Fall / Winter 1979

Soulé Steel News

**"WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER"**

Volume 9 — Fall/Winter 1979 Issue — Number 3

20 Years Later: SOULÉ STEEL MILL

3rd Generation Soulé Running Founder's Dream

NOTE: For this anniversary issue, we asked Stanley 'Sandy' E. Soulé, Jr., grandson of the Founder, and Steel Mill Manager since 1977, to provide an update on the Mill. In 1973 Sandy became assistant to then Mill Manager Earl A. Neeb, and upon Mr. Neeb's retirement took over as Manager of Operations/Mill Manager. Here is the report:

It was Edward L. Soulé's vision to one day produce his own steel, back in 1911 when he founded Soulé Steel Company. As the Company evolved through the years into a leading fabricator of reinforcing steel in the West, it became more and more important to him to realize his dream. On July 20, 1959, his dream became reality when the first bar rolled off the new Steel Mill.

At the time of its conception, one of the objectives in developing this Mill was to make it the best mini-mill (a mini-mill is a mill that produces less than 500,000 tons of steel per year) in the West. Its second objective was to provide Soulé Steel Company with all of the reinforcing steel it required to meet its needs, thereby eliminating the dependence of Soulé on other mills. As the Company became more aware of the Mill's potential, new products were introduced. Some of these include the studded-T fence post section, round merchant bar sections, and grate bar sections.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Mill's operation. Today the Steel Mill is one of the finest mini-mills in the West. The main reason for this is hard work of its employees throughout the years, and management's dedication to keeping the Mill an efficient and safe place to work.

Soulé's safety record has improved in the past several years to place us in the top 10% of all mills in the country. This is at a time when other mills in the country have become non-competitive and some have ceased operations. Safety will continue to be an area of strong emphasis.

Soulé has been ecology conscious long before ecological awareness emerged. Since the Mill's construction, we have been used as a model for our smog-control system which is still current with the state of the art. In this era of energy conservation, the process of recycling steel scrap saves a tremendous amount of the nation's energy resources. Steel can be produced from steel scrap with less than one-fourth the energy required to produce steel from iron ore.

When the Mill was first installed, it looked considerably different than it does today. During its first several years of operation, one electric furnace provided all of the steel to the "pits" to be poured into ingot molds. A "bicycle" rolling mill (the stands of the rolling

*Photo: New Finish Mill improved production, allowing rolling of additional sections to broaden product line.*

*Photo: Construction and installation of new shearing and bundling equipment, completed in 1979, contributes to Soulé's modernization.*

*Photo: The new electric furnace transformer is welcomed to Steel Mill's Melt Shop by Stanley Soulé, Manager of Operations.*

*Photo: The Soulé Steel Mill, one of the finest mini-mills on the West Coast, is located in Carson, CA, near Long Beach, adjacent to highway, rail, and ocean transportation. Its million-dollar smog control system is one of the most advanced in the nation.*

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mill were driven by chains and sprockets) ran all of the ingot tonnage into reinforcing bar. Over the years, the Melt Shop has installed a second electric furnace and the Mill has become one of the first steel mills in the United States to install a Continuous Caster (1963). The rolling mill was modified with the installation of a new roughing mill and a new finish mill utilizing precision D.C. drives.

There have been several major events that have taken place over the last seven years to further improve Soulé's Mill as one of the most modern. The Melt Shop installed a ladle slidegate system which represents a significant improvement over the previous stopper-rod system. The Melt Shop also purchased a larger capacity furnace transformer and converted one of its other transformers to a spare in case of a failure.

A year and a half ago, Soulé Steel pioneered in introducing a fibre-refractory lining to the reheat furnace and this has improved considerably the energy efficiency of the furnace. The most recent additions to the plant are the installation of new bundling and shearing equipment.

The Mill is located in the heart of a good market and situated adjacent to highway, rail, and ocean transportation. Aside from the general construction growth in the area, it is in the heart of the aerospace community. With this in mind, our general objectives for the next three to five years include diversifying into higher quality products which will minimize the effect of a construction recession. Initially, the plans call for producing special bar quality rounds, and then adding new equipment to produce more sophisticated alloy products.

In addition, it is our objective to improve our productivity, improve upon our safety record, and decrease costs in order to remain competitive with our local as well as foreign competitors.

People have always been our best asset. This year, six of our salaried employees and fourteen of our hourly employees celebrated their 20th anniversary at the plant. Next year, three more salaried and thirteen more hourly employees will celebrate their 20th anniversaries. Congratulations to those 36 employees who greatly helped make the Soulé Steel Mill a success story. This dedication to making the Mill one of the best places to work will continue over the coming years, and we feel confident the figures will reflect this dedication.

Chiefs: Melt Dept.

*Photo: Left to Right: Tom McCann, General Foreman-Concast; John Englert, Melting Superintendent; Alex Ragone, Supervisor Scrapyard and Quality Control Supervisor.*

Lab

*Photo: Pat Cope, Earl Selleck (Supervisor Laboratory), Brian Langley, and Val Scott.*

Office Employees

*Photo: Front Row: Left to Right: Val Simpson, Fred Obertean, Jim Peek and Gladys Allen. Back Row - Left to Right: Hector Rodriguez, Bev Griswold and Doris McAnally.*

A Crew:

*Photo: Front Row - Left to Right: Mario Magana, Louie Coleman, Jim Vickers, Jim Farr, Wasyl Rebenczuk, Felix Contreraras and Manuel Ortiz (Melter). Middle Row - Left to Right: Fred Hoffman, Bill Grass, Al Lucero, Mike Collins and John Shepherd. Back Row - Left to Right: Anthony Rankins, Bill Walker, Bill Harris, Ed Walker, Rod Lloyd and Manuel Topete.*

B Crew:

*Photo: Front Row - Left to Right: Greg Leonard, Charles Briones (Melter), Silvestre Robles, Ed Gallegos, Al Guzman, Ernie Garcia & John Francis. Middle Row - Cesar Alcazar, Lloyd Salveson, Clinton May, & Carlos Lemus. Back Row - Left to Right: Jim Stineman, Jerry Heaning, Manuel Zarate, Ray Boyer, Sterling Bowman, Gerald Davis and Gil Duran (Casting Foreman).*

C Crew:

*Photo: Front Row - Left to Right: Paul Provins (Casting Foreman), Dave Pinney, Eugene Holmes, Ignacio Martinez, Tom Glover, Tony Ralla, Narciso De La Rosa, Doug Buckingham, Alex Patterson, & Mel Sexton. Middle Row - Left to Right: John Elmore (Melter), Eddie Wilson, Steve Dalton, Salvadore Martinez, Bob Garcia, Ed Delgado and Silverio Ruiz. Back Row - Left to Right: Bob Carrol, Bob Black, Paul Kuckowicz, Bob Scott and Don Weathers.*

D Crew:

*Photo: Front Row - Left to Right: Juan Barcenas, Henry Fields, Dale Horton, Bill Harris, Ken Buck, Bill Cutrone and Doug Buckingham. Middle Row - Left to Right: Veral Knappenberger, Bennie James, Edwardo Lemus, Charles Hooks (Casting Foreman), & Tony Ramirez. Back Row - Left to Right: Tony Rojas, John Plascencia, John Minech (Melter), Rudy Vasquez, Charles Small, Narciso Martinez, and Don Lloyd.*

Hourly Rolling Mill

*Photo: Left to Right: Tony Azevedo (Mill Helper), Don Stewart (Mill Helper), David Jones (Craneman).*

*Photo: Left to Right: David Rowe (Mill Helper), Richard Davis (Mill Helper), Vernon Amos (Shear Operator), Alfred Villanueva (Mill Helper), Brian Schumacher (Mill Helper).*

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*Photo: Left to Right: Jerry Little, Jr. (Mill Helper), Wasyl Rebenczuk (Craneman), Luis Montes (Shear Operator).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Orville Leas - Shipper/Inspector Foreman (Salaried), George Mascarenas (Mill Helper), Louis Montes (Shear Operator), Mark Smalley (Mill Helper), Clarence Stroing (Shear Operator).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Santos Castillo, Sr. (Furnace Heater), Ernest Earl (Guideman), Santos Castillo, Jr. (Furnace Helper), Ralph Nabors (Furnace Heater).*

*Photo: Left to Right: James Sheets (Shift Roller), Orville Leas (Shipper/Inspector), & Jim Lucenti (Rolling Mill Superintendent).*

Scrapyard

*Photo: Left to Right: Bob Cush, Alex Ragone (Supervisor Scrapyard), Herman Allen & Jeff McQueen.*

Bricklayers

*Photo: Left to Right: Alex Patterson, Doug Buckingham, Harold Harmon and Eddie Crowder.*

*Photo: Left to Right: Dan Harris (Maintenance Mechanic), Leslie Stanton (Maint. Mechanic), Jerry Allen, Sr. (Maint. Mechanic), Alfredo Buelna (Maint. Welder-Fitter).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Jerry Little, Sr. (Maint. Foreman, Salaried), Dean Tyler (Maint. Mechanic), Harry Dalton, (Maint. Mechanic), David Archuletta (Maint. Mechanic).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Jim Hawthorne (Maint. Oiler), Glenn Smith (Maint. Mechanic), Eugene George (Utility Painter).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Joe Bradford (Maint. Mechanic), Ken McConnell (Maint. Mechanic), Gennero Cataldo (Maint. Mechanic), Marten Vos (Maint. Mechanic), William Tippet, Jr. (Clean-Up Man), David Morreale (Maint. Mechanic).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Robert (Bob) Brunner (General Foreman - Electrical, Stores & Lubrication), Jim Deal (Maintenance Foreman).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Richard (Dick) Wilde (Superintendent Maintenance & Engineering), William (Bill) Talstein (Maintenance Planner/Scheduler).*

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Hourly Maintenance Empl.

*Photo: Grant Smiley (Maint. Machinist)*

*Photo: Paul Foster (Weighmaster)*

*Photo: Left to Right: Ron Lee (General Foreman - Mechanics), Tom Shaw (Maintenance Foreman).*

*Photo: Left to Right: S.T. Thomas (Mill Helper), Albert Govan (Mill Helper)*

*Photo: Left to Right: Leroy Griffin (Maint. Electrician), Pete Rowlands (Maint. Electrician).*

*Photo: Dot Corrao (Maintenance & Receiving Clerk).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Earl Jensen, Sr. (Maint. Electrician), Gary Hoehn (Maint. Electrician).*

*Photo: John Easterling (Maintenance Foreman)*

*Photo: Tom Boyd (Welder-Fitter).*

*Photo: Varnoy Lee (Charger)*

*Photo: Left to Right: Al Wilson (Mill Helper), Joe Bradford (Mill Helper), Fred Howard (Assistant Roller).*

*Photo: Left to Right: Louis Romo (Receiving & Stores Clerk), Windell Scott (Receiving & Stores Clerk).*

*Photo: Left to Right: John McCammon, Machinist/Leadman, Larry Litchfield (Machinist).*

*Photo: George Conger (Finish Operator)*

*Photo: Carlos Figueroa (Furnace Helper)*

*Photo: Val Rincon (Finish Operator)*

*Photo: Left to Right: Richard McQueen (Acting Foreman), Stanley Lawton (Assistant Roller).*

*Photo: Sonny (Wilburn) Brewster (Shift Roller) - Salaried Rolling Mill.*

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25-Year Celebrants

San Francisco. . .

Soulé's 4th annual "Club 25" (Soulé employees with 25 years or more of service) gathering was held in the World Trade Club in San Francisco with a sizeable group of 42 in attendance. Although there were no new members, Mr. Lee Soulé welcomed "A new addition to the 'Younger-than-you-think Club:' Retiree Syl Selig and his charming bride, whom he married this year."

Also in attendance were retiree Lou Rappa and her husband, Angelo, who recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary along with Bud Putnam and his wife, Thelma, who will attain the same number of years of wedded bliss in March. Congratulations all!

The theme for the pleasant evening was "Remember When. . . ", and each person present thought back 25 years to 1954. Pictures taken many years ago of Soulé activities and events were the focus of many happy rememberings.

Preparations for the dinner were planned by Carol Marty and Chris Aulich from the Walnut Creek office, along with Chairman of the Board Lee Soulé, who did a lot of remembering back to what all of these club members were doing 25 years ago.

*Photo: New inductee Darrell Runyan poses with (left to right): June (Mrs. Darrell) Runyan, Marie Acree, and June Duplice.*

*Photo: Lee Soulé, Jack Dressen, and Stanley Soulé (left to right), enjoy pictures of yore that were the focus of much interest at the gathering.*

*Photo: (Left to Right): Jerry Silva, Bob Gebauer, and Arnold Dunyon are intrigued with remembrances of things past.*

and in Los Angeles. . .

The 25-Year Club held its induction at the Jonathan Club for new inductees Arnold Dunyon, Darrell Runyan, Jerry Silva, and Dan Phillips. The pictures at left depict a sampling of the good time had by all.

*Photo: (Above) Jerry Silva with wife, Loris, play the guessing game and (below) Dan Phillips with wife, Virginia, are happy to pose for posterity.*

Welcome:

**Corporate Director of Finance/Treasurer,** James D. Knox, joined Soulé's Walnut Creek staff in July. Jim brings to Soulé wide experience with ALCOA and American Hospital Supply in the financial field. His excellent background will be of immeasurable assistance at corporate, divisional, and department levels. Jim lives with his wife, Judy, and two children in Walnut Creek.

Artist

*Photo: This collage of Soulé materials was created of Soulé products exclusively, and includes rebar (old and new), tie wire used for reinforcing work, electric welding fabric, reinforcement bar chairs, reinforcing concrete blocks, studded T-fence posts, hi-rib sheets, bolts, structural members, and Temp-Con panels. Jay Martin, displaying his creation, was commissioned by Soulé Steel to assemble this unique piece of art — the only one of its kind in the world!*

WE URGE YOU TO GIVE — THE UNITED WAY

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WELCOME ABOARD

Los Angeles Employees

*Photo: Sam Oliver — Plant Manager*

*Photo: Donald Plack — Dealer Sales Mgr.*

*Photo: Ray Cline — Estimating Mgr.*

*Photo: Gary Kellison — Jr. Engineer*

*Photo: Mike Czajkowski, Ronnie Pruden — Detailer/Draftsmen, Detailing Dept.*

*Photo: Mary Toman — Marketing Services*

*Photo: Ken Wigal and Maria Lopez — Computer Service*

*Photo: Kay Patino — Sr. Steno/Dictaphone Typist*

*Photo: Brenda Brown — Rec. Clerk/Order Writer*

*Photo: Dennis Prawl and Richard Pierce — Order Entry Coord., Sales Service*

*Photo: Greg Wegenka, Tom Paxton, Danny Phillips — Production Foremen*

*Photo: Larry Werner — Assist. P.C. Super.*

Zamil-Soulé

*Photo: **Changing of the Guard:** Dick Marsellos, newly-appointed Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Zamil-Soulé, congratulates Frank Burke, who succeeds Dick as General Manager of Domestic Operations. Dick and his wife, Delia, will relocate to Saudi Arabia early in 1980. Frank brings 13 years of experience with General Electric, plus 15 years of related corporate manufacturing and sales to his assignment.*

*Photo: **Zamil-Soulé** Steel Buildings Company, Ltd., has a new Sales Representative headquartered in the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia sales office: Michael Callahan (left). New Sales Manager is Jerry Hanger.*

SOULÉ Adds to San Francisco Skyline

The newest addition to the Great San Francisco Skyline will soon be the 45-story "4 Embarcadero Building" located next to the Hyatt-Regency Hotel, and across from the Ferry Building. The architect and engineer is John Portman, General Contractors Dinwiddie Construction Company, and — of course, the supplier of approximately 6,000 tons of rebar: Soulé Steel of Newark!

The Phase "I" foundation was just poured on 700 tons of rebar; 470 tons were fabricated and placed in a period of two weeks, thanks to the maximum effort of all departments.

These pictures show what it takes to hold up a 45-story building.

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Promotions

**On Her Way Up** - Carolyn Lozo (Steel Mill Products) was promoted to Inside Sales Coordinator. Carol has been with Soulé since March of '77.

**Inter-Office Transfer** - Jan Stannard has taken over the position of Engineering Clerk in the Sales Department (Fresno), where she was formerly secretary.

**Welcome Back** - Steve Harold from Saudi Arabia, where he spent two years with Zamil-Soulé. Steve took over the purchasing and coordinating function for Zamil-Soulé and will be headquartered in Los Angeles.

Retirees

**ON TOUR:** A 29-year employee, Ed Thomsen, retired from his job as Export Order Filler Packer, LA Steel Buildings Division, in September. Ed will be touring the U.S.A. and Canada for the period prior to his return to Fullerton. Enjoy it, Ed.

**FAREWELL FROM JACK:** Jack Dressen (Plant Manager) retired on October 31, after 27 years with Soulé. A gala luncheon was held in his honor, on one of the "happiest and saddest" days of his life.

**ANCHORS AWEIGH** — Russell Hickey (left) (Maintenance Mechanic, Carson Steel Mill) retired after 17 years with Soulé, the last several as Rolling Mill Mechanic. He and his wife, Sophie, will be moving to Oceanside, where Russ plans to spend a lot of time teeing off.

Eugene Bayes (rt.) (Maintenance Mechanic, Carson Steel Mill), retired after 15 years with Soulé, the last seven as Melt Bay Casting Mechanic. Gene and his wife, Rose, will spend their time at the Gay 90's Ice Cream Parlor which they own and operate.

The Hickeys and the Bayes are planning a Caribbean cruise early next year. The Mill wants them to know that "We have enjoyed having them with us through thick and thin over the years, and will miss them very much. We extend to them our heartiest farewell, and wish them good health and happiness in the coming years."

New Hires

**Plant Manager** Sam Oliver comes to the Soulé Buildings Division from years of experience in pre-engineered metal building production management. Welcome aboard, Sam. (See photo Page 6).

**Soulé Buildings Division** activities of the District Sales Managers and the dealer network will now be directed by Don Plack, new Manager of Dealer Sales. Don had been president of his own successful dealership for several years. (See photo Page 6).

**Carson New Hires** are: Nadine Stephens, Carson Accounting, Intermediate Clerk; Belinda Brown, Carson Accounting, Junior Mail/File Clerk; Stephen Bundy, Carson Data Processing, Computer Operator; Toni Davis and Layda Arthur, Carson Data Processing, Data Entry Operators.

*Photo: Photos - left to right*

**Three for Carson:** George A. Kerekes was hired as Employee Relations Specialist. Janet T. Ashcraft is new Industrial Nurse/Employee Relations. Welton Tucker was hired as Plant Supervisor for Steel Mill Products.

**Walnut Creek Addition** is Chris Aulich, secretary in the corporate offices, who joined the staff in August.

**Fresno Sales** welcomes Carol Ramirez, secretary, who is studying Spanish at Fresno City College. Her hobbies are music, camping and dancing.

**In Memoriam** - The Phoenix office reports with regret the death of Oscar D. Scott, field ironworker for Soulé for 18 years, the last 12 spent as the Tucson, Arizona area foreman. Fritz Zwickle, S.F. plant employee and formerly tool room manager, prior to his retirement, died on June 18th.

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Achievers

**Fresno Pirates Place** - Soulé's Ironworkers again played on the Fresno Pirates Class A Softball League for the City of Fresno and won a hot second place! They were defending 1978 Champs and decided to let someone else be in first for a change. Left to right are Merle Ward, Terry Burrious, and Benny Wilkes, Jr.

**Running:** Antonio Ramirez has done it again! He ran in the Schlitz Light National Running Series, a 13.2-mile run, winning a certificate certifying his performance of coming in 9th place! A grand total of 3,500 participated, with 380 in Antonio's division. His time was 90 minutes. Antonio (Carson Steel Mill, Concast Shearman Helper) is 49 years old, and going strong. Going great, Antonio!

**Superman** was the subject of a 20-foot computer printout poster that brought second-place honors to Maria Lopez, daughter of Maria Lopez (Computer Services, Los Angeles). A student at Garfield High School, Maria and a fellow classmate took second in statistics programming. (Where can the posters be ordered, Maria?)

**Down Under** - Ernie Earl (Steel Mill/Rolling Mill) left for Sydney, Australia again to represent the United States in the World Water Ski Racing Championship meet. Ernie, who has been with Soulé for 19 years, was named captain of the U.S. team. The best of luck, Ernie! Bring back pictures - and a koala bear.

Siblings On Their Way Up

**Graduate** - Gerri Grimes, daughter of Jerry Grimes (Reinforcing Shop, Fresno) graduated from Clovis H.S. in June. She is now attending Fresno State and hopes to get into the News Broadcasting field.

**The Reds Want Him** - Doug Sheets, 17-year old son of Jim Sheets (Foreman/Mill Carson) and nephew of Sonny Brewster (Foreman/Mill, Carson), was invited to Corvallis, Idaho to try out with the Cincinnati Reds baseball club. Doug, a catcher, hit .417 for the year. He also has a 5 and 2 pitching record and won the MVP award from his high school. Doug is a senior this year. Watch for that name!

**At College:** Cathy Corrao, daughter of Dot Corrao (Mill Receiving & Maintenance Clerk, Carson) is attending Humboldt State College majoring in the field of Journalism . . . Sherry Cutrone, daughter of Pat Cutrone (Accounting, Carson) graduated from South Gate with high honors and a 3.87. Her proud mother states Sherry is now in college majoring in Psychology . . . Robert Bollong, son of May Bollong (Accounting, Carson) graduated from Warren H.S. in Downey, is attending Cerritos J.C. with hopes of becoming a pro football player . . . Kathy Randolph, daughter of Jerry Randolph (Employee Relations, Carson) graduated from El Ranch H.S. in Pico Rivera, will continue her cosmetology school training on a full-time basis. Good luck, Kathy, in the beauty field.

**Back to Work** - Furman Davis and Belinda Davis (no relation) were welcomed back to work after a few weeks absence from the Phoenix office due to surgery. Both recovered nicely and are happily back on the job.

Merger

**Date Set** - Leonard Diyco (Carson Reinforcing) is happy to announce the engagement of his daughter, Teri, to Martin Raymondo, with the wedding date set for next June. Both are attending college, and plan to live in Buena Park after visiting relatives in the Philippines on their honeymoon.

Wedding Bells

Congratulations and Get Well to Lewis Grimes (Helper, Fresno Fab) who married Laura Johnson at St. Anthony's Church on August 17th. A week later he broke his leg in three places while playing softball (?). He is in good spirits and is expected back to work in six months.

Homework

Four Fresno office employees are attending Fresno City College: Jan Stannard, John Bishop, and Wally Duniec are taking classes in Accounting, and Carol Ramirez is taking Spanish.

Births

**It's a Boy!** For Ruth (Carson Accounting) and Jack Hesketh, whose first child, Justin Joseph, born September 29, weighed in at 8 lbs., 4 oz. Congrats!

**Another Grandson** for Dee and Bill Lucas (Phoenix Sales). Ian James, born to Pati (daughter) and Kenny, weighed in at 7 lbs., 3+ oz. That makes three grandsons and one granddaughter. Bravo!

**Bundles of Joy . . .** Jimmy and Nancy Ely are the parents of their third daughter: Diane Elizabeth, born in May. Jimmy is an ironworker. Meanwhile, Bob Fain became a grandfather twice in April: Patrick Scott Montgomery weighed in at 8 lbs., 4 ozs., and Jesse Matt Middleton arrived at 8 lbs., 8 ozs. Here are Bob and Jeremy (Jesse's brother) admiring the new arrival.

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Travelers: At Home and Abroad

**Sunny Greece** was where Valerie Simpson (Carson Steel Mill/Purchasing) spent her two-week vacation, visiting a girlfriend and her family who live in Athens. She toured Athens and only one island: there was not enough time to see everything. Valerie loved the beautiful beaches, native food, and wants to go back and tour ALL the islands.

**No Place Like Home** to Dot Corrao and Barbara Burnham (Carson Steel Mill) who took off for a week and drove up the scenic route to Monterey, San Francisco and Eureka. While in San Francisco they visited the San Francisco Plant and were given a grand tour by Angela Tinetti. They send thanks to Angela and the whole hospitable gang in the S.F. office. BART's strike made them postpone a hoped-for visit to Walnut Creek (next time?)

**Fresno Employees Opt for Leisure & Laid-Back Vacations** - Bud Smith (Night Shop Foreman, Fresno Fab Shop) and wife Donnis, luxuriated for two weeks on Oregon's Central Coast . . . Jan Stannard (Engineering Clerk, Fresno) with husband Scott and two sons, Jeffrey and Jason, enjoyed camping and taking the back hills to Nevada, ending up at Donner Pass . . . Alice Mumm (Tag-Writer, Engineering, Fresno) spent a week visiting her daughter in Idaho's magnificent high country . . . Jo Davis (Secretary, Sales, Fresno) vacationed for two weeks with her family in Indiana. All said they craved a get-away-from-it-all vacation this year — and got it!

**Italy, Austria, Bavaria and Switzerland** (wh-o-o-o-sh) were toured by Marjorie and Scott Anderson in a fast three week vacation.

**London to Paris** was the itinerary for Otis and Hazel Gravem (Steel Buildings, San Francisco), who gave moral support to daughter Barbara, changing jobs to Paris, where she is a computer engineer.

**Moving Right Along** was the word Pauline Wallen (Post Tension, San Francisco), brought back from her three weeks in Howard Baker country. (Did you know that was Tennessee?)

**Way to Go!** Walt (Fresno District Manager) and Mary Ann Heinrichs celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary by taking a trip to the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu (where a beautiful bouquet of native flowers awaited them in their suite, sent by their daughters with congratulations) and Maui. They highly recommend the Polynesian Cultural Center for anyone who visits Oahu, and they were captivated by the flowers, beaches, and countryside in general. Maui gets their vote when you want to get away from the crowd. Congratulations, you two!

Spotlight: Marina Kimura

Birthdays in Fresno are something the whole office looks forward to, thanks to Marina Kimura, part time tag-writer and cake decorator extraordinaire: her imaginative birthday cakes are wonderful surprises. Here are some pictures of just a few of her creations. Her cakes are always personalized – she has a wild and marvelous imagination! Look at these:

*Photo: Jim Kirk (Shop Foreman) sings "Ravishing Ruby" when he's happy, so his cake gave him his own Ruby with tiny records as well.*

*Photo: Walt Heinrichs (District Manager) deserved nothing less than being "Top Banana" on his birthday. The big card is from "The Bunch."*

*Photo: Manny Regalado (Detailer) was ordered to STOP at 39 on his cake. He looks pleased as punch, doesn't he?*

*Photo: Karen Drebing (Engineering Secretary) found it impossible to cut her cake. It was made of foam. Marina brought an extra.*

*Photo: Wally Duniec (Detailer) was so enthusiastic about his new hobby, playing a guitar, that Marina made him an extra one.*

*Photo: This real birthday cake for Karen was a typewriter, complete with message in the roller. What happiness when this cake "behaved."*

Besides cake decorating, Marina sews, does needlework, and plays volleyball every week (for the past 12 years). She and her husband, Kim, have two sons, one daughter. She has been with Soulé since July of 1978.

Fab Shop Addition

The Newark Reinforcing Operation has just recently completed an addition to their shop warehouse. The building addition adds 2,880 square feet of new shop space to an existing shop area of 11,400 square feet.

The increased space is designed to accommodate an additional automatic shear line, as well as various other additional rebar fabricating equipment. The end result is to achieve a larger volume of fabricated material at a reduced cost per ton to improve Newark's competitive stance in the market area.

The Soulé Steel Building Division provided outstanding service on the building materials and erection, with a six-week turn-around from start of paperwork to erected building.

*Photo: Front and center, framing a Revitalized Truck in the Fab Shop addition: (left to right) Jim Soulé, Bob Castro, Fred Babcock and Paul Price.*

Season's Greetings

With every good wish to each of you and yours for a Happy, Fruitful, and Peaceful New Year!

Stanley E. Soulé President

FALL/WINTER 1979 ISSUE

**SOULÉ NEWS**

Published Quarterly by the SOULE' STEEL COMPANY 1910 Olympic Boulevard Walnut Creek, California 94596

HOWARD SOULÉ — Editor In Chief SANDY LEWIS — Editor, Hqs. JOHN ROGACHENKO — Roving Editor TERRI OLESH — Los Angeles FURMAN DAVIS — Phoenix BARBARA BURNHAM — Carson JO DAVIS — Fresno JANET NEUBERT — Newark NANCI BLYTH — Sacramento PAULINE WALLEN — San Francisco MARGERY VAN DUSEN — Salt Lake City