SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG, SEPTEMBER 25, 1918

Edmund Gross, Ernest Schonfelder, Leo Dupuis, Gerald Baker andArchie Gagne at work on the Marshall Street roof.

Marsha!! Street RoofThe new roof being put on buildings

numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 at the MarshallStreet Plant is receiving a great deal ofattention from passersby. Incidentally,it is a tremendous task which is beingsupervised by Clarence Chilson andBuster Sherman who tell us they aregetting a good tan without going to thebeach.

The old roofing surface is being takenoff and the old plank roofing taken up

and replaced by new wood. This woodand the large 12x12 timbers which arethe cross pieces to hold up the roof, areall pulled up by an air-operated wind-lass. Seven cars, each holding be-tween 20,000 and 30,000 square feet oftimber, have been received and thereare three more carloads to come. Itall serves to remind us that winter iscoming and that Sprague's is gettingready for it.

Brownie, Howard Chilson, Gerald Baker and Foreman ClarenceChilson command a good view of North Adams while repairing the roof.

LOW ACCIDENT RATEThe electrical equipment industry

had the second lowest accident-frequency rate among forty majorindustries in 1947, compilations justreleased by the National Safety Councilreveal.

The rate last year sank to the lowestpoint ever recorded by the industry—6.02 accidents per million man-hours.This was a reduction of 21 per centfrom 1946.

In the last five years the electricalequipment industry has placed secondthree times, third once and sixth once.The industry is described as embracingthe manufacture of automotive elec-trical equipment, carbon products,communication equipment, electriclamps, heavy electrical equipment, in-sulated wire and cable, light electricalequipment and appliances.

Clambake At

Wenzel's FarmThe Sprague foremen enjoyed a

clambake at Wenzel's Farm in Adamson September 11. The committee,under the leadership of Ed Fitz-patrick should be congratulated on thehandling of this affair. The boys en-joyed the good food, the weather andthe sports to the very end.

At this annual clambake the em-phasis was on eating what with clamchowder, hot dogs, hamburgers andvarious beverages for the noon session.The climax of the afternoon wasreached when the cry "Come and getit" was heard. Yes, sir, the boyslined up to receive a generous portionof clams, sweet corn and lobster. Ofcourse, there were side dishes oftomatoes, cucumbers and so on.

The traditional softball game be-tween the combined Brown-MarshallStreet foremen and the Beaver Streetleaders was a hot contest. The batteryfor the Beaver Street team was P.alphBoisjolie pitching and Joe O'Briencatching. For the Brown-Marshallcombine it was Fred Potter on the hilland George Roy behind the plate.The umpire was guest Fred Windoverof the Sales Office. During the courseof the game a questionable decisionhanded down by our city councilman,Windover, was overwhelmingly over-ruled as the Beaver Street lads pro-ceeded to do a thorough job on "Fritz".During the wild melee Charlie Wilson,an interested spectator with a camerain hand, was so shocked by the roughhandling of an umpire that he had tobe reminded this was a picture—a realphotographer's dream. Well, Charlieclicked the shutter and we hope he hassomething for the next LOG on thissubject. To make a long story short,the Brown-Marshall combine defeatedthe Beaver Street aggregation 18-13although this score will always remainunofficial. Fred Potter effectivelythrottled the opposition by allowingonly 17 hits and 13 runs. Incidentally,Potter claims he was warming up forthe next day when he was to be presentat another clambake. How did youmake out, Fred?

Later, a game of touch football gotunderway and the veteran manager,Johnny Puppolo, guided his charges toa clean-cut win over Toot Bergeron'sAces. Fred Windover and ErnestWard really put on a show. Wardsnapped a garter in a sprint to the goal,and Freddy actually wore himself downto the bare facts as his pants literallysplit at the seams. He had a rippinggood time. In fact, at the conclusioneveryone else said the same thing.Now we are looking forward to the onenext year.

Kenny Russell

HAY FEVER SEASON AT PEAKRelief Offered By

Electrical ApplianceRelief for hay fever victims is possible with a new and compact elec-

tric room conditioner, recently announced. Laboratory tests have re-vealed that the 13-pound device, which filters and washes the air, canremove up to 95 per cent of ragweed pollen from an average room inthe first hour of operation.

This is the time of the year when thesympathetic "gesundheit" replaces thecustomary "how're you" as the uni-versal greeting. This season bringsalmost unbearable discomfort to thosewho suffer from hay fever, or any one ofthe numerous respiratory allergies.

Estimates vary, but it is genera!!;,agreed that, in the United States alone,from 40 to 50 percent of the populationsuffer or have suffered, mild allergiesat one time or another, and that about10 percent have severe and persistentdisorders. Hay fever, by itself, bring-ing inflamed and weepy eyes; a "stuffed-up" running nose; burning and itchingof the eyes, the nose, the palate, and thethroat, numbers as its victims eachyear nearly 5 percent of the population,according to estimates.

There are three general classes ofallergic disorders: Respiratory, digestiveand skin. Hay fever and bronchialasthma are respiratory allergies. Diges-tive allergies of the stomach and in-testines usually are caused by foodsthat are eaten, but sometimes developfrom merely inhaling small particles ofsubstance to which the person is notaccustomed. Skin allergies are verycommon and take on many differentforms.

If you are allergic, it will be well foryou to reduce your contaci wit 11 thesubstances which are common causesof allergy:

1. Do not walk through fields ofragweed.

I. Do not travel through thecountry in an open automobile duringthe pollen season.

3. Avoid drafts and long exposureto cold, raw air; for example, do notsleep out ol doors or directly in fromol open windows during cold weather.

4. Take sensible measures to reduceexposure to house dust and other typesof dust; stay away from attics andother dusty places.

5. Avoid inhaling strong fumes,powders, disinfectants and insecticides,or oilier products which containpyrethrum or other ingredients thatmight be irritating to the respiratorytract.

6. Avoid using on your skin, hair,and nails, or allowing your skin and hairto come into contact with, an un-necessary number of drugs, medica-tions, cosmetics, dyes, plants, insec-ticides, strong cleanser and the like.

Marion Caron, at the files, and Florence Gross at the desk in I heEmployment Office, Beaver Street.

PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY FOR EMPLOYEES OF SPRAGUE ELECTRIC COMPANY

Volumn XI Number 4

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LOG PUBLISHING STAFFEDITOR: Mary Connelly ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Dorothy SpragueCIRCULATION : Marion Caron SOCIAL CHAIRMAN: Mary Mathews

ASSISTANT EDITORSKit Carson, Tom Cullen, Dan Kelly, Pete Mancuso, Jim Oldham, Etta Owenand Laurence Haskins.

SPORTS PLANT EDITORKenneth Russell Marshall Street: Cecile Trudeau

PHOTOGRAPHER PLANT EDITORAlbert Horsfall Brown Street: Bertha Salavantis

BEAVER STREET REPORTERSJulia Abraham, Elizabeth Alderman, Susan Bishop, Elizabeth Bogus, Joan

Bryce, Esther Driscoll, Harry Embry, Mildred Faustini, Hazel Goodale, Florence Harris, Ruth Haskins, Marjorie Hauptfleisch, Margaret Isherwood,Velma Lincoln, Emma Massaconi, Dorothy Mancuso, Nick Richardello,George Scarbo, James Shea, Viola Short, Florence Southgate, Shirley Thoros,Harry Trombley, Connie Urbano, Roseann Vigna, John Walsh, Sophie Wilk,and Marge Wittig.

MARSHALL STREET REPORTERSExilda Callahan, Phyllis Chartrand, Mary Daniels, Mario Magnani,

Emma Mutart, Edward O'Neil, Cecile Risch, and Roma Rumgay.BROWN STREET REPORTERS

Carol Bellard, Mary Bua, Josephine Campedelli, Marie De Marsico, LenoreHarrington, Ann Heath, Elizabeth Jangrow, Georgiemae Joy, Delia Keating,Gladys Kirkpatrick, Vicki Lamore, Mary Markland, Rita Mulqueen, RitaSamia, Thelma Sherman, Rita Siciliano, Amy St. Cyr, Corena Tatro, and IsabelWitherow.

"Every Sprague Worker an Assistant Reporter."Published by the SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., North Adams, Mass.

THE GOOD CITIZEN

BIRTHSMr. and Mrs. Eugene Dami are the

parents of a daughter, born September5. The father is in the MaintenanceDepartment.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bushika an-nounce the birth of a son on September5. The father is employed in theMolding Department.

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Blay arethe parents of a son born September 7.The mother is employed in F. P. Drys.

Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Michalenkoannounce the birth of a daughter,Carol Ann, on September 7. Themother is Mary of Dry TubularAssembly.

Brown StreetPAA Midget Assem. Dept.

By Vicky LaMoreWe all extend a hearty welcome to

all the new girls. We are sure thatyou will be a definite part of us in notime.

We also welcome back EstherPoploski and Carolyn Bixby.

Anna Artiola was surprised to findher son at home on an unexpected visitfrom Amherst College.

Congratulations to Ruth Lackey onher recent engagement to Paul How-croft. How soon will the wedding be,Ruth?

Molded Tubulars--Night ShiftBy Gladys Kirkpatrick

Mary Lesage was one of our happiestmothers recently when her son, Charles,who is stationed in Clearwater, Floridaspent a vacation of two weeks here inNorth Adams.

Ralph Kleiner has the hardest timekeeping track of the baseball scores.How about it, Ralph—do you knowwhere you stand now?

Joe Jammallo is with us again afterspending a two weeks' vacation at homeand, from what we hear, Tom Doyleand Rich DiLorenzo are sure glad Joeis back. What's the trouble, b o y s -sweeping too hard for you?

A daughter was born to Nora andRomeo Scerbo on September 13. Norawas formerly a co-worker of ours.Congratulations to the happy parents.

ResistOPS - - Navy LineCongratulations to Genevieve

Wojieck and Matthew Zepka who weremarried on September 11 in St. Stan-islaus Church in Adams.

Bertha Salavantis has returned froma week's vacation at home.

Congratulations are in order to MarySchubnel on her engagement to ErnestKean who is employed at HunterMachine Shop. No date has been set.for the wedding.

Earl (Lover) Kelly will be missed byall the girls as he has joined UncleSam's Navy. Ge. ., Lover, who canever take your place?

MaintenanceBy Little Lulu

Scoop of the month: Carl (Jackson)Vaughan rocking a baby to sleep on theporch of V.F.W. one lovely Sundayafternoon. P.S. Jackson fell asleep;baby remained awake.

Three cheers to Bill Rivers. Bill hasaeen on the old proverbial water wagonfor more than a month. Keep it up,Bill. You are proving you have a lotif what it takes.

Clayt Hynes' vacation is over. Clayts luckier than most people—his vaca-ion lasted two months.

"Bucky" Bernardi is giving outpasses to the fights. The only catchs that you have to be one of the pipe

gang to get one.

I. O. Final AssemblyBy L. Harrington and G. Joy

We are glad to have Madeline<£aczowski back working with us afterler leave of absence.

Vivian Shaw has taken quite annterest in sports lately, going to thejail games. Can it be the boy friend?

Andy Montgomery is very politeately. You ask him for work and hesays "Just a minute, please."

We extend our sympathy to WinnieEmery on the death of her sister-in-law,Mrs. James McCugo of Springfield.

Many happy returns to EvelynMorton on her birthday. Did you sayit was sweet sixteen?

Good luck, Don Threaw, on yourreturn to college. We will miss you.

Eleanor DeSanty is back from hervacation looking fit as a fiddle.

Lost or stolen: One girl who answersto the name of Esther Farinon. Pleaseget to a phone and call some one. Weare all worried about you — or call7O7M after five!

PAA. Wrap, and Test Dept.Marie De Marsico

The unsolved mystery of the monthis who is Anna Yigna's secret heartthrob? He still rates the daily walks.

Evie Sherman had an enjoyable timeat the Northampton Fair. How werethe horses running, Evie?

Gwen Primmer spent a day at theRutland Fair.

What would Eunice Moran do ifthere were no movie theatres?

Almaud Dupont is back after hervacation and is busy with the approach-ing marriage of her daughter, June.

The stove solderers welcome back:Veola Hazzard, Grace Miller, DotShepherd, Amelia Nelson, Annie Capra-ri, Mary Mazza and Marge Morris.Vacations:Doris Krol—Hampton BeachLena and Mary Simonelli

New York and Atlantic CityGloria Chiettini and Dot Shepherd-

Hampton BeachAngie Cardimino—Providence, R. I.Jane Dufresne—CanadaExpressions from Prokar Rollers:Beatrice Curtis—"It's Pall Mall time"Nita Crescimbeni—"Any news?"Rose Pasotti—"Boy, am I behind?"Helen Matuszak—"Oh, my whistle"Priscilla Douglas—"Ain't it awful?"

OUR SAFETY CORNER

KEEP ALERT KEEP ALIVE

OBSERVE THESE SAFETY RULES

1. Ask Questions. II there isanything about your work thai you donot understand, ask about it.

2. Wear Suitable Clothes. Workclothes should lit snugly. Anything

3. Use the Protective Equipment.

goggles, gloves, safety shoes on jobswhich require them.4. Reporting is Important. Re-port all accidents. Report all de-fective equipment and tools. Reportall unsafe conditions.5. Treat Others With Considera-tion. Practical jokes and horseplaycan be dangerous, any time, any place.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Deseoleauwho were married September I inthe Church of the Incarnation aiHlaekinlon. Mrs. Descoteau is em-ployed in Sprague Products.

The American Heritage Foundationwhich sponsored the Freedom Trainlias just released a booklet entitled"Good Citizen" which contains nineworking tools for good citizenship.They seem worth reprinting for our

1. I will vote at all elections. 1 willinform myself on candidates and issuesand will use my greatest influence tosee that honest and capable officialsare elected. I will accept public-office when 1 can serve my communityor my country thereby.

2. I will serve on a jury when asked.3. I will respect and obey the laws.

I will assist public officials in prevent- !ing crime and the courts in givingevidence.

4. I will pay my taxes under-standingly (if not cheerfully).

5. I will work for peace but willdutifully accept my responsibilities intime of war and will respect the Flag.

6. In thought, expression andaction; at home, at school and in allmy contacts, I will avoid any groupprejudice based on class, race orreligion.

7. I will support our system of freepublic education by doing everythingI can to improve the schools in my owncommunity.

8. I will try to make my communitya better place in which to live.

9. I will practice and teach theprinciples of good citizenship right inmy own home.

Wire CoatingBy Betty Jangrow

We miss Madeline Trudeau. Wehope you like the change, Madeline.

We are very happy to welcome EarleWashburn hack from his extendedvacation.

Luck to the freshmen: PhyllisMiller, Lorin Jangrow and BenjaminDavis who were graduated from Druryin June and are attending TeachersCollege.

Birthday congratulations to HelenFoote.

A hearty welcome to Helen Burdickwho has returned to the department.

Industrial OilBy A^n Heath

SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG

BUSY BEAVER NEWS

A. C. Dept.By Portoritus

The gang in the department wishesIlu> best of luck to our former clerk andLOG reporter, \'i Short, who is nowthe new owner of the HavasnackDining Room on the Mohawk Trail.

Tlie day is drawing near when dearold I'udj'ie Boy will have a new owner.In case you don't know who that is,it's a pony owned by Alice Pisano andwill be raffled off on September 25.

Helen Pietras tells us she spent theLabor Day holiday in Hartford, Conn.

Millie Biondello, Margaret Andersonand Doris LaBonte just returned fromtheir vacations and are all looking likeI lu\ really enjoyed their time off.

The mistress of the Wet RollingMachine: Doris ('.rinka.

Topic of the day every Thursday:Going down to see the Doc fight. Youwould think by t he discussions at noonhour and at break, that practicallyeveryone in the department has a sharein Doc Williams stock.

Paper Ignition AssemblyBy E. Driscoll

Vacations:Sophie Kmbry At homeClara Bourdon Camping and Lake

ChamplainAlice Carpenter New York CityHarvey DeGrenier SaratogaFlorence Harrington Boston, Cape

Cod, WorcesterFlorence Benson At homeRoma Perrault and Sue Labelle

attended the Barrington Fair. Guessthey didn't study the horses goodenough though. Better luck next

Ernest Barcomb weni to Chatham,N. Y. to the fair.

Some of the girls have formed abowling team and we wish them thebest of luck.

Misc. Paper AssemblyBy Ruth Haskins

Welcome to still more new girls:Celia Lord, Marjorie Williams, AliceSchneider, Stephanie Wilson, GloriaAmes and Mabel Harvey.

trip to California with a beautiful deepsun tan.

Ida Fowler was ill all the time shewas on vacation. We're sorry, Ida.

Al Pierce also reports that he spentmuch of his vacation ill in bed. Betterluck, next year, Al!

Cora Armstrong enjoyed a trip toPennsylvania where she visited hercousin.

Ida Gaun says she had a nice vaca-tion resting at home.

Alice Wright also spent her vacationat home.

Helen Herman, formerly of theMachine Shop and daughter of CoraArmstrong of this department, wasmarried on September 18 to ForrestJohn Damon of Pittsfield where theceremony took place.

F. P. AssemblyBy Emma Massaconi

Sorry to hear you are in the hospital,Delia Krol. A speedy recovery to you.Vacationists:Stella Charboneau Mary Spagnola

Congratulations to Viola Savage onbecoming a grandmother on her birth-day.

Well, Dot Canedy finally made it.She has her driving license. Con-gratulations.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Messinawho were married July 31. Mr.Messina is employed in the BatteryDepartment and Mrs. Messina wasformerly employed at Brown Street.

Our deepest and most sincere sym- ipathy to Yvette Dubois on the death!of her lather.

F. P. DrysBy Florence Harris

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. |William Blay on the birth of a son onSeptember 7. Mrs. Blay is Margaretof this department.

Congratulations, also, to Mr. andMrs. Adelor McConnell on the birthof a son on September 14. Mrs.McConnell is Grace of this department.

Doretta Blanchard is grandma againa fine boy this time.'There are three more newcomers to

welcome to our department: FrancesRocray, Bernice Trzcinski and BarbaraFortini.

A word of advice to John Pierce: amodel A Ford differs in various waysfrom a new Pontiac. When it refusesto run, just make sure the gas hasn'tbeen turned off.Vacations:Hazel Russell returned to Swampscott

for another week.

John Miller had a trip to Kansas.Ray Cook vacationed at home and also

attended a few fairs. He cameback to work with several bruisesand scratches acquired from fallingdownstairs while engaged in somerepair work in his home. 'This ex-planation sounded plausibleenough to this reporter until some-one claimed to have seen him rid-ing a hobby horse at the fair. NowI wonder!

We're all hoping that Rita Cooperhas a speedy recovery from her opera-tion.

We're sorry to hear of your illness,Marie Pratt, and hope you have aquick return to good health.

Misc. Paper FinishBy Velma Lincoln

The two lucky hot week vacation-ists in our department were:Lucille Beaudry—at home resting and

calling on her daughter.Frank Major—resting and the races.

He lost, so he said.Gertrude Hall, Adelle Solari and

Maude Waska are all proud owners ofauto licenses just received in the lastfew weeks.

Dry Tubular AssemblyBy Sophie Wilk

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.Ignatius Michalenko on the birth oftheir daughter, Carol Ann, Mary wasone of our former sealers.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.Walter Skowronski on the arrival oftheir daughter. Felicia worked onthe wrapping table.

If you have belts, aprons, shoes,et cetera to be stitched, just bring themto Margaret Davis. She's quite handywith that riveting machine.

Ivis and Staff Lewis—Lake Cham-plain, Canada and New Hampshire.

Irene Charron—at home.Yours truly has chosen October 16

as her wedding date.Millie Faustini spent the Labor Day

week end in New York City.

Dry RollingThe Rumor Mongers

The Hit Parade may have its tentop tunes but the employees of DryRolling have generously contributedtheir nineteen favorites of the week.They are as follows:Nature Boy—Bill StackpoleFeudin' -Fussin and A Fighiin-'—

Stan and Walt GliwskiTo Each His Own—Joe DeC.renierDo I Worry—Adam NovakPersonality—Lib HowardDark Eyes—Helen O'NeillPrisoner of Love—Roe St. PierreTemptation—Mary HeintzThe Best 'Things In Life Are Free—

Kay DarlingGive Me Five Minnies Mere-

Mary GirgentiCandy—Art MolleurMy Happiness—Gerry BedardWhistle While You Work—Lloyd KingWhispering-

Mary Scott and Gloria MiranteBaby Face—Marilyn RichmondDon't Gel Around Much Anymore—

Dorsey King

Marshall StreetShipping Room - Marshall

By Gold Dust TwinsBest wishes and loads of happiness

to Phyllis Chartrand who became thebride of Nelson Dunn on September 4at Notre Dame Church.

Caroline LaFountain is a very happygirl these days. Wedding bells willring for her this fall.

Don't ever tell Bern ice Gentile shecan't keep quiet because she will takeyou up on it.

Traffic Dinner

James Knox, traffic manager of Spra-gue Electric Company was among thefive representatives from North Adamsand Williamstown who attended theannual fall golf tournament sponsoredby the Berkshire'Traffic Association atthe Berkshire Hills Country Club inPittsfield last week.

WeddingsBOMBARDIER-DUPUIS

Miss Antoinette Dupuis, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Moise Dupuis of LastHereford, Quebec, Canada and RogerG. Bombardier, son of Mr. and Mrs.Honoreus Bombardier of 25 BurnhamStreet were married on September d inNotre Dame Church. 'The bride isemployed in Paper Rolling at BeaverStreet.BULE'TTI-FKRRARI

Miss Pauline Rose Ferrari, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferrari of 124State Street and Elvatsio LewisBuletti of 44 West Main Street weremarried on September II in St. An-thony's Church. Mrs. Buletti is inPAA Rolling al Brown Street.ZEPKA-WOJIECK .

Miss Genevieve C. Wojieck, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Waller Kordana of 147Columbia Street and Matthew J.Zepka, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Zepkaof 21 Victory Street were married onSeptember 11 in St. Stanislaus KostkaChurch. The bride is employed inResistors at Brown Street.DESCOTEAU-LIVESEY

Miss Isabelle Theresa Livesey,.laughter of Mr. and Mrs. JohnLivesey of 1651 Massachusetts Avenueand Philip J. Descoteau, Jr., son ofMr. and Mrs. Descoteau of StateRoad, were married on September 11in the Church of the Incarnation alBlackinton. Mrs. Descoteau is em-ployed in Spragtie Products at MarshallStreet.BEAUPRE-MANCUSO

Miss Dorothea Lucia Mancuso,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.Mancuso and Eugene Maurice Beaupre,son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Beauprewere married in St. Anthony's Churchon September II. The bride is em-ployed in the Product Engineering(>ffice.

Top row: Raymond, Jr., nine month-old son of Raymond Miller of Impregnation Department; Marie DeMarsico of P.A.A. Wrapping enjoying her vacation; Viola Savage'sCamp Iran Nora at Florida, Mass. The camp was built by the family; Charlotte and Louise Senecal, eleven month-old twin daughters of Florence Senecal of P.A.A. Moiling. Donkin.hall and Kill Perras of Marshall Street Etch House; Last mess of season in Vermont, caught by Bill Perras and Don Kimball.

Bottom row: Laurie Jean Conroy, daughter of Millie of Networks, Brown Street; Ted Conroy, brother of Laurie Jean; Pfc. Angelo F. Erichetto, son of Frank of Dry Rolling, withDorothy Lamour and a friend at Baltimore Club, San Francisco, California; Pfc. 4ngelo Erichetto before going overseas; Piekerel, caught by Kenny Russell weighs 2- pounds andmeasures 20 inches; William Collette of Foil Prep at Beaver with his daughter, Sheila; Thelma Burdick LaRocca, formerly of Marshall Street, at work in her own delicatessenstore in New Jersey; Anita Fritz, niece of Lenore Harrington of K.V.A.

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HOBBY LOBBYINGJohn Keating of the Dry Rolling

Department lakes an active, scientificinterest in Ins hobby ol making modelairplanes. We asked him to tell ussomething about these planes, how hegot started making them and what hthopes to do with them. John wroteI he following:

"When I was about ten or elevenyears old, I became interested in air-planes. Everyone knows that air-planes are now the means of trans-portation; in the future they will beeven more so. To many people anairplane means a death trap but, then,they thought the same of the auto-mobile years ago. 'There are morepeople killed and seriously injured inautomobiles in one year than there arein airplanes in two years. Somepeople say that this is because there aremore automobiles than airplanes. Thisis true, but there are more people inone plane than there are in six auto-mobiles.

Since the first plane was flown manu-facturers have improved the airplanes;that is what I try to do with my models.The model shown in the pictures is anold favorite of mine. I bought it aboutsix years ago for twenty-five cents.As it is a large plane for this price, 1decided to build it for a gas motor.After figuring the cost, 1 purchased thenecessary materials and constructed itdouble what the original plans calledfor. The model is made of balsa woodand is fastened with a special glue formodels. When the framework wascomplete, it was covered with bamboopaper and painted with dope made frombanana oil to strengthen it further.It took four weeks, working whenever

Roving ReporterWe are told that Andrew Cirgenti of

the millwrights spent his past vaca-tion visiting the fairs. After a stren-uous day keeping track of the poniesat the Greal Barrington Fair, Andycame home somewhat tired. It beingwarm, Andy opened a window notknowing that the pet canary was outof its cage. The canary made for thewide open spaces and perched itselfup in a nearby tree. Andy whistledto it but to no avail. Andy decidedto climb the tree and catch it but whenhe got within a few feet of the canary,it flew into the next tree which Andyclimbed. Again the bird went intothe next tree and so on until Andyfinally gave up and now is trying tolocate one lost canary. We of theMaintenance Department wonder.That soda pop they serve at fairs mustbe good!

Bob Boyer of the Receiving De-partment spent his vacation at LakeChamplain. Bob, who won a fishingpole and reel last year, was fishing withhis prize rod and reel and was out afteranother prize when, as Bob tells it,something hit his hook and was SObig it pulled rod and reel out of hishands and he lost all. We have heardsome good ones but Bob claims this oneto be true.

We think that Dorothy Spraguewho pinch-hitted for Mary Connelly,our editor, while she was away did aswell job of getting the LOG out.

possible, to finish this plane.The motor is made of cast steel and

uses a mixture ot gasoline and number70 oil. It has one cylinder and a sparkplug the same as an ordinary motor.It is started with two dry cells and thentransferred to two flashlight batteriesin the plane.

I here are two types ot gas models—one such as mine which is controledtrom the ground by two very line wireswhich run from the control stick heldin the hand to the elevator of the plane.The other type flies completely byitself. A new type which is controlledby radio has just been put on themarket.

The naming of this first gas modelwas, in a way, very difficult. First ofall I had to see if it would fly. It is aconverted army Vultee Vanguard whichis an experiment of mine. I didn'twant to name it after someone I likevery much it it wouldn't fly. Then Idecided that, if I named it after aspecial girl friend, it couldn't fail me.I did that and it has been a great suc-cess. Her name, as can be seen on thewing, is Gloria.

lY;y two brothers have entered sev-eral ot my planes in model contestsmd, while I can't say they have stolenthe shows, they have made a goodshowing."

SPORTS Kenny Russell

Since John, who was graduated fromDrury High School in June, is onlyseventeen years old, we are bettingon him for a great future in the comingair-minded world.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Barrier whowere married July 31 in Bennington.Mr. Barrier is the son of Alhert ofthe Carpenter Shop and Mrs.Barrier now works at our BeaverStreet Plant.

FISHING CONTESTMore entries in the fishing contest!

Charles Lincoln enters a Pickerel,weight 3 pounds, 3 ounces, length 24inches, caught on September 11, aroundnoon, at Somerset.

Bob Boyer reports a Northern Pike,weight 4 pounds, 11 ounces, length 27inches, caught August 26 at LakeChamplain.

Bernard Barnhart enters a BrownTrout, weight 1 3 | ounces, length 14^

inches.F. Bernardo - - a Brook Trout,

weight 1 pound. 3 ounces, length 15^inches.

John Murray - - a Brook Trout,weight 1 pound. 1 ounce, length \A\inches.

And last, but very important becauseit is our second entry by a woman wehave Doris Grinka reporting a Bullheadweighing 13^ ounces, measuring 12finches.

The editor did not know, untilGeorge Labombard told her. that aBrook Trout and a Native Trout is thesame kind of fish.

There is still a month to go so keepthe entries coming in.

Raymond Luscier, Paul Belanger, Frank Connor and Mials Rohsonwith their Labor Day Weekend catch at Otto Creek in the Lake Cham-plain country. Carl Perry took the picture and was a member of thefishing party.

Minor League Basebal l :

In the New England playoffs theLynn Red Sox winner of the regularseason—defeated Portland in the best4 out of 7 series. However in thefinals against the second place NashuaDodgers the Red Sox were beaten 4games to 1. Dale Long, former AdamsHigh star, the regular 1st baseman forthe Lynn Red Sox has won a positionon the All-Star Nine. His brilliantplay afield and at the plate won himthis coveted honor.

In the Can-American League thePittsfield Electrics who caught lire inthe stretch drive to get into the play-offs are still accelerated as they literal-ly blasted the second place ThreeRivers teams trom Canada oil thefield and won the best of 4 out of 7 -4 games to 1. They now will face thewinner of the Rome-Oneonta Seriesfor the Cup.

Major Leagues:

In the National League stretch drivethe Boston Braves are out in front by5 full games and with but 14 to playwill be hard to beat by any ol theirclosest rivals—namely the Pirates.Cardinals and Dodgers.

However in the American League therace is much closer as the Boston RedSox cling to just a game lead over theflying N. Y. Yankees. The ClevelandIndians are just 21 games off the paceand the schedule is all in their favor asthe Sox and Yankees must tangle for5 big games. This series will tell thestory and the Little World Series willbe played in tense atmosphere anddrama at that time. Joe DiMaggio ofthe Yankees is enjoying one of his bestyears in the Majors as he leads hisYankee mates to the wire.

Boxing :

Fans in the Northern Berkshire areawho have been asking for a real well-known fighter to make an appearanceat the local Meadowbrook Arena wererewarded by the Management whenthey signed Middle-weight contender,Bert Lytell to box the local prids —colorful "Doc" Williams. 2800 boxingardents turned out for the fisticuff andmany thought that the "Doc" hadfinally caught a tartar. But what asurprise! Our boy Williams proceededto steal the thunder and give Lytell aneat boxing lesson and won the un-animous decision going away. Tothose who had thought that the "Doc"had had set-ups were obliged to tiptheir hats to a great fighter. Un-doubtedly, this young lad is goingplaces and one should be reminded that"Doc" Williams had to over-come asevere handicap to get on the road tosuccess in his profession. Yes—fansthis young pugilist had infantileparalysis when just a small tot and itwasn't until he was 9 years old that hewas able to take his first step. Todaywith one leg much smaller than theother—this lad has overcome a terrificobstacle and is a picture of sheer boxingbeauty—as he quite nimbly gets aroundthe square circle and with a potentleft-and right hand, combined with hisheight and long reach more than holdshis own with his adversaries. Speaking for the local fans we certainly wish"Doc" Williams good luck whereverhe may take his talent.

Tennis :

The National Tennis Matches atForest Hills, N. Y. brought forth somevery unexpected surprises as top-seededfavorites were belted out one after theother. A comparative unknown, Pan-cho Gonzales a Mexican-American, wontop honors for the men with smashingtriumphs over Drobney, the Czech.Ace, Frank Parker former champion inthe semi-final, and Eric Sturgess theSouth African ace in the finals.

In the Women's Division MargaretOsborne Dupont defeated defendingchampion Louise Brough in a verytight match that saw the last set run to14-12 and spell victory for Mrs.Dupont. Under a terrific strain be-cause of tlie sudden death of her father,I he new champion carried on in thetraditional fashion to overcome heradversary.

Bowling:The Sprague Howling Leagues for

both men and women are now under-way witli 8 teams comprising theWomen's League and 10 teams enteredin the Men's League. Yes, thiscertainly should be I lie biggest year inthe history ol Sprague bowling.

Football :At the writing of I he next issue most

ol the college elevens will have receivedtheir baptism of opening games andbaseball will begin to fade to the back-ground. Of course we are excludingthe World Series.

High Schools :Well the lid has been pried oil for

some of the Northern Berkshire Schoolsas Pittsfield, Adams, Drury, andWilliamstown all ready have been test-ed under fire. Adams has played 2games to date and has dropped bothtussles. Turners Falls and Cathedralhave both downed the \<v(\ and White.Pittsfield looked good in taking Green-field into camp. 13-7. Drury wasbeaten in its opener at Fitchburg 20-7.While Williamstown succumbed toBrattleboro 27-0. More on the highschools in the next issue.

Semi-Pro :'The St. Stanislaus of Adams has

1 >st both of its games to date. Mean-while the Crusaders of this city havewon both of its contests to date al-though hard pressed ,by the WorcesterHurricanes in the last one. The TylerAces of Pittsfield looked very good inbeating the Saints of Adams.

The Square RingJoe Walcott is still considered top

man in the world's heavy-weightdivision even though he was defeatedby Louis twice. 'There is an elimina-tion going on among the top heavyand light heavy-weight class.

'The upset of Gus Lesnevich byFreddie Mills of London in the world'slight heavyweight championship placesMills on top with Kzzard Charlessecond and (.us Lesnevich third.

In the middleweight 160 lb. worldchampion Tony /ale is meeting MarcelDendon, the European title holder forthe crown of the middle-weight di-vision.

'The welterweight 147 lb. class hasSugar Ray Robinson on as king. ButRay finds it hard to keep his weightdown and may jump into the middle-weight class.

Ike Williams holds the crown in thelightweight 135 lb. class. In the nearfuture Williams is to defend his crownwith Jesse Flores.

A great comeback after his aeroplane,crash, puts Willie Pip in the top chainin the featherweight 126 lb. world'schampion. Sandy Saddler, a coloredboy from New York, who has won oversome good boys, is looking for a crackat Willie.

Manuel Ontiz who knocked outMemo Valero in a title bout is theworld's bantamweight 118 lb. cham-pion; world's flyweight champion,Rinty Monoghan, holds the crown in112 lbs.

Can it be that Joe Louis, the retiredworld's heavyweight champion, isfighting exhibition bouts to keep in theswing of things so that he may haveone more fight?

Peter Mancuso