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VOL. 12 DECEMBER, 1954 NO. 10
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The Editorial Staff of the PHILCO NEWS Extends to A ll Its Readers
SEASON'S GREETINGS
Published for Employees of the Philco Corporation Plants in Philadelphia and V icinity. Printed in U. S. A .
J. N. HUNSBERGER, JR., Editor
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MARK LUTZ, Associate Editor
THE NEW extra-wide oven in the 1955 40-inch electric range introduced by Philco is ideal for preparing Christmas dinner. It has
Philco's exclusive "Broil-Under-Glass" broiler and the Jiffy Griddle
that adds the equivalent of two extra surface cooking units to the
range capacity. The vertical storage compartment to the left of
the range has a sliding rack for pots and pans and the inside of
the door has hooks for kitchen utensils. A small compartment
above the sliding rack can be used for salt and pepper containers
or other small objects. In addition, there is a full-width storage
drawer mounted on nylon rollers underneath the dream-wide
oven. The range above is Model 449, and color panel of the control center is available in red, Key Largo, yellow and platinum.
CHRISTMAS WILL BE brighter—and so will many, many more days
in the future—with the 1955 Philco Golden Automatic refrigerator,
with the two-way door that opens from the right or the left,
whichever is more convenient. This unique refrigerator saves
home makers hundreds of steps a day. And inside are the greatest
features ever built into a refrigerator.
I N A WORD—
It's a riddle to the rest of the world how we Americans
keep forging ahead, making progress year after year.
They can't quite figure out how we keep building our
living standards—getting and enjoying more automobiles, telephones, clothes, houses, bathtubs, food,
TV sets—more of everything, including health and
happiness. The key to the riddle—the key to our progress—is. in a word: Production.
OUR COVER THIS MONTH—Christmas
morning and the best gift of all—a
Philco portable phonogrcmh—is examined by its delighted recipient.
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PHILCO'S NEW vertical clock-radio—in a Christmas setting—is in a
beautiful upright cabinet which takes minimum table space, and
is finished on all sides to be suitable for end tables and desks.
It has automatic turn-on and buzzer alarm, and comes in ivory,
spruce green or mahogany.
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A PERFECT GIFT for any time is the Philco 1343, the world's first
portable consolette automatic 3-speed phonograph. This fully automatic 3-speed portable record player is equipped with concealed
wrought iron legs that drop down to form a consolette, as shown
—another Philco "first."
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PHILCO'S FIRST HIGH-FIDELITY table model phonograph, with the
new "electrostatic" speaker, provides distortion-free sound reproduction up to frequencies of 20,000 cycles. Cylindrical in shape
and located on the front of the set, the "electrostatic" speaker
operates in conjunction with Philco's 8-inch balanced dynamic
speaker to achieve true high fidelity. The phonograph has 3-speed
automatic record changer, dual sapphire needles for standard and
long-playing records, and "encore switch" which automatically
shuts off or permits replay of the last record.
THE NEWEST PHILCO INNOVATION—a really personal portable
3-speed phonograph. It has an exclusive self-adjusting spindle
for all records, and full dual needle for LP and standard discs.
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BALLET DREAMS COME TRUE
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SIX-YEAR-OLD NIKKI COLODNY, the daughter of Samuel H. Colodny, of Dept. 41-575, who appeared with the Ballet Russe de
Monte Carlo in Tchoikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" with Irina
Barowska (left) and Gertrude Tyven at a performance in the
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Dreams came true recently for 6-year-old Nikki Colodny when she appeared with the Ballet Russe de
Monte Carlo in Tchaikovsky's fantasy, "The Nutcracker Suite," at the Academy of Music. Nikki is the
daughter of Samuel H. Colodny, of Dept. 41-575, and
Mrs. Colodny. Mme. Maria Swoboda, teacher of many
famous dancers, who conducts a class in which Nikki
is a pupil, believes the child has a bright future.
Nikki was chosen from her class at the Ballet Russe
Dancing School for the role of the little girl in "The
Nutcracker Suite" who dreams beautiful fairies are
dancing just for her. Nikki is not the only gifted member of her family. Her older sister, Susan, who is progressing on her own as a violinist, is 10 years old. She
is a sixth-grade pupil at Mayfair School and plays first
violin with the school orchestra. The youngest member of the family, Penny, age 3, attends the nursery
school at Lincoln High School.
LOCAL TO FETE CHILDREN
Children of members of Local 102 will be guests at a
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Christmas party at the Sons of Italy Hall, Belgrade
and Monmouth Streets, December 18. Starting at
noon, the party will continue until 4 o'clock. Food,
entertainment and gifts will he provided for the children. Approximately 500 children are expected to
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FRANK SWAN regards with pride his son born on October 2.
Mr. Swan works in the G. and I. Division at the Hunting Park
Avenue plant.
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A FATHER-SON TEAM, composed of William Jamison and William
Jamison, Jr., is employed in Factory Engineering at Croydon. Here,
the senior Jamison explains a technical problem in television engineering to junior.
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STORIES OF LOST TREASURE REVIVED
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JAMES B. DEERING, Engineering, a descendant of Christopher
YEARS OF SERVICE with Philco really add up for the related Ehrenfeld and Areschoug families. Here, Elizabeth Ehrenfeld Areschoug
uses the adding machine to show that the combined length of
service of the families totals 102 years. Left to right are Rudolph
Ehrenfeld, with 30 years at Philco; Otto Ehrenfeld, 26; and Carl
Areschoug, 25, the latter two have just joined the Philco TwentyFive-Year Club; and Robert G. Ehrenfeld, 11 years. Mrs. Areschoug
has been with Philco ten years. Not in the picture, but adding
43 years, is an uncle, John Lutz, and a sister, Anna Areschoug
Bowers, 18 years, making a grand total of 163 years.
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A Philco engineer—James B. Deering—is a descendant
of one of the central figures in a celebrated murder
case and an ensuing treasure hunt.
Deering's great-grandfather is the Christopher Deering whoSe old farmland in South Philadelphia is being
cleared for the building of the proposed $100,000,000
food distribution center. When the bulldozers started
to roll over the once lush farmland, the legend of the
alleged buried treasure and the story of the murder
which gave rise to the legend were revived.
Eighty-eight years - ago, Christopher Deering, his
wife, four of their children and two other persons were
slain by a hired man who sought to rob the family of
a considerable sum of money Deering was thought to
have in his possession at the time. The murderer actu-
ally found only a small amount of cash and it was
supposed the bulk of the money had been hidden or
buried.
The treasure was never located. Descendants even
at this late date are hoping to find deeds, bank records
and such that may give them title to real estate Deering once owned and lead to the uncovering of savings
accounts their ancestor once accumulated.
The one son of Christopher Deering who escaped
the murderer was provided for by his grandfather. He
married Miss Mary Green, of West Philadelphia, and
they had seven children.
At one time it appeared that progress was being
made toward reclaiming some of the original Deering
money and property, but a flood destroyed the clues.
The search has recently been renewed by checking
records of the offices of the Register of Wills, the
Prothonotary and the Recorder of Deeds in the hope
of establishing title to property and recovering a trust
fund never paid the original heir.
1 AMERICAN RED CROSS certificates of appreciation are presented by E. Lynd Frick (left), blood program chairman of Northeast Philadelphia Red Cross Branch, to Raymond Boyce, Philco
assistant vice-president—real estate, and Paul G. Riblett. The two
were honored for their service as members of the volunteer industrial blood program committee in the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Chapter.
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A WELCOME into membership in the Philco Twenty-Five-Year
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Club is extended Earl Gravlin by James H. Carmine, president of
Philco Corporation. Standing (with back to camera) is Jack Otter.
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.1111 ONE OF THE GROUPS attending the Twenty-Five-Year Club dinner (kneeling, left to right): George Swift, Frances Jones, Henry
Bernd, Raymond Durborow, William Kennedy. In the same order,
standing: Richard Playford, Gustave Heybach, Catherine Coyne,
Andy Long, Harvey Minnick, Gertrude Duffy, John Palumbus,
Bertha Mebs, Charles Phillips, Jean Robin, Emma Hall.
PHILCO TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR CLUB
WELCOMES 106 NEW MEMBERS
Philco welcomed 106 new employee members to the
Corporation's Twenty-Five-Year Club recently at its
annual dinner at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel.
James H. Carmine, president, who presented pins
and gifts to new members, announced that the Philco
Twenty-Five-Year Club now has a total of 311 members, each with a quarter of a century or more service
with the Company.
All of the new members are employed in Philco
plants in the Philadelphia area. Special recognition
was given George Demp, of Philadelphia, the employee with the longest consecutive service with Philco
who joined the Company in 1906. Sixteen of the new
members were women who received solid gold wrist
watches.
ON THE LEFT is George F. Trumbower. Facing camera, left to
right, are: Victor Gittens, Isidore Sigismonti, Al Steinle, John
Webb, John J. McDevitt, Herbert Bernstein, Bernard Bernstein.
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At the dinner honoring the new members, Mr. Carmine outlined the growth of Philco since it was originally chartered in Philadelphia in 1892 to its present
position as the largest single industrial employer in the
Philadelphia area.
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SAUL D. GILLES is in the center of the above group. Reading to
his left are: Earl Miller, Walter Boaz, Otto Isbert, Del Kusma,
Crispin A. Pellegrino, Marty Krivulka and Walter Miller.
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Those presented with pins were Harry J. Alder, Ad
Anderson, Carl J. Areschoug, George M. Bell, Henry
C. Bernd, Loretta Black, William J. Brady, Joseph
Carr, Charles Cifelli, Alvan L. Clarance, Herbert D.
Clarke, Valentine Connell, Robert Conway, Douglas
Cooper, LeRoy Coventry, Catherine Coyne, Edward
Denzler, Ermanno Diannuntis, Thomas DiPietro, Elmer Dowdell, Hugh Drumm, Louis Dubin, Gertrude
Duffy, Raymond Durborow, Otto Ehrenfeld, Joseph
H. Eichinger, William G. Evans.
Also Harry W. Foster, Catherine Friskey, Jack L.
Geraghty, Harry Gerwitz, George L. Giess, Saul D.
Gilles, Joseph H. Gillies, Earl Gravlin, Irene Gumpper, Edward Hall, Emma Hall, Helen Harchut, William J. Harris, Harry Hartstein, Margaret S. Haug,
Jean Haugh, Clarence S. Hedrick, Gustave Heybach,
William Hill, Fred Houser, Harry Huetger, Walter
Inman, Otto Isbert, Frank Jackson, Charles Jacobs,
Charles Jacquet, Frances Jones.
Others were Leon Kazmierczak, Adalbert J. Kozlowski, Martin A. Krivulka, William H. Liberton, Leon
Liggon, James R. Lindsay, Walter Little, Sadie M.
Lyney, James Lyons, Charles J. Magee, John Mangan,
Joseph E. McNally, Bertha Mebs, Earl C. Miller,
Emmett Miller, Walter G. Miller, William L. Mogg,
Katherine Morocco, Edwin F. Morris, George Morrow,
Charles R. Moyer, Thomas O'Neill, Frank Pekala,
Crispin A. Pellegrino, Edward H. Petrie, Charles Phillips, Jr., Domencik Piccoli, Richard Playford.
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR CLUB
READING CLOCKWISE are: William Bentz, George Giles, Joseph
O'Neil, George Wentz, Charles Monroe, Daniel Davis, Douglas
Cooper and Harry Wyatt.
Also Leo Quinn, Michael Rentz, Francis Richardson,
Anna Rosney, Edward F. Sayre, Irwin Segal, Robert
Seiger, Herbert Selover, Joseph Siemietkoski, Isidore
Sigismonti, Albert J. Simmons, Elmer Simpson, Gustav
Smetana, Walter Strozyk, Charles Sudduth, George
Swift, Felix Tanedo, John Timoney, Polly Tinkler, Anthony Vogt, Walter G. Wilson, Roy Y. Wismer, Frank
Witten, Margaret Worall, Zigmunt J. Zakrzewski.
WILLIAM WADE faces the camera on the left. Reading to his left
are: Edward Casper, Ralph Conti, Donald Flenner, William Rothemund, Harry Gerwitz, Albert Duby, Harry Fink, Enoch Grabowski.
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NEWLYWEDS Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt following their marriage
last month. The bride is the former Catherine Conklin of the
Advertising Department, Plant 2, while the groom is a repairman
at Plant 3, Dept. 43-506.
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MR. AND MRS. JOHN JUDGE leave the Ascension of Our Lord
Church following their recent marriage. The bride is the former
Anne Connally, Dept. 43-501, and the groom is a member of
Dept. 43-544.
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A PAGE OF RECENT BRIDES
MR. AND MRS. ALFRED MILLER following their recent marriage.
The bride is the daughter of Betty Brennan of the Wiring Section
on the third floor of Plant 10.
DOLORES SPRINGER and Vincent Lucisano following their recent
marriage at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Croydon. Dolores is a
former assembler in the Auto Section, Dept. 41-502.
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PHILCO TV PLAYHOUSE WINS
TOP HONORS FOR 1954 SHOWS
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Philco Television Playhouse has won top honors for
1954 as the best dramatic show on the air.
The Philco Playhouse swept the complete field of
dramatic honors at the annual Awards Announcement
Dinner of the Sylvania Television Awards at the Hotel
Pierre in New York on November 30. The Sylvania
Awards, presented annually, are the top "Oscars" in
television.
The presentation of the award to Gordon Duff, producer of the Television Playhouse, was re-enacted on
the Philco-Goodyear program December 5.
This is what Deems Taylor, noted composer and
music critic as well as chairman of the awards committee, had to say about the Philco Playhouse:
"This series maintains a consistent level of quality
that places it in the forefront of creative dramatic
presentations. Excellent writing, direction and acting
are enhanced by physical production of a high professional order. By concentrating on character development in stories dealing with basic human values and
issues, the program uses television's greatest asset—the
intimacy it establishes between the studio performer
and the home viewer."
In addition to the award to Gordon Duff as the
"top dramatic producer" of the year, the Philco Playhouse also won the following "Oscars":
"Man on the Mountain Top," which was seen on the
Philco Television Playhouse October 17, was named
the finest original teleplay of the year. Robert Alan
Aurthur, the author, accepted the award, and the director of this play, Arthur Penn, was named "best
director" of 1954.
Top acting honors were won by four players whose
performances on the Philco Playhouse brought them to
the judges' attention. Steven Hill, who starred in "Man
on the Mountain Top," was named "best dramatic
actor," and Eva Marie Saint, who starred in "Middle
of the Night" on the Philco Playhouse September 19,
was named "best dramatic actress." E. G. Marshall was
selected the best television character actor for his
notable performance in "Middle of the Night." Eileen
Heckert was named "best character actress" for her
performance in "The Haven" on November 1, 1953.
Philco has sponsored the Television Playhouse since
October, 1948. This program has won honors in other
years, but never before has a single dramatic series
run away with all of the awards.
PLANT 6 is the scene of a shower for Angela Valecce (with gifts)
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given by members of Dept. 42-502.
A GIFT for the prospective bride, Mary Roach, is presented by her
supervisor, Chester Mankowski, on behalf of friends in Dept.
43-503.
GIRLS IN THE fifth floor offices honor Jill Richardson (with gift) at
a marriage shower in Plant 2 Cafeteria.
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PRACTICAL GIFTS are examined by Dorothy Miller, Dept. 43-506,
at a wedding shower in Plant 2 prior to her marriage to Harold
Bieri, Timekeeping, Plant 10.
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A BABY SHOWER is given on the second floor of Plant 2 in honor
of Robert Ferretti (left, with gift).
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SELF-SABOTAGE
Recently an insurance executive reported that "selfsabotage" through accidents cost the American people
more than the equivalent of equipping the entire U. S.
Strategic Air Command, including aircraft and bases.
J. Dewey Dorsett, general manager of the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies, said that the
$9,700,000,000 lost in 1953 as the result of accidents
of all types could have provided this country with
more than 100 fully equipped infantry divisions; 100
aircraft carriers of the 45,000-ton Midway class; or
2,700 B-36 intercontinental bombers.
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MIDDLE? IT'S TOP!
After a visit to the homes of several average American
factory employees, during a plant inspection tour in
the Mid-West, a Frenchman said he was able at last
to understand why there were no "classes" in our
society.
"I found that even the basically unskilled workers
could afford to own good homes, good cars, refrigerators, TV sets and all that," he said. "You Americans
are all one class—the middle class!"
A DARK MASK is worn by Helen Murdock, honored at a birthday
party on Halloween in Plant 3.
SUPERVISOR JOSEPH LACZKOWSKI presents Jean Bonner with a
gift on behalf of the girls in the I.F. Section of Dept. 41-502 at a
wedding shower at Croydon.
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19-MONTH-OLD Robert Allan Williams,
the son of Robert Williams of Dept.
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DECEMBERS OF THE PAST
December 7, 1787—Delaware became the first state to
adopt the U. S. Constitution.
December 8, 1941—With one dissenting vote, Congress declared war on Japan, after its attack the day
before on Pearl Harbor.
December 11, 1933—With its ratification by Utah,
the 36th state to do so, the Twenty-First Amendment
to the Constitution repealed the Eighteenth, or "Prohibition," Amendment.
December 26, 1620—About 100 weary refugees from
Old World religious persecution, known as the Pilgrims, landed from the Mayflower at what is now
Plymouth, Mass.
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POLYGON CLUB SPONSORS MEETING
A symposium on "fasteners" was conducted in Plant 2
Cafeteria November 18 by the Professional Activities
Section of the Polygon Club. The meeting was held
in conjunction with the Shakeproof Company, a division of the Illinois Tool Works. Following a buffet
supper for approximately 150 engineers and designers
of the Research and Engineering Divisions of Philco,
the business session got under way with talks by Frederick Knohl and E. C. Crowther, of the Shakeproof
Company. W. G. Mocey, of Appliance Engineering,
presided as chairman of the meeting. Arrangements
for the meeting were under the direction of James
Brothers and Victor Gitten, of the Radio and Television Division. Catalogs and samples of various fasteners, along with favors, were issued to all guests.
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MEMBERS OF the Professional Activities Section of the Polygon
Club hear an address by Frederick Knohl, of the Shakeproof Engineering Department, in Plant 2 Cafeteria.
A BANK SAVINGS ACCOUNT is presented to Charles Herring for
his new-born son by Lucille Hague on behalf of members of the
Television Section of Dept. 41-502 at Croydon.
December 25— Born in a manger in Bethlehem 1,954
years ago, Jesus, the Christ Child.
GRACE JOBES displays a toaster presented to her as a wedding
gift by girls in the Television Assembly Section of Dept. 41-502 at
Croydon.
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Once again the fine group of Philco workers have gone over the top in their
contributions to the Greater Philadelphia United Fund.
On behalf of the soliciting committee of more than 200 Philco people, I want
to express our deep appreciation for the fine spirit with which we were greeted
on our rounds and for your generous contributions to a most worthy cause. We
may all take great satisfaction in knowing that our gifts will help those less fortunate than we, and will make our community a better place to live and in which
to raise our children.
Philco employees made pledges to the United Fund amounting to $120,463.
which was more than 104 per cent of the quota established for us by the United
Fund Committee.
These pledges, added to the Corporation gift of $113,000, made the Philco
total contribution $233,463. This, I am told, was exceeded by only one other
company in the Philadelphia area. That is a record of which we may all be proud!
Another point is especially gratifying. Last year. 70 per cent of Philco people
gave to the United Fund: this year, 90 per cent participated and the average
pledge was $12.33.
Surely our holiday will be a happier one in knowing that we have shared
generously in the splendid work of the United Fund throughout the Greater
Philadelphia area.
Gratefully yours,
J. NEWTON HLTNSBERGER, JR., Chairman
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