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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE ROOMS 737-738 FRISCO BUILDING .. ST. LOUIS WM. L. HUCCINS. Jr.. Edilor

MARTHA C. MOORE. Aaab~ldeEd1101 WM. McMILLAN. Adwrllaba Manaaer

Vol. X MAY, 1932 No. 5

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Contents of This Issue

Pages Springfield Leads in Egg Canning ...... 4 J. E. Bradley Veteran Foreman Glad Good Old Days Are Gone...... 5 Frisco Linemen Play Important Roles ...... 6 Girls Kilty Band at Oklahoma City Boosts Gov. Murray...... 7 News of the Frisco Clubs ...... 8-12 Page of Praise from Frisco Friends ...... 13 Old St. Louis Rock House Will Be Preserved ...... 14 Reasley Brothers Retired After Joint Service of 90 Years ...... 15 Rail Earnings at Rate of 1.08 Per Cent First Twa Months ...... 16 Frisco Employes' Hospitat Association's Quarterly Statement ...... 18 A. J. McDowell Retires May 1...... 19 Section Men Discuss Track Problenls at Bolivar, Mo ...... 20 Oswald Sends A Valentine ...... 21 The Pension Roll ...... 22 In Memoriam ...... 23 The Twilight Hour...... 24 ' i., * Interesting Pictures of Frisco Children ...... ,...... 25 The Homemakers' Page...... 26 Springtime Fashions for the Juniors ...... 27 Flashes of Merriment ...... 28 Frisco. Mechanic ...... , ...... 29-33 Frisco Family News ...... 34-48

MEMBER THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE The Frlsco Employes' Magazine 1s a monthly publication devoted prlmarlly to the interests of the actlve and retlred employes of the Rlsco Lines. It contalns stories, Items of cur- rent news, personal notes about employes and their famllles, artlcles deallng wlth varlous phases of rallroad work, poems, cartoons and notlces regardlng the servlce. Good clear phobgraphs sultable for reproduction are especially deslred. and wlll be returned only when requested. All cartoons and drowlnp must be In black lndla Ink. Employes are Invited to mite artlcles for the magazine. Contrlbutlons should be type- written, on one slde of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Edltor, Frlsco Bulldlng. st. LOuLB, Mo. Dlstributed free among Frlsco Employes. To others, price 15 cents a copy; subscript1011 SKELLOGG GROW rate, $1.50 a year. Advertising rate wlll be made known upon appllcatlon. SPRINGFIELD LEADS IN EGG CANNING

ANNED eggs! Every single egg which goes You never heard of them? Producers Co. and A rmour in the egg-breaking room is given C Then this story of an in- a rigid test for freshness and dustry which has not yet reached will Ship 4,500,000 must b e free from all b ad its tenth birthday may prove in- flavors. The girls who smell teresting. Even at this time the Pounds This Year these eggs after they are broken produce houses which are canning are constantly on the lookout for them for consumption, talk of an egg that smells "musty" or an figures which run into millions. Then the empty cans are placed on "onion-flavored" egg. The speed with Springfield, Mo., the center of the a scale, a lever is touched and the can which they can break and smell the poultry industry of the Ozarks and is filled and autoniatically stops at eggs is surprising, and its importance one of the greatest shipping and re- thirty pounds. It is then taken off the is evident when it is known that one ceiving points in the country will scale, the top is placed on it and it "musty" egg in a thirty-pound can will send out to eastern and southeastern is taken to the freezing room where spoil the entire can. customers, approximately four and a the temperature is ten below zero and Each girl in the egg-breaking room half million pounds of canned eggs the eggs are frozen. Seventy-two is capable of breaking thirty cases, this year. Tliese canned eggs will hours are required to freeze the thirty- or 900 dozen eggs straight in a single come from the Pro- day and can separate ducers Produce Com- about eighteen cases pany and Armour & a day. Company, both lo- There are four pro- cated in that city. cesses of cann in g The Producers Pro- eggs. The first, when duce Company have egg s a re broken an order of 1,500,000 straight with whites pounds from Standard ancl yolks mixed and Brands, Inc., on which canned together; sec- they are morlting at ond and third pro- this time and Armour cesses, the whites ancl C Company, addition- yolks are separated al orders make the and canned separately adclitional millions of as plain whites and pounds. plain yo l k s, and There is a spotless- fourth, the yolks are ly clean room set canned with sugar. apart in each of these To pack sugar yolks, plants known as the a sugar solution is egg-breaking room. In added so that the eggs the Producers Pro- will already be snreet- duce Company's room, 7!1c pirlrrrc a6oz.v slrn7us tlr~egg-hreolrirrq roor~r oJ /he Prodrrccrs enecl when ready for fifty girls work at Protirtce Coir~Faltyat Sprirrgficld, Jlo., wlrere !he rygs nrc 6rolrrr1, riiisrd use. The yolks are high speed on some of cirrd placed it1 thirty-polrlrd carts ready for thr cold sl 'orage roorrr. Tlrc then mixed thoroughly the most modern of nctrial carriring process is visi6lc ill thc Dac1:grourrd. before being canned. machinery. The egg- Big bakeries, cake b r e a lr i n g season and candy companies, started on ilarch 1 and will close on pound can of eggs. Tliese cans are companies making dressings, etc., August I. then placed in solid piles in storage. are the largest consumers of canned But let us take you on a trip And here is where the railroad and frozen eggs, and most of the through the egg-breaking room, for it proves indispensable in handling this shipments go east and southeast. is an ed~cationto the average lay- commoclity. Through the use of its Last year 116 cars of the canned man who knows now for the first time refrigerator cars, the eggs may be frozen eggs were shipped on Frisco that eggs may be canned. kept at the temperature desired and Lines from Springfield via refrigera- Tables are arranged conveniently the eggs may be shipped in perfect tor cars, and it is estimated that it and efficiently in the egg-breaking safety. A. L. Farnham, manager of will take approximately 250 cars to room, with wide aisle's between. Be- the Producers Produce Company, carry the canned eggs from Spring- fore each girl is a group of cups, and highly praises this service, which not field to all points during the season of into each one she breaks three eggs. only can handle the production of 1932. After filling the cups she smells each this plant in volumes, but with no Reports from the plant of the Pro- one to find if the eggs are perfectly change in temperature from the time ducers Produce Company at Spring- fresh, and if she finds no odors or bad the cans leave the freezing room un- field show that they are running flavors, she dumps the eggs in each til they are delivered to the customer. ahead of schedule and some new cup into a big thirty-pound can. This Canning eggs is the most ideal way records have been made. The egg- can when filled is taken to the front known to preserve eggs. Fresh eggs breaking room has been open since of the egg-breaking room and poured can be broken, canned and frozen February 29, and on one day a total into a mixing machine where the solid and whe~thawed out they are of 1,062 cans or 31,862 pounds of eggs whites and yolks are stirred and exactly the same quality as the day were broken and canned by the force mixed into a creamy, fluffy yellow. they were canned. (Now turn to Page 17, please) May, 1932 CLAD "GOOD OLD DAYS" ARE CONE

HE so-called "good old days" and he hasbeen glad to see each are all right to reminisce J. E. Bradleg, 67, B. &, B. forward step. It has been his Tabout but that is about all FoMmanat Fort hith,Ark., privilege to see hand brakes give they are good for, in the opinion way for air brakes; the link and of J. E. Bradlev.-. bridge- and build- Contrasts Todag- With Olden pin go for the automatic coupler; ing foreman of Ft. Smith, Ark., the wooden coaches replaced by who with the exception of one Times on Frisco steel ones and the small diamond break has been in the service of stacked locomotives supplanted Frisco Lines since June 30. 1885. Mr. by the steel monsters of today. Bradley should know, for, excluding When he began railroading, the the seven years he was out of the Frisco had 900 miles of track and the Frisco employ, his service totals forty terminal points were St. Louis, Ft. years in the maintenance of way de- Smith, Red Fork, Okla., Ellsworth, partment. He did qualify his state- Kan., Chadwick, Mo., and Bolivar, Mo. ment a bit, however, by adding "ex- At that time there was no bridge cept for the depression, I'd rather across the Arkansas river at Van work under present conditions. Buren and in those days, he frequent- "Why, I even have a radio out on ly saw an entire train moved across the job sometimes now," continued the river by ferry. It didn't take a the hearty veteran, who is a live wire large ferry to do it, either, Mr. Brad- in thought and action despite his ley pointed out, because the trains sixty-seven years. "Contrast this with usually consisted of two small wooden the days when we had the weighty coaches. The locomotives were not old hand cars with 24-inch cast transported as one brought the train wheels. We called them 'battleships' up to one side of the river and an- and 'battleships' they were. The cast- other continued with it after it had iron lever was about six feet long been ferried across. There were two and when depressed came within a trains a day, one in the morning and foot of the floor. The chief requisite one in the afternoon. for working on one," laughed Mr. A steel bridge was completed at Bradley, who is fond of a joke, "was Van Buren the year after Mr. Bradley a good limber back and a weak mind. came to the Frisco and he helped lay At best you could get about 6 miles the ties on it. an hour out of them. It took a gang Mr. Bradley's work has always of eight or ten men to run one. Of thrown him in close contact with im- course, that was allowing for 'sleds.'" provements on the road. At an early "What are 'sleds?"' Mr. Bradley in 1887. If I thought Believe-It-Or-Not date, his duties included replacing smiled again. "Perhaps I should have Ripley knew bridges, I'd send him wooden spans on bridges with steel called them deadbeats. 'Sleds' were this one. We drove, or settled, all ones. He helped replace the wooden the fellows who would go up and the piles in the bent with a 24-pound spans between Pierce City and Ft. down with the lever but wouldn't sledge." (A bent is comprised of Smith and between Pierce City and push on it." several piles driven in a row at right Tulsa. He also helped build the term- Mr. Bradley is glad also that the angles to the rails on the bridge. A inal at Monett when it was moved old Joe Heaver pile driver that was heavy timber is fastened horizontally there from Pierce City and the term- in use when he began as a boy of across the tops of the piles and the inal at Ft. Smith when the Chester 20 is gone. Joe Heaver, he explained, weight of the bridge rests on it.) and Talihina were no longer main- was the name the men gave to the Mr. Bradley has seen the pile driver tained as terminals except for local old type of pile driver that had no evolve through various steps to reach crews. wheels. It had tb be pried into place its present mounted form in which it Mr. Bradley was born at Elizabeth- on the rails and had two uprights be- is easily moved and adjusted. "Prob- town, Ark., March 5, 1865, and was tween which a weight, or hammer, ably the most important develop- reared in Jackson and Cass Counties, siid up and down. The uprights were ment," he said, "was the replacement Missouri. His first work was on a braced with guy wires. At the top of horse and mule power by a steam farm in Lawrence County, Mo., and of the uprights was a pulley through engine." later he worked with a sawmill in which went a cable attached to the Despite the inconvenience and slow- Howell County, 310. He entered the 1.800-pound weight between them. By ness of the old Joe Heavers, he con- service of Frisco Lines as a water an arrangement of cables and pulleys fesses that a great deal was accom- and tool boy with a gang working on the weight was pulled up by a team plished with them. One project he a bridge between Ft. Smith and Red of horses or mules which walked from pointed out as an example in which a Fork, Okla., June 30, 1885, and after the rear of the machine and when it Joe Heaver was used exclusively was about six months he was doing car- reached the top, it was released and putting in false work across the pentry work and about a year later allowed to fall upon the pile that Verdigrees river near Tulsa. This was a full fledged carpenter. He re- was being driven. work was done ov;er R distance of mained in that capacity until 1896 "But even more primitive than the about 156 feet. when he became a pile driver en- Joe Heaver method," related hlr. Mr. Bradley says his career has gineer at Springfield. He was Rradley, "was the way I put in a' been one that has witnessed progress troubled with ill health, however, and bent on a bridge near Lancaster, Ark.. on the system from the beginning (Nmv trrm to Pnge 17, please) FRISCO LINEMEN PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES

UPPOSE you should pick up chiefs are located at relay offices, the telephone receiver at 'f J"pzinP machine, wbfch indicate that S your desk in the Frisco office of Strenuous there la trouble on the Hne and building In St. Louis and request through these machines they can the operator to connect you with Duties locate that troable to the exact a certaln office in Sprlnfleld. At mile post. If the current has times she will tell you that they are go to a certain mile post where I found been cut down due to a defect or having trbtible on the line and she will the circuit broken. I got on my motor broken wire, the machine registers the get your call in a few moments. car with my tools and upon arriving diminished current, and the wire chief You take up other work and within found that some specles of sand crane, knows, through turning another dial the space of a short time your call with an unusually long neck had just where the trouble is. will come through. down low and had not seen the wlres. But trouble with the wires and re- Perhaps thm detalls of ydat work As the bird padsed through, Its head pairing them fs not a lineman's only kept you from wondering what was went between two wires, and the im- duty. They may be called upon to the matter with the line, and with the pact of the body against the wires, install new telephone instruments. call completed you forgot the incident. threw it completely over the two, switchboards, set poles, connect and There are at this disconnect wires and the thlrty tinernen telegraph Instruments located on F r 1 s c o at stations opened and Wnea who play an Im- closed,' and numerous portant part in the other duties which telephone and tele- keep their time fully graph communication occupied. of the Frisco system. In talking with Mr. To repair and get in- Musgrave in regard to shape again a to the work of these broken line, is only men he said that they one of their tasks. must be men of un- These men are sub- u s u a 1 qualifications. ject to call day and They must be cap- night. If the snow able construction and and ice hang heavy equipment men, they on the trees and they must be able to meet are at home around the public, and able their fireside, they to correspond intelli- don cap and muffler gently in regard to and brave the storm their work. In other so that the telegraph words they are a rare system of a railroad combination of out- will not be broken. side line experts, and In attempting to lo- office men, and with cate the oldest line- a knowledge of elec- man (not in age, but This is thc way Roy Helnu starts his day's work as a veteran ltnernan tricity. Besides this service) with Frisco for the Frisco. He is show on his motor car. rcadv to leave Joplin they mu& be con- Lines today, S. B. for some distant scene of line trozrblc. scientious and they Musgrave, g e n e r a 1 must be thoroughly foreman of the tele- "in tune" with their graph department at Springfield, Mo., breaking its neck and allowing the work. gave the name of Roy Helms of Jop- wires to touch, causing the trouble. Although Mr. Helms has the privi- lin, Mo., as the oldest' man in point I removed the body and the circuit lege of calling on the section gang to of seniority on the Frisco system in was all right again. help him set new poles along his terri- the capacity of lineman. Sometime "Snakes have caused trouble, too, in tory, he often does the work himself. later it was possible to interview Mr. climbing the poles and wrapping their Mr. Helms has been in the service Helms and since then, when the oper- bodies around the wires. Of course of the telegraph department of Frisco ator says that the line is temporarily they are killed, but we must remove Lines continuously since September out of order, the vision of a lineman their body to get the wire clear again. 1, 1899. His first service was in the on his motor car with his tools be- Boys flying kites prove another haz- bridge and building department. Then side him speeding to the trouble ard, as the strings get wrapped around he went on track work. He then comes to mind. the wires and pull them together. served the Frisco doing concrete work "If it wasn't for the trouble on the "Of course these instances which I and then served in a gang which was line, the linemen would be out of a have mentioned above are easy to fix, stringing wire from Thayer to Kansas job," Mr. Helms said. but sometimes some little connection City on July 6, 1899. He worked here "What do I mean by trouble?" he which cannot be seen will be broken said in answer to an inquiry. "Well. and it takes some time to flnd it, but but a short time, then went back on I believe the most unusual incident find it we must, and as speedily as concrete work, and his continuous that I have ever had happen to one of possible." service in the telegraph department the lines under my supervision, hap- For several years the Frisco has had dates from September, 1899. pened not long ago. I got a call to installed at the points where its wire (Now turn to Page 7, please) May, 1932 Page 7

Girls' Kilty Band, of Oklahoma City, Boosts "Murray for President"

Oklnhorna City's famous Yeo?nurr Kitty Bnttd, which appcnrs abovc, will accori~~angthe "1l41~rrayfor Prcsidcrtt" special train frotit Olrlalrorna City to Chicago, via Frisco Lines, for #he De~rlocratic Nntiortal Convcrrtiorr, June 27. The s/wcial will leave Oklahorna City on J.rtne 22 and proceed to Chicago over the AIton on June 23. This band of forty musicians is rrnder the direction of Captain E. C. Fry arrd is said to be tile only band of its kind in the United States. The girl ~nrtsiciansall live in Oklahoma City and thc band's az~owedintention i~ to boost Governor Wrn. H. ("Alfalfa Bill") Mur- ray as the next President of the L'nited States.

Linemen Play Imporfant Roles HISTORICAL HILL A page from the history of Frisco (Cotrtirtrrcd froirr Pagc 6) Lines was brought to light some time ago when inquiry was made regarding He was located at Monett, Mo., for the scene about 3:00 o'clock in the the naming of Frisco Hill, located near three and one-half months; on the afternoon although he was back in De Soto. Mo. Southwestern division for about three Joplin at 9:00 a. m. While he had It appears that in 1883 Chas. H. years in line work, and then came to permission to be gone, he has always Beggs, Louis J. Berger, Robert E. Lee, Joplin. His territory at this time is regretted the incident. David R. Davies, Arthur Young and between Peirce City and Neodesha, If he has a hobby, other than rail- Felix W. Young, all employes of the including Baxter. Joplin and Carl roading, it is "puttering" around the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Junction and all branches surround- house as Mrs. Helms calls it. He has Company formed the Frisco Bicycle ing this territory. bnilt his garage, remodeled his home Club. Mr. Helms travels to the scene Of and keeps it in perfect repair. He is During that year they made a trip trouble on a motor car, and has been also nursing a bed of roses and some to De Soto, Mo., via the old Lemay off duty only for two weeks at a other flowers which will make his Ferry Road. When they reached one time on leave, or vacation period. He home attractive in the summer of the hills south of the Meramec has his own home in Joplin and months. River, too steep to climb on the old seldom leaves it but for a few days a And although he has seniority to high wheels, weighing over fifty year spent in vacation rest. He is take any vacancy which may occur in pounds, they walked up and stopped most conscientious in regard to his a lineman's position on the Frisco at the top to rest. One of the club work and while there might be hours system, he prefers Joplin, where he members suggested laying stones at a time when he could be absent will no doubt continue to remain and along the side of the road to form the without the knowledge of anyone, he serve loyally for many more years. word "FRISCO". The stones re- is, and has always been, most particu- mained intact for several years and lar in being on the job continuously. WIN CASH PRIZES subsequently the St. Louis Cycling Several years ago he secured per- Lerlene Johnson, age 11, and Owen Club placed a marker there and that mission from the wire chief to drive Johnson, age 15, both of Freemont, particular hill has since been known to Neosho to a sunrise Easter service. Mo., were each the recipients of a as Frisco Hill.

He intended to be gone but about two $2.50 gold piece for having presented --- hours. He had not been on his way the best essays on "The Benefits of more than twenty minutes when a the Frisco Railroad in Carter Customer: "Are those eggs strictly bridge burned out and he was needed. County", and for the longest list of fresh?" The lineman from another part of the words made up from the slogan, Grocer: "George, just feel if those line was called and Mr. Helms reached "Frisco Club Welcome." eggs are cool enough to sell yet." Page 8

NEWS of the FRISCO CLUBS

St. Louis Girls' Club Ella Eckleltamp, and the meeting was letters should be written over the dismissed fifteen minutes early, so Seventy-five members of the St. signatures of club officers and that that members of the club might ex- Louis Girls' Club and fifteen guests as many members as possible should tend personal congratnlations to Mr. met in the Gold Room of the sign the letters. Young. Jefferson Hotel at noon on March 30 The business section of the meet- for their monthly luncheon, with the ,lermyn, Tex. ing adjourned at S:66 p. m. and the program dedicated to F. W. Young, remainder of the evening was given A report from the recently formed over to dancing to music furnished paymaster of Frisco Lines, who re- Frisco Employes' Club of Jermyn (on cently celebrated his fiftieth year of by the Tulsa Musical Raketeers. Dur- the Frisco's Texas Lines) shows that ing an intermission the dancers were service. an extensive and efficient organiza- There was a total of 178 years' entertained by little Misses Ellas tion has been completed there. Marie Riddle and Betty Jean Chap- combined service of the veterans who The officers of the club are F. J. surrounded Mr. Young at the speak- pell, wllo gave several tap dance num- Wieman, president, Jermyn; B. W. bers. There was no charge for the ers' table. They were: L. 0. Wil- Bryan, vice-president, Jean, Tex.; and Ilams, secretary, 34 years; F. G. Je dance, but each member brought a J. D. Montgomery, secretary-treas- basket of food which was to be dis- nah, chief engineer, 30 years; W. D. urer, Seymour, Tex. The club has tributed among the needy. A num- Bassett, secretary, pension board, 40 adopted by-laws which provide an- years; S. J. Fortune, general ac- ber of employes from Sapulpa were nual appointment of committees on visitors at the meeting. countant's department, 34 years, and traffic tips, finance, programs and L. E. Martin, assistant to the presi- refreshments. The personnel of the Clinton, 1Mo. dent, 40 years. committees is as follows: Traffic The meeting of the Clinton Frisco Mrs. Louise Gibson, president of tips committee, G. W. Jessup, agent, Employes' Club, held March 20, was the club, had recovered from her re- Olney. chairman, F. E. Beck. C. IT. attended by eleven members and was cent injury and presided at the meet- Powell, Joe Smith, S. Box, J. D. given over chiefly to solicitation. ing. Montgomery, W. M. Thrasher, George Considerable new business was re- Mary Lee Mitchell, of the Morse Dement, B. W. Bryan, Roma Hall, and ported, and communications were School of Expression. favored the J. S. Neves. Finance committee, S. read from J. R. Coulter, W. L. Eng- audience with a reading, and it was Box, chairman, T. E. Bliss, A. H. lish, J. A. Moran, Mr. Shartell, C. H. most appropriate that Madeline Craig, W. C. Butler and J. L. Ray. Baltzell and W. L. Huggins, Jr. A Young, niece of F. W. Young, should Program committee, C. M. Powell, resolution by the Monett Frisco Em- be present and present a group of chairman, J. D. Montgomery, E. D. ployes' Club, regarding bus and truck her vocal numbers. She was en- Moss, G. W. .Jessup, and W. T. Mc- regulation, was read and indorsed by thusiastically applauded and respond- Williams. Refreshment committee, the meeting, and J. B. Brown, presi- ed to several encores. Bob Anslyn's F. -7. Brodie, chairman, L. Strick- dent of the club, was instructed to orchestra played during the meal. land, J. C. Burchell, Joe Smith, G. C. mail a petition signed by all local Mrs. Young sat beside her husband Bishop and L. C. Burch. employes and business men to Con- at the speakers' table and acknowl- Tulsa, Okla. gressmen Hawes, Patterson, Dicker- edged the introduction of the presi- son, and Johnson, requesting their aid dent by standing. Mr. Young re- A report from the n~embership in securing regulation. The next viewed his long and interesting committee, made in the opening of meeting was set for the third Sunday career with a few brief but amusing the meeting of the Tulsa Frisco Em- in April. , incidents. When he made applica- ployes' Club, held March 18, showed tion to Alexander Douglas for a po- an excellent sale of membership Thayer, Mo. sition, he asked him for a specimen cards. About 1.50 employes were in Solicitation was the chief topic of of his handwriting. -Mr. Young sat attendance. discussion at the meeting of the down and wrote: "Hearing there is a F. J. Wilson, treasurer of the club, Thayer Frisco Employes' Club, held vacancy in your office I have come made a report on the financial con- in the Y. M. C. A. there, March 18. to fill it." He was fourteen years or dition of the club and an announce- A report covering the agents from age at the time and was hired as ment on solicitation work showed Thayer to Jonesboro, and from office boy on March 10, 1882. He that members were taking active in- Thayer to Willow Springs showed an recalled a number of the old timers, terest. increased number of routing orders. now pensioned and those with other A letter from the Mayo Furnitnre Talks were made in the meeting by companies throughout the entire Con~panyof Tulsa to Wm. Vollter and E. L. Nagers, William Marsh, F. E. conntry, with whoin he has worlred. Company, Kansas City, instructing Sanders, Walt Davidson and H. W. Mr. Bassett, Mr. Williams, Col. Jo- shipments be made by rail instead of Watts. Mr. Sanders. who has a nah, Mr. Fortune and Mr. Martin by truck was read to the meeting. pick-up and delivery contract, gave were called upon in the order named The club then passed a resolution several pointers on improving pick- and they all paid Mr. Youny fitting regarding bus and truck conipetition. up and delivery service. T. H. Ed- compliments regarding his efficiency and it was agreed that the club mundson, president of the club, an- and his faithfulness. should write letters: to be acconlpan- nounced that John Holland. division Mrs. Gibson announced a new en- ied by the resolution to all cong-ress- freight and pkssenger agent, would tertainment committee consisting of men representing that section of the be in Thayer soon to solicit business Marge Schope. Lydia Peterson and country. It was also decided that the from livestock shippers, and it mas May, -1932 Page 9 agreed that a club member with a resolution was adopted. were ten who braved the storm wide acquaintance among shippers president Montgomery appointed which raged outside and met at the should accompany him on his calls. the following standing committees: passenger station to discuss various It was announced that a better rate Flnance, J. J. Bryan, (chairman) elec- business matters. had been secured on iron ore out of trician; E. L. Sweet, flreman; T. A. It was decided that the kind of re- Thayer. Dickson, switchman; Max McLinsky, freshments to be served at each meet- Refreshments were served at the car department, and Donald Ander- ing would be discussed before the close of the business discussion. The son, mechanical department. event, and that each family would next meeting was set for April 8. Program: W. A. Morgan, (chair- bring their own. For instance, if it man) car department; W. T. Smith, is decided to hold a pie supper, all Shermun, Tex. switchman; Clyde Ford, mechanical members will be informed and each The Frisco Employes Club of department; H. L. McDuffie, station- family may bring a pie. Sherman, Texas, held their regular ary engineer and Mrs. Iva Sewell, A motion was made and carried monthly business meeting on March stores department. that a list be made of each employe 28th at the Chamber of Commerce Refreshments: K. P. Guin, (chair- and a notice of each meeting be at Sherman, Tex.. at 7:30 p. m. The man) storekeeper; G. V. Griswold. mailed direct, so that each and every flrst and last part of the meeting was switchman; B. B. Walker, car depart- member would have proper notiflca- given over to a program of entertain- ment; Oscar Spraggins, roundhouse, tion. ment in honor of C. J. Stephenson, and Miss Kathleen McCrary, agent's Ways and means of raising money who was recently made vice-president office. to finance the undertakings of the and general manager of the club were discussed, but a exa as Lines. his program more lengthy discussion was consisted mainly of musical planned for the meeting numbers furnished by the which was scheduled to be Harmony Four of the St. held on April 18th and Eles- John's Colored M. E. Church, ter K. Rikard, president, and included a quartette of urged that all those present male voices. The arrange- notify other members of the ments for the musical num- club that their presence was bers were made by the col- greatly desired at the next ored employes of Sherman. meeting. The welcoming address was made by Lewis Wright of Monett Vets Elect the roundhouse, and the pro- Officers of the Monett. gram was brought to a close Mo., auxiliary to the Frisca with a talk by Sam Sims, Veteran Employes' Associ- pensioned roundhouse man. ation were elected for the Frank Thompson, secre- year of 1932 at a luncheon tary of the Chamber of Com- served at the home of Mrs. merce, was present and ad- William Caffey, retiring dressed the meeting and sig- president of the auxiliary, nifled the willin&ess of March 17. members of the Chamber of Com- Short talks were made by F. A. The following were elected: Mrs. T. merce to aid the Friseo in any way. West, agent Celina, and J. W. Mes- J. Dwyer, president; Mrs. Dan Guin- Presldent C. V. Montgomery of ,the sick, agent Dorchester. Messrs. Al- ney, vice-president; Mrs. A. M. Trim- Frisco Club thanked Mr. Thompson bert Chase and C. H. Dingman of ble, secretary, and Mrs. Tom Tucker, and hls mworkers for having ar- Springfield and T. E. Bliss of Fort treasurer. ranged such a splendid meeting place Worth were visitors and were prop- At the close of the business session, for club members. erly introduced and welcomed. the afternoon was spent over cards C. J. Stephenson, the honor guest, President Montgomery thanked the and sewing enjoyed by the following talked at length cm the subject, "As following on behalf of the club: The members in attendance: Mesdames: an Indivfdual, W'hat Can I Do For Hall Furniture Company, for use of Tom Tucker, W. W. Campbell, Ed. the Betterment of My Community and their Atwater Kent radio-talking ma- Hogan, A. T. Brown, Dan Guinney, A. My Employer". . His talk was most chine; Clyde Lucas of the Southern M. Trimble, R 0. Davis. Richard inspiring and well received. Mr. Ice & Utilities Company for ice; Gay Mills, David Marshall, C. H. Ring, T. Stephenson stressed the importance Griswold for milk, and Mr. Scott of J. Dwyer and William Caffey. . of submitting traffic tips and asked the General Foods Corporation for for the support of each employe on Maxwell House coPPee and tea served Fort Worth, Texas the Texas Lines in. aiding the Frisco to the gathering. One hundred and twenty Frisco em- in its program for the revival of W. A. Morgan moved the colored ployes and their friends made up good business. employes be given a vote of thanks thirty taljles at the bridge and Forty- K. P. Guin, storekeeper, submitted for the fine program which was pre- two Tournament given by the FriSco a resolution for vote, asking the em- sented, following which refreshments . Employes' Club of Fort Worth, Tex., ployes to help foster the idea of use were served and the meeting ended at the Hotel Texas, evening of Aprll of Sherman-made goods and products with an informal dance. 4. This was not a regular meeting of over and above that of outside indus- the club, but an experiment whlch tries and that upon every possible Okmulgee, Okka. turned oat to be surprisingly success- occasion, Frisco employes would pur- Inclement weather on March 21st ful and the club treasurer found that chase and use Sherman-made goods kept the greater number of the mem- a nice little profit was cleared from and products in preference to that bers of the Frisco Employes Club of the evening. brought in from the outside. The Okmulgee, Okla., indoors, but there A high light of the evening's pro- gram was the masterful manner with Wichita, Kans. Congressman, asking for a favorable which R. L. Truitt, superintendent vote on the Couzens bill now before A meeting which combined the elec- freight loss and damage claims auc- Congress. This resolution was sent tion of officers and a discussion of tioned off a large basket of fruit in a out in conjunction with the local Ship business affairs of the Frisco Em- Chinese Auction, using the methods By-Rail Club, which organization re- ployes' Club of Wichita, Kansas, was of an old time auctioneer with success. quested every rail employe to give the held April 14 in the freight office. Miss Leda Belle Durrett, secretary resolution widespread publicity. of the club was general chairman in Approximately 30 members were in charge of this affair and deserves attendance. Colored Club, Birnzingham, Ala. credit for its success. Assisting her Jack Hobart, engineer on the Ells- The Colorecl Frisco Employes' Club were Katherine Bales of the treasury worth Line reported a good number of Birmingham, Ala., held its first department, Evelyn McQueen, PBX of cars from connections at Ellsworth spring meeting on April 4, with an operator; Mary Bess Smith, vice- as well as Burrton and Medora. He enthusiastic group of members pres- president's office; Mrs. Marguerite told of an experience of a friend of ent. OfPicers of the club were well Cayce of the accounting department his who used a bus from St. Louis pleased with the attendance and re- and Elmer H. Jordan and Harry A. to Wichita because the fare was $8.00 sults obtained from the meeting. Granger of the traffic department. lower than by rail, which later proved The first meeting, officers of this Mr. Granger won a prize for being re- he used the $8.00 and more for meals club say, is only a stepping stone and sponsible for the greatest number of and incidentals, which make it more opened the way to broadening their tables at the party, accounting for expensive than by rail. This party work in that territory, and they are nine. was induced to use Frisco Lines as anticipating larger attendance at their The following won prizes: Mrs. H. far as Memphis on his return trip. May 2 meeting. Members of this Guertler, Mrs. H. Bridgess, Miss M. H. A. Baker reported calling on an club are arranging, through commit- Mathieu, Miss Ethel May Furnace, automobile tire dealer who said he tees, to have combined business and Miss Elizabeth Wilds, Miss Aro divided his business with the railroads social events throughout the year, and Jones and Mrs. R. C. Hearne. Messrs whose employes purchased his tires. to conduct an intensive campaign in J. M. Freeman, James Grace, Jr., Carl Mr. Baker asked that those buying the interest of inore business for E. Porter, R. E. Wasenberg, Harry new tires or any other merchandise Frisco Lines. Guertler and S. J. Vassey. In the advise the merchant that they were Frisco employes. Joplirc, Mo. Forty-two Tournament. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Walsh, agent at Miami, Okla., J. H. Richards won prizes, and Mrs. H. A, Milliken, agent at Augusta, as well as two other employes from was the guest of honor at the April Harry Granger won the door prize, 7th meeting of the Frisco Employes' a large box of candy which was de- Augusta were present and reported business at that station holding up Club of Joplin, Mo., held in the Frisco cided by a lucky number drawing. Club Rooms. At the conclusion of the affair, Ben well. H. E. Morris reported some new It was a friendly, get-together meet- B. Lewis, president of the club made ing, and each employe discussed at a short talk enlisting the aid of the business moving in the vicinity of Valley Center and Burrton and asked length, ways and means of assisting visitors in advising their Frisco the road in securing more business. friends of prospective business. that all employes continue to put their shoulder to the wheel in securing Various tips and methods of proced- Newburg, Mo. every pound of freight and every pas- ure in securing business were dis- senger for Frisco Lines. cussed and interesting suggestions Due to an election at Newburg, Mo., made by those in attendance. There was an election of officers at on April 4, the day after the meeting Mr. Walsh, the guest of the evening the close of the 'business meeting and of the Frisco Employes' Club of that made an interesting and "depression- the following were elected; A. L. city was called, there were but few lifting" talk which was enthusiastic- Franklin, storekeeper, president; Edw. members of the club in attendance. ally received. J. Immele, chief clerk A. G. F. A,, There were no special items of inter- The Joplin Broadcasting Station vice-president; Lota L. Williams, est introduced at the meeting, but (WMBH), was reported to have made secretary A. G. F. A., secretary, and those who were present planned for inquiries regarding the renting of Murl Calvert, switchman, treasurer. larger meetings and suggested various space in the Frisco building, and all ways of getting the members inter- Ft. Smith, Ark. were agreed that it would prove ested in future events planed for the splendid advertising for Frisco Lines, club. Fourteen members of the Frisco and the Joplin Club, should they lo- Employes' Club of Ft. Smith, Ark., Sunnyland Club-K. C., Mo. ca te there. met together on the night of April 4 The matter of inviting employes in The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Frisco and discussed matters pertaining to the adjoining towns to join with the Sunnyland Club of Kansas City met the securing of more freight and pas- Joplin Club was discussed, and mem- on April 5 in the Women's Benefit senger business for Frisco Lines. bers expressed themselves as more Association Club Rooms for a short This meeting was the first to be than glad to include them in the mem- business session and an afternoon of held under the leadership of the new bership of the Joplin Club. The secre- cards and bunco. Fifty-four members officers. The establishment of the tary was instructed to address a let- and guests were in attendance. new Standard Oil distributing plant at ter to all agents in the surrounding The meeting was conducted by Mrs. Ft. Smith, which represents an in- district, inviting their membership and George Burns, president of the auxil- vestment of $35,000 and was designed co-operation. iary. Alter a short business session, to furnish supplies to the entire terri- J. H. Douglas read a circular letter the afternoon was given over to tory surroundiiig Ft. Smith, en- regarding a resolution in regard to bridge, bunco and pinochle. Prizes couraged the members to a more in- trucks and busses, .published by the were won by Mesdames Brown, tensive solicitation campaign. Monett Club and W. H. Bevans sug- Drannon, Davis and Clark. Legislation of trucks and busses gested that the Joplin CClub would do Hostesses for the afternoon were was discussed at length, and a resolu- well to adopt the resolution, and that Mesdames T. Cassidy, F. Feqner, Mr. tion adopted which each eniploye was each member of the club send it to ,Tarpy, Wm. Austin and Wi F. ,Eane. requested to copy and send to his his Representatives or Congressmen.

I Page 12 gathered up and delivered to the vice-president and general manager of Health & Welfare Association of LET'S HELP THEM the Texas Lines for his interest In Joplin for distribution to the poor and The trackmen of the second and providing motor car service for em- needy. third track division of the Eastern ployes, Seymour to Jermyn, who de- division are busily engaged in sired to attend the meeting. Colored Club soliciting freight and passenger Mo., At the close of the business meet- St. Louis, Terminals business for the Frisco, according ing, the Jean String Band gave a con- Nineteen members of the newly or- to the report received covering the month of March. cert, refreshments were served and ganized colored Frisco Employes' Club the members' and guests departed, of the St. Louis Terminals met at the The second track division report three passengers secured and pros- feellng that the first meeting of the Tower Grove, Mo., club rooms on the club had been a decided success. night of Aprll 8 to elect officers and pects of receiving eighteen L, C. L. shipments. The . third track di- There seems to be a flne club spirit make plans for the solicitation of vision show ll passengers received, and Mr. Wieman feels sure that some freight and passenger business for 16 L. C. L. shipments and one car good work is to be accomplished. the Frisco. load of freight, with 44 L. C. L. John Williams, of the Lindenwood, prospective shipments and two Tulsa, Okla. Mo., shops, was elected president; prospective passengers. Thomas Henry, vice-president; W. Fifty members were in attendance at the April 15 meeting of the Frisco Robinson, secretary and J. Rollins, Employes' Club of Tulsa, Okla.,, held treasurer. F. Mitchell, from Jeffer- thirty-five cars of hay, and is recelv- ing four or five cars daily on thls in the Public Servlce Building. As son Yards, and T. McGuire, from Lin- both the president and vice-president, denwood, were placed on the Board order. Yard clerk Freeman at that point has turned in some excellent C. E Retzlaff and M. L. Guinney, re- of Governors. F. G. Cary, G. Triggs spectively, were absent due to illness, and H. McMlcheal made enthusiastic tips on cattle shipments which en- speeches to the members, urging them abled Agent Shedlebar to secure rout- W. 0. Coy, secretary of the club, to do everything in their power to se- ing order on the entire lot. served as chairman. cure more passengers, L. C. L. ship- The total revenue at this station In order. to accommodate the guests ments, and car loads for the Frisco. increased $3,000, March, 1932, over of the evening who had several other Future meetings and socials were March, 1931, and Wm. Estes, president engagements. 0. L Young, superin- planned by the club, which will meet of the club, states that the larger tendent of terminals, called upon at least once a month. -per cent of this increase was due Captain Blevins of the Tulsa Police strictly to personal solicitation of all and he in turn introduced four of his Sapulpa, Okla. membera- of the club and that they subordinates who furnished several have set the flgures even higher for vocal selections. They were accom- A bridge party was the feature panied by the accordian, and their event of the month of March for mem- the month of April. bers of the Frisco Employes Club of numbers were well received. ' Jermyn, Texw Sapulpa. A splendid crowd met in At the March meeting of this club the Harvey House dining room on One hundred and seventy-seven it was recommended that the mem- March 31 for the bridge, where Mrs. Frisco men and their families, friends bers go on record with the United W. H. Sawyer acted as hostess, as- and merchants of Jermyn, Texas, at- States Senators from Oklahoma and 9 sisted by Mesdames J. W. Gillen, P. J. tended the April meetfng of the the Representative to Congress from Clements and E. L. Gardner. Frisco Employes' Club of that city. this district, with reference to the Both preceding and following the The affair was the initial one for that adjustment of busses and trucks, in- bridge games, the Oklahoma Cotton club, and was a combined business sofar as making proper rates for Pickers' orchestra furnished music. and social meeting, held in the audi- them was concerned. This was done The dining room was decorated in torium of the general office building and a copy of the letter, together with yellow jonquils and orchid sweet peas, at Jermyn. The Frisco employee' resolutions passed, were furnished and the prizes for the high scores wives had decorated the hall, and it Senators T. P. Gore and Elmer were wrapped in colored paper to was most attractive. Thomas and Congressman Disney. harmonize. F. J. Wieman, president, opened C. E. Retzkaff, president of the the meeting with a welcome address Thayer, Mo. Tulsa Club as well as several of that to all present, expressing his desire The Frisco Employes' Club of club's members attended the bridge. that they continue to support each Thayer, Mo., had an unusually large Guests were also present from Okla- meeting called. Mr. Wieman outlined attendance of members at their April homa City. the purpose of the club and urged 14th meeting, held in the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Sawyer and her assistants all members to double their efforts assembly room. A fuel meeting had were extended a vote of thanks for in securing traffic tips through per- been held at Thayer on that day, and the success of the affair, which was sonal solicitation. Twenty-seven tips those attending met with the Frisco due to their splendid and untiring ef- have already been turned in during club members. forts. the period, March 15 to April 9. Following Mr. Wieman's introduc- President T. H. Edmundson ex- Afton, Okla. tory talk, a number of members, as pressed his pleasure over the report All the members of the Frisco Fhn- well as all of the merchants who were of the secretary, that the Thayer ployes' Club of Afton need to secure present made short talks, and Mr. Club members had been responsible business is a tip, according to their Wieman then requested club members fuf448 routing orders, part of which report of business secured for the to ask merchants in their towns if came from the agents of neighboring month of March. During that month there was anything the Frisco Club towns. they received 15 passenger tips and might do for them to help solve their Interesting talks on solicitation secured 13 passengers ; received 16 transportation problems and to ad- were made by the following Frisco tips on L. C. L. freight and secured vise them that each and every mem- men: El. L. Magers, B. G. Gamble, S. 16; received 38 tips on car load busi- ber stood ready at all times to do any- J. Frazier, Robert Collett, C. B. Calla- ness, and secured 12. Agent Shedle- thing possible for them. A vote of ham, C. A. Berry, D. L. Forsythe, D. bar at Afton secured routing on thanks was given C. J. Stephenson, B. Reed and R. C. McWilliams. May, 1932 Page 13

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From S. L. Householder, secretary, From Mrs. nzmnntr u. way, ~ieve~an~~livered at 11:OO o'clock Friday, the serzice bureau, Kansas State Teachers' Ohio, to W. M. Estus, president, FrMto 19th, or exactly eight days from the College, Pittsburg, Kan., to W. G. Empfoycs' Chb, Afton, Okla.: time we received the order we had Wolfe, general agent, Pittsburg, Kan. "I want to take this opportanlty te the pump delivered. This is almost as "1 wish ta Eake thia opportunity to thank you for your very kind atten: Past as some orders we have handled sap a word or appreciation lor the tion shown me in the way of arrang- by express, but would surely hate to splendid service rendered in connec- ing my travel eastward so thoroughly have to pay express on this carload tion with our Football Speclal over that at every point I was taken care of pumps. the Frisco to Wichita last Friday. We of in a most r~lendidway." "We take this opportunity to thank had first-class equipment, very cour- the Frisco and Union Pacific railroads teous treatment on the part of your for the fast delievery of this carload crew and your scheduh of running Fro: twolrl Company, of pumps. We believe that the rail- time was very satisfactory indeed. Walnrr vruve, ~vru.,ru 0.K. Neihrdi, roads made this a special shipment." "The fact that you stopped your Frisco Lines, Walnut, Grove: train on the South Broadway crossing "We are writing you to express our From Ed McDonald, secretary to W. to take on passengers in the morning apprecfation lor the Prompt service and let them off at nIght wab a very H. Mvrrag, governor of Oklaho~na,to which we have received through your R. L. Cole, passelzger agent, St. Louis: decided accommodation to our group railroad. living near the College. We aIso ap- "Yesterday morning a car which "The courtesies extended to Gover- preciated very much your courtesy in had been in a wreck came to our nor Murray recently by officials of making several stops on the return garage. To repair this car we needed your system were very highly appre- trip to let off students who wished to a new frame and some other parts. At ciated. spend the weekend at home. 11:OO o'clock we sent a telegram to "Accept our kindest personal re- "I trust we may have the oppor- Kansas City for the repairs and at gards and best wishes for your con- tunity to run other specials with you 10:OO o'clock this morning the parts tinued success." in the future." were delivered at our place of busi- - ness. From B. H. Greer, of 1639 Sumv~it From H. L. Stearns, S~ignr Beet "Service of this kind is of real value Street, Kansas City, Mo., to J. A. Moran, Products Company, Saginan*, Mich., to and we want to thank you for it." superintcnde,~!,Frisco Lines, Springfield, J. E. Henderson, ger~eral agent, Frisco Mo. Lines, Detroit, Mich. "On the night of March 10, 1932, I "The barrel of sugar beet boiler Front 0. W. Hayes, vice-president, J. was a passenger on your train NO. 10 treatment shipped by us November 27 W. Madden Co., Department Store, from Springfield to St. Louis. Con- to Fort Smith, Ark., routed New York Denison, Texas, to B. B. Walker, chair ductor Wm. Daugherty was in charge Central and Frisco, was delivered De- nun shops crafts organization, Shernran, of the train and I want to make it cember 3. It was just 96 hours in Terns: plain I have never seen so much kind- transit. That is a mighty good record "I am taking this opportunity to tell ness shown to passengers as Conduc- for about 950 miles." you how much I enjoyed my visit with tor Daugherty showed his passengers, you on the train from St. Louis to and I have traveled on many trains. Front Dafin 11.lercantile Company, Denison. I had never met Mr. Daugherty be- Marianna, Fla., to W. H. Crow, general "As you work for the Frisco, I must fore, but want to say you have a real agent, Pensacola, Fla. tell you how I feel toward the Texas conductor in him." "We are enclosing a copy of a tele- Special and Bluebonnet. I think those gram received from Whitewater Flour two trains have the most courteous Mills, Whitewater, Kan., in reply to a and efficient employes of any trains From Ja~rtesA. Ward, 111, vice-presi- wire we sent them regarding delay to I have ridden. Their dining car serv- dent, Ward Furnitrtre illa1r14facturir1g a bill of lading. ice is excellent and their food is the Company. Fort Smith, Ark., to S. S. "I thought you would like to read best." Rrctler, general traflic nranoger, St. the telegram as it speaks well for Lorris, Mo. your service. "I wish to take this opportunity to "The car mentioned left Whitewater Froni A. V. SIzwIer, the Shier Con* thank you for the very wonderful way via freight and the bill of lading left puny, Oklaho~na City, to the Pornona in which your railroad took care of me Whitewater via air mail and the car Purtrp Company, Pomona, Calif.: coming down from St. Louis last arrived in Pensacola a day earlier "We are in receipt of Mr. Kern's Wednesday night, March 23, 1932. than the air mail letter." letter of the 16th. advising us that "I never in my life had a nicer trip you did not receive our order for and I only wish I could express in The telegram addressed to the Daffin column pipe couplings until after the the words I would like to, just how Mcrcautile Conrpany follows: car had left. much I appreciate your co-operation. "Your car left Whitewater Monday "We received this car this morning Please tell your assistant and your morning and we mailed bill of lading and have the pump delivered to the station man how much I thank them via air mail direct to your bank same Coca Cola Bottling Works plant. We for the way they took care of me. day STOP We can't hope to beat believe this is a record for freight The whole trip.was made without a three days freight service to Pensa- shipments. Mr. Johns received this single hitch and I certainly think the cola even with air mail STOP Wiring order at 11:OO o'clock Thursday, world of the Frisco Railway for this release on car this morning." the llth, and we had the pump de- wonderful service." Page 74 mFT&co EFMPLOW~~NE

MAKES LAST HUN Old St. Louis "Rock House" Will Be Prcserued The alarm clock and the caller will go unheeded from now on, as far as Charles E. Barnard, veteran Frisco Southern division engineer is con- cerned, for he made his last run, ar- riving at Birmingham on 105 the morning of March 27. He was met at the station by more than 100 of his friends and co-workers who came to see him dismount from his engine for the last time, for on that date he was retired from active service, having reached the age of 70 years. His service record totals approxi- mately 45 years and according to an interview with him he fired the first Frisco (KCM&B it was then) engine out of Birmingham with a load of pig iron. The train consisted of twelve cars. Mr. Barnard will remember his last trip into Birmingham, March 27, for he piloted his engine and train safely through a hail storm, one of the worst he had ever experienced. Ancietrt strrrctrrre or1 St. Lotris river front, birilt in 1768 a:, a Tavern by Ferri- He says he is glad that his railroad ii~ant Bissorrct, master craftstitair and builder, artd irarired The Rock Horrse". career is over, for he is going to de- Picture corrrtesy of J4issouri A4agazi11e, March, 1932, issrre. vote the balance of his days to travel- ing, fishing and "just visitin' with old of the time of keeping prisoners in buddies". Although he is 70 years of UBLIC sentiment and the craft- age, he is young in spirit and mind, manship of the builder who lived private homes. and he is anticipating his retirement P more than a century and a half During the halcyon days of the with the enthusiasm of a young boy. ago, combined to save the old Saint river, the structure was familiarly Louis "Rock House", when the old known from Minneapolis to New building was doomed to be demolished Orleans as one of the best taverns on a few weeks ago. It is located at the the Mississippi, a mecca for rivermen TULSA KEEPS PENNANT levee and Chestnut Street. and travelers, of bon vivants and con- For the ninth consecutive month, Constructed of native limestone vivial~and still later for roustabouts. Tulsa, Okla., leads the Group One sta- rock more than 164 years ago, the Tradition has it that Mark Twain was tions that compete each month for old structure which, according to tra- a frequent visitor at the establish- the least error freight handling pen- dition, served as St. Louis' first school, ment during its heyday as was Eugene nant of their classification. The group jail, and fur storage house, was re- Field, the children's poet. During re- includes the larger stations. There cently condemned. It overlooks the cent years the structure has been were a total of nine errors made at levee and stands in the shadows of operated as a restaurant. this station in handling 19,489 ship- the city's skyscrapers as a survival The endless march of time how- ments. of a by-gone romantic age. ever, had begun to take its toll. Among the Group Two stations, According to the best available Weaknesses developed in the timbers Oklahoma City is in first place with a records, the old Rock House was and joints and the city, after a perfect record for the third mnsecu- originally built by Ferdinant Bissonet, thorough investigation, condemned tlie tive month, having handled a total of who is considered St. Louis' first mas- structure as unsafe. The Terminal 8,822 shipments without an error. ter builder, in 1768 when St. Louis Railroad Association, present owners In Group Three; Joplin holds first was a mere fur trading post on the of the building decided to raze it to place with a perfect record in han- fringe of a vast and unexplored new prevent a possible collapse. Public dling 2,453 shipments. country. Jean Baptiste Trudeau, the seutiment however, intervened and Total errors for the system show an city's first school teacher purchased many requests to conserve the build- increase of 81 errors, March compared the building from Bissonet in 1804 and ing, because of its great historical to February, 1932, or an increase of converted it into a school house. value, were received. 32%. A campaign for closer co- Later the building was purchased by An investigation was ordered and operation is being urged and it is Manuel Liza who outfitted the Lewis it revealed that so soundly did its hoped by all concerned that the April and Clark Expedition which blazed original builder construct the house statement will disclose a decided de- the trail into the northwest. At one that it would be more costly to raze it crease. than to reinforce its beams. Accord- stage of its existence the building was ingly orders were issued to rehabili- used as a storehouse for furs, and tate and strengthen tlie old building Self Control later as a place for "billeting" prison- and to continue it as a landmark of a She-Before we were married you ers in accordance with the customs romantic age. called me an angel. He-I know it. "But now you don't call me any- "Not many fellows can do this." Many an'accident has occurred be- thing." said the magician as he turned his cause the man at the wheel refused "That shows my self-control.'' Ford into a lamp post. to release his clutch. Mag. 1932 Page 15

SAVING PER DIEM Beasley Brothers Retire After Joint Seroice It isn't what you earn, but what you save, someone has aptly re- of 90 Years marked. This holds true in the rec- ords being made 011 Frisco Lines in T WAS just a coincidence that the saviug per diem. Cases come to the He describes the reception which the Beasley brothers, engineers out of attention of Frisco officials each and little engine and train received as a I Enid, Okla., were retired within sev- most enthusiastic one. "It seemed to every day in which the prompt han- dling of cars has saved money for eral months of each other. P. J. me," he said, "that the whole coun- Frisco Lines. A few of these are Beasley was pensioned in February, tryside had come down to each of quoted below: due to reaching the age limit, and his the stations through which we ran Missouri Pacific car 83686 contain- brother, T. M. Beasley, is to be re- to welcome the train. In fact, the ing roofing and other similar material, tired, due to disability. people were dotted here and there consigned to the Pocahontas Hard- They both reside in Enid, Okla., along the right-of-way and waved as ware Company, Pocahontas, Ark., ar- and their combined service will total the train passed. It was the first rived in that city on train 868 at approximately 90 years. The Frisco's train many of them had ever seen. 8:10 a. m., February 4. The car was pension board has allowed P. J. Beas- The little stations were not elaborate unloaded and the empty car released ley credit for fifty years and one affairs, nor was the equipment any- and moved home to the Missouri month's service, and has not acted as thing to compare with that of 1932. Pacific at Hoxie, Ark., at 7:00 p. m. yet upon the record of T. M. Beasley. But it was the best we had then, and the same day without incurring per There are many interesting fea- we made time and hauled many, diem. tures about the career of this veteran many passengers. LUX car 1189, containing oil for Frisco engineer. P. J. Beasley. Per- "Those were the days when Okla- Pocahontas Water Works, arrived in haps the most unusual is that he has homa was 'Indian Territory' and Pocahontas, Ark., at 8:35 a. m., Feb- been on the Enid-Vernon run contin- there were plenty of Indians mixed ruary 6, and was made empty and uously for thirty-two years, and he in with the reception committees. As moved out on train 869 at 4:50 p. m. says he can run his motor car over we went along on that first train, we the same date on return movement. the rails, and whistle correctly at could see from the engine cab FGEX 36109 arrived at Pocahontas, every crossing with his eyes shut. groups of Indians ahead, and as we Ark., train 876, at 8:05 a. m., February Another interesting item is that drew near, they would turn the heads 8, and was made empty and moved after the first three years of his serv- of their ponies and take off to the out in train 875 at 2:32 p. m. the same ice with the Frisco, he has not missed woods like wild animals. They were date. a pay day. He has never had a very picturesque in their blankets On February 20th, Extra 4119 ar- serious accident in his half a cen- and feathered hats. rived at Okmulgee, Okla.. at 3:15 a. m. tury's service, has never been in jail, "Most of the station platforins, in- with the following cars consigned to and the smallest check he eve+ drew stead of being brick or cement, were the Phillips Petroleum Company at was for 90 cents and was received just dirt. And since I was on that Okmulgee. The cars, MK&T Nos. when he was serving as a fireman. one run thirty-two'years, I saw those 66157, 66164 and 66122 contained same little stations made over, and empty drums. All these cars were When a representative called at platforms of brick and cement in- placed at the Phillips unloading dock the home of P. J. Beasley to secure stalled. I have seen the woods and around 5:00 a. m. the date of receipt an interview, he had to be called prairies cleared, and where wild game and were made empty by the Phillips away from his garden plot and from once roved, there are today fields of Petroleum Company at 5:00 p. m. the his chicken pens. He stepped down wheat, well-kept farm houses, chicken same afternoon and the cars were from his motor car in February and farms and white-faced beef cattle. pulled from their loading dock at 6:00 has led anything but a life of leisure "In the early days of railroading p. m. and lined up and moved out of since that time. This veteran en- we engineers didn't have any divi- Okmulgee at 6:25 p. m., February 20. gineer refuses to grow old. He is in sions, but ran pretty nearly over the full health and vigor, and upon his entire system, and in those days I retirement his family presented him GOOD FUEL RECORD met more trains by smoke and head- with a big five-passenger car which light than by orders. C. K. Sims, assistant superintend- he drives wherever he desires and "I think one of the most wonderful ent of Frisco Lines at Ft. Scott, Kan- from which he derives a great deal improvements of the present day of sas, believes that, considering the of pleasure. railroading is the automatic block number of cars handled and the work Mr. Beasley was at the throttle of signals, but I do not mean to mini- done at the various points, the crew the first train over the Frisco line mize the wonderful equipment which on train 145-146 (Afton-Columbus turn from Enid to Vernon, Texas, in 1902. we have today, either, the powerful around local), made an exceptionally The train consisted of four coaches engines and the commodious coaches fine fuel performance record on April and Pullmans." 14. pulled by a sinall eight-wheel engine. The crew, Conductor McCann, En- gineer Spafford and Fireman Mitchell, handled a total of 95 loads, 55 empties, 7,857 tons for the round trip, were on THE "RED PEPPERS' Clubs around Muskogee, Okla., where duty 9 hours 35 minutes, burned 1,851 he resides. They have filled a num- gallons of oil with engine 1271, earn- Murray Hill, station porter at ber of engagements so far and have ing total of 149,000 gross ton miles, Muskogee, Okla, has organized an played once for the Muskogee Club. making a fuel performance of 12.6 gal- orchestra composed of six young Hill's address is 10 Kalamazoo lons of oil per 1,000 gross ton miles colored boys. They have named the Street, Muskogee, Okla., and he would or the equivalent of 148 pounds of orchestra The Frisco "Red Peppers" be pleased to receive requests for coal per 1,000 GTM, which was a fine and it is Hill's intention to offer their his orchestra to entertain groups of performance on a local train. services to the Frisco Employes' Frisco folks. Page 16

Rail Earnings Are at Rate of MERITORIOUS SERVICE 1.08% I Class I railroad^ of the United States for the first two mnmths of 1932 had a RIVER DIVISION net railway operating incowre of $33,739J70, which w at the annual rate of re- March 4-5. S. Lloyd, conductor, turn of 1.08 per cent on their property inveslnrenl, according to reports just filed volunteered services to repair broken by the carriers with the Bwcatr of Railway Econonrics. In the first two months train line SF-94459, avoiding necessity of 1931, their ?let railway operating income was $62,054,969 or 1.98 per cent ort of sending a man to repair. Five their Properly investment. merits. March 5-5. S. Lloyd, conductor, for ROPERTY investment is the month in 1931, a decrease of 22.4 per action in assisting in extinguishing value of road and equipment as cent. fire discovered in empty car, Frisco P shown by the books of the rail- In the Southern District-Class I 126139 at Poplar Bluff. Five merits. ways, including materials, suppli~ railroads lor the first two months of March 17-C. Coker, conductor; B. and cash. The net railway operating 1932 had a net railway operating in- McCammon and A. W. Waldron, brake- income is what is left after the pay- come of $3,477,630, which was at the men; W. Boyce, engineer, and Gus ment of operating exDenses, taxes and annual rate of return of 0.65 per cent Weithuechter, fireman for assisting equipment rentals. but before interest on their property Investment. For one of the Frisco's patrons in pulling and other fixed charges are paid. the same period in 1931, their net truck out of mud hole in which it had This compilation as to earnlnge for railway operating income amounted stalled. All men commended. the first two months of 1932 is based to $6,468,817, which was at the an- March 18-W. A. Crass and A. M. on reports from 167 Class I railroads, nual rate of return of 1.20 per cent. Townsend, brakemen, for assisting representing a total of 242,167 miles. Gross operating revenues of the Class fireman 2/835 October 5 in firing en- Gross operating revenues for the first I railroads In the Southern District gine 4006 through Turrell to Yale, two months of 1932 totaled $542,686,- for the first twa months in 1932 when he experienced stoker trouble, 806, compared with $702,711,738 for amounted to $69,479,733, a decrease avoiding delay to train. Commended. the same perlod Ln 1931, or a decrease of 24.7 per cent under the same EASTERN DIVISION of 22.8 per cent. Operating expenses period in 1931, while operating ex- March 4-Ed. Stubblefield, brake- for the first two months of 1932 penses totaled $58,195,809, a decrease man, discovered broken arch bar on amounted to $440,621,008, compared of 24.1 per cent. car UTLX 59092 in train extra 1503. with $566,256,466 for the same period Class I railroads in the Southern Commended. one year ago, or a decrease of 22.2 District for the month of February March 17-43. E. Abbott, operator, per cent. had a net railway operating income Pacific, arriving at St. Clair on No. 5 Class I railroads in the first two of $2,736,202, compared with $3,083,- while off duty, noticed block at east months of 1932 paid $49,081,521 in 744 in February, 1931. end of St. Clair at caution, returned taxes, compared with $53,552,166 for In the Western District-Class I to office and notified the operator the same period in 1931, a decrease railroads for the first two months in and when signal maintainer was of 8.3 per cent. For the month of 1932 had a net railway operating in- called, inspection showed broken rail. February alone, the tax bill of the come of $1,453,463, which was at the Fifteen merits. Class I railroads amounted to $24,- annual rate of return of 0.13 per cent CENTRAL DIVISION 668,715, a decrease of $1,959,622 under on their property investment. For February 23-G. C. Foust, conductor, February the previous year. the same two months in 1931, the and R. R. Wilson, brakeman, dis- Seventy-six Class I railroads oper- railroads in that district had a net covered broken arch bar on car SF ated at a loss in the first two months railway operating income of $19,802,- 53087, and set it out of their train of 1932, of which twent.y-four were 471, which was at the annual rate of No. 732 at Butterfield, Mo. This in the Eastern, fifteen in the South- return of 1.73 per cent on their prop- broken arch bar could have caused a ern, and thirty-seven in the Western erty investment. Gross operating very serious accident had the dis- District. revenues of the Class I railroads in covery not been made. Their records Class I railroads for the month of the Western District for the first two were credited with five merit marks February had a net railway operating months this year amounted to $190,- for this service. income of $22,042,614, which, for that 038,028, a decrease of 25.2 per cent NORTHERN DIVISION month, was at the annual rate of re- under the same period in 1931, while March 7-Tom Holland, engineer, turn of 1.35 per cent on their prop- operating expenses totaled $160,986,- while his train (No. 309) was being erty investment. In February, 1931, 454, a decrease of 20.9 per cent com- held at Cherryvale for No. 177 which their net railway operating income pared with the same period in 1931. was late, backed his engine to the was $27,714,532 or 1.69 per cent. For the month of February alone, tank and took water, oiled engine Gross operating revenues for the the net railway operating income of around thoroughly, filled pin grease month of February amounted to $267,- the Class I railroads in the Western cups and screwed them down, filled 272,286, compared with $336,726,909 in District amounted to $2,317,123. The the lubricator and inspected engine February, 1931, a decrease of 20.6 thoroughly, which avoided consider- per cent. Operating expenses in net railway operating income of the able delay at Neodesha where this February totaled $211,109,274 com- same roads in February, 1931, totaled work was done by regular employes, pared with $272,142,372 in the same resulting in train going to Wichita on time. Commended. CLASS I RAILROADS--UNITED STATES Month of February 2 Months Ended Feb. 29 Satisfying Her Conscience 1931 1932 1931 1932 ! Gross operatlng revenues ...... $267,272,286 $336,726,909 She-Stop Operating expenses...... 211,109,274 272,142,372 He-I won't. Tnxes ...... 24,668,715 26,628.337 She (with a sigh of relief)-All Set railway operating Income ...... 28,042,614 27,714,532 Operating: ratlo-per cent...... 78.99 80.82 right; I've done my duty! Rate of return on propert), Investment ...... 1.39% 1.690b Fishy Days Are Here Again! GOOD BERRY PROSPECTS The outlook for the Ozark straw- berry crop is exceedingly bright at this time, with prospective car load shipments from 30 Frisco stations of 1,061 cars, according to a report from the agricultural department. The first movement of 30 cars of berries from the Frisco's Ozarlc region started April 20 from Mansfield, Ark., and the entire movement of 1,061 cars will be handled during the months of April and May. Among the heavier shipping points are: Sarcoxie, $10.. 150 cars; ;\Ion- ett, Mo., 130 cars; Springdale, Ark, 125 cars and Wentworth, Mo., 60 cars. Butterfield and Purdy, Mo., will each have 50 cars, and the smallest num- ber estimated at the remaining 23 sta- tions, in car load lots, is eight cars.

BOARD MEETS MARCH 17-18 System board members of the Frisco Association of Metal Crafts ant1 Car Department employes met for a Twer~ty-jolrrOnss alrd OIIC Jack Saliiror~ nre hcld by these thrcc happy cr~rplo~cs two-day session in the general of- alrd orle !orrilcr ~r~rployeof thc Frisco at Thayrr, dlo. fices at Springfield, No., on March 17 They are, reading frorir lrft to r;ght: Roy Siglrr, firc)trarr; J. CV. Xitrhell, and 18, to discuss the business af- express agent; Horrrer Johrisor~,brakeirlai~. and S. 14'. Wooldr-idgr, rrorv supcriri- Ci fairs of the organization. trrldertt City 1Ynter Ire Corirpaily at Thqrr, mrd formerly irr thc ~uaterservice The first day the members were in dcpart~rrerrt of the Frisro. This catch tccls ~irndeat The Narrow, ort Elevert Points Riwr, 22 ~ililcscast of Tltaycr oil Mnrrh 20. conference with H. E. Burgess, gen- eral chairman, when they discusbed needed adjustments and ways of im- proving the effectiveness of the or- GLAD '-OLD DAYS" ARE GONE SPRINGFIELD LEADS ganization, and the second day they met with J. W. Surles, superintendent (Cottti~~twdfro111 Pup 5) (Co~~tirrlrrdfrorrl Paye 4) of motive power, where a general dis- about 1900 gave up this work to be- of 50 girls employed. From March cussion took place, embodying new come a pumper at Billings, Mo., for 19 to 25, inclusive, this plant canned plans which have been found service- six months. His next position was 176,649 pounds of eggs, thus establish- able. foreman of a system pile driver crew, ing a new plant record. This was an The out-of-town guests were enter- but his health failed again and in average of 29,450 pounds daily for an tained by Local No. 2 on Wednesday 1905 he was forced to take a leave eight-hour day. night March 16 at the Pythian Castle of absence. Unable to return at the A large egg canning plant of Armour Hall, where more than 150 members end of his leave he remained out of & Company is located in Kansas City, and visitors were furnished an eve- service until 1912 and during the but their plant in Springfield, together ning's entertainment. interim he engaged in farming and with the Producers Produce Company Mr. Burgess, in an address on the ran a store. Upon his return to are the only canners of eggs in second day said: "We want Frisco service, he became a bridge inspector Springfield. officials to know that we are with in the Red River division which was them and willing to co-operate with later abolished. In November, 1916, them in any worthwhile movement he went to the Central division as a COMPLETE BRIDGE WORK they introduce." Members from out-of-town included pile driver engineer and also worked Completion of a rebuilding pro- in a gang there for a while. Later ject on thirty bridges, and the re- the following: George C. Shields, Ft. he became bridge and building fore- inforcing and strengthening of Smith, Ark.; Edward J. Ring, Kansas man and that is his present position. wooden and concrete structures City, Kans.; John S. White, Tulsa, Mr. Bradley married Miss Cora on the Frisco's Southern division, Okla.; J. M. Sheeley, Chaffee, Mo.; Bryant of Seneca, Mo., in 1891. They between Springfield and Memphis Otto Kettmann, Memphis, Tenn.; B. have two sons and two daughters and was announced the latter part of B. Walker, Sherman, Tex.; J. L. Hen- live at 504 South Sixteenth street in March. This work was started in dricks, Birmingham, Ala., and T. L. Ft. Smith. June, 1931. Bentley, Enid, Okla. Strengthening of the bridge:, re- placing the wooden structures with How to Get a Rest concrete and steel, supplying steel The Last Smoke Doctor (to wealth'y patient) : "Yes, girders, etc., made possible the "I'd like to be cremated, but I',m you're all run down. I suggest that operation of heavier power over sure my wife wouldn't like it." you lay off golf for a while, return to this division, and incidentally sup "Why so?:' plied work for many men from business, and get a good rest at your June. 1931. until March. 1932. "She's always complaining about office." my leaving my ashes around.'' Page 113

I AGENCY CHANGES I Frisco Employes' Hospital Association I I Reeehta and Dhbaraements after December 91. 1991, through March 31. 183P. The following were installed per- - manent agents at the stations which Balance brought forward from December 31, 1991 ...... 5 follow their names: RECEIPTS: Paul L. Moore, Latour, Mo., March From assessments on members ...... $46,; 14; Harvey R. Willis, Brownington, " Intereat on dally balances In bank ...... LIJ.O~ Mo., March 16; William C. Judkins, " interest on aecurltles In Treasury...... 5.177.50 " donatlon by St. L.-S. F. Ry. Co...... 162.51 Welling, Okla., March 22; Mrs. Mattie '' sundry accounts collectible...... 1.390.23 M. Nesbett, Indiahoma, Okla., March 23; proceeds sale of $5,000 Chesapeake L Ohio Ry. George R. Knight, Arbyrd, Mo., Co. 4%% Equlpment Trust Gold Certlflcates March 24 (R. A. Bradley acting agent of 1929, due May 1, 1932, sold Feb. 1, 1932. since March 1) ; James G. Brewington, @ 98% ...... $4.943.75 accrued int. 3 months...... 56.26 Gideon, Mo., March 28; William L. Piercy, Elkins, Ark., March 30; Henry $64,955.12 W. Nichols, Bengal, Okla., March 31; Fred C. Werner, city ticket agent, DISBURSEMENTS: Kansas City, Mo., March 31; Robert For payrolls ...... $26,747.74 EZ Holman, assistant city ticket agent, " professional, ordlnacy and emerscncy services...... 13.060.22 " labor, materlal and aupplles ...... 2,111.32 Tulsa, Okla., April 1; William H. " drugs...... ,,394.22 Thomson, Weaubleau, Mo., April 5; " provislons ...... 5.294.88 " llght, water, ice, gas, fuel and telephones ...... 2.271.75 Harbin M. Hammers, Park Hill, Okla., " all other expenses...... 1.497.67 $61.377.80 April 5; Norbert A. Spaulding, Fagus, Balance March 31. 1982, P. M., at: Mo., April 4; Clyde B. Blevins, St. First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo ...... 3,577.32 Paul, Ark., April 6; Dora1 H. Leek, Phillipsburg, Mo., April 6; George E. $64,955.12 Mills, Ghaonia, Mo., April 8; Henry W. 'Subject to $334.35 of pay-drafts and vouchers outstanding at close of buslness Bunselmeyer, Stanton, Mo., April 8; March 31, 1932. Wtr.yne L. Osborn, Lamont, Okla., St. Louis, No.. 4pril 5. 1032. L. 0. WILLIAMS. April 11. Assistant Treasurer. The following were installed tem- porary agents at the stations which follow their names : Otto N. Watts, Festus, Mo., March 25; Julius A. Robinson, Poplar Bluff, FRISCO EMPLOYES' HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Mo., March 29; Floyd K. McDaniel, THE ASSOCIATION OWNS: Carl Junction, Mo., April 1; Charles A. Plunkett, Gerster, Mo., April 4; James Par Value H. Livingston, Norwood, Mo., April 7; Chlcago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Equipment Trust15%%Certificates, Series C (mature April 1, 1932)...... $ John R. Marlowe, Johnsons, Ark., Chicago, Rock Island and Paciflc Railway Co. 5% Equlpt. April 8; Edgar Jackson, St. Paul, Ark., Trust Certlflcates, Serles L (mature June 1, 1932) ...... Chicago and Northwestern Ry. Co.. 454% Equlpt. Trust Ctfs.. March 11. Serles V (mature Aug. 1, 1932) ...... Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. one year 5% Secured Notes (mature Aug. 1, 1932) ...... St. Louis-San Francisco Rallway Company Equipment A 56-YE AR-OLD TICKET Trust 5% Certlflcates, Series AA (mature Sept. 1, 1932) ...... Merritt S. Hurst, first trick operator The Edlson Electrlc Illuminating Company of Boston two-year 4% Coupon Gold Notes (mature Nov. 1, 1932) ...... at Lamar, Mo., tower, owns a ticket Central Gas & Electrlc Co. Three-year 554% Gold Notes which he treasures. It is, he believes, (mature Feb. 1 1933)...... Canadlan Natlonai Rys. Equipt. Trust 5% Bonds, the oldest ticket now extant, and was Serles K (mature May 1, 1933) ...... issued over what was originally the Receivers' Chicago- & Alton R. R. Eaulpt.. . Trust 6% Certlflcates, same line as the old KCFS&M. It Series A (mature ;May 15, 1933) ...... Canadlan Paciflc Ry. Co. Equlpt. Trust 4%% Certiflcates, was evidently an excursion ticket to Series B (mature June 1, 1933) ...... the Kansas City Exposition of 1875 Chicago, Rock Island and Paciflc Railway Co. 4%?6 Equlpment Trust Certlflcates, Serles 0 (mature July 1. 1933)...... and the part which he holds is the Chicago, Rock Island and Paclflc Ry. Co. 4% % Equipment Trust return coupon. Certiflcates, Serles P (mature Aug. 1. 1933) ...... St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Equipment It is issued over what was then Trust 5% Certlflcates, Serles AA (mature Sept. 1, 1833) ...... known as the Missouri River, Fort Seaboard Air Llne Rallway Co. First Lien Equipment Trust Scott and Gulf Railroad and instead 4 %/a% Gold Certiflcates, Series BB (mature Nov. 1. 1933) ...... Recelvers' Chlcago & Alton R R. Equipt. Trust 6% Certiflcates, of being stamped, it is endorsed with Serles A (mature Nov. 15, 1933) ...... ink, "September 16, '75," by the then Kansas Clty, Memphis and Birmingham R. R. Co. General Mortgage 4% Bonds (mature March 1, 1934) ...... ,..: ...... agent at Hillsdale, Kan. Kansas City, Memphis and Blrmingham Rallroad .Company 5% The ticket was purchased by Jewel1 Assented Income Bonds (mature March 1, 1934) ...... Chesapeake and Ohio Rallway Company 4%% Equipment Trust Officer of Hillsdale, Kan.. (now de- Certiflcates, Series of 1930 (mature Nay 1, 1934) ...... ceased) and used by him, but the re- St. Louis-San Francisco Rallway Company Equipment turn portion, through an oversight, Trust 6% Gold Notes, Series 71-C (mature Jan. 15, 1935) ...... Clty of Tulsa, Okla., 454% Street Improvement Bonds was not taken up. (mature Aug. 1, 1935) ...... The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co. Equlpment Trust of 1924 5% Gold Certiflcates, Series L (mature March 1, 1936) ...... The hired man rises to remark that The Chicago, Rock Island and Paclflc Railway Co. Equipment Trust of 1923 6% Serial Trust Certlficates, Serles L (mature June 1, 1938) .... he: hain't got much use for a woman that cuts a punkin' pie into six pieces. (Continued on Page 19) May, 1932 Page 19

WIN SCHOOL HONORS A. J. McDowell Retires May First The honor of being named valedic- N 1902 a member of the Missouri dairy sections (largely in Wiscon- torian of his class at the Joplin, Mo.. Bar Association who had practiced sin), for farmers along the Frisco. High School was awarded Leroy I at Marshfield, Mo., for nine years. About 6,000 head were selected, and Patterson, the 17- found himself broken in health and today there are thousands of good year-old son of moved to a farm in Webster County dairy cattle in the Ozark section Mr. and Mrs. Jess to recuperate. While there he read where he has spent so much time, F. Wilson. Mr. the standard works on various phases and hundreds of car loads are shipped Wilson is an in- of agriculture and made a particular to other sections not so highly de- spector for the study of dairying. In 1904 this man veloped. Frisco Lines of interested three of his neighbors in a There have been few mee,tings of t h at city. The new project: commercial dairying. dairymen held in the Frisco's Ozark 1932 Senior Class They began by shipping cream to the sections in the past years which Mr. of the Joplin High nearest market which was Kansas McDowell has not attended and ad- School was the City, Ma, and in this way commercial dressed, giving those present the largest class in dairying In the Ozarks began. benefits of his years of study. He the history of the It continued to grow until today a capably discussed, at such meetings, school, with 274 yearly average of more than 2,000 essentials of successful dairying, in- L. PATTERSON graduates. oarloads of dairy product8 move over cluding feeding, care of young stock, Mr. Patterson also served as athletic Frisco Lines alone from this territory the growing of legumes and other feed editor of the "Joplimo", the school and the Frisco has more dairy indus- crops, the development of good pas- year book, and has been a member of try In its southwest territory than any tures and all other features necessary the track team for the past two years. other railroad. The Ozarks have the to success. He is considered an au- He is also a member of the Honor most highly developed dairy eection of thority, and his audiences have de- Society, membership in which is based any place in the southern United rived great benefit from his years of on scholarship, leadership, service and States. experience, as told to them at such character. He is a member of the The man who began commercial gatherings. be strange "Ideed if Mr. quill and Scroll, the L. C. F. Literary dairying in the Ozarks is known to al- It Society and the Student Council. most all Frisco employes, He is A. J. mDowell did not follow the dairy in: McDowell, Frisco dairy agent since dustr~in the days of his retirement. April 1, 1911, who retired May 1 upon He true purchased a 200- reaching the age of years, acre farm just six miles northeast of THE SAFEST PLACE Strafford, Mo., near the Greene-Web- When he first came the Frisco9 a ster County line, and there he plans Which is the safer, to walk on the survey of the dairy situation showed to have a herd of Holsteins which right of way of a railroad, or beside that considerable quantities of butter will bring fame to his farm and to the the highway? were handled by express, but none Ozarks. C. B. Glenn, superintendent of City from the Ozark section by freight. In Both Mr. and McDowell are Schools of Birmingham, Ala., compli- the Of 1911* On his looking forward eagerly to taking up ments Frisco engineers by saying tion, a pickup refrigerator car was ut their residence at this country home. when these two means are the only in service to pick up butter from the They will be able to see their ones available, he would by far rather then few creameries in the Ozarks and Walter L. McDowell, at any time they have the children walk down the take it to the southeastern markets, wish, for he is a successful garage right of way, because of the care and and finally the tonnage increased to operator at Strafford, and M,.. M~- interest in a non-accident record prac- where it was necessary to Operate Dowel1 says that if farm life proves ticed by all Frisco and Birmingham five such cars a week. This grew to monotonous he will trade places for a Southern engineers on the Southern the present total of 2,000 carloads of week with his son. division. dairy products a year shipped from His many friends throughout the The comment was brought about the Ozarks via Frisco Lines. Ozark section regret his retirement, when E. A. Teed, superintendent of Mr. McDowell was also instrumental and although his active service is terminals at Birmingham, took the in the growth of the dairy cow. over, the doctrines he preached which matter up with Mr. Glenn. School Part of Mr. i\IcDowell's work was to brought success to the farmers who children who attend two colored select good dairy cattle in the old heeded him, will not be forgotten. schools at East Thomas have a habit of walking down the Frisco and Birm- ingham Southern Railroad tracks. At FRISCO EMPLOYES' HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION times some of them hop cars as they (Contimed from Page 18) are passing. U. S. First Liberty Loan (Converted) 45% Bonds (mature June 15, 1947) ...... :...... 15,000.00 The matter was taken up with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Prior Lien 4% two negro principals of the schools Bonds Series A (mature July 1, 1950) ...... 19,000.00 St. ~ouik- an Francisco Railway Company Prior Llen Mortgage and the matter of hopping trains was 5% Gold Bonds, Serlos B (mature July 1, 1950) ...... 11,000.00 prohibited, but Mr. Glenn writes: American Telephone & Telegraph Thirty-five Year 5% Gold Debenture Bonds (mature Feb. 1. 1965) ...... 10,000.00 "Apparently they are 'between the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Consol. Mtge. 4 % 7% Devil and the deep sea'. They must Gold Bonds, Series A (mature March 1, 1978) ...... 25,000.00 either take the chance of being run Commonwealth Edison Company Firt Mortgage 4% Gold Bonds, Series F (mature March 1, 1981) ...... 10,000.00 over by one of your trains, or the Pennsylvania Power & Llght Company First Mortgage 4%% greater chance of being knocked off Gold Bonds (mature April 1, 1981) ...... 4.000.00 New York Central Rd. Co., Refunding and Improvement Mortgage the highway by speeding automobiles. 41h% Gold Bonds, Series A (mature Oct. 1, 2013) ...... 5,000.00 Perhaps after all it's a compliment to (As at close >[arch 31, 1932) ...... $296,000.00 your careful engineers that they pre- St. Louis. Mo., .April 2, 1932. L. 0. WILLIAMS, fer the railroad." Assistant Treasurer. Page 20 *F/'=-.@co~MPLO~S*~UNE

Section Men Discuss Track Problems at Bolioar Meeting

HAT ninety-five per cent of the the car is moving over the section. the gang the more important it is troubles of every employe to do .4t the close of Mr. Gelwix's talk, that we have a definite plan to Twhat he should do, if he gives his the foremen were urged to ask ques- which we are working, because the work the proper attention, is the re- tions about any phase of their work, less we have to do with, the more sult of lack of proper interest in his and below are some of the questions we should accomplish with the work, was the keynote of the meeting and their answers, the answers sup- little we have. which D. E. Gelwix, division engineer, plied by Mr. Gelwix: Question: What is the effect of held with the section foremen at the Question: What causes ties to deep ditches close to the track? passenger station at Bolivar, hIo., on break off under the rail? Answer: The effect cannot help 3Iarch 23. Following instructions, Answer: Improper tamping is but be bad, regardless of drainage checking up on work done, and seeing t h e primary cause. Excessive conditions. Two things contribute that the work is done right in the spiking, mechanical wear and heavy to stability of track, good founda- first place, were matters stressed in adxing may contribute to this tion and effective drainage. When the meeting. trouble, but uneven tamping is very it becomes necessa+y, in working A number of subjects, close to the largely responsible. out effective drainage. to dig a heart of the section man were brought Question: To what extent are deep ditch close up to the end of up at this gathering, one of the most section foremen responsible for the the ties, we are detracting from the important being a discussion of the care and inspection of bridges? size and stability of our foundation importance of tightening bolts. Mr. Answer: It is just as much a sec- and probably weakening the track Gelwix said that the progress with tion foreman's duty to know that the more by thus damaging the founda- bolt tightening on Frisco Lines was bridges on his section are i11 safe tion, than in helping to improve showing a very noticeable improve- and serviceable condition as it is the drainage. Drainage of water ment and instructed all section fore- his duty to know that his switches pockets should be accomplished by men to keep devoting considerable are safe, or that any other part or some means other than deep time to this work. He also said that portion of the track is in proper ditches close up to the end of the the most important bolt in the track condition for schedule speeds. The ties. If possible, the necessary is the loose one, and the better job fact that section gangs do little or waterway should he secured by done when working on a bolt, the nothing toward repairing or re- widening the ditch rather than by less work it will take in the long run building bridges, does not relieve deepening it. to keep that bolt absolutely tight. them from inspecting bridges fre- Question: When must derails A foreman is only responsible for quently. This responsibility applies be locked? the things that are given him to work to all types of structures, timber, Answer: At all times when cars with, Mr. Gelwix said, and could not concrete and steel. In addition to are not being moved in or out of be condemned if a section needed 400 this, frequent inspection and ex- the track on which derail is located. ties to the mile to take out all the amination, section foremen can and This applies not only when cars are bad ties, and only 200 were allowed. should do many things that will as- setting on track thus equipped with The criticism is due for the work sist in the economic maintenance of derail, but also when track holds neglected by the foreman when he is t h e structure. Approaches t o no cars. supplied with all materials with which bridges should be given special care. Question: What is the proper way to do the work and do it well. water barrels should be kept filled, to tamp ties over soft spots or The subject of accident prevention vines not be allowed to grow on "squeezes"? was touched upon and Mr. Gelwix re- masonry, steel kept clean of cinders Answer: Ties should be tamped ported too many motor car accidents, and other dirt, etc. the same throughout ' their full and stated that a personal injury was Question: What is the distance length. First, because we need the a liability that could not be balanced from the bend in a stock rail to full eight feet of bearing, and more, by other things. He complimented the point of switch? to support the loads on the weak men of the Fifth Track division for Answer: Eleven inches. and soft material in the roadbed, their record made of only two slight Question: What can be accom- and by reason of having this full injuries in over two years. plished by programming track eight feet of support instead of Foremen were urged to obey the work? four or five feet, track will hold up rule relative to calling, :'I have closed Answer: Any job that is carried longer between times when it must and locked the switch", when throw- on' to a definite, well-thought-out be surfaced or spotted. Second, ing switches. This rule is not being plan will be handled to much bet- because tamping only in the vicin- obeyed in all instances, he said, and ter advantage than if the plans are ity of the rails places the tie on strict adherence to it will prevent made on the spur of the moment. two hard pinnacles, which act the serious accidents or perhaps some If a foreman will plan a season's same as if the tie were set up on embarrassment for a foreman sus- work in advance, deciding how two posts, as soon as one post be- pected of mishandling a switch. much time he will devote each comes a trifle lower than the other, The importance of the semi-annual week to certain classes of work, the tie. will tend to move toward examination of switches in which and then, insofar as conditions per- the lower post and cause track to bolts are removed and switches are mit, will stay with that plan or go out of line. These two pinnacles otherwise taken to pieces, w a s make up for time lost when some- of material that are harder than the stressed. Foremen were asked to thing unforeseen shows up, he will material on either side of them, al- watch switches, particularly for miss- find he has increased his efficiency so increases the depth and tight- ing cotter keys, and for conditions very materially. ness of the trough that is formed in which might permit someone without Question: Is it possible to pro- the roadbed and between the rails, tools to easily dismember a switch. gram section work with a gang of thus further aggravating the trou- A good foreman will train his men only two or three men? ble and increasing the size of the to look for defects in the track while Answer: Yes, and the smaller water pocket. May, 1932 Page 21

-. Oswald Sends a Valentine

SWALD was a real boy. And "Then what did you do?" asked Dad. -mothers, particularly, k n o w "Well, I couldn't do much. You had 0 what is meant by "a real boy." mailed it and I couldn't get it back He's sometimes boisterous, always and so I just went to school and I mischevious, figgity, exploring-any felt kinda funny and I could just see mother can add a few more descrip her looking at me all day. It was tive words and paint the picture of kinda uncomfortable, and I was sure any growing boy. And mothers glad when school was over. All the realize, too, that those same qualities, kids asked me if I sent it and I told blended together with patience, super- 'em I did and they asked me all about vision and comradeship develop a it, and teacher received lots of them, splendid man. but we never did see her open up Mother and Dad and Grandmother that one. I thought she was saving sat in the living room. It was just a it and would ask me to stay in that fireside group, but they were all in- night to talk to me. terested in Oswald-interested in his "And she did, and I got kinda scared views of life and play, and each had then. I was kinda sorry I did it. So a definite part in moulding the little after school she came up to my desk characteristics which even then were and she said 'Oswald, I want you to manifesting themselves. tell your mother for me that I re- On the radio bench sat Oswald. ceived her message and that I under- There was a mischevious twinkle in stand.' I didn't know what she had his eye, and a sly little smile on his been talking to mother about, but I lips. "Boys Will Be Boys," as Irving knew that I'd catch it from Dad or Cobb once titled one of his stories, Mother and so I went home. An' was never more true. Oswald was Oire glance at the photograph above is that's all I know about it. She didn't about ready - to explain just why he assrrrartce that the young geir tlernaii ap- say anything about the Valentine, had sent that comic Valentine to his peari~rg in it is "a real boy." The pic- and gee I'd like to have her get a nice teacher. trrrc inspired the fanciful story which appears on this page of an incident bt one I'm sorry now I sent that one." Oh, yes, the family had found it out a real boy's life. Omdd Rainey, Jr., "Now, Oswald," said Dad, "we have because Oswald had, to his great re- sort of Mr. and Mrs. Osurnld Rabwy of a surprise for you." And Dad reached gret. placed the Valentine in one of Tulsa, is the boy who appcars in the in his pocket and pulled out the same mother's envelopes which had her re- photograph and whilc thc rcal Oswald envelope that Oswald thought the turn address on the back. probably ncver had an expcrience like teacher had received. "Now, Oswald," said mother, "will the one relatcd in the story. We certainly Oswald's eyes grew big as saucers. you tell me why you sent the Valen- typifies the livewire sort of boy about "Gee, Dad, where did you get it?" tine to Miss Smith?" .rdto?rr the story is written. "Right out of my pocket, where you "I don't know. You see, I didn't put it. But I suspected that some- think she'd And out who it was that thing was wrong so I opened it. I'm sent it. I forgot about your envelope for a vase of flowers and I kinda felt ashamed of you, son. Here's one to having your name on it-until that sorry, but I wasn't scared, not till I take its place. That message between night. remembered that mother's name was your mother and Miss Smith was that "Well all the kids at school were on the back of the envelope. you would call there tonight with daring each other to send her a funny "I guess I thought about that, way this nice Valentine. Now, get on your Valentine. I called 'em all scardy-cats in the night after I put the envelope coat and cap and take it over." and they said, 'I'll bet you're afraid in Dad's pocket and so I slipped down- "Oh, gee, Dad-oh, gee"-Oswald to send her one,' and well, how would stairs and-then I was scared because said as he scampered off for his coat. you like for 'em to call me a scardy- I couldn't find it." "Before you go, do you promise cat? I said I wasn't, and so I took Dad gave mother a sly wink. Mother you'll never do this again? We've that penny that I was goin' to get and Dad knew lots more than Oswald saved you from an embarrassing situa- candy with and 'bought that one. It thought they did. tion and probably punishment, but we was just kinda funny, makin' fun of won't always be able to do it Oswald. a school teacher and I brought it You must think next time before you home. I got one of mother's envelopes This story of a livewirc yorrr~g boy act," said Dad. and put it in and sealed it up. Then and a comic Valentiiw, was writte?t "I'll never do it again, or anything I put a stamp on it and put it in Dad's by the Twilight Lady for the Fcbrw else that isn't right," said Oswald as pocket." ary issrre of the Frisco Employes' he scampered out to deliver the Valen- "I'll bet you didn't sleep much that ~Magazinc. Due to on ovcr-obu~tdatrcc of material for that particular nto~~th, tine. night, did you Oswald," said grand- the Valentine story did not appcar. mother. "Didn't your conscience Drrri?tg the last few nrbirttes of The Retort Courteous bother you?" "114akeirp" on this months' Magazirrc, "What's conscience?" asked Oswald. the Editor pondered over the adelis- Judge: "How far were you from "Why, didn't you lay awake that ability of priiltiiig a Valettti~rcstory this spot. when these cars collided?'' night and wish you hadn't sent it? in the May issue aird decidcd Irr fovor Witness: "Twenty-two feet and nine Weren't you sorry?" of it. inches." Please look zrpori this story, not as Judge: "How do you know it was "Well, not at first, but the day be- exactly that distance?" fore the teacher was good to me and a Valentim Day's co~rtribrrtion,but as a story of a boyish prank which Witness: "Because I measured it, let me do all the nice things around fillally cat~teout all right. thinking some fool might ask me the the room. like getting her some water distance." Page 22

JOHN CHARLES DUBUQUE, en- Ten Frisco Lines oeteratr ei~tployes, He married Delina Brandenburgh, in gineer, Southwestern division, was with combined servica of 373 years and Indiana, November 20, 1882, who died retired February 29, having reached 9 nronlhs, were retired and placed on June 4, 1904, at Grove. Okla. His the age limit. He was born February the Por~iorr Roll at u meeting of the second marriage was to Emily Law- 11, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo., and at- Board of Pensions, htld March 17, 1932, son, June 30, 1914, at Bentonville, tended school there. After working at the St. Louis general office. Ark. Mr. Truax had seven children, as fireman, engineer and brakeman all of whom are living. He lives at on other roads, he entered the em- Washburn, Mo. Continuous service ploy of Frisco Lines December 18, HENRY AMBROSE FOWLER, col- of 39 years and 3 months entitles him 1883, as fireman between Dixon and ored traln porter, Northern division. to a pension allowance of $39.20 a Pacific. He was promoted on the month effective from March 1. Central division and was in passen- ger service on runs between Spring- field and Sapulpa and Tulsa as en- TOM HALL, roadmaster, Northern gineer for the last 29 years and 10 dlvision, was retired February 29, months of his service. His first wife having reached the age limit. He was Addie Steward whom he married was born at Leb- at Springfleld November 17. 1886. His anon, Mo., Peb- second wife was Lulu B. Ferguson. ruary 22, 1862, Mr. DuBuque had three children, one and attended of whom is living. He lives at Spring- school in Greene fleld, 330. Continuous service of 42 County, Mo. He years and 4 months entitles him to entered the em- a pension allowance of $103.35, effec- ploy of Frisco tive from March 1. H. A. FOWLER in the same ca- Lines cleaning up pacity, November around the shops 20, 1890, on the Northern division. at Springfleld in PRESTON JOHN BEASLEY, en- He was promoted from train porter 1876. He was gineer, Western division, was retired to flagman in 1894 and served in that later promoted to 1 r February 29, having reached the age capacity for a time. He married Eu- foreman in the HALL limit. He w as lah McCullough at Springfield in 1896 Springfleld yard. b o r n February and to them were born five children, He was transferred to Lockwood, 10. 1862, at Steel- all of whom are living. He lives in Mo., and from Lockwood to Kenoma. ville, Mo., and Kansas City. Continuous service of He also worked at Greenfield, Mo., attended sch o o 1 42 years and 3 months entitles him and Fort Scott, Kan. He was pro- there. He en- to a pension allowance of $43.75 a moted to yard foreman there, and tered the employ month, effective from 3Iarch 1. then to roadmaster on the Ash Grove of Frisco Lines sub-division. He married Mary C. in 1882 as a Giboney at Springfleld, December 21, fence builder at ANDREW HARRY TRUAX, section 1884, and to them were born four St James, Mo., foreman, Central division, was re- children, one of whom is dead. A and also worked tired February 29, having reached the son, John Hall is employed by E'risco in. t h e round- age limit. He . Lines as a fireman. Mr. and Mrs. Hall live at Fort Scott. Continuous p. J. houses at Pacific was born Febru- and S t. Louis. arv 2. 1862. at service of 38 years and 7 months en- hter he served as a brakeman be- west Baden, ~nd., titles him to a pension allowance of tween St. Louis and Newburg and and attended $83.15, effective from March 1. engine watchman at Neodesha, Kan. school in Orange After engaging in construction work, County, Ind. He he fired for about eight years and entered the em- JOHN ALEXANDER STEWART, served as an engineer from 1893 un- ploy of Frisco agent, Marked Tree, was retired Feb- til retirement. He married Mary M. Lines as a sec- ruary 29, having reached the age Carrol September 25, 1887, at Pierce tion laborer a t limit. He was born February 25, 1862, City, Mo., and to them were born five Butterfield, 31 o., at Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended children, all of whom are living.- Mrs. November 17. school there. After teaching- and Beasley died May 16, 1905. Mr. 1892, and was A. H. TRUx other work, he entered the employ Beasley lives at Enid, Okla. Contin- promoted to fore- of Frisco Lines in October. 1883, in uous sewice of 50 years and 1 month man May 28, 1901, at Southwest City, the track department at Mammoth entitles him to a pension allowance 310. He was transferred to Grove, Spring, Ark. After being out of serv- of $108 a month effective from Okla., July 1, 1903. He also served ice, he entered again as night freight March 1. at Lowell, Ark., and Washburn, Mo. and ticket clerk at Thayer, Mo., May, 1932 Page 23

February 17, 1004, and later became 20, 1891, at Mt. Vernon, Mo., and to ment May 13, 1893. he worked his way a clerk at Jonesboro, Ark. He served them were born five children, all of through the car, locomotive and B&B as relief agent at Thayer and Tur- whom are living. Mrs. Walker died departments at Sprlngfleld, and was rell, Ark., before becoming agent at June 13, 1928. He lives at ivfonett. made paInt foreman July 9, 1909, and Marked Tree. He married Ellen Continuos$ aervice of 42 years and 3 master painter April 16, 1914. Hls Birchett August 5, 1886, in Oregon months entitles h6m to a pension al- pension allowance was $79.40 a month County, Mo., and to them were born lowance of $55.35 a month, effective and during his lifetime he received five children, all of whom are living. from March 1. a total of $4,641.85. Mrs. and Mrs. Stewart live at Marked Tree. Continuous service of WINFIELD SCOTTY GLASBY 28 years entitles him to a pension al- McPETERSs night WINFIELD SCOTTY GLASBY, pen- lowance of $36.25 a month, effective 'Oreman, Scott* was sioned tool room man, died at his from March 1. retired 12* because home at Sapulpa, Okla., March 30. He of total disabil- was born near Meramec Iron Works, ity. He was born Mo., in 1855, and entered Frisco serv- FRANK LIPSKIE, stowman, Sev- January 19, 1867, ice July, 1878, as a laborer at Knotwell, enth Street Station, St. Louis, was in Wayne Coun- Mo. He later worked as concrete retired February 29, having reached ty, K e n t u c k y., mixer, machinif~t helper and tool the age limit. He was born Febru- and was educat- room man. He was pensioned on Oc- ary 6, 1862, at Dirshau, Germany, and ed at Nevada, tober 31, 1925, due to his having was educated there. He entered the Missouri. After reached the age limit and his pen- service of Frisco Lines April 1, 1904, farmlng for a sion allowance was $42.70 a month. as a freight handler at Seventh time, he entered During his lifetime he was paid a total Street Station and served as trucker the service of of $3,279.30. I and stowman. He married Barbara Frisco Lines with - Kaminski at St. Louis September 10, a steel gang, lay- OSCAR BELTON WlLLlS 1888, and to them were born four ing track at Fnl- OSCAR BELTON WILLIS, pen- J. H. McPETERS children, all of whom are living. Mrs. ton, Kan., June 8, sioned engineer, Central division, died Lipskie is dead. Mr. Lipskie lives in 1892. He then served muccessively at his home at Ft. Smith, Ark., on St. Louis. Continuous service of 23 as worker in the roundhouse at Fort March 21. He was born May 10, years and 3 months entitles him to a Scott, locomotive wiper, hostler, 1875, at Spartanburg, S. C., and en- pension allawance 01 122.30 a month, Brown hoist operator, and night tered Frisco service December 25, effective Krom March 1. roundhouse foreman. He married 1901, as a fireman out of Paris, Tex., Ada Ford January 12, 1888, at Eldo- being promoted to engineer, August rado Springs, Mo., and to them were 27, 1906, in which oapacity he served JOHN WRIGHT BAKER, yard en- born four children, all of whom are continuo~sly untll January 30, 1926, gineer, Southwestern dirislon, was living. Mr. and Mrs. McPeters live when he waJ retired due to perman- retired February 29, having reached at Fort Scott. Continuous service of ent disability. His pension allowance the age limit. He was born Febru- 39 years and 4 months entitles him to was $31.80 B month and during his ary 1, 1862, at Lincoln, Ind., end was a pension allowance of $94.20 a Ilfetirne he had received a total of educated there. Alter working for month, effective from Jenuary 1, 1932. $2,315.00. other roads for a time. he entered --- the employ of Frisca Lines In 1903, as CHARLES ELRA STEVENS a yard engineer at Kansan City. In CHARLES ELRA STEVENS, pen- June. 1907, he was transferred to sioned section foreman, died at his Francis. Okla., as a nwltch engineer. home in Lenexa, Kans., March 24. He and held that posltion until January, wm born at Mercer, Ohio, June 15, 1931. after which he did several MARTIN STRIEBINGER 1872, and entered FrisCa service In the kinds of work untll retirement. He MARTIN STRIEBINGER, pensioned early nineties as a section laborer at married Lulu Bland April 20, 1890, dyer, died in the hospital at Spring- Lenexa, Kans., and was promoted to at Kansas City and to them were field, Mo., on March 20th. He was section foreman there July 1, 1897. born two daughters, both of whom born April 12, 1854, at Newhoven, He was pensioned February 13, 1931, are livlng. Mr. and Mrs. Baker live Germany. He entered Frisco service and his pension allowance was $23.35 st F'rencis, Okla. ' Continuous service in October, 1900, as upholsterer at the a month. During his lifetime he was of 28 years and 5 months entitles him North Shops, Springfield, transferring paid a total of $256.85. to a pension allowance of $48 a later to the West Shops in the same month, effective from March 1. capadty, and also worked as dyer un- EDWARD WILLIAM FRASH til December 20. 1920, when he was EDWARD WILLIAM FRASH, pen- forced to retire due to total disability. sioned engineer, Southern division, SIMEON PLAS WALKER, car in- He leaves a widow, Virginia I. Strieb- died at his home at Birmingham, Ala., spector, Monett, was retired October inger. His pension allowance was March 23. He wan retired from ac- 6, 1931, because of total disability. $20.00 a month and during his lifetime tive service on November 22, 1928. He was born December 3, 1864, at he was paid a total of $2,520.00. due to total disability. He was born Carlisle, Ill., and attended school in February 10, 1864, at Philadelphia, Beaucoup, Ill. His first work was CHARLES WESLEY CARTER Pa., and educated in the schools there. news agent on the Denver and Rio CHARLES WESLEY C A R T E R, He began. his service with Frisco Grande Railroad. He entered the pensioned master painter, died at his Lines in 1901 as an engineer, in which employ of Frisco Lines as a coach home at Bois d'Arc, Mo., March 20. capacity he remained for a continu- cleaner at Monett, June 10, 1890. He He was born near Lebanon, Mo., Janu- ous period of 27 years and 7 months. worked in several capacities and was ary 21, 1874, and began his work with His pension allowance was $62.70 a a car inspector at retirement. He the Frisco on March 6, 1893, as a month and during his lifetime he was married Clora May Newman April laborer. Entering the paint depart- paid a total of $2,618.90.

May. 1932 Page 25 Interesting Pictures of Frisco Children

1-Elbert Charles, son of E. C. Harlt, Springfield, Mo, 2-Son of F. H. McKi~~lcy,Oklaho?r~a City. 3-Mike, soit of Harry Boyd, Hugo, Okla. 4-Jwre and Jack, children of Elmer Swope, Elk Ranch, Ark. 5-Leroy Wood, son of L. A. Flrller, Olrla- tronla City. bRay?rrond Clifto?~,son of A. C. Lawhort, Kar~sasCity. 7-Joyce, daughter of C. 5, K~rykerrdoll, Rnvio, Obla. S-Billy, son of P. 14'. Landers, Mernphis, Tenrz. 9-Carol Lee, niece of James C. Cttstt~mn,A7eosl10, No. 10-Barbara Jearz, dauqlzter of W. L. Creel, Pensacola, Fla. 11-Jimmy, sort of Carl Shernran, J4'est Tulsa, Obln. 12-Deloris Dodd, granddnzrghter of P. 0. Llodd, Ft. Snrith, Ark. 13-KatAerine' Delores, daughter of Paul W. Lowery, Springfield, Mo.

May, 1932 Page 27 I - Springtime Fashions for the Juniors - 1

PRING and summer coming-all perhaps faded and far from fresh the children's last summer's looking. S dresses much too short for this No. 7164 depicts a dainty model a!Mothers all over the Frlsco that will be easy to develop and easy system have begun to plan the tlainty, to launder. and the latter means much cool. little frocka that will be needed to the busy housewife of today. for the warmer months, which will Groups of plaits form a wide panel on soon be here. front and back. The sleeve, a flare There are lovely combination col- cap, is comfortable and attractive, as ors in prints and materials of all is also the low round neck. kinds, and with the price of yard This little style may be made up goods down in keeping with every- in dimity. linen, vofle, China silk or thing else, the problem isn't one of shantung, and crepe de chine is also excessive cost, but one of finding acceptable. For a more durable time to fashion the clothes. model, use white linen with Diping in But for Juniors, at least, there are a soft color or batiste in maize, light straight lines and as many as two lit- blue or orchid with white is attrac- tle frocks may be made in a day, and tive. if mother will only set aside two days This style comes in five sizes, 6 a week for sewing, the problem will months, 1, 2, 3 and 4 years. To soon be solved. make the dress in a two-year-old size Many mothers will flnd that for the will require but 1% yards of 29-inch first time their daughters will require material. To finish with bias bind- s little evening or dancing frock. The and is cut With modified flare in the ing or piping as shown in the print, one pictured on this page, No. 7412, skirt sections. A bertha, shaped in or with lace edging will require 1% is of simple design and lends itself a deep point over the front and with yards, 1% inch wide. well to the young and slender figure a shorter point in the back, trims the Any of these three patterns may be of the girl in her teens. Select crepe, waist and outlines the V neck line. ordered from the Beauty Pattern chiffon or any material of one's This style is designed in four sizes: Company, 11-13 Sterling Place. choosing. Combine it with lace, and 11, 13, 15 and 17 years. Size 13 will Brooklyn, N. Y., and with each order the frock will indeed be one of require 4% yards of 35-inch material. send fifteen cents in stamps or coin, charm. The dress has fltted lines The sash of ribbon requires 2% your name and address, and the pat- yards. tern will be mailed you immediately. And then there must be a street dress in the Junior wardrobe, which will also serve as a traveling dress or for cooler, rainy days, which al- ways come in early spring. This style may be made up in light-weight woolens or flat crepe. It is most at- tractive with collar and cuffs of con- trasting material or with two shades of one material in combination. Black and white, or brown and white, or brown and rust, blue and gray, may be combined. Plaid or checked may be used with a plain fabric. This style is designed in four sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years, and an eight-year-old size will require 2% yards of 35-inch material if made with the sleeves in wrist length, and 234 yards with sleeves in short length. For the collar, cuffs and belt in contrasting materials, l/z yard of 35-inch material will be required. To trim with braid, binding or pip- ing, five yards is required. When the days become too warm for such a frock, it may be put away for the early fall, and thus serve a dual pur- pose. And while mother is planning for the Junior, she must not forget the little tots, six months to four years of age. No doubt, she will flnd to her dismay that last summer's dresses are worn out, too short, or Ho-Hum! HE KNEW HER ALMOST THAR! Then there was the Scotch victim I I "Darling, I saw the sweetest little of the unemployment situation. He Hiram walked four miles over hat today." couldn't find a job during his vacation. the mountain to call on his lady "Put it on and let me see how you fair. For a time they sat silent on look in it." the sofa in the parlor, but soon the PROBABLY spell of the evening had its effect NUMBER ELEVENS and Hiram sidled closer to her and "Is there any truth in the report "You know I rerrccrrrber once it was that Angus Mac Tavish bought the flll- patted her hand. "Mary," he began, "you know 1 the eleverttl~ day of the cleve~ttltlrwrzth ing station?" got a clearing over thar and some and I liz~ed irr a house with nlrn~ber "Well, I don't know for sure, but the hawgs an' a team an* wagon an' eleven orr the door and I backed the 'free air' sign has been taken down." some cows an' I calculate on build- eleventh horse irt a race." ing a house this fall, an1"-just "The horse wort, of cortrse?" TACT-PLUS! then he was interrupted by Mary's "Wo, sir, the beastly thing cawre in mother in the kitchen: elcve~rtlt." A ctrstomer sat down to a fable in a "Mary, is that young man thar snlart restaurant and tied his napkin yit?" Never Eat It around his neck. The ?itatlager called "No, ma, but he's gittin' thar." "Pat do you like lettuce?" a boy and said to him: "No sor, Oi don't," replied Pat, "and "Try to make hint rirlderstartd as tact- what's more Oi'm glad Oi don't, for fully as possible, that that's tmt done." Another Patient av Oi did Oi'd eat it and Oi hate the Boy (seriously to custor~~er):"Shave "Here's another patient for you doc- stuff!" or hair crtt, sir?" tor, a victim of congestion." MAYBE "Congestion of the lungs?" Soap-Suds "No, of the traffic." "Is it true that mosquitoes weep?" He: "May I hold your Palmolive?" "It's possible, I've seen a moth She: "Not on your Life Buoy!" ball." He: "Then I'm out of Lux?" OH, MY! She: "Yes, Ivory formed." "Are you the man who went around WELL KNOWM this course in 76?" "Some rrrert thirst after fame, some "Of course not, I was born in '98.'' NOT FAIR after ~rro~tcy,so+rre after love." "I've decided not to do any more "I kr~oruson~etking all thirst after." "What's that .P" school work." WE WONDER "Why ?" "Salt hcrrirrg." Worrder why they put so nlany holes "It's not fair. We children do all ir~ Swiss cheese, 7irhen its li~rrbrrrger the work and the teachers get paid Different that really needs the ve~ltilation. for it." - "Your Otto had a fight with my Jack." A HARSH DIET Daring "Oh, well, boys will be boys." "Where arc you going to eat?" "I'm glad you take it like that. I'll A man who doesn't care what any- "Let's ent f4p the street." get the aplbulance to bring your Otto "No, thanks, I don't like asphalt." one thinks can settle down with a package of Luckies and a box of home." sweets to enjoy the Old Gold radio Necessity program. REVENGE "Rastus, I'm sorry to hear that you Judge: "It seems 1 have seen your have buried your wife." face before." "Yes suh, boss, I just had to, she AN OPPORTUNITY Defendant: "You have your Honor, was daid." Guide: 6'On our right we have I gave your son saxaphone lessons the palatial home of Mr. Gould." for two years." YER RIGHT! Old Lady: "John Jay Gould?" Judge: "Ninety-nine years!" "Furniture men see many pitiful Guide: "No, Arthur Gould. And sights." on the left is the residence of Mr. Vanderbilt?" TRICKS "Yes, no doubt they could tell some Old Lady: "Cornelius Vander- moving tales." A 112n1z zcas buying a suitcnsc, but bilt?" none of those shoeun pleased hilrr. Guide: "No, Reginald Vander- "Wherr I Olry a bag," he declared, "I THAT'S RIGHT bilt. And in front of us is the First Church of Christ. (Turning wont to see so~rtecoruhide in it." Some people are like blotters-soak to old lady.) Now's your chance." "Oi." said the rrrercha~lt, ('you shotrld up everything, but get it all backwards! zcwat tricks. Am I a trragiciarr yet?" Page 29

JOPLIN, MISSOURI Frank Henson and Pick Thompson fects of burns she received when her entertained with dances at their homes clothing was accidentallv ignited when recently. she came in contact wit'h a stove. Our R. C. FLETCHER, Reporter (Flat River) Barton traded his radio svmpathv is extended to- the family H. E. Hurgess, general chairman of to Joe Baron for his Nash car. an? othir relatives. the system committee of tho shop Uncle" Frank AIolidor, laborer, who crafts, was here for a visit on the 7th has been retired the past seven vears. of April. He reports everything "look- LINDENWOOD CAR DEPARTMENT after thirty-three years of ser\& with ing up" on the system. We enjoy his the Frisco, died at his home at 642 visits very much. D. F. TOBIAS, Reporter West Calhoun street in April. He was 31. L. Crawford, acting assistant mas- a grand old man and well lilted by his ter mechanic in the @ace of 3Ir. February and March were added to fellow workmen, and we wish td es- Brandt. was here on bustness on the the pages of history without a per- tend our sympathy to the bereaved. sonal injury in the car department at Loren E. Elliott, who was a few St. Louis. We were not so fortunate years ago one of our obliging clerks in April, however. Silas Dean had to at the south store, paid us a short face the boss and tell him why he per- visit this month. He informs us he where he underwent an operation for mitted some foreign particle to enter has been in Chicago, Ill., and around appendic~tis. his eye and cause him to lose consid- the Great Lakes the past three years, We have not as yet learned the erable time. since severing his connections with the names of all the Frisco family gradu- Ye scribe has pleasant memories of Brisco. He has taken u, civil engi- ates for this spring. But we do have a visit with home folks at 'iVillow neering and has been in tjle employ of word of one of the Frisco sons. Xot Springs March 19. Henry L. Doherty & Co., for which only is he honored by graduating from H. E. Montgomery, extra car inspec- firm he is now working in the Spring- Joplin High School but he graduated tor, visited a daughter in Carbondale, field territory. Come again, Loren. with the highest honors of the class Ill.. during the second week of April. Virgil Brown, son of Theodore of 274 graduates. This year's class is Our sympathies are extended Car Re- Brown, has been keeping in good shape the largest in the history of Joplin pairer C. R. Sloan and his brother. R. for the coming baseball season. He High and to be valedictorian of this Sloan, who lost their mother in Spring- has been a member of the Cardinal class is certalnly a high honor. This field. March 26. The funeral party baseball school, and has been making honor goes to Leroy Fatterson. 17- passed through St. Louis on the a very fine,showing so far, by his left- rear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess B. 28th. en route to Marengo, Ind., where handed tw~rling. He has been pitch- ivilson, inspector at Sisth street. Three interment was made. ing baseball during the past several years ago when he graduated from Our steno, Carl E. Keiser, is bemoan- rears in school and being a young Junior Hlgh School he finished second ing a life of batchelorhood while his man of clean hibits, keeps himself in highest in rank. Miss Imogene Ruhl wife visits home follts in Springfield at good trim winter and summer. We finished first. As graduated of Senior this writing. "I'll starve if that can wish for, and predict, a successful High the order is reversed, Leroy fin- opener breaks." he says. career for him in the baseball pro- ished flrst and Miss Ruhl finished Justus C. Miller worked extra in fession. second. Leroy's average for the three place of Geo. Schmidt, car inspector, It appears that the destiny of fate years in High School was 96.1%. Be- April 14. has our brother Homer Ritchie marked sides being an ace in scholarship Leroy L. G. Gaskill is filling the vacancy on its schedule quite often. This time is active in other branches of the of T. S. Smith account sickness. Tom's he is nursing a broken right arm. school. condition is reported slowly improving. whlch he received from being toe - C. W. Turner. who for some time had friendly, and shaking hands with a been working extra in the roundhouse, ship mule named Henry Ford. It seems LOCAL NO. 5-St. LOUIS, MO. is now working Gaskill's number on that Homer had been on unfriendly air brake work. terms with this articular rn1110 fnr. some time, and 01; the mornib<- tcai E. R. IIcSABB and F. C. HESS, he received the broken arm. Mr. Mule Reporters RECLAMATION PLANT was not feeling the best in the world, SPRINGFIELD, MO. so proceeded to go through the per- A. F. (Shorty) Schaefer is married. formance known as "kicking," with Miss Bessie Byington is the lucky girl. disastrous results to Mr. Ritchie. \?re General Foreman W. J. Ficlte is T. 0. CHAPMAN, Reporter hope that his recoverv will be speedy driving a new 1932 Plymouth sedan. and that peace \\.ill reign between then; Nary Neal Garner was the name Mrs. David Craig has gone to Yuma. henceforth. given to the 8-pound girl that arrived Ariz., to be with a slster who is seri- at the home of Nr. and Mrs. Neal Gar- ously ill at this writing. ner on April 1. George Thompson, who has been con- BRIDGE AND BUILDING DEPT. Harry Trott, night watchman at Lin- valescing at hls home at 644 West Cal- denwood shops and yards, has been houn street for some months, has been EASTERN DIVISION confined to the Brisco hospital for sent to the Frisco hospital at St. Louis eight weeks with a bad case of blood for treatment. ARTHUR BUNCH. Reporter poison~ng. He is somewhat improved JIalcomb Doran has rented his resi- but is still cluite srck. dence in the city and moved to a Leon Amos. formerlv drill Dress OD- suburban acreage southwest of Soring- Bud Peck is back in the Springfield erator, now an appre~itice,is-sick but field, where he is preparing to faGm tiie terminal now after being on the road will soon be back at work. coming season. for over a year. A. J. Schratz's father-in-law. who Charles Spencer suffered a broken Roy Hill and gang have been re- was seriously injured in an auton~obile rlcht arm this month when he was gairin~bridges at XVillard, No.. and accident the latter part of March, is th-rown from a load of hay, which up- vicinity recently. not much improved at this writing. set with him while being conveyed to Fred Watts, EBB carpenter, of the Al Perkins has moved to a small its destination. We hope the injury St. Louis terminal was successful ap- farm in the suburbs. heals fast and that he will soon be plicant for first class carpenter in Roy Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Myrick of Colo- able to try it again in a safer way. Hill's gang. rado Springs, visited Nr. and Mrs. Carl Charley Elklns informs us he was Ebb Nease and gang are repairing 3Iyrick the first part of this month. unfortunate in not being able to rzet bridges at Harrisonville, No., and Mrs. W. H. Jamison and children out of the way of a breaa truck, whckn virinitv visited her parents at Picher, Olcla., driving on East Mill street, one morn- Annual bridge inspection on the since the last writing. ing lately, resulting in a collision in Eastern division has just been com- Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Leigh enter- which his automobile was damaged pleted by J. A. Moran, D. E. Gelwis tained with an old time dance March, 29. very badly. and assistants. J. -El, Daniels, president of the Fr~sco James Newkirlt informs us that the General repairing on bridges and Em~loves'Club, states that the club stork, that mysterious bird, visited buildings in >lonett and vicinity Is be- has'over three hundrd members. Come his home last month and left a hand- ing done by Charles Wallace and gang. on, Local No. 5, let's make our support some young lady, which has been Jim Jones and gang have been rather 100%. named Leota Marie. According to all busy recently repairing bridges in the Hoot Gibson had his tonsils removed previous records she will vote the Springfield terminal, the flrst of this month. Democratic ticket In 1953. General repairing on buildings in Foreman Gibbons is the owner of a 3Irs. Sarah Stiles, grandmother of J. St. Louis and vicinity is being done Packard sedan. E. Kellogg, died last month from ef- by W. I. Foster and gang. LOCAL N& 17-TULSA, OKLA small son. Herschel. wehl flshlnu Chb the country, haflng maved an hla farm - last -of ;\isrch on sac river. H% re- several miles east of the city, whlch PRICE, ported n nlce catch of flsh. he purchased several months ago. H. C. -Reporter We are dad to see Charley Palnler. Orville Bennett, electrician, has re- M. L. Oulnney, chief cIerR to master blacksmith-helper. back with- us agaln turned to work following an absence rnechanlc, and wlfe spent Easter in after having been absent a long time of several weeks made necessary by an Ardmore. Okla vlsiting relatives. due to Illness. appendicitis operation. He says he Is The north shops extends sympathy feelinr-- --- fine.------W. F. (Tonj) Phillips. blacksmlth. to A1 G. Ball, stationary engineer, in Mrs. Ellery Boles Is at present con- is drlvlng a new Chevrolet coupe. the death of his father, James Ball. fined In a hos~italat Savannah, Mo.. D. B. Phillips, machinlst, has re- Mrs. Mary Zable, 80, died April 12 where she is undergo in^ surglcal treat- turned lo work after being In St. at her home 529 W. Scott street where ment. Latest reports are that she Is Louis hospital. she had livid for the past slxti years doing nicely. Mr. Boles Is a machinist Chas. (Scotty) Glasby, retired wreck- slnce comlng to Springfleld. Mrs. on the day~shift. er crew man, died at his home latter Zable was born In Freistadt. Germany, Jesse Newton. sheet metal worker. Is part of March. Mr. Glasby had been coming to America when a small girl. viewing the Ozark acenery from a on--- the.- ensi ion list for the past SIX years. She married Mr. Zable s1xty;flve years brand new Pontfac sedan which he We wlsh to extend our sympathy to ano in Mem~his.Tenn. She 1s survived purchased some time ago. Mr. G. I. Alexander, boiler foreman. by her ageb. husband, five daughters Charles Dummlt, grease cup man, Is and family, and to G. A. Williams, and one son. One of the daughters is also driving a brand new car, having boilermaker, and family In their hour the wife of Mr. Fred Shanks. lead man selected a Plymouth coupe. of bereavement. Mr. Alexander's In the north tin shop. William Pinkerton, cellar packer, Is mother passed away in Knoxville. James Strader was called to Dixon, maklng extensive repairs to his house Tenn and Mr. Williams' father passed Ohio, April 1 by the death of a brother- at 222 Summit avenue. When com- awa;' in Oklahoma City. in-law Will Taggart. pleted he will have practically a new Engineer P. F. Geraghty is taking a H. C: (Slim) Baker. well known pipe flve-room bungalow. 60-dav leave of absence, vacationing. fltter of the north car yards, who is Frisco baseball team has been in the M. W. A. sanitarium at Den- he' ver Colo Is reported improving slowly MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT out for practlce several times this but'will i;e about a year before he can OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. season and we have prospects of or- be released. ganizlng a good team. T. J. (Speedy) Roberts' wlfe had the Harry Stewart. machinist, is wear- misfortune to be klcked by a Ford FRANCIS N. JONES, Reporter ing a big smlle. Reason, a 9-pound which she was trylng to crank. Her baby girl. Congratulations, Mr. and arm was broken. The Frlsco baseball team, under the Mrs. Stewart. Jasper Odell, of the upholstering de- management of J. K. Kerce, Is grad- - partment, Is on the sick list. He has ually rounding into shape and expect not worked any since February and to be ready to go on the opening date. COACH YARLKANSAS CITY, MO. is suffering from both stomach trouble Manager Kerce expects to have a much and rheumntism. faster team than last year. J. J. SULLIVAN, Reporter Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Chubb visited in Springfleld the latter part of March. Warren Ottley won a black eye and LOCAL No. ,--SPRINGFIELD, Mr. and JIrs. W. P. Cargill visited a silver medal In the recent A. A. U. relatives in Shamrock. Okla.. last boxing tournament for the Missouri J. F. WASSON. Reporter month. Valley. There were one hundred en- Carl Ward, machinist, passed around tries from Kansas and Missouri. War- the cipars, the occasion being the ren easily won hls elimination flghts Local No. 1 was entertained by the birth of a daughter. The baby has but lost in a hard fight for the welter- Ladies Auxiliary with a nice program been named Patricia. weight championship. at their regular meetlng on February Allen GroR of Sapulpa, a former em- The many friends of Jlmmy Quinn. 4.- . 1992.- - - - - ploye at th1s point, vislted here last formerly employed as upholsterer In John Magers has moved to the farm. month. this yard, but who was layed off many Charles Nfkesell was the lucky one to Francls Jones vlslted frlends In Brls- months ago, will be glad to learn that sell him a Ford truck. tow the latter part of March. he was fortunate in securing a good Homer Ritchey had the misfortune W. P. Myers visited his father and position at the Turkey Creek pumping of breaking his right wrist. We wish mother in Sapulpa one day in March. station, adjolnlng the coach yard. him a s eedy recoi~ery. the occasion being his father's birth- The sprlng breezes evidently were a Local %To. 1 extends sympathy to the day. The elder Mr. Nyers was master llttle too cool for Bert Carpenter, as following: Mrs. Earnest Jackson In the mechanlc on the Southwestern division he has traded his roadster in on a death of her mother; Henry Potter In for a number of years. Ford coach. the death of his brother; A1 Ball In Larry Burnett is working the round- We welcome Coach Painter Lon Van- the death of his father. house electrician job, fllling 0. J. Mil- Winkle to our coach yard force, he Oscar Linder, a former employe of ler's vacancy. having transferred here from Spring- reclamation plant, has moved to the Bill Jones nearly lost his famous fleld coach shop. -farm. - .. . . . Model T a couple of weeks ago when T. E. Box, wife and daughter motored Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens are the three young men tried to lift him off to Sprlngfield, March 20, where they proud parents of a ?%-pound baby boy, of Walker street with a Chevrolet. spent a delightful week-end visiting born Aprll 14 1932. Mr. Stevens is a Made qulte a dent In the back end of relatives. Tom must have carried a son of ~a~lo;Stevens of the south Bill's Ford, but he has it all stralght- horse shoe with him on thls trip as he storeroom. ened and painted and says It is just arrived home just a few hours before as ~ood- as ever. the big snow began. NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS SOUTH TRAIN YARDS NORTH SPRINGFIELD BACK SHOP EMERY HAGUEWOOD. Reporter SPRINGFIELD, MO. ALEX WATT and GORDON YOWELL. Yrs. Ernest Jackson is mourning the Reporters loss of her mother whose death oc- JESSE L. BRANDON, Reporter curred April 12 at the family home at George L. Whitlock, machinlst, and Purdy, Mo. The roundhouse force ex- D. W. (Red) Barclav. lead insnector. wife were called to Wellington, Kan., tend their sympathy. was taken s'ick very' suddenly. AS March 7 on account of the illness and Mrs. James White also has the soon as Drs. Bunch and Sweeney ar- death of Mrs. Whitlock's mother, Mrs. sympathy of the roundhouse force in rived. which was verv soon, they gave C. J. Garner, age 81 years. the death of her father which occurred him . a thorough examination -and Arthur Roberts, son of Austin Rob- during the past month. Mr. White is thought at first they would have to erts machinlst, plans to leave May 1 one of our coal chute operators. operate, but later decided they could on A two months' trip to Germany. Orville Fite, machinist, took advan- get by without operating. As a great James Van Hook, veteran watchman tage of a recent layoff to visit in Del deal of his trouble was nervousness, of the north shop, was retired May 1 Rio, Texas, and also in old Mexico. they requested he must be very quiet on account of having reached the age Whlle at Del Rio he went through the and not have anv company and all limit. "Jim" has a record of forty-flve great broadcastlng station XER and medlcine must be -given -as directed. years of continuous service and has was entertained by the Lonesome Cow- Samuel Hays is second trlck lead in- made manv friends who wish him hap- bov. who sang some numbers of his spector while D. W. BarcIay is off sick plness in his retlrement. request. He reports a great trip and and Carl Dashney, extra man, is work- Lawrence Henslee, machinist. In- a good time. ing Mr. Hay's job. forms us that his new hen house re- Mr. and Mrs. John Derrick have re- Walter Pittman, stevedore on out- cently comnleted, is gradually fllling up turned from a visit of several days bound nlatfofm, who has been off for with -chickens. among relatives at Hardy, Ark. They some time wlth an injured back, Is Edwin Ragain, machinist, and wife report a good time. better at this writing. have a new daughter, named Mary Ernest Jackson, boilermaker, has Islah Garrett. third trick lead in- Frances. She weighs eight pounds. moved on an acreage tract near the mentor. and Clarence Clark went flsh- John Goodrlch, machinist apprentice. city limits, will try farmlng in a small in'& at' cayd& >Illls and caught one is back on the job after losing two way this coming season. flsh that weighed thirty pounds. weeks wlth the "flu." Edward Roupe, machinist. Is another Wallace Hay. chief delivery clerk, is "Jim" Burrel, blacksmfth, and hls of our roundhouse family to move to back on the job after being- off about May, 1932 Page 31 a week having some dental work done. his Jersey cow was electrocuted by a Hereford attended the call to confer- Bert Sprague worked in the absence of fallen live wire. ence of the Girl Scout leaders at Des Mr. Hay. Johnnie Halley, E. Kummerle and 0. Molnes. Iowa. April 20 to 22. They Walter George, coach repair man, A. Craft, recently spent the night in represented the Sprlngfleld council in who has been off sick for a long time Lapanta Ark on a flshln trip. the Covered Wagon region. Is no better at this writing. The b;by girl of W. C. %hoppe, ma- The writer made a trin to St. Peters- chinlst, has been ill wlth a severe cold. burg, Fla., recently. Saw a lot of or- S. 31. Ferguson, back shop foreman, LOCAL NO. 18-BIRMINGHAM, ALA. anges and gra efrult, also many beau- renorts his little dauahter- recovering- - tiful arks an3 lots ot Bowers. from measles. W. A. MYERS. Reporter R. H. Pelvi~lgton,coach repairman, Marion Chapman is back at work while painting in the kitchen of bus!- after several weeks in the St. LOUIS Julius Robbe machinlst, who has ness car 1925, got the back of his hand hospital. been off several'days on account of ill- burned and was oPL six day*. W. J. Bell has been on the slck list ness is able to be back at work again. James Corn, who was flagging at for the past ten days. H. H. Stapp, stationary engineer, has Boonville street crosslng, got bumped W. K. Fuzzell. local secretarv. has purchased a Chevrolet car. and now is working- on the section bee; fimplng the last few days; due . to a sprained ankle. C. C. Anchors, boilermaker, sustained gang again. a painfu! injury recently. A bone was D. W. Barclay went to the hospltal The Local wishes to express its sym- broken in his shoulder. whlrh will recently for an operation. pathy to one of its faithful mem6ers. necessitate his absence fi-om-i&c for D. P. Henley, account death of his some tlme to come. We hope he will father. Mrs. 0. S. Marshall. wlfe of Inspector recover as soon as possible LOCAL No. 7-FT. SMITH, ARK. W. A. Hairsine. blacknmtth- .------of the in the train yard, is ill at this writing. car department, sdurged himself to the extent of buying a Chevrolet car. H. W. CLAYPOOL, Reporter Several men of the shon have been LOCAL NO. 24---AMORY, MISS. off from work accoun<~iih&s'hue to attacks of influenza. T. B. Posey Want to take this opportunity to Willie Doubleman, Paul Robbe and L: congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Bill Risner RAYMOND F. DEES, Reporter D. Criswell were victims, including the on the birth of a flne 9-pound daughter writer, who was off ten days with an whom they have named Wilma PaU- attack of the "flu." Am clad to report line. Machinist F. F. Woolf lost his that all are well and back it work The "flu" seems~ - - - to.- .have. st0D~edhere brother by accidental death on March again with the exception of Wlllie for-&od as several of the boys are off 18. We extend our sympathy to Mr. Doubleman, and we hope he wlll be at this writing. B. G. Worden, J. R. Woolf and famlly. back with us soon. White- . and-~- L. R. West have lust re- Storeroom counterman, J. C. Allen, C. A. Anderson, machlnlst was sum- turned from attacks. and wife have our deepest sympathy moned to serve on the juh in court Very sorry to learn that Wm. in the loss of Mrs. Allen's father who "Happy" Herzog. engineer. is conRned died March 22. this week. M. G. Duncan is'fllling.... the in the St. Louis hospital. Certainly Born to H. H. Johnson and wlfe, a vacancy. hope that he is back on the job soon. flne baby girl on Easter Sunday. Con- L. C. Askew, machinist, was suddenly gratulations. stricken with acute appendlcitls re- Court cases seem to take up a great cently. He was immediately rushed to deal of time, as Mr. N. L. Crawford, Walter Dixon, water service man, St. Vincent's hospltal where the Mr. J. H. Dyer, B. G. Worden, J. R. had the misfortune to fracture two White, 0. C. Meeks and 0. E. Oliver ribs in a fall. Hope to see him back necessary operation was performed. have been attending court at Van on the job soon. The latest report is that he is Im- Buren, Ark. On another case E. Locomotive Inspector 0. B. Holm- proving rapidly and will be back with Hoopak was summoned for two days quist has recovered his bull pup which us again in a short while. at the same nlace. Mr. W. W. Clay- had been stolen for a month. At the last meeting of Local No. 18 pool and ~on-~o~etook a long jour- J. V. Adams has returned to work we were honored with the presence of ney down to Washington, Ark., to be after an illness of several days. B. G. Gamble, master mechanic, and witnesses just a few days later. Mrs. R. F. Dees, wlfe of pipefltter C. P. Clark, general car foreman in Very sorry to learn of the death of had as week-end guests Mrs. ~coti addition to all our local superviklon Mrs. J. H. Martin at Sprlngfleld. She Wllliamson, Mrs. T. Markham and 0. of both the car department and round- is the wife of Conductor Martln of the Sullivan of New Albany, Mlss. house. Mr. Gamble and Mr. Clark Southern division and sister to Mrs. Rich Wilson, laborer, has returned to each gave an interesting talk, stressing Ed McKinney, wife of roundhouse work after being off due to a severe the vital importance of the saving of clerk. cold. material. Following the meetlng ice Mr. McKinney was worklng In Mr. cream and cigars were served. We Lon Hope's job when he was called to adjourned with a better bond of mutual Springfield. Mr. Palne Johnston filled WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT understanding wlth the supervision. Spring undoubtedly must be here. C this vacancy. SPRINGFIELD, MO. A. Gateley. blacksmith, has gotten oui Enjoyed a vislt from Brother Bur- his straw hat and Is wearing it agaln. gess on Ap~ll4, when he attended our CLAUDE HEREFORD, Reporter meeting and talked over the System C. J. Kennedy, pipefitter, has been Board Conference. absent account of illness the past few Mr. M. L. Crawford, our master me- James Stephens lost several days re- days. We hope he will be able to be cently due to illness. back with us soon. chanlc spent several days wlth us 0. lately.' as he is still maintaining his George (Dobber) Hollman of the W. "Kid" Lee, machlnlst is dls- home here. B&B paint gang was quite ill for playing a new set of false tehh. He Mr. Thompson, travellng electrlclan, several days the first half of April. got them just in time, as the soup has spent two days looking over things Seems like old times to see George season is about over. here. Mutz back on the truclc at the B&B Mr. A. C. Sweet. machinlst. who was yard. receitiy calied back to work has Charles Robinson has been settlna MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT broken the news that he has a new the base for new motor and pump to TH,AYER, MO. arrival at his home in MarshReld. Mo. be used at the Billings pump statlon. ~ongratulations,~l! The new eaui~ment- - is to ooerate au- Want to take this' opportunity to tomatically. F. &I. PEEBLES, Reporter welcome L. R. West back to the first Wm. Phillips continues to Improve shift aft:er snendine. - several_ months on slowly, but his Drogress. - Is very en- We were all wondering why E. the second one. couraging. Banks, switchman was all smiles The "Gang" would like to know Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Pawkett of St. after he and Nrs. danlrs made a flying what size truclc hit our drill Dress OD- Louis, vislted Mr. and Mrs. James trip to Tulsa. Okla. It was to see the erator, or mas it a ladder, hfjke? Stenhens recently. Mr. Pawkett is con- new baby girl born to Ed Banks, Jr.. ductor on the River division. and wife, Eddle now belng a grand- John Sumner and James Stephens father.------. LOCAL No. 19-MEMPHIS, TENN. have been doing repair work at Dlxon. Riley Frey, thlrd class machinist. Lebanon and Swedeborg lately. and wife are ,now on n vnrntlon to W. C. Losey and Henry Potter have points in. Callforn-ia, --- - .---' P. W. LANDERS, Reporter been dolng routine work at the south J. ~.D. Reeves, roadmaster, had his side and north shops. offlce moved here from-- --- Willow ;\.I. L. Schick and wife recently at- Earl Getchell is doing routine work Springs. tended an Eastern Star conventlon at on the Hlgh Line and at the West Herbert Davldson, son of Walt Nashville, Tenn., maklng:- the trip by shops. Davidson, sectlon foreman. Is now on auto. Mack Pressley and Arthur Buck have a visit here. Herbert is attending col- The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd been shifted "hither and yon" helping lege at Batesville. Huff is ill at this time wlth whooping out at various places. Mrs. P. 0. Freeman, wlfe of engineer, cough. Sympathy of the department is ex- was in St. Louis on a visit. H. E. Moore, night machlnlst, has tended Henry Potter In the loss of Colleen Gibbons, daughter of Joe been on the sick list for the last three two brothers lately, one died in Colo- Gibbons, switchman, of SnringReld, is weeks. We wish him a speedy-. re- rado during March, and the other, Lee now home on a vislt. - covery. Potter, died at Strafford, April 3. E. E. Bateman, conductor, who was Urban Bllllngs, boilermaker, had Mrs. Pat Magee, Miss Opha Jackson, injured some time ago, Is now able to some bad luck a few days ago, when Mrs. Johnson Brooks and Mrs. Claude be out again. David Thomas, conductor. who has MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT 0. V. Smith is glving the coal chute heen in the hospital at St. Louis, is KANSAS CITY, MO. at \Vest Tulsa a new coat of paint. back home again. !IT. E. Fountain is doing general re- paw work on the Chickasha sub. \V. 4. BULLARD, Reporter Virgil Leak is repairing bridges on LOCAL No. 32-NEWBURG, MO. \\:ith the coming of spring came the the Sulphur branch. W. A. Lantz is doing general repair general clean-up of the Frisco rouncl- work in the vicinity of Okmulgee. E. I". FULLER. Reporter house and surrounding premises, and all of the men have noted with appre- E. F. IIas~iis repairing water tanks ciation the improved working con- and btock pens at Mill Creek. Shopmen extend their sglnpathv to clitions. the bereaved family of 311.s. Fred We are glad to note that so many of Flagg, who died of apoplexy 3Iarch our number who have been on the LOCAL NO. 33-HAYTI, MO. 17. Funeral services were held at the sick, list are able to he back at work local Baptist church and burial was agaln. Earl Hicks has returned from E. B. WHITESER. Reporter made in the Rolla cemetery. the Frisco hospital. St. Louis, and al- 311.. Ralph Hance is the prond father though he has not returned to his job, Richard Hayes, extra car in spec to^., of a bov, born March 6. we hope to see him with us soon. is at Blytheville, Ark.. on a box pack- The residence of .Jlr. \Vm. Davis was Tonv Berrocca. John Bigelow and John ing job at this writing. complctely demolished by fire on Ste1:mola have reported again for work, F. C. Laruon, roundhouse foreman. >larch 17. and we hope to see all who are absent is enlarging his poultr. house and Sympathy and consolation are hereby account sickness or injury back in the scratch pens at this wrlt~ng. extended to Mr. and AIrs. Charles near future. Theon Strack machinist, has been Johnston and family in the loss by The stork has brought another small cut off for some' time. death of Mr. Johnston's father and member to the Frisco family. Mr. and 31. Mi. Rhocles, machinist, is also cut mother. Mrs. Arthur Disselhoff are the ~jrourl off at this place but is still being car- Vncle Marion Tankersley and this parents of a new baby girl, b&rn a ried on extra board. writer attended the Democratic state few weeks ago. J. N. Smith, pump man here, has convention at St. Louis last month. .4lthotrfi-h the weather contrndicts been bumped and says he will go to Both were crelegates from Phelps the fact, we know that sprinn is sure Kansas City. County. enough here for Slim IIps. C. C. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Mrs. E. F. Xaggi has returned home William Buck, alr brake man, has Ayers Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh Adams. after spending a week visiting rela- returned to work to help Ralph Green Bir aLd Mrs. Elmo S~strunk,Mr. and tives at Ropers. Ark. get the work out. Blr& Mike Wagner, bir. and Nrs. W. C. >I. Swope, W. T. Wideman and Mrs. Clyde Williams is planning a N Patterson, Blr. and Mrs. Rov Rich- Marion Thompson have been trans- trip to St. Louis, YO.. to vislt her ards Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burner, Mrs. fered from the B&B der~artment to daughter. We hope Mrs. Williams en- clahhe Bond, Miss Betty Baker, Nr. and flagging crossings. jovs this trip. She will go to Spring- Mrs. Tom King, Nr. and Birs. John Lee Peppers is taking treatments at fieid and then to St. Louis which will Poling, and Bir. and Mrs. H. H. Fuller. Sherman hospital for blood poisoning. make a trip of about 500 miles...... Page 33

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fleld, has been "subbing" for her. Aprll 9. Mrs. Wilson, wife of Engineer We understand Joe Manion recently Wilson, on the K. C. C. & S., sang at I EASTERN DIVISION purchased a right-handed glove for 10 this dedicatlon. cents but only after an argument wlth I the d~mestore glrl. She Insisted,, he buy a palr, but the sign read 10c MONETT LOCOMOTIVE SIGNAL DEPARTMENT each" so Joe won out. DEPARTMENT NEWS SPRINGFIELD, MO. Remember that old unsolved query. "Who frew dat poak chop?" It's stlll a mystery. MARGUERITE FROSSARD, Reporter MATILDA C. HOFFMAN. Reporter OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER B, F. W. Lampton, representative of Mrs. M. Shaller and son. Robert, SPRINGFIELD, MO. the Hunt-Spiller Company, put In a wife and son of signal maintainer at smiling, pleasant appearance one day Marion. Ark.. have been on an extended recently. trip to ClncInnatl, .0. ORVILLE Suffering from a palnful attack of R. W. Troth, draftsman, accom anied sciatic rheumatlsm, Engineer J. W. by his mother and father recentfy mo- Ruggles has been unable to work for tored to Kansas City and Valley Falls, V. C. WlllIa~... av=r.r a nssn In the seveFal weeks.. and is at present re- Kans for a vislt wlth relatives. hospital here to allow.hls heart to re- ceiving treatment at the St. Louis w."M. Nash, maintainer at Olathe. cuperate from a "flu" exhaustion. We hospital. who 1s off duty account Illness Is being are glad to report he is now back on An official vlsit to Monett for the relleved by Kenneth ~hinehait,helper the job. purpose of supervising a welding job at Tulsa. Mr. Rhlnehart Is belng re- Uncle Charlle J3altzell 1s In the St. on the 1309, was made by J. C. Kitz- lieved by Jack Stewart. Louis hosnltal. A wire from Dr. Wool- miller, of the Oxweld Service Company, Mr. H. Barron, asslstant engineer and sey states he Is greatly improved. on Adril 14. He was accomnanied bv Mrs. Barron spent Easter wlth Mrs. Z. B. Claypool has transferred from Mrs. ~-~ltrmfller,who spent - the day Barron's father and other.relatives at the posltion of asslstant accldent pre- with Mrs. L. C. Loveless. Jasper. Aia. vention dlrector to Insurance Inspector, The inherent mulish tendencies of a Roy Testerman, our former drafts- under G. L. Ball. certain make of car. provoked by the man, Is enjoylng the recreations of the J. B. Hilton, after an absence of operation of cranking, are responslble farm. several years spent working in St. for a badly sprained right arm which Louls, has rejoined our staff. Is beinc tenderlv nursed bv R. D. Mus- Xiss Olive Bernet has been displaced Gin, welder. - OVERCHARGE CLAIM-RE\/ISING as typlst, because of the depression, Lewis Crawford, student at Notre and is now protecting the extra board. Dame College, spent the Easter vaca- DEPARTMENT J. Jf. Connelly was called for jury tion with his parents, Mr. and ~Mrs.M. ST. LOUIS, MO. service but was released without hear- L. Crawford. ing a case. What was developlng into an ex- Whlle his wife was visiting In tremely good record has flnally been J. H. KOEHLER. Reporter Chicago. Orville Coble dissl~atedby broken-just as all good things in- ~1ayiI'ig'cheSs. He must have lost for evitably meet thelr Waterloo! But e has been unusually retlcent since. anyhow, we can look back upon a Eventually. whv not now? So de- A recent Metropolitan Insurance perlod of several months in which the cided Mr. McCormick, and on Aprll 21 Comnrrnv bulletin savs: "The countrv employes of this department sustained he took unto himself a bride, one is,:ill--6f fresh air: -Get out and ge't no personal injuries-until, unfortu- Thelma West. Congratulations. Elmer. It. Not a few rallway employes have nately, W. G. Warren missed connec- No doubt about It. the Irlsh holdouts received the same advlce In a less wel- tions wlth a rod he was handilng, re- have weakened. Now Joseph Kelly come form. has given someone a brand new spark- sulting in a brufsed foot. ler. Looks like the denresslon Is re- celving a jolt. CLINTON AND OSCEOLA SUB Which reminds us that the ranks of OFFICE SUPT. TRANSPORTATION the bachelors are rapidly thinning. SPRINGFIELD, MO. Only a few more left. We have Cecil MRS. A. W. LIFFEE. Reporter Zvorak, Bob Broekelmeyer, the emlnent Buck Rohlflng and Joe Koehler. From EULA STRATTON, Reporter nresent Indications these "Four Horse- JIr. and JIrs. W. S. Knapp spent men" will remain firm for some time Easter with their daughter, ~Mrs. L. to come. Dooley. and family at Emporla. Kan. It's Nay-tlme when all nature is a The office lost one of its familiar Fred Long is enjoying a trip to song of poetry' IF It were not for such flgu.res in the transfer of Paul Strauss Sprlngfleld and other polnts. words as DE~RESSION, COJIPRES- to the agents accounts department. Mr. Wells, engineer, has retired from SION and IMPRESSION I might give You're welcome back any time! servlce due to dlsabillty. We wish him you all "an Ode to Prosperity" but be- John Ronne, formerlv with the R very long and enjoyable vacation. ing as It is, wlth Depress~on having Kansas City o~lce.is bick on duty Our deepest sympathy is extended to reached bottom, and dropped anchor after a month's leave due to Illness. Oscar Blumhost and family In the re- (to auote Will Roaers)-. and wlth the Carl Aittama is also on the job aaain cent death of his brother-in-law. W. J. ~omljressing of our Transportation after several days at the 'hospTta1. Hallsey of Kansas City. At one time Force into smaller quarters and the Jake has nothlng but praise for the Mr. Hallsey was an engineer on the Impression I'd make as a Frlsco Cor- flne treatment received. Hi-line but at the time of his death respondent, just won't attempt it. Fred Sontaa. in snirlt wlth Mr. he was with the Burlington. As this goes to press understand We are glad to report C. 0. Claiborne, some eighty clerks of the car account- Hoover's recent requegt, invested in-a agent, is much better. Mr. Claiborne ing department are to be our nearest new Frigldaire. Drop in any time has been in the hospital several weeks neighbors-moving from first floor of you're down Luxemburg way. . with an infected eye. general oflice buildlng into our depart- Nobody tardy in March a proud rec- Mrs. Chas. Yeager and son are ment-second floor. They're a peppv ord. One contrlbutlng fhtsf, We un- moving to Clinton from Springfield. bunch and here's hoping they add ma'- derstand. ts that, new palr of roller Mr. Yeager has been here several terial for news Items of Interest. skates Gertle Bayer Is uslng. months serving as hostler. Edlth Wldmeyer our flrst extra Additlonal duties. have been asslgned C. M. Shaw, englneer, and family typist, prospered b3 Eula Stratton and to Bert Scollay's desk, but wlth a spent a Sunday in SprlngAeld helping Joanna Brady's ill fate of "curing the stout heart the old shiek has accented celebrate hls mother's 87th birthday. flu" and so brlghtened the office about them wlth a smile. ~Mrs.Shaw is quite actlve for her age. most of flrs.t half of April. We hope at this wrlting that Clari- .Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson attended Elbert Hunt, one of the recently "re- be1 Robinson has fully recovered from the dedlcatlon of a bronze tablet to duced forceu-this department. secured injuries received In an auto accldent. the memory of the Civil War Veterans employment almost immedlately wlth Marle Devine, formerly of Spring- of the State of Missouri, Saturday, the Roger Prlmm Insurance Agency 1 LAVA SHADOW PICTURES I

and is doing nicely, enjoying the work almost as much as "rallroading.", Freda Fielden. former tvnlst. IS em- ployed wlth the Springfieid Gas Electrlc Co.. but still calls herself a Friscoette. Kate Toon is vlsltine her sister in St. Louls and writes- .- -- she- I;.., having a gay tlmel---~nd that's all until the merry month of June.

DIVISION AND STORE ACCOUNT- ANT OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. MARY NEWTON. Revorter The office is beglnning to look more like old times. Messrs. Bob Langston, Walter Hudson and Harry Likens have moved in from St. Louls. Harry Likens dlsplaced H. H. XIc- I FINALLY SCRAPED THE DIRT OFF. ANOBOY,OH w!- Garvey, who in turn bumped Lote Pip- kin, Lote going to Blrmlngham. We miss Ranny McDonough's smiles. Ranqp left March 31, account being "nnt- .. ". Miss Helen Roberts was called to Kansas City, March 5, account sudden death of an uncle. The girls of the accounting and stores departments gave a luncheon at the Ontra Aprll 5 for Mlss Nellie Clif- ton, who left the servlce the flrst of the month. Nellie has gone to her home in Joplln. The accounting department extends sympathy to William Powell, flle clerk, whose father died in Texas, April 14.

GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. HELEN ALDRICH, Reporter There has been considerable illness among our offlce force and their fami- lies the past month. Guy Tummons was absent account of a severe cold but is back again. Paul Lowery had an attack of the flu and was off several days. ow ever. LAVA SHINES THE DIRTIEST PAIR he is feeling flne again. Paul Gaylor's son. Joe, has been seriously Ill of flu and pneumonia. We 0 F HA N DS . . . in less than a minute! are glad to know he Is improving and hope he wlll soon be entirely well. John Charles, son of Emmett Mapabb If it's an awful battle to get your the last trace of dirt. And a gener- has had a seige with the croup but is much better now. hands clean. If your soap won't ous supply of glycerine in each cake We are sorry to lose Charles "Butch" Gustin who has left the office account work in hard water. If you have soothes and protects your skin. of reduction of force. We will all miss Butch and his ready wit. to scrub so hard your skin smarts Lava Soap is mighty handy The store department extends sym- pathy to Willlam Powell of the ac- -here's a tip. Wrap your paws around the house, too. It quickly counting department whose father died Aprll 1.5. around a big healthy cake of Lava cuts burnt-on grease from pots John Robert Gibson, son of Harry Gibson, is slowly regaining his health. Soap. Watch its thick, heavy and pans. It puts a real shine on It is hoped that he will soon be able wash basins and bath tubs. to go for long drlves in the spring lather chase off the greasiest dirt sunshine. in less than a minute! Next time you go near a grocery DIVISION STOREKEEPER'S Lava contains soft powdery store, drop in and ask for Lava OFFICE--SPRINGFIELD, MO. pumice which works the grease and Soap. It comes in two large sizes- PEARL A. FAIN, Reporter grit loose. Itscreamy lather liftsout 5c and 10c. While "listening in" over the radio recently from the station at Hopkins- ville. Ky.. the writer heard "That Grey Haired Daddy of Mine" played and sung. Those who know Mr. Jimmy LAVA SOAP Long of the dispatcher's office know that he is the author of that sdng and because we know the author, the song was enjoyed all the more. This song t+s the divt-protects the skin has proved quite popular and is new on the market. Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Brandon have bought property at 1127 N. Clav and LAVA SHADOW PICTURE moved Into thelr new home the flrst BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN of the month. I r-7 Everybody has the "garden spirit" Write todav for this hwk. Shows I and all who have an available space ;he~ihiid&nhow G%ak;~allkinds have made use of It. Some have gone of funny shedow picture^ with the into the chlcken business and are en- hands. Just cut the front from a joying it immensely. Lava Soap box. Write your name Mrs. L. H. McGuire and sons spent and address on the back. Place in a few days in St. Louis recently. envelooe and mail to: Proctcr & Mr. and Mrs. Hart Howard and Mrs. Gamble Co.. Dcpt. LKG-52, Cin- cinnati. Ohio. Page 35

Miller drove down "66" to Arlington, partment In the recent death of his department, he recently transferred 310.. the 10th of April. At Arllngton, father, on -4prll 15. back to Springfield. the Frisco crosses the Gasconade and We are sorry to report that Rufus the country in that section of Missouri Clark is off sick at this writing. We is very pretty Hart tells us. Mrs. F. L. & D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT miss the aroma from that famous MIS- Howard will de remembered as Miss sourl pipe and hope Rufus is soon back Stella Comegys. formerly of the gen- SPRINGFIELD, MO. in the office weaving the same old eral storekeeper's office. dream-Inspiring wreathes of smoke. "Tige" Berst Is still in charge of the DAZEL LEWIS, Reporter Jimmy Burns has been substituting supply cars as E. A. Thomas Is stlll in the office recently. Hope business having trouble with his eyes, resulting We are glad to report that F. L. soon picks up so Jimmy can be with from an infection. We hope that Mr. Pursley. who has been in the Employes' us every day. Thomas will soon be able to go back hospital at St. Louis for several weeks. - to work. is now on the road to recoverv- and

Mr. Claude Clemens has had the expects to return ~ home soon. OFFICE OF MASTER MECHANIC privilege or hardship, as you may call Gertrude Whitaker took a day off it, of moving twice in one week's time, recently to plant flowers, however, the SPRINGFIELD, MO. but he thinks now that he is perma- weather turned out to be very rainy nently located. and she spent her time exploring the ZETA M. SIMPSON. Reporter Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Brandon and attlc. Gertrude was relieved by Cleo daughter, Ann Elizabeth, spenb Sunday Pearce, one of our flrst extras. Nrs. Carl Kelser and Junior, of St. the 17th at Osceola. Mo.. vlsltlns Messrs. G. C. Roop and C. E. Martin Louis, arrlvecl here April 16 for a two Paul's mother and brother. have been making frequent trips to the weeks' visit with relatives. The writer quite suddenly decIdeU on dead freiaht house to assist Super- The further reduction in force resulted the morning of the 9th to spend Sun- visor smith. in Nora Nichols being cut off March 23. day with her sister, Miss Ollve Fain, R. D. (Tony) Gilbert has made a We note Mrs. A. C. Swlneford was the at Bartlesville. Okla., and left on No. 3. vegetable garden and, according .to winner of a ~rizefor the best ~rosoerits A pleasant trlp was enjoyed, long to be Louie Bangert. when planting the Irlsh song. Then. -her friends say, she refuse;] remembered. potatoes. he turned the eyes down so to go and claim it. Sincere sympathy is extended to they could not see the Hght of the Yours truly spent April 10 at New- William Powell of the accounting de- moon. burg. visiting friends. and we want to assure you that our experience in climb- ing those hills convinced us they are as OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT steep as they look. SPRINGFIELD, MO. ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS MARIE ARNOLD, Reporter MILL ST. PASSENGER STATION SPRINGFIELD, MO. Word comes from Anna Kiefer, who is on leave OK absence, that she has W. S. WOOD. Reporter spent a part of her leave visiting in southern Texas, going down to Mexico City for a short tlme. We hope that Jack Dempsey passed through Spring- such a wonderful trip has completely field on the afternoon of April 2, and restored her to good health. stopped at the station to inquire how SECURITY NATIONAL BANK Bobby Gene Shawley, who was so he mlght reach hls old friend. Uncle Reasons Why: severely burned about a year ago when Charlie Baltzell. Clay Dillarc1 took the playlng around a fire with other chil- ex-champion to Mr. Baltzell's home. 4% on Savings balances In dren, has at least secured admission to where he enjoyed a thirty-minute talk excess of the flrst $500 the hospital in St. Louis, where he wlll and vlsit wlth hlm. 335% on Savinga balances up receive special treatment for his leg G. L. Arnold walked away with the which was dlsabled by the burns. sartorlal honors thls Easter without a to $500 Zella, his slster. and his grandmother struggle. He came to work decked out 1% on Checking Account will accompany him to St. Louis, and in a new suit, hat, shoes and tie. No balances In excess of $1,000 he will enter the hospltal April 19. The me dse in the office got beyond the neck- operatlon to straighten the leg Is a tie stage. Maximum Safety-Central Location delicate one, but It is hoped that his Fred Brooks, specialofficer at the stu- Eighth Street. Betwaen Oliva and Loaust recovery therefrom wlll be speedy and that he will agaln- be able to walk in St. Louls, Mo. a short time. Convenient Houn-9 to 5 Dally, Jf. A. Walker's recovery from the flu To RAILROAD MEN 9 to 6:30 Saturday was not as soon as ex~ected,the flu developing into bronchial pneumonia and keeping him away from duty un- til the second week in April. However. who want he is now com~letely recovered and has again resu~eclhrs dutles on line. Catherine Lyons also took the flu and. together with Florence'who took Owens Paper Box Co sick during March, has been oPf duty several weeks. I Death visited our ranks again this past month, suddenly clalming Helen Fisher's father, Mr. H. Marr. Cuma Melton enjoyed a short visit wlth her sister 111 Chariton. Iowa, the past month.

FORmwe than 30 years International Correspondence MECHANICAL DEPT. NEWS Schools have been helping ambitious railroad men SPRINGFIELD, MO. acquire the technical training they need. I. C. S. instructorj are railroad men who have specialized In technical in$truclion work. More than three hundred ALTA NORTHCUTT. Reporter railroad companies in the United States have co- oprrative agrerments with I. C. S.-a grrdt advantage Ye worthy scribe is hard put for to eniployecs of these compania! news items this month. All activities Now is the time to enroll -efficiency is more in are at a stand-still. Even Dan Cupid demand than ever. Get ahrad -don't be laid oKl PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES 1 seems to have fallen into a stupor and Tho coupon will bring you con~plrteinformation. is undismayed by the fact that thls is Employres of this road will receive a leap-year. But so long as we are well, Special Discount why not be happy, whether anyone ------gets married or not. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS The demands of business out on the Box 8603-F, Stranton. Penna JEFFERSOX 04 14 JEFFERSON 0415 line are exacting great toll in time Exulaln fully about your murse In lhe subjet1 marked S: from F. G. Baker lately. Fear he will Iammativb Enalneer 0 Elcelrle hcomtlre and have a hard tlme discerning the glass Laeomoiive Firenmn Traln Oycrrtor AhBrake Inst>eclor Becht Laundry Co. top on his desk, if he doesn't hurry Roundhouse Foreman back to the offlce. Roundhouve Jfnchlnist We Specidize in It seems good to see the beam.ining. 3Tralnn1.m and Carman OP!peOtter Tlnsmlth face of Wesley Shane around the bu~ld- Family Laundry ing once more. For the past several Some...... Aoa ...... months "Bill" has been workina in the Orc~:pofh...... Bmploued by ...... 330 I- l I Bell Ave. St. Louis telegraph office at St. Louls; 'but, due to certaln changes in the telegraph dddrrsa...... Page 36

tion for the past three years, has been account the serious Illness of his mother. few bearings In their car down about transferred to Oklahoma Clty. Fred has Telegraph messenger at Sapulpa abol- Cushlng. been very active and conscientious in the ished, John Dukes not bumplng. CO Easton itom second Seneca to flrst performance of his duties at Sprlngfleld, offlce at Ok!~homn Clty abolished. Hill Fairland tower. vlce T. J. Lasater. and takes wlth him our best wlshes for to flrst "YD, vlce Sloan to second, vlce success in hls new field. Oaks to extra board. bumping Bruce Rue1 Wommack. at one time spedal Hough at Vlnlta ticket. MONETT-HELEN FELLOWS agent for the F'rlsco and later secretary First trick Holclenvill~ abolished. to the superlntendent of terminals here, Swearingen to second "XY," Sa~ulpa, Ho, hum. Sprlng is here, and we are has been appointed asslstant chief of the vice JIayberry, flrst trick. and the ticket feellng the urge to get out of doors Springfleld Pollce Department. rashier's Job at Holdenville were com- make gardens, go a-flshing, and lndulge We have had a lot of experience wlth bined. Mayberry to agency. Troy, vice in all the other spring activltles. personal checks, but we belleve a new Thlrd trick SP, Springfleld, was bid Flsk. in by R. Vandlvort. from Weaubleau. record was set recently when a man we C. B. Crocker, relay operator at St. never saw before presented one for seven Whlle the Job was on bulletln H. De- Louis for the last eight years, was down Berry worked at SP. dollars and flfty cents, drawn on a non- on the Southwrstern division lookinr: for exlstant bank and signed "Cat Fish Ole". J. J. Norton. thlrd trick Cuba. was off a place to bump. Think he wlll go to one day, being relieved by Leo Daugh- Pullman Porter "Hank" Mundy car- ChaKee to car distributor's job. rles three palrs of spectacles. He uses erty. Third Henryetta abolished; C. W. R. Wills worked second trlck. South- one palr for reading. another for long Webster looking around. dlstance work and the third to look for eastern Junction on day, relleving W. the other two. W. K. Baker relieved TV. H. Cashman N. Chrlstopher. one day recently account Mrs. Cashman W. J. Yandell. second trlck Swedeborg. havlng the misfortune of burnlng out a was off two days. Carl Musgrave re- MONETT, MO.

LINZY LLOYD. Reporter

Thc force in the shop yards are busily cngased making necessary repairs on refrlrrerator cars preparatory to ship- ment of strawberries and we are ex- pertlnn a bumper crop. J. E. Shipley had a narrow escape while driving on hlghn-ay 60 to his suburban home. Sunday. April 17. his car beins side-swiped by another whosc driver attempted to pass him did con- siderable damage to both cars. Fortu- nately no one was hurt. Assistant Yard Master E. P. Ho~an has bern off duty for two days account of illness. The entlre switch crew on 10 :20 p. m. IN COLORS job lald off Saturday nlght givlng the extra board full charge. Mrs. Frank L. IWer and son. George Ralney. have moved to Springfleld where thev will make their home. rjave Marshall. helper on the 8 a. m. mlcldle lead, had the pleasure of work- ing as yard master for one day in E. P. Horan's absence. superlntendent J. A. Moran and Assistant Superintendent G. E. Jury NO-OX-ID is available in made a business trlp to the Nonett yards a few davs ago. red, gray and black to con- Night Yard Master Earl B. Spain lald off two nights thls week. belng rdieved bv Switchnlan W. P. Fenfon. form to color schemes for Mrs. H. L. Joyce and son. Jack. of Sprlnxdale. Ark.. spent the week-end any exposed steel. wlth Claim Arent H. L. Joyce at Monett.

TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT Thus the outstanding pro-

TULSA-1%'. K. BAKER tection iYliich NO-OX-ID af- H. J. Houch!and to West Tulsa on bid. fords can now be adapted to N. A. CollIns re-lnstated ; Houghland back to third. Prancls, vice 0. A. Cox to extra Ilst. Mrs. Nesbett to agency. all metal that is included in Inrliahoma, on bid. Effective March 21. Byshyhead and any regulation color plan. Woodville changed born telegraph to non-telerranh statlons with no chance -.. -" The addition of the color Second White Oak abolished. M. A. Wilson to second Seneca. vice Easton. pigments to NO-OX-ID in no KB offlce Tulsa, abolished; N. A. Burch to flrst West Tulsn. vice C. J. Qulnn to thlrd. vlce N. A. Colllns. way reduces its effectiveness. ~oadmaster'sclerk. Francis, abolished. Mr. Wood is bumnlnn Bob Leach. clerk in Mr. Rudd's oKlce. Gene Aut~y,extra operator. who has for some time been sinsinr over the alr from Chlcago, was called home to Ravla Wnte~towei- coated inside and outside with NO-OK-ID. Long Zmting reliable protectfon jrom rust. Out of the nlght comes dawn, Out of sympathy comes servlce. Dearborn Chemical 'Company Mrs. C. 1. Forster, Funeral Home 205 ht42nd Street, New York 310 So. Michigan Are., Chicago No. 818-020 Brooklyn Avo. Frisco Building, St. Louis KANSAS CITY, MO. GRand 0338 II I I I Ofices in All Principal Cities May, 1932 . . Page 37

lieved him. Mrs. M. L. York spent several days W. W. Lemons. second trlck Newburg. recently visiting relatlves in St. LOUIS. ' ' MILLSAP BROS. was ofP one day, being relieved by R. G. B. Brown. switchman, has re- Wills. turned from Columbus. Ind.. where he DEPARTMENT STORE V. R. Finley, agent, Stanton, was off was called account Illness of relatives. one day. Leo Daugherty relieved him. Mrs. Minnle Eagan and daughter, DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE Leo Daugherty worked second trick, Mlss Hazel, mother and sister of W. Sullivan, two days. relieving E. H. Dyer. E. Eagan, have returned from Mlaml, FAIR PRICES R. Vandivort, third trick SP. Sprlng- Okla., where they spent several days MONETT, MISSOURI fleld. ofP slck. C. H. Reed relleved him vlslting relatlves. one night, then was bumped by Carl We are sorry to report the death of Musgrave, who In turn was bumped by llttle Effie Mae, four-months-old H. DeBerrv. daughter of W. R. Stansill, engineer, We are -still looklng forward to that at the home In Sapulpa, April 8. Our day when reduction and retrenchment symoathy Is extended to the bereaved will be thlngs of the past and all fear parents. - of belng bumped wlll be over. Also It Is with regret that we re- Ozark Fruit 'Growers' port the death of Fred Mulllns, who was formerly wlth the engineering de- Association partment on the Southwestern di- (Incorpornted) vision, whlch occurred at Tulsa Aprll I SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION I 9, after an illness of several nionths. Mr. Mullins left the servlce of the DISTRIBUTORS AND AGENTS Frisco two years ago and was englneer in charge of construction of Boulder. FOR SHIPPERS TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Main, Boston, Clnclnnati and Third TULSA, OKLA. streets viaducts for the city of Tulsa. Headquarters and Buslness OUlcea He will be greatly mlssed by hls many MARGERY A. O'BRIEN. Reporter frlends and we extend our sympathy MONETT, MISSOURI .- to the family In thelr loss. We are having real summer weather A. L. Dean, of the car service de- The Ozark Secllon Comprises a Terrllorg in Tulsa and everyone is feeling Ane, partment of the ARA was a vlsltor In 200 by 400 Miles In Extent. It Has 40,- working hard and very optimistlc Tulsa recently. 000,000 Trees In Orchards and Thlrtg about conditlons. Thousand Acres In Berries. We showed an Increase In our frelght easnings for the Arst seven days of STORES DEPARTMENT April over the same period in March, WEST TULSA, OKLA. reason enough to feel encouraged. We are hopeful that the entire month wlll show a nice Increase and are worklne- ELIZABETH FINNEY, Reporter to that end. The Tulsa Trafflc Club held thelr an- It would appear that our wishes, as nual banquet and dance at the Mayo far as Daddy Akln are concerned have BROADWAY HOTEL hotel on the evenlng of March 29. been granted, for Daddy has reiurned Among out-of-town vlsltors we were from the hosoital In St. Louis and is MONETT, MO. dad to have W. S. Merchant, ass'lstant now on the job looklng young-- aid general traff lc manager. healthy and in g60d condition, with the J. B. Hllton, of the induetrial de- Itt the Land of a Milliott Smiles partment, addressed the real estate board at a luncheon held at tha Mayo hotel March 20. Mr. Hilton spoke on the cotton Industry as well as other $1.50 and $2.00-NO UP industries In this locallty and was verv enthusiastic over Tulsa's Dros- MANHATTAN HOTEL MONETT STATE BANK pecis, complimenting the chamber -of Commerce upon Its lndustrlal survey Rooms With or Without AND TRUST CO. which indicates what lndustrles should Private Bath Bank thrive here, Including a wholesale drug A Good, Progressive house, automoblle accessories, furnl- PENSACOLA, FLA. in a ture warehouses, etc. Frisco Employes' Club held Its regu- Good Rallroad Town lar meetlng on Frlday nlght, -4pril 15. NONETT, MO. Meeting was followed by short enter- talnment furnished by members. The Frisco Ladies' Club held Its meetlng Wednesday evenlng, Aprll 20. There was a short business meetlng. followed by bridge party and danclng. They sent out a number of invitations. LOGAN D. McKEE Mr, and Mrs. Rainey spent Easter Sunday wllh thelr folks In Springfield. Mlss O'Brlen spent Easter Sunday Druge and Booke with her mother In St. Louis. M. W. Connelly and family spent MONETT, MO. Easter wlth relatives In Memphls. Charles Berry, son of R. W. Berry, sollcltlng frelght and passenger agent, formerlv in citv ticket office. Tulsa. has returned to -St. Louls and is work: ing In the typing bureau. We were glad to have Messrs. Butler, Merchant and Huggins as visltors to THE MONETT TIMES our office In the past week. The best local paper In the Ozarks. Boosting tor Its Communlty and for the Frlsco. Dail (b mall), $4.00 per year. OFFICE SUPT. TERMINALS %eree&, $1.50 per year. TIMES PUBLISHING CO. WEST TULSA, OKLA. MONE'IT, MO. MISS EDNA A. WOODEN, Reporter Harold Offield, yard clerk, who was ill In the St. Louls hospltal for several weeks, has returned to duty. A. J. Hall, Areman, who was seriously 111 for several weeks. has returned to Monett Steam Laundry duty. Clyde R. Brlgance. switchman who Monett, Missouri has been 111 In the St. Louls hdapital for some tlme, is st111 unable to return COME ON LET'S ALL PULL FOR home. Wade W. Mannlna, switchman MONETT Is also In the hospltal at that polnt: We hooe they will both be able to I return ioon. - exception of a few aches, which. of Several of the clerks attended the course, we aren't able to detect from brldge-dance given by the ladies of the outward appearance. Tulsa Employes' Club. April 20. With the redaction in force and the ENGLAND SENDS usual unpleasantries accompanying this "said" depression, S. R. Gardner, our division storekeener. has found time I RIVER DIVISION I HER PRAISES - CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. TO AMERICA INEZ LAIL, Reporter

Our deepest sympathy is extended to Britisher Calls American Fi Sid Maxwell. fireman, account of the death of his father. "Benefactors to Human E. F. Smith, son-in-law of J. T. Race" Huiehan, has returned to his position with the Sinclalr 011 Company after an absence of about five months. Mr. Smith was seriously injured In an auto- The Englishman is everywhere acknowl- mobile accldent. edged to be a keen judge of fine tobacco. Don Parr. switchman. has returned to Little wonder, then, that the makers of work-after'an absence of a~month,dur- Edgeworth Smoking Tobacco, rlght down ing whlch tlme Mr. Parr was in the in our own Richmond. Virginia, are proud Frisco Hosoital at St. Louls for treat- of thls tribute to their product from Mr. ment. W. J. Russell of h'ewton College, Devon. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Willer and son. England. Junior, spent Easter Sunday in Illinois Newton College. as guests of BIrs. Willer's parents. Newton Abbot. Cape Glrardeau had one of the Devon. England. hottest city elections it has had In Nov. 20, 1931. years and one of the commissioners Larus & Brother Company, elected was Edw. Willer. former agent Richmond, Virginia U. S. A. for the Frisco at Senath and father of Edgar Willer, cashier at Cape. Gentlemen : Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Neal had as their I have just purchased and begun guests over a recent week-end, Mr. and to smoke some of your Edgeworth Mrs. Frank Neal of Memphis, Tenn. Plur Slice. How long. It has been ,Mr. and Mrs. Don Parr and the writer pos

in raising, but at any rate hope he has Berkley, Calif., is slowly but steadily and will be here permanently. From a good crop. improving from her accident last fall. the glimpse we had of Mrs. Stephenson Mrs. 0. N. Watts was a visitor in However, she is still using crutches. when she was down here before, we Hayti for a few days last month. Know we will all be interested in know we are certainly golng to like Miss Ethel Mae Robinson spent a knowing that Nrs. 0. H. McCarty, who her, and hope she will enjoy living in few davs in St. Louis recentlv visiting now lives in Los Angeles and who Texas. with fiiends. some months ago sprained 'her ankle, is now able to get around with the aid of a crutch. She writes she is eniov--. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT ing California very much. Mrs. G. G. Beckley, wife of our claim FT. WORTH, TEXAS TEXAS LINES agent, and granddaughter, Maude I I Esther, have returned from a visit CORYLYNE PLEDGE, Reporter with relatives in Houston. Wonder if anybody has noticed that OFFICE OF VP&GS brand new tire cover Mr. W. S. Pollard, The beautiful Texas Bluebonnets FT. WORTH, TEXAS enthusiastic Frisco booster, has been have thrown a blanket of sky blue using lately? "Travel and Ship Over over every hillside and a more soul- Frisco Lines for Quick Service." Cer- stirring sight is not to be found. MARY BESS SNITH. Reporter talnly an effective advertisement. Little Helen Jean Beal, 20-month-old Think kt would be a fine idea if we daughter of our telegraph operator. would all use a simllar means of ad- made us a short sunshiny vislt re- The Bridge and Forty-two Tourna- vertising our typical Frisco service- cently. ment. held in the Longhorn room of "Fast schedules. On-time performance l'he Frisco Club Bridge Tournament. the Texas hotel, evening of April 4, records and quicker handling at load- given at the Texas hotel recently, proved to be one of the most enjoy- ing and delivery points-." netted the club treasury a nice little able and profitable entertainments the Sure sign of Spring: Jordan Ditcher sum, besides everybody who took part Frisco Employes' Club of Ft. Worth started work at Sherman on March 8 havlng a very enjoyable evening. We has sponsored. Miss Leda Belle Dur- and will finish to Menard on A~ril23. understand our next meeting will be a rett, secretary, was chairman of the Weed burner started work on the luncheon in the near future. committee whlch arranged for the eve- GTW on April 4 and has completed We have just unearth'ed a deep dark ning's entertainment, and they certain- the GTW, and will complete burning secret. We have a real live poet in lv deserve a lot of credit and thanks the Texas Lines by may 1. The John- our midst, and to prove it we are for their efforts. son grass is "whooping" it up right quoting the "Poem" that won a white I shouldn't be surprised if we don't behind, and it looks now like we will gold diamond studded wrist watch for have a "coming" young Prlma Donna have to start burning all over again. in our midst in the person of none Besides owning some mighty fine other than our PBX operator. Miss rabbits. 3Ir. "Bob" Evans. of the trans- Evelvn McQueen who is taking an portation department, owns the prize acti

the poet who is none other than our J. D. Wacey, coach and locomotive TF&PA Harry Granger. Here tls: carpenter, 1.s conflned to Harris hos- "I've smoked cedar, coffee and ratan. ~italat the present writing, having INCOME PROTECTION Corn~ -- silks. and cane from the old had the mlsfortune of falling from a divan. ladder while at work In the round- But what a joy, and great relief, house. When I found I could smoke San Fellce." GOOD SERVICE We are sorry to report Ben T. Scott on the sick list at thls writing. Hope I NORTHERN DIVISION I MAKES Mr. Scott will be fullv recovered and back on the job soon. - Opening day of the baseball season- GOOD FRIENDS also the second game of the season- MAINTENANCE OF WAY DEPT. our.-. Cats-. were defeated bv the Dallas FT. SCOTT, KANS. Tigers. Not so good, but-maybe they Th e "Continental" (T h e wlll "Hold that Tiger" from now on. Frank Hubert's brother, Mr. W. G. BERNICE HEINBACH, Reporter Railroad Man's C o m- Hubert, auditor for Gulf Production pany) has served Rail- Company In South America, has just Pat Williams, section foreman on arrived via aimlane for a vislt with section C-8, Cherokee, Kan., was re- road Men for over a the home folks.. tired from service account having - reached the age limit March 4, 1932. generation Its income Hugh Matlock was assigned to po- protection c o n t r a c t s sition of section foreman, section C-6, MECHANICAL AND STORES DEPT. at Lenexa, Kan., on March 17. make friends. FT. WORTH, TEXAS March 22 Floyd Temple was assigned to position of section foreman, section Its friends may be found J. D. WACEY, Reporter B-2, Mount Vernon, Mo. on every railroad in the On March 16 the Aurora branch sec- Geo. W. Joyce, coach cleaner, is now tion was divided. making the head- United States and Can- a proud grandfather, a granddaughter quarters of section B-1 at South Green- ada. having arrived In his family. The fleld, and headquarters of section B-2 daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. at Mount Vernon. For your convenience, your Walter Lawson since our last report. Chas. Chyrock was assigned to po- All are reported as doing splendidly. sition of section foreman, section M-8. paymaster will, if you E. K. Stokes, former car inspector at Cherokee, Kan.. April 6. desire, collect the pre- at this point but now located at Deni- Tony J. Rauniker was assigned to son, was a visitor here April 10. temporary position of section foreman, miums for your income section F-7 SmiLhfleld 310.. regular foreman H.'J. Dierolf heing off duty protection from your account- - of.- Illness. ---- ~. JERRY RINGLESBY. President Ed Wagoner, water service repair- pay. FRED STEIN RAUF. S~C'Y-Tress. man, was taken to the hospital at Ft. Scott, early morning of March 27, ac- Why Wait ?--Get It Now! Missouri Ambulance Co., Inc. count of a severe attack of appendi- VALENTINE 3186VALENTINE 5748 citis. He has now been released from the hospital but will not return to Continental Casualty Company CRlSCO SERVICE-PULMOTOR SERVICE work for several weeks. DAY and SIGHT 819 East 31st Street Roadmaster B. H. Crosland's head- CHICAGO TORONTO SERVICE - Kansas City. Mo. quarters were changed from Pittsburg to Ft. Scott, effective April 8. The SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS

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BINDERS Inland Printing Co. SPRINGFIELD, MO. To give Universal Service is the goal Improved 011 Tissue Train Orders of Public Utility managers and opera- PRINTERS . OFFICE SUPPLIES tors. We are a part of the organized effort to reach that ideal. The Springfield Laundry Co. "The Sunshine Plant" Springfield Gas and Electric Company LAUNDRY, DRY CLEANING HAT CLEANING Springfield Traction Company Phone 668 S55 Boonvllle St. Sprlngtleld. Mo.

FAM I LY WET WASH I Frank B. Smith Laundry Co. - Mo. I May, 1932 Page 41 ofeice of Roadmaster W. T. Trisler. 13th extra clerk, J. E. Herd, who has also clerk, local office, has our deepest Track Division, was moved from Pitts- returned to Joplin. sympathy on the loss of his sister. who burg to Joplin, same date. Mrs. Thelma Linn substituted one died March 18. Messrs. W. H. Bevans, superintend- day for Rate Clerk F. H. Carson, who ent, J. 0. Armstrong, division engineer was called to Kansas City account Conductor Eddie Orr graduated from R. D. Sparford and J. 1%'. Waterbury: death of his brother. the ranks of "apl~rentice passenger bridge inspectors, are now on their Ed Humphries bumped Sky Vennum conductor," when he made his flrst trip, spring bridge inspection. Each road- on the 4:00 p. m. to midnight yard clerlc AIarch 21, on train 111, from Kansas master is accompanying the inspection job, Mr. Vennum in turn bumping on Citv-~- to Tulsa. returning on train 118, party over his territory. a similar position in Wichita. March 23. ~e was acting as conductor Mr. I. Kipp and wife are enjoying a visit from their daughter. Xrs. Roy Bennett of Fall City. Neb., also from OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT Mrs. Frederick Commons of Kansas FT. SCOTT, KANS. Pit"-.-a. L. J. Timberlake substituted one day in the ticket office, working the second BLANCHE BICKNELL, Reporter trick- - - -.- . I The Peoples- Bank Reuel Lester Stopped off In Ft. of Springfield, Missouri Account position of roadmasters' Scott for a short visit. en route to clerk at Neodesha having been abol- Joplin, where he bid in a temporary ished Miss Gladys Rot11 has displaced vacancy. Xiss Bernice Heinbach in the division Erle Schumaker of Wichita, spent WE APPRECIATE engineer's office at Ft. Scott. several days in Ft. Scott visiting his Yard Clerk Ed Humnhries and wife wife and daughter. have returned from a visit in Pittsburg, YOUR BUSINESS where they visited Mrs. Humphries' father, Charles Wyman. OFFICE OF SUPT. TERMINALS Account demurrage cierk position at OUR MOTTO the freight office being abolished, E. KANSAS CITY, MO. H. Hamm bumped E. S. Coiner, yard clerk. TO11 ICEHOE, Reporter COURTESY, FAIRNESS AND Yrs. C. L. Payne and family visited EFFICIENCY relatives and friends in Pittsburg. Spring is the time of the year when Mrs. D. A. Stevens and dauzhter. Wil- we all like to buy new things and doll man Jean, spent a recent -Sunday in up a little but not all of us are as Pittsburg. Timekeeper Claude Reeder fortunate as R. R. Radford, yard clerlc and wife visited relatives in Girard. who is sporting a new DeSota sedal; Mrs. Virginia Crews and daughter, which he purchased the latter part of Louise, and Miss Helen Roberts, of February. Springfield, Mo.. were the week-end Among our more enthusia-stic poli- guests of Miss Blanche Bicknell. ticians is Rich O'Connor, car record Don Fenton has returned to Joplin clerk, who journeyed to St. Louis after working several weeks as ware- March 28 as a delegate from Kansas FIRST NATIONAL house foreman in the absence of Her- City to help put Jim Reed to the front man Clark, who has returned to work. for president. Ticket Cashier D. L. Johnston is able Ray C. Batchelder, formerly revising BANK in Wichita to be back on duty again, relieving clerk, this office, but now switching WICHITA, KANSAS

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In place of E. A. Fisher during the Tulsa in the near future. Latham, on a flshing expedition, but latter's recent Ilmess...~~~ - After looking in valn for a Pled results not learned. F. W. Archer Is Mrs. Earl Snook. wife of section Piper last month. Lee Taylor of the out flshing at this writing. foreman, spent a short vacation store department, resorted to a couple R. H. Grimes says it is a man-sized the early part of April, visiting rela- of rat traps and seems to have put the job to put out strawberry plants--he tives In Windsor. 111. rats on the run. was still sufferina from stiff. sore L. J. Smith, switchman, was called to J. W. Watkins and wlfe were called muscles the last fime he was .in the Tulsa, Okla., on March 23 account of to Glen Elder, Kan., the 16th on ac- office, but when those 600 strawberry the death of his father. On behalf of count of serious lllness of a relative. plants begin to bear fruit he will be this o,ffice, wish to extend deepest Mr. Watkins is transfer foreman at bell repald for hls labors. symDarnv. Rosedale. H. E. Burgess, general chalrman of A.- C. -~awhon,switchman, was se- Tillie was not sure she particularly shop crafts, visited the Wichita shops verely beaten and robbed by a negro cared for coffee until she recently won on April 5. bandit at 9:30 p. m. Saturday, April 3. a pound of "AG" at a beneflt brldge. while on hls way home from work. A beautiful ~lantand etching. won the A few ripples In the tranquil] rou- The assault occurred a half block from same week, was further evidence of her tine of the office: Bill Baker, after his home. ability at bridge. mans trials and trlbulatlons, fllnally Harry J. McNulty. crossing flagman, achieved the deslred color effect on left Aprll 8 for St. Louis hospital. We his car, and equipped with new brakes, hope to see him recovered and back he feels that the Dodge will be good on the Job In the near future. WICHITA, KAN. for a few more miles. Ed Immele has We wish to extend our deepest restored his old Dine to active service. sympathy to Engineer C. F. Veilbig. aconomizing on his cigar bills. As for whose wife dled Tuesday, March 22. LOTA L. WILLIAMS, Reporter myself. 1'11 take my picnics where E. A. Fisher, passenger conductor Poison IVYdoesn't grow-I refer to who died at 1:30 p. m.. April 2. will bd face the world withboth eyes open! sadly missed bv his many friends and Sympathy of friends and acquaint- associates on ihe Frisco. Mr. Fisher ances is extended to Murl C. Calvert had been In the Frisco service 43 years. switchman, in the recent death of hi; OFFICE OF GENERAL AGENT Mrs. Richard O'Connor, wife of chief brother at the latter's home in Coffey- car record clerk, spent a pleasant visit ville. KANSAS CITY, MO. with her son and family In Omaha, The recent lllness and death of G. G. March 18. Moffitt, traffic manager of the Red MARK CASSIDY, Reporter M. L. Sollars switchman, was called Star Milling Company, was a great to Wichita, Mabch 19, account death of shock to his many friends and ac- his brother. We wish to extend our quaintances. Mr. Moflitt was one of Dave Todd certainly Is a lucky fel- deepest sympathy. the best known and respected traffic low. He went looking for gas leaks J. E. Harris, assistant yardmaster, men In Wichita and his sudden death with matches and nothing happened. was off during the week of April 8, is felt as a ereat loss to thls com- Harold and Rav Batchelder were off account serious Illness. munity. ~uneralservices were held several days accbunt of the death of J. P. Smith switchman, was sent to April 12, and flfty members of the their sister, Mrs. Beatrice Bennett. who St. Louis hos'pital April 11. We hope Kansas Citv and Wichita Traffic Clubs died March 18. The office extends its his sojourn may not be long and that attended in a body. Mr. Moffltt was a sym athy to them. he wlll return completely recovered. brother-in-law of R. H. Grimes, yard- ~kerLindeman lost a bumper on master here. March 23. And when he called upon Since price of crude oil has been ad- the man. who took It off. to oav for vanced to $1.00 per barrel, there Is the damagGoh. well-i t 'wasri't - pay- OFFICE OF MASTER MECHANIC considerable oil development on our ment that Elmer received. KANSAS CITY, MO. Ellsworth line in viclnlty of Lyons and Stewart Yockev bUmDed Frank Mar- Lorraine, wlth some talk of a re- tin on March 24.- finery at either Lyons or Ellsworth lf The horse-shoe pftching season was LEOTA FRIEND and MARY DAILEY, production continues. The Frisco is oflicially o~enedMarch 24. For a few Reporters now handling crude oil In tank cars davs. K-ramer and Cassidt7 were undis- for two Wichlta refineries from this puieh champions, but the opposition field. has stiflened since Jack Gabel moved "-4re you Listenlng?" A. P. Haberthier, of the local ware- up from the yards. We are now await- Advance agents of Sprlng and of house, has returned from the hospital ing Andy Kranichfleld to join us, and Prosperity-Mr. Berry wearing a straw but will not be able to work for some have a few match games. Inc~dentally, hat and Mr. McCaffrey driving a new time. It will be necessary for him to you local oflice pitchers, the bovs in RSSPY return to the hospltal In about thirty the mechanical de~artmentare willina- While rigid economy Is being prac- days. His friends are wishing him a to take you on at any time. ticed in the use of lead pencils every- speedy recovery. John Ronne was In to visit us on where, we think Messrs. Spangler and We very much regret the necessity March 30. John was looking pretty Grueninger tie for honors In this re- of abolishing the position here of so- well, and said that he felt better than sDect. liciting freight and passenger agent he looked. We regret very much losing Paul held by H. L. Byerly. Nr. Byerly was Ed Liley checker In the warehouse,

and Pauline In recent reduction-- and~~--~ an active Frisco booster and well liked has been e'xneriencin~all the lovs of miss them areatlv. The -same -.. . . -redne- - - - - by all and he will be greatly missed being a-- fathef since his wife tion placed-E. C: ens haw formerly in this oflice. presented him with a'son on April 4. of Ft. Scott, on ARA desk, \his oflice. The Underwood twlns are confined Congratulations, Ed! Mr. Henshaw Is fast becoming ac- at home with the measles. We trust We are sorrv to reoort the death of quainted with Kansas City and taking that by the time this goes to print Mrs.-Hamilton; the niother~~ofEugene particular note of Its traffic rules ere they will have entirely recovered. Hamilton, team track clerk, who died transporting his own "Merrv Oldsmo- - - Jess Kelsev. sationarv flreman. is on April 1. bile" to the city. able to be back on the jbb after a' re- Chet Comb's positlon on the claim Mrs. A. J. Finn is vlsltlng In cent illness. desk was abolished March 25, so he Chaflee while "friend husband" Is get- Garden talks-cherry blossoms-each went to the yards and bumped Jack t!ng In a number of good games at morning the miracle of fresh green on Gabel. But that didn't last lonn. He ping-pong. bare, brown trees and new shoots of returned to thelocal office and-again W. C. Abercrombie president of the grass from the dark earth-Sprlng! bum~edJack. He certalnly follows Sunnyland Club. is 'makinn arransce- Time for picnics and outlngs. Aprll Jacz around like an evil omen. Chet ments for a club dance at th~laizor 3 was more than a little windy, but is now reclaim clerk on the switch night of April 19. Thls being the flrst several hopeful fishermen went out desk. soclal affair of the club this year. we with baited hooks. We understand We now have an entlrely new switch are sure it urlll be well attended-and that the fish wouldn't bit for C. S. Un- desk. Fitz havine rrone to the claim will be nut over in n hi= wav. derwood. general a$ent. -The Albert department, ~als?h70 19th Street-and Miss 'Orene kndekon; daighter of Teal, Paul Bartlett and Eugene Freeze Todd to the warehouse. L. P. Anderson, 1s planning a visit to families drove to Rock Creek, near After an absence of many years, Ray

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General Offlce Branch Offloes F. J. WGLEMAN, Resident GUY KRESS. Supt.. Sprlngf~eld,Mo. ST. MUIS, YO. 8. I. FITZGEBALD, Vice-Pres. and See'y M. 5. ENGLLMAN. Vice-Pres., Dallas, Tez m. ExdaWe BldG SPRwGFIELD, YO. CHAS. GRAY. Manager, Sprlngfleld, Mo. E. B. SHARKEY, Manager. Ft. Wmth, Ter KANSAS CITY, MO. &T. WORTH. TEX. 108. N. O'DOWD. Supt., Sprlnfleld, 310. G. R. PIERCE, Supt., St. Louis, Mo. DALLAS, TEX. May, 1932

Batchelder agaln works a dayllght job mischevious boys. Mr. Cardwell hopes family at Lawrenceblarg, Tenn. They at the local offlce, havlng bumped Fltz- they don't do it again, as he is lamp report a delightful motor lrlp and gerald on the switch desk. tenrlnr.-..--.. were glad to have h Is mother burn Due to the sudden serious lllness of Mrs. H. E. Gabrlel, wife of Asslstant wlth them for a week 's vislt. the wlfe of Harry Bowers, rate clerk Superintendent Gabriel, left April 15 Miss Smith, our st.enographer, wRa In commercial offlce, a call was made for Los Angeles and San Diego, Callf., has been on the indis~bosed llst for over for volunteers to offer blood for trans- to vlsit her daughter- who resldes a year 1s now greatly Improved. fusions. It is pleasing to note that there. ~lthoue(hwe missed her durinr her several of the local offlce men were Mrs. Jennie Gabriel Young, daughter two so&rni in-the St. Louls hospital, on hand at the hospltal to offer thelr of Assistant Superintendent Gabriel. one would hardly recognize her now share toward the recoverv of Mrs. left April 15 for San Dlego, Calif. to wlth all the excessive avolrdupols, for Bowers. At present she 1s dolng very join her husband, Lleut. Young, d. S. she is the picture of health. Some de- ...-.-nicelv. Navy. She has been vlsitlng with her partment store shall term the depres- ~d-Cunninghamwas called to Chl- parents for some time. sion "nasse", as orders for the new cago due to the death of his mother. wardrdbe arrlve. Joe Kramer moved around to the other Judging from reports emanatlng from side of the desk to protect Ed's po- authentlc channels as well as the sand- sitlon. and Ray Ruisinger took over I SOUTHERN DIVISION I house. congratulatlons are In order for Joe's job in the meantime. one Charlle Silliman (warehouse fore- man). There was slgnlficance attached to all the Jewelryman's "lce" of last BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS summer. We extend to Charlle and the TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT fair one our best wlshes for a long, KANSAS CITY, MO. NELLIE McGOWEN, Reporter prosperous, happy journey along life's highway. ROY E. MARING, Reporter Mrs. W. W. Lane, wife of engine

-foreman. ------~ --. was a recent vlsltor with relatives In h.1 emphls. AGENTS' OFFICE R. E. "Bob" Holman, of "%ood The follow1ng employes from Birm- ALICEVILLE, ALA. Morning, Slr. How do you do, Sir, as ingham Terminal have been confined to well as golf fame, is no longer with the St. Louis hospltal recently: W. T. L. S. BROPHY, Reporter us, having taken the posltion of assist- Harrls engineer R. A. Dodgen swltch- ant city ticket aaent at Tulsa. We man: i". L. powkll. engineer. and I. B. were ail sorry to see him go. Our ~olmes,switchman. - General Agent Crow and ~gricultural loss is Tulsa's gain. They had better H. W. Johnson, car accountant, of Agent Anderson spent Wednesday. look to their golf laurels, however, as Snring.field. was a recent vlsltor to the March- 30th. in Allceville looking after frlend "Bob" strokes a mlghty stick. terminal. company buslness. President "Lon" Chalfant of the Kan- Congratulations are extended to C. L. S. Brophy returned to duty after sas City Passenger Agents is very blue M. Gann and Mrs. Gann on the arrival having spent 17 days In company hos- these days account the loss of a -good of a bab; air1 March 26ih. Nr. Gann is pital at St. Louis. secretary. employed as a yard clerk. W. D. Pouncy, operator worklng first We enjoyed the movement of a large Mrs. B. C. Andrews, wife of con- trick. went Easter with hls family at delegation of the Parent Teachers' As- ductor, and son are vislting relatives winfield sociatlon to their state convention at We are glad to report business pick- In Sheffleld, Ala. ing up. Our thru business is good Pittsburg last week, there being ap- W. A. McGlothlln, asslstant yard- proximately eighty from Kansas City master has returned from St. Louls, from the ATtN RY. and Toneka. Gov. "Alfalfa Bill" F. B. Downlng, recently employed as where 'he was called- account lllness of agent, Boligee, made us a visit the Murray agaln used our service to Okla- his sister. homa City. Ralph Wllliams, clerk in terminal night of March 25th. The-..- recent.-. ~~ heavv frosts caused ~05- The wife of our estimable rate clerk, accountant's offlce has been transferred Harry Bowers, is on the sick list, a to St. Louis. Mr. Williams was dis- siderable damage t-o potatoes and other blood transfusion having been neces- placed by L. W. Pipkin of Springfield. spring vegetables in southern Alabama. sary. We are glad to report that she E. T. Boone, yard clerk, has joined however damage in this immediate is much im~roved. U. lkrritorp was Very slight. We hope the S. Armv and left Anril 7th. for to have some 13 to 20 cars of potatoes R. A. scott, formerly operator, thls Panama: -- " office. has taken the second trlck 0. >I. Reeser, switchman, who has to move the latter part of Nay or fore- tower position at Rosedale and r the been quite ill for sometlme wlth the part of June. writer has assumed the position of b/l, flu left today for St. Louis hospital. dlversion. and trncina clerk. ~e'was accompanled to St. Louls by ~nterdenartmental;o-oneration 1s the J. H. Hennessey, swltchman. TRAINMASTER'S OFFICE essence of good buslneis, so tell us Ye reporter and daughter Nary were AMORY, MISS. about any prospective movements, recent week-end visltors to Anniston, either of freight or passenger. We can Ala. VIOLET GOLDSMITH, Reporter help ourselves, too, by purchaslng the J. B. McLane, extra yardmaster and products of those that are favorable to family, are vislting relatives ln Engineer C. E. Bernard is retired, the Frisco. Charleston, S. C. havlng made his last run on train 105 W. A. Whaley, swltchman, and, wife ...lntn -- Rirmineham... - March 27. Easter are vlsitlng their daughter In Chlcago. afternoon. We are all sorry to lose Uncle Charlie but feel that he has I CENTRAL DIVJSION I earned a vacation after may years of falthful service. We are happy to BIRMINGHAM LOCAL FREIGHT know he retlred In perfect health and OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE plans to enjoy himself. FT. SMITH, ARK. W. P. Johnson, engine foreman, has CAMMIE ADKINS, Reporter recovered after several weeks' lllness of nneumonla, and has now returned EARL E. DOPD, Reporter to Gork. We were dellghted to have our old Walter Dixon, assistant water servlce Whlle on brldge inspection recently friend Louie Antwlne pay us a vlsit. Division Engineer E. L. Collette had He now is inspector for W. W. & I. B., the misfortune of belng stung severely and was for a number of years a mem- by a wasp. Mr. Collette says it was a ber of our office. None of the usual case of the early bird gettlng the ready smile or twinkle of the eye had worm, whlch sounds rather strange to been dimmed. although he had been AYER & LORD TIE CO. awav from us several months because CHICAGO us but possibly he knows the answer. of iilness. P. 0. Dodd crossing watchman Mrs. N. C. Steedman, wlfe of cashier, RAILROAD TIMBER North Eye strekt, Ft. Smlth, is in thg has just returned from Hugo, Okla.. hospital sufferlng from an attack of after spendlng several days vlslting CROSS TIES PRODUCTS flu. We know his many friends mlss her-- . father.- LUMBER POLES him and hope for a speedy recovery. Luclen Flynn recently spent the day By the tlme thls artlcle is prlnted with hls mother and famlly at Sulll- PILING FENCE POSTS we hope the strawberry shipments wlll cent. Ala. His mother. Mrs. N. -4. be in full swing. We are hoping we Flyin was seriously ill ' for sometime, WOOD TREATMENTS will get the full estimate of four hun- but has now entirely recovered. dred twenty-nine cars from the Cen- Hulbert Green, formerly outbound a n d. PRE.SERVATlON tral dlvislon. blll clerk, whose job was abolished Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Thorson went to Aprll lst, has dlsplaced Lucien Flynn PLANTS Springfield April 16. They spent Sun- on inbound revlsing desk. Carbondale. Ill.. Grenada. Miss., Louisville. day with Mr. Thorson's mother. Mrs. Hulbert Green, wlfe of rate- We are betting. stronelv on the clerk, spent Easter week with relatives Ky., North Little Rock. Ark., Montaomery, Texas tomato movement-igal" this at Lineville, Ala. Ala., ~arlneWays-Paducah, KY. year and think we will get it. L. T. Hatcher. belt swltchina-order Les Cardwell has had a llttle trouble clerk, and wife 'spent a recent-week- "CREOSOTE 011 PREVENTS DECAY" with switch lights being broken by end with Mr. Hatcher's mother and Page 44 foreman, is recovering from an acci- Chapter of Children of the Confederacy Sundav April 10, here with her aunt, dent suffered several weeks aeo. and in the home of her mother, Nrs. H. F. Mrs. ~eliaLenihan, stenographer. expects to resume work in a few'd&l Hastings, 13S1 S. Willett. Surinc. Messrs. A. P. Saugrain and R. L. We are also glad that H. G. Dolla- decorations were used, and In the ice Schoeneberg, traveling a u d 1 t o r s. hite, caller, has recovered from an au- course following the program, small dropped in the morning of April 11 for pendicitis operation and expects to rk- flags were used. Impromptu talks by a check of the station. sume work in a few days. visiting Confederate veterans followed. Sorry to report that L. W. Tanbers- Mr. A. R. Holmquist, clerk to round- Many friends of D. P. Edmundson ley, OS&D clerk. is still unable to re- house foreman, has now been off (chief clerk in office of superintendent port for work due to illness. several davs account slckness but at Memphis, for a good many years), wili H. Q. Tlanigan, OSLD clerk, for the this time is reported doing nicely. regret to know of his untimely passing twenty-s~sth year attended the open- BIr. Ira Rouscher, clerk, visited rela- away this month. BIrs. Edmundson ing ball game of the season, which was tives several days in St. Louis. and family have our sincere sympathy. scheduled for April 12 this year. Mrs. C. M. Davis, wife of conductor, Miss Allie Mai Speight was out of attended a State Parent-Teachers' the offlce several days this month ac- Association meeting in Meridian Miss. count illness. We are glad she is ENGINEERING, BRIDGE AND Mrs. R. J. Sullivan, wife of 'boiler better now. BUILDING, WATER SERVICE inspector, Is visiting relatives in Mrs. Ford Miller, wife of city ticket Springfield, 310. agent, is convalescing after several DEPARTMENTS Mr. C. H. B?!tzell, better known as weeks' illness. MEMPHIS, TENN. "Uncle Charlie was in Amory March AIessrs. 0. M. and M. J. Conley, of 22 and made talk on Safety First. the Frisco family, paid us a very CREATIE C. SICKLES, Reporter The student body was very attentive pleasant short visit recently while en them and hone Uncle Charlie will mnke- -.-. .- - - - - .. . route to Florida for some deen sea Lineman Clusev was called to Little another visit soon. ifr. Baltzell was fishing. ROTon Narch 2'2, account serious ill- introduced to the students by Mr. C. H. ness of his mother. Lineman Mead Goldsmith, trainmaster. worked in Nr. Clugey's place while he LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE was away. MEMPHIS, TENN. After being conflned to his home for several days we are glad to see Mr. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT VIRGINIA GRIFFIN, Reporter Callaham out again. MEMPHIS, TENN. Nr. and Mrs. W. H. Omens of New- .J. A. Ladd, H. A. AIarltham, E. 31. burg, spent several days visiting rela- KATE MASSIE, Reporter Grissom and J. A. Carrigan have been tives in Memnhls the first week in on the sick list recently. April. Little Miss Mary Jo Hastings acted Mrs. W. W.Humphrey a d son, Paul, Miss Dorothy Frazler spent April 8, as hostess for the Eraston Bragg family of switch order cl&k, attended 9 and 10, visiting home folks at Mem- a convention of Music Teachers of phis. Miss Frazier is one of the teacll- Tennessee, held in Nashville. Tenn.. ers in the Wi!low Sprlngs High School. March 23 to 26. Paul took part as Ann 3Ic~Mlllan Harrison arrived the announcer on a Creative 3Iusic March 13 to stay at the A1 Harrison Program and was a representative of home at Amory. The C. M. Scott family Your Riverside School of Memphis. of Alemphis drove to Amory on Sunday, H. C. Frgar, bill clerk, was called to March 20, tb see ~issAnn. Jonesboro March 26 and again on Aprll A. E. Davldson spent some two 6 account illness of his wife. Glad to weeks in Memphis recently checklng report that Mrs. Fryar has improved joint facility accounts. Fire Pail sufficiently to return to Memphis. We extend to Conductor Lynch's he- J. F. Wright, rate clerk, drove to reaved family our slncere sympathy in Hot Springs, Ark., Alarcll 26 to spend the loss of Mrs. Lynch, who passed Easter Sundav. away Narch 2.5, after a long illness. Sorry to hear of the illness of Miss Mrs. W. H. Pryor was quite sick the and Barrel Nellie Murray, cousin of D. E. Creeden. week of Narch 28, but has now re- disposition clerk, it being necessary covered. that she have an operation April 4. We It is wlth sincere regret and sorrow wish for her a speedy recovery. we report the death of Mr. D. P. Ed- Equipment Pi. R. Walker, clerk, was off A~)ril mondston on March 24, Mr. Edmond- 4 and 5 account the death of CII-s. ston mas an employe of this company Walker's brother in Williford 4rk. We for a number of years and later mas sympathize with them in their loss., connected with the R. F. Carr Lumber Becomes E. W. Holcombe, now on penslon, Com~any. We extend our sym~;~thyto paid us a short visit recently. We were the kntire family. glad to see him and hone he will come Mrs. J. H. Cunnlngham and baby, Much More again soon. Xaureen Alys, returned to their home Effective April 7 position of cashier In Memphis after a three months' visit in this office was abolished. Gordon Robertson bumped G. P,. Humnhrev as station accountant and sorry io rGort that Ray has no place to bump. \Ire have a new name for B. C. when Johnson, revising clerk, which is, I Midvale Coal Co. I "JIouse Tamer." A few days ago there were three or four around his desk HIGH GRADE STEAM and one decided to run un his Dants AND DOMESTIC COAL leg. I I S. L. Oliver spcnt week-end of April 3 in St. Louis. Chemical Bldg. ST. LOUIS, MO. Miss Faye Barbee of Jonesboro. spent

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B. F. Thompson, soliciting freight and lmssenser agent, and family mo- tored to Tuscaloosa, Ah.. for the week- end recently. American Handle Company R. F. Oxley, chief clerk, and family spent the week-end visiting with Manufncturers of HOBART-LEE TIE friends in Cullman, Ala. High-grade Hickory, Axe, Adze, W. W. Wade, rate clerk, reports a COMPANY "large evening" while attending rr Pick, Sledge, Hatchet, Hammer clance at Dora, .4la., lzst week. and Railroad Tool Handles Roy Borders, operator, has bid in Railroud Ties and Thber third trick freight yard junction; re- JONESBORO - ARKANSAS gret very much to lose hrm from this office. WE HAVE SUPPLIED THE Fred D. Cross, soliciting freight and FRlSCO CONTINUOUSLY passenger agent, visited the storm- FOR OVER 40 YEARS stricken area around. Bridgeport, Ma., last week-end. W. 0. SCHOCK CO. Nr. and Mrs. U. U. Smith and three Liberty Centrnl Building children of 3Iontgomery. Ala., have re- s'r. LOUIS, 310. turned to their home after spending a FUEL OIL few days with their sister, the writer. Will~oitBuilding Sam NcDonough, son of executive ST. LOUIS, MO. SPILISG.R'IELD. 210. general agent, D. F. McDonough, has returned to the University of Alabama after a few days' slight illness. KERITE St. Louis Surfacer and INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES Paint Company

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time..--- have - sought ways and means When two driving axles are of correcting it. NOW,the Franklin coupled up by means- of the Tan- Railway Supply Company has de- dem Main Rod Drive, it is obvious veloped the Tandem Main Rod that slipping tendencies are ma- ,Drive which finally accomplishes terially reduced. the lonn desfred object. The prin- Accurate records have been kept ciGe involved is simple, since it of the performance of locomotives means that instead of the main Tandem Main Rod rive-8 Coupled equipped with the Tandem Main pin transmitting all of the force, Rod Drive and it is interesting to part of it is "by- passed" around The thrust is transmitted directly note the extent to which maintenance the main pin to main crank pin No. to crank pin number 2 from main has been decreased. 2 as shown in the above illustration. rod number 1 and not through .main With ordinary side rods, 2-10-2 type Thus, the Tandem Main Rod Drive crank pin number 1. The main crank locomotives were averaging 30.300 distributes the piston thrust through pin number 1 is hollow and serves as miles between shoppings at a cost two axles and four outside main a grease cavity to supply lubrication of $.0176 per mile for rod main- crank pins. for the floating bushing. tenance. In effect, there are' two main rods, On an eight coupled engine, the With Tandem Main Rod Drive, sim- one behind the other, connected to Tandem Main Rod Drive transmits ilar 2-10-2 type locomotives, in exact- two main pins. Compared with the only 75 per cent of the piston thrust ly the same service, averaged 36,800 ordinary rod drive, work of the main to main crank pin number 1, and 25 miles between shoppings and re- pin is reduced 25 to 60 per cent and per cent to main crank pin number 2. s.00294 that of the middle connection from On a ten coupled engine, only 60 duced rod maintenance to 33 to 60 per cent, dependent on the per cent of the piston thrust is dis- per locomotive mile. number of wheels involved, because tributed through main crank pin num- That the Tandem Main Rod Drive the thrust is distributed directly to ber 1, and 40 per cent through main reduces maintenance costs to a frac- two main pins. crank pin number 2. tion of what it was formerly has The back end of main rod number On a twelve coupled engine only been demoustrated on railroads all 1 has a forked end into which the 50 per cent of .the piston thrust is over the country. front end of main rod number 2 fits. transmitted to main crank pin num- If maintenance is to be kept within The connection between the main ber 1, and 50 per cent to main crank bounds, the High power of modern rods numbers 1 and 2 consists of a pin number 2. solid steel bushing. This bushing Heretofore in ordinary rod con- locomotives requires special methods acts as a retainer for the floating struction, the main crank pin has of transmission. The Tandem Main bushing of main crank pin number 1 been the means of transmitting the Rod Drive is the one outstanding and a journal for the bearing of main full thrust of the piston to all driving method to date which has been devel- rod number 2. axles, resulting in high bearing pres- oped to fuIfill this purpose. May, 1932

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