REMEMBER THE . HAMILTON DANCE TONIGHT. FAMILY PICNIC IT'S THE PICTURES AUTUMN WHIRL APPEAR ON AT PAGES 6 - 7 - 8 IN THIS ISSUE

Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co;, Lancaster, Penna. Vol. 9 No.9 * Copyright, 1951, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. * 3500 ATTEND HAMILTON FAMILY PICNIC AT HERSHEY PARK Recent Changes Made In Well Rounded Picnic Program Produces Entertain­ Company Management ment And Fun For Everyone. K,ids' Games, Bingo, A number of important changes Band Concert, Amusements And Eating Kept Young were made recently in th man­ And Old Active. Weatherman Cooperates 100% • agement organization of the Ham­ ilton Watch Company. Thirty-five hundred employees, Ira Fickes (Assem. Res.), Leo Mil­ One of the first changes made their families, relatives and guests ler (Flat Steel), Charles Habeck­ resulted from the purchase of attended the 1951 Hamilton Fam­ er (Flat Steel), a quartet of Ham­ Ralph W. Biggs and Company in ily Picnic held at Hershey Parl{ iltonians, played with the Shawnee August. The Biggs Company, ac­ on Saturday, September 8th. outfit. Arnold was on trumpet, quired by Hamilton on August All who attended were in ac­ Fickes and Habecker played clar­ 21st, manufactures fine diamond cord that it was the most friend­ inets, while Miller handled the and gold watch cases. It will be ly and well organized picnic ever drums'. operated by a wholly-owned sub­ sponsored by the Hamilton Recre­ The HRA handed out enough sidiary. ation Association and the Com­ free tickets to keep the kids busy Milton F. Manby was appointed pany. on the amusements throughout the vice-president and general man­ afternoon. ager of Biggs Company. Hershey Park furnished the The Binga Games in pavilion Arthur B. Sinkler was named by necessary space and amusements NO.7 drew steady c'rowds through­ President Charles C. Smith to re­ that gave those attending a busy out the two hours they were i.n place Manby as director of Ham­ day taking advantage of all the operation. Many worthwhile prizes ilton's research division in addi­ rides and the well paced program were won by Hamiltonians. tion to his present handling of a ll the HRA arranged. Another spot that drew a lot of development pertaining to defense The program was diversified interest was the zoo. The kids and orders. sufficiently that it covered all the their parents enjoyed the animals Ernest W. Drescher, formerly recreational a nd amusement phas­ and a popular amusement was the assistant director of engineering, es without over-lapping or grow­ pony ride with many of the young­ was appointed director of Hamil­ ing monotonous. sters putting on the Hopalong Cas­ ton's quality division, the position From the eating standpoint all sidy act as they rode once, around vacated by Sinkler. who brought along their picnic the circle, on their noble steeds. Additionally, two changes in the lunches had ample table space Four Conestoga buses carried sales department were announced throughout the park. those employees to the picnic who by Lowell Halligan, vice-president The weatherman supplied a per­ did not have cars. The buses left in charge of sales. fect day. the Company premises at 9 a.m. Paul Seibel became sales man­ and arrived one hour later at ager. A. C. Schacheman was The program started at 11 a.m. Hershey. named district sales manager for with the kids' games on the base­ B efore the cute little gal drew two numbers for the gate prize ball diamond. There were enough H ere are the lists of names of the Middle Atlantic States to suc­ from the stub box held, by Wally Bork, she shed tears because she the committees' who ran the pic­ ceed Seibel. games and prizes to make it in­ nic program. Without their fine was scared. Getting up on the stage of the band shell at Hersbey teresting for the youngsters. President Smith announced that in front of a lot of people isn't easy when you're unaccustomed to co-operation the picnic would not Frank Christoffel was named as­ the limelight. Frank Byorick, BRA prexy, is tbe fellow on the right. The winners in the various age have been the success it proved to sistant to the president. groups were: be. Frank Bitzer was appointed Of­ (3 to 4 Year Group): The Committee at Large was fice Manager, succeeding Christof­ Foot Race: Won by Bradford composed of F ran k Byorick fel, while Frank Stegner was ap­ Foger, (2), Jimmy Miller. (chairman ) along with Arlene pointed Tabulating supervisor, the Marshmallow Eating: Won by Jib­ Hoff, Ken Weeks, Mae Evans and position vacated by Bitzer. by Shenk, (2), Brenda Ann Ger­ Bob Wilson. Edward Hendrix was appointed lach. The Registration Committee was Material Sales manager, succeed­ Potato Throw: Won by Jibby composed of: Nancy Falk, Art ing Harry Ruthhart, who retired Shenk, (2), Joyce Keiper. Schneider, Red Shannabrook, Ma­ in August from that position after (5 to 8 Year Group): rie Caldwell, Janet DiGolia, Dick 54 years with tM Oompany. Wheelbarrow Race: Won by Ken­ Young, J ackie Hoehn, Elmer Manby has been with Hamilton ny and Ronnie Lutz. Leese, Muriel Turton, Ed Long, for 33 years. He started here while Bubble Gum: Won by Nelson Weit. Roland Bitzer, Arlene Hoff, Mae still in Lancaster High School and Potato Race: Won by Elaine Muel­ Evans and Frank Byorick. continued after attending F & M ler and Tom Brower. The Kids' Games Committee was and Drexel Institute. He worked Shoe Scramble: Won by Charles made up of: Joe Butson (chair­ in various capacities in the com­ Wichenheiser and. Barbara Ann man), Sammy Gast, Blake Du­ pany and became chief engineer Wenzel. laney, Dotty Martin, Dick Vaugh­ in 1935, and director of engineer­ (9 to 12 Year Group): an, George Atkinson, Marvin Hess ing and research in 1946. Watermelon Eating: Won by Tom and Ed Hendrix. Sinkler is a graduate of the Uni­ Wenzel and Lynda Lee Thomp­ The Bingo Committee was com­ versity of Pennsylvania. He start­ son. posed of: Fred Hauer, Frank ed at Hamilton as a position ad­ Three-legged Race: Wayne and Kozicki, Bob Wenzel, Les Kachel, juster in the Timing & Casing Lynda Kleiner. Wilbur Oollins, Wally Bork, Ken Dept. in 193t3. In 1940 he was Cracker Eating: Florence Gibson McMillen and Clair Shenk. transferred to the research engi­ and Bobby Rieker. The Milk Committee was made neering division as a supervisor. Other winners were, Joe Muel­ up of Ralph Mozian, Hal Cather­ He became director of quality in ler, Jean Thompson, and Harriet man and George Atkinson. 1946. In 1950 he was appointed Warfel. Chairman Frank Byorick wish­ general manager of the defense Mary Ellen Sumpman (Order es to thank all the members of orders division. Billing) won the Hamilton watch the various committees for their Drescher received his Mechan­ given as the gate prize. Mary El­ fine cooperation and also those ical E'ngineering degree from Car­ len selected a white gold Peggy folks who willingly helped on sev­ negie Tech in 1931. He started model. eral of the committees whose working at Hamilton in the Fin­ One of the highlights of the pic­ names may have been omitted ishing Dept. immediately follow­ nic was the music furnished by from the lists above. ing his graduation from college. the Shawnee Band of Columbia He became product engineering who played a two-hour concert in AUTUMN WHIRL superintendent in 1946. On May the band shell. Dance to the music of 14, 1951, he became assistant di­ The Columbia group introduced L en Matroni and his or­ rector of engineering. One of the events on the morning progrBrnJ at the Family Picnic a varied program of selections, all chestra tonight at the HRA Seibel has been connected with was selecting the youngest and the oldest persons present. Petite pleasing to the listeners who ap­ sponsored "Autumn Whirl" the jewelry trade since 1900. He 13"11lonths old Alice Marie Kleiner, daughter of Train foreman AI plauded them loudly throughout at the Brunswick from 9 joined the Hamiltolll sale~ staff in Kleiner, strollered off with a watermelon as the youngest, while Mrs. the progrom. p.m. until 1 a.m. (Continued on Page 5) Brooks at 67 years won a melon as the oldest person on the scene. Wayne Arnold (Spec. Assem.), 2 Timely Topics

Volume 9 Timely Topics Number 9 Local ASTE Group After New Members EDITORIAL BOARD It is now possible for toolmak­ WALLACE BORK, Chair., Proc. Engineering ers, tool designers, diemakers, J. ED MILLER, Product Stocks machine designers, process engi­ JUST A FEW NOTES HAZEL KELLER, (Sec. to F. Huehnergarth) neers and anyone else connected with mechanical engineering at Johnny Marion (Sales) hates TV's "Tag the Gag" show ... EDITORIAL STAFF Hamilton to join an organization Says it's strictly eight row corn ... Glad to see Kitty Banta (Re­ General News and Production, CHARLES H. FREY which provides information on ceptionist) back again at her desk in the Research Lab. .... Personnel Consultant, R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr. the latest advancements and de­ They're callin' Round Rowland Bitzer and Charley Scheid of velopments in the field. Copyright, 1951, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. Friction Jeweling, "Frogmen" since they dumped a speed boat The organization that can give in the Elk River and came up croak in' ... Dan "The Man" Den­ Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted. you this help is the Greater Lan­ linger (Print Shop) takes his new car out for a ride on Sun­ caster Chapter No. 89 of the Amer­ days only ... Bob Preston (Dir. of Ind. ReL) spent a week of LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1951 ican Society of Tool Engineers of vacation (Aug. 20th) at Avalon, N. J., where Boyd Sponaugle, which Al Radcliffe (Equipment & F. & M's assistant football coach, operates a summer lodge ... Tool D esign) is the Hamilton r ep­ Golf was one sport the late President R. M. Kant enjoyed play­ Never Late In 41 Years Is The Record Established resentative. ing ... Bob Welk has now . graduated to the Process Engineer­ In order to become a m ember of ing Dept. ... Johnny Dudley, who was acting supervisor in Met. the local Chapter all you have to Lab "B", left the Company last month for a job in New York. By Kerse Winters Who Retired Aug. 30th From Insp. do is fill out a membership blank ... When Billy Veeck, St. Looie Browns' boss, used Eddie Gae­ which you receive from Radcliffe. del, the midget, to pinch hit against Detroit on Aug. 19th, he When K erse Winters r etired I And what's he going to do now Your membership form is then opened a new gag source for TV and radio comics to worl{ on. from the Company on August that he has retired? submitted to the local Chapter ... Received a letter from CpL Jay Miller, formerly of Service, 30th as chief inspector in the "I'm making no plans," he said. who pass on your qualifications who is now in Germany with the 11th Communications Main­ Plate Dept., he left behind him a I'll live each day as it comes. I'll before they send it to the Na­ tenance Organization of the Army Air Corps ... Jay is the son record of never having been late probably do some hunting and tional ASTE group. of Ed Miller (Product Stocks) ... Another interesting letter for work in his 41 years of ser- fishing and I figure on taking my Your membership form should came from Pvt. Ken Kellenberger, formerly of Material Sales, vice with Hamilton. wife out to Pasadena to visit some be accompanied by the necessary now stationed with the Army at Two Rock Ranch, Petaluma, Blessed with good health, Kerse relatives. fees. If you do not qualify for California ... Tom Breen, who used to work in Small Tool and was able to build this perfect at- "H things go right," he con tln­ membership your fees are refund­ whose Dad, Ed, works in the Machine Shop, dropped in on a tendance record during his career ued, "we'll probably head for Cal- ed. For more detailed information surprise visit to his parents on Aug. 21. . . Tommy, whose ship, contact Radcliffe on Ext. 368. the Lindenwald, was docked in New York following a trip from Here are the qualifications ne­ Nova Scotia, headed out for Cuba two days later. cessary for a senior membership: -0- (1). A tool designer, who is a person of recognized ability to Our severest critic, Ret Martin (T. & C.) gave us the bird plan the order of operations, lay­ on Aug. 23 for picking Bob Murphy the night before against out or supervise the design and light heavy champ, Joey Maxim ... Ret says we looked kinda manufacture of tools and equip­ sick after the fight and we will admit we didn't see how Maxim ment. could have beaten Murphy off the records of both fighters be­ (2). An executive having knowl­ fore the bout got underway ... Certainly Maxim was a changed edge of tool engineering and hav­ scrapper from his poor showing against Ezzie Charles a few ing responsibility for manufac­ months ago ... There's no question about it, Murphy was tailor turing any industrial equipment. made for Joey ... Had it not been this way it would have been (3) . A tool, die or machine de­ a very dull fight ... N ew guards on the Hamilton force are Walt signer having five years experi­ O'Connor, Dave Herr, Paul Kauffman, Sam Hill and John Hu­ ence - this includes tools, dies, ber . .. O'Connor attended F. & M. for three years .. Have you no­ ticed Captain Bill Scheaffer and his new m uzzie? ... From all re­ (Contim~ed on Page 5) ports "Mim" (Assem. A) Wendel's fiddle playing Sept. 15th was top drawer ... If you didn't read "Circus Doctor" in the Sept. Patents Granted To issue of Reader's Digest get a copy and do so ... It's an inter­ esting condensed story of the experiences of J. Y. Henderson, Five Hamiltonians h ead veterinarian of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus . . . Yard Engineer Chester "Curls" Bostick vacationed in R ecently patents were granted Nova Scotia in late August . .. The two canaries turned loose in to E . W. Drescher (Dir. of Qual­ the Standards Section for gas detection late in August were both ity), Fred Kohler (Models Lab,), females . .. For laughs generated from wisecracks, sit in on a William O. Bennett (No longer doubles quoits match sometime between the teams of Lefty with the Co.), A. B. Sinkler (Dir. Fritsch & Earl Endress vs Adam Brinkman & Charley Wil­ of Eng. Research) and E. Van liams .. . Guard Paul Kinaley left the Company in August ... Ro­ Haaften (Supt. of WatCh Re­ land Raver (Comptroller-Secretary) is interested in sailboating. Kerse Winters (left) shakes a farewell hand with Herb Swisher, search). . . . He owns a craft called the Sally Ann ... A new cigarette ma­ chine made its appearance in the West Tower on Aug. 21st .. . Plate foreman, while the large scale model pillar plate and plug gauge Drescher's patent relates to a new balance endstone cap assem­ It features a pack of the new Hamilton Christmas book match­ with the $88.75, the poem and the gold watch band on it may be seen bly. The patent is directed to the es with each and every pack of cigarettes .. . Gloria Strantz is in the background. method of making and assem­ Frank Bitzer's new secretary in the Office Management Sec­ bling an endstone cap assembly tion ... Hazel Keller (Sec. to Fred Huehnergarth) saw a bull fight while vacationing in Mexico recently ... R. B. Thompson here. On the day he retired he with the balance cock so that ifornia early next year. My cousin after the over coil of the hair­ (Vice Pres. in Charge of Finances) is interested in color pho­ didn't say a word about his re­ has been after us to drive out and tography as a hobby ... President C. C. Smith plays the Ham­ markable record. TIMELY TOP­ spring has once been shaped to now that I have the time I figure mand organ and operates a short wave radio as his two favor­ ICS checked with a number of conform to the path of the regu­ we might as well go." ite hobbies. employees who worked with him lator pin, subsequent disassem­ Kerse began his career at Ham­ bling and reassembling will re­ -0- and it was through them that we ilton in 1910 in the Finishing were able to find out about turn the parts to the same rela­ Bob Wilson (Sales) is sharpening up on his 1951 Penn State Dept. He worked in training and tive position. The patent further K erse's perfect attendance. was a second finisher for 27 years. football facts so that he can verbally defend himself against Kerse was a well liked man. provides a cam locking means for all comers this season ... Eddie (Material Stock) Humpf's band when h e was transferred to Plate holding the parts in tight rela­ The employees in the Plate and as a chief inspector. His chief in­ played a swing concert at Rodney Park on Aug. 23rd. Piano Inspection departments presented tionship. playing Eddie with the boogie beat knows his way around the spector's job consisted of check­ A patent was granted to Koeh­ him with $88.75 and a gold ex­ ing tap and shave holes and plate keyboard ... Clair Shenk (Bal & Hspg.) is pretty fair at tossin' pansion watch band on August 29. ler and Bennett for a frequency pennies ... He nailed a few free coppers at the penny pitch and bridge work for final inspec­ standard. The invention relates to The money and the band, along tion before it left the Plate D ept. stand on Aug. 18th at Millersville ... If you feel like singing, why with a poem by Charley Miller a m ethod and means for impul­ don't you get yourself an audition for the Hamilton Chorus? .. (Train), were fastened to a large K erse worked under five differ­ sing a balance wheel at the posi­ All you have to do is contact a member of the chorus and find scale modeled pillar plate and ent Company presidents: Charles tion at which the hairspring is out when the time for an audition can be arranged .. Dot Schock plug gauge. The money was tuck­ F. Miller, Frank C. Beckwith, completely unstressed, and so ob­ will again direct the chorus this season ... Paul Harnish (Flat ed inside the gauge and the band Calvin M. K endig, R. M. Kant and taining from the oscillations of Steel) was a member of the "Sugar 'n Spice" cast, a play pro­ was fastened around the top of Charles C. Smith. the balance wheel a perfect accu­ duced by a local group in August ... Jerry Vernon (Guard) re­ the pillar plate along with the K erse was in the Army for rate source of timekeeping or for couping at his home from illness, suggests Hamilton erect a poem . Kerse was surprised and three years (1904-07>' He was in creating an exact predetermined plaque in front of the new Research & Engineering Building, happy when he r eceived the gift. San Francisco in 1906 when the frequency. A mirror carried by honoring the Hamilton boys who gave their lives in World War "I always knew I worked with earthquake occurred. He had just the balance wheel reflects a beam n ... He also suggests that a flag pole be erected on the lawn a fine bunch of people," he said, come in from the Philippines and of light which is r eceived by a of the new building in memory of the late President Kant .... "but I never felt I was worth was shipped to Frisco for guard selenium cell for producing elec­ Bob Gunder (Dealer Service) has a dollar bill autographed by this fine gift. It makes a fellow duty during and after the quake. tric current pulses in accordance John W. Snyder, Secretary of Treasury, hanging in a frame in feel good to know that folks think H e said that was one experience with the period of the balance his office ... One of our scouts told us that one of the young so much of him.'~ he'll never forget. wheel. These pulses are used to guys from Fremont, Ohio, a member of the Kessler Company operate a synchrnonous motor contractors who painted the Hamilton water tower, fell 80 feet which controls the application of on a job they had before they came here .. . But just like a trou­ GOLD STAR MOTHER PIN FOUND power to provide the impulses for per, he was back on this job several weeks after the accidnt ... I the balance Wheel. A Gold Star Mother pin has been found and the rightful Raymie Fritsch (Maintenance) did a good job of subbing for A patent was also issued to Chet Bostick at the back gate after work during Chet's vaca­ owner may claim it at the Personnel Office. The pin has a gold Sinkler and Van Haaften for a tion and besides Raymie is much better looking than Bostick. star on a purple background outlined by a gold wreath. The tool for setting pallet stones. . .. Jerry Hinkle, formerly of Standards, was in for a visit on inscription on the pin is, "Act of Congress," "United States of With this tool the stones are set Aug. 24th ... Jerry recently completed his boot training at Bain­ correctly in the pallet by using a America," "August 1947." The pin bears the initials F .L .G. bridge and is now stationed at the Jacksonville Naval Air Sta­ gauge which conforms to the path tion in Florida. of the balance wheel roller jewel. Timely Topics 3 The Camera The Quoit Championships

It was Jim DiNisio (Plate) vs Ken When the singles finals were over, Mr. Frank C. Beckwith, Ken McMillen tool{ this particular McMillen (Damask.) in the singles donor of the singles trophy bearing his name, presents the point in the finals and pitches first finals. Here Champ DiNisio, who won beautiful trophy to DiNisio (left) as Ken McMillen (right) while DiNisio waits to see what he has the 1951 singles crown, draws a bead shakes hands with the new champ. The complete group (L. to beat with his two pitches. on the hob. to R.): DiNisio, Frank Hoffman, Mr. Beckwith, Joe Butson and McMillen. Hoffman and Butson were co-chairmen of the tourney.

When the smoke from battle cleared in the doubles finals, the winners were Earl Brinkman and Bud Hoin on the left, while the runnersup were cigar smok­ ing AI Hanselman and Phares Lefever. The Brinkman-Hoin team won by scores of 7-21, 21-8, 18-21, 21-17, 21-15 in a well played five game match. For three of the four, Hanselman, Hoin and Brinkman, it marked the second time they were in the finals. Hoin teamed with Slim Schoenberger in 1948. Hansel­ man was beaten in the singles finals in 1950 by Charley Hickey, while Brinkman dropped the 1949 singles title to his brother, Adam.

AI Hanselman pitches first for his team Getting back to the singles match, the When the chips were down in the fifth in this photo, while Bud Hoin waits with camera caught Ken McMillen's quoit in and final game of the doubles match Earl cigarette in mouth and quoits in hand. flight as it makes it way to the hob for a Brinkman (in the dark shirt) pitched hot difficult setup for Jim DiNisio to throw quoits. Phares Lefever looks with concern against. at the setup he has to beat. 4 Timely Topics

JOTS &DOTS Construction on Defense Plant Progressing CHOP TALK

How's about sending Nellie Tra­ For the first time in a good gesser, former secr etary to Frank many years, . Tom M cFadden B en Hummel, formerly of Watch Christoffel, a card . .. She's a pa­ (Maint.) wore a necktie to work Design, now associate editor of ent in the Rossmere Sanitariwn on Aug. 30 . . . It was the day Tom "l\'lachine D esign" magazine, came and she'd get a kick out of hear­ was slated to have his picture back to Hamilton Oon business in ing from you .. . Dale BastendorI taken for his badge by his old late August .. . He dropped in for a (Traffic), Frank Diego (Watch boss, Walt Breen . . . It cost Dusty story out of the Personnel Re­ School) and Andy Andrews (Spec. Rhoads (Guard) five bucks for search Dept.. . . Joey Bixby (Per­ Mfg.) will play their amateur foot­ breakfast the other A. M .... For sonnel Res.) did the story for him ball for the Toe Hill club of Col­ full details see Dusty ... The judge . . . It was entitled, "How Useful umbia this season .. . Pat McGo·v­ asked a dame why she shot her Are Personnel Tests in Selecting ern (Quality Control) was in husband with a bow and arrow ... Engineers" . .. Ben will edit the mourning in late August over the "Because I didn't want to get the yarn which is due to hit the pub­ loss of her Zippo lighter. kids awake," she said . .. Dotty lic in December. - 0- Hain (Prod. Con.) says she slim­ - 0 - Maxine Wittlinger (Sec. to R. A. med her figure by working in the Little Stevie Cepeki (¥ainten­ Preston) is positive Vaughn Mon­ garden . .. Then in the same breath ance) can't figure out how Norm roe doesn't sing thru his nose ... she admits the weight she lost will Nissley (Maintenance) spent two A couple of poker faces are, Al re-appear as soon as she eats the weeks' vacation in the southland Hanselman (Damask). in quoits, produce she canned from the gar­ Here is an over-all angle shot Oof the defense plant, showing and only spent eight bucks for and Dick Palmer (Maintenance) den. the front of the building on the left with the exposed interior lodging .. . Received a letter from in cards . . John Foose (Sect. Supt.) - 0 - of the side facing out on to what will be the parking lot fOol' Pfc. Jim Wennerholt, who used to says he was 52 years old before he Georgie Stidham, the local jock­ employees' cars. work for Bill Hartman in Traffic found out Rex Beach wasn't a ey, rode Idealist, a $21.80 winner, . . . Jim is stationed at Selfridge On August 24th, the TIMELY TOPICS camera caught the summer resort in California .. . home in the 2nd at Atlantic City Air Force Base in Michigan and on Aug. 29th . . . With Christmas building progresS! being made on Hamilton's new: $200,000 single he got himself engaged to a De­ Jake Snader is new in the Cafe . . . story defense branch plant at East P etersburg. Construction Sam Rohrer (Personnel) was an­ three months away, Trainman Ned troit gal recently . .. Jim says no Scheffer (Accts. Rec.) is thinking work was started July 1 with the completion date set for Oct. 1. date has been set for the middle other guy who vacationed a t Ava­ The new building is 100 feet by 200 f eet and 14 feet high with lon, N. J .. . . Eddie Blair, former in terms of tracks, signals and, aisle venture. switches for his garden ... Steve floor space of 20,000 feet. It will be used for manufacture under - 0- Hamilton engineer, is now station­ defense contracts tota-ling $13,000,000. The new plant is located B evilacqua (Eng. Serv.) didn't Phyllis Patton is nOo longer with ed at Indiantown Gap with Com­ on an 18-acre tract of land, fronted on East PeterSburg-Lancas­ thinl{ the acquisition of Johnny the Co... . She left 'the middle of pany B, 7th Engineers, 5th Infan­ Sain from the Boston Braves on t er road. It is adjacent to the R eading Railroad right-of-way try Division. September tOo join her husband Aug. 29th helped the New York with six trains passing daily. More than 17 acres of the total whOo is stationed at the Jackson­ - 0- Yanks' pennant chances one bit .. . tract is in East HempfieldJ Township with the rest in the bor­ ough of East Petersburg. ville Naval Air Station in Florida. Eddie l\Iastromatteo is the new Paul Kutz (Supt. Fact. Rates & . .. Ken Bernhart (Equip & Tool mailboy in Traffic ... The boys in Costs Stds) has a brindle boxer Des.) told us about his brother, the West Tower Guard House took dog named Knight, who could Barney, captain of last year's up a collection and bought a new show a lot of people how to sit up lU.S.T.. C. basketball team, landing coffee pot . .. When George Goode straight in a station wagon .... a teaching-coaching job at Big­ retired on August 24th as foreman Ernie Mester (Sect. Supt.) thinks lersville H. S .. .. Frank Byorick in Finishing, two retirees on hand Notre Dame's move to ta){e in (Proc. Eng.), BRA prexy, and his for the departmental ceremonies those discharged Army students committee deserve orchids for ar­ were, Billy Garden and Charley was the finest thing that haS' hap­ l'anging and operating all the de­ Leonard ... Red· Danz, formerly of pened in years .... Joe Butson tails for the successful Family Finishing, is now a full-fled.ged (Damask.) blames his unusual Picnic at Hershey on Sept. 8. hotel operator on the Hill ... Ham­ quoit pitching form on a bad back - 0 - iltoolians were divided in their ... America:ns do like oysters ... Bob Raver (Comptroller-Secr e­ opinions of the decision that al­ They consume something like tary) told us about a gag he r ead lowed Kid Gavilan to retain his eighty million pounds yearly, which welterweight title against Billy mean_speaking roughly - open­ in a mag the other day ... It said, "Sale ·of Swiss Watches. Money Graham on August 29th at the ing three billion of these curious Garden. to Berne." ... The gals who are mollusks. working with Plant Security Chief, Walt Breen, on the new badge Louis Hagel Retired From The Service Department project are, Judy Hayes, Jackie DeVere, Betty Collins and Janet On August 31st After 32 Years With Hamnton Co. Myer ... There's a lot of detail work connected to tha t job . .. With hunting season just around the corner, Hamilton gunners are pol­ ishing up their shootin' irons and tall tales ... For a few hours of re­ laxation now and then, Charley Miller (Train) retires to an easy chair under the willows at his summer place with a book of poetry ... Sam Bard (Prod. Con­ trol) had a birthday on Aug. 24th. --0- Fred Gearhart (Damask.) hand­ led the Lancaster Amvet All Star Midget team in its game with the Chester County All Stars here on Sept. 1st. ... Charley Dietrich's son, Glenn, caught part of the game for the Lancaster club .... Jimmy Familiari (M:aintenance) is an art­ ist with a mop ... He can take a dirty floor for a subject and paint it sp.arkling clean with a little )TIuscle, SOome precise stroking and a smile ... Paul McGeehan (Adv.) Looking in from the exposed front side, you see the rear sayS he wouldn't mind opening up wall of the building on the right with the wall in the back­ a hOot dog stand in East Peters­ ground forming an inside view of the loading platform portion burg to catch the trade from the new Hamilton defense plant. In the absence of foreman Clayt Erisman, Abe Burkhar,a,t (left) of the building. When this picture was taken workmen were carrying boards to start work on the roof of the plant. -0- assistant foreman of the Service Dept., presented Louis Hagel with Leslie Blake, boss of the model an envelope containing a gift of $32.00 from the employeeS! of the watch store, was doing some rem­ department on August 31st, the day Hagel retired. • FOR SALE iniSCing the other noontime about New General Electric pop-up toaster. Also Kodak service range the good ole days when he oper­ A dollar for each one of his 32 Finishing Department. He work­ ated his own garden ... It's' re­ years of service with the Company ed in that section until January finder. Both in good condition. If interested contact or call Don Nei­ ser (Chem. & Met. Lab.) Ext. 379. markable how few Lancastrians was the gift given Louis Hagel by 1931 when he was transferred to have ever visited President James the employees of the Service De­ the Timing & Casing Department. * * * * * Buchanan's home ... Don L entz, partment on August 31st, the day After six months in T & C, he If you are interested in buying either a Sunbeam electric razor formerly of the Machine Shop, he retired from Hamilton. moved on to the Service Depart­ or a large size jig saw, complete with motor, both items in good con­ completed his boot training at Louis is a quiet, well respected m ent where he worked until his dition, contact Ralph Mentzer, assistant Mechanical superintendent, Bainbridge recently .... Flo s s i e Ext. 366. man, and did steady, competent retirement. Haug (Service) reads a lot of work. In Service he worked as a Louis has a son and daughter * * * * * murder mysteries .. Her latest was watch repairman, handling mostly A Perfex model 55, 35 M.M. camera with flash attachment and Mickey Spillane's "One Lonely who are both married and reside leather carrying case. The camera has a 3.5 lens with a built-in ex­ men's strap watches. in Baltimore. Night" ... Russ Kuhns (Dial) whOo posure meter, also range finder and focal plane shutter, taking speeds played a lot of good football in He started his career at Hamil­ Louis lives with his wife at 308 up to 1/ 1250 of a second. Price $40.00. Contact Bruce Whitney (Stan­ ton on January 27, 1919 in the his time, says Jack Troop was one Ruby Street this city. dards) Ext. 355. back he enjoyed watching run . Timely Topics 5 Assembly Casing Team HIGH IN THE SKY Wins r95 r Softball Championship Of Co.

The Assembly Casing softball SHORT SHOTS ABOUT BIG SHOTS team won the 1951 championship Here it is September and another football season ready of the HRA Men's Inter-Depart­ to roll ... TIMELY TOPICS sticks its chin on the wire and mental Softball League. picks the tOll teams on the '51 collegiate merry-go-round ... Dick Tshudy's club defeated Pappy Lynn Waldorf's California, Golden Bears from Berlce­ Assembly D by scores of 7-1 and ley will cop the Pacific Coast Conference ... Nebraska to up­ 5-2 to take the best two out of set Oklahoma and win the Big Seven title ... It'll be Tulsa three games in the finals. as the Missouri Valley champ ... In the rugged Southwest Assembly Casing won the first Conference, we'll pin the hopes on the Baylor Bears with a half of the league with five vic­ raft of trouble from Texas and Texas A. & M., who both could tories and no reversals. win it without many brows being lUted ... We like Alabama as At the conclusion of the first an upset winner over Tennessee and Kentucky in the South­ half after Machine Shop and Spe­ eastern Conference dog fight ... Maryland is our choice to win cialties dropped out of the com­ the rugged 17-team Southern Conference from North Carolina. petition, it was decided that in­ ... Our sleeper to win' the Big Ten Conferenc is Wisconsin . ... stead of having a second half Michigan State will be the independent power in the Midwest there would be a second and third and may wind up as the top team in the country ... We'll go round of play with four teams along with the University of Pennsylvallia to cop the Ivy competing. League. Assembly D won the second - 0- round with three victories and no defeats, while Assembly Casing While we're at it we might as well name our 1951 All Amer­ came through with the third ican team ... At ends, Jim Mutscheller (Notre Dame) and Bob Carey (Michigan State); tackles, Tom Johnson (Michigan) and round with a similar record of Bob Toneff (Notre Dame); guards, Bobby Ward (Maryland) three wins and no losses. and Les Richter (California); center, Dick Hightower (South­ In a three game play-off to de­ ern Methodist); backs, Babe Parilli (Kentucky), Bobby Rey­ termine the winner of the second nolds (Nebraska), Vic Janowicz (Ohio State) and Bob Smith half, Assembly Casing bumped (Texas A. & M.) . Assembly D two straights after the first game of the series wound -0- up in a 1-1 tie. With the major league baseball season just about over, With Assembly Casing the win­ TIMELY TOPICS decided to piclc its 1951 American and Na­ ner of the first half and also thE: tional League all star teams . .. Here's our American League se­ winner of the second, automatic­ lection .... Outfielders, Ted Williams (Boston), Larry Doby ally it became the 1951 champion For' the first time the familiar "HAMILTON WATCHES" sign (Cleveland) and Dominic DiMaggio (Boston) .. George Kell (De­ of the league. was painted a cobalt blue instead of the conservative black. This job troit is at third, while Eddie Joost (Philadelphia) is our short­ was handled by two painters working from a scaffold 150 feet in the The Assembly Casing club ros­ air. stop ... On second we placed Nellie Fox (Chicago) while at first ter was composed of, Dick Tshu­ is Ferris Fain (Philadelphia) .. . Yogi Berra (New York) is the dy (Mgr.), Jim Ault, Ed Gardner, catcher ... Our pitchers include Bob Feller (Cleveland), Mel Par­ Back on August 20 to 23 a five-man crew of painters from the Dick Keene, Johnny Jarrett, Har­ Kessler Company Contractors of Fremont, Ohio, and Texarkana, Tex­ nell (Boston), Ned Garver (St. Louis), Ed Lopat (New York), ry King, Dick Williams, Virgil MiIce Garcia (Cleveland) and Vic Raschi (New York) ... Over in as, painted the interior and exterior of Hamilton's 150 ft. water tower Meck, Johnny Butzer, George My­ located in the rear of the factory. the National League we selected as outfielders, Richie Ashburn ers, Earl Shrum, Paul Stauffer, Twenty-five gallons of black paint were used on the inside, while (Philadelphia), Stan Musial (St. Louis) and Ralph Kiner (Pitts­ Mike Valudes, Gil Warner, Frank burgh) ... Bob Elliott (Boston) is at third, while AI Dark (New 22 gallons of aluminum paint were used to complete the outside. The Diego, Howard McClain, Carl three-fo?t letters, forming "Hamilton Watches" on the tank proper, York) is the short-stop ... On second we placed Jackie Robin­ Saurbaugh and Earl Harrison. son (Brooklyn), while at first is Gil Hodges (Brooklyn) ... Roy were pam ted a cobalt blue. Campanella (Brooklyn) is the catcher ... Our pitchers include, Here's the way the teams fin­ Ned Aurand's camera caught the Kessler employees in action. Don Newcombe (Brooklyn), Robin Roberts (Philadelphia), ished at the end of the second Warren Spahn (Boston), Sal Maglie (New York), Preacher Roe round: (Brooklyn) and Murry Dickson (Pittsburgh) ... Paul Richards Team W. L. Pct. Earl Brinkman & Bud Hoin Pitch Steady QUOits To (Chicago) can manage our American League all stars, while Assembly D 3 0 1.000 Leo Durocher (New York) is the National League all stars Inspection 2 1 .667 Win 1951 HRA Doubles Championship From AI pilot. Engineers .1 2 .333 Assembly Case 0 3 .000 Hanselman & Phares Lefever In Five Game Match - 0- At the end of the third round After watching Champ Joey Maxim pelt the tar out of Irish Earl Brinkman (Heat Treating) The Hoin-Brinkman team won the standings looked like this: and Bud Hoin (Plate) pitched a four matches on the way to the Bob Murphy on Aug. 22nd, we're convinced that Murphy will Team W. L. Pct. be dodging trees within two years ... No man living can take it steady brand of quoits to beat Al championship. It drew a bye in Assembly Case 3 0 1.000 Hanselman (Damaskeening) and the first round and then won on the chops like he does and not go bats ... Either Murphy Engineers 2 1 .667 doesn't listen to his handlers or his handlers know much about Phares Lefever (Dial) to win the, from Fred Gearhart & Blackie Assembly D 1 2 .333 1951 HRA Doubles Quoit Cham- Blackburn (21-14, 21-2), Jim Di­ nothing when it comes to defensive fighting ... Certainly Maxim Inspection 0 3 .000 is no great fighter as evidenced by his lousy showing against pionship by scores of 7-21, 21-8, Nisio & Fred Gerfin (21-17, 0-21, Ez Charles some time ago ... But there's one thing certain, he 18-21, 21-17, 21-15. 21-18), John Springer & Adam made a monkey out of Murphy. Organization Changes For Bud it marked the second Brinkman (21-12, 21-15) and Han­ time he has been in the finals. In selman & Lefever. - 0 - (Continued from Page 1) 1948 he teamed with Slim Schoen- The Hanselman-Lefever duo ad­ Bags Broome (Machine Shop) will bet anybody McCaskey 1929 as field representative, and berger (Maintenance) in a losing vanced by drawing a bye in the High wins half its football games this fall .. .. A hand engraved was promoted to district sales cause against Ken McMillen (Da- opening round and then scored coffee cup . .. manager of the year award ... was given to Dick manager in 1934. mask.) and Joe Butson (Damask.). wins over Hen Schneider & Dick Earl was in his second finals Mellinger (21-14, 21-16), George Tshudy (T. & C.) by his Assembly Casing softball team after Schacheman joined the Hamil­ it won the 1951 HRA Men's Inter-Departmental Softball cham­ event, the first being in 1949 when Brown & Ray Erisman (21-14, ton sales staff in 1945 after gradu­ he dropped the singles crown to 14-21, 21-9) and Ken McMillen & pionship .... The three bowling leagues here at Hamilton are ating from F & M and serving all predicting good seasons with plenty of high scores and his brother, Adam. Bob Ursprung (21-16, 18-21, 21-14). with the Naval Air Corps'for three For the second consecutive year, Individual trophies will be lots of interest ... Paul McGeehan (Adv.) had to slow down on years. his golfing activities because h e can't find the time to play ... Al Hanselman has been in a fin- awarded to both the winners and The Reformed Oub in the Millersville Church Softball League, Christoffel started with Hamil­ als event. Last year he was de- the runners-up. the team that Bob Smith (Machine Shop) and Ken McMillen ton in 1939 as a student engineer. feated by Charley Hickey in the According to co-chairmen Joe (Damaskeening) played 'for this past season, were beaten in the He, is president of the Lancaster singles. However, it marked the Butson and Frank Hoffman there semi-final round by Grace E.U.B.. .. Last year the Reformed Chapter of the National Office first time that Brinkman, Hansel- were 18 teams entered in the outfit won the loop title. Management Association, and a man and Lefever were in a dou- championships which were run-off member of the American Ord­ bles finals. in fine style. - 0- nance Association. During his wrestling career at F. & M., Al Schacheman Bitzer began his Ham il ton experience in said fields is eligible (Sales) competed in a tourney at Lehigh and was awarded a career in 1939 as a machine oper­ Local ASlE Group for Junior Membership. belt as the grappler with the most outstanding style .. . In our ator in Tabulating. During World Continued from Page 2 Monthly meetings are held in books, Al was one of the classiest collegiate wrestlers we ever War II, he served as a tabulating saw in circulation ... Fred Gearhart (Damaskeening), Carl Nel­ . . Lancaster at which time out- consultant for the Army Air Force gauges, machll~es and accessorIes standing speakers on va rio u s son (Assem. "A") and R ed Garver (Damaskeening) were the at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. for any material I h .. drivers who took the East End Panthers ball club down to . p ases of tool engmeermg appear. Hendrix has been a. Hamiltonian (4). A person who has acquired Philadelphia on Aug. 25th to see the Phillies vs Pittsburgh at a tool engineering background Shibe Park ... The Panthers were just one of eight teams in the since 1936. He has worked in Plant & Equipment, .Mechanical, through five years of actual con­ AUTUMN WHIRL Amvet Midget-Midget Baseball League caravan that made the tact and is qualified to r ecom­ trip as guests of the Amvet League management who sponsored Case Office, Production Control, Time Fuse. Engineering Dept. and mend correct tools and/ or equip­ "Autumn Whirl," a caba­ the whole affair ... Hen Schneider (Dial) is one of the hottest ret style dance, sponsored Material Sales. ment for manufacturing proces­ quoit pitchers around the factory when h e's in a streak.... In a ses. by the HRA, will be held singles tourney match recently against Charley Hickey (T.&C.), Stegner joined the Company in this Friday evening from 9 he scored 39 points on ringers out of a possible 42 in sweeping 1948 as an mM machine operator Before a person may become a until 1 in the Hotel Bruns­ a pair of 21 point games .. . On Aug. 28th, teamed with Dick in Tabulating. Before coming to senior member he must have at­ wick ballroom. Len Matroni Mellinger (Models Lab.) in the doubles tourney, he accounted Hamilton he worked as a drafts­ tained the age of 25. and his orchestra will fur­ for three sets of double ringers or 18 points in the first 21 point man, timekeeper, foreman and was An applicant who complies with nish the music. Dance pri­ game of the match. . a customer service engineer for any of the for.egoing qualifica­ zes will be awarded. IBM. tions but with less than five years 6 Timely Topics HERSHEY PARK PROVED AN IDEAL

While it left the contestants in a messy facial state with seeds sticking to their noses and juice all over their clean T shirts and dresses, the watermelon 3 eating contest drew a lot of competition.

The water was calm and no cases of sea­ The Mill Chute was a popular amusement. sickness were reported as these knee-high It did a standing business throughout the· For the wildest ride on the mid-way, the 6 day. 4 skippers piloted their streamlined boats Joy Ride copped the marbles. The butterflies around the course. 5 it produced in the stomach were offset by the whoops and yells of enjoyment. AlVfUSEilfENTS, BINGO, GAMES Timely Topics 7

PLACE FOR THE 1951 FAJVfILY PICNIC

No, it wasn't bank night. It's just that Alver­ The zoo proved a popular place. This photo The registration pavilion was a busy place ta Skrivanek and Naomi Smith both of Ser­ 8 was taken from the bridge at the zoo looking on Sept. 8. Free tickets were distributed here 7 vice found the bingo game to be a soft touch down on the water and the animals. 9 as you see Ed Long handing out ducats to the and collected the groceries that went with win­ folks who will head for fun. ning.

It was around 4 P. M. when this photo as taken from the main bridge that divides the heart of Hershey Park. A few The little lady on the sleepy eyed pony is Mar):" Catherine 10 people are on the small bridge in the foreground watching Wickenheiser, young niece of Charley Kirchner (Escape). the giant carp · battle for food in the stream below. 11 Mary Catherine was one of the many would-be "Hopalong Cassidys" who rode the trail at the zoo during the afternoon.

Bingo take . centration s qUIck eYes • , gOod 12 AND. BAND MUSIC FURNISHED FUN 8 Timely Topics The Weatherman Supplied A Perfecl Day

Picnic lunches were the thing on Sept. 8th. Here is a typi­ The hot dog and coke stands throughout the park did a cal shot of one of the many tables covered with eats and smiles steady business. The Matterns and the Bitzers were hungry, 14 during the afternoon. L. to R.: Marie Caldwell (Quality Con­ so they had a snack. L. to R.: Mrs. Mattern, Bill Mattern trol), Janet DeGolia (Personnel Res.), Thelma Steckervetz 15 (Insp.), Roland Bitzer (Frt. Jewl.) and wife Meda. Front (L. (Bal. & Hspg.) and guest Audrey Snyder. to R.) Johnny and Billy Mattern, and Nickie Bitzer.

Sept: 8th At

The "Voice" at the Kiddies Games was Fred Hauer, number caller on Opera­ Uncle Joe Butson (Damask.), chairman tion Bingo, 1st Shift, must have pulled a 16 of the Games Committee. Uncle Joe han­ 17 "boo-boo" from the expression on Bob dled the winners and witty sayings Wenzel's face. throughout the morning.

The skee-ball concession in the Penny Ar­ When eaten slowly waterm310n is good. cade produced a steady flow of nickels as These youngsters had to get it down the Round and around they went and when the kids tried for high scores and coupons. 19 hatch fast if they were to win a prize. they stopped their tickets were spent. Or, 18 as one young guy put it, "I met my gal on 20 a merry-go-round and I've been going around with her ever since." And The Program Ran Smoothly