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EL VIII ST. PAUL, MINN., IULY, 1947 No. '7

VETERANS’ ASS'N, N. P. RY. HOLD 23RD ANNUAL CONVENTION AT SPOKANEClinaxing the largest conclave in the histo-

ry ofze Association,o'ver 800 delegates andtheirfamilies packed the Davenpcrt‘s Marie Antoinetteroom the evening of June 9th to hear the firstnon—railroader in the histmy of their crganiza-tion, the very Rev. Francis E. Corkery, S.J.,President of Gonzaga University,deliverthe clos-ing speech of a Veterans’ Association,N.P.Ry.an-nual convention.

Speaking on the topic,"A World at the Cross-roads,"Father Cmkery declared:"'I'here is but onereason for the chaotic condition ofthe world andthe vain searching for peace: Man is trying torun God's World without God."

. "We stand at the crossroads between two ide-Lah to rlnl: Taylor Staan of Taapa, F1a., ra- ologies,Denocracy and Commmisn," Father CorlneryHrad eonduetoroltho Idaho div.laior|;Ia¢thoI Johr said."'1'hose are the two paths facing us, and oneof Coeor d’Alono, ratirad Idaho diviaioo locooo- of then is going to determine the future of thetin engineer,-A10! Tinlinjof $aat¢1o,rat.ired aa- world in which you and your children and yo\n'olotant vica president in charge of traffic, and children's children must live.‘G.A.Kin|oloy of Portland, Oro.,92, oldest living Fgthgr Ca-kg!-y paid tpibutg to the Nqrtbgrnoolbor of the Brothorhoodof Locomotive Enjineera. Pggifig emplgyeg gnd thg part, they have playgd in

I YESTERDAY AND TODAY - MINNETONKA "POSES" BESIDE DIESEL-ELECTRIC I

Along side one of the new4500-hcrsepower passenger Diesel-electrics at Mississippi StreetRoundhouse, St. Paul, ‘Old Betsy“was recently pictured when allshined up fer exhibit at Bisnrck's'76th Anniversary celebration.“Butch” Flannigan, retired engin-eer ot Dickinson, was in the cabwhile tin 77-year-old woodburnerwas on exhibit.

The Minnetonka weigh 12 tons,is 2'7 feet long and cost $6,700.The Diesel—electric weighs 345tons, is 151 feet long and cost$45a.ooo.

uc:2. T|\C=li:l1ldillQ' the i.iation."You arethe kind of people,"

he said, "that have built Aiiierica and made hergreat. People who stand by the same organisation ‘

fa: 30 years, as all of you have done, have thetype of loyalty to an institution most greatlyneeded by the world today."

Superintendent D. S. Colby was conventionGeneral Chairiinn, and introduced Dr. Joel Harperof the Congregational Church who gave the in-vocation.

The convention dinner, with J.Y. Blumstroiii,General Agent, Lewiston, Idaho, as Toastmaster,was full of surprises. The attendance of 1,203was the largestin the history of the Associationand was the largest single banquet ever held atthe Davenport Hotel.

sPe5ker3 in additim to lather ca-‘k577i in“ G.].Connera, St.Pao1, aaeratary-traaaorar: !l.H.chided Dr-Paul Remi-3¥t°nasP°k3n° Nwthern P301!“ Ellsworth, general paaaanlar agant, Helena; Ottoic 5“!-‘Q5933 Thoma H- M93“-9; vetelmn ne“'3P5Pe1' Andaraono! Spokana,naI di'ractor,and B.E.Iabatar,I311 f1‘°m the SP°hm cm'°ni¢]-9,53 V911 53 form? Sti'llIatar,di'rector. Seated: $.Al.Ii'laon, Helena-N.P. employs; President-elect E. F. Slayter and Hg,-,-1,,‘ prssidsnp; 5. 1-‘. Slayter, St. Paul. new

Gemr51 Maude? J- 1" A15iPi S°5tt1°- oreaident; Al. J. Ainay, Tacoma, vice president.

General Manager Alsip gave ashcrt talk, expressing his appre-ciaticn for suchahrge attendanceand voiced good will to all. Hecongratulatedthe General Chairmanand iieiibers ofthe varioin cuiiiiiit-tees forie siccess oftbe conven-tion.

A business session was heldinie ncrning of the 9th,at whichtime S. H. Wilson, President ofthe Association, presided. MissHargel Peters, attired in Indiancostume as ‘Miss Spokane,‘ wel-coiaed the delegates. Responsewas given by Howard H. Ellsworth,AGFEPA, Helena, Mont. Electimof officers was held and Elmr 1".

Slayter, St. Paul, was electedPresident and Otto Anderson, re— 'tired yardnan Spokane,was electedto fill the vacancy of director. --_

EX-G. I.

On the alert, former G.I.’s!August 1 may be an important date

in the lives of many veterans. That daymarks the time limit lapsed national ser-vice life insurance may be reinstatedwith the payment of only two months’premiums and a statement that the in-sured is in as good health as at the timethe policy was dropped.

After August 1, a physical examina-tion will be required if the insurance hasbeen allowed to lapse for three monthsor more; consequently, many formerG.I.’s will risk being disqualied throughpoor health.

G.l. insurance is one of many benets,and the hottest one right now. Quite afew veterans have allowed their insur-ance to lapse with the intention of havingit reinstated at some future time andhave never done so. This is a timelyreminder to those fellows that August 1

Th, buimgs met“; 9;, fol. The irate prosecutor whirled on is the last day for easy reinstatementland by 8 luncheon Mid.‘ ride in the defendant ~ “Madam,” he of their policy.

¢h="=='~=1 bi-== throwh *1» my f.'Z?.?§°°‘?-.§;Y§l'“yZT. "iii 1.1111’; ...“L'Li.§°‘.°».'§{'sm‘Z‘1L""1§§§.“‘1‘3,‘.“i.ii1?Z‘.}of Spokane. yourvdog for a walk, did you stop dollars of lapsed G.I. insurance was

About 70¢ veterans took ad__ any place?» reinstated by World War II veteransb t F b 3 d M 1. S‘

"nt‘¢° of tb tril’ to Coulee D3“ ,e::; cfztrgzfrnscrowd waited tzewfiirtionivizluearireinsI:i‘teme‘ii‘t [H0822the following day ani were shown “Sig, she “SW25; me“ began in February, 403,510 ex-servicethrough the waking, and enjoyed ' q Y’ men have taken_ advantage of the liberal

the detailed explamtion of pro- wg]k?"gress of the daiii which was given ——i

D": 7°“ ever "um 3 d°3 '°" * terms for reviving their governmentcoverage.

Application forms for reinstatement

by W-===~ "=1 ..‘:z:*.‘::"'%'* *::¥:'*.::: '"::::::: :1‘ i'4:‘;I?.?.:€..':§§. =*518° given um rm.’ F ivilege of think; y e Remember that date, August 1.riding over the top of the damwith a stop there to view it fromabove til: falls.

T|1cTELL_TALE_p_ .353;

NORTHERN PACIFIC HAS MODERN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMUnder the direction of F’. L. Steinbright, superintendent of

telegraph, the Northern Pacific communications system has been al— i

most completely modernized in spite of wartime priorities and short-ages of material and manpower, with the result that today NorthernPacific customers receive the benefit of the latest improvements inra ilroad commmic at ions .

Railroad operations have been more closely tied together by theinstallation of a system-wide carrier telephone system; telegraphservice has been vastly improved by the addition of carrier tele-graph circuits and the installation of teletype machines on importantcircuits; yard operations have been better coordinated by two-wayloudspeaker installations; Store Department services have likewisebeen greatly benefited by use of two—way loudspeaker systems; andobsolete telegraph and telephone equipment and wiring have been re-placed in numerous stations. While this heavy program was beingcarried out, development work in connection with the use of radiobetween the ends of freight trains and in terminal areas has beenprogressed to a point where such services may be regularly estab-lished in the near future. President Denney nsde first csll fro-

St. Psul to Sesttle, Oct. 15, I945.

Fsrgo telegraph oft'ice,l907,with !I.B.RsIslt, Telstypes now in use st St. Psul, with R. V. Nixon,A.I.Psu|son,H.]ohnson,snd E.L.Isckenroth. I’. E. Hsvss, N. S. Ioodley, snd Dsrlens Burns.

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The carrier communication system which now extends from St.Paul to Ssattle and Portland may be compared with a system of radiochannels confined to the Railway Company's wires. It is the sametype of equipment as used by the Bell Telephone system for most ofits long distance telephone traffic and also for much of its net-work of teletype circuits. Between St. Paul and Livingston, for ex-ample, the N.P. carrier system provides two first class telephonecircuits and six two-way teletype circuits over the same line wireswhich are used locally by train dispatchers. It is now possible,should the need arise, to talk by telephone from almost any stationon the main line to any other and to many branch line points.

It is confidently believed that the telegraph service on theNorthern Pacific is currently better than at any time in the rail-road's history and compares favorably with that of other railroads.

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F. J. Csrrigsn checking csrrier equip-Isnt in Sesttle tslegrsph office.

nos 4. ."'l¢At the beginning of the warit was

not uncommon for the St.Paul tel— -

egraph off iceto have 1501elegramson handfor Seattle round 6o'clockin the afternoon simply becausethe Mcrse facilities then in usecould not handle the load. Theinstallation of teletypes on allheavy through circuits has re-sultedin the transmission of moattelegram within a few minutesafter reaching the telegraph of-fices.

All of this means that the 4,Northern Pacific ranks foremost inability to serve its customrs.This '3 exemplified clearly by theuse of two-waylnudspeaker syste-in a dosen yards scattered overthe railroad. When a last minutediversion is received, the yard-mster quickly contactsthe switchforeman and gives him the neces-sary instructions. This is justone of mny uses of a modern com-munications system.

With the increasing use oflarge Diesel Pam‘. ‘ad Inn’ call.‘ Eff8Ct1Y8 JIIHB 18$, C. F-tn“ of equipment which -mt be Nash was appointed Assistant to

3,1,1, in "1-v;|_ce,¢_m, Stan DeP.,.t_ General Superintendent of Trans-Ietlls been more greatly pegged portat ion, with headquarters atthanaer beforetoiurnish 11-omptly sen“-9: “"5-any parts or supplies for which P5“1 1- 3PP°1‘5°n “B °>PP°5-Pt“need QQYQIQPQ on ghqrg n°g1¢,_ ed Assistant to SuperintendentHere again the Telegraph papa;-1,- Motive Power, Western District,ment has provided the necessary With h=ldq\l1‘*-¢"¢- 3°!"'1¢a“"h-toolsin the fcrm of a modern con— 3- 3- 7°15 ‘"5 5PP°int°dmunications system to enable the T1‘lil1l'l"¢1' 5*’ Du]-“Pb, limb 175°‘!seq" Depart-ant to met 1,1,, 5,- O. A. Hansen who was tramferrednnds mde upon it. t° M1"m5P°11l

Considerably more will be 5- L~ R5PP "55 5PP°1'-‘tedheard about the use of radio in R°‘mdh°“'° r°r°“n ‘P st°P1°';the future when 3°" of the few Minn. vice G.!.Lynch who retired.remaining problem in the adapta- J~ 9- "“'!'15°na9"B1‘51 P791911‘um of u, remrhble mam, of Traffic lbnager, has been grantedcommunication to railroad service 5 1°"° “I ‘b'°n°° while °”g‘¢°dhave been "Item in traffic association work.

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RETIREMENTS

George Willman, familiarthroughout Montana as "SkylineBill," who has spent most of his'74 years as a stage ccnch driver,railroad telegraph operator andwestern shaman says he's decidedto go back to the farmisi Indiana.

Willman, who looks like pic-tures of William (Buffalo Bill)Cody, officially ended his tele-graphic career, which lasted more

than one-half century,when he re-cently retired.

The loz-haired, white-beard-ed "old-timer" said he began tolearn telegraphy at Vernon, Ind.,in 1893, and got his first full-time job three years later. He

began working for the N. P. atDickinson, N.D. in 1007 and laterthat year transferred to Montana.

During his career as a show-man,Willman trained hcrses,goats,dogs, ncnheys, bears and lambs toperform for the spectators. He

drorea stage coach from Drummonedto Helswille in western Montana.

He loved to tell of early-day events and once said: "I'm asmuch a part of Montana as themhills and trees."

He didn't say definitely whenhe'd leave fcr Indiana.

Josephine Iverson, betterknown as "Joe," retired June 30thfrom service of the NorthernPacific after 29 years in theoffice of khil, Baggage & ExpressTraffic, St. Paul.

uh mud Ge A dinner in her honor was£101; than eviz Ibzaftre con— era1'Fr;ig:t Trizizpfznager d‘;_ given at Sibley House, Mendota,

mm °' °" °1'° Y 5 1‘"lP<!"' with about fifty friends from thet“i°n' S°"i°°' fwniahd by tr" ing Mr‘ Morrison's ‘Meme’ General Office present, at whichTelegraph Department are requisite P. A. Walsh was appointed Gen— time ‘he “ned withabnd_tothe smooth functionixg of every eral Freight Agent succeeding Mr.department of the railroad. The Smith.improvements mde in recent years A. P. Mootz, Assistant Gen-have benefited the railroad as a eral Freight Agent, was appointedwhole to the extent that question Assistant to Vice President suc-is frequently raised asto how the ceeding Mr. Walsh.

F‘some travel case and billfold.Good wishes fa‘ mny happy years.

business of transportation could J. J. O'Connor, Assistant Gen- Guest: ll! dear. where did your wonderful

ever have been successfully con— eral Freight Agent, succeededducted withoutthese imp-ovam_ents. Mr. Moots.

string of pearls come from? You don't mindmy asking. do you‘!

Hostess: Not at all—thsr cams from oysters.

NEEDLESSWASTE

Recently we published an ar-ticle on Perfect Shipping and wementioned shipper and railroadcooperat ionin perfcrmizg trouble-free transportation to the endthat the customer is given theservice $0 which he is entitled.

If the cugtomr is to receive ' fects the face, see a doctor.the best service possible, the E V5911 l-11090111117, 01‘ hive '11‘!-shipper musttake the carrier into cleamdi "17 ¢1°*-51118 P°iB°!1 1'!. . “"""-v-'account and Profit by its expe!‘- has touched. ience in the mass handling of E If 3'°\1 Inuit 1'15!"freight; therefore, hemust give '““""" " ""'“' n"""' dl¢ if-, Vet!‘ lbbl‘som weightto the carrier's opin- 81°V¢5-ion as to the carrying qualities Avoid the smoke f|‘a15of 5 p.c]mqe_ be erased. That is easily done if Q1» the bu;-nix Plant ._~,;

Shipping room clerks see they "ill thillk 8-11011‘! it- ‘Gent!’ It carries the poison.

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The gunned tape industry hasissued aninfrrnntion folder shod-ing hcsv to properly apply tape.It is supplied free.

Many people fail to properlywrap and secu-e bundlesmd rolls.Shippers are usually surprisedwhen told that their rolls, pack-ages,or other styles of containershow signs of disintegratim andrequire better preparation. They

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Recognise poison ivy by itsglossy—green triple

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laundry soap and hot7, * water .

" Apply 5} alco-holic ferric chloride solution,obtainable at the drxg store.

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be taking a ride on our train,thefirst train ride in their younglife, and in their excitement ofnew experiences will require con-siderable attention'on our staffand train crews. Extra care willbe necessary to avoid accidents.

Son of the children are fas-cinated by raihvay operation, andtrespass in the yards, climbingcars and performiig other hazard-ous acts which can easily resultin injury.

“M1811! 10°11 115° it and "'7 t° Railway employes can assistcorrect it when told about it. 0 in the elimimtion of in ur to

It rarely ever <>¢¢vr= to a pl-'."h.s'n“? these children by keepilfg {hemshipper using second-hndoontailr NATIONAL eaisvv c'Z"5'-T211 from playing on railway equipment8!‘! i-hit Old ll?!" I5! cause the or in yards ani also,if possible,paclmge to go astray and tint all explain to their prents the needold marks, including shipper or A Drinking Driver Never Thinks - for their cooperationin our safe-manufacturiiqoompalq Iarks,should A Thinking Driver Never Drinks. ty efforts.

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Following verse was written by

Lewistown, Idaho, and read atVeterans’ convention.

Altholgh I'n an N. P. Veteran,I could never mke a speech;

Orattrical gymnasticsSeemd to be beyond nu reach.

l"k° 5"?" So when I had a stcryFm‘ the better cr fcr worse,

1.-"lo I lave always tried to tell itIn a very simple verse.

The fact that we are Vet 'rans,You, I and all the rest,.

Tum; Shows we think the N. P. Railroad. Is some better than the best.

Mam Shops _

P P With the strength of our convictionslet m tell the pxblic too,

That the good old N. P. RailroadIs the one to cater to.n | : I T&n eugh @133 we I-are up Folly’

5"" " And blow hard our N. P. hmn,Iiscellaneous 39 We shall know we helped another

G;-and Total I3 Q8 48 9 5|! ll 23 I9 26! l N. P. Veteran to be bcrn.I‘ I I

8.6 If we hear of future travelers,For Spokane or Hackensack,

Let m help the N. P. RailroadM|DwAy Get a portion at their "jack."

194'? is half over. Here's a © For ‘B km" tut N' P’ servicegood phce for a Bidet, check_up_ '¢ v ,| Hill stand right up to the test,

As the Yet'rans try to make itInthe Janmry TELL TAIE we printed these swgested resolutions: l O Better "la tun the rest’"To continue to work safely - fa‘ ~ It He he“ ‘bout ° ahipmm

For Peru or Kankakeeour family -for our home -for out \ ab »

own well—being and happiness." — " U P com Q 8 Pper"To give solemn thmqht and sin— ' Zcere effcrt toward attaining our _'goal of greater safety fcr all.“ 5“ \

Check on these or any other , --_ ‘ P

resolutions you night have nade. \\‘\ l

Give your record and your present \\\§\attitude a good once-over before ( \Q& - '

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‘N: 11,. / ' ram. the route should be N. P.

ll‘H% 5‘ \ ll Jmt to see the n. P. Railroad,Y I L

which has stood by us so long,He can at least join in the chwus

Winn tin shipper sings the smg.

you begin the second half of the ( when W M,‘ an euth we ouryearly shin“ & \ ,§\ Ami I ride tint way track,

We had three enploye fata1i- ‘X Q1 *4" "1? I 311°" 1° “"1ties during the first six months K \ Iubt]'_%re tun: :2?!‘ b‘::;of this ear con red with ni e ' ‘we . r car °fa, n slam peril; Int yeah n Fron the fact tint here on earth,

Lake Superior Division cane dldfltSCCIhC lTl3ll withthcbigrcd Flag. N’ P’ W“! ‘tin will be boatimthrown the month of ‘F11 vi“? Gzher Vets for all they're wcrth.

out a reportable injury; St. Paul $‘|’Q|I-|_QQK.|_|§'|'[N..A'Dun.:/Division had a clear record inHay, and Fargo Division chalked TIMI SAVED by crashing trafficup a clear record in June. lights is dten lost uniting “Just lettuce 810111!-"

Congratulations ! fcr an aulance

What's a honeymoon sandwich?"