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OU CO E OId l z S b t t n G t St t OWNERSHIP of the former Plaza Substation, now KEEP COOL by looking at this summer empty of electrical equipment and no longer needed since morning picture of the British SS Oriana com- buses replaced streetcars in Los Angeles, was transferred ing in to dock beside Pier 93 at Los Angeles to the State Sept. as a step in the historical restoration Harbor (see shipside MTA ticket story on page program under way in the Civic Center. The building is 6). The fireboat, with all hoses sending out dose to Olvera St. streams of water that glistened in the morning Sale of the facility to the State had been authorized by sunlight, had escorted the ship all the way up the MTA Board. Hence, Executive Director C. M. Gilliss the channel, and is continuing on under the met State, City, and El Pueblo de Los Angeles (citizens' Terminal Island Bridge while the ship turns agency spearheading restoration planning) officials at the west into its slip. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, substation on Sept. 1 to make ceremonial transfer of title of expectant sightseers and prospective hosts to the old building, erected in 1903. lined the pier watching the majestic liner come Participating with Mr. Gilliss were El Pueblo de Los in. The helicopter (over bridge pier) also Angeles Vice-Presidents John Anson Ford (former Los watched. Angeles County Supervisor), and Robert Shillito, Assist- ant Managing Director, California Retailers Association; Mario Valadez, El Pueblo's Managing Director; Wen- bl h d nthl b : dell Davis, Los Angeles Area Coordinator, State Divis- An l ion of Beaches and Parks; Robert L. Swanson, Assistant M tr p l t n r n t A th r t 060 . r d Chief Land Agent for the State; and David Leach, Plaza An l , C l f rn 00 Area Coordinator, Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks E MU G. OW G v rn r f C l f rn Department. MEM E S O E AU O I Y A. . EY AU Ch r n M A, SC rd t n r d MA K OYA WA E M. IGGS At C v .n h n O t. 8 ACQUES . ES IE OUG AS A. EWCOM HONORING present and past members of the MTA MA I O A Board, as well as members of the new SCRTD Board, WA E WOO A a "Salute to Transit" luncheon will be held under the • • • auspices of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Com- C. M. GI ISS Ex t v r t r merce at Cocoanut Grove on Thursday, Oct. 8. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Governor Edmund G. Brown tops a list of important . 0. C IS IA SE , r t r f bl l t n guests — Leaders in government, business, and civic W. W rr n S ll n, Ed t r affairs — who have been invited to attend. The importance of a balanced transportation complex to Southern California will be pointed out by featured speaker Robert Jenney, industrialist who has won na- tional recognition for his advocacy of the need for all forms of transportation to complement each other in the community. Mr. Jenney heads a chain of 800 New Eng- land filling stations.
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THE ACT creating a new South- State, charged by the SCRTD Act ME GE A E IM O A ern California Rapid Transit District with the responsibility for keeping the The new Board's second regular with locally controlled Board became time clock going, to convene the City meeting will be of great importance law Aug. 22, the 91st day alter ad- Selection Committee on this date. because, by the terms of the Act, this journment of the 1964 special session is the "merger date" — or date when of the State Legislature. O GA I A IO MEE I G the LAMTA will be merged into the The new law set in motion on that The schedule calls for the Secretary SCRTD. "Upon such merger," reads date a legal time clock specifying how of State to call (and preside over) the Sec. 31000 of the Act, "the separate and when the SCRTD is to become an first meeting of the new Board some- existente of the authority ceases, and operating entity which is to merge with time in late September or early October. the district shall succeed ipso facto and the existing transit system, run it, and At this meeting the Board may select, by operation of law and without other plan a new rapid transit system. transfer, to all the rights and property of the authority, and shall be subject O OA MEM E S C OSE to all legally enforceable debts and lia- The first step — namely, the selec- bilities of the authority, in the same tion of the governing board of 11 manner as if the district had itself members — is already partially com- incurred them." pleted, inasmuch as seven members On the merger date, all employees have been nominated and the appoint- of MTA become employees of the ment of five of them confirmed. Four SCRTD, "with all the same rights, others have yet to be named. privileges and compensation they had On Monday, Aug. 24, the Los An- as employees of the authority" (Sec. geles County Board of Supervisors 31003 of the Act) . confirmed the appointment of Howard It should be pointed out, in the P. Allen, Vice-President, Southern interest of clarity, that the SCRTD, California Edison Co. ; Mark Boyar, although now (since Aug. member of the present MTA Board 22 in exist- and realty developer; Gordon R. Hahn, ence, is entirely separate from the former State Assemblyman and former LAMTA, and has its own set of in- Los Angeles City Councilman ; Don C. terim officers designated by Sec. 31004 McMillan, retired Pasadena City Man- . S. O I GE of the Act to serve until the merger ager ; and Douglas A. Newcomb, mem- Ch f Ad n tr t v Off r date — now expected to be set by the An l C nt ber of the present MTA Board and Ex ff new Board for some time in middle retired Superintendent of Schools, Long Int r G n r l M n r or late October. These interim SCRTD Beach. SC officers are as follows: The Los Angeles City Council con- General Manager: L. S. Hollinger, firmed Sept. 14 the appointment of from among its members, a President Chief Administrative Officer of Los two Board members selected by the and a Vice-President, and may appoint, Angeles County. Mayor of Los Angeles. Nominated by on a full-time basis, a Secretary, a Mayor Yorty were Martin Pollard, mem- General Counsel, a Treasurer, an Au- General Counsel: Harold Kennedy, ber of the present MTA Board and ditor, and a General Manager. Los Angeles County Counsel. prominent San Fernando Valley auto- Under terms of the Act, this meet- Treasurer: Harold J. Ostly, Los An- mobile dealer; and Dr. Norman Top- ing will be held even if the City Selec- geles County Treasurer. ping, President, University of South- tion Committee at its Sept. 23 meeting Auditor: Roscoe Hollinger, Los An- ern California. should fail to agree on its four Board geles County Auditor. The four members to be chosen by members ; for the seven members al- Secretary: Gordon T. Nesvig, Clerk ready chosen constitute a quorum. the City Selection Committee for the of the Board of Supervisors of Los cities (excluding Los Angeles, Palm- The City Selection Committee has Angeles County. dale, and Avalon) in Los Angeles grouped the cities it represents into County will, it is expected, be nomi- four corridors, with one Board mem- Meanwhile the present MTA Board, nated and their appointments con- ber to be selected for each corridor. headed by Chairman A. J. Eyraud, and firmed at the same time on Wednes- Each member of the City Selection the present Executive Staff, headed by day, Sept. 23. Committee has one vote for every Executive Director and General Man- The League of California Cities $10,000,000 of assessed valuation in ager C. M. Gilliss, continue to direct (Los Angeles County Division) has the City he represents (each Commit- MTA operations throughout the four requested the California Secretary of teeman represents one city). counties we now serve.
3 SCRTD Board Members Chosen to Date: f th , All ll App nt d f C t M b r t Y t C nf r d
HOWARD P. ALLEN, Vice-President, Southern California Edison Co., and formerly a member of the Citizens' Rapid Transit Action Committee of Los Angeles, was named by Supervisor Frank G. Bonelli, with the approval of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. A graduate of Pomona College (where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa) and of Stanford University Law School, he served Stanford as Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Dean of the Law School before joining Edison. With Edison he was Special Assistant, Vice-Presidential Assistant, and Special Counsel before becoming Vice-President.
MARK BOYAR, present member of the MTA Board, was named by Supervisor Ernest E. Debs, with the approval of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. President of the Metropolitan Development Corporation, Mr. Boyar helped create many Southern California communities, including Lakewood. His public service has included memberships an the Governor's Advisory Board, the California State Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and the Sixth Agricultural District. He is a director of the Equitable Savings and Loan Association, Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association, and the Commonwealth Bank.
GORDON R. HAHN, who has had more than 17 years of experience in public service at State and local levels, was named by Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, with the approval of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. A graduate of Los Angeles area public schools and Pepperdine College, he was elected four times to the State Legislature and thrice to the Los Angeles City Council. On the latter he has held the chairmanship of several important committees. Choosing not to run for re-election in 1963, he entered private business as a real estate broker. DON C. McMILLAN, for 15 years City Manager of Pasadena, was named by Supervisor Warren M. Dorn, with the approval of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. A civil engineer with degree from Colorado College, he served the Colorado Division of High- ways in that capacity, and has also been City Manager at Alameda and Ventura. He has been a member of the California State Water Pollution Control Board, the California State Disaster Council, the Los Angeles County and Cities Defense Planning Board, and other civil defense agencies.
DOUGLAS A. NEWCOMB, present MTA Board member and recently retired Super- intendent of Schools for the Long Beach Unified School District, was named by Supervisor Burton W. Chace, with the approval of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. While rising from teacher to superintendent in Long Beach, Mr. Newcomb served in a number of varied professional and service organizations. He has been President of the Long Beach Rotary Club, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Memorial Hospital of Long Beach, and is Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Long Beach Public Transportation Co.
MARTIN POLLARD, present MTA Board member and an automobile dealer in the San Fernando Valley, was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Samuel W. Yorty, the appointment having been confirmed on Sept. 14 by the City Council. Mr. Pollard has been a pioneer in advancing the cause of rapid transit in Southern California. He was a member of the first MTA established in 1951, and has served the MTA as Chairman and Treasurer. Long a civic leader, he has held key positions in chambers of commerce, and has served as a member of the Airport Commission. He is also President of the Lincoln Bank. Many charitable or- ganizations have benefited by his leadership in fund-raising drives.
DR. NORMAN TOPPING, President of the University of Southern California, was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Samuel W. Yorty, the appointment having been confirmed on Sept. 14 by the City Council. Dr. Topping was Chairman of a special six-man committee of Los Angeles County leaders appointed by Gov. Edmund G. Brown in 1963 to study ways and means of financing rapid transit for the County. Active in many professional, civic and business organizations, President Topping is also a director of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. He came to USC from a position as Vice-President for Medical Affairs, University of Pennsylvania.
5 "MTA Ahoy!"
M A t Ar S ld t Sh p d WHEN THE P&O steamship Or n , on her majestic way back to London from Australia, moved (above) up the Main Channel of Los Angeles . Harbor with the aid of tugs, and dock- ed (left) at new Pier 93, with 1465 passengers in transit, on a sunny Satur- day morning, July 11, about 9 o'clock, MTA Operators on Lines 37, 66, and 2 had been alerted to new diversions of routes (see map below) as an es- tablished new procedure. Coaches on regular schedules in the vicinity of the pier a short time after the boat had docked were diverted from the regular route along Harbor Blvd. into and out of the pier area by way of Gate 1, near the Vincent
OS A GE ES ME O O I A A SI AU O I Y Thomas Toll Bridge, from San Pedro U S . SA E O KE fl ■ II A to Terminal Island. Some extra service was also directed in this fashion. AME ICA MAI AME ICA ESI E ►ACI IC A. EAS I KS IMES IMES Stopping at a loading island under the ramps bringing ship's passengers down from the upper level, the buses picked up some 300 people who had U E ECK bought MTA tickets from Long Beach Agent Willard J. Doll. U rr h.
I Mr. Doll, assisted by his wife, Ann, and another Ticket Clerk, Mrs. Lydia Shelton, had set up a ticket and infor- I mation booth inside the upper level of the large building into which all dis- . . embarking passengers must pass from the ship. They also set up a special table near the foot of the stairway at
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OWE E — r rd l t t b l t d d h p ph t r ph d fr G t x t fr p r n l t. t h h p t r b v t t n t d . C nd t n Op r t r n r d r tt r f C nd t n In l d C rt n l & A . CONGRATULATIONS to the fol- r Op r t r . W. M nz , v n lowing Operators who received com- mendations during the month of: ". . . I am a student at UCLA . . . am an older woman and the mother of July: three children.... G. N. Alexander, Division 4; E. L. "It so moved me to observe the extreme patience and kindness of one of your Amundson, 10; C. E. Andrews, 4; drivers that I was inspired to write the enclosed poem. . . . Louis Baca, 7; Samuel Bagsby, Jr., 7; MRS. BARBARA KAPLAN L. E. Bailey, 10; Eugene Barbee, 7; Earl Barr, 1; E. J. Beatty, 7 ; T. F. Bene- "To John (2764) Line 83, Wilshire Blvd. dict, 7; M. E. Bently, 7; F. T. Berken, "AN ASTUTE SCHOLAR OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SCHOOL: LIFE! 7; J. W. Brennan, 4; J. W. Bressman, 4; K. C. Brooks, 2; Perry Brown, 2; "What is all knowledge sought for? "Your face teils more the story, T. H. Brown, 7; Robert Burks, Jr., 7; To better know the race, Your words are Chosen, few. And treat with tender dignity Your heart is truly an your sleeve, H. B. Burnette, 9; J. D. Burns, 9; C. Each Young or aged face. As with those simple two. T. Burris, 7. J. T. Chams, 4; F. T. Clancy, 8; "What more could books reveal to you "To you bouquets and orchids, Who know the worth of man, And blessings for all time. Benjamin Cooper, 7; R. F. Creel, 2; Who treat with gentle kindness And may your wisdomed lessons W. L. Creel, 9; R. A. Creer, 8; Mar- All members of the clan. Be learned by all (riders) your line." vin Crook, Jr., 4; L. E. Cutright, 8; "The surly and the bitter, F. V. Daniel, 7; D. W. Daniels, 4; The simple and the lost, W. C. Daniels, 4; W. R. Davis, 7; A. With patient careful handling, A. Davison, 5; V. E. Delmar, 6; In spite of pain or cost. Aaron Dorsey, Jr., 7; L. F. Douglas, 8; P. A. Drennan, 7; D. F. Duffy, 5; Jack Vaughn, Jr., 7; W. A. Wad- Macklin, 1; H. R. Manning, 7; C. E. B. J. Evans, 2. lington, 5; R. M. Walton, 3; J. A. Merriweather, 8; W. H. Miller, 11; L. R. Finders, 3; W. C. Fisher, 7; Warren, 8; E. V. Watford, 7; W. H. Roosevelt Mills, 2; Charles Mims, 4; Esequiel Flores, 3; A. C. Fouroux, 5; Webb, 7; R. L. Webster, 6; R. L. J. A. Moody, 2; L. L. Murdock, 4. J. H. Fuller, 7; A. M. Garcia, 9; J. L. Wheeler, 6; J. J. Whelan, 6; D. P. George Nahra, 1; H. A. Naughton, Gilmore, 9; W. D. Gleason, 4; 0. D. Whittingslow, 10; J. C. Williams, 1; 8; E. B. Nelms, 2; H. C. Nields, 10; Golden, 2; D. C. Grayson, 12; E. C. J. K. Williams, 7; J. F. Wilson, 2; R. G. Ogle, 2; R. A. Osborne, 12; S. Green, 5; F. W. Green, 1; C. F. J. R. Wilson, 7; V. D. Wolven, 8; M. 0. Parker, 2; J. L. Patterson, 9; H. E. Greenfield, 6; 0. G. Hatfield, 2; W. R. Wright, 7. Phillips, 7; J. C. Porras, 6; V. D. J. Hawkesworth, 2; 0. H. Hedge, 9; August: Powell, 7; P. D. Proud, 7; R. J. W. T. Henderson, 4; Ezra Hill, 7; R. R. J. Alexander; Division 2; L. C. Rainey, 2; Alfred Rappaport, 3; S. B. L. Hinton, 2; E. B. Hughes, 8. Ammons, 12; W. R. Anderson, 2 ; J. Ray, 3; Jackson Ridge, 6; Donald L. E. Jefsen, 8; J. R. Jenkins, 7; T. Ball, 7; E. J. Beatty, 7; T. F. Bene- Rose, 7. C. A. Johnson, 5; 0. F. Johnson, 9; dict, 7; J. E. Bernard, 4; F. C. Brad- T. A Scanlon, 10; F. R. Seddio, 2; William Johnson, Jr., 7; .J E. Kierz, ford, 2 ; A. R. Brown, 7; R. A. Brown, J. E. Sherfey, 4; Ruben Siegel, 8; R. 8; J. W. Kipp, 9; J. J. LaFond, 12; 2; R. J. Buda, 2 ; C. T. Burris, 7; J. H. L. Small, 2; A. L. Smith, 7; G. A. L. R. Lanham, 1; Y. C. Lester, 7; C. C. Calwell, 2; 0. H. Cambron, 2; Frankie Smith, 7; W. L. Smith, 12; N. B. Lockwood, 10; A. K. Lopez, 5; H. R. Contreras, 3; C. V. Crosby, 10. Smock, 6; Elroy Spinks, 6; W. C. Manning, 7; J. H. Mathews, 3; F. T. F. E. Dahlstrom, 10; F. P. Danna, Stephens, 2; C. F. Sterling, 9; J. W. McClendon, 9; Willie McCoy, 6; T. 1; H. R. Davis, 2; Lloyd De Gregorio, Stevens, 6; R. W. Stillwell, 10; Allen R. McLemore, 2; T. P. McLendon, 1; 10; Betty Dixon, 7; Aaron Dorsey, Jr., Stinson, Jr., 2; P. W. Stringer, 7; T. Ralph Menchaca, Jr., 1. 7; G. W. Engel, 10; E. A. Evans, 7; L. Sykes, 7. B. M. Parsley, 6; E. L. Paternoster, J. P. Farley, 7; W. C. Fisher, 7; R. L. R. D. Taylor, 7; Walter Thomas, 3; C. W. Pederson, 3; R. J. Rainey, 2; Fleming, 9; L. C. Gambol, 3; W. J. Jr., 4; A. E. Tooley, 3; S. S. Town- V. J. Ramsey, 7; Alfred Rappaport, 3; Greene, 4; C. F. Greenfield, 6; A. S. send, 1; G. F. Usher, 8; C. R. Van C. A. Ravens, 8; B. T. Ray, 2; S. B. Guskos, 7; J. A. Gwin, 5. Lee, 5; K. H. Varney, 1; . E. Walker, Ray, 3; Creighton Rinderknecht, 4; J. E. Haller, 10; Orvil Hazelton, 3; 2; Mildred C. Ward, 4; D. E. Ware- Jackie Roberts, 4; R. C. Rodriguez, 3; W. H. Hicks, 4; James Hunter, 2; P. hime, 10; P. J. Wargo, 10; R. L. Bob Root, 2; P. D. Schmidt, 4; D. L. L. Jessup, 6; W. B. Jones, 4; D. V. Webster, 6; Earl Williams, 7; J. C. Sly, 10; G. A. Smith, 7; J. W. Stevens, Kern, 2; J. E. King, 2; M. E. Kittfin- Williams, 1; J. F. Wilson, 2; L. M. 6; R. D. Taylor, 7; F. V. Thomas, 10; ger, 12; Odd Kristoffersen, 5; L. R. Wimberly, 7; J. W. Winston, 5; P. L. Micheal Troff, 4. Lanham, 2; L. W. Long, 7; Sally A. Wolken, 5; Earnest Wright, 2.
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GOOD FELLOWSHIP, good food, the June 26 meeting, it was Bethel and good entertainment are prime at- No. 23, of Glassell Park. tractions of meetings of the MTA In addition to enjoying dinner meet- Masonic Club held quarterly, three ings, the MTA Masonic Club also has meetings being for dinner, the fourth a degree team which travels to various an out-of-town trip to confer de- lodges conferring degrees on lodge grees. Pictured on these two pages members who may or may not be MTA are scenes of a meeting held on June employees. On Oct. 10, a team will 26 at the usual place, Glassell Park travel to the Palm Springs lodge to Masonic Lodge, Ave. 35 and Eagle confer a third degree on Sid Dupree, Rock Blvd. of the MTA Instruction Department. According to President L. S. ("Cap") Many Masonic Club members are Hendricks (whose official capacity is planning to go along as spectators, Representative of the Stops and Zones according to President Hendricks. Department), nearby 300 active or Four third degrees have been con- retired MTA employees who are Ma- ferred thus far in 1964, and eight were sons are members of the club. conferred in 1963. "At our meetings, nobody outranks Officers of the Masonic Club, in ad- anybody; titles are left outside the dition to Cap, include Henry Monroe, door," said Cap. Field Representative of the Personnel For many years, the preparation of Department, Vice-President; Clarence the dinners has been the special pre- A. Miller, Division 3 Instructor Sec- rogative of Mrs. Ernest A. Abbott, retary; and Franklin Lonning, Super- wife of the Division 3 Operator. She visor, Transportation Department, spends an entire day at the Lodge Treasurer. They hold office for one preparing food for the more than 100 year — till next Jan. 1. people who attend. Various club mem- The next dinner meeting will be bers assist her as they arrive at the held some time in January — the exact lodge after their tour of MTA duty for date has not yet been set, according to the day (see pictures). Dinners are the President. A special feature of the always served by Job's Daughters from meeting will be election of new officers one of the Bethels in nearby cities. At for 1965.
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G OU WI E S f f r t pl n th n I pr v Ur rd n. In ph t t r ht, l Ch r n K. . M r , nt r, t nt t r r pr nt d h r . In ph t t l ft, f th pr nt f r t pl pl f r Gr p II n b h lf f t v n Op r t r th r t t h f r t pl pl v n S p r nt nd nt W. A. Ullr h, l ft, nd Op r t r f r Gr p I pr nt d b b rt S n , Ch r n, St v r n h — h r v t n b h lf f Op r t r t d . 8 , n b h lf f th t Op r t r A. . t r v n . Oth r pl nn r n Gr p r v n 0, n, h r v t n b h lf f Op r t r t v n . nd, nd v n 4, th rd n Gr p II, v n 6, nd. M n t l ft n d r t v n S p r nt nd nt, A. C. C ff , , nd d hn t r rv d t ll nn n d v n . l r p rt M n nt l r p rt M n nt I O MA IO C E K: Carol Ann I O MA IO C E K: Stella A. Mills. Arce, Lenna J. Day, Rosie H. Serafin. A HEARTY WELCOME to the r n p rt t n p rt nt following new employees who joined Sp l A nt p rt nt MTA between: O E A O : Norman M. Baker, Di- vision 12; Jack P. Farley, 7; Theodore A O MA : Norman V. Koch. l nd l : D. Keesey, 12; Hershel J. Perry, 7; A nt n nd l v n Hughie F. Sadberry,* 10. r n p rt t n p rt nt KEY U C O E A O : Judith A. E CA O E : Jerry N. Prickett. O E A O : Harold L. Alcorn,* Di- Woolery. vision 5; Guillermo J. Armendariz, # ; E p nt M nt n n A t nd A t : Milton A. Arnold, # ; Robert Barrera, Jr., 8; James E. Fleming, # ; Raymond p rt nt E p nt M nt n n L. Neeley, # ; Harold J. Schneider, 12; U I I Y A: Willie D. Brooks, Di- p rt nt Larry L. Simons, # ; Kenneth S. Skol- vision 3; Samuel D. Goins, 2; Russell MEC A C B: Garland A. Davis, G. Ward, 2. yan, # ; James E. Smith, # ; Norman Douglas C. Powell, Martin J. Waling. B. Solomon, 8. r h n nd St r MEC A IC C: Joseph M. Curtis, p rt nt Rexell M. Long, Brian P. Thompson. *Re-employed U IO S OCK C E K: W rr n T. U I I Y A: Bobby N. Bray, James #Unassigned at time of going to Grismer; Harold "J" Thomason, Jr. A. Patton. press.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the fol- Mechanic A, Division 2, Equipment Paul M. Rodriguez from Utility A lowing employees who have taken a Maintenance Department, Aug. 23. to Mechanic C, Equipment Mainte- step up the ladder in recent weeks: Employed July 22, 1958. nance Department, July 26. Employed Nov. 30, 1959. Otis Beasley, Jr. from Utility A to Ray L. K00 from Operator-Extra Mechanic C, Equipment Maintenance Schedule Checker to Schedule Checker, Kathleen Root from Stenographer Department, July 26. Employed Aug. Transportation Department, July 5. to Secretary II, Transportation Depart- 30, 1955. Employed Mar. 10, 1955. ment, June 22. Employed Aug. 17, 1959. Roy C. Brede from Mechanics C to Alfons.° B. Lewis from Utility A to Carl G. Smith from Mechanic C to Mechanics B, Division 5, Equipment Utility A Leadman, Equipment Main- Mechanic B, Division 5, Equipment Maintenance Department, Aug. 23. tenance Department, July 26. Employ- Maintenance Department, Aug. 23. Employed May 25, 1964. ed Oct. 10, 1958. Employed Nov. 17, 1961. Karen A. Budinger from Secretary Jesse Medeiros from Print Shop Bobby J. Tillman from Operator- II, Transportation Department, to Sec- Clerk to Junior Multilith Operator, Extra Schedule Checker to Schedule retary III, Administrative Department, Transportation Department, July 26. Checker, Transportation Department, June 22. Employed Oct. 11, 1962. Employed Apr. 1, 1946. July 12. Employed Jan. 15, 1959. Virginia C. Haynes from Secretary Leroy Phillips from Mechanic B to Farrell D. Webb from Mechanic A I to Secretary III, Personnel Depart- Mechanic A, Division 3, Equipment to Mechanic A Leadman, Division 5, ment, July 20. Employed Apr. 4, 1960. Maintenance Department, Aug. 9. Em- Equipment Maintenance Department, Arthur J. Janks from Mechanic B to ployed Jan. 18, 1946. Aug. 23. Employed Oct. 3, 1946.
Sp l S rv r . A. C nt r SPECIAL SERVICE to the Los An- A combination ticket, selling for as well as in newspapers and on radio geles County Fair is again scheduled $4.00, at a v n to the purchaser of spots. King-size posters advertising the for the 17 days of the Fair's activities, 650, will be available only at the Los fair are now being carried on MTA which begin Sept. 18. Angeles Station. It includes round trip buses. Special Freeway Flyers will leave the transportation, admission to the fair- If weather conditions are good — Los Angeles temporary Depot direct to grounds, and admission to the Brand- bad weather hurt attendance last sea- the fairgrounds, and Shuttle service stand. son — the County Fair management will operate between Pomona Station The combination ticket is being ad- expects record-breaking throngs this and the entrance gates. vertised in a special take-one brochure year.
In Memoriam
WITH REGRET, E EM EM re- ports the death of the following:
Mrs. Beulah Bladel, wife of Me- chanic Leadman Alfred N. Bladel, of Division Aug. 2 . Survived by her husband, whose service dates from 4 . He resides in Hawthorne. Mrs. Georgann Blakely, wife of re- tired Stationmaster William L. Blake- ly; Aug. . Survived by her husband, whose service was from 20 to 8. He resides in La Crescenta. Albert Lee Dellinger, 82, retired Flagman, Transportation Department; July 4 service from 8 to . Survived by his wife, Rebecca, of Los Angeles. I'm Just A Steering Wheel John C. Gunderloch, 6 , retired Flagman, Transportation Department; Aug. service from 2 to 6 . I'M JUST A WHEEL — A steering wheel. Behind me you're the Survived by his wife, Marion, of Los master of a miracle. You can make me take the kids to school. You can Angeles. turn me down the sunny road toward town. With me you can guide Earl E. Hall, , Trafficman, Trans- your goods to the market . . . you can rush the sick to be healed . . . you portation Department; Aug. 0 serv- ice from 42. Survived by his wife, can go in minutes to places hours away.With me you can do magic. Sadie, of Torrance. Yet in the blink of any eye, in the tick of your watch, I can turn John J. Malvey, , retired Shipping and Receiving Clerk, Purchasing and deadly killer. I can snuff out the life of a kid still full of life — maybe Stores Department; Aug. 2 service YOUR KID. I can twist a smile into tears. I can wreck and cripple and from 46 to 6 . Survived by his wife, Agnes, of Montrose. destroy. I can deal out death like the plague.
Martin E McCune, 80, retired Fore- And I'm no respecter of persons. A child, a grandmother, even YOU, man, Equipment Maintenance Depart- ment; July 0 service from 2 t my friend . . . it's all the same to me. 46. Survived by his wife, Josephine, of Arroyo Grande. I respond instantly to the hands you give me. Give me calm hands, Tom Mellen, 71, retired Operator, steady hands, careful hands . . . and I'm your friend. But give me Division 6 June service from 2 unsteady hands, reckless hands . . . then I'm your enemy, a menace to to 8. Survived by his daughter, the life, happiness, the future of every person, every youngster riding, Mrs. Margaret M. Helms, of Bakers- field. walking, playing.
Paul K. Murray, 6, Trafficman, I was made for pleasure and usefulness. Keep me that way. I'm in Transportation Department; Aug. 2 service from 6. Survived by his your hands. I'm just a steering wheel. But behind me you're the master wife, Marie, of North Hollywood. of a miracle . . . or a tragedy. It's up to you! Kenneth S. Stephens, 6, Clerk, Di- vision , Transportation Department; bl h d n th nt r t f h S f t b Aug. 8 service from . Survived E AME ICA OI COM A Y by his wife, Fulvia, of Whittier. Mrs. Mary J. Warren, wife of Oper- ator Joseph A Warren, of Division 8 Aug. 24. Survived by her husband, whose service dates from . He re- sides in Van Nuys.
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ES WIS ES O: v n 2, h r t r d A . nd r 2, h pl d n n r l r t r th t r nt In l n ft r n nt n , 6 , b t nt n d r Lawrence R. Beverage, r ff n d f n t l v n O t. 2, 6 . n nt l l 22, 64, ft r h rt h r t r d A . 0 ft r 20 r f n rl 2 r f rv d t d fr p r d f nd f n t l v . 20 r rv d t n fr S pt. , 44. S pt. , 4 . f rv d t d fr n 20, 44. l d n n r l r t r nt n , Roy H. Coburn, M h n A, S th Raymond W. Riley, Op r t r, v 62, h nt n d r n . r Sh p , h pl d n n r n 0, h r t r d A . ft r Hosea K. Bradbury, M h n A, l r t r nt n ft r n rl 20 r f rv d t n fr n , S th r Sh p , h r t r d l 28 r f rv d t n fr S pt. , 4 . ft r 22 r f rv d t n fr 44. h d b n n nd f n t l v Seymour Rona, Op r t r, v n Apr. 28, 42. h d b n n nd f n S pt. 0, 6 . 6, h r t r d A . nd r th n t l v n l t n. . John C. Dayen, M h n A, v t r nt In l n ft r nd f n t n , E p nt M nt l n p rt l v n O t. 2 , 6 . 20 r Arthur . Bums, Op r t r, v n nt, h r t r d A . ft r n rl f rv d t d fr b. , 44. 2, h r t r d l 2 ft r 20 r 0 r f rv d t n fr v. In dd t n t th l t d h r r f rv d t n fr l 4, 44. 24, 4. th thr h p t r nd r f George . Chandler, Op r t r, Dewey . Lewis, Op r t r, v n t r r h n n th p .
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