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Title:Halinco hi-Lights - Volume 2, Number 8 - September 30, 1962
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Body:Let*6 Get Technical - Color Alane Our Color Alarm is used in manv refineriee end chemical p&e throughout the- world. In the proceee of petroleum refining, frequently the presence of a soluble contaminant or undeeir- able sedimentary material will be indicated by the product being darker or lighter then normal in color. If euch impuritiee occur during a refining operation end are detected in time, the considerable expense of a rerun ten be avoided. The Color Alarm is one of our lees complicated instruments l A emall light bulb, a eemple cell, two phototubee, a simple amplifier and a relay are housed inside an explosion-proof case. A phototube is an electronic valve which produces a different electrical output depending on the intensity of light falling on it. The two phototubes are wired eo that if the light ehining on both of them is the seme, there is no electrical output; however, if the light reaching both tubes is not equal, the difference creates enough voltage through the emplifier to trigger an alarm rwitch. Inside the Color Alarm, light from the bulb ehinee on the first phototube through a glass sample cell carrying the oil of specified color. Light from the eeme bulb ehinee on the second phototube through an adjustable aperture. This opening is adjusted to equalire the inteneity of the light with the light passing through the oil in the sample cell, The Color Alarm is connected to the process line from which it draws a continuous small sample through the sample cell. If the color of the oil in the stream changes, it will vary the light falling on only the first phototube. Thie creates en imbalance betieen the phototubeg and the re- eulting electrical output eete off au alarm light or siren. When a refinery is using a Color Alarm, the attendant knows immediately when *`off epeci- f&&ion** R roduct passes through end he can ehut off t e line and avoid the possibility of contaminating thoueande of gallons of oil in storage tanks. The monetary saving re sulting fram the use of this instrument can amount to thousands of dollars per year. The Instrument Society of America national meeting wilJ. be- in New York on October 14 Accounting Bcpartment * Steve Schulte will be leaving October 5. He ie going into through 18, and Hallikainen Instruments will rib artnership with two other ac&&nte in ueineee in Marin County. Barbara Goode, the company's trusty "girl Fridayw , will be filling in as accountant until Steve's re- placement arrives the last week in October. Steve will be back for a day or two to fin- ish up a few details. page one

Five-Year Employee. Julius Rosin is another employee who came to US the boat", this -one from Germany. Although he was born in Poland, he became a German at the age of 10 -- he didn't go to Germany, Germany came to him (the German8 took over hie part of Poland). He finished school and apprenticed to a watchmaker for Sg yeare until he was drafted into the army, After they discharged him, he finished the war working for the Telefunken Company in their electronic de- partment . At the end of the war when he wae free to do ae he pleased, he went to work fbr the Voglender Camera Company until an uncle in Richmoold eponeored him to come to the U.S. Ae in cur electronics de- partment, Juliue is our authority on delicate jobs. He know8 all about all of our Reeis- tance Thermometers and probes and, becauee of his experience as a watchmaker, is able to work with the very small tools required in assembling tiny parts. He hae also learn- ed ell of our electronics assemblies so that any job can be assigned to him and he can complete it with no eupervieion. Julius ie a baseball fan -- went to moet of the games this year and likea to spend hie time enjoying life outdoors. He has a motor boat and trailer house and spends week-ende and vacation8 camping with his family. He tinkers with hie watchmaking in his shop at home end repairs watches for hie friends. The Rosins live in Richmond and have two eqne agee 10 and 14.

W. L. Brameon spent 4 days attending the San Francisco Heart Association Symposium at the St. Francis Hotel. He had hie heart massage machine and portable resuscitator both on display. He hasn't told us if there were any cases of overenthueiaetic pertici- pation which necessitated his using his equipment. We hope he picked up en order or two.

New Instrument. We have signed a liceneing agreement with Sun Oil Gompany enabling ue to manufacture a 50% Boiling Point Analyzer that wae developed in Sun's laboratory.

be weil reireeented. Bill Brewer left om 29 and hae several ctie to make before he Sept. meets Mr. Hallikainen in Chicago on October 9 to filf. several more business anuointmente. Ed Schimbor end Norm Waner will?.eave from here October 9 a66 Philadeluhia before going to New York. Our- dieplay booth at the show will have en I.B.P. and 20% anelyzer, a Lab. Viecaneter and a Kinetic Vapor Pressure Analyser. Nonn Waner is chairmen of the com- mittee on Physical Propetiiee Meaeuranente. Everybody in the instrumentation business will be there to check on their competitore. coming week. George Black ie assistant chair- man in charge of collections in the shop.

September 30, 1962 page two

"Mist Blue," anyb*? Just ask Winston "Arki@

&+ oun who ha8 been painting everything "mist lue I since he came to work here last month. He finds the color quite pleasant after t8n years of painting everything red and white for the Carnation Milk Company. He grew up in Coming, Arkansas where he graduated from high school just in time to spend 4 years in the Navy during World War II. Vrkie" spent most of this time a8 Bo8%`8 Mate 3rd Class on the U.S.S. Chicago until thqt torpedoed it out from under him and dumped him in the Pacific -- he had to finish the war on another assignment. After the war he went to work for the Carnation Company in Houston where he learned the paint- ing trade. They transferred him to Seattle, to Tulsa, Oklahoma and back to Seattle setting up paint shops in their plants. Just before coming here, he worked for Boeing in Seattle doing the interior decorating on 707 Passenger Jets, He decided to come to California for the sunshine. He is an avid fisherman and enjoys sports. He played baseball in the Navy and played semi-pro ball in the Seattle City League. His two tea-age daughter8 now live in Washington.

U.S.N., Ret. That sea-going sailor (you name the place, he* 8 been there), Carl Hammon8 is now working in our a88emblY department. He started hi8 career in the world when he grad- uated from high school in Kansas City and came to Santa Monica to work for his uncle in his automotive garage. While there, he took a course in business and accountfng at Santa Monica Jr. College. He then went to Coyne Aviation School and got himself a job at Douglas Aircraft, but ft didn't last long -- in 1942 duty called and he joined the Navy. They turned him into an authority on structural mechanic8 and hydraulica. Last June, after 21 year8 service on more ships than I have room to list, he retired as a senior chief from his last assignment on the Ranger. f'Hammf' enjoy8 all sports, i8 an ardent baseball fan, and like8 to spend his vacations camping in the mountains! He and his family have lived in Alameda for the pact nine years while he worked out of the Naval Air Station there. Hi8 wife, an ex-designer of drecpses, make8 most of their children's clothes. They have a son, age 9, and three daughters, ages 16, 14 and 4.

The New Man in the Machine Shop. Frank Sumner comes to us with some 20 years experience in tool and die 8hops. Aftek gradua%ing from high school in Lansing, Michigan and spending three year8 in the 8th Field Artillery in the Hawaiian Islands, he went to work for the Reo Motor Company as an apprentice. Four year8 there convinced him that he wanted more tech- nical knowledge, so he attended the General Motor8 Institute of Technology Ln Flint and qualified himself for a job in the tool roan at the Oldsmobile plant where he remained for eleven years. Then the resort business lured him to Northern Michigan where, after the business was established, hi8 wife could handle it during the day while he worked as a tool maker. Seventeen year8 of a paying business ended when the super-highway and a nsw bridge came through and devaluated the area for resorts. The Sumner8 Sold out, came to California and bought a home in Rich- mond . Frank and his wife have both become handcraft experts, a8 the snowed-in winters gave them plenty of time to spend at it. Frank also admit8 to painting landscape8 in oil or watercolor depending on hi8 mood.

Another Resort Man. Tieen hired thing8 in aSSerhb1y. He is ax-C&land man, spent two year8 a8 a machinfst in the Army Corps of Engineers, 4 years with the East Bay M.&D. and 2 years with the UniversiQ when they were installing the Bevatron. Fgr the past four years he and his wife have owned DeSmits resort in Guemeville. It covers three acres of land, has 24 cabfnsp a trailer camp and a private beach. Doug take8 temporary jobs during the slow sea8on. His side interest is target practice -- bow and arrow, rifle or pistol. The Bever- lys and their son 7 and daughter 11 live fn Guerneville. Doug rents a room in Albany and spends week-ends with hi8 family.

Just over from London, Roger now working in our engineering de- , He grew up in Manchester and bent to De La Salle College. However, he quit to join the R.A.F. and trained as a navigator during his 3% year8 of service. After he left the service, he worked three year8 with Cooke and Stevenson, strip steel processors and a year with Stead & Company, tool manufacturers. Determined to finish his schooling, he entered Sheffield Univer- sity and canpleted his bachelors degree 4 electro-mechanical engineering. He then worked a while for Rolls Royce before takfng an assistant professorship at Borough Poly- technic in London. His two sisters and a brother, all living in Menlo Park, talked him into coming to the U.S. For recreation he enjoys music (classical), electronic8 (hl-fi), the theater (Shakespeare), and sailing (had a 14 foot saflboat that he used to take out on the Thames). He enjoyed vacationing in France, Spain and Italy, but will have to choose somewhere closer at hand now. His parents atill live in Watford near London.

Horst Hexmann is back from the Army and is working for Leung in the test room. Johann Wolf is on his way back to Germany. He and his wife may remain there to live.

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