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Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. Vol. 8 No.6 * Copyright, 1950, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. * HAMILTON FAMILY PICNIC AUG. 12 AT ROCKY THE HOME OF THE HAMILTON WATCH COMPANY Gates Open 10:30 A. M. ·To 6 P. M. Bus Service To Park Every 8 Minutes. Free Tickets For Rides On 9 Amusements, Plus Swimming, Dancing And 'Games. Rain Date August 26.

The 1950 Hamilton Watch Com­ held in the boys and girls age pany Family Picnic will be held groups 1 to 4, 4 to 6, 6 to 10, 10 to at Rocky Springs Park on Satur­ 15. day, August 12. In case of rain the The softball equipment will be picnic will be held at the same available if there are any em­ park on August 26. ployees interested in playing dur­ Employees are requested to con­ ing the day. tact their departmental clerk im­ Buses will leave Duke & East mediately, giving their names and King Streets every eight minutes the number of their children who starting at 10:30 A. M. Through will attend the picnic. With this the day the bus service will be I information, the clerks will avoid closely checked so that transpor­ a lot of confusion when the tickets tation will be at ample intervals are released starting August 1. when you desire to go home. Only children of employees will receive a certain number of tick­ If you intend driving to the pic­ ets for rides on all motorized nic there will be available park­ amusements. Identification tags ing space. for employees and their families If you are planning on bringing will be given out the same time a basket lunch there will be plen­ the free tickets for rides are re­ ty of picnic tables available leased. Employees tickets are also throughout the park. If you have Here is the latest aerial view of the home of the Hamilton Watch Company, including the new free. A booth located near the any particular table in mind, it is Research and Engineering Laboratory taken by Ned Aurand in May. miniature railroad and also at the suggested you get there early and Park Office in the center of the reserve it. amusement area will sell addition­ That's it mates. That's the story HMA Officers Elected Ross Atkinson, 62, Former Vice President al tickets at 25% discount. Tickets of the 1950 pre-picnic set-up. In w. will be sold only to employees the July issue of TIMELY TOP­ For 1950-51 Term In Charge Of Sales And A Member Of The B of D, wearing their identification tags ICS we will have a more detailed at the time of the purchase. story along with the committees 'The Hamilton Management As­ Died June I 0 After A Prolonged Illness. Free rides will be available on in charge of the events. sociation wound up its 1949-50 the roller coaster, the airplanes, season on May 15th in the new Hamilton lost a great man on stockholders in April 1947, he Saturday, June 10, when W'I was elected a company di­ the whip, the merry-go-round, the Hamilton Auditorium with the bumping cars, the miniature rail­ election of officers for the 1950-51 Ross Atkinson, former vice rector. HMA Picnic Slated For president in charge of sales Mr. Atkinson was born on road, the ferris wheel, the fun term and a talk on the Hoover house and the speed boat. Report by Dr .James Wagner, pas­ and a member of the board ISeptember 19, 1888, in Harris- August 5 At Stone Barn tor of St. Peter's Reformed of directors, burg, a son There will be free swimming, a Church. died at his of the late quoit tournament, a dance, and The new officers elected are: pome, 1140 Mr. and Mrs. kiddies games. A Hamilton watch The 1950 Hamilton Management Rowland Bitzer (Friction Jewel­ Maple Ave- Edwin At- will be given away as a gate prize. Association Picnic will be held on ing), president; Bill Sterling (Pro­ nue after a kinson. H e There will be no amateur show Saturday, August 5, rain or shine. this year. However, if there are cess Planning), 1st vice president; long illness. entered the The site of the picnic is the any employees who wish to have Sam Evans (Balance Staff), 2nd I Mr. Atkin- watch-mak- "Stone Barn," Lancaster County's vice president; Al Mathews (Train­ son, 62, was ing trade in their children dance, sing, recite newest picnic ground, located one or playa musical instrument they ing Supv.) , secretary; and Mor- I a Hamilton· 1907. He be- mile west of Millersville on the may do so during the dance. rell Smith (Budget), treasurer. ian for 28 came an ap­ Letort Road. years, all of There will be no prizes awarded. The executive board elected for I pren·tice a one year term is composed of: them spent If August 5 turns up sunny, the watchmak- Ira Bowman and his orchestra Russ Markert (Train), Vic Frid- I in the Sales will furnish the music for dancing picnic will be held outdoors. If it inger (Dial) and Bob Kauffman Division. er and sales- from 2:30 until 5:30 P. M. Various rains all the planned activities On No- man for B. (Flat Steel). For two year terms dance prizes will be awarded. will be moved inside the "Stone are: Herb Swisher (Plate) and vember 23, F. Sheibley, 1949, Mr. jeweler, at If you roller skate, the park Barn." Les Erb (Iinspection). For three management announces reduced year terms are: President R. M 'I A t kin son Lewistown. The social committee in charge res i g ned In 1912 he prices will prevail for all Hamil­ Kant and Chet Connor (Process I ton employees and their families of the picnic is composed of: Gene Planning). fro m the joined the Barber (Prod. Con.) , Bill Dussing­ company on sales force who care to use the rink. President Bitzer received the I er (Mech. Planning), Carl DeMora gavel from retiring president doctor's or- 0 f George Concerning swimming, the only Cloyd Dobbs (Section Supt.) and ders because Eckert, jew- request the Rocky management (Frt. Jeweling), Abe Burkhardt made a brief acceptance speech. of ill health. eler, in J ean- makes is that you bring your own (Service), Jack Conklin (Display), suit, towel and soap. The new president immediately Mr. Atkin- nette. From Johnnie Adams (Machine Shop) made plans for the annual HMA son joined W. Ross Atkinson 1914 to the If you're interested in entering and Woody Rathvon (Insp.). picnic which will be held on Aug­ the Hamil- end of World the quoit tourney, you are re­ ton Watch Company in 1921 War I, he was employed suc­ The top billing on the menu ust 5 at Shopf's near Millersville. 1 quested to send in your entry to Besides President Dobbs, the re­ as a sales and promotional cessively by the Harrisburg Joe Butson (Damaskeening) on features Bar B-Q's with all the tiring officers include, Joe But­ field representative. He be- Pipe and Pipe Bending Com­ or before August 8 so that a trimmings plus beverages. The ca­ son (Damaskeening), 1st vice came assistant sales manager pany at inspection work and schedule can be drawn up. If terer for the picnic will be Leo president. Bitzer, who was 1st vice the following year. In 1927 he by the Driggs-Seabury Ord­ there are enough entries handed president last year is now presi­ became sales manager, a po- nance Company, Sharon, as in, competition will be in the Shopf, a top hand at making good dent, while Secretary Mathews sition he filled for 10 years. assistant to the naval inspect­ Men's singles and doubles, and food. In 1937 he assumed direction or of ordnance. and Treasurer Smith were re­ mixed doubles. Winners will re­ There will be plenty of enter­ elected for another term. of all sales activities and was I Following the war, in 1919, ceive prizes. The tourney will Dr. Wagner in his talk on the elected vice president in Mr. Atkinson returned to the get underway at 1 P. M. tainment on the program. It will facts uncovered by the Hoover charge of sales. At the annual watch and jewelry field as Games for the kids will start at consist of quoits, badminton, soft- Report, cited many examples of meeting of the Hamilton (Continued on Page 4 ) 1 P . M. until 2 :30 P. M. There will ball, volleyball, cards, etc. Prizes (Continued on Page 4 ) be prizes awarded. Games will be will be awarded for all contests. 2 Timely Topics

foreign competition to discontinue making 7 jewel watches, and Waltham tried unsuccessfully to operate by producing only watch­ Volume 8 Timely Topics Number 6 es with 17 or more jewels. cilop TALK

EDITORIAL BOARD Q. How has this arrested the normal growth of the strategic facili­ Dick King, former McCaskey WALLACE B ORK, Chair., Proe. Engineering ties of the American Watch Industry? Hi football star and brother of J. ED MILLER, Case Order Division HAZEL KELLER, Case Office Mollie King (Plate) and Doris A. No American manufacturer dares consider the introduction of a King (Std. Cost) is now a plebe at EDITORIAl. STAFF new watch movement unless he can reasonably anticipate the the United States Naval Academy annual sale of from 50,000 to 100,000 of the model for a period of General News and Production, CHARLES H. FREY at Annapolis . .. He prepped a year at least five years. Otherwise, tooling and production costs would at Bullis Academy in Maryland .. Personnel Consultant, R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr. be too great. Added to its monopoly on lower-priced watches, this Jim (Fact. Rates & Cst. Stds.) Copyright, 1950, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. also gives Switzerland a monopoly on all novelty watch business, Heider's ever lovin' wife, Ellen, is Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted. which under more equal competition would be a real stimulus to president of the Women's Traffic the expansion and growth of American watch facilities. Club of Lancaster ... Francie Mey­ LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 30, 1950 er (Watch Des.) returned to work Q. What is the present condition of the watch marl,et? on May 22 after recouping three weeks from an auto accident in A. A very large surplus of Swiss watches, mostly in unknown brands, Allentown. has accumulated in importer stocks since the end of the war. John Owen (Personnel Res.) WATCH TARIFF QUIZ Many of these have been dumped on the market during the past gave up baseball some years ago 18 months, demoralizing the nation's entire watch market. This Outlining recent 'developments in the American Watch Indus­ after he umped a game . . It seems dumping operation will likely continue until all of these excess he came up with a wrong deci­ try's dealings with Government-and what they stocks have been absorbed. In spite of this, Hamilton's reputa­ sion and wound up with a bloody tion for quality has continued to earn a high level of sales volume. mean t,o Hamilton and to National Defense. beak . .. Joyce (Personnel) Rhen's Our inventories and those of our wholesalers have been balanced boy friend Bill Grosh graduated since the first of the year in anticipation of a good Fall business. Q. Why was the public h earing of the Committee for R eciprocity from F. & M. on June 5 .. . He's a Information held on June 14th? med student and will work for Q. Where, then, does Hamilton fit into this picture? his shingle at Hahnemann in A. Because the administrative and legislative branches of Govern­ Philly . .. Most of the pro wrestlers ment have been impressed with the essential nature of the Jew- A. Hamilton's leading position in the American watch industry is that Dan Templeton used at Ma­ eled Watch Industry, and are beginning to realize it is far too due to its well-earned reputation gained by concentrating exclu­ ple Grove came direct from Sun­ small for emergency requirements. sively in producing top-quality, full-jeweled watch movements for nyside Garden on Long Island .. . 58 years. As a result, Hamilton is now securing a very important This television house of grunt percentage of the market in its price range. Hamilton's post-war Q. What has the Watch Industry been doing to bring this about? secured its operators from Rudy developments of mass production techniques were possible be­ Dusek's troupe of muscular goons A. For over two years, both management and labor in the industry cause the total watch market had expanded. And this made it in New York ... Dan dealt directly have been working tirelessly to focus Government attention on possible for Hamilton to continue offering watches of outstanding with Dusek and Rudy fed Tempie this serious flaw in our National Defense armor. quality and high consumer value. with good showmen ... When Dan begins operations again in the fall, he'll deal directly with Dusek. Q. What has been the nature of this activity? Q. Why, then, have there been adjustments in production and em­ ployment at Hamilton since last Fall? A. In addition to appearing before the June 14th meeting called by the Committee for Reciprocity Information, our industry over A. After producing to capacity since the war, retailer, wholesaler, Chorus Holds Annual the past eighteen months has also appeared before the House and company watch inventories were finally filled last Fall for Banquet At Manheim Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the first time since 1940. As a consequence, even if the public at a series of meetings with a sUb-committee appointed by Sen­ should buy as many Hamiltons this year as it did in its record Friday evening, May 23, was ator George for the express purpose of studying the watch in­ purchase of 1949 (and that is not an impossible goal) a materially banquet night on the Hamilton dustry problem. Many individual contacts have also been made lessened factory production would adequately meet this require­ Chorus schedule with 60 members, at all administrative and legislative levels to be sure key gov­ ment. We are continuing intensive advertising and sales efforts including three guests, present at ernment officials are fully informed about this serious problem to secure just as large a portion of the available market in our the Manheim Legion. of national security. price range as possible. The highlights included the election of new officers, a few short talks, a brief show, and a Q. How is national security affected? Q. Is there any tariff relief in sight that might brighten the pros­ steak dinner with all the trim­ pects of the entire American watch industry? A. The present limited facilities of the jeweled watch industry can­ mings. not be expanded quickly regardless of the seriousness of any A. It is impossible to predict whether the present inequitable situ­ The new officers elected for the emergency. The highly specialized equipment, skills and knowl­ ation will be even partially corrected soon. It would take new 1950-51 term are: Jack Harrison edge involved take years to develop and assemble. It is probable legislation to completely correct the situation, and no tariff legis­ (Service), president; Ira Wolf that in another emergency our military and civilian economy will lation this year is now contemplated. Some correction within the (Material Sales), 1st vice presi­ depend entirely on the domestic watch industry for precision I framework of the present law is possible, and within the power dent; Bill Gassman (Works Lab.), watches and comparably accurate instruments. In the last war, of the Trade Agreements Committee. In view of the importance 2nd vice president; Anna Mae these facilities were not adequate to fully meet the military de­ of the watch industry to national defense, it is hard· to find a Snader (Sec. to G. P . Luckey), mands alone, even with Waltham then operating at a high level. reason why such action should not be taken. Recommendations secretary; and Julia Heida (Stocks The importance of accurate timing increases as speeds increase. of the Committee for Reciprocity Information, resulting from the & Stores), treasurer. Military requirements for high quality navigation and fire-control June 14th hearing, will probably not be made until such time as The executive committee is com­ timepieces and many other accurate instruments of similar types the voluminous testimony submitted can be thoroughly digested. posed of: Buelah Stauffer (Mater­ cannot be produced except in this small industry of which Ham­ ial Sales) and Helen Harmon ilton is an important part. (Case), both two year terms, while John Suydam, Former Salesman To Hollywood Gene Bard (Works Lab.), Bob Fickes (Assem. D) and Ed Joline Q. Why is the domestic jeweled watch industry so small? Stars, Now On Hamilton Sales Force (Maintenance) are in for 1 year A. The American watch industry, generally speaking, has not ex­ terms. John Suydam, who formerly and Madison Avenue in New York The three guests of the evening perienced normal growUi because of the competition with lower sold m en's haberdashery to movie where he met and did business foreign labor rates- not compensated l:iy tariff. Labor is prac­ were: President R. M. Kant, R. A. stars and producers like John with the Hollwood celebs. Preston (Dir. of Industrial ReI.) tically the only cost in manufacturing jeweled watch movements. Garfield, Ralph Bellamy, Fred As- Suydam, who studied psycholo­ The average American wage is between 2% and 3 times as large and Ken Weeks (Employee Ser­ gy at Columbia University for two vices Supv.). All three thanked as the Swiss wage in this industry. A primary purpose of tariff years and then took sales train­ is to protect the domestic living scale. The Tariff Act was writ­ the chorus on behalf of all the ing, business administration, ad­ employees for their untiring ef­ ten in 1930, and the paragraph applying to watches has become vanced sales and sales manage­ thoroughly obsolete. Nevertheless, these watch tariffs were re­ forts during the past season. ment for 1% years at City College The old family album was duced by negotiation with Switzerland in 1936, and have re­ of New York, will work in terri­ mained unchanged since that time. But the difference in average brought to life with character tory No.1. This includes Brook­ portrayals from it done by mem­ hourly wage rate paid in the industry here and abroad was about lyn, Long Island, part of New 40 cents an hour in 1936, and now has increased to about 90 cents bers of the chorus. Mary Billet York State and Staten Island. He (Escape) as grandma, showed the an hour. will be under John Hall, New York album to her young nephew, Rose District Sales Manager. Marie Souders (B. & F . S.). As Q. What is the present tariff on watches? John, who spent 23 months in grandma turned the pages, the the infantry in the European characters appeared on the stage. A. The present tariff on imported watch movements ranges from Theatre of operations, lists pho­ Herb Roberts (Prod. Disp.) was 75 cents on the lowest quality movements, to a maximum of $2.70 tography as his hobby. He's inter­ father. Esther Miller (Jewel Set.) on the most expensive and smallest size 17 jewel watch. A tariff ested in color movies and has tak­ was mother, while Buelah Stauffer of $2.25 per watch is paid on most of the 17 jewel watch move­ en reels of persons, places and enacted the role of the baby. Julia ments entering the United States. The present law also provides flowers in and around the Metro­ Heida handled three parts. She an additional duty of 50 cents for each adjustment. But this pro­ politan area. was the young girl in her teens, vision has been avoided by the almost universal custom of im­ The Brooklyn Dodgers happen in her first date, and first pro­ porters to have their movements stamped "unadjusted," regard­ to be his favorite baseball team posal. The boy friend in the first less of the facts. with Jackie Robinson his No. 1 date was John Doll (Escape). Len performer. Being a Brooklyn fan, Pulaski (Escape) was in the first naturally, he dislikes the New proposal scene. Q. What effect have these low tariffs had on the American Watch John Suydam York Giants. Industry? An old fashioned quartet, com­ While at Jamaica High School, posed of: Paul Harnish (B &F.S.), A. In the past 25 years, Howard, Illinois, Dueber-Hampden, New taire and Mike Todd (husband of John was a freestyler on the swim­ Bill Gassman (Works Lab.), John York Standard, and South Bend watch companies have gone out Joan Blondell) in New York, is ming team. He sang for five years Doll and Bob Hughes (Frt. Jewel), of business. Low-priced jeweled watches, formerly produced by now a member of the Hamilton in the Jamaica Grace Church sang a few old time songs. a number of clock makers, have also been discontinued. In the sales force. choir. A 20 minute, sound movie, fea­ years before the war, the biggest part of Elgin's and Wal­ John, who is single, spent sev­ He's enthusiastic about Hamil­ turing Laurel & Hardy was sand­ tham's production was watches in lower-price ranges, contain­ eral years as a retail salesman for ton and admits he's with the best wiched into the evening's pro­ ing from 7 to 15 jewels. Since the war, Elgin has been forced by Clyde's Men's Shop at 49th Street .watch company in the business. gram. Timely Topics 3

popped off the winder and took despite the fact that the motor and slanted that the guy or gal 100 Attend Cabaret off. was running ... Give that girl an forced to interpret the stuff is Do you think Herb Fulmer E . for .Effort ... Bags .Broome apt to wind up with a bilious at­ Dance On May 26th tack . . . To work in the Mainten­ (Maintenance) will ever replace (Machine Shop) is one guy who ance Dept., you have to be an all With 100 dancers enjoying them­ Clark Gable? .. Doris (Person­ really keeps a neat work bench. nel) Benson's husband, Bob, around operator ... Take the case selves, the second HRA Cabaret ... Go ahead, fellows, take it of Chet Fawber . .. We watched Dance of the 1950 social season graduated from M.S.T.C. with a from here. B.S. degree in Education on May him the other P . M. going to was held at the Arcadia Ballroom 29 ... Dot Steinman (Adv.) is now Big Jack Stumpf (Mainten­ town on a sewing machine, put­ on Friday evening, May 26th. Mrs. Paul H . Harnish ... Bob ance) for protective purposes, ting some fancy stitches into a Monnie Wike and his band with Gunder (Dealer Servo Supv.) is bought himself a pekingese dog chunk of canvas ... To keep up Eddie (Material Stores) Humpf at back at work again after a re- which he labeled, "Chee Chee". with the mob, Ray (Machine the piano supplied the music from ... Frank Remley (Mech. Plan.) Shop) Dirks now calls his place cent illness ... Ditto Cap Schaef- 9 to 1. fer (Guard) ... When he was a was sorry to see Yankee John­ of residence, "Dirks' Floral nie Lindell report to the St. Acres" ... Lovely, simply lovely! The co-chairmen for the dance kid, Ted Morrison (Machine were: Dotty Mumma (Process Shop) was a safety patrol offi­ Looie Cards ... Charley Sheeler Despite the fact that Roy (Finishing) is Rohrerstown's Eng.) and Bob Ferguson (Stocks cer ... He admits it was fun pro­ Kendig (Train) isn't a pal of & Stores) . The ticket-takers were: tectin' the wimmin'. Justice of Peace ... Ken (Damas­ Connie Mack's, he nevertheless Figured John Montague would keening) McMillen's youngest Caroline Hess (Mech. Planningl has a picture of the old man and Elva Shoemaker (Mech. Supt have pigeon pot-pie on the Edna Seiple (Purchasing) is daughter, Marcia, is quite an ac­ hanging 'on the wall near his wearill' a sparkler and band put tress ... Little Butter Ball caught Exp.). menu after that bird flew into work bench . .. Maybe it's to get on her finger by Charley Zech­ the fancy of the judges with her Roy mad when he feels too hap­ The only Hamilton couple who the Cafe on l\'Iay 16th ... Amos er ..... Have you caught Ted evening prayer act in the May py ... Lancaster Post 34 of the won spot dance prizes were Mr. Hougendobler (Heat Treating) FioRito's band out of Galves­ 11th talent show sponsored by American Legion ranked No. 1 and Mrs. Tommy Downs. Tommy has a tough time whistling the ton, Tex., via NBC on Saturday the Millersville R ecreation Asso­ in the State and 6th in the N a­ works in Production Planning, 3rd Man Theme since he got his nites as yet? .. You're in for a ciation. tion in the "Tide of Toys" from while Claire works in the Plate teeth out ... Speaking of teeth, treat when you hear his femme Charley Miller (Train) in­ American children to European Department. They each received a chirper, Joy Lane sing .. ... I feel Art Urban (Raw MatI. Stores), forms us that Noah invented children ... This is to let you one pound box of candy. who is 61, complained of a tooth­ just like the bottom of a stove," electricity ... He points out that know that Hamilton was in on said Bob Braner (Sales) the ache the other day ... He went when the rains stopped after 40 a small contribution of toys for to the dentist and found out he other afternoon ... "How's that?" days and 40 nites, Noah Jet some this worthy drive ... The Legion Broome's Meadow Scene was cutting a wisdom tooth. quizzed his victim . ... "Grate," of the animals out to make the only found out where it stood in Eddie Humpf (Raw Material said Bob. "arc lighter" ... Quick, Jerome, the drive several weeks ago, Of Machine Shop Picn'ic Stores), who plays piano for John Marion (Sales) reports the plasma! .... Blake Dulaney hence this late announcement .. Monnie Wike's outfit, is a Sam­ his 4 months old son is up every (Sales) is back at work after a Irwin Shaw had a great story on It was evident from the aches my Kaye fan ... He has a collec­ morn and on the road for four May appendectomy .... Harvey Brooklyn in June's Holiday mag and pains that you can tell a guy's tion of 200 of Sammy's records. miles running before he returns (Traffic) Law and his n ew hair­ ... It's worth reading. age by a picnic. At least that held ... John Foose (Sect. SupU used for his formula . .. Bob Melsom cut went to the Barnum and You'll never get Lynn Wallick true in the case of the 70 mem­ to hang his hat and coat in (Mat'l Sales), a Bosox fan, Bailey Circus on May 30 ... Har­ (Train) up in an airplane ... We bers of the Machine Shop who Bruce Wolfe's office .... Since wouldn't be surprised if J . Di­ vey said he was stand in' in front understand h e had a dream one held their annual picnic on June Bruce moved to the new Lab, Maggio wound up the '50 season of the gorilla's cage and thought nite that he fell out of an air­ 24 at Broome's Meadow. John now uses the Traffic Dept. with the Lancaster Roses ... This he heard the animal say, "Hi plane and he's been allergic to hangers ... Caught Bill Hartman ought to make Mauro Sax (As­ Buddy!" .. Reba Sensenig (Case), The athletic activities on the them ever since ... AI Muehlei­ program had a way of making old (Traffic) wear in' a bow tie on sembly A) snort! .. . The new au­ who undergent major surgery in sen (Print Shop), a photo bug May 17 ... The kid looked like F. ditorium in the Research & En­ a Philadelphia hospital recently, men out of those youthful char­ on the side, was snappin' pics of acters who still felt as though Sinatra. gineering Laboratory building is is back home and recouping John Fulmer (Print Shop) in known as the Hamilton Watch nicely, according to her daugh­ they weren't as old as their birth Come Feb. '51 and the Tick action on the mound for Millers­ certificates stated. Tock Club will be in business 30 Company auditorium. ter, Erla Witmer (Plate). ville of the City & County years ... If you walk thru the Marcia Bard (Prod. Con.) We understand Red Danz (Fin­ League on May 13 ... Caught a During the day the program Mainspring Mfg. Dept. sometime was clean in' the walls of her apt. ishing) eats by candle light and couple reasonable facsimiles at called for softball, swimming, and think you see a flying sau­ with an electric hose the other uses tar-flavored bubble bath ... that .. . The one looked like a sea cards, darts, quoits and singing. cer sailing thru the room, you week ... She finished the job and And you're welcome Charley gull standin' on a hill, but it was But the aches and pains vanished haven't lost your marbles ... It's then found that the hose wasn't Dressendorfer (Finishing) ... Les finally detected as John standin' When the eats were featured. just another coiled spring that connected to the Electrolux tank, Kachel T.&M.) writes so small on the mound ready to throw. On the menu were Starr Ham­ burgers, pickles, hotdogs, liquids, cheese, peanuts, etc. The weather The Circus Is Like A Hamilton Watch- held up and the boys had a swell time. They're Both Precision Personified The committee in charge was composed of Johnnie Sheetz, Ed Memorial Day was circus day in the Big Top ... Hamiltonians did Breen, Red Bauer, Charley Koh­ Lancaster .. . It's gone now for an­ just this . ... Following a freshly ler, Sr., and Dick Shock. The chief other two years because the Ring­ made footpath through the weeds cook was Henry Starr. ling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey that wove between circus wagons circus skips Lancaster in '51, but and tractor cats, the path led to the happy memories linger on ... the rear of the Big Top .. . Here Many Hamiltonians were present were the circus people doing the Hey Gals! Read This! to see the greatest show on earth. chores that everyday individuals When the first circus trainload do in the span of 24 hours ... Aer­ If there are any Hamilton rolled sleepily into the Harrisburg ialists, jugglers, animal trainers, girls interested in playing Pike siding at 4:30 A.M. from Wil­ dancers, clowns, elephantmen and softball, how's about gettin' mington, they were there, and horsewomen were washing their in touch with Mae Evans many of them were around when clothes, polishing their shoes, (Order-Billing). Mae is in­ the last main pole in the blue can­ brushing their teeth, hanging up terested in forming a Ham­ vassed Big Top came down around their wash on lines extended be­ ilton team to play several midnight ... Pockets jammed with tween ropes that held down the big outside clubs before the sea­ peanuts, popcorn spilling out of tent .. Some were sewing, others son is over. If enough girls boxes, their kids pink-mouthed were reading, many were sleeping. who read this announce­ with sticky cotton candy and filled Many of the women were scrub­ ment contact Mae, there is to the ears with orangeade, lem­ bing their blond, brunette and red a possibility that a small onade and coke, these Hamilton­ heads in ordinary buckets .... A Inter-Departmental League ians were out for a good time ... midget was taking his pet rabbit could be formed to play an And what they saw and heard in for a walk on a leash . . . A young­ abbreviated schedule during the course of the circus' day ster from a foreign land was feed­ July, August and part of amazed, thrilled and delighted ing tiny pigs from a bottle ... Un­ September. So if you like to them. der a show wagon sat a fat musi­ play softball, why don't you Behind The Scenes At The Circus By mid-morning the leathery­ cian composing and singing a song give Mae a buzz on the voiced sideshow barkers were in he was readying for some future phone. You don't have to be full swing ... Hamiltonians by the show ... Then there was the sad­ coaxing a huge elephant pulling a made on ponies' headdresses, the a star. All that Mae is after score flocked in front of the side­ eyed kid from Texas, leaning on plow on in his efforts to cut a gut­ clowns (no two alike) from all is a gang of gals who want show's main stage to see the swi­ his broom and waiting for the ter in the fresh ground so that corners of the grounds came run­ to play for the fun of it. vel-hipped girls from old Hawaii. day real soon when the show would the long, black power cables could ning to converge at the main en­ ... Then there was Harry, the 49 hit Dallas and he'd be back home be placed underground to the trance ... The trained dogs barked year old midget who played oppo­ again ... Across the way the clang main tent ... From Hotel Ringling, and the trained bears growled as site the late Lon Chaney in "The of iron against iron came from the mess kitchen for the giant cir­ if they knew show time was near. WEDDING Unholy City" back in the silent the blacksmith's shop where two cus which feeds the 1450 troupers ... In small groups the top per­ In a double ring ceremony, Marcia. three squares a day, came the formers went through the rough Kendig (Cost Analysis) became Mrs. picture days, and Rita, the flat­ husky horses were pawing the Gene Bard on May 27 in the Advent nosed snake girl with a python dirt as they waited for a new pair smell of early morning bacon and spots of their routines .. The beau­ Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jame. wrapped around her like a tuba .. of shoes ... Tired roustabouts w+th coffee .... Stewards, chefs, cooks, tiful circus wagons, a few short Harrison presiding. Gene is employed waiters, busboys and helpers in hours previous covered with mud in Works Lab. The bridesmaid was They heard about the lady with­ wet rags and scrubbing brushes Jean Doll (Dial). while the best man out arms and legs from Johns­ were making slow, weary passes clean, white uniforms were en­ splotches, were shimmering in the was Rodney Reese (Dial). Don Neiser town, Pa., who sewed and typed, over gold, silver and bronze col­ gaged in a constant race against sunlight with show girls in lovely and Bill Gassman both of Works Lab and the Seal Boy, half man, half ored circus wagons . .. A husky, be­ time to feed a hungry, tired, hard costumes seated on them ready to were ushers. seal; Irene, the Fat Lady, who whiskered guy with a pipe in his working group. be hauled in for their part in the weighed 540 pounds; and the mouth was fixing a giant wheel on As matinee show time drew big show ... High in the air, walk­ ing on the canvas was a greasy BIRTH giant cowboy who stood 8 ft. 4 one of the Diesels .... A steam­ close, the great circus buzzed with Bill Sterling (Process Plan.) became inches. stress in a tent in the shade was activity and precision ... The ele­ little guy who was opening the a proud father for the third time on But to better understand circus mending a star's torn uniform ... phants were brushed off with top flaps of the big tent so the June 11. Mrs. Sterling presented the people you have to get behind the customers inside would be more old man with Bruce Scott Sterling, a With shouts and whip cracks, a brooms ... Horses were curried ... 7 pound. 14 oz. bouncer in the General scenes to see how they live out of small man in muddy clothes was Last minute adj.ustments were (Continued on Page 4) Hospital. 4 Timely Topics Servi(e Bowling Offi(ials New HMA Officers (Continued from Page 1) JOTS &DOTS 3 Cornered 3 femd excessive government spending. Harold Fischer, Economics pro­ fessor at Franklin & Marshall Recent blood donors at the Four Hamiltonians became pap· College, secured Dr. Wagner as General Hospital were, Ed Miller pies, three for the first time and the principal speaker. Professor and Ruth Newcomer of the Case one for the second, during May Fischer was a guest of the Man­ section and Dick Vaughan (Cost and June. agement Association at this meet­ Analyst) ... They each donated a On May 20, Roy Gable (Insp.) ing. pint .... Blake D u I a n e y (Sales) beat his chest and gave out with wishes to tha:nk the Hamiltonians the Tarzan yell when Mrs. Gable \\Iho sent him a basket of fruit presented him with Keith Nelson, Mr. Atkinson 's Death during his recent recouping period a little man weighing 6 Ibs. 15 ·ozs. (Continued from Page 1) from an appendectomy. in the General HospitaL Roy's salesman and buyer for White According to Carl Yecker (Eng. wife formerly worked in Balance Brothers and Company, New Or­ Services), Paul Preston, who used & Flat Steel Dept. leans, La., where he remained to work in that section before he until he entered the employ of made good in big time ice skating circles, is now in Florida with his On June 4th, Hank Kirkpatrick Hamilton in 1921- wife a nd skating partner, Mickee (Process Eng.) announced to the Mr. Atkinson, a resident of Lan­ caster for the past 28 years, was .. . Paul and his wife were stars universe that he was the proud of the "Howdy, Mr. Ice" show pop of an 8 Ibs. 5 oz. baby boy a member of the Bethany Presby­ terian Church. He had numerous which just completed a four year named Robert Gordon. Little Bob run throughout the country ... was born in the General Hospital lodge associations. He was a mem­ Carl caught the show at the Cen­ and Mrs. Kirkpatrick announced ber of th e Lancaster County ter Theatre in Radio City, New that her husband came through Shrine Club, the Zembo Temple, York, in March and reports it was the event in fine style. the Harrisburg Consistory, the Lewistown Lodge 203, F . and terrific. A. M., and the 24 Karat Club of From the recent look we've had The cigars and candy made the Presenting the new officers of the Service Department Bowling League who will supervise the 1950-51 campaign in this busy circuit. New York City. at the 1950 women's bathing suits, rounds on June 8th when Lou we're first to admit we've never (L to R): PaUl Heistand (secretary-treasurer), Abe Burkhardt (pres­ He was a m ember of the Lan­ Brethauer (Watch Design) be­ seen so little cover so much . . . came a pop for the first time. Mrs. ident) and Noah Buckwalter (vice-president). caster Rotary Club and the Ham­ ilton Club. H e was a former di­ Susie Bable the nurse and her Bretha uer presented Lou with husband, George, expect to move 7 lbs. 8 oz. Douglas Paul in the rector of the Lancaster Chamber Former South American Airline Captain of Commerce and formerly active into their new home in East Pet­ General HospitaL ersburg sometime in September ... in affairs of the R ed Cross. Now Member Of Hamilton Sales Force Storm warning: If you ever ride Surviving are his widow, Mrs. to town at noontime with Andy The veteran of the outfit was Catherine M. Smee Atkinson; two A former South American air-\ Jenkins (Escape) make certain Roy Conner (Process Eng.) who daughters, Dorothy Louise, wife of line captain is the latest addition you have a gaUon o.f gasoline in became a father tor the second to the Hamilton sales force, ac­ John P . Driver, New Baltimore, your pocket because Andy's crate time on June 2. Mrs. Conner pre­ cording to ",n announcement by Michigan; and Jean Lois, at has' a way of running out of the sented Bill with their second Lowell HaJligan (Vice-President home; a sister, Ruth, wife of Glen stuff at the midway point . . Thanks daughter, little Sally Lynne, a 7 & Sales Mgr.) Shober, Harrisburg; a brother, pounder, in the Bloomsburg Hos­ His name is Lee Roy Price from for the info Jack Scheffer (Es­ John E. Atkinson, Colonial Park cape). pitaL The Conners' other daugh­ Dallas, Texas. near Harrisburg; and one grand­ ter is Susan, who is 3'h years old. It was back in 1946-47 that Roy child. Paul Seibel (Eastern Dist. Sales Mgr.) has an envelope full of pho­ flew DC-3 commercial airliners Mr. Atkinson ' was buried from tos in his desk which really add through South America for the the Funeral Home of George N. Charles L. Warfel, 27, Taca De Columbia Airlines with Young, 317 East Orange Street, at the years on the Spanish speaking headquarters in Bogota, S.A. 11 A. M. on June 13. The Reverend maestro's life ... Dick Brown, male Watch Res., Died May 17 Roy joined the South American Dr. Edwin G. Sloan of Bethany vocalist on the "Stop The Music" outfit following his honorable dis­ Presbyterian Church, officiated at show, does a top drawer job on charge from the Army. During the number, "Scattered Toys" ... the service. Interment was made Whatever happened to Bill (Hspg. the War he was a flight instruc­ in Conestoga Memorial Park. The Charles L. Warfel, an experi­ Mfg.) Boyle's hair? .Our vote for mental instrument dcsigner in tor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where six pallbearers, all Hamiltonians, the 20th century Buffalo Bill goes the Watch Research Department, he held the rank of Master Sgt. were: Lowell F. Halligon, F. J. to Chet (Gardner) Bostick. died on Wednesday, May 17 at Following a year as a civilian Boulton, Harry A. Ruthhart, Paul 8:30 p. m. in the General Hospi­ flight instructor at Corsicana, Tex­ F. Frey, Paul Seibel and Robert S 1 i m Schoenberger (Mainten­ as, he went to South America. tal after an illness of three weeks. Roy Price WaddelL ance) figured on going to Nova But before and after his flying Scotia on his vacation, but doesn't Charley started at Hamilton in career, he spent quite a bit of think he'll make it after all ... A 1941 after a brief career as a homa. He is 35, married, no chilo time in the selling field. He was new attraction added to the Ham­ draftsman at General Electric in dren and lives at 5142 Vanderbilt a salesman for the American HRA M·en 's S. B. Loop ilton campus circus is a humming Philadelphia. He was 27 years old St., DaIlas. Paint & Varnish Company of bird which made its appearance when he died. He lists as his hobbies fishing. Composed Of 5 Teams Dallas, Texas, the Union Tire & flying and basebalL He played on a pink honeysuckle bush out­ Rubber Company of Los Angeles, two years of semi-pro ball as a The 1950 Men's HRA Softball side the Personnel Dept. window and Krementz & Company, a jew­ catcher for the Sun Oil club of League scooted off to a flying in May .. Charley Williams (Main­ elry manufacturer out of Newark, Dallas. start on May 25 with five teams, tenance), who has a garden that New Jersey. Roy is enthusiastic about Ham­ involving 105 employees in the covers a quarter of an acre, says For Hamilton, Roy wiII work in ilton. He knows he's going to like circuit competition under the di­ taking care of it is all right if Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and working for us, and thinks Ham­ rection of Hal Feister (Machine the weeds would go on a strike. Arkansas under Jack Keenan. ilton has the finest line of watches Shop), Jay Miller (Service) and Rapid Roland Raver (Budget Roy was born in Hedrick, Okla- in the business. Lloyd Scheid (Plate). Did is back on the water again The complete schedule calls for ... Recently bought himself a new 20 games with ten games listed 16 foot Comet sailboat. .. Ted Mor­ C IR C US for each half. The competing rison (Machine Shop) was the of­ (Continued from Page 3) teams are: Engineers, Assembly ficial starter at the Millersville comfortable ... It was all part of a show since I was a kid, and this "A", Machine Shop, Damas-Steel, Recreation Association track and giant, precision-built spectacle... part of. the circus always gets me. and Case Office. field meet on May 27 ... Ethel This was it, the big show was rea- It's what all us guys work for. Due to the fact that there are Coleman (Personnel Res.) lists as dy to roll into action ... In the When the tent is up and the show only five clubs in the circuit, it her favorite summer sports, swim­ shade across from the main en- people are costumed and the ani­ was decided by the loop's man­ ming and softball . ... Maybe you Charles L. Warfel trance sat an old timer, with the Imals are sleek and ready, our job agement to eliminate play-offs. didn't know that Herman Rueger circus for 35 years .. . "This is it," is finished until the next show. The team on top at the comple­ (Mach. Exp.) was born and raised Charley, a quiet, steady worker, he said with a smile on his weath- The rest is up to the high priced tion of the regular season will in Brooklyn. was a graduate of Philadelphia's erbeaten face. "I've been with the help." be declared the champion. In the Two Hamiltonians who are Girard CoiJege, class of 1940. event of a tie for first place at presidents of Parent Teachers German writer Salch goes on to He was born in Lancaster, a son the end of the campaign, a one Associations arc Ed Hendrix (M~ German Writer Tells say, "This little paper is a master­ game playoff will be held to de­ of Irene Shiffler Warfel and the terial Sales) and Russ Hershey piece of how we can bring before termine the loop winner. (Stocks & Stores) ... Ed is prexy late Charles L. WarfeL He was a About Our Booklet the public a really good watch. It Game time for all tiffs is set at of the Lafayette PTA and Russ is member of the Faith Evangelical brings before the public the work 6:30 P . M. Teams have until 6:40 boss of the iUifflin PTA ... Glad to of a watchmaker." and Reformed Church. A May issue of a German P. M. to field nine men. If a team see Ral()h Mentzer (Asst. Supt.) Some months ago, Salch wrote is not fielded by that time, the baek to work after a recent illness Besides his wife, Mary E. Camp­ watchmaking trade paper known in for the Hamilton booklet and as. "Neue Uhrmacher Zeitung" game will be forfeited. All games ....Paul McLaughlin (Mainten­ bell Warfel, he is survived by his received it upon request. From it are being played on the Rock (The New Watchmaker Paper) he developed his May article. ance), who hails from Indiana, in­ mother of Lancaster, and three reached the Hamilton Advertising Diamond in Buchanan Park. forms us that Ernie Mester (Soot. sisters: Yvonne, wife of William Department the other day. The teams' rosters are as fol­ Supt.), a native of Dlinois, isn't Johnson, Fawn and Fay L., all of In it was an article written by lows: Case Office: Johnnie Miller, allowed in the Hoosier State and Elmer Lease, Bill Gates, Bob Fry­ Lancaster. His maternal grand­ Fritz Salch, a fourth generation Are You Prepared? that's the reason that everytime watchmaker, entitled "Was Macht myer, Jay Miller, Russ Hoxworth, he goes back to Dlinois for a visit father, Albert H. Shiffler, Lancas­ Eine Feine Uhr Fein?" ("What To Have Your Al Mulhiesen, Galen Beck, Bob he takes the southern route thru ter, also survives. Makes A Fine Watch Fine?") Afflebach, Gordon Clarke, Sam Kentucky to get home . .. We'll bet Charley was buried Saturday Salch in his article which cov­ CREDIT UNION Gast, Jake Lapp, Ken Kellenber­ Ernie'" retaliation on this note ger and Bob Williams. afternoon, May 20 from Fred E. ers three pages, writes about the will be a dandy . . . Aside to the little Hamilton booklet "What Help You Finance Engineers: Ed Fechter (Mgr.), guy who asks: Frankie Remley Groff's Funeral Home. Interment Makes A Fine Watch Fine?" Bill Carey, Paul Ruzicka, Jake (Mech. P lan.) is · not the same was made in thc Riverview Burial (copyright 1947). Your Vacation Peterson, Johnnie Mohler, Ken Frankie Remley who is on the Grounds. In referring to the booklet, (Continued on Page 5) Phil Harris show. Timely Topics 5 HRA Tennis Tourney Play Starts July 3. You're Wrong! He Didn't Buy 'Em. The 1950 HRA tennis tourney will get underway on Monday, Ed Layemlecker Would Lil{e I Timely Topics Picks 1950 Na- July 31 and run for two weeks to To Forget May 21. It Was tional And American League August 11, according to an an­ A Sad Day. All Star Teams nouncement made by tourney chairman Gene Barber (Prod. As far as Ed Layendecker (Bal. and Hspg.) is concerned, Control). he'd liI{e to forget that May 21, 1950 ever existed ... It was a sad Competition will be in day for him because his baseball feelings were hurt ... He went Men's singles and doubles, to Shibe Park with George Anderson his bench-mate in the the Women's singles. same dept.... Before the double header Ed was happy ... His Trophies will be awarded to all favorite Phillies were scheduled against St. Louis .. . Robin Rob­ winners and runnersup. erts, his favorite pitcher who hails from Ed's hometown of All preliminary matches will be Springfield, Illinois, was slated to pitch the first game for the the best two out of three sets. The Sawyermen .. . Stan Musial, his favorite ballplayer was hitting finals in the Men's singles will be fancy figures going into this twin affair ... Stan was far in front the best three out of five sets, of Enos Slaughter, who happened to be Anderson's favoritc ... while the finals in the Men's dou­ It was a beautiful day and what made it even brighter was bles and the Women's singles will that the day previous, Curt Simmons, who is anything but a be the best two out of three sets. favorite with Ed, was beaten by the Chicago Cubs ... Came the All matches will be played on dawn! ... The Cards beat the Phils in the first game . .. Roberts one court in the Barr Lot. Play was knocked out of the box early ... The Phils won the second will be held every evening, and game with Simmons relieving Ken Heintzelman and getting Saturdays and Sundays. New ten­ credit for the win ... Slaughter had a big day with the stick, nis balls can be purchased at the while Musial went one for eight ... To top that off Ed had to court. sit behind a screen for the two games which gave him a head­ All entries must be in the hands ache and which reminded him of spinning hairsprings which is of Chairman Barber not later what he went to the game to forget about ... Buddy, and you than July 26. think you have troubles! Assisting Barber in the running According to our Yale __----_.. of the tourney will be Murray informant, Ken Campbell Gould (Pat. Atty.) and Carl Yeck­ (Met. Lab.), the Elis will er (Eng. Services). have one of the finest Tourney drawings will be made swimming teams in the and posted on the bulletin boards country next winter .. . Bob throughout the factory. Zink, the basketball and The defending champions are, At 12 noon on Friday May 12, while angling in Fishing Creek, tennis operator, who was Murray Gould, Men's singles, and Leo McGeehan (Screw Mfg.) had a strike on his line. Five minutes voted the Diplomats' out­ Gould and Earl Eshleman (Small later he took a 19 inch, 4 pound brown trout (left) off the hook. It standing athlete of the Tool), Men's doubles. There is no was the second largest trout caught in Lancaster County waters this year for 1949-50, received defending champ in the Women's season. Leo used a night crawler for bait. The fish on the right is I a Hamilton watch for the singles division because of the a 216 pound, 17 inch sucker which he caught a few hours after he Ed Layendecker honor ... According to F. & Ken Campbell lack of players in last year's tour­ hauled in the trout. M's prexy Distler, there'll ney. be a new era in sports at the Diplomat school starting with the 1950-51 campaign ... That would be fine, but let's wait and see ... HRA Softball League Clair Shenk (Bal. & Hspg.) l{eeps a (lay by day record of the • 949·50 HRA Basketball Champions (Continued from Page 4) feats of Ted Williams (his hero) and Joe DiMaggio (his villain) Campbell, Bill Hale, Ronnie De­ in a little brown book in his desl{ drawer ... Pax Gifford (Supv. Kant, Sonny Wolfer, Johnnie Ful­ Cry. Tool) is thinldng about football officiating as a sideline m er, Pax Gifford, Frank R edman, this coming grid season . . Well, well, another Inter-State League Jerry Hinkle, Don Smith, Murray baseball season is reaching its mid-point and another lousy Lan­ Gould, Ken McMurtrie, and John­ caster Roses club ... How long does this go on? .. Edclie Arcaro nie Gulya. may have outsmarted himself by riding Hill Prince instead of Assembly "A": Art Lear, "Whiz" Middleground in the Ky. Derby (he had a chance to ride this Wisdo, Mike Kirchner, Howie De­ nag), but he certainly picked the better of the two in the long Haven, Earle Shrum, Tommy Mc­ run ... Speaking of horse racing, see where Georgie Stidham, Ginnis, Charley Hickey, Johnnie the local Jock, was up on a couple of winners last month at Jarrett, Will Keely, Bob Harrison, Garden State? Charley Baltz, Bob Hiltz, Bob Snodgrass, Frank Diego, AI Burk­ The re-election of Paul Heistand (Service) as secretary of man, Howie McClain, George the Service Bowling League comes as good news to this col­ Hess, Chet Groff, Jim Ault, Mauro umn .. . The little guy does a terrific job . .. Frank Heckendorn Sax, Virgil Meck, George Dommel, (Spec. Mfg.) will not race his pigeons this summer because too Kenny Carl, and Jim Herrold. many of them have broken wings ... Francie Finger (Ba!. & Damas-Steel: Lou Davis, Pete Hspg.), "The Cisco Kid," is proud of the exploits of his son, Bergen, Andy Lukus (Asst. Mgr.), Joe, who was the ace pitcher for Cliff Hartman's McCaskey Pat Hall (Mgr.), Ray Ellis, Dick High School baseball team ... Of all the major league baseball Metz, Charley Snader, Frank Hoff­ parks, Don Kochel (Finishing) prefers Wrigley Field, home man, Bob Showalter, Art Shissler, terrain of the Chicago Cubs ... Says it's because the outfield Lloyd Scheid, Vic Hecker, Jack fences are practically the same distance all around ... Jay Miller McNelis, Sonny Denlinger, Vic (Case) and Hal Feister (Machine Shop), bosses of the Men's Fridinger, Dick Evans, Bill Gar­ Inter-Dep'artmental Softball League, are doing a good job this ber, Fred Gearhart, Fred Wie­ year . . . While there are only five teams in the loop, it is moving gand and Harry Weaver. along without any hitches . .. One of the smartest rules the two Machine Shop: Werner Konrad, came up with is eliminating any players from loop competition Don Bauer, Red Bauer, Don Lentz, who play with other teams outside the circuit ... This means Russ Lutz, Jerry Gegg, Hen Wiss­ that, while the league may lack polish, it has a group of soft­ ler, Charley Gehr, Grant Lauder­ ballers who are interested in playing strictly Inter-Department­ milch, Carl Garber, Hal Feister, al ball and are on hand for all the games ... If you play tennis George Glouner, Ted Morrison, and you'd like to play on the Barr Lot courts, drop into Per­ Bill Wissler, Vern Hilt, Bob Smith, sonnel and fill out a slip, designating the date and time you'd Warren Sweigart, Bud Divet, like to play ... You avoid a lot of confusion this way. Charley Peters, Hammond Dates­ man, Harry Hutchinson, George Here are the players TIMELY TOPICS has selected to Butt, Paul Pickell, Bob Groff, Joe represent the American and National Leagues in the All Star Slavoski, Tom Breen, Jim Yungst game in July ... Maybe you don't agree ... That's your privilege, and Johnnie Dinkel (Mgr.). kid ... Here goes! Here's the second half sched­ AMERICAN LEAGUE POSITION NATIONAL LEAGUE ule: July 6 Damas-Steel vs Eng. Ted Williams, Boston Outfield Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh July 25 Assem. A vs Machine Joe DiMaggio, New York Outfield Dick Sisler, Philadelphia July 27 Machine vs Engineers. Vic Wertz, Detroit Outfield Andy Pafko, Chicago Aug. 1 Case vs Assembly A Aug. 3 Assembly A vs Eng. George Kell, Detroit 3rd Base Willie Jones, Philadelphia Aug. 8 Case vs Damas-Steel Phil Rizzuto, New York Shortstop Alvin Dark, Boston Aug. 10 Case vs Eng. Bobby Doerr, Boston 2nd Base Jacl{ie Robinson, Brooklyn Aug. 15 Machine vs Damas-Steel Tommy Henrich, N. Y. 1st Base Stan Musial, St. Louis Aug. 17 Case vs Machine Aug. 22 Assembly A vs Damas­ Birdie Tebbetts, Boston Catcher Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Steel Art Houtteman, Detroit Pitcher Bob Rush, Chicago (Top). The Assembly "B" 1949-50 HRA court champs pictured The results of games up to and Allie Reynolds, New York Pitcher Johnnie Sain, Boston above L. to R., Dicl{ Parke, Sonny Wolfer, Bill Carey (League Chair­ including June 20: man), Skip Weaver (Player-Coach) and Jerry Hinkle. Absent when Alex Kellner, Philadelphia Pitcher Warren Spahn, Boston Eng. 7 Damas-Steel 3 picture was taken were: Ira Shank, Bill Bradley and Ted Smith. Machine 9 Assembly A 0 (For- Mel Parnell, Boston Pitcher Robin Roberts, Phila. (Bottom): Frank Diego (right) receives a trophy and congratulations feit) Bob Lemon, Cleveland Pitcher Curt Simmons, Phila. from Chairman Carey for winning high scoring honors. Frank Machine 6 Eng. 4 Ned Garver, St. Louis Pitcher Johnnie Schmitz, Chicago dropped 164 points in 10 games into the nets for the third place Tim­ Case 7 Assembly A 6 ing team. Eng. 9 Assembly 0 (Forfeit) 3 Timely Topics • • 4 5 • • 6 7

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The eight steps in the manufacturing of jewels and the settings into which they go are shown above. (1). When a shipment of boules arrive they are split into 1 halves. (2). The firs t step in. jewel manufacturing is to saw the half boules into strips with a diamond charged copper saw. (3). They are then sawed into square sticks. (4). The sticks in turn are sawed into small squares. (5). The squares are centerless ground into round blanks. (6). Finished jewel showing :' hol~" and "~ up ." (7). Finished jewel in brass setting. (8). Upper end stone cap In n.ckel settmg.

The olive shape is formed in the jewel on a Jewel holes are drilled on two 10 spindle drill­ THIS IS A JEWEL OF A STORY 2 jewel hole and oliving machine operated by 3 ing machines by Dot Prentice. Twenty jewels A watch, since it has rotating parts, requires bearings Gladys Frey. are drilled simultaneously. in which those parts can freely turn. In watches, bearings are made from synthetic sapphire because of its extreme hardness. Next to diamond, it is the hardest known ma­ terial. These jewel bearings will not wear out because so hard a material is capable of taking a very high polish which allows friction to be kept to a minimum when the watch is in use. The Jewel Manufacturing and Setting Department works strictly with the handling and making of jewels and the settings into which they are fitted for Hamilton watches and chronometers. 1here are 49 different sizes of jewels·used in Hamilton watches and chronometers. Forty-five of these different sizes are finished, synthetic jewels purchased from Swit­ zerland. The material for the remaining four sizes, which are used in chronometers, is purchased in this country. This raw material used for making jewel bearings is an extremely hard, synthetic sapphire called a boule. Before these boules are shipped to the factory they are split into halves because the internal stress in a whole boule would Evelyn Anderson is shown shaving outside Ethel Galen is pictured setting balance jewels perhaps shatter it in shipment or in the first sawing opera­ 4 diameter of the setting to size and concentric 5 on semi-autom·atic machine. tion. Each half boule is approximately 1 50 karats. to jewel hole on a bench shaving press. When the shipment of half boules (they are purchased by weight) arrives and is received by Jewel Manufactur­ ing, they are sawed into strips with a diamond charged copper saw. This is the first step in jewel making. These strips in turn are sawed into sticks and then into squares. By means of a center less grinder with a crystallon wheel the squares are nearly rounded. With a diamond charged copper wheel they are rounded into discs. Holes are then put in the jewels. This operation is handled on two drilling machines with ten spindles each. Twenty jewels are drilled simultaneously. The drilled hole sizes vary from .0027" on 14/ 0 balance wheel jewels to .010" for chronometer jewels. There are two hole opening operations, rough and finished, on each jewel. One hundred to five hundred jewels (depending upon size of jewel thickness) are strung on a step wire charged with diamond powder' The tolerance of these holes is held to within .0025 of a milimeter of a given size. Operating two automatic staff lathes, Harriet In the polishing of gold end stone caps, they These jewels are re-strung in groups of SO to 100 and 6 Sensenig is shown turning outside diameter 7 are roughed on an India stone and finished on ground on a centerless grinder to proper outside diameter and locking groove of 8/ 0 upper end stone cap. So jasper stone. AI Musser is performing the so that the diameter is concentric with the hole. operation. Depending upon the type, there are 45 to 60 opera­ tions necessary in the making of jewels. The various types of jewels used in Hamilton watches and chronometers in­ clude bar jewels, center jewels, pallet stones, jewel pins, end stone jewels and olive hole jewels. Jewel settings are made in the department. "These settings are made of brass, nickel, steel or gold. The sizes of the settings vary from 1.30 millimeters to 2.40 milli­ meters on outside diameter. Hole sizes vary from .08 of a millimeter to .90 of a millimeter inside. The holes in the settings are made to fit the jewels. Jewels are pressed into the settings. Balance jewels and end stone jewels are frictioned into the settings. The settings are shaved in a die to the proper outside diameter and concentricity. The settings are then stripped to proper thickness on three diamond cutters on an automatic machine' Inspection under a 20x microscope follows. The Jewel Manufacturing & Setting Department is under Foreman Harry Weaver, who reports directly to Here are a battery of automatic stripping Grouped around Foreman Harry Weaver, who F red Hauer (Mgr. of Manufacturing). The job bosses 8 machines. Three diamond cutters cut the set­ 9 is looking over the department's budget sheet, are: Lloyd Fichtner, Levi E.dgerley, John Montgomery ting to the proper thickness. Joe Hess is the are job bosses (L to R): Lloyd :Fichtner, Levi operator. and Harry Bixler. The clerk and dispatcher in the depart­ Edgerley, Harry Bixler and John l\Iontgomery. ment is Esther Hess. The pictures for this story were taken by Ned Aurand (Chem-Met) .