the Army for three sugarend foreman in 1957 and a beetend • Glenn E. Reed, top mechanic at Scotts years. foreman in 1965. bluff, was promoted to assistant master Wecker is the brother of three other • A. Dale Ragan, ass istant chemist at mechanic at Bayard. Great Westerners-Varian, ·assistant super Loveland, was promoted to chief chemist Reed began his career in 1961 at Scotts intendent at Sterling; Vernon, boilerhouse at Greeley. bluff and became a top mechanic in 1962. foreman at Sterling; and Carl, a station Ragan joined Great Western in 1963 at A graduate of Lodgepole High School, he man at Mitchell. Loveland. He took his chemistry degree served two years in the Army. at Northeastern State College in Tahle quah, Okla. • Ronald D. Olsen, assistant master me • Bob N. Johnson, top mechanic at chanic at Ovid, was advanced in the same Mitchell, was promoted to assistant master position to Loveland. mechanic at the Lovell factory. Among the Cashiers Olsen was at Ovid for two years. He Johnson began his career at Mitchell in first became an assistant master at Lovell 1958 and became a top mechanic in 1960. • K. E. (Gene) Johnson, assistant cashier in 1957, where he began his career in 1957. A graduate of Mitchell High School, he at Johnstown, was promoted to the new A graduate of Lovell High School, Olsen served four years in the Air Force. position of cashier at the Chicago Bulk attended Brigham Young University. Sugar Terminal. • Robert S. Kelim, sugarend foreman at Johnson served at Johnstown for two • Richard E. Fulton, assistant master me Fi ndlay, was promoted to assistant master yea rs. Earlier, he was a member of the chanic at Gering, was promoted in the mechanic at Sterling. GW Railway staff at the General Office. same position to the Loveland factory. Kelim went to Findlay in 1956. He be A native of Muncie, Ind., Johnson came Fulton was at Gering for four years. came a beetend foreman and moved to to Great Western in 1960 from a railroad Previously, he was an assistant master at the sugarend in 1964. Earlier, he was a in Findlay, 0. Bayard from 1960 to 1962 and at Lovell from 1959 to 1960. He was shop foreman at Billings from 1957 to 1959 and a top mechanic at Lovell from 1956 to 1957. Fulton began his career at Mitchell in 1953. A graduate of Gering High School, he served in the Navy for four years. He is brother of Jack Fulton, timekeeper at Mitchell.

• Ellis M. Barker, assistant master me chanic at Mitchell, was advanced in the same position to the Scottsbluff factory. Barker came to Mitchell in 1962. Pre viously he was a boilerhouse foreman at Billings from 1960 to 1962. He began his career as a handyman at Billings in 1959. A graduate of Roberts High School in Montana, Barker attended Montana State University at Bozeman and served in the Navy for four years. • LeRoy C. Reynolds, assistant master mechanic at Lovell, was promoted in the same position to the Ovid factory. Reynolds was first appointed an assistant Secretary Bob Wherry, right, presents service pins to two members of his staff at the in 1964 at Lovell. Earlier, he was a top General Office-Bill Wright, left, the man who comes around on the fifth of every mechanic at Gering from 1962 to 1964 and month, and Chuck Pearcy, stock transfer clerk and son of Ag Supt. Herb Pearcy a handyman there from 1954 to 1962. He of Wheatland. Bill's pin was for 30 years and Chuck's for five.

6 years, while Mart logged 49 continuous Md., where he was the boyhood friend of years with Great Western, plus earlier Roy and Paul Marsh, who also joined periodic work. Great Western in the ealry days and Until a few years ago, Henry was still worked up to responsible positions later driving his car about Scottsbluff and was on. Dol was a cousin of James G. Rey only persuaded to quit by Marti Henry nolds, another pioneer at Eaton who be also served his church in Scottsbluff for came cashier. well over 50 years, becoming a deacon After working on construction of the HENRY A. SCHMODE and then a deacon-emeritus. And until he factory in 1902, Dol became delivery boy began to decline early this year, he tended for the Big Store in Eaton and took the • Death has come at the age of 95 for his home and yard and raised flowers. first bag of sugar out to the Eaton family Henry A. Schmode, the Grand Old Man His garden boasted rose bushes over SO ranch. In 1905, he returned to Great West of Great Western. years old! ern at Sterling, where he again worked Henry died on July 20 in Scottsbluff, Henry's life-long interest in beet sugar with the construction crew. In 1906, he where he lived in retirement. He was the -some 75 years-spanned the crude be became bookkeeper at another new mill, father of Mart C. Schmode of Fort Mor ginnings of the industry, in which he took Fort Morgan. gan, retired superintendent. part, to the refinements of the present, Dol was promoted to cashier at Fort Together, father and son, their beet which he keenly appreciated. And his Morgan in 1910 and was advanced to Ger sugar service totaled nearly 100 years-an death marked the passing from the scene ing in 1916 during construction. In 1916, unparalleled family contribution to the of the oldest Great Westerner of them all he was moved to the agricultural staff and industry. -the senior member of the Senior Sugar named manager at Bayard, also new; he Henry retired 25 years ago as master Tramps. went on to Mitchell in 1919 during con mechanic at the Scottsbluff factory, where struction. In 1920, he was appointed man he served as the first superintendent of ager at Scottsbluff and Gering, and in the mill when it opened in 1910. He be 1927 was transferred to Bayard and Min gan his Great Western career in 1908 as A.M. GINN atare, where he rounded out his sugar master mechanic at Fort Collins and career with retirement in 1950. moved to Windsor in 1909 before going • A. M. Ginn, the irrepressible Great to Scottsbluff. Western pioneer who retired to a second After 17 years as superintendent at career, died on June 16 in California. His Scottsbluff, Henry went to Bayard as age was 81. H. L. McQUEEN master mechanic in 1927. He returned Dol, as he was known for Adolphus, in the same job to Fort Collins in 1929 was stricken by a heart attack while visit • Herbert L. McQueen, veteran assistant and moved back to Bayard again in 1931. ing his "adopted" daughter and family at superintendent at Fort Morgan, died on He began his last assignment as master Rancho Santa Fe. July 4 of injuries suffered in an auto ac mechanic at Scottsbluff in 1933. A Great Westerner for nearly 50 years, cident. His age was 52. But Henry had already served IS years Dol retired in 1950 as manager at Bayard. Herb was alone in his car when it in beet sugar mills before he ever joined His sugar career dated back to !902, at swerved off Highway 52 north of Fort Great Western. Eaton, when he worked as a water boy Morgan on June 30. From his native Germany, Henry came and tool monkey during the construction A Great Westerner for most of the last to this country in 1893 to install and of the factory and then delivered the first 35 years, Herb began his career at Lyman, operate the first Steffen process with Ger bag of sugar from the mill for the old where he was raised and graduated from man machinery at the old Norfolk mill Big Store in Eaton. high school. He worked at the sugar fac in Nebraska. The next year he moved on But sugar was only one of his careers. tory from 1931 until it closed in 1943. to the Chino mill in California for the When he retired, he devoted full time to After working in Kansas City on other second Steffen installation. his farm and feeding operations on his jobs, Herb returned to Lyman in 1947 At Chino, where he served from 1894 place north of Bayard. In 1958, however, with the reopening of the factory. He be until 1898, Henry joined company with he took an extensive trip to South Amer came a beetend foreman and moved to others who became pioneer operators and ica and thereby began his second career. Ovid iin 1949. He was promoted to as erectors for Great Western-men like Bob Upon his return, he was invited by sistant superintendent in 1958 and trans• Miller, Bruno Fred Arendt, and others. John Jirdon of Morrill to describe his trip ferred to Greeley and then in 1960 to Fort From Chino, Henry went to the Grand to the Rotary Club. His presentation was Morgan. Island factory as master mechanic and so engrossing that he spent the next two While in the foremen group, Herb was then, in 1900, back to the Norfolk mill. years telling about his travels to 125 elected president of the Inter-Factory The next year, he settled at the old Ames service clubs and other groups, all free Council of the Local Unions representing factory in Nebraska, first as master me of charge, even payiing his own expenses. factory employees. chanic and then as superintendent in his In the meantime, Dol resumed his world second year. travels and eventually visited 85 countries, It was at Ames, later moved to Scotts including most of those behind the Iron bluff, that Henry met up with the cadre Curtain. All the while, he took color slides A. H. EDWARDS of Sugar Tramps that later staffed many and collected artifacts and other mate of the Great Western factories. They in rials. • Alonzo H . Edwards, a chief chemist at cluded Hank Sandmann, Ferd Klingen In 1962, now a vigorous 77 years old, three factories for 35 years, died on July berg, Gus Heldt, Henry Giese, Hugh and Dol was auditioned and booked for a 22 in Burbank, Calif., where he lived in Bill Scilley. three-year contract to deliver his travelog retirement. He was 76 years old. Henry stayed at Ames until 1908, when to school assemblies in the southern states. Lon retired in 1955 at Sterling, where he joined GW at Fort Collins. After another extensive world tour, he he served in the lab for 26 years. Earlier, In his retirement years Henry maintained began his speaking engagements the next he was at Brush from 1922 to 1929, at a lively interest in the sugar business and year, usually appearing at two or three Loveland for the campaign of 1922, and frequently stopped in at the Scottsbluff schools a day, traveling from one town to at Greeley from 1918 to 1922, where he sugar factory to observe operations and re another. became chief chemist in 1920. He began new old acquaintances. "It's fun," Dol told the Scottsbluff Star his career in 1916 at Fort Collins. Even in his later years, Henry's memory Herald after his first tour. "It's the most Lon was the husband of Lona Edwards, for faces, facts and figures about sugar was rewarding thing I ever tried to do. So who was lab clerk at Brush and then su just short of fabulous. And he never tired many adults don't have time for kids, but perintendent's clerk at Sterling for many of sugar sessions with his old friends. It they attract me!" years. was often suspected, too, that he had Dol lost his only son, a Navy pilot, in Mrs. Edwards wrote that Lon led a plenty of advice to hand out to his son, the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. happy life in California with his grand Mart, while he served as a superintendent! His son's bride of two months later re children and enjoyed hearing from and Both father and son were cast in the married and Dol "adopted" her and her visiting with his Great Western friends. mold of the dedicated Sugar Tramp with family as his own. Her children became In recent years, she added, Lon was not the traditions of the "old school." And his grandchildren. able to get around very much but was al both devoted their working lives to their Dol himself came to Eaton at the age ways cheerful and enjoyed all he was able craft; Henry served various firms for 48 of 17 from his birthplace in Warwick, to do. • G/6/14-Top Mechanic George Heiser and his wife recently returned from a vacation trip to visit his brother, Harold Heiser, in the Lake Tahoe area. They enjoyed the scenic ride around Lake Ta hoe and a trip through historic Virginia City. George says he shook hands with Liberace and also the one-armed bandits, leaving behind a little money respectively. Greg Headlee spent a week with his parents in York, Neb., on his vacation. He will spend 2 weeks with his Uncle Sam the last of July and the first of August. Greg is a member of the Reserve Armed Forces. (Greg is dryer fireman.) Top Mechanic James Pratt will also spend two weeks in reserve training this summer at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. -Royce Belden

Daryl Brumley, son of Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Jim· Lantz, son of Mr. & Mrs. Harrison Brumley of Greeley, pitched several Lantz of Greeley, appears in his Scout winning games for the esc team last uniform with his new Eagle Award. H e season. He's a sophomore majoring in belongs to Troop 3 in Greeley. physical education.

Asst. Beet Reloading Manager Paul Jesser Asst. Master Mechanic Reuben Schrader of Sugarend Foreman Pete Brumley of of Greeley, left, receives his 20-year Greeley, left, receives a Safety Greeley displays the wrist watch he chose Great Westerner pin from Reloading Promotion Prize from Master Mechanic for winning the Safety Promotion Prize. Manager George Walters of Denver. Lynn Brown.

Asst. Master Mechanic Fred Brothers, Greeley's Electrician Charlie Telk, Craneman Richard Koester joins the left, presents an electric coffee pot to left, accepts his prize Safety winners' circle at Gree ley with a Sugar Boiler Ray Dimmitt for winning for Safety Promotion from Master prize from Asst. Master Reuben Schrader. the Safety Promotion Prize at Greeley. M echanic Lynn Brown.

8 • W/6/12-Another GW Weekend in Estes Park has come and gone, reward ing all with new friends and the pleas ure of seeing the old ones too. Surprised when their names were drawn from the hat for door prizes at the Ladies Lunch eon were Mrs. Paul H. Keller, Mrs. C. E. Chipman and Carol Schmidt. The ladies made a fine showing at the bridge tables. We are very proud of our golf pros who placed in their flights. They are as fol lows: Duane McDonald, first in champion ship flight; C. E. Chipman, first in flight 4; Glenn Troudt, second in fli ght 4; Jim Amos, first in flight 5 and Chuck Merritt, second in flight 6. Duane McDonald, C. E. Chipman, Charles H. Chipman and Glenn Troudt composed the team to win the Traveling Trophy. Congratulations to all our pros. Boiler House Foreman Carl Steinbrecher recently became grandfather of an 8 lbs. 15 ozs. baby girl. They named her Tammy Lynn. Tammy's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Alan Zornes. Mrs. Zornes is Carl's daugh Jean Fagler McCoy, daughter of Mr. & Kathleen Marie Hemmerle, daughter of ter Carol. Mrs. Adam Fagler, Jr. , of Windsor, was Mr. & Mrs. Valda Hemmerle of Windsor, Deepest sympathy of the entire mill is a June graduate of Windsor High School. also was graduated from Windsor High. extended to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rutz, Jr., and family in the death of their daughter Isabell Rutz Lindahl on May 17. In addi tion to her parents, she is survived by her husband Roland and two daughters, Christine and Paula. -Carol Schmidt

• C/6/2-Herbert Wright, watchman, was presented with a 5-year service pin by Supt. Jim Amos. Fred Martin, watchman, is taking a two-week vacation. Oscar Han son, retired warehouse foreman is replac ing him and will also replace the other two watchmen when they take their va cations. The fieldmen are busy with the prob lems of growing beets, labor and lack of rain. However the rain last week was indeed a blessing for the beets as well as the other crops. -Lovena McGraw

Ronald Lew is, son of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Claude Lewis, another son of the Earl Lewis of Greeley, joined the Army Lewises of Greeley, graduated from and now serves in artillery at Fort Carson. Central High and plans to attend CSC.

Jacky White, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Don Paul McGraw, son of Louena & Nelson Jack Dinnel, son of Mr. & Mrs . Don White of Greeley, was a candidate for McGraw of Fort Collins, was a June Dinnel of Greeley, graduated from Platte lady-in-waiting for the Go West Days. graduate of Poudre High School in Collins. Valley High, where he starred in sports.

9 Jack Weickum, son of Mr. & Mrs. Jake Joyce Rodgers, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dick Sibert, son of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Weickum of Loveland, graduated from Jasper Rodgers of Loveland, graduated from Sibert of Loveland, graduated from Loveland High and plans to attend NEJC. Loveland High and plans to attend CSC. Loveland High and plans to enter military service.

• V/ 6/ 23-We have two new assistant master mechanics at Loveland. They are Ronald Olsen and Richard Fulton. Ron comes to us from Ovid where he held an assistant master's job. He started his year around work in 1957 at Lovell as top me chanic and machinist. He was promoted to assistant master in 1962 at Lovell. Dick came from Gering, where he also was an assistant master. He started his year-around work in 1953 at Mitchell. In 1956 he was transfered to Lovell as shop foreman, in '57 to Billings as shop fore man, back to Lovell in '59 as assistant master. In 1960 he was sent to Bayard and then in '62 to Gering. At Johnstown, Asst. Supt. Lloyd Meeker, Petty Officer 3/C Harry Wallace, son of We would li ke to welcome both Ron left, presents a 15-year GW service pin and Dick and hope that things go fine to Stationman Alec Bungert. t;;;~e~ :;;r~ ~~':n!~f:~io~s Lfe~~';:~7~~ for them. aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise off Viet Nam. Things are moving along fairly well at Loveland, with the new white pans, coolers, and the new third evaporator. Alex Fritzler retired this month after some 40 years with the Company. He started year-around in 1926 at Windsor, where he had va rious station jobs and worked up to beetend foreman. In 1945 he transfered to Ovid as assistant master mechanic; then in 1950 to Fort Collins. Alex came to Loveland in 1955. The crew at Loveland got together and bought Alex a Skill saw as a retirement gift. We hope that he and Mrs. Fritzler enjoy his retirement ever so much. Miss Sheryl Lebsack, daughter of Dryer Foreman Harry Lebsack, has won the honor of "DE Student of the Year" at the recent convention of Distributive Educa tions clubs in Denver. This enables her to compete in national competition at Chicago. -Jim Neal

Delbert Schott, son of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Barbara Brossman, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Schott, was graduated from Loveland Ed Brossman of Johnstown, was graduated High. His father works at Johnstown. with a degree in philosophy at CSU.

10 Charlie Kupilik, Master Mechanic at At Longmont, Top Mechanic Ev Hilty Stationman Jim Kelly of Longmont stands Longmont for the past 20 years, examines displays the mobile fan he chose for a beside the Safety Promotion Prize he his nine-star GW pin for 45 years of Safety Promotion Prize. picked for winning the contest in May. service. Charlie is senior in service among all Great Western master mechanics.

Longmont Asst. Master Mechanic Ford At Windsor, 70 years of service. On the Warehouse Foreman Vern Vickery of Kime, left, receives his 25-year GW service left, Master Mechanic Eddie Williams, Longmont displays both his five-year GW pin from Master Mechanic Charlie Kupilik. pin and his new blue safety hat on 30 years, with Asst. Supt. Ed Hemmerle, his fifth anniversary. 40 years, upon receiving their GW pins.

Cheryl Ann Thompson, daughter of Mr. & Kristie Oldemeyer, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Jensen, son of Mary Jensen of Mrs. Denzel Thompson of Longmont, was R. K. Oldemeyer of Longmont, graduated Longmont, took his degree in business at a June graduate of Longmont High School. from Longmont High and plans to CU in June and now works for an attend Morningside College in Sioux City. accounting firm in Denver.

11 Thelma Lindblad, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Samson, son of Mr. & Mrs. Susan Bauer, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. G. David Lindblad of Ovid, graduated from William Samson of Ovid, graduated {rom Bauer of Ovid, graduated from Ovid Ovid High School and now works in Ovid High, where he starred in sports. High with academic honors and plans to Ogallala. attend esc.

Michael Couch, son of Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Mike Krogmeier, son of Mr. & Mrs. Gene Ruth Quint, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Clem Couch of Sterling, graduated, from Sterling Krogmeier of Sterling, graduated from Quint of Merino, graduated from Merino High School with honors in singing. Sterling High with sports honors. High School and now attends CSC in Greeley.

Barbara Kaiser, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Darrel Dean Vigen, at left, and Duane Gene Vigen, at right, twin Joe Kaiser of Sterling, graduated from sons of Mr. & Mrs. Joel Vigen of Sterling, graduated from Sterling Sterling High with a beautician award. High School and plan to attend Northeastern Junior College.

12 Bernadine Kalinowski, daughter of Mr. & Charles Spall, left, son of Mr. & Mrs. John Spall of Sterling, Mrs. ]oe Kalinowski of Sterling, graduated graduated from Sterling High with sports honors, while his brother from Sterling High and now works in ]ames, right, graduated from Navy electronics and entered advanced Collins. schooling for two years. Chuck plans to attend Colorado Mines.

Airman Teddy Messersmith, son of Mr. & Sandra Wecker, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dorothe Ball, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Mrs. A. E. Messersmith of Sterling, now Vernon Wecker of Sterling, graduated from R. W. Ball of Sterling, graduated from serves in advanced missile training at Sterling High and plans to attend N]C. Sterling High with music honors and Chanute AFB, Ill. attends N]C.

Sandra Diel, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ray Ron Mildenberger, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Stahle, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Stahle Diel of Sterling, graduated from Sterling Wally Mildenberger, graduated from Fort of Sterling, graduated from Sterling High High and plans to attend nursing school. Morgan High with a scholarship to with sports honors; he goes to Utah State. Colorado Mines.

13 • Q/6/17-Phil Mollendor, son of Mr. & Mrs. Phil Mollendor, Sr., of Ovid has been selected to represent Sedgwick County at Boys' State. His school activities in clude membership in the "Q" club, Stu dent Council and participation in the class play, footba ll, track and baseball. He has maintained a B average in school. The Ovid beet sheds north of factory came under the obsolete column and were torn down this month. The view to the north is quite bare now and the northern winds will have a better sweep of the factory. Jerry Young, fieldman at Big Springs, Nebr., won the safety contest drawing for the month of March. He chose a floor polisher as his prize. Electrician Bill Samson spends every free moment remodeling their home and since it is located across from the factory, we are quick to notice the improvement. Storekeeper Ike Orth bought a new car that says "Wildcat" on the side to bring Linda English, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Wood, son of Mr. & Mrs. Harvey his baby daughter home from the hospital. T. E. English of Fort Morgan, graduat(!d Wood of Fort Morgan, graduated from Teresa Kay weighed in at 9 lbs. 13 ozs. on from Morgan High 'and plans to attend Morgan High and plans to attend June 2. Cal. Northeastern JC. Warehouse Foreman LeRoy Kintz bought a car to go hunting for sharp pointed rorks called arrow-heads. Many others also traded; guess spring gives everyone that go-go feeling. Jack Peyrouse, Sr., Assistant from Love land, and his wife stopped by to visit the crew. Jack Peyrouse, their son, chairman of speech and drama department at Doane College in Crete, Nebr., presented the commencement speech at Ovid High. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Foss are again en joying the weekends in their cabin in Poudre Canyon. Janitor Finley Ritter has taken Mrs. Johnson's beautification campaign seriously and at last report had ten lawns to care for. This is a true moonlighting job as it sometimes takes him that long to com plete. Asst. Master Mechanic Ron Olsen has been transferred to Loveland mill. Stanley Lechman and his wife are par ents of a new daughter born May 27 weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs. Kimberly Ann was Tom Schantz, son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Karen Martin, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. welcomed home by two brothers. Schantz of Fort Morgan, took his history Albert Martin, graduated from Fort Morgan Raymond Seeber won the safety con degree at CU wUh work in journalism. He High School and plans to major in test drawing for month of April and chose plans to join the Peace Corps for 2 years physical education at CSC at Greeley. a grill and waffle iron for his gift. and then study in England.

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At the Ovid High School prom, Kenny Sampson serves as king In VietNam, Bert Eastman •of Fort Morgan relaxes from with Carol Kaiser as queen, in the center, with attendants duty at right in his "home" at Bien Hoa, north of Saigon, with Steve Sowder at left and Ray Ann Neubauer at right. the First Infantry Division. Bert is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Eastman.

14 Edward Schafer won the safety contest for May netting him a lovely gift. Timekeeper Leonard Heit and wife are parents of a third daughter born June 9. They named their new daughter Amy Jo lene. - Nancy Martin

• S/6/15-We wish to welcome our new fieldman Jim Moravek to the Sterling or ganization. Jim & his wife come to us from Greeley. He replaces Bill Thoren, who has accepted a position with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. We wish Bill the best of luck in his new job. Several from Sterling attended the GW weekend in Estes Park. The men's bowl ing team consisting of John Spall, Roy French, Vari an Weker, Ivan Stahle & Smokey Zimmerman, placed second; Roy French & Ivan Stahle captured fi rst place in the doubles, & Ivan Stahle won first At Ovid, Warehouse Foreman LeRoy At Fort Morgan, Sugar Boiler Harold place in the singles. In the golf tourna Kintz makes with a smile for his admirers. Ruppel, left, receives his 15-year GW ment, Jim Donelan captured second place service pin from Supt. Jack Eastman. in the first flight. Mr. & Mrs. John Schrade are vacation ing in Washington & Oregon. Donald E. Snowden, Johnstown .. 5 Mr. & Mrs. John Pace are the proud parents of a baby daughter, Roberta, born Herbert Wright, Fort Collins ...... 5 May 13. Vernon L. Vickery, Longmont ...... 5 Congratulations to Dommie Vecchia, son of Mr. & Mrs. Aida Vecchia, who was Charles R. Young, Scottsbluff .... 5 elected vice president of the Sterling High student body for 1966-67. Tom Reichert, son of Ruby Reichert, JUNE ANNIVERSARIES was awarded a trophy for outstanding Jun ior boy from Sterling High by the Sterling Charles A. Kupil ik, Longmont .... 45 Masonic Lodge at a special dinner honor Edward A. Hemmerle, Windsor .. 40 ing area students. Tom attended Boys Carl C. Case, Bayard ...... 30 State at CSU as a delegate. Asst. Supt. Clyde Pfeifer & Asst. M.-M. In Which Edgar 0. Williams, Windsor ...... 30 Geo. Mark are helping with the boiler R. W. Wright, Denver ...... 30 install ation at Fremont. Nearly one-third of the permanent crew We Serve Roy C. Danielson, GW Railway .... 25 had a daughter or a son who graduated Richard L. Homan, Fremont ______20 from high school this year. We are very proud of these young people and wish MAY ANNIVERSARIES Paul Jesser, Greeley ...... 20 them much success in the future. Daniel Schmidt, Mitchell ...... 35 Gordon Rudolph, Fremont ...... 20 Ed Slama entertained the retired Sterling factory employees & their wives on May 2 Walter B. Ashby, Longmont ...... 30 Leo L. Shandera, Scottsbluff ...... 20 in the Public Service Community room Ford L. Kime, Longmont ...... 25 Harry A. Banhart, Bayard ...... 15 in observance of h is 73rd birthday. T he event is reported here by Mrs. Charles S. Foster, Longmont 20 James A. Burry, Scottsbluff ...... 15 Henry Montgomery. Herman Gies, GW Railway ...... 20 Raymond C. Collins, Des Moines 15 Ed showed slides of his home workshop & tools, where he spends many hours Calvin W. Smith, Denver ...... 20 Adolph W. Doleshall, Sterling .... 15 working on his hobbies, repairing all kinds E. C. Spallinger, Billings ...... 20 Robert Erdman, Bayard ...... 15 of clocks, making little windmills & nu merous gadgets including a miniature Dorothy Lombard, Denver ...... 15 William G. Krueger, Ft. Collins .. 15 threshing machine & a model of the sugar J. Homer Mayes, Brighton ...... 15 Fay M. Neal, GW Railway ...... 15 factory. H is clock collection now numbers 118. King Minnick, Loveland ······"······· 15 W. M. Netherland, Scottsbluff .... 15 Leland Groves & Henry Montgomery Robert A. Wherry, Denver ...... 15 Harold D. Ruppel, Ft. Morgan .... 15 also showed slides of va rious places they have visited in their travels. William A. Moeller, GW Railway .. 10 John W. Schneider, Brighton ...... 15 J. Eliot Hays suggested that the retired Ira M. Orth, Ovid ...... 10 Hubert Dougherty, Findlay ...... 10 Sugar Tramps have regular get-togethers, possibly once or twice a year or more of Jenneva Perkins, Denver ...... 10 Alex E. Hoffman, Scottsbluff .... 10 ten, similar to the Last Squad meetings of Richard G. Swanson, Denver ...... 10 Darr L. John, Gering ...... 10 men of the U . S. Armed Forces. Eliot was water boy at the time the Sterling mill Rudolph Temple, Scottsbluff ...... 10 James P. Teters, Mitchell ...... 10 was built in 1905. Modesto Troncoso, GW Railway .. 10 Louise Webber, Longmont ...... 10 Mr. Slama served a lunch, which in 1 cluded a beautifully decorated birthday Melvin A. Baldwin, Eaton ...... 5 Thomas P. Davis, Horse Creek .. 5 cake, to the fo llowing: Mr. & Mrs. J. Eliot Doyle M. Clark, Scottsbluff ...... 5 Donald McClure, Billings ...... 5 Hays, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Litty, Mr. & Mrs. Glen Armstrong, Ed Drew, Ralph Scheck, Daniel E. Harmel, Loveland ...... 5 Willis A. Meyer, Sterling ...... 5 Miss Dorothy Scheck, Mr. & Mrs. Leland Joseph M. Kaiser, Sterling ...... 5 Jerry D. Muhr, Bayard ...... 5 Groves, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Montgomery, Mr. & Mrs. D. A. Gillespie, Mrs. Guy R. F. Kaup, Windsor ...... 5 Clarence E. Nation, Sterling ...... 5 Gillespie & Mrs. Hazel Pickerill. Owen L. Knight, Eaton ...... 5 Charles R. Phillips, Johnstown .. 5 -Ruby Reichert

15 • F/6/14-George and Emma Heimbuch have returned from a trip to Eastern Min nesota where they visited Emma's brother. They also spent time with other relatives on their way back. Our hospital notes show that Virgil Wecker had the remainder of his big toe taken off last week. Virgil lost part of his toe six weeks ago in an accident. We wish him a speedy recovery. Harry Reents was admitted to the hospital last week for observation. We hope that Harry is found to be in good physical shape and that he will soon be back to work. Pete & Mrs. Vallejo are the proud par ents of a new baby boy. He is the sec ond child for the Vallejos. The baseball season is here again and many of our men are helping out with the little leagues. Jerry Fertig is the National League commissioner and is serving as an umpire. Milton Muth is managing one of the teams with Dick Kraus helping him. Jo Anne Hooper, daughter of Mr. & Mrs . Carolyn Culver, daughter o( Mr. & Mrs. Ron England is also managing a team Sabin Hooper, graduated from Gering High Carol Culver, graduated from Gering High with the help of Ralph Castanada. School and plans to enter N ebraska U. with academic honors to go on to esc.

Catherine Cross, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Pete Karubos, son of Mr. & Mrs. Nick Davy Davidson, son of Mr. & Mrs. D. D. Don Cross o( Scottsbluff, took her BA Karubos o( Scottsbluff, graduated (rom Davidson of Scottsbluff. won a scholarship degree at CSC and will teach in Fort Milford Trade School in construction and in accounting at Scottsbluff College. Collins. drafting.

Jo Ann Gwin, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Valorie Arends, daughter of Mr. & Mr s. Darwin Bliss, Jr. , son of Mr. & Mrs. Dar Robert Gwin, graduated (rom Scottsbluff John Arc>nds , graduated from Minatare Bliss o( Gering and grandson of Don High and plans to enter Scottsbluff College. High. Her (ather works at Scottsbluff. Richter, graduated from Gering High.

16 The girls of the Scottsbluff and Gering campaign office crews get together for a post-campaign luncheon. From left, Judy England, wife of Ron and daughter of Floyd Logan of Fremont; Irma Waggoner, wife of H. T.; Joyce Drumheller; Gretchen Wimmer; Frieda Conn, wife of Farrell; Mary Ina and Debbie Einsel; Bonnie Cross, wife of Don; Fran Henderson; Joyce Reitz; Evelyn Behm, Lucylle McElroy; Jean Goodell, Shirley Gilbaugh; and Freda Lawson, wife of Jo e.

Our parking lot is beginning to look at the buffet all had a very good time. like we have a few General Motors stock As a prelude to the Valley Sugar Tramp holders employed here. Farrell Conn is Bowling Tournament, two teams from the driving a new Oldsmobile and Leo Shan Scottsbluff Teamsters Union had a grudge dera and Pat Pumphrey are sporting new match with the gold team coming up vic Buicks around. torious. The winning team consisted of The Scottsbluff Country Club was the Dick Kraus, Leo Shadera, Merle Waitman site of the Technical Society's final meet and Neil Westerveldt. The losers, known ing for this year. The 152 members and as the Blue team (both in feelings & guests present represented all Great West color) were Irv Zitterkopf, Louis Reisel ern's factories but two. Robert A. Wherry, man, Glenn Reed, Norm Vogel and Ron Corporate Secretary, was the guest speaker. England. To the victors went the beer. His talk covered GW's Pension Plan; the John Ostermiller returned from his trends in state and federal regulations re April vacation in California. While in garding Unemployment Insurance and So California, John stayed with his sister cial Security and how they affect Great Karen, who teaches in Riverside. He also Western programs. journeyed to Las Vegas to watch the In conjunction with the Technical meet Tournament of Champions. His luck on ing a no-hostess buffet supper was held the tables in Vegas was stated as being at the Copper Kettle for the wives of "fair to good." Purchasing Manager M. H. Ruebush, left, those attending the Technical meeting. It -John Ostermiller presents a 10-year GW pin to Chief was reported that the 55 ladies present Clerk Dick Swanson at the General Office.

Scottsbluff Asst. Supt. Jack Whittier, right, In the Scottsbluff warehouse, Foreman Sugar Boiler Levi Koenig of Scottsbluff, gets help from Asst. Supt. Bill Heily George Heimbuch whispers a few words of left, receives his IS-year GW service pin with gifts from the crew upon his retire instruction to his sugar crews. from Asst. Master Mechanic Dayle ment with service dating back 47 years. Williams.

17 Sharon Case, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Carl Cheryl Amend Ellingson, daughter of Mr. Robert Erdman, son of Mr . & Mr s. Bob Cas e of Bayard, graduated from Bayard & Mrs. Herman Amend of Bayard, Erdman, graduated from Bayard High High School and plans to attend Chadron graduated from Kearney State and will where he won athletic honors. State. teach in Fremont.

Shirley Cross, daughter of Mr. & Mrs . Mike Spurgin, son of Mr . & Mrs. C. A. Lee Ann Pontine, daughter of Mr . & Mrs. Jonathan Cross, graduated from Bayard Spurgin, graduated from Alliance High LeRoy Pontine, graduated from Bayard High and plans to attend Bluffs College. and plans to attend Nebraska U. High and plans to attend Chadron State.

Larry Pfeiffer, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ed Marva Dee Elder Rich, daughter of Mr. & Linda Giauque, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Pfei ffer, graduated from Bayard High and Mrs . Paul Elder, took her degree at Lowell Giauque, graduated with academic plans to attend Scottsbluff College. Kearney State and plans to teach. and activity honors from Bayard High and will attend CSC at Greeley.

18 • D/6/22-It appears that Bayard's Edi Congratulations to Vic Marker and his tor better be making another attempt for new bride. Vic was married in June along a few Sugar Press notes. with all the other June grooms. Harry Banghart, shop foreman, is pres Vacations are going strong at the pres ently making plans for his retirement in ent time. Some of the weary travelers July. Harry has purchased a new pickup just returning to work for a rest are truck with camper and plans to do an George McMurtry, Frank Townsend, and extended amount of traveling. We wish Dick Priest. Many more are just starting Harry the best of luck on his retirement and it looks like summer is here. and future years. At the present time the crops look good John Lovell, assistant master mechanic and if the weather stays good it could be the past four years, has been transferred a good campaign and possibly a long one. to Gering. Congratulations to John on -Dick Priest his new appointment. Quite a few changes have been taking place around the mill. Auto-white centrif ugals have been added along with new presses. Doing the most damage has been Jim Burry. He has the centrifugal job and Bayard's graduating seniors included has been tearing down about everything John Elliott, son of Mr. & Mrs. John R. in sight, although he has been getting Elliott of Bayard. Young John took his things back together in pretty good shape. degree in chemistry at Chadron State The white trim and window trim on College and then went on to summer the main buildings have been painted and sessions at CSU at Fort Collins. H e plans Arlene Reinmuth, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. a good job of it was done by Fred Mc to continue h is graduate work at the Clarence Reinmuth, graduated from Daniel and Wayne Muhr. University of N ebraska in the fall. Bridgeport High and plans to attend Kearney State.

Bayard's Asst. M-M John Lovell, left, At Bayard, Beetend Foreman Don Recent service pin awards at Bayard. From receives a going-away gift from Ardon McDaniel, left, displays his 15-year GW left, Asst. M-M Jim Burry, 15 years; Top Hight and the crew upon his transfer pin while T op Mechanic George McMurty Mechanic Bob Erdman, 15; Asst. Supt. to the Gering mill. holds his new blue hat {or five years Carl Case, 25; Sugar Boiler Jerry Muhr, 5; of safe work. and Shop Foreman Harry Banghart, 15 years.

"Our Reputation for QUAUTY Bayard Manager Lowell Giauque, left, And here's George Colgrove, again, in a presents a 10-year GW service pin to photo marking the fact that he won the Depends on Dump Repair Crewman George Colgrove. April Safety Promotion Prize at Bayard. rr

Fieldman Jim Davidson of Bayard rouses Bayard's winner in the May Safety himself from a lunch siesta with heroic Promotion Prize drawing was Warehouse gestures be{ itting a strenuous worker. Foreman Emery Sherfey.

19 In Which We Serve JULY ANNIVERSARIES Herbert H. Pearcy, Wheatland .. 30 Theodore J. Burrous, Greeley -·-- 25

Jean Ann Barker, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Elizabeth Tangeman, daughter of Pauline Ronald D. Steck, Findlay -·--·------25 Ellis Barker, graduated from Mitchell Tangeman, graduated from Mitchell High Richard W. Dayton, Johnstown __ 20 High School and plans to attend college. with high academic and · honors W. Verne Tregoning, Johnstown .. 20 and a scholars h to Scotts Paul 0 . Branstner, Loveland ...... 15 Paul P. Brown, Windsor -- -·- -·-- ·---- 15 Robert W. Jacobs, Billings --·-----·- 15 Donald E. Kallsen, Brighton -·-··- 15 Reuben Schrader, Greeley ·-····--·- 15 Milby G. Terry, Brighton -·------·--- 15 Roy F. Rohlas, Denver -·-· ·--·--·--·-- 10 William M. Samson, Ovid ------·- 10 James J. Svacina, Sterling ··------10 Kenneth E. Hoff, Fremont ...... 5 Kenneth A. Johnson, Longmont __ 5 Pete V. Lopez, Denver -- ·--·-- ·-·--- ·· 5 Robert Margheim, Eaton ------·--·-- 5 Charles 0 . Pearcy, Denver ----·----- 5 Vertis Potter, Johnstown ··------5 Rosemary Stone, Loveland ------·- 5 Linda Fleenor, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Mariruth Swaney, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Fleenor, graduated from Mitchell Oliver Swaney of M itchell, took her Elmer Swanson, Gering ·- ·---··-·-··- 5 High with plans to be a medical degree at Wm. Jewell College and plans Paul M. Woods, Denver --··-·------·- 5 technician. to do graduate work at Denver University.

Mitchell's markemen, all members of the Lyman Gun Club, winner of the Panhandle Rifle Club league and shoot-off for 1966. From left, Fieldman Lloyd Crook, Manager Bill McGuffey, Fieldman Bob Morley, and Asst. Supt. Paul Pumphrey. Their Lyman club won the title for the fourth time in the last five years.

20 Gail Candlin, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Don Robert Marler, son of Paul and Mary Kathy Stenehjem, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Candlin, graduated with honors in music Manni, graduated from Billings Central Ralph Stenehjem, graduated from Billings and student activities at Bridger High Catholic High School where he starred West High School where she took part School, Mont. She plans to attend Montana in sports. He plans to attend Gonzaga in numerous activities. She plans to State U . or Portland U. attend Montana State or Eastern Montana College.

At the GW Railway in Loveland, Master Another GW Railwayman, Agent H erman Mechanic Tommy Davis presents a 25-year Gies, receives his 20-year GW service service pin to Roy Danielson, at right. pin at Longmont from Vice President ]ens Jensen.

Betty Hudson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Hudson of Billings, with her bridegroom, Kenneth Sankovich, at their wedding last November. He's the son of Mr. & Mrs. N. K. Sankovich of Billings. The young couple resides in Billings.

Again on the Railway, Vice President Jens Jensen presents a 15-year GW pin to Agent Fay Neal, right, the father Jim Neal, dryer foreman at Loveland.

At Horse Creek Quarry, Wrex Caster, lrft, receives a jig saw from Supt. Phil Ford for winning a Safety Promotion PrizC'.

21 Billings Steffen Foreman Riney Wiest was all smiles when he Sugar Boiler Ernie Spallinger, center, receives his 20-year received his 15-year GW service pin with Asst. Supt. Don GW service pin from Sugar Boiler Jack McClure, at right, Morris at left and Asst. M-M Tommy Turnbull at right. with Top Mechanic Cecil Hughs looking on at left.

Top Mechanic Cliff West, center, displays his 15-year GW Diffuser Operator C. M. Sherman, center, receives his 10-year service pin at Billings with Sugarend Foreman Bernie GW service pin at Billings fr om Beetend Foreman Jack Willson, Lindell at left and Sugar Boiler Clyde Breshears at right. right, with Asst. Supt. Ike Enwall looking on at left.

Billings' Asst. Master Mechanic Jim Kiedrowski, second from Kiln Foreman Wally Roe of Billings, left, receives his right, receives his 15-year GW service pin in the company of 15-year Great Westerner pin from Supt. Francis Wood. three other assistants, from left, Bill Black, Gene Kyger, and Art Hudson.

22 Three Billings crewmen all ready to board their camper for Chairman Frank A. Kemp, left, pays a little visit to the Billings a summer sojourn at the Fremont mill in Ohio. From left, factory and Supt. Francis W ood. Boss Kemp was in Billings to Top Mechanics W. H. Snook and Don McClure and Boilerhouse attend a meeting of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. Foreman Bill Kisinger.

This is COMPETIDON: Yard Foreman Jak e Ruff of Billings, center, receives his 20-year GW service pin with Dryer Foreman Bill Beard at left and Ray Dimmitt at right. ''T/Je Survival ofi!Je fiHeslq ~ ~ HWe CanJ Compete ~ · · · We're fapult

The Bittners of Billings, Asst. Supt. Earl at left and Dryer Foreman AI in the center, with Beetend Foreman Bill Bly at right, when AI received his 30-year GW service pin. ONLY YOU CAN MAKE/HI 0/IIIRINCI

23 Gary DeManche, son of Mr. & Mrs. Gene Paul and Patricia Gurtzweiler, twin son and daughter of Fr emont DeManche, graduated from Ross High Fieldman & Mrs. John Gurtzweiler, graduated fr om Eastwood High School in Fremont, where he held student at Pemberton, 0 . H e plans to study drafting and she cosmetology. offices. Gary plans to attend W es tern Michigan U.

Jay Shafer, son of Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Daun Hurst, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Earl ferry Moses, son of Mr. & Mrs . Sherman Shafer, graduated from Ross High in Hurst, graduated from Fremont's Ross Moses, was another m ember of the Ross Fremont and plans to study forestry. High and plans to attend Bowling Green U. High School graduating class in Fremont.

Vice President Bob Fisher, in the photo at left, traces the progress of the Northern Ohio Sugar Company over the last I I years at the annual m eeting of the Beet Sugar T echnical Society for Fremont and Findlay m embers last April. Fisher noted that sugar per acre rose from 3,230 pounds to 4,394 pounds, while sugar production of the two mills totaled over 100 million pounds last campaign in comparison with 47 m illion in the first season with Great W es tern.

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t It's hardly any wonder that Asst. Supt. AI Schmidt of Fremont wears a smile all the while-with these happy-go-lucky twin grandsons, just three months old here. They are Paul Judy Rudolph, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. and Pat Schmidt, sons of the Robert Schmidts. But twins are I Gordon Rudolph, graduated fr om Ross t nothing new for Grandpa AI and Granma Viola. The High in Fremont with an outstanding § twin grandsons' father, Bob, is a twin himself! · record in academics and music. She t achieved a perfect record of all A's in her 12 years of school and won numerous awards for violin. Judy plans to attend the University of Cincinnati, where she won a talent scholarship for the study of music.

Fremont Manager Gordon Rudolph, right, Tom Schlothauer, son of Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Spec ialist 4/ C Harold Hutt, son of Mr. & receives his 20-year GW service pin Schlothauer of Windsor, took his engineer Mrs . Quinten Hutt of Fort Morgan, returns from Phil Smith, agricultural development ing degree at CSU and plans to study at home from duty in Korea in September. director. USC.

• Fr/6/13-Considering our long cam paign, work on the new boiler house is progressing very well here at Fremont. Great Westerners out here supervising and assisting with the construction are as fol lows: Former Fremonter Asst. Supt. Jerry Shannon, of Brighton; Asst. Supt. Clyde Pfeifer and Asst. M.-M. George Mark from Sterling; Sugar Boiler Robert DeManchc and Top Mechanic David Lindblade from Ovid; Top Mechanics Don McClure and W. H. Snook and Boiler House Foreman William Kisinger from Billings. From our sister factory in Findlay are Sugarend Foremen Bob Kelim, Richard Moon and Merle Butler, Extra Station Man Ernie Nivison, and Utility Man Wilbur Wil liamson. Congratulations to Fieldman and Mrs. Richard Saionz, on the arrival of twin sons on March 17. Also the Floyd Logans on moving into their new home at 1815 Martin in Fre mont. The Fremont agricultural staff introduces two recent additions We wish to extend our sincere sym Fieldmen Lyle Haar, on the left, and Charles Cross. Lyle works in pathy to the family of Robert Franks, the North Elmore area and lives near Gibsonburg with his wife repairman, who was killed in an auto Margaret and son. Charles serves the Curtice and Will is ton areas accident last month here in Fremont. and lives in Williston with his wife Wilma and daughter. -Rita Swint

25 Cheryl Clark, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ken Larry E. Marquart, son of Mr. & Mrs. Lois Conley, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ray Clark, graduated from Findlay High Laverne Marquart, graduated from Findlay Conley, graduated from Findlay High School and plans to attend Miami U. in High and now works for Cooper Tire. and plans to enter nurse's training. Ohio.

• CHI/6/15-lt's been a long time since we at the Chicago Terminal contributed to The Sugar Press . We have had a busy year and see another busy year ahead of us. We have just completed a new 125,000 gallon storage tank outside. Now we are in the process of building a new office. Several of our employees have sons or daughters in college. Joni Michalcik has finished her third year at the University of Illinois, where she is majoring in rhetoric. Edward Waznak's son Terry completed his first year at Ottawa Uni versity at Ottawa, Kansas. One of our employees, Kent Ulmer, is leaving college for a four-year stint in the Army. Kenneth Gjundjek, another em ployee, will spend two weeks at Camp McCoy, Wis., with the National Guard. Leroy Measner will spend his two weeks of Air Force Reserve duty at Akron, Ohio. Thomas Hanson, who has been working here part time, is graduating from high Nancy Schneider, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Linda Saxton, daughter of Mr. & Mrs . school this month. He will attend I.B.M. Gus Schneider, graduated from Findlay School in the fall. Garry Minarcine and Harold Saxton, graduated from Findlay Jim Greene, two of our part-time boys, High and plans to enter CSU at Fort High and plans to attend CSU. Collins. will continue their education at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. George Rainey will continue working here while attending the University of Illinois Chi cago Campus in the fall. Edwin Voss will start his second year at St. Ambrose Col lege in Dubuque, Iowa. -Mildred Michalcik

• HC/6/7-Ertie Brewer, wife of Ma chineman Stanley Brewer, flew to Fort Gordon, Georgia recently for a visit with their son Gail, before he left the States for overseas duty. While there, they did quite a lot of sight seeing around Savan nah, as well as in Charleston, S.C. They also took a yachting tour around the Har bor of History and visited old Fort Sumter, and toured one of the world's largest Naval Complexes where they saw subma rines, minesweepers, destroyers tenders and cruisers. Shortly after Mrs. Brewer returned home, Gail went to Fort Dix and flew from there to Germany where William Coon, son of Mr. & Mrs. Lee Patricia Olwick, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. he will be stationed for some time. Coon, graduated fr om Findlay High and Ray Olwick, graduated from Van Buren -Lois E. Lang plans to study engineering at Ohio High and plans to enter business college. Northern.

26 The other side of the coin.

• We all are inclined to "see red" these days when we contemplate a hospital bill. Hospital costs-and fees-have ri sen both rapidly and substantially in recent years. But here is a little story that presents the other side of the coin. It starts with an all-too-common newspaper headline which reads about as follows: CAR HITS TREE Driver's condition critical at local hospital The article then goes on to tell of an early morning auto accident- how the patient was picked up by police and brought into the hospital in critical con dition at 2:00 A.M. Injuries include sev eral fractures and internal injuries. It's a nip-and-tuck fight until around 8:00 A.M. when the patient is reported "off the criti cal list." Wayne Townsend, son of Mr. & Mrs. George Berlin, II, son of Mr. & Mrs. All this is just a routine sort of news Harold Townsend, Jr., of Horse Creek, George Berlin of Golden, graduated from item- you will find one in your morning graduated from Cheyenne Central High Golden High School and plans to study paper most any day. And it is a routine with plans to serve in the Navy and then fine arts at CSC at Greeley. He's also experience in any hospital- but consider enter Wyoming U. He's working this working at the Quarry this summer. what has been called into action: summer at Horse Creek Quarry. 2 Emergency Room Nurses 1 Orderly 1 Intravenous Technician 1 Admitting Officer l Intern or Resident l Staff Surgeon (on call) l Pharmacist or Night Supervisor to prepare medications Staff of "Special Care" Unit- 1 Anesthetist 2 Operating Room Nurses 1 Orthopedic Surgeon 1 Person in Central Supply l X-ray Technician l Radiologist to read the X-rays l Lab Technician 1 Telephone Operator 3 nurses and l nurse's aide In a six-hour period, 26Y:! man hours by 21 hospital staff people were directed toward saving one life. And before the sun sets again, many others will have an impact on that patient's well-being- Ad ministration, floor nurses, medical records, housekeeping, accounting, laundry, mainte Robert L. Lopez, son of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gail Brewer, son of Mr. & Mrs. Stanley nance, etc., etc. Lopez of Horse Creek, took his degree at Brewer of Horse Creek, continues his Something to think about the next time the University of Wyoming with honors service in the U. S. Army overseas at you see the headline. "Car Hits Tree" and continues there in graduate study Zweibrucken, Germany. or when you see a hospital bill. for his master's degree in adult education. -Paul Talbot in Bauer & Black Bulletin

At Findlay, Asst. Supt. Frank Hall, left, MSGmen at Johnstown take pleasure in And here's another familiar face at presents a Safety Promotion Prize to presenting a picture of their nominee Johnstown-Bill Peterson, now at the Utilityman John Louck. for Safety honors-Wes Chapman, a MSG Plant in the job of assistant master smiling electrician. mechanic.

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