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June 29, 1948 Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. Vol. 6 No. 6 * Copyright, 1948, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. * ======:: HAMIL TON FAMIL y .PICNIC ON AUGUST 14 J, W. FARMER ELECTED HAVE FUN ON YOUR VACATION BUT To Be Held At Rocky; Free Rides, Swimming, PRESIDENT OF HMA WATCH DRIVING, SUNBURN AND POISON Games, Amateur Show and Dance on Schedule
James W. Farmer, Product An The 1948 Hamilton Watch Company vacation starts on the eve of Events. Rain Date August 28 alyst of the Product Performance ning of July 23 to the morning of August 2. Department, by an extra member Everyone is looking forward to vacation time .... and there is Mark SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, scramble, softball throw, three ship mail vote was elected presi certainly plenty of reason to do so. 1948 in your date book! legged race, 25 yard dash; (Girls Just grab ole man trouble by the clavicle and bounce him out dent of the Hamilton Management That's the day of the HRA spon 13 to 16 yrs.) : three legged race, 50 Association for the 1948-49 season of action. It's good for us physically .... and it's good for us men yard dash, balloon blowing, and tally. Clearing our minds of daily problems (sometimes they're pretty sored Hamilton Watch Company on May 25. Annual Family Picnic at Rocky milk drinking contests; (Boys 13 petty ones, too) help us attain that sense of relaxation that is all to 16 yrs.): shoe scramble, softball At the first of the regular mem important if we are to get the most out of our vacation. Springs. bership mail vote election on May throw, 50 yard dash and three So whether we're taking an au- In case of rain on the 14th the leged race. 10, he was tied with Fred Hauer, tomobile trip, or going fishing ... picnic will be held at the same Jr., (Production Scheduling Supv.) There will be a guessing con or whether we're going to a resort park on August 28. test open to everybody, and a Farmer, who has been employed or staying home .... let's make The Park officials will turn quoit tourney open for mixed dou at Hamilton for 13 years, never sure our vacation motto is, "HAVE Rocky over to Hamilton from 10:30 bles, male doubles or female dou FUN." It's the secret of a happy A. M. until 5:30 P . M. bles, depending upon what you vacation time. Again, as in 1947 when one of employees desire. But in order to "Have Fun," let's the most successful Hamilton Additional bus service will be keel) a few things in mind: Family Picnics ever held was available for the day. All buses (1). If you're driving, take it staged, $1.00 covers the cost, en will leave from Duke & East King easy, pal. titling you, your family and your streets with a possible ten min (2). Watch that sunburn. Get it relatives to a day of fun with free utes service available. Final de gradually. Usually a guy who rides as often as you like on all tails in this matter will be ar wants to be as brown as a berry, of the amusements and also the ranged later with the definite winds up as red as a tomato. use of the swimming pool from schedule of buses being announced (3). If you're headed for the 10:30 A. M. until 5:30 P. M. in July TIMELY TOPICS along mountains or the country, watch It's the biggest "bucks worth" with the commttees to be selected the poison. Let's have a good time you ever received. for running off the various events without scratching. Identification tags will be issued during the day. But in any event, "HAVE FUN." to you and to each of your guests. So don't forget the date. It is Watch your bulletin boards and SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th at WILLIAM W. GROFF RETIRES the July issue of TIMELY TOPICS ROCKY SPRINGS PARK. for further news pertaining to tag BE THERE and ENJOY the AFTER 43 YEARS AT HAMILTON distribution. FUN! J. W. Farmer Listed among the free rides Forty-three one dollar bills representing 43 years at Ham that you and your guests will en held any previous office in the ilton plus a wallet with $3.00 in it were the gifts presented to joy as often as you desire during Dr. D. G. Humm Visits H.M.A. William W. "Shorty" Groff by the Service Department upon his the day are: the wildcat, the mer "Jim" became the sixth presi retirement on May 28th. ry-go-round, the whip, the moon Hamilton May 21-22 dent of the H.M.A. in the five year Shorty was job boss of the Case Cleaning section in Service. rocket (a new amusement at history of the organization. He He worked in the Service Department for 41 years after spend Rocky). airplanes, bumping cars, Dr. Doncaster G. Humm, noted succeeded Harry Lawrence (Trea ing his first two years in fun house and the miniature rail psychologist from California and surer). Previous presidents to Finishing. road. co-author of the "Humm-Wads Farmer and Lawrence were: A. B. When Bill started work Concerning the use of the swim worth Temperament Scale," vis Sinkler (Dir. of Quality), 1943-44; at Hamliton back on De ming pool, the only request the ited Hamilton on his Eastern Harry Hovis · (Works Lab.), 1944- cember 13, 1905, he re Rocky management makes is that swing on May 21-22. you bring your own bathing suit, 45; Ted Schwalm, 1945-46, former ceived five cents an hour. The Humm-Wadsworth Tem ly of Dial who left the Company, The work-week consisted soap and towel. For those who like to dance, perament Scale, a technique that and was succeeded by Clayton of 59 hours and the total measures behavior which was Erisman (Service). weekly pay was $2.95. Bob Lyter and his orchestra will Other officers for the 1948-49 "In those days,'' said furnish the music from 2:30 until term who will assume their duties Shorty, "that was good pay 5.30 P. M. in the new ballroom. In when the H.M.A. meets in Sep for a young fellow of 22 cidentally, the new ballroom is lo tember are: P. G. Kutz (Supt. of years. We were anxious to cated near the swimming pool F. R. & Cost Stds.). 1st vice nres learn watchmaking be where the roller skating rink used ident; Frank Heckendorn (Spec. cause it was a new career to be. Mfg.), 2nd vice pr~sident; R. B. which we felt held big There will be an amateur show Hershey (Supv. Stocks & Stores), things for the fellow who in the band-shell from 4:30 to 5:30 secretary; A. J. Mathews (Supv. had the gumption to follow P. M. with the talent furnished by Training Dept.), treasurer; M. L. it. Now that 43 years have the Hamilton employees. Em Erb
Volume 6 Timely Topics Number 6 Maintenance Dept. ======E=D=1=To=R=1=AL=B=oAR=D======Holds Annual Picnic WALLACE BORK, Chair., Prod. Control J. ED. MILLER, Case Order Division With the menu including a cold MARGARET SHADE, Chem. and Met. Res. HAZEL KELLER, Case Office lunch, hot dogs, coffee and a few NOTES TO YOU: If you're a joke peddler and want the mob gallons of "tea,'' the Maintenance EDITORIAL STAFF to go along with your gags, take the relief route away from Jack Department with 19 members in "Atlas., Leaman (Purchasing) and Hal Herr (Service) .••• They'll General News and Production, CHARLES H . FREY attendance enjoyed the afternoon Personnel Consultant. R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr poker puss your best ones to death •••• Chet Paes (Traffic) is in Copyright, 1948, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. "preliminaries" at Preston's Acres, bizness again after a recent operation •••• Canoe Boy Lowell Hall Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted. west of Lancaster, with the "fin igan (Sales Merchandising Mgr.) recenty christened his new paddler, als" being held in the evening in "Dreizeh" •••• u ·s Pennsy Dutch for 13 from his door number of LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA JUNE 29, 1948 Charley Newcomer's cellar. The the same figures. date of the affair was Saturday, c:::======June 5. Mark the date August 14th on your nearest shirt sleeve ... . The two sports that occupied That's the day of the Hamilton Family Picnic at Rocky Springs ... . HAIRSPRING MANUFACTURING SECTION the spotlight were cards and quoits Bob Waddell (Adv.) accidentally placed his fountain pen in his white with emphasis on the former. shirt pocket without putting the top on it .... Natch, he had a NOW LOCATED ON FOURTH FLOOR The weatherman came up with stab mark of ink on his shirt .... Surprised when told of his mis high wind in the afternoon, but fortune, he said, "Look, I'm a blue blood." that didn't stop the action at the "Pursuit of Accuracy" is the title of a successful Hamilton book On May 26-27, the Hairspring Manufacturing section moved card tables as 40 feet of canvas let which is currently availa:ble in the reception office for the visitors was produced in short order and to read •••• Dotty Rummel (Statistics), who operates as relief re from the basement of Building No. 9 to the fourth floor next to the put up to form an "iron curtain" ceptionist phoned to Theda Hallacher (Adv.) for more books •..• Spring Room without loss of production in the transfer. against the elements. Said Dotty: ''Please send out some more 'Pursuit of Happiness' book The Maintenance Department very capably handled the job of It worked, and the knights of lets." •••• Ah, those radio soap operas •.•• We always felt they'd the flying pasteboards resumed moving and installing the 17 wire drawing machines and the six eventually make people punchy. operations. So intense was their furnaces by truck and elevator. Whenever Al Mathews (Training Supervisor) goes to his favorite interest that when darkness set in, upstate eatery and requests a run-down on what kind of berry pie is The section, under the supervision of William Boyle, operates they retired to Charley Newcom on tap, the guy behind the counter always gives out with the starting with 20 employees, and is a part of the Chem-Met. Research Dept. er's basement on Cornell Avenue lineup routine of: "Blueberry, huckleberry, raspberry, Wilkes-Berre, in West Lancaster. Sunbury and Danbury" .... Train leaving on track 5, whoo, whoo. The Flat Wire Drawing operation, formerly located in the Metals Those in attendance at the pic- There's no denying the fact Wyn Davis (Dir. of Planning) is bats Processing Section, is now part of Hairspring Manufacturing. nic were: Mose Good, Ray Eris- about nags.. (He admits he wishes the horses were the same about man, George King, Chet Bostick, him) • . • • he ha-s the walls of his office loaded with horsey pic The 23 employees, who did spring trueing and hairspring collet- Charley Williams, Charley Koller, So tures • . • . The furn1y part about the whole thing is that the pictures ing in the room now occupied by Hairspring Manufacturing, have Jr., Tom McFadden, Dick Palmer, belong to Art Sinkler (Dir. of Quality), who is silent about his love been moved into the East End of the Finishing Room. Amy Kline, George Dorwart, Paul for bang tails. Brown, Johnnie Stoe, Frank Good hart, Bill Strickland, Hen Simp Phil Wendell (Spring Room) called to inform us of a list of pros son, Ed Schwar, Bill Hatfield, and pective June brides in his department .... They are: Irene Ressler, hosts, Newcomer and Preston. Gladys Redcay, Betty Goodhart and Jerry Kauffman .... She used to be Erma Knotwell (H. C. Dobbs' Sec.) .... Now she's Mrs. Bill Soroko .... May\ bride, don't you know .... Hubby works in Fin- "Assembly B" Picnic ishing . . . . Congrats, Sorokos. Emmie Mathews (Prod. Con.) gave the Pennsy a break when Held At Safe Harbor she trained it to her favorite flood city, Johnstown, on May 14th ••• Fifty members of the Assembly The Slaughs have 85 years of service at Hamilton •••. Daddy Bill B Dept. and their families enjoyed Slaugh (Damaskeening) has worked 46 years •.•• Son Richard (As themselves at the picnic held at sembly "A") 29 years, while another son, Jim (Process Eng.) has Safe Harbor Park on Saturday, operated 10 years .••• Ed Shubrooks (Chem. & Met.) was elected May 22. president of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Section of the American The menu consisted of a doggie Chemical Association. roast with all the trimmings. Since January 1, the following have toured the factory .. .. Music was furnished by a number Western Horological Institute of Pittsburgh; Peters School of Hor of portable radios, blaring an as ology, Washington, D. C.; Baronian School of Watchmaking, Philadel sortment of programs throughout phia; Carlisle High School senior class, Carlisle, Pa.; Bowman Tech the afternoon. nical School. Lancaster; Charkins School of Horology, Johnstown; The committee in charge of the J . A. Whited, Raton, New Mexico; Maurice Voucher, president of affair was composed of: Chairman Federation of Horology, and secretary Venise Blum, Switzerland; Ed Bill Bradley, Pat Heidig, Erma ward Bok Vocational Technical School, Philadelphia; and P.A. Free They used to do spring trueing and hairspring colleting in this Mooney, Charlie Rittenhouse, Glo man Inc., Allentown, jewelers. Speaking of Allentown, Paul Rodgers (Cafeteria), who used to room. It is now the Hairspring Winding Room with fifteen employees ria Dickle and Bob Duke. A rip-snortin' softball game fea live and work in that fair city, stretched a few hairs on his furry busily at work. tured the afternoon's program chest ·over a recent story in Life mag extolling the features of a suc with Bradley and Rittenhouse cessful Allentown School system •••• Bing Miller (Assembly B), the locked in a tense pitching duel. baseball pitcher, used to be a slick thing on a trombone •••• The The final count was 22-21 with Rit other night after diamond practice, Bing picked up a french horn in tenhouse's outfit in front, accord the Manor Hi gym and proceeded to blow a round of taps which ing to an eye witness account by reached its peak when he went for a high note and almost blew out Bob Wenzel. his bridge work. Rollie (Foreman) Bitzer decided Card sharks inform us it happens one time in a million, but to sweep the competition in the Johnnie English (Chem. & Met.) drew 12 diamonds in a pinochle game croquet department, but was with three of his department cronies, Jack Bigler, Marlin Kreider turned back in his efforts by an and Frank Heyer .... Kreider shuffled the pasteboards .. , , War unruly group of 2 to 9 year old ren Reisinger (Damaskeening) drove his car to work the other day. mallet swingers. Unaccustomed as he was to this procedure, he walked halfway home Ted Smith was crowned "coke" before he realized where he had parked his buggy. king of the occasion. The swings Romaine Spiese (Frt. Jew'l) zigged when she should have zagged and see-saws were given work in getting off the bus the other day. • • . Result, she skinned a pair outs throughout the afternoon by of knees •••• H ey, hey, have a look at the pounds dropping off the • ' the trio of: Lucille Kline, Barbara rotund carcass of Carl Del\lora (Frt. Jew'l) since he went on a diet. Hairspring furnace room with Supervisor Bill Boyle (left) mak Adams and Pat Lefever. • . • • It's the new DeMora look •••. Mollie IUng (Plate) recently ing a few adjustments while Dick Gamber (right) records the data. Other activities included quoits returned from Dallas. Texas, where she competed in the Women's and badminton. Bowling championships •.•• Mollie reports the Long Horn state to b e a courteous spot where they kill you with kindness •••• Minus a pair of prize tonsils, Bob Preston (Dir. of Ind. Rel.) is back on his reg Have Fun ular 'beat again •••. The Friction Jeweling boys who toss their good points at the dart board at Kirchner's eatery every noontime are: Bob Plan now to attend the Heenan, Ralph Ulmer, Jim Feeney, Jack Licht, Jim Moser and Charley 1948 Hamilton Family Pic Scheidl • • • • You've heard of a liquid shampoo • • • • Meet the guys nic on August 14, at Rocky who recently took a bath in the amber colored water • • • • They are Springs. Jim Feeney and Dick Young, a couple of Friction Jeweling operators. It all happened when they tried to tap a keg of brew at a stag party at Wise's Playbarn the other P. l\'L Dr. D. G. Humm Visits We thought you had to have a net to catch butterflies in, but we found that Roy Hess (Print Shop) does it with a softball bat .... (Continued from Page 1, Col. 5) Correction, Willie Nolan (Print Shop) tells us we're wrong .... Wil esting topics dealing with things lie says Roy wasn't catching butterflies, he was supposed to be swing in this country and abroad. ing at a softball when we viewed him in action . , . , Hey, Roy, how Dr. Humm was born in Punxsu about carryin' a sign the next time, tellin' us what you're trying to tawney, Pa., in 1887. He graduated do .... Frank Remley (Prod. Con.) has a watchmaker's bench for A. B. from Bucknell University in sale . . . It's regular size .... If you're interested, contact the fat 1909. He received his M. A. and boy .... He's located in the Machine Shop office .... Bob Wenzel Ph.D. degrees from the University (Assembly B), Charley Sheeler and Bud Oeschger (both of Finish of Southern Califomia. Dr. Humm ing) spent the week-end of May 22-23 down at Beach Haven, N. J. married a psychologist, Kathryn fishing .... The catch was good-eight flounders, six herring, one Plenty of room with lots of light are two features that make the A. Humm, who collaborated with large eel and numerous blow fish, which were tossed back ..... F1at Hairspring Wire Polishing section with its seventeen units and him in the Humm-Wadsworth Sheeler would have made out much better if he could have kept six employees a very desirable working quarter. Temperament Scale. awake ... As it was he snagged a 4 3/ 4 pound flounder. Timely Topics 3
NEW TREES HAMIL TON STAFF DIVISIONS HOLD PARKING Middle Aisle Notes MAY PARTY AT STEVENS HOUSE Something new has been There is still a small per- added to beautify the Ham centage of Hamilton em On May 15th Jeanne Johns (Fin ilton grounds this summer ployees who are parking ishing) became the bride of Hen with the planting of twenty cars on streets adjacent to ry Garden, formerly of the Ser white dogwood trees, five the factory. Since your vice Department, in the Evangel on each side of the East and Company has provided two ical Congregational Church. The West Tower walks. These large lots for parking, cars couple reside in New Providence, trees came from Ed Shu parked on streets adjacent Pa. brooks' country place, "Tan to t h e factory will be * * * glewood." The trees, from checked daily and employees Betty Ann Hemmig (Eng. Ser six to eight feet in height, will be notified to repark vices) was married to P . Gordon naturally, will not bloom their cars in the company Bernhardt on May 29th in St. this year. Chet Bostick parking Jots. John's Evangelical & Reformed (Maintenance) figures that Church. next spring they should * * * show some signs of their Emily Linton (Prod. Perf.) be beauty. CHOP TALK came the bride of Robert Reath on June 5th at the Kirkwood Three Hamiltonians Harriet Ka uffman (Credit Presbyterian Church. The couple toured the New England States on Union) brags about her cat, their honeymoon. They reside in Are Weight Lifters "Queenie," while Doris Brubaker Kirkwood, Pa. (Personnel) says she thinks her * * * The Lancaster Bar Bell Club, a dog, "Ugly," has a brain in its June 11th was the date Miriam new weight lifting organization head . . . . Is it true that Bob Andrews (Hspg. Mfg.) became on the local sports horizon, in Wilson (Purchasing) slices his Mrs. James Emmerich. The wed ding took place in the Ascension cludes three Hamilton employees, bananas with a razor blade? ... Ken Trees (Insp.) was working Lutheran Church. The Matron-of Charley Debus, Jr., and Bob Long, SOME DANCED Honor was Nancy Place (Hspg. both of Damaskeening, along with in his garden the other evening Mfg.), while Ethel Emmerich Dennis Shelley (Small Tool) . A blimp crossed the sky . .• (Train), sister of the groom, was For the first time since before the war, the Hamilton staff divi one of the bridesmaids. The other among its total membership of sions held a May Party on the 21st at the Stevens House with 200 His wife yelled, "Look at that" was Allene Thumma, formerly of eleven. enjoying the evening of dancing and cards. . . . . Continuing to dig while Metals Processing. Spot dance prizes were won by, Bill Carey (Prod. Con.)- Yvonne looking up, Ken rammed the pitch The top muscleman of the out Johnson (Cost Analysis), Bill Gassman (Works Lab.)- Julia Heida * * * fit is Debus, three times National (Stock & Stores) and Mr. and Mrs. Russ Philip (Chem. & Met.>. fork through his shoe . . • The She used to be known as Marie Bent Press champion. Long be The pinochle winners among the ladies were: Mrs. W . E. Gast, kid didn't even spear a toe, either. Brendel, formerly of the Service came interested in the sport when Mrs. Clarence Smith and Mrs. Harold Anderson. The winners among . . . . . Now that the Hamilton Department, now she is Mrs. Ralph Greth. The marriage took he was in the Army and followed Watch Company is considered in the sport closely after his dis the City, what we can't figure out place on June 5 at the Reams Lu charge. Shelley, the third Hamil theran Church. The couple honey tonian, went into weight lifting is why the City doesn't paint pe mooned at Wildwood, N. J. Hus on a suggestion from a Philadel destrian walking lanes at the Co band Ralph works in Traffic. phia physician who advised him lumbia and South West End Ave * * * it would develop his left arm nue crossings ... Charley Leon On Sunday, June 13, Ella Rineer which was weakened through in ard retired from Finishing in (Cost Analysis) became Mrs. Les fantile paralysis. March, but that doesn't stop his ter Dombach. The wedding took The Lancaster Bar Bell Club pinochle cronies, E. K. Syrstad, place at Bel Air, Maryland. has its headquarters at 628 West Stan Wiker, Mel Miller and VA.rd * * * Walnut street. The member work Rinehart from going around to his One engagement makes the col out Tuesday and Thursday nights house to play . . . .. Carl Yecker umn this issue involving Harold and Saturday afternoons. (Eng. Serv.) was munching on Smith (Insp.) to Mary Ann Wen Any Hamilton employees inter one of the Cafeteria's super co ger, Terre Hill, on June 5. The ested in weight lifting are urged lossal pork sandwiches when Bob wedding is set for some future to contact Bob Long in the Dam (Adv.) Welsh stepped up to tell date. askeening Department. him that if the O'Sullivan trade mark appeared on it, he was en titled to a free one .... Clarence OTHERS PLAYED CARDS Reese (Purchasing) is a proud TOP HONORS guy since his son, Dick, a top the men were: Johnnie Gebhart (Prod. Con.), Clarence Smith (Frt. notch basketeer, passed his en Ed Hendrix (Material Sales) was a proud Dad on the after Jew'!.) and Tom Stump (Prod. Con.>. trance exams at Princeton and noon of June 9th when his oldest son, Tom, received the Amer The committees in charge of the affair were: General: Ken will enter the Tiger-town insti ican Legion Award at the commencement exercises at John Weeks (Personnel), Nancy Brown (Time Study) and Gene Barber tution next September . . . Laura Reynolds Junior High. (Prod. Con.); Cards: Tom Stump, Marguerite Landis (Prod. Con.), Sebeist (Cafeteria) is one lady who The award was given for honor, courage, scholarship, lead Dorthea Hain (Prod. Con.) and Wally Bork (Prod. Con.>; Prizes: really gets a flying start on a day. ership, service, companionship and character. Julia Heida, Arlene Hoff (Sec. to Wyn Davis) and Dorothy Mumma She starts work at 3:30 A. M. in Tom, who is 15 years old, will enter McCaskey High School (Prod. Plan.) ; Tickets: Ken Derr (Eng. Serv.), Anna Mae Snader the third floor eatery, driving to next September. He played varsity football and basketball for (Sec. to G. P . Luckey), Marcia Hughes (Sec. to M. F . Manby), and work from her home near Oyster Sam Thompson's teams at Reynolds. Rodney Diffenbaugh (Watch Res.); Program: Herb Roberts (Prod. Point .. . . Is it true that Sher Disp.), Bill Gassman, Dick Dietz (Eng. Exp.) and W. H. Collins (Time lock Holmes copied his pipe style Study); Publicity: Francis Meyers (Watch Des.) and Carl Yecker from the one that dangles under (Eng. Serv.>. the chin of Ralph Mentzer (Mach. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was H. Cloyd Dobbs Exp.) ? ... . Since injuring his leg (Spec. Ass em.). last season playing softball, H arry Hovis (Works Lab) has given up the sport and is confining his ath DEAR, D·EER letic activities to tennis, preferably doubles . . Johnnie Owen (P erson From time to time throughout employees to see the doe said: nel) used to live in Swamp East, Missouri . . . . His folks still re the four seasons, the animal king "It was about 7:30 A. M. I was talking to Johnnie Fulmer. I saw side there ... Whenever the, St. dom pays the Hamilton campus Joe Club holds an amateur boxing visits. something race by the Print Shop window. Then I realized it was show, Nups Danz (Screw Mfg.) Dogs, cats, birds of all kinds, too big for a dog, so I took a goes into action in the ticket of squirrels, raccoons, mice and even second look and sure enough it fice selling ducats .... After pes snakes have roved the lawns and was a deer. It didn't stay around tering his old man for a horn at trees. long. It was evidently frightened the recent Memorial Day parade, The latest visitor to put in its by the employees coming up the we heard a Pop tell his offspring appearance was a doe deer, which West Tower walk to work. Most to go blow his nose instead . . . . scurried about the West lawn on of them didn't even see the deer. The team of Slam and Bang is the dreary morning of May 25. Then it really took off. Bounding John Foose (Section Supt.) and Bruce Wolf (Mechanical Supt.) Entering from the Race Avenue down through the lawn, it cleared the Race Avenue hedge by a good . . . . Hamilton watches and fish side of the factory, the deer cau ing mix well . . . Fer "eggs-zam tiously worked its way around the three feet. That was the last I saw of it." ple," get in a boat and row slowly West lawn until it came close to back and forth across a lake At the West Tower entrance. Fright the same time hold your Hamilton "Every noontime oub!ide of the Maintenance Department the card ened by the employees who were ENTER NOW two inches above the water . . . . coming to work, the deer raced sharks gather to mat.ch flying pasteboards. Clockwise around the If you're interested in en When a fish comes up to see what at break-neck speed toward .Race time it is, crack it over the knot above table are: Ray Erisman, George Brown (Sm. Tool), Mose Good Avenue, clearing the hedge by a tering the "Amateur Show" (cigar in/ jaw), Hai Rhen (Machine Shop), behind Mose, Lyman at the Hamilton Family with an oar . . . . Paul Martin good three feet and disappearing (Assem. "A") went to Delaware ''Beanie" Foltll: and Duttie Duttenhofer. Another table, not in the in the same direction it had come. Picnic on Aug. 14, contact Ken Weeks (Personnel) not Park on Saturday, June 12 .... picture, operates with Ernie Mest.er, Amy Kline, Dick Palmer and Harry Longenecker ( P r i n t later than July 20. He picked five winners, but wound Chet Fawber. Shop), who was one of the few up only $4.00 in front ..•. 4 Timely Topics
Quoit Layout Now In Second Round Schedule-Men's Softball Loop • SPORTS SHORTS • Good Playing Shape Dat e Lower Diamond Upper Diamond FAOJ'S ABOUT THE TENNIS TOURNEY: There's one thing Monday, June 28 Prod. Con. vs Asem. Res. Service vs Finishing about the fellow in chaiige of the Hamilton RJecreation Association With the necessary macadam Tuesday, June 29 '1' & C vs Met. Process. Wednesday, June 30 Open Tennis Tournament this year, he knows what he's doing and he's standing lanes between boxes on Thursday, ful y 1 P late vs Finishing se:rfous about his :responsibility. Friday, uly 2 A ssem. Res. vs P late both sides of the 14 quoit box lay Monday, uly 5 l ndeptmdence Day Gene Barber ('Prod. Con.), tourney chairman, has the background out in the rear of the factory com l'uesdayd July 6 Plate vs Service both as a player and a court tutor to make this year''s tourney Bl Wednes ay, fuly 7 Open pleted in early May, the more than 'l'hursday, uly 8 Prod. Con. vs Met. P roc. ji-"; ;.; ;-;i.;T;;g··;;·A;5~;;.;:·· n.~~:·-··· success. A little cooperation from everyone involved will enable Friday, uly 9 F inishing vs Prod. Con. T & C vs P late Gene to make the 1945 net affair even more successful than he plans it. 50 employees who compete during Monday, J uly 12 Service vs 1' & C Assem. Res. vs Met. Process. The tournament will start on Monday, July 12 and early matches iu:J~:i'aay, j~l ~ U 8f,!~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=::::::::::::::::: must be completed (provided th~ weatherman cooperates) by July 17. T hursday, uly 15 Open ·····-··-··-··········-··········-··········-··- Finals will be run-off the followmg week. Friday, uly 16 Open Open All open dates to be used for postponed games. Only rain or sickness prevents any of the contestants from :re. scheduling matches. All matches must be played when scheduled or the competitor not showing will forfeit his or her match by default. of: Jeanne Graeff (Jewel Set.), 1st Chairman Barber said this point will definitely be enforced. This is Girl Softballers base; Freda Dearolf (Cost AnaJy. to prevent the long drawn out affair that prevailed last year. Tennis Playing Good Ball sis), 2nd base; Marty Trollander tournaments lose their intended interest when matches are postponed. (Screw Mfg.) , short-stop; Alice Johnson (Dial), 3rd base. In the Competition will spotlight on the Men'!I singles and doubles and The Hamilton Watch gals are doing a little bit of all right in the outfield are: Betty Goodhart (Bal. the Women's singles. Girls City Industrial S'oftball & Hspg.), Ida Smeltz (Bal. SU All preliminary matches will be the best two out of three games. League. and Mary Seigrist (E'scape). The Finals in Men's singles will be the best three out of five games. As this story is being written pitching staff is composed of: Finals in the Women's singles and the Men's doubles will revert (mid-June), the club, handled by Joyce Rhen (Personnel), Betty back to the best two out of three games. co - managers R e d Shanabrook Forrey (Screw Mfg.) and Julia (Finishing) and Roy Sumpman Heida (Dial & Mat'! Stores), while Trophies will be awarded to the winners and runnerups. (Dial), has won one game and the catching chores are ably hand Each contestant must furnish three new balls. These balls can dropped one for a .500 percent led by Bea Hershey (Case). be purchased; at a discount of 20 % tit bought through the Personnel standing. The remainder of the Girls' In- Office. Naturally, each contestant is required to furnish his own During Construction It opened the season with a 6-5 dustrial League schedule follows: racquet. However, if he or she wishes to purchase a new racquet, defeat at the hands of Hubley's Tuesday, June 29 Armstrong's a 20% discount also prevails if bought through the Personnel Office. the daily noon hour lunch periods and then came back in its second Monday, July 121 Hubley The site of play are the Haimilton courts located in the Barr Lot now have one of the finest quoit contest and swamped the New Monday, July 19 New Holland acrOS!\ the highway from the factory. Holland Machine team by a 25-6 Tuesday, July 27 Open layouts of any of the industrial count. Monday, August 2 R C A All entries must be handed in to Barber (Prod. Con.) not later plants in the city. The Hamilton varsity consists Tuesday, August 10 Armstrong's than Thursday, July 8. Draw will be made and posted on an of the The required excavation and main bulletin board on Friday, July 9. construction of the macadam was All matches during week-day evenings will start at 6 P. M. done by William Shaub & Son. There will be two matches an evening. \Veek-day p~y will run The new macadam standing lanes JOAN BIXBY HAS THE TALENT AND Monday thru Saturday. Saturday matches will get underway at now give the employees a chance 2 P. l\'L There will be no Sunday play. ABILITY TO HIT THE TOP IN ART There are the facts. The success of the tournament is up to you. Some people have talent and brag about it. Others have ROLLIN' RIGHT ALONG: Dick Tshudy (T & C), the energetic an abundance of the rare ingredient, say nothing about it be president of the HRA Men's Softball League, is highly pleased with cause modesty prevents them. the spirit and enthusiasm shown by the players who man the eight You'd place Joanne Bixby (Personnel) in the latter class. departmental teams in the loop. We found this out when several weeks ago one evening we In a recent interview Dick said: "We're really pleased the way scanned the Lancaster New Era and read in Gerry Lestz's the lt:ague operatt:d during tht: first round uf play. Both on and off '·Arts and Cratts" column that a certain Joanne Bixby, who the field, the spirit and rivalry among the players of the eight depart worked in the Personnel Department at the Hamilton Watch mental teams is at a high pitch. Company, was displaying, "It's surprising," Dick continued, "just how much spirit and "Women's Cafeteria", a interest the teams show. There's one team that comes to mind with water color painting, in a large roster of players. Since only nine men can start a game, the the Lancaster County Art remaining boys, who must ride the bench, are just as enthusiastic Association Ex h i b i t at as those in operation. This is a healthy condition because it defi Fackenthal Library on the nitely shows the boys not in the game are lending their moral sup Franklin & Marshall cam port by their constant chatter and spirit." pus. That looped us some We asked Dick how the players like the longer season. He said, what because "Jo" in her "They go for it because they realize they have more of a chance Dan Miley (center) tried out the year of work in the Per to help their team's standing over the longer route. Excluding the new footing, while Earl Endress sonnel Department never round-robin playoffs at the end of the regular season, our schedule (left) and Russ Kuhns (right) dropped an inkling of her calls for each team to play approximately 20 games. pitch from the box. ability as an artist. '.'At the end of the first round," Dick continued, "five of our eight Since this is strictly a clubs are in a dog fight for the top spot. The other three teams need to pitch during wet weather with "second run word picture" and will get better players in an effort to make the league even out the worry of getting their (Lestz got the break), we'll stronger." shoes muddy as was the case pre give you bits of info on viously. lady Bixby that Gerry's JUST NOTES: Red Danz (Finishing), St. Joe Club prexy, says A spokesman for the Hamilton Artist Bixby space wouldn't permit. the only trouble staging outdoor amateur boxing shows at Maple quoitmen said: "We are now ready "Jo" graduated from Grove is that the place has too many "un-announced entrances" to face any outside competition. Marietta H. S. in 1943 with the desire to continue her "pet" where people can sneak in . . . On Saturday, May 29, Bing Miller We h!\ve capable enough pitchers scholastic subject of art. She took a year at Pratt Institute in (Assem. "B"), who pitches for the top notch Millersville nine in the to play quoit teams from RCA or the homeown , of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The course pursued City & County circuit, bested Earl Koser of the same department, Armstrong's if matches could be was Commercial Art which included, advertising, fashion illus who was on the hill for the scrappy Maytown outfit, 12-3 ... Accord arranged." tration and industrial design. ing to reports, the umpiring in the Men's Softball League is far from "Jo" figures she's drawn and painted some 200 pictures of desirable .. . Doris Benson, a new gal in Personnel who hails from 1 people and houses (her favorite subjects) in pencil, charcoal, Chester, Pa., has a hubby by the name of Bob Benson, who plays Lancaster Speaking' oil or water colors since the bug nipped her. She prefers to football at Millersville State Teachers College ... The reason /or no Back in February a little operate in water color, because as she jokingly puts it, "It's softball game on the August Hth Family Picnic program is that the multigraphed issue known nice and sloppy." She likes to paint people better than anything arrangements carry too much detail. as "Lancaster S p e a k i n g" else because they're more interesting. Figures of people seem broke into circulation ... It to catch her fancy more than portraits. CHIN OUT: The 15th Annual All Star Major League baseball only carries a reading public "Houses are also interesting," said Jo," "but not nearly as game is on the sports docket for July 13 in Sportsman's Park, St. of 42 because its chief pur interesting as people." Louis, with the' St. Louis Browns' management playing host for the pose in life is to supply the It took her several meals and numerous sittings at the a.flair. Hamilton salesmen (13) with Y.W.C.A. to catch the characters as they appeared for her pop Following last year's custom, TIMELY TOPICS sent in its selec the low down on what's go ular "Women's Cafeteria." In order to capture the completeness tion of players along with thE1 many tho.usands of others sent in by ing on at the factory . . . of this work, "Jo" combined a number of sketches into the diamond fans all over America. Extra copies are routed to complete water colored masterpiece. Actually, it means very little outside of the fact that it's fun to Hamilton's sales, manage If she ever considered art as a career, she intimates that see just how close ''our choice'' comes to the final teams selected. ment, manufacturing, ser she'd prefer fashion illustration. A number of times "Jo" Here's the way Tll\'IE1:Y TOPICS lined them up: vice and engineering division couldn't find anything in the fashion magazines that suited heads . . . These five divi her taste in dresses. That didn't stop her. She got out her AMERICAN LEAGUE POSITION NATIONAL LEAGUE sions supply copy with the sketch book and went to work on a dress design to her liking. Player Team Player Team compiling job going to edi She then bought suitable dress material and shifting her ability George McQuinnNew York 1st Base ,Tohnnie Mize New York tor Bob Welsh (Adv.) . .. to the sewing machine, she turned her design into a reality. Bobby Doerr Boston 2nd Base Red SchoendienstSt. Louis "Lancaster Speaking" con Marietta, being an interesting and historical little town of Lou Boudreau Cleveland Short-Stop l\larty Marion St. Louis tains bits on advertising, important and ordinary personages, historic houses and a thor Ken Keltner Cleveland 3rd Base Frankie Gustine Pittsburgh new models, dealer service, oughfare called Market Street, has supplied "Jo" with a num Joe DiMaggio New York Outfield Ritchie Ashburn PhiladelphiB stuff about the line, poems ber of subjects suitable for oil or water color. Ted Williams Boston Outfield Stan Musial St. Louis (Welsh concocted), chatter Now that you have met Jo Bixby, and found out a bit of Al Zarilla St. Louis Outfield Tommy Holmes Bo8ton about the salesmen, etc.... her artistic ability, you'll admit she's quite a gal with her Jake Early \VashingtonCatcher Walker Cooper New York It's doing a competent job. pencil, sketch book and brushes. Bob Feller Cleveland l"itcher Ewell Blackwell Cincinnati