The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-03-03
NOGALES PIONEER HoNoRED
w. r. Overton Completes Fifty Years
of Service for WeiIs-Fargo.

successful affairs ever held on
the border, was the banquet
given last Saturday evening, the
Oath, in honor of William F.
Overton by his friends and as
sociates in commemoration of the
completion of fifty years in the
service of the Wells Fargo and
the American Railway Express
companies.
Few men attain the distinction
of having fifty years of loyal and
faithful service in their chosen
vocation and when a person has
the opportunity to participate in
the celebration of such an event,
it is, as was this occasion, a
happy experience and long to be
remembered by all.
Mr.. Overton has been in Ari.
zona and Nogales for several
years. and is we'll known not
only as an efficient and courte
Gus expressman, but he has also
to his credit an enviable record
as president of the Nogales
Building & Loan Association in
which position he has rendered
valuable services to the com.
munity and contributed very
greatly to the upbuilding of No.
gales.
The gathering of Mr.. Over.
tons friends to do him honor on
this occasion was a complete
surprise to him and he and those
who we're present at the banquet
will remember with pleasure the
timents expressed by those
who made talks during the
course Of the evening, all speak.
ing in words of praise, respect
and devotion for Mr.. Overton,
his untiring loyalty to his supe.
riors, a helping hand and a guild
ing word to the young men who
entered the service and worked
with him. Among the guests
we're men who bad entered the
service and worked with him, or
under his instructions, and those
men without an exception were
able to cite some particular in.
cident when be pulled them out
of bad hole and told them
what to do in order to avoid
complications with the public or
with the officials.
Several officials of the com
pany had hoped to be present,
but unavoidably prevented from
attending, but they sent letters
expressing to Mr.. Overton their
congratulations and good wishes.
The letters were read by the
POSTMASTER and they were SO
sincere that no one present could
doubt the esteem in which Mr..
Overton is held by the officials
of the company.
The banquet was held at the
International Casino, the pro
prietor Mr.. Rossi, is an old time
friend of Mr.. Overton and he
gave his personal attention to
the preparing and serving of the
supper.
l.. S. Colvin, agent of the Am.
erican Railway Express and R.
G. Bean. agent of the Wells
Fargo & Co., were named as a
committee on arrangements and
they spared no effort to make
the occasion a complete success.
The table was beautifully de-
corated with magnificent roses
which we're sent by F. R. We.
lasco, agent at Hermosillo, an
old time friend of Mr.. Overton.
Practically all of the guests took
rose home with them to be
cherished as a reminder. of a
pleasant evening.
Delicious strawberries sent by
the agent at San Bias and the
roses from Hermosillo caused
many comments, as both are
rare at this season of the year.
L. P. Bergman, superinten..
dent of the American Railway
Express Co., in this section, act.
ed as POSTMASTER and he filled
that difficult position in a most
acceptable manner and during
the evening enlivened the gath.
ering by relating many amusing
instances which had come under
his observation. many of them
directly connected with the guest
of honor.
Charles L. Fowler, our genial
collector of customs, who for
many years was in the express
service, told several good stories
of the days when bad men were
bad and the sawed off shot gun
was the express messengers