VOLUME 40 No.3 The Hole In Our Pocket

MOST OF US, while still small children, learned an important lesson in finance when we firSt decided to see how many pennies we could save. The boys espe­ cially found our that in order to have enough to jingle, A. G. Dupuis they nOt only had to get them and be careful nOt to Manager spend tOO many, but they also had to make sure there Marc Green Marie Hotton weren't any holes in their trouser pockets. Ed;tor Assistant to Editor The Milwaukee Road has a hole in its pocket. That's PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT to be expected, I suppose, considering the traffic in and UNION STATION-CHICACO out of it, but to my mind the hole is much bigger than The Milwaukee Road Magazine is pub­ it should be. lished for active and retired employes of The Milwaukee Road. to whom it is dis­ tributed free. It is available to others Last year almost $5,400,000 slipped through it and at 10c per single copy or $1.00 per year. was lost forever. Loss and damage to our customers' goods COSt us $2,460,000 in freight claims, while an­ IN THIS ISSUE other $426,000 went to repair cars damaged by rough handling. Train accidents, including damage to prop­ Page erty and equipment and the cost of clearing wrecks, The Hole In Our Pocket By President J. P. Kiley------2 cost another $2,498,000. These figures are apart from Twin City Safety Show------3 the factOr of custOmer dissatisfaction and the risk of C. H. Winter Retires as Transportation Head ------5 losing future business. B-E Day in Seattle By Margaret Hickey------6 During the first four months of this year freight How Are We Doing?------7 claim payments reached $984,000, train accidents cost Women's Club Biennial Brings Mil­ $750,000, and the rough handling of cars ran up a waukee Road Women to Chicago - 8 Optimism Marks General $198,000 repair bill. More than 32 per cent of the Staff Meeting------11 train accidents were caused by "man failures", and an E. W. Hall, Agricultural Agent, Retires ------12 even larger percentage of the claim and rough handling Operating Results Improving, cost was due to carelessness. Our financial statement Stockholders Told------13 Safety Engineer W. A. French for that period, appearing on page 7 of this issue, Retires------13 shows our net income to be only $958,092. But dU1'ing Commemorate Arrival of First Train in Waukesha ------14 those four months we wasted $1,932,000, or more than What Do You Know? .------14 twice as much as we have left to show for our efforts. Unemployment and Sickness Benefits Increased ------15 I have been railroading long enough to know that it Wisconsin U. Group Learns is only human to make mistakes and to be a little care­ About Railroads------15 Model Railroaders at Work less now and then. I also know Milwaukee Road men By H. J. Swank------16 well enough to realize that they will do their best to Appointments------18 help, once they understand how badly their help is Home Department ------19 Retirements ------21 needed. How Well Do You Know Your Railroad?------21 The real loss is through our own pockets, yours and Please Pass the Poison mine, JUSt as surely as when we were children trying By J. E. Boeshaar------22 to save our pennies. We owe it to ourselves to mend About People of the Railroad ----- 23 those holes with careful, conscientious service. We owe it to ourselves to save our pennies, our dollars and our jobs.

., ~ " This time it's for keeps as Superintendent G. F. Wilson !center! accepts the Safety Trophy from President J. P. Kiley on behalf of the terminal employes. L. J. Benson, assistant to president, is at the left.

record crowd enjoys TWIN CITY SAFETY SHO

FOR A PARTY in the grand manner, the President's Safety Award celebration at St. Paul the evening of May 14 was out­ standing in division safety contest his­ tory. The Prom, the beautiful ballroom "On the Midway", was the setting of the big get.-together for employes of the Twin City Terminal Division and the members of their families who shared their good fortune in winning the Safe­ ty Trophy in 1951. Actual count showed that more than 2,500 people took part in the fun. Preparations for the celebration started as soon as it was announced early this year that the Twin City Terminals was a repeater in the division safety contest. After winning the trophy in 1950, it had come back to win again, the third division to accomplish that feat (the Milwaukee Division in 1944-45 and the Entertainer Jeanne Gordon and the chorus boys. From left: E. F. Idaho Division in 1946-47). Its casuaL Conway. captain of police; Trainmaster R. H. Bourgerie, South Min­ ty rate of 1.99 was 74 per cent better neapolis; Road,master L. C. Blanchard; Chief Carpenter O. C. Denz; District General Car Foreman Jake Hansen; District Storekeeper than the average on the system. The A. M. Lemay; General Car Foreman W. J. Weatherall. second victqry entitled the terminal

3 .. as. the show progressed the applause be­ came so demanding that practically every act included an enCOre. The loudest hand clapping and the heartiest laughs, however, were not for the professionals, but for the Rockette line-up of Twin City Terminals supervisors in a native dance routine. Even without an applause meter, there could be little doubt that "going native" was a show in itself. The last curtain caU again brought Mr. Benson· to the microphone, this. time to introduce President]. P. Kiley, who was present to award the Safety Trophy to Supe'rintendent G. F. Wilson on behalf of the division employes. As it changed hands) Mr. Kiley remarked in effect that the ceremony was in a fair way of becon-iing habit forming. "It gives me a great deal of pleasure to pre· Little Helen Hancer, daughter of Mrs. Ivy Hancer, secretary in the sent this cup to the Twin City Terminals store department, Minneapolis, and of the late G. F. Hancer, former assistant superintendent at Wausau, Wis., draws the winning tickets for taking care of themselves the last for the door prizes. Her helpers are, from left: G. M. Dempsey, gen­ two years," he said. "After all, that is eral inspector, division of safety; F. M. Washburn, district safety engi­ all safety consists of-taking care of neer; Leo Duntley, local chairman B. of R. T., Minneapolis; James Doran, local chairman B. of R. T., St. Paul; and William Anderson, yourself. And if you can, I hope you chairman of the Federated Shop Crafts, Minneapolis. The last three continue to win every year." acted as judges. In accepting the cup, Mr. Wilson di­ rected a few remarks to the audience. employes to permanent possession of the tertainment was one of the attractions "I am sure you have all well earned it," cup and a gala celebration as a reward promised the crowd. The acts included he said, "and I want to take this op­ for their efforts. a team of musical comedy singers, a portunity to thank all of the staff of­ The doors of the ballroom were rhumba specialty dancer-this with ncers and each individual who has opened to the party goers at 7 P.M. and audience participation, and individual contributed to this wonderful award." the early arrivals were entertained by an performances bya banjo stylist, an ex­ The ceremony finished, four beautiful ll-piece orchestra. Promptly at 8, L. J. ponent of tap dancing and an adagio and useful door prizes were awarded to Benson, assistant to president who is in dance team. The always popular Mel­ the holders of lucky tickets. Afterward charge of the division of safety on the vin R. Burlingame, singing switchtender the floor was cleared of chairs and a railroad, stepped to. the microphone. from Minneapolis yard, occupied the good crowd stayed on while the orches­ First congratulating the division em­ next to the last spot on the bill, which tra played dance music until midnight. ployes on their achievement, he the!} was brought to a close by a charming Not because it was last, but because it introduced the entertainment program, soprano. was best, this party will be discussed and the celebration was under way. From the start it was apparent that and remembered for a long time in the Two full hours of professional en- everyone was having a good time, and Twin Cities.

Right: "Ladies and gen­ tlemen, the winner of the first p r i z e is­ Charles Hageman!" F. M. Washburn, district safety engineer, looks on while Mr. Hageman, car inspector at St. Paul, gets a close-up of his prize.

Far right: Holders of door prize tickets. From left: Switchman Fred Thomp­ son, Minneapolis; Mrs. Norris Groth, wife of the storekeeper at St. Paul; and Paul Nikolai, general agent passenger depart­ ment, St. Paul.

4 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Group of present and former employes of the transportation departmen t, Chicago, shown prior to the dinner given in honor of C. H. Winter on May 21. Mrs. Winter is seated at his right in the center of the picture.

C. H. Winter Retires As Transportation Head

\\'HEN C. H. Winter, general superin. smoking in the garden, a fancy one for called upon to help set up a car service :endent of transportation for The Mil­ inside the house, and two pieces of department in 1909 while he was 10­ ?'aukee Road, retired at the end of May, matched luggage for use in the extensive Gi.ted in Miles City in the office of su­ ij was with a number of genuine dis­ traveling with which he hopes to open perintendent. In 1919 he was trans­ :inctions to his credit. As W. R. Mc­ his retirement career. ferred to Seattle as chief clerk to the Pherson, assistant to general superin­ Mr. Winter was also the guest of superintendent pf transportation, and in tendent of transportation, pointed out honor at a luncheon given by the prin. 1923 was advanced to special represen· while serving as master of ceremonies at cipal officers of the railroad in Chicago tative, superintendent of transportation, 3 dinner given in his honor, Charley on May 27. Among those present was in Chicago. Here he held various posi­ \\7inter has not only been recognized for ~any years as a mainstay of the depart­ xent, but throughout those years has lyoided what must have been a great :emptation-the use of profanity. Con­

'-=e. 1952 5 B-E DAY In• Seattle

by Margaret Hickey Correspondent Seattle General Offices

The end of the trip in Seattle. Larry H. Dugan, vice president and western counsel, is shown at the left, in "dark suit. Miss Margaret Hickey, author of "this article, is at the extreme right.

EXACTLY 2,578 of Seattle's teachers, corned by Larry H. Dugan, vice presi­ Washington with respect to the support who make a career of asking questions dent and western counsel, in his office of local elementary and high schools. to which they know the answers, had an in the White Building at 9:45 A.M., Besides transportation, Mr. Dugan opportunity on May 8, as one of the after which he gave the group an out­ pointed out to his guests, the railroad is local newspapers put it, to ask questions line of the plans for the day and kits also engaged in several business enter­ with a different purpose-to learn the containing several pieces of literature prises not ordinarily associated with answers. prepared by The Milwaukee Road and railroads, such as the hotel, laundry, The question answerers and hosts-for. the Association of American Railroads. construction and manufacturing busi. a-day were top officers of 141 of Seattle's Mr. Dugan gave an over-all descrip­ nesses, coal mining, barge operation, leading industries, who laid other mat­ tion of the railroad and its departments, trucking, real estate, grain elevator op. ters aside for the day in order to help the territory covered, its expansion and eration, communications, agriculture, re­ the educators take a close-up look at the holdings, with detailed emphasis on the frigeration and heating, tax collection, workings of the American system of free annual payroll, taxes paid and the im. care and feeding of live stock, the junk enterprise. The teachers were from the portance of those paid in the state of business, medicine, safety, police work, city's public, parochial and private grade and high schools, 15 of whom, as guests of The Milwaukee Road, enjoyed a trip to Tacoma and return aboard the Olym. pian Hiawatha, with lunch in the diner. Business-Education Day, as it was called, afforded the cooperating indus­ tries an opportunity to show their wares to a group of individuals who are per­ haps the most important" molders of Teachers Tennie Coffey (Jeft) and thought in the community. This activity Marion Chassel was not only interesting from the edu­ ask the questions cational and public relations standpoints, and Mr. Dugan, but had the deeper significance of bring­ doubling as in­ ing the leaders of business and educa­ structor, supplies tion together in an atmosphere con­ the answers. ducive to understanding each other's problems. The Milwaukee's guests were wel­

6 The Milwaukee Road Magazine • how are we doing?

APRIL FOUR MONTHS 1952 1951 1952 1951

RECEiVED FROM CUSTOMERS for hauling freight, passengers, mail, etc. $20,569,038 $21 ,505,011 $84,903,782 $83,209,249

PAID OUT IN WAGES 11,263,880 11,123,148 44,718,288 43,924,134 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (CENTS) . (54.8) (51.7) (52.7) (52.8) Payroll taxes on account of Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad Unemployment insurance . 666,703 651,583 2,612,047 2,572,472 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (CENTS) . (3.2) (3.0) (3.1) (3.1)

ALL OTHER PAYMENTS for operating expenses, taxes, rents and interest 8,697,161 9,484,709 36,615,355 35,951,428 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (CENTS) . (42.3) (44.1) (43.1) (43.2)

NET INCOME , , .. ,. 245,571 958,092 761,215 NET LOSS . 58,706

REVENUE CARS LOADED AND RECEIVED FROM CONNECrlONS: Number of cars . 120,184 126,804 489,472 504,532 Decrease 1952 under 1951 . 6,620 15,060

fire prevention, water treatment and sup­ ney, reported on the operation of the strip cutting· practices and the reforesta­ ply, power and many others. Interesting law department, as well as the tax, tion and reseeding program of the com­ comparisons were drawn between wages, freight claim and general claim depart­ pany, illustrating his talk with aerial material costs and rates prior to World ments, which operate under the general pictures. . War II and at the present. The contrast jurisdiction of the law department. He After Mr. Sackerson's talk the 'guests between government control and opera­ mentioned that the work of a railroad were taken to the Union Station to board tion of the nation's railroads in World lawyer, far from being specialized in a No. 15, leaving at 11 :45 A.M. (D.S.T.) War I and private operation in World narrow way, is extremely varied, due to for Tacoma. O. R. Anderson, general War II was also cited. the many legal problems that arise in passenger agent, took the group through L. W. Wylie, electrical engineer, pro­ connection with the operation of a rail­ the train, explaining features of each of vided a brief but clear word picture of road. the cars, and in the diner the guests were the electrification department and the The work of the traffic department served a delicious luncheon. At Tacoma geography of the area included in Lines was discussed by Paul Wilson, western the group was met by Master Mechanic West territory. He amazed his listeners traffic manager, who explained that B. Glen, Superintendent ]. T. Hansen, with figures indicating t~e Road's own­ Seattle is traffic department headquar­ Shop Foreman A. R. Kidd, Coach Yard ership of freight and passenger cars and ters for Lines West, with 11 branch or Foreman J. O'Neill and other super­ pieces of work equipment, the number division offices maintained in Washing­ visors, and then taken to the shops in of electric, diesel and steam locomotives, ton, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Brit­ private cars. Mr. Kidd and Mr. Glen and the cost of the various units. He ish Columbia, and through these offices explained the variQus kinds of power "Iso described the new dome cars now Eaison with shipping and public in gen­ that were in the shops and the kind of on order for the Olympian Hiawatha, eral is maintained. work that was being done. Many ques­ pictures of which were provided. R. G. Sackerson, general manager of tions were asked and expertly answered. The operation of the industrial de­ the Milwaukee Land Company, gave a In the car department they saw how cars ?.lrtment was outlined by]. F. Grier, brief outline of the history and the work are cleaned, wheels changed and other inc.ustrial engineer, who illustrated his of the Land Company, stating that this work done to make the trains ready for ralk with an actual detailed prospectus company was formed in: 1906 when it the return movement east. On arrival prepared for a new industry that located was first decided to start buying land in back at the station, the group was seated on our line during the past year, tracing the Northwest. The first sale of land in the Sky Top Lounge for their return u1e negotiations from the first tip of the .and timber was made in 1918, and the trip to Seattle, where a round-table dis­ industry's desire to erect a plant to the policy of encouraging lumber, pulp and cussion was held. All of our officers :inal signing of the lease. plywood mills to locate on our property were given grades of 100 per cent by C. F. Hanson, assistant general attor­ has continued. Mr. Sackerson explained the teachers before detraining at S~attle.

7 WOMEN'S CLUB BIENNIAL

bring

A get-together of general officers. Seated, from left: Mrs. A. O. Thor, Spokane, third vice president general; Mrs. C. C. Steed, Milwaukee, president general; Mrs. W. R. Dolan, Chicago, second vice 'president general. Standing, from left: Mrs. E. Shortall, Chicago, recording secretary general; Mrs. W. J. Whalen, Chicago, general director; Miss E. N. Lindskog, Chicago, secretary general; and Mrs. R. Vannella, Bensenville, treasurer general. The Milwaukee Road Magazine 8 •

Scene in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Sherman during the luncheon which concluded the business. meeting. Presidents of the local chapters are seated at the table directly in front of the speakers' table. ilwaukee Road women to Chicago

THE BIENNIAL meeting of The Mil­ club's work in the interests of the rail­ nations made to local chapters for wel" waukee Railroad Women's Club, the road family during the past two years. fare work by the general governing two-day workshop session held tradi­ Delegates heard reports on the issues in­ board during the past 16 months. rionally in Chicago, was the hub of all troduced at the biennial of 1950 and the The biennial meeting serves as a dub activities on the system last month. district meetings held in Milwaukee and trading center in ideas for projects both Fifty-two of the 60 chapters were repre­ Tacoma during 1951; also the audit of sodal and welfare wise and individual sented at the business meeting in the the books of the general governing reports of delegates and chapter presi­ Hotel Sherman May 23 and approxi­ board as reported by Mrs~ Ralph Van­ dents revealed an integration of inter­ mately 500 members attended the gala nella of Bensenville, Ill., treasurer gen­ ests all along the system. In the order luncheon with which it was concluded eral, the summary of activities by Miss of business, they dealt with the handiing the following afternoon. Etta Lindskog, secretary general in Chi­ of membership solicitations, social pro­ With Mrs. C. C. Steed of Milwaukee, cago, and a statement from Mrs. J. grams, potluck dinners and family pic­ president general, on the rostrum, the Geckler of Milwaukee, general welfare nics, Christmas programs and so on. meeting opened with a review of the chairman, who read into the record do­ Welfare work bulked large as an issue.

june. 1952 S later attended television and radio broadcasts on the national hookups. A large number of out of town mem­ Lers attended the Saturday luncheon in the grand ballroom of the Sherman. A salvo of applause greeted the entrance

of the new general executive commit­ ~ee. During the course of the luncheon tributes were also paid to the well­ loved Mrs. Grant Williams, first vice president of the club when it was organ­ ized in 1924, Mrs. Wolke, who has a perfect attendance record at St. Paul, and Mrs. Hauser of Milwaukee who though past 90 seldom misses a chapter meeting. Again Mrs. Steed presided, briefing for members who did not attend the Members of the general executive committee. Seated, from left: Mrs. Ernest Buchholtz, Chicago; Mrs. J. W. Allgier, Aberdeen, S. D.; Mrs. J. Geckler, business meeting the results of that get­ Milwaukee; Mrs. G. H. Hill, Spokane; Mrs. R. E. Melquist, Minneapolis. Standing, together and announcing the outcome from left: Mrs. O. D. Wolke, St. Paul; Mrs. F. R. Doud, Madison, Wis.; Mrs. E. of the membership poll. The total was W. Soergel, Chicago; Miss Irma Knoll, Milwaukee; Mrs. J. L. Brown, Chicago; and Mrs. W. T. Blackmarr, Mason City. 18,766-7,549 voting and 11,217 con­ tributing members. Milwaukee Chapter Chapters shared their common expe­ dinners for other organizations. led the list with 1,355 members. Ab­ riences in serving funeral dinners, help­ In the nature of new business, Mrs. erdeen, S. D., ran a close second with ing the aged and needy, entertaining Geckler as chairman of the nominating i,15 3, Chicago-fullerton Avenue fol­ shut-ins, supporting local and national committee and assisted by Mrs. Reed lowed with 1,128 and Minneapolis was fU'nd drives, sponsoring young people McGinnis, president of West Clinton fourth high with 1,032. groups, and the like. The most profit­ (Ind.) Chapter and Mrs. C. F. Willett, Acting for Mrs. Catlin, general lunch­ able ways to raise money for these president at Sioux City, submitted the eon chairman, Mrs. Dolan then intro­ activities, according to a system-wide slate of new general officers for elec­ duced Donald "Red" Blanchard and survey, were through rummage, white tion. The following were elected for a Dolph Hewitt, known to many present elephant and baked food sales, sales of two-year term: as headline entertainers on the national­ greeting cards, household notions and President general, Mrs. C. C. Steed, ly famous WLS barn dance program. magazine subscriptions, dances, operat­ Milwaukee; first vice president general, At the conclusion of their act, Mrs. ing refreshment and sales booths at local Mrs. O. P. Catlin, Chicago; second vice Dolan gave an impromptu performance celebrations and serving luncheons and president general, Mrs. W. R. Dolan, of her own, singing her own lyrics to Chicago; third vice president general, the tune of the popular "Be My Life's ;.. Mrs. A. O. Thor, Spokane; secretary Companion." The song entitled "When general, Miss E. N. Lindskog, Chicago; You Join Milwaukee Clubs You Never recording secretary general, Mrs. Eliza­ Grow Old" and introduced at the busi­ beth Shortall, Chicago; treasurer gener­ ness meeting the preceding day, was one al, Mrs. R. Vannella, Bensenville. .of the hits of the bill. Named as general directors were Mmes. For chapters in both cities and rural G. W. Loderhose, W. J. Whalen, J. 1. communities, the biennial was illuminat­ Brown and Ernest Buchholtz, all of ing in its picturing of the club's work Chicago, Mrs. R. E. Melquist, Minne­ on the railroad. According to the re­ apolis, Mrs. O. D. Wolke, St. Paul, port delivered by Miss Lindskog, the Mrs. F. R. Doud, Madison, Wis., Mrs. club expended $7,937.91 for welfare W. T. Blackmarr, Mason City, Mrs. and good cheer in 19.51 and $2,607.47 R. O. Hawkins, Seattle, Mrs. J. F. in the first four months of 19.52. This O'Dore, Lewistown, and Mrs. P. Briden­ work was supported in part by ways stine, Mobridge. Mrs. J. P. Kiley, wife and means activities, local chapters earn­ of. the president of the railroad, re­ ing $4,508.09 in 1951 and upwards of mained in office as honorary president $1,775 so far this year. The general Mrs. G. W. Loderhose, former president gen­ general, a non-elective post. governing board contributed $4,985 in eral now a general director on Lines East, re­ After the meeting some 75 members, membership prizes and welfare dona­ news old friendships. First row, from left: Mrs. Emil Baeyen, president, Minneapolis; Mrs. escorted by Mrs. W. R. Dolan, who was tions to the 1951 program. A large A. E. Hatten, president, Aberdeen, S. D.; Mrs. in charge of entertaining the visitors, single item noted in its report for the Loderhose. Second row, from left: Mrs. Norma current year was $500 voted for flood re­ Gunderson, president, Chicago- Fullerton Ave­ took a sightseeing trip. By way of Chi­ nue; Mrs. R. O. Hawkins, president of Seattle cago's famous boulevard drive, the tour lief at Sioux City during the recent dis­ Chapter and a general director on Lines West; led through the city parks and residen. aster. Forty-one of the 60 chapters were Mrs. Walter Koester, president, Milwaukee; and Mrs. Paul Bridenstine, president of Mo­ tial section and returned by way of the congratulated on exceeding their mem­ bridge Chapter and a general director on Lines Michigan Avenue shopping sector to bership of last year. Local drives are West. Milwaukee Chapter led the membership Chinatown where dinner was served in still under way to reach the 1951 total poll, followed in order by Aberdeen, Chicago­ Fullerton Avenue and Minneapolis. Oriental style. Most of the members of 20,244 members. 10 The Milwaukee Road Magazine . I \ \ Optimism Marks General Staff Meeting

THE general staff meeting held in Chi­ cago on May 19, 20 and 21 proved once more to be the best method yet devised for improving the understand­ ing of the other fellow's problems and for bettering the chances of cooperating profitably. Thanks to the rising operat­ ing efficiency of the railroad, the discus­ sions were held in an atmosphere of optimism and enthusiasm. The meetings brought together a group of approximately 150 Milwaukee Road men from on-line and off-line points, including executive and general officers, division superintendents, divi­ sion engineers, traffic representatives and others. The meeting on the 19th was de­ voted exclusively to traffic matters and the one on the 21st to operating prob­ lems, so that representatives of the two departments chiefly concerned were able, by remaining in the city only two days, to be present for the principal session on the 20th, where the two groups met Principal officers who took part in the discussion at the joint operating-traffic meeting. Seated, left to right: P. H. Draver, vice president-traffic; J. P. Kiley, president; and jointly for a discussion of related prob­ L. F. Donald, vice president-operation.' Standing, left to right: H. S. Zane, freight lems. President Kiley presided at the traffic manager; H. Sengstacken, passenger traffic manager; L. K. Sorensen, general joint meeting and also spoke at the other manager, Lines West; W. J. Whalen, genera! manager, Lines East; M. L. Bluhm, vice presi­ dent and general counsel; J. J. O'Toole, assistant general manager, Lines East; and L. H. two, which were presided over by Vice Dugan, vice president and western counsel. Presidents P. H. Draver and L. F. Don­ , aId, respectively. things is the fine cooperation we are opened with the showing of the Road's Addressing the traffic men on the getting between departments. . .. It is new color motion picture, "Pacific opening day, President Kiley expressed encouraging, because I can remember a Northwest Holiday," a beautiful and himself as being very much encouraged good many times when the feeling was fascinating presentation of the railroad by the attitude of Milwaukee Road not quite as good as it ought to be." and the travel attractions of the areas it people in all departments, and by the He asked the traffic men to bear in serves. results they are producing. "I hear good mind, however, that the solution they Mr. Kiley followed the showing with reports from people in industry," he would like to bring about for a local a discussion of the importance of an said, "and each time I become more problem might not fit. in with the sys­ harmonious relationship with employes, convinced that if we continue to improve tem solution of a system problem. mentioning particularly some of the the way we have been, and work with The joint meeting on the 20th was points made in his messages appearing one another, we certainly are going to go places. One of the most heartening Scene at the start of the joint operating- traffic meeting on May 20.

k:le, 1952 11 E. W. Hall, Agricultural Agent, Retires The Corporation to Dread

The following statement is taken from the closing remarks of an address delivered a few months back by Senatol' John W, Bricker of Ohio before the Traffic Club of Chicago:

o ONE can deny the need for some Federal regulation of railroads. N Regulation has been with us since the Act to Regulate Commerce, approved Feb. 4, 1887. Prior to 1887, when the railroads enjoyed a virtually unrestrained monopoly, we might have expected an irresisti­ ble demand for government ownership and operation. In being spared that result, we must thank our forefathers who had no illusions about the beneficence of government. In closing, let me read to you what Senator Benjamln Harvey Hill of Georgia said on the floor of the United States Senate on Mar. 27, 1878, when he spoke with reference

to railroad companies: E. W. Hall i

~ "But sir, I have said I do not dread these corporations as instruments EVAN W. HALL, agricultural agent with ~

of power to destroy this country, because there are a thousand agencies headquarters in Spokane, whose influ­ ~ which can regulate, restrain and COntrol them; but there is a corporation ence as an agricultu-ral advisor has been we may all well dread. The corporation is the Federal Government. Widespread in communities served by I§ From the aggressions of this corporation there can be no safety, if it is allowed to go beyond the well defined limits of its power. I dread nothing The Milwaukee Road, retired May 31. so much as the exercises of ungranted and doubtful powers by this He had been with the railroad 26 years, government. It is in my opinion the danger of dangers to the future of most recently at Warden, Wash., in the this country. Let us be sure we keep it always within its limits. If this Columbia Basin. great, ambitious, ever-growing corporation become oppressive, who shall Mr. Hall brought to the railroad a check it? If it become wayward, who shall control it? If it become unjust, who shall trust it? As sentinels on the country's watchtower, background of practical experience. He Senators, I beseech you-watch and guard with sleepless dread that was born in 1887 on the Fort Berthold corporation which can make all prOperty and rights, all States and people, Indian Reservation in North Dakota. and all liberty and hope itS playthings in an hour, and its victims forever." where his father was a missionary. After graduation from North Dakota Agri­ As government power increases, individual liberty is suppressed. cultural.College he was employed by the The principal woes of the world today result from too much power in Department of the Interior as a farmer government. Our priceless heritage is individual liberty and a voice on the, reservation and subsequently and a vote in our government. by the North Dakota Agricultural Ex­ Let us jealously guard them. periment Station. He was also agricul­ tural agent in various counties in North Dakota and Wyoming before coming to the railroad in 1926 as agricultural agent at Miles City. Later he served in the monthly in The Milwaukee Road Mag­ facilities in the past several years. same capacity with headquarters in Chi­ cago, Aberdeen, S. D., and Lewistown. azine. He then read from two friendly "As far as our board of directors is Since his graduation from college, letters which he had recently received concerned, they have made available in Mr. Hall has specialized in livestock and

from Milwaukee Road employes, which the last six or seven years a lot of fine range management. Shortly after start~ indicated very clearly the importance of equipment with which to operate the ing with the railroad he initiated the employe attitudes. railroad, and a great deal of money has first livestock grazing district in the A gre2.t variety of operating depart­ been spent on maintenance. Our prop­ erty is in excellent condition. Five or United States, the Mizpah.Pumpkin ment prohlems were discussed on the Creek district southeast of Miles City. third day, many of which were more six years ago we had considerable trouble with power but we can look forward to It served as a model for drafting the easily solved in the light of what had legislation now known as the Taylor been brought to light during the two eliminating delays and the trouble we formerly had.... Grazing Act. preceding meetings. "With the money we have spent on On May 14 Mr. Hall was honored at The feeling of optimism which a retirement luncheon in the Washing­ new diesel power, new freight and pas­ marked the series of discussions was well ton Athletic Club, Seattle, by his Mil­ senger cars and improvements in yard waukee Road associates and the agricul­ expressed by Leo T. Crowley, chairman facilities, we have almost a completely tural agents of various western railroads. of the board, who addressed the joint rebuilt Milwaukee Road, and it is up to meeting on the second day. the men on our railroad to produce. We "I have been associated with The have a right to expect from each man Comes the day when profits vanish, jobs will vanish too.-Life. Milwaukee Road for only a few years," complete loyalty and efficiency in view he said, "but I am very proud of what of the tremendous amount of money and has been accomplished within the or­ In the United States, working is more than energy that has been put into the im. a way of earning a livelihood. It is a way ganization and in the improvements in provement of our railroad." of keeping one's self respect.-Ethel Shanas.

12 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Operating Results Irrlproving, Stockholders Told

A RAILROAD improved in financial posi­ of the operating and traffic departments to operate some steam locomotives for tion, efficiency and morale was the de­ as another SOurce of improved morale, upward of 10 years." scription of The Milwaukee Road out­ as is the latter department's educational Six directors whose terms were expir­ lined for the stockholders by leo T. program involving weekly tours by se­ ing were unanimously re-elected by the Crowley, chairman of the board, and lected groups of traffic men from all stockholders, each for a period of three John P. Kiley, president, at the annual over the country in order that they may years. They were Judson large, Philip see what the railroad's facilities are and meeting held in Chicago on May 13. W. Pillsbury, William 1. O'Brien, Rob­ what is being done to provide improved ert J. Marony, John W. Severs, and John Business for the year up to that time service. P. Wagner. . had been below that of the comparable The major portion of the dieseliza­ At the directors' meeting following early months of 1951, Mr. Crowley said, tion program has been completed, he the stockholders' meeting all elective and the April floods had made substan­ said. As of March of this year, 76.5 per officers of the railroad were re-elected. tial expenditures necessary. "Notwith­ cent of the gross ton miles in freight standing these facts, however," he add­ service was handled with diesel and elec­ ed, "we are hopeful that the level of tric locomotives, as was 88 per cent of THE COVER business for the year will reach that of passenger car miles and 74 per cent of The picture appearing on the last year, and if it does, together with locomotive switching hours. front cover of this issue shows recent freight rate increases, our show­ "We still have diesels on order for a scene in beautiful Gallatin ing for 1952 should be quite satisfac­ delivery during the remainder of this Canyon, south of Bozeman, tory." year," he said. "Subsequent acquisitions Mont. Milwaukee Road pas­ will be small in comparison with recent sengers bound for Yellowstone Pointing to the fact that the program years and will generally be limited to re­ Park travel through this canyon of adding to and improving the property placement of steam engines which can by limousine or bus on their was continued throughouU951, he said, no longer be economically maintained. way to the park. "We made gross capita! expenditures The probability is that we will continue during the year of almost $34,000,000 for new equipment and for improve­ ments to and betterments of the per­ manent or fixed property." He men­ Safety Engineer W. A. French Retires tioned that the latter classification in­ cluded the Air line Yard project in Milwaukee, estimated to cost $3,000,000. "Without these expenditures," he ex­ plained, "it would not have been at all Congratulations fro m possible to effect sufficient economies to old friends on a job absorb the increasing prices of materials well don e. Left to and rising costs of labor." right: F. W. Bunce, su­ perintendent of motive Concerning inquiries regarding pos­ power; 1. E. Bjorkholm, sible oil development in the company's retired superintendent of motive power; W. land holdings, Mr. Crowley said that A. French; and L J. the Milwaukee land Company, a sub­ Benson, assistant to sidiary, had entered into a lease agree-. president. ment with an operator covering acreage ... in the vicinity of Chehalis, Wash., and it was believed that drilling would start in the near future. In his statement, President Kiley at­ W. A. "BILL" FRENCH, district safety his apprenticeship in 1906. In 1911 he tributed the improvement in operating engineer with headquarters in Milwau­ was appointed night roundhouse fore­ results not only to dieselization and other kee, retired Apr. 30, having served the man at Montevideo, and subsequently tangible items of betterment, but also Road loyally and with outstanding ca. served as supervisor at Farmington, to an improvement in morale. Supervi­ pability for many years. A large group Austin, Minneapolis, Mason City and sors are aware, he said, that if they can of his fellow employes, together with Bedford. justify improvements on a basis of sav­ officers and retired people of the rail­ He left the railroad in 1925 to enter ing money and improving service, they road, honored him with a dinner in Mil­ the stone business at Bedford, but re­ will receive prompt consideration. Su­ waukee May 22. turned in 1942, and was appointed a pervisors and employes generally are Mr. French, born in 1887 at Onalaska, supervisor at Milwaukee and on Oct. proud to see their railroad and its service Wis., attended the Onalaska schools and 26, 1942, district safety engineer. At improve steadily. As a result, the oper­ later the So~th Side High School in the time of his retirement, his territory ating department is continually thinking Minneapolis. He came to the railroad included the First and Third Districts of of new ways of doing old jobs. in 1902 as a machinist apprentice at the the la Crosse & River, the Madison and He pointed to the joint staff meetings Milwaukee shops where he completed the Milwaukee Divisions.

June, 1952 13

" ~l I Commemorate Arrival of First Train in Waukesha

Prairie Du Chien in 1857." Mayor C. C. Smith spoke of some of his earlier recollections of the railroad. He remembered his grandfather saying that before the railroad it was a week's trip from their home in Clinton to Mil­ waukee. William S. Griswold, president of the Waukesha County Historical Society, was the master of ceremonies during the program.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF RAILROADS AND RAILROADING. (Answers on page 42) 1. What State ranks first in railway mileage- Pennsylvania, I II ina is, Texas or California? 2. What is the common name for a steam locomotive having a 4·8-2 John Derivan, Milwaukee Road agent at Waukesha, Wis., and a veteran of 51 years with wheel arrangement-Pacific, Moun. the railroad, addresses the crowd which gathered for the marker dedication at the tain, or Mikado? Waukesha station. "The railroads are still the backbone of the transportation system in the country," he said, "always ready to serve us all." 3. Is a railroad located entirely in one state regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission? On Feb. 25, 1951 the City of Waukesha, Wis., highlighted the centeno 4. Does a child of six years-accom­ nial celebration of the coming of its first railroad, the Milwaukee & panied by a parent or guardian­ Mississippi, a predecessor of The Milwaukee Road, by affixing a plaque travel free of charge, for half-fare, to the local freight house, which was the first railroad station in the or for full faLe? state of Wisconsin. The event was recently given added attention 5. What is a "whiskey stick"-(l) a when the Waukesha County Historical Society dedicated a new marker track level, (2) a whiskey bottle on the present station grounds. The Waukesha Daily Freeman reported found on the right of way, or (3) a the event in its May 24 issue as follows: stick used by trainmen to locate hoboes riding the rods at night? A LITTLE more than 100 years ago, a future. The railroad man, station agent 6. What does the term "on the extra crowd of people listened to a railroad John Derivan, has spent 50 years with board" mean-train crews served man welcome the first train chugging the railroad in Waukesha. meals en route, train and engine into Waukesha. He remembers the days when the service employes subject to call as With a bit of flowery prose, he said, fashionable people came to the "Spring needed, or anyone who works on an "The iron horse that now takes its morn­ City" on the old passenger train. He extra or special train? ing drink in Lake Michigan will soon looks forward to another 100 years of 7. In the classification of freight, the slake its thirst in the Mississippi river." prosperity for the railroad, but wasn't United States is divided into three With that welcome, the Milwaukee too sure whether he would spend an­ principal territories. One- is West­ and Waukesha railroad reached the end other 50 years in the agent's office. ern Territory, another is Southern of its first run. The marker is on the location of the Territory. What is the other one This morning the prose wasn't as old passenger depot and across the tracks called? flowery, but the crowd was as enthusi­ from the original freight depot. The in­ 8. Is the average carload of coal more astic. They stood· in the light drizzle scription reads: or less than 50 tons? while the Waukesha County Historical 'The first train from Milwaukee to 9. What is meant by ruling grade­ Society marker commemorating the nrst Waukesha arrived here, February 25, a uniformly steep grade, the maxi­ train to Waukesha was unveiled. 1851. mum grade encountered between A brass band from the Wisconsin 'The Milwaukee and Mississippi rail­ two points, or the average grade be­ School for Boys boomed out with gusto. road, originally chartered as the Mil­ tween two points? A railroad man spoke with en­ waukee and Waukesha railroad, reached 10. Which is the sharper-a curve of thusiasm about the railroad, past and Eagle in 1852, Milton in 1854, and five degrees or one of ten degrees?

14. The Milwaukee Road Magazine Unemployment and Sickness Benefits Increased BEGINNING July 1, railroad workers will receive higher benefits when unemployed or sick, as a result of amendments to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act approved by the President on May 15. Under the new law, benefits will average about 40 per cent higher than before. The maximum amount payable will jump from $5 to $7.50 a day, and the minimum from $1.75 to $3. Benefits are paid for as many as five days a week up to a maximum of 130 days a year. To receive benefits in the year be­ ginning July 1, an employe must have earned at least $300 in railroad employ­ ment in 1951. Those who earned $3,500 or more in that year will be paid at the top rate of $7.50, while those who earned between $300 and $475 will be paid at the $3 rate. Previously, the minimum rate of $1.75 was paid to employes who earned as little as $150 a year. The new schedule of benefit rates is Above: W. J. Whalen, as follows: general manager Lines East (third from left), Annual Earnings stops to discu,s the 1951 Daily Rate annual report with Pro­ $300-$474 $3.00 fessor John Alexander as $475-$749 3.50 the group leaves the en­ $750-$999 4.00 gineering department; $ J,000-$1 ,299 4.50 W. R. McPherson, as­ $1,300-$1,599 5.00· sistant to· general su­ $1,600-$1,999 5.50 perintendent of. trans­ $2,000-$2,499 6.00 portation at the far $2,500-$2,999 6.50 right. Right: Mr. Mc­ $3,000-$3,499 7.00 Pherson outlines for the $3,500 and over 7.50 transportation class the system by which the Road keeps track of its As before, these benefits cost the thousands of freight cars individual railroad employe nothing, the all over the country. Mr. Whalen is seated at the fund from which the benefits are paid left. being provided by taxes levied against the railroad companies.

C. H. Winter Retires (Continued from page 5) Wisconsin U. Group Learns About Railroads said, by the need for handling many types of special purpose cars on the A TRANSPORTATION class of 30 Univer­ room session was held in the office of railroad today, and by several other fac­ sity of Wisconsin students visited the J. J. O'Toole, assistant general man­ tors, such as the changes that have been Milwaukee Road offices in the Chicago ager. The discussion there covered a made in providing for the movement of Union Station the morning of May 10, wide range of operating subjects. Dis­ grain. What once was a strictly seasonal intent on learning how a railroad oper­ tribution of the Road's 1951 annual re­ move which could be definitely planned ates from the men who run one. port stimulated the questions -and -an­ for, has been spread over a much greater Arriving on the Sioux with their in­ swers session. The students were also period by the governrrient's purchase structor, Professor John Alexander, the presented with other Milwaukee Road and storage practices. group was escorted to the t~ansportation literature and the AAR publication, "Every officer and employe with department on the eighth' floor, where whom I have come in contact has been W. R. McPherson, assistant to general "Railroads at Work." good to me," he said, "and that's what superintendent of transportation,· told of The Markham yard of the Illinois makes it hard to leave. A man couldn't the systems and problems involved in Central was the second stop on the edu­ have had a better working life than I furnishing equipment for the traveling cational tour. The party returned to have had on The Milwaukee Road." and shipping public. A second class­ Madison in the evening on No.7. Iune. 1952 IS

~ ~I I r MODEL RAILROADERS at work ...

by H. J. Swank John Healy, chief engineer of the Davison Model Railroad, Division Editor lining up the turntable to move No. 11 00, a Milwaukee C-6, out onto a yard track. Austin, Minrlesota

FROM my good friend John Healy I had an engineer on the l&SM Division until to the rank and file on the I&SM Divi­ heard a great deal at different times his death in 1928, so you might say that sion where he spent 47 years in the about the model railroad he had been Harold comes by his interest in model track department before his retirement building since his retirement. Curious to railroading naturally. Of course, in ad­ in 1945. Knowing that proper super­ learn about it first hand, I took my seven­ dition to having a hobby a man must vision is a "must" for a good job of year-old Freddy and headed for the also have a gainful occupation if he is to railroading, Harold consulted him be­ Harold Davison home at 611 High meet the expenses for a family with four fore going ahead with the construction Street in Austin. Mrs. Davison met us at children (two girls and two boys), so of his scale-model road. John consented the rear driveway; "Come right in, the added to repairing and servicing model to help lay it out, and for the past boys are in the basement." Freddy gave railroad equipment, ordering new equip­ two years has spent many hours at the me his hand and together we descended ment and parts and doing considerable Davison home. Harold says he wouldn't the stairs for a sight-seeing trip of one commercial photography, Harold still have got to first base without John, and of the most interesting model railroads finds time for his regular job as projec­ gives him about 99 per cent of the in the country. tionist at the Austin Theater. credit for the work. Harold Davison and I went through John Healy, retired roadmaster and To date John has laid approximately high school together. His father was section foreman, needs no introduction 670 lineal feet of track, for some of

16 The Milwaukee Road Magazine which he made his own ties, built a scale heads back for the shed, your attention model drawbridge, installed crossing is called to the complete wrecking outfit planks, laid out a seven-stall roundhouse on a siding, all set to go into action at with tracks three feet in length, con­ the first sign of trouble-locomotive structed a two-pen stock yard with a coaled up and coupled to a big hook, a portable loading chute, built a turntable load of cribbing and washout timbers, le~.ding from the roundhouse to the tool car, bunk car, and so on. jard tracks, and all without blue prints. The walls of the Davison basement, In pursuit of his hobby, Harold had being of natural stone, lend a realistic his home remodeled and moved his background for the setting. There is wife's laundry room to the first floor still a lot of work to be done but John in order to provide a right of way. It and Harold hope to finish the wiring consists of a double track route all for the switches, passenger station, around the basement, with drawbridges roundhouse, stock yards and so on before giving access to and from the basement, they take a vacation. After that will the fruit cellar, etc. There are 32 come the building of the roundhouse switches in the yard, with the possibility over the tracks now in place, then the of more to be installed later. At one landscaping of the walls with trees, point John took it upon himself to con­ mountains, flowers, and murals or hand struct a highway crossing with a flagman painted scenes along the route. last who comes out of a shanty to flag will be the completion of the trolley traffic as a train approaches. line leading off the double track route A three-rail lionel railroad is laid down into the "hole" near the stairway, out at "sea level" and follows much ~here a complete town is to be built at the same course as the larger double the base of the hill, and where inter­ track route. If you want to see that in change tracks will be laid out. operation you call on little Joe Davison, The locomotives I saw ranged from Laying out the first yard track, Harold Davison who may not have passed his rules small diesel switchers to models of the gets help from son Joe and John Healy. examination yet but appears to be an big 5-2 types. Freight cars of every engineer in his own right at eight. With description are on the various tracks­ accepted an invitation to return as soon Joe at the switch, the train winds gondolas, flats, refrigerators, stock, hop­ as the wiring is finished. .The only through the fruit' ce}.lar, past the pre.­ per, poultry, cabooses, etc. Joe is proud drawback is that when we left I was serves and vegetables, gives a puff of of his scale model Hiawatha passenger asked when 1 am going to build one smoke as it clears the tunnel, and with coaches', complete to the tiniest detail. like that in our basement. That just isn't lights glowing, heads for the water tank All the cars and locomotives are being done in an apartment building. and station. From there it curves around equipped WIth automatic couplers. the furnace and hot water heater on the To anyone interested in model rail­ Joe Davison, an experienced engineer at eight, way back to the home station on the roads, the latch string is out at the gives his six-year-old brother Willie a few op­ west side of the room. As the train Davison residence. Freddy and 1 have erating instructions.

View of the yard and storage tracks, with the water column, passenger station, freight house and dispatcher's office in the background.

June, 1952 appoint",ents

Transportation Department and on Jan. 1, 1951, was appointed appointed assistant agent at Racine, Wis. trainmaster at Marion, Ia. Since July, Since September, 1951, he has been 1951, he has been special representative agent at Chicago Heights, Ill. to the vice president-operations, with E. J. Hoer! is appointed agent at Chi. headquarters in Chicago. cago Heights, Ill., succeeding H. A. Hoeft. Mr. Hoer! started with the Road Traffic Departmen t at the Fowler Street freight office in 1924. He became chief clerk at Chest· Effective June 1, 1952: nut Street in 1941 and subsequently was J. H. Phleger is appointed city freight regional public relations representative agent at Milwaukee. Me. Phleger has with headquarters in Milwaukee. In been with the Road since 1941, serving 1949 he was appointed assistant agent in various capacities in the operating and at Rockford, Ill. . C. A. Nummerdor V. P. Sohn passenger departments in Perry, la., and Des Moines. He has been chief clerk Effective June 1, 1952: ill the traffic office in Detroit since Agricultural and Mineral March, 1951. Development Department C. A. Nummerdor is appointed gen. eral superintendent of transportation Operating Department with headquarters in Chicago, succeed­ ing C. H. Winter, retired. Me.' Num­ Effective June 1, 1952: merdor started with the railroad as a F. M. Duffy is appointed freight agent telegraph operator in 1914 on the Mil­ at Sioux City, Ia., succeeding H. C. waukee Division. Transferring to Lines Snow, retired. Starting in the local West in 1923, he was a dispatcher and freight office in Dubuque in 1917, Mr. subsequently chief dispatcher on the Duffy has been freight agent at Chicago Trans-Missouri Division, trainmaster on Heights, Ill., and freight agent in Clin­ the Coast Division and assistant super­ ton, Ia. Since 1945 he has been freight ir;tendent of the Rocky Mountain Divi­ and passenger agent in Dubuque. O. G. Clallin G. A. Dyke sion. He was superintendent of trans­ R. J. Kemp is appointed freight and portation on Lines West from 1946 to passenger agent in Dubuque, succeeding Effective June 1, 1952: 1951 when he was appointed superin­ r. M. Duffy. Mr. Kemp entered Mil­ tendent of transportation on Lines East. waukee Road service at Viroqua, Wis., G. A. Dyke, agricultural agent, will V. P. Sohn is appointed superintend­ in 1942. Subsequently he was agent at serve Washington, Idaho, and western ent of transportation, Lines East of Bayport, Minn., and at Stillwater, Minn., Montana, to and inclucling Butte. His Mobridge, with headquarters in Chica­ and assistant agent at Rockford, Ill. office will be in Spokane. Following his go, succeeding C. A. Nummerdor. Me. Most recently he has been freight agent graduation from the South Dakota Ag­ Sohn has served the Road as agent­ at Mason City, Ia. ricultural College, Mr. Dyke taught operator, train dispatcher and chief dis­ K. P. Thompson is appointed freight vocational agriculture in the South Da­ patcher. In April, 1950, he was ap­ agent at Mason City, Ia., succeeding R. kota high schools and was also county pointed special representative to the vice J. Kemp. Me. Thompson's entire Mil­ extension agent of Grant County (S. president in charge of operations with waukee Road service has been at the D. ). Starting in 1941, he served the headquarters in Seattle, and in April,. Madison, Wis., freight house, where he Road as agricultural agent with head·

1951, superintendent of transportation started in 1929. He has been assistant quarters at Aberdeen, S. D., until 1946 on Lines West. agent there since 1946. when h~ was appointed agricultural L. V. Anderson J. T. Conway is appointed assistant agent in the state of Montana with head­ is appointed su­ agent at Madison, Wis., succeeding K. quarters at Butte. perintendent of P. Thompson. Me. Conway has been O. G. Claflin, agricultural agent, transportation, with the Road since] 936, starting in the Aberdeen, S. D., will serve South Da­ Lin e s West of freight ()ffice at Janesville, Wis. In 1937 kota, North Dakota and the portion of Mobridge, wit h he transferred to Madison where' he has Montana east of Butte. He will a.lso headquarters in served on various positions in the freight cover matters pertaining to the sta.te of Seattle, succeeding office, most recently as chief clerk. Montana as a whole. Mr. Claflin is an V. P. Sohn. Me. agricultural graduate of River Falls State Anderson started EffectiveMay 16, 1952: Teachers College, River Falls, Wis., and with the railroad H. A. Hoeft is appointed assistant was a vocational agricultural teacher and in train service in L. V. Anderson agent at Fowler Street station, Milwau­ county agricultural agent at various 1941, but left to kee. Me. Hoeft entered Milwaukee places in Wisconsin before coming to enter the Army during World War II. Road service at the Fowler Street freight the railroad. He has been the Road's After his return from military service he office in 1917. In 1944 he transferred agricultural agent with headquarters at was train dispatcher and chief dispatcher to Chestnut Street and in 1945 was Aberdeen, S. D" since 1947.

18 The Milwaukee Road Magazine •

Do You Really Need Jam Session, the Homemade Kind A Washer Repairman? IF YOU are an av­ harvest time for strawberries, and the SO YOUR automatic washer isn't working erage American weather waits for no man. It's a ques­ properly and you're about to put in a you spoon jam on tion then of what to do with the surplus. call to the serviceman. Wait a minute! you r breakfast last year Margaret Brandt, chief file Maybe you do need professional work, toast, and it's clerk in the office of the superintendent but before you pick up the telephone, probably st ra w­ of transportation, Chicago, picked 53 the General Electric Consumers Insti­ berry, the home­ quarts in her garden patch in suburban tute suggests you check on these points: made kind. Ac­ Morton Grove. The bulk of what was cording to a na­ not used on the table went into the deep tionwide survey, freeze, but a few quarts were set aside the number of for a jam session. women who put Margaret Brandt up jams and jel­ Margaret's recipe for strawberry jam lies is steadily increasing. last year 56 is foolproof, even for an inexperienced per cent of all housewives made their cook. Because it is made in small quan­ own and strawberry supplanted grape tities, it is also recommended to apart­ as the national favorite. ment dwellers with limited shelf space. As every gardener knows, June is This is how she makes it:

1. Does your washer have the correct Ruby Red Strawberry Jam power? It should be plugged into a wall cup strawberries Add­ outlet which is not supplying power for cup sugar 1 cup strawberries Bring to a boil and cook live minutes. other high-load electrical equipment. 1 cup sugar Power through extension cord sets or on Add­ 1 cup strawberries Bring to a boil and cook live minutes. overloaded lines may result in blown 1 cup sugar Pour into sterile jars while hot and seal with fuses. Bring to a boil and cook live minutes. paraffin. 2. Is it connected properly to the water supply? Are the water faucets Easy, isn't it, but Margaret cautions While this is a good way to dispose turned on-intake hoses tight-no kinks against increasing the quantities. The of the small surplus from your garden in the drain hose? Is the drain hose set goodness of this recipe is in the small patch, it's also a handy recipe for any loosely in the standpipe? And is the amount cooked at one time. The first time of the year. Frozen berries are water pressure 15 pounds at the tap? two cups of strawberries cook down to available ';en in December, and a few Your local water department can tell you a firm red jelly that requires no pectin, boxes cooked down in the evening while your water pressure-and if it's ex­ the last cup is preserved practically you are washing the dishes will yield a tremely low, the cycle will take longer whole. It makes four fairly generous batch of ripe red preserves as good as than usual. glasses. any that ever came out of a farm kitchen. 3. Are you using proper washing techniques? A large load of clothes should contain no more than two pieces as large as sheets or tablecloths. If your washer has a small-load· selector, you should never include a piece larger than a man's shirt in the small load of clothes. Be sure you are using the recom­ mended detergents to get your clothes clean. 4. Is your washer clean? Where there is water, there will be mineral deposits. You should clean the washer occasional­ ly according to the manufacturer's in­ structi0ns. If you've checked all these points and PROTECTION FOR YOUR··TABLE. Little bene rings covered with crochet to look like you're still convinced that you need ex­ flowers rT)ake these striking hot plate mats, dark yellow for the center of each flower, pert service, make the serviceman's job white and green for the petals. Grape clusters and leaves form an unusual border for the easier by giving him the model and ser­ six-sided doily. Crocheted in heavy cotton, beth designs give extra protection to your table. Direction leaflets fer HOT PLATE MATS and GRAPE ARBOR DOILY can be ial number of your appliance when you obtained without charge from The Milwaukee Road Magazine, Room 356 Union Station, call. Chicago 6, III. June, 1952 19 .....

i ~ I, I !Ii Decorating With Colored Sheets

IF YOU'RE looking for a smart and in­ bed size sheets you can completely deco­ expensive way to decorate your home, rate a single bedroom. This includes consider using colored sheets. This is an enough material to make a flounced interior decorating idea to create hand­ spread for a single bed, a pillow sham, some effects, because sheets are available a pair of window drapes, tie-backs and in luscious colors: petal pink, mimosa valance, and a skirt for a vanity table. yellow, sky blue, green, peach and rose. For children's rooms, mothers find the Open a double bed size sheet and launderability of colored sheets partic­ you'll realize the time and work saved ularly practical. Easy to wash and iron, in making draperies. Tear the sheet they can be starched to remain crisp and lengthwise and you have a generous fresh. pair of draperies for almost any regular Whether to use percale or muslin size window. Measure the length, make sheets depends on your needs. Muslin is a heading, hem the torn edges, and you heavier, and costs less. On the other are finished. hand, percale is smoother and lighter, Some facts will help to figure the and drapes beautifully. For children's economy of decorating with sheets. In rooms you may find sturdy muslin satis­ Four double bed size sheets make this hand­ a double bed size colored sheet you get factory. Ori the other hand, for a master some bedroom ensemble. around. seven square yards of 36.inch bedroom or a young girl's room where material. Moreover, with three double beauty is desirable, percale may be the answer. The following sewing suggestions from Cannon Mills, Inc" makers of - ., Cannon sheets, may be helpful in your decorating; "Easy Way" Baked Alaska The double bed size sheet, 81 x 108, works out best for draperies and general FOR SPECIAL occasion dinners there's Y4 cup each) decorating. Rip the hems to take full nothing more glamorous than Baked 2 egg whites speck of salt advantage of every inch of material. Alaska. It's tricky to make, of course, Y4 cup sugar Your· pinking shears will save hours of but people are always intrigued by the Place shOrtcakes on piece of firm cardboard. sewing. It is especially useful for hems. mystery of ice cream baked- in the oven. Place 1 teaspoon nuts and 1 tablespoon choc­ Merely turn up the desired width and For a time and labor saving method of olate sirup in hollow of each shortcake. Place stitch; no turn-unders are necessary on making the famous dessert, try Baked 1 firmly packed scoop of ice cream on sirup sh,eets. Alaska Sundaes. The base is ready-pre­ in each shortcake, being sure ice cream is Yz inch away from edge of cake. Place in food Allow for shrinkage in length in all pared shortcake which you can buy at freezer and leave until ice cream is very firm. measurements. All sheets shrink about the grocer's. Ice cream and golden Place egg whites and salt in small mixer five per cent, or five inches in length. meringue seal in a rich center of choco­ bowl, beat at high speed until stiff. Gradually There is practically no shrinkage in late sirup and nuts. The following recipe add sugar, continuing to beat at a high speed width. Be sure to allow for this, or makes 4 servings. until stiff and glossy. Remove shortcakes from food freezer and launder the sheets before cutting. In­ Baked Alaska Sundaes place on cookie sheet. Working quickly with cidentally, cutting is better than tearing. 4 fresh or frozen round sponge shortcakes spatula, completely cover both shortcake and (2% inches in diameter) ice cream with meringue; spread evenly. Bake 4 teaspoons coarsely chopped nuts in 400 0 F for 5-7 minutes, or until lightly Y4 cup thick prepared chocolate sirup or browned. Transfer to serving dishes im­ Lipstick Tube Salvage; chocolate sauce mediately. Make Travel Kits 4 small scoops firm vanilla ice cream (about (Recipe by G-B Consumers Institute.) WITH such glamorous jeweled, feather­ tipped and simulated goldplate lipsticks Cover ice cream and shortcake with an even -and this is what you'll have to serve-Baked layer of meringue­ Alaska Sundaes. available everywhere, many women feel a pang of regret when a tube is finished. Before you discard one of these treas­ ures, consider making it do double duty

as a travel kit. To be practical, clean out the r~sidue of coloring matter in the tube with warm soapsuds, using a tiny brush to scrape out every speck. Air-dry the in­ side overnight. Next day fill the clean tube with your usual soap powder. As a portable soap container, the little tube can house an overnight supply of clean­ liness without crowding the tiniest of handbags.

20 The Milwaukee Road Magazine retireuwnts

The following employes' applications for retirement were recorded during May, 1952

CHICAGO GENERAL OFFICES IOWA & DAKOTA DIVISION JAMES, ALVIN R, Loco. Engineer ' ... Milwaukee, Wis ANDERSON, ARTHUR B. JOHNSON, ARTHUR D. Roundhouse Foreman ... Sioux Falls; S.D. Clerk .Chicago, Ill. MILWAUKEE DIVISION BUTLER, WILLIAM H. WALDRON, VERN E. Wairer .Chicago, Ill. Boilermaker Helper Mirchell, S.D. BECK, LOUIS W. Loco. Engineer. , .... , ,Milwaukee, Wis, HANRAHAN, JAMES P. LA CROSSE & RIVER DIVISION Conductor . Chicago, Ill. VINCENT, CLEMENT HILLS, ALVIN L. BUERMAN, RUDOLPH Carman .' ' , , ,Green Bay, Wis, Sec. Laborer ', Winona, Minn, Clerk .Chicago, Ill. MILWAUKEE TERMINALS & SHOPS MANASIAN, SUZANNE L. HENRY, FRED Compr. Operator .. .Chicago, Ill. Machinisr .. , , .. LaCrosse, Wis. ALBAREZ, MANUEL MINTON, RALPH G. MARTIN, JOSEPH C. , Sec. Laborer .. """.,Milwaukee, Wis Chief Clerk ...... Chicago, Ill. Ex, Gang & Sec. Foreman. Minocqua, Wis. DIAKOS, THOMAS G. McNAMEE, ANNA P. MINTON, ROY H. Sec. Laborer ..... '".'Milwaukee, Wis, Assr. Foreman .... , ... , ,Minocqua, Wis. Secrerary-Sreno. . Chicago, Ill. DRISCOLL, EDWARD M. O'KEEFE, MARTIN PECK, RALPH D. Painter Foreman ..... ,. Milwaukee, Wis. Agent .. Rio, Wis. Chief Inspector ...... Chicago, Ill. DUQUETTE, CAMILLUS SIMONSON, CARL SLIDER, ARTHUR M. Sec. Foreman , , ' .. Plymouth, Wis. Sec. Laborer LaCrosse, Wis, Claim Adjusrer ...... Chicago, Ill. FRENCH, WILLIAM A. CHICAGO TERMINALS MADISON DIVISION Disr. Safery Engr. ' . Milwaukee, Wis, DVORAK, JOSEPH J. DOHERTY, EARL ]. GASKA, ANTON J. Mach. Helper . .. Chicago, Ill. Swirchman .. ",.""", .. Rockford, Ill. Packer ..... ', ... ",., Milwaukee, Wis. MORROW, HECTOR HIGGINS, WILLIAM GORDON, GERALD D. Sreel Erection Foreman Chicago, Ill. Crossingman ", ... ,.. "Madison, Wis, Supr. Motor Equip. '" Milwaukee, Wis. OBERMAYER, WALTER Trucker Galewood, Ill. COAST DIVISION How Well Do You Know Your Railroad? CELLEYHAM, MILAN P. Clerk , , , , , Sear de, Wash. JAMES, CLIFFORD A. Clerk , Tacoma, Wash. WALLACE, LEONARD R, Telegrapher .... ,., ... ,. Tacoma, Wash. DUBUQUE & ILLINOIS DIVISION CASSELBERRY, SAMUEL E. Special Officer ..... , , , . , , . ,Savanna, Ill. CHILDS, GEORGE W. Lineman . .Chillicothe, Mo. CRA WFORD, JOHN ]. Swirchman " , .. ,O[[umwa, Iowa GILBERT, EDWIN M. Mach. Helper ... ,. .Ortumwa, Iowa VAN VLAIR, CHARLIE Ex. Gang Laborer, ' , , , , , . , ,Sewal, Iowa HASTINGS & DAKOTA DIVISION OLSON, OLE S. Pumper , , , ,Summir, S.D, IDAHO DIVISION HALL, EVAN W. Agricultural Agent , ..... Spokane, Wash. LUST, HENRY C. Boilermaker Helper ",. Sf. Maries, Idaho MUIR, JAMES L. Mach. Insp , ", Orhello, Wash. IOWA DIVISION GOODWIN, RALPH W. ConductOr .. ,. ,Perry, Iowa KOVARIK, LOUIS Sec. Laborer , .... ' ,Melbourne, Iowa TWIN "Little Joe" electrics busy at their job of mountain climbing. The location MONGOLD, FRANK D. is one that anyone, particularly with the vacation season going on, would like to Agent Operator ... Clive, Iowa SMITH, WILLIAM E. know better. But where is it? How well do you know your Milwaukee Road? Loco. Engineer .Marion, Iowa For the answer, turn to page 42. June, 1952 21 Please Pass the Poison by J. E. Boeshaar Correspondent. Milwaukee, Wis.

IF YOUR present hobby isn't holding you have first to find the proper terri­ your interest, I would like to introduce tory. Usually this is burned over land you to Engineer Vaughn Williams of on which the burrows of small animals the Milwaukee Division First District. furnish shelter for snakes. When you He has something different for you. find a suspicious looking pit you shine For the past 26 years Mr. Williams a flashlight down the hole to see if has been hunting and collecting snakes there is a snake inside. After the snake of various kinds and sizes, poisonous is located, Mr. Williams and Mr. Single­ and non-poisonous. He acquired the ton use a hook consisting of a stick with knack of it back in 1926 while firing a U shaped wire. This they slip under engines on the Seaboard Air Line in the reptile and then proceed to dig the Florida. earth away with a shovel, leaving Mr. On his annual vacation early this Snake exposed to some quick action spring Mr. Williams caught 14 diamond on their part in getting him into a back rattlers, three indigo snakes and sack. several king snakes. One of the indigo The market for snakes is governed snakes - an eight-footer - was turned by size. Large ones go to zoos and car­ over to the Milwaukee zoo. Previously, nivals, smaller ones to reptile farms through Ray Singleton of Tampa, Fla., where they are milked for life-saving a friend and companion on his hunting serums. Prices vary, but the average is On vacation with Vaugh Williams (right) and trips, he had supplied the zoo with two $1 per foot. Those under two feet com­ his friend, Ray Singleton. The eastern diamond large cotton mouthed water moccasins mand practically no price, so they are back rattlers measured about five feet eight and a large specimen of the eastern dia­ thrown back into the brush to grow inches. The species seldom exceeds six feet. mond back rattler. Mr. Singleton is a larger and more valuable. professional reptile hunter and dealer The eastern diamond back rattler is does not recommend his hobby to any­ in small animals. one of the world's most poisonous one who is not prepared to face a little According to Mr. Williams, you can snakes and while it will not bother a danger. As for himself, well, while he be in Florida for 25 years and never human if it is not molested, when cor­ is now busy running trains, already he's see a snake of the type they hunt, so nered it is extremely aggressive and planning for next spring's bigger and if you are looking for pointers, it seems will not retreat. Naturally, Mr. Williams better snake expedition.

, JOHNSON, OSCAR P. H. C. Snow Retires at Sioux City Mitchell, S. D., and continued there in Switchman Milwaukee, Wis. various clerical positions until 1912 11 PAULIN, FRANK ONE OF the most

Frt. Handler Milwaukee, Wis. when he became ticket clerk at Sioux ~ i RENK, WILLIAM R. widely known em­ Falls. He served as agent at Yankton I Machinist Milwaukee, Wis. ployes on the I&D from 1916 to 1920 when he transferred I ZWICKLER, VALENTINE Division, Freight to the freight claim department in the Laborer Milwaukee, Wis. Agent Homer C. capacity of traveling agent with head. ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION Snow of Sioux quarters at Sioux City. He was with BURNS, PATRICK A. City, retired May that department and the claim preven­ Brakeman Butte, Mom. 31. He had been tion bureau, traveling in Iowa, Minne­ CINGUSAR, FRANK with the Road sota, Montana and the Dakotas until Sec. Laborer Bozeman, Mom. since 1907 and at Dec. 1, 1928 when he settled in Sioux HANDFORD, JOHN H. Sec. Laborer Butte, Mont. Sioux City since City permanently as freight agent. TRACKWELL, THOMAS H. C. Snow 1920. Since the Snows' daughter and grand­ Sec. Foreman Fairfield, Mom. Mr. Snow started as a bill clerk at children live in Sioux City, they will URBAN, PAUL P. Sec. Laborer Harlowton, Mom. continue to maintain their home there, WHITEHEAD, REUBEN W. but plan to spend the severe winter Loco. Engineer :. Butte, Mom. months in the South. Mr. Snow has ERICKSON, GEORGE W. made quite a hobby of raising flowers, TERRE HAUTE DIVISION Blacksmith Minneapolis, Minn. particularly roses. He also likes to ORRELL, WILLARD B. HANS, FRANK S. Section Laborer Terre Haute, Ind. Machinist Minneapolis, Minn hunt and fish, and hopes to do a lot of WILLIAM, ORLEN J. HOYUM, CHRIST both. Loco. Fireman Terre Haute, Ind. Carman Minneapolis, Minn. MOHAN, VINCENT S. TWIN CITY TERMINALS Machinist Minneapolis, Minn. It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard ANDERSON, JOHN O. PALLAVITCH, ADAM F. a thousand times than to believe a tact that Yard Clerk Minneapolis, Minn. Ex. Gang Laborer St. Paul, Minn. one has never heard betore.-Robert Lynd 22 The Milwaukee Road Magazine about people of the railroad

Frances Fraher Grainger who, with her hus­ A tall, deeply bronzed man paid the freight Coast Division band and lillIe daughter, was en route from office a visit recently and it turned out to be Harry W. Anderson, Division Editor Minneapolis to Los Angeles where rhey plan none orher than A. W. Woodward, retired Superintendent's Office, Tacoma to make their home. Frances, a former em­ traveling demurrage inspector. As a hobby, ploye, is the daughter of Conductor Ralph he is taking a refresher course in home eco­ John G. Lewis, rerired conductor, passed Fraher of Mobridge. nomics. away suddenly Apr. 27. Mr. Lewis entered Warren Rode returned to work May 12 Car Clerk Manda Schrock and family mo­ Milwaukee service in 1910 and had been after being ill for several months. He has bid tored to Wenatchee, Wash., for the 33rd retired since 1946. in the booking desk job and Bernice Clausen annual Apple Blossom Festival. This is one Alex B. Smirh, rerired brakeman, passed has taken his former posi tion in Reclaim. of our State's big tourist attractions. In addi­ away May 12. Mr. Smith came to the Road Helen Hasslinger, rate clerk at the LCL tion to the grand parade, there were marches, in 1918 and had been rerired since 1947. warehouse, is a very busy person these days, drill teams, band reviews, horse shows and Disparcher H. 1. Hirchcock has left for caring for a mother cat and five kittens in her the Queen's Ball, winding up with a spec­ his vacation which will srart at the Shriner's apartment. She is taking the responsibility tacular fireworks display. convention ar Billings, Mont. He plays a very seriously. The problem now confronting We were glad to get a letter from Pvt. saxophone in the Shriner's band, so this trip her is JUSt what to do with five lively kittens. Donald C. Mooney, former yard clerk, telling is a m1tSt. He is also going to visit relatives us of his experiences at Ft. Eustis, Va. He is in Salr Lake City and his mother in Los TACOMA finding many historical things to interest him Angeles. in that section of the country, one of the Traveling Engineer E. G. Tallmadge and E. L. Crawford, Correspondent oldest parts of the United States. He would Ticket Agent G. 1. Russell are also attending c/o Agent like to hear from us (address furnished by the Shriner's convention. Tacoma voters turned thumbs down on day­ this correspondent on request). Cliff 'Case Bolt has left the engineering light savings rime at the March polls, bur Joe Johnson, balance sheet clerk in the office to accept a posi tion wi th Burrows and with the confusion throughout the state, the freight office, is on a two-week auto rrip with Milone, Tacoma contractors. ­ city ordinance gave way to daylight time. his family at this writing. Section Foreman R. E. Poyner, Maytown, However, it is still the basis of an enormous The rhree little lady musketeers in the passed away suddenly May 18. Mr. Poyner argument. John Gales family (chief outbound revising had been in Milwaukee Road service since Mrs. Fay Clover, switching clerk, is vaca­ clerk) welcomed a brand-new partner, John 1927. tioning in Pennsylvania and Detroit at this Merrill, May 23. C. J. Wells, chief substation operator at writing. She is purchasing a new Dodge and Merrill Wilson, grandson of Mrs. Velma Renton, has taken a 90-day leave of absence will drive back with her husband, freight Wheeler, assisrant cashier, who is graduating and is going to California. house chief clerk, who is taking his vacation from high school this month has enlis,red in Our extra gang at Seattle is being moved to meet her in Detroit. On their return, Mr. the Air Force for four years. He will be to the National Park line to do some tamping Clover plans to visit Strawberry Point, Ia., stationed in California. from Allison to Morton. . where he went to school, and Membourne, Kenney Alleman, assistant claim clerk in P.B.X. Operator Ingrid Mann is a very Ia., where he was born. Fay has nor visited the freight office, has received word that his proud grandma to an eight-pound red-headed these places for many years. cousin, Albert Goetz, Jr., of Orangeville, Ill., grandson, Michael Wayne, born on Mother's We are happy to report that Car Distributor who is graduating from high school this Day. Ralph Moyles is home from the hospital in a month, has been awarded "State Farmer", the Bill Clark, son of Bernice Clark, P.B.X. much improved condition. dream of all F.A.A. members. As evidence of operator, has been called to service and sent to Adak, Alaska. Chief Dispatcher's Stenographer May Brown has her son visiting here from Cali­ fornia. Also, next month she has a son graduating from Stanford University and a daughter graduating from the College of Puget Sound at Tacoma. Engineer Harry M. Cessford recently un­ derwent an operation in a Seattle hospital and at this writing, I understand, he has returned home.

SEATTLE LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE Elizabeth Gosha, Correspondent Sympathy is extended to Bernice Clausen, whose brother, James 1. Widdop, passed away May 5 at Mitchel Air Force Base, New York. Mr. Widdop, a flight engineer, had been in the Air Force since 1939. Services were held in Seattle, with burial ar Fort Lawton. Joseph Dennihan and wife took a vacation trip to Chicago during May. Mr. Dennihan THE EVERETT EXPRESS, 1913. Pioneer steam on the Everett line which was opened to is employed in the oil plant. service in November, 1911. This picture, loaned by W. E. Jones, retired engineer of BellY Hertz, janiuess at the local freight, Puyallup, Wash., was taken in the Cedar Falls (Wash,) yard Feb. 17, 1913, and shows returned to work May 1 after an illness' of the daily from North Bend to Everett and return. The crew, left to right, are: Conductor several weeks. Her daughter, Marie Sneed, Gene Hill (deceased), Brakeman George Lyens (deceased), Fireman Ray Cook who is now filled her position during Betty's absence. an engineer working out of Tacoma, Mr. Jones, and Traveling Engineer Bill Emerson (retired A recent visitor to the freight office was and living in Seattle). Mr. Jones is now director of civil defense for the city of Puyallup. June, 1952 23 successful management, he farms 123 acres washed out of house and home when a city JAW BONE VET RE­ on his own. The farm is rented from his water main burst near his place recently. TIRES. L. Earl Wil­ father. George receives 50 per cent of his in­ Matt's house is on a down grade about 60 son, passenger con­ come from dairy, 45 per cent from swine and feet, and the water ruined his lawn, flowers ductor between Deer five per cent from sheep. and garden, taking along with it much soil. Lodge and Harlowton Clifford John II arrived at the Conductor The house escaped damage. and a long-time resi­ C. ]. Harr residence Apr. 27. He was wel­ dent of Three Forks, comed by brother Jimmie and sister Kathy. reti red May 30 after Rocky M:ountain Division 47 years of railroad SEATTLE YARD NORTHERN MONTANA service. With Mrs. Wilson, he plans to F. J. Kratschmer, Correspondent Pat Yates, Correspondent Car Foreman, Lewistown move to Long Beach, Ivan Hawley, leadman on the car repair Calif. Mr. Wilson tracks, left with his 'wife on May 17 for a Engineer E. D. (Red) Hanley and Mrs. L. Earl Wilson started railroading on trip through the Middle West. They will Hanley announce the arrival of a baby boy the Santa Fe at . visit their married daughter in Wisconsin weighing 18 pounds and named Patrick. Dodge City, Kans. Hiring out with the Mil­

before returning. Operator Donald Samuel, son of Carman waukee on the Rocky Mountain Division as a Yardmaster A. L. McDonald and wife took Gus Samuel, lefe Le~istown May 23 for ehe brakeman in 1908, he transferred to the jaw atE for Chicago on May 17 to visit and take Navy. Bone at Three Forks and was promoted to in several ball games. Fishing season opened here May 18. We conductor in 1912. He has been on the Deer Let this be a lesson to you. Helper Ray had two nice days of fishing and then it Lodge-Harlowton Tun since 1929. Holmes of the roundhouse decided to take rained. The water was so muddy, you just his family out for a picnic luncheon to North about had to cut a hole in it to get yuur Bend, which is about 25 miles from Seattle. hook and worm in. Regardless of the mud, They started out early Sunday morning, May Art Keeler, Jr., brought il1 a nice five-pound EAST END 11, and as Ray was still shOrt on his rest, he trout. L. C. McKinnon, Correspondent Jet his daughter drive the car while he slept Section Foreman L. C. Ingalls of Roy is Locomotive Engineer, Three Forks. in the back sear. When he awoke they were vacationing in Denver and Phoenix, and A. C. at Kennewick, Wash., over 200 miles from Wilcox is taking his place at Roy. Section '.. Airman llc Stan­ ley Collum, who Seattle. They then decided to take in some of Foreman H. B. Jacobson of Waltham is run· worked as a train­ iii the Columbia Basin scenery and returned by ning an extra gang on the Agawam line. His !j man before entering "1 way of Portland, completing a trip of nearly son, O. D. Jacobson, is relieving him at the service, is at this 600 miles. Ray recently turned in his old Waltham. Section Foreman C. K. Wilcox was time attending the Hudson for a later model Nash, and it got a assigned the Salem seCtion. Elmer Earl was University of Colo­ ,I good tryout. assigned to the Fairfield section. Section Fore­ rado. Previous to his Carman Hayden Weber tells us that his mal1 Vic Farrar of Lewistown is relieving appointment to the wife entered her prize Airedale in the dog Clyde Kingsland of Denton, who is vacation­ u n i v e r sit y, he show given by the Richland Kennel club on ing in Tacoma. Clyde had the misfortune to worked in the career May 3 and walked off with first prize for have to rake his wife to ehe hospital while I guidance section of "best of breed." Mrs. Weber has entered this there. the personal proc- dog in several shows in the Pacific Northwest Section Foreman Thomas Trackwell of lately and it has never let her down. Fairfield retired recently after 32 years of Stanley Collum essing and testing administration at Yard Clerk Don Bangs took off two weeks faithful service wieh the Road. Lackland Air Force base, San Antonio. He starting May 19. After doing some work on Dispatcher Bruce Cedarholm, wife and holds the distinction of being one out of 275 his car he toured his family around the children of Butte, are vacationing in Lewis­ men selected from the entire Air Force to take Olympic Peninsula. town at this writing. They are visiting wieh a six-month course in psychology at the Den­ Engineer Lyle Moritz and Carman Helper Car Inspector Ed Berry returned to work ver university. His wife, ehe former Char­ Jerry Loper and their families. Bruce is en­ May 19 after making a trip to Kansas City lotte Kunze, and daughter Starla Jan, who joying a lot of nice fishing here. He was and Muskogee, Okla., where he visited rela­ have been with him in Texas, will accompany tives. operaear at the depot here for a number of him to Denver. years. Carman Helper Matt Dragin was nearly A rock slide east of Alczar tied up traffic for several hours May 21. Westbound 263 ran into it and derailed one unit of the EF-4 motOr. A passing motoriSt on highway 10 about three quarters of a mile away saw the rock piled higb on the track and immediately GOOD- BY, MADAM E tOok steps to warn the dispatcher at Butte, PRESIDENT. Tulip time but was toO late with his warning. The traio in Holland was the motif had plunged inca the mass of mud and rocks of the luncheon with by the time his message was relayed. which 70 members of Fireman Otto Heim, who had worked for Tacoma Chapter of the many years on the Rocky Mountain Division, Women's Club sent their was killed instantly when a car in which he president, Mrs. L. G. was riding crashed into an embankment on Taylor, on her way to the Seate highway No. 1. Badly hun in the club's biennial meeting in crash was Herbert Wilcox, retired engineer, Chicago May 23-24. The who was driving the car. At this writing Mr. highlight of the affair Wilcox is getting along fine and should be up was a floor show. The and around soon, according to word from the chorus talent, from left: Deaconess Hospital where he is hospitalized. Mmes. C. P Miles, C. W. Mr. Heim was buried May 27 in the Sunset Porter, Rex Kobe, W. J. cemetery at Bozeman. Fitzgerald, L. L. Ander­ Fireman Joe Barry recently took his wife son, R. Koons and Roger to Rochester, Minn., where she will undergo Smith. surgery. Conductor and Mrs. Thomas Fairhurst en­ joyed a visit from their son, Lt. William Fairhurst, who is attending Marine officers

24 The Milwaukee Road Magazine training at Quantico, Va. The May rains kept Fred Kirk, foreman of the trouble shooter, pretty busy. Several power poles were thrown out of line and some washed several feet down stream on Sixreen Mile Creek. Milwaukee Terminals CHESTNUT ST., NORTH MILWAUKEE NORTH AVENUE Dick Steuer, Correspondent Chestnut Street Station Johnny Kobasic, who yard-clerked at Wal­ nut yard, has entered the armed forces and is in training for a pilot rating at Lackland Field near Sao Antonio, Tex. Prior to leav­ ing, Johnny presented an engagement ring to Mary Briski, a former Milwaukee Road yard clerk. The Max Woelfls enjoyed their firsr real trip in many years when they vacationed in the East recently. They visired their daughter at Wellesley, Mass., and took in the historical sights in and around Boston. There have been quite a few changes 10 MILWAUKEE MUSIC MAKERS. On stage at the Wisconsin .Electric Power Company Public personnel at Chestnur Street. These assign­ Service auditorium in Milwaukee May I when the Hiawatha Service Club Band presented a ments have been posted the past month: concert for Milwaukee area employes. Majorette Carol Luser holds the spotlight in her Roger Selk, expense and tally clerk (rate "Wings of Victory" number. The program consisted of overtures, march medleys, favori tes desk); Carl Stasiowski, car clerk; Bob McKee, from the light classics and well-loved Strauss waltzes. demurrage clerk; Frank Vail, train clerk, Rock Junction yard; Dick Steuer, yard clerk, Schlitz yard; BoIs Wichrowski, yard clerk, Schlirz C Jawing 10 years of service ar Fowler Street. Walczak, former check clerk, proudly report­ house. Helping out in relief in rhe yard are She will become rhe bride of Fred R. Lewis, ing on a rhree-months-old son; Stower Sreve E. (Tommy) Lundstrom, Harvey McElhanon DuPay, Jr., now with the Coasr Guard, look­ and Will McIntosh. former assisrant agent, in June. ing fine. Spring cleaning at the Chestnut Street office Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stelzel have an­ came early this year, with a new paint job nounced the arrival of their Erst, a boy, on Caller Charles Spencer has rerired claiming 48 years of service with rhe Road. He started as pleasing to the eye as the fust robin. A May 16 and will christen him Michael. His late addition is rhe insrallation of a new tele­ long list of gifts included a Hopalong Cassidy ar House 7 in 1911, following a rerm ar rhe Milwaukee shops. Caller Paul Meyer has phone system featuring light indicator but­ belt and'gun from Dad. tons. Clem Vail is still confined at Misericordia also rerired, planning to serrle in northern Hospital at this writing, recovering from his Wisconsin. He had been ar House 7 since COACH YARD recent illness. He is ;"issed by his co-workers 1928. in rhe rare department. . Harold Klurh is now supervising the Richard Flechsig, Jr. Grace Tilliderzke and daughrer Judy both billing department, replacing Roger Selk Esrelle Murach is srill on rhe inactive lisr figured in a serious auto accident in May. who is Elling a posirion ar Chesrnur Srreer. at this writing, due to her injured arm. Grace received a fracrure in one arm which Harold was a member of rhe nighr force for Peter Mark, srarionary fireman, has been will require surgery after the arm is suffi­ a year, expensing freighr bills. off duty for several weeks because of illness. ciently healed. Judy had only slight injuries. Clemence Dudek has been ill for rwo A posrcard from Fred Roessger informed weeks at this wriring. We hope to 'see him us he was stopping off at Miami, Fla., en ChicagoGeneralOffices rOute ro other Florida points. He also hoped back soon. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF EQUIPMENT Leon Fredricks will be away for a while on to stOp ar Orlando, to see one of our old­ ACCOUNTS a leave of absence. rimers, Ed Bares, retired rare clerk. Joseph Gukick went to the hospiral re­ Henry Hoefr is again a member of rhe Harry M. Trickett, Correspondent cently for an operation. force, rhis rime acting as assisrant agent. He \,{!hile home on furlough, Pvr. George was formerly our night chief clerk, rrans­ Kullowirch visired rhe office on May 6. On ferring to Racine, Wis., as assistant agenr FOWLER STREET STATION May 24 he wrore from San Francisco indio and then ro Chicago Heighrs, Ill., as agent. caring he was on rhe way overseas, Pearl Freund, Correspondent Al Srollenwerk is now locared at rhe depot, A farewell party was rendered Becky On May 31 it was wedding bells for Joseph working as time revisor. Wirh hours from Gresham on May 13. Her husband has been A. J. Wuerl and Florence Jean Brain. The 7 A.M. ro 4 P.M. he has plenty of time for ordained a Presbyterian minisrer and rhey are ceremony was performed at Mother of Good his so-called garden golf. With acreage Out­ moving to Hamilton, Ohio. Counsel Church and an open house was held side of rhe ciry, you can be sure he has a Martha Streit submirted to a tonsilecromy at the home of the bride's parents. Joseph is long enough range for that. in May. employed as yard clerk at Gibson district. Karhleen Nowak has been assigned as On May 16 a bridal shower was arranged Richard D. Reiger and Irene Hage were timekeeper ar rhe foreman's office, House 7. for Frances Cain but she could nor attend recently married ar Necedah, Wis., home of House 7 enjoyed visits from rhe following: due to illness. She was married May 17 t; the bride, in St. James Lutheran Church. Caller Frank Paulin, rerired on Dec. 31, who Frank Cauwels. Richard has been fulfilling messenger duties srares he is enjoying his pension; Delivery The engagement of Marilyn Joesel ro Len and most recently training as yard clerk. He Clerk Max Themar, retired a year and a half Gacki was announced May 20. claims Monroe, Mich., as his home town. and now celebrating his 71st birthday; Tow Mildred Pollock took a leave of absence Belle Daly, rimekeeper in the foreman's Moror Operaror John Lusrig, now serving in May 21 due to ill health. office, was presented with a gift as a token rhe Air Corps, who 'expects ro be assigned ro New addirions ro rhe machine room are of' appreciation from House 7 employes fol- foreign dury in the near furure; Sranley June Schreiber and Wanda Cwick.

June: 1952 25· ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Miss Annelle DeFranco, stenographer in the' purchasing department, and Ray Keegan, H. E. Datisman, Corresp()l1dent i/' steno-clerk in Mr. Christianson's office, were Grace Klauber, stenographer in Mr. Orn­ married May 31 in SI. Rita's Church in .,

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Club where the new Milwaukee Road film, stars since he found an apartment at 1676 ~;':l~-r' ~ . "Pacific Northwest Holiday," was shown. Edgewater on Chicago's north side. She particularly enjoyed it after just having OllO Mueller, assistam engineer in Mr. traveled through that territory. Christianson's office, has turned ground for At the retirement party honoring C. Martin, his new home in Northbrook. He is going J. Cupid didn't wait for June around here. chief clerk in the freight claim department, Miss Barbara Ann Sheeran of Milwaukee and to do a lot of construction himself. Otto Chicago (right), and A. B. Anderson, adjuster John M. Treul, assistant engineer in Mr. says that we are all welcome to show up' any in the revising bureau. ·For details read the Christianson's office, were married at St. Rose week end with hammer and saw. He promises freight claim office news. of Lima Church in Milwaukee on May 10 to keep any and all comers busy, including and have now set up housekeeping in Elgin. ditch diggers. FREIGHT CLAIM DEPARTMENT AUDITOR OF STATION ACCOUNTS Palmer G. Lykken, Correspondent AND OVERCHARGE CLAI MS The party honoring J c. Martin, chief Lucille Forster, Correspondent clerk, and A. B. Anderson, adjuster, on their Sympathy is extended to Gene Krupka on retirement May 31 was a memorable occasion. rile death of his mother Apr. 28. It was held at Norwood House in Chicago Alvin Payne, retired chief file clerk, re­ May 15 and attended by members of the cently spent a month in Miami, Fla. freight claim I division, law department, for­ Tom Puttrich of the relief claim bureau mer employes and friends. The party gOt and several friends are rouring Canada, while off ro a fine start with the honored guests Margaret and Andy Gallagher are basking in entering to the singing of He's a Jolly Good the Florida sunshine at this writing. Fellow. M. B. Spurling, district freight claim Henry Kraebber, bureau head of relief agent, Minneapolis, proposed the toast and claims, was presented with a grandson May 6. John Andrews, general freight claim agent, Another happy grandfather is Frank Green, was master of ceremonies. After the dinner unpaid overcharge bureau, who also wei· Joe and Andy's friends had an opportunity comed a grandson May 28. to express their good will and telegrams of CHICAGO NUPTIALS. A new husband and John J Kelly, claim checker, enlisted in the congratulations were read. Mr. Andrews then wife team-Herman Grell,.freight claim revisor, Navy Air Corps and left June 2. presented each with a wrist watch inscribed Chicago, and Miss Hertha Anderson. The pic­ Mrs. Louise Kaitila of central Station ac­ with their names, indicating that they were ture was taken at the reception following their counting bureau, and Larry Fancher, relief gifts of the freight claim department and the marriage in Bethany Lutheran Church May 17. -claim bureau, have both returned to work date of rhe presentation. They spent their .honeymoon in the Ozarks. after being absent due to iilness. Joe Martin - srarted his Milwaukee Road Mary Lou Dowling was granted a leave of service May 1, 1920, having previously been absence to await a blessed event. with the freight claim department of the CI&L He came to this office as a grain claim OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PASSENGER adjuster, was then advanced to the law suit ACCOUNTS desk, to head clerk of the grain and jivestock bureau, then chief revisor. His promotion to Bill Tidd, Correspondent chief clerk became effective last Mar. 15. He The office mourns the death of Miss Rose is now enjoying some long deserved relaxa­ Finnell who had been an employe for 36 tion at home and expects to spend consider­ years and was bureau head of the central able time at his summer home at Fox Lake, typing bureau from its inception in May, IlL, enjoying the outdoor life with his wife. 1922, umil her dearh. Rose will long be re­ Andy Anderson started his service wirh the membered for her friendliness, kindness and IC in 1902 at Fordham yard, as a yard clerk generosity in time of trouble. The clerks of a, 535 per month, seven days a week, every thar bureau wish ro express their apprecia· seventh Sunday off. After serving in several tion to her friends at Fullerton Avenue for positions, including chief clerk at the yard, their kindness to her during her illness. he became a claim investigator but subse­ Margarer Anderson and Ray Wagenknechr quently resigned and went imo the newspaper were married May 10 at Irving Park Luther­ advertising field. He returned to railroading LEAVE-TAKING. Alvin L. Hills, investigator of an ChurcH, followed' by a reception at the in 1917 and was appointed traveling agenr. relief claims in the office of the auditor of home of the bride. The newlyweds spent His most recent position was as adjuster in station accounts and overcharge claims, Chi­ their honeymoon touring the Southeast. the revising bureau. We understand he ex­ cago, being congratulated by long-time asso­ Naomi Johnson was soloist at the wedding pects to enjoy his retirement at his home in ciates as he retired recently after 32 years of ceremony, Chicago. service. From left: G. J. Aff, retired bureau Sophia Walker and her sister vacationed Sgl. Robert A. Schlueter dropped in for a head; E. J. Linden, assistant auditor of station recently in Southern California, as did Gus visit recenrly. He seemed to be enjoying the accounts and overcharge claims; Mr. Hills; J. E. Rohde and his wife. Dolores Check allended Army life. Vraney, auditor of station accounts and over­ her brother's wedding in Moumain Home, Mrs. Ed Knapp who has been hospitalized charge claims; and H. Kraebber, relief claim Idaho, and then continued on to Sun Valley. for some time, is resting comfonabJe at bureau head. (Photo by A. V. Gallagher, claim Buzzy and Gina Martin are the parents of home ar this writing. investigator. ) a girl born May 9. Promotions include Lawrence Larson to

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chief clerk, succeeding Joe Martin; Fred PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT desk. Phil Alver and Al Hanley have also Brodhagen, head clerk grain and livestock gone up a notch with Al doing the night F. J. Carney, Correspondent department" from head clerk OS&D; Frank Passenger Rate Office, Union Station typing on the reservation bureau wire desk. Kass, head clerk OS&D from revisor; Warren Bill Marsh, the right hand man in "Res," Appel, clerk OS&D. The clank of hammers and smell of paint has been granted a sabbatical and is now in LaVerne Pater has taken a leave of ab­ permeating Union Station these days spells the Southwest. sence. out for Passenger Rate not only spring house­ Although this item has gone the rounds Julius Frey is a grandpa for the third time. cleaning but a major overhauling of the floor verbally for some time now, best wishes are Delores Coil is the mother of a fine boy plan. The reason for this architectural face­ sent along to Ken Neuman, formerly of Ad­ born May 13 and named Terrance. lifting is that from here on in Passenger Rate vertising. Ken, who has been in Kor~a for We welcome Daniel Smigiel to the Mil­ will share its digs with the ticket stock de­ quite some time with an anti-aircraft. unit, waukee family. partment. was flattened by a virus infection. Flown to Understand Paul Reimers, former mileage The latter department, although for many a base hospital in Japan, Ken' .I friends tell clerk who has been hospitalized for some time, is feeling considerably beller. Walter Walsh spent his recent vacation in Florida. Alice Hansen went home to Michi­ gan. Walter Flynn, Jr., is presently enjoying the hospitality of the Coast Guard in Alame­ da, Calif. Fred Westlund was chairman of the Amer­ ican Legion Pioneer Post poppy committee. Understand proceeds exceeded last year's by a good margin.

FREIGHT AUDITOR'S OFFICE Edith Marquiss, Correspondent The friends of Adeline Ludwig were shocked to learn of her sudden death from a heart allack. Adeline was very well known around the building, as she worked here for many years before her marriage to Ed Ludwig, chief clerk in this office until he passed away a little over a year ago. Our sympathy is extended to the family, particularly their son James, 12 years old. Sophie Walldren has returned to work after a furlough, looking healthier than ever. Kitty Fox is also back on the job after three months' absence. A welcome, too, to Lee Lynch, back at his POSt after a long leave of absence. Brides of the month: Joan Christopherson, PIN KINGS. The Chicago team which won first place in the American Railway Bowling who became Mrs. William MacLaughlin on Association tournament at St. Louis in March. Albert Gerke, an employe of the freight May 17, and Victoria Hoogestraat, who mar­ auditor's office (standing). is the captain. Seated from left are Warren Burg, comptroller's ried Richard Nicklas on the same date. office; Charles Becker, freight auditor's office; John Ritter, office of the auditor of ex­ Marie White is on an extended furlough penditures; and Herbert Maass, purchasing department. The winning score was 2,990. on account of illness. We are also sorry to Ritter rolled 602 to cash in the singles and Gerke and Becker cashed in the doubles with report that Jim Lonergan is in the hospital at 1,172. Gerke's 1,832 was also gocd in the all-events. this writing, due to a heart attack. Can anyone help Bill Kures with sugges­ tions as to where he should build his dream house? He has scoured every acre within years a section of the Chicago passenger rate me he's on the mend and should be up and commuting distance of Chicago and can't department, has always been quartered in the about by this time. decide which town should qe the lucky one. depot in Milwaukee, and this geographical Also in the hospital, but on this side of the Any helpful ideas will be gratefully received, disparity has always made for knotty admini­ briny, is Bob Bielfeldt, refund check typist in but remember, he drives a hard bargain. strative problems. Ralph Klotz, who heads Passenger Rate, who has been undergoing The new stenographer and file clerk en­ up Passenger Rate, points out that with the minor surgery in Wesley Memorial Hospital. hancing the front of the office is Miss Mildred adoption of the new book type of rail tickets Copy deadlines being what they are, the lat­ Hoffman, and the new man so busily working' (which you've been reading about in previous est we can report is that Bob is coming out in the local and interline balance bureau is numbers of the Magazine), the floor space of [he anesthetic. George Kaberlein, who comes to us fortified needed to carry a comparative inventory has CHORAL CLUB NEWS with 28 years of experience with the Chicago been whittled down to a point where it can Great Western. fit snugly in one part {)f Room 700. Theresa Glasl, Correspondent John Mischke, Sr.'s father passed away re­ The summer season ahead signals this year. The biennial meeting of the Choral Club cently..Sympathy is extended to him; also to as before, an expanding force. Elda Ranieri was held after rehearsal on May 26, at which his son John, Jr., in their loss. from Mr. Ennis' office, is helping out in the time the following officers were elected for Larry Regan joined the Navy and left us Monroe Street office, and this correspondent the next two years: Ed Stoll, president; Phil May 19. has moved to the city ticket ·office. The pert, McDonald, vice .president; Theresa Glasl, sec­ dark-eyed addition to Passenger Rate is retary; M. Loretta Kuhn, treasurer; Rosebud Rosaire Gennuso. A January grad of Austin Wennerberg, assistant treasurer; 1. S. Gran­ Two Russians were riding on a train. Sud­ High, Rosaire has been with the car depart­ strom, librarian; and Mary Maney, Lucy Mar­ denly one turned to the other and asked: ment out Western Avenue way the last three tin and Frances Walker, executive committee. "Tel! me, Comrade, is tube"culosis fatal?" months. In the same office, Walter Heffer­ A vote of thanks was given to our outgoing "N~ver mind," replied the other, "he nan, a veteran with three years in the Signal officers. A special "thank you" went to hasn't got it." Corps behind him, takes over on the mail George Dempsey, who as president of the

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'lB The Milwaukee Road Magazine club for the past 1) years requested to be re­ leave of absence due to the illness of her leased from the duties of that office.' George mother. is the founder of the club and since its Ray "BoopsI''' Blumenthal, former Opie's organization it has been under his faithful soner now in the Army, was married June 1. and efficient leadership. The past year has The husband of Jane Mulholland, retired been the most successful one in its history. T&E timekeeper, died recently in Fort Lauder­ The club was received with enthusiasm by dale, Fla. the Ladies' Altar and Rosary Society of Our Dorothy Sodman is recovering from an Lady of Mercy Church on May 5. The Rev. operation at Edgewater Hospital. The B&V John McCauley, spiritual direCtor of the bureau sent her a bouquet as a get-well society, expressed thanks in behalf of the geSture. ladies and highly commended the performance Helen Gloeckner, bookkeeping bureau, re­ of the club. The group's appearance at cently visited Harriet Caflish Gilbert, former Ravenswood Congregational Church on May B&V clerk, at Santa Monica, Calif. 28 was equally well received. Did you notice the sad look on Basso Bruce PURCHASING DEPARTMENT Mitchell's face when he arrived at the concert Dorothy Erlenborn, Correspondent at the Christ Presbyterian Church on May 14' Unfortunately, in his haste to get there On June 6, the Queen Mary sailed from on time, Bruce tangled with the traffic officers New York City with Mrs. Bertha Sexton, on a one-way street and was presented with a clerk, as one of its passengers, Bertha is little ticket for $6. On the Q. T., one of our taking a three-month tOur of France, Italy. members passed the hat and he was reim­ Germany, Scotland, Sweden, and Norway, bursed wi th the amount of the fine. All for where she plans on spending some time with one, and one for all. relatives. She arrives back in New York City Aug. 26. The love bug has once again invaded the END RUN. The windup of 50 years of service. showing L&R Division Engineer C. H. Stinson, AUDITOR OF EXPENDITURE'S OFFICE purchasing department. James McPherson, Minneapolis. waving from No.5 at the end of clerk, and Joan McCormick are planning a Jim Merchut, Correspondent his run between La Crosse and Minneapolis July wedding. May 15. Waiting were a group of well wishers, The sounds of "schule" comlng from the The purchasing and stores department were including Mrs. Stinson. with whom he celebrated bookkeeping bureau are merely Catherine made justly proud recently when two of its his 50th wedding anniversary last July. Engineer Binder giving Harry Wray lessons in German members won recognition in the Annual Stinson holds a "gold" pass and is planning a preparatory to his three-month vacation in Essay Contest conducted by the Association of few trips on which he can relax while the other Europe with the American Youth Hostelers. American Railroads. Robert L. Metzelfeld of fellow drives. (Mhmeapolis Morning Tribune Harry will bicycle all through Central Europe. the general storekeeper's office in Milwaukee photo. ) Charles K. Pulse, husband of the former won first place with his paper on "Personnel Harriet 'Kennedy, has come up with an ex­ Training in the Purchases and Stores Organ-. citing first novel called "John Bonwell: A ization" and Evangeline Galbreath of the Novel of the Ohio River Valley-18l8 to purchasing department in Chicago was given 1862." Harriet and her husband live in Cin­ honorable mention for her paper entitled cinnati where Mr. Pulse is a well known "The Value of Human Relations in Trans­ lawyer and collector of Ohioana. portation Today." The contest was nation­ Mildred Shuster, retired B&V clerk, visited wide for all railroads, and we are very happy the office recently. She now lives in Iowa in that two of our co-workers won acknowledg­ the summer, and winters in Galveston, Tex. ment of their effOrt and ability. All partici­ Dick Wachtler of the machine room sang pants were asked to attend the meeting of the the part of Zuniga in Carmen for the Ameri­ Purchases and Stores Division of the A.A.R. can Opera Company last June 8 at SI. held at the Palmer House on June 2 and Al phonsus Theater. some of the papers were read at that time. Joseph Kurek, machine room, and Jane Our sincere congratulations to Mrs. Galbreath Kass, keypunch-car accounting, were married and Mr. Metzelfeld. May 24. The happy pair were presented with Congratulations are also in order for an electric coffee maker with tray and a sugar Leonard Thelander, chief clerk, who is the and creamer by their co-workers. proud owner of a new Chevrolet. In the Milwaukee Road bowling league, GILT EDGED PASS. Scene at the claim pre­ Milda Urban, keypunch, won a spanking new vention meeting held recently at Portage, Wis., bowling ball donated by the Booster Club. a highlight of which was the presentation of 'a Fran Schmugge, general.bureau, has sailed La Crosse & River "gold" pass to Ralph Peck, agent at Rio (left). for Barcelona, Spain, and the Eucharistic who was retiring after 62 years of service. Congress. Division Superintendent L. W. Palmquist is making the Marian Kember, AFE clerk, has taken a SECOND DISTRICT presentation. leave of absence to regai n her heal th in H. F. Ogden, Correspondent Arizona. Superintendent's Office, La Crosse Norbert Schareneck, CDA, has been called to the armed service. , Sympathy is extended to E. P. Rbeker, years old. h will be three years this August Tony Gutt, CDA, visited' the office with chief clerk to master mechanic, La Crosse, on that I have had polio. I was in the University his torso completely swathed in a cast. He the death of Mrs. Roeker May 16. She had Hospital at first, then I was transferred to the plans to return to work soon after a long been ill for some time. Interment was at Sheltering Arms Hospital. I was there for 14 recuperation from his back operation. Portage. months. I go to school in a taxi cab. I have Returning from leaves the past month were Ralph Forrest, fireman with Engineer C. H. three sisters and two brothers. I am the·oldes!. Rosemary Mazur, Frances Gaffke and Cora Stinson up to the time of the latter's retire­ I am going to be 14 on June 4. Sincerely, Kissel. ment on Trains 16 and 5, recently received a Darrel Gottschalk. P. S. I like the magazines Frank Frick, that debonair gentleman of the letter of appreciation for what these two you threw me very much. I would enjoy the material bureau, reports that his son was had been doing for some time. Postmarked magazine. It is very interesting." married June 7. Winona, Minn., it read: ' The magazine the bol' received was The It was a baby daughter for "Shadow" "I sure appreciate the candy you have been Milwaukee Road Magazine, and arrangements Stefanski's wife. "Shad" toils for Mr. Fletcher. throwing me. My little sister watches for you are now being made to send a copy to hini Mary Elser, T&E timekeeper, has taken a when I am outside. She is a little over two every month. June. 1952 29 FIRST DISTRICT July 3-6, so don't get panid and call for Officer Litrle if you see anyon: with a beard Milwaukee Shops K. D. Smith, Correspondent Operator, Portage and mustachio looking like Blackbeard or STORE DEPARTMENT Captain Kidd-they are only innocent citizens Earl L. Solverson, Correspondent A claim prevention meeting was held at trying ro look like the people 100 years ago. Portage May 1, about 90 members of all We are sorry ro report ',he dea.th of Thomas Chauffeur John Rogutich's daughter Vera crafts present ro hear Mr. Dougherty of Mr. Bloomfield, retired yardmaster, 87, in Mil­ Mary was married May 17 at Hales Corners, Ennis' office who was introduced by Super­ waukee May 5. Burial was at Portage with Wis., ro Reinhardt H. Kipp at the Immanuel . intendent Palmquist. Mr. Dougherty's talk Masonic services. Surviving ate one son, Evangelical Reformed Church. Reception for reached all branches of the service, and I am Thomas H. of Milwaukee, twO daughters, 175 was held at Rebernisek's Hall in Mil­ sure his arguments did not fall on deaf ears. Mrs. John Raimer of Milwaukee 'and Mrs. waukee. The groom is an employe of the The highlight of the evening was the presen­ E. W. Fleming of Madison, cwo brothers, American Can Company. tation of a 50-year "gold" pass ro Ralph three sisters and two grandchildren. Tom John Rogutich takes advantage of every Peck, retiring agent of Rio, who completed was born in Hull, England, where he received oppOrtunity to bowl. On May 4 and 5 he his 62nd year in service, after which our his education and gOt the wanderlust from bowled with Lodge 255 C.F.U. at Cleveland Agent Hayes and his helpers treated ro listening ro the tales sailors rold of far off and collected 1,692 in all events for $18. On coffee and hat dogs. lands. He got a job as engine wiper and May 6 he bowled in the A.B.C. as an extra We have had a regular epidemic of moving ro the United States was yardmaster in Milwaukee with 563 in the doubles and school children requiring special train serv­ for the C&NW at Baraboo, moving later ro 528 in the singles. On May 26 he bowled in ice. One group from Columbia County Portage as yardmaster for our road. His the A.B.C. with his regular team-Triangle numbering 650 left Portage May 20 at 8 A.M. hobby was carpentering-he made over 100 Bar-with a score. of 525. He did not hit for Milwaukee, returning at 6 P.M. AnOther "creepie srools," the Scotch name for foot the jackpot in the A.B.C. attempts. group of 330 from Marquette County left srools, which he gave ro his friends. He was Chauffeur William Smith lost his mother May 23 on the same trip, sropping at a staunch Christian and a good athlete. We on May 12; age 82. Interment was at Holy Wyocena, Rio and Columbus. The convoy shall miss his cheery "Greetings, mate." Cross. His mather had been laid up since was accompanied by R. A. Schneiberg of Locomotive Engineer WilJiam Amend she had a mishap a short time ago. Mr. Dahnke's office in Milwaukee, rogether passed away at Portage suddenly Apr. 29, While everyone has vacations and generally with several teachers, a trained nurse and due to a heart seizure; age 65. Burial was of no great news value, Mary Dwyer of the police protection. A census showed that 75 in Portage. Surviving are his wife, five sons, GSK office finally left for a visit to Miami, pet cent of the childten had never ridden on Kenneth of Milwaukee and Bernard of Port­ Fla., to visit a sister and brother-in·law. a train before. age who are both Milwaukee Road brake­ Seems to have acquired the desire ro visit Smaller groups have been brought to our men, Norbert of Madison, and John and Miami often. depot here from the Portage area ro see the Laurence of Portage; six daughters, Anna Srockman Frank Banaszek's son, Padre trains, engines, roundhouse, and so on, and Mary, Mrs. Harold Arndt, Mrs. Owen Coyle, Vidal Banaszek, arrived from Bluefields, Smilin' Joe Tangen, our roundhouse fore­ Mrs. Oscar Pynnonen, Barbara and Rita; and Nicuagua, on Apr. 30 and will possibly re­ man, rogether with Harlan Little, our com­ eight grandchildren. Mr. Amend was a memo main until the end of July. He is being kept pany police officer, showed the kids through bel' of the C. of L.E., the Moose and the busy touring the State and !ecturing on the the roundhouse, taking them on the turn­ Knights of Columbus and was in service 46 conditions and needs of missionary work and table and inside of the engines, etc. years. "Babe," as he was known ro us, was collecting supplies for such needs. Portage is to celebrate its 100th anniversary a conscientious worker and a grand neighbor. Conducror John Woelflein, 48, passed Father Celestine N. Bittle, chaplain of Milwaukee Road POSt No. 18 of the American away suddenly May 8 at his home in Portage Legion, received an honorary doctor of laws due ro a heart seizure. Burial was in Portage. degree June 6 at the commencement exercises Surviving are his mather, a daughter, Mrs. at St. Norbert College at West Depere, Wis. Lloyd Feten of Seattle, one brother, one He is the author of several philosophy text­ sister and one grandchild. He was a veteran .books and forme,r pastor of Sr. Elizabeth's of World War I, a man of cheerful dis­ Church in Milwaukee.

position, a good neighbor and a good "rail." Adult Legionnaires, ladies and th~ir friends THIRD DISTRICT are invited ro tour the Illinois State prison at Stateville, Ill., Sept. 16. The COSt of $2.50 M. G. Conklin, Correspondent Assistant Superintendent's Office, Wausau per person incl udes a big chicken dinner, tour of workshops, schools, cell blocks, and Attending the annual meeting and luncheon entertainment by prison inmates. Make reser­ of the Women's Club in Chicago on May 23 vations and secure tickets from Past Coin­ and 24 from the Third District were Mrs. manders' Club, the American Legion, Room Earl Hazelwood, president of the Wausau 1102, 64 W. Randolph Street, Chicago 1, Chapter, and Mmes. F. }. Siomske, M. A. Ill.; telephone DE 2-0707. This is the 17th Nelson, Roy Beam, S. E. Herzog, }. E. Dex­ year of the tour; crowds of 1,000 to 2,200_ ter, }. R. Campbell, Ed Hahn, Jas. O'Brien, C. A. Conklin, W. F. Freebern, C. H. Randby, Helen Greenemeier, Helen Taylor and }. L. Truax, E. P. Little, F. J. Mattson and Delores Koeske all celebrated birthdays dur­ Charles Strassman, ing May and enjoyed many gifts from co­ George Leney, son of Conducror and Mrs. workers. They reciprocated with cake and Bert Leney, was among the 28 James B. candy. All of the district storekeeper's de­ Angell Scholars, students with an all "A" partment. record ,the past two semesters, to be recog­ Leon Esser and Monica Bielmeiei of the "GALLON CLUB" MAN. Carl Geigler, cabinet­ nized lit the 29th annual honors convocation general storekeeper's office joined other mem­ maker at the Milwaukee shops, has been hon­ of the University of Michigan. bers of the Milwaukee Chapter of the Rail­ ored by the American Red Cross with a mem­ The marriage of Cather Mary Hayes, way Business Women's Association on a trip bership in the "Gallon Club" in appreciation daughter of Conducror and Mrs. W. }. Hayes, to Washington,D.C., recently, while Mildred of his contributing 29 pints of bloed to the ro Earle John Moore of Indianapolis rook Leack and Virginia Schori, also of the general Red Cross donor program and by Radio Station place in St. Mary's Catholic Church at storekeeper's office, spent the weekend of May WTMJ, Milwaukee, with a membership in the Wausau on May 16. The wedding breakfast 17 and 18 in Minneapolis, attending the "Five Thousand Club" for donating to the was served in the Green Room of the Hotel Twin Cities Chapter's 31st anniversary current drive for the armed forces. This pic­ Wausau and a reception and buffet supper dinner. Virginia Schori has been elected a ture shows him with a catch of northern pike were held for 200 guests in the Crystal Ball· delegate to the annual convention of the on last summer's vacation at Lake of the room. Mrs. Moore, a graduate nurse, has RBWA to be held June 20, 21 and 22 in Woods, Ont., Canada. been employed in Indianapolis. Colorado Springs. 30 The Milwaukee Road Magazine wise choice

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CAR DEPARTMENT-OFFICE OF SHOP turnour of Milwaukee Road fans who cheered Wis., was working on the division this spring. SUPERINTENDENT Harold to a 460 in the team event, 478 in Car Inspector Everett Kyle retired in May. the double and 496 in the singles. We join his friends in wishing him many Vincent 0, Freihoefer, Correspondent Sympathy is extended to Gabriel Atinsky, years of happy leisure. welder, whose daughter Lydia, age 10, died Operator Clarence Parr discovered Ii brake Pvc 'Norbert Kiedrowski, former carman of bulbar polio May 1L She was the first beam down on a car on No. 77 May 22. He helper in the freight shop and son of Carman polio fatality in the Milwaukee area this had the train stopped and the damage re­ Roman Kiedrowski, recently paid us a visic year. paired. Our thanks to "CA." He is just back from overseas where he served Sympathy is also extended to the families Elmer Long, retired brakeman, now of twO years in Japan, Iwo Jima and Korea with of Oscar Karsch, retired welder, who died at Laredo, Tex., visited his family and friends the Air Corps, He will now be stationed at his home in Dubuque on Apr. 29, and Albert here during May. Elmer is located in Texas the Air Force base at Great Falls, Monc Stark, retired assistant wood mill foreman on account of his health. Congratulations to Louis Klubertanz who who died May 3. Mrs. Arthur Foltz, wife of machinist, was was appointed painter foreman in the pas­ seriously ill in the hospital in May. senger shop May L Carman Gregg Conrad reports that his Ed Driscoll, retired painter foreman, is now Terre Haute Division mother is seriously ill at his home in Sc selling real estate in his home town of WEST CLINTON AREA Bernice at this writing. Menomonee Falls, Wis, Miss Joan Maloney, daughter of Conductor At this writing Blacksmith John Owley Earl H. Lehman, Correspondent c/o Yardmaster, West Clinton James 1. Maloney, and Joseph Yolk were and Carman ,Cutter Myrl Austin are both married at the Sacred Heart Church 10 recuperating at home after being off from Assistant Car Foreman James Wilbur left Clinton May L work on account of illness, West Clinton May 26 to accept the position Yardmaster Cyrus Bodle is preparing to Congratulations to ,William Pecor, carman of assistant car foreman at Hulman Streec paint his house. When the work is com­ helper, and wife who celebrated their 50th Jimmy has lots of friends here who wish him pleted, this will be one of the show places wedding anniversary May 2, the best of luck in his new work. Assistant on State road 71. As we all know, the American Bowling Car Foreman Thomas COrts will take over the Mrs. John Turpin, wife of retired brake­ Congress is holding its annual tournament at job held here by Mr. Wilbur. Tom is no man, died May 1 at their home in Alvin, III. the Arena in Milwaukee this year. What we stranger at West Clinton, as he worked here She was the mother of Engineer O. E. MiJJer. didn't know was that two of our Milwaukee a few years ago. Assistant Car Foreman Carl Reuter and Road bowlers were participating-namely Carman Jack Dorfmeyer has been off duty Engineer Ora are owners of new Pontiacs. Bud Gurrath and Harold Montgomery-until for several weeks at this writing, on account Brakemen Fred Jackson and Paul Thomp­ Harold posted a bulletin to that effect on all of illness. son attended the Republican State convention shop bulletin boards. It resulted in quite a Crane Operator E. F. Norenberg of Tomah, in Indianapolis in June. June, 1952 31 TERRE HAUTE DISTRICT at that station on May 16, replacing H. A. Hoeft. T. I. Colwell, Correspondent Charles 1. Tindall, retired conductOr, who Superintendent's Office, Terre Haute has been seriously ill at his home in Terre Maj. 1. D. "Skip" Keating, of our engi­ Haute, has improved to such an extent that neering department, spent three weeks during his brOther AI Tindall has returned to work. May in WashingtOn and other eastern points Robert J. Kirschbaum, son of M. B. Kirsch­ in specialized training for organized reserves. baum, our roadmaster at Terre Haute for C. D. "Duffy" Nunley, an officer in the many years, who' has been in St. Mary's Naval Reserves, has been released by the Seminary, Baltimore, completed his Study for Navy and on May 7 resumed his job in Terre the priesthood in May. He is being assigned Haute as operatOr and extra dispatcher. to the Sioux City diocese, but before going Richard Meek, who was recently trans­ there will offer his first solemn mass in St. ferred from our traffic department to the traffic Patrick's Church, Terre Haute, on June 15, department in San Francisco, was on an edu­ after which. a reception will be held at St. cational tOur in May and stOpped off in Terre Patrick's school hall. Haute for a few days to visit relatives. Mrs. Robert Burns, widow of retired office engineer, passed away in Sanford, Fla., May 6. Iowa Division Fred 1. Lake, retired engineer, and wife, EAST END of San BenitO, Tex., will visit relatives in Benjamin P. Dvorak, Correspondent Eugene, are., in June. Milwaukee Passenger Station, Cedar Rapids Harley H. Longcor, our agent at Joliet, and Mrs. Longcor, have returned from a leave of The MiLwaukee Women's Club entertained absence spent in Arizona, and Harley will at a luncheon on May 8 in the LO.O.F. Hall, resume his position at Joliet. Marion, in honor of charter members and IT'S A SMALL WORLD. Back-of-the-lines E. J. Hoerl, who has been the assistant retired employes. friends-Corp. Kenneth L. Bartlett of Marion, agent at Rockford, has been transferred to On May 24 DispatcherN. J. Gorman and la., and a young Korean. Corporal Bartlett, Chicago Heights. He took over the agency wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniver­ overseas since last September. is a D&I Divi­ sary. A dinner party was held at the Elm­ sion fireman and the son of Conductor Cl,ark crest Country Club in Cedar Rapids for the Bartlett. Mrs. Clark Bartlett is president of family and a group of friends. Marion Chapter of the Women's Club, To Milwaukee Patrons . The family of 1. V. Anderson recently sold WhUe the train stops at Three their Marion home and moved to Seattle to join Mr. Anderson, now superintendent of Forks you have plenty of time transportation with headquarters in the to qet a qlass of our delicious Northwest. Signal Maintainer O. W. McBride and wife buttermilk. Weare located at Mrs. S. C. Thomas recently returned from are vacationing with their son-in-law and the station. . the national convention of the African Violet daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Dandareau, Three Forks Creamery Co. Society in Chicago, She has added some of Center Line, Mich. Wi1liam Baker of Perry the brand new varieties of violetS to her is relieving Mr. McBride. THREE FORKS, MONT. already large collection. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. On May 4 Concrete Crew Foreman Wil­ and MrS. W. A. Failor was celebrated on liam Cornwell fell from a tree while playing May 25 with a family reunion and dinner at with his children in the yard at his home in the CapitOl HOtel in Lincoln, Neb. Among Greeley and sustained injuries which will the guests were the W. E. Failor family of LOCOMOTIVE: require hospitalization for several months, Marion and Dr. Leona Failor, a member of He is confined to the University hospital in the faculty of Nebraska State Teachers Col­ FEED WATER BEATERS (The Locomotive Water Conditioner) Iowa City. lege. During the afternoon they were' sur­ BLOW-OFF EqUIP1UENT . Richard Wink, son of Pump Repairer E. 1. prised by a group of friends who journeyed COMPRESSED AIR Wink, has been promoted to airman first class, from Concordia, Kans., for the celebration. RADIATION He and his wife spent a 15·day furlough with At one time Mr. Failor was roundhouse fore· (ALL-Cast Directional Finned his parents in Marion. He is stationed at man at Council Bluffs. However, at the time Aluminum Eiementl) Manassa, Va. For of his retirement last March he was assistant lIlteratage or Final CooUnll Earl G. Keenan, retired conductOr, died May master mechanic on the Missouri Pacific at 3 at his home in Cedar Rapids following a Concordia, Kans. ' 1JNIT BEATERS long illness. He came from Perry 11 years On May 24 Miss Ann Mullaley was mar­ ago and retired Apr. 7 of this year. His last ried to Clement R. Schnoebelen of Cedar WILSON ENGINEERING service' was performed on Jan. 7. He en­ Rapids at St, Joseph's Church in Marion. She tered the service of the Road Aug. 28, 1904. is the daughter of the late Edward M. CORPORATION His wife and twO sons, Forrest of Perry and MuIlaley who for a number of years served 122 So. Michigan Ave., ChicalfO Richard of Cedar Rapids, survive him. Burial as chief operator in the Marion dispatchers' was in Perry. office,

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32 The Milwaukee Road Maga'zlne Gem :al Agent O. R. Lambertson, accom­ panied by Mrs. Lambertson, took a trip to Twin City Terminals Cincinnati the fore part of May to attend a MINNEAPOLIS PASSENGER STATION meeting of the A.A.R. There are Elewician Bob (Zip) Zemanek of the J. J. Taylor, Division Editor no assessments at any time. Cedar Rapids roundhouse had an unfortunate General Superintendent's Office experience recently while he was up on a The lishermen around the Minneapolis ladder spraying his fruit trees. A little bee passenger station have been reporting phe­ crawled up his leg and proceeded to sting nomenal luck so far this season. Ray and him, causing him to lose his hold on the Gayle Keeley of the telegraph office have ladder. In addition to the sprained ankle come home with their limit in trout from which resulted, he was also subjected to eating northern Minnesota and Wisconsin several his meals standing up. times, so far. Those boys use nothing but flies for their trout fishing; guess I will have to follow them some week end and see how Idaho Division it is done. Mrs. Ruth White, Correspondent Ed Knoke of the superintendent's office Office of Agent, Spokane reports a limit of crappies for the entire At the recent party on a recent week end at Lake Minne­ Spokane Greater tonka. Of course, Ed had his daughter along Music festival young to row the boat and was able to devote his entire time to fishing. artists starred in solos with 'the Phil­ Johnny Joy of the reservation bureau is building himself a three bedroom home. We harmonic Orchestra underStand the basement is now finished, and and one of these youngsters was Stan­ Johnny is spending his nights and week ends with hammer, nails and saw. ley Atkins, 16-year old son of Mrs. C. Dick Allard of the B&B department is H. Coplen. Stanley, home now after several weeks in the hospital. a cellist, received a MAUMEE surprise award of SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS CAR DEPT. INDIANA $50 as the outstand­ AND COACH YARD WASHED AND ing high s c h a 0 I Stanley Atkins Oriole M. Smythe, Correspondent DRY DEDUSTED string player. Very . District General Car Supervisor's Office few mature soloists have the honor of playIng Theo Potvin" carman apprentice in the air with the Philharmonic Orchestra but Stanley brake shop, was married to Miss Ann Marie has appeared with them previously. Playing Schneider May 17 at Minneapolis. a cello means sacrifices for young fellows, as Mrs. Edna Bowers, clerk in the store de­ baseball and other games are apt to cause partment, and husband Ward have pur­ injury to their hands. With a career at stake, chased a two-bedroom bungalow at 62nd and such things must be left out of the fun SIde Upton Avenue South, Minneapolis.. After of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Coplen are both much renting and moving, it is grand to won employc;d by the Milwaukee, !I'fr. Coplen h!1v­ a home. ing been agent at St. Maries for many years A welcome to Mrs. Mary McLaren, steno­ before coming to Spokane as a telegrapher; clerk, who worked temporarily in the car }'·frs. Coplen is a messenger. The following are new employes in the operating dept: Brakemen Robert H. Morgan, Thomas A. Bodey, William M. Johnson, SUll Greater John F. Zeller and R. D. Mulberry; and Present Day Operators T. H. Parish and R. 1. Robertson. PROTECTION SAFETY Requirement8 Mr. Zeller in the son of Fireman Zeller and DEMAND the Best Mr. Bodey will be remembered as a former for CARS and LADING lireman who was with us some years back. Equipment On Apr. 8, 2nd Lt. Robert D. Ellis, son of CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE ~ Conductor and Mrs. S. C. Ellis of Malden, FRICTION DRAFT GEARS LAKESIDE received the Silver Star for his gallantry in 10 absorb hOrUonlal shocks action against the enemy in Korea as a mem­ CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER FUSEES ber of an infantry regiment. The medal was SPRINGS awarded for bravery when his company Fill the Bill launched an attack upon enemy positions 10 absorb verlkal and lateral shocks Safe Dependable Efficient under cover of supporting lire, and secured • their objective. The account states, "The in­ CARDWELL WESTINCHOUSE CO. LAKESIDE RAILWAY CHICACO FUSEE COMPANY spiring leadership and gallantry displayed by CANADIAN CARDWELL CO., LTD. Lt., Ellis on this occasion reflected great M8NTREAL Beloit. Wisconsin credit upon himself and the militaryservice."

Did you hear abottt the backwoodr mountain­ eer who found a mirror which a tourirt had Youngstown Steel Sides for Repairs to Freight Cars lort? Youngstown Corrugated Steel Freight Car Doors "Waf, ifJen it ain't my old dad," he raid . Camel ;Roller Lift Fixtures aJ he looked into it. "J never knowed he had hir pitcher took!" Youngstown Steel Door Co. & Camel Sales Co. He took the minor home. That night, -OFFICES­ 332 S. Mlehll'an Ave. 'FIre Arcade 500 FIfth ATe. while he rlept, hir wife found it. Chlea..o eteveland New York "Hahl" said she, peering iil/o it-"so that's -PLANTS- the old hag he's been a-chasin' arollnd with Hammond. Indiana • Younlllltown. Ohio lately!" June, 1952 33 'l""

department office; also to Mrs. Julie Kassin, Under all condition. and at all times. relieving temporarily during the illness of T-Z Product. srive unexcelled service. Clerk Einar Hauger who is in the Veteran's T-Z "Clingtite" Dust Guard Plugs Hospital. MW Journal Box Lids Air Brake Man Lawrence Olson and family T-Z Tender Hose Couplers are driving to San Bernardino, Calif., to visit T-Z Smoke Preventer Nozzles their son Johnnie, formerly a welder at our T-Z Boiler Washout Plugs shops. They will vacation at Denver and Salt Lake City. T-Z Blow-off Valve Mufflers Retirements; F. S. Hans, machinisr in the T-Z Products. al atandard equipment. locomotive department, May 15 with over 25 are daily provinsr tlaeir merit. years of service; also V. S. Mohand, machinisl T-Z Railway Equipment Co. wilh 40 years of service, on May 1. S So. Michigan Avenue Car Inspector Vanner Anderson and wife visited their son at Kansas Ciry on May 25, Chicago, Illinois following an auto accident. Their son is with the Army, stationed near Kansas City.

ST. PAUL FREIGHT HOUSE Allen C. Rothmund, Correspondent

CARTER BLATCHFORD, INc. Sibley St. Freight House ~ 80 E. JACKSON BLVD. I recall hearing of folks following the CHICAGO horses, bur Leona Elsie Monheim followed the plow Of) her vacation on their farm. Nice going, Leona. Our agent, W. P. Radke, attended the national agents' convention at Cincinnati the RAIL JOINTS week of May 12. UPPER REGISTER. The lyric soprano of Frances Gladys Sheehan is back to work after a Anderson will be heard as guest soloist on the Reformed and heat treated long siege of illness. summer symphony series at Northrup Auditor­ The following changes in rbe freight office ium in Minneapolis July 31, The talented sing­ to meet specifications for were made recently: Neal Johnson is now er, who is the daughter of Agent F. C. Williams of Mobridge. has made many appearances on new bars. car booker; Dick Thelen expense clerk; Vince Miller demurrage desk; Harry Carr switching slage and radio and has sung leading roles with clerk; Joel Andrean claim clerk; Bill Burfiend the New York City Center Opera Company as OS&D; Joe Kulisheck window cashier; and well as with the Boston and Pittsburgh Sym-'

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Ford Dealers of America. Trans-Missouri Division ~~SYSTEM D. B. Campbell, Correspondent Superintendent's Office, Miles City Richard Waldow, passed away in Chicago May 1 after ? long illness. Funeral services Things are beginning to pep up on the RAILROAD were held at Miles City. "Sunburn Circuir." Bigger and better fish The official opening of Harmony Hangout, WATER TREATMENT stories are in rhe making and the open win­ teen-age center for Miles City, on May 2 dows with the beckoning outdoors make it climaxed five years of effort on the part of Chemicals • Equipment tough to do the daily grind. Blowdown Systems Miles City citizens and young people to pro­ Laboratory Analyses A couple of rhousand hungry strays con­ vide needed recreational facilities. The proj­ Testing Kits • Field Service gregated for the noon barbecue served by the ect was sponsored by the Women's club with Research • Surveys Junior Chamber of Commerce at the second the sUPPOrt of every civic minded organiza­ annual Miles City Livestock Day May 24. tion in the community. The new building, NATiONAL ALUMINATE After that a capacity crowd watched the located on'a portion of the courthouse square, CORP. bucking horse sale at rhe Easrern Montana is equipped to handle a variety of recreational Fairgrounds arena. The sale continued activities. 6116 West 66th Place • Chicago 38, illinois rhrough Sunday with 100 riders topping off Alphonse Schaut, stationary engineer at 350 of the fightinest specimens of horseflesh Miles City, died May 6 after a brief illness. the range could produce. Rodeo buyers were He was born in Belgium Jan. 26, 1886 and on hand to bid for the showy ones and the came to Miles City in 1912. Some years Grain Doors canners took those tha t wouldn't buck. later he entered the service of the railroad. Charles H. Richards, 52, chief dispatcher He was employed in the powerhouse at the Railroad Cross Ties at Miles City, died of a heart seizure at a time of his death. He is survived by his local hospital Apr. 30 following a shorr ill­ widow; a son, Bernard of Miles City;. five

Hardwood Lumber ness. He suffered an attack ~wo days after daughters, Mrs. Josephine Caffrey of Seattle. funeral services had been conducted for his Wash., Mrs. Yvonne Aggers of Anaconda. Timbers son. Mr. Richards was born July 20, 1889, at Mont., .Mrs. Mary Keszler of Minneapolis, Freemont, Nebr. He studied telegraphy and Minn., and Janet and Dorothy of Miles City: worked as operator on the East TM. In 1941 and 11 grandchildren. Requiem mass wa, he came to MiJes City as dispatcher, and was said in the Sacred Heart Church and burIal prom'oted to chief dispatcher in 1949. Sur­ was in Calvary cemetery. Webster Lumber Company vivors include his widow, two childIen, Mrs. Funeral services were beld at Harlowrco:: 2522 Como An., W••t PhyJlis Foster of Manhattan, Mont., and Bryce May 9 for Brakeman Jerry Welch who wa, of Miles City, one brother, tbree sisters and killed in an accident at Roundup. He W3S It. Paul, Mbm. twO grandchildren. Burial was in [he family born at Harlowton Aug. 29, 1927, the son of plot in the Custer County cemetery. Engineer and Mrs. C. E. Welch. A veteran Richard D. Waldow, 16, son of Carman he saw service in the Navy. He marrie": 34 The Milwaukee Road Magazrr,= • Glor, I Hawkins in 1948 and they became the EAST END around the clock­ parentS of two daughters, Vicki and Judy. Dora H. Anderson, Correspondent Survivors include besides his widow and two c/o Agent, Mobridge all over the daughters, his parents, a brother and six sisters. Jennie M, Ohern, retired operator and compass Members of the Miles City Service club Democratic national committee woman, has gathered at the Elks Home Ma)' 10 for the been elected as a delegate from South Dakota annual spring dinner and parry. Dinner was to the national convention in Chicago July 21. served in the basement dining hall, after She has the distinction of being one of the which the crowd gathered in the auditorium four delegates with a full vote, the other for the entertainment arranged by Claude eight having half a vote each. She will be O'Brien. He was assisted by T, M. Bankey, accompanied to Chicago by her husband, E. White and John Brogdon, Agent W. P. Ohern of Wakpala. Club Chairman]. D. Wagner was in charge Agent F. C. Williams and wife attended a of general arrangements, assisted by L. H. meeting of the A.A.R., freight Station section, Rabun, vice president, Dave Shank, treasurer, at Cincinnati May 14, 15 and 16. and D. B. Campbell, secretary. Sam Leo Mrs. Elsie May has sufficiently recovered presided over the kitchen force as chef, with from her recent illness to resume her duties Marrin Kelm, general chairman of the ban­ .in the' madmas'ter's office. quet room, and serviced by Louis Senger, Charles Oleson, second assistant wire chief Fred Arnoldt, Virgil Rask, E. J. Trafton, at the Mobridge relay office, plans to attend Charles Poner, Ed Carlson, Frank Zawada, the O.R.t. convention at Miami in June, Bud Jacobs, Al Arnoldt, Jack Hennessey, Jim Agents W. ]. Wydemeyer of Watauga' and Bennett, Don Helm, Dan Gilmer, Roman A. O. Thompson of Bucyrus are planning to Lala, Dan Tedesco, Pete Leo, Corliss Yates, retire July 1. guards the Jim Moyes, John Lackner and Alvin Arnold. Roadmaster Myron Olson who underwent right-of-way surgery at the Mobridge hospital is recuperat­ Miles City's representative at the biennial ing at his home at this writing. in vital meeting of the Women's Club in Chicago was Mrs. Wayne Hawkins, wife of switchman, Mrs, L. R. Kirchoff, president of the chapter. signal service presented 17 music pupils in a piano recital at the Congregational Church on May 18. The second trick operator's position at McIntosh was abolished May 19. Alan Atha, son of Dispatcher "Bud" Atha, EDWARD KEOGH accompanied by Joel Hoersch, competed in the chess tournament at Rapid City. Both PRINTING COMPANY boys placed. We are glad to report that Conductor Ross Grange has recovered from his injuries and Printers and is able to work again. Planographers Agent Emil Bertsch of Morristown is on his annual fishing trip to Canada at this writing. 732-738 W. Van Buren St. Conductor Ralph Fraher and wife have sold Phone: Franklin 0925 their home and moved into a smaller house. TALENTED TEEN-AGERS. The Milwaukee Second Trick Operator "Ding" Childers of Chicago, Illinois Road Women's Club awards presented annually Marmarth is laying off for six weeks, being to the most outstanding music students of the relieved by George Rankin, tROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE railroad family in the graduating class of the Conductor Robert Riddell, wife and high school at Mobridge, S. D., were conferred daughter Marian, have left for their summer this year on Miss Gladys Oberlander, daughter home at Nemo, S. D., in the Black Hills to of Conductor Ed Oberlander, and James Oleson, spend the summer months. Speclaltle. son of Assistant Wire Chief Charles Oleson. Dr. A. W. Spiry, surgeon at the Mobridge Miss Oberlander, a mezzo soprano, won Division hospital, had the honor of being elected vice DELICACIES FOR THE TABLE I ratings in regional music contests the past president of the State Medical Association at Frozen Foods, Cheese, Poul­ two years and second place in the third annual a meeting at Sioux Falls May 19 and 20. try, Game, Fruits and state music scholarship contest at Aberdeen Mrs. Paul Bridenstine, president of Mo­ Vegetables May 26. James is a member of the school band, bridge Chapter of the Women's Club, at­ the mixed chorus and the glee club. He will tended the club's biennial meeting in Chicago E. A. AARON & BROS. presently be working at Priest River, Idaho, May 23 and 24. She was accompanied by CHICAGO. ILLINOIS with the forest rangers. our treasurer, Mrs. Walter Steinecker.

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Mrs. Robert Barthle, daughter of Ticket Agent J.S. Nilan, with her family is enroute Complete co Iran where her husband is stationed with the Army. Operacor W. 1. Mayer and family, Aber­ deen, vacationed recently in Minnesota, Wis­ Banking ServiCe consin and Michigan. Dispatcher A. E. Jerde and wife are taking a week's relaxation in Minnesota at this writing. The Milwaukee softbaIl team has won two at games and lost one. The single loss was at the hands of the 1951 city champions by a score of 7 co 4. The team th is year is managed by Engineer Dutch Deforrese. 73 Convenient Offices Rules Examiner J. S. Keenan is confined CO YOUNG MARRIEDS. H&D Operator Tom Se. Luke's Hospital at this writing; Room 309 Fasching and his bride, Marietta Fiecke, who in St. Luke's Annex, Aberdeen, S. D. were married recently at Holy Trinity Church Train Baggageman Buck Miller and his in Winsted, Minn. Tom is now relief operator family have returned from a 30.day vacation in Florida. at Montevideo after having been at Tower E-14 for several months. EAST END Martha Moehring, Correspondent a Assl. Superintendent's Office, Montevideo Petersburg, Fla., since his retirement, writes that he's planning to come back to Monte­ It's the time of the year when the school video for the Fiesta Days this year. kids are getting train-minded, Along with Engineer George Hupp and his wife cele­ FIRST WISCONSIN the usual Chicago and New York trips by brated their 25th wedding anniversary early high school seniors, there is a juvenile crop in May. A large delegation of "rails" called of passengers coming up. Recently the kin­ during the open house, which COntinued into NATIONAL BANK dergarten classes at "Monte," numbering the night, as reported by Conductor Dan Ryan about 150, cook a bus ride co Granite FaIls who made it after midnight when, on arriv­ where the noon Columbian was Stopped so ing in Minneapolis, he brushed up in his , of Milwaukee they could board it and return to Montevideo. caboose and arrived at the Hupp home in time Assistant Superintendent J. W. Wolf and to help taper off the happy affair. . Established 1853 Roadmaster LeVere Natzel gave them train The gnats have been the cause of much information en route and On arrival at unhappiness by everybody this spring, and "Monte" the wide-eyed youngsters were taken especialJy the switch crews. For awhile they through the train for an inspection. One wore bee veils over their heads making them little boy later described the details to his Jook noc unlike men from Mars as they moved mother: "And in the dining car, there's a about in Montevideo yard. sheriff who makes a lot of food, and it's good Member Federal Deposit too, and he feeds the passengers." Sheriff, or chef, what's the difference as long as the food D & I Division Insurance Corporation is good l Gene Waletich, recently from Korea and E. Stevens, Division Editor Superintendent's Office, Savanna more recently from Sisseton, has been im­ ported to serve as the vacation prop for the Iowa Division Conductor and Mrs. Irvin yard clerks at Montevideo during the summer. M. Shrake, Savanna, celebrated their 25th He wiJJ also relieve at the freight office. wedding anniversary May 24. They have tWO Si KelJey, who makes his home in Sr. sons, Robert, a clerk in the su perintendent's office who is now in the Army, and Yard Clerk Walter, now in the Navy. The Edward Flints of Savanna (retired lineman) were married 50 years on May 8. They will celebrate at a later date, due to the OPERATING 161 RECEIVING face that Ed was undergoing treatment for MOTOR TRUCKS and his eyes at MarshalJ, Ia., and was unable to TRACTORS AND FORWARDING observe the occasion. POOL CAR Priscilla Ruth Hammen, daughter of TRAILERS DISTRIBUTORS Switchtender H. E. Hammen, Savanna, be­ came the bride of Robert Schriner, Me. CarolJ, on May 7, the ceremony taking place in the ESTABIJSHED 1880 home of the bride's parents, with a reception following. With the birth of a son named David Craig to the Robert Georges of Oak Park on May 2, P. D. Carroll Trucking Co. the Herman Georges (engineering depart­ ment, Savanna) have become grandparents. CHICAGOt ILLINOIS Michael Mulcrone, delivery clerk at the Savanna freight house, underwent surgery in Jane Lamb Hospital, Clinton, in May. 36 The Milwaukee Roqd Magazine Switchman Lee Smith, who is confined to Chicago Terminals the city hospital at Savanna following an OVERAllS injury, is making a satisfactory recovery. BENSENVILLE David Raymond, veteran car depanment AND employe of Savanna, passed away in the city Dorothy Lee Camp, Correspondent OVERALL JACKETS hospital May 7 after a brief illness. Surviv­ Tom CortS, assistant car foreman nights, ing are two daughters and a son. Dave en­ was transferred to West Clinton, Ind., May tered the service of the Road 47 years ago 25. He will take over the position of assistant and retired in November, 1951. car foreman of the west side clean-out yard. Alva HiJl, retired machinist at Savanna, After three years at Bensenville, Tom will died at his farm home north of Mt. Carroll surely be missed by the friends he has made. May 26. Surviving are his widow and one Conductor Marling Smith of the Illinois brother. Division is now running on 73 while Con­ Ross Wheat, retired -First District engi­ ductor Gordon Peterson is vacationing. neer, died in Hines Hospital May 19. Gordon will be pulling in fish by the tub­ Iowa Division Con­ full, if his favorite fishing spot lives up to. ductor and Mrs. Rich­ its past record. ard Adams left Savan­ Thanks once again to A. Ells of the round­ na May 28 by auto for house for passing on a bit of news. Rome, N. Y., where Boilermaker William Clucas and Machinist they will deliver the Fred Packard have both been off for some auto to their son, time, due to illness. Switchman Richard Sympathy to Machinist Christ Bleich upon Adams, now in the the death of his mother and brother, on May 1 Navy. and 4, respectively. Engineer Dave Charlene Nimietz, steno-clerk, and Donald Truninger now has a Dohse of Schiller Park walked the middle grandson, Richard aisle at St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed For Longest Wear On Richard Adams Steven arriving in the Church May 3. They spent a two-week Any Job • • • Buy LEE home of his son in honeymoon in Florida. Both young people Savanna May 19. Satisfaction Guaranteed or are graduates of the Leyden Community High A claim prevention meeting was held at your money back. School, Franklin Park. Savanna the evening of May 26 with about 60 Yardmaster Bob Lewin, wife Violet and THE H. D. LEE CO., INC. employes and officers attending. Talks were daughters Sandra and Carol have returned Kansas City, Mo .• South Bend. Ind. given by Mr. Ennis and Superintendent Mlnne.polls. Minn.· TrenloD. N. J. from California after a very hectic vacation. SIn Fr.nclsco. C.III•• BOIl. Ala. Kiesele, and a movie was shown. During the All was sunshine, trips and good times until ~~ course of the evening a tribute was paid to both little girls came down with the measles. 1. G. Fisher, who has been agent at Albany Allen and Bob, Jr. had stayed at home with for 47 years and retired May 29. Grandma and Grandpa Lewin and they, toO, came down with measles, just as the vacation­ QUAD-CITIES AREA ing members of the family returned home. Russell Tubbs, Correspondent C&M Conductor Lindstrom and wife en­ Perishable Freight Inspector, Nahant, la. joyed some early swimming while on vacation Ray Hall, yard clerk at Nahant, who under­ recently at Daytona Beach, Fla. "Lindy" and FISH and OYSTERS went surgery in Mercy Hospital, Davenport, wife never fail to drop a card to all the Supplyln, Hofels, Resfauranh and Clubs some months ago, is making a satisfactory folks at home. Our Specialty recovery. Sgt. John]. LeMaire of the railroad police Phones Roosevelt 1903, all e1epartmenh Sympathy is extended to the following, due stopped recently to visit friends in Minneap­ W. M. Walker to the death of their mothers: to Peter Maher olis and Aberdeen. Then he and Mrs. Le­ 213-215 S. Water Market Pilsen Stltlen and family; to John Carswell and family. Maire traveled through the Black Hills to Cor. Racine Ave. and 14th PI. CHICACO Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cox announced the complete a very interesting vacation. birth of a daughter, Bonnie Rae, on May 4. Announcement is made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Fern Dillig, stenographer in the DF&PA office at Davenport, to James Malone. THIRD DISTRICT DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES W. 1. Skaggs, Milwaukee affiliated loco­ motive engineer, retired May 16. Mr. Skaggs' lor railroad service began as a coach cleaner with the St. Joe and Grand Island, coming to the PASSENGER, FREIGHT Milwaukee Oct. 12, 1914 as a fireman. He was promoted to engineer in 1929 and served AND SWITCHING SERVICE with the Road for 38 years. Now resides in Kansas City, and expects to enjoy his retire­ • ment with some long anticipated trips. Guy Rhodus, Milwaukee affiliated-joint IN SERVICE ON OVER 150 RAILROADS agency switchman, with a service date of August 1920, in Coburg y~rd and since June 1, 1952, in the Joint Agency, was elected as­ • sistant general secretary-treasurer, Brother­ hoods Relief & Compensation Fund, Harris­ ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION burg, Pa., Apr. 26, and has left Kansas Ciry GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION to take over his new work. Mr. Rhodus has many friends on the railroad who wish him LA GllANGE, n.LINOIS. u. s. A. success in his new venture. June, 1952 37 Bensenville Chapter of the Women's Club feted its past presidents May 7. The guests of honor were Mrs. Bodenburger, second president of the chapter, Mrs. Vannella, now AGENTS a member of the general governing board, and Mmes. Leek, Sturm and Burnath; also Mrs. Smith, who was formerly president of another chapter. The occasion also served as WANTED a farewell party for Mrs. William Brecklin who will leave Bensenville following the re­ on all Divisions to sell tirement of .Mr. Brecklin. Milwaukee employees the UNION STREET new Accident and Sickness Florence La Monica, Correspondent RETIRE AT CHICACO TERMINALS. Yard­ Al Wolf, caller in House 2, retired May 12. master Bill Barber (left) and "Solly" Ruhlmann, policies on the Payroll We wish him many years to enjoy his re­ retired yardmaster, who were guests of honor tirement. at a party given recently by Chicago terminals Deduction Plan. Jim Cox, Reconsigning, became the very employes. Mr. Barber, who retired Apr. 30, was proud grandfather of Gail Miller May 23. \Nith the Road 32 years, the past several years Al Kozin, House 8, died suddenly May 26, at Union Street and Kinzie Street. For full details write and A. Mulholland, retired police lieutenant, W. F. Stockdale, Manager died recently in Florida where he had been making his home. Funeral services were held in Chicago. Sympathy is extended to John Ewing whose

Andy Abraham met with an accident re­ father passed away May 20, arid to Bob

Railroad Department cently when a car went through a red light. McQuinn at Healy station whose father passed away May 23. .~. He is still unable to return to work at this THE TRAVELERS writing, but we understand he is at home and Dorothy and Irvin Parsons are sporting a I HARTFORD, CONN. doing well. new Oldsmobile. M. Evers, recently ar House 5, has returned Taking over the janitor duties in the Gale­ to North Carolina for induction into the wood office are Robert Morgan and Rudolph armed service. Hawlik. Bruno Silkowski of the freight house, who BUCKEYE CAlEWOOD has been ill for over a year i$ now, at Hines Hospital, Ward E 471, Hines, Ill. CAST STEEL PRODUCTS Norma Gunderson, Correspondent Tom Dyba, route clerk, and Leon Christen­ FOR RAI LROADS Glad to report that Charles Garry, freight sen, assistant foreman, both of the freight house, are off at this writing, due to illness. Truck Side Frames house foreman, is gening along fine after his recent accident. Truck Bolsters Congratulations to Madeline and Clarence Milwaukee Division Couplers Kunberger who celebrated their 20th wedding Yokes and Draft Castings anniversary May 14. SECOND DISTRICT Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Robert Evans M. B. Herman, Correspondent Miscellaneous Car Castings in the death of Bob on May 13. Bob had Asst. Superintendent's Office, Green Bay Six-and Eight-Wheel Trucks been retired for the past couple of years. Sympathy is also extended to Mrs. Helen We wish to express our sympathy to the ---THE--­ Cass, formerly Helen Bitz, telephone opera­ family of Theodore Franzen, flagman at tor, in the sudden death of her husband. Menasha, who passed away suddenly May 9. BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS CO. Judith Howard, general clerk in the cash­ It has just been brought to our anention COLUMBUS 7, OHIO ier's office, is visiting her home in Superior, that William Zarrnsdorf, custodian at Chilton, Wis., at this writi·ng. retired from service last SG'ptember. H. Krohn, section foreman at Channing, and E. B. Squires, agent at Pound, have been presented with "gold" passes for 50 yeats of service. M. T. Sevedge recently took a group of Cub Scouts, of which his son Pat is a mem­ ber, through the roundhouse and shops to 'see the engines and other things of interest to boys. They were then given' a ride on the Chippewa to the east side passenger station where he treated them all to cokes and pop. UNION REFRICERATOR TRANSIT LINES This no doubt was quite a thrill for the Cubs. Due to very heavy business in Milwaukee 42.06 N. Creen Bay Ave., Terminals, quite a number of our switchmen, brakemen and firemen were sent down to Milwaukee 12., Wisconsin work at that point. Would be glad for any news items of interest for the Magazine. Please send them to this office at Green Bay.

F"ee ellte,-prise is a natural "esult of tbe American form of government, which says in

so many words that the more men do for th~mselves, and the less the government does

for them, the better off WII all will be. -Felix Mor~ly 38 The Milwaukee Road Magazine FIRST DiStRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT'S c. 'W. Capron who was appointed district OFFICE safety engineer May 1, ~epJacing W. A, French who retired on that date, was in J. E. Boeshaar, Correspondent Minneapolis for the presentation of the Superintendent's Office, Milwaukee president's safety trophy to the Twin City Engineer John Kaskia who recendy ~nder­ Terminal Division, 1951 winner of the Tells how you can learn went an operation is not very well at this award. He brings back to us the message AUTOMOTIVE writing. thn we should bring our efforts to bear on The wife of C&.i\1 Engineer F. 1. Miller improving our safety standing among Class was injured recently in a mishap with a A railroads. His safety suggestion for the DIESEL power lawnmower at their home in Pewau­ month is, "Look in each direction before AND ALLIED MECHANICS kee. crossing or sranding close to tracks." QU~(k'Y'·'T A fast trip to California to deliver a car EaSily M HOME-• to her son in the Marine Corps at Oceanside FAMOUS SCHOOL GIVES yoU SHOP·METHOD was made by Ruth Habhegger, our stenogra­ TRAINING AT HOME I National Schools-one of the oldest, largest of its kind-has home-trained pher. I & D Division railroad men for years. 1000's of successful Redcap Ray Travis is at home at this writ­ Karen B. Rugee, Division Editor graduates all over the world.• ing, recovering nicely from his recent opera­ YOU GET TOOLS LIKE THESE I _ • Superintendent's Office, Mason City AND YOU KEEP THEMI Cl' , tion for appendicitis. You learn by doing. Lots of - . We recently had a letter from Brakeman -Richard D. Hixson, son of Warehouse pictures and diagrams. Get ~ . C. J. Stewart, now a sergeant in Korea, who Foreman Callie D. Hixson, Mason City, has the facts, Mail coupon today. ~ ~­ says he is working 12 hours a night (no beea' promoted to staff sergeant in the Marine NATIONAL SCHOOLS overtime) as night yardmaster at Pusan. Corps. He has also been recommended for LOS ANGELES-SINCE 1905 Assistant Superintendent R. 1. Hicks, who the Silver Star award for bravery in protecting t'!i.ttt'II·'!!\.lHa.:tii'ff~ is an amateur radio operator, recently re­ an American tank from capture by rhe Com­ ~~~~~~u~::'°aO~;r~::t. ceived his new auto-_ license plates which munists while he was serving in Korea a I DW 62 I I Las Angeles 37, California I display his station call letters, W9UET. year ago. He is now stationed at Camp • Mail me your FREE Automotive Diesel and • Peter Van De Veldtn, retired C&M engi­ Lejeune, N. C, expecting to be discharged in I Allied Mechanics Book and Fr•• Lesson today. I neer, passed away at Deerfield May 10. August. • NAME I Sever O. Haukedahl, 78, retired conductor, I ADDRESS I

passed away suddenly May 13. He was em­ IL CITY • ••STATE___ ••• ~I ployed by the Road 44 years and retired seven years ago. He is survived by his wife, twO daughrers, Mrs. A. W. Yurevick, Sparks, Nev., and Mrs. James Songer, Mason City, and a son, Arthur Haukedahl of Chickasha, Okla. Jerry Weiland, son of Superintendent P. J. Weiland, is one of 28 students at the Uni­ versity of Iowa who have been initiated into Psi Omega, professional dental fraternity. During rhe high water at Marquette, "ferry boat" service was maintained by Clerk Harold Bacon and Operator Robert Ries between the depot and Conductor A. W. Henthorne's garage, The garage made an ideal landing place with water within two inches of the floor. Mrs. Henthorne maintained a steady FIVE GENERATIONS. The family of Mervin lookout for passengers, and when "Ferry Gould, first trick agent-operator at Lake, Wis., Man" Bacon failed to hear the call for the arranged this interesting snapshot while visiting boat she would call him by phone. Art's only the senior Mr. Gould at the Masonic home at complaint is that of all the people who used THEY STAY FRESH! Dousman, Wis. Agent Gould is holdi~g his his garage and private walk, no one stopped great-grandson, the others being his daughter, to do any spading in his garden or con­ RAY-O-VAC COMPANY his grand-daughter and his father, Granville D. tributed to the fund for the light which was Gould The latter was employed in the signal kept burning all night. Madison 10, Wisconsin department back in 1907 and 1908. About 125 Milwaukee employes and fami-

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June, 1952 39 lies honored Mr. and Mrs, R. ]. Kemp and family at a farewel1 party held in the Mil­ waukee Women's Club rooms the evening of May 24. They were leaving about June 1 Tim'e Is Our Business for Dubuque where Mr. Kemp will take over the posirion of freight and passenger agenr. Superintendent ,Weiland acted as master of CHAS. H. BERN ceremonies and' 'gifts were presented to Mr. Union Station Bldg. Chicago, Illinois and Mrs. Kemp and their children, Jim and Mary. OUt of town guests included Mayor and Mrs. H. C. Loveless of Ottumwa and MII.TON J. HEEGN R. C. Dodds, former superintendent, and wife of Austin. An evening of square dancing 29 E. Madison Street Chicago, Illinois fol1owed the dinner. Lewis \XfiJIiam Tyler, 89, who was em­ H. HAMMERSMITH ployed as a laborer in the Mason City round­ house, passed away May 10, 332 W. Wisconsin Ave. W, L Leitner, retired engineer, is seriously IN FRIENDSHIP'S NAME. Traveling Engineer Milwaukee, Wis. il1 at this wriring. Mr. and Mrs, Leitner G. C. Groves (right) being presented with a were planning to leave for California to make diamond ring by ;\ssistant Superintendent R. F. their home at the time Mr. Leitner was taken Fairfield as a gift from I&D Second District Official Watch Inspectors ill. employes. A group of 40 employes and the ir It·s a boy for the Jack Walters at Sanborn, wives honored "Jerry" with a luncheon at for born May 22, He has been named John, Jr. Sioux City to wish him good luck in his recent assignment as traveling engineer at Aberdeen,

S D, ~ MILWAUKEE ROAD SECOND DISTRICT Specialists in railroad watches, fine Fay Ness, Correspondent Asst. Superintendent's Office, Sioux City jewelry and personal gift items. underStand he has designs on a new glass Word has reached us that Lt. Kenneth E, fishing rod). Mrs. Snow received a lovely Always at Your Service Bushnel1 arrived in Korea May 14. Kenny compacr. It was a nice party and we all hope was home on furlough before shipping out he will have many happy years ahead, and stopped in the office for a visit. Good The employes at the freight house also had luck and let us hear from any of our division a farewel1 party for Mr. Snow at the freight employes in service. office, and presented him with a jeweled CREOSOTED Engineer Trelf LaPlante is bragging about Shrine pin and a very gay SpOrt shirr. the IS-pound channel catfish he caught at the Another fish Story comes our way via mail MATERIALS mouth of the Big Sioux in Sioux City May from the west coasr. Retired Passenger Brake­ 9. He landed him in 30 minutes with rod man W, A, Helmhold who now lives in and and reel. He has the piCtures to prove it. Spokane, Wash" writes that he caught a 26 Mrs, O. M, Thompson, wife of retired pound trout in Pend Oreille Lake and he engineer on this division, died in Ful1erton, wants to know if any of the fishermen around COAL TAR Calif., on May 7, these parts can do as well. Thitty-eight employes honored Homer C. PRODUCTS Snow, freight agent at Sioux City, and Mrs. SANBORN-RAPID CITY Snow at a luncheon in the Mayfair Hotel Republic Creosoting Co. Albert J Gall, Correspondent May 28. Mr. Snow retired June 1 and his Trainmaster's Office, Mitchell Minneapolis many friends gathered to present him with a beautiful wrist watch and a money gift (we Duane Lester is the new section foreman at Kimball, taking the place of Charles H. Wantoch who is going to Lennox. We are sorry to report the sudden death of Section Foreman Ben LeClair of Plankin­ ton. . Charles Forrest, O. O. Callen and wife, and Martin Christiansen and wife of Rapid City are visiting in California at this writing; also John H, Tice and wife and F. Heskett and wife of Mitchell. We regret to report the sudden death of W, A, Hajek, working foreman at Rapid City. on May 18. c.]. Hill is acting fore­ man until someone is appointed to fill the posirion. A. H. Boeding, B&B carpenter of Cham­ berlain, is the new sign painting crew fore­ man. Joe Sigl of Chambel10r is on the crew.

"Dearest Alice-" wrote the young man. "Pat·don me, but I'm getting so forgetful. I k?IOW I proposed to you last lIigbt bitt, rea!!;•. I forgot if you said yes or no." "Dearest Vinctr-" she replied at on,,,. "You,. lette,. was a t·elief. I remember .ra)ing no to somebody last night, but I'd quite fo'­ gotten who it was." 40 The Milwaukee Road lla:;;=-,ra Agent Sylvester Eckstein and Mrs. Eckstein partmem at Madison, suffered a severe injury Madison Division of Black Earth announced the arrival of a to his right hand recently while doing some son, Steven Lee, on May 10. SECOND DISTRICT work at his home. A nOte from John J. O'Connor, retired Gaylord Reinold, retired roundhouse fore­ L. A. Fiorello, Correspondent signal maintainer, says· that he is leaving man, stopped in to see us a short time ago. Freight Office, Rockford, III. Tucson, Ariz., for points in California. He Gay spends the wimer months in San An­ A farewell party was given on May 10 in expected to get back to Wisconsin about tonio, Tex., and comes north for the summer. honor of E. J. Hoerl, newly appointed agent June 15. E. W. Tucker, retired agent, formerly of at Chicago Heights, who held the position of assistant agent at Rockford for the past three years. Prior to being appointed at Rockford, Eddie was on the staff of the pub] ic relations department in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. Here's Why the' Nation's Freight Rides on Paul Mueller, who has been operator-agent at DeKalb since 1949, succeeded Ed Hoed as assistant agent at Rockford. Paul has been with the Road for the past 13 years, starting out as operator at Scarboro and since has moved about in various stations in northern SOLIO JOURNAL BEARINGS Illinois and Wisconsin. Many inquiries have been made as to the whereabouts of Rosie Condon, .retired cashier. at Rockford. According to the latest reports, Rosie is taking in all the sights in California, including Hollywood.

FIRST DISTRICT W. W. Blethen, Correspondent Superintendent's Office, Madison Assistant Agent Kenneth P. Thompson of Madison was appointed agent at Mason City, effective June 1. "Ken" started his railroad service in the freight department at Madison, working as a freight trucker, interchange and demurrage clerk, rate clerk, and finally as­ sistant agent. John Conway, chief clerk in the freight department at Madison, has been appointed assistant agent. George Dahnke, rate clerk, has been appointed as chief clerk in the freight department. Edward J. McNulty of the ticket office has been appointed to fill Right for Railroads position of rate clerk in the freight depart­ ment. ... in Performance Conductor W. M. Raftree is convalescing at his home at this writing, following an and in Cost operation at St. Mary's Hospital. Machinist Harold Schicker and Mrs. Schicker of Madison announced the arrival ith on-line rolling stock, standby time keeps them idle 21 of a daughter, Suzanne, on May 2. Wfreight or passenger cars, 5 to hours a day. Wallen Klein, of the car department at 10 million trouble-free {:ar miles Dollar for dollar, you just {:an't Madison, has been promoted to night car with solid-type bearings is an beat solid-type bearings for rail­ foreman at LaCrosse. often accomplished fact. And road rolling stock. You can take Train Dispatcher Rollie Marlett, with Mrs. what about interchange? As the biggest loads and make the ". Marlett, daughter Janet and son Gregory, standards of maintenance and fastest schedules. You save up attended the commencemef.lt exercises of the inspection are improved, "on to 1500 pounds per car . . . and line" performance will be ap­ get the smoothest ride on any Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, of proached with interchange equip­ standard truck. Be sure to get which their daughter Lois was a student, on ment. Just as important, the low­ your free copy of "The Facts May 15. Exercises were held at the Fourth cost solid bearing makes possible About AAR Solid Journal Bear­ Presbyterian Church, Chicago. the very lowest per diem inter­ ings". Just write a post card or Cashier Joseph F. McNulty and Mrs. Mc­ change rates for car rental. That's letter to Magnus Metal Corpora­ Nulty of Madison celebrated their 35th wed­ vital to railroads because from tion, 111 Broadway, New York ding anniversary May 3 by holding open 50% to 80% of the cars you op­ 6; or 80 E. Jackson Blvd., house· to their friends. erate are foreign, and necessary Chicago 4. Sympathy is extended to Henry Carter, re­ (Advertisement) tired pump repairer, and Mrs. Carter on the death of their son Louis on May 18. Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Marlett of Madison announce the engagement and approaching Mrs. C. M. Chapman, wife of time reviser Eagle, recently returned from California. He marriage of their daughter Lois Joy to of Madison, underwent surgery at the Madi­ expects to make his home in California. Richard E. Steury of Danville, Ill. A June son General Hospital May 29. A much publicized golf tournament which wedding is planned. July 30 is the date which has been set by matched Assistant Superintendent R. W. Engineer John O. Curtin, 63, died at a Delores Catherine McNulty, daughter of Graves and Chief Dispatcher Archie Morris­ Madison hospital following a month's ill­ Cashier Joseph F. McNulty, for her marriage sey against Assistant General Superintendent ness. He had been with the Road 46 years, to Melvin A. Grindstad of Madison. Doud and Superintendent Farnham, finally starting as a call boy. Don Adler, truck driver in the store de- came to pass at Glenway course in Madison. June, 1952 41 Sympathy is extended ro Engineer Benny Elsner, whose father, Augusr Elsner, retired section laborer, passed away May 23. The Madison Chapter of the Milwaukee Women's Club held its meeting at the home of Mrs. Alfred Brakke on May 13, Mrs. Clinron Gregerson and Mrs. H. G. Gregerson were assisting hostesses. Mrs. Maurice Heni· fin, a former member, who recently returned ro Madison ro make her home after an absence of about five years, extended an in­ vitation ro the club ro her golden wedding celebration which was held at the l.O.O.F. HaJl in Madison on May 18. Canasta was played at twO tables and prizes were won by Mrs. Maude Gregerson and Mrs. M. P. O'Loughlen. Mrs. Clinton Gregerson won the door prize and then presented it to Mrs. Henifin. Respects were paid ro the memory of one of the charrer members of the club, Mrs. A. D. Smith who passed aWay at her home on Apr. 14, foJlowing an iJlness of about twO years. She never failed to arrend a meeting of the club as long as her health would permit. Several members of the Women's Club and the Trainmen's Auxiliary served the noon WOMEN'S CLUB EflJTERTAINERS. The annual May breakfast of Perry Chapter of the meal on the day of her funeral ro about 40 of Women's Club at the Christian Church on May 2 featured entertainment by the Mitigwa her friends and family. Deepest sympathy is Indian dancers, a group of 37 Boy Scouts who are known throughout Iowa for the pre­ extended to the family. sentation of ritual dances. cagle Scout J2mes Noah of Perry, a grandson of Frank Stapleton, Conductor Joe Lawler attended a meeting deceased engineer, and a member of the Tall Corn Council (shown here at the left) is of trainmen at Aberdeen, S. D., on Apr. 18. assistant di rector of the group and also chief dancer. The' Chippewa feather dance was Mrs. George McKinney represented the featured on the program as a tribute to the Milwaukee's famous Hiawathas which are Auxiliary at the same meeting. Mrs. Lawler named for the fabled member of that tribe. This picture was taken by Floyd Lutze, Jr, son visited her son and family at Henry, S. D. of Engineer Floyd Lutze, who is a photographer for the Perry Daily Chief. N. O. Frizzell, dispatcher at Wausau,Wis., visited his wife and son in Madison. Mr. and Mrs. John Casey have been en­ joying a visit with theit daughter, who has been employed by the government and The report on the outcome, as it reaches us, stationed at Okinawa the past year. Miss is that. the Madison contingent rook every I & SM Division Casey expects ro be sent ro Greenland soon hole. The Beloit team claimed this was due to continue her work. H. J. Swank, Division Editor in pan' ro the score being kept by Su perin­ Superintendent's Office, Austin Engineer Ben Long visited relatives in tendent Farnham in the absence of Chief Crooksron, Minn. Dispatcher Frank Love, who had been ap­ Congratulations to Mrs, A. C. Josephson, Roadmaster A. P. Vogel and his mainte­ pointed referee and score keeper, but who who celebrated Mother's Day in a most nance men were busy the past month trying to failed to show up. Later in the evening the traditional manner by presenting her husband, convince Lake Wliitewood, near Lake Preston, driver of a truck c.n highway 51 reponed AJ, yard clerk, Austin, with a daughter. She S. D., that she shouldn't play so rough with to police that a couple of objeCts had been has been named Deborah Marie. the dike on which the railroad track is laid. tossed into the Rock River near Afton, and We don't know if the new arrival was the investigation by police officers resulted in cause of it or not, but in some manner, Al More than 52 million motor vehicles traveled locating rwo dilapidated golf bags containing forgot ro secure his billfold in his pocket 465 billion miles in the United States last a motley array of clubs lodged against the and it dropped out in the yard. Fortunately year. This is an all-time record, and an middle bent of the railroad bridge at M.P. 13, it was picked up by Car Foreman George achievement we could boast abortt were it 1Iot Wood, who returned it, with the $70 to Al for an allied ,·ecord. All those carr, trucks who had just arrived on the scene with a and bUJJes rolling all those miles killed searching party. 37,100 perrons and iniured nearly two mil­ Answer to "How Well Do You Congratulations are also in order for former lion in 19511 Know Your Railroad?" conductor H. J. "Heine" Heslip and Violet Mohs, who were recently married and honey­ THIS month's puzzle picture, on page 21, mooned at New Orleans and St. Petersburg, shows a Milwaukee Road freight train Fla., where they visited with the D. 1. TaJl­ Answers to "What Do You Know?" in Montana. Canyon (otherwise known madge and Norm Earl families and went deep 1. Texas. sea fishing. as Sixteen Mile Canyon), just east of 2. Mountain. Eagle Nest Tunnel. The tunnel cuts Retjred Conductor William R. Smith and wife, also spending a brief vacation in St. 3. Yes, if it handles traffic mov­ through a sheer rock wall at the extreme Petersburg, succeeded in landing a 14 pound ing in interstate commerce. right, just out of sight in the picture. grouper (wjth the help of the boat captain 4. Half-fare. The stream below is Sixteen-Mile Creek. and a gaff hook), and advised he would have 5. A track level. won the jackpot for the day had he not been The long westbound freight passed 6. Train and engine service em­ Sixteen, Mont" a few miles back and is a Yankee. But, rather than have folks up north doubt his srory, Bill had a picture ployes subject to call in turn as needed. approaching Francis. taken as evidence. 7. Official Territory. Agent F. J. "Fritz" Olson, who has been 8. More than 50 OOns. A drawing room car @perated on the Vandalia serving with the Army band the past rwo 9. Maximum grade between two Railroad in 1872 was equipped with a cabinet years, has been released from military service organ for the use and elltqrtainment of and wiJl resume work as operator-Ieverman at points. parsen:ers. Mankato. 10. A curve of 10 degrees.

42 The Milwaukee Rood Maq=ine Lieutenant Stanley T. Adams Medal ofHonor

NE BITING-COLD FEBRUARY NIGHT, Adams. "Nobody likes war. But today O Lieutenant Adams was on a bit­ the surest way to invite a war is to be terly contested hill near Sesim-ni, Korea. weak. You and I know that twice in the Out of the dark earth the silhouettes of last ten years Americans have let their some 150 Communist troops rose up guard down. And the Philippine and against the skyline. Ordering fixed bay­ Korean graveyards are filled with men who paid the price for it. "Please don't make that tragic mistake again. Remember that in the world to­ day, peace is only for the strong. Help make your country and your armed services stronger still-by buying more ... and more ... and more U. S. Defense Bonds. Put your bond-power behind onets, the lieutenant, with only 13 men, our fire-power, now-and together we'll leaped up and charged furiously against keep America at peace!" the overwhelming odds. He was knocked * * * down by a bullet. At least three hand Remember that when you're buying bonds for grenades actually bounced off his body national defense, you're also building a per­ before exploding nearby. But when sonal reserve of cash savings. Remember, too, that if you don't save regularly, you generally Adams and his squad were through, don't save at all. So sign up today in the there were only 50 Communists left on Payro]] Savings Plan where you work, or the the hill- and they were dead. Bond·A·l\Ionth Plan where you bank. For your country's security, and your own, buy U. S. "Nobody likes to kill," says Stanley Defense Bonds now! Peace is for the strong... Buy Us. Defense Bonds now!

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