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m e FRISCO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE

D nnl 1 83 5 FRISCO BUILDING :: ST. LOUIS J O H N W. NOURSE, Passenger Traflic Manager

In Charge MARTHA C. MOORE, Edifor

Vol. XI11 MAY, 1935 No. 5

COTTON CARNIVAL TO BE STAGED AT MEMPHIS

The city of Memphls, Tenn., exp to entertain 250,000 visitors durinl

-. . ~ ~~

lects : its

annual Cotton Carnival and National Cotton Show to be held from May 6-11 inclusive. Transportation systems serving Memphis have reported un- usual interest in the event among residents of neighboring states. Offi- cials of the Frisco, one of the principal railroads entering Memphis, ex- pect to bring thousands of visitors from Florida, Alabama. Missouri, Okla- homa, Kansas and other states served by that road.

Covering every phase of the industry. the National Cotton Show will be participated in by leading cotton users of the nation and will be co- ordinated with National Cotton Week. Attractive exhibits illustrating new uses tor cotton will be among the featnres of the s ixday show.

Under the general theme of "The Dreams of King Cotton," the Cotton CarnivaI will feature a "Miss Dixie" beauty contest, a gala parade, a faslilon show presented by memlbers of the Junior Leagne and a score of other diverse attractions. Among the events which have been scheduled for children will be the "Children's Court," in which 300 youngsters will participate and during which the children will crown their own King and Queen.

Permission is given to reprint with or without credit, in part or in full, any article appearing ill this Magazine.

Contents of This Issue

Pages i

A Supreme Court Decision on Elimination ................................................................ of Highway Crossings 3

Western Roads Engage in National .............................................................. Advertising Campaign 4

..................................................... The Itineraat Potato Peddler 5 ............................................................................... Here and There 6

The Honor Roll ............................................................................ 7-8

The Crop Outlook ............................................................................ 8

1935-Conventions-1936 .............................................................. 9

.................................................... The First $100 Club Member 10

In Appreciatfon ............................................................................ 11 Frisco Employes' Hospital Association Report .................... 1 2

Month's Qutstandlng Solicitation Report ............................ 13

In Memoriam ................................................................................ 14

Agency Changes ......................................................................... 14

Meri'torions Service ........................ .. ........................................ 15

News From the Mechanical Deparhment ........................ 17-22

Frisco Family News ................................................................ 22-32

THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE MEMBER A

The Frlsco EhpIoyes' Magazlne 1s a monthly puhllcatlon devoted prlmarlly lo the Interests of the active and retired employes of the Frisco Lines. It contnlns storles. Items of current news, personal notes about employes and thelr families, artlcies deallng with various phases of rallroad work, poems, cartoons and notlces regarding the servlce. Good clear photographs sultable Pot reproductloo are especially deslred, and will be returnod only when requested. A11 cartoons and drawlngs must be In black Indta ink.

Employes a r e Invlted to wrlte artlcles for the magazine. Contrlbutlons should be type- written, on one slde of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Edltor. Frisco Build- Inp, St. Louls, hio.

Dlstrlbnted Free amon! .Frlsco Employes. To others, prlce 15 'cents 6 copy; subscripttOn rate, $1.50 n pear rate will be mnde known upon appllcatlon. 176 W. A d a m St., Chicago, I!!.

May, 1935 Page 3

A Supreme Elimination

All Frisco einployes ore greatly in- fcresfed in fhe featnrc o f elirninafion of highzoay crossings a i d from fhc standpoint of the railroad, !he qwesfion of the division of cost that aftaches fherefo.

The liniied States Sirpreme Court 091

March 4 handed down a decisioia to fhe eflect that !he N C & S T L Railmay would not Be required to pay one-half !he cost of eliminafing a stale Itighway grade crossing, as they had been ordered to do.

A rmwspaper account o f fhar decision roNains some inforntafiors ~ e l n f i v e to changed condi f iow and anrotrrzt spent by the railways for nmintenance o f i ts tracks nnd farcs , as conlpared w i t h siwilar ex- p e i m o f the trucks and brrssrs, which it

- is felt wil l be of considerable interest f o Frisco employes, and definitely refutes the statenlent freq~reirfly heard, that trucks and h s s e s aTe paying their fair share of tares.

A considerable portion of the ?$nus- paper account in qtrestion i s quoted be- lozu :

"The majority opinion of more than 5,000 words was a ch,aracteristic exposition of Justice Brandeis. An- notated by nnmerous footnotes, i t re- viewed in detail the changed status of the railroads and the growth of national and s tate highway systems con- structed with generous grants from the Federal Government. The gist of the opinion was that by compelling the railroads to pay balf the cost of grade crossing eliminations, Tennes- see was in fact making the railroad pay for benefits t h a t would accrue to its competitors, namely trucks and busses.

Railroad Now Requires Protection

" 'Federal - aid highways,' Justice Brandeis said, 'are designed so that motor vehicles may move thereon a t a speed commonly much greater than that of railroad trains. The main purpose of grade separation therefore is now the furtherance of uninterrupted, . . . rapid movement by motor velllcles. In this respect grade separation is a desirable engineering feature com- parable to removal of grades and curves, to widening the highway, to strengthening and draining it, to shortening distance, to setting up guard rails and to bridging streams. The railroad bas ceased to be the prime instrument of danger and the main cause of accidents. I t is the railroad which now requires protec-

Court Decision on of Highway Crossings

tion from dangers incident to motor transportation.

" 'Prior t o the establishment of the Federal-aid system, Tennessee hlgh- ways were built under the direction of the county courts and paid for out of funds raised locally by taxation or otherwise. They served, in the main, local traffic. The long-distance traffic was served aImost wholly by the railroads and the water lines. Under those conditions the occasion for separation of grades was mainly the danger incident to rail operations, and the promotion of safety was then the main purpose of grade separation. Then, i t was reasonable to impose upon the railroad, a large part of the cost of eliminating grade crossings, and the imposition was rarely a hardship. For the need for eliminating existing crossings. and the need of new highways free from grade crossings, arose usually from the growth of the community in which the grade separation was made; this growth was mainly the result of the transportation facilities offered thru the railroad; the separation of grade crossings was a normal incident of the growth of rail operations; and as the highways were then feeders of rail traffic, the community's growth and every improvement of highway facilities benefited the railroad.

.-.. *---.- "..- -- "-- railroads. Separation of grades serves to intensify the motor competition and to further deplete rail traffic. The avoidance thereby made possibIe of traffic interruptions incident to c r o s s ing a t grade a re now of far greater importance to the highway users than it is to the railroad crossed. For the rail operations are few; those of motor vehicles very numerous.'

"The opinion said that the grade crossing a t issue was at present pro- tected by the most modern electrical device and that from 1921 to 1931 there were on1.y two accidents and those were settled for $50.

"After pointing out that Tennessee contemplated buildir through Lexington, tinued:

~g a new highway the opinion con-

Taxes Paid by Truck and Bus Insufficient to Pay Their Share of Even Highway Maintenance

"'The new highway, paralleling lines of the railway and intended for rapid movlng motor vehicles, will, through competition for both freight and passenger traffic, seriously de- crease rail traffic and deplete the railway's revenue and net earnings. Practically all vehicles moving upon It will directly o r indirectly compete for traffic with the rallway. Busses will operate over the new highway in *. regular .scheduled movements in the same way as passenger trains. Trucks, some of them 70 feet in length and many weighing with a load as much a s 50,000 pounds, operated by common carriers, by contract carrier and by private concerns, will compete for the most profitable classes of freight. The competition besides reducing the volume of traffic will compel reduction of rates.'

No Direct Truck Contribution "Although the busses and trucks

would be benefited by the grade elimination, the opinion said, they would 1-n i r n m ~ l r l m fvnm r n n k i n w anv direct

, ' that to be

ennes- sy be d that others

conrrlaure as taxpayers to L u a L fund. But while nearly 28 per cent of the gross revenue of the railway is required annually to pay the s tate and local taxes and the cost of maintain- ing the roadway acquired and con- structed a t i ts own expense, the s tate comn~ercial motor carriers, which a re supplied by the s ta te with the roadway on which they move, pay in s tate and local taxes not more than 7 per cent of their gross revenues.

" 'The taxes laid upon truck and bus owners are clearly insufficient to pay their fair share even of the cost and maintenance of the highways which serve them. Motor vehicle taxes of all kinds, ad valorem, privilege, license plates and others will not pay lor one-hail of the annual ex-

( N o w tirrrr lo Page 13, please)

Western Roads Engage In National

ESTERN railroads, for the first time in their history, a re engaged in a cooperative, na-

tional advertising and publicity campaign on a big scale. Some local, cooperative advertising has been engaged in in the past by some of the lines with reference to reduced fares, vacation fares, etc., but this present campaign is the first, big, broad, national effort of this kind.

Newspapers throughout the west a r e the basis of the campaign. Unques- tionably every railroad employe al- ready has seen some of these adver. tisements. Every newspaper in every city of 20,000 or over, west of a line drawn north and south through Chl- cago and New Orleans, is on the list and as many additional papers in cities under 20,000 population have been added to the list a s the appro- priation would permit.

Especially designed copy also ie appearing in principal eastern newspapers in key cities, especially where those papers maintain travel and re- sort sections.

Four national weekly magazines a r e being used, including Colliers, The Saturday Evening Post, Literary Di- gest and Time. Three full pages a re being used each In t h e Digest and in Time, the last one in each magazine to be in four colors. Three advertisements a r e ,being used each In Colliers and The Saturday Evening Post. The first two advertisements in these magazines will be full-page, black and white, and t h e last ad in each of these papers will be a double page in four colors. These 12 ads in the four magazines will .be staggered over a period of eight weeks.

Spot radio announcements a r e belng used in a supplemental way in approximately 30 western cities where super- power stations in key cities have been selected. Electpica1 transcriptlons are utilized in order to obtain train effects. some music and a very exciting and dramatic presentation of the commercial copy or announcement.

In additlon t o the foregoing, a limited list of farm magazines, with their enormous circulation, also will be used, one piece of copy appearing in this list in May and another piece in June.

The campaign Is designed prlmariIy to Increase passenger traffic revenues. In middle and central western territory the ~ r i m a r y appeal is to interest

Advertising the traveling public, mostly, tor regular day to day travel. In eastern newspapers and those on the Pacific Coast more of the appeal is devoted to attracting tourist trafflc.

All of the advertising copy has been especially designed and is both power- ful and appealing. The newspaper copy has been planned of such size a s to dominate the page in the papers in which it appears.

Air conditioning is the dominant theme throughout the entire campaign, together with all that it means lo the traveling public in added comfort and convenience. The healthful bene- flts and restful comfort of air-conditioning is forcibly brought out time and again throughout the campaign.

The fact that all these benefits together with the millions of dollars t h e railroads have expended in order to air-condit$on their trains a re offered to the public a t no increase in rates -in fact a t t h e lowest rates that have been in effect in years - also i s stressed throughout all of the campaign. Of course, other features of train travel, such a s clean, quiet, safe and dependable service of railroads, are forcibly featured.

In addition t o all of the foregoing, special appeals a r e being broadcast to everybady in allied industries to en- list their cooperation and support, and special appeals have been addressed through full-page advertisements in railway men's publicatioi~s, enlisting the support of every railway employe in making this campaign a success.

Also, a limited number of business publications, such a s Nations Busi- ness, United States Weekly, Forbes ~ a g a z i n e , The Business Week, Wall Street Journal, etc., have been added to the list for limited schedules of the COPY.

The air-conditioning campaign itself, because of the money that was expended for completely air - conditioning passenger train cars, has resulted in additional employment of thousands of railway workers. Also, expedited schedules throughout the west have resulted in additional er ployment for thousands of other wor ers in improving the track, strengt ening bridges, etc.

As this advertising campaign su ceeds, and passenger traffic of the western railroads is increased, additional employment for other railway workers will result, ana it, therefore,

Campaign Employes Are Urged to Help Make Campaign A Success

Is t o the Interest of every railway man and woman, as well as every western railroad to do everything possible t o make the campaign a success.

The Frlsco Magazine is happy to have this opportunity to pass this information along t o all Frisco men and women, and to earnestly solicit their enthusiastic cooperabion and support.

THE VETS' REUNION Definite dates Lor the big Frisco

Veterans Reunion have not a s yet been set, but advice comes from the office of J. L. McCormack that the reunion will probably be held in June of this year.

Approxin~ately 630 members have enrolled which includes renewals and several employes who have just rounded out 20 years' service. The goal has been set for 1,000 members this year.

Likewise from questionnaires sen t to the members, It was fonnd that the greater majority prefer Springfield, Mo., a s the meeting point.

Arrangements will be completed within a short time and full and complete data will be sent to all members of the association and plans will also be carried in the li'risco Magazine.

RAILROADS ARE PRAISED In Li'berty Magazine, issue of April

27, pae dent of refers the lbal

H e memor,

:e 17. William Harridge, presi- the American Baseball League,

in glowing terms to travel of :1 teams via rail. states. that not once in his y has a ballplayer been hurt ..n:1rno,l nnnirlr.n+ U n nlr,. in a A,AA,V,U a , , z u c u ~ . ALG nmu

stresses the fact that no scheduled games were ever missed because of a railroad delay and that he has fonnd representatives of various railroads willing a t all times to hold trains

minutes when n- fifteen or twenty k- necessary. h- Mr. Harridge feel[

such excellent ser c- would be ungratefu

s that in view of vice ball teams 1 were they to

switch to other fonms of transportation, when such perfect service has #been given them by the railroad systems of America.

May, 1935

The Itinerant Potato Peddkr

Page 5

A. No, I tag 'em ungraded and take 'em field run to get by the Michigan

I N AN address before the Potata Di- vision of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association, in

convention in Chicago on January 17, 1935, Clark Drury. Chairman. Trucking Committee, A. F. & V. S. A., and with the Albert Miller & Company, carlot potato distributors of Chicago, said ". . . the truck is an economic de- velopment in the field of transportation. I t is here to stay. But I submit that it is not here t o s tay on any unethicat, uneconomic or unregulated basis. . . . I also want to menti011 the fact that It 1s not only potatoes that a r e handled by itinerants. The entire fruit and vegetable industry is affected -the coal industry is feeling the pres- sure-so is the elevator (grain) industry. Perhaps the relatively new 'For Hire' truck industry itself is a s seriously affected a s any other. . . . In Minnesota this season, truck peddlers will handle a t least 75% of the comnlercial potato tonnage. In Wis- consin a t least 30% of the commercial potato movement. The commercial crops of potatoes In Indiana, Ohio. Illinois and Pennsylvania are now almost entirely handled by Cmck. The volume of truck peddling in all 48 potato producing states from Maine to Alabama and From Washington to New York Is enormous. . . . In this connection, it is interesting to note that during extremely cold spells when truck peddling is forced to a minlmum by reason of very low temperatures and perilous condition of roads, terminal markets immediately react lo higher levels and prices to growers in producing sections advance. . . . There is no orderly process to truck peddling, no withholding of supplies from glutted terminal markets. Weather permitting, the truck peddler keeps a conbinuous over-supply rolling into the market, forcing lower levels and pro- gressively lower prices to producers. . . . Every large pro'duce market in the country is passing through periods of demoralizing prices, due to unregulated motor truck transportation. Theso neriods occur with such irregu- -- - - - - ~-~ -

larity that they have practically forced the old law of supply and demand out of the picture."

- - . . . . . . . . - Mr. Urury dlreCtS artelmon LO rne

fact that the matter should be called forcibly to the attention of the For Hlre Truck Industry with a view to corrective Natlonal and State Legis- lation; the matter should be brought to the attention of State Departments of Agriculture and the Federal Depart- ment of Agriculture with a view to corrective legislation for the protection of the grower, also to the atten-

tlon of the Bureatt of Agricultural Economics, the National Safety Coun- cils, State and National Farm Organ- izations, the Federal Code Authorities both in the For Hire Truck Industry and the Fruit and Vegetable Industry, p r ~ h i b i t i n g ~ t h e evasion of code requirements by Itinerant Truck Ped- dlers.

Mr. Drury quoted the following bona flde report of an actual conversation with a Michigan truck peddler, the questions being asked by himself:

Q. No, I can't sell you potatoes a t that price, but I'll tell you what I'll do with you. You answer some questions for me and I'll tell you where you can buy potatoes at a point where carlot shippers have been forced out by truck peddlers and where the truckers a r e buying a t less than the market.

A. OK, shoot. Q. How long have you been In the

truck peddling game? A. About two months. Q. What did you pay for your truck? A. Twenty-five dollars down, $15 a

month. She's a one-ton truck. Q. How are the brakes? A. Not so hot. Q. Suppose you were coming down

a hill with a load and a passenger car crossing in front of you made it necessary for you to stop within say, 75 feet, could you stog your truck?

A. No, I told you the brakes weren't so ,hot.

Q. If you put a couple of people in the hospital, seriously injured, could you pay their bllls?

A. No, I can't afford to carry any insurance.

Q. I suppose you work pretty long hours ?

A. 1'11 say so. Yesterday I drove nine hours a t one stretch with a few minutes out for a hamburger and coffee.

Q. Don't yo11 get sleepy driving? A. Yeah, lots of times. Q. What kind of bags do you use

to put the potatoes in? A. I bought some second-hand bags

a couple of weeks ago that I'm still using.

Q. They must be pretty rotten and dirty by now?

A. Yeah, they a right now.

Q. When you what'll you do?

A. Buy some nu ones some place I

weeks. Q. Do you grad

S. No. l?

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s ta te inspectors. Besides I haul a t night a lot. The inspectors don't bother me SO much a t night.

Q. I SUDpOSe you sell the potatoes as field run or ungraded?

A. No, not always, I change the tags before I sell 'em.

Q. What do you take on the back haul?

A. Anythhg I can get. Q. W what rate? A. At anything I can get-a tew

dollars lor gas and d l helps. Q. Do you try to get the market

for the potatoes a t the point where you sell?

A. I find out what the regular m a r ket is supposed to be and sell mine for a dime less.

Q. That hurts the market, doesn't it, and breaks down the prlce to growers?

A. Yeah, but I'm worrying about me, not about the market or the grower.

Q. Haw about the consumer, the Kellow who buys the potatoes for eat- ing purposes?

A. Well, they get cheap stuff and I guess they think they're buying something for nothing.

Q. Well, now. just a couple more questions. How about the commls- sion men a t the markets where you sell, the receivers?

A. Well, they all say they don't like truckers, but some of them buy Prom me just the same.

Q. How about city ordinances, do you have to pay any license fees in the towns where you sell?

A. No, I don't pay no fees. I either take orders o r say I'm a farmer; that gets me by all right. -

Q. How much do you make a week net for yourself on this truck peddling business?

A. Not so much. There's too many In It. There's hundreds in it right around here. After I pay for my - _ _ _ - _ I . * I - .. 4. ..- . . . gas anu OII ana a nelper ana uuy a tire now and then, I make $15 to $18 per week. Q. Well, that's all I wanted to know.

Now you go up the line t-, Michigan, the price to the growers up *...~- 2 - . . . . . . "me less be-

have pulled no estab.

pend some

r money?

HERE AND THERE

PFRwE;i

W a r O n Crows Ho - - - Hum! There's the first fly! . . . Some doc-

tor says there is no such malady as spring fever! Maybe he's got something else, but I'VE got spring fever. . . . C. B. Michelson, perishable freight agent, celebrated his Silver Anniver- sary, with Mrs. Michelson, by going through a second marriage, and his gift to her was a lovely diamond ring. . . . Mr. Michelson also celebrated his 30th anniversary with the Frisco on May l! . . . J. E. Springer, division freight and passenger agent a t Joplin was elected president of the Joplin Rotary Club a t their April meeting. H e has been active in club work twenty years, is a native Kansan and has been with the Frisco Lines for 35 years. . . . Congratulations! . . . J. L. Skaggs, agent a t Norwood, Mo., was recently transferred to the general agent's office a t Minneapolis, Minn., a s chief clerk . . . his friends wish him the best of luck! V. 0. Ballew, agent a t Guin, Ala., recently staged a big get-together with the merchants and townspeople, and approximately 300 employes and their guests were present . . . employes came from Amory and a s far as Birmingham . . . more about this in the June issue. . . . With 1,301 men on the payroll, employment in the three Springfield, Mo., shops of the Frisco i s a t the highest level since 1930, according to H. L. Worman, chief operating officer. The line is rushing to completion its air-conditioning program and by June 15, all first-class chair cars, coaches and sleeping cars of the Frisco will be air conditioned. Of the 1,301 men employed in the Springfield shops, 261 a re working in the coach shop, where air-conditioning equipment is being installed and revolutionary improvements a r e being made In the construc- tion of coaches. More than 150 employes have been added in this shop alone during the past sixty days. . . . Hurray! Happy days are here again!

Roy Maring of the Kansas City Traffic office was transferred to the office of J. E. Payne a t Tulsa a s chief clerk . . . again, congratulations, and Ed Staples, formerly of the Frisco Magazine and Publicity Department, now serves the St. Louis Cardinals a s Publicity Manager.

YOU ARE WRONG! Henpeck (who has just overheard

his wife scolding the maid): "You and I both seem to b e in the same urnfortunate position, Mary."

Maid: "Not likely! I'm giving her a week's notice tomorrow."

Biological surveys from Washington show that the common black crow feeds on meat, grain and eggs, and 90% of his diet consists of these three edibles. Only 3% of his diet is made up of bugs and food which might benefit the farmer.

And so members of the Izaak Walton League in conjunction with the State G a m e Department of Oklahoma planned a real campaign t o extermi- nate a s many crows a s possible.

In the winter they a re found in countless thousands in the States oP Oklahoma, part of Arkansas, Southern Illinois, Texas and Kansas. The latter part of spring they make their way to Minnesota and Canada where they nest and reproduce.

Accordingly 111 January of 1935 a group of men, members of the Izaak Walton League and men from the State Game Department of Oklahoma, located a point just nine miles from Enid, Okla.. where 115,000 crows con- gregated each night in what was known a s Black Jack Forest.

Bob Worthington, brakeman for Prisco Lines, and secretary-treasurer

of the Izaak WaIton League at Enid, Oklahoma, cooperated in the plans for the kill. Bombs made of dynamite surrounded by four pounds of shot were hung in the trees and wired to a battery. Fifty-two sticks of dynamite were used and the cost of the shot was $40.00.

Just a t twilight one evening a s the crows came to rest for the night, the bombs were exploded, killing 7,000 a t one time, T\hose who were present and watched the crows come to their resting place, say that for two hours they streamed in, the sky a mass of black bodies.

Mr. Worthington advises that the State Game Department and the Izaak Walton League were responsible for the death of 100,000 crows this year throughout central Oklahoma, using ten shots in t h e kill.

Raids like the above will be staged again in the fall and winter of 1935 and will no doubt prove very successful. The largest kill made in Okla- homa was a t EI Reno, where 16,000 were kiHed a t one time.

CUPS AWARDED The River division won the Trans-

portation Department Cup for the first quarter of 1935 with a clear record. Not an employe on that division lost more than three days out of ten, due to injury.

The men islon J. Leysaht tion p Springfield, anical partment C this 1 have been ac cne root 01 ,me list - year and a half and are jubilant over winning the cun for the first quarter of 1935.

under the superv , of the reclamal , won the Mech, :up. The men a t . -. - . - ..

L. rode FrIsco t ra ,]ant, was highly com

De- ner in which t

?Iant passengers. con Fnr a

A REAL CONPLIMENT Conductor G. W. Creagh and D. M.

Stubbs, brakeman, of Memphis, were commended by S. J. Frazier, superintendent, who advised that Train- master Weaver of the L&N railroad,

in 104 to Memphis and plimentary of the man- hese two handled the ling as it does from an

employe of another line, Mr. Frazier was anxious that Messrs. Creagh and Stubbs be advised of the matter.

LUCIOUS ANDERSON, colored sec- J. A. MOBS, asslstant cashier, tion laborer secured a passenger, Wil- homa City, was instrumental in son to Memphis and one passenger, Wilson to Blytheville on March 25. These colored passengers were figuring on riding bhe bus, but due to solicitation on the part of Mr. Anderson, used the Frisco.

BOB WARD, section foreman a t Pittsburg, Kans., learned that a man living near him contemplated a trip to Cheyenne, Wyo., and intended to use another railroad into Kansas City. Mr. Ward made arrangements Ior his son to drive him to Girard, where he caught Frisco train No. 112 for Kan- sas City.

E. A. McKNIGHT, warehouse foreman, F.t. Smith, noticed three shipments on a truck then at the warehouse a t Ft. Smith and handling with bhe consignors, secured the future routings via Frisco Lines.

FATE TAYLOR, section foreman, Cache, QkIa., secured a passenger, Cache to Omaha via Frisco t o Kansas City and was sent a letter of thanks for his efforts by C. T. Mason.

MRS. J. B. SOUTHERS, wife of conductor, Oklahoma City, secured a round trip fare from Kansas City to Oklahoma City. At the time of solicitation of &Irs. Southers, the passenger had planned to make the trip by bus. C. T. Mason expressed his personal appreciation for the interest shown by Mrs. Southers.

G. L. PRESSON, Ft. Smith, furnished the traffic department with a tip on some LCL shipments received by a Ft. Smith concern, some from a considerable distance. llhis firm was contacted and promised all future

! shipments via Frisco freight.

W. E S T E S, cashier, Muskogee, Okla., handled with a firm in Mus- kogee relative to two cars of feed, moving from Kansas City to Musko- gee, and the ca rs were secured by Frisco Lines. 0. L. Young thanked Mr. Estes for his interest.

F. P, UTTEN, of Ft. Smith, solicited and secured a first-class passenger from Ft. Smith to Pittsburgh, Pa., and was written a letter of appreciation by 0. L. Young.

. Okla- secur-

ing Frisco routing on carload of Foa- mite for Oklahoma City via St. Louis, and C. T. Mason expressed his appreciation of his efforts.

C. C. ATTEBERRY, o ' ief clerk to agent, Oklahoma City, secured Frisco routing on shipment of wire rope and was advised that other shipments will follow via Frisco Lines. C. T. Mason wrote him in appreciation of his efforts.

R. S. BLANKS, messenger, Okla- homa City, was commended by C. T. Mason for securing a shipment of poles, Chickasha to Lawton, which business was secured t h r o u a his solicitation. H e also solicited and secured a car of oil from Sand Springs to Oklahoma City.

FRED MURPHY, seotion foreman, Luther, Okla., secured two passengers. Luther, Okla., to Oklahoma City, traln No. 6, March 17, and C. T. Mason thanked him for his interest in soliciting this business for Frisco Lines.

B. J. FITZGERALD, conductor, Texas Lines, while on his train a t Bradp, Texas., was approached hy G. C. Kirk, rnerchanlt of Brady, who made inquiry a s to train schedules ,via another railroad to Chicago. Mr. FLtz- gerald explained the service via Frisco Lines and was instrumental in the purchase by Mr. Kirk of two tickets, Ft. Worth to Ohicago, Ill.

W. H. SHEDLEBAR, agent a t Af- ton, Okla., is to be commended for his alertness in securing the following business: he secured a permanent routing order Iron] a n automobile repair shop which had had tires and repair parts shipped by truck; divert- ed a shipment of drugs to Frisco Lines that was lined up for truck haul and received promise that all future orders would be sent Frisco direct; located party making weekly round trip, Afton to Pryor, Okla., using bus instead of Frisco train and arranged with M-K-T a t Muskogee to s top No. 7 weekly a t Pryor and has now secured the business of four men who will take advantage of this privilege; contacted party making ,trip to Tulsa via bus and arranged to secure all future trips Fjisco.

D. L. WILSON, of Baldwin, Ark., was instrumental in selling a ticket to Bakerfield, Calif., via rail. He was extended appreciation for his efforts by 0. L. Young, superintendent.

GERALD HORNUNG, chief yard clerk, Oklahoma City secured a carload of furniture, moving Oklahoma City to Los Angeles, which had been lined up to move via another line. C. T. MaSon, superintendent, commended him for his solicitation efforts.

T. I. SIMPSON, paint foreman, Cen- tral division during the week of April 1 contacted four merchants a t Tuska- homa, Okla., soliciting their business. One of them promised him a shipment of dour, another a car of flour and feed, the third. a shipment of articles weighing over 100 pounds, also roof- ing from Ft. Smith, and the fourth merchant promi,sed t o receive meat shipments regularly by rail. A fifth merchant In Tuskahoma has been receiving cabbage, onion and tomato plants by truck, but promised Mr. Simpson t o send via express in t h e future, a s well a s giving to Frisco Lines a portion of their freight haul. This is splendid work on the part of Mr. Simpson, who has a fine opportunity to make these contacts a s he moves from town to town in the performance of his work.

H. BLEVINS, section laborer a t Avoca, Ark., secured a passenger, Avoca, Ark., to Dallas, Tex., on April 1. H e was thanked for his effort,s by 0. L. Young, superintendent.

JOHN F. NEAL, ticket agent, Cape Glrardeau, secured two round-trip tickets to New York; one round-trip ticket to Chicago; one round-trip ticket to St. Petersburg, Fla., and one round-trip ticket to San Antonio. These parties were all figuring other routes and forms of transportation.

GERALD HORNUNG. chief yard clerk, is receiving plenty of commen- dation for a , splendid piece of work performed recently. He contacted a refinery about a bill of lading cover. ing a car of oil and, in the course of

the conversation, was advlsed that this party was selling ten cars of oil t o a n oil company in Kansas. Mr. Hornung asked for the business, if the cars were sold, but the gentleman advised him that he djd not figure the Frisco could compete with the rate via another route. Mr. Hornung, however, ascertained the rate and when the deal was consummated, secured the ten cars of oil, the first being shipped March 16. R. C. Canady says, "thSs Is the way to do It", and C. T. Mason, superintendent, wrote Mr. Hornung a letter of appreciation.

W. L. PIPKIN, car service clerk a t Oklahoma City. effected a change in delivery of eight carloads of automobiles a t Oklahoma City, allowing Frisco to retain waybills, saving Frisco Lines approximately $30.00 a car; C. C. ATTDBERRY, chief clerk, freight office, secured change in routing on two cars of perishable freight,

' giving the Frisco the haul from Kan- sas City; J. A. MOW, assistant cashier, secured one car of Poamlte lrom New York to Oklahoma City, through earnest solicitation efforts; DAVE ESTES, operator, secured two passengers; FRED P. MURPHY, section foreman, Luther, secured two passengers, and RILEY SIMS, section laborer, Luther, secured three passengers.

G. H. HORNUNG, president of the Frisco Cluh a t Oklahoma City, also secured one car of scrap iron from Pennsylvania, also two cars to Kan- sas City via Frisco Lines.

0. THOMPSON, switchman; J. W. THOMAS, conductor, and H. 3. TAY- LOR, operator, all secured passengers to be credited to business secured by the Neodesha, Ran., club. Total revenue from these three passengers amounted t o $46.90.

ADA NIGH, clerk - stenographer, Neodesha, secured B shipment of rugs Prom Wichita, two shipments of furniture from Kansas City, a s well a s a shipment of paint from Kansas City. She also secured an order from a furniture company to route all future shipments via Frisco Lines. Mi= Nigh also secured a car of sand, Wich- i t a to Fredonia, Xan.

F. L. HAMM, JR., cashier, Neode- sha, turned in a tip on a carload of feed, which was solicited and secured, with credit for the movement going to Mr. Hamm.

ORVILLE LOYD, yard clerk, Ft. Smith, received a letter of appreciation from C. 0. McCain, D. I?. & P. A., thanking him for a passenger tip

which resulted in the sale of a ticket, Ft. Smith to Dallas, Tex.

Mr. McCain also wrote FRANK REID, engineer, Ft. Smith, thanking him for a traffic tip which resulted in selling ticket, Ft. Smith to Memphis, also one to Birmingham.

C. H. DAVENPORT, cashier, Fort Smith, sent in a tip on movement of 257 bales of cotton, Ft. Smith to Hogansville, Ga. Through this tip, C. 0. McCain, D. F. & P. A., was en- abled to secure intermediate haul, and he expressed his appreciation t o Mr. Davenport for the tip.

0. L. PRESSON was commended by 0. L. Young for his efforts in securing the routing on a car of aato- mobiles into Ft. Smith. Mr. Young stated that he was satisfied his efforts had to do, to a very large measure, in securing the routing of this car.

CARL SCHMIDT, rate clerk, Fort Smith, secured movement on car of fertilizer from Ft. Smith to Marland, Okla. He was highly commended by 0. L. Young, superintendent, a s the business was highly competitive.

E. A. McKNIGHT, warehouse foreman, Ft. Smith, secured two shipments of merchandke, one for Hen- derson, Tex., and another for Long- view, Tex., totaling 3,831 pounds. 0. L. Young commended him for hls alertness.

W. L. PIPKIN, car clerk, Oklahoma City. recently secured routing on a car of automobiles billed to OkIa- homa City, also received routing on two additional cars billed to the same firm. C. T. Mason commended him for hIs interest.

J. D. KEITH, cashier, Henryetta, Okla., secured 29 routing orders, turned in tips on 8 car loads of freight, 4 LCL shipments an8 one passenger. Revenue was secured on the tips and E. K. Rikard, president of the Frisco Employes' Club of Okmulgee, Okla., feels that this record is one of outstanding merit.

W. L. PIPKIN, car clerk a t Okla- homa City, was recently instrumental in securing for unloading on Frisco Lines, three cars containing lumber, steel and automobiles which originally were routed to unload on another railway. These three cars brought increased revenue to Frisco Lines of approximately $20.00 to $30.00 a car. Mr. Pipkin was extended thanks by C. T. Mason, superintendent.

VIVIAN WININ, daughter of J. A. Winn, agent a t Winslow, Ark., recently overheard a telephone conver.

sation in whlch the party was asking rates on trucking some household goods, Winslow to Pittsburg, Kans. She immediately asked him why he did not ship the goods via Frisco. Mr. Winn was not a t that time on duty but she got in touch with him with the result that the matter was handled and the goods moved via the Frisco. Miss Winn is only 15 years of age, and is a real Frisco booster. She was commended for her splendid work by 0. L. Young, superintendent.

THE CROP OUTLOOK The first ca r of strawberries over

Frisco Lines moved from Amory. Miss., to St. Louis on April 17, and ten or twelve cars a r e anticipated from that point this year, and perhaps three or four Prom Nettleton and Winfield, Ala. Unfavorable growing weather with cool nights bas retarded the movement to some extent, and the Ozark berry crop is extremely light due to serious injury to plant beds by the drouth last year, in fact the crop will, no doubt, be the smallest since the indllstry was established. Prin- cipal shipping points will be Mans- field, Van Buren, Farmlington, Fayette- ville, Springdale and Rogers, Ark., also Exeter, hlonett, h g a n and Re- public, ~Mo., with a n estimate of about 250 cars to be hauled out by rail.

While the crop is light this year. the growers a re renewing their coin- mercial beds and have shipped in millions of berry plants from Tennes- see and Kentucky for renewal purposes and the industry will come back to its own in another year.

Potatoes are making good progress in Arkansas. r)klnhnma and Alahama. w 11 loc a n toe

- - - - - - - - -, - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , ere the commerciaI acreage is ated. Latest informatron justifies estimate of 438 cars of Irish pota-

,s from the Pensacola territory, noin.r.1 ahinnins atat inna hnina Rar. pri ..,. ,,-. -... ., lll.V YU .,.. ...- --.

rineau I ville, A1 not a s 2 and Oklanoma, out inalcatlons polnr to about the same mtmber of cars a s last year.

'ark, Fla., Atmore and Alice- a. Complete &timates have yet been made in Arkansas . . . -. .. . .

Radishes are now being shipped from Marked Tree, Manilla and Wil- son Junction, Ark., with prices exceptionally good. Monette, Ark., will s tar t shipping this commodity the first week in May and Frisco Lines should handle about 35 Ci

Grapes, apples and other fruits and berries give promise of a very good crop this year, a s the moisture condition has greatly improved throughout the territory where fruits and berries a re producei

1935 - Important Contlentions - 1936 Below is a list of important conventions which will br held during 1935

and 19.36. The fraffic department will welcome any information that might be of as-

sistance in sccwring travel to these meetings. Any communication in connection therewith should be addressed to 1. W . Nourse. Passenqer traffic nmnager. St. . . - .

Louis. Mo. American Petroleum Inst i tute

(Mid-Year Mtg.) ...................................... Tulsa, Okla ................................. M.ay 14-18 ........................ Southern Baptist Convention ................ Memphis, Tenn. May 16-29

Kiwanis International ........................... San Antonio, Tex ................... May 19-23 Cooperative Club International ............ Cincinnati, Ohio ........................ May 19-26 U. S. Wholesale Grocers' Assn ............. Memphis, Tenn ......................... May 21-23

..................... Northern Baptist Convention ................ Cola. Springs, Coto June 20 Shrine (A. A. 0. N. M. S.) .................... Washington, D. C ..................... June 9-15 National 011 Fields Workers .................. Tulsa, Okla ........................................... June Amerlcan ln r t i t u te o f Banking .............. Omaha, Neb ............................... June 10-14 U. 8. J u n k r Chamber o f Commerce .... Columbus, 0 ............................... June 26-29 Optimist International ............................ St. Louis, Mo ........................... June 17-19 Rotary International .............................. M X C D. F ............................. June 17-21 M. 0. V. P. E. R. (Grotto) ........................ K ~ ~ ) x v l I e Tenn ..................... June 18-20 National Educational A86n ..................... Denver, Cola ..................... June 30-July 6 B. P. 0. E. (Elks) Grand Lodge ............ Columbus 0 ................................... July 14 Veterans 4f Forelgn Wars .................... New Orleans, La ......................... August Knights o f Khorassan (D. 0. K. K.) .... Toronto, Ont. ................................ Augul t Lions' Clubs international ..................... Mexlco D. F ................................................. Boy Scouts Silver Jubilee ........................ Washington, 0. C ........................... August National Baptist Conventlon,

Inc., [Colored) ...................................... New Ybrk. N. 'Y .................... .September Natlonal Baptist Convention,

Unlnc. (Colored) .................................. W a r h r n g o n D. C ................. September Uni ted Confederate Veterans'

Reunion .................................................. Amarillo, I c x ............................... Sept. 3-6 National Exchanne Clubs ........................ Dallas, Tex., .................... : ..... Beptember United Spanlsh W a r Veterans ................ San Antonio. Tex ................... Sept. 15-19 1. 0. 0. F. Sovereign Grand Lodge ...... Atlant ic City, N. J ................... Sept. 16-22 American Legion ........................................ St. Louis, Mo ......................... Sept. 23-27 American College Osteopathic

Burgeons ................................................. W c h t a , K a n ................................. October American Bankens' Assoclation .......... New Orleans, L a ......................... Nov. 11 Southern Medlcal Assoclatlon .............. St. Louis, Mo ............................. Nov. 19-22 American Petroleum Inst i tute .............. , l o s Angeles, Calif ................... Nov. 11-14

1936 MEETINGS Shrine Directors' Assn ............................. Tulsa, Okla. ...................................... March International Petroleum

Exposition and Congress .................... Tulsa, Okla ........................................... May Rotary International ................................ At lant ic Ci ty ............................ June 22-26

A REAL INDUSTRY APPOINTED TO BOARD The Tulsa Stockyards, located about Fred D. Cross, soliciting freight and

seven miles from the City of Tulsa, passenger agent for Frisco Lines a t Okla., has done a splendid business Birmingham. Ala., who has been Close-

its Tile first car ly identified wit11 the Birmingham -. Traffic and Transportation Club and of stock was shipped this 'Iant who has held several responsible corn- in February, 1935, and since then 5,- mittee places in the past two or three 067 head of cattle. 4 3 9 calves, 11.- years. was recently elected a member 633 'logs '?OS1 horses and mu'es of the board of that organization, pull-

'Ub ""..la L U G .... 1u UIa..U"*

yards. of votes cast on the entirc Lee Clinton serves the stockyards 31. E. Walsh, local agen

a s presldent: J. W. Binding, vice- ingham, was also elected as president; C. F. Tingley, treasurer, of the board, which was a and P. C. Hawkins, secretary-manager. view of the fact that he ha1

2 ticket. ~t a t Birm- ; a member n honor in 3 only been

A REAL BOOSTER 0. El. Ledbetter, of the West Side

Grocery Company of Fayetteville, Ark., is a real booster for rail service and service via Frisco Lines in and out of Fayetteville.

H e recently stated In a letter that, looking from a business standpoint, he would rather get merchandise by freight than truck, a s the trucks do not pay the taxes paid by the railroads; that if it were not Lor the railroads, the devaluation of property would be cut half in two; that he bought seed potatoes early that had been shipped by freight, but after receipt, the trucks came along and sold to other merchants cheaper than he could replace his, so it was necessary for him to sell below cost, thereby damaging the fixed price; that the trucks would not guarantee the safety the railroads do and that sometime ago a shipment of coffee came from McAlester by truck. I t was some five days getting to Fayetteville and when it arrived the cans had been upside down and the coffee was loose in the boxes, mixed with excelsior packing. Mr. Ledbetter states that had he got- ten this shipment by rail, he could have secured damage or replacement.,

ONE FAMILY-15 TICKETS . . . Folks stood aro~rnd and looked

the brakeman was busy helping them . . . on and when they got into the

coach on Frisco 709, out of Monett for Fayetteville, they took up a quarter of the seating space!

What, for goodness sake? Why, a family of SIXTHEN PER-

SONS. Fifteen tickets were presented to the conductor on 709, and there was only one child in the family without a ticket. Ages ranged from twenty years to flve years and they came a 11 the way from Santa Rosa, Calif.

They got into Monett when the pas- enger station was crowded and i t --L-PI ,:I-- XT.. i n I.-> L--- -..- 2..

8 luonau llna LWU. IW nau uc;c;rl xu11 lu

two sections! It would have done Mussolini's heart good to have seen that family, bright and cheerful looking! They certainly were helping to sponsor the "'Eacl~ to the Rail" movement.

in Birmingham and a member of the club for the past two years.

The election of these men to the board of the Birmingham Traffic and Transportation Club gives the Frisco Lines splendid representation.

THE FIRST $100 CLUB MEMBER

A letter was acldressed to all club presidents on April 10, asking them to s tar t a $100.00 club within thelr organization. An employe will be con- sidered a member of this club after he or she obtains $100.00 worth of business for the Frisco that would otherwise not have been secured, had i t not been for their persona! solicitation.

T H E FIRST MEMBER OF THIS CLUB IS PEARL LEWIS, secretary t o the C. J. Kunz, agent a t Monett. And here is her report of her solicitation activities:

"Upon receipt of your circular out- Haing the new $100 club I determined to become a member a s soon as possible. Started out by interviewing the manager of one of our wholesale houses, toId him I was loolii~lg for some new business and thought h e could help me-started on the sugar business and it has all practlcallp been nioving by truck. He said he was about to close a contract for 600 Q

bags of sugar, but he had it scheduled to move by truck a s he could have 200 bags delivered a t a time and the truck rate was much cheaper. I asked him to give us consideration by rail

REPORT OF BUSINESS SECURED BY FRISCO EMPLOYES' CLUBS-FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, 1935

C;~rlondn Pass. L C l , Okmulgee, Okla. (March-April) ...... Xeodesha, Kan., Club and

Auxiliary (April) ............................ Hugo, Okla., Colored Club

............................................ (March) Oklahoma City (Narch) .................... Ft. Smith Club and Auxiliary

( March-April) .................................. Springfield men's and Girls'

.............................. Club (February) Kansas City Club (February) ........ Ok~nulgee Colored Clnb,

Tips for March ................................ Tips for April ..................................

Ft. Worth, Tex., Tips for March ..................................

Pensacola, Fla. (March) .................. Madill, Okla. 'march) ........................ Wichita, Kan. (April) .............. ..... Total reported for February,

lMarch and April .............................. (*Tips reported not Included in

actual business secured.)

40

30

- 15

I6

2 S "

- -

*19 33 15 17 -

204

totals. These totals represent

KEISER, ARK.

if he could. Later in another interview he said he would handle with the broker in Kansas City by long dlstance. About an hour after- ward he called and said. 'I gave you that car of sugar'.

"Called on a friend in the furniture

George Hicks, agent a t Keiser, Arkansas, feels that the progress of any town along Frisco Lines means more business for the Frisco, and the report which h e recently sent to J. S. NcMillan, superintendent at Chaffee, Mo., bears out the fact that the depression is fast disa~pearing. and

business and the Keiser Supply Com- pany started to enlarge their store building this rnornin,g (March 20) add- ing about 12 feet on the back of the building.

"We have a t present three cotton gins, 10 grocery stores, one dry goods store, one drug store, a bank, a post office, good grade school and high

May, 1935 Page 11

IN APPRECIATION To W. L. Huggins, Jr., Kansas City,

Mo., from Gus D. Welch, president, Insured Investors, Kansas City, Mo.:

rcI want to thank you for y0u.r thoughtfulness i n seeing that Nrs. Welch and nayself were extended every courtesy on our recent trip to Florida on the Frisco Lines.

"The serdce runs excellent nnd the dining car stewn?:d, train condztcto?' and Pullnmi cowductor were very kind in offeril~g to be o f any service. I wish to complinient you. on the es- prit de colps which is quite notice- able 01% tke Frisco Li.ues."

To E. E. Carter, agent, Springfield, Mo., froni A. P. James, of A. P. James & son, auto~natic heat company, of Springfield, Mo.:

'<As we retrospectively consider events of tlre closing year thnt have been high points i n the conduct o f our business, we are reminded of a splendid service the F?-isco rendered 218 throuqh ~ O Z I I . good offices. SO often dt is' said that large corporations are cold blooded a?{d have no souls. To this we ccmnot aabsc?-ibe.

"Sometime tkis month (December, 19.s$) we receiwed an oil burner front you, okipped from Peoria, Ill. There had been sonte necessa.?-y delay i n this shipsrent ot the factory, but aftcr we were sure the burner And been i n transit sufficient tinre to have reached us. qae came to you, a perfnct stranger, risking f o ~ assi~tance. Inr- mediately fjou took the nratter 7tp by wire and found t1ru.t the shipment i n queatton was then in St. Louis, the delny being no fault of the Pi'isco., advising us thnt same wou7.d leave St. L o t h that night and ,would be here the following ntorn~?r(l. Thia would mean that we conld not pos- sess snme before Monday morming, 7)u.t for your kindly offer to come i n pc-ison to your office Sunday morning and deliver sonte to us, t h w enabling us to provide for the actual comfort o f our c?istomer, wlio had been vo'y greatly inconvenienced by the delay. Nay wc again expi-ess to you our real appreciation for the sp1;ndid courtes?) and service shown us.

The following letters were received by W. L. Huggins,. Jr., Traffic Man- ager ~t Kansas City. from patrons of the Kansas City-Florida Special:

From Mrs. Wolff, Jr., of Kansas City. Mr. Wolff, Jr.. i s president of the Wolff Packing Company:

'<Your kind letter is vcry much np- preciated. W e m-e just contpletincl a very cnjoytrblc trip on your Kansas CitpFlovidn Special and were extended ever!) courtesy by various Southel'n Railway employes. Thank- ing you, and with kind regardS-"

From Thor W. Sanborn, retired capitalist, of Kansas City:

"Jirs. Sanborn nnd I want to express our appreciation of tJ&e personal element in the Frisco Service on the trip down. For the past three times we have clriwm through-but, never ^ ,.-.l^. ,,

From Edward L. Sclineider, Kansas City, Mo.:

'<The w~dter wishes to thank you for the acconl-modations arranged at Miami for our return to Kansas City. IJpoa ow- arrival i n Miami we were ccilled by your 1-epresentotive there, advising o f your having put on a?& additional car for Kansas City, leaving Mianil Febl'wa?'y 24, and that arrangements had been made, reseving center dra7oing room and compart- ment for our occupancy.

"I wish to thank jjou for the courteous ti.eatnrent o f your representa- tive, as we11 as the train crew, and cigai;n thank you for havi,ng helped ninke the trip very enjoyable."

From B. W. IVIcCluer, of the Mc- Cluer-Wilbur Underwriting Company or Kansas City, Mo.:

"Mrs. NcClner and I have Just re- tzirned front our annual v k i t to Flor- ida and we miak to take this occczsion to express to you ouv appreciation of the courtesies shown U S by various einployes along the lines o f the Frisco a.nd also the Southern Railway.

"Roy E. Maring, of Kan.sris City, nzmnged our tickets a& also ndvised u s regarding shipping our aatomobile, and i t seems that he went out of his way to make ow trip very agreeable.

"The xtetmrd on tlre diner was also very courtcows, and at Jacksonville we were met bg A. M. Jones, who assisted 11s pea t l y i n securi,ng our automobile and extenfled to us mnny otJrcr courtesies.

"When I retwrned Rome. I went to see Davis H. Beck, of the Southern Rablwav, and 11.e also extended to us nrnny courtesies rmd msisted U S wherever he couM 21ossibly do so. I nnr w~.itin.q you this letter to let you know that me appreciate the many courtesies extended to u s alo?&g the lines of the Prisco anfl also the South- ern Rai1toa.y.

"P. S.-I am sorry f did not get tke nnnre of the nian nt Jacksonville, who hnndlcd m y car for ?)re on my retw-?I, as I would like to have hint know I appwciated his courtesies."

To R. L. Holt, agent, Valliant, Okla., from J . R. Clark, secretary-treasurer, Valliant Wholesale Grocer Company:

"We toish to thank you aad your qood conipciay for the aeroplane serv- ;tie you Rave just g wen us on a car o f f low from Ardmore Milling Com- pany. Ardntore, Okla.

"M'c say 'aeroplane' aervice, be- cnztse roe recc-ived the cnr eight hours enwlier than if we hnd ordered it by express. W e phoned the order to Ard- more at 8 : 3 0 a. m., Februarv 19 . Xrz t ntorcliny, upo?~ opening up. ?.to?( plionad us we had our flour on track utrd waded to know where to spot it.

[(We have been well satisfied with Frisco scrv.ce for a long time. 00th cnrload and LCL freight, but this beats them all for servwe, ms we weeded the flour and the gu.ick sew- ice was nl.ost appreciated.

"Hope your bus~ness continues to increase, as we think the raib-oad companies are entitled to it, espe- c:ally with such service."

To Martha Moore, Editor, Frisco Magazine, from R. T. Baldwin, Frigid Electric Company of Springfield, Mo., dated March 30:

'<We are o f the opinion that you will be interested to know both from an editor's por'nt o f view and from a loyul Frisco ernl>lo?jeps point of view o f our satisfaction i n the service which we rece.ve from Frisco transportation.

"Orw I"rlgidaire stock comes to us mninly i n cnr lots from our factory i n Dayton, Ohio. W e have always had prompt a?ud sotisfactory service on same. Two weeks ago we had a shipment which came through i?a three days, but lnst week we had such sudden service that we believe it consti- tutes news. Lnst Saturday night, the Zdrd, we wrote a letter to our dis- tributor plac4~g an order for a carload of Frigidaires. This letter w m received i n Wichitn, Kana., by oar dis- tributor on Mo?uZay morning the tSth. He i n turn called Daytola over long distance and placed our order with the factory, calling u s back and advising us tJiat the car would be on wheels that very dny. To our cimaze- z e n t the cnr awived i n Springfield. luesday aftmnoon, Mmch 86th. W e bel'eve that this is indeed a record and certaialy is appreciated i n our peak ssnson. I f the above item is of v a h e to you foe shall be premed to hnve you run it i n your paper.''

To C. T. Mason, superintendent, Frisco Lines, from Geo. F. Benge of Skistook, Okla. Mrs. Benge was a passenger on train No. 9, St. Louis to Tulsa, and was taken off the train at Tulsa and taken to the St. John's Hospital, where she gave birth to twins:

"I take tkis means of thanking the Frisco people for the kind msistance rendered nte by the employes on No. 9, the 2nd a d 3rd (March), from St. Louis to Tulsa, especially Conductors Tofit Carrigan from St. Loui* to Mo- nett and W. A. Mills from Jfonett to Tulaa. The?) were so kind and con- siderate and assisted tne i n every way possible. And also I appreciate the quick service rendered by Mr. Fin- negan at Tulsa Station.

['And I must not on& Dr. Fred Woodson wlio was so prompt i n caring for Mrs. Benge nnd piloting r s to St. John's Hospztal and seeing thnt she was well cared for there.

"1 must sa?r that the Prisco Cont- panu i s very fortuwnte i n lraving such men as these for entployes. I sha;! long remember their acts of kindness.

To J. W. Nourse, passenger traffic manager, St. Louis, Mo.. from Schiller Scroggs, director, Administrative Re- search, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Stillwater, Okla.:

"May I acknowledge receipt o f your redemption draft in the antolant of $4.113. Thank you for your courtesy and promptness i n making thio refund.

"Xmj I also take occasion to express m y genuine appredation o f the excellent faczlities on the Meteor. I wms particularly in~prenaed by the benutv o f design and finish as well as the comfortable appointments o f the

MARJORIE MOODY VISITS WHITE HOUSE Frisco Employes' Hospital Association

Marjorie Moody, the charming 16- Reeefptw and Dirbrraemenls After December 31, 1334. Through M a t c h 31. 1935. year-old daughter of Engineer R. C. Moody and wife, of Oklahoma City, was recently honored in being select- Balance brought forward from December 31. 1934 ............................................ $ 8,247.94 ed as one of nine Camp Fire Girls in RECEIPTS : the United States to make a trip to From assessments on members ............................................................ $42,052.15 -- - . . - - - I . #-*..-..-+ a- ..,.......;+:..- ;- m..a.,........ 0 - r nn wasnlngton, U. c., where m e was received by Mr0. Franklin D. Roose- velt. Miss Moody represented the Fourth District which inchded the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.

Miss Moody has been nationally honored by the Camp Fire Girls and has received the following honors and titles in other organizations: member of the Red Skirt Pep Organf- zation of Central High in Oklahoma City; in Hall of Fame of outstanding students a t Central High; member of National Junior Honor Society; dis- tinguished medal owner for making outstanding record in Junlor High School; mem'ber of the Dramatic Club; President of the Wohelo- Council, a council of presidents of all Camp Fire Girls in Oklahoma City; President of the Older Girls' City Group, and is prominently associated with various other organizations in Oklahoma City.

Marjorie Moody and Her Mother

The Oklahoma LbcaI Council furnished her the trip, free of charge and Mrs. Lou B. Paine was the execu- tive sponsor.

The high school' band of Central High gave her a big send-off a t the

..statioa a t Oklahoma City, where she was also presented with flowers and her friends wi&hed her a happy journey. John H. Shirk of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce made the presentation of the floral bouquet.

Marjorie kept a diary whlle on her trip, and she writes: ". . . I had a grand send-off with everyone a t the train. The Red Skirts gave .me candy and magazines, my Camp Fire Group gave me chocoIates, my Rainbow as- sembly gave me a koclak, the Camp Fire Board gave me a bouqaet of roses, so with the band playing a t full blast I had a gallant departure."

In Washington they were received

LIILT,TZ,C "11 C.TLUI L C L T U 1.1 * .TaUY.J .......................................... 0 , U . V "

................. " donation by Trustees. S t L.4. F. Ry. Co.. Dbtr 162.51 ........................................................ " sundrv accounts collectible 1.1 99.65 44.289.81

" proceeds sale of $5.000 Amerlcan Tel. & Tel. Co. Thirty-five year 5 % Gold De- bentture Bonds, due Feb. 1, 1965, sold

.......................................... Jan. 28, 1935 @ 113 $8,650.00 .... " accrued int. Aug. 1. 1934, to Jan. 28. 1935 124.30

$5,774.30 Less eommlsslon, shipping charges and

................................................. registration tax 16.82 $ 5.758.48 5.758.48

$58,295.73

DISBURSEMENTS : For payrolls .......................................................................................... $24,961.93 " professional. ordinary and emergency services ...................... 8.461.96

.......................................................... " labor. material and supplies 4,017.62 .......................................................................................... " provisfons 4.190.69

................................................................................................. " drugs 8,049.11 ................................ " light, water, 3ce. gas, fuel and telephones 2 406 62

............................................................................ " all other expenses 1:002:71 $50,090.64

Balance ;March 31. 1935. p. m., at: Fi r s t National Bank, St. Louis, Mo 8,205.09

$58,295.75

+Subject to $280.14 of pay-drafts and vouchers outstanding a t close of business March 31, 1935.

THE ASSOCIATION OWNS : P a r Value

Kansas City. Memphls and Birmlngham R. R. Co. General ................................ Mortgage 4 % Bonds (matured March 1. 1934) unpald $ 7.000.00

Kansas City, Memphis nnd Birmlngham Rallroad Company 5 % Assented Income Bonds (matured March 1, 1934) unpaid 36,000.00

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Equipment T rus t 6 % Gold Notes, Series 71-C (matured Jan. 15, 1935) unpald ....:... 10,000.00

Seaboard Air Llne Ry. 5 M % Receivers' Certiflcates of Indebtedness. ...... Series "BB" (F i r s t Series due February 1, 1935) unpaid : .........,........ 6,000.00

City of Tulsa. Okla.. I % % Street Improvement Bonds of 1927 (mature Aug. 1, 1935) 18,000.00

The New York. Chlcago and St. Louis Railroad Co. Equipment Trust ................ of 1924 5 % Gold Certiflcates, Serles L (mature March 1. 1936) 3.000.00

Mlnneapolls, St . Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. 6 % Secured Notes ........................................................................................ (mature August 1, 1936) 1,800.00

Consolidated Electric & Gas Co. Flve-year 6 % Secured Gold Notes (mature Aug. 1, 1537) 5,000.00

The Chicngo. Rock Island and Paciflc Railway Co. Equipment Trust of 1923 5 % Serial Trust Certlflcates, Serlea L (mature June 1. 1938)- 2.000.00

.............................. U $ 3 % % Treasurv Bonds (mature June 15. 1940-1943) 58.n00.00 U: k '9 V+ Treasury ' ~ o n d s (mature Aprll 16, 1944-1946) ................................ 30,000.00 U. S. Mrst Llberty Loan (Converted) 4l/a% Bonds

.......................................................................................... (mature June 15, 1947) 15.000.00 ..........-....-..-.. .--....- U. S. 3?/R% Treasury Boncln (mature Dec. 1.5. 1949-19.52) ... 10,000.00

Certiflcates of Deposit for St. Louls-San Francisco Ry. Co. Prior Llen ................................ Mortgage 4% Boncls. Series A (mature July 1, 1350) 19.000.00

Certiflcates of Depos~t for St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. Prior Llen ........................ Mortgage 5 % Gold Bonds Serles B (mature July 1. 1950) 11,000.00

Certiflcates of Deposit for st. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. Consol. Mor tg~ge 434% Gold Bonds Series A (mature March 1, 1978) ................ 25.000.00

Commonwealth Edlson Company First Mortgage 4% Gold Bonds, Serles F (mature March 1, 1981) ........................ ... .......................................... 10,000.06

Pennwlvanla Power & L i ~ h t Company First Mortgage 4 % % Gold Bonrls (mature April 1, 1 9 8 1 ) .................................................................. 4.000.00

New York Central Rd. Co. Refunding and Improvement Mortgage 4 % % Gold Bonds, Series A (mature Oc t 1. 2013) ................................... 5.000.00

(As at close Narch 31. 1935) .................................................................................... $271,500.00

a t the White House and every Inter- esting detail was pointed out and after meeting Mrs. Roosevelt, Marjorie writes: "Mrs. Roosevelt is to me an ideal in every respect. She is much prettier than her pictures. Each of the girIs had the opportunity to shake

L. 0. WII,Ll.eMS, Treasurer.

hands wlth her and introduce themselves. She was very gracious and made you feel that she was really and truly happy to meet you. I had the privilege of. walking down the hall with her and talking to her about the White House china."

May, 1935

The "first graders", pictured above, from the EIgCr, Okla., school, took their first trair~ ride via Frisco Lines, Fletcher to Elgin, Okla., the trip sponsored by H . D. Edwards, agent. They fmrchased their mm tickets and eirjoyed the ride so mrck that A. G . Roscrrberry, the condmtor, avd W . G. P a f o r d , brake~nart, had dif iculty in getting them to leave the train at Elgin. Mrs . P . A. Becker, tencher, n t ~ d

Brakc~imqr Paffoi-d are shown to the /eft of the group.

FRISCO GIRL TO WASHINGTON

Mfss Ava Walker, daughter of 0. G. Walker, third trick operator a t Colum- bus, Kansas, recently accepted a n appointment a s stenographer in the Treasury Department a t Washington, I). C.

She graduated from the Cherokee County Community High School at Golumtbw, Kansas, in the spring of 1930 and later attended the Joplin Business College of Law and Com- merce during whEch time she passed the Civil Service Examination.

Her many friends will be pleased to know of her appointment and feel that she will be successful in her new work.

SUPREME COURT DECISION (Contimed from Page 3 )

penditure in Tennessee for hfghways. The balance is being paid In part by general property taxes, In part by borrowing and in part by the Federal

!Government. Of the ad valorem taxes paid by the railway'to the state and the polltical divisions thereof, about 20 per cent is allocated directly to roads, some of which a re no longer feeders to Its traffic, but serve as highways f o r the traffic taken by i ts competitors. The relative pro rata tax burden laid upon common carriers by motor vehicle is alleged t o be one- fourth of that laid upon railroads.'"

PRETTY SURE!

"You're sure one bottle will cure a cold?"

Assistant-"It must, sir-nobody's ever come back for a second."

MONTH'S OUTSTANDING SOLICITATION REPORT

Club presldents were advised a short time ago that the most outstanding blt of solicitation would be given a special place in the Frlsco Employes Magazine, and the honor8 for this month go to ERNEST EIDSON, section laborer of Jones, Okla., who works under the supervlslon of W. A. Schubert, roadmaster.

Train 431, westbound freight, was at Jones, Okla, on April 9, and while train was standing, three hoboes got off in front of Mr. Eidson's home whlch i s lo. cated on right-of-way and asked for a drink of water. Eidson gave them a drink of water and proceeded to tell them that i f he were riding a train he would prefer to ride a passenger traln instead of a freight. Presently a woman hobo got off the traln and was apparently with the party of three men.

After stessing the danger of travel, such as the four had chosen, and also stressing the comfort, safety and speed of passenger service, Mr. Eidson succeeded In selling the four, coach tickets, Jones to Okla- homa City.

While the distance was only 16.4 miles, the fact that Mr. Eid- son had the Interests of both safety and the Frisco sollcitation program so much at heart, that he made the effort to sell tickets to these men and the one woman, who presumably were traveling via the hobo route because of lack ef money, makes the bit of sollcitation even more outstanding.

L. H. Sook. wife and sev were forced ' to leave the Los Animas, Colo., account

en children, ' ir home a t t heavy dust t

storms and droutb. Their stock had died of suffocation, and Mr. Sook advised that the dust was banked fully six feet in some places on his iarm. The oldest child in the family was 17 and the youngest a baby in arms.

When discovered a t Neodesha, Kans., i t was their intention to bum their way to Springfield, Mo., alld they were in the act of getting into a box car a s they were without food and money.

Their plight was made known to the newly organized Frisco Employes' Club and the members of the Ladies' Auxiliary, who provided a place for them for the night, gave them food and took up a collection among the employes which amounted to $16.20. The nine were placed on a Frisco train for Springfleld, Mo., where they said they would be met by friends who lived only a short distance from Springfleld.

This is indeed an outstanding bit of work, performed by two clubs just recently organized, and the gratitude expressed by the members of the Sook family more than repaid those who had contributed t o their welfare.

FINE REDUCTION IN ACCIDENTS

Great headway has been made in the accident prevention department during the last few montbs, and C. H. Baltzell, director, has been untiring in hie efforts to make a real showing for Frisco Lines.

Mr. Baltzell reports that a reduction of 26% in December was made in the accidents reportable to the I. C. C., 59% during January. a 66% reduction In February and a 48% reduction in March. Likewise the Frisco Rail- road has not had to report one single fatal accident to a n employe so far during the year of 1935 and the Frisco is one of two railroads in n group of ten which lead the list, which has this clear record.

According t o a report from the As- sociation of American Railroads, their group figures show the Frisco in Group "A" with 30 million man hours or more. In December Frisco Lines stood a t twenty-sixth place in reports of accidents to employes, in January the fine records of the Frisco brought it up to fourteenth place and in Feb- ruary to tenth place.

The report is most enconraging and all efforts a r e being made to maintain this record and make even a better one; however, Mr. Baltzell gives the credit, first t o the untiring supervision, and second to the men who realize, a s never before, that accident prevention work is for their own personal safety.

The teamwork and cooperation be- \ween the men and supervision has, without any question of doubt, been he main factor in the securing of hese splendid results.

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OKLAHOMA SCHOOL CHILDREN VISIT SHOPS

Another group of children learned how the interfor of a train looks from viewing I t first hand, thanks to GeraId Hornung, president of the Oklahoma City Club, and his small five-year-old son.

Margaret Kllne, teacher of the kin- dergarten cI-ass where the young Mr. Hornung attends school, expressed a

desire that the class go somewhere where they could see some trains and freight equipment, and "Junior" Horn- ung spoke up and told her they should come down to the Frisco yards where his daddy worked, if they wanted to see some trains.

When he told "daddy" about it, the elder Mr. Hornung contacted the teacher, and 29 children, accompanied by five mothers and Margaret KIein, the teacher, made a complete trip through the Frisco coach yard a t Okla- homa City where tlhey were shown the different types of passenger equipment, then to the repair tracks where they were shown all types of freight equipment and a caboose. The group then inspected engine 4154 and each boy and girl was allowed to get in the cab and see the engine from the point of vantage of both englneer's and fireman's side. They were also shown the water tank, turntable and part of the roundhouse. Train 409's equipment and engine was in the yard ready t o go to bhe Union Station and the party

i was allowed to ride from the coach yard to the Union Station on a real train.

It was the first time 15 of the children had ever been on a passenger train. At the station the party was &town through t h e new lounge car on the Frisco Meteor.

The p a ~ t y was escorted through the shops and on the inspection tour by J. Moore, car foreman; B. W. Swain, roundhouse foreman, a n d E. H. Jordan, from J. G. Weaver's office. Two small descriptive circulars were given to each child concerning Frisco service from Oklahoma City and Fh.isco representatives were assured by t h e teacher and others that if they ever took a trip o r knew of anvone

IN MEMORIAM Marion May Thompson, pensioned crossing flagman, died March

21. His pension allowance was $24.60, and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $344.40.

Edwin Franklin Gregory, pensioned telegrapher-clerk, died on March 16. His pension a l l~wance was $27.05 a month and during hls lifetime he was *paid a total of $405.75.

Thomas Hamilton Curry, pensioned mill man, died March 23. Hls pension allowance was $43.60 a month and during his llfetime he was paid a total of $6,471.70.

James William Du,gan, pensioned chief of welghlng bureau, dled on March 22. His pension allowance was $54.30 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $2,353.05.

Wil llam Friar McKinney, pensioned agent-operator, died on March 18. His pension allowance was $34.20 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $2,842.20.

Simon Colmar, pensioned coach cleaner, dled on April 11. His pension allowance was $20.40 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $3,978.00.

Frank Guy Faulkner, pensioned supertntendent, died on April 22. His pension allowance was $64.95 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $9,372.90.

SCHOOL CHILDREN INSPECT TRAIN

One hundred and ninety-eight school children of Ft. Smith, Ark., were taken for a n inspection trip through Frisco equipment and Pullman cars a t the Ft . Smith, Ark., station by L. A. Tidwell of Frisco Lines and L. L. Buckley of the Pullman Company.

This inspection trip was made on March 1, and the children were a o companied by six teachers, all from the Belle Grove School. Out of the entire group, only two of them had ever had the privilege of being inside a sleeping car and one of the teachers told Mr. Buckley that that was her first inspection of a sleeping car.

All questions were answered, and a lower and upper, and a section were made up so that the children might see the arrangement for sleeping ac- commodations.

This 'trip proved t o be a splendid bit of advertisang for both Frisco Lines and the Pullman Company, and is a n idea that can be followed a t other points.

going on a trip, they would surely tell them to ride the Frisco.

This is a most worthwhile and interesting way of advertising Frisco Lines to the younger generation, and the young Mr. Hornung is t o be com- plimented for suggesting to his teacher that his I Frisco shops Hornung, sen tion as well trip.

Let's have more or these inspecuon tours and keep "Frisco Lines" ever before the younger generation!

I AGENCY CHANGES I The fo l lodng permanent agents

were installed a t the stations which follow their names:

Clarence P. Barron, Neelys, Mo., February 5; Ira L. Yarbrough, Pawnee, Okla., February 6; Wm. C. Hyde, We- tumka, Okla., March 7; Geo. W. White. Foreman, Ark., February 18; Roy D. Newman, Haworth, Okla., February 18; Harry W. Settles, Durant, Okla., February 21; Clarence N. Ellison, Btroud, Okla., February 28; Elbert Noel Boyer, Hunter, Mo., March 1; Stephen J. Hubbell, Buhler, Kans., March 4 ; Roy L. McCellum, Blue, Okla., March 16; Charles T. Boyer, Hunter, Mo., March 15.

The following were installed tem- porary agents a t the stations which follow their names :

Wade M. McClure, Ft. Towson, Okla., February I S ; Harry D. Bentley, Wetumka, Okla., February 26; Clyde M. Goodin, Myrtle, Miss, February 28; Elbert Noel Boyer, Hunter, March 1; Franklin C. Morris, West Fork, Ark., March 14; James M. Johnson, Popular Bluff, Mo., March 18; Ralph E. Cole, Cold Springs, Okla., March 18.

little schoolmates visit tion as : and equipment. Gerald was rece for, receives commenda- Kansas C for arranging for the and Oto

were Dr. - .- . . . , -

DR. H. B. DAVIS HONORED Dr. H. B. Davis, who serves on t h e

staff of the Frisco Hospital Associa- 1 doctor a t Kansas City, Mo., :ntly elected president of the Xty Society of Ophthalmology llaryngology. Other officers Homer Beal, first vice-presi-

aenr; u r . C. S. Trim,ble, second vice- president; Dr. Byron Black, secretary, and Dr. J. S. Knight, treasurer.

-- I MERITORIOUS SERVICE I S O U T H W E S T E R N DIV IS ION

March 7-5. B. Robinson, agent, Bryant, Okla., when extra 4160 passed his station, noticed brake beam down in train. He notified the operator a t Henryetta by long distance in order that the condition might be corrected. His record was credited with five merit marks.

March 12-5. G. Sawyer, brakeman, Oklahoma City, discovered broken bolster RI 186609, coal car in train 448, Maroh 15, and saw that car was held over until it could be repaired. H e was commended for his alertness by C. T. Mason, and his record was credited with five merit marks.

April 8.-R. S. Lucas, brakeman, Sherman, Texas, on Extra 4151 North out of Sherman had W n V X 146 on which car Mr. Lucas discovered a broken arch bar. His record was credited with five merit marks.

April 7.-C. M. McRoberts, cmduc- tor, and H. A. Rooney, brakeman, of Oklahoma City on train 431 discovered broken rail MP 673-17 when caboose passed over same. They stopped train and arranged with section foreman Lor repairs. The record of each man was credited with five merit marks.

March 1-N. R. Grace, conductor, and W. 0 . Dodd, brakeman on Extra 4154, south, Texas Fast Freight out of Francis, morning of March 1, found a brake beam down on NATX 1901 and repaired same while the car inspector was repairing another car in the same train, which saved considerable delay. The record of each man was credited with five merit marks each.

S O U T H E R N DlV lS lON

H'erman H. Snow, brakeman, Thayer, Mo., while riding in the tank cupola, noticed fire coming from train a s car SHPX 11246 passed over the north switch a t West Plains. He stopped the train and car was set out. Mr. Frazier expressed his appreciation of his alertness and placed the letter on his personal record file.

March 11-Ed. Ferrell, brakeman, Thayer, while crew was inspecting train 135 a t Cedar Gap, found TIDX 1053, load of company oil, with bot- tom arch bar broken and top bar bent, journal box partly turned over. Car was set out for repairs, and a letter of appreciation for alertness on the part of Mr. Ferrell was placed on his personal record file.

RIVER DIV IS ION

February 21-C. B. Perry, section foreman, McBride. Mo., was commended for discovering brake beam down on two cars moving in train 832, Feb- ruary 16. Train was flagged and crew made repairs.

Ed Hipes, track walker a t Festus, Mo., was commended for his alertness in discovering broken rail a t MP T- 37 plus 30 poles, flagging train 834, thereby preventing derailment.

March 10-J. R. Johnson, conductor; L. L. Butler, engineer; W. R. Jones and Wni. Spencer, brakemen, and H. L. Houseman, fireman, had their records credited with ten merit marks each for interest shown in re- placing broken rail at M P T-37, plus thirty poles. The broken rail was re- ~ o r t e d by Ed H i ~ e s , track waIker and these gentlemen being the crew on 834 backed to Crystal City, secured rail and assisted section men in placing track in condition to use.

March 9-Lee Story, fireman, train 805, discovered box car on fire on passing track, Grassy Bayou. Train was stopped and crew consisting of L. E. Rice, conductor; Sam Frissell, engineer; Lee Story, fireman, and Walter Jones, porter, extinguished fire in this car, saving a t least five additional cars from being destroyed. The record of each man was credited with ten merit marks.

March 13-T. H. Ancell, brakeman, of Chaffee, was commended for interest shown when he discovered Elgin bicycle on flat car, train 834, unloading the bicycle a t Hayti and leaving in charge of the agent.

March 21-R. S. Edwards, engineer, and D. I. HeItibrand, fireman, were commended for their action in handling situation when stoker failed, engine 4029, a t MP T-110, bringing train into Chaffee withont delay. This train was handled special in order to get rush car of Fords to Memphis at earliest possible time.

C E N T R A L DIVISION

March 7-A fire was discovered a t the Hugo Milling Company's Plant, Ft. Smith, on March 7, a t 6:45 p. m. The switch eng,ine was not on duty, but the following men assisted in manning an engine and pulled the cars away from the mill, not onIy preventing any damage to the cars and their contents, but a t the same time making the couplings and movement over crossings safely. The crew: J . E. Simpson, switchman, C. M. Sasser, cashier, and Glen McDaniel, trucker, were given five merit marks each on their personal records by 0. L. Young.

EAST ERN DIV IS ION

February 8-5. HaigIer, check clerk, 7th Street Station. St. Louis, noticed an underweight on shipment and had the shipment reweighed, increasing

the weight approximately 3,000 pounds, thereby increasing the revenue to the company. His record was credited with five nierit marks.

February 14-P. Milikelson, condnc- tor, discovered broken arch bar in train 38, February 11, on which he was conductor, while passing over west switch a t Leasbnrg. His record was credited with ten merit marks. Mr. Mikkelson aIso had his record credited with 10 merit marks for discovering broken arch bar on car in his train, No. 38, on February 18, a t Sullivan, Mo.

February 21-Arthur G. Knapp, check cIerk, 7th Street Station, noticed an underweight shipment of iron, had shipment reweighed, increasing weight approxiinateIy 1,100 pounds, thereby increasing the revenue to the company. M. 31. Sisson credited his record with five merit marks, and aIso gave him five merit marks on March 13 for discovering an underweight shipment of empty drums, reweighing shipment and increasing the weight 2,100 pounds.

March 2-J. E. Voyles, brakeman discovered car with broken arch bar in train 2/38 a t Marshfield, Mo. His record was credited with ten merit nlarks.

March 8-Willis Key, section foreman, St. James, was commended account noticing hot box on train No. 38, passing him on March 4. The train was stopped and, on examination, car was found to have a broken arch bar.

March 9-Dan Manes, section foreman, Grandview, Mo., was commended for his activities in securing cash fore ticket from Springfield to Grand- view.

March 9-C. A. Bogue, section iore- man, Oakland, Mo., was commended for placing traffic department in touch with shipper of a car of fertilizer.

April 2-R. E. Stricker, brakeman, Kewburg, Mo., discovered a piece of broken flange off east pair of wheels on car TIDX 810, Extra 37 east a t Stanton. His record was credited with ten merit marks.

FINE HANDLING GIVEN PIPE Clinton, SHIPMENT

W, E. U r k , agent a t Prairie Grove, Ark., is exceptionally proud of the handling given water pipe, shipped Frisco, Birmingham to Prairie Grove. Ark. The pipe was used in the installation of the Prairie Grove Water Works at that station and the plant is a t this t ime about completed and ready to be turned over to the city. The water works plant is modern in every way and water to supply the needs comes f,rom a fine spring in the center

of the city flowing t o an underground reservoir nearby, then pumped into the tower.

The record made in t h e matter of claims is one point which Mr. Lark calls particular attention to. Only one claim was presented which was for a broken flre plug cap which amounted to less than $3.00.

The contractor, J. F. fiullens, of Pine Bluff. Ark., i s a former railroad man, having served in the bridge and building departments of several railroads in the past years and is a friend of the railroads and gave the Frisco all the business possible.

IMPROVEMENTS The Frisco Railway will use ap-

proximately 20,000 cars of ballast this year in further improvement of its roadbed, according to H. L. Worman, chief operating officer of the Frisco. Chat, which is used by the Frisco a s its standard type of ballast, will be secured from the districts adjacent to Joplin and Webb City, Mo., Picher, Okla., and Galena, Kan. Chat fs the crushed rock discarded a t mines af ter t h e Iead and zinc a re extracted.

"More than 3.700 cars of ballast," Mr. Worman continned, "will be required in connection with the laying of 75 miles of new rail during the year. Chat, obtained from the mining districts, has been fonnd the most sat- isfactory. a s it retards the growth of vegetation and affords a good drain- age."

0 N Frisco Lines located the "B of the World."

of baby chicks in t it is difficult for thc with their handlinj such a business is 1 many Frisco fa mi lie^ of its existence. Ye that located on what of a s only another Drancn or tne Frisco, things fairly hum with actlvity during the two really busy days of each week known ,to those who handle them a s Baby Chick Days.

On Monday and Thursday of each meek two extra baggage cars a re called into service for the handling of baby chicks alone. This, in addition to the regular equipment, carried in trains No. 20 and 21.

At the present time loading activities begin each Monday a t about 9:45 a. m. and continue until 1:30 p. m.. at whfch time calculations show that from 140,000 to 175,000 baby chicks hare been started on their voyage to new homes scattered throughout the entire United States, and in some in- stances to Old Mexico.

T h k performance Is repeated on Thursday and Saturday, only not in such large quantities a s the two earlier days of the week, but with such regularity that most every day has become more or less baby chick day in Clinton. The d o s e of each week, therefore reveals that approximately 450,000 baby chicks have left Clinton, Mo., via Frisco Lines. This process is repeated each week with the result a t the end of each month approximately 1,800,000 baby chicks have gone to new homes.

With so much baby chick movement it Is therefore natural for one t o ask the source, whfch is easily explained when you a re informed that three leading hatcheries maintain 67 incu-

One of the outstanding projects provided ia the budget of the Frisco Railway for 1935-in the interest of both safety and modernization-will be the installation of automatic block signals on its lines between Memphis, Tenn., and New Albany, Miss., a distance of approximateIy 76 miles. When the work gets under way, it will provide eight months' employment for 50 men, according to H. L. Worman of St. LouIs, chief operating officer of the Frisco.

he railroad in this territory." Mr.

supervision rarmers malntain m e Dest possible flocks in order to receive the premium on eggs for hatching purposes.

Baby chicks are loaded in baggage cars and spaced according to government specifications to insure each box sufficient air space to allow baby chicks fresh a i r in order to avold getting overheated due to crowding. T h e largest shipments a r e made by U. S. mail and this portion i s loaded in a separate car while express shipments a r e loaded in regular equipment. This arrangement is carried out during the early part of the season, but during the peak of the movement, a separate car is used for both mail and express and in this case i t is necessary to run steam trains to take care of the movement. It is not hard, therefore, to see that the Baby Chick Capital of the World is quite a n asset t o the Frisco a s all shipments a re moved out by rail, and incidentally the Frisco handles 98 per cent of a l l the movement.

Inasmuch a s one of the leading hatchery men secured information from one of the Frisco agricultural cars while i t was stationed here, and has created such a n enormous business in such a short time, speaks well for the source of rinformation which was secured in the beginning. The hatchery business was started after the World War, which is, in reality, only a short time in which to have bnilt the Baby Chick Capital of the World.

Worman pointed out. "is one of curr- ature through the hills and a maxi- imum of one per cent j

mally, throughout the ye; a te seven regular trains

etretch every z4

e summer months, )eclal passenger or

excursion trains are operated. I t is to provide improved service by expe- diting traffic; with increased safety, that this major installation is being undertaken."

:rade. Nor- xr, we oper- in each di- -.

rection over this hours. During Ih however, many sf

May, 1935

from the

Mechanical Department LADIES' AUXILIARY OF LOCAL No. 2-SPRINGFIELD WEST SHOP

MRS. FOSTER NAPIER, Reporter

Ladles' Auxiliary of Local No. 2 met a t t he Pythian Castle on March 20, 1935. Several new members were present and Mr. Warren made a ta lk whidh was very Interesting. Refreshments were served by the local.

Nr . and Mrs. L. A. Herberger a r e the parents of a nine and - one-half pound son. They named him Charles Elmer. They also have two other sons.

Mrs. Charley Bridges and their daughter. Darlene. have the flu. Hope they will be well soon.

The quil t ing par ty of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Local No. 2 was held a t the home of Mrs. Price on West High Street.

8. & B. DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

ARTHUR BUNCH, Reporter

Bob Riley was recently on the sick llst and had to be absent from h ~ s work a few days.

Ji.m Carter and pang have completed their bridge work in the SpringReld Termlnal and have t'aken to the road again, going t,o Aurora a n d vicinity. '

Bud Jones has been off duty with a throat ailmen!,

Clyde Cunnmgham and g a n g have s tar ted a big job in Monett, Missouri, building a double 3 x 6 culvert 120 ft. long, near t he roundhouse. I t will take several weeks to complete the job.

Delmar Paohl. son of Max Pachl. B. & B. mason. is a t tending a r t school a t Kansas City, Missouri. Delmar's home is in Springfield.

CharIes Wallace and gang a r e dolng some building repairing a t Mansfield, Missouri, a n d vicinity.

ROY Smith Is back a t work in t he Springfield Terminal af ter working three years on rhe road with Nease's gang.

Ebb Nease and .gang a re rebuilding bridges on t,he High Line near Wishart. Missouri.

The turntable a t t he north eh0p.s In Springfield Is being renewed with creo- so te ties and decking, also a new paint job. The work is belng done by J . A .Jones and gang. .

6.81 6. REPORT SOUTHWEST DIVISION

J. C. WOODS. Reporter

ST. D. Gibbs was dismissed from the Fr isco Hospital sometime ago and i s now reported able to be working again.

Mart Whi te is off on a sixty-day leave of absence; Virgil Leake and wife spent Q week visi t ina his folks in Tulsa; C. IV. Robbins has returned to work a f t e r spending some time in the hospital in St. Louis; our old friend McCon has returned to his home in Okmulgee a f t e r a n extensive visit with his brother In California. Welcome home again!

E. I". Maggi visited Fl in t , Michigan, recently, bringing back a new Olds- mobile. Mrs. M a g ~ i visited relatives in T1l;--'s. returninrc wi t~h her husband

drove home.

M. J. Robbins of Mountain View Is visi t ing wi th her son. Mr. C. W. Reb- bins and wife of Pierce City.

IV. E. Fountain is doing general re- air work a t Wheatland: 0. V. Smitlh is doing general repair work in the vicinity of Depeut. E. F. blaggl is plawing the false 'work under bridge E6050, preparing fo r a highway under- pass between Madill and Durant ; W. C . Lantz is repairing the roundhouse a t Okmulgee; Virgil Leak is doing general repair work a t Fal r land; George Simpson is painting a t Stroud; S. H. Dean had charge of Maggi's gang while E. F. was on hls recent t r ip to Miohlgan.

E SIDELIGHTS

EWOOD, Reporter

Ross E. Davis, electrician, and Benj. H. Stover, machinist, have returned from Eldomdo, Kans., where they a t - tended field tr ials f o r bird dogs. Mr. Davis a s usual got in on the prlzes. his puppy, Glnger Kelly, nephew of his famous Jane Kelly, carried off third prize in a fleld of almost 200 entries f rom four different states.

Evere t t Com'pton, cinder pit man, Is a t present visi t ing in Sunny California. H e will (be gone about two weeks.

E, E. "Epp" MoCauley, rnacihinist, a t the passenger station, 1s driving around in flashy style now with tha t new Rockne sedan he has purchased dur ing the pas t month.

Jesse Rus t , maohlnlst on the day shi f t has traded his f a rm for a three- acre track near the nort~h side Of this ci ty; i t is a well improved place and Mr. Rus t also has purchased a new Oldsmobile sedan to go a long with the place-a kind of a new deal all around.

A. R. '<.Toe" Kays has returned to work a f t e r a month's absence due to illness of both himself and Mrs. Kays. Mrs. Kays had to undergo a n operation a t a local hospital. but has fully recovered a t th is time.

Oharles Dummit, grease cup man. nhird shift recently made a week's visit a t Oklahoma, and while there was so unfortunate a s to g e t caught in one of the big dust storms tha t has been harrassing. tha t Dart of the country - recently.

Homer IP. Bromley, machinist, first class in t h e a i r Fang, is the proud owner of a new Oldsmobile sedan.

Floyd Dl. Peters, machinist on duty at Qhe passenger station also has a new car, having selected a 1935 Chevrolet sedan.

Wm. D. Pinkerton, cellar packer, Is put t ing the finishing touches on a new roomy garage a t his home a t 2222 Summit Ave. We a re expeoting: to see ,him wi th a new ca r in i t soon.

Geo. Cole Iboilermaker, has had hls hands full 'the pas t several days ac- coumt of Mrs. Cole being stricken with a. severe a t tack of tonsilitis while their three children were str icken with t'he measles. Georg evidently has been a good nurse a s they a re all ,gett ing along nicely ' a t this time.

Sam Eagleburger, engine watdher, has purahased the property a € 1931 N. pick~wick Ave., w h e r ~ h e - i l l m=ka h ie home. >... -.

George Vaughn, ci proud d,addy of a n has been named H; mother and son are

nder pit man, is the ice proud boy who Lrry Junior. Botsh doing fine.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT SHERMAN, TEXAS

D. R. ANDERSON, R w o r t e r

F. E. Beck. general foreman of our Jermyn shop was a welcome visitor a t Sherman on March 26. This was ,Mr. Beck's first visit to ou r Sherman facilities. We hope he will flnd time to come -over again soon.

C. C. Jordan dhief clerk, 1s back on the job again Lnd the office is runnlng normal once more.

P a t Stenger, formerly eleotrfclan ap- prenttce here, ,but who is n,ow out of his his Lime and working a t the West Coach Shop, Springfield, announces the birth o f a son on April 3. Congratula- t inne ---**-.

Engineer R. L. Whltus is recovering from an a t tack of pneumonia. Glad to report he 1s up and around home a t thls writ ing.

J ack Prattler, son or W. H. Pra ther machinist, is looking forward to a t r ib to Washington. D. C., next August, a s one of the delegates from Sherman Boy Scouts. Understand he will be the delegate from the Sea Scouts. J ack is also assistant scoutmaster of the North P a r k Troup, recently organized.

Congratulations a r e in order for Mr. and Mrs. Don Howard, Jr.. who were married since our las t issue. Mrs. Howard is the former Miss Ruth Lalondi. of Denison, and Mr. Howard is the son of machinist D. E. and Mrs. Howard, of Sherman.

Willie A. Greer, machinist, has been forced t o return to the St. m u i s hospital for fur ther treatment. W e hope h e wlll be back In t he tool room soon.

At thls writ ing T. AX. Tolbert is off account illness. Understand he is doing nicely and will not be absent long.

Watch your step! Eddie Green has a new Chevrolet!

WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINQFIELD, MO.

Henry Pot ter and W,m. Phil l lps were both on the sick l lst du r ing the past month.

Pierce Hereford is vacatloning in OsceoIa, Mo., catching up on his fishing.

Fishing a t Osceola reminds us tha t Jack Gannon and A. G. Deniham of the s tores department made a t r ip t o Osceola recently and by leaving "Jake" Altridge a t home so w e were not occupied with watching him to keep him from falling in the lake, we were able t o brlng home a nice s t r i ng of g i an t crappie.

Albert England and famlly also made a tr ip to Osceola the last dav of the open -game fish season. ~ r u l ~ . Osceola "on the Frisco" is a fisherman's mecca.

The flshlng season over, bhe "boys" have turned their attent'ion to baseball nnd gardening.

Jus t received the tragic news of the death of Donald Sumner. 13-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. ~ o h n ' S u m h e r . due to t he accidental discharge of a small calibre rifle while r e t u r n i n ~ wi th his father and y o u n g ~ c o m p a n i o ~ n from an outing near Strafford. The accident or- curred on Hiahwav 66 near Strafford.

Donald nia; a n ~xcept ional ly brlght lad, cheerrul and courteous a t all times. He is survived, beside the parent! . by a younger brother and sister. The

sincere s y m p a t h y of each member of t h e depar tment is ex tendea to t h e bereaved.

LOCAL No. 17 WEST TULSA, OKLA.

H. C. PRICE, Repor te r

Clvde F ike . th i rd Class machinist. i s b a c k to work a f t e r th ree days ' illness.

W. R. Cline. machinist , is in St. Louis hospital with- a n injured arm. M. L. Lonigan, electr ician, a n d Sam

Blankenship. boilermaker, a r e drlvinfi new Plvmouths a n d thev w e r e s h i ~ ~ e d - - v i a ~ r i k c o .

P a u l Conbin, third c lass machinist , a n d wife w e r e called t o Thayer , Mo., on account of t h e illness of his s is ter .

M. L. Guinney m a s t e r mechanic chief clerk, a n d ~ h a i l i e aNIrFever, electrical foreman, a t tended t h e bowling tourna- m e n t in Oklahoma Clty, Sunday, the 14Ch.

D. Wor tman, engineer, h a s been OR for t h e p a s t t w o weeks o n account of illness.

H. A. Harr i son . car oiler, a n d G u s Allred, switch-engfneer, a r e in t h e St. Louis hospital a t t h i s wri t ing.

Claud ,Johnson. machinist. nnd wife have- re turned f rom Alton. ho., w h e r e t h e y a t tended t h e funera l of the i r g randfa ther .

John Stroud, engineer, wife a n d son. Paul , a r e v i s i t ing in Washington , D. C. , a n d South Carolina.

Fe l lx Bowes, machinist , and , .wife h a v e been spending a f e w d a y s v l s l t ing relat tves In Ada, Okla.

BACK SHOP NEWS

ALEX W A T T and CLAUD CAMPBELL, R e p o r t e r s

Mr. a n d Mrs. H e n r y Seboldt. Sr., Mr. a n d Mrs. Ot to H o r n a n d d a u g h t e r a r e v i s i t ing w l t h W. H. Seboldt; oxweld p lan t a t tendant . They motored here f rom Ful t s . Ill., which 1,s the i r home. T h e v is i to rs a r e (.Bill's) p a r e n t s a n d s i s te r a n d brother-ln-law.

J a m e s Burrel l , blacksmith helper, h a s re turned t o w o r k a f t e r a n absence of flve weeks. H e had pneumonia.

Melvin Rench, tool dresser , had a v e r y painful acc ident recently. A scale t rom a n a i r h a m m e r s t r u c k h im in t h e side of h i s eye, embedding i t - self in back of the eye. (Mel) wil l n0.t lose t h e s i g h t of the eye bu t wil l lose a considerable length of time.

Vance P a n u s k a tr ipped a n d fell, b r e a k i n g a couple of r ~ b s . H e los t th ree w e e k s w o r k but is now a t w o r k aga in .

F r e d Bbbzlne, machlnlst . Is a l s o the vicrim of a n accident. H e broke h i s a r m when a c a r jack which h e w a s u s i n g slipped.

J. k. Phelps, car, carpen,ter o n t h e r ip t rack , whose wi fe is in B u r g e hos- p i ta l recovering f r o m a n operat ion re - p o r t s t h a t s h e is do ing fine a n d will be ab le to be moved home wi th in a week.

M a r t i n Huff, bo l le rmaker helper, and w l f e w e r e called to St. Louis recently to a t t e n d the f u n e r a l of the i r son's father-in-law, C . A. Rlchason.

Li:t.tle Kather ine Myers, 3-year-old d a u g h t e r of Lawrence Myers, w h o w a s severely burned when h e r c lo th ing c a u g h t fire f r o m t h e stove, March 3, i s much improved a t th i s wri t ing.

Ted B a r n e t r h a s re turned f r a m St. Louis w h e r e h e visi ted h i s b ro ther , Coy who h a s been in t h e hospital . H e rephr-t:s h l s b r a t h e r much improved. be ing ab le to leave t h e hospital.

Bill H a r t , boilermalcer helper, h a s purchased a new home a t 1923 N. J e f - ferson. H e moved into i t recently.

Coy Long, painter , h a s been la id u p w i t h t h e r h e ~ m a t ~ s m f o r several days.

Geor e Kent , machinist apprentice. i s c o n t n e d t o . the h ~ s p i t a l fo r t r e a t - m e n t a t th i s wr i t ing .

Mr. and Mrs. Al. Ba l l h a v e re turned

t r o m a vlsl t to K a n s a s City, where they vislted the i r d a u ~ h t e r , Mrs. Brown. They repor t a v e r y nice trip.

Donald Sumner , son of Mr. a n d Mrs. Johnson Sumner, died April 14 in B u r p e hospital fr0.m gunshot wounds. H e w a s r i d i n g in t h e back s e a t of h i s father 's c a r when he s a w a bird a n d asked h is f a t h e r to s top the car , s a y i n g t h a t he w a n t e d to shoot it. -4s he picked u p the gun , i r accidently went off, h i t t i n g him in t h e .mouth. Mr. Sumner i s a pbpeflitter in t h e w a t e r service depar t - ment.

%he r ip t rack boys a r e jubll iant over a n a r r a n g e m e n t which h a s been m a d e whereby half of the force g e t s every o t h e r Sunday off. U p to the presen t t ime t h e e n t i r e force h a s ,been w o r k i n g every Sunday.

I n t h e p a s s i n g of Joseph Cook, 86- year-old resident o f Dogwood, Mo.. t h a t communi ty lost one of i t s rea l pioneer set t lers . H e came there f rom Indiana In 1883 , homesteading a n d i,m,proving t h e f a r m w h e r e he h a s lived ever since. H e is survived by h is wife, w h o is 87, a n d f o u r children, t w o g i r l s a n d t w o boys, four teen grandchildren, seventeen g r e a t grandchi!dren a n d one grea t - g r e a t g r a n d chlld. Lnun Cook. of t h e s t o r e room depar tment , is one of t h e sons.

P a t r i c k ( P a t ) Collins, 83, fo rmer Springfleldian, w h o had $en v is i t ing here died March 11th whi le asleep. H e c a m e h e r e t o v i s i t Mrs. Anna R a g a n of 529 W. Scot t s t ree t , they be ing old r ime fr iends. H e w a s a n old t lme Fr i sco employe, hav- i n g helped in much of t h e ConstrUc- t'ion of the road f rom Pacific to Vineta. l a t e r w o r k i n g in t h e nor th c a r yards. Since h i s re t i rement , h e had made h i s home wi th a daughter . Mrs. Mary Ross le r of Cushing Okla.

W e h a v e a l l hekrd t h e expression, "He los t h i s shirt." Well, Anthony Bar ron , s h e e t meta l a p p ~ e n t i c e , did just t h a t l i teral ly. As some one broke into h i s home S u n d a y night . ~ p r i l 1 4 . and stole a l l of his sh i r t s , toge ther w i t h some jewelry.

Otto Phe lphs Is off s ick w l t h t h e flu a t this wr i t ing .

LOCAL No. 24

RAYMOND P. DEES, Repor te r

Kather ine , d a u g h t e r of J. V. Adam& is v i s i t ing h e r paren ts a t t h i s tlme. K a t h e r i n e Is a s t u d e n t a t M. S. C. W., roIumbus , Miss.

R e g r e t to repor t t h e f l lnesa of Mrs. G. H Threllfall. w i f e of n l ~ h t roundhouse foreman.

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Mrs. R F. Dees, wi fe of plpefltter, has had a s house guest , h e r s i s te r , Mrs. Orlando Harmon, of Jackson, Mich.

Mrs. H. H. Johnson, wi fe of t r iple renairman. i s on the s ick li 1st a t t h i s rimel

illachlnist J. H. B r a n a m i s a t St. Louis h o s ~ i t a l . t h e th i rd t ime f o r him.

Mrs. ~ y n e r d ; mother of w a t e r service man, Claud Kynerd, i s v i s i t ing h e r d a u g h t e r in F l o r ~ d a .

C a r m a n J. L. H a n e y is o n t h e s ick list.

T h e smal l s o n of Kelly Powell, w h o w a s b i t t en by a s t r a y dog. is t a k l n g t rea tments .

J . J. SULLIVAN, R e p o r t e r

Ot to Nolte, who for a number of y e a r s w a s storekeeper f o r t h e Pul lman Company a t th i s yard. collavsed while a t w o r k in t h e Argentine coach yard of t h e S a n t a F e rai lroad on March 28 and died in a n ambulance e n rou te t o a hospital. '

R ichard McKee. who underwent an emergency operat ion for appendici t is a t Providence hospital on March 19, Is now recupera t ing a t home a n d i s expected t o soon be back on t h e job again.

T h e pas t month h a s seen five ad-

di t ional a i r conditioned coaches placed in service o u t of t h i s yard. F o u r of these w e r e placed in service between K a n s a s City and Memphis on t ra ins 111-103 a n d 104-118. a n d t h e f l f th n n n - ~ - . -.- - - .. - w a s assigned a s the s m o k i n g c a r o n t r a i n s 105-106 :between ICansas City a n d Birmingham. Several more c a r s a r e to fol low a s t h e a i r condit ioning p r o g r a m continues, a n d in addit ion, the regular - ly assbgned ,Pullman sleeping c a r s w9h1ch a r e now in the Pul lman shops h a v i n g a i r condit ioning equipment instal led, a r e expected to be re turned to service.

LOCAL NO. 32-NEWBURG, MO.

E. F. FULLER, Repor te r - Mr. a n d Mrs. Louis DeShurley a n d

son, Jack ie , visited f r iends in St. Louis. Roy Brown of K a n s a s City spent

t h e week-end w i t h h i s family. Mrs. (3. C. Scott a n d son, Robert , of

Springfield visited fr iends in Neu%urg. Mr. a n d Mrs. C. D. W a r d Mr. and

Mrs. F r a n k , and Mr. a n d k r s . I v a n F u l l e r a.ttended St. Pa t r ick ' s bal l a t t h e Nissouri School Of Mines, Rolla, Mo.. Xlarch 1.5.

Mr. and .31rs. R. L. P a i n t e r were St. Louis shoppers recently.

Mrs. IT. F. Ful le r celebrated h e r bir th- d a y wi th her paren ts , J. W. Vinson. Springfield, Mo.. April 3.

Mr..% Sam Garman visited relat ives in Aurora, Mo,

Mr. Hnrvy Green spent a few d a y s in Butterfield, Mo., on business.

Mrs. F r a n k Weight w a s a Spring- field shopper recently.

XIr. a n d Mrs. S. M. BIontgomery a t - tended the flower show a t t h e A r e n a in St. Louis.

Mrs. J a c k Hil l and daughter , Gail, visit'ed r e l a t i o l ~ s in Tulsa, Okla.

S. E. Fe l lows a n d Mr. deLong w e r e pa t ien ts in t h e Fr i sco hospital In St. Louis.

LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA.

F R A N K HARKEY, Repor te r

Chas. L. C a r v e r nnd faml ly motored down in Texas t h e past month t'o visi t re la t ives a n d f r iends and reported a nice t r lp ; tlhat IS, say ing noth ing a b o u t a I l t t le s a n d h e drove through.

H e r b e r t Foley, son of W. J. Foley, genera l foreman, spent a few d a y s h e r e w i t h h i s parents . H e r b e r t is nt 'tending Wooste r College a t Wooster Ohio.

G. W. Maddox Is back bn the j& again. h a v i n g been absent on account of t h e flu, E l m e r Davis filled hls vacancy w h ~ l e he w a s off.

J o h n L. Pr i tohe t t h a s also been off w i t h t h e flu b u t i s now back on the job aga in .

J. F. Ferguson , c a r foreman, is sport- Ing a new F o r d V-8 coupe. It's a nice looking car.

B r a k e m a n It. L. Williams, who w a s Injured by a hilt-and-run driver while [ t a g ~ i n g a cross ing for his traln, Is improving some.

Mr. Will iams w a s doing h ls bIt t n m a k e the ra i lway crossing a SAFE CROSSING a n d in s o doin,g almost lost h i s l i fe bv a reckless hit-and-run driver .

You w h o h a v e not seen a n Oklahoma d u s t s t o r m a r e missine something. Be- lieve w e c a n compete-lirith any of our ne ighbor ing states. The visibility was zero a n d many stories were l ~ r i n g told a b o u t t h e dus t storm. One of the shop boys told of missing his p*t p n l r l e dog, t h a t he had caught in t l ~ e roundhouse some time ago, but h t e r fouhd i t digging his hole about t rn feet above ,. old mother ear th and through the sana. Anuther offered this one. .\ friend of his l iving on a ranch clo5i. by Enid hmad tied his horse, to a tree before r h e dus t s to rm hit thls l?cality -and whl le this friend h$d gc

-- -- a n d returned he f i n g f rom the trec off t%e ground. M b u t no one woul?

)ne ror a n nour o r so ound h1.s h o r s e hang- ? and a b o u t ten f e e t any o t h e r s were told. i believe them.

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Martin Fuller. son of H. H. Fuller, spent the week-end with his parents t he past' mon-th. Martin is a t tending the Oklahoma University a t Norman.

Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Puller were paid a shor t .visit by their son, Wayne, and his famlly April 14. Wayne is a resident of Kingfisher Okla., and has a verv responsible pdsittion with one of the-big flour mllls a t tha t place.

Our re-organization meeting of the Frisco Traffic Club, held April 5 , 7:3U p. m. in Uhe passenger depot, was a huge success. The attendance regis- tered wes 118. Some of the Frisco bovs came from Okeene. Drummond. La-mont, Covington, and ' many other outside points to meet wlth us. We a r e gla& #to have them any time. A variety of ta lks were heard. Miss Martha Moore, especi,ally, gave some interesting thoughts. Then, there was her reading, "The Rooster and the Lit t le Black Hen" to climax her talk. Miss Moore's lidttie readinlg j u ~ t added fuel to the flames, a s we s.ometimes say, and our Western division ora tors were not to be ou,tdone. Mr. Fisher told us about the "Old Grey M,pre," also mentioned s0mebhin.g about s t ru t~t ing our stuff." He did not say, but i t is believed there was a turkey gobler mixed up in the deal somewhere. Mr. Rudd gave us some excellent pointers on "team work" in his s tory o.f the Ox and the Jackass. Conductor Ber t Irwin won the abtendance prize, a lawn chair. Soliciting of business for the Fr,isco will n.ot be so tough for Mr. Irwin. Two more meetings of the clusb will be held and durin,g these meetings the re-organizing of rhe clu,b will be completed and plans perfected for the solicimtation of business for t'he Drisco. We a r e expecting a la rger a t - tendance a t our next meetlng.

LOCAL NO. 19-&MEMPHIS, TENN.

ALVIS H. THOMAS, Reporter

Calllng your attentlon to ou r re- organized TraPe'ic Club. WiUh a mem- bership of over 40, we have Ilned up with tlhe traffic office and have given programs boosting the Frisco railroad and appealing to the public to use our road for transportation. Fur ther reports of the activities of the club will be given in la ter reports. The follom- ing a r e t~he officers: Bro. V. A. Smjth. president; Mrs. Virginia Wade, vice- president; Bro. J. 1. Whitalter, secre- ta ry ; Mrs. Martin, treasurer. Alvis H. Thomas. chairman traffic committee. Bro. ~ a i v e y , manager.

Mrs. Florence Elexander, wife of Lummle Elexander engine packer, was called to h'atchez: Mis.s., due to the dearth of her mother. W e extend our sympathy to the family during their bereavemenst.

Bro. John Wesley. coach oiler, recently made a t r ip to Westpoint, Miss., to visit his sick brother. Brother Wes- ley ts vice-president of our local.

We extend our well wis'hes for a speedy recovery for Rev. Fred Webster, t,hi.rd class machinist, who a t this wr i t ing 1s confined a t home wiith illness, also his wife and mother-4x1-law.

F r a n k Nevels, third class boilermaker, npgiht, made a hurried tr ip to Ohicago to the bedside of his sick son, w,ho is critionlly ill in a hospital.

In our campaign fo r a safe ty first record, all the boys have unanimously agreed to we'ar safety shoes. Of course Big George Erlnnards of the ca r department, who sports k number 1 3 shoe, had to hlave a pair special made to ac- oommodate those enoPmou,s feet.

Prevent4ng accident is os aerlj good work,

I t serves to keep many from getting Iurt ;

So do your bet when you read this uerse.

prevent - a c c i d e n t a and practice SAFBTY FIRST.

LOCAL No. 19-MEMPHIS, TENN.

C. H. FULLER, Reporter

Had occasion to visi t in the train yards wi th one of tlhe oar insgect'ors and i t was impossi~ble to pass up the ca r inspectors' qu.arrters, which I am sure a r e among the neatest and best kept build,ings on the railrond. Ma- terial of all kinds is neatly placed in separate bins and the bins a r e iwbeled. There is a rack built for triple valves and it is about a s neat and tidy a s any pl.ace could be kept f o r the purpose fo r which it is intended.

This brought my attentlon to the point art which I asked quite a few questions with reference to inspecation, etc., and I learned from some of my questions .that one of our' inspeotore. 0. S. Marshall, in the nas t sixty bays has caught somebhing like 12 or 1 4 broken arch bars. a s well a s some 4 o r 5 cracked wheels which. in mv opin~on. certainly speaks meli for thk inspect~on force in the Mom~phis Term- inal, and particularly Mr. Marshall. All of the o ther men a re performing their dutles well, too, a s Lche past performance of haudlinc inbound and outbound trains speaks c e l l for all.

There is a mighty nice program In effect in the steel car vard. Thev a re workiug quite a few men and a r e t u rn - ing out about 4 cars a Bay, which a re receiving general repairs.

Also had conversation with Messrs. Lutz and Wmare and they advised tha t there was some miabtv good work being turned off of - thk - ~ e g a i r track, which makes us all feel mighty ,good, nnd do hone bhat the aood work will keep u p akd our prog%ms will continue.

We a r e mlahtv e lad to (have A. 0. Proctor back %t woi-k a f t e r being confined to the hospital in 'St. Louis. and we hope his good health will con(tinue.

41so glad to see C. W. Klm~brouph back on the job af ter being off accoullt illness.

W e feel tha t the depression Is really over since we have now received all of our 10% wage deduction back, and we're all hopin~g tha t it will be many a year before our pay will be cut again.

Mexsrs. H. D. Warren and I-loward Pickens have spent considerable t ime a t Yale recenltlv in connection will1 bhe hew organizatibn ,and from L'he interest being shown believe Tale will be 100%.

E.-F. Tuck seemed to have t h e jitters about the mlddle of April and on in- cluirinrr learned tha t Mrs. Tuck and ~ k i p p f w e r e visi t ing relatives i n Texas.

3 1 ~ s . M. L. Shick was a renresenta- tive from one of the local* Eastern Star Chapters a t a Convention in Nash- ville recently.

Seems l ike old times to have Messrs. J. ?I. Haley and "Red" Huff with us agaln. 'Johnnie was off recovering from an operation and "Red" on account of h is hand. Hone both a r e fullv recovered.

H. E. Moore is still off account illness. Hurry up and get well and come back, Moore.

I t was recently necessary for Henry T,hrelfall ,to spend some time in Amory where the was called accountt illness of h i s mother. We wish fmor her a speedy recovery.

Certainly glad J. J. Drashbman made a tr ip to the St. Louis hospital and returned without having an operation. H e says being there a week w'as plenty.

T. C. Shaw returned to t h e St. Louis hospital for a check-up and re~ports the doctors advise 'he is ge t t ing along fine.

Did you notlce the broad smile Wm. A. Lewis has been wearing recently? It's because the is "grandpa". A daughter, named Beverly Jean, w,as born on February 27th to Mr. and Mrs. 1%'. D. R,ay. Mrs. Ray will be remembered a s AIiss Florence Lewis. L. J. Orman made a trIp to Virginia

recen!tly, due to the serious illness of .hds mother-in-law. Hope she is well on the road to recovery by this tiine.

RECLAMATION PLANT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

T. 0. CHAPMAN, Reporter - James Bur t has had a small crew of

acetylene cutters a n d scrap ~ 0 r k e r S a t the switch tracks, near the West Shop the past month, clearing up some ma! terial for salvage.

Our sympathy is extended to James Camp and relatives, in the death of his father, George Crtml,, which oc- curred a t his home in Springfleld, the lratter part of Maroli.

Our superintendent, L. f. Leysaht, Is a memiber of the "Champion" pinochle club of t3pringfield. He has been having a score somewhat below average for some tlme past, and his friends a r e now elated t o know tha t his luck has turned, and he 'has katelv ranked one of t h e highest scores o f - any member of the clu'b.

During the later ,part of Ma.rch, Charley Mullen w,as sent to the Rrisco Hospital a t St. Louis for trea:tmen,t. W e have (been informed tha t .he underwent a n ope ra t~on there. and just recently has been releascd so he could convalesce a t home in Springfleld. We understand he is r e o o v e r i n ~ satisfac- torily and hope his improv'ment continues rapldly.

We know that 4he Frisco has manv ,men in thelr employmenr w,ho a re re= sourceful, and have genius of most every -trade and talent. As definite proof of this statement we have working among us. Alfred Lahman, a laborer, who has made his own shoes and wears them tvi.th satisfied conlfort. They a r e unique in material and con- struction. They a re ,also proven to be very durable. It' is probable tha t shoe m.aking may :become a "hobby" with him, a s he has h,ad severill fellow em- pboyes a sk him regarding the possi- bility of having him to make them a pair.

There has nassed from our midst a veteran w h o k we all regret to see go; Louis A. Cordz, machinist helper, who died in the Frisco Hoxnital a t St. Louis. April first, a f ter a short illness. ~e was buried in M,nple Pa rk Cemetery in Springfleld, beside his wife ,and sons. He was of Danish decent, having been born in Rintgstedt, Denmark, and came to -4~merica when 'he was ten years of age. He worked a t St. Johns, Nova Scotia, for awhile and la ter a t Norfolk, Va. When he was still a young man he became engaged in the lumber industry in Mississippi with 'his brother, kater moving t o ,soukhern Missouri. There they engaged in the same industry 111 Shannon a n d Douglas Counties. They were so engaged when the Gulf R. R. was built f rom Spring- field .to Memphis. H e had many varied experiences, and shipped lumber to S ~ r i n E f i d d and Other marke t s bv ox t&m< .before the railroads came.- 4 s ti:me developed, he and his brother nurchased a small locomotive and mil- way logging cars, and operated them over several miles of road which they built into the Ozarks timber country f rom 'the main line. dMr. Cordz was the engineer, and he never forgot the experience acquired on this job, a s he was the mechanic. a s well a s the englneer. The engine was fired with wood in those days he sald.

He was employed a t the rectamation pbant for the past eleven years. Pall hearers from the reclamation plant were: William Read. John Carnahan. Bar1 Goudh, ~alcomsl; Doran, r ree em an Wasson and Arthur Stewart;

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT THAYER, MO.

F. M. mPEEBLES, Reporter

Mrs. E. E. Bateman, wife of conductor, is visi t ing in Springfleld.

Pleased to announce tha t The Camp-

bell Motor Co. h a s had another carload of Plymouths and Dodges shipped 'by tlhe Frisco R. R.

Rodney Wilcon and wi,fe of Memphis a r e now visit ing home folks.

Mrs. Har ry Wolff, wife of conductor. had .the misfortune eo ,be h i t b y an automobile near her home, breakln'g one of her limbs, and was taken t o the hospital a t Memplhis.

Mrs. C. Jones, wife of ca r inspector and Mrs. F r a n k Carter, wife of brakeman, a r e now visit ing In Memp11i.s.

H. Miller, pard clerk, and wife a r e now ,at Pensacola.

Bill Mar'tln, brakeman. .and Zack Roberts. fireman, a r e now sportlng: new Chevrolets.

Mike Powell, son of Wm. Phillips, roundhouse foreman, who 'has lbeen visi t ing a t home, has now returned to Georgia Teck College ad Birmingham.

Miss Glenda Haynes, wife of fireman, is now visiting a t Memphls.

Miss Carlyn S k ~ g g s , daughter of roundhouse clerk, is visi t ing a t Mem- phis.

Mrs. H. E. Crass. wife of fireman, is visi t ing a t Kansas City.

Miss Daisy Mitchell, daughter o r hostler Is now a t Pensacola.

Mrs. Vlc Huddleston, wife of engineer is now in Kansas City.

Miss Oma Huddleston, d'ilughter of engineer, who 1s a t tending Central Col- lege a t Fayette, Mo., is now visit ing hmome folks.

Wm. Marsh train dispatcher I s v1sl.t- ing a t Memphis.

Mrs. Wm. Spande r , wlfe o r engineer. i s now in Memphis.

Miss Oatherine Schrata, daughter of c a r inspeotor, is now visit ing a t Poca- honras. Ark.

Mw. Riley Fry , wife or machinist, was s t ruck ~ b v l i ~ h t e n i n g when she s tar ted t o t u r i the radio off, she having been confined to her bed since.

M ECHANlCAL DEPARTMENT OKLAHOMA CITY,

FRANCIS N. JONES.

John Seal Is In the St. recovering from an automb,.., ,,,.,,.... John's many friends wish hfm a speedy recovery and hope to see him baclc on the job soon.

Miss Patsy Quinn, daughter of Machin- ist A. J. Quinn, will leave thc first of May for a three-weeks' trip to CIeveland, Ohio and Washington. D. C. She will be & ~ o m ~ ~ a n i e d by her grandparents. Mr. and BIrs. J . $1. Sayles, of Denison. Texas.

Jess Moore, car foreman, was operated on for appendicitis. April 12 . I t was an acute attack and he was rushed to the hospital and operated on a t once. We are glad to report that he is rapidly recovering.

Wm. TemDle. of the store has been off for several d illness.

Engineer Lou Prult t has work alter a long illness.

Vernie Rrown visited with r ~ l a r ~ u s d r z u relatives in Sapulna. April 7.

Nr. and Mrs. C. B. Louzader have returned from a week's visit with relatives in Newburg.

Dick Rronnon has been off for several days, clue , t o the death of his brother.

Clifford Bobzien was called t o Spring- Aeld. April 1 4 , clue to his father h a v ~ n g been seriously injured.

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Espelin and daughter. Viv~inia, were called to Springfield the early part of April, account of the death OF Mrs. Espelin's father. Mr. D. B. Stockton. Mr. Stockton was 91 years old.

We have had our share of the dust storms and it looks a s though it is only the beginning.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT KANSAS CITY, MO.

WILIARD C. ABEHCROMEIE, Reporter

Consratulations to Clifford JIcGowen. who was married the la t te r par t of 3Iareh. This should br ing on the - cigars.

Claude Horning and wife recently had som: good luck fishing a t Lxke of the Ozarks.

Wyiie McCready and Bill Walsh also report fioocl luck on the big lake and for proof tbrought back a picture.

Richard Eckar t was operated on April 4 Lor acute av~endicitis. He is recovering rapidly and expects to be baclc to work about May 15.

Henry Hichardson is baclc to work after being off for s a n e time on account of illness.

Clarence Ehni. Art ThomDson and Joe Hammons are the proud owners of new Fords. I t seems that the night gang is Ford minded.

Some people have all the luck. BiH Blessman walks off with a n electric ironer. which was first ~ r i z e a t a merchants' drawing recently.

Among those on thc sick list a t e Roy Walls. Ed. Rina and Nich Vidovich.

WC' were all- shocked and gricved to learn of the sudden death of Cornellus .E. Holly. night tankman. Our sincere sympathy goes out to Mrs. Holly and family.

Artie Berry is very proud to make the s ta tement t h a t $he bought a new accor- dion for his daughter. W e have heard the young lady play on a number of occasions and can testify to the fact that she is quite an artist with the instrument.

Our sympathy to Chas. Knox and family whose mandmother died recently a t ~ i r s o n s . Kan.

G. C. Gulleg. wife of boilermaker at Favetteville. Ark.. was a visitor a t the

department. ays, due to U

e returned to

tll . t'

hohe of J O ~ ~ a m m o n s recently. Wesley Ehni and wife recently re-

turned from New York where they spent several weeks visiting friends and enjoying the s ights . But all was not fun on the trip a s Wesley missed the train a t Cincinnati when he got off to grab a bite to eat. Wesley's wife was on the train and had the tickets and it looked l ike a long walk fo r Wesley to Kansas City, but the t icket agent had pity on him and wired ahead to the tram that he missed and his ticket was held until he could catch up on another train.

Frisco Sunnylancl Club amateur show and dance at Drexel Hall. Mrs. 0. B. Stoner had charge of the show and a f t e r the entetainment a dance was held and a good time enjoyed by all present.

Two more oumerx of new Fords are Geo. Stroble and Claude Coffey.

FRISCO LADIES* AUXILIARY No. 1 SPRINGFIELD, MO.

MAUDE RDGINGTON. Reporter

Frisco Ladias' Auxiliary No. 1 met in :agle's Hall April 1 5 and held their reg- lar meeting. A large crowd was pres- nt. Mrs. Jitm Loser was very busy em- roldering tea towels while the rest of he ladies looked on and were busy with he business of the meeting. Aftcr the

nieeting a social hour was spent and refreshments of pie and coffee were served to the husbands and families.

Mrs. Chas. Beck made a trip to St. Louis Lo visit her daughter-.in-law. Mrs. Ralnh Beck.

Mrs. E r n a Barclay and two children have returned from St. T,oiii~, where she visited her two sisters. Mrs. York and Nrs. Spoerl.

Two new members joined the Auxiliary at this meeting. Mrs. Cates, wife of Ca- borer Cates a t the roundhouse and Mrs. Hurd, wife o'l Inspector Hurd a t the t r a h sards. I f all the men of Local No. 1 would bring their wives out and have them join the Auxiliary, what a wander- ful time all would have. There would be many pleasant evenings for all.

Mrs. A. C. Potter spent the day recently with Mrs. Maude Edgmgton, who had the misfortune of losing her husband, John Edgington, sand machine operator in north Frisco car yards, a t hls home. March 20.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hereford spent Eastcr with relatives in Osceola.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Potter and family spent Easter with relatives in Elkland. Missouri.

The Frisco Ladlcs' Bluebonnet Sewing Club met a t the home of Mrs. Earshel McCauley and spent a pleasant day piec- ing quilt blocks for the hostcss, and with individual sewing. The hostess was presented with lovely tea towels. A covered dish luncheon was servcd a t noon in cafeteria style. The next meeting will be a t the home of Mrs. Gelsheimer.

Mrs. Warren visited recently with Mrs. Edgington.

We are glad to report Mrs. G. F. AI- ward Is gaining back her health after an operation. HOD^ she will soon be able to attend our meetings again. We miss ha,? -.--.

Mrs. Claude Dickens, who has been very sick is some better and able to attend part of the meetings.

Mrs. Edgington spent the day recently with Mrs. Burl Hough.

The ladies had a very interesting dis- cussion a t their meeting April 15 on the subject of "Stores Which Ship by Frisco and Those Which Ship by Truck".

LOCAL NO. 3-SPRINGFIELD. MO. - JAalES L. CANP, Reporter

Attendance a t meetings of thls local has been very Poor. In fact , there has not been enough present a t the pas t few meetings to afford a properly conducted meeting. If employees a t thls polnt wish to see ,this local continue, it will be necessary tha t each and every one of you give your local your financial and moral support, Let us all g e t .togebher and make Local No. 13 what i t should be.

Donald Bellars, scrap yard I&borer, arrived for work one m.orning recently with his face a l l smiles a n d unable to ge t his h a t in place. I t seems tha t a tiny new arr iva l .at .his house had something t o do with It. It 's a boy, his name i s Val Barry, weight seven pounds, and he arrlved March 30. DonaId report's that Mrs. Sellars and the (boy a r e dolng nicely. Congratula- tions.

We a re very pleased ta report t ha t J. E. Potts, foreman, scrap yard, has returned to work a f t e r a month's absence due to illness.

I t is hoped tha t i n the near ,fulure we will have some baseball reports t o make, a s ilt is being endeavored ,to organize two so f t ball t e ams a t this shop t,o play in the Frisco League now being organized in Springfield, How- ever here a r e some sidelights on the potenvial players.

Pau l O'Brien probably will be ma.n- oger of one team, and with O'Brien for a name, who can say tha t be will ever forfeit a game.

R. Vanhorn will make a good flrst sacker. because a 'ball coming in his directlon is bound )to be raked in by those long arms.

When Roy VahId l~ l i smacks thet ball it really goes places.

Ivan Thomas has made some out- s tanding plays a s shortstop in practice p16ay.

Floyd Yates will make a good um- pire lf he can ever strengthen his voice and hlx eyes.

H. I3 Brown proved tha t he is not just a has-been by h.is fielding on ou r practice field.

J. W. Adams showed us tha t h e can still smack 'em out when he ge t s up to bat.

The writer wishes at ,this t ime to thank Local No. 3 for their kind expression of sym.pathy and t h e beautiful floral offering a t the time of death of his fatmher, George W. Camp of this city.

May, 2935 Pnge 21

ATTEND E V E R Y MEETING OF treasurer of the west shops division of Mr. and 3lrs. Leo Herbenger an- YOUR LOCAL. the newly folrmed Frisco sof t ball as- nounce the birth of a nine and one

soclafiion whmich is to participate in the quar ter pound son, March 21st. Mr. activities of the Sgringfleld Amateur Hepbenger is a boilermaker helper.

LOCAL No. &ST. LOUIS, MO. Soft Rall Association. Local No. 2 will F ishing in this vicinity has been be represented by four teams. Games good the last' month a s evidenced by will lbe played a t Grant Beach Park. the following: Alfred Elkins, machinist, -

r,;,,.,..,, clrn,r,.. mnnhin:~+. Pl"rnnna rn.,,,r+c , n n d , n " ." Pipht'3'3n "O"n,q C a t -

Morton's place. We've a l l heard o u r g r a n d l ~ a r e n t s sav

to i l lant no ta toes in the d a r k of the mo6n; hoivever, w e k n o w one man who st i l l is a s t r o n g ,believer in that . H o m e r W e b e r believes i t s o s t rongly he s tayed o u t in the ra in a l l one Sa turday a f t e r - noon t o g e t h i s planted. The fol low- i n g Monday w a s April Pool 's Day a n d H o m e r g o t t h e b igges t fooling of all. H e w a s sick in bed a n d had to t a k e cantor oil. And as f o r a bount l tu l supply of potatoes, well, w h o k n o w s ?

Lee Buffington h a s been assigned a posi t ion in Mr. Harvey ' s office. H e former ly worked a t X e w b u r g a n d w e a r e a11 g lad to have h im back wi th the Fr i sco aga in .

Miss ,Jacque F i tz john a n d a p a r t y of f r iends motored tro Jop;in t h e 3rd a n d a t tended t h e Nelson Eddy Concert .

Mrs. Char ley 411an s p e n t severa l d a y s of t h e l)ast month v i s i t ing h e r children, Mr. a n d iMrs. A. T. Thorsoll of Ft. Smith.

George Wood went to R a n s a s City t h e 3rd a n d j u s t rested t h e whole dap through. H e didn't even t a k e t lme off t o e a t

his office m a s deeply del?ressed b y the d e a t h of Mrs. E ls ie Gustln, wi fe Of o u r yardmas te r , W. P. "Butch" Gustin, t h e 30th. Mrs. Gustin had been ill t w o months a n d died fol lowing a n operation. W e a l l exrend o u r sincere sym- p a t h y to t h e Gus t in family.

E d B a r o n hasn' t been a b l e ,to f igure o u t w h a t it's a l l about , b u t h e i s j u s t t w o show t icke ts ahead. H e h a s j u s t received word f rom t h e Lee Shoe Com- p a n v t h a t h e is s ix th prize winner for a s logan s e n t in. I t s u r e is news to E d f o r he did n o t send in a slogall.

OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER

ORVILLE COBLE, Repor te r

J. 31. "Mike" Connolly , w a s s t r icken w i t h a h e a r t a t t a c k m h ~ l e in church Sunday morning: Am11 1 4 . H e w a s rushed to t h e ~ ; . i s c o h,osl)ital f o r a t - tent ion. W e hove by the t ime Chis is printed t h a t he 1s well on t h e road t o recovery )but a t th i s w r l t i n g h i s condi t ion is q u i t e critical.

p. A. Mofeitt s p e n t a week's vacation t h i s month in h i s own back yard.

Miss Wi l l igan a l so welcomed t h e vaca t ion list.

T LOCOMOTIVE DEPT.

ZITE FROSS.\RD, R e l ~ o r t e r

r,ilst, ~ , , ~ ~ l i t h there appeared in o u r column a n i tem concern ing the i l lness of Mrs. C. F. Davidson, wi fe of c a r foreman. W e related t h a t s h e had been q u i t e seriously ill w i t h pneumonia, b u r a t t h a t t ime w a s well o n t h e road to recovery. Now, a las , w e m u s t w r i t e t h e s a d conclusion t o t h a t ar t lcle , tel l - i n g h o w complications arose a s n re - s u l t of che l ~ n e u m o n i a , cl imaxed by Mrs. Davidson's gass ing a w a y on March 25. Our h e a r t f e l t sympath ies a r e ten- dered t h e fami lv In the i r sor rowful be- -~ ~

reavement. T h e cons t ruc t ion w o r k on o u r new

a u t o n ~ o b i l e ~ a r k i n g grounds, back Of &e r o u n d h o k e i s prr$gressing' .rapirlly. This is q u i t e i gigant fc project. in- volving t h e f i l l ing in of canyons a n d nr rovos w i t h tons of h e a v y boulders, erec?ing dams, tunne l l ing new water - ways-all i n a n e f for t to prevent those des t ruc t ive c a t a r a c t s fPom r u s h i n g down t h e slopes a n d c a r r y i n g t h e good e a r t h r i g h t f rom benea th t h e wheels nf o u r automobiles. F r e d Lake , boiler foreman, is t h e conCractor and engi - neer, and h e fee l s h e wi~ll 11)e qualified to submit bids on a i l major proie,cts o f civil engineer ing a f t e r coml)letlnp this job.

And to eaual t h e magnificence of the new ~ a r k i n g ground. Sam Plck, machinist. has p u r c h ~ s e d f o r himself a new 1 0 3 5 Dodge-the zenith of beauty and proficiency!

,:,m-- I 'p 3g,-%'%J$&59 " A . A Milwaukee Carman asks whether dirty-hands champions

know that Lava Soap cleans grimy faces, too.

"Month after month," writes An- drew Russo, carman on the C. M. St. P. & P., "I see where somebody is arguing about who gets the dirtiest hands in the world-and who gets them clean fastest. And do you know, in most cases, their faces are just as dirty as their hands.

HE PUTS THEM WISE

no time and is so easy on the skin." * * *

Thank you, Mr. Russo. We'd got- ten so wrapped up in learning who had the world's dirtiest hands that we forgot to remind the readers to -

wash grimy, work-stained faces with Lava, too. Lava is the only soap that can get real dirty-dirt off fast . . . and vet T.RVR i c a c safe fnr vnilr

Gamble Product

TAKES THE DIRT . . .

ick, heavy Iather and fine powdery pu- mice team together to get any kind of grime in a jiffy. And Lava's glycerine -used in most expensive hand-lotions -protects the skin, keeps it from chapping, helps heal up little nicks and cuts.

Lava works well in any water-hot or cold, hard or soft. It costs no more than ordinary soaps-lasts m u c h ionger. Most grocery stores have Lava. Get yourself a couple of bars today.

PROTECTS THE SKIN

AQENT'S OFFICE-MONETT, MO.

PEARL 1C. LEWIS, Reporter

BIr. and Mrs. Fred Kunz of Sprlng- field were guests of their son. C. J. Kunz, and faimlly and also visited relatives In Joplin and For t Scott, lians., this month. Mr. Fred Kunz has been a member of the Frlsco Family for many years and is well known all over the Eas tern division. Wlhisle on the re- t ired list, he is st i l l aotive in working for the best interests of the li'risco.

Mackie Nott , small grandson of W. L. Mayfleld, has quite a n ea r f o r music and "Grandad" has just about decided t'o ge t hlm a banjo.

C. J. Kunz. W. L. Mayfield, Richard Mills, A. M. Trimble and J B. lden composed a par ty of Frisco Boosters from Monett who attended the Frisco Employes' Meeting in Fayetteville, March 26.

Miss Dolores Vaughan, daughter of Operator Vaughan, was the winner of a n $80.00 prize given at the Gillloz theater recenrly. Dad didnnt have to r i ve his consent for a n "Easter Bon- net" this year.

Joe Shockley acted a8 cashier one day th is month in the absence of Cashier Trimible who. accompanied by Mrs. Trimlble, attended the St. LOUIS Greater Flower Show. !@he Trimbles a r e both lovers of flowers and their lawn is a mass of colorful blossoms from early spr ing to fall.

Ray G u ~ n n e y was off du ty about ten days this month on accoun,t of illness. W e a r e glad to report h is re turn to work and a r e su re his health is again normal1 a s he is on his f u l l lunch ra- tion of s ix sandwiches and a dozen bananas.

Charles Kunz, Jr. ha s taken o p golf- i n g and we a r e sure Monett will have a "prize wlnner" thls season in the District Cklf Tournaments.

Mh. and Mrs. W. L. MayfieId enler- tained a s guests Sunday. April 1 4 . Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Heath of St. Louis and Agent Kunr and famiIv.

MTS. Tom ~ e n n e m a i and daughter. Carolyn, have gone to Birmingham, Ala., for a vislt with relatives.

Joe Shockley and A1 Chidister a r e In a class to themselves slnce re turning from .a t r ip to Roar ing river, each displaying a s t r i ng of t~rout whlch num- bered and weighed the "limit."

CLINTON AND OSCEOLA SUB-DIVISION

MRS. A. W. LIFFEE. Reporter

W e a re sorry t o hear of t he serious illness of Jack Ambrose in Pensacola. F l a H e is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Ambrose. Mr. Ambrose is a retired engineer. Mrs. Ambrose is also sufferinn from a. sprained ankle.

C. S. Kline is bac to work a f t e r being off several wee& on the account

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of illness. Mrs. Troy Hlldenbrand, of Pecullar,

has recovered from a verv serious illness.

Lit t le Francis Holder Is qulte ill wlth the flu. She is tlhe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Holder. Mr. Holder I s a brakeman.

We wish to extend our congra.tu4a- tions to 311.. and Mrs. C. W. Hall of Colum~bla, 1Mo. Mrs. Hall I s the dauah- ter of Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Walker. Dr. Walker is ou r Brisco doctor a t Clinton.

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Fred Hinderlx, warehouse foreman, spent the week-end wi th his family. who lives a t Niangua.

Mrs. J. H. Burgess of Carl Junctlon Is visi t ing friends and relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Crotty a r e vacation- ing In Texas and Louisiana hfr. Crorty is a retired engineer.

F. L. & D. C L A l M D E P A R T M E N T SPRINQFIELD, MO.

DAZEL LEWIS, Reporter

l I l ss Katherine H u r t expects to spend Eas ter with her mother a t Greenfield. MO.

Miss Ethel Hindman of Kansas City is visiting her mother and sisters.

G. T. Blankenship visited in Dallas. Texas. over the week-end. -4orial 7. H e reporied it' sunny in the .sunny south, whlle we had snow all day. H e also Informs us tha t h is valuable bird dog, which was stolen from his garage some time a p . has been found.

G. C. Roog recently spent a day in St. Louts in connection with his new duties in the accounting department.

Oh! me, Oh! gee, Oh! rot , Says Pursley we can Pop; This weather's not so hot, I've always sniffles got.

Always win$, dust, snow, rain, No sunsaine, gives me paln; Only thing seem to gain, Pull my beezer again.

Vile dope have to guzzle. Inhale salve, breath muzzles; Only way solve puzzle. J u s t honk on m y snozzle.

-C. E. Martin.

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OFFICE OF DIV IS ION AND STORES ACCOUNTANT-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

IL.4 COOK. Reporter

Henry Kelpe spent Sunday. March 3.1 In Cape Girardeau with homefolk. ~ i i fa ther i s recovering nicely from a serious operation.

Mrs. Broe Mitchell is again "up and about" a f t e r being confined to rhe house with scarlet fever.

Rov Love. brother of Mlss Ina Love. @f this office surprised her with a visi t recently. A cousin from Shell City, 310.. also saent the week-end with Ina and' attended the music convention which was held here.

Our slncere sympathy 1s extended to Mr. and Mrs. John Sumner In the loss of their son, Donald, on April 14. Don- ald accidentlv shot himself in the head. never recoverinrr consciousness. Mr. S u ~ n n e r Is employed in the water service department.

Audie Biggers has fallen In love all over again with Memphis af ter spending Sunday there and motoring over the beautiful new scendc drive which fol- lows the river around town.

Spealclng of Ifemphis-we understand thast conpratulatiens a r e in order for F. H. Shannahan, who was married on April 18. W e wish h e and his bride much happiness.

MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

HAZEL CLARK, Reporter - h Frisco Soft Ball League has been

organized in Spring~fleld a s a uni t of the Springfleld Amateur Soft Ball Asso- ciation. The association is comprised of five leagues and play will s t a r t y a y 13. Elasborate ar rangements a r e belng made for the ogening g>ame, Whiob will be played under the flood l ights of one of the cit'y parlrs. Mayor Durst Is expected to be present to throw out the first ball and the Boy Scouts' band to furnlsh music for the ocoasion. There is also to be a number of prizes ' awarded.

The Frisco League is made u p of eight teams, four from the West locomotive and coach shops, one from the North shorm, two f rom the r edama- tion plant; and one from the general office building. J. E. Pot ts has been

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elected gres ident of t h e league, w i t h t h e fol lowing vice-presidents: E d De- Clew, represen t ing W e s t shops; Jas. Loser, represen t ing the Morth shops ; R. 0. Vahldick, represen t ing t h e rec1,a- mat ion p lan t , a n d J a s . Burns , repre- s e n t i n g t h e genera l office bullding.

Mabelle Campbell h a s recently re- t u r n e d f r o m Los Angeles, where s h e w a s ca l led o n account of t h e serious i l lness of h e r s i s te r , Mrs. Smi th Lee. Mrs. L e e w a s former ly lMiss L e n a Campbell of t h i s c i ty a n d we regre t t h a r h e r condit ion i s Ltlll crltiaal.

LeRoy Dysar t ' s young daughter , I tosemary Ann, h a s been qul te ill b u t i s now well on t h e w a y to recovery.

S y m p a t h y w a s extended t o F. If. F e r b r a n c h e w h e n h e displayed badly bl is tered hands, a s w e assumed t h e s p r i n g weather had made him over-en- thus ias t ic in g a r d e n m a k i n g ; b u t t h e s y m p a t h y w a s immediately w l t h d r a w n when he explained t h e bl is ters were caused f rom pull ing taffy, especial ly since no samples of sa id taffy were in evidence.

Speaking of s p r i n g a n d gardens, we h a v e t w o rose e n t h u s i a s t s in the depar tment , namely F l o Blevans a n d I d a Blood. T h e office w a s g e n e ~ o u s l y supplied w l t h roses l a s t year f rom t l ieir g a r d e n s a n d w e a r e g lad to know t h a t they have e a c h added a number of var i - t ies t h i s year . 3lillle Alcorn also h a s a beautiful rose garden wi th a to ta l o f a b o u t f i f ty plants .

Helen Yates is becoming q u l t e a n e x p e r t a t contract . Not only h a s s h e been winner In q u i t e a f e w f r iendly g a m e s recently, b u t s h e ,has a l s o been p lay ing in t h e Duplicate Cont rac t Tou,rnamen*s which a r e held here weekly, a n d which w e unders tand b r i n g o u t a num.ber of t h e b e s t players.

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATIION

EULA STRATTON, Repor te r - T h e l a t t e r p a r t of March b r o u g h t u s

a lot of s o r r o w ; March 15 Pear l Townes w a s called t o Indianapolis , Ind., account the d e a t h of her brother , Horace A. Comstock. March 22 w e were a l l shocked t o learn of t h e g o i n g of J. W. Dugan , who had served a s chief of bhe w e i a h i n p bureau , th i s depar tment , up untG ahout five v e a r s a r r o w h e n he w a s r e t ~ r e d . o n ~ a i c h 28 %laud Mills h u r - r ied to T u l s a to be w i t h h e r bmeher, Roy L. MllJs, of t h e Phil l ips Oil Com- p a n y there. Mr. Mills had only recently moved to Tulsa , s o h l s body w a s re - tu rned to S v r l n ~ f i e l d for burial. Our h e a r t s g o o u t in s y m p a t h y to tlhe bereaved of Che above loved ones.

Wwrd h a s -been received t h a t R o y Jernilgan, former ly em~ployed in th i s office. h a s been made a s s i s t a n t g e n e r a l m a n a g e r of t h e W i c h i t a F a l l s & South-

W i c h i t a Falls , Texas. C o n m a t s e r n a t Roy!

M A, Giles

Walker , of th rs depar tment , a n d Walker. of t h e re f r iaera t ion de-

partmend, a r e q o n the job when i t comes to t a l k i n g people in to traveling v i a rall. Mrs. A. A. L a n g was leav ing Sprlngfield t o joln her husband, Oapt. L a n g s ta t ioned in APmy Headquar te rs a t F h r t Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. L a n g w a s go ing by bus, wlhen t h e W a l k e r s Changed h e r mind for h e r and she en- ioved a t ra in- r ide a l l t h e way. - -

Vacations a r e in order a n d a r e we enjoying them! Wallie Welch, chief typist, enjoyed a week of April spr ing- time and Savina Fell in s p e n t a most delightful week in Marshfield, Mo., w i t h her aged mother. Whi le v i s i t ing there , Savina's th ree b r o t h e r s of G i l l e s ~ l e . Ill.. surprised her by a l s o paying the i r mother a v ~ s i t . I t w a s l i k e Old Home Week and w h a t f u n t h e y had!

Mr. and Mrs. J i m m y Collins motored to St. Lou13 the. l a s t week-end in March and "took in" t h e flower show a t the arena. From t h e vivid descrip- tions of a l l the beauty t h e y saw, we, too. feel as though we had been there.

Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Maste rs spent

E a s t e r week-end v ls l t lng t h e newly- weds, Mr. a n d ~Mrs. S. C. R o b e r t s (nee M a r g a r e t M a s t e ~ s ) , in Champaign, Ill. T h e bride real ly c a n cook.

A joint b i r thday P a r t y w a s given I r e n e Sohaller , V e m Melton Zella Shawley a n d Helen H a w k i n s '(almost qu in tuple t s ) by t h e c l e r k s in this office a t t h e H a r v e y House w i t h t w e n t y s t - tending.

A vote of p ra i se g o e s t o Pear l H u t - ton for t h e splendld w o r k s h e did on a Good-Luck Scrap Book f o r Ola Barnes. w h o i s s t i l l a w a y f r o m t h e office account i l lness a n d as th i s goes t o press Muriel ~ s e m i n g e r a n d Vera AIe1,ton a r e a l s o a w a y account illness. W e wish f o r them a speedy recovery.

TELEGRAPH NOTES EASTERN DIVISION

-- HELEN FELLO\Vf3, Repor te r

E. R. Haymes, agent , Rolla, w h o had t h e mls for tune t o b r e a k h is a r m l a March, will soon be ab le to resume duty , we a r e happy to report . H e is being relleved by I?- E. Jones, r e g u l a r ' third t r ick operator , w h o in t u r n Is being relieved by D. A. Atkins.

W. M. Leek, agent , Dlxon, 1s a l s o on tthe slck list. H e 1s being relieved b y P. L. Moore.

L. J. Porterf ield Is w o r k i n p as a g e n t a t M a r ~ o n v i l l e while t h e job Is on butletin.

T h e n e w s p r i n g s w l t c h w a s Instal led a t Sleeper a n d effective Aprll 15 t h e te legraph office i s closed f rom 8300 a. m. t o 4:00 p. m. P. M. Jones, w h o h a s been w o r k i n g t h i s t r ick, bumped E. J. B a r n e t t o n second, w h o in t u r n bumped C. F. Brockman on thlrd. Brockman bumped D. Cowan t h l r d a t Lebanon. who in t u r n bumbed H. W. Bunsel- meyer, t h i r d triclc Cuba. Bunselmeyer took the e x t r a board, bumping your humble correspondent .=rh.-. -,.- - . - - I - -

i n g as relief a g e n t a J. W. Leedom, reg1

ville, h a s been off thrc Illness, ,and will be o yet. Gland to report , is improving r i g h t a be "good as new" a dutv.

say. Joe, Shep, JS, o t h e r old " t h i r d ~ t r i c Charl ie RobePts' prop,,.,,^^ lur a r g u - menta t ion? Well f o r once in hls llfe he w a s unable to' a rgue , o r even ta lk wi th ease. A f e w d a y s back h e underwent a tons i~ lec tomy. W h a t a g r a n d oppor tun i ty to ou t - ta lk and out -a rzue

myself about

PIPE SMOKING"

..a. " " - 0 " " n n - . t Steelville. liar agen,t Steel- 1 b; ?e weeks, accoont PP f o r some t ime an'

though, t h a t ,he I smoke 3 l o n g a n d should rhen h e resumes f ~ 1 lasts 1

a n d f l o t o f the smokingcc kers, remember those fast ^"":*__ C^.. "

th%t g u y - w a s mlssed, because -we couldn't g e t in to tlhe hospital t o s e e him. Sefiously, though, Charlie, we d o sympathize w l t h you, a n d a r e t r u s t i n g you will soon have forgot ten a l l t h a t agony. a n d wlll be back to normal aga in , a r g u i n g pro a n d con on most a n y suable& t h a t comes u p for dis- cussion.

W I T H T H E DINING CAR EMPLOYES

E. B. WILKINS, Repor te r

J o h n Lewis a n d Ransom D u r r a r e now in char,ge of the cafe c a r s between St. Louis a n d Memphis.

Bro. F r a n k Hadden. one of o u r younger chefs, has been Ill.

W e a r e glad to see Bro. Hayes g e t on tmhe regular ~ a y r o i l . H e is our idea of a regular gentleman and brother.

Mrs. Brady Hodge, wife of B r a d y Hodge, one of our most p has been v e r v ill. W e know th,at she-Is improvin

AUDITOR-REVENUE ST. LOUIS, M(

E. L KOHRING a n d J O E Repor te rs

"w TUnTJGHT I couId save money loking cheap tobacco. I was d I soon found it out. Now Cdgeworth always. A pipe- much longer and my pipe x t s me less than it did with burners. And with good old

Edgeworth I enjoy my pipe! So it's Edgeworth for me from now on. There never was a better smoke. I like its rich tobacco flavor and it is always mild.

"They tell me that in the shops of one railroad where 2,000 men are employed, there are 1,144 pipe smokers, and 1,123 of them smoke Edge- worth. Get a 156 tin and give it a trial. That ought to mean something to you, Mr. Pipe Smoker!"

Edgeworth is made guaranteed by 3 & Bro. Go., nond, Virginia.

Congra tu la t ions .to Oscar E. Heins o n bhe a r r i v a l of baby Rose Mary, March

"More Smoking Hours Per Tin"

31. This cauglrt most of us off guard and for a while we were not sure it

fun. Mese ducks--next t lme fellows use a broom.

In looklng over our mster. see where we have a Horn to blow, a Horner ro blow it, a Carr to dnive, a Taylor to fimt us, a Doerr to open, one of tlhe Jones boys, a, slab of Bacon (and plenty of eggs). sausage of the Metz variety, a Rohlfing to pass the "Buck," a Fai r - hild for an office (boy, Wells to dig. Pipes to smoke, a Eohn to pick, a Faw- cet't to turn on, a Winther to Freesa through, a Goose to cook, a Mueller to mill for us Woods Po get lost In, corn on the ~ 0 6 b . a Roach to s tep on, and a couple of WeIss guys. Qui.te a collection.

A covered dish supper will be served on Thursday evening, April 18, by the Frlsco Ladies' Olab when a joint employes club meeting 1s held of the Men's Club and the Ladles' Club. We a r e hopeful of a nice crowd.

Regre t to advise a s yet we have not enjoyed any pre-easter weather. W e have had several very severe dus t storms and are hoping they will nor repeast a s they a re very unpleasant.

Joe Kelly and family a r e planning on spending Eas ter with their parents in St. Louis.

was so, being tha t Oscar spran,g the news on the Arst of April, butt it 's a fact. Si~mult.aneously, bhe pay cut was fully restored a t the same tlme, so the young lady will probably t ake care of the increase (plus).

W e regret the passing of ou r good frlend John Costigan, employed in the agents accounts department. H e had not been very well of la te but worked up until the day of his death. Burial took place in Montreal, his old home town.

Ed Galennie, who departed for Cleve- band recenltly, evidently decided he was finally sett led on a steady job and returned f o r a f ew days to t ake unto himself a wife, a Miss Armstrong, sis- te r to Henry who formerly worked a t rhe office. 6ongratulations.

A joint luncheon was to have been held on the 24th at the Statler , the first in a long tlme. Now we find tha t Larry KneePler is also a singer-what the boy canlt do-ow s t a r reporter and firsr ra te drummer from Collinsville.

Oarsman Ike and 2 qt. Horner will engage in a rowing contest in t h e near future-wa&oh fior dates.

Well, the bowling season is about In wlth Bill Rlegel and his Texas Limiteds running away wiUh first place honors. Funny thing, this was the only team r e p r e ~ e n t i n ~ g a rra!n tha t does not

T R A F F I C MANAGER'S OFFICE OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

W. C. HAMILTON, Reporter

T R A F F I C DEPARTMENT-TULSA Glad to report J. L. Scales, chief clerk, has fully recovered from recent illness and back to work.

This office extends sincere sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Bell in the death of Mrs. Bell's aunt , Mrs. Tapp, of Lincoln, Ark.

R. 0. Hopkins, formerly assistant r e n e m l agent. was appointed division

MARGERY A. O'BRtEN, Reporter

Tulsa confidence in i t s fu ture su- premacy will be demonst.rated on Mon- day, Aprll 22, a t the Coliseum and all through the week through elaborate bool'h exhibitions in which nearly one hundred com.mercial and industrial firms will give publicity to their varied

passenger-agent ~ p r i l -1. Congratula- tions, Bob!

We handled Altus, Okl~ahoma, Xunlci- pal Band consisting of 75 people from A~ltus to Enid, April 3. Chas. Hinsey accompanied.

Miss Virginla Estes, daughter of operator, Union Sta t ion , spent' her spring vacation visitlng home folks.

Frisco handled special train to ac- commodate Chicago White Sox and Pit tdburgh Pi ra tes April 8 to Tulsa and re turnlna Oklahoma City April 9. El-

exist. Tha t dou4~le-header on the 12th had

us woozy a f t e r four hours of bowling. J ack Tremayne says maybe he didn't ge t such a ha t score, but he had lots

lines. A blt of good news a t th is time is

the addition of Ralph Maring to the traffic department a t Tulsa-Mr. Mar-

of fun Too ' bad bu t we reporters ha te to

admit irt-those pesky Milenders took us for three in a row. What did we ever do to them to deserve i t ?

The thrill .that comes once (or first) in a lifetime. E. V. A.'s 6 0 2 score, enough to keep him In smiles for a month. Incirlental'y. hln "General Man- a ~ o r " is his st l 'on~est competitor.

Remem,ber the dance on May 4 . Caution! Don't forget and drive down to the Century-int's going t o be held this time a t the Knights of Columbus hall In Phe center of town. Be seeing

ing coming to us from our Kansas City office. Mr. and Mrs. Maring a re taking a house located a t 707 South Knoxville. Mrs. Maring is quite busy get t ing things arranged, having just moved in.

Sorry to have to report to our many friends tha t Mrs. P. F. A,tkinson, wife of P. I?. Atkinson of city passenger department, is confined to the Morning- side hospital. Mrs. Atkinson is dolna nicely and we hope to see her released from the hospital very shortly. Mr. Atkinson says i t never rains but wha t it pou,rs-their baby has contracted the measles, but aside from this he hasn' t

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MA1 LING LIST! I you!

Watch my Ford go by! That's what Elmer McCormiclc has to s ay af ter making a dent in the bank roll f o r one of those new streamliners.

We know now how Art SCoessel howled his 607 total. He went over to

any troubles. While speaklng of Mr. Atkinson,

don't want to overlook mentioning h.is recent fine aooointment a s division oas-

( Pave the way to more *ale# with m c t u d namu and addrases of Live prapecm.

I Get them from the original compiler8 of basic list information-p to d a t c accurat-ranteed.

senger ~ agent- in charge of passenger m.atters a t Tulsa. We congratulate Phil on his promo,tion. He is a fireless worker and well deserving of this rec- che alleys r ight af ter work and used

the big ball on the duck pins. 6 0 0 Duck eh. Ar t ? Shortv Schaffnit. being

I Tell u about your bushets. Well help vou find the ~~~~~~to. No ob-

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6~ ?i jei10u.s nature. -topped A6t.s 607 total the next week by get t ing 627 ducks rolling ahead of tlme. Some

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RIVER DIVISION -

CAPE GIRARDEAU

I I N E Z ~ 4 1 ~ ; Repor te r

Mrs. J. M. Shy, wife of B r a k e m a n Shy. of St. Louis, s p e n t several d a y s in Cape Gira rdeau visi t ing Mrs. Geo. McB,ride.

Miss Lot t ie Vogt, a u n t of Yard,maeter Moeder, who underwent a major operation severa l w e e k s ago, i s improving r a ~ i d l v a n d will soon be ab le to 'be o u t - - . aga in .

Mrs. Chas. Klzer, wl fe o f b r a k e m a n Kizer, s p e n t severa l d a y s in St. Louis w i t h h e r f a t h e r , Wm. Luckman. Mr. Luckman a g e n t z t Kewanee , h a s been confined 'to t h e hospitR1 f o r t h e p a s t severa l months.

Mrs. Don P a r r , wi fe o f s w i t c h m a n P a r r . s n e n t severa l d a y s In St. Louis v l s i t i n g friends.

J. F. Neal, t i c k e t agent , i s w e a r i n g a v e r y broad g r i n these d a y s account of t h e a r r i v a l of a son a t t h e home of h i s son, Gene Neal, of Lockhar t , Texas.

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE

J. A. CHRONISTER. Repor te r

Mrs. CIarence B a r r o n h a s been 111 a t h e r h o m e in Chaffee.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Bred Dierssen had a s g u e s t s l a s t week Mrs. I. Ri tchey of Gypsy No.

~ r s : J. R. Magner lef t l a s t week for Har r i son , Ark., to visi t h e r s is ter , Mrs. C. G. Emerson . R. N. Brasher , Sr . , of H a y t l vlsi ted

Mr. a n d Mrs. V. E. Hopkins here one d a y l a s t week.

Miss J a u n i t a Morgan en te r ta ined t h e Yoiing Women's Tuesday Bridge Club a t her home l a s t Tuesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. C. 0 . S laughter visi ted Mm. S laughter ' s paren ts a n d Mr. and Mrs. R. E . S t e w a r t motored to Spr ing- field to visi t Mrs. S tewar t ' s mother, who i s 111 there.

W. H. ( P a p ) Adarms re turned to Chaffee T h u r s d a y f rom Thayer , w h e r e h e w a s called by t h e i l lness a n d dea th of h i s w i f e t w o w e e k s before.

Mr. a n d Mrs. J. R. Aberna thy had as g u e s t s Mr. a n d Mrs. D. F i s h e r and Mrs. a T ti.i=her of Poplar Bluff a n d Mrs.

's g r a n d m o t h e r of Greenville.

HAYTI , M0.

J. APPLING. Repor te r

ouse foreman. F r e d Larson , w e n t to St. Louis first of business.

er Leavil l i n d wi re of Poplar re been v is i t ing in Hayt i , a n d

to business. d Mrs. John Schumacker of e n t Sunday w i t h our local r. a n d Mrs. F. X. Schumacher. rilkes, a g e n t a t Caruthersvil le , ieated mayor of Hayt i , in t h e

clry e l a c ~ i o n April 2. Miss P e a r l W~i lkes , d a u g h t e r 0.f John

Wilkes. w h o is em~ployed by t h e Ark.- 110. P o w e r Co., w a s absent f rom. t h e

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.office a f e w d a y s account of i l lness of h e r mother.

C a r Checker J i m Chronls te r a n d w i f e of Chaffee, visited w i t h t h e fami ly of

LEE JELT DENIM F i r e m a n Vick Sigler l a s t week.

Fr i sco surgeon. Dr. Llmbaugh, and wife motored to Memphis l a s t week on business.

E n g i n e e r Wi l l W a l k e r h a s re turned

DEFEATS t o w o r k a f t e r a n operation in t h e

WWrNG d W08\46! Brisco hospi ta l a t St. Louis some t ime ago.

A b i r thday joke .on Conductor Stroude. T w o school teachers who a r e in the h a b i t of r id ing h is t ra in each week- end, to a n d f rom home, o n t h i s t r ip, somehow k n o w i n g i t w a s h i s bir thday, one of them complained of a severe headache, and S t roude being a good scout and sympathetic , offered her some of his lunch coffee, a n d handed her 'his thermos bott le , a n d pour ing o u t some found i t to be on ly w a r m water , a n d then m a k i n g a f u r t h e r examina- t ion of t h e lunch, found a piece of h a r d bread, In one napkin, and a l u m p of coal in another napkin. 1ma.gine h i s embarassment ! RAILROADER'S ANNUAL

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Mrs. J a c k Dalton, wife s p e n t a f e w d a y s in Mer relatives.

Switchman A. D. W e s t f r o m a visi t in Par i s , Mo.

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T. W. Hope Jr., son o t -1. w . tiope, swi tchman, ha's gone t o San Diego, Cal., to v i s i t h i s b r o t h e r who is sick.

Bralte.man W. T. C1,ogston a n d wife. b rakeman A r t h u r L a n e and wife, and brakeman F. E. McGlohn a n d wife, a r e p lanning o n a t t e n d i n g t h e Trainmen's Convention in Cleveland in May.

Dorsie S m i t h relieved E a r l H a m m in t h e f r e i g h t office one day t h i s month.

F r a n k McCann, ass i s tan t sunr in tend-

P . W. Wilson, former ci ty passenger agent , h a s [been promoted to division passenger a g e n t a t K a n s a s City. Con- gra tu la t ions , Per ry , your 1 3 7 % inorease d u r i n g the Arst week of your new job shows they real ly k n o w h o w t o pick

ent 's clerk, laid. off a r e c e n t Sunday, 'em. Miss Teresa Rayless s u b s t i t u t i n g f o r Soliciting F r e l g h t Agent Bill Deveney him. w a s a b i t " taken in" on R Sweeps takes

E x t r a c le rk C. C. Blevins relieved J. t icket he recently purchased. Head- H. Owens, c a r clerk, Fredonia, a f e w l ines next morning proclaimed t h e t ick- d a m t h l s month. Also relleved t icke t e t s counterfi~t a n d the K a n s a s Citv clekk F. B. Fergus , C a r t h a g e , for a f e w days.

Yard.mmter M. J. DeBoben a n d wife h a v e re turned f r o m a visi t in Denver.

B r a k e m a n J. T. Cawlfield a n d fami ly a r e v i s l t ing f r iends a n d relat ives in Dewev, O k l a

rakem man E. G. Lloyd a n d wife h a v e re turned f rom Cleveland. Ohio.

E d Knox, file clerk, w a s off several d a y s t h i s month account sickness.

J a c k Young, t rucker , spent a recent Sunday in Joplin a n d Springfield.

General Agent E. 4. Miller a n d wife have gone t o Washington , D. C. Mr. Miller is represen t ina the local Cham- ber of Commerce a t the National Cham- ber of Commerce conventtion in W a s h - ington.

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MAJSL~A~CL 1- NLLC~UL.~) , n e p o r r e r

The "Kansas City Blues" aga ln used our luxurious F lor ida Special on the i r r e t u r n move f rom t ra in ing cam.p a t Mobile. This ought to pu t t h e boys in A-1 condition for the b l g opening ga.me April 16. Another speclal t ra in consisted of 180 CCC workers en rou te f r o m Mourutainburg and W e s t F o r k , Ark.. to Bismarck, N. D. Then, too, we enjoyed a second move d u r i n g rhis season f o r t h e K a n s a s City Philharmonic Orchestra, th i s ti,me to Springfield, Mo.. a n d return.

F o r Sale-One s e t of ply F r a n k R. Newman

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agency ralded. Guess Bill won't g & t h a t new c a r th i s spr ing .

Another promotion came t o Roy E . Mar ing who left April 3 t o be chief c le rk in t h e traff ic manager ' s off ice a t Tulsa. The K a n s a s Citv office will miss h i s efforts, for Roy w a s one o f . o u r mosC "live" workers .

I f a man c a m e u p ,to you on t h e golf course a n d said, "Go over one more fence, lady, and you'll be ab le to r ide w i t h t h e hounds." would you play aga in ?

A n e w represen ta t ive in t h e passen- g e r depar tment a n d bill of l a d i n g clerk in t h e traffic depar tment i s Richnrd J. Knoll , who comes here f r o m t h e St. Louis office. Richard Is t a k l n g over h i s new dut ies l ike a n old hand. You can reach h im through Uncle Sam a t 5527 P a r k .

K a n s a s Cbty railroads suffered a a r e a t loss in t h e pass ing of J u l i a n Nance, general f r e i g h t a g e n t o f t h e Union Pacific, on Apri l 6. Mr. Kance had many f r iends on t h e Frisco.

Johnny Sachen h a s taken the burden of the poor w o r k i n g g i r l s on his shoulders a n d is sel l ing t i cke ts to a benefit dance. B u t beware, i t i s just another r a c k e t . . . J o h n n y 1s m a k i n g money on t h e side by b e t t ~ n g t h e pur - chaser h e won't d r a w a t lcke t over 20 cents. This m a y prove more profit- ab le t h a n bowling.

Operator J a r r e t t a n d h ls fami ly a r e feel ing very much rtt home in K a n s a s City w i t h t h e recent invasion of K a n s a s dust. A t leas t the i r young son seems qui te in f a v o r of the i r move f rom Buhler , Kans., a s is evidenced b y t h e

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following le t te r he w r o t e f o r h i s Fr i sco friends.

Kansas Citu. Mo.. Anril 13, 1935 . Dear Frisco ~ a n ~ t l ~ : ' ' -

f was really flattered when Mlsa Ifaroaret Nichols mked me t o write nW "suc~es8" storu. It really bn't auch a l a w e story im ~ e a l i t y , but to me it w a great stride toward my life ambitdo*. When father w m agent at BuhZer, Kaw. , I thought manv times just how far away opportunity was. Needless to say, opportunity, that (a the ktnd o f opportunity that I was looking for, was not to be found there. To the tune of "I Was Lucky" the tracer clerk job came open in the Kansas City Commercial Of- fice and father manacled to get it. Soon after rue a d v e d in ' ~ a n s a a City, I be- gan cdtting around for the opportunity I had been looking for so long, and that was a c?-ack a t radio.

Station W H B , Kanans City, Mo., cotr- ducts a prograna call& the W H B Frolic and it's sole purpose ia to dwcover new and better 1-aclio talent and cheer up the sick and shut ins. Mr. Charles Lee gave w e an audition and there it is in a nut shell. I got on. I do owe a very Eawe uota, of thanks, OT I might sag several o ~ c h ~ d s to Mrs. John Parry for the wonderful help she has niven me with my songs. Of course all it nteans to ms is the experience but that is just the thing 1 am looking fo? W H B 3s a great station and has a swell staff. 2 hope yo74 E48ten to us just lots, If any of you have friends OT relatives or anvone who is sick and shut in and you would like to have us sing or play a number for them, just drop Charles Lee, a t station W H B , a card telling him about i t and he to111 be glad to arrange a number for you.

Your:?, HARRY JARRBTT, JR.

Solici,tor John Sachen w e n t w i t h t h e K a n s a s Clty, Kansas , bowlers (0 Springfleld. Mo., week-end of April 6.

Note: General Agent Newman h a s decided to keep h i s golf clubs. H e wil l t r y .it again.

MAINTENANCE O F WAY DEPT. FT. SCOTT, KANS.

GLADYS ROTH, Repor te r

Well, w e a r e sure ly in hopes t h a t the d u s t s t o r m s a r e over. Bridge inspection w a s delayed on th i s division a s the d u s t w a s so bad t h a t it' w a s necessary a n severa l occasions t o post- pone f u r t h e r inspection untl l t h e s t o r m w a s over.

E. r;.. Johnson h a s been ass taned t o p o s l t i ~ n of sect lon foreman, -section L-11, Quapaw. Okla.

R. Andref t s w a s asslgned t o J o h n - son's vacancy on sect ion L-13 a t Miami.

Concrere g a n g No. 8, M. Abbiatti. fo reman h a s been increased a n d R. T.

* ugene Younts ~ o l l a n d , ' E . W. Graham, C a n d R o y Pennington a r e now w o r k i n g in t h i s gang .

Mrs. M. F. Holmes, wi fe of sect ion foreman on sect ion F-9, a t Columbus. w a s called to Los Angeles on account of serious illness of a son, April 16.

B&B man. R. A. Dennlston, Is now back to w o r k a f t e r a n extended vacation in the west.

Section Foreman J o h n el ton, sect ion I?-10, a t H.allowel1, i s s t i l l off account sickness. Surelv hone h e will be ab le t o re turn to wokk--soon. -

Mrs. Geo. E. Gillihan, wife of welder, w a s called t o F o r t Smi th account s ick- ness o n April 13.

Glad to repor t t h a t B I B foreman. M. D. Gibbs. who has been off for some -~ -

t ime account injury. Is now s b l e t o be a round a n d w a s down to t h e office re - cen t lv a n d feels ,he will soon >be a%le t o r e t u r n t o work.

W e w i s h to ex tend o u r sincere sym- p a t h y t o Blanche Blcknell, s teno- g r a p h e r in t h e superintendent's office, a n d Will Blcknell, swi tchman a t F o r t Scot t and A r t Blcknell engineer a t ~ i t t s b u r g , in t h e loss o f ' t h e i r mother.

who passed a w a y during: l a t t e r p a r t of March. Mrs. A. N, Matthews, wife of w a t e r

servlce foreman i s in Bell Memorial hospital a't ~ a n s ' a s Clty a n d is reported in a serlous conditlon.

J e s s Atkinson w a t e r service repair- man, w h o h a s bAen w o r k i n g a t K a n s a s City for some time, i s now back a r F o r t Scott account having been c u t off a t Kan'sas City.

M a r g a r e t a n d Rodell, d a u g h t e r a n d son of Geo. W. 'Scott, rnalntenance clerk, spent' the i r E a s t e r vacation a t F o r t Scobt v i s i t ing the i r f a t h e r and o ther relat ives. They a r e a t t e n d i n g school in St. Louis.

OFFICE O F SUPERINTENDENT TERMINALS-KANSAS CITY, MO.

TOM KEHOE, Repor te r

W i t h t h e inaugura t ion on April 5 of the new Texas F a s t F r e i g h t Schedule, the Fr i sco t a k e s an,other g r e a t s t e p forward in meet ing present-day competition a n d ever increasing demand f o r fas t a n d dependable service. Af te r t h i s new service h a s been given wide Publicity a n d adver t i sement a m o n g sh ippers a n d pa t rons , a n d wi th the co- opera t ion of every employe concerned in p u t t i n g the new t r a i n over the road a n d main ta in ing r igldly i t s announced schedule, i,t should not be long befwre p i s n e w F r i s c o service becomes the

t a l k of t h e town," and of inest i~mable va lue to a l l concerned.

P e r h a p s in t h e s p r i n g a young man's fancy m a g l igh t ly t u r n .to t h o u g h t s of love, however, t h e r e is no dou.bt a b o u t i t , every man. young, old. a n d in between, j u s t na tura l ly th lnk of l l t n e else ibeside t h e g r e a t Amerlcan s p o r t once S p r i n g h a s ushered in the base- bal l season. On the i r a r r lvn l the Blues looked fit as a fiddle a n d ready f o r anyth lng , s o w i t h a 11-ttle c o o ~ e r a t i o n f r o m t h e w e a t h e r man in d e l l ~ e r i n g a nice d a y f o r t h e openlng d a y g m e on Tuesday, April 16, victory for t h e home team i s "in the.?ag." At a n y r a t e i t will be a n eac l t tng a n d in te res t ing g a m e w l t h t h e g r o u p of dlst lnguished officials scheduled to help officially open the 1935 season. J u d g e H e n r y F. McElroy will occupy t h e box, a n d Don McCombs, the mayor of K a n s a s City, ICans., will do h i s best t o ca tch t h e f a s t - b r e a k i n g curves. E. C. Hecker, mayor o f North K a n s a s City, will um- pire the prel imlnaries, whi le De Wolf Hopper, s t a r of t h e s t a g e a n d radio wi l l r u n t h e ,bases, ,provided ,he is luck; enough to solve pi tcher McElroy's delivery. T h e K a n s a s Ci ty Termina l will be represented by t,he Iol lowin~g employes: Rich O'Connor, M. J. F lan igan Berke ley Benneson, F r a n k ~ p a u l d i n g ' D. B. Cronin, e t al , Mr. Onconnor oc: c u ~ y i n g h i s f a v w i r e s e a t in a box di- rec t ly hehind f irs t base.

Here's a n e w one heard recently a round t h e terminal . Wm. Shore; swi tchman, w i t h a suburrban home in Avondale. Mo.. cal led a t t h e office in t h e e a r l y <morning hours, repor t ing t h a t h e utould be unable t o cmne to w o r k because this cow h a d became a proud mother d u r i n g t h e nlght. Bill a n d t h e calf a r e repor ted do ing nlcely, n n w .. -

~ ' e w a n t to extend o u r deepest sym- ~ a t h v to N i s s K a t e Waidelich a n d s i s - ters .-upon t h e d e a t h on March 1 9 of the i r sister, Mrs. H. B. Vane, in Corn- ina. Cal. Miss K a t e Unaldelich Is tele- g r a p h e r th i s office.

E a r l ' ~ a n k f o r d . B&B carpenter , re - tu rned to work April 15, a f t e r h a v i n g been atm several weeks recupera t in , s f rom a n 'appendicitis opera.titon on march 11.

Steve Melkon. B L B carpenter , is run- n i n g Graham ,McNamee a close second in broadcastin'g h i s p ra i ses f o r beau- t i fu l California. i t s scenery, sunshine, flowers etc.. etc., s ince h i s r e t u r n on April l ' f r o m a two months ' sojourn in t h a t f a i r s ta te , hobnobbing wi th the movie s t a r s and social elite:

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Misfortune s t r u c k twice recent ly In t h e fami ly of Ralph Blank y a r d c le rk . Mrs. B l a n k and son. ~ l l l i e , ' were called t o Jefferson City account t h e se r ious i n j u r y of Mrs. Blank ' s s i s te r in a n a u - tomobhle accident , March 23, a n d o n Apri l 14 Mr. Blank's fa ther , Wi l l iam A. B l a n k ,gassed a w a y a t h i s home in nliller County Mo. Deepest s y m p a t h y i s ex tended , td Mr. Blank and family.

W e w e r e pleased to have as o u r visi- t o r March 21. Jas. G. Sanderson. re.tired conductor. Mr. Sanderson seemkd to be in the (best o f h e a l t h a n d sp i r i t s a n d en joying h is well ea rned vacation. Mr. Sanderson was pensioned July 21, 1934.

Spring, t h e season of youth a n d romance, i s Che ideal t i m e for y o u n g lovers t o join hands a n d begin t h e long journey t h r o u g h l i fe together. Opening t h i s a l w a y s busy wedding season we repor t t h e IbeautiKul wedding of Miss El izabe th J a c k s o n, d a u g h t e r o f Stephen A. Jackson , engineer, a n d Charles Hoadley, w h o is connected w i t h t h e St. Luke's hosp i ta l here which took pkace t h e evening of ~ ~ r i i 17. Af te r the i r honeymoon trip. Mr. a n d Mrs. Hoadley wil l m a k e kheir home in K a n s a s City. W e w a n t t o ex tend o u r congra tu la t ions a n d bes t wishes f o r every happiness.

Congra tu la t lons a r e a l so In order f o r Miss Louise Budhner, d a u g h t e r of L e h - m a n Buchner, engineer, a n d Joseph Gross, who w e r e m a r r i e d April 21. Mr. Gross Is connected w i t h t h e Continental Oil Co. in K'ansas City. This h a p p y young couple also have o u r bes t wishes for a long a n d prosperous l l fe together.

E d Sexton, sect ion foreman, I<. C.. l e f t 4 p r i l 8 dor .a t r i p to Millard. Ky.. to visi t h l s s i s te r w h m he had not seen f o r f o r t y years. W e a r e s u r e Mr. Sexton enjoyed t h i s reunion,

A. J. F inn , a n d wlfe. journeyed t o St Louis April 1 t o a t t e n d a p a r t y cele- b r a t i n g t h e 6 0 y e a r s service m a r k of his fa ther , Wm. F i n n , w i t h t h e S t . Louis Publ ic Service Co. as roadmas te r . W e should I ike to join Mr. F i n n in con- g r a t u l a t i n g h i s . father on t h i s splendid m a r k of service.

W e w e r e glad to s e e Jack Kaylor, t eam t r a c k c le rk , b a c k on t h e jab April 7 a f t e r a ( three w e e k s Illness w i t h a bad case of flu.

E d Sheley, switchman, presented a v e r y mi l i t a r i s t i c a n d finlshed demon- s t ra t ion April 5, w h e n he gave Instruc- t ions in t h e !Manual of Arms before a g r o u p of Boy Scouts. Those who wi t - nessed t h i s demons t ra t ion w e r e s u r e

Mr. Sheley had been t ra ined a s no th ing shor t of a cook mess sergeant .

R. W. Claxron, switchman, a n d wife a r e en joying a belated honeymoon t r ip in t h e Northwest , v i s i t ing Mrs. Clax- ton's b ro ther , Mr. J. F a r r e l in Seattle. T h i s i s a t r i p t h a t w e h e a r ' w a s promised some four years ago.

Mrs. Lawrence Buckner, daughter - in- l aw of Lehman Buckner, enmglneer. wi th Miss Cooper, d a u g h t e r of Wm. L. Cooper, w e r e In a n automobile accident a t 38th and Penn, April 13. Mrs. Buck- ner, t h e dr iver of the car , received r a t h e r serious injuries, b r e a k i n g her a r m in t w o places, a n d i s now in t h e St. Luke's hospital.

Mrs. A. W. Matthews, wl fe of w a t e r service foreman, F t . Scott, underwen~t a very serious operat ion a t Eel1 Me- morial hospital, April 16. a n d a t t h e presen t t ime is q u i t e cr i t ical ly ill.

F i s h ta les of every descript ion a r e now in order, a n d Bill Walsh , lead yard clerk, 19th St. a n d Wiley Mc- Credy, s ta t ionary englneer, me And a r e no a m a t e u r s In the a r t . After enjoy- i n g a fishing t r i p a t Allendale L a k e re - cen t ly t h e y report a record catch, even g o i n g s o f a r a s displaying a s t r i n g o f t h i r t y fish, a l l g l a n t crappies, b y pho- tograph. The fish weighed f rom t w o to six pounds each, according to Bill. a n d t h e picture did much to bear h im o u t in h i s s tatement. Bil l announces he is a n a u t h o r i t y on ca toh ing flsh a n d will >be g lad to organize a class in t h i s a l l impor tan t subject ror interested en- thusiasts .

MASTER MECHANIC'S OFFICE KANSAS CITY, MO. -

LEOTA FRIEND, Repor te r

Tuesday, April 16, t h e official open- i n g of baseball in K a n s a s City. Whi le w e h i l e d to send a represen ta t lve to Muel$bach field. i u d ~ i n r r f rom t,he con- versa t ion a t t h e noon-hour w e aren ' t l a c k i n g in enthusiasm.

Notice a n i t em in t h e traPfic depar t - ment, w i t h reference to c i ty f re igh t a g e n t Sachen a bowl ing specialist- d u e to a n overs igh t w e failed to men- tion t h a r w e have one of those (#bowl- i n g special is ts) in o u r office. Bill E d - w a r d s of Uhis d e p a r t m e n t also plcked u p some cash 'by winning in t h e Ci ty Bowling Tournament a t K a n s a s City. Kans. W e r a t h e r believe Bill should be classed Extra-Special .

W e w e r e informed t h a t Louise, d a u g h t e r of E n g i n e e r L. A. Bucltner, is to be .married April 20, a n d we're wish ing t h e young lady much, much happiness.

And j u s t th l s week w e heard of a man who played t h e role of a fire- f igh t ing fireman, a n d he received a s c<mpe&ation a goodly number of f resh count ry eggs. T h e rep0r.t i s Mar t in K,irschner a n d wife w e r e r id ing a l o n g one of t h e h ighways near K a n s a s City. when pass ing a f a r m dwell ing. Mrs. 1Cirsc.hner noticed the roof on fire a n d called to h e r husband. w*ho immedlate- l y s topped t h e car , rushed to t h e roof a n d extinguished t h e flre. T h e f a r m e r m a s in the field and o t h e r members of t h e household w e r e busy elsewhere. H a d i t not been for the keen observ- ance of Mrs. Kirachner and t h e qu lck act lon of ,Mr. Kirschner, no doubt t h e dwellin,g would 'have been completely destroyed.

Repor t received today t h a t Mrs. A. W. Matthews is confiend to t h e Bell Me- morial hospital , K a n s a s City, in a cri t ical condition resultinrr from t u m o r of t h e brain. We're Koping f o r a speedy recovery for Mrs. Matthews.

Speaking ok excitement-me had plenty in o u r office for jus t a f e w minutes one d a y recently, when some- one called o n t h e te lepho~le a n d reported Mr. Henshaw's house on fire. For tuna te ly the fire w a s of v e r y s h o r t durat ion. I t w a s caused f rom a leaky g a s pipe and the only d a m a g e done w a s to smoke t h e cei l ing of the

ton. Make a point-for. point comparison right on your dealer's counter. Feel the extra hcaty. unbelicv- ably tough, more durable denim That assures morc months ol extra wcnr. Then note, alter repeated washings, how Crown

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I t ce r ta in ly is good t o see a fr iendly race from home. unexpectedly. J u s t t h e o ther d a y W. B. Thompson of Chaffee, No.. y a l k e d into o u r office to s a y "hello. Mr. Thompson a t one t ime w a s connected w i t h t h e Fr i sco in K a n s a s City. and while mfaking a business t r ip !to th i s c i ty recently came down to t h e shop to r e n e w acquaint- enances. W e understand t h a t M. H. Stublblefleld w a s also in K a n s a s City a t t h e same l lme, bu t h e s o r t of 'high- ha t ted ' u s for fa i re r p a r t s of the city.

W h e n Paul ine Hoffman arr ived a t t h e office t h e other,rlay car ry ing a s o r t of "Sample 'Satchel a "Telescope," a n d over -n ight bag, o r ' w h a t have you-we immediately became suspicious t h a t Paul ine had decided to s t a r t t raveling for Doro.thy P e r k i n s o r some o t h e r equal1 y f a m o u s Cosmetic House, bu t alas, belleve i t o r not. Pauline carrres her lunch in t h i s bag. I t isn't t h a t s h e h a s such a n enoamous appeti te , bu t i t s j u s t t h e convenience of the thing. P a u l i n e explalns.

Mr. D a u g h e r t y s a y s fr iends a r e f r iends w h e n t h e y feed you when your wife is o u t of town. Mrs. Daupher ty h a s been o u t of town for several days visiting f r iends a n d relat ives and i t seems t h a t d u r i n g th i s t ime fr iends of .the Mr. a n d Mrs. have been seeing t h a r Mr. Daug,her ty i$ not l ack ing in dinner invitat ions.

And a g a i n it's E a s t e r a n d everyone i s mal t ing a n e x t r a special effoit to spend the E a s t e r Sunday w i t h home folks. M a r y Dailey spent Sunday y i t h h e r f a t h e r in Pierce Cltv. and ve wrlt 'er t raveled across countr).' to -&end the d a y wirth home folk in Oran. Other members of o u r office force sDent t h e d a y wi th the i r fr iends a n d relat ives in K a n s a s City.

OFFtCE OF GENERAL AGENT KANSAS CITY, MO.

M.4RK M. CASSIDY, Repor te r

Sor ry to repor t that ' J a c k Kelleher, t eam t r a c k clerk, w a s confined to h i s ki tchen.

home f o r near ly t w o weeks, suffering f rom severe pains in h i s a r m , caused b y a r t h r i t i s (r .heumatism ,to you). J a c k is :back on t h e job again, feeling much

in t h e hospltal h e should be ab le to pass t h e s t a t e medical examina t lon a n y t ime now wi th one eye shut . H e wishes some of his mi leaae checkers would

n i n g t h e first s i ~ ~ t r a ! g h t baseball g a m e s w l t h o u t enemy, t h e Dallas Steers .

The Stock Show Is over a n d t h e races a r e r u n n i n g the i r Ias t f e w d a y s a n d E a s t e r i s pract ical ly upon us. Suppose there will ,be a f e w E a s t e r bonnets paid for wi th winnings from , the races and

better . Bill Colllns just couldn't resist the

u r g e of a n opening of t'he .baseball season. Bill w a s one of those who w a s

r u n over t h e records to see if he h a s exceeded h is t ime in t h e hospital.

The repor t f rom 9. J. Payne, n l g h t roundhouse foreman. in H a r r i s hosoital

on hand to give t h e Blues a l u s t y welcome. Bill likes, ,t,o hear t h e "Star Spangled Banner, see t h e mayor t h r o w t h e first pitch, and al l that . (But w h a t w e a r e a l l wondering-did Bill g e t in to t h a t g a m e on a pass?)

T h e w r i t e r is a g a i n o n e u p o n Ruis- Infer, insofar a s burg la r ies a r e concerned. I w a s jus t another e a s y vic- t im to .the l igh t fingered genttry w h o makes a pract ice of invading homes, when no one is present .

is no t a s cheerful 'as we w o u i d n l i k e bu t considering he h a s been separated f rom h ls appendix a b o u t th i r ty -s ix hours, his condition i s favorab le a n d f rom al l indicat ions will be ab le t o re - ceive visi tors in a d a v o r so. A com-

qul te a ~ n u m b e r w h o s l l n o t h a v e a n y E a s t e r bonnets a t a l l on account of bhe races.

Now t h e y have a new Idea, t h e d r u g s t o r e s here !fix u p a s u n d a e w i t h l o t s of chocolate s y r u p o v e r t h e top a n d call i t "Dusty Sundae." Since t h e dus t s t o r m s have been v is i t ing u s we never know w h e t h e r t h e y use chocolate o r vanllla.

L i t t l e Miss Rosemary L a w h a s re - tu rned home n t t e r a visi t of severa l w e e k s a n d h e r Dad s a y s s h e is everywhere a n d learn ing to m a k e her- self understood, in the a r t o l speech.

plete a n d speedy recovery is o u r wish for you Sam.

R. W. Mouer, boilermaker a n d faml ly spent t h e week-end of Mar'ch 2 4 visi t - i n g relat ive8 a n d f r iends in Denison.

J o e A. Hughes , yard laborer w a s oft s ick a f e w d a y s in March, be&= relleved by R. I". Whiteaker .

TEXAS LINES I MECHANICAL AND STORES DEPT.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

V. P. & 6. 5. OFFICE

MARY BESS SMITH, Repor te r - If w e could jus t g e t the weather to

decide someth ing "definite!" We've had w a r m weather, a d u s t e r ; then cool wea ther , a d u s t e r o r two. then a show- er-very light-and morh d u s t s torms. A s a resu l t two- th i rds o f t h e fo lks have colds, h a y fever o r some allmentt cased by t h e changeable w e a t h e r we've been having f o r t h e pas t months. W e sure ly need rain, bu t r i g h t n o w we're a l l h o p m g f o r a f a i r E a s t e r Sunday.

A m a t e u r nigh*, apparen t ly , w a s q u i t e a success. A t least. those who en te r - tained a n d t h o s e who w e r e en te r - tained a l l go t a lot o f f u n and l a u g h s o u t of lt. Am s u r e we will have a n - o t h e r one th i s fall. T h e c lub ac t iv i - t ies haven't' "slowed down" a n y and k n o w t h e good w o r k wil l be k e p t u p unti l t h e end of .the c lub year.

We're v e r y g lad to see t h a t Ben Lewis o f t h e accounting depar tment , w h o w a s opera ted on some t ime ago , i s recupera t ing in a h u r r y a n d looks bet- t e r t h a n we've seen him in a l o n g time. Others confined to t h e hospital recently bu t who have now been dismissed a r e : Messrs. C l a r k of Granbury, Bounds of Bmwnwood, C h a r l ~ e V a u g h n of F t . W o r t h a n d Sam P a y n e also of F t . Wor th . I t ' s nlce t o have them back w i t h u s again.

FAYETTE JUNCTION, ARKANSAS . E. A. PADGETT. Repor te r

C. H . GARRISON, Repor te r T h e official repor t of t h e Sand House

Committee s t a t e s a Fr i sco Male Chorus is in t h e m a k i n g a t this point, be ing sponsored by t h e Em,ployes' Clu'b. All t h a t can c a r r y a t u n e w i t h o u t l e t t i n g too much of i t g e t a w a y , should join in w i t h the i r p a r t .to help m a k e t h e c lub a b e t t e r organlzat ton.

The following colored employes m e t w l t h P. N. Davis, president of t h e Fr i sco Employes' Club, Sunday, March 30, to ou t l ine plans for the i r act ivi t ies d u r i n g t h e coming year : Group Capta in Sam Ware. F le tcher Turner , Rubie Wtll iams, H e n r y Marabie. F r a n k Board. Floyd Chambers, H a n e y McDonald, An- d r e w Chatman, John Christ lan, Sam Johnson, F le tcher Richards a n d E l m o Callaway. Lots of good luck to you boys a n d k e e p y o u r eyes open for T r a f - fir Tins

Conductor L a n d h a s been off s ick f o r a few days. Glad to repor t Bill is a b l e to be back on t h e job. Conductor Mulrenium h a s been r e l ~ e v i n g Mr. Land.

Conductor J o h n Stephens h a s issued o r d e r s t h a t no th ing appear in pr in t a b o u t h i m anywlhere, whi le 337s. S tephens Is gone. Since J o h n forblds us ro w r i t e a n y t h i n g a b o u t him, I will s a y n o t h i n g a b o u t !him buying .a nice lunch a n d leav ing it in t h e depot, ne i ther will I s a y anytlhing about J o h n r u n n l n g into another c a r bending a couple of fenders. P lease l i f t the order when your wife comes home so w e can mentlon you in these items, John.

All t h r o u g h t h e w i n t e r montchs E n - g ineer Whalen s a y s smoke g e t s in my eyes. Well, looks l ike s p r i n g is here a n d t h e fires a r e o u t of tlhe s toves s o you can res t assured no s m o k e in your eyes for a while.

Brakeman Roy Mahoney w a n t s t h e a i r hose on r e a r of com'bination c a r 17.5 wrapped wi th tin. Says t h e dogs chew them up on t h e Grove run.

B r a k e m a n J o e Cooper h a s been re- l ieving Mr. Mulrenium a s conductor while John w a s on passen.ger.

Now for some r e d NmVS. 709 rolled Into Fayetteville and a large crowd got off the train. By snooping around f o r a few minutes I found out it

-. - - - -- - . J. H. (Slim) Foshee, canman, is in

H a r r i s hosnital. h a v i n r became sudden- l y ill on ~Ypril .3.

- Our s y m p a t h y is extended t o t h e

fami ly of G. I?. White , machinist. H i s f a t h e r 78 y e a r s of age , died o n March 26 a t ;he Odd Fellow's H o m e a t Ennis , Texas, a n d w a s buried a t F t . W o r t h on March 28.

Chas. H. Vaughn, Iocomotlve fireman, s p e n t h i s usua l t w o w e e k s in H a r r i s hospital the p a s t m o n t h suffering f r o m a painful cal'buncle on h i s nose. Char - l ey h a s s p e n t s o much of t h e p a s t y e a r

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

CORYLYNE PLEDGE, Repor te r

Our F o r t W o r t h C a t s have s t a r t e d th i s season o u t w i t h a '%BANG.'' win-

To give Universal Service is the goal

ORlSCO OFFICIAL

AMBULANCE P H O N E 742 P H O N E

ALMA LOHMEYER FUNERAL HOME

Springfield. Mo.

of Public Utility Managers and opera- tors. We are a part of the organized

effort to reach that ideal.

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Springfield Traction Company I LAUNDRY, DRY C L E A N I N G H A T CLEANING

I Phone 580 955 Boonvflls 54. Springfield. Mo.

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was all the same family, a big man. a small lady and flfteen children. t h a r comin' to R-Can-Saw to make thar home. Onc young chap about 1 4 says, "LOOKEY. Ma, t h a r is a swell depot. pavccl streets, even Taxis. Betcha we a r e golng t o like it here." Welcome, folks. lots of votes for somebody, and they settled outside of town a few miles.

Brakeman Bob Stone has gone into the watch making game. Bob got hls s t a r t by dropping his watch on the depot floor and he now has enougl~ materiat for several watches.

D. G. Lehn, president of the North Ar- kansas Employes' Club, is willing and does admit the club has a flne president. W e all agree with you. Grant.

Mrs. G. C. Gully has been in Kansas City for a few weeks. She is now back home. States she had a flne visit and did not know there were s o many lights In thc whole world. Mrs. Gully is also on a soup diet. Something about this country tha t soon makes people s ta r t a SOUP diet.

Machinist Robert Martin Brown is the champion cigar smoker. Martin has been in Fayette Junction for two years and has slnolrexl the same cigar every day he has been here and I a m proud to s t a t e he has never burned his cigar holder. Looks like the cigar will last a couple months longer. Martin is a man of few words ( a t home) and another thing about the Browns. they have the best looking baby and her name Is Marie Joe.

BSLB Foreman John Bradley Is still having birthdays. John has just turned number 70. There was a little party and the gang r a v e hfm a swell easy chair and a s Ane'a meal a s anyone ever side swlped. Present. besides his regular men. were Mr. and h f m Collette. from For t Smith, Mrs. Chas. Stratton. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tapp. 1Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Garri- son. The erening was a most enjoyable one.

Brakeman Albert Peel has been doing his stuff around here for s couple of tripn on O&CC local. account other men having in their miles.

Switchman Lee Poorer has been off several days, sick.

Carlton Gully. 14-year-old son of George, has been set t inc the pace here for the fishermen. Carlton goes out on Saturday and he has been brinains the meat back with him. A Pour-pounder is enough for me, Carlton.

HUGO, OKLA.

BURL WIm, R e w r t e r

March 24 there w a s a meeting for all employes and ditl the agents from f a r and near come to ton'n! (Lunch was served.) After lunch, talks of In- terest were made and then open for dis- cussion. Sonhe very interesting points were brought out and a m su1.e we all gained much from the meeting.

March mas a bad old month as f a r as weather Is concerned. but a good old month a s f a r a s business Is concerned. W e had a good business most all month and if we can just beat tha t this month. I a m sure everybody will be pleased with their etforts.

Fishing fever seems to be running rather high, but, a s usual, most of the blp ones got away, but when one is caught and docs not get away, we all hear about that. Fishing seems to be pretty good this year, so far. Let's hope ~t will continue throughout the season.

April 1 2 was club meeting night for Hugo. A good meeting it was. too. Good talks by Miss Moore. Messrs. Young and McGuire. Dr. Har r i s and others. But the next meeting night is golng to be one of the nights out. Going to have a hoof shaking affair and for those who do not care to dance, they may play cards. It's going to be a party, so watch for the date and don't overlook a 'thing like this.

Lumber business from the TOkE is good anti seems to be growing. W e a r e

favored with several cars each day and we all appreciate this business and hope this will continue to grow t o where we mill have to run Valliant turns again.

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE FT. SMITH, ARK.

EARL E. DODD, Repor te r

One of o u r B&B foremen h a s reached the honored a g e of th ree score a n d ten. This happened on March 4, 1935. a n d i t s occasion w a s celebrated on March 22 b v B&B Foremen J. E. Bradley. who had %ne of those appetizing meLls on h is boarding outfit fo r which he h a s recelved just renown. Nr. Bradley demonstrated t h a t h e i s a good pro- vider, and h is son. Raymond, demon- s t r a t e d Vhat he knows how to b a k e pastry, for the delicious pies served w e r e t h e product of h i s own hand, a n d Mr. Bradley's cook, Mrs. Fred Burr i s , demons t ra ted t h a t she i s a wor thy represen ta t ive of .the cu l inary a r t ; a l l of which in a few words means t h a t Mrs. B u r r i s Is a good cook a n d t l ~ a t ' a l l w h o a t tended had a good feed.

T h i s occasion w a s f u r t h e r celebrated by t h e presen ta t ion t o Mr. Bradley of var ious b i r t h d a y remembrances a m o n g which w a s a IoveIy lounge cha i r a n d loot-stool which w a s t h e g i f t of t h e members of a l l B&R a n d p a l n t gangs. I t Is t h e wish of a l l t h a t Mr. Bradley may spend m a n y happy hours of re- Rection in th i s comfortable c h a i r a n d h e h a s a s k e d t h a t al l par t ic ipa t ing re - ceive h i s s lncere * thanks f o r the i r thoughtfulness.

B u t we cannot forge t t h e d inner and s o back t o it' aga in . It w a s a t tended b y Mrs. C. A. S t ra t ton . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tapp, N r . a n d ~Mrs. C. H. Gar - rison, Mr. a n d Mrs. E. L. Collette a n d the various members of Mr. Bradley 's B&B gan,g. Af te r d inner Mr. Garrison regaled t h e p a r t y w i t h h i s very enjoyable t r icks of magic t h a t all ad- mire a n d none c a n fathom.

A11 repor t a v e r y p leasan t and enjoy- ab le t lme a n d join w i t h 1Mr. Bmdley's fr iends in wish ing hlm m a n y happy re- t u r n s of t h e occaslon a n d many, m a n y more of them.

All the Cent ra l divlslon r e g r e t t h e t ransfer of o u r finger pr in t specialist. H e will a l w a y s b e remembered here a s t h e m a n who identified t h e desperado, F o r d Bradshaw. W e re fe r t o o u r special agent , A r t h u r Adams, who w a s t ransfer red to Bi rmlngham, Ala. At t h e s a m e t ime w e desire tn welcome o u r new special agent , one of o u r home town boys. 1Mr. Byers.

Geo. H l n n a n t of t h e frelgl l t house force was on t h e sick l i s t bu t i s now back on t h e job.

B&B Foreman McDonald has been unloading der r ick rock wi th t h e "big hook" just sou th of Fort ' Smith and a t Lancaster . The rock needed because of high w a t e r and for t h e prevention of f u t u r e washou~ts.

B&B F o r e m a n Bradley i s m a k i n g re - pairs to Maple s t r e e t viaduct in F a y - et tevil le pending the construct ion of a new v iaduc t which is proposed as a Federa l project.

Cards have been received recently a n - nouncing the marr iage of Zoe Ann iMahan and Will is W. HolIoway oL L o s Angeles, Calif. Miss Mahan i s t h e d a u g h t e r of former genera l foreman B&B, C. L. Mahan.

Paris , Texas, papers recently car r ied announcement of the es tab l i shment of a l a r g e po t te ry p lan t in t h a t city, T h e Nor th S t a r of Texas. Our indus t r ia l com,m.issioner, Mr. Austin, is endeavor- i n g to locate them on o u r rai ls . W e t ~ u s t he will be successful.

Twenty members of t h e Fr i sco Em- ployes' d u x l l i a r y motored to Faye t te - ville on April 1 2 upon a special in- vi tat ion f rom t h e Northwest Arkansas

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Fr iscb Employes' Auxll lary a n d t h e r e spend a very enjoyable day. Af te r the exhi la ra t ing r ide over t h e Boston mounta ins they were t rea ted to a very welcome luncheon served in t h e d in ing room of t h e F i r s t Chrlst ian church. T h e a f te rnoon w a s s p e n t a t the home of Mrs. K e y Browning w h e r e severa l read ings w e r e given) and appropr ia te ra i l road g a m e s w e r e Played. All voted a wonderful time. Will w e g o b a c k ? Don't a s k u s if you don't w a n t t o see us.

J. J. F o r d , former sect lon foreman. n o w crossing watchman s t a t e d t h a t In March, 1892, he received his . f i rs t pay check a t t h e r a t e of $1.10 per day.

Lieut. W. L. Young of the U. S. S. Tuscallosa came to F o r t Smith recently f r o m Norfolk v i a F o r t Short. Lieut . Young is t h e son-in-law of H. E. Gabriel, ass i s tan t superintendent .

Dispatcher Kel ton s a v s if a l l t h e people would show t h e earnes tness in co-operat ion t h a t a bald headed m a n and a fly s w a t t e r does, t h i s depression would soon be knocked out.

Loddie McChristian w a s recent ly ass igned foreman of sect ion Y-10, F t . Gibson, Okla.. t a k i n g c h a r g e April 10.

D. L. Wilson, sect ion foreman. Bald- win, Ark. is off ill ~ 4 t h flu. Mr. Wl l - son is be& relieved by rel ief foreman Nelson.

W e a r e very s o r r y t o h e a r of t h e d e a t h of t h e mother of sect ion foreman. Austin Payton , a n d wish t o s a y for t h e en t i re Cent ra l division t h a t Mr. P a y t o n h a s o u r deepest sympathy .

Roadmaste r J. \V. Stansber ry recent- Ig completed lay ing one and one-half mlles of 70 a n d 75 pound rail, rep lac ing GO-pound rall.

I SOUTHERN DIVISION 1 BtRMINGHAM TERMINALS

NEI,I,IE M

H. I. Collins. from a visit wit

Mabel Cunnir

t h e accounting department. has been conflned to her home for the past two weeks account of illness.

The many friends of Special Officer Fred H. McDuff, Jr., were indeed sorry to hear of his sudden death on March 29, account being shot by H. T. Mulligan, special officer. Fred was the son of F. H. McDuff, Sr., sheriff of Jefferson County. Fred, Jr., was very popular among his fellow employes. who extend their sincere sympathy to the bereaved family. Besides his widow, a small son and daughter, he Is survived by his father, mother and several brothers and sisters.

Carlos May, hostler he!per, and Mrs. May a r e receiving congratulations on the arr ival of a babv son a t their home.

We a r e very -glad to welcome A. F. Adams. of Ft . Smith, to Birinfngham Terminals. Mr. Adams was recently ap- )minted special agent a t Birmingham. succeedins C. T. Bunch.

Those who have recently purchased new auto~nobiles in Birmingham terminals a r e : Dan Rleckley, conductor a Dodge sedan ; J. L. Godsey, timelteeber, n Terraplane; J. B. McLane, yardmaster, a Dodge sedan: A. M. Dow, car foreman. a Ford V-8 coupe; R. L. Weir, switchman, a Dodge scdan. -4 number of others a r e contem~la t lna the ourchase of new automobiles- In the near future.

Mrs. F. M. Packarrl. wife of chief clerk to aeent. Is vlsitinrr relatives in - . Memphis.

J. E. Clark. switchman. wmcs called to Sheffield recently account of the death of a relative.

A. P. Carden. clerk, and wire. a r e in Griffin. Ga.. where they were called account of illness of Mrs. Carden's father.

R. A. I-Cilpatrick, clerk, is confined to the Frisco Hospital in St. Louis. account of illness.

E. M. Dlck. switchman. is also conflned In the ~ r i s c o Hospital.

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT MEMPHIS, TENN.

KATE MASSIE. Reporter

Memphls boasts of a brand new specips of African monkey. "Nimbo" is the only one of his kind in the world. Born recently a t the Zoo, the r a r e monk is the son of a drill baboon,,,"Mommie". and a blue-faced n~andrill. mush". The un- nsual romance of the two monkeys dates back three gears ago when Mrs. Mush died. Mr. and Mrs. Nush were the only blue-faced mandrills a t the zoo. and low flnances prevented the purchase of another. The romance developed between 3lommi and Xush. nnd for t h ~ first time In history the two different species mat- ed, according to N. J. Melrov. zoo superintendent. Nimbo Is Mornmie's flrat born. and she is plenty proud of the thriving babe.

The Traffic Club of Memphis, discon- tinued the regular weekly luncheons for the summer. with a luncheon April 29. honorina the ladies. There were many nice nrizen.

With a fairly bad dust storm hitting 11s recently. we were fa r more sympathetic toward those who have suffered in other parts of thc country.

XIr. and Mrs. W. H. Crow and family. of Pensacola, Fla., were called to Memphis the early part of the month account thc death of Mr. Crow's mother. Our sincere sympathy is extended to the

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dock yard clerk, has returned comi h relatlves in Georgia. visi t ~ g h a i n , stenographer in Bern

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le Br i t l sh vessel, H. 31, S. P o r k , le American a n d W e s t Ind ies F lee t ed a t Fr i sco whar f March 18, n g here from Vera c&. Af te r a of th ree clays here they Sailed Lo

luda.

General A g e n t W. H. C,row's m o t h e r passed a w a y March 24. He a n d h is fa'mily have o u r deepest sympathy in the i r g r e a t loss.

Sy,mPathy i s extended to Calvin Shell, opera tor a t Atmore, in t h e loss of his mother, w h o passed a w a y l a t e in March.

Mrs. A. L Ennis, wi fe of B r a k e m a n Ennis , who h a s been seriously ill f o r t h e pas t month Is no\v improving.

Mrs. J. H. P e r k i n s a n d t w o daughters . fami ly of Operator P e r k i n s here, a r e v i s i t ing w i t h Mrs. Perk ins ' s i s t e r a t Cast leberry, Ala.

LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE MEMPHIS, TENN.

VIRGINIA GRIFFIN. Repor te r

T h e J. B. W r l g h t s , a f t e r m a n y s u g - gest ions, f inal ly named the i r d a u g h t e r Norma Lee.

B. C. Scruggs, bill clerk, w a s off March 19, 20 and 21 account of a n injured hand.

N. R. Walker , clerk, re turned March 22 a f t e r h a v i n g worked temgorari ly a t Tupelo f o r severa l weeks.

H. H. Smith vislted w i t h f r iends in W e s t Kemcphis f o r a f e w hours. N a r c h 22, fo r t h e first t ime s ince h e w a s t ransfer red to Memphis as agent .

Mrs. A. R. Th,orn, wi fe of t rave l ing audi tor , had a n emergency opera t ion March 31 a n d g lad to repor t s h e i s recover ing nlcelp, be lng ab le t o leave t h e hospiltal April 16.

Trave l ing Auditors Briggs, Gerdel a n d J o h n s t o n s t a r t e d check of t h e s ta t lon April 1.

Mrs. J. T . Carr igan , wi fe of c le rk w a s called to Li t t l e Rock, Ark., ~ p r l i 12, a c c o u n t i l lness of h e r father .

Mrs. B. C. Johnson, wife of revising clerk a n d Miss Marie S t e w a r t , e x t r a PBX' operator , visited in BlythevllIe April 11.

ENGINEERING, BRIDGE AND BUILDING, WATER SERVICE

DEPARTMENTS-YALE, TENN.

CREATIE SICKLES, Repor te r

R.aad,master Honey and faml ly motored to Corinth, Miss., Sunday, April 14. to visi t the i r son Quelin, who is w o r k l n g a t t h a t place. -

F o r e m a n E m m e t t Campbell Is spend- l n g a few d a y s v i s l t ing home fo lks a t Dixr - .. w ... .. ..a. .. ....... .. Ing in Yale y a r d s m a k i n g some im- p o r t a n t t r a c k changes a round t h e t r a c k scales. Steel g a n g completed the lay- i n g of t h e new 112-pound r a i l on Road- m a s t e r Madison's t e r r i to ry a n d h a s moved n o r t h to flni-h I n 1 r i n . r of the new rai l on Roadma

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1'1 tory. C. M. SCott s a y s i t feels m i g h t y good

t o h a v e s o m u c h bandage off h i s hand. D u r i n g t h e l a t t e r p a r t of March. Mr. Scott fell a t h i s home, f r a c t u r i n g a bone in h i s r i g h t hand.

Billie Mae h a s a tooth. Thls l l t t le miss happened to be the s ~ n a l l daughter of Mr. a n d Mrs. W. H. Pryor.

W e a r e very s o r r y to learn of the dea th of Dispatcher Goldsmith's Lather a t Spottsville, Ky.. on April 16, a n d sincere s v m ~ a t h v is extended t h e fami ly In their lois.

There was a showing of the new Safe tv Ffrst Shoes a t Yale on April 3. ~ h e s e shoes were demonstrated t o track, roundliouse and shop employes.

An Immense crowd witnessed t h e r r : ~ n d o ~ e n i n r r of t h e new Riverside f h v e . Gempf is . March 25. - Several Frisco representat ives w e r e present . Prisco engine 1526, toge ther wlth a n I. C. engine a n d a Missouri Paciflc en- g ine articimpated in t h e p a r a d e on track adjacent to the Drive from Jeffer

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