Published Monthly for the Employes of the Los Angeles Railway by the Bureau of SPRING GIFTS TO UNCLE SAM Vol. 25 Public Service No. 3 Miller, Charles R. Con., Div. 1 Adolph, Frank E. Mot., Div. 5 EDITORIAL STAFF SUPERVISION Vestal, Milton R. Traffic Checker Schedule Dept. L. A. Reeves Director, Bureau of Public Service Ogden, John N. Upholsterer, So. Park Burrows, Virgil M. Mot., Div. 5 EDITOR Walker, Ohmann W. Opr., 16th St. Francis, Oscar R. Con., Div. 1 Guy Gifford Van Buskirk, Gerald J. Mot., Div. 1 Page, Mervin F. Elec. Repr., Dept. 6 WOMEN'S EDITOR Gagnon, Emile J. Mot., Div. 4 Helen Fraser Finch, John B. Opr., L.A.M.C. Coffman, Forrest G. Mech. Hlpr., L.A.M.C. Grant, Elbert P. Opr., L.A.M.C: ASSOCIATE EDITORS RETURNED FROM MILITARY SERVICE Janet Preston Bookworm's Eyeview Timmons, Douglas S Con., Div. 3 D. B. Kohl Once Overs From One Bill, Harold L. Opr., 16th St. L. B. Meeks The Hillbilly Boys Douglas, John D. Mech., 16th St. J. A. Madigan Streamliners Park, Samuel E. Mot., Div. 3 F. Mason "V" Notes Wickeren, Orville Mot., Div. 1 Mrs. Emogene Rippert 16th Street Exhaust R. S. Wallace Shavings from the Shops Stars in L. A. Railway Service Flag 506 W. C. Ulrich Virgil Venom Stars in L.A.M.C. Lines Service Flag 121 A. L. Davis Loose Screws R. 0. Bennett Fluid Drive * * * * * * * L. F. Sparks Yardbirds SEVEN GOLD STARS Walter Whiteside Short Circuits 1. H. F. Osborne 4. L. G. Hume C. P. Hunt Sour Grapes from Vineyard 2. J. H. Bctldridge 5. Z. A. Barrows Jennie Bevis Building Blues 3. L. M. Kelsey 6. W. P. Cody 7. Antonio Hernandez PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART EFFECTS Let us not forget for a moment these Howard Jones Guy Gifford Arthur Pedersen seven who made the supreme sacri- Roy Finley C. V. Coleman A. L. Davis fice that the whole world might again Bill Littlefiela live in freedom and peace. THE EDITORS OBSERVE

Well—spring is here—the season when the iron in our The Railway Boosters Club is talking about "Trolley Pilot blood turns to lead, the only time when man has some- Pin Ups." Maybe we could start a contest. thing to blame for his inherent laziness. "Spring fever" they This issue we feature a tale about a token tycoon who has call it. That lazy feeling is only natural in April. We have collected over three thousand varied tokens. Having always it too. The other day we were awakened from a desk associated collectors with finance companies, it was quite siesta by a fellow asking that we advertise in "Two Bells" a shock to discover that we have hobbyists on the job who his wake-up service. Seems that since alarm clocks have collect everything from bottles to stamps. What's your become priceless, concerns are springing up with offers to hobby? Let's hear about it. call the workers day or night for so much per month. We We nominate as trolley pilot for the month the fellow told the "waker upper" that we couldn't advertise one who advises us that he works two lines at the same time. service without publicizing all of them, to which the "waker No, he is not a magician. He works the "P" line and a upper" replied that his was the only service which woke up side line. The side line is sending job applicants to our the other "waker uppers." personnel offices for which he gets •5.00 per head. He What we'd like to see is a "wake up" service to wake up called up to suggest that we print a sign to hang on the the dreamy pedestrians who wander across streets against front of the cars reading, "Do Not Talk To Operator Unless signals. You Want A Job." Good idea. What this company needs And while we are on the subject of lead, you'd be surprised is more men working side lines. to know how many male characters at Seventh and Broad- The laugh of the month is the yarn about a fellow who way have to be helped onto the streetcars since Laryettes said his wife was spoiled, but he wasn't troubled inasmuch became Loaderettes. Which proves the old adage that men as he got her in a black market. can get a lift from a lady. So enough rumorating for the month, and like the operator Speaking of the ladies, which conductorette would you said to the streetcar when he put up both trolleys, "More like to see chosen as "Trolley Pilot Pin Up Girl" for 1944? power to you."

Page 2 • TWO BELLS TWO BELLS THEATRE RINGS THE BELL

• So much acclaim was given to the Los Angeles Railway's dramatic show, "Great Short Stories, - featuring screen and radio personalities and dedicated to our loyal men and women, that a new one-half hour show has been produced, to be offered at a more convenient time.

• For your listening pleasure we give you "Two Bells Theatre -. Plays both old and new will be presented by well known feature actors. This is your program. We hope you enjoy it. Any ideas or suggestions are solicited. Remember—new time, new station.

TUNE IN EVERY KECA SUNDAY 10 PM EVENING

APRIL, 1944 • Page 3 SPRING BRINGS

• And "Dear Ladies" brings you the latest crea- tions in casual clothes for coming vacations. • On these pages are reproduced clothes by WESTERN FASHIONS and worn by Louise La Planche of Paramount Pictures, and Vivian Austin of Universal. The styles are typical of the sports- wear being created today in . California fashions have won acclaim for their lively colors, clever design and fine tailoring.

• In many cases jackets, skirts and slacks may be used in different combinations to make more than one ensemble. These clothes are not only com- fortable and attractive, but always have that fresh look because they are easy to care for.

• For clothes that are practical, economical, as well as smart, women the country over can well The Apple Blouse— be grateful to California manufacturers. Bright red apples on a white rayon crepe. Worn with Lynn Lester's Trotter Slacks. The Gabardine Jacket— With pastel plaid wool sleeves and back, can be worn with either skirt or slacks in gabardine. The Gaystripe Shirt— A classic shift in multi-color striped rayon.

California Inspired— Colorful flower print blouse, below, in a Celanese fabric. Shorts are of gabardine.

The Pinto Jacket— Of simulated ponyskin with gabardine sleeves and back. Slacks are of matching gabardine. Loafer Jacket Slack Suit— Of white Celanese Aeronese. Above, Conductorettes in their new uniforms line up at Division Three From left to right they are: Maids Van Gelder, Genevieve Miller, Ruth De HIS month the Laryettes Lorto, Margaret Skrmetta, Virgie Wood- T blossomed out in new uni- en, Marie Hale, Marie Fisher, Gerald- forms which added much to their dine Booker, Beth Karnes, and Betty Morgan. attractiveness and brightened up the streetcar system as a whole. Center, Dorothy Chapman, the first The suits are of blue cravenetted girl on the property to wear a new uniform, gets a check over from Mrs. gabardine, and are cut to meas- Ben Fulton, Matron of Division Five. urement. New hats are also on Mrs. Fulton's expression would indicate the way. They are the same shade that the uniform is o.k. by her. as the new uniform and some- Below, the Loaderettes get their first what on the order of those worn instructions on how to manipulate the by the lady Marines. The cap chest register from Floyd Hawley. is definitely feminine and with From left to right the girls are Virginia Borders, Jackie Warner, Mary Lou the proper hair-do, will look very Ray, and Helen Blevins. attractive.

Daily patrons who board and leave the cars at Seventh and Broadway each day will get a lift from the Laryettes who have become Loaderettes. Bedecked in new uniforms and new caps, these girls handle traffic on all four safety islands. They are the first to wear the new registers just purchased for the use of the loaders. Their job is not only to assist passengers onto the cars but to build good will for the com- pany, to offer information to pa- trons, and to try and recruit new

• TWO BELLS SPRING TIME IS DRESS UP TIME trolley pilots to deliver the people who deliver the goods.

Not only are the conductorettes dressed up but an Opportunity So pleased were the conductorettes at Division Five with their uniforms that Coach has been painted in bright they went into action immediately. They could hardly wait to get out on the line. The personalities on the "U" car are Isabel Lawson, Dorothy Chapman, hues for the purpose of procur- Marie Droppers, and Ora Ezell. On the "7" car we have Edna Werling, Flonnie ing help. It has proved to be a Dobbs, Marie Falck, G. Betty Tiewater, Renee Theriault, Susie McNally, Laura successful addition to the Employ- Fay Hood, and Leslie Wright. ment Office inasmuch as applying Below: Opportunity in the making, with skilled for work in such a novel man- artisans plying paint brush and spray gun. From ner is both thrilling and conveni- left to right outside we have Edward A. Ogles- by, Camillo Caringella, and Harold Cass. ient. Much credit must be given Peering from the inside are Bill Skinner and to the men who made this - A. V. Smith. ing office so colorful. A minia- The two inserts show Lorena Weaver talking ture drawing was made by D. E. to Margie H. Pope, who was the first person Dent, and under the direction of hired by the Opportunity Coach. Margie is now working for the Los Angeles Motor Coach. Paint Shop Foreman E. A. Ogles- The inside view shows the three interviewers, by, the talented spray gun op- Lorena Weaver, Joe Miller, and Charlie Lewis. Not shown in the picture are Frankie Masterson erator, H. F. Cass, applied the and Sid Dupree, who help make up the crew colors. The lettering and strip- for the help wanted . ing were done by W. D. Taylor Right: D. E. Dent, who made miniature draw- and R. E. Sanchez. ing of the Opportunity Coach.

OPPORTUNITY COACH

APRIL, 1944 • Page 7 HE SAYS IT WITH TOKENS

A. C. Zakor of Division Four, the third largest token col- —And so the Editor says to me, lector in the , "They don't care if you have spins some token tales. nearly 3,000 different tokens or that you may be the third larg- est collector in the U. S. Just pick out two or three and tell the story behind the token." So that's the story and I'll try to stick to it. As usual in most collecting hob- bies, there are a few "pets" that are prized more highly than any of the others, so I will pick out one or two pets and try to tell what I know about them. One token which I value highly car tokens soon dropped into gen- the entire block on the west side has the distinction of being used eral circulation, and were re- of Hill street between Fourth and on the first street railway (horse- ceived at their face value over Fifth streets, (paying about $10.00 car) in Los Angeles. The first any business counter in the city. a front foot) and had selected two street railway was built by Judge Another one of my favorite sixty foot lots for their new home. Robert M. Widney, starting opera- tokens came from City In doing this he had not consult- tion July 1, 1874, and was known and it possibly may not hold as ed his wife and when he did tell as the "Spring and West Sixth much interest for Angelenos as her about it she objected to mov- Street Railroad." Consisting of the local token, but it is of im- ing on account of it's being so far one horse-car and two horses, mense historical interest, nonethe- out of town. He then promised her this railway ran from Temple and less. This token is unique, in that if she would consent to the build- Spring streets, over Spring, First, it was the first one ever to be ing of a home there, he would Fort (Broadway), Fourth, Hill, issued for fare on a streetcar construct a streetcar line past the Sixth, to Pearl (Figueroa) street. (horse-car). This token gave its house. In order to do this, it was Los Angeles had not as yet possessor one ride on the first city necessary to turn off Broadway at thrown off its pueblo habits, so street railway in the world, the Fourth street and south on Hill to streetcar service was stopped at "New York & Harlem Railroad"! Sixth street, instead of going seven o'clock in the evening. The It is therefore quite symbolic of down Broadway to Sixth and community was highly elated at the horsecar era, 1832 to 1890, the then on Sixth to Figueroa street. the building of the road and pa- most colorful period in our his- The fare was ten cents straight tronized it to such an extent that tory when "men were men". Per- or four tokens for twenty-five another car had to be ordered haps I should clarify the above cents. In those days small change and it was put into service De- statement by pointing out that the cember 1st. was very scarce and the street first passenger railway coach to The reason for this railway tak- Upper left picture shows the "New travel on rails was in England in ing such a zigzag route was ex- York and Harlem" and "Spring and 6th Street" tokens greatly enlarged. 1825, but this was not a city street plained by Judge Widney when The one with the Pmnibus is about railway. It was used for intercity asked what his source of inspira- the size of a dime, while the Los An- geles sample is larger than a nickel. travel only and was drawn by tion was which prompted the The caricature of the collector is in the horses until 1830, when the loco- building of the road. He said it center with his name spelled in tokens. Mr. Zakor has every letter of the alpha- motive was used as the motive came from his wife when they bet except "Q". He is hoping that power. lived on Spring near First street. Quincy, Illinois, who now uses a cross, In 1831 omnibuses were intro- The Judge had purchased nearly will someday add a "Q" to their fare token. (Continued on Page 20)

Page 8 • TWO BELLS LINES FROM THE FRONT LINES Notes from our boys who are THE PURPLE HEART busy at the front make sweet Herbert M. Brooks, seaman second music to us stay-at-homes, class, son of • E. P. Brooks, Auditing whether or not we were personal- Department, has been awarded the "Purple Heart' posthumously, by the ly acquainted with the men. If Secretary of the Navy. His parents their letters are interesting to us, received the medal during the month just passed. imagine how much more interest- Herbert enlisted in the U. S. Naval ing news of things that happen service, December 17, 1941, at the age on the "S" line, the "R" line, or of 23 years. Following the usual - ing in boot camp at , he at any of the Divisions would be was transferred to the heavy cruiser to the boys out there. Two Bells U.S.S. New Orleans, performing con- voy duty in the South Pacific. His has addresses of all the men who ship also participated in the Coral have left this Company. You are Sea and Midway battles of May and June, 1942, respectively. at liberty to use our files when After more than eleven months ac- you feel the urge to drop a let- tive service he made the supreme ter to a soldier. We believe they sacrifice in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country would like very much to hear in a naval engagement off Savo Island from the conductorettes. How' in the Solomons the night of Novem- about it, girls? Why not write ber 30, 1942. to the man that you replaced? HERBERT M. BROOKS

So much for that . . . Let's read the mail. steep grade and start right out, Wilbur Bestwick writes to Jim picking up speed while they are

Bodley . . . the following "For going up. . . . ' are some reason something always figured according to how far you came up to interfere with my are going. The fare starts out at writing plans (that is a poor ex- 2 penny and most fares are 3 cuse Mr. Bodley, but please let pence for three zones and a pence

me off with a warning this time for every other zone . . . Passen- and thanks for tearing up my gers get on front and back. The blue slip). A few weeks ago it motormen load and unload. The was my privilege to meet up conductor or conductoress is all with Griffin, another of your way- over the collecting fares. ward boys, so a very nice visit You never get a transfer over we had. You can imagine what it would be nice if you would here. All the controllers are the the talk centered around. Yep, send me Two Bells. I would very first circuit point breaker where I am not the boys at Division 3. much enjoy seeing what the scut- you hesitate a second before you squealing on Griffiin, mind you, turn on the juice for speed. They tle butt is around and about .. . but in the course of our conversa- Oh, yes, by the way, our sisters are General Electric made . . . tion he mentioned that he had in arms I hear are doing a grand Electricity is so cheap here that taken a few crossovers on 9 job in the vacancies we created. it only cost 7 shillings, 8 pence, points, and once he didn't make I would like to hear from them or $1.25 a day to run the tram a boulevard stop at Washington all day. After the war they will also." . . . Wilbur Bestwick's ad- and Normandie (he said he was dress may be obtained from Mr. have electric because it late) and only a few other minor Bodley or the Two Bells office. will be cheaper than Diesel fuel. breaks in the rules. I hear the Over Fred Mason's shoulder at Another thing is that the govern- boys of his outfit have written a Division 5, we read the follow- ment owns the trams and elec- poem in regard to our conversa- ing note from R. C. Gridley .. . tricity, water, and gas plants .. . tion. If I can get one I will send "How would you like to be Government homes rent for 1 it along later. Sure would appre- working on a tram over here in shilling, 8 pence a week furnished ciate having a little data on do- New Zealand? A tram even beats with gas, light and water. No

ings around Division 3 and would The streetcar of hilly Frisco for lawn can be watered. . . . Food greatly value a few words from getting up the-grade, and at such is very reasonable and they are my buddies and shipmates. Also, a fast speed. They stop right on (Continued on Page 17)

APRIL, 1944 • Page 9 Q•r1 ,1014 vol ~4-4 "ft-. 01 171T; 410% aft • • • 11..0 .1./.1. -11LU LJI.J. L LC V V J.LJ.L .LL Cl ubs • Women's Club .. . Mrs. J. T. Watts urges the ladi( to attend the April 20th meeting. A ter the Dime Luncheon at 12 with Mrs, W. P. Trabue as hostess, the Nomin- ating Committee will present its re- at 2 p. m. Following, an operetta, "The Nifty Shoppe" wil be presented by the Chorus of the Hollenbeck Ebell Club, with Mrs. F. J. Austin, Director, and Mrs. T. A. Newton, Pianist. On May 4, "The Three Antiques will act as hostesses at the Dime Luncheon. The election of officers will be at 2 p. m. Another evening card party is slate d MEET THE NEW LEGION OFFICERS . . . Front row, left to right: Hugh E. Williams, for May 13 at 7:30. Auction Bridge, 17th District Historian; Chas. A. Keskey, 17th District Commander; Jerry O'Brien, Five Hundred and Bunko with prize s 17th District Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms; Chuck Hippey Yohn, 17th District 1st and light refreshments —35c. Vice Commander; Harry J. LaBarre, Commander L. A. Railway Post 541; Van D. The Red Cross Auxiliary, which Hogan, Past Commander, Department California. Second row, left to right: meets every Tuesday from 10 to 3 in Frank J. Ryan, 17th District Adjutant; L. F. "Ole" Olson, Commander Los Angeles the Club Rooms, is in need of cotton County Council; William P. Haughton, Commander Department California; George and wool pieces to be used for lap Ferrell, Department Sgt.-At-Arms; J. J. MacGillivary, 4th Area Commander, Depart- robes or quilts. Five or ten pound ment California. sugar sacks are needed immediately for Malaria handkerchiefs. If possibl e should appreciate having sacks hemmed, and send to the Club Rooms, Commander LaBarre invites you to Going Places With 962 W. 12 Place, or send them as the May 2nd meeting to see the pic- is. The Legion .. . We were happy to see Mesdames ture, "Tarawa", a real picture, which R. H. Manning says the American Ballenger and Ulmer at our meeting. Legion's big meeting on March 7th was booked by Entertainment Chair- man Loff. It starts at 8:30 p.m., Pa- caused the initiation of 41 World War Any wife, dependent mother, triotic Hall. A short meeting will fol- 2 comrades. The work was put on by sister or daughter, of any em- low. Bring the wife along with you. the Ritual Team of the 17th District ploye of the Los Angeles Rail- There are 26 members of the Post and the Oath was given by the Fourth way, not under 18 years of age, who have not joined the Squadron yet, Area Commander, J. J. MacGillivary. may, upon application to the so let's have them Comrades and Department Commander William P. Club, become a member. No make 70 for the Squadron. Haughton gave a fine talk and Van D. membership dues. Hogan orated on the American Le- See you May 2nd. gion rehab work, what is being done now and what has to be done. Vets' Club Auxiliary Membership Chairman Leasman re- Retired Men... Mrs. Ella Hoyle writes that as bre w 100 members, the newest one P. C. McNaughton of the Retired ity is the keynote of this column, being Comrade John M. Ferris, Dis- Men's Association reports a fine en- members will please note that there patcher at 16th Street Garage. Com- tertainment at their March 9 meeting. will be no meeting in April. The next rades Ferris and Eiserman have their Vocal numbers were offered by Car- regular meeting will be held on May 1945 dues paid. Enuf said. men B. Cross and Mrs. Hazel Donald, 7 at 1:30 p. m. in the home of Evelyn You boys from World War 1 and while readings of both a comic and Staten, 229 Avenue 25. A little early 2 who have not joined the Post, why sentimental nature were given by Mrs. but sure is the notice of our meeting not fill out an application and do your Putney, which were her own composi- on June 13 at Patriotic Hall at 8:30 bit? Ask any of the boys you see tions. Gloria Brumby gave us a novel p.m., followed by refreshments. wearing the button and they will sign art exhibit and readings, accompanied you up. by Stephanie Jacobs at the piano, who Appreciation . . . Thanks to Comrade Ed Roche for also sang. We would like to see more Acknowledgements expressing appre- the remarkable job he did in handling of you retired men at the meetings the ciation for the kindness and sympathy the Sons of the American Legion pro- second Thursday of each month at 2 extended them during their recent be- graIi. o'clock. reavements have been received by thee Any Comrade who has a C.D.D. Note: Two Bells begs pardon to Company from A. M. Smith for Discharge and has not filed a claim readers of last month's column as the Margaret L. Smith, Conductorette, is requested to contact the Post Serv- meetings were published for the sec- and from Doris Kiddoo Anderson, ice Officer and he will give you any ond Tuesday instead of the second daughter of the former Mr. R. L. help needed. Thursday. Kiddoo.

Page 10 • TWO BELLS LAZY.1.LCI■la 1 LEI. DAYS w.1 .r1.1.1.1-(1.10 AHEAD Two motormen retired last month C AA R BAA RN BURBAN K after long and faithful service to the Company. Robert P. Frasier, Southern gentle- man from Division 3, gave up his troll- ey pilot's duties on March 11. Bob was employed the latter part of 1905 and had been at Division 3 since it opened. He has a little granddaughter, Donna, of whom he is very fond, so we pre- sume that Donna will see more of her granddaddy now. Perhaps Bob will come around to the switchman's shack to talk politics with Mr. Walker once in a while, too. He lives at 2822 VJest Avenue 34. Want to know something about hormones, root growth, plant development Charles Taylor of Division 1 retired and what makes tomatoes tick? In fact, if you want to see a seed grow with your on March 11. He came to Division 4 own eyes, contact C. R. Fulton, the -Burbank" of Division 5. in 1920 as a Motorman and transferred The above pictures show one employe's homemade nursery built under Ful- to Division 1 in 1939. You will find ton's sponsorship. To the left is the hot box. It is constructed of a glass top, a tin bottom and with lights beneath it to add warmth during the plant growth. To the him at 1019 West 11th Street, where right shows some flats of tomatoes which have been propigated in the hot box he will be playing checkers and eating together with some plants which were grown in the ordinary way under simple plenty of Mulligan stew. glass covering. The plants in the two boxes in the foreground are three weeks younger than those in the background, yet they are four or five times more devel- oped. Before planting over the electric bulbs, your seeds should be treated with Sesame (mercurial compound) to keep them from dampening off during the starting NEW RATION BOOKS process. They should then have a treatment of B- 1 to produce quick root growth. Then when they are transplanted "root tone" or more B-1 should be added to pre- ISSUED vent any shock to the tiny root. The seeds should be planted in a specially pre- pared mixture of charcoal, washed sand and chemical fertilizers and the tempera- The stork seemed partial to little ture should be controlled and made even. Mr. C. R. "Burbank - Fulton has promised girls this last month. Maybe he knew us a more detailed story for the coming issue. the wishes of their parents? Sharon Lynn was delivered on March 4 to Mr. and Mrs C. H. Sork- DOWN THE AISLE SHE GAVE HER MOTORMAN THE ness of Sixteenth Street. C. H. is BELLS Spring was in the air and Division grinning from ear to ear these days. Karen Reylene said "howdy" to Mr. 5 pilots took advantage of it. and Mrs. G. R. Sharp of Division 5 Conductorette Betty F. Williams on March 16. Another reason for Mr. was married to A. P. Skinner of the Sharp working overtime. U. S. Navy on March 4 in San Fran- Al Rae K. Johnson made known to cisco. the world her presence on March 28 Lloyd L. Gere, Conductor, chose St.

and made happy the lives of . A. K. Patrick's day for making the nuptial and Mrs. Johnson of Division 1. Now vows with Miss Loraine E. Powell. they have two little girls. Best wishes to the brides and Congratulations mothers and dads. grooms.

CAR HOUSE CLASSIFIED FOR SALE OR TRADE — 1942 COLUMN Studebaker, five passenger club coupe. A. Miniaci, South Park Shops, or 2946 Dalton Ave. $1200. Conductorette Virginia Borders really played the role of Cupid, having quite FOR SALE—Two-year-old house a lot to do with the marriage of Lloyd L. Gere and Miss Loraine E. Powell on at 10116 Capistrano Ave., South March 17. Lloyd is Virginia's motor- Gate. Phone KImball 5858 after man and Miss Powell is Virginia's friend. 5 p.m. $4850.00. PASSES FOR SALE-16 MM projector and As "Two Bells" goes to press the 32" beaded screen and case. death was reported of Arthur Belling- $60 each. J. E. Alverson, Division 1. ham, former Flagman in the Transpor- tation Department, who passed away FOR SALE — Knee length rubber on March 30. Mr. Bellingham was born May 16, boots, size 8. Only worn twice. 1870, in Tunbridge Wells, England. He $5. Call Station 376. came to us in 1911 as a Car Repairer.

APRIL, 1944 • Page 11 SWEET NOTES OF SPRING Thanks For The Winners .. . Ladies . . . Division One "I want to thank you for the grand J. B. Buckly—paid passengers' fare. service the young women are giving G. W. Duncan—calls streets; efficient us on the "W" line. I have noticed a William Jones (2)—gracious. young woman, Badge 3138 (Minnie G. G. MacDonald—polite and kind.' Brown, Div. 3). In all my on A. H. Middleton—kind to elderly. Washington Boulevard, never have I A. T. Nunn—okay. seen such smoothness in the way she C. E. Striffler—good service. stops and starts the car. All business. A smile for the passengers as they get Division Three on. As a rule motormen on this line N. J. DeCarlo—kind. stop so quick they almost knock you Division Four down. I am sure you made a wise move when you took young ladies on I. Carmody—kind manner. the cars. At first I thought girls E. G. Humburger—calls streets. should not run cars, it was for men, J. T. Schrnedeman—polite and friend but since going so many times per ly. week on the "W" car I have changed J. B. Wilde—has a heart. my mind, and so 'Good luck and suc- cess to the L. A. Railway Co. and Division Five Badge No. 3138' ". F. J. Donnelly—courteous. Mrs. S. E. Burrell W. C. Skinnell—accomodating. 1736 So. Magnolia Ave. J. A. Wear (2)—pleasant to everyone Minnie Brown • • • Diesel Pilots Like I Hope To Be .. . R. L. King—friendly. "Today, I rode with the driver of Orchids To Lula Gaskins C. D. Kuhlman—patient. coach run 5 on Alvarado about 3:30 "The first time I met Conductorette E. F. Morgan—always courteous. P. M. He was helpful in special ways No. 624, "F" line, I felt at home. She A. M. Roberts—real gentleman. makes one feel that it is a privilege to several of the passengers, giving M. B. Schwartzman (3)—jolly and them hints and special bits of in- to ride LARY, and it is with her! She pleasant. . formation, , and he answered clearly has a friendly, cheery voice and man- and willingly all the questions I put ner which makes a person feel im- Beverly operators—nice and efficient to him regarding fares, transfers, and mediately at ease. I have noticed she schedules. I felt all his passengers is equally courteous to old and young were comfortable and relaxed because alike, and that she has a friendly, he was so calm and genial. He is the gracious smile toward everyone. kind of operator I hope to become." "One of the first things I noticed Edmund Zane was that she does not act "tough" as L.A.M.C. 504 I have seen some conductorettes do. • • • This, to me, is an unnecessary evil. Tactful T. V. I realize they have a lot to go through, but they can be just as firm with- "On the night of February 28th out using vile language, etc. and it 1944, I was riding from Harvard and is far more attractive for them to Pico to First and Broadway on car maintain their self respect and dignity No. 3063. At Vermont Avenue a through which they gain much more drunken man got on the car. One admiration. didn't notice his condition until he "I have noticed that even when she tried sitting beside two different wom- has occasion to come up against en on the car. Each considered or drunks, slie still maintains her gra- seemed to consider him obnoxious. ciousness and dignity, which is so The Motorman #2023 (T. V. Cotting- becoming • to her. ham, Div. 4) stopped the car when he knew what was happening and very "She is very efficient too in handl- politely but firmly told the drunk he ing the fares and giving out transfers would have to sit in the rear of the —I know because I have watched her car—to smoke. It was a very tactful for about two or three months. So— way to handle the drunk who ap- `Orchids to 624' and congrats to peared to be in a fighting mood." LARy for hiring her!" Betsy Markson Flora Viezzoli 4009 Eagle Rock Blvd. 1125 'W. 65 Place Lula Gaskins

Page 12 • TWO BELLS move up in the corner, almost squeez- RAMC ing me to death. One of the pass- ARBS ... • engers told him to let up. SPRING,•1 B "I think this is pure cussedness on ness, sit down before I tie something his part, and if he ever does this An Itemized Claim . . . again he will be sorry. I heard that "Enclosed please find two transfers around your neck.' He was very nasty he slapped a woman on the '.1' car, and which are now worthless, and from and abusive." • • • it didn't surprise me. But if he ever my personal experience, always have lays a hand on me I'll haul off and slap been. Who Said, "Tell It To the tar out of him." "For years I have been periodically The Marines?"' • • • receiving transfers which were of no, am a lady Marine sergeant. When Race Horse .. . value, but being of a retiring nature, "I I boarded one of your cars at Fifth "For three times now the same oper- have never said anything about it, just and Spring Streets I stood at the front ator has done the same thing to me, throwing in. the extra 7c or 10c and of the car near the operator. I like and I feel it is time I report such rude- muttering to myself. to stand up front and didn't think he ness on his part. "Well, on February 25, at 11 o'clock, would mind. But he didn't like it and "I was on the T car going into you piled the last straw on! My wife told me I couldn't stand there. I told town and wanted to get off at 57th and I boarded the car in downtown him that I was going to stand there. Street. I pulled the bell cord justafter Los Angeles, deposited our 20c, and So he wouldn't move the car and said we left Slauson Avenue. The operator asked for two transfers to the Man- he would just stay there until I moved was busy counting money, and as I chester bus. When we arrived at the back into the car. I told him definitely saw he was not going to stop I told end of the line, we immediately board- that I wasn't going to move and for him that I wanted to get off at 57th ed the bus and waited for the driver. him to call the supervisor and I would Street. He paid no attention—just as Being thoroughly exhausted and hav- take the matter up with him whether though he had not heard me. When ing a terrific headache, was very thank- or not I could stand in the corner. He I asked him why he did not stop, he for the anticipated transportation. told me I would be sorry for my atti- gave out with abuse and red-headed Well, the driver finally arrived and tude. Five cars were behind us wait- temper. started to collect from the rear of the ing for us to move. This operator "As he has done this three times bus. When we handed him the worth- pushed back the stool and as more now he must make a habit of it. He less transfers, there was that strange passengers boarded he told them to must think he's running an express." gleam of delight that comes to all Railway employes at catching an em- bezzler. We were informed that they were no good, and that we would have to kick in again! Lo and behold— between my wife and I we didn't have the necessary coin of the realm; so much to our embarrassment, off we z got and had a most unpleasant walk VOYP1 Ettip home! "My one purpose in writing this `' OFFICE /, epistle is to render a claim for dam- ages, which I shall itemize below: frcA Unused portion of transfer.. .06 Embarrassment of being HELPY thrown off bus 1.00 WANTED Shoe leather .50 HELP Inconvenience .50 HELP NOW HELP • • • 2.06 Girl Crazy .. . "Last night I boarded an '0' car at Second and Main Street on my way to work about 9:35 p.m. I was the only one the car at this point and presented my pass in the usual man- ner, but the operator did not look at it, as he was too much interested in a young girl who had been standing in the corner near him. When I started for a seat he called me back and very roughly asked me for my transporta- tion, so I again showed the pass to him and remarked that he had been more interested in his girl friend than the welfare of his company. His reply ,G1r-irc\ was, 'It's none of your busi- "WE'VE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE APRIL, 1944 • Page 13 DIVISION DIRT . . .

VIRGIL VENOM of the house the other morning , By Bill Ulrich grabbing what he thought was If any of you boys of Virgil his lunch. Imagine his surprise ever need advice on the art of at lunchtime when he reached in stone laying or cement work, the bag and pulled out two raw whatever you do, DON'T contact potatoes. He was so flabbergast - C. P. Hunt. C. P. recently got out ed the rest of the day that on one his surveying equipment, and of his trips out of town he tried after spending all day looking for something different. He had a a suitable place in his yard, he capacity load at 7th and Hill so began to build a fish pond. After instead of turning on 8th Street , many days of hard labor the job he figured his passengers migh t was finished. But—was his face like to see 9th Street. He called red ! Hunt had built the pond at out the points of interest and by the lowest point in his yard and the time he looped the block and couldn't put in an overflow got back onto 8th Street, he was pipe. C. P. is interested in any receiving all kinds of commenda - advice you can give him. I'd rec- tions from his surprised but ap - ommend aspirin . . . Pin your preciative passengers. . . . E. P . ears back, boys. Roy Finley and Grant of Crenshaw fame has lef t "Sharpy Carpy" have come back LADY OF LETTERS for service with Uncle Sam. We to Sunset. Ray Brown heard it Our new scribe, Bill Ulrich, sends us a all wish you luck, E. P., and hope and switched over to Vermont. picture of the inspiration for his terrific column. She is Sharon Marie Ulrich. you don't get too much yardbird Art Miller threw up a straight service. . . . Mechanic's card run on Sunset for a five hour Ray (Farmer) Brown recently signed by Kay Irby reads : No split on Silverlake. I'm not scared purchased a one-horse-power purr, needs vitamins. . . . Berwin of those two boys, though, 'cause tractor from his neighbor. Ray's swears this happened—A fellow I'm never behind them. . . . Al son and his brother were there boarded his bus, held out his Exner has a new angle for mak- when he brought it home so he cigarette, and threw his dime ou t ing room in his coach. He was showed them how to start it. the door. . . . Our deepest sym - seen recently by secret operator Then he went into the house to pathy is extended to Bonnie "XYZ" leaving his seat, going take a snooze. When he woke up Haas, our cashier. Her hubsand, back into the crowded coach, and the two fellows had plowed up Kurt, passed away on March 22 placing his passengers where Brownies entire yard. I still after a prolonged illness. . . they 'would take up the least think Ray forgot to show them . . . Rowena (Slugger) Roger: amount of space. New men please how to stop the darned thing. . . . was invited to Scherer's house fa contact Al for lessons. . . . Eu- Speak low, fellows—speak low dinner a few weeks ago and sh( gene Smith, no relation to Snuffy, when you speak to Sid Chase and ate so much that she had to le informs me that he also has a Bull Haynes. They're both ex- out the zipper on her pants an way of coaxing passengers to wrestlers. Haynes did his ring borrow a belt. Then on the wa.1 the rear. Smitty goes around to work back East while Chase home she had a spill off her bike the rear end of the bus and on wrestled locally. The latest wrest- lost her belt, and nearly lost he. seeing a vacant place, he taps on ling Haynes has done, however, trousers. We hope she got hom( the window and motions for is with a steak at Mike Lymans. safely. . . . Speaking of eating, the passengers to move into the He was a chef before coming to did you fellows know tha t vacancy. What a team he and Motor Coach. . . . Ernie (Two George Boos is a chef deluxe ? Exner would make ! . . . Gun) Tibbett dashed madly out He's a wizard when it comes to

Page 14 • TWO BELL! spaghetti and breakfast is his specialty. His wife can really make chicken dumplings, too. . . . Art Boulton proudly reports that he became a grandpa for the sec- ond time on Sunday, March 19. It was a girl . . . 9/ pounds. Daddy is engineer on the South- ern Pacific Railroad. Congrats, Art. . . . Guess I'll say au revoir, now. That's goodbye in French. Brumbaugh always says "Car- bolic acid" which, according to him, is goodbye in any language. VIRGIL GREASE MONKEYS Al Gardener, our carpenter, celebrated his birthday on St. Patrick's Day. Tea and crumpets MAIN EVENTERS has become a feature of the South Park Shops monthly entertainment. were served, 'tis said . . . Earl The matches are full of action. Featured in a recent program were the two pro- Justice is all smiles lately. He at- fessional fighters shown above, Bobby Pacho and Joe Bakesef. Pacho hails from Phoenix, Arizona, where he started his career as a professional at the age of tended his first Union meeting 17. During his fisticuff career of 17 years he has scrapped with most of the and had the 'luck of the Irish." topnotch fighters in the profession, including six champions: Tod Morgan, Barney Ross, , , Fred Apostoli, and Ceferino Garcia. He went home with a War Bond Bobby has appeared at Madison Square Gardens and most of the principal won at the meeting. Earl says, cities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Hawaii, Cuba, and Mexico. His opponent comes from London, England, and started as an amateur at the age of "Excuses don't win a war. Let's 16, having had more than one hundred scraps with light and welter weight pro- get out and see what's going on." fessionals in England, including Ted Kid Lewis, Kid Berg, Harry Mason, and Matt Wells. During the time Joe was in the British Navy he won the light weight Pretty sound advice, Earl . . . championship of the British North Sea Fleet. Lou Powell spends his spare time making repairs on all makes and V..- NOTES calibers of guns . . . Kenny Ste- The girls certainly brighten Sergeant George Trammell, wart, formerly storekeeper at up divisions Three and Five, with former employe, has been sent to Vineyard and now in the service their n e w u n if o r m s looking Seattle, Washington, for s i x of his country, dropped in to say very snappy. Elsie Dodson likes weeks special training in an air- hello to all his friends. Good luck, hers so well she came into the di- craft plant. When George comes Kenny . . . Otto Draffke just har- vision the other day with tears in back he will probably want to vested his crop of olives after a her eyes because she tore the knee take a streetcar apart and put it lot of hard work. Let's have a out of her slacks when she fell back together again. party—you bring the olives, on the car. What hurt her most Jennie Jones, who has been Otto . . . If Joe Mooreland will was the idea that she couldn't with the company for 21 years dig up Justice's yard, Earl will and whose regular job is that wear , her slacks for a few days. get busy and plant his Victory of car cleaner, spends four and Garden . . . Jim Wright is going Tiny Shirley Bittner and Jean Nowak came out from Buffalo, a half hours a day taking care of around with an awfully long face. the lounge. She has done a re- New York, together' . Jean is tak- Seems that a mechanic got a pack markable job. On the conduc- of gum out of the vending ma- ing a beauty course as a side torette's first anniversary she chine in the trainroom before line, so now she can practice on gave a little gift to each girl who Jim unloaded it. Better luck next Shirley. had been there a year. We think time, Jim. "Alabam" Ezell's deep South- that is very thoughtful of her. ern accent really gets you. You AND DON'T FORGET Frank Brim, we hear, is still THE 'TIN- FELLOWS! will recognize her on the "9" in the South Pacific. WHY NOT ... Take a load off your shoulders and line—that good looking blonde. C. E. Randall, who had worked put dough in the bank? Send in The "5" line is Dorothy Adam's at Division 5 and is now in the your friends and neighbors to the personnel offices for a job as favorite. She and Johnnie .Carson Navy, comes back to pilot a car TROLLEY PILOT! of Division 3 have something in whenever he can, uniform and Fill out a card and if he remains 30 days you get the five bucks! common. all.

APRIL, 1944 • Page 15 BUILDING BLUES SOUTH PARK By Jennie Bevis By R. S. Wallace The Treasurer's Office really That dust cloud you see at the should enter that Chinese water west end of the Shop is not plant in the Victory Garden Con- caused by a big wind, it's just test. The produce is edible, pre- the shovels of the Victory gar- sumably water chesnuts, and deners stirring up the dirt for merrily grows away at the rate of their vegetable beds. They are a couple of inches each day. A really going in for some of those considerable difference was noted prizes. in the mien of those who came It's one thing to change you to get the smartly designed residence when you want, an packages of seeds. Last year quite another to do so when yo there was some hesitancy, even are compelled to. Mr. A. F. Kil apathy and frank bewilderment. gore is one of the latter. How This year 1944 tells a differ- ever, he was fortunate to find ent story. Everyone was vacancy in the finest little city full of brisk enthusiasm and the Southwest, South Gate. seemed to know exactly how to Mr. Markley replaces Mr. Ar go about growing a prize-win- MEET YOUR DAUGHTER, PAPA cher in the Victory League Bow Patty Sue Garrett is the grand-daughter ning garden. of Operator R. T. Garrett, Coach Divi- ing Team. Never saw Mr. Mark Mildred McClelland of Audit- sion. Her father, Sergeant R. S. Gar- ley bowl but I understand h rett, is with the Fifteenth Fighter Squad- ing had a gala trip when she went ron somewhere in Italy, and he has knows how to roll 'em. to Arizona a few weeks ago. Mill- never seen his daughter. They are using a yard-stick ie was royally entertained—es- distinguish the difference b pecially by the lads in blue (the tain Frank Matheny of the Ma- tween Alport and Roberts in t Navy, to you)—and since then, rines, former Laryite, has re- Machine Shop, since one of t she's been having difficulty' keep- turned from the South Pacific on new men recently mistook o ing the stars out of her eyes. Cap- furlough. After having been neat- for the other. ly smacked by a wayside auto- Mr. Harold Steenrod, son Mr. Joe E. Steenrod, Chief Cler WINGS FOR WILLIE bile, Mrs. Pearl Huntting is back Mr. Willie Moody, coach cleaner at the at work. in Mr. Jordan's office, also form 16th Street Garage, really has some- D. C. Shaeffer was away from Storeroom employe, called o thing of which to be proud these days. His son, Frank, just completed his Army his desk in the Purchasing De- his former fellow workers a fe Air Force Training Command of the partment for a few weeks because days ago. Harold is in our arme Single Engine Course with more than 250 flying hours to his credit and re- of illness. He's back now, how- forces and has been promoted u ceived his Wings and the Commission ever, looking better than before, til he is now rated Storekeepe of 2nd Lieutenant February 8, 1944, at First Class. Understand he pilot the Tuskekee Air Field, Alabama. so it wasn't all in vain. There is a new member of that office force, ed some 300 rookies from the incidentally. Lenora Scott, who East recently. His wife met him used to brighten up the Ticket in Los Angeles, and after spend- Office, can now be found in 424. ing his leave with his parents, Perhaps you wondered when they will return to his station at you saw Peggy Freestone's pic- Sampson, N. Y. ture in the last TWO BELLS if Mrs. Marian MacKenzie gets she was Charley Freestone's a new Ermine coat if and when daughter. Well, she is, and has —Understand Mac has procured been working in Dr. Smith's of- a pair of Ermine "Rabbits". fice. Peggy has been doing some Wonder how much they must interesting things in the interest multiply and replenish before the of "hands-across-the-sea". For coat is due. instance, nearly every Sunday Miss Genoveave Turnell, our she has served at the British Sea- efficient phone operator, is en- man' Club in San Pedro as hos- tertaining a girl friend house tess at open-house for the men guest from the East. of the United Kingdom who man Jack Ogden, Upholsterer, re- the lend-lease Liberty ships. signed and joined the Navy. Un-

Page 16 • TWO BELLS derstand he signed up with the land and I am now back in the C. B.'s as Sail-maker. islands again. I spent most of the Bradley and Walters, the pep- 30 days around Aukland. I rode boys of the Stores Dept., say they about a thousand miles or more are just as tired as ever. on the streetcars ,there. They Mr. Shaw of Car wiring De- have the same type of cars as partment was in such haste to we do ; K-11 and K-35 controllers get from here to yonder, that he and the same air brakes. I sure thoughtlessly diagonally cross- wanted to run one for them but ed the street. For the moment he they have rules similar to ours. must have forgotten that he was They run down the wrong side in the city instead of crossing of the street and they load from the cow pasture, and the long both doors. There are many fare arm of the law reached out and zones and the conductor has to awakened him. go after the money. It is all two- Mr. J. H. Lendy, Car Wiring man, or I should say one man Foreman, received word recently and a conductorette. They work that his son-in-law, Mr. Robert for about 43c per hour on a Foster, belly gunner in one of straight run and get 46c per hour' our B-17's working out of Eng- on a split shift. They have no land, was lost in action. We all owl service and the trainmen extend our condolences. work 872 to 9Y2 hours six days

per week. . . . My L. A. Railway THE HILLBILLY BOYS 1943 pass was a big help down By L. B. Meek TROLLEY PILOT FOR TOMORROW there. It wasn't good for car fare Heres a quickie of Rolland Saxton, Jr., With the Company furnishing who, at the age of 14 months, is get- but it got me more invitations ting up to go places like his dad does the garden seeds, there seems to than I could accept . . . The on the "S" line. be nothing much left for the people were very much interested rest of us to worry about except ship is in port, too. As a coxswain in our P. C. C. cars. . . . Too bad to furnish the elbow grease. he is working hard for the boat- I didn't have some copies of the Two Bells What a whale of a difference that swain mate rating. S. E. Park as I have not received makes in your garden, too. says he would like to get back on any since I came into service. Say, what do you think of the the business end of one of these new uniforms of the girls? Ain't streetcars. -Well, come on Sam. BASIC TRAINING AT DIVISION FIVE they something? We think they Everyone connected with the Mechan- ical Department at Division 5 is very are about the spiffiest thing we proud of former car cleaner C. H. Jack- have seen. Hope they are as FRONT LINES son who has become a Corporal in the (Continued from Page 9) 335th Aviation Battalion. They are very sturdy and reliable as they ap- proud of the fact that he received his pear. starting to ration certain things Basic Training at that Division. Gee, it looked good to see Doug here to send more things over to Timmons back on the job. The Britian. . . . First class shows are Navy is swell but it's some job 1 shilling and up. Before the war dodging tin fish at times, almost all the shows closed down on as bad , as Fords on Broadway. Sunday to give the help a holiday. Though on the ocean you don't . . . Beer is sold over here as have to worry about traffic sig- follows : Monday trough' Friday nals and pedestrian crossings or 10 to 12, 1 to 2 and 4 to 6, and jaywalkers. Why the heck don't on Saturday, 4 to 6. Not sold on these farmers around town find Sunday." .. . out what those white lines on the Most of the boys, when they street were put there for? Par- arrive in a foreign country, act the

don the outburst. . . . A. F. same as you and I would. They Thompson has a leave from the take a streetcar ride ... In a letter Merchant Marine so he is seeing written to E. H. Ellis from the town from the front end of a George Shaffner, he remarks, streetcar. . . . H. N. Nissen is "Dear Mr. Ellis and all the gang: doing a little visiting while his I had a 30-day leave in New Zea-

APRIL, 1 9 4 4 • Page 17 LOOSE SCREWS he turns on the electric lights By A. L. Davis his back yard and starts tearin up the soil. He believes in ma lt CAR HOUSE No. 1 ing garden while the moon shine Our Foreman, Ed Muse, has a f e w more grey hairs these CAR HOUSE No. 5 last few days, what with over- Our sympathy is extended to hauling the cash machine and the Edward Flynn in his recent be- watchmans electric heater, he has reavement. Ed's twin brother, been quite busy. brother's wife, and two children Harry Ogden has been trans- were killed instantly when their ferred to Div. No. 3 as Electrical car was struck by a Southern Repairer, replacing C. Lacy. Pacific train at Dodge City, Kan- Jack Marsden is now on the sas. The bodies were taken to early shift replacing J. Simmons. Pendleton, Oregon, for burial in WE COULDN'T FIGURE ALL OF IT Jimmy Doovas is taking J. But although Capt. Jack H. Daly writes the family plot. Marsden's place as Second shift letters which give no inkling as to If at first you don't raise a gar- Electrical Repairer. where he is, by his uniform we see that he is a Captain in the Artillery. den, keep on trying until you do. Ray Hayes has been busy these Also, by the look on his face he is This seems to be the motto of last few months building himself well fed and enjoying Army life. We some of Division Five boys. One hear from him indirectly through Mrs. a tractor out of a 1928 Chevy. Daly, who receives a message approxi- fellow didn't like the advice and Now he is ready to start plow- mately once a month. He acknowl- help that he received from the edges all the letters from various in- ing his victory garden. (Area dividvals on the job and wants each office force, so he took his little 12,960 sq. in.). and every one of his friends to know plow and went out to Manhattan that word from them is very much * * * appreciated. Anyone wishing to write where he bought a ranch?? There Jack Daly call Division 3 for his he is planting his beans the way CAR HOUSE No. 3 address. his wife wants them planted. H. Ogden was transferred to Harry Hunt is the champion our division from Division One. blood donor at Car House Five. Welcome to our gang ! CAR HOUSE No. 4 He will soon be eligible to the G. V. Lendy, an old timer at Assistant Foreman J. Bradley "Gallon Club". seems to be getting his gang over Car House 4 is on an indefinite here from Division One. First sick leave. He is going to his LOOK AT THAT CHEST ON PAPA came C. Lacy and R. Smith, and farm in Oregon to recuperate. We will miss you, George. S. B. Sowell, 16th Street Coach, and his now H. Ogden. Thanks, Mr. E. son Deen Sowell, Seaman First Class C. Muse, Foreman, Division One. R. C. Bath and R. A. McDow- at Camp Kerney. Dean is now striking for Yoeman. You teach them the business of ell transferred to new jobs at the trade and we will gladly ac- South Park. Best of luck ! cept them over here to turn out A. D. Grossholz also has left the work and keep our cars out us for a Street Inspector's job. on the line. V. M. Nabors, who has been One of our repairers turned in off since January 29 with a broken a nice bright red sweater to the arm, is coming along nicely. Foreman's office. While the boys Anyone having an extra shoe were writing up the inspection stamp, please send it to H. Wes- cards of work done, one of our combe, as he has walked through jovial conductorettes came up to the bottom of all his extra shoes the window and asked if one of trying to keep the P.C.C.'s roll- the mechanics had turned in a ing. red sweater. "Yes," replied the From the way the gang at Four Assistant Foreman, 0. Lund. grabbed up the victory garden "Thanks," she said. She then seeds, there surely is going to be turned to a certain car repairer, some work going on. The best jokingly. "Say, you should know we have heard to date is : E. D. who's sweater this is by this Webb, Asst. Foreman, 2nd. shift, time." Was his face red ; they all is so anxious to get his started, had a good laugh. after he gets home at 12 :30 A. M.,

Page 18 • TWO BELLS Several of the boys have fol- gomery is going to make up her lowed the example of plow boy mind. .. . Wonder why "E. B." Fulton and bought garden plows stays around the vicinity of Lin- this year. It seemed to be quite a den and Wilshire so much ? Do joke when the plow first showed you suppose they serve excep- up on the job, but before the sea- tionally good coffee there? . . . son was over, some seven or . Could it be the truth ? That is, eight of the farmers were bor- do you suppose that Richards rowing it. was only ten minutes hot the On a certain Saturday, Jimmie other day—and with only seven James, Car House Five, crack passengers on hoard? . . . Qh, ho. mechanic, took a crew of three So Pop Zimmerman finally has men on #9401 to Hawthorne. his new teeth. They ought to be "All right men, grab those tools good ones, Zimmey. You surely and lay them right in the street have waited long enough for and wait further instructions, them. . . . Line checks, as you 1'11 look this thing over." Each know, are made from definite man grabbed an arm load of REMEMBER JIMMIE KRESGE? points on the line. If you are as- tools and did what he was told. Some years ago we ran a story about signed to, say, the corner of Wil- "0. K. fellows, let's go, no Jimmie Kresge who at that time was shire and Western, you don't, trouble." Everyone boarded the writing songs and publishing them. It told a little of his background and men- or rather should not, go to the car as he was told. The following tioned the fact that he had defeated corner of Wishire and La Brea. Monday when the tools were five world champions between 1923 and 1927. In the manly profession of fist- Should you, Conrad? . . . There needed, it was discovered they cuffs he won the featherweight title. are a number of gals around Vine- were still lying by a fence post Some of the old timers will probably remember the name under which he yard who would like to know in Hawthorne. We hope !! battled. It was Eddie Brennan. Jimmie just how Margie Pope gains her is now in the Navy, stationed in the popularity. Why don't you tell Goldstein got a job as conductor on Charleston Navy Yard as an instructor in boxing. He was formerly an op- the Spring Street trolley line, which them, Margie? . . . "Beaver" averaged $9 to $10 per day in fares. erator from 16th Street Coach. Wilson, the keeper of the gate at After two trips, Goldstein turned in Vineyard and so dubbed because to the superintendent $19.85. SOUR GRAPES FROM Superintendent: "Goldstein, you're he is always gathering up the a wonder! How in the world did you VINEYARD scrap lumber, received a letter do it?" By C. P. Hunt Goldstein: "Boss, I'll tell you; bus- from "Pop" Sommers. .A part of iness was so bad on Spring Street that It's a funny thing about super- I took the car up Broadway." the letter, it seems, relates that visors. On one of our past stormy feed for Pop's cattle was getting THE BOSS' BROTHER mornings, none other than (May- hard to get. So he put green gog- Private C. B. Ballenger, former motor or) Bill Terry was unable to nav- coach operator and brother of Fred gles on the cows and fed them Ballenger, is now stationed at igate his Launch "Plymouth" sawdust. The next day when he Fort MacArthur. down Ford Canal. He did try it milked he got several gallons of later— that is, after it became turpentine and a bundle of

daylight and he could dodge the shingles. . . . Someone received palm trees that were floating a letter from Cpl. Bill Goodale; downstream. .. Now we learn he's in Honolulu. Little Ulrich that Musselwhite is returning to was stopped by a traffic cop out his boyish habits. That is, peer- Lockheed way the other day. How ing under tents. Did you get a much did that cost you, Ulrich?

good look at the Zero, Mussel- . . . Looks like C. H. Bull and F. white? . . . We also just learned Myers are going in the ring over that when Dossey was breaking the bidding on this last shake up. is as a on P. E. way Even DeLourey, and of course back in 1926 in Santa Ana, his Harrington, would bid on Fair- instructor told him that he (Dos- fax, as well as Smith. But that sey). would never make a bus is why they have shake ups. . . . driver. Anyway that is what Look out all you bowlers. The L. Frank Epp claims. Seems as A. M. Crnis forming another team. though Frank was his instructor If you are interested, contact . . . Wonder when Butch Mont- any of the *0 entrants, or Cormier.

APRIL, 1944 • Page 19 MORE ABOUT TOKENS nedy were all cabin owners at Anaheim Landing. Their places (Continued from Page 8) have been taken over together duced in and soon with all the other places in the became very popular. About the town by the Navy for a Naval same time John Mason, wealthy Base. They had to move out by merchant and President of the March 15th and this was quite a Chemical Bank, had a remarkable blow to fellows who liked the new idea for an "omnibus on beach and fishing. Ed found an- rails" and with the assistance of other place to buy at Surfside but others, he raised sufficient capi- Mitchell and Kennedy are still tal to organize the "New York and looking. Harlem Railroad Company." Top- The construction crews and hatted gentleman and satin-clad building gangs have been busy ladies of New York's upper 400 lately. With war time restrictions crowded the sidewalks of the eased, they removed the black- Bowery on a frosty morning in out paint from the skylights at November, 1832, to watch Mayor Division 3 and and for the first Walter Bowne and the City Coun- time in many months the day cil help John Mason inaugurate BETTER LATE THAN NEVER crew were working without the his pioneer streetcars into serv- Travis E. Stuckey, M.M. 2/C, who sent lights burning. us a poem last year, now sends us his ice on upper Fourth avenue. Amid picture, proving that not only is the The Coach Division is branch- the shouts of the eager spectators poetry good—but the author isn't so ing out with a brand new office. bad himself. the horses trotted off in handsome Their old building that originally style, pulling the two cars at the accommodated a couple of hun- YARD BIRDS dred operators was filled to breath-taking speed of 12 miles By L. F. Sparks per hour. After a ride and a dem- overflowing when 400 were re- onstration of the new safety Paul Bunyon and the Winter quired to use it. The ne building will be more up-to- brakes, the Mayor said: "This of the Blue Snow, had nothing date with ample light and vent- event will go down in the history on "Honest George from ilation. The Coach Division is of our country as the greatest Geor-gi a" Ramsay and the also pleased with the new straight achievement of man." Winter of Red Rain. Seems as though George was sitting in a grade driveway from the yard Tokens are known to have been small building in Vernon Yard across the street. The coaches can issued for transportation purposes at the same time the repair gang drive without dragging the over- as far back as 1731, in England, was staining the roof. He thought hang. but the one issued by the New the rains had started again and The Ticket Office and the Los York & Harlem Railroad has the was somewhat startled when a and Found Dept. will soon be in honor of being the first to be used glance in a mirror disclosed him their new quarters on the corner on any local street railway line like a turkey egg. of 11th and Broadway. Redecor- that was used for mass transpor- Was Frankie Hall's face red. ated throughout, it will be ver tation. However, it is possible And not only his face. Frank attractive. that an exception could exist, for spent Sunday in his garden sans Yessir ! We've been doin we do know that in Rome, two shirt and Ole Sol gave him the things lately! thousand years ago, there was works. A liberal application of serious traffic congestion due to Pyrol and a few days time off and LITTLE LAMB LIKES DAVY The wooley, little lamb is standing the extremely narrow streets and Frank was back to normal. guard while Baby David Munyer takes Carpenter 0. W. Wibe has a sunbath. David's ration book goes most of the private vehicles were to Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Munyer of banned from the broadways, asked for his vacation early. He Division 5. in favor of public carriers. is not going any place in particu- lar but he anticipates receiving Whether these public carriers greetings from the President and ever issued metalic checks or tok- wants to have his vacation when ens as we know them, is not that time comes. definitely known, but someone Road Master Ed Fleming, Asst. may dig up something that will Foreman Elmer Mitchell and tell us the story behind their token. Night Switch Repairer Carl Ken-

Page 20 SHORT CIRCUITS By Walter Whiteside "Spring is in the air and garden- ing is on our minds," is a good simile to the billboard stating, "I have grease on my nose — your car on my mind." Both sound a little silly, nevertheless garden- ing is the thing we should be in- terested in now with the com- pany offering all that dough just for a little digging. Reg Walton recently obtained his priority for a tractor which he now has and is using every day. He gave up his part-time job at the defense plant to be DOUBLE 0 FOR GRANDAD J. C. Brewer and his granddaughter, Baby Hein. The baby's father is S/Sgt. able to spend plenty of time keep- E. L. Hein, stationed somewhere in Italy. Both the father and the grandfather ing his acre in bloom. He assures have worked for this Company and are now working for Uncle Sam. us he is going to win a prize. Howard (Negative) Jones, who is conducting a school of SIXTEENTH STREET received an award for putting in photography on the side, is hav- EXHAUST a spacer to prevent wear on the By Emogene Rippert oil filter cartridge, and Joe Cov- ing a painting made of a well ington merited an award for groomed garden which he intends Ray Anderson, former First oversized wheel bearings for to photograph and submit for a Shift Foreman, visited us last prize. Friday . . . Clarence Duck- bringing in disabled coaches. Joe split his award with Norman Out West Adams substation ett's wife met with a severe ac- Lane, due to dual minds working way we understand quite a proj- cident on Marc hl6th, suffering in unison . . . Scotty Crawford ect is being planned by Mr. L. J. a broken back and neck. She is will soon have his "other" set of Turley and M. T. Lander, togeth- confined to the hospital and will be for some time. We extend "China clippers." How's for a er with Roy Houser and Charles hopes for her early recovery .. . good steak, Scotty ? . . . Claude McDonald. If this should win a Elijah Pree, 22-year-old son of Simmons, former mechanic, re- Bond ten years from now, each turned from the South Pacific and would collect $6.25. Henry, was inducted March 24th . . . Herbert M. Smith's gas ra- visited us . . . Helen Crouse, me- WHAT'S THE JOBE? tioning worries are over, boys ; chanic's helper at the gas station, Evidently it was very funny. Anyway, received a painful injury to her Ralph Stanley Wildermuth, pride and he has a . . . Mr. C. J. joy of R. S. Wildermuth, Extra Switch- Lynn was recently transferred to finger, but has fully recovered .. . man at Division 1, thinks it is. the office upstairs . . . Barbara Private Harlan Juris, son of Tom, Johnson, mechanic's helper, is received the highest bombardier helping Henry Pauschert with psychometer test at Shepard the duties of a shop clerk, and Field, Texas. Good work, fellow, doing a fine job. Welcome to the and success to you . . . Paul day shift, Barbara ... Doris Siev- Woods' brother, Howard, re- ert, the big feminine boss, 4 feet, ceived his wings recently. His 11% inches, of the storeroom, exam was so fine they retained left Professor Holmes and Jerry him as an instructor at the Train- Smith to themselves for a few ing School. Congratulations .. . days while undergoing a tonsil- John Douglas was discharged lectomy at the California Hos- from the U. S. Navy and is back pital . . . Congratulations to Mr. with us again . . . Harold Ny- Lindsey on two occasions, as he strom returned from the South acquired a new daughter-in-law Pacific, and while on furlough when his son got married on the threatened to work part time, but 18th and his daughter, Annette, he didn't carry out his threat. gave birth to a baby girl on Tsk, tsk . . . Robert Wick, tech- March 28 . . . Charles Hardy nician, 4th grade, tank destroyers,

APRIL, 1944 • Page 21 vacation at Palm• 'Springs, al COWPASTURE POOL though he failed to mention no Nif many days it took him to walk that distance . . . 0. R. Francis reported to the Induction Center, and the next we heard from him he was at Fort MacArthur. He is now being trained for the scouts—and we don't mean Boy Scouts. He's studying photogra- phy, radio, and learning to send and receive messages by code . E. A. Green has been appointed temporary inspector and rough Here are the winners of the L. A. Motor Coach golf tournament. These cham- edge car expert . . . Charlie Tay- pions challenge any other golfers on lor has been placed on the Si- e- the property. Upper picture shows (front row): cial Roll, having been off on sick Mario, Woods, Buckman, Harrington, leave for the past year . . . 0. Muse, Becher, Cormier, Brumbaugh, Nichols, Courtney, Phillips. (Back row): Wickeren returned to Division Mollner, W. H. Wilson, Dunbar, Jackson, One after having served one year Helbling, Schmedeman, Jacques, J. V. Wilson, Funk, Patton. in the Army, stationed in Port- Insert: The winner, J. E. Jackson land and doing a turn as a baker (right) receives trophy from Dave Can- in the Flying Corps. He claims ning. Watching with interest are C. Buckman and T. S. Woods. that while he was in the Art he could always find a place to bunk but he can't say as much i or stationed at Louisiana, dropped ONCE OVERS FROM ONE civilian life . . . We wish to in while on furlough . . . By D. B. Kohl extend our sympathy to C. H. Flowery who was called to Kan- Blood for the Cup of Victory Blue Monday has become dark blue around the Division lately sas City because of the serious Many employes are doing their with all the sore muscles after a illness of his mother. We all patriotic duty by donating their hard day spading up the back hope for a speedy recovery . . . G blood to the Red Cross, adding yard in preparation for the war M. Chapin relates an inciden their blood to the cup of victory. gardens. Judging from the num- which happened when he I\ a The Sixteenth Street Garage ber of free seeds given out, our working as a motorman back it is really proud of their blood Division will give plenty of com- the good old days-'—an inciden donors. Leading the field are D. petition tp the rest of the farmers which should prove that courtes J. Sullivan, C. H. Hardy and L. in the contest. We'll bet most of always pays. It was a dark an Tuller, having given six times the handsome prizes offered to stormy night when a drunk st g and each wearing a white ribbon the Company go to Division One. gered to the safety zone. Th under a silver pin. Running close Sam Duncan was called to Bak- streetcar ahead.left him standit g seconds are H. M. Smith, N. L. ersfield by the death of his but Chapin stopped: The inebri White and J. McCollock with mother. We offer our sincerest ated passenger was so grate fu five donations. The Half Gallon sympathy . . . that he put twenty-five cents ir t Club of four pints consists of F. E. Schuler, skipper on the little the fare box and then told th S. G. Casilas, Doyle Rishel and Evergreen car who rides up and conductor to give the motorma W. A. Weberg. E. L. Brown is down the City 'Terrace Speed- the extra change for picking li the only three timer, while a way, claims the most careful up . . . And last, but not least, number have gone twice includ- passenger in the world. This fel- the news that Foreman Frank I ing G. F. McCabe, A. Stanley, low knows all the bumps and W. Wilson, F. Yenour and A. curves on the line and just be- yin plans to hold an audition Bladel. The first timers are P. fore he reaches them, he takes his office. He is offering a pr z Bauman, T. Fletcher, N. W. out his false teeth, replacing to anyone who can sing the word Lane, J. Lopez, F. E. Nolff, J. them when the rough .terrain is to "Mairzy Dotes" distinc 1 Van Mu,rik, E. Williamson, W. passed . . . H. 0. Dickfoss must enough so that Ervin can disc( v Aldrich, H. Menefee and John own a rabbit's foot that works. er what the song is all about. Th Douglas. He was lucky enough to enjoy a prize is to be a day off.

Page 22 • TWO BELLS Si EEAMLINERS By J. A. Madigan SPRING COVERS Well, Spring is here again, and judging from the number of re- quests for seeds, it looks as though a lot of the men are tak- ing advantage of the extra hour of daylight and going to the soil. One fellow we know has been itching to get out for several weeks. Over the week end he got out, took off his shirt, and spaded, up the ground. Old Sol worked ttf on his back, though, and now Spring" that party is just itching. . . . yolume 25 Quite a few trainmen are going "THOUGHTS OF SPRING," the front cover, speaks for itself. The photograph, we after the Bond prizes. Operator think, is one of the nicest which has come across our desks. It is the work of Auslander, who carried of the C. V. Coleman, Sixteenth Street Coach, and is a candid portrait of his daughter, Sue Ann. $50 prize last year, expects to get The back cover shows Helen Blevins, one of the loaderettes at Seventh and Broad- first place again. . . . Night • way, in the new spring styles for Laryettes. This portrait is by Howard Jones, Switchman Taylor has gone farm- Electrical Department. er in a big way. In addition to his (iated. . . . Among the men at Farmer had just returned from a war garden, Merle has a couple Division 4 we have one, who two months battle on one of the of cows, some hogs, and a pigeon. though a new man at the Divis- Island's. Bill is now wearing three What can he do with a pigeon? ion, is not new with the Com- stars on his service ribbon. .. . There is a lot of talk around pany. After a short absence, E. Was Mabel Carlson's face red! about "stay on the job and finish J. • Christensen is with us, this She and her husband were re- the job." Much has been said time, we hope, to stay cently dining in a. steak house in about presenteeism but we be- Hollywood. Mabel asked the gen- lieve we have a man who deserves FLUID DRIVE tleman. seated at the table next a medal of some sort. He is A. By R. 0. Bennett to her to please pass the ketchup M. Emerson who recently, when Well, fellows, I guess this is and was informed by the gentle- he lost a few days on account of still a small world after all, as the man that the house furnished no a severe cold, informed us that old saying goes. I received word ketchup and he had brought his this was the first loss of time in from a good friend of mine, C. V. own. over twenty years. . . . C. W. Farmer, a 1st Sgt. in the U. S. The cashier's job must be get- Boyer is in receipt of a very nice Marines. telling me he had con- ting a little too much for W. J. commendation in the form of a tacted Bill Eunson by field tele- Luman. The boys in the office personal letter written by a lady phone on one of the South Pacific called to his attention a few whose brother died suddenly Islands and they were able to nights ago that the shoes he had while a passenger on Boyer's car. •spend the whole day visiting and worn down - to work weren't The method in which Boyer talking over the many good time3 mates. handled the situation was appre- spent together in L. A. 1st Sgt. We have had letters from Dale Robinson of the U. S. Navy at OPERATING RESULTS San Diego and Louis Hofler in FEBRUARY. 1944 vs. FEBRUARY. 1943 1944 the Army at Camp Abbott, Ore- Increase+ Decrease- gon. They both say they will TOTAL RECEIPTS: (Amount received on cars and 1944 1943 Over 1943 coaches for Fares, Car Card Advertising, Etc.) 1,622,450 1,497,911 + 124,539 gladly trade places with anyone LESS: OPERATING EXPENSES (Amount spent for wages, who is itching for a change. maintenance, supplies, power, infuries and dam- ages, employes' sickness, accident and life insur- A. G. Gribling and H. R. Stey- ance payment and provision for renewal and re- er are now back on the job after placement of property) 1,237,499 1,047.320 + 190,179 TAXES (Amount necessary to pay Federal, State and spending a few days in the hos- City governments including Company's share for employes' Old Age Pensions and Unemployment pital. "Grib" said he was suffer- Insurance) 305,429 247,229 + 58,200 INTEREST CHARGES (Amount necessary to pay for ing from gas. I have often heard the use of borrowed money as represented by mort- him shooting gage bonds and equipment trust certificates) 43,609 63,793 — 20,184 - the gas around the Total Expenses 1,586,537 1,358,342 + 228,195 trainroom, but I never had any Leaves Net Profit or Loss + 35,913 4- 139,569 — 103,656 idea it caused him any pain: •

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