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" O F T i l l ; K M P L O Y E E S * * * B Y T H E E M P L O Y E E S * * * * * F O K T H E E M P L O Y E E SVolume VIII SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG, SEPTEMBER 8, 1945 Number 3

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NGLED BANNERFLOATS PROUDLYONCE MORE ABOVEAMERICA AT PEACEStars and Stripes Also Raised AboveTokio as U.S. Army, Navy and MarineCorps Take Possession of Jap HomeIslands Unopposed.

543 Sprague Employees in Service

18 Sprague Men Made the SupremeSacrifice

48 Veterans Now Working atSprague's

Maj. L. A. Laliberte Given Purple Heart

Maj. Lawrence A. Laliberte hasbeen awarded the Purple Heart forwounds received in action againstthe enemy in Germany, it was an-nounced by headquarters of the 83rdInfantry Division in Germany. Hepreviously had mentioned being wound-ed in a letter received May 31.

Serving as executive officer of abattalion, Maj. Laliberte in additionto the Purple Heart holds the BronzeStar medal and Silver Star. He hasparticipated in campaigns in Norm-andy, Northern France, the Ardennesand in central Europe. The Majorwas formerly from Check Inspection.

Bronze Star Awarded

For meritorious service in combatfrom Feb. 27, 1944 to May 2, 1945 inItaly, the Bronze Star has beenawarded to Sgt. Charles F. Dunn.Sgt. Dunn was formerly employed inthe KA'.A. Department.

Sprague Employees Saluted!

I want to extend my thanks for thepatriotic gesture you have made me. Icertainly am happy to receive the Log.It's the best form of news I have aboutthe folks back at Sprague's. Myfamily also wrote and informed methat you have sent a Service Book tomy home. For that gift I also expressmy sincere thanks.

I am in the infantry and I mightadd, a tough branch at that. Whenthe war was declared over it was theinfantrymen who really thanked thecreation of the atomic bomb.

Gentlemen—never was I so proudas then to show my buddies your Logas exhibit "A" in being a vital sup-porter of the atomic bomb. Yourelectrical apparatus helped make mil-lions of G.I. Joes happy. I am ex-tremely honored that I worked in thatdefense plant, honored in having beenone of the workers at Sprague's.

Company A of the 26th battalionappreciates your contribution in theending of the war.

We Salute You!Pvt. Joseph CrescembeniCo. A- 26th DTB Pt4

Camp Croft, S. C.

We would all like to see all our hoys once more home, yetwhat we now know of the intentions of ihe Japanese aniltheir horrihle treatment of our men, women and childrenmakes it imperative thai we hack up leaders in their plansto keep the enemy countries occupied with large forces forsome time to come. We can not afford now to lost' throughlaxness or neglect what has heen won through so much hlood,sweat, tears,—so many thousands of maimed bodies, andso many young lives laid down in death. Let us hope, prayand work for a heller world; hut lei us do it with our eyesopen, on guard against further treachery and aggression.IT MUST NOT HAPPEN AGAIN!

MEET OUR RETURNED WAR VETERANS"The war is over,—that is the BKi thing.*"1 This we have

heard expressed wherever we go, in state and out of stale.The same quiet confidence which look hold of I he countryat the time of Pearl Harbor is still evident. Everyone knowsthat America is big enough, strong enough and brave enoughto head into peacetime problems, peacetime production,and peacetime living with determination and grit. We hereat Sprague's are proud of the 543 menand women w-ho joined the armedforces; humble in our prayers for those18 men who made the supreme sacrifice;and ready to do all possible to be ofservice to those honorably dischargedveterans who return to our community.

In a recent issue we published a fulllist of forty-eight honorably discharged

war veterans working at Sprague's.Many of these men were formerlyemployed at Sprague's before enteringservice. Believing that our readers aregreatly interested in meeting these menin the columns of the Log, we dis-tributed questionnaires to all returningservice men. The returns are comingin rapidly.

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SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG

"Of the Employc«>H,-!»y the Employecs,-for the Employees."

S S P R A G U E E L E C T R I C

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

PUBLISHING STAFFEDITOR: E. S. Whitten MANAGING EDITOR: Evelyn FairchilBUSINESS MANAGER Lawrence Madison ASSOC. EDITOR Mary Mathew

CIRCULATION MANAGER: Marion CaronASSISTANT EDITORS: Laurence Haskins, Robert Shoemaker,Fred WindoveSPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: Jim Oldham, Clara Miller and Kay Heath.

SPORTS"Walter Carpenter, Kenneth Russell and Bernard Bullett

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERSFred Crosier

PLANT EDITORSMarshall Street: Cecile Trudeau Brown Street: Agnes McDonoug

DEPARTMENT REPORTERSBeaver Street

Emma Alongi, Linda Brown, Betty Bogus, Josephine Convery, MargareDaniels, Lucy DeFazio, Esther Driscoll, Mamie Farinon, Dorothy GageantGertrude Gentile, Hazel Goodale, Ruth Haskins, Albert Horsfall, BarbarKing, Margaret Lamberti, Angie Langer, Lucille Little, Loretta MilisiewskIsabelle Paquette, Doris Roy, Alice Swartzer, James Shea, Vi Short, ConstancUrbano, John Walsh, Priscilla Windover, Frances Dobrowolski and Lena Zappuk

Brown StreetMarie Barbuto, Dorothy Boutwell, Helen Burdick, Theresa Bushika, Ka

Corsi, Evelyn Dodge, Blanche Duquette, Cecile Grenier, Ann Heath, BettJangrow, Elsie Leja, Natalie Mazzuchi, Gladys Markland, Rita MulqueenMarguerite Poirot, Eleanor Rhodes, Yvonne Ross, Bertha Salavantis, ErminiSweeney, William Sheldon, Jessie Vallieres, Helen Wager, Lyda White andJessie Wilk.

Marshall StreetIsabelle Brundige, Frank Daniels, Minnie Dextradeur, Henry Gamari, Ruth

Morrissey, Marjorie Peck, Edmund Rivers, Rita Siciliano and Claude Wager

"Every Spraguv Worker an Assistant Reporter."

Vol. VIII September 8, 1945 No. 3

HOPE EXPRESSED FOR REASONABLY RAPID RECOVERYThe problems of reconversion will mean many changes ant

some unavoidable delays in continuing departments on a fuemployment basis. However, it is hoped that the fairlyrapid recovery to a peacetime basis predicted in the news-papers of the country and by the Associated Industries olMassachusetts will be matched both at Sprague's ancthroughout the Berkshire area.

In any event, it is the intention of the Personnel Depart-ment to continue to give every possible consideration to ourhonorably discharged returned veterans. To make youbelter acquainted with them we have, on page one and onthis page given you a brief introduction to those returnedveterans working at Sprague's at the lime we go to press.

MEET OUR RETURNING WAR VETERANS

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Today we introduce you to thefollowing Returned War Veterans from:

BEAVERAlbert Beauohemin of the Can

Shop was in service nine months withthe Quartermaster Corps.

Leo Bombardier employed withthe Incoming Inspection Departmentserved two and one-half years with theCoast Artillery as a private.

1 Joseph P. Candiloro of the Main-tenance Department was in the Navyfor six months and received a medicaldischarge. He was a S 2-c at the timeof his discharge. Before enteringservice Joseph was employed in thePaper Rolling Department.

John Carleton of Dry Formationwas with the Infantry for sixteenmonths and has to his credit the ETC)ribbon, two stars, Purple Heart, GoodConduct medal, Infantry Badge, andthe Presidential Citation. He was aprivate first class at the time of hisdischarge and prior to service was em-ployed in Formation Department.

Gerald J. Cronin of the ShippingDepartment was with the Engineersfor six months as private.

Joseph De Lorenzo of the EtchHouse was with the Infantry as aprivate for four months.

Joseph Di Battista of Dry Testwas with the Infantry for three yearsand four months. He has earned theGood Conduct medal, Bronze Servicestar and the European-African EasternTheater medal, and was a private firstclass at the time of his discharge.

James Dolan of Plating was withthe Anti-Aircraft for ten months andat the time of discharge was a privatefirst class.

Joseph Gardzina of the SampleLab. served in the Medical Corps forfour years and eight months. He hasearned the Bronze star, eight Battlestars and the ETO ribbon. At thetime of his discharge he held the rankof sergeant.

Safety and Supervision

During the month of September theI Safety Program is stressing the dutiesI of Supervisors. I'pon them falls the| job of seeing that a new employee isI taught his or her job not only in a mostI efficient manner but hazards if anyI I must be explained and individualsI cautioned. At all times a supervisorI must keep an alert watch on em-

ployees under him. watching that allsafety rules are adhered to and en-courage the safety habit. I'nsafepractices must not be tolerated. Theyshould train themselves to be on thelookout for any new hazard that mightpresent itself on any new or old job.A safety conscious Supervisor is anasset to any Foreman.

Stanley Gliwski of Dry Rollingserved nine months with the Armed(iuard in the Navy. Before enteringservice he was employed in the samedepartment he is in at present.

Eric Hannaleck of Dry Rolling,same Department he was employedin prior to service was in the Navyfourteen months. At the time of hisdischarge he was an aviation radio-man 3-c.

Julius Levitte is now employedin the Stock Room and prior to thewar was employed in Plating Depart-ment. He was with the Air Corps fornine months. At the time of dis-charge he was a Corporal technicianfifth grade.

BROWN

Peter Abuisi of the Sample De-partment was a Sergeant at the timeof his discharge from the Artillery.He served four years and eight monthsand has earned the good conduct medal,Pear! Harbor ribbon, American De-fense with three bronze stars and thePhilippine Liberation ribbon.

Robert Bliffh of the Engineering!Lab was with the Marine Corps for \thirty-three months. He earned the jPresidential unit citation, two battlestars and the Purple Heart twice.His rank at the time of discharge wasprivate first class.

Herbert A. Eisner employed in <Industrial Oils was a private first class ]at the time of his discharge. Heserved seven months with the Coast (

Artillery.

Arthur Langlois of Industrial OilsImpregnating Department was withthe Infantry (R.C.C.S.) as a signalmanfor two years. He was formerly em-ployed in the same department beforeentering service.

MARSHALL ,

Charles Blouin was in the U. S. [Infantry for four years and threemonths. He held the rank of 2nd Lt. At the time of his discharge and was in Iervice prior to Pearl Harbor. At tresent he is employed with Checknspection, the same department he ,eft before entering service. s

Daniel McMahon of the Shippingdepartment served with the Army 2iree years. He was a private first aass at the time of his discharge and ^as pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon.

Atillio Perrone of the Stock Room »as in the Nineth Air Force for twoears and nine months. He is credited ^ith the Distinguished Unit Badge for

'unisian and Sicilian Campaigns and pas a Corporal at the time of his dis- "harge.

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Sprague Electric Orchestra

Many of the employees, who hai

past four years, will be pleased to knowthat plans for organizing a SpragiKElectric orchestra arc in the making,

You, who ran play any type of aninstrument, brass, reed or string andinterested in becoming a member ofthis orchestra sign up ai once. StanleyM. Denoyan, Main Office; HarryBarschdorf, Network Lab. or GenePike of the Maintenance will be

It is the intention of the committeeto make this orchestra cooperative inspirit and effect.

Rehearsals are tentatively scheduledto start the latter part of September.

"l DO" NOTES

TWINS: Mr. and Mrs. LouisShuey are the parents of twins, a boyand girl, Raymond Strong and MarionAbigail, horn at the North Adamshospital August 27, 1945. Mr. Shueyis employed in the Application Eng-ineers Department.

SON. A son was horn to Mr. andMrs. T. Lloyd Bulleti at the NorthAdams hospital, August 15, 1945.Lloyd is a foreman in the K.V.A.Department.

SON. A son was horn to Mr. andMrs. Bernard Barnhart at the NorthAdams hospital August 26, 1945.Father is employed in the MachineShop.

SON. A son, Ronald lame.., washorn to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence ScoiAugust 30, 1945 at the PlunketiMemorial hospital, Adams, Mass.Mother formerly employed in tinMica Department, father is employedin the Prokar Department.

! SON. A son, Robert Chapman 3rd,was born to Pvt. and Mrs. Robert C.Sprague, Jr., at the House of Mercyhospital, Pittsfield, Mass., August 29,1945. Pvt. Sprague was formerlyemployed in the Personnel Office.

"Hams" Active Again

Mr. William Allison, Design En-gineer, informs us that the govern-ment has opened the amateur 1\meter band and will allow the use ofother amateur bands within threemonths. The Hoosac Valley RadioClub, composed of amateurs or"Hams", was formed thirteen yearsago. The members often talk byvoice or by code outside the country.Mr. Allison has talked with morethan fifty countries.

No post-war plans, as yet, havebeen made for a Sprague radio club,but a large majority of the member-ship of the Hoosac Valley Radio Clubare from Sprague's. The nine out ofthirteen members present at the August28th meeting employed at Sprague'sare: Lawrence Burt of Maintenance,Harry Barschdorf of Network Lab.,Fred Miller of Wire Coating, EdFitzpatrick of Mica, Dan Kelly ofMaintenance, William Allison of theLab., Ray Bishop of Specifications,George Remillard of the Lab., andAlex Durant a former Lab. employee.

Due to the tremendous number ofpeople exposed to radio training dur-ing the war there will be a great in-crease, probably two to five times asmany "Hams" in amateur radio inthe future.

SAFETY QUIZ

1. Which of these three traffic vio-lations causes the greatest num-ber of accidents? a. Driving onwrong side of road? b. Excessivespeed? c. Improper passing?

2. What is the most satisfactoryspeed for lengthening the life oftire and car, and for conservinggasoline? a. 20MPH? b. 30-35MPH? c. 40 MPH?

i. Who has the right of way atdesignated cross walks where thereare no traffic signals? a. Thepedestrian? b. The motorist ?

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1 FOLINO GREEN Miss Elizabeth1 Green, daughter of Mrs. Marx Green• of Sand Springs, Williamstown, and•' Lawrence Folino, son of Mr. and Mrs.' Anthony Folino of North Adams, were' married Monday, August 20, 1945.

The bride is employed in the ResistorDepartment and the groom is em-ployed in the Industrial Oil I ><•

1 , partment.

FITZGERALD COREY Miss Lu-cille Corey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

' Leo J. Corey of Monroe Bridge andJames E. Fitzgerald, Jr., son <,!' Mr.and Mrs. fames I-:. Fitzgerald ofWilliamstown, were united in marriageSaturday, September I, 1945. Mrs.Fitzgerald is employed as secretaryto Factory Manager, Mr. A. II. Carey,Mr. Fitzgerald is employed in theSales Office.

WANDRE] RACZKA MissWanda M. Raczka, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Raczka of Adamsbecame the bride of Petty OfficerFrank E. Wandrei, son of Mr. andMrs. Frank Wandrei of Adams,Saturday, September 1, l<>45. Mrs.Wandrei is employed in .lie Cos.Department.

SCI IWARTZER-CHAR B( )N N KAl'- Miss Eunice Charbonneau, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Charbonneauof Adams became ihe bride of Corp.Leslie R. Schwartzer of (he Army AirCorps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul F.Schwartzer of North Adams, Thursday,August 23, 1945. The ceremony wasperformed at St. Patrick's church,Camp McCook, Neb. The bride isemployed in the Production SchedulingDepartment.

PILOT ST. PIERRE MissMargaret St. Pierre, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. John St. Pierre of NorthAdams and Robert |. Pilot, son ofMr. William Pilot were married Salurday, September 1, 1945. Mrs. Pilotis employed in the Western ElectricDepartment and Mr. Pilot is employedin the Can Shop.

LAZARCZYK - DAIGNAULTMiss Rita Jeanne Daignault, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Daignauli ofWindsor and Pfc. Frank S. Lazarczyk,son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Lazarczykof Adams were married Saturday,September 1, 1945. The bride isemployed in the Resistor Department.

BRULE - MANCUSO: MissMargaret Mancuso, daughter* of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Mancuso of NorthAdams and Arthur N. Brule, son of thelate Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Brulewere united in marriage Monday,September 3, 1945. The bride is em-ployed in the Payroll Office at BrownStreet.

FOSTER - DANIELS. Miss JuneGrace Daniels, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Ray Oakes of Clarksburg andAlbert Philip Foster, son of Mr. andMrs. Albert Foster of Stamford, \'t.,were married Saturday, September ,1,1945. Mrs. Foster is employed in theBoxing Department.

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Letters and Pictures from Our Men and Women In Service

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Cpl. Christopher F. Keating,husband of Delia of the ResistorDepartment. Cpl. Keating is some-where in Hawaii at a rest campafter seeing action on [wo Jima.

Somewhere in the RyukyusAugust 15th

I )ear Miss Owen,I hope this short letter of apprecia-

tion will find you in ths very best ofhealth. It's been quite sometime sinceI wrote you last but I'm sure that it'seasily understood how busy we Sea-bees are kept.

I want, to thank you and the fellowworkers of Sprague's for going throughthe trouble of sending me that wonder-ful package. The contents were ofgreat value to me and I'll never forgetthe kind thoughtfulness you all have.

The Log has been coming to meregularly and I want you all to knowthat your effort put into the Log willnever be forgotten by any of theemployees of Sprague's. My fellow-mates call it a wonderful moralebooster because it tells so much aboutthe good friends we left behind. Pleasekeep the Log coming to us becausewithout it we would be left in the darkconcerning our good friends and timeshad at Sprague's.

Please give my regards to everyoneat the plant, especially the Shippingand Warehouse Departments.

I'll close this letter by saying, "Ihope it won't be long before I'll beseeing you all again."

Sincerely yours,Albert De Lorenzo Sl-c

Raymond La France, son of Pearl of the Ovens and Ray of I heCentrifuge, takes time to have picture taken with a PhilippineMiss. A huddie of his also is shown with a hoy of the Philippines.

AI her 1 De Lorenzo SMl-c pic-tured before his tent somewherein the Philippines. Seaman De-Lorenzo was formerly employedin the Receiving Room.

August 20, 1945

Dear Sprague Folks:

Received the Log today and itcertainly was good to get it again. Inever really appreciated it before butI certainly do now.

I'm fine and hope everyone at theshop is the same. Suppose there'll bequite a few changes in the old placenow. I was very proud to read thatSprague's supplied a part for theAtomic Bomb, guess our work wasmore important than most of usthought.

I love it here. We still have toserve for at least six months or maybelonger. They say they are going toturn the WAVES into regular Navy.I hope so, because I for one would liketo join. As far as I know, I'm goinginto the Medical Corps and if I do Iwill go to Great Lakes for my training.

There isn't too much to say. Theygave us two days shore liberty lastweek to celebrate V-J Day. We wentinto New York city and had a wonder-ful time. It was a regular mad housethere. We get a regular shore libertythis week end. My mother and sisterare coming down to see me. I wouldlike to go home but I wouldn't be ableto get back in time. We were verylucky though getting four days shoreliberty, when all the other boots onlygot two days.

Yours sincerely,

Marie Sherry

August 3, 1945Sprague Friends:

It is only now that I've been able tocatch up with myself on many differentthings.

I want to thank you personally forthe regular arrival of the Log andespecially for the package sent by theemployees containing so many usefulpersonal items.

Please remember me to everyone inmy thanks to all.

Hoping for your continued successwith your work and products.

I remain sincerely,

Pfc. John E. RussettU. S. M. C.

Monday, August 20, 1945Sheppard Field, Texas

Dear Miss Owen:

Well, I guess it's about time I wroteto you.

I want to tell you how glad I am toreceive the Logs. I look forward tothem every month.

Someday I hope to be back to workfor Sprague's and when that daycomes I hope all the boys will be homewith their wives and sweethearts be-cause I know how much they're alllooking forward to that day.

Please say hello to the gang for me.Tell some of the gang to drop me a line.

I have more letters to write so I'llsay so long and good luck to you all.Keep up the good work until the restof the boys are back home.

Yours truly,

Leo Lamarre

Dear Co-Workers:I received the box sent by the em-

ployees and was very glad to get it.Such a box always comes in handyto a hungry soldier. Thanks to allwho helped send it.

I receive the Log every month andI really enjoy it very much. Hope tobe back soon.

Sincerely,Pfc. Arthur Le Mire

August 18, 1945Pensacola, Florida

Log Desk:I wanted to wait until I got to my

new station before I wrote. I neverthought it would be Florida. It'sbeautiful down here and I am at awonderful base, where they have allsorts of recreation and entertainment.

I enjoyed my boot training atHunter College and hated to see itcome to an end. Guess I got in justin time, but it's grand knowing thewar is over and I am only too happyto help clean it up.

I am working in the personnel officeas yeoman and right now we are verybusy. I like my new job very much.

Guess there will be a lot of changesat Sprague's now, but I hope it won'tbe too long before everyone is workingagain. I expect to be back soon my-self.

One thing I've really missed sinceI've been in the WAVES and that isthe Log. I filled out an address cardat Hunter for them to send you, but Iguess they never did. Here's hopingI get the Log from now on.

I'll close now withBest wishes to all,

Jane McLagan

Pvt. Francis L. Dargie is station-ed in the Philippines with an In-fantry II nil. He was formerlyemployed in the Plating Depart-tneni ai BroM n Street.

August 12, 1945Regenstaui, (rermany

Dear Friends:

Jusi dropping you a few lines to leiyou know thai you all are noi forgotten.1 received the package a few weeksago, and would like to thank you allfor thinking of us boys over here.You're doing a splendi'd job back homefor victory.

Been on llic move ever since we liiihere. So it's quite hard to keep upwith the mail. Also thanking youfor the Log, which I've been receivingregularly.

Met John Fortini a few weeks ago,and ii really was good to see someonefrom the hometown. Please send methe address of John Ariazi for I lielieve I'm not to far away from him.Give the gang my best regards.Thanking you all again for the pack-

age and Log.As Ever your,

Austin Rogge

Editor's Note: John Ariazi's address is:

Pfc. John H. AriaziBtry B 899 F. A. Bn.-Camp MiamiA.P.O. 451C-o Postmaster New York; N. Y.

Hdq. Co., 1st Bn., 29th Marines6th Marine Division

T-Sgt. William F. Huni stationedin France and awaiting redeploy-ment. ll< has been I wire wound-ed, is the son of Elizabeth of BlockTest.

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SPORTSThe local baseball club has won 18

out of its last 23 ball games with itsmost recent victory over the Harris-burg Giants by the tune of 7-2. ArtKeller veteran twirler easily held thecolored team at bay while the localteam's attack was led by Ralph Mason,former Williamstown High athlete,who had a perfect day with threesingles and a double. The NorthAdams team will now meet PittsfieldCommunity Club in a home and homeseries. Hoth have had unusual suc-cess this year. This series should be a"natural".

Now for the boys over-seas!—Hereis the latest Major League picture.With only three weeks remaining inthis mad scramble tor leadership inboth leagues it's anybody's pennantexcept for the cellar dwellers—the

Phillies and the Athletics. Chicago'sCubs still cling to the loop lead,continually pressed by both Cardsand Dodgers, only 4 and 6!2 gamesbehind. Tommy Holmes of the BostonBraves has finally lost the battingrace, giving valuable ground to theidling Chicago Cub 1st baseman whonow tops him by two points at .361.Tommy has played in 130 games whileCavarretta, with an ailing shoulderputting him on the sidelines, hasplayed in 110. Holmes still leads inother depts; with 193 hits, 42 doublesand 28 homers to lead in these fields.Following Holmes, comes Rosen ofthe Dodgers with .336, Mel Ott with.328 and Stan Hack of the Cubs with.326.

The Detroit Tigers are having theirhands full to keep ahead in the Junior

Sprague Members of 21st Co., 22nd Inf., M. S. G.

Kenny Russell War-Born Electrical Process Expands204-Passenger Plane's Range, Safety

Circuit. As of now the Tigers areonly 2\ games ahead of the surprisingWash. Senators while last year'schamps, the St. Louis Browns, arequietly pushing into the upper bracketsin a blazing finish, followed by theYankees and Indians. The veteran"Tony" Cuccinello still enjoys leagueleadership with a low .318. Bunchedclosely behind is Case of Wash, with.309 followed by Boudreau of Clevelandwith .306. Stirnweiss of N. Y. with.305 and Moses of White Sox with .303.George Stirnweiss leads in the matterof hits with 155; most triples 16; andmost stolen bases 27. Binks of Wash,leads in doubles with 29 while Stephensof the Browns leads in the home rundepartment with 17.

Fall in the air and our thoughts turnto King Football. With colleges andhigh schools hard at practice the lidwill be off in less than 6 weeks. In arecent college game Rochester downedCase 27-7. The National Pro-Champs,the Green Bay Packers, defeated theCollege All-Stars in Chicago before92,000 fans. Score 21-7. Don Hut-son, Green Bay Packer, and one of thegreatest ends of all time, announcedhis retirement at the close of the gamein which he scored 11 of the 21 points.One of his touchdowns came on an82 yd. run after intercepting an All-Star pass. By Ken Russell

Aetud, 9*i feiielf...

Kneeling, Iefl to right: Corp. Laurence Iliser, Production En-gineers, Marshall; Pfc. Charles Rarick, Block Test, Beaver.

lsl row, left lo right: Pvt. William Mahoney, Dry Test, Beaver;Pvt. Theodore Kayman, Block Test, Beaver; Pvt. Henry Rayraan,Tubular, Beaver; Pvt. Alphonse LaFountaine, Block Test, Beaver;2nd row, left to right: Cpl. Donald Hurlbut, Block Test, Beaver; Sgt.Norman Kcmillard, Dry Test, Beaver; Capt. Adrian J. Poirot, Main-tenance, Beaver.; Pvt. Carl Kstes, K.V.A., Brown; Pfc. Thomas De Marco,Resistor, Brown; Pvt. Robert Curry, Dry Test, Beaver; 3rd row, left toright: Pic. John Luczynski, Impregnating, Beaver; Sgt. Armand Vin-celette, Foreman, Mica, Brown; 1st Sgt. Leonard Lewitt, Dry Test,Beaver; Pvt. Phillip Martel, Boxing, Beaver; Pfc. Frederick Rarick,Plating, Beaver; Cpl. James Todd, Dry Test, Beaver.

Sprague Members of 11thCo., 22nd Inf., M. S. G.

First row, left to right: Sgt.Claude Wager, Foreman, Selkar,Marshall; Capt. Wallace Young,Production Office, Beaver; 1st Lt.Robert Godfrey, Maintenance,Beaver; Act.-lsl Sgt. Roy Caron,Maintenance, Beaver.

Seeorid row, left to right: Pvt.Fr nest Foote, Test, Beaver; Cpl.John Rice, formerly from theMaintenance, Beaver; Pfc. WilliamKirby, Drafting, Beaver.

Many Sprague Men AmongThose Receiving M.S.G. Honors

An unusually large number ofSprague men were included in thehonors which came on July 26th thispast summer to Companies 11 and 22of the 122 Regiment of the Massa-chusetts State Guard. Both com-panies were awarded top honors fornumber in attendance and were pre-sented with banners in recognition oftheir record at the evening review.The ceremony took place at camp inFramingham before the entire regi-ment.

In the accompanying photographsthe Log is proud to present specialphotographs of the groups of Spraguemen from each company. Congratula-tions and keep up the good work.The war may be over, but vigilance isthe price of continued freedom andliberty and the State military organiza-tions have been the core of prepared-ness past and present, and no doubtwill be in the future.

Answers to Safety Quiz1. (C) Improper passing.2. (B) 30-35 MPH.3. (A) The Pedestrian (but he

should never take his rights forgranted).

Lt. "Kay" Burns, an officer in theWACs, has recently been sent over-seas. She was formerly employed inthe office here at Sprague's.

Albert Harvey, Jr., formerly of DryTest, was given a farewell partyAugust 20th at the Briggsville Schoolwith more than one hundred guestspresent. He left with the draft quotafor Springfield to enter the U. S. Army.Money and several gifts were presentedhim.

Albert was the first peace timedraftee from our company to enterservice.

Pvt. 1st Class John H. Ariazi,formerly of Wet Assembly, is now withthe 75th Infantry division, which hasbeen assigned the task of redeployingsoldiers from assembly areas in Franceto the U. S. His father is JosephAriazi, employed in Industrial OilsDepartment.

Ralph Blanchard of the Brown Streetoffice has returned from a most en-joyable vacation spent with his wife inNew York and Atlantic City.

Bob Garner left August 25 to jointhe N. Y. Giants to play professionalfootball. He was formerly, employedwith the Production Engineers. Goodluck, Bob.

Receives DischargeLawrence A. Ladd, formerly of the

Machine Shop, has received an honor-able discharge from the U. S. Army andhas arrived home. He held the ratingof staff sergeant at the time of his dis-charge, which he received at FortDevens.

Reunited After 28 MonthsTogether for the first time in 28

months, Corp. Leslie R. Dustin, MaryElizabeth Coody, WAVE and LuciusM. Coody, Jr., U. S. Navy, have re-turned to their stations after spendingleaves at home.

Corp. Dustin was formerly employedin the Filter Department, WAVE MaryCoody was formerly employed in theResistor Department and Lucius Coodywas formerly employed in the Im-pregnating Department. The Dustinboys are brothers-in-law of MaryCoody. The proud mother and mother-in-law of this trio is Catherine Coodyof the Resistor Department.

Scale model of 201— passenger air levialhan 12 limesthe size of standard commercial craft

Electricity, the magic medium through which the aviation industry is trail-blazing the skyways of the world, will add a new and proud chapter of achieve-ment when 204-passenger transoceanic planes are put into service by TanAmerican World Airways. A practical dream thai will be projected intorealitv when materials are released U/f1

complete construction, the super-ship,product of Consolidated Vultee Corp-oration, will carry more passengersthan any other ever placed in scheduledoperation.

Close collaboration between avia-tion and electrical engineers has madeconstruction of such a ship feasible andinsures its success even before its one-story-high wheels roll it off a runway.

Specifications of this leviathan ofthe airways confound the imagination.Powered by six pusher-type engineswith a motive force of 353 averageautomobiles, the 160-ton plane isapproximately 12 times the size ofstandard twin-engined commercial air-craft. Its wing span of 230 feet isequal to the height of a 21-story build-ing, the tail is five stories high, thepropellers exceed the height of a two-story house, and its length of 182 feetdwarfs the 99-foot measurement of thegreat B-29 bombers. Its range, with acapacity payload of 25 tons, will be4,200 miles, and fares will be withinthe reach of the average person.

Double-decked with luxurious ac-commodations for passengers and crew,it will be capable of a New York to

London flighi in nine hours withcruising speed of 340 miles an hour.

Scores of electrical applications willcontribute to the safety and comfortof passengers. These include: Press-urization of the interior, makingpossible regular flights at 30,000 feelwhere adverse weather can be avoided;automatic warmers for nursing bottles;outlets for electric curling irons andshavers; cool fluorescent illuminationfor cabins and staterooms; an all-electric kitchen featuring ranges, re-frigerators, coffee urns, mixers, ventilat-ing fans; interphone systems; recog-nition and landing lights; radar andother flight controls for pin-pointnavigation.

An alternating current electricalsystem, a revolutionary wartime de-velopment, saves weight but generates120 kilowatts—twice the energy avail-able in a B-29. Power is suppliedthrough 25 miles of wire to 150 elec-tric motors, hundreds of switches andoutlets and half a ton of radio equip-ment. A single 8-horsepower electricmotor tucks away the massive landinggear, while 15 smaller motors are re-quired on each of the six engines tooperate vital controls.

GROWTH OF NAVY IN WORLD WAR IITime Size

Dec, 1941—"Pearl Harbor" 7,695 vesselsAug., 1942—"Guadalcanal" 12,001 vesselsJuly, 1943—"Africa" 20,111 vesselsNov., 1943—"Tarawa" 29,662 vesselsDec, 1943—"New Britain" 32,179 vesselsJune, 1944—"Normandy" 51,000 vesselsJune, 1944—"Saipan" 51,587 vesselsJuly, 1944—"Guam" 55,229 vesselsAug., 1944—"Southern France" 58,960 vesselsJan., 1945—"Luzon" 73,862 vesselsFeb., 1945—"Iwo Jima" 80,522 vesselsMay, 1945—"Okinawa" 100,000 vessels

Sprague On Parade . . .The August 29th Sprague On

Parade broadcast had as guest soloistlovely Miss Rita Gagner, who madeher first appearance on the Spraguebroadcast. Rita is a recent Skidmoregraduate and summer office employeeat Sprague's. She sang with poise"When Celia Sings" and "Caro Nome"from Verdi's opera Rigoletto. Herwell-trained voice was immediatelyrecognized and many of the radio

listeners are looking forward to hear-ing her again soon.

Another treat for the audience was"Siboney" rendered in Italian byMiss Christine Cardillo. Cole Porter's'melody, "Begin the Beguine" withElaine Goodrich as soloist and "RioRita" with Larry Madison as soloistwere both most enjoyable, as was theduet "Someday I'll Find You" byLarry and Charlotte Lasher.

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f A most inviting setting and mostattractive is Miss Clara Domenickof the Tubular Assembly De-partment.

Dry RollingBy " J o " Kie l tyka

Here I am pinch hitting tor [sabellePaquet te again.

Our reporter, Izzy, is out on a-month 's absence. She will soon be-come (lie bride of Armand Lively,who lias just returned from 27 monthsof overseas duty . We know they'llbe very happy and wish them lots ofluck.

You may have heard many sayingsbut I'm sure you've never heard HillyLamberti's. Billy says: "Women arenecessary evils."

In all (lie history of (lie Dry RollingDepartmeni I can't wcall a man whohas been as popular as DominicGrillone with the ladies. I might addthere have been many who werepopular before but Dominie lops themall.Vacations:

Kay Battersby spent hers visitingin Lowell and Boston . . . Adam Novakspent his time fishing in Vermont.At that time the war had terminatedand he tells us if it weren't for theradio they had he wouldn't have knownabout i t . . .Gladys Costello stayed at-home with her husband, who was onfurlough for two weeks. She stillwalks around with a gleam in her eyes. . .Gloria Ouellette enjoyed her vaca-t i on in N e w Y o r k C i t y . . . M a r y

Richardello and her husband spent fourdays in New York and the rest of theirtime at their camp at 1 loosae Lake inCheshire.. .Stacia lianas spent herlime resting at h o m e . . . Evelyn Falbowent to Westover Field for the weekend to visit her husband, who isconvalescing in the hospital after anappendicitis operation. We're glad tohear he's coming along fine, E v . . .Rose Joseph is going housekeeping soshe spent her vacation fixing up hernew home. She expects her "Mickey"

p r a c t i c e u p o n h e r c o o k i n g . . . E d d i eBozek and Alma Haley both spenttheir vacations al their respectivehomes, and Edith Russell spent hers inNew York. . Arthur Molleur spent hisal home with his wife and I wo children. . . M a r y Scott rested at h o m e . . ." J e r ry" Bedard and Ruth Martinenjoyed a week end in New York. . .Stan Gliwski went mushrooming. Artwas supposed to have gone with himbut never made it. . Last but notleast, I spent my vacation at NantasketBeach and Boston with Jennie Mazza.

Welcome back, Helen O'Connell,of the Ovens. It 's good to see yoursmiling face again. Helen has beenout on leave of absence during whichlime she had an operation. Also gladto have Janet Carswell back and wehope you're feeling fine.

Payroll

By P. Windover

Vacations: Here's the story—if youcare—of just who went and, also,where!Jo Lamberti—Atlantic CityEllen Horsfall—BostonMarion Senecal—at home and HolyokeBetty Alderman—Atlantic CityPriscilla Windover—Hampton BeachAnn Fortin Pleasure Beach, Conn.Ruth Brown—Crescent BeachIda Lovett—at homeIda Fix—at homeEleanor McGrath—Atlantic CityDelores Davis—CampingEdith Maynard—New York City-Irene Raczka—Niantic Beach, Conn.Ruth Yarter—Lake Lauderdale, N. Y.

Miss Lucille Corey, secretary to Mr.Carey, was feted recently at theClarksburg Sportsmen's Club in honorof her approaching marriage to Mr.James Fitzgerald of the Sales Office.

Miss Ruth Brown presented theguest of honor with a gift from thegirls.

Brides, brides, brides! Miss WandaRaczka of the Cost Department, whowas married on September 1st toAv. Mach. Mate 1-c Frank E. Wan-chrei, was guest of honor at a showerheld recently.

Miss Josephine Girgenti presentedthe guest of honor with an appropriategift-

Following dinner, Miss Rita Gagniervery pleasingly rendered several solos.

Dorothy (Betty Hutton) Del Debbiovery, very cleverly presented a group ofmonologues, some of which wereoriginal.

They say weddings come in threes! IHold your breath girls! (My, but it'sdifficult to write with your fingerscrossed!)

Ever since soneone asked VernaLamore of Engineering if she wasDotty Lamour's sister she's been actingvery uppity. Forgive me, however,Pal, if I let the readers in on your recentdiscovery. This summer Verna foundout that the men who make B & MBeans and the people who run theB & M Railroad weren't one and thesame! Toojours Lamore!

By the way, she and Mary Pren-guber, also of Engineering, registeredat the Waldorf Astoria over the LaborDay week end.

Engineering Specs

By Hazel Goodale

Dorothy Mancuso has returned fromWesterly, R. I., where she enjoyed avisit with her sister. Dot says a weekisn't a long enough time in which tomake the most of all the sports andespecially dancing at the U.S.O. whichWesterly has to offer. . .Emma Under-wood, Rita Slade and Rita Bishopspent an enjoyable week end in NewYork City. They saw Paul Whitmanand Johnny Johnson in person andalso saw the movies "Anchors Aweigh"and "Over twenty-one." The latterthey recommend for a good laugh.W'e understand that if they had beenaround the next corner in time, they'dhave had a peek at Gen. De Gaulle. Asit was, they had to content themselveswith a trip around Central Park in ahansom. The girls say the Victorianmode of travel, although a little slow,is all right. From their own ex-perience, they feel very sympathetictoward all those poor folks in the pastwho had no other means of travel.They also discovered that subways,unlike horses, are in a big hurry to beoff and don't care whether the wholeparty is aboard or not. Subwayswait for no one and that is how the twoRitas still thinking about taking thenext train for Time Square, looked upto find Emma moving swiftly in thatdirection. Needless to say they caughtthe next train.

Dry TestBy L. B. and V.

Vacations :Helen LeSage spent her vacation at

Lake Lauderdale, N. Y.. . JosephineBassie remained at home. . .Pearl Du-breuil went to Fort Devens to visit herbrother who recently returned fromoverseas... Loretta Milisiewski spenthers in Adams visiting with her brotherwho has returned from Italy. . .EuniceRice went to New York City. . .ShakerFerris vacationed at a beach with hisfamily. . .Thaddeus Dudziak spent his

Did you have a nice evening at the"Merry-go-Round", Roy Cook?

Shaker Ferris will be donning a newfender about his neck if he isn't alittle more cautious with his driving!

Mary Scieszka, how are you makingout with that new hero you met a few-weeks ago?

Good luck to Joan Haley on hernew job.

Nice seeing you back, Barbara Toneyafter your recent illness.

Good luck to Ellen Lambert who hasreported for duty in the WAVES.Ellen received an appropriate giftfrom her co-workers.

Have been wondering how yourpotatoes are coming along, JuliusLincoln?

Welcome to Lena Vicari who hasjust returned to work after a leave ofabsence.

Machine Shop

By C. Remillard and J. Walsh

Special to the LOG Readers:

Did you know that "Lou" Morrocoand "Bud" Bartlett were two of theseven hundred Tool and Die makersselected from seventeen hundred menthroughout the country to work onthe Manhattan Project in New Mexico.

Their importance in remaining hereat the Sprague Electric which neededtheir experience in the war productionwas made clear after a visit from fourNavy officials, a Commander, Lt.Commander and two Lieutenants.

They Went Fishin'

Ed. Hinkle Jr., John Murray, Jr.,and George Scarbo enjoyed a fishingtrip in New Hampshire recently. Yes,they caught the limit each day. Theytell with much hilarity of the nightlyparade of Hinkle in his blue silkpajamas. Ahoy, little Boy Blue! Ain'tyou the one!

Vacations: "Tuffy" Rondeau andthe Missus spent the first part of theirvacation in New York City taking inthe sights and shows. The latter partthey spent at a camp at Windsorrecuperating and resting after thestrenuous life of the city. . ."Rudy"Drobiak spent his at home doing re-pair work around the house. Theroutine each day was cellar, kitchenand chicken coop—cellar, beer—kitch-en, water—chicken coop, eggs. . .Jimmy Cooper journeyed to Provi-dence, R. L, where he renewed child-hood acquaintances. . ."Nick" Rich-ardello enjoyed his at New York Cityand the Belmont Race Track. . ."Nick"followed all the nags w i t h . . . hissupport.

Repairmen?

"Cedo" Remillard and "Hank"Koloc decided to do a valve job on

! Hank's car and from 6:00 P.M. untilI 12:00 P.M. they worked but found noI valves. An interested onlooker askedCedo where he was looking for the

! valves. Quick was Cedo's answer,"In the transmission of course." Thereand then he was told where to findthe valves. Say, fellows, tell us, nowthe valves have been located, is thejob done? is the car set to go? orwhat?

Petri Knows Him

Recently, in the Believe It Or Not,by Ripley, was pictured a RobertPerdue of Chicago, who predicted theend of the war in Europe to the exactminute. Frank Petri of the depart-ment received quite a kick out of thisas he worked for Perdue in 1919. Hedisplayed a letter of recommendationgiven on leaving the employee of thisman. Very interesting, Frank.

PHOOEY!

"Russ" Lanoue tells of the biggestkick he got out of hi.s vacation. Eachnight he set the alarm clock and hadthe pleasure of turning it off in themorning, and with a salute of mockeryturned over and went back to sleep.

Tubular AssemblyBy Dot and Dash

Edna Lavariere and StephanieSzurek vacationed at Atlantic City. .Jeannette Foote went to Pittsfield,Mass.. . .Wilfred Girard went toRevere Beach.

Vacations seem to be all the newsof late but patience my friends, soonyour reporter will have news for youv Ihope,

Block TestBy Barbara King

Vacationers:Elizabeth Fleury spent her two

weeks seeing the sites of New York. . .Hurry Arbour also made a trip toNew York for a week. . .Grace Collinsenjoyed a trip to Montreal, Canada. . .Ann Desnoyers returned from hervacation with a beautiful sunburn.. . .Guess you'll never fall asleep on thebeach again, will you, Ann?. . . MinaEstes is roughing it for a week at hersummer camp in Pownal.

We'd all like to wish Happy Birth-day to Loretta Litwinowicz. Cele-brated September 8th.

We extend our sincere sympathy toRuth Blanquart on the death of herbrother, Cpl. William Blanquart.

It's pretty quiet around this De-partment now—once there were sixtyof us; now there are thirty. Wecertainly miss you girls and are lookingforward to when you'll be back. Whatwe miss the most is:Grace Collin's- candyEleanor Stoeber's—strange noisesNellie Cavanaugh's—hugsAgnes Perry's—"What for?"Julia Abraham's—

"Good morning everybody"Anna Malloy's—contagious laughLena Cuccia's—love for ice creamJosephine DePaoli's—bowling skillElizabeth Hunt's—"Got an envelope?"Fiorina Strange's—neat time sheetsDelia Pilling's- "Can I have a

number four stamp?"Bessie Sharron's—

souvenirs from acrossMuriel Benz's—

"I got a letter yesterday"Angelina Carleton's—"How many

more trucks have you got?"Helen Lesure's—melodious voice.Gertrude Burr's-

"You ought to see my camp."'Chuck" Rarick's—"Got a pencil?"iva Stone's—FlowersVlary Garner's—

Scottish jig and accentClaire Denno's—long eye lashesGeorgianna Galligan's—

reports about the newsAnna Desnoyers'- fashion magazinesIrene Carsno's—Christmas cardsSally Williams' — dancing feetTheresa Briggs'—winning smileAlice Allard's- motherly advice.

Sample NewsBy the Eyes and Ears of the Sample

Lab.Well, here we are down in the cellar

(with all the other rats) as everyonehumorously remarks. But it's notbad we've discovered.

The lunch-room had better watchout or they'll be bankrupt. One ofthese fine days, Alma Finardi will getaway without paying for her food.(Boy, does she eat!)

We have a new fortune-teller in ourmidst. It's none other than SallySherr, and she's pretty good, too!

Just give Blanche Bourdon a pairof scissors and a blouse and she willimmediately create a fashion thatwould stump "Vogue."

We had a swell time at Fred Scully'sfarewell party, which turned out to beon Victory Night. So long, Ed, andlots of luck in your new job.

Welcome to Harry Nolle. There isalways something going on now andhis silly laugh will make any one laughalong with him.

Frank Gregalis has all his teethagain and once more he can smile with-out scaring us to death.

Is it really this cellar that causesLoretta Bez/.ie's hair to be that wayor has she lost her curlers?

If you want to be surprised just askHelen Burzimati who her favoriteactor is!

They all laughed a Rita Mulqueenwhen she made a necklaceoutofachain,but it doesn't look so bad after all—or does it? ?

Blessings On Thee Little ManWith a serious look this lad paused

n his work to have a picture taken.This photograph is made from a tin-type taken 62 years ago. At the timethe boy was very busy hoeing thefamily garden. His early training hasbenefited him through his life and to-day his garden exhibits are somethingto boast about.

The young lad is none other than>ur own T. Craig Ferguson of theVlachine Shop who has been with usthe past three years.

Production SchedulingBy A. E. F.

Vacation time is nearly over, how-ever, some of our co-workers are enjoy-ng the beautiful August weather at

vacation spots. Helen Root and AliceMorrison spent a week at LakeWentworth. Mr. Robert Teeple, hiswife and son, James, visited in Toledo,Ohio.

Congratulations and wishes to Cpl.and Mrs. Leslie Swartzer, who weremarried August 23rd at McCook,Nebraska. A wedding reception washeld in their honor immediately afterthe ceremony at the N.C.O. Club byfriends of Cpl. Swartzer at the ArmyAir Base. Mrs. Swartzer is the formerEunice Charbonneau of this depart-ment.

Bernice Supernant has joined ourstaff again substituting for EuniceCharbonneau Swartzer, who is out ona leave of absence.

Belated birthday greetings to MaryRose Lussier who celebrated her birth-day August 29th. A very popularMiss is she. Imagine receiving threedozen of American Beauty roses, andnot all from one beau either.

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Know Your Reporters

MarieBarhuto

Industrial Oil

Marie has heen an employee ofI he Sprague Klcclric Companyfor ihree years. Wilh a cheerysmile for all, her friends are many.

When you lalk ahonl hobbiesshe says excuse me as all myleisure time is spent having fun.For sports her favori le is swimmingand she is always ready to godancing. A live wire and a verymodern girl full of pep, vim andvigor.

MARSHALL

Aliee Swartzer

Clerk

Alice began her work at Spra-gue's two and one-half years agoas clerk in the Production Schedul-ing Department. Her friendlysmile and sunny nature are trulyan asset to the department.

A hobby of collecting recordingsespecially classics though onlybegun this past year has made herthe possessor of quite a recordlibrary.

In sports she places ice skatingfirst and then howling. Dancingis the one way Alice says she re-laxes. At the piano she is right athome and is fun.

Yes, she is married and herhusband is in the Army and sta-tioned at Camp Crowder, Missouri.

IH raneesDabrowolskiClerk

An employee of the company forfour years, Frances has muchplant experience to her credit hav-ing worked in many departments.Paper Assembly, liomh Depart-ment, lias Mask, Chemical Con-trol and for the past year at herpresent position, clerk in theScheduling Department.

Her favorite sports are swimmingand bowling but when it comes todancing as the saying goes, "that'sher dish."

Fran is a bride of three monthsand her hubbie is expected toreceive his discharge from theNavy any day now. "Happy DaysAhead," says she.

How Electronic 'Nose'Spots Factory Fumes

An electronic "nose," which in-hales air in factories and determineswhether it is safe to breathe, is elim-inating an old and baffling occupa-tional hazard, the danger of mercuryvapor.

The detector is a portable boxlikedevice which takes in air from asuspected area and sends it into achamber containing an ultravioletJamp and a phototube.

Prokar Dept.By Minnie Dextradeur

winAll the patients from Selk;were on sick leave are back:

Lila Beaudette, Thelma Burdick,Doris Derosia and Yours Truly.

We all wish to thank the SelkarDept. for the gifts and cards we re-ceived.

Yours Truly thanks Ceil Risch forbeing Reporter, while I was out on sickleave.

Mary Barry received some heatherfrom Scotland. (But it looks likeweeds Irom the Notch to me.

Madeleine Robare—belated congrat-ulations on your 45th wedding anni-versary in July.

We arj all glad to be back in Prokarafter that lay-off. (Surprise also).

Louis Daub is leaving for the Armysoon. Our loss and the Army's gain.

More Gas, More Traffic --More Accidents

Now thai the rationing of gasolinehas been called off and you are drivingyour own car farther and more fre-quently, REMEMBER that all othercar owners are doing the same thing.REMEMBER that you and everyother driver for several years, havebeen out of practice in fast driving andhandling a car in heavy traffic.Furthermore, REMEMBER that allare driving older cars having tires thatare generally in poor condition. RE-MEMBER, too, that for a while mostof the gas you will be getting will beof continued low quality and cannotbe depended upon to give the quickpick-up you may need in a tight place.

For the year 1944, deaths from autoaccidents went down to 23,000 fromabout 34,000 in 1940. However, withgas rationing ended, the probabilitiesare that automobile fatalities in thecoming months will increase greatlyunless you and every other driver useyour cars .safely. Help prevent allunnecessary civilian casualties.

Mildred Forgea of SpecificationsDepartment and her husband,George MOMM 3-c, snapped be-fore a navy hut at San Diego,California.

Atom-Electron 'Brawl'Lights the Neon Sign

A collision between the atoms inneon gas and electrons in high volt-age electric current produces thebright red glow in the neon sign.Contrary to popular belief, not all ofthe variously colored signs are ofneon. When a different color is de-sired other gases are used. Helium,for example, produces a blue light.

Instructions for the above knit-ed sweater and bonnet may be ob-tained at the Dispensary. Alsoavailable are instructions for aknitted toy frog and directionsfor making gift aprons.

Wire Coating

1st Shift -- By Betty Jangrow

AUGUST 14TH: What it meansand brings to our minds.

All over the world the lights are onagain... Our ships are homewardbound, bringing the boys back home. . .Bluebirds fly over the White Cliffsof Dover... The old gang on thecorner is singing "Sweet Adeline"...Our children hear the word "Peace"instead of War.

In memory of the loved ones whogave their lives for us, each in our wayoffers a prayer. Through their Su-preme Sacrifice our dreams are be-coming a reality.

2nd Shift -- By Helen Burdick

Lucille Miller has returned to workafter vacationing in New Hampshire.Nice tan you have, Lucille.

Paul Sanford spent part of hisvacation in Connecticut.

Wire Coating Department is a ratherquiet place these days. Agnes, Marie,Vickie, Edith, Edna, Walt and Chaun-cey, we miss you all and hope you willbe back with us soon.

Arlton Peck, formerly of the thirdshift, is now on our shift. We hopeyou will enjoy working with us, Al.

Connie Prendergast Carey, who re-turned to our department for a shortwhile, has left to join her husband,who is stationed at La Guardia Airport.

Pvt. Milford Jennings, a formerworker in our department, returnedfrom Europe recently. Bill was wound-ed twice while in Germany.

Your reporter is sorry because shedidn't have a report in the last issueof the Log, but at that time she wasenjoying her vacation in New Hamp-shire.

K. V. A. Stockroom

By Marie Barbuto

Al Giusti's dream has come true.His fighting Sprague Product teamdefeated the Corner Cafe team, archrivals of the Products. Al, your teamshould win more often. You werevery good natured that day.

Deeb Soloman spent his vacation inBoston. Any luck with the horses,Deeb?

The employees of the stockroomwish to say "goodbye" to the peopleleaving our room. We hope to see allof you back soon.

Best of luck to Larry Folino. Larry,our former co-worker, was marriedAugust 20th to Betty Green ofResistors.

Mica Molding andImpregnation

By Jessie Vallieres

A "Notice ot Separation", I received,"Lack of Work" is what n reads.It's only for a while1 they say,So I took it and am very gay.

1 IK1 unemployment office was my ami,They looked at me and 1 signed my

name."Twenty" a week is what I'll getThe same as you, so I'm all set.

In the end I'm way aheadWhen you get up I'm si ill in bed,Seniority is what you hadAnd so my friend, »too bad, Too Bad!

"Sleepy Hol low"

There is a place so dear to our heartsBut tor awhile we've had to part,"Sleepy Hollow" is the nameThe darn ole place just ain't the same

One by one we've been transferredTo different jobs as they occurred.This little spot was a haven to usBut now its only occupant is dust.

So 'till we meet again, we'll leiOur memories be "Sleepy Hollow'

and Vincelette.

Resistor Standard Assembly

By Rita Depari

Best wishes, Betty Green, on yourmarriage to Larry Folino. Boy whata surprise!

Good luck to Barbara Wohler whohas left us to go hit the I . S. CadeiNursing Corps.

Good luck to Joyce Bombardier whoalso left us to join her husband inPhoebe^, Virginia.

How was your trip to "Bean Town",Maude Jones?

Welcome back from your vacation,Bill Pierce!

K.V.A. Cover Assembly

By "Dolly" Poirot

We all give thanks that Victory isours and look forward to a Peacefuland happy future; but let us not forgetthose who have given their life, thatwe might live in Peace.Birthdays:

Belated birthday greetings to FrancisDelisle.

Belated greetings to Isabel With-erow, who celebrated her birthday onAugust the 17th. Isabel received alovely bouquet of flowers from thegirls in honor of the occasion.Vacationers:

Larry Dufraine vacationed inBoston, Mass., where he attended theraces.

Herbert Eisner spent his vacationat his home.

Carolyn Bixby enjoyed herself athome with her son, Pvt. Albert R.Bixby, who was home on furlough.

Mary McAndrews also enjoyed hervacation recently.

"Dot" Polmatier will spend hervacation at Saybrook, Conn.

"Yours Truly" remained at home.We can always tell by Betty De-

Marco's happy mood that she's had aletter from France. Hope he'll behome before long, Betty.

"A Friend in Need is a FriendIndeed" is Mrs. Kate McKenna. We

certainly couldn't do without herhelplul explanations ol everyday prob-lems.

This is your reporter signing off fornow and hoping we'll all be back whenwe return to Peacetime production.So 'lil I hen I'll be seeing you.

P. A. A. Department

By Elsie Leja

Bernadelte Choquelte and HelenMaynard spent a very pleasant vaca-tion in Montreal, Canada.

A green-back shower was recentlygiven Lucille Nephew al the CartierClub in Adams. Lucille is lo bemarried Sept. IS, lo Fred. DeCoigneofAdams.

I en girls Irom (his departmentspent a very enjoyable evening atViola Guilino's house. Don't everlei Jane Mariani tell you she can'i dothe Hula. Nice going, Jane! Daneing was enjoyed and a buffet luncheonwas served.

Frances Kosiba spent her vacationat Schenectady, N.Y., and Castleton-on-lhe-I ludson, N. Y.

Stella Lemoine's boy-friend IromMontreal, Canada, recently spent aweek in North Adams as her guest.

Mary DiLego spent her vacation inNew York City.

Sorry to see Alice Lavariere leave us.Good luck on your new job, Alice.

While jay-walking in Pittsfield re-cently, Laura Doran had an embarrass-ing accident. She and a man on abicycle collided. Teh, tch, Laura alyour age knocking men off bikes.

Resistor Shipping

By Evelyn Dodge

Where Our Co-WorkersSpent Tlieir Vacations:

Irene Rossi—Boston VisitedNantasket Beach and enjoyed a de-licious shore dinner.

Ceil Shanahan—New York — Justmissed the Victory celebration.

Louise Lamphier Hartford, Conn.—Visited Elizabeth Park and I heRose Gardens.

Connie Babeu and Kay Mantelloat Hampton Beach, N. II. Both re-turned with a beautiful tan.

Dorothy Belanger—Also HamptonBeach—We'd like to know why shestayed one day more? ? Could il bethe weather? ?

Helen Horn—Marblehead, Mass.Visiting relatives.

Kay Coody—At home—a pleasantone we hope with her- son and daughterof the Navy.

Yours Truly Albany - Visiting rela-tives and friends.

Ruth Lackey—New York—Oh howshe loves a ferry-boat ride!

Harold Klein—Cincinnati, Ohio.—Visiting relatives and other places ofinterest to Harold.

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