The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-17
STANDARD0I
IN PRAISE OF
LONG SERVICE
422 Employees Have Been
Awarded Gold Service
Buttons by Company
MANY NORTH DAkOTANS

In recognition Of loyal and faith
full service, four hundred and TWEEN
ty-two employees Of the Standard Oil
Company Indiana) have just been
awarded gold service buttons. OF
this number, three hundred thirty
nine were for ten years service,
fifty-four for twenty years and
twenty-nine for thirty years.
The button for ten years service
has two stars, twenty years, four
stars and thirty years. six stars.
The name Of each wcarcr is en-
graved on the back and ain rccog-
milton of service is engraved on the
front Of the button.
All told. there are two thousand
six hundred thirty-four Standard Oil
employees in the eleven states,
where the company operates. wear
ing these buttons. One thousand
eight hundred cighty-six are for ten
years service, five hundred thirty
five, twenty years, two hundred thir-
teen, thirty years. The awards arc
made semi annually.
Appreciates Service
The awarding of these gold but
tons is only one Of number of
things the management of the
Standard Oil Company does to
show its appreciation and interest
in the employees for their faithful
service. In order to encourage
thrift and interest in the affairs Of
the company, there Is III operation
an employees stock purchase plan,
whereby each cmployc may purchase
stock up to twenty percent of his
salary or wages, and for every dol
lar put in by the cmployc, the COM
pany puts in fifty cents. This has
proved to be very popular. as fifteen
thousand of the company employees
are stockholders, and their holdings
run into the millions.
The company also has an annuity
plan that takes care of every en-
ploye who becomes iry.apacltatcd
and who, from old age or disability
is unable to continue his work.
There are hundreds on the annuity
roll, and more than million dol
lars have been paid out in an
nuities.
The families of the twenty-seven
thousand employees of the Standard
Oil Company are made beneficiarics
in insurance policies ranging IN
amounts from five hundred dollars
to two thousand dollars, dependent
upon the length of service. One
year of service is required for par
ticipation.
Five years ago, there was inaugu-
rated in the Manufacturing Depart
ments an Industrial Relations plan,
whereby employe councils pass up
on wages, hours, working conditions
and all other matters intimately re-
lated to their employment. Recently,
this plan was extended to the one
thousand employees in the General
Office is Chicago.
North Dakptans
The names and address Of all the
employees of the Standard Oil Com
pany Indiana) in North Dakota
wearing Gold Service Buttons fol-
low:
20 To 30 Years Service
F. l. Packard, Fargo.
W. H. Carnine, Fargo.
10 To 20 Years Service
A. W. Erdal, Fargo.
+. j. Lawrence, Fargo.
Emil Johnson, Fargo.
A. Aselson, Fargo.
B. i. Leonard, Fargo.
Il. H. Ellis, Fargo.
o. NJ. Ranger, Fargo.
L. l.. Bowen, Jamestown.
{. X. Hills, Grand Forks.
Gilbert Collins, Grand Forks.
Dave Ferguson, Grand Forks.
j. p. Beaton, Minot.
H. N. Ebcltoft, Minot.
J. II. Hay, Minot.
c. W. Twilight, Minot.
G. +. Harris, Minot.
Alex Beaton, Bathgate.
/. X. Donaldson, Rutland.
Frank Fraser, Walhalla.
S. o. Green, Hatton.
+. II. Hoy, Hunter.
G. II. MaIosh, Sanborn.
d. Shanks, Hannah.
+. U. Iounkin, Enderlin.
o. L. English. Steele.
c. A. Brummond, Washburn.
Thomas White, Ray.
d. ". Smith, Bismarck.
S. +. Hollingsworth, Bismarck.