HAMIL TON MINSTREL POSTPONED UNTIL NOV I F. J. Boulton

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HOOVER REPORT.
Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.
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Copyright, 1949, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.
No. S
HAMILTON MINSTREL F. J. Boulton, F. S. Franklin and E. B. Silvius
Twelve Hamilton Employees Are Members Of
POSTPONED UNTIL NOV
National Guard Units In Lancaster & Columbia
Head Three New Sales Departments
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The Hamilton Minstrel show,
slated for Oct. 25-26 at the YMCA
Auditorium, has been postponed
until Nov. 8-9, according to an announcement made by Abe Longenderfer (B. & F. S.), director of
the show.
The reason for the postponement, according to Longenderfer,
was bec!l.use of the Lancaster
Symphony Orchestra Concert at
Mccaskey High School on Oct. 26,
in which several musicians of the
Hamilton concert orchestra are
taking part.
Since the Hamilton Minstrel
cast includes the combined Hamilton Chorus and orchestra, it was
decided to postpone the show until the complete cast is available.
Seven committees for the Nov.
8-9 show have been appointed.
The committees and members include: Music Committee: (Bill
Gassman, Juli!!. Heida, Anna Mae
Snader, Buelah Stauffer and
Longenderfer ); House Committee: (Jack Jones and Alice Winters); Publicity Committee: (Bill
Gassman, Eugene Bard, Harry
Detweiler a nd Arlene Hoff ); Auditorium & Ticket Committee:
<Ira Wolf, Nancy Brown, Betty
Rice and Dorothy Brown) ; Costume Committee: (Jane Mann,
Anna Mae Snader, Janet Bucks,
Nancy Brubaker and Jim Wennerholt) ; Property Committee:
(Bob Ferguson, Bob Fickes, Bob
Kauffman and Don Hall); Lighting & Sound Committee: (Ed Joline and Walt Kreider) .
T h e t h ree new Assistant Sales Managers a r e (L. to R .) : F. J .
Boulton, F. S. Franklin and E. B. Silvius.
On Se ptember 1st, a new organization chart was issued by W .
Ross Atkinson, Vice President in Charge of Sales, in which three new
departments were created. These three departments in the Sales organization are e9.Ch headed by an Assistant Sales Manager.
An Administrative Sales Department has been created with F . S.
Franklin as Assistant Sales Manager.
F . J . Boulton is Assistant Sales Manager in charge of the General
Sa les Department.
A Speci.9.1 Sales Department, which will handle all details of the
sales of service awards and of presentation watches to outside industries and concerns, was created with E . B. Silvius as Assistant Sales
Manager in Charge.
Messrs. Franklin, Boulton and Silvius report directly to L. F .
:t[alligan, Sales and Merchandising Mgr.
The departmental organization for the remainder of the S!!.les
organization was left relatively unchanged.
ORVILLE HAGANS TOURS HAMILTON TO GET
HRA WILL SPONSOR
INSIDE INFORMATION FOR SERIES OF ARTICLES CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE
In answer to numerous employee requests, the Hamilton Recreation Association will sponsor
a "Christmas Toys For Needy
Children Drive" which will get
underway about mid-October.
It's
simple matter to bring
smiles to the faces of unfortunate y o u n g s t e r s on Christmas
morning.
lf you have any old toys, slightly
broken or not too badly battered
in your attic, cellar, back kitchen
or pantry that you figure your
youngsters have forgotten about
or have lost fondness for, don't
give them to the junk man or
don't burn them, instead the HRA
urges you to contribute them in
this coming Toy Drive.
There will be large toy containers located in the East and West
Towers, in the lobby of the Main
Office Building and at the Guard
House in the rear of the factory
where you can deposit these toys
during the drive.
The HRA is after any and all
kinds of toys- dolls, doll coaches,
blocks, cradles, tricycles, little
mechanical toys, trucks, buses,
scooters, games, etc.
When a sufficient amount of
toys are ready for distribution,
the HRA will ask you to submit
names of needy families in your
neighborhood whose kiddies might
a
While on his Hamilton visit, Orville H agans (right) had a sh ort
chat with President R. M. Kant and George P. Luckey (Vice Presiden in Charge of Manufacturing) in President Kant's office.
Orville Hagans, Executive Secretary of the United Horological
Association o f America, with
headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and Editor of the American
Horologist and Jeweler magazine,
was conducted on a tour of Hamilton on September 6 by A. B.
Sinkler (Director of Quality).
Mr. Hagans, who receµtly returned from a tour of the leading
watch industries of Europe and
wrote articles about the Swiss
companies, plans to ·do a series
of articles on the American watch
industries and visited Hamilton,
gathering material for his series
in an effort to give the Hamilton
side of the picture.
The American watch industries
series will appear in Mr. Hagans'
magazine very _soon.
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R ecently the Hamilton W atch
Company r eceived a Certificate of
Commend9.tion from the National Guard of the United States for
its patriotic service in 1948. The
certificate was signed by K enneth F. Cramer, Major General,
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, D epartment of the Army,
Washington, D. C. Hamilton is
highly proud of this award.
The National Guard of the
United States, which has a membership of 354,000 young men, is
in the midst of its 1949 recruiting
drive. The drive started Sept. 5
and is over Nov. 26.
TIMELY TOPICS decided to
Interview Company employees
who are m embers of the National
Guard, finding out the advantages
of the Guard, and letting them
t ell us how they fit Guard training into their civilian lives.
There are 12 Hamiltonians who
are members of National Guard
units in Lancaster and Columbia.
The Lancaster National Guardsm en are: Dick Hershey (Plate),
Bill Kaufhold (Escape), Gerald
Markley (Assem. "A") , Pa u 1
Wissler and Dick Reynolds of
Friction Jeweling, Bill Kipphorn
(Prod. Con.), Charley Orbank,
Jim Kipphorn, Ben Kline and
Glenn Shimp, all of the Timing
& Casing Department. The Columbia Guard members are: Bill
Weitzel (Machine Shop) and Eugene Menko (Timing).
Bill Kau fhold has the longest
service record of the 12 in the
Guard- 15 years-eight in the National Guard and the remainder
in the State Guard. He holds the
rank of corporal and belongs to
the 103rd Medical Clearing Company. He is a hospital clerk. "I
like the National Guard," Bill
said, "because I've always been
interested in good soldiering. The
training I receive and the two
weeks every year spent on mane uvers at Indiantown Gap gives
m e a lift. I enjoy the fellowship
in the Guard. It's fun , you learn
to do things and it's healthy."
Bill works on the tumbling job in
the Escape Dept.
Dick Hershey, Dick Reynolds,
Paul Wissler , and Bill and Jim
Kipphorn are also members of
103rd Clearing Company. Bill and
Jim and Dick Reynolds are Privates First Class and medical
technicians. Wissler is a private
in basic field training, while Pfc.
Hershey assists in the field hospital, handling basic chores.
Jim Kipphorn, who is a final
movement inspector in T . & C.,
and his brother Bill, who is a dispatcher in Plate, joined the National Guard together in 1948.
When the Guard held maneuvers
at Indiantown Gap several weeks
ago, both worked in the field hospital, administering shots and applying medications.
"We like the Guard," Bill said,
"because it gives us a chance to
study and apply first aid, something we've been interested in for
a long time. We also learn all the
latest hospital techniques which
naturally comes in handy in civilian life."
Reynolds, a Guard member for
two years a nd a watch inspector
Kaufhold
Weitzel
W. Kipphorn
J. Kipphorn
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Reynolds
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Hershey
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Menko
Markley
Shimp
in Friction Jeweling for a year,
agreed with Jim and Bill that the
Guard affords the opportunity to
learn soldiering as well as the
latest methods in first aid and
operating room technique.
Wissler, a watch inspector in
Friction Jeweling for a year and
a member of the guard since 1948,
and Hershey, on Hauser profiling
in Plate for five months and a
member of the Guard for two
years, think the training received
in the Guard is just about the
best you can get anywhere.
Charley Orbank, a minor jobber in Casing for the past three
ye!l.rs, and a Guard since 1948, and
Glenn Shimp, a fina l inspector in
T . & C., and a Guardsman since
1948, are both members of the
103rd Medical Headquarters Company. Orbank, a corporal, is a
typist and switchboard operator,
while Shimp, a private, is a telephone operator.
"You learn a 1 o t of things
through study in the Guard that
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Volume 7
Number 9
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EDITORIAL BOARD
WALLACE BORK, Chair., Proc. Engineering
J. ED. MILLER, Case Order Division
HAZEL KELLER, Case Office
• MALES, FEMALES AND STUFF •
EDITORIAL STAFF
General News and Production, CHARLES H . FREY
Personnel Consultant. R. A. PRESTON Cartoonist, CHARLES SHINDELL, Jr.
Copyright, 1949, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.
Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted.
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 30, 1949
the Hamilton display
at the
"IT IS YOUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
Lancaster County
Industrial Exhibit
R.eorganization is perhaps the most vital and important issue
confronting the American people and the Congress of the United
States today. It is a complex problem with many ramifications and
is not easily understood. However, every thinking citizen should
know exactly what it means and what it will accomplish.
For this purpose TIMIDLY TOPICS is opening its pages to a series
of articles by Robert L. Johnson, President of Temple University and
Chairman of the "Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report," a voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of leading citizens which
has undertaken the task of informing the public of just what Reorganization means and what the Hoover Commission recommendations,
if enacted into law, will mean to each individual and to the nation.
I re~ ommend Dr. Johnson's articles to you and hope every employee will follow the series and become more familiar with the country's number one -problem, reduction of taxes and improved effciency
in the operation of the government.
HAMILTON WATCH COMPANY
R. M. KANT,
President.
!Jt ~
7}our ~eJeraf (}overnmenff
by Rob ert L. Johnson
PRESmENT'
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, AND CHAIRMAN
CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR THE HOOVER REPORT
No. 1
THE WORLD'S WORST BUSINESSMAN
How long would your company
stay in business if it lost money
and ran into debt year after year?
For that matter how long could
you run your own home if you
spent $10 to go to the store to buy
one dollar's worth of goods?
On ·a:ny such basis, you'd soon
be out of a job- and a home.
Year after year the federal government loses money. It spends,
literally, more than $10 filling out
forms to place a single purchase
order. And half the things it buys
cost less than $10.
Uncle Sam is just about the
world's worst manager. He owns
$29 billions worth of goods, including a million automobiles, and
has no clear account of where they
are or what they are. Some of his
departments are stocked up 50
years ahead on simple supplies.
He borrows money for himself
and pays interest on it. He maintains enough records and documents - mostly worthless - to fill
six Pentagon Buildings. He keeps
seven different sets of books.
Neither his books nor his budget
give any real notion of the financial score. The Post Office, for
example, has to wait eight months
to find out exactly how much
money it has lost. This year it
will lose about $500 millions. This
is more than the cost of the whole
government 50 years ago.
If you're an ex-se·r viceman · you
saw money thrown around in wartime just as I did. In war some
extravagance is unavoidable. But
in peacetime the Army asked
funds for houses in Alaska at
$58,000 per house, and for 829,000
tropical uniforms at $129 apiece.
These are just a few samples
from the Report of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government.
It all began because Congress,
President Truman, and the public
saw real danger in government
dup.Jication, lack of organization,
and waste. In July 1947, Congress
created the Commission with six
leading Democrats and six outstanding Republicans as members.
At President Truman's suggestion,
former President Herbert Hoover
was named chairman and Secretary of State Dean Acheson vicechairman.
The Commission put 300 experts
to work digging up facts. Nobody
was mad at anybody. Everybody
wanted to get at the truth. After
months of hard study resulting in
two million words of facts and figures, the Commission reported to
Congress that bad organization
and outmoded methods are laying
a heavy toll on the nation. At
least $3 billions and, I think, $4
billions a year can be saved without cutting government services.
You and I are citizens. We pay
taxes. We'd better have a good
look at our government before it
gets too big for us to understand
and too costly for us to support.
If that should happen the government will no longer work for us;
we will work for it. Many free
peoples in history have lost their
freedom in that fashion .
Put it another way: We now pay
in federal taxes $300 a year per
person, over $1,000 per year per
family. We pay income taxes
which we can see, and other taxes
which we can't see: - 60% on
cigarettes, 25% on such things as
cameras, 20% on light bulbs, cosmetics, luggage and so forth; 15%
on travel and telephone calls. We
pay 'taxes upon taxes in the cost
of everything we eat, wear, and
use.
We carry a big load of debt$7,000 per average family. This
isn't pie in the sky. It is my
promise to pay - and yours - as
real as any grocery bill. We pay
interest, at the rate of $150 per
family per year, on that deb't.
Let us look facts in the eye:
The purchasing power of your dollar and the living standards of
your family are undermined by
useless federal expenditures. Your
dollar is worth only half what it
to be held in the
Local State Armory
October 18-21
Harry Shetter (Cafe) and Paul Warfel (lnsp. Supv.) exchanged
some jibber about York the other afternoon ... Some of it was good,
some bad, but nothing the White Rose chamber of commerce has to
worry about ... Fred E . Orr (Sales) just back from a trip to the West
Coast on bizness, informs us that By Trimble (Salesman) got himself
engaged, int~nds to middle aisle it shortly and then settle down in
the San Fernando Valley ... Thanks to the "Manufacture,r s' Monthly
Message" for the quotes every month in that interesting "Print From
The Plants" column ... As far as Gene Barber (Prod. Con.) is concerned, Bill Dudley, Detroit Lions' back, is the best leather lugger
in pro ball.
Ever watdl Don Wilson (lnsp.) taJk with his hands? .. It's an art
... The "Hobo News" is Charley (Train) Miller's favorite news sheet
. .. Old Baldy went through the "Hobo News" New York office one
time ... Virginia Lee, Terry Demmy and Evelyn Baker, all of the
was ten years ago, and taxes are Stocks & Stores division, are no longer with the Co•... If you ever
a major reason. At the present t.ell Morrell Smith (Budget) a joke, don't be discouraged if he tells
pace it soon may be worth much you heard it 25 years ago in Pittsburgh.
less than that.
Nancy Bushman (Train) was born in Marietta, Georgia ... AnWhat to do about it? In the last other Georgia born gal is Nan Doman (Assem. Casing) . . . Margaret
analysis it's your government! Its
actions are your actions. You have Cope (Dial) collects picture post cards for a hobby ... Andy Dodson
(Plate) used to be a roofer for a Company in Boston ... Herm Rueger
a vote in its management - not
once every four years, once every is new in Machine Experimental ... Sara Bushong <Es<;ape) was fortwo years, nor once a year, but merly an asisstant nurse at the General Hospital. .. Harold Herr (Seronce a day. You can express your- vice Office) , our favorite frozen face , is back, gradually easing into
self in favor of "better govern- his work since his recent serious operation.
ment at a better price." But you
Marching with the Lancaster delegation at the Elks State convenmust, first of all, understand the tion in Harrisburg on Aug. 25 was Ken Weeks (Personnel) and Vic
problem.
Alexander (Service) .. . Bill Bo.y le (Hspg. Mfg.) watched the parade
In the next article in this series from the sidelines . . . Bertha. Deibler (Prod. Disp.) used to be a switchI'd like to tell you more about the board operator ... Roy Shelly (Guard) used to be a cook in a Greek
necessity for government reorgan- restaurant. ... Gloria Shenk (Hspg. Assem.) collects buttons ... Plastic
ization. Meanwhile let's remember ornaments interest Bob Sherick (Service) . .. Jeff Taylor (Watch Dewhat Mr. Hoover said on his sign) is no long.e r with the Co, ... If you want to hear adjecth1es that
birthday: "If the people are to were never used before, have a listen to Hen Schneider (Dial) and
run the government, it is the peo- Lefty Fritsch (Display) arguing aboui fishing.
ple who must think."
Betcha never knew Andy Showers (Flt. St.) used to be a cigarmaker . .. Red Danz (Fin.), St. Joe prexy, told us the Hill Club will
have a nice set-up for its banquet in February at which Frank Leahy,
Notre Dame coach, will be the prinicpal speaker ... It'll be $3.00 a
plate with every seat in the house a good one . . . Bob Welsh (Adv.)
figures the N. Y. Yankees pa.id close' to 100 grand for Big Jawn Mize
... Dick Vaughan (Cost Analyst) doesn't think so .. . Harold Anderson·
Alfred S. Rowe, president of the (Spec. Assem.) is of the opinion that no ball player is worth $90,000
Horological Institute of America, a year ... Sox Weaver (Service) doesn't play much golf anymore .. .
and president of the Indiana State Family man now, don't you know.
Board of Examiners in Watch ReDid you ever know that Joe Myers (Plate) was an Army engineer
pairing, and a successful watch- back in 1917-18? ... Hen McKay (Training Section), a butterfly collecmaker-jeweler in his own right, tor, was born in Liverpool, Engla:nd ... Barbara Miller is new in Stocks
gave the 150 Hamilton Manage- & Store11 division ... Isaac Musser (Assembly A) goes for midget car
ment Association members a first racing ... Betty Degler (Flt. St.) used to be a sales gaJ at Silver's ...
hand, "no punches pulled" talk on Never knew until recently that Ed Myers (Process Eng.), ye olde
the subject, "What the Watch- Bucknel.lian., is interested in target shooting ... He doesn't look like
maker at the Bench Thinks of the Alan Ladd type ... Harvey Law (Traffic) will not let his hair grow
Hamilton Watches" at the Sept. during bowlilllg season because he doesn't want to trip over it in
19 meeting in the Auditorium.
delivering the ball down the alley.
Mr. Rowe brought out the critiThe goal in the Lancaster County Community Chest Drive (Oct.
cisms that he meets with in dealing with customer-owners of Ham- 17-Nov. 11) is $416,798.33 ... Johnnie Spencer, a retired Hamiltonian,
ilton watches who bring both their came back for a nite of fun at the Credit Union's Mooseree held at
gripes and watches to him for in- Ray Foultz's p·)ace near Brownstown on August 24 .... Amy Kline
(Maintenance) has the same seats this year as he held last season
formation and repair.
for all Philly Eagles home games at Shi be Park ... Did you notice
While Mr. Rowe was mildly
critical, his speech was weII re- the new glasses Agnes (Payroll) Palmer is wearing? ... Strictly the
latest, Homer . . . Granville Smythe (lnsp.) used to be a barber ... Bill
ceived by the HMA audience.
Smith (Press) was born in a town called Lost Creek, W. Va .... Frank
He was introduced to the gath- Dulio used to work in Train .... H e's now Cpl. Frank Dulio, RA
ering by M. F. Manby (Dir. of 13266890, Hq. & Hq. & Sv. Co., 62nd IDngr. Construction Bn., Fort
Engineering), a close friend of Belvoir, Virginia ... Jerry Vernon (Guard) was a former Marine reMr. Rowe's.
cruiting officer in Philly .... Did you notice the slim lines of Helen
Ganse (Cafe) since she reduced 24 pounds? ... According to the grapevine, we're told that when Charley Uhland (Finishing) motored to
York the other week, he admitted that it was the farthest west he
had ever been ... Betty Bassett (Watch Research) is chairman of the
Finance committee of the Young Women's R,epublican Club of Lancaster.
Alfred S. Rowe Speaks
At Management Meeting
Bob MacCachra:n (Exp,o rt Sales) dislocated a. couple of molars on
a piece of can tel ope the other morning . .. That's what you can expect,
Bud, when you let somebody else pay for your stuff . .. Barney Ewell
ha:ndles himself in capable fashion on a football field, too ... C-aught
him in a workout with the Lancaster Presidents the other evening ...
The sidewalk supervisors handling the construction of the new: research lab a.11e of the opinion that things are going up ... With the
price of eggs skyhigh, Oharley Williams (Maintenance) will try
planting hens in his garden next year and see what happens.
It's quite a treat to listen to Frlllllk Foose (Finishing) quote Bernie Santaniello, the town's fireman-coach ... The co-chairman of that
Hamilton Choirus corn and doggie roast held at Wheatland Park on
August 25 were: Arlene Hoff (Sec. to W. S. Davis) and Jack Harrison
(Service) .. . Wyn Davis (Dir. of Pla1nning) had a birthday on Aug. 26
and thanks for the candy . .. With Amos Hougendobler not competing
in the Men's Bowling League this season, we can't figure out who
Al Marks (Heat Treating) will pick on now .. . Frances Dreisbach, who
used to work in PersOlllnel, came back for a visit on Aug. 26 . .. Bill
Hoffman, formerly an employee in Assembly A, is now attending the
Bowman Technical School.
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Balance Dept. Corn
Roast Features Music
Harry Shetter, Former Hotel Mgr., Takes
Over As Manager Of Hamilton Caf.!teria
Harry Shetter, the new
manager of the Cafeteria,
is well qualified for his job.
Being a hotelman for 25
years, h e has worked in all
phases of the business, from
Harry Shetter
cashier to head manager.
He started as cashier at
the Yorktowne Hotel in
York, Pa., back in 1925. Remained at the Yorktowne in
various capacities for 20
years before becoming manager and vice president of
Hotel Weber in Lancaster
in 1945. Res:gning from the
Weber in 1948, he went
back to York where he became manager of the dining room and bar at the Colonial Hotel until his present connection with Hamilton.
Harry recalls many pleesant memories during his
hotel career. He registered
such famous guests at the
Yorktowne as Mr3. Eleanor
Roosevelt, the late Ameli'.l
Earhart, and band leaders,
Guy Lombardo, Paul Whiteman, Vaughn Monroe, the
late Glenn Miller, Sammy
Kaye, Tommy and Jimmy
Dorsey, and many others.
He is 44, has been married for 22 years, has tw :>
daughters, Harriet and Janice, and likes hunting, fishing, baseball and tennis.
He is a graduate of the
Thompson Business College
of York and is a past president of the Central Greeters Club, Chapter 41, Hotel
Greeters of America.
The Balance Department's corn
and doggie roast was big league
in nature with singing and clarinet and trombone duets highlighting the affair attended by 36
employees on S ept. 14 at Williamson Park.
Anna Brunthal handled the vocals while Paul Harnish and
Charley Habecker waxed hot on
the horn jobs.
There were other activities, including quoits with Lou Ernst and
Eleanor Scheuing coming off as
the champs.
The committee in charge of the
aftf'lir consisted of: Maud Ressler,
Sue Bear, Don Hall, Anna Brunthal and Paul Harnish.
Material Sal·!S Holds
Corn & Doggie Roast
60 Attend Watch Res.
Corn & Doggie Roast
Lights And Control Box
Delayed In Shipment
Sixty employees of the Watch
Research D epartment and their
families were in attendance at the
section's corn and doggie roast
on Sept. 9 at the Safe Harbor Picnic Grounds.
With plenty of food on hand
and plenty of fun for everyone,
the affair went off in fine style.
Touch football, softball, and
darts were on the program of
events with a record player furnishing the music for dancing.
The committee in charge was
composed of: Dave Messersmith,
chairman, Dick Mellinger, Betty
Bassett, Estelle Ardire and Rodney Diffenbaugh.
The only kick-back from the
affair occurred the following Monday morning when the males in
the group reported for work, still
tired and stiff from the picnic's
activities.
Due to the delay in the shipment of the lights and the control box to operate the lights, the
progress in the erection of the
pedestrian traffic signals in front
of the factory has been retarded
momentarily, according to Charles
H . Hostetter (Train), president o f
the Lancaster Township Supervisors.
According to Charley, the order
for the lights and the control box
was sen t in some t'me ago and
shipment of the lights was supposed to be September 4 with the
control box scheduled to be shipped on the 12th. But due to delay
in shipment from the factory, the
erection of the pedestrian traffic
signals has been delayed.
Hershey Leonard, city electrician, will erect the lights and the
control box just as soon as the
two shipments arrive. The wiring
and the light standards have been
installed.
THE BRICKWORK IS ON ITS WAY
The Material Sales Department
held its annual corn and doggie
roast at Buelah Stauffer's place at
Kissel Hill on Wednesday evening, August 31.
Despite the rain, it had no efect on the appetites of the 26
employees and guests who consumed all the dogs, corn and
trimmings on the menu.
The only sports activity on the
program was a few rounds of
catch by the male members in
attendance.
Those on hand were: Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Ruthhart, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Schober, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Hendrix, Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Hougendobler, Mr. and Mrs. John
Mohler, Mr. and Mrs. George
Ward, Virginia Horst and her
husband, Mildred Pierce, Bob
Melsom, Irene Lindeman, Patsy
Falk, Herb Berkheimer, Mary
Jane Hecker, Bill Gates, Ella
Kaufman, Emma Frick, Ken Kellenberger and Buelah Stauffer.
HMA Picnic Attended
By 115 Members
The 1949 Hamilton Management Associ.ation picnic went
over with a bang on the Saturday
afternoon of August 27 with 115
members enjoying themselves at
Preston's Acres.
Originally scheduled to be held
at Wheatland Park on this date,
a misunderstanding in dates between the park management and
the HMA occurred, transferring
the picnic to Bob Preston's place
at the last minute.
But the site change had nothing to do with the fun the memb ers had in playing c'lrds, tossing
footballs, playing badminton and
quoits, shooting darts and trying
their luck in a guessing contest.
The eats featured Paul Rodgers' famous ham and pork barbecues, baked beans and a Dutch
' lunch.
F O R SALE
12 gauge Ithaca Featherweight
pump gun, model 37 with poly
choke and case, $75.00. If interested contact Jim Hostetter (Machine Shop).
This shot of the new $750,000 Hamilton Research Lab was taken
by Ned Aurand (Chem.-1\let.) on Sept. 19 (three days befora the cornerstone was laid by Harry E. Blyth e, chief of the Office of Production Planning of the Munitions Board Office of the United States Secretary of D .ifense.) It shows the brickwork around the basement
and first floor completed with the scaffolding moved to the second
floor for continued brickwork progress in the race for the final building completion date in early 1950.
58 1h" base kitchen cabinet, red
top, chrome and metal molding.
Also four piece kitchen set, new.
Has removable chair seats, deluxe, heavily padded, ivory color,
Duran plastic covers. If interested contact Leah Phelan (Cafeteria).
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CHOP TALK
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PASSING SHOTS IN THE PARADE OF LIFE
National Bible Week (1949) is scheduled for Oct. 17-23 .. . We love
these singing announcers .... Take the WGAL mikeman on August 26
at 11:55 P. M., who sounded like he was suffering from gas pains, trying to accompany vocally a recording of a solid number like, "Night
and Day" .... This 5 & 10 Bert Lehr with popcom jammed in his epiglottis should warn the natives when he wants to get cute .... Evidently the engine in Johnnie (Mach. Exp.) Verreck's new Olds runs
so quietly he doesn't even hear it .... At least he didn't the other day
when he locked his car and left the engine running and then almost
knocked himsell out running down the steps, re-opening the car door
and turning off the motor sometime later.
Ken Aston (Watch Design) had his corn and lima beans leveled
in the windstorm that kicked up during the early morning hours of
Aug. 29 .... Remember when you were a kid and the big fad was collecting picture cards of the latest movie stars and prize fighters? ....
What a charge you got out of arguing and finally swapping cards
with the other fellow for the ones you didn't have! .. . . Well, the fad
is back again with the kids now saving baseball .pictures which they
get in packs containing pinkish slabs of bubble gum .... The gum is
a new wrinkle from tne old days but the arguing and swapping is
still there.
Bing Miller (Assem. "B") not only caught some fish on, Aug. 28,
but h e also hooked a 't>ad case of sunburn and chills .... Marie Stonesifer, formerly of Purchasing, is now working in the Case Office ....
Her husband, Bob Stonesifer, started in the Screw Mfg. Dept. on Aug.
30 .. The movie, "l\lildred Pierce" was not named after Mildred Pierce
of Material Sales .... Jim Shryock (Comptroller's Office), who lives
in York and commutes daily to work, is still looking for a house in
Lancaster or vicinity in which to move his family .... All t h at sun
tan we spent hours trying toi get this summer is now nothing but a
faded memory .... It's a pity we can't hold that healthy complexion
longer.
For a time, flashy suspenders were the thing with men .... But
like the seasons, ·styles change and we're back to the old reliable
belt .... That is all but Harry Weaver (Screw Mfg.) who still upholds
the suspender side of the argument .... Eyvind Syrstad, who retired
from Hamilton on Feb. 25 after 20 years in Inspection, comes back
every other Monday noontime to play pinochle with his pals in the
Cafe .... Ever realize that Clarence Reese (Purchasing) is still capable of beating a lot of local yokels at golf? .... Never knew till the
other day that Chink Johnson (Dial) spells his first name Ellwood ...
And all this time we were using only one L .... That's an L of a trick
we played on you Ellwood.
Ferne Johnson (Adv.) went to Le·b anon Valley College for a year
(1934) .... Bob Preston (Dir. of Ind. Rel.) spent the last w .;ek of his
·vacation at Avalon Lodge, Avalon, N. J., where Boyd Sponaugle, assistant F. & M. grid coach, is director .... When Ben Hummel (Watch
Des.) was a student at Lehigh (1938), he worked during the summer
as a waiter at Canadensis, Pa. .... Alice Johnson (Prod. Disp.) used
to ·b e a . member of the McCaskey High School band .... During the
war, D otty Martin (Watch Des.) inspected! 105 MM shells at a local
defense plant .... Jack Jones (Print Shop) started in the printing profession in D anville, Illinois .... When the scooter car concession was
in operation at Maple Grove, Clint Johnson (Maintenance) was the
big boss.
.,
M!lrcia Hughes '(Chief Eng. Exp.) likes horseback riding and skiing as sports .... The New York Yankees cost Carl Yecker (Eng.
Serv.) quite a few dimes this season .... That bump on the snoz that
Lloyd Arnold (Plate) was sporting about the dept. Aug. 29 was put
there by his five months old son .. .. Lloyd said the kid rapped him
when he wasn't looking . ... Bags Broome (Machine Shop), the politiC'll minded checker player, wouldn't mind turning his talents loose
in another HRA checker tournament. ... Just to keep sharp, Bags,
the Hamilton champ, gets his daily noontime workouts from Jim
Reese (Watch Res.), Don Weaver (Fin.) and Roy Sensenig (Watch
Res.)
New in Works Lab are: Pat l\lcLaughlin, Betty Brenner and Tom
Athow .. Old Glory still hangs proudly in Friction Jeweling and Train
Room .... Arlene Martin (Train) needs a lift from her Millersville
home . .. .If you live in l\lillersville and drive to work and have room
for one more passenger, you might contact Arlene in Train .... That's
a good looking calendar that hangs ovar Paul Kauffman's desk in the
Balance Staff Dept. .... It shows a little girl asleep in church and
bears the caption, "Of Such Is The Kingdom" .... Chet Bostick, Yard
"Engineer," and his wife spent two weeks vacation in Nova Scotia ...
Chet was talking to a school teacher up there who knew Frank Chrisoffel (Office Mgr.) .... It's a small world after all, isn't it Chester? ....
Bob Wilson, formerly in Purchasing, is now operating out of the
Sales Dept.. ... Jean Gerloch is new in Purchasing.
Twenty-nine tuna and one bonita - tot'll weight over 300 pounds
- was the prize haul made by five Hamiltonians at Brielle, N. J ., on
Aug. 27 .... Those in the party were K en McMillen (Damask.), Gene
Wiley (Bal. & F . S.), Joe Butson (Damask.), Russ Kuhns (Dial) and
Charley Dietrich (Bal. & F. SJ .... H elen (R eceptionis t) Lingenfelter's ever lovin' husband, Lynwood, spoke on the short story at the
Bread Loaf Writers Conference held at Bread Loaf School of English
in Vermont from Aug. 17-31. ... A special advertising campaign this
fall finds Hamilton watches advertised in Americas three most important prestige magazines - Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and The New
Yorker .... Jim Derr (Eng. Serv.) has a good looking Esquire sports
calendar on his desk .... It has pictures of many of the sports immortals in action .... It's different from the Petty and Varga stuff.
Jack Humphreville (Equip. & Tool Des.) has a rear view mirror
hanging on the light shade over his drawing board which he uses for
spies, approaching kibitzers and on-coming income tax collectors ....
We understand several of the HMA members were in the right .p ark
but the wrong picnic on Aug. 27 .... After sampling some of the "foreign" refreshments and finding no familiar HMA faces around the
place, they departed .... They later found the right location which
wasn't the original place to begin with ... Ken Staab (Small Tool) was
as nervous as a race horse day's in advance of his new son's arrivaL
.... Some of t h e boys figured a bit would have been the thing to keep
his prance down.
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FOUR TOOTERS AND A BOOM
CREDIT UNION
NATIONAL GU ARD
(Continued fr om Page 1)
you couldn't possibly get elsewhere," said Charley. "The fellowship and recreation you get
give you that added bit of social
confidence in civilian life." Shimp
agreed with Orbank that the advantages of being a Guardsman
pay off in civilian life.
Ben Kline is on d :al inspection
work in T. & C. He's been with
Hamilton for 31h years and a
National Guardsman since 1948.
He's a corporal with the Battery
B, 899th Anti-Aircraft Battery
Armor Division. He assists in the
care and maintenance of all battery weapons. "There's one thing
about the Guard," said Ben, "you
always have an opportunity for
advancement. I learned a lot of
things about the care and maintenance of battery weapons wheri
I was on maneuvers at Camp
Perry, Ohio, a couple of weeks
back. It was very interesting. The
Guard sets you right for civilian
life. It gives you a more secure
slant on things because your duties in the Guard give you added
responsibilities."
, Also with the Battery B, 899th
Anti-Afrcraft outfit is Pvt. Gerald Markley, an overcoiler in Assembly "A." Gerry liked guns before he joined the Guard and in
the year he's been a member, he
has learned a lot more about 50
calibre machine guns in his capacity as left cannoneer. He returned recently from two weeks
of maneuvers at Camp Perry. "I
had a lot of fun," he said. "The
training was helpful and healthy
and the discipline comes in handy
for civilian life."
The two Columbians, Sgt. Bill
Weitzel (Machine Shop) and Eugene Menko (T. & CJ are members of Battery C, 899th Anti-Aircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion. Bill is Chief of Sections in
charge of two five-man squads
on 40 calibre and 50 calibre machine guns. Menko is a machine
gunner, handling a 50 calibre job.
"I like the job of gunner," said
Gene," because there's a lot of
action. The Gu.ard really teaches
you all there is to know about
guns." Weitzel, who was a Marine
during the war, figures the good
comradeship a n d associations
made in the Gu.1rd, really set you
right for civilian life. Weitzel is
an apprentice machinist at Hamilton, while Menko works on the
Time Microscope job in T. & C.
Hamilton is justly proud of its
12 National Guardsmen because
all of them are good employees.
WEDDING
One of the top musical organizations in Pennsylvania is t h e Shawnee Fire Company band of Columbia, Pa. F ive Hamilton employees,
with a combined service record her e of 81 years, 11 months, are 'members of the Shawnee organization. The five H amiltonians pictured
above in Sh awnee 'band attire and' toting instrumen ts are: (L. to R.),
Ira Fickes, Jr., (T. & C.), 15 years, 3 months; Charles M. Habecker
(Bal. & Flt. St.), 25 years, 5 months; Wayne Arnold (Finishing), 3
years, 8 months; Dennis Staley (Damaskeenin g), 28 years, 2 months;
and Leo Miller (Bal. & Flt. St.), 9 years, 5 months.
DOES YOUR JOB HAVE A FUTURE?
The answer is no-if the business you work for cannot
show a profit.
Any business may go through lean years, especially at the
beginning, when profits are slight or nonexistent.
But unless the trend is reversed, and the company begins
to make money, your future is brighter elsewhere. That business is heading for trouble- and so are its employees.
Why is this so? Why is management·s ability to make a
profit the best kind of job security?
Bec.1use every function of a profit is job protection for
everybody down the line.
Profits protect jobs by attracting investors. People with
money saved will risk that money only in hope of some return.
If investors hold back because profits are scanty, jobs suffer.
Profits protect jobs by supplying money for plant expansion and replacement of equipment-for the new tool, the new
shop, the new research center. 60% of all money spent by U. S.
corporations last year for this purpose came from retained profits and depreciation allowances.
Any profits protect jobs by guarding against emergencies.
Sooner or later the rainy day will come. Profits put aside are
umbrellas.
Does your job have a future? That depends on two things
- whether you:
- Have picked an employer who is making a profit.
- Are helping him to continue to make a profit.
TOY DRIVE
(Continued from Pa.ge 1)
be made more happy on Christmas Day with these toys.
In order to have an ample list
of needy families' names, the
HRA will also contact the Salvation Army, the Elks, and the
Home Branch of the Welfare Association, three other organizations who give toys and fruit to
kiddies on Christmas, for more
names.
When the toys start coming in
it will require volunteers to help
repair and repaint these various
playthings. If you have any spare
time to act as a volunteer toy repairman, please contact K e n
Weeks (Personnel) at your earliest convenience.
Let's make the needy kids smile
on Christmas Day. Bring in those
discarded toys and help build
HRA's toy mountain.
B ELLS
Edith Wagner (Adv. Prod.)
became Mrs. Jacob ("Bud")
Truxal on August 27 at 11
a . m . in the Church of Our
Father, Unitarian. Bud is a
Junior at F. & M. and the
couple reside in East Hall.
M. R. "Tommy" Thomson
(Watch Research) married
Agnes C. Herbert on September 3 in the Methodist
Church, Manasquam, N. J.
Alfred E. Rowe (left) principal speaker at the Sept. 19 HMA
meeting, took time out to have his picture snapped with H. C. D obbs,
President of the Hl\IA.
CLOSE COMPETITION
IN QUOIT TOURNEY
Due to deadline commitments,
TIMELY TOPICS can only report on the first round of the
HRA Quoit Tournament now underway wiith Joe Butson (Damaskeening), the acting chairman.
The singles are on at the present time with a field of 32 employee pitchers battling in close
competition.
The doubles will probably start
this week, weather permitting.
According to Butson, the doubles
field will consist of 16 teams.
With the first round in the singles completed, the survivors are:
Ken McMillen, Lew Rynier, Norm
Lenhart, Johnnie Fry, Bud Hoin,
Frank. Hoffman, Fred Gerfin, Adam Brmkman, Lloyd Mowrer, Ted
Schmidt, Charley Williams, Chairman Butson, Russ Kuhns, Earl
Brinkman, Jim Mable.
In the thick of the battle is last
year's champ, Jim Mable (Machine Shop), and Ken McMillen,
who re1ched the '48 finals.
The tourney is being held during the noon hour lunch periods
in the rear of the factory next to
the greenhouses.
There will be two doubles tourneys, the one a "sweepstakes," the
other an ordinary tourney with
the names being drawn from a
hat to form the teams.
JOTS &DOTS
Diabetes Week this year is Oct.
10-16 . . .. Jim Heider (T. & M. Study) owns a new Pontiac and you
ought to see the guy hawk the
Missus when she is at the wheel
of the green job .. . . Old memories
returned on Sept. 6 as our oldest
son put up a strong argument as
to why he shouldn't return to
school,
Dick Williamson (Watch Research) left the Company on Sept.
8 to go back to school at the New
Jersey St1te Teachers College
(Trenton) .. Russ Markert (Train)
showed us a nickel knob from a
Jacot lathe after 14 years of service in which the figures show it
was turned 14,000,000 times . .. The
knob, taken from the lathe operated by Viola Hawley (Train),
was worn and lop-sided from use.
. . . . Lynn Wallick (Train) has his
severest eye turned on the Millersville State Teachers College
football squad this season beoause
he's weJI aware of what has happened in past seasons.
Speaking of M.S.T.C., the saddest look ing guy on the Marauder
campus during the first week of
practice (lnid-Sept.) was George
King, a center, who worked on
the Hamilton Maintenance crew
during the summer ... George had
a slight left should: r separation,
. .. Stan "The Man" Musial, the
g r eat St. Looie b as e b a II er, is
sports 1949 Pennsylvania AmbasHamilton will be one of the 62 sador ... .It was a title given Stan
local industries to have a booth during Pennsylvania Week.
at the Second Annual Lancaster
Millie Heaps (Cost Analysis) an
County Industrial Exhibit to be
held at the Lancaster Armory on ex-WAVE, got seasick on a ferry
boat ride off Virginia Beach reOctober 18th to 21st inclusive.
The Hamilton booth will be the cently ... . Vic Warfel (T. & C.l
same one as used at the recent shot a jl"round hog the other day
American National ' Retail Jew- which he figured weighed at least
elers Association show held at 24 lbs. before he plopped it on the
the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. scales . . . . The scales showed the
It will show a large engraved pic- hog weighed only 141h lbs .. Check
ture of the Hamilton factory and those Fairbanks again, will yuh
there will be a show case in which Vic? . . . . If you want to know a
technical material will be on dis- guy who gets a wailop out of telplay, along with a circular watch evision comedians, it's Paul Mctable which will contain a com- Laughlin (M3.intenance).
plete line of Hamilton timepieces.
Dick Leinaweaver (Case) has
As an added feature, the Hamil- enrolled at M.S.T.C•. . .. He's out
ton exhibit will have several em- for football .. . . Used to play a lot
ployees from one of the manu- of guard for Larry Berger at
facturing departments demon- Catholic High .. T h ose FOR SALE
strating one of the watchmaking ads that run in T.T. really click.
operations.
... Many a sale has resulted with
The Lancaster County Indus- both parties satisfied .. .. Yo~ can't
trial Exhibit, slanted for plant lose, the ads don't cost you a cent.
employees, will be Lancaster's .... D ick Echternach, local inmajor contribution to Pennsyl- fielder with the Hagerstown Owls
vania Week which falls during in the I nter-State circuit, was in
the same week as the show.
for a job recently .. . . He was released by the Owls .. .. We were
talking to Woody Sponaugle, the
F.&M. coach, the other day on the
phone . . .. Wood is a wise apple
~MA
who refuses to chin himself on
any limb with his present outfit . .
Howard T. Davenport Research
Austin Falk (Quality Con.) is
Engineer of the Bell 'Telephone
Laboratories, Phila. Branch, will back on the job after a recent
be the principal speaker at the sick speJI . ... Nice see in' yuh , AusOctober 17 meeting of the Hamil- tin ... Steve Bevilacqua (Eng. Serton Management Association in vices) is captain of two bowling
teams this season .. . . He's boss of
the Auditorium.
Mr. Davenport will take for his the Dexter team in the Hamilton
subject, "Highways of Communi- Men' Bowling circuit, and also
captain of the Almonds in the
cation."
It will be a demonstrated talk town's Nut Bowling League ....
with Mr. Davenport being assist- Also in the Nut League are Frank
ed by a Bell Telephone Labora- Metze, who captains the Chestnuts, while Amy Kline and Paul
tories technical assistant.
The guest of the evening will Brown, both of Maintenance, are
be H. L. Wigham, manager of the bowling with the Hazels .... CharLancaster office of the Bell Tele- ley Dietrich (B. & F. S.) was
snortin' and puffin' all over the
phone Company.
premises about the new fishing
reel he bought and was gypped on.
. . .. He was going to send it back
WATCH F O R I T
to the factory from whence it
came and he was going to do this
The
October TIMELY
and that. . . . Finally he took it to
TOPICS will carry a dea guy right here in the factory
tailed story with pictures
and what the guy found wrong
on the Research Lab cornerwas that the line wasn't fastened
stone laying ceremony on
to the reel to begin with .. . . Life
Sept. 22.
gets tedious, doesn't it?
Hamilton To Display
At Lancaster Exhibit
H. T. Davenport To Speak
At Oct. 17
Meeting
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Timely Topics
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SPO RTS SHOP
• I
T & C Softballers Win
• 949 League Pennant
Gould Regains HRA
Singles Tennis Title
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OUT OF THE HUDDLE: Nope, you're not seein' double when you
find the names of two guys named Al Wistert in the football headlines these days .... They're brothers and both play tackle .. .. Albert,
28, is a front line operator for Greasy Neale's Philly Eagles, while
Alvin, 33, known as "Schoolboy," is an All American "shoo-in" with
Michigan ... . Lute Warfel (Machine Shop) said he always wanted to
watch a game in Shibe Park and at the same time listen to By
Saum's play-by-play broadcast of the ~ame game to see how accurate his description of the game really was . . .. Lute did just that on
Sept. 11 . . .. Took his portable radio to the A's vs Boston double feature and found By's account accurate, although at times behind the
plays .. . . But Lute is convinced that By does a good job.
Bill Dinges (Process Planning) feels his alma mammy, Villanova, might get some kind of a bowl bid if the Wildcats continue to
function in front seat fashion like they're doing .. . . Ken McMillen
(Damaskeening) , another New York Yankee devotee, can't convert
his ever lovin' wife, Ruth, into the Yankee rooting section because
he happents to be for the A's . ... How wrong can some fight announcers be on the description of a fight? . .. . We have in mind the blowby-blow account given by Don Dumphy of the Graziano•Fusari setto
on Sept. 14 . . . . Dumphy had Graziano out in front on his scorecard
by a comfortable margin coming into the tenth and final round ....
It's funny that the referee and the two judges, who were also on
hand, had Fusari in front with Graziano needing a' knockout in the
final round to win the fight.
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DON'T FIRE THE COACH BEFORE YOU UNDERSTAND ms
SITUATION: In 14 years of covering sports in this town and points
south and mid'west, we have found that the marked man during the
football season is the coach. Upon his shoulders falls the wrath of
the fans, particularly if he has a losing team, and on certain occaons, even if he has a winner.
There is no one quite as condemning as a football fan. Few of
them look at the game from an impartial viewpoint. They have their
favorites. They see only one side of the picture. When their favorites are beaten, they look: for someone to pin the loss on. Nine out
of ten times the coach is the mark, although officials come in for
more than their share of verbal abuse.
In the heat of play\, if a player fumbles, drops a punt, or flubs a
pass, the player at the moment is the mark, with the eventual blame
dumped on the coach for having that particular player in the game
at the time the error was committed. It's only human nature that a
fan should react in this manner.
If we would remember that a coach on the bench can't think for
his quarterback and the ten other players on the field when they are
in action, and if we would remember that the coach on the bench is
no better than the players he has under him, we'd be much less apt
to blame him.
We knew of a coach who was double-crossed by his own players
and didn't realize it because the kids were such slick operators that
they concealed their clique on the practice field and only by doublecrossing themselves in eventual fraternity group battles for the headlines, did he realize the situation. Most fans never figure that something like this could be going on while they pile the blame on the
coach for the losses.
Many a coach's headache comes from parents of the players who
figure their sons, instead of sitting on the bench, should be in there
playing in place of the players selected by the coach, since they (the
parents) "definitely know" their sons are ·b etter. This so-called parental pride eventually reaches the ears of the coach. It's definitely destructive rather than constructive to him. A coach knoWs much better than the 1mrents the abilities of each boy on the squad from his
daily observations and experiments made during practice sessions.
He is in a much better .p osition to judge the merits of each youngster
by the account each kid gives of himself in action.
When a coach has a loser, in many cases he works more thoroughly and diligently\ with his squad than he does if he has a winner.
There is so much more to work on in attempting to mould a winner.
l\lany times the odds are hopelessly against a coach and he knows it.
But he must never let his players know it. The fans behind a losing
team look only for the eventual miracle against a strong, top-ranking favorite. If the under-dog club misses by a point or two, the
fans, many times, overlook the fact that the coach had his losing
team at a. high mental pitch for the near upset. However, they do
find cause to pan the coach for plays that they "naturally would' have
used" had they been running the club in the coach'11 place.
The Timing & Casing softball
team, champs in 1948, repeated
in the Men's Inter-Departmental
Softball League by copping the
1949 flag in taking two out of
three games from the Machine
Shop club in the finals.
Machine Shop gave the winners
plenty of trouble . .Actually, it took
Dick Tshudy's outfit three games
to pull the trick, since the first
game ended in a 5-5 tic necessitating a replay which T & C won
by a 3-2 count.
T & C took the next game, 7-0,
and with it the title. This contest ended in a forfeit with Machine Shop being eliminated for
stalling the gatne, according to
the umpires and HRA officials.
T & C, which won the regular
league with 13 victories and 1 defeat, got into the loop play-off
finals by eliminating Red Shanabrook's Finishing club 8-2, 3-9 and
9-8.
The Machine outfit got past
Plate in two contests, winning by
counts of 11-2 and 6-4 in the semifinal round to enter the finals.
The Timing & Casing roster was
composed of: infielders, Dick
Tshudy, Harvey Shomo, Jim Ault,
Gil Warner, Charley Strockbine,
Tom Stock and Ellie Stoll; outfielders, Bob Williams, Dick Williams, Clyde Gephart, Charley
Kauffman, Pete Yeagley, Wes
Tout and Harry King; catchers,
Red Burkman and Bill Bradley;
pitchers, Paul Stauffer, Harry
Reisinger, Garth Hacker and Mike
Valudes.
The Machine Shop club was
composed of: outfielders, B o b
Smith, Bob Mooney, Werner Konrad and Hal Fe.jster; in.fielders,
Russ Lutz, Charley Gehr, George
Glouner, Bob Groff; pitchers, Red
Bauer and Hal Feister; catchers,
Vern Hilt, John Dinkel and Bob
Henry.
Members of the Timing & Casing team will receive individual
trophies presented by the Hamilton Recreation Association, sponsor of the Inter-Departmental
League.
The T & C team played a steady
brand of ball throughout the regular campaign. It had a well balanced club both in the field and
at bat. Including the playoffs, the
Fourth Floor outfit had a sea.son
record of 17 victories, two defeats
and a tie.
Women's Bowling Loop
Starts With Six Teams
With the Women's Bowling
League in operation, the evenly
matched six team circuit promises
to be a nip and tuck battle weekin and week-out during the campaign which comes to a close on
April 17, 1950.
The six teams that comprise the
There are many times, and we have seen it happen often, when
a coach sends word in to his quarterback via a substitute to call a loop are: Pinions, Barrels, Cases,
certain play in a tight spot. The sub tells the signaJ chirper what Stems, Clicks and Hands.
play the coach wants, and) instead the quarterback ignores his boss
The rosters of the teams are:
and calls what he thinks. Out comes the quarterback and wrinkled
Pinions: (Grace Hamlin, Capt.,
go the brows of the fans for the coach yanking the kid.
Jane Beazley, Mary Ann Werhel,
There are also situations where a coach has a good, uninjured·, Irene Harnish and Charlotte Anexperienced player sitting on the bench at the start of a game and gevdne).
an inexperienced hand playing his position. Most fans fail to realBarrels: (Arlene Hoff, Capt.,
ize that the experienced lllayer has become too experienced with his Kitty Rock, Millie Heaps, Kathermouth and is causing dissension on the ball club. Dissension among
ine Paege and Clara Henry).
players on a winning team can produce a loser without much trouble.
Cases: (Helen Rinick, Capt.,
There are many other items about a coach's side of the picture Margaret Cunningham, Mary Bruthat few fans take time to study. A coach spends uncounted hours baker, Jeanette Sherick and Ida
devising plays, scouting rival teams, attending clinics, viewing and Shertz.)
reviewing movies of his team in action, making out schedules, interStems: (Julia Heida, Capt., Ida
viewing prospects, keeping up in his squads' scholastic standing (and Duke, Beatrice Sigman, He 1 e n
many times going to bat to keep them eligible), talking to .parents, Pickell and Doris Neel).
traveling miles to keep speaking engagements, ordering equipment,
Clicks: (Roberta Liller, Capt.,
in some cases acting as trainer, etc.
Betty Marshall, Ann Sheaffer, Ann
The next time you go to a football game, consider some of the Smith and Kathryn Un.derkoffer).
points in this yarn, then try placing yourself in the coach's shoes and
Hands: (Lois Brandt, Capt.,
figure how you would . react and how well you'd take the blame if Clara Boas, Nora Jackson, Doris
you were he.
Borchardt and Betty Welsh).
The veteran Murray G o u 1 <l
(Patent Attorney) regained the
HR,A singles tennis title he dropped to Gene Barber (Prod. Con.)
in 1947-48, by defeating the former F & M net captain by scores
of 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 to annex
the '49 honors.
Murray, who is a tireless operator, withstood Gene's early attack and then proceeded to outsteady his younger opponent to
win the last two sets in convincing fashion.
Gould advanced to the finals
by defeating Bill Carey (Prod.
Con.) in the semi-finals by scores
of 6-0, 6-2, and Bill Zorger (Proc.
Planning) in the quarter finals by
counts of 6-0, 6-0 after drawing a
bye in the opening round.
Barber worked his way into the
finals by eliminating Ken Derr
(Eng. Services) in the semi-finals
by scores of 6-0, 6-0, after disposing of Carl Yecker (Eng. services) in a quarter final round by
counts 6-0, 6-0. Gene drew a first
round bye.
In other matches, Derr defeated
Ken Aston <Watch Design) 6-3,
4-6, winning the final set by default, and then beat Roy Franz
(Prod. Con.) 6-1, 6-0. Carey bumped Ivan Thompson (Standards)
6-0, 6-1, and Frank Kozicki (Prod.
Con.) 6-2, 6-2.
The singles tourney drew a field
of ten netsters into competition.
Six Team Service Loop
Geared For Competition
The six team Service Bowling
League which started action on
Sept. 9 ought to produce another
c l o s e campaign, according to
many of the competitors in the
loop.
The circuit is geared for some
high class kegling with all the
teams evenly matched in an effort to produce the expected close
race.
The rosters of the teams are
composed of:
980: (Ken Kellenberger, Capt.,
Loyd Fichtner, Ed Hendrix, Jack
Harrison and Dan Keen).
911: (Ed Miller, Capt., Hen Dorwart, Bob Sherick, Elmer Schweitzer and Larry F1oyd).
922: (Jack Krause, Capt., Al
Miller, Len Kissinger, and Cecil
Hameric).
992: (Noah Buckwalter, Capt.,
Abe Burkhardt, Jay Miller, Ed
Sherick and Bob Gauker).
987A: (Phares Ulmer, Capt.,
John Hiemenz, George Miller, Elwood Miller and Paul Bransby).
974: (Don Mimnall, Capt., Harry
Youtz, Ted Lamparter, Pa u 1
Schwarz and Charley Funk).
TOPICS
TEN
TE AS E R S
Oct. 1- Vanderbilt over Alabama
" 1---Army b 1 as t s Penn
State
" 1- Wake Forest tops
Boston C
" 1- -Brown upsets Holy
Cross
" 1- Tulane Green Waves
Georgia T
" 8-Yale whales Columbia
" 8-Cornell c 1 o s e over
Harvard
" 8-Villanova over St.
Mary's
" 8-Minnesota noses
Northwestern
" 8-Army upsets Michigan
Men's Bowling League
Starts With 12 Teams
With several weeks of the season passed, it appears that competition in the Men's Inter-Departmental Bowling circuit will
produce the expected tight race
right down to the wire in April.
The rosters of the clubs are:
Dexter: (Steve Bevilacqua, Capt.,
Norm Lenhart, Walt Divet, Paul
Pickell, Frank Redman and Bob
Sisco.
Darrel: (Jere Bitzer, Capt., Doc
· Hergenrother, El Johnson, Johnnie Waller, Bob Krick and Paul
Bosworth).
DeWitt: (Red Bauer, Capt., Ed
Bostick, Vern Hilt, Jim Dunn,
Harry Stumpf and Gil Warner).
Gordon: Jack Conklin, Capt.,
Wyn Davis, Ken Weeks, Cloyd
Dobbs, Frank Bitzer and Charley
Cibos) .
Norman: (George Falk, Capt.,
Abe Burkhart, Woody Kline, Les
Nelson, Charley Baltz and Joe
Grubb).
Gilbert: (Charley Koller, Capt.,
Russ Kuhns, Blake Dulaney, Vic
Fridinger, Howard Banner and
Lloyd Nuss).
Alan: (Milt Bricker, Capt., Ham
Datesman, Ted Morrison, Earl
Eshleman, Johnnie Denlinger and
Jim Hall).
Dyson: (Johnnie Scott, Capt.,
Charley Peters, Bill Stuempfle,
Charley Gehr, Bob Henkel and
Jim Herrold).
Eric: (Johnnie Sheetz, Capt.,
Dick Metz, Dick Dietz, Gordon
Clark, Ernie Braun and George
Butt).
Langdon: (Warren Harnish)
Capt., J o h n n i e Dinkel, Bill
Schaeffer, Werner Konrad, Russ
Lutz and Jim Marley.)
Nordon: (Ken Shenk, Capt.,
Ken Kellenberger, Dick Tshudy,
Bob Sherick, Ellis Landis and Bill
Wissler).
Norde: (Dick Hess, Capt., Roy
Hess, Dick Spangler, George Dommel, Johnnie Fretz and Ivan
Thompson).
T. T. PICKED THE COLLEGIATE PROSPECTS,
NOW WE GIVE YOU THE PRO SELECTIONS
Since TIMELY TOPICS went on
record at this early date with its
collegiate grid choices, it might
as well go the whole way with its
neck and tell you that Greasy
Neale's Philadelphia Eagles will
again repeat in the National Pro
League, while Paul Brown's Cleveland Browns will be perched on
the All-America Conference throne
come December.
In order to knock off the NPL
title, the Eagles wlll have to
bounce George Halas' Chicago
Bears. The big bad Bears from
the Windy City are always tough,
but with a sensational first year
behind him, Johnnie Lujack, the
ex-Notre Dame·r, ought to be terrific in relief of Std Luckman.
Last year's Western Division
National League champs, the Chi-
cago Cardinals, with the addition
of Bill Fischer, 250 pound guard
from Notre Dame, will add power
up front but not enough to keep
the Cards from finishing any better than second behind the Bears.
Then will come the Green Bay
Packers, Los Angeles Rams and
the Detroit Lions. In the Eastern
Division of the NPL, the New
York Giants will finish second
behind the Eagles followed by the
Washington Redskins, New York
Bulldogs and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Over in the All-America circuit, the &ln Francisco 49ers will
windup second, followed by the
New York Yankees, Baltimore
Colts, Los Angeles Dons, Buffalo
Bills and Chicago Hornets.
Timely Topics
FLAT STEEL SPECIALIZES IN PLANE SURFACES
According to Hamilton's manufacturing division arrangement,
Balance and Flat Steel is listed as a separate department. However, in order to comply with the procedure in these monthly
pictorial stories, in which we deal separately with each department
in a step by step manner, we have divided the Balance and Flat
Steel Department into two sections - Flat Steel and Balance since the department with its two foremen can be handled in this
manner. In this issue, TIMELY TOPICS features Flat Steel with
the Balance section listed for the October installment.
Flat Steel is composed of 88 employees - 40 males and 48
females - approximately 15 different machines handling some 40
separate operations on approximately 160 different parts. Along
with the 15 machines there are approximately 10 separate hand
operations.
Some of the parts worked on in Flat Steel include, winding
wheels, barrel arbors, ratchet wheels, pallets, pallet bridges, clutch
levers, setting levers, escape wheels, cannon pinions, clicks, setting
cap springs, winding pinions, setting wheels, minute pinions, etc.
Some of the various operations performed on these parts consist
of: counter-boring, counter-sinking, lathe turning, slotting, drilling, opening, snailing, raying, damaskeening, hand grinding, stoning, cornering, machine grinding, polishing, etc.
Flat Steel is non-originating, since all of the parts worked on
in the department come from other departments, Automatic, Press,
Train, Escape, Plate, etc.
Flat Steel is under the supervision of A. M. Groff, section
superintendent. The foreman is Gene Wiley, while the job bosses
are: Chris Steckervetz, Charley Dietrich, Bill McCarthy and Frank
Hoffman. The set-up men are: Russ Stauffer, Pat Hall and Harry
Weaver.
Close tolerances prevail in Flat Steel's work with the finest
being 2/ 10,000th of an inch in r·educing the thickness of winding
wheels by hand stoning the bottoms. A 2/ 10,000th tolerance also
prevails in reducing the thickness of both sides of winding wheel
hubs on an Arter grinding machine. The tolerance of the winding
wheel and hub must be maintained to secure the proper amount
of end shake since these two parts are interchangeable.
Figures show that approximately 70,307 finished parts are
processed daily in Flat Steel, which figures to the amazing total
of approximately 17,293,800 finished parts processed in a work
year (246 days). This means that Flat Steel's cleaning section
handles on a conservative estimate some 150,000 parts per day.
All of Flat Steel's work is issued by Production Control via
a manufacturing order. When the order is received in the department, a requisition is made out by Harriett Henny, dispatcher,
and sent to Parts Stock where the material is released to Flat Steel.
Wh~m the department receives the parts, shop planners Bill Bush
and Russ Enck, schedule the work in cooperation with the four
job bosses and the three set-up men who put the work on the
machines, set-up the machines and instruct and supervise the
operators who complete the jobs. This procedure is followed until
parts are ready for delivery to Parts Stock as finished parts ready
for assembly or semi-finished parts to be finished by succeeding
departments.
Ray Bowman hand stoning bottoms of
winding wheels--18 a t a time.
1
Gene Wiley, foreman, (center) discusses a piece of
work with job bosses, Frank Hoffman (left ) and Eill
McCarthy.
2
Blanche Glassbrenner drills regulator pin holes in 911
regulator on a drill press.
4
Betty Degle·r doughing burrs and chips out of a jig
prior to counterboring 14/ 0 clicks.
5
Ida Hess loading fixture on a milling machine for slotting clicks.
6
7
Edith Glick inserting regulator pins in 911 regulators
prior to polishing operation.
8
Nonna Irwin, Elsie Henness rackin g work for cleaning,
'Yhile job boss Chris Steckervetz watches the operation.
Leo Miller (left) operating an Arter rotary grinder
used for grinding work to thickness, whil e job boss
Charley Dietrich checks work. Pete Baergen (right )
operates a similar machine.
3
9
Eldred Williams damaskeening 921 ratchet wheels.