S P R A G U E E L E C T R I d

SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG, AUGUST 9, 1947 Number I

Sprague Products Takes Tournament Playoff;*What to DoWhen Your Canoe orBoat Overturns

How often do we read about personsdrowning because the boat or canoethey were in has overturned!

\\ hen a rowboal or canoe capsizes orfills with water, I lie situation is not asdangerous as it appears — whet her OIKcan swim or not.

If such an accident happens to yonkeep cool and remember that rowboatsand canoes are mainly built ot woodand the bouyancy oi this material, to-gether with I lie construction of t lucraft will keep it from sinking, unless,of course, I he crafi is old and water-logged.

If tlie craft is a boat, cling to the up-lurned bottom. II a canoe, hold onto the edges of the stem, and with onehand paddle or use your legs to kickyour way to the shore.

In the case of two persons and anoverturned canoe, they should be onopposite sides of the canoe, and holdingon to each other's wrists across thekeel or bottom of the craft.

Wrists should be held, rather thanhands clasped, since there is the pos-

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Winners of Softball Tournament

Top Honors for MenIn Company K

Largest I nil of 25th Division K<

turns with Three Honors — Spra-

gue Personnel Well Represent e«l

in t h<- Company.

The local National Guard returnedfrom two weeks' encampment at CampEdwards with more than their share ofhonors. They proudly brought backthe Gold Merit commendation (high-est award given by the 104th to any ofits units): the basket ball trophy; andthey were also chosen as honor guardfor Governor Bradford. To top il all,their roster of 74 enlisted men andthree officers constituted the largestunit in the regiment —and the largestin the 25th (Yankee) Division.

Proud of Spragiic Men

In Company KThe Sprague Company can be proud

of the number of their men who haveenlisted with Company K, and arerepresentative of the splendid workdone while on maneuvers at CampEdwards. The roster includes: S. Sgts.Romeo Gagne, Leonard Lewitt, Wil-liam Therrien; T. Sgts. Ernest Belleau,Bernard Beauchamp; Cpls. ArmandVincelette and Frank Wiles; and Pvts.Lawrence Bergeron, Donald Gagne,Edward McKenna, Vincent Ponti,Edward O'Neil, Paul Bergeron, DavidTrombley and William Mahoney.

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Here they are! the final MMUMI contenders, the Sprague Productshoys from Marshall Street. Back Row: Al McPherson, Joe Lipa, FlashRacette, Pete Darh, Bizack Bohl, Sliver Lepine, Don Roy and JohnSkorupski. From Row: Stan Osli/.lo. Jerry Lavigne, Hank (iainaii.Don Fortini, ami Kenny Suprenant.

Blowing Bubbles of Glass()1 the main and varied processes

undertaken at Sprague Electric, per-haps one of the most interesting is thatif blowing glass. Mat hew Nazzewski>f the Organic Chemical Laboratory

al the Marshall Street Plant is anexpert in this line.

When Mat was asked how glass was

Mathew Nazzewski

blown, he replied laconically, "I'll showyou." He conducted this reporter to asmall room equipped with a glass blow-ing burner with several controls ofheat, and containing many lengths ofglass tubing of various sizes. Here, heproceeded to heat a length of glass tub-ing to the correct temperature, neatlyblew a bubble of glass, knocked it off —and presto! — there was a small roundhole in the tube into which he fittedanother small glass tube and joinedthem together through the process ofheating. "I'm working on a Lquidand gas trap," he explained, "which ispart of a vacuum pump assembly."He worked dextrously and quickly,turning the heated glass round andround, shaping it as he proceeded.

"I like to work with glass," he con-tinued, "it is a pliable material, andresponds easily — much better thanmetals. Should it crack in the processof firing, the crack can be erased withfurther heating. All sorts of things canbe done with glass." While he talked,he was busily heating, turning the glass

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Nin-Culmell - Guest Conductor at MiamiProfessor J. Nin-Culmell, director

)l the Berkshire Community Orchestra,and Director of Music at Williams Col-ege has had a number of summer

engagements this season. In June,le went to Montreal where he madejne "live" broadcast and three re-cordings for the Latin-American Di-vision of the Canadian BroadcastingCorporation. Later in June, he wentto the University of California inBerkeley where he gave three concertsand conducted a six weeks' course on

Spanish and Latin-American music.On August 9th and 16th, he will guest-conduct the Symphony Orchestra ofthe University of Miami, at Miami,Florida.

Fall plans for the Berkshire Com-munity Orchestra include the forma-tion of a Preparatory Orchestra withrehearsals starting in September, andthe presentation of two concerts duringthe winter season by the main orches-tra, rehearsals for which will begin inOctober.

Humbles Machine Shop 9-8 ... Lipa HurlsFor Winners ... Skorupski Bangs Homer

The Sprague Products Softball team of Marshall StreetPlum won the Sprague Enter-Department Softhall Tourna-ment by defeating the Machine Shop 9-« in a thrilling gameheld at the Sprague Recreation Field in Blackinton.

It took a three run seventh inning rally to win for theProducts. They trailed 11-6 as they came in for their finalhats, the Machine Shop having tallied five times in the pre-ceding frame.

The Products, how. ir, were not tobe denied and proceeded to score .̂ runsto win, the highlight of the rally beinga tremendous triple by "Bizack" Bohl.The winning run was scored by KenSuprenant who came across on a safetyto left by Jack Lavigne, the Products'catcher.

The game itself was well played,Al Daldoss, the Machine Shop firstbaseman came up with two scintillatinggrabs of line drives and twined bothinto double plays, while "Bizack" Bohl

choked off a promising Machine Shoprally wit li an unassisted DP.

The opposing pitchers, Joe Lipa andRudy Drobiak both ^ave excellentaccounts of t henisel ves, as I hey pitchedtheir way out of trouble time and again.Extra base hits were at a minimum."Allie" McPherson had a double, Bohlhis aforementioned triple, and |ohnSkorupski powdered a long home run.All of these blows were struck b\Products players.

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Los Starts Tenth Year With This IssueThe first issue of the Sprague LOG was published in August

1938. Naturally we shall celebrate next year with a bigbirthday cake and ten candles. Ibis year, however, we wishto extend a very sincere word of appreciation to all thosewho have helped this past year to make the Sprague LO<;a continued success.

The LOG does not try to compete with national magazines,metropolitan newspapers or the highly esteemed NorthAdams Transcript in its reporting of the news, local or inter-national. It does try with your help to give you some ofthe latest doings in plant activities, sports, departmentpersonals and social and civic events in which Sprague em-ployees play a part. As far as is possible in getting out asizeable issue on time twice each month, the LOG tries to

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Runners-Up in Tournament

Here are the Machine Shop hoys who made the Softhall Tournamentfinals: back row: Ed Hinkell, C.edo Remillarri, John Murray, Ray Itis-saillon, Walt Baumert and Aubrey Brown. Front row: Boh Leveque,Jim Cooper, George Scar ho, Rudy Drobiak, Lou Morocco and EddieDion. Seated is Steve Symanski. —Photos by Al Horsfall

Volumn X

BY SPRAGUE EMPLOYEES a^voC FOR SPRACUE EMPLOYEES

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Published by the SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., North Adams, Mass.

PUBLISHING STAFFEDITOR: E. S. Whitten MANAGING EDITOR: Evelyn FairchildASSOC. EDITOR: Maiy Mathews CIRCULATION MGR.: Marion Caron

ASSISTANT EDITORSKit Carson, Tom Cullen, Dan Kelly, Pete Mancuso, Jim Oldham, Etta Owen,and Lauience Haskins.

SPORTSKenneth Russell and Bernard Bullett

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERFred Crosier and Albert Horsfall

PLANT EDITORSMarshall Street: Cecile Trudeau Brown Street: Bertha Salavantis

DEPARTMENT REPORTERS

BEAVER STREETJulia Abraham, Joan Bryce, Doris Delisle, Esther Driscoll, Bob Garner,

Hazel Goodale, Gertrude Hall, Rath Haskins, Margaret Isherwood, RitaJohnson, Walter O'Dell, Priscilla Northup, Emma Massaconi, Loretta Mil-isiewski, Cedo Remillard, Rose Righi, James Shea, Vi Short, Florence South-gate, Ruth Szule, Constance Urbano, Roseann Vigna, Shirley Thoros, JohnWalsh and Sophie Wilk.

MARSHALL STREET

"Toots" Callahan, Phyllis Chartrand, Josephine Convery, Mary Daniels,Eddie O'Neil, Mario Magnani, Faith Russell and Roma Rumgay.

BROWN STREETRose Corsi, Eleanor Felix, Betty Jangrow, Delia Keating, Lyda Lewis,

Mary Markland, Josephine Martinoli, Rita Mulqueen, Rita Samia, RitaSiciliano, Thelma Sherman, Louis Vincelette and Fern Wright.

"Every Sprague U inker an Assistant Reporter."

August 9, 1947

LOG STARTS TENTH YEAR

live up to its slogan of being an employees' publication-BY SPRAGUE EMPLOYEES and FOR SPRAGUE EM-PLOYEES."

And by I he way,—if you have ideas that you think wouldimprove the LOG ami make it more interesting and helpfulto Sprague employees why not think them out carefully andsend l hem in? The Editors will consider them carefullyand pul them into efl'ect if it seems desirable. Once again,I bank you all for your splendid cooperation, and remember,our second slogan which you will find on page two of eachissue, "Every Sprague Worker an Assistant Reporter."

FAST FINISH IN TOURNEY SETS NEW PACECongratulations to the winners and the runners up! That

photo finish of the Sprague Products club last Tuesdayevening to win ihe summer Inter-department Tourney overthe favored Machine Shop stalwarts gives us the word onwhat lo expect in future Sprague sports. The old spirit ofcompetition is back on the job. Inter-department, inter-plan I or contests with outside teams will find Spragueplayers going all out to win. Good sportsmanship always,—lull full of ihe old fight and never say die till the last man isout! !

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at various angles over the flame, andgently blowing into the tubes as heannealed them together.

"How long have you been blowingglass?" "About 12 years," was hisreply. "And where did you first studyglass blowing?" we asked, fascinatedas the glass took shape in the firingprocess. "Never had any specialcourse," he replied, "I started experi-menting and reading up. I did attendthe conferences of the AmericanChemical Society this year, and wentto all ihe demonstrations on glass blow-ing, and of course, picked up manyvaluable pointers."

Mat Nazzewski came to work atSprague Electric in 1930, in the CanShop, then later went to the FormationDepartment. In 1936 he was trans-ferred to the Beaver Street Laboratory.

• Mat states that he is familiar with allthe Sprague Plants, since he has work-ed in all the laboratories at one time or

another.After working hours, Mat tinkers

around in his own well-equippedlaboratory at home, making "do-dadsof all kinds," as he calls them. Also,he has been very busy these summerdays, remodeling buildings at his campabove Stamford, Vt.

S P O R T S . . . Bullett and Russell

Sprague Products Takes Tournament

Aubrey Brown and " P i n k y "Sherman in a swinging mood.

SEMI-PRO BASEBALLThe Northern Berkshire Baseball

loop finds itself in a merry scramble thissecond half. The undefeated St. An-thony's Crusaders, first half champions,were rudely shaken up this second halfas all leading teams have met defeat.The new entry, the Kostkas of Adams,have won their two starts in this secondhalf and they are a promising group ofyoung ball players.

Dusty League Ends SeasonThe Dusty Softball League has com-

pleted its season. The Cornish Wireof Williamstown has taken laurels inthe second half, and pending the dis-puted game to be played with SpragueElectric, the entire outcome of declar-ing a champion hangs in the balance.Our Sprague lads, after a good start inhe second half, were rudely set down

with successive defeats and thus wereput out of the running in the last round.

Out of the LOG Creel

lilfc

T o u m a m e n l HighlightsThe Products bunched 3 runs in the

second and 3 in the seventh; the Machine Shop 2 in the fourth and 5 in the

I sixth and all the runs were scoredafter two were ou t . . . Neither the

I Products nor the Machine Shop hadbeen defeated in the regular scheduleof play. . T h e Machine Shop's defeatand loss of the crown ends their longand complete mastery of opponents.

The end of the Tournament does notmean that Softball is over at Sprague'sAny teams desiring the use of the fieldfor games are asked to contact "Tank'Wilson. -B. Bullett

INTER PLAINT SOFTBALL FINALSprague Products

ab h r po a «Roy, 2b 4 2 0 3 0 (1Gamari, sf 4 1 1 3 0 CMcPherson, ss.. 4 2 1 4 1 CSkorupski, 3b. . 3 1 2 I O CBohl, lb 4 1 1 5 0 1Lavigne, c 4 2 2 1 0 0Lepine, rf 3 0 1 0 0 (IRacette, If 4 1 0 3 0 1Oslizlo, cf 2 1 1 1 0 0Lipa, p 3 1 0 0 3 0Suprenant 1 1 0 0 0 0

Know a good fish story? True orfalse? Send it in, and if we use it theLog will pay the contributor one fullsize simoleon. And that's no fishstory.This one is authentic

Once there was a poor fish who feltsorry for himself because he thought helived on the wrong side of the stream.So in order to get rich quick he beganplaying around in a nice, deep numberpool. And did he get hooked! Inno time at all he turned into a beautifulshiny gold fish poking his nose againstthe sides of a glass bowl, with plentyto eat but nowhere to go. Moral:Try the daily double instead.

NO BROOK TROUT ENTRIES FOR LOG CONTESTThe trout season in Massachusetts

officially closed on Thursday, July 31.The season as a whole was very dismalfor all anglers because of rain and highwater. The finny family was wellsupplied with food and so were nottempted by the lures of our IsaacWaltons. At times, good catches werereported, but these were rare. Thiscondition extended throughout theeastern part of the U. S.

Incidentally, we do not know of anyentry of brook trout in our Log Contest,although we have had reports of such

trout measuring 12 to 13 inches beingcaught. But each fisherman thoughtthat the other fellow had caught alarger prize, and consequently, did notenter his catch!.. Fellows, don't letthis happen with your entries of bass,pickerel, perch, etc., which inhabit ourlakes and ponds. "Give them thehook—the fish will take the bait"was in reverse this season as mostanglers "got the hook" because ofinclement weather and often returnedfrom trips as the poor fish (suckers)!

— K. Russell

Totals 36 13 9 21 4 2Machine Shop

ab h r po a eScarbo, c 4 2 1 5 0 0Daldoss, l b . . . 5 2 1 7 0 1Brown, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0Morocco, 3 b . . . 3 1 1 1 1 0Hinkell, If 4 2 0 2 0 0Dion, 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0Drobiak, p . . . . 4 1 2 1 1 0Murray, rf 4 2 1 0 0 1Richardello, ss.. 4 1 1 1 3 3Bissaillon, sf. . . 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 36 12 8 21 5 5

Walt Schroeder-Runner-UpIn Annual Golf Tournament

One of our newer employees, WalterSchroeder of the Marshall StreetLaboratory, who joined the Spragueorganization last April, hung up a finerecord when he reached the finals inthe Annual Invitation Golf Tourneyof the North Adams Country Club atNorth Adams, August 3. The winner,Steve Naprava, a returned veteran andformer caddy, had to come from be-hind to catch Walt and finally take theclose match 3 and 2 on the 16th green.

Walt went out in 37 to Steve's 40but Steve overhauled him on the in-coming nine playing even 4's for a neat28 for seven holes he required to over-take and go ahead. Walt's score forthe seven holes coming in was 32.

Connie Blanchard with "onethat d idn ' t get away." She's thegrand daughter of Doretta l i lan-chard of F. P. Drys.

Bill Grogan's SuggestionWins Award

Mr. William GVogan of the ShippfngDepartment, Marshall Street, lias beengiven an award for his suggestionrelative to expediting shipments inIns Department.

Bill knows the various departmentsof the Sprague Plants, having come tothe Company in 1936. He has hadexperience in the Dry Rolling, theWei Assembly, the Micas and theImpregnating Departments. In 1942,he transferred to the Brown Streelplant, and later thai year, entered theShipping Department at Beaver Street,where he has remained ever since.This Depart mem recently was trans-ferred to Marshall Street. Bill's will-ingness and pleasani manner have wonhim main friends ai all three Plants.

What to do WhenBoat Upsets

sibility ofthe hands becoming tiredand the hold becomes loosened. Hold

tired, then lei him in turn, hold yours.This will help immensely. And itquite a distance from shore, use a belt,handkerchief or necktie to bind thewrists together over the keel. In thisway, should either person become un-conscious, or both persons lose theirstrength, neither will drown, as thehead will r.si on the outstretched armover the bottom of canoe and keep theface out of water until a rescue party

Peter Mancuso

Top Honors forCompany K Men

Sprague Personnel in Company K[nclude Father and Son

Sprague employees will be interestedto learn thai two co-workers enlistedin Company K are father and son, S.Sgt. Romeo Gagne, 'and Pfc. DonaldGagne. Romeo is employed in thePAA. Assembly Departmeni and sonDonald is employed in the BeaverStreei Stockroom.

SPRACUE ELECTRICjUietwnmy

More Electrical

Terms

Here goes for the second lime around>n the electrical and electronic terms,vane of these may be a little tougher,soeally scratch those noggins and see ifour agile domes can define these terms

A

fonpere Deactivated4rmature EAdaptor Electric eyeAmplitude Electromotivekrgon Force

It Electro-Beta Rays magnetismBlack Ught ElectrolyticBrain FBeam-power tubeFool Candle

C FieldCandlepower FuseConverter <;uompensator GalvanometerCommutator Clow starter: arhon (M'issUr tubes[.arrier waves IIosmic Kays Horsepower"ontact Henry

1> IDetector (nfra-redDC IonDiode tul.es In verier

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Another LetterFrom our Schoolat Rhenen, Holland

July 4, 1947Dear Mrs:

'Mow do you do? Here in Rhenen,we are very well. First I'll thank youvery much for the fine things you sentus. Last week we get a piece ofchocolate, a piece of soap, a comb, atoothbrush and tooth paste. We werevery glad wit h t his. These things ma\not be very dear in America, but tous they are much needed.

I won't receive anything more fromyQU now, lor I want to succeed andhave left school. I go in for myexamination the 23rd of July. It wasvery fine to receive something fromAmerica. I also got the dress, a skirt,a rug. Next time, when I write you,I'll close a picture of myself. Now,Mrs., I'll close my letter. I must alsothank you from my mother. 0, Mrs.,do you know a nice girl or boy whowants to correspond'with me.

Goodbye and many regards fromSuus Smit

Block AnnexBy Esther l>ris«oll

Vacations:Catherine Scoti camping at Som-

erset t.Flora Haumuller, Doris Charon,

Margaret J'erraiilt, Sophy Kmhry,Mariange Contois, and Mary Coz-AIVIKI spent pleasanl vacations at home.

Yvonne Perras and Aldea Caronvacationed in Canada.

Hazel Mattel New jersey and NewYork.

Charles Desrosiers — fishing atCheshire.

Melva lleelan -ramping at Lenox.Esther Driseoll ramping at

Cheshire.Klorence Marcean Niagara Falls.Florence Harrington recently visited

in Boston.Helen Travon spenl a lew .lays in

Pittsfield.Roma Perrauli recently visited

friends in Springfield.It's good having Helen Wandri Lack

after her receni illness.We are all going to miss Charlie

Desrosiers, and wish him the best ofluck in his new Department.

CANARADIO

The poor, neglected canary in yourhousehold will finally ,ge1 his rights.Canaries are apt to get terribly lone-some singing to themselves all daylong. Mam get discouraged and die.

For I his reason I have now deviseda bird cage will, a built-in radio setwhich has also a separate amplifier.

giving your pel the usual music, or you

himself. As he hops on his swing aMiniswitch turns on the radio and itwill play as long as the bird swings.If you area good trainer voi, will soontrain him to stop the swing instantlywhen a singing commercial comes on.

Dry Tubular AssemblyBy "Connie" and "Sonnie"

Miss Frances Pappas became Mrs."Obie" O'Brien on Saturday, August 2.The best of luck to you, Fran.

ShowerA shower was held at the Corner

Cafe in honor of Frances Pappas. Agood time was enjoyed by all, andFran received appropriate gifts.

Imagine! Lillian Blair receives$25.00 interest on every $400.75 shesaves. Gee! Lil, you'll soon be ableto buy that farm.

We're glad to see some of the pourersback—so hello to "Dodie" Godfrey,Lil Blair, "Tony" Connell and FannyRoss.

Pauline Dean recently left us for ashort time — good luck to you,Pauline.

Welcome back to Aaron Worthing-ton. We all missed you.Vacations:

Flossie McCauley spent hers on theMohawk Trail.

Andy Montgomery went to NewYork City and took in a few games.

FishingWhile night fishing recently, Walt

Westcott was annoyed by a car thatpersisted in keeping its lights on. Andwhen leaving, Walt discovered thatsome pranksters had turned the lightson in Walt's carl Better lock your carfrom now on, Walt.New Fad

A new fad has sprung up in ourDepartment. We are calling our co-workers by their middle names. Justso you may become acquainted with"Who's Who", here they are: MaryDavis, Helen Simonelli, Wallace Lewi*,James Montgomery, Joanne Bryda,Henry Bernardo, Barbara Skowronski,Ann Kryston, Wesley Westcott,Murray Roy, Rita Davignon, JeanAbraham, Charles DeGrenier, TayeWilk, Michael Morin and GloriaCharron!

Off to the Laundry

Little Bernard LaRoche is readyfor the laundrymdn. He's the sonof Jerome, of F. P. Drys.

F. P. Cover AssemblyBy Emma Massaconi

More Vacations:

Ruth Peterhansel—in New York City

Ella Marco -at home.

We understand Grace Roberts andCatherine Coody are having troublewith bees, these days; and MargaretO'Neil has trouble falling down. Well,well —what next.

Mary Roberts has decided to stayhome on her next vacation — she'sjust getting rested up from her present

That's all - and don't work toohard while I'm on my vacation!

Misc. Paper AssemblyBy Jessie Meczywor—pinch hitting

Our vacationers include:Reporter Ruth Haskins — enjoying

the Cape.

Frances Roy and family journeyedto New York. (She says her two boyshave never been to the Big City, andthat they intend to paint the town allkinds of colors.)

Vivian Dale—will vacation in Can-ada and at Lake George.

Lillian Gainer—tells us she intendsto take some side trips at Stamford! ! !

Pauline McKeon—journeyed to Ver-mont.

Rose DiLego—Camping at CheshireHarbor. (She's promised us a bigmess of bullheads—we hope she getsthem.)

Larry Bergeron has returned fromCamp Edwards where he was stationedwith the Massachusetts State Guard—and is now resting up at home.

We understand that Ruth Haskinswas the recipient of a beautifulbouquet of flowers recently.

Advice to Stacia Wisniowski—W hynot pay your paper boy, so you can getall the latest news?

Summer Pose

F. P. DrysBy Rose Righi

Vacations:June Bunting — week end in New

York City.Minnie Hamilton — Onset and the

Cape."Jo" Magin — a well earned rest at

home.Dot Dupuis — at home.Grace McConnell and Dot Fowler —

visited the Pillars in Lelancn, N. Y.Since John Pierce has to cover so

much territory in his departments, thegirls are seriously thinking of takingup a collection and buy him a scooter,to make the rounds.

Number Please!

Linda Jean, two months' olddaughter of Vera Timothy Davineof Tuhular Assembly.

Can ShopBv H. Trombley

Sorry, Bill Fortini, that I said BillMorandi attended the games in Bostoninstead of you. I think the red in yourneck will go away.

Does Howie Isherwood swing a meanbroom! I believe if the doors hadn'tbeen closed, he would have kept righton sweeping into the middle of the road.

A sad goodbye to Arthur Roy andEdward Shartrand.

It sure bothers Bill Hussey to seeErnie Charbonneau eat so much!

"Pinky" Sherman says that water ismore fattening than milk. . Who is theauthority on that, "Pinky"?

Jim Scarbo is back again after vaca-tioning down country.

Our foreman, Ted Dziok, is makingthe most of his vacation—we hope.

Walt Rogowski says that if his wifeLena gets a red nose on these coolsummer mornings, what's going tohappen when winter comes!

Don't get lost on your cross-countryflying lesson, Bill Kilbride.

Cliff Domenichini can be calledupon to "umpire" when those differ-ences of opinion are encountered byFrank Morandi, Nick our inspector,Joe Spagnolo and Ray Chalifoux.

Tamy-Ann Sullivan, 2 year olddaughter of Mary of Molded Tuhu-lar Assembly.

Misc. Paper FinishBy Gert Hall

Vacations:Francis Solari and Ruth Arrighini—

at homeDot Blanchard—in CanadaCharlotte O'Brien-—campingRay Tatro—CanadaHenry Menty—Lake GeorgeAdele Solari—Manchester, Vt.Maud Waska—In PennsylvaniaBertha Jennings—New YorkMary Zito, Agnes Perry, Gert Hall,

Annis 0'Neil, Mary Sorel-at homeBetty Hunt—at the CapeHelen Harrington—Maine"Jo" Mastalisz—digging a cellar for

her new home"Micky" Koczela, Caroline Grant, Flor-

ence Lincoln and Clara Mareeau—at home.A very cheery welcome back to

Nellie Jepson who has been out onsick leave, and a hearty welcome backto Bernie Gagnon.

You know that new song aboui "Shehas freckles on but she is nice". . well,Gert Hall could sing it about poisonivy!

A very sad goodbye to RuthGaudette and George Parker.

Bet you can't guess who says thisof a Monday morning, "Gee, I wish itwere Friday."

We gals are agog about the drasticdrop in the length of ladies dresses—and those who have acquired a man-size stride from wearing dungarees willhave a sad time while adjusting theirsteps to those narrow skirts.

Stephanie Szurek says that whenshe climbs the "Golden Stairs", shewants to be sure and see that "Holycow!" that Fran Gayda is alwayatalking about!

Welcome to "Perchy" Fortini. Hopeyou like working with us.

Did anyone see Dot Blanchardtrotting along with a stack of two-by-fours? Well, she's building a campat Ashmere.

Happy birthday to Cassie Gliwski,August 3rd.

Mr. and Mrs. Kassim Ameencelebrated their twenty-fifth wed-ding anniversary, August first.They are the parents of Julia, ofPAA. Rolling.

Dry Tubular FinishBy M. Hauptfleish and M. Clifton

Mildred Clifton, Esther Vitro andRegina Miliszewski — a former co-worker — are enjoying a vacation atOld Orchard, Maine.

Tommy Dean, a former co-worker, ishome on a twelve-day leave afterfinishing his basic training. Everyonewas glad to see him.

What is Joe Davis and Ray Racettegoing to do while Millie is on vacation?They'll have no one to tease.

Happy birthday to Isabel Hyndman.She received a nice gift from her co-

Drkers.Leo Lemoine, is back at work,

looking fresh as a daisy after a twoweeks' vacation at home.

Dry RollingBy Kill hie and Whit

Just like old times!., now thai the"noisy group" has returned. Glad tohave you with us, kids.

If Dorsey King didn't catch anyfish on his vacation, he certainlybrought home quite a load—eventhough it was only on film. Nicegoing, Dorsey!

The Dry Rollers feel that "Vichy"Wisniowski has been wasting her timerolling. She has been promoted tocounting condensers, she can count ashigh as a hundred, if she really wantsto. She didn't attend business collegefor nothing!

While on vacation, some of thelapshots taken, prove what is the

latest in glamour. (And to prove weknow, we'll present the "evidence" inthe next issue of the Log.)

Gloria Mirante doesn't like to becriticized — about her singing, anyway.Never mind, the singing makes herhappy.

Did you notice the perfect tan thatRose Sudacki has? She is the envy ofall the girls.

Main Office MemosBy Whodunii

Vacations are really getting under-way in our office as shovvn by some ofthe following:

Shirley Thoros—Nev, York CityDuncan Me Naughton - C a p e CodDorothy Johnson - a t homeIsabel Pit-r.s; -at homeHarold Twitchdl—Maine

Main- of us are taking advantageof the nice week ends for traveling.New York seems to be a very popularspot with those in our office. A fewwho recently journeyed there were LilSchwab, Mary Como and of course,last but not least, Joan Bryce.

It's nice having Dot Boutwell backon the switchboard again after spend-ing a few weeks at Marshall Street.

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MARSHALL WedJUna IZelL „>

Shipping Room

By I he i..il.l Dust TwinsWelcome io i lie new members of

Heaver Shipping I )eparlment who havejoined our group: Bill Grogan, MarcelRoberts, Marie-Rose I.ussier andI )unalcl I.(iiiison.

Ceil Trudeau lias returned from the("ape wil li a very becoming coal of tan.

Ernie Belleau has returned from hisvacation spent on maneuvers withCompany K al ("amp Edwards.

Maintenance

Ity llmhriago

Orchids Io |<>e Schneider Sr. ol theElectrical Gang. He has acquired hi*Master Electricians' License. Nicegoing, Joe|&\Ye'ie glad'to welcome hack WallaceLapine of the Tin Shop after his recentillness.

We of Maintenance wish to expressour deep sympathy i<> Mary Mathewsof the Log Staff on the recent death ofher mother.

Deep sympathy is extended toVictor Bissaillon of the Paint Shop,and to Henry Bechard of the ElectricShop on the loss of their mother andmother-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Bissaillon.

We welcome to our shop and gang—Dan Kelly and his men who now areworking out of the Electrical Shop.

WELCOME HACK—WELCOMEBACK! The boys of Maintenance arcglad to welcome back to the MarshallStreet Plant, their pin-up girl olBuilding No. 5 Emma Mutart! Em-ma has been working in the PurchasingOffice al Beaver for some time past.

"Buster" Sherman, not being apainter bv trade, is having his housecovered with asbestos shingles.

Louis Damiano may be heardapproaching a mile away in those newdancing shoes ol his.

We of Maintenance know our fish!And the picture of the fish which Mrs.Alice Seneca] caught, appearing in thelast issue of the Log, was NOT arainbow (rout as indicated—we'repositive it was a yellow perch.. .Pic-tures do not lie the stripes on thatfish ran I he wrong way!

Editorial note: You're right boys,you are always right! We're glad youare so observing.

We welcome to Marshall Street,Mr. Ernest Jones . . . How does it feelto be back home, Ernie?

Joe Schneider Jr. has announced hisengagement to Miss Blanche Foisey,daughter of Delia Foisey of MarshallStreet Maintenance. . Why the recenttrip to Canada, "Junior"—were youlooking over the honeymoon ground?

Miss Helen O'Connell of the OvensDepartment has announced her ap-proaching marriage to Clovis Lambert.The young couple have set September1st as their wedding date.

Miss Josephine Kordana will be-come the bride of Mr. Joseph Sefcik onSeptember 13, 1947. Josephine isemployed in the Industrial Oils De-partment.

Miss Marie Foisy has announced herengagement to Mr. Joseph SchneiderJr. No wedding date has been set.Joseph is employed in the MaintenanceDepartment.

O'Brien-Pappas — Miss Frances

Mary Pappas became the bride of

Francis Thomas O'Brien, August 2, ai

St. Anthony's church. The bride is

employed in the Dry Tubular Assembly

Department, and the groom was for-

merly employed in the Sample Labora-

tory-.

( i l iuski-Deniio — Miss Claire

Rosalie Denno and Walter Stanislaus

(iliwski were married at Notre Dame

church in a double ring ceremony,

Augusi 2. Both I lie bride and her

husband are employed in the Dry

Rolling Department.

Morse-Bordwin—Miss June Bryant

Mr. and Mrs. Ovila Trombley, : Bordwin was united in marriage to

married March 6th at St. Anthony's Clifford Lamberi Morse on August 2church. The bride is llir formerVenice Folino of the Resistor l>«'-partment. The groom is a WorldWar II \eteran of four years'service.

at St. Francis church. June is em-

ployed in the Alain Office, and Clifford

is employed in the Stockroom Depart-

ment.

Mr. and Mrs. Virginio Righi, married June 28th at St. Anthony'schurch. Their flower girl was Miss Agnes Kighi, sister of the groom.The bride is the former Rose Moresi of the F. P. Drys, and is the LOGreporter for her Department.

You can'i put much polish on somepeople by rubbing them the wrong way.

Nature changes with conditions. Awild bull is very harmless in the formof soup bones and porter house steak.

It's an ill wind that doesn't dry outthe family wash on Monday morning.

There are men in every communitywho surprise the neighbors occasionallyby doing the right thing.

QisitklMr. and Mrs. Paul Fern are the

parents of a daughter born July 29th.Mr. Fern is a member of the SalesDepartment.

Maintenance - BrownBj Little Lulu

('orrection:"Bucky" Bernardi, and noi \\ illiams,

got Hot shot Bo hi on I of bed last winter,when stuck in a ditch as was reported inthis column. Apologies to "Bucky"Williams we wouldn' t want to lie

indebted to Hotshot , c i ther .

John (Smiler) Rossi has n u t a little

Irish girl -- so now he noes around sing-

ing " W h e n Irish Eyes are Smil ing."

Those in the know*eay T o n y Woloski

gave a rock to his Rocky Moun ta in gal.

II t rue , Tony will not be one of our

eligible bachelors much longer, girls.

A little playboy was born recently toMr. and Mrs. Al (Playboy) Cardinal.Congratulations, folks.

Ray Shields spent two weeks at hisbrother's lodge at hake Ontario.

Al Cardinal says he can't give anymore swimming lessons, girls, becauseall his time is tied up now, crooningullabies to his baby son.

Charlie Dean is on vacation. He'sspending his time trying to get his boatout of Barber's Pond.

John Rossi and Al Cardinal are goingnto the repair business nights andweek ends, so if anyone has an odd job,contact them.

Ask Burt Davis what the matter iswhen a hydraulic press fails to go upind down.

PAA. RollingHv Kila Siciliano

Our sympathy is extended to Jose-phine Petravich and family on the lossA her brother, Frank.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cwiert-

niewicz, married May 26th at St.

Stanislaus church, Adams. The

bride is the former Edna Lavariere

of Misc. Paper Finish Department.

Gert LaFountain, in describing herie\v car, says it has "doors on bothudes." Was it the excitement of thelew possession—or the humidity, Gert?The only car I know which has doorsm one side, is a side car on a motor-ycle!

Vacation LandPoni Lavigne—Narragansett Tier, K. I.Janet Foster—Montreal, CanadaJulia Ameen—Boston, Mass.Stella Belanger—

llamjiton Beach, N. 11.Tillie Mendel—Atlantic City, N. J.Frances Scott—West Virginia and

Rock-a-Way Beach, N. Y.Isabelle Lyons, Montreal, Canada and

New Rochelle, N. Y.Laddie Meranti, Helen and Mary

Kordek, Inez Benoni, Pauline Ferrariand Kaye Ghidotti at Atlantic-City, N. J.And as we go to press, Helen Scar-

one, Ann and Mary Madden and yourreporter are at Hampton Beach, N. H.

PAA. SolderingBy k k Jo" and "Roc"

Look what happened while the"Boss" was on his vacation! He badthirteen girls when he left—-and thtyhave multiplied! The days of peaceand quiet are over — Sadie Mercier,Ruth Durant and Mary Ann Trottierare with us again!

Mary Burro is back from her vaca-tion. How's the shocks, Mary?

We always knew Perry Como was a

good crooner and all that, but he must

be out of this world. Lena Simonelli

has been alternately warbling and

mooning since she has seen Perry in

Person while on vacation.

That Budding Romance of a fore-

mentioned solderer is still flaming as

bright (if not brighter) than ever.

Romeo—come down from that bal-

cony, Juliette awaits thee!

Wire Coating

By Corinq Tatro

We're glad io have Harold Petersback after his illness ami sorry thath e w a s ill .

Earle Washhurn enjoyed ,i finevacation up in New I lampshire.

( 'ail I lurley says il t here is any) hinghe likes il s static on his radio,especial!) when he i.s listening to theball games.

I la\ e \ on noticed t hat sad expressionon Al Peck's lace and just alter hehad ret urned from a dance!

Molded Tubulars

Nighl ShiftBy Gladys Kirkpatrick

Introducing our personnel: Alice

Burdick, Josephine Lamaire, Rita

Pedrin, Mary Sullivan and Lillian

Forbush of F. P. Finish line; Frances

Rocray, Mary Libardi of PAA Roll

ing; \ vonne Ross, Josephine Campe-

delli of the A. C. Drvs; Helen Boyle,

Bessie Brown, Alyce Crockwell, Elouise

Lewis ol Ovens; Esther Peters, Rose

Grenier, Alma Fox, Jane Dobbert,

Christine Pugliese, Raphilla Trimarchi,

Helene Gagnon, Jennie Pincomb, Maria

Mancini, Frances Aldrich of PAA.;

Rachael Montagna, Gladys Kirk

patrick oi Boxing; Philomena

Errichetto, Angelina Romeo of Block

Annex. These girls are now working

merrily together on the nighl shift.

Anniversary

W e w o u l d l ike to a n n o u n c e t h e

twenty-fourth wedding anniversary of

Mr. and Mrs. John Crockwell, parents

of Alyce oi our Department. May you

enjoy many more anniversaries!

We are praying for the speedy re-

covery of "Willy" Maxwell's son,

Bruce. Bruce was t seriously injured

by a truck, while vacationing in Fitch-

burg, Mass.

Elouise Lewis and Helen Boyle are

on sick leave.

Congratulations to our boss, Romeo

Gagnon, whose wife presented him with

another son while he was on maneuvers

with Company K.

Speedy recovery for Francis Rocray's

little daughter, Peggie Ann.

What's this we hear about "Pep"

Campedelli finishing her vacation al

McKays', alter spending a week al

Nantasket and along the coast!

Yvonne Ross was the happiest girl

in our Department when "Pep"

presented h e r w i t h a b o t t l e of b e e r ,

broughi all the way from Nantasket

Beach.

You'll be hearing from us again . .

OUR SAFETY CORNER

It may he sunstroke, heat pros-tration or a heart attack. Thewrong care can be dangerousenough to cause irreparable harm.

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