• SWEEPSTAKES WINNER —and Other Safety Champs (pp. 2-5)— in Pix• "Patsy" and "Shoe" Use the Sign Language (pp. 6-7)• Sharp-Eyed Operators Help Special Agent Catch Robbers (p. 10)• ATA Meet (p. 9) —Viaduct Goes (p. 16)—If You're Hurt (p. 8)

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MARCH, 1964

IMPRUV-UR-RECORD CONTEST

Vol. 6 March, 1964

No. 5**************************************

IN THIS ISSUEVan Nuys Operators (Division 8)Win Sweepstakes Trophy inImpruv-Ur-Record Contest

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Divisions 3 and 8 Win First in Groups;Divisions 1, 4, and 6 Also Place

In the Sign Language 6"Patsy" and "Shoe" aren't Deaf and Dumb,But They Surely Make Signs

MTA Becomes Self-Insured 8Around the System in News and Pix . 9, 10, 11

ATA to Meet Here—Viaduct Goes—Teacher Tours—Limeys Become Yanks—Sharp-Eyed OperatorsHelp Special Agent—Supervisory Forces HearSuccess Story Preview—Arnott Son Honored

Commendations 12Operator of the Month 13New Faces—On Their Way Up-1n Memoriam 14What Is an Estate Loan' 14Retirements 15

OUR COVERHAPPINESS REIGNED at the Van Nuys Division

on Victory Luncheon Day, Mar. 5, when Operatorswere presented with the sweepstakes trophy (right)and the first-place trophy, Group II, in the system-wide Impruv-Ur-Record contest for the nine-monthsending last Jan. 31.

Holding the sweepstakes trophy are N. D. Thomp-son, left, representing Division 8 (Van Nuys) Opera-tors, and Eddie Delmar, as Vice-Chairman of LodgeNo. 448 representing the BRT, which donated alltrophies. Holding the first-place trophy are Division8 Superintendent Thomas Arnott, left, and Super-vising Safety Engineer J. W. Prutsman.

Prominent guests looking on are, from left, JamesD. Winters, Field Deputy for Councilman ErnaniBernardi, of the 7th District; Lt. Jim Lane, Los An-geles Police Department; Capt. W. T. Pinheiro, Cali-fornia Highway Patrol; M. Edwin Wright, MTAAss'stant General Manager.

Published monthly by:Los Angeles

Metropolitan Transit Authority1060 S. Broadway

Los Angeles, California 90015EDMUND G. BROWN

Governor of CaliforniaMEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY

A. J. EYRAUDChairman

FRED S. DEANVice-ChairmanMARK BOYAR

WALTER M. BRIGGSN. R. DUMONT

MARTIN POLLARDWARDEN WOOLARD

C. M. GILLISSExecutive Director

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W. Warren Silliman, Editor

Division 8 WinsSWEEPSTAKESDivisions 3 and 8 Group Winners;Week of Victory Luncheons Held;New 12-Month Contest Under Way

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VAN NUYS DIVISION OPERATORS won thesweepstakes award in the nine-months Impruv-Ur-Record contest jointly sponsored by the MTA, the BRT,and Transit Casualty. This contest ran from May 1, 1963,to Jan. 31, 1964.

According to the rules of the contest, the sweepstakesaward—a beautiful trophy presented, like the others, bythe BRT, and appropriately inscribed—was to be givento the division that showed the greatest improvement inall six categories of the contest during the nine-monthperiod. In order to determine the winner, the records ofeach division were compared, month by month, with thesame months of the previous year, without regard tomonthly standings in the contest.

In this competition, Division 8 scored 305 points. Thenext highest score was 260 points for Division 1.

Division 8 also won first place in Group II (the inter-urban lines divisions) for the nine-month period.

First place in Group I (the local line divisions) waswon by Division 3. Division 6 was in second place andDivisions 11 and 12 were tied for third.

Brotherhood representatives were on hand at manage-ment-sponsored victory luncheons during the week be-ginning Mar. 2 to present trophies to winning divisions.There were trophies for first, second and third place inGroup I; and for first and second place in Group II.

Also present at all celebrations were high-rankingofficials of MTA, Transit Casualty, the California High-way Patrol, and the Los Angeles Police Department, aswell as governmental and civic leaders.

Operators at each of the two group-winning divisionsdrew for 25 valuable prizes running from pocket lightersto electric appliances. (Identical prizes were drawn forat both Division 3 and Division 8.)

Around the sweepstakes-winning division, the remarkheard most often on awards day was the pardonablymodest: "We're the greatest!"

Here are the views of a few Van Nuys Operators whowere asked: "How do you feel about your division'shaving won the sweepstakes?"

"I think we had it coming. I think we're that good."—Lois Reinink, sole woman Operator at the division.

"I feel proud to belong to the division that won thesweepstakes."—T. K. Tezak.

"I knew we'd win—knowing the drivers around here."—C. A. Ravens.

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PUTS "SWEEP" IN SWEEPSTAKES—Division 8 Superintendent divisions (numbered pieces of paper) off the front steps ofTom Arnott, with the help of Operators, "sweeps" the other the Van Nuys Division as part of the celebration Mar. 5.

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Division 8Group II WinnerAMONG THE PRIZE WINNERS—Seated, hold-ing an electric frying pan, is George T. Pfei-fer. Standing, from left, are R. E. Arnold,holding a lighter; L. M. Wolfenbarger, hold-ing a transistor radio with case; L. F. Hall andGrant Copenhaver, each with lighter. Manyothers won prizes but were not present toreceive them — but prizes were still theirs.

SPECIAL GUESTS pose with Mr. Arnott (extreme right). At left isCapt. W. T. Pinheiro, California Highway Patrol. Others are fromthe Los Angeles Police Department. From left: Officers J. PaulHughie and A. J. Johnson; Sgt. Don G. McMullen, Officer RobertCarlson, and Lt. Jim Lane—all of the Education Section, TrafikServices Division. (Death has since then called Capt. Pinheiro.)

VICTORY LUNCHEON—on the house.

WITH TROPHY are, from left, Operator W. D. Martin, Super-vising Safety Engineer J. W. Prutsman, Division 3 Super-intendent A. L. Tieman, Operator (and Griever) Jim Sly.

PRIZE-WINNERS—From left are Frank Huizar (steam iron),James Jones (Iighter), Leonard Isidor (electric coffee pot),C. F. Bloodgood (wallet), C. E. Burt (pen and pencil set),George W. Miller (wallet), and Alfred Rappaport (radio).

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Division 3,Winner, Group 1

CAPT. E. L. GREER, of CHP,congratulates the winnersof Group I, while "chefs"in background prepare toserve lunch—left to right inaprons are Safety Engi-neers Charlie Hardy, ErnieBraman, Joe Prutsman, andFrancis ("Don") Donnelly.

EHE LINE-UP for the appetizing cold-plate luncheon—each division had same menu.

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Second Place

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DIVISION 6, Second Place, Group II

ABOVE—Anticipation. RIGHT—Realization.

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Other Winners

DIVISION 4, Third Place, Group I

GOOD FELLOWSHIP prevails at victory luncheon.

INSET—Division Stenos Wanda Wood, left, and

Kathy Root sample luncheon, toast winners.

(1) Operator Sally Mackin gets her plate of victory luncheon. George F. Goehler (right foreground) join Operators. (4) With(2) Operator George Nahra hands Eddie Delmar, visitor from trophy are Operator Wolfgang Weichert, left, and Supervis-Division 6, a cup of coffee. (3) At luncheon, CHP Inspector ing Safety Engineer J. W. Prutsman, who, spark plug of theH. W. Null and General Superintendent of Transportation entire safety program, is often referred to as "Safety Joe."

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ABOVE—Many stencils involving larger letters must be cut by hand.

RIGHT—"Shoe" paints many signs freehand; here's one.

SAFETY in the shops has had many boosts from freehand signs like this one exe-cuted by Mr. Schumacher and hung in conspicuous positions for all to notice.

"Patsy" and "Shoe" Aren't Deaf and Dumb, but They Use-

THE LANGUAGE OF SIGNSJUST ABOUT every kind of sign

you can think of is made for almostevery department of MTA by a totalforce of two men working in a sectionof the Body and Trim Shop at SouthPark under the supervision of GeneralForeman A. F. Kilgore.

They are Pasquale ( "Patsy" ) Gia-coloni, Leadman; and Harlan ( "Shoe" )Schumacher, Sign Painter.

Using both freehand and stencilmethods, they paint on wood, metal,paper, and cloth, the material depend-ing on the type of sign wanted.

"Sign painting runs in spurts, ac-cording to the season," observed thepainters. "The opening of HollywoodPark, Santa Anita, the County Fair,Hollywood Bowl, and other specialseasonal events means we are extrabusy at those times, making signs ofall kinds. A schedule change usuallyinvolves making new signs."

Among miscellaneous signs theymake are property signs, name signs,

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warning signs, directional signs, pas-senger information signs, and safetysigns.

"The department involved gives usthe copy they want on the sign, the

space the sign is to fit, and usually thecolors they want. The layout is up tous—and layout is 50% of the appear-ance and effectiveness of the sign,"said "Patsy" and "Shoe."

FREEWAY FLYER BENCH—the first of a number of such benches being installedat freeway bus stops in Southern California — is tried out by, from left, A. C.Birnie, District Engineer, Administration, State Division of Highways; KennethHahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor; and C. M. Gilliss, MTA Executive Director."All aboard," says Operator C. W. Tinker, showing his "Freeway Flyer" dashsign to the three "passengers," who seem too comFortab!e to leave the bench.

Benches PlacedAt Freeway Stops

THE FIRST of a series of benchesto be installed for the convenience ofwaiting passengers was placed an theHarbor Freeway at Santa Barbara Ave.an Mar. 12.

Los Angeles County SupervisorKenneth Hahn joined District En-gineer A. C. Birnie, State Division ofHighways, and MTA Executive Di-rector C. M. Gilliss for the inauguralinstallation.

Benches are also being placed atother freeway bus stops. Arrangementsfor the installations have been madethrough the cooperation of the threeagencies represented.

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MTA Self-Insured for Workmanrs CompSpeedier Care and Faster Payment of Benefits Expected to Result FromNew Plan Controlled by Personnel Dept., Handled by Transit Casualty

BY ACTION of the Authority, theMTA became self-insured for all in-dustrial injury cases occurring an orabout 12:01 a.m., Mar. 1, 1964, ac-cording to an announcement by Di-rector of Personnel W. C. Scholl.

Before this date, all job-incurred in-juries to MTA personnel were handledby the California State CompensationInsurance Fund.

Under the new seif-insurance pro-gram, the Personnel Department willprovide general control and supervi-sion, with the Transit Casualty Co. act-ing as administrator, Mr. Scholl said.The Transit Casualty's Workmen'sCompensation Section will handle thedetail work, including the liaison work.

"This new arrangement will enableus to provide the injured employeewith more immediate contact and care,

as well as faster payment of benefits,"the Director of Personnel stated."Also, as the administration of theprogram is now within out realm ofoperations, we have hopes of establish-ing an improved and more comprehen-sive safety program."

PROCEDURE FOR ON -DUTY INJURIES

Here's what to do if you are in-jured while an duty, according to Mr.Scholl:

1. Secure first aid.2. Report the injury, regardless of

how minor it may appear, to yoursupervisor. If medical treatment isnecessary, request from your Super-visor a medical service order beforegoing to doctor or hospital.

3. Complete Employee's Report of

Injury (Form 38-63) as soon as pos-sible. Secure a copy from your super-visor.

4. Inform doctor, hospital, or phar-macy that MTA is self-insured andthat bills for services rendered shouldbe sent to LAMTA, attention Work-men's Compensation Section, 400Transit Authority Building, 1060 S.Broadway, Los Angeles 90015.FOR ON -DUTY INJURIES ONLY

"Remember, Workmen's Compen-sation Insurance covers only on-the-job injuries or illnesses—not off-dutyinjuries or illnesses, or injuries to pas-sengers," cautioned the Personnel Di-rector.

"Let's hope more of us will havefewer injuries to report!" he con-cluded.

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MTA Officials to LeadATA Western ConferenceIn Los Angeles Apr. 5-8

C. M. GILLISS, MTA Executive Di-rector, will be General Chairman ofthe Western Regional Conference ofthe American Transit Association tobe held in Los Angeles Sundaythrough Wednesday, Apr. 5-8.

Headquarters will be the BiltmoreHotel, at Fifth and Olive Sts.

A. J. Eyraud, Chairman of the Au-thority, will preside at die openinggeneral session on Monday Apr. 6, at10:00 a.m. At this Session Mr. Gillisswill present the keynote address.

Other MTA officials will also func-tion at the Conference:

Cone T. Bass, General Manager, willserve on the Program Committee andtake part in a Tuesday afternoon paneldevoted to beneficial new ideal triedout at MTA during the past year.

George F. Goehler, General Superin-tendent of Transportation, will dis-cuss, at a Tuesday session devoted tointernal relations, what operations ex-pects from management.

E. R. Gerlach, Chief Engineer, andWilliam D. McEwen, Senior DesignEngineer, will discuss phases of rapidtransit as related to Los Angeles. Talksare scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.Mr. Gerlach will preside in the after-noon over a field trip to the AirPollution Control District MonitoringStation and Chemical Laboratory at434 S. San Pedro St.

George H. Powell, General Super-intendent of Equipment, will be Vice-Chairman of die Maintenance Con-ference. On Tuesday morning he willpreside over a panel session on "Main-taining the new GMC and FlxibleBuses." Panelists will be George H.Wells and A. W. Seyferth, Assistantsto the General Superintendent. In theafternoon, Mr. Powell and bis assist-ants will take ATA guests on a tourof the South Park Shops.

W. T. Reynolds, Director of Pur-chasing and Stores, will give a chalk-talk at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday on"Triple Header Costs."

John Curtis, Senior TransportationEngineer, will discuss, on Monday, ata public relations session, "Experienceon Use of Freeways by Mass Transit."

D. P. Crooks, Accounting SystemsAnalyst, will report at Tuesday morn-ing's accounting session on MTA'sdata processing system.

Marvin H. Storer, Chief Instructor,will take part in a Tuesday session onOperator training.

Wives of a number of MTA execu-tives will serve on a Ladies' Entertain-ment Committee: Mmes. C. M. Gilliss,C. T. Bass, H. L. Black, R. 0. Christian-sen, E. R. Gerlach, G. F. Goehler,G. H. Powell, W. C. Scholl, and M. E.Wright.

Mr. Gilliss will preside at the finalgeneral session on Wednesday.

Three Teacher GroupsSpend B-E Days with MTA

MTA WAS HOST to three groupsof public school teachers on Business-Education Days in February andMarch.

Alhambra teachers visited the SouthPark Shops Feb. 26 and also heard arapid transit talk by Senior Transporta-tion Engineer John Curtis and a laborrelations discussion by Director ofPersonnel W. C. Scholl.

Lynwood teachers on Mar. 9 heardExecutive Director C. M. Gilliss dis-cuss rapid transit and later visited theInformation Center on the seventhfloor of the Transit Authority Building,under the guidance of Charles Haud-enschield, Real Property Manager andhead of the Information Department.

Pasadena teachers on Mar. 13 had avisit similar to that of the Lynwoodgroup.

MTA Public Relations Representa-tive T. N. Bristow served as liaisonman between the teacher groups andMTA.

"The teachers were most apprecia-tive of the opportunity to hear at firsthand of MTA's history and plans forrapid transit," said Mr. Bristow. "Everygroup was surprised at the extent andscope of our operations."

Division 8 OperatorsVote Thanks for Lunch

"ALL OPERATORS at Divi-sion 8 agree with me that weowe the management and Tran-sit Casualty a vote of thanks forthe fine meal served us as a Vic-tory Luncheon," said OperatorLois Reinink, sole woman of thedivision.

PROUD FATHER — Tom Arnott, Super-intendent, transportation, of Division 8,shows photo of his son, Tom Robert,17, chosen Hi-Y Boy of the Year inBurbank in January by the YMCA. Thelad won a prize of $125 for this honor,and was also selected Senior Senator atBoys' State, Sacramento. He will grad-uate in June from Burbank High School.

Demolition of ViaductHelps Make Way for NewDowntown Bus Terminal

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THE PROPOSED new downtownLos Angeles bus terminal built byGreyhound and incorporating MTAfacilities took another step towardreality in February and March with thedemolition of the historic Pacific Elec-tric Viaduct which occupies part of thesite of the new station.

Construction of the $10,000,000terminal, to be erected by WesternGreyhound Lines on the square blockbounded by Los Angeles, Sixth, andSeventh Sts. and Maple Ave., will be-gin before the end of the year, ac-cording to R. E. Thomas, Presidentof Western Greyhound.

The terminal will have a pedestrianconcourse on the street level servingthe Greyhound bus concourse on thesecond level and the MTA concourseon the below ground level. Publicparking for 625 automobiles will beprovided on the roof.

Long a downtown landrnark, theViaduct was built in 1916 to relievecongestion in the Main St. Station.Extending eastward to San Pedro St.,it enabled the PE trains to loopthrough the station via San Pedro St.The usefulness of the Viaduct ceasedApril 9, 1961, when the last interur-ban train to Long Beach pulled out at3:34 a.m.

The old Maple Ave. Substation hasalso been torn down.

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SPECIAL AGENT R. W. KELSO.

NEW U. S. CITIZENS

Call 7 Em Yanks, Not Limeys, N OW

JUST SWORN IN as citizens of theUnited States are Division 3 Operatorand Mrs. Reginald P. Willing, formerBritish subjects. In background is theFederal Building, Los Angeles, wherethey pledged their allegiance Mar. 5.

AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP wasawarded Mar. 5 to Division 3 Oper-ator Reginald P. Willing and his wife,Shirley.

The Willings came to the U. S. in1953 from London, where Mr. Wil-ling had driven double-decker LondonTransport buses for seven or eightyears.

"So to all my friends at MTA,please note that I am no longer a'Limey.' Just call me 'Yankee'—Ihave the papers to prove it," said thenew citizen.

"Although we gave up a couple ofevenings each week to attend classesin citizenship—and that was no easytask while working the unpredictablehours of the extra board—we feel thatthe effort was well worth while, forwe now not only know more aboutAmerican history and government, butwe have been rewarded by attainingour goal of becoming American citi-zens."

Mr. Willing compared driving inLondon with driving in Los Angeles:

"Conditions in the two cities arevastly different, beginning with thefact that in London you drive on theleft-hand side of the road. The streetsand roads in the London area are mucknarrower, therefore making the trafficmore congested. In Los Angeles youhave everything going for you: widestreets, automobiles remaining in theirown lanes under normal conditions,

and pedestrians more controlled, withcrosswalks and lights telling themwhere and when not to walk.

"In the London area, people crossthe street where and when the rnoodstrikes them, even when the intersec-tions are Signal controlled. There areno traffic tickets issued for this prac-tice, as it is not against the law. How-ever, there is one law that is the samein both countries: it has never beenopen season on pedestrians."

The former London Transport driv-er also described conditions on theLondon buses:

"Buses are double-decked and two-man operated with a driver and a con-ductor. The driver is in a separatecompartment from the passengers andhis sole job is driving.

"Passengers are allowed to smokeon the top deck and everyone takesadvantage of this privilege. With everywindow closed against the coldweather over there, the conductor hasto fight his way through a thick bluehaze of smoke in order to collect thefares."

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16 Hold-Ups Cleared Up as Descriptions by Operator VictimsLead Special Agent Kelso to Two Teen-Age Bandits

THE MYSTERY surrounding 16robberies on MTA buses was clearedup last Jan. 23 when Special AgentRichard W. Kelso and Los Angelespolice he had tipped off apprehendedtwo teen-age boys at Morgan Ave. and50th Pl.

"Fortunately, I had good descrip-tions of the suspects from variousOperators who had been held up,"said Mr. Kelso. "One suspect had worna bright red jacket while committingseveral robberies. He was wearing abright red jacket on the morning ofthe arrest. His partner also fitted de-scriptions given."

The two teen-age suspects werepositively identified by several Opera-tors at Newton Police Station, and,under questioning, revealed the names

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of three other accomplices, later ar-rested.

Positive identification by Opera-tors concerned cleared up half of the16 robberies; confessions the rest,according to Chief Special AgentJoseph Shafer.

Four of the five were teen-agers andwere referred to the California YouthAuthority. Trial for the fifth, an adult,on charges of first degree robbery,is pending.

According to Mr. Kelso, all fourof the younger boys were unemployeddropouts from school. They financedthe car they were driving and otherexpenses by robberies, he said.

Several knives were found in thecar in which the first two were ap-prehended.

CommendationsOperators Honored ForCourtesy in February

CONGRATULATIONS to the fol-lowing Operators who received com-mendations during the month ofFebruary:PUBLIC COMMENDATIONS

E. A. Abbott, Division 10; H. D.Apel, 7; A. J. Arnone, 3; M. H. Bald-ridge, 2; C. L. Barnhart, 11; E. 0.Black, 7; J. C. Boyer, 12; Willie Brad-ford, Jr., 5; W. K. Bright, 11; N. B.Brooks, 5; Oliver Burns, 9; D. M.Bush, 1; R. S. Byrnes, 4.

W. C. Calhoun, 2; M. R. Cantrell,8; M. G. Carrillo, 9; Michael Cher-win, 12; Benjamin Cooper, 7; G. K.Copenhaver, 8; W. C. Curry, 6; F. E.Dahlstrom, 10; Charlie Daniels, 4;H. B. Day, 2; J. A. Donovan, 5; H. A.Douglas, 8; Harold Fields, 7; EsequielFlores, 3; 0. R. Francis, 4; W. R.Franklin, 2; L. W. Frey, 5; E. S. Frus-taci, 7.

J. L. Gilmore, 9; C. W. Good, 6;E. M. Greathouse, 7; F. W. Greene, 1;C. F. Greenfield, 6; D. T. Gregory, 8;H. L. Griffin, 2; Carlos Guerra, Jr., 8;W. Y. Guntharp, 7; C. C. Hall, 10;D. L. Hamilton, 7; J. F. Hardgrow, 1;J. M. Hardy, 10; R. H. Harkins, 6;R. S. Harsche, 7; 0. G. Hatfield, 2;Charles Hayes, 5; T. D. Heaney, 8;K. T. Hicks, 6; P. B. Hill, 2; J. G.Holland, 7; D. T. Hopkins, 8; H. C.Hunten, 2; C. L. Hurst, 7.

W. W. Irwin, 11; Albert Kimbo, 7;H. B. King, 5; Irene J. King, 4; J. W.Kipp, 9; 0. N. Lee, Jr., 9; W. L. Lee,9; F. V. LeMaster, 6; E. P. Lewis, 7;S. J. Lillis, 12; W. C. Litzsinger, 10;E. T. Love, 5; G. R. Loveday, 11;H. R. Manning, 7; P. R. Marwick, 3;

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R. E. McHorse, 2; Charles Milo, 3;Alfredo Miranda, Jr., 1; J. J. Nolan,10; H. G. Norie, 5; N. W. Owens, 2.

G. W. Parker, 4; J. C. Pateman, 2;R. G. Patkoski, 3; G. D. Prangley, 6;P. C. Rabb, 5; C. A. Rabun, 6; Creigh-ton Rinderknecht, 4; M. D. Rogers,8; Pete Romero, 3; Gonzalo Sanchez,9; Ann G. Schulz, 7; L. W. Scott, 5;J. W. Shelton, 5; N. E. Skaggs, 2;G. A. Smith, 4; 0. H. Smith, 8; A. J.Spizzirri, 7; Lawrence Springer, 4;J. W. Stevens, 6; W. L. Suggs, 9;Edward Supplee, 3.

G. E. Tejeda, 7; B. J. Thomas, 5;I. F. Thomas, 4; Marie G. Thompson,3; Michael Troff, 4; D. S. Varela, 8;B. H. Washington, 7; E. V. Watford,7; G. L. Whitaker, 3; J. K. Williams,2; Willie Williams, 5; F. D. Wilson,7; J. R. Wilson, 7; M. R. Wright, 7.SUPERVISORY COMMENDATIONS

Supervisor R. K. Davis commendedOperator Carlos Holguin for makingan extra trip on Line 28 from 7th andCentral to 3rd and Wilton on accountof a missout, thereby avoiding a long

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Some Outstanding LettersL. S. Bernard, Division 7

"... for the courteous, kind and sympathetic handling of a really sick womanon the 91 bus.... The really sick woman was I.. .. I was indeed touched by thefeelings of that driver who thought enough about another person to try to easeher pain...."

ROSE DIAZ PINANS. 0. Parker, Division 1

". . how kind and patient he was to all who came on his bus—how carefulhe was to watch to see the `older ones' get on and off safely—how well informedhe was on all questions asked with a pleasant smile for all. . . ."

MRS. R. O'SULLIVAN

D. S. Varela, Division 9

". . a warm and friendly person. He is always courteous and pleasant andalways tries his best to please everyone. . . . We have also noticed his courtesyto other drivers on the road, and this above everything lets us know we are ingood hands."

SHIRLEY CERQUA(and 20 other signatures)

C. A. Watson, Division 7

A stranger wrote: "He took time to explain to me the zone system in effect inyour city and where I should transfer to get to my destination. But more im-portant, he took time to come back to the seat of an elderly couple who appearedto be foreign born and went over the transfer point with diel -11 and wrote downthe bus # they were to get...."

H. L. STEWART

Division 8 WinsSweepstakes(Text continued from page 2)

"I'm proud of these fellows for winning."—Jake Win-ston.

"Winning was a fine thing for everyone involved. Ithink it will boost morale for months to come. Winningteaches drivers that they can do a good job with theproper supervisory personnel — and I think we havecamaraderie between Operators and supervisory person-nel."—A. F. Bettarel.

"I think we won because the men are careful—theypay more attention to safety than to schedule."—JohnCorr (a former Operator of the Month).

"It had to be an all-out effort. Everybody contributed.Mental attitude had a lot to do with it: the satisfied mandoes a better job than the dissatisfied man."—Dick Veeh.

"I feel that through the efforts of all concerned wewere able to win the sweepstakes. I think the men herehave been extra careful to avoid accidents of all types."—M. D. Rogers.

A new Impruv-Ur-Record tontest started Feb. 1 andwill run for 12 months, or through January, 1965.

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D.E. Walker, of Division 7, WinsAward as March Operater of Month

Avery, of 3, and Nilsen, of 11, Runners-Up

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OPERATOR OF THE MONTH for March:Delmar E. Walker, of Division 7.

RUNNERS-UP

EDWARD AVERY

L. A. NILSENDivision 3

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"I FIND COURTESY highly con-tagious. People respond to it and aredisarmed by it. Courtesy makes themfeel better—and me, too!"

This is the considered opinion ofDivision 7 Operator Delmar E. Walk-er, selected MTA's Operator of theMonth for March for his outstandingcourtesy.

"I didn't learn all this overnight,"he added. Mr. Walker started work-ing for MTA and predecessors onstreetcars in 1947, and now operateson the heavily-traveled Wilshire andSunset Line 83.

He was highly commended by aregular commuter on his line for his"unfailing smile," his patient, clearexplanations of MTA service to strang-ers, his "calmness and clarity of ex-pression" under all circumstances.

"You feel that he is very muck in-terested in each passenger having apleasant and satisfactory trip," wrotethe commuter.

Operator Walker and his wife, Mar-garet, who works for the Los An-geles County Bureau of Adoptions-live at 3900 Virginia Rd., where, afterhe has finished work for the day,the Operator relaxes by playing theclassical guitar. He also—for his ownamusement—spends some leisure timemaking or repairing television, radio,and hi-fi equipment. At the same time,Mrs. Walker may be working on amosaic or weaving her own cloth on aloom.

RUNNERS-UP

Close behind Mr. Walker, in theopinion of three judges of the Cren-shaw Chamber of Commerce, were Di-vision 3's Edward Avery and Division11's L. A. Nilsen.

"In the five years that I have beentraveling on the No. 25 line, I can hon-estly say that I have yet to comeacross a more pleasant, courteous orpolite driver," wrote a passenger, re-ferring to Mr. Avery.

Mr. Nilsen is "courteous, observant,and pleasant," and he drives "as if heloved it," wrote a passenger.

Commendations(Continued from page 12)

service delay in early morning hours.Mr. Holguin left for the extra trip at4:46 a.m.

Supervisor R. W. Acres commendedDivision 1 Operator J. W. Kimball forwaiting 11/2 minutes at Dozier andRowan for a blue bus containing ninepassengers, some or all of whom mayhave wished to transfer. The occur-rence was on Mar. 7. Mr. Kimball wasdue to leave at 9:01 a.m. on Line 26when the blue coach arrived.

Division 1 Superintendent C. A.Schulz also commended the two Op-erators for their cooperation.

CHILDREN WATCH BUS-DRIVING MOM GET AWARD — Mrs.Irene J. King, Operator, Division 4, displays Certificate ofMerit she has just received from A. J. Eyraud, left, Chair-man, MTA, for her outstanding courtesy to her passengers.She was Operator of the Month for February. All of her sixchildren have been born during her 19 years as Operator.Mr. Eyraud holds the youngest, Richard, 2 1/2. Others, from

left, are Howard, 6; Michael, 11; Donna, 8; and Evelyn, 13.The sixth, David, 17, could not be present. Award was modeat the Authority meeting of Feb. 18, and was followed(PICTURE AT RIGHT) by a luncheon given by SupervisingSafety Engineer J. W. Prutsman (standing, rear) of TransitCasualty, for the family at Rodger Young Auditorium. Mrs.King's husband, seated, right, also enjoyed the luncheon.

On Their Way Up

N ew FacesA HEARTY WELCOME to the fol-

lowing new employees who joinedMTA between Dec. 30, 1963, andFeb. 28, 1964:Equipment MaintenanceDepartment

MECHANIC B: Loyd Baker, Divi-sion 5; Dennis J. Hoffert, 5; CharlesJ. Mayall, 5.Personnel Department

TYPIST CLERK: Kenneth A. Bar-cenilla.Purchasing and StoresDepartment

JUNIOR STOCK CLERK: Robert C.Hoskins, Jr.; Roy D. Rogers.

CONGRATULATIONS to the fol-lowing employees who have taken astep up the ladder in recent weeks:

Richard L. Eckert from MechanicB to Mechanic A, Division 7, Equip-ment Maintenance Department, Jan.26. Employed Nov. 15, 1961.

L. A. Eremento from Operator toOperator-Extra Supervisor, Division 9,Transportation Department, Feb. 7.Employed Dec. 6, 1955.

W. C. Fleming from Operator-ExtraInstructor, Division 8, to Instructor,Transportation Department, Jan. 12.Employed Feb. 28 ,1946.

Jack R. Gilstrap from InsuranceManager to Assistant to Executive Di-rector, Administrative Department,Jan. 1, Employed Jan. 1, 1960.

Tommy R. Jones from Utility A toMechanic C, South Park Shops, Feb.9. Employed Oct. 21, 1955.

George Pappas from Mechanic B toMechanic A, South Park Shops, Feb.9. Employed Mar. 25, 1947.

In \4emoriamWITH REGRET, THE EMBLEM re-

ports the death of the following:William S. Cohn, 84, retired Me-

chanic, Division 3; Feb. 23; servicefrom 1903 to 1949. Survived by hiswife, Carlotta, of Los Angeles.

Mildred Elizabeth Edwards Drake,wife of Ual L. Drake, Accountant, Ac-counting and Fiscal Division; Mar. 13.Survived by her husband, whose serv-

Real Property ManagementDepartment

INFORMATION CLERK: Virginia L.Erskine; Geraldine B. Model; Con-stance M. Smoot.Transportation Department

OPERATOR: John H. Calwell, Di-vision 2; Floyd H. Daniels, 7; WilliamJ. Hawkesworth, 2; Charles G. Jordan,2; Harry 0. McCay, 4; Merton T. Mc-Coy, 2; Joe A. Muckelroy, 4; DouglasM. Nichols, 4; William E. Perrien, 2;David B. Roberts, 4; Jackie Roberts,4; Aaron H. Rummage, 4; James D.Savill*, 4; Raymond G. Siegel*, 7;William H. Stein, 7; John W. Vaugh-an, 7; Earl V. Wieringa, 4; William 0.Young, 7.

*Re-employed

W. A. Reese, Jr., from Utility A,Division 7, to Mechanic B, Division 5,Equipment Maintenance Department,Jan. 26. Employed Oct. 7, 1960.

Victor L. Rodriguez from MechanicB to Mechanic A, Division 5, Equip-ment Maintenance Department, Dec.29. Employed Jan. 28, 1959.

Rodney E. Shadle from Stock Clerkto Shipping and Receiving Clerk, Pur-chasing and Stores Department, Feb.10. Employed Jan. 12, 1959.

C. G. Smith from Utility A, Di-vision 2, to Mechanic C, Division 5,Equipment Maintenance Department,Feb. 9. Employed Nov. 17, 1961.

John Warth from Mechanic B toMechanic A, Division 1, EquipmentMaintenance Department, Jan. 26. Em-ployed Sept. 24, 1957.

Osie L. Williams from Truck DriverClerk to Stock Clerk, Purchasing andStores Department, Feb. 14. EmployedOct. 31, 1960.

ice dates from 1924. Mrs. Drake was aclerk in the Accounting Departmentof the Pacific Electric Railway Co. for16 years ending in 1942.

William E. Kelly, 36, Operator, Di-vision 2; Mar. 3; service from 1958.Survived by his wife, Juanita, of LaPuente.

James E. Ramstein, 58, Watchman,Transportation Department; Feb. 28;service from 1934. Survived by hiswife, Nellie, of Los Angeles.

CREDIT UNION

What Are

`Estate Loans?'

WHAT ARE estate loans? isa question asked since the Jan-uary issue of The Emblem, whichreported their availability fromthe Credit Union at 3/4% permonth.

"An estate loan is money bor-rowed to build an estate, or cashreserve," explained Credit UnionTreasurer T. V. Collins. "It'sreally a form of insurance.

"In making such a loan, theCredit Union simply credits yourshare account with the amountyou borrow, the minimum loanbeing $500. As with any loan,you repay the balance in monthlyinstallments, with interest at3/4% on the unpaid balance.

"But since this loan is in yourshare account, you also receiveinterest ( dividends ). On a three-year loan of $1,000, if the divi-dend rate averaged 4 3/4%* ayear, you would get more in-terest $142.50) than you paidout ( $139.77 ).

"The advantages of this typeof loan are:

" ( 1) Both share and loan ac-counts are insured at no tost tomeintpers.

"(2) The loan would be paidin full by the insurance companyif you died or became totally andpermanently disabled before age60.

"(3) The amount of theshares (if deposited before age55) would be doubled for yourbeneficiary if you should die.(Somewhat lesser benefits arepaid on deposits to shares madebeyond age 55.)

"And, of course, pay-roll de-duction, thanks to management,is available on loan payments andshare deposits."

*Last year the dividend was 5%for the first half, 4.8% for the sec-ond half—thus averaging more than434%.

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THE MTA EMBLEM, April, 1964

E. A. MONTGOMERY, retiring Pasadena Operator, who collects old violins, is"serenaded" on some of his favorite instruments by co-workers. Left to right areJack Stewart, Assistant General Superintendent of Transportation; Operators R.G. Corl, Joe Wolfe, the retiring man; K. R. Moore, Local Chairman, BRT; OperatorsF. W. Hall, H. L. Woodford, R. A. Crabill; Division I Superintendent C. A. Schulz.Operators and officials had gathered at the Pasadena Garage to present Mr.Montgomery a farewell gift — a reversible kicket — and enjoy refreshments.

5. H. Brody

E. J. Johnson

Retirements

BEST WISHES to the followingemployees who have retired since Dec.1, 1963:

S. H. ("Steve") Brody, Operator,Division 4, with 41 years of serviceending Jan. 8. He was born in Poland.He and his wife, Anna, have no specialplans.

Margaret A. Comacho, Utility B,Division 1, with service from Dec. 21,1942, to Dec. 1, 1963. On indefiniteleave from Apr. 3, 1962.

Herschell J. Crunk, Operator, Di-vision 9, with service from May 21,1926, to last Jan. 13. Indefinite leavefrom June 28, 1963.

John E. David, Trafficman, withservice from Jan. 8, 1943, to last Jan.27, when he was retired on permanentdisability.

Donald L. Davidson, Supervisor,Transportation Department, with 40years of service ending Feb. 6—morethan half of it in supervisory positionsin the Transportation Department. Heserved under Gen. Douglas MacArthurin World War I. He contemplates

B. B. Zimmerman Earl Jardell

hunting, fishing, gardening and travel-ing in his retirement.

Lloyd E. Irby, Supervisor, Trans-portation Department, with servicefrom June 1, 1926, to last Jan. 31.

Earl Jardell, Division 8 Superinten-dent, transportation, with service from1936 to last Jan. 14. On indefiniteleave from May, 1962. Making fish-ing lures and carving in wood areamong his retirement interests —which he may pursue in MountainHome, Ark., or Tampa, Fla., if presentplans materialize. He now lives inVan Nuys.

Emil J. Johnson, Operator, Division10, with 30 years of service endinglast Jan. 31. Laying claim to but littleformal education, he is neverthelessdevoting much time to a study of theBible and Christianity, and has rewrit-ten for publication a number of Biblestories with embellishments for mod-ern readers.

Earl A. Montgomery, Operator, Di-vision 11, Pasadena, with 411/2 yearsof service ending last Feb. 21, all at

D. L. DAVIDSON, retiring Supervisor,Transportation Department, in his den-study-bar-rumpus room, off the garage,calls his wife on the intercom (an olddispatcher's telephone) he installed.

Pasadena. For the past 13 years, hispassion has been collecting old violins,although he doesn't play. His collec-tion numbers 62.

Burle B. Zimmerman, Operator, Di-vision 7, with service of 40 years end-ing last Jan. 20. Indefinite leave of ayear preceded retirement. He spent26 years with the Los Angeles MotorCoach Co. (See photo of old bus onthis page).

THAT'S B. B. ZIMMERMAN on top ofthe solid-tire, four-cylinder double-decker coach used in 1924 by the LosAngeles Motor Bus Co. This photo,taken Jan. 20, 1924, is from his collec-tion. "First double-decker," he says.

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Los Angeles, Calif.Permit No. 21231

(READERS—Please keep your department infortnedof any change in your address.)

Landmarks DemolishedWRECKING CREWS began in late February to demolish theold Viaduct (photos at left) and the Maple Ave. Substation(below) behind the former MTA Depot at Sixth and MainSts., Los Angeles, to make room for a new downtown MTA-Greyhound bus terminal which will cost $10,000,000.

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