josephbolt

Joseph Clarence Bolt (1888-1968)
Memorial Page by son Richard Bolt
Last updated 4/01/04

1935

Joseph Clarence Bolt
Also known as:
Clarence Bolt
JC Bolt

Born in 1889 in Akron Ohio to George Thomas Bolt & Ella Louis Barkwill
Graduated from Akron Central High School in 1904 . See photo of graduation class.
Accounting at Accounting Business College of Akron Ohio.Jan 1905-Jan 1906 ( 24 Semester Hrs)
Business Administration at LaSelle LaSelle Ind. June 1925-June 1926 ( 9 Semester Hrs)
Married ??? and had a daughter Josephine (Bolt) Dykeman who resides in Waterloo, Iowa at age of 87 in 1999.
Married Dorothy Gertrude Clark in 193? in ???/ and had one son Richard Barkwill Bolt born in 1939 by Dorothy (Clark) Bolt
Patents for bicycle tire valve & punch card transmittion device for duplication over wires.
Told story of riding with Barney Oldfield while working on compounding at Firestone.He was doing cost accounting for them at the time. See management org. chart from period with him as manager.
Founded Bolt Company in 193? in Worcester Mass. during depression. Manufactured Guide Cards for the computer industry. Took in partner Mr. Wright in 193?. Sold business to Mr. Wright in 193? to allow him to take new job at Standard Register in Detroit. "The BOLT Company" became "Bolt-Wright Co." and then became Wright & Company and Wright Line which still is in operation in Worcester, Mass. with 700 employees.
Worked with SCORE in Springfield,MA to help local businesses after retirement.
Worked 15 years for Springfield Armory ( US Gov) and retired again at 78 in 1964.
Founded consulting firm Control Equipment Designers in 1964 to work with hospitals on accounting methods and control.
Died in 1968 at age of 79 while living in Wilbraham, MA with wife Doroth & son Richard.

Joseph Clarence Bolt ,son of George Thomas Bolt who was born in St. Catharines, Ont. in 1864.

b. April 10th, 1888 in Akron, Ohio

d. Dec.12th,1968 in Springfield, Mass / Wesson Memorial hospital. Was living in Wilbraham, Mass with second family.

m. 19 _cia 1910?__ to Pearl (Wagner) Bolt in Akron, Ohio. divorsed in 1931 m. Oct. 22nd,1931 to Dorothy Gertrude (Clark) Bolt
http://members.tripod.com/~graftonma/DorothyBoltDataSheet.html

Joe's Sister: Fern L. (Bolt) Thorp b. 1890, d.______ in Akron, Ohio. They had only an adopted daughter.
Joe's SS# was 577-05-3117 issued in Washington ,DC. Record listed in LDS IGI computer.
He had baby brother who died of hooping cough when an infant. This is likely Charles Bolt age 1 18?? in Woodland Cem.
Lived in Worcester, Mass (19 30s ); Akron,Ohio (as child); Bound Brook,New Jersey (1930s ); Grafton, MA (1944-1955); Great Falls Street ,Falls Church, Va.(193?-1944); Wilbraham, Ma (1955-death in 68).

CHILDREN

Children: (1) Josephine Caroline Dykeman by Pearl (Wagner) Bolt-1st marriage. Josephine born in 1911 & died @92 in Waterloo IA March 2004.
Josephine still alvive in 2003 in Waterloo, Iown.

(2) Richard Barkwill Bolt by Dorothy Getrude (Clark) Bolt-2nd marriage. born in Feb.24, 1939.
Second marriage was to Dorothy Bolt ( my mom) on Oct. 22, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas Baptist parsonage by Baptist minister Rev. Harbough.

PARENTS

Son of George Thomas and Ella Louise (Barkwill ) Bolt
Q-When did his parents move to Akron?
Joe lived in Akron, Ohio as boy.
His father Georgelived in Chagrin Falls, Ohio as boy. Father George Thomas Bolt died at 65 in July 26th,1929 in Philadelphia.

Physical Description

Joe was Blond with blue eyes.
Joe had a clef chin/dimple
He had abdominal scar where he had his appendix out.
He had most all his teeth, including several gold capped ones!
Shoe size was same as son Richard, mens 9 1/2 A ( narrow).
Wore glasses and was considerably bald, especially in later years/life.
Fantastic mind to end. He could add columns of numbers in his head. Was taught early in life how to trace back ballences that didn't match to source of error.
Had heart condition , angina requiring nitroglicerin in later lfe for abt. 10 years. He would pass out on hot days from reaction to Nitro pills.
In 1951 he was 5'5" & 140 lbs.as listed on US gov / I-171 records
Had heart attack at age 72, and was out of work for Springfield . Armory Dec61 to Feb.62 on this. The Springfield Armory was in Springfield,MA till it closed in about 1970.
Smoked cigirates and pipe and cigar in later life. Chewed tabacco and hid from 2nd wife in chewing gum.

BOYHOOD

High Street address in Akron, Ohio. See photo of House with Joe in front about age 4.
As boy, owned a Black Orient racing bicycle in Ohio. He was said to be fond of stunting with bicycle.
Old story of going fishing alone at only age 2 yrs. wearing skirts, was caught down street as he went by home of friends!
Told story of unloading watermelons as kid, and dropping one on purpose so all the workers could eat!
Dad had story of when he was a kid, got introuble for loaning a small black powder canon he had built to a friend. Seems the kid blew a finger off with it!
Told a story of a riot in town when young girl was killed accidently. His dad took him there where a prisoner was being held. There was a lynch mob. A young girl on a buggy got shot & killed by accident. Q-Poss. a ref. in Akron history?
Graduated from Akron Central High School at 16 (youngest in class).See class group photo still in family. See US Gov 171 form. Completed 12 yrs in 10 yrs. Had accounting, Algebra, Geometry, Commercial Math & German classes. Was "fair" in reading, speaking & understanding German.
Notes say was office boy, book keeper & factory worker during school vacations. At Firestone? His dads place of work?
A 1905 newspaper article on dad : Clarance Bolt & Fern Bolt, attending a home party/recieption of sunday school teacher, Miss Mary Dice. Reference Church was first M. E. church.

HOBBIES / INTERESTS

Golf when younger. Letter of July 29, 1919 has a ref. to Golf.
Fishing , especially for small mouth bass. Dad & I used to go where I rowed or we used an electric motor we had. He once got a hook caught in his hand that he had to go to a doctor in Sturbridge area to get removed. He had his own minnow bucket and grass hoper box. See photo from company newsletter here.
Belonged to Candel Pin bowling leagues while living in Grafton, Mass. Bowled in South Grafton. I have & still use his bowling shoes. Candle Pins were only in New England.
Billards was another interest. During stay alone in 50s and some time afterward, dad taught billards to the Demolay in Springfield, Mass. I think he learned in Bound Broook area.
While in Va, growing Roses was one of his hobbies.
Family had an English Springer Spaniel dog (Toby) in late 30s when son Richard was born. The dog became jelouse of new son and was sold or given away!

Related CENSUS INFO

Census of 1900 says Joseph was 12 years old and at school and his mother and father were married for 13 years. Was listed as Clarence J.(not Joseph C.) b. 1888.
Burried at Riverside Cem. Grafton in Grafton , Mass. He was cremated by his wish ( with maconic special bib) and placed in dual plot when his second wife Dorothy ( my mother) is now also now burried there.
Akron Census of 1890
Akron Census of 1900
Akron Census of 1910
Census of 1920

Somerset County; Boundbrook; NJ; Joseph 32, wife-Pearl 24 & Josephine 8. Joseph was Accountant for Chemical factory.Joseph father from Canada & mother from England. Note, mother birth place incorrect, must have been provided by Pearl! All born in OH.

Census of 1930

Joseph in Worcerster MA rooming house. Age 41 roomer, b. OH, Salesman
Pearl is in Framingham MA, age 43.Next page could have had Josephine,but not seen. She might have been at college? Pearl listed herself.as 43 ( incorrect ?).

City Directories
Akron OH-
Bound Brook NJ-
Worcester MA
Worcester MA City Directory 1934; 498 Lincoln St. Rooms at Mrs. Vera C. O'Brien.
Dayton OH-
Falls Church VA
Grafton MA-

ACCOUNTING

Took courses at Actuarial ( Actual?)Business College in Akron, Ohio-1906-1907 ( 1/2 yr days & 1/2 Yr nights). degree in 1907. Poss. see info in city Directory for this period? * Took correspondance cources from La Salle Correspondance School. Accounting & Business (1920-1922).
Taught classes in Cost Accounting at YMCA in Akron & at Firestone Plant
Was member of NACA-National Association Cost Accounting ? Was pre 1950! Q-Are they still in existance? Merged with other group?

Masons /Masonic

Belonged to Masonic Temple in Boundbrook, NJ. Was burried with Masonic Bib. From NJ Masonic Grand Lodge of Library & Museum ( file card):
Was member of NJ Lodge #105, Eastern Star Masonic Lodge in Boundbrook, NJ. at Second & Church Streets.
Iniated March 4th, 1921; Passed April 1st; & Raised April? 1st. No more info from local lodge was forth comming and they kept my $!. Joe contributed to that lodge all his life just incase he need a old age home.
Grand Lodge: Ken Luckenbach; 902 Jacksonville Rd.; Burlington, NJ. 08016
NJ Grand Lodge--PO Box 460, Jacksonville Rd., Burlington 08016, 609-386-5115

US Patents Held by Joseph Bolt

* Holder of three US patents including bicycle tire valve design and computer punch card sending over wire and copying device ( held with another man).

(1) Invented electrical remote control of office machines for IBM. Joseph C.Bolt of Boston & Curt I. Johnson; Worcester, Mass. assors to the Tabulating Machine Co., Endicott, Ny. Distance Control Device (serial # 497236) Aug. 9, 1932: pat# 1,870,230. Pat. lawyer M.E. Keller; 270 Broadway, NY.-Called Electrical Remote Control of Office Machines, was for IBM. See also letter from IBM talking about filling in Canada in 9/15/1931.
Cover Page
Note: Full Patent 20 pages available on line for free at US Patent Office Web Sitehttp://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=US001870230&SectionNum=1&IDKey=C2D9CB567DC8&HomeUrl=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1%2526Sect2=HITOFF%2526d=PALL%2526p=1%2526u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm%2526r=1%2526f=G%2526l=50%2526s1=1870230.WKU.%2526OS=PN/1870230%2526RS=PN/1870230

* Draft letter to W.M. Wilson, Pat. Dep. IBM on Nov.9, 1931 at 270 Broadway, NYC on expiditing $ for he & Johnson.

(2) Method and apparatus for Vulcanizing inner tubes ( valve stem assembly to rest of tube)
. Pat. # 1,583,520, May 4th, 1926 . See letter about filing in South Africa dated _March 10, 1926___________. .
Cover Page 2nd Page 3rd Page
Note: Full Patent pages available on line for free at US Patent Office Web
(3) For Standard Register Co. invented dual paper feed for accounting machines now used by Internal Revenue (IRS) for writing Tax Refunds. Note was not in US Pat. Office search by dads name? Needs research? Search Standard Register Co. assignment? Check out Kant-Slip forms, says 25 yrs in use in 1937 add. This would be 1912, to early for dad to have done! Still have sample of eary camed sprocket wheel in home collection & possible clue. Try STD Register in Dayton, Ohio. 513-4431000 main #. 513-4433431@Hughes Skees in Pat. / Legal Section?

(4) Invented Semi Automatic payroll machine for Burroughs adding machines. This needs to be researched. Note, not in dads name when I assignment? When did he work for Burroughs? Where? See letter of Aug. 20, 1928 reference to filing evidence of Conception for typewrighter to punch card encryptor?

AUTOs OWNED by Joseph Bolt

1919 Packard? Letter from Frederick R. Robinson of Detroit ref. Packard car purchase.
1930 Buick
When died had 1962 Chevy sedan that son took over.
Remember 48? Oldsmible 98?-had in Grafton?
38? Chevy?
Must see family photos for more help on exact cars.

FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER Co. ( 1907-1919)

For many years he was manager of the cost department of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. at the Akron factory, having left the rubber center about five years ago. See organizational chart for about 1919? Gov. I-171 says: 1907-1919, Auditor of Manufacturing Div., earned 900-5000$ / yr, Supervisor was J.W. Thomas-Gen'l Supt / President /Chairman. managed 130 accountants & Clerks. Was then a rubber, textile & steel, and Rim Mfg. I-171 says Dads work was: designed, installed and operated accounting, production & inventory control systems. Included time study, office methods, factory methods & payroll ,etc. Was Chief cost Accountant and Cost Controller. Included many surveys, investigations and cost analysis reports. Supervised many government & commercial cost plus contracts. Think this kept him out of WWI, as working on war tires.See photo of 1909 Firestone Office staff including my dad manager of cost accounting office. Name listing to follow on other site.
Letter of April 8, 1918 to Chief Cost Accountant ( JC Bolt ) on costs of producing shoes. This is assumed Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Was in group photo at Firestone on Feb. 21, 1918.
Collection has old brown letherett 3 small ring binder says in gold letters: Firestone Homestead Outing; Columbian, Ohio; July 11th, 1914.; J. C. Bolt. contents are missing!
Large written report/study done on operations at Co.
Firestone archives were given to U of Akron: 216-9726252. They went to the old Polsky Bld. downtown Akron in 94!
Dad always claimed he had ridden with Barney Olfield ( famous period autro racer) during a Fireston tire test. Akron Ohio home
Letter from Packared Motor Car Co. on April 30, 1918, was to dad at 53 Borton Ave.; Akron , Ohio
Springfield Armory Form says: Firestone in Akron from Feb 1907--Feb 1919 Supervisor Industrial Cost Accounting

Joseph's BROADWAY OFFICE in NY CITY ( 1919-1928)

He had company office at on 10011 Broadway New York in ? year. Business card says :J.C, Bolt; telephone , Rector 8971; Management Engineering; cost reduction; 111 broadway; new york City. Same period of living in Boundbrook, NJ. Belonged to Masonic Temple in Boundbrook. Was burried with Masonic Bib.
Member of Masons in Boundbrook, NJ.? Started in 1921.
Assumed married & living with first wife. Mom said he built his own house. Get address, go see / photo of house if still there, or ask for someone else to do.
Springfield Armory form says: Self Employed Feb 1919 till June 1928.

Bound Brook , NJ Home (1919-1927?)-1st wife

Belonged to Presbyterian Church
Middlebrook Country Club-No tel listing in 94! Was Treasurer & Governor ?
Republican Club---President
Raritan Valley Country Club-Member
Civic League-President
Old letter of Jan.18th, 1924 references fight with Board of Education in Bound Brook over Fire Hazards at Lafayett School. Another unsigned letter ( likely not from dad) says he has son there now and daughter next fall. Who lived at 2 E. maple ?
Recieved 1000$ loan from bank in Bound Brook, NJ on May 26, 1923. What wasc this for? New home? Stock as colatral?
Owned stock in The American Speed-O-Feeder Co., Cleveland-July 16, 1921. Moms notes say Joe helped organize Co. Went BUST!
119 E. Maple; Phone 497. Dads father sent letter to this address on Mar. 1, 1927 from Hospital in Campden, NJ.
Letter to dad at 524 Church St. in Bound Brook on July 27, 1922
Letter to dad at 118 East Maple Ave in BB Nov24, 1919.
Letter to dad in Aug. 19, 1920 was to 524 Church St. in Bound Brook, NJ.
Letter to dad at 119 East Maple Ave. Oct. 27, 1925.
Letter to dad of Aug.1, 1927 from First National bank of Bound Brook NJ was to 1049 Johnston St. in Akron, Ohio? Does say dads home was in BB!
Letter of June 7, 1921 was to dad in Voorhees Ave. in Bufallo??? Note Ap.14, 1921 letter to Madison Tire & Rubber Co. in Bufallo!
Letter of 7/1/1919 Ref. a Mrs. Bolt

HOWE RUBBER Co. ( 1919-?)

A letter from Packard Motor Co. on Mar.13.1919 indicates dad was working at Howe.
Letter indicates dad resigned from Howe on Oct.23, 1919?
Letter head says New Brunswick, NJ.
Letter to dad from on June 24, 1922 ref. dad leaving Howe.
Letter to dad incare of Howe Rubber Co. in New Brunswick, NJ was dated July 1st, 1919.

MADISON TIRE & RUBBER Co. (1921-?)

Was Assistant to VP & General Manager of Madison Tire & Rubber Co.
Address was 20 West 60th street; NYC.
Went to work there May 20, 1921, see offer letter of 500$/ Mo.
Note Ap.14, 1921 letter to Madison Tire & Rubber Co. in Bufallo!

GLOBE RUBBER Co. (1922?-1926?)

Was put in as controller of The Globe Rubber Co. (NJ, see letter?) by a bank when the company went into Bankruptcy. See letter head & lettrer on this still in family . Letter from India Rubber Review publication has attached news clipping that says: j.C. Bolt is now Secretary-Treasurer and factory manager of the Globe Rubber Tire Manfacturing Co., Trenton, N.J.
Letter on July 13, 1922 addressed to trention , NJ talks about ways to save the Globe Rubber Co.
Oct. 22, 1925 letter to dad at Globe would indicate the Coal & Iron National Bank has an interest in Globe.
Understand the Govenor of NJ had interest in bank & Globe.
Letter to dad there of Oct. 22, 1925 was to Trenton, NJ.
Letter from The Mechanics National bank on Mar.10, 1926 talks about Gov. of NJ and Globe Rubber Co. phase out!
Globe Rubber Co Sale rticle from NY Times

IBM / BOSTON, MASS. (1928-1931)

Started as Junior Salesman?
Think this was the period Josephine would have been in College in Boston! Which came first to Boston , the schooling or the job? What year did Josephine start & finish? How did dad find mom in Worcestter, Mass ? Met her at Shipmans Dentist in Worcester. Was he selling in Worc. with bad tooth? No, had office near by!
IBM letter of Nov. 7, 1931 was to RM 602 in Duprey Bld. at 16 Norwich St.; Worcester. Joseph Bolt
Springfield Armory form says: Int Bus Mch Ny NY from June 1928-May 1

Addressing Machine & Equipment Co. of Somerville MA & New York
Joe was appointed Sales Manager on Sept. 19th, 1932
Dorothy's diary shows Nov 1932 still working for them.
Dec 7th reference to Batdorf Coin Wrapping Machine being shipped to Providence National Bank
Dec 8th is first reference to selling Tabulating Cards! Was joe selling these for AM& EC or on side?
Dec 10th-reference o Joe & Dorothy talking seriously! Possibly lost job at AM&EC?
Dec 13th is first mention of Sleet Remover idea of Joe
Dec 14th-Joe making Sleet Remover devices..

BOLT & Co./ BOLT & Wright /Wright Line ( 1931-1933)

Founder of Wright Co., it first was Bolt Co, then was Bolt and Wright, and now Wright Line in Worcester, Mass. Wright Co. for years claimed Mr. Wright had founded it. Said so in all their pamphlets. Also in Worcester Newspaper brown section! They finally came out to interview his widow who produced many documents including bill of sale of company to Mr. Wright. They now have changed their claim!
Was late 1933 when Stanley Wright was taken as partner. Nov. 1931 became Bolt & Wright Co.
Address of dad was 16 Norwich St. in Worcester, Mass on July 15, 1932. Likely Bolt Co. address?
E arly Wright Line History written from a BOLT standpoint

Reno NV
Residency for divorse in 1931 period. Dorothy Clark & Joseph Bolt

Depression Period-2nd marriage
Worcester , Mass Area Address ( 1931-1933?)

The Old BUXTON Farm House at 498 Lincoln St, Worcester MA This is now a large bank or hotel address!
Was address where mom & dad first lived and ran the Bolt Co. after leaving the Worcester Office of ? They lived / rented upstairs and part of down. This house was torn down for big Lincoln Sheraton Hotel. This is where they lived during the great depression. Joe & Dot also made salt bags to tie on auto windshild wipers to melt ice during winter.
It was at this address during depression times that Joseph & Dorothy Bolt were in business making bags of rocksalt to tie on auto windshield wipers for winter use. Trico History web site says in 1928 they had a product called "Sleet Wand" that was a salt-type product encased in fabric and mounted on a wiper arm.

Update on Bolt Sleet Wipers of 1933.This would indicate good product & no competition from Trico in Massachusetts area .It also looks like only one bad snow year & depression time that production & sales occured by family.

All 1933 notes below:
I was just today looking at extensive notes ( daily entrees) of my mom. In her 1933 diary ( Depression Time) for living in Worcester MA:
Jan 9th-Testing Sleet Wipers in big sleet storm.
Jan 11th-Making Sleet Wipers
Jan 17th-Sewing cut cloth for salt bags
Jan 17th-Joe Sold Woolworth Store
Jan20th-Making Sleet Wipers to fill orders for Beacon Oil & Woolworth Stores in Boston MA.
Jan 26th-Joe in Province abt Batdorf Machine.
Jan28th-Joe & Harold ( brother-in-law) selling wipers in Clinton, Leominster.
Jan30th-Harold Selling wipers in Boston for Joe
Jan 31st-Harold working for John Ingerson.
Feb 11th-R.H.White Co.-Assume wiper related.
Mar4th-Banks closed & no money-Selling Insurance Policy.
March 7th-Making Guide Cards ( used with punched cards)
Mar 7th-Selling GuideCards to Tabulating Machine Co. on Huntington Ave ,Boston,MA a Mr. Perkins ( future part of IBM?)
Mar 7th-Gramma( Dorothy's mother cutting corners on guide cards & paid 2$.

SOLD INSURANCE ( ?-?)

Sold insurance for Penn Indemnity. When ? Where are they?
No records remain?

STANDARD REGISTER Co. / DAYTON , OHIO ( 1933-1946)
Standard Register Company History Site--My unofficial one !
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dickbolt/StdRegister.html

Office manager of Sales Office in Dayton, Ohio. Photo taken in 1935 or 36 in companys office at Michigan in Stevenson building.
Office Manager for Akron office of Standard Register Co. in 193? Was special sales rep. for Business Machines Forms Div. of Standard Register Co. of Dayton, Ohio.
Joseph's YMCA Membership card of 1st year, May 5th, 1934-Dayton, Ohio- Was this where he stayed when first in Dayton? #34-172 on card. Was married to Dorothy in 31, so they lived together in Dayton.
Business card says: J.C. Bolt; Business Machines Forms Division; The Standard Register Co. ; Dayton, Ohio ( main office)
Office address on old letter ( Ap.23,1935) to dad from IBM was toThe Standard Register Co.; 712 Stephenson Blvd.;West Grand Ave & Cass.; Detroit.
Business card of dads says Business Machine Forms Div. at 1080 National Press Bld in Washington, DC. Tel was #3699. On 10th floor. another sheet said #880?
Indications are started Jan. 25, 1934? & Dayton July 15, 1935.
Card to dad on 6/5/1935 was to Standard Register Co.; Stevenson Blvd. in Detroit?
Std Register is still in Dayton, try for archives. Dayton, Ohio Home
Magazine article in "The Pinehurst Outlook" says Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Bolt of Dayton, Ohio were staying at The Berkshines in Pinehurst, N. C. Was edition of March 16th, 1935. said staying there last weekend enjoying walks, drives and golf course.
A 1936 valentine card from mom to dad at work would indicate home was 780 N. Summit St., Dayton, Ohio.

WASHINGTON,DC/ Standard Register Co.
(1938??-1945)WAR YEARS
Family Living in Falls Church VA on Great Falls Street

Office at 1080 National Press Building; Washington, D.C.; National 3699 ( phone # ?)
Telegram from home office to DC office would indicate April 18, 1945 was last days. Moving to Mass.
Letter of July 22, 1938, indicates working in DC.
In 1942, was one of the 100 point men for Co. Mom got the diamonds or a ring. Mr. W. O. Wolley was dads boss and board chairman.
Mr. W. D. Caton was Eastern Sales Mgr. & friend of dads.
1937 100 point club has dads picture and he was in DC.?
May 26, 1939 stanreco bulletin shows luggage dad won for doing 39% sales.
Dads friend Mr. Hines was office mgr. in DC for many yrs. He is 82 and in good health & mind in California.His wife Pearl ( moms friend) died in 92. I talked to him on phone Dec. 94. Falls Church, Va . Home
Lived in Falls Church, Va on 751 Great Falls Street during WWII.

Purchased from Richard Feldman for 6250$ in 19??
Sold house to McCland/ on April 18, 1945 for 8000$.
Loan Doc. 3/13/1943 for 3.3K$ was from Second National Bank in Arlington, Va.

Family memories of WWII Period
Dad's Civil Defence Helmet
Dad's CD Helmut inside
Dad's Civil Defence Parade hat side 1 Side 2
Dad's Civil Defence Arm Band

RETIREMENT #1 / to Grafton, Mass ( 1945-1955)

* He sold "Rototillers" ( the origional Sweedish cultivators/garden tractor with rotating tines) with Mr. Somerville in Grafton, Mass. Mr. Somerville had a Henry J. Kiser dealership at time inc. show room . Letters of agreement say Rototiller Sales Co. of Grafton, Mass with Harold Somerville. Dad sold his part to Slim 6/30/1947. Start was 1/1/1947. Also mentiones Rotoetts? This same time he played the stock market in Worcester (Payne Webber). He took his son there at least once. Also raised chickens & strawberries there.

* Lived at 16 ( renumbered to 10 in 1980s) Carroll Road. Moms mother lived there after we moved up from Va. Gramma & grandpapa had lived there since dad bought house in 39?? Grampa Clark died while living there . Phone # at house was 2482 in the early 50s.We owner two plots of 3.8 acres total.

* We raised chickens, strawberries, rabbits.

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY / US GOVERNMENT / Springfield, Mass (1951?-1967?)

* Worked for US government ( Springfield Armory) in Springfield, Mass.for 15 years before retiring at again age 78 . Was in Management Science Office. Was offered another job at Rock Island Arsonal for US Army/Gov. He was a grade 12. He was offered the job when he was 78 yrs old!!!!

* Lived in Wilbraham, Mass. !st @Delmore?( rental home) , 2nd @Decory Drive (rental home)& 3rd @ ## Main street ( mom purchased home in ? & was sold in 91?

* Offered Job: 12 Dec. 1951

* Form 3/18/1953 says GS303-11 from GS 303-9.

* Form 1/30/1956 says GS 303-12 from GS 303-11

* From 1962 or 1963 says GS 343-12? June 30, 1959 form says GS12.

Wilbraham, Mass Homes

6 Merrill Rd. was a rental
19 Delmore was a rental
Main St. was rental until Mom bought after dads death.
He was Charter member of Springfield Chapter of AIIE or American Institute of Industrial Engineers. Dad was one of 5 Board of Directors in Mar. 1960.
He taught billards to the Masonic Demolay boys at the Springfield MA temple on State Street.

RETIREMENT #2 in Wilbraham, MA.

* After retiriring from US Gov., he volunteered for SCORE, the retired exectives helping businesses with start up and other problems.

* Later, Joseph and son Dick worked on Hospital Management ideas in 1964! The Company name was Control Equipment Designers. Was he retired? Not till 68?

FAMILY PHOTOS

* Many photos still exist in family showing him as baby, with sister, etc

* Have only one vry short super 8 movie sequence of dad shows him at Shanks party in July 1968. Was converted to VHS Video in 95.

Favorite Sayings

* "You make my as_ twitter" . This is as close he would get to swearing in front of anyone!

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