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SPRRGUE ELECTRIC
PUBLISHED
SEMI-MONTHLY
FOR EMPLOYES
OF SPRAGUE
ELECTRIC
NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER 7, 1951
Volume XIV
COMPANY
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Sprague Management Club
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC
Holds Annual Clambake
ORGANIZES TRAINING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Voluntary Training for Advancement
1926-1951
Second Family Day
To Be Held On
September 15, 1951
In 1949, we had our First Family Day
at .Sprague Electric. Because of its
success and the genuine interest shown
by the families, it was decided to have
Family Day again this year.
On Saturday, September 15, the
doors of the three North Adams plants
will be wide open to receive the guests
of the Sprague Electric employes. It
will be the time for the immediate
families to see where their mothers,
fathers, brothers and sisters work and
the operations which they perform.
There will be token operations
throughout the plants so that we may
have a bird's-eye view of the production picture.
A television chassis will be on exhibition so that we may see how and
where many of our products are used.
Some of our customers' products will
also be displayed.
The regular parking areas will be
available for cars and our policemen
will be on duty. There will be a
souvenir for each person and a special
booklet to serve as a memento of the
occasion. Refreshments will be served
in the plants. There will be guides who
will answer questions and explain the
various operations. Red and blue
arrows will mark the routes.
The tours will be conducted as follows: Brown and Beaver Street Plants
will be open from 9 a.m. - 12 noon. The
Marshall Street Plant will be open from
2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Special buses will
operate between the Brown and Beaver
Street Plants in the morning and the
Sprague Electric Clipper will shuttle
between the Formation and Ceramics
.Departments and the Marshall Street
gatehouse in the afternoon.
Notice
Four girls who live in Adams and
work on the 3 p.m. - 11 p.m. shift at
Brown .Street would like to have a ride
home from work at night. If you have
available space in your car, please contact Del ma Mroz in the Mica Department at Brown Street.
Left to right: Bernard Schenker, Fred Potter, Jimmy Fitzgerald,
Walt Rohane, Odvar Ness, and Paul Chittenden enjoy themselves at
Ihe clambake.
Pete Jobin, Charlie Dean, and Andy (iirgenti await their turns
while Ralph Boisjolie pitches in the horseshoe contest.
On Saturday, August. 18, the Sprague Electric Management Club held its
Annual Clambake at Wenzel's Farm in
Adams with approximately 48 members
enjoying a fine outing.
Not until mid-afternoon did Old
Mother Nature relent and favor us
with a pleasant smile and for the first
time in three years the weather became
ideal.
The annual softball game was contested and the team led by Ray Calvi
won over another headed by "Hank"
Gamari. Fred Potter served them up
for the losers and his receiver was Ralph
Boisjolie. Dave Cates pitched for the
winners and behind the plate was Ray
Calvi. Fred Potter was hit rather
hard and retired in the last inning in
favor of Fred Powers. Dave Cates'
offerings were belted too but his support was superb. Substitutes were
numerous late in the game and became
as confusing as the final score which
unofficially was 17-10.
Adam Novak, who was at first base
for the losers, made many unusual
catches. Adam ignored the use of his
gloved hand on a number of plays and
some of his bare-hand stops were out
of this world. Paul Netherwood, who
was in left field for the losers, must
have run 10 miles during the fray
chasing fly balls.
The winning team had, in addition to
the battery mentioned, Pete Law at
first base who found that Dave Cates
thought that he was eight-feet tall with
his high pegs. At. second base was Bob
Peters who played very well. Shortstop was Johnny Puppolo and at third
base was Leon Pike, a converted
umpire who found that third base was
really the "hot" corner. In short field
was Ernie Purpura, a veteran of
numerous campaigns. Left field was
played by yours truly. Center field
was ably taken by Ted Dziok and in
right field we had a visitor from the
Nashua plant, Jim Teeple, who has a
real sling-shot arm and is a great
fielder. No wonder our club was able
and alert both in the field and at bat.
The mighty mite, Walt Rohane,
received a damaged digit on a line
drive and the last word we heard from
Walt was that the thumb was on ice.
You see WTall is a golfer and he needs
the use of that thumb. "Nothing
serious," Walt stated. All in all, it
was a lot of fun and we wonder how
With the expansion of facilities,
products, and personnel, the Company
has found it necessary to formalize its
Management. Training Program to
provide more adequately trained management personnel. In order that all
livisions of the Company will benefit,
and to bring together the collective
experience of those responsible for
maintaining Company policies and
procedures, a Training Advisory Committee has been appointed.
The Committee is comprised of
Messrs. Courtney W. Flanders, Carroll
Killen, Samuel S. McClure, William
J. Nolan, Fred H. Potter, John
Schimmel, III, Robert C. Sprague, Jr.
Robert. S. Teeple, Ernest L. Ward,
and John I). Wrashburn. This Committee will function in an active advisory capacity to assure the Company
of a well-rounded program to develop
trained personnel within the Company
who will be able to step in to more
responsible positions as the need
arises. The continued growth of Sprague Electric has made it necessary to
develop a broader program to assure
the Company of a pool of trained
personnel for future advancement.
The Management Training Program will not concern itself as much
with individual skills, but rather with
the art of Supervision which is proving
more essential each day in the American Industrial life. The program,
which is based on a continuing fiveyear basis, will be held on Company
time and attendance is voluntary.
11 trainees in a sjK'cial orientation
course to give them a comprehensive
overall view of the Company, its products, policies, and procedures. This
special course is designed to show the
interrelationship of various production
and service departments and to give
the trainees a complete background to
aid them in their future responsibilities.
All programs in the training will be
reviewed by the Advisory Committee
to evaluate the benefits received and to
guide the Committee in planning future
needs in training.
many were using linament the following day for stiff, unused muscles.
Horseshoe pitching was another sport
which attracted many fellows. Outstanding tossers were Charlie Dean,
Andy Girgenti, Ralph Boisjolie and
Peter Jobin.
Mr. Ward was taught the fine art of
playing "Barnyard Golf" (horseshoe
pitching) by Charlie Dean.
The two-man potato bag race was
won by a fine team composed of Jimmy
Fitzgerald and Bob Peters. A couple
of spectacular spills were encountered
in this race.
A bottle race was run off with Sid
Chertok, Charlie Dean, and Ralph
Boisjolie participating. However, the
spectators helped and hindered the
contestants so much that the chairman, Art Giroux, declared the contest
void. Sid Chertok worked hard during the race and seemed depressed
at the decision. Charlie started fast
followed closely by Ralph but Charlie
then slowed down to a mere walk.
At 5:15 p.m. the "Bake" was on and
everyone sat down to the real sport of
eating and it was a typical grand feed.
Prizes were awarded for the extras
which were left and Chairman Art
Giroux had quite a time running this
off with so many telling him how to do
it. Don Meiklejohn won the top
ten-dollar prize.
Finally, we must say that Al Horsfall again came in and shot up the place
with his camera and Paul Chittenden
was seen snapping unsuspecting groups
with his camera.
Perhaps many other interesting
things occurred at the "Bake", but
yours truly hopes that we did not omit
or say anything to cmbarass anyone.
To those who handled the affair, may
we take this time to thank each and
everyone on behalf of the club.
by Kenny Russell
Courtney W. Flanders of the Employe Relations Department has been
given the assignment of developing and
coordinating the various Training Programs and will be assisted l>y members
ol both the Employe Relations and
Personnel Departments. At various
times, other members of the Management Group will participate as Guest
Conference Leaders in their particular
fields or skills. It is intended thai
through this type of exchange conference training, all Management and
Supervisory personnel will have a
voluntary opportunity to prepare
themselves for advancement as well
as improving their present supervisory
abilities.
The Program will lie available (o the
more than 2.^5 members of the Management and Supervisory Groups with
regular classes lirld monthly and
special classes scheduled throughoul
the year.
The Program at present is processing
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Publishing Staff
Ajiriiversary
Electric Maintenance Test
KNOW YOUR FOREMAN
Social Chairman: Ann Heath
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Kit Carson, Joann Deans, Tom Cullen, Etta Owen, Mary Gordon, Jim
Oldham, Peter Mancuso and Larry Haskins.
Sports
Kenneth Russell
September 7, 1%1
by E . B . R y a n
Editor
Katharine Rosenburg
Circulation: Marion Caron
ELECTRIC
Photographer
Al Horsfall
BEAVER STREET REPORTERS
Betty Fleury, John Davis, Susan Bishop, Harry Embry, Joyce Harrington,
Gertrude Hall, Marie LaFlamme, Frances Melito, Florence Clough, John
Walsh, Marge Wittig, Clifford Domenichini, Delia Keating, Barbara Jones,
Dora Landry, and Frances Partenope.
MARSHALL STREET REPORTERS
Audrey Bowen, Gloria Dragotta, Cecile Trudeau, Laurence Hiser, Janice
Robinson, Marjorie Hauptfleisch, Nini Sacco, Mary Bernard, Barbara King,
Mario Magnani, Emma Mutart, Edward O'Neil, Rita English, Jane Gordon,
Julia Desrosiers, Ralph Fressola, Elizabeth Ryan, Nick Richardello, Ida
Gigliotti, Ceil Risch, Ceil Shanahan, and Viola Levesque.
BROWN STREET REPORTERS
William Currant, Ruth Bass, Mary Bua, Jeannette Cady, Charles Felix,
Ann Heath, Elizabeth Jangrow, Dorothy D'Arcangelo, Gladys Kirkpatrick,
Corena Tatro, Connie Urbano, Bertha Vaughn, Laddie Meranti, Frank Santelli,
Eleanor King, Marion Andrews, Lillian Forbush, Erminia Sweeney, and Georgimae Joy.
"Every Sprague Employe an Assistant Reporter"
Published by the SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., North Adams, Mass.
ENGAGEMENTS
It's au-revoir to DON BRIERLY
year at Drury High School. We all
wish him ihchcsi of luck in his .studies.
We, who arc fortunate, or unfor
a
ganlen,
a r c reaping
have generously
shared
the benefits
t h e r e s u l t s ol
their "green thumbs" with us. This
will sa\ thank you f,,r us to MARY
CANTON I, NORMA LUSCIER and
I'd) LAM I'll IER.
Congratulations to MR. and IV] US.
E D W A R D SHAKER who recently
observed their cotton wedding anniversary. May you both enjoy countless more.
Birthday greetings to N O R M A
LUSCIER who will attain the legal
voting age on September 18. May it
We have been told that HOB
BARDSLEY, a recent vacationer,
spent the greater part of it in finishing
the inside renovating job on his house.
From all reports, Hob, you may well
be proud of it. He did find lime, however, to visit old friends in Boston,
and Troy, N. Y.
BILL CHAMPAGNY
literally
"SPENT" his vacation ai Saratoga.
GEORGE REMILLARD had the
usual fisherman's luck at Camp Ashfield. Too bad we were not able Lo
enjoy a fish fry at. George's expense.
Keep trying, George.
The tang of sail water breezes and
Virginia sunshine was wafted into our
department recently when MR. and
MRS. CHARLES LINCOLN returned
from their extended vacation to Baltimore, Maryland, and Portsmouth,
Virginia, and brought back a gifi of sail
water taffy for us as a remembrance.
Their deep-sea fishing expeditions were
not as successful as anticipated due Lo
the arrival and departure of the fleet
which, according Lo Lheold timers, kept
the water churned and made for p fishing. Charlie, however, netted some
large flounders bin his son proved lo
be the better fisherman and successfully accounted for a baby shark. It
was fun listening to your reminiscing,
Charlie, and almost, as much pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius M. Goody, Sr.1
have announced the engagement, of dick, to Edward P. Beckwith, son of
Arthur J. Giroux, Foreman of Maintenance at Beaver Street
their daughter, Arline Isabella Coody, Mr. and Mrs. Leon F. Beckwith
to Pfc. Leo J. Lamore, Jr., son of Mrs. Miss Burdick is employed in the EmB
"What is your favorite pastime, Valley. He also spent, some time with
Emily Lamore. Miss Coody is em- ploye Relations Department.
Art?" "Fishing! Any kind, anywhere, the Stone and Webster Company, in
ployed in Metal Clad Finish. Pfc.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Rotolo have anytime. Trout, bullhead, pickerel, whose employ he traveled extensively
Lamore, formerly of F. P. Assembly,
announced the engagement of their and pike in that order." Art is not throughout the United States. Art has
is stationed in Germany.
daughter, Theodora Delores, to James averse to deep-sea fishing either, and held numerous other positions which
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Burdick Alfred Delisle, son of Mr. and Mrs.has taken frequent excursions on the are too lengthy to include here. Imhave announced the engagement of Henry Delisle. James Delisle is em- King Phillip, out of Boston. Now mediately before coming to the Sprague
their daughter, Evelyn Elizabeth Bur- ployed in Industrial Oil Stacking.
that he owns the Lee-Ann Camp on Electric Company, he was at. the G. E.
Windsor Pond in Windsor, Massa- Company in Pittsfield. Art attained
chusetts, which was built last year, his present position as Foreman in
Art finds little time to travel extensive- 1940.
A charter member and originator of Thanks to both of you for remembering
lyBorn in Adams, Massachusetts, and the Cartier Club in Adams, and also a
Marshall Street
using that (own as his permanent member of the Civic Club of that
address since, Art now resides at 21 town, Art's social obligations are adeMiller Street. His wife is the former quately filled. Because of his in- Marshall Street Rolling
Miscellaneous Dry Test,
CELESTE PONTIER enjoyed a Orella Roi, presently employed at the creased activities, he found it necessary
by "Choo-Choo"
rest
ful
vacation
at
home.
She
went
on
Finish, and Ship
Berkshire Textile Store in Adams. to terminate his membership in the
FRANK GORDON enjoyed a resther
first
boat
ride
with
an
inner
tube
by Ceil Risch
They have one daughter, Mrs. Rachel Elks, St. Jean de Baptiste, and Forces ful two-week vacation at home.
wrapped around her.
JOEZONA is making frequent trips
Highlights of the Testers' vacations: LUCY DEPARI was also at home. Boggiolotti, and two grandchildren, of America Societies, all of Adams.
Ann,
who is two and a half, and a Among other sports, Art's favorites into nearby states on his vacation.
ROSE COYNE went to Hampton She is going to wait for another vacaJOE VITRO is taking golf lessons
Beach, New York and Boston. Now tion to do the things she didn't have Dlonde heartbreaker according to Art, include football, he is a Notre Dame
and a constant companion of her fan, and baseball, where he loyally sup- for his coming match with JOE ZONA,
she wishes she hadn't gone to sleep dur- time to do this year.
granddad
at
baseball
games.
The
fun
CHUCK
MULCAHY and "CABports
the
Boston
Red
Sox.
Art
ening the show at the Music Hall.
LILLIAN BINGHAM went to comes when she recounts all the plays joys boxing and had a wish of his BAGE" GILMORE. This should be
CEIL RISCH went to Canada. It
Caribou,
Maine
and
Andover,
New
to
Lee,
Art's
grandson
who
will
be
quite
a
match.
granted
when
Jersey
Joe
Wolcott
won
rained just as much in Canada as it did
Brunswick. Eating out at all the dif- ive in January.
the title of Heavyweight Champion of
DANNY DONOVAN must have
in North Adams.
had "cats' eyes" to weight, up the secHAZEL CAMADINE went to ferent places on her travel of 1700 Tying trout flies and putting on the World.
miles
was
fun.
clambakes
for
the
family
and
friends
tions
in the dark the other night. The
Art
has
a
record
for
safe
driving
Hampton Beach and Old Orchard
FLASH and DOT RACETTE went occupy a good part of Art's time, as which we all can envy. Although a fuse would blow!
Beach. She got wet more from the
rain than she did from the Atlantic to Lake George. Just one word — does his camp which is being made into driver and a car owner since 1915, he AL GIBEAU has a new Nash which
a veritable resort from all reports.
has never had an accident of major le likes very much.
honeymoon!
Ocean.
Art attended school in Adams and proportions and only a few scratched
JOHN RABY and his family spent
EMILY WLODYKA enjoyed her
EDDIE O'NEIL started out for
the Labor-Day week end in New York
vacation at Hampton Beach and meet Brooklyn, New York but got lost in the Chicago Engineering Works where bumpers.
le
majored
in
Electrical
Engineering,
City.
Whenever
anything
needs
immediate
ing relatives for the first time.
Pittsfield.
before coming to Sprague Electric, he attention at Beaver Street, such as the
DELLA REMILLARD went to
We all envy ORVILLE PATRIE be- was employed by the Adirondack sprinkler system, broken windows, etc.,
New Jersey and spent her vacation cause his vacation is yet to come.
3
ower Company which enabled him to who is the man to call? That's right, Network and Filter
learning how to drive on straight
travel the entire area of the Mohawk Art Giroux!
Development Section
stretches. Her next step will be
learning how to take a corner.
by Julia Desrosiers
MARY ZIAJA was in New Hamp- Network and Filter
O'DELL who celebrated her fifteenth
SYLVIA KOWALSKI is out on a DORIS LUCHIN1 enjoyed a Few
shire. She went horseback riding on
anniversary on August 15. May you leave of absence. We were sorry to lays at Rome, New York visiting her
a wooden horse on yours truly's 48
by Mae and Marie
enjoy many more, Mickey.
hear that your little girls are ill, Sylvia. sister.
Belated congratulations to MICKEY
MARY COOK is enjoying her vacaHELEN UNIS is enjoying a week
GLADYS DUBIE was;; very happy
tion with her family at Camp Ashmere. end in Boston and Gloucester, but watch girl when she received her driver's
ROZ VINCELETTE enjoyed a out when she gets back - she starts her icense.
"I'm glad to meet you," said the Why, I hardly know him."
pleasant holiday trip with her son and driving lessons.
EDWARD BOIII. and BOB HAM
Hindu.
parents.
The most quiet people in our de- ILTON both enjoyed a one-week
"Charmed, I'm sure," said the snake. "How dare you swear before my
We wish MARGARET FOOTE a partment are MR. BEAMAN and vacation.
wife," demanded the indignant hus- speedy recovery and hope to have her FRANK COMO. How do you do it, We hope LORRAINE BENNETT
sack with us soon.
First Actress: "Is it true what. I band.
boys?
enjoys her new Ford.
"I am very sorry," replied the in- Congratulations to MARY UNIS
hear —• that you're going to divorce
Congratulations go to MAURICE
EMMA PUDLO has four new lovely
toxicated man, "I was unaware that and FERDINANDA LUSCIA who LAFOND on his recent marriage to kittens. Too bad she can't, deduct
your husband?"
recently celebrated their birthdays.
Second Actress: "Of course not. your wife wanted to swear first."
Irene Burke.
them from her income tax.
September 7, 1951
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ELECTRIC
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SAFETY CORNER
BROWN STREET
MARSHALL STREET
Wire Coating
t hereby missing a chance to pitch for
by Betty Jangrow and Corena Tatro the New York Yankees. While in
to Hot Tin Platers. Good luck on your
On Saturday afternoon, August 25, the service for six years, Slim visited Personnel Department
new assignments.
by Pi'iscilla Northup
several members of the Wire Coating the South Pacific and Europe,
A welcoming hand was extended
DAVID CATES left for WaterDepartment attended the wedding of New Foundland, Iceland, Greenland
recently
to GEORGE and EDDIE.
Russia,
Bermuda,
Trinidad,
Egypt,
ville,
Maine
on
Friday,
August
31.
their co-worker, MARGARET BRUNO. Margarei became the bride of Australia, India, Algiers, Casablanca, He is spending his vacation with his They are our two newcomers. Hope
you
will
enjoy
working with us.
Donald Moullon al the Congrega Portugal, Scotland, South America, family on their farm. We are sure he
tional church. We all enjoyed the and Hawaii. He won a jitterbug con- will enjoy himself while he is there.
wonderful reception al the Sons of test in Honolulu. At present, Slim is After all, what, could be nicer than a Metal Clad (Nights)
by Ethel Chilson
Italy Hall and we wish the both of yon pitching for the Williamstown Legion. week in Maine!
Good luck to VERONICA SOBON
Welcome to JENNIE SKUBEL.
LORRAINE DELISLE spent Labor
a very long life of happiness together.
k'ALPII BLOOD is on our sick list We hope you enjoy working with us, Day week end visiting relatives in who has left us to go on the day shift.
Montreal. This was her first visit to We will miss you, Ronnie.
this time. We hope he will be back Jennie.
We all recently helped GWEN
Canada, and she enjoyed every minute
with us soon.
GALLIGAN celebrate her birthday.
of it.
LORIN JANGROW is leaving us to
We
certainly enjoyed those hotdogs.
Industrial
Oils
(Night
Shift
j
We are wondering who enjoyed the
enter his junior year at North Adams
by Justine Miner
party at the Mathews' the most — the And, Gwen, don't forget that we expect
Stale Teachers College.
to
have
those glasses filled when we who recently received her diamond.
This is birthday time for CONNIE Mr. or Mrs. ART.
EVA FAOUR is enjoying her vacaIt's really lovely, Sandy. Jordy GoldGORDON and ETHEL KING. The
PAM CLARK is leaving us to re- come down to your house.
tion.
Vacations: MARTHA LI PA is visit- ing is the lucky boy.
HELEN BURDICK and LUCILLE girls were presented with a huge, turn to Skidmore College where she
ing
her
husband
at
Boston
University.
MARLENE MIRKE has set her
MILLER have returned Iron, their decorated cake from everyone in the will be a junior. This is the second
department.
summer she has worked \viih us. Hope ROMA MORRIS has gone to Cape wedding date as October 6. Good luck,
vacations al I lampion Beach.
We are very happy to welcome back she has enjoyed being with us as much Cod and Maine. ANN CANZONA Marlene.
KKNEST CAM AC! IK tells us that
went to Taunton, New York. HELEN
NANCY POTTER lias left us to rehe doesn't mind the thought of winter JEANNETTE BOUCHER who has as we have liked having her.
returned
from a leave of absence. Glad
Everybody seems to be at the State RICHARDSON is vacationing at turn to school. We are sorry to see yon
coming on because he has installed a
leave, Nancy.
to see you back, Jeannette.
Line Speedway in Bennington on Fri- Hampton Beach.
new oil furnace in his home.
PAUL SANFORD visited his son JACKIE DOSTIE is on the sick list day evenings. Now that Number 14 If you should notice the girls in
Metal
Clad
smacking
their
lips
during
this
time.
Hope
you
are
back
with
us
is back on the track there will be even
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Plating Department
more interest. See you there, MRS. lunch time, it's because MRS. COLRobert Sanford, during his vacation very soon.
by Isabel Parent
LINS has sent up more of her homeDOTTIE BASTIEN and SIMONE BEVERLY!
and also enjoyed a little deep-sea fishMr. and Mrs. ERNEST (BABE)
PIETTE are vacationing.
The Personnel Department expects
ing while he was in Rhode Island.
LUSSIER are the proud parents of a
HELEN MANCUSO has a sore to move to its new quarters at Marshall
baby boy who was born on August 8.
spot — the \<vd Sox. Forget them, Street sometime in September. This Can Shop
Industrial Oil Rolling
Congratulations from all of us in the
Helen.
by Cliff
will be much more convenient for all.
Plating 1 )epartment.
by Erminia Sweeney
If anyone wauls to know how a pin
Almost everyone is back from vaca"NES"
ROBERTS has returned
ANN WABNIG and HELEN I'NIS cushion feels, just ask ETHEL KING.
tion and some relurned with sunburns, from Iris two-week vacation and from
Miscellaneous
Paper
have been transferred to the Networks
We would like lo take this opporbut everyone enjoyed themselves.
all reports he had a very pleasant time.
Department at Marshall Street. We tunity to welcome all the new girls in Assembly
All the boys in the Can Shop are Many others also have had well-earned
by Marie Rose LaFlamme
certainly miss you both.
the department. We are all glad to see
Has anyone noticed the smile on wondering if HOB HAAS' truck runs. rests and they are: RED, JIM, NICK,
Vacation
news:
MARGARET ANGIE BAGDONAS.
He
insists that it doesn't look like DON and ZIG, nighi supervisor.
PAT CLERMONT's face? Her sister
WOHLER was off to Saratoga, ELIZAWe are waiting for MAC RYAN to recently gave birth to a bouncing baby much but that there is a good motor
We all wish STAN BROWN a
BETH SLATTERY had two glorious
be with us soon.
boy and now Pat is a very proud aunt. under the hood.
weeks in New York, and ALICE
OSBORNE EDWARDS, known to valescing from an appendectomy.
IRENE RICHARDSON,DOLORES
BEAUCHAMP went to Cape Cod.
TANGUAY, DOT DAVIDSON and us as "Pop", has a chain and lock for
STAN LESNICK is a newcomer to
FRANCES MILKS recently cele- Resistor Department
JACKIE GAYDA all enjoyed their his dust pan and broom. We wonder our department as an electro-tin
by C h i c k a n d C h u c k
why!
vacation at home.
helper. H o p e y o u will like working
We now have LORRAINE BULSTELLA B E A U C H A M P lias reWe have a new crooner in our de- with us.
HAZEL MARTIN has joined the
LETT, sports announcer Bucky Bullurned from her vacation which was grandmother staff. Her dog gave birth partment, DONALD KLEINER. Don
let t's wile, as our co-worker. We hope
spent in the eastern part of the state to puppies. If anyone is interested, claims that he and ANNA WHITE
you will enjoy working with us,
Block Annex
and Boston.
just contact Hazel - she has four to sell. are going on the stage together and
Lorraine.
by Delia Keating
CELIA WILK is back from her vacaJEANETTE OLESKIEWICZ and "Pop" will play the guitar.
We would ill like Lo know where
We welcome hack LEE CIMtion in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. IDA FOWLER have recently moved.
We all wish HARRY TROMBLEY
KYKLYX JUNKS developed her treONETTI
alter her receni illness.
FLORINA S T R A N G E enjoyed her Hope you girls enjoy your new homes. the best of luck in his new job as desk
mendous appetite. She ale all day
A speedy recovery to ESTHER
vacation motoring to Boston and New CHARLES DESROSIERS no doubi clerk.
long al the clambake.
Hampshire.
We are sorry to see AL LANOUE DRISCOLL and we all hope she will
will do a lot of fishing on his vacation.
11 is our sincere wish thai DORIS
>e hark with us soon.
CHICK C U R R A N T is enjoying the Speaking of fish, did anyone see the go but wish him the best of luck in his
DOWNES' husband is well again soon.
rest of his vacation.
new
job. He tells us he is going to hit Best of lurk to YVONNE DAY in
large bass Charlie received as a gift?
SALLY CHANNELL is "wearing"
her
newly-buili home.
VICTOR GAY had two pleasant Guess you folks didn't get a chance to the wide open spaces.
her coffee these days instead of d-inking
Vacations: ALICE CARPENTER
weeks motoring to Lake George and see much of it for it suddenly disTONY MOHL has a car but says all
journeyed to Niagara Falls and Canada.
Niagara Falls.
appeared from his desk. But at the he needs is a body and a motor to go HARRIET CON WAY is at ramp in
EDA PINSONNAULT is now the
ALICE JOSEPH has returned from end of the day, it reappeared and with the tires and wheels. He had
Cheshire.
DOT MARLOW and MILher vacation in the eastern part of the Charlie said the trip didn't do any better see BOB HAAS or CLIFF
We all miss MILLIE MARCH Istate.
DOMENICHINI — they specialize in UK DEAN are enjoying their vaca.harm for it made a delicious meal.
GIANI'S cheerful face.
tions
a,
home.
GEORGE MESSINA
C H I C K FELIX spent one week of
junked bodies.
WV11, | ( ) l l \ SMITH, you didn't
his vacation working around his home. Plating Department
HILL F0RTIN1 is going around in went to Westfield and Springfield.
slav will, us lor long.
JOE B R E W E R is sporting around in
circles waiting for his son or daughter to MELVA HEELAN vacationed in
(Night Shift)
Boston.
a 1947 Dodge.
by Isabel Parent
CLARENCE MAXWELL and his
KVA
ALTHKA HORN has returned to
We take this opportunity to welcome
financee have set their wedding dale
by Mary Bua and Frank Santelli work after a week of illness.
RICHARD HOSLEY and STEPHEN Product Engineering
for
October 13.
"ACE" JOHNSON, a former .BrookHOI? P E T I T T is taking a ribbing
by Fran Melito
GAGNE.
lyn Dodger Farm Club pitcher, has from the boys but he will not say w i n .
Hello" to BABE CIMONETTI and
EDWARD SPRAGUE and ELtraveled in nearly all the stales in the M A R Y CARNOHAN has just reBERT BECKER have been promoted JOAN BURNS. Both are working in PAPER ROLLING (Night Shift)
turned from her vacation, p a r t ^ o f
Ed. Note: Your LOG reporter,
our Blueprint. Department. Hope you
Born in Texas, Slim went lo school in which was spent in Providence, Rhode
FRANCES PARTENOPE, has been
like it!
Tennessee and Canada, attended Colby Island.
ETHEL PIRRELLO has left us to out for two weeks because of illness.
College iii Maine, and worked in
R A L P H LEWIS is hack from a trip
join her husband in Pennsylvania. We are very happy to have her hack
Connecticut and New Mexico. He has
and she will be reporting for you again
Good luck to both of you.
played ball for the Nashua, New
BUCKY WILLIAMS again became
The best of lurk to SANDY HIRSH
Hampshire Dodgers. Slim was re- a lather and handed out cigars to all his
co-workers.
T h a n k s , Buckv.
Hank Gamari takes a determined stance ai the bat. Ra> Calvi
The chef prepares the bake for
Don Meiklejohn pitches a good horseshoe in spin- of the critical
catches, and Jack Shields looks on.
j the hungry crowd.
| audience.
SPRAGUE
Page 1
September 7, l<).r>l
ELECTRIC
Anniversary
The Lollypop
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Set S P O R T S
TANK COMPANY OF THE NATIONAL GUARD
TO SPONSOR HORSE SHOW
Two and a half year old Teddy
Bombardier is the son of Jeannette
Bombardier.
Jeannette is employed in Miscellaneous Paper
Finish.
Right:
Liny Ella Markey lives in Florida.
Her grandmother, Catherine Letalien, is employed in P.P.A. Soldering, and her aunt, Irene Trimarchi,
is employed in Miscellaneous Paper
Assembly.
Kenny Russell
Some of the Best Show Horses in East to Participate
Members of the Tank Company,
Massachusetts National Guard have
completed plans for their first annual
horse show to be held September 30,
at the North Adams-Williamstown
line.
Mr. Arthur Bass, local prominent
horse owner, will be in charge of the
program and promises to have some of
the best show horses in the east. The
list of classes will consist of the following:
Three-gaited saddle horse division:
Model three-gaited saddle horse, open
three-gaited saddle horse, three-gaited
saddle horse, stake.
Five-gaited saddle horse division:Model five-gaited saddle horse, open
five-gaited saddle horse, five-gaited
saddle horse, stake.
Hunter division, to be run over an
outside course:—Novice hunter, working hunter, any weight; hunter hack,
The Little League Baseball Team sponsored by the K'.W No. 2
hunter stake.
The Jumper division will be of great stands at attention during flag-raising ceremonies preceding a game.
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interest to all seeing this show, as this
This little girl's name is Betty is the part of the show where real
Florence Roberts, and her grand- horsemanship and control of the
mother, Elizabeth Maynard, i s c m - animal will count.
ployed in Industrial Oils.
Then comes the Junior division for
children under 18 years of age. In this
The Rotary team, winner of the tirst town Legion have broken even in two
division will be:—Medal class - saddle half has roarpd hack in their last encounters. The veteran Al Priete
seat: hunter seat: and open horseman- three games to draw into a tie with the pitched the college (owners to victory
ship: a western horse division, working Kiwanis team.
in the opener.
»
western division and a pony division
A play-off game for second hall
"Red" Bakey evened the series for
will also be part of the program.
honors is now in store. The game the Blu-Haven Nine when he threw a
What should prove of great interest originally planned on September 2 had
to local horse owners is the "local to he postponed because ol the in-nifty one-hitter.
As yet, the third and deciding conpleasure horse division". This will be clement weather.
opened to owners whose horse is stabled
test has not been played.
within a 25 mile limit of North Adams.
Both teams are playing in tournaThis Challenge Trophy, to be donated
Semi-Pro
ments and the Blu-Haven has won iis
by members of Tank Company, is to
The Blu-Haven and the Williams- opener.
be won 3 times by the same owner fo~
| permanent possession.
All in all, it sounds like a good show
and the members of our local Tank
Company are counting on your support
in order to enable them to make this an
annual affair.
BASEBALL
Little League
Right:
Michael and Sheryl Martin are
twins and they are three years old.
Their grandmother, Hell Dow, is
employed in Industrial Oils.
Softball
The Corner Cafe fell after 34 straight
wins. However, in suffering their
Hell Dow's grandson, Craig Mar- initial defeat, 1-0, the local lads
tin, is one and a half years old. He acquitted themselves very well and
only lost because they faced an imis Michael and Sheryl's brother.
ported pitcher.
This column does not believe in
alibis, but in this particular case, the
Corner got the so-called business.
Many fans who live in and around
Chicopee admitted to some of the
Corner Cafe players that they had
John Allen, son of Irma Allen of Molded Tubulars, takes bis turn
never seen the pitcher who opposed the at bat during a Little League game. John is one of the Leading bailocal entry. There was no denying ters in the League.
that he was a great pitcher, but his
name did not appear on the roster.
The Corner Cafe protested to no avail.
If Winston hadn't served up a homerun ball, the game would have gone on
In about two weeks, tall will officially issued practice sessions and light drills
for some time. This opposing pitcher
was good enough to "whiff" 11 Corner be underway and summer (what little are now underway.
Righ
An interesting note comes from the
batters. His delivery and blinding we have had of it) will be at an end.
The
mornings
are
becoming
crisp
and
Shire
City where Coach Art Fox is
speed
had
the
locals
helpless.
Do you recognize her? This
Once again, we state that the pitchers with Mother Nature about to paint abandoning the " T " for the old fashyoung lady, eighteen months old
of softball in this area have an awful the landscape, our immediate thoughts ioned single wing.
when the picture was taken, is
are FOOTBALL. Yes, fall and footThe season will be that more inlot to learn.
now employed as a winder in the
The Adams Merchants and Corner ball go hand in hand with the sports teresting to watch as the 1'ittsfield
Resistor Department. She is Alice
"Purple" try the wing versus the " T "
Cafe won the Town and City Leagues enthusiast.
Joseph, daughter of Harry lladdad
Already the high school coaches have employed by Drury and Adams.
respectively.
of the Resistor Department.
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FOOTBALL