UELLE INSIDE ONLY DECEMBER, 1943 No. GIFTS FOR OVERSEAS SUGGESTION AWARDS Stanley Ashby and Clark Curry Lead Mueller Men and Women In Service The Winners—Total Prizes $660 Remembered During the past fiscal year seventy-seven • 'I employees participating won prizes in Mueller girls and boys in the service were the annual suggestion contest. The leading not forgotten at Christmas time. Due winners were Stanley Ashby and Clark Cur- the lact that manv ol them were m distant ry, each having six accepted suggestions. parts mailings were made early in accord- The cash prize for each suggestion ac- cepted is $5.00 which makes the leaders ance with government instructions. Also the $30.00 to the good. Thirteen girls were limitations on size of the packages placed among the winners. The total in prize limitations on what might be sent. The total money paid was $(>oO. Following is a list number ol Christmas boxes sent was ap- oi winners and the amount of their winnings. proximately 250. Eighteen of these boxe> Six Suggestions—$30.00 Each were sent overseas to men m the navy and Stanley Ashby and Clark Curry. Five Suggestions—$25.00 Each had to be in the mail prior to November 1. Karl Briimn, Clarence llavs, Al Spitzer, Fifty-two of the boxes went to men serving Matt Like. in the army overseas. These were mailed Four Suggestions—$20.00 Each prior to October 15th. We have three \Y. Dannewitz, Isaac (rowan, Carl women m the service. One is Irom Decatur, , Charles Murray. Clara Uhl, ol the Main Olhcc force joined Three Suggestions—$15.00 Each up in September. Two girls from the Los Margaret Bchrcnd, Charles Schroeder. Angeles Office plant are in the service. They Two Suggestions—$10.00 Each are Kdna Rose, a WAC, and Beverly Drum, Joseph McDuffie, Kruest \Vatkins, Daniel a Wave. Clara Chi is a Marine pvt. Burger, Roy Harper, ilaldon Hanson, Le- We are hopeful that all boxes reached land Hart-wig, \V. B. CrincstalT, Lloyd their destination. They were, sent by in- Shocklcy. Krncst 1). Smith, L. L Hooper, structions of tin: authorities and we are August Schudziari, Hubert Cook, iohn satisfied that the authorities will do all in Drake. their power to make speedy deliveries. Of One Suggestion—$5.00 Each course delays are liable to occur. Changes Velnia Knshmer, George Anderson, Clar- in military and naval sources are made ence Albert, C. S. Inman, Hubert Johnson, quickly and on the spur of the moment. We Raleigh \Vharton, Virgil Morrison, Klizabeth put forth every effort to meet requirements, Tolladay, Carl Dodwell, Karl McQuality, and are sure that none was overlooked. Any Wayne Kramer, C. \V. Mansfield, K. W. delay or failure to deliver will be brought Connors, George Wade, Karl Atteberry. to our attention and we will snrclv do every Leslie Kpperson. L. S. Walton, Marshall thing possible to correct any slips that may Rotz, \\"era Colglazier, Alva Moats, Violet have occurred. Onr holiday thoughts are Hart-wig. Kthel Kogle, Cecil I'",. Smith, Rich- with you to the limits of the old, old wish, ard Dannewitz, Ruby White. J. T. Mclvown. Merry Christmas and a Happy Xew Year. t barles Finney, James Tilley. Roy Work- inan, R. Fleckenstcm, ( urtis Bauer, Orville Hendrickson, Dwaync E. Lebe>, Golda Coul- QUAIL DINNER ter, Mercedes Oakleaf, K. O. Oakleaf, Claude ['rice, Mabel Gates, C. W. Schunum, Mildred On the evening of November 20th, Adolph Hoy, Nellie Fishburn, Redvcrs Morris, Zula entertained a party of those who Irequent M. Long. Claude Workman, Gladys Lloyd, the Lc dge at tile Okaw. 'I he principal lea- Albert May, John Chalcraft, M. L. Cunning- ture was a Quail dinner, and after that came ham, Laura Becker, Karl Blankenburg, Les- cards. The event was thoroughly enjoyed. ter Gordy, Klvis Musgravcs. THE MUELLER RECORD LOS ANGELES NEWS Visiting servicemen this month were Pfc. 23, 1943, in the Christian church at Hunt- Neil Pullcn and MM2/c Carl Hazen, both ington Park. The bride wore light blue with formerly of our Machine Shop. We also navy accessories, and carried a corsage of had Sgt. Grover (Bud) Roderick of Decatur. orchids. She was attended by Anne Ralph Carl Hazen is really streamlined since en- (main office) who wore gold with a white tering the Navy. Wonder if the Waves can gladioli corsage. The best man was Charles do the same for one. It might he a good Jones, brother-in-law of the bride. Carol is point to mention in soliciting recruits. "Show the daughter of Tom Green of our Shipping me a woman who doesn't want to be stream- Dept. A reception was held in the home of lined." Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones of San Marino. Numerous celebrations were held for Carol. Selective Service has made another dent in Among them a surprise party by the girls our factory personnel. This month we lost in the office, held at the Riviera. The entire Roy Jensen and Gather Polk to the Army office presented her with a lovely set of and Harold (Sonny) Hammel to the Navy. breakfast dishes. Gather was a forge press operator, Roy a turret lathe operator and Sonny was one of Please fella's don't blame us if your rat- out set-up men. The girls are very sad. ings and addresses were incorrect in the Nov- With Sonny and Gather gone the number ember issue. The list must have been made of single men left is very small. up some time ago. On the other hand it may be a good way of getting a letter out of some of you. \Yc know Chief Petty Officer Bill Birthday Parties Young is going to be very unhappy over that MM 2/c. The Inspection Department has estab- lished a custom of celebrating birthdays. The honored person arrives at work to find Bill Kulikov was in for a visit looking very their work bench decorated in crepe paper much better. Hurry back to work Bill, we and flowers, and of course a few small gifts. miss you. At noon cake is served to all the members. Those honored this month were Ruby Hal- Pvt. Robert Bonham came in to visit while lett, Myrtle Baber, Etta O,glesby, Rosa this was being written. Bob was formerly Cooper and Florence Erickson. of our Forge Department and is now having his desert training down near ludio. The boys tell us that training is really rugged. Bill Jett Also Bill Jett also had a birthday and was ask- ing everyone if they had a cake for him. Imagine his chargrin when at lunchtime a Kenny Potts was due cupcake with three lighted matches for can- to appear in our letter dles, was delivered to him. After listening for the November issue, to a few typical Jett remarks he was invited but the best we could do into the main office where there were two was to mention him. The beautiful cakes for him to cut. ft" the old photograph from which saying that; One is only as old as he feels, the halftone was made is true, then Bill is younger than any of us. was not exactly what He has an unlimited supply of energy. Many, was necessary for good many happy returns to our dear "Willie". reproduction. It made Kenny look like a deep sea monster instead of a It seems Joe Morgan has developed an un- snappy sailor in the Na- usual taste for red peppers in his ice cream vy. The engravers made cone. How about it Peggy and Alma? a second attempt and herewith the result. Kenny was our former production manager, and being located at San Diego is enabled to Weddings "cast anchor in his home port" every now Cupid has been very active this month, and then. Eunice Bakken of the Forge Department married Dclmer Wensel of the U. S. Army There is only one thing that can bring and has left us to join him in Texas. that shining expression to Nell Grossman's Margaret (Peggy) Gilbert married La- face and that is news from Bob. This time Verne Corbin also of the Army. She is still it was that he is entering Officers Candidate with us in Dept. 60. school at Aberdeen, Maryland. Good luck Carol Ncwkirk of the Main Office became Bob. the bride of Tom Duffy on Tuesday, Nov. (Continued on page 15) THE MUELLER RECORD ***************** Mueller Boys At The Front * * IN THE NAVY "Inducted June 30, 1941, at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and was transferred to Jefferson ':,' ; Charles Nelson Brown- Barracks, Missouri. Remained there for low had military experi- fourteen months and then transferred to ence as a member of the Atlantic City. Was made Supply Sergeant Illinois National Guards, of the 26th squadron there and remained but when Uncle Sam until transferred to Missouri as part of a beckoned to him for ser- volunteer cadre for overseas duty. Received vice in the pending war, conditioning training in Missouri and was he bobbed up serenely then sent to Chalmet Slip, Louisiana, where <«r»~r as a part of the Navy. supplies were to be picked up, weapons Looks good in his nni- issued, and the outfit shipped overseas. ^Hftj, form and those who Contracted malaria fever the first day in l//fjljf know him best are sat- Louisiana and was sent to the hospital 1|H isfied that he will do where I was kept until three days after his bit. Mrs. Brownlow outfit shipped out. Now chief clerk with ntly advised that Charles had un- Property and Supply Division and Battalion an operation lor removal of appen- Sergeant in charge of field training and that he is making a good recovery.