Roof trusses for the new pnlp dryer war~house at Eaton form an intricate spider web for two riggers. Photo by Russ Smith. The Sugar Press THE MAGAZINE FOR GREAT WESTERNERS • JUNE-JULY-AUGUST 1966 • Bruce F. Stallings, veteran beetend foreman at Gering, retired on Aug. 1 with service dating back nearly SO years. Bruce spent his entire career at Gering, wher~ .he first worked campaigns in 1917 and ]Omed the year-around crew in 1925. He became a Steffen foreman in 1927 and a beetend foreman in 1945. • Ervin Lynn, veteran beetend foreman at Lovell, retired last April with service dating back SO years. Erv worked all the campaigns at Lovell since the opening of the mill in 1916, ex­ cept during 1924-25. He joined the year­ around crew in 1938 as an extra station­ man and became a beetend foreman in 1943. • Ralph W. Andrew, dump repair fo ··e­ man at Loveland, retired on July 1 with With gold watches in their hands, marking their 50th anniversary at Lovell, service dating back nearly 30 years. Jack Asay, left, and Erv Lynn appear with four of the 120 Sugar Tramps and wives who Ralph was named foreman at Loveland honored their retirement at a dinner on July 22. Both Jack and Erv worked the in l9Sl. Most of his earlier service was first campaign at Lovell. The others, from left, Cashier Hub Marten, Manager Chuck at Scottsbluff, where he joined the year­ Johnson, Supt. Dan Conwell, and Supt. Francis Wood of Billings, formerly at Lovell. around crew in 1940. He also worked on dump repiar for various periods at Bay­ • John H. Asay, veteran assistant super­ Elberne spent almost all of his career ard, Sterling and Brush, dating back to intendent at Lovell, retired on July I with at Scottsbluff, where he first worked cam­ 1937. a record of serving every campaign except paigns in 1919 and joined the year­ one since the opening of the mill 50 years around crew in 1925. • Wilbur S. Barkley, locomotive engineer ago. Elberne became shop foreman in 1934 and watchman at Billings, retired on June Jack began his career in 1916, working and won his appointment as assistant in 1 with service dating back nearly 40 years. the first campaign at Lovell, two years be­ 1946 at Gering. He returned to Scottsbluff Bill became locomotive engineer at fore his graduation from Lovell High in 1949. Billings in 194S, when he joined the year­ School. After working later campaigns Elberne is the brother of Harry Hood, around crew. He started his career there there and one at Worland for Holly in another Scottsbluff veteran who retired in in 1928, working campaigns. 1922, he joined the year-around crew at 1962 as shop foreman, and Jack Hood, as­ Lovell in 1926. sistant superintendent at Longmont. From 1929 to 1940, Jack took official • Frank Peace, a familiar figure at the leave during inter-campaigns to work the • A. A. Fritzler, veteran assistant master General Office, retired in June from his cane campaigns at Fajardo Centrale in mechanic at Loveland, retired on June 1 work as pattern-maker and fabricator of Puerto Rico. He. was first a sugar boiler with service dating back 50 years. many other items for various offices. and then an assistant superintendent. At Alex began his career in 1916, working Frank joined Great Western in 19S4 and Lovell, he became an assistant superintend­ campaigns at Windsor and Sterling until became chief pattern-maker in 1962 upon ent in 1943. 1926, when he joined the year-around the death of Dave Roemer, long-time su­ Jack is the brother of Joe Asay, another crew at Windsor. He became warehouse perintendent of the shop. assistant superintendent at Lovell. foreman in 1927 and beetend foreman in In addition to his exacting work of 1932. making wood patterns for casting factory • Eugene W. Kyger, a veteran of the In 1946, Alex was promoted to assistant machinery, Frank built many pieces of Billings operation, retired on July 1 with master mechanic and transferred to Ovid. furniture and equipment for the General service dating back nearly 50 years. He moved on to Fort Collins in 1950 and Office. Gene retired as an assistant superin­ to Loveland in 1955. A native of Canada, Frank served with tendent, an appointment he won a year Alex is the brother of Robert C. Fritz­ the Canadian Army on the Somme and in ago. He first worked campaigns at Bill­ ler, veteran warehouse foreman at Wind­ other famous battles early in World War ings in 1917 and joined the year-around sor. I. crew in 1924. Gene became a Steffen foreman in 1928 and a beetend foreman in 1953. And while in the foreman's group, he also served as president of the Billings Local Union. • E. E. (Jack) Whittier, veteran assist­ ant superintendent at Scottsbluff, retired on June 1 with service dating back nearly 50 years. Jack began his career in 191 8 at Ster­ ling, first working campaigns, and joined the year-around crew in 1923. He became a battery foreman in 1924, a Steffen fore­ man in 1927, and a sugarend foreman in 1945. In 1947, Jack was promoted to assistant superintendent and moved to Brush. He went on to Ovid in 1948 and to Scotts­ bluff in 1959. Jack and his wife Vi, who also worked numerous campaigns, returned to their hometown of Sterling for retirement. At Sterling, Asst. Master Mechanic Paul Kaiser holds his white retirement certificate in the company of other retired Great Westerners living in Sterling. From left, H enry • Elberne Hood, a familiar figure at Montgomery, Ed Drew, Glen Armstrong, Ed Slama, Jack Whittier, Kaiser, Lon Scottsbluff for most of the last 47 years, Gillespie, Ernie Litty, Leland Groves and Eliot Hays. In a career spanning nearly retired on July 1 as an assistant master 50 years, mostly at Sterling, Paul never missed a shift and earlier this year won the honor mechanic. of Safety Man of the Year with a $500 award. Paul became an assistant 40 years ago! 2 Death Takes William M. White, Sr., GW Director Pueblo and four other banks in Colo­ A native of Pueblo, Mr. White rado at Alamosa, Durango, Aspen was graduated from the University and Salida. He was also a director of Colorado and was a lieutenant in of the First National Bank of Den­ the Navy during World War II. He ver and the Jefferson County Bank was the son of the late Asbury of Lakewood. In addition, he held White, who founded the White & directorships in a number of other Davis store in Pueblo in 1880. companies, including CF&I Steel in Mr. White was married in 1934 Pueblo. to Miss Helen Thatcher, who sur­ His other interests, however, had vives, along with another son, a wide range from ranching to cul­ Mah1on, a banker in Durango. Mrs. tural, historical, philanthropical, and Thatcher is the granddaughter of community projects. Mr. White was Mahlon D. Thatcher, Sr., who with a director of the National Western his brother founded the First Na­ Stock Show, the Central City Opera tional Bank of Pueblo in 1872. The House Assn., Centennial Founda­ elder Mr. Thatcher also served on tion, the board of visitors at St. the first Great Western Board of Di­ John's College and also head of the rectors from 1905 until his death in Helen Thatcher White Foundation. 1916. WILLIAM M. WHITE, SR. The Sugar Press • William M. White, Sr., a member of the Great Western Board of Di­ THE MAGAZINE FOR GREAT WESTERNERS rectors for the last 25 years, died on Established 1917 • Vol. 50, No.3 • June-July-August 1966 Aug. 16 of injuries suffered in an auto accident near his home town JAMES LYON, EDITOR of Pueblo. His age was 54. ASSOCIATE EDITORS F- Scottsbluff A leading Colorado financier and RON ENGLAND E- Eaton industrialist, Mr. White was elected PAT MANION R-Gering to the GW Board in 1941 and was JOE LAWSON G-Greeley named to the Executive Committee ROYCE BELDEN D- Bayard DICK PRIEST only last year. W-Windsor Mr. White was the father of Wil­ CAROL SCHMIDT T- Mitchell liam M. White, Jr., of Pueblo and C- Fort Collins JACK FULTON New York, who joined the GW LOVENA McGRAW B- Billings Board earlier this year. Both father V- Loveland BILLIE VEIS MARY MANNI and son also sat on the Board of JIM NEAL Colorado Milling & Eleva tor Com­ L- Longmont 0- Lovell EVELYNE CUMMINGS VELMA COWAN pany, the firm that through stock N- Brighton FR- Fremont purchase now controls almost a ma­ JACK EACHUS RITA SWINT jority of GW voting stock; young J - Johnstown FY- Findlay Mr. White is chairman of CM&E. CECIL LYNCH WARREN BOWSER Mr. White, Sr. was the son-in-law Z- MSG Plant HC- Horse Creek of the late Mahlon D. Thatcher of AUGIE BLANCO LOIS LANG Pueblo, who was also a GW Director Q-Ovid LX - Experiment Station for the most part of SO years until NANCY MARTIN LOUISE WEBBER his death a year ago. S- Sterling RY- GW Railway Banking was Mr. White's princi­ RUBY REICHERT DAVE GAW pal business interest. He was presi­ M - Fort Morgan CHI- Chicago Terminal dent of the Minnequa Bank of ROBERTA WEISGERBER MILDRED MICHALCIK Appointments & Advancements H. R. CORSBERG . retires as auditor • H. R. Corsberg, auditor of the Com­ pany for the past 26 years, retired on Aug. 1 with nearly 44 years of Great Western service. Herb and Mrs. Corsberg plan to con­ tinue living in Denver at their home at 409 York Street.