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DEPARTMENT OF      r;,:;;,— T;
BUREAU ep Mmzs ‘
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feb. 16,1956.
Mr. W.S.Palmer,Safety Inspector,
Wiscomsin Steel Co,
Benham, Ky.
Dear Mr. Palmer; ‘
We have sent inthe trainihg recirds for the men at Benham,
and the application for the renewal of the lOO % certificate.-The
cards will be sent or brought to you as soon as we can get them signed.
The last couple of days have been very full ones for us due to a
‘number of unexpected matters which have come along.
The instructors applications have been sent in with the following
exceptions,
. Silas H. Cheatham, no record of his certificate or service as
instructor in the Norton office. Can you give us the needed information?
He claims to have instructed at Benham in 1954, but there is no record.
Crockett A. Bassham, — Is_this his first year as instructor?
C.Ray Tuggle, When did he get his Initial F.A.Certificate?,
Is this his first year?
I Major Welch, waiting for data on his previous work as instructor.
With best regards,
Very truly yours, .
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February 29, 1936
Mr. William S. Palmer, Saf. Insp.
Wisconsin Steel Company
Benham, Kentucky _
Dear Mr. Palmer:
You will recall that you gave me the Instructors' Certificates
for most of the instructors who taught classes at Benham last month,
rolled inside a pastboard mailing tube. My recollection is that I
brought this tube into this office with the training records and
cards which were returned to you. However on the day following my
return, we were unable to find the tube or the certificates and after
searching every place we could think of, we waited until now thinking
they would turn up. The only other possibility would be that I
failed to take them with me, but in this case I am sure you would
have found them before this. Can you give me a note of the certifi-
cates in the tube? We will ask that these certificates be duplicated 4
and return them to you for the instructors within a short time.
We have a letter today from Pittsburgh asking for information
as to what should be done about a certificate for Major Welch and
and Silas Cheatham, so if you can get some information through Jim
Bryson, we will be glad to turn in their names for  hatever would A
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<>FF·<>ERS HARMN QUUNTY GUM []PERATllRS ASSUBIATIUN ¤>le did mo` sit as s fi;=t aid instr ctcr
et Harlan Fuel Com ex?. His lr:*Fer, C. 3. Tverle, did.
Messrs Cutlerie & Collier stpjort tTis steteie t.
Silas I. Cheathe `-.· res e member of first eid
and mine rescue team at vepee~ He tuekv. We have no
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record of Tin acting es en instructor, however, we here
records of kim assisting in treinin; men as an assistant
instructor.
Yours very truly,
3- :4/K
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 Merch 27, 1936.
hr. Jemee F. Bryson,
Director of Refety,
Harlan, Kentucky.
Deer Ir. Bryson:
e have received your letter wit? reference to the experi-
ence of Hnjor Uelch, C. R. Turtle and J. Y. Cheatham me ?irst—eid
instructors end “i2h to t&enk you very much for tvkiur the trouble
to eet this informetioo ?or wz. C. R. Turtle “ee received L cer-
tificete no firet—»id i*struct0r for t‘e cl¢rr ho trained at Benhe 4···
this year rnd tVe irfonw tion you Have riven .‘ will, no doubt,
make it possible for the Bureau of linen to issue e certificate
to Mejor Helch. Jilue K. C*o them has evidently misrepresented
hiw ex?erience se instructor ee t¥e Bureau of Rimes hee been un-
able to find any record of it.
Very truly youre,
»I5COT?;5IT` TTSEL, C')! "`&“€"{
H. E, Gelbro¤tH, ewot.
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Hr. Joseph F. Dnviee, District Engineer,
U. 5. Bureau of Fines,
Horton, Virxiniu.
` Dear Mr. Davies:
Attached tcreto is letter received from Mr. J. F. Bryson
of Harlan with reference to the experience of Lejor Qelch,
C. R. Tug»le and G. U. Cheetkem as first-aid instructors. You
will recall thvt C. R. TuR"le was recorded to receive A first-
eid instructors certificetc for the clues he trained et Denham
this year, ih Eve received this certificate wed tiere le noth-
ing further to be done in this connection.
Hejor Qelch, me you will note from hr. Bryson's letter,
we: evidently entitled to e certificate for trgiuinv n close et
Yancey in addition to tie clues he trained ut Denham this year.
iilee Y. Cheatham has evidently misrepresented his ex~
perience es n Tirst—¤id instructor ee you have been unable to
find any record of o certificete being issued to him. We merely
need him es an instructor on one class Toro because we thourht
he hed nn inetru~tor'e certificate and therefore wnrted to ~ive
hiw n chance to cet credit for an wdditionnl vear on it.
Se would like to Revo Mr. Bryeon'c letter returned cfter
it hoe served your pwrpose and you have no furtker use For it.
Very truly youre, “
JISCOUSIH STEEL CORPAUY
R . E . Gelbrcnth , Supt .
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MINING ENGINEERING BUILDING PHONE 3467
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY P. OEEGBO
LEXINGTON
JULY
NINE
I S 3 6
MR. R. E. GALBREATH
SUPERINTENDENT
Wuscomsnm STEEL C0MPANY
BENHAM, KENTUCKY
DEAR SIR:
As YOU ARE ALREADY HWA:Cy IT HAS DEEN DECIDED TO CONDUCT A FIRST AID AND
MINE Rascuc C0NTEwY row HARLAN Coumvv on 3ATUR0AY, AUGUST I5, AT HARLANQ
Kcmrucxv,
THERE ARE MAN“ REASONS WHY WE SHOULD CONDUCT A FIRST AID CONTEST IN YOUR
COUNTY, THESE EEIMQ CHIEFL“E THAT OUR ACCIDENT RECORD, ESPECIALLY FATAL
ACCIDENT RECORD: Is ENTIRELY TOO HIGH AND PAST EXHERILNCE HAS DEMONSTRATEO
THAT CONSIDERASLE INTEREST IN SAFETY is OCTAINED THROUCH CONDUCTING EIRST
AID AND MINE RESCUE CONTESTS? AND ALSO THAT IT HAS BEEN SOME YEARS SINCE
ALL OF THE COMPANIES IN YOUR COUNTY PARTICIRATED ZN A CONTEST AND WE ARE
VERY ANXIOUS TO MAKE THE ONE ON AUGUST I5 A COMELETE SUCCESS¤
AMONG OTHER REASONS, THE HERE FACT THAT THE COAL COMPANIES THEMSELVES
ARE CONCERNED SUFFICIENTLV IN SAFETY TO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF TEAMS AT
A CONTEST CPEAKG WELL FOR THE ENTIRE COUNT“, AND ¤USLICITY SUCH AS THIS
IS GOOD PUDLICITY AND MAY OFFSET SOME OF THE DUBLICITY THAT THE COUNTY
HAS RECEIVED UNJUSTLY IN THE PASTE
I TRUST THAT YOU WILL DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH YOUR OFFICIALS AND ARRANGE
WITH MR, BRYSON AND MRE GONIA TO ENTER TEAMS IN THE CONTEST SO THAT IT WILL
‘ GO OVER IN THE SRSWCR MANNER,
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SINOERELY YOURS, I' OFF `\
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