The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-22


exact. He used 70 ride the trolley
The other day. Jim. now = tank
accidentally eoIlided with another
Duggan stepped back. hlinked
his eyes as he stared At the other
man.
We'll. blow me down" Dug
gan said. "Aren't yon the
guy who used n drive trolley
In London about 50 years
ago."
The other mAn-John Hughes.
riveter material man blink d
back.
YES" he answered In sur
prise, land, remember you
~ q regular passenger. too.
Boy, It's a small world after
all, isn't IL
Around the yard clipper
Dave Nirgelio threatening To buy
a pinball machine 10 learn the
secret Of hitting the jackpot
swine-shift filter ornus Spencer
talking over old times At Mt. Raj
nier with rigger Andy Burrows
and shipwright Philip Filter
Fred Udder snthused
about a Grange power petition
filter Tommy kocha threatening
TO 20 raising turkeys again on
big scale welder Don Stewart
talking politics and sheet
metal lesdmau Bill Hurney talking
Laughs when, via the giant
whirley crane. filter leadman Art
Bushey received a big red Christ
mas package containing q boys
whistle and pocket knife with
chain attachments. much TO the
merriment of his fellow workers
when big executive tried TO
go on ship without his identified
ton picture Look" insisted the
man. you know who ! am >"
Yes" was the guards reply. but
either you have your picture or
you don't 60 aboard" He got his
picture and then went aboard.
short story The swingshift
rigger on Way One who. tired of
threats from his wife about her
getting Job, decided TO take
matters into his own hands.
Finding her p job. he proceeded
to get up early the next morn
ing, built the fire, cooked break
fast and laid out her lunch bucket
and gloves preparatory TO kissing
her before she left for her days
labor. But she. typically feminine
like. changed her mind about work,
albeit now the absence of threats.
Gas rationing and traffic on
Alexander ave. is playing havoc
with the payday wives who made
their regular appearance to meet
friend husband with a kiss while
holding one hand open for the
weekly pay check.
The newly recruited workers
being chaperoned through the
yards by groups in much the same
fashion as scenic summer tours
and the points of interest being
pointed out the switch engine
in the yard issuing an ultimatum
that either its diet must he sup
plemented with vitamin tablets or
Engineer Perry Sil,ernail and
Fireman Smokey Dick Williams
must take reducin" exercises.
Safety Engineer Dan Pryde.
brother of state Patrol Jim
Pryde and a nice fellow to boot 81.
Shell Filter dim Hagerty reminisc-
ing about the fight game in the
1905; Filter Mike Pete showing
Rigger Al Lupo how that blow
in the throat impaired his voice
(Al and Mike having fought each
other three times), and Dayey
Ward talking about his idol Fred
die Steele.
Seen from the big office
around IN his raincoat.
hands In pocket, smoking a cigar
cite: Manager A. o. Tucker
George 4. kachlein, jr.,
referred TO by the men as well
dressed, good looking and swell
guy, 8 Clark Gable to the men,
30 to speak Plant Engineer
Jack Samuelson. a polished fellow,
but friendly and casual. never
theless Bill Herzog. labor rels-
tons, bsndying words to prove
point Buster Sanneroid. labor
relations, explaining how ships
were built to some young gentle
men of about 10 during recent
launching and Bond Manager
Hart explaining trouble of getting
the bonds out any quicker.
Checker Bin S.llisen going off
graveyard shift cooking up a po-
liticsl deal Charley Tyrrei
talking labor-msnsgement
Willie Pearson. the smiling rigger