WESTERN PACIFIC · ~~l~p.,~Sfs SN "Bridge Party" ACRAMENTO NORTHERN'S rebuilt through truss spans are supported on ilepoSls Sbridge linking Marysville and concrete piers. The through trusses Yuba City was officially opened to span the main channel, and the con­ Vol. VIII, No.3 OCTOBER, 1956 * Milepost No. 87 traffic with appropriate ceremonies on crete deck construction spans the over­ September 6. In the cab of the "first flow area. The new structure and the train" were Mayor Hobart W. Crook retained through trusses are eight feet of Marysville and Mayor J. F. Hen­ higher than the former bridge, which Department of Public Relations derson of Yuba City, honorary engi­ places the lowest portion of the-struc­ WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD neer and fireman, and SN and WP ture two feet above maximum high­ SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RY. TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RY. P residents R. T. Kearney and F. B. water elevation of last winter. 526 Mission Street Whitman. Other visiting dignitaries, San Francisco 5, California leading citizens of the "Twin Cities," A few of the visitors enjoy refreshments before "bridge party" ceremonies begin. Lee "Flash" Sherwood, Editor the press, and officials of the Sacra­ A. L. Lloyd. Associate Editor mento Northern and Western Pacific viewed the ceremonies, and later en­ joyed an outdoor barbecue on the Marysville station plaza. The new bridge replaces one washed out at the height of last winter's flood when the rampaging Feather River .Q. '* Milepost No. 87: Passing washed away an 865-foot portion of through rich farming area Q few miles from Stockton. the trestle. During the time of recon­ struction, -SN Yuba City traffic was routed via Chico. FEATURES Page Over-all length of the new bridge is SN "Bridge Party" . ______. __ 3 1,820 feet, composed of 40-foot clear spans of reinforced concrete slabs, sup­ How We're Doing ______6 ported on concrete piles. Two 150-foot Train Schedules Changed _ 7 Promotions and Transfers ______8 Oakland car department made barbecue "pits" More Authorized Pharmacies 9 from empty 50-gallon drums. Road Foreman The buffet-style barbecue dinner was served N. A. Roberts lights fire with fusees. on tables behind the Marysville station. Putting YOU in U.S.A. ______10 Moonlight Festival 11 1,550-Mile Labor Day Tour 13 Paul Jenner sez: "Don't Be HALF Safe!"_ 18 Retirement Act Amended ______. ___ 20 Caboosing ______21 Sports _ 33 Railroad Lines ______• ______36

COVER : Crossing new SN bridge on "first train" were President Whitman; Mayor Crook, Marysville; Mayor Hendelson, Yuba City; SN President R. T. Kearney.

2 MILEPOSTS The piles and deck spans were pre­ cast in P etaluma, Calif., and trans­ ported to the site in raih'oad cars. The piles were driven to form the bridge New bridge is higher and more strongly constructed to withstand future flood damage. Quite a contrast in the picture above, of piers and then capped with a poured­ Note pre-cast concrete girders atop flatcars ready for placement by gantry crane. the flew 1,820-foot bridge, and the picture in-place section of reinforced concrete below which was taken just after last after the spans were placed. A spe­ winter's floods had carried away an 865- Closeup of gantry crane lifting 52-ton pre­ Second-hand rail used for cribbing to raise cially constructed gantry crane, oper­ foot portion of the Feather River trestle. cast concrete girder into place from car. existing steel trusses eight fee. higher. ating on its own track, lifted the 52-ton concrete castings into place. Total cost of the project is about $1 million.

OCTOBER, 1956 5 How We·re Doing 'rain Schedules Changed July gross revenues down $222,000, or 5.6% under last year. Decrease in com­ The following arrival and departure times for the California Zephy?' (Trains mercial tonnage was 5%, with an 11.6% decrease in Government traffic. 17 and 18), and the ZephYl·ette (Trains 1 and 2) were placed in effect on • • • September 30: California Zephyr's load averaged 99.45% of capacity for month of July, EASTBOUND compared with 98.8% for the same period last year ; 100.7% of capacity for month Lv. S.F . F erry Lv. Oakland Pier Ar. Salt Lake City of August, compared with 99.1% for August, 1955. ( ... Pacific Standard Time . .. ) (Mountain Std. Time) • • • California Zephyr, #18.... 9: 25 a. m. 9: 55 a. m. 5: 40 a. m. New tunnel (No. 15) at Milepost 250 driven through; more than 98% of Zephyrette, #2 ...... _.. 4: 00 p. m. 4: 30 p. m. 3: 45 p. m. boring work completed; expect to open for traffic on December 1. WESTBOUND • • • Lv. Salt Lake City Ar. Oakland Pier Ar. S.F. Ferry Lining of Tunnel 30 completed August 2; other tunnel-lining jobs proceeding (Mountain Std. Time ) ( ... Pacific Standard Time ... ) on schedule. • • • California Zephyr, #17 ... . 10: 15 p. m. 3: 10 p. m. 3: 45 p. m. Remodeling of mechanical department office building at Sacramento Shops Zephyrette, #1 .... :...... 8:40a.m. 5:20a. m. 5:55a.m. within 20 % of completion. ••• Reason for the change in schedules is the reduction in Southern Pacific ferry­ boat schedules to permit one ferry to handle the service. The new schedules will Winnemucca rail-welding operations, stopped because of steel strike, re­ make connections with the remaining ferry between Oakland Pier and San sumed in September. • Francisco. Department of Justice announced no further steps would be taken in com­ plaint filed with and dismissed by I.C.C. seeking reparations on Government World War II traffic account allegedly excessive freight charges. Pass Renewals Not Required • • • Western Pacific's pass bureau advises that all Western Pacific annual I.C.C. order received approving new Union Street connection in Oakland; passes-(White, "A," and Meritorious)- will be extended through the construction began October 1. year 1957.

Visitors Grateful you have rendered invaluable service Mileposts gets around A Certificate of Appreciation was to our youth and community." Stan Wilson, whose column, "Notes able industrial property which is received by Western Pacific from the on My Cuff," which appears in the served by Tidewater Southern Rail­ Young Men's Christian Association, Turlock Daily Journal, recently com­ road. Another picture shows Bert Sacramento, expressing gratitude for Glee Club Active mented about Western Pacific's in­ Stratton, Carl Nipper, and a prospec­ cooperation shown YMCA members in WP's Glee Club will present a pro­ dustrial program. tive customer flying over an area in a assisting with their Summer Fun Club gram for the Women's Traffic Club at The column begins: "Our friend helicopter, just as Stratton has flown Program. their annual "Bosses' Night" dinner to Justus F. Craemer, senior member of over Turlock on several occasions During the past summer many be held on October 18 at Fort Mason the California Utilities Commission, when he had a prospect with him." young men of the organization visited Officers' Club in the Presidio of San sent us a copy of the magazine 'West­ The columnist continues further the shops and were escorted to the Francisco. ern Pacific Mileposts,' which contains about the feature article which ap­ various interesting points where vari­ The Glee Club recently gave another an aerial photo of Turlock as well as peared in the July issue of MILEPOSTS, ous operations were explained. repeat performance at Letterman Gen­ some information of interest to those and in closing said: "Western Pacific In a letter which accOJ,;npanied the eral Hospital and have been asked to who want to see more industry come is well aware of the anticipated growth Certificate, General Secretary Paul C. soon give a program for patients in the to this city. of the western states, and is ready for Steward wrote: "Through your efforts, Hospital's psychiatric ward. "The picture of Turlock shows avail- it."

6 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 7 Promotions a .nd Transfers More Authorized Pharmacies Effective September 16, the follow­ C. A. Gerstner, to Sacramento as for filling Western Pacific ing promotions and transfers are an­ assistant to division engineer. Medical Department prescriptions nounced: B. J . P ress, assistant to estimating L. D. Michelson, to Oakland as engineer, promoted to estimating engi­ In the August 1956 issue, MILEPOSTS reports that substantial savings were terminal trainmaster, a newly created neer, San Francisco. listed authorized pharmacies where achieved during July and August position. E. N. P erry, junior engineer, pro­ western division employees may have under the new program on the west­ V. H. Edwards, to Stockton as termi­ moted to assistant to estimating engi­ prescriptions filled. Arrangements ern division, as a result of both more nal trainmaster, replacing L. D. Mi­ neer, San Francisco. have been concluded with the follow­ favorable pricing and strict enforce­ chelson. ing pharmacies on the eastern division ment of the drug inclusions. Em­ L. W. Breiner, to Oroville as train­ * * * who will fill prescriptions authorized ployees are advised that if the Medical master, replacing R. C. Madsen. The transportation department an­ by W P staff doctor~ for employees Department rejects payment on items R. B. Redus, to Keddie as train­ nounces that E. D. Brown has been eligible for the drug benefits. Charges that should not. have been charged to master, replacing R. A. Henderson. appointed car service inspector, San will not be accepted from any other its account (see Medical Department R. A. Henderson, to Milpitas-San Francisco, succeeding J. B. Dillon, Jr., drug stores between Portola and Salt Rules 16 and 23) , the pharmacy will Jose as trainmaster, replacing R. B. deceased. Lake City, and the same general rules submit the statement to the employee Redus. The position of assistant train­ as announced in that issue of MILE­ for payment. master, Milpitas-San Jose, is abolished. The research section, office of the POSTS will apply. Effective October I, prescriptions R. C. Madsen, to Salt Lake City as president, announces the appointment Roger Randall, business manager, will be filled only by: trainmaster, replacing G. M. Lorenz. of Spencer S. Gilman as assistant AREA NAME OF PHARMACY ADDRESS K. P. Woods, to Elko as trainmaster, transportation engineer, effective Au­ Reno, Nevada __ . __ __. ______..Hilp's Drug Store______127 North Virginia Street replacing L. W. Breiner. gust 16. Sparks, Nevada ...... Hilp's Drug Store...... 938 "B" Street G. M. Lorenz, to Portola as train­ Winnemucca, Nevada ...... ~agle Drug Co., Inc.. .216 Bridge Street master, replacing V. H. Edwards. Battle Mountain, Nevada ...... Wilson Pharmacy ...... Front Street R. M. Verhaege, to Sacramento as Elko, Nevada ...... ':lko Drug Company...... 425 Railroad Street Wells, Nevada ...... Wells Pharmocy Sacramento Northern trainmaster, re­ Tooele, Utah...... Tooele Drug Company placing K. P . Woods, transferred to Salt Lake City ...... TI'..e Prescription Pharmacy...... 347 South Main, Street Western Pacific. The Medical Arts Pharmacy...... 50 East South Temple H. E. Grier, former Western Pacific track supervisor, to Modesto as Tide­ water Southern Railway roadmaster, replacing William S. Jeor, retired. * * * Effective August 16, transfer of the following engineering - roadway em­ ployees is announced: S. F . Burmeister, to Sacramento as assistant division engineer, a newly created position. A. P. Schmitt, to Elko as assistant division engineer. J. F. Pearce, to San Francisco as I'This year, you traffic representatives can pick engineer of track layout. out your own territories." "Heard you have a Family Plan!" "1 know, you want a DRAWING room!" 8 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 9 Putting YOU in U.S.A.

ITH the eyes of strations. In 1948, only moonAght Wthe world upon 52 per cent of those who the United States could have voted went to today more than ever be­ the polls. In 1952, when 5edtival fore, a large outpouring approximately 100,000,000 at the polls will show the citizens were eligible to ARLY in August each year, un­ rest of the world that we vote, only 63 per cent E usual sounds may be heard along take our liberties seri­ did so. In the 1952 presi­ Spanish Creek in the heart of ously and are determined dential election, Utah had the Feather River Canyon near Ked­ to speak out about them. the best record of any die. Here, familiar sounds are the roar To remind American state in voting turnout of the rapids, the rustling of the trees, citizens to exercise their with 80 per cent; lowest and an occasional splash of a trout 110' UO",,, Of ..... 111( ... right to vote in the 1956 " .. ~ 'If II 130''''1 'OVNUaTI QH was Mississippi with only breaking water. A long way off may presidential election on 24 per cent turnout. be heard the engines of a Western November 6, the Boy Scouts of Amer­ In other countries the voting per­ Pacific diesel tirelessly pulling a long ica will take part in a national, non­ centages in recent elections were: Italy freight, becoming louder and louder held by the Oakland Recreation De­ partisan campaign sponsored jointly (1948),92 per cent; Belgium (1950),90 as it snakes its way upgrade just a partment and Oakland Folk Dance with the Freedoms Foundation, Inc., per cent; Holland (1950), 87 per cent; short distance west. As the train dis­ Council at the Feather River Family of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The England (1951),83 per cent; Denmark appears around a bend, the sound di­ Camp. campaign will reach its climax on No­ minishes, returning again faintly and (1950), 82 per cent; Norway (1949), One of seven such camps on the vember 3, when more than three mil­ then disappearing as the distance 82 per cent; France (1951),76 per cent; West Coast, the Oakland Feather River intervenes. lion Cub, Boy, and Explorer Scouts Canada (1949), 74 per cent; Israel Camp was started in 1924, the vision Then is heard the unusual---:-the and their leaders will distribute more (1951), 72 per cent; Japan (1950), 71 of J. B. Nash. Folk and Square danc­ strains of music, the sounds of voices, than 35 million doorknob hangers to per cent. ing became a part of the camp life six and the shulHing of many feet. It is homes throughout the country. Many Those wl).o may think that their one years ago and has become an annual of the Scouts are sons of WP em­ vote is not important, might well re­ the Sixth Annual Moonlight Festival event. Folk-dancing instruction is ployees. member that one vote gave statehood given during the first of the last two The doorknob hangers are in the to California, Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Don't Forget to Vote! weeks of camp by Helen and Harry shape of a Liberty Bell and are in­ and Washington. In 1876, Rutherford to be called to arms. Thomas J efferson G~tchel; Billie and Leonard Murphy scribed "Heed Youth's Call- Vote as B. Hayes was elected president by one was elected president by one vote in instruct in Square dancing the last you think, but Vote!-November 6, vote. The man who cast that deciding week. Classes are held in the morning 1956-Use Your Freedom to Vote." vote was a congressman from Indiana, the electoral college. MILEPOSTS is not concerned in HOW and a dance each evening, with the In addition to the placing of posters a lawyer who was, himself, elected to you vote-only that you DO vote. It Moonlight Festival taking place on the and doorknob hangers, Scouts will Congress by just one vote; and that Saturday between those two weeks, promote the campaign during the one vote was cast by a client of his, believes that railroaders, who have for a long, long time contributed probably this year on August 11. month of October in other ways, such who, though desperately ill, insisted The campers do all the decorating as urging their parents to vote, baby­ upon being taken to the polls. Aaron more than any other force to the build­ ing of this nation, have a vital interest and the women members of the Sierra sitting for their neighbors while they Burr, later charged with treason, Nevada Council Clubs provide home­ go to register, helping to distribute bal­ missed being president by one electoral in their country and will heed youth's call by going to the polls, but only made cakes. Coffee is provided by the lots to invalids and old fol.ks, setting vote. One vote in the House of Repre­ after having made a careful decision camp. up window displays and holding neigh­ sentatives made the Draft Act of World by careful study of the platforms of For those who do not dance, horse­ borhood parades and street demon- War II law and caused millions of men both political parties. back riding, swimming, movies, camp- 10 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 11 ISS0-Mile Labor Day Tour

One of the most popular overnight as Lake Almanor, Mount Lassen, Pit railfan excursions to be operated in River, Bieber, Bend, Crooked River the West was run by Central Coast Chasm and the rugged Deschutes River Railway Club over the Labor Day Canyon were visible from the train. On weekend. the Oregon side of the Columbia River Eager for relaxation and off-the­ near The Dalles, the excursionists saw, Dancers enioy the crowded-highway travel, the 20-car for probably the last time, Indian spear Moonlight Festival at Oakland Recrea­ capacity passenger list included more fishing at Celilo Falls. A dam soon to tion Department's than 50 from Southerh California, and be constructed will bring to a close Feather River others who journeyed from as far as this fascinating method of catching fish Family Camp. Massachusetts, New York, New J er­ allowed only to the Indians. sey, Indiana, Colorado and Arizona. In addition to the dining car and The special followed the Feather train crews, other WP railroaders who River Canyon and Inside Gateway made the trip were Gilbert Kneiss, Route between San Francisco and £i.re programs, volleyball, and bad­ Stuart supervise the camp programs. assistant to president-public relations; Wishram, Washington, via Western minton are enjoyed throughout the With the coming of fall, cold, clear Arthur Lloyd, public relations repre­ summer. Once a week a trip through weather brings many colors to the Pacific, Great Northern and Oregon sentative (and escort); Lee Marshall, a sawmill is made, and campers have mountainside, and the roar of the Trunk (Spokane, Portland and Se­ traffic representative; Don Hedgpeth, an opportunity to pan for gold during diesels may be heard for many more attle) railroads. Sights normally seen rate quotation clerk; Dick Reynolds, a trip to one of the mines nearby. miles. Then there is silence, broken only by freight train crews were af­ ticket clerk; and Norman Holmes. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Curran are camp only by nature's own symphony of forded the 360 passengers. Such places fireman, Western Division. managers, and Mr. and Mrs. George sounds. You probably don't recognize this scene, and for good reason. The picture was taken in Oregon's Deschutes River Canyon duringl recent rail fan tour. The diesel, one of the first purchased by W P, made the complete round trip between Oakland and Wishram, Wash. -4-uiulnn ::Dance It's time once again for Western Music will again be provided by the Pacific's Annual Autumn Informal popular Howard Frederic and his band, Dance, so popular last year many re­ whose musical tunes were acclaimed quests for bids could not be accommo­ by all who attended last year. The full­ dated. course dinner will be served by the This year's dance-French Motif!­ dining car department under the su­ will be held again at the Surf Club, pervision of Superintendent Harold 660 Great Highway, on San Francisco's Wyman, who promises ample food for Ocean Beach. The date is Saturday everyone and the finest available. evening, November 10. Further information will be pro­ Tickets will soon be available at a vided soon through the usual chan­ cost of $10 per couple; $5 for · single nels. Meanwhile, it is suggested that tickets. Advance reservations must be you begin making plans to attend. made as no tickets will be available at Tables will be assigned on a first re­ the door. ceived, first reseryation basis.

12 MILEPOSTS Interior view of the lounge jointly sponsored by SFe, SP ond WP during recent Republican Con­ vention at S.F.'s Cow Palace. A simHar lounge was sponsored for the press at the Democratic Convention, in Chicago by railroads in that area.

Lounge Popular with Press

SFe, SP and W P The three railroad dining car crews hosts received many did a fine job serving compliments from members of the press workers for press, with coffee, providing them with beer, sandwiches comfortable lounge and snacks. W P for their brief rest dining car depart­ periods. An average ment employees in of more than picture are: 3,000 writers and (I) George Fields; cameramen visited (2) Pete Belemy; the lounge each day. (3) Ben Knowles; Three TV sets kept (4) Bernard Osborne; them in touch (5) Leroy Taylor; and with activities in (6) George Jackson. the convention hall.

14 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 IO-YEAR PINS Wilbert F. Anderson...... Diesel Foreman ...... Elko Frank T. Avila...... • Store Laborer.. . .. Sacramento Jose M. Barron ...... _.... _ ...... Hostler Helper...... Stockton MILEPOSTS IN GOLD William E. Brown ...... _...... Clerk...... Eastern Division William H. Clouette ...... Switchman...... Sacramento Henry L. Davis .... Carman...... Sacramento Mary E . Doll ...... __ ...... Comptometer Operator ...... Transportation Dept. William Gault ...... Roundhouse Foreman...... Oakland Charles H. Grinrod ...... Clerk ...... Stockton MILEPOSTS congratulates the following railroaders who will receive Service Walton H. Harris...... • Clerk...... Stockton Pin Awards during the month of October, 1956: Robert S. Martin ..... _. '.'." Water Service Maintainer ...... Stockton Dawson W . Murphy...... Carman.. . __ .... Stockton William W . Penninger .... """.".' Carman Helper...... Sacramento 3S-YEAR PINS Thurston G. Rutherford .... Junior Engineer...... Engineering Dept. Willie Smith ...... " .. Laborer...... Oakland James A. Anderson ...... Signal Construction Supervisor ..... __ ...... Signal Dept. Manuel V. Souza...... Baggageman-Janitor...... Sacramento Leo E . Rodriguez...... '. Carman.. __ ...... ___ ...... Mechanical Dept. Edith V. Sutter ...... ~ .. ClerL...... Oakland Joseph Yureta ...... • Groundman. Gang I ...... Oroville 30-YEAR PINS Robert R. Beebe___ ...... __ .. ___ . Adjuster. .. __ ..... Freight Claims William S. Bowers._. __ . ______. ______.... Carman .... ____ .. __ ... __ ...... Mechanical Dept. Harry T. Hilton__ ...... Locomotive Engineer.. _ Western Division John I. Pierce.... _____ .... Locomotive Engineer ...... _____ .. ______...... ____ .. Western Division SACRAMENTO NORTHERN 2S-YEAR PINS Fred E. Atkinson ___ .. __ ...... Switchman...... Western Division ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS Frank E . Bedient...... Traffic Representative ...... Reno. Nevada Archie W. Ferguson ...... Conductor ...... Western Division George M . Weyman ...... Conductor...... Western Division 3S-YEAR PINS 20-YEAR PINS George A. Antonopulos ...... _...... Section Foreman ...... Yuba City Harold Clausen ...... Locomotive Engineer...... Eastern Division Marjorie Rippey ...... Clerk...... Marysville Victor B. Dods, Jr...... Conductor...... Eastern Division Ray L. Hansen ...... • Conductor.... _ .... Eastern Division 30-YEAR PIN Jack R . Haws...... • Conductor...... Eastern Division George E. Sylva ...... _...... Agent...... Woodland Leonard E. Hensley ...... Telegrapher...... Weste,rn Division Robert Loggins _...... _.... Locomotive Engineer...... Western Division 2S-YEAR PINS Joseph C. Moffitt...... • Locomotive Engineer...... Western Division John E. Murphy...... • Conductor...... ¥...... Eastern Division Jack L . Kelly ...... Roadmaster...... Sacramento William A. Pennington...... Locomotive Engineer...... Western Division Sylvester C. Tidwell ...... Section Foreman ...... _...... _Fremont Bernard T. Price. •..•...... Conductor...... Eastern Division Refugio M. Yniquez._...... Section Foreman ..... Westgate Leonard P. Radcliff...... Special Agent-Claim Adjuster ...... Chief Special Agent's Office Thomas Vaccero, ...... Clerk...... _Western Division 20_YEAR PINS Alfred G. Woodward...... Conductor...... Eastern Division Fulcanio P. Enriquez ...... Laborer...... Oroville J ct. Geor ge W . Woods...... Locomotive Engineer...... Western Division Apolinar A. Blanco ...... __ Laborer...... Vacaville Jet. IS-YEAR PINS Macario A. Blanco...... _Section Foreman ...... Vacaville Jet. William B. Brokaw...... Fireman...... Western Division IS-YEAR PINS Homer D. Brown...... Brakeman...... Western Division Pablo Armonta ...... Section Foreman ...... _..... _East Nicolaus C. J . Carlenzali...... Machinist Helper ...... Mechanical Dept. Albert H . Waters...... B&B Carpenter .. Arden L . Carpenter ...... Brakeman...... Western Division ...... ,Sacramento Glayden L. Clark_...... _...... _.... _Fireman...... Western Division IO -YEAR PINS William H . Conant ...... _.Fireman...... Western Division William R. Durm _...... Brakeman...... Western Division R obert A. Bohannon ...... _.. . Electrician ...... Oakland Marvel Frasch ...... _...... Order, Steno-Clerk.. .. Purchasing Dept. James C. Cody ...... Brakeman...... Sacramento

Alex L. Hay ...... ¥ •• • •••••••••••••• •••••• Conductor...... Eastern Division John H . Crenshaw...... Locomotive Engineer ...... Oakland Henry W . Hobbie...... _...... Relief Clerk...... Passenger Dept. Jesus B . Garcia ...... Laborer ...... Sacramento Raymond E. Holbrook_...... _._ Telegrapher_...... Western Division Joseph Hahn ...... _...... _Carman ..... _...... _Oakland Clifton Lewis ...... _...... _.. Store Helper ...... Sacramento Clarence Herschler ...... _ Yardmaster ...... • Sacramento Chester H. Luther..•... _...... •.. -:onductor...... Western Division George Herschler """ ...... Lineman.. ... Yuba City Clyde Moll ..... __ .. _...... ___ ...... Head Buyer...... Purchasing Dept. Joseph J. Jansen ...... • Locomotive Engineer...... Sacramento Edwin D. O · NeiL ...... Head File Clerk...... Auditor Payroll Accounts Dept. Donald E. McNeil ...... _. • Brakeman ...... Sacramento Norman G. O ' NeilL...... Fireman .... _...... Western Division Guadalupe P. Olvera ...... Section Foreman...... Sacramento Ann Osdoba ...... Relief Clerk...... Passenger Dept. Mark A . Osuna...... Brakeman...... Oakland George W . Roller ...... • Bi'acksmith...... Mechanical Dept. Victor V. Rodriquez ...... Laborer ...... Sacramento Edgar R . Scott...... Locomotive Engineer...... Eastern Division Georg e Rohleder ... _...... _..... Laborer...... Yuba City Alfred J . Teixera...... • Machinist Helper...... Mechanical Dept. William J. SoreL...... Clerk...... Oakland W. Allan Thorpe...... Clerk...... _...... Eastern Division Leroy J. Thomas...... _Conductor ...... _.. Yuba City Donald I. Watts... _...... • yardman...... Eastern Division Walter E. Vaughan ...... __ ...... _... Brakeman...... _...... Sacramento Frank Wytrwal ...... • Clerk...... Eastern Division Earl W. Wendricks...... Drawbridge Tender-Leverman...... Sacramento

16 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 17 paul Jenner Sez: "Don'l Be HALF Sofe!" You Can Get Hurt in an Office~ Too! I

First .he forgot to close the drawer, then he forgollo look where he was going. Whal a header he look! Barked shins may be okay for football players, bul you're past Ihe age.

This gal is subject to a sprained back, and reaching over chairs for things is risky II's nol only messy (and very untasly) bUI business. Use your charms, young' lady, and you can cut your tongue on a good stiff paper get the "muscle men" to do your lifting for you. If you want to do a balancing act, ioin a flap reinforced with glue. For that maHer, circus. You'll gel pay and applause for the walch all paper edges; Ihey're sharp and Ihey risk. Swivel chairs don'l make good step­ cui deeply, and can easily become infected. If manufacturers intended you to balance on one leg, of your stool, they'd make 'em that way. ladders; you can't work with a broken arm. Walch Ihal cigarelle and waslebaskel! Big This fellow's going 10 be picking himself up fires start from little ones, and little ones off Ihe floor-if he can gel up! "Oops, I'm sorry" may be a nice apology but often start from carelessness. Ash trays are it doesn'l heal bruises. This young lady cheaper than even small fire losses, and ,cer.. should have locked Ihe door; beller slill, .ainly cheaper than burns you might receive. place your files away from doorways. You can't look in more than one file at a time, so keep those other drawers closed until you need to open them-one at a time! Retirement Act Amended The scale of benefits for railroad em­ full 10 per cent increase. In addition, ployees and their families was further some 40,000 wives and 25,000 survivors liberalized on August 7, when Presi­ will also get benefit increases, although ea&oosing dent Eisenhower signed a bill amend­ not as much as 10 per cent. The annui­ ing the Railroad Retirement Act. In ties for some 20,000 employee annui­ general, this amendment means in­ tants, 70,000 wives, and 145,000 sur­ creases of up to 10 per cent in the vivors will not go up. This is because While Oakland correspondent HAZEL Two points noted for their "rides" monthly benefits of over 400,000 of the they are already receiving benefits, PETERSEN is away on leave of absence, were visited recently by AL PENZEL­ 650,000 persons now on the Railroad calculated under special maximum or news about East Bay employees will notably Disneyland and Las Vegas. Retirement Board's monthly benefit guaranty provisions, which are just as be reported by JOHN V. LELAND, assist­ Al claims he was taken for one in rolls. high as they could get under the newly ant superintendent's office. He will be each, although he does recommend The higher rates became effective amended law. assisted by W. D. BLY of that office. All these only two such fantasies in the in general, with annuity paymen~ The amendments also mean higher Oakland departments are urged to fur­ country to anyone who has never been for July. However, because of the benefits for most retired employees and nish news about their employees to a visitor. enormous job of making all the neces­ for some wives and survivors who will John not later than the 25th of each DICK GROVE, chief clerk-traffic, went sary adjustments, the increases could enter the benefit rolls in the future. month. to Washington, D. C., on a vacation not be reflected until the payments for The railroad retirement tax rate re­ trip to see a Republican. Unfortu­ the month of September. These checks mains the same. OAKLAND nately, they were all in San Francisco, were dated October 1. John V. Leland with the possible exception of Abra­ The Board advises that beneficiaries HAZEL PETERSEN, chief clerk, is now ham Lincoln's memorial. He did see do not need to make application for Benefit Funds Conserved on leave of absence at Fresno. Weare the other usual tourist attractions, any increase to which they may be en­ H. L. Carter, director of the Bureau all in hopes that she is taking full ad­ which he highly recommends. titled, and that unnecessary letters of Unemployment and Sickness Insur­ vantage of her leave and will return Miss Janet took her mother, PAT only delay the making of adjustments ance of the Railroad Retirement Board, to W P fully rested and recovered. CEDARHOLM, on a vacation to Santa in annuity payments. announced in August that total dis­ The Knuckle - Busters of Oakland Cruz. Janet enjoyed the trip and spent About 300,000 of those who wilI re­ bursements for benefits under the yard (SUNA Lodge 291) held their the majority of her time on the beach ceive higher benefits are retired em­ Railroad Unemployment Insurance annual picnic at Roberts Park on Sun­ making minute examinations of dead ployees, and most of them will get the Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, day, August 12. Overtime, women, crabs, old rocks, seaweed, tin cans, and 1956, aggregated $105,496,000, a de­ past performances, and railroading other flora and fauna usually associ­ crease of $99,560,000 under the all-time in general were "scuttlebutted" from ated with beaches. Janet says if her Benefit Payments record of $205,056,000 paid out in the 11 a. m. until dark, interspersed with mother behaves herself as well next Top $5 Billion previous year. wives, watermelon, girl friends, kids, year, she will repeat the performance. Administrative costs were also re­ ice cream, liquid refreshments, and Janet is five. Benefit payments under the Railroad duced, from $7,823,000 to $6,510,00U, a carloads of good food. From the sub­ JOHN KAUFFUN showed up at the Retirement Act to the Nation's retired saving of $1,313,000 for the same fiscal. dued tones of the principals around general agent's office where he hangs railroaders and their wives, and to sur­ Mr. Carter attributes this remark­ the yard on Monday, it apparently was his hat, looking like a leopard from vivors of deceased employees, passed able performance in part to the excel­ quite a picnic. AJice in WonderLand. He is painting the $5 billion mark on September 4. lent and intensified efforts of railroad JIM DUYN, traffic representative, is his house white and thistle and, on Since July, 1936, when benefits were management, vigorously supported by under contract with the Oakland Light John, it looks good! first paid, aged and disabled ~mployees the railway labor executives, and to Opera Company. Jim will do the lead­ and their wives have received more the coordinating activities of the ing role in CarouseL, which opened liThe man who ran away with my wife was than $4.2 billion and the families of field offices of the Railroad Retirement September 7 for two weekends at the my best friend.'1 deceased employees about $830 million. Board. IIGood looking?" W oodminster Amphitheater. IIHow should I Ie,now? live never seen him,/I 20 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 21 CHICAGO St. Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco, a broken part on the motor, and all the fellows who finished behind him helped Dan Dutkiewicz: where he underwent major surgery on August 29. We all hope he will soon repair his motor so he could race the SHIRLEY MICHALEK, our PBX oper­ be back with us again. next day. Between Colusa and Red­ ator, returned to work after her suc­ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meals of Moun­ ding the throttle came loose in his cessful operation. Shirley says she's tain View, California, were recent visi­ hand. A 15-minute repair job resulted feeling wonderful, and we think she tors in Winnemucca at the home of in his dropping back to fifth position, looks it. their daughter and son-in-law, fur­ which won them a GE Mixmaster. Plans to loll around the beach and loughed Hostler Helper and Mrs. MIKE Out of 36 entries, the first five places enjoy the beautiful scenery of Florida BROADHEAD. were won by five of six Stockton en­ and perhaps Nassau were only dreams A visit to St. Louis was made re­ trants. Jim's boat is a 14-foot Rock­ for TONY DURBAN, stenographer. As it cently by Engineer and Mrs. CRAW­ hold with a souped-up 25-h.p. John­ turned out, the only scenery he saw FORD LEWIS to see Crawford's aunt, son motor. Last year Jim finished was the white sheets of a hospital who had been seriously ill, but now, tenth. bed and a couple of "bathing beauty" we are glad to learn, is much improved. A record made at Santa Cruz in 1942 nurses. An operation on his foot ren­ The remainder of the trip was spent was equaled on July 24 when Engineer dered him inactive for a few days, but visiting Mrs. Lewis' father in Farming­ H. R. ALLEN hooked a 43-pound hali­ Tony is hobbling around, making the ton, Missouri, and her brother and but while fishing from a Stagnaro best of it. sister in Bonne Terre, Missouri. salmon-trolling boat. Mrs. Allen ac­ LEON PAUKSTA, assistant rate clerk, A tour of National Parks was re­ companied him. The first 43-pounder is now rate clerk, replacing BOB cently enjoyed by Conductor and Mrs. was caught by an Air Force captain SHOUP. Bob is now a chief clerk for RAY WOODWARD, whose trip took them Harry Brown has retirement plans, on leave, and after shipping overseas the MKT. Best of luck to you both. to Canada, Glacier and Yellowstone the following day, was reported killed On October 6, GLORIA STROM, our file National Parks. They highly recom­ Our deepest sympathy to Switchman in action ten days later. and mail clerk, will be walking down mend the trip to anyone who has never WILLIAM OBERST, whose wife passed the aisle, and each step nearer the ,seen these most frequently visited of away August 23 after a lengthy ill­ altar will be the ruin of her many all scenic attractions. ness; to Brakeman G. K. PORTER, whose suitors. But she'll be building a good father passed away on August 23; and future, as her husband-to-be is in the STOCKTON to Fireman D. R. BRIGHT, whose three­ construction business. If anyone is Elaine Obenshain year-old son, Larry, was drowned on looking for a good deal on home ma­ Congratulations to Switchman and August 14. terials, just tell her husband, "Gloria Mrs. R. W. SMITH, who recently Best of luck to Clerk JOHN NERI, who sent me." adopted a daughter, Ina Yolanda, born resigned to enlist in the Air Force. July 27. Congratulations to Lead Car Welder WINNEMUCCA Many more happy years are wished and Mrs. JOHN HUGHES, SR., on the birth Ruth G. Smith for Carman HARRY W. BROWN, who re­ of Rose Marie Ann on July 6. The Our sincere sympathy to Fireman tired July 31 with 23 years' WP serv­ six-pound three-ounce daughter has FREMONT GOLLIHER, whose father, L. P. ice. Harry worked for the SP and anothet sister, Margaret, and two Golliher, died in Modoc, Indiana, re­ SFe before coming to work for West­ brothers, John, Jr., and Manuel. cently at the age of 86. His death oc­ ern Pacific. He plans to spend a great Roundhouse Clerk JIM HIGHTOWER, curred within a short time before he deal of time hunting and fishing, and with his wife, Jackie, steering, came and his wife would have .celebrated building some cabins on the Trinity in fifth in the Stockton to Colusa­ their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary River. He was given a dinner by his Redding Marathon Boat Race, 316 on September 26. fellow mechanical department em­ miles by water. Jim says they came in Engineer JOE MOORE is confined to ployees on July 31. at Risso's. first at Colusa, the layover point, with

22 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 23 Stockton employees STORE DEPARTMENT Roy FALQUIST has been in the hospi­ who attended the Irene Burton tal due to a heart condition, but we Elko picnic were are glad to report that he is progress­ unanimous in EVELYN RIC HARDSON and GEO RGIA ing satisfactorily. reporting a CHINDAHL found things quite different NINO PONCIONI'S nephew, ROBERT wonderful time when they returned to work from a and plan to go CURRAN, who worked here for a short leave of absence and hospitalization, next year. time this summer, lost his right leg respectively. Rather than in our for­ above the knee in an accident near mer close quarters on the first floor, Truckee. We were all sorry to learn their desks are now located on the of this unfortunate happening. second floor of the new office build­ Our deepest sympathy is extended to All 39 Stockton employees who at­ two great- grandchildren conclude the ing, with so much mor~ space in which FRANK PEDROZZI and his wife on the tended the Eastern Division annual family. to work. P ainted a lovely shade of loss of their baby boy. picnic at Lamoille Grove report hav­ While vacationing at Fort Bragg green, with green venetian blinds and ing had a wonderful time, and are look­ with his family, Brakeman K. W. CRAIG a darker green tile on the floor, the WENDOVER ing forward to going again next year. office should be much more pleasant hooked ' onto three salmon- a 37- Esther Witt With nearly 48 years of continuous pounder, a 27-pounder, and a 16- during the summer months. railroad service, retirement came to Why will a man give little notice to pounder. After making the catches a modern new car, yet spend hours Switchman GEORGE POTTER on August Ken tells us he became very seasick; 23. He first worked for the Canadian on end trying to find out what makes also (a typical fisherman's story), that a souped-up "hot- rod" tick, trying to Northern Railway at Rainy River, On­ the biggest one got away. tario, in October, 1908, and first hired determine what speed it will attain? out on the WP on June 22, 1923, as We wish many happy days ahead for The speed- r uns on the Bonneville brakeman. He left WP as conductor Switchman A. T. COSGROVE, folloWing Speedway have been on since early in in 1935 and spent two years as brake­ his retirement on August 2. He first July. The German group with their man and conductor on the Tidewater hired out with W P on December 19, motorcycles, followed by the English­ Southern; then six years on the Union 1943. men who tried to beat, and did beat Pacific as switchman and yardmaster; Congratulations to Machinist Helper many of their previous records in the returning to WP as switchman on Au­ and Mrs. C. J . CARLENZOLI on their racing of Austin stock cars. Very little gust 31, 1942. George and his wife, adoption of a baby girl, Michelle, born attention was given either group. When the "hot- rods" came to town, Katherine, have moved to Morro Bay August 9. The Carlenzolis have no He nry Madison, Jack Wragg and Ed Lindley and will live at Atascadero Beach. other children. made recent trip over line checking inventories any number of our employees were A son, J. A. POTTER, is chief clerk­ Our deepest sympathy to the family on eastern and western divisions. seen thumbing rides to the track to agent's account bureau at general of­ of retired Engineer JAMES BLACKMORE, see the races. The test runs are fol­ fice, and a daughter, Mrs. H. C. Christ, who passed away on September 1 at R. V. WOLF replaced J. W. MILLER lowed closely by the finals. One thing lives in Reno. Three grandchildren and Stockton. as storekeeper at Portola while Jack in favor of all who have raced this was on vacation, and NORMAN VIZINA year is the hot, dry weather we have did the same for E. E. CHRISTIAN at had. There have been no injuries so Stockton. far, which speaks well for safety. We were all saddened by the death Recently heard was the reminiscing of LUCIUS REAVES , retired section of Waitress MARGUERITE SHEA and Switchman George Porter EMIL STADEM. Seems Emil Potter and wife, stockman, which occurred on August 3. Katherine, in front At the time of his retirement about spent his vacation in Walnut Creek, of their home at th ree years ago, Lu had worked for California, and told Marguerite how Morro Bay. the Company 36 years. He is survived the city had grown, having learned that Conductor Grant she had lived there some years ago. Evans took picture. by his mother, 95 years of age. O CTOBER, 1956 25 their daughter, Marjorie, and family. Emil visited relatives while there, and prevail. Maybe old Saint Nick will Conductor HERB WOMACK made a trip said the only thing which spoiled his be there in person to .pass out our gifts to Illinois to accompany his wife home. vacation was having to return to the to those who retired during the year. She had been visiting there while desert heat ... and it was a scorcher May we suggest that you add a few awaiting the arrival of her grand­ the day he returned! dollars to the Christmas funds to help daughter, who arrived August 23. Not much activity on Wendover Air us fill those bags with many, many Force Base the past few weeks. Most packages. SACRAMENTO SHOPS of the jets have been moved out due You will be hearing about our plans Marcella Schultze to work being done to lengthen the at a later date. We hope that your plans runways. This work is going ahead will include a visit to our party-and With the retirement of R. A. WIL­ at a rapid pace and should be com­ yours-that day. LIAMS, Machinist R. J. WARD became pleted soon. the new member of a.foursome play­ T&T Lineman and Mrs. THOMAS KEDDIE ing pedro during lunch time. This SHEA and daughters, Donna and Patsy, Elsie Hagen game has been going on continuously since 1926, when it was started by returned from Glenwood Springs; A picnic party was held in Gansner former WP'ers C. WEBER, L. PHILLIP, Colorado, after visiting Tom's mother Park, Quincy, in honor of Brakeman Machinist Foreman Bill Fosha calls a close one S. J. PENDERGAST, and A. SHIELD. No and other relatives. Accompanying and Mrs. JACK KRAUSE, given by their as son Eddie tags his brother, Chuck. money has ever exchanged hands in them was their niece, Cecelia Ann Mc­ sons Dan and Gilbert. The occasion the game, but a daily book is kept on eastern Pony League, and was named Nulty, who spent the summer vacation was 'in honor of their parents' Silver the scores, added up month by month. an All-Star player. Father, Machinist with the Sheas. Anniversary, September 2. A large Winning partners are proclaimed at Foreman BILL FOSHA, umpires in this HARVEY J . NAYLOR, general clerk crowd attended and all had a wonder­ the end of a year's time. The partners League; and Eddie's found it doesn't at Warner, and Mrs. Naylor, became ful time. The guests of honor were do not change, except at time of retire­ pay to "kibitz" the umpire! "Chuck" acquainted with their new grand­ given a gift of silver dollars. ment or leaving of service, but there plays center field for the Giants in the daughter when their son, Cashier DON Engineer and MFS. BOB DuBOIS is always someone willing to sit in for Tahoe Major League. Chuck was also NAYLOR of Fruitvale, with Mrs. Naylor, stopped off in Keddie to visit old an absent member. Along with Ward, named an All-Star player; and the came to Grantsville to visit the parental friends en route from .. Stockton to a the foursome now consists of Machin­ Giants won their League champion­ home. vacation at Buck's Lake. ists F. J. BOLL and C. F. DAVIS, and ship. Dickie plays left field for the Having completed his basic training EVA SKELDUM, waitress at Keddie Machinist Helper J. R. GREEN. Cubs in the Tahoe Minor League; and as Reserve Officer at Ford Ord, Cali­ Hotel Coffee Shop, was married Au­ Baseball ... the big interest in the the Cubs also won their League cham­ fornia, David, son of Yardmaster and gust 25 to Bobby Jester of Quincy. W, E. Fosha family, with all three boys pionship. Mother and two sisters keep Mrs. HARLAN C. FORD, spent two weeks A reception was held later at the home and father, too, in League activities. busy just trying to attend all games with his parents and was then off to of Eva's sister and family, Train Desk lj:ddie plays second base forthe South- and "rooting" for the teams. Louisville, Kentucky, for further train­ Clerk and Mrs. CY BATES. Our best wishes to furloughed Car­ ing. David says the only complaint he Retired Engineer FLOYD SEATON "One round-trip and one one-way. You can bet man DAN REALI and bride, Carolyn, has against the Army is their food, stopped in Keddie to visit his old one of us isn't coming back!1I daughter of Carman Helper VANCE which gradually grows worse. You friends. He is now living in Oroville. DICK. Dan and Carolyn were married know what food means to any young­ LINDA JACKSON, another Keddie Ho­ in Reno on August 12. Dan is now ster, especially Mom's! tel Coffee Shop employee, was married working as a foreman for the PFE in on August 31 to Thad Arthur Green. Roseville. SACRAMENTO NORTHERN They drove to Portland on their honey­ Our best wishes, also, to Machinist Milton Ziehn moon and visited Linda's mother there. ED W ALSHLEY and the former Esther It's all set! SN's big retirerpent party Traveling Engineer BOB McILVEEN McConnell, who were mauied in San for 1956 will be held on Sunday, De­ and his wife attended the Traveling Leandro on August 12. cember 2, at Veterans' Hall, West Engineers' Convention in Chicago in Machinist E. V. MCCORKLE entered Sacramento. Ye olde Yule spirit will September, stopping en route to visit 27 26 MILEPOSTS the Diamond w elcome to Trainmaster GEORGE Lo­ PORTOLA RENZ and his family from Salt Lake Cup Classic boat Louise Wilks race of 316 .miles City. Conductor "CHET" LOCKWOOD and Elfrieda Lockwood, from Stockton to SALT LAKE CITY his wife, Elfrieda, have spent several wife of Conductor Redding with his Chet Lockwood, J. B. Price week-ends this past summer salmon Martin Craft, 12- usually comes home Having purchased a home in Kearns fishing at the little coast town of Trini­ with as many fish h.p. Elgin motor, Fireman CLIFFORD F. GAMBLE spent dad, California. Chet built his own as Chet. This hi~ pleasure boat, vacation landscaping and improving boat, christened Miss Fritzi, and trailer picture is good and came out the proof that she his home. Cliff says it was a wonder­ in their entirety during spare time in winner in Class lands big ones. ful vacation even though it involved his garage. Constructed of sheet ply­ I,Pleasure Boats. a lot of hard work. wood, butt-jointed, over oak frames, He received a Conductor R. LAMAR HANSEN spent it is 18 feet long, six feet two inches bea u tiful 2%­ his vacation practicing up on his golf. foot trophy and wide. It was built from plans printed spent a week-end at Trinidad with the in Science and Mechanics magazine, For one thing, he figures that his merchandise or­ Lockwoods. Missus is outclassing him, which isn't and is powered by a 1952 Johnson ders. Eugene The sea breezes and fishing along good. Also, we understand he went to 25-h.p. engine and a 1956 Johnson 30- started from the Northe rn California coast are Elko to tryout their course and had Stockton at 8 a. m., August 18, arrived h . p. engine operated in tandem by re­ popular with our people. Those re­ mote controL Top speed is about 25 a match with Assistant Superintendent in Colusa at 6: 40 p. m., left there at porting excellent catches were Brake­ W. G. HOWELL. We've had no report 7 a. m. on the 19th, and arrived in m.p.h. It has one bunk forward, with man LEE JONES and family, Conductor on the outcome of the game, though, Redding at 6 p. m. that day. The return locker and stowage space, and will VIC DODS and family, Engineer and which might mean that Lamar needs trip to Sacramento was made by car, allow four people to fish comfortably. Mrs. BRUCE VANCE, Engineer and Mrs. another vacation. with the winning craft firmly hitched Miss Fritzi has 40 inches freeboard A USTIN LAMBERT, Conductor W. R. Engineer A . E. "ERNIE" WILLIAMS behind. forward and 28 inches aft. Both en­ TURNER and family, and Conductor LEE gines are long-shaft models, allowing went to Wilson Reservoir and really Days of the past ... to an outsider SMITH and family. caught some beauties. To prove it, he it would have been hard to realize this for a transom depth of 20 inches, mak­ Engineer and Mrs. BOYD DAVIS were ing the boat able to withstand rough furnished a picture of himself and son was a railroad shop when steam engine grandparents twice in one month, both holding the one-day limit. 334 came through on its way to give water. girls, named Ann Davis and Kimberley an assist to the power situation at Wilson. Campbell Soup. Many of our appren­ Don Ray and Nancy LaSarte w ere tices had never been close to steam married recently. Ray is the son of power before, and it was just good to Engineer K. A. RAY and IRMA RAY. be near one again to the "old-timers." BARNEY GUZENSKI, lineman, injured We were all shocked and saddened when a tractor fell on him, is getting by the death of Boilermaker J. J . along fine. Although his arm is still in KEANE, who passed away at his home a cast, he was able recently to spend of a heart attack on August 1. Jack a week at home. was scheduled to retire in October, and The trailer is built of pipe and angle Engineer JOE BURT is back on the job had worked for the WP for 20 years. iron, welded electrically. It is equipped after being off about six months with He always had many interesting ex­ with a one-ton capacity winch which a broken foot. periences to tell about when he in­ is used to both load and unload Miss We extend our very best wishes to installed boilers on merchant and Fritzi. As a consequence, this 1,000- Trainmaster and Mrs. VIRGIL EDWARDS warships during Wor ld War I, and fol­ pound boat can be used anywhere it on their move to Stockton, where Virg lowing the war when he installed boil­ is possible to drive to. begins a new assignment. ers and tanks in Russia and Turkey. Engineer and Mrs. JOE SONZIGNI At the same time we wish a special O CTOBER, 1956 29 28 MILEPOSTS Marshall Boyd, freight trallle best of luck in his new position as ticket manager, right, On the other hand, Conductor Eu­ presented Jack GENE H. BEITEL went fishing in Vivan clerk at San Jose. He formerly worked Hyland, chief, Park in beautiful Provo Canyon, where as reservation and information clerk rate bureau, with he claims he caught a seven-pounder. in the service bureau. 30-year pin. LEO POPE, division analyst, won . Watching are Jim Gene, however, refused a picture as Currey, Paul Meyers, proof. thirteenth prize in the Golden Gate George McDermid, Having heard so much about the Salmon Derby by landing a 24- and By Larson, Pacific Northwest and Canada from pounder recently, and he has a letter co-workers. They to prove it. We guess this isn't an­ have combined his railroad pals, Conductor ALFRED G. service of WOODWARD took his family, accompa­ other of his fish stories, but we do 170 years. nied by his brother -in-law and his wonder, Leo, how big a salmon a per­ family, to Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, son has to hook to win first prize. Glacier National Park, and Watetton BENITA SIBLEY visited Carmel on the get a couple of seats just as Ike started series in San Francisco WP compe­ Lakes Park just across the Canadian week-end of August 25 and 26 and had his acceptance speech. tition since HARRY MUNSON's 661 in border. They returned after a visit the pleasure of seeing President Eisen­ HAROLD DELAHOUSSAYE, revising 1953. to Cardston, Canada, through Yellow­ hower leaving the Carmel Mission. If clerk, proudly announced the birth of We were sorry to learn that GEORGE stone National Park. that wasn't the most, she had the same his second son, Kenneth, on August 22. BOWERS, accounting department, was "There's no place better than the pleasure a little more than an hour Baby weighed 8lj2 pounds. called home to Hayward, Wisconsin, beautiful lakes in Montana to enjoy later as he left the Presbyterian ALMmA SIERASKI, on leave from the to be near his father, who is seriously good fishing," claims Fireman HAROLD Church. comptometer bureau, announced the ill. O. SMITH, who journeyed there and OC Claim Investigator and Mrs. birth of a six-pound nine-ounce son, R. C. "JOE" BOOTHROYD, keypunch enjoyed nature at its best. HARRY HANEN went to the G.O.P . Con­ Stephen, on August 24. operator, intrepid hunter and sharp­ Enjoying vacation in the most sensi­ vention, representing "Mr. and Mrs. MARJORIE BISCHOFF, Eighth and shooter par excellence, finally got his ble way probably was Engineer CECIL Joe Smith," and were lucky enough to Brannan, whose brother, BOB, used to G. TRUMBO, who instead of traveling work in the auditor of revenues de­ stayed home and took life easy. He partment, left with her uncle on a two returned to work fully rested instead months' bip to Johannesburg, South of being tired out from the rigors of Africa, and Europe. She plans to meet a trip. her sister in Europe and visit Lisbon, SAN FRANCISCO Portugal, Spain, Venice, Italy, France, Doug Bruce, Rita Connolly, Molly Fagan, and England. Marjorie's uncle is with Lawrence Gerring, Don Hedgpeth, Carl Roth, the California State Fish and Game Bill Royal, and Frank Tufo. Commission and while in South Africa "With my best wishes before leav­ plans to do some big game hunting. ing the United States," wrote Relief BILL RACINE, chief clerk, reports that Clerk VEDAT SUER to CARL RATH, mana­ he averaged better than 22 miles to ger-wire chief, on a postcard post­ the gallon in his little red-and-white marked New York. On leave to return sport model Studebaker while making to Turkey, Vedat plans to ask for a a 2,300-mile trip to Canada with his permanent visa so he can again re­ wife. turn to San Francisco. FRANK THOMPSON, transportation, Sincere sympathy to TOM BALDWIN, put his Silver Arroyo Bowling Team Cadet Robert Schoeplein participated in Air Force division clerk, whose father passed in first place in the WP Summer iet operations during summer training with During vacation, Foreign Freight Agent Wint League by rolling games of 222, 220, ROTC. N. A. Sehoeplein, his dad, is auditor of away recently after a short illness. Hanson visited the Carson & Colorado Railroad, revenues at San Francisco. Bob was W P We all wish FRANK WILLIAMS the only common carrier narrow gauge west of Colorado. and 205 for a gaudy 647 series, highest employee in summers of '53 and '54.

30 MILEPOSTS OCTOBER, 1956 31 buck on August 18. Accompanied by master, finally decided to take it easy GORDON INGLE, tax department, Joe after 45 years of unbroken railroad tramped the hills west of Morgan Hill service, 11 of which were on our rail­ on the two previous week-ends with­ road. He planned a month of fishing out results. Two years have gone by in the Northern states and then back since Joe found a suitable target for his home to his small acreage to take care 30-'06, but this three-pointer walked of his turkeys, chickens and cows right into his arms and was knocked (maybe they're not cows). Bill told all over at about thirty yards. The buck of us he still intends to set his alarm dressed out a 111 pounds, a good size clock but, after it rings, he is going to for a blacktail. Gordon, meanwhile, on get up, shut the darned thing off, and another knoll fired ineffectively at the jump back into bed. same deer. We all wish Bill the very best in his retirement and may his events in life Don Nash, Tennis Champ continue to have as happy endings as JANE NAVARRO succeeds BETTY RAND they have had on the Tidewater. Don Nash, assistant architectural Gardner Rogers 2-6 6-1 6-2' and as correspondent for Tidewater South­ engineer, made a clean sweep in the G. Martin, 6-2, 6-3. ' , , ern Railway. She is anxious to keep Our other retirement is a little dif­ Fifth Annual WP Tennis Tournament. Nash and Michael won their first activities of Tidewater Southern rail­ ferent. It's really not a retirement, After defeating Jim Michael, assistant doubles match, defeating brothers Bob roaders "in the news" and will appre­ though we gals like to think so even treasurer, 6-4, 6-3, to win the singles, and Bill Brew, 6-2, 6-4. Whitman and ciate any cooperation you can give. if we haven't had something like 30 years of service. BETTY RAND, who has he teamed with Michael in the doubles Rogers won a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 match with TIDEWATER SOUTHERN written this column for the past two for a 6-3, 6-3 win over President Whit­ Bob Toll and Larry Shaughnessy. and one-half years, finally got the man and Gardner Rogers, assistant Jane Navarro Nash will have his name added to "stay-at-home" bug, so she can spend engineer. We lost two well-liked employees the Arthur Curtiss James Memorial more time with her two children. We'll Don won his first rounds of play de­ in August. WILLIAM ST. JEOR, road- Cup, won last year by Andy Olano, all miss you, Betty, as we hope you feating Bob Toll, freight traffic, 2-6, engineering, and receive a winner's will miss us. 7-5, 6-1; and E. Perry, 6-1, 6-1. cup, as will Jim Michael. Runners-up Taking BILL ST. JEOR'S place as road­ Michael made the finals in wins over will receive tennis balls. master is HAROLD GRIER. Harold came to us from the Western Pacific, as­ Jim Michael congratulates Don Nash, right, The "boss" covers the net while partner signed to the Sacramento Northern, singles champ in this year', tournament. Gardner Rogers plays the back court in doubles. where he spent two years as track supervisor. We're happy to have you with us, Harold, and wish you loads of good will on your new assignment.

Gardening ;s simply a matter 01 your enthusi­ asm holding up until, your , ,back gels used 10 il. Pedestrian: Man with, ,two , cars, wife- and son. You can tell they're married when a coup·le sits in balcony seats at the movies because they like to smoke. , , , Jack Kenady, TS superintendent, extends best WORK CAREFULLY! The life you save may be wishes to Bill St. Jeor, refiring roadmasfer. your wife's husband's.

32 MILEPOSTS Make Your Next Shot Count The 10 Commandments of Safety The best Up to IMke hunting fun is to keep it safe, says Parsons, and to learn If you are one of the 14 million per­ ing. Don't expect to fill your game and mast I' th 's basic precautions: sons to buy hunting licenses before bag if you persist in firing the instant this year is over, take a tip from an the gun reaches your shoulder. There 1. Tr at ev ry gun with the respect due a loaded gun. expert! is usually time to lift your gun and 2. Guns ca rried into camp or home, or when otherwise not in use, must Herb Parsons, famous Winchester­ follow the bird to get proper lead be­ always be unloaded, and taken down or have actions open; guns always should Western exhibition shooter, has been fore the trigger is pulled. If you want be carried in cases to the shooting area. seen in action by more people than to improve ' your ability to lead, try 3. Always be sure barrel and action are clear of obstructions, and that you Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the practicing on swinging targets. have only ammunition of the proper size for the gun you are carrying. Remove other famous shooters of all time Similarly, the "two-eyed" shooter oil and grease from chamber before firing. combined. can see both target and sight and has 4. Always carTY your gun so that you can control the direction of the muzzle, Several times a member of the All­ a distinct advantage over anyone who even if you stumble; keep the safety on until you a re ready to shoot. American trap-shooting team, he is shoots with only one eye open. also a holder of national and interna­ 5. B e sure of your target before you pull the trigger ; know the identifying Knowing whether you've shot ahead features of the game you intend to hunt. tional prizes in duck-calling contests, of, behind, above, or below a flying tar­ and performs the spectacular shooting get is an invaluable boost to a shooter's 6. Never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot; avoid all horse­ required for such Hollywood produc­ learning speed. A good way to find play while handling a un. tions as "Winchester '73." out is to begin with shots at a white 7. Unattended guns should b ' unloaded ; guns and ammunition should be If you are one of the 14 million per­ wooden ball rolled across a stretch of stored separate ly b yond reach of children and careless adults. sons to buy hunting licenses before this ground where there is no danger of 8. Never climb a tr or f nce or jump a ditch with a loaded gun; never pull year is over, take a tip from this expert! a gun towa rd yO Il by th muzzle. Hunting boils down to two simple 9. Never sh ot a bull t at a fl at, hard surface, or the surface of water; when essentials: (1) ability to handle a fire­ at practice, b slIr your backstop is adequate. arm, and (2) ability to find game in 10. Avoid a lcoholi c drinks before or during shooting. the field. Shooting is a matter of practice. The ------first important thing is to start right r icochet. The patle l"ll of shot will show wear clothes that whistle, yet many a by selecting the proper rifle or shot­ clearly in th la wn or dirt when missed. novi ce wears a new pair of pants that gun. You wouldn't go after rabbits When the knack of pl'ope l' I ading is so und an alarm every time he takes a with a .375 H&H Magnum, any more thus learned, you can switch to thrown step. Or a pair of boots so cumbersome than you would use number 6 shot for targets. Clay targets scaled low over that it's all he can do to pick them up elephants. The proper. firearm should water (never shoot over water near and lay them down. regardless of how not be so big that you will flinch; nor buildings or people) will reveal the many rocks he tumbles over and twigs so small it won't do the job. Your shot pattern of misses so the lead can he breaks. gun should be comfortable and one in be corrected. The inexperienced hunter always which you can d evelop confidence. Any unnatural noise in the woods hunts too fast. In his enthusiasm he Three common faults account for scares game. Many a hunter will walk puffs, whistles, and crashes his way mosLmisses in the field: (1) lack of all day in deer country without ever through the brush with all the stealth ctmfidence; (2) shooting too fast or spotting a buck. Yet most of them of a locomotive. A wise old guide once befoi'e the gun is on the tar;get; and (3) would be stunned to learn that their said: "Take three steps, stop, listen, failure to sight in your rifle. quarry was a ll around them, but kept and look." And never step on any­ Snap-shooting costs beginners more out of sight through some fault of the thing that you can step over! Hunting misses than any other factor in hunt- hunter. You'V(' n v r seen a guide is as simple as ever.

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Bessemer & Lake Erie announces intention to begin trailer-on-flatcar piggy-back service early in fall.

Missouri~Kansas-Texas establishes new system-wide passenger traffic headquarters at Dallas, Texas.

Reading reports an increase of more than 50 per cent in its off-peak suburban pat­ ronage after a vigorous program of custom-tailored local advertising.

Wabash Railroad picked by Advertising Age for effective ad campaign stressing modernization on that railroad. • • • Chicago & North Western now completely dieselized. • U. S. Navy buys 7-mile San Francisco & Napa Valley Railroad.

AAR President William T. Faricy: "Railroads will require 375,000 new freight cars in the next five years." • SP's $49 million embankmem to replace trestle across Salt Lake, resulting in found­ ing of Little Valley, Utah's newest town. Expected population, 2,000 . • Nevada Northern celebrated 50th anniversary September 29 giving free rides to Ely children in old coaches pulled by one of last remaining steam engines.