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second part, "all those statistics may
very well be true. Still, if you made such
a careful analysis all over the country,
on a much broader scale--"

"Okay, brother," retorted the party of
the first part, wearily, "suppose you
make it. I've got to go get a man to
repair my garage doors."

"What happened to 'em?"

"Er -- my wife forgot to open them
before she backed out this morning."

QUIZ ON RAILROADING

Test your knowledge of railroads and railroad-
ing. The answers are on page 15. If you answer 5
of the following questions correctly, you are good;
if you answer 6 or 7, you are very good; if you
answer 8 or 9, you are way above average; if
you answer all 10, you are a whiz.

1. When a train is "in the hole," is it
at destination, on a passing track or sid-
ing, or running behind schedule?

2. What is a "galloping goose"--a Die-
sel-electric streamliner, a locomotive
without tender or cars attached, or a
shaky section car?

3. Which is the "graveyard shift"--
the shift commencing in the morning,
in the afternoon, or at midnight?

4. When a train is "laying by" is it
idling in a side track or passing track,
proceeding at full speed, or waiting its
turn in the starting yard?

5. Is the General Purpose Diesel-elec-
tric locomotive called--a "Jeep", a "Gen-
eral," or "Jack-of-all Trades"?

6. If a Diesel-electric locomotive is
made up of three 1500-h.p., connected
units, is it a 1500-h.p., a 4500-h.p., or a
6750-horsepower locomotive?

7. What is a lift bridge -- a drawbridge
which opens and closes like a jack knife,
a drawbridge having a track structure
that moves up and down like an elevator,
or a girder-like structure supporting a
traveling crane?

8. For what do the initials KD stand
in connection with freight shipments--
keep dry or knocked down?

9. What is a material car--a push
car in a repair yard; a freight car used
for distributing materials and supplies
to storekeeping points and way stations,
or any railway car consigned to the junk
yard?

10. Which two of these five cities have
only one railway passenger station each
--New York, Boston, Washington, Chi-
cago, St. Louis?

[image: cleared field with train tracks next to it]

HINDE & DAUCH'S 15-acre site in Gastonia
is being pushed around by bulldozers in prepara-
tion for the plant construction which will begin
soon. The new 160,000 sq. ft. plant to be served
by the P & N will produce corrugated boxes.
Completion is anticipated some time this summer.

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