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Vol. XI1 FEBRUARY, 1934 No. 2

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Vol. XI1 FEBRUARY, 1934 No. 2

I I I A STRANGE CARGO ARRIVES 1 1 Axany interesting cargos are brought

In the harbor a t Pensacola, Fla., but Captain Glenn D. Tibbetts created a great deal of interest recently, when he brought his little two-masted schooner into Pensacola harbor after a voyage from Jamaica.

A sailing ship, barring fishing smacks, is fast becoming a rarity in not only the Pensacola harbor, but in any other American port. This little two-master which flew the British flag and \vhich proudly dis- played the words, "Vera P. Thornhill" on its stern, brought a cargo of quassia logs from Falmouth on the Jamaican Island. The logs are used in the manufacture of quinine and were shipped via Frisco Lines north- ward.

This little schooner was not much larger than the average fishing smack and was formerly in the fishing business off the coast of Nova Scotia. She had a crew of seven, not count- ing the skipper who thinks nothing of sailing the Gulf of Mexico or other waters in a vessel that would re- semble a floating cork in comparison with a modern ocean liner.

Pensacola Harbor is a busy place. and interesting stories are told of foreign vessels which come into the docks under their own power, and many a re the stories told of the voyage from foreign lands to Pensacola.

Permission is given to reprint with or \vithout credit. in part or in full, any article appearing in this Magazine

Contents of This Zssue

Pages

Clubs Report 7.590 Increase in Number .................................................................. of LCL Shipments :3

.................... Joplin Club Sponsors Big Musical Program 4-5

Women's Traffic Club Organized in St. Louis .................... 5

Monett Junior C. of C. Entertains Frisco ......................... Employes and Officials ...................... .. 6

National Colm~ander of Legion Uses Frisco ........................ 7

R i s c o Hospital Associatioll Report ........................................ 8

News of the Frisco Clubs ......................................................... 9

In~portant Conventions of 1934 ................................................ 1 1

Special Chevrolet Party Travels Frisco ..................... ..... 12

The Pension Roll ...................................................................... 13

The Merriment Page ................. .. ...................................... 14

........... H. D. Warren Takes Office .................. .... A

The Frisco Mechanic .......................................................... 15-21

Frisco Family News ................................................................ 22-32

THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE MEMBER n

The Risco Employes' Blagazine Is a monthly publlcatlon devoted primnrfly to the Interests of the actlre and retlred employes of the Frlsco Lines. It contalns stories, items of cur- rent news, personal notes about employes and their families, artlcles deallng with various phases of rallrond work, pocms, cartoons and notlces regarding the service. Good clear photographs suitable lor reproduction are especially desired, and wlll be returned only when requested. All cartoons and drawings must be in black lndla ink.

En~ployes are invlted lo write articles lor the magazine. Contrlbutlons should be type- written, on one side of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Editor. Frisco Bul ld ln~. St. h u l s , Blo.

Distributed f ree amoilg Frisco Employes. To others, price 15 cents a copy; subscription rate, $1.50 a year, Advertlslng rate will be made known upon appllcnlion.

Clubs Report 7,590 Increase in Number of LCL Shipments

I N LOOKING back over the year which has just passed, it is interesting to note the work done by

the various Frisco Employe Clubs in the way 'of solicitation. The record of 3,358 carloads, 12.392 LCLshipments and 1,424 passengers is indeed commendable, since this business was secured through the personal solicitation of employe-solicitors. In both carload and passenger business, the record of the clubs Palls short of that made in 1932, but the total IiCL shipments secured were 7,590 above that of 1932. It is not possible to estimate the pounds or tons which this figure represents, since i t is figured in number of shipments received, and not in weight.

Eight of the clubs have kept no record of business secured, but this does not mean that members of clubs in these respective towns have not been hard at work making a record for their club and in turn for the railroad. In many of them the members hold no club meetings and it is most difficult to get reports from all sources, however the advice of the president of the club is that their efforts are bent toward solicitation, rather than in attendance a t meetings.

The most commendable work of the year, insofar a s a solicitation and advertising program is concerned, was sponsored and carried on by the members of the Frisco Employes' Club of Monett, 110. Inspired by the campaign staged in Noven~ber to present .7. M. Kurn with a birthday gift, the president and secretary of that club, C. J. I<unz and Pearl Lewis, respectively laid out a inost intensive campaign. The time was ripe for such effort and a s a result, members of that club secured through solicitation. 1,124 LCL shipments and 6 passengers in ten days. The result of this work was highly praised ,by 81s. Kurn and through the newspapers and maga- zines, and it seems as if members of this club feel t h a t it should not have been terminated after the gift had been made, and so they a re continu- ing it in the most vigorous manner and in this report it will be noted that that club has secured 23 carloads, 4,203 LCL shipments and 71 passengers during the year 1933, with most of this business having been secured in the last three months. The work done by this club nlay be held as an example of what can be done with a well outlined program.

Special attention is called to the records of the various other clubs included in the record. Each and every one of them is worthy of the finest

Record for Year Shows Less Car Loads and Passengers Than in '32

RECORD OF BUSINESS SECURED

by the

Frisco Employes' Clubs January, 1933-January, 1934

Gar Load LCL Pass.

Amory Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (No Record Kapt) Afton. Okla.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 1.338 179 Arkansas City. .............. 6 10 3 Black Rock. Ark ............. (No Record Kept) Blackwell. Okla .............. 18 31 3 Birmingham. A l a ,

(Colored Club) ........... - - 2 Cape Girardeau. Mo.. .... 62 188 45 Clinton. Mo ....................... 25 971 8 Chaffee, Mo ..................... 71 208 156 Dora, Ala .................... 78 7 4 Drummond. Okla ............. - - 2 Dacoma. Okla ................ 30 120 6 Enid. Okla ................. 21 18 34 Eagle City. Okla ............. (No Record Kept) Ft. Worth. Tex ............... 32 22 59 Ft. Smith. Ark ............ 26 31 9 Ft .Scott . Kans .......... 27 - 16

....................... Hayti, Mo 42 - 5 ..................... Huno. Okla (No Record Kept)

Jermyn. Tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (No Record Kept) J o p l i n . M o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 906 21 Kansas City

Sunnyland Club .......... 162 497 42 ... Kansas City Auxiliary. 3 - -

Lebanon. Mo ................. 217 1.359 . - Lawton. Okla .................... 4 10 3 Monett. MO ................. 23 3.203 71

........... Memphis. Tenn 85 224 25 Mountain Park. Okla ....... 4 6 5 Muskogee. Okla .............. (No Record Kept) Newburg. Mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 200 - Neodesha. Kans.. . . . . . . . . 30 10 Ozark Club ................ (No Record !<apt) Okeene. Okla ................. 12 15 20 Oklahoma City. Okla ....... +65 +1@4 * I 4 Okmulgee. Okla..

(Colored Club) ........... - - 5 Okmulnee. Okla ............. (No Record Kept) SrrinnReld Men's

Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617 1.663 222 St.Louis Men'sClub ........ 18 - 4 St. Louis Terminal

Club ............................. 366 97 134 Sherman. Tex ................ 367 5 7 Saoulra. Okla ................ 35 160 10 st.. Louis Colored

Club ............................ - 3 4 St. Louls Girls' Club ........ I I 1 I 2 SprinnReld Girls'

Club.. .................. 282 842 21 Thomas. Okla. ........... 77 (x) 5,120 9

(Pounds) Tulsa. Okla ..................... 105 72 42

................. Thayer. Mo. *93 - *200 Vernon. Tex .................... 14 - - Wichita. Kans ............. 103 31 7 North End Beaumont

Sub ............................ * I 2 *20 *5 --- Totals. 1933 ......... 3.358 12.392 1,424 Totals. 1932. ....... 4.780 4.802 6,486

* Denotes estimated business. (x) 5.120 pounds. L. C. L. shipment not

included in total.

praise and one may 'be assured that the business reported was not secured without effort of time, and a complete knowledge of rates and connections.

Many of the clubs which report splendid records do not have club meetings, a number of them which report "No Record Kept" have secured a representative number of cars, LCL shipments and passengers, but were unable to estimate the results.

The record of 12.392 LCL shipments secured is indeed a splendid one since it shows an increase of 7,590 over the previous year. However, there were 1.422 less carloads secured in 1933 than in 1932 and 5,062 less passengers.

It is obvious that the greatest work may be done in the solicitation of carload shipments and passengers. Par- ticular attention is directed to the advertisement on the back cover of this magazine. The reduced fares now offered by Frisco Lines should prove a splendid talking point for each and every club member. The rates are such that it is much cheaper to ride the train than to drive an automobile. The various classification of rates, the one way tickets good in Chair cars; one way tickets good in sleeping or parlor cars; round trip tickets good in chair cars, and round trip tickets good in sleeping cars, a s well a s the long limit tickets, all bear different and much lower rates than heretofore. Besides this, sleeping and parlor car rates have been reduced one-third.

Special campaigns s h o u 1 d be planned by the clubs to induce more people to become "train minded" again. This, of course, with no let up, but increased effort put upon the campaign for more carload business and more LCL business.

Paragraphs, and, in fact, pages could be devoted to the workings of each and every club. The members are attempting a plan of co-operative meetings with the merchants of their respective towns; checking back on records to find where the Frisco might have secured a longer haul on a car; sponsoring programs at Christmas time and in many other ways attempting to both advertise Frisco Lines and secure new contacts which will open up avenues of solicitation. Meetings are held regularly, and there is a spirit of co-operation which has furnished the incentive for members of these

Japlin Club OF Musical 9

M ANY of the Frisco Employes' Clubs along the line have unique ways CII advertising the

club and t h e railroad 5n their respective cities, but one of the most successful programa a t the Christmastime was aponsored by the Frisco Em- ployes' Club or Joplin, Mo. Their plan for the past two years has been to give a musical program In the bl'g passenger depot a t Joplin, which a t first was meant primarily for patrons of Frisco Lines who found it necessary t o pass through the Joplin Depot a t that festive time of the year. The program of music also attracted the residents of Joplin, Mo.. and thls year (which was the second year) proved to be an outstanding success.

The plan of erecting a Christmas tree and sponsoring a musical program was the idea of J. E. Springer. division freight and passenger agent, who had learned of, and seen similar programs in Wichita and Denver. The club undertook a like program in 1932, which was well received, and members of the Joplin Club decided to make it a n annual affair.

Definite plans were made and 0. G. Moult, manager of t h e Frisco Building was elected to supervise the decorations of the Iobby and arrange the Christmas tree, whtch he did in a most artistic way. The lobby was turned into one of the' most effective Christmas scenes in Joplin. The tree was a 10-foot spruce, shipped from Canada. The commlttw appointed to arrange the programs for the entire entertainment conslsted of Roy Barcus, chairman, J. E. Springer --3 .-. -.v ""iott. So interesting were

Sponsors Program

the programs, that the tabby was taxed to capacity each night and standing room was scarcely available.

The muslcals opened on the ntght of December 19 with selections by the Senior High School Symphony Orchestra and mixed chorus, directed by T. Frank Coulter. A short address was given by Rev. Otto Sey- mour of the F'irst Presbyterian Church.

On Wednesday night, December 20, the choir of the South Joplin Christian Church. directed by Roger Fletcher, furnfshed the musical program, with a short talk mase by Rev. J. D. Garrison. Mr. Fletcher is assistant foreman a t the Frisco rouiidhouse at Joplin.

The Boys' Chorus of the Lafayette School, directed by Nelle Reddlng, and the choir of St. Philip's Episco- pal Church, directed by Vanna Pat- terson, presented 8 beautiful program on Thursday night. The Rev. Alfred L. DeDomalne delivered a Christmas message.

On Friday night the Adult Robed Choir and the Senior Choir of the Sun- day School Department of the First Presbyterian Church, directed by George Winter, presented the musical program and Rev. Otto Seymour talked on "The Yule Log" progrsm.

The Choir of the First methodist Episcopal Church, directed by Oliver Soverign, presented the Saturday night program and the address on that evening was made by Rev. Glen Baldwin.

Following the program or Saturday night, a t about 10:OO p. m., the Frisco

Advertising Results

employes and their families held their Christmas party around the tree. A program of vocal and piano solos. readings and dances was arranged by Mrs. Ross Crawford, the newly elected president of the Ladies' Auxillary. Bags of pop corn were distributed in generous quantities, furnfshed by the employes of the Frisco Building, who were also present a t the party with their families. Roy Sarcus, chairman of the program committee and newly elected president of the Frisco Club, presided and announced the numbers.

J . E. Springer acted as master of ceremonies at each of the musical programs during the week and a t the Tuesday and Thursday night programs he stressed the velae of the railroad to the schoola of Joplin. giving the amount of taxes paid into the school fund by the railroads. This was something that few of the school children o r thelr parenta had any knowledge of, and the talk was well received.

The two dally papers, the Joplin Morning Globe and the Evening News-Herald co-operaled to such a n extent that, beginning with the an- nouncement of the program on De- cember 15th. these two papers carried daily accounts of the activities of the club and i ts progress and programs until the last night.

In appreciatloii, a n advertfsement, extending the season's greetings to friends and patrons in Joplin, was carried in the paper and paid for by

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tlre Setrior H i g h School Sr~~yplrorry Orcliesfra and some of tlte members of the ritixed rhoruc tr, Mo. This o r c h ~ s f r a attd chortis errtertai>tc.d at the Cltrislmas progrartr

spoirsor~d by the Frisco E117pbges' Clttb of Joplirl, 1\40.

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Thc photogrnph obovc shote~s the Boys' Chorrts of the Lnfayeltc School, and choir of S t . Pitilips' Episcopal Cltwrrlr, Jopliir, Mo., as !well us the lobby. tree and p r s t s

pr,scrtt at the Cirristntos prograrn sponsorrd by thr Frisco Employes' C h b of J o p h , Missoari.

the Frisco Club and Ladies' Auxiliary. It has already been decided to make This big musical closed the activ- it an annual event.

ities of the club for the year of 1933, A program of a like nature was and the newly elected officers of the presented in the station a t Wichita Joplin club took charge of the January and a t other points on the line, and meeting. where no program was presented, the

The Christmas program of 1933 was waiting rooms were gaily decorated by f a r the best ever undertaken a t in Christmas greens and attractive Joplin and it is planned t o make t h e advertisements of reduced rates via one next year quite as attractive, for Frisco Lines for the holfdays.

A LESSON WELL LEARNED This will be a lesson to m e , n o t to s l t on the track a n y more. I am

For years the accident prevention not s u i t e as big a fool a s I looked that day. This Is a token of my department has 'been keeping before thankfulness.

the school children along the Frisco (Signed) Bobby Rhodes." the danger8 of walking and loitering With the letter was a tie for En- on railroad tracks. gineer Collins. L. L. Collier, engineer on the River In appreciation of the gift, Engi-

divfslon, had a most interesting ex- neer Collins wrote Bobby the follow- perience a short time ago. What ing letter; seemed a t first would result h dis- "I was cornlng north on the 12th aster had a pleasant ending. and 80th. 1933, and atopped at Stsele

-a llttle boy come up to me and During the fall of 1933 L. L. Collin5 a d d . 'Is thls the Mr. Engineer?' I

was engineer on train 808. As he :L',"~,";F g&,y& ,"," :,","r:ef $&,$ pulled into Steele, h!O., he Saw two open It untll later and was surprised boys sitting on the railroad track. It : & f i ~ e a o ~ i ~ h ~ ~ ~,"$.~~rl~~~~~< was necessary for him to make an th? dale I have forgotten.

I sure made a good xtop ¶hat any emergency stop and even at that the -the plIot being about twelve Ieet pilot of the engine was only about from you boys. YOU ran away twelve feet from the boys when the Iaushlng, not realizing the danger

you were In. I was proud that I train was finally brought to a stand- COUM stop Q U ~ C I ~ .

"I want to thank vou verv much still. The boys got U P and went away fbr the and will bear laughing, not realizing that a serious when I g o to safety flrst r n e e t i n ~ s accident might have resulted, had not , ~ ~ d ~ : ~ ~ e ~ l z . , s u p e r l n t e n d e n t the

the engineer been able to stop before A deal credit goes to the the engine reached the boys. h t h e r of Bobby Rhodes who evidently

On December 30* as train came took it upon himself to impress upon cnc- ctoale, a young boy approached ~ ~ b b ~ the danger in which he had

and handed him a placed himself and his little com- He It a ~ ' Opened It panion. It was a hazardous, but

found a letter from worthwhile lesson and the story, we fin- nf the boya, whlc11 read: hope, will be read by countless

you remember the day 1a.t ,en two boys were slttlnS on boys and girls along Frisco Lines, who CR and you stopped the train In turn will pass i t on to children in their lives? When my daddy

this out lie made me do this. their

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION December 30-5. G. Sawyer, brake-

man, Oklahoma City, found broken arch bar on S F L 13226 while looking over train 431, and car was set out a t Stroud. A letter of commendation for his alertness was placed on his personal record file.

December 12-W. C. Prunkard, brakeman, West Tulsa, on train 11432, December 12, leaving Granby discovered a broken arch bar on OSKX 829. Train was stopped and car was set out. His personal record was credited with ten merit marks.

SOUTHERN DIVISION December 187-5. L Powell, section

foreman, Adamsville, Ala., a s train 136 started to move out of Adamsvllle on December 17th he noticed half of flange gone on wheel of car UTLX 32973. He flagged train and car was set out for wheels. For his alertness his record was credited with ten merit marks.

WOMEN'S TRAFFIC CLUB ORGANIZED

On January 2, 1934, a group of women from the various railroads and Industries of St. Louis met a t the Jefferson Hotel t o form a Women's Traffic Club. Mrs. Sarah 0. Seamer, former president of the Women's Traffic Club of New York City was present a t the meetlng and gave her suggestlons a s to the benefits to be derived from the organhation of such a club in St. Louis.

Martha C. Moore, editor of the Frisco Magaalne was chosen a s first president of the club; Frieda Harke, of the Universal Car Loading and Distributing Company, first vice- president; Martha Meehan, Geo. Kil- gen & Son, second vice-president; Evelyn Puckett, National Carloading Corporation, secretary. and Laura Walker, Santa Fe, treasurer. Helen Martin, of t h e Missouri Pacific Rail- road, was named chairman of publicity; F. R Bradley, of the Certainteed Products. editor of the magazine, "Traffic Light", and Lucille Becket, of the Seaboard Air Llne, correspond. ing secretary.

~ f t e r a n intensive membership drive of two weeks, this first meeting on Janua eighty girls in attendan terest manifested a t this was indicative of the we the club received among the industrial world an( the railroads, and plans meetings a r e being niad

club held its ry 18, with ce. The in- first meetlng lcome which the girls of

1 girls from for monthly

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Monett Junior C, of C, Entertain Frisco Employes and Q)f f icials

F RISCO employes, local shippers and out-of-town guests and members of various Frisco Employe

Clubs were guests of the Nonett, Mo., Junior Chamber of Commerce a t a big banquet, staged a t the Casino. Monett, Mo., on the night of December 13. The crowd was estimated a t close to 350. The turkey dinner was served by the Presbyterian Women's Union. Sixty members of the Springfield, 8Rlo., Men's Club were present and 17 rep- resentatives of the Springfield Girls' Club.

It has been a long time since so many officials of the railroad were gathered a t one point, and the speakers' table was set for twenty-five plates.

Following the dinner, Charles Main, president of the Monett Junior Cham- ber of Commerce welcomed the guests and stated that their club realized that the Frisco men are its friends. and that the gathering was one of mutual interest. He introduced Floyd Callaway who presided a t the ineet- ing as toastmaster, and in his hospit- able way, put everyone a t their ease immediately.

Mr. Callaway complimented members of the Alonett Frisco Employes' Club upon their fine showing in securing business to present to Mr. Kurn on his birthday. H e introduced each Frisco official individually, and called upon the Mayor of Monett who extended a n-arm greeting to the visitors. He also introduced the city commis- sioners and several of the leading citizens of Monett who have stood solidly back of the Frisco for many years, also members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the members of the local Frisco Club were presented in a body.

J. M. Kurn expressed his regret that he was unable to attend the meeting in a telegram to the president of the club. Ralph Turner, instructor and athletic coach a t the Monett High School and the son of a veteran Frisco employe, also welcomed the visitors. He said the Frisco is a home industry and should be supported as such, and that the Frisco payroll was the life blood of Monett a s a town.

C. J . Kunz, president of the Monett, Mo., club, outlined what had been done by the members of his club, and told something of their plans for a follow- up campaign. H e also complimented Pearl Lewis, secretary, for her untir-

ing efforts in behalf of the Nonett club.

Martha Moore, of St. Louis, attended the meeting and complimented the club on i ts splendid showing in the recent drive for more business. She also stated that such a program must be kept up, and brought before the members and patrons alike a t every opportunity. She stated that competition was a s keen a s ever, and it be- hooved each member of the club to be ever alert to his and her job. She also spolte encouragingly of business conditions for 1934 and extended the best wishes of the St. Louis officials for a joyful Holiday Season.

F. H. Shaffer, general manager, spolte of the taxes paid in Missouri, the cost of maintaining a mile of railroad, the expenditures for certain materials, etc., and thanked the merchants for their cooperation and the Junior Chamber of Commerce Club for the delightful evening.

Judge E. P. Mann, of Springfield, Mo., spoke of his 52 years of service for Frisco Lines, and of his ex- periences in the payment of Frisco taxes. He said that many spindles in the east and south had been caused to whirl that the railroads might be furnished with carpets and table cloths and linen.

Other guests present a t the meeting included: M. AT. Sisson, J. N. Cornatzar, Geo. Forrester, E. F. Till- man. E. R. 0. iUueller, D. E. Gelwix, C. P. King. J. A. Woods, M. T. Fulling- ton, C. H. Baltzell, Oscar Hall, J. A. Moran. 0. L. Young, E. &I. Carr, W. D. Steele, I. A. Uhr, E. D. Chaudet, C. 0. McCain, J. E. Potts, J . E. Spring- er, Loretta Henry, C. T. Mason, Sam Landrum and Roy Barcus (president and newly elected president, Joplin Club), E. E. Carter, R. 0. Beale, W. H. Gimpson and H. W. Hale.

The keynote of the meeting was co- operation, shown first by the generous invitation of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in inviting the officials of Frisco Lines, members of the clubs and their friends as guests a t their dinner. The attendance of so many of the officials of the road, and guests from the other clubs was indeed a tribute to the Junior Chamber of Com- merce Members, and as the meeting progressed, the fact that the Frisco needed the co-operation of Monett merchants and citizens, and in turn they needed the taxes which were

Co-opera tion Is Keynote of Meeting With 350 in Attendance

paid by Frisco Lines, apportioned to Yonett, Mo.. was brought out, with a spirit of co-operation evident on all sides.

I t was one of the most successful affairs ever given in Monett. and due appreciation was extended to the Junior Chamber of Commerce for the spirit of co-operation which prompted them to sponsor this splendid affair.

ACCIDENTS SHOW DECREASE The statement of killed and injured

for the month of December, 1933, compared with December. 1932, and period to date compared with the same period last year, issued by the accident prevention department, shows a decrease for the month in the transportation and mechanical departments of 17.1 per cent and 41.7 per cent respectively. An increase of 154.5 per cent is shown for the maintenance of way department. This percentage seeins out of proportion until i t is known that in December, 1932. there were only 11 men injured. while in December, 1933, there were 28. The one year was below normal and the year of 1933 above normal.

The report for the month shows a decrease of 8.0 per cent for all employes and an increase of 10.8 per cent for the period.

The report for non-employes shows a 23.2 per cent decrease for the month, and a 1.2 per cent decrease for the period. Total all casualties shows a 13.1 per cent decrease for the month,.and a 6.4 per cent increase for the period.

The above percentages include all personal injuries sustained, those reportable and those not reportable to the Interstate Commerce Commission.

SPRINGER ELECTED OFFICER O F TRAFFIC CLUB

At a recent meeting of the Tri-State Traffic Club, held at Joplin, Mo., J . E. Springer, division freight and passenger agent, was elected second vice- president. Ray Hill, assistant general manager of the Southwest Missouri Lines, was elected president, and Ira Clemens of the Commercial Fuel Com- pany, first vice-president.

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THE COVER PHOTOGRAPH C. W. Schank, whose long service

of 53 years and 9 months was fea- tured in the January issue, is shown in the photograph on the cover of this magazine, surrounded by his friends and buddies a t the Lindenwood Shops. The photograph was made a s he climtbed down off his engine after having brought his last train into the St. Louis Union Station on the morning of December 30. Mr. Schank is shown in the center of the group, standing under the bell of the engine and directly to his right is Mrs. Schank.

Just shortly before the picture was made he had taken No. 10 into the Union Station and had just brought the engine back to the Lindenwood Shops. He ran down in the yards and then backed up on a track near the engineer's wash room, stopped the engine and looked a t the huge crowd standing beside the track to greet him. H e smiled contentedly, a s one does af ter a job has been completed to the best of one's ability. Directly below the engineer's arm rest in the cab was a sign which read: "This is my last run, Chas. W. Schank, 54 years service, 1879-1933."

After a picture was made of him in the cab, he climbed down, rather reluctantly. Mrs. Schank, with arms open, kissed him and said, "You a re mine now, Dad".

Handclasps were exchanged, good wishes extended, and congratulations waved to him by all the boys a t the roundhouse, and he went to the caller's office to check out for the last time.

He is now enjoying a well earned rest a t his home, 4350 Gibson Avenue, St. Louis, ~Afo., and adjusting his life with no thought of the call .boy's call to mar his years of future happiness.

H. R. Smith, fireman, with twenty- nine years service, has been with Mr. Schank on his run for the past year, and fired for him on his last trip into St. Louis.

LTOIS'S CLUB SPREADS XMAS CHEER

Patrons on Frisco trains during the holiday season were privileged to glimpse a beautiful Christmas tree, ablaze with lights, as they passed through Pacific, Mo., enroute west- ward.

The tree was erected by the Lion's Club of Pacific and placed on Sand Mountain. It was the Christmas greeting of members of that club to countless passengers on Frisco trains, citizens of Pacific and surrounding country, and all those who traveled by automobile on new Highway 66.

National Commander of Legion Uses Frisco

"T HE big boys" of the Legion and Alfred L. Bargett, Commander, posed for the camera a t the Alex. R. Skinker Post No. 27, St. Cape Girardeau, 1\10., station. Louis, and chief clerk, freight traffic

Reading fram left to right: Harri- department, Frisco Lines, St. Louis. son Will, past Commander. South St. The National Commander, Mr. Louis Memorial Post No. 37; Boyd B. Hayes, traveled to Cape Girardeau via Stutler, National Publicity Director, Frisco train No. 507, January American Legion, secretary to Na- 2. He the guest at a Legion tional Commander; J. Grant Frye, Missouri State Commander, Amer- banquet that evening, and also made

ican Legion and attorney, of Cape an address a t the Houck Field House, Girardeau, MO. ; Edward A. Hayes, where hundreds 0 f Legionnaires National Commander, American Le- were gathered from all over South- gion, and attorney a t Decatur, Ill., east Missouri.

IN APPRECIATION The members of the Frisco Em-

ployes' Club of Monett, 310.. a re con- tinuing a vigorous campaign, started in November, in a n effort to secure every bit of freight and every passenger out of Monett, for Frisco Lines.

At the first of the year, letters were sent to all patrons of Frisco Lines in and near Nonett, thanking them for their past business, and asking for their continued co-operation in routing both shipments and passengers via Frisco Lines during 1934.

One of the first replies which came to the office of C. J. Kunz, president of the Monett Club, was from M. E. Gillioz, highway and general construction man. He wrote a s follows:

"Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of December 30 and contents noted, and in reply, will ad- vise we were recently awarded contracts covering construction work in Texas County, shipping point Cabool; Greene County, shipping point, Turner. Mo., and a small job in Stone County, ship-

CLUBS REPORT INCREASE

clubs to carry on year after year and report the result of their accomplish- ments a t the end of the year. With summer approaching, members of these clubs plan to advertise by word of mouth, and by letter, the various playgrounds for vacationists along the Frisco, and raise the report of this year, a s to passengers secured, to a new high total.

ping point probably Exeter, Mo., and we expect to move a large tonnage of materials to these jobs, especially the Texas County job, and we hope to be able to favor the Frisco Railroad with the biggest part of this tonnage.

"As you know, we have favored the Frisco Railroad with a n enor- mous tonnage during the year 1933, especially our hospital job a t Fayetteville. Ark.. and we hope that during 1934 we will be able to increase our tonnage t o your line.

"(Sgd) M. E. Gillioz."

VETERANS HONORED A group of approximately 300 men

and women met a t the Saum Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., on the night of Janu- a r y 3 to honor four veterans of Frisco Lines. Three of the veterans received their forty-year badge from the,Order of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, Division 428, namely, Lewis A. Wilson, Tom Crowe and L. Bangert, and .C. W. Schank. oldest veteran on the Frlsco pension roll, was honored upon completing 53 years and 9 months' service. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Schank were being honored upon their retirement, and Mr. Schank was the only one not receiving his 40-year badge a t this meeting. I t was presented to him several years ago.

The three veterans who were presented their for tyyear badge sa t a t t h e speakers' table, a s well a s Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Schank and their immedi- a t e family, their son and granddaugh- t e r and other relatives. Robt. Sherry presided a8 toastmaster of the occasion. Rev. H. 0. Ritter, Methodist minister, pron.ounced the invocation.

Following the dinner. Mr. Sherry presented Mrs. Felix Kessler, wife of passenger engineer on the River division. who read several poems which s h e had composed for Mr. and Mrs. Schank, and. the veterans present. She also presented flower8 to Mrs. Schank from G. I. A., division 446. Mrs. Qeo. Kay also presented gifts t o Mrs. Schank. Mrs. Schank thanked the ladies for their expressions of thoughtfulness and pledged her future time and attention to the malrare of the organization, In which she has been an active member. Mv. Sherry read letters from friends

oL the retired man, namely, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Belter, of Kansas Clty; Mr. E. H. Van Horn and others, con- gratulating the veterans upoll the o c caslon oi their retirement and presen- tation of the torty-year badge.

Miss Vivian Schank, granddaughter of C. W. Schank, presented a delightful reading and responded to the applause with an encore. Mrs. R. H. Wadlow sang a solo, and Mrs. Wad- low and Mrs. J. 0. Thlel sang a duet.

Mr. Sherry then called upon the guests present for short talks. Among those present. who made short talks. were: M. M. Sisson, J. L. Harvey, Wm. Henry, D. Forsythe, J. W. Morrill and Miss Martha Moore.

TEACHERS I A letter of a1

ceived .by J. T. HI at Cape Girardc president and s e

?RAISE FRISCO )predation was re- llehan, general agent ?au, Mo., from the cretary of the Com-

Frisco Employes' Hospital Association Recelptn and Di#ihurrementn a f t e r Sept. 30. 1033, through December 31. 1033.

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................... ........................ Balance brought forward from September 30, 19 33 : $26,594.70

RECEIPTS : From assessments on mcmbera .......................................................... $43.422.45 - ~ - - ~ ~ .-

" interest on securities In Treasury .................................... 1;379.43 " donation by Trustees, St. L.-S. F. Ry. Co., Dbtr ............. 162.61 " sundrv accounts collectible .................................................... 673.65 46.038.07

" proceeds nt maturity. Nov. 15. 1433 . of $6.000 Receiv- ers' Chlcago & Alton R. R. 6 % Equlpt. Trus t Certifi- cates, Series A $ 5.000.00 5.000.00

$77.632.77 DISBURSEMENTS :

For payrolls ........................................................................................ $23.516.8t ........................ " proCesslona1, ordinary and emergency services 7.433.38

........................................................ " labor. material and suppHes 4,261.36 .................................................................... ............... " provisions 3,535.04

.................................................................................................. " drugs 4,184.73 ................................ " Ikht. water. Ice, gaa, fuel and telephones 2.077.83

................................................. " all other expenses ....................... .. 1.293.87 46,303.04

Ralance December 31 1933. P. M.. a t : ................................................................. First National ~ & k , St. Louis 3x0 31.329.73

Subject to $575.00 of pay-drafts and vouchers outntandlng a t close of busin, December 31. 1933.

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THE ABSOCIATXON OWNS : Par Va'

Rt LOUIS-Snn Franclsco Railway Company Eguipment Trust 5% Certificates, Series AA (matured Sept. 1. 1 9 3 3 ) unpaid ............ $ 10,000.00

St. Lbuls-San Franclnco Railway Company Equipment Trust 6yn Gold Notes, Series 7 1 - D (mature January 15. 1 9 3 4 ) ................................................ 5.000.00

Kansas Clty. Memphls and Blrmlngham R. R. Co. aeneral Mortgage 47" Bonds (mature March 1. 1 9 3 4 ) .................................... .... . 7,000.60

Kansas City. Memphls and Birmingham Railroad Company 5vn Assented Income Bonds (mature March 1, 1 9 3 1 ) ....................................... 35.000.00

Chasapeake and Ohio Rallway Company 41ho/, Equipment Trust Certlflcates. Series of 1930 (mature May 1, 1 9 3 4 ) ...................................... 8,000.00

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marle Ry. Go. 6% Secured Notes (mature AUK. 1, 1 9 3 4 ) .......................................................................................... 1.500

St. Louis-San Francisco Rallway Company Cqulpment Trust 6% Gold Notes, Series 7 1 - C (mature Jnn.'f5. 1 9 3 5 ) ............................ IO.OO0

Smboard,,Alr Llne Ry. 51,47" Retelvers' Certiflcates of Indebtedness. ............................................ Series BB" (First Series due February 1, 1935) 6.Obl.OQ

City of Tulsa. Okla.. 4x97, Street Improvement Bonds of 1327 (mature Aug. 1. 1 9 3 5 ) .............................................................................. 18,000.00

The New York. Chicafio nnd St. b u i s Railroad Co. Fqulpment Trust ................ of 1 9 2 4 5 % Gold Certlflcates. Series L (mature March 1. 1936)

Consolidated Electrlc A Gaa Co. Five-year 67" Secured Gold Notes (mature Aug. 1, 1987) ..............................................................................................

The Chicago. Rock Island and Paciflc Railway Co. Equipment Trust of 1 9 2 3 5 % Serial Trust Certlflcates. Series L (mature June 1. 1938) .... z.ooo.oo

C. S. 3.74% Treasury Bonds (mature June 15. 1940-1943) ................................ 65.000.00 U. S. First Libertv Loan (Converted) 4?4 7" Bonds

(mature June 15, 1 9 4 7 ) .......................................................................................... 15.006.06 Certiflrates of Deposit for St. Louis-San Franetaco Ry. Co. Prior Llen

.................................... Mortgage 491 Bonds. Series A (mature July 1. 1950) 19.000.00 Certlflcates of %eponit for St. Louis-San Franclsco Ry. Co. Prior Llen

Mortgage 5% Gold Bonds, Series B (mature July 1, 1 9 5 0 ) ...................... .. l l ,hJ0.00 American Telephone t Telegraph Thirty-flve Year 57" Gold

Debenture Bonds (mature Feb. 1, 1965) ............................................................ 5,000.00 Cartiflcatea of Deposit for st. I~u la -Ban Francisco Ry. C a Consol

Mortgage 4x91" Gold Bonds. Series A (mature March 1. 1 9 7 8 ) .................... 25,000.00 Commonwealth Eilison Company First Mortgage 4% Gold Bonds,

Series F (mature March 1, 1 9 8 1 ) ........................................................................ 10,000.00 Pennsylvania Power & Llpht Compnny First Mortgage 4$b/ ,

Cmld Bonds (mature April 1. 1 9 8 1 ) ...................................................................... 4,000.00 New York Central Rd. Co.. Refunding and Irn~rovement Noitgage

414% Gold Bonds. Series A (mature Oct. 1, 2013) ............................................ 5.000.00 .- .., . . -

(As a t rlose December 31. 1933).- ............................................................................ $259.500.00

St. h u l a . Mo.. January 3. 1934. L. 0. WILLIAMS. Tren a ~ ~ r e r .

munlty Teachers' Assoclatlon of Cape Girardeau, Mo., for the splendid service and accommodations given them when they traveled by special train t o the State Teachers' Convention in St. Lonls, Mo., 3n November.

In the Ietter, W, E. Medcalf, president, and W. E. Smith. secretary, expressed the appreclatlon and thanks of the association for the service and

accommodations, and their apprec tion of the cooperation extended all Frisco employes interested in th trip. - .

A period of inflation is a ti when anybody can light a cigar w a ten dollar bill-providing he 1 enough money to buy the cigar.

-McPherson Republicail

, I1 NEWS OF THE FRISCO CLUB$

puts Men's Club 1 of officers of the St. Club was held in the

! building on December t i ~ e l y new s e t of officers

..,., ,.,,.,,. One of the by-laws of the club is that no officer succeed himself.

J. E. Nash, of the traffic department, succeeded C. A. Pra t t as president ; W. E. Brooke, of the chief special agent's office, was elected vice- president; W. E. Miller, of the operating department, was erected secretary; H. B. Fletcher, of the treasurer's office, was elected treasurer, and H. A. Kendall, of the traliic department, was elected sergeant-at- arms.

The governors consist of the following members with department where they a r e employed, following each name: W. Chilton, passenger traffic; N. F. Lincoln, treasurer's office; W. E. Brooks, special service; C. J. Adler. law; R. B. McBride. purchasing; C. P. Bell, chief accounting department; W. Strottman, general auditor; J. R. Murray, aoditot revenue agent's account; S. Cary. division freight; J. Xoehler, auditor revenues ; J. H. Kaufman, trustee's office; T. G. Schleef, traffic; C. P. Hensley, auditor disbursements; A. J. BIuth, auditor revenue interline and recheck.

I t was planned a t this meeting t o make the January luncheon a time for installing the uew officers and board of governors.

Thayer, Mo. After a lapse of several months, the

members of the Frisco Employes' Club of Thayer. Mo., held a meeting on January 4. Officers for the ensuing year were elected.

E. b1. Edie, agent, will serve ae president of the Thayer club; S. G . Skaggs, roundhouse clerk, will serve a s vice-president and F. M. Peebles, car inspector, will serve as secretary and treasurer.

After the election of officers the members present discussed various problems relating to the railroad interests, with a view of trying t o devise ways and means of getting more business for Frisco Lines during 1934.

The president, Blr, Edie is striving to hsve more of the employes present

. a t the next meetlng and all future meetings, and plans to call them to- gether once a month In a business and social affair.

Afton, Okla Elghleen employes and thirty-one

merchants and guests were present a t the January 5 meeting of the Frisco Employes' Club of Afton, Okla. The meeting was held in the waiting room of the Afton station, and was con- sidered by those present to be the best cooperative meeting, between merchants and employes, yet sponsored by this club.

Wm. Estus, president, made a talk on tares fn the states of Kansan and Oklahoma; accidents a t hlghway crossings, etc., giving those present some pertinent facts for reference and thought.

M. C. Moore, of the magazine department. St. Louis, reviewed the past year, thanking the merchants for their cooperation during 1933 and offering reduced fares In both passenger and freight lines durlng 1934. Miss Moore spoke of the encouraging outlook for business during the coming year, but emphasized the fact that not without the continued cooperation of the merchants, and the intense solicitatfon efforts a n the part of the employes, could the program of recovery be made permanent.

W. L. Coleman, agent and wife; Mr. Wood, cashier, and Columbus Ferrlng. ton, all from Miami, Okia., were visitors. a s well a s Mr: and Mrs. R. C. Coulter, of Tulsa. Mr. Coulter is freight and passenger agent a t Tulsa. The merchants of Afton were well represented and each one pledged anew his cooperation, and many of them expressed appreciation of the splendid freight service available a t Afton.

T. G. Bassett donated a box of cigars to the club and Ted Shedlebar, who broadcasts over statlon WBIBH a t Joplin, entertained the club with musical numbers.

Members of the club a re planning a real campaign for 1934 and plans are now being made for future meetings with various clubs surrounding Afton.

Joplin, Mo. The regular meeting of the members

of the h i s c o Employes' Club of Joplin was held at the Tenth Street freight office club room, Thursday, January 4. The business meeting was preceded by a covered dlsh luncheon, served by the Ladies' Auxillary.

Members of the club and auxiliary then met in separate meetings. 0. G. Moult, treasurer, made his report t o

I fur- which

the club and after all bills were taken care of, the balance on hand was turned over to the auxiliary ta ther assist in any activities I they might wish to carry out.

Roy Barcus, president, read 16 from cowgill Blair, president o Joplin Globe, expressing his a p p tion of the club's Christmas pro] Also a letter from S. 5. Butlel, presslng continued euccess during the New Year.

Under the matter of unllnished business, and due to rallure a t the last meetlng to elect a vice-president. Rober C. Fletcher, machinist a t the roundhouse, was elected to that position by acclamation of members present. -

J. E. Springer, division freight and passenger agent, and George V. mliott, claim agent, were appointed by the president a s a Club Activities Committee to arrange for entertainment and activities of the club for the corning year.

It was also requested that letters. expressing tbe sympathy of the club be sent to members who- were ill. Stickers requesting routing on shipments were passed among the members and they were asked to dispose of tRem among the Joplin Arms. Low fares, now in effect on Frisco Llnes, were also discussed.

Membership cards mere slgned for all members present, and all were urged to secure every employe possible a s a member in order to assist, financially and socially, the activities of the club.

Monett, Mo. Members of the 'Monett, Mo., club

have never ceased their interest In the campaign which was inaugurated in November, 1933. With the January 1 pay checks of the hfonett, Mo., employes, went this little statement:

"New Year's Greetings, and may you and yours enjoy health, happiness and prosperity throughout the New Year.

"May we suggest , in making your Xew Year's resolurion, that you include therein a renewed determina- tion to continue to help thts club in i t s 'Traffic Recovery Program', 11 hich is gaining such momentum Chat it won't stop short of maklng JIonett 100 per cent Frisco. Our ac- com~l lahments have been hefalfzd from one end of the F r ' - - other, from the office of tees to the most humble thls railroad. The budgl department is made up ance with the amount t h e railroad makes durh tlrne. The more traftlc v greater the posvibllity ol

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the Trus- nosltlon of 4t for each in accord-

of revenue 1 s a given re sell, the f each em-

?tters f the recia- :ram. . --

e working regularly extra and roughed trngloyes ding called k lo vervlce and more materlal work with. Each merchant In SIonetl ha.;

,,,n furnlshed a book ot labels readlnp 'ROUTE THIS SHIPSIEST V I A FRISCO LINKS', with the re- quest that one 1nbel be pasted on every order. I f they all do this. our victory Is won. but it behooves each eml~loye to know that h i s merchant Is doing this. Ask them about them. Agaln, we enlehd to you our sincere thanks and apyre- ciatlon for your splendid loyalty and co-operation, whlch ha8 enabled us Lo malre a record of mhlch we are justly proud.

"(Signed) C. J. K o n z , Pres. "Penrl Lewis, Sec'y."

Letters of appreciation to the merchants of Monett, Mo., who have stood by the club so loyally during their campaign for more business. were mailed out a t the first of the year, and many replies were returned. expressing to the club appreciation of the service extended to them, in and out of Monett. ,

The club has big plans for 1934 and is striving to excel all .records made in the past, in the may of securing business for Frisco Lines in and out of Monett.

Memphis, Tenn. A meeting of the Greater Traffic

Committee of the Frisco Employes' Club of Memphis, Tenn., was held a t the local freight office. December 29. with 25 menlbers in attendance and one visitor, 31. W. Dunkin, general agent.

Under the heading of new business, the following report was made: Will Robinson, colored trucker, secured a passenger, Nemphis to St. Louis; I3. C. Johnson, revising clerk, secured a shipment to Kalola Springs, Miss.; D. E. Creeden, disposition clerk, received routing on three cars of fruit from Plant City, Fla., to Memphis; W. F. Corltey, chief clerk, secured a car destined Kansas City; Gordon Robertson. cashier of the club, secured two shipments destined Bridgeport, Conn., and Greenwich, Conn.

Various members of the club. present a t the meeting, reported worthwhile tips on fnture business, ah:, reported contacts with various shippers.

hI. TV. Dnnkin assured the club of the appreciation of the traffic department for business secured and the assistance qiven then1 by the Greater Traffic Conmittee.

Ft. Scott, Kans. The feature event of the meeting

of the Frisco Employes' Club of Ft. Scott. Kans., held on Decemher 27, was the election of officers. Officers chosen for 1934 are: Lloyd 4 . Gard- ner, president; Rex GilI, first vice- president; C. L. Payne, second vice- president; Bill JIcIiinley, third vice-

president, and Frank H. hIcCann, secretary-treasurer.

E. A. Miller, agent, made his report of the tips and routing orders turned in to him by members of the club, and also made a short talk on solicitation. He presented the mein- bers with a supply of advertising folders, announcing the new holiday rates, and asked each member to place one in the hands of friends or where the public might read it.

L. B. Clary and T. W. 3Ioreland made short talks before the club in connection with solicitation work, stressing the importance of full co- operation of all members by being present a t the meetings and taking an active part in any way that they might be called npon to serve the club.

Colored Club of Okmulgee Members of the Colored Club of

Okmulgee, Okla., met a t the home of E. G. Gilmore, on the night of Novem- ber 23, for their monthly meeting. The members were led in prayer by Rro. Jean Williams, which was followed by songs.

Members of this club have been doing a splendid bit of advertising for Frisco Lines by taking various bands which they have organized to surrounding towns. Plans were made for these bands to entertain a t several churches.

The club reported having secured the funeral party of Rev. W. R. Reeves from Okmulgee to Clarks- ville, Tex.

The members of the colored club of Okmulgee, Okla., met a t the home of E. G. Gilmore on December 12. After the president's greeting was read to the club by Charlie Ander- son, Jessie Holbert reported a gas- senger lor Shreveport, La.

Suggestions were made a s to how the clnb might advertise the recluc- tion in passenger rates. Buddie Young, a member, was reported ill.

A suggestion was made that the clnh secure the unoccupied building near the yard office for meetings.

Murray Hill reported as futnre

0. A. Rea, a mechanic a t the roundhouse at Joplin, Mo., de- serves special mention for a splendid piece of solicitation. During the early part of January

, h e secured one ticket, Joplin to Ft. Wor th and two whole tickets and one half fare, Neosho to Ft. Worth.

All of these parties had planned a t r ip by bus. but when he submitted rate information and t ra in connections. they decided to use Frisco Lines.

business to work on: the Colored Methodist General Conference in May, to be held in St. Louis; a district conference in August, to be held in Spiro, Okla., and an annual conference in November. to be held in Chickasha, Okla.

The Ozark Club The third meeting of the newly or-

ganized Ozark Club was held a t Sey- mour, Mo., on the night of January 15, with approximately 300 persons in attendance. The meeting, which was held in the High School was preceded by a dinner at the i\Iethodist Church.

Tr. 0. Ballew, president of the club. served as master of ceremonies and the program was in the nature of addresses by guests and officials, inter- spersed with a program of entertainment. Guests and officials included: E. R. Mayfield. Mayor of Seymour; H. k Von Rump. Mayor of Rogers- ville; S. J. Frazier. superintendent; C. B. Callahan, assistant superintendent; AI. T. Fullington, chairman, 0. R. T.; G. 31. Forrester, general agent; E. D. Chaudet. soliciting freight and passenger agent; L. B. Higgins, general agent, Railway Express Agency; F. H. Peck, route agent, Express Agency; J. E. Potts. president Spring- field Men's Club; Ralph Bryant, special representative, agricultural department, and Miss Martha Noore.

The Mayor of Seyn~our welcomed the visitors to the city and spoke of the worth of Frisco Lines a s a tax- payer. and its employes a s citizens. An address along similar lines was made by the Mayor of Rogersville.

Miss Martha hloore made the principal address of the evening, dealing in her remarks with the support given the schools through railway taxes, the inauguration of the two cent fare, and the service of all kinds offered the citizens of Seyn~our and other cities.

Each of the guests responded to an introduction. but due to a lengthy pTogran1, only a few mere called upon for a short talk. These included: S. J. Frazier, 31. T. Ful l in~ton. G. 31. Forrester. E. D. Chandet, J. E. Potts and L. B. Hiexins.

Two residents and pensioners of Frisco Lines, were introduced. J. R. Taggart, former agent, and J . L. Con- ley. retired section foreman. Their romhlned service with Frisco Lines totaled 89 years.

Entertainment nnmbers included n piano duet by Miss Alberta Roclocker and Mrs. Paul McMahan, of Seymour: selection by Sey~nonr High School Glee Club. under the direction of Miss Flavel Brooks ; reading. Hazel Baker. Springfield Girls' Club: tap dance. 1Iargarette Jones, dauqhter of R. R. Jones, machinist, Springfield Shops.

1934 - Important Con~entions-1934 Below is a list o f irnportarrt conve)itions which will be held during 1934. The traffic departrtzertt will welcorne any informution that might be o f os-

sistance in securing travet to these rrreetings.. Any commnication in connection therewith, skortld be addressed to J . W . Nourse, getreral passenger agent, St . Louis, Mo. Western Fruit Jobbers Assn ................... San Antonio, Tex ..................... Jan. 16-19 Nat'l Educational Assn.,

Dept. of Superintendence .................... Cleveland, Ohio ............................ Feb. 24 Am. Assn. of Petroleum Geologists .... Dallas, Tex. .............................. March Shrine Directors Association .............. ,.Sari Antonio .............................. March 7-9

.......................... Associated Traffic Clubs of America .... Birmingham, Ala. April Northern Baptist Convention ................ Rochester, N. Y ................. 2nd Wk. May Natural Gasoline Assn. of America ........ Tulsa, Okla ........................................... May Gen. Federation Women's Clubs ............ Hot Springs, Ark ................... May 21-24

............................ Kiwanis International Toronto, Ont. .................................... June ................ United Confederate Vets Reunion ........ Chatttanooga, Tenn. June 3-8

American Institute of Banking .............. Washington, D. C ................. June 11-14 .................... American Medical Association .............. Cleveland, Ohio June 11-12

........................................ U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce .... Miami, Fla. June ........................ Rotary International ................................ Detroit, Mich. June 25-29

National Education Associ.ation .......... Washington, D. C ........... June 30-July 6 B. Y. P. U. of America ......................... Pittsburgh, Pa ............................. July 4-8 Lions Clubs International ....................... Grand Rapids, Mich ............... July 17-20 International Walther League .............. Omaha, Nebr. .................................... July Civitan International .................................. Toronto, Ont ....................................... June M. 0. V. P. E. R. (Grotto) .................... Atlantic City ..................... .. .... June 26-28 Shrine (A. A. 0. N. M. S.) .................... Minneapolis, Minn. ............ June 19-21 Knights Templar Gr. Encampment .... San Francisco, 'Calif ............... July 7-13. B. P. 0. E. (Elks) Grand Lodge .......... Kansas City, Mo ..................... July 15-20 United Spanish W a r Veterans .............. Pittsburgh, Pa. ................ August 19-23 Nat'l Baptist Convention (Col.)

Unincorporated ...................................... M u k o g e e Okla. .................... Sept. 5-10 Nat'l Baptist Convention (Col.)

Incorporated ........................................... Oklahoma City, Okla ................. Sept. 6 American Legion ...................................... Miami, Fla. .............................. Oct. 22-25 American Bankers Assn ......................... Washington, D. C ............. October 22-25 American Petroleum Institute .............. Dallas, Texas .......................... Nov. 12-15 Southern Medical Association .............. Dallas, Texas ................... .. ..... November

and vocal solo. Walter Dele, general foreman, reclamation plant, Spring- field.

At the conclusion of the program, the merchants in the audience were asked to express their ideas a s to Frisco service in and out of Seymour, and they were most complimentary. Rev. Tucker, of the Baptist Church of Seymour. gave the benediction.

Following the mass meeting, members of the club held a short business meeting for a discussion of various matters to come before their attention.

Sherman, Texas The most important 1)usiness to

come before the inembers of the Frisco Employes' Club of Shern~an, 'ex., a t their .January 10 meeting in he Chamber of Commerce rooms, ras the election of officers. Nineteeu lembers mere present.

W. A. Morgan, car foreman, moved

that the rules be suspended and the present corps of officers be re-elected by acclamation. The motion was sec- onded, but C. V. Montgomery advised those present that he felt the position of president should be held by some other member of the club, since he had been president since the club had been organized. 31. V. Claybourn, secretary, also declined re-election on the same plea.

The nomination and election of officers was then prooeeded with and W. A. Morgan was elected president of the club. Ben H. Moore, of the freight office, was elected rice-president; Don R. Auderson mas elected secretary, and H. Reifenrath was elected treasurer.

Mr. Montgomery thanked the members present for their hearty support extended to him during his term of office, and for the close assistance given him by his officers. and tnmed

the chair over to the newly elected president.

Mr. Morgan stated that he thought the club should sponsor a social func- tion within a short tinw, and a ten)- porary program committee was appointed to name the date and nature of the affair. Those to serve on the coninlittee included: C. V. i\Iontgom- ery, K. P. Guin. W. V. Claybourn. Carl Alexander and A. O'Hanlon.

F t . Smith, Ark. Fifty-seven employes were present

a t the January 8 meeting of the Frisco Employes' Club of Fort Smith. Ark. Meeting was held in the old baggage room, general office building.

The matter of ordering club pins was brought up, and orders a re now being taken. There was a general discussion of ways and means of securing additional freight and passenger business, and the subject of ap- prehending violators of the s tate truck law was discussed a t length. Mention was made by George Hin- nant, president, of the possibilities of employes saving money for the company in the way of per diem on foreign cars, use of lights, fuel, etc.

February 5 was set as the meeting night in February, and invitations have been sent out to all members.

Wichita, Knns. Members of the F'risco Enlployes'

Club of Wichita. Kans., held a meeting on the night of January 10. After the reading of various corn- munications, the following new business was reported: One passenger. Wichita to Jonesboro, secured by Mr. Allman, a switchman; H. .B. Sigler. conductor, secured six cars of freight and 4 LCL shipments; .J. H. Roberts, bill clerk, secured a n LCL shipment and a passenger; Ralph Dinsmore, cashier, secured 3 LCL shipments, and Harry Marshall, rate clerk, secured an LCL shipment.

After a general discussion by all present a s to fnture business to be secured by the club, the meeting was adjourned.

Auxiliary to the Sunnyland Club, Kansas City, Mo.

The members of the auxiliary to the Sunnyland Club of Kansas City met in their club rooms on January 2nd for a short business meeting, followed by a card party.

The treasurer's report for the year of 1933 was read and approved, and mays and means to make nioney for cliib activities were discnssed.

AIenibers of the club presented a gift to each of the outgoing officers for their faithfulness and good work during 1933.

Following the business meeting the members played pinochle, bunco and bridge, and a t the end of the meeting were served refreshments by the hostesses, Mrs. Joe Swarts, Mrs. Wm. Bullard, Mrs. Chas. Frizzell and Mrs. John Cauloflower.

Colored Club of St. Louis, Mo. Members of the Colored Club of St.

T.mris ~hqn met a t thcir olirh rnnma -.--., --" -" ------ ---- ----." a t Tower Grove Station on the night of January 1'2. Due to t h e inclement weather, not all the members were present, but those that were there discussed plans t o enlarge the membership.

It was decided to reduce the dues from $1.00 to 76c. giving with the reduced price a beautiful gold Rlted club pin. This reduced price for a year's membership in the club will be open until the last of March.

Members of the club plan a Valen- tine party t o be given sometime in February and each member is actlve- ly soliciting memberships in the club and announcing the party t o be given within a short time.

The gift of a basket of food to a Frisco family was reported and deep appreciation was expressed by the recipients.

Clinton, Mo. Members of the Frisco Employes'

Clu*b of Clinton, Mo., held their Jan- uary meeting a t the Frisco Station, Clinton, on the 21st. with sixteen members in attendance.

There was a decidedly optlrnistlc tone to the general discussions regarding matters pertaining to business, and the concensus of opinion was that all business in general was on the upturn, especially merchan. dise handling in LCL lots.

Communications from various officers were read and discussed, and the new rates were discussed by C. 0. Claiborne. agent a t Clinton, and agents from Garden City, Lowery City, Urich, Creighton and Deep- water.

The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p. m.

Speclrl mention Is made of the solicitation efforts of Flor- 'ence Noser, Loretta Bruns and: Margaret Leahy, of the Frisco Girls* Club of St. Louis.

Miss Nober seclwed two cars from Zeigler, Ill., to the Phelan Coke Mlnes, Kirkwood, Mo, and two cars from Zelgler, Ill, to the J. Jacobson & Son, Mutual, Mo.: Loretta Bruns secured an LCL shipment, St. Louls to Kansas City via Frtsco Lines; and Margaret Leahy secured two cars, St. Louls to San Francisco, Calif.

Special Che~rolet Parti

A PPROXIMATELY 76 represen- tatives of Chevrolet companies in Oklahoma City and Tulsa,

left for Flint, Michigan, on December 14, 1933. where they viewed the 1934 Chevrolet In action on the General Motors prov3ng ground. The g-roup was handled via Frisco Lines out of Oklahoma CIty snd Tulsa on train No. 10. ' From Monett, Mo., they were handled on into St. Louis via a spe-

I AGENCY CHANGES ( The following permanent agents

were installed a t the stations which follow their names: .

Webster Earl Head, Bassett, Ark., December 15; Robert W. Engelage, Eureka, No., December 15; Mrs. Flora Mae Hall, Park Hill, Okla., De- cember 21; Forrest B. Poplin, Bok- chito, Okla., December 23; Marshall E. Gleckler. Chandler. Okla., Decem. ber 29; Edward S. Renlro, Schulter, Okla.. December 30; Cecil L . , Siler, Johnsons, Ark., December 30; Marcus L. Millsap. Burdette, Ark., December 30; Harry G. Robinson. Tulsa, Okla.. January 2; Harry F. Bryant. Hills- dale, Kans., January 2; Russell Day, Datto, Ark., January 2; George B. Homaa, Riggers. Ark.. January 3; John B. Patrick. Arkinda, Ark.. Janu- ary 4 ; Myrtle k Wilson, Davenport, Okla., January 4: Joseph F. Ellis, Grove. Okla., January 5; George 0. Poulson, Spring Hill, Kans., January 8.

The following were installed temporary agents at the stations which follow their namea :

Forrest C. Pepple, Bassett, Ark., December 12; William P. Kent, Tulsa, Okla., December 12; H. Ray Horns, Garnett, Okla., December 16; James J. Morgan, Senath, No., December 13; Carl LA Davidson, Chandler. Okla., December 20; James E. Sandlin, Bok- homa, Okla.. December 21; Jasper E. Wimberley. Senath, Mo., December

clal train. Thfs group comprised t h e only through special train party from the West.

C. J. Kramer, traffic manager of the Oklahoma City Zone for the Chevtolet Company organlzed and accompanied the party to Michigan. He fs shown standing a t the extreme left of the above photograph, his posf- tion marked by a n "X" on the track.

XMAS GIFT FOR J. M. KURN H. B. Sigler. conductor and mem-

ber of the Frisco Employes' Club of Wichita, Kans.. directed a letter t o S. S. Butler, general traffic manager, on December 27th, in which he advised that he had solicited and secured four cars of apples from Fruit- land, Idaho. The shipper, Elvin Adams, wrote Mr. Sigler that they had gone forward via Frisco. In the following note, he said:

"Dear Mr. Gigler: "I am leaving here the Zlst and

have four cars or apples; will route them Frisco. Sure appreciate the klndness you showed me before on my trip over your road.

"(Sgd.) Elvi~n Adams." In Mr. Sigler's letter to Mr. But-

ler b e stated: "The apples arrived Xmas Day, so tell Mr. Kurn I am giving this shipment to him for a Xmas present. Mr. Adams is going back home t o load up again and they will come our way. Two of the cars went to Oklahoma City and they went Frisco all the way, and he may sell some future cars there."

It Is solicitation of this kind that is dncerely appreciated. Mr. Slgler seldom comes to a club meeting without having a splendid report on carload business secured through his ~ e r s o n a l solicitation.

27; Arthur E. McCans, Wellston, Okl Deceniber 27; Julius A. Robinso Senath, No., January 1; Marvin Baker, Townley, Ala., January 3.

11 @ 11 THE PENSION ROLl CHARLES FRED VlELBlO Four Frisco Lines z~etrmn en~plo~les , University City, 310. Continuous serv-

CHARLES FRED VIEILBIG, ysrd zwibh combii~cd ~ e r v i c c of 144 3lears and ice of 31 years and 7 months entitles engineer, Kansas Ckty, AIO., was re- 7 monllrs, were placed on the Per~siorr him to a pension allowance of $44.70 tired from active service June 3, 1933, Roll at a llrecti~cg of Ifre Board of & month, effective from December 1. due to his having reached the age PeIIsi8n.s. held Drcrrrrbrr 21, 1933, at the 1933. limit. He was born June 3. 1863. at St . L o l f k P J l ~ r a l oflice. Sioux City, Iowa, and was educated in the schools near his home. He began his service with Frisco Lines a s a n engine wiper a t Kansas City on October 15, 1886. Me was promoted to Rremaa and ran, Kansas City to Olathe and later to engineer in yard service a t Kansas City. In October. 1889, he was married to Della Mae Clarke, of Kansas City, Mo., and to them were born three daughters an8 three sons. Mr. and Mrs. Vielbig reside in Kansas City, Mo. Continuous service of 46 years and 11 months entitles him t o a pension allowance of $71.65 a month, effective from De- cember 1, 1933.

TOM .TAYLOR

TOM TAYLOR (col.), sectlon laborer, Byhalia, Wis8., was retlred Prom active service August 7, 1933, due to his having reached the age Hmit, March 25, 1933. He was born at By- halia. Miss., March 25. 1863, and educated in the schools of Marshall County. Miss. He began his service with Frisco Lines a s section laborer, January 1, 1899, a t Byhalia, Miss., and served his entire time on the Tupelo Sub. He married Mary Gay, of By-

given), an4 to aughter. Mrs. Mr. Taylor re- s. Continuous i 4 months en- n allowance of ,e from Decem-

4NDkRSON

SANDERSON, vision, was re y 11, 1933, due is 61 years of Ohio, August

In the schools H e served the 'betore coming brakeman and

sas City to Ft. no. He served e Northern di- , 1892, he mar- ansas City, and

to them was born one daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson reside in Kansas City. Continuous service of 32 years and 9 months entitles him to a pension allowance of $59.20 a month, effective from December 1, 1933

f o s above are o f . the" . . . . . T h e t h o , veterans pensioned d~crrng the ??to?rta of Decent- btr . Reading f rom left lo r igh t : Chas. F. Vielbig, Wrn. D. Winget and T o m Toy lor.

WILLIAM DEWITT WINGET WILLIAM DE'WITT WINGET, pen-

sioned clerk, 7th Street Station, St. Louis, was retired from active service, May 15, 1933, due to total disability. He was 55 years of age. born April 11, 1878, a t St. Louis. 310.. and educated in the schools o i St. Louis, Mo. He worked for the Terminal Railway for about four years, coming with Frisco Lines October 4. 1901, a s yard clerk a t Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. H e served a s assistant per diem clerk, assistant uncolIected clerk, assistant accountant, chief accountant, assistant cashier, counter clerk and per diem clerk all a t the 7th Street Station. St. Louis. He is not married and resides a t 1536 Qnendo Avenue,

WILLIAM DAUGHERTY WILLIAM DAUGHERTY, pensioned

sectlon foreman, died a t his home a t Rlorrellton, Mo., on December 24. He was born May 5. 1853, at Little. Tenn., and entered the service a s a section laborer on the Eastern division in JuIy, 1879, being later promoted to section ioreman. He worked a t various point8 on the Eastern division until December 31, 1916, when he was retired due to inability- His pension allowance was $20.00 a month and during his lifetlme he was paid a total of $3,940.00. --

BENJAMIN F. RECTOR BENJAMIN F. RECTOR, pensioned

machinist, Chaffee, Mo., died at his home on January 6. He wab born September 17, 1862, a t Windsor, 111.. and entered the service of Frisco Lines November, 1903, a s an engineer, having formerly served other roads. H e became disabled in 1905 and after- wards served successively a s inspector, store room supply man, engine and train supply man and tool supply man, He was retired on January 15, 1931, due to total disability. His pension allowance was $21.95 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $702.40.

JOHN VOS8 JOHN VOSS, pensioned section la-

borer, died a t his home, St. James, Mo., on December 30. He was born November 3. 1862, In Stolp, Pommern, Germany, and entered the service of Frisco Lines, May 1, 1894, as a section laborer at Knobriew, Mo. H e later transferred 1 he served cl ber 30, 1932, to having r e pension a l l o ~ and during h total of $260

CHARLt CHARLES

stoned enginr

Counter Desires

Playwright: "I wish I could think up a big, strong situation that wollld fill the audience with tears."

Producer: "I'm looking f o r one that will fill the tiers with audience!'

W E SHOULD WORRY

Traff ic Cop: "Don't you know you can't tu rn around i n the middle of the block?"

Dumb Dora: "Oh, I th ink I can make it, thank you so much."

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sn BE S U R P R I S E D " I f gar1 fourrd $5.00 irr jrorir portts

porkct. edrnt wortld yori tl~irrk?" "lVcll, I'd thirrk I And sorrrcbody clsc's

parrt~ o)r." Ah-Well l

THE MERRIMENT PAGE

One rainy day recently a lady in silken finery climbed aboard a train, sniffed and exclaimed: "This is the first time I've ridden in a train for years. I ride in my own car."

"Yon don't know how we've missed you."' the conductor replied.

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A HISTORIC EVENT McDonald was recently run over by

a beer truck, and for the first t ime i n his l i fe the dr inks were on him."

D 4 Y S O F R E P E A L Nrirsc: " I tlrink kc's rcgnirrirrg rorr-

~riortsrrcss, doctor. Hc tricd to Dlozu thc jonrrr off Iris iricdicirrc."

Sir ! "I would like to see some gloves,"

said the dignified lady. "They a re for my daughter."

"Yes, ma'am," said the clerk, obligingly, "white kid?"

The customer's face colored and s h e drew herself up indignantly.

"Why. certainly!" she replied. .. - , . -- . .. A N ADVANTAGE , 'AS soon as the 'patient, who had

. ,been bit ten by a mad dog, learned that he was fatal ly stricken w i th hy- drophobia, he asked for a sheet of paper and a pencil.

Af ter some t ime the nurse asked, "Hadn't you better let me get you a lawyer to help you w i t h y0u.r wi l l?"

"This isn't a will," said the bed- ridden patient, "I'm making a l ist of people I'm going t o bite."

. I IONUdY 'S S T E W "1Vhy docs Irc cnll it 'crrtltiisinstic

stcz~J'l" "lVcll, dorsrit hr put cvcrytliirrg Itc

Iios irito it?"

Disillusioned

She: "You remind me of the sea." He: "Wild, restless and romantic?" She: "No, you just make me sick."

PROOF She: "He's a gentleman." He: "Really" She: "Yes, he uses the butter

knife when he breakfasts alone." -London Post.

S l i C I i T A I L O R S ! o r i c : " I rcol1.v tlrirrk yo16

slzor~ld havc n rrcu! tnilor, cicnr; tlzc ortc goic Anvc ir so rorelcss. I lia71c lind to scw this brrftorl orr Ilrrcc tirrrcs for yorc alrcndy." ---

A t Last! Cook: "I'ni leavin' in exactly

three minutes." i\Irs. Timothy: "Then put the

eggs on to boil, and we'll have them right for once."

-Royal Arcanum Bulletin.

P U R E F I C T I O N l'orirrg 3,Iarr fiir li6ror.v): " H a w you

( I book called '~Tlorr. / hc World'.v h'lilcr,' plcnsc?"

Lndy Lib~orinrr: "Yorr rr~icllrt firrd it its tlrc firtiori dcport~rrcrrt, sir7"

-Parts .lIngazirrc.

Bud: "Where are you going i n such a hurry?"

Mud: "Going to call on a bunga- low."

Bud: "What's she like?" Mud: "Painted i n front, shingled

in back, and nobody home upstairs."

Just L ike the Jones'

On the day of the school entertainment the mothers were gathered to- gether, proud or envious, according to the parts their children were playing.

One small boy came to the plat- form. Striking a bold attitude, he began: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earsw- .

Whereupon one of the mothers whispered to her companion: "There, that's the Jones boy. H e wouldn't be his mother's son if he weren't trying to borrow something."

A LONG TIME "Darling, it w i l l have to be a long

engagement." "Dearest, I w i l l wai t for you un t i l

the farmers are satisfied."

S H E S H O U L D BE "I thirrk yorl'rc lots bcttcr lookirrp

thnrr yorir daddy." "W'cll, I shorlld bc. I'rrr a lntcr

~rrodcl."

Handling Women by Electr ic i ty

If she talks too long-Interrupter. If she wants to be a n angel-Trans-

former. If she is picking your pocket-De-

tector. If she will meet you half way-Re-

ceiver. If she gets too excited-Controller. If she goes up in the air-Con-

denser. If she wants chocolate-Feeder. If she sings unharmoniously -

Tuner. If she is out of town-Telegrapher.

UNNECESSARY

"What's the use of washing m y hands before I go t o school, mother? I'm not one of those who are always raising them."

B A C K F O R ISSPIR.?TIOXT "Yorr sold trrc a rar- nborit two wccks

ngo." " Y c s , sir, iroei~ do yoti lilzc it?" " I zcorrt gori to tcll rrrc cz-cr~thirrg you

soid nborrt that m r all OTVI - ngnirr. I'irr pttirrg o bit disrortr-ngcd."

Tougher St i l l "It's tough to pay fifty cents a.

pound for meat." "Yes, but it's tougher when you

pay twenty-five."

W H A T T A L K ! Chinese Patient: "Doctor, wha'

t ime you fixee teeth fo' me?" Doctor: "Two-thirty; al l r ight?" Patient: "Yes, tooth hur ty me a l l

right, but wha' t ime you flxee?"

TOO BAD "Wi th Z U A O N I wns your wi fc qrlarrcl-

irrg lost rtiglit ?" " O h - c ~ s l r e zc90s scoldirrg tlrc dog." "Poor beast-1 ircard itcr tirrcatcrr to

ttrkc tltc fro~lt door kcy nnny fr-otrr hiirr."

February, 1934 Page 15

H. D. W A R R E N T A K E S OFFICE H. D. Warren, electrician for Frisco

Lines a t Birmingham, Ala., and division chairman of the Frisco Asso- ciation of Metal ,Crafts and Car De- partment employes, was elected general chairman of that association on December 15, 1933. He succeeded H. E. Burgess.

Mr. Warren was born in Knoxville, Tenn., October 25, 1889. During the war he was employed on electrical work for the Muscle Shoals project. He also served the L. C N. Railroad a s

electri dustri: began on De, electri contin mingh with r more t and ir usual peciall

cian and has served various in- 11 concerns in Birmingham. He his service with Frisco Lines

cember 24, 1923, a s a first-class cian and has served the Frisco uously in that capacity a t B t - am. He is thoroughly familiar -ailroad problems, having spent han twenty-five years in railroad Idustrial work and has an un- grasp of labor conditions, es- y railroad mechanics.

N a m e s a n d Addresses of t h e Genera l System B o a r d

of t h e Fr i sco Associat ion of M e t a l Craf t s & C a r D e p a r t m e n t E m p l o y e s

H. D. Warren ............... ................. General Chairman, System Board 210 Sansone Bldg., Springfield, 310.

C. P. Clark ................. ... ........... Vice-General Chairman, System Board R. R. No. 4, Box 264-B, Enid, Okla.

Burl Hough ............................................ Chairman Springfield Terminal 1101 East Commercial St., Springfield, No.

J. S. White ............... ... .................. Chairman, Southwestern Division 540 South 45th West Ave., Tulsa. Okla.

J. 11. Sheeley ............................................................ Chairman, River Division 417 Elliott St., Chaffee, Mo.

B. B. Walker ............................................................ Chairman, Texas Division 1111 North Willow St., Sherman, Tex.

J. J. Prugger ................................................................. Chairman, West Shops . 800 West Scott S t ... Springfield, Mo.

J. S. Abbott .......................................................... C h a i n a n Eastern Division 1733a Del Norte. St. Louis, Mo.

................................................ J. P. McNamara Chairman, Southern Division 1092 Rosewood St., Memphis, Tenn.

................................................ \\'m. A. Bullard Chairman, Northern Division 4018 Bell Street. Kansas City, 310.

H. E. Burgess ..................................................... Chairman, Central Division 511 South 19th St., Fort Smith, Ark.

He was a charter member of his home Local No. 18 at Birrnlngham when the association was organlzed and served a s president for five con- secutive years; as chairman of the ehop committee for four years; local treasurer, one year, and division chairman for two years. The latter appointment was for two years, dating from December, 1932, but after serv- ing for one year he was elected general chairman of the association, with headquarters a t Springfield, Mo.

He was married December 25, 1910, to Hazel Greenhow, of Birmingham, and to them were born four children, two girls and two boys, the oldest daughter having graduated from Bir- mingham Southern Methodist College two years ago, is married and now lives in Decatur, Ala. Hugh D., Jr.. is now a freshman in Birmingham Southern College, and Milton, the second son, is a student of the Birming- ham High School.

H. E. Burgess, who did not seek re-election, went to Ft. Smith, Ark., where he returned to his former position in the water service department. He is also division chairman from the Central division.

FRISCO SON IS HONORED Prahk Guzick, age 17, son of Hynian

Quzick, machinist a t Sherman, Tex., is not only an excellent scholar, but also an outstanding athlete.

As Captain and quarterback of the Sherman High School football team. The Bearcats, Frank made an envi- able record for himself through his brilliant performance on the gridiron. He has been selected best halfback for the All District Team and already has received offers from several renowned colleges in Texas and Okla- homa to attend their institutions after completing his high school education.

A STORY WORTH TELLING Although most fishing stories a r e

confined to summer editions of the Frisco Magazine, it has just been

'made known to the editor of t h e Frisco Magazine that Richard Mills, chief clerk to general yardmaster a t Monett, Mo.,. has the distinction of being the first Monett fisherman t o bring home a "silver bass" caught on a vacation t o Bagnell Dam.

His catch also included one Jack Salmon which weighed three and a half pounds.

'ENN.

athy to e death 3. -... . -,,.-.... ce, a n d

f a & F spent the holidays with relatlves In Tulsa. Okla.

J. P. k ~ e n n a , boilermaker. spent t h e hollclays with his family in Monett. 310.

Pe te NcKeller. machlnist. made a s h o ~ t visit with' relatives h Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We wish to extend o u r sympathy t 6 Mrs. 0. S. Blarchall, account of the death of her father. Ed. Britch.

Floyd Huff. machinist, sbent the holldays with relatives in Springfield. 510.

Walter Shoup and family have been vlsitinc friends In Neodcsha. ICans.

Har ry Stewart, macl~inlst. was hlt by a hit-and-run driver on Parkway and received a broken a r m and lec. We wlsh - him a speedy recovery.

John Garner, machlnlst apprentice. spent the holidays with relatives In Amory. Miss.

0. A. Craft boilermaker. spent a few days around Ptashville. h u n t l n ~ . He ~1.0- duced a nice bag. '

W e extend our sympathy to R L Bowle*, account of the cleath of Mrs. Bowles. January 5. Mrs. Bowles had been In 111 health Kor the past two years.

We a r e plad to reD01-t that Mrs. J. L. Glass, who-was 111 for several weeks. is ab le to be out again.

Mrs. P. W. Landers. wife of the re- w r t e r , h a s been 111 for several weeks.

Bob ;\lanuel, machinlst, had a desire to g o hunting cluring: the holldays, and a f te r walking half the day, he kicked up a rabbit and raised his gun to Are, and a f te r ezxamination, found his gun did not have a plunger in it.

LOCAL No. 2 WEST LOCOM6T'lVE $HOPS

SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

VIRGIL B. SMITH, Reporter

Norman Thurman, machlnlst apprentlce, spent t h e Christmas holidays a t Pensacola. Fla.

I. G. Holt machlnlst. while driving back from a 'vlsit with relatives In Illl- nois, had the misfortune of having his car slip OK the pavement into a dltch. badlv d a n ~ a a i n r the car. No one In the & F ~ w ~ s in jfirid.

Charles Wooldrldge. machinist. Is In the St. John's H o s ~ i t a l . recoverlnn from . . - a n operation.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lawson spent the holidavs visltinn relatives and friends in ~ a n s a k .

- John Haskell. a i rman a t the West

Shops, I s In the hospital, recovering: from Injuries received when he was struck by a n automobllc while crossing t h e street.

Al. Seaman and wife have lus t returned from a visit to Pensacola, %la.

We a r e mighty g lad to welcome J i m Osborne. boilermaker, back among us again. af ter having been off from work for several weeks, due to slckness.

Oscar Plank and wife w e n t the holldays visiting in ~ a l l f o r n i a ;

Al. Elkins and family visited relatlves i n Oklahoma d u r i n g t h e holidavs.

We a r e mighy glad to have c a p Wlght back in our mldst again, af ter having been off several months on account of sickness.

Tom Tong spent the last two weeks In December on a t r i ~ through the W e s t

A very enjoyable entertalnment was given by L o c d No. 2, December 20th. The . feature . of the evcninfi- was beau-

Pres iden ts a n d Secretar ies of the Locals F r i s c ~ Association of M e t a l Craf t s & C a r - D e p a r t m e n t E m p l o y e

Springfield, 310. C. L. Hereford. President, Local No. 1, 848 South Broadway. Claude Campbell. Secretary, Local No. 1, 2229 Kellett Ave. Ed. DeClew, President, Local No. 2, 800 West Hamilton St. A. H. Bishop, Secretary, Local No. 2, 2123 N. Robberson Ave.

Kansas City. Mo. Roy Walls, President. Local No. 4, 1426 Summitt. Tom Davis, Secretary, Local No. 4, 3315 Wayne.

St. Loul-s, MO. R. H. Pikesley, President, Local No. 5, 6735 Scanlon Ave. J. A. Pearse. Secretary. Local No. 5. 6656 Southwest Ave. - .

Monett. Mo. J. C. Alderson. President. Local: No. 6. 602 County Street. 9. P. Tirnmons. Secretary, Local No. 6 ; ~ . F. D. NO. 1, BOX 4.

Ft. Smith, Ark. A. D. Harcraw. President, Local No. 7. 2316 Tillis. W, H. Carter, Secretary. Local No. 7, 1013 North 38th St.

Enld, Okla. C. C . Bond, President, Lo~b! NO. 8, 601 West Walnut St. Frank B. Harkey, Secretary, W l No. 8, 1432 E. Broadway.

Joplin, M a L. 0. Foster. President, m a 1 No. 9. 1305 Jackson St. D. A. Hubbard, Secretary, Local No. 9, 1510 Jackson St.

Neodesha, Kans. J. W. Morrow. President. Local No. 10. c/o Frisco S h o ~ s . W. A. Heinbach, Secretary, Local No. 10, .921 r is cons in:

Chaffee, Mo. R. T. Ahlstead, President, Local No. 11, General D ~ l ~ v - v Fred Wi l l i am, Secretary, Local No. 11, General D

Fayetteville, Ark. J. W. Robinson, President, Local No. 13, R. F. D. No W. H. Gibson, Secretary, Local No. 13, 712 Wall St.

Pensacola, Fla. E. E. Spillman, Freshtent, h o a l No, 14, R. F. D. No. 2.

Y.. . Y., . elivery.

Robert Bunch. Secretarv. Local No. 14. 925 Q Street. - . Oklahoma City, Okla.

E. J. E s ~ e l i n . President. Local No. 15. 140 Eas t Park St. F. N. ones, Secretary, Local No. 15, 1610 N. Kate Street.

Wlchita, Kans. Rollj Tierney, President, Ldcal No. 16, 1427 Pattie Ave. F. D. Price, Secretary, Local No. 16, 712 Cottage Grove Ave.

Sapulpa. Okla. A. W. Finley, President, Local No. 17, 319% E. Dewey St. I. B. Moody, Secretary, Local No. 17, 905 West 18th St. (Tulsa).

Birmingham, Ala. S. B. Garrard, Presfdent, Local No. 18, c/o Frisco Shops. W. A. Meyers, Secretary, Local No. 18, 1326 Thirteenth Ave., North.

Memphls, Tenn. John M. HaleY. Presldent. Local No. 19, 934 Roland. W. K. Fnzzelle, Secretary, Local No. 19, 220 S. Cleveland.

Hugo, Okla. F. D. Knipp, President, Local No. 20, 1003 Eas t Duke St. W. E. Mathis, Secretary, Local No. 20, North J Street.

Amory, Miss. R. J. Sullivan. PresTdenC. Local No. 24, P. 0. Box 244. R. F. Dees, Secretary, Local No. 24, P. 0. Box 165.

Ft. Worth, Tex. J. R. Ferguson, President, Local No. 25, 3331 Stanley Ave. Wm. Witt. Secretary. Local No. 25. 3224 James St. - .

Sherman, ex; J. J. Bryan, President, Local No. 26, 219 N. Bryant St. Carl wallace, Secretary, Local No. 26, 1219 Grand Ave.

Thayer, Mo. F. 6. Schratz, President, Local No. 28, General Delivery. F. M. Peebles, Secretary, Local No. 28, P. 0. Box 182

Ft. Scott, Kans. Wm. E. McKinley, President, Local No, 29, 1523 6. Margrave St. C. C. Martin, Secretary, Local No. 29, R. R, Na. I , F. 0. Box 97

Pittsburg, Kans. Earl Gibbons, President, Looat No. 30, 504 J3. Washlngton.

. John Clark, Secretary, Local No- 30,915 West 3rd St. Newburg, hio.

NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS

EMERY HAGUEWOOD, Reporter

The bes t ntory of the month, In fact, many months, or for t ha t matter, many moons. including the one m-lth the indigo hue, comes from W. W. Boggs of this city, who covers thldl terri tory fo r the Lee IbIanufacturlng Company. makers of men's work clothes, which Includes the well-known overalls bearing their name. Mr. Boggs says t ha t a recent survey revealed the facr t ha t railroad men a re the largest users of thelr goods, which caused the management to order all thelr salesmen to travel vla railroad wherever It is a t al l possible using autos o r busses only where the're is no railway connections. Thls is reciprocity AS IS. Now, we a re not t ry ing to drum up trade through these columns, o r toot any one's horn, but from here on, we a r e golng to wear lee'^.

Local No. 1 gave a well at tended dance at thelr hall, January 1st. I t was in the form of a New Year's party, and it was a e r ea t s t a r t for the year t h a t 1 s Jus t c o ~ m e n c l n s .

James Motley (colored) office janltor and all around handy man was retired December 31, 1933. on account of having reached the aEe Ilmit. Mr. Motley has been in t he North Shops and roundhouse for more than forty years, and has seen every man come here tha t is here a t present. H e was presented wi th a complete head-to-foot outfit of clothes. given him by the engineers and firemen, whose lockers and wash room he kept clean, and the men of the roundhouse, who have known and worked with hlm so many years. "Jlm". a s he was known to everyone. war deeply impressed by the remembrance of everyone, saying t h a t while t he big shop whistle ended his labors every day. only a toot from Gabriel's horn would end hla boosting for the Frlsco. and hls memory ot the men who made his much appreciated g l f t possible.

Ea r l Comoton, boilermaker, Is on the job again a f t e r a month's selge of pneumonia fever.

Ollver Derrlck. machlnlst, Is also on the job again a f t e r a n nbsence of severa l days due to illness.

Xr. and Mrs. Don Monroe made a holiday tr lp to Kansas Clty, where Lhey visited relatives. Nr. Monroe is the d a y shift supplyman.

Rmmltt Sawver. machlnlst. i s off a t t h & ~ t'lme and- has been f i r several days suffering from a badly infected - eye.

Blanton Kennemer. laborer, has bid In the posltlon made vacant hy the retirement of James Motley.

Wllliam Sinker ton, cellar packer, is off a t this wrlting: suflering wlth the "Flu".

J o h n Whitworth, sheet metal worker. fa absent from work a t this tlme, and we understand some of hls famlHs arc sick. Here is hoplng i t Isn't serlous.

Cleo Wisecup, ext ra man, is now 'drivlne a Model -4 sedan havtnrr Dur- chased-it dur ing the past month. '

JOPLIN, MO.

ROGER FLETCHER. Reporter

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wade spent a few of the Chrlstmas holidays visi t ing frlends and relatives in Tulsa and Sapulpa, Okla.

Everyone knows of t he success of the Christmas program of the Em- ployes' Club In Che lobby of t he passenger station. The success was due to the co-operation of the club and auxiliary members. P l ans already a re t ak ing form for next Christmas program. Every slngle employe should affillate himself with this club and boost the Frisco. The Christmas pro- g ram Is just one th lng t h a t is sponsored by the club. Joln now and lend your support.

0. A. Rea, machlnlst, Is drivlng a model A Ford coupe.

Local No. 2 Has Xmas Party

T HE photograph above shows the mas party staged a t Springfleld, Mo., members of Local No. 2, Frfsco December 20. 1933. Santa Claus dis- Association of Metal Crafts & tributed gilts to the children present,

Car Department Employes, t h e i r and there was a splendid program of wives and guests a t the big Christ- entertainment for the grown-ups.

NOTICE-Any one wlshing to know just wha t the clty rules on double parking are, may Rnd o u t by consult- ing Mr. Dike in the yard office. H e knows! U. G. Boyd, machlnlst, waa off two

daya the first of January due to a wrenched hlp sustalned when he fell on the ice whlte comlnp to work.

Mld-year graduates in Joplin pubrlc schools a r e fas t becomlng a thing of the past, there belng but one more mld- year yromotlon out of the junior high achools Into the senior hlgh schoot following thls year. Among the 54 s tu- rlents graduating from the south lunlor high a r e four Frisco children and one daughter of a former Frlsco man. Vlrginia Pountaln, daughter of 0. C , Fountaln, switchman : Jane Fletcher. daughter of R. C. Fletcher. machinist: Joe Ellichman, son of H. C. Elllchman of Ruth Yards: Junior Smlth, son of Ros- coe Smith of Ruth Yards, and Jane Tan- quary. daughter of former yard clerk. Mr. Tanquary. Two of these chlldren were members of the Honor Roll.

JEFFERSON AVE. COACH YARDS ST. LOUIS, MO.

JOHN W. HOLDREX. Reporter

Ward Moore and wlfe spen t the Xmas holldays In Springfleld .with his parents.

John Prlmrose Is back with us af ter having Alled a temporary vacancy a t Lindenwood. Glad to have you back wlth us, John.

Floy Jones Is in the hospltal, soffer- ing wlth a cold. H e I s improvlng and we hone he will soon be back to work.

Con.&ratulatlons to Mr. and 3I1.s. Bernard Ellis. Mrs. Ell is was Miss Bernice Fleeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fleeman. The were married in October, but kept txe mar- r iage a secret until the Xew Year. They n4iI make thelr home In Sprlng- fleld.

Mrs. Nlle E. Ball and children a r e vlsl t ing in Sprlngfleld. Red is having quite a time batchlng.

Otho Harvey and Ben McNabb also spent the holidays in t he old home town.

Elson (Bhorty) Barnard spent t he holidays with hls parents a t Rogers- ville, Ark.

Lafayetta Wllhlte spent the holldays wlth hls family in Sprlngfleld. Lef ty Is a sure PassenRer on the t ra ins Satur- day and all hol~dnys.

Mrs. W. E. Bresheats is vlsi t lng In Kansas a t thls writing.

LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA.

FRANK HARREY, Reporter

R. G. Adams, electrlclan dlcd In Barnes Hospital, St. ~ o u i n , ' Missouri, J anua ry 3, 1934. May we extend ou r sympathy to his family.

Ea r l Young, blacksmlth, and famlly

w e n t the Chrlotmas holldays in Mis- souri visltlng relatlves.

Several of the men and thelr famllles enjoyed a Christmas Tree Pa r ty a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. Bond.

"Nic" Luna, blacksmlth helper, visited hls brother in Chlcago dur ing t h e Christmas holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Poe have just returned from a t r lp t o Mlltown Indlana. where they visited Mr. poem; fa ther and mother.

J . P. Haley and wlfe aspent the Christmas holidays wlth his mother in Durant. O k l a

Herbe r t and JacR Folcy. eons of Mr. Foley, our general foreman. spent Christmas with their parents, in Enid Oklahoma. Herbert Is at tending col: lege in Wooster Ohlo, and Jack Is a t - tending 0 k l a h o k a University a t Nor- man, Oklahoma.

Charles Roark h a s returned from a t r ip in Mlssouri where he spent the Christmas holldays.

Members of Local. No. 8 and thelr famllles enjoyed a party In the local lodge room, Monday nlght. January 8. Music for the par ty was furnished by Vastlne and Rash Serenaders. Mr. Warren, ou r general chalrman. was the princlpal speaker and guest of honor of the evening.

John Harrell and Ed. Curnmell a r e In the St. Louls hospltal undergoing t rea tment a t thlv writing. W e all wish for thelr speedy recovery.

F rank Harkey. reporter, Is now In the Baptlst H o s ~ f t a l a t Enid. where he underwent an- operatlon and is not fully recovered a t this writlng. -

9. dr B. REPORT SOUTHWEST DlVlSlON

J. C. WOODS. Reporter

John Roberts Is still on the sick Ilst. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Green spent the

holidays visiting friends In the East. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Maggi spent the

holidays vlslting with relatives in Rog- ers. Ark.

Wni. Dean Is taking a fifteen day lay- nff ---.

R E. Carer and Mlss Irene Wldeman were married on January 11. The groom is a prosperous farmer and oll station operator In the vicinity of Kingston.

Uncle Sam Loasdon and wlfe are spending most of their tlme looking after hls property in Dallas.

Mrs. Pat Wldeman I s vislting in Sa- pul pa.

The extra gang has about eon~pleted the extra work on the Oklahoma Sub and expect to move to Sapulpa soon.

W. A. Lantz Is repair in^ the sectlon houses in the vicinity of Henryetta.

C. V. Smith has been driving pilea for overhead work a t Stroud. E. F. Magpi is repalring the sectlon

houses on the south end. The extra pang on the Cherokee Sub

expects to lay twelve miles of heavy steel this month.

\V. E. Fountain is doing general repair work on the Chickasha Sub and \'irgil Leak is rloing repair work dn thc Chc.rokee Sub.

LOCAL NO. 19-B-MEMPHIS, T E N N .

AL\-IS H . THOJIAS, R e p o r t e r

Ben H u r t , backshol) t r u c k m a n , m a d e a t r i p to K a n s a s Ci ty l a s t mooth , his first trill wes t .

Mrs. Virginia \Vade and AIrs. Loulve Fields , wi fe a n d s i s t e r - in - law uf E a r l W a d e o u r local president , s a n g a b e a u t i f u l d u e t a t the funera l of a de - ceased f r i end of ours . I t w a s beau t l - f u l l y rendered , i ro r t ray ing t h e excel- l e n t t a l e n t thev pr~ssess . Conpra tu la - t ions a n d w e l l ~ w i s h e s to these lovely s o n g birds .

Some few m o n t h s ago , w e l ea rned t h a t H o r a c e Cr i t t enden , coach c leaner , w a s qu ie t ly mar r ied to Miss Annie J o h n s o n , both of Nemphis . Al though la le , w e wlsh them m a n y happy r e t u r n s of t h e day.

311x8 Lucllle Robinson, s i s t e r nf ye rk lwr te r s p e n t t h e X m a s hol idays in St . Louirr. S h e w a s accompanied by yours t r u l y , w h o retuvncd a f t e r a couple of dagr.

A t l h l s w r i t i n g t h e wor ld renowned K l n g Fmh. Amos Johnson , h a s no t been to w~1,li. f ~ i r t w o weeks , be ing confined to h l s her1 wi th lumbago . W e w i s h l o r h i m :r tipeedy recovery.

Am s l l l l u r g i n g o u r brrya t o w o r k s a f e l y , he lp l o avoid acc tden l s a n d re - g a r d a11 s a f e t y first ~ ,u len .

Have j u s t l ea rned t h a t Mrs. Antlie F . .' . r w ~ n presen ted h e r husband Ezel E r w i n , r h e e t m e t a l w o r k e r a n add i t ion tcl t h e family. N o t h e r and baby a r e dtring fine. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to t h e Erwins .

F - o r q u l c k a n d c1el)entlable service, ca l l t h e Frisco.

R - a l e s r i g h t a n d reaaonrrble where - e v e r yo11 go.

I - n s t a n t se rv lce in e v e r y way . S-ervice is t h e wat'chrvord every day . C-our tesy a n d k indnesa to r ich a l ~ d

poor. 0 - t h e r f e a t u r e s wi th these , m a k e s

t h e g r e a t Frisco.

LOCAL NO. 17-B-TULSA, OKLA.

ROBICRT MORELAND, Rcporter

Whllo this local a t Tulsa n n y not have bcen heard from through the Magazine, n7c certainly a r c on the mall. T h e r e g u l a r sess ion of Local S o . 17-B was held on Tuesday night, J a n u a r y 2. An e n c o u r a g i n ~ ~ l u r n b e r w e r e p resen t .

.John Christil~n. uresident. called for thc readinc of thc minutes of the last mee t ing . Secre t say R l c h a r d B r o w n rendered t h i s service, wid a f t e r p roper cons idera t ion , t h e m l n u t e s w e r e a c r e p t - ed a n d a d o l ~ t e d by t h e body.

T h e re lmr l s of the s t a n d i n g cnm- m i t t c e s w e r e s u b m i t t e d a n d w e r e ac- cepted by t h e m e m b e r s afCer they had been g iven yr'olxr r o n s i d e r a t i o ~ ~ . I t w a s prevai led upon t h e m e m b e r s l h a t t h e r e shou ld be a ful l a tLendance In ai l o f t h e m e e t i n g s d u r i n g t h e year of 1 9 3 4 .

Mr. a n d Mrs. Alurljhy W i l l i a m s s p e n t t h e C h r i s t m a s in Omaha , Neb. F r a n k Beas ley i s back f r o m Texas , w h e r e h e had been cal led on l ega l buslnefis.

R o b e r t Gray , th i rd -c lass hpr lngman, w e n t to O k l a h o m a City. Sunday. J a n u - a r y 7, to a t t e n d t h e pe r fn rmance , "Green Pas tu res" . H e r e m r t s t h a t t h e

~ ~~. play w a s a tYeat a n d g r e a i l y enjoyed i t .

J a m e s Thomas , "Good Kid". t o t h e boys, r e u o r t s t h a t his wi fe i s nn t a p - ~ - -

road to - recovery. Mrs. T h o m a s h a s been ill f o r s o m e t ime a n d w e wish h e r a speedy recovery.

T. R . Winfleld a n d Mrs. Winfleld en- t e r t a ined a g r o u p of the i r f r i e n d s Wednesday n igh t , . January 3, in T u l s a w h e r e t h e y a t t e n d e d t h e "Green P a s - tures". T. R . Winfield a n d p a r t y a l l were f rom Sapulpa .

Mr. a n d Xlrs. J o h n Chr i s ta in se rved

a host of the i r f r i e n d s wi th a splendid t u r k e y dlnner .

\Veil-well-well, a f t e r m a n y y e a r s of anx ious w a r t i n g i t h a s been l ea rned t h a t J o h n Chr i s ta in 1s to be a m e m b e r of th,e g r a d u a t i n g c lass f r o m t h e Tulha e v e n l n g school th i s June!

P r o f e s s o r a n d Alrs. A. L. AIoraan w e r e g u e s t s of Alr. a n d Xlrs. R. L. Nore land . T h e y w e r e en te r la ined wi th

SPECIFIED M E E T I N G DATES of the Various

F. A. O F M. C. & C. D. EMPLOYES

Springfield, Local No. 1 (North Shop) ........ 1s t and 3rd Mondays

Springfield, Local No. 2 (Wes t Shop) .... 1s t and 3rd Wednesdays

Kansas City, Local KO. 4 .......... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays

St. Louis, Local No. 5 ................ 1s t and 3rd Fr idays

Monett, Local No. G ............ 1st and 3rd Mondays

F t . Smith , Local No. 7 ........ 2nd and 4th Thursdays

Enid, Local No. S ........ 2nd and 4th Mondays

Joplin, Local No. 9 ............ 1s t and 3rd Tuesdays

Chaffee, Local No. 11 ........ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays

Neodesha, Local No. 10 .................... No regular da t e

Pensacola, Local No. 14 ........ 1s t and 3rd Thursdays

Oklahoma City, Local No. 15 .... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays

Wichita, Local No. 16 .... 1st Monday in ea. Month

Tulsa, Local No. 17 .......... 1s t and 3rd Mondays

Birmingham, Local No. 18 .......... 1s t and 3rd Mondays

Yale, Local No. 19 ...... 1s t and 3rd Thursdays

Hugo, Local No. 20 .... 1st Tuesday in ea. Month

Amory, Local No. 24 .......... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays

Ft. Worth , Local No. 25 ........ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays

Sherman, Local No. 26 .......... 2nd and 4th Mondays

Thayer , Local No. 28 .... 1s t Wed. in each Month

Ft. Scott, Local No. 29..lst Tuesday in ea. Month

Pittsburg, Local No. 30 .... Last F'1.i. in each Month

Newburg, Local No. 32 ........ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays

Hayti , Local No. 33 ............ 2nd and 4th Fridays

d a n c i n g a n d a ca rd g a m e . A f t e r w a r d s a t u r k e y d inner w a s served.

Local No. 17-B is l O I ) C / , F r i sco , t h e road that ' g ives s u p e r l o r se rv ice in he lp ing to develo1, th i s g r e a t s o u t h - west .

LOCAL No. 17 W E S T TULSA, OKLA.

H. C. P R I C E , R e p o r t e r

l ~ o y d Richardson, blacksmith. and fami ly s p e n t t h e C h r i s t m a s hol idays a t Chaffee. 310.

R a l p h Blackhurn , mach in i s t , a n d

fami ly s p e n t S e w Year 's in Springfield, i\l n . . ..

H. 1). W a r r e n , g e n e r a l c h a i r m a n , spent ' a c o u ~ ~ l e of d a y s in Tulsa, o n business .

F. R . 3Iock. mach in i s t , h a s re tu rned f r o m Uenison, Texas , a f t e r spend ing a w e e k v i s i t ing h i s mother .

H. A. Dellis, i s in t h e St . Lou is hos- p i t a l w i t h a n infected foot.

H. B. Phi l l ips , b lacksmi th , took h i s f i rs t air1)l:lne r ide to St'. Lou is l a spend t h e ho l idays wi th h i s d a u g h t e r ,

J i m F r a n k l i n , f i reman, w a s crtlled t o Oklahoma Ci ty on account of I l lness o f h i s mother .

H e n r y Cole, f edera l i n s l ~ e c t o r , c a m e in wi th a box of cig-ars a n d a big. smile , a n n o u n c i n g t h e a r r i v a l of a n e i g h t a n d one-half l>uund b a b y boy , born J a n u a r y 6th

Bill R h e u a r k , son of E n g i n e e r J . J. R h e u a r k , h a s passed the required e s - aminavion in t h e Nava l T r a i n i n g School, San Diego, Cal ifornia .

I l aymoud Dees, th i rd -c lass mach in i s t , h a s re tu rned home f r o m t h e St. L o u i s

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hosy i ta l a f t e r underg-oing a n o p e r a t ~ o n f o r appendici t is .

H e n w Bla i r i s w e a r i n g a b i g smile , reason-a seven a n d one-ha l f pound b a b y boy. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o 3Ir. a n d Mrs. Blair .

(1. C. Bohannan , eng ineer , war removed f r o m his home t o t h e St. Louis hosgital with pneumonia.

Mrs. J o h n IVhitc i s visitinc. with her - d a u g h t e r In Hnbbr , 31esico.

Mrs. R. W. Zachr l t z , wi fe of R. \V. Zachri tz , eng ineer , w a s painfully In- jured ill a f a l l recelved a t hev home, antl \r7e wish h e r a bpeedy recovery.

W r i t e r a n d fami ly spen t Christmas in F t . \Vorth, Texas , wi th t h e home fvlks.

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T E X A S LINES-M ECHANlCAL D E P A R T M E N T

SHERMAN, T E X A S --

DON ANDEilSOS, Reporter

Don't know what we a r e going to d o when J u n e rolls around because it seems tha t Cupid has been pretty busy during December and co f a r in .January.

.1. H. "Jim" Alexantlcr, ca r carpenter, stole :L march on his frlen(ln and co- workers. On December 11 he married 311ss I&ora Culhoun and then. several ,I:lyr;l later, of his own :tccorrl, broke the new9 by casual ly passing around a box of clgars.

Mihn M ~ r l e Miller, daughter of JIr. and X11.s. J . F. Illller. locomotwe inspector, and wife. was marrlerl on December 24. to Orville Vanrlergriff.

.Even Thomas Virgil "Sonny" Inman. boilermaker. could not (o r would not) dirlge t h r Intal arl.onT, for on Christmas night Miss I ~ r e n c XIalcolm became Nrs. "Sonny" Inman.

And dur ing tlils same ~ ~ e r t o t l of time. Miss Opal Aulston became Mrs. Earnest Niller. Earnes t is the son of Leo JIiller, copl~ersmith.

\Ve wish nll the newlyweds health and hauuiness clurina this and th r coming - . - ~

years. Miss Helen IIIOrgali, daughter of Car

Foreman antl Mrs, \Ir. A. I l o r ~ a n . who is teaching a t Jerlnyn, spent the Cliristnias holidays in Sherman with home folks.

Rncincer nnd Mrs. A. V. Brown spent Lhe Chris tmas hollclays in Colorado.

Norman Thorwarth. boiler foreman a t Rprinfifield, s tar ted the new vrhar off in t h e r i g h t w a y by upendlng k e w Year's U a r In Texas. visitlng for a few minute3 at the roundhouse.

J a m e s MI "Jim" W a r d , rnacl~lnist, died suddenly on January 12. H e had been oE account sickness Cor several months and his sudden passlng was quite a shock, a s mc had been looking tornard to his return to work. The entlrc Frlsco farnlly extends sympathy t o Mrs. II'arrl.

W e have a new motor car. the RC-661, for use of carmen in making road trips between Sherman nncl Irving. Now all the machfnts ts and boilcvmakers (pos- sibly others) w1sll they were carmen, 60 thcy could ride the "little red wagon".

to see hlm back a t work soon. 0. L. Baker joined Mrw. Baker, who

had prceeded h l n ~ for x few clays, for the holldays a t Springfield. They visited frlends and rclativcs and attended a family reunlon on Christmas Day.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Evan3 vislted friends and relatives in Bllssourl, Okla- homa and Kansas durlng the holidays.

A A. Jones, welder, visited home folk$ in %Ilssissippl durlns the holidays.

Jack Holman, mnchinlst, traded hki old gas buggy for a flne looking Plymouth. V. E. Nahan and family visited

friends and relatives a t Fort Scott and Pittsburg. Kans., durlng the holidays.

Gentry Parker added e i ~ h t coons to hls list of game during the holldays. I t will be remembered that he got a four- point deer some time ago.

>Ir and Nrs. C. H. Ueskln spent the hoiidays visitlng frlends and relatives a t Wellington. Kans.. and Newburg. Mo.

Monroe Jenkins telp us that his Sister, Bessie. who was seriously injured in an accident when her automobile was struck by a Missourl Paciflc switch engine. is recovering slowly.

We a re sorry to report the death of Mrs G. B. Kelly. mother-in-law of John orris of Villa Ridge. Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lambert and Raymond Norris, grandchildren of Mrs. Kelly, attended the funeral from here.

We are sorry to hear of the untlmely death of Ephraim Granderson. colored. member of Local No. 5-B. He wlll be missed by his many friends, a s he was liked by all who knew him. As a special tribute to hlm. uve might quote one of the boys. who sald: "He came as near to being of the t rue Chrlstlan spirt a s anyone I have ever knownw.

All empl6yes a t Rasedale regret the loss of ou r friend and foremau. P. F. Spnngler has been transferred to Sprinwfield to flll vacancy of Mr. Elllott who passed away recently..

Mr. S p a n ~ l e r came to Kansaa Cily the summer of 1930 from Springfield. 1)urlng this time he won the fnvor of all men of all departments. He always had a smile for everyone and a cheerful "good rnornlng" to all tha t came in contact wlth him.

Mr. Spangler was presented a travel- ing bag given by the employes. Hope Bir. Spanaler will think of US and when he comes to Iiansas City again t h a t he will come around and vlsit us. L. J. Lelgh, former Coreman a t Kan-

s a s City rip, will take 1Mr. Spangler'e place a s asslstnnt general foreman. Sure glad to see Mr. Leigh back on the old job agaln. Mr. Leigh formerly had th ls job up untll 1930.

Mr. Dow is the new foreman a t Kan- sas City repalr track. Mr. Dow was formerly of Newburg, Mo.

Billle Kane is back on the job a t Rosedale a s yardmaster.

J ack TIce had hard luck Janua ry 1 4 . H l s house burned down early In the morning, destroylng everythlng. Ever- one esca ed and no one was injured.

M. k. klanlsan , switchman a t Rose- dale, has been on the sick l i s t since las t December. Hope he recovers soon. Al Land in work in r In hls place.

L. J. "Baldy" Smith is working In A1 Land's place.

Bud Yeager, switchman a t Rosedale. clalms tha t there will be plenty of frogs on his farm th ls spring.

H. C. Rhode. yard clerk, is visi t lng his slster in San Francisco, Calif. Vlc: Thomas is filling his place.

Chas. Lebounty, special e machlnfet, and wlfe have from a t r ip to lIollywood a dale. Cal. They report a ve . -

able trip. The sympathy of t he entlre shop 1s

extended to Nev. Frete, lead man in the blaclcsmIth shoo. in the loss of h ls wife who passed away ~ a n u a r v ~ 10th. Almost the entire crew of thk shop attended the funeral. A beautiful spray was sent by the Association of Metal Crafts and Car Department em- loves of which he is a member. - d n Xmas day a baby boy (Max Joseph) was born to Mr. and Mrs. Josenh F. Skidmore. Mm. Skldmore wasiormerly Miss Gladys Wat t , daugh- te r of Alex Watt , sheet metal worker (your scribe). Alex Is naturally proud of him. i t being the flrst grandchild.

Uncle J lm Strader, of the brass foundry. who has been sick for the pas t s ix months, is not improved and is now in t he company's hospltal in St. Louls for treatment.

The Central Chrlstlan Church, located a t Divlslon and Washington Streets, is building: u p a big blble class under the able leadership of t he pastor. Dr. Geo. H. Basset. A large per cent of I ts members a r e Frlsco employes.

Geo. Whittock. machinlst, has or - ganized a musical club and has been furnlshing some nne vocal music to churches and civic organizations.

LADIES' AUXILIARY O F LOCAL NO. l-F. A.. M. C. & C. D. E.

MRS. CLAUDE HEREFORD, Reporter

The Ladles' Auxlllary, of Local No. 1

LO^^^ N ~ . ~-SPRINGFIELQ MO. LOCAL No. 32-NEWBURG, MO. gave a delightful Christmas par ty for the members and their famllles. De-

J. F. W.4SSON. Reporter

L a a t No. 1 had a large attendance a t thelr regular meeting Monday, De- cember 18. H. D. Warren, our new general chalrman. wan present and gave a very Interesting talk.

Frank Case and wife spent the Christ- mas holidays visitlng thelr son in Kan- sas Clty.

We are sorry to report that V. J. Rutherford has had to retul.11 to the hospital in St. Lollls.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis, and eon, Eugene s ent the Christmas holldays with fi ienis a t Galnesvllle, Mo.

We extend our sympathy to Melvln Elllngsworth In the death of hls sister, 3Irs. Dora Jonea

h*ola Burt, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Burt, and Clyde Vreton were married Sunday. December 24. Congratulations.

E. L. Fuerst has traaed hls Chewolet coupe for an Olrlamobile conch.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Osman spent the Christmas holldays wl th their daughter. Mrs. N. 0. Garner In St. IduIs.

We regret very much to report the death of Burlelgh Adams. of Enid. Okla.. borther of James Adams.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fuerst spent the Christmas holidays vlsiting friends in St. Louis.

KANSAS C I T Y R I P TRACK

L E E WARFORD. Reporter

J. J. Kisslnger, Inspector a t Rosedale, visited h is parents at Rlchland. Mo.. J anua ry 16 and 17.

James F. Klssinger, ex t r a oiler a t Rosedale, is visi t ing frlends and relatives in Richland, No., for two weeks.

Raasie Braden, inspector a t Rosedale, had the b lg event at hls house, Janu- a 1 1 Rassie Is now the proud f a the r of a new baby boy.

Here is real news. "Pop" Green. foreman* at.sRosedale, has a new nlne. - . - - Ymas gi f t and h e

here is a lways a ice.

E. F. FULhER, Reporter - 5. A, Montgomery, old t ime turkey

hunter, brought In n nlce 18-pound turkev gobbler. - -

Mr. and Mrs.. E. F, Fuller and Ronald spent the holidays wlth Mr. and Mrs. J. W- Vinson. of Sorinrfield.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. ~ a l n t c r ; of %pring. Reld spent the holldays wlth Mr. Rnd ~ r s . ' R. L. Paln ter and H. W. Fuller famllles.

Mrs. A. M. Dow nnd son, of Llt t le Rock, Arkansas, spent the holidays wlth A. M. DOW.

Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Ege and Bob. vlsited Marlonvllle and Sorinrfleld dur- . - lng the holldays.

Tim F i t e and Mlss h a were vlsitors In Springfield and Conway.

Mrs. J. A. Earp , Ruth and Harold Meyere vlsitecl Sprkgfield for a few days during the holldays.

Harvey Green and son, Robert. mnde a business t r ip to Butterdeld. Mlssouri.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ward and Mrs. C , ~ l l k e n l o h a i r e n d e d the banquet given by the B. of L. E. in honor of C. W. Schank and L. A. Wllscln.

BACK SHOP NEWS

ALEX WATT and CLAUD CAMPBELL, Reporters

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thorwar th spent New Years with their daughter In Dallas, Texas. Mr. Thorwar th is boller foreman.

M. V. Rench, tool dresser, and wife have just returned from a visi t with relatives In Omaha, Neb.

Dean Peck. machlnlst', and Wlfe have returned from Kansas City where they

cember 18th, 111 t he hall. A splendld program was ar ranged

and a large Christmas tree, old Santa and everythlng, was presented In just the rlght manner to make everybody enjoy the evenlng. Treats of candy. nuts, apples and oranges were presented to over three hundred who were present. Christmas baskets were also arranged for a t rhls meetlng to make more cheerful t he tamtlies of some of the more unfortunate members.

~t d u ~ las t meeting, on January 4th, e lghi new names were added to the llst of members. Our auxil lary is growing rapidly and more Interest Is belng manlfested a t each meeting.

The "Bluebonnet Club" met with Mrs. James Losar this month a t their beautlful country home on Hlghway 60. All report a lovely time and urge all the ladies to ge t in th is splendid group.

WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

CLAUDE H ~ E ~ R D , R e ~ t - t e r - Clyde Hamby Is still unable t o resume

work. "Ham" has been off for over R month sufferin.q from a n abscessed lung. W e hope to be able to have a more favorable report on him next writing.

Wm. Phillips was OK for several days the latter art of December. due to 111- ness.

Wm. Losey Louis hosoital days a t home. is noted in hi: TV. H. Brook

recently on cor Earl Getchell . . -.

have been vlsiting Mrs. p6ck.s brothei. recently by thc D. E. Brittell. L. E. Hough and pathy of the d

Lawrence Alllson, machlnlst apprentlce, bereaved. have returned from a visl t to St. Louis. Mr. Ifathews They report a b l s time. & B. and W. I

.Jess Schell. blacksmltn helaer, ana slon. was a re son - spen t ~ h r l s t m a s with Mr.- S c h e l l ' ~ on company b~ mother and fa ther 111 Cisne, Ill. Several of th

Cleo Flood. sheet metal worker In hours for a fe the yards, has returned from a ten- nlghts. maklnf day trip t o Santiago, California. heat a t the gt

has returned to the St. aftcr spending the holi- Some slight Improvement

a condition. e made a trip to Memphis npany business. I was called to St James ! death of a sister. Sym- epartment is extended the

5. general foreman of B. 5. on the Northern dlvl- cent caller in this office ~sincss. le W. S, men shifted thelr w days recently, worklnr: : Changes to the steam mernl office, which could

not be done durlna rerular workinfi - - hours.

The water bills for the Springfield terminal show a decided drop for the year 1933, in spite of the fact that a much greater number of engines were watered than In the previous year. This record speaks well for the eft'orts of Mr. Brooke.

Pierce Hereford is n member of the mid-year graduating cisss of the Spring- field Senior High School thls month.

B. & B. DEPARTMENT EASTERN DIVISION -

ARTHUR BUhTCH, Reporter

Dock Garroute is back a t work now after several months of illness. We are glad to see him back.

Bill Haralson Is feellng better at thfs time and pays us visits a t the shop fre- quently. We are glad to see him up and around.

Mrs. Aruthur Rade recently vislted with relatives In Arkansas.

Bud Peck. retired B. & B. carpenter. recentlv aid ha a vislt a t the shoo. W e are always glad to s e e any of i h e old timers.

John Luttrell is back on the job now after being off several days with a broken flnger.

The B. % B. gangs a r e all back to general repalring after a month of disman- t l ing several old depots and section houses.

Mrs. John Luttrell recently has been visltlng: relatives a t Wlllow Springs. 310.

Roy Smith recently visited with his mother and father a t Willow , Springs, V n W. I. Foster and gang have been

paintinn around the Sprlngfleld Station and South Shops recently.

RECLAMATION P L A N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

T. 0. CHAPMAN, Reporter

Willlam Wilhlte Is still on the slck list.

Gene Harkness is the owner of a new Ford truck. which is his mode of eonvey- ance from hls farm, northeast of Spring- Aeld, to hia work a t the shop each day. W. C. "Jack" Frost was in St. Louis

a few days for minor treatment nt the Frisco Hospital. V. 6. Rutherford, who is still convalescing from his operations, returned with htm to be with home foiks for a few days

We wish to extend our sympathy to James Adams, blneksmlth foreman, in the illness and death of his half brother. Burleigh Glenn Adams, who died in the hospital a t St. Louis. but was cniployed by the Frisco a s eiectrician a t Enid. Okla. Burfal wan a t Springfleltl.

Por ter Dornet and Pete GildeweH, two of the boys who have been laid off from the blacksmith force during the depression. Called around to see If the n-6rK was ~ l c k i n g up enough to justify their beins called back to the shop. They both lookcd plump and healthy, ae the farm menu had agreed wonderfully with them while they had becn away.

Ec1n7ard McCain is convalescinrr. hnv- in^ received Injuries from a fall, while stripping pipe flttings in the tin shop. We regret Injuries and accidents of ahy nature. and are constantly striving to eliminate all of them that Is humanly possible to do, but in the lire an(l work of men employed in a mechanical occu- pation, there a r e a few that seem almost unavoidable, although some deep thinkers along this subject a re of the opinfon that. "there h no suc.11 thins a s a n accident". and that there Is a blunder on the part of someone, or an unchecl~ed defect. which could, and should have been elimi- nated. However, thls one hundred per cent degree of perfection in we mortals. and in materials, has never heen at- tained, but we are striving for perfection.

Reclamation plant employes and their families, who went - places and saw things. during the Christmas and New Year kmlldays, that we have learned of, a r e a s foilo\vs: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Har- mon to St. Louls: Robert Lewis and Iam- Ily to West Plains; Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Fuerst and daughter to St. Louis: Her- shel Yatherly and family to Memphls; Mr. and hfrs. William Osmon and daughter to St. Louis: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gooch to West Plains; Mr. and Nrs. Dock Landrum to St. Louls, and Mr. and Mrs. Efton Hardin to Mountain Grove. Undoubtedly there a r e others of whom we dld not learn.

Here is a tip to all you wolf hunters. For the past three or four months reports have come in from time to tlme. from various employes, who work near. or in the old south side roundhouse. about seeing or chaslng one or more wolvcq around the building. or into some of the various pllen of stored material nearby. Alfred Lehman reports having seen a large gray wolf enter the roundhouse a t varlous times during the clay. but when he pursued the anlmal he lost nll trace of him among the mass of stored material on the inside. Motor car mechanics have observed wolves a t varlous times in the dav and nirrht. en- te r lng o r asslnp throu6h the h"ilcilng, and the nfght watchman reports he has tried unsuccessfully to get an effective shot a t him, by the nid of hls flashlight. Wolf pelts brlng a n a t t rac t ive figure thls year, and the bounty n~ould be worth picklng up, too. if some hunter could make a successful raid on thls den.

LOCAL No. 24

RAYBIOXD F. DEES, Reporter

Electrlclan E. D. Hansem and wlfe were recent visitors In Birmi~lgham, 41a.

Trlple Rack Man H. H.' Johnson nntl Wlfe a r e the nroud parents of an 835- pound boy.

Blacksmith 1,. I). Davis was n. recent vlsltor In Thsyer. Mo.

Rip Track Airman W. L. Peeler ix still on the xlck Hst and is in the St. Louls hospltal at' thls time.

Machinist J. T. Boldlnl~. Is st i t l on the oft list account of a broken arm.

Congratulations t o Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k Crawford. The weddlng having taken place In November. Mrs. Cmw- ford was Naomi Sullivan, daughter of Car Foreman J. L. Sullivan and wlfe.

John Garner of Yale. Tenn. spent t he holldays w'ith hi8 parents, kound- houne Foreman F. J . Garner and wife.

Eight of the Amory Hlph School football team a r e sons O F FRISCO employes and same were given a banquet by thelr mother* recently. 9 o w who says t ha t OUR railroad is not well represented?

LOCAL No. I G B I R M I N G H A M , ALA.

W. A. %IYERS, Reporter

Dan Coaby, machinist Id t he proud l a the r of a baby glrl. born to them In the first par t of December. Dan Is jioing around wi th his head up In the a i r and a h ig smile on hls face. but we didn't see any cigars; must he on account' of the depression.

The wrlter and Iamlly vlaiicd with relatlvex and Irlends a t Thayer, Mo., durlng the holiday season.

Paul Connelly, machlnlst, was presented with a big baby boy, which the stork left a t hls house about the middle of December,

H. D. Warren, electriclan has been elected general chairman of the Frlsco Association of M. C. & C. D. Employes. We of Local So. 18 a r e proud of the fac t t ha t one of ou r men was elected to this important office and we feel t ha t Bro. Warren will justly serve us in our cause. We a re behind him one hundred per cent.

The vacancy of the electrlclan's job

left by H. D. Warren was fllled by Rob't L. Bare. of Enid, Oltla., who will be permanently located here.

S. B. Garrard, vice-president, auto- matically filled the office of president 'left by Bro. 0. T. Vessel who is de- ceased. Louls Xautel was elected to the oKice of vice-president. A special election wlll be held to elect a divlslon chairman t o fill the vacancy left by Bro. Warren.

Dan Cupid has scored another h i t last month. T. L. Purdy. machlnlst, embarked on the good ship 3fatrimony a t El n. m., December 23. We wlsh the couple much joy and good fortune.

Mr. Westerhouae was suddenly called to Ft . Scott, account' of the death of hls nefce. We of Local No. 18 wish to express to him our sincere and heart- felt svmpathy.

J. <v. Drake had the misfortune to have his automobile torn up the o ther day by a friend who was drlving It. I t required qulte a bit to flx it up.

The s tork has been ra ther busy th is pas t month. Jullus Robbe, machinist, was presented wlth a n e ight and one- half ~,ound air1 the flrst par t of De- cember.

IN MEMORIAM (Continued fror~r Page 13)

a t his home in Springfield, Mo., on December 28. H e was born October 27, 1858, a t Caledonia Center, Wis., and entered Frisco service as a freight brakeman out of hkwburg, Mo., on May 8, 1884. He later advanced to paesenger brakeman and baggageman and in the fall of 1887 was transferred to the mechanical department where he began service as a fireman, Sep- tember, 1 M 2 . Later he was made engineer which posltion he held until his retlrement. He was retired Janu- ary 13, 1926, due to permanent dls- ability. His penslon allowance was $76.65 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $7,876.75.

CHARLES P H I L L I P GLASS

CHARLES PHILLIP GLASS, pensioned passenger brakeman, died in a hospital a t Stella, Mo., on January 13. He wae born JuIy 20, 1868, a t Ply- mouth, h d . , and entered the service of Frisco Lines, March, 1902, as passenger brakeman between Monett and St. Louis, where h e remained until his retirement. H e was retired Febru- a ry 24, 1929. His pension allowance was $42.25 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $2,- 133.60.

NOTE THE BACK COVER Notice the advertisement on the

back cover. Here are the reduced fares in a nut shell. Read them over carefully and use them constantly a s talking points.

Spring and summer will soon be here. There a r e countless vacation playgrounds on the Frisco to say nothing of those which lie beyond to which the Frisco may be used part of t h e way. Interest your friends in a vacation trip now!

I EASTERN DIVISION I PURCHASING D E P A R T M E N T

ST. LOUIS, MO.

n;. L. R I T T E R , Repor te r

Grace BIcEvoy is t h e roud o w n e r of a fine diamond rlng. b e unders tand i t w a s given t o h e r bv h e r brother . However, nhe thlnl is a s ' m u c h of i t as though i t were a n e n g a g e m e n t r ing.

Our J a c k Hol tc ra I t evidently won a t u r k e k a t Che Frisco men's luncheon. W e h a r e nothlng on file to ~ n d l c a t e he wan ever a cook, but judging f r o m t h e week's conversat ion it su13e mus t have been well cooked, a s h e helped t h e wife per form the necaessnry. I t s u r e pepped him up, s lnce h e b r a g s of c a t c h i n g three e r r o r s in invoices o n J a n u a r y 12th.

Yours t r u l y happened a l o n g 9 th S t ree t recent ly a n d came upon o u r J o h n Danlelh proudly s h o w i n g hls new t ruck t o R. B. Winther .

Grace J l c E \ o ~ is to celebrate her b l r thday on P c b r u a r v 16th Congra tu- lat ions. Gracle, lo t s 'of luck.

F r a n k Nachtmann, R. E b r a k e and Lynn W h ~ t e were al l in a t t h e s a m e t ime t h i s week. m a k i n g three- four ths of the purchas inu d e ~ a r t m e n t quar te t -the on lv one m l ~ s l n g w a s Elmer,

a ern ice‘ H o w e r is t a l t lng vocal lessons, as s h e clalni.; I t is imposxlble to "root" for h e r b ro ther in a b a s k e t hal l g a m e unless s h e hnn h e r volcc tralned

Lucille XIeyer w a s d e c t e d Fressdenl of the Old Sett lers ' Club a t Paclfic, 310. Lots of luck. Lucv.

I rwin \Ye,-ener 'and hln brother, Otto. had a crowded boot11 a i the church b a z a a r a t Bellevllle recentlv. The\ , c h a r g e d $1.00 per Itlss. and a s I r w i n puts it. "Did the glrlle* fall tor it?"

R a l p h 3IcBride and M a r g a r e t Cowan a r e lead lng t h e office in bowl ing a v e r - age-Ralph h a v i n g 160 and M a r g a r e t 1R0.

SIGNAL D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

hI.4TILD.A C. H O F F M A S , Repor te r

klrs. R o y E. Tes te rman. wi le of s i ~ n a l maintainer . Rosedale, i s v l s l t ing h e r bro ther a n d fami ly a t Buffalo. No.

Li t t l e J a n e Carolyn a r r ived a t the hwne of Mr. a n d Mrs. J. C. Gar ton . December 14th. The little l ady weighed 7 % ~ ~ o u n d s . Mr. Gar ton in en1l)loyed a s s igna lman in th l s de lmr tment .

FIosd Eley, s ignal main ta iner ~ n d Mrs. E l e y a l so recelved R real do l l fo r Christmas. A l i t t l e son a r r ived Decem- ber 20th.

F r a n k F. U a g e r s , a s s i s t a n t s igna l - man ancl BIIss Josephine B a u e r w e r e recently marr ied in Thayer , 310. W e wish t h e young coul,le a most happy and prosperous m:~r.ried Ilfe.

JIiss Kath leen , claugllte~. of S i r n a l Maintalner Albert Bnrne t t . spent the h o l l d ~ g s in Jasper , AIR.

R o b e r t Couch a n d brother. E. A.. Jr.. of Carbon Hill. Ala., spent t h e holi- d a y s wi th the i r fa rher , 6. A. Couch. s igna l main ta iner a t Oklahoma City.

Mrs. J. H. Willey. wife of s igna l main ta iner , Chandler , h a s been v is i t ing in St. Louis.

Mrs. C. L, hlanesa, wife of s igna l main ta iner a t Claremore, a n d l i t t le son, Paul , visited relat ives a n d fr iends in Lebanon, recently.

Mrs. .Paul D a v ~ s , wife of s igna l main- Vainer. XIeml)his, a n d l i t t le son. Charles, have re turned to the i r home f r o m a visi t in Republic.

R. J. Brandt , s igna l main ta iner , Paola, Mrs. B r a n d t a n d sons. Rober t a n d Les te r have re turned from a t r ip to St. Louis.

Roy Miller, son of 31. J. Miller, s igna l maln ta iner a t Lebanon, is spending Che week-end with relat ives a n d fr iends in St. Louis.

DIV IS ION STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

P E A R L A. FAIN. Reporter

George H. Grny wrr?i retired from the Frisco stores dcpwtment on December 31, 1383. havinfi reached the age of seventy >'Barn 2hc latter part of De- cember. "But the best of friends must part''. RS the aaping fioes, and just before noon the "bunch" gathered and presented Mr. Gray wlth a very useful and practical gif t which was appreciated beyond words. W e extend to Mr. Gray the best of wishes for the clays to come, and may nII of thcm be happy.

"Uncle .roc" Wilson 1s stlll on the sick list, but we trust he will soon be with 11s again.

Miss Flora Kllen & a h , nister: of ye scribe, entered nurses' tralnlng a t Springnrltl Bavtlst Hoapltal. January 1, 1981 , and llkes it fine. Mary Anna Fain, who is attending Teachers' College a t Warrenaburp. rrturnetl to her ~ 0 r k after . . spcndinr: till: hol~al:~>s a t hornc. Jlr. and .\Irs, C . \'. ( ' ; l r t ~ r ;rnd ~Imtfihter. 51:rr- cia Jran. of Ih~rtlrsvillc. 01zl:r.. wortb ;rl- so visitor. of yc scribe 'and s k t e r s over the holirlayr.

In case L.OU do no t know: S e v e r tas te t h e leaf of ~ u i e l e l ~ h n n t ear plant. There is ~ u c h a I)lallt In t h e office and 3'. M . Bishop had t h e desire to invest i- g a t e i t f t t r ther , s o broke off the smal- es t piece $11 a leaf and a t e it. Ask F r a n c i s t h e Vewult of his curiosity. B u t unders tand h e dlil n o t tell h i s n-ice t h e a g o n y h e suffered.

0. H. h11ller a n d family were called to Washinp-Con, S I i s ~ o u r l , J a n u a r y 10th. to a t t e n d funera l of Mrs. Harold Hol- man, who wo3 a cousin or Mr. JIiller. Mr. Holman wan formerly employed in the cote^ d r ~ ) a r t r n e n t .

L. H. 3IcCuire and sons found a lot of p l e a ~ u r c in t h e s n o w t h a t Iell J a n u - :IIT 7th. T h ~ y made snow men and eni)rmous mor~nl l s of i t and now the h o p have made n runnel t h r o u g h t h e mound l a r g e enough to pull the i r wagon. B u t l i t t l e Dwight NcGuire had most of h l s fun in w a t c h i n g r a t h e r t h a n in work ing . He h a s had t h e nils- fo r tune to in iure h i s knec a n d is u ~ i n r r crutches, h u i Crust h e will soon 1; 0. W. aga in .

Durltlr: last F e h r u n r . ~ , when Sl . igarn

Fa l l s w a s covered with snow, sleet a n d Ice, The Carborundurn Company sent the i r photographer there to secure a picture. T h e y have used t h a t picture for the i r 1934 ca lendars a n d iC rectain- ly is a beauty. T h e s u n mas sh in ing and t h e s k y w a s a 1)erfect blue a n d some men were s t a n d i n g on the cliff. Go to the "dog house" o r "office" of Bob and Bill Pr ice and see the ~ i c t u r e for yourself.

H u n t i n g season Is over and na tura l ly C. L. Pickle did no!, have h is gun , bu t how he wished f o r t ime to t u r n back" one Sunday recently when h e a n d his wi fe w e r e dr iv ing through Fleming- ton. Mo.. and s a w a b ig bunch of pra i r ie chickens.

Cecil Logan a n d h l s wife were "among those present" to see Green P a s t u r e s when i t w a s presented a t the Shrine Mosque J a n u a r y 8th and 9th.

-4 n l rnher nre t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of t h e C W A classes being held in various junior hlgh schools. Stores depar tment seem to be bet te r represented in the Fngl i sh classes a n d poultry raising.

M E C H A N I C A L D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

II.4ZEL CLARK, R e ~ ) o r t e r

T w o members have heen a d ~ l e d to the family roll in t h l ~ depar tment . Mr. a n d Mrs. LeRoy D y s a r t announced t h e b i r th of a daughter , Rosemary Ann. o n December 13; a n d a son, Eugene Edward , a r r ived a t t h e home of Mr. a n d Mrs. Geo. N c K e n n a o n Decem- her 29. According to t h e proud fa thers . these a r e both very unusua l babies. LeRoy assures us tha t h i s new dnugh- Cer never cries and sleeps the n igh t th rough wi thout a w a k i n g , while George s a y s t h a t E u g e n e E d w a r d is such a good baby he's no trouble a t all. Con- gra tu la t ions!

About a y e a r a g o w e reported t h a t John B. Roqcrs carried off a number of h igh prizes a t t h e HearC of t h e Ozarkr P o u l t r y Show w i t h his W h i t e Wyandottes. T h i s y e a r h e broke previous records, receiving s to ta l o f fifteen ribbons. .\ few o f the prizes won by hir birds were : Grand Champ!on of t h e en t i re Show, Grand Chrimplon Cqck Bird, Grand Champion Young Pen , best shaped pullet in t'he show a n d whi tes t bird in the show. The Ozark region i s famous for its flne poultry. a n d Mr. Rogers Is to be congra tu la ted on t h e fine showing made a t a n event w h e r e conipetltion w a s s o Iceen.

Misses F l o Blevann and X a r i e Ktdd. a n d Messrs. Howard I ' annyke and H a r r y Malet te g ree ted t h e S e w Yeat- a t 3 . p a r t y held a t Hotel Mayo in Tulsa. They were alno en te r ta ined a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis l3lnv;1ns d u r i n g thelr J t n y In Tulsa.

,I. L. Ryan. mechanical engineer. ma!: have l i t t le rllfficulty in locat inq trouble on Fr i sco engines, b u t h e re- cen t ly ndmitted t h a t he worked unti l 2 a. m. tl-yina to m a k e t h e wheels g o ' round on n minia ture locomotire delivered b y S a n t a Lo h i s young son. E'. G. Baker , electr ical engineer. rc-

port's t h e loss of $2.00-at least he c la ims a s h o r t a g e of Clint amount [or whic,l~ he cannot account . f V c have

February. 1934

our 8uBnlclbfla t h a t another maanzine a g e n t h a s been ca l l ing a n him. -

T h e r e a r e repor t s t h a t when A. E. Wooldridse Roe8 to St. Louis he never fal ls to i t t e n d a cer ta in thea t re , a n d h is s e a t Is a lwaya in row A d center . W h a t ' s t h e a t t rac t ion Emmet t ' ?

J i m m y B u r n s recently worked a re\\- d a y s on h i s o ld position, on account of t h e absence oE J e r r y .-Inderuon, and it seemed good to see hirr srntllng face a round t h e office once more.

Althourrh the "flu" h a s no t been a a p r e v a l e n t this win te r ~s usual. it has been necessary f o r \Y. J . Craig to be off several (laps on accnunl of H had a t t a c k , and while he iv s t i l l confined to h i s bed, we a r e in hol)es h e wlll be a b l e to re turn t'o his work in a few davu. D. C. Houston was a lso off a l m o s i a week on account of illness. but we a r e g l a d to repor t h e h a s recovered and is back on t h e job.

M I L L S T R E E T PASSENGER STATION-SPRIN.CiFIELD, MO.

W. S. WOOD, Repor te r

O u r old fr iend Augus t Prugger , w h o recent ly ret lred a f t e r 4 3 y e a r s of se rv- ice. will soon leave on a Mediterranean c ru ise . He wlll sa i l f rom Hew I'ork o n t'he S. S. Colun~,bus. F e b r u a r y 10. a n d wlll s t o p a t polnts ? f in te res t in MadeIra, Por tuga l . S p a ~ n , Norocco. Algeria, Tuninia. Libya, E g y p t , .Xral)ia. T h e Holy Land, Egypt , Turkey , Greece, Albania, I t a ly and France . H e In- t ends t o leave t h e cruise shill a t Saplen a n d go by t r a i n to Rome, where, h e will spend a week; thence by trnln On a leisurely t r i p th rough I ta ly and F r a n c e to Far i s , where he will s t a y a f e w ,days before sa l l ing f o r New Yorli. H e will be back home a b o u t r\l)ril 23.

Leslie Arnold a n d Clay Oll lard blossomed o u t in new overcoats recently, which reminds us t h a t w e should have o u r coat cleaned and the n a n turned the orher way, or something.

W e asked E. D. Chtrudet holv 11e fie- counts for the fac t t h a t he a l w a y s spellbinds h i s audience when he makes a rl)eech. A f t e r same dellberat lon he renlled that h e uses a few well-chosen W O I - C I R ~ ~ O ~ u t b1s listener^ in u recell- t lve mood and then uses mure well- c h o s e n words to hold the l r interest . T h i r !)roves, we th ink , t h a t we should brush u p on our well-chosen w o ~ ~ l s .

OFFICE O F GENERAL MANAGER

OnVILLIC COBLE, Hel)orter

Miss Kathryn Risser visited with her n l s t e r In Oltlahoma City d u r i n g t h e holidays.

D u r l n g t h e i l lness of Hober t Aiaclibor~. P. A. Mol[itt made a t r ip as s e c r e t a r y t o t h e genera l manager.

T h e fol lowing employes reported se- c u r i n g traffic d u r i n g t h e month : Misses Jochum a n d Hoffman. a n d Nessrw. Ounley, 'Chi- ~ n d Kns t le r .

P. W. Arnold was conflnecl to his home for several d a y s by a severe cold. b u t is now on t h e job.

A. E r k e a n d S. Sut ton w e r e employed p a r t of t h e nronth due to v a n - O U R absences.

J . W. J ias t le r h a s been nibbling a t t 11 e weekly C ~ P R ' I ~ ) rob lems . W r, shouldn't be surpr i sed a t h i s resunlinji t h e l - o ~ a l game.

.OFFICE O F D IV IS ION AND STORES ACCOUNTANT-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

I 'LL admit I used to buy the most expensive brands of tobacco.. .

But along came Old Man Depres- sion and whispered in my ear: "Don't be snobbish . . . extrava- gance isn't fashionable any more!"

So I bought a tin of Union Leader

UNION

for a dime. And believe it or not I have never tasted a sweeter smoke. . . It's Kentucky Burley, smooth as an old wine, and just as carefully aged. When lOf, buys a man's sized tin of such tobacco.. . why should I pay more? (Mighty fine for cigarettes, too.)

Q P. Lorillard Co.. Inc.

LEADER

I L A COOK, Repor te r

I t Is a l i t t l e l a t e f o r t h e SPIV Year hollday ne \ \ s , bu t so m a n y w r n t places w e must sny someth ing about it.

"BUT HE LO& LIKE,

O Mabcl, Charley scenxd a good catch. To Mabel's mother, Charley T

was just a $ o d cough. She never rmld see him with that nose-assailing pipe and his halo (?) of gaspy smoke.

Mabel's new hero is also a pipe smoker-but his pipe is well kept and his tobacco delightfully mild and fragrant. You've guessed the plot. It's Sir Walter Raleigh. A blend of mild Kentucky Burleys so cool and slow- burning that the boys have made it a national favorite in five short years. Kept fresh in p l d foil. Try it; you've a pleasant experience ahead of you.

Brown & Williarnscn Tobacco Corporation

Louisville, Kentucky. Dept. &4z.

I F R E E t h k ~ ~ h ~ i # . -2 - BOOKLET

H e n r y Kelpe apent t w o d a y s wlth re la t lves in Cape Girardeau.

Mr. and Xrs . C. N. Small a n d son motored to Jopl ln t o spend Xew Years w i t h Mrs. Small 's parents .

Miss Ennice H a g e r m a n a n d 3IIss R u t h B a r t l e t t visited fr iends in Tulsa.

.Miss Marie Devine spent t h e week- end w i t h h e r s is ter , Helen, in K a n s a s City.

Mr. a n d Mrs. A. E. Biggers a n d H i s s I l a Cook "vacationed" in Xfemahis. Miss Cook wns t h e g u e s t of ~ r . - n n d Mrs. J. E. Nolen. Mrs. Nolen wlll be remembered aa H l s s Gladvs Anne I rwin of t h e m a s t e r mechanic 's office. Yale.

Incidental ly, t h e visl tors in Memphis, K a n s a s Citv a n d T u l s a hannened to see t h e s a m e picture on g g w Years "Dinner a t 8".

Mlss Mary Newton s tayed home on New Years, b u t s p e n t Sunday. 14th, w l t h h e r s i s t e r a n d famlly in Cuba.

E . O. S ~ e r r v is a r a l n back on h is own desk- a t i e r doiilg special inven- t o r y w o r k for t w o o r t h r e e months. Speedy Reed acted as s h o p accountan t in the absence of Mr. Sper ry a n d h a s now sh i f ted to special work.

O u r mos t s incere s y m p a t h y is extended to t'he famlly of H e n r y Kelpe In t h e loss of the l r nephew on J a n u a r y 14th. T h e young man w a s a s t u d e n t in S t a t e Teachers' College, a n d w a s ill on ly a s h o r t tlme.

R a y Lodge Is t h e l u c k y one in thln office. Recently, h e w e n t for a vialt in Bollvar and came back with a new suit . H e s a w hls b ro ther gave It to him. ~ n y w a y , w e wlsh there w e r e more bro thers l lke tha t . .

Walter Hudson and famlly motored to Wright. County to spend the holldays with his parents. They were fortunate in havlns beautlful weather for the trip.

F i re destroyed the living quarters of Mr. ancl JIrs. Bert Big-rs in Walnut Grove Just a f te r Christmas. alonq wlth the most of the business distrlct of the town. As the n e i ~ h b o r s could not arouse them until the Are had mined s o much headway. the Bl.gas' were unable to save a n y of thelr personal effects. Mrs. Bi.qg~ 1.s the daughter of Mr. and Xrs. W. P. Ren- shaw of this clty.

The Frisco Girls' Club have owaniced m glee club. Among those who a r e in the d u b a r e BIlssps Ethel Copeland and Marie Devlne of this ofPlce.

Many in this department have had t h e lurk if you call it tha t ) to catch all the colds the last month. Willlam Powell, offlce boy, was unabe to be a t work one day, due to a Revere cold.

Mrs. Broe Mitchell has as her guest, her mother from Californla. They vls- lted in Kansas during: the Christmas week.

F. L. & D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

DAZLCL LEWIS. Rcporter

G. T. Blankenship and Sfm. Rlanken- ship visited their daughter In Dallas during the holldays.

Clara Ermps and mother soent Christ- mas a t the home of thetr brother and son. Charles Ermes. St. Louis, 310.

C. E. Martin and family enjoyed a t r ip to Enid, January 1.

C. S. Smith, supervisor, dead freight house, visitcd hi8 daughter In Tulsa, Christmas.

L. L. Bangert, accompanied by hls famils-, soent the holidays with relatlves in Steelville, 310.

W e a r e glad to learn tha t Carl F. Smith, f o ~ m e r l y of th~.; department, ob- talned a position with C. H. Dietr~ch, in connection with ncw work arranged by the freight clatrn divlsion of thc . 4 n 1 ~ - ican Railway Association. Mr. Smith's headquarters will be in Chicago.

Harold W ~ l k s is back with us for a short stay, relieving K. D. Gllbert who has been aasiynecl to some special work.

According to R. D. Gilbert, secretary. Frisco Men's Bowling League, the sec-

ond haH of the neason niarted off with a bang. The two low teams. Southwest Llmited and Sunnyland, have enlisted some new bowlers whlch, lrom all indications. will put them up In the rnnning for the second half pcnnant. I t i s to b e regretted, however. tha t our old friend, Loule Bangert, hxs the rheumatism. which makes i t necessary for him to s t a y off the flring Hne for a whlle.

W e appreciate removal of the steam plpes ancl installation of radiators for heat. I n the process, some changes were made In the arrangement of desks al- lowing more room and. lncldentally ;om- blning G. T. Blankenshlp's branch office with his main headquarters.

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION

F U L A STRATTON, Reporter

Nost of us. s o far, have found t h e new year quite tnterestlng and with pros- pects of lncreased business and prosperity and it seems mighty good to see ~ r e d a ' Fielden, Catherine Toon. Rose Sil- bers, Lillian Yates. Helen Hawkins a n d Clarence Wilkes working extra.

However, in spite of the extra work, Clarence Wilkes was able to secure. it seems the jinx was hanging over his 6ood fortune for two days before Christmas his 193b Chevrolet roadster, with several Christmas toys and candy he had pur- ~ h a s e t l for his young son. was itolen. and to date he has not heard of the c a r o r the purchases. Whoever stole t h a t c a r was just a n 01' meanie!

New YeaPs week-cnd was su i te a g a y t h e for most of us :

Savlna Fellln and Anna Helblg spent the week-end in Tulsa.

Clara Aldafer journeyed to Kansas C'ity and spent the tlme wlth Mollle Roth. the well-known and beloved Frlsco oper- a t o r of Leeds. 310.

Bertle Sutton. her son. Eugene. a n d daughter. Lorene, visited relatlves in Lebanon.

Bessie HuK entertained with a peppy party, compllmentlng her nephew, Hugh Fergerson. of St. Joe, Mo.

Theda Pyland is back to work agein, af ter a rather long leave of absence, her health much improved.

Neta Nooney spent the week-end of Jctnuary 13, vlsltina relatlves ln Kansas City, and Vera Melton vlsited in the same cltv the week-end of f a n n a r y 22. - . havinr q h e a lovely time.

This month's congratulations g o to J o e Prophet, brother of our Mary Prophet. Joe is g r n t l u ~ t l n g with honors from Srnlor Hiah School along with other mid- year seniors.

TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT

0. L. OUSLEY. Reporter

BIr. Brennan has been quite sick for the nast few weeks. W e a r e glad to knoG that he is improving and expec ts to be back in his odlce soon.

3fiss Selma Hoffman. telephone supervisor, spent January 12 and 1 3 in St. Louls.

Edna Bennettzen, extra PBX operator. Springfield, is visiting relatives in Kan- sas City.

Miss Alice Lsrkin. chief telephone opcrutor Springfleld visited relatives in Tulsa d h n g the N& Year's holidays.

F. C. Schmidt, telegrapher "S" office. and Mra. Schmidt visited their son in T e s ~ s recently.

Tom XI&.uwell bnd Dewey 31. Pickle. extra te le~raphers , worked temporary vacancies in "S" omice this month.

B m P. Schneider, telegrapher. Nichols. clirl a few day+ relief work In " S b f f i c e during- the holidays.

W. 0. Wise, clivision lineman, Fayette- ville, spent one day in Springfleld recently visiting his many friends. -

OVERCHARGE CLAIM-REVISING DEPARTMENT

arc: I fo r 1 a, bll

Yo Fred era1 Hope

P. takin open( sor.

E. respc baby Is th Emil

JOE KOEHLER and HAROLD DOERR, Reporters

W e regret the departure aI our porn1 friend Johnny Biring, who left the s e n - ice Year's, and wish him the best o f luck. Eddie Freiner, clean from Belleville, ha3 taken 115s place.

Some or our old favorites, anlong them Clem Horn, Bill Duesing and Ray Lita.

,ack wlth us, due to several changes :he better. Hope you stick around

boys. ; can't kecp a good man down. Sontag is back trpstairs, a f te r sev-

weeks spent on the twelfth floor. 8 this is also for good. L. Brendel has assumed a new role. ~g charge of the rate school, recently ?d, Congratulations, H e r r Profes-

Jo: the . The the c else

Th lnclu

C. Reed has also taken on a new bnsibllity, adopting a brand new

boy. M r n Chrlstmas Eve-Jlrnmp e name. If s o u need any pointers. , see Paul Strauss. ? Koehler is the new Governor or Ken's Club, supplanting Joe Manion. title eounds good, but I understand lough collectlng feature Is something again. We'll see. e Central Beneflt dssoc la tbn which des m a n r Frisco emolosea. ~ 1 1 1 hold

i t s P Boat I t pr Club guar.

So

lrst informal dance 'a t ' t h Century Club, Saturday. February 10. 1934.

omises to be a n affair like the Men's has sponsored, so a splendid time is

anteed. mehow, there don't seem to be much

t o report this month or else we're hard u p for ideas, like Popeye's cartoonists, s o we'll be ~ i g n l n g off, youssah !

PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT. ST. LOUIS, MO.

S. W. CHILTON. Reporter

Winter vacations aeem to be the vogue th i s year in our department. The "head

THE SPRINGFIELD LAUNDRY CO. "The Sunshine Plant"

LAUNDRY, DRY CLEANING HAT .CLEANING

Phone 660 955 DoonvllIe St. Sprla~gYleld. Blo.

end" had El W. Kubitz away for a week. Frank hIcDonald a Pew day*, and Louis Coffin spent a week in New York City.

Ralelgh B a t t y received a card Crom Lou Coffin during his s tay in New York, saying that a man had fallen from the flfth floor of the Emoire S ta te Buildinc. and nishing ~ a l e i g h hacl been there. Xice friendly card !

Tom Willlamson la staging a house- warming a t his place on the nlsht of January 20. The! party will be composed mostlv of traffic d e ~ a r t m e n t fellows. their -wives, sweethearis, girl fl.?cnds o; what have you.

.\t a recent electlon of officers of the Employes' Men'a Club, another traffic man. J. 1.:. Nash, was elected president. S. W. Chilton was re-clectcd as covernor from pnssenger.

Miles Austin has been maklng numer- ous trips to Tulsa, here of late. He's probably attending the dances down there. gctting hls dogs in shape for the gala Frisco dance. which will be staged a t Centurv Boat Club. St. Patrick's Dav night. ..\Ad from all Indications. it wiil be biager and better than ever, If that 's a t all possible.

M O N E T T LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT N E W S

MARGZIERITR FROSSATARD, Reporter

Mrs. 3'. J. Gibbons wife o f rnachlnlst. entertalned, a s house 'guests, several day# in the early part of December. Mra. W. P. Gorman anil Mrs. Thos. Murray. of St. Louis. One of the courtesies extend- ecl the ladies was a bridge party. given

at the P a r k Caslno. with Mrs. 1

acttng a s hostess. I t is with deep regret we learn of the

death of Mrs. James Roller, 23-year-old sister of A. 4.. Shipman, machinlst. which occurred a t her home in Sparta. Mo.. a c o u ~ l e of weeks ago. f o l l o ~ i n ~ a n Illness of ten months' duratlon. -

Suddenly stricken with a serlous a t - tack of pneurnonla on December 31. Sid- ney P. Timmons, machlnist, was taken to the hospital a t Springfldd for treatment. H e cvldently was accorded excellent care. for hls condition improved rapidly and he hopcs to be able to return homc soon.

The Christmas festivities and dance, alven by the shop crafts a t St. Louis. on December 15, was attended by F. J. Gib- bons, machinlst, and Mrs. Glbbons. They pronounced this a very gay and joyous affair, and recommend the St. Louisans a s most excellent hosts.

Har ry B. Harvey, a i r brake lnspwtor. was called to Parls. Texas. on January 1. by he sudden death of his father. John Harvey, age seventy-six. Our syrnpa- thies a r e extended Mr. Harvey In his be- reavement.

GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

DOROTHRA HYDR, Reporter . -

It Is with deepest regret that we an- hounce the death or our general car foreman of the North Side Ehops. B. F. Elliott. which occurred December 27 in St. John's Hospital. The remains were forwarded to Ft. Worth, Texas, for burial. Mr, Elliott was v e r r hlghly re- spected and will long be sadly missed by

To give Universal Service is the goal of Public Utility managers and opera- tors. We are a part of the organized

ideal.

ric Company

Company

FAMILY W E T WASH I Frank B. Smith Laundry Co. - sp,IN,,IELD, I --

GLOBE OIL AND REFINING CO. REFINERS OF

GASOLISE, KEROSENE, DISTILLATE, GAS OIL and FUEL OIL Refinery on Frisco Lines-BLACKWELL, OKLA.

Sales Oept., 1509 Philtower Bldg., TULSA, OKLA.

NDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORP. REFINERS OF

INDUSTRIAL NAPHTHAS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

HENRY ADAMSON & LEFLORE POTEAU

COAL & M I N I N G COMPANIES MINERS and SHIPPERS

of TULSA C H I E F (Bituminous)

and POTEAU C H I E F (Semi-Anthr.)

COALS Mines Located a t

T U L S A and POTEAU, OKLA. WHEN I N THE MARKET FOR

COAL OF ANY GRADE Call Phones: Residence 9681-Office 46388

OR WRITE U S AT TULSA, OKLA. 5320 E. 11th St.

Bill Hall&an &ows his wife how fast.

i SOAP gets grimy nanas clean

A LAVA S O A P MOVIE WITH R E A L P E O P L E Actors: Bill Hailman. Machinist, Corwith Shops, Santa Fe R. R.

Mrs. Pauline Hallman

from experience that Leva Soap

Sure enough1 Lav. ground-in grim4 knuckles and finge think all dirty-her are hard on the h~ what Mrs. Hallm how soft and srnc her skin. . .

You know moat hand infections occur when dirt gets into open cuts. Moat railroad men have found that Lava helps prevent hand infections because Lava gets all the dirt. I t helps heal up little nicks and scratches. And against most dead- ly germs. Lava is 5 to 10 times as effective as carbolic acid.

his many f ~ i e n d s in Sprincfleld, althouph we understand he 1s survived by only one re la t~ve , a b1other:of Fort Worth, Tex.

Mrs. Clyde Fullerton, while getting the home tidy for the holidays, happened to the misfortune of falling and breaking her arm. Mr. Fullerton reports ban- ~1:iges will all be removed in a few days. and h e will lose the title of dishwasher.

Ceolge Wood spent the New Year holidays in St. Louis. He reports having had a pleasant visit with his sister, although he spent considerable time pon- dcring over the thought tha t he might have had a better time had he gone t o SIonett.

Clacl t o report tha t JIIss Dorothy Bass. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. .\. Bass. has recovered from n sierre of scarlet fcvcr and is back in school again. This makes Dorothy a happy little girl, f o r she certainlv likes to rro to school and is .L brilliant pupil.

- Jliss Nora Nichols spent two days of

the nast month visitinrr relatives in Tul- s:l. he writer will vouch for the fact that she k ~ ~ o w s Nora had the most tle- lichtful timr one could wossiblv have in just two days.

Say. folks, do you know we h a r e a man in this offlce who really knows h is chickens? It happens tha t L. C. Love- less entered some of his T,eghorn pul- lets in the Missourl State Pullet Contest and carried off two ribbon*. The h i ~ h individual pullet he entered layod a 3 eggs the flrst 6 1 days of the contest. Mr. Loveless says he has been interested in poultry for twenty years.

Tnasn~uch a s our general office mnn- agc2r. Emmett Wood. spent a short vacn- tion in Tulsa recently, wish to say tha t he is clever rnouph to know where to s o to have a good time.

We m i ~ h t a s w d l 'fess up ;and admit. it is rumored around this office that if Homrr Weber can't talk Barbarn 3Iur- I.:W into bringing him thc chncolate cov- ercd chrrrles she has in hcr Ice box a t home, he ia golng to KO to some "anxious to sell" candy counter and sample a few of their . chocolate covered peanuts.

Mr. and Nrs. Charley 411nn were hap- DY to have their daushter and husband. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Thorson, with thcm rhristmas. Mr. Thorson is wire chief :ct Ft. Smith.

Tom Mishler anrl family were the guests of JIrs. Jlishler's sister in JCan- sas City during the New Year holidays.

And last, but not least bv anv means. we wish to extend a most' he i r ty wel- comr to P. F. Ppangler, who has been appointed general car foreman, North Fltle Shops, account the dc:rth of B. F. Elliott.

MONETT YARDS

LISZY LLOYD. Reporter

Business is picking up. One regularly assigned job has been put back to work and we havc hopes tha t another onc will be added a little bit later. The regular men have been bumping around on the \ar ious jobs and the cx t ra men have bcen following: bulletin.

Our local Frisco Emplopes' Club had its flrst meeting of the New Year, and n large number attended. I t was decitlecl t h a t each member pay f if ty cents per y e a r fon a mernbershlp card. The t icket committee w a s appointed a n d a r e g e t - t i n g real response f rom a l l t h e employes in every depar tment .

Our night general yardmaster, W. L. Mayfleld. and Mrs. Mayfield have just ~.cturned rrom Ft. Smlth, Ark., where they wcre called by the sezious illness of their son-In-law. Mack Mott. We regret very niurh to learn tha t Mr. Mott passed away following a n operation for appendicitis.

Our excellent spring-like January weather has proven quite tempting t o some of the yard forees who have got- ten out their flshing equipment and headed for the river. To m y knowledge,

one of these parties consisted of Engine Foreman David Marshall. his helper. Sam Rittenhouse, and Joe Shockleg, of the clerical department. From this gang we get a favorable report.

Some of our old timers a r e leaving us. 0. G. Donleavey. better known as Jack. swi tchman in t h e yards , died a t h i s home here. January 8, after a lingering illness of several years. H e will be missed by a host of fricnds and all who kncw him. This death makes the third among the Frisco employes recently. W. C. Kreu- ger, passenger brakeman,. with a run from Monett to Oklahoma City. on trains 9 and 10, died soddenly of heart trouble while on his run. C. P. Glass. retired ixmmwer brakeman on the Eastern division, Monctt to St. Louis. died in our local hospital af ter a lingering illness. Thrs r men were faithful in their line of d u t y rmd will be g r e a t l y missed b y t h e employes.

31. K. E'ace, switchn~an in thc Spring- firld yards, formerly of Monett, made a br~siness trip to Monett a short time ago. IVhile here he visited among the boys in the yards.

A. P. Brown, switchman on the 11 : l 5 job. has becn off duty. account of Mrs. Brown being in the Springfleld Baptist ITospital for a n operation.

Buster Morris. section laborer. has been OIL rluty for some time account of :i very pnlnful injury. The many friends o t Buster hone to sce him on the job again soon. \IT. 1-. Noore. passenger brakeman on

the Central division between Alonett and Paris . Texas , h a s just re turned f r o m t h e hospitfll in St. Louis, where he has been for the past fcw weeks, having unrler- gone a minor operation a t that place.

\V. P. Fenton has becn fllling the vacancy or W. L. Mayfleld, night general yardntaster for the past fcw weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. .I. \I7. S. Hagan will celebrnle their .5Oth wedding anniversary Janunrv 22. Mr. Hagan being a retired Frisco 'employe. s e n r i n ~ in the capacitsr of car Inspector and car foreman. Ac- count of ill hcalth he was retired on February 21. 1982 . after 32 years of continuous service. y o doubt this will be a n elaborate occasion. a s they a r e ex- pectinr: nll their relatives and friends to be present.

F R E I G H T T R A F F I C D E P A R T M E N T ST. LOUIS, MO.

CHARLES BURNS, Reporter

The traffic department welcomes Paul I ierry back to his job after a n enforced leave of absencc. due to a n operation.

After some very serious thinking on

the part of somc of the men in the department who a r c becoming very thin on top of the \v?ad, they have decided to s t a r t a Bald Headed ;\.Ien'~ Club. A pr~l iminary s t raw vote, a s t~ the election of ofIiccrs. showed Lec Doc" Hall elected unanimously for president, with Gcorgc "Feet" Braun a s vice-president. The other officers shall be selected according to the growth of hair they have on the old k n o b

Clarence Beraman has oroven himself a brave man by taking i n t o llimsrlf a bride. The happy event took place upon the 2 l s t day of Januarv. 1934 .

MISS Ruth alle en berg, hns been knit- tlng the boy rriend a swe:qter. She s ta r t - ed on this backbone guilt early in the fall and from the progress she has made on It. I think she had better change it into a bathing suit, for spring is all but here.

Since the Auto Show, Frank Zoellner has been acting just a bit queer. H e can't make up his mind a s to whether he wants a Ford. Chevle or De Soto. Ask him a question and he'll answer by asklnx which you would prcfer. "Knee Action" or the new Stream J h e . There has been somc talk about t ~ k i n g up a rollcction anrl buying him a Kiddie Car.

I SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION I T R A F F I C DEPARTMENT-TULSA

J i . \RGEKY A. O'BRIEX. Repor te r

\Ire had o u r first snow out here in t h e w e s t on Sunday, J a n u a r y 7 t h , a n d whiIe i t w a s good anrl cold f o r a f e w days, t h e old thermometer is back u p to a b o u t 40 degrees.

Fr i sco Ladies' Cluh held the i r first luncheon of t h e new y e a r In t h e Brown 1)unliln Tea Room on Monday, Janu- a r y 8th.

KVOO-Voice of Oklahoma-station on radio a t Tulsa have kiddies' hour on Sa turday morning a t t h e J e n k i n s JIuslc studio-tune in some S a t u r d a y a n d l is ten to some of t h e ta len t over t h i s s ta t ion , especial ly some of o u r l i t t l e F ~ ~ R C O rriends. J e a n e Connelly s a n g "Sittlng on a I A J ~ " l a s t Sa turday a n d received much comment, Jeane , as w e have sald before. is t h e a t t r a c t i v e l i t t le d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d Mrs. bl. 111. Connelly, Mr. Connelly belng chief c le rk th i s oftice.

Char les Ber ry , of t h e Cincinnati office. fo rmer ly of o u r office, w a s home f o r the C h r ~ s t m a s holidays.

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Other members of t h e office spent Chr i s tmas a w a y from Tulsa v i s i t ing wl th the i r famiiles and close frientls-

W e have been having a l i t t le t rouble with our telephone service so were paid a visit the o ther d a y by h l s s Hoff - man of Springfield, who h a s super - vision-we enjoyed having h e r wi th us.

Glad to be ab le to s a y Tulsa showed a nice increase f o r t h e month of De- cember in a passenger w a y and f rom t h e looks of th ings so f a r th i s month we a r e go ing over good-tell you n e x t month. W i t h al l o u r reduced f a r e s w e should show b ig increases, here is hoping.

Friuco Employes ' Club will have a dance in t h e near f u t u r e a n d extend to al l o u r fr iends who read this m a g a - zine a cordial invitat ion to be with us, definite d a t e and a l l par t icu la rs will be announced a l i t t le later .

OFFICE O F ASSISTANT S U P E R I N T E N D E N T

W E S T TULSA, OKLA.

E D S X A. \VOODEN, Repor te r -

E. L. \\'orl.rman, conductol., Tulsa 's oldest rai lroad passenger conduct.or in point of service, recently celebrated h i s th i r ty - th i rd anniversary of h i s first t r i p a s passenger conductor which covers a two-n~i l l ion mile t ra in ride. bra-. W o r k - man h a s made m a n y f r iends on t h e Fr i sco Railroad who hope t h a t m a n y more miles will be added t'o t h ~ s splendid record.

G. R. >Vorren and family h a v e re- turner1 f rom Blue JIounds. Kansas . w h e r e they were called account t h e illness and dea th of Nr. Warren ' s a g e d mother, Mrs. M. J e a n Seith. which occurred a t h e r home there. Our sym- pa thy is extended.

H. F. Cundiff, swi tchman. who h a s been seriously ill in St. Louis hosp i ta l for some time, i s s t i l l unable to re - t u r n home.

Fr iends of W. S. Cassidy, conductor, will be g l a d to know h e is much im-

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WINS 1." PLA RAllR0~u SY OKERS

nd. Mrs. Nett ie K i r k Johnson, ner o p e r a t o r a t Bepito, w h o is now

ductions a n d m i a h t have a few Bddl- t ions to- o u r payMil .

F r o g Repai re r Leo Marsh and \r ife h a v e re turned f rom a visi t wi th rela- rck K a l a h e r team t r a c k & ~ k , w a s

ed t o ~ u i n L y . Ill., December 3rd. bunt' d e a t h of a sister-In-law. Wish ex tend s y m p a t h y t o 31r. K ~ i a h e r

a n d famlly. T h e y o u n g son of J a c k Qabel, pnss-

inrr record clerk. h a s been serlously ~d Is now in

Is g r e a t l y n p a t h y a n d is boy m a y :omplete re -

t ives in Cuba. 310. B. k B. Man Robert ' H o l l o w a f , of

Joplin, 310 passed a w a v at the Fr18co hospital ai' St. Louis o; J a n u n r g 10th. W e ex tend o u r slncere sympathy to relat ives and fr iends.

B. & B. C a r l ~ e n t e r R. 4. Dennlston a n d wife were called t o California ae- count t h e deat'h of Mr. Dennlston's nephew, wife a n d baby. who w e r e drowned In t h e flood. Our ssrmpathy is extended.

T h e two e x t r a g a n g s o n the Atton Sub, w o r k i n g in t h e vicini ty of Girard, a r e progress ing rapidly In the l r sur- facing w o r k a n d helping t r a c k condi- t ions In that ' vlclnity to qu i te a n ex-

PlPE ill-slnce ~ e c e m b e r 15th an t h e hospltal. Nr. Gabel worried a n d h a s o u r s y ~ most s lncere hopes t h a t t soon be o n t h e road to r covery.

H. C. Rohde, yard clerk re turned J a n u a r y 0th. I r weeks' vlsit wl th Mr. Rohc

c, a n d wife. om a t h r e e le's s i s te r in serlously 111. g r a t u l a t i o n s

recent pro- n a n , Spr ing- e i n g associ- d r e g r e t hls City. How-

t'o see o u r i ty to s t e p m g l e r every is new posl-

California, who h a s been I May we ex tend o u r con

to P a u l S ~ a n ~ l e r . unon his Four States give tent . B. & B. and pa ln t g a n g s h a r e been

busy remodeling t h e s ta t ions a t Baxter and Columbus and p iv ing them a f resh

motion toage<erai c i r torel fleld. W e have enjoyed b a t e d w l t h Mr. Sgangler a n h a v i n g t a leave K a n s a s 1

ever, w e a r e a l w a s s a l a d Edgeworth over - - coa t of paint.

Maintenance Clerk Geo. W. S c o t t Joent t h e week-end in K a n s a s City re- f r iends have a n opportun

forward , a n d wish Mr. Sp: success a n d happiness in h tion.

H. S. Dean , who waa s u of terminals. K a n s a s Ci1 R a i l w a r ;or m a n y vears, 1 J a n u a r y ~ t h . ~ u r i h g h is w i t h t h e K a n s a s City Soutl very popular wi th h i s asst on t h e Southern a n d othl a n d sha l l be sadly mlssed number of rai lroad fr iends. a1 service w a s held a t Church. K a n s a s City, No., Mr, Skaggu served a s a n R bearer . H. S. Dean w a s : E. A. Dean. Fr i sco engine w e wlsh to ex tend o u r d pathy.

44% of votes cknCiy. B. & 33. g a n g s h a v e j u s t recently ln-

stal led new s tock sca les a t Neodesha and expect t o complete instal lat lon a t Fredonia in t h e v e r y near fu ture , whlch we nre In hopes will materially in- c rease o u r l ivestock business a t those

perintendent ty Southern gassed a w a y m a n y y e a r s

hern, he w a s x i a t e u , both 31. rai l roads. by his g r e a t

T h e f u n e r - St. J a m e s

J a n u a r y 8th. onorary pall- I bro ther t o e r , to whom eepest s y m -

With returns now in from four states, there is no longer room for doubt- Edgeworth is the railroad man's fa- polnts.

H a v e had a couple of changes in roadmasters ' head u a r t e r s recently. Roadmaste r G. C. a a r r l s former ly located a t Orontlgo Jc t . h a s been t r a n s - f e r r e d to Baxter Spr lngs a n d Road- m a s t e r C. E. Armst rong , whose offtce w a s a2 Wichl ta Heights , h a s been moved to Beaumont.

Section F o r e m a n J o h n E r p , at Lamar . is off d u t y account s ickness.

vorite tobacco. Railroad men in the shops and termi-

nals of the leading roads in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky cast their votes. "Do you smoke a pipe?" they were asked. And, "If so, what is your favorite tobacco?"

No less than 72% answered "Yes" to the first question. And more than 44% of these men gave Edgeworth as their

W I C H I T A , KANSAS OFFICE O F GENERA1 KANSAS CITY, I

L A G E N T M 0.

LOTX L. WILLIAMS, Repor te r

MARK M. CASSIDY. R T h e w e a t h e r cont inues f a i r a n d .warmer-days e t e g e t t i n g longer-and a l ready E. J. Immele, sol icl t lng f r e i g h t agent . h a s t h a t f a r a w a y look In his eye and s a y s he knows of a good flshln' hole w h e r e some of t h e b igges t flsh a r e w a i t l n g Lo be hooked!

Sympathy is extended t o H a r r y Marshall , r a t e c le rk , in the dea th of hls aunt. Mrs. L. N. Ynrrington. of Fredonia , whose Iunera l he a t tended a t Fredonia. January 14 .

F r iends of -4. J . Sperry. s torekeeper, a r e g lad l o know t h a t he 1s expected to r e t u r n f r o m t h e hospital In a few days , w h e r e he h a s been receiving

favorite tobacco-a truly astonishing majority when it In realized that Edge- worth was in competition with all

S t u a r t Yockey h a s been eminent jurlstrr of Wgand i n dispensing justice. S t r ing, for t h e flrst time. a s I

W e have discovered t h a n o t h e r man in o u r orgar firmly believes in increase for 1934. H e is Alfred I c le rk In t h e warehouse, wl ried New Year's n lgh t t', g i n l a Garre t t , of Edinb Mr. and Mrs. B r a y le f t wedding t r i p to t h e west , a t home In K a n s a s Clty.

Since my r e t u r n f r o m S; h a v e b e e n a s k e d b y several of t h e Fr i sco hospital. I n t ion, i t is one g r a n d place you w a n t efficiency, cour te Ice. I t is only when you inmate of o u r hospital , tha know t h a t It is Punct'ionln t h e benefit of t h e Fr i sco ,

H e r m a n WLl~;on, endorei covery pollcy of Presiden deposited h is a c c u m u l a t i o ~ t h e b a n k todav.

I t has been tentatively d e a business nleet lng of tht Club, shor t ly a f t e r t h e el scheduled J a n u a r y 25th. of this meet lng will be to * s ta l l new officers for t h e c All employes a r e a s k e d an a t tend .

I a i d l n ~ t h e

brands. a juror. a t we h a v e llzatlon who d prosperity 3ray. check- 10 w a s mar- 3 Miss Vir- u rg , Texas. f o r a s h o r t and a r e now

Here is the vote by states:

NAME OF % OF PlPE SMOKERS STATE VOTING EDGEWORTH

Illinois 58.5% Ohio 37.0% Indiana 49.0% Kentucky 32.3%

sint Louis, I , m y opinlo!l m y est'ima-

t o go, when sr a n d serv-

t rea tment . Bill Baker , genera l agent , a n d Alfred

Malmgren, fireman, Neodesha, m e t f o r ~ i s t o l ~ r a c t i c e on a recent Saturday i f te rnobn. They contend they a r e a l i t t le o u t of practice, b u t nevertheless h a v e challenged a l l t h e Fr l sco special o f f icers a t t a r g e t practice. F r a n k Archer, chief clerk, does r a t h e r well a s a r i f le shot-he brought back severa l rabbi t s f r o m a week-end h u n t l n g t r ip a s proof t h a t h e never mlsses h t s

I -become a n r t you really 6 solely for employes. Ins t h e re- t Roosevelt.

Edgeworth is a blend of only the ten- derest leaves of the burley plant- what tobacconists call the "mildest pipe tobacco that grows."

Ask for Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed or Edgeworth in Slice form. All sizes, 15# pocket package to pound humidor tin. Made by Larus & Bro. CO., Tobac- conists since 1877, Richmond, Va.

1 of gold in t a r g e t !

Kotlced a n Item recently f r o m a Neodesha paper s t a t l n g t h a t Alfred Malmgren, f i reman, Keodesha, made one of h i s excellent t a l k s at t h e meet- i n g of t h e Lions Club, Neodesha. jus t before Christmas, h is t a l k per ta ln ing to t h e effect of t h e 1,resent ral lroad

e Sunnyland ~ t e r t a l n m e n t The uuroose elect -and in- :u r ren t year. d invited to

s i tua t ion to ihe s tockhblders , employes and to the ~ u b l l c In general . Mr.

M A I N T E N A N C E O F W , FT. SCOTT, KA

J ln lmgren never misses a n oppor tun i ty to boost for t h e Frlsco.

Ivndern tand t h a t J o h n H. I toberts , bill AY QEPT. N 6. clerk. is a ~ s u r e d of a t least ' two f r e e

meals-he won a door prize o r a t t e n d - ance prlze a t t h e l a s t meet lng of t h e American Legion here, two meal t i cke ts f rom t h e Lukins ' Cafe.

H a v e you seen t h e new Fr l sco pins? Several of t h e employes here a r e wear - i n g them a n d o thers haye the i r pins ordered.

- GLADYS ROTH, Re por te r I

THAT GROWS

Well, f o r t h e flrst' month al l forces in th i s depar tme] more t h a n busy and if wo we a r e s u r e t h e r e will no

In t h e year, nt h a v e been r k keeps up t be a n y re-

Miss Grayce Blaylock h a s been a s - s igned to t h e new s t e n o job in t h e super in tenden t ' s office. E d F l e m i n g bid in t h e vacancy caused in the sL1l)er- ~ n t e i i d e n t terminal 's office occasioned by Miss Blnylock be ing ass igned to t h e s t e n o jub in t h i s office.

N i s s The lma D r a s h m a n sl)erit X m a s w e e k v i s i t ing in S a n Diego. Xeedless to s a y s h e h a d a wonder fu l t r ip . Miss E l e a n o r P a t t o n rel ieved Miss D r a s h -

WHERE THE G r a y c e Blaylock w h o t r a n s f e r r e d to S u - pe r in tenden t Fraz ie r ' s office.

T. L , i\IcGuire a n d w i f e l e f t J a n u a r y 16 fo r Springfield, h i s posi t ion of g r a i n d o o r superv i sor be ing abol ished effec- rive J a n u a r y 15th. T h e W e s t e r n 1Veighing & Inspec t ion B u r e a u has t a k e n over t h e h a n d l i n g of g r a i n d o o r s in t h e t e rmina l .

Mrs. E . E . 3IcCuire a n d d a u g h t e r s , Lois a n d M a r a a r e t Ann. v i s i t ed in Memphis , ~ a n u f i y 16th. man .

E n g i n e e r s E . E . L u t t s a n d H e n r y P r i c e h a v e been off f o r q u i t e s o m e t i m e

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA account illness.

E d XIcElveny h a s been ass igned a s road fo reman of equ ipment , S o u t h e r n dlvis lon. Everybody is g l a d ro h a v e Mr. McElveny wi th us.

Wi l l i am A. Koontz s p e n t t h e ho l idays v i s i t i n g home f o l k s in 3Iemphis. "Bill" is a t t e n d i n g S t a t e Univers i ty o f Texas . at Aust ln.

Char les Gaines, son of F o r e m a n R. E. Gaines , s p e n t t h e hol idays w i t h h i s parent's a t Amory. Char les is a t t e n d - i n g Lincolil College. Unfor tuna te lv .

\\IIIETHER YOU are in the engineering, operating, maintenance or clerical department, your advance- ment will depend largely on the thoroughness ol your training.

If you really want a better job and are willing to devote a little of your spare time to getting ready, the International Correspondence Schmls can help you. hIore than three hundred railroads of the United State and Canaua have adopwul the I. C. S. mvthal oi instructim and recommendd it to their employ~~s.

This coupon hns helped thorrsords o f men lo win S U C C P S ~

G E R T R U D E BAZZELL, R e p o r t e r

Genera l a g e n t and &fr& W. H. Crow a n d Camfly s p e n t C h r i s t m a s wi th the i r p a r e n t s in Memphis.

E a r l y In J a n u a r y un loaded a car- g o of Bi t t e rwood L o g s at F r i s c o Docks. which c a m e f r o m J a m a i c a f o r re-shiy- m e n t to E l g i n , I l l inois , o v e r F r i s c o Lines.

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t T e r m i n a l s H o w a r d H u m p h r e y s had a de l igh t fu l C h r i s t m a s ho l iday vis i t w i t h re la t ives in E l ida , Ohio.

~ k . Gaines had t o spend p a r t of the holldayn in t h e Methodist Hosp i ta l a t Bfemahia. Glad s h e h a s recovered suff icient ly to pe rmi t h e r t o r e t u r n home.

UiideTOtand Pfr. B a r n e t t . of t h e v a r d - ~ h l l L i n e S t e a m e r on J a i i u a r y 12th, h a d f o u r ca r loads c i t r u s frui t ' f r o m S o u t h F l o r i d a to h1emi)his fo r diversion

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office, Is the p roud f a t h e r of a 'new d a u g h t e r .

News comes t o t h e office of t h e b i r t h of a b a b y d a a g h t e r t o Capt . a n d Mrs. Bol ton , Mrs. Bolton wi l l be remembered as Miss Pdealea Chum. emuloved

...... a n d K a n s a s Ci ty proper . - - -

Eml?Ioyes in t h e local office h e r e w h o s p e n t t h e C h r i s t m a s ho l idavs o u t of t o w n w e r e : H a r r y Mar t in , wi th h i s f a m i l y in T h a y e r , hlo., a n d D e l m a r Jones . v i s i t ed h i s home i n Carbon Hil l . i n th i s office f o r a n u m b e r of years . Alabama. whi le h e w a s rel ieved h e r e Fame ......... A m .............

Orcrpafion ...................... ; .n~ploycd BY ............................ by E x t r a Cle rk E a s o n Camp, f r o m Amory , Miss.

TEXAS LINES , ! ? . l r c a ~ .................................... ...... ......................... Employees ol this Road wi l l receive a Speclal Discount

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DEPARTMENTS-YALE, T E N N .

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bott le w a s h e r a r o u n d h i s place t h e week of J a n u a r y 8th. a s h i s wi fe \\as v i s i t ing f r i ends in E a s t l a n d , Texas .

On account of s e v e r a l c h a n g e s made , E . W. S tokes , c a r inspec to r h a s been t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m Denison t o th i s point. \Ire a r e g l a d to h a v e Mr. S t o k e s wi th us a g a i n a n d fee l t h a t h e is g lad to be hack.

CRE.4TIE SICKLES, R e p o r t e r

R. W. (Bob) Cour tney , e lectr ic ian. a n d wi fe announce t h e m a r r i a g e of t h e i r d a u g h t e r , K a t h r y n , t-o E . W. Conley, of F t . JVorth. Texas , on J n n u - a r y 6th. T h e i iewlyweds will con t inue to m a k e the i r lionie here. w h e r e thc

Roadmast 'er Madison r e t u r n e d to w o r k on J a n u a r y l S t h , a f t e r be lng in t h e hosp i ta l f o r severa l weeks . G r a d y Bishop w a s ass igned a s a c t i n g road- m a s t e r d u r i n g Mr. Madison 's absence.

E d Monroe, f o r m e r special a g e n t w i t h giVoom h a s a connec t ion wi th a b a k i n g concern. T h e F r i s c o fami ly . ex tends the i r wishes f o r &I l o n g a n d l i a p l ~ y m a r r i e d l i fe .

Mi-s. R. \V. J Iouer a n d t'hree d a u g h - t e r s vis i ted r e l a t ~ v e s in Denison d u r - i n g t h e hol idays.

G. F. W h i t e , mach in i s t took R l s f a m - i ly f o r a v i s i t w i t h re la t ives a t E n n i s d u r i n g t h e hol idays.

J. A. Rober t son , hos t l e r is w e a r i n g a smi le t h a t won' t come off s ince he purchased a n e w F o r d c a r a f e w d a y s

V. P. & G. S. OFFICE FT. W O R T H , T E X A S

t h i s company. w a s a n office t i s i t o r o n December 22nd.

E. D. F e r g u s o n , f o r m e r t r a n s i t m a n i n t h i s office, paid us a v ~ s i t r ecen t ly whi le o n h i s w a y To h i s old home a t Pon to toc . Mr. F e r g u s o n i s n o w located a t F o r t W o r t h .

H A R T B E S S SMITH, R e p o r t e r

Bliss B e r t h a H a r r i s s p e n t X m a s v i s i t ing w i t h h e r s i s t e r a t Wi l low Spr ings .

T h e s m a l l son of P a u l Schrnitz h a s been q u i t e ill, b u t i s much improved. Mrs. C. >I. Sco t t h a s j u s t a b o u t r e - covered f r o m t h e bicycle accideiit of severa l w e e k s ago. Glad bot'ii a r e g e t t i n g a l o n g so nicely.

Mrs. Cecil V a u g h n , of 1:lack Rock , rperit t h e ho l idays in Memphis .

As yet , t h i n g s a r e p r e r t y qu ie t on t h e T e x a s Lines-sort of a lul l a f t e r t h e ho l iday r u s h ; however , t h i n g s look opt imist ic . R e c e n t r a i n s h a v e b roken o u r l o n g d r o u t h a n d undoubted ly wil l

ago . J. B. L a m b e r t , p a s s e n g e r e n g i n e e r

h a s been off h l s r u n severa l Cripa on a c c o u n t of illness. f. C . McClain h a s been filling t h e vacancy.

R. W. C o u r t n e y w a s chief cook a n d

he lp bus iness in g e n e r a l , a n d ra i l road- i n g in pa r t i cu la r .

Th l s a f t e rnoon , over o u r local r ad io s t a r lon K T A T in t h e H o t e l Texas . J e a n Mal ie Moore, e n g a g i n g y o u n g d a u g h t e r of 311.. a n d BIrs. \IT. 0. Moore, wil l m a k e her rad io bow. K n o w s h e will be a h i t a n d will p robab ly a p p e a r f requen t ly over t h a t station-we'll k n o w definitely l a te r .

If t h e old naying, "No S e w s I s Good Kerns" is s t i l l t r u e , we ' re c e r t a i n l y do- i n g well down h e r e on t h e T e x a s Lines.

I a l m o s r f o r g o t ( h o w could I ) , in te r - e s t is r u n n i n g h i g h over t h e elect ion of off icers f o r t h e F t . W o r t h Club-noth- i n g defini te a t t h i s time-but t h i n g s should be in fu l l s w z v b v the n e x t

Monett Steam Laundry Monett, Mo.

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J IOSETT, 310.

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Copper-Molybdenum Iron

CULVERTS 'RI-STATE CULVERT MFG. CO.

Memohis. Tenn.

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I

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BROOKSIDE-PRATT MINING CO. Producers of

STEAM AND DOMESTIC COAL Mines en Frisco, Southern and

I. C. Railroads Comer Building

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MINES ON THE FRISCO AT CARBON HILL, ALABAMA I MOSS & McCORMACK I

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ALBERT RUSSELL T. R. SIMMONS 1 CLEVELAND LUMBER COMPANY

JASPER, ALABAMA

Railroad Lumber - Pine and Hardwood - Two Mi l l ion Feet Per Month

on the Frisco in Alabama I JASPER ELDRIDGE HOWARD

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