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* 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. system more than he does .... It won't be the same in the 3:00 P .M., and 5:00 P.M. Em­ Heat Treating D ept. with AI Marks on the retired list .... We ployees whose shifts start and need a candidate for th at dept. to keep us scooped on the hap­ stop at any of the times listed penings of "Gutter Ball" Amos the Hougendobler, the madman above will now have a definite who mistakes his wife for a bird .... Did you ever hear Freddy signal to rely on. Mitchell's "Hot Ice" disc? ... It's a saxy number that makes you feel like windin' up the cat and throwin' your mother-ln­ law out the window .... Jay Miller, son of Ed Miller (Prod. HRA "Sno-Ball" Draws Stock), n ow stationed in t he Army in Germany, was recently pr omoted from corporal to sergeant .... Sgt. Miller formerly 200 Dancers Jan. I I ; worked in the Service Dept. .... Cinthy Davis, cute little four year old dau ghter of Wyn Davis (Dir. of Planning), has a way March Dance Planned of asking sports questions .... Her latest is, why do football of­ ficials wear striped sh irts when the players have to wear dif­ ferent colored ones? ... Cinthy, that's so the people in the With the "Sno-Ball," HRA stands can tell the zebras from the rest of t he animals on the sponsored dance held Jan: 11 in field .... Dick Young, formerly a job boss in Friction Jeweling, the Brunswick Ballroom written is now working as a Fuze Mfg. Inspector. into the books as a success, the -0-- Recreation Association officials started plans for a spring dance It's Lefty (Traffic) Fritsch's belief that the first time wel­ to be held at the same place in terweight champ, Kid Gavilan, is K.O.'ed, it will mark the be­ March. ginning of his end .... Lefty, who used to punch pans as an amateur at St. Joe, says it just works out that way .. .. Charley The "Sno-Ball" was attended Miller, the nude headed poet of Train, remembers Saturday by some 200 dancers. The ball­ afternoons spent at the Scenic Theatre when he was a kid .... This is AI Marks' favorite photo. He wanted a picture taken room was decorated in the winter It's not in existence anymore, but that was the joint where for with his Heat Treating buddies grouped around him and so Timely theme. The tables were bedecked a nickel you got three serials, two comics and a piano concert Topics gave him what he wanted. Standing behind AI from L. to R. with evergreen branches covered played by a dame who could eat soft pretzels and crack pea- are, Ray Musser, Harry Urey, Earl Brinkman, Charley Price, Amos with artificial snow. In carrying nuts without missing ·a note .... Nowadays you can't even buy Bougendobler and Harry Doerr. out the theme, some BOO eotton­ two soft pretzels for a nickel. .... While he never talks about it, made snowballs a Ion g with Eddie Wiker (Guard) really had a rough time as a POW dur­ greens were used to decorate the ing World War II .... Sweet Angie, the Christmas Tree Angel, Al Marks foreman of Heat heat treat thousands of watch stage. was the leading lady of the guards as she made eyes at them Treating, a well-liked boss, grad­ parts and other items and keep In four of the snowballs were from her throne atop their lighted tree in the West Tower two uated from the Company on Dec. its month to month production on slips of paper which en tilted the weeks before the 25th .... Nat King Cole has a mild, soft voice, 31st, 1951, after 30 years of ser­ schedule. The Heat Treating De­ holders to prizes of one pound and a different style than most crooners which coins dough for vice. partment is personneled by Ray boxes of candy. The winners were him on the waxed platter market .... We saw him on Milton AI, a quiet gentleman with a Mus s e r, Amos Hougendobler, Mrs. Wyn Davis, Russell Enck, Berle's Dec. 11th: show .... We noticed that he walked while he pleasing personality, was 65 on Harry Urey, Earl Brinkman, Mary Hilbert and Jane Jones. sang .... The principal behind this is that if you wanted to Dec. 18th. On Dec. 21st the six Charley Price and Harry Doerr. The dance prize winners, who throw anything at him, a moving target is tougher to hit .... It employees in the Heat Treating Al has no hobbies. He admits was quite a surprise when the news of Dick Vaughan's depar­ Department had a little party for he gets a big bang out of repair­ each received one pound boxes of I!andy, were: Mr. & Mrs. Bill ture from the Company came thru ... Dick, who was with Ham­ him. They put a plastic Christ­ ing items around his home. He's Bush, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Downs, ilton for 10 years, is now working for the United States Steel mas tree on his desk and deco­ interested in all sports with the Company in Pittsburgh ... . Roy Kendig (Train) has O.K.'ed the rated it with paper money Lotal­ Fay Trimble and Irvin Caldwell. exception of golf and basketball. deal in which Bob Carpenter's Phillies landed Connie Ryan, ling $30.00. His many friends out­ He gets a special boot out of Music for the dance was fur­ nished by June Carson and her Howie Fox and Smoky Burgess from Cincinnati for Andy Sem- side the department gave him beating his pal, Amos Hougen­ inick, Dick Sisler, Niles Jordan and Ed Pellagrini. ... Roy fig- $63.00. The girls in the Automatic dobler, in bowling. Sophisticates from 9 p.m. to 1 ures his Phillies benefitted in the player transaction .... Gene- Department presented him with a.m. Al claims his biggest thrill in vieve Libhart (Traffic) reads the dictionary for a pastime . .. wallet and a carton of Old Gold sports came in 1950 and 1951. In The dance was climaxed by a a She admits you have to have an imagination to enjoy the plot. cigaretes. He r eceived a number '50 he wagered two bits with Bill snowball battle with the 800 cot­ of other gifts from individuals Gassman (Works Lab.) before ton snowballs flying all over the - 0- throughout the factory. the baseball season got underway ballroom. Adam Brinkman (Maintenace), a plumber by profession, When Al started at Hamilton that the Phillies would win the The committee in charge of was installing a chrome plating bath in the Works Lab .... on January 18, 1922, Heat Treat­ National League pennant. If you decorations and tickets was com­ There were a lot of pipes and connections around where Adam ing was in its infancy. There recall, Dick Sisler belted a home posed of Frank Byorick, HRA was working .... He said he took his wrench and turned one of wasn't one piece of automatic run in the last game of the sea­ president; Marion Miller and Pat the connections and out came a woman's voice that said, "Call­ equipment in the department in son to give Ed Sawyer's boys the Farrell (b 0 t h of Statistics), ing Mr. Borgerson!" .... Al Radcliffe (Equip. & Tool Des.), the those days. All the work was National title. In '51, Al again Woody Rathvon (Dial) and Jack­ great gray father, was proud of the picture they took for use done manually. In 1924, Henry wagered two bits at the start of ie Hoehn (Standards». on his Company badge .... He showed it to a certain character Young became AI's assistant. As the season with Gassman that The committee wishes to thank and the guy told him he saw a better head on a glass of beer ... the years went by, piece by piece the New York Giants would win the following for their help in How about that adagio dance Ez Charles and Joey Maxim put of automatic equipment was add­ the National League flag. Again assisting in the decorations: on in San Francisco on Dec. 12th? ... That was the greatest ed to the department. This past it settled down to the last day of Mary Ellen Bordner, Mary Lou piece of false pretense we've seen in a long time ... . The Christ­ year Heat Treating became a the season and this time Bobby Reitzel, Beverly Enck, June Bat­ mas music in the lobby of the new Engineering & Research department with complete auto­ Thomson belted a homer to beat dorf, all of Statistics, and Penny lab two weeks before Dec. 25th is what we need more of around matic equipment- a goal set by Brooklyn and win the title. As for Lascarides (Sales). Hamilton . ... Sam (Personnel) Rohrer's oldest daughter, Chris­ Al when he took over the job. '52, Al hasn't made any predic­ Just as soon as further ar­ sie, is head cheer leader at Millersville Jr. H. Soo ... Albie Kopf Back in 1924 only 400 lots of tions to date. rangements have been made for (Maintenance) bet Tom McFa(lden (Maintenance) a pack of watch parts were handled in a Now that he has retired, Al the spring dance, HRA officials cigarettes that he'd hit a certain score in bowling .. . . He didn't month as compared to the 1500 figures he'll take it easy and will announce them in TIMELY come up to par so he bought Tom a pack of chocolate ciggies lots per month at the present slowly adjust himself to the life TOPICS. which caused the Irishman to burn a bit . ... We think Rose­ time. Up until 1945 it took 15 of a guy finished with the daily mary Clooney is just about the top female vocalist in the biz minutes to heat treat one lot of routine of factory work. In order at the present time .... Benny Gertler (Flat Steel) admits he material. Today a lot of material to keep his mind occupied, he Bowling Toum ament isn't too interested in basketball, but he does like collegiate can be handled in 30 seconds. figures he can find enough odd Feb. 23 is the date set for wrestling .... Sez he wants to have a look at F & M's basketball Al is proud that the depart­ jobs around the house to keep the HRA Mixed Doubles team just to see what makes it tick .... If you're interested in ment with only six employees can him busy. Bowling Tourney slated for hearing a good joke now and t hen, try John Huber (Guard} ... the Overlook Alleys on We like the informality of the Hamilton guards using the P. A. Prince St. All entries must system at nite .... It's strictly unrehearsed stuff .... Ken Weeks TALENT WANTED: If you can dance (tap, adagio, etc.), play be handed in by Feb. 15. (Personnel) was talking about bowling styles the other day ... an instrument, or if you have experience in make-up costum­ Entries should be turned in He lists Ken McMillen (Damask.) as having the smoothest de­ ing, handling stage properties, operate spotlights 'or know to the committee composed livery .... His idea of the guy with the most unorthodox delivery something about stage settings, the Hamilton Chor~s is look­ of: Erla Sheaffer (Plate), is Bags ~roome (Machine Shop} .... Ming Rivenburg (Mgr. of ing for you. They have their Spring Concert set for the latter V a r d Rinehart (Assem. Sales Analysis) thinks Winston Churchill has a better com­ part of March or early April, and they need some help. Send Casing), Jerry Schuldt (As­ ma.nd of the King's English than any other speaker in the bus­ your name and list your talent to Julia Heida (Mfg Stocks) sem. "D") and Fay Stotz iness right now. as soon as possible. . (Dial). - 0 - Timely Topics 3 Two Hamiltonians THE B0 SSM EE T S TH E B0 SS CHOP TALI Received Promotions JOTS &: DOTS

Harry Hovis (Chief Chemist) George Dorwart (Maintenance) turned professor the early part of started the new year off right January as he taught First Aid buying a 1952 Dodge with auto­ to the Hamilton guards ... 1f you matic drive . . . For our dough one of the most interesting programs Were watching your TV screens on television, if you like animals, on New Year'!! eve you probably is "Zoo Parade" . .. . It emanates saw the million people who usher­ from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chi­ ed in 1952 from New York's Times cago every Sunday afternoon with Square and the thought probably ran through your mind as to just Marlin Perkins as the top man. if -()- what would happen a n atomic If you thought you saw Bill bomb were dropped on the crowd at the time . . . lt certainly wasn't Stern walking around Hamilton Ray Musser on Dec. 31st you were wrong ... It a pleasant thought, but we'll bet happened to be Jack Leaman it did r un through your mind ... (Purchasing) with his miniature We understand the first time AI radio attached to himself, a Radcliffe wore a bow tie In De­ Christmas gift from one of the cember his "young men" in the companies that Hamilton does Equipment & Tool Design Section business with ... Fred Hauer (Mgr. sent up feminine bird calls which of Mfg.) vacationed In Florida the caused Al to ditch his semi-cravat early part of January ... Ernle in short order. Stanzlola, the local organist, was -()- the -guy at the console of the Ham­ Charley Wolf (Insp.) liked T.T.'Ji1 mond organ over the P A system Dec. Joe Walkaround column . . . on Dec. 21st ... The organ belong­ Christmas at Hamilton is a time for renewing old acquaintances. Bless you, my boy!. . . Jackie De­ ed to Mlng Rivenburg (Mgr. of At the annual Cafeteria IIrogram (Dec. 21), Hamilton retirees came Vere, formerly of Case, is now a Sales Analysis). back for their day at the factory. They visited the various depart­ student. at Bob Jones University, GreenVille, S. Carolina ... She'll be -0-- ments in which they were formerly employed. Greetings were ex­ changed and hand-shaking was one of the big events on the program. a second semester freshman hav­ Doc Hergenrother (Screw Mfg.), ing had a half year of sch~oling who weighs 212, would like to get They met both their former friends and new ones just starting out in the watch business. Relatively new here, Cafe Mgr. John Mon­ at the same institution in 1950 .. . down to his football weight of 180. Bill Carey Ted Lamparter

Cloyd R. Rhoads, 51, Hamilton Guard, Died Instead Of An Oscar, A Ham ilton II's This Way Dec. 26th After Nine Years With Company Al Mathews (Stupitchers soften up the earth (Fuze Mfg. Insp.). The candi­ event was composed of Dick with alcohol and salt .. .. Pike dates for the Executive Board Doman (Tabulating) thinks the are: Claude Disney, R. J . Blak­ Young (Fuze Assembly "A"), U of Maryland had the No. 1 inger, W . A. Sterling, Elva Shoe­ chairman; Woody Rathvon (Insp.), football team in the country maker, Norma Bowers, Helen Joe Centini (Equip. & Tool De­ instead of No.3 ... Mter the Strawbridge, Les Kachel, Sally sign), John Montague (Cafe), way Jim Tatum's Terrapins This cute little lady, a patient at the E-town Crippled Children's Rothermel, Bert Lawrence and Blake Dulaney (Sales) and Paul manhandled Tennessee, the ex­ Hospital, received a doll from Santa Wally Bork. Esther Miller. Ruzicka (Met. Lab,). perts' No. 1 choice, on New Year's Day in the Sugar Bowl, AI!! far as Wally Bork (Prod. put in his request, so he received Pike has grQW1ds for his opin­ Processing) is concerned there's a giant panda. When Wally came ion .. . Ray Foultz (Statistics) Is no better way of fully enjoying around to give him the toy he was Christmas Artists At Work on the stick as telling follow­ Christmas than to actually play asleep. The nurse didn't want to ers Mr. H. T. will not get his the role of Santa Claus. waken him, so Wally placed the vote come Nov .. From the tallc For the past three years, Wally panda along side him. The stuf­ gathered here and there, "Easy has played Santa Claus for the fed animal was bigger than the Credit" will have a raft of kiddies of Elizabethtown Crippled tiny patient. friends who will follow In his Childrens' Hospital at their annual The big order placed by the lit­ footsteps when the lever pull­ party sponsored by the Lancaster tle girls this year was dolls. For ing event takes place 11 months County Shrine Club. the boys it was dump trucks and hence . ... That was a clever It has been his pleasant job to Hopalong Cassidy sets. For the Spanish flyer put out on Jan. distribute toys to the crippled older patients, Imitable gifts like 4, by the ballyhoo artists who children. Wally says, you get the fountain pens, books and cosmet­ handled the bandwagon work real meaning of Christmas when ic sets were distributed. for the President's HMA Ban­ you hand these bright-eyed young­ quet Jan. 7. sters toys and their eyes glow This past Christmas was a big one for Santa Bork. Prior to his -{l- with surprise as they receive them It was quite a treat to have from a real, honest-to-goodness appearance at the E-town hospi­ talon the afternoon of Dec. 15th, "Jimmie" Familiari (Mainten­ Santa Claus. To them it's the ance), our nominee for the No. greatest moment in their lives. he played Santa on the same day at a noontime Christmas party Broom post on the 1952 All Wally admits you have to use American Clean-up, Sweep-up, a little psychology on the young­ sponsored by the Shrine Club for the Crippled Children of Lancas­ Brush-up team, greet us on sters, making them believe that Jan. 2 with a Happy New Year the toy they receive is really from ter city at the Hotel Brunswick. On Dec. 21st, Wally played St. in Italian ... Bill Shay (Screw Santa's workshop. It adds more Mfg.) said he used to be able of a thrill for them. Nick at the Mountvjlle Commun­ A couple of important helpers who were members of the employee to do the same thing in Polish This year 133 patients received ity Kiddies' Party, while the fol­ group who assisted in the repairing and painting of the toys for the ... Young America is certainly toys and gifts. Kiddies up to nine lowing day he was on hand with Third Annual HRA Christmas Toys For Needy Kiddies Drive were kept cowboy conscious tl1ese years of age are given what they his red suit and whiskers at the Marie Caldwell (Personnel) and Hense Simpson (Maintenance). This days with all the dime novel, request. One little eight months Fraternal Order of Police Auxil­ photo shows Marie re·touchlnlr a stuffed' duck, while Hense spray radio and television exploits of old boy patient was too young to Iary klddles' party. paints It sled. the leading range riders. Timely Topics 5 McCaskey Grid Coach 8'1 q'f'H Replies To T. T. Remark Amos "GuHerball" Hougendobler (Heat Treat) N(MjJIuH In the Nov. '51 "SPORTS Falls Asleep On Hunting Trip But Awakes SHOP" column we made a verbal JUST A FEW ITEMS pass at the McCaskey H. S. foot­ In Time To Have Chat With Talking Deer ball coach in one of the para­ We're getting fed up with all the dirt tossed at sports . . , . graphs. We said, "It must be very The character in this car­ was the idea of smoochin' me Certainly the kids who were knocked-off for spreading points disheartening to Sam Thompson toon is a guy by the name of on the chops?" asked Amos. in basketball games have paid for their mista.kes .... In fact, at John Reynolds Jr. High and Amos "Gutterball" Hougendob­ "Truthfully," replied the deer, they have ruined their lives .. .. Certainly the Army football Ken Friend at Edward Hand Jr. ler, the millionaire hunter and "I was walkin' around in my players paid for their so-called "cribbing" crime .... What we High to send good material up to big game operator (he plays sleep and I thought you were want to know is when are they going to take ca.re of those re­ McCasl{ey year after year and see the pin ball machines) from Lana Turner." "Ain't it a small frigerator and mink coat bums down in Washington .... In our it go to waste for lack of proper Heat Treating. world," said Amos, "I was books that's worse than any sports scandal handling." Known as "The Bull of the dreamin' about Lana Turner, Woods" by such famed hunts­ too." "Hey," said the deer, how -0- That partioular issue of "TIME­ men as ? ? ? ? ?, and how are about doin' me a favor?" "You There's no question that Joe DiMaggio was a great base­ L Y TOPICS" reached the hands you, Amos went into the hills name it, buddy," said Amos. ball player .... His retirement from the game leaves a big hole of Clarence Hendrickson, McCas­ of Columbia County on Decem­ "If you see my girl friend," in the Yankees' outfield .. . . But why all the mourning? ... He'll key grid coach, through Marlin ber the Three to give the deer said the deer, "don't mention still be making 50 G's for working Yankee games on televi­ Wolf (Machine Shop), a close sion ... . That's a flock of carrots for an untried guy in video friend of Hendrickson. Marlin told whose reputation is the pay-off factor . ... We'll go along with us after reading it, Clarence did DiMag being a great guy and terrific outfielder .. . . We'll say not blow his stack. He went to this, if Mickey Mantle or any other Yankee outfielder fills in his files and dug up some inter­ satisfactorily for Joe, the public will forget all about him in­ esting figures he kept on Junior side of two years . ... Fame is a highly fickle thing . ... People High talent. In turn, Marlin pass­ forget so quickly. ed the figures along to Us. - 0 - They showed that since 1945, Why doesn't F & M ad(l the Millersville State Teachers to when Junior High foot bailers be­ its sports schedule• .. .. We understand it's F & M's policy not came eligible for the McCaskey to play State Teacher schools .... Now how silly can you get? varsity, some 203 ninth graders .. . . We know quite a few Liberal Arts colleges who engage started the seasons with the Tor­ Sta.te Teacher institutions in sports .... 0, sure, the Diplomats nado varsity squads, but only 51 will hold practice sessions with the Marauders ... . We happen were there when the campaigns to know that the two met in a practice wrestling match on were over. The 152 who were not Dec. 8th ... We also know that the basketball teams of the two arourld at the close of the sea­ institutions met twice in practice games before the present sons either quit schOOl, moved, campaign got underway ... But the point in these practice ses­ quit football or were dismissed sions is that F & M loses no face since few people are on hand from the squads. This past season to see the athletes work out .... Elizabethtown College and boys who were 16 were eligible for M.S.T.C. play each other in both basketball and baseball and the Junior Varsity squad. There they really pack 'em in because the fans are interested ..... were 34 ex-Junior High football­ Wouldn't it be swell if F & M's "prestige" angle were eliminat­ ers who started the season with ed and the cash cus·tomers were given a break for a change? the Jay Vees, wi~h 22 still on - 0- hand when the season closed. We might as well get this over right now!. ... Put us down The 12 not around were eliminat­ as picking Jimmy Dyke's Philadelphia Athletics to finish in ed for one of the above men­ a lead diet. But unaccustomed anything about me kissin' you the first division in the American League pennant race this tioned reasons. to mushing about the woods for Lana Turner. She goes to year .. .. We like the way Dykes had his White Elephants hop­ We wish to thank coach Hen­ without the aid of elephant the movies and she's liable to ping in the second semester of last season .... In fact, over the drickson for complete figures on transport, "Gutterball" grew get ideas." "Mum's the word, last two months of the '51 campaign they were the hottest the situation. It answers a lot of tired and climbed between two pal!" confided Amos, walking thing in the American circuit .. .. Get this straight, we're not questions that Hamiltonian grid big rocks for a siesta. He slept back toward camp. picking the A's to finish in first place . ... We're selecting them followers have been interested in away his hunting for about "Hey," shouted the deer, you to finish in the first division .. .. If the A's can pick up a steady for some tiJ1le. forgot your gun. You might hitting second baseman between now and the start of the sea- two hours. In the midst of a (Ed. Note:) Boyd Sponaugle, beautiful dream, Lana Turner need it to shoot some hunters." son, it would help matters greatly ...... As for the National "Thanks," said Amos. League, we like Leo Durocher's New York Giants .. . . If you F & M assistant grid coach, was wandered in and kissed him. appointed head football coach at So thrilled was Amos that he Charley Shindell (Escape) recall, we picked them last year, too! . . .. Even without Ed was the artist who drew the Stanky, the Giants will be a scrappy outfit, led by Alvin Dark. McCaskey High School on Friday, got awake only to find a deer Jan. 25th, replacing Hendrickson. licking his face. above cartoon and presented it -0- "Gutterball" stared the deer to Amos. The only thing Hou­ Back in the August '51 issue of TIMELY TOPICS, Hamil­ in the eyes. The deer stared gie' has against the picture is ton salesman Bill Aukamp, who covers Dixie like the dew, back not saying a word. "Gotta that he does not wear long un­ predicted Georgia Tech and Tennessee would be the top grid Promotions cigarette?" asked Amos. "I don't derwear. He's strictly a jockey teams in the southland .... When the '51 campaign was over shorts man. both the Volunteers and the Rambling Wrecks were unde­ (Continued from Page 9) smoke," said the deer. "What feated and both played in Bowl Games on Jan. 1, the Wrecks burgh for two years (1938-40). He beating Baylor 17-14 in the Orange Bowl, while Tennessee was switched courses and transferred up-ended by Maryland, 28-13 in the Sugar BowL ... At this to Carnegie Tech in 1940. He man­ Hamiltons To Kentucky And TCU early date, Bill informs us Georgia Tech will be the top team aged to get in a year and a half . in the nation in 1952 provided Uncle Sam doesn't call several of schooling before the Army of the boys over on his 'team .... Bill lists Leon Hardeman, Tech grabbed him. Following his hon­ back, as a '52 All American. orable discharge from the Service - 0- in 1946, he went back to Carnegie From our first observation of Gil Turner on Dec. 28th, we Tech to complete his education. definitely feel the hot number from Philadelphia's Strawberry He graduated in 1947 with a Man­ Mansion section could use a few lessons in defense .... Against agement Engineering degree. Bill Vic Cardell there were times when he was tagged with his is married and the proud father hands down by a kid who was a mild puncher . . . . 1f Gallopin' of a six-months-old son, Tommy. Gil ever m eets a hard hitter- the possibility is he won't for He resides with his wife and some time- he may be a sad looking character if his defense at 735 George St., this city. doesn't improve .... Incidentally, when Turner was a n amateur, he fought several times at St. Joe's. - o- We liked the Los Angles Rams' Dec. 23rd victory over the Join The HRA Cleveland Browns because we feel it helps the pro grid game Join the HRA during to have a new champion . .. . Fans get tired of seeing the same February . . The membership team win year after year .. .. 1t would be good if the same thing happened in baseball .... Fans are getting sick and tired drive is on from Feb. 7 to of the New York Yankees winning pennant after pennant .... 29 ... For one dollar (the It detracts rather than ad(ls to the fans' interest in the sport. price of a year's member­ - 0 - It has always been our opinion that All American football ship), you can enjoy card teams were phoney .... Many times we have tried to show that parties, dances, the Family selectors make their choices at the start of the season from a Picnic, roller-skating part­ group of ballyhooed players whose press agents put them in ies, and athl~tic activities . .. the fore with a raft of bull and pictures .... The selectors stick The idea of the HRA is to to this group of players throughout the season and eliminate Bear Bryant's Kentucky University football team, led by All furnish entertainment for or overlook the real honest-to-goodness performers who de­ American Vito "Babe" Parilli, beat Texas Christian University 20-7 serve he ranking but never get it .. .. We have in mind, the the Hamilton employees ... in the Cotton Bowl game at Dallas, Texas, on New Year's Day. When great Ed Modzelewski, Maryland's pile-driving fullback, who You have a better opportun­ the game was over both squads were winners since the Cotton Bowl made apes out of an over-ranked Tennessee club in the Sugar ity of getting acquainted Bowl on New Year's Day .... Mighty Mo wasn't picked on one management presented them with Hamilton watches. The time­ with your fellow workers first string 1951 All American .. .. A few selectors were brave pieces were purchased through Arthur A. Everts Company, Hamil­ enough to place him on their second team .. . . All Modzelewski through these social and ton's retail jeweler in Dallas. The Everts' store had this special win­ did against Tennessee was to slam-bang his way through their athletic activities . . . So join dow of Hamilton Cotton Bowl watches on display several weeks be­ so-called great forward wall for 153 yards in 28 carries which the HRA . . . You'll never get bettered by 72 yards the combined total yardage gained by the fore the game. Approximately 100 Hamiltons were presented to the more entertainment for a Volunteers throughout the afternoon ... Mighty Mo, a 6 ft., 210 members of the Wildcat and Horne(l Frog squads as well as official,. pounder, played this kind of ball for Maryland all season. dollar. who handled the game. 6 Timely Topics HAMILTON PRE·CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES There Was A Party In The Cafeteria ..•. And The J5-Year Employees Received Watches

With 50 retired Hamilton em­ On December 19, 1951, fifty­ ployees along with the Board of Directors present as guests, the seven Hamiltonians, who have annual 1951 Christmas program been employed here 15 years, re­ was held in the Cafeteria on ceived their service a war d December 21st. The Hamilton watches at a brief but colorful Chorus under the direction of Miss Dorothy Schock gave two ceremony in the new Hamilton concerts of sacred and popular auditorium. President C. C. Christmas music. Again WGAL Smith spoke to the group and carried the program over the congratulated them for their air. President Charles C. Smith gave a brief Christmas message fine service. The presentation of to the employees and guests. A the watches was made by Lowen turkey dinner was served by F. Halligan (Vice President in members of the Tick Tock Club Charge of Sales>. The group re­ with John Montague and his Cafeteria staff preparing the ceiving Hamiltons included 15 meal. This was the 20th annual ladies and 42 men. With the Hamilton Christmas program presentation of these watches it in the Cafeteria. R. A. Preston brings to 784 the total watches acted as master of ceremonies for the program. presented by Hamilton since the award for service went into effect in 1945. R. A. Preston Seated in the audience for this photo are the 57 employees who (Dir. of Industrial Relations) received 15-year Hamilton service award watches. In the rear of acted as the master of ceremon- the auditorium are the foremen, supervisors and other Company ies at the presentation. pel'8onnel who attended the presentation ceremony.

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¢ A coffee grinder and electrician before he came to Hamilton on Aug. 20, 1936, Amy Kline started in Dial and two months later was transferred to Maintenance as an electrician, a job he has been tops in ever since.

Capt. Bill Schae1ler did a six year hitch as a machinist in the Navy before he came to Hamil­ ton on March 13, 1936. He started here as a janitor millwright, and night watchman. In January of 1942, Bill became captain of the Hamilton Guards. He has been doing a very capable job as head of the iaw enforcement group since he took over the position.

¢ Thelma Weitzel has been a member of the Hamilton family since 1934. She left the Co. for two years (1942-44). Upon her re­ turn she worked in Fuze Assem­ bly, Spring Room, and Assembly A. In Nov. '51 she was transferred to Bal & Hspg. r> Esther Miller was born in Cin­ cinnati. She was a stenographer and sales girl before coming to Hamilton in Oct. 1936. Prior to her present job as shop planner, dispatcher, and pay-roll clerk in Jewel Mfg., Esther worked in Case 01lice, Automatic, Produc­ tion Clerical and Production Dis­ patch.

George Anderson was employed at the illinois Watch Company, and Bulova before he came to Hamilton in 1941. He started working in Timing &; Casing. He is now doing a good job in the Bal &; Hspg. Department. Q A. B. Sinkler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1933. Before coming to Hamilton on June 8, 1936, he was an editor, photographer and mortgage in­ spector in Philadelphia. Started here in Timing &; Casing. In Sept. 1951 he became Director of Re­ search Engineering. As usual, the Chorus gave a great directiOB- of Miss Dorothy Schock.