Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1963 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT , Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller, Jr.- President John G. Heller Vice President Chas. E. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer Subscription Rates By Mail, in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $10.00; Six months, $5.50; 3 months, $3.00. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $11.25; 6 months, $6.00; 3 months, $3 25. By Carrier, 35 cents per week. Single copies, 7 cents. Second Special Session? If Judge Niblack makes permanent his injunction against the sales tax law, because of its unconstitutional delegation of authority, several possibilities exist for the governor: 1. He can cut state aid to local school corporations by some $94 million. This would certainly throw some local school corporations into chaos, (which could cut local school taxes as much as $1 on a SIOO valuation), but most of them, rather They have been counting on the increased state aid than see drastic cutbacks in their school rate, have upped other figures, such as salaries, in their budgets, to keep approximately the same rates. If the state aid is withdrawn, watch for school rates to jump about 75c. 2. The governor could call a second special session, and ask them to get down to business. If this happens the state legislature could: v a. Inact another sales tax law which is constitutional. ' b. Could decide that a sales tax in addition to a gross income tax is just a nuisance, and make another small increase in gross income tax to compensate. (For most retailers, it would be easier to administer an increased gross than a gross and a small sales tax.) With Pennsylvania raising its sales tax to 5%, we cannot help but feel that the tax is regressive, unfair to the small merchant who must collect it at his own expense, paying on his gross anyway, that it will not raise enough money to be significant, just a nuisance to everyone.

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SAFETY IN SUITCASES—Warren Dreutzler, personal manager and director of safety at Central Soya’s Decatur plant, displays some of the safety equipment used at the plant. The two cases contain a gas mask and a resuscitator. Between the cases are a steel helmet and a mouthpiece tube used for mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.—(Photo by Mac Lean)

Far - Reaching Safety Plan At Decatur Central Soya Co. Plant Reaches Out To All Departments And Employes

By Michael Tboele “Safety in industry isn’t a dramatic thing. It becomes impressive only when a long, good safety record is compiled. Then it has impact.” With these words Warren Druetzler, personnel manager and director of safety at Central Soya’s Decatur plant, summed up the plant’s safety program, a far-reaching plan which encompasses every production department and reaches every employe. “It’s true that safety pays,” said Druetzler, “and in more ways than one. K good accident record, like we have here, results in lower insurance premiums. And, where there is a good safety record there is nearly always a good production record.” Good Plant Record * The Decatur plant’s safety record is one of the best in the Central Soya corporation. It leads the company’s larger .plants and only four of the smaller ones rank ahead of it. Accident rates are counted in terms of lost time. A lost-time accident is one which makes it impossible for the injured worker to report to work the following day. The Decatur plant has had only two lost-time accidents since last September — one with six days lost time and the other with 60. During that same time there were more than 500,000 man* hours worked in the plant. Industrial accident rates are computed on a frequency basis by the national safety council which divides the number of manhours worked by the number of injuries and multiplies the quotient by one million. The product of this operation is a numerical figure which is tile accident rate. The average accident rate for the

SHOOTING FOR A THOUSAND— CentraI Soya’s solvent production department is now maintaining a long safety record and is aiming for a 1000-day accident-free record. Each of the Decatur plant’s (production departments maintains a sign such as the one above* The signs are part of the plant’s safety education program. ■, - (Photo by MacLean),' —

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grain industry is 9.49. The Decatur plant's rate is a low 3.93. Hie national safety council also computes an accident severity rate, based on the number of work days lost per accident and here again the Decatur plant is well below the industry average. Druetzler explained that all industries have a number of safety codes to meet — federal, state, insurance and their own. Soya’s own safety regulations are more rigid and more detailed than most of those supplied by governmental agencies or insurance companies. Soya’s safety program is based upon a hard-hitting combination of safety education coupled with protective devices and equipment. The system is basically the same in all the company’s plants. The heart of the program is a series of weekly . y safety briefing sessions held with department supervisors and superintendents. In addition to this, supervisors and superintendents have recently completed a special safety briefing course which consisted of a. series of weekly meetings held during the last month and a half. “Up To The Supervisor” “After that,” Druetlzer explained, “it’s up to the supervisor. It's his job to carry safety back to those working in his department. Most of. our supervisors take it very seriously. They know that safety is a much a part of their job as production — and that their department's safety record has a direct bearing on their own record with the company.” Druetzler stressed the importance in any safety program of maintaining safety awareness. “As far as injuries are concerned,” he said, there is one common denominator in all industries. Ninety to 95 per

cent of industrial accidents are because of human error — carelessness. Only five to ten per cent are because of mechanical failure. A man may work 10 or 15 years at the same job without an accident, but familiarity breeds contempt and if he’s careless at the wrong time he has an accident.” The plant’s safety program has reached out in a number of directions to maintain safety-conscious-ness. Safety posters and slogans are conspicuously displayed, usually in the coffee-break room where employees congregate. New posters are put every two weeks. Departmental and overall plant safety records are stressed. In each of the plant s eight production departments there is a sign which indicates the number of days the department has gone without an accident and what the previous accident record was (Ssfe picture). J / ~ Solvent Plant Record / At present the solvent plant which Druetzler says is the most potentially dangerous area, is nearing an all-time departmental accident record of 100 accident-free days. This section is particularly dangerous because of the extremely volatile and toxic chemicals used. The solvent plant has now gone 945 days without an accident, well over the previous record of 530. At- present, the entire plant is also riding the crest of a new safety record—lss days without a losttime accident. The previous record was 97 days. Anotbeß part of the safety-con-sciousness phase of the safety program is an awards system. The Central Soya corporation makes awards to those plants with outstanding safety records. Then, the plants also make awards to their own departments with commendable safety records. The Decatur plant also makes employe awards in a safety slogan contest. Every two weeks a safety slogan with the words and letters jumbled is published in the plant newsletter. A substantial prize — an electirc mixer, a power mower or a transistor radio — is offered to .the employe to successfully un-scramble the slogan. These contests have

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sMB! Oldßlirj IHe -bl ■■ ’ I ■ I I lj I k * I K I POSTED FOR SAFETY—Safety posters, such as this one provided by the national safety council and displayed in Central Soya’s machine and repair shop, are an integral part of the Decatur plant’s safety program. New posters are put up every two weeks. —(Photo by Mac Lean)

achieved close to 75 per cent employe participation. Safety Equipment The protective devices and equipment which constitute the other half of the program likewise extend to all parts of the Decatur plant. Many safety divices are, of course, an integral part of the design of the machines used. Others have been added as needed. In recent years the Decatur plant has also replaced old and unsafe machinery with new equipment which features more safety devices. Several departments in the plant have specialized safety equipment designed for the work done in that department. In one section of the feed mill where pharmeceutical materials are used, workers wear special coveralls, masks and barrier creams. The solvent plant is equipped with gas masks and a resuscitator. To date, two lives have been saved with the resuscitator. An important part of the solvent plant safety program is the training of employes to use this equipment. There are also special derail devices for the handling of railroad cars. If a car becomes uncoupled and begins rolling through the plant area, it can automatically be derailed before it gains enough 13 Decatur Ladies In Scout Workshop Half of the 26 members of a “Let's Go Camping” workshop in Fort Wayne, sponsored by the Limberlost Girl Scout council, were from Decatur. Mrs. Arthur A. Girod, of near Decatur, and Mrs. Odd Christensen of Fort Wayne, were the trainers. Also taking part from Decatur were: Mrs. Kenneth Gaunt, Mrs. Robert J- Railing, Mrs. D. E. Williamson, Mrs. Marvel Johnson, Mrs. Ben Eichenauer, Mrs. Charles Chew, Mrs. Darwin Savage, Mrs. Wayne Bodie, Mrs. Raymond Elopb, Mrs. Arnold Roughia, Mrs. George Eshelman, Mrs. Norman Phillips, and Mrs. Allen Baumgartner.

momentum to inflict serious damage. Druetzler explained that “dust housekeeping” is an important part of safety precautions. “The explosion 1% years ago has made belivers out of people who previpusly didn’t put much stock in dust control,” he said. First aid training is not neglected in the safety plan. There are first aid kits in each production department and there is usually at least one person in every department who has had minor first aid training. If, however, there is ever any question as to the nature or seriousness of an injury the injured employe is taken to the hospital. Hepes Fer Award Each month the Central Soya corporation issues a comprehensivesafety report which shows the safety record of all the plants in the company. “The report shows us exactly where we stand,” said Druetzler. “We’re doing very well and if we continue our present plant safety record we should qualify for a company plant award. There is also a very good possibility that we might qualify for one of the national safety council's industrial safety awards.” The Soya plant is currently flying its green safety flag, a banner which is displayed each day that the plant is operating beyond its previous lost-time accident record. The banner, a symbol of a record of which the plant's employes are justly proud, is flown just below the American flag on a pole in front of the plant office building. Each day that it flies marks another accident-free milestone on the plant’s safety record.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 15,1963

Eckrote Slated To Appear September 3 Ernest Leland Eckrote, 30-year-old Fort Wayne resident, is slated to appear the first day of the September term of the Adams circuit court to enter a plea to charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The circuit court is presently in its vacation term, and under the law, an accused can not be made to enter a plea to a charge or have a trial while the court is in its vacation term. He may, however, enter a plea if he would wish to do so, but can not be made to do so, until the vacation term is up. If Eckrote, who is represented by Wayne Miller of Fort Wayne, does not enter a plea during the vacation term, he will be scheduled to appear the first day of the new term, Tuesday, Sept. 3, to enter a plea. A former resident of east of Decatur, Eckrote is currently out on bond from the Adams county jail. He was arrested the morning of May 25 and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. When arrested five juveniles were with him in his auto and beer was discovered in the car. The five local juvenile boys have already appeared in J4>e Adams circuit court, and were placed on indefinite probation. Eckrote was recently fined $20.75 in Justice of the Peace court in Bluffton for permitting an* unlicensed minor to operate his automobile. Heat Marks.* ~ Rub those unsightly' whife heat marks from table tops with a hard paraffin wax candle. Then dbver with blotting paper and press with a warm iron. Repeat this routine if necesary. Afterward, rub well with a soft cloth to restore the finish.

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