been a w a y from this sort of sport for some time. duc to illnc.;s. The wore was kept by Dan Howell, who did a fine job. Thc winners challenge anyone. For games see "Sitre Shot Thlelkei-".

T E L E G R A P H N O T E S

H E L E S Y. FELLOWS, H e l ~ o ~ ter

E y the tlme thls Issue of the Magazine reaches the public. the Chlrstmas holi- clays will be a thlng of the past, but wc h o ~ c thcv werc immensely enjovcd . - " by e l eryone. -

C. R. Sally. thlrb trlck, Pnclfic, en- joyed a three-day T h a n k s g i v i n ~ vaca* tion. which he spent with his folks In Rolla. E. W. Cheatham relieved hlm two days, being bumped by V. R. Finley.

Leo Daoghertp relieved %V. W. Lemons. seconll trick. Newburz, one dap.

J. .T. Norton, third trick. Cuba. wan OK one clay, being relievcd by V. R. F'inley.

B. D. R~ngellng. agent, nourban, and famlly Went Thanksgiving Day with relatives in Nosello. Qua11 hunting was pnrt of the day's routin?, and a b;?g of flve w a s t h e result. Note :-We had our share o t tho flve and can truthfully a t - t ~ s t they were "good eating".

E. H. Dyer, second trick, Sullivan, was off twelve days. 4 . Frech. regular t l ~ i r ~ l trick relieved hlm being in turn reliesecl by F':. L ~~ooney . '

M O N E T T YARDS

L I S Z P LLOYD, Repor te r

E r n e s r Mlttchel. s w i t c h m a n on t h e 11:69 job, h a s re turned f rom t h e St. Louis7 hospital, w h e r e he underwent a n operat ion for appendicitis. H e h a s re- sumed hi9 du t les on his old job.

Dave Marshall. swi tchman o n t h e 4 p. m. job, c la ims t h e h igh m a r k dur - i n g t h e quall season. b r lng lng qua i l in h i s lunch bucke t , t an ta l iz lng the less for tuna te hunters . 5. 0. Rlttenhoufie relieved E. P.

Hogan , day a s s i s t a n t y a r d m a s t e r f o r a few days , a f t e r whlch Sam t r ied h i s luck a t quail hunting. H e r e p o r t s b r ing ing home the l imit a n d w e will h a v e t o t a k e h i s word for it.

T h r e e Fr l sco employes re turned f rom a h u n t i n g t r l p t o Galnesri l le recent ly a n d reported t h e wild t u r k e v s were ak thlck a s crows, each b r o u k h t back a like bird t o prove the i r s tory. T h e l u c k y h u n t e r s were, L. A. Taylor , swi tchman, Gllbert Willlama. machinist , and Roy Allen, also machinlst .

Three emergency smltchmen have been nlaced on t h e e x t r a board. T h e men include H o w a r d F. White . 0. IJ. Vermllllon and R. R. Turpln. Business

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h8a justlfled t h e r e b a y s s e t t i n g clulte a lslt of work recently- W e a r e all g lad to see these boys back on t h e board once more.

Since t h e twenty-six d a y a month nan been put into e f fec t t h e e x t r a men have worked m o r e frequently,

Conductor W. L. Dunigan, of Xeode- sha , Kansas , Is rel ieving Conductor 31. C . Shinley f o r a s h o r t time.

Since the CWA movemcnt in our little town, a g r e a t m a n y of t h e rai lroad boys who a r e teml,orarily o u t o f se rv- ice have secured eml>lovment on t h i s project.

The Frisco Emploves ' Club is con- t inu ing i t s act ivi t ies , which have brought wuch favorab le notlce hereto- fore. They have u n d e r t a k e n a dr ive for Increased buslness for t h e F r i s c o here. T h e y recently sponsored "A D a y of Recltoninf ' motton ~ i c r u r e a t t h e Gillioz ~ h e a t r ; i here for t h e purpose of ra i s ing fund8 to c a r r y o n the i r work

The vard men w e r e confronted wi th t h e s a d news of t h e discontinuance of t h e 10 a. m. s ~ i t c h engine. This will cause some of o u r men to be placed back on t h e e x t r a board and some of the e x t r a men will have to r e t u r n to the emergency board. Heres hoplng the engine will no t he off bu t for s h o r t time.

G E N E R A L STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

DOROTHEA HYDE, Repor te r

Doro thy Bass, d a u g h t e r of 31s. a n d Mrs. John Bass Is at' the presen t t lme quite 111 wi th ;carlet fever. MY. B ~ R R repor t s s h e h a s Improved some in t h e lnst t w o days. Dorothy, i t is t h e wish of everyone in t h i s offlce t h a t you will soon be a well l i t t l e g i r l a n d t h a t S a n t a Claus will be very l iberal wi th you in leaving you a l l s o u would l ike for Chrlstmas.

A wedding of much Interest occurred in o u r cl ty, December 1st . I t w a s none o t h e r t h a n t h a t of A r t h u r W. Blume, Jr.. son of Mr. a n d Mrs. A. W. Blume a n d Miss H e n r i e t t a Gillesple, d a u g h t e i of Mr. a n d Mrs. 31. K . Gillesple. T h i s splendid young couple w e r e reared in Springfleld a n d a r e v e r y popular w i t h t h e young people. Thev will m a k e t h e l r home In t h l s c l t q w h e r e the i r hundreds of f r lends join w i t h th l s of- flce in ex tending "Conpratulations".

"Doc" J o h n seems t o be g e t t l n g a l o n g nlcely since he spent a f e w days the pas t month in the St . Louls hos- p ~ t a l . S o r r y for 311'. John ' s Illness b u t w e r e g lnd to have had Miss ~ Y t h e r Carlson work d u r l n g h ls absence.

N i s s Xola Rook s p e n t a n enjoyable wcek-end. December 8, with f r iends in K a n s a s Clts .

Master ~ o h n n y Gibson, son of H a r r y Gibson, took a nlce t r ip to A m o r > . Mlsslssippl o n a pass al l his ver.v own. W i t h him w a s t h e one person in t h e world It t a k e s ro s h o w a "kid" a ~ o o d time-his g randmother , 3frs. J. C. ICerr. T h e y visi ted Mrs. K e r r ' s son, Clark Kerr. S lorekefper st Amory.

W e wish to ex tend o u r s y m p a t h y to t h e family of \%'Illlam D. Price, w h o passed a w a y December t h e 11th. Mr. Pr ice w a s a g r a n d f a t h e r of H o m e r W e b e r in th i s office a n d an uncle of Bill a n d Bob Price, i n t h e storekeeper 's office. Havlnfi dled a t t h e a g e of e igh ty- two years. Mr. Pr ice w a s a mem- ber of one of Springfield's oldest famil ies .

Word has been received tha t XIrs. ~ .--

Blanche Bramhal l , a f o r m e r employe of t h e s t o r e s depa t fment , w a s marr ied t o Mr. Robert ' Ingllsh of t h e U. S. Navy. November 16, a t Yuma Ariz. T h e y wlll m a k e the i r home in' Hono- lulu.

George W m d s p e n t December 1 0 in K a n s a s Cltv g o l n g to shows a n d min- dow wlshln".

Don't belleve I e v e r had a more nmusing r ide o n a t r a i n t h a n I did on So . 9 the n i g h t b?fore Thanksgiv ing .

It looked as though t h e whole st 'orrs depar tment were h u n t l n g t h e turltev. There w e r e Mr. a n d Mrs. Clifford in- caid a n d children on the l r w a y to Clin- ton, Oklahoma, t o visi t Clifford's a u n t . H e had to do a lot o f coaxing to g e t his wi fe to go, so you could never pic- t u r e a n r t h l n * so funny a s CliPforp's rushling on the t r a i n to be s g o t a seat. Sald he didn't knc would become of him If s h e s t a n d u p till w e g o t to AIonetl

Next w a s Mr. a n d Mrs. P o r t e r

u re s n e nv w h a t

had t o t. , Leavl t t

a n d the i r t w o fine boys. Tht enroute to Tulsa to visi t XIrs. I als ter . P o r t e r s a w t h e Tulsa it\, a n d the A r k a n s a s S t a t e Ut

~ ~

ey w e r e Aavl t t ' s Univers- i iversi ty dandy-

most' in- football game, whlch w a s a T u l s a winning, of course. T h e te res t ing t h i n g a b o u t these tl ilies w a s t h e children. You h a v e Been them p e t acquainted not t a k e long el ther . I wat'ct closely f a r one could not help such nlce well-behaved childre

Another fami ly ''all aboard" 1 of Tom Mlshler. headed for Sa visi t old f r iends and neighbor smoked a b i g black c i g a r while h i s oldest son w a s b e ~ n g en te r ta ined by t h e m o s t a t t r a c t i v e l i t t le blonde twlns

K O fam- should . I t did

~ e d v e r y notlclng 'n. was t h a t pulpa t o s. T o m

I have ever seen. I took as m y Ruest% lo halre In Tulsa,

Misses B a r b a r a J f u r r n y a n d Mala Bea- man. D u r l n ~ t h e d a v w e took a nice c a r r lde over t h e residential p a r t of t l l ~ oitv. - . . - - . - < .

Las t , but not leas t , were Mr. a n d Mrs. Chas. Allan. The l r dest lnat ion wan Ft. Smlth , to spend t h e d a y w i t h the i r daughter . W e did n o t hear much f rom them a s t h e y changed t r a i n s a t Nonet t .

By t h e tfme you read these Items. Chr i s tmas wlll be jus t another day gone by. Here's hoglng each of you and your Iamll ies have a very joy lu l one a n d t h a t In the "New Year" you will be blessed wi th h a p ~ l n e s s and prorperi ty.

C L I N T O N A N D OSCEOLA SUB

3IRS. A. Mr. L I F F E E . Reporter

Rest wishes for a Happy Eiew Year, As the old year gMs ouf we Can see

business. on thla division, better a n d the new year lmking brighter. The Dickey Tile Factory. a t Deepwater, is opening on January 4, after being shut clown for 1 8 months. They a r e install- ing coal burners in the kilns. where be- tore they've had oil burners. This %-as due to being located in the coal region. And they will employ Inore men In this vicinity. Thls company is a n asset to the Frisco and the conlrn~nit>~. as it Is one of the blggest concerns of Its kind in the state.

The section men have been laying heavy steel in the yards at North CHn- ton. This Is quite an Improvement, a s the thirteen hundreds a r e too heavy tor the lighter ralls.

The J i m Carter Bhd A. Ness gangs have been wrecking the depots along the Hi-line tha t have been ~ l ~ s e t l during the depression, and a r e replacing with box cars.

Mrs. Charles Shaw. wife of E n s h e e r Shaw. vlsited in Sprinp.fleld last week.

Mrs. Charles Rutherford spent a few days In Columbia with her daughter, Alrtrice, who is attendmg the Univer- si ty.

We extend congratulatlonu to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Archer. on the arrival of a baby girl, December 14. and to Mr. and 3Irs. Wm. Ackernian. who N l ~ t t l e mlss who has been chrlsl lyn Loulse. Mr. Archer Is a man and 'Mr. Ackerman a s borer and formerly a flremar

Mrs. Charles Grimea and ch ited here from Springfleld la:

Richard Shaw, Jr.. spent Th with his father, Rlchard -\urora. where the latter 1s en \\ arehouse clerk.

Inn was home for Thank>- mund. Olcla., where he at- college. e r mas In Clinton over

Robert h a i n ~ i v l n g from Rcl tends business

Luther Hunt . t h e Thanksgivi t h e dance give and DeMolays. Clyde Hunter,

Coreman a t Tulsa, en te r ta ined on Sa tur - day evening, Sovember l l t h , w i t h a kid par ty . About t w e n t y Fr i sco ladies mere present . P r i z e s w e r e g lven for

ng Vacation and attended :n b y the Rainbow Girls

Luther is the son of

t'he w h n e r s of var ious game< ;\ nlcr lunch w a s served In a r a t h e r unique way, each lady receiving a n indiviclual box. Everybody had a aood t lme and a brakeman on the pas- the n a r t v ivns a u i t e a success. senaer.

The marriagc and Xrs. Ruby announced thi? engaped in 8 b insurance 6111~s plan to make t tend our best 7

9 of Dan Duden, engineer, J. Zeiler, of Osceola. was

I week. Yra. Duclen is buaines.s oC her own a s a n ,woman in Osceola. They h ~ i r homc there. W e ex- ,wshes.

~ r ~ s c o ' ~ m p l o ) . e s ' Club had a dance on T h a n k s g i v i n g n lght , there w a s a n a t tcndance o f a b o u t seventv-flve c o u ~ l e .

WeeKS nna w a s forced t o r e t u r n a g a i n o n the second o r November. M7e w a n t Charl ie to know we mlsa hlnj t e r r l b l r a l a r g e cholce b a s k e t of' f r u i t be ing

given an a n a t tendance prize. Mr. itnd Mrs. 0. P. Rainev ~ n d chll-

and a r e a l l pull lng w i t h a l l o u r m i g h t for h i s speedy recovery.

d ren motored t o Sorinsfleld t o m e n d Roland Wolfc, 11-year-old son of o u r sol ici t ing f r e i g h t a n d lmssenger a g e n t had t h e lead ing roll In a n opere t ta presented b y t h e Mrebster JunIor H i g h School recently.

I n these depress ing t imes i t g ives u s g r e a t pleasure to announce t h a t t h e r e is a t t h i s t ime under construct ion on our t racks , a n e w refinery, mater ia l Por which Is a l l belng routed via' o u r line.

We handled 80 Chevrolet dealera Oklahoma City. on t r a i n No. 10, ~ e c e n i : ber 14th, enroute t o Detrol t , Michigan for a special meeting. T h i s Darty re- qulred G e x t r a sleepers a n d a d iner a n d was lolned a t T u l s a by 18 representa- tives. Mr. Hopiiins accompanfed t h e p a r t y to Detroi t .

On November 24th, we h a d a p ~ r o x l - rnately 250 Cent ra l H l g h School stud. e n t s a n d boosters, includlng t h e team a n d band, on o u r football sgeclal. Okla- h o m a Clty t o Chickasha. Mr. Oldaker a c c o m ~ a n i e d t h e par ty .

November m i g h t be termed t h e "3Ionth of Parades" In Oklahoma Clty. F i r s t t h e H a r v e s t BPetlval parades.

T h a n k s g i v i n g d a y k i t h ' the i r parents . Whi le repor te r E d n a Wooden, offtee

asblbtnnt suner~nrenrlent . W e s t Tulsa.

STERN DIVISION I paid t r i b u t e to t h e pass ing of Mr. Rurch of t h e telegraph depar tment , formerly employed In t h i s ollice, want' to a l so ex tend o u r d e e ~ s y m p a t h y to 3Irs. Rurch a n d children a n d to s a y w e mere a l l grleved to h e a r of his 1,asalng. C D E P A R T M E N T

ILSA, OKLA.

A. O'BRIES. Repor te r OFFICE O F T R A F F I C MANAGER

O K L A H O M A CITY, OKLA. -... ,. . 'he w e a t h e r down here in

would no t Indicate we a r e g t h e Yulet ide Season, the s on t%e s t r e e t s a n d In shop end to t h e Chr l s tmas spir i t . w n e n t s t o r e s a r e c rowded pers a n d everyone seems to n g t h e te rms of the NRX- the l r money a n d b r l n g i n g bneral improvement in t rade. les' Club had the l r r e g u l a r luncheon m e e t i n g a t t h e nlcin t e a room. Monday. De- rh

vvnlle rl Oklahoma approachin decoration! windows 1 ' T h e d e p a ~ w i t h shop) b e followil

LVCILLE RXTTERX, Repor te r

B y t'he t ime t h i s Koea t o ress It wlll be p a s t both C h r l ~ t m a s an$ J a n u a r y 1, a n d I can only s a v w e hope each of you had a verv h1'erry Chr i s tmas a n d will have a bblaterous a n d bountiful Xew Year.

C. B. Hinsey, traveling f re igh t and passenger a g e n t h a s been ill for a lmos t a month. I n Augus t he w a s confined to t h e St . Louis hospital f o r severa l

spending a b o u t a g e

T h e Lad m o n t h l y B r o w n D u cember 111

311-s. Lo1

CE ICE COMPANY I To give Universal Service is the goal of Public Utility managers and opera- tors. We are a part of the organized

effort to reach that ideal.

m Junction, Frlsco Railway SPRISGFIELD, MO.

ESALE ONLY--CAR LOADS

STOS, Presldent and Treasurer I

PINGFIELD LAUNDRY CO. be Sunshine Plant" 'DRY, DRY CLEANING HAT CLEANING 10 085 Boonviile St.

Sprlngtleld, 310.

THE SPI "TI

LAUN Springfield Gas and Electric Company

I Springfield Traction Company

I Phone 60

FAMILY WET WASH nk B. Smith Laundry Co. - sp,IN,FIELD, ,,. I 1 Fra

,OBE OIL AND REFINING CO. REFINERS OF

DLIKE. KEROSENE, DISTILLATE, GAS OIL and FUEL OIL Rannary an Frlsco Llnss-BLACKWELL. OKLA.

Sales bept.. 1509 Phlltower Bldg., TULSA, OKLA.

HENRY ADAMSON & LEFLORE POTEAU

COAL & M I N I N G COMPANIES MINERS and SHIPPERS

of T U L S A C H I E F (Bituminous)

and POTEAU C H I E F (Semi-Anthr.)

COALS Miner Located at

T U L S A 'and POT EAU, OKLA. WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR

COAL OF ANY GRADE Call Phbnes: Rarldence 9681-Office 46381

dR WRITE US AT TULSA, OKLA. 5320 E. 11th St.

NDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORP. REFINERS OF

INDUSTRIAL NAPHTHAS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

Now LAVA SOAP helps Fritz Walsky get cleaned up fast . . . helps him guard against hand infections

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I A L A V A S O A P M O V I E W l T l R E A L P E O P L E Actors: Fritz WaWty. Engineer. C. M. St. P. % P.; E l m a Kvevli, Fireman, same ruad; Mrs. Walaky.

Fritz, who has t soap, has a surl he tries Elmer's tains fine, powc teams together t o get t h e gri

NOPLNO CHANCE OF DIRT INFECT\NG OPEN

, CUTS WNEN YOU USE LAVA SOAP.

scrercnrs. Lave nrqm prcvenr rn- fections because i t gets even ground-in dirt. And Lava kills germs. Against most types of I' ,

Because Lava containa glycerine-used in most expensive hand lotions-it actually soothes the skin. Lava protects your hands against chapping and helps heal up any nicks or raw spots on your hands.

ordinary soaps 3 t o 1. Works well i n a n y water-hot o r cold, hard or soft. Get Lava from your grocer today.

A Prmter % GETS T H E D I R T . . . PROTECTS THE S K I N Gamble Product

then t h e Shr iners came to town wl tn llumeroua drill t eams a n d bands und real ly 1)ut p n a parade, t h e like* of \vhlch we aln ' t never seen In t h i s neck of t h e woods.

S o v e m h e r 17t11, w e had 76 Shr lner r f r o m S l i n field and 94 from Tulsa f o r t h e rncfii 'feml,le Shrine Ceremonial a r Oklahoma Cl ty ; also t h e re turn move- ment. R. 0. Hopkins accompanied the Sl~ringfield par ty , and Nr. Xtkinaon the T u l s a party.

I believe Mr. H u g g i n s w a s t h e only one from th is office to spend Thnnks- g i v i n ~ : Day out of town. He svent' t h a t day \'it11 his ~ ~ o r e n t s and young son in I.:mporia.

\Ve part icipated in a very nice h a u l on SO carloads of Naptha from Cyril. Oklahoma to Houston, Texas, for ac- count of Anderson Pr ichard Oil Com- pany dur ing Noveinher.

OFFICE O F ASSISTANT S U P E R I N T E N D E N T

W E S T TULSA, OKLA.

EDNA .\. \VOODlCX, Reporter

By the tinhe thin Koes to press. me mill have enterhl UpQn a new year, and wish to toke this opportunity to wish each and every ~ n c m b e r of the Frihco family prosperitj- and happiness, and that the Frisco Rnilwny. so dear to us all, will p1,onpcr throuzliout the year.

Bill Rhruark. son of J. J. Hheuark. flremnn. left recently for San Diego, Calif:. where he will enter the naval trnlninz school.

Also, Amos Hulluln, son of 1.'. .\. Hal- lum, switchman. has r,eturnetl to Ban Francisco. utter' swnding several days here vi.sitlng his parents. Amos has re- cently completed his training a t the na- val training school n t San Diego, and upon his return will bc assigned to over- seas duty. The hest of wlshcs go with these two Frisco sons.

Confi'ratulations to J. 13. Self. hrake- man. who was married Sorember 29 to Miss Irene Ilick. of Okmulgce.

H. F. CnndifC, suritc!lman. has gonc to St. Louis whcrc he entered the hospital a t that point. His ninny friends hope he will soon bc able to return homc.

- -- I RIVER DIVISION I CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.

I S E Z LAIT,. Repor te r

This s ta t ion w a n t s to boast oC the Pact t h a t \ v c more than doubled our revelwe In November t h i s year over November, 1932 and 1931.

Claude Coker, conductor on 875-876, who underwent a majoy operat ion a t t h e Pr i sco hospital in St. Louis recent- ly, h a s sufClcientls recovered to le?\;e t h e hofn i ta t and is now c o n v a l c s c ~ n g at his home here.

O u r d e e l ~ e s r s y m p a t h y i s extended to Conductor J. 2. Tucker , whose brother. Henry Tucker. was accidmtally killed. H e n r v Tucker was roundhou\e foreman for Llie C&EI Railway.

3 1 ~ s . J. S. X c N ~ l l n n , wiCe of Snperin- t endent McXIillan. w e n t to Columbia. 110.. on December 8th, to a t t e n d a stilte meet ing of the In te rna t tona l Relat ions Committee of t h e League of Women Voter.;. At this meet in^ Mrs. 3IcJfillnn w a s elected a dc lega te ' to t h e Satlon;rl Convcntlon to he hcld In Washington, D. C., on J a n u a r v 26th. 1934,

&I. F. Gusch, rfivision engineer, a n d Mr. L. Buckley, h r ldge Inspector, who w e r e s t r u c k by a n aut'omohile whi le r i d i n e on n motor c a r ' n e a r Kennet t . 3101, a r e reported as dolng nicely. .\rr; R u ~ c h , who received only al ight in- juries, is confined to .his home while Mr. Buckley, w h o suffered n f rac tured skull , i s in t h e Pr i sco hosl)ltnl at' St. Louis.

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X r s . Rober t \Vest, wife of Hrake- man West , o f St. L o u l ~ , visited fr iends a n d t ransac ted business in Cape Girar- denu recently.

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE CHAFFEE, MO.

ELIZABETH GRIRSHARER, Repor te r

R. I,. Cooper and wife had a s their wcs ts , recently. Mrs. .I. A. Moran, of For t Scott. ICans. and Mrs. L. E. Swif t a n d o f Osceola. -1 1.k.

H a r r y Chea tham, aon of Conductor kt . \'. Cheatham. w h o Is a s t u d e n t in \Yxnhington n i s l , St. Louih, visltetl 111s Dar tn t s and I r i e n d ~ nt Chnf- f e e recentls .

J I ~ H . V, E. H o p k l n ~ . wi fe of opera tor , visited f r iends a t Crys ta l City the ear ly p a r t 01 December.

W e r e g r e t to leurn of t h e i l lness of R. C . Giesike. Jr.. former ly of th i s of- fice, who underwent a n emergency operat ion a t the Fr i sco hos1)ital i n St. Louis the ear ly par t of Uerember. 311'. Glesike is a t t h e p ~ , e s e n t t ime em- ulovetl a s r lmeheeuer in Sl . L O U I S gcn- k w i oKtcr.

B, J. Grieshaber, opera tor . ~ t \Vilso~i , i~ v i s i t ing h t s mother.

J lrs , Hollis J lcEwing, wi fe of ell- gineel', is recovering f rom a s h o r t ill- ness.

Mrs. J. L, Mumma and daughtel ' , Sharon Lynn, h a v e re turned f r o m a visit wl th h e r ~ i n v e r in K a n s a s City.

>Ira. .\lvin K l a g e s and J I I ~ F r a n k JIoore recently visited Mrs. E m m e t t Bond a l Bernard Hospital . St. I,ouis, wl~el-e 3Irs. Boll11 w a s receiving t rea t - menC Mrs. Bond h a s xilice roturlled to h e r home a t Chaffee.

NORTHERN DIVISION

OFFICE O F S U P E R I N T E N D E N T FT. SCOTT, KANS.

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I%L;\WCHE EICI<NI<LL. Reporter

C. x. Gcwhart , yaul clerk. \\:ichitn. \vax the successful applicant for the clcrk's position a t .Toplin. SIo. This creates R vacancy a t \\'ichitu. which job is now under bulletin.

Earl H. 'Hamln has been assigned to the temporary miscellaneous clerk's po- sitlon n t Jol>lin. Clauclc C. Blevins ls working Mr. Hamm's vacancy ut For t Scott, pending bullotln assignment. Ray Hienbolt, who has been working

lor the lmst two weeks in Fort Scott a s extra. clerk nnd hclprr, hns Kone to Wichita. to work several days in the yard clerk vacancy.

Yard Clcrk Herman Clark laid off for ten days to go huntin.-. Earl Hanun re- lieved him.

Conductor F'. H. JIcCann passed awny a t the Frisco Fhnployes' Hospital. St. Louis. on November 18 , nftrr a lingering illnesv of sevcral months. Mr. McCann had bern in service for about ttiirty- three yenrs. H e wili be n~issetl b.y his m;lny fricnds.

Sympathy is cstentlcrl to the Allison family in the (tenth of their brother. J. H. Allison and his wifc. who were both lcillcd in a n autnmobilc accidcnt on His-hway 73-E. ICovember 2 I. Mr. Alli- son hac1 bcen in tlic service of the rail- w n y for over thirty years :IS a h~ 'ake~nnn.

('onrluctol F'. T,. Qcrlnan and w i h nrc spenclin~ a few \vc~?ks' v:~<.;~tion in Hous- ton and .\lrin~o, Tcxas.

T R A F F I C D E P A R T M E N T KANSAS CITY, MO.

ROY 13. JIARISC, T:rlwrter

Solicitor Snclien continues to knock t h e maplcn over in l h e Allied Indus- t r i es Rowl ing League. H i s l a t e s t ~ c h i e v e l n e n C won h im some cash for t a k i n g al l individual honor*, wi th a score of 255 and 617. H e had a r u n o f nine s t r a i g h t s t r ikes , m i w i n g t h e ten th by one pin.

John had need for t h e caeli ns his a1)artment w i l x recent'lp broken iu to ;Ind some e igh ty dollars in cash t a k e n

Mrs. I,loyd, Garrlner has returned from a two week?; visit in Detroit wit11 her sirters.

L. J. Timbwl;lke \vorltecl several (lays on the temporary yard cleric ~ m i t l o n , Ft . Scott. pending bullctin arrlgnnient. I'laude Reccler was tho successful aljyli- cant , going to work on the job Ikccmber

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f r o m the old sock. Whirt a wail was there, with win te r and Chri.qtmas just a round the corner.

Buaineas a t the Fol.d Notor Com- pany plant. o n o u r tt7aclcs here, 1s booming again. wi th t h e new 1931 c a r s s t a r t i n g to roll out . W h e n me re11 you t h a t 54 car loads were shipped over o u r line in one clay, you can readlly apprec ia te w h a t t h e operat ion of the r,lant means to the Prihco.

T h e dtage is being. s e t for the b ig "Sunnyland Club" sh indig R C Carpen- te rs Hall , which will he in J a n u a r y . Prodigious efforts a r e being 11ut for th to m a k e th i s offair one o t the best of t h e club's history, a n d a s a n indication of Its scope, will s a y t h a t no less t h a n 200 invitat ions a r e be ing s e n t to o u r patrons.

Rnte Clerlc Bowers emphasized wi th v~gcwouu xtI'olies the ugual Thanks- ~ i v i n g Day carv ing ceremony. H e had the udditionol saVisfaction of revenge, t h a t rc>sulted Lrom having his s lumbers rlisturbecl a t four o'clock In the mor- n i n g by a ser les o f p ro tes t ing "quaclts". Probably t h e duck had a nigllt'mare of t h e ,coming t ragedy .

MISS S t e w ~ r t is s p o r t i n g a new pa i r of eyes. a n d as a result is l o o l c i n ~ them over closely.

Traffic M ~ n a e e r Corllter recentlv suf - Icred un n t ~ a c k of the f lu , bu t i?; now fully recovered.

~ i ~ e ra ther or Sollcl tor Clover r,a?;secl a w a y Monday, December 11. a t (hid- \\.ell, Kansas , nCtcr a n extended illness. \Ve ex tend o u r s y m p a t h y to t h e fam- i ly in thc i r bereavement'.

Wr K a n s a s Cit lans a r e atlll much puff& up at t h e words of praise t h a t fell upon o u r earn Iron1 d lWnguished a r t critics. The occaaiot~ wan t h e formal o~jen lnf i of the new William

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clson Gallery of Ar t and eum. Sunday, December 10. g is described by one critlc 11 of the Lincoln Memorial ton, and by a l l a s excelling ~ t e d to same purpose. The s world r e ~ r e s e n t a t l v e and ?ded by more than one-halC le United States and none icago. Be sure to visit It 13 to K a n s a ~ C'lty.

then k e e ~ them by courageously serv- ing thelr best Interests a t al l t'irnes- regardless of cost. providing- a service so efficient and sunerlor t h a t thelr xatlsfnctlon is guaranteed and their loyalty assured.

J. H. Alllson, passenger brakeman. and rvLCe, met with a traglc accldent ear ly Xovember 24, just north of Trad- Ing Post. Kans.. when their ca r s t ruck a parked truck. result ing In the Im- mediate death of Mr. Allison. who wan

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1E HOGAS, Rtnor ter

mch. former Northern dI- :rapher, came In to see us ~ l l e In o u r clty. AlIen Is a h an aud~ t ing company In ns. .y ass ls tanl superintendent, R ' birthday anniversary on 4th and was especiallv h a: n i f t he recelved from -a box of roses which grew en. Her home is in Shreve-

chert wlll ret lre from serv- t of J anua ry a f t e r torty-

of service. most of thln a t ~ r c a d i a , Kans. Mr.

enjor lng very good heal th a k e his home there. brig, la te n lght wire chlef-

left December 1 6 fo r Wen- hh., to spend a few weeks

W I L I L nta other. Mrs. Long is spend- i ng this time with her parents a t Caruthersville. Mrs.

31. W. Sulllvan, dlspatcher. and Mrs. Sulllvan will spend Chrlstmas with the l r daughter, who Is now living In Covlngton, Kv. They will then go on to St. ~e t e r sb 'u rg , Fla., for m short vkdt wlth Mrs. Sulllvans' rlster.

P. E. PaulselI rellef telegrapher. Is relieving a t "F.' D." office In the Rb- sence of TV. 0. Long, working second trlck whlle "Pat" Parka Is working third tr lck for the change.

H. 31. cloud, will do the ext ra work In the dls atcher's oPPlce d u r l n ~ the Chrlstmrts fiolfday season. Mr. Cloud's regular job is flrst tr ick a t Neodesha, Kans.

Mrs. L. 0. Garflner, wife of tracer clerk, has returned f rom Detroit, where she and her mother visited her sisters. who live there.

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT TERMINALS

KANSAS CITY, MO. - TOM KEHOE, ReDOrter

H a y the Xew P e a r be a very very Happy one for a11 of our Frisco Mends -as we look Into the Cuture. wl th rising hopes and arnbitlons: wlth re- newed energy mnd fa i th in ourselves and our railroad, we see a year crowd- ed wlth success and dreams fulfllled. Let us continue dur ing the coming year, to pin ow: hopes to the shining l lght t ha t has gulded us safely over the stormy past-that' people mill remain loyal to an Institution tha t Is loyal to them-that the best way to make frlends, is flrst to deserve them, and

Stops Falling Hair Mr. D. Mallory, Geer, Va., wrlles:

"My hair came out in patches and I wrs bald in soots. I used 2 bottles af Japanese

hair from RI!; he bald areas. counter-Irrltanl orninc bnldness, ~nd scalp itch.

All druggists. la HalrP'-wrlle 1. 45th St.. rk.

driving the car,. and Mr. a n j 311%. W. H. Moore, Mr. Allison's sister and her husband, also occupants of the car. JIrs. Allison was removed to a F t . Scott h o ~ p l t a l , where she died shortly after- ward. The Ill-fated party was on Its wav to Fo r t Scott to attend the fune ra i of Mr. Allison's mother.-Mrs. Emllv Alllson. Funera l services were held 'In Ft . Sc0l.t. Tucsdas,, November 27. for all Rve memhers of t he femilv.

he crew of traln ~ 0 . 1 3 2 on *;vim: ber 27. conslstlng of ~ o n d u k t o r S. Goff, Bralcemen TY. Cobb and R. Clark. En- glneer C, J . Anderson and Flreman Bennett, mlsh to extend thanks t'o of- ficials for thelr kindness In se t t ing the call back on the train in order to make It possfble for them to a t tend the serv- Ices of Mr. Allison and the o ther mern- bera of hls famlly.

W e a r e all speculatinfi a s to how F. E. Morgan is ~ o l n e : to play Santa Claus t o himself Christmas. H e admits t ha t he Is going to ~ i v e hlmself a Christmas present!, and, while he has not tipped hls hand. we should not be a t all surprised to see him drive up in a new 1 9 3 4 Ford V-8, the day following Santa's visit.

W. G. Cooper, enulneer, returned to work December 7, havlng been off since November 16, conflned to t he hospital. accollnt of a ~ e r i o u s accldent, which oc- curred near Overland Park , when a truck loaded with ca t t le d e v e I o ~ e d a defect3ve s teer lng gear and crashed In- to Mr. Cooper's car. +-. Cooper re- ceived two fractured ribs and Revere brulsecr. Hls car was completely de- mollshed.

Wish to extend sincere aympadhy to M. L. SoIlars. switchman, who wea called to St. Joseph. Ma.. December 8th. account of the death of his sister. Also to Guv Carson, flreman, whose fa ther dled November 25th.

J. W. Skaggs had t h e hanor or belnlr elected President of t h e Superintenb- ents' Ansociatlon a t a meetlnp of the Aasoclation. held 'December 11.

OFFICE O F MASTER MECHANIC KANSAS CITY, MO.

LEOTA FRIEXD and MARY DAILEY. Reporters

Due to unusual rush of office work. and for various o ther reasons. we failed to appear In pr in t In last issue, there- fore Palled to wlsh you the Joys of the Season. but-now -that Christmas is over and the New Year Is here, we're hoplng your Hollday Season was the best ever. and we're "Holdlnz the Thought" t h a t the year 1934 wlll-brlng volumes o t business to the Frlsco.

I t might be of Interest to know that Q. E. Dauahertv and wlfe snent the Christmas Holidays wlth a brother of Mr. Daugherty 's In Detrolt. M. J . Sartaln and wife vlslted relatives in JIemphls. E. C. Henshaw, wife and son, Carroll. vlsltecl Mr. Henshaw's s l s ter In Denlson, Texas, and Ely says he thoroughly enjoyed Chrlstmas In the Lone Star state.- Ye scrlbes. a s per usual, spent the holidays with home folks In Oran and Pierce City, respec- tlvely. Lee Taylor, says, "Believe i t or Not" he spent a qulet Christmas day a t horn; with hls wife and son. As to the whereabouts of the res t of ou r force we're unable to say. fo r a s yet t'hey haven't dlvulged the secret.

'Tis said, ice ska t lng is g rea t mnort. It helps to retain your flgure, keeps u p your pep. etc.-but. t ake It from one who Irnows. It'6 ra ther dlfficult to re- r n h the upright positlon and learn to

btroke on Ice skates and I t Isn't nearly so easy ns It m i ~ h t seem,.

We weye mlgh'ly glad to h a r e had a vlslt from Miss Martha BIoore of St. Louis recently.

Mlss Helen Coglay, of Sherman. Texas, spellt Thanksglvtng In Kansas Clry wlth her rrncle, E. C. Henshaw.

Mrs. Lawrence Evans. remembered a s Agnes Lynch, Is In Kansas City on a n extended visit. We almost knew the urge for Kansas City would be too g rea t to suppress.

Kansas Citians a r e ver for tunate In h a v i n ~ the Willlam ~ o d h l l l Y i elson Gallery of Ar t and h tk ins Museum opened to the publlc. These rooms and galleries have been a t t rac t ing thou- sands of vlsitors daily slnce the open'- Ing. Monday, December 11.

J. N. Hawrove and wlfe. of Ft . Scott, vlsited a t the E. C. Henshaw home re- cently.

Waller Heck and famlly vlslted reln- tives in Ft . Scott and Sprhgfleld over the recent holldays.

The male memhers of ou r office force wore long faces several days In Decem- ber due to the fact the much looked forwavd to-Stag Partv-was called OK.

A certain chlef c1ei.k In the t r a m - portation department says. "Whatta w e care I f New York dld put' a ban on radlos in taxi cabs, tha t don't keep ux from havlng,mdlos in prlvateIy owned Ford couDea.

We're kertalnly dolna th lngs In the way of c l e a n l n ~ u p the ~ r e m l s e s around Kansas City. tore down A counle of un- used buildlnas recently. Now tha t the debrls has been cleared away It is our suggestion thls would be an Ideal spot for "Flowers tha t bloom In the Surlne".

And now that another year I& udbn us i t 's golng to be a g rea t game to lay-trylng to keep our faces always toward the sun for another 365 davs.

M A I N T E N A N C E OF WAY DEFT. FT. SCOTT, KANS.

GLADYS ROTH, Reporter - Here's hoping you had a >ferry

Christmae and we wish you a11 a very Happy Xew Year.

J. W. Waterbury J r , son of Brldge Inspector J. \v. ~ i t e r b u r y spent the holidays vlsltlng relatives 1h Chicago.

BRrB man R. A. Dennlston, wife and son, expect to spend par t of the month of J anua ry visitlng relatives a t Los Angeles, Callf., and Olympla, Washing- ton.

Robert Cooper, who l a a t tcndlng school In Chicago, @pent t he holldays with hls fat'her, Glenn Cooper, B&B painter on the Frlsco and his grrtnd- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cooper.

S. R. Kummell, bridge watchman a t Ash Grove, fa off account slckness and i s in the hospital a t Wichlta. Kansas. Mr. Opal Davls Is protecting Kummell's vacancy a t Ash Grove.

Mrs. Ernes t Lewis and children, wife and family of concrete man. spent the holidays with relatives a t Rlch Moun- taln. Ark.

H: S. Ingle and wife spent the holi- days a t Bolivar. 110.

Our sectlon forces and BRB e8nas

buildings and which a r e no 1 operation of bu