Vol. III, No. 6 JUNE, 1942 Collinwood Air One of Three First Aid Stations in Collinwood Shops M.C. Second in Raid Defense is Safety Contest Now All Ready for Employes The Civilian Defense Organization The Michigan Central Railroad won at Collinwood Shops now consists of second honors in the 1941 Railroad 90 trained wardens, selected from the Employes National Safety Contest for supervisory force and the Police De• Class 1 Standard Railroads, which op• partment. erate from 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 These men were trained under the employe man hours during 1941. guidance of Lieutenant D. H. Simon- First honors went to the Norfolk & son, who was an attendant at the Western Railroad Company, with a F.B.I. School for Police Officers, by casualty rate (employes killed, plus in• direction of Chief D. W. Taylor and jured per one million man hours at Capt. B. F. Reese of the New York work) of 3.48. For the 24 railroad Central Railroad. units competing in this classification the average rate was 6.98. The volunteer air raid wardens have also received training in First-Aid by The Michigan Central's rate was Dr. Simpson, Company Surgeon, and 3.52, only slightly higher than that of Miss Olga B. Partridge, Company the winner. The rate covers only acci• Nurse. The auxiliary Fire Department dental deaths or injuries to employes consists of 15 trained men on each when on duty. trick. These men man a fire truck and J. L. McKee, Assistant Vice-Presi• equipment under the command of dent and General Manager, received a Fire Chief Charles Knoff, a mechanic plaque at an award dinner given at in the Car Shop, and all have been allocated, the inscription, after ap• National Safety Council headquarters schooled by the City Fire Department. N. Y. C. Employes' $170,062 Check proval by the donors, will be painted in Chicago, May 18. on the nose of the plane and a photo• In the Council's Safety contest for Air raid equipment in the shops graph sent you. consists of 27 bomb skids, which are Class 1 switching and terminal roads, located in convenient places and are to be Used to Buy U. S. Bomber With the assurances of our deep which operated 1,500,000 or more em• so constructed that they can be moved appreciation of the patriotic action ploye man hours during 1941, the tb any department by electric lift F. E. Williamson, President, New bomber as the gift of the employes of the employes of the New York Cleveland Union Terminal Company trucks. These skids consist of a fire York Central System, late in April re• of the New York Central system and Central System, I am was second, with a rate of 3.72, as extinguisher, one 25-gallon oil con• ceived letters from the War Department we shall be glad to mark the plane Very sincerely yours, against the rate of 3.57 of the winner, tainer with a tight lid for the sub• saying that the check for $170,062.06 selected with the following inscrip• ROBERT A. LOVETT the Northern Pacific Terminal Com• mersion of mechanical bombs or de• which was presented to the department tion, if it meets with the approval Assistant Secretary of pany of Oregon. layed action bombs, twenty sand bags by New York Central employes would of the donors: War for Air of 40 pounds each, for use against all be used for the purpose the employes "NEW YORK CENTRAL SYS- In his letter of acknowledgment to types of bombs and two loose sand suggested—the purchase of a twin-en• Assistant Secretary Lovet gine bomber. t Mr William- containers for use onincendiary This Railroad" son said: bombs. One bomb truck is placed in From Robert P. Patterson, Under- the Power House with similar equip• As soon as a specific plane can be "This evidence of the patriotism of Dies Suddenly at 55 Secretary of War, Mr. Williamson re• New York Central System employes ment for use on the outside of build• ceived the following letter: Charles McLernon, Office Assistant ings, for bomb protection. has been as gratifying to me as I am The President and Employes of the sure it will be encouraging to our to the Vice President of Law, New York Two hundred sand containers, with New York Central Railroad Company Armed Forces". Central System, died April 30 in the tight lids to keep out moisture, are Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled, Dear Fellow Americans: available for use on flat roof areas A. G. James in 321 East 42 Street, New York, follow• throughout the shop and there are I wish to express to the employes Flag Is Raised at ing an abdominal operation. He had twenty-seven sand trays containing of the New York Central Railroad been ill for two weeks. about 1800 pounds of dry sand Company my deep appreciation of Sea Epic; 11 Days Bellefontaine Shops Mr. McLernon, who lived in Valley equipped with two long handle shovels the patriotism and spirit of sacrifice New York Central employes at Stream, L. I., was born in Linwood, and two pairs of dark goggles for which is expressed in a most gratify- Bellefontaine, Ohio, recently had a N. Y., November 13, 1886. use by wardens in combatting in• ingly practical form by the check for in a Lifeboat flag raising at the locomotive shops. $170,062.06 which has just been He entered the service of the New cendiary bombs. There was a parade through the down York Central in 1905 at Buffalo. Later turned over to the War Department Alfred G. James, Traveling Car Agent town district in which the townspeo• All 600 fire extinguishers have been for delivery to the Treasurer of the he became Secretary to Chauncey M. numbered throughout the shop terri• until he accepted a United States Gov• ple joined. The principal address was Depew when Mr. Depew served as United States. It is a happy coin• ernment assignment, February 2, which made by R. J. Kiefer. Mayor Robert tory. Twenty stirrup pumps, equipped cidence that this check reached Wash• U. S. Senator. He reentered New York with 50 gallon reservoir and two took him into the submarine zone, has Cook spoke briefly. Central service in 1911 as Secretary to ington at a moment when the freedom already played a leading role in one of pails each, have been placed in the loving world has and still is rejoic• The flag was the gift of the engine- the Vice President of Law, later being office buildings. the memorable epics of man against the house employes and was presented by promoted to Chief Clerk and then Office ing in the prowess of American avia• sea—in an open lifeboat—which will J. W. Henderson and was received Three First-Aid stations have been tors beyond the seas. be recorded when the present war has Assistant. by F. H. Winget, Master Mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Ruth placed at strategic points. These con• The funds which New York Cen• ended. There was music by the Bellefontaine sist of a platform, 12 by 12, one tral employes have contributed are Prescott McLernon. Funeral services High School and Zanesfield commun• were held May 1, in Universal Chapel, operating table, one cabinet with three sufficient to cover the cost of yet an• ity bands and Boy Scouts led the drawers for medical instruments and other bomber. The free-will offering New York City. Burial was in East crowd in the pledge to the flag after Bethany, N. Y. miscellaneous doctor's equipment. of these funds, the gift of 130,000 the American Legion firing squad's The lower section of this cabinet loyal Americans, is heartening evi• salute. will be supplied with splints, ban• dence of our country's determination dages and medicine. The top of the to see this war through to victory. 16 Quit Big Four cabinet will afford the doctor and the In gratitude and with every good Engineers Join for Military Service nurse a work table in conjunction with wish, I remain, the operating table. the Army or Navy Up to May 4, sixteen men had gone Yours sincerely, into military service from the Big ROBERT P. PATTERSON The following members of the Two five-gallon glass jars filled Equipment Engineering Department at Four Signal department. They are as with distilled water are placed in Under Secretary of War 466 Lexington Avenue, New York follows: R. A. Gilbert and G. R. tipable holders at each end of the City, are now in the armed services: Stoltz, from the Cincinnati office; medicine cabinet for the purpose of Will Mark Plane Forrest Johnson, J. L. Landis, R. N. cleanings. There are two boxes, one J. F. Fisher, Captain, U.S.A.; C. A. From Robert A. Lovett, Assistant Lundy, Captain, U.S.A.; R. H. Clau• Harris, J. C. Connelly and H. L. for blankets and one for stretchers. Secretary of War for Air, came the Carpenter, Ohio Division; D. E. Each station is so constructed that dius, Lieutenant, U.S.N.; A. W. following: Weir, Lieutenant, U.S.N.; C. J. Wal• Thompson, T. L. Todd and W. A. it can be readily moved to any lo• On April 20 a check for $170- Neighbors, Indiana Division; J. A. cation. ter, Army Air Corps Cadet; J. E. Bradshaw, M. W. McNeese, C. R. 062.06 was delivered to the U. S. Coleman, Army Private U.S.A., and Army Air Forces as a donation from Moulton, W.