But It Might Happen Anywhere Heroism Wins Silve
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Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE Miami, Fla. Permit No. 75 u m b e r V o l u m e 1 MIAMI, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 1, J 937 N 6 Soft Ball Teams PRINCIPALS IN CEREMONY Heroism Wins Upset Opponents Silver Medal On Four Fronts For Dan New Four Company soft ball teams “ It takes a man with a good are carrying the Company colors heart and a good head to act to victory after victory around and quickly in an emergency as Dan about the state as they more than W. New did when he saved the hold up their end of the Com life of Strozier E. Copeland April pany’s recreation program. 8th,” declared Bryan C. Hanks, Over in t-unta Gorua, the Com Prersident of the Florida Power E. E. Laney up in Sanford says pany team has demonstrated its & Light Company, as he presented when the teacher asked the little class time and time again and just the company’s silver life saving boy who was the smartest invent a few days ago, invaded Arcadia medal to New. The ceremony took or, the bright pupil replied — to play a double header with an all- place in the electric distribution "Thomas A. Edison. He invented star aggregation in that city. The yard Tuesday morning. Company the phonograph and the radio so Company annexed both games, officials and 200 employes of the people would stay up all night 7-4 and 11-9. Other exhibition bat electric distribution department using his electric light bulbs.” tles have been slated. witnessed the ceremony. In Ft. Lauderdale, the Company Mr. Hanks then praised the Attending the presentation of the Company’s fifth silver life C. D . Price up in W est Palmteam found the going pretty courage of New and added that saving medal were, front row. Strozier E. Copeland, who was saved, Beach gives us this cheerful tough in the early stages of the and left, Dan W . New, the hero of the occasion. Behind them, not only would Copeland and his thought for the day: season but since hitting their left to right, are R. B. Grove, head of the Claims and Saftey family and the company as well LAMENT OF A SALESMAN stride, the team has been bowling Division, E. A. West, Vice President and General Manager; H. H. be forever grateful to New but Hyman, Southern Division Manager; Bryan C. Hanks, President; over all opposition and at latest the other employees themselves For all service selling Will M. Preston, head of the Legal Department; P. J. Carlin. The bosses are yelling. reports was on a four-game win Superintendent of Distribution and Max Bose. Southern Division would feel grateful to know that I’m doing my best ning streak. With Walter Michel Distribution Superintendent. among their fellow workers were At their earnest request. pitching and such stalwarts as men whose prompt and timely ac Thru sunshine and rain Hickey Maxwell, Eddy Lee, Jerry Of Course It Can't Happen Here tion in emergencies made their iT n m... y ti. t I y Dowdy and the vest wform in» work safer. 1 make it quite plain this is a hard team to stop. —But It Might Happen Anywhere He concluded his talk with the Two teams in the Miami Com While telling my story— ______ 0 ---------------------------------------------------- remark that such a medal as this "On this fact, Mrs. Squires, mercial league have played heads is one that he would undoubtedly It couldn’t happen here of ranged with him to open the house Please place your reliance, up ball all season. In one league, treasure, as it stood for some course but the following rather so the service could be discon Your fine home requires the Company team took the first thing which money could not buy, harrowing tale might be realized At least ONE more appli half pennant and is engaged in a nected and asked at what time and would always represent to at that if there was just a little ance.” great battle for the second half. this might be done. He was told j others that he is a man of stout slackening here and there along Hard hitting has kept this team , that it would be impossible to heart, alert mind and strong body, the line. It is probably too late for many aloft. In the other circuit, the team which enabled him to perform As you read it over, you’ll agree | make an appointment. Then he of you, but don’ t pass up a chance finished in the first division in this courageous deed. that there is a small chance — say asked if service could be cut off to see the movie, "Slim” if it the first half and tied for first 1 in 1,000 or 1 in 100,000 of each from outside, without opening the New responded by declaring comes to your town. It is a swell in the second half. instance taking place. That means house and when he was informed that the instruction he received story about the boys who build that it would be a million to one in the affirmative, he asked that in the Safety Division classes had transmission lines. Vacationists Return shot for every person who con this be done. been of great value and said he believed he voiced the feeling of tacted the case to slip up in hand Three or four days later, he ENVY With Gusto—’n Wives all of the men in thanking the ling the customer — and that went to the house and found that Vacationers make me quite ill Among vacationing members of company for the invaluable Safe means this story is a perfect ob the service had not been discon when they tell the Fort Lauderdale crew Oscar ty First instruction. ject lesson for the fellow who may nected. Once more he made the O f days spent in loafing on hills Allen, meter reader, has thus far be inclined to let his end of the familiar call to the Company and “ New and Copeland were work and in dell. been most fortunate in that he ac- game slide a little, figuring that went through the same routine. ing on a distribution pole in an \ quired a very charming wife in ¡ alley between Meridian and Euclid the next fellow would be holding And still the service had not They speak of cold weather, of 1 the course of his travels. Mrs.I Avenues in Miami Beach,” said up his end anyway and the slack been disconnected when he made chats by the fire Allen, formerly of Birmingham, would thus be taken up. Max Bose, Southern Division Dis And while doing this they just came as a complete surprise to (Please turn to page four) So here is what couldn’t hap- j tribution Superintendent, in open bring forth my ire. everyone here, and has been pen here — but might happen! ing the ceremonies. A high ten warmly welcomed in Fort Lauder anywhere — if everybody decided | Lakeland Economist sion wire, carrying 2300 volts You see the whole trouble lies dale. Congratulations to Oscar to “pass the buck” to his fellow j Knows Her Cookery came in contact with Copeland’s right in their tune and Mabel Allen. employes: arm just above his rubber glove. Since we roast like chestnuts on Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Nicholas and A customer called on June 4, (Please turn to page four) days "Always June.” Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Self, all of When it comes to cooking, Mrs. I requesting disconnection of ser (I’m only fooling). Fort Lauderdale, went together Thelma Brown, Lakeland home vice. The clerk seemed bored with —NITA BELL to the Texas Centennial in Dallas,* 1* economist, is the tops according Afraid? the conversation but finally after stopping at New Orleans en route. to employes there. At a recent considerable discussion, the clerk The tactful salesman will al Mrs. Ethel Hudgins, Home Econo employe meeting, she presented a A stenographer popping into condescendingly agreed to have ways ask the lady o f the house "Is mist, spent her vacation at Shreve- ! unique demonstration showing A. C. Self’s office in Ft. Lau the service disconnected before the your mother in, young lady?” If port, La., and also visited the Ex- that a full course dinner could be ( derdale the other day was as customer left that day to catch the husband has to come to the | position. prepared, cooked and ready t o 5 tounded to find him marching the 11 a. m. train north. door instead, he will ask if his The boys in the Fort Lauder- ( serve in 30 minutes. back and forth in a trench in mother-in-law is living there. dale Distribution Department have From the “ Oh, all right” atti She cleverly took the role of a front of his desk. Only his head made an effort to cover collective tude of the clerk and his reluct young matron just home from a was visible. However, even an all-electric ly as much of the country as pos- j ance — which never reached the bridge party with barely enough It seems that Mr. Self has kitchen will not put the cat out sible — so they can come back and discourteous stage — to comply time to cook for her fussy but I made good his threat of pacing at night or take the dirty dishes compare notes on the areas each with the customer’s request, the adoring spouse.