President's HMA Banquet Finest in Association History
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DON 'T FORGET TO CHRISTMAS CONCERT VOTE FOR YOUR FA IN CAFE AND WATCH AWARD PRESENTA VORITE CANDIDATES TIONS TO IS-YEAR IN THE 1952 HRA GROUP APPEAR ON ELECTIONS. SEE PAGE 6 * Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. Vol. 10 No.1 Copyright, 1952, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. * President's HMA Kiddies Of 170 Needy Families Received 700 Xmas Toys Contributed, Repaired And Distributed By Banquet Finest In Hamiltonians In 1951 HRA Xmas Toy Drive Association History Club Fifty-Two, dressed in New Year spangles, was the theme of the 1952 President's Banquet to the Hamilton Management Asso ciation on Jan. 7th at Hotel Brunswick. Three hundred-fifty HMA mem bers were in attendance. The principal speaker of the evening was Carlos Fallon, a mod ern Latin from South America, who related his life as a South American from childhood to pres ent day. He concluded his speech with the thought t hat South Americans believe each nation should stand on its own two feet, without the aid of money from another country, in attempting to straighten out the present world conflict. His opinion was well re ceived by the audience who ap plauded his sound reasoning. President Charles C. Smith, No. The basement of the New Research & Engineering Build 1 host of the evening, welcomed Roving cameraman Ned Aurand (Chem.-Met.) caught the occu ing was Santa's workshop the latter part of December. Here the gathering with an informal is a group of St. Nick's helpers in operation wrapping and pants of the head table in action at the President's Banquet to the talk in which he briefly called on HMA on Jan. 7th at Hotel Brunswick. Enjoying the mock-turtle packing toys. (L. to R.): Ray Erisman (Maintenance), George the Association for its best unit soup at the time this photo was snapped were, (L. to R.): Carlos Fal Dorwart (Maintenance), Bob Bradley (B. & F. 8.), Frank By ed efforts in carrying forward orick (Watch Design) kneeling, Emily Meister (Sec. to H. C. lon, principal speaker of the evening, President C. C. Smith, Mayor Hamilton's 1952 program of work. Kendig C. Bare, and Frank Bitzer, secretary of the lIMA. Dobbs), Muriel Turton (Sec. to A. B. Sinkler), Lillie Ault The floor show that followed (Train), Arlene Hoff (Sec. to W. S. Davis) and Charley New was composed of five acts with comer (Maintenance) . Bob Gunder (Dealer Service) as er, Willy Giroud, A .. L . Green, Jr., Ira Bowman's seven piece or master of ceremonies. Walter Miller; Lester Newcomer, chestra furnished music for the As TIMELY TOPIOS saw it, L. A. Quinn, Donald Shetter, banquet, playing the latest pop Dec. 25th, 1951 was a happy In this 3rd annual drive George Sawtelle, possessor of a Stanley Wisniewski and Harry ular tunes along with request day for the kiddies of 170 there were many, many differ beautiful voice and having the Thomas. numbers. needy families in Lancaster ent kinds of toys including ability in knowing how to use The lady members of the HMA city and County who received sleds, scooters, tricycles, wa his hands to put a song across, and guests received gardenia cor toys from the HRA Christmas gons, dolls, high chairs, minia and Prince Mendes, TV magician, sages. HRA Membership Drive Toys for Needy Kiddies Drive. ture tables, stuffed dolls and stopped the show. Bob Gunder and Bob Welsh of Some 700 toys, all shining animals, strollers, doll beds and Sawtelle sang five songs, "Ten Dealer Service were in charge of The 1952 Hamilton Rec like new, were distributed by chairs, rocking horses, me derly", "Mickey", "Charmaine", all arrangements with assistance reation Association mem Hamilton truck on Dec. 20 and chanical toy s, automobiles, "Peg 0' My Heart" and "Easter from Bob Benfer, Mike Troop, bership drive is on from 22. Had it not been for the games, etc. Parade." and employees of the Display February 7 to 29. The cost Hamilton employees who so As for Mendes, he was a clever, Shop. for membership is $1.00 for generously contributed toy s The distribution of the toys In keeping with the New was capably handled by Chet all around magician, comedian the year. It's a good buy and the other employees who and ventriloquist. His card and Year's theme, the ballroom was for a buck, too! The enter gave their time to paint and Bowers and Herb Jones of the decorated with clusters of colored Maintenance Dept. cigarette tricks were fast and tainment features for '52 repair them, these kid dies baffling. A lot of credit must go balloons hanging from the ceiling include dances, card par would have had a sad Christ Names of the needy families to Jack Humphreville (Equip. &: entwined with ticker tape. ties, roller skating parties, mas. were submitted by Hamilton Tool Des.), who was pulled from Each table had colored hats the Family Picnic and ath The HRA wishes to thank employees, the Visiting Nur the audience to act as a straight and horns placed around for the letic activities. So climb on the Prince Dry Cleaners of ses Association, the Blind As man for Mendes. At best, a job members to wear and use. The the HRA bandwagon and Lancaster for cleaning all the sociation, and innumerable of this nature carries a lot of waitress crew wore special Club have fun in '52. stuffed toys free of charge. It phone calls from outsiders who embarrassment. But Jack carried 52 hats and green aprons. was their contribution toward gave names and addresses of out his part like a real trouper. the Hamilton Toy Drive. needy families. He played a clarinet while a snake ascended and descended from a basket. He acted as a "Charley McCarthy" for Mendes' ventriloquist act, and he filled in wherever Mendes needed him. Mendes had a lively, rapid-fire stock of jokes and he knew how to put them across. His ability to pull big fake dollar bills out of his pockets, tossing them to the audience as pay-offs for "large" laughs, and small dollar bills for tiny laughs made a hit with the assembled< members. At the conclusion of the floor show, six association members' names were pulled from a box as winners of the door prizes. The top winner of the evening was Jim LeVan (Machine Exp.). Other winners were, AI Mathews (Training Supv.) , Bill Carey (Prod. Con.), Bill Sterling (Fuze Assembly "B") , Charlie Shindell (Escape) and Marvin Hess (Da The distribution of the toys was handled in a very efficient mask). As is the custom at the annual banquet, every HMA past-presi manner by Herb Jones (in the truck) and Chet Bowers both of The guest list of the evening dent is presented with a gavel as a token of a job well done. This was composed of: Mayor Kendig year the gavel, a giant sized one made by the Display Shop, was given Maintenance. BRA pr~xy, Frank Byorick, assisted in loading C. Bare, E. M. Bruzelius, John to Rowland Bitzer, 1950-51 president. When Rowland opened the top the truck. Carter, Tom Barber, Earl Key of the large gavel, inside was a beautiful lucite gavel (regular size) ser, M. B. Conklin, A. E. Filling- which was presented to him by Paul Kutz, 1951-52 HMA president. • 2 Timely Topics Volume 10 Timely Topics Number 1 Chime Signal Installed The passing years have seen EDITORIAL BOARD many devices and signals used, WALLACE BORK, Chair., Proc. Engineering denoting the start and stop of J. ED MILLER, Product Stocks work shifts here at Hamilton. HAZEL KELLER, (Sec. to F. Huehnergarth) First it was the old factory HAPPY NEW YEAR whistle located on top of the EDITORIAL STAFF Back t.hirty da.ys ago you made several New Year's reso Boiler House. Then came the lutions . ... What's your batting average right now? ... John General News and Production, CHARLES H. FREY auto-call system, used for a time. Montague (Cafe Mgr.) the only Irish harp player who uses a Personnel Consultant, R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr. Individual bells and buttons were bow, thought you felt his candy and cigarette counter in the Copyright, 1952, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. next used. Many departments had Cafe during Christmas was quite the English walnuts .... On no signal to denote the starting Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted. behalf of Arthur Godfrey, Dennis James, John Cameron Sway and stopping of certain shifts, ze, Snooky Lansen and Johnnie, they want to thank you, Mon relying on employees to time ty!. ... Rambunctious Ray Foultz (Statistics) had a mad on LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 31, 1952 themselves by their own watches for the Navy football team who didn't give him a chance at and clocks in the dept. tickets this past Army game .... Easy Credit says if the situa During the past month an tion continues next year, he'll tell everybody that the Navy's AI Marks, Heat Treating Foreman, Retires After eight-ring chime signal was in mascot, Billy the goat, is nothing more than a blond police dog stalled. It is operated by the with horns .... If you want to dream standing on your feet, Thirty Years Of Service With Hamilton Watch guard in the West Tower, and is lend a lobe to "Sentimental Journey" as waxed by Les Brown sounded at the following times: a.nd h is Band of Renown . ... Skip Wise (Insp.) is jealous of 8:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M., Fred J udith (Insp.) becau se Fred gets his name called over the 12:00 Noon, 12:30 P.M., 1:00 P.M., P.A.