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VACATIONS
SEPT. 1941
NO. 96
Muellerites Find Pleasure and Recreation
in Various Parts of the Country.
By Mabel Kirk
On J u l y 26, 1113' mother, brother, and I.
with two f r i e n d s , Floyd Grise of Oakley,
and l!ob Moore, l e f t Decatnr at 12:15 A. M .
for Lake O u e n . near Cable, Wisconsin, for
a week of f i s h i n g and sight-seeing. (By the
way, Bob is a b r o t h e r of .Aline Moore ol
the Cost Department.)
Beautiful Resort
.After an u n e v e n t f u l d r i v e of 548 miles,
we arrived at V i r g i n i a Beach cabins at 1:30
P.M. the same d a y . \ were soon loeated
in a l o v e l y c a b i n b u i l t of n a t u r a l b i r c h and
p i n e wood.
Eighteen Cabin Resort
This b e a u t i f u l s u m m e r resort consists of
18 cabins on the lake, a recreation hall,
bathing beach, and a n u m b e r of motor boats
for f i s h i n g . ' T h e boys were soon fishing,
w h i l e m o t h e r and I were resting in the
b e a u t i f u l f o r e s t o l b i r c h , pine, f i r a n d s p r u c e
timber. This lake is l o c a t e d in the Chequan-egon N a t i o n a l Forest. What few farms
t h e r e are in t h a t part of the c o u n t r y are
d ' l i r v f a r m s w i t h h e r d s of Holstcins and
Gurnsey c a t t l e . The crops are very late,
some of the. corn was not over six inches
h i g h , and a few fields of wheat and oats.
For over 200 miles we drove through
virgin lorest w i t h forest ranger towers every
few miles. The countrv is very rocky. On
the farms we saw rock fences and large
piles of rock cleaned f r o m the land. Tn the
forest are deer, bears, foxes, porcupine, and
other small fur bearing animals.
An Albino Deer
We drove to several places of interest.
One was the Nannakegon Park, w h e r e the
only A l b i n o deer ever k n o w n is in captivity.
She is one year old, raised since a small
f a u n by a f a m i l y living near there.
On T h u r s d a y we drove to Hayward, Wisconsin, 20 miles southwest of Cable, to attend an I n d i a n Pow Wow. Tt was an afternoon u e l l spent. I n d i a n s f r o m a reservation
nearby put on performaces at 2:30 and 7:30.
There was no charge, but at the close of
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VAUDEVILLE SHOWS BEGIN IN OCT.
With the shortening of the days and the
cooler evenings our thoughts turn again to
indoor sports and entertainments, and among
these is the vaudeville shows which have
become so popular for several years past.
The committee in charge is already making
preparations for the first show and are picking high, wide and fancy talent. What do you
think of artists from WGN station for an
eye opener? That is what we expect to
offer you. The committee is now negotiating
with the manager of this famous station,
one of the oldest and best in the country.
In October
The opening show will come to us in
October, but exact dates have not been
decided on definitely. These probable dates
will be Oct. 23 or 24. I n order to secure the
class of talent we have in mind it is necessary to give W'GN a little lee-way because their feature artists are in constant
demand from organizations in various parts
of the country.
Big Headliner
For instance, we wish to present to you
as our head-liner, Bob Elson. Many of our
organization have heard him time and again
and need no further introduction. He is one
of the greatest American broadcasting artists now before "the mike," and is known
from coast to coast. His versatile talents
are so much appreciated that he is in constant demand for personal appearances in
cities throughout the country. These facts
are keeping the committee busy because
it is the earnest desire to secure F.lson first
and then select other WGN stars with which
to present you the greatest array of talent
we have yet been able to secure.
Glimpse of Bob
The manager of WGN tells us: "Bob
F.lson has a fine personality and a wonderful
sense of humor. His talk is comedy all the
way through and T might state that Bob is
the most popular artist we have on our
list."
We cannot state positively other WON
artists we may secure to complete this program but as every radio fan knows the
WGN station has among the very best in
the country and we have no doubt that we
can secure some such as the Dawn Sisters,
comedy dancers: Verdi and Dolores, a man
and woman musical a c t : Betty l,ee, a cute
girl who plays the xylophone and dances.
Mention of these are made merely to give
you an idea of the possibilities of building
up a satisfactory program.
There will be two performances as usual
—7 P.M. and 8:30 P.M.
New Employees Urged to Come
Since the close of the last season many
new employees have been added to our
force. The attention of these new comers
is especially called to these vaudeville performances. We arc h o p e f u l of the opportunity to welcome them to these e n t e r t a i n -
ments as well as all of our former friends..
Just An Even Break
Let us impress on all that this plan of
entertainments is not a money-making,
scheme. All the committee hope for is an.
even break. Sometimes the hope is realized
—but not often.
The committee would appreciate brief
comments from you. Tell us what you think
of these vaudeville performances and make
suggestions to us of what you like and
would enjoy. These will be given thoughtful consideration.
Not being a money making plan the committee of course must observe certain expense limitations. What the committee desires is to make this season the most pleasant, satisfactory and enjoyable that has been,
yet presented.
Full details of the October show will be
given in the October Record and on the
bulletin boards.
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warded them by throwing money on thestage.
Indian "491* Club
They did different dances done by theIndians ol pioneer days, also, the dance
of "49". The story of this dance is that
SO young Indian braves went to France tofight in the World War, but only 49 of
them returned. The dance was originated illmemory of the one left on the battlefields of
France. It was a beautiful tribute, difficult
to describe. We took a number of p i c tures of the Indians.
The weather was unusually hot for that
country. The day we arrived it was 108
degrees in the shade, which made it bad"
for fishing. The boys caught a few, however. We had all we wanted to eat amibrought several pounds home.
All in all it was a week well spent. We
left there at 8 P.M. on Friday night, drove
all night, and reached home at 9:30 Saturday morning, tired, but glad to be home.
FINE TRIP EAST
By Dorothy O ' l i y r n e
My mother and I left Dceatur on Saturday, August 23, for a tour of some of theeastern states. We met our party, about
85, in Chicago, boarded the New York Central at 7:30 P. M. and arrived at NiagaraFalls at 9:00 o'clock Sunday morning. A
bus met us and took us to the Canadianside to view the falls. After lunch we saw
the American side.
Down the Hudson
Our train l e f t in the afternoon for Albany, N. Y. where we stayed all night, leaving by boat the next morning for a veryscenic trip down the Hudson river to New
York City. We saw the Kingston Highway
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BRASS CHIPS
Roy Bray of the Construction Department,
in reporting the birth of his fifth child, a
son, on August 2, expressed the hope that
the draft board would give him a 3-A
classification for selective service.
Mr. and Mrs. .Henry Bashore spent a
pleasant vacation the first week in September visiting relatives in Springfield, St.
Louis, and Rockford.
(Hen HazciT of the Brass Foundry spent
his vacation in Nebraska and Wyoming.
F.d Sturgeon of the Brass Foundry Grinding Room, was in an automobile wreck four
miles west of Pana on September 2. Fortunately, members of his family who were
with him at the time were not seriously
injured, although they were confined to a
Pana hospital for a day or so.
G. Leipski, tester in the Ground Key Department, who has a service record of 31
years, has been ill and unable to work.
Lloyd Walters of the Ground Key Department, terminated his five years service
with the company when he resigned recently to take up f a r m i n g near Ramsey, 111.
Lloyd is a son-in-law of Karl Meador.
Robert Whitacre, son of Oris Whitacrc
of the Ground Key Department,' who
worked in the Cost Department during the
summer vacation, checked out to return
to Millikin University.
Bill Thomas, truck driver, is still recuperating from his serious illness of a
couple of months ago. His recovery, although slow, is most satisfactory.
Dale Wilkins of D e p a r t m e n t 9 and A r t h u r
Kvans of Dept. 8. were both off a couple
of weeks following a tonsilcctomy.
Norma M o r c n z , who worked in the Cost
Department during the summer months,
resigned to accept a position teaching music
in the Stanford, Illinois, C o m m u n i t y High
School.
Joe K r a m e r , Hawlcy Cline, Orville Gilmore, Ernest Garver, Jr., and Girard Keil,
all sons of foremen, spent their summer
vacations in shop positions, and have now
r e t u r n e d to school.
Geraldinc Y o n k c r , d a u g h t e r of Jerry Yonker of the Shipping Department and grandd a u g h t e r of S. M. Yonker, filled various
positions in the office during the summer
vacation. She checked out the 1st of September to r e t u r n for her senior year in
High School. Geraldine, who has taken
dancing lessons almost since she was able
to walk, conducts a dancing school in her
spare time.
Helen Maynard of the Core Department,
resigned September 2 to join the Nurses
Training" School at the Macon County hospital.
F. F. Cline, Jr., made the news over
Labor Day week end when his boat, Valkyrie, won one first and two second places
in the three races at the Middle States
Championship regatta in Springfield.
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around Kingston Point, Sing Sing Prison,
the Catskill Mountains, Hyde Park, the
United States Military Academy at West
Point, and the Palisades along the New Jersey Coast line, which are 300 ft. high and
about seven miles long.
.It was late in the evening when our boat
docked at New York City, where we were
again met by a bus and taken to the ParkCentral Hotel.
Three Nights in New York
We were in New York City three nights,
going on tours ever}' evening and in the day
time, too. We. took the sight seeing boat
trip around the island, and had everything
of i n t e r e s t pointed out to us. We also went
through Chinatown, Greenwich Village,
Harlem, and the Bower}', "The
Little
Church A r o u n d the Corner,'' the Cathedral
of St. John the Divine, and had a guide
show us t h r o u g h Rockefeller Center. We
saw a broadcast at Radio City, and witnessed television in operation.
In Philadelphia
From Xevv York we went to Philadelphia,
where we were taken t h r o u g h the Hall of
Independence, saw the Liberty Bell, and
many historical buildings. We went by bus
to A t l a n t i c City, about 60 miles, where we
stayed all n i g h t , which gave us the opportunity of seeing the bright lights on the
Board Walk. We took a yacht ride of several miles out i n t o the Atlantic Ocean, and
went t h r o u g h the Million Dollar Steel Pier.
National Capital
Next morning we went by train to Washington, D.C., where we went t h r o u g h a n u m ber of government buildings, out to Arlington cemetery, down in Virginia to Alexandria, and to Mt. Vernon for a trip through
the home of George and M a r t h a Washington.
Next day we left for home, traveling
through the beautiful Allegheney Mountains by t h e way of Harper's Ferry and the
Cumberland Pass.
It was a w o n d e r f u l vacation for us, but
we. were glad to get back home, and we
both have decided the people in good old
Decatur can't be beat when it comes to
consideration for the other person.
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Van Walters, Plant 2, accompanied by his
wife and M r . and M r s . Virgil O'Dell and
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MUELLER BOY IN ENGLAND
WEDDINGS
Tate-Johnson
Diana Tate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Tate, 972 West Green, and Charles
Johnson, Dept. 8, were married August 16
in St. Charles, Missouri, by Rev. Champ
Ellis of the Baptist church. They were accompanied by Charles' mother, and Carl
Renthroup. Charles, who works in Department 8, came to us from the CCC camp in
October 1939. The bride and bridegroom
are living with Charles' parents at 2536 F.
North street.
On the l e f t is Rill Wright, who worked
here from October 1939 until J u l y 1940,
when he resigned to join the Canadian army.
With him are two buddies, who are with
him "somewhere in Kngland." Bill received
his several months training in Canada, and
then was transferred to England, w h e r e lie
is going to school to learn how to detect
approaching airplanes. The letters which he
writes are very interesting, hut heavily censored, and letters written to him are addressed just to Bill Wright in care of his
division, Kngland.
Bill is the son of Clinton Wright, who has
been with the company since 1918, the
brother of Wayne Wright of the Polishing
Room, and Pauline Wright of the Core
Room.
Dunker-Pippin
Frances Dunker, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Dunker, became the bride of
Everett M. Pippin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Pippin on August 22. Everett, who
spent a number of his vacations working
around the plant while attending school, is
now employed in the Advertising Department at Faries Mfg. Co. His father, Marion, is foreman of the Heat Treating Department.
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family of Bingham, Illinois, had a tine
vacation trip driving through southern Illinois, Ozarks, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Van
reported crops and everything looked fine
where they were. At Anna, Illinois, they
visited Mrs. Walter's mother, and in Kentucky they stopped at an ancient buried city
where they explored the I n d i a n mounds.
The trip covered 1200 to 1300 miles without a bit of tire or motor trouble.
VISITED CAMP FOREST
Louise Whitehead of the Works Manager's Office spent her vacation visiting
friends in Paris, Illinois.
Mrs. Lorine Durbin of Department 8 and
her sister and b r o t h e r - i n - l a w , Mr. and Mrs.
I I . J. Picrson, left on August 1 in Lorine's
car for a trip to Camp Forest, Tennessee,
to visit Lorine's h u s b a n d , Willard, now in
military service. Mr. Durbin, who has been
on maneuvers down in Arkansas and Louisiana, expects to return home in about three
months because of the new age limits set
for draftees.
The trio r e t u r n e d home on August 3 a f t e r
a very pleasant trip. While at Camp Forest Lorine saw and visited with Bob Moore
and several other Mueller employees.
Mable Gates of the Stationery Department
accompanied friends to Miami Beach, Florida, for a vacation beginning August 31.
FIRST AID NEGLECTED
l'"red Mathes, G r o u n d Key Department,
cut his finger while chopping k i n d l i n g at
home. Me t h o u g h t the cut of no importance
and gave it no attention. The linger became infected, and Fred will lose several
weeks work because he disregarded the
first rule of InM aid—to neglect no i n j u r y
however small.
Mike Brilley, Dcpt. 300, spent four days
of his vacation, the week of August 24, in
Chicago. He was accompanied by his son,
Jerry. Although they visited many interesting places and saw much of interest, the
highlight of the week came the evening of
August 28 when they were among the
100,000 who witnessed the annual footba'l
game b e t w e e n the College All-Stars and
the Chicago Bears. They also saw a baseball game between the W h i t e Sox and
Washington Senators.
J. Wr. Wells has been in Washington, D.
C., for several weeks on company business.
Little Spraying
"What, or what," asked Mother, ''shall
\ve do about our d a u g h t e r becoming nothin"
more t h a n a j i t t e r b u g ? "
Said Father, hopefully—"'Let us spray."
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Afhletics
Another successful summer season at
Mueller Heights has just been completed.
Our soft ball games, croquet matches,
etc., are over until the beginning of the 1942
season.
The grounds at the Heights are still open
to any employee or group of employees for
steak fries or hamburger fries. All employees are welcome to use any of the
facilities available at the Heights at any
time.
As we look back over the past season, we
like to recall some of the major events that
were played d u r i n g the summer.
Of course, the Mueller All Stars Soft
Ball team was the major attraction all summer. Then we had a girls' softball team for
the first time, and they gave us a city championship in the first season. The Mueller
Softball League is always a close race, and
this year we had a very interesting and
h o t l y contested season, with the winner yet
to be decided by a three game play off.
Our cr o q u et t o u r n a m e n t s this year were
exceptionally good, because of the large
number of contestants. We had new champions crowned in both the singles and
doubles.
Two other sports which arc closely related received a lot of interest from our
people this year. They were badminton,
played on an outdoor court at the Heights,
and tennis, which was played on different
c o u r t s around town.
\Yc had a very successful season, and
we only have one regret and that is we
would like to see more of our people participate in each activity that comes along.
Behold: the New Fall Season Opens
The first activity on the fall and winter
program is already under way. Every Tuesday night will hear the strikes being called
and the timber f a l l i n g at the. Decatur Bowling Parlors.
Tuesday nights are Mueller nights for
the next 36 weeks at these alleys, because
every alley in the place is used by the M ue l ler Bowling League. There are 10 teams
this year, and the only reason t h e r e aren't
more is t h a t the b o w l i n g parlors are not
large enough to accommodate them.
In a short-' while the recreation program will start inside in our gym, and
we are issuing invitations now to all employees, both old and new, to pick out the
a c t i v i t y that they like and j o i n in the f u n .
We have our own gym and equipment,
and the success of one proTrain depends
on the number of people who take part.
An elaborate indoor program has been planned for both men and women.
Watch the bulletin boards for the ann o u n c e m e n t s of the opening.
HOSPITALIZATION PLAN
Edwin Elliot Finds Its Benefits Among
Strangers In South
Edwin' Elliott, employed in the Heat
Treating part of the Specialties Division, left
Decatur, August 7, for a vacation trip to
his old home near Trenton, Tennessee. At
Union City, Tennessee, forty-five miles from
his destination, he was seized with a sudden
attack of appendicitis and rushed to the hospital for an emergency operation. He remained in the hospital for one week until
able to travel on to his home for the intended visit, and returned to Decatur on
August 31, but will not be able to work
for three or four weeks. The Decatur Hospital Service Corporation paid his hospital
bill at Union City in full.
Five Families Benefitted
The second month of the hospitalization
plan for employees and their families found
five members taking advantage of the service rendered by the Decatur Hospital Service Corporation. Leta, wife of Cecil Kelley of tlie Plumbing Division, Zola, wife
of Bert Butt of the Plumbing Division, Eva,
wife of Otto Dannewitz of the Ground Key
Department, William, son of Cecil Short
of the Specialties Division, and June,
daughter of Ernest Bond, were patients in
the hospital.
JENDRY REUNION
The first Jendry family reunion was held
on Sunday, August 1 31, at the Mueller
A t h l e t i c Club. Members of the family attended from Champaign, A l t o n , Bloomington and Mt. Pulaski, and so successful was
the affair that it was planned to make it an
a n n u a l event. A u g u s t J e n d r y was elected
president, Clarence Roarick, secretary, and
Ered Jendry, t r e a s u r e r . Roth dinner and
supper were served, and the afternoon was
spent p l a y i n g Bingo.
Nearly Missed Picnic
Walter A u e r went to ' the Decatur and
Macon C o u n t y hospital on August 8 for
what he t h o u g h t one day's treatment for a
foot bruise. H e barely got released in time
for the picnic on Saturday, August 16.
The bruise developed into an infection,
which kept Walt bedfast all week, and
"chairfast" on picnic day. Fie spent the day
at h e a d q u a r t e r s w i t h his foot propped up
before him, while Bill Enloe, Frank Taylor,
and a few others did the "leg work" for
Walt.
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BIRTHS
GLENN STONE GOES TO AFRICA
Former Member of Brass Foundry, Glenn
Has Interesting Future Ahead
BRAY—Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bray, Construction Department, a son, Richard Jean.
COZAD—Mr. and Mrs. Delos Cozad, a son,
Delos Mueller, August 7, in Chicago. The
mother is the former Elois Wood, who
worked in the Stationery Department, and
the father is the grandson of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Mueller.
HETZLER—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hetzler,.
Dept. 6, a son, September 8.
LAUTZ—Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lautz,
Ground Key Department, a daughter, Jean
Louise, September 1.
MONSKA—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Monska,
Brass Foundry, a daughter, Eleanor Ruth,
August 19.
ROSS—Mr. and Mrs. Louis Earl Ross,
Specialties Division, a daughter, Janet
Eleanor, August 10. Louis is the grandson of S. M. Yonker.
SHANNON—Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shannon, a daughter, Barbara Elaine, August
18.
WADE—Mr. and Mrs. George Wade, Brass
Foundry, a son, August 2.
Salesman F. C. McCown of San Francisco
arrived home from the Decatur sales meeting just in time to greet his new son, announcement of whose arrival was made in
the following clever m a n n e r :
"I've come to live with
The McGnvns.
My name is
Dale Conly.
I weigh 9% pounds
My hair is black, my eyes are blue
I arrived on
August 30, 1941—11:20 P.M."
Fireman was Interested
The f i r e m a n showed up at the plant one
day with his face swollen and tied up. He
told the chief t h a t he had a t e r r i b l e toothache.
"T had one the other dav,' said the chief,
"hut I got rid ol it q u i c k l y . My wife put
her arms a r o u n d my neck and kissed me
and tlic pain disanpearcd i m m e d i a t e l y . "
"That's a good idea, said the s u f f e r e r . "Is
your w i f e home now?"
The Morning After
Salesman—"I've had s i n g i n g noises in my
c;i>-=: off and on all day."
Wife—"No wonder. You left your sample
case at home this m o r n i n g and took alfms:
the portable radio scl."
G l e n n Stone is in line i o r s t r a n g e experiences which will make him the envy
of many young men who have dreamed of
travel and life in strange spots on t h e
globe.
He has .jone to- Monrovia, Liberia, in
West Africa, a and w h i c h offers a great
variety of new scenes, unknown pcople,customs, and 'thrills.
Paymaster Enloe got a thrill right at homew h e n G l e n n walked q u i e t l y to the paymaster's desk r e c e n t l y and in a m a t t e r of fact
way told of his plans and checked out.
Glenn had been with us j u s t about x
year, a member of the brass f o u n d r y crew.
Before coming to M u e l l e r ' s he had been
i d e n t i f i e d w i t h various c o n t r a c t o r s in Cent r a l I l l i n o i s on bridge, road, and building
construction, which gives him a very good
background for his new position of superi n t e n d e n t of m a c h i n e r y and equipment
made by the Caterpillar Co. and LeTonrneau
h e a v y g r a d i n g machinery.
He will haveaboul f o r t y u n i t s u n d e r his supervision.
The work embraces b u i l d i n g an air base
in Liberia, West A f r i c a , and also c o n s t r u c tion of a canal for the Firestone Rubber Co.
t o g e n e r a t e electricity.
When t h i s was w r i t t e n it was G l e n n ' s
i n t e n t i o n to leave Xew Y o r k S e p t e m b e r 1.^
by Clipper plane. He has promised to let
us hear f r o m him occasionally.
Letters
from t h a t far a w a y c o u n t r y s h o u l d prove
i n t e r e s t i n g to his f r i e n d s and acquaintances
in our organization.
I l u c y Long once warned the nation for
an hour and a half. Then he ended with
this remarkable peroration "You can spur
a horse just so long, but finally the ship
of state will sink."
The Grand Rapids Press congratulated
him thus: "Fine work, Hucy. Yon smeller!
a rat and nipped it in the bud."
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BIG PICNIC AT LOS ANGELES
July 12 and the Seventh A n n u a l Employees' Picnic. The sun was out early,
to the delight of the Chamber of Commerce and early comers were scanning their
programs to sec j u s t when the ball would
start rolling.
Bowling, New Picnic Event
A new event was added this year, the
first on the program. With nearly fifty employees taking part, the first bowling tournament was deemed a big success. The Alliambra Howling Center turned over its
entire alley to t h e employees, and after nearly three hours of play it was f o u n d that
nnc of the committeemen was top man.
The winners were as f o l l o w s :
1st—Clyde Oldham, $3.00.
2nd—Wm. Jacobs, $2.00.
3rd—Pete Briock, $1.00.
Best Woman B o u l e r — D o r o t h a
Blize, $2.00.
Morton Ream Golf Winner
The second event was at the Montebello
Golf Course, ami only 16 golfers showed up.
Not a salesman was good enough to beat
out last year's winner, Morton Ream. Bill
Jett, Chas. DuBois, Ray Hawkins, Bill D i l l .
Lloyd Logsdon, and Mr. Adolph were on
the firing" line, but a man who shoots just
17 above par is too good lo beat. The winners were:
1st low—Morton Ream, 89
2nd low—Macy Mayfield, 103
R a l p h K a r t e — L o w on Blind
Hole
Pat Dudley — H i g h on Blind
Hole
If the second low was 103 with a par oi
72, we wonder just what was wrong with
J e t t and DuBois. W h a t was t'leir score?
Baseball Game
The Softball game t h i s year was a p u s h over for the West Side. The office battery
of Cy Wolle and Roy Thomas, Jr. proved
too much for the Fast Skiers, and they
were sent back home for a n o t h e r year
smarting under a 6-1 defeat. Cy did such
a good job pitching t h a t they had to f'ke
him out so the Last side could score. He
s t r u c k out 14 and a l l o w e d 1 hit in 5 i n n ings. That made il 6 for the West Side
and 1 for the Fast. The line up was as follou s:
West Side
East Side
Roy Thomas, Jr., C
H. K u n k h o u s e r , C
Cy Wolfe, P
Morton Ream, P
Joe Higbee, 1st
Jack Masoni, 1st
Glen Blize, 2nd
Tay Snook, 2nd
Loicc Wall, 3rd
A. Hatfield, 3rd
C. Musmecci, SS
I eo Gamar SS
P. Rriock. RF
Fred Wickert, RF
Bob Alison, CF
O. R. Daugherty, CF
H. Lund, LF
Lacy Mayfield, LF
Ponies S;ill Popular
The porics were on hand e a r l y and were
forced to stiy late due to the c h i l d r e n w a n t i n g rides. Donna Daugherty and Foe Mor-
gan handled the children's games again,
and all the participants enjoyed a prize and
also a good hilarious time.
Games for Young and Old
W h i l e the children were occupied at
their games, the older f o l k s enjoyed Beano.
Fach year seems to find more people playing Beano, and now that they are relieved
of the kiddies for about an hour, more and
more find their way to the Beano game.
Adult games under the supervision of
Warren Wunderlich, Fvelyn Miller, and
l l e r v e r y Zehne were as usual well attended
by both participants and spectators. The
contests and winners are as follows:
For Men
Indian Wrestling—Lacy Mavfield, Sport
Shirt.
Sack Race- -Wm. Fnglish, Key Chain.
Three-Legged Race—-Joe Higbee, Wm. Fnglish, Socks.
Sprint—Sport shirt.
Toilet Paper Race—Chas. Musmecci, Tie
Rack.
Nail Driving—Chas. Musmecci, Belt.
Fgg Tossing—Glen Blize, Joe Higbee, Sport
Shirts.
For Women
Rolling Pin Throwing—Lois Havison, Two
Hath Towels.
Three Legged Race—Dee Gribbe, Billic
Mae, Two Tea I'ots.
Rope Skipping — /Mice Fnglish, Mixing
Bowls.
Shoe Race—Dee Gribble, 2 Bath Towels.
Nail Driving--Mrs. Fl. H a l l , Lam]).
The aquatic events were for men only
this year, due to the lack of women for
these events. The swimming contests were
run off on schedule with far more spectators than participants. The winners were
as follows:
75 yd. medley—Bob Allsop. Chas. Musmecci,
Harold I lammel.
50 yd. Backstroke—Rob Allsop, 1st: Glen
Blize, 2 n d ; Lacy Mayfield, 3rd.
50 yd. Relay—Lacy Mayfield, Sheldon Karya k n i , Frank Read.
75 vd. Relay—Chas. Musmeeci, Joe Higbee,
Bob Allsop.
Underwater Race—Joe Higbee, 1st; Lacy
Mayfield, 2 n d ; Sheldon Kayakin, 3rd.
H i g h Board Hiving—Frank Read, 1st; Harold l l a n c e l , 2nd •" Fred Wickert, 3rd.
l.o-v Board Hiving—Fred Wickert. 1st;
Glen Blize, 2nd; Frank Read, 3rd.
50 yd. Free Style under 16—Donald Gribble.
On the Platform
The a f t e r n o o n p l a t f o r m exercises attracted practically all present, and they all
sat very attentive as Mr. Adolph told of
world happenings and the eventual effect.
His closing remarks stressed the importance of church a t t e n d a n c e and the need of
working for your c h u r c h , freedom of re(Coitinued on Last P:)^1)
THEMUELLER
BOWLING SEASON OPENS
RECORD
VISITORS FROM LOS ANGELES
Mueller League Has Ten Teams Lined Up
—Some New Names
Here is the first report of the 1941-42
bowling league scores to reach our desk.
Of course, it does not mean much in the
way of determining the final result. It
does mean, however, an increased interest
in the sport. There are now ten teams in
the league (see Athletic News). The outlook
is promising for an exciting season. Quite
a f e w new names appear in the line-up.
Team Standing
Team—
G W
Pet. Av.
Pattern Shop
6
5
.833 814
5
Accountants
6
.833 746
Spec. Division
4
.667 792
4
.667
766
Exp. Shop
6
3
.500 803
Works M g r . Office. . 6
3
500 786
Grd. Key Div
6
.333 771
.333 746
Plumbers
6
Tool Makers
6
.167 754
Product Knars
6
.167 740
Individual Averages
Pattern Shop
Works Mgr. Oftire
P. Monska
171 W . Behrns
183
171
Bain
168 O. Keller
R. Taylor
L. Skelly
I6d
169
J.
165
G. Krag
O. 1'ortsclineider 149
148
C. Morenz
L Wiant
L. Masterson
M. C'oatcs
Accountants
Dodwell
F. Edmonsoii
O. M i l l s
C. Keif
O. C. Draper
Rubicam
\ . E. Mueller
H. Blankenburg 173
166
C. Curry
M. Hayes
157
US
T. ' Taylor
134
R. Salogga
128
M. Edwards
c.
191
o.
ISO
139
J.
174
127
125
115
162
144
134
Ground Key
HILDA HAS HOBBIES
Mr. and M r s . S. T. Saber and son, Buddy,
with Mr. and Mrs. James Davison, d a u g h t e r
and son-in-law, visited our f a c t o r y \ v h i i c
on a t h r e e weeks tour f r o m C a l i f o r n i a . I h e i r
trip took them to Chicago, Toledo, and
t h r o u g h I n d i a n a , K e n t u c k y , .Alabama, a n d
Texas.
Mrs. Saber is in the Assembling D e p a r t ment of the Pacific Coast factor}', where she
has been employed for five years.
Specialty Div.
Blankenburg 173
Edwards
170
Hartwig
168
Hill
165
Frantz
134
Larus
9S
Finishers
T.. A d a m s
185
E. Nalefski
167
A. Hill
160
W. M c Q u n y
140
I.. Kramer
135
V. Rilev
96
K.
W.
E.
R.
W.
R.
E.
H.
Cl.
D
R.
Exp. Shop
RlankenburgStratman
Hill
Riedelbergcr
Taylor
R. Mason
A.
A.
E.
R.
R.
L.
A.
A.
C.
Plumbing
Thompson
Blankenburg
Krumsiek
Roarick
Caudle
Roe
Tool Makers
Flaugher
Grossman
Roarick
Fair
J.
C.
R. H. Mueller
J. Freeman
Product Engrs.
160
F.. Fawley
157
W. Rowan
R. Former
146
145
AV. Dolierty
143
M. Foster
142
F. Tratzik
Ten High Bowlers
I-Sovvlcr and Team—
This is Hilda R u t h M i s e n h i m e r , d a u g h t e r
of Glen M i s e n h i m e r of D e p a r t m e n t 8. She
was 15 years old .August 27. She's in the
second year of High School. Hobbies arc
designing doll clothes, and p e t t i n g s t r a y
cats and dogs.
i .
Glen has been w i t h the c o m p a n y sjilcf
1928.
178
167
158
156
155
121
120
173
169
164
162
139
139
G. Av. H.G.
C. Dodwell. A c c o u n t a n t s . . . . 6
..6
L. Adams, F i n i s h e r s
AA T . Rehrns, Wks. Mgr. Of. . . 3
A. Flaughcr, Tool M k r s . . . .. 3
F. Edmonson, Accountants . . 3
F
K.
H.
P.
0
173
166
151
139
126
115
Thompson, P l u m b e r s . . . . . 6
R l a n k e n b u r g , F.xp. SI p. 6
6
R l a n k e n b u r g , Spec. Div.
R l a n k e n b u r g , Grd. Key . . 6
Monska, Pattern S h o p . . . . 6
Keller, AVrks. Mgr. Of. . . 3
191
185
183
178
174
173
173
173
173
171
171
225
20(1
201
214
193
208
235
188
194
217
196
f t was a s m a r t man who s a i d : "Me is
the richest man who is content with the
l e a s t , for c o n t e n t is t h e wealth of nations.''
T H II M U t- L L E R R E C O R D
LOS ANGELES
her and no more beach. After a v •eek in
t h e hills , Lee f o u n d a place for a real
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. James Musso are more than
proud of little M a r l e n e /Mice, who arrived
J u l y 2.
H e n r y Plate was an old t i m e r at our
picnic. Cecil Koltz found him and between
the two they recalled a lot of good times.
As a s u r p r i s e R u t h M a t h e s of the Core
Department r e c e n t l y announced her marriage to V e a r l Self in Las Vegas, N e v a d a .
M a r y J a n e M o t t , Core D e p a r t m e n t , a n d
Harold J o h n s o n were married July 31 in the
Pasadena Wedding Chapel before f r i e n d s
and relatives.
WARREN-BLIZE
Dressed in white, w h i c h certainly b r o u g h t
out her loveliness, Dorothal W a r r e n and
Glen B l i z e were m a r r i e d J u n e 14 in the
Pasadena Wedding Chapel. White marquisette and lace c o n s t i t u t e d her gown, and her
w h i t e net v e i l was c r o w n e d with pearls and
orange blossoms. Her bouquet was an o r c h i d
with gardenias and b o u v a r d i a .
M r s . Lois Taylor was maid of h o n o r ,
and was very b e a u t i f u l in her starched chiffon gown of l a v e n d e r . M r s . B i l l i e Mac Musmecci and Mrs. Lorain Higbce were bridesmaids, and were dre.-sed in p i n k w i t h b l u e
n e t s and carried sweet peas and roses.
Leonard Taylor was best man and Joe
I l i g b e e and F r e d e r i c k Young served as
ushers.
M r s . J e n n y Jones > a n g "Because" and
"At D a w n i n g , ' 1 and Rev. Wesley G. X i c h o l s
solemnized the c e r e m o n y .
F o l l o w i n g the reception for 200 guests in
t h e . \ l h a m b r a Masonic Temple, t h e couple
l e l t for t h e i r honeymoon to Boulder Dam,
I.as Vegas, and Y o s e m i t c Park. T h e y are
now at h o m e at 1515 B S. Sierra Vista,
Alhambra.
The b r i d e , w h o has been w i t h the comp a n y for two years, is in the Core Departm e n t , and the groom has five years record
in the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s office.
Beth Noble spent her v a c a t i o n in Yosemite and by the way of w r i t i n g "finis" to it,
spent a week end in San Francisco, yes,
Oakland especially.
L e e B r u m b y decided t h e m o u n t a i n s f o r
Klrton I I u ;he- a n d C h u r c h , t a k e n w h i l e
on a r e c e n t fishing t r i p by a g r o u p from
t h e f a c t o r y , This proves they r e a l l y did
catch lish.
Vernon Foote a n n o u n c e d the marriage of
his d a u g h t e r , Dorothy, to Robert Bishop.
They exchanged their vows in the beautiful
Wee K i r k of t h e H e a t h e r C h u r c h in Glendale.
I'". M. Reedy gave the boys s o m e t h i n g to
shoot at recently when he b o w l e d a n e a t
720 series. His was the h i g h e s t series shot
in league competition on the Alhambra
Alleys. His games were 216-246-258—some
b o w l i n g , we'd say.
J a n e Widman is the n e w e s t addition to
the office. She will help out in the billing,
and relieve O r p h i a Bass, who will assist
the p a y m a s t e r in his duties.
Rose Foote, who a f t e r seven y e a r s with
;is d e c i d e d to r e t i r e , was surprised by the
girls in the f a c t o r y w i t h a s p a g h e t t i dinner.
(Cnnlimiel on Paz= 10)
10
THE MUELLER RECORD
ENLISTS IN ARMY
Hoyt Eoff, who worked in the Shipping
Department for one and one-half years,
checked out August 25 to enlist with the
Corp Service United of the United States
Army for a three year period. He will do
clerical work. From here he went to Peoria,
expecting to be sent either to Rockford or
Camp Custer at Battle Creek, Michigan,
but we have not heard from him since 'he
left. Hoyt graduated from the Decatur High
School, mid-year class of 1939, and is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eoff, of Decatur.
(Continued from 1'age 9)
As a farewell gift she was presented with
a sewing cabinet. A very fine time was reported when these girls got together and let
their hair down along with other things.
Afterwards, Rose and Vernon spent their
vacation up in Yosemite and really relaxed.
DEATHS
Mrs. Lou Mays
Mrs. Lou Mays, mother of Al Mays, Dept300, died at Plant City, Florida, Sunday,
August 31. Funeral services were held at
Owensboro, Kentucky.
Albert Osrow Karnes
Albert Osrow Karnes, age 49, died Wednesday, September 3, at his home in Hillsboro. He is survived by his wife and three
children, Monkota of the Brass Foundry,
Kennes of the Ground Key Department, and
Mrs. Ronald Stein of St. Elmo. Funeral services were held at the Bass funeral home in
Hillsboro at 2 P.M. on Friday, with burial
at the Oak Grove cemetery.
Madonna Lucille O'Dell
Madonna Lucille O'Dellj 14 year old
daughter of Tilmon O'Dell, watchman, died
Sunday, August 24, after a three weeks illness of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever. Ritten by a wood tick while attending a camp
meeting at the Free Methodist church at
Cowden, she contracted the disease which
caused her death. Only eight cases of this
fever have been reported in Illinois, and
the records show three deaths from the
disease this year.
Miss O'Dell was born November 25, 1926,
and had lived all her life in Decatur. She
would have been in the 9th grade at Roosevelt Junior high school this fall. She is survived by her parents, one brother, Merlin,
and one sister, Patsy, and her grandparents,.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Syfert and Mrs
Sally O'Dell.
Mrs. Barbara Ammann
Mrs. Barbara Ammann, mother-in-law of
Clarence Rubicam and grandmother of Jack
Rubicam, died Sunday, August 10, following
an illness of fifteen weeks. Mrs. Ammann,
a resident of Decatur for more than sixty
years, was born in Ebigen, Germany, August 7, 1857, and came to Hecatur when she
was about 18 years of age. Funeral services
were held at 2:30 P. M." on Tuesday, with
burial at Greenwood cemetery.
Being a fisherman he w a n t e d his p i c t u r e
beside it, and I guess j u s t plain day d r e a n i im>- describes it."
"So sav we all." And we'll bet t h a t poor
old swordfish has been photographed more
t i m e s t h a n Joe Louis or Hitler.
Bill Cambridge of Decatur paid us a visit
recently, and certainly had a high old time
renewing old acquaintances.
Eddie Schlagel recently moved into his
new office, and it certainly improves the
use of the telephone.
Accompanying this i l l u s t r a t i o n was a little
note under the caption, "Day Dreaming."
We suspected as much before we read the
note, w h i c h says: "Jay Snook happened
over to Catalina and saw this swordfish.
A short time ago some of the boys in
the B u f f i n g Department found Harvey Zehner playing with a doll at lunch time. Oh,
yes, Harvey had a good explanation.
Brig Oldham was called to Vandalia, HI.,
because of the illness of his father.
THEMUELLER RECORD
11
PICK UPS FROM AUG. 16 PICNIC
Winning Team—Self-Cleaning Showers
Below, standing, left to right—Ed Hartwig, manager; Dale VVilkins, Al Hill,
Verl Hawbaker, Carleton Hackman,
Henry Blankenhurg, Dale Reidelberger,
Front row, left to right—Kd Xalefski,
Gus Monska, Shorty
Lane, F.rnie
Hetzler, Charlie Moore.
The picnic is over b u t there are sonic
loose ends to pick up. I t was generously
t r e a t e d in the: o u t s i d e September Record
w i t h o u t g i v i n g a l l t h e l i t t l e details which
interest members ot the organization but
have no special significance to o u t s i d e
readers.
M a n y fine compliments have been paid
the p i e t i i c by visitors and by our co-workers. There an many who do not realize
the a m o u n t of work, t h o u g h t and effort
t h e s e e v e n t s rail for. In this l i n e of a m u s e m e n t it is an i n t r i c a t e problem to present
a n y t h i n g new or s t a r t l i n g . Picnics have
c e r t a i n limitations, which preclude many
f e a t u r e s of a t h r i l l i n g n a t u r e because, it is
a more or less f a m i l y affair and a lariN'
percent a t t e n d i n g a r e c h i l d r e n , w h o m u s t
be t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n and protected.
T h u s far we have been very f o r t u n a t e
and do not now recall any s e r i o u s a c c i d e n t
d u r i n g t h e m a n y years t h a t p i c n i c s h a v e
been h e l d .
Let Us Hear From You
The c o m m i t t e e w o u l d be vcrv glad to
h e a r from you w i t h suggestions for nc.xl
year. You may have an idea t h a t would
prove a popular feature. Submission of a;i
idea w i l l do no h a r m and we can assure
you it will be a p p r e c i a t e d . Try it. The
way to improve the picnic is to help do
the improving.
The Baby Show
There were a lot more babies born since
the last picnic t h a n were shown at the
"annual parade", but on hand were about
t w e n t y of the cutest l i t t l e tots on record.
All s m i l i n g and happy and t h e y made as
* *
Anti-Splash Faucets
Standing, left to right— Wallcy
Dudley, Ray Bulla, Lawrence
Roc, Waller Roarick, Hen
Taylor, Pete F,d wards, Clark
Curry.
Front row,! l e f t to right — Lee
Bauer, Myers Harrison, Carl
Charnetski, Paul Monska, Carl
C r a f t . Russcl McCoy.
fine a group photo as we h a v e yet seen.
See t h e m on a n o t h e r page. .Some ten babies
were not t h e r e .
Games On Stage
A new f e a t u r e t h i s year was to have the
les lor a d u l t s and c h i l d r e n on the s t a g e .
s gave all p r e s e n t an o p p o r t u n i t y to
:h and enjoy the f u n . Thi
This the crowd
do. The new f e a t u r e of this
i was the a d u l t games, w h i c h proved
(Continued on Paffe 12)
Dick K i r c h n e r , M u e l l e r salesman travelling out of Baltimore, made himself popular
w i t h the ladies. Here is a "close up." NO
h e s i t a n c e of p u b l i s h i n g t h i s for fear of
m a k i n g M r s . Kirchner j e a l o u s .
12
THE MUELLER RECORD
MUELLER ALL-STARS
Standing, left to r i g h t : Hen Taylor, Forest Jones, Vernon Keller, (George Milo, Don
A r n n i a n n , Edwin J e s c h a w i t z , E l m e r Fauley, Umpire.
Seated, l e f t to right: M a r s h a l l Foster, Mgr., Frnest Carver, E r n e s t B o n d , Hubert
M a d d o x , W a l t e r Helzlcr, Dean Craig, H e r b e r t Mathcs.
COOPER OLDSMOBILE
Standing, l e f t to r i g h t : Ted Schumski, Cecil Lotzgesell, Walt Boyd, Louis Renncr.
Al Hill.
Kneeling, l e f t t o r i g h t : W a y n e M o r r o w , Dale R c i d e l b c r g e r , Paul R a n d a l l , W a l l y
Reed, Charles Moore.
(Continued from I'see 11)
very entertaining. This is a l e a l u r e we
hope to enlarge on next year.
T h e w i n n e r s i n both t h e a d u l t a n d c h i l d r e n ' s games are given h e r e in h r s l , second,
and third winners.
Women's Contests
Nail d r i v i n g : A i r s . A l b e r t M a y s , Mrs.
Herman Jackson.
Balloon blowing: Mrs. W. B. Jones, M r s .
A l b e r t M a y s . Mrs. J o h n O a k l e a f .
Potato p e e l i n g : M r s . Win. I ? . J o n e s , Mrs.
('has. Johnson. Mrs. M a r y Fleischauer.
Men's Contests
B u t t o n s e w i n g : Clyde Myers. M a r i o n
Fonner.
I'ig c a l l i n g :
H a p Thompson. A l b e r t
Mays. Carl W. F l e i s c h a u e r .
Children's Contests
Boys 7-9—
Sack race: W a y n e J o n e s , T h o m a s C u r r y ,
Carla fones.
Toe h o l d r a c e : R i c h a r d Badorick, Dickie
Lnsk, L a r r y F o n n e r .
Blindfold relay: Leroy M i l l s , Vola Wai-
k i n s , Wayne Jones.
Boys 10 to 11—
Nose potato r o l l i n g : Mcrvin Taylor, Donald C r a f t , Lyle Corley.
Eskimo r e l a y : Donald Ferry, .Dean Roby, Billie Lnsk.
Boys 12 to 15—
W a t e r m e l o n r a c e : D a n i e l O a k l e a f , Robe r t D e n n i n g , B i l l Fonner.
Lame dog: Richard S m i t h , E v e r e t t Oakl e a f , Jess Hargis.
Girl's Contests
Oii-ls 7 to 9—
Shoe s c r a m b l e : R u b y J e a n C a r t e r , P a t sy I,npins. Ailcen Hector.
Siamese t w i n r e l a y : P a t s y L u p p i n s and
K a t h l e e n W a l t o n , E l i z a b e t h I S o r k a n d Lois
W a l k e r , Patsy Roush and E s t h e r Fleischauer.
Balloon b u r s t i n g : Marseda D i l b c c k , Barbara Fonner, V i r g i n i a I S a r t l o w .
Age 10 to 11—
Pop d r i n k i n g : N o r m a Williams, Doris
J a c k s o n , Floise S c h u l t z .
T h r e e legged race:
Lois Jones and
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Y v o n n e J o n e s , Mildred Myers and .Alberta
Gollembeck, Nancy I ' l a r t l c t t and Marjorie
Keeler.
Age 12 to 15—
Balloon b u r s t i n g : J u a n i t a L'eifer, Adeona
Gollcmbeck, Pauline Williams, Virginia
Gordan.
K n i f e and p e a n u t relay: Nordic West.
B o n n i e P e r k i n s , Joan Rntlirauff, Louise
A l l i s o n , J o a n Hartwig. Lois A l l i s o n , Winifred Eastern, L u c i l l e Oakleaf. Dorothy
Spaar.
Sink Combinations
I n the a f t e r n o o n drawing tor the sink
combination, H e n r y I'ashore, watchman al
the Monroe street door held the l u c k y n u m ber. At the- e v e n i n g drawing, Mrs. Ida M.
W o r k m a n , of the c a f e t e r i a , was the w i n n e r
and got a glad h a n d from the audience.
Airs. Workman was the first woman to win
this a n n u a l prize.
Children's Prize
Sharon Dudley, 4-year-old d a u g h t e r of
Wallace Dudley, Dept. 8, was i happy little
girl w h e n the h o n d s o m c doll fell into her
lap, and Sammy B u x t o n was an equally
happy little 3-year-old boy when he won
the wagon. He may not have f u l l y appreciated what it was all a b o u t but he cert a i n l y k n e w what to do w i t h the wagon.
Sammy is the son of Wilbur Buxton, f o u n d r y ; he joined t h e f o r c e only a m o n t h or
so ago.
joth
There was a good attendance
' in
baseball games, bcinj. especially
the a f t e r n o o n , because of the l a r g e r crowd
on the grounds. The m o r n i n g game was
between t h e ' ' S e l f - C l e a n i n g Showers" and
t h e "Anti-Splash Faucets." It was close
all a r o u n d — s c o r e , h i t t i n g
The score:
S e l f - C l e a n i n g Showers .
A n t i - S p l a s h Faucets
Batteries:
Reidelberger,
M c C o y , Curry. R o a r i c k .
Manager: F.dgar H a r t wig.
Edwards, Gus Monska.
The f e a t u r e of t h i s game was Rcidclberger's home run with the bases loaded.
A n o t h e r case where the pitcher won Ins
own game.
The Big Game
W h a t ' s a l w a y s considered the big game
is in the a f t e r n o o n w h e n Mueller's play an
o u t s i d e team, w h i c h t h i s year was t h e Cooper Oldsmobilc team. T h e y certainly s t e p ped on the gas. aided and" abetted by Al
H i l l , our order d r u m m e r who was in the
box for Cooper's. The score:
R
H
F,
Oldsmobiles
11
15 2
Mueller's
2
6
4
Batteries: Al H i l l , 1'.; C. Moore, C.; G.
M i l o , P.; J e s c h a w i t z , C.
The f e a t u r e s ol the game were two home
r u n s by R e n n c r of the Cooper's and Jcsch-
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NEITHER HERE NOR THERE
(Further Ruminations from
a Third Floor Window)
The trips and travels of our Third Floor
f r i e n d s arc i n t e r e s t i n g in anybody's language.
J a n e Cranston and Mrs. Cranston were
in St. Louis for several days the week of
A u g u s t 17. Highlights of the vacation were
a trip down t h e Mississippi on the "Admiral" and "The Desert Song" and "The
Red Mill" as presented by the St. Louis
Municipal Opera.
* *
Mildred Shannan and her young son,
J a c k i e , visited with Michigan relatives for
several days early in September.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Carroll w e n t west
t h i s year, to Y e l l o w s t o n e I'ark, Salt Lake
City, Colorado and other i n t e r e s t i n g spots
in the Rocky Mountains. They were away
for two weeks late in August.
We are
anxiously a w a i t i n g a glimpse of the p i c t u r e s
taken by Francis, as we are sure that the
combination of an enthusiastic photographer and picturesque c o u n t r y must have
produced some excellent snapshots.
* *
Olivia Pando, who traveled i n t o the Kmpire S t a t e , i n c l u d i n g the n o r t h e r n part of
New York, as well as the metropolitan
area, and reports that she had a grand time,
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awitz's home run for Mueller's.
Another nice piece of " h i t t i n g it on the
nose" was the t h r e e doubles by Randall of
the Oldsmohiles.
In the Evening
The e v e n i n g exercises drew the big crowd.
The platform exercises rilled p r a c t i c a l l y every seat. Our best judges pronounced it
the largest crowd on record.
Patriotic
m u s i c opened the program and A d o l p h gave
out the prizes to w i n n e r s of the golf tourney w i t h bits of good n a t u r e d kidding. The
salesmen j o i n e d in with a f e a t u r e song in
F r e n c h led by A. T h i b e a u l t St. S a c r e m e n t
P.O. Though not understood it entertained
t h e crowd j u s t t h e same.
M u e l l e r Girls D a n c i n g Class, directed by
M i s s Dawson, pleased, as it a l w a y s does.
A d d r e s s e s were made by \V. F,. M u e l l e r
and A d o l p h M u e l l e r , on b u s i n e s s and f a c tory subjects.
The afternoon vaudeville program was
repeated and the big c r o w d enjoyed it
t h o r o u g h l y as the frequent applause testified.
At nine o'clock came the dance on the
stage, m u s i c being f u r n i s h e d by Homebrook's
orchestra,
and
eleven
o'clock
terminated one of the most successful and
enjoyable p i c n i c s we have ever held.
That's w h a t we heard a great m a n y say.
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BABIES ON PARADE
Front Row, left to right: Mrs. George Hcnne and Mary Katharine, Mrs. H o w a r d Attcbcrry and Sandra Kay, Mrs. John Oaklcaf and Sandre Susan, Mrs. Frank Ridgeway
and William Lcroy, Mrs. Claude Tnman and Sandra Xadine, Mrs. Jack Xelson, and
Jacqueline Lee.
2nd Row, left to right: Mrs. John Taylor a n d J u a n i t a , Mrs. 11. A. Thompson and Cordona Mae, Mrs. Clarence Albert and Carol Louise, Mrs. Clco Willis and Julia A n n ,
MTS. Robert Gross and Paul Dean, M r ^ . Win. Mathes, and Ronald Leroy.
Back Row, left to right: Mrs. Virgil R u t h e r f o r d and Richard, Mrs. Paul Monska and
Carl, Mrs. Geo. A. \ \ a d e and George Albert, Mrs. Hugh Mooney and Sandra Carol,
Mrs. Thomas Cook and David Thomas, Mrs. R i c h a r d Brett and Richard, Jr.. Mrs.
Chas. Finney and Patrick Michael, Mrs. Clyde Porter and Gerald Francis.
DOOR PRIZE WINNERS
Here we have the winners of the door prizes. These were awarded at the chicken
fry, Leroy F.vans making presentation. Left to right: Mrs. 11. G. Woodruff, pleased
with her kitchen set, Leroy TCvans, taking a laugh at h i m s e l f : Gene Simpson, evidentally pleased with his salad set; Orville H a w k i n s got a rather suggestive gift—a can of
grease; Mrs. Archie Sefton smiles happily at her casserole.
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PETE WORKMAN WRITES
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COZY AND COMFORTABLE
Former Foundry Workers Tells About Life
in the Army
Robert Workman, a member of the Decatur National Guard unit which l e f t Decatur for Camp Forest, Tennessee, iast
March, has written an interesting letter
about the maneuvers in which his division
is taking part. Located at Camp Robinson,
Arkansas, Robert, or "Pete" as he is familiarly known, writes:
''We are about 40 miles north of Alexandria, camped in rough c o u n t r y , about to
start our final war games 1 am having the
time of my life. I never enjoyed any trip
as muc)} as this one.
"We (the second army) will light the
third army for the next two weeks or so,
and this part of maneuvers promises to be
even more exciting t h a n the earlier battles.
"The people down here are very friendly
toward the soldiers and it is not unusual to
have someone invite one or two of us into
his home for dinner or supper. The}' are
.very gracious and it is a pleasure to talk
to them.
"Two of my f r i e n d s and I have started
an amateur laundry in our company. We
bought a wash board, tub, and gas iron
and work our fool heads off for several
hours each day when we are set up for
a rest. We haven't received much cooperation from the sun, and have been stuck
w i t h wet clothes when we received an order
break camp. It is a lot of f u n , though, and
keeps us in practice. Four of our officers
turned over their laundry to us rather ( b a n
send it into different towns. That speaks for
itself, doesn't it? Our only drawback is the
shortage of water. There are very few good
sized streams down here, and the army
draws every bit of water from the creeks.
Some times it is necessary to drive 15 to
20 miles for water. 1 guess this all comes
under the hardships we are supposed to
endure. But none of this is hard on any of
us. I t ' s j u s t the strain of m o v i n g unexpectedly and not knowing where we will stop
t h a t bothers us. My biggest job is trying
to keen my c l o t h i n g and e q u i p m e n t together.
T don't know how things get so scattered,
but so far I've managed to hang on to
everything.
"Tell everyone hello for me and tell t h e m
to write."
Ssrt. "Pete" Workman. H. 2 Co.
130th I n f . . A. P. O. 33.
Camp Robinson, Ark.
Three of a Kind
A n n o u n c e r : "Give your face a chance
to get back on its feet."
The cruelest slap in the face is often
that delivered behind one's back.
"The smiling face of the American donghbov was the backbone of the Allied front on
the other side during the World War."
This attractive five room, all modern
bungalow is located at 840 S. 17th Street,
and is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Murray. Charlie is an iron molder at Plant
2. and has been with the company fifteen
years. Mrs. Murray is a daughter of Jerome
Edwards, Dept. 300. There arc five Murray
children, one girl married, and three boys
and one girl living at home, who share
their parent's pride in the new home.
He Gambled with Death and Lost
Five thousand times—and once more—
w i t h the knowledge of his supervisor, an
employee filled a drum with highly corrosive liquid, peering into the opening—his
bare face but a few inches from it—to see
if the drum was full.
Five thousand times he escaped without
serious injury.
Once again he gambled with fate—and
lost. The drum was full—too full. The lethal
liquid spurted from the opening and death
was welcome release from' excruciating
torture. In violation of posted rules, he wore
neither goggles nor mask and failed to use
the measuring device.
Pair of Liars
Two Arctic explorers were comparing
notes on their various expeditions.
"On one of my trips," remarked the first,
"it was so cold t h a t the c a n d l e froze and
we couldn't blow it out."
"That's nothing to write home about,"
said his rival. "Where we were once the
words came out of our months in pieces of
ice, and we had to fry them to see w h a t we
were talking about."
•
As In the Movies
"You say he kissed you only once last
ni.cht? What was the matter?"
"Nobody interrupted us!"
Our opinion of others may sometimes
be r i g h t but our opinions of ourselves are
generally wrong.
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(Continued from Page 13)
returned to her desk the last week in August.
* *
No, it isn't true that Jack Kubicam has
gone Beau Brummel on us. While it is
true that he walked by the grace of a cane
for several days, we are reliably informed
that he has no intention of adding the cutaway coat, morning trousers, w h i t e carnation to his sartorial ensemble. As a matter
of fact, the walking stick was for the very
good purpose of assisting him in walking
after he had injured his foot in b r i n g i n g in
his boat (The "Jeep"). The foot is b e t t e r
now. however, and Jack has abandoned the
cane. Maybe h e ' l l bring the cane out again
for the Easter Parade next spring.
* *
We welcome to Third Floor two newcomers to the M u e l l e r o r g a n i z a t i o n , Helen
Campbell, comptometer operator in the
Paymaster's office, and A r l i n c Spitzer, who
is assisting in the Order d e p a r t m e n t .
* *
Norma Morenz l e f t l a t e last m o n t h lo
take up her duties as music i n s t r u c t o r in
the S t a n f o r d Public Schools.
* *
Bob Whitacre has checked out to r e s u m e
his studies at M i l l i k i n L'niversity.
* *
F.rma B a r t h s p e n t t h e week-end of Labor
Day in Chicago.
* *
One of the major interests up here, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday, is
bowling. With the opening of the season
a couple of weeks ago i n t e r e s t s u d d e n l y
became keen. On T u e s d a y m e m b e r s of
the A c c o u n t a n t s ' team, w h i c h seems to he
a Third Floor aggregation, are f u l l of pep
and p r e d i c t i o n s as to what t h e y expect to
do t h a t evening. And on W e d n e s d a y — w e l l ,
on Wednesday sometimes t h e y are f e e l i n g
pretty well pleased, but sometimes, j u s t
sometimes, they're a bit d i s g r u n t l e d .
The A c c o u n t a n t s ' team i n c l u d e s such enthusiasts as Carl Dodwell, Frank Edmonson, O t h a M i l l s , O. C. K e i l . O. C. Draper,
Jack Rubicam, and W. !•',. M u e l l e r .
•*• *
A l i n e Moore l e f t September 13 for a
vacation w i t h f r i e n d s in N a s h v i l l e . Tenn.
Aline, we are sure, w i l l be c h a r m e d by the
land of c o t t o n and m a g n o l i a blossoms, and.
incidentally, will have an e n j o v a b l e week.
•*• *
Two r e c e n t callers at the office have
been Harry "Sacky" Sackriter and D c l m o n t
Parks, home on f u r l o u g h from Camp San
Luis Obispo, California. The hoys look
well, nicely t a n n e d from t h e i r outdoor l i f e .
Sacky, m order to feel at h o m e , p u n c h e d
t i c k e t s at the M u e l l e r c a f e t e r i a one l u n c h
hour.
* *
One of I he great pleasures of l i f e around
IN THE ARMY
Eugene E. Grubaugh, who began work irr
the foundry as a helper on October 3, 1940,
and had progressed to the rank of molder,.
was called into the army with the August
quota from Fayette Count}', his home being
in Beecher City. Fie checked out on August
2, and for a time was stationed at Fort Sheridan, but is now with Platoon 3, Battery F.
57th Training Battalion, Camp Callan, San
Diego, California, in the C'oast Artillery..
MONROE STREET
We have some e x c e l l e n t p h o t o g r a p h s by
Walt Bowan, H e l e n Pope, and others of
the Monroe street mess, which we wanted
to use in the Record, largely as a f u t u r e
record of the improvements. Too m u c h
picnic and other m a t e r i a l . Ffope to usethem later.
By the way, this i m p r o v e m e n t makes us
t h i n k of the Titanic, the great ship that
w e n t down in the A r c t i c — M o n r o e street
has gone down in a hole.
(Continued from Pace 7)
ligion being one of the foundations upon
which this country was established.
Dancing
The program that followed was from
Mrs. Hanna's School of Dancing and was:
Song and Dance—Beverly and Jean Weal.
Dance—Wanda Lee Theobald.
Song—Nancy Jane DeCrier.
Dance—Billie Mae Hertig, F.dward Holtzclow.
Finale—Entire group.
The one act skit, as well as the radiostory entitled "Hard Luck Story" was accepted enthusiastically by all. You can
be assured we will have another good play
read}' next year.
The Evening Dance
The dance at Story Park was well attended, even though it was the last on the
program. It was by far one of the finest
and cleanest dances we have enjoyed at our
picnics. The waltz contest was won by Mr.
and Mrs. Hervcy Zehner, and the swing
contest found two couples tied, Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Carroll, and Mr. and Mrs. William English.
From reveille 'till taps, the M u e l l e r employees enjoyed their picnic and now lookforward to a bigger and better one next
year.
t h e s e parts has been f o u n d in letters received from Mueller boys m camp. Practically every week t h e r e is a l e t t e r from
Willie Rohman, who seems to be doing
p r e t t y well down Georgia way. Then we
hear frequently from Earl Harris, stationed
at Jefferson Barracks, from Billy Draper,
now of the engineers, and due home, for a
furlough soon, as well as from some of the
others. The l e t t e r s always go the rounds,
and they arc all very i n t e r e s t i n g .
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RECORD
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SARNIA NEWS
WHICH CAME FIRST
On Thursday, August 21st, Winnie Devine of Dept. 14 entertained a number of
Mueller girls in honor of Milly Green,
who is being married to Ted Barclay, September 9th. A game called "Bug" was
played with first prize going to Betty Hart
and consolation to Eleanor McMann, after
which a delightful lunch was served by
Winnie and her mother. The evening wound
up in a sing song with Jean White at the
piano. Milly was the recipient of several
lovely gifts.
The other day we came across a reference to a state park in Michigan named
"J. W. Wells." It is located twenty-six
miles northeast of Menominnc in very dense
woods where the camping is good. This
brings to mind again the much mooted
question of the chicken and the egg. Which
came first? Was the camp named after J.
VV. Wells, or was J. W. Wells named after
the camp? Perhaps Mr. Wells may help
in solving the question.
Beware of the Altar
Our Baby Department reports the follow"Jack and f like each other, but neither
ing babies in August:
To Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Skippon (nee Jes- of us is the m a r r y i n g kind."
"So long! See you in church."
sie Jones of the Payroll Dept.), a son, Ronald James, born August l l t h .
SUSPENDED MATERIAL
To Mr. and M r s . Jimmie Guthrie. a son,
Stewart Owen, born August 21, 1941.
During unloading and removing of steel
piling, a sheet of piling suspended from
shovel boom twisted and swung knocking
employee against stock pile, with resultant
laceration and severe bruises to hip and side.
Guide ropes should be used to guide and
control movement of suspended materials.
—Construction Safety.
Pictured above and looking very comfortable is Miss Marianne Elizabeth Lee,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lee. Marianne was born March 11, 1941 and is one
of the happiest little ladies we have ever
met.
Winnie Rooney and M a r y Glynn are both
getting along f a m o u s l y following their appendix operations. YYc expect them both
into work on Monday.
The Softball learns have wound up their
series for the season with the Brass Shop
Team winning the Shield. The Teams are
being banqueted in the Rest Room on
Thursday evening.
Ereddie Daws left on August 8th to become a member of the R. C. A. F. Freddie
is stationed at Manning Pool for the present.
Neil Turnbull, Dept. S, underwent an operation for appendicitis on Eriday $p,d is
progressing favorably. We are
Infection! Infection! Infection!
There is a saying ' l i e who treats himself has a fool for a patient."
An assembler is ready to testify t h a t this
satemeut is a least h a l f correct since he
had to receive t r e a t m e n t for infection which
developed as a result of a self-treat wound.
"Stan" was trimming bumpers and got a
sliver of metal in his first left finger. Me
took the sliver out himself and did not disi n f e c t the i n j u r y and as a result infection
developed.
This is the same old story so often repeated. Anyone who has the slightest c u t ,
scratch or abrasion of the skin opens the
door to infection and should report immediately to first aid. There are no excuses.
It's better to be sold on safety than
short-changed by an accident.
if Neil is trying to keep up with the rest
of the Mueller gang.
Ron Nicholson's slogan since returning
from the salesmen's meeting in Decatur is
"Where did I leave my hat?" We are told
it all happened at a dinner party in Eort
Wayne. Either the food or the blondes must
have gone to Ron's head with the result
that Ron is out about $8.00 worth of Stetson.
Miss Lorna L u c k h a m is assisting temporarily in the Billing Department.
Betty Hart has been waging a campaign
against flies recently and if you want to get
along with Bett don't put a window up without first putting the screen under it.
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Advertisments Limited to 80 Words.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcement — Mablc Gated announces
that her brother, Joe, has formed the
J. I. Gates Co. dealing in roofing, lumber,
and insulation, now located at 565 E.
Wood street. Phone 8322.
HELP WANTED
Wanted: A single, sober, reliable man for
position of chauffer. Sec Charles Cochran,
Mueller Co.
ITEMS FOR SALE
Brooms For Sale—Made by the blind at factory in Tuscola. Handled by Mrs. Charles
Riley, 111 1 N. JVIonroe. Phone 2-5146.
For Sale: Choice suburban lot in Maryland
Heights, 75' x 140'. east frontage. Two
blocks off hard road, close to school. Bill
Mueller, Dept. 300. Phone 3-3207.
For Sale: Double iron bed and Wag sagless springs. Fine condition. Apply to
Brngh Werner, Engineering Depl.
For Sale: Folding baby buggy in good condition. See 6048, Howard Atteberry, or
_3800_E.__Grand Ave.
For Sale: Good black dirt. Will haul it anywhere you say. Also will remove dirt, do
any kind of hauling or cleaning. See or
call Hap Thompson, Dept. 9, 735 N.
Monroe, Phone 2-0166.
For Sale: Kincaid Garden Tractor, 10 inch
disc, cultivating tools, \veeders, sweeps,
8 inch mold board plow. Dale Griffith,
Macon. (II.. J'1ant_J_
For Sale: Man's bicycle, $8. Pair boxing
gloves, $4. Roland Friend, 448J/1 N. Monroe Street.
For Sale: One cistern pump, brass cylinder,
good as new. One all metal cold air register. 844 N. Edward street.
For Sale: Due coal water heater, A-l shape,
$5. See Wayne Howard. Dept. 308.
For Sale: Pine kindling, cut and split stove
length. $2.50 load delivered. See Harold
Molir, Dept. 63.
For Sale: Split cedar posts at 26c each. Sec
John Maxwell, night watchman, or leave
vord at the watchman's office.
For Sale: Tender Baby Golden Popcorn.
Kepi u n d e r sanitary conditions. Guaranteed to pop. 8c a Ib. George L. Hunt, 556
X. Monroe St.
For Sale: Wood lathe, jig saw, bench saw,
complete on metal bench. Less motor—$25.
Sec Russell Short, Dept. 8, Xo. 8108.
ITEMS FOR SALE
For Sale: The George Tolladay property,.
532 West King Street, corner of College.
Lot has frontage of 136 feet on W. King
Street and 58 feet on N. College. Lot
amply large enough for another residence.
The property is a substantially built 5room bungalow. An excellent location for
one of our employees, and a good investment.
Reason for selling is the fact that .Mr.
Tolladay is now 1 a resident of Los
Angeles, employed in Mueller Co.'s Pacific Coast factory.
If you consider building or buying a
home we suggest t h a t you first investigate
this opportunity.
For Sale: Yellow Pop Corn—7c per pound.
Roy Pease, llarristown Telephone 296.
For Sale: 1938 Master DC Luxe Chevrolet.
Coupe in good condition, with defroster
and heater. Price $375.00. 1511 N..
_ Church after 5 P. M. _
For Sale: 1 Motorola record player and 70
records. Also 7 record albums in good condition. A bargain at $20.00. F. W. Dannewitz, Dept. 36. Phone 2-6934.
WANTED
Wanted: A good used water pressure pumping system for home use. Kenneth Morrow, Clock No. 3535.
Wanted to Buy: A plav pen. See Wayne
_Wngh_t, Dcpt. 9.
COZY HOME
This attractive little house is the home
of Stanley Ashby, clerk in the Ground Key
Department. It is located at 1628 L. Moo"e
street. Stanley has been with us since Xovember, 1940, w o r k i n g first at Plant 2 before being t r a n s f e r r e d to the main plant.