Monday, June 18 (1945)

Cold. Fine rain most of day. One of the first really boring days I've had to staff a bit. Didn't hear from Mary do have no idea what's up. Heard a lot of gossip. Looks as if I'd definitely not been wasting my time, but also looks as if I was in the wrong stall again. Ho Humm. Big demonstration for Eisenhower.

Sunday, June 17 (1945)

MP-MGH game ended 8-8 rained out today sultry. Felt rheumatic and loafed. Hear we were beaten on muddy diamond 12-3 by S & W. In PM watched SED put up hard fight against MGHrith. ? Chandles (N.Y. Yankees pitching) Boys hit him but blew up in 7th inning. My old friend of Charleston here. Now a Lt. Col.

Saturday, June 16 (1945)

Stuffy. More or less a let down. Couldn't really find much to do to keep busy. Finally quite at 2 oclock. Hear my "raise" failed to go through. King and somebody else leaving. Sat in sun and waited for MPs to play Moore Gen. Hosp. Good game. Heavy hitting. Threatened shower ran me in at 5th inning with MGH leading 7-6. Lights out all early part of evening.

Friday, June 15 (1945)

Nice day. Fell stiff in neck from yesterday. Jumped up and down in a bucket mist of day. Lots of trouble finding out what went wrong on #8 vent. Darned thing blew again. Some guy from Swarthout here re. damage. to control mech anisien on desep SPs. He could suggest nothing. Lots of prints coming in. One of SQs ? Saw SED beat AIT 5-4 in rather poorly played game.

Thursday, June 14 (1945)

Another scorcher. Started work on laying out shut down work and in general getting things ready. Miss Sampson not in. C.W. approved our plans for getting material shop in shape. Will have to make a lot capsules - if we can. About 3 over to C.W.s office where we met young Ferguson - I presume the heir. He then announced no shutdown! We go back to top priority for steam even if everything else stops! Celebrated by trimming A.I.T. 11-10. I drive in the winning run with two down in the last half of the 7th (final). AB 4 H 2 P.O. -1 A 1 (double play) E 1? BB o SO 0. So far have 400 avg, in 3 games.

Wednesday, June 13 (1945)

Wattaday. Hot sweltering but no rain. Sunspot reported. Started off with a rush with condenser. Had it in new position by 9:00 and by 10 was ready to connect to old tank.Then trouble. They had left too many field welds to be made and insisted on "fitting" whole affair before welding up. The "fitting" took from 10 AM to 6 PM. Finally got steam back on at 7:45 (1945!) Also, in spite of everything Main had done, we found foundations 1 1/2 inch off. Something went wrong in steam dept and Jones was nearly knocked off high scaffold and was drenched by hot water on vent pipe work. Miss Sampson collapsed from bad teeth and had to go to hospital! Wattaday!

Tuesday, June 12 (1945)

Started home soon and hit hay about 1 AM. Pretty drowsy on waking. Day a little less humid but it rained. C.W. still trying to decide things. Assigned Holt to follow up on new condenser construction. Place a regular madhouse all day. Samp finally got a loft with his vent crew. in afternoon wire from Mary. No truck. Called Purdy, who took Roedels' place. No truck till 18th - Damn. We played M.P.s in evening. Got off to good lead and blew the works in the fifth with everything overthrows, bone plays, sigh.

Monday, June 11 (1945)

Another steamer. General shutdown getting imminent and still can't get decision on valves. Casper about nuts. in afternoon slow pitch team played and beat Carbide 9-2. I had 1 B.B. one safe on error one hit one strike out. No assists, P.O.s or errors. Later got our varsity beaten by Clinton Lab in rotten game full of technicalities and bad sportsmanship. Evident bad blood between Shields and Bob Price. Clear also Price not popular with Clinton (nor with Army) Got home to find I hadn't locked cabinet. Had to go back to works. Got there at midnight and locked up.

Sunday, June 10 (1945)

Another Turkish bath. Tired tree times during day to see Jewell and finally made it. Saw a fair movie and some beautiful color pictures of the Philippines. In evening RA took Carbide in badly played game 5-3 and SED playing one man short nearly cleaned the all stars.

Saturday, June 9 (1945)

Hot muggy and successive thunder showers. A not very exciting day. Understand #10 was finally cut over to Bailey meters. Samp nearly ready to start his air vents. Seem very short of valves. Nothing much else of importance. Got new outdoor glasses. Saw some Western at Center. Cool and damp tonight.

Friday, June 8 (1945)

Thunder lightening and cloudburst. Began before dawn and still pouring at seven. Streams out of banks and many persons not at work. Cleared bot and steamy. Got a few minor matters cleaned up and late in PM C.W. ht us with a lot of cut over orders. He's virtually junked the whole blow down plan. Writing now wondering if there'll be any baseball. Rumored old Vinegar Joe may command Chinese expedition. There was baseball. S. Eng. Dist. beat S & W in fine game 3-0.

Thursday, June 7 (1945)

I don't get 130 Kentucky. Its warming up and getting cloudier. About two PM one of the blackest roll-seuds I ever saw. So black you cold hardly see and all lights went on. Shy looked green. Some rain after it. C.W. decided to control all steel and pipe on new outside boondoggle. Give us sort of an out. We are pushing foundation however. In evening saw God is My Co-Pilot drama. Very good.

Wednesday, June 6 (1945)

Another cool one. Lots of ineffectual action. Big news is that we are signed up for anther year with U.S. regardless of pacific war. Elkins in B'ham. Seems there is a big rush about getting new condensate going. Must be ready within one month!!! Finally decided to let Jones do it. Talked to Jimmy Maine awhile on the phone. All kinds of rumors including one that I'll get 130 Kentucky for a house.

Tuesday, June 5 (1945)

Very cold this morning but moderated. Found someone (turned out to be Roberts) had ordered connection in pump pit torn out. Good job. Should have been. Jamie wants a better trolley. Think can do. Office force surprised me with a birthday party and a group of presents. Didn't like it but they caught me completely by surprise. In evening saw Wrastel Bathroom as Sherlock Holmes. Five Orange Pips.

Monday, June 4 (1945)

Cold as the deuce. Coldest 4th of June for forty years or so. Snowstorms reported in Great Lakes Area. In AM got miscellaneous things rolling. In PM tried finally to get dump valve working. Everything went slow and at end they got a rotten fit. Finally quit about 4 PM with job incomplete. Our soft ball game cancelled. "Varsity" played T.E.C. Beaten 7-4 in worst exhibition of season. Cool.

Sunday, June 3 (1945)

Wonderful day but decided to rest. Slept till 12:40. Read "White Cockatoos." Wrote letters. In evening which was pretty cool went to see Identity Unknown at Ridge. Very good.

Saturday, June 2 (1945)

Very interesting day. Little change since yesterday. Lab 2 cooling nearly in. Q tank up and tested walls up on storage room. In PM ridiculous meeting with ? Co. re columns. Nobody who knew anything there. Hear Roberts back. Fine game in evening TEC v. R.A.. Tech won 2-1 on a scratch home run and a doubtful decision on home steal.

Friday, June 1 (1945)

Another hot one. It melts me but I lose no weight - still 188. Without much clothes. Little change at plant. National still has no welder. Jones getting Jones fixed up. Little news from overseas. Went to movies in evening. Wallace Beery - "This Man's Navy" quite amusing particularly when it turns out the old braggart C.P.O really has been in India and really can talk Japanese.