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B e c a u s e i t is e s s e n t i a l f o r t h e q u i c k w i n n i n g of t h e w a r t h a t e v e r y m a n , w o m a n , a n d c h i l d b e o n t h e c o n s t a n t a l e r t a g a i n s t e n e m y s a b o t a g e , t h e C D V O of G r e a t e r N e w Y o r k , i n co­o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e A r m y , t h e N a v y , a n d t h e F B I , is s p o n s o r i n g " S a f e g u a r d ­i n g M i l i t a r y I n f o r m a t i o n , " w h i c h is a c a m p a i g n t o p u t y o u o n y o u r g u a r d . T h i s is p a r t of a n a t i o n a l e f for t .

E n e m y a g e n t s a r e i n a l l s o r t s of u n e x p e c t e d p l a c e s , s u c h a s a t a n o p e n m e e t i n g of y o u r U n i o n o r L o d g e ; i n t h e c i g a r o r c a n d y s t o r e t h a t g e t s y o u r t r a d e ; a t t h e n e x t s e a t i n t h e l u n c h ­r o o m w h e r e y o u m e e t y o u r f r i e n d s ; i n t h e t e l e p h o n e b o o t h n e x t t o t h e o n e y o u ' r e u s i n g i n w a s h r o o m s a n d b e a u t y p a r l o r s a n d b a r b e r s h o p s ; a t s o d a f o u n t a i n s a n d b a r s ; i n s h o r t , e v e r y w h e r e w h e r e t w o o r m o r e p e o p l e g e t t o g e t h e r .

T h e e n e m y h a s i t s e a r s c o n s t a n t l y o p e n f o r e v e n s e e m i n g l y i n n o c e n t b i t s of i n f o r m a t i o n a s t o w h e r e y o u r b r o t h e r i s s t a t i o n e d ; w h a t s o r t of u n i f o r m s w e r e j u s t i s s u e d t o y o u r b o y f r i e n d ; w h e n t h e f e l l o w n e x t d o o r i s s a i l i n g ; w h a t y o u r h u s b a n d w r o t e t o y o u a b o u t t h e c o m p a n y t h a t w a s s h i p p e d a f e w d a y s a g o . P i e c i n g l i t t l e b i t s t o g e t h e r l i k e a j i g s a w p u z z l e is t h e i r s p e c i a l t y .

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Lieut. Mark H . S t e p e l t o n , formerly of the Fre ight Traffic D e p a r t m e n t , C h i c a g o , a n d now s t a t i o n e d in England , has b e e n p r o m o t e d t o First L i e u t e n a n t . H e recent ly shot d o w n his first G e r m a n p l a n e , a c c o r d i n g t o word r e c e i v e d in t h e C h i c a g o off ices . Mark, as a pi lot o f a M u s t a n g P-51, w a s in t h e first U. S. Fighter S q u a d r o n o v e r Berlin, a n d h a s p a r t i c i p a t e d in o ther raids over G e r m a n y a n d France . H e

has. n a m e d his p l a n e t h e "Lady Ju l i e" in honor of his wi fe .

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W h e n y o u r f r i e n d s o r c o - w o r k e r s b e c o m e t a l k a t i v e , r e m i n d t h e m , t o o ! N o o n e c a n b e h u r t b y t h i n g s lef t u n s a i d .

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A N A I R F O R C E S E R V I C E C O M ­M A N D A D V A N C E D D E P O T , E N G ­L A N D : T e c h n i c a l S e r g e a n t W i l l i a m R u s s e l l C o r k h u m , 2 1 , f o r m e r e m p l o y e of t h e B o s t o n & A l b a n y D i v i s i o n , N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l , i s s e r v i n g as C h i e f C l e r k w i t h t h e H e a d q u a r t e r s , J u d g e A d v o c a t e S e c t i o n , a t t h i s N i n t h A i r F o r c e S e r v i c e C o m m a n d D e p o t .

S e r g e a n t C o r k h u m w a s i n t h e N e w E n g l a n d F r e i g h t A g e n t ' s office i n B o s t o n .

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C o r p o r a l Mi ldred S. Murphy, W A C , who en l i s t ed in t h e serv ice D e c e m b e r 30, 1943, w a s r e c e n t l y a s s i g n e d t o a n Extended Field Uni t a n d w a s s e n t t o t h e E u r o p e a n A r e a . She w a s formerly e m p l o y e d in t h e S t o r e s D e p a r t m e n t a n d Vice Pres ident a n d G e n e r a l M a n ­

a g e r ' s office a t Detro i t .

P f c . R i c h a r d W . B l o o m , " T h e J a p E x t e r m i n a t o r , " f o r m e r l y of t h e O l d S h o p , A s h t a b u l a , r e c e n t l y d e c i d e d t o w r i t e a l e t t e r t o P r e s i d e n t F . E . W i l l i a m s o n , " a s w e of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l a r e o n e b i g , h a p p y f a m i l y . "

I n h i s l e t t e r P f c . B l o o m says h e w e n t o v e r s e a s f r o m N e w Y o r k M a r c h 2 4 , 1 9 4 2 , a n d f o u g h t s i d e b y s i d e w i t h t h e M a r i n e s a t G u a d a l c a n a l . H i s out f i t h a s b e e n r e c o m m e n d e d fo r t h e " P r e s i d e n t i a l U n i t C i t a t i o n " b u t d e s p i t e t h i s h i s t w o y e a r s o v e r s e a s , h e says , s e e m l i k e t e n y e a r s . H e c o n t i n u e s :

" I h a v e b e e n i n N e w C a l e d o n i a , t h e F i j i I s l a n d s a n d A u s t r a l i a a n d I a m n o w in a S o u t h S e a I s l a n d H e l l - h o l e , w h e r e t h e h e a t i s t e r r i f i c a n d i t r a i n s i n s h e e t s e v e r y d a y . I h a v e t r a v e l e d a b o u t 2 5 , 0 0 0 m i l e s t h r o u g h d a n g e r o u s w a t e r s o n five d i f f e r e n t t r o o p s h i p s , o n w h i c h I s p e n t 8 8 d a y s . N o w I feel l i k e a s a i l o r . N o n e of t h e f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s I h a v e s e e n c o m p a r e s w i t h t h e g o o d o l d U . S. A .

" M y ou t f i t w a s o n e of t h e first A m e r i c a n g r o u p s t o a r r i v e i n A u s t r a l i a a n d t h e A u s t r a l i a n s t r e a t e d u s l i k e b r o t h e r s . R e c e n t l y w e h a v e n o t h a d m a n y J a p r a i d s b u t i t ' s a t e r r i b l e f ee l ­i n g t o h e a r t h e b o m b s c o m e d o w n a n d n o t k n o w w h e r e t h e y w i l l l a n d . So f a r t h e J a p s h a v e n o t h i t m y f o x ­h o l e .

" M y f a t h e r h a s w o r k e d f o r t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l f o r 2 7 y e a r s a n d w i t h l u c k I h o p e l a t e r t o w o r k f o r y o u r r a i l r o a d f o r a n e q u a l p e r i o d .

" T h e r o a d t o J a p a n is l o n g a n d r o u g h b u t w e w i l l g e t t h e r e w i t h t h e h e l p of G o d , w h o is o u r g u i d i n g l i g h t .

" T h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l is d o i n g a g r e a t s e r v i c e t o o u r c o u n t r y . K e e p t h e w h e e l s r o l l i n g a n d w e w i l l d o o u r p a r t , o v e r h e r e i n t h e j u n g l e . "

P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m s o n r e s p o n d e d a t l e n g t h t o P f c . B l o o m ' s l e t t e r .

P . & L . E . b o y s , i n w r i t i n g a b r i l ­l i a n t c h a p t e r i n W o r l d W a r I I , h a v e a l r e a d y s u f f e r e d m a n y c a s u a l t i e s a n d s o m e h a v e c o m e t o t r a g i c e n d s . A m o n g t h o s e w h o h a v e m a d e t h e s u p r e m e sac ­r i f ice i s L i e u t . M i c h a e l R o h a c h , k i l l e d i n I t a l y , F e b r u a r y 1 2 . H e w a s i n a n i n f a n t r y u n i t of t h e f a m o u s F i f t h A r m y .

L i e u t . R o h a c h , l i k e h i s f a t h e r , w a s a f o r m e r e m p l o y e of t h e M c K e e s R o c k s P a i n t S h o p . H e e n t e r e d t h e A r m y in A p r i l , 1 9 4 1 , r e c e i v e d h i s c o m m i s s i o n a t F o r t B e n n i n g , D e c e m b e r 7 , 1 9 4 2 , a n d w e n t o v e r s e a s i n S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 4 3 .

H i s f a t h e r , C h a r l e s R o h a c h , p r e c e d e d h i m i n d e a t h b y a l i t t l e o v e r a m o n t h — J a n u a r y 9 . I t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e s o n n e v e r l e a r n e d of t h i s .

T h e P u r p l e H e a r t m e d a l w a s r e ­c e i v e d a s a p o s t h u m o u s a w a r d by S t o r e ­h o u s e A ' s H e n r y R o b e r t , M c K e e s R o c k s . H i s s o n , P r i v a t e N e s t o r R o b e r t , w a s k i l l e d i n a c t i o n i n I t a l y l a s t N o v e m b e r .

T / S g t . C h a r l e s L a w s o n , s o n of A . F . " D e l " L a w s o n , P a i n t S h o p F o r e m a n , M c K e e s R o c k s , is a h e r o of t h e first R u m a n i a n P l o e s t i O i l F i e l d r a i d a n d 3 3 o t h e r c o m p l e t e d m i s s i o n s . H e h a s r e ­c e i v e d t h e E g y p t i a n S t a r f r o m t h e K i n g of E g y p t , a n d a l s o t h e P r e s i d e n t i a l c i t a ­t i o n , s u b s e q u e n t t o h i s a r r i v a l i n t h i s c o u n t r y a f t e r 1 3 m o n t h s i n t h e w a r z o n e . T h i s g i v e s h i m a t o t a l of n i n e c i t a t i o n s , a s h e h a d b e e n c i t e d s e v e n t i m e s b e f o r e f o r g a l l a n t r y i n t h e N o r t h A f r i c a n E u r o p e a n t h e a t r e s .

A n t h o n y K a s c h u c k , f o r m e r S t o r e ­h o u s e A t t e n d a n t , M c K e e s R o c k s , h a s t h e d i s t i n c t i o n of b e i n g i n t h e w a r f o r t h e s e c o n d t i m e . H e e n l i s t e d i n t h e M e r c h a n t M a r i n e i n F e b r u a r y , 1 9 4 3 , a n d w a s h o n o r a b l y d i s c h a r g e d l a s t S e p ­t e m b e r . C a m e M a r c h a n d U n c l e S a m r e c o n s i d e r e d . H e is n o w i n t h e N a v y .

D r . W a l t e r E . L a r s o n w a s a p p o i n t e d c o m p a n y s u r g e o n -at C h e b o y g a n , M i c h i ­g a n , A p r i l 1.

N. Y. Central II on 2 2 Missions

C. R. Dugan, Manager Public Rela­tions, recently received a letter from S/Sergt. Anthony J. Gibbs, furloughed New York Central employe, saying that, up to February 8, the N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L I I , replacement Ma­

rauder bomber given to the Army Air Forces by New York Central employes as a cash gift, had completed 22 suc­cessful missions. The letter read:

" I s t a t e d i n m y l e t t e r of t h e 2 5 t h N o v e m b e r , l a s t y e a r , t h a t I w o u l d k e e p a c o m p l e t e r e c o r d of N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L I I ' S c o m b a t h i s t o r y . A t t h i s t i m e I w o u l d l i k e t o p a s s o n t o y o u a n d t h e e m p l o y e s of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l S y s t e m , j u s t w h a t N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L I I h a s d o n e s o f a r .

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h e r c o m b a t c a r e e r o n 2 6 N o v e m b e r , 1 9 4 3 , a n d a s o f t h i s d a t e s h e h a s c o m ­p l e t e d 2 2 s u c c e s s f u l m i s s i o n s a g a i n s t t h e e n e m y , f o r a t o t a l of 8 3 c o m b a t h o u r s . W h a t I h a v e t o r e l a t e n o w s e e m s a s t r a n g e t w i s t of f a t e , a s 1 9 of t h e 2 2 c o m p l e t e d m i s s i o n s w e r e a t t a c k s o n t h e e n e m y ' s R A I L R O A D c o m m u n i c a ­t i o n s , w h i c h i n c i d e n t a l l y N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L I I d i d h e r s h a r e of d e s t r o y ­i n g .

" I h a v e b e e n o n s e v e r a l of t h e s e m i s s i o n s a n d m u c h c r e d i t g o e s t o L i e u t . R . W . C h i l d e r s , P i l o t , f o r t h e c a p a b l e m a n n e r i n w h i c h h e h a s f l own N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L I I , t h r o u g h t h e

f lak-f i l led s k i e s of t h e e n e m y . If y o u r e c a l l , N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L I w a s l o s t

t o u s o n h e r t h i r t e e n t h m i s s i o n . W e l l , N u m b e r 1 3 w a s n o m i l k r u n f o r t h e N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L I I , as I w a s

a b o a r d t h a t d a y a n d c a n v o u c h f o r t h e i n t e n s i t y of t h e e n e m y ' s fire, t ry ­i n g t o d u p l i c a t e w h a t t h e y d i d o n t h e 2 4 t h o f F e b r u a r y , l a s t y e a r , b u t w i t h ­o u t s u c c e s s .

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D e r m o t P. Perdisat t , son of John P. Per-d i sa t t , M o t t H a v e n , A s s i s t a n t G e n e r a l Y a r d m a s t e r , r e c e i v e d his wings a t Se l -m a n Field, M o n r o e , La., recent ly a n d w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d a S e c o n d Lieutenant , N a v i g a t o r , A r m y Air C o r p s . H e en l i s t ed M a r c h 3 , 1943, a n d r e c e i v e d Aer ia l Gunner ' s wings a t Tyndal l Field in O c ­t o b e r , 1943 . Recent ly h o m e on l e a v e , he then w e n t t o C a s p e r , W y o m i n g , for fur­ther a s s i g n m e n t . H e is a g r a d u a t e of Mt . St . M i c h a e l ' s H i g h S c h o o l , The Bronx, where he r e c e i v e d a l e t t er in

b a s e b a l l .

C E N T R A L I I , a n d I a m s u r e t h a t " J e r r y " is m i g h t y s o r r y f o r r o u s i n g t h e i r e of N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L IT,

t h e A v e n g e r . "

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M a i n t e n a n c e of E q u i p m e n t e m p l o y e s in t h e A l b a n y t e r r i t o r y h a v e p l e d g e d $ 1 0 , 8 9 6 . 7 5 t o t h e R e d C r o s s .

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Promot ion of Tech . S e r g t . C h a r l e s H . S c h m i d b a u e r , right, formerly of W e s t A l b a n y S h o p s , t o S e c o n d L i e u t e n a n t w a s a d o u b l e thrill b e c a u s e his brother , C a p t . G . M. S c h m i d b a u e r , left, p i n n e d t h e bars t o his tunic a t a c e r e m o n y in Al l i ed H e a d ­quarters , Italy. L i e u t e n a n t S c h m i d b a u e r w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d from t h e ranks in t h e

Mil i tary Rai lway Serv i ce , Transpor ta t ion C o r p s .

T h e p a t h s of W e s t A l b a n y C a r S h o p s ' S c h m i d b a u e r b r o t h e r s h a v e c r o s s e d a g a i n . T h i s t i m e , i t w a s s o m e ­w h e r e i n I t a l y , w h e r e , o n M a r c h 1 0 , C a p t . G e o r g e M . S c h m i d b a u e r p i n n e d t h e g o l d b a r s of a S e c o n d L i e u t e n a n t o n t h e s h o u l d e r s o f h i s b r o t h e r , C h a r l e s H . , w h o w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d f r o m t h e r a n k s f o r "e f f i c i en t a n d m e r i ­t o r i o u s s e r v i c e . "

T h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n a r e a h a s b e e n t h e s c e n e of f r e q u e n t r e u n i o n s f o r b o t h b r o t h e r s s i n c e t h e y t r a v e l e d t o N o r t h A f r i c a i n t h e s a m e c o n v o y — u n k n o w ­

i n g l y — m o r e t h a n a y e a r a g o . T h e y m e t t h e first t i m e s h o r t l y a f t e r l a n d ­i n g i n A f r i c a .

C a p t . G . M . S c h m i d b a u e r w a s a F o r e m a n , a n d L i e u t . C . H . S c h m i d ­b a u e r w a s a C a r B u i l d e r A p p r e n t i c e a t W e s t A l b a n y C a r S h o p s b e f o r e e n ­t e r i n g m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e .

A t h i r d b r o t h e r , P e t t y Off icer J o s e p h S c h m i d b a u e r , a f o r m e r M a c h i n i s t a t W e s t A l b a n y L o c o m o t i v e S h o p , i s a b o a r d a N a v y s u b - c h a s e r o n t h e A t ­l a n t i c . H e is s e e i n g s o m e r e a l l y a c t i v e s e r v i c e .

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i n e l e v e n s t a t e s a n d t w o p r o v i n c e s of C a n a d a by t h e D e p a r t m e n t of P u b l i c R e l a ­

t i o n s . C o n t r i b u t i o n s a r e i n v i t e d b u t n o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is a s s u m e d f o r t h e i r

r e t u r n . E d i t o r i a l offices, R o o m 1 5 2 8 , 4 6 6 L e x i n g t o n A v e n u e , N e w Y o r k C i t y .

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New Post for Paradeis A n n o u n c e m e n t w a s m a d e i n B u f f a l o ,

A p r i l 14 , of t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of H e r ­b e r t N . P a r a d e i s , C h i e f S p e c i a l P o s t W a r d e n , C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l A r e a , a s S p e c i a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e E m e r -

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g e n c y M e d i c a l S e r v i c e s o f t h e O f f i c e E m e r g e n c y M e d i c a l S e r v i c e s .

Information Booth BELOW are given the answers to a number of

questions asked recently by some of our readers. They are printed here in the expectation that they will interest others besides those who made the inquiries:

1 — It is es t imated that the Class I ra i l roads , which in 1930 h a d a total funded deb t of $11,880,000,000 outs tand­ing with the public , will h a v e r educed this to unde r $8,000,000,000 b y the end of this year .

2 — Dean Richmond, a Vermonter, w a s the first m a n to b e elected a Vice President of the New York Central , in 1853. In 1864, h e w a s elected President w h e n Eras tus Corning res igned that post. He died sudden ly in New York in 1866 a n d w a s bur ied from his h o m e in Batavia.

3 — In S w e d e n p a s s e n g e r fares a r e figured on a zone bas is . For the first five zones the length of the zone is eight kilometers. On the Swiss Federa l Rai lways the ra tes pe r kilometers a r e uniform u p to 210 kilometers, after which they reach , a t 300 kilometers 80 percent of the kilo-metric c h a r g e app l i ed to the first 210 kilometers. In Russia the fares a r e t apered , dec reas ing a s the d is tance increases , on a zone bas is . In India fares a r e in two s tages : u p to 300 miles a n d over 300 miles, the ra tes per mile for a journey over 300 miles be ing 25 percent be low those for the first 300 miles.

N. Y. "Answer Men" Retire, One After 53 Years' Service

No. 5

A Salute to Railroad Wives BRIGHTLY in the spotlight of war service gleam the accomplish-

ments of the Wacs, the Waves, the Spars, the Military Nurses and the many other uniformed women serving their country today in ways and places foreign to most of them. The universal acclaim they receive has been won deservedly and is making for them a glorious page in our national history.

However, there are also some unsung heroines of this war. High among their ranks stands the railroad wife. Without fanfare and with little public appreciation she goes about her all-important daily tasks. Secluded for the most part amid her home and its responsibilities, she has performed prodigies in sustaining the morale of her husband, who is giving all he has to maintain the railroads' vital war effort.

Modest and unassuming, she deserves far more credit than she usually receives. She realizes fully that in effect her husband is in fulltime war service. It is her patience, understanding and patriotic fervor that help to keep her helpmate on the job, day in and day out — often, par­ticularly in the Operating Department, for long hours and against obstacles that normally might tend to dismay him.

Many of these wives, because of the frequent prolonged absences of their husbands on war-time railroad duty, have been forced to assume burdens foreign to their usual life. They struggle to stretch the ration points, battle with the coal dealers for fuel and handle certain other responsibilities, many of which, in more leisurely days, were usually taken over by their "better" halves.

But, despite all her troubles, including meals at all hours, little Johnny's measles and other recurring domestic woes, the railroad wife sends her husband away with a smile that makes him realize that here, in its fundamental essence, is what his comrades and friends are fight­ing for on the embattled fronts.

"A wife is not made for the admiration of everybody, but for the happiness of one," a famous writer once said. He spoke truly.

Thus, in her wholehearted devotion and her allegiance to wholesome family life, the railroad wife fulfills her destiny and makes of every railroad worker who is thus blessed a better worker and, withal, a better man.

To the thousands of good wives who proudly claim the New York Central as "their" railroad, we pause to give a well deserved salute. May their days be happy and their number increase.

W . P. W a l s h , M a n a g e r , Informat ion Bureau, G r a n d C e n t r a l Terminal , s i ts b e t w e e n t w o retiring m e m b e r s of his staff: E u g e n e Peduzzi, left, Supervisor w h o will retire J u n e 1, a n d J o h n W . C o o p e r , right, Clerk, who ret ired April 15. P a r t i c i p a t i n g in farewel l r e c e p t i o n , rear row, w e r e J . W . O'Rourke, C h i e f Clerk, S t a t i o n Master ' s Of f i ce ; E. F.Lossee , Clerk; E. J. C o n n o r s , S t a t i o n M a s t e r ; Miss A n n e O ' C o n n o r , S t e n o g r a p h e r ; R. P. H a y e s , Clerk; F. S a n t o p i e p r o ,

Superv isor; L. Bonderefsky, Clerk; H. F. Tuott , Ass t . S t a t i o n M a s t e r ; a n d C . J o c h u m , Clerk.

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A l t o g e t h e r M r . C o o p e r s a w 5 3 y e a r s of r a i l r o a d s e r v i c e , h a v i n g w o r k e d a l s o o n t h e R i v e r D i v i s i o n a n d w i t h t h e E r i e R a i l r o a d . D u r i n g t h e l a s t s e v e n y e a r s h e w a s t h e b u s y d a y t i m e c l e r k i n t h e I n f o r m a t i o n B o o t h o n t h e l o w e r l e v e l o f t h e T e r m i n a l . H e r e c e i v e d a h a n d s o m e s c r o l l a n d a p u r s e f r o m

h i s a s s o c i a t e s . B o t h M r . C o o p e r a n d M r . P e d u z z i

a r e r e t i r i n g t o b e c o m e " g e n t l e m e n f a r m e r s " — M r . C o o p e r a t B e r g e n f i e l d , N . J . , a n d M r . P e d u z z i a t K i n d e r h o o k , N . Y . , w h e r e h e h a s m a i n t a i n e d a f a r m as a h o b b y f o r m a n y y e a r s .

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M i d l a n d & S c o t t i s h R a i l w a y , G r e a t B r i t a i n ' s l a r g e s t . P a s s e n g e r m i l e s i n 1 9 4 3 i n c r e a s e d 7 0 p e r c e n t o v e r t h o s e b e f o r e t h e w a r , b u t p a s s e n g e r t r a i n m i l e s w e r e 3 1 p e r c e n t l e ss , s o t h e a v e r a g e p a s s e n g e r t r a i n l o a d w a s 1 4 6 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r .

I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h i s , t h e r e p o r t s a y s :

" R a i l w a y t r a v e l n o w p l a c e s a c o n ­s i d e r a b l e s t r a i n o n o n e ' s p h y s i c a l p o w e r of e n d u r a n c e , n o t t o s p e a k of o n e ' s p o w e r o f r e s i s t a n c e t o i r r i t a t i o n .

" T h e r e i s , h o w e v e r , a n o t h e r a n d less p l e a s i n g s i d e t o t h e p i c t u r e . T h e d e t e r i o r a t i o n i n m o r a l s t a n d a r d s c o n ­t i n u e s . T h e f t s h o w s n o s i g n s o f d e ­c r e a s e , i n s p i t e of e v e r y p r e c a u t i o n t h a t w e c a n d e v i s e . T h e b l a c k m a r k e t a n d t h e r e c e i v e r s of s t o l e n g o o d s w h o k e e p i t s u p p l i e d a r e t h e p r i n c i p a l c a u s e .

" T h i e v i n g h a s r e a c h e d s u c h l e n g t h s t h a t i t is n o w i m p o s s i b l e t o p r o v i d e a n y e a s i l y r e m o v a b l e a r t i c l e s , s u c h as t o w e l s a n d s o a p , w i t h o u t i m m e d i a t e l y l o s i n g t h e m . A n o t h e r r e g r e t t a b l e a n d g e n e r a l l y f u t i l e f o r m of t h e f t c o n s i s t s i n t a k i n g t h e e l e c t r i c l a m p s , t h e v o l t ­a g e of w h i c h i s s o l o w a s t o m a k e t h e m p e r f e c t l y u s e l e s s f o r a n y t h i n g e l s e b u t t h e w o r k f o r w h i c h t h e y a r e d e s i g n e d . I t is j u s t t h i e v i n g f o r t h i e v -i n g ' s s a k e .

" E v e n m o r e d i f f i c u l t t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a n t h a t is t h e m e n t a l i t y of t h o s e w h o a p p a r e n t l y find p l e a s u r e i n w a n t o n d a m a g e . "

D e s p i t e t h e s e h a n d i c a p s , t h e L . M . & S. h a d a p r o f i t a b l e y e a r .

THE m e m b e r s of A m e r i c a n L e g i o n P o s t 9 9 9 , C l e v e l a n d , i n 1 9 3 2 , a y e a r

a f t e r t h e P o s t w a s c r e a t e d , b u i l t a h a n d s o m e m o d e l of l o c o m o t i v e 9 9 9 . T h i s h a s a p p e a r e d i n m a n y L e g i o n p a r a d e s a n d o n o t h e r c e r e m o n i a l occa ­s i o n s .

R e c e n t l y , t h e m e m b e r s h a v e e q u i p p e d i t w i t h a l o u d s p e a k e r s y s t e m a n d a r e t o u r i n g t h e s t r e e t s of C l e v e l a n d , w e e k ­e n d s , i n a n e f fo r t t o p r o m o t e t h e c a m ­p a i g n t o g e t m o r e r a i l r o a d w o r k e r s f o r t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l . T h i s i s r e a l a n d w e l c o m e c o o p e r a t i o n .

A m o n g t h e m a n y h u n d r e d s of M e x i ­can c i t i z e n s w h o a r e n o w w o r k i n g o n the N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l a r e m a n y w e l l e d u c a t e d m e n . S o m e f o r m e r l y w e r e t e a c h e r s , c l e r k s , s t o r e k e e p e r s , e t c . O n e of t h e m is t h e s o n of a f o r m e r M e x i ­c a n a m b a s s a d o r . A n o t h e r , w h o r e c e n t l y a r r i v e d a t C o r n i n g , N . Y . , i s J o r g e A . O r z c o , a h a n d s o m e b o y of 2 1 , w h o f o r t h e p a s t t h r e e y e a r s h a s h e l d t h e s w i m m i n g c h a m p i o n s h i p of M e x i c o .

T h r e e o t h e r s , s t a t i o n e d a t U t i c a , a r e accomplished musicians a n d p l a y at night in a l o c a l n i g h t c l u b .

I n c i d e n t a l l y , t h e s e M e x i c a n s a r e e x ­c e l l e n t w o r k e r s a n d a r e d o i n g a r e a l j o b , m o s t l y i n t r a c k w o r k .

o n t h e i r w a y t o C a l i f o r n i a . P o o r b o y s ! T h e y w e r e v e r y k i n d t o m e . T h r e e boys a s k e d if I w o u l d e a t C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r w i t h t h e m . I s a i d I ' d b e g l a d t o d o so if t h e y ' d a l l o w m e t o p a y m y o w n b i l l . T h e y s a i d , ' N o , ' t h a t t h e y w e r e f a r f r o m h o m e , ( R h o d e I s l a n d ) a n d t h e y ' d l i k e t o h a v e a m o t h e r e a t w i t h t h e m o n C h r i s t m a s D a y . W a s n ' t t h a t w o n ­d e r f u l of t h e m ? I t n e a r l y m a d e m e c r y . "

Rules Book for

Welcomes Getting Headlight in India

T h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r w a s r e c e i v e d r e c e n t l y b y F . H . G a r n e r , S u p e r i n t e n ­dent, C h i c a g o , f r o m S e r g t . P . J . T h o m p ­s o n , f o r m e r W e s t e r n D i v i s i o n B r a k e -m a n , n o w s t a t i o n e d i n I n d i a . S e r g t . T h o m p s o n ' s l e t t e r d a t e d F e b r u a r y 2 3 , w h i c h m e n t i o n e d r e c e i v i n g a c o p y of t h e C E N T R A L H E A D L I G H T , f o l l o w s :

" W e h a v e b e e n h e r e l o n g e n o u g h t o g e t s e t t l e d i n o u r c a m p , w h i c h i s q u i t e c o m f o r t a b l e . W e h a v e e i g h t m e n t o a s e c t i o n , c o m p o s e d o f t w o h u t s .

" O n e of t h e b o y s j u s t b r o u g h t i n a C E N T R A L H E A D L I G H T . I t s e e m e d p r e t t y

g o o d t o s ee o n e o v e r h e r e . A l o n g w i t h i t , w e g o t o u r w e e k ' s r a t i o n s of b e e r a n d s m o k e s — t h r e e c a n s of P a b s t B l u e R i b b o n a n d a c a r t o n of c i g a r e t t e s . W e g e t e n o u g h c i g a r e t t e s if w e d o n ' t g i v e t o o m a n y t o t h e s e n a t i v e s f o r b o x e s ( g i f t ) .

" T h e i r m e t h o d s of r a i l r o a d i n g a r e m u c h d i f f e r e n t f r o m o u r s , b u t w e a r e d o i n g o k a y i n s p i t e of t h a t .

" J u s t g o t b a c k f r o m c h o w — s t e w , c o l e s l a w , b r e a d p u d d i n g , b r e a d a n d b u t t e r a n d g r a p e f r u i t j u i c e . T h e m e a l s a r e n ' t s o b a d , c o n s i d e r i n g t h e r a w m a t e r i a l s .

" T e l l a n y of t h e b o y s y o u s e e h e l l o a n d k e e p t h i n g s g o i n g . "

Model Railroaders L a w r e n c e W . S a g l e h a s j u s t w r i t ­

t e n a b o o k of r u l e s f o r m o d e l r a i l ­r o a d e r s . T h i s is p r o f u s e l y i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h p h o t o g r a p h s a n d d r a w i n g s , i n ­c l u d i n g r e p r o d u c t i o n s of t r a i n o r d e r s , c l e a r a n c e c a r d s , b i l l s of l a d i n g a n d s i m i l a r r a i l r o a d b l a n k s .

T h i s e x c e l l e n t b o o k is p u b l i s h e d b y

t h e M o d e l C r a f t s m a n , R a m s e y , N . J .

$ 2 . 5 0 .

N. Y. Central Naval Recruit "Honor Man"

G R E A T L A K E S , I L L . — A r t h u r P . M a r t i n , 2 9 , of 4 9 4 1 F e d e r a l S t r e e t , C h i c a g o , h a s b e e n g r a d u a t e d f r o m r e ­c r u i t t r a i n i n g a s h o n o r m a n of h i s c o m p a n y a t t h e U . S. N a v a l T r a i n i n g S t a t i o n h e r e a n d w a s g i v e n " b o o t " l e a v e .

M a r t i n w a s e l e c t e d c a n d i d a t e b y fe l ­l o w N e g r o b l u e - j a c k e t s a n d s e l e c t e d h o n o r m a n b y h i s c o m p a n y c o m m a n d e r o n t h e b a s i s of m i l i t a r y a p t i t u d e a n d p r o g r e s s . H e h a s b e e n r e c o m m e n d e d t o a t t e n d M o t o r M a c h i n i s t M a t e S c h o o l f o r s p e c i a l i z e d t r a i n i n g .

P r i o r t o j o i n i n g t h e N a v y h e w a s e m p l o y e d b y t h e N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L

S Y S T E M in C h i c a g o .

She Rode Troop Train T h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r w a s r e c e i v e d

f r o m M r s . E v a K . P i c k e n s , 3 2 0 S. M i l l S t r e e t , L o u i s v i l l e , O h i o , w h o w a s o n h e r w a y t o v i s i t h e r s o n a t J e f f e r s o n B a r r a c k s , M i s s o u r i a n d w h o w a s a i d e d b y P a t r o l m a n D a r m s t a d t of C a p t a i n W . H . B u n c h ' s office, L i n e s W e s t , C l e v e ­l a n d , O h i o :

" I a m w r i t i n g i n o r d e r t o e x p r e s s m y a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r t h e k i n d n e s s a n d c o u r t e s y y o u s h o w e d m e o n C h r i s t m a s E v e .

" B e c a u s e o f y o u r t h o u g h t f u l n e s s , I w a s p u t o n a t r o o p c o a c h , a n d h a d a s e a t a l l t o m y s e l f e n t i r e l y t o S t . L o u i s .

" T h e t r a i n w a s filled w i t h s o l d i e r s

Tulsa Traffic Club Honors N. Y. Central

A p r i l 4 w a s " N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l D a y " a t t h e T u l s a , O k l a . , T r a f f i c C l u b , a n d a t t e n d a n c e r e c o r d s f o r t h e c l u b ' s n o o n d a y l u n c h e o n s w e r e b r o k e n . P r e s e n t w e r e 9 7 p e r s o n s , w h i c h i n ­c l u d e d a g r o u p f r o m t h e W o m e n ' s T r a f f i c C l u b of T u l s a . T h e f e a t u r e of t h e d a y w a s t h e s h o w i n g of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l film " T h e F r e i g h t Y a r d . "

N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t w e r e : C . C . S a m p s o n , G e n e r a l A g e n t , F r e i g h t D e p a r t m e n t , w h o a c t e d as P r o g r a m C h a i r m a n ; S t a n l e y J . Gr i f ­fith, T r a v e l i n g F r e i g h t A g e n t ; F r a n k W . T r i n k a , P a s s e n g e r R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , a n d N e l l i e G r a n t , S e c r e t a r y , a l l o f T u l s a , a n d B e n A n d e r s o n , G e n e r a l A g e n t , P a s s e n g e r D e p a r t m e n t , O k l a ­h o m a C i t y .

M r . S a m p s o n r e p o r t s t h a t t h e m e e t ­i n g w a s a n o u t s t a n d i n g s u c c e s s a n d t h a t h e c o n t i n u e s t o h e a r h i g h l y f a v o r ­a b l e c o m m e n t s .

Central Headlight 3

Mrs. Ioan Beckham is "Housekeeper" for N.Y.C. Passenger Department

Mrs. l o a n Beckham, P a s s e n g e r R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , N e w York Ci ty , shown a t her desk, which she s e e s only b e t w e e n tr ips on t h e l ine .

Father Meets Son on N. Y. Central Train

I t h a p p e n e d o n t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l .

J e r o m e S c h l a b o w s k e , e n r o u t e f r o m N e w Y o r k t o C h i c a g o o n t h e W o l ­v e r i n e , M a r c h 1 2 , w a s s o h a p p y h e l a u g h e d a l o u d . H e l a u g h e d b e c a u s e , a f t e r m a n y m o n t h s of N a v a l d u t y i n t h e A t l a n t i c , h e w a s o n h i s w a y h o m e t o H i g h w o o d , Ill., a C h i c a g o s u b u r b , to m a r r y h i s c h i l d h o o d s w e e t h e a r t a n d s e e h i s m o t h e r .

H i s l a u g h d r i f t e d b a c k d o w n t h e c o a c h a n d r e a c h e d t h e e a r s of F r e d S c h l a b o w s k e , a n o t h e r s a i l o r o n f u r ­l o u g h . F r e d S c h l a b o w s k e t h o u g h t t h e l a u g h s o u n d e d f a m i l i a r a n d s t r a i n e d t o s e e u p t h e l e n g t h of t h e c a r . T h e s a i l o r ' s p r o f i l e l o o k e d f a m i l i a r t o o .

A n d t h a t ' s w h e n f a t h e r a n d s o n m e t f o r t h e first t i m e i n 2 8 m o n t h s , s i n c e J e r o m e j o i n e d t h e N a v y t h e d a y a f t e r P e a r l H a r b o r . T h e e l d e r S c h l a ­b o w s k e , f o r m e r C h i c a g o a n d N o r t h ­w e s t e r n e m p l o y e , g o i n g h o m e a f t e r 1 8 m o n t h s ' s e r v i c e i n t h e C a r i b b e a n a r e a , e n l i s t e d i n A p r i l , 1 9 4 2 .

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d a y s w h e n o u r p a s s e n g e r t r a i n s o f t e n a r e c r o w d e d , e v e n t h o u g h n o n e w e q u i p m e n t is i m m e d i a t e l y a v a i l a b l e a n d l i t t l e p r e s e n t e q u i p m e n t c a n b e r e ­f u r b i s h e d , d u e t o l a c k of m a n p o w e r a n d m a n y m a t e r i a l s .

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M e m b e r s of t h e M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y t e a m which won the 1943-44 S c r a t c h W H Y M O R E W A R B O N D S ? Bowling T o u r n a m e n t held by the N Y C M a n h a t t a n A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n were , The c o s t of the war is running a b o u t left t o right, H . Buhler, former Pres ident , A . Tompkins, P. Burnham, C a p t a i n ,

J . B e e h a n , J . W y n a n t , high scorer in the t o u r n a m e n t a n d T. C o n w a y . $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 per d a y , or a b o u t $ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0

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H e n r y L . M a r g e t t s , A s s i s t a n t t o t h e V i c e P r e s i d e n t a n d G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , D e t r o i t , d i e d s u d d e n l y M a r c h 3 0 a t h i s h o m e i n D e t r o i t . T h e e s t e e m i n w h i c h t h e r a i l r o a d i n d u s t r y h e l d h i m w a s e v i ­d e n c e d A p r i l 3 i n S t . T h o m a s , O n t a r i o , w h e r e f u n e r a l s e r v i c e s w e r e a t t e n d e d by h u n d r e d s .

I t i s b e l i e v e d d o u b t f u l if e v e r b e f o r e h a v e s o m a n y r a i l r o a d m e n g a t h e r e d in St . T h o m a s t o p a y f inal t r i b u t e t o a f e l l o w of f ic ia l a n d a s s o c i a t e . N o t o n l y w e r e s c o r e s of N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l o f f i c ia l s a n d e m p l o y e s i n a t t e n d a n c e , b u t t h e r e w e r e t h e r e a l s o h i g h o f f i ce r s of t h e P e r e M a r q u e t t e , W a b a s h , C a n a d ­i a n N a t i o n a l , C a n a d i a n Pac i f ic a n d L o n d o n & P o r t S t a n l e y .

T h e l a r g e d e l e g a t i o n of N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l o f f ic ia l s f r o m D e t r o i t , C h i c a g o a n d o t h e r A m e r i c a n c i t i e s w a s h e a d e d b y J . L . M c K e e , V i c e P r e s i d e n t a n d G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , D e t r o i t , w h o w a s a c c o m p a n i e d b y M r s . M c K e e . W i v e s of n u m e r o u s o t h e r o f f i c i a l s w e r e i n t h e p a r t y .

M r . M a r g e t t s ' d e a t h a t h i s h o m e i n D e t r o i t c a m e s u d d e n l y , f o l l o w i n g a t h r e e - d a y s i l l n e s s .

H e w a s b o r n i n N i a g a r a F a l l s , O n t . , O c t o b e r 1 0 , 1 8 8 1 , a n d p a s s e d h i s e n t i r e r a i l r o a d l i f e o n t h e M i c h i g a n C e n t r a l , h a v i n g e n t e r e d i t s s e r v i c e as

a c a r c h e c k e r a t St . T h o m a s , M a r c h 4 , 1 8 9 8 . H e r o s e t h r o u g h t h e v a r i o u s j r a n k s t o T r a i n m a s t e r a t W i n d s o r , J a n -u a r y 1, 1 9 1 9 , a n d D i v i s i o n S u p e r i n -t e n d e n t a t St . T h o m a s , M a y 1, 1 9 2 6 . L a t e r h e s e r v e d i n a l i k e c a p a c i t y i n C h i c a g o , a n d i n S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 3 0 , w e n t t o D e t r o i t a s G e n e r a l S u p e r i n t e n d e n t . I n 1 9 3 7 h e w a s n a m e d A s s i s t a n t G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , a n d o n J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 4 0 , A s s i s t a n t t o t h e V i c e P r e s i d e n t .

S u r v i v i n g h i m a r e h i s w i f e , M r s . M a r y B . M a r g e t t s ; a s o n , G e o r g e H . , a L e a d i n g A i r c r a f t s m a n , R . C . A . F . , i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ; a n d f o u r d a u g h t e r s , M r s . G o r d o n L e m o n , S t . T h o m a s ; M r s . P h i l i p M a c d o n a l d , F e r g u s , O n t . , . M a r y , a t h o m e , a n d J e s s i e , a s t u d e n t a t A l b i o n C o l l e g e .

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Beech Grove Freight Foreman Staley Dies

J a m e s H . S t a l e y , F o r e m a n a t B e e c h G r o v e s i n c e 1 9 3 6 , d i e d s u d d e n l y i n h i s h o m e , M a r c h 1 0 . P r i o r t o t r a n s f e r r i n g t o B e e c h G r o v e F r e i g h t S h o p h e h a d w o r k e d a t V a n W e r t , O h i o , as C a r R e ­p a i r e r , C a r I n s p e c t o r a n d W r e c k F o r e ­m a n , s t a r t i n g h i s s e r v i c e a t t h a t p o i n t i n O c t o b e r , 1 9 1 2 . H e a l s o h a d s e r v e d as C a r I n s p e c t o r a t L i n n d a l e , O h i o .

M r . S t a l e y a n d h i s w i f e w e r e s e r i ­o u s l y i n j u r e d i n a n a u t o m o b i l e a c c i d e n t n e a r V a n W e r t , O h i o l a s t N o v e m b e r b u t r e c o v e r e d suf f i c ien t ly t o r e s u m e t h e i r u s u a l d u t i e s . M r . S t a l e y h a d j u s t c o m p l e t e d a t h o r o u g h c h e c k u p o f h i s c o n d i t i o n o n T h u r s d a y a n d w a s p r e ­p a r i n g t o g o t o t h e d o c t o r ' s office o n F r i d a y f o r t h e r e p o r t w h e n h e w a s s t r i c k e n w i t h a h e a r t a t t a c k .

John H. Kearns J o h n H . K e a r n s , 7 9 , r e t i r e d T r a i n

D i s p a t c h e r a t S y r c a u s e , d i e d r e c e n t l y i n N e w O r l e a n s , w h e n e n r o u t e t o L o s A n g e l e s , B u r i a l w a s i n R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . A c t i v e b e a r e r s w e r e W i l l i a m O ' B r i e n , W i l l i a m L a w s o n , J r . , a n d D u d l e y M o r r i s of R o c h e s t e r ; J o h n E . C l i n e , F r e d G r a y a n d S i d n e y G r e e n e of S y r a c u s e . H o n o r a r y b e a r e r s w e r e M a r k V . M u l r o o n e y of B u f f a l o , W i l ­l i a m L a w s o n , Sr . , J a m e s M . R y a n , J . J . C a l l a h a n a n d S. A . M u r r a y of R o c h e s ­t e r ; B . M . K . D i l l e r , R . F . L l e w e l l y n , W i l l i a m L i d d y , F r e d S w a r t z a n d W . B . K a n a l e y of S y r a c u s e .

He may not be the "personality kid" of this war . . .

He may not wear the most medals, nor get his name in the orders of the day.

But the Seabee is paving the road to Victory. And that suits him O. K.!

He goes in with the first wave. Builds the beach fortifications, the airfields, the

keeps his rifle within reaching d i s t a n c e -ready to defend what he builds!

Like the Seabee, most of us who are fighting this war can't be headline heroes. We've got a job to do, and we do i t . . . the job of keeping our front-line fighters supplied with fighting equipment.

And the closer we get to Victory, the bigger and tougher that job becomes!

Railroad men can already see how much bigger it will be.

Last year, we increased passenger service by 60%. This year, military necessity demands that we top that increase by another 10%.

In 1943, we carried more freight than experts had thought possible. In '44, we must add another 29 billion ton-miles!

This can be done if you . . . as a railroad passenger, or a shipper or receiver of freight . . . remember that every inch of railway space is more important today than it has ever been before.

You won't get any medals for helping to keep America's supply lines open. But . . . like the hard-working, hard-fighting Seabee . . . you'll be defending what you've built!

New York Central ONE OF AMERICA'S RAILROADS

Railroad men and women are working to the limit of their capacities. More railroad workers are needed at once. If you are not now employed in essential war-work, TAKE A RAILROAD JOB FOR VICTORY !

Reproduct ion of a newspaper advert isement.

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Many N. Y. Central Girls Use "Y" Gymnasium and Pool John J. Rodgers, N. Y. C. Champion

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f o r c e s .

C. U. T. Man Writes of Life in Pacific

W a r r a n t Off icer H . A . L a t h r o p , fo r ­m e r l y a s t a t i s t i c a l c l e r k i n t h e C o a l a n d O r e D e p a r t m e n t , C l e v e l a n d , a n d n o w w i t h a U . S. D i v i s i o n i n t h e S o u t h w e s t Paci f ic , r e p o r t s : " T h e r u m o r a n d t a l k a b o u t ' r o t a t i o n ' h a s p r o b a b l y m a d e m o r e ' g o o d b o y s ' t h a n a n y o n e t h i n g y e t . "

H e a l s o w r i t e s :

" W e h a v e s o m e v e r y a t t r a c t i v e p e t s t h a t p e r h a p s y o u f o l k s m i g h t e n j o y , say a p l a y f u l l i t t l e c o b r a o r a f o u r - f o o t l i z a r d , a c o c k a t o o , p a r r o t o r , say , a p a i r of f i ve - inch c e n t i p e d e s , w h i c h a r e v e r y n u m e r o u s a n d o n l y r e q u i r e t w o g r a i n s of m o r p h i n e t o a l l e v i a t e p a i n f r o m t h e i r b i t e . D o c t o r s k n o w of n o p a i n g r e a t e r . T h e r e is a n o t h e r p e c u l i a r a n i m a l h e r e a l s o , b u t w e d o n o t k n o w i t s n a m e . W e n i c k n a m e d i t C o c o n u t B e a r . I t c a r r i e s i t s y o u n g i n a p o u c h , l i k e t h e k a n g a r o o . "

H . A . L a t h r o p w a s t h e first N . Y . C . e m p l o y e i n C l e v e l a n d t o b e d r a f t e d . H e le f t C l e v e l a n d F e b r u a r y 7, 1 9 4 1 , a n d c o m p l e t e d h i s b a s i c t r a i n i n g a t C a m p S h e l b y , M i s s . H e h a s b e e n o v e r s e a s s i n c e M a y , 1 9 4 2 .

R o g e r C l i n g m a n , f o r m e r l y a t r a c ­i n g a n d r e c o n s i g n i n g c l e r k i n t h e C o a l a n d O r e D e p o t , C l e v e l a n d , r e c e n t l y w a s p r o m o t e d t o L i e u t e n a n t , J u n i o r G r a d e , i n t h e N a v y . H e a n d h i s w i f e a r e a t C a m p P e n d l e t o n , O c e a n s i d e , C a l i f o r n i a .

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A m o n g t h e d e p a r t m e n t m e m b e r s w h o a r e c o m p e t i n g i n t h e C i t y - W i d e B o w l i n g t o u r n a m e n t a r e R o y S c h w a r t z , N o r m M a u r e r , J i m H l a d , D a n K e e -g a n a n d L e s E h r h a r d t . P r i z e s a r e b a s e d o n " p i n s o v e r t h e a v e r a g e " a n d H l a d a n d K e e g a n h e l p e d t h e t e a m t h e y w e r e b o w l i n g w i t h t o l a n d " s o m e w h e r e " i n t h e m o n e y . H l a d ' s 5 5 4 s e r i e s w a s h i g h f o r t h e office g a n g .

W o r d h a s j u s t b e e n r e c e i v e d t h a t S e r g t . R. B . L o n g of M r . R i c k e r s o n ' s D e p a r t m e n t , is i n E n g l a n d .

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F r e d F u t t e r e r , w h o le f t A . G . F . A . H a r t ' s office t o b e c o m e a m e m b e r of a R a i l w a y O p e r a t i n g B a t t a l i o n , s e n d s h i s a d d r e s s f r o m E n g l a n d w i t h t h e r e q u e s t t h a t h i s a s s o c i a t e s s e n d h i m a d d r e s s e s of t h e i r f r i e n d s i n E n g l a n d . H o w e v e r , a f t e r w r i t i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g a d d r e s s , P v t . F . J . F u t t e r e r , 3 5 0 6 9 1 3 0 , A d j u t a n t G e n e r a l ' s Off ice, H e a d q u a r ­t e r s F o r w a r d E c h e l o n C o m m u n i c a t i o n Z o n e , E u r o p e a n T h e a t r e of O p e r a t i o n s , A . P . O . 8 8 7 , c / o P o s t m a s t e r , N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , w e d o u b t if m a n y w e l l i n t e n d i n g w r i t e r s w o u l d h a v e e i t h e r s t r e n g t h o r i n k e n o u g h t o c o n t i n u e .

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H . W . T h i e l m a n , Y . 2 - C of A . G . F . A . H a r t ' s office, w h o s p e n t m a n y d a y s a n d n i g h t s c h a s i n g s u b s i n t h e A t ­l a n t i c , r e t u r n e d t o C l e v e l a n d o n a t h r e e d a y l e a v e a n d w a s i m m e d i a t e l y t o r p e d o e d b y " D a n C u p i d " . H a r v e y a n d h i s b r i d e , t h e f o r m e r M i s s J e a n H i t e , r e t u r n e d t o N e w Y o r k , w h e r e h e is n o w s t a t i o n e d . H i s a d d r e s s : H . W . T h i e l m a n , Y . 2 - C , U . S . S . S .C . 1 3 4 2 , c / o F l e e t P . O . , N e w Y o r k , N . Y .

JO H N J . R O D G E R S , of t h e A u d i t o r P a s s e n g e r A c c o u n t s office, D e t r o i t ,

w h o is b e l i e v e d t o h a v e s o l d , a s a n i n d i v i d u a l , m o r e W a r B o n d s a n d S t a m p s t h a n a n y o t h e r p e r s o n i n t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l o r g a n i z a t i o n , r e ­t i r e s J u n e 1. M r . R o d g e r s h a d n e a r l y 5 6 y e a r s of r a i l r o a d s e r v i c e , 3 4 w i t h t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l .

A f e w m o n t h s b e f o r e P e a r l H a r b o r , M r . R o d g e r s i n t e r e s t e d h i m s e l f i n t h e s a l e of B o n d s a n d S t a m p s a n d h i s l a t e s t c a l c u l a t i o n , as of A p r i l 5, s h o w s t o t a l s a l e s a m o u n t i n g t o $ 8 5 , 4 9 7 . T h e s e a r e a c t u a l s a l e s , a n d n o t p l e d g e s t o p u r c h a s e .

T w i c e e a c h m o n t h , o n o r a b o u t p a y ­d a y , M r . R o d g e r s g o e s t o t h e p o s t office a n d p u r c h a s e s a l a r g e s u p p l y of S t a m p s , w h i c h h e t h e n s e l l s t o t h e m e m b e r s of t h e d e p a r t m e n t . W h e n a n y o n e h a s a c c u m u l a t e d a suf f ic ien t n u m b e r of S t a m p s t o p u r c h a s e a B o n d , M r . R o d g e r s t a k e s t h e m t o t h e p o s t

office, g e t s t h e B o n d i n t h e n a m e of t h e i n d i v i d u a l a n d d e l i v e r s i t . H e a l s o b u y s a n d d e l i v e r s t o a n y o n e w i s h i n g t o m a k e o u t r i g h t p u r c h a s e s . R e c e n t l y S t a m p sa l e s h a v e b e e n a v e r a g i n g be ­t w e e n $ 4 0 0 a n d $ 5 0 0 a m o n t h

M r . R o d g e r s s t a r t e d r a i l r o a d w o r k w i t h t h e D e l a w a r e & H u d s o n C a n a l C o . J u l y 7, 1 8 8 8 , a s a m e s s e n g e r i n t h e t e l e g r a p h office. S u b s e q u e n t l y h e w o r k e d as office b o y , d i v i s i o n c l e r k a n d c h i e f d i v i s i o n c l e r k . H e w e n t t o N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l J u n e 1, 1 9 1 0 , as D i v i s i o n C l e r k i n t h e A u d i t o r P a s s e n ­g e r A c c o u n t s office i n N e w Y o r k , l a t e r w o r k i n g i n t h e s a m e c a p a c i t y a t C i n c i n n a t i a n d D e t r o i t . I n t h e first W o r l d W a r h e w a s a m e m b e r of t h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e G u a r d , F o u r t h Ba t ­t a l i o n , E i g h t h C o a s t A r t i l l e r y C o r p s .

M r . R o d g e r s ' b r o t h e r - i n - l a w is L e o A . H o r s t m a n , M a n a g e r , R e d e m p t i o n B u r e a u , N e w Y o r k .

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t h e p l a n t i n g i n N e w Y o r k S t a t e a n d v i c i n i t y is d o n e . T h e p e a s , c a r r o t s , b e e t s , s p i n a c h , s w i s s c h a r d , p a r s n i p s , l e t t u c e a n d r a d i s h e s s h o u l d b e i n ' t h e g r o u n d a n d p e r h a p s r e a d y f o r w e e d ­i n g . K e e p i n g a h e a d of t h e w e e d s is t h e s e c r e t of e a s y g a r d e n i n g ; d o n o t l e t t h e m g e t a h e a d of y o u .

A n o t h e r i m p o r t a n t t a s k is t h a t of t h i n n i n g t h e r o o t c r o p s , s u c h a s ca r ­r o t s a n d b e e t s . I t must b e d o n e a n d o n e h a s t o b e r u t h l e s s a b o u t i t .

M a n y of t h e v e g e t a b l e s t o b e p l a n t e d i n M a y c a n b e s t b e se t o u t a s p l a n t s . T h e y a r e as f o l l o w s : e a r l y a n d l a t e c a b b a g e , e a r l y b r o c c o l i , t o m a t o e s , B r u s -sel s p r o u t s , p e p p e r s a n d e g g p l a n t s . ( F o r fa l l u s e , b r o c c o l i s h o u l d n o t b e se t o u t u n t i l a b o u t J u l y 1 ) .

W h e n b u y i n g p l a n t s , s e e t o i t t h a t y o u g e t w e l l - h a r d e n e d , s t o c k y p l a n t s ; t a l l , s p i n d l y o n e s a r e l i k e l y t o su f fe r f r o m e x c e s s i v e h e a t o r c o l d w e a t h e r . If y o u h a v e t o h o l d t h e p l a n t s f o r a f e w d a y s k e e p t h e m i n a l i g h t p l a c e , b u t w a t e r t h e m s p a r i n g l y . If p o s s i b l e , t h e p l a n t s s h o u l d b e e x p o s e d to fu l l s u n l i g h t fo r o n e o r t w o d a y s p r i o r t o t r a n s p l a n t i n g .

T h e first s t e p i n t r a n s p l a n t i n g is t o b l o c k o u t t h e p l a n t s . W i t h a h e a v y k n i f e , c u t b e t w e e n t h e r o w s , b o t h l e n g t h w i s e a n d c r o s s w i s e s o t h a t e a c h p l a n t c a n b e l i f t ed o u t w i t h a b l o c k of so i l a t t a c h e d . T r a n s f e r e a c h p l a n t i m m e d i a t e l y f r o m t h e flat t o t h e h o l e d u g p r e v i o u s l y w i t h a t r o w e l o r s h o v e l . H a n d l e t h e p l a n t s b y t a k i n g h o l d of t h e b l o c k of s o i l , n o t t h e p l a n t s t h e m s e l v e s . P o u r a c u p f u l of w a t e r i n t o t h e h o l e as t h e p l a n t s a r e se t . T h i s w i l l b r i n g t h e r o o t s i n t o c l o s e c o n t a c t w i t h t h e s o i l a n d p u t t h e m o i s t u r e w h e r e i t i s m o s t n e e d e d . Se t t h e p l a n t s a t r i f le l o w e r t h a n t h e y h a d b e e n g r o w i n g i n t h e flat . F i n a l l y , p a c k t h e so i l t i g h t l y a r o u n d t h e r o o t s a n d d r a w l o o s e s o i l o v e r t h e s u r f a c e .

D u r i n g h o t , d r y w e a t h e r , t h e t r a n s ­p l a n t s s h o u l d b e s h a d e d d u r i n g t h e h o t t e s t p a r t of t h e d a y b y c o v e r i n g t h e m w i t h i n v e r t e d b a s k e t s o r n e w s ­p a p e r t e n t s . K e e p i n g t h e p l a n t s c o v ­e r e d a l l d a y is h a r m f u l b e c a u s e s u n ­l i g h t is n e e d e d f o r m a k i n g f o o d t o r e p l a c e t h e r o o t s t h a t h a v e b e e n l o s t d u r i n g t r a n s p l a n t i n g .

N e v e r p r u n e o r b r e a k off r o o t s a n d l e a v e s b e f o r e o r a f t e r t r a n s p l a n t i n g . E v e n t h e w i l t e d a n d y e l l o w d y i n g l e a v e s h e l p t h e p l a n t t o o v e r c o m e t h e s h o c k of t r a n s p l a n t i n g .

O n s a n d y s o i l s w h e r e c u t w o r m s o r c a b b a g e m a g g o t s a r e t r o u b l e s o m e , t r a n s p l a n t s s h o u l d b e p r o t e c t e d by p a p e r s h i e l d s t o p r e v e n t t h e m a g g o t f r o m l a y i n g i t s e g g s i n t h e s o i l c l o s e t o t h e p l a n t . T a k e a p i e c e of p a p e r 3-4 i n c h e s l o n g a n d w i d e , c u t a s l i t f r o m t h e o u t e r e d g e t o t h e c e n t e r , e n l a r g e t h e c e n t e r h o l e a b i t a n d s l i p t h e s h i e l d a r o u n d e a c h n e w l y se t p l a n t .

A l t h o u g h t h e p a p e r s h i e l d s a r o u n d y o u r c a b b a g e a n d t o m a t o p l a n t s w i l l t a k e c a r e of t h e m o s t t r o u b l e s o m e i n ­sec t s i n M a y ( t h e c u t w o r m a n d t h e c a b b a g e m a g g o t ) , y o u w i l l s o o n b e c o n t e n d i n g w i t h t h e M e x i c a n b e a n b e e t l e , t h e p o t a t o b u g , e t c e t e r a . T h e r e ­f o r e , s u p p l y y o u r s e l f w i t h r o t e n o n e , B o r d e a u x M i x t u r e a n d c a l c i u m a r s e ­n a t e f o r o p e r a t i o n s i n J u n e . T r y t o d i s ­c o v e r t h e i n s e c t s b e f o r e t h e y h a v e d o n e t h e i r d a m a g e .

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I n c i v i l i a n l i f e S e r g e a n t R i c h a r d s w a s e m p l o y e d b y t h e N e w Y o r k C e n ­t r a l . H e is s e r v i n g w i t h a n O p e r a t i n g B a t t a l i o n i n I t a l y .

G e o r g e W . D a v i s , 3 4 1 5 H i l l s i d e A v e . , C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o , a l s o h a s b e e n p r o m o t e d f r o m P r i v a t e F i r s t C l a s s t o C o r p o r a l - T e c h n i c i a n , F i f t h G r a d e .

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G. E. Philipps, of Long Island City. Although it speaks for itself, we cannot help adding the Company's appreciation of service that evokes such a cordial commendation from a patron. It reads'.

" I n t h e s e d a y s of g e n e r a l r u d e n e s s of e v e r y b o d y t o e v e r y b o d y i t is a w a r m i n g e x p e r i e n c e t o c o m e in c o n t a c t w i t h t h e e m p l o y e s of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l a t t h e t i c k e t w i n d o w s . T h e y a r e so c o u r t e o u s , k i n d a n d f r i e n d l y a n d m a k e y o u fee l t h a t t h e y a r e g l a d t o h e l p y o u !

" I h a d b o u g h t a t i c k e t a n d r e s e r v a t i o n s t o S a l t L a k e C i t y .

" I c a m e a w a y a l l a g l o w a n d w a s h a p p y t h e r e s t of t h e d a y , j u s t b e c a u s e of i t .

" I h a v e g o n e o u t e a c h y e a r ( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of l a s t y e a r ) f o r t h e p a s t n i n e y e a r s a n d t h e y h a v e a l w a y s b e e n t h e s a m e , b u t t h i s y e a r i n t h e r u s h a n d t u r m o i l a n d c r o w d e d c o n d i t i o n s w h e n o t h e r s a r e l o s i n g t h e i r t e m p e r s , t h e i r a t t i t u d e w a s s o s t r i k i n g t h a t I j u s t h a v e t o e x p r e s s m y a p p r e c i a t i o n .

" M a y b e i t d o e s n ' t m a t t e r s o m u c h n o w , i n t h e s e d a y s of h e a v y t r a v e l , w h e n t h e r a i l r o a d s h a v e m o r e t h a n t h e y c a n h a n d l e , b u t w h e n i t i s a l l o v e r a n d t h e y n e e d t h e p u b l i c ' s p a t r o n a g e t h e p u b l i c w o n ' t f o r g e t t h e c o u r t e o u s t r e a t m e n t of t h e f r i e n d l y e m p l o y e s of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l . "

M i c h a e l L. Rafter, S 2 / c , is a m e m b e r of t h e A m e r i c a n A m p h i b i o u s Force a n d is on t h e crew of a LST. R e c e n t l y he w a s s t a t i o n e d a t t h e Boston N a v y Yard . M i c h a e l , a f t e r l e a v i n g L a w r e n c e Park H i g h S c h o o l , w a s a cal l boy a t t h e W e s -leyvil le R o u n d h o u s e . His f a t h e r is En­

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Below is a letter received from Lieut. George C. Harvey, a former Yard Conductor at Indianapolis, who is now with a Military Railway Bat­talion in India. Lieut. Col. K. F. Emmanuel, to whom he refers, was formerly a New York Central Train Master on the Chicago District East, of the Indiana Division. Lieut. Har­vey's letter was written to a member of the office force of E. M. K el ley, Superintendent, Indianapolis. It reads:

' " P O D A Y w a s a g r e a t d a y i n m y l i f e . I r e c e i v e d s o m e m a i l i n q u a n t i t y .

T h r e e c o p i e s of t h e C E N T R A L H E A D ­L I G H T f r o m y o u a n d y o u r n o t e s f o r w h i c h I a m t h a n k f u l . I t is a l o n g t i m e f r o m O c t o b e r t o M a r c h t o b e w i t h o u t w o r d f r o m l o v e d o n e s a n d f r i e n d s . B u t n o w a t las t , a f t e r c r o s s i n g m a n y s t r a n g e l a n d s a n d d a n g e r o u s seas , I a m j u s t 6 0 m i l e s f r o m L i e u t . C o l . E m m a n u e l . M y m a i l w i l l p r o b a b l y b e m o r e r e g u l a r , a n d a l l m y a c c u m u l a t e d b a c k m a i l w i l l c a t c h u p w i t h m e .

I w i l l r u n u p a n d h a v e a l i t t l e v i s i t w i t h t h e C o l o n e l s o m e d a y s o o n a n d t a l k o v e r o l d t i m e s a n d , of c o u r s e , t h e c h a n g e s a s w e l e a r n of t h e m t h r o u g h y o u a n d o t h e r s o n t h e B i g F o u r w h o m a y b e k i n d e n o u g h t o w r i t e . O n l y t h o s e w h o h a v e a c t u a l l y e x p e r i ­e n c e d a s o l d i e r ' s l i f e i n a f o r e i g n l a n d a r e a b l e t o u n d e r s t a n d w h a t a f e w l i n e s f r o m h o m e m e a n .

I n t h i s g r e a t s u b - c o n t i n e n t , t h r e e -f o u r t h s t h e s i z e of t h e U . S. A . a n d p o p u l a t e d w i t h 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 I n d i a n s , I a m a s s i g n e d a s R a i l T r a n s p o r t a t i o n O f f i c e r a t a l a r g e t e r m i n a l . M y w o r k is r a t h e r d i f f i c u l t a t p r e s e n t a s I m u s t first l e a r n t o p r o n o u n c e t h e I n d i a n

n a m e s of c i t i e s , j u n c t i o n s a n d t e r m ­i n a l s , a n d s t u d y m a p s i n o r d e r t o k n o w t h e i r l o c a t i o n . B u t I h a v e a n e f f i c i en t s taff of A m e r i c a n o f f i ce r s a n d n o n - c o m s a n d s o o n I h o p e t o b e m o s t e f f i c i en t i n m y j o b , w h i c h is t o m a i n ­t a i n a n u n i n t e r r u p t e d f low of t r a f f i c .

R a i l r o a d i n g h e r e is v e r y d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h a t i n t h e U . S. A . F i r s t w e h a v e a t y p e of e q u i p m e n t w h i c h is m u c h d i f f e r e n t i n c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d , s e c o n d l y , w e h a v e I n d i a n e m p l o y e s , w h o a r e p e c u l i a r . S o m e a r e H i n d u s a n d s o m e a r e M o h a m m e d a n s , b u t a l l a r e p o o r , f i l thy a n d s l o w . E n g i n e m e n a n d f i r e m e n , s w i t c h m e n a n d s t a t i o n e m p l o y e s a l l g o a b o u t t h e i r w o r k b a r e ­f o o t e d a n d b a r e h e a d e d , w e a r i n g a s h e e t o r m a t t r e s s c o v e r w r a p p e d a r o u n d a n d b e t w e e n t h e i r l e g s f o r t r o u s e r s , a n d a s h i r t , w i t h t h e t a i l h a n g i n g o u t . I c a n ' t u n d e r s t a n d h o w t h e y a r e a b l e t o w a l k o n t h e c i n d e r s a n d r o c k s a n d h o t p a v e m e n t s w i t h o u t s h o e s .

O n e g l i m p s e i n t h e Y a r d of f ice s h o w s a b o u t 5 0 c l e r k s , w h o h a v e b e n c h e s i n s t e a d of c h a i r s , a n d w h o s i t w i t h t h e i r f e e t o n t h e b e n c h e s , s q u a t ­t i n g l i k e a b u n c h of s p a r r o w s o n a n e a v e t r o u g h . T h e p e o p l e h e r e d o n o t u s e t a b l e s o r c h a i r s ; t h e y s e e m t o r e s t b e t t e r s q u a t t i n g .

A l t h o u g h I n d i a is a l a n d of filth a n d d i s e a s e a n d p o v e r t y a n d s t a r v a t i o n , i t is a l s o a l a n d of b e a u t y , e n c h a n t ­m e n t a n d w o n d e r s . T h e p r i m i t i v e w a y s of l i f e a r e a b o u t 2 0 0 0 y e a r s b e h i n d t h e A m e r i c a n w a y . T h e m a i n m e a n s of t r a v e l i s b y t w o - w h e e l e d c a r t s , d r a w n b y a y o k e of w a t e r b u f f a l o . T h e p l o w s a r e m e r e l y a p o i n t e d p i e c e of w o o d , w h i c h o n l y s c r a t c h e s t h e g r o u n d a b o u t t h r e e i n c h e s d e e p .

Y o u w a l k a n d d r i v e a n d r u n t r a i n s o n t h e le f t s i d e i n s t e a d of t o t h e r i g h t . I n t h e c i t i e s y o u p a y m o r e f o r s e a t s i n t h e b a l c o n y t h a n i n t h e o r c h e s t r a , i n p i c t u r e s h o w s . E v e r y ­t h i n g is o p p o s i t e t o o u r w a y s a t h o m e . T h e c o o l i e s o r l a b o r e r s w o r k f o r 2 0 r u p e e s a m o n t h . A r u p e e i s w o r t h a b o u t 3 0 c . A n a n n a is w o r t h 2 c . T h e a c t u a l r a t e of e x c h a n g e is t h r e e r u p e e s a n d five a n n a s f o r $ 1 .

W e A m e r i c a n s a r e a l l c a l l e d R a j a h , b e c a u s e w e s e e m so r i c h . A s e c o n d h a n d 1 9 3 6 F o r d is w o r t h 5 , 0 0 0 r u p e e s i n C a l c u t t a o r B o m b a y . So y o u c a n u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h e r e a r e f e w m o t o r v e h i c l e s i n I n d i a . I h a v e b e e n i n b o t h c i t i e s a n d l i k e B o m b a y m u c h b e t t e r , a l t h o u g h C a l c u t t a i s o v e r t w i c e a s l a r g e , i t b e i n g t h e s e c o n d l a r g e s t c i ty i n t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e . O u r w o r k is n o t l i m i t e d b y a 1 6 - h o u r l a w . M e n a n d m a t e r i a l m u s t b e k e p t m o v i n g i n a n e v e r e n d l e s s s t r e a m a n d o u r h o p e is t h a t w e m a y b e s p a r e d f r o m m a l a r i a , c h o l e r a , s m a l l p o x , a n d m a n y o t h e r d i s e a s e s p r e v a l e n t h e r e . O u r b o y s , n o t f a r f r o m h e r e , a r e d e p e n d i n g o n u s a n d w e c a n n o t l e t t h e m d o w n , s o if a l l t h e f o l k s p r a y h a r d e n o u g h f o r u s a l l w e m a y b e a b l e t o g i v e a g o o d a c c o u n t of o u r s e l v e s .

M y h e a l t h h a s b e e n g o o d , w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of a b a d c o l d a f t e r a f o r c e d s w i m i n t h e A t l a n t i c . O u r M e d i t e r ­r a n e a n c r u i s e w a s a l s o n o t w i t h o u t e x c i t e m e n t , b u t s u c c e s s f u l . T e l l a l l t h e b u n c h i n t h e office a n d o n t h e o u t s i d e t o " k e e p ' e m r o l l i n g . "

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S e r g t . J o s e p h D. Kempel , 77th Division, H e a d q u a r t e r s , S i g n a l C o r p s , w a s for­merly a s u b s t a t i o n m a n a t N e w York. His brother, Edward J . Kempe l , is a S e a m a n First C l a s s , of t h e P - C - N a v y . Edward w a s formerly in a S igna l G a n g a t N e w York. Both are sons of H. J . Kempe l , A g e n t Tremont S t a t i o n . The brothers h a v e b e e n in serv ice t w o y e a r s .

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Lieut, ( j g ) D o n a l d A . D e a n , U S N , re­cent ly returned from t h e S o u t h Pacif ic a r e a , where he s a w nine months of a c t i o n a s sk ipper of a s u b - c h a s e r . A f t e r a t t e n d ­ing A n n a p o l i s in 1937, he e n t e r e d N e w York C e n t r a l s erv ice a s a Trave l ing C a r A g e n t in t h e off ice of the M a n a g e r of Fre ight Transpor ta t ion , N e w York C i t y . Entering t h e N a v y ear ly in 1942, he w a s s e n t first t o a s u b - c h a s e r t ra in ing c e n t e r in Flor ida . A f t e r d u t y in the C a r i b b e a n , he w a s shi f ted t o a n t i - s u b m a r i n e patro l a n d e s c o r t d u t y in t h e South Paci f ic . H e is now s t u d y i n g for a h igher rat ing a s a G u n n e r y Officer, a t t h e G u n n e r y S c h o o l

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J u l i a • H o r n , d a u g h t e r of W . J . H o r n , M a c h i n i s t , C o l l i n w o o d L o c o ­m o t i v e S h o p s , w a s r e c e n t l y e m p l o y e d as a J u n i o r C l e r k i n t h e Off ice of t h e S S & M M a t C o l l i n w o o d .

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t o r , S t . T h o m a s Y a r d , d i e d M a r c h 2 7 . M r . R e g a n e n t e r e d s e r v i c e J u l y 2 3 , 1 9 1 0 , a s Y a r d B r a k e m a n , a n d l a t e r w a s Y a r d m a s t e r a n d Y a r d C o n d u c t o r . H e r e t i r e d b e c a u s e of i l l h e a l t h O c t o ­b e r 2 8 , 1 9 4 3 .

W . J . E m e s , p e n s i o n e d Y a r d C o n ­d u c t o r , d i e d M a r c h 2 6 . H e e n t e r e d s e r v i c e F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 1 9 0 9 , a n d w o r k e d as Y a r d B r a k e m a n a n d Y a r d C o n ­d u c t o r u n t i l h e r e t i r e d N o v e m b e r 2 4 , 1 9 4 2 , b e c a u s e of i l l h e a l t h .

F r e i g h t C o n d u c t o r W . J . W h i t e d i e d s u d d e n l y , M a r c h 7 . H e e n t e r e d s e r v i c e a s a r o a d b r a k e m a n J u l y 1 1 , 1 9 1 6 , a n d w a s p r o m o t e d t o F r e i g h t C o n d u c t o r F e b r u a r y 1, 1 9 2 9 .

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t h e r e w a s a n a r t i c l e b y B r i g a d i e r - G e n ­e r a l C a r l R . G r a y , J r . , D i r e c t o r G e n ­e r a l , M i l i t a r y R a i l w a y S e r v i c e , g i v i n g a " R e p o r t o n M i l i t a r y R a i l r o a d i n g i n t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n A r e a . " C o p i e s of t h i s i l l u s t r a t e d r e p o r t m a y b e h a d o n a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l ' s Off ice of P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s , 4 6 6 L e x i n g ­t o n A v e n u e , N e w Y o r k C i t y .

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R a i l r o a d s a n d t h e t e l e g r a p h i n d u s ­t r i e s w i l l c e l e b r a t e , o n M a y 2 4 , t h e o n e h u n d r e d t h a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e d a y w h e n S a m u e l F . B . M o r s e s e n t t h e first m e s ­s a g e " W h a t H a t h G o d W r o u g h t " o v e r t h e w o r l d ' s first p r a c t i c a l t e l e g r a p h , f r o m W a s h i n g t o n t o B a l t i m o r e , a l o n g t h e r i g h t of w a y of t h e B a l t i m o r e & O h i o R a i l r o a d . T h e o r i g i n a l i n s t r u ­m e n t u s e d f o r t h i s first m e s s a g e w i l l b e e m p l o y e d t o s e n d a s i m i l a r m e s s a g e f r o m W a s h i n g t o n o n t h e a n n i v e r s a r y .

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m e r T r a v e l i n g F r e i g h t A g e n t , r e c e n t l y w a s p r o m o t e d t o C a p t a i n i n t h e T r a n s ­p o r t a t i o n C o r p s , i n w h i c h h e e n l i s t e d as a F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t i n M a r c h , 1 9 4 3 . C a p t a i n T h o m p s o n is s t a t i o n e d w i t h t h e A i r T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o r p s i n E n g ­l a n d .

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R a p i d s , M i c h . , h a v e b e e n g i v e n t h e " G e n e r o u s H e a r t " a w a r d b y t h e K e n t C o u n t y W a r C h e s t f o r d o n a t i n g o n e h o u r ' s p a y a m o n t h f o r a n e n t i r e y e a r t o t h e w a r c h e s t . T h e y o v e r s u b s c r i b e d t h e i r q u o t a 1 0 0 % , a n d t h e N . Y . C . is t h e o n l y r a i l r o a d i n t h e c i ty to r e c e i v e t h i s d i s t i n c t i o n .

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T R A L S c r a p a n d R e c l a m a t i o n P l a n t , A s h t a b u l a , O h i o , s i n c e t h e s p r i n g of 1 9 4 3 h a s p r o v e d h i g h l y s u c c e s s f u l , t h e n e w w o m e n e m p l o y e s h a v i n g a l r e a d y d e m o n s t r a t e d u n u s u a l eff iciency a n d d e ­p e n d a b i l i t y .

T w e l v e p e r c e n t of t h e p l a n t ' s 3 0 0 e m p l o y e s n o w c o n s i s t of w o m e n , ac ­c o r d i n g t o A . L . P r e n t i c e , M a n a g e r , w h o s u m s u p t h e r e s u l t s w i t h t h e s t a t e ­m e n t , " W e w o u l d h a v e b e e n s u n k w i t h ­o u t t h e w o m e n ! "

L a s t y e a r i t w a s a q u e s t i o n of h i r i n g w o m e n o r a t t e m p t i n g t o c a r r y o n t h e S y s t e m ' s s c r a p a n d r e c l a m a t i o n o p e r a ­t i o n s w i t h a l a b o r de f i c i ency . T w e n t y -f o u r w o m e n w e r e p u t t o w o r k a t v a r i ­o u s t a s k s throughout the plant. It was s o o n a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e p l a n h e l d g o o d p r o m i s e a n d t h e h i r i n g w a s c o n t i n u e d

with the r e s u l t t h a t t h e t o t a l n u m b e r of w o m e n w o r k i n g d u r i n g t h e l a s t f e w m o n t h s h a s v a r i e d f r o m 3 6 t o 3 8 . A d ­d i t i o n a l w o m e n w o r k e r s w i l l b e h i r e d w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e , as m o r e of t h e p l a n t m e n a r e c a l l e d i n t o t h e A r m e d F o r c e s .

I t is a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t t h e y a r e e s p e c i a l l y c a r e f u l i n s o r t i n g t h e s m a l l e r i t e m s s u c h a s a n t i - c r e e p e r s , s p i k e s , b o l t s a n d n u t s . T h e w o m e n h a v e a l s o p r o v e d m o r e a d e p t a t h a n d l i n g a n d s e g r e g a t i n g s h i p m e n t s of s m a l l p i e c e s of m i x e d s c r a p , s u c h as b r a s s a n d a l u m i n u m , w h i c h a r e s o r t e d i n a n o t h e r p a r t of t h e p l a n t .

T h e m a j o r i t y of t h e w o m e n , p a r t i c u ­l a r l y a m o n g t h e y o u n g e r g r o u p , a r e h i g h s c h o o l g r a d u a t e s , a n d a g r a d u a t e n u r s e is o n e of t w o w o m e n r e g u l a r l y a s s i g n e d t o o n e of t h e l a r g e s h e a r i n g m a c h i n e s . E n t h u s i a s m f o r t h e i r w o r k is r e a d i l y a p p a r e n t , a n d t h e p u r p o s e a n d i m p o r t a n c e of e v e r y o p e r a t i o n t o w h i c h t h e y a r e a s s i g n e d is e x p l a i n e d i n d e t a i l . A s a r e s u l t , m o r a l e is h i g h

a n d t h e w o m e n a r e a d e p t a n d eff icient w o r k e r s .

T h e w o m e n a r e e n g a g e d i n a w i d e v a r i e t y of t a s k s , i n c l u d i n g : ( 1 ) t h e s o r t i n g of h e a v y f e r r o u s s c r a p , ( 2 ) t h e s o r t i n g of n o n - f e r r o u s s c r a p , ( 3 ) o p e r ­a t i n g p l a n t m o t o r t r u c k s a n d t r a c t o r s , ( 4 ) t h e i n s p e c t i o n a n d c l a s s i f i c a t i on of s u c h m a t e r i a l s as h e l i c a l c a r s p r i n g s , j o u r n a l b e a r i n g w e d g e s , e t c . , ( 5 ) s t o r e ­h o u s e a t t e n d a n t s , a n d ( 6 ) h a n d l i n g w h e e l b a r r o w s a n d h a n d t r u c k s i n t r a n s ­f e r r i n g , l o a d i n g a n d s t o r i n g e q u i p m e n t a n d m a t e r i a l s .

W o r k i n g h o u r s a r e t h e s a m e a s f o r m a l e e m p l o y e e s — s t r a i g h t e i g h t - h o u r s h i f t s . I n t h e o b s e r v a n c e of s t a t e l a b o r l a w , t h e a s s i g n m e n t s f o r w o m e n w o r k ­e r s a r e l i m i t e d t o t a s k s r e q u i r i n g t h e frequent lifting of l o a d s n o t i n e x c e s s 35 pounds.

Employment was also supplemented b y t h e h i r i n g of 1 7 h i g h s c h o o l b o y s , f r o m 1 6 t o 18 y e a r s of a g e , a f t e r o b ­t a i n i n g a p p r o v a l of t h e l o c a l b o a r d of e d u c a t i o n , f o r p a r t - t i m e w o r k d u r i n g t h e s c h o o l y e a r , a n d f u l l - t i m e d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r v a c a t i o n . A t p r e s e n t , a l l t h e b o y s a r e u n d e r 1 7 .

C a r e f u l p l a n n i n g , a b l e l e a d e r s h i p a n d a c l o s e - k n i t o r g a n i z a t i o n a r e t h e f a c t o r s l a r g e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e s u c c e s s of t h e p l a n f o r t h e e m e r g e n c y e m p l o y ­m e n t o f w o m e n w o r k e r s a t t h e p l a n t . F r e e d o m f r o m d e t a i l b e n c h w o r k a n d r e c u r r e n t a s s e m b l y p r o c e d u r e s , g o o d w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s , o p e n a i r a n d t h e p r o s p e c t of p h y s i c a l e x e r t i o n , a l l h a v e t h e i r a p p e a l . L i m i t e d l a b o r t u r n o v e r a n d p l a n t p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s of t h e las t s e v e n m o n t h s a t t e s t t h e l i k i n g of t h e w o m e n f o r t h e w o r k .

T h e e m p l o y m e n t p l a n w a s d e v e l o p e d a n d p l a c e d i n o p e r a t i o n u n d e r t h e g e n ­e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n of M r . P r e n t i c e a n d u n d e r t h e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of G . M . W r i g h t , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , S c r a p a n d R e ­c l a m a t i o n .

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T h e y a r e : S e r g e a n t G e o r g e H u m ­p h r e y s , M a m a r o n e c k , N . Y . , P r i v a t e R o b e r t S m i t h , a n d C a p t a i n J . G . B r e n -n a n , of B r e w s t e r , N . Y .

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W a r r a n t Off icer D a v e C o n g d o n of t h e M e r c h a n t M a r i n e . H e l o o k s w e l l i n b l u e . H e d i d n ' t s ay m u c h , b u t h e h a s s e e n a c t i o n i n b o t h t h e A t l a n t i c a n d Pac i f ic t h e a t e r s of w a r .

P f c . T o m M c W h i n n e y of t h e A r m y .

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l i n a . H e h a s g a i n e d w e i g h t , a n d d o e s

n o t l i k e C a r o l i n a m u d .

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P r o v i n g G r o u n d s in M a r y l a n d . H e

l o o k s p l e n t y h e a l t h y .

A l e t t e r w a s r e c e i v e d f r o m W a r r e n J a c k s o n , w h o , a t l as t r e p o r t , i s s o m e ­w h e r e i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s . H i s f irst l i n e is , " R e c e i v e d t h e H E A D L I G H T t o d a y ; t h a n k s a l o t . I t is g r e a t t o r e a d s o m e ­t h i n g y o u c a n u n d e r s t a n d f o r a c h a n g e . " H i s o n l y c o m p l a i n t w a s t h a t t h e b a r r a c k s w e r e q u a r a n t i n e d . M u m p s .

A l l of t h e m i l i t a r y m e m b e r s of t h e d e p a r t m e n t a r e m a i l e d t h e H E A D L I G H T e a c h m o n t h , a n d f r o m t h e c o m m e n t s w e r e c e i v e , t h e y a p p r e c i a t e r e c e i v i n g t h e n e w s of t h e S y s t e m .

S y m p a t h i e s a r e e x t e n d e d t o P a t r o l ­m e n M a x w e l l a n d S c a n l o n , o n t h e r e c e n t d e a t h s of t h e i r m o t h e r s .

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B e e c h G r o v e F r e i g h t S h o p n o w h a s a t o t a l of 1 0 6 f o r m e r e m p l o y e s i n m i l i ­t a r y s e r v i c e a n d i n a d d i t i o n 51 of p r e s ­e n t e m p l o y e s h a v e 7 7 s o n s a n d d a u g h ­t e r s in s e r v i c e , 4 0 in t h e A r m y , 31 i n t h e N a v y , t h r e e i n t h e M a r i n e s a n d t h r e e i n t h e M e r c h a n t M a r i n e . C a r m a n H e n r y Y e a g e r a n d H e l p e r J e s s M c C l o u d e a c h h a v e f o u r s o n s , a n d L a b o r L e a d e r H . J . H e s s m a n , five s o n s i n s e r v i c e .

P r i v a t e W i l l i a m L i n d s e y , r e c e n t l y r e ­t u r n e d f r o m G u a d a l c a n a l , s p e n t a d a y a t t h e s h o p s .

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s h o p s d u r i n g a f u r l o u g h .

A d d i t i o n a l F r e i g h t S h o p e m p l o y e s e n ­t e r i n g t h e M i l i t a r y S e r v i c e a r e : M . A . D i l l o n , P a i n t e r H e l p e r ; V . G . F o l t z , C a r m a n a n d C . A . L i c k l i t e r , L a b o r e r .

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E a r l P . V a n L u v a n , 6 3 , a B i g F o u r b o i l e r m a k e r f o r 3 0 y e a r s , d i e d a t h i s h o m e i n I n d i a n a p o l i s r e c e n t l y . H e is s u r v i v e d b y h i s w i f e a n d a s o n , K e n ­n e t h E . V a n L u v a n .

Yeager New Head Off icers of t h e N . Y . C . A . A . of M a n -

h a t t a n t o s e r v e f o r a y e a r f r o m M a y 1, w e r e e l e c t e d A p r i l 1 9 , a s f o l l o w s :

F . A . Y e a g e r , E n g i n e e r i n g D e p a r t ­m e n t , P r e s i d e n t ; G . E . P a r r y , A c c o u n t ­i n g , V i c e P r e s i d e n t ; R a l p h E v a n s , L a n d & T a x , T r e a s u r e r ; M i s s H . F i t z -s i m m o n s , A c c o u n t i n g , C o r r e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y ; T . C l a n c y , E n g i n e e r i n g , S e c r e t a r y - S e r v i c e ; F . Ca f f r ey , L a n d & T a x , S e c r e t a r y - M e m b e r s h i p ; J . J . H o l -b e r t , Office E n g . M . P . , D i r e c t o r S p o r t s a n d M i s s A . N i c k e r s o n , A c ­c o u n t i n g , D i r e c t o r - W o m e n ' s A c t i v i ­t i e s .

T h e first a c t i v i t y t h i s y e a r w i l l b e a c o n c e r t b y t h e G l e e C l u b , M a y 5, a t t h e J u n i o r L e a g u e C l u b , 2 1 E a s t 7 2 s t St . , M a n h a t t a n , a t 8 o ' c l o c k . T h e G i l ­b e r t a n d S u l l i v a n o p e r e t t a " T r i a l b y J u r y , " d i r e c t e d b y T h a l e s W e e k s , w i l l c o m p r i s e t h e first h a l f of t h e p r o g r a m . T h e s e c o n d h a l f w i l l c o n s i s t of c o n ­c e r t s e l e c t i o n s u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n

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C o m p a n y , E l e c t r i c a l & M e c h a n i c a l D e ­p a r t m e n t , r e p o r t s :

R e c e n t w o r d f r o m t h e f o u r fur-l o u g h e d g r o u n d m e n f r o m t h e L i n e D e ­p a r t m e n t , t w o i n t h e A r m y A i r C o r p s , a n d o n e e a c h i n t h e T a n k C o r p s a n d M e c h a n i z e d C a v a l r y , r e s p e c t i v e l y , is as f o l l o w s :

C l a r e n c e G . H u n t e r i n d i c a t e s t h a t h e m a d e t h e g r a d e a t C a r r o l l C o l l e g e i n W i s c o n s i n , is n o w a t t h e A r m y A i r B a s e a t S a n t a A n a , C a l i f o r n i a , a n d is t a k i n g p r e - f l i g h t t r a i n i n g fo r p i l o t . W h i l e a t c o l l e g e h e h a d 1 0 h o u r s of f ly ing i n a P i p e r C u b .

J o h n G . K l i n g h a s a l s o m a d e t h e g r a d e a t K e s s l e r F i e l d , M i s s i s s i p p i , a n d w i l l b e a s s i g n e d f o r A i r C o r p s t r a i n i n g .

C o r p o r a l M a r t i n S. P a v e l k a w a s h o m e o n h i s l a s t l e a v e r e c e n t l y a n d i s n o w a g u n n e r o n a m e d i u m t a n k . H e is s l a t e d f o r o v e r s e a s d u t y .

P f c E l m e r N i c h o l s , a n a m b u l a n c e d r i v e r i n t h e m e d i c a l d e t a c h m e n t of a m e c h a n i z e d c a v a l r y s q u a d r o n , w a s a l s o h o m e o n l e a v e t o v i s i t h i s y o u n g b r i d e . H i s d a d w o r k s fo r t h e C e n t r a l a t L i n n d a l e .

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L i n e m a n L e a d e r L e o n a r d N e a l ' s s o n R a n d l e p a s s e d h i s t e s t s a t S y r a c u s e U n i v e r s i t y a n d w a s t r a n s f e r r e d f o r p r e - f l i g h t t r a i n i n g t o S a n t a A n a , C a l i ­f o r n i a .

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s o n , B r u n o , r e c e n t l y l e f t f o r t h e N a v y . J o h n w o u l d h a v e h a d h i s f o u r s o n s i n t h e s e r v i c e , b u t f o r t h e fac t t h a t H a n s , f o r m e r l y w i t h t h e M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y D e p a r t m e n t , w a s g i v e n a m e d i c a l d i s c h a r g e f r o m t h e F i e l d A r ­t i l l e r y a f t e r h i s r e c e n t i l l n e s s . E u g e n e is t r a i n i n g n o w i n t h e A i r C o r p s , h a v ­i n g t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m a m o u n t a i n a r ­t i l l e r y u n i t , a n d E r w i n is i n t h e E n g i ­n e e r C o r p s o v e r s e a s .

W e h a v e r e c e i v e d a n A P O n u m b e r f o r P v t . W h i t e y A n d e r s o n , w h o is i n t h e T a n k D e s t r o y e r C o r p s . H e is o v e r ­s e a s .

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R R Y M C A C h e s s C l u b i n C l e v e l a n d , G e o r g e R . L y o n of t h e C o l l i n w o o d L o c o m o t i v e S h o p , w a s e l e c t e d P r e s i ­d e n t . D r . I . E . H a l p e r i n , a m e m b e r of t h e c l u b f r o m t h e c o m m u n i t y , w a s e l e c t e d t h e s e c r e t a r y .

T h e c l u b i s p l a y i n g s e v e n m a t c h p l a y g a m e s i n t h e c o m i n g m o n t h s .

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S O M E W H E R E I N T H E S O U T H P A C I F I C . — M a r i n e M a s t e r T e c h n i c a l S e r g e a n t E u g e n e P . C u m m i n g s , 2 3 , of 3 6 9 6 W e s t 1 3 6 t h S t r e e t , C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , r e c e n t l y w a s p r o m o t e d f r o m t e c h n i c a l s e r g e a n t t o h i s p r e s e n t r a n k .

M a s t e r T e c h n i c a l S e r g e a n t C u m ­m i n g s i s t h e n o n - c o m m i s s i o n e d officer i n c h a r g e of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w i t h a M a r i n e a v i a t i o n u n i t .

H e i s t h e s o n of M r s A n n a L S e v e r a l N e w York C e n t r a l workers are b e l i e v e d t o b e a m o n g the S e a b e e s , m e m -C u m m i n g s of t h e a b o v e a d d r e s s . bers o f a N a v a l C o n s t r u c t i o n Bat ta l ion , w h o built this l ight ra i l road . C a p t a i n

B e f o r e e n l i s t i n g o n A u g u s t 2 1 , W i l l i a m M . Q u i g l e y , U .S .N . , C o m m a n d e r of N a v a l b a s e s in the S o l o m o n s , dr ives 1 9 4 2 , h e w a s e m p l o y e d b y t h e N e w a brass spike into o n e of t h e f e w w o o d e n t i e s on t h e l ine . N o t e t h e n a t i v e Y o r k C e n t r a l R a i l r o a d as a f i r e m a n . s e r g e a n t , with arm b a n d , a t r ight .

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These wives of m e m b e r s of N e w York C e n t r a l Post 515 , V e t e r a n s of Fore ign W a r s , p a y p e r i o d i c visits t o t h e V e t e r a n s H o s p i t a l a t B a t a v i a t o d i s tr ibute g i f t s t o p a ­t i en t s . Left t o r ight: Mrs. Lee Babcock , wife of t r a i n m a s t e r ; Mrs. J a m e s Col l ins , wi fe of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e m p l o y e ; Mrs. H . Truval ley, wife o f c o n d u c t o r ; Mrs. N . O p p e n h e i m e r , wife of yard c o n d u c t o r a n d Mrs. B. Rydlewski, wife of y a r d m a s t e r

a t main track, East Buffalo a n d new c o m m a n d e r of Post 5 1 5 .

Lieut. J a c k H . Fournier, son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry J . Fournier, C l e v e l a n d , w a s recent ly r e p o r t e d missing in a c t i o n o v e r

G e r m a n y s ince February 2 5 . Lieut. Fournier, 28 , en l i s ted a s an Army C a d e t , April 8, 1942 a n d r e c e i v e d his W i n g s April 2 2 , 1943 . H e w a s g r a d u a t e d from L a k e w o o d H i g h S c h o o l , where he w a s p r o m i n e n t in a t h l e t i c s . H e a l so a t ­t e n d e d O h i o Univers i ty a t A t h e n s , O h i o . A t t h e t i m e of en l i s tment he w a s e m ­p l o y e d by the U n i t e d S t a t e s Aluminum C o m p a n y as a C o s t A c c o u n t a n t . The las t l e t ter r e c e i v e d from him w a s d a t e d February 16th a n d r e l a t e d e x p e r i e n c e s on his visits t o L o n d o n . His f a t h e r has b e e n e m p l o y e d by the N e w York C e n t r a l under R. W . A n d r e w s , Fre ight A g e n t , for 31 y e a r s . Lieut. J a c k w a s a l s o formerly

e m p l o y e d by t h e C e n t r a l .

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A c c o u n t a n t , d i e d A p r i l 5 . S y m p a t h y is e x t e n d e d t o h i s s i s t e r , S a r a A . B e g g s , of t h e A u d i t o r ' s Office, L a S a l l e S t r e e t S t a t i o n , C h i c a g o .

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W i l l i a m N . N o h r , C . R. & I . G e n ­e r a l B o o k k e e p e r , is t h e p r o u d g r a n d p a of a b a b y g i r l b o r n t o h i s d a u g h t e r , V i r g i n i a , A p r i l 1 7 .

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C o r p o r a l A . Z i r w e s w r i t e s f r o m I t a l y t h a t h e is w e l l , a n d h a s s e e n M t . V e s u v i u s i n a c t i o n a n d t h e r u i n s of P o m p e i i .

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M a n y of t h e men in this Bat ta l ion h a v e worked on the N e w York C e n t r a l . They are now tra in ing a t C a m p J e s s e Turner, Van Buren, Arkansas , on the Missouri Paci f ic . The Bat ta l ion w a s a c t i v a t e d in N e w O r l e a n s , in N o v e m b e r , 1943, a n d is c o m m a n d e d by Major W a l t e r S c h o p p e s . The personne l represent s every S t a t e in t h e Union . Shown in the p ic ture a r e : Bot tom row, le f t t o r ight: Harry E. 'Smith, Private, Buford L. W r i g h t , T / 5 . Alex G u e s t , Private . S e c o n d row, left t o r ight: W i l l i a m J . G a r e y , T / 5 , Forrest L. G a n d e r , T / 5 , C . J . A d i s , M a c h i n e Inspector , J . W . Griffin, Boiler Inspector , Paul W . Baird, T / 5 , H o l m a n Griswold , T / 5 , Arthur E. J o r g e n s o n , T / 5 . Third row, left t o r ight: J a m e s O . Bort, Private , Leroy A . Y o c u m , T / 5 , S i d n e y S. H a n d l e r , Pr ivate . Fourth row, left t o r ight : D o m i n i c Terpoil l i , Pr ivate , A l f a n s o Panto , Private , Harry S e i g l o , Private , Kenith R. A n d e r s o n T / 5 , H o w a r d L. Fulton, T / 5 . Fifth row, left t o r ight: J o s e p h P. G u i n a n o , Private, J a c o b

Flam, Private , Richard M. Bals iger, T / 5 , D o n a l d A . Little, T / 4 . '

C h a r l e s L . E b e r h a r t , H a m m e r O p e r - G e o r g e S. B u r k h a r d , P a s s e n g e r C a r -a t o r a t W e s t A l b a n y C a r S h o p s , h a s m a n a t W e s t A l b a n y C a r S h o p s , h a s r e t i r e d a f t e r 3 8 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e . r e t i r e d a f t e r 33 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e .

S e r g e a n t John D. D e M a i n is shown in North Afr i ca , s t a n d i n g a d j a c e n t t o Rail­road Yard in which he worked a s a m e m ­ber of t h e A r m e d Forces . Before b e i n g i n d u c t e d in April , 1942, D e M a i n w a s a Yard C o n d u c t o r in the N e w York C e n ­tral Yards a t Y o u n g s t o w n , O h i o . H e re­c e n t l y s e n t a c l i p p i n g from t h e February 19, 1944, e d i t i o n of t h e "Stars a n d S tr ipes" showing a p ic ture of N e w York C e n t r a l M a r a u d e r B o m b e r N o . 2 a n d its crew. In a l e t t er he te l ls how proud he is of this b o m b e r a n d e s p e c i a l l y of B o m b e r N o . 1, for which he c o n t r i b u t e d when he w a s in Y o u n g s t o w n . His c los ing words t o us were " K e e p up the g o o d work fe l lows , more p l a n e s like this are

b a d news for t h e Jerrys ."

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N Y C V e t e r a n s A s s o c i a t i o n h e l d i t s S p r i n g M e m b e r s ' M e e t i n g , A p r i l 2 7 , a t t h e M a n h a t t a n R a i l r o a d B r a n c h " Y . "

I . L . A u s t i n , A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y , B o a r d of P e n s i o n s , s p o k e o n t h e c o u r s e of " T r a i n i n g i n P u b l i c R e ­l a t i o n s " w h i c h h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o e m p l o y e s a n d t w o N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l m o t i o n p i c t u r e s , " N e w Y o r k C a l l i n g " a n d " T h e S t e a m L o c o ­m o t i v e , " w e r e s h o w n .

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T h e e m p l o y e s of t h e D e p a r t m e n t a l A c c o u n t i n g Off ice a t U t i c a , d o n a t e d $ 1 4 8 5 t o t h e r e c e n t R e d C r o s s f u n d , w h i c h w a s 3 7 1 . 5 p e r c e n t of t h e q u o t a s e t f o r t h e m b y t h e R e d C r o s s .

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Q f c . W i l l i a m S e a r c y , a m e m b e r of a R e p l a c e m e n t Pool in North

Afr i ca , recent ly m e t his f a ther , T / 5 R o b e r t T. S e a r c y , f ormer Beech G r o v e S h o p e m p l o y e , in t h a t far ­a w a y l a n d . The e l d e r S e a r c y , w h o is with a N e w York C e n t r a l Ra i lway S h o p Bat ta l ion , t h o u g h t his son w a s still in the s t a t e s . H e w a n g l e d a t h r e e - d a y p a s s which he used t o visit him.

Mari lyn G r a d y , 18, is here shown with her fa ther , Henry G r a d y , v e t e r a n C l e v e l a n d o p e r a t o r . She is a c o n t r a l t o , with auburn hair, brown e y e s , a b ig v o i c e and

a n ice smile .

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C l e v e l a n d t e l e g r a p h office, is a m i g h t y p r o u d m a n t h e s e d a y s . T h e r e a s o n — h i s l i t t l e d a u g h t e r a n d h o u s e k e e p e r , 1 8 - y e a r - o l d M a r i l y n , w a s n a m e d o n e of t h e f ina l i s t s i n t h e G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c L a m p D e p a r t m e n t ' s s e a r c h f o r t h e " U n d i s c o v e r e d V o i c e of A m e r i c a . " T h i s h o n o r g a v e h e r t h e p r i v i l e g e of s i n g i n g o n G . E . ' s " H o u r of C h a r m " r a d i o p r o g r a m , M a r c h 2 6 .

M r . G r a d y h a s b e e n w i t h N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l f o r 32 y e a r s , c o m i n g t o t h e r o a d a f t e r h a v i n g s e r v e d a s a t e l e ­g r a p h e r w i t h b o t h W e s t e r n U n i o n a n d P o s t a l .

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