1955 A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR BIW
(Including: Beloit Export Corporation,  Beloit Eastern Corporation, Beloit International Corporation S.A)
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PAPER MACHINES BUILT IN 1955:

#317 St. Helens

258" Fourdrinier

Oregon 

3000 fpm

#318 Enso Gutzeit

236" Fourdrinier

Finland 

1500 fpm

#319 Crossett

216" Cylinder

Arkansas 

 750 fpm 

#320 Weyerhaeuser

165" Fourdrinier

Washington 

2000 fpm

#321 Great Northern

284" Fourdrinier

Maine 

2500 fpm

#322 Northern

172" Tissue

Wisconsin 

2000 fpm

#323 St, Marys

236" Fourdrinier

Georgia 

2000 fpm

#325 Crown Zeilerbach

98" Cylinder

California 

 750 fpm

#326 Scott

206" Tissue

Washington 

2150 fpm

#328 North Carolina

217" Fourdrinier

North Carolina 

2000 fpm

#330 Scott

142" Tissue

Michigan 

2500 fpm

#331 La Tuque

276" Fourdrinier

Canada 

2500 fpm

#335 Scott

142" Tissue

Maine 

2500 fpm

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN 1955 - 1,932

1955 Management Personnel

E. H. Neese, Sr., Chairman of the board; H. C.

Moore, president; C. E. Macklen., vice president of sales; J. E. Goodwillie,

vice president; W, S. Wood, vice president of manufacturing; L. Hornbostel,

vice president of engineering; A. A. Neese,  secretary; E. H. Neese, Jr.,

treasurer; H. F. Tower, assistant treasurer.

1955 Staff 

Administrative assistants: R. C. Mieike, A. W. Armstrong

Accountants: F. W. Farrow and W. Jordan

Chief Engineer: E. D.o Beachler, with assistants A. A. Neese, D. A. Ely, E.  S. Skinner. 

Director of Research: E. J. Justus

Manager of Engineering: G. W. Dietrich

Purchasing: H. R. Dopp, M. E. Sandell, W. C. Smith, W. R. Bennis

Personnel: A. W. Laage, J. L. Davis, F. J. Salerno, J. M. Gannoa

Advertising: T. M. Jones

Methods: H. Tillou and J. MeGuire

Plant Engineer: W. A. Sorenson

Controller: Harold E. Tower

Cost; Harold E. Sorenson

Sales: C. E. Macklem, H. C. Moore, D. W. Curtis, F. R. Erbach,

K. G. Fries, J. E. Goodwillie, B. L. Hammill, C. R. Hoffman, C. E. Meili,

C. K. Pfrangle, M. L. Papesh, F. G. Ramsden, D. R. Schamp, R. H. Smith,

D. R. Simonds, C. P. Spalding, L. M, Stuebe, C. H. Swartz, C. R. Whipple,

K. G. Looker, F. J. Behrman, A. G. Olson, P. 0. Pr ingle

Tabulating: H. C. Mullins

Consulting: F L. Temieyand, C. D. McNabb

Sales Estimating: H. B. Magee, C. F. Ledell, R. A. Lindstrom, C. R.

Hoffman, W. E. Carlson, R. A. Brill, G. H, George, K. G. Fries

Order and Service: R. R. Olson

Traffic: J. J. Hiillips and A. L. Finnegan

Superintendents: B. L. Baptist, foundry; J. M. Molique, machine shop

Cleaning Mill: E Fosdyck

Boring Mills and Drills: F. M. Aughey and M. Cass

Erecting: R . Hebb, foreman; M. Brant, H. Herkearatt, E. Alvomg, R. Dennis

Boring Bars: A. F. Buckwalter and L. Schill

Gilbert Bars: R. Frost

Wood Shop: L. Hopper, foreman; assistants, M. Kowalick, R. Whalen

Dryers: R, Remdl, foreman; assistants, R. Ciocarelli, E. Rounds.

Power Plant: A. L Cotton

Core Room: R. L. Cunningham

Large Rolls: L. D. Dalvit, J. Gloede

Dispatcher: D. Dammaii

Suction Rolls: D. Parinicucci, E. Howland

Maintenance; D. Jocz, L. White, R. Luke, S. F. Engen, C. McBriar

Tool Design: C. H. Kinney

First Aid: H. Poratimsky

Tool Room: C. H. Ruegger, W. T. Gillespie

Sub Assembly: B, W. Hamblin.

Repair Shipping: M, C. Hammett.

Planers: F. G. Knueppel, W. Ward

Electrical: D. Koebernick

Brass Foundry: R. Looze

Turret Lathes: N. Lovaas, J. Post

Pipe Rolls: C. J. Meili, A. R. Schmitt

Weldry: H. Rosenow

Shipping: W. H. Sowl, Jr,

Stores: R. Laue

Chief Inspector: C. R. Petrof

Assistant Superintendents: C. Alton, E. Werner, C. N. Daubner

Production coordinators: M. W. Dundore, F. Fuller

Paris Office: G. J, Bertrand

West Coast Office: R. A. Goodwillie

Southern Representative: T. J. Burns

Engineering: M. M. Cobb, T. McKie, L. E. Dennis, L. B. Ward, J. F.

Atkins, W. J, Beckes,  M. Blair, O. W, Case, E. E. Crist, L. D. Phelps,

D. C. Pier, P. E. Van Horn, R. S. Washburn, R. Martens, J. Pollard, T.

Bond, T. Brossard, R. Tangye, J. Hansen, K. Morris, C. Benck, T. Vicker-

man, R. J. Vanderbeek

Iron Molding: L. Hawkins

 

1955 ANNOUNCEMENT: PAPER MACHINES OPERATING IN  THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES

America

Italy

Australia

Ireland

Argentina

India

Belgium

Japan

British Columbia

Mexico

British Vancouve

Newfoundland

Canada

Norway

Chile

New Zealand

China

Peru

Cuba

Russia

England

Scotland

France

Sweden

Finland

Switzerland

Germany

South Africa

Hawaii

Venezuela

1955 ANNOUNCEMENT: RETIREMENT PLAN

The retirement plan became effective for all employees except foundry

employees as of January 1, 1955. Below is a list of those who became eligible

for pension benefits starting January 1, 1956.

 

Retired 1/1/56

Retired prior to 1955

Mathias Blumer

Clifford Carratt

Louis Bosey

Sigwart Christopher son

Fred Doering

Edward Cole

Carl Fryday

John Edwards

Roger Hamblin

Edgar Farmer

Harry Hanson

Joseph For rest

Alvin Larson

Angelo Giro

Andrea Mandera

Frank Gosselin

William R, Putnam

Lauritz Hansen

John Scodvell

Henry Home

Sydney Verran

Arthur Key

James G. Wines

Charles Louis

Frank Matthes

Bruce Meyer

William Mitchell

Hagbert Sorenson

Edward Welch

Ira Whaley

1955 PRODUCTION STATISTICS

Produced: Thirteen fourdriniers, two coaters, three size presses, one

cutter, four smoothing presses, fifteen pressure inlets, two vat sections, one

stuff pump, thirteen dryer sections, fourteen presses, seventeen reels, eighteen

winders, and eight calenders.

Paper machinery produced: 45, 666,468#

Castings produced: 42,428,778#

Shipped direct: 12,347,252#

Suction rolls: 170

Drives: 202

Dryers: 860

Pipe rolls average per month: 307

Machine shop hours; 768, 304
Largest day's brass melt 198, 319# during August
Largest day's melt in iron foundry: 243,051# on June 6
Largest month in iron foundry: 5,314,'707# during March

SOURCE: Beloit Manual  " Pioneers Paper Machines"

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