January 1953 page 2

Semaphore
JANUARY 1953
VOLUME 9 NUMBER 1
Magazine of the Piedmont & Northern and Durham & Soutern Railways

EDITOR
THOMAS G. LYNCH
Director of Industrial Development
and Public Relations

CORRESPONDENTS

Elizabeth N. Watt	Anderson	Delia H. Brown	Greenville
Lennie Featherstone	Belmont	Evelyn Williams	Greenville
Elsie K. Walker	Charlotte	Sarah Y. Stroud	Greenwood
Dora A. Whitaker	Durham	Lucille M. Dameron	Mt. Holly
Gladys M. Bottoms	Durham	H. W. Kay	Spartanburg
Jean Greene	Gastonia	Katherine Brown	Varina

SEMAPHORE is a monthly publication dedicated to the promotion of mutual understanding
and cooperation between the employees, the patrons, and the management of the Piedmont
and Northern and Durham and Southern Railway Companies. Suggestions and material for
the magazine are solicited from its readers. Unused material will be returned upon request,
but no responsibility for its handling is assumed. Address all communications to Editor,
SEMAPHORE, Box 480, Charlotte 1, N. C.

IN THIS ISSUE . . .
Keeping Track ..................................... 4
Annual Banquets ................................. 5
Charlotte Banquet ............................... 6
Greenville Banquet ..............................8
New D & S Directors ...........................10
Shippers News....................................11
Staff Conference.................................12
Semaphore Trims Down.....................14
Along the Line...................................17

THIS MONTH'S COVER . . .

With this issue SEMAPHORE makes its debut as a pocket-
sized magazine. As pretty Miss Peggie Dick of the accounting
department discovered, there are many well-known railroad
magazines which have already trimmed their measurements.
Many of then made the change long ago. Others, like SEMA-
PHORE, are newcomers to the field. But, new or old, each is
convinced that the smaller size offers numerous advantages
and if properly edited and made up can be just as attractive
as a large size. If you're more interested in "Miss" than
the magazine, forget it. She's already spoken for.