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Ion third prize; (center) the cltanrpion @en of
Oliver. Walker, of Urbat~a,Mo., and his prize,
on.
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awards t o t h e students of tl
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key;
rize,
'hite
ser;
rize,
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t h e plaque. T
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Winners of
ban.
Best fat .hog:
spotted Poland
China, first a nd second p r h , Bill
Nunn; Hamps hire, first and second
prize, Adrian (>eorge, also Championship rlbbon; 1best pen of tlhree f a t
nogs, r o l a n a China, first and second
prize, Bill Nunn; Duroc Jersey, third
nrizespotted Poland
=. - - Adrian
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- -....- George;
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China, first a nd second prize, Bill
Nnnn; Hamps hire, first and second
prizes, Adrian George; best litter,
any breed, Bill Arum.
Sheep, best pen, t h r e e fat lambs,
any breed, thlIrd prize. Wayne Hel,nn
Rsvmr\nrl
l,,,u.,Y, Powell submitted t h e
best project bcook exhibited by vocationat agricult:ural boys o r Future
Farmer membem. Only books o n t h e
animals i n t h e show were entered in
the contest.
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W i n n e r s or Prlzes from Urbana
School
Beef cattle, Hereford baby beef,
second, third and fifth p r i ~ e swon by
Oliver Walker, N. K. Pope and John
Reser, respectlveIy. Shorthorn baby
beef, first prize, Truman Anderson;
junior calf, second prize, E. J. Whillock.
Hogs, Duroc fat barrow, first and
second prizes, won by Carl Gatliff;
Chester Whi'te f a t barrow. second,
fourth and Afth prizes, won by John
Reser, Carl Gatliff and John Reser,
respectively; spotted Poland Chlna,
second and fourth prizes won by
Junior Reser and Carl Gatliff;
Hampshire f a t barrow, third and
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t e r each year. and 1935 i s expected
t o draw even more entries .than t h e
one just past H. R. Klein i s i n
charge o t the class a t t h e Urbana
School and W. C. Bute i s t h e instruct o r at t h e Buffalo School.
600-POUNDFAT LADY
urth
and fifth prizes won by Ralph May"HANDLED" FRISCO
berry, N. K. Pope and Ralph MayYou Frisco wives and women emberry, respectively:
pen of f a t ployes. If you tip t h e scales a t 135lambs, second, fourth and Afth prizes 195-even
300 (heaven forbid). don't
won by Ralph Mayberry, N. K. Pope give it a lot of worry. Suppose you
and Ralph Mayberry, respectively.
, weighed COO?
lMuch interest i s belng evinced in
It's a n asset to Ruth Geneva J a n e
this show and sale, which grows bet- Pontico, for she's t h e F a t Lad7 with
Ringling Brothers' Circus. T h a t Is
an asset unless s h e h a s to travel.
S h e used to w e u h 700, but h m lost
AGENCY CHANGES
100 pounds within a few months. Recently whlle the show w a s i n SpringThe following permanent agents field, Ma.. she had a serias of infecwere installed a t t h e stations which tions, and fever affected her feet and
follow their names:
back, a n d she became unable to
Homer J. Houghland, Ritchey, Mo., walk. She wanted to return t o her
October 10; Carl L. Davldson, Am- home i n Florida via Frisco Lines out
ber, Okla., October 15. Roy D. New- of Springfield. And so a bed was conman, Foreman, Ark., October 15: structed in t h e baggage car, and
preparatlons were made to move her
Charles M. Neal. Norge, Okla., &tober 16; Harry S. Miller. Haverhill, from the St. Johns Hospttal, where
ICan., October 18: Edward T. Connor, rrhe had been confined, t o t h e baggage
car. And t h e s e plans were made In
Oklahoma City "City" Ticket Office;
James O'Connell, Keighley, Kans., Oc- detail, a s much a s if the Frisco were
tober 23; Clarence 3. Rimer, Leflore, ahipping out a consignment of freight.
Two ambulance crews were needed
Okla., October 25; LeRoy L. Holt,
t
o
lift her from the bed on which she
Valliant, Okla., October 25; Wm. S.
had lain 8ince August 15, t o a cot.
Wight, Johnsons, Ark., October 27;
S h e was taken on the cot to the baseMrs. Mary E. Dean, Wittenberg, Mo..
ment of t h e hospltal in an elevator,
October 31; George E. Mills, Datto,
loaded in a n ambulance, a runway set
Ark., November 3.
up a t the train, and t h e ambulance
The. following were installed tem- crews asked assistance of the train
porary agents a t t h e stations which crew in getting her in the baggage
follow their names:
car.
Gillard O. Grissett, McCullough,
She was accompanied on the trip
October 16; Calvin Powell, Kewanee. by her husband, Joe Pontico, a cherMo., October 17; Joseph A. Hall. ubic little Italian, and veteran showWeir City, ICans, October 22.
man.
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December, 1934
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Use Frisco
ber 1: S. S. Butler, assistant chieC
traffic officer, St. Louis; J. R. Coulter, general traffic manager, St.
Louis; J. N. Cornatzar, executive
tragic representative, Birmingham,
Ala.; A. L. Kreamelmeyer, assistant
to generl traffic manager, St. Louis:
J. W. Nourse, passenger traffic manT h e group gictzired above, traveled, Oklahoma C i t y t o St. Louis, e n the Friaco
Meteor o n October loth, thence Washington, D. C., zuhere the?^ attended tiw 60th
ager with jurlsdictisn over passenA t ~ n u a l Conventio?b, A.?ilerican Bankers' Atssocbtiov. Leading bankers o f Oklahoma
ger, mail, baggage and express tratC i t y (mid their w i v e s m a d e tlie b i g . I n the g r w p are the fo2lowing: Mra. Zugene
P. G u m , Oklahoma. C i t y ; Eugene P . Gzitn. secretarlj, Oklahoma Bankem' Association,
fic and dining car servtce, St. Louis;
0klnh.omn C i t y , Okla.; Dr. D. P. R~ichcirdson, pres.ldent, Bank o f Urnion C i t y , O k l a . :
E. G. Baker, asaistant general pasW a l t e r D. Steph.e?ts, vice-president, Home S t a t e Bank, Hobart, Okla.; Phil C . KIdd,
president, First National Rank, Norntan, Okla.; Hugh H n ~ ~ e lslt a
, t e t r e a s z r r e ~ ,Oklasenger agent, St. Louis; W. L. Enghoma C i t y , O k l a . ; P. A . Sewell president First National Bank T a l ~ o m a ,Okla.:
lish, Industrial and agrfcultural comF e l i z Simnzom, vice-president, Libertg ~ n t i o n a lB a n k . Oklahoma ' c i t y , Okla.; T . E.
B w c h , v i c e - p ~ e s i d c n t ,Xeczirity State B a n k , Wezaoka, Okla. ; Nru. T . E . Bnrch ( n e x t
missioner,
Springfield; B. H. Stanage,
t w o a m v i s i t o r s ) ; John H . Perrl,, president, McGlain Coutrty National B a n k , ~ m r c e l l ,
Okla.; Mrs. E . A . W a l k e r , Oklalzonaa C i t y , Okla.; E. A . W o l k n a , p~e,Hdent, Trades-' freight traffic manager, St. Louis:
men's Nationat Bank, Oklahonza C i t y , Okla.; M?-s. Stella Beets, El Reno, Okla.; Mrs.
G.
1,.
- Oliver
- - - - , assistant
-- - - - - -- - fraiaht
-- - .--- trafffc
-- --- T . H . Ellison, E l Reno, Okln.; T . A'. ElI.ison, directo?; Citizens National Rank, El
manager, St. Louis; S. C. Inkley, asReno, O k l a . ; W r . Wheeler, CClintom. O k l a . ; G . C . Wheeler, president, 0kla.honza N a tional Balrk, Clinton, Olila.; Miss Wheeler, ( n m t a v i s i t o r ) ; Mrs. G. C . W h e e l e r a&
sistant general freight agent in imdazrghter, Clinton; Mrs. W. J . Aycock, EI Eeno, Oklcb.; W . J . Aycock, p ~ e s i d e n t ,
mediate charge of commerce work.
Citizens Natiomal B a n k . E l Reno, Okla.
St. Imnls: W. S. Merchant, traffic
manager, Chicago; W. L. Huggins,
Jr., trafflc manager, Kansas City; J.
"Frisco Hot-Shots of Willow Springs".
G. Weaver, traffic manager, OklaST. L. IBEATS SPIZINGFIELD
Participants alid instrument8 which homa City; W. B. Wells, general
Two picked teams of ,the St. Louis they played follow: E. D. ABbott, agent, Chicage; D. F. McDonough,
General Office Bowling League invad- pianist (operator for Frisco Lines a t general agent. Jacksonville; H. L.
ed t h e Springfield, Mo., domain on Willow Springs): Louise Abbott and Morrison, general agent, Detroit; M.
Saturday, November 3, and departed Donald Abbott, son and daughter, L. Austin, industrial agent, St. Louis.
The following appointmenrts were
the following day with the top score violinists; H. L. Ryan, bones (Frisco
signal mahtainer), and Mrs. H. L. made on the Texas Lines, effective
of a four-game match.
This inter-city series was the first Ryan, harmonica; Zack Odle, har- December 1: J. E. Steele, general
since 1929, and i t is now planned t o monica (FrIsco coal chute foreman) ; trerght and passenger agent, Fort
Bert York, tenor banjo (son-in-law of Worth; W. T. Minor, assistant gencontinue the series each year.
T h e St. Mula bowlers included In J. E. Xierndon, engineer), and Cecil eral frelght agent, Ft. Worth; Winone .team C. S. Lamont. 0. B. Duffy. Findley. guftar [merchant of Willow field S. Myers, special traffic representative, D a l l a ~ , and William G.
Jack Tremaune.
. - . Ernie . ~ h e i l k e radd Springs).
Smith, general agent, San Antonio,
Bob Tschampers; the other team conTexas.
sisted of R. B. McBride, Art S b s s e l ,
Ed Gatzert. Fred Spinner and C. W.
FINE COOPERATION
R. N. Nash, freight traffic manager
Schaffnitt. The Springfield h e - u p
a t St. Louis, was honored by appointL. E. Mobley, agent at Maincluded L. D. Tully, H. C. Turk, E.
ment to the pwition of assistant to
nila, Ark., certainly had an eye
A. Baron, G. Davis, Dr. W. H. Burke,
vice-president in charge of traffic for
t o g.etting the right publicity
W. W. Kline, E. M. West, B. D. Milfor his railroad when he clipped
the Association of American Railler. C. M. F'rederieks and P. Rush.
a n item from the Frisco Magaroads.
Eacb team played t)yo games with
zine for October, concerning
the two opposing teams and a t t h e
facts and figu.res on the railfinish t h e St. Louis aggregation was
roads and how thclr welfare afVETERANS VISIT ST. LOUIS
in the lead by 255 pins. 0. B. duff^,
fected rnllllons-sent it to the
The Magazlne Department is faeditor of the Manila, Ark., paof St. Louis, was high single with
vored often with visits from the zpenper, who printed it.
231. and Bob T s c h a m ~ e r s high for
sioned employes who come t o , St.
T h e Arkansas paper has a
Louis on business.
circulation of 1,200, most of Its
readers uslng the town 6f MaC. W. Shank, "Uncle" Billy Morrill,
nila t o buy all their supplies.
Geo. I)anlels, W. H. Van Horn,
Mr. Mobley f e l t that, I n this
Charles E. Mafden and others have
way, he would be able t o convisited In St. Louis recently and altact many whom h e had not
ways express theam
o m m ~ o d ~ ~f
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v.
heretofore been able to reach,
the
&isco
Mag=
Ine.
setting before them facts and
Mr. Maiden, rt?tired December 1,
fiau,res whlch they ~ r o b a b l ydid
1933, advises itha t through some era
n i t have a t h a d . '
ror, I t was rep6rlLed that Mre. MaldBath Mr. Mobley and Editor
Berry received the apprcc:lation
en waa deceaised. She is, instead, i n
of the railroad offlelals.
excellent health, and the report
should have so sl:ated.
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~ POPULARIZE!
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SPIN-4CH
Lenexa, Kans., Expects to Sh
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Gift Packages in "Cellophanc"
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Seventy-five C a r s
m A K E m look a t the helpinl: of
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spinach mother serv'es you for
a meal, and then imagine, if
you can. 33 REFRIGERATOR C.ARS
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to the markets of the clountry! .
The big excitement started wqc?n a
Chicago buyer heard tha t a 6 n e g~rade
or- s p.~ n a- ~was
n grown In and arc~ u n d
Lenexa, Kan., and within a few hlours
h e had transformed Lenexa, Kan. , in(to a beehive of industry, when ht? offered 12% cents a bushel basket for
spinach taken for shipment to f?astern markc?ts. Approximately 150
truck gardeners will benefit from the
buyer's visjIL
Perhaps (:redit, and all credit, may
be given tcr the h n n y sailor of the
funny page fame, "Old Popeye", but
regardless c~f who started the spinach
movement, 1the Frisco has haudled 33
cars out of ILenexa, and if the weather
continues
arI It is, A. L. Zeiger, agent,
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advises that 'there will be 75 additional cars.
W. A. Loree, a traveling buyer for
the Ernst Applebaum Company, of
Chicago, came t o St. Louis to buy and
ship spinach to t h e East. The quality found did not just suit him, and
he decided to go to Kansas City for
the first a m e , in search of this vegetable. There he found a n abundance
and of such flne quality that he made
inquiry and found i t came from t h e
country surrounding Lenexa, Kan.
And then i t all started! H e ordered the R i s c o to set refrigerator
cars for loading, offered the farmers
1 2 % ~a bushel basket, and in came
t h e spinach from t h e country, and out
over the R i s c o , to be served fancy
and plain on many a n eastern table.
The farmers of Johnson Coumty
really believe now 'that there i s a
S,aanta Claus. This spinach, now
ready for market, was planted in September. Few of the growers planted
more than five o r ten acres and, until Mr. Lwee's arrival, felt that there
would be little o r n o market for It,
and had intended to plow i t up and
make ready for next year's crop.
But t h e yield has averaged 1,000
bushels t o the acre with an average
of $125.00 a n acre t o the grower. Not
only has t h e grower profited, but the
need for men to gather It gave em~- l o- y m e n tto hundreds; the refrigerator cars needed ice, and the ice
business got a real stimulant, a s 11,000 p o u ~ d sof ice a r e shoveled into
the bunkers of each car and a t least
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Here is a group of six gift packages, wrapped and tied in cellophane,
created by leading designers. These
six packages are selected from the
new book on gift wrapping now being printed-a
book which i s illustrated in full color, showing every
color and high light a s they actually
are.
This is the first time any such book
has been issued, giving a s It does t h e
fullest and most complete d a t a
gathered from specialists, on the ever
interesting subject of gift wrapping.
The book gives full wrapping and
tying directions, color schemes, ideas
for tying odd-shaped gifts, ideas for
inexpensive Christmas tree ornaments, a new thought for wrapping
men's sox, quart bottles, tablecloths,
scarfs, jam jars, plum puddings, perfume, face powder, etc.
The necktie package in upper left
hand corner is wrapped in amber
Cellophane and tied with tango ribbon of Cellophane. The bow i s a n
"off-center" bow, which means t h e
loops a t t h e left are much longer
than the loops a t the right.
The box diagonally under is
wrapped in blue Cellophane. The
Porn-Pom bow is made with %-inch
ribbon of Cellophane, which is formed
into dozens of loops. The ends of
loops may be retained I, or, as in illustration, cut off with scissors.
The box i n lower riight-hand corner
features black Cellophane-one of the
season's smartest wrappings. The
ribbon is of Cellophane, with a foil
center - untarnishable. The star
decorations a r e added to complete an
unusual package.
In the lower left hand corner we
have what i s called t h e "snapper"
package.
This is Par odd-shaped
gifts like a bottle of liquor, a pair of
sox (rolled), a set o t doilies, a tablecloth, a halr dozen tumblere, cookies,
and a hundred similar gifts. Simply
roll the gift in a piece of cardboard
(for stiflener), cover with Cellophane
(use designed paper underneath for
variety-if
desired), squeeze together
a t the ends, and add brilliant ribbon
of Cellophane i n appropriate color.
The two odd-shaped lllustrations in
the upper right-hand corner of ths
picture are called "Shushy" packages.
"Shushy" is used on odd-shaped gifts
that stand o r hang upright-such
as
perfume bottles, toys, candy canes,
lollipops, jars of jam, face creams.
balls, stacks of cookies, plum puddings, etc. The process is extremely
simple,
Just place object on a
square eheet of Cellophane. Lift the
four corners and bring them together
at a central pofnt over t h e object;
crease the sides with fingers; crush
a t the throat, add a colorful ribbonand there you are! Nothing could b e
easier.
5,000 pounds a r e placed around the
baskets inside the cars.
Next year Mr. Loree promises t o
return and if the qua
will again purchase tl
for his company.
December, 1934
1935 -Important Conucntions- 1935
Below is a list of important cm~vention~
which will be held during 1935.
The traffic d c p a r l t m t w2l welcome any information that might be of assistance in ~ecuringtravel to these meetings. Any communication in connection
therewith, should be addressed to J . W . Nourse, general passenger agent, St.
L w i s , Mo.
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W t r t e r n F r u i t Jebbers Assn
San Francisco .........................Jan. 22-26
National Educational Asan.A t f a n t l City, N. J
Feb, 23-28
Dept. of Su,perintendents
Shrlne Directors Assoclation
S t Louir, M o
March 6-8
Amerlcan Zinc Institute.....................
St. Louls, M o
April
Southern Baptist Convention
Memphis, Tenn.
M a y 15-20
Kiwanis International ..........................San Antonio, T e x
May 19-23
Colo. Springs, Colo
M a y or June
Northern Baptist Convention
Shrine (A. A. 0. N. M. S.) ....................Washington. D. C
June
American Institute of Banking
Omaha, Neb
June 10-14
U. 8. Junior Chamber of Commerce Columbus, 0.
June
M. 0. V. P. E. R. (Grotto)
Knoxville, T e n n....................Junt 18-20
St. Petersburg, Fla
June
United Confederate Veterans
Denver, Colo.
...June
National Educational Assn
Cooperative Club International
Oklahoma City, Okla.........................July
United Spanlsh W a r Vets
San Antonio, Tex.
August
N e w Orleans, L a
August
Veterans of Foreign W a r s
Knights of Khorassan (D. 0. K . K.) Toronto, Ont.
August
Rotary International
Mexico, D. F
June 17-21
Lions' Clubs international
Mexico, D. F .................................................
National Baptist Convention,
New York, N. Y .....................
September
inc., (Colored)
National Baptlst Convention,
Uninc. (Colored) ........................
:.........Washington. D. C
September
National Exchange Clubs
Dallas, Tex.,
September
American. Bankens' Association ..........New Orleans, La
Octobcr
Southern Medical Association
St. Louis, Mo........................... November
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MARTINELLI RIDES FRISCO
Giovanni Martinelli, the great tenor
of the Metropolitan Opera Company,
used Frisco Lines Meteor out of St.
Louis on October 27 enroute t o Oklahoma City, after completing a triumphant season of Grand Opera in New
Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis.
Martinelli joined the New York
opera forces on November 20, 1933,
and throughout the entire period h e
h a s been a commanding flgure in the
musical world. He was born in Montagnana, Italy. receiGed his vocal
training under Protessor l a n d o l i n i of
Milan and maae his public debut December 3, 1910, in Rossfni's "Stabat
Mater". London flrst heard him in
1912 a t Covent Garden and in 1913
the Italian tenor's name was added
t o the roster of t h e Metropolitan
Opera Company. H e made a triumphant debut November 20, 1913, singing Rodolfo in "La Boheme".
The great demaDd for his operatic
appearances necessarily curtails his
concert activities, but hls gifts a r e
by no means conflned to the dramatic
phase of the vocal art. He is a fascinating platform artist, and his voice
adapts itself wi,th perfect ease ,to t h e
concert repertoire.
K. C. ORCHESTRA USES
FRISCO
The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra was handled by speclal train
via Frisco Lines, Kansas City, Mo.,
to Pittsburg, Kan., on October 31,
where this orchestra gave i t s first
concert of t h e season outside of Kansas City.
This is a new civic organization
sponsored by the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and they have
been given a great deal of publicity
in this territory in the last year.
There were approximately 100 people in the party with Karl Krueger.
director, and Brown Schoenheit, business manager, in charge.
A GOOD SLOGAN
"Dlck" Hubbart, Frisco chief
dispatcher a t Fort Scott, Kan.,
says t he best way to avoid automob ile accidents Is to Iride
more tralns.
H e warlrcs L 1 1 1 3 a t u y a r ~ p m s;sed
on to the Fort Scott SalFety
Council.
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IYIERITORIOUS SERV
SOUTHERN DIVISION
October 17-H. L. James, brakeman,
Thayer, Mo., while inspecthg train
135 when taking water a t Mt. Grove,
found car of gas wlth arch bar badly
broken. Car waa taken out of train
a t Mt. Grove for repairs. Mr. Jones
was commended by S. J. Fraefer, superintendent.
November 6-A, R. Sams, brakeman.
Thayer, Mo., on X-4120 norbh. November 3, while in siding a t Olden for
103, found fifteen inches of flange
broken off of wheel o n car loaded
with creosote oil. Car was set out a t
Olden and S. J. Frazier, superintendent, expressed his appreciation t o Mr.
Sams for the good inspection given
the train.
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
Ootober 19-0. N. Hanks, fireman,
West Tulsa, Okla, while a t OkmuIgee
watching extra 4125 north pass, noticed bottom rod dragging o n COSX
1245 and flagged the train in order
that car mlght be repaired, thereby
preventing a possible accident. His
personal record was credited with
flve merit marks.
November 6-Henry Kelly, section
taborer a t Kellyville, while walking
down the track a t W o ~ m a n November
,
4, found broken head rod on west
switch a t Worman. He Immediately
got in touch, with the section foreman
and repairs were made. His record
was credited with ten merit marks.
El. Coley, yard
November 13-A.
clerk, West Tulsa, while checking
train 634 discovered SF 47425, cattle
from Pawnee, billed to Kansas City
with waybill reading S F 47421. He
also addressed wire to the agent at
Pawnee requesting correction. F o r
his alertness and close checking of
waybills against yard check, C. T.
Mason, superintendent, credited his
record with five merit marks.
November 13-W. J. Sayers, telegrapher, Neosho, Mo., tightened cap
covering drain plug on SUNX 2488,
gasoline, set out by train No. 441,
November 9, thns stopping leak. His
alertness in this fnstance, no doubt,
prevented a large loss of gasoline,
and C. T. Mason credited his personal
record wlth five merit marks.
November 13-E. H. Smith, while
inspecting train No. 431 a t Vinita,
found broken wheel on S F 162342 and
car was set out account unsafe to
handle. Whaile i t was in Mr. Smith's
line of duty t o inspect the krain a t
every Opportunity, it Is apparent in
this case that he was very alert. His
record was credited with ten merit
marks.
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Revere."
It was on Sunday morning, November 11, me were all busily working
at our desks when the first call came
from Louie Poncik, who noticed, on
checking inbound waybills, two cars
of spinach billed out of Lenexa to
St. Louis via Kansas City and a foreign line out of Kansas City. His
remark that he never knew this was
a spinach country was met with the
cry of "Popeye, the Sailor*man" by
the office force. But, the f irst thing
Monday morning, not unlike the Paul
Revere of old, Louie got on the telephone and called t h e comm~ercialoffine
and Snrinelield and
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>read t h e
news. His susp iciona were further
aroused when, in checking bills Mond,ay morning, h e discovered five more
cars had come in to Kansas City from
Lenexa, routed t o St. Louis and
Chicago over a foreign line. The
net..,
C.VIIILI.ICilLIaI
immediaitely got a
man out on t h e ground, with the result of routinlg all the business over
our line frorn Lenexa t o St. Louis.
T.his businessI will result in from 50
to 75 cars 4~f spinach shipped out
of Lenexa. Mr. Poncik, a s a loyal
- sunnylana club member, has turned
in a traffic t i p on some of t h h busirr--,,,nlnl
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Ralph Blank, another tireless Sunnyland Club worker, again breaks
into the honor roll. But thls time
i t is because of his cooperation with
the committee of sthe Allied Charities
Drive. H e was solicited by Mr. Anderson, who 1s in charge of t h e stunts
divlsion of the drive: t o perform with
hie novelty act, "The One Man
Band". Mr. Blank gave a very enjoyable performance in t h e leadlng
hotels of t h e city. Thursday, Norember 15, and in t h e 'lobby of t h e Union
Station, Saturday night, November
17, where a free dance and floor show
w a s given t o t h e public by t h e railroad dlvfsIon of t h e Charity Drive.
Mr. Blank h a s a Frisco emblem on
each side of .hh bass drum, which
gives nlca publicity t o t h e Frisco a t
all of hie performances.
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Roy Estes, section foreman, a t Davenport, Okla., leads the list, having
sold eIght tickets, six of them for
passengers traveling Oklahoma City
to Davenport, or the reverse, and
one for a passenger traveling Davenport to Afton, Okla.
The other four passengers were secured by the following men J. T.
Leachman, section foreman, Oklahoma City, round trip ticket, Oklahoma
City to St. Louis; Jess Simmons, relief foreman, Jones, ticket, Jones t o
Oklahoma City, and ticket, Wellston
to Davenport; Ernest Eidson, section
laborer, Jones, one ticket, Jones to
Tulsa.
In the last instance, a woman came
to the statton a t Jones. No agent
being a n duty and the weather cold,
Ernest Efdson, section laborer, built
a fire in the stove in the waiting
room and made thls patron comfortable, with t h e result that she bought
a ticket from Jones to Tulsa. It's
that little bit of extra effort put forth
that wins friends.
These cases a r e all hlghly commendable, and t h e idea of interesting
the maintenance of way Corces in salicijting this business is one of the
things particularly stressed by Mr.
Schubert, and t h e response to his intterest in his men, is most interesting
and worthwhile.
Some time ago it was suggested
that the agents a t rarlous stations
on the The lnterest the school children in trips over the Prisco. Many
of them have never been on a train.
The idea has been carried out a t
numerous stations, the latest one to
report such a movement was A. 0.
Beale, agent at Aurora, Mo.
Ellen Millman's Rrst grade class a t
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strong, accompanied by tMIr teacher
and three other adults, enjoyed a
ride on a Frisco traIn, Aurora to
Monett, Mo., where they enjoyed a
picnic on October 26.
The trip was sponsored and encouraged by t h e echo01 oWcial8 in a n at.
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E. D. Chaudet, soliciting freight and
passenger agent, accompanied the
party, explaining the duties of t h e
crew and showing them through t h e
train, which included a trip to t h e
diner. They traveled to Monett in
a coach put on for their special use.
Upon their return, Miss Millman
phoned Agent Beale, asking that the
thanks of t h e school be extended to
t h e Frisco for the many courtesies
extended to t h e group.
There are, no doubt, many in the
group now, who will request dads and
mothers to make the next trip b y
train.
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While in the performance of his
duties a s warehouse foreman a t Fort
Smith, E. McKnight noticed that a
big company of Fort Smith had s h i p
merits going to Ada, Okla., and Harrison, Ark., also a shipment for Fayettwille, Ark., where the Frlsco was
not Included in the haul. He handled
with the shipping department of t h e
firm and secured all future shipments
via Frisco.
In commending him for securing
this business, 0. L. Yourlg, superintendent sairl: "It is quite apparent
that you had t h e Frisco in mind in
this case, that your observation was
keen and you were sufficiently alert
and on the job to bring about very
good results. Your handling of this
matter is more t h a n appreciated."
J. El. Springer, divisIon freight and
passenger agent a t Joplin, Mo., wishes
to commend Stuart Baney, ticket
agent a t Carthage. for securing two
coach tickets, Carthage, Mo., t o
Memphis, Tenn., recently. These parties had traveled by burs from Parsons and were planning a n continuing their journey by bus, Carthage
to St. Louis a n d hi-tch-hlke from there
.to their Anal destination, Guthrie,
Ky. Mr. Baney d4scussed t h e advantages of train travel to Memphis and
that t h e walk would be less from
there than St. Louis, and offered them
coach tickets for the sum of $14.64.
They had $16.00 between them.
T h e %ale was made and out of the
goodneas of his heart, Mt. Baney took
the two home with Mm for a meal,
after which they were sent on their
way, viewing t h e world through rosecolored glasses and happy in the
ithought that railroad servfce contributes somethlng besides cold, calculating exchanges in busiaess.