Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-10-06
SHASTA DIVISION
MEN WIN o. S. o.

In the late issue Of the Southern
Pacific Bulletin are the lists OF
employees named for distinguished
service order, who in the ordinary
course Of the days affairs, by
some special act of alertness or
enterprise, contributed to the sue
cessful operation Of the railroad
in a manner that warranted rec
7 ognition from their respective SUI
perlntendents. Following is the
\ list from the Shasta division,
many of whom live in Ashland or
4 are well known here:
4 H. D. Brown, engine foreman;
j. Colyig, brakeman, and F.. j..
/ Porter. conductor. all of Klamath
Falls-For their excellent services
IN extinguishing fire in baggage
car and removing mail from car
which likely would have been de-
stroyed had fire gotten beyonnd
/ control.
r. L. Wardle, conductor; s. r..
Stanley, engineer; j. H. Moelk, c..
0. Johnson and NJ. j. Love, brake
men, all of Hornbrook-For val
liable services rendered in moving
company property to safe place
at time of fire.
Nick Polantis. section foreman
For discovering track out of
line while off duty and out walk
ing and the interest and prompt
action displayed to the extent of
sending his wife in one direction
tC flag trains and himself proceed
ing in the opposite direction.
! Otto Beck, operator, Mt. Heb
! ron-For the excellent service per-
formed in making repairs to phone
and telegraph wires put out of
commission by lightning, thereby
lessening delay to both trains and
telegraph business.
Geo, Walker, signal maintainer,
Sisson--FOr the splendid service
rendered at time fire was COM
municated to our telegraph line,
he having climbed several poles
with a bottle of water, the only
means he had, and extinguished
fire, preventing a complete failure
of lines in vicinity of fire.
w. A. Thaxton, section foreman,
close inspection of
passing train, resulting in discov-
cry of brakebeam dragging under
car in train, promptly notifying
crew and assisting in effecting re-
pairs.
j. G.. Wiley, B. and B. foreman;
B. B. Balls, conductor; w. II. Nc
Cam, engineer; +. +. Early,
brakeman, all Of Redding-For
The splendid assistance rendered
IN rerailing car in train, material
y reducing delay to that and fol-
owing trains, such service being
given without solicitation.
Carl Hilty, fireman, Mott-For
offering his services to
axe engine which was tied UP
lnder the hours of service act to
criminal, Notwithstanding the fact
hat he was deadheading to an
ther point account sickness.
A. j. Russell, agent c. L. Lew
> and " L. Richardson ware
ousemen, Dorris-For protecting
ompany property from building
n fire adjacent to same.
o. w. Long, conductor, Mott
or interest displayed at time OF !
on road, at which time
Q secured the services OF fire
ian who was deadheading on his
'ain to messenger engine, which
as tied up under the hours of
eryice act, to terminal, thereby
elieving congestion and lessen
lg delay to traffic.
w. C. Sellman, engineer-For u
eating a cracked wheel under u
'nder of engine which was in his l
large; very obscure defect in rim u
wheel. 0
C. J. Murcar, yardman; J.. L. u
carman; c. w. Halter, u
r inspector, Gerber-For valua- ID
e service rendered in exiting
shing fire discovered in a car, cl
ch assistance materially reduc- II
g damage to car and contents. I'd