The Winslow mail., 1925-03-06
Toots From The
Round House
By Charles Erickson

Everything seems to be moving
along normal again now that all
! workmen are back from the
| very successful Orange Show in
San Bernardino. l am very glad
indeed to report an increase in
freight business. 1t is hoped this
will continue to grow.
Juan (Kewpie) Aragon, who has
been on the sick list and in La
guna, returned to work the first of
the week feeling much better.
Frank Mari is working days for
the first time in many moons. He
and Charles Govern "swapped"
shifts for a couple of weeks.
Glen Carter is back at work and
reports his wife as doing nicely
in the Los Angeles Santa Fe hos
pital. Mrs. Garter was recently op-
Grated on for appendicitis and we
are glad she is past danger.
S. Uchida is unable to work on
account of some dental work.
O. R. Dick, our turntable oper-
ator from Texas, has resigned.
Dick says four japanese at a time
are too many. J. H. Edwards is
now going round and round on this
job.
No more West End Pavilionl
Frank Howe slapped a coat of
green paint on the entertainment
hall and christened it the Green
Mill" The interior has also been
beautifully decorated and will be
o. k. for the West End Social club
dance tomorrow evening. Ramem-
Der we have Eddie Pooler, with
his mammoth xylophone, in the
snappy Meteor City. orchestra, so
come to the Green Mill.
Mark Smith is in Los Angeles on
account of the serious Illness OF
his son, who is in the Santa Fe
hospital.
VIM. (BilD Fertig is acting as
assistant night roundhouse fore
man in the absence of r. B. Tack
EFT on his vacation for two weeks.
Real sprinting? Well, it amt moth
in else but! Monte Ellis, Charlie
Hitchcock and others are training
every evening on the local race
track. The "otners," however, are
quite a way behind in the dust,
but Monte and Charlie are sure US
ing their "spiked" shoes, and here's
the reason: They both gave up
golf, their favorite pastime, to get
in AL shape and have nearly com
p1eted arrangements to match their
speed against Paavo Nurmi, the
world famous Finnish runner, next
July 4 on the city speedway. We're
for you, fellows, and believe the
Finn is the only one who has
chance to beat you.
S. r. Nomoto is spending some
time and money in Los Angeles.
S. P. Harris and Alfred SandoVal
are on the calling list of Mr.. Flu
this week.
A. l.. Hanson just returned from
visit all through Southern Cali
fornia and conveys the information
that Bill Erickson, formerly
fireman on the second district, has
been made general manager of the
Alfred Louis Mercantile company
stores in Riverside, Calf. We are
pleased to hear it.
Negotiations are under way to
bring the Albuquerque apprentice
basket ball team here for a game
March IA, but at this writing Capt.
H. Thornton has received no an
swer to the challenge.
Louis Naunez has returned from
Santa Fe, ~ NJ, where he} accom-
panied his two sons, who both en-
tered school there.
M. Ballejos and Gonzalo Ramirez
are on the injury roll and H. No
manchi, A. M. Billingsley, H. Toka-.
Ihashi, N Angel, j. c. Mayes, E.
Kowasoki and Dave Cordova are
resting up on the sick list.
Members of the shop and rip
/ track safety committees were given
rare treat last Tuesday at the
meeting held in the apprentice
hall.
1t was a talk given by Isaiah
Hale, Santa Fe system safety su-
perintendent.
The address was one which in
spired all listeners and Mr.. Hale
! certainly put his ideas over big.
Another visit by him will be looked
forward to. Meanwhile let's not
only preach safety but practice it.
Following is this months slogan.