PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY FOR EMPLOYEES OF SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CSPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG, AUGUST 11, 1950

KNOW YOUR CITY • • •

THE HOOSAC TUNNEL

Looking Through The West Portal of TheHoosac Tunnel

The Hoosac Tunnel to most of usmeans thai we are just about home.One hundred years ago it meant con-necting North Adams with other rail-roads in order to have direct trans-portation to Troy and Boston. Ittook twenty years to realize thisconnection and actually put NorthAdams on the railroad map.

In 1820, the possibility of building acanal from Boston to Albany wasentertained but nothing was done ex-cept to map out possible routes. In1855, three commissioners and anengineer were appointed to decidewhether or not the plan was practical.Railroads were, taking the spotlightat: that time, however, so the canalidea was abandoned and a proposalwas made to build a line through themountain and on to Williamstown toconnect with a road leading to Troy.This idea was considered the greatestengineering folly ever conceived up tothat time. The length of the roadfrom Greenfield was 45 miles and theestimated cost was $80,000 a mile. Ayear later, Haupt & Company agreedto drive the tunnel and lay rails forthe sum of $4,000,000. The hole was

rpartially bored but the work was dis-continued until 1863 when the Stateundertook the task. There were manycharges of graft in that the moneyappropriated for the tunnel was fillingholes in the pockets of State officialsrather than being used to make a holein the mountain. Whether or notthere was truth in the charges was notproven but the work was stopped untila contract was signed with Walter and

Francis Shanley of Montreal six yearslater to complete the tunnel. In 1875this was accomplished and the firsttrain of cars consisting of an engine,three platform cars and one box carwent through the tunnel.

Drilling in the tunnel was by handand blasting work was done withordinary black powder which made theprogress of work very slow. Aboutthat time experiments were being madewith nitroglycerine by Professor GeorgeM. Mowbary. At the request of thecommissioners of the tunnel project,Mr. Mowbary came to North Adamsand made several experiments. Thenitroglycerine proved much more suc-cessful than the black powder and wasused throughout the remainder of thework. It is interesting to note thatthe Hoosac Tunnel was the testinggrounds for nitroglycerine. While thisexplosive was being employed on thetunnel, it was discovered that when itwas cold it would not explode. Thisfact came to light when a sleighcarrying nitroglycerine through thesnow tipped over and contrary to theexplosion which was expected to follow,everything remained as calm as before.

Rock was taken from both ends ofthe tunnel by means of mules and carts,a slow process when it is consideredthat the amount of rock excavated wasabout two million tons. For blastingpurposes 434,755 pounds of nitro-glycerine were used. The tunnel is 20feet high, 24 feet in width and 25,031in length. The total cost was $14,-000,000 with a toll of 196 human lives.The worst accident in the constructionoccurred in trying to utilize gaso-

R. C. Sprague To ServeAs Association ChairmanOf N.E.M.C.

Robert C. Sprague was made one ofthe association chairman of a NationalElectronics Mobilization Committee.The Committee was formed by theRadio-Television M a n u f a c t u r e r s 'Association of which Mr. Sprague ispresident and the National SecurityIndustrial Association.

The purpose of the committee is tohave representation of all phases of theelectronics industry. The committeewill work with the government in theproduction of electronic parts and de-vices to meet military orders.

line to light the Central Shaft of thetunnel, a tank was ignited by a lampand the fire spread rapidly driving theengineer from his post and cutting offthirteen men who were below the sur-face. When the building over theshaft caught fire, tons of equipmentana burning timbers fell into the shaft.The bodies of the men were not re-covered until a year later since thework had had to be abandoned for thatlength of time.

The tunnel is the third largest in theworld and until recently held secondplace. It was the first major tunnelfeat in the United States. It is a vitallink in connection from Eastern Rail-ways to Western Roads. The Bostonand Maine line connects in Mechanics-ville with the Delaware and HudsonRailroad and New York Central andconnects at Troy with the New YorkCentral.

In 1911 the tunnel was electrified andelectric cars were attached to all steamengines passing through. Four yearsago, with the advent of diesel engines,the use of electric cars was discontinu-ed.

The tunnel is patroled 24 hours a daywith a track crew of 15 men and aminer crew of 12 men. They takecare of any loose rock or brick whichnay fall or become weak.

Ten regular passenger trains andtwenty freight trains pass through thetunnel each day. At the present timebetween 1,700 and 1,800 freight carsgo through while during the war thenumber was about 3,200.

All trains are restricted to the speedof thirty miles an hour while passingthrough the tunnel.

Without the Hoosac Tunnel a rail-way would have to be built around themountain which would be a muchgreater distance than its present lineof track.

Our city can claim the distinction ofbeing the "Gateway to the West" andof having the third largest tunnel inthe world.

Bloodmobile VisitsNorth Adams

Bill Siaekpole looks on wmie i»irw. Aim iJo>viiey prepares 10 giveher blood.

After another record breaking visitof the Red Cross Bloodmobile InNorth Adams, I want to thank theSprague employes who played such anoutstanding part in making the visit sohighly successful. It is deeply gratify-ing to me as chairman to have suchwonderful support from my fellowemployes.

To the management for its generoussupport and to the Sprague LOG forits timely contributions, my sincerethanks.

William J. StackpoleChairman, Red Cross Blood Program

Once again, the people of SpragueElectric Company recognized the trem-endous need for human blood and didtheir part in aiding this need bycontributing to the 1950 Red CrossBlood Clinic which was held in NorthAdams from July 31 to August 5. Ofthe 671 pints of blood which were con-tributed by the people of North Adams,the employes of the Company gave 219pints or about thirty per cent of thetotal. We are proud of this out-tanding contribution and are present-

ing the list of our donors to the Blood-mobile and a list of the walking donorswho gave their blood during the lastthree months.BLOOD DONORSYolanda LopardoFlora HaumullerGrace LambertAlbert ReopellFrancis MajorNora ScarboJoanne AragoseJean MaselliGizella GeroGerald Hamel

I Catherine PerenickBarbara ForliniDonald FortiniWilliam O'GradyAlbert BlondinEdward LaMarreJune GreenAnita HallEmma VivoriGeorge UtmanMary TomylRonald SpragueEmaline MorinMary CozzaglioOliva RichardsJack O'LearyKatherine BryceJoan RoyGrace MillerMarion ScottCasmer ZiemlakRaymond ChalifouxLillian ThomasJean WheelerMary MooreNeville ToyeAlfred Bergeron

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Volume XII

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PUBLISHING STAFFCo-Editors:

Mary Connelly Patricia Welch

Circulation: Marion Caron Social Chairman: Ann Heath

ASSISTANT EDITORSKit Carson, Tom Cullen, Dan Kelly, Peter Mancuso, Jim Oldham, Etta

Owen and Laurence Haskins.

SportsKenneth Russell

PhotographerAl Horsfall

Plant EditorMarshall Street: Cecile Trudeau

Plant EditorBrown Street: Bertha Vaughan

BEAVER STREET REPORTERSSusan Bishop, Annette Boudreau, Joan Bryce, Rita Cote, Harry Embry,

Mildred Faustini, Natalie Garafano, Doris Grinka, Hazel Goodale, RuthHaskins, Marjorie Hauptfleisch, Ruth Kelly, Joan LaPierre, Velma Lincoln,Frances Melito, Nick Richardello, Florence Southgate, Shirley Thoros, HarryTrombley, Roseann Vigna, John Walsh, and Marge Wittig.

MARSHALL STREET REPORTERSExilda Callahan, Mary Daniels, Marie DeMarsico, Ida Gigliotti, Laurence

Hiser, Isabelle Hyndman, Virginia Kemp, Barbara King, Mario Magnani,Emma Mutart, Miles O'Grady, Edward O'Neil, Cecile Risch, Roma Rumgay,and Mabel Sorel.

BROWN STREET REPORTERSMarion Andrews, Carol Bellard, Phyllis Brooks, Mary Bua, Janet Cady,

Josephine Campedelli, John Davis, Charles Felix, Victor Gay, Ann Heath,Elizabeth Jangrow, Georgiemae Joy, Gladys Kirkpatrick, Helen Lesure, MariaMancini, Mary Markland, Rita Samia, Ceil Shanahan, Rita Siciliano, Anna St.Cyr, Blanche Tatro, Corena Tatro, Connie Urbano, and Isabel Witherow.

"Every Sprague Worker an Assistant Reporter"

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

Selective Service Classification SymbolsFor your general information, the following table supplies the key to the

meaning of the symbols that appear on draft cards or on any classification adviceyour employes may get.

CLASSI AI-A-0I C

I D

MEANINGAvailable for military service.Conscientious objector available for noncombatant service only.Member of the armed forces of the United States, the Coast Guard,the Coast and Geodetic Survey or the Public Health Service.Member of reserve component or student taking military training.

II-A Deferred because of civilian employment (except agriculture).II-C Deferred because of employment in agriculture.

I II-A Deferred because of dependents.

IV-A Deferred because registrant has already completed service or is the solesurviving son in a family where a son or daughter has been killed in theline of duty.

IV-B Official deferred by law.IV-1) Deferred as minister of religion or divinity student.IV-E Deferred as conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and

noncombatant military service.IV-F Deferred as physically, mentally or morally unfit.

V-A Registrant is over the age of liability for military service.

INFANTILE PARALYSISAlthough Infantile Paralysis may

strike any time this is the time of yearit seems to be most prevalent, in thissection.

Polio is a serious disease. Properprecautions are essential. But experts

agree that the annual epidemic ofhysteria is needless.

Unfortunately there is no specificmeans of protection against Polio suchas vaccination for small pox andinoculations for other infectious

diseases. There are, however, severalthings which can be done to reducethe chances of exposure to it and lessenthe deformity in cases in which paral-ysis occurs.

A child coming down with infantileparalysis may become drowsy or rest-less, feverish, and irritable. He doesn'twant to be moved. He may have asore, stiff neck and spine, and pains inback, arms, and legs. The chances areyour child does not have infantile butit is better to be sure. Have yourdoctor see him. If he has polio, thesooner he is under treatment the betterare his chances of recovering with littleor no paralysis. Also keep in mindthat the majority of cases never reachthe chronic stage. That is theyrecover without any paralysis.

As we said before, infantile paralysisis serious but so is the effect uponchildren of needless hysteria of someparents. Aside from cleanliness, properfood, and plenty of rest there is verylittle one can do to prevent it. Thismeans we must be alert but calm.Have confidence in our health officials.We can do nothing about infantile butthey, our health officers, can.

At a conference held at Ann Arbor,Michigan in 1949 and composed ofleading public health officers, pedia-tricians, epidemiologists, and polioscientists the following measures wereagreed upon. Schools should not beclosed during an outbreak of polio.In the past closing of schools has notaffected the situation and it is betterto have the children in a supervisedgroup. The exceptions to this rule arewhen the children are transported incrowded buses from widely separatedareas and when they would come incontact with other children in theatres,playgrounds and other public places.

There is no reason why summercamps should not open providedchildren are not admitted from aieaswhere there is polio. If a case de-velops in camp, there is no evidencethat the camp should be closed. Thechildren have already been exposed anddismissal from camp may lead tospreading the disease to other com-munities.

It was recommended that healthofficers do not close places of recreationor amusement, if they are properlyoperated. However, the attendance ofchildren at such places during poliooutbreaks should be discouraged.

Money from the March of Dimes isused for research work and for thecare and treatment of those afflictedwith infantile paralysis. Anyone notable to pay will be cared for uponrequest. Seven hundred and thirtythree general hospitals besides onemndred and fifty other hospitals(childrens, convalescent, orthopedic,and communicable disease) now acceptx>lio patients. The hospital in ourcommunity is the Pittsfield GeneralHospital in Pittsfield.

Etta Owen, R. N.

KNOW YOUR SAFETY DIRECTOR

Arthur Mathews, Director of Safety

HI FOLK?Ronald Bruce Tatro, grandson of Leo and Blanche Tatro. Leo is in Maintenance and Blanche in Resistor Assembly. Patty Jean Sherman, three-month old daughter of Marg-

aret of Paper Rolling. David Tatro, grandson of Leo and Blanche Tatro. Seated are Vincent, Betty, Albert and the baby, Carol Ann, and standing is Francis. They are thechildren of Frank DeMarsico of the Marshall Street Warehouse and Florence in the Molded Tubulars at Brown Street. Joseph Vumbaco, Martha Cardillo's ten-month old nephewMartha is in the Metal Clad Assembly. Pearl Lemieux, sister of Norma Sumner of P.A.A. Eyelet Soldering.

It is Art's job to keep people fromgetting hurt in the three plants inNorth Adams. Safety devices must beput on all machines which are dan-gerous to operate; hazardous tools,machinery, stairways, or anythingwhich might cause an accident, must bemarked in order to prevent injuryto employes in the Company orvisitors. All safety equipment whichis deemed necessary is tested andpurchased by our Safety Director. Artalso supervises safety measures at theNashua division.

In 1941, Art came to Sprague Elec-tric as a guard and about a year laterwas given the supervision of plantand fire protection. Since thai time,he has become Safety Director.

Art was born in North Adams, at-tended local schools, and after takinga course at R.P.I, received a certificatein Safety Directing. His wife, theformer Mary Palmer, works in Ac-counts Receivable. This year theywill celebrate their thirtieth weddinganniversary. They have two children,Gwen and Veronica, and four grand-children. Veronica formerly workedin the Laboratory at Beaver Street

and Gwen was a telephone operatorhere at the Company.

Two years ago, safety classes wereheld by Art for anyone at SpragueElectric or from companies in thesurrounding territory'. I Ie shows moviesand gives talks to local clubs andgroups in the interests of public safely.He also is quite active in presentingsafety measures to the Berkshire BoyScouts.

Art tries his best to lead the SpragueGirls' Basketball team on to victory.He became manager of the team lastyear.

In (he Kail, Art follows the college

football sanies and tries to set' one or

two every year. He also goes to the

wrestling matches in North Adams and

watches them on television. He is a

member of the local Kiwanis Club and

is always eager for a partner for

cribbage.

Lately, in his spare time, Art has

been putting siding on his house in the

Red Mills. Since he is doing the job

alone, it will probably keep him busy

for quite awhile.

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Sprague Electric Display at the Annual Radio Parts

Distributors Show at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago

Blood DonorsContinued from page 1

Rita McClintockNorman SchulzeLeon Berry, Jr.Livingston RiceAmelia DeanEdward DeGrenier, Jr.Samuel SpagnoloExzelia TatroHelen BonaLouis CorbicrcRobert SheehanJulio PedrinBarbara DanineMabel AmosYvonne CorriveauFrancis CzerwinskiHelen FolinoFrancis SicilianoPaul CaudellHarold ConlinClarence Wildman, Jr.Paul LeSageWilliam SchinkFrancis MontesantiMargaret WohlerIda PinsonneaultVirginia DelisleEdward SuthersBarbara JonesRaymond BabeuEsther PoplaskiErnest DellSandra HirshSusan PolloneCatherine HaumullerGertrude VolpiHoward LillieWilliam Houghton

Lorraine DellaghelfaMary DextradeurIrene DubreuilIvonette ChoquetteVirginia BlondinMadeline JanuskaMartha CardilloPauline LangloisLeah LeSageJennie MarceauRuth CostelloAlice DupuisEdward MulvaneyMarie LeMoineAdam NovakLucy CozzaglioCarolyn CummingsHarold CarsonMatthew NazzewskiWilliam RowlandWilfred RobertsStephanie WilsonFlorence LaFrenierColumbus CastagnettiAnne DowneyBernice BeverlySylvia KowalskiAgnes HoughtonTheresa MasonAntoinette BombardierJoseph SpagnoloClyde KingMerida BaldassariniEleanor DurocherLaddie MerantiDominic BlasiErnest McNultyHelen VinceletteDoris Hamilton

Pauline Barrett

John Maselli

Paul BergeronRobert CurryGeorge CardinalAlfred CardinalAngelo MastroianniBetty BusbyPriscilla DallaireAnthony FalcoEmma MontagnaDonald O'BrienEleanor WojcikRobert McKeonReal RemillardStanley BagdonWalter EstesHarold TourjeeProsper LussierFrances SorelLawrence BrothersMahlon HaydenAlbert AllardFrancis Stanton, Jr.James NicolWilliam CollierEvelyn JonesAlfred DaldossLeo GauthierFrank LaCoyRuth PindickRoger MarcauxJean BurnettArthur BergeronPeter GrandeHarold BrafmanJohn JanuskaKatherine StinnetteMary CollierPhilip KeyworthAlfred RichardVirginia ThompsonMary Bourdon

Edward BergeronLinwood MorseDorothy TatroMargaret GreeneMargaret ChampagnyAlfred FolinoElizabeth RichardsRobert ColeHarold TwitchellThomas SullivanPerry ColeMargaret TorreyBernard FitzpatrickWilliam PrattElizabeth BogusRuth RichmondRose GrenierDorothy DeLantyLester DunioulinLois I larveyLois ParisienLillian ClarkRichard LordArlene CoodieGilbert GreenEsther DriscollHelen BryceLillian AdamsPhyllis AndersonBlanche CyrRobert BersawHelen ScarboRay ScerboJames FarnellDonald RogersLyle BlanchardJoan GalleseRay BonnevilleWilliam AllisonMabel LewittDoris GrinkaFrancis MessinaJames KnoxSamuel UnsworthSilvio LamarreDorothy LoweLois HarveyHelen RowePatricia Hart manDonald DuquettePatricia GilmoreEdna CardiminoNorma SummerErmina SweeneyRoger DelisleMarion KlineElizabeth CarbonariRaymond JohnsonEva LescarbeauLillian TrombleyClifford Morse

WALKING DONORS

Isabelle HyndmanLawrence DufraineBernard BlanchardJohn DavisThomas BeattieWilliam BeattieCharles DeanPreston ReymondsRobert ReynoldsFrancis FailleMaurie GuertinWilliam GosselinClark ReynoldsCharles IsherwoodMarshall Sprague

Our Safety Corner

let]* down EASY!

Bet ty I lamiltonJoseph (iamariRoberi TarreyCarl DennisCharles I )ennisFrancis PerenickRita MatrigliLeonard BaldesariniI lank GamariAgnes Costello

II the name oi anyone who has con-tributed blood during the last threemonths is not on this list, will he leithe LOG desk know.

R. C. Sprague, Jr. toServe on NEMACommittee

Robert C. Sprague, Jr. has hernasked to serve as a member of I In-National Electrical ManufacturersAssociation Walsh-Healey Committeeon Minimum Wage Determinations.Previously, Mr. Sprague had been onthe subcommittee of the NEMA In-dustrial Relations Committee bui thisnew committee which is larger andmore important is taking the place ofthe temporary committee. Mr. Spragueis also chairman of the Radio-Televis-ion Manufacturers Association Com-mittee on Walsh-Healey MinimumWage Determinations.

It was a formal banquet, and thehands of the clock crept round towardmidnight as celebrity after celebritysought to be entertaining.

"Mr. Blank will now give us hisaddress; which will, I am sure, be apleasure for all of us," said the toast-master.

Mr. Blank rose, with his watch inhis hand; put it up, and then saidpointedly:

"My address' is 29 Clifton Street,New York City. I wish you all a veryhearty good-night".. .

Michael, son of Ted Dziok who is a foreman in the Can Shop. Francis DeMarsico, son of Frank and Florence DelVIarsico. John Anthony Ksposito, four-year old son of Anita ofthe Metal Clad Assembly Department. Jackie recently won first prize at the Paramount Theatre for singing. Robert, eight years old, Gerald, six years old ami Alan, three and ahalf are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Waldemer Godek. Mr. Godek is in Maintenance and Mrs. Godek is in the F. P. Assembly. Mark and Beverly Vaduais, son and daughter of CyrillaVadnais who works in Retail Sales. J immy Boyle, twenty-one month old son of Helen of Molded Tubulars.

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Upper OfficesBy Flo and Sue

Our best wishes for a speedy re-covery to Flo Southgate who is conval-escing from a recent operation. Wecertainly hope she will be back in alew weeks.

Betty Francis, Application Engineer-ing Department, lias lelt us lor a visitto South I )akota. We were very sorryto see her leave, but we all hope shelias a marvelous time visiting herbrother.

Vacations are the topic ol the dayand here is where a few of our cele-brities spent theirs.

Marion Pinsonneault — - Two weeksin Smithfield, Virginia.

Kay Brown —At home and visitingin Vermont

Marion Matney—One week in Can-ada

Gerald Lebert —At homeBetty Bogus—One week in Atlantic

CityJohn Puppolo—One week at Cape

Cod and Hampton BeachFrancis Gatto —At home and a few

days at Milford, ConnecticutSusan Bishop —At home and a few

days in Brattleboro, VermontJim Nicol—A week at Camp Ash-

mereWELCOME! ! ! Roy Douglas,

William Circe, and Leon Kimball BerryJr. have recently enlarged our forces inthe Upper Offices. They are workingin the Production Office.

Our sincere congratulations to Frantv>r<\' \\M(\ ic M'criring a lnv'iv diamondon her left hand. The lucky boy isFran Butler of Adams. We are wait-ing for that big day.

Main OfficeBy John Bryce

Vacations are in full swing in theMain Office. Mary Como recentlyreturned from a trip to Niagara Falls.Katie and Joan Bryce spent theirleisure time touring Nova Scotia.Eleanor Martin hard a wonderful timeat Provincetown, Massachusetts.

We all had a grand time at our picnicat Pontoosac Lake. It was so coldwe just stayed long enough to eat,then we finished the party at LilSchwab's house.

All of us in the Main Office want toextend our best wishes to Dot Johnsonon her approaching marriage.

F. P. Drys -- Night ShiftBy Phyllis Olson

Rita Trudeau is back with us againafter a one-month leave of absence.Nice having you back, Rita.

We have a few new faces in our de-partment. We would like to welcomeVirginia Frye, Mabel Harrington,Jeannette Beebe, Harriet Wood, Cath-erine Godek and Corliss Poehlman.

On vacation are:Auriella Grogan—Cape CodPat Roy—At homeJeannette Boucher—Lake BomoseenStephanie Wilson—Lake Champlain

and Springfield"Toots" Pruyne—Cape CodSylvia Kaigle—Burlington, VermontRoger Serre is looking well after his

two-week period at camp with Com-pany K. Says he enjoyed it, too.

Our sympathy is extended to TillieAbusi on the recent death of her father.

Product EngineeringBy Fran Melito

Our bride of the week is Ann Kearns!The big day was August 5. Best oflurk, Ann.

Vacations:I )oris Langer—at homeEmma Underwood—New HampshireErnie Mason—BostonBob Windover—HomeEthel Powell—BostonPriscilla Gebauer—BermudaLaurette DeBlois—HomeFran Melito—Cape CodBud Pirrello is back with us after

spending 16 weeks at school. Wel-come back, Bud.

Don Denault has left us to return toschool. Good luck, Don.

A. C. Dry AssemblyBy Joyce Harrington

Everybody is happy to see Pete Lawand Red Johnson back from theirvacations. We welcome back BillBakey, that famous pitcher, to ourdepartment.

Vacations:Johnny Fortini - - Saratoga Lake,

Rome, New York. (He is missed byall.)

Elaine Fortin — Saratoga. (I hopeher horse comes in.)

Helen Pietras — Hampton Beach,New Hampshire. (We hope she'meetsher Prince Charming.)

Roy Trottier — CanadaPercy Boruwin — Canada

Jennie Melito enjoyed her vacation athome and entertained company fromNew Jersey. Her spare time was spentremodeling her new home.

Lil Colo also enjoyed her two-weekvacation at home.

Doogie spent most of his vacation atthe New England Tel. & Tel. Company.His girl is a telephone operator there.

Pete Law enjoyed a day in Bostonexcept that the Red Sox were beaten.

Dot Buzzell went on a fishing trip toLake St. Catherine, Vermont. Shestill hasn't told us if she caught any.

Blood Donors from our room areLucy Cozzaglio, Jennie Marceau, DorisGrinka, Mickey Stanton, and PaulineLanglois.

Machine ShopBy John Walsh

Vacations have been enjoyed recent-ly by the following people: BarneyLindquist who visited Maine andPennsylvania; John Walsh (yourstruly) who went to Fitchburg and LakeShaftsbury, Vermont; John Burdickenjoyed the ocean at Hampton Beach,New Hampshire; Walter Baumertenjoyed his vacation in New York Cityand at his camp at Hedges Lake; andH. Surr enjoyed his vacation in theAdirondack Mountains.

Mr. and Mrs. John Garner of theMarshall Street Machine Shop recentlycelebrated their fifteenth wedding an-niversary.

Mrs. William Malone, wife of Billin the Machine Shop, recently was apatient at the Pratt Hospital in Boston.Hope she is greatly improved.

Mr. Patrick Malone, father of Bill,is a patient at St. Lukes Hospital inPittsfield.

Any employe knowing the where-abouts of an empty five or six-roomapartment, kindly contact the Ma-chine Shop Reporter.

CeramicsBy Ida Gigliotti

It seems that after hearing for solong that our department was goinginto new quarters, it has finally be-come a reality and amidst the con-fusion we have emerged into a sem-blance of normal order and are breath-ing a sigh of relief. We have a perfectview of the Etch House and the southbranch of the Hoosac River. Wre haveample space and when they are com-pleted our new quarters will be verynice and I'm sure we shall enjoy them.

Inez has returned after a leave ofabsence and we are glad to see her backagain.

Bob also has returned after anattack of virus. Glad to have youback with us again, Bob.

Ray Scerbo celebrated his birthdayand as a token of esteem was presenteda box of lollypops by some of the girls.He distributed them among us and weare pleased to report that they werevery good and we wish to thank Rayand also wish him many Happy Birth-days to come.

We wish Virginia many happy re-turns of the day for she also had abirthday and is now a year older andwiser.

Birthday and anniversary greetingsto Leona who celebrates both eventsthis month.

Ann has taken a two-week vacationand is enjoying the fishing at Ver-genr.es.

Howard is touring the countrysideon his vacation.

We welcome Pina after her trip toCalifornia and from what she tells us,she sure enjoyed herself. We missedyour friendly smile, Pina, and areglad that you are with us again.

Good luck to Ernie Bradley who istransferring from Ceramics to Forma-tion. Hope you'll like your new job.

At long last Herb has become theproud father of a son, and our con-gratulations to you, Herb.

Retail SalesBy Hit 'n Run

A farewell party was held recentlyfor Dot Priori who is going to makeher home in Alabama. She waspresented a gift from all of her co-workers. We were sorry to see her go.Besides being a wonderful pal, shecertainly could cut hair just the waywe wanted it. At the party, refresh-ments were served and an entertain-ment followed \vith songs by Dot andher husband, Don Priori, who workedfor John Pierce. We were all surprisedand pleased when Al Horsfall droppedin to take pictures of the party. Wewish Dot and Don the best in every-thing.

Teresa Deso returned from her ex-tended vacation, full of pep and raringto go back to work.

Florence Richards is spending hervacation in New York and Canada.

Beatrice Campedelli is spending hervacation at Cape Cod.

Alice Malloy is going to Boston tosee a couple of ball games and then isgoing on to Maine.

Molded Tubulars~Day ShiftBy "The Busy Bees"

We had quite a few vacationers onour line during the past three weeks.To mention a few:

Ronnie Landry enjoyed basking inthe sun at Saratoga Lake; JennieBattory is touring through Canada;Marion Andrews is taking in the sightsat New York, Boston and Province-town; Martha Lewis is enjoying hervacation at home; and Jennie Skubelalso is on her vacation.

Vivian Belanger soon will be the envyof the girls on the line, now that adrive-in theatre is located across thestreet'from her house. Do you wantcompany, Vivian?

We wonder what would happen ifJeannette Cady didn't bring her orangein everyday to share with the girls.

Alice Dupuis likes to play a game ofba'dminton but doesn't like the conse-quences such as sore arms and an ach-ing back.

We are sorry to have "Ikey" Brossleave us. Here's wishing you the bestof luck.

Attention! Ruth Durant is seri-ously looking for a four-room heatedapartment. Keep your ears and eyesopen and let her know if you hear ofanything.

PAA RollingBy Lot t ie a n d Dot t ie

Welcome back to I lie department,Pauline Buletti, il seems like old limeshaving you here again.

This month's good sportsmanshipaward goes to Carol Busby. Youcertainly can take it Carol.

A group of the girls are going to NewYork City for a week-end, soon. Theyplan to see plenty of shows, but I'msure they can put on a show them-selves. Dottie can impersonate JerryLewis and Lot tie can give a pret ty goodimitation of Marjorie Main. I'm surethey'll have lots of fun.

Did you girls know that Rose Pasottihas a twin brother? If his dispositionis anything like Rose's, we're sure heis good natured and jolly.

Betty Johnson gave me some home-made fudge the other day and it wasvery good. She later told me that herfourteen year old daughter made it.She's going to be a good cook, Betty.

We hear there was a lil lie disaster

over the weekend. It seems one of the

girls on Rolling forgot she had a veiled

hat so when she lit a cigarette, the veil

caught on fire and the hat had to be

thrown out the window.

SEMI-PRO BASEBALLThe Williamstown Legion has now

won 21 of 26 ball games. This is a re-markable record for a semi-pro cluband we believe that much of theirsuccess is due to playing often. Thebatting eye grows sharper with con-

tinuous play and the games have beenbooked three to four per week.

With the late signing of "Red"Bake)/—the legion nine has helpedsolve that gap in the pitching staff.Cliff Taft continues to tirelessly pitchhis customary good game and thebatting of fellows like Billy Hart, JoeMoreau, and Mickey Smith have pavedthe way for a good many of the winsenjoyed this season.

This club is leading in the Round-Robin series with the Blue Haven andGreylock. Incidentally, the West-Endboys nearly tripped the College Town-ers in their last outing. The final was6-5 in a shortened five inning stint.The Legion came out on top.

We wish a lot of luck to Blue Havenin their tournament conquest inChicopee. This ball team has faredvery well this season with ten winsrecorded.

At a farewell party in j RetailSales given in honor of Dot Prioriwho is going to make her home inAlabama.

Left to right: Pat Donovan, MaryLibardi, Susy Dean, Sis Vadnais,Mary Daniels, Dot Belanger, BeaCampedelli, Dot Priori, Helen Mor-

awiec, Miles^ Heath, Rita More-'house, Alice Malloy, Florence Rirh-ards, Avalina King, Lorraine La-'vignc, Itarhara King and C.oriniieGallup.

Standing: Mario Magnani andHenry Gamari.

August 11, 1950 SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG Page 5

*llt& 2>idJaM Side Qo*. the Qi>dl

SUMMER PARTY PIE

This Summer Party Pie is as pretty as your cool, sheer dress and muchbetter to eat! Its crunchy cereal crust is flattering flavor to the sweet bananacream filling. He sure to spread the meringue evenly 'til it clings to thecrust all around to insure even browning and prevent a collection of moisture.

Banana Corn Flakes Cream Dessert

QUICK BREADS WITHKERNEL CORN FLAVOR

That seasonal gentleman, ColonelCorn, fresh off the cob, is with usagain. And what zest he adds to thetempting parade of quick breads thatcome (ml oi the oven! If you've everlasted kernel corn muffins, then you

kernelette biscuits and fresh corn pan-cakes.

All of these delectable corn-flavoredbreads are prepared in an easy temposuited to August temperatures. Yelt h e y a r e m a d e w i t h n u t r i t i o u s in -

gredients calculated to give you vitalityno matter what the weather. Enrich-ed Hour, for instance, brings B-vit-amins lor pep and go, steady nerves,all-around good health, and food ironlor good blood.

For breakfast, maybe you'd like abatch of fresh corn pancakes madefrom ihis easy-to-follow recipe. Ifpre fe r red , use y o u r p a n c a k e mix a n d

add the c u p of corn at t h e las t . S e r v e

from griddle to t ab l e , adding b u t t e r or

FRE3H CORN PANCAKE3

1 cup sifted enriched flour2 teaspoons baking powder

1 eggI ! cups milkI cup whole-kernel corn1 tablespoons melted shortening

Silt together flour, baking powderand salt. Heal egg. Add milk, cornand shortening. Add to flour mixtureand mix well. Cook on lightly greasedhot griddle.

of crumbs around sides and bottom of8x8 inch baking pan. Chill.

Combine flour, sugar and salt; addmilk slowly, blending until smooth.Cook over hot water until thickened,stirring constantly. Add egg yolksand cook over hot: water 2 minuteslonger. Cool and add flavoring. Chill.Pour mixture into crust lined pan.Slice 2-3 bananas over top.

Heat egg whites until stiff; add sugarand salt gradually; beat until verystiff. Fold in flavoring. Spreadmeringue over top of pudding; sprinklewith remaining crumbs. Bake in slowoven (320°F.) for 20-25 minutes oruntil lightly browned. Cool beforeserving.

Yield: 9 servings—2\ inch squares.

Makes about 12 5-inch pancakes.For luncheon, you might: prepare

bowls of hot tomato soup, followed bya crisp lettuce salad topped with bacondressing. The perfect accompanimentto such a meal is squaw corn muffins.These borrow from early Americana byadding crisp green pepper along withkernel corn. You'll like these muffinswith salads and main dishes too. Goeasy on the mixing, and the muffinswill be as light as you like them.

SQUAW CORN MUFFINS

1 cup silted enriched flourH teaspoons baking powderI teaspoon salt\ teaspoon dry mustard1 egg, beaten1 tablespoon melted'shorteningJ cup milk\ cup drained canned whole-kernel corn', cup chopped green pepper

Sift together flour, baking powder,salt and mustard. Combine egg, short-ening, milk, corn and green pepper.Add to flour mixture, stirring onlyuntil flour is moistened. Fill greasedmuffin pans § full. Bake in hot oven(425°F.) 20 to 25 minutes.

Makes 6 3-inch muffins.

Flaky biscuits speckled with goldencorn make unusual shortcake bases forcreamed chicken. Add the corn, andalso green pepper if you wish, to theflour and fat mixture, then proceed as inmaking biscuits. Corn kernels may beadded to drop biscuit dough used tomake dumplings to go with stewedchicken or meat stews.

CHERRY WINKS

| cup shortening1 tsp. vanilla or lemon extracti cup sugar1 well beaten eggl i tbl. milk1 cup flouri tsp. salt\ tsp. baking soda5 tsp. baking powder5 cup chopped raisinsi cup nuts1| cup crushed corn flakes

Directions: Cream shortening, sugar,add egg and milk, beat well, add sifteddry ingredients, stir in raisins and nuts.Drop from teaspoon into crushed cornflakes. Toss lightly, arrange on cookiesheet and top with cherry.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes in hot oven,400°.

Submitted by Ida Gigliotti

PEACH DUMPLINGS

Enjoy the fruits of summertime on abudget by combining them withversatile enriched flour in biscuit, cakeor pudding dessert. Peaches for cook-ing can be had at lower cost than"eatin' " peaches, and can be made intodelectable dumplings, golden turnovers,peach betties, and other healthfuldesserts.

Today's recipe for peach dumplingscan be a year-around success, forcanned peaches take over when thepeach season ends. Versatile biscuitdough makes the dumpling base.Diced or sliced peaches are rolled upin the dough like jelly in a jelly roll,then the roll is sliced to make individualservings. A hot syrup poured over thedumplings before baking adds a hand-some glaze, and serves as a sauce,though some folks will want to add richmilk or cream.

Serve peach dumplings and otherdesserts made with enriched flouroften to be sure that sufficient B-vitamins and iron are included in thefamily diet. Enriched flour foods area thrifty way to get these importantfood values along with protein andfood energy. The peaches add vit-amins A and C.

This dumpling recipe is equally goodwith apples, cherries, or dried cookedapricots. You'll find these fruit dump-lings will end a luncheon, family dinneror party menu with enjoyment andhigh spirits.

Thrifty dessert casserole hasflaky biscuit enfolding peach slicessteeped in peach syrup. Good as is,or with a cover of cream.Peach Dumplings2 cups sifted enriched flour3 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt\ cup shortening1 to M cup milk1 \ cups sliced peaches\ cup sugar| teaspoon cinnamonSyrup

Sift together flour, baking powderand salt. Cut or rub in shortening.Add milk to make a soft dough. Turnout on lightly floured pastry cloth andknead gently x

2 minute. Roll out torectangle 10 by 12 inches. Coverevenly with sliced peaches. Mix to-gether sugar and cinnamon and sprinkleover peaches. Roll up like jelly roll.Cut into lj-inch slices. Place cutside down around edge of 8-inch layerpan. Pour hot syrup over dumplings.Bake in hot oven (450°F.) about 25minutes. Makes 8 dumpings.Syrup1 cup sugar1 cup water or peach juice

Put together in small saucepan.Heat to boiling.

Miss Mary Angelina Domenick,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. AlbertDomenick, was married on July 29to Edmund Charles Sartori, son ofCelestino Sartori and the late Mrs.Sartori, in Williamstown. The brideis in Check Inspection.

Mrs. Roma Virginia Rumgay,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ElphegeAdam became the bride of WilfredJoseph Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.William A. Johnson, on July 29 inAdams. The bride is in MiscellaneousDry Rolling.

Miss Lorraine Mary Rose Richards,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. OlivaRichards, and Frederick Stephen Ciepi-ela, son of Mrs. Katherine Ciepiela andthe late Stephen Ciepiela, were marriedon July 29 at Notre Dame church. Thebride is employed in the Pilot Plant.

Miss Joan M. Thompson, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson, wasmarried to Murray R. Lewis, son ofMr. and Mrs. Murray Lewis, on August5 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church inNorth Pownal. The bride is in Miscel-laneous Paper Finish.

Miss Ann P. Kearns, daughter ofMrs. William H. Kearns and the lateMr. Kearns, became the bride ofRobert James Reardon, son of CharlesH. Reardon and the late Mrs. BeatriceReardon, on August 5 at St. Thomas'church. The bride is in the ProductEngineering Office.

DAUGHTER to Mr. and Mrs.Peter Mancuso on July 31, 1950. Mr.Mancuso is a Supervisor in Check In-spection at Brown Street.

DAUGHTER to Mr. and Mrs.Arthur George on August 5, 1950. Mr.George is in the Formation Depart-ment.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walker haveannounced the engagement, of theirdaughter, Doris Barbara, to BrunoFrancis Andreatta, son of Mr. andMrs. Robert Andreatta. The weddingwill take place on October 7 at St.Francis' church. The bride is em-ployed in Dry Rolling.

Miss Agnes Vidal, a former employe,would like to thank everyone who ex-tended sympathy and help after thedeath of her sister, Jean.

Here is a cool combine for summer dancing. Later in lhe yearyou can wear the bolero that's included with lhe sheath dress andhave a smart black basic outfit for fall. This is Simplicity Designer'sPattern 8252.

(rust1 cups con, Hakes2 tablespoons sugar

Filling

6 tablespoons flourJ cup sugar1 teaspoon salt2 cups milk3 egg yolks, beaten slightly1 teaspoon vanilla

-4? ,J large ripe bananasMeringue3 egg whites6 tablespoons sugarI teaspoon sail! t e a s p o o n v a n i l l a

Crush corn flakes into fine crumbs;mix with sugar and butter. Reserve.', cup for top. Firmly press remainder

Page 6 SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG August 11, I%0

SPORTS Kenny Russell

Horse RacingWe bring this sport to the readers

attention (as if it needed to be) he-cause not too far out, just 62 miles tobe exact -Saratoga's 30 day meet hasbegun. Yes — the nags will runthroughout the month of August.

Saratoga, as we all know, is one ofthe oldest tracks in the country and oneof the most colorful.

'Phis beautiful old race track willhold a crowd of some 20,000 and al-though not as big as others, still thebest thoroughbreds in the country with

The Square RingBy Peter Mancuso

The boxing attendance has droppedall over the country. According tothe "Ring", three years ago in thecities around New York, twelve clubswere working during the week; three inBrooklyn, one in Manhattan, theIkon*, Long Island City, Jamaica,Long Beach, Staten Island, andNewark, New Jersey.

The reason for the slump in the ringis due to the scarcity of fighters whowould have been in the ring if the boysweren't called into the Service.

In order to get boys interested inboxing, more amateur competitionshould be started and before long therewill be new fighters in the professionalgame.

There are several good fighters com-ing up. Sugar Ray Robinson, the Wel-ter-weight Champ is meeting CharleyFusari for a little bout. I don't thinkCharley will have a chance.

Willie Pep- the FeatherweightChamp, is meeting Sandy Saddler forthe title. Pep is getting older but he isstill good.

Another important match will beSugar Ray with the world's Middle-weight Champ, Jake LaMotta. Therewill be a new champ around.

Ezzard Charles, the uncrownedHeavyweight Champion, will meetFreddie Beshane. Freddie eventhough not rated in the first ten willgive Charles a run for his money.

Joe Louis, in making a comeback,will take on the winner, or Lee Savold.

What is so upsetting about DocWilliams to the fight fans is the com-parison of the Doc and Willie BeaniFight and the fighting that Doc Wil-liams is putting on now.

The answer to this is that Doc has

relaxed in his training and to a fighter,

training and keeping in condition is a

must.

t h e bes t j o c k e y s (<» r i d e t h e m , w e n d

t h e i r w a y t o S a r a t o g a d u r i n g t h i s l a t e

summer month. It has become astraditional as the Kentucky Derbyspectacle that blossoms forth in May.

For an afternoon of real thrills-see and hear them say "They're Off"at Saratoga.

In mid-September the Great Harr-ington Fair has eight races daily for oneweek. This is always a gala attrac-tion to Berkshire County folks.

Major League Ball

American League:

Now that most of the clubs haveplayed close to 100 ball games, thepicture becomes much clearer in theJunior Circuit. The Detroit Tigersare clinging to a thin two-game lead,at this writing, but have the pitching,hitting and spirit that could keep themon top and capture the flag.

The ever-charging New York Yankeesare fighting hard to over-take theTigers and even more so to keep thehowling Indians off from their back.

Cleveland has roared down the race-way during the past two weeks and isgetting good pitching and plenty ofsolid hitting.

The Rv(\ Sox are not doing too badlyso far on this Western Road Trip butare not cutting down that seven-gamebulge that the flying Tigers arecuddling.

This flag race is strictly a four-teamaffair and may not be definitely de-cided until the final week of play.Certainly it is a real tight struggle thatwill find the hot stove league talkingduring the long-cold winter nights thatlie ahead.

George Kell has lost the battingaverage lead to Larry Doby of theIndians. Doby recently hit threeconsecutive home runs. Rookie AlRosen is leading the American Leaguehome run derby with 29 to date.

National League:

The Senior Circuit is continuing toenjoy its usual tight pennant race.

The Philadelphia Phillies are, at thistime, sporting a three-game lead overthe St. Louis Cards who are, them-selves, having a time of it to holdsecond place over the Dodgers andBraves.

Here again four teams dominate thefield. The Phillies are the youngestteam in the league and have a brilliant

The total of obligations owed byo business to credi-tors; also used to mean all of the claims against afirm's assets, including those of the stockholders.

PreferredStock

Amortization

A collection of gold coins and other treasures whicha business carefully buries in the ground or storesin a bank or elsewhere to use when times are tough.

Share of expensive stock which is owned by those

who can offord the best. It is "preferred" by

bankers, tycoons and others with "an inside track."

That strange sinking feeling experienced when youfind a large patch in the seat of your pants andrealize that you must buy a new suit of clothes.

A five-syllable word used by accountants as a

handy "catch-all" for receipts o expenditures that

connot be otherwise identified on a firm's books.

tPREFERRED

A stock that has first claim or preference on divi-

dends. However, preferred dividends are paid at

fixed rote; extra earnings may go to common stock.

The process of paying off a bill or providing for an

expenditure bit by bit over a period of months or

years, like buying a washing machine on time bans.

Depreciation

Liabilities

Reserves

TEKM FANTASY FACT

pitching staff, although the loss ofCurt Simmons, a 14 game winner, willbe a severe blow to t h e t e a m . He isslated to go into service with theNational Guard.

The Cards, on the other hand have aveteran array, and as long as they haveStan Mnsial and Enos Slaughter they

The surging Braves, without adoubt got a break with the deal madewith the Giants, but losing the potentbat of Jim Russell was a bad error onthe Managements part why? Be-cause they could use him in pinchhitting - and a belter fill in thanWillard Marshall or Pete Reiser. SamJethroe is playing brilliantly and couldwin the rookie award of the year. Hebats well,is greased lightning afoot, andhas a jet-propelled arm. The brightspot is the pitching. The big threehave completed 49 ball games to dateand that is first class twirling. Theyare Johnny Sain, Warren Spahn, andVern Bickford.

The recent form of Johnny Antonellimay be the key to the stretch drive ofthe Boston Braves.

The Dodgers, our pre-season pick tocop the flag, are still very much in thetangle to determine a winner, and witha find of one more good pitcher couldwin. They have plenty of power atthe plate with Robinson, Snider, andCampanella leading the attack.

SoftballThe Trenlino Club, winners of the

first half, and the Sprague Electricteam, of the City Softball Leagu-continue to roll on unbeaten. Hov-ever, these two clubs must meat in aregular scheduled game and then plajanother. The second encounter isthe one that was protested by theSprague team and upheld by thearbitration board. The Electric boysalso face Belouins in another very im-portant tussle, as the third round drawsto a dose.

Our boys have definitely displayed atine brand of ball and showed in their

Mclntyre that they could spol the

deficit and emerge the winner.

GolfThe Sixteenth Annual laconic In

vitationGolf Tournament ai Williamstown lias conic and gone, l»nl lor ourown Wall Sch rode r , an engineer alMarshall Street; it will be a cherishedmemory. Wall was the medalist in

he scored a par 73 for the IS holes.Veteran "Bing" Hunter was runner-upwith a 71. There were 50 golferscomprising the field.

first division and clincher of I he cupwas a Williamstown lad, John Chapman who defeated Wall Schroeder inthe finals, li was a greal competitivematch all the way with some very finegolf exhibited.

W e w i l l n o t p r i n l t h e s c o r e s m a d e l»\other fellow employes but will mentiontheir names. There were Dave Peck,who is located al Marshall Street,Harry Kalker, President of Spra-gue Products, Kit Carson, a BeaverStreet lad and President of the SpraglieManagement Club, Hill Lies, also ofMarshall Street Engineering, JesseAllison, Beaver Street in charge ofKYA's, and perhaps others whom wemay have overlooked. Coach I.enWaters of the Williams Football teamparticipated but he was only enteredfor t h e fun of i t . W e s a y t h a t l>\l o o k i n g a t h i s s c o r e , h u t w e h o p e t h a tt h e t a l l y m a d e l>v t h e C o a c h wil li n s p i r e t h e t e a m t o r e a c h h igh f i guresa l s o , w h e n ( h e S e a s o n g e t s u n d e r w a y .

FISHING CONTESTEntries in the fishing contest (his

time are:John Murray, a large-mouth bass.

Things which hinder and obstruct progress, such asthe proverbial white elephant eating his keeperout of house and home. His appetite has no limits.

ciol statement* to show that part of a flrm'i totalassets which is kept for anticipated future needs.

A spreading of the cost of buildings and equip-

vide for replacement when worn out or out-dated.