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the daily pools. They just know the right combination, I guess. Bill Martin, TV Network salesman and golf enthusiast, enjoyed golfing success while on vacation in New England. Bill finished 2nd in a field of 128 golfers in the New Bedford Country Club Invitation Tournament and, shortly thereafter was runner-up in the annual Boston Advertising Golf Championship. Earlier this year Bill placed first in the NBC "Today" Tourney. Congratulations, Bill. Finance and Services Stenographic — Summer vacations and activities are over and Stenographic is buckling down to greet the new fall setup. To help us follow through we wish to welcome: Irene Hal pern. Joan Keller, and Rose Krapohl. Louise Cobb has just become engaged to Robert Moore of Burlington, \ ermont. Their wedding bells will ring Dec. 12. We of Stenographic extend to them our very best wishes for a long and happy married life. Traffic — Daphne Pinou and Steere Mathetc both treated Trafficites to candies on the same day ( who cares about calories)!! Daphne's "sweets" were a gift for having been godmother to a new nephew and Mr. Mathew's was sharing part of his "loot." The Yankees were so good to him in that he won the baseball pool five times so he treated e\eryone! It all was yummy! Traffic put out the welcome mat for If arren J. Conklin. a new Communications operator and Harry R. Larson. transferred from Duplicating to Communications. Bob Sammons enjoved a fall vacation. Air Conditioning — The talk is still going on about the wonderful time that was had by all at the annual NBC outing. If someone had taken a picture of Bill Conboy sitting in Hessian Lake, it surelv would have taken the photo contest prize. It seems that ex-sailor Bill was gallantly helping one of the ladies from a rowboat. when he lost his footing and splash! We formed a softball team and challenged any of the winners at Dunderberg Field. As it turned out, we should have challenged the losers. We might have won if Joe Fererra hadn't kept staggering out on the field, unnerving all of the players. When Jimmy Schlap got up to bat. he swung so weakly that two of the fellows had to help him. But, as they say in Brookly n "Wait 'till next year". Jack Caragliano's pigeons recently came in first in a $200 race, but when Jack tried to punch the pigeon's tag in his special clock, he found that the tag wouldn't fit. His tears could have filled a bucket. Glad to hear that Ken Sullivan's wife is doing so well after her recent illness. Congratulations to Helen and Bill Hess on the arrival of a newcomer to the family, Cindy, born September 5th. Welcome to newcomers in the department. Arthur Mavrich, Tom Leonard and Barney O'NeU. Controllers — Ann Buron Pedersen has returned from her honeymoon — ■ just aglowin'. Our sincere congratulations to Arlene Seibert upon her recent marriage. She was presented with lovely linens. Use them in the best of health, dear . You! You! should reallv come and feast your eyes on all the new office equipment in the Payroll Division. New desks, chairs, desk trays, wastebaskets, and file cabinets — all in matching mist green. Incidentally , the posturepedic chairs are just terrific. Josephine Smith of the Tabulating Department is leaving for California on Nov. 1st. Here's hoping you strike it rich there. Dorothy Alexander is the outdoor type in our Division. She and her husband went camping and from what I gather — loved every minute of it. So glad you got the gas stove working again. Dotty! Congratulations to Maria Niles for having won the Baseball Pool recently. Comes in handy. It should happen to me! Joan Bacco and Maria Niles celebrated their birthday s this month, and lovely luncheons were held for both girls. Congratulations and best wishes to both of them from all of us. Duplicating — During the past month, the Draft has again reached into the folds of Duplicating, this time to claim Mike Minotti. Hope he too finds a home in the Army, at least for two years. Also missing from Duplicating i? Harry Larsen, who is now making his 9 to 5 home in Communications. Replacing Harry and Mike are Ray Ryback and Joe Lazaro. Hope they enjoy their stay with NBC. Duplicating was well represented at the Outing and a good time was had by all. ( At least they seemed to get wetter than anyone else! ) Duplicating was also represented in the prizes for the games in the person of Jim Block who won the Sack Race for an NBC Pin. Of course he had to run in the race three times before winning once and for all, but Jim always did like to do things the hard way anyhow! P.S. — Ever hear of Craig Taylor? That's Wally Bodens other name. Don't laugh, it may be famous some day! General Service — Your regular Chimes correspondent. Mary Heller, is on the sick list at the time of this writing. Out with a bad case of the grippe. Should be back as fit as ever by the time this is published. Congratulations to the Ted Mayers (he's with Supply), on the birth of their son. Theodore George, on October 4. All our best wishes also to Gus Johnson, of the Executive Kitchen, who was given a surprise birthdav party mi October 13. Maude Archer, chief telephone operator in New York, flew west on her recent vacation, covering Nevada, and Hollywood and San Francisco in California. In those two cities Maude saw all the NBC people — just a wonderful bunch of folks, says Maude — shook hands with Eddie Cantor, and generally had a great time. Guest Relations — Many changes in GR over the past month as ex-pages and guides add to the tradition of the long Blue line by moving up in the ranks of the Company. Fatter wallets, for instance, for the following: Townsend "Townie" Coleman, former supervisor of Tour Operations, into Radio Recording: Bill Tot ten, guide trainer, and Lee Voyce, 6th floor Key Man. into Sales Service: Bob Andruss and Ed Manser, page supervisors, moving up. Bob into Broadcast Operations and Ed to Production Costs. Fine, competent fellows, all of them, who did a great job for GR and will be assets to NBC. Within the Department, too. main changes — Joe Taferner ablv filling "7 ounie s" shoes as supervisor of Tour Operations, for example: also in the Tour Division. Eleanor Michael to guide trainer. Walt Zervas and Bob Ostburg to tour cashier, and Hal Kirn to night desk. From the page staff. Herb Granath moves to night supervisor. A 21-ticket salute to the four new girls in the Broadcast Ticket Division. Ann "A. J." Jones. Joan Cifford. Sue. NBC Chim-s 21