at the old paper mill just outside Chicago. Joey had been working here since age 14 and was in charge of Marian’s training. He started off with the hour long lecture on fire safety regulations and explained what to do in case of emergency. This would be important to learn first since fires broke out at the mill all the time. Then they continued around to all the different machinery explained how to operate it and where/when not to put hands and fingers into machines. He explained the machines like it they were a part of his family. Since Marian knew Joey before applying to the mill, he knew exactly why he was so familiar with the work.
Joey had grown up downtown Chicago and had many unfortunate encounters with the law. All throughout school he was in and out of junvy’s and jails. Having been the only white kid in his neighborhood, he was beat up at least once a week by the local gangs. But this made him tougher and the right mold for the harsh working conditions at the mill.
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