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Wednesday, December 2,1970 GENERAL DYNAMICS NEWS Page 5
AND SPORTS
Gene Records, Julia McMahon
Are GDRA Tennis Champions
Gene Records and Julia Mc- Fifty-six people participated in
Mahon took top honors in the the tourney.
men's and women's singles divi- A mixed doubles tournament
sions of the recent annual plant- was to have been played last week
wide tennis tournament. at GDRA, and mini-tournaments
Men's and women's double win- are scheduled throughout the
ners were Records and Tom Mc- year.
Mahon, and Marcelle Hull and A Polar Bear Tournament is
Ann Ritcher. being planned for February, ac-
Other events and winners were: cording to Commissioner Tucker
men's 40 singles, Gene St. John; Smith. Details will be announced
women's 30 singles, Janet Caero; later.
men's 40 doubles, St John and
Phil Maffey; women's 30 doubles,
Marcell Hull and Ann Ritcher.Bill Alexander
Has Top Photo
Bill Alexander's entry, "The
Four of Us," received first place
in GDRA Camera Activity's re-
cent slide contest at GDRA.
"Bok Tower" by David Lewis,
placed second and "Portrait of a
Robber Fly" by John Evans came
in third. Fourth place went to
"Old Hippie" by Ted Lewellen.
Tom Childers' entry, "Rhino,"
received first in the Class B divi-
sion of the contest, while two of
C. R. Deyo's entries tied for sec-
ond. An entry by Ronald Miller
placed third.
"Meanwhile, members are mak-
ing news outside the club," said
Commissioner Lewis. Charles Wil-
son's slide, "Autumn Gold," took
first place in the regional Gulf
States Club Council contest, and
Evans' "Newly Hatched Green
Grasshoppers" received honorable
mention.
Evans has also been showing
his insect slides in various inter-
national salons of the Photo-
graphic Society of America. He
recently presented his new pro-
gram on insects before a Sierra
Club meeting in Dallas.
Photographer of the Year and
contest of the year winners will
be announced at the Christmas
party Dec. 16.
Campers Set Meet
Dec. 56 at TRRA
GDRA Camping Activity mem-
bers will hold their Christmas
outing at Texas Refinery Recrea-
tion Association Dec. 5 and 6.
The outing will include a special
barbecue dinner supplied by the
Camping and Boating Activities,
a gift-exchange, and a special
program.
Elmer Cobb is trailblazer for
the event, and Agness Cobb is
chairman of the special arrange-
ments committee.
Commissioner Dale Wall said
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WINNERS - Julia McMahon
and Gene Records, Dept. 3-7,
won men's and women's singles
divisions in GDRA plantwide ten-
nis tournament. Julia is the
daughter of Tom McMahon,
Dept. 285-2.
BEGINNERS ROUND
DANCE CLASS SET
A beginner's round-dancing
class will start Jan. 8 at GDRA.
Classes will be from 7 to 8:30
p.m. each Friday for 12 weeks.
Cost is $6 a couple.
Club-type dancing will be of-
fered for intermediate and ad-
vanced dancers from 8:30 to 10
p.m. Club dancing dues are $12
a couple for the year.
Commissioner Ross Carney said
11 couples graduated recently
from the intermediate round-
dance classes taught by Ray and
Lily Doyal.
Persons interested in round
dancing are invited to the activi-
ty's Christmas party Dec. 18 in
the Ranch House, Carney said. In-
formation is available through R.
F. Woodhull, ext. 2709.Ace for Hillaker,
On the Fly Yet!
After nearly 30 years of
playing golf, Harry Hillaker,
Dept. 061-0, recently scored his
first hole in one - the hard
way!
Hillaker's shot with a No. 7
iron on the 155-yard fourth hole
at the old Rtidglea Country Club
course went in the hole "on the
fly."
He was playing in a foursome
of C. A. Savage, Dept. 060-3,
Wayne Delfeld and Paul Carl-
ton.
Standout Keglers
Sign for Bowling
Meet Dec. 12.13
A number of top bowlers have
already entered the 20th annual
GDRA bowling tournament Dec.
12 and 13 at Cowtown Bowling
Palace.
Fred Hazelwood, Horace Ro-
mero, Joe Kauffman, Gene Zilkey,
Raymond Gibbons, Leon Mc-
Whorter, and Jay Adams are
among the early entries.
Among top team entries will be
"The Hazelwood Candy Company"
and the "Chargers," 1970's Class
A and B winners respectively.
Three GDRA life members -
Bernie Hoefelmeyer, Clyde Mitch-
ella, and Harry Carlberg - will
also bowl in the annual tourna-
ment.
The GDRA Bowling Activity
consists of 10 leagues with a
membership of 705, according to
Commissioner Salty Morton. How-
ever, the tournament is not re-
stricted to GDRA league mem-
bers; it's open to any employe,
Morton said.
The Women's Division tourna-
ment is scheduled Jan. 16 and 17
at Cowtown Bowling Palace. En-
try deadline is Jan. 3.
Ceramics Class
Seeks Members
Interested persons may enroll
in either beginner or advanced
ceramic classes which started last
week at GDRA, according to
Commissioner Bob Caradine.
The beginners class meets each
Thursday from 7-9 p.m., and ad-
vanced classes are scheduled 10
a.m. to noon, or 7-9 p.m. each
Tuesday.
All classes are held in the old
Rockhound Building at GDRA and
are taught by Vivian Bridges.
Students may sign up at the
GDRA office.
Meanwhile, Caradine reported
that Dolores Cox, wife of Charles
B. Cox, Dept. 167-1, recently won
a ribbon in a ceramic show in
Dallas with the second ceramic
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THEY'RE TOPS - Receiving outstanding player awards at recent GDRA Pee Wee football ban-
quet were, from left: Glen Neuman, most valuable lineman, 80-pound team; Gary Squyres, sports-
manship, 80; Curt Land, most valuable back, 80; Vincent Sotelo, most valuable back, 120; David
Buroker, most valuable lineman, 120; Jim McKenzie, sportsmanship, 120; Freddy Funk, most valuable
lineman, 100; Tom McCarthy, most valuable back, 100; and John Cockerham, sportsmanship, 100.Drives Model A
Charles Bartek Spends SpareTime Restoring
Charles D. Bartek, Dept. 3-7,
drives to work daily in his "$60
bargain" - a 1929 Model A Ford
Roadster.
Bartek, an antique-car enthusi-
ast, found his prize on a farm in
Central Texas and promptly gave
the farmer $60 for it. He began
his project of restoring the auto-
mobile right away.
Bartek moved the car to his
father's welding and body shop
in Temple. It took three years of
spare time for both Bartek and
his father to restore the rusty
relic to running order.
They worked the machine in-
side and out, completely equipping
it with a V-8 engine. They painted
it yellow with black fenders, and
added a black top. Final cost was
estimated between $400 and $500
for parts.
Bartek's wife, Tina, has become
interested in her husband's hobby
and scouts for old parts in rural
areas, junk yards and wrecking
yards.Antique Auto
This love of old cars began
when Bartek, as a high school
student, helped his father restore
a 1922 Model T. His father has a
complete hobby shop set up, and
presently the two men are working
on another Model A. They have
purchased two other old-model
cars which they have in storage.
They plan to restore them later.
A side hobby works well with
the antique cars. Bartek collects
old license plates issued in Texas.
His collection includes Texas
plates from the first year they
were issued: 1917. He's missing
plates from only four years to
make his collection complete.
Bartek regularly drives a 1968
Corvette convertible when resting
his 1929 Model A.
"Restoring cars can become a
profitable hobby if you can part
with one after you complete the
project," says Bartek. He belongs
to the Model A Ford Club of
America and Model A Restorer's
Club.E
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off1929 VINTAGE - Charles D. Bartek, Dept. 3-7, is especially
proud of the 1929 Model A Ford Roadster he restored. Note the
1929 license plate.
Mikolea LeFevre, Elsie Rankin
Winners in GDRA Flower ShowMikolea LeFevre and Elsie
Rankin were winners in the re-
cent GDRA Flower Show.
Mrs. LeFevre received the Sil-
ver Cup for the outstanding hor-
ticulture specimen, a miniature
jade tree. Her chrysanthemum en-
try won the tri-color award, and
she was presented sweepstakes
award for winning the most blue
ribbons in the green house grown
class of the horticulture division.
Mrs. Rankin was awarded the
silver trophy for her creativity
exhibit entitled "Meanwhile Back
At the Ranch." She also received
sweepstakes in the artistic divi-
sion.
Helen Freed won the Rosette
award for most blue ribbons in
the show. She won 20 blue rib-
bons in the yard-grown class of
the horticulture division.
Twenty-eight entries were
GDRA Has Ice
Skating Ducats
GDRA Ice Skating cards are
still available at GDRA for $2.
The card entitles the holder to
skate at Will Rogers Coliseum
each Tuesday and Thursday from
7-9 p.m., and Sunday from 1-3
p.m. Skate rental is extra.
Men's Basketball
League Under Way
Sixteen GDRA basketball teams
opened play in the men's division
last month; however, no games
are scheduled in December.
Play will resume the first week
in January, with games slated
each Tuesday and Friday nights
in Fieldhouse No. 1.
Schmitt Elected
Roland Schmitt was elected
president and Fred Wolfe vice
president of GDRA Model Air-
plane Activity for 1971.judged in the artistic division and
125 in the horticulture division.
Mrs. Rankin was show chair-
man. Other chairmen were Mar-
garet Forehand, artistic entries;
Evelyn Eggenberger, horticulture
entries; Doris McKee, awards;
Elsie Wahl, hospitality; Floria
Webber, staging; and Alice Kuhn,
judges.HORTICULTURIST- Mikolea
LeFevre received a silver cup for
most outstanding horticulture
specimen - a miniature jade
tree - at recent GDRA Flower
show.
'Old Pros' Gain
Flag Grid Title
The Old Pros of League No. 2
became GDRA Flag Football
champions by defeating the
Pink Panthers (League No. 1)
22-20. Both teams were unde-
feated.
In the runner-up playoff, the
Rookies (League No. 2) beat
the Thundering Apricots (Lea-
gue No. 1) 34-24.
In the all-star tilt, League
No. 1 bested League No. 2, 36-
28.GENERAL DYNAMICS NEWS
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General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division. General Dynamics News, Volume 23, Number 22, December 2, 1970, periodical, December 2, 1970; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1168185/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth.