March 8, 1946 * Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.

WHAT IS HAMILTON QUALITY AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT? Editor's Note: The following article was stimulated by and many of the thoughts expressed were borrowed from an effective talk made before the M anagemenl Associa­tion in January by Al Kleiner, foreman of the Balance Staff Department, who spoke on the subject of "M anu­facturing a Quality Product."

In every town of any size in the country there is at least one fi ne jewelry store. Somewhere in each of the ·e tores t here is a watchmaker' bench. And in front of these benches sit, as they ha\'e for these many years, the primary judges of H amilton qua li ty. Despite our fifty-year reputation for fine quality with bolh the watchmaker and the watch buyer, regardl ess of our claim for quality, the man at the bench continues to make up his own mind about Hamil ton quality. What he thinks abou t it and what he tells his customers about it, whether we like it or not, is a realistic, practical, and extreme ly effective definition of Hamil ton quality .

The jewelers who handle Hamil ton watche are respected merchants. They know that t heir bu ines fu ture depends heav­ily on customer confidence and they jealou ·ly guard it. One of the ways t hey do that is by keeping a Rharp eye on t he qualily of the merchandise t hey handle. Reputation and previ­ous experience with, for instance, Hamil ton watches, docs influ­ence the jeweler' defini tion of H amilton quality. but it does not actua lly determine it. Since the jewel r is really a buyer's buyer of watches he makes and uses his own definition of qu ality.

· Now how do jewelers or jeweler-watchmakers define Ham il­ton quality? Do they have some standard t hey employ; or is it a matter of te ts; or do they, perhaps, base their judgment on detailed vi ual inspection ? Actually, of course, a variety of methods are emp loyed but all methods have one thing in com­·mon. and that one thing i comparison- with every other make and grade of watch they handle or repair. H amil ton quali ty to jeweler-watchmakers, therefore, is a relative term. But t hat does nol mean that the term is vague or indefini te. Not at a ll. Put to the task, the jeweler-watchmaker can and does make , ·ery definite compari ·ons to support hi judgment and defini­tion of the quali ty of any watch. And. what is important. his customer almost a lways believes him and acts accordingly.

Ham ilton quality, then. isn't defined by listing tolerances, specifying finishes m· even by setting clown performance speci­fications. The only way H amilton quality can effectively be de­fined is by comparison wi th the quality of competitive watches. And that's lhe way it is defined and probab ly a lways will be.

Because Ham il ton has a lways be n a fine watch. because year after year. unit after unit has demonstrated by comparison that it is a fine watch, jewelers and their watch cu tamers fre­quently use the product as a standard of fine watch quality . But t he prest ige of that position has a lways been challenged by competiti,·e watch manufacturer . The cha llenge has a lways been accepted and the an£wer ha always been till finer quality. The challenge today is more aggressive than ,·er before but the answer is essentia lly the same. Hamilton quality, therefore, must maintain its traditional lead over competitive watches. This isn't any "Alice-sit-by-the-fire" job. Competition is able. ingenious, and aggressive.

Whenever there is talk about H amilton quality t he question is almost always a ked. "Who is responsible for H am ilton qual­ity?" Well , who i responsible? Is it the Engineering, Research. and D esign Departments who, in collaboration wi th the Sales Department, provide idea for product impro,·ement and new products; or is it the Manufacturing Department which actually make the parts; or is it, perhaps. the Inspection Department which starts checking on quality soon after parts start in process; or is it. after a ll , th Assembly Department whose job it is to get the watches together and to make them run satisfactorily? ObYiously. each of these departments is respon ible for H amil­ton quality, bu t in different ways.

But who in thee departments is responsible? Is it the de­partment head or foreman, the job boss, the department in­spectors. or is it, perhaps. the individual operator? Now we are getting down to the core of the question; or are we? The foremen cou ld say that quality is one of the duties of the job boss. The job ho could say that it is up to the operators and the inspector . And the operators could pa the buck to the inspector . And the inspectors could, of course, legitimately claim. "we can't inspect quality in to a job. it's got to be put there by the operation or process." Who, then. is responsible for quality? The answer is obvious. All of the people in a ll of the departments are responsible. Quality is everybody's business.

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Copyright, 1946, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, P enna.

'MRS. CONSUMER' RECEIVES HAMILTON AWARD H am il ton's 54 years of sen ,ice to

the public was officially lauded on February 5, when Brand Names R e­search Foundation awarded Hamil­ton Watch Company the "Certifi­cate of Public Service." President Kendig accepted the award at a tes­timonia l dinner in the Grand Ball­room of the Hotel Astor, New York City. The presentation, which was wi tnessed by 1300 guests, honored the trade name "H amil ton 1892" for its ervice to American shoppers.

"\Villiam B. Warner, chairman of t he Brand Names host committee and president of the McCall Cor­poration, tressed the importance of· brand names to the consu mer in his presentation speech. "In these days of uncertainty , of flu ctuation and change," Mr. Warner said. "50 years of con istent effort bespeaks a

KUNZE AND MATHEWS WIN BOWLING TOURNEY Rolling a high team t ripl e score of

1128. Esther Carrigan Kunze, Equip. & T ool Des., and Albert Mat.hews, Proc. Plan ., won top honors in the H .R.A. Mixed Doubles Handicap Bowling Toumament held at the Overlook Bowling Alleys on January 26 and February 2/ Seventy-five couples entered in to competition.

The three runner-up teams were Ethel Madeira. Prod . Cont.. and Ed H endrix, Prod . Cont.. w:th a score of 1117; J ane Schoenberger. Bal. &

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RIFLE CLUB ELECTS WARFEL "Vic" Warfel (Timing & Casing)

was elected president of the newly­organizecl Hamilton Rifle and Pistol Club at their first meeting, Febm­ary 15. Frank Bitzer (Tab .) was elected secretary. and G. R ay Foultz (Stat.), treasurer.

Mr . W a rf e I announced that a search is being made for a practice range for indoor and outdoor shoot­ing. If anyone knows of a suitable place, contact Mr. Warfel. Plans are

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steady ing and heart-warming qual­ity in American industry t hat strengthens one's faith in the future of our country."

Harry E. Apt, managing director of the Foundation, added: "The recognition so significant ly extended to the recipient firms is a tribu te to their tenacity of purpose and con­tinuity of development, as well a to the desirability of the goods which they ha \'e made so widely known."

Mrs. Emma Van Coutron, Bronx, (above) was introduced to the guests by the committee as " Mr . Con­sumer." As a tribute to her loyalty to brand names. President Kendig presented her with a solid gold H am­ilton watch-her second. Her first H amilton was purchased in 1912. Mrs. Van Coutron has nine sons and three daughters in the services.

CHORUS ACCEPTS FOUR ENGAGEMENTS

Although the series of 13 week ly half-hour programs concluded with the February 27 broadcast, the H am­il ton Employee Chorus will no t have an opportunity to take its well-de­served rest. The radio broadcasts brought in many request for spe­cial programs, and the chorus bas a lready signed for four appearances.

On March 17, the choral group, consisting of seventy mixed voices, will appear at t he Church of t he Brethren, Lancaster, where t hey will sing for the benefit of the Relief Association.

The chorus has been asked to pre­sent a concert at St. Paul's Meth­ocli t Church, South Queen Street, on March 31 , and on April 25 they will appear at the YMCA. They have also accepted the invitation of the Page Literary Society to appear at the Millersville State T eachers' College. May 10.

Lincoln 's birthday was celebrated during the broadcast on February 13, when Charles Miller (Train) read a paper of his own composi­tion entitled "Tribute to Lincoln ." With soloist Paul Harnish, the chor­us provided the background music,

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DRESCHER AND WOLFE RETURN FROM EUROPE

Travellers Gladly Return to Lancaster County

After several weeks in Swi tzerland, where they fam iliarized thcmseh-es wi th the Swiss progress on machine tools for the watch industry, H am­il ton trave llers E.W. Drescher. Ch ief Product Designer, and Bruce E. Wolfe, Mechanical Supt., made it perfectly clear in a ta lk to the Man­agement Association on February 25, that they were both more than glad to be back in t he good old U.S.A. and Lancaster County in particular.

Switzerland generally made a bet­ter impression on both Ernie and Bruce than did England. They re­port that the country had t hat "well-scmbbed" look. The people were courteous. Service wa prompt and efficient. Merchancl i e was rea­sonably plentiful and ta tefully dis­played, a lthough quite high priced. In t he machine tool and watch fac­tories visited, the attentive indus­triousness of t he operators was marked. While rates of pay were discovered to be appreciably Jes than in the American industry, it was learned that the essentials of life were currently costing about the same as in America.

Swiss watch manufacturing meth­ods and the equipment used is ap­parently very similar to our own. There is, however, a high degree of specialization. Some factories make only wheels and pinion , others bridges, still others jewels, etc. Many of the factories are in the process of being modernized and have prog­ressed to about the same degree as

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VAUGHAN PURSUES AAU WRESTLING CROWN Along with Spring comes the Na­

tional AAU Wre t ling Tournament and, in preparation fo r it, Dick Vaughan. Cost Analyst, starts his t raining for t he big event. Begin­ning with a four or five-mile nm before breakfast each morning, Dick ends the day. after eight hours at H amil ton, by chopping wood and a coup le hours workou t at the F. & M . gymnasium .

This season, the 220-pound H am­il ton grappler is out to set a new record by winning his fourth cham­pionship and again becoming t he National H eavyweight Champion. Other than Vaughan, only one man in the history of the National Ama­teur Athletic Union (organized in 1888) won the coveted tit le t hree times. Vaughan t ied thi record in last year's meet. In 1937. 1944. and 1945, the representative of t he Ham­ilton Recreational A ociation car­ried off the top honors.

The AAU toumament is set for April 5 and 6, in the West Side YMCA in New York. It is open to any amateur in the world. in­cluding representatives of college teams and athletic clubs. It is be­ing sponsored by the Swedish-Amer­ican Athletic Club together with the West Side "Y".

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VOLUME 4 TIMELY TOPICS NUMBER 2

The Hamilton Watch Company Employee Newspaper

EDITORIAL BOARD Wallace Bork, Chair., Prod. Control Margaret Keller, Chem. and Met. Res. Jean Gainer, Employee Services Hazel Keller, Ca&e Office

J. Ed. Miller, Case Order Division

EDITORIAL STAFF General News and Production, Kathryn R. Vogel Cartoonist, Charles Shindell, Jr. Sports, Kenneth Weeks Personnel Consultant, R . A. Preston

PHOTOGRAPHS IM THIS ISSUE Timely Topics is indebted to the following people for photographs in this issue:

ybill a Doll (Fact. Rate & Cost Standard), D oll-Haefner, Page 3; Mr. P aul Peel , RCA, Basketball, P age 4.

Copyright, 1946, H amilton Watch Co., Lancaster , P enna. Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission has been granted.

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA-.MARCH 8, 1946

Hamilton Quality (Continued from page 1)

Quali ty starts in the sales division and in the Design Department where specifications are usually established. But quality specifications are not arbitrarily established. There is close collaboration with research per onnel, with the various parts manufacturing departments, with .the production engineers, with tool and equipment designers and, on occasion, wi th outside specialists of all sorts. Specifications for quality then, arc not just dreamed up by an over-enthusiastic salesman and a star-gazmg designer at a drafting board; specifications have to be realistic, practical, and economi cal. And that takes the combined knowledge, ingenuity, and will of everybody.

Setting down "specs" for Hamilton quality work doesn't produce it. In t he case of raw materia l, somebody has got to be sure that materials specified and ordered are delivered as ordered. That's why we have. a Control Laboratory whose job it is to see that every order of material delivered is exactly what was ordered. That involves a lot of testing, including, sometimes, ac tual pilot runs on manufacturing operations. It takes planning and careful control.

Quali ty material. of course, doesn't insure quality parts. But quality workmanship on qual ity material carefully inspected will and does pro­duce quality parts. Quality workman hip means operators who under­stand quality, who think quality, who know quali ty when t.hey encounter it and who are skilled in quality production. Of course, 1t mean good t~ols and equipment for the operator-tools which are carefully main­tained. Certainly it means job bosses and foremen and engmeers, and chemists, and maintenance mechanics who understand what quality is, who believe in qua li ty, and also inspectors who watch carefully to see that quality is maintained.

Quality is everybody 's responsibility. That means that it is your responsibili ty. Whether you sit at a drafting board, work in a laboratory or a stock room, whether you grease the machines, tote the work from one department to another, inspect it, clean it, or perform some opera­tion in making it, you are responsibl e for quality. Quality is everybody's responsibili ty and that includes you. And if you don't quite beli eve it. the burden of proving that you aren't responsible is yours.

H amilton quality, then, is a dynamic thing, it is a matter of con­stant ly being superior to the quality of competitive products. That means that H amilton quality of 1940 isn't the H amilton quality of 1946. I t can't be, becau e competition won't permit it, and it needn 't be be­cause the things we have learned and the skills we have acquired over t he war have made the new and higher H amilton quality possible, prac­tical, and economical. Bu t the responsibili ty for H amilton qua li ty ha' no t hifted. It still depends on everybody here.

NYLONS-FREE! (For women only)

Hustle righ t up, girls, there's no waiting in line for this pair of nylons ! For some time the edi torial board has been thinking about running

a column in 'l'imely 'l'opics-for women on ly! The column might con­tain articles about food, fashion, housekeeping, etc., but that is for you to decide.

First of a ll , we want to know if you would welcome a women's column, and secondly what you want in it. Perhaps you want it to be a column containing problems and answers about housekeeping tough­spots or maybe a few recipes or fashion and health hints.

The editori a l board is "passing the buck" to you ladies of Hamilton, and to the one who offers the best suggestion for, or against, a column for women only, goe a beautiful pair of honest-to-goodness nylon hosiery. Ju t jot down your ideas and send them in. Composition does not count.

Addre s your suggestions to Timely Topics and give them to your departmental clerk to forward, or send them by departmental mail your­self. Get your entry in before March 22. The winner will be announced in the next issue of Timely Topics, and r e m e mb e r , this contest is for women only!

LT. CHARLES GIVEN HAMILTON AWARD

Lt. Ray Charles, head of the traffic di vision of the Lancaster Po­lice Department, was presented with the H a milton Watch Company award given annually to a member of the police force whose record for initiative, alertne , and fine police

work is most outstanding in the year 1945.

Lt. Charles, who is serving his 25th year with the Lancaster Police De­partment, was presented with the award, a watch, by Police Commis­sioner Albert Carlson.

Suspicious husband: Who called this afternoon?

His better half : Only Aunt Sophie. S. H.: Well , she left her pipe.

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HAMILTON SALES FORCE MEETS ,

Meeting for the first time since 1941, the Hamilton general sa l e ~ force poses after the close of a seriPcl of conferences whi ch began Febru­ary 19. Headed by Vice-President of Sale W . R . Atkinson, lower left , and assisted by Rudy M . Kant and Lowell Halligan, the group discussed changes that have taken place in the watch industry since H amilton last produced consumer products.

The salesmen were ca lled off the road early in 1942 when H amilton was well on the way toward com-

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singing "The Battle Hymn of the Republi c."

In answer to numerous requests for Mr. Mill er 's paper, "A Tribute to Lincoln," follows :

"Abraham Lincoln, from prairie boy to President-no, not a chapter from a book by Horatio Alger, but an exampl e of the price less heritage of the American Way of Life .

"A fronti er lad with an unquench­abl e thirst for knowl edge, a rai l­spli tter, Indian fighter, storekeeper. surveyor, this was his background ; these his varied jobs wh ich moulded and fi tted him to become his coun­try's humble, yet hero, President; yes, and martyr - martyr to this then comparatively new and untried system of governm ent called dem­ocracy . A system of government which op e nly acknowledged that every man is born with the inalien­able right to . life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These were the same precepts which he read and committed to m e mory from the Bible. The same which he now must uphold a President of this young republic.

"The seeds of war were already scattered by the whirlwind when he took the oath of office . The rifle shots of John Brown's volunteere had hardly ceased re-echoing thru the va lley of Harper's Ferry when the mighty guns of Fort Sumpter thundered the cessat ion of t he Southern states from the Northern, of R ebel pitted against Yankee. or brother ranged against brother. Then came the black and heart-sick days of Bull Run . Chance ll or vi lle, Antie­tam. Sti ll the conflagration spread; still the Union generals lost battles; and still the tired and broken cas­ualties poured into Washington, in what seemed to him a never-end­ing stream.

"His great shoulders already bur­dened, ·now sagged a Ji ttle more; his dark eyes burned still deeper in their sockets and his knees bent more often at his bedside as he knelt imploring the Almighty Father

plete conversion to war production. Several of our salesmen entered the Armed Services, others took leave of absence, and the remainder re­turned to Lancaster to assume posi­tions in the factory.

Now that the war is over, and Hamilton civilian t imepi eces are eas­ing back into the jewelry stores, th e salesmen are returning to their terri­torie and resuming their job of help­ing to distribu te H amilton watches to the anxiously-waiting public.

that a just and swift deliverance might come and end this te rribl e tragedy.

"January 1st, 1863, and wi th one swift stroke of his pen, Emancipa­tion Proclamation, a dream of youth fulfill ed and three million slaves freed from the yoke of bondage.

'"His cabinet quarreled with him, the press rebuked him, ti ll in quiet fortitude he carried on. Would t he people never understand ? Would they never see that all thi blood­letting was not for the advantage of a ri ch and powerfu l North over the South; was not for the aboli­tion of slavery; was not for capital over labor or states' rights, but wa for one thing-U ITY. Unity in freedoom, unity of strength and pur­pose, yes, uni ty of national brother­hood that the meek as well as the strong might inherit the bounteous blessings of this great nation . Well indeed, amid the disquieting unrest of this very hour. migh t we today pause and ponde1· on the value of this word , uni ty.

"The tide of battl e turned. Swift­ly tbe costly struggl e surged to its crest near the li ttle town of Getty -burg and the green fi elds of its coun­tryside turned scarlet in a summer afternoon. Vi cksburg fell ; Sherman started his long march to the ea; and Lee and Grant. once school­mates. now faced each other across a small tabl e in Appomattox Court House; and the deed was done, and the men returned home again to run the mill s and to beat their word in to plowshare .

"Yes, the fighting and carnage was ove1· but the wound of the nation would be long in healing. From the depth of his under tanding h art came the words. ' With mali ce toward none, with charity for all; wi th trength to do righ t as God gives us to see t he right'; and when the tyrant's hand h a d don e its worst and across the street from Ford's theatre he passed on, he went down as a poet has said, 'As when a lordly cedar green with boughs goes down with a great shout upon the hills and leave a lonesome place against the ky .' "

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in America. Open shaftings and belts are being eliminated , lightini improved, and air-conditioning be· ing installed where it is desirable.

Que tioned as to the Swis reac· tion to recent attempts to limi t th importation of their watc hes in America, Ernie reported that they didn't like it, but seemed to object more on the principle of the thini rather than the number of watche, involved. Since other foreign mar· kets were reopening and it is imper· ative to supply those markets, th1 Swiss indicate that their watch pro­du ction is no t great enough to con· tinu e shipping wartime quan tities of watches to America.

In answering a series of question· a to what the Swiss knew about and thought of our Marine Chro· nometer and other war product>. Drescher pointed out that while they appeared to know but littl e about these achi evements, Hamilton wa• highly r es p ecte d and regarded throughou t the Swiss indust1y. Ham· ilton quality. which is covered edi· torially in other columns of this i;­sue, is therefore, genuinely respected even by our foreign competitors.

While Switzerland still has thr~ meatless days a week, a shortage of fu el which requires householders to let furnace fires go out e,·e1y night. \'e1y limi ted uppli es of gasoline and textile shortages, the country i, virtually a paradise compared with England. B e ing "good feeder.' Ernie and Bruce found the British "austerity diet" discouraging, mo­notonous, and a wholly tasteles' affair. No eggs, no milk, very little meat, no green or a lads. Sausage' 30% meat and the rest filler, Brussel, sprouts and potatoes and more Brus­sels prouts. T ea, of course, and a strange brew the British called coffee . As for "social beverage ," Ernie in particu lar has a low opinion of them.

London. the boys say, after haY­ing been marooned there for two weeks on the way back, is cold, dirty and dismal. T elephone service is al­most impossibl e. Merchandise in stores, what there is of it, is cheap and shoddy-looking and very expen-ive. Service everywhere i poor.

Where we line up for nylon , the British line up for practically every­thing ... even to get on t he trams. Except that the shooting is o,·er. England, for a ll its people know, i' still at war. But fo1· a ll of this the British arc not beaten. They face years of hard work and continued privation and know it. What do they say abou t the pending four billion dollar loan from the U.S.A.? Well , they can't see what's takin~ us so long but in the same breatl1 say that they must be patient with the American democratic sy tern .

Of a ll the experiences Bruce and Ernie had during their journeys. the most ironic, perhaps. was the story of the heavy galoshes they took a long. Through repeated packing• and unpackings of these normally essential pieces of winter equipment. they weren't needed once through­out the trip until the boy landed in the Lancaster railroad station where they were greeted by the most recent snow storm.

ORGANIZATION CHANGES Mr. H rbert Swi her, formerly su­

pervisor of the Press Department. has been appointed acting foreman of the Plate Department. and Mr. Charle Peter was appointed sec­tion supervisor of the Press Dept.

Mr. A. Groff, to whom Mr. Swi h­er and Mr. Peters will report, will spend full t ime in the capacity of a si tant division superintendent of the Press, Plate, Damaskeening, and Balance and Flat Steel departments. These changes became effective Feb· ruary 1.

Today i t he tomorrow we wor­ried about yesterday.

Announcement has been made of t he engagement of Miss Thelma A. H ershey to Paul R. Bechard (Prod. Control). Mr. Bechard was recent­ly discharged from the U. S. Army after serving 22 months in the Euro­pean Theatre of Operations.

The engagement of Miss Betty J ane Shultz (Spec. Assembly) to Romanus H. Sweigart has been an­nounced. No date has been set for the wedding.

The engagement of Hamiltonians Miss Rose Marie Frymyer (W orb Lab.) to Howard A. Marzolf (Works Lab.) has been announced. DOLL- HAEFNER

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TICK TOCK CLUB HOLDS BANQUET

In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Hamilton Tick Tock Club, fifty­one members and fri ends attended the Mother and Daughter banquPt February 5 in the Pearl Street Evan­gelical Chmch.

Your RED CROSS must carry on f

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CHEM. & MET. DEPT. STAGE PIG ROAST

When the boy and girls from the Chem. and Met. R esearch Dcpart­men t get together for a party, there's no skimping on food. Take, for example, the last shindig on Feb­ruary 16 a t the Shaub T ea Room. Fifty-six "Chem and Met-ers" and their fri ends polished off a whole roast pig! The porker couldn' t have been sma ll , either. because every­one had opportunity for second and even third helping .

Several Chem. and Met. ex-serv­icemen were there, and one, still in the serv: ce. Pvt. John Mohler, was fortunate enough to be home for the event.

Announcement ha been made of the engagement of Miss Betty Hu­ber (Escape) to William J. Groff. 3/c, Atglen. The bridegroom-elect is stationed at San Diego, Calif. The wedding will take place in the near future.

Mis. Sybilla Francis Ha e fn e r (Fact. Rate & Cost Standard) be­came the bride of Ernest C. Doll, Jr ., Saturday morning, January 19, in the rectory of St. Mary 's Cath­olic Church, Lancaster.

Included in the group were four charter m e mb e rs : Mrs. Charles Deiter, Mrs. Martha Robinson, Mrs. Guy Smeltz and Mrs. Ellis Kline. first pre ident of the organization, and Mrs. D. Mark Huber, who or­ganized the club. Guests of honor included Mrs. Lou is H . Lockwood, president of the YWCA; Miss Kath­ryn Halsey, general secretary at the YWCA; Mrs . S. G. Pontius, chair­man of the industrial committee, and Miss Elfriede Friese, Industrial secretary.

Miss Geneva Flick (Plate), the president, served as toastmistress, and Miss Beulah Stauffer (Mat. Sales) introduced the charter me!T1-bers and gave a brief history of the club during the 25-year period. Mrs. Esther Kunze (Equip. and Tool De­sign) assisted Miss Stauffer with t.he program arrangement.

H amilton has reconverted soldiers are returning home food stuffs and commodities have been taken off ration lists . . . but there is one organization for which the war is far from over-the Red Cross.

THE MORNING MAIL From Canada comes this letter

from ex-Private R . Lee: A reception for the immediate

families and the bridal party fol­lowed, with an open house at the Haefner home in the afternoon.

"It is with the deepe t regret that I advise you that one of your fa­mous Hamiltons was 'killed ' whil e on active service, Sept. 13, 1943.

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Sara E. Dearolf (Tabulating) to Raymond L. Wells. Strasburg. Mr. Wells was recently discharged from the U. S. Ka1·y.

The bridegroom wa recently dis­charged from the U. S. Naval R e­serve after serving four years over­seas. The couple is now living at the home of the bride's parents.

NICHOLS-HOEL TZEL

Mrs. Julia Heida (Prod . Clerical), who conducted the group singing. sang several solos, accompanied by Miss Louise Smith (Pmchasing). Mrs. C. Abram Snyder reviewed the book. "Party Line."

Many servicemen are still over­seas with the forces of occupation. The R ed Cross has stayed overseas with them, maintaining Red Cross Recreation Clubs-organizing sight­seeing toms, amateur theatricals, games and other entertainment to keep their minds occupied. R eel Cross field workers are still overseas -and will stay there until the last soldier returns home-to help light­en homesickness, to listen to any GI who wants to "get it off his chest,'' to iron out any difficulties the serviceman might have. For them the war is far from over.

"I know you will be interested to know that H amilton gave his life saving that of a Canadian soldier, and although H amilton has not been recommended for a Vi ctoria Cross, in my opinion he shou Id have one.

"It all happened like this: At one a. m. of the morning of Sept. 13, 1943, I was going along a country road when uddenly-CRASH !

The engagement of Miss Virginia E. Bennett (Spec. Assembly) to John F. Bearl ey (Timing & Casing) has been announced. o da te has been et for the wedding.

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Katherine Piloni (Prod . Clerical) to Elwood F. Ver­nau (Small Tool Dept.). No date has been set for the wedding.

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Rose L . Russo (Plate) to Edgar Wanner (Plate). The wedding will take place in the near fu ture.

FITZGERALD-BARLEY Meet the bridegroom! In the

above picture Ru sell Fitzgerald (Press) proudly pose with the wash­line that members of his department rigged up. Mrs. Fitzgerald is the former Elsie Jane Barley (Dial). They were married February 15 in Elkton, Maryland. and are now liv­ing at t he bride' home on the Lin­coln Highway East.

GROFF-TROUT

Miss Harriet L. Hoeltzel (Train) and Robert Nichols were married on Monday, J anuary 28, in Tampa, Fla. The bridegroom was recently dis­charged from the Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols will reside in T ampa.

The decorations were spring flow­ers, candl es, silver favors, and blue and silver programs. Miss Esther Mill e r (Automatic), Miss Hazel K eller (Case Office), and Mrs. Del­ma Detwiler (Order Dept.) made up the decorations committee.

"When I finally picked myse lf up, my left arm and hand felt numb. I could not see how badly i t wus hurt in the darkness-so I started along the road towards the nearest town. Finally a car came aloni; and took me to the nearest emergency first aid hosp ita l. There it was found that all the tendons, main artery, and media nerve in my left fore­arm had been severed . When they removed 'Hamilton' from my wrist (he was mortally wounded) it was found that the wrist band had pre­vented me from bleeding to death. Although H amilton was badly bent, the band had held and in being twisted and bent, the watch had ex­erted sufficient pres ure to stop the flow of blood.

IHRY- KAUFFMAN Mi ss H a rri et Nida Kauffman

(Friction Jewel) became the bride of Amil M . Ihry of R oyal, Iowa, February 21 , in St. Paul 's Chapel, at the Na val Training Station, Bain­bridge, Md. The ceremony was per­form ed by Chaplain Daniel S. Ran­kin. The bridegroom is in charge of a bakery at Bainbridge where they will reside for the present.

BALMER-STROHM The marriage of Miss Ethel A.

Strohm (Dial) and Wilbur W. Bal­mer, Ephrata, took place Saturday afternoon, February 9, at the Eph­rata Church of the Brethren . The Rev. Wilfred N. Stauffer officiated .

A reception at the home of the bride for the immediate families followed the ceremony. The bride-groom engaged in farming.

Even your reporter was offered a cigar when Andrew Musser (Ma­chine Shop) rightfully bragged about his new daughter, Rose Elaine, who arri rnd on January 27. Mrs. Musser was the form er Ruth Peiffer of the Timing and Casing Departm ent.

George M. Witmer (Service D e­partment) and Mrs. Witmer became the parents of a daughter, Betty Lou , on Sunday, February 10. The n e w arrival weighed 71;~ pounds. George came to work next day with a fu II stock of cigars for the boys, and candy for girls in the department.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sweigart (Machine Shop) announce the birth of a daughter. She was born at the General Hospita l on St. Valentine's Day and weighed six pounds and 13 ounces. Mrs. Sweigart is the former Betty J ane Pott of Friction Jewel.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.

The club will have a dessert meet­ing at 7 p. m. on March 12 at the Y.W.C.A. At this meeting. Miss Hazel K ell er, a delegate to the Na­tional Y.W.C.A. Convention, will gi1·e a report on the highlights of the convention. Miss Glick , Tick Tock president, announced that any­one interested in joining the club is invited to attend the meeting.

HOBBY CORNER

H ere's a lady with a hobby that really pays. She's M a ry Yordy Hoffman (Cafeteria) who write s short stori es ... and ~ell s them. Perhaps you've read "Blue Goose," one of her more recent stories pub­lished in a summer issue of Ladies' FI ome J oumal.

Mrs. Hoffman has been writing fo1 the past ten years, having several stories published in N ew York N ews and national magazines. She has just completed "Fly on a Pin," and expects it to be published shortly. Mrs. Hoffman said that she doesn't have much trouble selling her work; it's the red tape she must go through that takes so much time.

Other servicemen are returning to the States, but they are not "march­ing home." They are coming back on hospita l ships and planes and many of them will require long months of hospitalization b efo r e they will be discharged in to civilian life. From the moment he arrives on the ship, the wounded service­man receives the benefits of the R ed Cross-workers are ready to write his letters and provide entertain-men t for h im. He finds the Red Cross waiting fo1· him when he reaches the military hospital, too­Gray Ladies to read to him and per­form countl ess little services -Nurse's Aides to help the nurses make life easier for their patients-­volunteers to teach him arts and skills to while away the long homs -workers to help his family under­stand the nature of his injuries. When his condition has improved, he will find Red Cross facilities for convalescent swimming to help him on the road to recovery, and Red Cross sunrooms will provide him with a place to loaf, read or play games.

"I t was while in hospital that I resolved to someday write and tell you exactly how 'Hamilton' died. Won't you kindly put a 'Gold Star' on your 'Roll of Honor' for one of your real 'Heroes?'"

"Jack was held up two men."

"Where?" "All the way hom e."

last night by

CLASSIFIED ADS

This is where Hamilton people advertise to other Hamiltonians. It's free a long as the space lasts-and providing, of com e, the advertise­ment is true and in good taste.

The fighting may be 01'er for the discharged veteran, but the Red Cross is still at his side giving him help, ad1•ice and counsel. When he receives his discharge paper, for ex­ample, Home Service workers are on the spot to explain his rights and benefits as a veteran, to help him draw up and fil e any necessary legal documents and to help him in con­tact with other organizations such as the Veterans' Administration. Shou ld he be disabled and need temporary financial help, the R ed Cross makes arrangements. Or. if he needs hospita l care, the Reel Cross will take care of that, too.

Make it brief and give yom copy to yom departmental repre entat ive. We reserve the right to edi t.

FOR SALE-Brand new men's ice hockey shoe skates. Size 7. Two-tone brown, $5.00. Write Timely Topics, Box I.

FOR SALE- 100-piece cartrid ge coll ection. Specimens from U. S. and 10 foreign countries. Also beautiful oak cabinet. Will sacrifice. Write Timely Topics, Box 2.

WANTED- Ex-serviceman needs 2- or 3-room apartment. Furnished or unfurnished. No children or pets. Write Timely Top­ics, Box 3.

FOR SALE-Hoover electric cleaner, in ex ­cellent condition . Also 20-inch Armstrong electri c ironer. Used only a few times. Write Timely Topics, Box 4.

Miss LaVera J. Trout, who wa employed in the Balance Staff Dept., was manied to Melvin Groff, Sun­day afternoon, January 20. The ceremony in the Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church was officiated by Dr. George H. Shay. The couple now lives on a farm near Andrew's Bridge.

Howard Levering (Bal. & Flat Steel) on the arrival of a son weighing six lb . 11 oz. The newcomer was born at the Ephrata Community Hospital, Tuesday, January 29.

H er present hope is to get into radio, but our authoress insists that her writing is only a hobby; she still has plenty of time for pie baking . .. but that's another story ....

WANTED- Talent for HRA minstrel show. Contact J erry Bitzer (Small Tool) or Ray Musser (Chem. Lab.) .

To provide for these men. and to give aid to civilians who are strick­en by disaster, the Red Cross is ask­ing you, once again. to dig deep into your pocket and come up with your contribution to the 1946 Fund Campaign. The Red Cross depends on you for its existence, so give your contributions to the solicitor in your department. The drive, which of­ficially began March 1, will continue until March 15. When you are asked to contribute, remember, this is your Chance to say "Thanks" to your WANTED-Electric refrigerator. 5 10 7

cubic feet. Must have by April I. Call servicemen for all they've done . Ext. 313.

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Hamiltonians Are Still In the Armed Services 336 World Wor II vets now employed

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HAMILTON RETURNEES We welcome the sen ·ice men and

women who haYe received their di s­charges from the Armed Forces, and have retu rned to t heir fo rmer jobs at Hamil ton :

Advertising- Geo rge FriUsch, H ichard R ine­hart.

Ai1tomatic- Evcrett BowC'r.3, Frank Echter­nac h, C harles F isher, Oa!e.:i Ki lhefner.

Bal. & Flt. Steel- Robert Bredbenner, Wal­ter Levering, H ar ry \\rcuver.

Ca•e Offic Bu rke B. R eed . Chem .. & ft1et. - Chester Cramer, Richard

Gamber, W ill iam T hu rnma. Da111askeening- Frccl Gearhart, Leroy Kil­

hefTer. Dial Preston Asper, L uke Cluck, Galen

MC'Cauley, Raymond Resh. Equip. &: Tool Des.- Harold B lackburn,

James J{ing. Escape- Charles Kirch ner. Finiahinn- Paul Brubaker, Wilbu r Daniel­

son, Mary Jane Mattern, Robert Sides. Friction Jeweling - H arold Getz, Waltru·

Mel linger, Robert Wettig. Inspection- Henry Scha ll er. Machine Exper.- Martin Hyan. Machine Shop- Robert Bauer, H . Charles

Gehr, J ames Hostetter , Robert Wallick, L loyd Will , Jr., Harry Yeager.

!11aintenanc H arry Schoenberger. Parts Stock- W . E lvin Smith . Pl<ite-Clinton Bu rk hart, Robert Crawford,

J ohn G ill es, R obert Nikolaus, G il bert Warner, Roll a Weaver.

P ress- R ussell F itzgerald. Print Shop- R obert Pl antholt. Proc . Pla.n.- Willi am Di nges. Prod. Cout.- Robert Ferguson. Servic Howa rd !{uhns, E lwood Mill er,

Phares · · I mer. Small Tool- Earl Eshl ema n, Gera ld Herr ,

Ha rry McQ uate, K enneth Staab. Sprinr1 Room- Jack F ry . Tabulatinu- R Dea n Ca ldwell. 71;111iug & Casing- Henry Helfrich, Charl es

Koll e1', R aymond K rushi nsk i, H a ro l ct Kuhn, John Schmuck lc.

Traffic- Blake D ula ney. Train- Herman Fritsch, H arry Gieg. Tra ining Section- Cha rl es Arms, Karl Ba rr,

John Gast, W ill iam P . McKi nney, T hom­as Moore, Gera ld P range, W ill iam Roro­ko, Irven Stasko, Wood row Stelter, Rob­ert Strantz.

Ru th R eeser (BaL Staff), center, and F rances Herr (Dial), right, keep an eagle eye on tbe basketball wait­ing fo r an opportuni ty to snatch it from the R CA girls. Although RCA was the winning team of Feb. 21 the H amil ton girls offered plenty of competition .

The next game will be played at the East Junior High School at 8 p. m. Thursday evening, March 14,

Vaughan Pursues Crown (Cont inued f rom page 1)

in tbe Middle At lantic AAU wres­tling meet on Ma1·ch 23 at Frank I in and. Marshall College. E veryone is mv1 ted to attend the tournament. which is being sponsored by t he Lancaster Optimi t Club . The bouts begin at 2 p. m. E ntries have been received from wrest lers representing co.ll eges, high schoo ls, and YMCA's from the Mi ddle Atlantic group, which mcludes Pennsylvania, Dela-ware. and parts of Tew Jersey .

This will be Dick's 20th wrestling S!'ason. Starting at 15. in ewton, New Jersey, he wrest led his way to fa me, becoming the New Jersey beavywe1gbt champ four times. Back in 1936 he won two tit les at one

NEW EMPLOYEES l meet. Five days after captu ring t he heavyweight crown. he discovered he'd lost enough weight to become eligible fo r the 191-pound class. H e

'---------------' wa lked out wi th that tit le. too, as On behalf of the H amilton Watch

Company, T imely T opics wishes to extend a hearty and incere welcome to the new employees who have re­cently joined the Ham il ton family.

Advertising- Betty W issler. Automatic - Robert E. H ardy, George

H ulli hen , Harry Metzger, George N ichoau, Robert Rothwell , R ichard W. Sum mer , George Vojaek, Ha rold Wilh elm.

well as being rated tbe ou tstanding wrestler of the stat<> .

Vaughan. who belonged to one of F. & M .'s winning teams under "Uncle Charlie" Mayser, said that wrestling cannot be learned from a book. Only experience and losing a bout can teach you the winning t ri cks.

Motorist: I k illed your cat. I sha ll replace the animal.

Old Maid : This is so sudden, but I'm afraid you can't catch mice.

Bal. & Flt. Steel- F lorence Applegate, Ivon Bitts, M. Rita Barnett, Gloria F letter, ' Villiam F lynn, Li 11 i an Fra nic, Joyce Greener, Evelyn Groff , James Hager, Pa­tricia Holbren, Ruth Lerchen, Dorothy Lownsbcrry, Chester Neiss, M il dred Re<>se, '.Dorothy Rineer, Raymond Schnei­der , Robert Shoff , E li zabeth S n ade r , Bernard Snyder , Clai r Sta uffer, J ule Vo-jack, Dorothy Wil son, Evelyn Young, Preas- W ade H. B urg, Ed it h Fry, Ri cha rd Joseph Donnelly . W. Lea1y .

Bal. Staff- Francis B rubaker, Cletus Cun - Prod. Clerical- Betty Goodhart, D orothy ningham, Bertha Frysinger, Dorothy Horn, R ennard , S uza nne Ribert. Marl in Lockard , Ethel Sourbeer, Helen Prod. Control - P auline Geist, Warren Simmons, Clair Stauffer. Ha user.

Case Office-Wesley E. Martin , Susie Trout. Purchasing- M arie Benner. Cost Stand. & Fact Rates-Yvonne Johnson. j Service-D orothy Boyd , E la ine Smit h . Damaskeening - Lind a Newsom, Evelyn I Service Office- Amy F ox, M adolyn P arker.

Tombinson. Spec . Mfg.- Esther Kissinger. Dial- Jo hn Aument, Joseph N . Bryson , E lva Spring R oom- Shirl ey J ohns, Anne P ainter ,

Jones, Dorcas Lenh ard , Evelyn Martin , Hubert R ice, Ruth Ya rnell. M ary T om linson. Standard Cost-Cleo T roop .

Emp. & Training-Samuel Rohrer. Tabulating- Howard R eiger t. Eacop~George Hei~l er. . T. & C.- George F alk, Thomas Mayer, F111ts~nng-A rthur _A1zzo, Leroy L indemut h . P eggy R amsey, R eba R eese, Richard Frictwn Jwl.-Ed1th Blatz., M ary Bloom, R ishell , J ack Schuler.

Esther Gottsehg, Anna Hil t, D ale John ­son , T heresa Krantz, Rh oda Lasher, E ll a Mattis, Betty Orbank , N ina R eese, Anna Schulz , Alice Yarnell.

Inspection- R aymond E llis. Metals Processing-Lloyd Swarr. Pers. Reaearch- Louise Leatherman. Plat H elen Carpender , Erma Denlinger,

Naomi Gantz, Rut h G ibb le, Betty Hoelt ­zle, James l ovine, F lorence Roth, Chester Sm ith, Anna Steele, E lea nor Vollrath.

T rain- M ary Fi te, Lenora McManus, James P . Mill er , K athryn Phelan , Doris P ot ts , Catherine Pugliese, Joyce R eisinger , H arry R eisinger , Rut h Snyd er , Will iam Walt man.

T r. Section-George Bates, Clai r B ech told , William Bradley , Michael Constant ino, John Fichtner, R aymond Hipple, Russell M cCartney , Wm. P arke M cK inney , John Morrison, Richard Parker, Roy R eiden­bach , Walter R olfs, K enneth Snyder.

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when the HRA teams plays the Bombardi ers. The Hamil ton eagers are : Hazel Lefever (Ba l. & Fl. St.), Mildred Yuninger (Timing & Cas­ing), Rut h Reeser (Bal. Staff). Julia H eida (P rod . Clerical), Mary Jane Mooney (Bal. & Fl. St.), Betty For­rey (Au to .), Frances H err (Dial), Gladys Landis (Frie. J ewel), and Marie Caldwell (Inspec .).

VERNA WILE HOLDS TOP BOWLING AVERAGE

Gmnes Wile, V. .. ......... .. .... . 63 :Vl cComsey, J. . .. . 47 &~~ D. . . . . .. ITT Hamlin , G . . . . . ... 63 L ich t, H . .................... 48 McK elvey , G. 60 Mooney, N .......... .... .... 6 La M aster ............... . .... 52 Her tzler , J . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 57 H eida, J . ...... . ............. 54 Hough ton , M. .. .. . .. . .. 57 Doll , S . ........ .. .. .. .. ...... 48 J ackson , M. .. ............... 57 Ursprung, C. .. • .. . .. .. .. .. 54 Wi nters, l'. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Boyer, E. . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . 57 Burns. B. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . 54 Ha rnish , I. ........... , . .. .. 57 Duke, I. . . .. . . . .. .. .... ... 54 Zigler, T .. . .. . .... .. . ........ 12 M ad eira, E. .. ........ .. , . 39 Gam ble, R. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. 42 Rinick , H . .. ..... . .. ...... .. . 53 K unze, E .............. .... .. . 48 Ma rkl e, M. . . .. . . .. . ....... . . 49 Resh , B . . ................ .... 51 F orrey, B ... ............ .... . 83 Plourde, B . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 45 Haman, G ..... .. .. .... ...... 42 R eynolds, P . . ... . ...... . .... 51 R oh rer , F . . ......... .. .... . .. 36 G roff, D ..... . . . .... .. ...... . 45 Brubaker, M. .. ........ .. .... 50

Ave. 151.7 141.9 136.37 136. 12 136.0 134.S2 134.2 133.14 128. 16 128.6 127.0 125.33 124.3;: 124. l • 124.2 123.48 123. 18 122.14 122.13 122.2 121.30 121.7 119.27 11 9.8 118. 33 118. 29 118.28 116.36 116.3 111.9 110.29 106.8 104.19

WATCH GIRLS' TEAM STANDINGS w.

Barrels ... . . .. ......... . .. . . 56 Hands . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 48 Clicks . ....... ..... . .. .. . ... 44 Stems .. .. . . ............ . .. . 43 Pinions ........... . . . ....... 40 Cases . . . .. . . .... . ..... . .. . . 21

L. 28 36 40 41 44 63

Pct. .667 .571 .524 .512 .476

Rifle Club Elects Warfel (Continued f rom page 1)

being prepared for pisto l, rifl e, trap and skeet shooting.

In addi tion to the officers, the fol­lowing are members of the club : Joe McCrabb (Bal. Staff), Bill Sprenkle. Joe Parr, George Pronge, Bill M el­linger, and C I e on Hougendobler from the Finishing Room; Ralph Henry and Willia.m Thumma from the Metals R esearch Department; How a rd Dehaven (Spring) , Ira Fickes, Sr. (Mach. Exp.), H enry Schneider (Dial) , Ken Bi tzer (Mach. Shop) , Ned Aurand (Chem. & Met.), Robert Gauker (Service) , Luke Ryan (Jewel)·, H arold H err (Service) , Paul Rogers (Caf.) , Lester Erb (Insp .), Warr e n Sweigart (Mach. Shop ), and H a rry Longenecker (Print) . Membership is still open for other Hamil tonians.

Kunze and Mathews (Continued from page 1)

F lat Steel, and Thomas H uegel, Bal. & F lat Steel. wi th 1107 ; and F lor­ence Schneider, Advertising, and George Waters, A"ssembly Re earch, wi th a , core of 1100.

Other winner included : High team tri ple (no handicap):

Betty J ane Smith. Assembly Re­search, and her fat he r , Clarence Smi th. Friction Jeweling, 1078.

Specialties Assembly, Fri ct io n Jewel, and the Dial Department's Men's bowling teams were tie fo r top honors when the team standings were reported afte r the February 20 game. Each of the three teams had won 20 games and lost only 8. The remainder of team standings are :

Women's high single (no handi­L cap): E rl a Witmer. P late . Dept. JV

Escape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 18 1\lechanical . . . . . . . . .. . •• .. . . .. 16 ~ ~ Women's high t ri ple (no handi-

12 cap): Anna M. Sel'er:no, T rain. Serv ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ma intenance .. ... ...... .. ..... 15 Spec. Mfg. . .. . ............ . . 15

{~~~~~c~~~P . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : g Bui. & Flt. Rt. . . 13 Plate .................. .... ...... 9 :i:i 11 ~i ng & Casing . . . 9 ] l'fl l l1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Timr Fuze . . . . 9 N. Pi nnt . . . . 7

WATCH MEN'S

13 13 14 l.j 15 JQ rn rn 19 2!

BOWLING AVERAGES Ave.

Wm. l\lattern 177- 14 Eel Lang .. .. .. .. . • .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 - 8

it~:,~~\~:~:::::::::::::::::::::: ..... gt~~ P aul B rodccker .. .. ........ . .. . ..... )~5= 6~ llay Erisman .. .. . , ................. 168-51

~~ri'1I.~~~~e;;c~· · :: ::::::::: : :::::::::: i~U~ Charles Brill .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 166-26 Ray Musser .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 164-35 Milton Ma nby .. ..... .. . ...... .... ... 163-51 Nona B uckwalter .. . ...... .... .. ..... 163-25 Eel Joh nson .. .............. .... ..... 163- 5 R alph Ulmer ............. .. ........ . 162-51 C ha rl es Koll er .... . .. . .. .. . , ......... 162-36 Joh n Sherrick ... .. .. .. ........... .. . 162-25 Abe Burkha rt .. .. ............ .... ... 162-23 Dick Slaugh ......... .. . .. ..... . ... . . 162-22 Tom McFadden .... ......... .. ... ... 162-19 Charles W itmer ........... . ......... 160-59 Victor Alexander .. . .. . . ......... .. . 160-34 Don M imnal . .. ..... ..... . ...... . .. . 160- 15 Geo. Wolf .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 160- 5 J oe Centi ni ... .. _ . . .. ......... .. ..... 160- l

A former tobacco auctioneer en­listed in the Navy wi th the rating LS/ MF T / l c.

THE WINNERS

.Men's high single (no handicap) : Dick hock. Machine Shop. _Men's hi~h tl'i ple (no handicap):

l\.en McM11len, Damaskeening. All t he winners were awarded ca h

pri zes. and Mrs. Kunze and Mr. Mathews wi th their combined high scores were presented wi th medals in addi tion to a ca h pri ze . '

The H .R.A. Bowling T ournament Commi ttee was "Jinx" Gan e Bob Kauffman, Clair Shenk and' Erla Wi tmer. '

BREAKFAST-A LA U.S. ARMY

Most everyone has heard of K-ra­tions and D-rations, but no t every­one knows exactly what they con­tain. "Jimmy" King (E quipment and T ool Design), form er S/Sgt. in the Infantry. brought in the above box for us to see.

The breakfast uni t for K-rations con ists of powdered coffee, chopped ham and eggs, toast, frui t bar (made of pre ed dried frui ts) , sugar, chew­ing gum and cigarette . It contains a ll the essentials, but we doubt if it quite compares to our own "sunny-

side up" meal. The covered with b eswax. says, the boys melted candles.

container i which, King off to make

An emergency field r at io n , D, shown in the lower right. is a meal in itself, bu t no t too tasty . The four-ounce package is a highly con­centrated chocolate bar containing 600 calories. Because of its super strength, it must be eaten very slow­ly, or dissolved in boiling water to make a chocola te beverage.