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November 1, 1948
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Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.
Copyright, 1948, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.
SUPERVISION CHANGES INVOLVE PROMOTION AND TRANSFER
OF SEVEN IN MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY DIVISION
The most recent changes in the foreman of the Balance & HairHamilton Manufacturing and spring Assembly department on
Quality Divisions involve the pro- September 1, 1948. Before being
motion and transfer of seven em- appointed to his
ployees effective since August 11th. n e w
position,
The list includes: Richard W. Clair was a suSlaugh (Product Performance), per visor in the
Philip J. Wendel (Assembly "A"), Spring Room.
Clair Shenk (Balance Hairspring From 1939 to
Assembly) , . W i 11 i am Fordney 1945, Clair has
(Dial), Raymond Musser (Heat worked in FinTreating), Kenneth N. Stehman ishing, Ch r o (Escape) and George T . Wolfe nometer Assembly, and the
(911M Unit) .
R. W. Slaugh, more familiarly Timing & CasSh enk
known as "Dick," was appointed ing Dep a rtments.
Clair
is
married
and the
supervisor of the Product Performance section on September 1. fath er of a 16 months old son,
He has been a Hamiltonian for 29 Clair, Jr., known as "J ibby." Beyears, starting as an er rand boy fore coming to Hamilton, Clair
in Finishing on July 17, 1919. Prior worked two years at Stehli Silk.
to taking over
He lists as his hobbies, golf and
his new duties,
bowling and is a member of the
Dick was foreBarons Social Club.
man of AssemBill Fordney was transferred
bly "A." During
from Works Laboratory to the
his car eer here,
Dial Department in a supervisory
he has worked
capacity on August 16, 1948. He
in Service, Inwas given the title of "General
spection,
Fuze
Job Boss, Dial
o a d i ng, R eChemistry," with
s e a r c h EngiSlaugh
jurisdiction over
neering, Timing & Casing and As- all operations in
sembly R esearch.
the department
He is the father of two son s, that effect the
Dick, J r., 20, and J erry, 17. Dick, appearan ce
of
Jr., is a student at Carnegie Tech, t h e dial.
Bili
while J erry attends F.&M. Both started at Hamboys formerly worked at Hamil- ilton on Febr ton. Dick's father , William J . ary 14, 1930 in
Fordney
Slaugh, works in Damaskeening, the Machine Shop. In November
while R. W .'s younger brother, of the same year, he was transJim, is employed in Process Plan- ferred to Works Lab where he
ning.
worked until he took over his
Dick's hobbies are many. He present job in Dial. Bill is marlikes golf, bowling, gardening, r ied and the father of three chilshow card lettering, choral work dren, Billy, Jr., and twin girls,
and civic affairs. He is a member Phyllis a nd Elain e. He lists as
of the Zion Lutheran Church. His his hobbies stamp collecting, golf
club or society affiliations include, and reading. He is a member of
Foreman's Club, Y.M.C.A., Over- the Masonic Lodge ar1d the Amerlook Golf Club and the Horologi- ican Electroplaters Society.
Ray Musser was tran >ferred
cal Institute of America.
P . J . Wendel was appointed from th e Works Lab into Heat
foreman of Assembly "A" on Sep- Treating on June 11, 1948. - Ray
tember 1. H e was transferred to works in a suthat department from Balance & pervisory capacHairspring Assembly where h e ity in Heat
Treating. He is
operated as foreman.
Phil started at Hamilton on a ssistant to Al
March 19, 1919, which gives him a Marks and a sdepartrecord of 29 yea rs with the Com- sumes
mental responpany. He began
sibility in Al's
his career in the
absence.
Ray
Finishing D e {
Musser
s t a r t e d as a
partment, moved
chemist in Works Lab on April
to Timing &
4, 1941. H e worked in that deCasing and then
pa rtm ent until his transfer. Beinto the Spring
fore coming to Hamilton, Ray was
Room. Before
a chemist at the Con estoga Cotton
coming to HamMills for 16 years. H e is married
ilton, he worked ~--"""''-'
and has one son, Robert, a twofor the VallorWendel
bes Jewel Company a n d Bethle- year older. Ray has been a memhem Steel. Phil is the father of ber of the Moose Bowling Associasix children, five girls a n d one tion for 19 years. He also belongs
boy. His hobbies include sports of
to the American Society for Metall sorts, gardening, flowers and
youth pr ograms. He is a member a ls. His hobbies inclu de model
of the Sacred Heart Church and railroading, bowling a n d photohis club or society affiliations in- graphy. He is a member of St.
clude the K n ights of Columbus
Anthony's Church.
and the Burger Catholic Club.
Ken neth W. Stehman joined the
Clair Shenk, w h o started at
Hamilton on September 1, 1938, in Hamilton Watch Compa ny F ebruTiming & Casin g, became acting a r y 10, 1947, wor king as a dis-
patcher under H . L. Rober ts in
the Automatic Department. On
August 20, 1948, .----------.
he became a job
boss in the Escape
Department.
Ken is married and lives in
Landisville. He
is a graduate of
Millersville State
Teachers C o I - '----'
lege. Before joinStehman
ing th e Company, Ken taught
school at West Lampeter, Pequea
Township and Earl Township. He
lists as his hobbies nature study,
American Indian relics and old
books.
George: ·wolf moved from job
boss in charge of 721 units in the
Finisti.ng Department to job boss
in full char ge of 911 M unit on
September 8, 1948.
George sta r ted working at Hamilton on August 17, 1931 as an errand boy in the Technical Experimental section. I n 1934 he was
transferred to the - - - - - - - Assembly division and the following year he
went into Finishing. W h en
the war broke
out he became
an inspector in
Time Fuze. On
Sept. 16, 1942, he .__~-.J
mtered the NaW olf
vy. He was in the service for three
years, spending 20 months in Brazil. He held the rank of a First
Class Petty Officer. Honorably
discharged in 1945, he returned to
his job boss position in charge of
721 units in Finishing. George is
married. His hobby is sports. He's
a m ember of the Sacred Heart
Church and also belongs to the
American Legion.
NEW AGREEMENT
NEGOTIATED
As this issue goes to press,
word h as been r eceived that
!I. new a g r eem en t h as ht-en
negotiated and signed by
the Hamilton Watch Compa n y and t h e Hamilton
Watch Worker s Union, affiliated wit h the American
W atch Worker s Un ion, t h a t
will be effective until N ovember 1, 1949. Copies of
the n ew cont ract will be dist ributed w h en r eceived from
the printer s.
Third Quarter Report
Released By Board
Candidates Announced
For HRA Election
Candidates for the 1948-49 Hamilton Recreation Association election, November 1 to 12, have been
announced.
For president the can didates are
Dick Tshudy, Garth Hacker and
Gil Warner, all of Timing & Casing.
For th e job of secretary, the
competition is between Nancy
Brown <T&M Study) a n d Anna
Mae Snader (Sec. to G . P . L u ckey ) .
Running for the treasurer's post
are, Morell Smith (Budget) and
Marcia Hughes (Watch Research).
The vice-president's post will be
filled by the candidate for president who receives the second
highest n umber of votes.
All employees who j oin the HRA
during the d r ive which star ts on
November 1 and will r un until the
12th, will receive a ballot which
entitles them to vote for the above
candidates.
Membership Drive
Starts Nov. I to 12
The 1948-49 Hamilton Recreation Association membership drive
is set for November 1-12.
The goal this year is 1500 members.
You'll never get more for $1.00
in your life than an HRA membership offers you.
For a "buck" you'll have an
"in" on roller skating parties,
basketball and softball leagues for
both men and women employees,
pinochle tournament, tennis tournaments, mixed swimming parties,
quoit tournaments for both men
and women employees, the annual
Hamilton Family Picnic, t h e
Hamilton Chorus.
The HRA supplies the athletic
equipment for departmental picn ics. It helps financially in the
up-keep of two fin e tennis courts.
L et's swell t hat membership in
this new drive. A membership in
the HRA is a g r eat way to m eet
your fellow H amilton employees
by mixing. in t h e f un the HRA J
program gives you.
W£ AR£
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Vol. 6 No. 10
H er e
I s Digest Of Company
E arnings B y Presiden t
R. M. Kant
Earning figures f or the first nine
months became available this
week and were immediately released by the Board of Directors
for publication.
For the benefit of those who
may not have seen these figures
as published last week, they are
repeated below:
Gross Earnings
(n ine m onths) .. .. . ... .. $2,691,165
Advertising, selling
and admin istrative
expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,376,612
Inter est paid less
other income .. . . .. . . . . .
9,005
1,305,548
P rofit before Taxes
Provision for State
and Federal Income Tax 516,000
Net Income ... . ..... . .. . $ 789,548
This estimated income for the
first nine month period is pr ior to
the payment of any dividend. It
should be of inter est to all of us
that we are requestin g Hamilton
stock holders to accept a smaller
dollar return on their investment
now than they were receiving
n_rior to the war, and prior to the
Inc r ease m living costs that has
affected all of us- including our
stockholders.
Earnin gs for the third quarter
of t his year wer e $249,976 as
compar ed to $330,248 for the
second quarter. This reduction,
while regrettable, is due in large
part to a somewhat lower sales
volume in the third quarter than
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Volume 6
Number 10
C. U. Directors Scale
Amberson Mountain
EDITORIAL BOARD
WALLACE BORK, Chair., Prod. Control
J. ED. MILLER, Case Order Division
MARGARET SHADE, Chem. and Met. Res.
HAZEL KELLER, Case Office
EDITORIAL STAFF
General News and Production, CHARLES H . FREY
Personnel Consultant, R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr.
Copyright, 1948, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.
Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted.
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
NOV. 1, 1948
Charley Book-Dude Williams Retire After
A Combined Total of 97 Yrs. Service Here
Charley Book and Dude Williams
lt's unusual to find two Hamilton employees who work in the same
department and who live six doors apart in the same neighborhood,
retiring on the same day.
This event took place in the Se rvice Department on September 30
when Charley Book and Rudolph "Dude" Williams retired with a combined total of 97 years service behind them.
Charley started at Hamilton in 1899, while "Dude" followed in 1901.
Their Se rvice Department mates presented them each with an envelope. In each envelope was apIJroximately $50.00.
Charley started in the Jeweling Room. He worked there for two
years. Then he was moved to Jewel Stripping, where he became assistant foreman in 1919. He operated as assistant foreman until 1940,
when he was moved into the Service Department where he worked
until his retirement.
"Dude," who played a Jot of trombone in bands throughout the
city in his younger days, began working at Hamilton in the Finishing
Department. He left the Company for a year to take a job with the
New York Standard Watch Company in Jersey City. Then he returned to Hamilton and again went to work in Finishing. In 1915 he
was shifted into the Service Department where he did "hospital" work
on railroad watches until his retirement.
Charley figures he'll take it easy from now on. He's going up in
the mountains for three weeks during hunting season for wild turkeys
and squirrels. Gunning, fishing and watching baseball games are
his favorite hobbies.
"Dude" and the Missus took off for Tampa, Florida, shortly after
he retired. If they like it down there, they'll stay. There's nothing
like a good horse race as far as "Dude's" concerned. He didn't say,
but he probably classes the bangtails as his hobby.
Charley has three children, two sons and a daughter. "Dude"
has two sons, Dick and Carl. Dick works in Maintenance, Carl in
Service.
Pinochle Tourney
To Start Nov. 22
An employee pinochle tournament will get underway on Monday, November 22, with the competition open to mixed doubles,
men's doubles and women's doubles teams.
Names must be submitted in
teams to Ken Weeks (Personnel)
not later than Monday, November
8, so that the committee in charge
can draw up the schedule.
Play in the tourney can be contested over the noon hour rest
periods in the cafeteria, in your
department or at home after
working hours. In other words,
where you and your opponents de·
cide to play is all right with the
committee, so long as you present your total scores of all games
to Weeks at the conclusion of
each round.
This being an HRA sponsored
tourney, prizes will be awarded to
the winners. For further info on
tourney play, see Weeks.
Cards for the tourney must be
supplied by the contestants.
This will be the first large pinochle tourney ever sponsored by
the HRA.
So come on all you pinochle
players, Jet's get those entries in
and make this tourney a big affair.
There were two distinct high
lights connected with the 6th annual Credit Union Moose Hunt
held October 1-2-3 at Camp Fair
Play, Centre Square, Perry County, as 13 Board of Directors and
officers of the Credit Union had
themselves a time:
(1) A 6'h mile hike featured by
a 2200 foot climb of Amberson
Mountain.
(2) Al Kleiner (Train) speaking
to a Sunday School Class while
Russ Hershey (Supv. Stocks &
Stores), Ray Dirks (Machine
Shop), Al Mathews (Training
Supv.) and Harry Hovis (Works
Lab.) formed a quartet that sang
a song during the Sunday School
meeting.
Reports have it that on the 6 1h
mile hike which started at Fowler's Hollow, some three miles from
Camp Fair Play, there were many
deer and coon tracks spotted as
the group walked along a quiet
trout stream. Some one in the
group decided that Amberson
Mountain would be fun to scale
so it was decided to attempt the
tre k. Everybody reached the top
of the peak without too much exertion except Harold Herr and
Ray Dirks, who were slightly out
of physical fettle. When the hike
was completed the boys returned
to camp, tired but hungry.
·
The following Sunday morning
the group went to the Trinity Lutheran Church in New Germantown . It was here that the small
but appreciative congregation was
allowed to hear the voices of Dirks,
Mathews, Hershey and Hovis,
while Kleiner spoke to the group.
To top it off the Sunday's collection was increased $18.00 as the
Hamilton group were in a giving
mood.
Others in the group included
Clarence Smith (Friction Jeweling), Roland Bitzer (Assembly
"B"), Ed Schwar (Maintenance),
Christ Steckervetz (Bal. & F. S.>,
Johnnie Rohrer (Finishing) Henny Starr (Small Tool) and Matt
Hauser (Train).
Employees Skating
Party November 12
There is an HRA sponsored
roller skating party listed for Friday, November 12, at Rocky
Springs.
All Hamilton employees are invited. There will be no admission
charge. All you have to do is
show your Hamilton pass. Each
employee is entitled to bring a
guest.
The skating starts at 7 :30 p. m.
For an evening of fun, join the
party and roll your troubles away.
We can all be proud that sa
f ew acci den ts occur at Hamilton,
but ta hel p ma intain this fine
record, please use reasonable core
in movement t hru the ha lls and
on the stairs of the factory buildings.
AROUND THE TOWERS
There's a new book in the stores and bookshops throughout America these days ... . Its title is, "The Spanglers" . .. . Its author is Henry
Castor, a Lancaster High School grad, class of '26 .... In that same
class with Henry were Sam Rohrer (Personnel) and Noah Buckwalter
(Service) .. . . In "The Spanglers" both are characters .... Sam is known
as Bull Rohrer, a sergeant in a Pennsylvania regiment during the
Civil War, while Noah is known as Noisy Buckwalter, a soldier in
Rohrer's regiment .... Castor wrote the book in Florida .... It's about
a Lancaster County family during the Civil War Days.
Dick Vaughan (Cost Analysis), who has falsies both upper and
lower, got a notice from his dentist to come in for a six month cavity
check-up .... The editor of this column took to dark glasses during the
middle of September because of an ulcerated eye and immediately the
pennies began falling .. . . Well, that's one way of making dough .. ..
Jack Leaman (Purchasing) was ma.rried to Lonnie Johnstone (Dial &
Mat 1 Stores) recently .... John Owen (Personnel) is now taking an
advanced psychology course at Penn State .... He'll be back at Hamilton next year.
Little Benny Gifford, whose pappy works in Crystallography, was
born Sept. 20 .... Young Ben got his name from his Mom's father ....
Johnnie Gebhart, who used to work for Joe Gegg in Production Control, is now working for a local motor car concern . . . . The other night
Johnnie was sent out on a call .... It happened to be Ape Burkhart
(Service), who insisted that his fuel pump was shot .... Johnnie put
a new fuel pump in Abe's car, but it had no effect ... . Johnnie then
asked Abe if he had enough gas .... Abe said, "Natch" .... When the
indicator showed empty, Abe was convinced he didn't need a fuel
pump in the first place.
Add famous comebacks: Amy Kline (Service) with his new teeth.
.... John Fox (Plate) didn't want so much dough in his chicken .p ot
pie the other noontime, according to waitress Mabel Falk, who served
him . . .. Fred Huehnergarth (Case Office) issued a parcel permit to
Stella Sigman (Case) so that she could get her cold treated in the
third floor dispensary .... Yeah, it confused the nurses too, Fred . . ..
We saw Christmas tree light for sale in the Five & Dime on Sept.
24 . .. . You should have seen the Hamilton employees buying them up.
.... According to a story that Anna Mae Snader (Sec. to G. P. Luckey)
heard the other day, Tony Zale, the ex-middleweight boxing champ
who dropped his marbles to Marcel Cerdan on Sept. 20, punched a
guy in the pan the following night in an eating house in Ephrata ....
Anna Maisey, we doubt that one.
We understand John Dudley (Watch Research) had a bonanza
crop of potatoes this year .... Our Uncle Filbert, he's the one with the
hole in his h ead, informs us that "Murf" Murphy (Sta tistics) yelps
when she's riding in a bus that comes close to whamming a machine.
.... We're mighty happy to see Florence Blumenshine (Sec. to Murray
Gould) back at work after a recent throat operation .. Flossie dropped
a few pounds, but looks fit as a fiddle ... . Ed Breen (Machine Shop)
sez he can't see anything interesting about F. & M.'s football team ...
There's nothing tricky about 'em. They use the same old powerhouse
business, is Ed's reason.
The Hamilton Honor Roll located on the wall of the first landing
inside the West Tower has 460 employee's names on it with a combined total of 10,625 years of service behind them .... Ed Hendricks
(Material Sales) isn't making any predictions about his son, Tommy's
grid future at McCaskey High .... He sez the kid's doing all right and
h e likes Cliff Hartman, the Jay Vee coach . .. Dick Adams (Metals Process) and Arlene Randier were married on Sept. 20 at Zion Lutheran
Church in Manh eim .... They honeymooned at Caledonia Park.
That slick little cartoon on Fire Prevention Week which appeared
in September TIMELY TOPICS was drawn by Charley Sheldon (Engineering Services) . ... The cartoon "Take It Easy" which appears in
this issue, and many other up-to-date cartoons on timely subjects
throughout the factory all drawn by Sheldon will appear in following
editions .... Bob Ulmer (Automatic) has established a "Must Hate Inspectors Week," according to Ken Trees (Inspection) .. . . Just when
the seven days has been set aside hasn't been announced .. . . Frank
Remley (Prod. Con.) sez he turned down the job of mgr. of the N. Y.
Yankees ..... . They kinda decorated Dick Shock's bench in the Machine Shop on Monday, October 4th ... . It seems the Mccaskey High
football team blew its first decision of the season to Lebanon the Saturday previous and since Dick is an ardent rooter for the Tornado,
the boys decided it would be a good time to dig him about it.
If you're in terested in a pair of girl's white shoe roller skates,
also a. pair of white shoe figure skates, both size 5, you might contact
Les Sherr (Eng. Records), his wife wants to sell 'em•. . .. If you'd sooner call Les' wife directly, buzz h er at 3-7088 any time during the day ..
For $75.00 Carroll Shearer (Model D ept.) will sell you a Westinghouse
refrigerator . ... A new unit was installed in 1942 ... . The refrigerator
is in excellent work ing condition .... If you know of a house in Atlantic City for sale, contact R ita. Ga.Ilse (Train) .. . . She visits the place
so often it would be cheaper for her to live there and come home for
vacation.
Ernie Mester (Sect. Supt.) has a son, Ernie, Jr., who is presently
studying law at Notre Dame . ... The boys in the Machine Shop were
highly aroused recently when Earl Myers (Chuck Specialist) came to
work after a scuffle with a skunk .... We understand that Leah and
Betty Eshleman, both of Train, have gone to the dogs-shows that is.
.... Since Barney Ewell got himself a house for his athletic achievements in the track world, many Hamilton ex-athletes are figuring on
staging comebacks .... For example, Ken Weeks (Personnel) is doing
morn ing and night exercises with a pair of steel grips in an effort to
strengthen his torso.
B ill B eeps (Finishin g) wouldn't mind knowing the origin of the
name H amilton . ... We'll have to dig that one up Bill, a n d report
back to you shortly .... If you want to hear Bob Gauker (Service)
talk fast and long, just start jibbering about motor boats .. .. The kid's
a n authority on 'em.
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CHOP TALK
We meant to use this chunk of
info in Sept's T.T. but we're jamed for space and filed it in the
"hold" box ... It was lateraled to
us by Carolyn Delaney, the Dorothy Kilgallen of the Finishing
secto ... She gets an assist on the
play since it was handed to her
by a couple of Pearl Bucks in the
same dept. .. It's about a corn and
dog jam session created by the
"Oiling Line" of Finishing at
Buchmiller's Park some fortnights
ago ... The fire builders for the
shindig were Dottie Brown, Nancy
Andrews and Mary Jane Stewart
... This trio of "babes in the
woods" bused it to the park, toting
complete fire building equipment,
including wood and matches ...
When the rest of the .gang arrived
the fire was snortin' like a punch
drunk bull in a china shop ... The
chief transporter was Mrs. Stanley Wiker, who had the family
hack in operation ... Her husband
was the chief corn roaster so that
produced two chiefs out of the
same household ... The kids had a
good time, too ... Small fry like
Davey Wiker, Jimmie and Joan
Brown were whammin' wood and
roastin' the hybrid ... Anna Mae
Oster, who admitted before the
concert of munch started, that she
and corn didn't mix well, chopped out several solos on two of
the grained k eys . ... The affair
reached a point where it got sociable ... So sociable in fact that
Erma Piefer and Hazel Kilburn
shared an ear of corn .. . A touching sight if eve r you saw one . . .
Then there were Mary Garner and
Millie Zercher, who disposed of so
much corn, they breathed in sighs
.. . The highlight of the hoedown
occurred when a number of femmes were waiting to bus back
home ... Along came a stranger
<Charley Diller with glasses) who
offered them a lift in his four
wheeled tax deduction, a new Mercury ... Nine gals didn't let him
ask twice ... Enroute Melba Miller
said. "This is it. I always wanted
a ride in a new Studebaker." ...
Diller's cheaters still kept him a
secret until he unloaded the gals
in town when his identity as Mr.
Hush was discovered ... It was a
pip of a party and a lot of nice
people had fun .... Another top
notch athlete to join the ranks of
Hamilton is Leo Houck, Jr . . .. He's
a graduate of Miami University
where he plaved a lot of football
for the Hurricanes ... He also toted the hide for Catholic University
where he did Rome boxing- ... His
pappy is Leo Houck, well known
middleweight of yesteryears who
is the present boxing coach at
Penn State ... Leo. Jr., will work
for Joe Gegg in Production Control. .. Arlene Hoff (Sec. to Wyn
Davis) has a Pomeranian named
"Sandy" ... It's so small it would
look good on a hat .... Hamilton
Jost. a well liked and very sociable
little fellow when Joe Fratantuono, who worked for a short time
as errand clerk in Damaskeening,
passed away in early October . ..
Leon Aument, who used to work
in Plate, but who is now a Marine, visited the factory on October 7 .... The guy looks terrific
... He gained some height and
added some poundage ... He's a
Pfc. at Cherry Point, N. C.
Two Too Many
Two lost time accidents
occurred in the factory during September. This is an
increase of one over August.
One of these accidents occurred in the Statistics Department, the other in the
Plate
Department.
Let's
work and think safety every
minute we are on the job
and make the months ahead
perfect safety months.
GRANULAR GRANNY
Bowling Tournament
Listed For Nov. 27
A mixed doubles bowling tournament is on the HRA sports docket
for Saturday, November 27, at
Duffy's Bowl-0-Drome.
The committee in charge of the
tourney consists of Bob Wenzel
and Charley Sharpe, both of Assembly "B."
Cash prizes and trophies will be
awarded the winners. There will
be prizes given for high team triple and high team single with and
without handicap, high single Men
and high single Women, and high
triple Men and high triple Women.
The entry fee is $1.25 per person.
All entries should be turned in to
Wenzel or Sharpe no later than
Wednesday, November 17. On all
entries the individual's department, average and preferred time
should be included.
The tourney. will operate on
four shifts, 10:00 a. m ., 12:00 noon,
2:00 and 4 :00 p. m.
This is the first time in the history of the HRA that a Fall mixed
doubles toruney has been included
on the program.
The HRA will conduct another
tournament in the Spring.
The Fall t o u r n a m e n t was
prompted by the many requests
from employees who enjoy mixed
doubles play.
Met. Research Lab
In Photo Exhibit
The Metallurgical Research
Laboratory entered eight photomicrographs in the Third Metallographic Ex h i b i t at the 30th
National Metals Congress of the
American Society of Metals held
at the Commercial Museum, Philadelphia, on October 25-29.
The eight photomicrographs entered were in six classifications:
(1) . Tool Steels, (2). Irons and
Alloy Steels, (3). Stainless and
Heat Resisting Steels and Alloys,
(4). Heavy Nonferrous Metals and
Alloys, (5). Weld Structures and
(6). Macrographs of Metallurgical
Objects or Operations.
This is the second year the
Metallurgical Research Laboratory
has entered photomicrographs in
the competition. In 1947 they
were unsuccessful in winning any
of the awards. This year with the
experience they gained, they are
displaying their photos in a more
impressive format.
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In examining a piece of Armco
Iron on the Metalloscope in the
Metallurgical Research Laboratory
the other day, Ned Aurand came
across a very unusual structure
having the resemblance of the
head of an old lady. This prompted Ned to take a picture of the
head at a high magnification-500
times normal size. The boys in
the Met Lab named the old dame,
Granular Granny.
Drescher, Franklin,
Mester, Raver Speak
"Where Have We Been? Where
Are We Going?" That unusual
title was the theme of the September 20th meeting of the Hamilton Management Association held
in the auditorium with 120 members in attendance.
The speakers, E. W. Drescher
(Supt. Production Eng.), E . L .
Mester (Sect. Supt.), F. S. Franklin, (Asst. Sales Mgr.) , and Roland
"Bob" Raver (Budget Director)
compared the possible outlook of
1948 and 1949 with 1941 and attempted to take a peek into the
future in their respective fields.
Drescher spoke from the engineering viewpoint, Franklin from
the sales side of the picture, Mester from the manufacturing angle, while Raver gave some insight from the costs viewpoint.
Presiding over the meeting was
James W . Farmer (Process Eng.)
president of the HMA. Introducing the speakers was Ed Shubrooks (Chief Chemist).
NEXT INTER-COUNTY HOSPITALIZATION
SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD IS JANUARY
A good resolution for 1949 would
be to join the Inter-County Hospitalization P lan through your Hamilton Federal Credit Union. The
next period for membership is
January 1 to 31 with the benefits
becoming effective February 1.
Sickness and accidents requiring hospitalization strike without
warnin g. Where a family is concerned, it is many times a "good
buy" to join the Inter-County Hospitalization Plan, because the rates
are low enough to make it a painless way of protecting yourself
and your family against unexpected hospital bills.
At the present time there are
1,008 Hamilton employees and
their 1,226 dependen ts enrolled in
Inter-County Hospitalization.
Here are the monthly Group
Rates for the straight Hospitalization Plan:
Individual ................... $1.00
Husband & Wife ........ 2.00 (M)
Husband, wife & children 2.50 (M)
Widow(er) & one child . .... . 1.50
Widow(er) & two or more
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
Dependents (in same household): Adults .............. 1.00
Minors (under 19) . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Maternity care in cluded at rates
indicated by (M).
The Hospitalization Plan entitles you to these services in each
subscription year: (1). 30 days of
hospital care at any "participating
hospital" for which the plan will
pay up to $7.50 per day for semiprivate room a n d board and general nursing care. (By "participating hospital" is meant any non profit hospital within a 50-mile
radius of the hospitals which sponsor the plan.) (2). $1.50 per day,
after 30 days, for 120 days. (3).
All routine laboratory examinations. (4). Operating room (as often as necessary). (5). Drugs and
medications including penicillin,
streptomycin and oxygen, up to
$25.00. (6). X-ray examinations,
up to $35.00. (7). Special laboratory examinations, up to $25.00.
(8). Electrocardigrams, up to
$15.00. (9). Anaesthesia, up to
$15.00. (10). Metabolism tests, up
to $10.00.
Through Inter-County Hospitalization it is also possible to secure
Medical-Surgical and S u r g i c a I
Plans. Naturally, these are at a
slightly h i g h e r rate than the
straight Hospitalization Plan.
For further information stop in
at Credit Union Office on the first
floor of the new offioe building and
secure a pamphlet entitled "What
Would You Do".
CHARLEY MILLER, HAMILTON JOB BOSS,
WRITES AND MEMORIZES POETRY FOR A HOBBY
Charley Miller looks anything but like a guy who writes poetry.
He's bald-headed. Most poets are long hairs. He doesn't have a
beard like most poets do, and he doesn't live by himself in an attic.
Charley, who is 37, has been punching a clock at Hamilton for 15
years. He's a Job Boss in Train, supervising the cutting of teeth on
most of the train wheels.
Poetry is strictly a 19-year-old hobby with him. He studied the
stuff under Sara Bitner and Ernie Kilgore at Lancaster High in 1929.
They were his only tutors. The rest of the way it was out of books.
He goes for sonnets. Says they're tougher to write and there's
something about the meter of a
sonnet that gives him a buzz. The
only trouble with a sonnet, according to this 20th century Longfellow, is that they're tougher for the
reader to absorb.
While he could paper his room
with rejection slips, many of
his works have gonged the bell
with magazines and newspapers
throughout Uncle Sam's territory.
Recently he composed a sonnet
called, "Peace", which r a n with an
article in the Christian H e rald
labeled, "Crusade Against Chaos"
by Dr. Daniel Polling.
For a good many years Charley's poems have been featured in
TIMELY TOPICS' Christmas isCharley Miller
sues. During World War II, he wrote a poem for the National Red
Cross Drive which received wide recognition. Some years ago he
contributed his works and presented them in conjunction with Hamilton Chorus broadcasts and appearances. He has also written
hundreds of short verses for birthdays and anniversaries fo'r his
Hamilton friends.
Recently, a poem, "To Blackie", appeared on the editorial page
of the Intel!. It was about a neighborhood dog, hit by a careless
driver who failed to stop after the accident. The sentimentality of
the poem touched the hearts of many Lancastrians who sent their
requests into the Intell office for copies of the poem.
Charley has a terrific capacity for memorizing. By h eart he
can jibber off some 300 of the best poems in English literature.
He doesn't need atmosphere to compose. He does admit his cot.
tage along the Little Conestoga furnishes as good a spot as any.
Charley doesn't take writing seriously. It's a case of doing what
comes naturally. Looking ahead, he hopes someday to be free to
devote his full time to poetry. That's a dream. Sitting on a pair of
crossed fingers, he wants odds that it'll come true.
1948 Report
(Continued from Page 1, Col. 5)
in the second. Factory vacation
naturally interfered somewhat
with production, and consequently with sales. We have been able
to continue distribution of product
as rapidly as it has become available for sale.
An estimate of earnings for the
year as a whole cannot be made
with any accuracy because of the
impossibility of knowing whether
the year-end inventory will show
discrepancies that have not been
anticipated. We can expect a continued strong demand for all
grades of Hamilton watches between now and Christmas. Sales
will be limited by production but
certainly should be larger than
for any earlier three month period
this year. It is hoped that profits
will also show a corresponding increase.
Estimating for 1949 at this time
must be completely surrounded by
"ifs" beyon d our control. We are
plannin g for a continuing level of
production that is even greater
than our present rate. This is in
anticipation of a continued phenomenally high level of sales that
certainly cannot be considered assured. Any possibility, however, of
developing a still greater volume
in 1949 should not be ignored, and
your company is preparing to take
advantage of this sales opportunity, if it can be developed. Continued large sales volume, in addition to individual sincere effort
toward greater efficiency, is the
most desirable way to stay competitive in a market that is growing more competitive each month.
Middle Aisle Notes
The Meck twins, Marian and
Martha, who work in the Case Office, were married on Saturday,
September 25.
Marian became the bride of
James R. Graybill, while Martha
became the wife of J. Mark Bushong. The double wedding took
place in the Willow Street Evangelical and Reformed Church with
the Reverend Norman Shollenberger performing the ceremony.
Mr. & Mrs. Graybill went to
Florida on their honeymoon, while
Mr. & Mrs. Bushong honeymooned
at th e Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Joan Elzabeth Merig became the
bride of Sam Gast (Supv. of the
Watch Vault) on September 11.
The wedding took place in the
Christ Lutheran Church.
Beatrice Mooney (Bal. & Flt.
Steel) became the bride of Bill
Mack, an inspector in the Press
Dept., on Saturday, October 9 in
St. James Episcopal Church.
TICK TOCK XMAS
GIFT TO EUROPE
The Tick Tock Club in conjunction with the Young-Adult Department of the Y.W.C.A. will send
Christmas packages to Europe's
needy, it was announced recently
by a 'rick Tock official.
The Tick Tock Club, with Emma Frick (Material Sales) acting
as president, has been sending
Christmas boxes to · Europe for
the past few years.
The next business meeting of
the Tick Tock Club will be held at
the Y.W.C.A. on November 9, at
which time movies of California
and the Canadian Rockies will be
shown.
Timely Topics
•
SPORTS SHOP
•
Catty Souders (Machine Shop) was a spectator at the California
·s. Navy game at Baltimore on Sept. 25 .... Speaking of spectators,
Job Melsom (Material Sales) was in the stands at Franklin Field on
lept. 18 when Jordan Olivar's Villanova Wildcats bumped Texas A&M,
4-14 .... Bob says Ralph Pasquariello, 225 pound Villanova fullback, is.
rrific .... Nurse Susie Bable is captain of the Pines team in the City
i:.adies Duck Pin League .... This note comes a little late, but in the
irst week of kegling in the Hamilton Men's League, Johnnie Sheetz
!Escape) cracked a 598 triple and Warren Harnish (Machine Shop)
lipped a 227 single ... . Jerry Wagner, ex-Mccaskey High star who is
iow galloping at halfback for John Fischer's Millersville State Teachirs, is the kid brother of Bob Wagner (Watch Research) .... Dick
rshudy (T&C), president of the H.R.A. Men's Softball circuit, says
!he cooperation was 100% this season .... Fred Walz! (Accts. Pay.
;upv.), is for putting a player limit on football teams the same as
!hey do in baseball.
Through the fine cooperation of many Hamilton employees who
urchased tickets for the "Salute To Barney Ewell" nite on Sept. 29,
jh e H.R.A. turned over $250.00 from the sale of 500 tickets to the comnittee in charge .... Many Hamilton employees, who are following the
lortunes of McCaskey High this season on the gridiron, inform us that
Jlarence Hendrickson's Tornado machine doesn't operate nearly as
1moothly as the ones produced by Woody and Boyd Sponaugle .... Ken
f1Veeks (Personnel) once won a pool handicap tourney at the Elks
Jlub .... One of the entertainers on the Barney Ewell show was Charey Debus (Prod. Con.), a weight-lifter .... Ken McMillen (Damas'eening) is one of the busiest grid officials in this area ... Russ Kuhns
Dial) and Dick Weaver of the same department, played on the 1981
t..ancaster High football team, one of the finest clubs ever produced
ruder Dick Madison at the Tornado school. . . . Russ was a right half>aek, while Dick played right end .... Russ then played three years at
lnllersville State Teachers followed by terms with All Lancaster,
R.ialto and the West End Gray Ghosts . ... Dick played with All Lan:aster and Wes~ End . ... Mick McFadden, the singing Maintenance
~n, bowls in th'e St. Anthony League.
Wyn Davis (Dir. of Planning) thinks the future looks bright for
}eorgie Stidham, the local jockey .... Speaking of racing, Harry Miller
(Cafeteria) is still picking winners . ... Figures he'll be able to buy
~imself a suit and top coat before long .... Harvey Law (Traffic) came
~ut of a ball game down in Philly before it was over and walked into
11. nearby tap room .... From the time he left the park to the time he
, ntered the pub, the game was tied up .... So he viewed the extra
.nnings via television .. .. Bob Wilson (Purchasing) wonders if Dick
Vaughan (Cost Analyst) would concede victory to Notre Dame if it
[Jlayed F .&M. in football . ... If it was muddy, we doubt it, Bob ... Ever
;ince he was a kid, Blake Dulaney (Sales) has always been a Notre
bame rooter . . .. Frank Bitzer (Tabulating) is an ardent reader of big
game books .... Paul Seibel (Sales) liked the Tony Zale - Marcel Cerdan middleweight fiasco on Sept. 21 .... Regardless of what the experts say, Bill Diug.,s (Process Plan) is str~nging along with his alma
mammy Villanova in all the football pools .... On a theatre-like marquee sign, hanging high in Wembley Stadium, scene of the past
Olympic Games in London, was this quotation by Baron de Coubertin, "The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but
taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting
well."
Frank Kozicki (Prod. Con.) goes on record as naming Notre
Dame as the top team for 1948 . . .. Uoo, you gambler, you .... We heard
a good crack at the football game the other nite .. .. This one kid says,
"Our line is so tough, we have to chain 'em to the boiler house and
feed 'em raw meat." .... We wonder if and when "The Olympic Games
of 1948" film, an A. J. Arthur Rank production, produced by Castle~on Knight, and released by Eagle Lion films will hit our town .. . .. .
It definitely should be highly worth seeing .... With gunning season
holding sway now, maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to re-state the
Ten Commandments of Safety as set down by The Sporting Arms
and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute .. .. (1). Treat every gun
with the respect due a loaded gun .... (2). Qarry only empty guns,
taken down or with the action open, into your automobile, camp, and
home .... (S). Always be sure that the barrel and action are clear of
obstructions .... (4). Always carry your gun so that you can control
the direction of the muzzle even if you stumble . . .. (5). Be sure of your
target before you pull the trigger . ... (6). Never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot .. .. (7). Never leave your gun unattended unless you unload it first .. . . (8). Never climb a tree or a fence
with a loaded gun .. .. (9). Never shoot at a flat, hard surface or the
surface of the water .... (10). Do not mix gunpowder and alcohol.
Erla Witmer (Plate), who is secretary of the Retail Ladies Bowling L eague and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Lancaster chapter of the
Women's International Bowling Congress, bowls with the Hertzler's
team in the Retail loop .... In fact, the Shenk Bros. Sporting Goods
team in this same circuit is composed of all Hamilton employees ....
They are Jane Hougendobler (Plate), Jean Hertzler (DiaD, Verna Wile
(B&FS) and Vivian Trimble, Betty Welsh and Grace Ursprung, all
of the Plate Dept.. .. . Also kegling in the Retail wheel are: Meda
Clarkson (Assembly "A") with Miller's, Evelyn Campbell (Escape)
with Kay's, Anna Margaret Severino (Train) with Kranich's and Mollie King (Plate) with Bitzer's.
Clarence Reese (Purchasing) was talking about his son, Dick, who
is now enrolled as a freshman at Princeton .... Dick, who worked for
a time this summer in the Case Department for Fred Huehnergarth,
was quite a basketball player at McCaskey last season .... Dick informed his Dad that he has been scouring around the Tiger campus
in search of some buddies who will also be out for the Princeton
Frosh team . ... So far he has contacted about thirty and the smallest
one of the group is 6 ft. 8 in. .... The tallest being a 6 ft. 9 in. Westerner . .. ... Sounds like the Princetonians will be a good bet on the
wooden way in a few years.
We give you TIMELY TOPICS 1948 Ali American, ends, Barney
Poole, Mississippi, and Leon Hart, Notre Dame; tackles, Buddy Burris, Oklahoma, and John Goldsberry, Indiana; guards, Leo Nomellini,
Minnesota, and Bill Fischer, Notre Dame; center, Chuck Bednarik,
Pennsylvania .. . . The backfield is Norm Van Brocklin, Oregon, Jackie
Jensen, California, Charley Justice, North Carolina and Doak Walker,
S.M. U.
Girls' Court Loop
Awaits Nov. Decision
With only a final November decision necessary to make it official, the formation of a Lancaster
City & County Girls' Basketball
League seems highly favorable,
according to
the
discussion
thrown open on the subject at the
October 12th third annual L.C.&C.
Girls Softball circuit banquet held
at Wiggins Restaurant.
With a gathering of 48 employees from five city and county
industries, including an attendance of 12 from Hamilton, seated
around the festive boards, the discussion on the court league was
well received with Hamilton going ahead and electing Alice
Johnson (Dial) and May Evans
(Orders) co-captains to lead this
Company's team.
The basketball league is a direct
follow-up of the highly successful
softball circuit which was won by
RCA this year.
Before the court league is definitely given the "green light," officials who are endeavoring the
formation of it, are apxious to
have a few more industries place
teams in the league. As matters
stand at the present time, five
companies, Armstrong, Hubley,
RCA, New Holland Machine and
Hamilton, will definitely put teams
on the floor. The purpose of the
league is to promote a more
friendly feeling between the employees of the various industries.
The Hamilton employees present
at the banquet were: Woody Rathvon (Dial), H.R.A. president, Ken
Weeks (Personnel), Red Shanabrook (Fin.), manager of the Girls'
Softball Team, and players, Alice
Johnson (Dial), Betty Marshall
(Spring Rm.>, Jean Graeff (Jewel
Mfg.), Bea Hershey (Case), Ida
Smeltz (Bal. Staff), Betty Forrey,
Sue Wiley and Helen Poorman,
all of Screw Mfg., and May Evans
(Orders).
Men's Basketball
League Formed
Albacore, Suckers
For Hamiltonians
Foultz and the Albacores
The albacore in the Manasquan
Inlet at Brielle, New Jersey, were
suckers for the Huntington drones
and feather lures cast into the
water by five Hamiltonians on
September 30.
Fishing from the 43 foot, twinengined cruiser, Mar-Bil, were: C.
M. Kendig (Chairman of the
Board of Directors), John Hall
(New York District Mgr.), Dave
Chapman (Salesman), Ted Franklin (Asst. Sales Mgr.) and Ray
Foultz (Statistics Supv.).
The Hamiltonians landed 21 albacore, the average weight being
10 to 12 pounds. Foultz caught
eleven of the total.
FOR SALE
10" Manheim Polyphase Slide
Rule. In good condition. Price
right. If interested contact Jack
Bigler (Metals Processing).
SHORTS
October 2nd was a big date in
the life of Merv Beck (Watch Re·
search) .... His wife presented him
with a nine pound, ten ounce,
baby boy named Greg Dudley
Beck ... The baby was born in the
General Hospital. .. It's the Beck's
first child .. Dick Vaughan had the
chance to become head wrestling
coach at F. & M., but he turned
it down .... Bob King (Plate) figures the Dewey-Truman battle
will be closer than he formerly
predicted .... In case you didn't
know, TIMELY TOPICS received
its name from Mrs. R. E. Smith,
who submitted the title in a contest back in July 1943 .... She received a $25.00 war bond for her
efforts ... "Have a Philip, Morris,"
said a guy to Morris Shearer (Automatic) the other day . . Bing Miller (Assem."A") bet Russ Rhoads,
errand boy in that dept., that the
Phillies wouldn't win the 1948
World Series ... Russ took the bet
and can't figure out how he lost ..
Ed Breen, Jr., (Assem. "B") saw
the Michigan-Northwestern game
at Ann Arbor, Saturday, Oct. 16 ..
Didn't have any tickets when he
went out but picked up the number needed when he landed at the
stadium .. . . On the way home Ed
stopped in Cleveland to see the
Cleveland Rams bump Buffalo ....
The Hamilton Men's Bowling
League will have a party for its
members at the GBU on Thursday evening, November 18 ... . For
members it's free .... If you want
to bring guests it'll cost them $1.50
per person .. . . The affair will start
at 7 p. m . and continue until the
wee hours .... Guest fees must be
in Charley Cibos' hands no later
than Nov. 11 .. Don't eat too much
turkey on Thanksgiving, mates ...
That's it for now.
The Men's 1948-49. Inter-Departmental Basketball League will begin operation on November 29 at
the John Reynolds Junior High
gym.
The players are raring to go
with five teams thus far entered
in the competition.
They include Finishing, Assembly Research, Timing & Casing,
Production Control and the Training School.
The Finishing team will be composed of Glenn Arnold, Dick
Keene, Bob Sullenberger, Dick
Carvell, Tom McGinnis, Norm
Nixdorf and Charley Witmer.
The Training School will have:
Everett Rapp, Bob Williams, Carl
Erickson, Bob Beck, Bill Sauer,
Jim Patton, Dick Harple. The
manager will be Charley Hickey,
while his assistant will be Darvin
Warfel.
The T & C roster includes: E .
Stoll, D. Williams, P. Yeagley, P.
Stauffer, T. Meister, B. Williams,
B. Erickson, G. Wolpert, W. Tout,
H . King, E. Gardner, G. Hacker,
C. Martin, C. King, C. Frey, G.
Warner and W. Breen.
Production Control will use Bill
Carey, Bill Stuempfle, Bill Hale,
Ed Fector, Bruce Waltz, George
Hart, Bob Wagner, Walt Cummings, Gene Barber, with Dave
Messersmith acting as captain.
Assembly Res. is composed of
John Trautman, John Jarrett,
Bob Ensminger, Earl Shrum, Ray
Barley, Albie Kopf, Jim Ault, Ted
Smith, Bing Miller, Charley Rittenhouse, B i 11 Bradley, Lloyd
Hambright, Don Gainer and Al
Burkman.
Finishing the regular HRA Men's Softball League season in third
place with 10 wins and 5 defeats, (Assembly Research and Service
were tied for first with 9 wins and 4 defeats), the Timing & Casing
team played great ball in the round robin play-offs to win four straight
games, beating Assembly Research, Plate and Service (twice), to cop
the 1948 pennant. The Timing & Casing players lined-up for the above
shot are: back row (I. tor.), Red Markley, Paul Stauffer, Ted Meister
and Connie Stoll. Third row (I. to r.), Garth Hacker, Red Burkman,
Dick Myers, Dick Williams and Harry Reisinger. Second row (I. tor.),
Pete Yeagley, Whitey Tout and Charley Frey. Front row (I. to r.),
Dick Tshudy (President of the league), and Gil Warner (Manager).
Players not present when picture was taken include Dick Gelhard,
Carl Gerlock and Paul Long.