"Let Quantity Plus Quality Our War Production Motto Be"

ELECTRIC

OUR MAXIMUM WARTIME PRODUCTION •

"OF THE EMPLOYEES • • • • • BY THE EMPLOYEES * * * * FOR THE EMPLOYEES"Volume VI SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG, June 10, 1944 Number 21

LONG AWAITED INVASION CHALLENGE TO GREATER EFFORT5th War Loan Drive Parallels All-Out Invasion

"Well and Smartly Done!"

Navy Commends Sprague EmployeesTo the men and women of the Sprague Electric

Company, your excellent performance of duty in

producing material and components for the landing

craft program has made i t possible for building

yards to exceed the quotas of landing craft set

by the combined Chief of Staff for completion on

1 June 1944. These landing crafts will play a

vital part in the success of offensive operations m a i o r emPhas i s w a s o n t h e sale_ ., „ . . , .T . . , . . . . . , . , of extra bonds rather than on

of the United Nations during this cr i t ica l sum-

Plans Made for Plant-wide

Purchase of Bonds

As word of the Allied landingsin France came in, the WarBond committee of Sprague Elec-tric was in the midst of prepara-tions for its part in the Fifth

War Loan drive that will starton June 12.

Plans will be very similar to thosefor the Fourth War Loan when the

mer. On behalf of the Secretary of the Navy, the

Bureau of Ships desires to pass to all hands con-

cerned the message: "Well and smartly done."

(signed)

Inspector of Naval Material

Navy Dept. Congratulates Sprague Workers

Played Big Part in GettingOut Landing Craft On Time

At one time it was feared that theproduction of landing craft mightprove a drawback in the invasion.Last week's telegram, however, re-veals that quotas were exceeded.Sprague workers produce material forthe electrical and communication sys-tems of these invasion craft.

j ; This highest form of commendationused by the navy was relayed by tele-gram to Sprague workers. Receivedat this crucial invasion period, itshould serve to stimulate all Spragueworkers to increase their work ifpossible, both in quality as well asquantity. Praise for good work, afterall, is but a challenge to greater things.

the increase of payroll deduc-tion authorizations. A largecommittee of pledge solicitorshas just been formed and as soonas the pledge cards have beenprinted up will start to contactevery Sprague employee withthe object of selling $100 worthof bonds per employee.

No Quota Set

There will be no quota for thisdrive. Each industry in NorthAdams has agreed to subordinateits own quota in the community-wide quota. No plant will beconsidered to have reached itsgoal until the whole communityhas made its quota.

However, reliable surveys ofthe community-wide situationreport that, if the total sales ofbonds are increased by only 10%over the last drive, the quotawill have been reached.

(Citations on page 2)

COMMEMORATES HEROES OF PASTAND CURRENT WARS

ALL IN THE FAMILY.Mrs. Laura Sylvina Beals of Im-

pregnating, |is pictured with Pvt.Walter O'Neill (left) formerly ofDry Rolling, who is her daughter'sson. (Left) Pvt. Tulio Toniatti,her granddaughter's husband.Granddaughter Agnes O'Neillworks in ihe Can Shop; daughterMrs. Jessie O'Neill works in DryTest, granddaughter Ruth Toni-atti works in Tubular Assemblyami another firuiiddaujfhter, LauraLeonard of Factory Engineeringsubmits this picture!

In observance of Memorial Da)',May 30, 1944, the Sprague Radio Logpaid tribute on its program, to theheroes of past and present wars.The program was impressive and wellreceived according to comments fromlisteners and guests. Commander FrankBond, of the Frank R. Stiles Post ofthe American Legion was the guestspeaker, and Master Paul Kronick ofthe Johnson School gave a beautifulinterpretation of Lincoln's Gettys-burg Address. Hostess-for-the-Daywas Miss Jane Dawson.

President R. C. Sprague introducedCommander Bond with brief remarksof greeting from the Sprague ElectricCompany to the studio guests and tothe radio audience.Gold Star Names Read

Tribute was paid to our men inservice, and to the parents who havecheerfully and bravely given theirsons and daughters to the cause ofliberty and justice. Impressively, tothe accompaniment of taps, the namesof North Adams men who have madethe supreme sacrifice, were read byEditor Whitten, Master ofCeremonies.

(Continued on page 2)

Sacrifice of Men Overseas

Demand Best From Every Worker

Minute of Silent Prayer ObservedIn Each Sprague Plant on June 6

The anxiety of waiting is past, but the new anxiety of

mothers, fathers, sisters, wives, sweethearts and friends

for their loved ones engaged in this terrible battle for Europe

can only be realized by those who have experienced the same

anxiety following Pearl Harbor, Midway, Wake Island, Coral

Sea, and the other battles already fought in Africa, Sicily,

Italy and over Europe from the air. and in the seven seas

under the sea.. . . There are only two or three things that we

(Continued on page 2)

Amphibian Landing Craft

Sprajjue workers helped outfit these invasion Buffaloes.

Shooting As They Invade!

Night and day these American land-and-sea craft shoot it out asthey bring supplies and reinforcements in a hurry to our fighting men.

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SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG

"Of the Employees,-by the Employees,-for the Employees."

SPRAGUE

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

EDITOR: E. S. VVhittenPUBLISHING STAFF

ASSOC. EDITOR: Evelyn Fairchil

ASSISTANT EDITORS: Alice (ioFred Windover, and Marvin Willi

BUSINESS MANAGERLawrence Madison

SPORTS: Walter CarpenterKenneth Russell

Leau, Laurence Haskins, Robert Shoemake

CIRCULATION MANAGERMarion Caron

ART DEPT.: Hank GattusoLouise Bass

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS:Fred Crosier and George Saulnier

PLAINT EDITORSHeaver StreetJohn Puppolo

DEPA RTM ENT REPORTERSBeaver Street

Barbara Bailey, Ruth Bass, Thelma Boulerice, Carmella Cioffi, Jane DawsonLucy DeFazio, Mamie Farinon, Gertrude Gentile, Hazel Goodale, MargueritLamberti, Angie Langer, Edith Li-c, Helene Meacham, Claire Murray, AlycO'Brien, Bernice Owczarski, Catherine Pappas, Margaret Perreault, LyduPlankey, Edgar Remillard, Viola Short, Constance Urbano, John WalshPriscilla Windover, Blanche Woodside, Frances Zaloga, and Lena Zappula.

Brown Street

Betty Bogus, Betty Bourdon, Dorothy Boutwell, Theresa Bushika, NathaiCandiloro, Eleanor Carlow, Cecile Contois, Kay Corsi, Cecile Grenier, Ka\Ghidotti, Mildred Jennings, Margaret Kernahan, Dorothy Pasierbiak, ConstancePrendergast, Leona Reese, Mary Rosse, Mary Roy, Eleanor Rhodes, AliaSenecal, and Mary Vanuni.

Marshall Street

Arthur Charron Rose Pasotti Henry Gamari Rita Sicilian.

"Every Sprague Worker an Assistant Reporter:1

June 10. 1944

Invasion Challenge to Greater Effort(Continued from page 1)

on the home front can do to help. . . . We can work harderand work heller . . . . we can pray oftener and pray helter . .beyond lhal ihe outcome is in the hands of the God to whomwe pray, in the wisdom of the leaders in charge,— and in ihccourageous hearts of those fighting over there — and forwhom we pray . . . . Phis is, as we know, no lime to celebratesuccessful landings, this is a time for more work and moreprayer. This, whether all of us realize it or not, is a mostsolemn moment in all our lives . . . . Let us not now be foundeither callous or over-sentimenlal . . . . Let us gird ourselvesfor larger losses in men if thai must be . . . . and let us digin harder ihan ever at our jobs . . . . for the war is yet to bewon . . . . and there will be plenty of time to celebrate whenVICTORY day is finally assured . . . . Until then let us doOUR DUTY as they "over there" are doing theirs!

REVIEW OF JUNE 6 RADIO LOG

Tha first few minutes of the programwere devoted to two appropriatemusical numbers and a silent momentof prayer for those men engaged in theinvasion of Europe. "The Time isNow" by the Chorus and "Say aPrayer for the Boys Over There" byLawrence Madison.

Dedicated to Y.M.C.A.The thirty-fifth program of the

Radio Log series was dedicated to theY.M.C.A. which celebrates its cen-tennial anniversary this month. Thefacilities of the Sprague program were

turned over to the Y.M.C.A. for thisoccasion. The speakers told of themany activities and services whichthe "Y" provides. Talks by Mr. H. B.Clark, president of the local "Y";Mr. Edw. L. Battey, local secretary;Albert E. Garratt, chairman of theBoys Work Committee; and MasterHob Trabold gave a clear picture ofthese many services. Music for theprogram featured many beautiful selec-tions by the Balladiers and Radio Logchorus with Mr. Larry Madison asconductor and soloist; Mrs. PaulineHobson accompanied.

Gold Star Honor Roll(Continued from page 1)

Forrest B. Blair, William R. BorowskVincent E. Brazeau, Walter F. Busbj1 )ominic A. Corsi, Thos. W. CummingsClyde A. Davis, Thos. B. Dean, LeR. Ethier, William E. Gilman, CharlesR. Lohol.lt, Burke W. Martin, NelsonS. McCraw, Arthur J. Patenaude,Vincent J. Pisano, John J. Polumbo,Jr., Leon R. Rivard, George Schott andGilmore Sherman.

Music, especially fitting for the daywas well presented by the Balladiersand the Radio Lou- chorus: Mr. LarryMadison, conductor; Reginald White,Robert Shoemaker, Alton Perry, Engle-bert Schmidt, Doris LaFountain, Chris-tine Cardillo, Evelyn Burdick, HelenRoot, Olive Vadnais, Shirley Johnson,Barbara Cordon, with Mrs. SadieCarley accompanying. Invited guestsof the program included members ofthe American Legion and the Massa-chusetts State Guard. A guest ofhonor was Lieut. Florence Sartori,formerly from the Paper Rolling de-partment, who has just received her

CHORUS <>>J MKMOKIAL DAY KADIO \AH,

Adolph fSkeets) Borowski, formerlyof the Drafting department, Beaver,has been promoted to Chief MachinistMate, and sent to a gunnery school inOklahoma.

Native Song of the Islanders, as sent to Mrs. Dorothy llo^an fromJohn I.. Hogan, Th. Mate, 1-e.

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Brown StreetAgnes McDonoug

R. P. I. Classes Popularwith Sprague Employees

By Robert ShoemakerSince early in April, more thai

twenty Sprague employees have devoted two evenings a week of theitime and energy to attend eveniniclasses at R.P.I, in Troy, designed fothe promotion of personal efficiency 01the job.

Courses of this nature are beins

country through the cooperation oFederal, State and Educational agencies, to help men and women to improve their efficiency in the war efforby better understanding of theipresent work or'for promotion to monresponsible positions.

Our temporary R.P.I, students wilcomplete the tenth and final week othe current classes before the end oJune. Of the five courses, the mosipopular are those in Radio Engineering. Other subjects are ProductioiPlanning and Control, Safety Practicesand Advanced Mathematics.

In the Safety class Arthur Matthew;is our sole representative. In Mathematics, Fred Miller and Georg<Comrrftffd'-are the Sprague contingentIn Production Planning and Controthere are four: Ed. Fitzgerald, MikiPierce, Charles Pickup ami HarolcCarson. A fifth from this class, RodMacAlpine, has left Sprague's for aresponsible position elsewhere.

In Radio Engineering I, we haveIrving Ruhman, Charles Thornhill,Paul Netherwood, George Remillard,Richard Martin and Robert Shoe-maker. And in Advanced Radio Eng-ineering, exploring the possibilities ofultra high frequencies, the Spragueprestige is upheld by William Allison,Nelson Beverly, Richard Tyler, StanleyDorst, Lucius Henry, and John Wilson.

Conpratnlatjons-to-fciiis latest t^faiip

of June gwtfTuiites! . y /

Fifth Bond Drive

(Continued from page l)

As the Log went to press, plansere under way for large meet-lgs of the solicitors to acquaintlem with the methods of solici-ation. It is believed that "salesesistance" to the purchase of

war bonds — which has never>een very great anyhow — will>e even less this year because ofle important overseas eventsow taking place.

Vol. VI No. 21

Master Paul Kronick recited Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

LEGION COMMANDER SPEAKS

Wm. F. Arnold, serving the SouthPacific has been promoted to the rankof Commander. Wm. (shorty) Arnoldwas formerly sales engineer for theSprague Electric Company.

Frank A. Bond, Commander of the Frank K. Stiles I'osi <.( theAmerican Legion was introduced by President H. < . Spraguc.

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Letters and News from the Armed Forces * *

Sgt. Robert Windrow of theMarine Corps. He is the brotherof Jane, of Block Test.

S.2-c Geo. G. Coody has returned toWashington Beach where he is attend-ing school. He is the son of Mrs.Lucien Coody of the Resistors.

Pvt. William Derosia has arrived inN. Africa according to word received.

Pvt. Esmonde O'Neill (paratrooper)has arrived back in N. Africa afterrecuperating from wounds received ina jump in the course of battle in Africa,last October.

Ralph Lesure, Navy Signalman,isnow at sea.

Fort McClellan,Miss Owens:

How are you, Miss Owen? I amfeeling fine and the Army life is O.K.too. I'm waiting to ask you to pleasesend my Log to my new address inAlabama. I like to hear from thepeople at the plant.

I hope the war ends soon so I cango back to work for Sprague again.I like the Army life and it should do ayoung man good.

Give my regards to Jack Washburnand the rest of the gang.

So long for now.Leo Lamarre

Frank Krol, Fireman 1-c, now inEngland, formerly worked in Main-tenance; his wife, Adella, is inBathtub Can Preparation.

Left: Frank Grillone, S. 1-c look part in the invasion of Italy, now in England, formerly in K.V.A.;Peter, S.l-c, stationed in the Aleutians, formerly in Impregnating; Pfc. Rocco, how stationed in England;and Pfc. Dominick, stationed in North Africa in the Ordnance Dept., formerly worked in Block Annex.

Everett Benz, somewhere in Eng-land, is_ the husband of Muriel ofBlock Test.

Victor Boucher has been promoted toSergeant at West Palm Beach wherehe is a radio operator and repairer.

Pvt. Wilfred Rondeau, formerly ofPaper Assembly, has arrived in Hawaiiin the army air force transport com-mand.

Dear Mr. Washburn:

I was very surprised to receive theSprague Log over here in Italy. Espec-ially, as I saw on the address it wasfrom Camp Blanding, Fla. I shallenclose my present address, and pleasesend the Log to this one.

Keep the production "line going atSprague's and we will show you thatwe can get into Berlin. Please givemy regards to all of the Spragueworkers and tell them I miss them anawful lot.

Thanking you again for the Log—itshows me that Sprague's is right onthe ball.

Sincerely,

Pvt. Leo LaYallev

Ensign Robert C. Tisdale of thenaval air force has received his com-mission with the rating of fighter pilotand assigned to operational duties atMelbourne, Fla.

Pvt. Eileen Bunting has completedboot training at Camp Lejeune, andassigned to the Marine Corps Airstation at Cherry Pt., N. C.

"Skeets" Borowski, Chief Mach-ist Mate, stationed in Oklahoma.

Ralph J. Lesure, formerly of Mar-shall Shipping department, now Signal-man in the navy, has been assigned tosea duty.

Emile Prystas arrived home for afurlough from Missouri, according tohis wife, Andreanna, of the FactoryEngineering department.

Pvt. Alfred C. Dean, now servingin Hawaii, is the brother of ElaineLaBonte of the Multiplier Dept.

To the Machine Shop GangMay 23, 1944

Hello Gang:First of all, tell all the "Boys" thanks

very much for the cigarettes, especiallyCamels. They are very hard to getfor some reason or other.

I had quite a surprise the other day—I was in Memphis in the I'.S.O. Center,and who walks in but Pete Cardillo!What a reunion we had! 1 had beenwatching for him for about a weekaround the base but gave up andthought he had shipped out. We hada good time talking things over andthinking about what you civilians backhome were doing. We were going tohave our pictures taken together, butthe place was closed. So, we'll tryit again and perhaps you will get acouple of laughs.

It's nice and warm down here, butgets rather cool and damp after thesun goes down, and early in the morn-ing it is really cold. We have threeweeks of "Mess Hall Duty" and thenI start school. I see by the Log thatDion is in Sampson, N. Y. He prob-ably will end up here, too.

Thanks again for the smokes anddrop me a line when you can,

Don" WymanBarracks 54, N.A.T.T.C

Memphis, 15, Tenn.

Pfc. DantelDeFazio, aerial gunner at Tampa, Florida, and Pvt. ErnestDeFazio, stationed at Belvoir, Va. Brothers of Lucy, of Networks.

Robert Choquette of theMerchant Marines, son of Yvonneof Block Test.

Four Grillone Brothers Overseas

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OKKICKKS OF TIIK FOKKMKN'S ASSOCIATION

Front: Harvey Dt'Grenier, treasurer; K. C. Spraftue, guesl; andArthur (iiroux, president. Standing: William Mendell, secretary andLeo Lemoine vice-president.

Foremen Hold Social

The Semi-annual dance and socialof the Foremen's Social Club was heldSaturday, May 27 at the Elks home onEagle Street, with about seventy-fivecouples attending. A buffet lunchwas served and music for the dancingwas provided by Harry Noring and hisorchestra. Guests of honor were of-ficials of the Sprague Company.

V U

Attendance inPartition Assembly

By Arthur W. Charron

While reading the Log, I noted theenviable record of attendance by ourfriends in the Machine Shop andImpregnating departments. Then, Ibegan to look around me and realizedthat I had taken much for granted.The many familiar faces I like tosee in Partition Assembly always seemto he therel So, I guess we have some-thing to be proud of too!

Give us a full year, and we can pro-duce a few shining examples ourselves.Our department only dates back toJanuary, but — good days and bad —many of them would have been niceto spend at home. Circumstanceslimit each of us to part-time work —about six hours a night. Several of ushave little tots that must be left inthe care of someone else, and theirdaddies are serving Uncle Sam.

I remember many instances whereminor ailments and inconveniencescould excuse an evening's absence,yet every chair is occupied, and itsoccupant has a cheery smile ,while busyfingers expertly fit those little partsto make a whole. Me? I have nored marks, either. And too, I want theboys back soon; but I have a selfishreason as well—I like my work—andbest of all, the people I work withknow how to make things pleasant andgay — so I like them too! Wouldn'tyou?

The girls on the night shift seem tobe playing Musical Chairs! the way thekeep shifting places to avoid a draftor to get one.

Ruth Morrissey

Hi, Ruth, Ann and Dot. Hurryback, we miss you in the good oldP.A. Marge McConnell

Hello, Frances Royal, Wanda Pizzi,Rose Pasotti of Selkar; Rita Mulqueenof Sample and Shirley Floyd fromBeaver — and all the rest of the crowdfrom Filter Dept. Mable Maxwell

Best of luck to Pfc. Kenneth Arm-strong formerly of Maintenance, frombaby Linda and wife.

Doris ArmstrongWe'd all like to express our thanks to

Mrs. Arthur Charron for sending usthe delicious fudge and the pot ofbaked beans. They certainly taste likemore, Mrs. Charron.

The GangHow did you like the spaghetti -

Geo. Roy? Too bad we didn't havebread — but next time Tom can bringbread and you can bring the butter.

Ruth MillisThanks, Ruth Millis and Mary

Bernard for your "good deed" everynight.

Betty Hunter

BeaverStreet- '*** 4DITS

FACTORY ENGINEERING

By A. 'n L.

We wonder what Art Giroux and Mr.Pratt find so interesting in the darkroom of the Blue Print department.

Your bank account should grow,now, Effie, since only the bank's keywill open your little bank.

Don't get the wrong impression whenyou look at Ruth Harris' arm—it isthe result of her blood donation.

Which figures do you want to seebetter, Nick, that warrant those newglasses?

For once, Walt, you had a very goodreason for not shaving—and you didhave our heartfelt sympathy.

Unless you have hair like MabelHillard's, an upsweep is the hair-do,especially for these warm days.

Soldier—where are you tonight?On the battlefield—in the fight?Where's that sailor brave and true?He'll be tired when his day is throughAnd that Marine--so far awayHe's had no rest for many a dayMerchant Marines and Coastguards-

men, tooAnd Scabees who travel across the blueThey're all fighting for one main thingTo free our land so that we may sing—Let Freedom Ring—Let Freedom Ring.

—Anonymous

SPORTS by KEN RUSSELL

In the Northern Berkshire HighSchool League, Drury High continuedto drop ball games with errors helpingthe opposition no little. At Daltonin a return tussle Drury fell by theway side, 10-4. Pittsfield playingstellar ball topped Dalton High 2-1.Fine pitching was seen by both hurlers,Pittstield putting up a much betterfielding game. With Adams takingSt. Joseph into camp and Dalton de-feated, Pittsfield and Adams movedinto the top bracket. In the 1stannual big clash between Drury andAdams at Adams, Drury once againtook the count by the score ol 5-2.Nagic of Drury pitched fine ball butloose fielding again meant defeat.Adams then met a very unexpecteddefeat at the hands of a weak Williams-town team which finally refused to bea door-mat tor the rest of the league.The score was 5-4. The AnnualMemorial Day Classic between Druryand Adams took place at Noel Fieldand this time Drury came through 9-4playing its banner game of the year.

At the writing of this issue Pitts-field High is in 1st place followedby Dalton. This is now a twoteam race. Bob Nagle of Drury isleading in home runs and also has the

highest batting average, hitting at a.571 clip.

The opening of the Northern Berk-shire Soft-Ball League found mostol the teams hitting the ball very well.Adams Laundry defeated Less Marketby the score of 15-9. Sprague Elec-trics buried SculleyV Cafe 35-2; andthe "Y" Yankees topped the SpragueProducts 1 2-8. The league plays everyMonday and Friday evenings. Gamesare played in Greylock, BraytonvilleNoel Field, and Valley St. in Adams.Featuring the opening contests wasGarner of the Sprague Electrics whohad 5 hits in 7 trips to the plate. T.Bergeron of the same club hit the onlyhome run.

On Friday night better pitching andfielding was seen and as a resulttighter ball games were contested.Adams Laundry defeated the "Y"Yankees at Noel Field by the dosescore of 3-2. Sprague Products wonover Scully's Cafe 5-2; and theSprague Electrics edged out LessMarket 8-6. Adams Laundry and tinSprague Electrics are undefeated; the"Y" Yankees and the Sprague Productshave broken even in two starts and theLess Market and Scully's Cafe havedropped both contests.

BACK THE INVASIONwith WAR BONDS!

Can Shop

By Lena Zappula

Don't let anyone tell you there is notalent in the Can Shop. No one topsPinky when it comes to slapsticks. . .and Egan is the new singing sensation"Supernatra" . . . We can also furnisha fiddler, can't we, Red? I'm sureI heard someone say that Yard Birdplays a hand organ...With a lot ofpractice, Joe could cultivate quite awhistle. . .and oh, many more!

Get well soon, Albert...And someof us miss your daily donation ofcrackers.

Welcome to the Can Shop, Dick, Joe,Red, Al, Bill, Jack, Joe and Larry.What about competition, Larry—toostrong at Brown Street?

Keep up the good work Scarbo.You are not afraid of horses, are

you Shirley?—Betty Horrigan

Boxing DepartmentBy Connie Urbano

The girls of the Department didsome hiking over the week end, anddespite all aches, pains and blistersthey lived through it!

And these women drivers! A certaingirl in the Boxing tells us there isn'tenough room in the road to drive, andshe preferred the sidewalk—Is thatnice, Vera?

Lil, what bit you? We would liketo think it was the love bug. There'san old saying, the love bug will biteyou if you don't watch out!

Favorite Songs:Lil—Rose of San AntoneVera—Moonlight Becomes YouDodo—You'll Never KnowMary—I'll Be AroundEmma—Down in the ValleyJennie—Begin the BeguinePat—That Soldier of MineAlma—By the Light of the Silvery

MoonMadie—My Heart Tells MeFlossie—Silver Wings in the MoonlightConnie—Have I Stayed Away Too

Long?Carolyn—Goodnight Wherever You

AreStafford Lewis spent a week in

Chicago, 111.The girls gave Lorraine Marceau a

birthday party recently, and join inwishing her the best of luck!(BEAVER NEWS Cont. on Page 5)]

Card of Thanks

Lucien, Patricia and Rita Sicilianowish to express their thanks and grat-itude to the many friends in Resistorsand Payroll, Brown Street; Dry Test,Beaver; and the entire Marshall Plantfor the many expressions of thought-fulness and sympathy extended themat the loss of their brother Angelo.

JUST

A son was born May 24th to Mr.and Mrs. Albert Bressette. Mrs.Bressette (Elaine of Industrial Oils)is a soloist for the Sprague Minstreland Benefit Show.

A son was born June 2, 1944 to Mr.and Mrs. Wm. Leveque. Mrs. Levequeis Viola, of Tubular Assembly.

A daughter, Paula Jean was bornMay 31st to Paul Raedel, Fireman 1-cand Mrs. Raedel. Both parents wereformerly employed in the Gas Maskdepartment.

A daughter, Jean, was born May26th to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nether-wood. Paul is in the Laboratory.

Miss Cecile Contois and GeorgeBombardier were married May 27that the Notre Dame Church. MissContois is from the Mica Departmentand Mr. Bombardier is in the K.V.A.'Department.

Miss Inez Lackey became the brideof Mr. John LaPine on May 29th.The marriage occurred at the BaptistChurch. Inez worked in the Resistors,and John in Mica.

The engagement of Pvt. DennisPregent to Alice Trot tier. Pvt. Pre-gent, formerly of Mica department isstationed at Kelly Field, Texas.

Paper Rolling NewsBy Alyce O'Brien

Adrienne Galipeau is on her vaca-tion. Have a nice time, Adrienne!

Sandy Sartori was home on furlough.She visited us and does she look"swell." Keep up the good work,Sandy.

Norman Chenail is on his vacation.We hope you have a nice time, Norm.

Mrs. Chalmers of the night shift-is leaving us. We shall miss you.

Alice Scrivens is taking a newposition. We wish you luck, Alice.

Fishing PartyBy Margaret Lamberti

A certain young man who works inthe Drafting Department went on afishing trip. The trip was supposedto start at 9 A.M. but never got underway until 10 A.M. and returned at4:00 P.M. and never even went fishing. . . well, it was a nice picnic, anyway. . .and that jalopy was so heavy to push—even down hill. We understand thatfrom the Gulf Farm, it is a lo-o-ngway to walk a car home. But youdidn't lose any weight, did you B.G.?. . .and the girls didn't either! Could-n't you take the razzing, Bob?"It ain't a Buick —it ain't a Ford.Just four wheels and a Board."

Don. Mac. caught a big fish aboutth-a-a-t long. Too bad he had tothrow it back in! —Mickey

Anybody want to learn how towhistle—see Violet Davis, our newestaddition to the department—not bad,eh? —Milly B.

Hey Ronnie—did you enjoy thewater and where did you get thosemosquito bites? It looks more likemeasles! —Jean, Blanche

Jeanne Koza is^a happy girl now,since she knows her husband''arrivedsafely in India. Good luck, Joe—youhave a grand little wife.

—Margie DavisToo bad, Ronnie, that you had bad

Iiick on fbe Trail—we wish you betterluck next time.—E. Stack, T. Marceau

Dry Test

By Vi Short

Lu Siciliano is fascinated with hisnew Victory garden. "First time,"says Lu.

We understand Helen Pietras isquite the golfer now!

Millie Manson spent her vacationin New York.

Have you noticed the new white suitGeorge Senecal wears these days?...and the nice trim figure that BettySecor has. . . and have you smoked-offthe new G.I. pants John Pierce wearsthese days?. . .and did Cookie finallyfinish the painting job on the bas-sinette?

Here's to the success of our new De-partment—may it prove to be the bestone in the Company!

—Lu SicilianoGeorge Filiault stationed at Samp-

son, N. Y. claims that being in thenavy is as soft ''thus far) as member-ship in the Girl Scouts!

—A rthur HewittJohn Carlton contradicts that state-

nent of George Filiault—he thinksGeorge should have joined the army.

—Geo SenecalThe boys in formation seem to be

Dromoting a soft ball game. Theday shift challenging the night shift.George Senecal claims he will carry thejeer!

—Vi Short

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MACHINE SHOP NEWSEngineering Specs

By Hazel Goodale

Brownie V-Mails the Machine Shop Gang

Hi Gang:Well it's been some time since I

have written, hut I haven't forgottenyou. And by your gift of the smokes,you didn't forget me either! Thanksa lot. It was swell of you. I receivedthe check too. Boy! money sure comesin handy here.

I wish you could see o u r air base ,then you would realize t h e power and'might t h e A r m y Air Corps has . Thebase iias quite a few types of planes.I have worked on .50 and JO calibre

are! They weigh 65 lbs. and areeffective for several miles distance.It seems incredible, hut if you couldsee the shells then you'd realize how

a i r r e a l l y h u g e . I d o u b t if e v e n t h e

w i n g s o f a " f o r t " w o u l d f i t i n t h e s h o p !A I M O p u r s u i t s h i p w o u l d f i t i n v e r ynicely.

We have a nice position here as abase. I can see the gulf from ourbarracks . W e g o s w i m m i n g w h e n w<

in the s u n . It s u r e d o r s Ret hot

h e r e . . . . W e l l , h o w ' s t h e s h o p c o m i n g ?

H a s a n y o n e e lse left lo r t h e s e r v i c e ,

• i l ine. W a k e u p Frank C h a s e , tel l

h i m to w r i t e . W e l l , t h a t ' s a h o u t all

excep t I h o p e C e d o b r e a k s h i s a r m in a

v i s e . . . . h u t o t h e r t h a n t h a t , l ove t o a l l !

Regards, Andy GigliottiRiverside, Calif.

CHECK INSPECTION -BEAVER

Yours truly a n d R u t h H a n n a l e c k

-pent the weekend in Boston and had awonderful time!

Max just left lor New York and ifshe has the " t ime" everyone wishesher, she'll have a busy holiday.

No wonder Helen received corsages!A n d we k n o w w h o from a s t h a t p r e t t y

diamond ring clinches every thing. 'Welcome to Anne RON who formerly

worked in Filters, Brown Street, toCheck Inspection.

It seems "Peg" is siill yawning andvery t i red . Wha t happened on tha t

with Block Test inspec tors . It isalways said, "Action speaks betterthan words."

We're all wondering if "Fran" isgetting lonely. Georgie hasn't visitedher lately.

The Engineering Department ex-tends its sincere sympathy to ErniePurpura on the recent loss of hisbrother who passed away at his homein South Quincy last week.

A recent visitor to our departmentwas Pvt. Jean Whitney, on week endliberty from Arlington, Va., whereshe is now stationed.

The girls extended a party and giftof money to Pearl Benidette who willsoon join her husband stationed inMonroe, La. We are sorry to seeyou leave these cool New Englandwoods, Pearl. They say weather issort of warm down there.

What a pleasant surprise to seeMarion Belding back on her feet soquickly—and at the party too. What'sa casual appendectomy these days

Folks are asking what those black-out curtains are for in the Blue PrintDepartment. What goes on there,and who said there was room for morethan one at a time?

When it's all over, Harold Max- isgoing to write a mystery about "TheThree Missing Pencil Files." Justnow, though, he has to solve theproblem. Next, will be to lay out ado/en with a sign saying "Take One."

We thought Bob Garner was raisinga moustache. Did someone changehis mind?

Welcome to Eleanor McKay whohas just come to the Department."Gene" used to wait en us at theMohawk Gift Shop — remember?Planning Annual Picnic

The Machine Shop employees arebusy planning their Annual Picnic,held in June this year. They expectto go to the Wen/el Farm at Adams.Entertainment Committee is planningon horseshoe matches, soft-ball andtug-of-war as features of the day.

Card of Thanks

A note of thanks was received by theShop from Wm. Aubrey Brown, thank-ing the boys for the smokes he hadreceived.

From "Admiral" Dewey

Hi Jack and the Gang: Here I am atthis new address, am in a crew now andassigned to a ship. I'm to get flyingtraining and cross the pond to shoot ata few Jap planes unless somethingelse happens. Give my love to thet;ii-1s and fellows,

SonnyAdmiral I >. Fields

Greetings from Edw. DionHellc Fellows: Took just 10 days

to get time to even send this card!.Busy as Hades, hut enjoying it not-withstanding sun, rain AND guardduty. More later!

Networks

By Lucy DeFazio

Jeannette Boucher celebrated herbirthday on June 23rd.

Welcome to our Department, AliceO'Hearn, Mae Lahey, Mary Roberts,Margaret O'Haggetfy, Iris Cavazzaand No.ma Lerta, our new CheckInspector.

Josephine Torchia, celebrated hertenth wedding anniversary. We wishyou many more happy ones, Joe.

Perfect Attendance for March and

April Ruth Brouillett, Mary Meade,Frank Godfrey and your reporter!We also give credit to Jessie Wronski,Evelyn Fletcher, Frederick Rarick,Emma Jezyk, Elizabeth Hamilton.Mildred Lavoie, Agnes Chesbro, andRalph Smith. Let's keep up the finework!

Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Tatro spent aweek end in New York Citv.

Paul and Pauline LaPlante, andbaby Lawrence. Paul, formerly ofDry Rolling, is Pharm. Mate 3-c.

Main OfficeBy Helene Meacham

Our vacations have- begun with abang! Helene Meacham spent hersat her farm in Savoy and has she got abeautiful lobster tan! The only ques-tion in our minds- "Why didn't youturn over, Meach?". ..Pauline Mor-rissey went to Turners Falls for theweek end and came back with agenuine tan. . . Katie and Joan Bryceattended the R.A.F. graduation whilein Canada over the week end.

- -Mary ZonaIsabel Mulvanev is spending her

vacation housecleaning. Is that youridea of a vacation?

Eleanor McClay is back with usafter spending two weeks with herhusband, home on furlough.

We all know that Mr. Denoyanwas away over the week end, butwhere did he go? He should let us inon these things!

—Jane GordonLillian Clermont and Margaret

McCann spent a week end in NewYork recently. We hear they had awonderful time.

We have a new blonde in the office!Welcome, Margaret Cain.

Factory Engineering Dept.By "Edie" Lee

"Bernie's" Buick brought forth toomuch ridicule so now his fondestaffections are bestowed upon a Chev-rolet. And, dear readers, if you reallywant the "push" that's behind thisChevy job, it was none other thanEarl Burke. He supplied the physicalpush needed. When asked it' hewanted a rid^ little did he know whathe was letting himself in for.

Ralph Boisjolie finally decided toleave his duties at Sprague's for a day,and so, he and Mrs. Boisjolie partookof the gaitey of New York for a weekend. Oh, what a time!

The telephone rang one noon andwhen "Milt" answered it, what doyou think he heard? Three of thesweetest little voices were singing"Happy Birthday to You". Thelucky guv!

Doris Hiser is enjoying her vacation"way up North" in Brandon, Vermont.When we said to each other, "I'll seeyou tomorrow", little did we know thata long-distance phone call could makethat tomorrow come a week away.

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Bathtub AssemblyBy Thelma Boulerice

Bea Martin is going to Cheshire:for her vacation. You're patriotic.Bea!

Welcome back, Julia Ziter!Jane Ciepiela spent the week end in

Hartford, Conn. She claims there areMore Men down yonder!

Millie (Short) Embry went toHatfield, Mass., over the week end.

What petunia—Helen?Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.

Casmer Ziemlak, on the arrival of theiibaby boy.

Blondie, from Cheshire has brokenher record—For first time, in herhistory, she put in 48 hours. Keepup the good work!

Pat Mazza, Jr. spent the week endn Holyoke, Mass. How'd they treatrou, Buckshot?

Mary Battory's sailor husband en-joyed a sho. t furlough at his homerecently.

Blood Donors from our r o o m -Lucy Libardi, Merida Baldassarini,Myrtle Thomas, Anne Palmer, KittyTurner, Delia Franzoni, ChristinePugliese and Jean McLagan.

We are proud of you, Lucy; eventhough you had such a trial with yourlast donation you are going again—atrue Victory Girl!

This clever bag and hat set iseasily made. Call Heaver Dispens-ary for directions.

Ronald Richardello, son of Nick»f Machine Shop,

Impregnating NewsBy Angie Langer

We welcome Jimmy Crawford andRoland Gelinas to our Department.

Everett Geno, who passed hisphysical for the army is with us andwaiting for his call.

Velma got a bargain last week—shebought one dozen eggs for 40 centsand with them, she received three babychicks. Quite a bargain!

"Ernie" was seen running along side

of a car on the Mohawk Trail one

Thursday night. Is he preparing for a

Marathon or does IK jus; like to exer-

cise?

Leon Richards who was taking all

honors for perfect attendance, had his

record interrupted on Memorial Day,

when his daughter was taken with a

sudden attack of appendicitis at

Worcester, Mass., where she is attend-

ing school. Leon brought her back

to the North Adams hospital. Bertha

formerly worked in the Dry Rolling

department. Here's to a quick re-

Leon,'another good start!

Plating DepartmentBy Jane Dawson

REFEREE WANTED: In PlatingDept. Time: 12 noon to 12:45.Wrestling and Boxing Matches. Con-testants: Lu Little vs. John Bartlett.

The Department was glad to hearfrom Pvt. Win. La Due who is sta-tioned at Camp Wheeler, Ga.

Did our mermaid enjoy her swimSunday at the Fish Pond? My,Shirley, what a sunburn!

A Happy Birthday is wished RachelMeranti.

Welcome to our newcomers: PatBoniempi, Archie LaFleur and Reg-inald Kleiner.

Recent visitors to our Departmentwere: Bernard Perras of the Nav>(histather, Bill, is in the Etching dept.);Adolph Kac/owski of the MerchantMarines (nephew of Zig Nazzewski):Sgt. Leland Marshall, forme, ly ofChemical Control and now radioinstructor at Ft. Monroe, Va.

What Cassanova receives notescontinuously from Paper Rolling De-partment? '

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SNAPPED IN CANADA

Sgt. and Mrs. Roger J. Roy. Mrs. Roy is Mary of k.V.A.

Preliminary Test

By Eleanor Rhodes

After two and a half years, we havefinally broken up the "Dead EndKids" of Preliminary Test. Is itpermanent?

—Peggy GagnierThe Assembly line is glad to have a

new glamour girl added to their tablein the person of Mrs. H.

— lackie DavisPeg Gagnier is raising turtles now.

It all started with a turtle her husbandsent to her. She's taking orders forthem now.

—Ruth WilliamsWhat was Dot Shepard of Networks

doing on Main Street without shoes,and soaked (with water) to the skinlast Tuesday?

Wonder what O'Malley will dowhen they run out of retreads on gum.She gets the most out of her penny'sworth these days—bye gum!

—Annamae KendrickAnn Novak, our friend and co-

worker, who leaves the Networks tofain fame and fortune in the big city,was presented a wallet of money by herco-workers.

—Emma MutartEllen Davis went to Gardner, Mass.

for the week end—the first time awayfrom work in ages. . . .do you thinkshe'll live through it?

—Florence DavisTony Marino asked H. K. what kind

of vitamines to use for "pep". Whentold, "Take the kind I use," Tonythought for a while, then answered,"No thanks."

—Lyle MutartFavorites --

Eleanor Rhodes—"Tess's Torch Song"Yvonne St. Pierre—

"It's Love, Love, Love"Jean Cuddeback—"Star Dust"Flo. Douglas—"No Letter Tonight"Edna Habersetzer;—"Ole Black Joe"

— G. South gate

Resistor ShippingBy Evelyn Dodge

Clarice Dustin received word thather husband Sgt. Lester Dustin is in ahospital somewhere in England, wherehe has been confined for the past twomonths. The Department wishes himcomplete recovery.

Jane, we hope you enjoy your vaca-tion. Second Honeymoon? ?

The Marines have landed in ourDept. I wonder if that glamorousbrunette (whose name begins with C)has anything to do with it? ?

Roma, you make a cute farmerette.Potatoes are cheaper, tomatoes arecheaper now that you're in love!

Mica AssemblyBy Betty Bourdon

At this time of year, we understandthere's a great demand for lawn-mowers to be repaired. We have anexpert amongst us — Betty Coulter,set-up girl for the part number brand-ers. All repaired, guaranteed to walk,talk, and run over the grass. Ifwithin ten minutes you'd like a newcrop of grass, merely take a rake andgo over the above mentioned, in theopposite direction—and you've got it!How's about it, Betty?

Mrs. Joseph Gorman, the formerBetty Primmer, has returned to herduties as inspector after spending ahoneymoon in New York City.

A hearty welcome to brandingoperators and tap-machine operators-Frances Karrey, Rosalie Potvin andAnna Fox. Also, Lillian Duhamel whoholds the responsible position of set-upgirl to the branders. Hope you likeus, girls! We are one happy familyout here and the more the better be-cause that not only means moreacquaintances—it means more work,and we love it!

Our heart-felt sympathy to Mrs.Anna LeMay on the loss of her sister,Mrs. Lena Bresnahan.

The Final Inspection group of MicaDept. tendered a birthday party inhonor of Miss Mary Skubel, May 22nd.Eleven co-workers were present. Marywas presented with a huge birthdaycake and gifts and received many goodwishes during the day.

Mr. Harold Formhals, formerly ofMica Finishing Dept. and now in thelT. S. Navy, visited his co-workers ofBrown St. last week. He was accom-panied by two other sailors, DavidBrookman, and M. Williams, alsoformer employees of Brown Street.Harold still has his beaming smile,but to our dismay has been shorn ofhis curly locks. In an interview withhim he stated, that it was "swell tobe back in Sprague's again," and itwas "sure swell" seeing him.

Wire Coating News1st Shift -- Lee Reese

Thanks to Jean Herman, our BonersClub is still very much alive. Howabout it, Jean—very saving with solu-tion, aren't you?

Question for Julie: Would you likeanother cup of. . .coffee. If it bothersyou, Dot has the remedy.

We are pleased to learn that LarryHaskins is greatly improved and willbe back again.

"Little Peg" is officially proclaimedour traveling delegate. She is givingEleanor R. stiff competition.

We are sorry to have Mary Nimonsleave us, and wish her the best ofwishes and happiness.

Our favorite: Mr. Earle C. W. wholives up to his reputation by keepingus well supplied with flowers, andalways a cheerie "Good Morning."

When Mary Kinsey gives her wordshe keeps it—your reporter will vouchfor that. When Mary says, "I'll callyou at 6:00 A.M., she callsl It doessave wear and tear on my alarm clock.Thank you, Mary.

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WIRE COATING--Third ShiftBy Mary Rosse

Theme song of Wire Coating ThirdShift.—"I Couldn't Sleep A WinkLast Night".

Grace Perreault and Ruth Duquetterecently enjoyed a reunion with theirrelatives who are in the armed forces.

Welcome to Phyllis Jones, our newWire Coater.

A social gathering was held lastweek at Florini's Italian Gardens.Supper was served and an enjoyabletime was had by all.

Adele and Martha are back with usafter a week's absence.

Glamour on our shift—A certaingirl wearing her hair in a snood.Mighty becoming, I'd say!

Bill and Jinny Fallon, Bill,stationed in California, is the sonof Arthur, of Resistors.

Mica Prep. DepartmentBy Rita Johnson

Millie Prevey returned recently froma visit with relatives in Providence,Rhode Island.

Pvt. Clarence Walker who has beenstationed at Columbia Air Base in S. C,returned Saturday to Greensboro, N. C.where he will attend Radar Schoolfollowing a ten day furlough at thehome of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Clarence Walker of Notch Road. HisMother is Pearl Walker of the SparkTesting. He was formerly employedat Block Annex.

Millie Jones spent the week-end inFramingham where she visited herbrother-in-law, Edmond Dickinson whois a patient in dishing GeneralHospital. He recently returned fromItaly where he was wounded in theBattle of Cassino.

Best wishes to Bernadette Ford,convelescing at St. Luke's Hospital inPittsfield.

Jack Sullivan actually lost his voiceFriday when the girls of the MicaDept. joined in wishing him a happybirthday by singing "Happy Birthdayto You"—and presented him withsome very useful gifts.

Other birthdays celebrated duringthe week were, Freda Theberge,Theresa Valieres, Alice Lavariere,Marie Merritt, Laddie Meranti, andMillie Prevey. They were presentedwith gifts and birthday cakes by theirfellow-workers.

Julia Dumoulin spent the week endin Pittsfield.

Sample Lab.—Brown StreetBy Nathan Candiloro

In this issue I would like to welcomeon behalf of the gang and myself, anew member in our department,Blanche Bourdon. She hasn't saidvery much as yet, but maybe that'sbecause A.F. hasn't given her a chance.

Alma Finardi still is a little hazy onwhat one should say when one picksup the telephone. A certain friend ofhers tried to tell her that you don'tsay, "Good morning, lovely day isn'tit?"

Mary Di Donna and Katherine DePari, the two girls from the Resistoiswho use our cutter nights, are havingtheir difficulties. If it isn't a brokenblade on the machine, it's arguingover which one of them (Frenchy)likes best!

Gladys "Smiler" Markland hastaken to bike riding. I guess she isgetting in condition so she can pedal allthe way to Marion Sinclitico's farm inPownal.

Lucille Ramsdell received a beauti-ful birthday gift from the girls in ourdepartment. She says she can't ex-press her feelings in words, so she toldme to say, "Thanks, a million girls."

What kind of game is Rita DeMarcoteaching the girls? Dutch somethingor other the}- say!

What is the real name of our newreporter? Is it "Nat" or "Bridget"???

A Los. Observer

Bathtub Can PreparationBy Betty Bogus

Ask Mary Cozzaglio why she has along face. . . .why Rita Girardi faints. .just because she saw a few MEN inthe hall? Ask Doris Rondeau whyher face was red on her birthday. . .John will use a paddle next year.

Gertrude Glynn has another newaddress: 235 River St reet.. Wherenext, Gert. If she doesn't stop mov-ing, she'll have housemaid's knee,scrubbing so much woodwork.

Doris Rondeau was the guest ofhonor at a birthday party given at thehome of Regina Gagne. Doris made awonderful speech and was presentedwith many beautiful gifts.

We wonder why Mary Cozzaglioand Eleanor Gattuso spend theirtime here when there are openings fortheir talents in Hollywood.

Congratulations to Betty Bogus, ournew clerk—and to Erma Miller, fromKansas. Hope you like riveting.

Happy birthday to Marion Roy andDoris Rondeau. Hope you both havemany of them.

A birthday party was held at thehome of Eleanor Gattuso for MaryScieszka, who celebrated her eighteenthbirthday. Fun was enjoyed by all.

Meter Multiplier Room

By Cecelia Grenier

A recent visitor in our Dept. wasnone other than our old pal, "Pat 'Sanecki, now in the U.S.C.G. It wasgrand seeing you again "Pat ."

Yes! Ardelle, we all agree with you.The "bottle" stockings are much nicerbecause you don't have to worryabout tearing them when you trip.

The girls in the Multiplier Roompresented Isabel Gouger with a beauti-ful handbag as a farewell gill. Mi>sGouger is leaving us to spend a tewmonths with her lather in Canada.Here's wishing you a pleasant tripIsabel. WC'll all miss you and yourcute French accent.

My! My! Isabel, we'll have to seewhat we can do about getting you anew alarm clock.

Girls! that handsome sailor is BillyTaylor, one oi our former co-workers,now stationed in California.

On Ma\N 16th, we had the pleasure ofhearing our own Mrs. Haun as soloiston the Sprague Radio Log program.Her renditions of "Ave Maria" and"The Rosary" were soul stirring.

Surprise Reunionof Brothers

Isabel George of the Multiplier Roomreceived word from her son Corp.Clifford W. George Jr., member of the4th Marine Div. Band that he met hisbrother Harvey I. George, Sl-c ofthe Seabees, while walking down hisCompany Street in the MarshallIslands. Harvey worked in the Ma-chine Shop at Beaver Street, prior tohis enlistment. This proves to usthat it's a small world after all.

Mica ShippingBy Mary Vanuni

Dahnon Chilson, S. 2-c, formerly ofMica Shipping, is at an amphibiousquartermaster school at Gulf port,Miss. His training will be for a 17-weeks' period.

A recent visitor to the Departmentwas Sgt. Warren E. Hamer, brother ofGladys Hamer. Sgt. I lamer is sta-tioned at West Point, N. Y.

A birthday party was celebrated inhonor of Miss Mary Vanuni on May12th, for her twenty-fourth birthday.Those present were from the MicaShipping and Check Inspection De-partments. The supper, held a IMeadowview, was much enjoyed, andan appropriate gift was given Mary.

Mrs. Margaret Fisk enjoyed avacation this past week.

BEFORE AFTER

Thomas Slater always aspiredto lie a sailor!

Thomas Slater, Seaman 2-c, ashe is today. Son of Freda Thebergeof" Mica.