The Winslow mail., 1925-02-06
Toots From The
Round House
BY Charles Erickson

Machinist Apprentice Ray Pickard,
who has been collecting knowledge in
this shop for the past nine months
has returned to the land of the prune
pickers and will continue his appren-
ticeship in the San Bernardino shops.
If any one doesn't believe piston
rods are hot just ask certain young
man to show you his fingers or better
still just touch one.
NJ c. Singleton, with the aid of his
two young Russian wolf hounds,
brought home dozen Jacks last
Sunday.
Oh, girls! C. G. Sanford is the
good looking shiek who arrived last
Monday from the big orange show
town Clyde is employed as a ma
chinist apprentice.
d. j. Winn got back O. K. from the
city of the Angels CLOS Angeles) but
says he would have likely been an
angel himself if he had remained there
much longer as he was nearly run
over in the traffic while getting the
length of the new styles.
w. R. Wellman, machinist appren-
tice, likes our girls-er-er | mean
our city so well that he has secured
a permanent transfer from San Ber-
nardinO.
The w D. H. Apprentice club is to
send their fast basketball aggregation
to San Bernardino to participate in
the Santa Fe System tournament to
be held there on the 10Th, goth and
21St of this month. An apprentice
team will be present from all points
on the Santa Fe and some keen games
are sure to be played So far as is
now known the following will repre-
sent the Meteor City: H. B. Thornton,
captain and guard; e. E. Holt, guard;
Jack Pullins, center; Dan Hitchcock,
foreword; Frank Analla, Jr., fore
ward and L. c. Chavez, sub. This
gang is doing some real snappy
practicing.
Noel Caldwell paid us brief visit
from Gallup last Wednesday,. Noel
was formerly a shop timekeeper here
but bid in the position of engine crew
dispatcher in Gallup. He lauded our
weather.
Juan Aragon has transferred to a
daylight job after having held a
grave yard shift for some time.
New seniority lists were posted last
Wednesday where upon everyone got
curious and made mad rush to see
how they stood.
We are informed that V. P. Rich
ards has again entered the clerical
forces and is pulling down the over
time as chief clerk to A. w. Ames,
division foreman at Ashfork.
Machinist Tommie Yamamoto is the
proud papa of a new girl and treated
the bunch to some good cigars.
Our fire chief, B. H. Canady was
forced to remain at home couple
of days last week. because of a severe
cold
All right folks! Lets not forget the
rip-snorting good time tomorrow
evening at the West End Pavilion. R.
A. Sunderland seems to have collected
some dignity here of late and informs
the reporter that his Desert Stwal.
lows" will be known as the Meteor
City Orchestra" However this really
should make the music better.
On February 10th, there will be
dance in the West End Pavilion, given
by the w. D. H. apprentice club.
President Don Kuhn says it's to raise
funds for the basketball team.
When Welder Chas. Stout was told
that this world is supposed to end
February 9Th, he exclaimed, well,
/ hope / get my pay check before it
happens"
Being good marksmen, the Hitch
cock boys Danny and Charlie, my
boy) brought home nine rabbits last
Sunday. Monday they had the pleas
ure of presenting Mr.. John Purcell,
assistant vice-president, with three of
the bunnies as he passed through on
No. Z, enroute to Los Angeles in his
business car No. 16.