Hamilton Chorus in program

at Hershey on February 6

January 30, 1947 *

GERALDINE HAMAN AWARDED $93.21

Suggestion Results in Direct Labor Saving

·women employees at Hamilton ha1·e proved themselves to be highly capable and efficient at their jobs.

Take the case of Miss Geraldine Haman (Balance Staff).

She is S93.21 richer today because she proposed that an improved car­rier be used for driving certain pin­ions on the pivot burnishing operation.

Her suggestion has been put into effect with a potential annual direct labor saving.

Geraldine Haman

Under the old method, pinions whose teeth were not centrally !o­rated in relation to the pivots, ne­cessitated the machine being set so that the driver would properly en­gage the pinion teeth. One pivot was burnished on each pinion in the lot. The machine then had to b reset so that the driver would prop­erly engage the pinion teeth and dri1·e the pinion for burnishing the other end of each piece in the lot.

Under the new method , a double drivPr is used which allows the pin­ion teeth to be properly engaged for driving the pinion for burnishing either pivot. Thus this method elim­inates one machine et-up and re­places one complete "load and un­load" cycle with a simple "reverse piece in centers" element.

Thi is the second large award made by this company inside of three months. Peter Baergen (Flat Steel) received 355.88 for a recent sugge tion.

Factory employees who are not on Ralary or in supervisory jobs may be rewarded for a worth-while sugges­tion. This includes only those em­ployees in production departments who are on direct labor or indirect operations for which standards have been established. Any suggestion made must apply to the suggester's own job. All suggestions must be original.

fJ"in the H.R.A. Now

Published by and for the Employees of the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna. Copyright, 1947, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.

R. M. KANT ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT

R. M. Kant is the new vice­president of the Hamilton Watch Company in charge of Public Relations. He was elected by the Board of Di­rectors at a meeting held on December 30, 1946.

Mr. Kant started as an er­rand boy with Hamilton in 1916 and worked his way to sales manager, the post he held prior to becoming vice­president.

During World War II he served in an advisory capac­ity with the War Production Board.

CHORUS IN MUSICAL PROGRAM AT HERSHEY

The Hamilton Chorus of 60 voices will present one of the most impor~ tant roncerts in its 16 years exist­cnc·c on Thursday evening, February o. at .:; :Ju 0'<:1oek in the iier~i1e:1-Community Theatre. ·

The importance of this concert takes light from the fact that the Hamilton Choru is only the second ~inging group from this area to ever be im·ited for a musical perform­ance at Hershey.

Director Abram Longenderfer (Bal. & Flt. Steel) has arranged a pro­gram covering approximately two homs of musical entertainment.

The guest artists for the occasion will be: Lester Hain, violin, concert­me: ter of the York Symphony Or­chestra; William Diller, violin. and Ernest Baker, viola, both of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra; Allan Bond. cello, of the York Sym­phony Orchestra; Marian Blanken­Rhip Walker. haq)ist, Joseph Kistler. drums. and Ernest Stanziola, piano, all of Lanca ter.

The Hamilton Chorus soloists will be: Margaret Dommel (Damaskeen­ing) , Julia Heida (Dial & Mat!. Stores). Jean Doll (Tab.), Catherine Smith (Bal. & Flt. Steel) , Ed Hen­drix (Prod. Con.), Paul Harni h (Bal. & Flt. Rteel), Robert Fickes (Spec. Assem.), and Director Long­enderfer. The Bowery Serenaders, a male quartet, will put on a few no1·­elty numbers.

The complete program is a fol­lows: "Fantasy." Hammerstein-Rog­Ns; "Vilia" (from Merry Widow). Lehar; "01' Man River," O'Hara­Kern; "I Dream of You," Arr. Ring­wald. Paul Harnish (skit) ; "Clair de Lune." Debussy; "In a Monastery Garden," Katelby . Intermission. "The Gay Nineties" (Revue) ; "My Blue Heaven," Donaldson; "Red Mill." Herbert; "Ava Maria," Schu­bert-Longenderfer; "Finlandia," Sib­elius· "Temptation " Brown· "Bat­tle Hymn of Rept;blic," Ri~gwald.

The Hamilton Chorus program will be sponsored by the Hummels­town Rotary Club.

Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive, anyway.

. . . Time watching far t ime

RETIRED MEMBERS RECEIVE WATCHES

Presentation of Watches Made by Pres. Kendig

Seventy-firn retired members of the Hamilton Watch Company were presented with Hamiltons on De­cember 18 by President Kendig in appreciation of the Jong years of meritorious service rendered the Ccmp:lny.

Before presenting the watches. President Kendig had a little infor­mal chat with the group.

As each retired member's name was called he or she came to the front of the room, shook hands, spoke a few words to the preRident, and recefred his watch.

The retired group consi ted of 53 men and 22 women.

Four members of the abo1·e group. William Martin, Edward Baker, S. ·May Frew and John C. ·weise. have died. Their watches were present­ed posthumously.

The retired male members were gi1·en their rhoice between a solid gold 19 jewel, gmde ~o. 921 "Watt" model pocket watch or a solid gold 19 jewel. grade No. 982M "Gilhert" model wrist watch.

The ladies had their choice of either a "Bernice" or "Frances" wrist watch, both solid gold, grade No. 911M models. The "France " was aYailable in yellow gold only. but the "Bernice" could be had in white or yellow.

The most popular watch with the male members was the "Gilbert." Forty-five members selected it, while se1·en selected the "\Vatt."

"Frances" was the mo. t popular with the ladies. Twenty members selected it. while three chose the "Berni re."

The inscription on the cnse~ of all tllf' award watches is as follows:

To a Craftsman The Product of His Trade

Presented to

For Long and Loyal Sen·ice Hamilton Watch Co.

194-The following retired members re­

ceived watches: Charles E. Wilson, Emma Musser, Harry L. Coho, Ed­ward J. Hodgen, Mazie (Mary D.) Morrison, Jacob Adams, Edward H. Forrey, Sr., Fannie McCullon. Frank P. Jeffries, Wm. T. Hodgen. Eva B. Smith. Harry Musketnuss, William

A watch from the president

H. l\1anby, Miles J. Lacey, George W. Wein, Jay G. Wireback, William S. Ga;:,L, ~;1a. D. Fclil, IIcl.LiJ E. Dl1L­tenhofer, Edward Daveler, E. L. (Andrew) Fenstermacker, Walter S. Welchens, Daniel Fricker, Cora B. Hershey, Mary R. Warfel, Ida M. Weidner, Lawrence Decker, Bessie M. Bell , William Gutacker, Mrs. Susan Abel, Grant Witmer, Elis F. Carlstl:om, William C. Landau, Levi Long, Edna McCashin, Sherman Book, Phihp A. W. Steffe, Edgar Baker, Howard Martin, Bertram Childs, Mrs. Mayme Davis, Martha RosR, Mrs. Christine Jensen, John Ames, Mabel S. Stehman, Mrs. Janie RiRhe. William H. Roehrich, George W. Krentz, Albert Chapman, Amo Hammersley, David Miller, Wm. Hoffert. B. Landis Weitzel , J. Albert Zahm, Oscar Rishe, Philip V. Reese, Walter McGlinn, Arthur Forrey, Anna E. Hershey, James H. Down­ing. Anna M. Shertzer, George Ganse, Ro s Scheffer, Harry L. Beam, Peter Dirks. John B. Shock, Charles F. Miller, Harvey C. Adams. Howard E. Smith, George Vernau. Bessie M. Lowry and Elmer Denlinger.

HONOR ROLL WATCHES BY END OF FEBRUARY

The final list of Hamilton watches to be presented to Honor Roll em­ployees will be completed by the end of February, it was announced by Lowell Halligan, Director of Sales Research.

Thus far Honor Roll watches have been presented to the retired mem­bers and the 30 and 25 year groups.

The 20 and ~5 year groups should receive their watcheR by the end of Februa1y.

When these latter two groups have received their awards. a total of 505 employees will have · Hamiltons.

A pink elephant, a green rat and a yellow snake walked into a cock­tail bar.

"You're a little early boys," said the bartender. "He ain't here yet."

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Cive to the March of Dimes. This is the fina l day of the drive

Vol. 5, No. 1

NOW FIVE DIVISIONS IN HAMILTON FACTORY

Important Changes in Factory Organi%ation

Recently some vitally important changes, effective December 1, 1946, were made in Hamilton's factory organization.

As an aid to increased production, organizations serving the manufac­turing and assembly departments were re-aligned. These adjustments are calculated to aid in eliminating overlapping duties and in expedit­ing production.

There are now five main divisions. They are: Manufacturing, Engineer­ing, Planning, Industrial Relations and Quality.

The heads of these divisions are: F. Hauer, Manufacturing; M. F. Manby, Engineering; W. S. Davis, Planning; A. B. Sinkler, Quality; and R. A. Preston, Industrial Rela­tions. All five division heads will report to G. P . Luckey, Vice Presi­dent in Charge of Manufacturing.

In the Manufacturing Division, A. M. Groff, E. L. Mester, H. C. Dobbs, and J. H. Foose, four former Assist­ant Superintendents, were made full Section Superintendents. All four of t !:~.::::) S1.ipn,·.i!!lP.T\,lo!1*"Q ,~?;11 ,."'!""rt to F. Hauer.

The Maintenance Department be­came a part of the Manufacturing Division. W. F. Breen, Mainte­nance Superintendent, also reports to F. Hauer.

James Basso is the new Timing and Casing foreman, reporting to J. H . Foose.

In the Engineering Division, B. E. Wolfe and E. W. Drescher became superintendents. Wolfe is head of the. Mechanical Department, while Drescher, formerly assistant to the Chief Engineer, heads the Produc­tion Engineering Department.

The Chief Chemist is G. E. Shu­brooks. E. Van Haaften is Super­intendent of Watch Research". f. W. Gould is the Patent Attorney. while R. W. Slaugh is foreman of Assembly Research. All six heads report directly to M. F. Manby, Di­rector of the Engineerinm_Division.

D. Hawks is the new su-per"t'"'isor of the Standards Section, while A. E. Fillinger is supervisor of the Physi­cal Research Sertion. Both report to E. Van Haaften. W. Dussinger. new supervisor of the Mechanical Planning Section, reports to B. E. Wolfe.

In the Planning Division, direct­ed by W. S. Davis, Paul Kutz is the new superintendent of Facto1y Rates and Costs Standards. J. H. Gegg is superintendent of the Production Control Department, while the head of the Cost Analyst Department is R. P. Vaughan. All three heads re­port to Director Davis.

F. A. Hauer is Production Con­trol Supervisor and R. B. Hershey is Material Stores Supervisor. Both report to J. H. Gegg. H. L. Roberts is the new Dispatching Supervisor reporting to F. A. Hauer.

The Production Control Depart­ment and the Facto1y Rates and Cost Standards Department were joined to the Planning Division.

A Quality Division was created to administer all problems in connec­tion with inspection and quality standards.

(Continued on prige 2, col. 3)

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VOLUME 5 TIMELY TOPICS NUMBER 1

The Hamilton Watch Company Employee Newspaper

EDITORIAL BOARD

Wallace Bork, Chair., Prod. Control Margaret Keller, Chem. and Met. Rea. Jean Gainer, Employee Services . Haz~l .Keller, Case Office

J. Ed. Miller, Ca•• Order D1vmon

EDITORIAL STAFF

Geiieral News and Production, Charles H. Frey Cartoonist, Charles Shindell, Jr. Personnel Consultant, R. A. Preston

PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS ISSUE

Timel11 Topics is indebted to the following people .for photographs in thi• issue: Ned Aurand Screw Drivers; M. N. Rivenburg, Retired Members Watch Awards ; Russ Kuhns,' Hen Got 'im with One Blast and Just Duckie.

Copyright, 1947, Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penna.

Quotation or reproduction forbidden unless permission hns been grdnted.

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA- JANU:l\RY 30, 1947

Wliat og 1947? No one in these changing times

can accurately foresee even the im­mediate future. But ou1· company starts its operation this year with certain concrete facts at hand. These facts impose conditions on our busi­ness that must be met squarely and effectively if our stockholders, our em p I oyees and our customers arc to derive the fullest measure of pros­perity and satisfaction throughout 1947.

Now what arc these conditions of which we have sme knowledge?

The first condi lion is this: After more than a year of reconversion effort our daily production of watches is fast approaching the 1947 goal set last year-a goal that must be maintained throughout tlus year and successfully sold to make 1947 a normally profitable year.

The second condition is that due to the need for training many new employees to build up to our pres­ent production, spoilage, the great­ebt enemy uf profit, is higher than it, should be.

The t,hfrd condit,ion is brought about by the differential in wages between the domestic and foreign watchmakers. This makes it im­perative that we find and utilize im­proved methods, all along the line, which will cut factory costs without lowering Hamilton standards of quality, in order that the public will accept our product at prices fixed to insme us a profit.

The fomth condition grows from the fact that we have passed the period when scarce supplies assured a hungry market for every last avail­able Hamilton watch. This became apparent at the turn of the year \\lhen im'entories of our product began to accumulate in some jew­elers' stocks.

The fift,h condition has to do with ihe fact that some of our company's earnings last year were really a li­quidation of parts inventories made during the war when labor and ma­terial were cheaper. Whereas this year we will be using parts pro­duced under the higher costs of 1946 -thus eliminating earnings from this source this year.

The sixth condition results from the growing price-consciousness of the public. This was apparent par­ticularly in jewelry stores over the

BALANCE STAFF HAS PARTY AT ANDERSON'S

The Balance Staff Department held a combined birthday and Christ­mas party at Anderson's on W ednes­day night, December 18.

Originally the party was to be a Christmas affair but it was found out in time that on the same eve­ning Al Kleiner, foreman of the Balance Staff Department, had a birthday.

The two parties went hand in hand and the 50 members of the depart­ment along with their wives, hus-

year-end when higher priced luxury items that have sold well since the war began, began to linger in stocks without stirring much buyer interest.

The seventh condition-closely re­lated to the sixth-is the fact that increased production in all lines has already started a price decline in some lines, as a normal buyers' mar­ket begins to develop in the face of adequate supplies of competitive merchandise.

And therefore the eighth concli­t,ion becomes apparent. The time of scarcity-the period of waiting having ended, the time for hard selling is at hand for any company like ours which would be successful in a higli.ly competitive market.

The ninth condition has to do with labor and material costs, which gen­erally have reached a point beyond which they can not go unle s price increases of finished products are put in effect. And should this be done with Hamilton watches it will prob­ably put an effective brake on po­tential sales in a market where im­porters are in position to hold or even lower the cost of foreign watches and still make a satisfactory profit.

All of these conditions are prob­ably more or less familiar to every­one at Hamilton. And many- pro­visions have been and are being made throughout the various de­partments of om organization to meet them in our teamwork to see that our business is in the black when the books are closed at the end of the year.

From the selling end, which will be increasingly active, we can report that sales promotion and advertiR­ing plans have been made and our sales force recruited to assure the hard selling job that will be neces­sary this year, in order to move our stepped-up fl.ow of watches out and onto the wrists and into the pocket~ of the general public.

Finally, 1947 will no doubt devel­op many new conditions·as the year advances. But om management. at every level, has proven its abi I ity to be alert to the shadows cast by coming events. And we can have reasonable confidence in our organ­ization to steer a prudent and safe course regardless of unexpected de,·elopments.

bands and friends had a gala time . Turkey was served. The Santa

Claus for the occasion was Sam Evans, who distributed gifts to all who attended. The men were given cigarettes while the women received smal l sewing kits.

The office girls in Foreman Klein­er' department presented him with a desk lamp. Al in turn showed per anal movies of air scenes of Lan­caster County and several comic cartoons.

Music for the occasion was fm­nished by Frank Roda on the accor­dion. Roda accompanied the mem­bers in group singing, while several readings were presented by Mrs. John B. Rinick.

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TRAIN DEPT. DUKES OUT BOBBY BURK

The fashion plate in the above picture is Bobby Bmk (Train) wear­ing his Santa Claus outfit.

It seems that the members of the Train Department think highly of Bobby's work. Under the chairman-

! Rh ip of Dick Weaver they chipped in with $73.50 and on December 23

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they duked Bobby from head to foot with a complete set of duds.

Bobby, who admits he's 56 •and

. .. Paging, Gus Esquire

i~n't ashamed of it, said: "How d'yuh like me, kid? Don't I look like Mrs. Astor's plush horse? I want to thank everybody in Train. I can't tell you how happy I am to recei ,·e such a wonderful present. They're a swell bunch of people in Train."

Bobby concluded by asking: "What's 'em ads in Esquire got that I ain't got?"

The answer, Bobby, is, nothing!

Factory Organi%ation (Continued from page 1)

This division is composed of the Inspection Department with M. L. Erb, Chief Inspector, and the Ma­terial Control Laboratory in charge of H. L. Hovis, Works Chemist. Both report to A. B. Sinkler, di­rector of the division.

There were no changes in the In­dustrial Relations Division of which R. A. Preston is director. S. Rohrer is supervisor of the Employment Department. G. IC \YePks is super­viRor of the Employee Services De­partment. while J. L. O\ven is super­viRor of the Personnel Research DC'partment.

A man brought a cocker spaniel to a \'eterinarian and ordered him to cut off the dog's tail. "I want it all off,'' )1e said, "so that not even a hair of the tail remain ."

"Sorry,'' the vet said , "I couldn't do that to a dog. Why should you want to cut the tail from an inno­cent little dog?"

"My mother-in-law is visiting us next month," the man replied, "and I want to eliminate any possible Rign or indication of welcome."

A super-salesman is a fellow who can sell the possessor of a Phi Beta Kappa key a double-breasted suit.

Air Stewardess: "Will all the pas­sengers please fasten their belts be­fore we land."

Jones: "I'm sorry, ma'm, but I wear suspenders."

POWDER ROOM PUFFS REFRIGERATOR TIPS : Don't wash eggs before storing them in the re­frigerator. It wipes off natmal protec­tive film which keeps oul air, keeps them fresh longer ... Opened canned goods may be stored in t,he original cans in the refrigerator without harm to flavor, appearance or nut,rilive content. But cover them well to prevent absorption of other flavors and odors . . . Ice cubes can be froz­en more quickly in the compart­ment of your refrigerator if the tray bottom or freezing smface is wet when the tray is placed in the freez­ing compartment ... The best way lo prolong the freshness of bread is t,o wrap It carefully, then store it in your refrigerator ... To prevent cheese from getting moldy, wrap it in a piece of cheeseclot.h which has been dampened with vinegar. Then place in a covered container in the refrigerator. Occasionally moisten the cloth with vinegar.

SCREEN & RADIO SECTION: Joel Kupperman (Quiz Kid) gets $75.00 per broadcast ... They pay him off in government bonds ... Many of the present radio anc.l screen stars played Lancaster via the vaudeville circuit during their early careers ... To name a few: Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Edgar Bergen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Fred Allen, Harry James, etc .... The teaser ads are starting to hit the movie mags ballyhooing "The Yearling," an MGM flicker with Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman and Claude Jarman, Jr., as "Jody" ... It's in technicolor . . . Frank Sinatra was the "angel" who started Budd~· Rich and his band on their way . . Rich , an ace drummerman, played Lancaster many times as a member with sev­eral leading bands.

was Pat Patterson, a ~ew Yorker who was passing oul ten dollar bills t,o the local newsmen if they'd say she was as good as Sonja Renie.

EASY DOES IT: For aid to weary housewives, a manufacturer produces gravy-proof tablecloths, slip covers immune to ink, draperies that can be wipec.l clean with a damp cloth . . . If you have any silk lamp shades that need washing, all you ha\'e to dQ is brush them with a soft brnsh dipped in lukewarm soap suds ... So you want to keep yom mirrnrs shiny. 0. K., all you haYe to do is add some starch to the rinsing waler and take a soft cloth and rub ... You don't even have to use rinse waier . .. If you want to make that gla sware of yours gleam, just add a few squirts of lemon juice in the rin ing water ... Here's a good practical idea that works for cleaning porcelain ware. Put some salt on a piece of cloth and rnb, girls, rub.

BOOK DEPT.: According to reports from leading bookseller the top ten fiction and general t,itles in each division as this sheet goes to press are: Fiction-"B. F.'s Daughter" (Marquand); "Pavilion of Women" (Buck); "Green Grass of Wyoming" (O'Hara); "Holdfast Gaines" (Shep­ard & Shepard); "Thieves in the

ight" (Koestler); "This Side of Innocence" (Caldwell); "The Salem Frigate" (Jennings); "The Huck­sters" (Wakeman) . General: "Peace of Mind" (Liebman) ; "The Egg and I" (MacDonald); "The Plotters" (Carlson); "The Roosevelt I Knew" (Perkins); "As He Saw It" (Roose­Yelt,); "Not So Wild , a Dream" (Sevaried); "Balzac" (Zweig); "Happy the Land" (Rich); "Dahl's Boston" (Dahl & Morton); "So This Is Peace" (Hope).

SPORTS: The No. 1 woman in sports for 1946 was Babe Didrikson, who is married to a pro wrestler named JUST STUFF : Helen Tressler (Pur-

z h · G chasing) started the New Year off George a arias · · eorge ap- by going to the hospital for an ap-peared in sernral matches at Maple pendicitis operation ... She's home Grove a few years ago ... Pauline Betz, California 's strawberry blonde now after spending two weeks at St.

h f I , · Joe's ... Costume designer Orry who won er ourt 1 womens smgles I' 11 , t' M 1 Ob . tennis crown in 1946 is a brokerage \.e Y s reac wn to er e eron · executive ... Ann Curti national <'Costume designers can .be mighty women's swimming champion at 21, thankful for. act1:esses hke Mer:e: prefers to take it easy with a book She d?es '.1101e fo1 cl?thes. than th },, when she isn't churning water ... do fo~ he1-and.that ~ sa~mg plent~ Louise Suggs, of Lithia Springs, In a 1 ece~t m~t,1?n p1ctu1~ post ca1.d Georgia, is rated the No. 1 woman poll wl~e1 e o ei 11,.000 . 'ates ':"eie amatem golfer in America ... Adele cast f01 Hollywood s C1own P1mce Inge, the only girl in the world who of Crooners, Dick Haymes wo.n Ow can do a backward somersault on honors · · . ·. Crosby and Smatra ice, learned to skate on a rink built we~-e not ehg1ble . . Perry Curno by her father in the cellar of their fimshed second . to Haym~s wh.1le home in Clayton, Mis omi. when Andy Russell ,wound u

1p lllx .tl~ird

she was e]e,·en ... It wasn't too place . .. Thal s 1t unti ne. t 1s~ue. many years ago that Vera Hruba. a rising star in Hollywood. was a fcatme skater with an ice show that played Hershey . . . Her manager

Anyone who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard ought to be mo,·ed by the foot.

HAMILTON ON TOP IN HAVANA

Outside the Vanity Store operated by Mr. Joaquin Diaz on the corner of San Rafael and Galiano streets in the Times Square sector of Ha­vana, Cuba, hangs the 11 ft. wide, 4 ft. high neon H amilton Watch sign pictured above.

Mr. Diaz, who has been a Hamil­ton dealer since before the war, had the sign made by Annuncios Cape. S. A. He sent this photo to F. J. Boulton (Export Mgr.) to show that the name of Hamilton is on the top of things in Havana.

COMMON TOOLS OF THE TRADE

THE SCREW DRIVER

Like a mother leading her chil­dren in the right direction, a screw driYer is the watchmaker's imple­ment that guides the minute screws to safety in their tiny holes. It di­rects gold screws so small that un­der a powerful magnifying glass they look no bigger than a gold bug. Tweh·e thousand of these screws would go in a thimble, and yet, the thin, turdy blade of a No. 7 screw driver turns them with ease.

It takes nimble fingers , good eyes, sturdy nerves and an abundance of patience to efficiently master the use

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drivers used to handle certain jobs, but these off-size ones are usual ly made in the Small Tool Dept.

The K & D standard set size numbers run from 1 to 7 with the larger screw drivers carrying the low numbers and the smaller ones tak­ing the higher figures . The num­bers assigned to the screw drivers are arbitrary figures and do not re­fer to dimension.

The No. 6\l:i screw driver is sel­dom .used and is not carried in stock. No. 7 is a popu lar one but it hasn't bean availab le for two years.

E

Here is a standard set of screw drivers including a service screw driver with a shell . The group lettered from A to F are Kendrick & Davis screw drivers, with G and H being made in the Small Tool D:epartment. (A ) No. 1, (8 ) No. 2, (C) No. 3, (D) No. 4, (E) No. 5, ( f ) No. 6. (G) is a No. 7 screw driver or the smallest made for work at Hamilton. ( H) is o special shell screw driver for removing service screws.

of a screw dri ,·er on all phases of watch assembly. And yet, of the three main common tool of the trade. it is considered the easiest to whicl1 to become adapted.

A watch screw driver consists of a shaft with a head and a blade. The shaft with a blade and revolving head or cap, is three inches in length. The blade is an inch long with a rnriance in diameter depending upon the nature of the work to be done.

The screw driver shafts used at Hamilton are purchased from Ken­dricks and Davis Company . The blades are made in the Hamilton cmalJ Tool Department. The shaft is made of nickel-plated drill rod and the head is made of brass. The blades are made of drill rod which is a high grade of tool steel.

The job of making blades requires skill and precision. It iH not too detailed, but every step of the proc­ess must be exact. Briefly, here is how it is done: The drill rod is cut off to blade length. The pieces are then sent to Heat Treating to be correctly tempered. When they come back to Small Tool they are taken to a special Hamilton made grinder in this same department where each blade is ground to the desired blade width.

This grinding operation is a litt le assembly line job in itself. Each blade passes through fom machining operations before it becomes a fin­ished product. The blade is first gripped in a small chuck. It is then inserted through a bushing against an emery wheel that grinds the end and the one side. It is then moved backward from the wheel out through the bushing. turned and inserted through another bushing to the right side of the machine where the other side of the blade is ground. The blade is then removed from the chuck and is ready for use in the screw driver. ·

Screw drivers. like loupes and tweezers. come in various sizes. A standard set of K & D crew drivers consists of eight with corresponding blade. . There arc other size screw

The blades and shafts of screw drivers are sometimes one piece and usua lly the shaft is arranged for in­terchangeable blades. Some blades arc reversible. If the one end of the blade chips or breaks off the other end can be used.

There are two methods for prop­erly holding a screw drivel'. When working on watch parts from a top position, the shaft is turned around by means of the thumb and middle finger between which it is rolled. The index finger rests on the head or cap of the screw driver which keeps it in an upright position. In order to afford a good grip for the thumb and middle finger, the shaft is corrngated and nickel plated.

The other method when working from a side position is to turn the shaft of the screw driver with the thumb and index finger, the head of the screw driver resting firmly against the inside of the knuckle of the index finger.

Like the silken threads that hold a spider's web together. the tiny screws. seldom exceeding 50 in mnn­ber with a variety of 14 different kinds. form the threaded supports that hold together the intricate mechanism of America's finest watch. This means that 14 d ifferent blades, of which eight are tandard. are turned by delicate, ski lled hands through the medium of the screw chfrcr.

We spoke of the fo1y screws used in the making of Hamilton watches. Getting down to the finest ·of figures we find that the smallest one is a little gem of steel known as an up­per end stone cap screw, sometimes refened to as a dome or cap jew­el screw.

This tiny screw has a head size diameter of .020. Its thread diameter is .0141 or 260 threads to the inch with the length of the head being .011. The F inishing Department uses this tiny fe llow in its assembly procedures. A blade with a width of .020 on a No. 7 screw driver shaft does the work.

The balance screw is the smallest

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gold one used in a Hamilton watch . Along with 16 others of similar size they are adj usted in the balance wheel of a grade 911 watch. This tiny screw is work<id on through a powerful magnifying glass in the Balance and Flat Steel Department . A special screw driver with a thin blade turns the t iny .023 slot into the balance wheel. This screw a lso has an .012 thread diameter or 260 threads to the inch along with a head length of .0107.

As in the case of any tool that has a sharpened edge, the blade of the screw driver must at all times be sharp to maintain the efficiency required in the making of watches .

Improperly sharpened screw driv­er blades can caqse: ( 1) Spoilage of screws; (2) damage to bridge or piece of watch work where screw is insert­ed; (3) loss of operator efficiency.

To do a satisfactory job of re­sharpening. a blade should fit the screw slot for which it is intended. The encl of the blade should not strike t lw bottom of the crew slot. In sharpening a blade, the screw that the blade is supposed to turn. shou ld be taken along to the emery wheel . o that the operator can taper the blade to the exact screw slot size. The blades arc usually sharp­ened by the job bos in each departmcn t .

There is no set method for pro­tecting screw drivers when they arc not in use. Some employC'es place their screw driver blades down in a wooden block with holes in it . Gen­erally they are left lying on the work bench to the right of the per­son using them. Three or four screw d1frers of different sizes are usua lly found on an orderly bench.

Screw drivers, like most tools. are marked by some means of idcntifi­eation so that the different sizes ha,·e special marks. The Kendricks & Da \' is screw d1frers presently used ha,·e identifying ring marks around the shafts. A number of years ago this same company put out a set of screw dri,·ers that were marked bv different colored heads. Many of the employees prefer these colored heads because they are easily iden­tified at a glance whereas the ring­marked ones force the operator to take his eyes from his work when reaching fo1· one. Sti ll another means of identification used bv some screw d1frer compan'es is to mark their product with colored shafts.

In the Finishing Department each employee has three screw drirnrs. They are Nos. 5. 6 and 7. For put­ting dome or cap jewel screws in the balance cock a No. 7 screw driv­er with a .030 blade diameter is used. Nos. 5 and 6 screw driver are used for putting cock screws in pillar plates.

A special sen·ice shell screw drfr­er is used in th is department for tak ing out sen·ice screws that hold the bridges down. Th;s shell is made in the Small Tool Department. The shell fits down over the end of the blade and slips ornr the headless service screw. thus preventing any slipping on the part of the blade against any of the watch parts which would cause scratches and spoi lage.

The No. 1 screw driver, with a blade diameter of .097. is used in thP Timing and Casing Department for putting ratchet screws in 16/0 size

Showing the correct method of holding a screw driver when working on a watch from the side.

watches. These ratchet screws hold the ratchet wheel onto the barrel arbor. Screw drivers Nos. 2 and 3. with blade diameters of .081 and . 069 respectively, are used for 16/0 and 10/0 size case screws. These screws fasten t he movement to the case. These same two screw drivers are used for click and bridge screws. The No . 4 screw driver, with a .055 b lade diameter, is used on pocket watch click screws. The No. 5 screw dri,·ers are used on dial foot screws. The small Nos .. 6 and 7 screw drivers

When working on a watch from a top position the correct method of holding a screw driver is pictured above.

can a lso be used on dial foot screws. The Timing and Casing Department besides using all of the above-men­tioned screw drivers also use a pow­er-d1fren screw driver for removing ~en·ice bridge screws. This one is used for speed pmposes.

This power screw dtfrer hangs from a line above the operator's head and is larger than any of the ordinary watchmaker's screw dri,·er·s. It fits down over the screw to be re­moved much in the same fashion as a se1·vice shell screw driver does. This type is also used in the Fric­tion Jeweling Department where ten operations are handled by various size screw drivers. In close job fit­t'ng. such as putting in setting cap spring screws and turning pall et caps. ~crew dtfrers ~ os. 5. 6 and 7 are wmcl mostly. Whereas in the Tim­ing and Casing Department screws are removed, in Frict ion Jeweling the power screw dri \'Cr is used to in­sert 16/0 size sen·ice screws into pillar plates.

In the Machine Experimental De­partment. a ll of the screw driver. arc used for the ,·arious jobs. In the ARsembly Research Department screw dri,·ers 3 to 7 are used for in­SNt ing 911 bridge screws and ba l­ance upper end stone cap screws.

In a few departments which deal with production, watchmaker's screw dri,·e rs are used to adjust the screws on the \'arious machines used in the departments. This is true in the Balance Staff Department where screw drivers 1 to 4 adjust the screws on pi,·ot burnishing machines and microscopes.

FIVE LITTLE WORDS There are five little w0t·ds, I'd have

vou to know· Tl;cy are: "P~rdon me," "Thank

you." and "Please ." OJ;. use them quite often wherever

~·ou go; There are few words more usefu l

than these.

These fi,·e words are filled with a power

That money or fame cannot give. So commit them to memory this

,·ery hour And use them as long as you live!

One of two women riding on a bus suddenly realized she hadn't paid her fare . "I'll go right up and pay it," she declared.

"Why bother?" her friend replied. "You got away with it-so what?"

"I've found that honesty always pays,'' the other said virtuously, and went up front to pay the dri,;er.

"See, I told you honesty always pays I" she said when she returned. "I handed the d river a quarter and he gave me change for fifty cents I"

Her husband was a big gun in in­dustry. He was fired seven t imes.

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MIDDLE AISLE NOTES Johnnie Presto (Chem. & Met .

Res.) got himself married the other day to Pearl Hummer of Columbia in a single ring ceremony at St. John's Lutheran Church in Philly. They're living in an apartment in Columbia. Thanks for the note, Peggy Keller (Chem. & Met. Res.).

* * * From the Escape Department

comes word that Naomi S. Keper­ling of that section became the bride of Robert S. Breightner at a double ring ceremony solemnized by Rev. Robert Etter, pastor of Stehman's Memorial Chmch, at 3 :30 P. M. Saturday, Oct. 5. The couple honey­mooned through the southern states.

* * * v.·e missed the engagement of

"Pat" Myers (Personnel) in this col­umn by a few months. We're sony, "Pat." But here it is now. Miss Myers is wearing a ring given her by Harry Weisman, who is associ­ated with the American Home Equipment Company. No date has been set for the wedding.

* * * On Jan. 7 in the Sacred Heart

Chmch, Sara E. McGuigan (Train) became the bride of Tom Darren­kamp. It was a double ring cere­mony. The couple went to New York on their honeymoon.

* * * Don Roberts (T&C) got himself

engaged to Anna Maiy Hurst, Eden West. Don's dad is Herbert L. Rob­erts (Production Dispatcher).

* * * Martha E. Werntz (Jewel Setting)

is engaged to Howard T. McAlphin of Philadelphia. No date has been set for the wedding.

* * * The engagement of Helen Mae

Hoffman (Sen<ce) to Melvin Crouse hit the social page the other day.

* * * Catherine Dornan (Plate) recent­

ly married Warren Cluck. The cere­mony took place in the Sacred Heart rectory. The Rev. John J. Kealy officiated.

* * * Walt Fry (Plate) became engaged

to Alma Brenneman, Mount Wolf. The engagement was announced at the Fry residence in Millersville on Christmas C\'P.

* * * Mary Kneis ley (Spec. Assem.) is

wearing a "beaut" of a ring these days since her recent engagement to Clair Brady.

* * * Here's strictly an engagement with

a Hamilton tinge. It pits Jane E. Hershey (Plate) and Chet Smith, Jr. (Inspection) in a recent first step vent.ure.

* * * Elaine Swartz (Bal. Staff) is one

step closer to the "I do" sentence since her recent engagement to Law­rence Ruip, Columbia.

* * * Helen Tressler (Purchasing) was

recently engaged to a good guy by the name of Dave Bowers of Mount Joy.

* * * Shirley Ann Ettinger (Prod. Disp.)

became the bride of Richard W. Kendig on Sunday, Dec. 29, in the Grace E1,angelical Church, Colum­bia. The couple honeymooned in New York.

* * * Marie E. Brubaker (T&C) ambled

up the middle aisle on Dec. 28 with Robert E. Reist in the Hatboro Methodist Church. The honeymoon was a trip through the Southland.

* * * Grace McKelvey (Prod. Con.) was

married to Robert Ettner Ursprung (Dial) on January 18 in St. Cath­erine's Church, Quarryville.

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WE GROW OUR OWN WORK BENCHES

Front pile is wood from the old pine tree.

For the purpose of this story the reason they cut down the old pine tree and hauled it away to the mill was to make work benches for the factory .

Disease caught up with the old pine tree in the West Plot of the Hamil­ton campus so maintenance men Chet Bostick and R aymie Fritsch chopped it down early in November.

For 40 years this 60-foot high fel­low stood with the finest of its brothers a a mark of beauty on the campus. For the past 20 years during the Christmas seasons its branches were decorated with some 300 col­ored lights.

MAINTENANCE DEPT. HAD UNIQUE TREE

"How abou t comin ' O\'Cl' to Ma'n­tenance an<l takin ' a gander at our Christmas tree?" the Yoi ce on the phone asked. "It has e,·erything on it but the kitchen sink," the voice concluded.

The wallk over was worth e,·ery step of the way, for there on a work bench in the electrical division of ·wait Br ce n 's department was a drcam<?d-up tree loaded with the itrms of a maintenance man 's trade.

. . . honest , it ' s a t ree.

Actually, it wasn't a tree, but two large branches put together to form a tree. The branches came from a tree on the residence of George Dor­wart, a maintenance man with the spirit of Christmas in his heart. George said: "We felt like havin' a tree this year. We wanted it to be different . We figure it is, too."

H ere is a list of the items that appeared on the tree: Cop's whistle, blueprints, old light bulbs, guard's badge; etc. Solder and wood shav­ings were used for icicles, whi le waste material was substituted for snow.

The tree was decorated by J ack Stumpf, Amy Kline and Dorwart, who never took a lesson in the art.

Walt Bre e n (Supt. of Mainte­nance) kn e w work benches were n!!eded throughout the factory and. with lumber a scarce commodity, the old pine tree cou Id fill the bil I very satisfactorily.

So after the pine tree was chopped down it was hauled to John Bru­baker's sa wmill in Rohrerstown where it was cut into 200 board feet of pine.

The cut lumber is stored in a sup­ply building on the Barr property across the highway for . seasoning . When it i ready to be used, Mose Goo<l (Maintenance) will start work on making e ight complete work benches.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO LEARN TO FLY

How would you like Lo become a pilot and fly your . own plane?

There 's a mo,·ement on foot here at Hamilton to form a flying club.

Several years ago this same idea was current but it died a natura l death because there wasn't a sufficient number of employees interested .

The club would be open to all men and women employees who have as­pirations toward becoming pilots.

Whether you have had previous flying experience or not won't mat­ter. The club would be open to novices as well as t hose pilots who fl ew during the war and who are now interested in flying privately.

Twenty members would be need­rd to form an ideal flying club. With twenty members the costs would be at a minimum. If twenty persons were not interested, possibly a club of ten members could be formed which, naturally, would jump t he costs somewhat.

Al l H amilton employees interest­ed in flying and desirous of forming a Hamilton Flying Club should con­tact either Bob Coxey (Escape) or Mark Ryder (Inspection) immedi­ately. If enough emp loyees are in­terested a meeting will be held to talk over plans.

Customer: "What's wrong with the eggs?"

·waitress : "Don't tell me your troubles. I only laid the table."

Fan: "See that big fellow playin' ful lback? I think he 'll be our best man next year."

Coed: "Oh, darling, this is so . udden."

My wife and I , our costumes choose Of similar styles and stocks; Milady wears the toeless shoes, And I the toeless socks.

Timely Topics

H. R. A. DRIVE GETS 468 NEW MEMBERS REMODELING NOW UNDER WAY

Warren Boyer (Automatic) was the "Mr. Big" among the 38 Hamil­ton R ecreation Association solicitors for H .R.A. membership .

During the drive, which was held during the last three weeks of No­,·ember, vV a rr e n "signed up" 90 members.

In second place was Miriam Camp­bell (Service) with 61. Jane Houg­endobler (Plate) finished third with 30. The remainder of the "top" so­licitors and the number of member­ships secured a re as follows: Bob Kauffman (Bal. & Flt. Steel), 20; Bob Hess (Metals Proc.), 19; Mil­dred McKinney (T.&C.), 18 ; Bob Coxey (Escape), 17 ; Jean Gainer (Personnel), 16; Ned Scheffer (Ac­counting) , 15; J eanne GraefI (Jewel Mfg.) , 13; Ethel Brown (Friction J eweling) , and Ruth R esser (Bal. Staff), 12 each .

38 solicitors secured 468 members. The goal set in the three-week

drive was 1800. The final count of 468 fe ll far below the expected figure.

A spokesman for the committee had this to say: "We know the so­licitors worked hard to get all the employees possible into the H.R.A. The 468 members they did sign up fell far below our intended goal of 1800. We are drawing up plans for a full year of programs destined to give H .R .A. members as much en­tertainment as possible. We will be greatly handicapped in our efforts if more m e mb e r s do not join the H.R.A. Since the money received from membership dues goes into de­fraying the expenses of our enter­tainment programs, it mean that we a re definitely .limited in what we can do in the way of gi \'ing H.R.A. members programs they desire and entertainment we want to give them.

"While the a('tual contr~t mem­bertihiµ drirn is O\'Cr. we definitely will sign new members anyt.ime. All they have to do is contact K en Weeks (Personnel) or any of the officers. or H .R .A. representatives in their department . H .R.A. wants to furni sh the employees with a ll the enterta inment possibl e. but it is lim­ited in its efforts if we do not re­cei,·e more members. These acti,·i­ties are planned [or the employees. The more members. the bigger and better parties."

-GIVE-Two more days remain for

you to contribute to the worthy Infantile P aralysis Drive. The Driv e tarted J anuary 15 and it ends J an­uary 30. There are six Infan­tile Paralysis Drive boxes throughout the factory. So give a little so that the less fo r tunate can walk again.

BE SAFE · TAKE CARE OF MINOR CUTS

Any broken place in the skin, re­gardless of size, can admit enough germs to cause serious infection. It is reliably said that a professional strong man, who should have been able to resist germ better than most of us, was seriously infected as a rc­titd t of a small scratch which he neglected. Only because he didn 't want to be seen bothering with such a trifle.

When we think of small wound~ we often think of scratches, but there are other kinds. For example. those small wounds where the skin is scraped off are known as abrasions or skin burns and are most easily infected . A wound where the skin is cut by something sharp can be­come infected but is less likely to because th <? bleeding may wash some of t he germs out. Where the skin is torn by contact with some u~­face which grinds dirt into it, the danger of infection in creases. A deep wound from any obj!)Ct which goes far beneath the skin is the hardest of all to clean and is most likely to gi,·e infection a start . Such are th r wounds which may cause lockjaw.

It is well for everyone to know the lockj aw germ normally Ii n's in th<? intestin <?s of hor~rs and is found in manme. The dirt of any city or farm may contain lockjaw germs which get on yom handR and clothes. These germs are in a spore , ta le and r<?main unaffected by rain, heat or cold for great lengths of timr. Once inside a deep wound wherr a'" cannot reach it. this hardy germ will br14'n to grow rapidly. After lock­jaw !!:ets a sta rt a doctor has great <liffir·ulty ch<?c kin!!: it . The right way is to go to a doctor before it has a r·hanc<? to gPt started so hr can giYP lockj aw antitoxin i[ ad,·isahle. lt is a good bC't that you have lock­jaw germs on your hands now and that these' germs woulrl begin their work at the slightest skin pnnctmc.

·workers !!:amble against infections e\·ery day and \'ery often seem to w·n. Y<?t r \·cryone knows that wh <?n you gamblr against an infection you can't average your lo sses against your winnings and perhaps come out ahead . If you get one infection you ha,·e lost. no matter how manv times you have risked an infection and didn't get it. From that point of Yirw it ~e<?ms sensibl<? to get first aid promptly for C\'Cry break in thr skin befor<? the germs ha,·e had a chance to start growing.

Germs arc found in every onC' or tl10se small wounds which occm at work . For a few minutes they are in the wound but do not begin to grow. Then is the t imr they can be kill ed best by first aid. Infections,

(Continued on page 5, col. 3)

SELF EXPLANATORY ...

Emily a:nd Pax Gifford c.o ""' Present Their First Production CJ) .-t

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Starring

HARRY PAXSON, Jr.

Lancaste r G e neral Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.

Pappy works in Crystallography Lab.

Several Depts. Are Now In New Locations

There have been some changes. made and there'll be more changes made in the relocating and remod­e ling of certain departments and offices at Hamil ton.

As t.hi issue of Timely Topics goes to press three departments have been relocated and an enclosed of­fice built. while fi\'e other depart­mrnts will be relocated and three enc lo eel offices built.

The changes made thus far are: (1) The Machine Experimental De­partment has been moved from the second floor of Building No. 6 to the north end of the third floor of Bui lding No. 9. During the war the Fuse Manufacturing Department was quartered in this section.

(2) W . S. Da,·is, Director of Plan­ning, and the entire Time & Motion Study ection formerly located on the third floor of Building No. 6, are now located on the south side. west wing. second floor of Building No . 6. Director Davis is located in a new enclosed office in the extreme southwest corner of this section .

(3) R. P . Vaughan, Cost Analyst. and his department are presently located on the north side, second floor of Building No. 6 directly across from the Time & Motion Study ection.

The change to be made whi ch are in progres at present are:

(1) The Watch Design, Blueprint. and Photostat sections will move to the southwest area of the third floor in Building No. 9. New partition~. eight [<?ct high. will separate the three s<?ctions. The chronometer ~tor­age room, formerly located where t hese three ections are going. will be mu,·ed to the southea t ~ide un the same floor .

(2) Al Radcliffe, supervisor of Equipment & Tool Design, who now has his office in an open space in the northwest corner. third floor. of Bui lding No . 6, will remain in his present location but partitions will be erected giving him an enclosed office.

(3) E. Drescher, Superintendent of Production Engineering, formerly localed in the central office section on the second floor. moved to an enclosed office on the third floor. Building No. 6, where the Factory Rates & Cost Standards section was form erly located.

(4) The Record section . now lo­cated on the first floor of Building No. 6 across from Watch Design. will be relocated on the north side of the third floor of Building No. 6.

(5) The Personnel Department is in for a lot of remodeling. Appli­cants coming for interviews will no longer sit in the west lobby. Plans call for a P er onnel Reception Room to be located in the south portion of the present Personnel Office. The present interviewing booths are to be removed and permanent rooms erected a long the north wall, first floor of Building No. 6.

The room now used fo r testing prospective employees will become the office of the Training Super­visor. The present Photostat Room will be remodeled into an Indoc­trination and Conference Room . West of this room will be located a room for P ersonnel R esearch. The balance of the room occupied by Watch Design will become a test­ing room for new employees. The balance of the area of t he first floor. Building No. 6. will be com·erted into one office for Consumer T est­ing & Complaint and one office for another phase of Quality Inspection .

He: '.'I 'll bet you wouldn't marry me."

So she called his bet and raised him five.

9oe Wa!lcatoand ALL FOR TWO CENTS DEPT.: AMY KLINE (Maintenance) told us there were approximately 1300 lights in the Hamilton Christmas display ... To the east of the Main Office Build­ing was a picture of "The Three Wise Men" painted by FLORE~CE TAYLOR in 1930 ... This picture had not been used for nine years . . . A new featme this year was the "Glory Be to God" plaque west of the Main Office Building entrance . . . After the New Year's night showing, the display came down for another year . . . On December 10 "SARGE" SCHAEFFER greeted employees with "Certainly is a nice spring day! " ... HARRY RUTH­HART (Material Sales Mgr.) had a Yest pocket full of cigars and a tasty looking white cake to show as present for his recent birthday from the folks in his dept. . .. Is CHET BOSTICK (Maintenance) trying to get his youth back by munching on a peanut butler sucker? ... Found out who "Chuck" is, who handed in the recent announcement of E. VAN HAAFTEN'S new arrival named Julia ... He's CHARLEY 'VAR­FEL (Research).

ADD FAMOUS COMEBACKS : New Year's resolutions ... S.•ow shovels ... Infantile Paralysis Drfre . .. FRAKKIE (Tabulating) KOZIC­KI'S hair ... Sleds ... Skii ... Cold ears, etc.

fore Christmas and was the fruit cake good'? ... FRANK SHREIN -ER (Raw Matl. Stock) says things arc back to normal again after a rush period ... JIMMY SHILLOW (Machine) did a sit down in a mud hole recently w hi! e gunning for ducks ... Up in the Plate Dept. on Friday, Dec. 13, there was a sign on a counter that read "Relief Due Today" . . . To a stranger going through the department on this un­lucky day, the sign had many mean­ings . . . Understand the stamp club is no longer operating .. . Ac­cording to rcporls from the Machine Shop, JOHNNIE ADAMS, who missed a deer and paid the penalty of having his shirt tail cut off, also had lo give a slice of venison to BOB KAPP . . . It eems that the shirl which belonged to Kapp was also u~ecl by Bob's wife, who found it a mighly warm frock to wear· on cold Monday mornings when she hung up the wash ... This item wa not sent in by JOHNNIE SHEETS ... Who bought that Christmas tree that stood on the table in the cafe­teria? ... Someone said it was the finest tree they ever looked through ... Dec. 13 was the day the Christ­mas trees in the various depart­ment throughout the factory began going up ... Naturally, each de­partment was bragging about theirs being the prettiest ... Friday, Dec. 27, was lhe day when they were taken down ... Why did HERBIE FULMER (Maintenance) have the stepladder and bucket chained to the radiator in the supply room off the West Tower entrance recently? . . The first snowfall of the season covered the Hamilton campus on Dec. 20 ... The multicolored lights on the trees blending with the snow mad!' the Christmas display a thing of beauty.

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD DIVISION : From MIRIAM CAMPBELL (Se1Tice) comes an interesting note . . . It deals with AUBREY LAN­DIS of the same department ... It seems that Aubrey was so interested in an A. M. news sheet that he boarded a Linoleum Plant bus ... Much to his- amazement he found after lifting his noggin' out of the sheet that he was in the right town but bussing in the wrong direction ... What Miriam wants to know is why did he take the wrong bus and what special item of interest was on his mind to cause such a situation? ... Thirty- even mem­berR of the Chem. & Met. Research Lab. and Metals Processing and their wives. husbands and friends attend­ed the annual department dinner held at Shaub's Tea Room on Dec. 18 . ... Reports say the ham was plentiful . .. Thanks for the note. R. E. HcRR The housing situa­tion seems to be holding up the maJTiageH of NANCY HUSSON and ESTELLE KEEPORTS ... Both girl work in Watch Research . . . They're both engaged to a couple of niC'e guys.

Timely Topics

Waller Cenerazzo, president of the American 'Vatch Workers' Union. speaking before 300 members of the Hamilton Management Association at the Christmas meeting on Mon­day e1·ening, December 16, 1946. on lhe fourth floor of the main office building charged that Swiss watch importe1'.s were collecting a "slush fund" of a quarter million dollars lo preserve a monopoly they created during the war years when Amer­ican watch firms were making tim­ing de1·ices essential to victory in World War II.

Cencrazzo said: "Our union will fight the importer's monopoly in or­der to obtain fair treatment for thr American watch industry and work­ers employed in our watch industry. "

Making a plea to every supervisor and every shop steward to supply the leadership essential in making the American jeweled watch indus­try the most efficient industry in this country, Cenerazzo said all la­bor differences should be settled at the "work bench" level.

The union president stated that importing companies-not Hamil­ton. E lgin or Waltham-were con­tributing to a "lobby and slush" fund that would enable them to buy pro­tection and continue their importa­tion of cheap Swiss watch works.

"We will fight that monopoly," Cencrazzo stated, "with our limited finances in order to encomage the three American watch companies. which are essential to the nation's defense."

He called for management and la­bor to develop new technological method~ to reduce the unit cost of watches in order to compete with the flood of Swiss watches brought in during wartime.

The product of frugal, efficient Swiss workers who do not have American wage rates is. being ex­p loi tcd in this country by American importing firms who developed a monopoly while the American watch companies were turning out chro­nom('ters and timing devices for the a llied war machine, Cenerazzo said.

"Management and labor must both work together," Cenerazzo asserted, "to eliminate the chiseler, that small mino1·ity of every corporation who crippl es production and profit. Ham­il ton employees cannot prosper to the fullest extent unless both man­agement and labor work for more profits-this means more money for stockholders. management, labor."

After the union president made his speech, the Hamilton Manage­.ment Association held its holiday party in the cafeteria .

Minor Cuts (Contim1ed from page 4)

which are the outward sign of the body's struggle to hold back the gP rm s. announce themselves by th robbing, pain, swelling, redness and heat. There is no first aid for infection. A doctor should be seen at once.

TICKS AND TOCKS: PETE VAS­SIL (Print Shop) says he would like to be an optometrist . . . EDDIE RUMPF (P.&M. Stock) is being groomed as pianist for the Hamil­ton Choru . . Despite weather conditions, lbc noon hour lunch period find~ quoits furnishing a lot of employees enjoyment ... A si­lent, but always busy fellow, is JOHNNIE RHOADS (Traffic) ... VERA WILEY (Bal. & Flf St.) is still in need of several bowlers to round out the teams in the H amil­ton Women's League . . . DICK WEAVER (Train), who got a deer without firing a shot, likes this col­umn . . . Thanks, pal . . . To the employees and the town folks who Yiewed the Hamilton Christmas dis­play in its finished form, we wonder if any thought was given by them as to the work and planning it took to make it so beautiful ... FRED W ALZL (Accounting) had some shirt tail trouble the other A. M. . . . It was finally straightened out after a brief consultation with EDDIE MILLER (Case) ... BOB BAILEY (Case) had a birthday a short while back . . . His wife, HELEN, tried to say he was only 21 . . . JOE McCRABB (Balance Rtaff) has to be forced to tell the ~tory about the deer he shot . . . Modesty (it sez here) prevents him from braggin" about it ... MARIE BENNER (Purchasing) , now an­sw!!ring when you call , "Mrs. Stone­sifer." said she sewed a button on her husband's coat sleeve the other evening, but found that the poor guy couldn't get his hand through the sleeve . . . It seems that she sewed the sleeve shut, too. DETECTIVE MATT GETS HAMILTON AWARD DO TELL BUREAU : "HACK" EL­MER (Flat Steel), according to re­

. ports, is still bragging about his coon hound . . . FREDDIE HAUER. JR. (Prod. Con. Sup.) said he'll have to do something about his weigh! or before long he'll be as heavy as FRANK REMLEY (Prod. Con.) ... ERXIE DRESCHER (Supt .. Prod. Eng.) looks good smoking cigars ... Once in a while he ays he gets the urge to light one up_. .. JOHN­XIE MILLER (Traffic) is a new boy in that department and they like his work very well . .. Aside to DOT DeMORA (Train) : Did you wear your red hat the day be-

W.R. Atkinson, Vice-President in Charge of Sales, made the sixth an­nual Hamilt01;1 Watch Company award for meritorious sen'ice during 1946 to Detective Frank Matt at the Lancaster Police Station Saturday morning. January 25.

Presentation of the Gilbert model wrist watch was made before mem­bers of the department who were told by Commis ioner of Police Al­bert Carlson that "the selection of the winner fo r t his award is a diffi­cult one because the entire police department is doing a good job.

"But in selecting Detective Matt, we have a member on the police

force who has been outstanding in his investigations, prosecutions and convictions," the commissioner con­tinued. "I believe by actual count, Detective Matt obtained 46 convic­tions last year, which is a record to be proud of."

Atkinson pointed out that the Hamilton Watch Company, in mak­ing the yearly award for meri torious police work, hoped to develop com­petition for better effort and im­prove the efficiency of the police.

He complimented Commissioner Carlson and the police department for their fine work and congratulat­ed Detective Matt.

VECKER ELECTED NEW P.RESIOENT OF H. R. A.

The newly-elected Hamilton Rec­reation Association officers for the 1946-47 term took place on Dec. 1.

Carl Y ecker (Watch Design) is president. Woody Rathvon (In­spection) is vice-president. The sec­retary is Jean Bruderly (Prod. Con.) , while Joe Centini (Equ ip. & Tool Design) is treasurer. The election was 1·ery close for all offices.

Yecker replaced Jinx Gause (In­spection) , who was president during the 1945-46 term. Rathvon took 01·er the vice-presidency held by Dick Shock (Machine). Miss Bru­derly and Centini replaced Kathryn Young (Advertising) who he ld down both secretary and treasurer jobs.

Immediately after taking office the new committee began work on draw­ing up programs for the new term.

During the three final weeks of November, which was the time the H.R.A. membership drive was on, every rnember who joined was given a chance on two turkeys .

The winners were: Lowell Halli­gan (Sales Res.) and Gladys Ken­dig (Assembly Res.).

Trnth in advertising was upheld when some shirts, said by their manufacturer to be able to laugh at the laundry, came back with their sides split.

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Back row-(Retiring Officers) L. to R.: Dick Shock (Machine), Jinx Ganse (Insp.) and Kathryn Young (Add.

Front row-(New Officers) L. to R.: Woody Rathvon (Insp.), Joe Centini (Equip. & Tool Des.), Carl Yecker (Watch Design) and Jane Bruderly (Prod. Con.).

TRAINING FILMS TAKEN BY JAM HANDY

Hamilton's going Hollywood this week. You're probably wondering what the battery of cameras, lights and sound equipment are doing throughout the factory. The anBwer is that the Jam Handy Motion Pic­ture Company of Detroit and Holly­wood is making a series of indoc­trination and preliminary training films for the Industrial Relations Department.

The purpose of these pictures is to better acquaint both the new and the old employees with the things that are a part of Hamilton as a company and as a place to work.

These films are not a background series on Hamilton, but rather a series of selected operational pic­tmes taken in the departments where the finest detailed work goes into the mechanism of America's Fin­est Watch.

Love-making hasn't changed in 2500 years. Greek maidens used to sit and listen to a lyre all evening, too.

2 HRS. LATER WORK WAS RESUMED

On January 8 at 11 :08 A. M. a fire broke out on a departmental wash bench in the Balance Staff De­partment. At 11 :16 A. M. the fire was completely out. The cause was from a static spark that ignited nap-

tha fumes. The intense heat burst several alcohol bottles standing close by. Quick thinking prevented the fire from spreading any farther than the area of the bench. Two hours after fire started work was resumed.

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I ' I GUN CLUB ELECTS DIAL GUNNERS BAG I

MEN S BOWLING FACTS AND FIGURES NEW 1947 OFFICERS THREE DEER ON TRIP __ ·_S_PO_RTS_S_HO_RTS_·__, The first half of the Hamilton Men's A & B bowling leagues ended

December 18. In the "A" league the Service team finished on top. In the "B" circuit Automatic romped off with the honors. The final first half standings are as follows:

"A" LEAGUE "B" LEAGUE

Team Won Lost Pel. Team Won Lost Pct.

Service 38 18 .679 Automatic ... 41 15 .732 Spring Room 35 21 .625 Spec. Mfg. ... 36 20 .643 Maintenance .. 29 27 .518 Mach. Exp. .. 32 24 .571 Works Lab. .. 28 28 .500 Escape ....... 29 27 .518 Jewel Set ..... 26 30 .464 Tool Des. 27 29 .482 Spec. Assem ... 26 30 .464 Standards .... 25 31 .446 Assem. Res. .. 25 31 .446 Flt. Steel .. . .. 25 31 .446 Plate ... .. .. . 17 39 .304 Dial . . . . . . . . . 9 47 .161

Ray Erisman, captain of the Maintenance team in the "A" wheel, was high man in his circuit with an average of 174-28 for 39 games. He beat out Joe Centini (Equip. & Tool Des.), who rolled for the Jewel Setting outfit, by nine pins. Joe's average was 174-19 for 42 games. Erisman also wa.ltzed off with the high triple mark of 609 . The "A" loop's high single game of 255 furnished a t ie with Harold Herr (Service), bowling for the Works Lab team, and Carl Nelson (Inspection), who whacked 'em for the Dial club, both reaching this figure. In gaining his high mark, HetT boomed down eight strikes in a row, while Nelson sailed into seven.

The Plate team, which finished in the cellar post in the "A" league, took the high team single game title with a sizzling 904. The Service team took care of the high triple with a 2553. The winning Service team was composed of: Captain "Bert" Lawrence, Noah Buckwalter, Dick Metz (Spring Rm.), Charley Kohler, Jr. (Maintenance) and Dick Tshudy (T.&C.). There was quite a father and spn batt.le on in the "A" circuit throughout the first half between Charley Kohler, Sr., and Charley Kohler, Jr. Pop Kohler held a three point higher average than his son with three nights of bowling to go. But when the final figures were handed in the junior member of the house of Kohler came out on top with a 163-5 average to his Dad's 161-7.

From here in we'll deal in "B" league notes. High team single and triple honors went to the Automatic outfit with marks of 820 and 2336 respectively. This club was composed of Captain Frank Redman (Mach. Exp.) , Phares Ulmer, Jr. (Service), Bob Welsh (Advertising ), Fred Judith (Spec. Assem.), Charley Baltz (Finishing) and Bob Sherick (Service). Phares Ulmer, Jr., took care of the top average with a 172-3 mark. He also copped the high triple title with a 570. The high single game crown went to J. Donald i:::lmith, captain of the Machine Experimental team, with a 233 score. The two top strikemen were: Captain Frank Heck­endorn (Specialty Mfg.) and Ulme1·, Jr., who each powdered down five "perfectas" in a row. The tough luck guy of the circuit was Al Marks (Heat Treating), who operates for the Standards. Al caught up with ten misses in a single ,game and then all but tied this mark with nine misses .in another game. Vic Fridinger (Dial), ye· ole Lebanon Valley grad who rolls for Machine Exp., met up with five splits in a single game. Speaking of oddities, Ed Hendrix, "the Voice" and captain of the Production Control team, drew a blank for the first frame of the first game on the final night. It seems Ed rolled his first ball down the left gutter and t hen fo llowed with his second down the right gutter. Ed seems to think somebody moved the a ll eys at the time.

(The February issue will contain the H'omen's League first half)

HELD JAN. 22-23-24 JUST DUCKIE SALES CONFERENCE I '--~~~~~~~~~~~~---'

The annual conference of the Sales Department was held January 22-: 23-24 during which the Company's sale . advertising, and merchandis­ing policies were presented.

Attending were the heads of the affected departments along with the rcgu Jar sales staff of all our repre­sentatives including field representa­ti,·es and district managers. Also atlending the conference for the first time were William Aukamp and Daniel Adams, who both recently joined the organization.

The meeting was under the direc­tion of W. Ross Atkinson, Vice­President in Charges of Sales. He was assisted by R. M. Kant, Vice­President in Charge of Public Rela­t ions; Lowell F. H alligan, Director of Sales Research; and Robert Wad­dell, Director of Advertising.

A bachelor is a man who never Mrs. anything.

A half breed is a guy with a cold in one nostril.

"Is that you, John?" "It better be ! "

"She's as pretty as a picture." "Nice frame, too."

Dick Palmer

The three ducks that Dick Palmer (Maintenance) is holding in the above picture are a trio from the batch of a dozen that met death from the gunfire of Russ Kuhns, Ch ing Johnson, both Dialers, and Palmer on a hunting trip refetTed to in the Sports Shorts column on th is page.

Kuhns said : "They probably won't believe us, so we'll present the evi­dence to prove it."

The H ami lton Gun Club recently held its election of new officers for the 1947 term.

The new president is Joe McCrabb (Balance Staff). Joe has been an ardent member of the H amil ton Gun Club since its organization in 1946.

The vice-president is Morris Shear­er (Automatic). Frank Bitzer (Tab­ulating) is the secretary, while Ray Foultz (Statistics) is treasurer.

The Gun Club has three sets of board of directors, holding office for three years, two years, and one year.

The three-year group consists of: Vic Warfel (Timing & Casing), Paul Frey (Styling), Ken Bitzer (Ma­chine) , Warren Sweigart (Machine) and Lester Erb (Inspection).

The two-year group is composed of: H arold Herr (Service), Paul Sei­bel (Dist . Sales Mgr.), W. R. At­kinson (Vice-Pres. in Charge of Sales). F. S. "Ted" Franklin (Safes) and Chester Schreck (Machine) .

On the one-year group are: Ken Weeks (Personnel), Gene Wiley (Balance & Flt. Steel), Harry Longe­necker (Print), Chris Steckervetz (Balance & Flt. Steel) and Paul Rodgers (Cafeteria). '

The new officers are making ex­tensive plans for the 1947 Hamilton Gun Club season.

All of the above members took office as of J anuary 1.

AGAIN IT'S BOSTICK AND HIS POINSETTIAS

One of the annual yuletime stories at Hamilton concerns Chet Bostick (Maintenance) and his poinsettias.

Chet, who has been growing them at Hamilton for the past fh·e years. has approximately 100 poinsettias in the greenhouse at the present time. Chet has the pati!lnce and the knowl­edge required of an expert flower man.

Recently, when contacted for a story on the Hamilton poinsettias, Chet took the time during a lunch period to explain how he grows them.

"Poinsettias are difficu lt to grow," Chet said, "because they can't stand a sudden change in temperature. The change makes the leaves fall off. We try to keep our greenhouse night temperature at 55 degrees or not o\·er 60 degrees."

Chet exp lained the complete grow­ing cycle of the Hamil ton poinsettias.

"After poinsettias have bloomed and have lost their beauty." he ex­plained. "we let them dry or rest over the winter months until May. Then I take them home and water them about two or three t imes a week. Soon they start to grow. When they're hearty enough, I cut new growth from the plants and then plant the new shoots in sand. ·when the new growth shows roots they're taken from the sand and put into 21/2-inch pots.

"In late August," Chet continued. "I bring the potted plants to the Hamilton greenhouse and then as the plants grow larger I shift them into bigger pots. In November, when the poinsettia start budding, you have to be very careful how you handle them. I feed them a liquid made from commercial fertilizer. Then there are two other liquids I give them.

"It's quite a thrill," he concluded, "when you see them in all of their beauty in December. It's even more of a thrill when you know that some of the sickly poinsettias that re­quired special attention are as beau­tiful as the· rest of their brothers. It seems like they a ll try to outdo each other for beauty."

The reason a dog has so many friends is because his tail wags in­stead of his tongue.

The 2 HI-Camp located in Whar­ton, Potter County, Pa., personneled exclusively by Dial Department em­ployees, had three big bucks hang­ing up in front of the place during the week of December 1 to 7.

The boys struck it rich in deer in that neck of the wdods and now that they're back at work agllin they're still talking about the matter.

Hen got 'im with one blast

Galen McCauley and Hen Schnei­der shot a pair of eight-pointers, while "Chink" Johnson bagged a six-pointer.

The other four members of the outfit, all Dialers except Dirk Pal­mer, who works out of Mainte­nance, were: Russ Kuhns, Ted Hib­ner and Jim Sterling.

H. R. A. SPONSORS SUCCESSFUL DANCE

Three hundred Hamiltonians and Lheir friends attended the fir ·t dan1;e of the 1947 season sponsored by the H.R.A. at the Moose Ballroom on Friday evening. January 17. The music was furnished by Andy Ker­ner and his orchestra.

The door prize, a $25 .00 savings bond, was won by Betty Duffy, sec­retary to John Foose, Mfg. Section Superintendent.

The spot dance prizes were won by June McComsey · (Plate) and Robert F ridy , and Jeanne Groff and Allan Stolsky.

Mr. and Mrs. E. .N. Herr won the snowball dance prize. Mr. Herr works in Automatic.

Elwood Rathvon (Dial) was chair­man of the dance committee. The prize committee con isted of Mir­iam Campbell (Service) and Thel­ma Shearer (Service). while Nancy Hus err (Walrh Research) handled the tickets.

Bobby Coltrin. big league baseball scout, nominates for the title of the world's laziest man a pitcher he encountered in Arkansas, while um­piring a game there.

"This pitcher took his stance fac­ing the plate and never altered di­rection in the slightest degree. Dur­ing the course of the game he ad­dressed me on the hill. speaking out of t he corner of his mouth: 'Any­body on base?' I answered: 'One.' When he followed this with the query, 'Which base?' I was pretty sure I had met my champion. 'Sec­ond base,' I answered. And his third question clinched tbe title: 'How big a lead has he got?'

"What docs the profes or of Greek get?"

"Oh. about $3.000 a year.'' "And the football coach?" "About $12.000 a year.'' "Qui te a difference.'' • "Well. did you ever hear 40,000

people cheering a Greek recitation?"

A Scotchman prefers a slender girl because 1.here is no waist.

A lot of Hamilton employees like the basketball Roses of the Eastern Pro cou rt loop ... To name a few: HE BENNER (Traffic), DAN DENLINGER (Print Shop) , AMY KLINE (Maintenance), BOB KING (Plate), FRANK FOOSE (Finish­ing), RED DA rz of the same dept., BILL AUKAMP (Sale). BOB RAVER (Budget) and FRANK REMLEY (Prod. Con.) ... But they a ll feel that without ·wHITEY VON NEIDA, the Rose would be so, so . . . A memo comes from DOUG HAWKS (Watch Research) to the effect that the Red Rose Chess Club is organizing an indus­tria l chess league and has im·ited the Hamilton Watch Company to enler a learn ... Members of this team will have an opportunity to play against employees of other con­cerns about one evening every two weeks during the winter months ... DOUG says the players will be matched against others having cor­responding abi li ty o that beginners will have ample opportunity to play interesting games ... All men and women in the employ of the com­pany are eligible ... for further info see DOUG . . . A fellow by the name of ELVIE SILVIUS (Or­der) says he doesn't think much of the Roses ... EL VIE saw them on an "off" day against Allentown ... Nobody cares, but T.T.'s All Amer­ican football team, picked before the season got under way, had four play­ers who made the final blue ribbon eleven .. . CARL YECKER (Watch Design) , who is the new H.R.A. prexy, still would like to know if it's possible to ha,•e a game room omewhere in the factory to furnish

the employees with some recreation during the cold winter months ... Saw in the local paper the other night where FRANK FOOSE. men­tioned cl~0wherc in thi s column, gave his \'Ote for the greatest bas­ketball player in Lancaster city and county to BLACKIE GARVEY ... The bid that Lancaster put in for the 1Q47 :N" ational A.A.U. wrestling championships was not accepted ... The San Francisco Athletic Club got the bid for the ti t ie grunt-fest . . . JAKE TIERNEY (Spring Room), who did a lot of punching for St. Joe' boxing team, thinks he'll give up the sport becaus of a s;nus con­dition .. . JAKE was a slick punch­er with a kick in either mitt ... DICK V AUGHA1 (Cost Analyst), who is the assistant wrestling coach at F. & M., says the Dips ha,·e a club that may cause the opposition quite a few headaches . . . Did you know that RUSS KUHNS. "CHINK" JOHNSON, both of Dial , and DICK PALMER (Ma'nte­nance) bui lt a duck boat. 14 feet long. 48 inches wide and 24 inches high? . . . And what's more they also made 125 decoys In their initial tri a l hunt on the Susquehan­na between Columbia and ·washing­ton Borough they whacked down 12 ducks . . . What this trio wants to know is, who has the last laugh now? ... This news is cold turkey. but it's vitally important to a few people ... It deals with the Ham­ilton t nnis champs for 1946 ... MURRAY GOULD (Patent Atlor­ney) is the singles king ... The doubles champs are CARL YECK­ER (Watch Design) and EARL ESHLEMAN (Small Tool) . . . There were 16 players in both the singles and doubles tournaments. singles and doubles tournaments ... DAN ADAMS (Sales) used to play football under DICK MADISON at Lancaster Hi . . . 'Tis said that FRANK CHRISTOFFEL (Office Management) was quite something as a lacrosse player when he roamed the halls of learning at dear ole Johns Hopkins ... JIM REAP­SOME. who writes sports for the In tell. is the son of WILLIS REAP­SOME (Traffic) ... GEORGE DOMMEL (Spec. Assem.) is· an­other good Roses fan.