A HAPPY THE HRA IS THANKSGIVING STILL AFTER HOLIDAY TO YOU NEW MEMBERS

November 26, 1947 Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. Vol. 5, No. 10 * Copyright, 1947, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. * HRA Christmas Dance HMA Holds Fourth Over The Top To Be Held DeCi. 12 The 1947 Community Annual Banquet Chest Drive went over the Nancy Brown Appointed Chair­ top at H amilton this year. SENATOR MARTIN IS man; Ira. Bowman To Furnish This year's contributions PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT Music For Dancing totaled $7,427.85 compared NOVEMBER 12th EVENT to $6, 700.13 fott 1946. The First Hamilton Recreation With Senator Edward Martin of Each of us should feel Pennsylvania as the principal Association dance of the 1947-48 proud, that our total gift to season will be held on Friday eve­ speaker of the evening, the Ham­ the Chest equals or is above ilton Management.Association held ning, December 12, at the Maple that of comparable indus­ Grove Ballroom with Ira Bowman its fourth annual banquet on trial plants of the commun­ Wednesday, November 12, at the and his orchestra furnishing the ity. music from 9 p. m. until midnight. Stevens House with 250 members The officials of the Com­ in attendance. Nancy Brown (T & M Study) munity Chest have asked is chairman of this Christmas Senator Martin was introduced that each contributor be by President Calvin M. Kendig. Dance. thanked for his or her con­ The Ticket Committee is com­ One of the unique features of tribution to this worth­ the banquet was a long distance, posed of: Erla Witmer (Plate), while cause. chairman, J an e :flougendobler direct wire telephone hookup (Plate), Bill Mack (B.&F.S.) and b,·oadcast over the public address Harold Smith (Inspection). system to Hotel Adolphus in Dal­ las, Texas, in which Harry Ruth­ Model-Watch Res. hart (Mat'l Sales Mgr.) spoke to various members of the associa­ To Combine Jan. 1 tion. H arry, who has been with Known as the Thanksgiving Day flower, the chrysanthemwn is the company for fifty years, could also a top favorite with the ladies who attend football games. To not attend the ba nquet because of JOHN J. BRILLHART TO florists these flowers are known as "Mums.'' The two beauties RETIRE DECEMBER 31 Company business in the South­ snapped above are whites. Ned Aurand's camera caught them in west and West. After J anuary 1, 1948, the Ex­ all their brilliance in the Hamilton greenhouse where 150 others in­ Another feature of the banquet perimental Parts and Models Sec­ cluding pinks and yellows were in full bloom. They are a mer:iber was the 40 year table for eleven tion a nd Watch Research Section of the aster family and are considered one of the showiest of the HMA members, who have b~n will be combined into one large show flowers. affiliated with the company from department under the name of the 40 to 50 years. Watch Research Department. Employee Chorus in HAMiL TO" IN XMAS '!"nose seated at this tabie This development is being wearing derby hats a nd enjoying brought a bout by the retirement Hensel Hall Concert MODEL R. R. DISPLAY a huge birthday cake were: John of John J . Brillhart, who is in J . Brillhart (Model Sect.), William charge of the Experimenta l Parts Miniature Electric trains and M. Groff (Service), Matthias J. The Hamilton Chorus of 60 Christmas are as synonymous as Ha user (Train), Harry J . Keller & Models Section. Mr. Brillhart mixed voices gave its first con­ will retire on December 31, 1947, reindeers and Santa Claus. (Tra in), Parke K. Lindsay (Ser­ cert of the 1947-48 season on Electric trains command the at­ vice), Casp r Markert (Plate), after 41 years with the company. Tuesday evening, November 18, at All the activities of the Experi­ tention of grown-ups and young­ John C. Weaver (Damaskeening), H ensel Hall, before a large gath­ sters alike. mental P arts & Models Section ering of Hamilton employees' fam­ J ohn H. Foose (Divisional Supt.), will be continued as heretofore H a milton realizing this decided and Reah F . Metzger (Dial). Chairman Nancy Brown ilies and friends. to post a miniature billboard except that production operations The Chorus, under the capable will not be performed in the new along the busy rail Jines that Julia Heida (Stocks & Stores) direction of Abram Longenderfer circle and criss-cross on the 3000 Chorus Schedule is chairman of the Program Com­ Watch Research Department. Mo­ (B. & F. S.l, divided its program del parts or samples of experi­ feet of track that makes-up the mittee assisted by Ellsworth Stoll into three parts: (1) "Songs of Lancaster Model Railroad Club's Calls For Busy Season (T.&C.), while Lois Jansen (Case mental parts will however con­ the South," (2) "American Folk tinue to be made. Christmas display which will be Office) is chairman of the Deco­ Tunes" and (3) "The Great in operation on November 28-29-30 The Hamilton Chorus is in its After January 1, 1948, Mr. E. Waltz." rations Committee assisted by Bill Van Haaften will be in charge of and December 5-6-7 on the sec­ 17th season of concert work. Mack (B.&F .S.). Under the "Songs of the South" ond floor, rear of Weiland's Hobby With four concerts listed start­ H.R.A. members along with the new department. Mr. Brill­ group, the Chorus sang two spir­ hart will cooperate with him in Shop at 315 North Queen Street. ing December 14, the Chorus of their wives or husbands will be ituals and three other numbers in­ According to Ned Scheffer (Ac­ 60 mixed voices will have a busy admitted free. Single employees establishing the departmental or­ cluding: "Swanee," "Neath the ganization so that none of the counting), who is a member of Christmas season along with other who are H.R.A. members may Southern Moon" and "Rain and programs that will carry up to services now rendered by' the Ex­ the River ." The soloists in this the club, in order to view the dis­ bring their boy friends or girl play the public is requested to use F ebruary 25 when more engage­ friends free of charge. Outsiders perimental Parts & Models Sec­ group were: Julia Heida (Stocks tion will be neglected or over­ the entrance at 314 North Chris­ ments will be added to the sched­ will be charged 75 cents per & Stores) and Bill Gassman ule. person. looked by the new Watch Re­ (Works Lab.) . tian Street which is the thorough­ search Department as a result of The "Battle Hymn · of the Re­ fare directly in back of Weiland's Under the ba ton of Abram his retirement. public" was the theme to the store. Longenderfer (B.&F .S.), the Chor­ American Folk Tunes Group fol­ In the Model Club's display us will present program s different IT WON 'T lowed by "Liza Jane," the "Whif­ some twelve 0 gauge engines pull from past seasons. Factory Holidays fenpoof Song" and "Cindy." 150 freight and pullman cars in Following a Christmas program BE LONG NOW "The Great Waltz" group in­ 20 minute shows running from 7 at St. John's Reformed Church at Announced cluded three selections fr om to 10 P. M. on the evenings men­ 4 p. m. on December 14 the sched­ W i th Christmas just Strauss, "Artists' Life," "Strauss tioned above. On November 29 ule is as follows: around the corner an d The factory and offices will be Medley" and "Blue Danube." The and 30 and December 6 and 7 December 23, the Annual Christ­ folks dusting up on their closed all day tomorrow for the Hamilton trio composed of Cath­ there will be afternoon perform­ mas program for Hamilton em­ tidings of g o o d cheer, celebration of Thanksgiving. erine Smith (B.&F.SJ, Jean Doll ances from 2 to 5 P . M. ployees in the Cafeteria. thoughts of Ham i 1 ton The factory will close for the (Payroll) and Nancy Brown sang The Hamilton miniature bill­ January 20, Ushers' League La­ Christmas decorations came Christmas holiday, Wednesday the "Strauss Medley" numbers. board located along the upper dies' Night at St. Paul's Lutheran to mind. According to Walt­ noon, December 24 and wi!J re­ The guest artists for the eve­ level of the 0 gauge set-up is at Church, Millersville. er Breen (Maintenance), the open the morning of Friday, De­ ning were Joan Weiler and Lan­ an advantageous location where Februa ry 25, Landisville Zion decorations this Christmas cember 26. In order to make up dis Heller, pianists. Miss Weiler crowds who view the display are Lutheran Church to be held in the season will be on the same for production and pay lost the and Mr. Landis also accompanied sure to see it. mditorium of the Landisville High scale as in past years. New afternoon of December 24, factory the Chorus in "The Great Waltz" It's an illuminated sign, some 3chool. greeting signs will be used departments will operate Satur­ numbers. 5" x 8" in measurement, carrying this year. While the Main­ day morning, December 20, from The Hamilton Chorus was ac­ the Christmas theme of: "Make tenance Department hasn't 8 a. m. until 12 noon. companied by the regular pianists this an extra-special Christmas", started work on the Christ­ The factory will close for the Dorothy Neidamyer (Prod. Disp.) featuring Mother, Father, Daugh­ The HRA Needs mas decorations as yet, they New Year's Holiday and inven­ and Harold Smith (Case), during ter, Son and Grandmother singing will v e r y shortly begin tory the night of December 31, the selections to the first two out the Christmas joy. The Ham­ More Members - checking the lights an d with the exception of the Timing groups of the progratn. ilton billboard is the only illumin­ So Why Not ]oim dusting off the paintings for & Casing Department, which will In between the group numbers, ated advertisement in the display. a gala 1947 Christmas sea­ close December 30 at 5 p. m , The Paul Harnish (B.&.F.S.. ) put on It's a neat, white background sign And Have Some Fum son. factory will reopen the morning two comedy skits that drew laugh­ that stands out like lights on a of January 5, 1948. ter from the audience. Christmas tree. · 2 Timely Topics Volume 5 Timely Topics Number 10 Lest We Forget The Hamilton Watch Company Employee Newspaper Because of the importance of Joe EDITORIAL BOARD the safety regulations issued by both the Pennsylvania State De­ WALLACE BORK, Chair., Prod. Control J. ED. MILLER, Case Order Division partment of Labor and Industry STUFF ABOUT STUF.FIN': When you give your husband the MARGARET SHADE, Chem. and Met. Res. and your Federal Government bird on Thanksgiving be certain the stuffing is top drawer ••• HAZEL KELLER, Case Office pertaining to safety that must be Maybe you're a new hand at married life and what you lmow about EDITORIAL STAFF followed at all times, we again re­ stuffin' a turkey would fill a pin head . • • Diggin' around the files General News and Production, CHARLES H. FREY print them from the Hamilton we came up with the "know how'' from the General Electric Con­ Personnel Consultant, R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr. handbook entitled "Associates in sumers Institute • • • It follows • • • To truss a turkey, as you prob­ PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS Is.SUE Production" which was given to ably know, means to fasten its wings to its body in cooking. But you when you became an em­ Timely Topics is indebted to the following for photographs in this issue: first if any hair remains on the fowl, it is necessary to singe it over Ned Aurand ployee. These regulations are a low heat, turning slowly. Next remove all the pin feathers with Copyright, 1947, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. made up, not only for your pro­ tweezers. (Don't use the ones you work with at Hamilton.) Wash Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted. tection, but for that of your fel­ the ou tside of the bird with cold water, drying it thoroughly with low employees. They are: paper toweling. The inside should be wiped with a damp cloth and LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA- NOVEMBER 26, 1947 (1). Smoking in the factory is r ubbed lightly with salt. Stuff the neck cavity, but do not stuff it not permitted except in certain too heavily; fold the skin over the back and fasten. Lightly stuff designated areas. Smoking is per­ the body cavity. Close the cavity by fastening with skewers and mitted in the cafeteria and on lacing with string or by sewing. (H emstitching not allowed.) Fold Our Responsibility IS BIGNESS A the premises of the company the wing tips under the back of the bird. Tie the ends of the legs grounds that are not marked re­ together with string, bringing the string around the tailpiece. Turn On November 1st of this year, a CURSE? stricted. the bird on its breast, cross the string on the back, bringing it up new contract between the Com­ (2). Under no conditions is any­ around the wings. T ie securely in the center of the back. Before pany and the Hamilton Watch Some successful firms do a thing ever to be thrown out of serving, remove skewer s and string • •. If you get a tough bird, Workers' Union became effective business of $10,000 a year. the windows blame it on the guy who gave you the money to buy it .•• Happy for the year ahead. Some do $50,000. Some do (3). Guards or other safety de­ chewing, mates • . • And may heaven preserve your old man's uppers. This new contract among other $100,000,000 or higher. vices on machines throughout the things increases hourly wages and Are the small businesses factory must never be removed. piece work rates. Everyone real­ better - because they are (4). Do not start any machine FEATHER TOUCH: Chief Dave Goldberg of the Chem & Met izes that in increasing wages a small? whose operation you do not fully tribe, just in from his Lime Street reservation, walked into the bank great responsibility is placed upon America is a big country. understand, or attempt to repair the other day in full head dress ... With red feathers sticking out every member of management and Is Afghanistan say, a better a machine while it is in motion. all around his noggin, the downtown citizenry figured Dave must have every employee in the plant - no country because it is small? (5). Never use your hands or slipped his leash and escaped from the East King Street booby matter what his or her job might Businesses are big be­ body as a brake for a a machine hatch . . . Unaccustomed to such limelight, a switch snapped in be. cause they have what a lot that is in motio~. Dave's thinking capacity and it dawned on him that there were of people want. But size (6). Goggles must be worn at all Many problems will confront us alone is no way to judge a feathers in his hair ... It seems that before his trip to the bank, times when abrasive grinding is he was playing Indian with his hefty little off-spring ... In the in the year ahead and we must all business. being performed and on all oper­ share the responsibility of meet­ When you think of a bus­ course of the tribal ceremonies, the youngster made a full fledged ations where the protection of the chief out of the old man by sticking those little red Community ing these problems. It is not nec­ iness, ask this about it: eyes is necessary. essary to have called to our at­ Chest Drive feathers in his hair ... Forgetting to remove the What is the quality of its (7). Every accident no matter tention that the highest rewards goods and services? What how slight must be reported im­ feathers, Dave started for the bank unaware of his head-dress. which the Hamilton management prices does it charge the mediately to the First Aid Dis­ has always sought to share with public for these? pensary. its employees can only be contin­ What wages does it pay (8). Running in any part of the SHORT SHOTS: That was a nifty double barreled fake shot ued in the highly competitive year employees? What are its factory at any time is dangerous WARREN SWEIGART (Machine Shop) demonstrated to BRUCE of 1948 through greater and more working conditions? What and is prohibited. WOLF (Mechanical Supt.) the other afternoon up in the third floor efficient production. Increased stability of· return can it (9). Horseplay, rowdyism, intox­ hallway •.• It was so real that some of the employees, who wit­ wages without reducing spoiled offer investors? What is its ication or gambling on the com• n essed· the demonstration, went scouring around the floor for the work, improving methods, and in­ influence on the communi­ pany premises lead to accidents dead bird .•• Speaking of hunting, JOHNNIE (Personnel) OWEN'S crelJ,Sing-·efficiency can only mean ty? and are contrary to regulations. father-in-law, who is a surgeon, was one of a party that shot a 2000 one of two things- if the selling These are fair measuring (10). No one is authorized to pound bull moose on a r.ecent safari into the wilds of British Colum­ price of our watches is main­ sticks. change any present connections bia, Canada. . . Understand HUGH AIKEN (Comptroller's Office) tain d at today's figures, the dif­ Judged by them, a major­ or other maintenance fixtures was nipped by a spell of hiccups that produced commas in his sen­ ference between selling price and ity of America's biggest without perm1ss10n f r o m the tences d'uring a recent phone call .•• This is a late item, but it is the increased labor cost will be businesses stand at the top Maintenance Superintendent. of great importance since it carries a lot of names • . • It deals with much smaller - meaning practic­ of the list. (11). Oily rags and waste must the Material Sales Office Picnic which a lot of good people in that ally no money available to develop Neither the men and be kept in metal safety containers. department figured we overlooked • • . The affair was held at Wil­ improved methods and equipment, women in industry nor the (12). Inflammable liquids for liamson·si Park some months ago and the guys and gals had a dandy to replace the equipment that is money in industry can be cleaning machines or work places time munchin' dogs and corn . •• Those in attendance were: Harry worn out or to pay for the in­ effective without good man­ are only to be used under the di­ Ruthhart, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hendrix and sons, Tommy and Jimmie, creased material and parts need­ agement. Nothing else is so rection of your supervisor. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schober, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Mohler, Mr. and ed to manufacture more watches. important to the employees' (13) A clean place is a safe Mrs. Johnnie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd! Ulmer, Mr. and Mrs. Cleon On the other hand, if watch p~ices welfare, the investors' wel­ place to work. Therefore, all em­ Hougendobler, Ruth HerJlley, Irene Lindeman, Ira. Wolf, Bob Nelson, to consumers are increased fewer fare, or the public welfare. ployees are urged to keep their Dick l{uss, Beulah Stauffer, Don Beck, Patsy Evans, Ella Kauffman, people will buy them. Our watch work places clean and orderly. Mary Schiding, Mattie Schiding and Emma Frick .•• In a note production would have to be re­ TRUE, BROTHER! from .Jean AC'kerman (Service Office), the gals in that department duced and our employment cur­ held a farewell party for Mrs. Donald Fox, Columbia, at the home of tailed. All of this would be of Women are just like issues of Why Not.Join The Mrs. Joe Frey • . • Thirteen guests were present at this October 1 course due to the poor competi­ Timely Topics. They have forms affair • • . tive position we would then be in ... Are made up ... Have bold HRA Today ... It's as importers would take advan­ types . . . Back numbers are not tage of the situation by offering in demand ... Carry news wher­ A Good Way To Meet MISTAKEN IDENTITY: Up in Finishing, they're calling Bill fine watches at more attractive ever they go . . . Every man Heeps "Mayor" . . . And why . . . I'll tell yuh, why . . . It seems prices. should have one of his own and Your Fellow Employees. like a' guy by the name of J. M. Laughborough, who earns his cab­ Your Company desires that the not borrow from his neighbor. bage by batting out stories for the Baltimore American, visited present selling prices of Hamilton Hamilton the latter part of October to do a story on Lancaster . watches be maintained. Accord­ Among the mimy pictures he took while collecting material for the ingly, Hamilton's future depends yarn was a shot of Bill on his job as an inspector in Finishing ... mightily on everyone utilizing to He also went down town and snapped a picture of Mayor Cary in his good advantage every minute of office ... When the final story appeared in print with the pictures the work day and attaining even it was headed: "LANCASTER THRIVING COMMUNITY, HIS­ greater efficiency than we have at TORICALLY FRIEND OF BALTIMORE." ... One of the three present and the developing of pictures used with the story was a double column shot of Bill at methods and processes that will work ... Directly below Bill's picture was another double column enable cost reductions to be made. job of Mayor Cary snapped in his office ... Somewhere along the It is a program of mutual help­ line the Baltimore newspaper jumbled the captions under the pic­ fulness consistent with the pri­ tures ... Under the shot of Bill was the caption belonging to the mary responsibility of each em­ Mayor's picture, while under the Mayor's pix was t~e caption be­ ploye at Hamilton to make avail­ longing to Bill's . .. Thus Bill, through no fault of his own, accum­ able to the American public our product at a price they will pay. ulated the nickname, "Mayor" overnight.

DOTS & DASHES: Clarence Rice (Small Tool) reports his HMA At Hockey Tilt broken thumb is on the mend after a good many weeks in a cast ...... Ed Long (Works Lab.), who had a recent mishap in that depart­ Sixty-eight members of ment says the only squawk he has is that the accident occurred to the Hamilton Management his right hand which prevents him from bowling ...•.•. Ed is the wide Association witnessed the awake secretary of the Hamilton Men's Bowling League and one of Hershey-Philadelphia East­ the top keglers in that circuit .•...•. We figured that 5 o'clock break ern Divisional American for home reached its peak with the rumbling and bustling noises League Hockey game on corning down the stairs, but now they're corning thro~g~ the ~dows Tuesday evening, November This picture ' was snapped during the bubble gum blowing con­ in the Machine Shop ••• Luckily no one got hurt seriously m that 11, in the Hershey Sports test at the Works Lab picnic sometime a.go. The kid in the middle, November 5th crash, but maybe one of these days somebody's luck Arena. who almost popped his stack trying to make. good for this picture, will run out ••• Dan Denlinger (Print Shop) is of the opinion that The HMA group went to Roxy Wise will have to get a few mor.e high priced performers if Hershey by bus, stopping at is Joe Carter. IDdden behind the king sized bubble on the left is Joyce Hoover, while the little fatso on the right, who took down he wishes his Lancaster Roses basketball team to figure in the Amer-­ Aunt". Sally's Kitchen in ican League court race ••• Joe McCrabb (Bal. Staff) says he'd be Elizabethtown for dinner. second money in the event, is Johnnie Harsh. Nancy and Johnnie were guests at the aJfalr. ·- -. · a. good bowler it lie didn't have to throw the ball down the a.Iley • • • Timely Topics 3 HAMILTON CHORUS HAMILTON'S SILENT GUARDIAN INCLUDES 84 VOICES KEEP IT CLEAN j From thirty-eight different de­ It's a great satisfaction to know pumper. The fire chief deter­ partments throughout the factory that the Company we work for mines whether the fire is large This is a story about good lunch or dinner, be sure to wash and offices come the eighty-four housekeeping. your hands, and dry them well be­ has the necessary equipment and enough to warrant the use of the employees who make up the Ham­ The title means just what it fore returning to your department trained personnel to fight all pumper. If it is, the word is ilton Watch Company Chorus for fires that have or may occur given and the pumper goes into says- "Keep It Clean." for work.. the 1947-48 season. A Hamilton Watch is the finest It means using tweezers which within the confines of the Hamil­ operation. The m o m e n t the From time to time we've had ton Watch Company. pumper starts it pushes water in the world. It is worthless when have been given to you for your requests for the names of the em­ job. Never touch a watch move­ from the squat 100,000 gallon tank ployees who make up this out­ it stops. Fire is a subject we all like to A speck of .dust, a piece of lint, ment with your bare fingers. Lim­ just outside the boiler house. standing musical organization. steer clear of, because fire, like a particle of food, a tiny chip will it the use of your fingers, pro­ an unexpected and uninvited visi­ When this tank is in use it auto­ Following are the names of tected by a finger cot, of course, matically shuts off the flow of ruin hours of painstaking labor. tor, presents itself without warn­ these individuals and the depart­ Good housekeeping in our fac­ to absolute necessity. Remove ing. It's an element of destruc­ the water from the 75,000 gallon ments they represent: smudge marks only with a buff­ elevated tank and all the water tory is of paramount importance. tion that spares nothing in its Assiembly Research: George Ro­ And good housekeeeping de­ stick but limit the use of the buff­ path. is furnished by it at a rate of bertson. sticks since they too shed parti­ 700 gallons per minute. mands but little effort and lots of Day in and day out we see the Automatic: Barbara Christen­ good common sense. cles of fabric large enough, in two large tanks in the rear of The pressure line from the sen, Dorothy Dennis, Nelson It means keeping your benches some cases, to cause trouble. the factory. The one reaches 135 pump to the 100,000 gallon tank Shickley, Martha Trollander and clean- no dirt, no dust, no lint, no Good housekeeping also means .feet into the sky. The other is is 14 inches in diameter and the Suzanne Wiley. food . that if it is necessary for you to Balance & Flat Steel: Verna a low, squat cylindrical tank tank in turn feeds water through It means serious thought tq the fix your hair, or brush your Baltozer, Charles Habecker, Ro­ way you dress. Sweaters are com­ clothes, or paint your nails, or bert Hall, Paul Harnish, Mary fortable. But lint from sweaters powder your nose be absolutely Jane Hecker, Robert Kauffman, cause watches to stop. The same sure it is done away from your Abram Longenderfer, William thing goes for men's tweed and work bench and only in the rest Mack, Robert Shoff, Catherine rough worsted suits. They have a rooms provided in each depart­ Smith and Rosaline Sweigart. tendency to shed small particles ment. Balance Staff: Louise Johnson, of lint that float through the air These few hints will help re­ Russell Markert and Helen Rinick. and find their way into watches. duce the carelessness that costs Case Office: Lois Jansen, Betty For the ladies shirt waists and thousands of dollar each year for Rice and Harold Smith. blouses, well ~tarched, are ideal jobbing and cleaning watches re­ Chemical & Metallurgical: Mar­ for work in our assembly depart­ turned from the trade as "stop­ garet Shade. ments. Rayon, celanese, any of the pers" or poor performers. And Cost Analysis: Marion Rios and synthetic fabrics are good. For what is even more important it is Mary Ellen Sheckard. the men suits of gabardine, cov­ within the power of each of us to Dial: Alice Johnson. ert cloth or hard worsted materi­ control these personal items. In Dial & Material Stores: Julia als are the best. order to bring production costs Portions of the 1200 feet of Heida and Russell Hershey. Good housekeeping means keep­ down additional and unnecessary hose being t.est.ed. Escape: Sarah Bushong and ing food away from your benches cost from all causes must be elim­ Yvonne Hagelans. at all times. If you have eaten inated. a 10 inch diameter pipe. With Finishing: Karl Barr, Frank the discharge of water at a rate Russell and Mary Jane Wolfe. of 700 gallons per minute, it could Hairspring Mfg.: Betty Reese. fight a fire for approximately 2'h Inspection: Jane Hershey and Wat.er -100,000 gallons of it Harry Mccullon. inside. hours before the supply of water from the 100,000 gallon tank would Jewel Setting: Esther Miller. located just across the alley from be exhausted. However, the mo­ Machine Experimental: Esther the boiler house. ment the water in the large tank May Mull. Maintenance: Edward Joline. Daily we view the tiny sprink­ is exhausted, the 75,000 gallon elevated tank automatically goes Material Sales: Edward Hendrix, ler heads, suspended on pipes Irene Linderman, Beulah Stauffer, that hang near the ceilings in into operation and furnishes water as required. and Ira Wolf. every department. In some de­ Mechanical Planning: Lee Mar­ partments can be found fire The fire fighting brigade at tin. hoses wrapped aroung big wheels Hamilton consists of 94 members Model Room: Barbara Horn­ hanging on the walls. Those of of the Maintenance Department, berger. us, who from time to time have including the guards and the em­ Metals Processing: Earl Eisen­ business that takes us to the ployees who work in the boiler berger. boiler house, have seen the large house. During a day time shift Payroll: Jean Doll. water Pressure Pump. there are 55 members always Plate: Jane Beasley, Louise We know all this equipment is available while at night 25 mem­ Bender, Wallace Bork, George ready in case of fire. We think bers are on hand with only a Clor, Gloria Cunningham, Daisy we know how it works- but do phone call needed to jump the Killiar, Jane Hougendobler, Can­ we? help to capacity. dace Newcomer, Chester Smith That's the purpose of this story Maybe we knew all this, then and Erla Witmer. October 29 was election day at Hamilton with 1,967 eligible pro­ -to explain the operation of this again maybe we didn't. Whether Production Dispatching: Doro­ duction and maintenance employees voting on the question: "Do you equipment and the personnel re­ we did or didn't it's important thy Neidamyer and Herbert Ro­ wish to authorize the Hamilton Watch Workers Union a.ffiliat.ed with sponsible for its operation in case enough that from now on the berts. the American Watch Workers Union to enter into agreement with of fire. tanks, sprinklers, h o s e s and Process Planning: Dorothy your employer which requires membership in such union as a con­ If a fire breaks out in a depart­ pumps we view daily take on an Mummaw and Frank Zuch. dition of employment?" The outcome was 1,527 employees voting ment, the moment the heat tem­ added meaning of security. Screw Mfg.: Mary Jane Siefred. in favor of negotiating a maint.enance of membership agreement perature reaches 160 degrees the Let's always remember to take Secretary to W. S. Davis: Ar­ opposed to 172 who voted against the proposal. The affair .produced heads of the sprinklers in the all fire drills seriously. Your lene Hoff. the Nation's largest consent election conducted by the National fire's vicinity melt, causing water Company has installed the best Secretary to C. C. Smith: Mary Labor Relations Board under the Taft-Hartley law. - under tremendous pressure- to and latest fire fighting equipment Caulfield. be sprayed in all directions. The to protect your job and life from ·Service: Jean Ackerman, Mary ation Association. water supplying this automatic fire. Let's cooperate all the way. Jane Fritz, Clara Mohr and Jack Hamilton Women's system is drained from the ele­ Harrison. Miss Jane Wignall, Instructor vated tank in the rear of the fac­ Small Tool: William Stuart. Program At Y.W.C.A. of Physical Education at Mc­ tory which contains 75,000 gallons TICK TOCK CLUB TO Specialties Assembly: Robert Caskey High School, will have capacity. Fickes. charge of the program in the gym Statistical: Myrtle Dietz. with basketball and volley ball Immediately the individual on HOLD ITS XMAS PA.RTY Time & Motion Stud.y: Nancy All y:ou ladies of Hamilton who being the chief activities. the fire brigade, whose job it is to Brown. want to learn how to swim, here's operate the George Blake Pres­ The Tick Tock Club, a Hamil­ your chance. The programs at the Y.W.C.A. ton Women's organization, will Timing & Casing: Grace Bro­ will continue through the winter sure pumper in the boiler house, All you have to do is secure a hold its Christmas Party on De­ gan, Earl Furlow and Vera Sow­ months until March except .for a mans his post and stands by un­ health card from the Personnel cember 9 .at the Y.W.C.A. ers·. brief lapse over the Christmas til he receives word from the Office which must be filled in by Mrs. Marie Light, guest at the Traffic: Dick Benner. holiday season. Hamilton fire chief to start the your family physician. After this party, will read some Christmas Train: Betty Goss, Adelma Mey­ So ladies of Hamilton, make er, Nancy Norbury, Doris Potts. card is filled with the necessary stories to be followed by group Tuesday nights your nights at the singing. Watch Design: Francis Meyer. details, it entitles you to partici­ Y.W.C.A. Works Laboratory: W i 11 i am pate in the Hamilton Women's The Tick Tock Club is com­ Gassman. Program at the Y.W.C.A. every posed of sixteen members. Its Training School: Norm an Tuesday n i g h t from 7 until president is Emma Frick, (Mate­ Schlemm. &YORICK'S BABY rial Sales). Helen Shuman (Case) 10 P. M. The Honorary Members of the The swimming pool will be open is vice president, while Dorothy Hamilton Chorus are: Henry Frankie Byorick, a meth­ Mumma (process Planning) is from 7 until 9 and the gymna­ Breiter, deceased; Rev. and Mrs. sium from 8 until 10. ods engineer ·attached to secretary. The treasurer is Esther Raymond L. Fetter, Mr. C. M. the Process Planning Divi­ Miller (Jewel Setting). Kendig, President of Hamilton Miss Betty Jane Flickinger, of sion, passed the cigars on Recently the members of the Watch and Mr. H. R. Lawrence, the Armstrong Floor Plant, and Monday morning, November Tick Tock Club wrapped and Treasurer of the Company, Miss Betty Plourde (Dial), are in 17. Seems like Frankie's packed several Christmas boxes charge of the program in the pool. wife presented him with a for a war widow and her three Both are qualified life-savers and 7 lb. 6 %. oz. baby girl on children in Holland. Dad (to his son). 1'It's none _of instructors. So if you want to the A. M. of the 15th in your business now how I met learn to swim1 here's your golden St. Joseph's Hospital. The It isn't the ice that makes peo­ your mother. But I can tell you opportunity with ·no cost to you little gal's name is Sharon t .r ple sl!P - it's what they mix it one thing- it certainly cured me sin.ce tne entire program expenses Ruth. Pwnps 700 gallons ,pe1; rpinute. with. of whistling. are borne by the Hamilton Recre- ,,., '. 4 Timely Topics SPORTS SHORTS Banquet Held For MEN'S B. B. LEAGUE OPENS • • Girl Softballers SEVEN TEAl\IS COMPETE IN The rosters of the teams are as BRA 1947-48 LOOP follows: The Hamilton Girls' softball PARAGRAPHS ON TIIlS AND THAT:- According to a writer team, 1947 Girls' City Industrial Departmental basketball returns MACHINE SHOP SP. RM. (cont.) friend we lmow, who covered the World Series for a local blat, he League softball champions, were to the Men's H.R.A. sports calen- Dick McCune Johnnie Reitzel reports that AI Gionfriddo, the Brooklyn outfielder, made his now guests at a roast turkey banquet dar for the first time since 1941 Red Bauer Cal Horn famous catch of Joe DiMaggio's long smash a couple of times. Our held at Anderson's on October 21 with seven teams entered in the Warren Sweigart Tom Morgan Man says that some of the boys who grind the cameras for the news by the four losing teams of the league. Red Fitzgerald Virgil Meck reels and the photographers who snap shutters for the top-drawer circuit. All games will be played on Bob Smith Jake Tierney news rags, didn't have their lenses focused in Gionfriddo's direction With 65 attending the affair, Monday nights on the John Rey- H . Dattesman ASSEMBLY RES. when he pulled his original masterpiece, so he had to make "retakes" the Hamilton team was presented nolds Junior High School courts. Warren Harnish Charley Baltz of the master catch the following afternoon. with a statuette symbolic of the The starting times for games are Russ Lutz Ed Bailey championship. The statuette rests 7 and 8 o'clock. Hal Fiester L '.oyd Hambright Speaking of Gionfriddo, who h ails from Dysart, Pa., a town of in Hamilton's possession for one The teams competing are: Tim- Charley Gehr Dick Myers year with two more legs needed 1000, did you notice in the public prints where 6000 turned out to ing & Casing "A" and "B," Fin- FINISHING Chet Witmer see Al play in an exhibition game in Dysart a few days after the to garner it for keeps. RCA, 1946 ishing, Friction Jeweling, Assem- Bob Sullenberger Dick Kauffman series was over. Had Gionfriddo missed that DiMaggio smash, he title winners, also has one leg on bly Research, Machine Shop, and John Trautman Earl Shrum probably would have had to pay his way into the exhibition game. it.. Spring Room. Paul Coble Albie Kopf There will be two halves to the Jim Frank Dick Gable league. The first half started on Glenn Arnold Jack Hendricks We read a "Sportsatorial" in the local A, M. sheet the other, day November 24 and will windup on Dick Gerhart Frank Krallinger written by sports editor, Hal Eager, to the effect that this football January 12. The second half opens Don Kochel Paul Hershey season Catholic High and Mccaskey High ought to get together on on January 19 and finishes on Charley Witmer T & C "A" the gridiron. That might be a good idea, 'but we don't think so. March 2. There are 42 games to Dick Keene G. Hacker Granted Catholic had a good club this season and a mighty fine each half which means that the Russ Hurst W. Breen record-in its own class, that is. Don't forget that McCaskey played teams will play each other 12 Hen Huber R. Gelhard tougher competition and it is from this angle that we feel that a times during the campaign. FRICTION JL. D. Kann meeting between the two would be just another one sided victory Because of the quantity of bas- Jack Litcht R. Markley for Woody Sponaugle's club. On paper the game looks good, but ketball material in the Timing & Pop Stetter A. Burkman on the field of competition we feel there wouldn't be anything to it. Casing Department, that section Skip Weaver G_ Warner However, our vote for the outstanding scholastic back in the City has entered two quintets. Jim Feeney B. Ulrich and County this season goes to Jean Butz, Larry Berger's great The president of the league is Bob Showalter E. Stoll kicker, passer and runner. The kid is really tops. Gil Warner (T & C) with Garth Bob Heenan T. Smith Jim Rice Hacker (T & C) operating as vice T & C "B" Maybe you knew that in high school football if a player kicks president. Both Warner and Hatzie Hatz R. Long one through the uprights on the kick-off it counts three points or Hacker were appointed to their Ed McLain T. McGinnis the same as a field goal. This only applies to high school football positions by Woody Rathvon Monk Koehler E. Braun and not collegiate or professional. (Dial), who is president of the SPRING ROOM L. Williams Hamilton Recreation Association. Paul Afflebach J. Ault The referees assigned to offi- Ed Zercher R. Barley The Sponaugle brothers, Woody and Boyd, had a press box to ciate all games are: Jinx Ganse Dick Ochs I. Shenk players' b61lch communication set rigged up in McCaskey Stadium (Insp.) and Vern Hilt (Machine Warren Lawrence C. Dexter R. Shelley ior the past two football seasons. . Boyd in the box phoned to Woody Shop)· Carl Whitman .on the bench, who in turn manipulated his substitutes according to C. King ·Boyd's observations. This has definitely paid off because as Woody put it: "A coach down on the field! level can't see half as well what's going on as a person seated at an elevation, looking down on the 1947-48 HRA Men's Inter-Departmental .game." We ha¥e seen this communication set-up worked before. When Cecil Isbell, now coach of the Baltimore Colts, was whip­ Basketball Schedule cracker at Purdue, he worked in the press box and his assistant handled the substitutions from the bench. The Sponaugles operated their set-up in reverse. First Half Understand from a reliable source that Roxy Fo;:gione, the box­ November 24 7 :00 Fi,,ish · sp. Rm. ing promoter around town, is going after the Armory to stage his 7:00 T & C "A" winter boxing shows. Roxy reasons that if Roxy Wise can have it T & C "B" 8 :00 Assem. Res. T & C "A" for his professional basketball team he ought to be able to land it 7:00 Fr. JwL for his fistic shows. It makes sense. Assem. Res. December 22 8: 00 Mach. S. 7 :00 Fr. Jwl. Big league baseball players get between $5.00 and $6.00 per day Sp. Rm. Finish. for chow money. Minor leaguers average about $2.00 per day for 7 :00 Sp. Rm. December 1 Assem. Res. 7: 00 Finish. gru~ound out that Curt Simmons, the Phils new pitching find, re­ 8 : 00 Mach. S. ceived $55,000 for penning his name to a Philadelphia contract. T & C "A" T & C "A" 7:00 T & C "B" January 5 A sure way to win a football pool is not to play the experts' Fr. Jwl. 7 : 00 Finish. predictions. The trouble with an expert is that he knows too much 8 : 00 Assem. Res. T & C "B" about the teams to produce a winning ticket for you. Located in the Personnel Displa:11 Mach. S. 7 :OO Fr. Jwl. window this statuette remains a December 8 As far as we're concerned there's nothing more monotonous in Hamilton keepsake until defeat Mach. S. a football game than the continuous use of substitutes. It tends to transfers it elsewhere, 7:00 Sp. Rm. 8:00 Sp. Rm. detract from the thrill of the game. When a club is rolling a fan's T & C "B" T & C "A" interest is high, then whamo a whistle toots on a play and in trots During the evening short talks 7 :00 Fr. Jwl. January 12 a multitude of subs, holding up the action and giving the fan's in­ T & C "A" were given by Al Spinner, Arm­ 7:00 T & C "B" terest a chance to cool off. We admit a coach is smart who can 8 : 00 Finish. employ wholesale substitutions, but as far as the fan'SI concerned it's strong's; Fred Harper, Hubley's; Assem. Res. Arnold Addison, RCA; Gus Splin­ Assem. Res. mighty boresome. 7 :00 Fr. Jwl. ter, manager of the RCA team December 15 that finished second; Ken Weeks, Sp_ Rm. There are a lot of Hamilton basketball fans who figure Whitey (Personnel), and Red Shanabrook, 7: 00 Mach. S. 8 :00 Mach. S. Von Neida last season's Roses wow, won't make the grade in big (Finishing), manager of the Ham­ T & C "B" Finish. time bask~tball with Moline. There's one thing certain, with ·his shooting ability he'll be a marked cookie. Not that he wasn't a ilton club. Second Half Shanabrook was presented with marked man in the Eastern Pro wheel, but we figure the big boys January 19 7:00 T & C "B" have a way of adding a little extra muscle to their madness. a box of Phillies cigars by the Mach. S. Hamilton team, while Hen Huber 7 :00 Mach. S. Finish. 8: 00 Finish. What a lot of Hamilton football fans can't figure out is why (Finishing), who was the assistant Sp. Rm. manager, received an Arrow shirt. 7 :00 A ssem. Res. Don Schneider, former McCaskey speedster, wasn't used more by T & C "B" February 16 George Munger at Penn this year. Don led all Penn backs in ground The teams who sponsored the banquet were: RCA, Armstrong 8:00 Sp. Rm. 7 : 00 Finish. gaining last year. After graduation, he intends to give .pro ball a Fr. Jwl. Assem_ Res. fling. The Chicago Bears have first draft honors on him. Closure, Hubley's and Armstrong Floor Plant. January 26 7 :00 Fr. Jwl. T & C "B" Here's a little info that Cy Morgan, Phillies scout, tells youngsters Those members of the Hamilton 7:00 Sp. Rm. T & C "A" 8:00 T & C "A" aspiring to be ball players and which we feel you Hamilton Dads team present were: Julia Heida Sp. Rm. who have little fellows interested in baseball might like to know. (Dial & Mat'! Stores), Jackie 7: 00 Fr. Jwl. Cy encourages youngsters to play as much baseball as possible and Hoehn (Watch Res.) , Betty For­ Mach. S. February 23 play to win. Pick out a position on the team, stick to that position rey (Auto.), Alice Johnson (Dial), 8 : 00 Finish. 7 : 00 Assem. Res. Mach. Shop and play it as best you know how. Somewhere along the line a scout, Lois Jansen (Case Office) , Dot T & C "B" manager or coach might recommend a shift to another position Dennis (lnsp.), Beatrice Hershey 7 :OO Finish. where he feels a boy might be better suited. Cy pointed out the (Case Office), Betty Plourde February 2 T & C "A" case of Bucky Walters, the Cincinnati Reds great pitcher who (Dial), Betty Goodhart