December 1953 page 16

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Along the Line
NEWS ABOUT THE FOLKS WHO KEEP THE TRAINS ROLLING

GENERAL OFFICES

Auditor of Receipts D. J. Caldwell at-
tended the meeting of the Committee on
Freight Accounts, Accounting Division
of the Association of American Railroads,
held at the Hotel Buena Vista, Biloxi,
Mississippi, on November 17, 18, and 19.

We were glad to have Edna G. Bundy
help out with the comptometer work
during the time Peggie Greene was ab-
sent due to illness the middle of Novem-
ber.

Blanche Fite's brother, Henry Hunt,
and family of Maryville, Tennessee,
spent a few days in Charlotte the first
of November en route to visit their son,
Charles, who is stationed at Ft. Jackson,
S. C. The middle of November Blanche
was a patient at the Rex Hospital in Ra-
leigh, but is now back at her desk and
seems to be fully recuperated.

Traveling Auditor M. M. "Bill" Mor-
rison spent Thanksgiving with his sister,
Mrs. B. B. Belk, and Mr. Belk at their
home at Myrtle Beach, S. C.

Gertrude Hill had as her guest over
the Thanksgiving holidays, her niece,
Joyce Stovall, of Atlanta, Georgia.

P & N (N. C. DIVISION)

Miss Ellen Sears of Ellenboro, N. C.,
has replaced Mrs. William Black who
resigned her position with the Charlotte
agency. Miss Sears was formerly em-
ployed by Pyramid Motor Co. of Char-
lotte.

Assistant Agent and Mrs. H. M. Parris
of Charlotte spent Thanksgiving with
relatives in South Carolina where they
enjoyed an old-fashioned Thanksgiving
dinner with all the trimmings.

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Andy Kistler, above, two-year-old son
of Master Mechanic and Mrs. Sam Kist-
ler, won the title of "Little Mr. Belmont"
at a contest sponsored recently by the
Belmont Chapter 221 O.E.S. His prize
was the gold loving cup he is holding.

Conductor J. H. Whitlock took his an-
nual vacation this month and spent a
good deal of his free time at one of his
favorite sports -- hunting.

Engineer W. A. Wentz was also taking
time off recently to do some hunting.

Retired Engineer H. T. Worley spent a
few hours early this month visiting the
trainmaster's and dispatcher's office. He
enjoys keeping in touch with his old
friends and fellow workers.

Conductor and Mrs. Seth White of
Gastonia are the proud grandparents of
Wanda Melissa Stewart, new daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stewart. Mrs.

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