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 en- gine. 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 spe- cial 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 cheer- ful "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 rela- tives 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 pre- sented 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 mem- bers.

~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 beautl- ful 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 fa- vorable 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 ter- minal 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 gen- eral 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 depres- sion. 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 perfec- tion.

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 daugh- ter 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 re- ports 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 round- house 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 em- ployes and same were given a ban- quet 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 pre- sented 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 en- gineer 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, pen- sioned 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 pas- senger 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 noth- ing of those which lie beyond to which the Frisco may be used part of t h e way. Interest your friends in a vaca- tion 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 be- fore noon the "bunch" gathered and pre- sented Mr. Gray wlth a very useful and practical gif t which was appreciated be- yond 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 previ- ous 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 de- livered 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

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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 re- cently, 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 some- thing.

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 em- ployed 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.