Finding a Better Way

TOME, one of the most encouraging aspects of our recent general staff meeting was the evidence that here and there our traffic and operating men had approached some old, nagging problem from a new angle and found

The determination to find a better way not only proved successful in these instances but is in keeping with the whole history of progress. Railroads grew from an amusing experiment to a powerful basic in­ dustry not by blind devotion to the old but by a never­ ending search for the new-new time saving methodE, more productive use of facilities at hand, more fruitful cooperation between people and departments. Survival has, in fact, demanded improvement.

Every day each of us looks at his particular part of The Milwaukee Road: the locomotives, the track, the typewriter and letters on the desk, the stock to be stored, the records to be prepared-the day's stint laid out and ready. But as we work with these things do we keep our minds open to the possibilities of improve­ ment, of finding a better way?

Ours will be a better railroad and the individual's work will take on added interest if we all ask ourselves that question and wait for an honest answer. ~

..... J. T. Gillick, retired operat ing vice presidenl THE J. T. GILLICK SCHOLARSHIP

-,-~LTHOUGH the railroad's sponsor­ ship of the J. T. Gillick scholarship for sons of Milwaukee Road employes has been previously announced, a brief re­ yiew of the major points of the schol­ arship program is presented here for following recognized individuals in the scholarship will receive the award for the information of those who may not field of education: a year at a time, subject to renewal for be familiar with the details. Chairman: Carl Kuehnert, secretary, succeeding years up to a maximum of University Scholarship Committee, four years of undergraduate work if Northwestern University. Members: the recipient of the scholarship main­ WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Charles C. Caveny, dean, Chicago Un­ tains a satisfactory scholastic record and Any high school graduate who is the dergraduate Division, University of Ill­ if the parent remains in the employ of son of a Milwaukee Road employe who inois; William K. Selden, director of the railroad. has been in continuous service for two admissions, Northwestern University; years is eligible to apply, provided the and Robert Strozier, dean of students, WHAT DOES THE employe's compensation from the rail­ University of Chicago. SCHOLARSHIP COYER? road in the past 12 months was not in excess of $6,000. The annual award of $600 is intend­ HOW ARE APPLICANTS JUDGED? Also eligible are sons of deceased or ed to cover full tuition in any under­ retired employes whose last employ­ Applicants will be judged principally graduate school at a university or coL ment was continuously with The Mil­ according to academic achievements, as lege of the student's choice. The sum waukee Road for not less than two years revealed in the application forms (see will be paid to the university and any and whose income from this source did instructions for acquiring forms at bot­ amount in excess of the charge for tu­ not exceed $6,000. tom of page). The individual's general ition may be applied toward meeting certain incidental expenses, at the dis­ To qualify for consideration an ap­ character and financial need will also cretion of the school. plicant must be rated scholastically in be taken into account. the upper 25 per cent of his high school graduating class. HOW TO APPLY HOW MANY SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED? Requests for application forms should be addressed to: The first scholarship is offered for WHO SELECTS THE WINNERS? the school year beginning in the fall Carl Kuehnert, Chairman The role of the railroads in this pro­ of 1951, and a new one will be offered J. T. Gillick Scholarship Committee gram is coniined to the payment of the every year for each of the three suc­ 356 Union Station Building sum specified and the establishment of ceeding years until a total of four annual 516 West Jackson Boulevard the terms governing the award. The awards, each in the amount of $600, Chicago 6, Illinois screening of applicants and selection of has been made. Thereafter a total of All applications must be completely a successful candidate is being handled four awards will be in effect every year, filled out and in the hands of the by a scholarship board consisting of the including renewals. The winner of a scholarship committee by Aug. 1, 1951. july, 1951 3 DOLLAR BERRY

by Evan W. Hall Agricultural Agent, Spokane, Wash

N Lynden, Wash" recently, a visiting berry acreage is grown in Whatcom I official of the Swedish strawberry County, of which Lynden is one of growing industry was being introduced the most important processing centers, to a sample of the locally grown prod­ This is a long step forward from the uct, The civic committee attending him first commercial production by Oscar L awaited the outcome with buoyant con­ Sheets in 1914, on two acres of newly fidence, The verdict, when it came, cleared land, At the turn of the century couldn't bave been sweeter: "Yumpin' strawberries were grown on a small scale Yimminy, but they're g08d," marveled for local markets and Mr. Sheets bought the foreign expert. "This America, it's his plants from Chap Bayes, one of the !" early growers, As early as 1906 M[, wonderful The broad expanse of sandy soil lying between Bayes had recognized the region's possi­ A two million dollar berry with pros­ the Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound in bilities for growing berries and, with the northwestern Washington has been found ideal pects for even greater returns in the financial support of Lynden business­ for the growing of delicious strawberries, The years to come--that is the status of the above scene shows a strawberry farm near men, had tested 108 varieties, The Lynden, Marshall strawberry grown in the Lyn­ Marshall berry, which he found growing den-Bellingham area, Berry growing has locally, was superior to all others, and in become an industry of first importance in one year demonstrated its value, The this territory, and the chief source of plant is known to have been bred in income is the luscious red MarshalL 1890 in Marshfield Hills, Mass" from a In 1 9 5 0, ship­ chance seedling, but it is yet to be dis­ ments out of Lyn­ covered how it came west from its origi­ By 1932 he had acquired four acres, In den and Bellingham nal home, that year he rented an additional 271h on The Milwaukee The history of the Marshall straw­ acres and dropped his other farm opera­ R a a d totaled 100 berry is Lynden's story and possibly that tions to specialize in stra'wberries, cars of strawberries of Oscar L Sheets, the community's The depression years were a setback, ( p Ius another 50 leading grower. Mr. Sheets, who is cred­ In 1933 the sale of berries did not even cars of raspberries) ited with being the first commercial pro­ pay the rent, but the land owners had and it is expected ducer, came from Missouri to this ex­ confidence in Mr. Sheets and told him to that the cur r e n t treme northwestern corner of \"1Vashing­ go ahead, In 1934 the total acreage in yield will entail at ton looking for an agricultural opening, the county was 66, of which 33 acres I e a s t as large a He sold his first harvest on the fresh were being cultivated by Mr. Sheets, movement. Evan W, Hall, author berry market in 1915, In 1918, when The berries were pzocecs,::d by freeZing One third of the of "The Two Million there were too many berries for the local in Bellingham, whee 2.11 old brewery Washington straw- Dollar Berry". trade, he began selling to the canneries, h,ld been converted if.lto a cold storage

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----' under as many as three green manure crops before planting a new stand of berries. The fields are generally renewed after two or three crops to maintain good yields. One of the biggest items in connection with the strawberry growing industry is the housing and feeding of pickers. At the height of the season several thousand from outside the county must be accom­ modated. This transient labor is supple­ mented by help from town residents and school children. Growers have spent thousands of dollars for living quarters. These range from individual cabins to the large Quonset type dormitory mess hall with modern equipped kitchen. W. L. Dodson, one of the large growers, employs only women, for whom he pro­ vides a comfortable, well equipped dor­ mitory with an attractive dining room. Many of the women return each year to the Dodson farm, thereby proving the worth of good living quarters as a means of securing dependable help. The problems of soil fertility, mainte­ nance of quality, disease control, labor supply, housing and methods of market­ ing are studied by the growers' own or­ ganization, the Whatcom County Straw­ Strawberries, the $2,000,000 fruit which found its real home in Washington. berry Growers, Inc. This organization works closely with the Western Wash­ ington Experiment St~tion, the Agricul­ tural Extension Service, and any com­ mercial organization which can aid the advancement of the industry. and freezing plant. County production right type of soil. The Western Washington Experiment started from here and built to 600 acres L. N. Freimann, county extension Station recently made a valuable contri­ by 1943. In 1948, 2,000 acres were in agent for Whatcom County, has cooper­ bution along this line with the release of production, the berries being marketed ated with the growers by studying pro­ a new variety of strawberry which is through 15 different processing firms. duction methods which will bring the Word of Mr. Sheets' success got back highest yields and at the same time to friends in Missouri and during the maintain soil fertility. He has been a A Milwaukee Road refrigerator car takes on a load of frozen strawberries at a cold storage years many of them have come to What­ consistent believer in the Marshall berry siding in Lynden, Wash. The railroad expected com County. The biggest movement was as one which can maintain a market in this year's crop to produce 100 or more carloads during the depression when they were competition with other areas, even dur­ on the Bellingham line. without money. Many of them worked ing periods of slack demand and over­ for Mr. Sheets before they were able to production. The Western Washington start their own farms. ·The intervening Experiment Station is very helpful, hav­ years have worked miracles for these ing done considerable research on disease people. Driving through the Lynden and pest control. area one sees many fine modern homes The area is also famous for its pioneer built and paid for with "strawberry work in producing certified plants. L.W. money". King, state horticultural inspector for The big factors in the success of straw­ the county, and Mr. Sheets were leaders berry production in this coastal area are in the program for growing disease-free favorable climatic and soil conditions. plants. Their experiments, begun in highly resistant to disease. The new The proximity of the Japanese current 1929 with 100 plants, resulted in the berry, known as the "Northwest", com­ makes for cool summers and mild win­ selection of 50 of superior bearing qual­ bines a glossy crimson color, sweet flavor ters, and the sandy soil is ideal for ity to be used for field work. This plant­ and high yield with superior qualities for berries when the best methods of soil ing and selection furnished the original freezing and canning. The supply is still management are followed. Contributing certified Marshall stock for the state. somewhat limited, but in production it features are the use of disease-free The growing of green manure crops is proving equal to the Marshall. As the plants, limitation of acreage in line with such as oats and vetch have added ma­ supply increases it will insure an even [he labor supply and the selection of the terially to the yields. Mr. Sheets plows larger yield for this already fertile area.

~u:y, 1951 5 The Afternoon Hiawatha, westbound, following the course of the Wisconsin River about a mile below the Dells. The Dells A Telegrapher's Vision Gave Niagara Falls Its Greatest Competition

T HAPPENS at the Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin vacation spot are on their tory started in 1852 when the LaCrosse I all summer long, but most frequently honeymoon, and a good portion are reo & Milwaukee Railroad, a predecessor in June. Romancing young couples living the romances of yesterday, anni­ line of The Milwaukee Road, moved clambering, camera in hand, up the face versaries of honeymoons la, 25 and even north from Portage and crossed the Wis­ of Devil's Anvil or aiming for a pic­ so years ago. Unconsciously they are consin River at this point. The early turesque shot of Chimney Rock find the also paying tribute to a man of vision, town was known as Kilbourn City, best vantage point already occupied by the young Milwaukee Road telegrapher named in honor of the president of the a hand-holding couple. The young bride who set this scenic empire aside for the railroad, Byron Kilbourn. The name was is content with pouting prettily, but her benefit of vacationing America. changed to the more descriptive Wis­ husband is a devastating wit. "Let's not The picturesque little city of Wiscon­ consin Dells in 1931. disturb them," is his indulgent sugges. sin Dells, nestling on the banks of the George Humphrey Crandall was a tion, "they're probably honeymooners". Wisconsin River at the Milwaukee Road true pioneer of the tourist industry. He The laugh could easily be on the bridge, is a gateway to scenic thrills was born in Milwaukee in 1869 and humorist, for in June almost 100 per unequalled for grandeur from Niagara arrived in Kilbourn City in his early cent of the couples who visit this famous Falls to the Rocky Mountains. Its his­ twenties to work as night telegrapher

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for The Milwaukee Road. In 1893 he married Nellie I. Bennett, a daughter of H. H. Bennett, the noted pioneer photog­ :apher (the Bennett photographic studio at Wisconsin Dells, founded in 1865, is reputed to be the oldest in the United States), who was the first to capture the exquisite pictorial beauties of the Dells. Mr. Bennett's new son-in-law was en­ traRced with what he saw about him. The popularity of the Dells dates from , that gay period of the '90s when he realized their possibilities as a tourist attraction and conceived the idea of pre­ serving them for posterity. He spent .. the remaining 45 years of his life making his dream come true. His first move was to lease from the Southern Wisconsin Power Company (now the Wisconsin Power & Light Company) numerous tracts of land of considerable area adjoining the Wiscon­ sin River. He also took over the com­ pany's river equipment, including a stern-wheel steamer called the Apollo Typical of the thousands of couples who revisit the scene of their honeymoon, Mr. and No. 1. Gradually he began to acquire Mrs. Donald Stewart of Milwaukee are shown as they celebrated their golden wedding farm land and other property adjoining anniversary at the Dells a few weeks ago. the river, having in mind the preserva­ tion of the fine natural timber along the shore. In 1928 he anticipated his long­ every year attracts about 250,000 sum­ the public. It was his dream that they term lease with the power company and mer visitors. Due to the ambition and would one day become a national or state purchased its holdings outright. When ideals of a young railroad man it is pos­ park. he died in 1938 he had succeeded in sible for them to enjoy their outings and Two circumstances were responsible preserving the breath-taking beauty of vacations in one of Nature's most fanci­ for making the Dells the success it is the area and-a unique distinction-at ful settings. Mr. Crandall was often today. First, the fact that it is one of no cost to the taxpaying public. heard to say that he did not consider the most remarkable exhibitions of sand· The short span of 50 years has seen himself the owner of his extensive ProF­ stone erosion in this country; second, the development of the Dells into a erties, but rather that he held them in that it is so easily accessible to the thickly vacation resort of national fame which trust for the pleasure and enjoyment of populated Midwest area. The latter factor is especially attractive to people who want to save the time and greater expense of traveling to the western parks. Those who travel by train get the best transportation in the country-the Mil. waukee Road's streamlined Hiawatha service which brings the Dells will-jin a few hours' ride of Chicago, Milwau­ kee, and the Twin Cities. Few places offer summer vacationists a greater variety of recreational facilities. For those who crave the thrill of sports there is horseback riding, hiking over wooded trails, golf, swimming, tennis­ the variety cannot be exhausted in a season. Fishermen are lured by the bait of lakes stocked annually with bass, blue gills, pike, sunfish and trout. The area also serves as an outdoor classroom for the study of geology, and many of the

Keeping a pictorial record is an important part of every Dells honeymoon. Here Mrs. Tony Baker of Berwyn, III., poses prettily for her husband atop Romance Cliff. July, 1951 7 "Watch", famous jump­ summer ViSitors are geology students ing dog, leaps from the from various universities. mainland to Stand Rock. Geologist or layman, the visitor must This stunt is a favorite subject of a mat e u r be fascinated by this wonderland, for its photographers. history is older than the history of man. For 15 miles the course of the Wisconsin River has carved a sinuous gorge walled with strange rock formations. High Below: One of the early among the rocks are great amphitheaters, pictures of George Hum­ ledges, table rocks, crumbling ravines phrey Crandall. Aut 0 ­ that tell the story of an old detour while mobiles were a curiosity forces were carving out the present river to the old Winnebagos bed. The silence is unbroken except for when he (rear seat, left) and other local sporting the call of birds and the murmur of the bloods po sed for this wind in the forests that crown the river picture in a car belong­ banks. ing to his brother-in-law, Long before the white men came, this Ashley Bennett. region was the home of the Winnebago Indian tribe and the area is filled with Indian lore and traditions. According to legend, the Dells were formed when a giant serpent battered its way through great masses of rock, leaving the land rent and broken. Today excursion boats follow the serpent's path, exploring such rocky formations as Devil's Elbow, Fat Man's Misery, the Navy Yards, Cave of the Dark Waters, the Sugar Bowl, Grand Piano and Hawk's Bill, to name some of the more prominent. The amphitheater at Stand Rock, with its perfect acoustic properties and seat­ ing a thousand people, was once the site of the Winnebago councils and harvest dances. For more than 20 years now it has been the scene of the Stand Rock Winnebago Indian ceremonials, only all­ Indian ceremonial in the Middle West, during July and August. The pageant is directed by Phyllis Crandall Connor, a daughter of Mr. Crandall, under the auspices of the American Legion. The authentic dances and rituals provide a program that is not quickly forgotten. On New Year Day, 1856, Alanson Holly, the Dells' first settler, wrote in his journal: "Our location is beautiful . . . the majestic \'V'isconsin, catching 10,000 rainbows and throwing them joy­ ously into our windows, the rocks and hills peering up in the distance . . . Live in the cities if you wiiI, but give us the wild, wild woods, the rocks, the hills 3 nd the maj estic river". Thanks to George Humprey Crandall, the Dells country is little changed today and well deserving of its fame as the land of happy vacations.

Early river boat travel, aboard the Dell Queen. This picture is believed to have been taken in the late '80s. The first Dell Queen was put in service in 1873, a second was still operating on the river about 1900. (Photo by H. H. Ben­ nett, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.)

8 Milwaukee Machinists Mark the First Fifty

SINCE it was chartered in 1901, k Machinists' Lodge 23+ has grown from a membership of 49 to 340; the hourly pay of a machinist helper has advanced from six cents to $1.34; and, among a great many other things, the members built 587 locomotives before At the speakers table, left to right: A. J. Hayes, president. Inter­ national Association of Machinists; Frank P. Zeidler, mayor of the railroad discontinued its building Milwaukee; J. P. Kiley, president; and L. F. Donald, vice presi­ program. On June 2 that lodge, con. dent-operations, sisting of Milwaukee Road men em­ ployed at the shops in Milwaukee, lodge members they had known for ferred to this long-standing friendship marked its first 50 years of progress, many years was F. W. Bunce, super. in their addresses, the latter going on to and President J. P. Kiley shared with intendent of motive power. His ap­ emphasize the fact that the freedom of A. J. Hayes, president of the Inter­ prenticeship at the shops began in 1915, negotiations which has existed between national Association of Machinists, the just two years before that of Mr. Hayes. The Milwaukee Road and the LA. of honor of being guest speaker at the They worked together in the shops M. represents an outstanding example golden anniversary banquet. where Mr. Bunce today has his office; of social progress. He mentioned a It was a gala affair, held in the and on his office wall is a framed certifi­ number of reforms brought about by spacious Fern Room of the Pfister Hotel cate awarding him a gold badge as a organized labor which he said had in Milwaukee and attended by 425 35-year veteran of Lodge 234-and proved themselves beneficial to every members, wives and friends. signed by the head of the international segment of society. Among the railroad officers for whom organization, A. J. Hayes. President Kiley, who led off the the celebration served as a reunion with Both Mr. Kiley and Mr. Hayes re- speaking program, stated that America's Scene in the banquet room. Paul J. Marnell, president of Lodge 234, is at the microphone.

July, 1951 s organization, of which Lodge 234 was an affiliate, was made about 1903, a day in which the factors involved in ne­ What kind of a person is this gotiating an agreement weren't quite man or woman who is placed by as complicated as they are today. An accidental circumstances on the production lines of industry rather odd practice in connection with negotiat­ than in an office of management ing those old-time agreements, Mr. ... in a classroom of a university Kiley pointed out, was for the labor­ ... or, I might add, in a high trade management committee to tour the near­ union office? by countryside to take a look at the Look at them, at work, at play, in their homes or on a holiday. Lis­ crops. ten to them talk, examine what they "It seems," he said, "that the state say. Look at rhem with no veil of President A. J. Hayes of the LA. of M. (left), of the crops had a very direct bearing on any kind before your eyes. What enjoys a visit with two of his former fellow will you see? machinists at the Milwaukee shops: F. W. the negotiations. Good crops meant You will see America-its Bunce, superintendent of motive power more freight; more freight meant higher strength, its wealth, its independ­ (center), and E. J. Libert, who served as toast­ earnings; and, of course, higher earn­ ence, and its power. master. ings meant management ought to come The above, written by A. J. Hayes, through with a raise. Poor crops meant presidwt ot the International As­ greatness can be expressed in three -well, you can imagine under what sociation of Machinists, was qlloted words, "Keep men free", and pointed conditions each side was most anxious by President P. ]. Kiley ill his address before Lodge 234. to both Lodge 234 and The Milwaukee to take the other out to look the situa­ Road as examples of American freedom. tion over." "In a totalitarian society neither the The entire philosophy of labor-man­ "I have always felt," Mr. Kiley said union nor the railroad could have grown agement relations has changed consid­ in conclusion, "that whatever our in­ llS they have. There might be a union erably in the past SO years, and for the dividual jobs may be on the railroad, and a railroad, but you wouldn't be run­ better, he stated. "The principles of we are all working together. It is very ning your union and we wouldn't be collective bargaining are an accepted difficult to separate the interests of one running the railroad. Some super­ part of life in America. Settling dif­ group of employes from those of an­ powerful bureaucrat would be doing ferences across the conference table is other. Whatever the task is, everyone both-just the way he pleased ... a custom we want to preserve." on the railroad is benefited if it is done "The American Federation of Labor He likened labor-management rela­ well." has refused to have anything to do with tions to traffic regulations: If the rules the Communist-dominated World Fed­ are not fairly applied, traffic becomes eration of Trade Unions because it snarled and the full use cannot be made Yard Improvement knows that Russian trade unions are of the thoroughfare. On the other hand, Begun in Milwaukee not free, democratic organizations." if the rules are intelligently admin­ The first agreement between The istered, everyone receives his fair and To improve its services to shippers, The Milwaukee Road and the Machinists' proper share of the benefits. Milwaukee Road will spend approxi­ mately $3,000,000 to install a car re­ tarder and signal system in its eastbound yard in Milwaukee. The project got under way the latter part of June. The area, known as air line classifi­ cation yard, will be reconstructed to provide for continuous forward move­ ment of cars by gravity. Electro-pneu­ matic retarders and switches will be used to control the speed and direct the movement of cars. The yard, as well as the tracks ap­ proaching and leaving, will be equipped with a radio system to dispatch the movement of engines; paging and "talk­ back" loud speaker system to direct ac­ tivities of personnel on the ground; teletype communication system to trans­ mit information concerning shipments; pneumatic tube system to transmit way­ bills and other records; tape wire re­ cording system to record location and Union and railroad officers enjoyed a visit with two of the three living charter members makeup of cars in trains; a pit to permit of Lodge 234, Edward Wuestneck and J. M. Bong. Left to right: J. A. Deppe, superintend­ inspection of the running gear of cars; ent car department; O. G. Remy, secretary-treasurer of District 73, LA. of M. (The Mil­ waukee Road), and general program chairman of the 50th anniversary celebration; Mr. an oiling system to insure journal box Wuestneck; Mr. Bong; L. F. Donald, vice president-operations; and G. H. Pedersen, lubrication; and a flood lighting system general chairman of District 73, LA. of M. for night operations. ll1 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Form BA-6 Important to Railroad Employes

OST Milwaukee Road employes him during the entire period 1937 ice Records, 844 North Rush Street, Chi­ M have by this time received their through 1950. cago 11, Ill. In return he will get a Certificates of Service Months and Any applicant for unemployment or corrected statement of his account, but Wages for 1950, commonly known as sickness benefits in the benefit year which not another certificate. Form BA-6. Some 51,000 of these began July 1 should attach it to the first Two additional points to bear in mind statements were distributed by the rail­ application filed. In this way the BA-6 in checking the BA-6 are; road in June to men and women em­ accomplishes two important things: It (1) A difference in one's name is not ploY<2d sometime during 1950, although identifies the applicant to his unemploy­ necessarily an error. Because of mechan­ about 15,000 to 20,000 of them will ment claims agent, and it furnishes the ical limitations in preparing the form, likely be returned for forwarding to in. Railroad Retirement Board regional of· only the first two initials and up to 10 dividuals who were only temporarily fice which handles the claim with a letters of the last name can be shown. employed or who for other reasons have statement of his base-year earnings. (2) Earnings over $300 in anyone left the railroad's employ. It should be observed that the Form month, military service, and railroad These forms are prepared by the Rail­ BA.6 has a stub showing retirement service before 1937 are not included. road Retirement Board each year for sertJice credits only. Thus a person may every employe who worked in the rail­ retain a record of his retirement credits How soon should errors be reported? road industry in the last calendar year. even after submitting the main part of Just as soon as possible. For unemploy­ It is to the interest of every employe the certificate with a claim for unem­ ment or sickness purposes, a correction that he understand the importance of ployment or sickness benefits. cannot be made ·after 18 months, and for this card form in connection with his Here is what an employe should do retirement and survivor purposes, after claim to unemployment or sickness bene­ upon receiving his BA-6: four years. fits. The funds for these benefits are Look it over very carefully to be sure If any employe has not received his provided entirely by the railroad com­ it is correct, checking particularly the certificate, it is probably due to the fact panies. name, social security account number and that he only recently joined The Mil· For the information of anyone who service months and earnings. The sam­ waukee Road from another railroad and may be wondering why Form BA-6 is ple certificate below indicates which his last employer does not have his most important, here are the reasons; items should be checked. If an error is recent address; or some adjustments may (1) It provides a ready record of found, the individual should fill out a be necessary in his certificate, in which how many months he worked in 1950 Form G-70, Protest of Service Months case he should receive it about Aug. 1. and how much he earned. and Wages, and mail it, along with the (2) It shows the railroad service and incorrect BA-6, to the Railroad Retire­ Railroad Retirement News earnings which have been credited to ment Board, Bureau of Wage and Servo Some 7,510 men and women who had SP':flt most, if not all, of their years of railroad service with The Milwaukee Road were receiving retirement annui. ties from the Railroad Retirement Board at the end of 1950, the board recently reported. These employes together were drawing $598,000 monthly, or $79.65 each, on the average. In addition, the board was still pay­ Chlirmlft: Willl'lI! J. lCe""rdr RICA RAlLR FORM A-I i 'om"" ,,,"' c. s,." 'tES OF AME OAD RETIRE I ing pensions averaging $66.00 a month M'mber "grm W I!u~u 'E\) 1A. ** * MENT B 19 0 \J~\'t CERTIFICATE Of SERVICE MONTHS AND WAGES OAl//) I to six persons who were taken over from This certifies the servic m~nths and wages (not including any amount in excess of $300 in anyone m thl I reported fo.r you to the allroad Retirement Board by employers subject to the Railroad Retirement Act I the company's own pension rolls in and the Railroad Unempl ment Insurance Act. If you do not apply for unemployment or sickness ben fits, I keep this certi~icate unti you receive your certificate for a later year, IF you apply For unemploy ent I 1937. or sickness beneFit6 du ng the ;reo.r beginning July I, 1951, att.ach this .c~rliFica,te to ,Your applic ion I but detach the stub a d retarn It For your recore/,. A duplicate certifIcate Will not be issued. ~ ~---l------During 1950 1,300 former Milwau. , "AilE !. ~OC!AL SEClI.IlJTl ACCDUIlT 1l1lMIHt 11-"-==--r:'F---"T=='-­ I kee Road employes were added to the STRUT R H ROE I board's retirement rolls, and 730 an. cln ,UD I $UTE , nuitants were dropped. This meant that I I there was a net increase of 570 during h""*'--''=''::'~:m"i--'-.::..=....j ~;"...c'-L:":"":;',,*",:":""'~ 11--'-;~--L'="::'...J....,,;;;;"::...c::~ the year. =~~~~~:;;;;;;:;;~;i;;::,~~~~;:;:~;;;t:;:;;:;=;~;:::::r:~ IL-,-,,-,,""',"'",,"','""'w,"',"',"',,,"'.'--,,_,,---J I :~:£~~;:_Y:~~Y~i~~'N °l~ ~~;K~: The Railroad Retirement Board points ----""'''-'''-'''-'''''--'''~~__;:;;:;*_;:,;;o:;;___,,....,,.~~=;:;_;_;±,__----.--J: ~~~~R~~i- A8[D~~~~~n CERllnCATl out that all in all 36,000 employes of I the Nation's railroads decided to take their annuities last year-66 percent be­ cause of old age and 34 percent because of disability. At the end of the year, the board was paying benefits aggregat. ing $20,523,000 a month to 248,000 annuitants. The average annuity being paid to them was $82.75. July, 1951 11 President J. P. Kiley addresses the joint traffic-operating meeting. Shown, left to right: Harry Sengstacken, passenger traf­ fic manager; L. K. Sorensen, general manager, Lines West; P. H. Draver, vice president-traffic; Mr. Kiley; L. F. Donald, vice president-operations; W. J. Whalen, general manager, Lines East; J. J. O'Toole, assistant general manager, Lines East; M. L. Bluhm, vice president and general counsel; C. L. Taylor, general solicitor; L. H. Dugan, vice president and western coun­ sel; W. L. Ennis, assistant to vice president; and E. J. Hyett, freight traffic manager.

Traffic,. Operating Men Talk Things Over

"WHEN reasonable men arrive at which the previous day's discussion had specific problems were found during . an understanding of the other shown to involve operating practices the meetings, while with others it was fellow's difficulties, they have taken the were discussed. a matter of presenting all of the factors biggest step toward cooperation," Presi­ Speaking at the second day's meeting, for study and later decision as to the dent J. P. Kiley told a group of Milwau­ J. T. Gillick, The Milwaukee Road's proper course to follow. kee Road officers assembled in Chicago well-loved retired operating vice presi­ Stressing the basic purpose of the on June 25 for the opening session of dent, sounded an encouraging note meetings, Mr. Kiley reminded the group a three-day general staff meeting. when he said that during his long ex­ on the opening day that the railroad is The series of departmental and joint perience he had never known a time placing increasing emphasis on coopera­ meetings attended by 165 of the rail­ when things were on such an even keel tion between departments. "I am sure," road's top traffic and operating men was within The Milwaukee Road family as he said, "that many of you can remem­ a repeat of the cooperative plan initiated they are today. "All," he said, "are ber when one department of the railroad by Mr. Kiley last September. working for one thing-to improve our thought that it didn't make a bit of The limitless improvements to be property and our service to make our difference what any other department's realized when a group of people sincere­ railroad outstanding." results were. We can't have that on our ly attempt to work together for the On the third day most of the operat­ railroad any more than you can have a good of their company was the general ing department men mentioned above football team with a halfback who theme around which scores of traffic were present, in addition to all division means nothing except when he is going and operating problems were discussed. engineers and key officers from the to carry the ball ... but I am happy to The complexity of a railroad's business purchasing, store, law and accounting say that as time goes on I see more and and the absolute interdependence of departments. more that Milwaukee Road people are traffic solicitation and operating per­ In a number of instances remedies for thinking more and more of the railroad. formance were never more clearly demonstrated. Mr. Kiley addressed each of the meetings, outlining the scope and character of problems requiring atten­ tion in the interest of more profitable operation. In the discussion periods which followed he was assisted by Vice Presidents J. W. Severs, L. F. Donald, P. H. Draver, and other officers. As before, the first day's meeting was confined to general traffic officers and representatives from all freight and passenger traffic agencies, both on-line and off-line. These men were joined on the second day by general and division super­ P. H. Draver, vice president-traffic, has a word with a few of the traffic repre­ intendents and the heads of the locomo­ sentatives from the far ends of the country. Left to right: Mr. Draver; J. O. Mcllyar, southeastern traffic manager, Washington, D. C.; J. M. Cunningham, tive, car, engineering and transportation district freight traffic manager, New York City; Paul Wilson, western traffic departments, in addition to various manager; H. W. Porter, general agent, Los Angeles; and H. S. Zane, freight general officers. Here traffic matters traffic manager.

12 The Milvvaukee Road Magazin"

~ They are cooperating between depart. ments, individuals and divisions . . . with that kind of cooperation we will go much farther and faster than we can in any other way." •

Above right: The general officers of the engi­ neering department are shown with the division engineers prior to the meeting on the third day. Left to right: (all not otherwise identified are division engineers) K. E. Hornung, architect; E. W. Bolmgren, T.C.T. and I&SM; W. C. Whitham, Idaho; B. J. Worley. Chicago Termi­ nal; I. C. Brewer, Milwaukee Terminal and Madison; R. W. Middleton, Terre Haute; H. C. Minteer, Milwaukee Division; T. M. Pajari, Coast; W. E. Ring, Rocky Mountain; F. F. Hornig, 1&0; W. Lakoski, L&R; M. L. Bardill, 0&1; B. E. Daniels, H&D; W. E. Fuhr, Trans­ Missouri; B. J. Ornburn, assistant chief engi­ neer, structures; K. L. Clark, principal assistaDt engineer; H. B. Christianson, assistant chief engineer, system; W. G. Powrie, chief engineer.

Right: Scene in the meeting room as the traf­ Hc representatives assembled on the opening day of the general staff meeting.

J. W. Severs Heads A.A.R. Accounting Division

J. w. Severs, vice president-finance chairman for the past year. The meeting importance to the railroad industry. and accounting, was elected chairman of was the 57th of its kind and was by Among the subjects being studied are the accounting division of the Associa­ far the largest on record. various federal tax matters; mechaniza­ tion of American Railroads at its annual The accounting division is currently tion, as far as practicable, of all railroad meeting held in New York on June engaged in studies relating to a number paper work; simplification of tariff and 11-14. Mr. Severs had been first vice of complex problems of far reaching division publications; study of statistical data required of railroads by government agencies to promote simplicity wherever possible; and development of uniform, simplified and standardized treasury forms and practices.

Early Stockpiling of Fuel Urged A voluntary program of fuel stockpiling by all types of consumers during the summer months is being urged by De. fense Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson as a contribution to the defense mobilization effort. In an appeal issued June 26, Mr. Wil­ son said: "The burden on our transportation fa. cilities will be increasing rapidly this fall and winter. It is therefore highly im. portant that much of the heavy fuel traffic which is normally concentrated in J. W. Severs (seated, centerl, newly elected chairman of the accounting division of the this period be spread over the summer A.A.R., with other officers of the division. At his right is I. V. Jessee, comptroller of the months. This will require the coopera. Norfolk & Western, 1950-1951 chairman; at his left, Elmer Hart, comptroller, Pennsylvania tion of government agencies, home Railroad, first vice chairman. Standing, left to right: E. H. Bunnell, vice president, A.A.R.; L. F. Ormond, vice president, Atlantic Coast Line, second vice chairman; and E. R. Ford, owners, and industrial fuel consumers in secretary of the division. placing their orders early."

July, 1951 13 ad program moves ahead fuII throttle

HE expression "Full Throt­ an accurate picture of the improvements tle", borrowed from the headline of an which have taken place on this railroad advertisement in The Milwaukee Road's in recent years, the ads are aimed at traffic-institutional campaign, provides selling the services of particular trains, an apt description of both the ad pro­ as well as building the name of The gram and the story of stepped-up rail­ Milwaukee Road as a service institution, road performance which it will tell to the American public during the second half of 1951, MILWAUKEE liThe Jnen in the cabJ of The AIilwau­ 1"'. kee Road'J big dieJelJ can highball right ·0' A.D···.·. ROlJn:oF.TffE R " HlAWAfHA5 along, And everybody elJe on the rail­ CHictJ.?>!:), 1A,!.-·tJA!)!':H, S!, ?MH- AN0 !,,~.(jfls;:. road can go at full throttle too, The Milwaukee'J facilitieJ are modernized to 1.0<,,, ,h, m,p' I." '0''- ".",,, 'Id" ••• , ad also includes a strong invitation to ~c,J '.'''' "II -.c,' f_~ ...C"" ,.", ",'-' accelerate every operation in the han­ the reader to try our service, freight or SHIP-TRAVfL dling of traffic", So runs the theme of passenger. the ad series, MILWAUKEE ROAD ~~:::::::: !'£i.~l Such invitations, of course, imply that Brief but effectively worded to convey we not only can, but will deliver to the

The program for the second half of the year opened early this month with an ad in Time magazine, In the weeks and months from now until the end of the year the ads will be appearing in leading national news, business and trade magazines, in off-line metropolitan newspapers from Boston to San Fran­ cisco, and in all on-line dailies and week­ lies. You'll find a partial list of these publications on the following page. This new series is a continuation of the "Going Places!" campaign which ran in the same lists of magazines and CLEAR BOARD! newspapers during the first half of the ON THE WAYI . th,,:;, "'",,,rEo j,' ]:,,,-,rt-r .t,ajJ""HI,I':"J.: §!:",,,,r ~'[C-Dfi~' ""'3 year. The same basic theme is used­ that our railroad is in better shape than ever before from the standpoint of road­ way, equipment and personnel and is performing a bang-up transportation job. The ads emphasize that the Milwau­ kee is modern and progressive. The headlines, "On The Way!," "Full Throt­ tle !," "Delivering The Goods!" and "Clear Board!" suggest that we're pre­ pared to give our customers the type of service that will beat competition. Every THEM'LWAUKEE '.H~' ROIJU OF 11"1' ·,AD· ."OUT. OF HIAW;I1HM Ro M HIAWATHA5 ~j;, IJ [ ."',.j ~ 1".,;(( ,~j [' ::,/; ';;'!I. q-,.., _ 'Cf'!I-C:-~G-::::-. _"".'i.',Y"''-H(~r, r;:t, "·:U;:i.. "".,..0- -~",,:ifl"= customer's satisfaction. As President WE'RE TELLING THE WORLD Kiley said at the beginning of the cam. paign, "New equipment, high speed WHETHER you're on-line or off­ and Telegram, San Francisco Examiner, track and extensive advertising are worth line, you'll be seeing our ads in Tulsa Tribune World and the Winston­ exactly what Milwaukee people on the some of the newspapers and magazines Salem (N.C.) Journal and Twin Cities trains, at the ticket windows and in the listed here. Watch for them. They are Sentinel. shops and offices make them worth, no appearing in over 100 on-line daily The total circulation of all these more, no less." newspapers and 507 on-line weekly newspapers, including dailies and week­ The ads are expected to assist in newspapers. As you see them, it might lies, is 15,000,000 per issue-represent­ attracting new customers to the rail. be a good idea to call them to the at­ ing a huge group of people in all walks road and strengthening our contacts with tention of your friends. They may be of life--business men, professional men, those we now have. But there is a lot planning a trip or know someone who farmers and millions of "just folks!" of difference between promise and deliv· is. Or they may be a source of freight In this vast number there is a mine of ery. We must deli vel" the kind of service business. prospects for more traffic for our rail­ the ads say we will. In addition the ads are being pub­ road. We want more and more customers lished in these off-line big city news­ The ads also will be published in to say, "That was the best train ride I papers-Boston Globe, Cleveland Plain these national magazines-Time, News­ ever had," or "The service the Milwau­ Dealer, . Detroit Free Press, New York week, U. S. News & World Report, kee gave me on that shipment was ab­ Herald Tribune, New York Journal of Business Week, Dun's Review, Nation's solutely tops." Commerce, New York Times, Wall Business, Railway Age (shippers' edi­ Street Journal (eastern edition), Phila­ tions) and Traffic World. As the Magazine stated last February, delphia Inquirer, St. Louis Globe The total circulation of these maga­ this traffic-institutional campaign to sell Democrat, Washington Post, Atlanta zines is nearly 4,000,000 copies per both freight and passenger service is Constitution Journal, Buffalo Courier issue. Their readers include presidents, one of the most important our railroad Express, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dallas general managers, purchasing agents, has ever undertaken. As was the case News, Denver Post, Indianapolis Star traffic managers and other leaders in in the first phase of the campaign, the News, Los Angeles Times, New Orleans business and industry-the men who second phase is being tied in with our Times-Picayune and States, Pittsburgh have the say-so about America's regular passenger department advertis­ Post Gazette, Salt Lake City Tribune shipping. ing. The passenger ads scheduled for the last six months of 1951 use appealing human interest approaches and semi. humorous techniques to attract people orlt ~imt~. to our Hiawathas and other trains. They IIDnt Nt\U". are appearing in leading national maga­ zines as well as in on-line and off-line ~~~~1ii'i~~~~~ newspapers. Western vacation ads in ~ national magazines during the first half of the year produced nearly 20,000 travel inquiries. During the spring and early summer a series of television commercials selling the Hiawathas, our freight service, and th 1 on-line vacation areas gave us our first r experience in video advertising. A new 30-minute color motion picture travel film to go into production this summer will fill the demand from prospective customers interested in the scenic and recreational advantages of Milwaukee territory. Naturally, these various types of ad­ vertising entail considerable expenditure. This money will be well spent if all Milwaukee Road people bear in mind the simple formula for getting a cus­ tomer and keeping him-friendliness, courtesy, consideration and the best serv­ ice of which we are capable. " .. ,,-;:< ,-~- To quote Mr. Kiley again, "The proof of our sue c e s s comes only when the reader of our advertisement T .. O:\ESD--I.Y. ~1.\Y 30. 19~1 becomes a satisfied user of our service."

July, 1951 15 and work with this fine individual," he said. Mr. Whitlock was born in Richmond, Ky., and attended the University of Kentucky and Harvard Law School. Shortly after graduating from law school in 1911, he moved to Missoula, Mont., to affiliate with the law school of the University of Montana, and later be­ came dean of the law school. Continuing this connection, he entered general prac­ tice in 1912, and in 1917 became a member of the firm of Murphy and Whitlock at Missoula, which firm, in addition to general practice, handled Milwaukee Road law work in Montana. In 1935 he was appointed general at­ torney for the' railroad, with headquar­ Chairman of the Board Leo T. Crowley Ileft) and President J. P. Kiley (right) with ters in Seattle. A. N. Whitlock, retiring vice president, on the ocoasion of the luncheon in his honor. On Sept. 1, 1939 Mr. Whitlock was appointed general counsel, with head­ A. N. Whitlock Honored at quarters in Chicago, and on Dec. 3, 1945 he was elected vice president and Retirernent Luncheon general counsel. For many years he was a member of the Montana state board of N. WHITLOCK, vice president the railroad's reorganization litigation law examiners. He is a member of the A• and general counsel prior to being was heard. American, Kentucky, Montana and relieved of the responsibilities of the He credited the retiring head of the Washington bar associations. latter position on Dec. 31, 1950, retired Milwaukee Road law department, ""ho Mr. Whitlock has built a beautiful on May 8 and was the honored guest at handled those proceedings, "Yith having new home in Lexington, Ky., only 25 a luncheon given in Chicago on June' 7 made as much reorganization law as any miles from his birthplace. It stands on by Chairman of the Board Leo T. Crow­ member of the A~erican bar. He was, land formerly owned by Henry Clay, ley. The occasion marked the end of an the judge pointed out, the first to ex­ the great American statesman, and is interesting and significant Milwaukee plore a number of rights of action un_der within a mile of the old Clay home. Road career which, as Mr. Crowley ob­ the revenue acts. This was a monunlen­ There, he told his luncheon audience, served, was notable because of Me. Whit­ tal contribution now fully utilized by he devotes most of his time to his Bow­ lock's legal ability, integrity and loyalty every railroad in the country. ers and proposes to follow the example to his associates. "We are all better individuals be­ of General MacArthur-to "quietly, but In addition to general officers, severa! cause we have been privileged to know not rapidly, fade away." directors, and members of the law staff, the 40 guests at the luncheon included a number of Mr. Whitlock's professional

I lj~~:"go, judge of the U. S. District L'!1lft; Han. Walter L Pope, formerly of 'Missl'ula, Mont., and now judge of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Franci:co; and Kenneth F. Burgess and Ray G" "rett of the firm of Sidley, Austin, Burgt ss & Smith who worked closely with thl railroad's own law staff in connection v ith the termination of the Milwaukee _~oad's trusteeship and the drawing of the reorganization plan adopted in 1945. Judge Igoe, principal speaker at the luncheon, likened Mr. Whitlock's am­ bition in life to that of Abraham Lincoln, who once said, "Evtry man has his pe­ The harder a guessing game gets, the better people seem to enjoy it. culiar ambition. I have no other than For that reason we won't hint about the location of these landmarks, that of being esteemed by my fellow except to say they're in a junction town. men by being worthy of their esteem." For the answer turn to page 46. It was in the court of Judge Igoe that

16 TIle Milwaukee Road Magazine Hiawatha Band Heads Savanna Industrial Day Card

HE second annual Industrial Day Tobserved by the Chamber of Com­ merce of Savanna, Ill., on Saturday, June 23, featured the Hiawatha Service Club Band in a spectacular ci"ic program. With colors flying and paced by their glamorously costumed majorette, the Milwaukee Road bandsmen from Mil. waukee, Wis., led the parade which opened the festivities and gave two pub­ lic concerts. Thousands of people from Sa"ann.1. and surrounding towns watched in the early afternoon while the parade marched through the business section. Escorted by city police, the 40-piece band made a colorful showing. The parade included a cavalcade of riders from the Palisades The Hiawatha Service Club Band in marching formation at the head of the parade; Eugene Riding Club, a contingent of men from W. Weber, director, at extreme Jeft. the Savanna Ordnance Depot, a bomb finale was followed by fireworks afld a display, the local American Legion and public daflce. Hanover High School bands and numer·­ The Milwaukee Road musiciafls, many Always Time for a Smile ous displays and floats depicting the of whom were accompanied by their The bustle of a large city terminal dty's civic and industrial activities. wives, traveled from Milwaukee in spe­ hardly seems conducive to neighborly A capacity crowd attended the first cial cars. During their stay in Savanna visiting, but one traveler passing band concert which was presented after they were treated to home-cooked meals through the Chicago Union Station reo the parade at Old Mill Park. Evening prepared and served by members of The cently found it so, thanks to the kindly activities at the park opened with the Milwaukee Road Women's Club. Mrs. interest of Mrs. second concert, which started at 7: 30. e. E. Kinney, assisted by Mrs. Charles Anna G. Peterson, The program included selections by the Bertholf, chapter president, headed the mat ron of the band's Barber Shop Quartette and cho­ committee which prepared the meals. women's lou n g e . rus and a demonstration of baton twirl­ Mrs. Hal Smith ser"ed as chairman of Upon returning to ing by Miss Carol Luser. The concert the wait-an-table committee. her hom e in Au­ gusta, Ga., Mrs. B. F. Pierce expressed her appreciation with the following letter, addressed to e. P. Fisher, gener- Mrs. Anna Peterson al manager of the Uflion Station Com­ pany: "On May 6 and again on the 10th I passed through your city and had a day's layo"er both times. I had often heard of Chicago and its people as being too hurried for a 'good morning' or a smile, but how different things were. I noticed that Mrs. Peterson had time to give advice, information, a smile, and to wish people a safe trip. She was extremely nice to me, and when it was almost time to catch my train she woke me, told me what to do next, and finished by saying, 'Have a nice trip home and come again'. "You and the people of Chicago should be proud of your beautiful sta. tion. I am a 'greenhorn' at traveling, but I found it quite the nicest station I've ever been in and your personnel the Blonde and lovely, Miss Carol Luser's appearance as Miss Hiawatha drew applause from most courteous. I hope some time to the crowd; pictured with Sandra Jontry (left) and Jeanice Radke, drum majorettes of the pass through again, because it was like Savanna American Legion band. a home "isit to talk with Mrs, Peterson." july, 1951 17 appointlDf!Dts

Milwaukee Road in 1913 in the Chicago at Green Bay, Wis. Starting in Kansas area, and since Aug. 16, 1948 has been City in 1937, he served as trainmaster on assistant superintendent of the Chicago several divisions, and since Sept. 1, 1950 Terminal Division, with headquarters at has been assistant superintendent of the Bensenville. Milwaukee Terminal Division, with headquarters in Milwaukee. A. O. Thor is appointed superintend­ R. R. Brown is appointed assistant ent of the Idaho Division. He started superintendent of the Milwaukee Termi­ in Green Bay, Wis., in 1919, and was nal Division, with headquarters at Mil­ assistant superintendent at S p 0 k a n e, waukee. He has been with the railroad Wash., before being appointed superin­ since 1927 and has served as trainmaster F. R. Doud A. J. Farnham tendent of the Coast Division on Jan. 1, at Austin, Minn., since August, 1950. 1948, which position he occupied until the time of his present assignment. W. T. Stewart is appointed assistant Operating Department superintendent of the Chicago Terminal Effective July 16, 1951: Division, with headquarters at Bensen­ F. R. Doud is appointed assistant gen­ ville. He entered train service in 1922, eral superintendent, a newly - created advanced to conductor and later served position, with headquarters at Madison, as trainmaster at various points. Since Wis. Mr. Doud began his raili'0ad career Nov. 1, 1948 he has been assistant as a telegraph operator, and has been superintendent at Perry, la. superintendent of the Madison Division J. D. Shea is appointed assistant super­ since August, 1948. He saw military intendent of the Iowa Division with service in both wars, being a lieutenant headquarters at Perry, la. Mr. Shea colonel in the Military Railway Service started in the engineering department during World War II. where he advanced to the position of roadmaster. He later served as train­ A. J. Farnham is appointed superin­ J. T. Hansen A. O. Thor master on several divisions before en­ tendent of the Madison Division with J. T. Hansen is appointed superin­ tering military service in World War II, headquarters in Madison, Wis. He be. tendent of the Coast Division. He began and since June 1, 1946, has been assist. gan railroading as a telegraph operator railroading with the Milwaukee in Sa­ ant superintendent of the Iowa & Da­ and was superintendent at Ottumwa, Ia" vanna, and following service in World kota Division at Sioux City, Ia. immediately before going to the Terre War I, held a variety of operating posi­ Haute Division as superintendent two R. F. Fairfield is appointed assistant tions, the last prior to the present ap­ years ago. superintendent of the Iowa & Dakota pointment being that of superintendent Division, with headquarters at Sioux W. E. Swingle is appointed superin­ of the Trans-Missouri Division, which City, la. Mr. Fairfield has served as tendent of the Terre Haute Division. He position he has occupied since June 1, trainmaster in Minneapolis and Tacoma, was assistant superintendent of the Mil­ 1946. and since Oct. 8, 1950 has been train­ waukee Division before being trans­ master in Milwaukee. ferred to Minneapolis as superintendent J. T. Hayes is F. E. Devlin is appointed assistant of the Twin City Terminal Division on appointed superin. superintendent of the LaCrosse & River June 16, 1950. ten den t of the Trans-Missouri Di· Division, Second District, with head. G. F. Wilson is appointed superin­ vision. He started quarters at LaCrosse, Wis. The position tendent of the Twin City Terminal Divi. in Minneapolis in of trainmaster at LaCrosse is abolished. sion. He entered yard service for The 1926. later worked Starting in Maple Falls, Wash., Mr. in the general of­ Devlin has served as trainmaster in Mo­ fices in Chicago an d bridge, S.D., Miles City, Mont., and Seattle, and served Spokane, Wash. Since January, 1948 he as trainmaster at has been assistant superintendent at various Lines West and Lin e sEa s t -. J. T. Hayes Lewistown, Mont. points. Since Aug. 1, 1950 he has been J. O'Dore is appointed assistant super­ assistant superintendent of the Milwau­ intendent of the Rocky Mountain Divi­ kee Division, Second District, with head­ sion with headquarters at lewistown, quarters in Green Bay, Wis. Mont. Mr. O'Dore began railroading in Butte and has been trainmaster and as­ M. T. Sevedge is appointed assistant sistant superintendent on various divi­ superintendent of the Milwaukee Divi­ sions. Since Aug. 1, 1950 he has been W. E. Swingle C. F. Wilsall sion, Second District, with headquarters superintendent of the Idaho Division, HI The MUwcrW:@!l Rood Ma'Olmm@l L. V. Anderson R. W. Riedl is appointed trainmaster Clark was in the employ of the Wabash is appointed s p e ­ of the LaCrosse & River Division, First Railroad from 1929 to 1934, and for the cia I representative District, with headquarters at Portage, following three years was employed by to vic e presi dent, Wis. He started in the engineering de. the War Department as inspector and wit h headquar~ers partment in 1941 and later served as engineer on the Fort Peck project in in Chicago. Mr. trainmaster at various points. Since Sept. Montana. He entered the service of The Anderson started in 1,1950 he has been trainmaster at Aber­ Milwaukee Road as an instrumentman in train service in deen, S.D. 1937 and was promoted to assistant en­ 1941, and upm re­ T. E. Witt is appointed trainmaster of gineer the same year. He has since turning from mili­ the Milwaukee Terminal Division, with served as division engineer in Aberdeen, tary service worked L. V. Anderson headquarters in Milwaukee. Since start­ S.D., and Chicago, and since Oct. 1, as a train dispatcher and chief dispatcher. ing in Chicago in 1937 he has served as 1950 has been assistant engineer in Chi­ ;."nce Jan. 1, 1951 he has been train. traveling car agent and trainmaster. Since cago. master at Marion, Ia. Nov. 1, 1949 he has been trainmaster of the LaCrosse & River Division at Port­ Traffic Department W. T. Hjorth is appointed trainmas~er of the Iowa Division with headquarters age, Wis. Effective July 1, 1951: at Marion, Ia. He started in St. Paul in G. W. Riley is appointed trainmaster of the Iowa & Southern Minnesota Divi­ G. C. Kronberg is appointed travel­ 1943 and has been trainmaster at that ing freight and passenger agent at point since Sept. 10, 1947. sion, with headquarters in Austin, Minn. Mr. Riley started in Milwaukee in 1938 Mason City, Ia., succeeding R. B. W. F. Plattenberger is appointed Birchard who, at his own request, is trainmaster of the Twin City Terminal and since Aug. 1, 1950 has been train­ master at LaCrosse. transferred to Milwaukee as city freight Division with headquarters at Minne. agent. Mr. Kronberg started with the apolis. He started with the railroad in Purchasing Department . railroad in Detroit, Mich., in 1934, and Savanna in 1941 and has been train­ was traveling freight and passenger master in Terre Haute since Nov. 1, Effective June 15, 1951: agent in Atlanta, Ga., from 1946 until 1948. V. E. McCoy is appointed assistant his present appointment. Mr. Birchard Martin Garelick is appointed train· chief purchasing officer, with head­ started with the railroad in Milwaukee master of the Terre Haute Division, quarters in Chicago. Following his in 1922 and was appointed traveling with headquarters at Terre Haute. He graduation from Montana State College freight and passenger agent in Mason entered the engineering department in with a Bachelor of Science degree in City in March, 195 1. LaCrosse in 1947 and later worked in mechanical engineering, Mr. McCoy was E. P. Schilling is appointed district Miles City and Savanna. Since Nov. 1, employed as an apprentice in the Road's passenger agent in Philadelphia, Pa., 1950 he has been assistant to general shops in Minneapolis in 1925. He was succeeding W. E. Lutz who has retired manager with headquarters in Chicago. combustion engineer in charge of power after more than 40 years of service. R. H. Jensen is appointed trainmaster plants, with headquarters in Milwaukee, Mr. Schilling started with the railroad of the Milwaukee Division, Third Dis­ from 1928 to 1931, at which time he in Chicago in 1936 and since April, trict, with headquarters in Milwaukee. engaged in railway mechanical engineer­ 1949, has been city passenger agent in Mr. Jensen started in Miles City in 1935, ing work and supervision of railroad Cleveland, Ohio. was later transferred to the general of. service engineers on various roads, in. Gene Henderson fices in Seattle and returned to Miles cluding The Milwaukee Road. In No. is appointed cit y City in October, 1942. Since October, vember, 1950, he returned to the passenger agent in 1950, he has been special assistant to Milwaukee as assistant to vice president. Cleveland, succeed­ general manager in Chicago. ing E. P. Schilling. L. H. Walleen is appointed train. Mr. Henderson was master with headquarters in St. Maries. first employed b y Idaho. He started at Milan, Minn., in the passenger de. 1932, served as agent·operator and train partment in Chica­ dispatcher at various points and as train· go in 1943. master at Milwaukee. Since Sept. 1, 1950 he has been trainmaster at Daven· Gene Henderson port. G. J. Barry is appointed trainmaster An optimist 1I0tes the gl'eell lights. A pessi­ of the Dubuque & Illinois Division, with mist sees the red. A. philosopher is color· headquarters at Davenport. He started blind. V. E. McCoy K. L. Clark in Milwaukee in 1948 and has been Rehoboth Beach (Del.) Press trainmaster of the Milwaukee Division, Engineering Department Third District, since Sept. 1, 1950. Of the 40 billion people who !Jave lived on J. Nentl is appointed trainmaster Effective June 16, 1951: this planet since the birth of Christ, prob­ J. ably not more than three per cent have lived of the Hastings & Dakota Division, with K. L. Clark is appointed principal under a government giving them persOIla! headquarters at Aberdeen, S.D. Starting assistant engineer with headquarters in rights and where they might call their souls at Wheaton, Minn., in 1935, he has Milwaukee where he will be in charge their OWII, where they tl'ere something more worked as operator, train dispatcher and of construction in connection with con. than herded cattle to be ordered about by trainmaster at various points. Since Sep­ verting the present Airline Yard to a someone in power. And a la"ge share of that tiny three per cent who have had any real tember, 1949 he has been trainmaster in retarder hump yard. A graduate of the libe,t)' hm'e lit'ed in the United States. under St. Maries, Idaho. University of Missouri in 1929, Mr. our (omlitution.-Frank Gannett .

July, 1951 19 Luncheon scene in the Winthrop Hotel. Approximately 120 area members were present.

WOMEN'S CLUB HOLDS DISTRICT MEETING AT TACOMA

ESTERN hospitality in the grand Wtradition provided a homelike back­ ground for the Lines West district meet­ ing of The Milwaukee Road Women's Club held at Tacoma, Wash., June 14. The one day session was the second of two district meetings scheduled for 1951 with the aim of reviewing the broad pro­ gram of club activities. Lines East chap­ ters convened in Milwaukee May 25-26. Making the leis was fun for the local committee. Seated, from left; Mmes. C. Schmidt, F. Under the direction of Mrs. A. O. Linville, J. H. Speck, N. B. Lupton. Standing, from left: Mmes. A. O. Thor, L. G. Taylor, Thor, chairman of the hostess committee C. P. Miles, R. C. Schwichtenberg, V. E. Straus, R. Smith and E. Tallmadge. (Tacoma News Tribune photo.l and general director of the club, events moved along at a brisk tempo. A fleet of family cars identified with the Milwau­ kee Road emblem and driven by a volun­ teer crew of club members and retired waukee, president general, presided at representatives of the following chap­ employes met the delegates who arrived the meeting held in the Wedgewood ters: Washington-Malden, Othello, on the Columbian in the morning and Room of the hotel. Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma. North Dakota drove them to headquarters at the Win­ Launching immediately into the busi­ -Marmarth; South Dakota-Mobridge; throp Hotel. Mrs. C. C. Steed of Mil­ ness discussion, reports were read by the Idaho-Avery, St. Maries; Montana­ zo 'rne Milwaukee Road Magazine Alberton, Butte, Deer Lodge, Harluw. ton, Lewistown and Miles City. In addi. tion to Mrs. Steed and Mrs. Thor, the general governing board was represented by Miss Etta N. Lindskog and Mrs. W. R. Dolan, secretary general and recording secretary general, respectively, Chicago; and Mmes. A. W. Wicker­ sham, Miles City, and G. H. Hill, Spo­ kane, general directors. The statements of individual chapter activities revealed an intimate picture of welfare and good cheer work. At Har. It's bon voyage as the Gallant Lady heads into Puget Sound. lawton, for example, the club assisted 10 families who suffered the loss of cloth­ General governing board members and chapter presidents ing and home possessions in a local flash who were honored at the meeting. Seated, from left: Mmes. L. R. Kirchoff, G. H. Hill, A. O. Thor, A. W. flood. Miles City Chapter reported sup­ Wickersham, C. C. Steed, Miss E. N. Lindskog, Mmes. plying food and care for the aged, assist­ W. R. Dolan, L. G. Taylor, E. L. Hopkins, P. Bridenstine, ing mothers when new babies arrived, C. E. Godon, H. Sweeney. Standing, from left: Mmes. L. Plybon, C. M. Bert%, E. W. McKinnon, S. P. Byrne, J. J. Nentl, W. G. Byrne, J. O'Dore, C. E. Welch, P. Yates and W. Koester.

from their gardens, and Point Defiance Park contributed a handsome floral cen­ terpiece and prime specimens of the Pacific Northwest's famous roses. The visitors were welcomed with a song com­ posed by Mrs. Clinton Miles and sung by Mrs. Roy Kidd, with Mrs. Betty Dorsey as accompanist. The Hawaiian atmosphere was further enhanced by the entertainment which consisted of a musi­ cal program by teachers of the Honolulu Conservatory of Music. At the conclusion of the luncheon visitors and member groups were taken to the docks where they boarded the and giVing financial aid to a member optimistic note that 45 of the club's 60 boat Gallant Lady for a cruise on Puget with five dependent children whose hus. chapters had topped their 1950 member­ Sound. Meanwhile refreshments were band died as the result of an accident. ship quota by Apr. 30. The total on in preparation in the club rooms and The members of Deer Lodge Chapter that date was· 19,094. Local chapters after the cruise a supper was served. were instrumental in sending a delegate were reported as spending $7,785.33 for Those who stayed to dine were enter­ to the American Legion Girls State and welfare work during 1950 and $2,304 in tained by Mrs. Hill, who gave a talk on reported serving refreshments to the the first four months of the current year. her recent trip to Mexico. crowd of 700 who attended the opening A total of 6,241 families were given aid As the day moved to a conclusion of the Road's new electrical shop at Deer in 1950 and welfare committees made there was every evidence that the meet­ Lodge. 7,685 personal calls and sent 5,298 ing was a successful venture. The finale Outstanding work was also noted in messages of good cheer. This work was came at train time, when the Tacoma civic projects. Several chapters had gone supported in part by ways and means members accompanied their guests to the on record as sponsors of Girl Scout activities, on which local chapters reaL station and bade them farewell by sing­ troops in their towns, and Lewistown ized $3,528.05. ing "Aloha". Chapter claimed the distinction of spon­ After the business meeting a luncheon The carefully planned program had soring a Red Cross mobile unit which was served in the hotel dining rOom the cooperation of a large committee. had collected 231 pints of blood, the which had been decorated in the Hawai­ Prominent among those who assisted largest amount ever donated in Montana ian motif. Approximately 120 attended. Mrs. Thor as chairman were Mmes. in one day. Hawaiian leis had been provided for 1. G. Taylor, president; J. H. Speck, The general activity and financial everyone and the guests of honor were supper chairman; C. P. Miles, program; reports read by Miss Lindskog were presented with corsages. For the occa­ R. C. Schwichtenberg, ticket committee; equally enlightening, opening on the sion club members picked choice flowers and V. E. Straus boat trip chairman. July, J951 21 j!~iiPI L: C\ I; Engineering Department Honors P. G. Savidis

engineer, Union Station Co.; T. H. Strate, retired division engineer; V. E. Glosup, principal assistant engineer, Lines West; 1. W. Palmquist, superin­ tendent, L&R Division; W. Lakoski and E. W. Bolmgren, division engineers; B. O. Johnson, assistant engineer; E. C. Adams, chief clerk to general manager; and F. 1. Clark, chief clerk to chief en· gineer. H. B. Christianson, assistant chief en· gineer, system, spoke of Mr. Savidis' ex. cellent record and presented him with a I pen and pencil set suitably engraved and a substantial cash gift. His stated wish for a long and· happy retirement ex­ pressed the sentiment of the entire group. The guest of honor, P. G. Savidis (second from right), accepts a congratulatory handshake from H. B. Christianson, assistant chief engineer, system; Mrs. Savidis and son George L., Pericles G. Savidis, known on the assistant division engineer, Spokane, are at the left. railroad as "P. G." or "Perry", was born at Nigde, Turkey, in July, 1886, and received his education at Anatolia Col. G. Savidis, office engineer in the Wash., were among those present. lege in the Near East, and at Ohio State P• office of chief engineer, Chicago, The dinner, arranged by R. F. Spars, University. He started his railroad serv­ was the guest of honor at a retirement assistant engineer, and with B. J. Mit­ ice with the Pennsylvania in 1909 as a dinner held in the Harvey Cafeteria in chell of the engineering department act­ rodman, transferred to the Rock Island the Chicago Union Station on June 27. ing as master of ceremonies, brought to­ in 1911 and entered the employ of the Members of the engineering department gether many of Mr. Savidis' intimate as­ Road in 1917 as a draftsman. and representatives of other departments sociates. Among those who spoke, laud. Mr. Savidis is held in high regard by on the railroad comprised the party ing their good friend, were C. E. Crip­ all with whom he has been associated. which numbered upward of 80 persons. pen, general superintendent of termi­ He retires knowing that he has been a Mrs. Savidis and son George, who is nals; G. E. Engstrom, auditor of ex­ loyal employe and carrying with him the assistant division engineer at Spokane, penditure; F. Austerman, assistant chief esteem and affection of many friends. how are we doing?

MAY FIVE MONTHS 1951 1950 1951 1950

RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMERS for hauling freight, passengers, mail, etc.... $22,428,461 $19,950,470 $105,637,710 $90,805,825

PAID OUT IN WAGES 11,536,473 9,660,711 55,460,607 47,516,631 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (CENTS) . (51.41 (48.4) (52,5) (52.3) Payroll taxes on account of Railroad Retire­ ment Act and Railroad Unemployment in­ surance . 677,726 586,568 3,250,198 2,882,257 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (CENTS) . (3.0) (3.0) (3.1l (3.21

ALL OTHER PAYMENTS for operating expenses, taxes, rents and interest . 9,854,406 8,640,162 45,805,834 41,593,449 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (CENTS) . (44.0) (43.3) (43.4) (45.8)

NET LOSS 1,186,512 NET INCOME 359,856 1,063,029 1,121,071

22 The Milwaukee Road Magazine HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS BY TELEPHONE of Everson, Wash., who incidentally is his son.in-law, who happened to be operating a tractor a short distance away and with it they succeeded in lift-ing the car sufficiently to pull 11:r. Callahan out. By that time he had been under water when receiving a call . . . about 10 minutes and was no longer breathing. ANSWER YOUR TELEPHONE In 1927, Mr. Cave, working out on PROMPTLY the track, had heard a safety talk which included a demonstration of artificial When your telephone rings you get the respiration. The instructors, incidental­ conversation off on the right track by ly, were Charles Musson, division engi­ answering promptly ... within the first neer, Tacoma, now retired and living in ring if possible. Otherwise your caller Seattle, and J. P. Knuehman, division may hang up and take his business else­ lineman and assistant to roadmaster at where. Bellingham, now supervisor communica. tions, Lines West. Mr. Callahan's con­ dition would have justified calling the coroner, but instead Mr. Cave went to work on him, doing his best to recall every detail of the instructions he had heard twenty odd years ago. Thanks to his skill and perseverance, Mr. Callahan was again breathing by the time an ambulance arrived. when receiving a call A short hospitalization was sufficient to put Mr. Callahan back on his feet, GREET THE CALLER after which gratitude prompted him ~o PLEASANTLY contact railroad officials. He says he will never lose sight of the fact that A pleasant, friendly voice on the tele· two Milwaukee Road employes-Ed phone makes friends for you and your Cave in particular-saved his life. company. By being enthusiastic and yet Foreman Cave, however, disclaims sincere, you'll find your customers like all personal credit: "I just happened to you and will call again. be in the right place at the right time", he says. "Also, if it had not been that -from How to Alake frieJIdJ b) T elepiJotJe. Harold Tilton had the tractor working published by Hlinoi, Bell Telephone Co. a short distance away we could not have pulled the car over. I think the railroad deserves a share of the credit, too. I had been with the Road about a year when I watched the first aid in. Remembers First Aid Lesson; Saves a Life structions and until the time I. tried artificial respiration on Mr. Callahan I had never had occasion to use it. I HE victim of a convertible with the top down, Mr. think it would be worth the time of all T recent highway Callahan decided to take a road :l.bout employes to take one lesson. Perhaps it accident n ear our 18 miles out of Bellingham to Sumas. would save a life." Bellingham.Glacier There were no signs to indicate a line finds life very hazardous condition and he was proceed­ sweet these days. ing at normal speed when the right C. W. Callahan is front wheel apparently dropped onto a again able to con­ soft shoulder below the road level and duct his business the car went out of control. He was as head of a Seattle thrown into a ditch £iIled with about brokerage £irm, two feet of water, with the car coming Co W. Callahan drive his car and to rest on top of him. enjoy the society of his family. He is Section Foreman Cave, working near· frank to say that he owes his good for. by, witnessed the accident and rushed tune to Edward Cave, Milwaukee Road to the scene. The situation couldn't section foreman at Maple, Wash., and to have been worse-all that was visible the Road's safety program instruction. of Mr. Callahan was his left arm. Mr. Here's why: Cave lost no time in attracting the at· Driving from Seattle to Canada in a tention of Harold Tilton, section laborer Edward Cave (lllft) and Harold Tilton July. 1951 23 hOlDt! dt!partDlt!Dt

How to Mix Good Concrete

NE of the most useful construction stone has been uniformly distributed O materials to the handyman home throughout the mass. owner is concrete. Good concrete is Make a depression or hollow in the largely a matter of following a tested middle of the pile and add the correct formula. No matter what you are plan­ amount of water while the materials ning to build-a sidewalk, an outdoor are folded. fireplace or a flagstone terrace-your con­ Continue the mixing until the ce­ crete J11ixture must be carefully propor­ ment, sand and pebbles have been thor­ tioned and mixed. oughly and uniformly combined. The four ingredients of concrete are After the concrete is thoroughly sand, coarse aggregate (gravel or mixed it must be placed in previously crushed stone), portland cement and prepared wooden or metal molds called water. The cement and water form a forms within 30 minutes after mixing. "paste" which, when it hardens, acts as It should be well tamped or spaded as a binder between the particles of sand it goes into the forms. This operation and coarse aggregate. For this reason forces the coarse aggregate back from it is essential that they be used in proper the face, making a dense concrete with proportions. In general, the less mix­ smooth surfaces. ing water used, the better the quality Do not permit the freshly placed of the concrete, provided the mixture concrete to dry out. Protect it from is plastic and workable. A pail marked on the inside at different the sun or drying winds for a week The easiest way to figure the quanti­ heights to indicate quarts and gallons will be or 10 days; otherwise the water neces­ ties of portland cement, sand and gravel found handy for measuring water. A pail may sary for proper hardening will evapo­ needed for a specific job is to jot down also be used for measuring portland cement, sand and coarse aggregate. rate, resulting in the loss of strength. the amounts in the form of a numerical Sidewalks, porch floors and similar sur­ relationship. For example, "1: 2%:4" of portland cement evenly distributed. faces can be protected by covering with means 1 part cement to 2% parts sand earth or straw kept moist by occasional to 4 parts gravel. The proportions of Fold the cement and sand with square pointed shovel to produce a mass sprinkling as soon as the concrete has ingredients for some of the more com­ hardened enough so it will not be in­ mon concrete improvements around the of uniform color, free from streaks of brown and gray. Such streaks indicate jured. This precaution will add greatly home are shown in the table on this to the durability of the surface. page. that the cement and sand are not thor­ The recipe for mixing quality con­ oughly blended. crete by hand, keeping in mind, of Measure out the required amount of New Railroad Stories course, the proportions needed for the coarse aggregate (crushed stone or for Children purpose, is this: Spread the measured gravel) and "The Roundhouse Cat and Other Rail­ amount of sand out evenly on a tight Spread in a layer on top of the road Animal Stories", published this floor or wooden platform. cement-sand mixture. spring by Whittlesey House, should ap­ Add over this the required quantity Fold continuously until the crushed peal to all children who love to read about railroads. It is a collection of seven stories based on actual incidents, Cu. Ft. Wet Cu. Ft. Bags but dramatized for easy, exciting reading. Sand (Av. Wet of The title story, for instance,concerns a Kind of Work Dampness) Gravel Cement cat that saved a train, and the others Foundat·ion walls which need not be describe equally intriguing. situations. watertight; footings, retaining and garden I j~ 2 2% (or walls, etc. 1: 2%:4 11 gts.) The author of "The Roundhouse Cat" is Freeman Hubbard, who wIote the Watertight basemenJ waHs and floors; walls above ground, sidewalks, flag­ popular "Railroad Avenue" several years stone walks, driveways, outdoor fire­ ago. Mr. Hubbard knows his-railroads, 1 place base, porch floors, garden pools, IVa 1Y2 2 / 2 (or being the son of a Pennsylvania freight etc. 1:2Y4 :3 10 gts.) clerk and statistician. In addition to be­ Fence posts, flower boxes, lawn benches, ing raised in a railroad atmosphere, he bird baths and. other garden furniture. % 1 2 (or has held railroad jobs all over the coun­ 1:1%:2 8 gls.) try and from 1929 until recently was on the editorial staff of Railroad Magazine.

2~ The Miiwaukee Road Magazine. Chicken and Spice

Chicken, one of the best meat buys on Y4 teaspoon leaf thyme Dip chicken in melted butter. Save the market now, is a good source of dash of cayenne pepper remaining fat. Lay pieces 1 layer deep economical variety meals. Equally im­ Heat shortening in large skillet on in a baking pan. Bake covered in a portant to the meal planner is the fact high heat. Fry chicken until golden moderate oven (350°F.) for 30 minutes. that it has a high protein content and brown on all sides. Place chicken to Mix spices with remaining fat and is a good source of iron and phosphorus one side, add onions, green pepper and spread over chicken. Continue baking and of vitamins which promote general garlic on the other side, and brown until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. good health. lightly. Redistribute chicken, peppers Turn and baste with any remaining fat. The number of recipes for preparing and onions in skillet. Combine toma­ Serves 5 to 6. chicken is almost endless. For a new toes, tomato sauce and spices and add to way, try Chicken Cacciatore, an unusual chicken. Switch to low heat and sim. combination of chicken and tomatoes mer, covered, for 30-40 minutes or un­ Chicken Cacciatore and spices, tested and recommended by til chicken is tender. Serve with sauce the General Electric Consumers Insti­ poured over it. Makes 4-6 servings, tute. Chicken thighs baked in butter and spices is for special occasions or just Chicken Cacciatore plain good eating any time. Here's the Y3 cup shortening, fat or salad oil recipe: 1 3-pound frying chicken cut in pieces 1 medium onion thickly sliced Deviled Chicken Thighs 1 large green pepper cut in y.j-inch strips 1 clove garlic peeled and minced 2 lbs. fryer-chicken [highs or legs 1% cups drained canned tomawes Yz cup butter or fortified margarine V2 cup canned tomato sauce 1 tablespoon paprika 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons salt Y4 teaspoon pepper 1 ~'2 teaspoons dry mustard Y4 teaspoon ground allspice V2 teaspoon chili powder 1 bay leaf dash of cayenne

Railway Business Won1en Meet in Minneapolis

The National Association of Railway 22-23-24, Delegates from the Milwau­ waukee, Wis., Chapter, chartered this Business Women, which has approxi­ kee Road chapters in Chicago, Milwau­ year, elected Esther Paul, Minnie Walt­ mately 3,750 members in 14 key cities kee and the Twin Cities were among ers and Leona Esser, all Milwaukee of the East, Middle West and South, the 400 who attended. Road employes, to serve as president, held its seventh annual convention at The Milwaukee Road is well repre­ treasurer, and recording secretary, re­ the Nicollet Hotel in :Minneapolis June sented in these three chapters. Mil. spectively. lona DeCamp, of the office of chief disbursement accountant, was installed June 5 as president of Chicago Chapter-the first employe of the Road to hold that office-and Martha Prestin, of the auditor of capital expenditures force, serves the chapter as correspond­ ing secretary. At the Twin Cities, Ruth Lindgren, a Milwaukee Road employe, is recording secretary. The entertainment arranged for the convention included a trip to Somerset, Wis., for a smorgasbord dinner, a lunch­ eon in the ballroom of the Nicollet and a brunch in the Nicollet Terrace. The highlight of the program was a formal dinner at the hotel Saturday evening. Miss Sarah Barker of Minneapolis, president of the national association, presided and G. A. MacNamara, presi­ dent of the Soo Line, Minneapolis, made Leaders of R.B.W.A groups who attended the banquet. From left: lona DeCamp, Mil­ the principal address. The Milwaukee waukee Road employe, president of Chicago Chapter; Sarah Barker, Rock island employe Road was represented on the speaking at Minneapolis, national association president; Irene Burchard, former Milwaukee Road program by D. T. Bagnell, general 3U· employe and past president of Twin Cities Chapter; and Esther Paul, Milwaukee Road, pres­ ident of Milwaukee [Wis,] Chapter. perintendent, Minneapolis, July, 1951 25 i!;~------

about people of the railroad

QUAD-CITIES AREA SECOND DISTRICT D & I Division Announcement is made of the recent mar­ Tom Lonergan, Correspondent E. Stevens, Division Editor Yard Office, Nahant riage of Miss Martha Elizabeth Duffy, daugh­ Superintendent's Office, Savanna ter of Agent Frank Duffy, Dubuque, to Rob­ An instructive claim prevention meeting A severe electrical storm recently hit Dav­ ert E. Harris of Milwaukee, in the Dubuque was held at Savanna the evening of June 5. enport and among rhe casualties was the First Congregational Church. The bride was with Mr. Ennis as the principal speaker. The brick chimney atop Engineer \'17alter Dehn­ attended by her sister, Mrs. Robert Ander­ 1950 World Series movie was shown and ing's house. Walter reports that when the son, and her niece Barbara Anderson, both of refreshments were served. Employes were bricks started tumbling down the roof, it Waialua, Hawaii. A reception for 250 guests present from Albany, Fulton, Port Byron. sounded like one of the "K" engines tak­ was held at the Duffy home. Dubuque and Savanna. ing coal. Wedding bells rang out in June for Wil­ William (Oley) Olson, popular helper at Madison Division bur Lartz, caller at Savanna roundhouse, and Nahant roundhouse, returned to work re­ cently after being absent on account of ill­ W. W. Blethen, Correspondent Miss Dorothy Engleking of Savanna, the Superintendent's Office, Madison I ceremony taking place in the Lutheran ness. Church in Dubuque. Switchman Carroll Richardson returned to The marriage of Miss Geraldine Marie Miss Ann Brkljack, daughter of Mr. and Mercy Hospital in Davenport recently for Kerin, daughter of Engineer James Kerin, and Mrs. Dan Brkljack (car department), Sa­ post-surgery treatment. Ralph M. Haffey of Beloit was solemnized vanna, became the bride of Maynard Decker Claude Clark, veteran cashier in the East in SI. Raphael's Cathedral, Madison, on June 23 at a nuptial high mass in the Cath­ Moline depot, was confined to City Hospital June 9. Following a wedding dinner and olic Church in Savanna. Steve Brkljack i;1 Moline for surgery. reception at the Park Hotel, the newlyweds (store department) served as one of the S. E. (Pete) Crouse, switchman, is still ill departed for a trip to northern Wisconsin ushers. at this writing. and Canada. The bride's mother will be re­ membered as Florence Bischel who was sec­ Frank Peter Pazour, retired Iowa Division "Doc" Santee, long-time conductor on Nos. retary to Superintendent MacDonald for sev­ conductor, passed away at his home in Sa­ 3 and 8, local motor-car run from Daven­ eral years. vanna June 23, following an illness of many port to Kansas City now discontinued, tells Chief Carpenter and Mrs. W. M. Cameron, months. Surviving are his widow, twO of a lady passenger who apologized to him Madison, have moved into their new home daughters, four sisters and four brothers. because her little dog had eaten her ticket. at 507 Lakeview Avenue, Morningside Max Henninger, retired Iowa Division con­ Doc, the unimpressed ticket-taker, suggested Heights. ductor, passed away in the j\Ioline Public that she buy the dog a second helping. Carman and Mrs. R. W. Graves, Madison, Hospital on June 18. Mr. Henninger started Car! Monson, Moline freight house, is announce the arrival of a son, Gregory John, his employment with the railroad in 1911 pinch-hirting for Claude Clark, cashier at on June 27. The little fellow is the first and retired as a freight conductor on Oct. 1, East Moline station, during his absence. 1941. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. T. F. A vacation, says the dictionary, is a period Brennan of Savanna, and three sons. of freedom from duty, business or activity. Patricia Kinney, younger daughter of Chief The popular notion that it is supposed Clerk C. E. Kinney, Savanna, graduated from is to be for rest and relaxation, but it has also Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., on been described as something from which June 11 with the degree of Bachelor of Sci­ ence. She plans to return in the fall for father returns weary and broke, and very glad to go back to work. Whatever almost her Master's degree. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney it is, attended the graduation exercises, then C.E.K. everyone who works for a living gets one went on to Boston to see their daughter these days. Among the Milwaukee personnel Marion and husband and sort of "tour the who have recently enjoyed this privilege are East" before returning to Savanna. the following: Earl Harper, Gaines Street Mary Ellen McGinn, daughter of Assistant yard foreman, and family who enjoyed the Superintendent McGinn, Savanna, graduated breezes off the Gulf of Mexico in the vicin­ from the eighth grade of the Catholic school ity of Taft, Tex.; Russel Tubbs and the Mrs. and received the American Legion Award visited the Northwest, namely Seattle, Wash., which is presented to students graduating and reported a delightful trip-Milwaukee from junior high school. She will enter the Road all the way; Harry Caniff and wife en­ Savanna Township High School in the fall. joyed a motor trip to Pennsylvania; Yard­ Fireman and Mrs. Jack Reilly, Savanna, master Art Kelsey and family visited relatives are the parents of a boy born June 4. This in Iowa and Wisconsin; Switchman Howard makes Conductor Mat Pollock a "grandpa." Harrington and family (including the dog) Brakeman J. R. Crutcher of Laredo, Mo., spent a few days at their comfortably furn­ enjoying a few leisure hours of fishing in ished cottage on the banks of the Mississippi the vicinity of Dawn, Mo., on May 25, ob· near Davenport; Ann Murphy, Davenport served that No. 86 passing by had a hot freight office, and her husband recently re­ box 39 cars from the rear. He signalled turned from an extended vacation covering Conductor Hatchitt on the rear of the train, interesting places in the Southwest-among and when it was brought to a stop, they the scenic spots visited was the· Lake of the AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED. Miss Myrene found a hot journal which might have caused Ozarks where they enjoyed some thrilling Facer, daughter of Mrs. Bernice Clausen, PU&D serious trouble--it could not have been de­ speed boat rides. clerk at Seattle, leaving St. Margaret's Church, tected from a running inspection, due to a Harry Sales, veteran switchman, now re­ Seattle, with her bridegroom, Jerome Driscoll, heavy downpour of rain which occurred tired and living in Los Angeles, visited the following their marriage on June 2. Myrene, at that time. Brakeman Crutcher's off-duty Davenport terminal and renewed old friend­ known to Milwaukee Road friends as "Mickey", alertness was reported for commendation by ships in June. Mr. Sales asserted that he is was at one time employed as a messenger in the Superintendent Kiesel(!. enjoying every day of his retirement. White Building offices. 26 'rh.. Mllwcmkee RQgd Magazine grandchild of Assistant Superintenden t R. W. rimer, passed away June 13 following an ill­ SEATTLE LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE Graves of Beloit. ness which confined him ro the hospital for Elizabeth Gosha, Correspondent A son, Joseph Michael, arrived at the several months. Harvey starred to work for Local Freight Office, Seattle home of Switchman Leo ]. Cooper on June rhe Road in 1903 as a caller in Green Bay, 12. Wis., and came to Lines West in 1909, Mrs. Emil Nielsen, wife of rate clerk, Genrude Brandes, retired agent, is con­ working at Miles City and Deer Lodge, Mont. passed away May 25 after a long illness. fined to the New Sanitarium, Prairie du He came to Tacoma in 1914 as chief clerk Funeral services were held in Seattle and the Chien, with a broken hip. to master mechanic. remains were taken to Chicago for burial. W. E. Smith, retired engineer, paid us a May Brown, chief dispatcher's steno, took Mrs. Nielsen was born in Chicago, coming to visit in June, after spending the winter in a vacation trip to California. Mrs. Leo Jen­ Seattle 23 years ago. Besides her husband, Florida. sen took care of her job while she was away. she is survived by a son and daughter of this Engineer and 1I1rs. Ollis]. Johnson vaca­ Margaret Longpre, telegraph operator, has city. tioned recently in the East. Mrs. W. P. McDonnell, wife of retired agent of Spring Green, passed away at her home on June 10 following a short illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by sons W. 1. McDonnell, train dispatcher at Madi­ son, -and Glenn McDonnell, agent at Spring Green. A recent letter from Fireman Jerry Stuckey, stationed at Ft. Eustis, Lee Hall, Va., states that he is with a railroad operating battalion and that Fireman Bob Hodgson is with the same outfit. Conductor Henry Taylor retired June 26, closing a perfect railroad record of 47 years. Maurice Goggin, retired engineer, passed away at a Madison hospital June 11. Mr. Goggin retired Nov. 1, 1947, because of failing health. Switchman C. B. Corcoran is ill at his home at this writing. Section Laborer P. M. Peterson, Cross Plains. succumbed to a heart seizure while worki~g in Madison yard recently. Telegraph Operator P. H. Zander paid m a visit on Tune 27 while on furlough. He is stationed ~t a camp near Washington, D.C. Roundhouse Laborer Elsworth Porter passed away at a Madison hospital on June 20 as the result of an injury incurred the HOMECOMING. Harold E. Stassen, University of Pennsylvania president and former gov­ latter part of April. ernor of Minnesota, with Mrs. Stassen and children Catherine and G'!en, ready to board Mrs. Edward Fogarty, widow of crossing the Morning Hiawatha in Chicago June 27 for a trip to St. Paul, Minn.; Earl Edmond, Bagman, died at St. Anthony'S Home, Du­ Union Station ticket examiner. does the ticket punching. Several years before becoming a national figure. Stassen was employed for a time as a sleeping car conductor on The buque, on June 18. Milwaukee Road. Freight Service Inspector Mahaffey and Mrs. Mahaffey, who is employed in the freight department, made a motor trip re­ cently, stopping at points in Missouri. returned from a vacation that covered a lot Assistant Division Engineer and Mrs. F. R. Olive Swift is back at work on the switch of territory on the west coast. King recently entertained their son-in-law desk after a vacation in Colorado where she Mary Lynch has returned to her work as and daughter, Dr. William Bond and Dr. visited her father at Longmont; also a sister secretary to Superintendent A. O. Thor, after Virginia Bond (Peggy King). of Indian­ and brother-in-law and a new little niece in several weeks of illness which followed an apolis. Denver. operation. Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Campbell are the Frank McConnell, retired hostler, was parents of a baby daughter, Joyce Louise, Coast Division seriously ill in the hospital for several weeks, born May 24 at Holton, Kans. Jewell is but is now home and doing fine. OS&D clerk at the freight office. The Camp­ Harry W. Anderson, Division Editor Barbara Ellis, daughter of Lester Ellis, Superintendent's Office, Tacoma bells have another daughter, Marcia. chief clerk to superintendent, graduated from A baby daughter arrived at the home of Frank Buchanan, retired traveling engineer, Lincoln High School with honors that in­ Verlie and Bud Erickson the latter part of passed away May 28 at the age of 78. Frank cluded a four year renewable scholarship to April. They have named her Maren. Verlie was really an old timer on the Milwaukee, Parkland Lutheran College. Understand that was employed at the local freight for about having started his railroad service on Lines she intends to study for the teaching profes­ seven years prior to resigning last August. East in 1887, and coming to Lines West in sion. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schirmer and son 1908. During World war I he served with Henry Hotchkiss, retired conductor, passed Stanley were recent Seattle visitors from the Army in Russia and Asia, and attained away June 21. He had been in service Mitchell, S. D., where Mr. Schirmer is an the rank of major. After the war he returned since 1918. employe of the Road. Mrs. Schirmer's sister, to the Road as engineer and was later pro­ Helen Hasslinger, rate clerk at our LCL ware­ moted to traveling engineer. He retired in house, enjoyed showing the Schirmers points 1939. Sentry: "Halt! Who's there?" of interest around Seattle. Everything was Another old timer, Mike Krenik, locomo­ Voice: "American." fine except the fishing. Helen says it never tive engineer, passed away June 10 follow­ Sentry: "Identify yourself by reciting the sec­ fails. When you want to show off those darn ing several months' illness. Mike started to ond stanza of 'The Star Spangled Banner'." fish, you can't find 'em. work for the Road in 1909. Voice: "But I don't know it!" Team Track Clerk Frank Walker is ill and Harvey Snyder, another well known old Sentry: "Sufficient proof. You may proceed." in the hospital at this writing. July, 1951 27 Board Clerk Bob Huntsman painting his new vacatiun recendy unly to leave again on a home; Assistant Cashier John Lucchesi gar­ :JO-day leave of absence. dening; Counter Clerk Tom Norwood and John Lustig, our tow motor uperator, has family at the beach. left the service. Ed Stoeck of house 7 re­ Ticket Clerk Carl Tveter and wife have placed Steve Raginski, check clerk at North returned from an interesting vacation in the Milwaukee station, who was on vacation. wilds of northern Canada. Carl reports some Mrs. Steve DuPay Sr., who underwent sur­ of the scenery as being the most beautiful gery recendy, is coming along very nicely. he has ever seen. Tractor Operator \'Valter Schoenherr, un Mrs. Juhn R. Stevenson of Los Angeles vacation at this writing, reports that fishing spent the month of June with her sister, at various places in Lake Michigan has been Hazel Gottlieb, and father, E. B. Shults, in very gratifying. Tacoma-Hazel is relieving on the assistant 1\.fichael Kurth, assistant foreman at house cashier's job during Mrs. Velma W-heeler's 7, and George LaDew, a neighbor with a absence. The trio took week-end motor trips kindred hobby, have combined their wood­ to interesting points around Tacoma. Ie was working talents to work un various projects. all new and beautiful scenery to Mrs. Seev­ Especially decurative are their wooden figures enson and Mr. Shults, who is making his for gardens and lawns. home with Hazel. On June 26 :Milton Straka, assiStant cashier, and :Mrs. Straka observed cheir 25th wedding SEATTLE YARD anniversary. A small gathering of family and AT THE W.I.B.C. The Olympians, of the Mil­ F. J. I

---' Car Foreman C. F. Reide was on vacation in June, catching some of those big fish. : Conductor and Mrs. S. E. McReynolds ~pem a month in Los Angeles and other western cities recently. They motored going out, taking an automobile to their son Charles, and returned on the Milwaukee. SjSgt. Robert Crow, former elerk at Latta, was a West Clinton visitor in June. Bob is stationed at Clarksville, Ky. He is the soh of Chief Yard Clerk Henry Crow of Hulman Street. 'The mother of Conductor C. H. Doane passed away in June. John M. Bain, former brakeman, died at his home in southern Illinois recently. In­ terment was in Sugar Grove. John was a veteran of World War I and a brother of George Bain, retired conductor. Retirement news: T. H. Hehman, former engineer, has re-roofed his residence; H. H. Ferguson, retired conductor, is painting his house; Jesse Davis, retired engineer, is now at West Clingon and enjoying good health; M, H. McCandless, retired agent, visited West Clinton recently; John Steffy, retired store laborer, is still confined to his home by illness. "VIVE LE BEURRE". Lapsing into French, Miss Barbara Perron of Opeloussa, La. (white Joe Wright, retired telegrapher. is still suit). who was chosen Queen of Dairyland at the Louisiana Dairy Festival last fall, gave ill and would appreciate a card; address, St. her version of "Long live butted" as she boarded the Morning Hiawatha in Chicago on Bernice. June 7, en route to Sauk Center, Minn., to attend "Main Street Butter Days", an annual This reporter is promotion in the interest of the dairy industry. With her, admiring the appropriate neck­ proud to present a wear of Roy R. Theriot, secretary-manager of the Louisiana Dairy Festival and Fair Associa­ picture of his niece, tion, is Miss Margaret Allen of Oak Park, III., the American Butter Institute's Queen of Pfc. Mary A. Young Butter. Mike Costello, parlor car conductor, smiles his approval. of the U.S. Marine Corps. She was re­ cently at the home rocks, sand, heat and sagebrush, the green of her par e n t s , I & S M Division fields and trees of Minnesota really looked Brakeman and Mrs. H. J. Swank, Division Editor good to us. O. A. Young, on a Superintendent's Office, Austin John Turney, former division master me· 14-day leave. She chanic, passed away at St. Paul on June 30. joined the Marines Conductor W. R. "Bill" Smith is on a Congratulations to Dispatcher W. W. Fal­ Feb. 14 and took a fishing trip to Canada at this writing, and ler, Austin, on the birth of Deborah Jane, we assume we will have some tall fish six-week boot train­ who joined the family circle on June 27. Pfc:. Mary A. Young ing course at Parris stories to listen to when he returns. His C. M. Perry is senior bidder for Huntley, Island, S. C. Upon completing it she was golfing partner, Dispatcher Harvey Otterness, Minn., station, due to the retirement of S. 1. chosen to take an eight-week course in Sup­ and wife started their vacation June 29, Blackmore. He will continue on temporary ply at Camp Lejeune, N. C. From there she planning to attend some big league ball assignment at Good Thunder during the abo will report to San Francisco as her perman­ games in St. Louis and Chicago. sence of F. J. Olson, who is with the Navy erit duty station. Ticket Clerk Dwight Kneeskern was a band. That new sky blue Plymouth belongs to delegate to the Clerks National Convencion Marlys Clemens, regular agent at Minne­ Store Helper Joe Presko and wife. in San Francisco, where he and the Mrs. took haha, is on leave of absence; R. E. Sherman Machinist George Music was on vacation in the sights during the evening, with a side relieving. in June, working on his new trailer camp. trip to Grand Canyon. P. F. Finnegan has relinquished temporary Car Inspector and Mrs. Elza Hale and Robert J. Wenel, agent at Lime Springs, assignment as agent at Farmington, with R. Warren Ferguson, former conductor, and Ia., joined the ranks of the "married folks" G. McDermott taking over. wife motored through the Smoky Mountains on June 21. Ax Operator Pete Berg is enjoying what and Dixieland on their vacation in June. sunshine might peep through the dark clouds Carman and Mrs. Frank Hunnicutt are va­ Word has been received of the death of a retired roadmaster, Thomas A. Ealy, at his at Rushford for a couple of weeks. Art Kal­ cationing in Tennessee at this writing. home in San Diego, Calif., May 31. Tom was land is relieving. Conductor Bill Dowling is back again. a veteran of 47 years of service when he re­ He, is braking on the Red Ball for a while. tired in February, 1938. Burial was at Tama, We all wanted to go fishing, when Section ra. Milwaukee Division laborer Joe Jackson brought in a 30-pound We had a variety of weather and scenery on FIRST DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT'S carp. Now we know there are fish in that OFFICE pond. our vacation trip -rain and wind all through Iowa, more rain, floods, washouts and de· J. E. Boeshaar, Correspondent Brakeman and Mrs. H. C. Perry are the tours in Nebraska, following a snowplow Superintendent's Office, Milwaukee parents of an eight-pound boy, Keith David, going through Kenosha Pass west of Denver, Brakeman Harry Hi!! of Fox Lake spent born June 28. 100 degrees above in New Mexico, but grand part of his recent vacation undergoing a Last month we reported in error t~at weather while visiting the Petrified Forest, minor operation. Assistant Car Foreman Darrell Fisher had Painted Desert and Grand Canyon. Had a few Along the J line, Agents Anttonen of Lib· moved to Climon. He is now located in St. days' visit with son Richard at the Marine ertyville and Blauw of Avalon and Operator Bernice. base in San Diego where he had just received Binstock of Walworth have recently enjoyed We neglected recently to report the birth his corporal rating. On the return trip stops vacations. of a daughter to Carman Helper Bill Mullen were made at Las Vegas, Nev., beautiful Chief Clerk Herb Franzen recently attended and wife. Car Inspector Earl Mullen is the Zion and Bryce National Parks, and for a - II. meeting between representatives of our gtall'ldp~. dip in thl" Great Salt Lake. After all th.. ,,,Hroad and the C&NW at Escanaba in reo lwll", 1151 :n %,"------­ i

Las Vegas, Nev. They also went to Grand I ;~ Canyon National Park and Mexico. fl ~ Brakeman Lawrence Stingley and Mrs. 1 Stingley are the parents of a baby girl, Linda 1 Lee, born June 6 at the St. Joseph Hospital; ;,j weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Car Foreman Howard Sweeney of Butte has taken the assistant car foreman job at Miles City and will move his family there in July. Returned from vacations are Gust and Ernest Samuel, John Brinkman, Joe Holecek, Pat Yates, Mabel Wolter and C. J. Barclay. I am taking this opportunity to thank all who sent my daughter flowers and gifts dur­ ing her stay in the hospital. It really made her stay there more pleasant.

WEST END WISCONSIN'S FIRST. This attractive float, entered in the parade which marked the George D. Field, Correspondent centennial observance of 'West Salem, Wis., on June 9, served as a reminder that The Operator, Deer Lodge Milwaukee Road was Wisconsin's first railroad. The legend on the open pages of the book states: "The Mi',waukee Road serves Wisconsin's industrial, agricultural and recrea­ Special congrat~lations to Carman Martin tional regions.. The resources of the state are brought clos"r to all America by its (Spike) and :Mrs. Hamilwn on the birth service. The Milwaukee Road ranks among the major enterprises of this great State of their son, Michael Lee, born on June 26, Its payrolls, taxes and purchases contribute to the prosperity of Wisconsin and its people." their first wedding anniYersary. Bearing legends suited to the 'occasion, the same float appeared in a parade in Evanston. Car Inspector Pat Burns, Jr., with his Ill., on June 2 commemorating the centennial of Northwestern University. daughter Valerie, spent his vacation visiting Brakeman P. A. Burns, Sr., and Mrs. Burns at Spokane. Clyde Field, Jr., carman helper. is reliev­ ing Marshall Pitts at Bonner; he in turn gard to the ore pool accounting arrangements. chief clerk at Green Bay. Harold Matthews relieving Car Foreman T. A. Jones at Bon­ Extensive track changes under way at Fox has taken the position as time reviser and ner, who is on vacation. Lake, Ill., will add to our capacity to store Carl Matthews is now in the roadmaster's Car Inspector Munson and family have suburban trains overnight and to meet addi­ office. moved to Butte. tional loads more easily. Louis Nimz went to California as a dele­ Shopmen C. 1. Johnson, W. E. Thompson, The ballast gang working below Rond­ gate for the clerks' convention. lIfrs. Nimz Jr., Frank E. Hull, 1. E. Hill, Eugene J. out is making good progress and expects accompanied him on the trip. Hellmann, Don W. Gill, W. F. Mason, J. T. to finish the latter part of July. Operator W. Thompson is leaving Ap­ J. Kelly, J. A. Girard, Hostler Helper Dian Train Dispatcher J. S. Conn is on vaca­ pleton to take first trick at Menominee. Cliff Sutherland, Fireman J. H. Evans, and Car tion in Washington, D.C., at this writing. Tarkowski is taking first trick at Appleton Department Laborers R. E. Thompson and We have a report that the Lake sectIOn vacated by Thompson. R. R. Bame put in two weeks' training at has added a new laurel to its trophies, hav­ Camp John W, Bonner near Helena. All ing rescued a marooned kitten from the are members of the National Guard, 443rd bridge at College Avenue. Rocky Mountain Division Field Artillery. Operator J. R. Buchanan has been ap­ NORTHERN MONTANA Operator Janice A. Driessen, Avery, and pointed to the agency at West Lake Forest. Pat Yates, Correspondent Electrician Leo H. (Dude) Kemp, Avery Word has come to us that Matt Indra, well Car Foreman, Lewistown known C&M retired engineer, passed away Car Foreman and Mrs. Walter Noctor of May 29. He was about 73 years old. Mr. Harlowton announce the arrival of a seven Indra had been in service 49 years when he and a half pound boy born June 15. The retired in 1948. young man was named James Walter. Also, born to Roadmaster and Mrs. T. A. Spata­ Hiawatha Service Club SECOND DISTRICT fore of Harlowton, a boy named Gene Allen Picnic News M. B. Herman, Correspondent on Jun@ 4. Asst. Superintendent's Office, Green Bay The following railroaders are confined to The 13th annual picnic spon­ On June 13 Eleanore Heinrichs, our girl the Lewistown Hospital: Roundhouse Fore­ sored by The Milwaukee Hia­ operator at Plymouth, prevented what would man Art Keeler, Engineer Joe Mondlock, and watha Service Club for employes' have been a serious derailment to No. 74 by Bill Heide, machinist from Harlowton. families and friends will be held notifying the conductor on the rear end that Loraine Bolter, daughter of Engineer and this year at Old Heidelberg Park, she heard a loud noise and it looked like fire Mrs. Fred Tadewaldt, became the bride of 5423 N. Port Washington Road, on a car. He investigated and found that a Conductor Ernest Samuel June 12. The couple Milwaukee, on Sunday, Aug. 19, spent their honeymoon traveling to Yellow­ car of wood, 82 cars from the rear end, had Several thousand employes attend a red hot journal but no fire. It could not stone Park and around the state of Mon­ have been detected by the crew. tana. They will make their home in Great this outing every year and it is ex­ pected that the usual large crowd A. J. Richards, retired brakeman of Men­ Falls. asha, passed away June 6. Conductor 'V{T. R. Goldbrand, who has will be present. An all-day recre­ been ill for several months, is back on his ational program has been planned, George S. Dransfield, roundhouse foreman regular turn running freight between Lewis­ at Channing for many years, died recently at including the games, sports and town and Harlowton. other fun that make up an old Iron Mountain. Operator Donald Samuel, who worked at Florence Gotto, cashier in the Green Bay fashioned family picnic, and fea­ Piedmont on the main line, was the suc­ turing a one.hour show of pro­ freight office, vacationed in the West, visiting cessful bidder on the Great Falls yard job. Vancouver, B.C., and down the coast to Engineer Tom Erickson is back on the job fessional talent. All employes in California. after spending a week in the Lewistown the Milwaukee-Chicago area are W. F. Kramer, chief clerk, has accepted a hospital. invited. Remember the time and position in the office of E. J. Scofield, district Assistant Superintendent F. E. Devlin and place~Aug. 19 at Old Heidelberg adjuster. John Philips has been appointed family have returned from vacationing in Park. 32 T:t1S Milwaukee Road Magazine I I

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roundhouse, were married in Wallace, Idaho, Operator Sylva Misenar is now working We were sorry to learn that E. A. Mc­ June 19. Machinist J. R. Scourey and Mrs. second trick at Deer Lodge. Cloud, former chief carpenter for the Road, Scourey were the attendants. Hear things got exciting at Haugan re­ is in Providence Hospital in Seattle where he Announcement has been made of the forth­ cently. It seems there was a hungry bear, had a leg amputated. coming marriage of Elsie Periman, daughter and Operator Christ had him as an unin­ Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Spatafore of Har­ of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Periman, and Fred vited guest. Anyone need a partly demolished lowton are happy to announce the arrival of Phillips, son of Mrs. Freda Phillips of Deer ice box? a baby boy born June 5. Lodge. A fall wedding has been planned. Corporal Burbridge, -who is camped at Han­ Fred is a pipefitter in Deer Lodge shops. EAST END ford. Wash., is home on furlough at this H. 1. Clemmons, fo.rmerly operator of L. C. McKinnon, Correspondent writing. He was formerly in train service. ditcher X-l56, has been appointed boardman Locomotive Engineer, Three Forks Conductor Earl Wilson is home from the at Alberton. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Lee and children hospital where he had been confined for H. 1. Keeler, formerly boardman at Al­ of Butte spent a recent weekend with Mrs. some time on account of a leg injury. berton, has taken over a clerk's job at Mis­ Lee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gosnell have re­ soula freight house. While here they all went fishing on Willow turned from their Wisconsin vacation. Mr. Yard Clerk E. E. Francisco, Deer Lodge. Creek. Mrs. Jenkins said, "Everyone had a Gosnell spent much of his time fishing on has been "batching" while his wife and chil­ wonderful outing, but the fish were just too Lake Wisconsin. He says, "If you want to dren are away on a visit. G. 11. Claussen, smart to be lured into a basket." catch your limit, just skip over there." I signal maintainer at Drummond, is in the Sergeant and Mrs. Donald Jenkins an­ forgot to ask how large the biggest one was. same boat. nounce the arrival of a baby girl born May As Owen would say, "You wouldn't believe Mrs. A. E. Hanson, wife of agent at 8. Sergeant Jenkins was in engine service me anyway." Drummond, has been released from St. Jo­ before going into the Army. Engineer and Mrs. Ed Smeltzer have re­ seph'S Hospital following a short illness. Cpt. E. G. McKinnon surprised his par­ turned from a two-week vacation trip. In Mrs. H. H. Springsteen, wife of pipe­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. 1. C. McKinnon, recently Chicago they visited with Mrs Smeltzer's fitter helper, Deer Lodge, was hospitalized with a long distance call from Tokyo. He nephew, and from there went to Stonesboro, recently, having suffered a broken hip while has been stationed in Korea since last Pa., to visit Mr. Smeltzer's relatives. They trying to salvage her flowers from one of September. also visited in Washington, D. C. our "summer" frosts. Mr. and Mrs. George Collins of Butte left Engineer John Smeltzer, who retired a few Operator M. J. Cordia has gone to Har­ June 4 on their vacation. They planned to years ago, sropped off recently for a visit lowton to work the swing position. motor to California and other points. with his brother Ed Smeltzer, on his way

July, 1951 33 home from the East. Fireman Kohler spent his recent vacation with his parents in Hamilton, Mont. Bud Allen, who is in the Navy, left June 15 for Aswria, Ore., after spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rollyn p Allen. Agent J. P. Shannon, wife and children from Coffee Creek, Mont., visited at the home of Mrs. Shannon's parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brash. Fireman Murphy, who has been hostling at Harlowton, recently took time off to go to Deer River, Minn., where he married Hilda Caroline Saukko. They plan to live in Harlowton.

Seattle Genera I Offices Margaret Hickey, Correspondent General Manager's Office George M. Hubbard. retired log scaler, passed away in May in Seattle. Mr. Hub­ RETIREMENT REVELRY. Fred H. Fleck holds aloft the binoculars presented to him by bard was born at Ogdensburg, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1868. His first employment with the Mil­ fellow employes in the office of the auditor of capital expenditures, Chicago, at the retirement party held in his honor on June 29. He is shown with 1. H. Schnaitman, auditor waukee was on Lines East in 1896, coming to Lines West as tie agent in 1907, and one of capitai expenditures (left), and E. J. Carlson, retired, who served as master of cere­ of his first duties was to purchase ties for monies. Fred started railroading in 1907 with the NYC. Thereafter he was employed by the Puget Sound extension. He was engaged the IC and the C&A before entaing Mi'lwaukee Road service in April, 1920. He is retiring to his home in the scenic environs of Hudson Lake, Ind. in other work from 1917 to 1927, returning to the railroad in 1928 as chief log scaler. He retired Feb. 28. 1948. He is survived by his wife Anna and five daughters. LeRoy Kidd, former general agent in Se­ Jack Oliver, of the reservation bureau, is this wntlOg is aboard the S. S. Alleutian attle and now holding a like position in Mil­ no longer an eligible bachelor. He was mar­ bound for Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the waukee, with Mrs. Kidd spent rwo weeks ried June 14 to Carol Raftery at Pilgrim Chamber of Commerce Cruise party on a 12­ of June vacationing on Puget Sound. Church in Seattle. day boat trip. E. A. McLeod, retired chief carpenter of Mrs. Lucille Eaton, of the transportation 1. W. Smith, retired superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Division now residing department, is spending her vacation enter­ signal and telegraph department, recently in Seattle, underwent a leg amputation at taining her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. sold his home at Three Tree Point, Seattle, Providence Hospital June 8. He is reported Wright, touring Washington, Oregon and and purchased a new home in Okanogan as getting along nicely. California in her new Chevrolet. Son Bob County, a few miles from Tonasket. Leda Roberts, of the general passenger is also in the party. A recent visitor to the general offices was agent's office, seems to find the most de­ W. G. Byrne, of the engineering depart­ Mrs. Mildred McIntire Cox, a former em­ lightful vacation spots. This year Apple ment, left Seattle June 29 for San Diego ploye of the law department. Mildred has Valley Inn, a resort located near Los An­ where he will be connected with the Public been living in Munich, Germany, for the geles, was her choice. Works Navy Construction as lieutenant past five years and is here visiting her father. Hazel Soike, of the transportation de­ commander. He was in service during World Lorraine Hardman, of the engineering partment, spent twO weeks of June exploring War II in the Pacific and was active in es­ department, spent 10 days in Providence Vancouver Island. Her final destination was tablishing the beachhead at Saipan. Hospital recently. She is now recuperating Camas Bay, a three-day boat trip from Sid­ :Mrs. c. C. Steed of Milwaukee was a at home. ney, located on the most northerly tip of recent visitor in the White Building, Mr. and Maurice and Sue Mumford of Indianola the island. Mrs. Steed are former Seattlites, having been are the new owners of a Hammond organ. George Knowles, joint facility examiner, employed in the signal department. Mr. Steed Maurice, who is quite a musician, now en­ is resting in Providence Hospital at this writ­ is now with the signal department in Mil­ tertains their guests with delightful music, ing, having undergone an emergency ap­ waukee. which floats over the water, to the enjoy­ pendectomy June 23. Agnes Horak, of the traffic department, at ment of their neighbors. SOLID FUELS OF REAL MERIT REPUBLIC COAL & COKE CO. General Offices: 8 S. Michigan A venue, Chicago 3

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34 The Milwaukee Road Magazine waukee. The celebration was attended by Ed Sass, of the extra gang, left June 21 Chicago Genera IOffices their children, grandchildren, many relatives for military service. and friends. The elder Mr. Powrie is a Helen Gleckner, of the bookkeeping bur­ FREIGHT CLAIM DEPARTMENT former Milwaukee Road employe. He en­ Palmer G. Lykken, Correspondent eau, spenr her vacation in California and tered the company's service in March, 1898, visited with Harriet Calfisch Gilbert, who Pvt. John J. Kuptz, now with the Army and was district engineer at Minneapolis at formerly worked for the Road. in Seoul, Korea. writes to say that Seoul is the time of leaving our employ in 1918. Mervin Stangl, formerly of shop time­ not what it used to be and life in the Army We have not received any reports yet from keeping, paid us a visit recently with her is not so bad after all. John's present address the June vacationers. Apparently "the ones daughter, can be secured upon request. that got away" are not so big this year. Beatrice Ackes. now residing in Texas with Donna Harden, of Mr. Sowle's force, re­ her husband, dropped by for a visit recently, AUDITOR OF STATION ACCOUNTS ceived a beautiful engagement ring June 23. Margie and Elmer George are the parents AND OVERCHARGE CLAIMS Rosland Jacobson, of shop timekeeping, of a little girl, Cheryl Lynn George, born Lucille Forster, Correspondent has left the Road to become a laboratory June 8, tipping the scale at 8 pounds 15 Bernie Rausch is now PFC in the Medical technician. ounces. Cigars were distributed by the proud Corps at Ft. Worth, Tex" and reports he is Fullerton Avenue Chapter of the Women's father. enjoying Army life. Club had a turnout of 70 at the June 12 Loretta Fabin and infant son Paul were Andrew Gallagher and his wife Margaret meeting. Bridge, pinochle, canasta and bunco recent visitors. have returned from a vacation spent at Miami were played-Mrs. William Voight, ways Irene and Leo Pawlowski were blessed with Beach, Fla. and means chairman, was responsible for the a baby daughter, Patricia Marie, born June 5, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Jennings are re­ entertainment. weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. joicing over the birth of a baby girl. We are sorry to report that Rudy Lindahl. Betty Post is leaving the employ of the Golden Terrell of the central station ac­ accounts receivable bureau, is out at Hines Road to care for little Robert Jr. counting division became Mrs. Rollo Kuebler Hospital. Helen Senger has left th~ Road to await on June 16 at the Messiah Lutheran Church. a blessed event. Sympathy is extended to F. W. Herrick, OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PASSENGER New around the office are Norbert Johnson traveling auditor, in the loss of his mother ACCOUNTS Wayne Dunlop, Dale Nelson and Kay Samer. on June 15. Bill Tidd, Correspondent The office girls held a shower for Ann Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wackrow celebrated Florence Ewald and Ted Brocziek were Wendling on June 27, in anticipation of her their 35th wedding anniversary on June 28. married June 16 at St. Josephat's Church; wedding scheduled for August. We welcome J. J. Kelly of the record room followed by a dinner at the Fireside attended Andy Anderson has taken a leave of ab­ to our force. by their relatives and close friends. They sence and has promised to let us know what spent their honeymoon in Wauconda. it is like to take it easy. AUDITOR OF EXPENDITURE'S OFFICE Harry Krumrei and Ed Kusch attended Bud Bloethner is sporting a new 1951 Ford. Betty Melnikofl', Correspondent the ABC bowling tournament. This was Kenneth French and family enjoyed a trip Shirley Kotwasinski, of the paymaster's Krumrei's 35th year as a contestant. to Cleveland, Ohio, recently. office, became the bride of Chester Stojak Ann (Franz) Mora's twin girls now have Bessie Governale vacationed in New York at St. Hedwig Church June 9. On the same recently. Lucille Williams was also on vaca­ a baby brother to play with. tion. day Stan Jekot, of the machine room, said Orrin Putnam has accepted a position in "I do" to Adrianne Gebert. the office of passenger traffic manager. The Robert Rudds became the parents of ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Alma Oeser is getting along nicely after a baby girl May 26; baby weighed 7 pounds undergoing an operation. Bruce J. Mitchell, Correspondent 2 ounces. Bessie Gryzbeck is back after an extended R. W. (Rudy) Johnson, retired assistant Addie Schultz, of the bill and voucher furlough due to ill health. engineer and inspector of steel structures, re­ bureau, and Frank Zop£, time inspector, have Jack Brandenburger is going to prove that cently sold his home in Lombard, Ill., and returned from leaves of absence. three can live as cheaply as one now that bought himself a 10 gallon hat. a new Ford station wagon and a small ranch near Yuma, Ariz. When Rudy steps off the train at Yuma early in July the new station wagon will be waiting there to whisk him away to "EI PROTECT YOUR INCOME' Rancho Johnson". Rudy would like to con­ If it's sometimes difficult to live within tinue corresponding with all his friends. His new address: R. W. Johnson, Box 254-A, your income, just think how much more Route 3, Yuma, Ariz. difficult it would be to live without it! The wedding of Jane Schmidt to "Cy" Make sure of extra money during Svinicki assistant engineer in the building department, :Mr. Ornburn's office, was solemn­ periods of disability by insuring under ized June 9 at Milwaukee.' Cy and his wife Provident's Income Protection Plans de­ have recovered from the injuries received in a recent automobile accident. signed specially for Milwaukee Em­ The "new homes department" has really ployees. been booming in Mr. Ornburn's office, Among those who have recently purchased new homes ON THE JOB OFF TH E JOB PROTECTION to help ease the housing shortage. together • Natural Death SALARY • Accidental Death and with their new addresses, are John Kamp­ Dismemberment wirth, Chicago; H. W. (Wes) Celander, SAVINGS Oriole Park (Chicago); Alfred Roth, Chi­ • Accident & Sickness I.IFE • Hospital-Surgical (including cago; Ken Freeman, Glenview, Ill.; and Disability INSURANCE Family Coverage) Edward Tomasik, Lombard, III. Welcome to M. P. Jablonicky, a recent Convenient Payrofl Deduefions - Prompt Claim Service graduate of the University of Illinois, who is now working in the building department PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT under the supervision of Ken Hornung, archi­ Our Ollr tect. 64th INSURANCE COMPANY 64th Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Powrie, parents of Year Year W. G. Powrie, chief engineer, celebrated their CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE golden wedding anniversary June 5 at MiI- July, 1951 35 _------1

Gracie has taken up the full time job of housewife and eventually mother. Vacation notes: Raleigh Padgett went on Grain Doors a fishing trip around Spooner, Wis. Fred Dittman and family went to Fox Lake and Railroad Cross Ties \Xlisconsin Dells for a week. Gloria and Augie Rogus took a trip to Florida in their Hardwood Lumber new '51 Mercury. Eleanor Mullaney and her daughter went to New York City, Wash­ Timbers ington, D.C., and other points of interest in the East. Tony and Mary Kurr vacationed at Lake Wauconda. Juanita Chambers and Rosebud Wennerberg toured Illinois. Cath­ Webster Lumber Company erine Gillespie spent a couple of weeks in California, as did Irene Chantel and Adele 2522 Como Ave.• West Walker. Ardell Westerberg took a motor St. Paul Minn. trip through Wisconsin. Ruby Dunaven went to St. Louis. Ethel Brodbeck drew two weeks jury duty. Clyde Stanley is on furlough due to ill health. FREIGHT AUDITOR'S OFFICE Under all ~onditiolUl and at all time•• T-Z Product. give unexcelled .ervice. J. A. Strohmeyer, Correspondent Joseph Chisesi, rate revising bureau. va­ T-Z "Clingtite" Dust Guard Plugs cationed recently with Mrs. Chisesi at Miami, Fla. MW Journal Box Lids Art Lindmark, interline bureau, started off COLONEL'S ORDERLY. Pvt. Eugene S. Dybas, on leave from the passenger rate department in T-Z Tender Hose Couplers on his vacation June 21 for Billings, 1I10nt., T-Z Smoke Preventer Noules where his wife and son were awaiting him, Chicago, all slicked up for morning inspection T-Z Boiler Washout Plugs to do a lot of ranching and fishing. with the Airborne Infantry at Camp Breckin­ T-Z Blow-off Valve Muffiers Don Schuler, interline bureau. is now ridge, Ky just a f2W minutes after this picture serving in the Army at Jacksonville, Fla. \V2S taken he was singled out to be the colonel's T-Z ProdUCts. as .tandard equipment. Says that he's busy testing airplane engines. orderly. ';-',e has been in the Army since Feb­ are daily proving their merit. Sends a "hello" to all. ruary. T-Z Railway Equipment Co. Vacation time in the accounting machine S So. Michigan Avenue bureau: Gerry and Harry Baldaccini have returned from a visit to Gerry's former home husband, traveled through the "Land of the Chicago, Illinois at Edgerton, Minn., and reported that the Ozarks". Gertrude Krause, her family and crops are fine. Olga ThaI, along with her her mOther, are off to the Smoky 1I10untains. Doris Peterson began wearing an engage­ ment ring June 18. that she received from Youngstown Steel Sides for Repairs to Freight Cars James Schaller. Youngstown Corrugated Steel Freight Car Doors Genevieve Helwig, estimated earnings bur­ Camel Roller Lift Fixtures eau, is wearing a beautiful diamond she re­ ceived from Lester Miller on May 31. Wed­ Youngstown Steel Door Co. & Camel Sales Co. ding plans are for Nov. 3 at St. Hyacinth's -OFFICES- Church. 332 S. Michigan Ave. The Arcade sao Fifth Ave. Chicago Cleveland New York June 8 was red letter night for the inter­ -PLANTS- line bureau when a group of 26 went to Hammond. Indiana • Youngstown, Ohio Comiskey Park to cheer the team. A good time was had, except that the Sox lost that night, 4 to 2. Hats off to Roy (Frosty) Peters, interline bureau, who recently served as jurist in the criminal court. A letter received from Patricia (Pat) Nemes, interline bureau, tells of her vaca­ tioning problems near Geneva, N. Y. Re­ ported catching big trout at nearby Seneca Lake, and that she was having fun when not worrying about how her boss, Ed Riedy. could possibly be getting the work done with­ UNION REFRICERATOR TRANSIT LINES out her help. 4206 N. Creen Bay Ave., PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT F. J. Carney, Correspondent Milwaukee 12, Wisconsin Freight Rate Office, Union Station The broad smile that General Passenger Agent Robert Johnston was wearing on the morning of June 18 may have had the passen­ ger department wondering. But not for long. The reason: Mr. Johnston was informally chosen by the officers and certain of the mem­ bership of the Chicago Passenger Club as "Traffic Man of the Year." The setting for this award was the summer outing of the CPC, which this season was held at Ed Gabe's

36 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Lost Lake Resort in Sayner, Wis. He was Richard Mack June 30. awarded the "Oscar'"-'l bronze statuette--in Recent visitors here were Ruth Betton appreciation for the many fine junkets he has (Franz) and her nine month old daughter MAUMEE arranged through the years (he's been a mem­ Donna; also Margaret Golden and her young ber for three decades) in which our road has son, who are moving to Lakewood, Ohio. INDIANA acted as host transportationwise to the mem­ Louise Sherdan, who has been on leave WASHED AND DRy DEDUSTED bership. since May 16, underwent surgery recently Also involved in a presentation recently and is confined to a hospital. was Douglas Keller, city passenger agent. Dorothy Ortman has been on leave be­ Keller is commander of the Billy Caldwell cause of illness at home; also, Murial Wass­ Post of the American Legion and his activities man and Margaret Hengals have been granted in that capacity have been writren up in this leaves of absence. column before. Keller, other members of the Post, and Jim :Moran. a well kno,,-n automo­ bile dealer and television personality in these Chicago Terminals parts, were largely resp0nsible for working UNION STREET out a hard-hitting campaign to secure blood Florence La Monica, Correspondent donors for the current Red Cross dri'-e. The Tony Scott, checker at house 4, and Miss success of their efforts can be judged by the Marie Maschek were to be married in Resur­ fact that over 200 pints were colleered, top­ rection Church, Chicago, on June 30. We piug any other Red Cross mobile unit in the extend our congratulations and lots of good midwest district. And while television cam­ wishes for their future. eras were trained on Moran's Courtesy John Wagner, former assistant general fore­ Motors program, Keller was presented with man at Galewood, has joined us as foreman LOCOMOTIVE: a citation for his part in purting over the FEED WATER HEATERS drive. in house 3. We understand that Rosaria Damiano, re­ (The Locomotive Water Conditioner) Congratulations were exrended to Gene tired, is ill with a heart condition in Colum­ BLOW-OFF EQUIPMENT Henderson, city ticket seIler, who has been COMPRESSED AIR promoted to city passenger agent in Cleveland, bus Hospital. RADIATION The daughters of Joe Imundo, yard clerk, and to Paul Schilling, who has been upgraded (ALL-Cast Directional Finned and Frank SanFilipo, checker in house were to district passenger agent in Philadelphia. 5, Aluminum Elements) both married recently. For Gene's passenger department friends gifted Intergtage or Final Cooling him with a briefcase. A total of 18 pounds 14 and a half ounces GALEWOOD of passenger department babies were born in Norma Gunderson, Correspondent June, distributed among Victoria Anne Lange. WILSON ENGINEERING daughter of Ed Lange, chief clerk to assistant New miscellaneous clerks at Galewood are passenger traffic manager, Gerald Raymond Adrienne Chalifoux, Dorothy Maser, Lee CORPORATION Freitag, whose father is senior rate clerk. and Rothman and Raymond Emerick. 122 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago Robert Phillip Williamson, son of H~rold Harry Brown, rate clerk, returned to work Williamson of the general agent's office, June 6 after an operation. New people on the passenger department Emily Young, bill clerk, and husband scene are Bob Johnson, An Newell, and Orrin drove east on their recent vacation. Putnam. Bob is a third-vear student at :Mon­ J. A. Rooney, per diem reclaim clerk, has mouth College, Monmo~th, Ill., who is help­ transferred to W. E. Doyle's department at Still Greater ing out in Passenger Rate. Orrin, senior re­ Galewood. fund clerk, received his training in A. M. Madeline Kunberger, miscellaneous clerk, PROTECTION Dryer's office at Fullerton Avenue. Art Newell underwent an operation at Grant Hospital has joined the reservation staff. arriving by June 27 and is now recuperating at home. for CARS and LADING way of the Northern Illinois State Teachers Art Strohmeyer, cashier, and wife cele­ brated their 30th wedding anniversary June CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE College and the Union Station information FRICTION DRAFT GEARS bureau. 23. Walter Kolazinski, retired yard clerk, vis­ to absorb horizontal shocks OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF EQUIPMENT ited the office June 4. CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER ACCOUNTS Charles Miller, of the yard department, SPRINGS and Car Inspector Tom Beresford both passed Harry M. Trickett, Correspondent to absorb vertical and lateral shocks away in June after long illnesses. A bridal shower was given for Virginia Dominick Zappia. checker, and his wife CARDWELL WESTINCHOUSE• CO. Kujawinski on May 31. Her marriage to Emily celebrated their 10th wedding anni­ CHICACO Leroy Reiche took place on June 2. versary June 14. Emily, daughter of Assist­ CANADIAN CARDWELL CO" LTD. On June 28 Katherine Boyk was honored ant Agent B, G. Pobloske, was employed in MONTREAL with a bridal she>,,-er. She was married to tbe Galewood office prior to their marriage.

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July, 1951 37 A new lunch room has been provided on the Galewood platform. It is to be air conditioned, too. John Wagner, foreman on the platform, recently transferred to Union Street. Jacob Erhoff, motorman on the platform. passed away June 24. Edward Ciasto and wife are back from their Florida honeymoon. Stower Timothy O'Shea, wife and daugh­ ter, spent their recent vacation in Rhode Island. Frank and Judith Sottysik are the owners of a new 1951 Chevrolet. Ethel Novak, night telephone operator, is confined to the Norwegian American Hospi­ Eliminate equipment damage tal at this writing, due to a heart ailment. Sympathy is extended to Relief Operator with economical, corrosion­ OUR FIGHTING MEN. When Dorothy Lee Edna Stone whose husband passed away Camp, Ivlagazine correspondent for the Bensen­ free DEARBORN cleaners suddenly on June 14. ville yards, met her nephew Bob Strantz and his Free-rinsing Dearborn cleaners work Air Force buddy at the Chicago Union Station in any water ... contain no abrasives BENSENVILLE or a stopover betv;een trains recently, she dis­ · .. leave equipment bright and spar­ Dorothy Lee Camp, Correspondent covered that the buddy was LeRoy Thares, a kling without danger of subsequent cor­ Milw2ukee Road man at Selby, S. D,. and son The wife of E. S. Fiedler, collector on No. rosion. Low cost and greater cleaning of H&D Section Foreman Frank Thares. LeRoy's 218 scoot, passed away June 23. She was laid effectiveness make Dearborn cleaners wife Patricia and son Robert, 16 months, are economical to use. to rest in St. Joseph's Cemetery in River Grove. living at Timber Lake, S. D., while he is in serv­ • INTERIOR CLEANERS ice. This picture shews LeRoy (right) and Bob Glad to report that Engineer John McFad­ • ORGANIC SOLVENT TYPE CLEANERS visiting at the Camp home in River Grove. den of Elmwood Park is feeling some better. • HOT TANK CLEANERS He has been having a rough old time with • EXTERIOR CLEANERS asthma and sinus. o ELECTRICAL PARTS CLEANERS and seersucker sport shirts in the same bright • SCALE REMOVER CLEANERS The John R. Hardings (yardmaster) spent colors. It's terrific! some time in Hot Springs, Ark., recuperating Clarence Kunnberger was recently pro­ A.k abaut Dearborn'. Dual Sy.tem, non-.treak from their recent automobile accident. and .heen-producing cleaner> moted to chief clerk to Assistant Superin­ A three point landing was made June 19 tendent George Wilson. Please note our new address by Stephen John Martinek when he arrived Newest addition to the yard clerk force is DEARBORN CHEMICAL COMPANY at Elmhurst Hospital, weighing in at 8 Larry Wisniewski of River Grove. Larry is MerchandiJe Mart Plaza • Chicago 54, III. pounds 10% ounces. He was a happy addi­ a model railroad builder and features Mil­ tion to Clerk Tony Martinek's family, which waukee Road cars in his collection. already has two other sons, Tommy and Nellie and Bob Helton (night operator at Jimmy. Sturtevant) are up around Eagle River at this Special Officer Vern Schroeder has re­ writing, trying our those super-fishing pop­ turned to work after a honeymoon with his pers, til'S, streamers and plugs that Bob is BUCKEYE bride, the former Rita Dominick (clerk) of such a whiz at making. Galewood. CAST STEEL PRODUCTS Clyde E. (Red) Vanzandt and wife Alice Wally Grosnick (clerk) and family en­ welcomed June Alice on June 25. Sisters FOR RAILROADS joyed a June fishing trip in \\\Tisconsin. Wife Barbara and Louise were thrilled over the Evelyn and daughters Judy and Gail did more Truck Side Frames choice of the baby's name--June for the swimming than fishing. month and Alice for their mother. Truck Bolsters Post cards were received recently from Couplers Florida, from John and Lorraine Duffy. John is relief rate and bill clerk at Bensenville. La Crosse & River Yokes and Draft Castings Al Coltrin, clerk, is a proud father these Miscellaneous Car Castings days as son Tim graduated from grade school Division Six-and Eight-Wheel Trucks and son Albert Jr. (part time clerk) gradu­ ated from Bensenville High School. Albert SECOND DISTRICT ---THE--­ J r. plans to attend Elmhurst College to start H, F. Ogden, Correspondent his groundwork for studying law. Superintendent's Office, La Crosse BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS CO. Get out your blinders when Conductor Miss Bess Grube, stenographer-clerk 10 COLUMBUS 7, OHIO Charlie Umberham of the Jay Line shows up. division storekeeper's office at La Crosse, has He is sporting a green and red summer cap accepted a civil service position with the Air

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38 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Force. Her new address will be furnished on left recently for Florida to spend the sum­ request. mer with his grandmother. Miss Patricia Steinhoff, stenographer-clerk Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bloomquist attended in division storekeeper's office at La Crosse, services at Galesburg, Ill., on June 17 when has transferred to a similar position in the their son Roy was ordained into the Au­ store department at Milwaukee. gustana Lutheran Ministry upon graduation Miss Edna Schroeder, file clerk in superin­ from the Augustana Theological Seminary at tendent's office, made an auto trip to the New Rock Island. He will serve as pastor of the England States recently, visi ting at Niagara Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Berkley, Mich. Falls, Boston, New York City and other Brakeman J. G. Hack and Mrs. Hack are eastern cities, the parents of a new baby girl. Frank Springer, clerk in superintendent's Doris Parkin, grand-daughter of Road­ office, spent his vacation paiming his house. master Cecil Parkin, was one of the parti­ The weather man didn't cooperate with him ci pants in a baton duet at a benefit show too well. at Wausau in which Eddie Peabody, the Dispatcher T. L. Keegan was off duty the banjo king, was the major entertainer. Doris greater part of June due to illness. is a member of the senior high school band Trainmaster F. H. Ryan, Mason City, and and very adept at twirling. family spent their vacation at La Crosse and Mr. and Mrs. Herzog, with their daugh­ vicinity. Mr. Ryan is former agent· operator­ ter Betty, were in Tacoma to attend the dispatcher on the L&R second district. wedding of their son Allan to Miss Gloria Your correspondent and family spent the LeVeille in St. Patrick's Church on July 7. last week of June visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Betty waS one of the bride's attendants. In Ogden, my parents, at Lennox, S. D, fall Allan will resume his studies at the College of Puget Sound where he and his THIRD DISTRICT bride have been students the past year. M. G. Conklin, Correspondent Machinist Ray Anderson and Mrs. Ander­ Assistant Superintendent's Office, Wausau son have departed on an auto trip through the western states. At the annual flower show conducted re­ cently at Wausau, Fireman C. A. Conklin's Which railroad watch entry of single variety peonies in the borti­ Idaho Division cultural section was awarded first place. is timed Mrs. Ruth White, Correspondent Word received from Fireman Orville Best Superintendent's Office, Spokane indicates he is near the Korean coast. to the stars? Phyllis Hazelwood, daughter of Mr. and On Sunday, June 10, Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. O'Neill of Spokane celebrated their 50th Mrs. Earl Hazelwood, wbo was graduated Only an Elgin is timed to the stars. wedding anniversary. The O'Neills were from Wausau Senior High School in June, The Elgin Observatory above is the received a scholarship award of S100. She married in St. Paul, Minn., on June 11, 1901, only astronomical observatory owned also received an honorary award for her and immediately traveled west to Hillyard, by a watch company for the purpose of work as one of the editors of the senior Wash., where Mr. O'Neill was with the timing watches to the stars. The accu­ high school annual. Great Northern, In 1907 they moved to racy of every Elgin railroad watch is Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Minton have returned Spirit Lake, Idaho, where he was master checked by star time correct to the from a trip to Montana where they attended me c han i c with the Idaho-Washington hundredths of a second. a convention of the maintenance of way or­ Northern, which is now the POR line of tbe ganization. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schuman Milwaukee. In 1917 they moved to Tacoma Only an Elgin has the DuraPower also attended the convention but continued where Mr. O'Neill served as general fore­ Mainspring guaranteed to never break. on to California to visit their grandson. man of the shops. During World War I Neither will this mainspring rust nor Fred Bosacki, son of Conductor Bosacki, he served as master mechanic on government ever lose its power. This means fewer repairs, fewer bills for you to pay. ELGIN '-~fF- WATCHES

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"1M AfRAIO Wt'U. I-)J..\vt To M~Kf. R L(j~0/'1C7IV! ;:JI?fJ.,/iN of r'OV,""VAD"dr. - l.4J[·vt 1"v,.11:I(/.lD "liI'HU.N R¢LL.tn (31A"' ..... ~S R,.,O IH£Rl'U Br. NO M"1l1. H.,r 8"X£5.1.. B. W. Raymond 21-jewel Elgin. 8 adjustments, 6 to position. (Adyertisemenr) Gold·filled case, $87.50. Stainless steel model, $71.50. rPrices include federal Tax; sub;ect to chonge without notice.) July, 1951 39 railroad No. 1. At the close of the war he was sent to the Idaho Division with head­ quarters ar Spokane, where he was master mechanic for 20 years until his retirement in January, 1945. In remembrance of their wedding day. the O'Neills renewed their marriage vows at a nuptial high mass in St. Aloysius Church. In the afternoon they 'were honored at a reception at the James Corrigan residence, Mrs. Corrigan being their niece. Mrs. Leo Walsh, wife of traveling DF&PA at Spokane, received a Holy Names College degree of bachelor of arts in education, while her daughter Sheila graduated from rhe academy. Sheila will enter the college next assure a perfect fit. year on an art scholarship. We report the arrival of several new ba­ FUN FOR THE FAMILY. Excelsior Park, the Sanforized spo~ for permanent fit. bies-all boys. Randall Owen was born to picnic VlEst of Minneapcl:s, was t'ne setting Conductor and Mrs. Jack Felton of Malden for this ail-employes outing sponsored by the Guarantee: on June 5. Wayne Hemphill, Spokane clerk, J. H. Foster Service Club on Sunday, June 17. Every LEE became the father of a first baby on June There were g2m'es, contests and prizes for garment is guar­ 2, and Eddie Alleman, the father of three everyone from 6 to 6J. The picture above shows anteed to look little girls, finally got his. long hoped for the family and friends of Ken Glockner, store better, fit better namesake, Edwin Martin, Jr., on May 22. dEpartiTent crane operator, paying close atten­ and wear longer The Lewis Plybons of l\falden visited in than any you "en to the contents of their picnic basket. have ever worn. California recently_ Below, a famiiy group at the bingo tables. In­ or you can Joe Blond, son of Operator Blond. is get­ cluded among the committee workers were S. A. have a new pair ting along fine following his operation. Brophy, J. J. Gallagan. N. S. Groth, F. Mortl and free or your Charles Hankins, retired engineer, under­ C. Iv1atzcil. money back. went an operation June 15 at a Spokane hos­ pital. Twenty-five friends gave Fireman and Mrs. Herman Sperr a housewarming in their new Malden home. The Ferriers also were wel­ THE H. D. lEE COMPANY, INC. comed into their new house. The Jack Webbs have moved to Spokane. Vacationing in Montana are Conductor and Mrs. Harold Broyles and son Ray. Engineer Roscoe Miley of Coeur d'Alene, has set a record for other golfers to shoot a: since making a hole-in-one at the Hayden Lake course Memorial Day. It was at No, 5 hole (175-yard course), if anyone wants CREOSOTED to check it. His was the second such fete in two days on this course, the other being MATERIALS the pro. We have word of the death of James and Cadzaw, retired, who lived in Port Angeles. He was formerly employed in the car de­ COAL TAR partment at Malden and while Jiving there served as mayor of the town, An interesting event enjoyed by 72 friends PRODUCTS W. J. Keenan, Jr., has been graduated was the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and from Gonzaga University, having completed Mrs. Frank Quimby of Malden, \'

"Grandma, tl'ere you a little girl like me P. D. Carroll Trucking Co. once?') "Yes. dem". CHICAGO, ILLINOIS "Tben I suppose you know how it feels to get ice cream cOlles when yOIi don', expecl them."

40 The Milwaukee Road Magazine the trout fishing in a beautiful mountain 'l.~tl.tltln,DOO HID IN B Twin City Terminals stream-another new experience for me--and ~'\\." \ ALL DIflS. tNl ! SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS CAR DEPT. I had the special treat of catching a "grand­ fll AND COACH YARD daddy" speckled mountain trout, which are There are practically extinct in that area. Whoa, Nellie! no assessments Oriole M. Smythe, Correspondent at any time District General Car Supervisor's Office Let's not get started thinking about that. There's work to be done, and you can't go Schedule car shop employes will have their back till next year. annual vacation July 2-16, and many will fish and travel. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Allan will ST. PAUL FREIGHT HOUSE visit Tacoma and Longview, Wash. Allen C. Rothmund, Correspondent Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd S. Sibley St. Freight House Olson On the arriva'l of a baby girl on June Hjalmer Beckman, freight conductor and 12; also to Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Sorenson brakeman, passed away June 6. He was 62 on the arrival of a baby boy June 5. and with our road 30 years. He had been ill Carman Tony Reese reports he is feeling since 1947. better. He has been ill for two months. Car­ Jim Upham, retired check clerk, passed man Andrew Esby also reports he is feeling away June 18. improved. The stork visited Mrs. Betty Edmiston. It's Locomotive Carpenter Valentine Warmuth, a girl, Sandra Lee, born May 26, of the roundhouse, retired on June 1. He had Mrs. Joe Kulischek, wife of claim clerk, is been in service 40 years. recovering from an operation at Bethesda Gus Larson, general car foreman who re­ Hospital. tired in 1937, died at the age of 89 on June We have learned that Harry Carr of this 13. He is survived by two sons. office, now in the Navy, is stationed at San Carman Apprentice Robert B. Reuper, age Diego, Calif. 22 years, met death in an automobile accident At this writing my mother lies in Midway June 16. He is survived by his wife and a Hospital and not much hope is given for her daughter. recovery. She suffered a heart seizure at the age of 86. MINNEAPOLIS LOCAL FREIGHT AND THE TRAFFIC DEPARTM ENT G. V. Stevens, Correspondent H & D Division Agent's Office EAST H & D ~~SYSTEM New to the local freight office are Don Martha Moehring, Correspondent Asst. Superintendent's Office, Montevideo Hessburg and Gary Cochran, one of them replacing Jack Anderson who was recruited Conductor Ernie Young did the step-and­ RAILROAD by Uncle Sam. a-half walk down the aisle at First Congrega­ Agnes Nowak is the beaming mother of a tional Church on June 24 with his daughter WATER TREATMENT baby girl, Charlotte Ann, born June 14. Barbara on his arm. Ernie gave her away to Kennth Howell, after which everybody Chemicals • Equipment No news from the freight traffic depart­ Systems congratulated the couple and had a piece of Blowdown ment this month, as reporter Myrtle Henry Laboratory Analyses is on her vacation. wedding .cake. Testing Kits • Field Service Katherine Beringer left recently for Wash­ We enjoyed a visit from Lt. Donald R. Research • Surveys ington, D.C., to take a six-week training Bachelder while he was on leave from San course preparatory to entering diplomatic serv­ Antonio. He and his family all caught colds NATIONAL ALUMINATE ice abroad. here, but outside of that everybody looked fine. Lt. Bachelder is one of our operators CORP. ST. PAUL TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT when he's a civilian. 6216 West 66th Place • Chicago 38, lIIinoi. The Wayne Hardings have enjoyed a vaca­ Brooksie Burk, Correspondent c/o General Agent Now that vacation time is with us. many of us are having difficulty concentrating on the ordinary work schedule. Either we're planning what to do with the vacation or we're remembering the pleasure we had. I'm in the latter class-a victim of vacation "daze". My husband and I drove to his boyhood home in northeastern Arizona to a little vil­ lage in a mountain valley. This was my first experience with mountains, and I thoroughly enjoyed them. In order to prevent complete heart failure on some of the mountain roads, however, I concentrated very hard on the magnificent view-the darker green of the pines and the lighter green of the aspens, which replace the pines after every forest fire. We went to one point which is called The Rim, and indeed it is the "rim of the world". One can see mountain ranges that are over 100 miles away-one range that reaches Mexico (not all in sight, of course), another that is beyond a city 200 miles from where we stood, plus several others. On our way to The Rim we passed an elevation marker that read 10,500 feet, and we were about 300 feet above that. One of the biggest thrills of the trip was July, 1951 41 r----­I ~~-----~ 1,

tion trip to Long Beach and other southern points. June 16 marked the wedding date of Brakeman Bill Karn and Barbara Gisi at AGENTS Aberdeen. Brakeman Rich Karn and Daryl Jensen were in the wedding party. Sympathy is extended to Conductor W. E. Lord whose wife passed away June 15. WANTED Those out-of-this-world roses seen around the yatd office this summer come from the gardens of Chief Dispatcher Wayne Smith on all Divisions to sell and Engineer John Krum. Following the death of Roadmaster J. B. Milwaukee employees the Johnson, LeVere Natzel was appointed road­ master, covering the territory from St. Louis new Accident and Sickness Park to Ortonville. LeVere was formerly roadmaster at Green Bay, Wis. policies on the Payroll Conductor Tom Monroe repons that his class reunion at Oakfield, Wis., recently was Deduction Plan. a huge success. It was the 50th anniversary of the graduating class and one of the mem­ For full details write bers made a motion to have a reunion every 50 years.

W. F. Stockdale, Manager MIDDLE &- WEST H&-D R. F. Huger, Correspondent Operator, Aberdeen Railroad Department FATHER OF THE BRIDE, Ernie Young, H&D Vacations are well under way here. Agent conductor, escorts his daughter Barbara down .-'/ THE TRAVELERS Jerry Beck and family of Linton are motor­ the aisle of the First Congregational Church, ing to Tennessee. He is being relieved by ";:; HARTFORD, CONN. MonteVideo, Minn. Barbara became Mrs. Ken­ & D. Hansen. Operator 1. F. Mack, Aberdeen, neth Howe lion June 24. and Agent Dudley, Redfield, are both on vacation. W. H. Swan, operator at Tower E-14, and wife vacationed in Chicago, Mil­ waukee and Detroit. He was relieved by C. O. third place among six partICIpating in the Frisbie and E. H. Tiffany. H. C. Torben­ Closed League of Aberdeen. WEHR son, agent at Hopkins, and wife are vaca­ Engineer A. Pansegrau has retired after tioning in Iowa at this writing. Conductor many years of loyal service. Detling recently returned from a vacation on Trainmaster J. J. Nentl of St. Maries, STEEL COMPANY which he attempted to fish. former operator and dispatcher on the H&D, 2100 South Fifty-Fourth St. Tommy Fasching is sporting a 1949 Ply­ dropped in for a visit recently, He is lqok­ mouth which is kept shined up. ing good. Milwaukee 1. Wis. F. T. Koelfgren, operator at tower E-14, Carbon and Alloy recently underwent an operation, from which he is recuperating nicely. Iowa Division Steel Castings Operators Warren Mayer and Vern Thiel EAST END Carefully Controlled are the fathers of baby girls born recently. George Martinson, operator at tower E-14, Benjamin P. Dvorak, Correspondent Treating Milwaukee Passenger Station, Cedar Rapids Heat has blossomed out with a 1951 Ford. Conductor George Eastman is on vaca­ Mr, and Mrs, Robert Postel and son Jimmy Pattern Making and have moved from Ames to Osceola, la., where Machining Facilities tion at this writing, taking a fishing trip into northern Minnesota, Bob is employed on one of the farms owned The Milwaukee Road softball team is in by Doctor Harkins. Bob has been attending Ames College and will resume his studies at a later date. Hugh and Carmen Jones vacationed with Mrs. Jones' parents, the A. E. Fairhursts, at Amherst, Mass. Mr. Fairhurst is a retired DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES freight service inspector. Section Laborer Emil E, Pearson of Storm for Lake was officially retired recently. The last date he performed services was Aug. 9, 1950. PASSENGER, FREIGHT Everett C. Brown, section laborer at Spring­ ville, retired May 19. AND SWITCH II\lG SERVICE We have news of the marriage of Bert Jenkins, section foreman Springville, on June • 16 at Manchester, la. The couple visited in Salt Lake City following the wedding, '1 N SERVICE ON OVER 60 RAI LROADS Temporary employes for the summer as tapemen in the engineering department at Marion are Bob Boettcher, son of Assistant Engineer 1. R, Boettcher, and Thomas Fitz­ - patrick of Madison, Wis. Bob will return to ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION Texas Christian College in the fall and Tom GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION expects to enter the University of Wiscon­ SID. LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS, U. S. A. Seattle, Vancouver, B,C., and Salt Lake City were some of the points visited by V. 42 The Milwaukee Road Magazine M. Reichert, wife and daughter Helen, job and Yard Clerk Kenneth Freeman has while on vacation during late June and early been assigned to the position vacated by July. Fiereisen. Richard Keenan, son of Conduc­ Present Day Conducwr John Cone and wife of Marion WI' Keenan, has bid in the position of yard SAFETY Requirements visited in California in June. Their trip clerk, and C. E. Curttright bid in the position DEMAND the Best included a tour of Yosemite and a swpover vacated by Keenan. at the Grand Canyon. On June 1 Lineman G. R. Holmes was Equipment Assistant Industrial Engineer P. R. Smith­ granted a 90-day leave of absence and joined meyer of Chicago, wife and sons Phillip and his brother on his farm in the vicinity of LAKESIDE Gregory were guests of Mrs. Smithmeyer's Fairfield, Ia. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Michel of Marion, Agent Glen Martin and wife of North in June. English were in Lincoln, Neb., in June to FUSEES Dispatcher N. Gorman and family vaca­ visit their daughter Mary, who is a nurse Fill the Bm tioned in Washingwn, D.C., and at Lake in the Veterans Hospital there. Also visited Safe Dependable Efficient Okoboji during June. Richard Martin re­ in Marion with the family of their son lieved as first trick dispatcher. Richard and with a son in Chicago. Gene LAKESIDE RAILWAY Donald Ott is working the third trick dis­ Long relieved Agent Martin. FUSEE COMPANY patcher's position at Marion. On Sunday evening, June 3, Miss Al­ Beloit, Wisconsin Frank Houswn Jr., formerly OS&D clerk berta I:owler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry in Cedar Rapids freight house, has been Fowler of Oxford Junction, was married to promoted to traveling freight inspector, with Cpl. Richard Wink in the English Lutheran headquarters at Milwaukee. John Fiereisen, Church at Oxford Junction. formerly switching clerk, bid in the OS&D Operator G. L. Straubinger and wife are the parents of a new son. EDWARD KEOGH Iowa newspapers carried the news in June that Ray A. Naylor, cuswdian at Scotch PRINTING COMPANY Grove, Ia., was one of five farmers in the state w receive the 1951 WMT Soil Con­ servation Award. The awards are presented Printers and annually for outstanding achievement in con­ Planographers servation on the farm, and for unsual effort in encouraging soil conservation practices in the community. A special interview broad­ 732-738 W. Van Buren St. cast featuring the achievements of the win­ ners was heard over Radio Station WMT on Phone: Franklin 0925 June 16. This is only one of the long list Chicago, Illinois of distinctions to come to Ray as a result of his several farm enterprises. He has had PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE a hand in nearly every phase of agriculture in his part of the state, having served as county soil conservation district chairman, vice president of the Iowa Seed Dealers' Association, and direcwr of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and of the Jones County Farm Bureau. TYPICAL DAD. Yard Conductor Roy H Smith of Aberdeen, S D., the father of four sons and two daughters, was honored by the Aberdeen MIDDLE-WEST-DES MOINES "M-F" Chamber of Commerce on June 8 as Typical Vir>!a Ranes, Correspondent • Lock Nuts (3 types) Father of the Day, and in a subsequent poll Asst. Superintendent's Office, Perry named Typical Father of the Week. He is shown here being interviewed by Gerd Marvick Mr. and Mrs. E. 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July, 1951 43 COUNCIL BLUFFS TERMINAL Ensign Peter J. Floyd Parrack, Correspondent Weiland, Jr., U, S. East Yard Office Naval Air Force, re­ Wedding bells rang in June for Carman cently spent a 10­ Time Is Our Business Le Roy Birdsong and Miss Alice Carter. day leave at the Le Roy carried his bride across the thresh­ horne of his parents, CHAS. H. BERN old of a new horne he built almost entirely Mr. and Mrs. P. J. by hand. . Weiland, in Mason Union Station Bldg. Chicago, Illinois Agnes Kinder, your former correspondent. City. He returned is enjoying a Wisconsin vacation. afterward to San We are sorry to report that Max Eckert Diego, Calif., where MILTON J. HEEGN he - has been sta­ is still ill. 29 E. Madison Street Chicago, Illinois Fireman John Rains, to me, is about as tioned the past year. lucky as any man could hope to be. John Ens. P, 1. Weiland, Jr. He expected to leave reported to work recently riding in a taxi. soon for Hawaii. H. HAMMERSMITH Getting out at the roundhouse and going Jerry Weiland, a younger son, was also at into the office he discovered he had lost his home following the close of the school year 332 W. Wisconsin Ave. at Loras College, Dubuque. He is now at­ Milwaukee, Wis. wallet containing quite a large sum of money. After going through his pockets he called tending summer term at the University of the cab company, but found they had not Iowa preparatory to taking a course in den­ tistry in the fall. Official Watch Inspectors located the wallet. He then went out to where the cab had left him-and there was Our sympathy. to Conductor A. 1. Kirby for the wallet all intact! Rains was a very happy whose wife passed away suddenly June 1; man, indeed. also to the family of Henry Smirh, rerired Switchman Wendell Underwood is Con­ conductor, who passed away June 19. Paul Scon, formerly employed as dining car chef ~e MILWAUKEE ROAD fined to his bed by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Frease are the parents on the I&D, passed away June 22 at his home in 1\·fason City. Specialists in railroad watches, fine of a baby boy named Kim Steven. Glen With the vacation seaSon on, we should jewelry and personal gift items, worked as first trick operator while Floyd Lacy was on his vacation. I understand have some news items from employes along the line but so far no Iuck. Why not drop Always at Your Service fishing took up most of Floyd's time. and the catch was pretty good. your correspondent a card from the spot where you are vacarioning) I & D Division SANBORN-RAPID CITY Albert J. Gall, Correspondent CARTER BLATCHFORD, INC. Karen B. Rugee. Division Editor Trainmaster's Office, Mitchell Superintendent's Office, Mason City Agent R. R, Miner Sr., Rock Valley, is 80 E. JACKSON BLVD. Percy Geelhart, assisrant division engineer, vacationing at this writing in Wisconsin, Illi­ CHICAGO and D. W. Woodhouse, chief clerk, decided nois and Indiana. He is being relieved by rhat the nighr of the tOrnado at Duncan, Ia., R. J. Black. would be a good time to find out if Percy's V. K. Drury, dispatcher ar Mitchell, and new Studebaker really has floating power. It family have returned from an extensive vaca­ stood the test of heavy rain and flooded high­ tion spent on the west coast. ways until someone gor rhe bright idea of Agent R. J. Coleman and family, Sheldon, RAIL JOINTS opening the door to find our how deep the went to Sioux City recently to buy a new rug Reformed and heat treated water really was. They found out when water and went home with a new Willys sration srarted pouring in the open door. The li ttle wagon. Up to this writing we haven't heard to meet specifications for town of Duncan, west of Garner, la" was whether they ever got the new rug. practically wiped out by the tornado that Trainmasrer Dimmitt and family spent an new bars. srruck abour 5:30 P.M. June 25. Fortunately enjoyable two-week vacation motoring to the only two or three were injured. Hail and Pacific Northwest. rain following the tornado caused consider­ A veteran team of Milwaukee workers, able crop and property damage in the sur­ Agent George Elton and Clerk E. A. Ashley, Specialties rounding neighborhood. both from Canton, retired June 1 with a com­ DELICACIES FOR THE TABLE We'haven't heard too much about the luck bined service of over 90 years. They will be Frozen Foods, Cheese, Poul­ F. J. McDonald had on his fishing rrip with missed bv their friends. try, Game, Fruits and R. C. Dodds and M. T. Sevedge at Fergus. 1. H. Shuck, agent at Rapid City, is spend­ Vegetables Minn., but rhe little brush on his upper lip ing a few weeks with the National Guard at didn't last long after he returned home. a camp in Michigan; 1. J. Carey relieving. E. A. AARON & BROS. Maybe the combined eHorts of his wife and B. J. Kirby, yard clerk at Mitchell, recently CHICAGO, ILLINOIS the girls in the office convinced Mac that it became the father of a young son. Yep, the didn't improve his beauty. first child, too.

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44 The Milwaukee Road Magazine SiOUX FALLS liNE the division offices June 15 to wish him well City gathered at the pumping plant picnic V. L. West, Correspondent on the eve of his retirement after 43 years grounds June 16 for a stag picnic. Plenty Ticket Clerk, Sioux Falls of service with the Road. A wrist watch of eats were provided for the crowd. After­ suitably engraved was presented to him with ward a softball game was played between Electrician J. Madden and family are back appropriate ceremonies, A section foreman teams captained by Martin KeIrn and J. D. from a trip to Milwaukee. While there they and roadmaster on Lines West, Nels had held Wagner. The final score was not definitely visited their families. John had some very the yard section at Miles City for many decided, as the game was called because good luck fishing. years. The usual statement around the offices of masqui toes. The Milwaukee picnic had a good turn­ out. The Women's Club served ham, soft drinks and ice cream. as usual. Ann Nelson, freight office relief clerk, is back after vacationing in the Black Hills. Carman Dick Larson has left for northern STANDARD for Rolling Stock- South Dakota to do some big fishing. Car Cleaner Fred Lidloff is spending his vacation in New York. Mrs. Dinneen, car cleaner, is on sick leave and her daughter, son-in-law and grand­ children are visiting her, Trans-Missouri Division WEST D. B. Campbell, Correspondent Superintendent's Office, Miles City Clarence H. Drake, retired pump repairer, died May 27 at Morrow, Ohio, where he and Mrs. Drake had been visiting. Mr. Drake was born Dec. 10, 1888. at Morrow. He en­ tered the employ of the rail road as B&B carpenter at Mobridge in 1923. He later worked as pile driver engineer and in 1939 became water service foreman. Funeral serv­ ices were conducted in Morrow. The Old West came to life again briefly on May 20-21 when the Miles City Auction Company held a bucking horse sale at the Eastern Montana fair grounds arena. l'vlore This AAR Solid Bearing Assembly! than 300 wild horses were put through the chutes before buyers and spectators. Every horse had to be ridden and immediately after Wherever AAR solid journal that for so-called "anti-friction" the ride was sold to the highest bidder. Ro­ bearings are used (on about 2 bearings in railroad service. deo stock buyers were on hand to complete million U. S, freight cars) lad­ their bucking strings for the summer and fall ing gets the fastest, smoothest Facts Now Published rodeo circuits. The higher the horses tossed ride available today. That's be­ the riders, the more spirited the bidding. cause this simple assembly for Free copies of a new, 20-page May 29 was Miles City Livestock Day rolling stock is unr~stricted as illustrated booklet-"The Facts when more than 3,000 persons attended the About AAR Solid Journal Bear­ dedication of the new Miles City sales yards, to speed and load and inherent­ ly provides flexible control of ings"-will be sent to any rail­ just west of Miles City on U.S. highway road employees or officials who No. 10. Prominent among the speakers at lateral shocks. Moreover, it the event were Paul T. \'Vilson, western traf­ provides a remarkably high de­ write, postcard or letter, to the fic manager, Farham Denson, mayor of Miles gree of efficiency at lowest pos­Magnus Metal Corporation, 111 City, and Dola Wilson, president of the sible cost. Broadway, New York 6, N. Y.; Miles City Chamber of Commerce. At the or 80 E, Jackson Boulevard, conclusion of rhe program the crowd moved In operation the solid bearing Chicago 4, Ill. This booklet will across the highway to the Eastern Montana glides on a single film of oil, like clarify for you many misconcep­ fair grounds where a barbecue was served a skater on ice, The only "bear­ tions that have been created in all comers. This was followed by a tour and ing friction" is within this film, recent years. There's technical program sponsored by the U.S. Range Ex­ between the almost infinitesimal data to be sure-but simplified periment Station at Fort Keogh. and related to many other Funeral services were held in Miles City molecules of oil. In fact, over a for James Butterbaugh, 78, former Miles City whole run the resistance of solid aspects of train operation. Send resident, who died June 10 in Billings, Mont. bearings is equal to or less than for your copy today. Mr. Butterbaugh was born I'day 7. 1873, in (Advertisement) Pennsylvania. In 1892 he married Nannie Logan at Glen Campbell, Pa. The Butter­ baughs moved in 1913 to Tacoma where he was employed by the railroad and moved to was that if a job was too hard or dirty for A surprise party bonoring Mayor Farnham Miles City a year later where he continued everyone else, they turned it over to Nels Denson, Milwaukee Road boiler foreman, as a Milwaukee employe. Since his retire­ and he and his crew cleaned it up. Mr. and upon his retirement from the railroad was ment Mr. Butterbaugh had been living in Mrs. Hamre have purchased a tourist court given by all crafts a( the Milwaukee Service Billings. He is survived by two brothers and in Billings, Mont., located on U.S. higbway Cluh on June 11. A committee invited May­ three sisters, a son, five daughters. 12 grand­ 10. anel will make their home there. Anyone or Denson (0 ma!:~ 2.n inspection tour of the children and 1'7 great-grandchildren. w'oo makes a SteD there will be SCl-e of a city and to vi::,t si(~s of proposed improve­ Friends and fellow' employes of J',; els real Milwaukee ;elcome. ments and rep~irs. After visiting various Hamre. section forem'ln at Miles City, met at Milwaukee Service Club me'C1bers of Miles places it was suggested tbat be look over July, 1951 45 his brothers Charles, Tuffy and Bryan. Dora Anderson, retired cashier, has re­ turned from a trip to New York where sbe visited her sister. Dr. Sidney Hagan, an interne at the Au­ gustana Hospital in Chicago, visited his par­ ents here, A. S. Hagan, retired engineer, and wife. Mrs. Vernon Fischer. wife of engineer, attended the graduation of her daughter Ruth at Augustana College, Sioux Falls. Dr. William D. Grange, son of Conductor Ross Grange, was married tD Miss Mary j'vlatthews of Pierre, S. D., on June 2. Those who attended the wedding from Mobridge "'ere Mrs. Grange and sister Beth and Ray Miles. Harold A. Mosher, retired dispatcher, and wife of Tacoma spent some time here re­ cently with their daughter Mrs. Al Wei­ shaar, and family. Clarence Drake, retired water service fore­ man, and wife of Miles City were spending their yacation with relatives in Iowa when Mr. Drake suffered a heart seizure and passed away. He was buried in Miles City. VACATION DAZE. Scene in the concourse of the Chicago Union Station the mornlflg of Delegate OttD lueger of McIntDsh at­ June 27 when 1,000 junior campers, accompanied by parents and escorts assembled for a tended the convention Df Maintenance of mass invasion of northern Wisconsin vacation spots. They traveled in two special trains \Vay held at Butte. routed to Minocqua and Woodruff. Baggageman Mark B. lindsay retired on June 15 after 43 years of service with the Road. He began his service in May, 1908, with the telegraph department, stringing wires, and became a baggageman in May, the depot and Service Club. There he found Marmartb, bas been assigned tbe yard sec­ 1911. The only interruption to his service 150 friends and co-workers assembled to tion at Miles City. was during 'l{TorId \Var I when he served greet him. Albert Kelm acted as master of with tbe Medical Corps from September, ceremonies and presented Mayor Denson with 1918, until August, 1920, and for an in­ a platform rocker as a gift from the Mil­ EAST END ten-al after the war when illness contracted waukee employes. Mr. Denson recently com­ Dora H. Anderson, Correspondent in service obliged bim to quit work tempor­ pleted 43 years of service with the Road. c/o Agent, Mobridge arily. The Brotherhood of Railway Train­ The Custer Battlefield National Monument Chief Dispatcher A. G. Atha, with his men honored his retirement with a dinner near Hardin, Mont., was the scene June 24­ wife and son Allan, spent his vacation in party at the WDmen's Club roDms and pre­ 25 of a celebration commemorating the 75th northern Minnesota. His position was filled sented him with a pen and pencil set. The anniversary of the famous battle in which by Allan Wilson. lindsays will spend the summer in Texas Gen. George A. Custer and his command Conductor l. W. Scheifelbein and "ife and Arkansas. were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne war have returned from a visit with their daugb­ One of the highlights of this reporter's bands. Thousands of spectators and parti­ ter, .Mrs. John lohr, and family in Cincin­ "acation in New York City was visiting with cipants assembled for the week end events in nati, Ohio, getting acquainted with their Agent F. C. Williams' daughter, Mrs. James Hardin and at the battlefield 13 miles south. new grandson. Anderson, and baving the pleasure of seeing The principal address at the battlefield cere­ Wire Chief C. K. Todd and wife were her on television and enjoying her singing monies was delivered by It. Gen. Albert C. in California for the wedding of their daugh­ on the James Melton show. Wedemeyer. A host of other higb military ter Delores who was married June 10 to Mrs. Eryin Schueler, nurse at the Mo­ and civil officers also participated. Robert Gaylord of Whittier, Calif. Before bridge hospital, who underwent an opera­ Recently there have been a number of going to California Delores was teletype tion has full)' recovered and is back work­ additions to personnel at Miles City. Jack operator in the Western Union office here. ing again. McCourt is the new clerk-steno for the car Tbe couple will make their home in San department. Mrs. Julia Jacobs is filling a Pedro, Calif., where Mr. Gaylord is in service. temporary assignment as stenographer for Man- Ann Caldwell, trainmaster's clerk. the division engineer. Kenneth Williams. was a'passenger in the car in which Harry rodman, and J. D. Kruse, tapeman, were re­ Oeschner was killed. She suffered bruises ---~ cently added to the division engineers staff. and lacerations. I~ Swan Swanson, formerly section foreman at Mrs. Besse Bunker attended the gradua­ -~~"II ~;7~ tion exercises of ber niece. lI-fiss Marjory I Morrison, from McMurray College, Jack­ How Well Do You Know sonville. Ill. ~ ll~ ~d~~\1 The 'l{Tomen's Club awards given annually 0 a Your Railroad? to the two most outstanding music students ) 0(0'@ in the Milwaukee family were awarded this tl"or ~ __ The picture on page 16 is a scene at year to Joyce Spiry and Jerry Schutz upon New Lisbon, Wis., showing No. 101 &J r::J,IJ,t , their graduation from Mobridge High School. u---~51f)) approaching the station on the LaCrosse ~ l Conductor leonard Clark and wife. with & River Division main track. The road­ their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. r?6? __~ _ ~_ switcher type diesel waiting at the side Bjella, are driving to California where they ~ ------­ will visit their son laddie and his family. is the North Woods Hiawatha No. 201. njpoldd you giue me tbe correct The picture was submitted by Ray La Mr. and Mrs. Bjella will attend U.C.l.A.. working towards their Masters degrees. time?" Barge, brakeman on the LaCrosse & Engineer Edgar Miller, with his wife. spent River Division Third District. his vacation in Seattle and Tacoma visiting

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