SI'KAGUE ELECTRIC LOG, OC.IOHKK a. 1919

YOUR FIRE

DEPARTMENT

CAN HELP

Each year the week containingOctober 9, the anniversary of the GreatChicago Fire, is proclaimed FIREPREVENTION WEEK. The pur-pose of this concentrated effori on thepart ol the National Fire ProtectionAssociation is to remind us ol the manylittle things we can do to prevent firesin our homes and at our place ol work.

We know we should use electriclight cords ol the proper length so thatthere will be no need to hang themover nails or to tuck them under rugswhere they will be walked on; that weshouldn't bridge a fuse with a penny;that we shouldn't attach loo manyappliances to one outlet; that weshouldn't permit children to playwith matches. Hut, do we do any-thing about it? I )o we check ourchimneys and our roofs, for instance,to make sure they are ready for thewinter months ahead? I )o we checkthe insulation, particularly in thecellar, at regular intervals? A mem-ber ol the Fire Department may becalled upon to inspect our houses andto test the insulation for us.

It is a good idea, too, to know whattype of lire extinguisher to use il alire should break out. Experts haveclassified lire into three classes: (A)Burning material such as wood, paperor fabric. (H) Burning oil, grease, gasand other flammable liquids. (C)Electrical fires resulting from shortcircuits, faulty wiring or electricalequipment. There is no extinguishermade which is completely effectiveon all three types of lires. Again,our lire department can be ol assist-ance in recommending the proper lireextinguisher to keep ready lor use inthe home.

Fire Prevention Week is a good timeto check up on the lire hazards sur-rounding us so we can eliminate thembefore the winter sets in.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUNDWILL ELIMINATE FUTURE

INDIVIDUAL DRIVES• For quit*' some t ime now, representatives of Management and Em-

ployees have been considering the request of various employees for some

sort of integrated plan which would el iminate the necessity for in-

dividual fund drives through the year. \ s the result of tha i consid-

eration, the Sprague Electric Employee Benefit Fund has been establish-

ed and will go into effect immediately upon completion of registration

for membership in the Fund.

Heretofore, Community Chest, Red,Cross, March <>l l'iines, Cancer Fund him ol having lo contribute to anyand others have come in for our gener- individual donation campaign. Thoseous support l>y way ol individual employees who do not wish lo take paridrives through the three plants. We in lhis plan will be asked lo contributehave also contributed to lunds lor our lo individual drives from time lo limeown employees who have been put to just as they have in ihe past.unusual expense because ol long ill- Yearly reports of expenditures andnesses, tires and so on. From now on, balances will he published and madeall those things will be taken care ol j available to members on an annualby the payroll deduction plan which basis. This system of fund raising iswill make it easier lor all concerned. in operation at General Electric in

Beginning the week ol October l>, Pittsfield and i> working to the satis-all employees will be contacted by the | faction of all those connected with it.

The Ked Men 's Ceremonies at Mohawk Park were enjoyed byh u n d r e d s of North Adams chi ldren. Among t h e m were Pa t ty Li-bardie, d a u g h t e r of Ar thur of KVA. Mary of Retail Sales, Ann andMichael Tassone, chi ldren of Carmela of Brown Street Resis tors ; l)a\ idknox , whose father is J a m e s of Marshall Street Shipping .

SPRAGUE EMPLOYEES OBSERVEDIABETES DETECTION WEEK

DISPENSARIES EQUIPPED TO MAKENECESSARY TESTS

new Fund Drive Committee and givenan opportunity to sign up for anya m o u n t from ten to t i t ty cen ts a week.This money will go into the BenefitFund which will be carried in a separateaccount by the Company as a con-venience to the organization. Thiswill also do away with the necessity ofhaving the Hoard of Administratorshandle the actual cash and willsimplify the bookkeeping. The moneycollected will be allocated to those em-ployees having emergency expensesand proportionate amounts will beallotted to the various public driveswhen they come up.

Each employee signing up for thisplan will receive a membership cardwhich will identify him as a memberof the Benefit Fund and will relieve

Sprague Electric Company is coop-erating with the American DiabetesAssociation by assisting in the Dia-betes Detection Drive for IndustrialWorkers during the week of October1-16. The dispensaries in all threeplants will be equipped to make thenecessary tests after October 10, andall Company employees are invited totake advantage of this importantservice.

Diabetes is a condition broughtabout by the lack of insulin in thebody. The lack of insulin means thatthe body cells cannot use sugar whichthen accumulates in the blood and hasto be eliminated through the kidneys.

The lirst step in diagnosis is urineanalysis for abnormal amounts ofsugar. While the presence of sugarin the urine does not necessarily meanthe individual has diabetes, it doesserve as a warning which, if heeded,may avert or control a diabetic con-dition. Untreated or improperly treat-ed diabetes results in calcification inthe vascular system which in turncauses complications involving thefeet, eyes, kidneys and heart.

Diabetes ranks eighth among

diseases as a cause of death in theUnited States simply because too manydiabetics never know what ails themuntil it is too late. Early discoveryand treatment are vastly important ifcrippling complications, and sometimesdeath, from diabetes are to be avoided.

Diabetes Detection Week affordsa good opportunity for us to make surewe are not among the hidden thousandssuffering from this disease. Take aspecimen in a clean bottle marked withyour name, clock number and depart-ment to the nurse in your dispensary.Examinations will be made promptlyso that treatment, if needed, can beginprompt 1\.

Don ' t Be A Hidden Targe t ForDiabetes To Shoot At.

The same plan is being pui in al theHunter Machine Company in NorthAdams .

The Board oi Admin i s t r a t o r s for the

Sprague Electric Employee Fund arcrepresentatives of Management andthe Union: President, William Stack-poole; Vice President, George La-Bombard; Secretary, Ernest Purpura;Treasurer, R. C. Sprague, Jr. Othermembers of the Board arc: RaymondMahar, Lawrence llaskins, BernardFitzpatrick and John Washburn.

Remember, you will gel your appli-cation forms this week. Prompt re-turn ol these slips to your departmentsolicitor will facilitate the early work-ings of the plan. The committee hopestor your support and is ready to answerquestions concerning the Fund.

Mr. Adams Named

Vice ChairmanWilliam M. Adams, Sprague Elec-

tric Manager has been named Vice-Chairman of the Radio Manufacturer'sAssociation's Export Committee for1949-50.

Art Nan Sleenhurji, of Brown Street Molded Tubulars, finds a rap-able assistant in his two and one-half year old daughter, Jane, duringthe Family Dav tour.

Volume XII Number 1

PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY FOR EMPLOYEES OF SPRAGUE ELECTRIC COMPANY

SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG

PUBLISHING STAFF

Editor: Mary Council) Associate Editor: Dorothy Spra^nc

Circulation: Marion Caron Social Chairman: Mary Mathews

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Kil Carson, Tom Cullcn, Dan Kelly, Peter Mancuso, Jim Olclham, EttaOwen and Laurence Haskins.

Orchestra Begins AWARD WINNERSeason

Weddings

Sports riant Editor

Kenneth Russell Marshall Street: Cecile Trudeau

Photographer l'lunt Editor\l Horsfall Brown Street: Bertha Vaughan

BEAVER STREET REPORTERSJulia Abraham, Susan Bishop, Joan Bryce, Doris Charon, Harry Embry.

Mildred Kauslini, Doris Grinka, 1 Ia/el (.oodalc, Florence Harris. Ruth Haskins,Marjorie Hauptfleisch, Ruth Kelly, Vclma Lincoln, Frances Melito, DonaldRaina, Nick Richardello, George Scarbo, Florence Southgate, Shirley Thoros,Harry Trombley, Roseann Vigna, John Walsh, Marge Wittig.

MARSHALL STREET REFORTERS

Kxikla Callahan, Mary Daniels, Ida Gigliotti, Mabel Harvey, LaurenceHiser, Isabelle Hyndman, Virginia Kemp, Mario Magnani, Emma Mutart,Miles O'C.rady, Edward O'Neil, Cecile Risch, Roma Rumgay, James Shea.

BROWN STREET REFORTERS

Marion Andrews, Carol Bellard, Phyllis Brooks, Mary Bua, Janet Cady,Josephine Campedelli, Marie DeMarsico, John Davis, Charles Felix, VictorCay, Lenore Harrington, Ann Heath, Elizabeth Jangrow, Georgiemae Joy,Gladys Kirkpatrick, Helen Lesure, Maria Mancini, Jean Mahoney, MaryMarkland, Ri ta Samia, R i la Sicilian.), A n n a Si C A T , B lanche Tatro , CorenaTatro, Connie Urbano, and Isabel Witherow.

"Every Sprague Worker an Assistant Reporter'*''

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

The Berkshire Community Sym-phony Orchestra began its fourthseason with its first rehearsal on Wed-nesday evening, Sept. 21st at ChapinHall, Williamstovvn. Mr. Harry O.Barschdorf, manager of the orchestrareports that, by all indications, theorchestra will be the largest in its

who will conic Iron, all communitieswithin a 50 mile radius. Plans arebeing made to present the annual fallconceri on Monday evening Nov. 21>tai Chapin Hall, Williamstown with a

Tuesday evening Nov. 22nd.

Professor Joaquin Nin-Culmell, con-ductor of the Berkshire CommunitySymphony Orchestra and AssociateProfessor of Music at Williams Col-lege, will resume his duties as conductorwith the orchestra.

D u r i n g t h i s pas t y e a r a t t h e U n i -

versity of California, he conducted theUniversity Symphony Orchestra inthree concerts, taught, XVIth centurycounterpoint and Intermediate Harm-ony in the Theory division of the De-partment of Music. He also gaveseveral recitals and appeared as soloistwith the Oakland Symphony.

He is contemplating appearing withthe Berkshire Community SymphonyOrchestra in his double capacity of

SOREL HARVEY

Miss Mabel Marie Harvey of I heSmall Order Department was marriedto Robert !•'.. Sorel on September 17.in St. Francis' Church. The couple i-at home at l(> Spring Street.

COLUMBUS DAYpianist and conductor. He has triedibis formula once before with theMiamUniversity Symphony Orchestra and,although the composition then per-formed was his own Concerto forpiano and orchestra, Professor Nin-Culmell feels that a classic Concertowould fare far better under thesecircumstances. Consequently, he haschosen Beethoven's fourth piano Con-certo for the Berkshire Community ISymphony Orchestra's opening con-cert in November.

Remember this orchestra is sponsor-ed by the Sprague Electric Company.Let's follow its progress and supportthe concerts. Cooperation means suc-cess.

lour hundred and fifty-seven years ago an Italian named (IhristopherColumbus discovered this country we now live in. Another Italian,\merigo Vespucci, is the man for whom the eonntry is named. Boththese men were thinkers who believed in looking for something newbeyond the confines of the boundaries set by the maps of those days.They thought they could find new lands and new people. They did.

What would they think of their new land if they could look in on ustoday? The hardships connected with traveling in those days werebeyond the comprehension of any of us who live in this modern age.It seems plausible that Columbus and Vespucci might stand openmouthed at the sight of our airplanes taking oil into the ether with solittle effort. They would probably he astounded at the standard ofliving enjoyed by the people who make those planes. The world mapwould probably provide them with hours of study. We might not he soeager to answer their questions about what has happened to the Indians,hut otherwise, we could show them around with pride.

We have, through the years, built for ourselves a country whichsurpasses any of the wildest dreams of our discoverer. If we think of itin terms of t he things we would like to show him if he could come hack,we realize our great fortune.

TAKE A CHANCE

"Cheer up!

You have two chances,One of getting the germ

And one of not;And if you get the germ,

You have two chances,One of getting the disease

And one of not;And if you Kct the disease,

You have t wo chances,One of dying,

And one of not.And if you die — well

You still have two chances!"

BirthsAPPOINTED TO ,. >., RSCHAU. >,

COMMITTEE M h A l t eMr. and Mrs. John Pelky are the

parents of a daughter born September10. John works in the Salvage De-partment at Brown Street.

Pedestrian to newsboy: "Son, canyou direct me to the nearest bank?"

Newsboy: "Yes, sir, for a quarter."

Pedestrian: "Isn't that high pay, myboy?"

Newsboy: "No sir, not for a bankdirector."

Robert C. Sprague, Jr., EmployeeRelations Adviser for Sprague Elec-tric Company, has been appointed tothe Industrial Relations Commit tee ofthe Radio Manufacturer 's Associationfor 1949-50. This is his third yearin this office.

First Kangaroo: "Annabelle, where'sthe baby?"

Second Kangaroo: "My goodness,I've had my pocket picked."

the Cost Department and LawrenceNelson Jeffers were married on October1, in Noire Dame Church. They willlive on Middle Road when they returnfrom their wedding trip to the WhiteMountains.

JOSEPH-HADDAD

Miss Alice Mary Haddad of Re-sistors was married to Samuel LouisJoseph on September 17 at the home

| of City Clerk Albert L. Fuller.

KAY .'YOU BOUGHT US 6OME" 0LS! NOW I 6UPPOSE

J'LL WANT A SLICE OF

'SST

WHAT A BUSINESS/ CM <SETTIN" | / WHAT W EWHITTLE-NUTTY, JIMMY.' / i NlHOW CAN WE A\AKE ANY _ ^ > "fl|AK3NEY THIS WAY? WE \ I ( R ,JU5T DON'T TURN OUT ) . \ ^ "

THEN LETSGET SOME.THIS IS/WAKINGDOUGHHARDWAY.'

TOOLS COST/HONEY— ANCTHAT'S SOME-THING WEDON'T HAVEANY OF

<SOTA LITTLE LOOSECHANGE TO

WHY NOT? W E R E GETTINGNOWHERE PAST WITHOUTTOOLS, BURRHEAD !...CAN'TEVEN A\AKE DECENTWAGES... AND >OU

KNOW IT

THIS 1 CAN STAND. BUI1 5TILL DON'T SEE WHYJASPER IS ENTITLED I D . . .

LISTEN, BURRHEAD.' OURWORK 15 EASIER... WE MAKEA\ORE BOATS... AND ALL

BECAUSE OF JASPER'STOOLS i

SEE, BURRHEAD.' A\OREAND BETTER BOATS...A\ORE CUSTOMERS...

EVERYBODY'SHAPPY _

GARSHYER RIGHT

HOW AMJCH FORTHE CAT BOAT

TYPE?

REMEMBER YOURCOMMUNITY CHEST

Paisc 2 October H, I<M<>

R K W K I . I . STEVENS

Miss Doris Ann Slovens, ol the SalesOffice, and Clarence Arthur Rennellwere married on September 17 in theFirst Baptisi Church. 1 IUN are livinj. ai 175 Notch Road.

The most receni Suggestion Awardwinner is Robert Sinderman who work-ed in F. I". Assembly before going toSpringfield College where he is workingfor a degree in Physical Education.

capacity and resistance tables, and itnetted him $15.00. Our best wishesgo with you, Bob, for a pleasant,profitable college career.

NEW F. P. DRYDEPARTMENT

A new department lor ageing FPtype dry condensers will go into opera-tion this week on the second floor ofBuilding 6-A at Marshall Street.

During the next few months, ad-ditional equipment will be placed inoperation for finishing and testingthis type of condenser. It is anticipat-e d t h a t , d u r i n g 1 9 5 0 , a l l t h e F P t y p e

assembly operations now at Beaver-Street will be moved to Marshall andthe facilities installed along side thosenow being put in

John Pierce, Foreman of the BeaverStreet depar tment , will be in chargeof the Marshall Street depart meni.

I..W K.NK GIBEAll

Miss Lorraine I'hxllis Gibeau ol Ketail Sales and Herald Arthur LaYigneof the Sample Lab were married onSeptember 24, in Si. Francis1 Church.Alter a trip to New York City andWashington, I). C. they will beat IK.me.11 the Berkshire Apartments on HankStreet.

TONIATTI-BARNARI)

Miss Phyllis Mary Barnard of DrjRolling was married to Tulio Toniattion September 24, at City Hall. The)are living ai 464 State Street.

OUELLETTE-MULQUEEN

Miss Rita Margaret Mulqueen <>lthe Sample Lab and Alfred JosephOuellette were married on October 1.in St. Francis' Church. After awedding trip to Niagara Falls andC a n a d a , they will live at 1 EdwardA v e n u e , A d a m s . Rita is o n e of (heLOG r e p o r t e r s .

LEONARD-LUSSIER

Miss Lorraine A. Lussier of D.T.Q.Rolling was married to Earl EugeneLeonard of IW.Tal, Vermont, on Oc-tober l . inS t . Francis'Church. After awedding trip to Boston, Connecticutand New York State, they will resideat 147 Heaver Street.

October 8, 1949 SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG Page :\

SOME SPRAGUE FOLKS AT OUR OPEN HOUSE, SEPTEMBER 17The pictures tell the story of how much we enjoyed the Family Day tour through the three plants.

One of the most popular spots for the youngsters was the glass blowing booth where Matt Nazzew-

ski held forth. The last we saw of Matt he was just finishing a doll with arms and legs!

Page 4 SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG October U, 1949

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Saneckiwho were married on July 2. Theluiilc is Lucy of MiscellaneousPaper Assembly.

Marshall StreetFORMATION

By Val Pinsonnault

A dinner-dance was held recentlyby the members and wives of theFlower Club at the Clarksburg Sports-men's Club. It was through theefforts of George Senecal thai theparty was such a success. Val Pin-sonnault presided as master of cere-monies and proved to be a good story-teller and speaker. James Shea gavea brief review of the organization ofthe Flower Fund and explained whatthe club has accomplished in the pastyears. Applause expressed the grat-itude of the members to Mr. (iriffin,Treasurer, and Mr. Hewitt, Secretarywhose efforts have been of great valueto the group. Lou Haley was in hisold-time form when it came to callingfor the square sets. A jigging contestbetween L. Haley and NapoleonPatenaude was excellent. The judgesfound it difficult to choose betweenthe two; the result was a draw. TheFlower Fund donated twenty dollarsto the Polio Fund.

SAMPLE DEPARTMENTBy M. Harvey and I. Hyndman

Some of the girls dropped in for afew minutes at Mabel's wedding re-ception and then hurried back to workfor Family Day.

Everyone had a good time at Jerry'swedding reception. Pictures willappear in the next issue. Ask Isabelwhy she has stars in her eyes sincegoing to that party.

Dot Rivard is busy knitting asweater for the man in her life. Wehope he gets it by spring.

Dick Moon drove up Main Streetthe other day with someone's fenderattached to his car.

GOOD GROOMINGIf you have dandruff, brush your

hair thoroughly before every sham-poo, to loosen the clinging scale. Afterworking up a good suds, scrub thescalp lightly with a small nail brush.If you wash your hair once a week,following this procedure, you shouldhave little trouble with dandruff.

/ / you want to look younger, don'twear your hair brushed forwardaround your lace. This style accentu-ates any tendency to lines and sag-ging. Brush your hair up and backat the sides, but wear a well-cutbang, if you find it becoming.

When you choose a new hat, dress,or blouse, observe how the color af-fects your complexion. If your skinis naturally ruddy, avoid brightgreens. They make the skin look evenredder. A red hat or dress accentu-ates the flushed look, because it castsa pink reflection. If your skin is sal-low, don't wear bright blues. Clearblue is complementary to yellow andemphasizes the yellow in your skin.

Young eyelids have a soft gloss. Re-

member this when you powder, andavoid your eyelids. To help give youreyelids that young, dewy look, spreada speck of cream on them and lightlywipe it oft.

For hair that gets strawy and dry insummer, try a touch ol brilliantinebefore exposure to the sun. Pour acouple of drops on your palm, rubbrush over it, and then brush yourhair. Pay special attention to the endsand other troublesome spots.

Heels that are painfully red, rough,and bumpy are a common sight at thebeach. They are caused by wearingtightly strapped slings or other shoesthat rub or bind. For a permanentcure, select better-fitting shoes. Inthe meantime, try this smoothingtreatment. Rub heels vigorously witha coarse washcloth at bathtime. Itthere is hard callus, wear it down bystroking gently with toilet pumice.Thoroughly massage heels with facecream if you are going to bed, orapply hand lotion if you are dressingto go out.

AUTOMATIC ROLLING

By Choo-Choo

Vacations: Herb Palmer spent aweek's vacation motoring through New-York State and Canada.

Pete Andognini had a week and ahalf in the northern states and Canada.

Billy Richards was in the hospitalfor observation during most of hisvacation.

Our Foreman, Norman Chenail,will take in the World Series on hisvacation.

We welcome the following new mento the department: Bill Hussey, HectorLandry, George LeSage, Joe Gentile,Al Bourdon, Aldo Sartori, Leo Mullen,Clarence Wildman, Nick Fulginiti andJoe Rotola. We hope you boys willlike it here.

Now that the Yankees have takenthe American League pennant, theYankee fans in this room are jubilantwhile we Red Sox boosters feel badlyabout the outcome. But, wait untilnext year!

Larry Roberts is driving the usedcars dealers in the area frantic. He•ceeps going from one to the other try-ing out cars. When will you buy one,Larry?

In case the employees in the MethodsOffice wonder what became of CharlieParker, we wish to inform them thatCharlie is down here doing a little re-search work. You must dream ofsections, Charlie.

Remember the Infantile Emerg-ency Fund!

Your HoroscopeLIBRA, THE SCALES

(Sept. 24th to Oct. 2.i incl.)

The following personality and char-acter analysis is written according tothe indications of the Sun in your birth-sign, which is the sign Libra. It isthe seventh sign of the Zodiac, and it isruled by the planet Venus. It is acardinal sign and represents the West.Its element is air. Its day is Friday.Its metal is copper. Its color are lightblue, yellow, pink, orchid and the arttints. Its gem is the crysolite. Itssymbol is the scales. It representsbalance. It presides over the kidneysand loins.

PERSONALITY: Your birthsign isthe sign of harmony, beauty, charm,culture and balance. The true Libratype of personality is charming, at-tractive, pleasant, graceful and showssigns of subtile culture. The type ofpersonality that represents the naturalaristocrat is that it is devoid of shallow-ness and meaning. However, this doesnot mean that they are not sensitiveand temperamental. The sign Librausually indicates beauty, and many ofthe world's most handsome of men andwomen are influenced by this sign atthe time of birth. They have a verymagnetic and attractive personalityand are capable of influencing othersdirectly or by reaction. Ordinarilythey show considerable poise. Theyusually possess the type of personalitythat is responsible for the operationof its own destiny throughout thecourse of life. The Libra type of per-sonality gives one a good start in life,but the actual carving out of one'sdestiny actually depends upon themind behind the personality.

YOU FAYS YOUR MONEY..."YOU TAKES YOUR CHOICE!

Hxaggerated? Not by a jugful! So manyclaims are being made for the average ca-pacitor these days, you'd almost need a testdepartment like this to prove whether ornot the manufacturers are telling the truth.

For everyday testing of essential capacitorcharacteristics in your own service shop,we recommend the Sprague Tel-OhmikeAnalyzer. Measures capacitances from.00001 to 2000 mfd., electrolytic powerfactor to 50%, and electrolytic leakage underrated voltage from built-in power supply.Checks insulation resistance of ceramic,paper and mica capacitors. Measures re-sistors from 2.5 ohms to 2 5 megohms. Alsois a 0-15-150-750 volt and 0-1.5-15-75 ma.volt-milliammeter.

Write for catalog M-4I4 today.

Sprague Tel-Ohmike analyzer for fast, easytesting of all essential capacitor and resistorcharacteristics.

Sprague Capacitors for dependable servicein any application.

SPRflGUEREMEMBER YOUR

C O M M U N I T Y C H E S T

(1) Alfred Michael Galli, nephew of Rose Pasotti of Prokar Rolling and Bill Pasotti of K.V.A. Picture taken at five months. (2) Vincent and Ernest DeSanty, sons of Dorothy ofIndustrial Oil Final Assembly. (3) Patty Ann Williams, daughter of Mary of F. P. Drys and Franklin of Molding. Her grandmother, Alice Gomeau, works in the Brown StreetOffice and her aunt, Barbara Groves, works in Resistors. (4) Paul Wesley, son of Raymond Miller of the Impregnation Department. (5) Larry Brothers, of the MoldingDepartment, with his grandson, Michael. (6) Jackie Pitroff, son of Vicky Pitroff of Dry Tubular Assembly, and nephew of Adam Pevoski of Formation.

October it, 194') SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG Page 5

Plastic Finishing Dept.

By Phyllis Brooks

Our sympathy goes to the family ofLarry Richards whose father-in-lawdied recently.

Rose Boudreau is moving to a newaddress this week.

Helen Daub had the girls of this de-

partment to her home for a house-

Happy Birthday to Bertha Worth-

ington.The girls of this department are

having a dinner at Morrisey's Cafe onThursday night at seven o'clock.

Rose Mazzotta was at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital over the weekend fora checkup and is returning next weekfor X-rays. Good luck, Rose.

David Richards, son of LarryRichards, has entered Willislon Acad-emy at Kasthampton. David workedwith us for a while this summer.

Mary Neville's sons are returning tocollege one to Williams and theother to Oklahoma A. and M.

Industrial Oil Rolling

By Helen Lesure

Who said vacation season was over?A few people who were really wise said

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lavignewho were married September 24.Lorraine works in Sprague Pro-ducts, and Gerald is employed inthe Sample Department.

Wire Coating

"Phooey to summer vacations" andwailed for this cool weather to sot in.

Albina Bouchard went to Canadafor a few days and had a grand oldtime. She came hack talking betterFrench than ever.

Alice Beauchamp and her husband,Paul, followed Albina's example andweni to Montreal. While there, theyattended a Jubilee celebration at whichPaul's aunt, Sister Mary of Egypt,m a r k e d h e r s i x t i e t h y e a r a s a n u n .

A l i c e t h r i l l e d u s a l l w i t h t h e s t o r y of

the impressive ceremony.

In the last issue of t he L O G welisted the l ine-up lor t he girls' bowl ingt e a m lor th i s season a n d we forgot tom e n t i o n the n a m e of Peg Maynard .Forgive m e . Peg, we won ' t let th ishappen again.

Speaking of sports, there's nothingwe enjoy as much as hearing I he fellowsin (he department rehash a ball game(lie day alter it has been played. Ourfavorite rehasher for today happenedto be Vernon Durocher (not related tol-eo). Vern ^ivos a play-by-play des-c r ip t ion wi th gestures, a n d i t ' s b e t t e rt h a n the movies .

That r e m i n d s m e : a s a liv<\ Sox fanit's my duty to go tune in on the game.So i t ' s one , two , three a n d I'm ou t atthe old ball game!

By Corena Tatro

Earle Washburn brings a cheerful

of beautiful flowers from his owngarden. We think they are lovely.

We can now boast of three newgreen cars in this group. Ann Loomishas just acquired a new green Dodge.

Betty Jangrow and her husbandwere seen dining at the Holiday Innon their twentieth wedding anniversary.Congratulations to both of you andbest wishes to you, Betty, on yourapproaching birthday.

Why did Harold (keen have on redsocks? Maybe he was a Red Sox fan.

P.A.A. Line

By Rita and Mary

Francis Dami spent her enjoyabletwo weeks vacation at home. Butask her where she spent most of hertime.

Olive Simon is our Number Onefarmerette on the line. She has justbought a farm in Pownal, Vermont.Do you find it hard plowing your waythrough, Olive?

Our soldering line really would be ata loss without the witty remarks fromMargaret Perrault every day. Some-times, I wonder where she finds thetime to think of them all.

The old stork will be making hisrounds soon now, and it looks as ifAngie Downs' house is next on thelist. We hope it is a girl, Angie.

Gladys Rohane made us chuckleone day with a tale about her four-year old son. He looked out of thewindow after a rain and said, "Mommieit ain't raining anymore." Gladystold him that he hadn't said thatcorrectly: Johnnie said it again,"Mother, it ain't raining anymore."

We welcome Lil Thomas to our de-partment and grapevine.

A new love has blossomed in MillieB's heart in the form of Gene Autry.

Industrial Oils

By Ann Heath

Ernie Risch is back after a two-week vacation at Daytona Beach,Florida. Well, how ah y'all, Ernie?

Winnie Emery is pretty proud of herson, Jim. We wish him the best ofluck in college.

Nancy Puppulo is back after herhoneymoon in Washington, I). G.

We are all glad to hear that HazelL'Ecuyer is getting along so well.Come in and see us. You, too,Eleanor DeSanty. Don't get too fator we won't know you when you getback.

William Sheldon is on the airOctober II. We'll be listening, Bill.

Ceil Bouchard missed her vacation.She should be on the stage with TissieLish.

Molded Tubulars

By Connie Urbano

Vacations: Bertha Shepard, Hart-ford, Connecticut; Mary Dean, Clare-mont, New Hampshire; Helen Baxter,Canada; Alice Bard, New York andWashington, D. C ; Vincent Matraga,at home; Barbara Scott, Boston;Bernadette Jones, Wells and OldOrchard Beach, Maine; Gladys Kirk-patrick, Philadelphia and Bucks Coun-ty, Pennsylvania; Margaret Thomas,at home; Mary Goodermote, HamptonBeach; Beatrice Boucher, Springfield;Teresa Perini, Pittsburgh, Trenton andBrooklyn; Maria Melchiori, GreylockTower; Mae Szetela, Lake Champlain.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.Melchior who celebrated their twenty-seventh wedding anniversary Sep-tember 16.

Molded Tubulars Final Soldering

The Busy Bees

We are taking over the news for theday shift and hope you will like us.

Florence Clement spent her vaca-tion in New York City.

Jeannette Cady is spending hervacation at home.

Mary Ann Trot tier spent her vaca-tion in Chicago.

We are happy to have Ruth Durantback after her operation.

We are sorry to have "Willy"Gotzens leave us. We hope you willcome back soon.

Dry Tubular Finish

By

M. Hauptfleisch ard M. Faustini

We welcome Celia Wegrzyn, an oldco-worker, back after short absence.

It doesn't seem like old times sinceLeo Lemoine, our supervisor, has beenout ill. We hope you are on the road torecovery and will be back with us soon.

We welcome Robert Curry, a newcheck inspector, to our department.

W7e see where we will all be stayingout of the road for Marge Haupt-fleisch is taking driving lessons. How'sthe new Plymouth coming, Marge, orwill it be a Buick?

Isabelle Mazinski and Mary Yeinottehave had gas installed in their kitchenstoves. No more ashes and oil jugsto bother with, girls.

Misc. Paper Finish

By Velma Lincoln

Greetings to Frank Major on hiswedding anniversary. Friends andrelatives called in the evening tocongratulate the Majors.

Happy birthday to Delores Bailey.

Anna Malloy's son, John, has enter-ed St. Anselm's in Manchester, N. Y.

Gertrude Deso's mother was oper-ated on recently and is feeling muchbetter. The girls in the departmentall send best wishes for a quick re-covery.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sorel weremarried September 17. The brideis Mabel of the Sample Depart-ment.

A. C. and CENTRIFUGE

By Harry and Doris

Welcome back, Helen Pietras andElaine Fort in.

Roy Trottier spent his vacation inFlorida.

Jennie Marceau can-'t get enough toeat, it seems. Gudzi seems to be verypopular with the ladies lately.

jack Sullivan spent his vacation inthe White Mountains of New Hamp-shire. He has also bought a summerhome on Woodford Lake, Vt.

Norman Monette spent his vacationat home.

We extend greetings to HarryEmbry who is back with us and toour new man, Herbert Winchell, andto Dominick Pisano.

F. P. DRYS

By Florence Harris

It's good to have more of the girlsback to work.

Charles Desrosier sure did a splendidjob in his department for Family Day.Everything was spic and span and he-even had flowers for his desk. Every-one seemed to enjoy working thatSaturday and the people who cameseemed to enjoy themselves. Let'sdo it again sometime.

INDUSTRIAL OILS--Final Assem.

By Georgiemae Joy

Roma King, Peggy Maynard, HaroldShore and Art Libardi have returnedfrom their vacations.

We have ping-pong matches everyday during the morning and afternoonrest periods. Kenny Russell, ArtLibardi and John Shaker are theprincipal contestants. We won't tellwho wins the most games.

It's nice to see most of our oldfriends hack again and to welcome alot of new ones.

We are sorry you are ill, PhyllisRhodes, and hope you will be back

In answer to an advertisementoffering razors for five dollars, a largestore received the following letter:

"Gentlemen: Please send me one ofyour razors for which I am enclosing$5.00.

P.S.: I forgot to enclose the $5.00but no doubt a house of your size willsend a razor, anyway."

This was the reply:"We are in receipt of your valued

order for one of our $5.00 razors andhave much pleasure in sending therazor.

P.S.: We forgot to enclose therazor, but no doubt a man of yoursmooth cheek will not need it, any-way."

(I) Lynn \vis Formhals, nine months old daughter of Harold, formerly of Mica. (2) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cote who were married in June. Dorothy works in MiscellaneousPaper Assemhly. (3) Linda Jean, niece of Eloise Lewis of Brown Street Prokar. (4) Felix Gzimalowski, son of June of M.T.S. and grandson of Almaud Dupont of I'. A. A. Testingand Telesphorc Duponl of Brown Slm-i Maintenance. (5) A group of the Industrial Oil girls at the Puppolo-Barschdorf wedding. (6) Frank Morandi of the Can Shop withhis sons, Francis and John.

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SPORTS Kenny Russell

This timely harvest scene was taken !>y VI llorsfall on one oftrips around the Berkshire Hills.

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HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL

Both Adams and Drury have yet to

annex a victory. Adams High has

played 4 tussles. Turners Falls drop-

ped their opponent 30-0. The Mother

Town lads then played Cathedral the

following week under the lights at

Pynchon I'ark in Springfield and

suffered their second set-back, 13-0.

In this fray the Adams squad showed

marked improvement. However in

their third outing, invading Gardner

had little trouble in winning 34-0. Last

Saturday the boys dropped another

to an invader -Athol and the score

was M-l. To the followers ol the

Red and White this may seem quite

disappointing, but, when one looks at

the opposition met and the still

schedule listed, with an inexperienced

squad, defeats like this are not rare.

When Berkshire County opponents

are faced the Adams boys will wage a

mighty fine game.'

Drury has tasted three consecutive

defeats so far this season, falling before

Fitchburg in the opener at Noel Field,

6-0. Instead of becoming downcast

the "Blue Devils" felt they had won

at least a moral victory because Fitch-

burg is loaded with talent. In the

second game I )rury journeyed to

Greenfield and once more fell before the

onslaught of their opponent score, 20-7.

This game was lost in the 1st half as

Drury just couldn't find itself and

seemed to be bewildered with the

Greenies aerial attack. The locals

more than held their own in the 2nd

half when they outscored their oppon-

ents 7-6. Last Saturday the Drury

Eleven fell before the Turners Falls

speech" attack and were left by the

way-side 39-13. This light but light-

ning fast Turners team got a bad break

at the outset of the game when they

fumbled the kickoff and lost the ball

on their own 17 yd. line. However

Drury stalled on the 12 and Turners

Falls then began to roll and when half

time rolled around they were leading

26-6. Once again Drury played a

better 2nd half but the local lads will

have to serve up a better brand in the

1st part if they are to win a few.

Drury has a big heavy squad and

although they are green and need more

experience this squad is looking better

as each week goes on. I )rury has only

one Senior on the squad Capt. Zepka

and in another year this team is going

to square accounts with a good many

ol their opponents. And tans —watch

for a few surprises from this team be-

cause they are potentially able to ex-

plode any Saturday afternoon from

here on to the close ol the season.

Williams CollegeFootball

The new Look at Williams College

was unveiled on West on Field when

the Williams eleven entertained a

courageous band from Norwich. Coach

Leu Watters and his staff presented to

all who were present, a power-packed

host ol ball players who were able to

just about name the score against a

team they took by just 2 touchdowns a

year ago. The Final Score was 54-6.

However, lest we deceive all, max we

say at this time that much stiffer

opposition is sure to confront the

Ephmen, and the lads representing the

Purple must still perfect their plays

because, on occasions, it was noticeable

that the offensive attack became mired

at inopportune t imes. On the other

hand, the two eleven platoon system

used in employing the "Missouri I "

w a s v e r y e f f e c t i v e . E s p e c i a l l y t h e

stout-defensive play shown by the

defensive squad. This club is not a

world-beater and undoubtedly will

drop one or two, but will give a good

account of itself. As Coach Watters

explained at the "Quarterback Club",

we need more strength at the tackle

spots and, with each game, the ex-

perience necessary to mold a real top-

notch eleven.

The new electric clock that gives the

time, quarters, downs, and score is a

real delight to everyone, and the

comments heard would have swelled

the pride of those who instigated the

plan ol a new board.

Remember -- Follow the Purple

Kalman and "Bill" Belanger also were

given rounds ol applause.

Mr. Belouin, sponsor o! the champs'

"Belouins Cafe", received the trophy,

,iiid Johnny Aria/i received the Second

prize for the runner-up Corner Cafe.

L e a d i n g b a t t e r w a s " N e l " R o y of the

w i n n i n g B e l o u i n t e a m . N e l a l s o w o n

l a u r e l s for t h e m o s t r u n s b a l l e d in .

L e a d i n g p i t c h e r w a s E . l u i s . M o s t

valuable player was Johnny Arizzi,

catcher for the Corner Cafe.

His Honor, Mayor James A. Bowes,

wound ti]) a most pleasant evening with

a serious talk about sports in the Berk-

shires and North Adams particularly.

Sprague Electric Girls'Bowling LeagueSeptember 27

Team Standings: Won LostBeaverettes 8 1Paper Ignition 6 3Industrial Oils 5 4Independents 5 4Dry Rolling 5 4W. E. Rollers 4 5Alley Cats ?> 6D.T.Q 1 8

Individual Standings :High Ind. Single—118—V. WisnowskiHigh Ind. 'Triple—289—V. Wisnowski

and H. MartelHigh Team Single—Beaverettes—470High Team Triple—Beaverettes—1364Strikes—"Vishy" Wisnowski—4

High Individual Average on Sep-arate t eams :

Name and Team Ave. Stgs.V. Wisniowski, Beaverettes 91H. Martel. Paper Ignition 89.7 9M. Wolher, Independents 86.5 8I. Witherow, Ind. Oils 86.5 6C. Gebauer, W. E. Rollers 85.7 9Dot Roy, Alley Cats 84.7 9P. Charron, D.T.Q. 84.} 9A. Roche, Dry Rolling 8.S 6

City Soft-Bali LeagueHolds AnnualBanquet

The City Soft-ball League held its

annual Banquet at the Corner Cafe

with well over 100 in attendance.

"Nick" Carter was master of cere-

monies, and his remarks were well

fitted for the occasion.

During the course of the evening, two

telegrams were received and read -

one from "Bucky" Bullett who is

convalescing in a Rutland, Vt. hospital,

and the other from a former player who

is now living in another city, "Skeets"

Gallagher.

President Orrie Giusti spoke briefly

and stated openly that much better

cooperation would be needed to run the

league another year.

Umpire in Chief, "Bob" Slattery,

spoke and vigorously defended all the

arbitraters of the league amid a chorus

of boos. (All in fun, eh! Fellows.)

Treasurer George St. Pierre was

called on fora bow; Trophy donors, Mr.

Major League

Baseball

Yanks capture flag in American

League by downing the Boston

Red Sox -- 5-3.

Dodgers take the National League

Pennant by defeating the Phillies

9-7 in ten innings.

Yes, tans, Sunday, October 2 was a

red-letter day lor the Yankees and

Dodgers. This year both the Senior

and Junior circuits had the fans in a

frenzy. Words cannot describe the

pandemonium that reigned in the last

week ol the current season. World

Series atmosphere was created long be-

fore the real Series was to start.

'This year 4 clubs were vitally con-

cerned with the last week drive. In

the American League the front running

Y a n k e e s h a d f i n a l l y r e l i n q u i s h e d i t s

lead held practically all season, but on

Sat. and Sun. this same club came back

from the shadows of defeat to whip the

Boston Red Sox before a packed house

at Yankee Stadium. Even the die-

hard Red Sox rooters had to admit that

the Yankees deserved the crown.

The National Loop also had its

followers in hysteria as both the

Cardinals and the Dodgers jockeyed for

the lead. Like the Yankees the

Dodgers under the able guidance of

genial "Bur t " Shot ten steadied in the

stretch and over took a well-balanced

St. Louis team and finally on the last

day clinched the pennant.

The standings at the conclusion of

the season is an odd one as both leagues

have the same won and lost records

for the 1st two teams.

Here is the Final Major League

Standings and in comparison to the ones

that I picked in early spring.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L PC GB

New York 97 57 .630

Boston 96 58 .62.} 1

Cleveland 89 65 .578 8

Detroit 87 67 .565 10

Philadelphia. . . 81 73 .526 16

Chicago 63 91 .409 34

Is Your Hobby

Showing?

I ) o y o u h a v e a ' h o b b y ? I ><> y o u

s p e n d s p a r e t i m e i n w o o d w o r k , a r t ,

photography, embroidery, leather tool

ing, flower growing, cooking or are you

an individualist who's thought up

something new and different in occupy

your spare tune. Well, then let's gel

imi and show it!

Now we know that main Sprague

Employees are interested in hobbies of

various types, but only a few of us

know anything about them. Since

there's a kindred spirit among hobby-

ists, maybe folks would like to know

who else is doing the same thing.

1 hen, too, many ol the rest of us are

lazy do-nothings; bill we'd like to see

your handiwork. So why not have a

hobby show? We could get some

place, large enough to accommodate

those interested, set up tables, and

some convenient Saturday afternoon

get together and display our favorite

projects. It would cost only a small

amount ol tune and an idea or two.

II you think this would be fun call

the editor's desk or drop in at the

Employment Office. II response i>

good enough we might have a hobby

show.

Fishing ContestR e s u l t s ol t h e F i s h i n g C o n t e s t wi l l

b e a n n o u n c e d in t h e n e x t i s s u e of t h e

L O G w i t h p i c t u r e s .

Kenny's Predictions

National League1. Brooklyn2. Boston3. St. Louis4. New York5. Pittsburgh6. Philadelphia7. Cincinnati8. Chicago

American League

1. Boston

2. Cleveland

3. New York

4. Detroit

5. Philadelphia

6. St. Louis

7. Washington

8. Chicago

St. Louis 53 101 .344 44

Washington. . . . 50 134 .MS 47

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L PC GBBrooklyn 97 57 .630

St. Louis 96 58 .623 1 '

Philadelphia. . . 81 7.S .526 16

Boston 75 79 487 22

N e w York 7. 81 .474 24

Pittsburgh 71 8. .461 26

Cincinnati 62 92 .403 35

Chicago 61 93 .396 36