FEBRUARY, 1931 PRINTED AT BERLIN, N. H., U. LOUVILLE B. PAINE BROWN BULLETIN • Louville B. Paine, an employee of the PRINTED UPON NIBROC S U P E R C A L E N D E R E D BOND Sulphite Mill, and a prominent and highly respected citizen of Berlin, passed away at his home on Church Street on Febru- Vol. XIII. FEBRUARY, 1931 No. 8 ary 4, following a brief illness of pneu- monia. He was born in Milan 68 years BROWN BULLETIN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION ago, the son of Gardner D. Paine and "The object of this organization is to publish a paper for the benefit of the employees of the Brown Company and of the Brown Corporation in which may appear items of local and general interest; and Susan Bracket Paine. The family moved which will tend to further the cause of co-operation, progress and friendliness among and between all to Berlin when Mr. Paine was a very sections of these companies."—By-Laws, Article 2. young child. His father was one of the pioneer business men of Berlin. EDITORIAL STAFF Mr. Paine was an associate editor of Editor—J. M. McGivney Photographic Editor—Victor Beaudoin the Brown Bulletin, and his numerous Associate Editors-Louville Paine, C. H. Cartoonist-Alfred Laflamme articles, depicting the lives of interesting Mott. and John Hayward & Editor-Robert Murphy Assistant Editors—John Heck, Paul characters in this section during the past Grenier, Kenneth Harvey 60 years, and outstanding events in the early history of Berlin, were always high- ly entertaining and instructive. His last BOARD OF DIRECTORS contribution, which includes a description President—O. P. Cole Secretary—A. L. Laferriere of the old Mt. Forist House and other UPPEtt PLANTS SULPHITE MILL CASCADE MILL BROWN CORP. John Heck Paul Grenier A. K. Hull C. H. Mott famous New England taverns, will be P. W. Churchill Louville Paine Kenneth Harvey W. L. Bennett published in the March issue. An ex- Walter Elliott John Powers John A. Hayward H. T. Britton tended account of his life will also appear PORTLAND OFFICE in these columns next month. Walter A. Littlefield ONCO A POPULAR CHOICE Items, original articles and photographs arc invited from all employees of the company, These may be handed to any member of the Editorial Staff or Board of Directors, or sent directly to Editor. In connection with the cemented pro- Brown Bulletin, Berlin, N H. All contributions must be signed. cess footwear it is interesting to note that a new type of insole which has been SERVICE DIRECTORY perfected, namely, Onco, manufactured by BROWN COMPANY DISTRICT NURSING DEPARTMENT (Established 1903) the Brown Company, Portland, Me., has Supervisor, Esther Anne Ulschoeffer; Assistant Supervisor, C. Gertrude Kennedy; District Nurses, become popular among manufacturers of Dorothy Goodwin, Eunice C. Studley. Office 226 High Street; telephone 85; office hours 8-8:30 a. m.. and 12:30-1:30 p. m. Calls may be sent to the above office, to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, women's high grade cemented models. telephone 283, or to any Brown Company time office. Working hours, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. A nurse answers all first calls, but may not continue upon a case except a doctor is in charge. Certain ingredients used in the manufac- ture of Onco, plus the fact, that but little, if any, bottom filler is needed in shoes BROWN COMPANY SURGICAL SERVICE in which this thoroughly tested innersolc L. B. MARCOU, M. D., Chief Surgeon, Office, 275 School Street is used, fits it admirably for the cemented C. L. GARRIS, M. D., Residence, Berlin National Bank Building. On daily duty in the Industrial Relations Department, Main Street; Automatic 340 process. Its non-squeaking properties E. R. B. McGEE, M. D., Office, 45 High Street have made it a leader and the fact that NORMAN DRESSER, M. D.. Office, 143 Main Street it handle well in the making has to a Industrial Nurses: Olive Hodgdon, Industrial Relations Department, Main Street (Automatic 340) great extent commended it to producers Bernadette Gunn, Sulphite Mill (Automatic 221); Florence Sheridan, Cascade Mill (Automatic 560) of cemented process and other types of BROWN COMPANY RELIEF ASSOCIATION footwear. Open to all employees exctpt those eligible to Burgess Relief Association Xewton-Elkins, high grade shoe manu- President, Peter Landers, Cascade Secretary, P. L. Murphy, Cascade Vice-President, Olaf M. Nelson, Storehouse "A__ " Treasurer, E. F. Bailey, Main Office facturers, Philadelphia,' use Onco inner- Visiting Nurse: Miss Martha Fagan (Automatic 379) soling 100 percent in their cemented type EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of shoes. A. K. Hull, Riverside A. A. Morse, Cascade Olai M. Nelson, Storehouse "A" Albert Lennon, Cascade The display of Onco upper stock as ,_jTohnn Briggs, Salvage Geo. Doucette, Cascade well as innersoling was an outstanding Edwin E. Howe, Tube Mill No. 2 John A. Lynch, Cascade Executive Committee meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p. m., at the Y. M. C.. A. feature among the exhibits at both the Detroit and Boston shows. In attendance at the Boston show from the Brown BURGESS RELIEF ASSOCIATION Company were: John A. Fogarty, divi- President, Willis C. Plummer Secretary, Frank Moreau sional sales manager; Richard L. Rice, Vice-President, William Thomas Treasurer, Edmond Chaloux Visiting Nurse: Miss Martha Fagan (Automatic 379) regional sales manager; H. A. Collins, ad- DIRECTORS vertising manager: E. C. Dupont, U. J. Arthur Montminy Basil Connolly Dacier, F. L. Ayers, J. E. Harding, M. William Thomas George Rheaume M. Shaw and R. P. Bailey. William Sweeney Charles Pinette James Moody —American Shoemaking. The Directors meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 4 p. m., at the Sulphite Mill (See Back Cover) February, 1931 BROWN BULLETIN Page 3 THE PURCHASING DE TMENT By T. W. ESTABROOK, General Purchasing Agent HEN the local representative of the tion of the buyer with the user in the products, such as pulp; mechanical pro- W Bulletin called recently and sug- mill, or with the Research Department; ducts, like towel cabinets; and agricul- gested that its readers might be and for this reason, conditions of mutual tural products from the farm at Shawano, interested in some account of the activ- confidence between the department and the number of kinds of things to be ities of the Purchasing Department, my those it serves is of primary importance. bought begins to be apparent. Add to first thought was "Why?" But as the As at present organized, the Purchas- these the supplies used in the woods idea developed in my mind and I realized ing Department of the Brown Company operations which, without the special tools that every man and woman in the Com- is based on a centralized control at Port- involved, cover all of the multitude of pany one way or another, comes in con- land, Maine, (where certain buying opera- things that every family uses in its daily tact with materials or with equipment se- tions are also conducted) with a local life—stoves, food, shelter, bedding, etc., cured through the Purchasing Department purchasing organization at Berlin for the together with horse feed, harness, etc., and that it therefore directly touches every operations there; one at Quebec, which and then put on the list marine supplies one, my next thought, and the activating handles supplies for the Canadian woods for the thirty-odd boats the Company force behind this article, was "Why not?" operations; one at La Tuque, for that operates, and the cars, rails, etc., used by I suppose that of all figures in industry, rapidly growing plant; and one in pro- the Berlin Mills Railroad, it is easy to the Purchasing Department man is most cess of formation at the Shawano planta- see that when finally completed it would misunderstood; and in some quarters is tion, Florida. As conditions in each of actually take in most of the general thought to be a combination of Paul Pry, these places are entirely different from classes of things that are offered for sale. Shylock, and Herod, whose god is low- the others in point of quantities bought, It is said that the Navy buys everything price and whose favorite word is "No!" costs, character, and need of delivery, and from a safety-pin to a battleship; but The story best illustrating this opinion is as many hundreds of miles separate them, while our Marine Department only goes that of the purchasing agent who, when the local staffs must have all the freedom as far as an ocean-going steamship, and sick unto death, called his faithful doctor of local action possible and their initiative they beat us there, perhaps, it is doubtful, and said, weakly, "Doc, how much is it and energy must be unrestricted. Copies on the other hand, if they are ever called going to cost to fix me up?" The doctor, of orders issued and of outgoing corres- upon to buy carloads of seed potatoes or thinking to quiet him, made a hasty cal- pondence, together with a few simple re- of fertilizer. culation and said, "Oh, I guess about four port forms and occasional visits to the One of the essential qualities of a good hundred dollars." The purchasing agent branch departments, serve to keep the buyer is a knowledge of the thing to be replied, "I'm sorry, but you'll have to re- central control informed of the general bought, how it is used, how it is made, vise your figures; I have a lower bid from welfare and operation of the whole; and the available supply, its fair price, and the undertaker!" So much for the worst with the very excellent cooperation and its value to the company.