The Frisco Employes' Magazine, October 1926
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I Free : (Check Color BIoch I I Wanted) Blue 0 size,,,,,,,------------- 0 I I Style Book Pngr 2 F,~&oFMPLO~~S'~Z/NE October; 1926 R. F. CARR, Memphis W. E. LOWRY, Hickory Flat, Miss. II President Vice-Pres. and General Manager SPECIALIZING IN RAILROAD BUILDING MATERIAL Strong as Euer for the "Frisco" GENERAL OFFICES Phone, Main 2312 P. 0. Box 1032 MEMPHIS, TENN. Hussey-Hobbs Tie Company RAILROAD CROSS TIES AND SWITCH TIES POLES-PILING ST. LOUIS, MO. ROGERS, ARK. HOUSTON, TEXAS La EmPuckett, Inca AMORY, MISS. HARD WOOD YELLOW PINE Lumber "WE HELP MAKE THE FRISCO SAFE" ALBERT RUSSELL T. R. SIMMONS W. A. SCOTT CLEVELAND LUMBER COMPANY JASPER, ALABAMA Railroad Lumber : Pine and Hardwood TWO MILLION FEET PER MONTH ON THE FRISCO IN ALABAMA JASPER ELDRIDGE SIPSEY Fully Equipped Plant Planing Mill and Car Decking and Dry Kiln and Planer Retail Yard Short Dimension High Grade Finish DEPENDABLE SERVICE QUALITY COUNTS Magnus Company INCORPORATED Journal Bearings and Bronze Engine Castings I NEW YORK CHICAGO MAIN PLANT AND GENERAL OFFICES SPRINGFIELD. MISSOURI October, 1926 Page 5 THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE 827 FRISCO BUILDING .. ST. LOUIS WM. L. HUCCINS. Jr.. Editor MARTHA C. MOORE Aasoclab Edllor WM. McMlLLAN. Adoerflslng Managar VOL. IV OCTOBER. 1926 No. 1 Permission is given to reprint, with credit, in part or in full, any article appearing in the Magazine Contents of This Issue PAGES Frontispiece-"Days We Can't Forget" ....... ............................ .. ........................................... 4 -4 Tour Abroad With T\vo Frisco Girls ................... .. ...................... 6-7 By Misses Agiirs Kivg oltd A~rrra IL'illiy<z~~,f'crrt f The Work of An Unseen Hand ............................ ........ ............................................................8-9 Strawberries Build $50,000 Church in Ozark, Missouri........................................................ 10-1 1 By d,i. I.. IIoglc~ir "Sucker-Sour" .................................................................................................................................. 12-13 By San!tirl Allerrdrr, Chief Spccial Agent Four Important Changes In Operating Departn~cntAnnounced Scptcmber 1.................... 14 How to Maintain One Hundrcd Pcr Cent Eflicicncy on the Division .......... ........ .,.... 15 l'y J. L. Harz:ry. Mnstcr ,I.Icchnnic Ladies' Smoking Compartment in New I.ounge Cars ...... ..............,.. .... .. .................... 16 Frisco Passengcr Trains 95.1 Per Ccnt On Time During :\ugust ..................................... 17 Miss Norrna Smallwood of Tulsa-on-thc-Frisco, Is "MISS Amcrica" ...... .................... 18 Tank Trucklnan Jones Reads Safcty Posters and Saves a Life ........................................ 21 Joseph Hilton Appointed Industrial Commissioner Scpteml)cr 1 ........................................ 22 In Memory of Frank Farris ................. ............. ....... ........................... 23 By 6. T. Miller Frisco Booth a Featrlre at St. Lortis Exposition ............ .......................................... 25 New One Hundrcd Foot Ti~rntable Con~pletcdat Ft. Scott, ICansas ................................ 26 Monett Yards Section Gangs Claim \Vorld's Record for A-o Accidents .......... ........... 27 Frisco En~ployesDecrease Amount of Equipment Da~nagc 10.48 Per Cent .................... 28 Twelve Hundrcd Attcnd r\ccidcnt Prevention llceting at Clinton, No., Scpt. 19........ 30 ,. I he Pension Roll .................................. .- .......................................................................................... 34-35 Hornemakcrs' Page ........................................................................................ 36 A Pagc of Sport Clothes .......................................................................................................... 37 Flashes of h4erriment ............ ....................................... 38 Editorials ............................................................................................................... 39 The Twilight Hour ........................... ................................................................................... 40 Frisco Babies ................... ....... 11 Frisco Mechanic ..................................................................................................................... 4 43 I THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE I The Frisco Employes' Magazine is a monthly publication devoted primarily to the interests of the more than 30,000 active and retired eml7loyes of the Friaco Lineb. It contains stories, itemx of current news, 1)ersonal notes about employes and their families, articles dehtling \vith various phases of railroad work, poems, cartoons and notices regarding the service. Good clear photogral~hs suitable for repro- duction are especially desired, and will be returned only when recluested. All cartoons and drawings must be in black India drawing Ink. Employes are invited to write articles for the magazine. Contributions sl~ouldbc typewritten, on onc side of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Edilor, Frisco Building, St. Louis, 310. Distributed free among Frisco em1)loyes. To others. price 15 cents a col>y; subscril>t.ion rate $1.50 a pear. Advertising rates will be made known upon application. A Tour Abroad With Two Frisco Girls Misses Anna Willigan and Agnes King Tell of American Birthday Tour Across the Sea By MISSES KING AND WlLLlCAN 1?111' I)ack, folks! Arrived in St. I,oi~is,SLIII- \vc later fountl out). 17verybotly was agreeable- day, September I!), after one of the nwst that is, nmst everyl)otly, so we fountl deck chairs ant1 W u~ontlerfulvacation trips two 1:risco girls ever waited. '1'0 make the story short, we sat there mtil had. Oh, we're glad to get back-glad to get home, 2 30 a. m. and never did see "Miss Liberly" and her Il~twe wouldn't take $.i0,000 for our glosiow exl~cri- heacon light. Kext morning \IT found we were on ences. tlie wrong side oi the boat, antl at 2:30 a. m., \vc were \Ye I.rno\v you have waited patiently for our story - ~iiilcsout to sca. \vontlered where our "diary" had gone. aftcr we proni- Xobotly was very seasick going over-and our lirsi isetl you faithfully that we would kecp a daily account (lays on the !)oat \ver-c spent in looking it over-in- of every happening and send it to you. \Ye hat1 it, vcstignting cvcry ~iooli runt1 cranny, even the engine a11 redv to send in time for tlie rooni, which the Captain kindly ~cptw~ber/:risco ~~qnzi,,c,~~ic no:es wcre foltled neatly in a ll~/rcii ,b/is$c.~ d,lgire.s /<iiq oird /fiiira iirst class, of course, antl-oh, l-lVilli.qarr were clrctctl delegates of tho little I)lacl; ioltler which rcsem- I:risro 1,irrrs oil /kc two ~~or~tlrs'A~rroicarr the food on that boat ! It I)led a purse, antl on the boat, /l~rtlid(~yI'oi~v of /irlrupc, in coil~rectioir sccmetl like we ate all thy- someone "relieved us" of it, antl i-*i,lt the Tlro~rrt~sJeffcrsor~ dlerrroriczl Corr- breakfast first, then ahout 11 :00 aftcr they op-net1 it and fountl it tcst, tlrry pru~rrisctl to rrfinjr tIic thor~snrrds a, m. we were served bouillon containcd just a diary, \vc guess of l;i.:st.o ciiip1oj~c.r ~110p~~id tltrir dirirrs for E.O/C.F. 6s arititly a cfaj'-6jr-day tiiarg and craclw-s ; every afternoon they \\-ere to ashamed to give it of /lie trip for prrh/iratio~r irr tlrc 1:risro at 4:00 we had tea and cakes, I):!ck. So that's \vhy \re disap- .I~lcryc~~irrr. not to mention a good lunch and pointed you. 7'11~diary rr!trs wvitlcri, Oiit tr pilferiir,q a huge dinner in tlie evening. tcirrisl. :illto.w idrrriilj' is 1101 ~IIOWII.I~elprd Eves since our return, antl all /iirrrsc!f or IrcvsrIj