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This Is The Place!—Brigham Young Vol. 5 NOVEMBER, 1945 No. 11

EDITORIAL THE HEADLIGHT * To Brigham Young and the other doughty pioneers of the westward trek of Walter Mittelberg Editor 1846-47, present-day citizens of Utah and her sister states owe a great debt of Jack Hyland Associate Editor gratitude. So we think it fitting, in this Thanksgiving Day month, to feature on Bill Stout Business Manager our cover the magnificent Mormon monument, to be dedicated in 1947, and * Tom Brown's discussion of it on page five. Published Monthly by * You've probably run across him—the man who sorrowfully declares he hates The WESTERN PACIFIC CLUB the idea of another war, but his "study" of the world situation "forces" him to Association of Employees of The Western Pacific R. R. Co. conclude we'll have to fight Russia . . . or Britain . . . or Sacramento Northern Ry. HOW'S YOUR Argentina . . . or ad infinitum! If you run across him Tidewater Southern Ry. Co. SCORE? again, ask him for his score. What did his study of the Western Pacific Building world situation "force him to conclude" about Munich, San Francisco 5, California lend-lease, the destroyers-for-bases deal, the intentions of the Japanese selec- Member American Railway Magazine Editors' tive service, and so on? If you find, as you probably will, that he batted Association. Member Northern California Industrial around .00002 on these and the "and so on's," you'll be "forced" to conclude Editors' Association. that as an appraiser of world events he rates with certain radio commentators and a few newspaper columnists. If he's determined to fight Russia, or some- one, suggest he try it on his own! * Under the same caption we're using, THE NEW YORK TIMES, in its lead- NCIE ing editorial on September 27th, said . . . "Either we have to do away entirely with the old system under which every diplomatic failure JORNADA was followed by a resort to violence or we will enter upon DEL MUERTO a Journey of Death from which there can be no returning. The thing that happened in New Mexico on the morning of last July 16 has changed human destiny. If it has in it the possibilities of WESTERN PACIFIC CLUB infinite good — which it may have — it has also the possibilities of unimagin- able evil." Arch Oboler's fantastic ( ?) radio story one day late last September gave us food for thought. The theme was that of a rocket trip to the moon by Officers a scientist and two others. Close inspection of the moon's craters revealed a Jack Hyland President startling resemblance, though immeasurably larger, to the New Mexico crater. Frank Rauwolf . 1st Vice President On the return trip, the scientist theorized on the possibility of life on the moon Art Petersen . 2nd Vice President George Welch Treasurer and development of atomic power long before us, his ultimate conclusion being Bill Banyard Secretary the moon dwellers had exterminated themselves atomically. Nearing the earth, Beth Deatherage . Assistant Secretary the rocket travelers found the earth dwellers exterminating themselves simi- Directors larly. Don't laugh too hard! Think it over. Mary Genoar Treasury * Chief Executive Officer William Wyer, of The Central Railroad Company of Peggy Smith . . . . Disbursements New Jersey, has advanced a profit-sharing plan contemplating cooperative Spen Lewis Transportation Harold Heagney . . Freight Accounts action on the part of labor and management. According to Cliff Norden Engineering PROFIT- Wyer, principal advantage of such a plan would be to trans- Walter Mittelberg Traffic SHARING form traditional position of employes vs. management to em- ployes with management. Other advantages would be steadier employment, lessening of suspicion by showing labor, through consultation, STAFF REPORTERS what really goes on in management of a business, strengthening the credit of the Agnes Welch . . . . Sacramento, Calif. company and utilizing more directly the political power of organized employes L. H. Rodebaugh . (SN) Sacramento, Calif. Marie Libbe Chicago, Ill. to help bring about less legislative discrimination against the railroads and in Irene Schuepbach . . . . St. Louis, Mo. favor of their government-subsidized competitors. We applaud Bill Wyer's Frank Sell Los Angeles, Calif. efforts. We hope the profit-sharing plan will be accepted and broadened to Jessie Morgan Portola include wages so that railroad workers will automatically share the railroads' Floella Jones Wendover, Utah prosperity and tighten their belts a little in the lean years. Bette Elliott Stockton Gene Neri Stockton * With this issue we complete two years of Headlight editing. While we know Peggy Phillips Elko, Nev. our readers have not shared equally with us the pleasure of this work, we,hope they have found some enjoyment in our efforts. Five Presi- NOVEMBER dents were born in November . .. Warren Gamaliel Harding BUY DATES (28th) and James Knox Polk (11th) on the 2nd; James Iwo Abram Garfield (20th) on the 19th; Franklin Pierce VICTORY (14th) on the 23rd; and Zachary Taylor (12th) on the 24th. Local elections will be held throughout the country on the 6th; World War I Armistice Day is BONDS PAcifiC the 11th and Thanksgiving Day is the 22nd . . . we think! We can be devoutly thankful for the end of the war. Nilovember, 1945 * * * THE HEADLIGHT * * * Page 3

WILLIAM EVERETTE DENNY W. P. PENSION PLAN NUERNBERG MEMORANDUM WILMER RYLAND ANDERSEN * President Elsey has announced that Gunnar Wikander the moratorium previously placed on * Sacramento Northern's "Bill" Denny the Provisional Retirement Plan, and retired August 31st after more than 29 The Nazis have reaped their harvest expiring December 31, 1945, will not be of dead— years of service with that road. extended and, therefore, any employe By faster means than gun or rope; who may be eligible may now make Bill was born April 24th, 1885, at And now of their victims' bodies— application for retirement, the com- Soldier, Kansas, and from 1907 through behold! mencement date to be subsequent to 1915 was agent for the Butte County The Master Race is making soap. December 31, 1945. However, the com- They boil down the fat of foe and of Railroad. On January 3rd, 1916, he be- pulsory provision of the plan has been friend, relaxed permitting those employes 65 gan with the SN as a clerk in the ac- Of Russians and Poles—and Ger- years or over to remain in the service c o u n t i n g department, subsequently mans, too, until June 30, 1946. The action was serving as cashier and paymaster, Of Greeks and Italians and English- taken to encourage our workers to stay men, bookkeeper, chief clerk to auditor, act- on the job until conditions are more But mostly they use the tallow nearly normal. ing auditor, assistant treasurer and called Jew. Vice-President and General Manager chief clerk to general manager, the post Their product is rich in courage and Mason states that unless there is an he held at retirement. tears, improvement in the manpower situation Our very best wishes go to Bill in his But little it has, if any, of hope; between now and July 1, 1946, he will request another six months' extension retirement and we know his many For few can believe, and few have permitting such employes to continue friends on the SN and the Western Pa- faith, When a Master Race is making to work up to January 1, 1947. cific join us in wishing him well. soap If you are physically able to do so, Wilmer R. Andersen succeeded Bill Of innocent children, mothers and take advantage of this extension and delay your retirement. You are needed! as chief clerk to the general manager. men; Wilmer was born at Waynesville, When God is at most—in many a * * * nation— Missouri, March 2nd, 1910. He started Only a name that signals the close CALIFORNIA ZEPHYRS ON WAYI with the SN as a general clerk on April Of a speaker's attempt at the art * The Western Pacific, Burlington and 9th, 1930, and later saw service as road- of oration! Rio Grande announced last month that master's clerk, T&E timekeeper, division orders had been placed with the Ed- In the quiet hush of an autumn day, ward G. Budd Mfg. Co., of Philadelphia, accountant and chief clerk to superin- In a sheltered spot on a hilly slope, for six stainless steel streamlined trains tendent of transportation, the spot he Close to a prison and charnel house, to be operated daily between San was holding when promoted on Sep- The Master Race is making soap— Francisco and Chicago starting late A soap to cleanse their bodies and tember 1st. next summer. clothes, President Charles Elsey stated the Congratulations and good luck to Made in the hush of autumn time. trains, with Diesel locomotives, would you, Wilmer. LHR and WCM But where is the soap to cleanse cost ten and a half million dollars; that * * their hearts, the new cars will embody all recent And wash away their awful crime? developments in design and construc- THE TRAIN BOOK Gunnar (G. W.) Wikander is on our tion for the comfort and convenience * Jeffrey Victor, an outstanding creator general auditor's staff at GO. He's a of the traveling public, including cars with the "Vista Dome" features afford- of toy books, has engineered a new native Californian, born at Crockett a little more than 31 years ago, and has been ing sleeping car and coach passengers one for children, THE TRAIN BOOK. with us since 1934. This is by no means full enjoyment of the scenic wonders The pictures are by John English, fa- his first attempt at metrical composition; of the Rockies and the Feather River mous children's artist; the Madison nor is it the first time a work of his Canyon in the Sierra Nevada. Mr. Elsey indicated that executives Square Publishing Company, of New has broken into print. This verse is of- fered now not only because we constder of the three roads were unanimous in York, is the publisher and the tariff is It good, but as well for its timeliness.— their opinion that the post-war years One Dollar. The Editor. will bring expansion and development The book is actually made in the and affirmed their faith in the future of the territories served by their lines. shape of a locomotive. More than thirty * * * pictures, in color, depict the various "AL- McCARY—NAVY TO THE cars—freight and passenger, people JESSE ROCHE HOLMES who work on the railroad, scenes in- "MET- side the train . . . all combining au- *Early this month, Albert Connell (Al) * Has resigned as freight traffic agent thentic detail with a style children will McCary, of our general auditor's of- at Oakland to accept appointment as like. We've tried it on two children— fice, leaves us to go to New York for Clerk of Oakland's Police Judge Ed- ward J. Smith's Court No. 3. one nine and the other five. If their further training of his baritone voice. Jesse, who came to the WP in 1927, eager interest in this book is any cri- His goal is no less than the Metropo- litan Opera Company! has for many years interested himself terion, it should have a great appeal in civic affairs. He is a member of Post to children of railroaders and all others "Al" was born at Wellington, Kan- No. 5, American Legion (Oakland); past interested in railroads and trains. sas, some 23 years ago. After his dis- commander of Daylight Post, American charge from the Navy, he came to us Trains have always been a popular Legion (San Francisco); past presi- in July this year. As Y3/c, while sta- subject for children's books, but usually dent and present secretary of the Amer- tioned at Perth, Australia, he used his the trains are caricatured. Not so with ican Legion Service Club of Alameda spare time training his voice. He has THE TRAIN BOOK, with which Victor County and had been a member of now, wisely in our opinion, decided to and English use a more realistic ap- Oakland's city board of library trus- capitalize on his ability. proach. Thus the book should have fas- tees, a post he resigned at the time of cination for both children and adults. In San Francisco, he studied under his recent appointment. Stewart Brady and in New York he will The book is featured in catalogues Though we regret the severance of be guided by a tutor who has trained of large mail order houses and should Jesse's connection with our company, other successful Metropolithn aspirants. be available at leading book, toy and he has our best wishes for complete department stores. THE EDITOR Good luck, Al! success and happiness in the future. Page 4 * * * THE WESTERN PACIFIC CLUB * * * November, 1945

* It is with great pride that your columnist can report SPORTS REVIEW Hy - Lites the following scoop . . . T/5 Robert Witts (Traffic) is now a married man, the vows being exchanged at By Jack Hyand By JACK HYLAND 11th a.m. September 14th, in the Camp San Miguel * The Western Pacific Bowling League Chapel located at Luzon, P. I. The wedding ceremony got off to a smashing start last Septem- was followed by a luncheon in the WAC mess hall ber 6th, marking their sixth year of ex- and a reception in the Recreation Hall, after which the bridal couple dashed away istence, at the Henry Golobic "Down- to Manila for a seven day honeymoon. Understand Mrs. R. E. Witts (nee Edith town Bowl," with the Passenger Traffic Elizabeth Cliff), who is from Pittsburg, Pa., first met Bob when her WAC unit was keglers winning all three games to take sent to Australia during July 1944, and when it became necessary for Bob to move to New Guinea, etc., the romance was continued through the medium of correspond- the opening night lead, but since then ence until Edie, arrived in Luzon on September 7th. The bride wore a corsage of the going has been rougher and several tropical orchids and the bridesmaid wore a corsage of roses, and as Bob tougher—and we now find the Auditors would say, "who cares what was worn by the groom." Our very best wishes are holding down the leadership, closely extended to Edie and Robert for continued happiness, with a special hope they will followed by the Traffickers and Freight shortly return to the USA and home. Accounts team. A very clever card was recently received by Spen Lewis (Car Record) from After seven weeks of play, the team the "Stork Heir-Lines, Ltd." which announced the arrival of a new model plane standings including games of October reading as follows: Pilot, Alfred McQuaid; Co-pilot, Eileen; Passenger, Barbara Rose, 19th are as follows: weight 7 lbs. 10 oz., arrived September 1st, 3:31 p.m. (without baggage). Too bad Won Lost H.G. H.S. Albert didn't give us the car number, but anyhow, congratulations. Auditors 14 7 923 2471 Another letter dated September 23rd from long lost (as far as letters are con- Traffickers 13 8 885 2503 cerned) Capt. Don Burgess (Traffic) indicating he has been on Okinawa, where Freight Accts._ 13 8 844 2494 he can look across five miles of water and see the small island with a single peaked Oak-Carmen 11 10 844 2385 spiral that is 'Iwo Shima, where Ernie Pyle lies honored by the soldiers of whom he Transportation 10 11 863 2444 had written. Don stated he has 105 points and only needs 85 points to get out but Freight Agents 9 12 837 2464 the Army's mathematics are "very poor." Pass. Traffic 9 12 926 2451 If any one finds a stray dime or quarter . . . it belongs to Pearl Mayfield (Gen Engineers 5 16 840 2397 Mgrs.) for we learn through the "underground grapevine" that she lost one (maybe The Traffickers have registered the both) recently. A search of my pockets reveal only pennies and nickels, but our highest team series with 2503, with the "F.B.I." men intend to extend the search to include Southern California regions in Freight Accounts 2494 and Auditors the near future. Can you guess why, Pearl? 2471 next highest, but these scores will A short letter received from my cousin, George Gladden, Mo.M.M.3/c (son of the undoubtedly go by the boards before late Roy Gladden, Supt. Telegraph), telling of his receiving at Iwo Jima . . . "Ice the season is over. Cream," the first time in over a year. Another "hy-lite" he mentioned was that his ship was sailing for Tokio the following morning. Good luck (and when you arrive, Sevey-Wilkinson-Rintala Share don't forget, George, your cousin likes souvenirs). Leadership Understand Miss Lois Dragoo (Sect. to VP-M) was overheard talking with three Following the opening night's spec- Mexicans about her travels through Mexico. Wonder who was telling whom about tacular performance of "Ace" Hudkins the Mexican area—south of the border . . . anyway, we'll wager our money on Lois, who slammed out a 609 series and that even though the odds should be three to one, we'll take even money. of Axel Rintala who brushed the timber aside for a 605 series on October 19— Grace Kent (Traffic) was all excited last September 7th, because S/Sgt. John Kent had telephoned from the southland, telling her he was to secure his release within Howard Sevey has constantly held the 48 hours. Well, the Army's 48 hour periods are sometimes quite long, but, anyway, leadership, climbing to a 175 average after 21 games and after consulting the Grace and John commenced their civilian married life on September 21st, when "A.B.C." book of rules, find an estab- he arrived in San Francisco. lished average for a bowler is based Wonder who Caroline Condit (Treas.) was trying to fool when on September 29th upon their total pinnage for 21 games she came to work late, having as an excuse the setting of her clock back one hour. or more, thus we must recognize How- The time change was all right but instead of too much it was too soon, for the ard as our top man. However, Bill Wil- actual change over date was not until Sunday morning. So, "who was fooling kinson is sporting a 181 average after whom?" six games and is only topped by Axel The Traffic department has again reconverted—Jay Barbeau returned to the WP Rintala (bowling alternate for McKel- fold (working in Gen. Agt. John Coupin's office) on October 1st after a couple of lips) who now has a 188' average, in- years in the Coast Guard; and on November 1st we find Johnnie Skinner casting cluding the league's high game of 243, aside his captain's uniform for a desk job in the Divisional Department. after six games. The balance of the Ralph H. Allen (formerly Auditors), now retired, dropped into the General Offices "Big Ten" list of keglers show the fol- on September 28th, and we heard a few remarks about a "lovely nudist colony" lowing: which is located adjacent to his Southern California home. Ralph looked quite well, Gms. Avg. H.G. H.S. but we noticed his upper lip sort of reflected a shadow . . . a "mustache," a retired Rintala* 6 188 243 605 man's trait. Wilkinson 6 181 223 551 A wonderful long letter was received from Pfc Albert Bramy (Trans. Dept.) post- Sevey 21 175 237 579 dated Manila, Luzon, in which he mentioned his unit was getting ready for another Dooling 18 172 203 537 cruise to Kyushu Islands, where he is scheduled to set-up the administrative pro- Heagney 21 168 225 540 cedure for the rail system on Kyushu. Although Albert didn't state where Paul was Hudkins 21 168 211 609 located, he did mention having a couple of nice long "bull sessions" with Major Brown 21 167 195 547 Paul Shelmerdine, so assume he is also at Manila. (I previously hadn't heard of Corven, Joe 21 166 231 513 Paul's promotion, but in case he reads this . .. and any former editor should . . Craig 18 166 199 545 Congratulations. Gentry 21 162 192 546 Most of us have noticed . . Elynor Lowrey (Treas.) is once again smiling her Hyland 18 161 201 519 usual smile, for last October 12th hubby Richard, after four solid and we do mean "solid" months of studying, passed his final examinations and is now a full-fledged *Alternate "Ensign." Congratulations, Dick, the "gold braid" is quite becoming and we also Incidentally, Joe Corven is our first . . . "go for that hat." regular bowler to return from the Armed Tena Webster (Traffic) was very happy one day last month for she received a Services and the bowling gang wel- postal card from an old friend . . . Gilmer Bell, who had spent (or rather was forced come his return. His 166 average seems to stay) 45 months in the Mukden, Manchuria, prison camp. His mention of losing to prove Joe's two and a half years 45 pounds in weight during his confinement would seem to indicate his stay in- overseas hasn't harmed his bowling volved a loss of "one pound per month." (Continued on Page 6) arm. November, 1945 * * * THE HEADLIGHT * * * Page 5

THE WESTERN WAYFARER "THIS IS THE PLACE" MONUMENT By Thomas P. Brown, W. P. Publicity Manager, San Francisco (Copyright, 1945, by Thomas P. Brown)

"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die,"—From "Hallowed Ground," by Thomas Campbell, 1777-1844

* Were we to gaze into that crystal globe where 'tis said the sults of the preliminary finance campaign indicate widespread future may be read, we would envision a great event that is interest and every assurance of complete success. in the making. The day will be Thursday, July 24, 1947. The The monument will be erected on ground belonging to the stage, set by Nature, will be the mouth of Emigration Canyon, Fort Douglas Military Reservation at the mouth of Emigration overlooking Salt Lake City, "citadel of the Mormon Empire." Canyon not far from the simple shaft which has "stood guard" The occasion will be the dedication of the "This Is The Place" as a temporary marker since 1921. The monument will face Monument, a magnificent slightly north of west and conception which, with its will look toward Temple surrounding park, is destined Square, precisely four miles to be one of the meccas of distant. the Western Hemisphere and a stellar attraction of both The superstructure or rect- scenic and legendary inter- angular base will be of est. Utah granite and will be 86 This commemorative cele- feet in length. The approved bration will be a centennial. model shows a truncated The pages of history will be pylon rising in the center, turned back to noon of Sat- surmounted by figures of urday, July 24, 1847. We shall Brigham Young, with Heber see, shadowy in memory's C. Kimball, who later be- eye, the vanguard of the came his First Counselor, on his right, and Wilford Wood- Mormon pioneers who had ruff, member of the Council left their Nebraska winter of the Twelve Apostles, on quarters 109 days before- 143 men, 3 women, 3 children his left. When cast in bronze —slowly emerging from Emi- these central figures will be gration Canyon. the same height as that of Their leader is Brigham the statue of the Angel Mo- Young, President of the roni on the Mormon Temple, Council of the Twelve Apos- 121/2 feet high. Height of the tles of the Church of Jesus monument, including the Christ of Latter-day Saints— three statues will be 56 feet. a man of - courage, imagina- Below the group, engraved tion and decision. Ill, he is on the front of the pylon will riding in the carriage of Wil- be the theme words: "This Is ford Woodruff. A halt and The Place." Brigham Young raises him- At the base of the pylon self to view for the first time is a bronze group: Orson the panorama — Salt Lake Pratt, standing, and Erastus Valley below, Great Salt Lake beyond. He speaks a few words—they are laden At the north end of the with destiny: base is an historic group of "It is enough. This is the trappers and explorers led right place. Drive on.'" by Gen. William H. Ashley, This photo shows the final design. as executed by Sculptor Mahonri James ("Jim") Bridger, Thom- By nightfall the Mormon Mackintosh Young, for the three central figures as they will appear in vanguard is encamped on bronze on the top of the pylon of the "This Is The Place" monument. as Fitzpatrick, David E. Jack- ground near what is now Brigham Young is in the center, Heber C. Kimball at his right, and Wilford son, Jedediah Strang Smith, Temple Square. The weary Woodruff on his left. This photo and the cover illustration by courtesy of William L. Sublette, Milton Mr. John D. Giles, executive secretary-treasurer of the Monument Com- trek is over but obstacles mission, Salt Lake City, Utah. G. Sublette, Hugh Glass and are yet to be met and over- Robert Campbell. At the come before Utah becomes the great commonwealth it is south end is the group: Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante, today. All this is history. Father Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Don Pedro Cis- Traditions of three generations are represented in the dis- neros, Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco, Don Juan Lain, Lorenzo tinguished sculptor who has designed the monument and Olivares, Lucrecio Muniz, Andrew Muniz, Juan de Aguilar and conceived its fourteen groups and figures—Mahonri Mackin- Simon Lucero. tosh Young, son of Mahonri Moriancumer Young, a son of On the front of the base section, below and to the right and Brigham Young. The sculptor, now of Ridgefield, Conn., and left of the Orson Pratt-Erastus Snow group, are bas-reliefs Gramercy Park, New York, has achieved world-wide fame. showing the Mormon company traversing the Pioneer Trail. The Seagull Monument is one of his notable works. His heart There also are bas-relief groups on the north and on the south is in the present undertaking. The Salt Lake City firm of face of the pylon. North: Orson Pratt, John Brown, Jesse C. Taylor Woolley and Clifford Evans is acting as consulting Little and 0. P. Rockwell. South: George A. Smith, Erastus architects and technical advisers, also for landscaping the Snow, Joseph Matthews, John Pack and one other whose name park. is not available. The monument and its bronze groups will cost upwards of On the reverse or east side of the base, which faces toward $300,000; the initial outlay for the proposed Government-State- the Wasatch Mountains, is a central plaque honoring the City park of 570 acres will be around $100,000 and its de- Donner Party which blazed a trail from Weber River to Salt velopment will cost much more. The project is being financed Lake Valley while en route to California in 1846, thus enabling partly by the State of Utah through appropriations now total- the Mormon pioneers later to save time invaluable for plant- ing $145,000 and the remainder from public subscriptions. Re- ing of crops. To the right and left are (Contd. on next page) * November, 1945 Page 6 * THE WESTERN PACIFIC CLUB

FRANKLIN ERNEST FOWLER LOREN WINFIELD AMES LELAND DRISCOLL MICHELSON * "Frank" Fowler is forsaking us on De- cember 1st to trek eastward to President Randall, R. W. Truman's home town of Independence, Missouri. Purpose: to enter private busi- ness. Since September 9th, 1929, when Frank started with us as a stenogra- pher, he has worked at several points on our railroad, including the general office where he acted as secretary to VP&GM Mason. His latest post was single figures, six in all: Etienne Provot, are: Orval W. Adams, chairman finance chief clerk to the superintendent at Sac- the Shoshone Indian chief Washakie, committee; Marriner W. Browning, John ramento. Frank was born October 14th, and Gen. John C. Fremont (left); Capt. R. Anderson, Lucy Grant Cannon, Mrs. 1909, at Salt Lake City and, unless we're B. L. E. Bonneville, Father Pierre Jean Fred Davidson, George S. Eccles, John very mistaken, began his WP service de Smet, and Peter Skene Ogden. F. Fitzpatrick, J. L. Firmage, J. Francis . J. at Wendover. We know Frank's many Thus, to quote from the splendid bro- Fowles, James H. Gardner, Earl friends join us in wishing him complete chure issued by the "This Is The Place" Glade, Marion J. Greenwood, Col. E. L. Monument Commission, Salt Lake City, Hogan, Henry C. Jacobs, Fred W. Keller, success in the new venture and much "portrayal of outstanding historic events Ida M. Kirkham, Fred H. Knickerbocker, happiness with his family in the "show- John P. Madsen, Judge Wilson Mc- in the history of the Valley of Great me" state! Salt Lake, preceding the advent of the Carthy, William R. Palmer, William H. Mormon Pioneers, has been combined Reeder, Jr. (vice-chairman executive Loren Ames, who succeeds Frank as with the memorialization of that his- committee), Joel E. Ricks, Eric W. Ry- Glenn Curtis' chief clerk, was born at tory-making event in the• design sub- berg, W. E. Ryberg, J. Wyley Sessions, Wyandotte, Kansas, September 17th, mitted by Mr. Young." Glenn E. Snow, Dr. Walter M. Stookey, Silas E. Tanner, A. Leroy Taylor, Mrs. 1895. His WP service began as head Under plans now being worked out, John T. Wahlquist, Mrs. Gerard B. timekeeper at Elko August 15th, 1919. the surrounding park promises eventu- Werner, James L. White, Mrs. Herbert Subsequently, Loren became chief clerk ally to become one of the most attrac- Woods, Taylor Woolley, R. H. Wooton, to the superintendent of the Eastern Di- tive and interesting mountain parks of and Levi Edgar Young. The late Her- the West. The Salt Lake City Zoo and bert S. Auerbach was a member of the vision, the post he held when his new the Bonneville Golf Course, owned by executive committee until his passing. appointment was announced. Loren has the city and planned to be enlarged, To assure the unveiling and dedica- our best wishes for success at Sacra- are within the area. A section of the tion of the monument on July 24, 1947, mento. original Mormon Pioneer Trail will the Commission has mapped out a Succeeding Loren as chief clerk to probably be covered to preserve it as schedule for progress. Landscaping of far as possible in its original condition. the terrain begins this Fall; the super- Superintendent Duggan will be Leland It is planned to keep this area much structure of the monument will be com- (Mike) Michelson, who forsakes his post. in its native state but thousands of pleted in the Fall of 1946; final castings trees, shrubs, vines and wild flowers as traveling freight and passenger of the bronze groups and figures will agent at Elko to accept the new assign- gill be added. At 'the present writing be completed early in 1947. A highlight we are told that the native shrubbery is that from the standpoint of the use of ment. Leland was born at San Fran- behind the site of the monument is a bronze this is one of the largest monu- cisco July 5th, 1914, and began with us veritable blaze of color—the effect as if ment projects ever to be carried out in as a crew caller in July '28. Subsequent- the terrain were covered By a gigantic America. Paisley shawl. ly he served as clerk, cashier-agent, In concluding this necessarily brief assistant accountant, timekeeper, assist- The Monument project dates back to but absorbing story, the writer ex- 1930 when the first definite plans were presses grateful appreciation of the in- ant chief clerk at Elko and, since Sep- discussed and preliminary steps taken valuable cooperation given him by Mr. tember '44, as TF&PA. The Michelsons by the Utah Pioneer Trails and Land- John D. Giles, executive secretary- marks Association, including sponsor- are truly a railroad family and we wisn treasurer of "This Is The Place" Monu- Leland continued success. ing of an act of Congress to permit ment Commission. erection of the monument on Fort Dou- glas Military Reservation. From all * * * sides has come enthusiastic support of ALVIN LEE GENTRY HY-LITES the undertaking which is now being directed by the "This Is The Place" After 16 years of service with the WP, (Continued from Page 4) Monument Commission. The officers of "Bud" Gentry has left us to join the Surprising the Treasury Department at their October 6th Lake Temescal pic- the Commission are: Wisler Printing Company, of San Fran- nic, Marie Skovbo announced her en- President George Albert Smith of the cisco, as sales manager. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day gagement to Emil Seppa, with the wed- Saints, chairman; Most Reverend Duane "Bud" saw the first light of day at ding being planned for November 24th. G. Hunt, 1st vice-chairman; George Q. Panaca, Nevada, and began with us Also surprising the same department, Morris, 2nd vice-Chairman and chair- as a steno-clerk November 1st, 1929. Barbara (Bobbe) Senior left the West- man, executive committee; Right Rev. He served subsequently as secretary to ern Pacific services on October 15th, Arthur W. Moulton, 3rd vice-chairman; our FTM, secretary to VP-traffic and departing for San Diego from where her Mrs. Cornelia S. Lund, 4th vice-chair- freight traffic agent at San Francisco. husband Billy is scheduled to sail for distant parts of the South Pacific. Then, man; Rabbi Alvin S. Luchs, 5th vice- Prior to his WP employment, "Bud" Muriel Baird was very happy on Octo- chairman; Joseph E. Cardon, 6th vice- worked for the Utah-Idaho Sugar Com- chairman; John D. Giles, executive sec- ber 16th, for her husband Kenny was pany and the United States Fuel Com- retary-treasurer; and Ira A. Huggins, able to secure leave from the Merchant assistant secretary-treasurer. pany at Salt Lake City. Marine school to celebrate their "First" Other members of the Commission Good luck in your new venture, Bud! year anniversary. Na. ember, 1945 * * * THE HEADLIGHT * * * Page 7

PORTOLA PUTTS ELKO ECHOES tendent Curtis, are wearing happy smiles these days . . . and for good By Jessie Morgan By Peggy Phillips reason, too. June's husband, who is in * Engineer Robert Loggins and his wife Mrs. William S. Thompson (formerly the Navy, is expected home soon and Gladys, trainmaster's clerk, spent ten Margaret Barry, telegrapher) presented Bert's family arrived from the East. days with Bob's parents at Bend, Ore- her husband, Engineer "Bill" Thompson,— Bert's still, smacking his lips over the gon. They had a grand trip, flying to with a baby boy September 23rd. He has fine home cooking. Sacramento restau- Bend from Sacramento. been named William Joseph and is cer- rant fare almost got him down . . . or tainly a 100% Western Pacificer! Traveling Iceman George Hinkle and was it just old man nostalgia? Lt. Ernest E. Mueller, former ticket Pauline Kamnerer, of Sacramento, were Lt. clerk and husband of Theda Mueller. FLASH NEWS FROM OVERSEAS: married at Salt Lake City on October Comdr. A. F. (Al) Williams is in Naga- 10th. They plan to make their home at secretary to master mechanic, is home saki, Japan, in charge of repairs to Portola. Our best wishes to them. on furlough, having returned to the States in late September. He will report roads, docks, etc., on the waterfront— Brakeman Bruno E. Palulis is a father at Santa Ana November 15th for re- both sides of the bay. Al says there for the first time. Mrs. Palulis presented assignment and Theda will accompany isn't any trolley system left, but that the him with a 7 pound 10 ounce baby girl him. railroad is still running . . . a double- on September 26th. A day earlier, Con- Capt. Noble A. Drennan is returning ductor Arthur Dryden's wife presented track 3' 6" gauge, with automatic block to Elko as a dispatcher and Leland D. him with a 9 pound boy. All doing well. signals, etc. At least a good rail sys- Ford has returned to work as assistant Congratulations. tem will help make Al feel at home! accountant, after serving in the Army Word has been passed along that Vance Shipton, night foreman of the since August, 1942. T/Sgt. John Jessiman, formerly section ice department, left in mid-October for Sgt. Robert Massie, who served over- Missouri to visit his relatives. He plans foreman at Jellico, is in China, but is seas for 21 months of his 33-month Army expected home soon. to stay a month. career, has come to us as steno-clerk * * * Lt. Harry R. Lawrence. Jr., and his at Elko. wife, the former Betty Scott, of Portola, Mrs. Harry L. McGlothlen, wife of our WHAT ACCCIDENT RECORDS arrived in late September and hoped to trainmaster at Salt Lake City, has been spend his 55-day leave with their folks, in the hospital for medical attention. REFLECT Conductor and Mrs. Harry R. Lawrence, We hope by the time this appears in * The railroads keep records of the ac- of Portola. Lt. Lawrence, a former brake- print she will be much improved and cidents on their individual properties. man, has been in the Army three years, back home again. In which hope the The Association of American Railroads seeing most of his service in Europe. He editor sincerely joins. keeps records of the accidental deaths participated in the invasion of Africa. Eileen Daly, assistant file clerk, is and reportable injuries (a reportable Brakeman Darius Varley met near back at her desk after an absence of injury is one that keeps the employe disaster on October 15th when he miss- a week. Eileen was thrown from her out of employment for more than three horse, whose moniker is "Lady," but ed his footing boarding the caboose days) for all of their reporting roads. returning to Portola from Winnemucca. who certainly didn't live up to her name! Don't be disheartened, Eileen, The A. A. R. groups the roads into six Though it is reported he fractured some groups and sets up comparative sta- ribs, the accident was not sufficiently you know the old axiom . . "If at first," etc. tistics indicating fie success of each serious to confine him to the hospital. in reducing the accident frequency. The Three more girls have arrived from T/Sgt. Jim F. Dodds. WP fireman in ratios are based upon million man Texas to work as telegraphers at vari- the Army for the past 41 months, has hours worked. As pointed out before, ous points on the Eastern Division. Texas been discharged and is back home. Jim our position in the rating is not one of is doing her share in supplying native served with a railway battalion in the which we can be proud. This, I am daughters for the WP and the girls are African and European theatres and can sure, is not because we are less com- doing a fine job. (Editor's note: How relate many hair-raising experiences. petent than others to do our work with- about names, Peggy?) out accidents, but rather because, as Harry H. Marshall, yard checker, for- * * * we personally observe only an occa- merly of Oakland, has reported for duty sional accident, we do not realize the at Portola. Before Harry joined the Navy WESTERN DIVISION suffering and wastage of human and in '41, he worked at Wendover. As a material values resulting from the sum Yl/c in submarine service, his home WHITTLINGS of all of the accidents scattered over base was Pearl Harbor. All of his duty By Agnes Welch the road. Another contributing factor is was on the submarine SWORDFISH, that we have not sufficiently realized receiving Presidential citations twice * Surprise visitors in the superintend- that by using more cure we can pre- and citations from Admiral Halsey as ent's office were M/Sgt. Sam Dewhirst, vent a great many of them. well. • U. S. Army, and his wife Kathleen, of Let's take a look at the facts that the Marine Corps. Sam received his dis- Yardmaster and Mrs. Charles M. these statistics reflect. The Michigan charge early in September after more Beem have returned from a vacation Central won the Harriman Award for than three and a half years overseas. enjoyed at Chicago, Kankakee and 1944. In 1923, this road killed 34 em- In May of this year he sustained a Champaign, Illinois. They made the ployes and injured 1,151. In 1944, they wound on Mindanao Island from a Tap trip by automobile and did not attend killed 6 and injured 182. There are mine fragment. the World's Series while at Chicago! now 1,346 employes on the New York Louis David Bentel, retired WP en- Marcia Whitlock, of the Marines, Central System who would have been gineer, passed away at Portola on Sep- dropped in, too, and had lunch with the dead if their accident record had not tember 13th. Bentel, born June 25th, gang. been improved. There are many thou- 1870, at Mt. Airy, Ohio, began his serv- Lt. "Ace" Arnall, Western Division sands who have been saved from dis- ice with our railroad September 1 1 th, conductor prior to enlisting and serv- abling injuries who would have been 1910, and retired February 29th, 1940. ing overseas, will probably be back injured if accident frequency had not with us soon. been reduced. This is food for thought; (Editor's note:- Jessie Morgan, who has Marie Kistle has taken over her new yes, and certainly a motive for putting been our loyal Portola correspondent forth our best efforts in the months to for some time, is leaving the WP. We duties as ticket clerk and Maxine Nais- come. are grateful to Jessie for the fine help bet has been assigned to position of given us and wish her much happiness. social security clerk, the job formerly We can greatly improve our per- We will try to get someone to supplant held by Marie. formance. There is evidence that the in- Jessie and, if mental telepathy works, Lune Matters, asst. T&E timekeeper, terest needed is increasing. With in- maybe we'll get an offer!) and Bert Norlen, secretary to Superin- (Continued on Page 8, Col. 3) Page 8 * * * THE WESTERN PACIFIC CLUB * * * November, 1-f t6

RANDOM Operator at Bieber: "There goes the 210s pulling out. The engineer is a full- * It seems the cardinal rule of writing is to get off with a wow opening! All our blooded Sioux Indian." Other operator: stuff looks hot, so we'll begin by taking a verbal poke at Senator Theodore G. "How times change! His grandpappy (Dear Dago) Bilbo, D., Mississippi, who told reporters on the 29th of September that was busy pulling arrows out of the he was planning a (another!) filibuster. Surprise! Surprise! The man is consistent, sobers; now here the grandson is pull- though; he always filibusters with the object of defeating sound (opinion ours) ing the lungs out of boxcars!" We dis- legislation. This time he's agin' a Senate bill "to abolish the 50% railroad freight avow the whole business! rate reduction on military shipping which the Government has enjoyed during the Again from the Pacific: BT/3c Orren war." The legislation Bilbo dislikes is designed to eliminate the superannuated K. Prentiss reports from Subic Bay, Lu- land-grant rates. Bilbo's attitude should help our cause! zon. Apparently Orren has seen plenty Apologies to Homer Bryan and Dominic Goodmann for the misspelling of their of action, has done considerable wan- names in last month's issue. They were okeh in the copy, but we didn't check our dering in the Pacific Ocean and is printer too well! Regrets too for the improper spelling of Harry W. Forman's name ready to come or go home, depending and for the other errors which we hope to minimize in future. on how you look at it. We hope he gets Irv. Abramson, erstwhile associate editor, has left his berth in our engineering his hope! department to accept a post with Schenley Distilleries Inc. Our best to Iry and Notes on our Eastern trip: We're happy samples! grateful to the folks in our New York From L H. (Rody) Rodebaugh we learn that S/Sgt. Wilfred A. Blue, U. S. Army, and Chicago offices for the hospitality returned to SN's general office as T&E timekeeper on September 10th after almost extended. Glad to see that Dana Mc- three years in the armed forces. He received his basic training at Schofield Bar- Cready has fully recovered from his racks, Hawaii, and left there in June '43 for Sydney, Australia, and in January '44 surgery. The miracle twins of Pullman moved to New Guinea. Later saw action at Leyte, Mindoro and Mindanao. Return- reservations . . . Jim Warren and Jake ing, he landed on the East Coast and was confined to a hospital for treatment oif Ephraim, both of our Chicago office, infection of a foot and eye. On July 21st he received his discharge at Camp Beale, amaze us. They get space where space Calif He served with the 24th Division, 21st Infantry, known in peacetime as the is supposed to be unavailable. George GIMLETS. Wenig and the other members of ATM We've just been handed another letter of appreciation . . . for all Western Pacific McCarthy's staff cannot be overlooked employees . . . from the American National Red Cross, signed by all the officials either. And leave us not overlook Roy of the San Francisco Chapter-Blood Donor Service. So many of our people did a Harford in our New York office! magnificent job in donating their blood. Wish we had the names of our champion We thoroughly enjoyed a visit with donors so we could pasS out a little credit. Mr. Schumacher at his New York home. In our December '44 issue we confidently announced that Gus Mann would reopen We don't anticipate a long life, but if the Feather River Inn during the summer of '45. We were wrong; our only exuse it should be our lot, we could ask for being that Gus really expected to reopen, but the labor situation didn't permit. We little more than to be able to think as now repeat the prediction for the summer of '46 based on Gus' definite statement to clearly and be as considerate and good us in Chicago last month. Hope the California Zephyrs are ready in time to help humored 40 years hence! In retirement, the cause! Mr. Schumacher's thoughts are as much with the Western Pacific as they were In our latest September issue, we announced the annexation of the San Fran- while on active duty. cisco City Tennis championships by Tom Brown, Jr. We're happy to report now that Pfc. Tom went on to pound out a grand slam in the Pacific Coast tennis champion- The Gallup Poll claims that 56% of ships late in September. Tommy won the men's singles, the servicemen's singles labor union members polled in a recent and paired with Harry Buttimer to win the men's doubles. survey replied that the government We hear that Clyde Edmondson has returned to his peacetime post of general should not own the railroads. Majority manager of the Redwood Empire Association, which he had held for 17 year; expressing opinions were also opposed prior to acceptance of a Navy commission in 1942. He experienced three years of to government ownership of banks, coal active duty in the Pacific as an executive officer in the Navy. mines and electric power companies, though the latter by a slim margin. Our Capt. Don Burgess, but we'll scoop Jack any- Jack Hyland stole our thunder re interest is, of course, in the attitude to- way since we've learned that Don is leading a charmed life, or the equivalent, ward the railroads and we're very having survived a plane crash in which he was the only uninjured man and, later, happy over what we consider the in- was crowded off a bridge by drunken (!) celebrants, yet sustained only injury to telligence of the railroad brotherhood his feelings! Hope Don will be back with us soon. member. Only 26% said the government Also from the Pacific .. . Saipan this time . . . we'we word from Earl R. Stratton, should own. Should government owner- coxswain, has been processed out of the Navy and is awaiting transportation to ship ever come, we'd bet that 26% the States for discharge. Earl claims he is a "Mr." again and seems happy about would be the first to holler . . . and it! He is on our chief special agent's staff. loud!! THE EDITOR With the war over and blood donations for the armed forces no longer necessary, let's turn to our own problem, which is to provide a blood bank for Western Pacific What Accident Records Reflect people. Some time ago, several of our people traveled to the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank, San Francisco, to make donations. This blood is credited to Western Pacific (Continued from Page 7) account and is available when our people require transfusions, which is not as creased and constant interest, we can- Doris Wetmore, office of auditor of freight and pas- infrequent as you may think. not fail to improve. But let us remember senger accounts, is doing splendid work in promoting this project. Last month two of her associates started the parade . . Ailene Stolberg and Dorothy Murdock. that one group, yes, one individual, Congratulations to them and to Doris for her efforts. These donations should not be can mar the record established by confined to GO people, for the blood is available to all Western Pacificers hospital- those who meet their responsibility to ized in San Francisco. Just remember, you may need this service one day! themselves and their fellow-men. commercial agent in our New York traffic office, has left WP John Lewis Saxon, The record reflects the human lives service. We've no other details, but wish him well. John was born in London, England, attended New York University and Columbia and before coming to us saved, the family financial disasters was chief rate clerk for the SP in New York. averted, and the human happiness con- Robert Lester Runge, formerly freight traffic agent at Oakland, has transferred to served. That we have a proper concern Stockton as traveling freight and passenger agent. Good luck, Bob. for the welfare of ourselves and others Which reminds us, two of the tallest gentlemen in our traffic department—possibly should be the goal of each of us. And on the railroad—are now on the staff of our Stockton general agency . . . Bob Runge and Frank Lindee. may we keep that goal ever before us. Carl Rath claims the following is one for the book. We'll leave it to you. HOMER BRYAN