PICTORIAL
HIGHLIGHTS ON OF T H E COMPANY'S PRES. C. C. SMITH'S GUARD FOR CE HAMILTON CAREER ON PAGE 3. APPEAR ON PAGE 6 .
1952 Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch. Co., Lancaster, Penna. * Vol. 10 No• . * Copyright, 1952, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. Death Takes Second Hamilton President In Six Months As Charles C. Smith Passes Away On Feb. 6th From Heart Ailment
For the second time within the best interests of the em a span of six months the Ham ployees always in mind, and he ilton Watch Company lost its derived a great pleasure and president through death. satisfaction from helping and Charles C. Smith, who be encouraging them. came president and chairman of the Board of Directors last He was a kind and gentle August 9th, died at 7:15 P. M. man. When he took office he on Wednesday, February 6th at adopted the open door policy. his home, 587 North School Employees who contacted him Lane. Death was caused by a in his office were certain to heart ailment. find him an interested listener, whether the conversation was President Smith, who was 57 on business or any other mat years old, had been in ill health ter. for the past several months. He was admitted to the Lan During his career, President caster General Hospital for Smith made many friends. His rest and observation on Janu sincerity was his mark of dis ary 26th. He returned to his tinction. He was well liked by home on January 31st, but his all who knew him. condition grew more serious. In tribute to his memory, all He died six days later. factory activities ceased for With the Hamilton president three minutes at 2 P. M. on when he passed away were his Friday, February 8th, the date wife, Mrs. Margaret Sloan of his burial. One minute of Smith, and his physicians. silence was observed, followed Mr. Smith succeeded Presi by Bill Gassman (Works Lab.1 dent R . M. Kant, who died of singing "The Lord's Prayer" a heart attack on July 30th, over the public address system. 1951, after three years in of fice. Private funeral services for President Smith were conduct Prior to being elected presi ed at the Fred E . Groff Fu dent, Mr. Smith served as vice neral Home at 1:30 P . M. on president in Charge of Finance February 8th. and secretary. He was elected secretary and comptroller in Mrs. Smith requested that no 1932, and vice-president and flowers be sent to the funeral. secretary in 1939. It was her wish that if the em President Smith, a veteran of ployees and friends in their both World Wars I and II, was kindness wanted to remember born on January 21st, 1895 in the late president they could Warren, Pa. do so by contributing to the He studied engineering ' at Charles C. Smith Memorial Penn State in 1913-14, and Fund, the proceeds of which transferred to the University of will be turned over to the Lan: Pennsylvania from 1914 to 1917. caster Heart Haven. It was H e was a member of the Phi Mrs. Smith's wish that contri Delta Theta fraternity. butions to the fund be on a He enlisted in the Army in voluntary basis. As soon as all 1917 and became a 2nd lieuten the money is at hand, it will be ant in the Coast Artillery in turned over to Heart Haven to World War 1. He was honor aid in the continued fight ably discharged in 1919. against the causes of heart From 1919 to 1930, he was a disease which took the lives of member of the staff of Ly both President Smith and brand, Rose Brothers and Prcsidcnt Kant in a span of Montgomery, public account six months. ants. He was granted a certi As a mark of tribute and es ficate as a certified public ac teem to President Smith, the countant in 1921. He joined the Board of Directors of the Ham Hamilton Watch Company as ilton Watch Company, at the comptroller in 1930. February meeting, ordered a Hamilton granted him a One of the last informal pictures taken of President Charles C. Smith a few weeks before his death. minute on the death of its leave of absence from July Chairman of the Board and 1942 to February 1943 during President be included in the which time he served as a Ma lenton, Pa., 26 years ago. They and the Lancaster Chamber of make few public appearances. records of the Company. A jor in the Communications had no children and Mrs. Smith Commerce. Only three times, at an HMA copy of the Directors' tribute Division of the Army Air Corps is the sole survivor. President Smith had a few meeting last September, at the was sent to Mrs. Smith. in World War II. He was a member of the simple pleasures. He enjoyed annual Christmas program on The above story cannot hope December 21st in the Cafeteria, Following his return to civil Warren Presbyterian Church, playing the electric organ. II;l to include all the many impor ian life he resumed his former addition to being an accom and the Hamilton Management tant contributions President the Hamilton Club, and the banquet at the Hotel Bl'uns position with Hamilton. In Lancaster Country Club. He plished organist he had been a Smith made to Hamilton dur April 1947 he was elected a pianist and saxophonist. He wick on January 7th, did he ing his 21 years' service. also was a director of the Lan address the employees and member of the Board of Direc caster Manufacturers' Associa was also interested in short Rather, it is intended to leave tors. tion, a member of the Pennsyl wave radio and had a station management. a few lasting memories, so that He was the son of the late vania Institute of Certified in his home which he operated Mr. Smith was quiet, sympa down through the years Presi Charles and Flora Crocker Public Accountants, the Amer regularly. thetic and understanding. H e dent Smith's g,uiding influence Smith. He was married to the ican Institute of Accountants, During his brief career as was as competent an engineer and sterling qualities will be former Margaret Slqan of Em- the 24 Karat Club of New York, president, he had occasion to as he was a financier. He had fresh in our minds. 2 Timely Topics
Volume 10 runely Topics Number 2 Frank I. Tempel New ======E=D=ITO=RI=AL=B=O=AR=D======Salesman On West Coast WALLACE BORK, Chair., Proc. Engineering Frank I . Tempel is the new J. ED MILLER, Product Stocks Hamilton salesman on the West Coast. HAZEL KELLER, (Sec. to F. Huehnergarth) He started with the Company DOWN MEMORY LANE EDITORIAl. STAFF on Feb. 1 and will work under Where's everybody going in such a hurry these days'! if aJl General News and Production, CHARLES H. FREY A. A. "Gus" Colvin. And when they get there, then what'! • • • Maybe the Personnel Consultant, R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr. Frank takes over his new job speed was cut a bit, a little time taken for a deep breath, and with previous experience in the a brief pause for some thought before the leap, this whole Copyright, 1952, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. jewelry industry. He was a sales world would be a better place in which to live. Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted. man for A. I. HalJ & Son, former -0-- Hamilton wholesaler in Los An Maybe it would be a good idea, once in a while, if we LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, FEBRUARY 29, 1952 geles and San Francisco. drifted down memory lane and looked back to the days of our childhood when we were care-free . . . Those were the happiest days of our lives because we knew how to relax and Victor L. Short Conducted "Human Engineering" enjoy life . . . Maybe if the principal of knowing how to relax and enjoy the simple things could be incorporated with Course For 200 Hamilton Supervisors Jan. 28·29·31 the fast moving, split second, hurly-burly lives we now lead, Two-hundred Hamilton super-. continuously during the three per it may tend to slow us down pleasantly enough to strike a visors attended the "Human En-I iods. happy medium. - 0-- gineering" course conducted by He has been giving these lec Victor L. Short, president of the ture courses for 18 years. So relax, pal, even if it's only long enough to read this column . . . Forget your cares for the moment and dream Institute of Human Science, on Many of the leading industries Jan. 28-29-31 in the Company aud along these lines .... Remember the day the circus cllillle to of the country including, Cater town, and you, bright-eyed and smiling, headed through the Itorium. pillar Tractor Co., Frigidaire, RCA The purpose of the program meadow and over the railroad tracks to the circus grounds '! Victor Division, Proctor & Gam · .. Wonderful thoughts ran through your young mind about was to present the principles of ble (10 plants), Otis Elevator Co., human relations to supervisors so giant elephants, roaring tigers, and beautiful ladies on horse Pabst Brewing Co., and Quaker back you had seen advertised on the billboards •.• And how that they are better able to un Oats Co., have taken the course. derstand and deal with people. about the flies you used to catch in s'chool and put in your ink "Human Engineering" was a Hamiltonians, who took the well just to see them splash around? . . . Or the summer days seminar type program with three course, were impressed wit h when you'd stroll down the country road barefooted" the birds evening sessions being held. Short Short's lectures and the ease and singing in the trees, the sky as blue as a baby's eyes, not a used no graphs or charts for il understanding he had in putting care in the world, whistling as you went on your merry way? lustrative purposes, but lectured his subject across. Frank I. Tempel - 0-- Memories, remember them? ... Your first fight, and when Hamilton Watch Employees' Federal Credit Union Prior to working for A. I. Hall you got home with your pants ripped, how Mom told Pop, & Son, Frank was a salesman for and Pop told you with his hand? . . . The first night you Elects New Officers And Committee Members the National Cash Register Com slept out in the backyard in a tent, and the crickets' caIl panyout of Santa Ana, California, sounded like a hovering burglar? . .. The day you decided his present home address. He to become financially independent by taking your wagon down also was a salesman for the To to the market house to haul peoples' baskets home ... Or in ledo Scale Company in Riverside. the wintertime, you had set prices for shoveling the snow California. off the pavements, a dime for a cement sidewalk, fifteen cents Frank was honorably discharged for brick ones . . . In the summer it was a cake of ice, a from the Navy in 1946 after three scraper, three flavors, red, yellow and green, and the hokey years service. pokey snowballs were three cents. He is married, has two daugh - 0 - ters, and resides with his family at 1343 South Flower, Santa Ana, And how about the sunny summer Sunday afternoons",pent Calif. playing tag around the bandstand in the park while the solemn Frank is 39, stands 6 ft. 2, and faced conductor 011 the podium led his musicians in those attended Louisiana State U. for famous Sousa marches? . •. Fourth of July anxiously awaited three years. for when Mom and Pop would make you wait until dark to set-off your sparklers, Roman candles, flares, pin-wheels, flower Charley Funk He is interested in all sports and admits his family is his fuIl pots and red lights, while the neighbors rocking away on their time hobby. When he finds leisure front porches would admire the display ... Sunday mOrnings, time he enjoys reading. all duked out, you'd head for church while Mom and Pop strutted proudly behind you to see that you kept out of mis chief . . " On rainy summer days, splashing through the gut Baby Boy Named After ters in your bare-feet ... Saturday afternoons spent in a six cent movie, soft pretzels in hand, munching to the beat of the piano as it followed the blood thirsty thrills of a serial ... Jeffrey Model Hamilton The time you had the mea,sles and the kick you got when you Mr. and Mrs. Les D. Lanier of found the doctor had just placed a quarantine card on the 1036 Fairview Ave., Greenville, front door, keeping you out of schOOl for a few weeks. Mississippi, named their new born - 0 - son after our Jeffrey model Ham Those were the days .. . How about the big snow that one ilton. winter that furnished you with a week of thrills, building Here's the letter Mr. and Mrs. ice caves in the back yard? ... Your hands were red, your Lanier sent to the late President Chris Steckervetz Bob Wilson feet were wet, but you didn't worry about getting sick . . . Charles C. Smith the early part The sorrowful day the street was icy 6nd the baker's big, brown = of January: horse feU and broke its leg . . . Mom told you the horse The Hamilton Watch Employ "Dear Sir: would have to be put to sleep and that made you feel very ees' Federal Credit Union held its "We read your advertisement on bad . . . The first club house you and the gang built down annual meeting on Jan. 28th in the back cover of the December the backyard . . . It had secret underground passages' and the Cafeteria at which time new issue of American Magazine with you had to give the magic word before you were allowed in officers and committee members sincere interest, especiaIly the · .. How about when Pop got his new car, and you, tucked were elected. name of one of your models - between your parents, rode proudly down the street in full Charles Funk (Models Lab.) be Jeffrey. The reason for our inter view of the gang? .. . Monday, Wednesday and Friday morn came president. Clarence Mathiot est being that Jeffrey Hamilton ings in summer when the huckster in his battered wagon, (Service) is vice president. Chris Lanier was born December 27, 19- pulled by a sway back horse, stopped in front of your house Steckervetz (Flat Steel) was re 51, to us in Greenville, Miss. · .. Mom would come out, buy some produce, while you patted elected treasurer, while Bob Wil "At first we thought he swal the horse . . . The day of days when the huckster allowed son (Sales) was re-elected assis lowed an alarm clock, but now we you to climb on the wagon and hold the reins . . . Despite tant treasurer. Ed Schwar (Main understand his fine precision, the fact the wagon was braked, the feel of the reins in your tenance) was elected clerk for the Ed Schwar awakening every 3 hours for his hands furnished you with a sense of importance that goes sixth straight year. bottle- it's because of the name with a big time horse driver. We gave him- Jeffrey Hamilton. The Credit Union Board of Dir posed of Mar tin Christensen - 0 - (Watch Res. Lab.), Bob Wenzel "With best wishes for your con Memories, you have a million of them! ••• Your first bloody ectors is composed of: Rowland (Assem. "B") and Frank Remley tinued prosperity.' nose . . . Your first solo bicycle ride . . • The first time you Bitzer (FUse Assem. "B"), John (Mech. Plan.). Wenzel and Chris "Mr. and Mrs. Les D. Lanier." went out with a girl . . • She was so beautiful and you were Rohrer (Assem. "F") , Matt Haus tensen are newly elected and will This all goes to prove that Ham SO stupid and bashful ... You had a quarter, so you shot the er (Train), Ed Schwar (Mainten serve two terms. Remley was on ilton not only makes the finest works for two plates of ice cream and two glasses of water ance), Charles Funk (Models the committee last year. American watch, but it also se · .. Your first job in' a grocery store and how you hated to Lab.), Bob Wilson (Sales), Chris Two year terms on the Super lects names for its models so ap handle the change . . • The time you were in training to be Steckervetz (Flat Steel), Clar visory Committee will be served pealing that parents adopt them a big time boxer . . . You knew the ropes and all the angles ence Mathiot (Service), Lloyd by, Ray Foultz (Statistics) and as monickers for their new ,born until the guy you fought clouted you several times and brought Drybred (Plate), Dave W eller Harold Herr (Service), while babes. an abrupt ending to your flstic career ... The day Mom intro (Fuze Assem. "B"), Ed Hendrix Clayt Erisman (Service) has one duced you to your first pair of long pants . . • You had worn (Material Sales). Drybred, Funk, year' of his term remaining. Hovis (Chief Chemist), Al Klein corduroy knickers so long you didn't think there were any Hendrix, Mathiot and Weller be The Publicity-Educational Com er (Train), Al Mathews (Training other kind • . • The flrst school play you were in. came new members and will serve mittee, who will serve a one-year Supv.), Jay Mueller (Plate), Ray Yeh, friend, thOse were lovely yesterdays, gone forever . .. two year terms. The remainder of term, is' composed of: Joe Cen Musser (Heat Treating), Bob But there's one satisfaction, no one can take your memories the group have served one year tini (Equip. & Tool Des.>, Ray Schafer (Mainspring Mfg.>, Hen from you . . . They're a rich, personal inheritance you have with one more to go. Dirks (Machine Shop), Russ Her SchaUer (Fuze Insp.> and Fred stored when you need a lift or a laugh. The Credit Committee is com- shey (Stocks & Stores), Harry Walzl (Accts. Payable). Timely Topics 3
CHOP TALK Hamilton Security Officers JOTS &DOTS In an effort to familiarize WALT GEISLER (Adv.) col you with Hamilton's Security l\'Iary Stchman (Tabulating) va lects minerals for a hobby . . Began Officers, TIMELY TOPICS is cationed recently at Fort Lauder his collection a few years ago including the pictures of the 23 dale, Florida .... She flew dow n while gathering info for a story active m embers of the force. via Eastern Airlines .. .. Another on the subject for a Jersey mag . . Jerry Vernon and Frank Au Florida vacationist in Feb. was Fisherman L EFT Y FRITSCH ment, not shown in these pic Ruth Seitz (Adv.) .. .. Blake Du (Traffic) figures out crosswor(l tures, are home on sick leave. laney (Sales) thinks Nature Boy puzzles as a side dish . . . MARY Walt Breen (Plant Security Buddy Rogers is one of the finest CAULFIELD could lecture or Supv.) is in charge of the offi showmen in pro wrestling ... Estes write a book on her Sept. vaca cers, While the captain of the U:efauver is Ray (Insp.) Ellis' boy tion to Colorado .. Never knew un group is Bill Schaeffer, a mem in the Nov. election ... How did you lme Arthur Godfrey's TV ice til the other day that Guard ber of the guard force since Captain Bill Schaeffer Sgt. Charley Frey WALT CONSTIEN was a cop be 1942. show on Jan. 231 fore he retired as a fireman .. . .-0- BOB (Plate) KING, the former Frank Tempel, new Hamilton TOMMY DUGAN, is an authority salesman under Gus Colvin on the on current world events . .. TED Pacific Coast, was born in Geor HIBNER (Dial) took an old mir gia, raised in Louisiana and lived ror apart the other evening that in T ennessee ... Mike Troop (Dis was Backed by an age-colored 1911 play) thinks he'll migrate to Low local newspaper. er Slavonia and commune with the -0-- "Do-Do Birds" . ... Dave (Guard) MAE lEVANS (Personnel) play Herr's nephew, Mark R. Herr, was ed in a basketball game on Jan. recently elected governor of the 16th in which she didn't know 268th District of Rotary Interna who won or what the final score Dave Kitch Roy Reidenbach tional. was . .. MARLIN WOLF (Machine -0-- Shop) smokes Sugar Barrel to Helen Lingenfelter (Reception bacco to give him that Garden of ist) says "From Here to Eternity" Eden atmosphere ... BILL SHAY was quite some book .. Never knew (Screw Mfg.) will be 50 on March until the other day that Elmer 7th ... LILLIAN (Case) SHERTZ Witmer, one of the top weight ER'S husband, OSCAR, used to lifters in this section of the coun pitch in the Eastern Shore League try, is the son of Harvey Witmer JACK HUMPHREVILLE (Maintenance) .... D 0 n Biechler (Equip. & Tool Design), who did (Assem. "C") sent in a suggestion such a terrific job as Charley Mc for a slogan .. It read, "You Won't Carthy in PRINCE MENDES' Be Late For That Special Date ventriloquist act at the HMA par Roy Shelly Joe Halbig Abe Young With a Hamilton." .. . . Guess you ty on Jan. 7th, figures his acting noticed the muzzie on Bob Welk was good enough for the 1952 (Prod. Process) 1 . . . He looks lllie "Oscar" in the Watches & Clock a blonde edition of the working division. man's Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. -0-- -0-- BILL BOYLE (Hspg. Mfg.) Red Shanabrook (Mech. Plan.) thinks there's too much morbid thought that was a right smart stuff on TV these days . .. Suggests right-hand featherweight Gene more guys IiI.a RED SKELTON Smith knocked Corky Gonzales to cheer up the thing . . . . HEN cockeyed with in their Jan. 22 BENNER (Traffic) is on the mar fight via TV from Washington, ket for a Dalmatian pup for his D. C ... . A lot of Hamilton folks son, LARRy ... . According to re Howard Fritsch Tom Kahler Walt Constien welcomed the news that the Ring ports, EARL ENDRESS (Main ling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey tenance) may go south for spring Circus will be in town June 5 . . . training for the coming quoit sea This is the third year in a row son .. . JOE HALBIG (Guard) is u. for "The Greatest Show on Earth" Hershey hocl{ey bug .... MARGIE to appear here .... The Lancaster KOPP (Watch Res.) is one gal Jr. Chamber of Commerce is spon who can swap jokes with the best soring the show's '52 appearance. in the business .. . ROY KENDIG -0-- (Plate) is our nomination for the Guess you know Evelyn Doer "Proudest Grandpappy of the som, one of tho stars in the Opera Year" award ... H Hollywood ever Workshop's "The Telephone", is makes a movie called "Kid Ar an Assembly "A" employee . . Mar gyle", the femme lead must go to Ed Wiker Dave Herr Walt O'Connor ty l\iiller (Traffic) is in a rut . . . GENEVIEVE LmHART (Traf He gets up every A. M. at 5 :30 and fic), who lmits more argyles than can't break the habit on Satur most people . ... JANET MEYER days and Sundays ... Norma Bow (Plant Security) has two dogs at ers (Insp.) started her Easter sea home ... The one's name is Little son early by eating "birdie eggs" Abner, the other, Daisy Mae .. . . in January . . Marie Caldwell (Per JIM HEIDER (Prod. Process) sonnel) admits, "The Greatest owns a sports coat that's a cross Story Ever Told" by Fulton Qurs between Harvard and Yale ... JOE ler, is one of the finest books she SLAVOSKI (Machine Shop) has ever read. two brothers in college, the one --0- attends Duquesne, the other is a Lyman (Beanie) Foltz (Main student at King's College in Paul Kauffman John Huber George Biggs tenance) says if you have time on Willies-Barre. your hands, try this little trick .. . -0-- Take eight checkers, and .using If you want to know what kind the red or black blocks or both on of weather to expect, check AL the checker board, place the (Damask.) HANSELMAN'S feet. . checkers so that they are not in If it's clear in the morning and he a straight line anywhere on the wears his rubbers, watch for rain board ... Two checkers in any row or snow during the day ... If he constitute a straight line, so you doesn't wear rubbers in the morn see it's tougher to do than it ing, the day will be clear ... Of sounds . . . But Beanie is the guy course, you'll have to watch it be who can do it. cause he wears rubbers to pitch -0- quoits on clear days .... CLAIR Charley Black Charley Martzall Sam Hill It is Mark (Q. Control) Ryder's SHENK (Bal. & Hspg.) is "agin" opinion that, the more you know the Bo-Sox if TED WILLIAMS the unhappier you are . . Ted Lam stays in the Marine Air Corps . .. parter, of the same dept., dis The nominating committee who agrees, he thinks the more you selected the candidates for 1952 Imow the happier you are ... Go HRA office was composed of SAL ahead, it's your move! ... One guy LY ROTHERMEL (Spec. Assem.), who enjoys smoking a pipe is MURIEL TURTON (Sec. to A. B . Herb Roberts
HRA Mardi Gras Dance T. T. ls Read At Brunswick March 1 In Korea II's This Wa, S~ SIwp:- "Come to the Mardi Gras," is R e c e n t 1 y Sam Rohrer the word from the Hamilton Re (Employment Supv.) receiv Doris Sinton (Personnel Res.) HERE & THERE creation Association concerning ed a letter from Pfc. Bob was 24 on Jan. 28·.. . Thanks for Tom (Prod. Process) Smith's wife, Marilyn, used to be one their dance scheduled for Friday Beck, a member of the 1st the candy! . . . C h a r ley Dietrich of the finest female swimmers in this part of the country ... evening, March 7th at the Hotel Marine Division in Korea, She is the former Marilyn GIobisch .. Bob (Plate) King changed Brunswick Ballroom. vvho worked here for two (Bal. & Fit. Steel) didn't like the his bowling delivery ... Instead of taking three steps he now The Mardi Gras theme will be years in Assembly Casing way Clarence Hendrickson was takes four before he releases the ball ... Don't be too surprised carried out in both the decora prior to enlisting in 1950. left aut as football coach at Mc if Steve 'Vadlak, the Pitt Steelers' pick from' South Carolina, tions and the spirit of the even In the first paragraph of Caskey .... Al Mathews (Training turns out to be pro football's prize rookie of '52 ... This young' his letter, Pfc. Beck says, ing. Balloons, streamers, gay col Supv.) made his TV debut on Jan. man ate up the yardage for weak Gamecock teams over the ors will set the scene for the "Thanks very much for past three years ... Doc Hergenrother (Screw Mfg.), a TV box dfl,nce from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. sending me Timely Topics 17 on F & M's "Education in Ac ing fan, thinks Kid Gavilan, the welter champ, is a much better every month. I look for tion" program .. . Marvin Freeman fighter than people give him credit for being ... Dan Templeton, It will be a semi-formal affair, but don't let this bother you, gals. ward to receiving it and en (Metals Process) is on the market local pro wrestling promoter, is really in solid with the top joy reading it very much. wrestling brass of the country . . . Landing Argentina Rocca for If you don't have a gown to wear, for some free films to show his don't worry about it. Just wear It helps me feel as though a Jan. 23 date at Maple Grove was convincing proof of that . . . I never left Lancaster, and Cub and Boy Scout groups . .. Gene He got Rocca through New York's Toots Mondt, who books for the duds you do to any other HRA dance and you'll be in style. The most of all, as though I am Barber (Prod. Con.) filled in a Argentina when he's in the East . .. R. B. Thompson (V.P. in right back at Hamilton trombone spot with Bob (Bal. & Charge of Finance) and Roland ltaver (Comptroller-Secretary) main object is to have fun and enjoy yourself. Watch." enjoyed the talk given hy Charley Berry, hig league baseball Timely Topics feels it a Fit. Steel) Roth{us' .band on Jan. umpire, and collegiate and pro football official, at the Kiwanis' Ira Bowman and his band will great honor to be able to 26 at a dance at M.S.T.C. luncheon in the Brunswick on Jan. 22 ... R. B. introduced Char furnish the music for the dance. furnish a little breathing -0- ley, an ex-Lafayette great, to the members present. At the present time the Bowman spell for Pfc. Beck and his ---0-- band is just about the finest mu buddies for the great job Harry Longenecker, for mer Paul (Plate) Brodhecker's daughter, Mary Lou, is on the sical organization in town. they are doing in far off Print Shop supervisor, is now one road with the Ice-Cycles show . . . She is in nine numbers as a The committee in charge of the Korea. of the leading big butter and egg member of the chorus line ... Last year she was with the Ice dance is going all out to make Pfc. Beck is now on the men of Lancaster County . ... Bill Capades . . . The Ice·Cycles belong to the Ice-Capades, but they this a top HRA social event. selective rotation list and Marks (Fuze Mfg.) was hospital are two different shows, playing in different parts of the coun There will be prizes awarded for expects to be home soon. ized for three days (Jan. 20-22) try and Canada .. The Ice-Cycles will not play Hershey this year spot and elimination dances. The with an infected thumb . .. . AI ... The closest appearance has been Johnstown, Pa. . . Before the committee is composed of, Frank Marks, who retired from Heat season is over, Mary Lou will have skated before audiences Byorick (Watch Design), retiring B. & F. S. Bowlers Beat Treating on Dec. 31, says he's one in the greater part of the United States and Canada . .. Art HRA prexy, Pat Farrell (Statis of the "Doolittle" boys since he Schneider (Chem. Lab.) figures if the A's get a hitting second tics), Jackie Hoehn (Standards), Moose Buddies Feb. 3 left the Co .. .. We enjoyed Red baseman and one more dependable hitting outfielder, they'll be Marion Miller (Statistics) and Hotter than Gene A.utry's six Skelton's take-off on Churchill on in business for first place in '52 . .. Fred Gearhart (Damask,) Woody Rathvon (Inspection). shooter, a bowling team of Ham Sun., Jan 27 ... His crack about, is anxious for spring to come along so he can get the VFW The price of the dance is $1.25 ilton Balance & Flat Steelers "There'll always be an England as Midget-Midget Baseball League underway .. Don Preston (Print per couple for HRA members and waxed a club composed of Bal long as there's a Fort Knox", was Shop) enjoyed the Hershey-Cleveland scoreless tie on Jan. 26 . . . $2.25 per couple for non-members. ance & Flat Steelers, who are pretty good . . . Mae Evans (Per That was a good appointment McCask,ey officials made on Jan. With the HRA Membership members of the Moose, on Sun sonnel) was 22 on Jan. 29 ... The 25 when they selected Boyd Sponaugle as head football coach Drive still in progress for new day, Feb. 3 on the Moose alleys. candy was good, too! .. . Boyd, a capable, football-wise operator, knows how to handle members, here is a good chance to It was strictly like shooting -..0- boys . . . On hand to see M.S.T.C. bump Lock Haven in Basket join and get in on the bargain mackerel in a barrel. The Hamil Never knew until the other day ball on Jan. 25 were Machine Shoppers, Red Bauer, Lute War which gives you a membership ton outfit won by 340 pins from that Fred Walzl (Accts. Payable) fel and Joe Slavoski. for 1952 along with the special the Moose crew. was an ice hockey player . .. He --0- -- price dance admission of $1.25 per The challenge was issued by probably didn't either until he What a. difference in size between Steve Bevilacqua (Eng. couple for HRA members. the Moose members which makes reads this .. . Georgie Stidham, the Services) and his brother, Dicl{, who is football and basketball the Hamilton team's satisfaction local jockey, is riding on the Flor coach at Stevens Trade . .. And speaking of Stevens Trade, it all the more pleasing. It thus set ida circuit these days .. He'll work has a mighty fine basketball team this year . . . It is well coached COMING UP tles argument matters in the de North as the racing season pro and stocked with capable operators at all posts . . Walt O'Connor The results of the HRA partment for another year. gresses . . . A guy who really enjoys (Guard) couldn't see any point to referee Ruby Goldstein's stop Mixed Doubles Bow 1 i n g The hot rock of the Hamilton a good joke is Tom Kirchner ping the Livio Minelli vs Johnny Saxton TV bout on Jan. 25 . . . Tourney which was held on keglers was Bob "Joe" Bredben (Train) .. He has a laugh that rat Walt claims the bicycle tactics used by l\'linelli was his style Feb. 23 at the Overlook Al ner, who cracked a 230 high single tles ... Ernie Grava is new in Dis of fighting, and he was doing all right until Goldstein stepped leys vvas just too late to and a 578 high triple. This allow play Shop . .. He's a transfer from in and awarded the fight to Saxton on the grounds that Minelli make this issue. The TIME ed the Hamilton group to coast Dial .... Woody Rathvon (Insp.) was no match for Johnny . .. Charley Dietrich (B. & F. S.) thinks L Y TOPICS' camera was on home with the brakes on. would like to know the name of the Philly Warriors have one of the finest one-two punches in the spot at the tourney and Battling Joe for the headlines the ship on which the Sullivan pro basketball in Paul Arizin and Joe Fu&s . .. Quite a few caught quite a few interest vvas Johnny Westheaffer, who had boys lost their lives ... Captain Bill Hamilton fans are disgusted with the prices you have to pay ing shots which will be feat a 220 single and a 538 triple. Schaeffer and Bob Preston (Dir. to see pro-basketball at the Armory on Sundays ... If the right ·ured in the March issue The Hamilton's six-man team of Ind. ReI.) attended a security kind of breaks go with heavyweight Clarence Henry, the Los along with sidelights and rolled a solid 3230 against the Moose's 2890. meeting on Jan. 28 at the Frank Angeles fighter could go all the way ... He has a lot of power highlights of the tourney. lin Institute in Philly. in those two mitts of his, as he demonstrated in etherizing Bob So watch for the March Hamilton Moose Baker and Bob Satterfield ... For a long time, so-called smart TIMELY TOPICS all you Wiley ...... 540 Westheaffer 538 -0- baseball minds have contended that with Ted Williams out of tourney bowlers. You may Hoffman . . . . 533 Williams ... . 358 Bob Sisco (Quality Control) sa)',9 the Boston lineup, the Red Sox could go I)laces .. . Well, this is find yourself in a photo or Dietrich .. . . .467 Weaver ... . . 511 his grand pappy changed the fam the year we should know the answer ... We have a sneaking' two or maybe in a column Bradley .. . . . 564 Yeager . . . . . 502 ily name from Francisco to Sisco suspicion that with the Splendid Splinter in the Marine Air of notes. Bredbenner .578 Fisher ...... 463 ... Bob says he wouldn't be sur Corps, the Bostonians will feel it where it hurts most-at the Harnish .. ... 548 Mentzer . .. . 518 prised if his grandpappy was the gate. "Cisco Kid" .. . Class under glass is ---0- Ed (Machine Shop) Breen in a The other day Red Shanabrook (Mech. Planning) showed bow tie .. .. Frank Remley (Mech. us a picture of himself as a member of the Klein Chocolate Plan.) tells us Dick Vaughan, for Company baseball team of Elizabethtown . . . The picture was mer Cost Analyst, likes his new taken in the middle of the 1932 season ... Shortly after, Red job with the U. S. Steel in Pitts signed a contract to play short-stop with the Harrisburg Sena burgh . . . Our agents tell us, Gene tors of the now defunct New York-Pennsy League ... He finish (B. & F.S') Wiley is a candymak ed out the '32 season with the Senators, who were managed by er on the side . . . If you're wonder Jack Onslow . . . Onslow, you recall, managed the Chicago White ing why Joyce (Personnel) Rhen Sox in 1950, being replaced by Paul Richards in '51. .. During is smiling so much these days, it's his half season with Harrisburg, Red sported a batting average because she just got new bridge of .328 ... In 1933, he was traded to York of the same circuit . .. work ... Glad to know that Betty Jack Bentley, the old New York Giant pitcher, was manager (Qual. Control) Watson's little of the White Roses .. . The redhead had a good year in '33 and daughter, Cindy is out of the hos returned the next season ... The following spring, Red received pital and back on the romping a tryout offer from the St. Louis Cardinals, who were in train and stomping circuit again. ing in North Carolina ... Steady jobs were tough to get in those -0- days, and Red, who had a good job at the time, decided to pass George Biggs (Guard) who is up the tryout offer and stick to part-time baseball for a little well stocked with jokes, substi change instead . . . Now that he looks back on his days as a tutes as receptionist in the new baseball player, he feels that he made the right decision, al Engineering Bldg. during Kitty though there are times when he wished he would have taken Banta's daily rest periods .. .. One the tryout offer just to see whether he did have the stuff to of the clearest speaking voices we play big time ball. heard over the P.A. system was --0 -- that of Charley Wagner (Guard) It's odd how boxing fans can see many fights over a number on the morning of Jan. 30 ... The of years, forget 99% of them, but one always stands out in their guy really speaks clear and dis minds as a scrap they'll never forget . . . From time to time we tinct . . . Bob (Plate) King is tak have ta&ed to many Hamilton boxing fans on the high level .Eddie ~enner (Service), who is a model railroader by hobby, ing a course in bricklaying at the fistic sport once held here in Lancaster ... Invariably, one SWItched hIS talents recently to become a model ship builder. Ed took Stevens Trade . . . Jere Wissler is or two fights are recalled which they felt ranked with the great on the rugged side job of building a 7-foot model of the American new in the Display Shop . .. Otto est they had ever seen ... The one that leads the pack is the Export Liner, Independence, as a display piece for the American Schreiber, foreman of the Jewelry Pete N ebo vs Rosey Stoy scrap held about 23 years ago at old Export Lines in New York. So far Ed has put in a year's part-time Dept. of Ralph W. Biggs & Co., Convention Hall on Orange Street ... We saw it and we rank work on the job. \Vhen completed the Liner will have 200 lights and Hamilton subsidiary, spent a week it as the greatest slam!bang brawl we have ever watched ... 300 rooms all equipped with miniature furniture which Ed is also here at the factory the latter part building. of January. 6 Timely Topics HIGHLIGHTS IN THE CAREER OF PRESIDENT SMITH
February 6th, 1952, was a sad day in the history of the Ham ilton Watch Company. It was on this date that Charles C. Smith, the eighth president of the Company, passed away. It was indeed a doubly se vere blow since Mr. Smith's death followed by six months the passing of President R. M. Kant last July. Not only the Hamilton Watch Company but the American Watch Industry as well was hit and hit hard by the death of President Smith. It means an irreparable loss of an able executive and director, who in his short six months' tenure, was continuing to move Ham ilton along the road of success. He will be profoundly missed by members of the Board of Directors, his associates at R:J.milton, in the watchmaking trade, in the community, and above all by the employees. He was strictly a man's man. His business life was devoted to Hamilton from the day he began working here 21 years The late Hamilton president (left) receives the bronze "Oscar" ago. When called upon to as sume full responsibility as for the best annual report in the Watch & Clock division from president, he accepted with no Weston Smith at a presentation ceremony held in New York's hesitancy. Hotel Statler last October. Financial World magazine sponsored He possessed the beautiful the event. faculty of never complaining about personal matters. He had the gifted ability of always remembering there are two sides to a story. He made final decisions only after thorough deliberation. President Smith never jump ed at conclusions. He was calm President Smith was a veteran of both World Wars I and. II. In in the face of stress. His calm World War I, he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery, while in World War II, he was a Major in the Communications Division ness was a "steady" balance of the Army Air Corps. for those he worked with. His step by step procedure on diffi cult matters made sense and brought results. He was a mas ter organizer who believed team-work was the key to suc cess. He never sought personal prestige. He kept himself in the background rather than in the limelight. He made few public appearances, but when Last May 17th while still vice-president in Charge of Finance he did his words carried weight and Secretary, Mr. Smith accepted an English desl{ clock for the He spoke the simple language late President R. M. Kant, who was in Washington at the time. which made him understood by The clock was presented by William H. French (right) and Major everyone. R. Andrew FeU for the courtesies extended them during their visit President Smith enjoyed the here. French is associated with Charles Frodsham & Co. of Lon simple things of life. His pleas don, while Fell was Head of the National CoUege of Horology in London. At the annual Christmas party in the Cafeteria last December ure came from playing the 21st, President Smith delivered a brief Christmas message to the electric organ, and operating a Board of Directors, the retirees, and the employees. short wave radio in his home. He knew people, and how to adj.ust himself to all types of people. His office door was al ways open to everyone. He had a way of bolstering your cour age, because he made you real ize that, while he was presi dent, he was still just an ordi nary "guy" who had problems just as you have. President Smith was a man of integrity on whom all of us could thoroughly depend. When times were rough you could count on him to stand firm and fight for what was right. He was our leader for only six short months, but his prudent counsel and leadership Last October President Smith and his wife took a two weeks' have definitely strengthened vacation to Mexico. While in Mexico City, President Smith visited our Company. His able, unpre Harry Steele & Co., Hamilton's only distributor in Mexico. Mr. Smith is shown looking at some of the Hamilton ads designed by President Smith is shown third from right with the Board of judiced guidance will be a Directors' group who went on an inspection tour of Hamilton's cherished memory shared by artist Napoleon Bala (left), who handles all the ads for the Steele new East Petersburg Plant last November. all of us. Company.