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

Volumn X SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG, NOVEMBER 22, 1947 Number

SPRAGUE EMPLOYEES TO NAME NEW CAPACITORChristmas Box ShippedTo Holland School

A farewell gesture of good will iaextended to the Khenen, Holland,school which Sprague employees spons-ored last year, in a gifi box to thechildren of that school. This box waspacked November 20 and will reachthe Dutch children in time for Christ-mas. This box contains such materialsas are still considered luxuries abroadsuch as soap, candy and sweets, andwriting materials.

Mary Mathews, chairman of the LogSocial Committee presents a summaryof the work accomplished by the Com-mittee for children overseas throughthe medium of the "Save the ChildrenFederation" and to which Sprague em-ployees have so generously contributed.It is a very satisf) ing report — one ofwhich Sprague employees can bejustly proud, and Mrs. Mathews ex-presses her sincere (hanks to all whohave helped make these drives sosuccessful (and incidentally, for whichthe "Save the Children's Federation"have publicly thanked the Spragueemployees for their outstanding dona-lions.)Summary of Work Accomplished

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Thanksgiving - 1947by Fred Windover

This year it would not seem necessary to remind Americansoj the really important things for which they may be thankful.Our well-being has been impressed upon us by shocking comparisonand each of us has been uncomfortably embarassed when we quietlyreflected upon the problems of our world neighbors. We arewealthy — not only in material things, but in common purposesand principles. We are most rich in that our nation has beendevoted to the achievement of man's right to "Life, Liberty andthe Pursuit of Happiness."

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SPRAGUE MANAGEMENT CLUB ORGANIZED

Candid Shots at Fort Massachusetts of Newly Organized Management Club

Newly elected officers of the Sprague Management Club are F. Wilson

(not shown), R. Calvi, C. Perry, A. Law, L. Haskins, G. Senecal, A.

Bergeron, J. Puppolo and E. Purpura-president.

Hunter Machine Co. Observes 100th AnniversaryThe Sprague Electric Company .and

its employees extend good wishes tothe Hunter Machine Company and itsemployees upon the 100th anniversaryof that Company.

Founded in 1847, the Hunter Com-pany equipment consisted of one latheand two molders, with one clerk repre-senting its personnel. Today, theCompany occupies a large modern

plant on Main Street and a foundry onCurran Highway and employes some345 persons. Five generations of theHunter family have directed the Com-pany since it began. The originalJames Hunter was succeeded by JamesE. Hunter, followed by James D.Hunter. James T. Hunter is nowpresident, and his sons James H. andRichard A. Hunter are vice presidents.

New Organization Officially Recog-nized — Part of National Associa-tion of Foremen.

On November 5, the Sprague Man-agement Club was formally organizedat a dinner held at Fort Massachusetts.About 60 persons were present. Nom-ination and election of officers washeld, and the following men werenamed officers for the ensuing year:Ernest Purpura, president; John Pup-polo, vice-president; Ray Calvi, secre-tary; Carleton Perry, treasurer; andboard of control included Pete Law,Fielding Simmons, Larry Haskins,George Senecal and Al Bergeron.

These new officers were installed byMr. Bernard Macker of Fitchburg,Director of the National Association ofForemen. After the installation, acharter was presented to the SpragueManagement Club by Director Mack-er; and Mr. R. C. Sprague, president,and Mr. E. L. Ward, vice-president,were called upon by acting Chairman,Ed Fitzpatrick for short addresses.

The Management Club was organ-ized for management representativesof the vSprague Electric Company foreducational purposes. The membersof this organization will use the Clubas a medium by which better under-standing of all management problemsmay be brought to light and discussed.

$25.00 OFFERED FOR NAME

ALL SPRAGUE EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE

Additional Prize If Winning NameIs Adapted As Trade-Mark Name

To the employee, who in ihe opinion of the judges,submits the best name for the Sprague plastic, moldedtubular eapaeilor, a prize of $25.00 will be awarded. Inaddition, should the winning name be trade-marked andused in Sprague advertising and sales promotion, the winnerwill receive an additional award of $100.

For several months, employees havebeen aware that the Brown StreetPlant was humming with the pro-duction of a new capacitor —• a newplastic, molded tubular capacitor.Many of our employees have beentransferred to this new Department tohelp in its production But this wasnot the actual beginning of the plasticmolded tubular. Its beginning goesback some four years when over onehundred thousand experimental unitswere made before the present unit wasdeclared satisfactory. The new unitsare smaller than the usual Spraguepaper tubular capacitor of an equalrating, yet they stand up under themost rigid of tests and are adapted tonumerous uses from home and autoradios, to military and aviation equip-ment. They are built to withstandtemperature changes ranging from-40 to 185 F, they are non-inflam-mable, and heat and moisture resistant.Their performance is uniform and de-pendable.

Employees Asked toName Capacitor

The Sprague Electric Company isproud of this new capacitor, and ouremployees are equally proud of theirpart in its construction. So that allemployees may actually participate inthe production of this capacitor, theyare asked to NAME it. All employeesare familiar with the trade names ofproducts they help make in the Plants -'Midgets'-'Ceroc'-'Koolohm' - 'Prokar'.All those names are trade-marked andstand for a Sprague product of dis-tinguished merit Now think of asuitable name for this new plastic,molded tubular capacitor think ofthe many uses for which it is adapted;remember its sturdiness; its resistanceto heat and cold —• and give it a namewhich will suggest such qualities.

Contest Rules

To enter the contest, use the couponappearing on page 2 of this issue. Onlyone name per person is permitted.Turn in your name to the Log Desk,

"Name Sprague Capacitor Contest"not later than December 8, 1947.Every Sprague employee is eligible,including 1 hose who may be current!"en the lay-off list, or on a leave ofabsence, providing -they are in goodstanding as of December 8. Thejudges will be Mr. R. C. Sprague, Mr.Ernest Ward and Mr. Julian Sprague.Their decision will be final.

New Molded Tubular Capacitor

Television WillRevolutionizeBroadcasting

In a recent address before the RadioExecutives Club, in connection withNational Radio Week and the 27thanniversary of radio broadcasting, Mr*Balcom, President of R.M.A. statedthat industry's radio and television setproduction this year exceeds 17 millionunits — a new record for the industry.

"Television will revolutionize broad-casting just as the talkies did themovies Most of the technical prob-lems involved in television, with theexception of color transmission havebeen solved, so that the future fortelevision is assured. However, thenext years will bring changes that willaffect us all. FM and television willcontinue to grow in importance forhome entertainment and will bringreadjustments both, in manufacturingand in broadcasting."

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PUBLISHING STAFF

EDITOR: Evelyn Fairchild

CIRCULATION : Marion Caron SOCIAL CHAIRMAN: Ma.v Mathews

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

SPORTS PLANT EDITORKenneth Russell Marshall Street: Cecile Trudeau

PHOTOGRAPHER PLANT EDITORAlbert Horsfall Brown Street: Bertha Salavantis

BEAVER STREET REPORTERSBetty Bogus, Joan Bryce, Doris Delisle, Esther Driscoll, Hazel Goodale,

Gertrude Hall, Ruth Haskins, Marjorie Hauptfleisch, Harry Embry, PriscillaNortluip, Emma Massaconi, Cedo Remillard, Rose Righi, James Shea, George jSearbo, Yi Short, Florence Southgate, Ruth Szulc, Shirley Thoros, ConstanceUrbano, Roseann Vigna and John Walsh.

MARSHALL STREET REPORTERS

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

BROWN STREET REPORTERSRose Corsi, Gladys Kirkpatrick, Ann Heath, Betty Jangrow, Delia Keating,

Mary Markland, Josephine Martinoli, Rita Mulqueen, Rita Samia, RitaSiciliano, Corena Tatro and Isabel Witherow.

"Every Sprague Worker an Assistant Reporter."

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Dan Kelly at his control positionfor his 500 watt t ransmi t te r locateddirectly overhead in his at t ic .

Dan Kelly's hobby, as everyoneknows, is amateur radio. And whenhe remodeled his home recently, heplanned to bring amateur radio rightinto the living room — but minus allthe additional space that: is occupied bya 500 watt transmitter, for that islocated upstairs in the attic.

Directing his control from the livingroom—that is, the turning off and on ofthe transmitter, is accomplished by ont

A h u n u i t i i l l r l u u t r k

j Kirsi Lieut. Aloysius Urbanek wasthe first of our Sprague World Warcasualties to be broughi hack to Inshome for burial from overseas. Fullmilitary honors were accorded this

: World War Veteran as he was laid torest on American soil on Novembei 12.

Lieut. I'rbanek, a Corsair pilot waskilled Mas 25, L945 in an airplaneaccident while in the Marshall Islands.He had etdisted in the Marine Corps in1941, received his basic training atPartis Island, transferred to the navalaviation corps in 1942. He had been

young man who enlisted in [line of1941 to give his all for the cause of

Attends R. M. A. MeetingRoberi Sprague, Jr., Company repre

sontaiixY of the k.M.A. IndustrialRelations Committee, attended theK.M.A. Labor Seminar at Chicago,November 13. Some forty-five in-

Chicago meeting, where a round labhdiscussion was held on the Taft-Hartle>act .is it affects industry.

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THANKSGIVING DAY

We give thanks, <) LordNot for the armed legions inarching in their might.Not for the glory of the well-earned fight

Where brave men slay their brothers also brave;But for the millions of Thy sons who work -And do Thy task with joy, and never shirk . . .

We give thanks, () LordNot lor the places that wealth has grown.Where ease is worshipped -- duty dimly known.

Ami pleasure leads her dance . . .Kill for quiet homes where love is queenAnd life is more than baubles touched and seen.

And old folks bless us and children play.lor these, we give thanks on this Day.

— Robert BridgesCourtesy of Colliers

Miss Jane Windover of the Sales De-partmeni has chosen November 29thas her wedding date. She will marnJohn T. Ward, Jr. of the Citizens1

Broadcasting Company.

New Use For R a d a r

One of the latest radar applications

electronic detective in the Baltic Sea,a naval vessel reports that ii spotted,and landed, a case of choice brandy! !

On the new Soldering Line. Brown Street, we find: Celia Mall. MarionDaignault, Shirley Durant, Margaret Viall, Marion Duprea, Agnes

• Vidal, John Smith-foreman, Doris Tyler, Margaret Poirot, Mary Ma-| honey, Marlene Poirot, Oliver Ledger, "Terry" Pinsonneault andEleanor Perron.

Discuss Problems of Parts Servicemen

NAME SPRAGUE CAPACITOR CONTEST

My Name is

My Clock Number is

Department

I suggest as a suitable namefor the new plastic, molded tubular capacitor.

Turn in your suggestion on this coupon (one name only fromeach employee) to the LOG DESK, "Name Sprague CapacitorContest" not later than December 8, 1947.

Every Sprague employee is eligible. The decision of the judgesis final.

Lillian Adams is our peppy reliefoperator for the switchboards of theBrown and Marshall Plants.

Growth of Television

At present there are 14 stations onthe air with regular television programs,and before 1 he end of 1947 it is expectedthat this number will grow lo 26, withsome 150,000 to 175,000 televisionreceiving sets.

The applications of television areunlimited, and extend into the fieldsof medicine, education, industry andmerchandising.

Small electric motors -electrifiedhomes alone use an average of elevenof them—are becoming more versatile.Daily they are taking on new jobs,quite apart from the thousands, ofcommonplace ones they perform.

Other novel small motor assign-ments include starting jet propulsionengines, polishing shoes and teeth,opening cans, doors, windows and gates.

itself a1 the extreme right; throwing theswitch tot he left position automaticallydisconnects the radio and pu t , thetransmitter carrier on the air, enablinghim to talk directly into the microphone (ai the extreme left) with anyonehe is in contact with; throwing the sameswitch to a vertical position, discon-nects the transmitter upstairs andconnects the radio to -'receive" pos-ition enabling him to hear the personhe is in contact with.

Dan says an amateur se1 is not like atelephone, where one ran hear andw t t l o a personal the same time. Withthe amateur set, first the person talk-ing musi take his turn, then the personreceiving the message must take histurn. By Dan's system of controls, allthis is accomplished by a series of re-

"transmit" position, automatically dis-connects the radio, throws the an

position and applies high voltage rang-ing from 100 volts to 2500 volts to the

P r e t t y n e a t , w e c l a i m a n d so will al lo t h e r a m a t e u r r a d i o f a n s .

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

ontfa^emeatd.

Mr. R. C. Sprague attended a meet-ing of the Radio Parts Industry Co-ordinating Committee at the StevensHotel in Chicago last Thursday,November 13th. This Committee ismade up of representatives of theRadio Manufacturers Association, SalesManagers' Club (Eastern Division),the Electronic Parts and EquipmentManufacturers and the National Elec-tronic Distributors Association, and isa clearing house for the discussion ofproblems of mutual interest to manu-facturers who sell parts to the replace-ment market and their distributors.

One of the important matters whichcame up for discussion was a service-men's clinic which is being held underthe sponsorship of the CoordinatingCommittee in the Philadelphia areaJanuary 11, 12 and 13, 1948. Thepurpose of this clinic is to aid localservicemen in becoming better businessmen and more technically proficientin the repair of radio sets and relatedelectronic equipment. If successful,additional clinics will be held fromtime to time in all of the 25 areas inthis country served by NEDA Chapter.

To be particularly featured in theforlh coming Philadelphia clinic will betechnical information on FM andtelevision.

Representing the Radio Manufac-turers Association at the meeting wereMr.J.J.Kahn, President of the Standard |Transformer Corporation, Chicago, 111., j

Mr. R. F. Sparrow. Vice-President ofthe P. R. Mallory Co., Indianapolis,Ind., and Mr. Robert C. Sprague.

Box to Holland(Continued from page 1)

Rhenen, Holland (120 students: 60girls and 60 boys ages 13 ye^rs to 19years.)

December 4, 1946—3 cartons were |shipped to school containing 60 yellowlined pads, 6 reams yellow paper, 6boxes pencils {•, gross each), 2 soccerfootballs, 6 rubber balls, 6 soft playballs, 10 pounds hard candies and 5pounds assorted salted nuts.

Showing of film, "Children ofTragedy" to employees of 3 Plants,students of Drury High School, and toFaculty and students of Stale TeachersCollege. Shown to promote enthus-iasm for Clothing Drive.

Clothing Drive held on December 11,1946. Results: 8 large cartons ofclothing shipped to Federation WorkRooms, New York; 4 cartons to beshipped direct: to school in Holland,other 4 for disposal by Federation.

November, a Turkey Drive—raisedfunds which were used to purchaseitems of December 4th shipment, alsoto send the following gifts .on April 9,1947: 2 cartons containing chocolatebars, tooth paste, tooth brushes, combs,toilet soap, laundry soap and erasers.One of each item for each student.

Donation of $150.00 cash to North-ern Berkshire Branch of "Save theChildren Federation" for purchasing oflayettes for babies in Greece.

flea* AitivallSon Mr. and Mrs. Pun! Vallieres

aro the parents of a son born November4th. Mrs. Vallieres is Dorothy, ofPAA. Department.

Daughter Mr. and Mrs. VincentMatranga arc the parents of a daughterborn November 7th. Boi h mot her anddad are members of the PAA. Depart-ment.

Daughter -Mr. and Mrs. ElericOuellette are the parents of a daughterborn November 10. The mother,Martha, is employed in PAA. Rolling.

Son- -A son was born November 10to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Miller.Ray is employed in the ImpregnatingDepartment.

WeMtiuj, fcelUMason-Marino — Miss Emma

Marino became the bride of Ernest H.Mason in a ceremony at St. Anthony'schurch, November 10. Emma is em-ployed in l he Sample Laboratory andErnest in the Engineering Specifica-tions Department.

Lic-Campedelli - Miss Olga Cam-pedelli of PAA. Rolling Departmentbecame the bride of Eugene A. Lie onNovember 15. The ceremony wassolemnized at St. Anthony's church.

Pause-Simon — Miss Kafa RoseSimon was united in marriage Nov-ember 15 to William Robert Pause.The ceremony took place at St. Francischurch. Rose is employed in thePaper Ignition Assembly Department.

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Shipping RoomBy the Gold Dual Twins

Welcome to work, Walter Davis.Claire Mancini — you look much

better sitting on a chair behind yourdesk, than sitting on the floor.Daily Doings in the Shipping Room

James Knox—whistling a tuneMill Grogan -asking for another)

label.Ernest Gregory—singing songs—at \

feast two lines of each song.Jack Callahan—greeting everyone |

with "Are you happy?"Robert Knox Arriving at work on

his "Whizzer".Claire Mancini—awaiting the resl

period for a cup of Shaker's coffee, jPhyllis Chartrand attempting to

keep up <».. her filing.

Beaver News

F. P. AssemblyBy Emma Massaconi

Sorry to see you go, Hal Shiebel,but here's wishing you luck in yournew venture. We'll miss you.

Co-workers who participated in theArmistice Day parade were: FrancisMessina, Edith Fields, CatherineCoody (with two coats on) and AnnMlasi.

"Mickey" Duquette can always berelied on to say "Do you want to bet?"

Evelyn Davis, a former co-worker,paid the gang a visit last week.

Misc. Paper FinishBy Gert Hall

Fran Gayda did a splendid job ofmodeling Hallowe'en costumes lastweek. She had us all in stitches.

Well, "God's gift to women" (RayTatro) bids us a fond farewell. We wishhim the best of luck in his new position.

Ruth Arrighini recently returnedfrom a motor trip to Boston.

Hope "Blondie" Wiles and "Perchy"Fortini like their work upstairs. Wemiss their singing.

One of our members was recentlyseen trying on a mink coat\

Thanksgiving - 1947

Dry Tubular AssemblyBy Connie iJrlmno

Tessie Czaja spent a few days in |.New York.

Everyone on the Line seems very busy !these days —

Fannie Ross Collecting shellsTessie Czaja knitting socks."Tony" Connell collecting antique

dishes.Terry PinsonneauIt—collecting brok-

en window panes which she transformsinto handkerchief boxes.

Helen Harrington looking for a

Doris Yallie.es preparing to move

Mabel Benoit caring for her son,Gary.

Vicky Pitroff thinking up new-dishes to try on her husband.

Catherine Krol tinkering with her

Ceil Folino • reading interestingbooks

"Cob" DeGrenier losing money."Dodie" Godfrey -attending dances.Lillian Blair attending the movies.Connie Urbano taking her Chevy to

the garage.Fran O'Brien buying furniture for

her new home.

Americans will, this year again, enjoy all of the customaryThanksgiving feasting. It is the symbol of the great successfulharvest of our fields and orchards and of the productivity of ourindustries. It is altogether fitting that there be joyful Thanks-giving.

It is necessary, however, that we be humbly grateful in theknowledge that all things without exception come from God.The heritage which is ours was established and increased by menwho truly recognized the source of all strength and abundance.

No nation which goes voluntarily to its knees in humble prayer-ful Thanksgiving is likely to ever be brought to its knees by famine,corruption or invasion. This is the spirit of Thanksgiving in 1947.

A. C. LineBy Vi Short

$65 QUESTION: Where was AlHarvey when his tail light went out?In the dark, or looking into the eyes ofa big Massachusetts State trooper?

Have you seen the new yellow sweaterMarcel made for Norm Remillard?

We're happy to see that LenaCodogni has been able to get down fromReadsboro every morning, so far, andhope that the snow doesn't startgetting deep too soon.

There seems to be an epidemic oftraffic violations from the boys of theA.C. Department. Might be an ideato refresh their minds on traffic regula-tions.

Keep your eye on Red Johnson,gals. Something BIG will be comingoff in the near future (Can we bankon that, Red?)

"Pete" Dufraine looked pretty'snazzy" marching in the Armistice,Day parade.

Have you noticed our boys playingfootball at the noon hour. You shouldtake notice, J.P.—who knows, perhapsthere's a new star quarterback for theS.A.C.'s.

Did it grow back in again, "Frenchy"Richards?

Looks like the free ride pilot PeteEsposito gave "Dudzie" went to hishead, for since then, he cracked up hispop's car on an outside loop. What'sthe matter, Pete, flying too low?

Jennie says: "Dom's Lunch iscatering for Princess Elizabeth's wed-ding! !"

I OUR SAFETY CORNER

Watch Your Step! and yourhousekeeping. Toys and otherarticles left on stairs invite acci-dents.

A. C. Line — Night ShiftBy "Willie" Maxwell

Bessie Brown and Alice Burdick havereturned from Brown Street. Wel-come, girls.

Our three Mary's do a swell clean-up job on Friday nights.

Some of our shift worked in themorning on Armistice Day .andappropo of our Kiltie Band whomarched or is it Here's a jokefor you: The Irishman is "kilt" withthe cold while the Scotchman is coldwith the kilt!

Main Office MemosBy Whodunit

One of the outstanding units of theArmistice Day Parade, was the KiltieBand and Daughters of Scotia DrillTeam. The Kiltie Band, led by Bill

j Ross of Production Engineering, addedmuch color to the parade, their uni-forms being of colorful clan tartans.Dan Meiklejohn of Time Study wasone of the pipers. You need a lot ofwind for that, Don! The Drill Teamin their Glengarry hats and uniformsof navy and white trimmed with plaid,looked mighty nice marching to the

Band. Joan andKatie Bryce of the Main Office aremembers of the Drill Team, as well a.sJune Hunting of F. P. Assembly andJane Gordon of Sprague Products.Our jovial John Tolmie of Foil Prepara-tion Department is manager of thisunit.

Formation Dept.By James Shea

The deer in Vermont should lay low,since "Babe" Gilbert has bought a newrifle and is taking the week off to gohunting.

The Pevoski brothers' (Joe andAdam) have started off on another goodseason. So far, on Armistice Day,they bagged a fox and a couple ofrabbits.

Since teaming up with HenryBechard, Louis Haley has been doingso good, that the gang now call him"Handicap Haley."

Betty Bogus decided to stay awayfrom Marshall Department, becauseof the "over emphasis" that the bosssometimes uses in his arguments, downthere.

Art Rennell is in the market for aclothes dryer. He attempted to dryhis pajits on a heater the other night —and almost: had to go home in a barrel

(the barrel would have lookedbetter!)

Bertha Decuteau, the girl witI he "sunny *oi<-«-". is our telephoneoperator al the Brown Street Plant.

Mary Jean, Linda, and Jimmy Maselli, children of John of Molding Dept., and Eugenia of Midget Tubular, and grandchildren of Alice, ofMolded Tuliiilars; top row Dennis Solari, grandson of Preziosa of Molded Tubulars; Vernon Shippee, grandson of Ida Walls of Misc.Paper Assembly; Gary Allan Olson, son of Phyllis, formerly of Engineering Specifications and grandson of Victoria Bunting of PAA's; ClarenceSullivan, nephew of Jeannette Cady of PAA. Assembly; and Beverly Hill, daughter of "Bea" of PAA. Pouring Dept. Lower row LorcttaSolari, daughter of Preziosa; "Junior" Vincelette, son of Helen of PAA. Soldering; and Bernard, Susan and Janice, children of Romeo and NoraScerbo of PAA. Rolling.

Dry Tubular FinishBy M. Hauptfleisch & M. Clifton

Birthday wishes to Mary V'einotte,Millie Clifton and Marjorie Haupt-fleisch each received a gifi from their

surprise parly at Armstrong's Inn by agroup of friends. She received a large |birthday cake and appropriate gifts.

The Girls' Bowling Team from ibisDepartmenl is improving every week.We understand thai two more howlers

Teacher: Willie, define the word"puncture."

Willie: A puncture is a little hole in alire, found a great distance from agarage.

jud KidU

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C a n S h o p . . . .

Sorry to lose our good friend, BillKilbride, after the waiting list of twothousand ran out in the MerchantMarines.

Bill Fortini is forlorn, since he can'tfind anyone to accompany him to NewYork.

"Jimmy" Scarbo took a couple ofdays vacation to see the Parade.

Cliff Domenichini still is waiting fora new car.

Don't: mistake Ted Dziok for abonus worker, the way he is alwaysjumping about.

Our Department vocalist keeps usentertained at all times—Bill Hussey,that is.

If Jimmy Dolan needs to make anew wallet from an old one, he mighttry taking some of that junk out of it.

Walt Ragowski claims his youngbaby is already noticing things.

By II. Trombley

Finally, after a long siege, YoursTruly managed to make the top of theworst bowlers in the league, with asnappy 216.

Postwar ReadjustmentsA dilapidated car wheezed up to the

toll gate of the George WashingtonBridge in New York City. Its lastdrop of gas was gone, and its worn-outtires were almost flapping in the breeze.

"Fifty cents," said the bridge at-tendant briskly.

"Sold!" exclaimed the driver, leap-ing out of the car and holding out hishand. —Facts

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Nice Kitty ! !

"Midge" lh«- little daughter ofdoes love that pussy!

Alice Sorel of .Molding Inspection

Brown Street Briefs

PAA. RollingIU Rita Siciliano

Best wishes and future happiness toour fall brides: Gena DiLorenzo Della-ghelfa, Doris Depelteau Stone andMary Fiorentino Cerminara.

Stella Belanger was terribly dis-appointed in the last game between theSaints and the Crusaders. Bella isfrom Adams need I say more?

Something to see: "Jo" Josefiak inher glen-plaid slacks And by theway, thanks one and all, for the warmreception I received when 1 wore mine.Those whistles made me feel youngagain.

A lot of advice from the Office force —w hen June Cole and 1 lelen Scarfone gettangled up in the parking lot. Nevermind, girls, everyone lias to startsometime.

A Misplaced liuggySpeaking of parking cars, our Anne

Madden was wailing ou1 front for hercar to show up from the garage. Shewaited 10 minutes 15 minuteshalf an hour three-quarters of anhour. Anne was hopping mad by thaitime, and threatened to change garages

Such service! Then, in desperation,she goes to call the garage, and happensto gaze into the parking Io1 on her way.Lo and behold -there's her buggy!Was Anne's face red! (But did wehave a nice chat—as Mary Messiersays: "We really got acquainted.")

The girls on the hand-windingmachines arc a pretty "stuck-up"Crowd. But don't take me seriously—ii's the glue!

A speedy recovery to Carol Atwell,who is at present on the sick list.

If you wish to know who played inwhat movie, consillt Esther Sullivan—she's a regular patron of • the localtheaters.

Nancy Hurley, "cute as punch" inher Gibson Girl hair-do.

The girls way up front keep JohnChadwell amused with their Shake-spearian quotations.

ResistorsBy Delia Keating

What Would We Do If:Joe Gaspardi -forgot to be a good

Samaritan.Sophie Pado- would just say some-

thing.Arvilla Shand didn't furnish us

gum every day.Arlie Hanley—stopped looking at the

window (and some of that precious aircame in.)

Eileen Jenkinson—arrived on time—(Can't always blame it to her baby).

And if we had the "Thief of Bagdad"here every day, and that affected KitRoedel to the point where she ate allbut the seeds of her apple!

Resistors—Night ShiftBy Vickie La More

A hearty welcome to all returningfrom vacations -and to Bill Pierce ourforeman.

Our co-ordinator, John Muldowney,has been elected treasurer of St.Francis Holy Name Society.

Glad to see Hazel Camadine back atwork. (You shoidd hear her whistleand see Lillian Grande make bubbleswith bubble gum!)

Did Theresa Wisher acquire .hatwiggle when she walks, from squaredancing?

"Jan" Martin is lots of fun when shtworks on cleaning.

Between the generous light heartedtin dippers with their delicious homemade food and the blissful cloud ofsmoke over their heads, beautifulscenery is predominant at the end of theroom, and accompanied by lots ofsinging.

MaintenanceBy Li t t le Lulu

Well, "Hotshot", I tcld you thatyou'd be hearing from us—and wewouldn't disappoint you. So here'sthe $64 question: How come you don'ivisit Brown Street anymore can'tyou take it, or are there other reasons?

You're a very lucky fellow, TonyWolosky (or are you?). It isn't every-day that you'll find a gal who will walkher boy friend home even P.M. afterwork. Do you pay her bus tarehome or make her walk?

You should get a load of CharlieDean when he smokes that chimney hecalls a pipe. No wonder he is usuallyleft sitting alone at the cafeteria.Dcn't blame the boys, Charlie, tor thearoma is too high class tor them.

John Rossi has finally come to theconclusion that walking to work iseasier than pushing wrecks aroundevery day.

Now that Al (Playboy) Cardinal isout of circulation, John (GlamourPuss) Sargent is taking his place.Don't rush, girls, he'll be here for awhile.

Ray (Baggy Pants) Shields caneasily walk away with honors as oneof our best dressed men in town(outside of work).

Lost and Found DepartmentLOST: One 1937 Plymouth Sedan,

color, grey, owner —Art Bissaillon.Art went to the show on Armisticenight and parked his car in the Mar-shall Street parking lot, leaving thedoors unlocked and the key up over thevisor (just to make it easier for anyculprit). When he returned around10 P.M. his car was gone! Art says heleft a dollar on the seat so the culpritcould buy more gas. All kiddingaside, we hope you'll have your carback all in one piece, soon.

IN ARMISTICE DAY PARADE

"Young WACV

arc Dorothy and

Dorine Bel lean,

daughters of Krnest

of I'rokar. and

Tessie of

PAA. Rolling.

"Miss Liherty" — Nancy Gat-

tuso, daughter of Vincent of

Paper Rolling Dept.--I.CW.No. 2 float.

Much credit goes to chairmen of various organizations who made the

Armistiee Day parade such a colorful and successful affair. Our hats

are off to our Vincent Gattuso of Paper Rolling, Jack Sullivan of Forma-

tion, Irene Jones of F. P. Drys, and Phyllis Brooks and Helen Estes of

Mica Department who turned out such an excellent float forI.C.W.No.2.

PAA. LineThere seemed to be a lot of com-

motion in Bea Gibeau's bedroom at4:30 A.M. the other morning. (Didthe bed break down, Bea?)

It sure paid Jimmy Mancuso to quithis paperhanging and go to his Clubmeeting. He won the $25. attendanceprize—and that ain't hay! If youneed help in carrying it home, let meknow Anything to help out, youknow.

We're glad to welcome Chick Vin-celette back after a long absence. It'sgood to see you, Chick, and we hopeyour "galavanting days" are over.

Are you in love, Alice Pedercini,—-orare you putting so much work out thatyou don't need to put a pan there whenyou knock out. OK, Alice, we under-

" - By Rita Samiastand.

We extend loads of good wishes to"mama" and "papa" Matranga on therecent addition to their family — a nicebouncing girl!

Jane Paradise, that WAS a verypretty scarf you made and brought into work. Those wishing to view it,contact Jimmy Mancuso of PAA. De-partment.

Since when, Helen Jobin, does 7 plus1 equal 7?

Since when, Peggy Maynard, waoyour tester moved over to the waterfountain? Tut, tut.

Bessie Garceau, our co-worker is wellon her way to sunny California in hertrailer, and may you find that "pot ofgold" out there, Bessie!

I. O. Cover Assembly

Is our own Charlie Slade quite a

guy -thai is, taking the girls by storm.

Elizabeth Hamilton we are siill

waiting tor a piece of thai pie (Crab-

apple preferred).

Those interested in knitting, con-

tact Frances Kelly, she is an expert

(mistake on this, she injured her hand).

Glad to sec our Sally Haskell smile

again, il sure was dull around here

when she was so sober.

Hy Isabel Witherow

Did you know Tohl Attella lakes a

swim every day Sure, he dips (tin

dipper).

We have a crooner in our Depart

meni Lena "Frank Sinatra" Deso.

Amie Morin cuts quite a figure with

his new motor cycle and spic and span

uniform. We sure arc proud of him.

Anyone looking for.a "child am user"?

Bill Pasotii will till the bill water

pistol and all.

SPORTS . . . Kenny RussellSPRAGUE MEN TO FORM BASKETBALL LEAGUE

|«*in Now, From Your Department

All men interested in basketball

here's your chance to get together for

this sport in an Inter-Plant League.

Games will be played Saturday after-

noons at the " V " if sufficient Depart-

ments sign up. Contact cither Jack

Washburn at the Personnel Office, or

Tank Wilson at the Beaver Plant.

Girls Varsity Basket hallTeam Organized

The girls have already started theirbasketball team, and snazzy uniformshave been ordered. Roma King ofIndustrial Oils is the coach -and aninteresting .season is promised. Thegirls play Thursday- nights at: the "Y".

FIVE "KING PINS" (as of Nov. 6)J. Lipa 343L. Siciliano 335T. Wroloski 313B. Fitzpatrick 305G. Boucher 304

FIVE "DUBBERS" (as of Nov. 6)E. Remillard... . . . . . 211L. Dustin 217J. Gifford 234D. Darling 235L. Segala 238

FIVE "KING PINS" (as of Nov. 13)J. Lipa 323B. Fortini 314M. Pierce 305L. Morocco 304J. Spagnolo 301

FIVE "DUBBERS" (as of Nov. 13)F. Segala 238N. Remillard 239H. Trombley 240L. Daignault 243C. Domenichini 245

HONOR ROLL

Northern BerkshireHigh School Football

ENDS: Kately, Drury; Mlynarczyk,Pittsfield; Beliveau, Adams.

GUARDS: Gamari, Drury; Lamb,Adams; Brule, Drury.

TACKLES: Capt. O'Boyle, Pitts-field St. Joseph; Hamel, Adams.

CENTERS: Morrison, Dalton; Seg-ala, PittJield.

BACKS: Casperson, Drury; Troy,Pittsfield; Crawford, Drury; Bishop,Adams; King, Williamstown; Perrone,Pittsfield.

Men's Bowling Standings

(as of Nov. 13)

leani Won Lost I'd.I.C.W. No. 2 . . 21 3 .875

Lunch Room. . 20 4 .833

Can Shop Pressmen. . . 13 11 .541

Machine Shop. . 11 U .458

Centrifuge.. 10 14 .416Machine Shop App. . . 8 16 ?>i^

Can Shop. . 7 17 2°1

V. P. Drvs 6 18 .250

High Team Total, I.C.W. No. 2 1484

High Team Single, I.C.W. No. 2 508

High Ind. Single String, B. Fortini 127

High Individual Triple, J. Lipa 343

Three Strikes and Out

Jus! a lew points to clarify the action

taken by officials of the Sprague Girls'

Bowling League: A baseball bat lei

comes to bat realizing he has but I hive

strikes al the ball; if he fails on three,

automatically he is called out. The

same applies to some of t he persons who

feel as late comers, they should have

been included in the Girls' League.

I, personally called T H R E E meet-

ings to organize this League. Only a

few girls showed up for the first session.

With help from the Log Staff, we called

another meeting. This was so dis-

appointing that 1 abandoned the idea

of interesting enough women to start a

League. However, the following week

I was personally contacted, and found

that it was possible through the assis-

tance of some of the girls, to make a

League with tour lea ins. It took four

weeks to organize sufficient interest—

and a fifth week to make up rules, etc.

Rules have to be made in anything we

undertake, and here' especially, a line

has to be drawn—-our League has beenformed—every opportunity was given

during that four-week period to join

the League and help in its organiza-

tion, and we are sorry that we can

not accommodate these stragglers.

— K. Russell

Wham! - - Down the Alleys

An active night for the Girls' Bowling Team: Ann Heath of Industrial

Oils Department, Norma Estes of PAA. Rolling, and Clara Italiakos of

Dry Rolling, send the pins spinning.