The Frisco Employes' Magazine, June 1928 - Springfield-Greene ...

ON MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Frisco
Association of Metal Crafts and Car
Department employes of Chaffee, Mo.,
Local No. I'l, are working in a mem-
bership contest, lasting through May,
.June and July. The losers will en-
tertain the winners with an enter-
tainment and supper.
At the last meeting of this auxiliary,
four new members mere initiated.
They were, Mrs. Mary Reeves. Neisha
Denton, Opal Stringfellow and De-
mova Reeves.
The Playground Ball League of Ft.
Worth, Tex., is in full swing. Three
teams are entered from the Frisco
offices, one each Prom the office force,
the car department and the shops, and
each.team play one game a week.
I SPORT NOTES I
Tennis is claiming the attention of
many of the Chaffee, Mo., employes.
Ranney, McDonaugh, Bill Henke and
R. E. Pipkin, all old heads at the ten-
nis game have promised their support
of a tennis team.
The Frisco shop ball team of Okla-
homa City, now holds second place
in the City Twilight League, having
won three games, lost two and tied
one. The team expects to win the
pennant for the season.
A number of employes in the Frisco
office building at Ft. Smith, Ark., are
sponsoring a tennis court to be erect-
ed on the Frisco right-of-way, to be
used by employes only.
I Frisco Mechanic Family News I
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
THAYER, MO.
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F. 31. PEEBLES, Reporter
R. R. Holmes, engine lnsoector and
family, visited friends at Monett. Mo.
C. S. Sellars, machinist. 1s on the
sick list.
On Nay 7 the stork left at the home
of R. E. Davis, fireman, an eight-
pound boy.
Jlm Mulky, hostler, 1s seriously ill
at his home.
Howard Holmes, englneer. is in
Springfield spending a few days.
Bill Davis, fireman, is sporting a
new Chevrolet coupe.
Claude Jones, car inspector, Is on
the sick list.
H. Miller, cashier, is sporting a new
Chevrolet coupe.
Fireman A. &I. Box has a new ar-
rival at his home-a baby girl.
I. W. Hill is sporting a new Chev-
rolet coupe.
Conductor Flckey recently loaded a
car of radishes at Tulot and Marked
Tree and erpectlng to load somethlng
like 43 cars this season.
George Mitchell, hostler, is on the
sick list.
J. J. Edginton. stationary fireman,
made a trip to Oklahoma recently.
Earl Lewis, hostler helper, resigned
that position and went to work on the
section.
LOCAL NO. 24--AMORY, MISS.
EVERETT D. HANSEN, Reporter
G. M. Beggs, night locomotive in-
spector, has been off several days on
account of sickness.
Robert Stevenson, car clerk, has just
returned from a motorcycle trip
through .Birmingham, Atlanta and
Tampa.
Local No. 24 held regular meeting
April 17, which was well attended.
Anton B. Holmquist, machinist of St.
Louis, was a visitor at Amory round-
house recently.
We had a short visit from D. For-
sythe. general road foreman of equip-
ment, recently. The boys are always
glad to see Nr. Forsythe.
Dock Dees, car man, has returned
from a week-end trip to Birmingham.
While there he entertained himself at
East Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Malone are
the proud parents of a fine elght and
one-half pound girl. Congratulatlons!
Ed Grizzle, store room trucker, has
recently purchased a new four-door
IVhippet six sedan.
W. J. Patterson, storekeeper, has
purchased a setter blrd dog to go with
the pointer that he bought a few
weeks ago.
BRIDGE AND BUILDING DEPT.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
ARTHUR BUNCH, Reporter
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Thomas Baker was off work on account
of illness.
Ellis 3Iayfield recently gave a house
party. Several of the B. & B. boys
were . . - . - there. .
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Mr. \Vllliam Skyles and his gang
recently repaired the bridges on the
Chadwick branch.
Mr. &I. R. Jolmson and hls gang re-
cently repaired the bridges and depot
at Veiona, Mo.
Mr. J. P. Carter and hls gang re-
cently renewed the roof on depot at
Marshfield.
3Ir. John McGill was operated on
at the Springfield Frisco hospital and
is now getting along fine.
Dock Gamoutt recently visited rela-
tives at Joplln, Mo.
Barney Henderson has gone to Pen-
sacola, Florida, to engineer the pile
driver. He expects to get back in
June.
NORTH SHOPS-SPRINGFIELD, MO.
SHERMAN W. ELLIS. Reporter
Fred Clement, machinlst, was confined
to hls home a few days recently.
with the flu.
Jack Gehrs, rod gang foreman, has
~urchased a new 25 model Clievrolet
coach.
Lawrence 0, Myers, boilermaker
thlrd class, received a slight injury to
his right eye A~ril 17-"Don't be careless
men, weal; goggles."
J. A. Woodson, tool room foreman,
returned to his duties May 11, followinrr
several weeks' llluess at his home.
S. B. Hooper, nlght stationary Areman,
spent the Arst ten days of May
with friends aud relatives in St. Louls
and Chicago.
H. J. Ray, shop superintendent, was
confined to his home several days with
the fiu, returning to his duties-May 7.
4, C. Swineford, shop order clerk,
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spent Sunday, >fay (i, in Kansas City.
visitinc with Dr. J. E. Eyrnes.
3Ierrell Denoon, brass moulder, hav-
ing had his tonsils removed April 27.
mturned to work May 7.
Vern Davis, mechanic's laborer. re-
ceived an injury to his right foot by
step pin^ on a nai1,'that had been left
in a scmp board. Safety First-never
throw down a board with nails in it."
Homer Davis. H. D. Brown and C.
D. Parke, safety first committeemen
of the rar yards. were visitors at the
north shop safety meeting May 1. We
are doinq everythinx possible to elim-
inate accidents at this point. Another
Eood showing for the month of April,
only three slight injuries-none report-
able and no time lost.
Wm. Stanley, labor foreman, has
been confined to his home the past sev-
eral weeks on account of severe 111-
ness.
Motor car 2117, which was received
at this shop Anril 12, has been aiven
a complete overhauling, and was ready
for service May 25.
Al. Rall and Buck Reddick. left town
early Sunday morning, May 6, and
motored to a fishing hole near Ft.
Scott. Kansas, where they fished all
clay. They returned late that nlght
with a fine day's catch. which con-
sisted of one small Ash about six
inches in lvnrth. This is the Arst Ash
story of the season, but a true one.
Grant Short, machinlst and his wife,
expect to leave on a thirty-day vaca-
tion t~ IP to Califo~nin, June 1.
Pete St~nger, foreman at Sherman.
Texas. and formerly of thls shop, was
a v~sltor here May 11.
Tim Regan. machlnist. who has been
off from work the past two months.
is still unable to return to work. We
hope for his speedy recovery.
J. A. Champieux, machinist and hls
wlfe. expect to leave June 15. to spend
a fifteen-day vacatlon with frlends and
relatives at Scranton and Manns
Choice. Penna.
CAR DEPARTMENT
MONETT, MO.
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D. I". TOBIAS, Reporter
Sim. P. Walker, car Inspector, returned
to work May 14. considerably
improved in health after belng on
duty since March 5.
Coach Foreman T. M. YcMillen returned
from the hospital at St. Louls
May 3. where he had been taklng treatment
for rheumatism. At this writing
he has not returned to work, but
states he will be on the job In a short
while.
No injuries reported in the car department
during the month of April.
Wasn't that fine? The general foreman.
3Ir. Kaufman. is ~r0Ud of that
month.
Sickness this spring seems unusually
severe. J. E. Proctor, car repairer.
has been oCf sizce the latter part of
Aprll account fiu." Others losing
time account sickness were C. T. Wood
and E. R. Ha~gard.
Ira J. Stockton returned to wbtk
May 1 after losing two months account
injury to his left hand.
Vacation time is at hand. Foreman
C. F. Davidson expects to visit his
old home folks and acquaintances In
the Cnrolinas; piece work checker J.
E. Graham and wife will visit the old
home town and relatives In Mississippi;
coach foreman A. Kesterson and
wife have planned a trlp to Callfornia
and coach foreman T. M. McMIllen
and family wlll visit relatives at
Chula and Wheellng in the northern
part of thls state. General Foreman
R. G. Kaufman says he has no trip
~lanned, but we'll all bet he 1s watching
the big league ball scores for a
chance to see several of the games.
Ye scribe spent a day with the home
folks at Willow Springs in the early
part of ;\ray. Every day, in every
way, the wife's biscuits taste better
and better.