SPRAGUE ELECTRIC

Volume XV NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER 4, 1953 Number 27

Mr. Ward Points OutFire Threat, Need ForNew Smoking BansBy E. L. Ward, Executive Vice Pres-ident

During the week of August 10 therewere the usual number of fires through-out the country but two of them wereparticularly significant. Probably themost expensive industrial fire of alltime occurred at Livonia, Michigan,on Wednesday, the 12th, causing com-plete destruction of the $40,000,000General Motors plant which was thesole source of Hydra-Matic transmis-sions for Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Pontiacand other General Motors cars as wellas some of the independent makes.This fire was believed caused by im-proper use of welding equipment ad-jacent to a metal trough of cleansingfluid.

The overall effect of the fire was notjust the loss of $40,000,000 worth ofplant and equipment but the harmcaused the entire General Motors pic-ture and its employes. It will retard formany months the sale of cars, causethe immediate lay-off of more than60,000 persons, and it will have a far-reaching effect on a great many people,not only within the General Motorsorganization but in the plants of itssuppliers (of which Sprague Electric isone) and the merchants and trades-people in the town of Livonia and manyother towns and cities whose manufac-turing operations will be affected.

On Friday, August 14, we had a smallfire of our own when spontaneous com-

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John Fabricius Is NamedAs Supervisory Engineer

John H. Fabricius has beentransferred from the Production De-partment and has been named a Super-visory Engineer under Dr. Wilbur A.Lazier, Vice President and TechnicalDirector of Research and Engineering.

Mr. Fabricius assumed his new titleand additional responsibilities August27.

The Test Equipment section, whichMr. Fabricius has headed under Pro-duction Department cognizance, alsohas been transferred to the Researchand Engineering Department.

This section, including both testequipment development and mainten-ance, will remain under Mr. Fabricius'direction, with Lee Hermansen as sec-tion head.

In his new position, Mr. Fabriciuswill be responsible for ceramic capacitorand printed circuit assembly at theCompany's Nashua plant, withLouis Arnold as section head.

He is also to be responsible for cera-mic capacitor assembly (except moldedHV capacitors) and printed circuitassembly development and engineeringactivities which will be carried on atNorth Adams by a staff to be assignedshortly.

R, C, Sprague, Jr., HeadsRETMA Sub-Committee

Robert C. Sprague, Jr., has beennamed again as head of the labor re-lations subcommittee of the Radio-Elect ronics-Television ManufacturersAssociation.

Announcement of the reappointmentof Mr. Sprague, who is Director of Em-ploye and Community Relations of theCompany, was made last week in Wash-ington.

The RETMA is the principal tradeorganization of the nation's electronicsindustry.

Employe DescribesScout Jamboree,Sprague Souvenirs

An interesting trip to California thissummer was made by Mrs. Vivian Daleof Bathtub Assembly, and among themany interesting sights she enjoyedwas the Boy Scout Jamboree which wasin session at the time of her visit.

Held at Irvine Ranch, Santa Ana,California, the jamboree was attendedby 45,000 boys and 5,000 leaders, re-presenting every state and twenty threeforeign countries. Mrs. Dale said theweek was centered around campingactivities and the sharing and ex-change of ideas, opinions and personalitems.

The boys lived in pup tents, swam inthe Pacific, cooked their own mealsand acquired new and lasting friend-ships. The entertainment was verycolorful and very good.

A tent representing the beacon onMount Greylock was the quarters ofthe five area boys who were selectedfor the trip. William Todt, Stan Bakerand George Sayhs of Adams, and Bur-ton Richards and Francis Bissallion ofNorth Adams made up the Berkshirecontingent.

Leaving July 9 on a special train, theboys brought "swapping" articles withthem which represented the county'sindustries. Among these were souvenirpencils from Sprague Electric Company.

Joel W. Pierce, far right, Western Electric superintendent, explainshow Sprague capacitors are made to New England Telephone companyofficials L. R. Root, J. J. Smith, Edward H. Cafferty, Robert M. Hodgsonand Charles N. Gallipeau (left to right).

Phone Company Officials Visit WesternElectric, Praise Sprague Quality, Methods

Five New England Telephone Com-pany executives were guests last Thurs-day on an eye-opening inspection tourof the Western Electric Department—where great quantities of telephoneequipment components are made.

The tour was a good-will visit on thepart of the telephone men to theSprague personnel who work to supplythem.

Touring the plant were Messrs. J.J.Smith, Pittsfield District manager ofthe New England Telephone and Tele-graph Company, Robert M. Hodgson,North Adams district manager, L.R.Root, Pittsfield district traffic super-intendent, and Edward H. Caffertyand Charles N. Gallipeau, both fore-men of central office equipment in-stallation.

All came away from the tour deeplyimpressed by what Mr. Smith termed"the size of Sprague's operations, theimpressive methods used, and theefficiency of employes in the WesternElectric Department."

Joel W. Pierce, Western Electricsuperintendent, conducted the partythrough the three-story operation atthe Marshall Street plant.

The idea behind the good-will tourcame early this month when the tele-phone company men, all of whom areplaying a major part in the develop-ment of the North Adams district'snew dial system, expressed a desire tosee where Sprague components comefrom and how they are made.

They all had noticed large quantitiesof our capacitors and other productsgoing into the installation of the dialsystem at the local phone company'snew building.

Following their tour, the telephonerepresentatives joined in stating thatwithout capacitors in production ofwhich Sprague leads the world therecould be no modern communicationindustry as we know it.

Mr. Hodgson, whose position putshim in close touch with Sprague Elec-tric, stated that he wished, on behalf ofall North Adams telephone companypersonnel, to express appreciation forSprague Electric's part in the tele-phone system.

The visitors all commented on howinstructive the tour had been, andnoted that they had been greatly im-

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September Is The Month of Fairs In The Berkshire Hills;Barrington and Springfield Expositions Head The Parade

September is "Fair Time" in West-ern Massachusetts and this year thereis a continuous parade of them rightthrough the month.

It's the time of horse-and ox-draws,succulent preserves on display, poultryand cattle judging, horse racing, cro-cheted rugs, pumpkins and cannedvegetables.

The country fair circuit gets its startthis weekend at Blandford and worksup to a climax in the next three weekswith the big Barrington Fair and East-ern States Exposition.

Fairs are right at home in our hills,for it was here that the idea of harvest-time expositions had its birth.

It was a time for celebration andpleasure at the end of the arduousagricultural season—a time to relax alittle and to show off the results of thelong summer's work.

History records that country fairswere born on a fall day in 1807 when aBerkshire farmer exhibited some finenew imported sheep on the Pittsfieldvillage green.

His display met with such publicfavor that the Berkshire AgriculturalSociety was founded by popular de-mand and in 1811 the group heldAmerica's first organized country fair.

Nowadays the simple rural theme isovershadowed a little by midget auto

Evening ElectronicCourses Slated ToStart This Month

A new series of evening electronicscourses covering a broadened field ofinstruction is being offered this falland winter by the Company.

The courses are open to all interestedemployes on a voluntary basis. Theyare designed to advance the individual'stechnical knowledge in subjects relatedto Sprague Electric's field.

The 1953-54 curriculum has beenbroadened considerably and will inelude a new course covering more ad-vanced instruction than offered duringlast winter's initial series.

The program of instruction consistsof a series of two-hour lectures twice aweek for a period of 12 weeks. The en-tire program will be repeated startingin January.

Instituted last January, the courseshave already graduated 70 persons.

The first course on this fall's curric-ulum is "Elements of Electricity,"which covers the same basic materialas was given last winter and spring inthe "Elements of Radio" course.

"Elements of Electricity," will begiven in two class sections, each limitedto about 20 students.

Group number one will first meetMonday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. inthe Marshall Street plant cafeteria, andthereafter every Monday and Wed-nesday for the twelve week period.

Group number two starts Tuesday,September 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafe-teria, and will meet every Tuesday andThursday evening throughout thecourse.

Textbook for this course is "Elementsof Radio" by Marcus and Marcus, andeach student will keep his text perman-ently for his own reference library.

Instructing the "Elements of Elec-tricity" course will be Mike Geruolo,Walt Lamphier and Thomas Richardson.

The second course for this season -designed to offer more advanced studies—is entitled "Theory of Capacitors,"and is limited to 20 students. It willmeet Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m., startingSeptember 15.

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races, daily doubles, and movie starsand even Howdy Doody competes for |attention with old-time arts and crafts.

But the underlying feeling is muchthe same and each fair strikes its chordof nostalgia.

Each breathes new life into thehomilies of work and thrift and pleas-ure at the end of long days of toil inkitchen and field.

Blandford's fair in the southwesternpart of the state takes place Sundayand Monday, September 6 and 7. Start-ing the same day, but continuing untilthe 12th is the Three County Fair atNorthampton.

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Mathews Is Elected ToSafety Engineer Group

Arthur J. Mathews, safety engineer,has been elected to membership in theAmerican Society of Safety Engineers.

Membership in the society is regard-ed as a high honor for safety personnel, .and only those with 12 years of exper-ience in the field or a college degreeare eligible to join.

The group, with headquarters inChicago, is affiliated with the NationalSafety Council. Its annual meeting isheld each year during the congress ofthe Safety Council.

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Publishing Staff

Associate EditorSue Slater

Circulation Manager: Marion Caron Social Chairman: Ann HeathSports Editor: Kenneth Russell Photographer: Albert Horsfal

ASSISTANT EDITORSKit Carson, Tom Cullen, Etta Owen, Jim Oldham, Dick Cloutier,

Rosemarie Tobin, Peter Mancuso, Marion Caron, Ann Heath, KennyRussell, Al Horsfall and John Davis.

Marshall Street ReportersBetty Bogus, Joan Paradis, Carmela Mancuso, Virginia Caron, Pat-

ricia Shabot, Audrea Bowen, Cecile Trudeau, Larry Hiser, Nini Sacco,Mary Bernard, Dolores Domenichini, Lois Lisee, Emma Mutart, RalphFressola, Julia Desrosiers, Nick Richardello, John Walsh, Ida Gigliotti,Emma Maruco, Marie LeMoine, Ceil Risch, Madeline O'Neil, MarieKirkpatrick, Edward Cook, Betty Fleury, Marjorie Richer, John Gallese,Jennie Garceau, Cora Ryan, Susan Bishop, Florence Clough, LorraineDelisle, Sidney Louison, Isabelle Jensen, Marge Hauptfleisch, DorisLanger, Norm Miller, Mary Mathews, Joan Bryce, Mary Cantoni,Emily Gardzina, Virginia Supernault, Jane Delisle, Therese Taft,Gladys Sullivan, Margaret Champagny, Jack Sullivan, Dolores Smith,Lorraine Di Lorenzo, Irene Dubreuil, Lea Walden, Jennie Hirst, BettyMahoney, Joan MacDonald, Lawrence Clark, and Carole Clarke.

Beaver StreetDoris Monette, Gertrude Noel, Delia Keating, Marie Rose LaFlamme,

Rita Johnson, Jane Paradise, Ann Masson, Leona Demoult, VeronicaSobon, Clifford Domenichini, Dora Landry, Lillian Stahelek, LorraineDuffy, Joan Farrin, Agnes Fitzgerald, Clare Shabot and Joan Horn.

Brown StreetIsabelle Witherow, Rita Brooks, Jean Levy, Chick Currant, Sam Vince,

Alma Pratt, Jeanette Cady, Adela Smith, Lydia Lewis, Corena Tatro,Helen Jones, Mary Timothy, Erminia Sweeney, Isabelle Fuller, MarthaClarke, Mary Messier, Florence Lang, Blanche Tatro, Justine Miner,Charles Felix, Betty Barcomb, Frank Santelli, Marion Andrews, AceSamia, Betty Jangrow, Lillian Forbush, Ruth Richmond, Marg Greene,Art Van Steemburg, George Paquin, Herbert Hafner and MargaretPetravice.

Bennington Plant Reporter

Mildred MarchegianiSports Reporter: Fran Brazeau

Cartoonist: William Pratt

"Every Sprague Employe a Reporter"

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

EDITORIALA large measure of Labor Day's significance lies in the fact that it

is typically and almost exclusively an American celebration.It is typical of American institutions because it recognizes the

power and importance of the average man, whose daily labor formsthe muscle and backbone of our national stature.

Such recognition of the dignity and high place of labor has beentypical of America since earliest times, and was noted prominentlyby those who founded the republic.

Our Declaration of Independence and the Constitution itself bothspell out with force and clarity a recognition of the average man'srights and important role in the nation's business.

Labor Day is typically American in that it is an orderly and happyoccasion when industry, business and government join with labor incelebration of mutual achievements and aims.

As such, the day stands in sharp contrast to other so-called labor"celebrations " of May First in many other lands when rioting,bloodshed and grief are the only end-products of the "holiday."

Labor Day is almost exclusively American because it had its in-ception here, and with the exception of Canada, is celebrated no-where else on the first Monday of September.

The holiday stems back to the 1880's when the Knights of Labor,an early New York labor group, chose the first Monday of Septemberfor an annual parade and celebration.

Other groups throughout the country followed suit, and in 1894Congress passed legislation making the day a legal holiday fornational recognition of the average man's great role.

This Labor Day, as we reflect on the fruits of our labors, we takepride in our relative position with those who work in many otherparts of the world.

All of us know that Americans, because their jobs are more pro-ductive, own more homes, automobiles, radios, television sets—ownmore of virtually everything—than any other people.

Continuous investment by management has meant a constantimprovement in tools, machines, methods and working conditions,all for the betterment of the average man's living standards.

In turn, better and more conscientious use of the improved toolsand machines on the part of employes, means more productivity,better wages, and more buying power.

Our superior position is forcefully shown by comparing what ourhourly wages buy with what they buy in other nations.

To purchase a pair of nylon hose, for instance, the Americanwoman works 30 minutes. In Russia, it takes almost fourteen fullhours, and in France more than two hours.

This eye-opening comparison of buying-power superiority holdstrue for virtually every staple commodity and desirable luxury.

We are fortunate indeed to be Americans this Labor Day.Recognizing our good fortune and pulling together on the manage-

ment-employe team which makes our good life possible means happyLabor Days for the future.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Polmatier of55 Hawthorne Avenue have announcedthe engagement of Mrs. Polmatier'sdaughter, Miss Shirley Farnum, toFred Martin of 341 Ashland Street.Shirley works in Paper Rolling. Thewedding will take place in October.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Singer of 169Grove Street, Adams, have announcedthe engagement of their daughter, MissDenise Singer, to William Moncecchi,son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moncecchiof 19 Brown Street, Adams. Thewedding will take place October 3 atNotre Dame Church. Denise works in

• Final Soldering.I Mr. and Mrs. Adolph J. Heideman of90 Natural Bridge Road announce theengagement of their daughter, Evelyn,to Frederick Lee Mendel, son of Mr.and Mrs. Frederick Mendel of 30Leonard Street, Adams. Lee and Evelynboth work in the Research and Engin-eering Department. No date has beenset for the wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Zappone ofj Reservoir Road announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Elizabeth Ann,

j to Sergeant Donald D. Gagne of Fort! Devens. The wedding will take placeOctober 24 at St. Anthony's Church.Elizabeth works in Metal Clad.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Blair of 9Magnolia Terrace have announced theengagement of their daughter, Miss

! Lillian Blair, to Emery LeClair, sonof Mrs. Rose LeClair of River Road,Clarksburg, and Joseph LeClair of 43Ashland Street. No date has been setfor the wedding. Lillian is in DryTubular Assembly.

Mr. Ward Points Out FireThreat, Need For NewSmoking Bans

bustion started a blaze in the coalhopper of the Marshall Street boilerhouse. This fire was brought undercontrol by the North Adams Fire De-partment which showed excellent skillin handling a difficult situation. Itwas a serious enough situation tocause us some concern as we all caneasily visualize how far-reaching theeffects of the fire would have been ifour boiler house supplying both the

| Marshall Street and the Brown Streetplants had been seriously damaged.This type of equipment is not easily re-

I placed and a serious fire would havei brought about the same type of resultj on a smaller scale as occurred in Livon-i ia, Michigan.

The Company has been aware of theconsiderable fire hazards that exist inour North Adams operation, particu-larly in our Marshall Street plant,

i where a large fire would be very hard' to control. About a year ago we ac-quired a man who had had considerableexperience in the Factory Mutual or-ganization and since then have beenstudying the problem and taking cor-rective measures. While it is not re-lated to the boiler room fire, our great-est weakness is in ineffective and un-sound smoking regulations. In con-junction with the Training AdvisoryCommittee a new set of smoking regu-lations is being prepared and aftercareful review by all elements of theorganization we will hope to put thesein force during the next 30 to 60 days.Because of the tremendous effect a

! serious fire would have on the Com-pany, all of its employes, and the NorthAdams community and surrounding

j area, these new regulations will be ofutmost importance to all of us.

The two fires of the week of August10 should be sufficient warning to all ofus to comply with the new smokingregulations when they are issued and totake every other possible precaution to

: prevent fires.

WELCOME NEW EMPLOYES AND TRANSFERSBrown St. Paper Rolling

Geraldine DutcherMolded Tubular Section Solder

Narcissus AngeliLoretta GaluszkaLucy PiantoniLeila FerrisLina BuaBetty GradyJoseph CasuscelliPauline Paradis

F. P. AssemblyMary O'Dell

Sales OfficeEvelyn P. Green

FiltersThomas A. DoyleJennie KelleyJeannette Sworzen

Plant GeneralBarbara Sherman

Metallized PapersRichard Morin

MoldingNeville Toye

Research and EngineeringDavid Withrow

Metal Clad Tubular FinishJean KustraEllen DePaol.Myrna Magnani

Dry Tubular AssemblyBeatrice Boccagni Cecelia PuglieseAlice Dydowicz Shirley BrownJanet Farrell

Molded Tubular Final SolderFrances LamoureuxShirley LaBonteNancy LaheyMabel La BonteRoma WilsonLorraine St. CyrB. Theresa CuddebackBertha TherrienAngela SenecalYvonne BoucherAntonina NadeauAlice BeaudryLaura CloutierShirley PontiRuth CarusoRita SorelLily Bush

Round Midget AssemblyJohn D. PolucciDoris Gifford

Molded Tubular FinishThomas F. McKeon Jr.Anne Ciuk

A. C. AssemblyJoseph Mordeszewski

Small Order SampleAlice Green

F.P. Cover Assem. and OvensLola DillonDorothy LeBeau

CentrifugePeter Pizzi

Networks and FilterLorraine Gilly

ResistorsDwight Martin

Metal Clad Tubular AssemblyMarian HartnettDoris Chapman

Prokar SolderRita McLearSarah PrinceAnnie DubeVirginia Gould

Sprague ProductsNancy Duda

PlatingFrank Lipinski

MaintenanceZygmund Mielsarek

Production EngineeringHoward Carney

WarehousePhillip Collins

Beaver St. Paper RollingBetty Bliss

FormationAdrien Gifford

MicaArlene Tatro

I. O. StockroomRobert Gamari

I. O. Final AssemblyGondure Solomon

PersonnelLydia Pozza

Flora DunnRuth PettiboneHortense GrantRosalie LHeureauxNorma BissonRita BurgessDorothy Tetlow

Shirley DickinsonHazel Crosby

Jane Konopka

Halsey Van Buren

Rainer ZuleegRichard -Konopka

Mary FitzgeraldV. Carole LeonardEthabelle Dunican

Barbara WrightDenise SingerConstance GordonMarion DavisHelen McGinnisDorothy AbairElizabeth LuczynskiJulia KrystonRita HayerVelma SpragueAlma BrazeauNathalie GuertinMargaret JubyRita StantonBeatrice BissaillonBeatrice Perras

James J. FlanaganDolores Kimball

Lucille MaximilhanNorman St. Cyr

Mildred Sherman

Mary P. FarinonBarbara LaBombard

Peter Cicchetti

Elsie LaPlanteIrene Loszynski

Joan SteeleAgnes PickensAnna MaharEleanor Williams

Alfred Palmer

Joseph Horsfall

Francis Falvey

Harold Sharron

Elizabeth Cronin

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LOG Reporter GivesHer Impression ofTanglewood Scene

{Dora Landry, LOG reporter for

the Bathtub Assembly department

at Beaver Street, attended the last of

this summer's series of Berkshire

Music Festival concerts at I angle-

wood, Slock.bridge. Here she gives

her impressions of the world fam-

ous musical center)

Having attended the last of the seriesof concerts given by the Boston Sym-phony Orchestra at Tanglewood, I amfilled with a great sense of gratitudeand contentment.

Once you pass the gates of Tangle-wood you enter another world, a worldof magnificent beauty and peace.Standing amid the pines you gaze atdistant mountains, towering so ma|es-tically toward the heavens, as if towatch and protect the world below.

At the foot of these mountains nestlesa peaceful, clear lake among the ever-greens. You stand absorbed by thisbeauty until you are awakened by yourcompanion, awakened to the fact thatyou really are alive.

Standing on a carpet of emeraldgreen you are surrounded by pine trees,young and strong. Their fragrance fillsthe air and you have only to lift youreyes and behold a beautiful oak, withher leafy arms surely lifted in prayer.Beside her, dancing in the breeze, is amaple with limbs arched and curved in-to magnificent grace. She is performinga great dance. Beside her is an old elm,its limbs twisted and knotted by thewinds and storms of the seasons. Yet,proudly she stands, as if well satisfiedwith what the years have brought.Many a weary soul has found peaceand bliss beneath her cooling branches.

You must leave this beauty to entera world of music, but before you leaveyou take one long look and ask, "Doesthis beauty exceed that above?"

You enter the music shed and areushered to your seat. You look overyour program and glance at the crowd,a crowd of thirteen thousand peoplefrom all parts of the world, from allwalks of life.

The musicians take their places.Amid great applause Charles Munchenters, bows, turns to the orchestra,raises his baton, and a hush falls uponthe crowd.

Then comes the music of the greatmasters, first so softly and so gently.("What is this new and strange worldyou have entered?" You scarcelybreath. "Is this real?" No, it is a storyyou are living, a love story translatedinto music by the master). The tempoquickens and becomes more carefreeand exciting. (Love has been found andis magnificently wooed) and now themusic reaches new heights, new splen-dor, new elegance (Love is won). Then,as m life, the music has moments ofsadness and sorrow; but this passesand again glorious exciting melodiesbreak forth, filling every heart withpeace and gladness.

The concert has ended. Again greatapplause. The conductor leaves thestage. We cannot let him go. We musthave more music. Again and again he iscalled back by our applause. He mustleave, and slowly he walks from thestage, taking with him a vital part ofyou.

You leave the shed sad that it isover, but immediately you rejoice—for you are alive and in a world bathedin sunshine and beauty. You have butone desire, and that is to lift your armswith the oak and offer a prayer ofthanksgiving that your Maker hasseen fit to bestow such gifts upon hischildren.

Fishing Contest EntryFrom Frank Santelli, KYA

Frank Santelli, of KVA, BrownStreet plant, has entered the LOG'Sfishing contest with a seven-and-ahalf inch rainbow trout that weighedin at .13 pounds.

While Frank's fish is no tackle-bus-ter, it stands as good a chance as anyother entry in the blind prize category.

In most categories, there is still timeleft to enter your catches and competefor the prize money. Take your entryfor weighing-in to the judge at yourplant

Telephone Company'sOfficials Tour Plant

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pressed by Mr. Pierce and the illus-trative explanation he had given ofWestern Electric production methods

They also praised Sprague Electric'semphasis on quality in its capacitorproduction, remarking that highestquality and performance rating arenecessary to telephone operation.

One "trouble spot" in a telephoneinstallation, they pointed out, willusually be very expensive in terms oftime, money and disruption of service.Hence, prime quality must be thestandard in all installations.

Sprague's Western Electric productsare manufactured under the higheststandards of quality and subjected torigorous testing before being shippedfor use in telephone equipment.

Mr. Hodgson pointed out that byway of local history, the Sprague Mar-shall Street plant has a significantmeaning for the phone company.

The first telephone installed in NorthAdams, he said, was in our plant, whichwas at that time part of the ArnoldPrint Works operation.

Sprague now is the largest telephoneuser in North Adams.

Next week, it is planned that a groupof Sprague personnel, including severalpersons from Western Electric, willreciprocate the tour by visiting the newNorth Adams telephone exchange,which was built to house the dialsystem for this area.

There, the telephone company rep-resentatives will show them the intri-cate equipment and installation thatgoes into a dial conversion system.

The Sprague visitors thus will beable to see firsthand how many oftheir own products are used by thetelephone company and how vital apart they play in the great telephonecompany network.

The tour was arranged by CourtneyW. Flanders of the Employe andCommunity Relations Department.

INGE KOLTERER

Inge Kolterer Finds Haven Here AfterFlight From Nazis and Communists

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Safety is Your Business!

"Americans do not realize the oppor-tunities in this country, nor are theyaware of the poverty and living con-ditions which exist in Europe."

These are the words of Inge Kolterer,the attractive young lady who fled theNazis in her youth and has felt thebreath of the Communists, and who isnow working in the MiscellaneousPaper Finish Department at BeaverStreet.

Many people think of Inge's life asinteresting and exciting, and it was,but to Inge, it was at times terrifying.

She was born in Yugoslavia, where agreat number of people of German des-cent had settled. Later, when WorldWar II broke out, she and her familyfled to Graz, Austria,! about 80 milesfrom Vienna in the southeast part ofthe country.

It was in Austria that Inge developedand furthered her interest and appre-ciation of the fine arts. She attended aschool equivalent to our colleges, spec-ializing in ceramics, drawing, painting,textile design, and other applied andfine arts.

In Austria it is necessary for oneinterested in fine arts to attend aschool such as this, for it is not possibleto open a workshop without a master'sdegree. Inge went to school for abouttwo years and in 1950 she left to find ajob. Work is extremely difficult to findbut she finally obtained a position in aworkshop. The pay was so poor, how-ever, that Inge could hardly afford tobuy food with the salary she received.

It was then that Inge decided shewould come to America. She put in anapplication through a Catholic welfareorganization, and had to wait nearly ayear for action.

This organization brings displacedpersons free of charge to this countrywith only a stipulation that the personaccept a job the organization has ar-ranged.

Inge was placed in a doctor's homein a suburb of Philadelphia. She was tocare for his children and do generalhousework. Usually the immigrant isrequired to stay on this first job for atleast a year, but Inge was able to leavein about four months.

She first came to North Adams tovisit her uncle, Carl Wutholan, whohad been here about two years. Sheliked it so well that she decided to stay,and came to work at Sprague Electricin November, 1952.

Inge vividly remembers the bombingof her home in Austria during the war.Even now when a plane goes overhead,she is half-inclined to run and hide.Her father and brother were both takenprisoner and placed in a concentrationcamp. Her brother is now studying inAustria to become a lawyer.

People in Europe are very interestedin Americans, says Inge, and almosteveryone reads LIFE magazine. Itseems impossible to these people thatnearly everyone here owns a car. ManyEuropeans think we are being boastfuluntil they see it with their own eyes.

Inge remarked that there is muchmore culture in Europe than in Amer-ica. In her hometown, for instance,there was an opera house and two play-houses Clothes and articles in generalare very expensive in Austria and Ingewas surprised to learn that we thinkprices are sometimes high here, foreverything seems reasonable to her.

Inge's main interest lies in ceramicsand painting and it is her greatest de-sire to have a workshop of her ownsomeday. She visited the PhiladelphiaInstitute of Art while in Philadelphia,but says, "There was just so much tosee, that I hardly saw anything." Shehas also visited various shops aroundthe Berkshires. Inge has done muchwork in ceramics in her uncle's work-shop and would like some day to ex-hibit her ceramics.

It is our sincere wish that Inge'swishes for the future come true andthat she will have the shop she so de-sires some day.

All-Sprague LinksTourney ScheduledFor September 13

The second Sprague Electric golftournament will be held Sunday.September 1 3, at Williamstown's Tac-onic Golf Course.

All male employes, regardless ofwhether they have played in the Com-pany's golf league, are invited to com-pete. Prizes will be awarded in severalhandicap divisions.

The tournament, scheduled to starlat 2:00 p.m., will be an 18 hole medalevent.

Play will be divided into five handi-cap divisions, with assigned handicapsrunning from scratch to 45-plus formembers of the Sprague League.

Non-league members who enter thetournament will compete under theU.S. Golf Association's Calloway hand-icap system.

Under this system, net scores aredetermined by deducting from eachplayer's gross the total score for a setnumber of his worst holes. The higherhis gross score, the more "worst" holeshe may deduct.

Persons with league handicaps rang-ing from scratch to 20 will play in thetournament's first division; those with21 through 31 will be in the second;those with 32 through 44 will be in thethird; and those with 45 and up in thefourth

The non-league members will com-prise the fifth division.

Prizes will be awarded in each divi-sion, and there will be several "blind"prizes as well.

Persons entering the tournamentmust have their entries in the hands ofthe league's officers by September 10.The entry fee will be $2.50.

Entries and fees may be turned in toRalph Fressola, George Giroux, WaltSchroeder, Walt Rohane or Lou Vince-lette, who also have a supply of entryblanks on hand.

The officers emphasize that entryfees must be submitted in person andnot through the mails.

William A. PerreaultReturns To Company

Airman 2nd Class William A. Perr-eault, son of Mr. and Mrs. AlbertPerreault of 20 Bank Street receivedhis discharge from the United StatesAir Force August 21, and has returnedto his job with Sprague Electric.

Prior to his enlistment, Bill was em-ployed for six months in the Foil Prep-aration Department at Beaver Street.

He received basic training at Samp-son Air Force base and served with theAlaska Air command for about 18months, returning last May for anassignment at Otis Air Force base.

We would like to take this opportun-ity to welcome Bill back to civilianlife. Bill began working August 27 inthe Foil Preparation Department, hisformer job.

Wins Derby PrizeBernard F. Belding Jr., son of Mr.

and Mrs. Belding of 23 NorthernLights Avenue, won a flyrod for landingthe largest fish, a nine-inch bullhead,in the fishing derby held at BridgesPond in Williamstown Saturday, Aug-ust 22.

About forty boys participated in thederby which was sponsored by BetterFishing, Inc., a non-profit organiza-tion, under the auspices of the Grey-lock and North Adams Sportsmen'sclubs.

Bernard's father works in SpragutElectric in Research and Engineering.

Serviceman HomeMarine Sgt. Donald O'Keefe is

spending a leave with his mother, Mrs.Bertha O'Keefe of 170 Union Street,after a year of duty in Korea.

Don, who worked in the PlatingDepartment before his enlistment,served as a radio operator with theFirst Battalion, 7th Marine regiment.He was wounded in fighting around"Vargas Hill" and was awarded thePurple Heart. He also received theKorean Service Medal and the UnitedNations medal for his services in thatarea.

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F o r e m a n . . . . Iron-Nerved Men Go One Hundred FeetIn The Air To Work On Smoke Stack R E P O R T E R

Patience is a virtue well practiced by !Z. Francis Czerwinski, foreman of theResistor Department at Brown Street. ;

Anywhere, anytime Red alwayshas a minute to listen to your problemsand help you solve them.

Everyone knows Mr. Czerwinski as"Red". Although he smilingly claimshis nickname stems from his temper,his dignified red mustache and hairappear to be more apt reasons.

Red has been employed with theCompany for 1 1 years. He first workedas a tester, later was made Supervisor,and two years ago was appointed aForeman.

Z. Francis "Red" Czerwinski

He was born in Holyoke, and spenthis childhood days in an orphanage.When Red was 18 he joined UncleSam's Army and received his basictraining at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont.

Red was stationed in Texas andGeorgia, and his last assignment wasin Puerto Rico.

While in the Army Red marriedMarjorie Gay, a native of NorthAdams, in Champlain, N.Y. Marjoriereturned to Puerto Rico with him.Later he was discharged with 14 yearsof service and the rank of Sergeant.

Because his wife was from NorthAdams, Red decided to settle here andon July 20, 1942 he started working inthe Resistor Department, where hehangs his hat today.

Red was asked if he had any hobbies.He commented that he loved to swimand boat. Red has a rather interestinghobby in taking care of his summercamp at Woodford, Vermont. Twoyears ago he got a sudden urge to havea home by a lake—and the only way tofulfill this was to build it himself. Redadmitted that he was not a carpenter,but he tried and was most successful.

One incident he cites to prove he wasnot an expert was that he built theinside walls before putting his ceilingin. Red claims by learning the "hardway", you will never forget what youdid wrong and the next time youshould be an expert.

Today Red and his wife have abeautiful 20' x 2O'-4 room camp whichis on the lake and a Pen Yan outboardmotor boat parked in front. They stayat the camp not only during weekends,but quite often he and his wife travelto the camp after work and drive backin the morning in time for work thenext day.

Mr. and Mrs. Czerwinski have a son,Howard, 19 years old, who is servingwith the Air Force in Germany. Priorto his enlistment, Howard was em-ployed in the Molded Tubular TestDepartment.

Red's brother and sisters have allmoved to the Berkshires, having beenconvinced by Red that it is the idealplace to live.

Red is well thought of in his depart-ment, and employes testify he is agood sport, serious, helpful, under-standing—and when it is time to have aparty, he is always "game."

Mrs. Czerwinski owns and operatesMarge's Beauty Shop here in NorthAdams. They make their home at 96Veazie Street.

The attractive woman seated at aneyelet machine in the Beaver plant isGert Noel, an active member of theLOG staff and earnest contributor loyour paper. Gert reports regularly forArt Spencer's department. Miscellan-eous Paper Finish, and is Johnny-on-the-spot for bi-weekly news coverage.

Gert has been sending in news itemssince 1941. At one time, however, otherresponsibilities forced her to relinquishthis duty, but she resumed it two yearsago. She's fond of writing, she says,which is a reason for her enthusiasticefforts.

Evening Electronic Courses September FairsContinued from Page 1

Employes desiring to enter thiscourse must first have satisfactorilycompleted the old "Elements of Radio"or new "Elements of Electricity"courses.

Text for the course will be "Capaci-tors" by Brotherton, and students willbe given their textbooks for permanent

Robert Sheehan will teach this ad-vanced course.

An entry fee of eight dollars ischarged each participant in the courses.The fee is payable at the first meeting,and those who satisfactorily completethe course will have their fee returned.

All courses are presented in lecture-and-diagram fashion and in an inform-al and friendly atmosphere. It is hopedthat the instruction will aid participantsin their daily work.

Applications for the limited member-ship are being received now and it isexpected the quotas will be filled short-ly. Anyone who applies and finds hecannot be accepted now may re-applyfor the January series of courses.

Information on the series and appli-cation blanks may be obtained fromforemen or department heads. Thecourse is under the supervision of theEmploye and Community RelationsDepartment.

Just about two weeks ago threepeople arrived at the gatehouse atMarshall street and were ushered to thevicinity of the Machine Shop.

They were two men and a woman,representing the Heinicke Company ofIndianapolis, Ind. and had driven in

! from North Carolina to repair thesmokestack at the Marshall plant.What amazed everyone and caused no

I little excitement was the unusual andseemingly dangerous way in which theyprepared for their work, as well asthe appearance of a lady.

Paying no heed to the attention theyattracted, the men assembled a ladderto the top by driving anchors at inter-vals up the chimney. This was done toinsure a secure scaling ladder. Once on

j the top they tightened a cable aroundthe stack and worked a platform aroundit.

Without safety belts or guard rails —and 100 feet in the air—the two workersremoved the topmost fifteen feet of thestack. Thus lowering it, they proceededto repair the remainder of the chimneywhich had been cracked and could haveproved a future hazard.

Greenfield's Franklin County Fairis scheduled for September 13 through16.

Also on the 13th, the 112th annualedition of the big Barrington Fair atGreat Barrington gets under way. Theexposition will run for eight days andnights, closing on the 20th.

Exhibits range all the way fromknitting to vegetable canning, andtime is set aside each day for judgingentries in flower, seed, cattle, poultry,fruit and many other categories.

Horse-drawing contests are sched-uled, as well as the traditional ox-draw-mg.

On September 20, the day the Bar-rington Fair closes its gates, the giantof them all, the Eastern States Ex-position, opens its eight-day run atWest Springfield.

Governors of the North AtlanticStates will be on hand to salute thefair on Governors' Day, and evenPresident Eisenhower is scheduled tomake a speaking appearance.

Storrowtown, a complete communityof original colonial structures, will beopen again at the exposition. Here,home exhibits, demonstrations andhobby shows are featured.

At first all were under the illusionthat the woman, Mrs. Cooksey, was amember of the crew and would workalong with the men upon the staging.However, as the wife of one of the menshe merely accompanies her husbandon his journeys and keeps a constant

Her husband has been doing this typeof work on and off for twenty years andthe other man, she believes, for evenlonger. They have worked on all kindsof obstacles and although ours is con-sidered a high chimney they haveworked on ones as high as 300 feet!

The Cookseys came from Cedar Hill,Tennessee, not far from Nashville.This kind of job has taken them to allparts of the country, and so they areextensive travelers. Mrs. Cooksey likesthe North, but naturally prefers home.She enjoys the Berkshires as they serveas a reminder of the hills of Chattan-ooga, her birthplace.

The trio were at Sprague Electric fortwo weeks and from here they went toDalton. After completion of a job therethey planned to head south again, hop-ing to arrive in Tennessee before toolong

Golf League Draws To Close - RockledgeAnd Winged Foot At Top Of The Heap

Eliminate Fire Hazards Everywhere -

AND DON'T BE ONE YOURSELF

by Careless Habits

and Poor Housekeeping!

Dave Peck, center, and Jack Checking the scorecard are WaltWashburn, right, check Paul Chit- Schroeder, the golf league's lowtenden's form as they prepare for gross leader, Bernard Duval, Georgebattle in the Sprague men's golf Giroux and Lou Vincelette. Walt,league matches at Taconic Club. George and Lou are hard-working

league officers.

Sprague Electric's summer-long golf \n t n e lower echelons, it was a realleague drew to a close last Monday down-to-the-wire battle. Indian Creekwith Rockledge apparently a cinch to ancJ Shaker Ridge were almost equaltake first place and Winged Foot all average-wise going into the last night'sbut certain of second. matches as they battled for third place

Harry Kalker's Rockledge team m t n e league.

For fourth place honors, three teams,Pinehurst, Pine Valley and Oakmontwere battling right to the last hole.

Hershey, far out of the running, wasdestined to take last place regardlessof Monday's outcome.

needed to take only one-half point ofthe six being contested to wrap upfirst place honors. And Monday night'smatches too late to be reported in thisissue, pitted them against the cellar-dwelling Hershey outfit.

Winged Foot had a firm hold on se-cond place but it did not look as if itcould do the impossible and overturnRockledge's hopes.

Gertrude Noel

She has achieved a service credit ofsixteen years with the Company. Notall of these have been spent in thesame capacity. In 1937 she began in theold P. A. A. where the principal papercondensers for Sprague Electric weremade. After the war started her de-partment switched to producing metalcondensers. Gert made the change,too, and has been in Miscellaneoussince 1941.

Born in Clarksburg, Gert has spentmuch of her life in that neighboringtown, attending and graduating fromthe local schools there. She is now aNorth Adams resident and lives at152 Liberty Street with her husbandand two children.

Gert says that she has no particularhobby or talent. Sports do not interesther in the least. She does admit beingfond of baking and cooking and wewould anticipate that her household isaccustomed to delicious and appetizingmenus. We would believe that thoseeating her specialties are well rewarded.

Her imJ ..«in I has a camp in Somerset,Vermont, and the lamily spends manyleisure hours there. Mr. Noel is anardent fisherman and the site is anideal spot for just that. Gert enjoysthe camp, but also likes to do a little

ed 1400 miles. She hopes to do a littlemore before the summer is over.

Gert has two children, Clinton Halland Marilyn Hall. Clinton, who willsoon be a senior at Drury High, worksfor Cas Ziemlak in Metal Clad TubularFinish. Marilyn is employed at theA & P and will be a junior at Drury inthe fall. Another member of her family,a sister-in-law, Vera Davine, works atBrown Street.

Gert really enjoys working for theCompany and her service record provesthat. She likes the poeple, the friendlyatmosphere and surroundings. We aresure that her co-workers appreciate hersmile, her winning ways and her con-cern and interest in the Company.

After 13 out of the 14 scheduledmatches throughout the season werefinished, here is how the teams stood:

WON LOST AVER.

Rockledge 54 24 692 •Winged Foot 48 30 .615Indian Creek 41 37 .525

I Shaker Ridge 40.5 37.5 .519j Pinehurst 37 41 .474Pine Valley 35.5 42.5 .450Oakmont 31.5 46.5 .403Hershey 25 53 .320

Know YourKnow Your

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D E P A R T M E N T A L N E W S

Paper Rolling Day Shiftby Rusty and Dusty

Hi everyone, we are your new re-porters, Claire and Joan, better knownas Rusty and Dusty, signing in.Vacation time is still in full swing inour department. The latest are: EvelynSoule enjoying herself in Maine; IreneLeFleur at Niagara Falls; FlorenceSzafranski enjoyed a trip to Saratoga;Ethel Gilman is enjoying a motor tripto Georgia; Mary Valazza at NewYork City; Lena Solomon and EnisMontagna are motoring through NewYork State and Canada; Marion Fal-con at home; Billy Morehouse spenthis time at a lake in Vermont; ElinorRomeo is enjoying the sun down atVirginia Beach; Roma Sacco at home;Emma Pudlo at home, while BessieTurgeon is waiting for Santa Claus tocome before she takes her vacation. . .Gladys Chase had a very exciting ex-perience while enjoying her vacation.While in Maine she received an invita-tion to a Radio Quiz program and wasfortunate to win several prizes. For thefirst question, she received a rhinestonenecklace and earring set. For the secondquestion, she received two beautifuldresses. For the third question she gota two piece dress ensemble with match-ing shoes and hand bag. These threecorrect answers entitled her to thetry jackpot question, and she won aZenith portable radio. It is nice hav-ing you back with us, Pat Lord .Welcome to Betty Bliss, who is nowworking with us Marcia Sweet hasleft us to go back to her old job in•day rolling. . Who owns the nickname"Blue Eyes"?

Sincere sympathy is extended toFrances Miles on the death of herfather-in-law.

Impregnatingby Agnes Fitzgerald

Charles Roy vacationed in Spring-field . Harvy Durant was in Saratoga

Joe Breda went to Amherst RayMiller traveled to Buffalo with hisfamily Henry Smith spent the weekend in Hudson, New York . . FrancisBennett has a new hobby, painting.Charles Roy is collecting stamps forhis small daughter . Joe Downey andEva Thibodeau have taken up garden-ing.

Bathtub Assemblyby Marie-Rose LaFlamme

Frances Roy spent her vacation inVirginia and New York City. While inVirginia she visited her son, AlfredRoy. Jr., better known as "Sonny".I'm sure they had a wonderful time forFran is always happy when she is ableto be with her sons. They are both inthe Navy. Bill is stationed in Alaskanow . We have received cards fromMillie Bathaway, who is motoring toCalifornia, and they certainly make usenvious. . Lucille Falco has been inour department for the past month andshe keeps us all in stitches. She cer-tainly has livened up the place Glad tohave you with us, Lullu . Josie Sikor-ski's in laws celebrated their fiftiethwedding anniversary August 23. Awonderful time was enjoyed at an openhouse. The big question is, who wascelebrating, Josie or her in-laws?

Rollers... Frances Pitoniak has re-turned from a happy vacation, withher husband and children. They burned

I the midnight oil at Atlantic City,New York, and Boston. What, noraces!. . . Congratulations to Rose Dup-

I re, who is a new great grandmother,and a youthful looking one at that. . .Blanche Newlands says she spent hervacation at "Porch Beach"... RenaMaroni spent her vacation at OceanBeach, New London, Connecticut, andwhat a beautiful sun tan she is sport-ing!. . Francis Delisle, wife, and child-ren spent two glorious weeks at OldOrchard Beach, Maine. He said it wasso cold they lit a candle, and the flamefroze, and they couldn't put it out. . .Alda Ariazi and her husband are tour-ing the states. . . Dorothy Daunais is

i on a short leave. . . Mae Tyler spent jj her vacation at her new home.. . . Rita jFournier with her husband and son, !spent two weeks at camp.

Our supervisor Guido Libardoni'slittle boy must be a Marciano in min-iature. See Guido for battle scars . .Evelyn Therrien supervised the re-modelling of her kitchen during hervacation when she wasn't at Saratoga. . . Mary Kocezela looks well resteddespite the fact that she travelled tothe Catskills, New York City and thento Fort Dix where she visited her son. . . Isabelle Witherow is quite con-cerned over the extra pounds she puton while at Niagara Falls but they arenot noticeable. She insists she didn'tgain them by overeating, blames themon "too much laughing." . . . KatherineMarchio has overcome her reluctance toanswer the desk phone. With her"honeysweet" voice she shouldn'tmind.. Claire Chicoine has a new def-inition for the word "moustache" butit's a ticklish subject by her dictionarytoo. . REQUEST OR WARNING toAime Morin, Henry Armata and AlecMurach. The girls in this departmentare peace loving, and not lacking inmusic appreciation. They don't mindyour whistling while you work. Allthey ask is "please, fellas, enlarge yourrepertoire." Not "Three Blind Mice"again, or else!

Metal Cladby Veronica and Doris

Deepest sympathy from the wholedepartment goes to Marion Duprea onthe death of her father, Matthew Miles,and to Mrs. Geraldine Bessette on thedeath of her husband, Gerald. Xi

Our sympathy goes to Alice Beau-champ on the death of her father and toGeraldine Bessette, a former co-worker,on the death of her husband.

K V A Stockroomby Ace Samia

We have a new employe in our de-partment and his name is RobertGamari. We all welcome you to our de-partment. Bob We are glad AlFerrara is back from his vacation andthat he had a wonderful time. . . JimmyGoewey and his wife left for a vacationin Bermuda . Al Giusti fared well atthe races the other day. He won thedaily double and others. "How do youdo it. Al?" P.S. Your reporter knowsyou were a former jockey.

Misc. Resistor Assemblyby Jean Levy and Rita Brooks

Marguerite Todd and husband, Jim,spent a week's vacation in Washingtonvisiting their daughter Pat . . . BobbyMantello spent her vacation movinginto a new apartment. She also tooksome day trips . . It seems a few girlsin the Navy room gave Carl and Ralpha hard time, but they sure can take it.They are a couple of good sportsAnne Mariani has a new hair cut andit looks rather cute. AI Harvey, whathappened to the Red Sox? Who knows,they might surprise you and yourstruly, Rita Brooks, in a few more years

Carl Butler spent his vacation atcamp and had a hectic time.

General Salvageby Haf

Joseph Walczak, our utility man, isrecovering from an emergency appen-dectomy operation. We hope you arefeeling well and will be back soon .Frank Jones has returned from hisvacation in Terre Haute, Indiana. Hesays he lost ten pounds and feels justwonderful.. Sgt. Joseph Danforth isat Camp Drum, New York with theVermont National Guard. Lucky boy,two vacations in one year. . . ThomasDeSanty is spending his vacation inNew York City. Tom says he will takein the sights and shows.

Cooler Newsby Gert

K V A Departmentby Alma Pratt and Frank Santelli

We say good-by to Dot, Mary Sunand Claire Thomas, who have beentransferred to Marshall Street. Goodluck on your new jobs. . . Phyllis San-terre and Elinor Alibozek enjoyed theirvacations at home . . . If anyone wantsto hear what happened in the office theday the girls took a puppy in to showhim off, ask Sterl and Chuck Yourdistaff reporter is working in Depart-ment 674 at present. I sure miss you,Santelli . . . Donald Klammer is nowworking in Centrifuge at Marshall Street. . . Who in our department is singing"All I want for Christmas is my TwoFront Teeth"?

Pilot Plantby Delia Smith

Mr. Harold Brafman and his familyvacationed at the Cape . Anna Cron-in. our new U.S. citizen, has only onecomment, "It's wonderful." .. RayColo vacationed at Lake George; Dor-othy Ghidotti went to Atlantic City;Slim Kenyon spent his two weeks athome; John Kryston motored out toChicago and St. Louis; Leo Lussierwent to Maine; Joe Dziok went toBoston; Delia Smith went to New YorkCity and attended a few Yankee games.(She says it's the best team in baseball

quoting H. E. Brafman, a true Yan-kee fan.) . . . Arlene Tatro was in our de-

Special Order Assemblyby Marg Greene

Industrial Oil Rollingby Erminia Sweeney

Bell's grandchildren. . Grace Felix en-joyed staying home, being a full-timehouse wife and mother. . . Mary Cozz-alio spent a week at Hampton Beach. . Angie Pontiers' niece and nephewskept her busy with their outings atWindsor Lake. . A motor trip to herfavorite spot, Hyannis, and around the.Cape, caused Lillian Pike to extend hervacation to rest up from her vacation. . . Carrie Ritcher, who is to be marriedSeptember 12 to Francis Brazeau, ourformer co-worker, attended her firstBrazeau family reunion at the TaconicPark... "Tiny" Yvonne Knights andher husband, Jimmy, are really gettingaround with their new car. Jim hasrecovered very nicely from his handinjury and is back at work in the Mar-shall Street plant . Sally Tallarico hada swell time opening day at Saratogaand although she wasn't very lucky,she still managed a shopping trip toAlbany during her vacation time. .Betty Kleiner took her four childrenalong when she vacationed at OldOrchard Beach. Betty said it was alot of work but vacationing is wonder-ful with the family. . Dot DeGrafftook her two children here and thereand everywhere. The sun was mightystrong, judging from the sun tans. . .Everyone extends a welcome-back toHelen Bailey. Helen visited Maineduring her leave and is now fully re-covered from her injuries.. . Bart Mayocouldn't have been happier the weekher grandson Billy Mayo of Spring-field spent visiting at her Massachu-setts Avenue home. The departmentgrandmothers are quite proud of theirchildren. . Evelyn Laliberti went on aPilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Anne deBeaupre, Quebec, Canada. Gerry De-lisle had a great time at Rye Beach,New Hampshire. . Steffie Mellilo, whorecently celebrated her eighth weddinganniversary, enjoyed spending hertime-off at home with her family. . .Tom O'Neil drove his family to Atlan-tic City. Next year Tom says he isgoing by bus. It's too much for onedriver.

partment for a few days learning a newjob. . Joe Dziok is the proud owner ofa 1953 Mercury... Dot Ghidotti andDelia Smith went to Saratoga, but arestill wondering if their horses were inthe race. None seem to come in.

Industrial Oilsby Ann Heath

Our sympathy to Larry Hurlbutwho is in the hospital. We hope youare feeling better and back home soon. . . It was nice seeing Larry Benson. . .Bill Spencer is spending two weeks inChicago and Cass Strezpak just takingit easy in Adams. It was nice to seeCeil Bouchard back to work and look-ing so well.

Our sympathy goes to Alice Beau-champ on the death of her mother.

Final Soldering and TinDipping

by "The Busy Bees"

We are all glad to hear that RuthDurant is home from the hospital andis getting along well after her recentoperation. We miss you, Ruth . Wehave a girl on our line, not mentioningany names (Evelyn Waldern), who seemsto be afraid of dogs. She gets a ride towork every day, but Saturday. Onthat day she tries hard to get a ride orsomeone to walk with her for protection.Last week she got her signals mixed upand had to walk so she carried herdaughter's baton for a club. 1 wishthose who read this and know aboutthat black dog on River Street will tellher whether it is dangerous or not . .Mary Fulginiti brought in a nice cakelast week. More of them, MaryMarion Andrews husband. William B.Andrews Jr., was recently appointed

County Commissioner. Congratula-

tions. . .Margaret Cirone is still rooting

Industrial Oils CoverAssemblyby Florence Lang and Isabelle

Witherow

Misc. Paper Finishby Gert Noel

Roberta Booth has returned fromvacation at her parent's camp inBecket, Massachusetts. . . Gert Noel Iand family spent four days at Old jOrchard Beach, Maine... "Happy"Hadola attended a big league baseballgame in Boston while on her vacation. . Gloria Amos spent a weekend inNew York State and toured Howe

The annual reunion of the spot weld-ers of the Metal Clad Department washeld at the home of Mrs. GeorgeSaunders in Williamstown, Wednesday,August 19. Refreshments were servedby the hostess and an enjoyable even-ing was had by all . . . Robert Chalmers,supervisor of soldering in Metal Clad,enjoyed his vacation motoring throughMaine. . . Dorothy Carden, supervisorof the stock room, spent her vacationtouring the New England States withher husband, while their daughterJoyce was at Camp Eagle with theGirl Scouts.

Linda Cozzaglio went to Boston tosee her daughter Lucy during part ofher vacation and spent the rest of thetime at her camp in Cheshire. . . ConnieBush had a wonderful time at WellsBeach in Maine. . Bernice Plantier hasher new vacation outfit, but she willstill be freezing . The cards that wehad from Gladys Kirkpatrick werefrom Niagara Falls so we think thatshe took the long way around to Buck'sCounty, Pennsylvania We are gladto see that Ceil Bouchard is back withus again.. . Kenny Williams treated thegirls on the late shift to pizza pie.. Thereserved section of the Cooler is nomore. Vicky Bissaillon, Dorothy Bas-tien, Bernice Brazeau and MarthaClark have been moved to other jobs,but are hoping to get back to their owncorner in the "Gold Fish Bowl" .At last Marion Bernat got her fill ofbaked clams. She and her husband wentto the Cozzaglio's camp for a clambake supper and they really filled herup We are planning to have ourown art exhibit here in the Cooler.The baby sets that Thelma Bissaillonmakes are really beautiful. EvelynJones and Marion Bernat will competein the rug-making class, and Marguer-ite Walsh and Vicky Bissaillon couldeasily take prizes with their lovelyhandkerchiefs. The rest of us will haveto get busy and bring in our specialties...We would like to say Happy Birth-day to Anne Heath, the reporter fromIndustrial Oils.

Any problems, girls? Just take themto Rose Dupre and Kate Patterson, thetwo "mothers" of the Industrial Oils

Vacation time round-up: NancyPuppolo enjoyed a week at HamptonBeach . Agnes Houghton motored toNewport, Rhode Island, and the Narra-gansett raceway. Agnes' luck ran outand somewhere along the trip she losther diamond ring Millie Conroy andfamily received beautiful tans while atMyrtle Beach, Connecticut Whatwould vacation time be if MargaretPerrault didn't go to the home of herbeloved Red Sox? She also spent timeat Boston beaches . . . Alice Beer 'and Bell Dow continue to makefrequent trips to Boston to visit

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for the Yankees Mary Collier wascertainly proud of the snapshot of hernew granddaughter in Texas. . .Themothers on the line are talking aboutgetting their children ready to go backto school. Are they proud! . Youwould never know that Vivian Belangerand Agnes Rivers are on the line. Theyare so quiet . Sue Pollone is stillwatching the progress of the newbridge. She is getting a lot of kiddingabout it. Janet Cady introduced herlaugh on the new line. What a laugh!Not another laugh like it. . . Irene Ser-venti vacationed at home recently.

Ind. Oils Final Assemblyby Belle Fuller

The shipping section gathered at theTrail Side recently for a steak supper.The steak certainly was enjoyed andalso the group singing which included"Happy Birthday" to Harold Shore.Cecilia Maxymillian did a dance of theCharleston. Gus Boucher has a newgirl friend, "Duchess" (of course wemean the dog at the Trail Side) . . .Bill Drury is back to work after hishoneymoon Frank Lineburry soldhis Chrysler for a Mercury.. . Our Fore-man, Bernard Fitzpatnck, is enjoyinghis two week vacation. Others onvacation are: Roma King, MargaretMaynard, Lillian Babcock, Ceil Max-ymillian, Margaret Malone and JackKing. .Some of our other co-workerswho are back to work are: Laura Lan-oue, Rose Favreau, Harold Shore andDorothy Denault.

Wire Coatingby Corena Tatro

Vacations are almost at an end! Thismakes one feel that winter is not toofar away. . The first question every-one asked Ray Dickinson was. "Didyou paint your house?" Ray onlysmiled and said, "1 got some paintingdone." Ray's granddaughter spent theweek at his home. . . We are sorry tohear that Ernest Gamache, Jr. sprainedhis ankle and he was unable to take atrip to Springfield... Betty Jangrowspent part of her vacation in Canada.While on her travels she visited St.Joseph's Shrine in Montreal and thefamous St. Anne De Beaupre in Quebec.The weather was beautiful for such awonderful vacation . . Marty Kassnerhad a nice surprise. His Dad, C. E.Kassner and his sister, Mary, and herson, helped him to spend a pleasantvacation. They came from Abilene,Kansas. . . Peter Lepage spent his va-cation at home with his family.

Seems as though Betty Jangrow hasbeen quite ambitious this summerworking in her vegetable garden. That'swhat she thought it was going to be.Betty enjoyed her vacation touringparts of Canada. When she returnedshe took notice to see how her vegetablegarden was coming along. What a shockshe had! Sweet peas were growing inher vegetable garden all differentcolors.

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Ceramics Departmentby Emma Maruco

Our department is getting back tonormal now as most employes have hadtheir rest and fun. Vacation time, thathappy time. We find in the CeramicLab that Joe Venerus spent four daysat West Dennis, Cape Cod. . . FrankRecny spent a week end in Milwaukee,Wisconsin . . . Karl Wutholen vacationed with his family at Syracuse, NewYork. . .Walter Estes was hospitalizedand is now recuperating from his oper-ation. We all wish you a speedy recov-ery and want to see you back with ussoon. . . Irene Davis was congratulated

last week for getting her driver'slicense.. . Charles Sausville spent twoweeks at camp with the National Guardof Bennington Norma Dargis spenta day in Boston . . The first person inthe department to make an increase inher donation to the Sprague BenefitFund was May Riordon. Nice going,May.

Tantalum Departmentby Do & Lo

Stanley Ziaja, our Foreman, en-joyed a week at La Tuque, Quebecfishing. The only thing Stan caughtwere mosquitos Hazel Daigneault,Lorraine DiLorenzo and Theresa Kinghave a new addition to their familyDon't take us wrong it's puppiesWe all join in saying farewell to LilTrimarchi. We'll miss you, Lil .We're glad to see Louis Floriani backagain after his illness.

Purchasing Departmentby Irene'n Lee

Shirley and Harold Rarick have anew 1953 fire-dome eight DeSoto inwhich they are going to Niagara Falls,New York to spend their vacation. Itis a vacation, or is it a second honey-moon, Shirley?. . Jim Oldham recentlyspent the weekend in Boston withfriends and took in a baseball game. . .Romance is the word of the day inPurchasing. Have you noticed thelight in Dolly Giroux eyes? . A partywas given at Petey Dink's August 27for Shirley David and Alice Foist.Shirley will be married September 5 toLouis Davis, and was presented atoaster. Alice is expecting an additionto the family and was presented apurse of money.

Dry Tubular Assemblyby Peg Champagny & Gladys

SullivanMary Scaia has returned from her

vacation at Cape Cod; Ann Fortinspent hers in Nova Scotia; Rita Mineauenjoyed hers in Quebec, Canada. . .Delia Biagini is back at work afterbeing out on sick leave. SophieMichalski and Rena Roy are still onsick leave. . Irene Charron and herfaithful old Ford have parted. Irenehas purchased a new Chevrolet. . .We wish Claire Andrew's mother aspeedy recovery from her recent opera-tion.

Prokar Polyester Dept.

Reggie Rowett and his wife are backfrom vacation in Boston, where theytook in a ballgame. Also, they visitedSpringfield... Dot Osborne and hus-band spent their vacation taking shorttrips around the Berkshires.

cards we have received Eloise Kaigleand Wayne Goman are enjoying theirvacations Everyone seems to haveschool days on their minds, and gettingthe children ready for school Wewould like to congratulate Mr. andMrs. Raymond Vallieres on the birthof a daughter.

the way he tells it) Gangway, LongIsland. Milt Cohen is on his way for aweek and three days' vacation. Neverthought you'd get away, Milt.

Research and Engineeringby Isabel Jensen

Nora Christie recently returned froman exciting vacation to Bermuda, verytanned and bursting with news of hertrip. . Jack Doyle enjoyed his vaca-tion at Hampton Beach and also travel-ed up the Maine coast. . Janet Lloydrecently returned from a two week tripto Chicago, where she visited her sister.

Formationby "Vol" Pinsonnault

What the wittle bird tole me thatRoland Perras is the hot-rodder in thedepartment, and has done rather wellat the State Line and Lebanon tracks.More speed to you, Roland A hot-rod designer is Bernie Lancto, who,with a 1934 Ford frame and motor, hascreated, in my opinion, a car thatappears to be a turtle. Has the speed ofa jet sounds like one too Bob Bhghlives in a house that was built withoutnails it seems that the entire struc-ture is held together by wooden pegsand grooves. The framework that isBabe Gilbert took a motorcycle trip toMaine and New Hampshire during hisvacation "Vol " Cloutier is a musi-cian inclined that is. Guitar, banjoand uke. Another one is Hank Williams

Ray Lemieux is another motorcyclefan and enjoys taking anyone for aride. I'll never forget that trip to Ash-field, Ray. Wow!!! Me think me truckis better We wish Dino Moncecchiloads of luck in his new work . JohnZwerican is a most diversified personHe's a carpenter, mechanic, plumberand electrician . Larry Clark is thedramatic story-teller and Jim Shea isstill the best in any debate. Oh! It isgood to be a son of Erin . . VacationsEllsworth Griffin went traveling in anew Ford. . . Ed Cook toured the Eastcoast down to Florida. . . Bob Blightraveled in his new Pontiac . . Our twobig promoters are Bernie Davignon andMilan Trimarchi. They are now work-ing on a horse drawing contest—or itcould be speed boats or hot-rods.Nothing serious though—just talk. . .Two members of the Greylock FlyingClub are William Clifford and GeorgeMiller. George is a student at Mass-achusetts State and will soon return tohis studies. His status at presentassistant cathode-boiler, so he says.

Salesby "The Snoopers"

Madeleine Rougeau was a lovelymaid of honor at her sister's weddingAugust 22 Terry Taft relaxed athome for a week of her vacation. . .Sandy Carleton spent her vacation asa Girl Scout counselor at Camp Eagle. . Helen Bard from Adams, has movedfrom North Summer Street to TempleStreet Bill Rossell went to Haiti onhis vacation. We understand you learn-ed how to dance. Bill? . Sylvia Bor-owski's new "Cleopatra " hairdo iscertainly very becoming to her. . Wewill miss Sandy Patashnick and ChitaAngeli who left sales to go back toschool. Sandy is a sophomore andChita is a freshman at the Universityof Massachusetts . Joe Mucha spenta week in his old hometown of Buffalo.

Filter and NetworkDevelopment Section

by Julia DesrosiersWe wish Ralph McDonald loads of

luck in his new work. . .We are enjoy-ing the snapshots that our friends havetaken on their vacations. Also the nice

Advertising Ad Libsby Versus

Charlie Wacker and Helen Gooder-mote have returned from their vaca-tions. Charlie took a real vacation andstayed home. Helen stayed at Hamp-ton Beach for a week. Which tribe doyou belong to, Helen? What a tan!. . .Back to the office after a week in SanFrancisco at the Western ElectronicConvention is Mr. Chertok. Ah!Sunny California! (That isn't exactly

Sincere sympathy is extended toIrene Babcock on the death of hergrandfather.

Sprague Productsby Shen & Lee

Jean Hayden is leaving for 1 lartford,Connecticut with her husband, Mike,who has obtained a permanent teach-ing job in the local high school. We areall sorry to see you go, Jean, but we ex-tend to you our best wishes Margaret Sweeney spent a very relaxingtwo week vacation at her home inAdams. She climaxed her vacation bygoing to Marlboro to her cousin'swedding. We understand she had a verynice time . We are glad to see FranThernan back at work after a leave ofabsence Lorraine Lamoureux spentthe week end at Lake George visitingher parents.. . We are glad to see thatJanice Russett has found her glasses,maybe now she will be able to workagain. . We think Nancy Jones' hair-cut is very becoming to her. BettyNeveu received many lovely baby giftslast Friday. Betty has taken a leave ofabsence, and we will miss her.

Building 7 Officesby Betty Bogus & Joan Paradis

Art White has left for North Caro-lina to act as Field Engineer. He willremain there during the major part ofthe construction of the new Spragueplant. Hurry back "Bhnky ", the officeis awfully quiet. . . Donald Brierly wasgiven a farewell party at Petey DinksAugust 26. He is leaving Sprague to goto Cornell University. He was given aleather combination zipper ring bookand brief case as a farewell gift. Wewill miss you Don, so be sure to comeand see us when you are back in thisvicinity . . . John Pierce spent his annualvacation at his camp in Maine. . .Con-gratulations to Norma Leary, a formerco-worker, on the birth of a baby girl.

Production Engineeringby Doris Langer

Vacations Ed Catotti, Mary Greenand Jim Crawford spent their vacationsat home. . . Barb Martin and MaryMacArthur went to New York CityHarold Farnum at Wellfleet, Cape Cod

. Bill Ross, Brooklyn . . Fran Cariddiin Connecticut. . . Doris Langer, Hamp-ton Beach . . . Bob Kately, Birmington,Vermont. . . Hilda Griffin at LakeChamplain . . Peter Horbal, MilfordBeach, Connecticut. . . Bob McPherson,New London and Ocean Beach, Conn-ecticut . . . Mary Mirante, New YorkCity and home. . . Bette Gray, LongIsland Sound, Connecticut. . Rita Bis-hop in Pittsfield . . Hilda Griffin has anew Nash and Harold Rarick a De-Soto. . Ernest Mason bought a houseon the State Road. . . Bob Diodatti hasbeen hospitalized, but is now convales-cing at home...Lena Hurlbut's hus-band has arrived in Korea. . . JoanBlanchette has returned to work afterher illness. .. Merritt Beverly's littleboy has recovered from the chickenpox. . Ann Gagnier and Marie Briggshave left to return to their teachingpositions. . . Christine O'Connell hasleft to go to school. . . Ann Lefebvrespent the weekend in New York City.

Saratoga Clara Catotti and RoseLancto are now working in RoundMidget Assembly. We hope il will besoon, that you girls will be back working on our line We noticed that PatLeclare had her pony tail cut. You looklike a different person now with yournew hair do, which is very becoming.

Sympathy is extended to CorrineGallup on the death of her father.

Flat Midget Assemblyby Carmie

Marlene Roy, Eva Daldoss andAmelia Couture are all on vacation. . .Bobbie Johnson is back from his vaca-tion. He claims he had a nice time at

Shipping Departmentby C. Trudeau

Congratulations to Alfred Bourdon,who has been made supervisor inthe Shipping Depart men I StanPasierbiak (ALSO RAN STAN) is stilltrying to make a bundle on the ponies,but the darn nags will not cooperate. .Lots of serious thinking is going on inthe Heat Seal section. Ted Grogan isthinking of changing his brand ofcigars Vacations are in full swing inthe Shipping Department. Jean Phelpsand June Rock enjoyed a vacation atHampton Beach and Worcester..Eileen Niles went to Rockaway Beach.New York Cecile Trudeau spent hervacation at Ocean Beach, New London,Connecticut. . Ernest Gregory isspending his vacation moving to a newapartment and going to the races atSaratoga. Caroline Moser and GeraldCronin enjoyed their vacations restingat home Claire Mancine spent a weekend at Westerly, Rhode Island, andanother week end at I lampton Beach,New Hampshire June Pringle spenta week end in 1 lartford, Connecticut. .Mildred Waterman spent a week endin Waterbury, Connecticut Jean-nette Krzeminski enjoyed a week vaca-tion in New York and GreenfieldWe are happy that Eileen Niles is con-valescing following a recent appendec-tomy. Hurry and get well, Eileen .We all miss Hugh Blanchard, who hasleft to go back to his former position ofmeat inspector.. Ted Grogan's dog"Master Mike" Jr. is a hunting dog,but we think it is a "sooner dog."Would rather lie down and sleep besideTed. . .I t is very nice to have Marce-hne Parrino and Christine Lang backto work...Our canary, Agnes Bolus, en-joyed Saturday at Saratoga. Thehorses did not win for her, but that didnot keep our Agnes from singing. .Jackie Powers had a wonderful time atthe Kingston picnic with her husband,Fred, superintendent of the resistorline.

Round Midget Assemblyby Anon

Vacation time is still with us. DorisGaudette was in New York Made-line Horrigan looking very rested afterspending her time at home MidgeValotta and family motored to Conn-ecticut and Westfield, Massachusettsvisiting relatives Mae Hass is veryhappy on the arrival of a new grand-daughter. Mae now has seven grand-daughters and nine grandsons. Themore the merrier!

Sympathy to Pauline Dupuis andfamily on the death of her mother, Mrs.Gertrude L. Bedard.

Small Orderby M & N

Girls and boys taking vacations are:Sally Roulier, Old Orchard, Maine;Paul LaPlante, Maine; Rose Tassone,Connecticut; Mary Dunaj, HamptdnBeach; Eloise Brown, Connecticut;Claire Hurlbut at home; Arthur Min-eau, Canada; Doris Horbal, Connecti-cut; Lauria Sondrini at home. . .Ther-esa Pedercini was thrilled to receive atelephone call from her husband Louie,from Hong Kong, China.

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Fall Patterns Reflect Crisp Weather, New Energies Mary Timothy's Recipes

Basic and beautiful the simpleturtleneck dress with pleated skirt,pattern 4404. It comes in misses'sizes 12 to 20.

A swansong to summer—thelast warm weather dress of theseason with scoop neck, shirredsleeves. Pattern 4244 comes inmisses' sizes 12 to 20.

SUMMER FRUIT PIES

Cherry-Pineapple Pie1 No. 2 can pitted sour cherriesI c. sugar3 tbs. cornstarch:,' c. cherry liquid1 9 oz. can crushed pineapple2 tbs. honey1 tb. butter or margarine\ t. red food coloring

Drain cherries, reserving liquid.Combine sugar and cornstarch insaucepan. Blend in cherry liquid. Addcrushed pineapple and cook till thickand clear, stirring constantly. Removefrom heat; add honey and food coloring.Add cherries. Pour into 9 inch unbaked

I pastry shell. Cover with top crust.I Crimp edges. Bake in hot oven (400°)35-40 minutes.

Fall, being the most stimulatingseason of the year, is also the best timeto create new and exciting additions toa wardrobe. The change in the weatherbrings on a boost in energy and thechange in temperature calls for warmerclothes with a definite '53'54 feeling.

Here are two fall suggestions to bestitched up on the machine, as well as acool dress for those who anticipate along Indian Summer.

The most useful dress for fall is onethat has smart lines, makes a perfectbackground for accessories, but has anuncluttered look. Simplicity PrintedPattern 4404 is an ideal basic dress.

highlighted by turtleneck, :{ sleeves anda skirt with unpressed pleats. It comesin misses' sizes. 12 to 20, 35c.

A tweed jumper is a very versatilewardrobe ingredient and printed pat-tern 4422 is especially becoming toslender figures. It is teamed with asimple wool jersey blouse that will gowell with a variety of skirts. The scoop-necked jumper can also serve as a dressand if you're in the market for a partydress, you could make it in crisp failleor a brilliant shade of soft wool jersey.1 he pattern comes in junior and missessizes, II to 18, 35c.

If you want to feel feminine, as well

as cool, a printed sheer will do thetrick. Printed pattern 4244 is just rightfor soft fabrics—it has a full skirt, scoopneck and shirred sleeves. The pattern jcomes in misses' sizes, 12 to 20. 35c.

It's a pleasure to sew and it's reallysimple, because every pattern piece isprinted to show you what it is, whereit goes on the fabric and notches pointout exactly where each piece joins its

2-3 tbs. flourdash salt•2 t. cinnamon2 tbs. lemon juice\ t. nutmeg! t. clovesalmond flavoring1 t. grated lemon peel5 c. fresh sliced peaches2 tbs. butter

Mix sugar, flour, salt, spice, 2 dropsof almond flavoring, lemon peel.Alternate layers of sugar mixture andpeaches in 9 inch pastry lined pie plate.Sprinkle with lemon juice; dot withbutter. Top with lattice crust. Bakein hot oven (400°) 45 minutes. Servewarm.

Submitted by Mary Timothy

Beat together cream, sugar, flour,salt, vanilla and egg. Add apples. Pour jinto 8 inch unbaked pie shell. Bake inhot oven (400°) 25 minutes. Mix \ c.brown sugar, \ c. flour and \c. butteror margarine. Sprinkle on top. Bake 20

Take advantage of cool weather zest,even if it just precedes an Indiansummer hot spell, and turn out somesmart clothes to finish the year.

Mrs. Jennie Paoletti, daughter ofMrs. Luigia Caprari of 107 CorinthStreet, became the bride of John F.Rosse, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Rosseof 47 Walnut Street, at 10 o'clockAugust I in St. Anthony's Church. Thebridegroom is employed in Mainten-

Miss Rita Mae Bergeron of 259River Street and Albert Harvey Chenailof 20 Frederick Street were marriedJuly 30 at the home of City Clerk Al-bert Fuller. The bride works in theSpecification Engineering Office andthe bridegroom in the Navy Depart-ment at the Marshall Street plant.

Miss Theresa Marie Rotolo. daughterof Mrs. Vincent Rotolo of 47 VeazieStreet and the late Mr. Rotolo, becamethe bride of John Racette, son of Mr.and Mrs. Arthur Racette. of I 14 ReedStreet, at 9 o'clock August I in St.Anthony's Church. Theresa is employedin General Accounting.

Miss Pamela Clark and Mr. ArthurJ. Christopher, Jr., were married at4 o'clock August 22 at St. JohnsEpiscopal Church in Williamstown.Pam works in the Employe and Com-munity Relations Department andChris is an engineer in the Researchlabs. Three of the ushers, Roland Dex-ter, Walter Lamphier and Ed Brislin,also are in Research and Engineering.Pam's father. Mr. Walter Clark, ishead of Production Engineering.

Miss Sandra Rougeau, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Eugene Rougeau of 164East Quincy Street, became the brideof Paul Bergeron, son of Mr. and Mrs.George Bergeron of 195 North SummerStreet, Adams, at 9 o'clock August 22in Notre Dame Church. The bride-groom is a group leader in Molded

Tubular Finish.Miss Carol Nailor, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Leo Nailor of Troy, NewYork, became the bride of Victor Abateof 38 Bracewell Avenue, son of Mr. andMrs. Anthony Alix of Green Island,New York. August 23 in Sacred HeartChurch in Troy. Victor is an electricalengineer in the lab.

A daughter was born August 12 toMr.andMrs. Joseph J. Vitro of 24 StateRoad. Joe works in the Rolling De-partment at the Marshall Street plant.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry George ofGeorge Avenue are the parents of agirl born August 3. Margaret is em-ployed at the Brown Street plant in theRolling Department.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Hunickeof Talcott Road, Williamstown, arethe parents of a daughter born AugustII. Mr. Hunicke is in Planning andMethods.

A son was born August I I to Mr.and Mrs. Richard Armstrong of MiddleRoad, Clarksburg. Mr. Armstrong is inTest Equipment.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boucher of 80Cady Street are the parents of a sonborn August 4. Bob works in Molding.

A daughter was born August 13 toMr. and Mrs. Genesio A. Breda of 30Folsom Street. Dorothy works inSample.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.Alexander Skorupski of 65 MelroseStreet, Adams, August 3. Mrs. Skor-upski is in Small Order.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Vallieres areparents of a daughter born August 18.Mrs. Vallieres is the former Carol

Norman, who used to work in Sales.A son, Peter Dwight, was born to

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bubriski of TheKnolls, Williamstown, August 20.Mr. Bubriski is in Research and En-gineering.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leary ofFarview Heights, Clarksburg, becamethe parents of a daughter, KathleenAnn, August 21. Tom is an engineer inthe Transistor Laboratory and Normais in Plant General.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Haas becamethe parents of a baby girl August 18.Mrs. Haas is the former CharlotteO'Brien of Miscellaneous Paper Finish.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vin-cenzo Corsi of 55 Furnace Street, Aug-ust 24. Mary works in Paper Rolling.

Sergeant and Mrs. Carlton Hamiltonare the parents of a son born August 22at Mitchell Field Air Force Base. Mrs.Hamilton is the former Mabel Amoswho worked in D. T. Assembly.

Peg Morandi celebrated her birthdayAugust 2 I and Pat McCann hers Aug-ust 23. Both Peggy and Pat work inSales.

Lillian Boyer of Dry Tubular Assem-bly had a birthday September 3.

Gladys Sullivan celebrated her birth-day August 13.

August 18 was the birthday of OwenDionne of Paper Rolling.

Al Bergeron recently celebrated hisbirthday. Al is the foreman of PaperRolling.

July 29 was the birthday of JosephSwistak. Joe works in Dry Test.

Congratulations to Bob Howard, whocelebrated his birthday August 7. Bobis in Purchasing.

Doris Gaudette of Round MidgetAssembly celebrated her birthdayAugust 24.

Spiced Peach Pie

1 c. brown sugar

29. Mr. Talarico is head of the ShippingDepartment.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln cele-brated their twenty-third anniversaryAugust 23. Velma is a supervisor inMiscellaneous Paper Finish and Charles ,works in the Test Department at theMarshall Street plant.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Goodwin cele-brated their eighth wedding anniver-sary August 25. Verna works in RoundMidget Assembly.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde LaRoche cele-brated their sixth anniversary August I31. Agnes is employed in Round Mid- |get Assembly.

Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs.Theodore Sikorski, who celebratedtheir twentieth recently. Mrs. Sikorskiworks in Small Order.

Mr. and Mrs. William Noel celebrated their second anniversary Aug-ust 18. Gert is in Miscellaneous Paper

Florence Marie Dean had her birth-day August 27. Florence works inRound Midget Assembly.

Martha Clark celebrated her birth-day recently, and to be different thegirls in her department, Industrial

| Oils, had a birthday pie for her.Harry Knapp and Helen Murphy

both had birthdays recently. Theywork in Industrial Oils. Many happy

Chuck Mulcahy, foreman of MetalClad, observed his birthday August 25.He was presented with a cake and gift.

September I was the birthday ofJoan Blanchette of Production Engin-eering.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.Ronald Clark, who celebrated theirwedding anniversary September 3.Lila works in Dry Tubular Assembly.

Congratulations are in order for Mr.and Mrs. Charles Sutliff. Jr., who cele-brated their second wedding anniver-sary August 18. Kay is in Purchasing.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.Peter Miles, whose tenth weddinganniversary was celebrated August 28.Frances works in Paper Rolling.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Martel cele-brated their thirtieth wedding anniver-sary August 27. May you have manymore! Al is employed in the CeramicDepartment.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Collins cele-brated their thirteenth anniversaryAugust 29. Beatrice works in the Cer-amic Department.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.Philip B. Talarico who celebrated theirtwelfth wedding anniversary August

Finish.Happy first anniversary to Mr. and

Mrs. Richard Walden, who celebratedtheirs August 16. Millie works in Mis-cellaneous Paper Finish.

Joan Andrews will celebrate herbirthday September 5. Joan is inProduction Engineering.

Roma King and her sister, FlorenceLaFreniere, have a good reason for aspecial celebration on their birthdays.They are both on the same day, Sept-ember 6. Only a little difference ofyears. Both girls work in IndustrialOils Final Assembly.

beautiful gifts. She is to be married toRobert Urquhart of Adams September5 in St. Stanislaus Church.

A shower was held August 5 at the A personal shower was given Rose-home of Mrs. Beatrice Bissaillon of 506 ann Vigna August 23 at the home ofState Street in honor of Miss Carol Miss Margaret Ferris. The guest ofRitcher, daughter of Mrs. Ada Ritcher. honor was presented numerous giftsThe prospective bride received numer- [ from the many friends and relativesous gifts from the many friends and | present. Roseann, who works in Paperrelatives present. Miss Ritcher and Rolling, is to be married September 26Francis Brazeau, son of Mr. and Mrs. to John Shaker of KVA.Edward Brazeau of 47 Front Street Dorothy Davison was feted at awill be married September 12. Fran bridal shower by members of herworks in the Can Shop. family at the home of Mrs. Charles

The girls of the Industrial Oils re- Srama of 42 State Road. She receivedcently held a miscellaneous shower for many gifts of silver, glassware andDorothy Erdesky at the home of linen. Miss Davison and TheodoreEvelyn Davis. Dot received many Biros will be married September 19.

Distaff

Cool weather combination thatteams tweed and wool jersey. Forevenings and warmer days thejumper can double as a dress.Pattern 4422 comes in junior andmisses' sizes 11 to 18.

Sour Cream Apple Pie

1 c. sour cream2 tbs. flouri c. sugarI t. vanilla

1 egg2 c. diced tart apples| t. salt

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by KENNY RUSSELL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Unless otherwise noted, call the LOG DESK if you are interested. Pleasenotify us if you wish your classified advertisement to be cancelled; otherwise,we shall run it in three consecutive issues. If you wish to renew your adver-tisement, please call the LOG DESK.

RIDES WANTEDTO Brown St. plant mornings at 7 a.m. from Liberty St. Call N.A. 871. Alida

Heath.

FROM Kemp Ave. to Brown St. plant 7 a.m. shift. Renelde Allard. Dial 49,Brown St. plant.

FROM Commercial St. or center of Adams to Marshall St. plant on the 8 a.m.5 p.m. shift. Dial 521, Marshall St. plant Helen Bard.

FROM Grove St., Adams for I I p.m. 6 a.m. shift at Brown St. plant. Callcollect Adams 1623. Ceil Risch.

FROM Kemp Ave. to Marshall St. plant 7 a.m. 5 p.m. shift. Dial 345.Marshall St. plant or call N.A. 3288-JK. Viola Dempsey.

FOR two people from East Road, Adams, to Marshall St. plant 6 a.m.3:45 p.m. shift. Call Adams 60.

Here are Sprague Electrics Softball "champs": Front row: Frank Estes, left field; Red Harris, batboy;Sammy Dean, coach; Robert Mancini, third base; Orrie Roy, scorekeeper; Frank Santelli, coach.

Second row: Adrian Darling, outfield; "Tweedle" Zanette, center field; Ace Samia, player-manager;Guido Libardoni, pitcher; John Ariazi, catcher.

Third Row: Bob Kately, second base; "Allie" McPherson, shortstop; George Roy, pitcher; Dean Brown,first baseman; Henry Puppolo, right field.

Sprague Electric's Softball Team WinsThird Round, Heads Toward Championship

The Sprague Electric Company soft-ball team came through in champion-ship style in the 1953 season of theNorth Adams Independent SoftballLeague as they captured two of thethree rounds of league play.

The Electrics jumped off to a suc-cessful start, winning four straightgames in the opening round of theleague. Their only set-back in the first jround was their defeat at the hands ofthe Rohane Oil Co. This defeat wasavenged, however, as the Spragueteam won both remaining games withRohane.

The defeat, however, did make aplayoff necessary in the opening round,but the Sprague outfit came through ontop as they downed the strong HolyName nine.

The success of the Electrics in theopening round of the league was duemostly to fine all-round play by allmembers and the fast ball pitching oftheir ace, Guido Libardoni. The clutchhitting of Dean Brown and Tiny Man-cini was also a main contribution in theElectric's success.

The second round of the league,however, started badly, and theSprague outfit seemed to slip fast. Butafter losing both of the opening games,the team quickly got back on its feetand came back with 3 straight wins to Jend up in second place.

The final round of the Softballleague was a tight race for the champ-ionship as all the teams in the pennantdrive were playing top ball. It lookedas though the menacing Rohane teamwould take the round championship.But the Electrics edged the Oil Com-pany 6 to 4 and found themselves withanother shot at winning a round. Thisthey did by defeating the Holy Nameagain by the score 7 to 6.

In this final round of play, it wasagain Tiny Mancini, with the aid ofclutch-hitting Ally McPherson, wholed the team to victory. McPhersonand Mancini batted in 23 and 20 runs,respectively, to lead the league in thatdepartment.

As for pitching, Libardoni paced theElectrics, ending with a 10-win and2-lost record, best in the league.

Key plays by managers Sam Deanand Frank Santelli were an importantpart of the Sprague record and thecoaching of Ace Samia was unequalled.

Thumbnail SketchesOf Sprague Team

Manager "Ace" Samia has had base-ball experience in the traditional seriespitting the State St. single men againstthe married. For the past several sea-sons "Ace" has organized the teamsthat have represented Sprague Electricin softball. His batting average forthis season is .231.

Coach Frank Santelli is a true vet-eran of both baseball and softball. Hemanaged semi-pro teams in Wil-liamstown for years besides playing anactive role in both sports. Battingaverage, .333.

Coach Sam Dean (the brain) is the"Dean" of the game, having playedquite a number of years and his ex-perience has been used to good ad-vantage in piloting the club to itssuccess this season.

Johnny Ariazi catcher —is anotherveteran of the game, having seen con-siderable service with the championOlympian and later Corner Cafeteams. A fiery catcher with a lot ofsavvy. Batting average .389.

Dean Brown First baseman -is abig boy, a comparative youngster to thegame, has used his height to good ad-vantage at the initial sack. He has en-joyed a great year with the stick witha nifty .500 batting average to tie forleading hitter award with the Electrics.

George Roy—pitcher and secondbaseman—one of the old school andstill propels the ball a country milewhen his hefty swing connects. Hispitching was always good and he hascome through several times when thechips were down. Batting average, .267.

Bob Kately second basemanplays a steady game and is fifth in bat-ting—hitting .389.

Because the second round of theleague was won by the St. Francis'Holy Name squad, the Electric playedthis team last Tuesday for the LeagueChampionship. Results were not knownat presstime. A single victory for theSprague team would clinch the pen-nant, but the Holy Name outfit mustdown the Electrics twice to capture it.

By Fuad Ameen

"Allie" McPherson shortstopcontinues to play brilliantly as theyears roll by. Steady, reliable andwith a terrific, cat-like movement thatmakes his speed deadly in the field oron the base path. He is at the top inruns batted in and home runs. Heclouted .387 during league play.

"Tiny" Mancini third baseman—the baby of the team (in years that is)is third in team batting with a lusty.467. "Tiny" starred in basketball atDrury and later with C. Y. C. He is areal team man.

"Flash" Estes—left fielder -anotherdean of the sport who plays the gameas sharp as a "fox". Make a mistakeand "Flash" can be counted on to cap-italize on it if he has the least oppor-tunity. He batted .500.

"Tweedle" Zanette center field —has had plenty of past experience withSprague teams and Cornish Wire. Areal hustler, and his spirit is alwayshigh. His batting average for thisseason is .298.

"Enrico" Puppolo right fielder—at times his fielding is dazzling. "Mr.Television" can be counted on to comethrough. His batting average for thisseason is .353.

Guido Libardoni—pitcher—has thebest won-lost record in the league andstands a good chance of winning themost valuable player award. He hasdone a yeoman job on the mound bothas a starter and in relief. His bat hasnot been silent, either for he has a .326average.

Reserves Adrian Darling, with a.323 batting average this season, andJimmy DeSanty have seen service.Adrian has capably replaced any playerin the outfield.

Orrie Roy for years a follower ofsoftball and a catcher in his own right —has been the Sprague official scorekeeper.

Fuad Ameen has done an outstand-ing job as chief statistician. The batboy is "Red" Harris.

WANTEDCRIB, full-sized. Call N.A. 3617 M after 3:00 p.m. Dorothy Bastien.

TRUNK. Call N.A. 2594-R anytime after 5 o'clock. Jane Harding.

BABY SITTER from 7 a.m. 4 p.m. Contact Frances Miles of Paper Rolling,Beaver St. plant.

OLD HOT WATER TANKS those ready to be thrown away. Dial 258,Marshall St. plant. Harry Brierley.

FOR SALETWO APARTMENT HOUSE. Each apartment has 5 rooms, modern and in

good condition. Built in 1951. Contact Clyde Hirst, 125 Phelps Ave. NorthAdams.

BEAUTIFUL hand molded and hand painted vases, dishes, pixies, ashtrays,statues etc. All glossy finish. Just the ideal things for Christmas gifts. Moderatelypriced. Call N. A. 351 I-W.

BOY'S BICYCLE, 28-inch, balloon tires. Good condition. Dial 383, MarshallSt. plant.

WINCHESTER MODEL 70-220 Swift, with Lyman receiver sight andWeaver scope, 2\ power. All in excellent condition. $100.00. Call N.A. 1891-Mafter 5 p.m.

PERFECTION 4-burner gas stove apartment size. Oven and broiler.Used only one year. Dial 389, Marshall St. plant, or Williamstown 473-J.

DUPLEX HOUSE. 5 rooms each side. In excellent condition. One apartmentready for immediate occupancy. Located on State Rd. near Holy Family Church.Close to new school and parochial school. Call Jeff Barre, N. A. 2524-M after6:00 p.m.

CHROME kitchen table with mother-of-pearl top of porcelain. Expansionleaf and cutlery drawer. Table in excellent condition and used only 3J years.Chrome chairs to match also available. Further information Call N.A. I 338-Jafter 4:00 p.m.

ABC OIL BURNER. Used only one winter. For further information, callJames Goeway. Dial 38, Brown St. plant.

DRAPES AND RODS, red monks cloth (3 pairs). One 4-jet gas stove, ovenbroiler and storage compartment, I \ years old. Call at 1010 State Rd. or 1 757-RKafter 6:00 p.m.

30-30 CALIBER Winchester model 94 lever action carbine. Recently pur-chased. Has fired only 3 rounds. Complete with I box of shells, cleaning rod kit,and gun case. Call Donald Klammer, Adams 638-W or KVA Brown St. plant.

ONE PARLOR STOVE. Must be seen to be appreciated. Call N.A. 21 16-Janytime.

1941 DODGE sedan. 1951 motor. Call N.A. 1757-WK after 5:00 p.m.

MAN'S SPIEDEL watch band ($1 1.75). Will sell for $5.00. Call N.A. 549-Ranytime.

HOUSE, 6 rooms in Stamford. Automatic hot water heater, hot air heat, sunporch, redwood storm windows, spring water supply, 5 acresof land. On highway.Asking price is $6,000.00. Call Stamford, Vt. 73I-M2 or see John Hewitt, For-mation Dept.

CLASS A outboard hydro-plane, with or without 10 H.P. Johnson motor.Free test trials. One Montgomery Ward trailer, racing vest and helmet and otherracing accessories. Dial 396, Marshall St. plant or call N.A. 2797 after 5 o'clock.

The Lighter SideA real executive is a man who can

hand back a letter for a third re-typ-ing to a red-headed stenographer.

The wife who drives from the backseat isn't any worse than the husbandwho cooks from the dining-room table.

GLENWOOD range, combination gas and oil. A-1 condition. Dial 260,Marshall St. plant. Henry Pepin, 16 Avon St. North Adams.

ONE DUO-THERM pot burner with large cubic ft. capacity. Equipped withelectric flower. Reasonable. Call at 1010 State Rd. or Call N.A. 1757-RK.

BUILDING LOT, Jamieson Heights, Williamstown. Level, fine large elms,approximately 1 10 ft. by 210 ft. Dial 559, Marshall St. plant or Williamstown836 RK Robert Koch.

WHITE PORCELAIN 48-inch double basin sink and set tub. Call N.A.3373-M.

FULL-SIZE CRIB, a bathinette and a stroller. Also one parlor stove. CallWilliamstown 684-M.

1940 FORD i-ton panel truck for sale or for trade. Dial 327, Marshall St.plant.