Volume VIII SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG, MAY 11, 1946 Number 19

BOWLING LEAGUE WINDS UP SEASONHAM RADIO AS I SEE IT . . .

August 21, 1945 lasl year probablydidn't mean a thing in your young life,but to the boys around Sprague's whoare known as "Radio Mams" it wasreally a red letter day, because itmeant back on the air for them and for60,000 other ham operators after being>hu\ down since Pearl Harbor.

The "radio ham" isn't somethingthat you can cook with pineapple andserve Easter morning -• it's a self-imposed nickname for the radio amat-eur, who, after working hard all day,comes home and sits up half the nighttalking with other "hams" over a so-called radio station which he lias builthimself.

Each prospective new ham must firstof all, learn to send and receive Morsecode at the speed of 13 words (accord-ing to present Federal rules) perminute, and be able to draw a diagramof a complete transmitter from 110volts input to radio frequency output.After he feels he can successfully passthese requirements, he then journeysto the nearest Federal Communicationsexamining point, which in our case,is Boston and is there given an examin-ation by an authorized inspector of theFederal Radio Communications. Thecode test coming first, which, if hepasses, he receives a sealed envelopecontaining questions on transmission.The whole report is submitted toWashington for grading and if theprospective ham has passed it success-fully, his operator and station licensearrives within a month.

Girls — remember your first kiss?Boys — remember your first pair oflong pants? Well, the thrill of re-ceiving your first "Ham Ticket" as

Intensive research in the electricalmanufacturing industry is continuallydeveloping better and larger lightbulbs— one, a 1,000 watt is designedfor large factories and sports arenas.Thtt yellow-green rays stem from anarc stream only the size of two ciga-rettes placed end to end.

Some time ago, a supersonic whistlesuccessfully invaded the market tochase away pigeons—the person blow-ing the whistle can't hear the sound,but the birds are aware of it. . .Now,there's a supersonic door opener forgarages, working on the same principle.When a car turns into the driveway,pressing the button on the dashboardwill open the garage door — no soundis heard, but the garage picks up asupersonic tone emitted from anelectronic gadget in the exhaust ofthe car.

they are called, more than surpassesall this. After the receipt of your"Ticket" on which is printed your sta-tion call, similar to WGY, you areallowed on the air to make contactwith other ham stations only.

The amateur is alloted space on thtair and cannot broadcast outside thialloted spectrum. Some of you peoplewho have shortwave attachments oryour parlor radios, no doubt havetuned in on some of these conversationsand really wondered what it was alabout,—such as "Calling CQ. . .callingCQ.. . calling CQ, W1MJD NorthAdams, Mass. Calling CQ Come iiplease." Well — that would be thtwriter sending out a general call to alradio hams tuned to that particularwave length and any ham who wishesto communicate with the writer woalcin turn call me, signing his radio calland upon completion of this routinewould continue to converse back ancforth, making sure that each stationcall is signed after each fifteen-minuteinterval - - the same as WGY signsafter each half hour.

At the present time, there are eightactive radio amateurs working forSprague Electric Company, mostlyin the Test Equipment Department,and have the following radio calls:W1FCC- Wm. Allison, W1AVU-Harry Barschdorf, W1JAH- LawrenceBurt, W1GKK- George Degrenier,WIJXY- George Remillard, W1KRP-Fred Miller, W1MJD- Dan Kelly andEdward Fitzpatrick.

During the war, radio hams con-tributed over 75 percent of the radiopersonnel to all branches of the Service;and the U. S. government in apprecia-tion of their part in the war, in theservice, and in war plants, gladlyallowed them to return to the airwayswhen peace was declared.

—Dan Kelly, Maintenance Test

WELCOME CO-WORKERSFROM E. T. O.

The Plants were very happy to wel-come two former co-workers anddistinguished guests—Lt. "Kay" Burnsand Lt.-Col. "Larry" Laliberte, whohave been stationed in Europe eversince V-E Day.

Lt. Burns was given an unexpectedtrip home as an assistant transportcommander, bringing warbrides fromFrance to the United States. After awhirlwind visit in North Adams, sheleft for LeHavre, France, by the firstboat back. This is her first visit homein 2 years and 3 months.

Lt.-Col Laliberte paid the Plants abrief visit before proceeding to Ft.Dix for further instruction before re-turning to Austria where he has beenacting as military judge in differentparts of American-held territory. Thiswas his first furlough home in exactlytwo years.

Orchestra To GiveThird Concert

Director "S tan" Den-oyan announces that theSprague Electric Orchestrahas been rehearsing for athird concert which will beheld in North Adams aboutJune 9th. Watch the LOGfor exact date and pro-gram.

BIG BANQUET HELD MAY 7

Trophies and Prizes Awarded

New Officers Elected

At the Annual Bowling League dinner in the handsome new CornerCafe Grille on May 7, the Machine Shop team received top trophy forthe season, while the Lunchroom All-Stars received second place award.

Bernie Bullctl presided as Toast master, following a full courseturkey dinner with the fixin's, to which nearly seventy team membersdid full justice. After congratulating Walt Carpenter and HaroldTourjee for their splendid work during a difficult season, Bernie calledon the LOG Editor who reviewed the scores for the season and railedfor a big hand for each team. These were: Machine Shop. LunchroomAll-Stars, Centrifuge, Formation, Lunchroom Has-Beens, Umbriago'sPets, Dry Test, K.V.A., Brown Street Bombers, Can Shop and Main-tenance. ,

The Toastmaster called on Arthur Bcauchamp, Chairman of theWindsor Print Works Howling League, who praised the winners andthe efficient way the Sprague League is carried on. Bernie then calledon Al Giusti, George Scarbo, Stan Ziaja, Harold Tourjee and "old timer""John Tolmie who had a 96.4 average.

Walt Carpenter then handed out the following priy.es: High In-dividual Triple—"Ilueky" Bernard] with ."590 Umbriago's Pets; In-dividual High Single—Lou Morocco with 147 — Machine Shop; HighTeam Triple—1646 — Umbriago's Pets; High Team Single—551 — CanShop. High Average for the year went U* Danny Gardzina of Lunch-room All-Stars with 106. Danny is now with Uncle Sam's Navy.

Fred Crosier took pictures of the two winning teams and a generalgroup picture. The following officers were elected for the comingseason: President—Walter Carpenter; Vice-president Harold Tourjee;Secretary—Clinton Sweeney; Treasurer—Lucien Siciliano.

ELECTRICAL PATTERN

No —• it is not a spider web — but a photograph of an electricalpattern formed by a high-voltage discharge over a siring of suspensioninsulators used on cross country transmission lines. Kach streamerrepresents one cycle of standard 60 cycle current, while to the nakedeye, this would appear only as a bright flame.

Jean DrysdaleIn this issue of the Log, homage is

given to Mrs. Jean Drysdale, the oldestmother employed at the SpragueElectric Company—and to mothersthroughout the country.

Jean, who celebrated her seventiethbirthday in January, is the mother oftwo children. Her daughter, IsobellJean, teaches school at Buckland,Massachusetts; and her son, John, isthe publisher of the "White RiverValley Hill" weekly paper at Randolph,Vermont, where he resides with hiswife and son.

Reading, birds, and wild flowers arethe hobbies which fill the leisure hoursof this mother. She says: "When mychildren were small, we took long walksin the woods, and we became acquaint-ed with every type of flower and bird.People do not know what they aremissing and should make the most ofevery opportunity to get back tonature." She takes pride in hergarden and in her modest manner,stated she canned enough from it tosupply her with vegetables all winterlong.

An employee of the Company forthree and a half years in the ResistorDepartment, many are the friends hergenial disposition has won. Winterand summer, she has walked to herwork — a distance of one mile eachway — a feat at any age.

Orchids to you, Mother Drysdale,from the employees of the Spragueilectric Company.

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SPORTS . . . Bullett, Russell, Carpenter

Published by the SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., North Adams, Mas;

PUBLISHING STAFF

EDITOR: E. S. Whitten MANAGING EDITOR: Evelyn Fairchild

ASSOC. EDITOR: Mary Mathews CIRCULATION MGR.: Marion Caron

ASSISTANT EDITORS:Kit Carson, Tom Cullen, Dan Kelly, Laurence Haskins, Albert Horsfall, PeteMancuso, Clara Miller, Jim Oklham, Etta Owen and Fred Windover.

SPORTSWalter Carpenter, Kenneth Russell and Bernard Bullett

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERFred Crosier

PLANT EDITORSMarshall Street: Cecile Trudeau Brown Street: Bertha Salavantis

DEPARTMENT REPORTERS

Beaver StreetJulia Abraham, Lillian Boyer, Rose Cilli, Josephine Convery, Helen Corsi

Margaret Daniels, Esther Driscoll, Francis Dobrowolski, Bob Garner, HazeGoodale, Gertrude Hall, Ruth Haskins, Rita Johnson, Barbara King, JosephineKieltyka, Lucille Little, Loretta Milisiewski, Cedo Remillard, Doris Roy, JamesShea, Ralph Sherman, Vi Short, Florence Southgate, Clinton Sweeney, ConstanceUrbano, Roseann Vigna, John Walsh and Priscilla Windover.

Brown StreetMarie Barbuto, Francis Cole, Rose Corsi, Margaret Daub, Laura Doran,

Betty Jangrow, Helen Jobin, Elsie Leja, Gladys Markland, Rita Mulqueen,Eleanor Rhodes, Marion Russell, Rita Samia, Thelma Sherman, John Swistak,Lyda Wrhite, Jessie Vallieres and Louis Vincelette.

Marshall StreetJuliette Bourjeois, Linda Brown, Mary Daniels, Emma Mutart and Edward

O'Neil.

"Every Sprague Worker an Assistant Reporter."

May 11, 1946

NEEDED - - MORE VICTORY GARDENS

The LOG has urgent communications from the Department of

Agriculture, Famine Emergency Committee, urging everyone to keep

up their Victory gardens. The goal is 20 million gardens this year, as

compared with 18,400,000 last year. President Truman points out that

every pound of home garden food releases that amount for famine

relief. Secretary of Agriculture, Anderson says: "There is more need

for Victory gardens this first year of peace, than in any year of war."

Miss Doris Richer of the BlockAnnex to William Charron.

Miss Ruth Blanquart of the BlockTest to Raymond Gaudette.

Miss Rita Johnson of the DryTest to John Sullivan of the Block Test.

Russell-Putnam The engagement ofMiss Marion Russell, clerk of theMaintenance Department at the BrownStreet plant, to A. Allen Putnam hasbeen announced. The date of thewedding has not been set.

^appone-Woodside Miss CarmenZappone and Ralph Woodside haveannounced their engagement. Theywill be married July 6, 1946. Carmenis employed in the P. A. A. RollingDepartment.

Bunting-Bross Miss Eileen Bunting,recently discharged from the Marinesand now of the P.A.A. Rolling De-partment has announced her engage-ment to Walter Bross of Chicago, 111.

Births

Baby girl: Mr. and Mrs. HaroldMazzuchi are the parents of a daugh-ter, horn May 1st. The mother,Natalie was formerly of Selkar De-partment, and Harold is in IncomingInspection, Marshall Street.

Baby girl: Mr. and Mrs. ArthurLanoue are the parents of a baby girlborn Saturday, April 20th. The happy-mother is Romelda formerly employedin the Cost Department.

Baby girl: Mr. and Mrs. Frank James,Jr., are parents of a baby girl bornSaturday, April 20th. Daddy Frankis employed in the Bathtub AssemblyDepartment and Mommy Kathleenwas formerly employed in the DryTest Department.

Twin boys: Mr. and Mrs. PatriseLesage are doubly happy since thearrival of their twin boys, born Sunday,April 28th. Proud dad is employed inthe A.C. Test Department where thesmokes and candy he handed out withgreat gusto.

Baby Girl: A baby girl was born toMr. and Mrs. Fred Foster, Monday,April 29th. Mother is Marjorie, for-merly employed in the Cost Depart-ment.

CARSON -- GIUSTI, HEADHarold (Kit) Carson, in charge of

the Plants' Time Study Departments,was elected President of the NorthernBerkshire Softball League at a recentn eeting of the V.M.C.A., by managersof the various teams. Carson, a formeroutstanding baseball player at Drury,

himself in the golfing world. A mem-ber of the North Adams Country Clubwhere he consistently shoots in the low8()'s, he should prove to be an excellentleader as he is endowed with all therapacities which the role of Presidentrequires.

Another prominent Sprague man. AlGiu:sti, employed as Supervisor in theStock room, Brown Street Plant, waselected to the important post ofSecretary. He has long been con-nected with the Northern BerkshireSoftball League — first as player,later as manager of the SpragueProducts team. This year, he wasinstrumental in getting the League off.to one of the earliest starts in itshistory.

The League is fortunate in acquiringthe services of these two Sprague menwho are certain to run their Leaguein a satisfactory style. The otherofficer elected at the meeting, wasGeorge St. Pierre, physical directorof the Y.M.C.A., re-elected treasurer.

A field of 12 teams was chosen toplay in the League.

Northern BerkshireTwilight League

After a lapse of several years, theNorthern Berkshire Twilight BaseballLeague will resume operations. In-itial steps in the reorganization processhave been taken.

"Rub" Burns, full-time member ofthe Board of Assessors, and an out-standing first baseman in years past,was elected President of the League,and Walter Carpenter of the MaterialControl Department, elected Secretary-Treasurer. The loop will open itsseason May 19th with six teamscompeting.

The Sprague team will be coachedby "Hank" Gamari who will alsohold down an infield position. Othermembers are Kenny Russell, WaltKately, and Bobby Foote who shouldbe the regular outfielders; and CoachGamari will select his infield from thisfine array of stars: Carl Hanson,Ness Roberts, Harry Brown, ArtFournier, Al Guisti and John Cunning-ham. Behind the bat will be WaltO'Dell, a capable catcher; while themound corps will consist of RogerGarner, "Red" Edwards, Burt Davis-all right handers and Bob Galipeau, asouthpaw. As things look now, theSprague Club should give a goodaccount of itself; and if Coach Gamarican uncover another pitcher, shouldmake things interesting for the restof the League.

Sprague's Represented byStrong Softball Team

The softball team which representsthe Sprague Electric Company thissummer will be one of the strongest inthe League. For several weeks, manyof the players have been workingunder the scrutinous eye of CoachTony Abuisi. These are: Bob Garner,Lou Vincelette, George Roy, "Gook"Benoit, Paul Magnifico, "Bucky"Bernardi, "Nel" Roy. The latest ad-ditions to the squad are the Mc-Pherson brothers, Bob and "Allie."They both arrived home after seeingmuch duty with Uncle Sam, overseas.Bob is listed as an outfielder, "Allie"an infielder, and they can be countedon to come up with top performances.

Your reporter will keep you in-formed about the Club and the in-dividual batting scores and teamaverages as the season progresses.

—Bernie Bullett

SOFTBALL LEAGUEHarold Carson,

n e w l y - e l e c t e dPresident of theNo. BerkshireSoftball League,caught by I lieSprague E'hoto-grapher in deepthought beforemaking one of his

League meeting.

"Al" (iinsti isall smiles — ashe officially an-nounces Dial allentrance feeshave heen paidhv the LeagueTeams. II. is theSecretary of theN o - B e r k s h i r eSofthall League.

Prize Fish Story from Maintenance"Buster" Sherman of Maintenanci

went fishing one week end, and chosea spot several miles from home. Hefished all da\- and brought home -ONE TROUT and that was ju-u-stbig enough to be legal. He was muchsurprised on reaching home, to begreeted by his son who showed a prizecatch of FIVE trout, ranging fromeight to twelve inches long. "Wheredid you «et them" was Bus' query."Right here in our back yard", answeredsonny. Our suggestion: Better stayin your own back yard, "Bus".

I 'mbriago

WeddingsIsherwood - Daniels Miss MargaretH. Daniels and Howard G. Isherwoodwere married Saturday, April 4, l'Uoat St. John's Episcopal Church.Margaret is employed in (lie SectionTest Department and Howard, in theChemical Control Department.Shaw - Mastroianni The weddingof Miss Lucy C. Mastroianni to Lawr-ence J. Shaw was celebrated Saturday,April 4, 1946 at the St. Anthony'schurch. The double ring service wasused. The bride is employed in theP.A.A. Rolling Department.Adamczyk - Duda Miss Helen W.Duda became the wife of FrankAdamczyk, Saturday, April 4, 1046 atthe St. Stanislaus Kostka church.The double ring service was used.Helen is employed in the BathtubAssembly Department.Farinon - Martinelli Miss DorothyH. Martinelli of the Industrial OilsDepartment became Mrs. Raymond J.Farinon on Saturday, April 27th. Themarriage ceremony took place in theSt. Francis Church.Vadnais - Chaperon Miss CyrillaI. Chaperon and Edmond H. Vadnaiswere joined in the holy bonds ofmarriage on Saturday, April 27th, inthe St. Francis Church. The brideis employed in the Bathtub AssemblyDepartment.Matranga - B e r g e r o n - M i s s LucilleM. Bergeron and Vincent G. Matrangawere married at a double ring serviceSaturday, April 27th, in St. FrancisChurch. Both the bride and groomare employed in the P.A.A. Depart-ment at the Brown Street Plant.Lepera - Bassie—Miss JosephineBassie and Bernard Lepera werejoined in marriage on Saturday, April27th in the St. Thomas Church atAdams, Mass. The double ring cere-mony was performed. The bride isemployed in the Dry Test Departmentand the groom in the Maintenance.Gorman - Willette—Miss MarilynS. Willette became Mrs. James M.Gorman, Wednesday, April 24th. Themarriage ceremony was performed inthe St. Francis Church. The brideis employed in the P. A. A. Dept.

BUSY B€AV€RN€WS

The Upper Offices

By "Do", "Flo" and "Fran"Lois Paradise enjoys/ .1 wonder-

ful we mean wonderful two weeks'vacation. Harry, her one and only,goi his discharge and now is ,, luckycivilian. Have fun, "Lo"?

With Ihe wiuincss of "Barb" Rc-<»]).'ll .Hid her crazy actions, (here isnever a dull inonu-nl around these

Rachel Bongiolatti has laken overBlanche McClintock's position as secre-tary in the Application Engineers.W e l c o m e b a c k w i t h u s , " R a e " .

A party was held in honor of BlancheMcClintock at the'Paeonic Tea House.The food was strictly ou1 of this world

though some were disappointed thailobsters were unobtainable. (Cheerup, maybe we'll have them <il ihe nextparly). Blanche was presented a purseo f m o n e y , a n d C u p i d d i d h i s p a i lEaster Sunday, when she received anengagement ring from her "Bill".

Bernie Bullett recently returned fromBoston where he witnessed a doubleheader between Boston and Phila-delphia, battled <>ul at 12 11 and 3-0.From whai we hear, Bernie was son of.in honored guest, as lie was giventickets by Father Dowel alter thegame was announced as being com-pletely sold .mi. H-m-m can wetouch vou?

Lois of success lo Armand Trottierwho recently purchased the AnnexBowling Alley on Main Street. Weknow you'll make a goof il, will, thatdetermination of yours. . so, rememberfolks, from now on, The A N N E X ISTHE PLACE TO CO. ( How muchfor Ihe plug, "Arm}1')

Sympathy is extended to MarionPinsonnault, on ihe recent death ofher grandfather, Medard Pinsonnault.

MaintenanceBy Umbriago

We're glad to sec Carl Perry, MialsRobson and Frank Conner Lack aiwork after their receni illnesses.Overheard in the Lunchroom

Bus Sherman: "Say, Scotty, haveyou any hams? I want one forEaster."

Scotty: "Sure, '15ns', I have elevenup ai the kitchen."

Bus: "Good, when I gel througheating, I'll he righi up there."

Scotty: "Then, 'Bus' , I'll haveTWELVE!"

Chester Skubel of the Tin Shop hasjoined Uncle Sam's N a v y . . . . Bestwishes from the gang, "Chet."

F i sh ingFrank Connor was the only fisher-

man, opening day, from our Gang hecaught his limit of twelve beauties inabout two hours.

Doris Benedeiti of our Office <gotfour beauties opening day. She wasoverheard Ret tint; information on Wil-liamstown Brooks from Charlie Deanof the Brown Streel plant:

Charlie: "Your best bet is to fishthe Green River."

Doris: "But where do I start?"Charlie: "Well, use your own judge-

ment—there's water at both ends.Clarence Chilson, our boss carpenter,

reported a nice mess of eight... CarlPerry got three. He is having toughluck, for he always gets big suckers. . .Maurice Chonard did not report hiscatch, but said he almost froze todeath!... It seems that our SportsEditor bemoans the fact that fishingstories are told in the Departmentcolumns, instead of the Sports columns,so to help him out, you will find ourprize story in the Sports Column...

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Hoi) Slade a t tends some roughpan lies, l ie came to work recentlywith his hair clipped in the hack and ahump underneath his eye.

We all agree Bob Windover looksmuch better since he let his "porky"g r o w i n .

Best wishes lor luck and happinessto Verna Lamore, who is to marry ahandsome lad from Pennsylvania.

Engineering SpecsBy Hazel Goodale

Phyllis Olson was surprised when shelearned she was the guesl of honor at aparty the skirls of Engineering attendedat The Springs — and Millie Forgeadidn't leave her fur piece in the car,so she would have an excuse to go afterthat nice pair of slacks the girls gavePhyl. . After lingering long over theSprings usually delicious fare (Vera,w h a t w a s t h e a t t r a c t i o n u n d e r t h e

t a b l e ? ) t h e p a r t y r e t u r n e d t o N o r t h

A d a m s v ia P i t t s f i e l d , s t o p p i n g a t t h e

Crystal Palace skating rink, where assomeone said: "certain members luckyenough to he wearing flat heels, nearlyjumped through the car roof" theywere that eager. Too bad, RitaSlade, that the girls' shoes didn't fityou, or that roller skates wouldn'tfit over bare feet! . T h e skating wasgood, bui other opportunities ' werebetter at least Jane, Doris andJ e a n n e t t e f o u n d it s o . . . I f a n y o n e

you ' l l b e m o b b e d e s p e c i a l l y if t h e

r o u t e t a k e s y o u b y t h e C r y s t a l P a l a c e .

A son was horn at the North AdamsHospital to our former co-workerkosina Reid.

Verna Lamore was the happy andfortunate recipient of a beautifulwoolen blanket the parting gift alongw i t h g o o d w i s h e s f o r t h e f u t u r e f r o m

To My Momon Mothers' Day

Dry TestBy Rita Johnson

Happy Birthday to Leanore Tarnuz-zer — she was guest of honor at a partygiven by her co-workers and waspresented a gift and decorated cake.

Frances Guzzi was a visitor inBoston, Mass., recently.

Good luck and best wishes toJosephine Bassie whose marriage toBernard Lepera was solemnized atAdams, Mass., April 27th.

We didn't mind a bit when HelenLesage, proud aunt of the twins,passed around candy.

Our deepest sympathy to John andFrank Fortini in the loss of theirgrandmother.

Better watch Mary Boschetti, whowon the pool twice. . and pulled herown name both times? ? ?

We suggest Bernice DeMarsico slow-ing down if she doesn't want to loseher heels again.

Your reporter finds traveling fortymiles to and from work much pleasantersince riding in a new ford, completewith radio, etc.

Esther Vitro is very happy since thereturn of her brother after serving 26months in the ETC).

Block AnnexBy Esther Driscoll

A shower was recently held forClara Genest at the home of EvelynBissaillon. Clara received a beautifultraveling bag from the Test Line.A delicious luncheon was served withthe main attraction, a large weddingcake complete with a bride and groomdecorating it. Clara will be marriedto Albert Bourdon on May 18.

Lt. Col. Larry Laliberte was arecent visitor to our Department. Heis to leave May 4th for Austria- andwe all wish him the best of luck.

Doris Richer is walking on air! Herfiance, Billy Caron, finally arrivedhome after serving three years in theU. S. Navy, two of which were in theSouth Pacific.

We hear they are planning a Junewedding — and wish them the best ofluck.

We welcome Leo Simon to our De-partment — we hope you like it here.

Leo Perrault, brother of Roma, hasbeen honorably discharged from theArmy after serving 23^ years. Of thislj/2 years were spent in the E.T.O.

We're glad to learn that MylesO'Grady, husband of Agnes, has beendischarged from the Army. Myles wasformerly our stock clerk.

her friends.We arc happy to have good news of

Betsy ilaskins who is convalescing atLakeville State Sanitarium, Middle-Licirci, Mass.

BoxingBy S. Wilk and C. Urbano

M a r g a r e t A l l e n h a s f o u n d a s o l u t i o n

t o t h e c u r r e n t b u t l e r s h o r t a g e . She

bought a coic No more butter worry.Frank Bernardo spent ihe week end

of April 27th in New Jersey where hea i t e n d e d t h e w e d d i n g of h i s b r o t h e r .

How could yon tear yourself away fromfishing, Frankiel

week end in Greenfield recently.Maybe it's only our opinion, hut

C.erl 1'ersons should he associated witha travel agency. She certainly plansexciting trips.

Will, all ihe renovations going on. .,few signs or arrows directing, would be

Agnes McBride

fore the snow had kissed her hair,And left a shining halo there.

Our joys and sorrows she alwaysshared—

And smiling, kissed away our cares.Today, she's "Gram" to six or so—

Who bring to her their tales of woe.Her love protects us day and night—

My Mom is never out of sight.Gertrude Hall

Tubular AssemblyBy Gertrude Hall

Another impersonator in our De-partment Jack Sullivan imitating W.C. Fields. We're waiting for the time,Jack, when you'll have a nose to goalong with the Field accent.

Jeanette Foote is humming: "SomeSunday Morning.". . Just wait untilshe s tarts apartment-hunting, thenshe'll hum "Show Me the Way to GoHomer

Nave you seen Eddy Morin's prideand joy -a great big Hudson.

Kale Marra is sompiri— she woref o u r b e a u t i f u l m i n k f u r s w i t h her

Easter outfit.Stephanie Szurek keeps up on her

shorthand by writing all the latestsong hits as they are played.

Cosh! All you hear around here is jfishl fishl Each morning, some one |claims he caught a bigger one than theother fellow. ' Well, seeing is believing,hoys.

Al Messina at tended the Sons ofItaly Hall and by he looks of him, !they must have had a pretty swell time]

F. P. DrysBy Rose Cilli and Lil Boyer

"Reggie" Miliszewski keeps insist-i n - t h a t h e r c o l d s o r e is t h e r e s u l t of

know with whom.Harold Taft is seriously consider-

ing a change in name. Says he needsa legitimate reason lor looking theother way when the girls chorus:"Ha -a - - raid."

Nonna Whipple is searching for a !

substitute for sleep. . wants to be wellprepared for (he next hard weekend!

Can you imagine! ! Carl King'slace was certainly red when thewaitress said: "Baby Face, are you 21?"

[f you know of an empty apartment,please notify Bernie*La Casse. . Wed-

Welcomc to this Department:Esther Bartholomew, formally of

Ohio.Donald Roy ex-servicemanRose l.ampiisi and Delphine Re-

gaioli.To Lorraine Marceau: we are glad

to hear your boy friend is better after along illness.

We extend our sympathy to MarieBerasi, on the death of her sister-in-law.

The most popular boy in the De-par tment? . . Hill Davis, of course!

Ann Blasi was bridesmaid at the"Testa-Candiloro" wedding, .we heardt h e b e s t m a n w a s a l l r i g h t . . . A g r e e d ,

Ann!

Machine Shop By "Every Worker a Co-Reporter"

appreciated. I'YIicia l.eja started forthe "powder room1 one day andimagine her surprise when she foundonly a blank wall!

Mary Kryston and "Sonnie" Wilkdanced to (he music of Charlie SpivakSaturday the 27th". The band wasterrific 1ml who likes to dance wearingcoats and gloves?

II you need a haircut, don't hesitateto cull upon "Reggie" Wronski. She hasthai professional touch.

A n y o n e t r y i n g t o o v e r c o m e i h e beer

shortage, see Harold Dufraine lor hisrecipe. I t ' s a whopper!

Sample LabBy the Shadow

Nice seeing you back, TheresaLouison, after your recent illness.

At last "Don" Fortini fell for "HotDog" Marino, even though it was allover the lunch room floor.

Six lessons from Madame "LaSonga" may be all right for some, butwe have our instructor who guaranteessuccess in half I hat lime.

Attention Girls! ! WHO is thee l e g i b l e b a c h e l o r in t h e D e p a r t m e n t

and WHY hasn't he been ensnared longbefore this? ? ?

Anyone in need of an interiordecorator see "Russ" Cook. We've dis-covered he has hidden talent! ! Isthat boy sharp with a paint brush.

Paper RollingByHubbalHubba!

Best wishes to Doris FountainScrivens, who was married EasterMonday.

Rita Cardinal's favorite subjects areher Tommy and new pressure cooker.By the way, Rita, does thai invitationto supper still hold?

Enis Montagna, Claire Andersonand your reporter invaded Adams onenight what a time! Yah-hoo—didthe wolves howl thai night.

"Buckles" Harrington, how come

cenIly?The dance routine of Martha Wittig

is entertaining, especially her congonumber with the 1-2-3- kick and soon.Favorite Expressions:

Claire Anderson "Gee , I'mh u n g r y .

" B u c k l e s " Harr ington - "I'llhave a Zombie."

Rita Cardinal -"I'd miss mypressure cooker."

Enis Montagna -"Gee, bul Icould eat a banana."

Helen Denno "Oh, lor goodnesssakes!"

Roseann Vigna "Rita, babykins,

Dry RollingBy "Jo" and Ann

As vou know, [immy Gonyea andAn Molleur are in the wood business.A while ago a gear in the saw rig broke,and after being advised, they wroteto the saw company to replace the gear.Afte r t h e lapse of a lew w e e k s (heyr ece ived a I d l e r s a y i n g t h e factoryb u r n e d d o w n in 1916. Too l a t e a susua l , hey, A r t ?

I say, An Molleur, how about givingthe folks a demonstration of the eggnick?

The condensers Mabel l.ewiii rollsare something to see, haw her show

Shirley Cote celebrated her birthda}recently and was presented a cake andgifts by her co-workers. Betty Romeomad., the presentation. Manx happyreturns of the day, Shirley.

We all welcome Fred Ralph to our

Block TestBy Barbara King

Wedding bells will ring for our RuthieBlanquart, June 15th. The lucky guy-is Ray Gaudette. We all wish you thebest of luck, Ruth, and arc you luckyto get thai house on Frederick Street.There's quite a lew of us still looking.

Alda Massari is starry-eyed thesedays. . her marine boy friend, Eddie,is on his way home!

"Mickey" Koczela recently wentshopping in Troy and Albany butalas! no nylons, no new Easter coat. !

Can you hand-stamp? The depart-ment is in need of stampers. . .Oh!Will that pile of work to be stamped

Mina Kstes celebrated her fourthwedding anniversary on April 30th.Congratulations, Mina.

Bernadette Maslroianni celcbrates her third birthday. She ithe daughter of Angelo, of Mainlenance.

Engineering DraftingBy Bob Garner

We have a "Frank Buck" in our de-partment -none oilier than HaroldRarick, who, according to the localpaper, captured a skunk with a can onits head.

Bob Pett ibone is spending all his

spare time looking for a bathtub toreplace a broken one in a tenement ofhis.

George Labombard went fishing theo t h e r n i g h i a n d c a m e h o m e w i t h a

beautiful two pound, I<S inch brown

Iron I.

Caught at Charlemont by Janus Cooper and Edward Hinkel, Jr.,of the Machine Shop, on opening day.

Farewell Party

About sixty co-workers gathered attin' Corner Cafe Restaurant on May2ml to give Ray Fawcett a propersendoff. Ray is leaving to make hishome in Lowell, Mass. Bob Garner asToastmaster, made a few remarks, thenturned the remarks over to "Buckie"Bullett and Bill Ferris who argued themerits of the Red Sox and Yankees.Boner of the evening was when mem-bers forgot to tell the guest-of-honorwhen to be present, and it was neces-sary for Jimmy Cooper to give him abuzz. A delirious dinner of chickenand bushels of french fries was servedIf you see X. Richardello with greasyknees and L. Morocco with Frenchfries still popping out of his earsyou'll know how they waded into theFrench fries. . . Never depend on Schuy-ler Dean to get that cigarette lighter ofhis working not at a par ty . . alsoyou may have discovered that the•'Clark Cable" was J. Murray. RayFawcett was presented a purse ofmoney and the good wishes of all, andthree cheers go to Jimmie Cooper,George Scarbo, John Burdick, andHob Garner for making the partya big success.

our column last time, gave the winnerof the Winch Alley Award to BillBaker. The teller of that tall taleabout fur fish was Bill Barber.

Sympathy to co-worker Alfred Dal-doss on the loss of his small niece,Shelia Canale who died May 1, 1946.

Who was the gent in our Depart-ment when upon applying for a fish-ing license, received a woman's permitfor his favorite pastime?

Behold the "Sinatra" of lh<-Machine Shop - "Red" Remillardwith his little pet. A fitting poseIV,r his appeal: 'll<- Kind to Ani-

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Self Administered Firs! Aid SuchAs This Invites Infection.

Ovens Department

By "Dukie" Abraham

Kay Benz and Arthur Boulerice ex-changed their "I do's" Saturday, April27th at St. Thomas' Church in Adams.Practically everyone in this Depart-ment attended the reception, andeveryone had a wonderful time.

Who was the young man who wantedto go to Kay Benz's reception, butfound himself at the wrong hall and thewrong reception?

We wish to extend our welcome to thenewcomers in this Department: EmmaO'Dell, Joe Spagnolo and JimmyLetalien. We hope you enjoy workingwith us.

Section Test

By Margaret Daniels

We welcome Lairy Bergeron back towork, .liter being honorably dis-charged from the Navy.

We are sorry to have you leave,Helen Devine — but here is our wishfor good luck and a baby boy!

Has anyone in Section Test lost apencil — just call for Anna Lamoureux— she's sure to have it.

We were sorry to learn that RuthJackson's son, recently dischargedfrom the Army, had to go back to theVeterans' Administration Hospital atNewington, Corrn.

Lucky girl — Peggy Sutliff — to findan apartment these days—when theyare as hard to find as butler]

Sample Lab

By the "Eyes" and "Ears"

The girls of the Sample Lab wish tothank the Easter Bunny (alias HarryNolte) for the colored eggs he leftthem. It was a cute idea and every-one enjoyed it.

Don't ask Alma Finardi to turn offthe ventilator anymore. She wasn'tat all pleased with the task and thesurprise that came from it.

Helen "Buzz" Burzimati isn't quiteso noisey lately, now she has com-petition. (The machine she is learn-ing to run makes a little more noisethan she.)

We hope Gladys Markland and RitaMulqueen put on their show prettysoon. They're driving us crazy withtheir practicing.

Spring must be here. Dora Granthas stopped wearing her hat and SallySherr doesn't worry about her stock-ings anymore.

Gee, we hate to disappoint you butthe "rock" we mentioned Ellen Perraswearing in the last Log was just adinner ring and not a real emeraldafter all.

Industrial OilBy Vincelette and White

Win did "Li/" Slattery go walkingup Brown Street holding a greenparasol over her head? Was it lorthe sun, "Liz"?

For a good laugh, ask Milly Conroywhy she was "knowed" as "One StickMilly" on bowling night.

Phyllis Osli/lo wants us to wish hera Happy Birthday. Happy birthday,-Phyllis.

Thai parched look on Sadie Chanvpagne's face is due to the currentmaterial shortage, nothing else.

Our "good humor" man, BernieStackpole, is enjoying a vacation. Theold room is very quiet now.

Louie Vincelette can go home anyway he wants now. He has bid hiscar a sad adieu. No more, "Going upMain, Louie"? or "Going up River,Louie?" He has to walk, too!

Gold Dust TwinsSplit'em if you can!Nan Barschdorl and Adele TattersalLyda White and Milly ConroyAg Houghton and Caroline ZalogaSadie Champagne and Evelyn MortonWinnie Emery and Aha Oakes

P.A.A. WaxingH\ Rita Samia

Lucille Bergeron nv.uk1 a beautifulbride on April 27th. We wish her andher husband, Vincent Matranga loadsof luck and happiness.

Pat "Carrottop" McGrath, we feelhas the distinction of being the onegirl in P.A.A. who can match hercomplexion to the color oi her hair.

Why do Carol Bellard and "Butch"Whit more call Bessie Garceau "MaMe" docs Bessie have that mother'sinstinct?

Happy Birthdays to Alma Kent andJimmy Marceau. Of the gifts whichAlma received, she liked best theflowers her daughter Jeanne picked.Jimmy received a beautiful ring fromhis wife.

Our room is gloomy since happy-hearted Joe Macksey is ill hurryback, Joe and brighten our room!

Clang, clang, clang — clear the way,here comes our Jack O'Leary with his'46 pushcart! Jack is waiting patient-ly for his patent from Washington.

We extend our deepest sympathy toHelen Slater on the death of hergrandmother.

Pleasant Party

Theresa Pisano, Marie Lemieux, Mary Scarfone, Alice 11 add.id andAnn Mangano, have a lot of fun when they are entertained at Marie'shome.

P.A.A. Inspect and TestBy Elsie Leja

Ask Mike Grande where the theateris on State Street he attends so regu-larly.

They say Eva Brown had someinteresting experiences at the hair-dressers.

Annie Mangano would like to knowwho put the "salt" in her ice cream.

Marion Livsey has a very exclusiveway of laundering her husband'sshirts. Anyone wishing his done,please contact her.

Jeanette Shambeau marched downthe aisle one morning with only thehandle of her shopping bag hangingon her arm. The bag and its contents(seven dozen eggs) were on the floor! !

I hear that wedding bells will soonbe ringing for Mae Brown.

Wonder if Kay Ghidotti will everget caught up with her work?

A speedy recovery is wished toHazel Belisle and Elizabeth Hescock.

MicaBy E. Rhodes

Why is the song, "Waitin' for theTrain to Come In," so popular withGert Hanlon these days?

It happened way back when flowerednightgowns first came in style. Oneof our co-workers thought they wereparty dresses and — yes, my friends,she wore one as such. We won'tmention who the person was, "Fran."Requisites:

Suspenders for Bernie Roberts (alsoa pair of extra strong glasses).

Teeth for Ralph Gibeau (a set hecan eat with).

Alarm Clock for "Tra" Bushika(with extra loud alarm).

Plane for Rosalie Potvin (a jet-propelled one to get her to work on time).

Hairdo for Jeanette Ameen.Joke for Fran Millard (a new one).

ResistorsBy Helen Jobin

Nice to sec Victoria Doran back atwork.

Anyone wishing information on thecare of babies see Bill Pierce. Theother A.M. he found out he did notneed an alarm clock to time the baby'sfeeding.

Frank Cumberland formally of thisdepartment has been transferred to theMachine Shop.

Why is Venice Folino always show-ing Patricia Shaw her legs? What'sthe gag, Venice?

Talk about cowboys on horses (ArtVan Steemburg) we hear Fred Powersis the "Cowboy of planes." AskFred about taking off at the wrongend of the field.

The braided hairdo of MariannaHanafin is very becoming.

We'd like to attend the Polish Balljust to see "Steffie" Nowak in her pinknet gown and wrist band of pink roses.

Wire CoatingBy Betty Jangrow

Congratulations - - AnniversariesWeddings: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hurleyon their second —- May 4th. Nancyis in Paper Rolling, Carl in Wire Coat-ing .....Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller ontheir 6th, which they celebrated March30th Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blood fortheir 10th, celebrated April 19thand Mr. and Mrs. Norman Miller,who observed their 17th on April 21.Birthday: A happy one for our Fore-man, Larry Haskins, whose birthdaywas April 30th.

Bill Stackpole just returnedfrom his vacation, and said that astag party, a wedding and the EasterBall were just TOO much entertain-ment in one week end. Could thaibe the Lost Week End?

Let ter of T h a n k sLouis Poiroi oi the Maintenance

Department ol the Brown Streelplant recently underwent an operationat the North Adams Hospital and isnow recuperating at home, lie wishesto express his gratitude to all fellowworkers throughout the Browr Street,Marshall Streel and Beaver StreelPlants lor their generosity. Louis isanxious to be back with his friendsagain, and says that truly "A Friendin need is a Friend Indeed."

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Check InspectionBy Linda Brown

Harold and Eleanor Tourjee spenta few days fishing—and this is no fishstory; they got quite a nice Big Catch.• Best wishes to Ethel Brown, who isout on a sick leave.

Lt. Col. Lawrence Laliberte, who ishome on leave from E. I . ()., visitedour Department. Larry formerly work-ed in Check Inspection and we are allglad to see him.

Larry Therrien is quite the busyman these days, besides doing a fullday's work here in the shop, he is re-decorating his new apartment - - andlucky to get one, I'd say.

Check Inspection extends congratu-lations to Mr. and Mrs. John Pierce,the proud parents of a baby girl. Mrs.Pierce, Maisie, formerly worked in ourDepartment at Brown Street.

Shipping, Cancellationand Carton Stockroom

By The Gold-Dust TwinsFolks, meet two men in our Depart-

ment who have hearts of gold MilesHeath and Mario Magnani. Theyfound five sorely neglected geraniumplants, and though exercising the bestof care, only succeeded in bringingthree through the crisis. From timeto time, we shall give you the resultsof the three orphans—and their kindbenefactors. We must add, they leaveno stone unturned for geranium com-fort—right soil, a special flower bed,so many measured ounces of water,and plenty of sunlight. . .Oh, for thelife of a geranium!

The annual Traffic Club Associationbanquet was held last week in Albany,N. Y., and from all indications, JamesKnox and Ernie Belleau had one grandtime. (Too bad it's an annual affair).They were the guests of the Trans-Continental Airlines.

Bernie Levesque returned to workso full of pep after a week's vacation,that he closed his eyes this brightsunny morning, and for a few minutes,he glided through soft fluffy clouds as aB-29. Arms outstretched, sound effectsin order—smoothly but beautifully,he zoomed down and up—and then—and then—{he CRASH landing! Oh!what a crash. (The runways havebeen closed and there will be no moretake-offs in this Department.)

The fact that there's a meat shortagein North Adams, is no excuse, MilesHeath, to drive to Gleason's Farm inClarksburg after dark and drive rightinto the chicken coop. Just knock atthe door, Miles, and he will give youone—but don't try smuggling chickenunder the fenders of the car.

Crash - - Bang! Peep! Peep! -there goes another pole! Hurry, AlBenoni, and get your license. When-ever Al and the Jeep go by—every-body seeks a hiding place.

John Alexander—just where is thatstream where you and your fishingpartner spent such a strenuous day?

Hello, Ernie Haley. The Gangthinks about you every day. TheShipping Department misses yourexpert hand.

"W. E." DepartmentBy Juliette Bourgeois

W c welcome lo, our 1 >epart men1,Kit.i McClintock and Peggy Roy.Hope you enjoy working with us.

I he $64 question: "Can fishes hear?"We are wondering who won (he argu-ment "Babe" < iibeau or Leona Walezak.

< ".iris, don'l forget lo bring in yourleg lotion, and our expert painter,"Babe" (iibeau will do ,i perfeel painijob.

Rollers and StitchersBy E. Sweeney

"Poily" King wishes lobe known ,isClifford King. O.K. "Poily". In-cidentally he saw I wo laces in themirror last Friday and shaved tin-wrong one.

Edna Mac Burnette gave a fare-well party for Vic Candiloro at herhome in Cheshire. We ate everythingbin the Cheshire cat. Nice party,Edna.

Mamie Farinon has been very busygoing to weddings. She at tended threeol them.

Dot Mdlilo has acquired herself acat. Goi rats in your cellar, Dot?

Margaret Bourassa received a callfrom her son in California. She saysshe wished television were here, so shecould sec his face.

Glad to sec you back, Rvi\ Garner,• iltcr your sickness. Guess, the Span-ish American war was too much foryou.

Ruth Arnold still lias stars in hereyes. New bride you know.

Through the medium of the Logthe employees ol the Western Electricwish to thank and compliment thegirls playing the music.

Your selections are excellent and.idd a great deal of pleasure to ourworking hours. . .'Thank you.

Miscellaneous DrysBy Eddie O'Neil

" D i d n ' t s "II Ralph Prince didn't have his

daily argument with Mrs. Barry overthe merits of the Ir ish. . . If FlashRacette didn't rehearse his newestjitterbug feats throughout the week. . .and if our boss, Bill Brundige, didn'tuntie someone's apron s t r ings . . . Ifour "Sarge" didn't go looking for her"F la sh" . . . If Thelma Burdick didn'teat ice c ream. . . If Tommy Perrasdidn't try to gyp the bus companyevery morning by Irving to drop apenny in the fare box . . . If "Pop"Paddock didn't have his daily joke. . .If Cecile Risch didn't find any rejectsin the course of a d a y . . . I f "Curly"Jammallo missed a nite in front ofSt. Francis Church.". If Eleanor Kingdidn't roll those beautiful eyes . . . I fRolland Roberts didn't show up someday, well, this would be a very strangeplace!

Laughing Francis Winpenny, Jr.,age 3. His dad is employed inCentrifuge.

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