fraternal groups in name only, but WANTED! points will be given you for tips on individuals traveling in groups such as ilepoSls More Passengers these. H ere's what I'm giving away: Volume XII , No. 3 OCTOBER, 1960 ' Milepost No. 135 y NAME'S Jim Hickey. I'm director 1st Prize-a $100 U. S. Savings Bond. M of our passenger sales and it's my 2nd Prize-a $50 U . S. Savings Bond. job to get as many people as is possible Department of Public Relations 3rd Prize-a $25 U. S. Savings Bond. to ride the California Zephyr. During 4th Prize-a $25 U. S. Savings Bond. WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD the busy summer months we frequent SACRAME NTO NORTHERN RY. 5th Prize-a $25 U. S. Savings Bond. TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RY . ly don't have space for all those who 52b Mission Street want to ride this train. During the off 6th Prize - two box seats to any San Francisco 5, California season it's a different story. That's why Giants' home game. Lee "Flash" Sherwood, Editor I want to give away money. I want to 7th Prize - two box seats to any A. L. Lloyd, Associate Editor keep the California Zephyr as well Giants' home game. filled as is possible all year long. I'm 8th P rize -two box seats to any willing to pay for your help. Giants' home game. I'm running a contest beginning Oc 9th Prize - two box seats to any tober 15 and ending April 30, 1961. The Giants' home game. contest is open to all WP and subsidi 10th Prize - two box seats to any ' Milepost No. 135: ary company railroaders and pension Giants' home game. Industrial area south ers, except employees active in pas of Sacramento. If you need more TIP CARDS, you senger sales. can get them from me or from your Here's how you can get some of my department head. My suggestion is "dough." Fill out and send me one of that you get started sending in TIP the TIP CARDS stapled in the center CARDS right away. This "dough" is F EATU R E S of this issue of MILEPOSTS for each per Page burning a hole in my pocket! son or persons you think might want Skirting Lake Almanor on WP's Inside Gateway Route to Pacific to ride the California Zephyr. They Northwest ...... Front Cove1' must travel a distance of 500 miles or Mileposts more round trip, or a distance of 250 economizes WANTED! More passengers .. . 3 miles or more one way, and make the For reasons of urgent economy, this MILEPOSTS economizes ...... 3 trip before June 1, 1961. You will re issue of MILEPOSTS has been reduced to How We're Doing ...... 4 ceive two points for each person named 16 pages. Beginning with the next who makes a round trip; one point for issue, the magazine will be issued bi Who pays for our vacations? ...... 4 each person making a one-way trip; monthly by combining two issues into What made this passenger train a success?. 5 and one-half of these points for each one. This trend will probably continue through the year 1961. Additional sav 6 child aged five to twelve. Family Plan Mileposts in Gold . ings are being accomplished by in tickets will be given full credit as indi Deal' Editor: 7 corporating changes in the mechanics cated above. Caboosing .. .. 9 of publication. No points will be given for reduced There will be some changes in con Sports ...... 15 rates such as apply to the clergy, char tents to provide space for the most in Railroad Lines ...... Back Cover ity, and half fares on passes. No points formative and most interesting activi will be given for convention, sales or ties about your railroad. ~7 2 MILEPOSTS OCT 0 B E R, 1 96 0 3 Sweeping a round a Canadian Pacific cur ve such How We're Doing as this one nea r Penticton afforded "Ca ri boo Country Special" passengers unlimited view s. Recent wage increases and other result in little traffic diversion to com rising costs, plus the present decline petitive transportation. ern Alberta; and Pacific Great Eastern. in traffic, have seriously lowered WP's * * * cash position to the point where dras California Zephyr's average load in In addition, excellent cooperation was contributed by the citizenry of the tic measures of economy must be, and August 1960 amounted to 100.5 percent small towns and cities visited during are being, enforced. of train's capacity,compared with 102.3 percent in August 1959. the tour. * * Equally important was the outstand Net income for August 1960 showed * * * ing performance by every member of Trains 1 and 2 made their last $142,780 increase over same period in the Pullman Company and WP dining runs on October 2. In authorizing WP 1959; but for first eight months 1960, car department crews. These 38 rail to discontinue the trains, the Inter net income is nearly $1 million less roaders took personal pride in giving state Commerce Commission stated: than in same 1959 period, made more the passengers the kind of service they "The relatively small use of these unfavorable since the 1959 net was What made this expected, were entitled to, and for trains by the public does not justify considerably reduced because of the which they paid, and they worked hard the heavy financial losses to the car passenger train to perform that service. The passengers steel and copper strikes. rier, which amounted to more than were unanimous in their praise for the $254,000 in 1959 and $85,000 in the first a success? * * * efficient and conscientious service per Tariffs covering a general freight four months of this year." he fourth annual "Cariboo Country formed by these men. xate increase of about one percent, to * * * T Special" was a sellout. It made become effective October 24 pending The 18-car special left Oakland on "Cinerama Holiday," in which the money for six railroads and the Pull the morning of August 27. Before ar ICC approval (hearings now in prog Calif01'nia Zephyr stars, opens on Oc man Company, it created additional riving back in Oakland on September Tess), are estimated to add about $497, tober 24 for its second run at San work for employees, and it brought 5, the train had covered more than {)OO to annual gross revenues; should Francisco's Orpheum Theater. much good will to Western Pacific 5,000 miles through three states and which originated the all-expense tour. two Canadian provinces. Each year the Not every passenger train can claim "Cariboo Country Special" follows a Who pays for our vacations? those distinctions today. slightly different route after leaving ost of us enjoyed from one to three sible service at the lowest possible cost. Here are some of the reasons behind Vancouver, B. C. Two overnight stops M weeks' vacation this year while One way to insure that our railroad, the train's success. were made this year, one going at Cal receiving pay for the time not worked. rather than a competitor, gets that The tour was attractive to the trav gary, Alberta, and one returning at It is estimated that WP's cost for our business is by giving our best while on eling public. They enjoyed unusual Vancouver, B. C. vacations this year will amount to the job during the days we are not on scenery, good food, and fine service. Of the 210 passengers (more than in about $1,182,000. vacation. More and more competitors They avoided travel on crowded high any previous year) , 26 were repeating That's a lot of pay for time not would like to get the business we have, ways. Careful advance planning made the tour. Of those 26, one came from worked and, quite probably, few of us and they are making it more and more certain that no detail was overlooked Hartford, Conn., and one came from stop to think who pays for the cost. difficult for us to keep the business we to provide the passengers with the best Denver, Colo. Five other Denverites That cost is paid by our customers, now have, and to obtain the new busi possible tour for their money. were on the tour this year, as were two for it must become a part of the cost of ness we need. The five railroads over which the from Douglas, Ariz.; three from Cin our services. It's the business we have, and the special was routed, in addition to cinnati, Ohio; two from Ada, Mich.; Just what does this mean to us? business we must get, that provides our Western Pacific, gave each other splen and two all the way from Winter Park, It means that our railroad has to ob jobs, our vacations, and our other em did cooperation. The five railroads were Fla. tain a lot of business to pay for that ployee benefits. Great Northern; Spokane, Portland & The majority of the 210 passengers, bill. That business can only be obtained Our customers are good to us-let us Seattle (and its Oregon Trunk Railway on debarking at Oakland, expressed a by giving our customers the best pos- be good to them. operation); Canadian Pacific; North- desire to make the trip again.
4 MILE POSTS OC T 0 B E R, 1 960 5 MILEPOSTS IN GOLD ::bear {;ditor: MILEPOSTS congratulates the following railroaders who will be eligible for Service Pin Awards during the month of October, 1960; 3S-YEAR PI NS ... Joseph N . Dudley ...... Carman ... _____ ...... __ ..... __ .. Oroville Fred McMullin ...... District Sales Manager __ ...... __ .... Portland, Oregon 50th Wedding Anniversary moted to conductor at the age of 24. 3()"YEAR PINS Six years later I met and married Miss John R. Bancroft...... •.....• Locomotive Engineer._ ...... Stockton Ivan V. Finley __ ... __ ...... __ .. _ .... Locomotive Engineer ...... __ ...... Stockton Mrs. Brown and I observed our 50th Mildred V. Meneray ~f Springville, Vernon A. Foster.. ... Locomotive Engineer .. .. __... , __ ...... __ ...... Stockton Lincoln Parkinson ..... Locomotive Engineer.. . ___ .. Stockton Wedding Anniversary on September 20 Utah who up until that time was teach Joseph B. Price...... __ ...... __ .. Conductor...... Salt Lake City with our daughter, Mrs. Mary I. Par ing school. Edward C. Richardson ...... Sales Representative ...... Kansas City , M issouri Chauncey N. Snyder...... Locomotive Engineer ...... S tockton ker, and our two grandchildren, Mil In 1925 I joined forces with the "Best Timothy N . Sullivan...... A ssistant Accountant...... Sacramento Jay D. Wakeman...... Locomotive Engineer...... Stockton dred C. Parker and H. Quinton Parker, in the West," the good old Western George T . Whitlock ...... Locomotive Engineer ...... Portola who live in Stockton. Pacific. After 21 years, on May 30, 1946, George F . Williams.. . .. Locomotive Engineer...... Stockton I started my railroad career on the I retired as conductor. 25-YEAR PINS Ralph E. Burke...... Conductor ...... Portola Union Pacific at the age of 14 as an Mrs. Brown and I wish the Western William R. DuBois . . ... Locomotive Engineer...... Stockton apprentice machinist. After two years Pacific and its family and all our many James R. Green...... Machinist Helper ...... Sacramento Clifford Hedge...... Machinist...... Oroville I took a job as call boy. Three years friends from one end of the line to the Harold A. Holsclaw...... Conductor ...... Portola Willard L. LeBeou£...... Conductor...... Portola later I became a brakeman at no pay other much prosperity and happiness. Odes E. Lyles...... Locomotive Engineer ...... Stockton and only after being recommended by Adam C. Brown Elwin L. McCann ...... District Special Agent-Claim Agent ...... _... O roville Thomas Pinkham...... Section Stockman ...... Sacramento several conductors was I placed on the 2545-84th Avenue Robert L . SmalL...... Locomotive Engineer ...... O roville Lloyd B. Spencer...... Conductor ...... Stockton brakeman's extra board. I was pro- Oakland, California Harold E . Yount...... _...... Conductor...... Portola * * * 20-YEAR PINS Paul Edwards ...... __ ...... Carman ...... Oroville 'Keep sending James T . Gamble ...... Conductor ...... Salt Lake City Mileposts' Harry E. Hurst...... Locomotive Engineer...... Elko Wayman Kelley ...... Machinist...... Oroville It has been a pleasure to receive Harvey E. Saxton ...... Locomotive Engineer...... Salt Lake City MILEPOSTS for many years and I would Edgar R. Sullivan ...... Conductor ..... Salt Lake City like to continue to receive this maga I S-YEAR PINS Jesse J . Baldridge...... Carman...... Oroville zine. Inasmuch as I am retiring from Lizzie Brown...... Coach Cleaner ...... Oakland General Motors Corporation on Octo John W. Charles...... Chef...... " ...... Oakla nd Galen A. Cloud...... Brakeman...... Portola ber 31, 1960, would you kindly arrange Lovelder Draper...... Tavern Car Attendant ...... Oakland Laurence A. Gardner...... Brakem"ln...... Elko to place my name on your mailing list Alberta Jones...... Coach Cleaner...... Oakland so I may receive future issues. My ad Charles S. Kennady...... Machinist...... Oroville Alta Locke...... Statistical Clerk ...... San Francisco dress will be Geo. D. Cron, Downie Vaugn G. Main...... Livestock Agent...... Doyle Jesse R. Moss...... Locomotive Engineer ...... Oakland ville, California. Joe V. Murphy...... Head Bill Clerk.. ... Sacramento Your doing this will be greatly ap Earl Perkins...... Carman...... Portola William S. Quarrey...... Carman...... Stockton preciated. Edward L . Seeger...... Sheet Metal W orker ...... Oroville Geo.D. Cron Willard Smith...... Second Cook...... Oakland Raymond G. Spataro.. ..Car Helper ...... Sacramento Shops Traffic Manager Nolan d I. Stanton...... Machinist...... Oroville Claude A. Tripp...... Brakem3.n ...... Portola Chevrolet-Oakland Sidney W. Williams ...... Conductor ...... Stockton Oakland, California Herbert A. Womick...... Conductor...... Oroville (Continued on Page 8) Adam and Mildred Brown (Continued on Page 8)
6 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1960 7 Dear Editor: ... such as we have in this land of law and liberty, and to know and live a way of (Continued from Page 7) retirement under our way of govern Wants to keep in touch ment. Best wish es to everyone who helps I have been so many places during eaboosing make MILEPOSTS and the Western Pa the last eleven months that I have not cific. had a copy of MILEPOSTS for some time. M. V. Hickman Was in Reno quite a w hile last fall 5800 Fair Oaks Blvd. fore being sent out by the Navy for an until I returned to Carmichael to be WINNEMUCCA Carmichael, Calif. assignment on Okinawa. Ruth G. Smith with my son, Jack H ickman, who has Equipment Maintainer and Mrs. an important position in m issile work Brakeman J AMES L . J ENISTA and Miss JOHNNY SMITH are proud parents of a at Aerojet. His wife, Dr. Irene Hick Joyce A . Br unke were married August daughter, Dawn Marie, born August 18 man, is a physician and psychiatrist. Correction 12 in the Community M ethodist at Quincy. I left here last February for the Mis In the Letters to the Editor col Church. Section Foreman LAUREL FISHER and sissippi Gulf Coast, got as far as Los umn, page 13, September 1960 is Fireman W. R. "R AY" HOLT is con his family, recently transferred to Sac Angeles wh ere I attended races at sue, it was stated that E. E. Glea fined to Washoe Medical Center in ramento, were visitors here recently. Santa Anita. I then stayed for th e Hol son r etired from the railroad on Reno, recovering from serious injuries Laurel brought along his son , Larry, lywood Par k racing and just returned November 1, 1949. received in a motorcycle accident at and Larry's n ew bride, an English girl. h ere in August. MILEPOSTS regrets this error. Portola. Larry met h er while stationed in Eng Having been out of touch with West Mr. Gleason retired as chief me Extra Gang Foreman ERNEST AUGHE land. Another son, Walter, is joining ern Pacific, I'd be glad to hear the news chanical officer on November 1, died August 19 at Tooele, Utah. Mr. the Air Force. through MILEPOSTS. 1954, after a service of more than Aughe was formerly section foreman at FRED JOHNSTON, from Oakland, has I generally try to enjoy my retire 43 years with Western Pacific. Jungo and at Sand Pass. Among the been working as yardmaster while ment, for it is good to live in a country survivors are his widow Viola and son, FREDERICK MESSINGER is absent because Equipment Maintainer J OHN AUGHE. of illness. Retired Engineer JOHN SMITH and Conductor and Mrs. NOEL PENDER Mileposts in Gold Roundhouse Clerk RUTH SMITH have GRAFT, from Stockton, spent part of (Continued from Page 6) a fourth grandch ild, Dawn Marie their vacation in Keddie. Noel lived in IO-YEAR PI NS Smith, born August 18 in Quincy. The Keddie over 17 years ago and this was William C. Bond ...... _ ...... __ ...... Dispatchec.. _ ...... _...... __ ._ . __ ..... E lko* parents are Equipment Maintainer and his first return visit. George D. Emerick ._ _ .. ___ .Carman ...... __ .E lko Archie D . Gibson...... ____ . Carman ...... ___ ... __ ...... __.. __ ...... __ ...... __ ... Stockton Mrs. JOHN T. SMITH, Keddie. The Keddie Resort Coffee Shop is PhiliIJ B. Hazlett ...... Chief Clerk-Marketing ...... __ ...... 8an Jose Robert G. Jordan ...... Switchman...... Stockton now open again after being closed for Roy O. Langston...... Switchman ...... Stockton KEDDIE decorating, and we now h ave the street Alfred L. Robinson ...... Switchman ...... O roviUet Robert C. Roush...... E lectrician ...... Oakland I Elsie Hagen lights which we h ave been trying to get Garland Scism...... Conductor...... ,8tockton Andy P . Springer...... Machinist...... Sacramento Shops Mrs. Bessie B enz, wife of Engineer for many years. Claude B. Teet ...... Switchman...... Sacramento Adelita Viscarret...... Stenographer-Clerk...... E lko E. A. BENZ, is at home recuperating Train Desk Clerk and Mrs. PAUL James C. Weaver ...... Section Laborer ...... __ ... Portola from surgery. She was taken ill while FERRELL spent their vacation visiting in * * * Montana, and Mrs. Ferrell later visited *Eligible for Service Pin in January, but was not previously reported. on vacation near Redding, wh ere she t Eligible for Service Pin in September, but was not prev!ously reported. returned to b ecome a patient for sev in Minnesota. eral days. Trainmaster and Mrs. WAYNE GEIL "For a minute 1his deficit had me worried. I "Dad , I'd never marry a ma n who snored," Paratrooper Tommy Shannon, son of were accompanied on their fishing trip forgot that I was worki.ng for the Government/' said the charming daughter. Engineer J . F. SHANNON, was home for on the Klamath by Mrs. Geil's sister, a while on leave. Agent PETE HANLEY's from Oroville, and their two grand What most countries ask of the Unite d States "I don/t blame you, daughter," Dad replied, is to be left a loan. "but be careful how you find out." son, Alan, was also home on leave be- children.
8 MILEPOSTS OCT 0 B E R, 1 9 6 0 9 SACRAMENTO STORE Brakeman WILLIAM L. RANKIN and and we sincerely hope that good health PORTOLA will be hers for many years. Irene Burton Miss Nancy Ballentyne. Bill is the son Louise Wilks of Conductor ECK RANKm. The young We were all shocked by the sudden Engineer and Mrs. CLAIR DONNEN Check Clerk RICHARD V. WOLF filled couple will make their home in Salt passing of Extra Gang Foreman ERNEST WIRTH drove to North Carolina with in as storekeeper at Portola while Lake, where Bill is a brakeman on the B. AUGHE in Tooele Hospital on August their daughter, Mrs. Tommy Hardin, Storekeeper and Mrs. JACK MILLER and Tooele Valley local. We wish them 18 following a heart attack. Our sincere and family. They flew from there to their daughter, Carrie, were on vaca many years of happiness! sympathy goes to Mrs. Aughe and her tion in Southern California. family. Miami to attend the convention of the Stock Control Clerk JAMES LEE will National Association of County Offi be absent from work for a while due OAKLAND cers. Clair, as a delegate, was chair to broken ribs suffered from an injury John V. Leland man of the nominating committee, and at home. principal speaker for the President's The annual picnic of "Knucklebust Section Stockman and Mrs. ED HAw Advisory Commission ori Intergovern ers" was held by the local lodge of the KINs made a vacation tour visiting mental Relations. From Miami the Switchmen's Union of North America Reno, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas. Donnenwirths flew to Knoxville, Tenn. at Knowland Park on August 28. Amid Personnel and Payroll Clerk LEE for a visit with retired Conductor and wives, girl friends, relatives, friends, WILLIS, Mickey and some friends went Mrs. Floyd Miller. Floyd sends greet and games for the kids, were noted the to Stateline at Tahoe for a weekend to ings to all his friends on the WP with presence of retired Switchmen FRANK attend the Jack Benny show. the message that "I may have one foot ADAMS, GEORGE BOUSHEY, MURRAY Stock Control Clerk and Mrs. in the grave but I'm sure draggin' it." HANEY, and EARL NOLDIN. Experiences CHARLES REID became grandparents re Trainmaster L. E. THOMAS rented a of past years were relived and phan cently with the arrival of Rose Anne house trailer and took his family on a tom box cars of yesteryear were moved Marie Holley. tour of the Pacific Northwest, Cana from point to point throughout the dian National Parks, and the Columbia park and up and down the main line. SALT LAKE CITY Thomas, Kilgore, and Crowe Engineer GEORGE R. MOODY, who runs J. B. Price his engine around the balloon track, Sonoma Inn, in Winnemucca, was the On a recent trip to Salt Lake City, then turns it to head in the opposite setting for the marriage on July 2 of retired Conductors O. J. "JIM" CROWE, direction, decided this summer to see 1. L. "KIL" KILGORE, and C. R. "RAY" how it would be to drive his Ranch THOMAS got together for a day of remi Wagon in a circle around the United niscing. All three retired at about the States. From Oakland he went south same time and we wonder if they to Los Angeles, then east through the reached an agreement on which was southwest and across the border into their most important run-their first Mexico. From Monterrey he reentered or their last? All seem to be enjoying the U. S. at Laredo, Texas, then on their retirement to the fullest and we through the southern states before wish them many more happy years and heading north through Tennessee for many more such get-togethers. a visit with his sister in Pennsylvania. @ A speedy recovery is wished for Mrs. After leaving New York and stopping .;. Olive Sargent, wife of RAY SARGENT, at Niagara Falls he crossed the Cana .. from her recent stay in the hospital due dian border into Ontario; circling west ~ to illness. Ray is in charge of hiring for ward he crossed Canada and crossed the railroad. the border at Sweet Grass, Montana, ~ We're glad that Trainmaster MAU before entering Idaho, Nevada en route HICE W. HAMMOND'S wife is well on the home to Oakland. The complete circle NEVER TOO SMALL 'TO GET F"IRST AID William and Nancy Rankin road to recovery from major surgery, of 11,824 miles was made in 47 days.
10 MILE POST S OCTOBER, 1960 11 Ice Fields. Fireman DICK ApPLEGATE chy Park on August 27. Winning pitch who might one day continue in the PO Retired Conductor WALTER BARTON and his family also vacationed in the er was A. "DICKIE" STADLER; and losing sition now held by his father. is a patient at St. J oseph's Hospital fol northwest, while Diesel Clerk C. E. pitcher, M. E. MITTS. After the game, lowing surgery. At latest report he is ROWE visited relatives in Sitkim on the dinner, prepared by the ball players' OROVILLE much improved. Oregon Coast. Water Service Main wives, was served to about 150 people Helen R. Small Dr. J . E. PATRICK suffered a back in tainer LEE SERVIA and his wife spent in attendance at the event. jury in a fall from a ladder at his home Fireman ROBERT LEE CUDNEY and time fishing at Lake P end Oreille, in on August 7. Even though he is wear Sandra Jean Stenroos were married in Idaho. WENDOVER ing a cast, Dr. Patrick is back in his August, and Clerk JACK M. BURNS and A son, Brian Ace, arrived at the Esther Witt office performing his duties. Patricia Lee Silver were married on home of Switchman and Mrs. K. C. Mrs. Myrtis Hutchinson, wife of Mo September 3. Conductor C. M. DUSTIN has returned CARTER . tor Car Maintainer LIND HUTCHINSON, Retired Engineer WILLIAM SOMMERS' to work following leg surgery at St. Section Foreman and Mrs. W . E. was graduated from Brigham Young wife, Rose Emile, 77, passed away in Joseph's. PERKINS are enjoying a visit from their University with a Oroville on August 24. Rose was born Gerald E. Haase, son of Switchman daughter, Barbara J ean Hill, and son, bachelor of arts de in Oregon and came to Oroville in 1909, and Mrs. EDDIE HAASE, was married to from Spenard, Alaska. gree on August 19. working in the Union Hotel until it Carol Ann Stevenson of Vacaville on Track Supervisor GEORGE W RIGHT Myrtis taught closed. She is survived by her husband August 20. They are living in Berkeley and his family at Herlong had a sur school for one year "Bill" and several nieces and nephews. where Gerald is employed as a phar before she and Lind prise visit when his sister, Lenus Word h as b een received here that macist. were married. She Wright Nicholson, and family stopped retired Engineer J . FRANK EDMONSON Retired Engineer WILLIAM METZGER resigned to raise over en route from the Philippines to passed away on August 18 at the age of Oakland visited old friends here for their family, son a new assignment with the Air Force in of 92. H e was living in Van Nuys, Cali a few days in August. "Billy" looks fine Robert and daugh Mississippi. fornia. and is keeping himself busy. ter H e l en. Three years ago when SACRAMENTO SHOPS Wendover's school Champion Palermo Lions Marcella G. Schultze was in need of a After 23 years' service as a carman, substitute teacher, J. A . PATTERSON retired on August 31. Myrtis was called He was presented with a monetary gift back. When the teacher she was to re from his co-workers. place did not return, Myrtis began Susan Louise Latino, daughter of teaching full time. Painter Foreman and Mrs. MONTE J . Each year since, she has taught in LATINO, became the bride of Larry C. Wendover and each summer she has Shatto of Clovis in St. Rose's Catholic returned to BYU for instruction to Church, Sacramento, on August 6. ward her master's degree, studying Larry is serving with the Marine Corps elementary education and art. and the couple is presently living in Switchman and Mrs. COLEMAN PET Oceanside. Our best wishes to them! TIT are parents of a daughter, born on July 31. Linda Jean doesn't lack for Condolences to DICK RICHARDS, yard attention. She has two sisters, Beth and office, whose mother, Mrs. Agnes S. Robin. Senodenos, passed away in August at We have wondered for some time Good managing on the part of Switchmen Bill seri.es. Team members, standing, from left a re: 82 years of age. who might be our future agent at Bur Jones and Bud Burris (kneeling left and right) David Perkins, David Vincent, Jimmy lewis, Winners by a score of 12 to 8, the mester. Our worries are now over, as helped bring the AA Little League Title to the Bruce Atnip, Jimmy Mingus, Aaron Phillips. Palermo Lions this summer. These youngsters Kneeling, from left, are: Leslie Perry, Gory "Old Men" beat the "Young Men" in Agent and Mrs. JOHN W. NAYLOR on won the Championship by defeating the Braves Seeger. Bill Jones, Bobby Jones (bat boy), Mike their annual baseball game at McClat- August 5 announced the birth of a son in the first two games in a three-game playoff Silva, Tommy Belser. - Oroville Mercury photo
12 MILEPOSTS OCTOB ER, 1960 13 SACRAMENTO eight, all of whom are living. E. E. is Verne D. Wilde the eldest and V. V. is second. They have three sisters and three brothers. Two brothers, E. E. SCOTT, passenger E. E. is making plans for his retire ticket agent, and V. V. SCOTT, freight ment, which means a life on the Sac agent, represent more than 90 years ramento River with boat, motor, trailer with Western Pacific. On September 7 and all the fishing tackle. V. V. says he E. E. (both brothers prefer using ini doesn't have time to think about retire tials to names) placed a 45-year Serv ment as yet, while keeping up a seven ice Pin on the lapel of V. V.'s coat. day-a-week pace. E. E. will retire next June while broth er V. V. will finish his railroad career in January 1963. Their late father, SAN FRANCISCO CHARLES SCOTT, was a railroader, too, George Bowers, Doug Bruce, Jean Bruce, Golf Tournament and started his career with the Bur Frances Courtney, Elizabeth Fogan, On his stick from tee to green, Larry Lawrence Gerring, Carl Roth, Frank Tufo September 24. One over par on each lington. He moved from Rockford, Illi Shaughnessy copped both low gross nine, Larry went out in 36 and came nois, where his two sons were born, SHIRLEY SWALM has been appointed and low net honors at Spring Valley on in with a 38 for a two over par 74. A to Sacramento and became passenger secretary to CHARLES K. FAYE, assistant blind bogey two-stroke handicap gave agent for Western Pacific, a position he vice president-marketing. Shirley is him a net of 72. Teamed with Don held at the time of his death in 1929. from Lebanon, Pa., and has been with Loftus in the blind draw "sweeps," E. E.'s son, J . W. Scott, works for WP as general secretary since Novem their 159 total was only good for third Southern Pacific as coordinator of la bel', 1959. and they pocketed $5 each. bor and material. CHARLOTTE HYNES is replacing MARGE Tied for second low gross were Ralph The railroad business has been good MOORE, payroll clerk-marketing, while Dinkel and Jim Reed with 79's. Wes to the Scott family. Their mother, Mrs. Marge is on a leave of absence and va Brynjulson had an 80, and Dick Hock Ketura Scott, 83, lives in Stockton and cation for five weeks. Marge and her er, J . Markeley, Ed O'Neil and Bob with her husband reared a family of husband are traveling through the Runge finished in a three-way tie with north central states with trailer, sight 82. Joe Buchalter was next with 83. seeing, fishing, and visiting relatives. Other low net scores were turned in Welcome to NANCY PRATHER who en by Ralph Dinkel, 76; Joe Buchalter, Ed tered the marketing department's ste O'Neil and Jim Reed, 77; Wes Bryn nographer pool on September 6. julson, Dick Hocker, Bob Runge, and JAMES SALES, marketing, entertained Bert Stratton, 79. on the piano for employees en route to Winners of the "sweeps" were Joe the annual WP barbecue picnic at Buchalter and J. Markeley, who picked Elko. Among those enjoying Jim's art up $10 each with their net 157. Byrn istry were FRANCES COURTNEY, SHIRLEY julson and Runge had 158 good for SWALM, JOSEPHINE SPADARO, IRENE $7.50 each, and Don Reed and Jim (SOOHODOLSKY) MAVRIDIS, and CATHY Pearce each won $5 with their net 162. Watch me settle an argument . .. STEEL, other members of the marketing department who attended the picnic. They've made all the speeches, debated all the The $400 million a year in state and local gov promises, th rashed out all the issues. Who's ernment taxes paid by Class I railroads, points LELA DEMERS, former personnel as made the best case? The leaders want me, as a out the Association of American Railroads, is 27 sistant, is now secretary in the re voter to decide. Making a choice is one duty of times the amount of such taxes paid by Class I search and planning department, hav the free man to h is way of life. I like my intercity truckers, 63 times that paid by intercity Freedom and I'm voting to protect it. Are you? buses, 80 times that paid by domestic airlines E. E. Scott, left, attaches 4S .. year Service Pin to ing replaced ARRETTA ALEXANDER who (C ourtesy John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance and 400 times that paid by regulated water the lapel of brother V. V. Scott's coat. resigned from WP on September 1. Co.) carriers.
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Form 3547 Requested
Northern Pacific gives much credit to Siumbercoaches for a nearly 6 per cent increase in passengers on the "North Coast limited." • • • AAR's Bureau of Explosives authorized Chicago & North Western's handling of "restricted" commodities in highway tank trailers by piggyback. • The completely successful missile-train test program provided sufficient data to make firm plans for the mobile Minuteman. Highly praised, "the railroads clearly showed willingness to make missile mobility plan work," said SAC commander in chief Gen. Thomas S. Power, • • German-built diesel-hydraulic freight locomotives, rated at 4,OOO-h.p. , due for 1961 delivery to Southern Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande Western.
First of 66 new 4,400-h.p. electric locomotives scheduled to go into Pennsylvania's fast freight service soon. • • • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie first railroad to approve wrist watch for operating em ployees; Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle are extensively testing the watch. • • • Southern Pacific now shipping piggyback between Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California, private autos for passengers preferring their own automobile at their destination.