SPRAGUE ELECTRIC

Volume XIV NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY 22, 1952 IN u m her 14

Cubs of Pack72 E\e Scout Birthday Cake With Anticipation

StaffCub Pack 72 of Freeman School celebrates 42nd anniversary of Hoy Scout movement. From left to

right: Robert Veazie, Thomas Cullen, Anthony Abuisi, Kenneth Johnston, and Wayne Harris.

N. A. Music AssociationMakes Drive For Members

The North Adams Civic MusicAssociation opens its third year with adrive for a larger membership duringthe week of March 3 - 8.

It is good for a community to havean organization whose objective is tobuild and improve the cultural valueslocally. It is hoped thai the presentmembership of 500 may be expanded to900 during this coming drive. Thesupport of all music lovers is needed.

Last year we enjoyed Ferrante andTeichert, the piano duo, Brian Sullivan,Metropolitan tenor, and Beno andSylvia Kabinotl, violinist and pianist.

This year we have had Jean Mitchell,violinist, Lawrence Winters, baritone;and we hope to enjoy RaymondLewenthal, pianist, in the last concert.

Those who purchase membershipsbefore March 5 will be allowed toattend the Lewenthal concert and mayinvite a non-paying prospective mem-ber as his guest. Adult membershipsare $6.00, and student memberships are$3.00. Your Sprague representative isMrs. Ruth Bass of the Mica Dept.,whom you may contact by calling 3012.

RIDERS WANTEDLeonard Foisy would like riders from

Adams to the Marshall Street plant onthe 7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. shift.Leonard can be contacted by callingMiscellaneous Dry Rolling—DG 24Assembly.

Podolsky and Secretary Prepare Bib."Make Safety A Habit", a guide

to safety, is enclosed with this issueof the LOG. This colorful pam-phlet lias been prepared by theEmploye Relations Department.Its cartoon presentation of safetywas designed for painless reading,and if the good advice in thisbooklet is followed, you will findyour j;>l> painless also.

Acknowledgement goes to Mrs.Mary Gordon and Arthur J. Math-ews, Safety Director, for conceivingthis booklet which approaches safetyhumorously, and for selecting thecartoons. Final editing was doneby Courtney Flanders.

Charles Ryan Promoted ToAss't in Material Control

Mr. Charles Ryan has assumed hisnew duties as Assistant to the Depart-ment Head of Material Control, accord-ing to an announcement made by Mr.S. S. McClure, Plant Manager.

Mr. Ryan, who resides on NorthHoosac Road in Williamstown withhis wife and child, attended the BentleySchool of Accounting and Finance fortwo years. Formerly, he was employ-ed by the Northern Berkshire GasCompany in the Accounting Depart-ment and he served 37 months in the

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The American Institute of ElectricalEngineers has published a new "Biblio-graphy on Power Capacitors". Thisbibliography is the first attempt to listthe literature on the subject of powercapacitors and covers the years 1925through 1950.

It was prepared under the super-vision of a committee ot which Mr.Leon Podolsky, Manager of the FieldEngineering Department, was chair-man. The major work on the biblio-graphy was done by Miss AliceHerrmann, who worked for approx-imately 18 months in the collection ofdata for this publication. It wasnecessary to search references in 182publications which were printed incountries all over the world. Thework was done by Miss Herrmann atthe Sprague Electric Company, in theTechnical Library of the GeneralElectric Company at Pittsfield, and atthe New York Public Library. Thereare 918 individual articles tabulated inthis bibliography.

Windover Campaign Chairmanof N. A. Red Cross Drive

Fred B. Windover of the Sales De-partment has been appointed campaignchairman of the 1952 North AdamsAmerican Red Cross Drive. The an-nouncement of his appointment was

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Pack Observes Nat. Boy Scout Week;Abuisi and Cullen Active in Cubs

Cub Pack 11 of Freeman School celebrated the 42nd anniversary of theBoy Scout movement with a Blue and Gold party.

Pack 72 ol Freeman School, North Adams was formed two years ago duringNational Boy Scout Week, which was observed this year from February 6-13.Mr. Anthony Abuisi, husband of Angela Abuisi of Metal Clad Tubular As-sembly, is the Cubmaster of this pack; and Tom Cullen, of Planning andMethods, is his assistant, and committee man. Pack 72 has five dens. Mrs.Cullen is one of the ilvn mothers as is Mrs. Frank Bush, wife of Frank ofResearch and Engineering.

These Cub parties are called Blue and Gold to designate the uniforms of theCubs which are blue and gold.

Mr. George Giroux, Manager of Industrial Food Crafts in our plants,donated the large decorated birthday cake which is shown in the picture.

Cub Pack 72 is one of the many scout units in the Trail I )istrict of BerkshireCouncil Boy Scouts of America—the area which includes North Adams.

Management Dinner Well Attended;Several Out-of-Town Guests Present

On February 9, 206 people gathered in the Blue Room of the RichmondHotel to enjoy the annual management dinner dance.

Dinner and dancing to the music of Eddie Ames and his orchestra wasenjoyed. The tables and the hall had been decorated in a Valentine motif andthe ladies were presented with corsages of red camellias.

Out-of-town-gnests included Alvin Schils, of the Sprague Electric NashuaDivision, William Stifler, of the Ferroxcube Corporation, and Richard Hughes,an employe of the Herlec Corporation who is undergoing a training programhere in North Adams.

Courtney Flanders, of the Employe Relations Department, made thearrangements for the dinner dance. Mr. Flanders announced that this yearthe attendance at the party reached a new height. The 206 people whoattended showed an increase of approximately 50 persons over last year.

Table 21 obliges the cameraman. From left to ri«jht: Mrs.Washburn, Mrs. Louis Larson, Louis Larson, Philip Tallarico,Philip I .ill.ii ii ii. Mrs. Ralph Boisjolie, and Kalph Hois jolic.

StaffJohnMrs.

StaffDancing to the music of Eddie Ames and his orchestra was enjoyed

by the guests at the Management Dinner Dance.

PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY FOR EMPLOYES OF SPRAGUE ELECTRIC COMPANY

SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG February 22, 1952

Sprague Electric Management Enjoys Dinner-Dance

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From left In right: Courtney Flanders, Mrs. Harrj Kalker, Harry Kalker, Mrs. Courtney Flanders, Clayton Mcfiran, Miss Joan Mulcahy, John Ortman, and Mrs. JohnOilman. Pictured in the center of the panel are Mr. and Mrs. William Mendell and Mr. and Mrs. Joel Pierce. From left to right: Mrs. Frederick MeNamara, Mrs. Frans Fonleyn,Frederick MeNamara, A. B. Lindquist, Mrs. Samuel McClure, Samuel McClure, Charles Martin. Mrs. Charles Martin. Charles Wilson, Mrs. V. |{. Lindquist, Mrs. Charles Wilson,and Frans Fonteyn.

From left to right: Lucius Henry,|Mrs. Lucius Henry, Mrs. Robert Fairbanks, Robert Fairbanks, Mrs. Charles SiilIM", Duncan McNaughton, and Mrs. Duncan McNaughton.(iuesls dance to the music of Eddie Ames and his orchestra. From left to right: Mrs. Robert C. Sprague, Jr., William Benedetti, Mrs. William Benedetti, Robert <'.. Sprague, Jr.,Mrs. James Fitzgerald, and James Fitzgerald.

Marshall Street News

Round Midget Assemblyby Anon

Wonder what would happen ifVi Levesque and Rita Disanti couldstick to their diets and not fall Ionsour-balls and ml skinned saltedpeanuts Edith Roy and AlvinaMoreau couldn't enjoy a Rood laugh -Vi couldn't crochet Doris, Ida,Ruth, and Mable Amos couldn'tsing?

A welcome to our new co-workersKay O'Connor, Frances Kordana,Emma Dube, Mable Amos, RuthAllard, Norma Skorupski, and Jen-nie Garceau.

Kay O'Connor spent a week end inNew York with her son, John, beforelie sailed away on a business trip forour Uncle Sam. We wish him luckand a safe return home soon.

Western Electricby Walter and Winchell

We were happy to see Rita Me-Clintock back on her old job.

Hollis Brown, the human dynamo,tells us his favorite song is "Oh, How IHate to Get Up in the Morning".

Wonder where Delia Gorman gelsall that energy.

The high school basketball season isalmost over, but one of the strongestDrury fans is Jo Gebauer. Shecertainly loves that team.

Stan Oslizlo bought a new 1952Pontiac a couple of weeks ago.

The top tune of the week on theEnd Off Table is "Cry".

Stanley Janik received a myster-ious Valentine. Who sent it, Stan?

Test EquipmentEngineering

by E. B. RyanDave Feder has returned to the de-

partment after having spent the pastsix weeks at Brown Street. Thebreakfast club is glad to have you backamongst us, Dave. We missed you.

Congratulations to Ed Lamphier'sdaughter, Marjorie, who in her first

year at Drew University in Madison,N. J. has made the Dean's List forhaving obtained consistently highmarks.

Norma Luscier is sporting new eyewindows. The better to see with, my

Tidbits: Did you know Ed Lam-phier's side line was tailoring, trousersrepaired a specialty, terms easily-arranged. Have you heard BillChampagny imitating Beatrice Kayin his rendition of gay ninety melodies?Have you noticed the s(p)lenderousresults of Norma Luscier's diet?Mary Cantoni's new perm, a harbing-er of spring? Have you heard AliceGreen's spontaneous and contagiouslaughter? Listened to Charlie Lin-coln's jokes? You haven't? Unluckyyou, missing out on knowing thesemembers of our Equipment family.Hope you'll meet us sometime.

Marshall Street PaperRolling

by Choo-ChooThe week of February 17 is Brother-

hood Week, a week set aside in the yearduring which all denominations willstress Brotherhood. You will un-doubtedly be asked not to be prejudicedtoward a person because of his religiousbeliefs or his color. To many, Brother-hood Week either will be forgotten orskipped entirely.

In a country like the United States,which has citizens of every religion andcolor, and these people are free tochoose their own religious beliefs, thereis no room for prejudices and jealousies.We all live and work side by side,Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish;white, negro, and yellow. Why then,don't we all follow the commandment"Love thy neighbor as thyself"? Whynot follow this commandment ever)'day of every year hence?

America must be kept strong in thenext few trying years, and Brotherhoodcan do it. If we can all forget ourdifferences and live side by side,Brotherhood can help our countrystarting today.

Remember, "united we stand, divid-ed we fall". Will you do your part?

Prokar and PolyesterImpregnation

by N. MillerWelcome to our department Alease

Morgan, Alice Domin, DorothyOsborne, and Matthew Krzeminski.Hope you like working with us.

Reginald Rowett was quite sur-prised when the girls and fellows had abirthday party for him January 31.Alice Domin made the delicious cake,Nancy Doan brought home-madebaked beans, and Dot Osborne pre-pared an excellent potato salad. Hopeyou have many more, Reginald.

We feel sorry for Norman Millerwho has been having more than his shareof bad luck. First, his daughter wastaken to the hospital. We are happyto report she is home now and feelingfine. Then, his tenant's oil tank whichwas attached to the furnace broke and250 gallons of oil was lost in the cellarbottom.

We miss Harry Brierley who wastransferred to Brown Street.

Networksby Mae and Marie

Hi folks. Guess yours truly hasbeen on a vacation. At least there wasno news to report.

Our department welcomes FernandaLuscia and Julia Gregalis whorecently returned to us after workingfor a short time in other departments.

Congratulations to Edith Royal,whose birthday was celebrated withgifts and a cake. Hope you havemany more, Edith.

WTe are glad to see Eleanor Desantyback to work after her recent bout withthe virus.

Also, we are glad to have EvelynMorton back with us after being outsick.

We are happy to hear Mr. Beaman'swife is on the road to recovery.

Speaking of hobbies, Alta Oakeskeeps busy in her spare time makingbaby clothes and crocheting for dolls.Where do you get all the ambition,Alta?

Brotherhood Week comes up thismonth, and we feel it would be nice topractice a brotherly feeling all year

round. Each in his own way couldhelp make this week a success, realizingthat in this great country of ours eachof us, regardless of race, color, or creed,has the American right to express hisopinion and live and worship as hepleases.

In this concern for which we work,it: would be well to realize this, whenwe are inclined to make a snap judge-ment of someone, or something forwhich they stand.

Let's all try to make this week asuccess by trying to gel along witheveryone. And it is just as easy to saysomething nice and be pleasant tothem. A lot of happiness comes frommaking friends with everyone.

Shippingby C. Trudeau

Welcome to the Shipping Depart-ment, Ruth Phelps. Hope you likeworking here.

Dorothy Raimer is back to workafter a glorious two-week vacationspent in Florida.

Birthday greetings to Frances Pat-enaude who celebrated her birthdayon February 10. Jean Davis made acake for the occasion.

Norma Freedman spent a week endvisiting in Lawrence and shopping inBoston.

Margaret Torrey is very busy thesedays moving into a new apartment.

Philip Talarico, Najib Davis, andErnest Gregory attended a TrafficClub dinner meeting recently inPittsfield.

Y's Men's Club to SponsorFather and Son Banquet

The North Adams Y's Men':; Clubwill sponsor their fifth annual father

February 26 ai (v.M). Ed Hurley,American League Umpire, will be theguest speaker. Tickets are $3.50 andinclude lather and sou.

Sprague Electric members of theY's Men's Club include Ralph Boisjolieand Ed Cook.

MacDonald Named Scoutmaster,Succeeds Arthur Spencer

Ralph A. MacDonald, of BrownStreet General, has been appointedScoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 33.Mr. MacDonald succeeds Arthur E.Spencer, of Beaver Street General, asScoutmaster. The former Scoutmasteragain will serve as a member of thetroop committee.

Troop 33 is supported by the FirslBaptist Church.

Windover Campaign ChairmanContinued from Page 1

made by Samuel Hirsli, chairman ofthe North Adams branch of the Berk-shire County Red Cross Chapter.

Mr. Windover is very active in com-munity affairs. He served on the citycouncil from 1944 through 1951, and aspresidenl of the council in 1947.

Our sincerest sympathy to ClaraBond on the death of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Aaron Bond.

Heat Seal SectionWelcome to the Heat-Seal Section,

Ervin Bradley. Ervin was trans-ferred from our Bennington Wire Coat-ing Department.

Birthday greetings to ChristinaLang, Edith Fachini, Claire Hurl-but, and John Crase. They werepresented with birthday cakes on theirrespective birthdays.

We miss Dick Cloutier who hasgone back to the Time Study Depart-

men I. lie was presented with a fare-well gift and a cake on his lasl workday here.

Anna St. Cyr is enjoying a two-week vacation.

Building 3by Breezy

If anyone is feeling chilly these days,better see Margaret Koehler orJane Gordon, The afghans thesegirls have knitted are not only verypretty but very warm too, I'll bet.

We all send belated greetings toMarie Grande who celebrated herbirthday on the 11th. Hope you hadan enjoyable day, Marie.

It is with sadness that we bid good-

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bye Lo Margaret Koehler who isleaving us to make ready for the littlesomebody who will be joining theKoehler family sometime next summer,

-hut with her go besi wishes from all ofus for health and happiness in the

In turn, we welcome B e t t y Neveuwho has taken Margaret's place. Hopeyou like your work here. Betty, and

some pin up hearts, some pin up

We wonder who he is teasing now andwriting poetry about.

Sorry to hear Margaret Isher-wood's husband was in the hospital.Hope he is coming along fine.

There is danger in a redhead, we'vebeen told,

And the Filters have their pot of gold,That's win the men all scurry,Down to see Miss Betty Fleury.Be seeing you in the next LOG.

Jo Mastalisz certainly has a beauti-ful little girl.

Ask Julia Morin and MargaretAdamcyk how they like to hear thegirls snap their gum.

Our deepest sympathy is extended toFlorence Lang on the death of herfather and to Florence Saulnier onthe death of her father-in-law.

/'rogues1 galleries" it must be theValentine spirit remaining in us.

Colonel A d a m s is now enjoying hisstay in Washington, we hope. Wewould certainly like to be there now,especially when these March windsstart blowing.

Some bespectacled girls look quiteelegant with their new frames. Verynice, J a n and Emi ly .

The poodle cui is becoming quitepopular around here. Virginia S u p -prenant is the latest one, with her

Poor Rose and S u e were quite rundown a few days last week. Best curethat we can suggest is at least sixhours sleep every clay or so.

We were very proud to see thep i c t u r e of o n e of o u r c e l e b r i t i e s in t h e

Transcript recently B e t t y Sa l ta -m a r t i n i ' s as Secretary of the l.C.G.Club. You must have a good pressauenl, Rettv.

Beaver Street News

Products Engineeringby Fran Melito

Hello Louise Delbrouck, PaulRaedel, and Nathan Candiloro.

Hope you'll be with us for a long, long-

Belated birthday greetings to LenaHurlbut.

Mike Lebert is really a lucky boy.He now is living in South Carolina andhe left just in time to get away fromall this cold weather.

Bathtub Assemblyby D. Landry

We are glad to see Doris Lussierback with us after her recent illness.

Theresa Paquin has been twice j

returned from the North Adams [Hospital where he has been a patientfor several weeks, and, secondly, whenher sister and her husband (Capt. andMrs. Leslie Bellows) arrived from Italy.Capt. Bellows and his family have beenin Italy for four years.

Donata Jacobs' daughter, Jean,celebrated her 13th birthday recently.She entertained her friends at a birth-day party.

Miscellaneous Paper Finishby Gert Noel

Birthday greetings to Jackie ParotFebruary 6, and Helen Dubois,February 9. Each received a birthdaycake.

We were very sorry to hear ofTheresa Garafano's husband's acci-dent. Hope our well wishes will speedhim on the road to recovery.

Gloria Amos keeps us well informedof the Sprague Electric Lassie basket-ball games. We can tell by her facethe next day whether they won or lost.

Jackie Parot recently received thelast of her naturalization papers. Jackiecomes from France. Congratulations,Jackie.

Helen Harrington is as busy as alittle beaver getting ready for thesummer wedding of her daughter,

We missed Mary Benson's sunnysmile when she was out for a few days

Network and FilterDevelopment Section

by Julia Desrosiers£, We wish Dorothy Gay loads of luckon her coming wedding. Sin- will bemarried February 23.

We hope Olga Perrault and WayneGorman like being with us.

We had a dinner party in honor ofDorothy Gay and Donald Belangerat Ihe Taconic Tea House. A goodLime was had by all. The couple werepresented will, a purse of money.

Gladys Dubie is driving again andArmand Senay is worrying.

Seeing that her voice is scaringpeople, Julia Desrosiers is takingvocal lessons.

Vitreous Enamel Resistorsby Norma Rancatti

A farewell party recently was heldin honor of Ed Schaffner by his co-workers of the Vitreous Enamel De-partment. After lunch, Ed was pre-sented with a purse from the gang.Ed Scully, our capable supervisor,spoke in behalf of all present, wishingEd good luck, goodbye, and hoping he

left February X to repor t to his in-d u c t i o n c e n t e r at Long Beach , Cali-fornia, where he will be i n d u c t e d in tothe A r m e d Serv ices .

Carrie Murach celebrated her thir-leenth wedding anniversary February18. Congratulations, Carrie.

Phyllis Brooks is ill and we arehoping for her quick recovery. Hurry

John Shaker had a vacation recent-

Anyone wishing [o know about their

favorite program just consult Join,.The prison the packing table had a

spaghetti dinner with Steffie Melillo.Her husband, Joe, did the cooking.

Anyone wanting to swap pocketnovels, please get-in touch with ClemLeclaire.

Anita Martin's baby is recoveringfrom the chicken pox. Hurry back,Anita, we miss you.

Chris Andrews' son, Graham, anddaughter, Kay, made the Dean's Listit State Teachers College this semester.

Agnes Chesbro has been walking:>n air since her brother, Staff SergeantJames Grant, arrived home from Italy,where he lias been stationed for fouryears. This is his 17th year in service.He expects his family to arrive fromItaly soon.

We understand Alice Martin isgetting real talented with her crystalball predictions. She insists her cry-stal ball never lies.

Marguerite Fletcher has been call-ed to Rutland, \'t. to care for her auntwho is quite ill.

The whole room enjoyed Jessie's andHenry's pictures of their tiny dog,Pepper, and, incidentally, their"lovely

We arc happy to welcome back ourfriend, Laura Skowron. We are glad j

Frances Roy's son Yeoman AlfredRoy, spent a leave at home prior to histransfer to the jet Air Base in Oceania,Virginia.

Annis O'Neil is proudly displayingher 400-day clock and a beer stein sentby her son, He. Robert O'Neil, in !Germany. Both gifts are beautiful.

Rose Lecuyer lias heard from her json, Corporal Roland Lecuyer, who

Valerie Wolkowicz, Lucy Falco,Irene Pigeon, and Shirley Battisenjoyed an evening in Pittsfield at thenew roller skating rink on DaltonAvenue. They ate their meals off the

FiltersSmall Order Metal Clad

by Delia KeatingWe want to wish a happy birthday

to Jo Mastalisz, Jane Dufresne,June Barnhart, Nellie Hewitt, andPete Jeffers.

If you want a special birthday cake,call Margarette Adamcyk. It wasreally beautiful, Margaret.

by GingerBirthday greetings from the gang to

Florence Grew and Rose Walczak.We hope our new Check Inspector,

Henry Testa, likes working with us.We miss our tall, handsome (but not

dark) Check Inspector, Bill Burdick.

because of illness. Mary is one ofthose people who make you forget yourdiet and waistline when she comes inwith homemade fudge and cake.

Kathy Scott's Irish brogue keeps usin stitches, but her singing is really outof this world.

Roger Delisle received his greetingsfrom Uncle Sam. He reported lor theexamination and passed. Any daynow, Roger, we'll be saying, "So long,it's been good to know you".

Metal Clad Tubular Finishby Rita Johnson

Birthday greetings to Vi Scott.What a lucky person, nice gifts, cake,and a week end in Boston.

Everyone is happy to have HazelWindrow back with us again.

Welcome to Ernie Lacasse. Hopeyou like our department, Ernie.

Can't blame Mary Cwalinski forbeing a proud mother these days. Her13-year-old son was chosen as one of sixfrom 57 boys for the Prince CharmingContest sponsored by WBRK. Waltersang February 19 at the State Theatrein Pittsfield for the semi-finals.

Phyllis Lapine treated the girls inthe repair section to Rigatoni the otherday. They all said it was delicious.

Happy birthday to Francis Krze-minski, February 12.

Sorry to have Marcia Greene leaveus. Hope you'll be back soon.

Viola Tatro is get ting ready to moveinto her new home on the MiddleRoad, Clarksburg. Lucky girl.

Brown Street News

Molded TubularFinal Solder

by The Busy BeesWe would like to welcome the new

girls on our line. Hope they enjoyworking with us.

Florence Clement observed herbirthday recently. We all wish hermany happy returns.

Marion Andrews' daughter, Bever-ly, made her television debut onJuvenile Jamboree. We hope she keepsup the good work and we wish her thebest of luck.

Mary Collier has been out on sickleave. We will be glad to see her back;we miss her.

Ruth Durant looks really sharpwith her new permanent. Gettingready for spring!

Eleanor Hall is in need of a goodpair of roller skates to keep up withthe girls who are always calling her.

Brotherhood Week is sponsored oneweek out of a year. Why not practicegood will toward our fellow brothersall year through?

Adams Needs Pitts. Victory For Championship;Drury Making Comeback Late In SeasonResistor Assembly

by Chick and ChuckCongratulations to Louis Poirot

who was elected Chief Constable forthe town of Florida in the recent elec-tion.

Victor Gay who has been at thecasting table for the past four years upand joined the Air Force. Victor nowis at Sampson Air Force Base inGeneva, N. Y. receiving his basicmilitary training.

Joseph Brewer, another one of ourcasters, also was inducted into theArmy on February 25. Joe was givena farewell present before he left, butVictor left so quickly his will be sentto him. Good luck to both of you andwe will be waiting to see you in uniform.

Shirley Smith was a recent visitorat Sampson Air Rase where herhusband, Daniel Smith, is receiving hismilitary training.

Rolando Bernardara never willhave any trouble with his car as long ashe can get Ralph Dow and LsroyJohndrow to push him along. Hesaid he saves a couple gallons of gas aweek that way.

Helen Jobin is on the sick list.Hurry back, Helen, we miss yourpleasant good mornings.

Industrial Oil Stackingby A. Heath and L. LawisWinnie Emery has a Pouf Hairdo,

that is! And it looks beautiful,Winnie.

Charlie Zocchi is a him ling expert.He especially likes the pheasant season.

We were sorry to lose Bob Roy. Wemiss him.

Julia Dolle says that if Bill Spencerspends this year's vacation in BearSwamp, he's trespassing. Watch outfor Julia, Bill.

We hope George Rohane will likehis job as much as he enjoys ice fish-

Will anyone who saw six Eskimodogs and two sleds on Main Street,February 12 at 7:30 p.m., please con-tact Ann Heath. She has to provesomething to two doubting Thomases.We would like to know how they gotby Bette James. She could use themin the Savoy mountains. Mush on!

The department extends its sym-pathy to Nello Zanett and his wife onthe death of their infant daughter.

Industrial Oil Rolling(Nights)

by J. MinerWelcome to Dot Labonte who has

joined our group.Happy birthday to Helen Mancuso

on the 11th and Bernice Brazeau onthe 16th. Birthday cakes were en-joyed.

Bertha Raymond and JustineMiner celebrated their 26th and 11th

on the 15th.A farewell supper for Connie

Gordon on the 12th also was enjoyedby all.

J. Miner and Dot Daunais recent-ly enjoyed a week of vacation at theirhomes. 1 )ot moved into her new homeon her vacation and the girls presentedher with a beautiful pair of figurinesand a plant.

And speaking of roses, HelenMancuso gets them three dozen at atime.

KVAby Mary Bua and Frank Santelli

We're happy to see Elinor Kingback with us after a stay in Floridawith her sailor husband.

Millie Mahoney is a grandmotheragain. Congratulations, Millie.

Mickey O'Neil and Attilio Mirantiheard the exciting news on the radiothat his brother has just docked in

Sports Editor - Kenny Russell

Although suffering an unexpecteddefeat at the hands of Dalton, Adamsneeds only a victory over Pittsfield tocop the Northern Berkshire Cham-,pionship. It is doubtful if Pittsfieldcan do the trick, however, as they weresoundly beaten by Adams earlier in th'eseason on their home court.

Should Pittsfield turn the tables, itwill force a playoff between Adams andPittsfield St. Joseph. The winner willmeet either Searles or Lee who are alltied in their Southern Berkshirescramble. Pittsfield St. Joseph, by theway, has copped the Shire CityChampionship by turning back Pitts-field twice.Drury:

Drury is out of the championshiprace, but Coach Charlie Boisvert'shoopsters deserve a word of praise forthe battles which they gave Adamsand Pittsfield St. Joseph and thetrouncing given to Pittsfield, afterhaving been eliminated from titleconsideration earlier in the year. Theyare playing inspiring basketball and ilis too bad they waited so late in theseason to find themselves.St. Joseph, North Adams:

St. Joe came up with its best gameof the season but were forced to bow toa much superior Drury team, score,64-39. St. Joseph has yet to turn in avictory and unless they come up with abanner performance it looks like awinless season for the parochial school.

St. Joseph has lost the services ofJimmy DeSanty for the remainder ofthe season as he suffered a dislocatedshoulder in I lie third quarter of thegame with Drury.Dalton:

Although not boasting an impressiverecord, Dalton lias the distinction ofhanding the league-leading Adamsteam its only defeat of the season.

Dalton got away to an early leadand had Adams, 29-13, at the half.But: it was forced to play heads upball to squeeze by a belated Adamsrally which brought the deficit to 3points. Dalton won, 46-43. Incidental-ly, this was the second time Daltonhad used its new basketball court andthe enlarged surface not only allowedmore people to see the game but musthave inspired the Paper Town lads asthey played their banner game of theseason. Dal ton's record is now 4-6.Williamstown:

Williamstown is having a very poorseason and looks nothing like lastyear's quintet which took Drury intocamp twice. The College-towners aresomething of a disappointment to itsfollowers this season as they were ex-pected to give all of the league teamsstiff competition. However, somethingis amiss and some of the basketball'games are as rough as football. In arecent contest, some 54 personal foulswere called in addition to 6 technicals,5 of which were called on Williamstown.The one bright scoring star for theCollege town boys is Walt Reynolds,a prolific scorer.

Here are the League Standings as ofFebruary IS:Team ' Won LostAdams 9 1Pittsfield St. Joesph. . . . 9 2Pittsfield 6 4Drury 6 5Dalton 4 6Williamstown 2 9No. Adams St. Joseph. . . 0 10

by "Fran' Brazeau

California from Korea. Mickey alsohas just become an uncle again. Justto make things even brighter, Mickeyhas purchased a new Oldsmobile.

Joe Guertin will be happy whenspring arrives. Everytime Joe putshis chains on, it stops snowing until hegets them off, then it starts again.

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Publishing Staff

Editor

Katharine Rosenburg

Circulation Manager: Marion Caron

Sports Editor: Kenneth Russell

Social Chairman: Ann Heath

Photographer: Albert Horsfall

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Kit Carson, Richard Cloutier, Tom Cullen, John Davis, Joann Deans, MaryGordon, Jim Oldhani, Etta Owen, and Peter Mancuso.

BEAVER STREET REPORTERS

Jean MacDonald, Dorothy Pretz, Betty Fleury, Susan Bishop, FlorenceClough, Harry Embry, Marion Duprea, Gertrude Noel, Frances Melito, MargeWittig, Clifford Domenichini, Delia Keating, Dora Landry, Marie Rose La-Flamme, Frances Partenope, Theresa Thomas, Ethel Chilson, Isabel Parent,and Genevieve Pisano.

MARSHALL STREET REPORTERS

Gladys Kirkpatrick, Audrea Bowen, Cecile Trudeau, Larry Hiser, NiniSacco, Mary Bernard, Marjorie Hauptfleisch, Barbara King, Mario Magnani,Emma Mutatt, Julia Desrosiers, Ralph Fressola, Elizabeth Ryan, Nick Richar-dello, John Walsh, Ida Gigliotti, Marie LeMoine, Madeline O'Neil, NormanMiller, Ceil Risch, Betty Burdick, Priscilla Northup, and Edward Cook.

BROWN STREET REPORTERS

Ruth Richmond, Jennie Garceau, Justine Miner, William Currant, CharlesFelix, Ruth Bass, Mary Bua, Jeannette Cady, Marion Andrews, Ann Heath,Betty Jangrow, Corena Tatro, Laddie Meranti, Frank Santelli, Lillian Forbush,Erminia Sweeney, Isabelle Fuller, Rita Brooks, and Blanche Tatro.

BENIN INGTON PLANT REPORTERAvery Spofford

"Every Sprague Employe an Assistant Reporter"

Published every two weeks by SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., North Adams, Mass.

File Tax Returns Early!

Help Yourself and Help Your Country

The early filing of a tax return has many great advantages:

1. 11 relieves your mind of the troublesome thought that eventually the

return must be prepared.

2. If you need assistance, the Internal Revenue Department can give you

more time the earlier you file.

3. Returns prepared in a hurry during the last few days result in con-

siderable errors which might mean an excessive amount of taxes paid by you.

It is also possible'at a later date that the audit ot the return would result in a

deficiency assessment on which you would have to pay interest at the rate of 6%.

4. If a refund is in order, the remittance check can be forwarded to you

at a much earlier date.

Employes of the Collector's OH ice are ordinary, hardworking men and women

like ourselves. Just as you prefer to have your work load reasonable at all

times, that is their human desire. By delay in filing your return, unintentional-

ly you are placing an avalanche of work on their shoulders. Why not resolve

to file your return without delay.

Office of the Collector of Internal Revenue, Boston, Mass.

February Is Heart Month

Where Your Heart Money Goes

Of the money which you give to your local Heart Association, 60% will stay

right here in Berkshire County. It will go to support the Berkshire County

Chapter of the Massachusetts Heart Association which was organized in July,

1951. Right now, this association is supporting a heart clinic in Pittsfield which

is open upon referral to any heart victim who cannot afford medical care.

The other 40% of your heart gift is broken down as follows: 25% goes to the

National American Heart Association and 15% to the Massachusetts Heart

Association for administration program and principally for research.

Have a heart for those who have heart trouble; support Heart Month.

How Much Do You Know About Your Income Tax?A Ten-Minute Quiz Which May Save You Money andHelp You Fill Out Your Federal Income Tax Form

Editor's Xote: Whether or not youcan find anything humorous in payingyour income tax, you will want to testyourself with this tax quiz. It is basedon material furnished by the AmericanInstitute of Accountants, the nationalprofessional society of certified publicaccountants—which claims that althoughtaxes are a serious subject, sometimes alight approach helps people learn moreabout how they may save money withUncle Sam's blessings.

1. Is Your Mothe r - in -Law Wor th$600?

Your mother-in-law moved in withyou on January 1, 1951. She is de-pendent on you tor everything exceptconversation. However, she has asmall pension of $599 a year, which shekeeps for herself. Can you list her as adependent on your tax return?. . . . Yes Xo It all depends.

Answer. It all depends. If the$599 pension is all the income she has -and you spent more than that in takingcare of her—then she is a dependent.That means she is a $600 exemption onyour return.

The rule about dependents is simple.You may take a $600 dependency ex-emption lor anyone closely related toyou by blood or marriage, providedthat you contributed more than halthis upkeep and his total taxable incomeis less than $600 for the year. Any de-pendency exemptions, of course, are inaddition to the personal exemption of$600 you take for yourself.

2. Sawing a Marr ied Couple inHalf

Although you married your wife be-cause you thought sue haii a legacy, itturns out that she has no income ot herown. In fact, because she spends mostof your pay check, she really has lessthan no income. Can the two of yousplit your income on a joint tax return?. . . . Yes. . . . . Xo. . . . . Perhaps.. . . .Only Houdini could do it.

Answer. Yes, you can—and marriedcouples can nearly always save moneyby filing joint returns. You can file ajoint return with your wife as long asyou were married and living togetheron the last day of the year, or if yourwife died during the year. It makesno difference whether your wife hasany income of her own—or whether youget married on January 1 or December31.,}. F o r m vs. Expediency

You usually file a simplified form1040A and take the standard deductionof ten per cent of your income. Yourwife says you ought to figure up youractual deductions on a long form 1040,because it might save you money. Isthis a case of doing it the hard way?. . . . Yes No Your wife is

always right.Answer. Your wife may be right.

Most wage earners file a simplifiedform 1040A (used only when total in-come from all sources is $5000 or less)or a short form 1040 (used only whenincome from wages or salaries is $5000or less and income from other sourcesis not more than $100) and take thestandard ten per cent deduction. How-ever, many could save money byitemizing their actual deductions on along form 1040. If your actual de-ductions amount to more than tenper cent of your income, then you haveto file a long form 1040 in order toclaim them. Your best bet is to checkyour deductions carefully to find outwhich form is best for you.4. Home , Sweet H o m e (Taxwise)

You have just received a bill of $341from the roof repairman who replacedthe shingles blown off your house in thehurricane last fall. The monthlymortgage payment is due at the bank.Your town property tax bill of $225

is expected any day. Should you sellthe house and move to the hills?. . . . Immediately Next Month.

. . . . You should grin and bear it.Answer. Taxwise, you cm prob-

ably afford to grin and bear il.Home owners have a number of lax

advantages. The interest on yourmortgage, lor example, is deductibleon your tax return. So are real estateand property taxes, as well as casualtylosses which are not offset by insurance.(An additional deductible item isinterest on home repair and otherloans.)

In today's market, selling your homemight result in a tax problem. Supposeit cost you $8000 in 1946, you havemade no improvements, and you sellthe house today for $12,000. Youhave to pay a tax on the $4000 dif-ference unless within one year beforeor after you sell your old house, you buyanother which costs at least $12,000.If.you build a house costing $12,000,you must occupy it within one yearbefore or 18 months after your sale.However, il you sell the house; at aloss, you cannot take a deduction.

5. It Almost Pays To Be UnhealthyYour wife had twins in June, and as

a result you were forced to go to thehospital lor a two-month rest cure.You teel that the doctor must havecharged twice as much for the twinsas he would for one infant, and further-more that it costs so much to keep wellthat you are better off sick. Shouldyou show your strength of characterby paying only hall of your bills?. Yes. . .No. . . Refuse to pay at all.

Answer. Your credit rating is entire-ly up to you. However, in a case likethis, you should keep close track ofyour doctor and hospital expenses,since you may have an allowablemedical deduction on your return.

You can deduct medical expenses inexcess of five per cent of your adjustedgross income, up to certain limits.If either you or your wife is over 65years of age, you may deduct all of themedical expenses of both, subject to aspecial ceiling limitation. (Carefullycheck the instructions with your taxforms for an explanation of adjustedgross income, and of what your maxi-mum for medical deductions may be.)

Many people are not aware of thevariety of medical expenses which aredeductible. Hospital, nurse, dentistand doctor bills (not offset by in-surance) are obvious ones. Othersinclude cost of drugs, eyeglasses,dentures, tooth paste and brushes,wheelchairs, crutches and other med-ical equipment.6. Your Records Are Their Busi-

nessYou have listed on your return a few

deductions (such as a personal baddebt, which actually represents yourwife's losses at Canasta) which areslightly questionable. However, youfigure that there's not one chance in athousand that anyone from the Rev-enue Bureau will ever bother to checkyour tax return—and besides, every-one cheats on his tax return. Is this asafe attitude?. . . . Certainly. . . . . Certainly not.. . . .Sing Sing offers free vacations.

Answer. Certainly not. Actually,only a very small number of taxpayerstry to cheat on their tax returns.When you list deductions on your taxreturn, be sure that you can provethem. In other words, keep receiptson such things as doctor or hospitalbills, property tax bills, and the like.The government spot-checks incometax returns. Although the RevenueBureau takes a reasonable attitude,many people have had deductions dis-allowed because they had no logicalproof.

BASIC RULES TO FOLLOW

Although these foregoing examplesmay be somewhat out of the ordinary,they illustrate si\ basic rules you shouldfollow in making oui your lax return:

I • Take all your legitimate e\emplions.

2. II married, you should usuallyfile a join 1 return.

•v Be sure to choose the right form.Check your total deductions lo see ifyou should itemize them on a long form1010.

4. Do nol neglect all the deductionsthat may result from your owning yourown home.

5. Il you had heavy medical expenses, see whether you have an allow-able medical deduction.

(). Be sure you have reasonableprool ol your deductions.

And here are some additional suggestions:

I • Your return is due March 15.I File early and avoid last-minutemistake's that might cost you laxmoney.

1. If you made less than $600 lastyear, but had laxes withheld by youremployer, remember thai you musttile a return in order to get your refund.

3. Remember that you have to filea Declaration of Estimated Income for1952 by March 15 if you (a) will havean income of over $100 from anysources other than wages from whichyour employer withholds the tax, andyour total income is $600 or more or(b) your wages from which taxes arewithheld amount to more than thetotal of $4500 plus $600 lor eachexemption.

I. II you have any questions aboutyour return, the nearest office of theBureau of Internal Revenue will helpyou. The Government has issued apamphlet of instinct ions which youshould get from the local Bureauollice—and which demonstrates clearlythe Government's attitude thai iiwants no one to overpay his incometax.

Farley Stationed at Dix;Mother and Aunt at S. E.

Pfc. Donald Farley is stationedat Fort Dix in New Jersey. WhileDonald serves with the ArmedForces, his mother, Jo, is employedin Paper Kollin^ al Heaver and hisaunt, Jennie Hat I or v, works inFinal Soldering at Brown Si reel.

Charles Ryan PromotedContinued from Page 1

Army. Mr. Ryan also was associatedwith the Windsor Print Works as Pay-master and Assistant Office Manager.

Mr. Krouss' new Assistant has beenwith the Material Control Departmentsince joining Sprague Electric in 1948.